2024 NBA Season

[OgNasty]

^ The problem is that the only trade I’m aware of that’s on the table is Simmons and Maxey for Bradley Beal. The Sixers don’t want to give up both and nobody is going to pay the asking price for Simmons.

Maybe a new poll on if Simmons will be traded by the trade deadline or not? or a poll if Frank Vogel will be fired during the all star break?

One thing I will say about Simmons… He’s about to pass $20,000,000 in fines for not playing this year. I always have respect for people who put themselves before money. Simmons and Kyrie may be dicks, but you can’t question their self respect.

[btc_angela]

^, Yes, I thought that the Bulls are going to lose the game because of that drought.

Luckily they also played good defense as the Magic misses a lot of shots and the Bulls making the best out of it. I guess the Bulls are back and there are a lot of happy bettors right now with that big win.

Interesting games on the Warriors vs Spurs, no Steph, but the Warriors are trying to hang on the game. Moses Moody having a break out game for the Warriors with 20 points already.

I was pretty confident that my bulls would end up pulling the game off, but yeah there was a brief moment of wtf are we doing against the damn Orlando Magic. Truth be told tho the magic have actually done pretty decent vs the Bulls this season.

On another note it was awesome to see Ayo get picked for the rising stars futures game. No question he was the steal of the draft !

Well the Bulls is playing home court so I guess it help them a lot when the fans are cheering for every shot that they made. Again DeRozan and Lavine, the best duo in NBA today scored a combine 55 points. Vucevic and Ayo did score double digits and so is Green. But let's give it up to Magic, I mean they really cling to this game and at times we think that the Bulls are going to lose this game.

[CLS63]

The result of the Phoenix Suns vs Brooklyn Nets game didn't surprise me even a bit. Suns were in a much stronger condition than Nets and we saw it by their performance in this game also. Nets felt Kevin Durant's absence indeed but I don't think that they would still have won this game by having him in the starting five also. It is just really difficult to beat Suns in this season recently. They have had a great winning streak so far. They missed the chance of being the champions in the finals last season and I wonder if they will make it this time.

[SquallLeonhart]

It only shows how well the system Warriors have, star-less but managed to win with the help come from their young rookies.

They are ready taking their shots each time coach calls for them and allows them to play inside the court. A kind of gesture
a good player needs to have bringing out the best to pay the trust the management gave them after being hired to be part of the team.
You mentioned Poole and yes; he did his job well producing the lift that the team needs to win this game.

I would not go that far. During the previous 1-2 years they lacked Klay and some other players all the time and they were horrible. I remember clearly a period where they were playing g-league players all the time, they had nobody to play, all of their high paid players were injured and that is why they ended up being just those players. It was the shortened season and they ended up being the last team in the league that year. They had only 15 wins and 50 losses and closest had 19 wins (cavs).

So, it is clear to me that we are talking about them not being good at all. I get that they did alright last night but that doesn't change the fact that system is not good enough to get this exact team to playoffs or anything if big names weren't there.

[carlisle1]

The result of the Phoenix Suns vs Brooklyn Nets game didn't surprise me even a bit. Suns were in a much stronger condition than Nets and we saw it by their performance in this game also. Nets felt Kevin Durant's absence indeed but I don't think that they would still have won this game by having him in the starting five also. It is just really difficult to beat Suns in this season recently. They have had a great winning streak so far. They missed the chance of being the champions in the finals last season and I wonder if they will make it this time.

We don't know if what would be the outcome if KD is there playing alongside with his co-stars. Sun wins with only 10 points, considering

the possible contributions of KD and the way he plays defense, it surely has a big impact, but there's no excuse when in terms of losing

Nets still have their other stars. It's just true that Suns continue to keep improving and we are witnessing that from how they are performing

this season..

[Distraction]

Brooklyn Nets are in a really problematic condition now as we can see it in the standings also. They got their fifth loss in a row last night to Suns. And tonight, their opponent is Sacramento Kings. They are far worse team than Suns obviously and they are having a losing streak of seven games right now. This is a golden opportunity for Nets to finish this terrible streak lately. I think that they would obtain a delightful victory with the big help of Irving and Harden here. This would be an important win for them to gather strength again.

