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But I guess there's a big expectations from Buddy Hield when he joined the Warrior, and in the beginning, it seems that he filled Klay Thompson's role with the Warriors. But he was not that consistent, and I don't know what happen to him as he had some kind of records at the start.

It could be mental thing for him? Or just the Warriors are getting old? They still have a lot of role players just like when they have those incredible runs as a champion. But it seems that Kerr and his system are no longer working for them and yeah, Curry and Draymond are in the mid 30's already and so their game might be regressing, specially Draymond.

He's stats is promising on their first 5 game early this season that's why many people think about that he's a big deal in the roster and people feel like Warriors made a good decision to get him then let go of Klay in their roster. But unfortunately now he's inconsistent and performance is declining. See his stats here https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/buddy-hield-stats-when-starting

Maybe he's just pressured on the expectation he got from fans that's why he's afraid to commit a mistake because he will be highlighted on news with these situation. But hopefully next year Hield and Warriors could sort out the issue and they could able to start strong then could able to maintain their momentum. Their system is overused and many teams already know how to counter it so maybe they should think about other thing since adjustment is important to win their games.

I also see the pressure on his side and the warriors themselves after letting go of Klay. But if he believes in himself, he could take it and surpass the expectations of the fans.

We're expecting a change in their momentum. I believe the team can make some recovery. They did this before, and there's no reason they can't adjust. But for Hield, he should adapt to the situation he has now and never think about the pressure. If he wants to grow, then he must show his real talent.

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I thought that the Golden State Warriors could be the dark horse in this season as they really started hot with Buddy Hield. But obviously, it was just a burst in the beginning and now they are no longer in the top and keep on struggling every game.

We'll see, although I honestly doubt it. The Warriors have played almost half of the regular season and are still at the bottom of the standings. I mean, they aren't performing convincingly, and their current results aren't even good enough to qualify for the play-in tournament.
I'm still inclined to think that Klay's leaving has affected them. Even though Curry is still doing well, he can't win the championship alone.

Hield had a bad game. It isn’t the end of the world. The Warriors have just gotten old. Draymond hasn’t been playing at a championship level for 3+ years now either. It wasn’t just Klay. I think the Warriors need to let Steph score 50+ a night and stop trying to play basketball like they can still win championships. They can’t.

But I guess there's a big expectations from Buddy Hield when he joined the Warrior, and in the beginning, it seems that he filled Klay Thompson's role with the Warriors. But he was not that consistent, and I don't know what happen to him as he had some kind of records at the start.

It could be mental thing for him? Or just the Warriors are getting old? They still have a lot of role players just like when they have those incredible runs as a champion. But it seems that Kerr and his system are no longer working for them and yeah, Curry and Draymond are in the mid 30's already and so their game might be regressing, specially Draymond.

He's stats is promising on their first 5 game early this season that's why many people think about that he's a big deal in the roster and people feel like Warriors made a good decision to get him then let go of Klay in their roster. But unfortunately now he's inconsistent and performance is declining. See his stats here https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/buddy-hield-stats-when-starting

Maybe he's just pressured on the expectation he got from fans that's why he's afraid to commit a mistake because he will be highlighted on news with these situation. But hopefully next year Hield and Warriors could sort out the issue and they could able to start strong then could able to maintain their momentum. Their system is overused and many teams already know how to counter it so maybe they should think about other thing since adjustment is important to win their games.

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I thought that the Golden State Warriors could be the dark horse in this season as they really started hot with Buddy Hield. But obviously, it was just a burst in the beginning and now they are no longer in the top and keep on struggling every game.

We'll see, although I honestly doubt it. The Warriors have played almost half of the regular season and are still at the bottom of the standings. I mean, they aren't performing convincingly, and their current results aren't even good enough to qualify for the play-in tournament.
I'm still inclined to think that Klay's leaving has affected them. Even though Curry is still doing well, he can't win the championship alone.

Hield had a bad game. It isn’t the end of the world. The Warriors have just gotten old. Draymond hasn’t been playing at a championship level for 3+ years now either. It wasn’t just Klay. I think the Warriors need to let Steph score 50+ a night and stop trying to play basketball like they can still win championships. They can’t.

