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Quote from: Harkorede on December 09, 2024, 06:19:28 PM

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The Warriors' next stop is against the Rockets and it's the Quarterfinal of the NBA Cup. I do hope they can win this event. It will add to Curry's list of trophies.

They’re well-suited for this kind of competition, while the Rockets are still relatively new to it. Their experience could outmatch the young talents of the Rockets. The win against the Wolves was a big deal, it should boost their confidence heading into the next game.

And one very important thing, Buddy Hield needs to return to his early-season form so he can make a significant contribution when the team needs him most. Against the Wolves, Hield dropped 27 points, you see, good things happen when Hield gets hot!

Buddy Hield will always have this kind of games, where can shoot the lights out, especially when Curry is also on the floor. Curry being playing often helps Buddy Hield get better looks at the net, if Curry, on or off the ball is the one being focused on and have multiple players guarding at the same time.

It's going to be tough game vs the Rockets, although the Warriors had the last laugh in their first two games this season.

It's about time that Buddy Hield should help the Warriors, in the beginning when they are in a hot streak, he is one of the most instrumental player that really help Curry. But when Hield was not producing the numbers, the Warriors lost.

And with that big game that he had, 7 three's against the Wolves and playing good defense too, it really help them win again and still stay above for the playoff spot, although still too early as we have the NBA cup to conclude. Gonna be tough games against the Houston Rockets specially if Wiggins will still be out again.

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Quote from: OgNasty on December 08, 2024, 09:05:49 PM

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I'm just curious if anyone can fill me in on how the Bulls have been doing, or is it the same old bulls that we are always use to? It seems like they've got the same players for the most part, which is not a good thing, and the reason I don't know and am asking is because I refuse to watch them until Jerry their owner decides to finally start spending some money and actually trying to compete and not just have the most ticket sales, again.

I haven’t been following their games or anything, but I have been reading their drama. The Bulls pretty much made their entire roster available for trade and emphasized that they really want Lonzo Ball & Zach LaVine off the roster by the trading deadline. They’re probably going to target younger players with cheaper contracts…

Aside from Ball and LaVine, they've also included Patrick Williams and Vucevic in the trading blocks. Basically, they're going for a rebuild and they're trying to raise the value of these players so that it would be more attractive to other teams.

It's been a while since they entered the playoffs and in the past years, they've made some bad trades as well. The latest was the DeRozan trade where they only got 2 second round picks plus a bench player in exchange for him which is obviously a bad trade for them. Lonzo Ball will be a UFA next season that's why the Bulls are trying to raise his value so maybe they can do a sign-and-trade with him. As for LaVine, he still has more than 2 years on his contract, and at the same time, it's unattractive to other teams knowing how harsh the new CBA is right now towards these kinds of contracts. I doubt if there will be a team that will try and get him.

Maybe they want to tank this season so they can get a good pick on the upcoming draft pick.

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I don't understand all the talk around the league on how Lebron James is "finally showing signs of drop" or something. First of all dude is 40 years old, if he showed signs of weakness that wouldn't be really that much of a shock lol, I mean at this point anything more than 20 minutes per game is shocking to me, at 40 years old, dude shouldn't be doing chase down blocks on last second, that's insane!

Secondly, dude is at almost %50 from the field, and %36 from the three, and averaging 23 points a game, with 9 dimes and 8 boards. Doing that at 40 years old? I mean you have to be insane to say that he is not doing great. Yeah he is not taking as many shots as he used to, but I feel like that's normal, maybe he realized carrying the team alone isn't possible anymore and trying to get others involved as well, trying to make the whole team better. In any case, 23-9-8 with 50-36-76 shooting at 40 years old is still unbelievable.

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Quote from: Questat on December 09, 2024, 09:45:06 AM

Quote from: danherbias07 on December 09, 2024, 09:06:35 AM

The Warriors' next stop is against the Rockets and it's the Quarterfinal of the NBA Cup. I do hope they can win this event. It will add to Curry's list of trophies.

