2024 NBA Season

[ChiBitCTy]

Either way, the Lakers should call a timeout and nothing else. That was around 10 secs. left and lots of time to make a good play.
The Lakers are down by 1 and no one from the coaching staff even advises their players to call a timeout. They blew that opportunity and chances to win the game. I don't know why they thought that time and didn't decide to call a timeout.
I want the close game though that both teams managed to perform where there are lots of exchange of score leads happened.

Maybe that is due to the inexperience of the coach and his staff. But Lebron was also in the court, he could have called the time out himself since he is the most veteran player in there. Anyway, if they called a time out, they can set up an offense but the defense of Philly will also set up. Maxey and other defenders will be on court and it may be harder to execute.
Now, I really doubt the capabilities of the Lakers coaching staff. It is not yet playoffs and they are not able to make the proper calls already. That is too bad.

It seems as though the coaching staff of the Lakers has no idea what they are supposed to be doing. There are times when you look at the coaches and wonder what they are thinking. They are able to make decisions and feel as if they have a plan in place. However, that is not the case with the Los Angeles Lakers. In my opinion, the coaching staff of the Lakers looks like they are just doing things and hoping for the best.

Well, that's what you and the others thought. We all have criticized coaches and players for every mistakes they have done in their career, but remember, they are always better than us. Plans and plays doesn't work every time. We can't just say, the coaching staff has no idea of what needs to be done. They actually do, they're only making bad decisions, especially when it did not work.
The Lakers may not be easy to coach, because of LeBron presence. He is the kind of player who have a huge influence in the whole management. So, that's not gonna be easy for the head coach to handle.

I don't think that Lebron is hard to coach, I mean he has been with several teams already, winning rings, so it's not about the coaches, it's probably his team mates around that could make or break him. Although it could be intimidated to coach him because of his superstar status, but I think Lebron is not that hard headed and he respects his coach who ever it is on the current team that he is in. And speaking of Lebron, big games for him again, but this time they got the win, 48 points and almost put a triple double.

I agree with you that I don't think Lebron is hard to coach either.  In fact, often when I see him taking coaching/directions on the sideline during timeouts and what not, he always seems to be quite intent on what's going on, always paying attention etc ( at least from what I've seen ), but, yeah it's going to take certain type of coach to be able to coach Lebron.  He's not going to allow just anyone coach him, that's for sure.

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[TravelMug]

Glad to see our boy playing so well. Alperen Sengun seriously has a potential to be the best Turkish player to ever play the game. Memo had an all-star selection, and Hedo had MIP if I am not wrong and he was the second best guy on a team that went to finals. So its really really hard to be up there, even though Turkey hasn't sent that many guys in its history, it was still quite obvious that two that got famous became very very good and its hard to pass that. But this kid is playing with some serious talent at 20 years old, both of those players weren't near this good at 20, so that means in the next 10 years Alperen could keep on developing, if he doesn't relax and just coasts, but instead gets better? Dude could be some high level talent for sure.

The thing with Sengun is that he is awkward so it's hard to guard him, and he will throw a lot of fakes that will make his defender off balance. And I do agree that if he keeps on developing, he could be the best Turkish player in the history of NBA and could surpassed Hedo Turkoglu. But as far as position goes, it's obvious that they are very much different but perhaps the impact they can bring to their current team is huge.

[Yaunfitda]

Either way, the Lakers should call a timeout and nothing else. That was around 10 secs. left and lots of time to make a good play.
The Lakers are down by 1 and no one from the coaching staff even advises their players to call a timeout. They blew that opportunity and chances to win the game. I don't know why they thought that time and didn't decide to call a timeout.
I want the close game though that both teams managed to perform where there are lots of exchange of score leads happened.

Maybe that is due to the inexperience of the coach and his staff. But Lebron was also in the court, he could have called the time out himself since he is the most veteran player in there. Anyway, if they called a time out, they can set up an offense but the defense of Philly will also set up. Maxey and other defenders will be on court and it may be harder to execute.
Now, I really doubt the capabilities of the Lakers coaching staff. It is not yet playoffs and they are not able to make the proper calls already. That is too bad.

