2022-23 NBA Thread

[dal4018]

LeBron James becomes the NBA's all-time scoring leader, eclipsing Kareem Abdul Jabbar's record.

https://sports.yahoo.com/lebron-james-s ... 14970.html

Next for LBJ 40K!!!!!!

[GannonFan]

LeBron James becomes the NBA's all-time scoring leader, eclipsing Kareem Abdul Jabbar's record.

https://sports.yahoo.com/lebron-james-s ... 14970.html

Next for LBJ 40K!!!!!!

Still not as good as Jordan.

[Gil Dobie]

LeBron James becomes the NBA's all-time scoring leader, eclipsing Kareem Abdul Jabbar's record.

https://sports.yahoo.com/lebron-james-s ... 14970.html

Next for LBJ 40K!!!!!!

Wonder how many points Kareem would have scored if he wasn't forced to go to college for 4 years. Probably another 6-8000.

[Gil Dobie]

Durant traded to Phoenix.
Westbrook traded to Utah.

[GannonFan]

Durant traded to Phoenix.
Westbrook traded to Utah.

Durant trade is huge, probably makes the Suns the new favorite out West. Even makes the Suns a competitive choice to win it all now as well. Celtics are still the best team, but plenty of teams pretty much right on their heels.

Poor Simmons, left all alone now in Brooklyn.

[JALMOND]

Blazers acquire Thybulle.

[GannonFan]

Blazers acquire Thybulle.

Sixers had to bail on him. Great defense, but no offense. Have to be able to score in this league and he can't do that well enough to warrant time on the floor come playoff time. Throw in that he's on an expiring contract and the Sixers were slightly above the luxury tax and it's easy to see him leave. Wish him luck, he'll be in the league for a long while, hopefully he develops a shot during that time.

[JALMOND]

Blazers acquire Thybulle.

Sixers had to bail on him. Great defense, but no offense. Have to be able to score in this league and he can't do that well enough to warrant time on the floor come playoff time. Throw in that he's on an expiring contract and the Sixers were slightly above the luxury tax and it's easy to see him leave. Wish him luck, he'll be in the league for a long while, hopefully he develops a shot during that time.

Blazer fans are not happy about it (not really happy about their whole deadline deals), but I don't really see why. Thybulle, when playing, is 2nd-team All Defense, a need that the Blazers have had for pretty much the whole Lillard timeline. Blazers have always had a plethora of scoring but no defense. I think it is worth to take a flyer on someone like Thybulle, and see if the Blazers can mask his lack of shooting with all their scorers. His defense is sorely needed on the Blazers. The outcry of "He can't shoot" is ludicrous. The last thing the Blazers need is more shooting. They need defense.

[GannonFan]

Sixers had to bail on him. Great defense, but no offense. Have to be able to score in this league and he can't do that well enough to warrant time on the floor come playoff time. Throw in that he's on an expiring contract and the Sixers were slightly above the luxury tax and it's easy to see him leave. Wish him luck, he'll be in the league for a long while, hopefully he develops a shot during that time.

Blazer fans are not happy about it (not really happy about their whole deadline deals), but I don't really see why. Thybulle, when playing, is 2nd-team All Defense, a need that the Blazers have had for pretty much the whole Lillard timeline. Blazers have always had a plethora of scoring but no defense. I think it is worth to take a flyer on someone like Thybulle, and see if the Blazers can mask his lack of shooting with all their scorers. His defense is sorely needed on the Blazers. The outcry of "He can't shoot" is ludicrous. The last thing the Blazers need is more shooting. They need defense.

The thing is, come playoff time, you simply can't have players on the floor that can't shoot. Trust me, I've seen it with the Sixers with Ben Simmons first, and to a lesser degree Thybulle. If you commit playoff minutes to guys like that, you're playing 4 on 5 on the offensive side of the court, and unless you have a Jordan-type player as one of those 4, you're not going to be successful. Mind you, just talking playoffs, as during the regular season you can pick up wins with players like that. Heck, even first round of the playoffs you can get away with it. But you aren't going deep into any playoffs putting one dimensional guys out on the court.

[JALMOND]

Blazer fans are not happy about it (not really happy about their whole deadline deals), but I don't really see why. Thybulle, when playing, is 2nd-team All Defense, a need that the Blazers have had for pretty much the whole Lillard timeline. Blazers have always had a plethora of scoring but no defense. I think it is worth to take a flyer on someone like Thybulle, and see if the Blazers can mask his lack of shooting with all their scorers. His defense is sorely needed on the Blazers. The outcry of "He can't shoot" is ludicrous. The last thing the Blazers need is more shooting. They need defense.

The thing is, come playoff time, you simply can't have players on the floor that can't shoot. Trust me, I've seen it with the Sixers with Ben Simmons first, and to a lesser degree Thybulle. If you commit playoff minutes to guys like that, you're playing 4 on 5 on the offensive side of the court, and unless you have a Jordan-type player as one of those 4, you're not going to be successful. Mind you, just talking playoffs, as during the regular season you can pick up wins with players like that. Heck, even first round of the playoffs you can get away with it. But you aren't going deep into any playoffs putting one dimensional guys out on the court.

The Blazers are still a few moves from contending so a deep run in the playoffs is not going to happen this year. I'm not saying Thybulle is to right answer for the Blazers woes on defense, but I've been wanting to see for some time what a Lillard led, offense-first minded team could do with an All-NBA defender alongside them. Now, the Blazers will have a 30-game sample size to see. If in that time Thybulle develops any type of reliable shot, that would be a bonus, both to Thybulle and to the Blazers. And if Lillard and Simons can learn a few defensive tricks from Thybulle, that will be great as well. The Blazers aren't going anywhere this year so it is a good time to try it and see.