They’re well-suited for this kind of competition, while the Rockets are still relatively new to it. Their experience could outmatch the young talents of the Rockets. The win against the Wolves was a big deal, it should boost their confidence heading into the next game.

And one very important thing, Buddy Hield needs to return to his early-season form so he can make a significant contribution when the team needs him most. Against the Wolves, Hield dropped 27 points, you see, good things happen when Hield gets hot!

Buddy Hield will always have this kind of games, where can shoot the lights out, especially when Curry is also on the floor. Curry being playing often helps Buddy Hield get better looks at the net, if Curry, on or off the ball is the one being focused on and have multiple players guarding at the same time.

It's going to be tough game vs the Rockets, although the Warriors had the last laugh in their first two games this season.

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Quote from: danherbias07 on December 09, 2024, 09:06:35 AM

Quote from: Dave1 on December 09, 2024, 01:47:04 AM

Great win by the Warriors, I thought that they are going to melt like in their Denver games wherein they are leading by 9 with seven minutes and lost that game. But here, even if the Wolves take the lead, the Warriors had their composure.

And so they got their revenge, Draymond Green doing the "night night" Step Curry celebration. Kuminga and Buddy Hield shows in this game and then GPII with two crucial stops, one is a block and then he steals the ball for a Hield three in the corner.

GP2 is such a phenomenal defender. He actually ended up with 2 steals and 2 blocks. Damn, I should've put some money on his defensive stats but it's his minutes that I always worried which is why I doubt doing so.
Anyway, you are right, the Warriors did a great job here. They badly need this win as a confidence booster because they have been losing a lot of their games. They may be 5th in the WCF rankings but they lost 6 out of their last 10 games which is a bad thing if they are aiming to be in a safe spot of the playoffs. Every win will matter while Steph is healthy. They do not have many 3-point shooters and they always rely on him for that and Buddy Hield.

The Warriors' next stop is against the Rockets and it's the Quarterfinal of the NBA Cup. I do hope they can win this event. It will add to Curry's list of trophies.

And that is the reason why they re-acquired GPII because of his defense, and I like him as a dunker as well. He had some poster dunks and still by this year, dunking around bigger guys.

So I guess the Warriors are the sentimental favorites against the Rockets or who knows, maybe they can win the NBA cup this year, let's see.

But they needed the whole team, Wiggins and rayce Jackson-Davis is missing in the lineup. Good thing is that the veteran Looney and Draymond step up in this game.

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Quote from: Questat on December 09, 2024, 09:45:06 AM

Quote from: danherbias07 on December 09, 2024, 09:06:35 AM

The Warriors' next stop is against the Rockets and it's the Quarterfinal of the NBA Cup. I do hope they can win this event. It will add to Curry's list of trophies.

They’re well-suited for this kind of competition, while the Rockets are still relatively new to it. Their experience could outmatch the young talents of the Rockets. The win against the Wolves was a big deal, it should boost their confidence heading into the next game.

They've beaten the Rockets the last time, so that is already a needed boost for them against the Rockets next. Maybe they have the numbers against Houston, or that the Warriors experience are too much for them. Defense won that game for them, GPII really hounded ANT in the last minutes of the game, that's why he missed those three's and then he has to passed the ball.

Quote from: Questat on December 09, 2024, 09:45:06 AM

And one very important thing, Buddy Hield needs to return to his early-season form so he can make a significant contribution when the team needs him most. Against the Wolves, Hield dropped 27 points, you see, good things happen when Hield gets hot!

Good to see that his shooting form is back and scoring a huge 27 points. Because if their losses he can only score 10 points or less. So that is a big contribution for him in this game to help Curry and Kuminga as there are no Andrew Wiggins for the Warriors.

