NBA Season 23/24

[Fygee]

Go on

Lakers getting gentlemen swept.

Suns got swept as I predicted. That team didn't deserve to win the first round. A discombobulated mess created by an impulsive, unwise owner with good intentions.

Vogel is toast.

God knows what they're going do this offseason.

 

[famicommander]

FUCK THE LAKERS

 

[Tw3ek]

Suns got swept as I predicted. That team didn't deserve to win the first round. A discombobulated mess created by an impulsive, unwise owner with good intentions.

Vogel is toast.

God knows what they're going do this offseason.

What moves can they even make outside of a coaching change? That Beal contract is a fuckin anchor

 

[famicommander]

What moves can they even make outside of a coaching change? That Beal contract is a fuckin anchor

Their only options are to run it back with a slightly older version of the same shit team or trade Booker and Durant. Nobody else on their roster has any trade value and they can't trade anymore 1st round picks unless they get one back in return.

 

[racecar]

What moves can they even make outside of a coaching change? That Beal contract is a fuckin anchor

No picks til 2031….

 

[basic]

Their only options are to run it back with a slightly older version of the same shit team or trade Booker and Durant. Nobody else on their roster has any trade value and they can't trade anymore 1st round picks unless they get one back in return.

beal and cash for jokic

 

[famicommander]

beal and cash for jokic

The Suns will be over the 2nd apron and therefore not allowed to use cash in trades. It's as close as you can get to a hard salary cap without actually biting the bullet and instituting a hard salary cap.

Also Beal has a no trade clause. It's an unmovable contract in more ways than one.

 

[basic]

The Suns will be over the 2nd apron and therefore not allowed to use cash in trades. It's as close as you can get to a hard salary cap without actually biting the bullet and instituting a hard salary cap.

Also Beal has a no trade clause. It's an unmovable contract in more ways than one.

fine. you forced my hand. three team trade. beal to wizards. mpj and Murray to suns. Denver gets Poole and kuzma.

 

[Tw3ek]

fine. you forced my hand. three team trade. beal to wizards. mpj and Murray to suns. Denver gets Poole and kuzma.

My favorite part of this is you gave yourself Beal back out of pure spite, respect

 

[sr20det510]

Murray with a 🗡 to put the Lakers away.

Lakers weren't aggressive rebounding at the end and Denver took advantage of second chances.

 

[famicommander]

Despite his statline I thought that was a pretty weak overall game from Joker. Great fourth quarter though.

 

[Tw3ek]

Murray with a 🗡 to put the Lakers away.

The worst part is this doesn't even narrow down what game you're talking about for this series

 

[racecar]

Murray is big game clutch !!

 

[100proof]

lol Death, Taxes and Porzingis lower leg injuries.

 

[famicommander]

Lakers once again shot 3X the free throws of the Nugs tonight. 0 FTA for Jokic.

 

[Taiso]

Lakers once again shot 3X the free throws of the Nugs tonight. 0 FTA for Jokic.

Not sus at all.....

 

[famicommander]

Not sus at all.....

I thought both challenges the Lakers won were pretty egregiously bad calls.

 

[basic]

some Lakers fans think this should've been a defensive foul

 

[famicommander]

some Lakers fans think this should've been a defensive foul

Joker and Murray: 0 free throw attempts on 49 field goal attempts

Murray shot 1 free throw on a defensive 3 second violation

Lakers fans never, ever get to complain about the refs. If they get screwed the next 500 games in a row they'll still be way ahead.

 

[theMot]

If the Clippers go down to the Mavs we can officially call time on the old guard of the NBA...

 

[Taiso]

If the Clippers go down to the Mavs we can officially call time on the old guard of the NBA...

I think it was KG that recently said that there aren't any elder statesmen left in the NBA that the current generation are willing to listen to. It's created a gap in the changes to the game that, in 50 years, will seem a lot more obvious than it is right now.

I've only been a filthy casual as it regards the NBA for the last decade. I watched pretty faithfully up through the Derrick Rose Bulls era and felt that when that team began its decline, so did my interest in the league.

But the curious case of Lebron James has given me morbid interest and watching Jokic destroy his hopes and dreams over and over has become must watch TV for me.

Guess Lebron should have drafted him sooner in that all star thing. Somehow, I don't think Joker's ever let that go. That kind of long standing ire feels like 'real' sports to me. It's the kind of thing MJ would have done.

 

[Fygee]

Great job Nugs. The refs did their absolute best to try to extend the series, but you still won.

As for the Suns, yeah, that whole team is an albatross now. Signing Beal to mega bucks with a no-trade clause was an absolutely colossal mistake, almost as bad as trading Durant for Bridges and Johnson with a slew of pics.

They can try to trade Durant, but I doubt that'll happen. Booker should and will be completely off of the table, not unless Ishiba wants Phoenix to burn down the arena. A new coach is a given, but that won't fix everything. They need a solid floor general style PG, and I'm hoping the Warriors waive Paul so they can sign him back to a vet minimum. Even if he's just there to bench warm, his presence will make a huge different this team. Beyond that, they'll have to settle for a regressing almost-star like Lonzo Ball, or a young player with potential on the cheap.

 

[Taiso]

Are what passes for this generation's elder statesmen even worth the effort anymore?

None of them seem to be able to push their teams to meaningful victories.

It's almost like the league told them they could all be the next MJ but then enabled them to demand mean fans be kicked out of arenas.

What happened to this league? Is it just me? I know I'm old but damn this generation seems soft.

 

[Fygee]

It is a softer league, no doubt about it, both on and off the court.

That said, some of those fans deserved it. They crossed the line by using racial insults or just otherwise went way too fucking far.

 

[Taiso]

It is a softer league, no doubt about it, both on and off the court.

That said, some of those fans deserved it. They crossed the line by using racial insults or just otherwise went way too fucking far.

The only ones I know about are the ones where fans called KD and Lebron 'bitch.'

Maybe I just agree with that assessment and the players should prove them wrong on the court.

If actual racist slurs were hurled at the players, then those people should definitely be removed. It's not good.