2022-2023 NBA Season Thread

[Stakesarehigh]

I agree, he takes all the shit bc even with his bad shot selection and dumb TO’s this team is still not a playoff team or contender.

And his turnovers aren't completely insane for his assists numbers and usage.

His biggest hole in my mind is that hes gone from an excellent free throw shooter to a bad one (for a guard)

 

[The Q]

131 million?

Bye, James.

It’s more like 111m after they sign a replacement for the minimum, but still….

 

[The Q]

And his turnovers aren't completely insane for his assists numbers and usage.

His biggest hole in my mind is that hes gone from an excellent free throw shooter to a bad one (for a guard)

Get Conley and Beasley and fix a lot of your problems

 

[Wamu]

Like, fuck Lebron and his China shit.

But, was this really necessary to do IMMEDIATELY after he broke the record?

I can’t stand this shitbird.

You aren’t in the NBA because you talk too much and you have never played a lick of defense.

Holy shit. Talk about being way outta line.

 

[bksballer89]

Holy shit. Talk about being way outta line.

Happy they got a bounty on his head

 

[thunderc]

Happy they got a bounty on his head

I’m not about to go that far, that is a very rough place.

 

[shopson67]

That has always been my issue with him.

It’s the reason I would take Giannis over Luka.

But, not Davis over Dame.

Consistent, macro aggressive EFFORT.

LeBron had a live mic on last night, and it caught him basically consoling Davis, saying he loved him. Makes me wonder about a personal issue (or potentially trade rumors)?

 

[shopson67]

Get Conley and Beasley and fix a lot of your problems

That's my hope, barring a FVV/Trent trade.

 

[bksballer89]

 

[DJ Fieri]

That's my hope, barring a FVV/Trent trade.

That ain't happening....LOL.

 

[bksballer89]

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Happy they got a bounty on his head

Frequent sentiment in the comments.

Harsh.

But, frequent.

 

[thunderc]

@Mecca 6 steals last night for our boy, length was on full display last night!

 

[Wamu]

Happy they got a bounty on his head

I think that's kind of a harsh thing to say considering the bounty for him is directly from Turkey's president Erdogan for publicly speaking out against him.

But what he posted and the timing of it just completely outta line and classless.

 

[Wamu]

Frequent sentiment in the comments.

Harsh.

But, frequent.

Dammit you used the word harsh? Should have read some comments before I said something.

 

[shopson67]

@Mecca 6 steals last night for our boy, length was on full display last night!

The Thunder certainly played hard and for a while there couldn't miss. The two guys with the same name is a problem, as are some of the hair styles lol. The coach looks like he should be a college equipment manager. All ribbing aside, they're on their way. They could use some muscle perhaps, but that's part of being so young.

 

[DJ Fieri]

The quiet before the storm.

 

[tlance]

I expect Bazley to be traded but I don’t know if Presti will part with Dort. You aren’t getting to see Robinson Earle at the moment but he has a place as well. I also think Pokusevski is going to get another contract in the offseason, Presti won’t let wingspan like that walk out the door. Dieng is in the picture as well and he has crazy wingspan as well. Length was on full display last night, Jalen Williams is a star in the making.

I think the issue for me is that Dort is a 15-20 minute role player in this group.

He has a place, but I think other teams could better use him.

 

[tlance]

Everything is always about him.

Kyrie Irving: I was 'really disrespected' by Brooklyn Nets (from nba-.com 2/7/23)

"I'm going to a place where I'm celebrated and not just tolerated"

And why did he feel disrespected? His answer- "That's another day where I can go into detail about it."

Not that hard to see how he would have felt disrespected.

Tsai has made a number of public comments indicating that he doesn’t want Kyrie around around.

Not offering a full max was probably the last straw in Kyrie’s mind.

Kyrie done plenty wrong to deserve being unwanted, but if you look at things from Kyrie’s point of view (in which he is always right) it is very easy to see why he would feel disrespected.

You just aren’t seeing it because Kyrie has clearly been wrong on a number of things he has said and done.

But an irrational person will never be convinced of that.

 

[thunderc]

I think the issue for me is that Dort is a 15-20 minute role player in this group.

He has a place, but I think other teams could better use him.

Based on the fact that he has really come on in the last 6 weeks or so I’m not ready to agree with that. The Thunder hired a shooting coach guru away from the Spurs and it seems that things are starting to click. Plus Dort is just elite defensively, I watch him every night and he just is.