🏀 NBA: Let’s Get Hoop’d

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[ComicChick]

Bucks waived Dame, and want to pay a lot for Myles Turner. i don't love it. i'm not sure Myles is worth that price, but they need another big with Lopez leaving.

 

[MarvelFan]

Bucks waived Dame, and want to pay a lot for Myles Turner. i don't love it. i'm not sure Myles is worth that price, but they need another big with Lopez leaving.

Now he's back to Blazers.

 

[MarvelFan]

Btw, the clippers looking scary....with CP3, Beal, Brook Lopez coming in.

But still I don't know if I could bet on them making noises in the West.
5 years ago, this line up could be lethal, but at the moment? I am not sure lol

At best they are CF bound and thats it

 

[MarvelFan]

Nikola Jokic tears up, pops champagne after horse wins race in Serbia

The Denver Nuggets star emotionally celebrated after his horse won a race in Subotica, Serbia.

www.espn.com

Joker is more emotional of his horse winning the race than winning NBA Championship and MVP

 

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[Dr. Evil]

it's still only August but before we know it, this classic basketball related theme will start playing again on our TV screens:

 

[Babillygunn]

Btw, the clippers looking scary....with CP3, Beal, Brook Lopez coming in.

But still I don't know if I could bet on them making noises in the West.
5 years ago, this line up could be lethal, but at the moment? I am not sure lol

At best they are CF bound and thats it

To me, the Clippers seem like Phoenix Suns 2.0. Build a roster around a star player (Leonard) who shrinks away from leadership and who is almost never available. Then pair him with a second star (Harden) who has a reputation for being selfish and lazy. Then add two veterans (CP3 and Lopez) whose best days are a decade behind them. Finally, round out the roster with a one dimensional role player (Beal) who somehow convinced everyone that he is a top performer despite the fact that he’s lost at every team he has played for.
I find it hard to take that team serious.

For me, I am intrigued by whether the Lakers can pull things together enough to make one final run. I am skeptical, but I have more faith in them than the Clippers.

Otherwise, I am interested in seeing whether the Spurs are mature enough to challenge the Thunder. Because the Spurs are looking solid at least on paper, especially if Carter Bryant can develop.

 

[InCali]

To me, the Clippers seem like Phoenix Suns 2.0. Build a roster around a star player (Leonard) who shrinks away from leadership and who is almost never available. Then pair him with a second star (Harden) who has a reputation for being selfish and lazy. Then add two veterans (CP3 and Lopez) whose best days are a decade behind them. Finally, round out the roster with a one dimensional role player (Beal) who somehow convinced everyone that he is a top performer despite the fact that he’s lost at every team he has played for.
I find it hard to take that team serious.

For me, I am intrigued by whether the Lakers can pull things together enough to make one final run. I am skeptical, but I have more faith in them than the Clippers.

Otherwise, I am interested in seeing whether the Spurs are mature enough to challenge the Thunder. Because the Spurs are looking solid at least on paper, especially if Carter Bryant can develop.

For the Lakers, I think it's all about management. It's been "OK" for the last few years, but took a few steps back in recent years. WRT the Spurs, man, they look like they could be on the verge of something big. They seem to be maybe too stacked at PG and could use some real perimeter shooting, but they are gonna be really, really tough to defend. They're young, talented, and if they can stay healthy, they are gonna be a real force.

 

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[MarvelFan]

To me, the Clippers seem like Phoenix Suns 2.0. Build a roster around a star player (Leonard) who shrinks away from leadership and who is almost never available. Then pair him with a second star (Harden) who has a reputation for being selfish and lazy. Then add two veterans (CP3 and Lopez) whose best days are a decade behind them. Finally, round out the roster with a one dimensional role player (Beal) who somehow convinced everyone that he is a top performer despite the fact that he’s lost at every team he has played for.
I find it hard to take that team serious.

For me, I am intrigued by whether the Lakers can pull things together enough to make one final run. I am skeptical, but I have more faith in them than the Clippers.

Otherwise, I am interested in seeing whether the Spurs are mature enough to challenge the Thunder. Because the Spurs are looking solid at least on paper, especially if Carter Bryant can develop.

Whether they could do it or not...I think we can agree that this season will be the final season that LeBron will play for the Lakers, although beyond this season, we still have no idea whether he will retire or keep playing (if he wants to keep playing, then maybe a 3rd homecoming to Cleveland to close his career?)

I don't know about the Lakers' chances, considering they still have to go through the gauntlet of formidable teams in the West (it is so much easier and more open in the East), but I believe, with all the speculations, that this is the final chance for LeBron to win one more title with the Lakers.

