***Official 2024-2025 NBA Thread***

[KC_Connection]

Season starts tonight with Knicks and Celtics followed by Lakers and TWolves.

Will history be made early in the 2nd game?

[KC_Connection]

Reaves shouldn’t have gotten himself ejected, they win the game with him on the floor.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

101 three point shots attempted in this game.

32 have gone in.

With Lamelo, Lebron and Luca you have three of the most dynamic and exciting playmakers in the sport and this game has been nothing but bricklaying and perimeter passing.

This right here is what's killing the sport. This game is absolutely inexcusable and proof positive that they need to do something to change these rules. The game won't survive this shit. God it's bad.

And yet the avg FG percentage is higher than the 1990s and almost 2% higher than the 2000s....while shooting exponentially more 3s.

Thats how ****in good these guys are now.

Almost any team now if they were transported to play the 97 Bulls would absolutely destroy them because of math, skill and better roster construction.

This idea that the NBA sucks is quite simply old man propaganda that has been spouted for 20 years. And now people believe it. If you wanna see guys throw up bricks...watch the 90s NBA.

[BWillie]

Old men Jordan fans...you know the types...make the following claims.

The NBA was better in the 80s and 90s! Its just a free throw contest now. Or they don't play defense now. All they do is miss shots because they take so many threes.

Now facts.
1) FT Attempts per game have gone down each decade since the 60s. You mean to tell me you LIKED watching them shoot 30 & 35 FTs vs now of around 22? Thats what I find riveting basketball. Watching them shoot uncontested FTs without jumping!
2) In the 1980s nobody played defense. They just fouled. They used to put the little unathletic white guy on Jordan or Magic because he was gritty and tried hard or the overly physical bruiser because he had no fkn footspeed to defend.
3) Dunks have INCREASED and fast break exciting plays have INCREASED since the 90s. That isn't exciting? Do you know what I like watching? Middle school kids with 12 inch verts doing the Mikan drill. Now thats basketball!
4) FG % is the highest it ever has been since the 80s. Despite shooting more longer shots! Let that sink in. FG% is even higher than the 70s...and they didn't even have a 3 point shot back then! The only reason the 80s FG % was higher is because people DIDNT play defense. They just ****ing fouled so much.

Clown world.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by BWillie

And yet the avg FG percentage is higher than the 1990s and almost 2% higher than the 2000s....while shooting exponentially more 3s.

Thats how ****in good these guys are now.

Almost any team now if they were transported to play the 97 Bulls would absolutely destroy them because of math, skill and better roster construction.

This idea that the NBA sucks is quite simply old man propaganda that has been spouted for 20 years. And now people believe it. If you wanna see guys throw up bricks...watch the 90s NBA.

You're arguing with the wrong person, sport.

I've defended the NBA on this board for years. And have said, ad nauseum, that the 'they don't play defense' crowd is just reeruned. They play incredible defense -- shooters are just unbelievably good.

But it's a static product.

The Lakers and Hornets should NOT be firing up 100 3 pointers a game. Those are two fairly average 3-point shooting teams that do other things significantly better than shoot 3s.

Doesn't matter -- gonna chuck 'em anyway. And it's not exciting to watch at all. It's incredibly repetitive.

You like it because your team is good at it. But if you were to step back (or if OKC still sucked) you'd be sitting here bitching up a blue streak about the direction the game has gone.

In a vacuum, this is a terrible long-term trend for the league. You're taking the size and athleticism, the court vision and the speed, out of the game. Now it's just guys shooting 3s off weave actions on the perimeter. It's a high screen and shoot sort of offense. There's just not enough variety to it.

[dirk digler]

Damn Wemby out for the season with a blood clot in his shoulder.

Victor Wembanyama has a form of a blood clot in the right shoulder. He is out for the season. The Spurs believe this is an isolated condition. https://t.co/AEP8Way0Zb

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 20, 2025

Per source, to @TheAthletic, Victor Wembanyama had experienced low energy lately that was causing concern.

