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Quote from: Questat on January 08, 2025, 07:19:14 AM

Quote from: dwyane36 on January 08, 2025, 04:49:18 AM

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The Pelicans might need to move on from Zion. They’ve done so much for him and made sacrifices, but he just hasn’t had the luck to stay healthy and finish a season. We’ve seen him bulk up, slim down, and make adjustments, yet injuries keep happening. Maybe he’s just not meant to be with the Pelicans.

A fresh start with a strong, established team could help lessen the pressure on him, maybe that time he'll not be injured.

he scored 22 points on his return, just his usual number.

To be fair, Zion is not worthy to be on any team with this kind of output in a season. This guy is surely has some disorder that makes him unable to become stay healthy in the long run. Besides his body build put a lot of stress on his lower body that makes him injury prone plus his unhealthy eating habits.

Only a team that is willing to deal with this kind of risk on player uncontrollable player can acquire Zion since his value is still considerably high due to his insane performance when healthy.

He is a walking double edged sword to any team he will join.

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Quote from: dwyane36 on January 08, 2025, 04:49:18 AM

Zion is a very good player when healthy. But the problem is that the team can't rely on him for a particular single season, or especially in the long term because of his injury-prone nature. As for the Pelicans' spot in the standings, yes, this season is a failure for them. Only the Wizards have a worse result, and the chance that the Pelicans will be able to reach at least the 10th spot is extremely low.

The Pelicans might need to move on from Zion. They’ve done so much for him and made sacrifices, but he just hasn’t had the luck to stay healthy and finish a season. We’ve seen him bulk up, slim down, and make adjustments, yet injuries keep happening. Maybe he’s just not meant to be with the Pelicans.

A fresh start with a strong, established team could help lessen the pressure on him, maybe that time he'll not be injured.

he scored 22 points on his return, just his usual number.

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Sad part is healthy the pelicans have a great 7 man rotation. I habe a feeling zion only has a couple more chances to take this seriously. Would be a huge waste of talent. If dude was serious and took his health serious he'd be an issue. Rooting for him because the league is better off with players like him. At 7-30 their season is likely unrecoverable at this point. Thats a massive hole to be in.

Zion is a very good player when healthy. But the problem is that the team can't rely on him for a particular single season, or especially in the long term because of his injury-prone nature. As for the Pelicans' spot in the standings, yes, this season is a failure for them. Only the Wizards have a worse result, and the chance that the Pelicans will be able to reach at least the 10th spot is extremely low.

He need to manage his weight well since people believe that this is the main reason on why he's getting those injuries. Proper discipline is important and maybe he should follow what Lebron did. If Zion could just play more games provably that he can help his team to get some win. To bad for them for losing since its like they might struggle to reach far this season so I agree on what you are saying that its like they gonna fail to compete on playoffs this season.

I also don't think they could able to reach at 10 spot now since they need to win more games to get that but for now it seems impossible to happen especially on their current condition.

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Quote from: wheelz1200 on January 07, 2025, 10:43:46 PM

Sad part is healthy the pelicans have a great 7 man rotation. I habe a feeling zion only has a couple more chances to take this seriously. Would be a huge waste of talent. If dude was serious and took his health serious he'd be an issue. Rooting for him because the league is better off with players like him. At 7-30 their season is likely unrecoverable at this point. Thats a massive hole to be in.

Zion is a very good player when healthy. But the problem is that the team can't rely on him for a particular single season, or especially in the long term because of his injury-prone nature. As for the Pelicans' spot in the standings, yes, this season is a failure for them. Only the Wizards have a worse result, and the chance that the Pelicans will be able to reach at least the 10th spot is extremely low.

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Quote from: danherbias07 on January 08, 2025, 03:40:56 AM

-10.5 was the line for the Golden State Warriors and they lost in a blowout. Dang! That one heck of a trap set by the oddsmakers.

Playing at their homecourt, we never expect that the Golden State Warriors are going to lose to a team that I will say who have their confidence down because of the potential trade of their superstar.

