2024 NBA Season

[harizen]

Yeah, probably just put a bet on them and see what happens. We would love to see Wade doing the impossible or some sort of miracle if they will be able to upset the top seed in the East.

Honestly if ever Heat will be matched to Bucks, they have chances to upset the deer. Heat's Spoelstra should consider changing tactics by putting Dwayne Wade on a starting lineup to boost at early phase than to just start to fireup coming from the bench. Since it's #OneLastRide and this will be the last playoffs we will see Dwayne Wade (if ever), hope he will consider that. Wade has an impressive stats coming from the bench. Heat can utilize what's left for him.

But on the other hand, Bucks will not be on the top spot in the East if the whole team didn't improve. This team is not always Giannis. We all know that he is surrounded with pure role players. Their journey this season is really impressive and honestly I even didn't think they will clinched the 1st spot in the East.

[Naida_BR]

Warriors look unbeatable now, again they win convincingly against the struggling pacers.
It was a 23 points win and all the starters are in double digit.
They didn't have high minutes tonight since they control this game, but with their form now and being healthy, looks like the 3-peat is coming.

They seem to gain a stable performance and I think that they will win again the NBA title.
In the regular season everyone struggles to win the Warriors this is why they don't have the best results between other teams in the League. Now that we enter the playoffs things will be more transparent for them.

[Fredomago]

Warriors look unbeatable now, again they win convincingly against the struggling pacers.
It was a 23 points win and all the starters are in double digit.
They didn't have high minutes tonight since they control this game, but with their form now and being healthy, looks like the 3-peat is coming.

They seem to gain a stable performance and I think that they will win again the NBA title.
In the regular season everyone struggles to win the Warriors this is why they don't have the best results between other teams in the League. Now that we enter the playoffs things will be more transparent for them.

If they are aiming eagerly for this 3-peat, seeing them played with high compassions they are really going there, Warriors simply adjusting to whatever blend they needed, with those superstars around the core it's undeniable that they are still the best contender of this season to grab the Trophy, playoffs
will be the deciding venue for Warriors to have this  grandslam dream.

[sana54210]

Warriors do not need to prove anything to anyone really. They are already greatest team ever assembled in the whole history.
I mean look at the team, Curry, Klay, Durant, Draymond, cousins. I have never met a team who is either top player in their position or top 3 at worst.

Curry could be the best point guard in the game right now, I can't think of anyone else that is better than him, Klay is definitely a fight for top 2, harden is obviously better but I can't think of anyone better than both of them. Durant is either the best or Lebron is depending on their days, Dray could be top 3-4 , he is the worst of the bunch but he is still a great defender and a great passer and a leader. Cousins is top 2 as well, there are not that many better than him.

[spadormie]

But on the other hand, Bucks will not be on the top spot in the East if the whole team didn't improve. This team is not always Giannis. We all know that he is surrounded with pure role players. Their journey this season is really impressive and honestly I even didn't think they will clinched the 1st spot in the East.

You should change your idea of Giannis being surrounded with role players. Actually they are not. Let's talk about Malcolm Brogdon, have you seen his last few games? He's 50% from the field and his trying is best to become a spot up shooter for giannis, as Giannis is a monster on the court that might drag many defender on his watch, he needs spot up shooter.  Speaking of spot up shooter, the first time all star Khris Middleton. He's the second best in Bucks and I think he's star in the making. He got his first ticket in the all star game and of course will try his best again next year. Eric Bledsoe, a great floor general that can sweep the floor and can provide a lot of space for the team. And also, a great ISO player. I think you're wrong with pure role players.

What lacks the Bucks is another star for a competitive playoff game. Although next year, they might improve. Let's just hope they will improve and support Giannis more. But, watch out. Giannis will take a leap next year. Because months before the year of 2018 ends, he started making a lot of three pointers.  

[peter0425]

Warriors look unbeatable now, again they win convincingly against the struggling pacers.
It was a 23 points win and all the starters are in double digit.
They didn't have high minutes tonight since they control this game, but with their form now and being healthy, looks like the 3-peat is coming.

They seem to gain a stable performance and I think that they will win again the NBA title.
In the regular season everyone struggles to win the Warriors this is why they don't have the best results between other teams in the League. Now that we enter the playoffs things will be more transparent for them.

Let's see. The Warriors is on point again to make the 50 win in a season. I'm not sure how long, perhaps in the last 4-5 years. But we all know that they usually up their tempo entering the playoffs that's why I believed that they still need to play high level games to carry that momentum to the playoffs. They are already in, but it doesn't mean they won't play that hard still.

[Reid]

And because we are discussing Harden here...... "2 free throws for Harden!".

That's how soft it is lol.

Hahaha. Even from far away, when he flops, you will hear a whistle. Refs are spoiling him way too much.

Warriors look unbeatable now, again they win convincingly against the struggling pacers.
It was a 23 points win and all the starters are in double digit.
They didn't have high minutes tonight since they control this game, but with their form now and being healthy, looks like the 3-peat is coming.

