The 2023-2024 NBA Season

[msgkings322]

Warriors missed 15 layups lol

This was a classic come out flat opener and they still almost handled it because the Suns were only slightly more ready to play. Neither team was great

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Gonna be a fun and real interesting season. A bunch of new faces on a lot of the teams.
Plus...Ernie, Kenny the Jet, Chuck & Shaq on TNT keeps it all good with their awesome postgame coverage.

 

[wildturkey]

*sees Dwight Howard trending*

Wonder who signed him. He's still good enough to be a back up in the this league

*clicks and reads*

OH

 

[msgkings322]

*sees Dwight Howard trending*

Wonder who signed him. He's still good enough to be a back up in the this league

*clicks and reads*

OH

Awesome lol

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

 

[trojanfight]

 

[tlance]

Watched the Laker/nuggets game last night.

Here are my takeaways:

1: nuggets going to be real tough to beat. Their starters all play perfectly complimentary roles around the stars Jokic and Murray.
2: Lakers are going to have to trade Dlo. Just doesn’t understand his role.
3: It is clear the Lakers plan to manage LeBron’s minutes in his 21st season. Role players need to step up.

 

[Gman]

Watched the Laker/nuggets game last night.

Here are my takeaways:

1: nuggets going to be real tough to beat. Their starters all play perfectly complimentary roles around the stars Jokic and Murray.
2: Lakers are going to have to trade Dlo. Just doesn’t understand his role.
3: It is clear the Lakers plan to manage LeBron’s minutes in his 21st season. Role players need to step up.

The Nuggets are gonna be a bear. Really strong team. (obviously)

Lakers are gonna have some issues with team defense. They were trotting out some odd line-ups... and individual weak links were apparent. Maybe when they get Vanderbilt back it'll look different.

 

[DJ Fieri]

*sees Dwight Howard trending*

Wonder who signed him. He's still good enough to be a back up in the this league

*clicks and reads*

OH

Might be his new way of avoiding having any more kids....LOL.

 

[DJ Fieri]

The Nuggets are gonna be a bear. Really strong team. (obviously)

Lakers are gonna have some issues with team defense. They were trotting out some odd line-ups... and individual weak links were apparent. Maybe when they get Vanderbilt back it'll look different.

It was 1 game.

Lot of new players to implement....may take 15-20 games to fully get it going.

 

[Gman]

It was 1 game.

Lot of new players to implement....may take 15-20 games to fully get it going.

Possibly.

In fairness, there are some very strong individual defenders on the Lakers. I'm not questioning that.

But LeBron gonna be conserving energy through the regular season... and the weak links aren't magically becoming something else.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

*sees Dwight Howard trending*

Wonder who signed him. He's still good enough to be a back up in the this league

*clicks and reads*

OH

guess the rumors were true eh

 

[DJ Fieri]

Possibly.

In fairness, there are some very strong individual defenders on the Lakers. I'm not questioning that.

But LeBron gonna be conserving energy through the regular season... and the weak links aren't magically becoming something else.

The 2nd half of last season we turned into a beast defensively.

Primary players responsible for that are still there in AD and Vandy. James is still good defensively but no longer prime James on defense. And he will be playing when it matters.

It was one game vs the champs. Pump the brakes....

 

[thunderc]

The 2nd half of last season we turned into a beast defensively.

Primary players responsible for that are still there in AD and Vandy. James is still good defensively but no longer prime James on defense. And he will be playing when it matters.

It was one game vs the champs. Pump the brakes....

It was also one gane where neither James or Davis got hurt. That’s your number one concern and it’s not going away.

 

[The Q]

Watched the Laker/nuggets game last night.

Here are my takeaways:

1: nuggets going to be real tough to beat. Their starters all play perfectly complimentary roles around the stars Jokic and Murray.
2: Lakers are going to have to trade Dlo. Just doesn’t understand his role.
3: It is clear the Lakers plan to manage LeBron’s minutes in his 21st season. Role players need to step up.

1) agree but I still think they should do more for the bench. Idk what Derrick favors did to piss eveyone off, but he’s plus defensively and would be a pretty reasonable upgrade on Jordan, then they can aggregate for another wing

2) I 100% believe they brought him back as a “walking trade exception” as hillinger calls it. Based on 3, tbey should go for harden…

3) they absolutely have to do this

 

[redskinsfan1963]

pretty good game between the lakers and nuggets.watched it instead of the nlcs.

 

[DJ Fieri]

2) I 100% believe they brought him back as a “walking trade exception” as hillinger calls it. Based on 3, tbey should go for harden…

3) they absolutely have to do this

Fuck no the Lakers don't want or need Harden. Not after RW and the headache Harden would bring.

 

[The Q]

Fuck no the Lakers don't want or need Harden. Not after RW and the headache Harden would bring.

Apples and sheet metal

Russ’s problem was that he’s Carlton to LBJ’s will smith

Harden is a totally separate issue

 

[thunderc]

Apples and sheet metal

Russ’s problem was that he’s Carlton to LBJ’s will smith

Harden is a totally separate issue

Turns out Carlton was the real alpha all long