2024 NBA Season

[AHOYBRAUSE]

The Suns losing 2 straight to the Spurs is a pretty bad look. Sure, they were down a couple players but that shouldn’t have mattered. Wemby looking much better than I expected this early in the season. He was really exposing the weakness of the Suns, who seem more built to compete with the Warriors than a team with length like the Spurs.

Agreed. A team with that much firepower losing against such a young team back to back at home sure is not the best look for them.
But it shows what many people feared about that team, the lack of defense.
Maybe SA was also just a bad fit for them them but seeing how easy the Spurs scored inside the paint ( not only Wemby ) was scary. They didn't have any answer to that.

Wemby is also a nightmare for any defense already. You give him space, he shoots from outside, you close out and he just moves to the basket and dunks over you. 

[Questat]

The Suns losing 2 straight to the Spurs is a pretty bad look. Sure, they were down a couple players but that shouldn’t have mattered. Wemby looking much better than I expected this early in the season. He was really exposing the weakness of the Suns, who seem more built to compete with the Warriors than a team with length like the Spurs.

Agreed. A team with that much firepower losing against such a young team back to back at home sure is not the best look for them.
But it shows what many people feared about that team, the lack of defense.
Maybe SA was also just a bad fit for them them but seeing how easy the Spurs scored inside the paint ( not only Wemby ) was scary. They didn't have any answer to that.

Wemby is also a nightmare for any defense already. You give him space, he shoots from outside, you close out and he just moves to the basket and dunks over you. 

Wemby regained his confidence by beating two superstars, Durant and Booker. So, I think he'll be more consistent in the upcoming games. It's impressive that he's up for a tough competition, as the Suns are a very though team to beat, especially on their home court. They are even among the top favorites to win a championship this season. So, the Spurs winning back-to-back games on the road is a huge achievement that would bring much confidence to the team.

Now everyone will be watching the Spurs, their next game is against the Raptors at home, they should win this game.

[dwyane36]

The Pelicans once again are playing strong especially if they are complete. But while the season just started, Zion was rested against the Pistons today. So it seems like there is something wrong with his physical condition once again. It will be very sad if he suffers another season-ending injury. And this season starts Zion's nearly $200 million 5-year contract.

Yeah, the regular season has just started, but Zion is already missing games to rest. It's weird, but it looks like the Pelicans medical staff has some valid concerns about his physical condition. I guess the problem is with his knees again, and the Pelicans need to do something with Zion's injury predisposition, otherwise this will go on "indefinitely" since the main reason for that is because he's overweight.

[Jating]

The Pelicans once again are playing strong especially if they are complete. But while the season just started, Zion was rested against the Pistons today. So it seems like there is something wrong with his physical condition once again. It will be very sad if he suffers another season-ending injury. And this season starts Zion's nearly $200 million 5-year contract.

Yeah, the regular season has just started, but Zion is already missing games to rest. It's weird, but it looks like the Pelicans medical staff has some valid concerns about his physical condition. I guess the problem is with his knees again, and the Pelicans need to do something with Zion's injury predisposition, otherwise this will go on "indefinitely" since the main reason for that is because he's overweight.

That will be too bad though if Zion will again miss any games because of his injuries. We thought that he is already healed as it almost took a season for him to rest and rehab that injury. However, despite his best effort to trim down his weight and build some muscles, his body still have a hard time from the pounding that he is putting so that is going to be a big concern on the team again whether he can go this grueling season and not getting injured and could be resting in some games.

I don't know, maybe we are going to see him being traded if he is not going to be fully healthy and don't contribute to the team. Their medical staff really need to work very hard for Zion, but if everything doesn't goes well, then I wouldn't be surprised if the management will have to think their options on him.

[Japinat]

The Pelicans once again are playing strong especially if they are complete. But while the season just started, Zion was rested against the Pistons today. So it seems like there is something wrong with his physical condition once again. It will be very sad if he suffers another season-ending injury. And this season starts Zion's nearly $200 million 5-year contract.

Yeah, the regular season has just started, but Zion is already missing games to rest. It's weird, but it looks like the Pelicans medical staff has some valid concerns about his physical condition. I guess the problem is with his knees again, and the Pelicans need to do something with Zion's injury predisposition, otherwise this will go on "indefinitely" since the main reason for that is because he's overweight.