[wheelz1200]

Been enjoying watching the young Memphis team play with swagger all year.  Ja is going to be the face of the nba soon enough (pissed the Knicks were one pick short of ja )

Tonight Memphis comes to MSG, would like to see the Knicks stopping messing around and play some inspired basketball.  Winning tonight would go a long way to changing the course of the season.  RJ better be up for this game.  Wild card is quentin grimes keeping Bane and/or ja in check.  Hope thibs starts grimes need his d out there tonight.

[ChiBitCTy]

Been enjoying watching the young Memphis team play with swagger all year.  Ja is going to be the face of the nba soon enough (pissed the Knicks were one pick short of ja )

Tonight Memphis comes to MSG, would like to see the Knicks stopping messing around and play some inspired basketball.  Winning tonight would go a long way to changing the course of the season.  RJ better be up for this game.  Wild card is quentin grimes keeping Bane and/or ja in check.  Hope thibs starts grimes need his d out there tonight.

I just got done watching some Ja highlights.  I'm really upset that I never went to watch him play vs my alma.  The highlights I was watching was of him tearing my school up - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5VyE3n3thU .   Dude is such a stud and without question the future of the NBA.  I'm pretty sure at one point I saw that Memphis fans were booing him for going through a rough patch of some sort?! lol...fools.

Hopefully Tommy T and your boys will be able to put up a W for you vs the grizz.  The Knicks are just an odd group.  Look amazing one night and shat the other. 

[Yogee]

Brooklyn Nets are in a really problematic condition now as we can see it in the standings also. They got their fifth loss in a row last night to Suns.

Yes the losing streak sucks but it's not bad as it sounds. I believe they will still make it to the playoffs this season and it doesn't really who they will be facing in the first round. I mean teams in the East are almost equally tough if you look at the current standing so the ranking isn't that important.

[wheelz1200]

Been enjoying watching the young Memphis team play with swagger all year.  Ja is going to be the face of the nba soon enough (pissed the Knicks were one pick short of ja )

Tonight Memphis comes to MSG, would like to see the Knicks stopping messing around and play some inspired basketball.  Winning tonight would go a long way to changing the course of the season.  RJ better be up for this game.  Wild card is quentin grimes keeping Bane and/or ja in check.  Hope thibs starts grimes need his d out there tonight.

I just got done watching some Ja highlights.  I'm really upset that I never went to watch him play vs my alma.  The highlights I was watching was of him tearing my school up - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5VyE3n3thU .   Dude is such a stud and without question the future of the NBA.  I'm pretty sure at one point I saw that Memphis fans were booing him for going through a rough patch of some sort?! lol...fools.

Hopefully Tommy T and your boys will be able to put up a W for you vs the grizz.  The Knicks are just an odd group.  Look amazing one night and shat the other. 

Yeah they need to bust the team up.  No way they can construct a premium team with a few tweaks.  Julius needs to go as much as I love his toughness.  I super bullish on quentin grimes.  He can guard 4 positions and has a sweet stroke.  Last 10 or so games showing some prowess driving too.  I don't like rj.  He is highly inefficient.  Needs to shoot 20-25 times to score 20 points.  Knicks 1 spot short of ja and even worse 1 spot short of steph Curry his draft year.  Day late dolla short...

At least the giants aren't in hot water... oh wait..

[dwyane36]

We don't know if what would be the outcome if KD is there playing alongside with his co-stars. Sun wins with only 10 points, considering

the possible contributions of KD and the way he plays defense, it surely has a big impact, but there's no excuse when in terms of losing

Nets still have their other stars. It's just true that Suns continue to keep improving and we are witnessing that from how they are performing

this season..

If Durant had played, then this match would have been more intense. However, the result of the meeting would most likely have been the same. By the way, the Suns and Nets already played against each other in November. Durant scored 39 points in that game, but it was also not enough to defeat the Suns.

[timerland]

Been enjoying watching the young Memphis team play with swagger all year.  Ja is going to be the face of the nba soon enough (pissed the Knicks were one pick short of ja )

Tonight Memphis comes to MSG, would like to see the Knicks stopping messing around and play some inspired basketball.  Winning tonight would go a long way to changing the course of the season.  RJ better be up for this game.  Wild card is quentin grimes keeping Bane and/or ja in check.  Hope thibs starts grimes need his d out there tonight.

