The 2023-2024 NBA Season

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

The East is tough at the top but this is the year they gotta push through

Some talking heads have the 6ers snuffing the Celtics.

I could see them beating the Deer.

I don’t see anyone but Denver having a chance at beating a healthy Celtics.

I think this is their year, unless Philly makes a trade.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

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[Stakesarehigh]

Some talking heads have the 6ers snuffing the Celtics.

I could see them beating the Deer.

I don’t see anyone but Denver having a chance at beating a healthy Celtics.

I think this is their year, unless Philly makes a trade.

they have to make a trade. They have picks and a superstar to build around.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Based on the discussion here I figure Tobias expiring, Furkman, one first and a pick swap should get you KD.

That way Phoenix can go sign some fringe top 100 player to an inflated deal

winning#

This would be a summer deal. If Sixers just move some deck chairs for some depth this trade deadline AND KD really does want out (I’m just fucking around he likely doesn’t) the Sixers can offer 4 firsts with cap space to swallow most of his salary without Suns having to take too much back in salary.

 

[fightinfunbags]

They are.

Paper Tigers.

People are gonna hate me for saying this but:
Only teams that I think can win the West are Nuggets, Clippers, and Suns. T’Wolves are in the process of getting exposed and as good as OKC is, playoffs are a different animal. Kings discovered that last year.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Not for nothing, but nobody will remember this until the Sixers win in the 2nd round of the playoffs.

Shhhhh….

You can’t win a playoff game on January 22nd. Just appreciate greatness.

 

[fightinfunbags]

The East is tough at the top but this is the year they gotta push through

Just one time…one time…I’d like to see a healthy Embiid in the playoffs. Just one time.

I hope he only plays 60-64 games and the new rule looks fugaze because in the games he plays he leaves no doubt he’s the MVP and 1st team All NBA

 

[fightinfunbags]

Some talking heads have the 6ers snuffing the Celtics.

I could see them beating the Deer.

I don’t see anyone but Denver having a chance at beating a healthy Celtics.

I think this is their year, unless Philly makes a trade.

The Sixers are better built to beat the Celtics now than they’ve ever been. They actually have athletic wings that can defend to try and combat the Jays. I think they need one more piece. Zinger is a really tough matchup though. You can’t have him pulling Embiid away from the rack.

The pathway to beating the Celtics is presenting the opportunity to bang that matchup because the Jays aren’t built to defer. They’ll still get their shots up and get away from that matchup.

Additionally, Joe Mazzulla is a shit show and can be exposed in a 7 game series. The biggest reason I wanted Doc gone is because that mother fucker actually got out coached by Joe Bag O Donuts.

 

[thunderc]

People are gonna hate me for saying this but:
Only teams that I think can win the West are Nuggets, Clippers, and Suns. T’Wolves are in the process of getting exposed and as good as OKC is, playoffs are a different animal. Kings discovered that last year.

No hate, history says you are right. But this Thunder team is not doing anything according to plan. I think everyone knows beating them 4 times is going to be a chore. Anxious to see what happens at the deadline.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Cavs and Knicks are coming. The middle of the East will be heard from and maybe at my team’s expense. I don’t know that the Cavs or Knicks can win the East but in the right matchup they could take down Celtics Bucks or Sixers. And I haven’t even brought up the Heat yet who have shown they can sleep walk through the regular season and then do damage as a 7 or 8 seed.

East is clearly the better conference these days (and because Cavs fans are in the East, this statement won’t take us down a month long worm hole….i think).

 

[Stakesarehigh]

People are gonna hate me for saying this but:
Only teams that I think can win the West are Nuggets, Clippers, and Suns. T’Wolves are in the process of getting exposed and as good as OKC is, playoffs are a different animal. Kings discovered that last year.

They need ANT to find another gear. The offense can't flow through KAT

 

[fightinfunbags]

No hate, history says you are right. But this Thunder team is not doing anything according to plan. I think everyone knows beating them 4 times is going to be a chore. Anxious to see what happens at the deadline.

Playoffs is about finding a way to win 4 games out of 7 when the opponent takes away the team’s best 3-4 actions that they run and mitigating defensive mismatches. I’m not here saying that the Thunder can’t because of talent or fit on their squad. It’s all about “you don’t know until you know”. It seems like with the exception of Kobe everybody has had to fail in the playoffs to learn what they really need in adaptation before they can win big.

 

[The Q]

The Sixers are better built to beat the Celtics now than they’ve ever been. They actually have athletic wings that can defend to try and combat the Jays. I think they need one more piece. Zinger is a really tough matchup though. You can’t have him pulling Embiid away from the rack.

The pathway to beating the Celtics is presenting the opportunity to bang that matchup because the Jays aren’t built to defer. They’ll still get their shots up and get away from that matchup.

Additionally, Joe Mazzulla is a shit show and can be exposed in a 7 game series. The biggest reason I wanted Doc gone is because that mother fucker actually got out coached by Joe Bag O Donuts.

He did not

Getting to a game 7 was proof doc outcoached him

 

[DJ Fieri]

I’m glad he loves Kobe. Told his trainer Drew Hanlan years ago he wanted to be Kobe. The shit Embiid does on the court…

Work ethic tells you a lot about a person.

 

[thunderc]

Playoffs is about finding a way to win 4 games out of 7 when the opponent takes away the team’s best 3-4 actions that they run and mitigating defensive mismatches. I’m not here saying that the Thunder can’t because of talent or fit on their squad. It’s all about “you don’t know until you know”. It seems like with the exception of Kobe everybody has had to fail in the playoffs to learn what they really need in adaptation before they can win big.

Makes sense, I get it. But as was written in the midseason grades article I posted yesterday, the Thunder have the youngest team ever to be this well rounded. The chemistry is unreal, they are like a college team in terms of togetherness. Everything says you are right, but beating them 4 times is going to shred whoever can do it. Lot of time for things to change, we will see.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Cavs and Knicks are coming. The middle of the East will be heard from and maybe at my team’s expense. I don’t know that the Cavs or Knicks can win the East but in the right matchup they could take down Celtics Bucks or Sixers. And I haven’t even brought up the Heat yet who have shown they can sleep walk through the regular season and then do damage as a 7 or 8 seed.

East is clearly the better conference these days (and because Cavs fans are in the East, this statement won’t take us down a month long worm hole….i think).

I said that about the Knicks recently....I agree.

 

[fightinfunbags]

He did not

Getting to a game 7 was proof doc outcoached him

Stop haha. You go to the troll well too often. Doc had no answer for the reinsertion of RWIII to the starting 5. No answer. This also didn’t help.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Makes sense, I get it. But as was written in the midseason grades article I posted yesterday, the Thunder have the youngest team ever to be this well rounded. The chemistry is unreal, they are like a college team in terms of togetherness. Everything says you are right, but beating them 4 times is going to shred whoever can do it. Lot of time for things to change, we will see.

Are you in favor of Presti looking at a wide open West and bringing in a vet with playoff success to be a complimentary piece to the main core?

 

[Stakesarehigh]

If I'm Cleveland it's very tempting to move Garland given this run and the defensive and rebounding liability having Mitchell and Garland is come playoff time.

 

[fightinfunbags]

I said that about the Knicks recently....I agree.

I still think the Knicks might have one more move. I don’t know if it comes this deadline or if it’s this summer.