2024 NBA Season

[Yaunfitda]

it is just the defense which they lack. They cannot rotate

I do agree with that.

Look at how far Clippers and Thunders made against them. It's ok to lose but on that 2 games, they lose at about 20+ lead which just shows that their defense might currently suck.

And as I noticed, Steve Kerr fairly distributes playing time on all members of the roster like he is observing each including the bench. It looks like he is testing some rotations and just needs a few games before it will totally be called a strategy.

Steve Kerr is already worried during the pre season, he knew this was coming. Let's see how well he transform this current GSW roster to become a playoff contender. I don't want to say they are a championship contender yet, without Klay, It's gonna be a hundred percent they wont reach the NBA finals.
2 game blow out is something to be worried of. Yet, I believe Steve will sort things out before mid season.

They managed to win with 11 points deficit, finally they've got the rhythm and the right blending of players, the shooting percentage is impressive with Curry and Russell leading the scoring Dept. Though still not the same GSW but possibly coach Kerr is now getting a good response from he's players inside the court, surviving now but it's a long season to play they've need more game like this to continue their journey.

Got their first win, so it's good to see them finally in the win column. I thought Pelicans can steal a win against a vulnerable GSW, Draymond has a good game, capping with a triple double 16 points, 17 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals, while Steph leads the Warriors team with 26 and D'Angelo Russell added 24.

Yes, this is not the same Warrior team and there are good teams along the road that they will have to face, but at least a win is win for them and they have to really work hard for it. And I guess coach Kerr is still on the experiment stage.

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[Oasisman]

it is just the defense which they lack. They cannot rotate

I do agree with that.

Look at how far Clippers and Thunders made against them. It's ok to lose but on that 2 games, they lose at about 20+ lead which just shows that their defense might currently suck.

And as I noticed, Steve Kerr fairly distributes playing time on all members of the roster like he is observing each including the bench. It looks like he is testing some rotations and just needs a few games before it will totally be called a strategy.

Steve Kerr is already worried during the pre season, he knew this was coming. Let's see how well he transform this current GSW roster to become a playoff contender. I don't want to say they are a championship contender yet, without Klay, It's gonna be a hundred percent they wont reach the NBA finals.
2 game blow out is something to be worried of. Yet, I believe Steve will sort things out before mid season.

They managed to win with 11 points deficit, finally they've got the rhythm and the right blending of players, the shooting percentage is impressive with Curry and Russell leading the scoring Dept. Though still not the same GSW but possibly coach Kerr is now getting a good response from he's players inside the court, surviving now but it's a long season to play they've need more game like this to continue their journey.

That's a nice win though. Finally Draymond has finally stepped up with a nice triple double. But, this game doesn't define how well or bad they are playing right now. Pelicans isn't a power house opponent. Good thing was, at least the Warriors showed them how champions play the game with that double digit lead.

D.Lo and Curry are somehow fun to watch with how good they are offensively.

[gabmen]

it is just the defense which they lack. They cannot rotate

I do agree with that.

Look at how far Clippers and Thunders made against them. It's ok to lose but on that 2 games, they lose at about 20+ lead which just shows that their defense might currently suck.

And as I noticed, Steve Kerr fairly distributes playing time on all members of the roster like he is observing each including the bench. It looks like he is testing some rotations and just needs a few games before it will totally be called a strategy.

Steve Kerr is already worried during the pre season, he knew this was coming. Let's see how well he transform this current GSW roster to become a playoff contender. I don't want to say they are a championship contender yet, without Klay, It's gonna be a hundred percent they wont reach the NBA finals.
2 game blow out is something to be worried of. Yet, I believe Steve will sort things out before mid season.

They managed to win with 11 points deficit, finally they've got the rhythm and the right blending of players, the shooting percentage is impressive with Curry and Russell leading the scoring Dept. Though still not the same GSW but possibly coach Kerr is now getting a good response from he's players inside the court, surviving now but it's a long season to play they've need more game like this to continue their journey.

Got their first, so it's good to see them finally in the win column. I thought Pelicans can steal a win against a vulnerable GSW, Draymond has a good game, capping with a triple double 16 points, 17 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals, while Steph leads the Warriors team with 26 and D'Angelo Russell added 24.

