2022-2023 NBA Season Thread

[wildturkey]

Russ is so much happier here

Look at him on the bench compared to how he was on the bench with the Lakers.

This tells me they just never truly made him feel welcomed with the Lakers.....it was always blame Russ

I know you love Westbrook but that's just flat out wrong. They wanted him on the team. Went out of there way to accommodate him for months, tried to keep him engaged and make it work. He also earned his share of the blame too because A) He was very resistant to changing to fit (especially the first year) and B) He did play poorly, sometimes extremely poorly to the point where even respected NBA analysts were like "He's gonna be out of the league soon if he doesn't turn it around". Did he deserve ALL of the blame? No. But what you said isn't true either

 

[bksballer89]

Too much PG and not nearly enough Kawhi leads to 2 horrible offensive possessions to start OT

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Clips just falling apart in OT.
Could be out of gas...high altitude and such.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Jokic.....40/17/10/3stl

Nugs 134 - Clips 124

I honestly think Russ would've helped LA in that OT, but I missed the entire 1st half, and most of the 3rd qtr.
Did he get hurt at some point?

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

Russ playing well again.

I was told he's washed and can't play

By who? Literally nobody said that. Stop with this anti-Lakers BS.

Russ just was a bad fit with the Lakers. He was unwilling to adapt and cared more about his own stats.

The Lakers are 4-1 since the trade and pretty much everyone has been raving how much better they’ve been playing.

So stop with this shit that the Lakers were the bad guys here.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Kerr/Dubs

Kerr's Warriors author 'enormous win' over Wolves

Klay Thompson and the short-handed Golden State Warriors outlasted the Minnesota Timberwolves 109-104 in a pivotal game Sunday in the clogged Western Conference, a win that coach Steve Kerr called "enormous" due to the potential postseason implications.

www.espn.com

To add to what Klay said at the end of the article....
The Dubs are currently in 7th place in the WC.... only 1.5 games back of the 4 spot...with 21 games to go...and just .5 game back of the 6.

 

[tlance]

My exact list…

But still, what the hell is wrong with you!

NBA superstar . Log onto it . It’s the first list that comes up. I’m not looking for any particular persons opinion /list.

Bookers on the first 2 lists I saw,

The list is from resources across entire web.

Maybe you should make the list and put it on line ….GEEZ

I just did.

It has 9 names on it.

 

[tlance]

Dame dropped 71 tonight? Must have caught wind of @tlance saying Ja was better than him and took that personally.

Wait a minute…

I actually did not say Ja was better.

I said the opposite.

Ja is more exciting to watch.

That is the only reason I had him as a bubble superstar.

 

[DJ Fieri]

I guess the refs are letting them play in Philly

https://sportshoop.la/sportsbook/bets/the-lakers.15694/

 

[trojanfan12]

lol @bksballer89 posting made up bullshit and getting called out.

 

[bksballer89]

lol @bksballer89 posting made up bullshit and getting called out.

Never said i was talking about people on here. Was a general statement that is true.

Say what you want but the lakers struggles last yr was blamed on russ and pelinka. Russ became the punching bag for lakers fans since he arrived

 

[bksballer89]

lol @bksballer89 posting made up bullshit and getting called out.

I also didn't care to respond because @wildturkey is like wiggy with the length of his post then @Shaqdaddy11 was on anti laker bs when i almost never say anything negative about them

 

[thunderc]

All I know is Russ has had 2 very efficient games for the Clippers. I really don’t see him as someone that really cares much if he is properly welcomed or not. He is someone you have to work with for the right fit though. 5 steals last night, wow. It was always said he should be in the running for defensive first team every year, but he just never cared to develop on that end of the floor.

 

[bksballer89]

All I know is Russ has had 2 very efficient games for the Clippers. I really don’t see him as someone that really cares much if he is properly welcomed or not. He is someone you have to work with for the right fit though. 5 steals last night, wow. It was always said he should be in the running for defensive first team every year, but he just never cared to develop on that end of the floor.

Clippers using him correctly so far but they still need to figure out the end of game rotation.

 

[shopson67]

I think so....and they definitely could have...and yes, *I agree, Kidd should have (hind sight 20/20 and such).....but I digress....lol

Why Maxi Kleber, who remains sidelined, could make or break the Mavericks' season

Kleber had surgery in December and is not quite ready to return

www.cbssports.com

Well, he's a PF, not a center. He wasn't going to stop AD either.

 

[shopson67]

Not to me.

Ja before Lillard today.

I love watching Dame. But I think he is that next tier down.

Defintely above those other guys what’s his name listed as superstars.

As is SGA

This didn't age well...

 

[shopson67]

At one point Lillard was on this list. Not anymore imo

another that aged poorly...

 

[thunderc]

71 says I’m still a superstar

 

[shopson67]

I’m glad he tied Mitchell. Didn’t need him to get 72 lol

Regulation though, and pulled early.

 

[shopson67]

All I know is Russ has had 2 very efficient games for the Clippers. I really don’t see him as someone that really cares much if he is properly welcomed or not. He is someone you have to work with for the right fit though. 5 steals last night, wow. It was always said he should be in the running for defensive first team every year, but he just never cared to develop on that end of the floor.

Was it efficient to foul out with 7 TOs? He played OK.