2024 NBA Season

[Reid]

No one plays 100% in a preseason game. Lakers will not play lebron too much and probably won't play other vets neither, they just gonna abuse the minutes of players like hart and ingram and even maybe kuzma, they just want to see how the young players do during preseason and try some tactics and strategies against teams like warriors which would be west opponents if they face each other, which means we may see a new system for lakers but not 100% given by the players, so the result of this game would be futile. On paper warriors are still marginally better than lakers in every position except small forward which is damn close with lebron and kd positioned there.

I agree with this. The young players of Lakers will just be the one playing with most time here to prevent injuries on their veteran players. The vets will play definitely but it will not be as long as they play in regular season. They want to see how other players play so that they can adjust with their play. I think preseason doesn't play that much by vets because they don't want other teams see their strategy. Lakers are becoming better and better each year and the addition of these veteran players will make better and can compete to the playoffs.

They won't even show the total potential of their veterans but I disagree a bit with this. They will let the veterans play so they could test some of the plays that they have been playing and it cannot be denied that they are doing pretty well with some preseason games. It looks like they aren't just playing but they are serious with it somehow.

Yes. Have seen that too.
Looks like Lebron's influence gives a big impact to this veteran players.

As Rondo says:
"He's Probably An Even Better Leader"
And another:
"I played against him for 13 years now, but obviously I think what your hear versus what you see is a little bit different."

If this keeps up then their chemistry will grow stronger.
It is a different kind of game now. They have the goal to get that championship.

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[Ewinsane]

There is no need to overreact on any preseason game however we can only see some slight improvements made by Ingram this off season, either by training or mentally getting better but dude seems to be attacking much better right now on preseason, if he keeps this up while playing with Lebron and be attacking and ready all the time than he can definitely have a spot at getting decent minutes.

I think rest of the teams are already known, rockets will do alright but get beaten by warriors, raptors Sixers and Celtics will fight it out between them and in the end warriors will win another ring and make it a three peat, if they didn't blow the lead they would have been a 4 peat winners which hasn't been done for a loooong time.

[harizen]

Let's take a break for serious discussions here at the moment.

It's really funny and I don't know if it's true that the scoreboard during the pre-season game between Utah Jazz and Sacramento Kings is being censored on a live TV during the second quarter of the game to save the latter's a** from embarassment. What happened? The score is 45-10 in favor to Utah Jazz and it's just 9 minutes left on the second quarter.

I don't know what happened next.

Final score is 132-93 and Utah Jazz finished the Pre-Season game with a perfect record.

[agustina2]

Let's take a break for serious discussions here at the moment.

It's really funny and I don't know if it's true that the scoreboard during the pre-season game between Utah Jazz and Sacramento Kings is being censored on a live TV during the second quarter of the game to save the latter's a** from embarassment. What happened? The score is 45-10 in favor to Utah Jazz and it's just 9 minutes left on the second quarter.

I don't know what happened next.

Final score is 132-93 and Utah Jazz finished the Pre-Season game with a perfect record.

Saw it on social media post.

It's here: https://twitter.com/SacramentoKings/status/1050587805758287873

Poor Sacramento Kings. Jazz play with bench players during second half but still managed to finished the game with 39 pts. lead.

[tabas]

Let's take a break for serious discussions here at the moment.

It's really funny and I don't know if it's true that the scoreboard during the pre-season game between Utah Jazz and Sacramento Kings is being censored on a live TV during the second quarter of the game to save the latter's a** from embarassment. What happened? The score is 45-10 in favor to Utah Jazz and it's just 9 minutes left on the second quarter.

I don't know what happened next.

Final score is 132-93 and Utah Jazz finished the Pre-Season game with a perfect record.

I didn't knew about it but here are some links that might want others to read.
The Sacramento Kings Actually Censored The Score In A Highlight After Being Blown Out By The Jazz
And its on reddit too.

[Japinat]

Funny things happen during pre-season.
Would you believe that the Lakers have a good chance of beating the depending champions? they just beat the warriors again today.
Lakers are 2-0 against the warriors during this pre season, looks good.

[morvillz7z]

Now that the pre-season games are over and there is what...3 days left before the regular season. Here is an interesting article I came upon yesterday.

It is also Bitcoin related, seems like we have someone who is really into crypto - Spencer Dinwiddie.



Has Spencer Dinwiddie Got a Deal for You

I must admit, I was somewhat supersized to hear that a basketball player is so good with this stuff. The last time I read about crypto and basketball was when Sacramento and Dallas decided to accept bitcoin payments ... but that didn't go well.

Anyway, it's a good read, give it a go!

[btc_angela]

Funny things happen during pre-season.
Would you believe that the Lakers have a good chance of beating the depending champions? they just beat the warriors again today.
Lakers are 2-0 against the warriors during this pre season, looks good.

