NBA Week 2- Where Aussies feature in 4 of 6 Monday marquee games

[burge13]

What was with some of those courts today?! Disgusting. Hard to watch or completely unwatchable in some cases

 

[Gigantic]

I hope we never have to see them again

 

[LewisHall]

I hope we never have to see them again

Adam silver is a plonker

 

[Slysh]

What was with some of those courts today?! Disgusting. Hard to watch or completely unwatchable in some cases

Sports leagues ruining the product to try and cater to little children once again... Just dreadful

 

[peternorth]

It's a bit stupid if points count towards league games

How so?

 

[hamG]

So the mid season mid season thing is not mid season it starts now and ends 9 December. Even the good courts look ******* terrible. Jerseys, * no thanks. I understand the hey lets squeeze some money by adding colour to the regular season (colour means variation for interest). But 5 games in? How is the time to make the tanking teams more competitive by giving them a carrot now instead of anywhere other than 5 games in? I've been watching a good amount of CinemaSins recently, not related.

 

[fidstar]

Really looking foward to Dallas v Denver.

If the Mavs win, you can almost lock them in already as a playoff team again (think they are already tbh though)

Mavs didn't really beat anyone though.

Not saying they won't make the playoffs, but they've beaten Spurs, Nets, Griz and the Bulls.

 

[fidstar]

So the mid season mid season thing is not mid season it starts now and ends 9 December. Even the good courts look ******* terrible. Jerseys, * no thanks. I understand the hey lets squeeze some money by adding colour to the regular season (colour means variation for interest). But 5 games in? How is the time to make the tanking teams more competitive by giving them a carrot now instead of anywhere other than 5 games in? I've been watching a good amount of CinemaSins recently, not related.

Because the NBA in the USA struggles in Nov/Dec due to the football. Trying to get more viewers.

I didn't hate the courts after the initial "wtf".

 

[fidstar]

OKC lost while shooting 60%+ from the field and 50%+ from 3s. Not sure, but I imagine the odds of a team winning while doing that would be 98%+.

 

[fidstar]

OKC are in a real good spot. Love their team.

I realise this is a controversial take...

 

[fidstar]

And finally, OKC commentators might be the worse in the league.

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

Outside of some lapses and the transition game, it's been a great start for us defensively. Let's hope it continues and we can get something going offensively.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Incredibly early hot take of the 2023 draft is

• Wemby was worth the tanking
• Miller was the right choice at pick 2
• From the later 1st round picks really like the look of Jordan Hawkins. Exactly the player Pels need from the bench as well as Keyonte George in Utah

 

[Gigantic]

Good lord, Haliburton is fun to watch

 

[Elmer_Judd]

Lakers

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Lamelo been trash so far to start the year. In saying that so is Charlottes coaching

I think they need to let him crash the defensive boards as his ability to turn a rebound into instant offense is unmatched. Melo probably needs more court time with Nick Richards as a lob threat also. They also need a PF willing to drive to the basket and PJ Washington aint it. They miss Miles Bridges badly the absolute turd of a human

 

[Elmer_Judd]

Incredibly early hot take of the 2023 draft is

• Wemby was worth the tanking
• Miller was the right choice at pick 2
• From the later 1st round picks really like the look of Jordan Hawkins. Exactly the player Pels need from the bench as well as Keyonte George in Utah

Mavs got their pick right in Lively too, although still very much a work in progress/got a lot of development to come

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Good lord, Haliburton is fun to watch

Younger Dame Lillard for sure.

 

[Supersuns]

25 points and 6 assists in a quarter on 8-10 shooting for Haliburton. Good lord

 

[Scythe94]

Magic

 

[Elmer_Judd]

Love having Porzingis on my team !

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Magic

Will they be smart enough to leave Bitadze as the starting C?

Not a fan of Carter Jnr at all in that role, nor in Orlandos lineup at all. Hope Orlando can farm him off for a Robert Williams III like shot changer

 

[Elmer_Judd]

Good Lord Tatum !

Now he has cracked the 10 K points barrier, he is going for the bag

 

[Gigantic]

Younger Dame Lillard for sure.

Could end up a better player than Dame too. Haliburton's court vision, IQ and passing is out of this world.

They need to get some good players around him.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Could end up a better player than Dame too. Haliburton's court vision, IQ and passing is out of this world.

They need to get some good players around him.

Indiana could be a option to give Klay the max or like trade in for Zach Lavine. They also need to ideally settle someone in at PF. Someone who can block a shot or 2