It seems as though the coaching staff of the Lakers has no idea what they are supposed to be doing. There are times when you look at the coaches and wonder what they are thinking. They are able to make decisions and feel as if they have a plan in place. However, that is not the case with the Los Angeles Lakers. In my opinion, the coaching staff of the Lakers looks like they are just doing things and hoping for the best.

Well, that's what you and the others thought. We all have criticized coaches and players for every mistakes they have done in their career, but remember, they are always better than us. Plans and plays doesn't work every time. We can't just say, the coaching staff has no idea of what needs to be done. They actually do, they're only making bad decisions, especially when it did not work.
The Lakers may not be easy to coach, because of LeBron presence. He is the kind of player who have a huge influence in the whole management. So, that's not gonna be easy for the head coach to handle.

I don't think that Lebron is hard to coach, I mean he has been with several teams already, winning rings, so it's not about the coaches, it's probably his team mates around that could make or break him. Although it could be intimidated to coach him because of his superstar status, but I think Lebron is not that hard headed and he respects his coach who ever it is on the current team that he is in. And speaking of Lebron, big games for him again, but this time they got the win, 48 points and almost put a triple double.

I agree with you that I don't think Lebron is hard to coach either.  In fact, often when I see him taking coaching/directions on the sideline during timeouts and what not, he always seems to be quite intent on what's going on, always paying attention etc ( at least from what I've seen ), but, yeah it's going to take certain type of coach to be able to coach Lebron.  He's not going to allow just anyone coach him, that's for sure.

Yes, that's what I'm trying to say and we never him complaining about his coaches, even in the past, even if they are losing, he is not criticizing his coach and often times he take the blame.

But as we can see with Darvin Ham, he seems to be settled as well and very keen on playing high level basketball at his age. He is really looking to break that record this season and it's going to be historic in the NBA.

[danherbias07]

Glad to see our boy playing so well. Alperen Sengun seriously has a potential to be the best Turkish player to ever play the game. Memo had an all-star selection, and Hedo had MIP if I am not wrong and he was the second best guy on a team that went to finals. So its really really hard to be up there, even though Turkey hasn't sent that many guys in its history, it was still quite obvious that two that got famous became very very good and its hard to pass that. But this kid is playing with some serious talent at 20 years old, both of those players weren't near this good at 20, so that means in the next 10 years Alperen could keep on developing, if he doesn't relax and just coasts, but instead gets better? Dude could be some high level talent for sure.

He is one of the reasons why sometimes the Houston Rockets team could surprise strong teams and be defeated. I lost a lot of money because of that. They are pure underdog most of the time but Alperen Sengun doesn't play like they are a losing team. He will gain more experience and soon he will become like Kevin Love or Sabonis that can make double-double per game. Best part is he's also a good passer. He even gained his first triple-double a week ago versus the Sacramento Kings. Indeed, Sengun has a promising future.

So PG13 is back. And I took the bet for the 76ers early.  Well, there's still a chance to win. Close game happening between Clippers vs the 76ers. Now in the 4th quarter.

[yazher]

What are they thinking? is this their way to keep everything balanced?  



Ja Morant is surely one of a kind and the fans are always looking forward to seeing him dunk on someone every time he plays. Thankfully he always has been negative and we can see more of his amazing dunks in the future. Though they are different from Vince Carter, I'm glad I'm seeing in the NBA who can actually dunk without hesitation whenever he got the chance. He really needs to do more of this because he will miss it when he gets old as Vince does.

[dothebeats]

What are they thinking? is this their way to keep everything balanced?  



Ja Morant is surely one of a kind and the fans are always looking forward to seeing him dunk on someone every time he plays. Thankfully he always has been negative and we can see more of his amazing dunks in the future. Though they are different from Vince Carter, I'm glad I'm seeing in the NBA who can actually dunk without hesitation whenever he got the chance. He really needs to do more of this because he will miss it when he gets old as Vince does.

