2022-23 NBA Thread

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

I feel like you of all people should not stand for such Juan Toscano Anderson slander.

Juan deserves major props for making the NBA. An incredible story.

But he was an end of the bench player for the defending champs.

[warriorstrack]

Sorry if reported elsewhere, Bucks looking at Jae Crowder, sounds good to me but might have to give up too much to get him
https://theathletic.com/3724551/2022/10/24/bucks-jae-crowder-trade/

[wadesworld]

Bucks played 2 games in he first 8 days of the season, then play 7 games in 11 days.

[MuggsyB]

I'm not sure Klay Thompson will ever get completely back. 

[forgetful]

The GSW v. Suns game may be one of the worst officiated games I've ever watched.

[Jockey]

Portland is going to be a really fun team to watch. The ideal Buzz team - full of switchables.

Dame is still Dame and Shaedon Sharpe is gonna be a star in this league once he gets a couple years under his belt.

[MuggsyB]

Booker is a heck of a scorer .  I still cannot believe that team lost to Dallas last year.   

[MuggsyB]

Pretty dismal quarter for the Bucks other than Portis.  Allen 0-6 on wide open shots.

[MU82]

The best basketball player in the world took the Nets behind the woodshed in the fourth quarter.

[MuggsyB]

The best basketball player in the world took the Nets behind the woodshed in the fourth quarter.

Did Antetokounmpo have 33 in the 2nd half?

[wadesworld]

Did Antetokounmpo have 33 in the 2nd half?

34

[MuggsyB]

34

13-15 isn't bad either. 

[MuggsyB]

SImmons is kind of a black hole offensively.  He basically can only score two feet fron the rim and in transition. 

[PGsHeroes32]

Found out like 30 minutes before the tip that Heat were 0-4 vs spread and Blazers 4-0 against it.

Heat did not disappoint.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

SImmons is kind of a black hole offensively.  He basically can only score two feet fron the rim and in transition.

Never recovered from Rowsey trash talking him.

[JWags85]

SImmons is kind of a black hole offensively.  He basically can only score two feet fron the rim and in transition.

He had a nice drive and cut to the hoop where he missed a simple finger roll...then shanked an uncontested tip attempt.  He's beyond the yips, he's just broken

[BM1090]

Portland is going to be a really fun team to watch. The ideal Buzz team - full of switchables.

Dame is still Dame and Shaedon Sharpe is gonna be a star in this league once he gets a couple years under his belt.

I'll believe in Portland when they show something for more than a week. Lillard and CJ are more effective players now that they aren't sharing a backcourt, but Lillard has always been more entertaining than successful.

I can't see them finishing better than 6th in the West or making it out of the first round.

[JWags85]

I'll believe in Portland when they show something for more than a week. Lillard and CJ are more effective players now that they aren't sharing a backcourt, but Lillard has always been more entertaining than successful.

I can't see them finishing better than 6th in the West or making it out of the first round.

They've always had incomplete rosters.  As someone who loves Dame, its kind of frustrating to watch.

Also not at all sold on Billups as a coach.

[MUfan12]

Long thought the best team Dame had was in 2015. They were cruising before Wes tore his achilles. Finished 10-12 and got beat in the first round.

[Jockey]

I'll believe in Portland when they show something for more than a week. Lillard and CJ are more effective players now that they aren't sharing a backcourt, but Lillard has always been more entertaining than successful.

I can't see them finishing better than 6th in the West or making it out of the first round.

I think you are right. My comment was that they will be a very entertaining team to watch not that they are going to win enough to be a contender. I think Sharpe is the 2nd most talented guy on the team, but he is a rookie who hasn't played since HS, so their time hasn't come yet.

[MuggsyB]

Lost in Antetokounmpo's dominance, and attacking power game, is that Holiday and Grayson Allen have been utterly brutal on the offensive end shooting the basketball.  33% and 24%??  WTF?  On open shots?  They need to wake up.

[Uncle Rico]

Lost in Antetokounmpo's dominance, and attacking power game, is that Holiday and Grayson Allen have been utterly brutal on the offensive end shooting the basketball.  33% and 24%??  WTF?  On open shots?  They need to wake up.

Trade him

[4everwarriors]

Kolek 'em, hey?

[Jockey]

Trade him

Obviously Giannis is refusing to share his secrets with those guys. Cut GA and everything else will sort itself out.

[MuggsyB]

I like how Giannis relentlessly attacks.  However, he's going to need these guys to hit some shots eventually.  An Allen trade could happen and it may not be for Crowder.