Yes, this is not the same Warrior team and there are good teams along the road that they will have to face, but at least a win is win for them and they have to really work hard for it. And I guess coach Kerr is still on the experiment stage.

On the bright side, the NBA seems more refreshed this season with the warriors degrading their status and both conference having a little more balance compared to previous seasons. Steve Kerr will have a lot of experimenting to do since Klay isn't expected to be back soon. Steph's back into carrying majority of the scoring load for this team again.

[stadus]

Got their first, so it's good to see them finally in the win column. I thought Pelicans can steal a win against a vulnerable GSW, Draymond has a good game, capping with a triple double 16 points, 17 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals, while Steph leads the Warriors team with 26 and D'Angelo Russell added 24.

If Draymond will produce that stats every time they will, they will be a team that is tough to beat.
Actually even just double double with points, and assist, this warriors will finally torn into the old warriors we love.
The ball passing skills of Draymond is underrated but he showed it here that he can contribute to his team in any way.

Yes, this is not the same Warrior team and there are good teams along the road that they will have to face, but at least a win is win for them and they have to really work hard for it. And I guess coach Kerr is still on the experiment stage.

They are starting to win already and that's a good thing for them since with this win, they are already confident now to play with their next opponent.

[Ziskinberg]

On the bright side, the NBA seems more refreshed this season with the warriors degrading their status and both conference having a little more balance compared to previous seasons. Steve Kerr will have a lot of experimenting to do since Klay isn't expected to be back soon. Steph's back into carrying majority of the scoring load for this team again.

The bright side is finally the warriors won a game after they loss in double digits in their last 2 games.
People lose their hope on the warriors but they bounce back today by winning double digit too, actually if they are the old warriors, Pelicans will be dominated hard when the lead ballooned to 20 points, but Warriors allowed a run but still good that they end up winning in this game.

congratulations to the warriors for winning.

[Bttzed03]

~snip

The bright side is finally the warriors won a game after they loss in double digits in their last 2 games.
People lose their hope on the warriors but they bounce back today by winning double digit too,
~

I don't know about losing hope but people got used to seeing Warriors dominate or find ways to win.

Today, they've won against a weakened team as well. Let's see if they got their confidence back and have some winning streak after this.

Pelicans still zero wins after four games. They have a decent young roster but it appears they're struggling without Zion in the line up.
Joining them on the win less team are the Kings and Pacers.

[Reid]

it is just the defense which they lack. They cannot rotate

And as I noticed, Steve Kerr fairly distributes playing time on all members of the roster like he is observing each including the bench. It looks like he is testing some rotations and just needs a few games before it will totally be called a strategy.

This is possible.
As I said before their roster is like overhauled so it needs some test. The practice games ain't enough if the defender is now getting serious.
Their offense is still there just need some good switching specially when Curry is not much of a defender, they need to fill that hole like what Klay did before and Iggy.

And there it is, they showed it against the Pelicans.
The defense is okay now unlike the last 2 games.
Now Draymond Green took that triple double again and when that happens that means the Warriors will win the game.

I just saw a trio again. Curry to Green then to GR3.
Just like before when we are seeing Curry to Green then an alley-oop to Iggy.
This is going to be fun. I am seeing some chemistry now.

[Ranly123]

~snip

The bright side is finally the warriors won a game after they loss in double digits in their last 2 games.
People lose their hope on the warriors but they bounce back today by winning double digit too,
~

I don't know about losing hope but people got used to seeing Warriors dominate or find ways to win.

Today, they've won against a weakened team as well. Let's see if they got their confidence back and have some winning streak after this.

Pelicans still zero wins after four games. They have a decent young roster but it appears they're struggling without Zion in the line up.
Joining them on the win less team are the Kings and Pacers.

Well, I don't like the Pelicans because of Lonzo Ball. This kid doesn't have the will to win and he is over hyped by his father and they just said after he left the Lakers that they won't win another championship. Look at now, it's karma for the Ball family and he will never win a championship in his career.

[Finestream]

Well, I don't like the Pelicans because of Lonzo Ball. This kid doesn't have the will to win and he is over hyped by his father and they just said after he left the Lakers that they won't win another championship. Look at now, it's karma for the Ball family and he will never win a championship in his career.

That's your personal opinion but I don't judge the team by just one person only.
For me, I believe the reason why they struggle is because of Zion Williamson's absence which was injured currently as per his status.

They are compose of a young team so we can't expect them to have a pretty good record this season.
In fact, they weren't predicted to be in the playoffs this season,

[Bttzed03]

Pelicans still zero wins after four games. They have a decent young roster but it appears they're struggling without Zion in the line up.
Joining them on the win less team are the Kings and Pacers.

Well, I don't like the Pelicans because of Lonzo Ball. This kid doesn't have the will to win and he is over hyped by his father and they just said after he left the Lakers that they won't win another championship. Look at now, it's karma for the Ball family and he will never win a championship in his career.

Let's focus on the player's performance and not his family. Right now, he is putting up some decent numbers for the Pelicans.
How do you know he'll never win a championship? You got a crystal ball?

[Rikafip]

Woke up this morning around 4 AM, couldn't sleep and decided to watch Suns vs Jazz game. Horrendous game, bunch of turnovers, fouls and bad shooting from both teams.

But at least my countryman Bojan  Bogdanovic kicked ass once again, 29 pts on very efficient shooting. Every year he is improving, he is not just 3 pts shooter anymore, his ability to drive improved a lot since he joined the league, and he do know how to draw a foul once he starts going towards rim. Jazz pays him 17M/year, from what i can see for now, money well spent, Indiana surely miss him. Mitchell-Gobert-Bogdanovic trio looks very good so far, but Conley sucked once again, i hope  he gets out of that hole he is in at the moment.

[Botnake]

Let's focus on the player's performance and not his family. Right now, he is putting up some decent numbers for the Pelicans.
How do you know he'll never win a championship? You got a crystal ball?

That's right, if we look at his stats this season, we will see some major improvement.
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/balllo01.html

He was improving in PPG from 9.9 last season to 13.3 this season, also, his assist has improve as he is now taking care of the ball much.
One noticeable improvement as well is his FT shooting, from 41% last season, now he improve to 75% already.

[Reid]

Well, I don't like the Pelicans because of Lonzo Ball. This kid doesn't have the will to win and he is over hyped by his father and they just said after he left the Lakers that they won't win another championship. Look at now, it's karma for the Ball family and he will never win a championship in his career.

Although it might be true let us not do that to the kid.

He have his own life and he might become one of the best players in the NBA if he wanted too.
Sure, he had been hyped because of the family name but he is still an individual when he is the basketball floor.
There will be no family member that will pass him the ball and rebound for him. He must make his own chemistry with his team mates and so on and forth.

The kid is maturing. Somewhere near his prime he might become one of the top player in the league. We just dont know that yet.

[spadormie]

Well, I don't like the Pelicans because of Lonzo Ball. This kid doesn't have the will to win and he is over hyped by his father and they just said after he left the Lakers that they won't win another championship. Look at now, it's karma for the Ball family and he will never win a championship in his career.

What game are you watching? LOL. Have you seen that this kid is showing that he can prove that he can shoot three? Yes he was overhyped by his father but, why should we blame the kid for overhyping his father. Not to mention, he is having a greater defense as he grows older in the league. There's more to expect from him. It's just that, past is past and we should move on for the mistake his father did.

[V1saya]

Well, I don't like the Pelicans because of Lonzo Ball. This kid doesn't have the will to win and he is over hyped by his father and they just said after he left the Lakers that they won't win another championship. Look at now, it's karma for the Ball family and he will never win a championship in his career.

What game are you watching? LOL. Have you seen that this kid is showing that he can prove that he can shoot three? Yes he was overhyped by his father but, why should we blame the kid for overhyping his father. Not to mention, he is having a greater defense as he grows older in the league. There's more to expect from him. It's just that, past is past and we should move on for the mistake his father did.

This is the proof that Lonzo Ball playing for three seasons in NBA improved. Numbers don't lie. Projections will be 1% per year field goal improvement. That makes him 55% FG accurate in 20 years. That's a great accuracy rate to retire.

[jakelyson]

Well, I don't like the Pelicans because of Lonzo Ball. This kid doesn't have the will to win and he is over hyped by his father and they just said after he left the Lakers that they won't win another championship. Look at now, it's karma for the Ball family and he will never win a championship in his career.

Too much hate for Lonzo because of his father. But to be fair with Lonzo, he is improving even under tremendous pressure because of all the trash talk and hype created by his father. 

