2024 NBA Season

[carlisle1]

No question about it, Curry has lead his team this season with his historic shooting and scoring. But I'm not sure if that is enough for a ring, probably they will be having a hard time winning on the first round of the playoffs. But what's important is that these young guys get the experience.

Sure, Curry is a phenomenal scorer, but he needs more support from teammates because GSW's participation in the playoff is still questionable. Even if the Warriors will end this season at the current position, then they need to win another two games to reach the playoff.

We are seeing good leadership and a lion heart performance coming from Steph, he's showing how he love this game and he's doing everything to

compete and try to win if possible, in regards to support that he's getting those players around him are also doing their roles they are not the stars that we used to see who surround Steph but they are also doing their best to contribute. 

Still a young team but bringing back Klay and still have this mentalities this team will rise again, they came from nothing to become the sensation.

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[danherbias07]

I have them ML @2.20, I know that Nets is short handed, but I think NOP is very inconsistent that they forget to win a game know. So it's a win for me, although in the beginning I thought it was a trap again and I have to question why the punters are putting Nets as a underdog against the Pels.

Yes, Joe Harris, I also bet on him whether to score "x" points this game. Love this guy and he is a perfect tandem to Kyrie.

Cheers. You made the bet at 1st quarter while the Nets are trailing right?
That's some courage you got there.

Zion, Ingram and Lonzo Ball did their job on the offensive end but the Nets are just better.
Total stats are almost identical. There's just a bit dominance in the rebounding field. Adams is there but only gained 5 rebounds for 29 minutes.
He needs help below that rim.

[wheelz1200]

Honestly unless you are at the very end of your career load management is a little dumb.  You play to win every year.  If golden state load manages Steph and gives him a game off a week or only let's him ay half a game those are almost assured losses.  Sorry but if I'm a coach and steph is healthy he is on the court.  

I personally think load management is bullsh*t (unless If necessary) and I think some teams are abusing it just to let their superstar rest and avoid injury. I mean everyone is susceptible to injury and it really feels like load management is somehow considered as cheating. Fans are paying tickets to see their favourite team and players.
I remember the Spurs was fined by the NBA for benching out Duncan, Parker, and Ginobili while the playoffs was closely approaching.

Curry doesn't need any of those. He's hungry to win and play from regular season to the playoffs.

The NBA is at fault here, they should not created this "load management" because it's hard to control it to be honest. A team will certainly find ways to preserve their players to avoid injury, especially when they are already guaranteed with the playoff spot, I think they should review this as there's a lot of criticism about this, they are making NBA soft, missed the old days, sorry.

There really isn't anything Adam silver could do.  Ypu can't mandate healthy players ay x number of games or x number of minutes per game.  If so who qualifies for this, it gets real messy.  Only thing you can do is shake your head, but good on curry for not wanting to "load manage" or kerr to sit down.  Players and coaches from the 80s and 90s would never deal with this.

[Joca97]

No question about it, Curry has lead his team this season with his historic shooting and scoring. But I'm not sure if that is enough for a ring, probably they will be having a hard time winning on the first round of the playoffs. But what's important is that these young guys get the experience.

Sure, Curry is a phenomenal scorer, but he needs more support from teammates because GSW's participation in the playoff is still questionable. Even if the Warriors will end this season at the current position, then they need to win another two games to reach the playoff.

They are not expected to make it to the playoffs because they miss Thompson, however, the way they are playing, they are really competitive and I think the new rules that the top 10 is included in the playoff elimination really help them as they have a shot to be included in the playoffs.

Just trust Curry and his team, they may look so underrated now but we know that GSW has a championship experience and were champions for like 2 or 3 times, so they are still a tough team to beat.

Good to see golden state warriors fighting again for the playoffs. This makes me happy as they are one of my favorite teams. I wish that klay thompson can make a recovery before the playoffs but i dont think it is possible

[jaberwock]

Curry is still on his prime, probably when Thompson will be back next year it will be a different GSW. Not the same as when they have a run at the NBA, but we might see them chasing another ring when him, Klay and Green back very healthy and with the young set of guys that they have right now.

