2022-23 NBA Thread

[MuggsyB]

So why do you need to keep repeating it daily?

One team has a 3 game lead in the standings. One team has a core that has won a title.

But that team stands no chance to beat the C’s, I guess. Even though they pushed the C’s to 7 without their second best player.

Fun run for the Bucks. They should trade everyone that can get them assets back. All their guys are older than the C’s best players, and the Bucks have no chance as long as the C’s are around.

Fair enough.  Sorry to repeat myself. 

[Mutaman]

  But assuming they play the Celtics in the ECF I think the Celtics are the favorite based on what I have witnessed.

On the other hand, last year with no Middleton, a less than 100% Lopez, a home court disadvantage, and putting on one of the worst shooting performances ever, Bucks still took Boston to 7 games. Plus with Crowder and Ingles this years team is superior to last years.

[JWags85]

Well I haven't heard anyone disagree with me to be honest.   It's been more or less that the regular season head to head is irrelevant.

Nobody's disagreed with you?  Ive said multiple times this is the best Bucks team of my lifetime, better than the championship team.  The Cs are very good but I don't think this is an appreciably better Cs team than anyone the Bucks have beaten in the past.  Playoff injuries and form matter. 

The Bucks are the 1 seed and exceptionally good.  Speculating on more than that based off of day to day results is silly, and thats what people are objecting to.

[MuggsyB]

Nobody's disagreed with you?  Ive said multiple times this is the best Bucks team of my lifetime, better than the championship team.  The Cs are very good but I don't think this is an appreciably better Cs team than anyone the Bucks have beaten in the past.  Playoff injuries and form matter. 

The Bucks are the 1 seed and exceptionally good.  Speculating on more than that based off of day to day results is silly, and thats what people are objecting to.

I really hope you're right JWags. 

[MUfan12]

Nobody's disagreed with you?  Ive said multiple times this is the best Bucks team of my lifetime, better than the championship team.  The Cs are very good but I don't think this is an appreciably better Cs team than anyone the Bucks have beaten in the past.  Playoff injuries and form matter. 

Well said. And it's fair to point out that Boston provides some matchup problems for the Bucks. Brook in particular has a hard time when the other team's 5 shoots a bunch of threes. They have that with Horford and Muscala.

I do think that the Bucks can throw enough bodies at Brown and Tatum to wear them down over the course of a series, and that's the difference between this year and last year.

[cheebs09]

Plus, Horford turns into Ray Allen when he plays the Bucks it seems like.

[Jockey]

Durant and Irving have turned their new teams into hot garbage. The Suns, especially, looked brutally awful last night. They’ll lose in the 1st round if they play like that.

[MU82]

I haven’t watched the Suns, but they are 8-0 when Durant has played. Has that been a mirage? I’m asking seriously.

[JWags85]

Durant and Irving have turned their new teams into hot garbage. The Suns, especially, looked brutally awful last night. They’ll lose in the 1st round if they play like that.

Not speaking to Kyrie, but about Durant, this is a Muggsy level take.

Since the Suns aquired Durant, they've went 12-6 and the only bad loss was the Thunder (The others were Kings x2, Bucks, Warriors, and Lakers on the road).    They didn't look great last night, but a W is a W.  They are 8-0 with Durant in the lineup and have won 7 straight.  Not sure how Durant turned them into hot garbage 

[MuggsyB]

Not speaking to Kyrie, but about Durant, this is a Muggsy level take.

Since the Suns aquired Durant, they've went 12-6 and the only bad loss was the Thunder (The others were Kings x2, Bucks, Warriors, and Lakers on the road).    They didn't look great last night, but a W is a W.  They are 8-0 with Durant in the lineup and have won 7 straight.  Not sure how Durant turned them into hot garbage 

Why are you attacking me???  I may have to call up my DDF (Diminutive Delta Force) units. 

[Jockey]

Not speaking to Kyrie, but about Durant, this is a Muggsy level take.