I think at this point they are just fucking with Ja Morant Imagine getting drug tested almost every game just to turn out negative. They really want to catch this man red-handed, but unfortunately all of his plays in the highlight reel are natural and due to his insane talent. At this point, Grizzlies must already file a complaint against this nonsense. They're trying to single out this man for drug usage and every time they test him they're not finding anything. How is that not discriminatory in any way?

[carlisle1]

Before rebuilding they can taste another play-off run with Bron, maybe one last time.

That's what the Lakers fans want to see even though the chances are kind of slim at the moment. But who knows as long as the Lakers are trying their best to remain alive in getting this year's playoff spot regardless if they will play on the play-in or not.

LeBron James' possibly achieving one of the toughest records in the league which is becoming the number 1 in NBA All-time Scoring leaders + Lakers competing in the playoffs will be a sweet achievement for the Lakers this season.

Anthony Davis might come back with a few games before the All-Star or early February as far as some rumor about his status is concerned.

We never know what Lakers can bring inside the table, they are keep doing the best that they know to win games and to keep the possibility
alive in moving to the next round, either a playoff spot or play-in.

As long as they are doing their best and they are winning games, that chance for LeBron can happen this season, breaking Kareem's records
will be an added legacy to his name.

Not sure about that rumor regarding to Davis but if that's true, the winning chance of Lakers will be much better.

[rhomelmabini]

Glad to see our boy playing so well. Alperen Sengun seriously has a potential to be the best Turkish player to ever play the game. Memo had an all-star selection, and Hedo had MIP if I am not wrong and he was the second best guy on a team that went to finals. So its really really hard to be up there, even though Turkey hasn't sent that many guys in its history, it was still quite obvious that two that got famous became very very good and its hard to pass that. But this kid is playing with some serious talent at 20 years old, both of those players weren't near this good at 20, so that means in the next 10 years Alperen could keep on developing, if he doesn't relax and just coasts, but instead gets better? Dude could be some high level talent for sure.

The thing with Sengun is that he is awkward so it's hard to guard him, and he will throw a lot of fakes that will make his defender off balance. And I do agree that if he keeps on developing, he could be the best Turkish player in the history of NBA and could surpassed Hedo Turkoglu. But as far as position goes, it's obvious that they are very much different but perhaps the impact they can bring to their current team is huge.

His type of play may improve as he continues to play in the league, maybe that awkwardness will change as he goes further in his career. Well, it's early to say he can pass Hedo when this young guy wasn't yet at the peak of his career. The guy can shoot outside too and maybe he needs to develop that further since big guys behind the arc weren't that new these days and some defenders doubt huge guys that they can shoot, it's a good weapon to develop.

[btc_angela]

Glad to see our boy playing so well. Alperen Sengun seriously has a potential to be the best Turkish player to ever play the game. Memo had an all-star selection, and Hedo had MIP if I am not wrong and he was the second best guy on a team that went to finals. So its really really hard to be up there, even though Turkey hasn't sent that many guys in its history, it was still quite obvious that two that got famous became very very good and its hard to pass that. But this kid is playing with some serious talent at 20 years old, both of those players weren't near this good at 20, so that means in the next 10 years Alperen could keep on developing, if he doesn't relax and just coasts, but instead gets better? Dude could be some high level talent for sure.

The thing with Sengun is that he is awkward so it's hard to guard him, and he will throw a lot of fakes that will make his defender off balance. And I do agree that if he keeps on developing, he could be the best Turkish player in the history of NBA and could surpassed Hedo Turkoglu. But as far as position goes, it's obvious that they are very much different but perhaps the impact they can bring to their current team is huge.

His type of play may improve as he continues to play in the league, maybe that awkwardness will change as he goes further in his career. Well, it's early to say he can pass Hedo when this young guy wasn't yet at the peak of his career. The guy can shoot outside too and maybe he needs to develop that further since big guys behind the arc weren't that new these days and some defenders doubt huge guys that they can shoot, it's a good weapon to develop.

And it seems to be an advantage for him to become awkward, similar to what Sabonis early in his career with the Pacers, and up to this time, we can see some glimpse of Sabonis with the Kings and it's very effective for him.

