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2023-24 NBA Thread

Started by Uncle Rico, June 27, 2023, 10:42:28 AM

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The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole

This Doc Rivers experiment seems to be going off the rails faster than I ever thought it would.
Matthew 25:40: Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.

Uncle Rico

Quote from: The Sultan of Semantics on February 20, 2024, 03:46:53 PM
This Doc Rivers experiment seems to be going off the rails faster than I ever thought it would.

He's a bad coach.  Not surprised
Ramsey head thoroughly up his ass.

MUfan12

Quote from: The Sultan of Semantics on February 20, 2024, 03:46:53 PM
This Doc Rivers experiment seems to be going off the rails faster than I ever thought it would.

10 games to judge?

MU82

It's gonna work out stupendously for Rivers, no matter what.
"It's not how white men fight." - Tucker Carlson

"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism." - George Washington

wadesworld

Quote from: wadesworld on July 08, 2023, 12:55:02 PM
I'd bet on over 15 points, over 7 rebounds, and over 3 assists per game for him this year. Over 1 block, but he's thin and 3 blocks is a lot.

Even I undersold him.  Looking back at the first few pages of this thread is funny.

Hards Alumni

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/39588370/spurs-victor-wembanyama-posts-5x5-night-loss-lakers

QuoteWembanyama joined Jamaal Tinsley (2001) as the only NBA rookies to have a 5x5 game -- posting at least 5 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals and 5 blocks in a game -- and became just the second player to have 5 blocks and 5 steals in consecutive games, joining Michael Jordan.

Wembanyama paused to consider Jordan's feat and then asked, "I wonder if he did it in wins."

What a great comment.

HutchwasClutch


wadesworld

Quote from: HutchwasClutch on February 24, 2024, 11:01:06 AM
Hilarious.  A rookie on an 11-46 team about a legend who was 6-0 in NBA Finals.

Wemby isn't really the issue there...

But I do recall him being a bust after the first exhibition game.

HutchwasClutch

Quote from: MUfan12 on February 20, 2024, 07:26:43 PM
10 games to judge?

Very solid win last night for the Bucks.  Have to build on it and not crap the bed like they did after blowing Denver out. It's encouraging. 

BM1090

Quote from: wadesworld on February 24, 2024, 11:02:55 AM
Wemby isn't really the issue there...

But I do recall him being a bust after the first exhibition game.

Yeah I'm not sure what else Wemby is supposed to do. He's been good. He's learning. He hasn't said anything dumb.

TAMU, Knower of Ball

I like the Clippers new logo.  Very sharp. Had no idea why they were called the clippers until now
Quote from: Goose on January 15, 2023, 08:43:46 PM
TAMU

I do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.


WhiteTrash

Quote from: TAMU, Knower of Ball on February 26, 2024, 06:43:16 PM
I like the Clippers new logo.  Very sharp. Had no idea why they were called the clippers until now
Are they see-through?

MuggsyB

I was wrong about Jaquez.  I thought he'd be a serviceable NBA player.  The guy is proving to be much more. 

StillAWarrior

DePaul's own Max Strus went on a hell of a heater in the closing minutes of the Cavs game tonight.

https://x.com/hoopmixonly/status/1762671055930359939?s=46&t=h4SZwr6Xm-yQoPfDH3gYKw
Never wrestle with a pig.  You both get dirty, and the pig likes it.

MuggsyB


PGsHeroes32

Yeah that Strus shot was bad ass just saw it.
Lazar picking up where the BIG 3 left off....


withoutbias

Quote from: Skatastrophy on February 28, 2024, 01:52:55 AM
https://heavy.com/sports/miami-heat/jimmy-butler-max-strus-instagram/

Ah man.  How do you not just absolutely love this dude?  Just a true dude's dude.  A guy being a guy.  Good old fashioned ribbing of his buddies.  What a funny, down to earth guy.

JWags85

Quote from: withoutbias on February 28, 2024, 09:30:15 AM
Ah man.  How do you not just absolutely love this dude?  Just a true dude's dude.  A guy being a guy.  Good old fashioned ribbing of his buddies.  What a funny, down to earth guy.

Way to clearly show you have no friends from the African American community where roasting your friends is a way of life.  This isn't even particular extreme.