That will be too bad though if Zion will again miss any games because of his injuries. We thought that he is already healed as it almost took a season for him to rest and rehab that injury. However, despite his best effort to trim down his weight and build some muscles, his body still have a hard time from the pounding that he is putting so that is going to be a big concern on the team again whether he can go this grueling season and not getting injured and could be resting in some games.

I don't know, maybe we are going to see him being traded if he is not going to be fully healthy and don't contribute to the team. Their medical staff really need to work very hard for Zion, but if everything doesn't goes well, then I wouldn't be surprised if the management will have to think their options on him.

Let's not overthink this just yet. There hasn't been an official statement about the injury. The official statement was that he was given a rest by the team. So, let's focus the discussion on that first. Maybe we can start to have doubts if he misses the next game, as that wouldn't be a 'rest' anymore. Usually, a rest is only for one day for a player with no injury. In Zion's case, they might have rested him because they believed they could beat the Pistons without him, and they did.

This is the news, I don't know if there's any new stating about a particular injury.

An injury report released by the Pelicans on Thursday said Williamson is being held out for rest. The decision comes after Williamson contributed 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists in New Orleans 110-106 victory at Oklahoma City on Wednesday night.

[Yogee]

Suns lost by double digits in the end by I like that they were still disciplined even though they were down by 20+ points majority of the game. It would have been a good storyline if they completed the comeback and avenge their humiliating loss last time. What was also nice to witness is the composure of this young Spurs team even after losing a huge lead.

[owengtam09]

Finally I started watching NBA this season. I skim over some of the matches, but the first match I watched as focused was the San Antonio - Phoenix match. I'm glad I started with this, Spurs came back from 20+ points and won literally in last second. Some says there was a foul on Durant but there was no call so there's no need to argue. Suns should've finished the game better. This Spurs looks exciting. I wonder what will Gregg Popovich do with these youngins. Would it be competitive enough to make the play-offs with this squad or would they need one more season, we'll see.

It is Victor Wembanyama's day with that match, that game was really great to watch, and even though Devin Booker played that game there is no stopping the 7 feet 4 inches unicorn, in this game even the legend Kevin Durant, and in this game, Devin Booker almost got a triple-double in this game of 9 rebounds 13 assist and 31 points, while Victor Wembanyama has a double-double of 10 rebounds 38 points, with this kind of games it is beginning to be interesting,

Another L by the Bucks though. Toronto Raptors really did show up in this game and hit their outside shot and then build a good lead already. And even if the Bucks cut the lead, their torrid shooting from the outside bail them out again. Five players with double digits, and then the rest scored like 2 points or more.

How about the Celtics scoring 155 points against the Pacers? And then winning by a huge 51 points?

It's scary this version of Celtics right now, it seems that they have made a good call to get KP and then Jrue Holiday.

For me, I think that the Milwaukee Bucks have a problem with their chemistry as Damian Lillard was still struggling in playing as a team, now that he is in a team like the Milwaukee Bucks, for sure he needs to keep improving his chemistry with the team in my opinion,

And with the Boston Celtics game, was a dominant performance for the Celtics for sure, and right now Jalen Brown and Jayson Tatum are increasing their skills and style for sure,

[mirakal]

For me, I think that the Milwaukee Bucks have a problem with their chemistry as Damian Lillard was still struggling in playing as a team, now that he is in a team like the Milwaukee Bucks, for sure he needs to keep improving his chemistry with the team in my opinion,

And with the Boston Celtics game, was a dominant performance for the Celtics for sure, and right now Jalen Brown and Jayson Tatum are increasing their skills and style for sure,

Yes, there's no doubt it's a chemistry issue. Lillard had a good game in his debut with the Bucks, but then the team started to struggle. It's still very early, and they can work out how their tandem will function. Once they do, we could see the Bucks becoming one of the most dominant teams in the NBA.

Regarding the Celtics, yes, they have been playing impressively this season, routing their opponents by a large margin. But it's still too early to draw conclusions. The Celtics have been good in the regular season in the past, but they need to prove themselves in the playoffs as well. I'm concerned the Heat might eliminate them again.

[passwordnow]

I am one of those folks that have been hyped after all of the rumors of Lillard's trade going from this and there but then, after seeing the recent games that he has together with Giannis. It seems that hope becomes a disappointment to me and I guess that it's not just me that has been disappointed on them but also the others that have felt the same thing.