Quote from: danherbias07 on January 08, 2025, 03:40:56 AM

This is what happens when they are all relying on their three-point shots. Dennis Schroder only made 1 of 7 of his distance shots, Buddy Hield is 2 of 9 and it's only Steph Curry who made 8 of 17. They always don't get the ball back once they miss it because they are a small ball team so when they shoot that bad, they will lose. No second chance points.
Anyway, great win for the Heat even without Jimmy Butler due to suspension. 4 more games before he comes back.

As what we say to them before, they live and die with the 3 point shot. And so it does here, they have a good momentum win against the Wolves but then another bad performance erased that. Not sure what the Warriors management are thinking, but they are really inconsistent after a huge start. Buddy Hield game has regressed and Kuminga and Wiggins are not reliable. Sometimes they will play like you don't want to see them being traded, but with another of this kind of performance, the Warriors should make a overhaul in the second half of the season.

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Lakers vs the Dallas Mavericks. I think the Lakers should get this one easy, as there will be no Luka or Kyrie, so they are a short handed team. So they should take advantage of this one and not let this game slip away. Davis should be dominating the inside although there are still Lively, and Gafford, I think he can easily take them one on one.

The thing with the Lakers though is that they can't keep up with the energy they had in the first half. So it will be crucial that they have the mindset and focus specially in the 4th quarter to close out the game here. I have the Lakers winning -6.5 here.

Mavs supporting cast managed to protect their homecourt crowd, beating the visiting Lakers, just like what you said it was a Luka and Kyrie less Mavs but still they beats the lakers with the full force of their core stars, Lakers just take the first quarter and after that Mavs begins to catch up and dominated the entire game, not letting the fans to be dissapointed even their main stars are just seating and watching the game, lucky for those who bets for the home team both ML and Handicap gave them decent earnings.

Yes, playing at home, they are very confident, plus the visiting Lakers doesn't have any at this game, and even with two of their biggest stars, the Mavericks was able to get this needed win for the team. And the Lakers continue to suffer another defeat and from the looks of it, they are now desperate. For the Gobert, ANT and Randle combination, I think it's alarming that they are not clicking, however, it seems that ANT takes this one in his hand as he had another great game with 32 big points. So by now, ANT should established that he is the franchise player and not Randle and Julius should understand that so that there will be no friction and the team can move forward.

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-10.5 was the line for the Golden State Warriors and they lost in a blowout. Dang! That one heck of a trap set by the oddsmakers.

This is what happens when they are all relying on their three-point shots. Dennis Schroder only made 1 of 7 of his distance shots, Buddy Hield is 2 of 9 and it's only Steph Curry who made 8 of 17. They always don't get the ball back once they miss it because they are a small ball team so when they shoot that bad, they will lose. No second chance points.
Anyway, great win for the Heat even without Jimmy Butler due to suspension. 4 more games before he comes back.

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Quote from: Natalim on January 07, 2025, 06:31:20 AM

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The game has a crazy ending, it was really a back and forth game between the two and it's hard to predict who is going to win as both really wanted to. And he is still on the roll, after scoring 53 points in Saturday’s loss at Detroit, he comes back again with another huge performance here.

Kawhi though is still in the restrictive minutes to he is a none factor in this game. One adjustment though is that Donte started as a point guard and Mike Conley coming off the bench. It was good experiment but not sure if this will be their starting five moving forward.

This is probably what Edwards wants , to be the main man of the team, and he got what he wished for.
However, I don’t think he can consistently drop these kinds of numbers in the upcoming games. Until they improve their lineup and distribute the scoring more effectively, the team won’t be as scary as it could be.

And no, I’m not saying this because I lost my bet but it’s just based on how they’ve been performing so far.

