2024-25 NBA Thread: defeated Minnesota fan ready to move on to next crushing disappointment (21 Viewers)

[Gr00vus]

Biggest expected topic of discussion at the IST in Vegas is if they add Seattle/Vegas teams, who gets to move to the East? Memphis, Dallas, OKC, New Orleans, and Minnesota likely to make strongest pushes.

I believe Memphis and one of NO/MIN makes most sense travel wise?

But Dallas...if we're just gonna make things like OKC in the Northwest we should put Dallas in the Philly/NY division. Then we can hate their bball times like their football teams.

I'd say Memphis and New Orleans. Keep the OKC, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio thing together.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Biggest expected topic of discussion at the IST in Vegas is if they add Seattle/Vegas teams, who gets to move to the East? Memphis, Dallas, OKC, New Orleans, and Minnesota likely to make strongest pushes.

I believe Memphis and one of NO/MIN makes most sense travel wise?

But Dallas...if we're just gonna make things like OKC in the Northwest we should put Dallas in the Philly/NY division. Then we can hate their bball times like their football teams.

Also, you would only have to move one team. Vegas and Seattle in the west would make it 17 teams, so moving 1 would even it out

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Biggest expected topic of discussion at the IST in Vegas is if they add Seattle/Vegas teams, who gets to move to the East? Memphis, Dallas, OKC, New Orleans, and Minnesota likely to make strongest pushes.

I believe Memphis and one of NO/MIN makes most sense travel wise?

But Dallas...if we're just gonna make things like OKC in the Northwest we should put Dallas in the Philly/NY division. Then we can hate their bball times like their football teams.

I'd say Memphis and New Orleans. Keep the OKC, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio thing together.

I would definitely be for the latter part, but there’s not a great natural fit for New Orleans other than being with the Texas teams. There would be 10 real west teams (Denver, Utah, Vegas, Seattle, sac, gs, la, la, phx, Portland). Then hou, dal, sas and okc are pretty clearly west. Then there are 15 real East teams and min/no/mem have no super obvious geographical counterparts. There’s no perfect way, but moving Minnesota would probably be the least difficult, strictly from geography. But something funky would still have to happen in the west unless you split up the three Texas teams (which would be funky anyway)

 

[thecatch]

Biggest expected topic of discussion at the IST in Vegas is if they add Seattle/Vegas teams, who gets to move to the East? Memphis, Dallas, OKC, New Orleans, and Minnesota likely to make strongest pushes.

I believe Memphis and one of NO/MIN makes most sense travel wise?

But Dallas...if we're just gonna make things like OKC in the Northwest we should put Dallas in the Philly/NY division. Then we can hate their bball times like their football teams.

I'd say Memphis and New Orleans. Keep the OKC, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio thing together.

My first vote is to move Sacramento to the East but if I can’t get that, this makes sense.

 

[identikit]

I'll be ecstatic when the Sonics are back

They should have always been

That is all

 

[Beef Ravioli Part 2]

15-1

It was a good run. Enjoyed it.

 

[the moops]

Would we expect 8 4-team divisions in this scenario?

Would make total sense

BOS, NYK, BRK, PHI
TOR, DET, CLE, WAS
MIN, CHI, MIL, IND
CHA, ATL, ORL, MIA

NOP, HOU, DAL, SAS
DEN, UTA, OKC, MEM (worst one)
LAL, LAC, PHO, LAS
POR, SAC, GSW, SEA

 

[Jayrod]

15-1

It was a good run. Enjoyed it.

That's a great team. Celtics shot really well, Garland was not good and Boston barely won.

 

[Beef Ravioli Part 2]

15-1

It was a good run. Enjoyed it.

That's a great team. Celtics shot really well, Garland was not good and Boston barely won.

Will see how they respond. It’s an opportunity and I am confident their coach will use this to their advantage.

I was glad they fought back from a big deficit but Boston showed them they are still the top team.

 

[Kev4029]

Would we expect 8 4-team divisions in this scenario?

Would make total sense

BOS, NYK, BRK, PHI
TOR, DET, CLE, WAS
MIN, CHI, MIL, IND
CHA, ATL, ORL, MIA

NOP, HOU, DAL, SAS
DEN, UTA, OKC, MEM (worst one)
LAL, LAC, PHO, LAS
POR, SAC, GSW, SEA

I would eliminate divisions. They don't really mean anything.

