The Official 2024-2025 NBA Season Thread

[LkrFan]

The Spurs are gonna make the playoffs this year and I hate it tbh. :bang

[baseline bum]

Lay off the meth Fernando

[LkrFan]

Lay off the meth Fernando

:lol

[lefty]

Celtics repeat?

[LkrFan]

Celtics repeat?

Count on it s:(n. When they repeat, Tatum > Bird (who never repeated as champion). Tatum > Jim Duncan too.

[ambchang]

The Spurs are gonna make the playoffs this year and I hate it tbh. :bang

No. I want that pick.

[ambchang]

Celtics repeat?

Not likely tbh. Usually teams who are well balanced can’t repeat because everyone has to hit on all cylinders. Teams that repeat usually have two superstars and a bunch of replaceable role players, like shaq Kobe, curry + Durant + klay + green, Lebron and wade. Didn’t happen to the nuggets (one superstar), bucks, curry only warriors, Dirk only Mavs, pistons, duncan spurs (manu and Tony weren’t really durant wade or kobe level second bananas). The only team that really pulled it off were the bad boys pistons, who had so many overlapping replaceable parts that they have their own insurances.

For the Celtics they need Tatum, brown, white, and holiday to all play well as their front court isn’t the best in the world and porzingis isn’t reliable at all.

We will see, they may pull off a bad boys but I doubt it.

[LkrFan]

No. I want that pick.

CP3 signing has spoken son. I don't make the rulez :downspin:

[lefty]

Not likely tbh. Usually teams who are well balanced can’t repeat because everyone has to hit on all cylinders. Teams that repeat usually have two superstars and a bunch of replaceable role players, like shaq Kobe, curry + Durant + klay + green, Lebron and wade. Didn’t happen to the nuggets (one superstar), bucks, curry only warriors, Dirk only Mavs, pistons, duncan spurs (manu and Tony weren’t really durant wade or kobe level second bananas). The only team that really pulled it off were the bad boys pistons, who had so many overlapping replaceable parts that they have their own insurances.

For the Celtics they need Tatum, brown, white, and holiday to all play well as their front court isn’t the best in the world and porzingis isn’t reliable at all.

We will see, they may pull off a bad boys but I doubt it.

They have a decent bench though, and are well built for today’s NBA : switching on both ends, versatility, good defense, 3 pt shooting, and when Tatum is Kobricking, he can still male plays for others.

I think for them to repeat, Porzingis has to be healthy come playoff time.

A Celtics-KnickS ECF would be really fun

[LkrFan]

JJ Redick >> Glenn Rivers and his assistant coach, Darvin Ham. :lol

[Ef-man]

Derek Fisher = JJ Redick

[FrostKing]

JJ Redick >> Glenn Rivers and his assistant coach, Darvin Ham. :lol
Should suit up as player coach. Still the best shooter in the Arena

https://i.ibb.co/MZMQL5r/1-Ds678b9h1-Nox-Gr8-ZWp-Cvag.jpg

[ambchang]

They have a decent bench though, and are well built for today’s NBA : switching on both ends, versatility, good defense, 3 pt shooting, and when Tatum is Kobricking, he can still male plays for others.

I think for them to repeat, Porzingis has to be healthy come playoff time.

A Celtics-KnickS ECF would be really fun

Good points.

Even though I don’t think the Celtics would win it all again, I’m just basing it off of history. I have no one I’d take over the Celtics right now, except maybe OKC who is a bit too young. I know I’m contradicting myself but perhaps the league is too weak.

Celtics is still the most complete team when healthy, I’m just not counting on all their vital clogs to be healthy when they have like 5 vital clogs. That’s just playing with percentages.

The unicorn ain’t real, so I can’t count on that.

[lefty]

Good points.

Even though I don’t think the Celtics would win it all again, I’m just basing it off of history. I have no one I’d take over the Celtics right now, except maybe OKC who is a bit too young. I know I’m contradicting myself but perhaps the league is too weak.

Celtics is still the most complete team when healthy, I’m just not counting on all their vital clogs to be healthy when they have like 5 vital clogs. That’s just playing with percentages.

The unicorn ain’t real, so I can’t count on that.