The GSW needs to make some changes on their roster. Hield is playing unstable, that is not a good thing for them.
Green is not that good now since their last championship. they need to let go many of their players.
Schroder and Anderson is not a big factor to them. They have a good rookie. but still not enough.
They might miss the Play-offs this year.

Yeah, hard to see how the Warriors will go to the playoff this year, it seems that it was as a bad combination with having Hield and Dennis as they are performing way below expectations. Although we should put everything on Steve Kerr as he is the one guiding the team.

Draymond is still a play maker, but it's not the same during his prime. Kuminga and Wiggins are also on/off, there are games that they are playing high level and then the next, even playing at Chase Center, they will have a bad shooting night. Time for them to have a overhaul for next year, and most likely everyone should go except Steph Curry. They need to rebuild, in my opinion if they wanted to win another ring before Steph retires.

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Quote from: OgNasty on January 14, 2025, 11:26:11 PM

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I thought that the Golden State Warriors could be the dark horse in this season as they really started hot with Buddy Hield. But obviously, it was just a burst in the beginning and now they are no longer in the top and keep on struggling every game.

We'll see, although I honestly doubt it. The Warriors have played almost half of the regular season and are still at the bottom of the standings. I mean, they aren't performing convincingly, and their current results aren't even good enough to qualify for the play-in tournament.
I'm still inclined to think that Klay's leaving has affected them. Even though Curry is still doing well, he can't win the championship alone.

Hield had a bad game. It isn’t the end of the world. The Warriors have just gotten old. Draymond hasn’t been playing at a championship level for 3+ years now either. It wasn’t just Klay. I think the Warriors need to let Steph score 50+ a night and stop trying to play basketball like they can still win championships. They can’t.

But I guess there's a big expectations from Buddy Hield when he joined the Warrior, and in the beginning, it seems that he filled Klay Thompson's role with the Warriors. But he was not that consistent, and I don't know what happen to him as he had some kind of records at the start.

It could be mental thing for him? Or just the Warriors are getting old? They still have a lot of role players just like when they have those incredible runs as a champion. But it seems that Kerr and his system are no longer working for them and yeah, Curry and Draymond are in the mid 30's already and so their game might be regressing, specially Draymond.

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Quote from: OgNasty on January 14, 2025, 11:26:11 PM

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I thought that the Golden State Warriors could be the dark horse in this season as they really started hot with Buddy Hield. But obviously, it was just a burst in the beginning and now they are no longer in the top and keep on struggling every game.

We'll see, although I honestly doubt it. The Warriors have played almost half of the regular season and are still at the bottom of the standings. I mean, they aren't performing convincingly, and their current results aren't even good enough to qualify for the play-in tournament.
I'm still inclined to think that Klay's leaving has affected them. Even though Curry is still doing well, he can't win the championship alone.

Hield had a bad game. It isn’t the end of the world. The Warriors have just gotten old. Draymond hasn’t been playing at a championship level for 3+ years now either. It wasn’t just Klay. I think the Warriors need to let Steph score 50+ a night and stop trying to play basketball like they can still win championships. They can’t.

Yeah, and it's hard to see Hied as a replacement for Klay Thompson if that what the fans of the Warriors thought so. Now, they are struggling in every game and if they won, Curry has to step up and score a lot.

And I do agree that they are getting older now, although there are news that they are very much interested on the services of Butler, but it will take a lot of their core to be able to get him. So still very risky for them as Butler is also not getting old. So I do not see them winning another ring as Curry could have just another 3 years in him to play and still be mad scoring.

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Talking about the Rockets, they’ll be facing the number 3 team tomorrow - Memphis. It’s definitely going to be a great matchup. Memphis is back to being healthy, and after their win against Minnesota, let’s see if they can carry that momentum.

BTW, I bet on Memphis. In case you want to ride, check out my post!

That 16-2 run on the 4th quarter by the Rockets gave them the comeback win against the Grizzlies. They won by 2 points 120-118.
Morant also missed the 2 crucial free throws in the final seconds of the game. It could be a one-possession game if sinks those 2 free throws, but he wasn't.

I didn't saw your bet though unfortunately, but I already put my bet on the Rockets since the 2nd quarter of the game with around 2.7 odds. Jalen Green tied his career high with 42 points while Morant and Bane combined for 54 points. Good win for the home team.

