NBA ***2024 NBA Thread - Let The Games Begin***

[wildchild88]

Erratic crusade? Everything I discuss or argue about is with logic unlike your erratic emotional posts these last two days. Don’t lump me in with you bro

Oh God, take a chill pill

 

[MM808]

Oh God, take a chill pill

lol I’m calm af. Again, look in the mirror

 

[MM808]

In all seriousness, even though Luka's defense isn't that great and he's getting picked apart this series, he at least had a higher intensity in previous rounds. I wouldn't be all that surprised if injuries are affecting him a bit and/or he's just blown his wad for the year. Either way, he needs to both get in better shape and work on his defense so he isn't a liability in his own end.

Facts but I’ve said it earlier, it has been the same defensively majority of the playoffs for Luka, but the Celtics are the one team they have faced that is set up perfectly to exploit it. The other teams had a guy Luka could guard that wasn’t a great ball handler or shooter. Pair that with the injuries and offensive load and it’s a tough situation for him. He hasn’t been good all playoffs consistently defensively, but it wasn’t as amplified as it is now.

 

[MM808]

Miss you JB

 

[Unknown Pleasures]

Wellness check @MusterX

You ok dawg?

 

[heavyarms21]

Mad Respect to the Logo who would Rather Die than see the Ceshits win another ship.

RIP West .

 

[Possum Jenkins]

Luka Doncic watching the end of the game from the bench

Saw this in my socials^^^

 

[MusterX]

Wellness check @MusterX

You ok dawg?

I ain't gonna lie, I was pretty gutted after game 3 when I realized it just was not going to happen. I've accepted it now and mentally I'm already in the offseason. Hopefully this squad can continue to mature and make it back at some point. The Mavs have about 8 core players they are banking on that are all 25 or younger so there is still time for this to be a first act, not a last act.

But yea, rough, especially to that cunt Celtishit team.

 

[Unknown Pleasures]

I ain't gonna lie, I was pretty gutted after game 3 when I realized it just was not going to happen. I've accepted it now and mentally I'm already in the offseason. Hopefully this squad can continue to mature and make it back at some point. The Mavs have about 8 core players they are banking on that are all 25 or younger so there is still time for this to be a first act, not a last act.

But yea, rough, especially to that cunt Celtishit team.

Real fans never give up! Cue the comeback, it ain't over til the final horn blows!

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

I ain't gonna lie, I was pretty gutted after game 3 when I realized it just was not going to happen. I've accepted it now and mentally I'm already in the offseason. Hopefully this squad can continue to mature and make it back at some point. The Mavs have about 8 core players they are banking on that are all 25 or younger so there is still time for this to be a first act, not a last act.

But yea, rough, especially to that cunt Celtishit team.

Real fans never give up! Cue the comeback, it ain't over til the final horn blows!

Mavs in 7

 

[Sweater of AV]

Just put this season out of its misery.

Hopefully Tatum wins FMVP for maximum laughs.

 

[Sweater of AV]

Spoiler

 

[MM808]

I ain't gonna lie, I was pretty gutted after game 3 when I realized it just was not going to happen. I've accepted it now and mentally I'm already in the offseason. Hopefully this squad can continue to mature and make it back at some point. The Mavs have about 8 core players they are banking on that are all 25 or younger so there is still time for this to be a first act, not a last act.

But yea, rough, especially to that cunt Celtishit team.

I consider this season as a success regardless of the outcome. I didn’t even have the mavs getting to the finals so they overachieved IMO. I also did have the Celtics winning prior to the playoffs (over the nuggets) so it’s not a shock to me at this point. Mavs have a bright future as long as Luka learns from this series and improves his weaknesses and continue to surround him with good pieces.

The Mavs losing to the heat in their first finals was much worse for me.

 

[Jonathan Utah]

The Slim Reaper will return home, hope they find a way to keep Dort though.

 

[Sweater of AV]

Lmao. Might as well also trade for Hardcan and Westbrick and completely torpedo what OKC is building.

Just let KD quietly slip into irrelevancy within the shadow of Curry's greatness and leadership.

 

[MusterX]

The Slim Reaper will return home, hope they find a way to keep Dort though.

Booker is going to get stuck playing with Beal and slip into obscurity. Suns are fools if they trade KD.

 

[Jonathan Utah]

Lmao. Might as well also trade for Hardcan and Westbrick and completely torpedo what OKC is building.

Just let KD quietly slip into irrelevancy within the shadow of Curry's greatness and leadership.

KD averaged 27/6/5 on 52.3% shooting. He’ll do just fine.

Hope they don’t trade him, but losing Lu Dort will be the only part that will hurt. Jaylin Williams is an ok bench player, but he’s easily replaceable. I can’t state how much Josh Giddey fucking sucks and how little value to the team he provides.

OKC have so much draft capital, so why not give up a few picks to bring a star player to a team that just won 57 games the year before.

 

[Sweater of AV]

KD averaged 27/6/5 on 52.3% shooting. He’ll do just fine.

Hope they don’t trade him, but losing Lu Dort will be the only part that will hurt. Jaylin Williams is an ok bench player, but he’s easily replaceable. I can’t state how much Josh Giddey fucking sucks and how little value to the team he provides.

OKC have so much draft capital, so why not give up a few picks to bring a star player to a team that just won 57 games the year before.

I'm sure he'll do fine but scoring isn't OKCans issue. Do you want to win or do you want to put up big numbers and lose in the second round every year? Giving up Dort and first round picks for the next five years for KD is a recipe for never getting to where you want to go. Either way, I doubt that trade happens. Agree on dumping Giddey though.

 

[bandicoot]

I'm sure he'll do fine but scoring isn't OKCans issue. Do you want to win or do you want to put up big numbers and lose in the second round every year? Giving up Dort and first round picks for the next five years for KD is a recipe for never getting to where you want to go. Either way, I doubt that trade happens. Agree on dumping Giddey though.

It's kinda sad that Durcant was supposedly the one with all the skill but Westbrook is the triple double king and Harden has been more consistently involved in the playoffs and healthier than Durcant since they all split up.

 

[Sweater of AV]

It's kinda sad that Durcant was supposedly the one with all the skill but Westbrook is the triple double king and Harden has been more consistently involved in the playoffs and healthier than Durcant since they all split up.

It's a shame someone as offensively talented as KD just can't get out of his own way. The situation in GS was perfect for him. He never wanted to be a leader and have to deal with all the crap that comes with that role. He could have had 4+ chips by now and no one would have known that he'd struggle so much without that isolation.