But none of them are offended or upset cause they aren't pathologically broken brained like you.  Maybe they called him out but the receipts vanished like all the court records of JFB in front of Milwaukee judges

withoutbias

Quote from: JWags85 on February 28, 2024, 12:35:01 PM
Way to clearly show you have no friends from the African American community where roasting your friends is a way of life.  This isn't even particular extreme.

But none of them are offended or upset cause they aren't pathologically broken brained like you.  Maybe they called him out but the receipts vanished like all the court records of JFB in front of Milwaukee judges

Literally what I said.   I wasn't aware that it was a cultural thing at all, either.  My white friends do it with each other all the time.  Didn't realize we were being posers by doing that.

It was try hard attempts and they were lame as hell.

Maybe he's jealous Strus's alma mater is having a day for him.  Wonder why Marquette isn't having any Jimmy Butler days.

Things that make you go, "Hmm..."

The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole

Quote from: withoutbias on February 28, 2024, 01:37:01 PM
Literally what I said.   I wasn't aware that it was a cultural thing at all, either.  My white friends do it with each other all the time.  Didn't realize we were being posers by doing that.

It was try hard attempts and they were lame as hell.

Maybe he's jealous Strus's alma mater is having a day for him.  Wonder why Marquette isn't having any Jimmy Butler days.

Things that make you go, "Hmm..."

You are implying something that isn't the actual reason. But keep going.
Matthew 25:40: Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.

cheebs09

Why are we bringing up an article from November 2021?

MU82

Wemby vs Chet tonight. This from Yahoo Sports:

Two of the greatest rookie seasons ever collide tonight in San Antonio, where Victor Wembanyama's Spurs host Chet Holmgren's Thunder in their third matchup of the season, Jeff writes.

Tale of the tape: Holmgren leads the season series, 2-0, over Wembanyama, but it's the 7-foot-4 French prodigy who's taken a commanding lead in the Rookie of the Year race (-650 at BetMGM) over the 7-foot-1 Minneapolis native (+500). Don't let that fool you, though: Chet's numbers are nearly as staggering as Wemby's.

Making history: It took just 48 games for Wembanyama to become the first player in NBA history with 150 blocks, 150 assists and 75 three-pointers in a season — and Holmgren has since joined him as the second, doing so in 57 games. And that's not where their similarities end.

Take those blocks, for example. They're not just good for rookies: Wemby leads the league with 3.3 per game and Holmgren is tied for second, with 2.7.

Their overall defense is also elite: Among the 200 players averaging at least 20 minutes per game, they're tied for the fourth-best defensive rating.

Where Wembanyama has the edge: I mean, have you seen him play? He looks like a different species. How does the same player who makes this effortless block also do this from behind the arc? And then there are the eye-popping stat lines.

His first career triple-double was among the fastest ever (21 minutes), and his second was of the rare variety that featured 10 blocks.

Last weekend he one-upped himself with 27 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals and 5 blocks, becoming the 15th player in NBA history with a "5x5" game. He also became the second ever with consecutive games of 5 steals and 5 blocks. The other? Michael Jordan.

Where Holmgren has the edge: While Wemby's Spurs (11-48) are in dead last, Chet's Thunder (41-17) are 0.5 games out of first. It's one thing to put up stats on a cellar-dweller, but Holmgren has fit seamlessly into — and indeed helped fuel — a legitimate championship contender.

His 6.8 win shares are tied for 12th in the NBA, and if he maintains this pace he'll end the season with the third-best rookie mark this century, behind only Chris Paul and Blake Griffin.

He's also been the much better shooter, with significantly higher percentages from both the field (54.2%) and behind the arc (40.1%) than Wembanyama (46.6%; 31.7%).

The bottom line: It will still take a herculean effort by Holmgren to wrest the ROY award away from Wembanyama, but don't let that distract you from the fact that both of these rookie supernovas are having seasons for the ages.
"It's not how white men fight." - Tucker Carlson

"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism." - George Washington

HutchwasClutch

How about Rivers and those Bucks, hey?  ;)  Small sample size as stink of that Memphis loss before the All Star break lingers, but trending in a very positive direction. 

GB Warrior

Bulls are a bunch of babies. Bucks get no bonus points for beating up on bad teams, but after a season of making these games harder than they should be, they're trending the right way.

This road trip out West will tell us if they might be back.