[dal4018]

Next for LBJ 40K!!!!!!

Still not as good as Jordan.

James took Cleveland to the finals at age 21 Jordan never sniffed the finals at this age.

[dal4018]

Next for LBJ 40K!!!!!!

Wonder how many points Kareem would have scored if he wasn't forced to go to college for 4 years. Probably another 6-8000.

Well we will never have answer that question

[UNI88]

Still not as good as Jordan.

James took Cleveland to the finals at age 21 Jordan never sniffed the finals at this age.

How many NBA championships did Jordan win? LeBron? How many did Jordan lose? LeBron?


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[Gil Dobie]

Still not as good as Jordan.

James took Cleveland to the finals at age 21 Jordan never sniffed the finals at this age.

Kobe won twice with Pau Gasol. Jordan had Pippen and Rodman, Lebron had Wade, Irving and Davis.

[Gil Dobie]

Wonder how many points Kareem would have scored if he wasn't forced to go to college for 4 years. Probably another 6-8000.

Well we will never have answer that question

Jordan and Wilt scored 30.1 points per game.

[GannonFan]

Still not as good as Jordan.

James took Cleveland to the finals at age 21 Jordan never sniffed the finals at this age.

Jordan never played in as weak as conference as Lebron did what that historically weak Eastern conference. The East was the much better conference during Jordan's days.

[Gil Dobie]

James took Cleveland to the finals at age 21 Jordan never sniffed the finals at this age.

Jordan never played in as weak as conference as Lebron did what that historically weak Eastern conference. The East was the much better conference during Jordan's days.

When Jordan was 19, he led his team to the NCAA Championship.

[Gil Dobie]

Wolves beat the Doncic, Irving Mavs.

[JALMOND]

The thing is, come playoff time, you simply can't have players on the floor that can't shoot. Trust me, I've seen it with the Sixers with Ben Simmons first, and to a lesser degree Thybulle. If you commit playoff minutes to guys like that, you're playing 4 on 5 on the offensive side of the court, and unless you have a Jordan-type player as one of those 4, you're not going to be successful. Mind you, just talking playoffs, as during the regular season you can pick up wins with players like that. Heck, even first round of the playoffs you can get away with it. But you aren't going deep into any playoffs putting one dimensional guys out on the court.

The Blazers are still a few moves from contending so a deep run in the playoffs is not going to happen this year. I'm not saying Thybulle is to right answer for the Blazers woes on defense, but I've been wanting to see for some time what a Lillard led, offense-first minded team could do with an All-NBA defender alongside them. Now, the Blazers will have a 30-game sample size to see. If in that time Thybulle develops any type of reliable shot, that would be a bonus, both to Thybulle and to the Blazers. And if Lillard and Simons can learn a few defensive tricks from Thybulle, that will be great as well. The Blazers aren't going anywhere this year so it is a good time to try it and see.

Thybulle impressive in debut with the Blazers. 3 blocks, 1 steal, 6 rebounds, 4 3-pointers, 16 points. I am not thinking he has turned into a shooter. I do realize he could put an 0-fer in the scoring category tonight. But he really impressed with his way of flying around on defense, to the point that both Little and Sharpe were trying to do the same. I don't know how the season will play out, but he looked comfortable out there for the Blazers.

[GannonFan]

The Blazers are still a few moves from contending so a deep run in the playoffs is not going to happen this year. I'm not saying Thybulle is to right answer for the Blazers woes on defense, but I've been wanting to see for some time what a Lillard led, offense-first minded team could do with an All-NBA defender alongside them. Now, the Blazers will have a 30-game sample size to see. If in that time Thybulle develops any type of reliable shot, that would be a bonus, both to Thybulle and to the Blazers. And if Lillard and Simons can learn a few defensive tricks from Thybulle, that will be great as well. The Blazers aren't going anywhere this year so it is a good time to try it and see.

Thybulle impressive in debut with the Blazers. 3 blocks, 1 steal, 6 rebounds, 4 3-pointers, 16 points. I am not thinking he has turned into a shooter. I do realize he could put an 0-fer in the scoring category tonight. But he really impressed with his way of flying around on defense, to the point that both Little and Sharpe were trying to do the same. I don't know how the season will play out, but he looked comfortable out there for the Blazers.

I told you, he's a boon in the regular season. It's in the playoffs that you can't have him on the floor for many minutes.

[dbackjon]

Next for LBJ 40K!!!!!!

Wonder how many points Kareem would have scored if he wasn't forced to go to college for 4 years. Probably another 6-8000.

Good bet yes.

[Gil Dobie]

Wolves move into the 6 spot. Need one more win against Phoenix for a road trip sweep.

[Gil Dobie]

Wolves still make the playoffs, playing for the 8th seed today. Tough season with KAT playing around 25 games, then Reid getting hurt at the end. Reid was their best guy coming off the bench.

[JALMOND]

Wolves still make the playoffs, playing for the 8th seed today. Tough season with KAT playing around 25 games, then Reid getting hurt at the end. Reid was their best guy coming off the bench.

Rudy Gobert not making the trip to LA.

https://www.nba.com/news/rudy-gobert-ky ... d-pelicans

[Gil Dobie]

Wolves still make the playoffs, playing for the 8th seed today. Tough season with KAT playing around 25 games, then Reid getting hurt at the end. Reid was their best guy coming off the bench.

Rudy Gobert not making the trip to LA.

https://www.nba.com/news/rudy-gobert-ky ... d-pelicans

The key point is, they won the game, and can make the playoffs with one more win, instead of having to win 2.