Morant is definitely an up and coming MVP in my opinion.

However, I wouldn't bet my money on him staying healthy the whole way. The way he plays is very Rose-esque and I don't feel like it is particularly sustainable.

Hopefully he does without his one-legged landings and start to work on the way he preserves his body as well as how he actually plays.

[Beparanf]

Been enjoying watching the young Memphis team play with swagger all year.  Ja is going to be the face of the nba soon enough (pissed the Knicks were one pick short of ja )

Tonight Memphis comes to MSG, would like to see the Knicks stopping messing around and play some inspired basketball.  Winning tonight would go a long way to changing the course of the season.  RJ better be up for this game.  Wild card is quentin grimes keeping Bane and/or ja in check.  Hope thibs starts grimes need his d out there tonight.

Morant is definitely an up and coming MVP in my opinion.

However, I wouldn't bet my money on him staying healthy the whole way. The way he plays is very Rose-esque and I don't feel like it is particularly sustainable.

Hopefully he does without his one-legged landings and start to work on the way he preserves his body as well as how he actually plays.

Yeah I definitely see D'Rose and Tmac on him but due to his weak body build versus the amount of strains in his body whenever he is performing a suicide makes me think that he will not gonna last longer on his career. He needs a  good power forward team mate that will this kind of work for him especially on man to man defense time. There was a time that his guard overwhelmed him but still he is trying so hard to reach in and make a basket. He is playing like Bron while his body is not suitable.

[magneto]

Brooklyn Nets are in a really problematic condition now as we can see it in the standings also. They got their fifth loss in a row last night to Suns. And tonight, their opponent is Sacramento Kings. They are far worse team than Suns obviously and they are having a losing streak of seven games right now. This is a golden opportunity for Nets to finish this terrible streak lately. I think that they would obtain a delightful victory with the big help of Irving and Harden here. This would be an important win for them to gather strength again.

The Nets aren't going anywhere with this big 3.

There are too many clashing egos and people who demand the ball. The only superstar that should stay is KD in my opinion.

Get some more shooters and creators around KD and he will be completely fine. At least in a much better position than what the Nets are in right now.

[yazher]

Morant is definitely an up and coming MVP in my opinion.
However, I wouldn't bet my money on him staying healthy the whole way. The way he plays is very Rose-esque and I don't feel like it is particularly sustainable.
Hopefully he does without his one-legged landings and start to work on the way he preserves his body as well as how he actually plays.

He's on a show as always and he really means it in today's game.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=743398677046083

It's no guarantee that he will keep doing this kind of shows throughout his entire career but he is giving us so much entertainment like the Vince Carter era and that's what we always want to see.
Their games are always on my first list to watch because I wanted to shout surprisingly watching him elevate out of nowhere.

[timerland]

Been enjoying watching the young Memphis team play with swagger all year.  Ja is going to be the face of the nba soon enough (pissed the Knicks were one pick short of ja )

Tonight Memphis comes to MSG, would like to see the Knicks stopping messing around and play some inspired basketball.  Winning tonight would go a long way to changing the course of the season.  RJ better be up for this game.  Wild card is quentin grimes keeping Bane and/or ja in check.  Hope thibs starts grimes need his d out there tonight.

Morant is definitely an up and coming MVP in my opinion.

However, I wouldn't bet my money on him staying healthy the whole way. The way he plays is very Rose-esque and I don't feel like it is particularly sustainable.

Hopefully he does without his one-legged landings and start to work on the way he preserves his body as well as how he actually plays.

Yeah I definitely see D'Rose and Tmac on him but due to his weak body build versus the amount of strains in his body whenever he is performing a suicide makes me think that he will not gonna last longer on his career. He needs a  good power forward team mate that will this kind of work for him especially on man to man defense time. There was a time that his guard overwhelmed him but still he is trying so hard to reach in and make a basket. He is playing like Bron while his body is not suitable.

Exactly - his frame is not built to be withstanding this type of impact.

And he seems to be going all-in every time he goes to the hoop. That is both a virtue and could be his downfall as well given that he is either going to posterize you completely or land awkwardly.

Already have had several close calls with him. The Memphis front office hopefully is warning him about this.

