NBA Season 23/24

famicommander

Tak enabled this rank change
15 Year Member
Joined
Sep 18, 2007
Posts
14,978
Luka would rather put up 25 shots in a loss than put up 16 shots in a win. That's him summed up in one sentence.
 

famicommander

Tak enabled this rank change
15 Year Member
Joined
Sep 18, 2007
Posts
14,978
I got another sentence for you. Wolves over Nugs.
I saw, I remember. The Nuggets choked and then the Wolves stupidly thought they'd tapdance their way to the Finals and the Mavs hit them in the mouth.

Not sure it really matters. With how the Nugs backcourt played this postseason I don't think they'd be able to handle White and Holiday's defense.
 

Taiso

Pseudo Intellectual (according to fagits)
20 Year Member
Joined
Dec 29, 2000
Posts
17,147
Looks like JJ Reddick is going to be the Lakers next head coach.

Can't wait for the 36 and 46 2024-2025 Lakers!

Reddick will be back in sportscasting within two years.
 

Tw3ek

Sniper Wolf of Chat
10 Year Member
Joined
Oct 30, 2013
Posts
2,364
Hope it works out and he surrounds himself with a decent staff to mitigate his lack of experience but I can 100% see this going poorly lol
 

Taiso

Pseudo Intellectual (according to fagits)
20 Year Member
Joined
Dec 29, 2000
Posts
17,147
Hope it works out and he surrounds himself with a decent staff to mitigate his lack of experience but I can 100% see this going poorly lol
36-46.

Maybe worse.
 

famicommander

Tak enabled this rank change
15 Year Member
Joined
Sep 18, 2007
Posts
14,978
Time to rebuild, we'll take AD and LeBron off your hands. You can have Zeke Nnaji and Jalen Pickett in return, thanks.
 

Tw3ek

Sniper Wolf of Chat
10 Year Member
Joined
Oct 30, 2013
Posts
2,364
36-46.

Maybe worse.
I'm gonna wait until after the draft happens/a staff is in place for my counter, cause if we draft Bronny, I'd say you're being too optimistic at 36 wins
 

Taiso

Pseudo Intellectual (according to fagits)
20 Year Member
Joined
Dec 29, 2000
Posts
17,147
Al Hortford is coming back, y'all!
 

basic

back to basics
15 Year Member
Joined
Jun 2, 2006
Posts
5,888
Looks like JJ Reddick is going to be the Lakers next head coach.

Can't wait for the 36 and 46 2024-2025 Lakers!

Reddick will be back in sportscasting within two years.
no one saw this coming months ago! lol lebron and the media are such shams.

I hope they continue their podcast during the season just to watch the uncomfortable downward spiral of their relationship.
 

100proof

Insert Something Clever Here
10 Year Member
Joined
Jan 16, 2014
Posts
4,064
Al Hortford is coming back, y'all!

Somebody has to take over the Udonis Haslem "role player that's been washed for 5 years but has become the franchise's mascot" role in the league.

Edit: Congrats to JJ. 5 years worth of salary for 18 months of work will be good value when he inevitably gets fired after another "underperforming" season.
 

famicommander

Tak enabled this rank change
15 Year Member
Joined
Sep 18, 2007
Posts
14,978
Somebody has to take over the Udonis Haslem "role player that's been washed for 5 years but has become the franchise's mascot" role in the league.

Edit: Congrats to JJ. 5 years worth of salary for 18 months of work will be good value when he inevitably gets fired after another "underperforming" season.
Haslem was on the roster just in case Spoelstra wanted somebody stabbed
 

theMot

Six foot four and full of muscles
10 Year Member
Joined
Jan 22, 2012
Posts
8,045
I don’t understand why one of the biggest franchises in the NBA can’t seem to hire a well known establishment coach with championship or two under their belt. What other big team in any other sport would hire a rookie coach like that? 😂
 

100proof

Insert Something Clever Here
10 Year Member
Joined
Jan 16, 2014
Posts
4,064
Because Dr. Buss doesn't run the team anymore and no established coach wants to deal with the headache of "coaching" LeBron.
 