So I guess there's nothing to change with his style, he just need to improve and most probably gain some weight as well so that he won't be simply be backs out for defensive or offensive rebounds. He can shoot outside, just like the rest of the big guys that we have in the league, he just need to be consistent.

[Jating]

Before rebuilding they can taste another play-off run with Bron, maybe one last time.

That's what the Lakers fans want to see even though the chances are kind of slim at the moment. But who knows as long as the Lakers are trying their best to remain alive in getting this year's playoff spot regardless if they will play on the play-in or not.

LeBron James' possibly achieving one of the toughest records in the league which is becoming the number 1 in NBA All-time Scoring leaders + Lakers competing in the playoffs will be a sweet achievement for the Lakers this season.

Anthony Davis might come back with a few games before the All-Star or early February as far as some rumor about his status is concerned.

Maybe when Davis comes back, there chances are going to skyrocket to make the playoffs. Hopefully when Davis goes back, it will not be too late for him. Although they are losing games, it's very close one and it could go either way. And it seems that the whole Lakers is somewhat getting their second wind as they are playing very high level with James and Westbrook and some of their role players.

So let's wait when is AD going to be back and hopefully he will be healthy throughout after the All Star break. He is one key figure with the Lakers, and he will have to play the second half of the regular season to stay alive their hopes of getting into another playoff together.

[arwin100]

Before rebuilding they can taste another play-off run with Bron, maybe one last time.

That's what the Lakers fans want to see even though the chances are kind of slim at the moment. But who knows as long as the Lakers are trying their best to remain alive in getting this year's playoff spot regardless if they will play on the play-in or not.

LeBron James' possibly achieving one of the toughest records in the league which is becoming the number 1 in NBA All-time Scoring leaders + Lakers competing in the playoffs will be a sweet achievement for the Lakers this season.

Anthony Davis might come back with a few games before the All-Star or early February as far as some rumor about his status is concerned.

Maybe when Davis comes back, there chances are going to skyrocket to make the playoffs. Hopefully when Davis goes back, it will not be too late for him. Although they are losing games, it's very close one and it could go either way. And it seems that the whole Lakers is somewhat getting their second wind as they are playing very high level with James and Westbrook and some of their role players.

To hard to happen since if AD will be back maybe he's still not on his best shape and the Lakeshow drama still continue so maybe this is another big floop season for lakers since they are not in good position in standing now. Also their other rooster seems doesn't have plan to win and Lebron is the one who make this team alive. If lakers cannot place again in playoffs this season well this is another big  shame to them.

[Natalim]

Before rebuilding they can taste another play-off run with Bron, maybe one last time.

That's what the Lakers fans want to see even though the chances are kind of slim at the moment. But who knows as long as the Lakers are trying their best to remain alive in getting this year's playoff spot regardless if they will play on the play-in or not.

LeBron James' possibly achieving one of the toughest records in the league which is becoming the number 1 in NBA All-time Scoring leaders + Lakers competing in the playoffs will be a sweet achievement for the Lakers this season.

Anthony Davis might come back with a few games before the All-Star or early February as far as some rumor about his status is concerned.

Maybe when Davis comes back, there chances are going to skyrocket to make the playoffs. Hopefully when Davis goes back, it will not be too late for him. Although they are losing games, it's very close one and it could go either way. And it seems that the whole Lakers is somewhat getting their second wind as they are playing very high level with James and Westbrook and some of their role players.

So let's wait when is AD going to be back and hopefully he will be healthy throughout after the All Star break. He is one key figure with the Lakers, and he will have to play the second half of the regular season to stay alive their hopes of getting into another playoff together.

He will surely be back soon, the is continuously supporting his teammates although he can't play at the moment. And honestly, I like how Lebron is carrying his team, I know he is used to this so he really sees the urgency and as much as possible, they want to be in the playoffs. Also, Westbrook is getting better, so they'll surely get better with Davis coming back.

[danherbias07]

What are they thinking? is this their way to keep everything balanced?  

~
Ja Morant is surely one of a kind and the fans are always looking forward to seeing him dunk on someone every time he plays. Thankfully he always has been negative and we can see more of his amazing dunks in the future. Though they are different from Vince Carter, I'm glad I'm seeing in the NBA who can actually dunk without hesitation whenever he got the chance. He really needs to do more of this because he will miss it when he gets old as Vince does.

