2024 NBA Season

[OgNasty]

Klay Thompson vs. the Clippers tonight:

0 PTS
0/9 FG
0/6 3PT

I don’t mean to keep piling on the Klay is washed club, but he’s not exactly shooting the lights out so far in Dallas. He’s basically not even playing as good as Bronny James Jr. Hopefully things get better for him but I have my doubts.

Didn’t he have an injury? Maybe he’s still feeling it, which could explain why he’s not comfortable with his shooting right now. I know his shooting percentage has dropped, but being scoreless in the preseason really stands out. It kind of reminds me of when he was scoreless during the play-in game while he was still with the Warriors--a game that mattered a lot for the team.

Yes he's hurt and reported to have back tightness which provably the main reason why he perform like that. Refer to this article regarding on this report https://thesmokingcuban.com/klay-thompson-suffers-injury-after-just-one-game-with-dallas-mavericks

He's shooting percentage really decline and for what happen for past games we can really see that he's not the Klay we used to see way back on GSW. Hopefully he can recover and do more better performance in regular season. Its to bad to see a downfall like this and especially that we used to see him perform so good and bring good impact to his past team.

The injury I hated to see was Paul George hurting his knee already. I hoped the 76ers would at least be full strength to start the season. Philadelphia sure has a lot of money tied up in their big 3 for injuries to already become an issue for them. Hopefully they have better luck for the rest of the season.

[passwordnow]

Klay Thompson vs. the Clippers tonight:

0 PTS
0/9 FG
0/6 3PT

I don’t mean to keep piling on the Klay is washed club, but he’s not exactly shooting the lights out so far in Dallas. He’s basically not even playing as good as Bronny James Jr. Hopefully things get better for him but I have my doubts.

One thing that many will say; still 'pre-season' 

But totally bad to start for him. This might affect his mental toughness since imagine that his zero point performance again became a trend again and to many criticism he receive towards that performance.

I agree that it's a bad start for him but maybe he's not yet composed as this is just a preseason and there's no Luka in action too. Well, this is nothing new to him that he didn't contributed a lot based on the output of scores. Anyway, there are still more games to come for him and he might just recover from this stats that he's got. And the internet always look at how bad performances are but eventually praising those exceptional games.

I was also impressed with how Yuki Kawamura plays during this pre-season. He's really impressing the team, the management and his teammates. I would love to cheer for him if ever the Grizzlies will give him a better and more decent contract for the regular saeson.

Yuki Kawamura is fun to watch, its like he has something new to perform each game he play. I think he deserve to get a contract from Grizzlies since their rotation became so good when he plays around. He's good to be their floor general and for sure that he brings good help to their campaign.

Let see if there's good development will happen and if Grizzlies would let Yuki Kawamura to be part of their roster this season.

There's a big consideration and I hope that they're not going to disappoint the fans on what he's showing right now. His experience really helped him to adjust with the big man that they have whom is Zach. Well, it's too early to tell with this line up but very promising one when the regulars come.

[Fredomago]

I was also impressed with how Yuki Kawamura plays during this pre-season. He's really impressing the team, the management and his teammates. I would love to cheer for him if ever the Grizzlies will give him a better and more decent contract for the regular saeson.

Yuki Kawamura is fun to watch, its like he has something new to perform each game he play. I think he deserve to get a contract from Grizzlies since their rotation became so good when he plays around. He's good to be their floor general and for sure that he brings good help to their campaign.

Let see if there's good development will happen and if Grizzlies would let Yuki Kawamura to be part of their roster this season.

There's a big consideration and I hope that they're not going to disappoint the fans on what he's showing right now. His experience really helped him to adjust with the big man that they have whom is Zach. Well, it's too early to tell with this line up but very promising one when the regulars come.

With how he played the game, I'm also in that same impression that the management willl give him decent contract to play and be part of their rotations, he got the talent and with that familiarity playing with big men he can maximize the full potential of Zach, though not sure if he'll get that minutes when the regular season begin.

Knowing that Ja' and the rest of their starters will be playing and will take most of those minutes, just looking for positive things for him and how to see him playing as he's adding additional entertainment when he's inside facilatating their offense.