Honestly, these days we do not see teams to end up having just one star and end up winning the title like that. Maybe Bucks managed to do it recently, Giannis was only star, sure they had Middleton but not sure if he is a star level player, he is barely all-star level in most season. All in all, Anthony Edwards is a great player and I believe he is good enough to be number one player on a championship team, there is no doubt about that and I can see how that could happen, but they do not have number two or even three that could be in a championship run.

So, the best case would be just letting them be whatever they are, and not really have that kind of squad right now. Hopefully, with time, they could get a lot better and could get some more players but they also need to realize that when they are getting someone they should not be getting anyone that would be different from the current order, don't get anyone who will battle to take the first place.

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Quote from: cryptomaniac_xxx on January 07, 2025, 05:21:53 PM

Lakers vs the Dallas Mavericks. I think the Lakers should get this one easy, as there will be no Luka or Kyrie, so they are a short handed team. So they should take advantage of this one and not let this game slip away. Davis should be dominating the inside although there are still Lively, and Gafford, I think he can easily take them one on one.

The thing with the Lakers though is that they can't keep up with the energy they had in the first half. So it will be crucial that they have the mindset and focus specially in the 4th quarter to close out the game here. I have the Lakers winning -6.5 here.

Mavs supporting cast managed to protect their homecourt crowd, beating the visiting Lakers, just like what you said it was a Luka and Kyrie less Mavs but still they beats the lakers with the full force of their core stars, Lakers just take the first quarter and after that Mavs begins to catch up and dominated the entire game, not letting the fans to be dissapointed even their main stars are just seating and watching the game, lucky for those who bets for the home team both ML and Handicap gave them decent earnings.

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Quote from: xLays on January 07, 2025, 02:38:53 PM

Zion Williamson will be playing tonight against Wolves. He has only played in six games this season, averaging 22 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists per game. To be honest, I think it’s highly unlikely for the Pelicans to make the playoffs or even the play-in tournament. The team had such great start to the season. If all their players had stayed healthy, I believe they could have made the playoffs this season. The real issue for the Pelicans this season has been the constant injuries.

Anyway, is there any chance of a trade between Miami and the Pelicans? For instance, Jimmy Butler for Zion Williamson? LOL

Well, Zion's return has been spoiled by ANT and the Timberwolves as they won against then 104-97.

He played well though scoring 22 points, 6 boards and 4 dimes in just 28 minutes. As for the Pelicans as a whole, they will not make it to the playoffs and most likely, they will tank this season in order to get a high spot in next year's draft. I'm guessing, they will trade their star players like Ingram and McCollum, and even Murray for draft picks and will start a rebuild, but if Zion will be healthy throughout this season (which for me is unlikely), they might keep some of their key players and will get other superstars. Injuries really is a doom for this team.

As for Jimmy Butler for Zion Williamson, there's a chance, but the question is, are both teams interested in trading with each other? Are the Heat interested in risking and getting an injury-prone player like Zion? Are the Pelicans wanting to get Butler especially now that he's on his last year of his contract and he might become a free agent and will find another team?

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Quote from: cryptomaniac_xxx on January 07, 2025, 05:21:53 PM

Lakers vs the Dallas Mavericks. I think the Lakers should get this one easy, as there will be no Luka or Kyrie, so they are a short handed team. So they should take advantage of this one and not let this game slip away. Davis should be dominating the inside although there are still Lively, and Gafford, I think he can easily take them one on one.

The thing with the Lakers though is that they can't keep up with the energy they had in the first half. So it will be crucial that they have the mindset and focus specially in the 4th quarter to close out the game here. I have the Lakers winning -6.5 here.

Sorry bro, bad shooting night by the Lakers as they struggle in this game, AD, Lebron and specially Austin Reaves was cold from the field. Rui didn't scored that much, just a couple of times that their starting five didn't score double digits.

Quentin Grimes scored 8 points for the bench and it was enough for the Mavericks to help secure this win. Only consolidation is that Lebron has a highlight dunk,

Off-hand dunk with his left hand, Lebron still never ceases to amazed us even at age 40.