[Dave1]

Been enjoying watching the young Memphis team play with swagger all year.  Ja is going to be the face of the nba soon enough (pissed the Knicks were one pick short of ja )

Tonight Memphis comes to MSG, would like to see the Knicks stopping messing around and play some inspired basketball.  Winning tonight would go a long way to changing the course of the season.  RJ better be up for this game.  Wild card is quentin grimes keeping Bane and/or ja in check.  Hope thibs starts grimes need his d out there tonight.

Morant is definitely an up and coming MVP in my opinion.

However, I wouldn't bet my money on him staying healthy the whole way. The way he plays is very Rose-esque and I don't feel like it is particularly sustainable.

Hopefully he does without his one-legged landings and start to work on the way he preserves his body as well as how he actually plays.

Exactly, reminded me of how freakish athletic DRose is during his prime with the Chicago Bulls, but he didn't remain healthy and we all know that after that horrific injury, he wasn't the same anymore.

Hopefully this is not the case or not going to happen to Ja Morant so that he can give us a lot of exciting plays in his career. Ad who knows, maybe he can be a MVP in the future.

[TravelMug]

Been enjoying watching the young Memphis team play with swagger all year.  Ja is going to be the face of the nba soon enough (pissed the Knicks were one pick short of ja )

Tonight Memphis comes to MSG, would like to see the Knicks stopping messing around and play some inspired basketball.  Winning tonight would go a long way to changing the course of the season.  RJ better be up for this game.  Wild card is quentin grimes keeping Bane and/or ja in check.  Hope thibs starts grimes need his d out there tonight.

Morant is definitely an up and coming MVP in my opinion.

However, I wouldn't bet my money on him staying healthy the whole way. The way he plays is very Rose-esque and I don't feel like it is particularly sustainable.

Hopefully he does without his one-legged landings and start to work on the way he preserves his body as well as how he actually plays.

Yeah I definitely see D'Rose and Tmac on him but due to his weak body build versus the amount of strains in his body whenever he is performing a suicide makes me think that he will not gonna last longer on his career. He needs a  good power forward team mate that will this kind of work for him especially on man to man defense time. There was a time that his guard overwhelmed him but still he is trying so hard to reach in and make a basket. He is playing like Bron while his body is not suitable.

Exactly - his frame is not built to be withstanding this type of impact.

And he seems to be going all-in every time he goes to the hoop. That is both a virtue and could be his downfall as well given that he is either going to posterize you completely or land awkwardly.

Already have had several close calls with him. The Memphis front office hopefully is warning him about this.

He is what like 170'ish? so yeah I would say that frame wouldn't hold that impact of him jumping so high every time he goes to the hope and just one bump will be over for him.

For sure the front office is well aware of it, and could have been talking to Morant.

But what can we do, he puts 100% every game, so it's going to be very hard to stop him from what he is doing in the league right now.

[danherbias07]

Been enjoying watching the young Memphis team play with swagger all year.  Ja is going to be the face of the nba soon enough (pissed the Knicks were one pick short of ja )

Tonight Memphis comes to MSG, would like to see the Knicks stopping messing around and play some inspired basketball.  Winning tonight would go a long way to changing the course of the season.  RJ better be up for this game.  Wild card is quentin grimes keeping Bane and/or ja in check.  Hope thibs starts grimes need his d out there tonight.

And they fail again. They have the right roster, they are complete with a good center, point, and forwards so why it doesn't work is a mystery for this Knicks team. Second chance points by the Grizzlies made a big difference thanks to Steven Adams just tapping it out if he cannot get his hand on it.
Mitchell Robinson lacks the ability to suppress Aquaman in the painted area. I think these young Knicks needs more experience before all their hard work turns to success.

[OgNasty]

I feel like I need a bot that just posts Dwight Howard's stats and says that Frank Vogel needs to be fired on here after every game.  Tonight Dwight Howard put up 10 points and 7 rebounds on 4-6 from the field with only 11 minutes of play.  At that pace you're looking at a 30/20 game if he got as many minutes as the starters and he does this almost every night...  Luckily tonight AD put up 30 and Carmelo Anthony was a monster shooting 8-12 for 24 points so it was enough for them to beat the Blazers, but barely.  Without Damien Lillard this game shouldn't have even been close...  I can't believe with a roster full of hall of famers, LeBron still has to carry his team and they struggle against even the most overmatched opponents when he sits out (like tonight).