Lol. Its just pre-season dude. Its doesn't bring any thing when it comes down to the real games specially in the playoffs. It looks good in paper seeing the new Lakers defeating GSW but it doesn't bring any weight, imho.

[Reid]

Let's take a break for serious discussions here at the moment.

It's really funny and I don't know if it's true that the scoreboard during the pre-season game between Utah Jazz and Sacramento Kings is being censored on a live TV during the second quarter of the game to save the latter's a** from embarassment. What happened? The score is 45-10 in favor to Utah Jazz and it's just 9 minutes left on the second quarter.

I don't know what happened next.

Final score is 132-93 and Utah Jazz finished the Pre-Season game with a perfect record.

Have seen this one which is like viral?
What do the NBA management want to portray?
It is just an NBA preseason and it doesnt matter.

Now some NBA enthusiast will have questions every time they will do this kind of act.
They will need to be transparent even if the other team is being wrecked. It is not like a porn or something. They just didnt play better than the other bench players of the other team.

[Maricel2017]

Funny things happen during pre-season.
Would you believe that the Lakers have a good chance of beating the depending champions? they just beat the warriors again today.
Lakers are 2-0 against the warriors during this pre season, looks good.

Lol. Its just pre-season dude. Its doesn't bring any thing when it comes down to the real games specially in the playoffs. It looks good in paper seeing the new Lakers defeating GSW but it doesn't bring any weight, imho.

GSW fans are now guilty because of 2 - 0 against lakers which now lebrons team but there is a big impact in the emotion of all players specially lebron beats gsw! This is not a one man team but i believed that lebron can make lakers into finals for western conference but not 100% sure it will be a new depending champion for NBA season 2018 - 2019.

[Maslate]

Funny things happen during pre-season.
Would you believe that the Lakers have a good chance of beating the depending champions? they just beat the warriors again today.
Lakers are 2-0 against the warriors during this pre season, looks good.

Lol. Its just pre-season dude. Its doesn't bring any thing when it comes down to the real games specially in the playoffs. It looks good in paper seeing the new Lakers defeating GSW but it doesn't bring any weight, imho.

GSW fans are now guilty because of 2 - 0 against lakers which now lebrons team but there is a big impact in the emotion of all players specially lebron beats gsw! This is not a one man team but i believed that lebron can make lakers into finals for western conference but not 100% sure it will be a new depending champion for NBA season 2018 - 2019.

That's gonna be exciting, if they can beat the warriors then I guess they will have an easy journey beating the Eastern Champion.
Still, it's too early to tell, they are just playing in the Pre-Season now so it's hard to make a judgement based on the recent games, anyway, congratulations
to the Lakers Fans.

[Reid]

Funny things happen during pre-season.
Would you believe that the Lakers have a good chance of beating the depending champions? they just beat the warriors again today.
Lakers are 2-0 against the warriors during this pre season, looks good.

Lol. Its just pre-season dude. Its doesn't bring any thing when it comes down to the real games specially in the playoffs. It looks good in paper seeing the new Lakers defeating GSW but it doesn't bring any weight, imho.

GSW fans are now guilty because of 2 - 0 against lakers which now lebrons team but there is a big impact in the emotion of all players specially lebron beats gsw! This is not a one man team but i believed that lebron can make lakers into finals for western conference but not 100% sure it will be a new depending champion for NBA season 2018 - 2019.

Have heard one analysis that wherever Lebron is in the East then it will be sure that certain team will go to the Finals.

But we is now in the West. He will go against strong teams which have good gameplays.
Spurs is one then there is Houston and GSW. It will be a hard fought game before he can go to WCF.

But then, what team will gain access to the Finals now at East.

[naidray]

I wondered how Julius randle and AD would have paired because that would have mean AD would play center for sure this season and I had always supported him playing at center position compared to power forward and I think its going to be alright.

With cousins last year AD was stuck at PF for a while but as soon as cousins got injured AD got to be center again and he beasted there. Todays' centers are not slow and heavy, they are quick and they needed a defensive power there. AD can hit shots, he can dunk, he can block, he can guard, he is the best center they can find. This season will be really good for pelicans.

[Reid]

I wondered how Julius randle and AD would have paired because that would have mean AD would play center for sure this season and I had always supported him playing at center position compared to power forward and I think its going to be alright.

With cousins last year AD was stuck at PF for a while but as soon as cousins got injured AD got to be center again and he beasted there. Todays' centers are not slow and heavy, they are quick and they needed a defensive power there. AD can hit shots, he can dunk, he can block, he can guard, he is the best center they can find. This season will be really good for pelicans.

I guess it will depend on their plays.
Positions wont matter if they can effectively score and defend.
Houston does that kind of trick and nobody sees it much for they are using fast phase game method.
With that kind of gameplay the defending team tend to do the same and plays for the center or forward will be broken.

I still prefer AD at PF for he move more and score perimeters.