When you are doing the unnatural, you will be tested. Didn't we see that right after Donovan Mitchell posted 71 points against the Chicago Bulls?
The next day they tested him and he even tweeted about it. The funny thing is, the NBA said the drug testing will only be done 4 times per season.
1 pre-season, 2 regular, 1 final. Ain't this too much testing Ja Morant? I mean, his leaps are extraordinary but considering how fit he is, that should be normal and we have seen it a lot of times already, so it won't be a question anymore. He can jump, no doubt.
It makes you wonder how many players will have to go thru this whenever they feel like they want to jump higher. 

[Jating]

What are they thinking? is this their way to keep everything balanced?  

~
Ja Morant is surely one of a kind and the fans are always looking forward to seeing him dunk on someone every time he plays. Thankfully he always has been negative and we can see more of his amazing dunks in the future. Though they are different from Vince Carter, I'm glad I'm seeing in the NBA who can actually dunk without hesitation whenever he got the chance. He really needs to do more of this because he will miss it when he gets old as Vince does.

When you are doing the unnatural, you will be tested. Didn't we see that right after Donovan Mitchell posted 71 points against the Chicago Bulls?
The next day they tested him and he even tweeted about it. The funny thing is, the NBA said the drug testing will only be done 4 times per season.
1 pre-season, 2 regular, 1 final. Ain't this too much testing Ja Morant? I mean, his leaps are extraordinary but considering how fit he is, that should be normal and we have seen it a lot of times already, so it won't be a question anymore. He can jump, no doubt.
It makes you wonder how many players will have to go thru this whenever they feel like they want to jump higher. 

Not the first time that we have seen this kind of spectacular dunk by Ja Morant though, and maybe last season he was also tested by the NBA and all is clean. So we shouldn't be surprised if players are tested and pass because some of them are gifted athletically like Morant or even the Giannis.

And he is still in his prime though, so no question about it.

Well if he is like in his 30's and not in his top shape then suddenly dunking again, that will raise an alarm. But right now, it's normal, just like what we have seen in Vince Carter when he was in his prime.

[inthelongrun]

What are they thinking? is this their way to keep everything balanced?  



Ja Morant is surely one of a kind and the fans are always looking forward to seeing him dunk on someone every time he plays. Thankfully he always has been negative and we can see more of his amazing dunks in the future. Though they are different from Vince Carter, I'm glad I'm seeing in the NBA who can actually dunk without hesitation whenever he got the chance. He really needs to do more of this because he will miss it when he gets old as Vince does.

I think at this point they are just fucking with Ja Morant Imagine getting drug tested almost every game just to turn out negative. They really want to catch this man red-handed, but unfortunately all of his plays in the highlight reel are natural and due to his insane talent. At this point, Grizzlies must already file a complaint against this nonsense. They're trying to single out this man for drug usage and every time they test him they're not finding anything. How is that not discriminatory in any way?

I know Ja is a special talent and I'd been following him since his rookie years due to the excitement he brings to the game. But laughing hard was my first reaction when I saw this news earlier today on Facebook. I laughed hard because I was thinking if he was tested because of his insane performance or because of his confidence which is sometimes viewed as arrogance when he talks in public which made officials think that he is high.

Anyways, I hope Ja starts to mature a bit and becomes humble. The difference between Ja and the other known high-flyers like Vince Carter, T-Mac, Bron, LaVine, Aaron Gordon, etc is the height. Those guys have the height and the weight while Ja is only 6'2" and weighed 79 kg.

[borovichok]

Not the first time that we have seen this kind of spectacular dunk by Ja Morant though, and maybe last season he was also tested by the NBA and all is clean. So we shouldn't be surprised if players are tested and pass because some of them are gifted athletically like Morant or even the Giannis.

And he is still in his prime though, so no question about it.

Well if he is like in his 30's and not in his top shape then suddenly dunking again, that will raise an alarm. But right now, it's normal, just like what we have seen in Vince Carter when he was in his prime.