That was the key thing that made them lose the game, if Morant hit both, or at least hit the first and missed the second, they may had a chance, but with him missing both, there was no chance. I think after missing the first, the second one was intentional miss so they could grab it back, but at that point I think they were too late, even if they made the first, and missed second and grabbed the offensive rebound, it was already a too late situation, would have been very hard, but at least it was doable, after missing the first, it was all over.

This is why I also think Memphis isn't ready to win the title yet, Morant isn't a superstar, someone very athletic and quick can always be a great player, but without a proper shooting, you are not going to be a superstar in the league. When you miss free throws like that, you are not going to get your team a ring. If Morant wants to be a superstar, this summer he needs to hire the best shooting experts and do those famous "I shot 100 thousand threes this summer" type of summers.

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Quote from: OgNasty on January 14, 2025, 11:26:11 PM

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I thought that the Golden State Warriors could be the dark horse in this season as they really started hot with Buddy Hield. But obviously, it was just a burst in the beginning and now they are no longer in the top and keep on struggling every game.

We'll see, although I honestly doubt it. The Warriors have played almost half of the regular season and are still at the bottom of the standings. I mean, they aren't performing convincingly, and their current results aren't even good enough to qualify for the play-in tournament.
I'm still inclined to think that Klay's leaving has affected them. Even though Curry is still doing well, he can't win the championship alone.

Hield had a bad game. It isn’t the end of the world. The Warriors have just gotten old. Draymond hasn’t been playing at a championship level for 3+ years now either. It wasn’t just Klay. I think the Warriors need to let Steph score 50+ a night and stop trying to play basketball like they can still win championships. They can’t.

The GSW needs to make some changes on their roster. Hield is playing unstable, that is not a good thing for them.
Green is not that good now since their last championship. they need to let go many of their players.
Schroder and Anderson is not a big factor to them. They have a good rookie. but still not enough.
They might miss the Play-offs this year.

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Quote from: dwyane36 on January 14, 2025, 09:46:33 PM

Quote from: Dave1 on January 14, 2025, 04:00:37 PM

I thought that the Golden State Warriors could be the dark horse in this season as they really started hot with Buddy Hield. But obviously, it was just a burst in the beginning and now they are no longer in the top and keep on struggling every game.

We'll see, although I honestly doubt it. The Warriors have played almost half of the regular season and are still at the bottom of the standings. I mean, they aren't performing convincingly, and their current results aren't even good enough to qualify for the play-in tournament.
I'm still inclined to think that Klay's leaving has affected them. Even though Curry is still doing well, he can't win the championship alone.

Hield had a bad game. It isn’t the end of the world. The Warriors have just gotten old. Draymond hasn’t been playing at a championship level for 3+ years now either. It wasn’t just Klay. I think the Warriors need to let Steph score 50+ a night and stop trying to play basketball like they can still win championships. They can’t.

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Quote from: Dave1 on January 14, 2025, 04:00:37 PM

I thought that the Golden State Warriors could be the dark horse in this season as they really started hot with Buddy Hield. But obviously, it was just a burst in the beginning and now they are no longer in the top and keep on struggling every game.

We'll see, although I honestly doubt it. The Warriors have played almost half of the regular season and are still at the bottom of the standings. I mean, they aren't performing convincingly, and their current results aren't even good enough to qualify for the play-in tournament.
I'm still inclined to think that Klay's leaving has affected them. Even though Curry is still doing well, he can't win the championship alone.

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Anybody catch that Grayson Allen reverse layup highlight the other day for the Suns? I’m not a fan of him at all and don’t think he belongs in the NBA due to his history of dirty play. He’s been a great pickup for the Suns though. Between his 3 point shooting % and pulling off highlights like that, it’s getting hard to dislike him.

You mean this reverse?

Well he was not known for this athleticism, but he shows one here in this play. When during his stint with the Bucks, I remember that he has some ridiculous dunks are well where the bench got crazy with their reactions.

But he will be remember with his dirty plays though, he has cause so much injuries on some players throughout the years he is playing. Good for the Suns as they can used him for his 3 point shooting, but for sure there are fans that doesn't like his style of play.

Yes. That play was ridiculous and I don’t even like the guy. I think we all grew up practicing this shot after seeing Michael Jordan and Dr J pull it off back in the day. So it isn’t quite as impressive as the guys who did it just in the moment. It is still pretty impressive. Worth the watch anyway. +1 for Grayson Allen.

