The NBA Week 8 Thread

[Nicho50]

Suns winning on the road shooting only 46%, sans Booker and Green is not something I would have believed coming into the season.

Not sure what is up with Donte DiVicenzo but he’s looking a shadow of the player from the last two seasons.

Think he was utterly heart broken/ shocked at being traded from the Knicks and has been bitter or more so mentally not recovered from it?

He doesn’t look anything like what he was for us.

 

[peternorth]

Ummm..yeh

wtf

Suns winning on the road shooting only 46%, sans Booker and Green is not something I would have believed coming into the season.

Not sure what is up with Donte DiVicenzo but he’s looking a shadow of the player from the last two seasons.

Was sad when traded by the knicks. Reminds me of when KD arrived in Golden State and klay be like

 

[DT_35]

Mitchell Robinson how can you possibly be an nba player with shooting form like that? Absolute dog s***

 

[Nicho50]

Mitchell Robinson how can you possibly be an nba player with shooting form like that? Absolute dog s***

Hack a Mitch is back.

Thank god he can rebound and defend

 

[Son of Skeletor]

Think he was utterly heart broken/ shocked at being traded from the Knicks and has been bitter or more so mentally not recovered from it?

He doesn’t look anything like what he was for us.

DiVincenzo got off to a rough start last season, has been fine since. Depth is their issue.

 

[peternorth]

A special hello to Son of Skeletor

Derick "Sacramento" Queen triple double. put some respect on his name

 

[Son of Skeletor]

A special hello to Son of Skeletor

Derick "Sacramento" Queen triple double. put some respect on his name

Exciting times - a fourth win is coming soon, I just know it!

Also would have accepted 'Dairy' Queen.

 

[fidstar]

Warriors up to 2nd in the Defensive rating.

Gap between them and 1st is the same as 2nd to 22nd.

Imagine the rating without the garbage minutes in OKC games.

#OKCGOATTEAM

 

[peternorth]

Obviously Magic and the Knicks are through (extra days rest). Today the West battle it out.

 

[Nicho50]

Obviously Magic and the Knicks are through (extra days rest). Today the West battle it out.

Magic v Knicks is a great match up , they got us early in a couple and we beat them a few days back. Wagner out is big for them.

Lakers Spurs looks great on paper to expect the Lakers to get the W and meet the Thunder in the West Semi.

 

[peternorth]

Cruel?

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Its crazy how far ahead OKC is to the rest of them

I think the formula though to stopping them is two defensive guards and trying to play through your power forward as your primary ball handler.

The only way to beat them is to absolutely mess up your own rotations

 

[peternorth]

Its crazy how far ahead OKC is to the rest of them

I think the formula though to stopping them is two defensive guards and trying to play through your power forward as your primary ball handler.

The only way to beat them is to absolutely mess up your own rotations

all 13 players scored for the thunder today.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Its crazy how far ahead OKC is to the rest of them

Hey and they own the Clippers first rounder, fair dinkum the Clippers are a gift that keeps giving...OKC literally could get better next year which is just flat out scary

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Hey and they own the Clippers first rounder, fair dinkum the Clippers are a gift that keeps giving...OKC literally could get better next year which is just flat out scary

This year they have

First round picks:

• Clippers’ unprotected pick
• Utah Jazz’s top-8 protected pick
• Houston Rockets’ top-4 protected
• Philadelphia 76ers’ top-4 protected pick (also top-4 protected in 2027 if it doesn’t convey)

I think they 100% trade to get Boozer with 2 of those picks then use the other 2 + crap salary in a trade for a who knows what they need they have it all . I could see a move for Nesmith. I could also see a move for say Donovan Clingan or Deni Avdija.

Boozer would be a great fit for them . They could even get Boozer without trading any of the other 3 picks if Clippers pick is a top 3

 

[LukeParkerno1]

This year they have

First round picks:

• Clippers’ unprotected pick
• Utah Jazz’s top-8 protected pick
• Houston Rockets’ top-4 protected
• Philadelphia 76ers’ top-4 protected pick (also top-4 protected in 2027 if it doesn’t convey)

I think they 100% trade to get Boozer with 2 of those picks then use the other 2 + crap salary in a trade for a who knows what they need they have it all . Boozer would be a great fit for them . Could even get Boozer without trading any of the other 3 picks if Clippers pick is a top 3

Surely they take the Clippers one to the draft in an ultra strong edition from all reports out there. Could just trade the other ones or their own, etc.

 

[peternorth]

amazing how many FTs luka misses

 

[peternorth]

amazing how many FTs luka misses

then cans a crypto.com arena logo 3.


these spurs are fun to watch. fast, up and down

 

[peternorth]

luka copped an arm to the eye. no foul.

but he gets T'd up for an obvious foul.

 

[DT_35]

lol Luka extremely soft. Doesn’t get back up the court on D and Spurs score with a 5 vs 4 and then picks up a tech

 

[peternorth]

Keldon johnson having a career game

 

[peternorth]

Lakers getting smashed at home by the draft pick talented team

 

[peternorth]

The Lakers have to spot bickering with the refs and focus on actual defending. No point talking to the refs with the spurs shooting 17 free throws to 6!

 

[Nicho50]

Funny how things change it was only a little over 12 months ago everyone was hailing Boston as the all mighty and rightly so they were incredible.

OKC might well be the next or better than GSW in that prime run but things can change quickly. They might get a couple of long term injuries to key players or lose players elsewhere. Until they are holding that trophy up again I am not writing anyone off knocking them off when it matters.

 

[srobbo]

Some bad TO’s in that last minute by Luka & Reaves to hand back momentum to Spurs going into HT.