Indiana have been really struggling without Oladipo on their side.
Turner though have been really busy and doing all the job offensively.

They have been the best for their defense but now they need also an offensive guy who could make shots after stops.
Turner aint a robot so Evans should also work with his offense with Bogdanovic and Sabonis.
Oh! how I miss seeing Oladipo play.

[leonair]

And because we are discussing Harden here...... "2 free throws for Harden!".

That's how soft it is lol.

Hahaha. Even from far away, when he flops, you will hear a whistle. Refs are spoiling him way too much.

When I'm watching James Harden on how he flops and the referee calls in favor of him then that's the time I really hate him but on the other side I appreciate the way he play the game though even it's annoying sometimes because I realized his plays style is within the rule book of NBA and he's cracking it, Thooose Double step back and sneaky ways of getting fouls .

[TravelMug]

And because we are discussing Harden here...... "2 free throws for Harden!".

That's how soft it is lol.

Hahaha. Even from far away, when he flops, you will hear a whistle. Refs are spoiling him way too much.

When I'm watching James Harden on how he flops and the referee calls in favor of him then that's the time I really hate him but on the other side I appreciate the way he play the game though even it's annoying sometimes because I realized his plays style is within the rule book of NBA and he's cracking it, Thooose Double step back and sneaky ways of getting fouls .

Yes, he really 'perfected' the art of flopping on his favor. And that step back, he was able to 'exploit' it to his advantage and not be called a traveling.

I remember Lebron James, 'crab dribble' early on his career, a lot of controversy regarding that one as well, majority says it's a traveling violation, similar to Harden step back, I don't know but I have a feeling that NBA fans are still divided on whether it's a violation or not.

[Botnake]

Yes, he really 'perfected' the art of flopping on his favor. And that step back, he was able to 'exploit' it to his advantage and not be called a traveling.

I remember Lebron James, 'crab dribble' early on his career, a lot of controversy regarding that one as well, majority says it's a traveling violation, similar to Harden step back, I don't know but I have a feeling that NBA fans are still divided on whether it's a violation or not.

Not only step back, he also mastered the side step which is very hard to guard.
The only way to shut down harden is to double team him, he is not fast enough so defenders can get him out of rhythm.
We will see good defense when playoffs start, and that's the time Harden has to prove that he can also be as good in the playoffs.

[TravelMug]

Yes, he really 'perfected' the art of flopping on his favor. And that step back, he was able to 'exploit' it to his advantage and not be called a traveling.

I remember Lebron James, 'crab dribble' early on his career, a lot of controversy regarding that one as well, majority says it's a traveling violation, similar to Harden step back, I don't know but I have a feeling that NBA fans are still divided on whether it's a violation or not.

Not only step back, he also mastered the side step which is very hard to guard.
The only way to shut down harden is to double team him, he is not fast enough so defenders can get him out of rhythm.
We will see good defense when playoffs start, and that's the time Harden has to prove that he can also be as good in the playoffs.

Yep, that side-step or euro-step is also difficult to guard as well.

Perhaps force him to his weak side, the right and then double him. The problem is that Harden is also good in finding the open man.

I still remember though that Manu block on him 2 or 3 playoffs ago and that started the whole Harden choke in the playoffs. So let's see how team are going to adjust on him this time.

[Caladonian]

Yes, he really 'perfected' the art of flopping on his favor. And that step back, he was able to 'exploit' it to his advantage and not be called a traveling.

I remember Lebron James, 'crab dribble' early on his career, a lot of controversy regarding that one as well, majority says it's a traveling violation, similar to Harden step back, I don't know but I have a feeling that NBA fans are still divided on whether it's a violation or not.

Not only step back, he also mastered the side step which is very hard to guard.
The only way to shut down harden is to double team him, he is not fast enough so defenders can get him out of rhythm.
We will see good defense when playoffs start, and that's the time Harden has to prove that he can also be as good in the playoffs.

Yep, that side-step or euro-step is also difficult to guard as well.

Perhaps force him to his weak side, the right and then double him. The problem is that Harden is also good in finding the open man.

I still remember though that Manu block on him 2 or 3 playoffs ago and that started the whole Harden choke in the playoffs. So let's see how team are going to adjust on him this time.

That's what I appreciate with Harden, finding the open man when it's needed and allow the guards to double or triple him just to create good spacing for his teammates, this season is full of surprises especially when playoffs starts, we will see most of the players to push themselves to the limits, last season Rockets almost went to the finals, CP injuries really affects the momentum, let see if how well this team matured as another season will test them trying to chased against much stronger opponents.

[mirakal]

The problem is that Harden is also good in finding the open man.

The rockets have improve now, they have good shooters like Gordon and green, so they just need to stay open
because Harden will drive the ball will attract defenders. The talent is there and it's the coach decision on how to make a proper game plan comes playoff time. It's going to be a chees match I think, Rockets are aiming for big success this season and D'Antoni is really good as a coach.