Well, moving on with Wemby since he's the hot take this time. Beating the Suns twice is actually impressive. That only proves that even with a buffed roster, he is just proving himself and I think many had laughed at his statement before that he's going to beat the strongest players and will claim that title of being the strongest and best in the league.

Well, still early to say but at least he's proving what he has said before and he's really got something to boast with. Gregg really have to cultivate this guy into a man and he'd definitely define himself as an alien that's hard to beat.

[Kasabus]

I am one of those folks that have been hyped after all of the rumors of Lillard's trade going from this and there but then, after seeing the recent games that he has together with Giannis. It seems that hope becomes a disappointment to me and I guess that it's not just me that has been disappointed on them but also the others that have felt the same thing.

Everyone was excited when the trade happened, and the team became the top favorite to win the championship. However, when we look at the Bucks now, the team before the trade seemed better. Players like Jrue Holiday could make contributions on both offense and defense, providing strong defensive capabilities to the team.

Well, moving on with Wemby since he's the hot take this time. Beating the Suns twice is actually impressive. That only proves that even with a buffed roster, he is just proving himself and I think many had laughed at his statement before that he's going to beat the strongest players and will claim that title of being the strongest and best in the league.

Well, still early to say but at least he's proving what he has said before and he's really got something to boast with. Gregg really have to cultivate this guy into a man and he'd definitely define himself as an alien that's hard to beat.

He's turning into an alien, LOL! Wemby seems destined to become one of the greatest. If he can maintain this level of performance in every game, there's a chance he could achieve what Wilt Chamberlain did in basketball history—winning both ROY and Season MVP in the same year.

Now, it's official that Wemby is a star. Scoring 38 points as a rookie with such an efficient shooting performance (15-26) is not an easy feat to accomplish.

[carlisle1]

I am one of those folks that have been hyped after all of the rumors of Lillard's trade going from this and there but then, after seeing the recent games that he has together with Giannis. It seems that hope becomes a disappointment to me and I guess that it's not just me that has been disappointed on them but also the others that have felt the same thing.

Everyone was excited when the trade happened, and the team became the top favorite to win the championship. However, when we look at the Bucks now, the team before the trade seemed better. Players like Jrue Holiday could make contributions on both offense and defense, providing strong defensive capabilities to the team.

You said it right, Jrue is a two-way player and with Giannis and Middleton he can mostly focus with his defense and show some numbers when
both players are having a bad night, unlike with Dame mostly offensive.

I think chemistry between all the players inside bucks' squad needs to be balance by the coach, right blend and right sets of players to support
both Giannis and Dame each game, still early to conclude.

Well, moving on with Wemby since he's the hot take this time. Beating the Suns twice is actually impressive. That only proves that even with a buffed roster, he is just proving himself and I think many had laughed at his statement before that he's going to beat the strongest players and will claim that title of being the strongest and best in the league.

Well, still early to say but at least he's proving what he has said before and he's really got something to boast with. Gregg really have to cultivate this guy into a man and he'd definitely define himself as an alien that's hard to beat.

He's turning into an alien, LOL! Wemby seems destined to become one of the greatest. If he can maintain this level of performance in every game, there's a chance he could achieve what Wilt Chamberlain did in basketball history—winning both ROY and Season MVP in the same year.

Now, it's official that Wemby is a star. Scoring 38 points as a rookie with such an efficient shooting performance (15-26) is not an easy feat to accomplish.

If he can continue playing like that and if good health will allow him to show more, I'm also one of those who believes that he
have a brighter future in this sport.

The timing was great as LeBron and Steph era are almost past of their primes and here's come Wemby a giant alien with a good skills
who can both shoot and attack the basket.

[boyptc]

Yes, there's no doubt it's a chemistry issue. Lillard had a good game in his debut with the Bucks, but then the team started to struggle. It's still very early, and they can work out how their tandem will function. Once they do, we could see the Bucks becoming one of the most dominant teams in the NBA.

Their team is interesting and at least they've got some wins already unlike the teams that have more problems than them.

Yeah, it's still early to look at their tandem and how they will go. Seems like everyone is judging them too early but we will see it then since this season still has a long way to go.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

Yes, there's no doubt it's a chemistry issue. Lillard had a good game in his debut with the Bucks, but then the team started to struggle. It's still very early, and they can work out how their tandem will function. Once they do, we could see the Bucks becoming one of the most dominant teams in the NBA.

