Random NBA Observations 2024 - 2025

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

Mavs had the best player in the series as well

Yep I recall that’s was said against The Dallas Mavericks in the 23-24 NBA Finals

The gif is fire by the way

 

[Primetime]

OKC will have the best player and home court but it all depends on which Jaylen shows up

Yea, fully healthy OKC matches up very well with a fully healthy Boston... but Chet's injury makes it hard to gauge their upside for this season. We already know what to expect from Boston, highs lows and all of that; just a matter of health. On the other side tho, not quite sure whether that Chet we saw the first handful of games pre-injury is the real Chet for this year. Or how potent on offense he will be with him, Hartenstein, JDubb, and Shai on the floor.

 

[Primetime]

And while Ant didn't have a bad game, he disappeared in that 2nd half.

Just 5 points and none of the usual rah rah'ing or heightened competitiveness. Didn't want any smoke with SGA

Also some of the bad habits from last year's playoffs from a team structure. Where they give him the ball 25 feet out top of the key, so of course the opps are just gonna send an early double to force him to pass out, and then live with donte or julius trying to make a play while Ant floats on the perimeter. Sub-optimal offense

 

[Regular_P]

Cleveland's so connected.

 

[Regular_P]

Yea, fully healthy OKC matches up very well with a fully healthy Boston... but Chet's injury makes it hard to gauge their upside for this season. We already know what to expect from Boston, highs lows and all of that; just a matter of health. On the other side tho, not quite sure whether that Chet we saw the first handful of games pre-injury is the real Chet for this year. Or how potent on offense he will be with him, Hartenstein, JDubb, and Shai on the floor.

I still don't think OKC can matchup with both Tatum and Brown. Dort can play football with one of them but not both.

 

[LV Koopa]

Austin Reaves coming out party

 

[42 Monks]

no clue how cam reddish has stayed in the league this long

 

[Primetime]

I still don't think OKC can matchup with both Tatum and Brown. Dort can play football with one of them but not both.

SGA and JDubb are both pretty good defenders and both 6'6 like Brown is. Either vs him would be a good matchup, and he'll have to guard one of them as well.

They're not gonna put Jrue on SGA because he'd cook him like Butler did in his last games with MIL, so Brown and White will have to guard those two.

Tatum at 6'10 is the matchup nightmare for OKC; if he's playing the way he's capable of playing then Dort wouldn't have anything for him.

 

[aceboon]

This Cavs team moving way different this year, didn't even look like they were on a back to back

 

[JordanwiththeWiz]

Nobody walk faster off the court than LeBron after a loss

 

[Organic Trees]

Beat these nikkas playing 5 vs 8

 

[In The Zone '98]

Iono what Atkinson put in the water, but Cleveland is locked in

 

[Regular_P]

SGA and JDubb are both pretty good defenders and both 6'6 like Brown is. Either vs him would be a good matchup, and he'll have to guard one of them as well.

They're not gonna put Jrue on SGA because he'd cook him like Butler did in his last games with MIL, so Brown and White will have to guard those two.

Tatum at 6'10 is the matchup nightmare for OKC; if he's playing the way he's capable of playing then Dort wouldn't have anything for him.

That's my point. OKC is missing a big wing defender for the apex predators of the league.

I don't trust their offense beyond SGA either. I have zero doubts about him coming through in the postseason but there's still too much weight on his shoulders. JDub isn't that guy as a #2 option.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Cleveland's so connected.

That team is dangerous; you never know who's going to go off for them on any given night. Allen was the leading scorer for them tonight and nearly dunked on Bron (Bron moved out of the way)

 

[DoubleJ13]

Phoenix