The 2023-2024 NBA Season

[wildturkey]

Suns/Kings going down to the wire

This final 2 minutes will determine if we are unoffically getting Laker/Warriors elimination game on Tuesday or Wednesday

Lakers can get the 8th seed if they win on Sunday, no?

 

[thunderc]

Kings blowing it

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Kings blowing it

Sabonis looking like ass in the last minute of this one.

 

[thunderc]

Lakers can get the 8th seed if they win on Sunday, no?

Only with a Kings loss tonight.

 

[bksballer89]

Lakers can get the 8th seed if they win on Sunday, no?

In fantasy land yes but doesn't matter....Suns just won but would have needed Portland to beat the Kings if this result didnt happen

 

[thunderc]

In fantasy land yes but doesn't matter....Suns just won

Now the Pelicans have to beat the Lakers to for sure stay out of the play in. We can circle that one Sunday.

 

[bksballer89]

Well problem for the Lakers is now with this result, the Pels still need to play on Sunday because Suns won the H2H 2-1 so they can't end up tied with Phoenix.

Kings should win vs Portland.

Lakers vs Pels and Suns vs Wolves are the games to watch

Wolves should be motivated to win because they would like to have HCA vs Denver in a possible 2nd round match up

 

[thunderc]

Well problem for the Lakers is now with this result, the Pels still need to play on Sunday because Suns won the H2H 2-1 so they can't end up tied with Phoenix.

Kings should win vs Portland.

Lakers vs Pels and Suns vs Wolves are the games to watch

Wolves should be motivated to win because they would like to have HCA vs Denver in a possible 2nd round match up

Yup and if Denver just says to hell with it and rests players and loses Twolves could still get the 1.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Redux for Sunday:

Go Knicks
Go Magic

 

[shopson67]

If the suns win tonight then pels not sitting anyone on sunday

Lakers might be better off playing against starters. They played down to the level of the g-league Grizz tonight.

 

[shopson67]

Sounds like Ant-Man.

 

[shopson67]

I’m hoping they do, like to see the Thunder get the 2.

Someone's scared of the Lakers

Doesn't make much difference really. If the Lakers get the 8 seed (a win Sunday would seal it), they could be the 7th seed with a win over the Suns in the play in. You would need to get to 3rd to ensure a first round dodge.

 

[shopson67]

I did. I get these are pros and all, but it was unnecessary and the unwritten rule is to just dribble it out.

To hell with that. The Lakers just struggled to beat a g-league team. Get the points and seal the win.

If the Lakers somehow do well enough in the post season to keep Ham, THAT will piss me off. If they had lost tonight, I would've been fine with firing him on the spot, playoffs be damned. I'm almost to the point where I'd be fine with losing out of the play in tourney if it sealed his fate.

 

[shopson67]

Sixers wanted him ya dumb greedy cunts.

Maybe they should've started with not trading him away then?

 

[eaglesnut]

Maybe they should've started with not trading him away then?

Yeah that was dumb

 

[Duffman]

After Denver‘s embarrassment last night this is how I see the MVP race ending up.

SGA wins it if Jokic is a 3 seed and he’s a 1 seed.
Luka wins it if Jokic is a 3 seed and SGA is a 2 seed.
Jokic wins it if he’s a 1 seed or a 2 seed.

 

[shopson67]

Yeah that was dumb

Hindsight being 20/20 and all, of course. It seemed heartless at the time, given that his mom was employed by the team, but they likely agreed to a trade before the selection and hadn't intended to draft him for their roster at that pick. The Lakers have some disappointing picks traded away as well, just not to that level; Pat Bev in 2009 (for a 2011 2nd, shakes head), Jaden McDaniels in 2020 (w/ Danny Green for Schroeder), and Isaiah Jackson in 2021 (part of the Westbrook trade).

 

[thunderc]

After Denver‘s embarrassment last night this is how I see the MVP race ending up.

SGA wins it if Jokic is a 3 seed and he’s a 1 seed.
Luka wins it if Jokic is a 3 seed and SGA is a 2 seed.
Jokic wins it if he’s a 1 seed or a 2 seed.

It would be nice if the voters hadn’t already made up their minds but they have.

 

[Duffman]

It would be nice if the voters hadn’t already made up their minds but they have.

You never count your chickens before they hatch, even though Luka is not playing the last two games, SGA is back but Jokic’s team losing to the worst team in the league could sway some voters.

 

[eaglesnut]

Hindsight being 20/20 and all, of course. It seemed heartless at the time, given that his mom was employed by the team, but they likely agreed to a trade before the selection and hadn't intended to draft him for their roster at that pick. The Lakers have some disappointing picks traded away as well, just not to that level; Pat Bev in 2009 (for a 2011 2nd, shakes head), Jaden McDaniels in 2020 (w/ Danny Green for Schroeder), and Isaiah Jackson in 2021 (part of the Westbrook trade).

No hindsight necessary. He was the guy the whole time, then they got him and decided to fuck it all up.