Their team is interesting and at least they've got some wins already unlike the teams that have more problems than them.

Yeah, it's still early to look at their tandem and how they will go. Seems like everyone is judging them too early but we will see it then since this season still has a long way to go.

I think you can't blame those who are judging them this early, I mean the Bucks took a risk on getting Lillard and letting one of their best player in Jrue Holiday. And at the same time, Dame wanted to proved and chase that ring with Giannis. Although he didn't get the destination that he wanted, still it is one of the best team right now. So it should be an upgrade somewhat for the Bucks.

However, we have to understand that the Bucks has a new coach as well. So it's not that only Lillard is the new one in the team, there are a lot as well. So let's see, they are struggling right now even at their home court and they need to solve this issue ASAP to maintain at a good position in the East.

[püsür]

Finally I started watching NBA this season. I skim over some of the matches, but the first match I watched as focused was the San Antonio - Phoenix match. I'm glad I started with this, Spurs came back from 20+ points and won literally in last second. Some says there was a foul on Durant but there was no call so there's no need to argue. Suns should've finished the game better. This Spurs looks exciting. I wonder what will Gregg Popovich do with these youngins. Would it be competitive enough to make the play-offs with this squad or would they need one more season, we'll see.

It is Victor Wembanyama's day with that match, that game was really great to watch, and even though Devin Booker played that game there is no stopping the 7 feet 4 inches unicorn, in this game even the legend Kevin Durant, and in this game, Devin Booker almost got a triple-double in this game of 9 rebounds 13 assist and 31 points, while Victor Wembanyama has a double-double of 10 rebounds 38 points, with this kind of games it is beginning to be interesting

It was indeed a great game to watch. Wemby is worth his hype. Even last year and even in this topic, he was hyped too much and I wanted to not like him. But I can't help but like everything about him. Even his halloween costume. His shooting is great. He takes responsibility. He is trying to be a team player. He is doing much much better than I expected.

[beerlover]

The Suns losing 2 straight to the Spurs is a pretty bad look. Sure, they were down a couple players but that shouldn’t have mattered. Wemby looking much better than I expected this early in the season. He was really exposing the weakness of the Suns, who seem more built to compete with the Warriors than a team with length like the Spurs.

I mean Suns never really looked like a championship team to be at all, people were overreacting like hell. Beal and Booker were not all that great together and didn't really worked well, which Beal was missing anyway, Durant is not alone enough and he is a scorer. Plus, we are talking about one of the games being Wemby 38 point game, that is hard to beat, dude really just took over the game and destroyed Suns and there were no centers that could stop him.

The thing about Wemby is that I have seen him get the ball from inbound multiple times, like a point guard would, or even a point forward would, dude just gets the ball from inbound and dribbles, like he is about to playmake. That dude just gets the ball, spots up and shoots like there is no defender, and to be fair there are no defenders that can jump high enough to stop his jump shot, it must be closer to what 9-10 feet tall at least when he shoots? That's not an easy point, he is definitely magnificent.

[wheelz1200]

Finally I started watching NBA this season. I skim over some of the matches, but the first match I watched as focused was the San Antonio - Phoenix match. I'm glad I started with this, Spurs came back from 20+ points and won literally in last second. Some says there was a foul on Durant but there was no call so there's no need to argue. Suns should've finished the game better. This Spurs looks exciting. I wonder what will Gregg Popovich do with these youngins. Would it be competitive enough to make the play-offs with this squad or would they need one more season, we'll see.

It is Victor Wembanyama's day with that match, that game was really great to watch, and even though Devin Booker played that game there is no stopping the 7 feet 4 inches unicorn, in this game even the legend Kevin Durant, and in this game, Devin Booker almost got a triple-double in this game of 9 rebounds 13 assist and 31 points, while Victor Wembanyama has a double-double of 10 rebounds 38 points, with this kind of games it is beginning to be interesting

It was indeed a great game to watch. Wemby is worth his hype. Even last year and even in this topic, he was hyped too much and I wanted to not like him. But I can't help but like everything about him. Even his halloween costume. His shooting is great. He takes responsibility. He is trying to be a team player. He is doing much much better than I expected.

I just watch a good 10-15 highlight from last night.  Dam I have to say I am the first to admit I wasn't buying into all the hype.  It's not that I didn't think he was good enough I just thought there was going to be a bit of an adjustment.  Sky is the limit for this kid.  Dare I say he is gonna be the face of the NBA if he reaches his potential and for the love of everything stays healthy.  I worry about big guys like him.