 

[Kev4029]

Would we expect 8 4-team divisions in this scenario?

Would make total sense

BOS, NYK, BRK, PHI
TOR, DET, CLE, WAS
MIN, CHI, MIL, IND
CHA, ATL, ORL, MIA

NOP, HOU, DAL, SAS
DEN, UTA, OKC, MEM (worst one)
LAL, LAC, PHO, LAS
POR, SAC, GSW, SEA

I would eliminate divisions. They don't really mean anything.

With no divisions, each team would play the other conference home and away, play each team in their conference 3x, then rotate a third of their own conference for a 4th game every three years. Or, hot idea, just have 77 games a season which would hopefully eliminate some ****ty rest games anyway.

With 4 team divisions, it would be play your division home and away twice, every opposite conference home and away, rest of own conference 3x, and have two left over games (NBA cup games TBD?). Or just have 80 games...

 

[MAC_32]

15-1

It was a good run. Enjoyed it.

That's a great team. Celtics shot really well, Garland was not good and Boston barely won.

Will see how they respond. It’s an opportunity and I am confident their coach will use this to their advantage.

I was glad they fought back from a big deficit but Boston showed them they are still the top team.

They are until they aren't but full strength we win that game. Badly missed our wings, to both defend the 3 and create space for Garland to operate. 54% from 3 and still only won be a trey. Worried about tomorrow night, but think another run starts Sunday.

 

[Major]

Biggest expected topic of discussion at the IST in Vegas is if they add Seattle/Vegas teams, who gets to move to the East? Memphis, Dallas, OKC, New Orleans, and Minnesota likely to make strongest pushes.

I believe Memphis and one of NO/MIN makes most sense travel wise?

But Dallas...if we're just gonna make things like OKC in the Northwest we should put Dallas in the Philly/NY division. Then we can hate their bball times like their football teams.

I'd say Memphis and New Orleans. Keep the OKC, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio thing together.

My first vote is to move Sacramento to the East but if I can’t get that, this makes sense.

If Stanford is part of the Atlantic Coast Conference anything is possible

 

[Gr00vus]

The Lakers cup floor...My eyes, the goggles do nothing!

 

[Mister CIA]

Enjoying watching Stephon Castle match up against SGA. I think Castle will become a very big problem and this will become must-see tv.

 

[the moops]

They are until they aren't but full strength we win that game. Badly missed our wings, to both defend the 3 and create space for Garland to operate. 54% from 3 and still only won be a trey. Worried about tomorrow night, but think another run starts Sunday.

Boston was missing Porzingis which is a far greater miss than Lavert or Strus or whatever other mediocre wing you speak of

 

[Major]

Enjoying watching Stephon Castle match up against SGA. I think Castle will become a very big problem and this will become must-see tv.

He's a great player. Kind of wish the Rockets drafted him but I guess they were scared to add another guy without range. From what I've seen his shot is better than advertised.

 

[Gr00vus]

Knecht introducing himself to the Jazz.

 

[Major]

Knecht introducing himself to the Jazz.

I might have caught a slight case of jaundice from that court but what a game for the "kid". 22 straight points, right?

 

[Gr00vus]

Knecht introducing himself to the Jazz.

I might have caught a slight case of jaundice from that court but what a game for the "kid". 22 straight points, right?

Yep. Tied the nba rookie record for 3s in a game at 9 (9 for 12 from 3). And he wasn't forcing it.

 

[Yo Mama]

Knecht introducing himself to the Jazz.

I might have caught a slight case of jaundice from that court but what a game for the "kid". 22 straight points, right?

Yep. Tied the nba rookie record for 3s in a game at 9 (9 for 12 from 3). And he wasn't forcing it.

Pretty happy right now the Pelicans decided to take the Lakers 2025 pick instead of this one.

 

[Harry Frogfish]

Good god almighty that floor in Boston. Hideous.

 

[Craig_MiamiFL]

Connect 4

Dude is insane when he's on. Fun to watch when he's on a heater. Crazy the leap he's made. He wasn't even an every game starter in the Big Sky as a junior at Northern Colorado 3 years ago.

