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KC_Connection · 10-22-2024, 01:25 PM

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

Will history be made early in the 2nd game?

KC_Connection · 11-21-2024, 08:37 PM

Raptors throwback court for tonight 😍🔥 pic.twitter.com/sAgpEHvSRK
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 22, 2024

MarkDavis'Haircut · 11-22-2024, 09:11 AM

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Helps when the entirety of the league/media is keeping up the same lie…

Still waiting for the day where somebody prominent actually tells the truth about what Bronny is and I expect we will keep waiting all season long.

Don't deflect. Hong Kong LeBron made sure his son was on the team. It is all on him.

KC_Connection · 11-22-2024, 11:10 AM

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Don't deflect. Hong Kong LeBron made sure his son was on the team. It is all on him.

Deflect what? It's 100% obvious LeBron made sure his son was on the team. Speaks to the level of power and control he has over the Lakers organization.

BWillie · 11-22-2024, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Deflect what? It's 100% obvious LeBron made sure his son was on the team. Speaks to the level of power and control he has over the Lakers organization.

And it is sad nobody in media or the NBA will call him out on it. It's a bad teammate. Its selfish. Its narcissistic.

By the way Bronny is shooting 21%, 28 mpg, 5 ppg in his GLeague games so far. Home games only.

Just ridiculous.

KC_Connection · 11-22-2024, 04:28 PM

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And it is sad nobody in media or the NBA will call him out on it. It's a bad teammate. Its selfish. Its narcissistic.

By the way Bronny is shooting 21%, 28 mpg, 5 ppg in his GLeague games so far. Home games only.

Just ridiculous.

If you had the power and influence to get your scrub son in the NBA, I doubt you would do anything different.

And I'm well aware Bronny isn't good enough to play pro basketball at any level; I watched him more than enough at USC. There's a reason he was basically unplayable at the college level. He won't perform in the G League because the G League consists of players all far superior to him.

It remains stunning that not one person in the media will address that elephant in the room, but that speaks to LeBron's influence too.

KC_Connection · 11-24-2024, 12:46 AM

With 0.3 seconds left in the quarter, Nikola Jokic attempts the first ever full-court tip in. HTF was this so close?? ��pic.twitter.com/5IFrLaqZbP
— Hot Hand Theory (@HotHandTheory) November 24, 2024

Incredible

BWillie · 11-24-2024, 04:50 AM

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With 0.3 seconds left in the quarter, Nikola Jokic attempts the first ever full-court tip in. HTF was this so close?? ��pic.twitter.com/5IFrLaqZbP
— Hot Hand Theory (@HotHandTheory) November 24, 2024

Incredible

One of the least incredible things I've ever seen.

KC_Connection · 11-24-2024, 06:30 AM

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One of the least incredible things I've ever seen.

More impressive than any dunk I’ve ever seen

lcarus · 11-24-2024, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection

With 0.3 seconds left in the quarter, Nikola Jokic attempts the first ever full-court tip in. HTF was this so close?? ��pic.twitter.com/5IFrLaqZbP
— Hot Hand Theory (@HotHandTheory) November 24, 2024

Incredible

I still wish that this counted. I understand why it doesn't but damn it was the quickest "catch and shoot". I guess if he punched the ball in it would've counted lol.

chiefzilla1501 · 11-26-2024, 05:25 PM

Anyone else fed up with this injury bullshit? It’s a complete joke. Superstars show up on the injury report a few minutes before game time out of nowhere. Other guys like Embiid and Ben Simmons and kyrie have decided at times to not play because they just don’t feel like it

I’ve noticed this in the nfl a lot lately but it’s extremely bad in the nba. It’s completely unwatchable. Total dick kick to fans traveling out of town to watch games where a superstar is held out due to a hangnail. Half of the games are unwatchable because even good teams are tanking because they’re paranoid about pitch counts.

How do we solve this? It annoys me more because I like betting on players and games. But it’s obviously a huge problem for the fan experience in multiple sports.

BWillie · 11-26-2024, 05:46 PM

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Anyone else fed up with this injury bullshit? It’s a complete joke. Superstars show up on the injury report a few minutes before game time out of nowhere. Other guys like Embiid and Ben Simmons and kyrie have decided at times to not play because they just don’t feel like it

I’ve noticed this in the nfl a lot lately but it’s extremely bad in the nba. It’s completely unwatchable. Total dick kick to fans traveling out of town to watch games where a superstar is held out due to a hangnail. Half of the games are unwatchable because even good teams are tanking because they’re paranoid about pitch counts.

How do we solve this? It annoys me more because I like betting on players and games. But it’s obviously a huge problem for the fan experience in multiple sports.

Embiids knee is ****ed

chiefzilla1501 · 11-26-2024, 06:37 PM

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Embiids knee is ****ed

Bucks announced Giannis was out with injury a few minutes before tipoff. Not even an injury designation before it. What kind of shit is that?

staylor26 · 12-03-2024, 07:50 PM

Yikes, no wonder this thread has been dead the last several days.

LeBron just missed his 24th three in a row… this time an airball.

What is happening?!? pic.twitter.com/rFfc8oZQEV
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) December 3, 2024

KC_Connection · 12-03-2024, 08:00 PM

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Yikes, no wonder this thread has been dead the last several days.

LeBron just missed his 24th three in a row… this time an airball.

What is happening?!? pic.twitter.com/rFfc8oZQEV
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) December 3, 2024

LeBron struggles with his shot for a week for the first time in a half decade at age 40 and look who decides to post for the first time in this thread this season.

Yeah, he's definitely not in your head at all.

KC_Connection · 12-03-2024, 08:08 PM

LeBron since the start of November:

On 0 days rest:
16PPG - 8RPG - 7APG on 41TS%

On 1+ days rest:
24PPG - 9RPG - 11APG on 60TS%

The latter represents who he is as a player in year 22, still easily Top 10. The former represents father time catching up. The struggles of the RS.
— ɴᴏᴛ (@georgemikan) December 4, 2024

His plan to play all 82 games this season (when he hasn't done that in 7 years) seems more than a little misguided and I expect he will stop it soon.

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chiefzilla1501 In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2008 Casino cash: $-825503	Anyone else fed up with this injury bullshit? It’s a complete joke. Superstars show up on the injury report a few minutes before game time out of nowhere. Other guys like Embiid and Ben Simmons and kyrie have decided at times to not play because they just don’t feel like it I’ve noticed this in the nfl a lot lately but it’s extremely bad in the nba. It’s completely unwatchable. Total dick kick to fans traveling out of town to watch games where a superstar is held out due to a hangnail. Half of the games are unwatchable because even good teams are tanking because they’re paranoid about pitch counts. How do we solve this? It annoys me more because I like betting on players and games. But it’s obviously a huge problem for the fan experience in multiple sports.
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KC_Connection Perpetual Mediocrity Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $2492783	LeBron since the start of November: On 0 days rest: 16PPG - 8RPG - 7APG on 41TS% On 1+ days rest: 24PPG - 9RPG - 11APG on 60TS% The latter represents who he is as a player in year 22, still easily Top 10. The former represents father time catching up. The struggles of the RS. — ɴᴏᴛ (@georgemikan) December 4, 2024 His plan to play all 82 games this season (when he hasn't done that in 7 years) seems more than a little misguided and I expect he will stop it soon.
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