***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]

Originally Posted by Eureka

Every year the Warriors won the championship you expected them to lose.

Other than the years where they gamed the system by crying to Durant to come save them to create a team that couldn't lose, you mean?

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

LeBron now gets injured in this game with a groin strain, pulled himself immediately when it happened

The price of overplaying him, particularly after that crazy Knicks game

Thats such a shame

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Thats such a shame

OKC fans better start praying it's serious, could be the only chance they have the way the Lakers are rolling

[Eureka]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

LeBron now gets injured in this game with a groin strain, pulled himself immediately when it happened

The price of overplaying him, particularly after that crazy Knicks game

Father Time catches up to everyone. LeBron is no different but he is playing great.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Eureka

Father Time catches up to everyone. LeBron is no different but he is playing great.

LeBron in his 20's:

28.2 PPG - 7.4 RPG - 7.0 APG - 59.1% TS

LeBron in his 30's:

26.6 PPG - 8.0 RPG - 8.1 APG - 60.1% TS

LeBron in his 40's:

26.2 PPG - 7.5 RPG - 8.8 APG - 63.9% TS

— Barry (@BarryOnHere) February 22, 2025

I mean, he's sort of different

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

OKC fans better start praying it's serious, could be the only chance they have the way the Lakers are rolling

I don't think the best team ever is afraid of anything.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by BWillie

I don't think the best team ever is afraid of anything.

The best regular season team ever was the 73 win Warriors and we saw what happened to them

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

The best regular season team ever was the 73 win Warriors and we saw what happened to them

Thats one barometer but the Thunder have had two significant periods without Hartenstein and Chet. When they can rotate a backup center in they are borderline unbeatable. As it is they still have the best point differential in NBA history. You've got to go down to 8th all time in point differential to find a team that DIDNT win the title.

You are a disgrace to Cannita. You should worship SGA not Mr Cringebron James.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Thats one barometer but the Thunder have had two significant periods without Hartenstein and Chet. When they can rotate a backup center in they are borderline unbeatable. As it is they still have the best point differential in NBA history. You've got to go down to 8th all time in point differential to find a team that DIDNT win the title.

You are a disgrace to Cannita. You should worship SGA not Mr Cringebron James.

You know somewhere deep down that OKC is a choker team (exposed in last year’s playoffs and this year’s NBA Cup), you just aren’t ready to admit it yet

LeBron was also a better player than the last Canadian MVP 20 years ago and he’s a better player than the next one

[KC_Connection]

It is too early to project an accurate timetable for how long LeBron James could miss because of his left groin injury, sources told ESPN. However one source said the initial thought is that it will sideline James for a matter of weeks, not a matter of days.

— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) March 9, 2025

OKC may be saved, it’s serious

[Eureka]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

The best regular season team ever was the 73 win Warriors and we saw what happened to them

That core team won a few championships.

Curry changed the game during that run and more youth want to be like him because he isn't a rare physical specimen. AKA more like the average man.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

You know somewhere deep down that OKC is a choker team (exposed in last year’s playoffs and this year’s NBA Cup), you just aren’t ready to admit it yet

LeBron was also a better player than the last Canadian MVP 20 years ago and he’s a better player than the next one

OKC very well may lose.

But they won't lose unless it is the NBA Finals vs the also historically great Cavaliers.

[Eureka]

Originally Posted by BWillie

OKC very well may lose.

But they won't lose unless it is the NBA Finals vs the also historically great Cavaliers.

So two teams without much experience going deep into the playoffs?

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by Eureka

So two teams without much experience going deep into the playoffs?

Yep.

Bet?

You can have Boston and LA. Ill take OKC and the Cavs.

[Eureka]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Yep.

Bet?

You can have Boston and LA. Ill take OKC and the Cavs.