Yeah to be fair, the current parity in rhe league and talent pool makes it difficult to repeat.

OKC made a great move by trading a dude who can’t shoot 3s for a player who can make them and can also defend.
Expectations will be high

[Rummpd]

Denver and Brick will fit in finally somewhere and get a chip.

[Robz4000]

Tough call this year tbh. While the Celtics have the best team on paper again, I think there will be infighting between Tatum and Brown along with decline from Holiday. There are 6-7 teams I can see winning:

Boston
New York
Philly
Dallas
OKC
Denver
Minny

[LkrFan]

Should suit up as player coach. Still the best shooter in the Arena

https://i.ibb.co/MZMQL5r/1-Ds678b9h1-Nox-Gr8-ZWp-Cvag.jpg

Fax :cry

[Tyronn Lue]

Should suit up as player coach. Still the best shooter in the Arena

https://i.ibb.co/MZMQL5r/1-Ds678b9h1-Nox-Gr8-ZWp-Cvag.jpg
Too busy holding Lebron's nuts.

[lefty]

Tough call this year tbh. While the Celtics have the best team on paper again, I think there will be infighting between Tatum and Brown along with decline from Holiday. There are 6-7 teams I can see winning:

Boston
New York
Philly
Dallas
OKC
Denver
Minny
I don’t think there will be e issues between Titum and Brown , the media already made a big deal about infighting btwn them and they won a title.
Besides, it never stopped Shaq and his sidekick from 3peating tbh

Philly looks hood on paper, but 2 of their 3 stars are playoff chokers.
To. e fair to Embiid, he was playing hurt vs NY, but his body language was still terrible.
And OI think PG should be 3rd in the pecking order behind Joel and Maxey.

They alsp added 7 players so they could potentially have a slow start, they should start rolling around December

[ambchang]

I hope embiid never wins anything. Horrible style of play and dirty to top it off. Then there’s that thing with the French national team. Like a modern day Karl Malone without the pedophile tendencies (that we know of).

[lefty]

I hope embiid never wins anything. Horrible style of play and dirty to top it off. Then there’s that thing with the French national team. Like a modern day Karl Malone without the pedophile tendencies (that we know of).
The most frustrating thing with Embiid and Harden is that they are so skilled they don’t need to do all that foul baiting
If they were not talented I would understand tbh

[LkrFan]

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2025 Western Conference Finals guaranteed, Go Spurs Go! :flag:

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t:lolday's NBA

[MultiTroll]

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2025 Western Conference Finals guaranteed, Go Spurs Go! :flag:
Comments section :lol

Mistakes like playing Sochan at point and not running the offense through Wemby...

[LkrFan]

Comments section :lol

Mistakes like playing Sochan at point and not running the offense through Wemby...

:lol

[FrostKing]

https://i.ibb.co/6tSD8Dr/image0.jpg

[Trainwreck2100]

Watching the final beginning of Inside the NBA was depressing

[Robz4000]

Watching the final beginning of Inside the NBA was depressing

:depressed

[FrostKing]

Calling outta work League

[LkrFan]

You farmers can say what you want, the Spurs are a playoff team. Now, I understand you guys are gonna tank, but I'm watching them being very competitive with the Mavs. The Mavs are a Western Conference power this year.

Tanking is good for the franchise (Spurs), but bad for the franchise player (Wemby). He's gonna learn some bad habits while your team actively tries to lose to preserve that pick.

Duncan wasn't handled like this. Look how he turned out.

I'm not sure if the Spurs will ever surpass the Mavs in the Luka era. SMH

PS - Houston gonna be a problem for the Spurs too. They got some young horses.

Spurs might be in trouble, long-term.

[LkrFan]

https://i.ibb.co/6tSD8Dr/image0.jpg

You MJ ball washers ain't shit. :lol

MJ has no kids in the NBA. Bron will have TWO.

Now put that in your pipe and smoke it son. :hat

[LkrFan]

And just like that, the wheels fall off. Pop put the call in. :lol

[LkrFan]

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Laker fans are classy :lol

[LkrFan]

Erased the Suns 22pt lead. Went up by 12pts. 34pt swing led by JJ.

