The Official NBA Season Thread: NBA Cup Night

[wavycrocket]

back in the office

houston was thrash

wait, you didn’t have fun in Houston?

That’s almost impossible. You stumble into yams or good food. For the low.

hit that taco truck on W. Alabama st. $1 tacos. Be hitting

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Huh? Gobert been dominant defensively. And that roster construction is probably the main reason they have the best defense in the League and are 7-2.

"The Wolves have the No. 1 ranked defense in the league, and Gobert has been at the center of it. After averaging just 1.4 blocks per game last season, his lowest since his rookie year in 2013-14, Gobert came into the Pelicans game averaging 2.2. The Wolves have a 111.7 offensive rating with him on the court and a 98.9 defensive rating (his D-rating was 110.3 last season).

He has stifled some of the very best players in the league, including Nikola Jokic (1 of 7 when guarded by Gobert last week), Kristaps Porziņģis (2 of 6), Tyler Herro (0 of 4), Jamal Murray (0 of 3) and Jayson Tatum (0 of 2), per league stats."

His defensive on off numbers are not good this year even worse than last year

And much worse than his utah days

But yeah they have a great showing overall defensively because they have great defenders around him, two of which could be all defensive caliber

 

[frshstunna]

Need a wing scorer. Don’t know how or where they get one from. Running action for Klay in 2023 alongside 2 non scoring bigs ain’t it. But they won’t blow it up

No wing help is coming, so they gotta swing for lesser moves like Bones or something n see what happens…The cold hard truth in the bay is nothing is really gon save or help them this season

Crazy how they went from “light years” to rolling out Dray/Klay/CP3/Saric as core players in 23-24, shoulda seen this coming

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Not like, Rudy Gobert hasn’t been the defensive anchor on 50 win & playoff teams in the west for the past half decade (and a 3 time DPOY)…

But let Vincent Van Goat tell it, something else has to be happening there to explain the wolves being good on defense and a playoff team

Oh you doing this again with Rudy

 

[addict4sneakers]

Somebody bout to snack his way outta town

Old videos. Be better

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

I am interested to see what move Philly ends up making mid-season. You know Morey loves stars. High usage guard/wing would take ball out of Maxey’s hand though.

Maybe like a Jerami Grant type?

OG

Grant and Tobias are kind of redundant

 

[lovehateself]

Too many yambs at the food hall for this statement

food hall...

wait, you didn’t have fun in Houston?

That’s almost impossible. You stumble into yams or good food. For the low.

hit that taco truck on W. Alabama st. $1 tacos. Be hitting

i was fed nothing but gringos, ojos locos and garbage bbq

 

[HIM]

HIM

We don’t hate luka. We don’t think luka sucks. We just want him accountable and get back to the luka we knew

Just feel like Kidd is in a no-win situation. People were calling for his head 12 minutes into the season because they didn’t like the offense. The offense is clicking, Luka is playing a totally different style of ball, but he still gets no love. As soon as they hit a rough patch, it’ll be his fault again.

 

[Mister Meaner]

Can they afford OG?

 

[pmatic]

Problem with the Warriors is I think, they wouldn't mind going all-in with this group but the new CBA got them spooked.

The Poole-Paul trade had as much to do with the financials as it was about running the second unit while Steph rests.

 

[frshstunna]

food hall...

i was fed nothing but gringos, ojos locos and garbage bbq

At least you got to check out the Spanish hooters

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Reality setting in for dubs fans. Yall had that one good week tho. Cp used up all his attributes already

 

[HIM]

Problem with the Warriors is I think, they wouldn't mind going all-in with this group but the new CBA got them spooked.

The Poole-Paul trade had as much to do with the financials as it was about running the second unit while Steph rests.

I was gonna make some diabolical trade scenarios for the Clippers to get klay but I didn’t realize Klay was making 43 mil

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Just feel like Kidd is in a no-win situation. People were calling for his head 12 minutes into the season because they didn’t like the offense. The offense is clicking, Luka is playing a totally different style of ball, but he still gets no love. As soon as they hit a rough patch, it’ll be his fault again.

Eh, it could be but at the same time none of the Dallas base here are gonna absolve luka just because he’s luka

He’s firmly in the needs to make the playoffs and also make a competitive run group. Been saying that coming into the season while everyone else tried to give that man excuses

 

[Benny Hinn]

The Show closed out the Dubs Era last summer. It’s ova. Accept it…

 

[wavycrocket]

His defensive on off numbers are not good this year even worse than last year

And much worse than his utah days

But yeah they have a great showing overall defensively because they have great defenders around him, two of which could be all defensive caliber

Or you could just admit, one of the best defenders in basketball during the regular season, is doing what he’s always done. Defend well in the regular season and help his team win games and get to the playoffs.

Which should be praised. And really easy to see.

651akathepaul said it perfectly. Just give credit where it’s due. Dude is a great defender with good defenders and good coaching around him.

Nothing really more to see there at this point Vincent Van Goat . Just give yo his props. Team basketball at his finest.

Not “ant miraculously leading an ill fitting cast”….or whatever words you said

 

[ill steelo]

No wing help is coming, so they gotta swing for lesser moves like Bones or something n see what happens…The cold hard truth in the bay is nothing is really gon save or help them this season

Crazy how they went from “light years” to rolling out Dray/Klay/CP3/Saric as core players in 23-24, shoulda seen this coming

You see exactly why Meyers left

That Kings series showed some alarming trends & the Lakers series confirmed that some difficult conversations needed to be held.

 

[elpablo21]

Bones and Draymond on the same team would be a movie

 

[wavycrocket]

Dollywood from Draymond. Just make it happpen

 

[651akathepaul]

His defensive on off numbers are not good this year even worse than last year

I dont know the numbers but I honestly don't know what on off numbers means, but....

really easy to see.

He's getting recognized by opponents, his impact is highlighted on a nighly basis by the broadcasts and like wavycrocket said, it's really easy to see when you watch their games. How many times you see guys get the ball to the paint and they're redirected with no shot attempt? It's not just guards backing out either. Being the #1 defense in the League takes more than just Rudy or just great wing defenders...it's obviously collective and Gobert is a massive part of it.

I know Rudy gets goofed on and I never defended the trade, Rudy or any of that (other than to explain the teams rationale and my optimism)...I just watch every game and root my team on. Your input was kinda surprising only because its extremely evident how well he's playing defensively. But either way...we'll see how it plays out and revisit later.

 

[picasso swerve]

His defensive on off numbers are not good this year even worse than last year

And much worse than his utah days

But yeah they have a great showing overall defensively because they have great defenders around him, two of which could be all defensive caliber

So hes not any part of why they the number 1 defense? Its people around him except him? Maybe those guys are playing great defense (more aggressive) knowing they have Rudy behind them in case? Maybe its just me.

 

[B Sox]

OG

Grant and Tobias are kind of redundant

I don’t see any world in which Masai trades with Morey

Sixers don’t have anything worthwhile (that they’d willingly trade) other than picks and he’s already been seemingly offered better ones for OG.

 

[dacomeup]

Shocked

 

[addict4sneakers]

Kang back

 

[HIM]

Eh, it could be but at the same time none of the Dallas base here are gonna absolve luka just because he’s luka

He’s firmly in the needs to make the playoffs and also make a competitive run group. Been saying that coming into the season while everyone else tried to give that man excuses

I knew I shiuld have edited my post. The “he” in my post was in reference to Kidd. Luka is just getting the typical superstar hate. I know I’m Kidd’s biggest fan, but I feel like if he were one of the other beloved coach’s he’d be getting love for this great start. Nurse is getting love for winning with the reigning MVP But with Kidd it’s “he has luka, he’s supposed to win.”

I just want my guy Kidd to get sone credit for the noticeable difference in Dallas.