No question about it, Curry has lead his team this season with his historic shooting and scoring. But I'm not sure if that is enough for a ring, probably they will be having a hard time winning on the first round of the playoffs. But what's important is that these young guys get the experience.

Honestly Curry is good enough all by himself to carry the offensive load and when they get Klay it is going to be quite different. However they do need some roster management for sure, they were a great team when they had klay+curry and then players that had a role, now it is not like that too much. I believe they need a proper SF when Klay gets back, or maybe even SG and put Klay on SF if they want to, all those Oubre and Wiggins type of players are not good fit to GSW, they need good defensive players who can share the ball and maybe occasionally hit the three (not like curry of course, nobody can).

I think next year depends on this off-season, if they can somehow offload Wiggins and get someone else, they will definitely be a much better team next year, but it all depends on what they do, plus how Klay comes back is very important as well.

[wheelz1200]

No question about it, Curry has lead his team this season with his historic shooting and scoring. But I'm not sure if that is enough for a ring, probably they will be having a hard time winning on the first round of the playoffs. But what's important is that these young guys get the experience.

Sure, Curry is a phenomenal scorer, but he needs more support from teammates because GSW's participation in the playoff is still questionable. Even if the Warriors will end this season at the current position, then they need to win another two games to reach the playoff.

They are not expected to make it to the playoffs because they miss Thompson, however, the way they are playing, they are really competitive and I think the new rules that the top 10 is included in the playoff elimination really help them as they have a shot to be included in the playoffs.

Just trust Curry and his team, they may look so underrated now but we know that GSW has a championship experience and were champions for like 2 or 3 times, so they are still a tough team to beat.

Good to see golden state warriors fighting again for the playoffs. This makes me happy as they are one of my favorite teams. I wish that klay thompson can make a recovery before the playoffs but i dont think it is possible

There is zero chance he comes back for the playoffs.  Seasons done in a couple of weeks.  He will be lucky to be ready for the first game of next season.  I just hope klay can ay again let alone at the top flight that he has in the past.

[OgNasty]

Anthony Davis will be back in uniform for the Lakers against the Dallas Mavericks tomorrow. A long time coming. Will be great to see them get LeBron back soon for a nice Finals run. They’ve both been missed recently as the Lakers have dropped quite a few spots out west. I still like their odds overall, as the Nets haven’t gotten much time together playing as their new team (although with that much talent it might not matter).

[wheelz1200]

Anthony Davis will be back in uniform for the Lakers against the Dallas Mavericks tomorrow. A long time coming. Will be great to see them get LeBron back soon for a nice Finals run. They’ve both been missed recently as the Lakers have dropped quite a few spots out west. I still like their odds overall, as the Nets haven’t gotten much time together playing as their new team (although with that much talent it might not matter).

Yep once those 2 are back and playoffs start back to business as usual for bron.  People are looking at the Lakers with this lineup and discarding them.  Probably the best time to lay playoff odds on the Lakers once they start winning with those 2 again odds are gonna drop like they always do at playoff time.

[harizen]

Anthony Davis will be back in uniform for the Lakers against the Dallas Mavericks tomorrow.

I will give it a 90% chance since even he's cleared out to play, there's no official statement yet about it but expected to release few hours before their tip-off with the Mavericks. As per the report, Davis will be on limited time restrictions, about 15 minutes, which is understandable. Can't wait to see how Vogel will rotate AD together with another AD, Andre Drummond.

AD + AD on the paint would be a problem for any team. Both are dominant offensively and defensively.

But since I'm biased, I'm still with the Mavericks. Expecting good ML odds for them against the Lakers.

[CryptoCrookz]

Srsly, you people criticze load management? With all the extra injuries and the shortened season we had this year? And especially for players like Steph who basically carry the whole team?

Load management is only smart. No one gives a flying eff about one game here or there, if the star player can stay healthy. The Warriors aren't going anywhere without Steph, and he's 33 and carrying a huge load, he better get some rest. Same for all the other teams and their stars. From this perspective as a Lakers fan I am happy LeBron and AD are getting some rest now while recuperating from their injuries. Wonder how they gell with Drummond, but it's great they have the rest. Winning the regular season gets no banners, just ask the Clippers.