When he still had low energy at All-Star weekend, and through his two-day vacation after it, the tests began that ultimately uncovered the deep vein thrombosis. The Spurs…

— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) February 20, 2025

[Miles]

That’s a surprise and hope it’s nothing longer term. Was going to be interesting to see if they could slip into a play in game after the Fox trade.

[KC_Connection]

Would be a massive blow to the NBA as a whole if that turned into a Chris Bosh situation. The guy is a special player.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Would be a massive blow to the NBA as a whole if that turned into a Chris Bosh situation. The guy is a special player.

Awful for NBA.

French.

Skinny.

Chucks threes even though he is big.

And he's actually long it's annoying to watch.

I hope he quits and makes a croissant shop.

Make NBA American Again.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Awful for NBA.

French.

Skinny.

Chucks threes even though he is big.

And he's actually long it's annoying to watch.

I hope he quits and makes a croissant shop.

Make NBA American Again.

Sounds like someone afraid of the Spurs going forward if he's playing basketball.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Sounds like someone afraid of the Spurs going forward if he's playing basketball.

Meh.

Chet 62% career from 2FG
Wemby 55% career 2FG

Wemby 33% career 3FG
Chet 37% career 3FG

Wemby kind of a chucker.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Meh.

Chet 62% career from 2FG
Wemby 55% career 2FG

Wemby 33% career 3FG
Chet 37% career 3FG

Wemby kind of a chucker.

Originally Posted by BWillie

Fox now with Wemby

****

Exposed.

[PAChiefsGuy]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Old men Jordan fans...you know the types...make the following claims.

The NBA was better in the 80s and 90s! Its just a free throw contest now. Or they don't play defense now. All they do is miss shots because they take so many threes.

Now facts.
1) FT Attempts per game have gone down each decade since the 60s. You mean to tell me you LIKED watching them shoot 30 & 35 FTs vs now of around 22? Thats what I find riveting basketball. Watching them shoot uncontested FTs without jumping!
2) In the 1980s nobody played defense. They just fouled. They used to put the little unathletic white guy on Jordan or Magic because he was gritty and tried hard or the overly physical bruiser because he had no fkn footspeed to defend.
3) Dunks have INCREASED and fast break exciting plays have INCREASED since the 90s. That isn't exciting? Do you know what I like watching? Middle school kids with 12 inch verts doing the Mikan drill. Now thats basketball!
4) FG % is the highest it ever has been since the 80s. Despite shooting more longer shots! Let that sink in. FG% is even higher than the 70s...and they didn't even have a 3 point shot back then! The only reason the 80s FG % was higher is because people DIDNT play defense. They just ****ing fouled so much.

Clown world.

I don't have a problem with you liking a certain era better than others but you don't talk trash about those who disagree with you. It's subjective.

Ratings are down for the NBA. That's a fact. Back in the day the game was more physical, better big men play, and it wasn't a 3-pt contest. The game also wasn't as soft as todays.

If you can't understand why someone would like that era more than today you're just being ignorant. I don't give a **** what era you like that's up to you.

[ARROW2]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Reaves shouldn’t have gotten himself ejected, they win the game with him on the floor.

Nope. LEClank was out there and he came up short and drags luka's game down. WHEN they get eliminated, they will blame luka and praise grandpa james

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by ARROW2

Nope. LEClank was out there and he came up short and drags luka's game down. WHEN they get eliminated, they will blame luka and praise grandpa james

LeBron went 26-11-7 and was the only player on the Lakers to play well in the game, so of course he is to blame.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy

I don't have a problem with you liking a certain era better than others but you don't talk trash about those who disagree with you. It's subjective.

Ratings are down for the NBA. That's a fact. Back in the day the game was more physical, better big men play, and it wasn't a 3-pt contest. The game also wasn't as soft as todays.

If you can't understand why someone would like that era more than today you're just being ignorant. I don't give a **** what era you like that's up to you.

I just call out inconsistent arguments.