Board 8 > NBA Discussion Topic 3 - Will Boston ever lose? Also James Harden is MVP

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I mean this years rookie class is stacked

Lonzo isnt even the rookie the Lakers should be talking about tbqh, its Kuzma
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show him the clip of him walking away if you haven't done so yet

https://twitter.com/World_Wide_Wob/status/931762730817740800
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transience posted...

show him the clip of him walking away if you haven't done so yet

https://twitter.com/World_Wide_Wob/status/931762730817740800

oh my god

trade

NOW
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transience posted...

show him the clip of him walking away if you haven't done so yet

https://twitter.com/World_Wide_Wob/status/931762730817740800

https://twitter.com/thekahnman69/status/931869400709378049
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TheRock1525 posted...

transience posted...

show him the clip of him walking away if you haven't done so yet

https://twitter.com/World_Wide_Wob/status/931762730817740800

https://twitter.com/thekahnman69/status/931869400709378049

In lonzos defense, he was just looking for his seat on the bench for the 4th quarter
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Pistons come back from down double digits to defeat the Timberwolves 100-97 thanks you some Reggie hero ball

I'm just happy we avoided three straight road losses that we're all winnable
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Awful collapse in the 4th, we had that won.
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lakers up 22 at halftime vs a playoff team

lonzo has 9-8-7 already
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ninkendo posted...

Pistons come back from down double digits to defeat the Timberwolves 100-97 thanks you some Reggie hero ball

I'm just happy we avoided three straight road losses that we're all winnable

Yeah, really needed that win because the Cavs are starting to look competent.
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the triple double already lost its meaning over the last couple of years, but Lonzo has really accelerated his death this year. his 9-9-9 statline is hilarious.
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Did Lonzo really have 16 rebounds??
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Lonzo is good at everything that doesn't involve shooting the basketball

if he can just have an ok shot then he'll be a really good player IMO
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Menji posted...

Did Lonzo really have 16 rebounds??

Lonzo's best skill is ironically rebounding. Not kidding.
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he's pretty good at defending

probably because he knows better than anyone how to keep the ball out of the basket
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But what you have to realize is that if your pg is one of your better rebounders that you are regularly crashing the boards probably with all 5 which is not pressuring the other team transitionally.
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Yeah, one criticism I've heard of him (that gets lost among his shooting criticism) is that he's way too aggressive at crashing the offensive glass. Your PG should be careful before doing that.
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damn, I guess Cleveland took Detroit as a legit team since they fucking killed them
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that was very kind of them to show some mercy in the 4th so that we don't lose by 50
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I love how there was a reddit post saying Cleveland has yet to lead by 20 and then they do just that
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Kyrie was 9/9 for 25 points in the first half

missed a buzzer beater so 9/10 but still
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power rankings time! I feel like the first 4-5 games almost don't count this year due to the early start so I'm gonna include their last 10.

1 - Golden State (9-1) - by a mile

2 - Houston (8-2) - Harden's playing great and Capela might be the best center in the league right now. there's this fantastic two-man clip of Paul and Capela from a couple games ago that was thrilling. I hope we see more of that.

3 - Boston (10-0) - playing fantastic D. I'm all in on Horford > Kyrie so far this year.

4 - Cleveland (7-3) - yeah, 7-3! they definitely have some problems but they're really working the teams that matter. no one cares if they struggled to beat the Knicks in May.

5 - Toronto (7-3) - they're quietly playing great basketball. Derozan is quietly remaking his game, shooting more 3s and averaging nearly 5 assists a game. what a weird player.

6 - Philadelphia (7-3) - speaking of weird - Ben Simmons! I would not want to play this team in the playoffs because they have two crazy players that no one has ever seen before.

7 - OKC (5-5) - I'm still on this train regardless of the struggles. George has been playing well and Russ should have another triple double tonight. they'll be okay

8 - San Antonio (6-4) - what is going on with Kawhi? are they just putting him on the shelf until midseason for fun? they're probably fine with that as long as they stay out of the 7 or 8 seed.

9 - Portland (5-5) - kinda average lately, but they never lose by more than a handful of points. I think they've been in about every game they've lost.

10 - Denver (6-4) - okay, I'm back on this train after a rocky start. Jokic is really good. I feel like I haven't heard the name "Paul Millsap" since the offseason though.

11 - Washington (6-4) - they've had the softest schedule but it's not their fault. Beal and Porter are playing well. Wall is.. okay. should be better.

12 - Memphis (3-7) - it's a quiet 3-7! they had a rough road trip against a lot of good teams. I'm not too worried.

13 - Detroit (6-4) - after tonight's blowout loss, their point differential is down to +1.9, they've been better than expected but I think they belong around the middle of the pack.

14 - Milwaukee (5-5) - I dunno about these guys. after a wild first week, Giannis has been kinda human lately. Bledsoe is here but I don't know if he's adding a whole lot. they seem really average.