Since the Suns aquired Durant, they've went 12-6 and the only bad loss was the Thunder (The others were Kings x2, Bucks, Warriors, and Lakers on the road).    They didn't look great last night, but a W is a W.  They are 8-0 with Durant in the lineup and have won 7 straight.  Not sure how Durant turned them into hot garbage 

So, they are good against bad teams.

They have zero flow to the offense. Not a lot of effort last night. Braun - a rookie was way better than Booker. More effort + more team oriented.

[MU82]

Hmm.

[Jockey]

Hmm.

I think the biggest problem for the Suns is that they have no alpha. That's not gonna change.

[wadesworld]

Lol. We get it. You don’t like Kevin Durant.

[Jockey]

Lol. We get it. You don’t like Kevin Durant.

The only player I mentioned is Booker.

[MU82]

I think the biggest problem for the Suns is that they have no alpha. That's not gonna change.

The beautiful thing is that we get to find out how good the Suns will be in the playoffs, whether they have an alpha, whether Durant will be good for them, etc.

You’ll either get to say I told you so, or you’ll be proven wrong.

As I said, I haven’t seen the Suns with Durant so I am Switzerland on the situation.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Durant and Irving have turned their new teams into hot garbage. The Suns, especially, looked brutally awful last night. They’ll lose in the 1st round if they play like that.

The only player I mentioned is Booker.

 

[Jockey]

The beautiful thing is that we get to find out how good the Suns will be in the playoffs, whether they have an alpha, whether Durant will be good for them, etc.

You’ll either get to say I told you so, or you’ll be proven wrong.

That is how it should be.

[JWags85]

The Bucks backups are currently beating the nearly full strength 2 seed in the West at halftime

[WhiteTrash]

So the Bulls finish 2 games under .500. They will get swept out of the playoffs, IF they make the playoffs.

Is there any doubt they will blow up the roster as they get a year older? I doubt there will be a, well deserved, management change but they can not run it back with the current team that will trend towards a 10 under .500 team next year and a big payroll number.

[PGsHeroes32]

Rudy Gobert is genuniely a piece of sh it human being.

What an awful trade for an awful player and person

[Jockey]

Rudy Gobert is genuniely a piece of sh it human being.

What an awful trade for an awful player and person

Donovan Mitchell gives your post a thumbs up.

[PGsHeroes32]

Donovan Mitchell gives your post a thumbs up.

Hes so annoying and clearly a constant problem.

Impressive win by the team though. Unfortunately McDaniels also with a bone headed decision so now they have no Reid or McD.

[JWags85]

Rudy Gobert is genuniely a piece of sh it human being.

What an awful trade for an awful player and person

I don't think he's a POS.  I don't care for him at all and think he's a one trick pony, but I don't think he's a POS, like Dillon Brooks is.  I just think he's Charmin Soft and a diva, none of which he's good enough of a player to be.  Yesterday was a hissy fit.  But I agree the trade for him was monumentally stupid.  (I'm assuming a big piece of your argument is the stupid COVID mic incident, which was dumb and childish but otherwise forgettable if he wasn't such a baby.

[PGsHeroes32]

I don't think he's a POS.  I don't care for him at all and think he's a one trick pony, but I don't think he's a POS, like Dillon Brooks is.  I just think he's Charmin Soft and a diva, none of which he's good enough of a player to be.  Yesterday was a hissy fit.  But I agree the trade for him was monumentally stupid.  (I'm assuming a big piece of your argument is the stupid COVID mic incident, which was dumb and childish but otherwise forgettable if he wasn't such a baby.

True, probably extreme. As you said hes not Brooks level.

But I do think hes like 1 flagrant from an auto suspension too. So hes definitely a headcase and soft.

Clearly not a great guy though. And just an all around awful trade. I am thankful that I am not a Wolves fan the same way I am MU or the other Minny pro teams. Id be irate at what they gave up if I actually cared enough.