2022-23 NBA Thread

[rocket surgeon]

Yes. If the C's had won by 8 instead of 41 the Bucks probably wouldn't have cared if they won the ECF or not.

The Bucks are 30-8 at home this year. The home fans have been treated just fine.

well, yes, the way you explain it,  everything is cool  but to get their ass whipped like that when many were there ready to see a pseudo playoff game, those fans were not treated just fine.  many people buy their tickets ahead of time, paying A LOT of money for them.  that game was over after the first quarter.  that is pitiful for those people who go to one or two games per year

no i am not raising red flags on the season.  it has been a good season so far.  very much looking forward to the post season playoffs.  they are well set up with a very deep bench, but need their key guys to be healthy.  remember, they are a big toe touching the line from winning it all every game

[MU82]

To suggest that what happened last night isn't remotely concerning is patently false.

With all due respect, Muggs ... a few months ago, you were suggesting that the Celtics were an unbeatable juggernaut and the Bucks were doomed.

It's a regular-season basketball game. The Celtics have lost a bunch of them the last couple of months to a lot worse teams than the Bucks.

[Herman Cain]

Just an addendum to the Willis Reed discussion:

I saw a bit in the news about the tornadoes in Mississippi and they had a discussion with Spencer Haywood - a guy I hadn't thought about in a long time.

He was also a guy I would rate at least as high as Willis although in the NBA, he played both center and PF. I remembered him from back in the day when he played at Detroit in college who played the Warriors every year. He quit college after one year (averaged 30+ pts and 20+ rebounds), averaged about the same in the ABA and then became an all-star in the NBA before becoming a HoFer.

Spencer , was an incredible player, livrd watching him dominate. Haywood, via Supreme Court litigation, also paved the way for Chones to leave.

Most importantly, Spencer was married to Iman for 10 years , she married David Bowie after that.

[rocket surgeon]

  Most importantly, Spencer was married to Iman for 10 years , she married David Bowie after that."

  that musta been before cell phones eyn'a?

[Uncle Rico]

  Most importantly, Spencer was married to Iman for 10 years , she married David Bowie after that."

  that musta been before cell phones eyn'a?

Why is that important?

[MuggsyB]

With all due respect, Muggs ... a few months ago, you were suggesting that the Celtics were an unbeatable juggernaut and the Bucks were doomed.

It's a regular-season basketball game. The Celtics have lost a bunch of them the last couple of months to a lot worse teams than the Bucks.

I completely disagree with you but hope you're 100% right.  Getting blown out like that at home, at the end of the season, is different than a normal reg season game.  The Celtics losing to other teams isn't relevant.  There are two teams in the East that can beat the Bucks:  Boston and Philly.  Hopefully Milwaukee holds onto to #1 seed.  That said, having watched Boston dismantle them, I don't have a lot of confidence the Bucks can beat them in a 7 game series.  Mainly because they cannot guard their two best players at all and also the Bucks don't have a plan B against them when they're bricking threes. 

[wadesworld]

I completely disagree with you but hope you're 100% right.  Getting blown out like that at home, at the end of the season, is different than a normal reg season game.  The Celtics losing to other teams isn't relevant.  There are two teams in the East that can beat the Bucks:  Boston and Philly.  Hopefully Milwaukee holds onto to #1 seed.  That said, having watched Boston dismantle them, I don't have a lot of confidence the Bucks came beat them in a 7 game series.  Mainly because they cannot guard their two best players at all and also the Bucks don't have a plan B against them when they're bricking threes.

They should just forfeit if they run into the C's.

[MuggsyB]

They should just forfeit if they run into the C's.

That's silly of course.  I'm just sharing what my eyes saw the other night.

[Jockey]

That's silly of course.  I'm just sharing what my eyes saw the other night.

That's the problem everyone here has. You watch one game and base your judgement on that alone. Just as you did earlier with Boston.

A good rule of thumb - a team is never as good as they look when they are hot or as bad as they look when cold.

[MuggsyB]

That's the problem everyone here has. You watch one game and base your judgement on that alone. Just as you did earlier with Boston.

A good rule of thumb - a team is never as good as they look when they are hot or as bad as they look when cold.

Again, it's keeping in mind the specific game and when it was played. 

[Jockey]

Again, it's keeping in mind the specific game and when it was played.

Just 1 of 82.

Nothing more.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Again, it's keeping in mind the specific game and when it was played.

You don't see a problem with judging a team based a on a single game out of 82 regular season games?

[rocket surgeon]

Why is that important?

  that quote got run in from hermie's post-he stated it and i just noted the cell phone thing

[MuggsyB]

I decided to go out for Bucks/Sixers.  Very interested to see how Milwaukee responds today.   

[MuggsyB]

Jojo should have been at MU for a year and been drafted by the Bucks.  Can you even imagine the Antetokounmpo/Embiid combination?  WTF were they thinking with Parker?

[cheebs09]

Jojo should have been at MU for a year and been drafted by the Bucks.  Can you even imagine the Antetokounmpo/Embiid combination?  WTF were they thinking with Parker?

Well, Embiid is no fan of the city of Milwaukee. So I don't think he would have been with the Bucks long.

[JWags85]

I decided to go out for Bucks/Sixers.  Very interested to see how Milwaukee responds today.

Don't even bother, the sky is falling remember.  They will be lucky to be within 20 of the Sixers tonight...oh wait...

[MuggsyB]

Don't even bother, the sky is falling remember.  They will be lucky to be within 20 of the Sixers tonight...oh wait...

Maxey is Philly's 2nd best player. 

[MuggsyB]

Not a good start to the 2H at all. 

[MuggsyB]

Weak 4th foul on Antetokounmpo. 

[cheebs09]

My goodness, if the Bucks can do this to the Sixers, I can't imagine what the Celtics would do. Sixers Scoop has to be a sad place right now.

[Jockey]

Not a good start to the 2H at all.

Bucks are doomed. Rebuild starts in a couple weeks.

[MuggsyB]

Good win for the Bucks but I still have a number of concerns.  We all know what the ECF will be. 

[wadesworld]

Good win for the Bucks but I still have a number of concerns.  We all know what the ECF will be.

We know.

[MU82]

I completely disagree with you but hope you're 100% right.  Getting blown out like that at home, at the end of the season, is different than a normal reg season game.  The Celtics losing to other teams isn't relevant.  There are two teams in the East that can beat the Bucks:  Boston and Philly.  Hopefully Milwaukee holds onto to #1 seed.  That said, having watched Boston dismantle them, I don't have a lot of confidence the Bucks can beat them in a 7 game series.  Mainly because they cannot guard their two best players at all and also the Bucks don't have a plan B against them when they're bricking threes.

I love ya, Muggs, but you can be exhausting.