The 2023-2024 NBA Season

[thunderc]

I’ll allow you to become a heat fan

I think we know where bandwagon fans are headed at the moment!

 

[msgkings322]

I’ll allow you to become a heat fan

If he ends up there I'll certainly hope he plays well for them

 

[wildturkey]

Price point is key here. Also matters a bit if Klay finally accepts what his role should be.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Price point is key here. Also matters a bit if Klay finally accepts what his role should be.

I’ll take him on the MLE to play alongside Embiid/Maxey/Hield. Any financial commitment beyond that? I’m out. For any real money commitment I’d rather watch the Clippers fumble away PG13.

 

[DJ Fieri]

 

[fightinfunbags]

Today is Tyrese Maxey celebration day for me. This is the guy who shot 29% from 3 in year one. In year 4, he’s been chosen to compete in the 3 point contest in an All Star weekend where he has earned his spot on the real All Star team and not just competing in the contest. This guy has survived Ben Simmons going AWOL and him being thrust into playing the point guard position, a position he had never played before. Then he went back to being an off ball guy when Harden came. He survived Doc Rivers and the coach who is universally known for leaving young players undeveloped to continue an improvement arc every year for 4 years making huge leaps forward each year. He survived the turmoil of Doc bringing him off the bench and then telling the world it was Tyrese’s idea when it wasn’t. He did all of this while being a great teammate with an eternal smile and loads of optimism. I’m glad the young basketball fans of Philly have a role model that’s teaching them how to navigate life the right way. Don’t sulk. Go work harder.

Happy Tyrese Maxey Day to all who celebrate!

 

[The Q]

Today is Tyrese Maxey celebration day for me. This is the guy who shot 29% from 3 in year one. In year 4, he’s been chosen to compete in the 3 point contest in an All Star weekend where he has earned his spot on the real All Star team and not just competing in the contest. This guy has survived Ben Simmons going AWOL and him being thrust into playing the point guard position, a position he had never played before. Then he went back to being an off ball guy when Harden came. He survived Doc Rivers and the coach who is universally known for leaving young players undeveloped to continue an improvement arc every year for 4 years making huge leaps forward each year. He survived the turmoil of Doc bringing him off the bench and then telling the world it was Tyrese’s idea when it wasn’t. He did all of this while being a great teammate with an eternal smile and loads of optimism. I’m glad the young basketball fans of Philly have a role model that’s teaching them how to navigate life the right way. Don’t sulk. Go work harder.

Happy Tyrese Maxey Day to all who celebrate!

It’s just laughably dishonest to say rivers didn’t develop him

He also was a pg at kentucky

 

[DJ Fieri]

It’s just laughably dishonest to say rivers didn’t develop him

Yeah....

 

[fightinfunbags]

It’s just laughably dishonest to say rivers didn’t develop him

Drew Hanlon and Sam Cassell are the coaches responsible for his growth. He has grown despite Doc not because of Doc.

He also was a pg at kentucky

Calipari doesn’t play a system where he has a 1 and 2. He plays a system where there is no PG or SG. They’re just guards asked to score and playmake.

 

[tlance]

Drew Hanlon and Sam Cassell are the coaches responsible for his growth. He has grown despite Doc not because of Doc.

Calipari doesn’t play a system where he has a 1 and 2. He plays a system where there is no PG or SG. They’re just guards asked to score and playmake.

I think that is a somewhat fair assessment.

Head coaches usually enable player development (or fail to) but they are not the ones doing that work at the NBA level.

 

[fightinfunbags]

I think that is a somewhat fair assessment.

Head coaches usually enable player development (or fail to) but they are not the ones doing that work at the NBA level.

He had no trust in him early on. They had a string of Covid games where he was forced to play him for a lack of bodies and Maxey impressed. He got himself 10-12 minutes a game but was abandoned in the playoffs his rookie year. Doc gives him the keys because Simmons wasn’t around because he was all he had. Then less than a year later tells him he can’t start next to Harden after averaging 23 a game next to him. He overcame Doc. Doc wasn’t the impetus.

 

[eaglesnut]

Are these the ten best players in the league?

Eastern Conference

• Frontcourt: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
• Frontcourt: Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers
• Frontcourt: Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
• Backcourt: Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana Pacers
• Backcourt: Damian Lillard, Milwaukee Bucks

Western Conference

• Frontcourt: LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers
• Frontcourt: Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets
• Frontcourt: Kevin Durant, Phoenix Suns
• Backcourt: Luka Dončić, Dallas Mavericks
• Backcourt: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder

 

[Wamu]

Fake news!!!!!!

Damn. My bad.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Are these the ten best players in the league?

Eastern Conference

• Frontcourt: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
• Frontcourt: Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers
• Frontcourt: Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
• Backcourt: Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana Pacers
• Backcourt: Damian Lillard, Milwaukee Bucks

Western Conference

• Frontcourt: LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers
• Frontcourt: Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets
• Frontcourt: Kevin Durant, Phoenix Suns
• Backcourt: Luka Dončić, Dallas Mavericks
• Backcourt: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder

I could make a case for all those players except Dame and Hali. Both aren’t top 10 players.

Insert Steph and another player of your choice

 

[Wamu]

Are these the ten best players in the league?

Eastern Conference

• Frontcourt: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
• Frontcourt: Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers
• Frontcourt: Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
• Backcourt: Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana Pacers
• Backcourt: Damian Lillard, Milwaukee Bucks <---

Western Conference

• Frontcourt: LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers
• Frontcourt: Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets
• Frontcourt: Kevin Durant, Phoenix Suns
• Backcourt: Luka Dončić, Dallas Mavericks
• Backcourt: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder

Donovan Mitchell has better numbers. 28.4 ppg, 5.4 rebs, 6.3 asts, 1.9 stls (47.3% shooting / 36.1 from downtown)

Dame. 24.6, 4.1, 6.7, 1.0 (42.3% and 34.1%)

 

[Shanemansj13]

Donovan Mitchell has better numbers. 28.4 ppg, 5.4 rebs, 6.3 asts, 1.9 stls (47.3% shooting / 36.1 from downtown)

Dame. 24.6, 4.1, 6.7, 1.0 (42.3% and 34.1%)

Yep insert Mitchell and Steph and that could very well be the top 10 players in the league

 

[Wamu]

Yep insert Mitchell and Steph and that could very well be the top 10 players in the league

With Steph & Spida that's a lethal starting five.

 

[Shanemansj13]

With Steph & Spida that's a lethal starting five.

Well I mean Steph is in the West. I was just referencing the top 10 players in the league. Mitchell might not be top 10 but he is in the conversation. Steph is a no-brainer.

Dame and Hali are not top 10 players imo

 

[bksballer89]

Yep insert Mitchell and Steph and that could very well be the top 10 players in the league

Devin Booker

 

[Shanemansj13]

Devin Booker

He’s not in my top 10. Not a #1