2022-23 NBA Game Thread
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Poeltl with 21 and 18 in Toronto's win.
Hell of a comeback/collapse, depending on one's perspective.
Dillon Brooks is like a wannabe Marcus Smart, if Marcus Smart was completely fucking brain dead.
He's the most overrated player in the league.
Edit- Jokic winning 3 MVPs in a row might actually make him the most overrated. He's top 5 but not the best player in the league or all time great.
Players to be the best player on a championship team since 1990:
- Curry
- Giannis
- Kawhi
- LeBron
- Durant
- Duncan
- Dirk
- Kobe
- KG
- Wade
- Pistons players
- Shaq
- Jordan
- Hakeem
- Isiah Thomas
Being the best player on a championship team is a very rare accomplishment; so it's always kind of a weird way to critique someone. Ja has a long way to go to continue to develop his game, with the exception of Wade and Duncan none of those guys were under 25 when they won either. I'm doubtful he will ever be in the same class as the names listed above, but that isn't really a knock.
- Curry
- Giannis
- Kawhi
- LeBron
- Durant
- Duncan
- Dirk
- Kobe
- KG
- Wade
- Pistons players
- Shaq
- Jordan
- Hakeem
- Isiah Thomas
Being the best player on a championship team is a very rare accomplishment; so it's always kind of a weird way to critique someone. Ja has a long way to go to continue to develop his game, with the exception of Wade and Duncan none of those guys were under 25 when they won either. I'm doubtful he will ever be in the same class as the names listed above, but that isn't really a knock.
We’ll see how he progresses but a Westbrookian career wouldn’t surprise me. Could easily see an MVP in his future but it’s really damn tough to be a guard and lead a team to a title. We’ll see if his 3pt shot develops.
Even if he improves a lot on offense, he's still Dame or Trae who also probably can't win a ring as the best player on their team.
Of course a team that's stacked 1-8, anything can happen (see Pistons). But it's pretty fucking unlikely.
Who is doing color for Lakers/Warriors? I tuned in just in time for him to go on and on about a non-call double dribble that wasn’t a double dribble and after showing the replay to confirm it wasn’t a double dribble went on to say, “There is nobody out there watching that doesn’t know that’s a double dribble.”
good lord
good lord
Yeah, I tend to agree. I think he’s an incredible talent but it’s just so hard to build a championship team around a guard, especially one like Ja who isn’t a great shooter. Memphis has a really nice young core in Ja, Bane, and JJJ so they have a nice foundation at least.
Walker Kessler with 7 blocks & 18 rebounds
What's the spread between him and Rudy in a couple of seasons?
Yikes, Wolves fans have been completely abused
You have to be so careful about the young players you throw into these "All the Pickz" trades.
I can't imagine how a Wolves fan must feel with them putting all their present + future eggs into an aging, expensive, defense-first Center. Holy hell is that mind-numbingly dumb. Giving sports Executives gravitas is laughable, some are excellent, and some are downright atrocious.
The Celtics are lucky to have Mike Zarren. Wyc should bestow whatever $$$/title to keep him happy.
Teams are pretty good nowadays and not giving away guys under their control who show potential (bad Billups/Iso Joe flashbacks) but Minnesota never had Kessler in the organization to evaluate any more than Utah. This is far different than SGA’s trade by the Clippers in that regard.
Didn't the Celtics almost trade like, a lot of picks in the draft because they wanted Justice Winslow, but Charlotte didn't do it because they really wanted Frank Kamisky?
That trade was so much more defensible in light of getting a 28yr old WING and Kahwi
Danny has denied it, but there were rumors.
The Gobert trade had 10 different problems attached to it
I agree it's a different situation, but the point about not just throwing away young players (when you're already giving up lots of assets) stands.
Teams sometimes treat picks like cars that lose their value when they drive off the lot. That is sort of true, but those players still have significant value, particularly if they've just been picked #18 and haven't shown they can't handle the league or anything.
The absolute best part was even being coached by "i hate young players" Doc, everyone saw this with SGA his first damn year.
As frustrating as it is to see the Bucks looking to cruise to an easy win over a playoff team without Giannis, it's pretty fun watching Miami get their teeth kicked in during a winnable game.
Seems like the All star game defense has infected the league. 136, 131, 128 and 121 all put up tonight.
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Knicks 4-0 in the Josh Hart era, coming back from 19 down against a fired up Wizards team behind a career high-tying 46 from Randle.
Brunson had maybe his worst game for NY but put them ahead for good with this ultimate Brunson-y move:
View: https://twitter.com/nba_newyork/status/1629304843738271747?s=46&t=0GHHaPVUX26Io0V2HIcS0g
Brunson had maybe his worst game for NY but put them ahead for good with this ultimate Brunson-y move:
View: https://twitter.com/nba_newyork/status/1629304843738271747?s=46&t=0GHHaPVUX26Io0V2HIcS0g
