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legendary
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November 01, 2024, 01:26:44 PM
Tough news for Paolo Banchero who according to Shams suffered a torn right oblique. He’ll be out for six weeks. He was looking like a sure thing to win most improved player of the year so I hope this is just a temporary setback. I’ve been surprised how much success Orlando has had with him leading the team.
Ah, crap! My wild card. Well, it's basketball, shit happens. I just wish the Wagner brothers would step up their game now that Banchero is out. Suggs will probably do his normal thing and so do Carter but their offense will be in big trouble if no one can contribute whenever they need it. They sure as hell were upgraded in defense thanks to KCP but without offense, defense is nothing too.

Same with your opinion, I think Lilard needs adjustments he can't keep throwing outside if he's not getting his rythm better to attack the basket  draw a foul or drop the ball closer either to Giannis or any big man inside, he can attract the defense which he can provide good space to his teammates, instead of pushing his outside shot without any assurance for a possible 2nd chance rebound, I was in the impression that while in off-season they will work on it seems that Coach Rivers are letting his stars to play whatever they want inside without binding with each other, though too early to judge their playing style or the sytem that they've got, let see if how they will adjust and be a good contender in the east side.
That's the problem with Lillard, he doesn't have the passing capability, unlike Steph who can find open men whenever he doesn't feel right with his shooting capability and Steph attacks the paint too so that he will be unpredictable. I think Giannis is better when he is surrounded by defensive players. Allen, Tucker, Jrue, that's why they won that championship.
legendary
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November 01, 2024, 07:13:45 AM
Houston beat Dallas last night. It was a bad result for me because I had placed a bet on Dallas to win.
I don't understand how they lost, Dallas has a better roster quality than Houston, but they lost.

Alperen Şengün played well again. He deserves the money he earned.
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November 01, 2024, 07:07:24 AM
Houston defeating Dallas in their homecourt, Houston started hot and build a solid double digit deficit, until the Mavs with their outside shooting was able to close the gap. I thought that they are going to win here, but Jalen Green took over again to snatch this big win.

I lost on this game thinking Dallas would easily cover, but I didn’t realize Houston was such an underrated team. This team is tougher than I expected; they’ve made great adjustments from last season, which was already impressive. Now it seems like they’re letting Green lead the offense, and that’s been the case over the last few games. Dallas tried to make a comeback but fell short. Thompson didn’t have the big impact I expected - his shooting was fine, but his numbers were low. I was hoping he’d drop 20+ per game
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November 01, 2024, 04:40:43 AM
I know this might be too early, but what's happening with the Bucks?
1-4 in their first 5 games and all 4 of their losses are by double-digit numbers.

They just lost to the Grizzlies by 23 points 122-99. Giannis played well scoring 37 points and got 11 rebounds as well, but his duo Lillard only scored 6 points, shot 1/12 in the field and have a -29 on the plus-minus rating. I mean I'm not having a high expectation towards the Bucks this regular season, but is this what happens when you have Coach Doc Rivers and assistant coach Darvin Ham on your team? Ever since they fired Coach Bud, it has been a disaster for the whole team. They got AJ Griffin which coached them very well, but they fired him as well just to get Doc Rivers.

I will not speak about the Grizzlies because with lots of young and talented players, I expect them to be returning to the playoffs at best, but for the Bucks, I will not be surprised if they will just end up as a play-in team this regular season. The problem isn't that I think isn't the players, but their coach, and their assistant coach as well.
Lillard and Giannis is not a good combination in my opinion plus they kicked out the coach who Giannis might've respected the most and gave them the championship. It's not the same energy in Milwaukee anymore.
The problem with Lillard is he will keep on shooting threes even though it's not sinking in at his first 3 tries, unlike other players who will attack the pain first if they cannot find their rhythm on outside shots. The Bucks played badly last year and I think it will be the same this year if they cannot find their weak point. They have less defense now and are only relying on Giannis' offensive power moves.

Yeah, it seems that it was not a match made in heaven, Lillard and Giannis are not a good combination. And it seems that that the atmosphere in the Bucks are very different when they traded Holiday and got Lillard.

