***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?

[DJ's left nut]

Rui with another open brick. Reaves with a lazy turnover.

But hey - more 3 point shots.

Just beautiful basketball, amiright?

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

I still think it's funny that folks thought the Lakers rescinded that Williams deal for buyers remorse.

Any of yall actually see Dalton Knecht play this year? If that guys giving you playoff minutes you are really really ****ed.

Getting absolutely cooked by the corpse of Klay Thompson. Oof.

Yes, have seen that narrative and it’s absurd. That deal was a total steal if Williams is in any way healthy (he clearly isn’t).

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Luka should probably take the open three there instead of Rui

You see the 5 seconds before the ball rotated to him?

Literally bending over grabbing his shorts as the ball was going the other way. He's been on the floor 90 seconds.

Luka is in really really bad shape.

He didn't take the shot because he didn't have the legs for it and knew it.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

You see the 5 seconds before the ball rotated to him?

Literally bending over grabbing his shorts as the ball was going the other way. He's been on the floor 90 seconds.

Luka is in really really bad shape.

He didn't take the shot because he didn't have the legs for it and knew it.

Better play his way into shape then

[KC_Connection]

LeBron woke up a bit

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Better play his way into shape then

Oh that's absolutely what has to happen.

But you can see that this is gonna be a process. He reminds me a bit of Kelce in 2023 right now. The flashes of the burst are still there, but they're short.

He'll get back to where he needs to be but I wonder if he'll have enough time this season. Just no stamina at all.

[KC_Connection]

LeBron had enough energy to try for one quarter and it looks like that’s all they needed in this one

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

LeBron woke up a bit

Yeah - the talk will be Luka.

James pulled that game from the fire. Luka looked spent the entire second half. Let the emotion get the most of him and shot his wad in the first half.

Seemed like James realized during the 3rd that Luka didn't have it anymore so he was going to need to finish it in the 4th.

And that he has.

[DJ's left nut]

Good lord - the refs have just let the Mavs beat the living shit out of the Lakers this quarter.

Wow.

[DJ's left nut]

I'm watching this on Max - holy crap this postgame is really strange.

Shaq, Candice Parker and Vince Carter and they ALL look miserable. I mean genuinely pissed at having to be there. It's really bizarre.

WTF? Are they always like this?

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

I'm watching this on Max - holy crap this postgame is really strange.

Shaq, Candice Parker and Vince Carter and they ALL look miserable. I mean genuinely pissed at having to be there. It's really bizarre.

WTF? Are they always like this?

Yes, I watch them often and the show is awkward. Shaq isn’t able to be his true self like he is on the regular broadcast and Vince is quite stilted.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Yes, I watch them often and the show is awkward. Shaq isn’t able to be his true self like he is on the regular broadcast and Vince is quite stilted.

There's no chemistry or flow at all. It's all so forced - there's none of that natural charisma the normal crew manages effortlessly.

They take turns staring angrily into space then they will literally stare straight down at their notes and speak. Their highlight clips are them randomly making noises and just intermittently shouting a name.

I've truly never seen anything like this. If I weren't watching it and someone tried to explain it to me, I wouldn't believe them.

This is an SNL skit. You can't convince me otherwise. I'm just fascinated by it.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

There's no chemistry or flow at all. It's all so forced - there's none of that natural charisma the normal crew manages effortlessly.

They take turns staring angrily into space then they will literally stare straight down at their notes and speak. Their highlight clips are them randomly making noises and just intermittently shouting a name.

I've truly never seen anything like this. If I weren't watching it and someone tried to explain it to me, I wouldn't believe them.

This is an SNL skit. You can't convince me otherwise. I'm just fascinated by it.

Charles Barkley being a comedic genius and EJ being maybe the best studio host of all time makes a great difference.

There’s a reason nobody has ever been able to replicate them (despite many trying).

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

James makes a running layup, lakers get a block...miss a 3. Get an offensive board...miss a 3.

Bwillie is probably beating off to this.

"It's soooo efficient!!!!"

{fapfapfapfap}

There's no defending this.

I watched the 4th.

Pretty entertaining game.

I watch every Kansas game. Most Iowa Hawkeye games that are on ESPN.

If you wanna watch that slop compared to these NBA games. Be my guest. I am sad sometimes I grew up a college basketball fan. It is awful. Everybody sucks almost.

[POND_OF_RED]

Originally Posted by BWillie

I watched the 4th.

Pretty entertaining game.

I watch every Kansas game. Most Iowa Hawkeye games that are on ESPN.

If you wanna watch that slop compared to these NBA games. Be my guest. I am sad sometimes I grew up a college basketball fan. It is awful. Everybody sucks almost.

To be fair there is a difference in high quality college basketball teams and your average ones like KU and Iowa this year.