 

[Kev4029]

I hope this mini Chris Paul resurgence continues. His counting stats are relatively flat over the last three seasons (averaging 13.5/4.5/10.8 per 36) and the rebounding and assists are riding about career averages, but after 30 years in the league or whatever, he's finally traded some midrangers for threes which is really goosing his efficiency. His shot diet has become completely jumpers over the last half decade (he has like a dozen shots within 10 feet of the hoop this year), but so far this year, he has the highest TS% of his career (.628) and is making the second most threes of his career (unsurprisingly bracketed by his two seasons in Houston). The Spurs are 11.5 pp100 better with him on the court than off (and +3.5 pp100 when he is on the court).

The Point God is still alive!

 

[Instinctive]

Pelicans not good but...the defending Western Conference champions look WAY better with all their best players playing.

 

[Capella]

Crazy that many nba teams passed on Knecht just because he was a college senior. Dude can shoot.

 

[Desert_Power]

I hope this mini Chris Paul resurgence continues. His counting stats are relatively flat over the last three seasons (averaging 13.5/4.5/10.8 per 36) and the rebounding and assists are riding about career averages, but after 30 years in the league or whatever, he's finally traded some midrangers for threes which is really goosing his efficiency. His shot diet has become completely jumpers over the last half decade (he has like a dozen shots within 10 feet of the hoop this year), but so far this year, he has the highest TS% of his career (.628) and is making the second most threes of his career (unsurprisingly bracketed by his two seasons in Houston). The Spurs are 11.5 pp100 better with him on the court than off (and +3.5 pp100 when he is on the court).

The Point God is still alive!

That three he hit fading away from Caruso near the end was something special.

 

[Major]

Crazy that many nba teams passed on Knecht just because he was a college senior. Dude can shoot.

I get the upside part most teams are infatuated with but if you have a guy like Knecht who can shoot lights out and be plugged immediately, why not? You basically get a few years of G-League development for free and cheap rookie contract for some prime years. Watching that draft, I couldn't believe how far he fell. Prior to the Rockets moving up the #3, I was hoping they'd get him at 7 or 8 (wherever that Nets pick was slated).

 

[Kev4029]

Crazy that many nba teams passed on Knecht just because he was a college senior. Dude can shoot.

He was a super senior, not just a senior. To take him in the lottery, a GM would have been both very comfortable with their job and very confident in his ability to make it as a legit NBA player. Taking a 23.5 year old white guard that played one year of real D-1 ball that doesn't hit seems like a career suicide for a lot of GMs. Alternatively, if you take Matas Buzelis or something and he doesn't work out, it's easy to say that was a high risk/high reward pick and these are just things that happen.

That said, I'm rooting for Knecht as a Colorado boy that went to school in my hometown (University of Northern Colorado/Greeley).

 

[Desert_Power]

Crazy that many nba teams passed on Knecht just because he was a college senior. Dude can shoot.

I get the upside part most teams are infatuated with but if you have a guy like Knecht who can shoot lights out and be plugged immediately, why not? You basically get a few years of G-League development for free and cheap rookie contract for some prime years. Watching that draft, I couldn't believe how far he fell. Prior to the Rockets moving up the #3, I was hoping they'd get him at 7 or 8 (wherever that Nets pick was slated).

Don't enjoy the player, but thought this was a great pick. Particularly given the constraints the Lakers are under.

 

[Yo Mama]

Knecht and Reaves getting the same haircut before the game made things a bit confusing (messed up the announcers a few times too).

 

[the moops]

Just an FYI but most of y'all

Crazy that many nba teams passed on Knecht just because he was a college senior. Dude can shoot.

I get the upside part most teams are infatuated with but if you have a guy like Knecht who can shoot lights out and be plugged immediately, why not? You basically get a few years of G-League development for free and cheap rookie contract for some prime years. Watching that draft, I couldn't believe how far he fell. Prior to the Rockets moving up the #3, I was hoping they'd get him at 7 or 8 (wherever that Nets pick was slated).

Don't enjoy the player, but thought this was a great pick. Particularly given the constraints the Lakers are under.

Don't enjoy the player?