If I'm not mistaken, Allen is athletic during his college days, but he grow so much and then he has to make adjustments in his play with he enter the league.

So yeah, not that much impressive as other players can do it as well, but in that moment, let's give him the credit for pulling that one out. Although I will agree that Grayson turns out to be a dirty player or maybe he just play good defense, but still the stigma will be there for him on how he hurts player and he is lucky that he is still playing in this league. One strengths of him is that he developed to be a good outside shooter which is like the norm now in the NBA.

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Quote from: Jating on January 14, 2025, 06:10:23 PM

Quote from: OgNasty on January 13, 2025, 05:26:59 PM

Anybody catch that Grayson Allen reverse layup highlight the other day for the Suns? I’m not a fan of him at all and don’t think he belongs in the NBA due to his history of dirty play. He’s been a great pickup for the Suns though. Between his 3 point shooting % and pulling off highlights like that, it’s getting hard to dislike him.

You mean this reverse?

Well he was not known for this athleticism, but he shows one here in this play. When during his stint with the Bucks, I remember that he has some ridiculous dunks are well where the bench got crazy with their reactions.

But he will be remember with his dirty plays though, he has cause so much injuries on some players throughout the years he is playing. Good for the Suns as they can used him for his 3 point shooting, but for sure there are fans that doesn't like his style of play.

Yes. That play was ridiculous and I don’t even like the guy. I think we all grew up practicing this shot after seeing Michael Jordan and Dr J pull it off back in the day. So it isn’t quite as impressive as the guys who did it just in the moment. It is still pretty impressive. Worth the watch anyway. +1 for Grayson Allen.

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Quote from: OgNasty on January 13, 2025, 05:26:59 PM

Anybody catch that Grayson Allen reverse layup highlight the other day for the Suns? I’m not a fan of him at all and don’t think he belongs in the NBA due to his history of dirty play. He’s been a great pickup for the Suns though. Between his 3 point shooting % and pulling off highlights like that, it’s getting hard to dislike him.

You mean this reverse?

Well he was not known for this athleticism, but he shows one here in this play. When during his stint with the Bucks, I remember that he has some ridiculous dunks are well where the bench got crazy with their reactions.

But he will be remember with his dirty plays though, he has cause so much injuries on some players throughout the years he is playing. Good for the Suns as they can used him for his 3 point shooting, but for sure there are fans that doesn't like his style of play.

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Quote from: ChiBitCTy on January 14, 2025, 04:26:42 PM

So I'm currently boycotting my favorite team the Chicago Bulls due to ownership being unwilling to spend any money on talent, or only enough to stay competitive but not good enough to actually win anything. Anyways I did watch the Derrick Rose jersey hanging ceremony the other day and it got me a bit emotional.

That's too bad, I mean there are teams like the Clippers in which Balmer was willing to spend a lot of money on talents, unfortunately, he wasn't able to built a championship team in the last 5 years. But he got so many talents already and again, spend millions on those huge contracts.

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Who remembers prime DRose and how incredible he was ? He was so fun to watch, something special and sort of player that's never been like who he was before. Wish his health hadn't ever failed him.

Who would forget a prime DRose, him dunking over Nash, and then his killer cross overs. It just so happen that he was in the era or at least in the division same as Lebron James during that time. It's just very unfortunate for him to go and match against that version of Lebron in Cavs.

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So I'm currently boycotting my favorite team the Chicago Bulls due to ownership being unwilling to spend any money on talent, or only enough to stay competitive but not good enough to actually win anything. Anyways I did watch the Derrick Rose jersey hanging ceremony the other day and it got me a bit emotional.

Who remembers prime DRose and how incredible he was ? He was so fun to watch, something special and sort of player that's never been like who he was before. Wish his health hadn't ever failed him.

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Quote from: bitgolden on January 14, 2025, 03:50:19 PM

Dark horse candidate for this season seems like Houston Rockets. They are 26-12 right now and that is how you draft properly and improve. They had a 22-60 season, a 41-41 season, and now they are at 26-12 already, all back to back, in three seasons they improved insanely.