Last year we lose that game by 25+. I like that we played with heart last night.

That B2B with the Queens tonight might not be pretty tho. :lol

[JohnnyMax]

Teams are now trying to copycat and play Mazzulla Ball. Last year only the Celtics shot over 40 3s per game. This year 10 teams are doing that with 4 teams also shooting 39 per game.

https://x.com/KingsofCardio/status/1852385815571083470

It’s gotten so crazy people want rules changes because the Celtics are ruining the NBA

https://x.com/WhatsWrightShow/status/1849527096709685604
https://youtube.com/watch?v=3Kb3_StVHrE&t=1m22s

[z0sa]

Teams are now trying to copycat and play Mazzulla Ball. Last year only the Celtics shot over 40 3s per game. This year 10 teams are doing that with 4 teams also shooting 39 per game.

https://x.com/KingsofCardio/status/1852385815571083470

It’s gotten so crazy people want rules changes because the Celtics are ruining the NBA

https://x.com/WhatsWrightShow/status/1849527096709685604
https://youtube.com/watch?v=3Kb3_StVHrE&t=1m22s

I've been saying this (or something like it) for a while - and the Spurs are just as guilty as recently as 2014 of pimping out the spread em out and launch bombs style that simply sucks for everyone else who isn't on your team. The idea that working the ball inside out is literally bad basketball is contrary to everything that's fundamental about the game. The 3 point shot needs to be fixed in some manner that's also easy to understand for casualfan, though. Paint shots counting for more than 2 is compelling but seems counter-intuitive, as well, because breakaway dunks are the easiest baskets in the game.

In reality, it's likely we need to extend the 3 point line out further and/or have some sort of "possession" arrow where 3 only count for 3 points when the arrow is pointing your way. It would still allow opposing teams to spread you out but it wouldn't be dagger after dagger since half the time, a 2 point shot at the rim is worth just as much. Still, it's a testament to player's abilities that the 3 is considered a layup for a lot of these guys nowadays. It is what it is, but something's got to give as the current rules with the current talent level is game breaking.

[Donald Sterling.]

Yuck... Imagine having Russell Westbrook in your starting lineup in 2024.

Why would the Nuggets do this to themselves?

[lefty]

https://x.com/haterreport_/status/1853944873411305696

[Thread]

Teams are now trying to copycat and play Mazzulla Ball. Last year only the Celtics shot over 40 3s per game. This year 10 teams are doing that with 4 teams also shooting 39 per game.

https://x.com/KingsofCardio/status/1852385815571083470

It’s gotten so crazy people want rules changes because the Celtics are ruining the NBA

https://x.com/WhatsWrightShow/status/1849527096709685604
https://youtube.com/watch?v=3Kb3_StVHrE&t=1m22s

Not yet. I'm afeared I'm gonna need those Celtics to put a stop to the Suns come June.

[lefty]

:wow Sabonis

[LkrFan]

Bron is now a certified TOSB, but at least he beat the tanking Sp*rs twice. :D

[JohnnyMax]

https://x.com/Jacobtheclipper/status/1863639406915227703

The 2015-16 Warriors led the league in 3 point attempts with 31.6 per game, if they were playing today they would be LAST in the league.

Something has to change we dont want to see some of the greatest athletes in American sports chucking up 40-50 3s everygame.

This NBA product is garbage.

[chubbs]

not interested in anything jacob the clipper has to say, he is a certifiable retard. nearly every time he posts something, he throws out stuff thats factually incorrect :lmao

[FrostKing]

"A month into the season, the NBA’s ratings are down 28% on ESPN through Nov. 21."

[lefty]

"A month into the season, the NBA’s ratings are down 28% on ESPN through Nov. 21."

And yet you are still watching

[FrostKing]

And yet you are still watching
I don't personally know anyone that still watches NBA. Fellas transitioned to Hockey, this time of year.

[Thread]

"A month into the season, the NBA’s ratings are down 28% on ESPN through Nov. 21."

Serves 'em right.

GIGO.

[lefty]

I don't personally know anyone that still watches NBA. Fellas transitioned to Hockey, this time of year.

CROFL
I love NHL playoffs but come on