The 2023-2024 NBA Season

[Shanemansj13]

8 3’s in the 1st. Hope they don’t go cold for 3 quarters lol

 

[bksballer89]

 

[DJ Fieri]

I may have started it by saying it would be very interesting around here if the Lakers had what the Thunder have at the moment. I’ll go ahead and double down on that, and they should.

Well, the Lakers got just another NBA title after trading them to land AD so there is that.

Meanwhile, the Thunder are still looking for their 1st so.....

 

[DJ Fieri]

Ok.

I’m talking about how they were perceived on the same timeline

Since that’s what I thought the convo was about

Also don’t forget they had the 4th pick and traded that in brow deal

Could’ve been garland

And will balls height could worked


Now that I’ve had to defend the lakers I need to go bath in bleach…maybe light a match

LOL.

 

[thunderc]

Well, the Lakers got just another NBA title after trading them to land AD so there is that.

Meanwhile, the Thunder are still looking for their 1st so.....

Really?

 

[The Q]

:: takes deep breath ::

Ok so he's right about some of this, but not all of it.

The numbers are wrong. Max deals were not 12m back then. It's not 2003. It was 2011.

(Random fun fact: those "monster Tmac and grant hill max deals in orlando started at under 10m....crazy).

The problem with the Chris Paul deal was at the end.

The new cba after the lockout they didnt' want these things, but at the same time you can't be losing players for nothing.

The issue was that the nba set up a chinese wall between the NBA and the Pelicans (then hornets, but we'll call them the pelicans to avoid any confusion).

The Pelicans GM was told, and the rest of the league was told, that he had full authority to make a deal because if the nba got involved it would look improper as if the league was detrmining where to trade Paul...which would be bad.

And they basically ended up doing that.

They never should've stepped in.

Demps deal aged better tjhan expected as if you look at that list, most of those guys ended up getting flipped for a first. Dragic went for 2 firstrs IIRC.

He could've ended up with like 6 well spaced out firsts out of the deal.

The lakers may have had cap space to make another add, but it wasn't going to be 2 guys like Arenas said, plus they needed to max out Paul anyway.

Stern jumping in there was a huge issue because frankly, once he stopped that trade they should've just made them sit on paul to avoid the impropriety that happened after the fact.

Demps also likely should've resigned after what Stern did as well.

It was a total and complete clusterf*ck.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Ok run with that theory. Never mind the fact that it’s obvious he will be better in a different system.

Weird. What basketball system can’t find a way to utilize a guy with plus ball handling and passing skills? I think you’re being naive in ruling out any possibility that the scandal plays in to the possibility that he is the guy to get moved. He doesn’t have a high salary, so, based on the way NBA trades work, a higher salary player like a Lu Dort in theory should bring a greater return.

 

[thunderc]

Weird. What basketball system can’t find a way to utilize a guy with plus ball handling and passing skills? I think you’re being naive in ruling out any possibility that the scandal plays in to the possibility that he is the guy to get moved. He doesn’t have a high salary, so, based on the way NBA trades work, a higher salary player like a Lu Dort in theory should bring a greater return.

Lmao, you obviously don’t watch the Thunder much. If you did you would see he is the odd man out. Giddey has one year left on his contract, this summer is ground zero. You know this though but for some reason just want to continue to turn it into something it’s not. Good luck with it.

 

[fightinfunbags]

I only been talking your boys up since December. Just got to stay healthy

Well, if you’re flexing on stepping out in December, I should point out that all summer I was the only guy in here saying that Kawhi and PG13 would get great shots and a real half court offense if they added Harden. Everybody else just wanted to come back with talk of fat suits and strip clubs.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Really?

…..and this is why I peace’d out.

Nothing constructive can come from this exercise.

 

[thunderc]

…..and this is why I peace’d out.

Nothing constructive can come from this exercise.

It was stupid, that’s why he got the response he did.

 

[The Q]

…..and this is why I peace’d out.

Nothing constructive can come from this exercise.

Not with that attitude it can’t


Everyone can just admit I was right…and then we can move on….



Wait, what are we talking about again?

 

[thunderc]

Not with that attitude it can’t


Everyone can just admit I was right…and then we can move on….



Wait, what are we talking about again?

Something about kicking teams down to another league that constantly underachieve.

 

[The Q]

Something about kicking teams down to another league that constantly underachieve.

I mean if you can’t be a consistent top 10 team in an la market you should definitely be relegated

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

It was stupid, that’s why he got the response he did.

Every conversation inevitably devolves into ringz.

It’s the ultimate trump card for the haves and the ultimate you are losing the argument so that’s what you pull out your ass to salvage the situation for the have nots.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Not with that attitude it can’t


Everyone can just admit I was right…and then we can move on….



Wait, what are we talking about again?

When it’s draft and cap related, you usually are.

I’m not always onboard with your trade ideas.

But, you have been right more often than not.

So….yep.

 

[thunderc]

Every conversation inevitably devolves into ringz.

It’s the ultimate trump card for the haves and the ultimate you are losing the argument so that’s what you pull out your ass to salvage the situation for the have nots.

I am 100 percent fine with everyone here who decides they know who might have a little intelligence and who couldn’t buy any with all the money in the world. We have some that just like to troll, but a select few aren’t even smart enough to do that.

 

[bksballer89]

…..and this is why I peace’d out.

Nothing constructive can come from this exercise.

what did i miss today?

 

[thunderc]

what did i miss today?

I went and visited my dad at the hospital for a few hours.

 

[fightinfunbags]

I went and visited my dad at the hospital for a few hours.

Hope everything is ok