The OFFICIAL 2023 NBA Season Thread - Page 209

atoaz12 · 03-30-2023, 07:17 AM

Pat Bev with the 0-5, -32 in 25 minutes box score and still running his mouth during the game lol

Gotta love the misplaced confidence... only way he still has a job

packman80 · 03-30-2023, 07:38 AM

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Jrue is such an underrated player. With the way he’s playing this year, I think Giannis & Jrue are the best 1-2 punch in the league. They’re both 2-way players who are elite on both ends of the floor. I don’t think the top 2 players on any other team can make that claim.

When Bucks first traded for him I was like wow MKE gave up a ton to get him. But he's been worth that and more. Without him MKE does not win their championship and he's kept playing at a high level and if MKE can win another title again this year he will again likely be a key part of them winning that title.

rustywest · 03-30-2023, 08:20 AM

They called him a locker room vampire

oshmeehan · 03-30-2023, 07:23 PM

Bucks pooping the bed on purpose to make the Celtics continue playing hard for the remainder of the season?

bigjbasketball · 03-30-2023, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by oshmeehan

Bucks pooping the bed on purpose to make the Celtics continue playing hard for the remainder of the season?

One day after I just said Giannis and Jrue are the best 1-2 punch in the league, so of course they’re losing by 30 in the first half tonight 🤣

Ferg1945 · 03-30-2023, 07:37 PM

Bucks 3-22 from 3

Glad I have Opening Day baseball lol

ninjacookies · 03-30-2023, 08:12 PM

Tatum's once-a-month twitter explosion.

Scottish Punk · 03-30-2023, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Ferg1945

Bucks 3-22 from 3

Glad I have Opening Day baseball lol

Welcome to today's NBA. For everytime a team goes 16-22, looks awesome, and blows a team out, variance dictates that you will get a few clunkers.

coltsnsox07 · 03-30-2023, 08:38 PM

I don't think the Bucks are gonna cover the 2 point spread..

bkcardcollector · 03-30-2023, 10:57 PM

nuggets come back to make things a lil interesting today?

bigjbasketball · 03-30-2023, 11:15 PM

Is that Christian Braun or prime Charles Barkley out there?

rhigh2390 · 03-30-2023, 11:41 PM

Nuggets looked real good without Joker tonight...

Crazy that he has them at the top of the West.

bkcardcollector · 03-30-2023, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by rhigh2390

Nuggets looked real good without Joker tonight...

lol, doesnt matter come playoff time. They got Bryant in the house.

Pretty pumped for tomorrows games, should be able to see alot of things after tomorrow.

Todays games were a waste of a day of my life smh.

rhigh2390 · 03-30-2023, 11:49 PM

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lol, doesnt matter come playoff time. They got Bryant in the house.

Pretty pumped for tomorrows games, should be able to see alot of things after tomorrow.

Todays games were a waste of a day of my life smh.

Tell me about it... I'm a Reds fan so today started the trek to a 60-102 record lol

mfw13 · 03-31-2023, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by rhigh2390

Nuggets looked real good without Joker tonight...

Did the Pelicans a huge favor by resting him.....hope they also rest him against the Suns tonight and the Warriors on Sunday....

rhigh2390 · 03-31-2023, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by mfw13

Did the Pelicans a huge favor by resting him.....hope they also rest him against the Suns tonight and the Warriors on Sunday....

I think they said last night that he was planning on playing vs the Suns.

daeve · 03-31-2023, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by mfw13

Did the Pelicans a huge favor by resting him.....hope they also rest him against the Suns tonight and the Warriors on Sunday....

Easiest way to tell who doesn't watch Nuggets games is the people pumping up Murray/Gordon/MPJ in the MVP thread.

NeedChapmans · 03-31-2023, 01:48 PM

Naz Reid out for the year w/ a broken wrist ... I retract my statement about the T-Wolves being able to surprise.

He was a key piece; they're cooked.

daeve · 03-31-2023, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by NeedChapmans

Naz Reid out for the year w/ a broken wrist ... I retract my statement about the T-Wolves being able to surprise.

He was a key piece; they're cooked.

yeah that's a huge blow. One of these years they're gonna be healthy and a fun watch in the playoffs.

mfw13 · 03-31-2023, 02:33 PM

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I think they said last night that he was planning on playing vs the Suns.

And that's the problem....the optics are horrible when a team rests a star against Team A, but not Team B, down the stretch when the standings are this close.

After all, the Suns and Pelicans are only two and a half games apart in the standings....the Suns and Warriors only a game apart.

Who gets rested against whom could have a huge impact on who makes the playoffs.

NeedChapmans · 03-31-2023, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by mfw13

And that's the problem....the optics are horrible when a team rests a star against Team A, but not Team B, down the stretch when the standings are this close.

After all, the Suns and Pelicans are only two and a half games apart in the standings....the Suns and Warriors only a game apart.

Who gets rested against whom could have a huge impact on who makes the playoffs.

Nuggets have a magic # of 3 to clinch the West, I think beyond that, rest is the primary goal. You can forgive them for taking a cautious approach when they have little to play for. That said, it looks like Jokic will play tonight; but Murray + Caldwell Pope will not. I think for the final six games, you'll see this kind of rotation in Denver where they're not 100% in any game.

And I believe that NO / LAL / MIN / OKC makes up the play-in teams with Dallas on the outside (and I don't believe any of those teams can get to #6, so Denver losing last night is of little consequence except for seeding in the play-in).

Dame · 03-31-2023, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by mfw13

And that's the problem....the optics are horrible when a team rests a star against Team A, but not Team B, down the stretch when the standings are this close.

After all, the Suns and Pelicans are only two and a half games apart in the standings....the Suns and Warriors only a game apart.

Who gets rested against whom could have a huge impact on who makes the playoffs.

Jokic sat on the front end of a tight schedule to play in the more highlighted matchup later on.

Also, if you believe Twitter noise, Malone pulling a late season trick to assist the Pelicans in order to avoid the Lakers.

NeedChapmans · 03-31-2023, 03:43 PM

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Jokic sat on the front end of a tight schedule to play in the more highlighted matchup later on.

Also, if you believe Twitter noise, Malone pulling a late season trick to assist the Pelicans in order to avoid the Lakers.

Yea, I don't understand the logic there ... figuring out who the 8th seed will be is an impossible task; the eight seed is the team that either goes L/W or W/W in the play-in depending on their seed. Denver has no ability to control who ends up at 8, or even tip the scales (no team does).

Dame · 03-31-2023, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by NeedChapmans

Yea, I don't understand the logic there ... figuring out who the 8th seed will be is an impossible task; the eight seed is the team that either goes L/W or W/W in the play-in depending on their seed. Denver has no ability to control who ends up at 8, or even tip the scales (no team does).

I don't either. I do like Denver as a 1st round matchup but I don't necessarily see this as a cake walk for the Lakers like some people do. This isn't the 2020 team. The Lakers don't have the big bodies to throw at Jokic (Dwight/Javale) and LBJ is older.

mfw13 · 03-31-2023, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by NeedChapmans

Nuggets have a magic # of 3 to clinch the West, I think beyond that, rest is the primary goal. You can forgive them for taking a cautious approach when they have little to play for.

Of course....my point was just that the optics look really bad because the NBA has no guidelines or rules in place to govern the resting of players.

I'd also note that while the Nuggets have just about clinched the West, they're still two games behind the Celtics and only a game ahead of Philly in the overall standings.

So unless they think they're NOT going to make the Finals, they certainly do have something to play for....

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