 

[SayWhat?]

Draymond calls someone else “too emotional.” Is this guy the biggest a s s hat to ever play in the League? Has to be.

 

[Gr00vus]

Knecht and Reaves getting the same haircut before the game made things a bit confusing (messed up the announcers a few times too).

Yeah, it was tough telling them apart at times.

Tough 5 game stretch coming up for the Lakers. Right now might be their high point for the season winning percentage wise. However it does look like there will be a few key players for opponents that might miss some of these upcoming games. The Lakers have been having crazy luck in other teams' top players being out during their match ups so far this season.

 

[Yo Mama]

Knecht and Reaves getting the same haircut before the game made things a bit confusing (messed up the announcers a few times too).

Yeah, it was tough telling them apart at times.

Tough 5 game stretch coming up for the Lakers. Right now might be their high point for the season winning percentage wise. However it does look like there will be a few key players for opponents that might miss some of these upcoming games. The Lakers have been having crazy luck in other teams' top players being out during their match ups so far this season.

Yeah I’m not getting too excited about their current win streak because it was about as easy of a stretch of games that you can have in the West. Nice that they’re winning the games they’re supposed to for a change.

 

[Major]

Knecht and Reaves getting the same haircut before the game made things a bit confusing (messed up the announcers a few times too).

Nowadays, it's quite an oddity having two white Americans on the same team playing a significant role. They're a dying breed in the NBA.

 

[Moe.]

Hartenstein is questionable tonight. Thunder have 4 days off after tonight so you gotta think he’s in for sure next game, even if he doesn’t go tonight.

 

[Yo Mama]

In case anyone cares, I did a view of all the NBA Cup group standings and remaining games in that other thread since we’re pretty much at the halfway point in the group stages. I’ll update again next week.

 

[Yo Mama]

Giannis can’t be stopped right now. Unfortunately for the Bucks, they can’t stop anyone on the Bulls on the other end.

 

[GOB]

Remember when the bulls traded for Josh Giddey? That was awesome

 

[scoobus]

The New Orleans Pelicans played 9 guys tonight. Without looking, see if you can name one.

 

[GOB]

The New Orleans Pelicans played 9 guys tonight. Without looking, see if you can name one.

Magic legend Ryan Anderson.

(I do know one ex Magic player started for Pels tonight)

 

[scoobus]

The New Orleans Pelicans played 9 guys tonight. Without looking, see if you can name one.

Magic legend Ryan Anderson.

(I do know one ex Magic player started for Pels tonight)

Pretty crazy how snakebit they've been, they're season is essentially already over.

 

[Capella]

There’s no way Elfrid Payton is starting an nba game tonight.

 

[Capella]

x.com

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How is this even possible? Who is coming off the bench, present day Bob Cousy?

 

[Frostillicus]

I want even more extreme courts for the NBA Cup. Stripes, checkerboard, a giant wolf that stretches from baseline to baseline. Let's get nuts and drive you old nerds crazy.

 

[Capella]

The Sixers taking turns yelling at Joel Embiid yesterday and then losing by 20 today seems bad.

 

[GOB]

I said this earlier in the thread but I am going to complain again, because I can.

Indy, Cleveland and Memphis games are all blacked out. I live in Cincinnati. It makes me want to punch Grayson Allen every day

 

[the moops]

Knecht and Reaves getting the same haircut before the game made things a bit confusing (messed up the announcers a few times too).

Nowadays, it's quite an oddity having two white Americans on the same team playing a significant role. They're a dying breed in the NBA.

Cavaliers - Strus, Merrill, Wade
Celtics - Pritchard, Hauser, Kornet
Bucks - Lopez, Connaughton
Heat - Herro, Robinson

Oof

 

[Yo Mama]

Knecht and Reaves getting the same haircut before the game made things a bit confusing (messed up the announcers a few times too).

Nowadays, it's quite an oddity having two white Americans on the same team playing a significant role. They're a dying breed in the NBA.

Cavaliers - Strus, Merrill, Wade
Celtics - Pritchard, Hauser, Kornet
Bucks - Lopez, Connaughton
Heat - Herro, Robinson

Oof

Thunder - Chet, Caruso
Bulls - Lavigne, Giddey