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Quote from: danherbias07 on December 09, 2024, 09:06:35 AM

The Warriors' next stop is against the Rockets and it's the Quarterfinal of the NBA Cup. I do hope they can win this event. It will add to Curry's list of trophies.

They’re well-suited for this kind of competition, while the Rockets are still relatively new to it. Their experience could outmatch the young talents of the Rockets. The win against the Wolves was a big deal, it should boost their confidence heading into the next game.

And one very important thing, Buddy Hield needs to return to his early-season form so he can make a significant contribution when the team needs him most. Against the Wolves, Hield dropped 27 points, you see, good things happen when Hield gets hot!

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Quote from: Dave1 on December 09, 2024, 01:47:04 AM

Great win by the Warriors, I thought that they are going to melt like in their Denver games wherein they are leading by 9 with seven minutes and lost that game. But here, even if the Wolves take the lead, the Warriors had their composure.

And so they got their revenge, Draymond Green doing the "night night" Step Curry celebration. Kuminga and Buddy Hield shows in this game and then GPII with two crucial stops, one is a block and then he steals the ball for a Hield three in the corner.

GP2 is such a phenomenal defender. He actually ended up with 2 steals and 2 blocks. Damn, I should've put some money on his defensive stats but it's his minutes that I always worried which is why I doubt doing so.
Anyway, you are right, the Warriors did a great job here. They badly need this win as a confidence booster because they have been losing a lot of their games. They may be 5th in the WCF rankings but they lost 6 out of their last 10 games which is a bad thing if they are aiming to be in a safe spot of the playoffs. Every win will matter while Steph is healthy. They do not have many 3-point shooters and they always rely on him for that and Buddy Hield.

The Warriors' next stop is against the Rockets and it's the Quarterfinal of the NBA Cup. I do hope they can win this event. It will add to Curry's list of trophies.

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Quote from: OgNasty on December 08, 2024, 09:05:49 PM

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I'm just curious if anyone can fill me in on how the Bulls have been doing, or is it the same old bulls that we are always use to? It seems like they've got the same players for the most part, which is not a good thing, and the reason I don't know and am asking is because I refuse to watch them until Jerry their owner decides to finally start spending some money and actually trying to compete and not just have the most ticket sales, again.

I haven’t been following their games or anything, but I have been reading their drama. The Bulls pretty much made their entire roster available for trade and emphasized that they really want Lonzo Ball & Zach LaVine off the roster by the trading deadline. They’re probably going to target younger players with cheaper contracts…

I think I'm not surprised on that management decision on why they do that since after all they didn't get much better result with their current players.

They won't go anywhere if they didn't do some big moves. But the problem is their players has less value on trade market.

Don't know if there's a team would wanna risk to take Lonzo and Lavine since for sure that teams provably avoid to get expensive liabilities.

Still let just see what will happen if they will get some valuable player for those piece they want to release.

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Quote from: Baofeng on December 09, 2024, 04:26:33 AM

So in the last minute Joel played and that's why the got that big win today. I thought that he might be taking a rest, as I read that he will continue to sit and he will be assessed on a per game basis.

Yeah, Suns should be expecting to win at least as they still have Booker and Beal against the Magic. But I guess they are completely different without their main man in KD. For the Magic, great win at home without two of their superstars and it never ceases to amazed us as what they have been showing this season.

Sure Booker and Beal are solid star caliber players but that's about it for the Suns in my opinion. They have this 3 headed monster but when the biggest head is missing the whole thing collapses. Also, the Magic play really well as a team I think. Didn't expect them to still bounce back after their 2nd most important guy is out now as well, that's really unlucky. Still they are finding ways to win games, that's really impressive if you ask me.

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It's gonna be hard though, Joel needs to play the remainder of this season, but I doubt that he can do that assuming that he had histories of injuries and personal problems. And Paul George can't carry the team or Maxey, they still need Joel to be in the lineup consistently.