15 - New Orleans (5-5) - tough team to gauge. you could say Davis and Cousins are both top 10 players right now and yet those guards.

16 - Indiana (5-5) - they keep winning why

17 - Minnesota (6-4) - they had a couple good wins this week, but every time I start to believe, they lose by 20 to Charlotte or something.

18 - Orlando (3-7) - came back to earth after a torrid start. this is probably about where they belong. hopefully that hot start doesn't ruin their confidence.

19 - New York (6-4) - KRISTAPS i have nothing else here and won't all season

20 - Charlotte (4-6) - I like this team but can't justify it yet.

21 - LA Clippers (1-9) - man. I want so badly to pin this on injuries. but if you're relying that heavily on Gallo and Bev, how good are you?

22 - Miami (5-5)
23 - Utah (2-8)
24 - Brooklyn (3-7)
25 - Phoenix (3-7) - whatever

26 - LA Lakers (4-6) - I love the Lonzo Ball spiral. make fun of him relentlessly for a week, lay low when he gets a triple double vs. a bad team and then repeat.

27 - Atlanta (2-8) - COLLINS

28 - Chicago (2-8) - MARKKANEN

29 - Dallas (2-8) - SMITH

30 - Sacrmaneto (3-7) - NOBODY!

MVP

1 - Harden
2 - James
3 - Curry
4 - Brad Stevens
5 - Giannis
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god fucking dammit celtics
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https://streamable.com/75og0

feels like this stuff always happens at lakers games.
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Oladipos the big reason why Indiana is winning games
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he's been good but not as good as the beginning of the year. I dunno, they just keep doing it
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Cousins got ejected for elbowing Russ in the face tonight.

Pelicans still gonna win looks like.
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This team is not good.

They were actively better last year with just Russ and co.
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we just have no idea how to play well for 48 minutes

dangerously close to everyone in Oklahoma wanting Billy fired, but that seems extremely unlikely, or probably not even helpful
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you stuck with brooks for like 6 years
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I really do think the role players were underrated on the Thunder last year.

Plus the Thunders bench isn't as deep as the Rockets was to withstand the trade for an elite player
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I think there's something to be said about oladipo and kanter doing well on other teams

I can't tell if that's that they were underrated or that Russ torpedoed everyone with his quest for triple doubles
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I think Kanter is in a better situation for him but yea I think its perfectly fine to question everything about the Thunder at this point

I do still think this team is better built for the playoffs, but we might just need a new voice guiding them at this point
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Kousta Kofus playing unironic all star caliber defense
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stevens botched the end of this game. had a perfect 2 for 1 but the awkward timeout may have lost it. i'm worried.
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boo not letting Dirk try to end the Celtics streak
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Dirk is old : (
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To be fair, taking the Celtics to overtime is better than any other team in the last 16 games
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dirk had 14, 12, 2 with a block tonight

and was +8

and carlisle seemed to pull out all the stops

need 4 quarters from the celtics. they also got up huge on the nets early and then squandered that lead. can't keep relying on talent and brad over focus.

also, WE MAY NEVER LOSE AGAIN
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also what's wrong with thrillsap?
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I think the Pacers will end Boston's streak on Saturday.
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Boston to break Golden State's regular season record.

Heard here first
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shut the fuck up extha

definitely need to fix the consistency issues though, ugh
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The bench has been cold. They're taking good shot but they aren't falling. That and they're probably tired from all the winning, it's a lot of pressure
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yeah, i don't think we need this type of pressure - teams like philly, NY, indy, cleveland, and atlanta are putting up 20, 30 point wins and cruising to victory, and the celtics are coming back in the 4th q vs the nets and mavs, and edging out atlanta. :/
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I remember Golden State doing this during their 73 win season. they had like 25 in a row or something and won the last half dozen of those by coming back from like 15-20 down repeatedly. then they hit some team on the road and got pummeled.

they were fine, of course - Boston would be better off losing the game and resetting than trying to play hard to win an OT game against Dallas in November. they've got the 1.
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by the way, I think it's hilarious that they've won 16 of 18 and only have the third best point differential in the league
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsneVykvjlU

this is amazing
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transience posted...

I remember Golden State doing this during their 73 win season. they had like 25 in a row or something and won the last half dozen of those by coming back from like 15-20 down repeatedly. then they hit some team on the road and got pummeled.

they were fine, of course - Boston would be better off losing the game and resetting than trying to play hard to win an OT game against Dallas in November. they've got the 1.

I remember that! Interestingly, the last win in their streak was a OT (I want to say 2OT) win against Boston. The next day they lost in Milwaukee
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Yeah it's just weird to look at the second quarter of these games and see the Celtics down like every single night as Smart and Rozier are asked to lead the team offensively for long stretches.
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