[Ranly123]

I wondered how Julius randle and AD would have paired because that would have mean AD would play center for sure this season and I had always supported him playing at center position compared to power forward and I think its going to be alright.

With cousins last year AD was stuck at PF for a while but as soon as cousins got injured AD got to be center again and he beasted there. Todays' centers are not slow and heavy, they are quick and they needed a defensive power there. AD can hit shots, he can dunk, he can block, he can guard, he is the best center they can find. This season will be really good for pelicans.

I guess it will depend on their plays.
Positions wont matter if they can effectively score and defend.
Houston does that kind of trick and nobody sees it much for they are using fast phase game method.
With that kind of gameplay the defending team tend to do the same and plays for the center or forward will be broken.

I still prefer AD at PF for he move more and score perimeters.

Yeah AD is most preferred as PF for he's adept in that position. But if you are just stucked in that are you will be outsmarted by your opponents scouts. So he better expend his games like to play for other position like play center or SF. I that way he can have a variety of plays in his sleeve.

[Caladonian]

I wondered how Julius randle and AD would have paired because that would have mean AD would play center for sure this season and I had always supported him playing at center position compared to power forward and I think its going to be alright.

With cousins last year AD was stuck at PF for a while but as soon as cousins got injured AD got to be center again and he beasted there. Todays' centers are not slow and heavy, they are quick and they needed a defensive power there. AD can hit shots, he can dunk, he can block, he can guard, he is the best center they can find. This season will be really good for pelicans.

I guess it will depend on their plays.
Positions wont matter if they can effectively score and defend.
Houston does that kind of trick and nobody sees it much for they are using fast phase game method.
With that kind of gameplay the defending team tend to do the same and plays for the center or forward will be broken.

I still prefer AD at PF for he move more and score perimeters.

Star player like AD can immediately adjust from what he needed to play, both position can be taken and he's good at it, maybe if he landed to lakers they can use him as PF/ center who can play alongside with the type of lebron and rondo games, they all wanted to run the ball and always make surprise attack.

[Ewinsane]

There is not a single chance AD can play at the SF position at all however if he plays at center he is mismatching his opponent at every turn. He is too fast and too agile to make centers guard him, he can outrun and outsmart any of them and just use his skills over their opponents at center, at power forward he has to use his size compared to smaller ones and use his pace against the slower ones however at center he usually just use his skills to beat them.

He can also defend anyone at the rim, dude keeps up with GUARDS and blocks them so guarding a center would be an easy thing for AD since he has the size and also talents to guard the rim very well. He is the perfect "modern day center" if you ask me, 10-20 years ago he wouldn't be this valuable at the center position but right now at this day and age he is the perfect center build.

[btc_angela]

I wondered how Julius randle and AD would have paired because that would have mean AD would play center for sure this season and I had always supported him playing at center position compared to power forward and I think its going to be alright.

With cousins last year AD was stuck at PF for a while but as soon as cousins got injured AD got to be center again and he beasted there. Todays' centers are not slow and heavy, they are quick and they needed a defensive power there. AD can hit shots, he can dunk, he can block, he can guard, he is the best center they can find. This season will be really good for pelicans.

I guess it will depend on their plays.
Positions wont matter if they can effectively score and defend.
Houston does that kind of trick and nobody sees it much for they are using fast phase game method.
With that kind of gameplay the defending team tend to do the same and plays for the center or forward will be broken.

I still prefer AD at PF for he move more and score perimeters.

Star player like AD can immediately adjust from what he needed to play, both position can be taken and he's good at it, maybe if he landed to lakers they can use him as PF/ center who can play alongside with the type of lebron and rondo games, they all wanted to run the ball and always make surprise attack.

But I prefer him to see at Centre position because he has the tools to outsmart the centre of the opposing team. He is quick and agile and has a decent perimeter shot. And yeah, imagine if he landed on Lakers he can easily adjust and run together with Lebron and Rondo and its going to be a unstoppable force in the rim.

[Questat]

When will the poll be open again? The regular season will start tomorrow and very excited to that.
The warriors are still the favorites to win in the NBA Finals, the odds is 1.50 and it's like a free money for those who believe
they can still dominate other teams.

What team do you think will surprise us and win the NBA Finals?

[jossiel]

When will the poll be open again? The regular season will start tomorrow and very excited to that.
The warriors are still the favorites to win in the NBA Finals, the odds is 1.50 and it's like a free money for those who believe
they can still dominate other teams.

Good question, I think OP needs to update the poll and include all of those teams though there's too many of it. Agree that GSW is still the crowd favorite and its likely that they can still reach the finals but its going to be tough since Lakers got some bumped with their roster as well.

Its going to be an early finals for Lebron and the gang.

What team do you think will surprise us and win the NBA Finals?

Well actually every team has its edge to get into the finals and I don't count any of them as an underdog.