[Baofeng]

The Suns losing 2 straight to the Spurs is a pretty bad look. Sure, they were down a couple players but that shouldn’t have mattered. Wemby looking much better than I expected this early in the season. He was really exposing the weakness of the Suns, who seem more built to compete with the Warriors than a team with length like the Spurs.

I mean Suns never really looked like a championship team to be at all, people were overreacting like hell. Beal and Booker were not all that great together and didn't really worked well, which Beal was missing anyway, Durant is not alone enough and he is a scorer. Plus, we are talking about one of the games being Wemby 38 point game, that is hard to beat, dude really just took over the game and destroyed Suns and there were no centers that could stop him.

Well in paper the Suns looks scary right, KD, Booker and then Beal. But with some of them are in the injured list, doesn't make sense for them to be the favorite right now and they could be in a big trouble as it seems they are in a downgrade, no more CP3 to make plays and although Nurkic could be a good man in the middle, it is not enough though.

The thing about Wemby is that I have seen him get the ball from inbound multiple times, like a point guard would, or even a point forward would, dude just gets the ball from inbound and dribbles, like he is about to playmake. That dude just gets the ball, spots up and shoots like there is no defender, and to be fair there are no defenders that can jump high enough to stop his jump shot, it must be closer to what 9-10 feet tall at least when he shoots? That's not an easy point, he is definitely magnificent.

Plus the hype on this kid, he can shoot, grab rebounds and then block shots. The impact that he can bring to the team. Plus others too are playing very hard as they are a very young team and so they have a lot of things to offer and they will really give a lot of teams a problem as far as mis matches goes.

[boltz]

I quite don't remember when Bucks had a start of the season with negative scoring points 461:488 and the hype on them kinda went away right ? Hopefully tonight they will prove they are indeed a very strong team when they will face Knicks , a team who surprisingly has a positive scoring points 515:510  odds so far are massively in favor of Bucks ~1.45

[passwordnow]

I am one of those folks that have been hyped after all of the rumors of Lillard's trade going from this and there but then, after seeing the recent games that he has together with Giannis. It seems that hope becomes a disappointment to me and I guess that it's not just me that has been disappointed on them but also the others that have felt the same thing.

Everyone was excited when the trade happened, and the team became the top favorite to win the championship. However, when we look at the Bucks now, the team before the trade seemed better. Players like Jrue Holiday could make contributions on both offense and defense, providing strong defensive capabilities to the team.

Well, that can't change anymore, and the comparisons to their before and after have always been normal. If they can try to keep up with each other and make their plays more interesting, I think that they're still in the adjustment period and usually with the new teams with a new addition struggles through this.

Well, moving on with Wemby since he's the hot take this time. Beating the Suns twice is actually impressive. That only proves that even with a buffed roster, he is just proving himself and I think many had laughed at his statement before that he's going to beat the strongest players and will claim that title of being the strongest and best in the league.

Well, still early to say but at least he's proving what he has said before and he's really got something to boast with. Gregg really have to cultivate this guy into a man and he'd definitely define himself as an alien that's hard to beat.

He's turning into an alien, LOL! Wemby seems destined to become one of the greatest. If he can maintain this level of performance in every game, there's a chance he could achieve what Wilt Chamberlain did in basketball history—winning both ROY and Season MVP in the same year.

Now, it's official that Wemby is a star. Scoring 38 points as a rookie with such an efficient shooting performance (15-26) is not an easy feat to accomplish.

That career high really is impressive. We can see some other top picks during the draft don't even perform well and struggle to get some playing time, while, he certainly is the star of the Spurs. He just needs to maintain his body build-up more and try to avoid getting injured. Honestly, when I see him fly and do alley hoops, I think of the what-ifs negative for him. But he seems to be aware of these things before we even think of it and he's just born to be a star I am sure that he is garnering a lot of fans now because of how impressive he is and how talented this kid is. This is just the start of his career and not yet on his prime but he seems on it already.

[OgNasty]

I’ve just been reading some of the player comments about the in season tournament. It’s pretty funny. None of them have any idea what the purpose of the tournament is, which I can say I’m right there with them. One good idea I heard was the winner of the tournament getting a playoff spot. That would seemingly give it some purpose.