***Official 2022-2023 NBA Thread***

[dirk digler]

Can't believe the regular season starts tonight. Just seemed like the Finals ended a couple weeks ago.



Philly vs Celtics: 6:30PM CST TNT

GSW vs Lakers: 9:00PM CST TNT

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Pasta Little Brother

Raptors Blue Jay's Leafs...LeBron T shirt Beaker fan..makes less sense than that Mav fella we had here

You've said this a few times now and I'm still not sure how it makes any sense. Are you suggesting I didn't attend KU?

[Eureka]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

LeBron fans are the bravest people on the planet. We endure more illogical hatred than anybody else and yet we're still here.

If you see a LeBron fan, thank them for their sacrifice.

— Barry (@BarryOnHere) June 24, 2023

At least that Barry guy sticks with his shtick. Either it's a shtick or he's trying to do some low key trolling.

It's like the movie "23" and everything keeps coming back as LeBron.

Jordan Poole traded+Udonis Haslem retiring+Chris Paul being a sixth man = LeBron's 5th Championship.

[staylor26]

Free agency starts tomorrow. Should be interesting.

[Sassy Squatch]

Dame is the domino that needs to fall at least from what I've gathered. Also, new CBA is about to wreak havoc on cap folks around the league.

[staylor26]

Great name change.

[Sassy Squatch]

It's courtesy of mod abuse by DaFace. Granted, can't say I'm too hung up on it. Pretty ****ing funny.

[KC_Connection]

So where is James Harden gonna end up next year? Maybe the better question is, does anyone care at this point?

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

So where is James Harden gonna end up next year? Maybe the better question is, does anyone care at this point?

Seems like it'll be the Clippers.

[TEX]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

So where is James Harden gonna end up next year? Maybe the better question is, does anyone care at this point?

Nope.

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

So where is James Harden gonna end up next year? Maybe the better question is, does anyone care at this point?

I am not going to be shocked when he gets a large contract because there is stupid teams out there but I wouldn't do it

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

Not sure if this improves them or not. He is old and oft injured but they have had enough of Poole pouting and wanted to get out of that terrible contract.

IIRC CP3 played more games in the playoffs than Poole did. ****. I bet I’m thinking of Herro. But he was injured this year, no?

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

BTW, I don't like the Marcus Smart deal either for Boston. They just made an already soft team exponentially softer.

I can’t remember what podcast it was but there were some really interesting statistics about Smarts usage at the end of halves or shot clocks or something. Ultimately the conclusion was is Smart thinks he’s the ****ing dude. He’s not. The metrics bear that out. He’s a good player that has a lot of value but he’s not THE dude on a team with Tatum and Brown. They need a player that will make opportunities for Tatum and Brown instead of putting on the cape.

It was a really interesting segment that was very telling.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

I can’t remember what podcast it was but there were some really interesting statistics about Smarts usage at the end of halves or shot clocks or something. Ultimately the conclusion was is Smart thinks he’s the ****ing dude. He’s not. The metrics bear that out. He’s a good player that has a lot of value but he’s not THE dude on a team with Tatum and Brown. They need a player that will make opportunities for Tatum and Brown instead of putting on the cape.

It was a really interesting segment that was very telling.

That's one way of looking at it, but the fact that Smart often took those shots/more shots than he should (and he did take a lot of stupid shots) also may reflect the inherent lack of leadership of Tatum/Brown.

I also think it could be argued Smart's intangibles mattered far more to that team than anything he was actually doing on the court. I'd be worried about where that is going to come from now on a team that already was struggling in that regard. That team was soft as hell as it was.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

So where is James Harden gonna end up next year? Maybe the better question is, does anyone care at this point?

Im not his biggest fan but he helped the sixers win some games.

[BWillie]

Rookie of the Year odds per Vegas insider
Victor Wembanyama -160
Scoot Henderson +400
Chet Holmgren +600
Brandon Miller +1300

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Rookie of the Year odds per Vegas insider
Victor Wembanyama -160
Scoot Henderson +400
Chet Holmgren +600
Brandon Miller +1300

Gradey Dick.