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Quote from: OgNasty on January 07, 2025, 10:14:22 PM

Zion Williamson in his first game back from missing 27 with an injury. He did not disappoint from the highlight department. This is probably the dunk of the year so far.

https://x.com/nba/status/1876818588075442316

He’s having an efficient game shooting 9-13 so far in his return, but it still doesn’t look like it’ll be enough to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Sad part is healthy the pelicans have a great 7 man rotation. I habe a feeling zion only has a couple more chances to take this seriously. Would be a huge waste of talent. If dude was serious and took his health serious he'd be an issue. Rooting for him because the league is better off with players like him. At 7-30 their season is likely unrecoverable at this point. Thats a massive hole to be in.

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Zion Williamson in his first game back from missing 27 with an injury. He did not disappoint from the highlight department. This is probably the dunk of the year so far.

https://x.com/nba/status/1876818588075442316

He’s having an efficient game shooting 9-13 so far in his return, but it still doesn’t look like it’ll be enough to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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Quote from: el kaka22 on January 07, 2025, 08:11:10 PM

Between Gobert, Randle and Edwards, they actually have a good team but they are just not playing with their best right now and I believe we can't really consider this to be a big deal just yet, so we can't really make a big deal out of this.

I personally believe that Wolves will not win the league and that's fine, after all there are 30 teams and not all of them can win and sometimes you just have to accept that you are not the one who will get the win, and because of that I think this is one of those situations where we are not going to see them get a win. That is going to be of course not a simple situation, of course it's a big deal and I get that we are going to keep pumping Antony Edwards because he is such a great player but just because he is great doesn't mean that his team will get a title, he will do a few playoffs and that's it. I mean NBA is filled with plenty of players who were amazing but never became part of a championship team.

Once randle accepts the backseat tehy will be fine. His defense he gets lazy sometimes and his frustration gets in the way. They need divo to shoot like he did last year. I think that was a big part of the plan having divo on the court to spread the floor and open the lane for ant up. They might need one more piece to make it happen

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Between Gobert, Randle and Edwards, they actually have a good team but they are just not playing with their best right now and I believe we can't really consider this to be a big deal just yet, so we can't really make a big deal out of this.

I personally believe that Wolves will not win the league and that's fine, after all there are 30 teams and not all of them can win and sometimes you just have to accept that you are not the one who will get the win, and because of that I think this is one of those situations where we are not going to see them get a win. That is going to be of course not a simple situation, of course it's a big deal and I get that we are going to keep pumping Antony Edwards because he is such a great player but just because he is great doesn't mean that his team will get a title, he will do a few playoffs and that's it. I mean NBA is filled with plenty of players who were amazing but never became part of a championship team.

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I like to see KAT on the all star game. He deserve to be there.

And the Wolves probably deserve that when he's surprisingly got traded and kept Rudy and the others.

I agree about the distribution of points and load of tasks for the NYK, they are evenly distributing it and these guys are compatible to each other.

Here's the final result https://www.nba.com/news/2025-all-star-voting-first-results KAT now is now playing in all star base on that final result of voting.

If he's in Minnesota provably that he will never get that votes since the favor will always go to Edwards. But guess those crazy situations happen on Wolves contribute on this result and now we are seeing Kath to play on all star.

Also Knicks is really benefiting for getting KAT on their team.

That's good news.

You're right, if he's still with his former team. The spotlight will be taken away by two or three of them in there. But since he's went to New York Knicks, he's getting the attention that he truly deserves.

Well done to the community and NBA fans, KAT is on it.

I felt bad for KAT at first getting traded away from Minnesota and all their young talent. He’s made the most of it though and has performed over expectations for the Knicks. I’m happy to see him thrive. He really is a great offensive talent and Ant is feeling a bit lost without him in Minnesota as a second option.

