2022-2023 NBA Season Thread

[Shaqdaddy11]

Being a distant number 3 on your own team pretty much disqualifies someone from being a superstar.

Kareem and Magic are pretty much in the top 5 greatest players of all time.

Pretty much anyone in the history of basketball not named MJ or Lebron would have been the #3 on that team

 

[Shanemansj13]

You're an idiot.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Y’all don’t get it!!

I watched real athletic players play this game .

James worthy was a better player than Giannis and he was not considered a superstar.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Worthy WAS a superstar.

He just get's overshadowed because he featured on a team that had both Kareem and Magic.

Go look at his stats and achievements and keep in mind he's the #3 option all those years.

He was Kevin Love but played better defense

 

[tlance]

I'm talking about his talent level.

You can't tell me a guy who featured with Kareem and Magic most of his career and still was good enough to make multiple all-star teams, all-NBA teams and become Finals MVP doesn't have the talent to be a superstar in that era.

Maybe. Maybe not.

Stats weren’t close to superstar level.

But on a team as glamorous and successful as the Lakers, of course he will make all star teams.

Warriors had as many as 4 guys make all star teams and a 5th win Finals MVPs.

But only Curry and KD were ever superstars.

 

[wildturkey]

Just get rid of it and have dudes go 1 on 1.

That would be awesome but there's no way in a hell most of those guys would risk going out there and getting meme'd.

 

[tlance]

Kareem and Magic are pretty much in the top 5 greatest players of all time.

Pretty much anyone in the history of basketball not named MJ or Lebron would have been the #3 on that team

Still can’t play the what if game like that.

Worthy had a great career. Let’s leave it at that.

 

[Shanemansj13]

 

[thunderc]

I like his game

 

[thunderc]

Rockets in the OKC tonight

 

[dtgold88]

It's been so long I can't even remember that game lol. They did a pretty good job on Embiid but Harden and Maxey were out. I had to look back. This is going to be a tough game especially since CLE isn't good on the road.

would think so, but for most of the day the Cavs have been a slight favorite on FD and DK. Recently went back to Philly but only 1.

Is someone out for Philly @fightinfunbags ?

either way will be a tough one.....just couldn't understand why spread so close.

 

[dtgold88]

Ok so thanks to this Twitter account for giving Jarrett Allen bulletin board shit for tonight’s game. Much appreciated.

Embiid can at least know Allen would never get revenge for this.....Embiid would run away in the same situation.

 

[thunderc]

Embiid can at least know Allen would never get revenge for this.....Embiid would run away in the same situation.

I don’t see any running away in Embiid

 

[dtgold88]

Cavs are crazy that way. I have only seen them play about 5-6 times outside of highlights but noticing their record on ESPN they’re an incredible 25-6 at home vs 13-16 on the road. Also it’s crazy to me that the Cavs have played 60 games already while the Sixers are sitting at 56. Not sure if the Cavs have played more than the average or the Sixers have played less. There’s been a push from the Sixers to build their own building instead of sharing a building with the Flyers. This is why. The Sixers get screwed every year because the NBA has to schedule around the NHL. The Sixers pay rent on that building. This results in a bunch of back to backs and a bunch of 3 games in 4 days situations.

Cavs have played, it seems, at least a couple more than most.

 

[dtgold88]

There are only a couple teams that have played around 60 games. Not sure why they played so many more games but I was curious too.

Just a random oddity, I think.

Hopefully it helps as should have fewer B2Bs after the break. Also pretty sure we are done with the West on the road.

 

[dtgold88]

Cavs could afford that disaster of a pick (and it wasn't the only one) since they kept "winning" the lottery...lol.

well of course not the only one.

Per you any pick that did not result in a title was on the same level. So many teams had equally bad choices.

 

[dtgold88]

I don’t see any running away in Embiid

Then you are not watching......he does not want to be part of a poster. Allen doesn't give a shit and has gotten his share of blocks in those situations. Embiid got him good there, for sure.

 

[dtgold88]

Yes we know your schtick, but my point stands. On those other teams with a different front office and all that, he doesn't go 6-0 in the Finals.

And, sadly, he cannot appreciate the work done by his GM in Chicago who is 10X the talent evaluator MJ is.

 

[dtgold88]

Perhaps 8-0 if he didn’t have to fight with Kraus?

Think after being a terrible GM himself he can finally appreciate the work Kraus did to help build that team?

 

[WiggyRuss]

Cavs have played, it seems, at least a couple more than most.

yah----Cavs have a tough stretch when they get back from the break- but after that its pretty smooth sailing and some pretty good rest until the end.

right now they go PHI, DEN, ATL, TOR, BOS, DET, BOS, MIA, MIA--- which is a rough stretch.

after that- to end the year- CHAR, CHAR, PHI, WSH, BRK, BRK, HOU, ATL, NYK, IND, ORL, ORL, CHAR

easy end of the schedule- but the next 9 are pretty tough. That last 13 is pretty cake though--- Orland and Charlotte a combined 5 times....