They need Embiid for sure, his impact to the game will give them better chance of winning the game though like what you mentioned histories of injuries might side him down, but if ever that he'll be playing healthy, the chance to continue winning and the chance to bounce back and maybe take that place to move forward to the next is still possible.

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As for the Suns vs Magic games, very unpredictable game, and even if the Magic is without Wagner, they can still pull off a win against the Suns. And if we look at the odds, they are still the favorite despite Wagner ruled out.

Magic win the game even without their 2 superstars, they managed to escape the Suns even both Booker and Beal are playing though KD is not present but that Suns lineup is decent enough to compete, congrats to those who back up the Magic, good outcome for your pick.

So in the last minute Joel played and that's why the got that big win today. I thought that he might be taking a rest, as I read that he will continue to sit and he will be assessed on a per game basis.

Yeah, Suns should be expecting to win at least as they still have Booker and Beal against the Magic. But I guess they are completely different without their main man in KD. For the Magic, great win at home without two of their superstars and it never ceases to amazed us as what they have been showing this season.

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Quote from: btc_angela on December 08, 2024, 05:31:28 PM

It's gonna be hard though, Joel needs to play the remainder of this season, but I doubt that he can do that assuming that he had histories of injuries and personal problems. And Paul George can't carry the team or Maxey, they still need Joel to be in the lineup consistently.

They need Embiid for sure, his impact to the game will give them better chance of winning the game though like what you mentioned histories of injuries might side him down, but if ever that he'll be playing healthy, the chance to continue winning and the chance to bounce back and maybe take that place to move forward to the next is still possible.

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As for the Suns vs Magic games, very unpredictable game, and even if the Magic is without Wagner, they can still pull off a win against the Suns. And if we look at the odds, they are still the favorite despite Wagner ruled out.

Magic win the game even without their 2 superstars, they managed to escape the Suns even both Booker and Beal are playing though KD is not present but that Suns lineup is decent enough to compete, congrats to those who back up the Magic, good outcome for your pick.

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Great win by the Warriors, I thought that they are going to melt like in their Denver games wherein they are leading by 9 with seven minutes and lost that game. But here, even if the Wolves take the lead, the Warriors had their composure.

And so they got their revenge, Draymond Green doing the "night night" Step Curry celebration. Kuminga and Buddy Hield shows in this game and then GPII with two crucial stops, one is a block and then he steals the ball for a Hield three in the corner.

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Quote from: Japinat on December 09, 2024, 12:54:05 AM

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The Bulls pretty much made their entire roster available for trade and emphasized that they really want Lonzo Ball & Zach LaVine off the roster by the trading deadline. They’re probably going to target younger players with cheaper contracts…

I think the decision is right. Ball and LaVine are pretty injury-prone, and with DeRozan already gone, the so-called "big three" didn’t live up to expectations of making the Bulls a playoff-contending team. It’s time to rebuild and send those players to championship-contending teams. Maybe that will lessen the pressure on them and increase their chances of winning a ring.

What team do you think could afford to trade for Lonzo Ball and Zach Lavine?

With what had happened to Lonzo Ball since they acquire him, (getting injured and never be a big factor for them) just make sense for them to look for trade. Not sure though what teams are going to be interested on him because of the history of his injuries. They can only hope that someone is willing so that they can rebuild.

Same with Lavine, when he was acquired, he was touted to be the next coming of Derrick Rose. But for me, he is just average player and I do not think that he has the mentality to be that big player, in the like of let's say Kobe's killer mentality. Him and DeMar could have click, but we don't know, it seems that it was a bad marriage but the good thing is that DeMar is already out of the Bulls already.

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Quote from: OgNasty on December 08, 2024, 09:05:49 PM

The Bulls pretty much made their entire roster available for trade and emphasized that they really want Lonzo Ball & Zach LaVine off the roster by the trading deadline. They’re probably going to target younger players with cheaper contracts…

I think the decision is right. Ball and LaVine are pretty injury-prone, and with DeRozan already gone, the so-called "big three" didn’t live up to expectations of making the Bulls a playoff-contending team. It’s time to rebuild and send those players to championship-contending teams. Maybe that will lessen the pressure on them and increase their chances of winning a ring.

