Random NBA Observations 2024 - 2025

[Primetime]

I think the Warriors are going to sneak into that 3rd seed.

Out of their 5 games the only challenge is going to be the Rockets and Clippers….and the Rockets have all but locked up that 2nd seed so they don’t have much to play for.

So that only leaves the Clippers who the Warriors are much better team than now

Meanwhile the Lakers and Nuggets have a bunch of teams still playing for something and will prob drop 1 or 2 games.

Yea, a week ago i foresaw the Lakers dropping a bit after glancing at their remaining schedule compared to the others (OKC/OKC/DAL/HOU/POR)

MIN imo has the easiest schedule of the bunch (PHI/MIL/MEM/BK/UTA). They honestly should go 4-1 or 5-0 and end up with the 4 or 5 seed.

GSW has the next lightest, with HOU/PHX/SAS/POR/LAC.

What i didn't foresee was DEN floundering at the finish line. 3 Ls in a row and their final 4 are beatable (IND/SAC/MEM/HOU) but not cakewalks.

 

[Primetime]

rockets still need one win to clinch at least 3rd and if that one win is against the lakers theyll clinch 2nd. the rockets next game is the warriors and they dont play the lakers til the next to last game of the season so they absolutely will not be taking their foot off the gas until the 2nd seed is clinched. i wouldnt necessarily agree that the warriors are much better than the clippers but that clippers/warriors game to close out the regular season will most likely have seeding implications.

beating okc was huge for the rockets because they could have possibly fell to 6th, but theyre not completely out of the woods yet. they could still fall to 5th if they lose out and every one of the teams they play is still at risk of falling into the play-in.

Our final four are

at GSW
at LAC
at LAL
home vs DEN

We already lost the season series to GSW and we're 1-1 with LAL and DEN, so yea we'd drop to 5th if we go 0-4 and all of them go 4-0.

I feel if we can just win 1, we'll be good for at least the 3rd seed as i don't trust LAL and DEN to go undefeated.

 

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[Spence]

I think…..the Rockets are actually ready for the playoffs this year?

That game last night against OKC was an absolute dismantling. Evil Twin Thompson put SGA in prison, and Ime starting Adams Sengun for the first time this season gave our team max glass cleaning which OKC had ZERO answers for. This will be a very fun series if we see each other in the playoffs. Last real test is to see how we respond to our boogeyman GSW since they’re just a team that no matter how good our roster is they always have our number

 

[Spence]

Our final four are

at GSW
at LAC
at LAL
home vs DEN

We already lost the season series to GSW and we're 1-1 with LAL and DEN, so yea we'd drop to 5th if we go 0-4 and all of them go 4-0.

I feel if we can just win 1, we'll be good for at least the 3rd seed as i don't trust LAL and DEN to go undefeated.

As long as we fkn avoid GSW first round AT ALL COST then I’ll be happy with our little one and done since this roster isn’t necessarily complete enough to go the WCF depending on our bracket.

 

[who_better_than_me]

the west is way better than 2023

Is it?

I think…..the Rockets are actually ready for the playoffs this year?

That game last night against OKC was an absolute dismantling. Evil Twin Thompson put SGA in prison, and Ime starting Adams Sengun for the first time this season gave our team max glass cleaning which OKC had ZERO answers for. This will be a very fun series if we see each other in the playoffs. Last real test is to see how we respond to our boogeyman GSW since they’re just a team that no matter how good our roster is they always have our number

OKC was our boogeyman too this year. Jalen and Sengun couldn’t get going against them. Before last night. Hopefully they do the same thing against GSW.

 

[Nero Christ]

Say what you will about the talent around Joker but I feel like Malone could be doing more to get more out of these guys/develop them. When Jokic sits, are they even running plays? It feels like YMCA ball out there when Joker is on the bench. No real principles, or philosophies are implemented and guys just try to make lemonade out of lemons. These guys may not be the most talented but they're not being put in positions to have their games & confidence grow.

MPJ should have more plays called for him when Jokic sits especially last night w/no Murray. Braun has worked himself into the MIP convo, he can get like 5 plays called for him every game. Watson, Nanji, & Strawther will require more development but it's gotta happen regardless. It's time Denver realize they're not a championship squad and start developing these young guys on their team. Joker is still young, in 3-4 years he can still be there producing with these guys.

 

[Spence]

Is it?

OKC was our boogeyman too this year. Jalen and Sengun couldn’t get going against them. Before last night. Hopefully they do the same thing against GSW.

Yeah but I’m talking about just historically with us being bounced by Curry Every. Single. Fkn. Year. During the Harden era

 

[Primetime]

I think…..the Rockets are actually ready for the playoffs this year?

That game last night against OKC was an absolute dismantling. Evil Twin Thompson put SGA in prison, and Ime starting Adams Sengun for the first time this season gave our team max glass cleaning which OKC had ZERO answers for. This will be a very fun series if we see each other in the playoffs. Last real test is to see how we respond to our boogeyman GSW since they’re just a team that no matter how good our roster is they always have our number

Is it?

OKC was our boogeyman too this year. Jalen and Sengun couldn’t get going against them. Before last night. Hopefully they do the same thing against GSW.

shyt, all this discourse bringing back memories, we almost back

where the fukk is @DonKnock to bring back them funky playoff thread titles?

He ain't been online since 2022

 

[Street Knowledge]

Is it?

OKC was our boogeyman too this year. Jalen and Sengun couldn’t get going against them. Before last night. Hopefully they do the same thing against GSW.

Yeah easily. What team In the 2023 west was as good as the current Thunder? Who are historically great.

The Warriors with Jimmy are better than the 2023 Warriors that lost to the lakers in 6 that year.

 

[holidayinn21]

Woulda lookie here, Shai Free Throw Alexander doesn't get the whistles, and he's looks no better than current Demar Derozan

 

[who_better_than_me]

Woulda lookie here, Shai Free Throw Alexander doesn't get the whistles, and he's looks no better than current Demar Derozan

Yeah I’ll give him credit. he wasn’t really baiting out there last night with the theatrics. He didn’t drive as much as he usually does. Could’ve been the presence of Stephen Adams in the starting lineup. Nice curveball there by Ime. We all
Thought he was going start Tari in place of Brooks

 

[who_better_than_me]

lol the thunders fans saying they knew it was bad omen when Brooks suspension happened on their game . They said they needed Brooks out there last night for the win because Houston’s offense hasn’t looked that good against OKC all year

 

[Trojan 24]

Kerr really coaching shyt? Imagine if he let the Olympic team play like this instead of like the Darvin Ham Lakers

 

[Don Homer]

Say what you will about the talent around Joker but I feel like Malone could be doing more to get more out of these guys/develop them. When Jokic sits, are they even running plays? It feels like YMCA ball out there when Joker is on the bench. No real principles, or philosophies are implemented and guys just try to make lemonade out of lemons. These guys may not be the most talented but they're not being put in positions to have their games & confidence grow.

MPJ should have more plays called for him when Jokic sits especially last night w/no Murray. Braun has worked himself into the MIP convo, he can get like 5 plays called for him every game. Watson, Nanji, & Strawther will require more development but it's gotta happen regardless. It's time Denver realize they're not a championship squad and start developing these young guys on their team. Joker is still young, in 3-4 years he can still be there producing with these guys.

Nah, they’re just ass

Watson - ass
Steawther - booty
That other nikka that subs in for Jamal off the bench but can’t remember his name? - cheeks
Westbrook - washed
Deandre Jordan - washed

Their bench is just putrid