Alot of eyes on Morant based on his high class performance in the court, dunking is considered a top level skill that worth more than a point. Temetrius Jamel is a top professional basketball player with amazing trophies added to his name. He's just 24 years with top talents in his court. So amazing to see him play with his trained skills. Everything required time and consistency in games, Ja Morant can be compared to Giannis, Lebron in NBA interms of a slam dunk. He falled into the big name category and got countless number of fans supporting him.

[rhomelmabini]

Glad to see our boy playing so well. Alperen Sengun seriously has a potential to be the best Turkish player to ever play the game. Memo had an all-star selection, and Hedo had MIP if I am not wrong and he was the second best guy on a team that went to finals. So its really really hard to be up there, even though Turkey hasn't sent that many guys in its history, it was still quite obvious that two that got famous became very very good and its hard to pass that. But this kid is playing with some serious talent at 20 years old, both of those players weren't near this good at 20, so that means in the next 10 years Alperen could keep on developing, if he doesn't relax and just coasts, but instead gets better? Dude could be some high level talent for sure.

The thing with Sengun is that he is awkward so it's hard to guard him, and he will throw a lot of fakes that will make his defender off balance. And I do agree that if he keeps on developing, he could be the best Turkish player in the history of NBA and could surpassed Hedo Turkoglu. But as far as position goes, it's obvious that they are very much different but perhaps the impact they can bring to their current team is huge.

His type of play may improve as he continues to play in the league, maybe that awkwardness will change as he goes further in his career. Well, it's early to say he can pass Hedo when this young guy wasn't yet at the peak of his career. The guy can shoot outside too and maybe he needs to develop that further since big guys behind the arc weren't that new these days and some defenders doubt huge guys that they can shoot, it's a good weapon to develop.

And it seems to be an advantage for him to become awkward, similar to what Sabonis early in his career with the Pacers, and up to this time, we can see some glimpse of Sabonis with the Kings and it's very effective for him.

So I guess there's nothing to change with his style, he just need to improve and most probably gain some weight as well so that he won't be simply be backs out for defensive or offensive rebounds. He can shoot outside, just like the rest of the big guys that we have in the league, he just need to be consistent.

Yeah, but to better improve it then he need to increase his physique first but seeing how he land those monstrous dunks even with defenders in front of him, I think the kid is special in his own way. Maybe by 24 of age onwards we will see Sengun to be best on what he does, hoping injuries won't destroy it.

[wheelz1200]

Will be at the Knicks game tonight, first of the season.  Haven't had a chance to go Ina while so pretty jacked up even though they are only playing the Wizards.  They lost by 2 Monday so hopefully they come out dogging it.  They shoukd beat up on the Wizards here tonight.  They need to start making a run deeper into the lead can't hang on this six line.  Which brings up the trade deadline.  Think they need another 3 amd d guy off the bench.  That's where the Knicks suffer right now is theor short bench.  Thibs is running the starting squad into the ground.

[OgNasty]

How about LeBron James’ triple double last night. Amazing that he’s still able to put up such huge numbers with 0 turnovers. He’s one of only three guys to ever score 45+ over the age of 35 and he’s done it more times than the other 2 combined. He’s a medical marvel the way he’s able to perform at his age. Truly something special to watch that will be looked back on someday the way we look back at Michael Jordan’s time in the league.

[dwyane36]

How about LeBron James’ triple double last night. Amazing that he’s still able to put up such huge numbers with 0 turnovers. He’s one of only three guys to ever score 45+ over the age of 35 and he’s done it more times than the other 2 combined. He’s a medical marvel the way he’s able to perform at his age. Truly something special to watch that will be looked back on someday the way we look back at Michael Jordan’s time in the league.

LeBron was very close, but he didn't technically have a triple-double in that game because he had 8 rebounds and 9 assists. However, it doesn't really matter because his performance was phenomenal anyway. LeBron once again proved that age doesn't matter in professional sports. Honestly, I think serious injuries and lack of motivation are the only reasons why other NBA players (veterans) can't play as well as LeBron at 38.