2023-24 NBA Thread

[Jockey]

That doesn't bother me that much. But Doc's lack of playoff success does.

I thought the same a bit. But then, in San Diego he had a team that wasn’t capable of winning a title. I think the same in Philly.

Good teams, playoff teams - but never had the players to win a title.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

I thought the same a bit. But then, in San Diego he had a team that wasn’t capable of winning a title. I think the same in Philly.

Good teams, playoff teams - but never had the players to win a title.

lol. San Diego?

[BM1090]

I thought the same a bit. But then, in San Diego he had a team that wasn’t capable of winning a title. I think the same in Philly.

Good teams, playoff teams - but never had the players to win a title.

Assuming you mean LA, but I disagree. He never had the best roster in the league so it’s not like he underachieved that much. But it never seemed like he made teams better either.

He’s not a guy that would give me confidence about getting past Boston or Philly.

[Jockey]

Assuming you mean LA, but I disagree. He never had the best roster in the league so it’s not like he underachieved that much. But it never seemed like he made teams better either.

He’s not a guy that would give me confidence about getting past Boston or Philly.

I can’t really disagree with you. I think he’s a solid coach, but don’t know if he is any better than that.

[JWags85]

The memes/tweets about Griffin being fired cause he wanted to bench/send down Thanasis are hilarious

[Jockey]

lol. San Diego?

Absolutely.

Now if Kawhi, George, and Paul were all available it would have been different. But with the players that couldn’t play? Zero chance.

[Jockey]

The memes/tweets about Griffin being fired cause he wanted to bench/send down Thanasis are hilarious

4ever started them cuz he’s so anxious to get rid of Giannis.

[Skatastrophy]

Rivers to the Bucks confirmed lol

[MuggsyB]

Rivers to the Bucks confirmed lol

Wow.  Just wow. 

[MU82]

I'm a big fan of Glenn, so I'll be a big fan of the Bucks now. But I gotta admit that the fit might not be right as the Bucks' roster is currently constituted.

[cheebs09]

Rivers to the Bucks confirmed lol

Is it official? I haven't seen that yet. I'm sure it's only a matter of time, but it's not done yet.

[wadesworld]

Is it official? I haven't seen that yet. I'm sure it's only a matter of time, but it's not done yet.

Same.

But I'm not sure why this would be a surprise to anyone.  If the Bucks felt the need to give themselves a shot at winning the title this year to the point of firing AG, you aren't having Joe Prunty coach the rest of the season.  And the available names to the Bucks right now are Doc, Stotts, Jeff Van Gundy, Nate McMillan, or trying to get Kenny Atkinson away from a team that just had another assistant coach suddenly pass away.

Doc's obviously going to be the guy coaching the Bucks within the next couple days, if not hours.

[4everwarriors]

5:15 pm presser, hey?

[lawdog77]

Luka and Booker having a night

[PGsHeroes32]

Luka with 73, 10 and 7 on 25/33 shooting. Wow

[MuggsyB]

Luka with 73, 10 and 7 on 25/33 shooting. Wow

Holy crap. 

[JWags85]

Luka and Booker having a night

Ive not been the biggest fan of him, but Booker has been out of his mind the last week and change.  62, 46, and 52 in the last 5 games

[forgetful]

Do NBA stats really mean the same as they use to? Multiple players (4) have gone for 60+, Luka with almost a 70 point triple double. Triple Doubles are fairly routine now.

What is the cause, is it a lack of defense? (27% (4 out of 15) of all players to score 70 or more points in a game have occurred in the last 12 months)

Separate. When you see how the game is played now, it is hard not to look at it and say that Steph Curry has had one of the biggest impacts on the game ever. The game is different now, because of how Steph played the game and how the GSW dominated for a while.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Yeah these huge games certainly aren't as meaningful as they used to be. Players can just flat out score, and when they get hot its pretty hard to stop.

Steph Curry has undoubtedly had that impact, but IMO he has benefitted greatly from offensive philosophies introduced years ago that finally have caught on and been adapted to the NBA.  Coaches like Mike D'Antoni brought some of this with them from Europe, had players like Steve Nash running this system, but could never get over the hump. They were of course criticized for not playing defense, etc. But they were just ahead of their time.

Reminds me of how coaches like Mouse Davis and June Jones first brought the Run and Shoot offense to the NFL, and met some success and A LOT of criticism, but now those concepts are all over the place every Sunday.

[MU82]

Combine my sensational middle-school "career" with my one year of HS JV hoops with my two years of rec-league ball as a teenager with my 4 years of intramural ball at Marquette ... and maybe, just maybe, I scored 73 points.

[MU82]

Here's the first few paragraphs from The Athletic's report of Saturday's late-night LeBron-Steph showdown. Pretty good stuff.

SAN FRANCISCO — The frustration seethed in Stephen Curry. Until it boiled to the surface. Until he let out a roar. Until he ripped his jersey from the color to the 30.

He’d scored 46 points on 35 shots, getting the benefit of just three free throws in his 43 minutes. He hit the game-tying layup at the end of regulation. Inside the final minute of the first overtime, he forced a turnover and then hit a massive corner 3, setting up the game-tying 3 from Klay Thompson that kept the Warriors alive. Then in the second overtime, Curry’s final points of the night came on a 26-footer from the top with 4.7 seconds remaining, putting the Warriors up a point.

He left his follow-through in the air as he backpedaled. Too spent for a more elaborate celebration. The NBA’s leader in clutch points delivered 19 more in this double-overtime affair, including 10 in the second overtime. On most nights, it would’ve been enough.

But on the other team was Curry’s partner in magnificence. His most validating and valiant foe. LeBron James. They’ve exchanged heartbreaks and hugs over the years. James, whose Lakers eliminated Curry’s Warriors from the playoffs last year, had more heartbreak to hand Curry.

The 39-year-old James beat a rookie nearly half his age off the dribble, blew past another young, spry athlete and powered up for a strong attack on the rim. He drew the foul and, punctuating his spectacular night, swished a pair of free throws to give the Lakers the win, 145-144. James’ 36 points, 20 rebounds and 12 assists in nearly 48 minutes indicted his birth certificate for fraud.

They aren’t winning like they’re used to, both needing all they have just to stay in the race, both hoping to find crucial help to get them back to the realm of the contenders. But Saturday showed Curry and LeBron are still captivating. It will be a decade this coming February since LeBron’s buzzer-beating 3 against the Warriors at Oracle in Oakland debuted “The Silencer” celebration and sparked this duo into must-watch theater. All these years later, when they share a court, it’s still the NBA’s best theater.

https://theathletic.com/5232646/2024/01/28/lebron-james-stephen-curry-warriors-lakers/?source=pulsenewsletter&campaign=8875624

Obviously, LeBron-Steph being the NBA's best theater is the opinion of the writer (Marcus Thompson II), but he sure made a decent case.

If nothing else, to think that LeBron, at 106 years old, could still put up a 36-20-12 game and play 48 hard minutes ... remarkable. And Curry still playing like he's in his prime ... incredible.

[PGsHeroes32]

Nice debut for Simmons tonight.

Probably wont last, but impressive

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Ryan Arcidiacono has played in a record 20 NBA games without scoring a point. The previous record was 10.

[wadesworld]

Ryan Arcidiacono has played in a record 20 NBA games without scoring a point. The previous record was 10.

I kind of thought Nardi on Nova’s bench tonight was Arci 😅

[JWags85]

I kind of thought Nardi on Nova’s bench tonight was Arci 😅

Are you sure that wasn't Arci's actual brother who is on the team?