***Official 2023-2024 NBA Thread***

[dirk digler]

Can't believe the NBA Season is starting tonight. Way to early but here we go.

Lakers vs Nuggets: 6:30PM

Suns vs Warriors: 9PM

Both on TNT

[dirk digler]

Congrats to the Pistons for finally getting a win against the Raptors

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

Congrats to the Pistons for finally getting a win against the Raptors

Figured that was coming for a few weeks now and especially after that trade today signaled heading into full tank mode. Raptors have an absolutely garbage roster outside of Barnes.

[KC_Connection]

holy shit. LeBron’s foot on the line. pic.twitter.com/kQRmXNYRTB

— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) December 31, 2023

TONY BROTHERS called LeBron’s game tying three a 2-pointer.

THERE IS SPACE BETWEEN HIS FOOT AND THE LINE (via @mcten) pic.twitter.com/JwLdEpq6HU

— BronMuse (@BronMuse) December 31, 2023

THE REFS SCREW LEBRON ON HIS BIRTHDAY!!!! pic.twitter.com/xVijmG52In

— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) December 31, 2023

Of course the TWolves needed ref assistance to win this one.

[RealSNR]

KCC is now a full blown Wolves hater. What a ****ing loon

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by RealSNR

KCC is now a full blown Wolves hater. What a ****ing loon

The TWolves are irrelevant to me (as they are to the rest of the NBA). Injustice to LeBron isn't.

[RealSNR]

They're the current 1 seed in the conference.

If your entire measure of relevance is postseason success, then Lebron is irrelevant as well because his team will be lucky to even make the play-in tournament.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by RealSNR

They're the current 1 seed in the conference.

If your entire measure of relevance is postseason success, then Lebron is irrelevant as well because his team will be lucky to even make the play-in tournament.

The standings don't matter at this point of the year. They don't even really matter in April either (see the 2021 Jazz for just the most recent example, which likely not coincidentally comprised of 2/5 of the same starting lineup as the TWolves).

And the Lakers clearly aren't winning the championship this year either with that flawed/incomplete roster, but that's why getting #5 earlier this month was so essential.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Oh and the Raptors just dealt OG for Quickley.

Good trade simply because they got rid of that blackhole RJ Barrett. I called that one when he got drafted he would just be a volume shooter.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Good trade simply because they got rid of that blackhole RJ Barrett. I called that one when he got drafted he would just be a volume shooter.

Yeah he sucks. Raptors had to take that contract on to get the Knicks to give up Quickley for a guy in OG who's gonna be a FA next year.

[BWillie]

HIGHEST SCORING AVERAGE AT AGE 39
LeBronzo 25.1
Vince Carter 7.4
Dirk 7.3
Parish 3.7

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by BWillie

HIGHEST SCORING AVERAGE AT AGE 39
LeBronzo 25.1
Vince Carter 7.4
Dirk 7.3
Parish 3.7

There will never be another.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

The standings don't matter at this point of the year. They don't even really matter in April either (see the 2021 Jazz for just the most recent example, which likely not coincidentally comprised of 2/5 of the same starting lineup as the TWolves).

And the Lakers clearly aren't winning the championship this year either with that flawed/incomplete roster, but that's why getting #5 earlier this month was so essential.

Keep ****ing that Utah chicken. It's lazy and uninformed.

And Lebron isn't winning any championships because he was an epic dumbass who joined a tire fire of a team and sold off the youth they had for an oft injured piece of shit. It's his own damn fault. Loved watching the guy play in his prime, but any athlete who chooses brand over winning is bound to wind up with neither.

[chiefzilla1501]

Jokic buzzer beater may be the play of the year

Holy cow

[Al Bundy]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

Jokic buzzer beater may be the play of the year

Holy cow

Kevon Looney was directly responsible for that loss. He played no defense, fouled, didn't try on offense and then didn't even try on the game winning shot.

[KC_Connection]

"IT'S GOOD. JOKIĆ GOT IT OFF IN TIME. AND THE NUGGETS WIN IT."

"Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me?"

Brian Anderson and Stan Van Gundy on the call as Nikola Jokić buries a 39-footer at the buzzer to beat the Warriors.

Nuggets trailed by 18 with 6:30 to go. pic.twitter.com/0OlXuifY1o

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 5, 2024

Never a bad day when the Warriors lose. Kerr might want to shut up about Jokic next time.