'25-26 NBA Thread

[MuggsyB]

The Pistons better wake up.  Atrocious start.  5 turns in like 3 mins. 

[MuggsyB]

Cain with a mammoth jam over Duren!!!

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[Shaka Shart]

Cain with a mammoth jam over Duren!!!

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I wish mammoths were still alive so I could taste one

[MuggsyB]

I wish mammoths were still alive so I could taste one

They will be back in 2028 and will save the Tundra and potential climate crises.  Tremendous species.  Very, very, powerful but good natured. 

[Shaka Shart]

They will be back in 2028 and will save the Tundra and potential climate crises.  Tremendous species.  Very, very, powerful but good natured. 

Climate change isn't real. The polar bears are just being dramatic much like the OKC thunder trying to draw fouls

[Billy Hoyle]

The Pistons better wake up.  Atrocious start.  5 turns in like 3 mins. 

Cade is not a true PG and is turnover-prone. Durand has been atrocious on offense and is not going to get the $200 million extension he was holding out for after this series. Harris is a good #3 option, but not a #2 if a team wants to advance in the playoffs. I've resigned myself to them losing this series thanks to bad roster construction and JB Bickerstaff's decisions. Where has Paul Reed been?

[MuggsyB]

Wow.  I didn't see Philly punking Boston today. 

[Shaka Shart]

I did, and I bet my life savings on it.

[MuggsyB]

I did, and I bet my life savings on it.

And it's now MU nil money?

[Shaka Shart]

And it's now MU nil money?

I have plenty of money. Not nil

[CreightonWarrior]

I did, and I bet my life savings on it.

Wow I didn't know Brendan Sorsby was on scoop

[MuggsyB]

Houston isn't good, but they may be better without KD?  They definitely miss VV. 

It would be pretty interesting if that series goes 7.  Either way the Lakers or Rockets aren't beating OKC.  That could be ugly.  I really hope we get a OKC/SAS WCF. 

[JWags85]

Cade is not a true PG and is turnover-prone. Durand has been atrocious on offense and is not going to get the $200 million extension he was holding out for after this series. Harris is a good #3 option, but not a #2 if a team wants to advance in the playoffs. I've resigned myself to them losing this series thanks to bad roster construction and JB Bickerstaff's decisions. Where has Paul Reed been?

Cade's TOs are a HUGE issue.  Honestly more of an issue than Duren.  Has Duren been as good as the regular season?  Not scoring wise, but he's been fine and played well defensively.  He averages 19 and 10 for the season, he's at 10 and 9 in the playoffs.  Orlando has specifically schemed for him.  His percentages aren't terrible, he's just not getting the same amount of attempts.  But that has freed up Harris and he's more than made up for it scoring wise.

But the rest of the rotation has been awful.  Robinson, Stewart, Thompson, and Jenkins have been on a milk carton.  Combine that with Cade averaging 7+ TOs a game this series, and they are in trouble.

[MuggsyB]

I think the Knicks should win this game.   

[wadesworld]

https://x.com/ryanhammer09/status/2049996417951809993?s=42

[MuggsyB]

Among the all-time great guards, where would you slot Walt Frazier?  And was he a PG, a 2G, or a combo G?  Ty.  It seems to me he should get more props as a player. 

[Uncle Rico]

Among the all-time great guards, where would you slot Walt Frazier?  And was he a PG, a 2G, or a combo G?  Ty.  It seems to me he should get more props as a player. 

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[The Sultan]

Among the all-time great guards, where would you slot Walt Frazier?  And was he a PG, a 2G, or a combo G?  Ty.  It seems to me he should get more props as a player. 

Made the 75th all time team. Closer to the bottom than the top. Benefitted by playing for the Knicks.

[Jay Bee]

HOWL!!! Much like me in pickleball, the Wolves are persevering through injuries!

[MuggsyB]

The Celtics appear not to have a plan B. They either win making 3's, or lose bricking them.  They also have no interior defender.  I hate to say it but the Knicks look like the clear favorite in the East.  Maybe it's me, but the former Knicks players sitting in the stands and acting like Spike Lee, is annoying.  We don't really see this from other teams.  Especially losing players.  It's bizarre. 

[MU82]

Among the all-time great guards, where would you slot Walt Frazier?  And was he a PG, a 2G, or a combo G?  Ty.  It seems to me he should get more props as a player. 

Clyde was a PG, and a great one. One of the best defensive backcourt players of his era, and very smooth on offense. He was tall enough, quick enough and savvy enough that his style of play would have translated very well to today's game. He also was outstanding in clutch situations and in big games. Everybody remembers the "Willis Reed" game - well, Reed had 4 points that night (Game 7 of the 1970 Finals); Frazier had 36 points on 12-17 shooting, 19 assists and 7 rebounds.

I wouldn't rank him on the top tier of PGs with the likes of Magic, Curry, Thomas, Nash and Robertson, but he'd be in my next group.

[Jockey]

Plus he was the best dressed NBA player ever.

[GB Warrior]

Jokic should demand a trade.

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

HIT:





MISS:





On the whole, a pretty stylish guy not afraid to take chances. I like the cut of his job.

[MuggsyB]

Clyde was a PG, and a great one. One of the best defensive backcourt players of his era, and very smooth on offense. He was tall enough, quick enough and savvy enough that his style of play would have translated very well to today's game. He also was outstanding in clutch situations and in big games. Everybody remembers the "Willis Reed" game - well, Reed had 4 points that night (Game 7 of the 1970 Finals); Frazier had 36 points on 12-17 shooting, 19 assists and 7 rebounds.

I wouldn't rank him on the top tier of PGs with the likes of Magic, Curry, Thomas, Nash and Robertson, but he'd be in my next group.

Did you forget about Stockton?  I don't really put Curry in the PG category.