That trade is goijg to cripple the twolves. I love julius but not on that team. He cant have an alpha alpha like edwards. He likes to be 1b at least. Yoy can tell when ypu watch he is disinterested in playing. Than divo started oit the year terribly. KAT is perfect in thibs system. Once big mitch comes back and lighten the big man load on him i thim it will be evem easier for him. The knicks problem is their bench. Its terrible as of now. Need to fix that.

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Quote from: OgNasty on January 07, 2025, 05:44:01 PM

Quote from: jossiel on January 07, 2025, 05:16:12 PM

That's good news.

You're right, if he's still with his former team. The spotlight will be taken away by two or three of them in there. But since he's went to New York Knicks, he's getting the attention that he truly deserves.

Well done to the community and NBA fans, KAT is on it.

I felt bad for KAT at first getting traded away from Minnesota and all their young talent. He’s made the most of it though and has performed over expectations for the Knicks. I’m happy to see him thrive. He really is a great offensive talent and Ant is feeling a bit lost without him in Minnesota as a second option.

It was a redirection for him when he was traded. Not gonna lie that many of us were disappointed when it's like a home to him with the Wolves but then, something better happened for him.

Brunson and the entire roster of NYK are enjoying his talent overall in offense and being a big man as well.

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Quote from: jossiel on January 07, 2025, 05:16:12 PM

Quote from: ultrloa on January 06, 2025, 06:00:19 PM

Quote from: jossiel on January 06, 2025, 05:30:00 PM

I like to see KAT on the all star game. He deserve to be there.

And the Wolves probably deserve that when he's surprisingly got traded and kept Rudy and the others.

I agree about the distribution of points and load of tasks for the NYK, they are evenly distributing it and these guys are compatible to each other.

Here's the final result https://www.nba.com/news/2025-all-star-voting-first-results KAT now is now playing in all star base on that final result of voting.

If he's in Minnesota provably that he will never get that votes since the favor will always go to Edwards. But guess those crazy situations happen on Wolves contribute on this result and now we are seeing Kath to play on all star.

Also Knicks is really benefiting for getting KAT on their team.

That's good news.

You're right, if he's still with his former team. The spotlight will be taken away by two or three of them in there. But since he's went to New York Knicks, he's getting the attention that he truly deserves.

Well done to the community and NBA fans, KAT is on it.

I felt bad for KAT at first getting traded away from Minnesota and all their young talent. He’s made the most of it though and has performed over expectations for the Knicks. I’m happy to see him thrive. He really is a great offensive talent and Ant is feeling a bit lost without him in Minnesota as a second option.

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Lakers vs the Dallas Mavericks. I think the Lakers should get this one easy, as there will be no Luka or Kyrie, so they are a short handed team. So they should take advantage of this one and not let this game slip away. Davis should be dominating the inside although there are still Lively, and Gafford, I think he can easily take them one on one.

The thing with the Lakers though is that they can't keep up with the energy they had in the first half. So it will be crucial that they have the mindset and focus specially in the 4th quarter to close out the game here. I have the Lakers winning -6.5 here.

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Quote from: ultrloa on January 06, 2025, 06:00:19 PM

Quote from: jossiel on January 06, 2025, 05:30:00 PM

I like to see KAT on the all star game. He deserve to be there.

And the Wolves probably deserve that when he's surprisingly got traded and kept Rudy and the others.

I agree about the distribution of points and load of tasks for the NYK, they are evenly distributing it and these guys are compatible to each other.

Here's the final result https://www.nba.com/news/2025-all-star-voting-first-results KAT now is now playing in all star base on that final result of voting.

If he's in Minnesota provably that he will never get that votes since the favor will always go to Edwards. But guess those crazy situations happen on Wolves contribute on this result and now we are seeing Kath to play on all star.

Also Knicks is really benefiting for getting KAT on their team.

That's good news.

You're right, if he's still with his former team. The spotlight will be taken away by two or three of them in there. But since he's went to New York Knicks, he's getting the attention that he truly deserves.

Well done to the community and NBA fans, KAT is on it.

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