Random NBA Observations 2022 - 2023

[Flex Grossman]

Bones emptied the bag tonight

 

[DraymondT]

They was down 12 with 6 mins left... Thought it was done.

KD out here with rookies, washouts, a chinaman, ACL rehab Joe and Royce ONeale

getting doubled, tripled or quadrupled every possession.... Breh finna demand another trade by Thanksgiving. What's crazy is the record in Brooklyn when it's just KD without Kyrie or Harden is 12-3... The record with Kyrie and KD both is 29-23... They just not a good fit. Kyrie and Bron and Russ and KD worked because one a scorer, shooter (KD. Ky) and the other a driver, playmaker (Bron, Russ)... But now we seein why those duos worked but KD and Ky and Bron and Russ not doin it... Skillsets overlap. Ben was supposed to fix one of that but he look washed and arguably the worst player in the whole league. They way better without him.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

They was down 12 with 6 mins left... Thought it was done.

In today's game those leads are erased all the time. A 4-5 possession game with six minutes remaining is standard comeback material.

KD out here with rookies, washouts, a chinaman, ACL rehab Joe and Royce ONeale

It's not like the Hornets squad were much better:

Plumlee
Rozier
Oubre
McDaniels
Washington
Bouknight.

A lottery team that was missing their three best players from last season.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

I just mentioned this in the gambling thread:

Back in September -

If you're able to contact your book/agency, put in a request to see what price they're willing to give you for Westbrook 6th Man of the Year. You'll be able to get out in front of them setting the odds around the preseason games, should the Lakers experiment with him coming off the bench.

Your book would've offered you at least +5000
He's now into +400 and is second favorite for 6MOY.

It would've given you a nice cashout too if you wanted to jump off now.

 

[firemanBk]

Looks like Paolo's absolute floor is All Star
Magic made the right pick Jabari does not look like a #1 option at all

 

[42 Monks]

They was down 12 with 6 mins left... Thought it was done.

KD out here with rookies, washouts, a chinaman, ACL rehab Joe and Royce ONeale

getting doubled, tripled or quadrupled every possession.... Breh finna demand another trade by Thanksgiving. What's crazy is the record in Brooklyn when it's just KD without Kyrie or Harden is 12-3... The record with Kyrie and KD both is 29-23... They just not a good fit. Kyrie and Bron and Russ and KD worked because one a scorer, shooter (KD. Ky) and the other a driver, playmaker (Bron, Russ)... But now we seein why those duos worked but KD and Ky and Bron and Russ not doin it... Skillsets overlap. Ben was supposed to fix one of that but he look washed and arguably the worst player in the whole league. They way better without him.

brooklyn didn't even clear 100 pts and that was with cam thomas going off none of these narative-based fixes occurred. that screenshot points out how fukking dumb plumlee is if anything - who was he even pretending to guard lmao

give yuta his credit too. dude pulling two people's weight on defense and hitting big shots while morris still recovers from emotional damage

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

 

[Doctor Doom]

They was down 12 with 6 mins left... Thought it was done.

KD out here with rookies, washouts, a chinaman, ACL rehab Joe and Royce ONeale

getting doubled, tripled or quadrupled every possession.... Breh finna demand another trade by Thanksgiving. What's crazy is the record in Brooklyn when it's just KD without Kyrie or Harden is 12-3... The record with Kyrie and KD both is 29-23... They just not a good fit. Kyrie and Bron and Russ and KD worked because one a scorer, shooter (KD. Ky) and the other a driver, playmaker (Bron, Russ)... But now we seein why those duos worked but KD and Ky and Bron and Russ not doin it... Skillsets overlap. Ben was supposed to fix one of that but he look washed and arguably the worst player in the whole league. They way better without him.

KD looks better without Kyrie on the floor just like last season.

 

[steph_harden]

If Suggs can stay healthy he’ll be on the all defense team within the next 2 years max. Already has elite defensive metrics and is just a monster man to man. He’s basically the new Marcus Smart…he will straight body you. All he needs to do is tighten up his jumpshot and he’ll an allstar level Pg.

Meanwhile Scottie Barnes just out there stagnating

nikkas really acting like he was a superstar or something with that mechanical ass game…

 

[who_better_than_me]

 

[Serious]

Pelicans need a PG. CJ not a point and looks for his too much. You cant have your starting PG putting up 20 plus FG with zero assists.

That's the CJ I know

@taker597 @Easy-E @intruder @NO-BadAzz

I tried to warn y'all

That's who he is in his true element. That's why I've been shocked at seeing him average damn near 10 assist a game.

When he usually either catches n shoots, or overdribbles then shoots a highly contested shot.

 

[Nero Christ]

He's a nice guy, but Marjon has the hunger. He's been getting more minutes with the starting lineup, so, Nwora better up his game else he is going to be offered in a trade deal.

yea Bucks could use a backup big and Nwora might be able to get them that

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

Looks like Paolo's absolute floor is All Star
Magic made the right pick Jabari does not look like a #1 option at all

It's going to be difficult for him to be a #1 option in Houston when you have multiple players in need of touches. It also doesn't help that they have no true playmakers outside of Segun that can help set his offsense at least until he learns how to create his own shot.

 

[NoMorePie]

Of course Kawhi is out today

Pathetic

 

[Nero Christ]

Zion's defense might be worse than Enes Kanterat least Kanter gave some effort

he's the height of a big 2 or a small 3 playing against bigs...shyt was always gonna be a problem

he's lateral movement is a problem and his defensive iq has to improve too but it may not as he hasn't shown an instinctual feel for defense