What team do you think could afford to trade for Lonzo Ball and Zach Lavine?

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Quote from: OgNasty on December 08, 2024, 09:05:49 PM

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I'm just curious if anyone can fill me in on how the Bulls have been doing, or is it the same old bulls that we are always use to? It seems like they've got the same players for the most part, which is not a good thing, and the reason I don't know and am asking is because I refuse to watch them until Jerry their owner decides to finally start spending some money and actually trying to compete and not just have the most ticket sales, again.

I haven’t been following their games or anything, but I have been reading their drama. The Bulls pretty much made their entire roster available for trade and emphasized that they really want Lonzo Ball & Zach LaVine off the roster by the trading deadline. They’re probably going to target younger players with cheaper contracts…

Yeah, the rebuilt is coming. Even Lavar Ball knew it for a couple of days already when he said this at a Hornets game " Don't worry, help is coming" . Guess there is a huge chance Lonzo will reunite with his brother, that will be fun.

For the rest I guess some teams will also be interested. Even though LaVine lost a lot of steam in recent months he can still contribute. Same for Vucevic and Coby White.
The Bulls front office though is a total mess. They had so many opportunities in the offseason and last season when they had decent offers but declined everything. Look at Derozan, he left for nothing. Same with Caruso, could have made a much better deal if they dealt him earlier.

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Quote from: ChiBitCTy on December 08, 2024, 07:08:49 PM

I'm just curious if anyone can fill me in on how the Bulls have been doing, or is it the same old bulls that we are always use to? It seems like they've got the same players for the most part, which is not a good thing, and the reason I don't know and am asking is because I refuse to watch them until Jerry their owner decides to finally start spending some money and actually trying to compete and not just have the most ticket sales, again.

I haven’t been following their games or anything, but I have been reading their drama. The Bulls pretty much made their entire roster available for trade and emphasized that they really want Lonzo Ball & Zach LaVine off the roster by the trading deadline. They’re probably going to target younger players with cheaper contracts…

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I'm just curious if anyone can fill me in on how the Bulls have been doing, or is it the same old bulls that we are always use to? It seems like they've got the same players for the most part, which is not a good thing, and the reason I don't know and am asking is because I refuse to watch them until Jerry their owner decides to finally start spending some money and actually trying to compete and not just have the most ticket sales, again.

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Quote from: xLays on December 08, 2024, 05:28:19 PM

Joel Embiid played again today this season against the Chicago Bulls. I'm not sure, but I think this is his second game of the season. Joel Embiid had a rough first quarter, but he managed to bounce back in the second quarter. Yabusele started the game but only played about 15 minutes, probably because of Joel Embiid. Tyrese Maxey played 42 minutes and got a triple-double. Do you guys think will the Sixers still make the playoffs this year, given the current standing of sixers?

It's gonna be hard though, Joel needs to play the remainder of this season, but I doubt that he can do that assuming that he had histories of injuries and personal problems. And Paul George can't carry the team or Maxey, they still need Joel to be in the lineup consistently.

As for the Suns vs Magic games, very unpredictable game, and even if the Magic is without Wagner, they can still pull off a win against the Suns. And if we look at the odds, they are still the favorite despite Wagner ruled out.

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Joel Embiid played again today this season against the Chicago Bulls. I'm not sure, but I think this is his second game of the season. Joel Embiid had a rough first quarter, but he managed to bounce back in the second quarter. Yabusele started the game but only played about 15 minutes, probably because of Joel Embiid. Tyrese Maxey played 42 minutes and got a triple-double. Do you guys think will the Sixers still make the playoffs this year, given the current standing of sixers?

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