[Maslate]

Srsly, you people criticze load management? With all the extra injuries and the shortened season we had this year? And especially for players like Steph who basically carry the whole team?

Load management is only smart. No one gives a flying eff about one game here or there, if the star player can stay healthy. The Warriors aren't going anywhere without Steph, and he's 33 and carrying a huge load, he better get some rest. Same for all the other teams and their stars. From this perspective as a Lakers fan I am happy LeBron and AD are getting some rest now while recuperating from their injuries. Wonder how they gell with Drummond, but it's great they have the rest. Winning the regular season gets no banners, just ask the Clippers.

Load management is okay if it's not abuse by some team, injuries do really happen even with a load management as you cannot be sure than once you step in the court, you'll not be injured. They should review the load management and make it more strict probably.

As a fan, I always expect to see my favorite player playing in any game, but with this load management, sometimes they rest so that's just frustrating and it's actually more frustrating if you have bought a ticket and you are in the arena and then you find out that the star player will not play due to load management.

[harizen]

Load management is only smart.

Smart by means of? If a player is totally cleared to play, load management shouldn't be exercised even it's a decision by the team owners.

Even the legend Michael Jordan doesn't like the idea of load management. Players should only be allowed to do that if it's reasonable to do so.

Warriors aren't going anywhere without Steph, and he's 33 and carrying a huge load, he better get some rest.

That's a different situation and load management should be out of the topic.

Steph also not like the idea of load management. He plays because he wants to. Even they are almost out as one of the contenders in the Western Conference, as considered by most, the Warriors can't just ask Steph to rest if the guy really wants to play. Why gave up early? There are still lots of games remaining before the playoffs and there are chances that they can still secure a playoff spot.

[Oasisman]

The NBA is at fault here, they should not created this "load management" because it's hard to control it to be honest. A team will certainly find ways to preserve their players to avoid injury, especially when they are already guaranteed with the playoff spot, I think they should review this as there's a lot of criticism about this, they are making NBA soft, missed the old days, sorry.

I agree to that, it's not the players that are soft in this modern era, infact players are most explosive, can shoot deep threes, and even have the 250+ pounds body that can move swiftly, agile and fast. But it's the NBA itself for changing so much in-game decisions from regular fouls down to technical fouls.
I remember Timmy got teched while sitting at the sideline for laughing at a referee's decision.
Back in the 90's you can't get tech taunting and shouting at your opponent after a poster.

[TravelMug]

Anthony Davis will be back in uniform for the Lakers against the Dallas Mavericks tomorrow. A long time coming. Will be great to see them get LeBron back soon for a nice Finals run. They’ve both been missed recently as the Lakers have dropped quite a few spots out west. I still like their odds overall, as the Nets haven’t gotten much time together playing as their new team (although with that much talent it might not matter).

Good to hear that AD will be be back against Dallas in their next game because he is badly needed. Lakers are depleted now, and I would even say that the morale is down since they are very inconsistent in winning games.

But if AD will be at least in the line up, their chances of winning increases. I just do hope that he is 100% when he returns, we don't want to see him gets injured again.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

The NBA is at fault here, they should not created this "load management" because it's hard to control it to be honest. A team will certainly find ways to preserve their players to avoid injury, especially when they are already guaranteed with the playoff spot, I think they should review this as there's a lot of criticism about this, they are making NBA soft, missed the old days, sorry.

I agree to that, it's not the players that are soft in this modern era, infact players are most explosive, can shoot deep threes, and even have the 250+ pounds body that can move swiftly, agile and fast. But it's the NBA itself for changing so much in-game decisions from regular fouls down to technical fouls.
I remember Timmy got teched while sitting at the sideline for laughing at a referee's decision.
Back in the 90's you can't get tech taunting and shouting at your opponent after a poster.

You can't really compare era's though, maybe what the NBA has done is to really help the players with all this load management, but it seems it has back fired on them. Players and fans are criticizing it.

Now the control is more on the officiating, teams can challenge a call, etc. There's a lot of changes now and the NBA has really evolved, but there are pros and cons about it.