Projections will be 1% per year field goal improvement. That makes him 55% FG accurate in 20 years. That's a great accuracy rate to retire.

His progress should plateau at some point. We just hope he has the discipline to continue practicing and improving.

[Theb]

The bright side is finally the warriors won a game after they loss in double digits in their last 2 games.
People lose their hope on the warriors but they bounce back today by winning double digit too, actually if they are the old warriors, Pelicans will be dominated hard when the lead ballooned to 20 points, but Warriors allowed a run but still good that they end up winning in this game.

congratulations to the warriors for winning.

People are already seeing the difference with the absence of Durant with the Warriors the team isn't really what it supposed to be even Patrick Beverly called some shots that they have “cheated” when Durant was on the team. But on the bright side the last offseason from trades, drafts, and the freeagency it somehow balanced all the teams in the NBA. Even if the Warriors are sucking now other fans from other teams finally have the chance to see some more Ws in the season.

[wheelz1200]

Well, I don't like the Pelicans because of Lonzo Ball. This kid doesn't have the will to win and he is over hyped by his father and they just said after he left the Lakers that they won't win another championship. Look at now, it's karma for the Ball family and he will never win a championship in his career.

What game are you watching? LOL. Have you seen that this kid is showing that he can prove that he can shoot three? Yes he was overhyped by his father but, why should we blame the kid for overhyping his father. Not to mention, he is having a greater defense as he grows older in the league. There's more to expect from him. It's just that, past is past and we should move on for the mistake his father did.

This is the proof that Lonzo Ball playing for three seasons in NBA improved. Numbers don't lie. Projections will be 1% per year field goal improvement. That makes him 55% FG accurate in 20 years. That's a great accuracy rate to retire.

Lol I dont think stats work like that.  Does that mean someone who increased their fg% from 40% year 1, to 45% year 2 and 50% year 3, mean after 10 more years he will shoot 100% for the year  . Yes improvement is good but you cant say that he will increase 1% a year for 20 years straight.  He needs to prove his leadership, as a ball handler you have to have the respect of your teammates, once he gets that everything else will fall into place for the kid. 

[RealMalatesta]

Lonzo is actually a very talented player but people only care about scoring these days and how much you provide for the offense.

This kid has been one of the best promising playmakers of the newest generation along with Trae Young, Lonzo also has good defense and blocks/steals as well and a good height. Dude just doesn't have a clue how to shoot, he is a terrible scorer, dude has the same percentage of layup success as curry as at three pointers, you literally can't be a layup missing player on a starting 5 yet he is still used because he is athletic, good passer and a good defender, he just sucks so bad on scoring that is all, he even rebounds pretty decently.

However, Pelicans bad start is not just attributed to him, they are not a full team yet, with a good center and Zion coming back I am sure they will be better. Just give them 3-5 more years and they will be a force to reckon with.

[harizen]

This is the proof that Lonzo Ball playing for three seasons in NBA improved. Numbers don't lie. Projections will be 1% per year field goal improvement. That makes him 55% FG accurate in 20 years. That's a great accuracy rate to retire.

No offense but that isn't a good basis for predicting his future stats line. No doubt, he is improving and we somehow noticed that. However, he needs to works on his "hesitant" behavior that I've noticed even back in his Lakers day.

I'm talking about their loss against the Rockets recently, few seconds remaining in the clock (I think around 6sces.), downed by 3, he should have that courage to take that last shot because he is the only one capable of doing it during that time as his other teammates were trapped in a close def. He turned things into difficult play by passing it to Josh Hart and makes a screen instead. Even Lonzo missed that shot, it's fine at least he did some effort.

Anyways for us to see the big the changes from him, let see it after the whole season. It's just a few games indeed.

The bright side is finally the warriors won a game after they loss in double digits in their last 2 games.
People lose their hope on the warriors but they bounce back today by winning double digit too,

Honestly, people lose hope for Warriors because of that 0-2 starting record?


I've noticed in general, that most speculations are based on that few games played by each team.

Example:
Clipper defeats Lakers - Clippers is more dominant and likely to be a champ this season.
Warriors with a 0-2 start - Warriors are now done.
Brooklyn Nets - Kyrie Irving can't carry the whole team (even though their 2 losses is just behind by 1, almost a 3-0 good start)