[Reid]

And because we are discussing Harden here...... "2 free throws for Harden!".

That's how soft it is lol.

Hahaha. Even from far away, when he flops, you will hear a whistle. Refs are spoiling him way too much.

When I'm watching James Harden on how he flops and the referee calls in favor of him then that's the time I really hate him but on the other side I appreciate the way he play the game though even it's annoying sometimes because I realized his plays style is within the rule book of NBA and he's cracking it, Thooose Double step back and sneaky ways of getting fouls .

And he did it again, yeah against the San Antonio Spurs.
As Derozan took the ball up with his elbow out Harden suddenly flops which looks like he was hit by the elbow.
But of course not. If he was hit then he might be sleeping afterwards.
It was just the beard which was hit and the ref still called it as an offensive foul against DeRozan.

I bet they will see the replay of that. Money for NBA again. Kaching!!

[bisdak40]

The rockets have improve now, they have good shooters like Gordon and green, so they just need to stay open
because Harden will drive the ball will attract defenders. The talent is there and it's the coach decision on how to make a proper game plan comes playoff time. It's going to be a chees match I think, Rockets are aiming for big success this season and D'Antoni is really good as a coach.

The Rockets is a better team than last year. I just don't like Harden hugging the ball for a long period of time thus making their offense predictable. Harden must produce 30+ points a game for them to have a chance of winning a game but come playoff time, defense would be tighter on Harden and this may cause problem to them offensively. Just my thought.

[Viscore]

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That's how soft it is lol.

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And he did it again, yeah against the San Antonio Spurs.
As Derozan took the ball up with his elbow out Harden suddenly flops which looks like he was hit by the elbow.
But of course not. If he was hit then he might be sleeping afterwards.
It was just the beard which was hit and the ref still called it as an offensive foul against DeRozan.

I bet they will see the replay of that. Money for NBA again. Kaching!!

Unfortunately there are questionable calls in the NBA and refs cannot make it perfect since they are just humans, at least that's their excuse.
NBA is rigged, every gambler knows that and calls can be bias sometimes because of the money involve.

You can ask Tim_Donaghy about that.

[Oasisman]

The rockets have improve now, they have good shooters like Gordon and green, so they just need to stay open
because Harden will drive the ball will attract defenders. The talent is there and it's the coach decision on how to make a proper game plan comes playoff time. It's going to be a chees match I think, Rockets are aiming for big success this season and D'Antoni is really good as a coach.

The Rockets is a better team than last year. I just don't like Harden hugging the ball for a long period of time thus making their offense predictable. Harden must produce 30+ points a game for them to have a chance of winning a game but come playoff time, defense would be tighter on Harden and this may cause problem to them offensively. Just my thought.

Agree. Harden could still improve his game without changing his playing style, if he could dish out quick outlet to an open teammate everytime he gets into a traffic and impossible to make a field goal, instead of risking to get a foul, he can pass it outside instead, that way he'll become less predictable. Anyway, I hope they will improve this year's postseason.

[Kasabus]

The rockets have improve now, they have good shooters like Gordon and green, so they just need to stay open
because Harden will drive the ball will attract defenders. The talent is there and it's the coach decision on how to make a proper game plan comes playoff time. It's going to be a chees match I think, Rockets are aiming for big success this season and D'Antoni is really good as a coach.

The Rockets is a better team than last year. I just don't like Harden hugging the ball for a long period of time thus making their offense predictable. Harden must produce 30+ points a game for them to have a chance of winning a game but come playoff time, defense would be tighter on Harden and this may cause problem to them offensively. Just my thought.

Agree. Harden could still improve his game without changing his playing style, if he could dish out quick outlet to an open teammate everytime he gets into a traffic and impossible to make a field goal, instead of risking to get a foul, he can pass it outside instead, that way he'll become less predictable. Anyway, I hope they will improve this year's postseason.

We will know if he already improved if they can beat the Warriors this playoffs.
Most likely they will be facing again in the Finals, last time the series went to game 7 but most games, Harden is not effective, it was Paul who did a great job.

[Jating]

The problem is that Harden is also good in finding the open man.

The rockets have improve now, they have good shooters like Gordon and green, so they just need to stay open
because Harden will drive the ball will attract defenders. The talent is there and it's the coach decision on how to make a proper game plan comes playoff time. It's going to be a chees match I think, Rockets are aiming for big success this season and D'Antoni is really good as a coach.

Right, it seems this season has improved because of the good spacing and as you have said, he attract defenders and those shooters know where to go to and get the assist from Harden.

They are still the main threat for GSW in the West and I do hope that they will see each other again and see if Houston will again push GSW for the conference title. They could have won last year though, if not for Paul getting injured. Battle of wits as well for D'Antoni and Kerr.

[rdbase]

Toronto raptors are really inconsistent without kyle lowry and thought he would be back for last nights game against the thunder.
Harden scored another 60+ point game and broke another record last night for most points in a quarter.
He is the glue for the team because without him they suffer just like lowry is for the raptors.