[akirasendo17]

The NBA is at fault here, they should not created this "load management" because it's hard to control it to be honest. A team will certainly find ways to preserve their players to avoid injury, especially when they are already guaranteed with the playoff spot, I think they should review this as there's a lot of criticism about this, they are making NBA soft, missed the old days, sorry.

I agree to that, it's not the players that are soft in this modern era, infact players are most explosive, can shoot deep threes, and even have the 250+ pounds body that can move swiftly, agile and fast. But it's the NBA itself for changing so much in-game decisions from regular fouls down to technical fouls.
I remember Timmy got teched while sitting at the sideline for laughing at a referee's decision.
Back in the 90's you can't get tech taunting and shouting at your opponent after a poster.

You can't really compare era's though, maybe what the NBA has done is to really help the players with all this load management, but it seems it has back fired on them. Players and fans are criticizing it.

Now the control is more on the officiating, teams can challenge a call, etc. There's a lot of changes now and the NBA has really evolved, but there are pros and cons about it.

I Thinks people now this day are easily get offended with a simple gesture, meaning they get easily agitated mentally, meaning they are not been expose to the harsh environment, that they don't realize its part of the game, people in the NBA before are more mentally tough when it comes to taunting, and physical, but yes we can't compare those before the 90's era, because of the rules that are being put to protect the players and the nba.

[yazher]

The New York Knicks is getting straight wins which take them into 4th spot in the Eastern Conference by beating the Atlanta Hawks today in the overtime. Looks like the few games left will be hard for those who are in the tight spot because every team right now is playing as we've never seen before.



NBA Buzz

[btc_angela]

^^, Yeah, that's why I don't bet against them, I have them at handicapped (-1.5)@1.85 odds. Not bad, they are really the hottest team right now and now matter who you put in front of them, they will find a way to win that game.

Disappointed with GSW though, seems that they are coasting in the last 5 minutes with 10 point lead. No defence, and then they've cooled off from the 3 point area allowing Westbrook and Beal to snatch this win from them.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

The NBA is at fault here, they should not created this "load management" because it's hard to control it to be honest. A team will certainly find ways to preserve their players to avoid injury, especially when they are already guaranteed with the playoff spot, I think they should review this as there's a lot of criticism about this, they are making NBA soft, missed the old days, sorry.

I agree to that, it's not the players that are soft in this modern era, infact players are most explosive, can shoot deep threes, and even have the 250+ pounds body that can move swiftly, agile and fast. But it's the NBA itself for changing so much in-game decisions from regular fouls down to technical fouls.
I remember Timmy got teched while sitting at the sideline for laughing at a referee's decision.
Back in the 90's you can't get tech taunting and shouting at your opponent after a poster.

You can't really compare era's though, maybe what the NBA has done is to really help the players with all this load management, but it seems it has back fired on them. Players and fans are criticizing it.

Now the control is more on the officiating, teams can challenge a call, etc. There's a lot of changes now and the NBA has really evolved, but there are pros and cons about it.

I Thinks people now this day are easily get offended with a simple gesture, meaning they get easily agitated mentally, meaning they are not been expose to the harsh environment, that they don't realize its part of the game, people in the NBA before are more mentally tough when it comes to taunting, and physical, but yes we can't compare those before the 90's era, because of the rules that are being put to protect the players and the nba.

Yes I would have to agree with you, I'm also thinking though, correct me if I'm wrong, teams are investing huge amount of money to players right now that they have to do this kind of load management thingy. Unlike in the 90's wherein everyone doesn't care, no blood, no foul.

[Jating]

^^, Yeah, that's why I don't bet against them, I have them at handicapped (-1.5)@1.85 odds. Not bad, they are really the hottest team right now and now matter who you put in front of them, they will find a way to win that game.

Disappointed with GSW though, seems that they are coasting in the last 5 minutes with 10 point lead. No defence, and then they've cooled off from the 3 point area allowing Westbrook and Beal to snatch this win from them.

Randall is really playing live there's no tomorrow, Lol, and he is willing to grind day in day out to get a win. They've beaten a lot of good teams lately, and they are always the underdog. So if you bet on team, for sure it will have given you a good returns so far.

As for Golden State vs Wizards, I think they've played good defense on Curry, Steph seems to be off this night and missing 3's that he should have made.