 

[BatsAndNights]

Yeah but what are they gonna do to support Lebron when Luka retires

 

[MarvelFan]

I think the Lakers will keep Luka long term, while for LeBron...the Lakers seems making their intention clear by not offering him an extention beyond the upcoming season, which leads to me believing that the upcoming season will be the final season we're going to see LeBron in Lakers jersey.

I mean, they're saving the cap space for 2027 free agency (where Joker and Giannis could be available)...

So there's that...
Windy says it best... "LeBron James out, Luka Doncic in"

 

[InCali]

I think LeBron goes back to Cleveland next year. He got to play with his son, which was a big deal for him. I don't see him retiring. He's still playing at an all star level so why quit when you still have gas in the tank?

EDIT: Just looked at his stats last year and he basically averaged 25/8/8, over 50% from the field, and just over 3 of 8 (.376) from 3. That's a career year for just about any NBA player.

 

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[MarvelFan]

 

[MarvelFan]

I am very excited to see new and fresh NBA coverages this upcoming season.

a lot of games from NBC and Prime in the first weeks alone.

 

[MarvelFan]

Ah and the Celtics will really fly under the radar this season...
No christmas game and no rivals week game for the Cs.

 

[Babillygunn]

I think LeBron goes back to Cleveland next year. He got to play with his son, which was a big deal for him. I don't see him retiring. He's still playing at an all star level so why quit when you still have gas in the tank?

EDIT: Just looked at his stats last year and he basically averaged 25/8/8, over 50% from the field, and just over 3 of 8 (.376) from 3. That's a career year for just about any NBA player.

One of the saddest parts of the downfall of our society has been to see the hatred levied toward Lebron. I saw someone post on social media the other day that the day that the Lakers signed LeBron was “the worst day in Lakers history.”
That’s just stupid. Being a Laker fan, I know how far we’d fallen when Lebron showed up. For all of the adoration Kobe gets (and admittedly he’s an all time great) we forget that his last three seasons in LA they posted win percentages of 32%, 25%, and 20%. Some of those seasons there were significant injuries, but not all of them. I cannot imagine how badly Lebron would get eviscerated if he had a season like Kobe’s in 2015/2016 where he played in all but 16 games and they lost 4 out of every 5 games.

The fact that LeBron came in a couple years later and had them win the championship the following year is nothing short of amazing.

 

[InCali]

One of the saddest parts of the downfall of our society has been to see the hatred levied toward Lebron. I saw someone post on social media the other day that the day that the Lakers signed LeBron was “the worst day in Lakers history.”
That’s just stupid. Being a Laker fan, I know how far we’d fallen when Lebron showed up. For all of the adoration Kobe gets (and admittedly he’s an all time great) we forget that his last three seasons in LA they posted win percentages of 32%, 25%, and 20%. Some of those seasons there were significant injuries, but not all of them. I cannot imagine how badly Lebron would get eviscerated if he had a season like Kobe’s in 2015/2016 where he played in all but 16 games and they lost 4 out of every 5 games.

The fact that LeBron came in a couple years later and had them win the championship the following year is nothing short of amazing.

You will occasionally find stupid posts on social media sites. I've even seen a couple of them myself.

 

[Babillygunn]

You will occasionally find stupid posts on social media sites. I've even seen a couple of them myself.

Ha. I’m sure that you aren’t referencing anything that I’ve ever said.

To quote my wife: “I’m pretty sure I’m right. After all, life is busy and I wouldn’t waste my time being wrong.”

 

[InCali]

Ha. I’m sure that you aren’t referencing anything that I’ve ever said.

To quote my wife: “I’m pretty sure I’m right. After all, life is busy and I wouldn’t waste my time being wrong.”

No....nothing you've said (snickers), but your Avi on the other hand.......

 

[MarvelFan]

One of the saddest parts of the downfall of our society has been to see the hatred levied toward Lebron. I saw someone post on social media the other day that the day that the Lakers signed LeBron was “the worst day in Lakers history.”
That’s just stupid. Being a Laker fan, I know how far we’d fallen when Lebron showed up. For all of the adoration Kobe gets (and admittedly he’s an all time great) we forget that his last three seasons in LA they posted win percentages of 32%, 25%, and 20%. Some of those seasons there were significant injuries, but not all of them. I cannot imagine how badly Lebron would get eviscerated if he had a season like Kobe’s in 2015/2016 where he played in all but 16 games and they lost 4 out of every 5 games.

The fact that LeBron came in a couple years later and had them win the championship the following year is nothing short of amazing.

Speaking of which...I am quite curious...
what do you think of what John Stockton says here?
Do you agree with him?

 

[MarvelFan]

And that was not all that he said...
He adds: