The Official NBA Season Thread: NBA Cup Night

[moderndarwin]

The only generational players have been:

Steph
Lebron
Kobe
Shaq
Michael
Bird
Magic

before that i’ll leave alone cuz it’s not the same league.

As of right now the next set of generational players looks to be Joker and Luka. And that’s just not as exciting honestly. To be generational you need to have the skill, stats, winning chips or getting to finals often, and also capture the hearts and minds of fans everywhere. Not really sure Joker ever will do that he can ever only do 3 out of those 4 required categories. Very hard for big men to do it. Luka has a chance.

I agree it looks bleak. The best 5 players carry the league and right now it’s the most uninspiring not fervent fan or inspiring sort of guys (Embiid, Luka, SGA, Joker, Giannis). Partly cuz they’re foreigners but mostly because of their play style. It’s not really very entertaining compared to the prior generational ones listed.

We need Wemby and Cooper Flagg to take over and be part of the Luka conversation

 

[elpablo21]

Some more data on this No Excuse Sunday

 

[elpablo21]

KG wasn't generational?

The league is in shambles?

Are yall OK today?

 

[MajinZuub]

I take it nobody is watching Miami Boston right now

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

In this intensely hating *** era does it even matter

Fans seem to have accepted where the league is heading and the cap keeps increasing as more money is pouring in

We looking at this through the perspective of like hardcore fans or something?

 

[elpablo21]

I take it nobody is watching Miami Boston right now

Just turned it on to see if Boston plays with their food

 

[don ramon]

that little pr session they did just now on behalf of haywood highsmith rubbed me the wrong way

 

[B Sox]

Outtadabayou can’t guard Zingus.

Massive difference than just having to worry about Timelord who could only rim run.

 

[danger style]

I swear this thread only has peace when they Warriors are struggling

 

[Mister Meaner]

Bam such a super dirty player.

Such disgusting behavior they tolerate over there in heat culture.

It is the culture after all so

 

[getback]

Outtadabayou can’t guard Zingus.

Massive difference than just having to worry about Timelord who could only rim run.

He pulled a Draymond and grabbed KP’s and pulled up. Nasty.

 

[don ramon]

this has to be KPs best year in the league, no?
his fit with the celtics has been eye opening.
think it was the last game vs the wizards where he was doing anything he wanted - in the paint, from long, midrange even attacking the rim in a couple of plays

 

[B Sox]

He pulled a Draymond and grabbed KP’s and pulled up. Nasty.

Yeah unfortunately that’s to be expected from him

 

[dman14]

Surprised NBA even schedules games on the Super Bowl day

 

[freeze]

Him doing ads like this feels thirsty. Not goat behavior.

 

[B Sox]

this has to be KPs best year in the league, no?
his fit with the celtics has been eye opening.
think it was the last game vs the wizards where he was doing anything he wanted - in the paint, from long, midrange even attacking the rim in a couple of plays

He did all this stuff last year too. Wizards just sucked.

Was like the best post scorer in the league statistically last year.

EDIT- Wilbon said he only played 36 games last season. It was actually 65

 

[ballinsam23]

Bam was somehow involved in injuring multiple Knicks throughout our games with them.

One of the under the radar dirtier players in the league.

 

[don ramon]

Bam was somehow involved in injuring multiple Knicks throughout our games with them.

One of the under the radar dirtier players in the league.

miami has definitely been piling up a list of bodies to their resume
too many recurring situations that at the very least appear questionable

 

[sneeker]

Draymond is anchoring the defense and making the Kuminga-Wiggins combo work (it had been terrible up until Draymond returned).

that would have made sense if the Warriors didn't turn last place in their conference with Steph being out. I'm not saying Dray is not contributing a good part of the Warriors defense but rather saying his importance is overvalued. besides, the Warriors were doing just the same with or without Draymond. they really need someone else. Draymond was getting butchered by other teams. and relying on one man on defense won't really make a lot of difference in general. it was taking one man with an unbelievable offensive skill to overcome that discrepancy on defense.

 

[B Sox]

The Herro/Rozier backcourt is really, really bad defensively.

Gonna put a lot of pressure on Butler and Bam to make up for them.

 

[clyde the glide]

The more Nurk talks the more that whack seemed justified. Not to mention hes not a talened player and big for no reason

 

[sneeker]

KG wasn't generational?

The league is in shambles?

Are yall OK today?

you can add Kareem, Dr. J, Pistol Pete, Mchale, Pip, Stockon, Nash, Iverson, Admiral, Fundamental, Grant Hill, Penny, etc...

the disrespect......... tsk tsk tsk

 

[B Sox]

The more Nurk talks the more that whack seemed justified. Not to mention hes not a talened player and big for no reason

What does this mean for a guy that averages a double double every year

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Speaking of the Kobe off the backboard in msg ode from last night, that was also the same game from the Lin era

Kobe was such an odd persona especially with the media lmao. Trying to act like he didn’t know about Lin very anti lebronish but weirdly same energy if that makes sense

I love when players act like they don't know what's going on. Kobe was lying like I don't know what. COme on man.

 

[getback]

dropping like flies in this Heat-Celtics game