[danherbias07]

Things got a little heated in the Knicks vs Timberwolves preseason game today. Donte DiVincenzo Seems a little upset about the trade…

https://x.com/bleacherreport/status/1845628567540973731

I don't know why Rick Brunson is having a beef with DiVincenzo but I bet Donte has received a message that Rick was part of the reason why he was traded, just my guess. But Donte needs to move on, I know he likes playing with the Villanova brothers but he is on a better team now and he must show it to them and silence them all.
Tell the Knicks they made a mistake through his actions and success. I am betting for the Timberwolves to win this year and I bet he will be a big part of that when they make it to the top.

Is he on a better team now?  Knicks and Wolves are both top echelon teams.  I'm sure donte is a little salty knowing he wanted to stay there with the kmicks and ride this thing out.  In terms of brunson no clue but brunson isn't going to be part of any deals Leon rose makes.  It's Leon's job to put 5 on the court the coach can take all the way to a chip.  These guys know the business and it isn't personal. 

Yeah, it might be that. Donte could've been enjoying the company of his Villanova brothers and when he was kicked out he got bitter. Well, I guess we will never know its backstory since I doubt someone will talk.
Well, for me, the Timberwolves are a better team, or maybe because we didn't see the full strength of the Knicks when OG and Randle were hurt and cannot help out during their playoff stint. We will see it this year on which team is the better one.

Klay Thompson vs. the Clippers tonight:

0 PTS
0/9 FG
0/6 3PT

I don’t mean to keep piling on the Klay is washed club, but he’s not exactly shooting the lights out so far in Dallas. He’s basically not even playing as good as Bronny James Jr. Hopefully things get better for him but I have my doubts.

Well, he did have almost the same stats a few times in the Warriors uniform after the injury which I think he should be thinking about. Mentally, I know Klay is still hurt and there could be glimpses of being afraid to get hurt again. The Mavs will badly need him and this cannot happen.

[Natalim]

The injury I hated to see was Paul George hurting his knee already. I hoped the 76ers would at least be full strength to start the season. Philadelphia sure has a lot of money tied up in their big 3 for injuries to already become an issue for them. Hopefully they have better luck for the rest of the season.

Not the best timing, especially with the regular season just around the corner. Hopefully, it’s nothing major, because the last time he had a similar injury back in 2023, he was out for weeks. Early in the season, it's not a huge deal yet, as long as Embiid is on the court, the team can still compete.

I'm monitoring from this
https://heavy.com/nba/player/paul-george/

[Eternad]

Klay Thompson vs. the Clippers tonight:

0 PTS
0/9 FG
0/6 3PT

I don’t mean to keep piling on the Klay is washed club, but he’s not exactly shooting the lights out so far in Dallas. He’s basically not even playing as good as Bronny James Jr. Hopefully things get better for him but I have my doubts.

Perfect performance for Klay Thompson. He executed flawlessly his last game performance during the play-in match of GSW. 

Kidding aside I think there’s something wrong already on the shooting form of Klay. It’s very hard to comprehend how come a sharp shooter can’t even do a single basket on a game while he has a lot of FGA.

He is either struggling physically or mentally. He should take a rest or else his career will be washed up early.

[passwordnow]

There's a big consideration and I hope that they're not going to disappoint the fans on what he's showing right now. His experience really helped him to adjust with the big man that they have whom is Zach. Well, it's too early to tell with this line up but very promising one when the regulars come.

With how he played the game, I'm also in that same impression that the management willl give him decent contract to play and be part of their rotations, he got the talent and with that familiarity playing with big men he can maximize the full potential of Zach, though not sure if he'll get that minutes when the regular season begin.

We can only guess that he'll get the playing time that he's getting right now. But with shorter playing time that's tested on him, he seems so effective. And let's just hope for the best that the Grizzlies management is recognizing that opportunity that's giving to him and he's not just playing around but utilizing all of those minutes that are given to him.

Knowing that Ja' and the rest of their starters will be playing and will take most of those minutes, just looking for positive things for him and how to see him playing as he's adding additional entertainment when he's inside facilatating their offense.

Ja is probably liking the guy and with all of the scorers that are in there, they need a guy like Yuki as the playmaker as he knows his job as a point guard.

[OgNasty]

Klay Thompson vs. the Clippers tonight:

0 PTS
0/9 FG
0/6 3PT

I don’t mean to keep piling on the Klay is washed club, but he’s not exactly shooting the lights out so far in Dallas. He’s basically not even playing as good as Bronny James Jr. Hopefully things get better for him but I have my doubts.

Perfect performance for Klay Thompson. He executed flawlessly his last game performance during the play-in match of GSW. 

Kidding aside I think there’s something wrong already on the shooting form of Klay. It’s very hard to comprehend how come a sharp shooter can’t even do a single basket on a game while he has a lot of FGA.

He is either struggling physically or mentally. He should take a rest or else his career will be washed up early.

There was one particular highlight from yesterday that is sure to haunt Klay Thompson. There was a turnover and he was wide open at the three point line, but they passed the ball right by him to a slightly less wide open player in the corner who hit the shot. If Klay Thompson isn’t getting the ball for wide open threes, he’s basically useless.

[fullhdpixel]

I agree that it's a bad start for him but maybe he's not yet composed as this is just a preseason and there's no Luka in action too. Well, this is nothing new to him that he didn't contributed a lot based on the output of scores. Anyway, there are still more games to come for him and he might just recover from this stats that he's got. And the internet always look at how bad performances are but eventually praising those exceptional games.

I do not think he goes for mental issues all that much, he is one of those players who forget a bad game and move to next one pretty quickly, doesn't feel like he is going to do anything major about these. I understand it may not feel great at the moment, but I feel like he is going to forget this one and move further as well. Plus, he is a good player and we know this, not like he is a shock to anyone, he is a great shooter and a good defender, we know what he is capable of.

But even with that in mind, last year on play-in he didn't do well, and maybe he will not do well in some games this season as well, we can't expect him to shoot 5-6 threes every game, there will be games where he is not going to be good like this one. We need to just adjust to reality Klay Thompson isn't as good as he used to be, which is fine and I believe we are going to see this not changing all too much, we are going to see them do fine with what they have long term.

[Fredomago]

There's a big consideration and I hope that they're not going to disappoint the fans on what he's showing right now. His experience really helped him to adjust with the big man that they have whom is Zach. Well, it's too early to tell with this line up but very promising one when the regulars come.

With how he played the game, I'm also in that same impression that the management willl give him decent contract to play and be part of their rotations, he got the talent and with that familiarity playing with big men he can maximize the full potential of Zach, though not sure if he'll get that minutes when the regular season begin.

We can only guess that he'll get the playing time that he's getting right now. But with shorter playing time that's tested on him, he seems so effective. And let's just hope for the best that the Grizzlies management is recognizing that opportunity that's giving to him and he's not just playing around but utilizing all of those minutes that are given to him.

Yes indeed, he got the talent and skills which the coach can maximize while he's inside the court, giving him that opportunities will not only satisfy him but also all those fans who seen him playing, that assist that he's bringing to his teammates it can be utilized and for sure will bring them great success.

Knowing that Ja' and the rest of their starters will be playing and will take most of those minutes, just looking for positive things for him and how to see him playing as he's adding additional entertainment when he's inside facilatating their offense.

Ja is probably liking the guy and with all of the scorers that are in there, they need a guy like Yuki as the playmaker as he knows his job as a point guard.

Yeah, he's a type of a playmaker where he can see a wide open court, playing with the defense and creating space for his teammates.

[jostorres]

Klay having a bad game doesn't really surprise me. He has been playing for the same team since he got drafted, so it will take a while for him to get adjusted to his new team, dude changed teams at 30+ , of course he doesn't know how to play with them. Plus they are missing a crucial player as well.

I believe Klay will get better over time, while I agree this was a terrible game from him, it doesn't mean he is going to stay like this. Realistically speaking, he never had any good season starts neither, and after a few months we are going to see him be a great part of this team without a doubt. With everyone healthy, and playing together, this will not be a big deal and we are going to see them do fine eventually. This doesn't feel like something we can make a big deal out of yet, just because of one bad pre season game.

[OgNasty]

Somewhat good news for the Philadelphia 76ers and Paul George. Doctors are saying he has a bone bruise and will be re-evaluated in a week. Sounds like he may be good to go for when the season starts. After his horrific leg injury in the Olympics a few years back you can’t be too careful when it comes to Paul George and his legs.