Alperen Sengun and Jalen Green are the main stars, they are playing amazingly together, with Fred VanVleet and Dillon Brooks coming in with that veteran help as well, and they have bunch of other young prospects that are contributing insanely well too. Look at Amen Thompson, Jabari Smith, Tari Eason, they are all great players and doing awesome. Steven Adams was also a great addition for centre rotation as well, I can't wait to see what Steven Adams and Alperen together could look like, but that doesn't seem to be working so they don't do that much at all.

I thought that the Golden State Warriors could be the dark horse in this season as they really started hot with Buddy Hield. But obviously, it was just a burst in the beginning and now they are no longer in the top and keep on struggling every game.

Yeah, when Adams was healthy with the Grizzlies he was like the stabilizing factor for the team. One on the strongest if not the strongest NBA players that we have, can't wait to see him bone crushing screen, Lol. Sengun though is for real, this kid has a great talent, it's like we are seeing Nikola Jokic when he was just starting in the league.

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Dark horse candidate for this season seems like Houston Rockets. They are 26-12 right now and that is how you draft properly and improve. They had a 22-60 season, a 41-41 season, and now they are at 26-12 already, all back to back, in three seasons they improved insanely.

Alperen Sengun and Jalen Green are the main stars, they are playing amazingly together, with Fred VanVleet and Dillon Brooks coming in with that veteran help as well, and they have bunch of other young prospects that are contributing insanely well too. Look at Amen Thompson, Jabari Smith, Tari Eason, they are all great players and doing awesome. Steven Adams was also a great addition for centre rotation as well, I can't wait to see what Steven Adams and Alperen together could look like, but that doesn't seem to be working so they don't do that much at all.

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Shams is reporting that Jimmy Butler met with Pat Riley face to face to discuss their issues. Jimmy reportedly told Pat Riley that he will not resign with the Miami Heat under any circumstances and wants to be traded. As much as this goes against Pat’s legacy, he might need to swallow some pride and get what he can for Jimmy now.

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Quote from: OgNasty on January 14, 2025, 09:48:57 AM

It was nice seeing Chris Paul and Wemby giving their jerseys to JJ Redick’s kids who have just lost their home in the Los Angeles wildfires. They seemed in good spirits and JJ has been seen putting up shots after practice to calm his nerves about the situation. A shame that regular people are having to face the consequences of poor government preparation.

That’s a really thoughtful gesture. The people in LA definitely need support right now, especially with everything they’ve gone through, losing their homes or seeing their loved ones affected.

As for the game, I think the Lakers’ loss might be tied to the situation. It’s hard not to be distracted when something this big happens, especially for the coach, who you mentioned lost a home. Hopefully, things settle down soon so they can start rebuilding their lives. Once that happens, the players can regain their full focus and get back to playing at their best.

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Quote from: LogitechMouse on January 14, 2025, 01:05:16 AM

I want to say something about the Warriors losing to a bottom-seed Raptors, but I would want to say that "Don't sleep at the Detroit Pistons!!!."

They're currently 8th in the East and already won 8 out of their last 10 games. They just defeated the top 3 team in the Knicks on their home 124-119. Cunningham led the team with 36 points alongside Beasley with 22 off the bench plus those 2 crucial three-point shot to seal the deal. Also, 6 players are also in double-digits.

While I'm not expecting too much from them this season especially in the playoffs (if they clinch), we can say that the team improved so much compared to where they are last season where many are mocking them to just sell the team because of how awful they played the whole season.

I don't know if there's something wrong with the Knicks or it's just the Pistons beating all those high-ranked teams. Cheesy

It could've been an 8 winning streak actually, if they were not beaten by the Warriors on a very close game. Just a 3 point difference.
I bet on the Knicks in that game, I won't lie about that because I am expecting them to win. They defeated the Bucks in a blowout, which is something, any NBA gambler would think the Knicks will win this match easily if they can beat the Bucks. But, I was wrong. The Pistons are getting scary, maybe they just started slow and they are now gaining some chemistry and momentum. I will definitely think about betting against them next time.

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It was nice seeing Chris Paul and Wemby giving their jerseys to JJ Redick’s kids who have just lost their home in the Los Angeles wildfires. They seemed in good spirits and JJ has been seen putting up shots after practice to calm his nerves about the situation. A shame that regular people are having to face the consequences of poor government preparation.

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