basic

back to basics
15 Year Member
Joined
Jun 2, 2006
Posts
5,888
I don’t understand why one of the biggest franchises in the NBA can’t seem to hire a well known establishment coach with championship or two under their belt. What other big team in any other sport would hire a rookie coach like that? 😂
besides what 100proof just said below you, no coach wants to coach lebron. it's a trap. he's tempermental and can undermine you. if they feel like they can deal with that, lebron has 2 years MAX left in him and his passive aggressive GM-ing will lead to a total gutting and destruction of their roster and future. what's left after that? lebron will get any and all credit and either the coach or some player will be the scapegoat. it's a terrible job.
 

theMot

Six foot four and full of muscles
10 Year Member
Joined
Jan 22, 2012
Posts
8,045
Because Dr. Buss doesn't run the team anymore and no established coach wants to deal with the headache of "coaching" LeBron.
I don’t think it’s that honestly. If you look at it, it’s the same with a lot of other teams also. NBA teams just don’t seem to really value established coaches anymore.
 

100proof

Insert Something Clever Here
10 Year Member
Joined
Jan 16, 2014
Posts
4,064
I don’t think it’s that honestly. If you look at it, it’s the same with a lot of other teams also. NBA teams just don’t seem to really value established coaches anymore.

How do you figure? There's a bunch of established coaches with teams looking to win: Carlisle (Conference Finals), J Kidd (Finals), Spoelstra, Doc, Pop, Kerr, Udoka, Thibs, Nick Nurse, Bud, etc.

Coaches aren't interested in dealing with LeBron. Full stop. He's never had an "established" coach his entire career. Every coach is either an assistant, a first-timer or a guy desperate for a job... and largely they're his "friends". What respected coach would want to deal with being constantly undermined and blamed in the media and being in the middle of the hot take social media shitstorm 24/7/365?
 

Tw3ek

Sniper Wolf of Chat
10 Year Member
Joined
Oct 30, 2013
Posts
2,364
How do you figure? There's a bunch of established coaches with teams looking to win: Carlisle (Conference Finals), J Kidd (Finals), Spoelstra, Doc, Pop, Kerr, Udoka, Thibs, Nick Nurse, Bud, etc.

Coaches aren't interested in dealing with LeBron. Full stop. He's never had an "established" coach his entire career. Every coach is either an assistant, a first-timer or a guy desperate for a job... and largely they're his "friends". What respected coach would want to deal with being constantly undermined and blamed in the media and being in the middle of the hot take social media shitstorm 24/7/365?
Wasn't Kerr a commentator before becoming a first time coach with the Warriors though?
 

famicommander

Tak enabled this rank change
15 Year Member
Joined
Sep 18, 2007
Posts
14,978
Wasn't Kerr a commentator before becoming a first time coach with the Warriors though?
Mazzulla just won the championship too and he's 35 years old. Only had 3 years of assistant coaching experience in the NBA, won a title in his second season as head coach.
 

100proof

Insert Something Clever Here
10 Year Member
Joined
Jan 16, 2014
Posts
4,064
He was but he's a 4-time title winner who's now been a coach for a decade. If he left the Dubs tomorrow, he'd be the top candidate for every big job in the league. Not sure how else you'd describe an "established" coach.
 

Tw3ek

Sniper Wolf of Chat
10 Year Member
Joined
Oct 30, 2013
Posts
2,364
He was but he's a 4-time title winner who's now been a coach for a decade. If he left the Dubs tomorrow, he'd be the top candidate for every big job in the league. Not sure how else you'd describe an "established" coach.
Oh absolutely, I'm just sayin that he started off the same way, so its not the best example. Also, I honestly cannot believe Doc keeps getting hired. We know exactly who he his by this point.
 

basic

back to basics
15 Year Member
Joined
Jun 2, 2006
Posts
5,888
Mazzulla just won the championship too and he's 35 years old. Only had 3 years of assistant coaching experience in the NBA, won a title in his second season as head coach.
how many months of podcasting with lebron though?
 
Top