Although we have seen how competitive Giannis is, but he doesn't have the same chemistry as before when he had Holiday and Middleton. Now it's totally different team, the coach as well might have something to do with it. Maybe at the end of this season, we might see some players being traded already and rebuild after their championship run a couple of seasons ago. Or who knows, maybe Giannis will left for good as he is not happy or frustrated on how the team went.

Both of them is ball dominant and we see them really didn't click together so I guess its better to separate them because for what I see they will not go anywhere with this tandem. Giannis is showing his interest to leave Bucks again and this will be a disastrous moment for them if they let him do what he want since provably that their team would enter on a rebuild mode.

That's why right now  Bucks is interested to get back Thanasis since they know that he is a good piece to make Giannis decide to stay on their team this is good article regarding in this situation. https://www.eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/1731275/thanasis-antetokounmpo-can-return-to-the-milwaukee-bucks-nba/
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November 01, 2024, 04:30:46 AM
Tough news for Paolo Banchero who according to Shams suffered a torn right oblique. He’ll be out for six weeks. He was looking like a sure thing to win most improved player of the year so I hope this is just a temporary setback. I’ve been surprised how much success Orlando has had with him leading the team.

Terrible news for Banchero and the Orlando Magic at large giving how impressive they’ve started their season, looking really terrific, and picking right up from where the stopped last season, with Banchero also having a new scoring career high just a few nights ago, everything was heading in the perfect direction for him, but hopefully he’d be back even stronger.

Damn, my new favorite team and instantly bad news for them. Maybe I am an unlucky charm? Even though it's a tough blow for them I honestly believe they can still handle that. They are young and hungry and Franz will just take more responsibility now, he can do that and has done it before.
Of course it also depends on their schedule. Didn't check it but maybe they are lucky and play many of their easier games in that 6 week stretch, at least that's what I hope. 6 weeks is around 20 games he will miss, almost 25% of the season basically. If they can maintain a 50/50 record over that stretch it's all good.
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November 01, 2024, 03:57:46 AM
I know this might be too early, but what's happening with the Bucks?
1-4 in their first 5 games and all 4 of their losses are by double-digit numbers.

They just lost to the Grizzlies by 23 points 122-99. Giannis played well scoring 37 points and got 11 rebounds as well, but his duo Lillard only scored 6 points, shot 1/12 in the field and have a -29 on the plus-minus rating. I mean I'm not having a high expectation towards the Bucks this regular season, but is this what happens when you have Coach Doc Rivers and assistant coach Darvin Ham on your team? Ever since they fired Coach Bud, it has been a disaster for the whole team. They got AJ Griffin which coached them very well, but they fired him as well just to get Doc Rivers.

I will not speak about the Grizzlies because with lots of young and talented players, I expect them to be returning to the playoffs at best, but for the Bucks, I will not be surprised if they will just end up as a play-in team this regular season. The problem isn't that I think isn't the players, but their coach, and their assistant coach as well.
Lillard and Giannis is not a good combination in my opinion plus they kicked out the coach who Giannis might've respected the most and gave them the championship. It's not the same energy in Milwaukee anymore.
The problem with Lillard is he will keep on shooting threes even though it's not sinking in at his first 3 tries, unlike other players who will attack the pain first if they cannot find their rhythm on outside shots. The Bucks played badly last year and I think it will be the same this year if they cannot find their weak point. They have less defense now and are only relying on Giannis' offensive power moves.

Yeah, it seems that it was not a match made in heaven, Lillard and Giannis are not a good combination. And it seems that that the atmosphere in the Bucks are very different when they traded Holiday and got Lillard.

Although we have seen how competitive Giannis is, but he doesn't have the same chemistry as before when he had Holiday and Middleton. Now it's totally different team, the coach as well might have something to do with it. Maybe at the end of this season, we might see some players being traded already and rebuild after their championship run a couple of seasons ago. Or who knows, maybe Giannis will left for good as he is not happy or frustrated on how the team went.
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November 01, 2024, 03:14:53 AM
Tough news for Paolo Banchero who according to Shams suffered a torn right oblique. He’ll be out for six weeks. He was looking like a sure thing to win most improved player of the year so I hope this is just a temporary setback. I’ve been surprised how much success Orlando has had with him leading the team.

Terrible news for Banchero and the Orlando Magic at large giving how impressive they’ve started their season, looking really terrific, and picking right up from where the stopped last season, with Banchero also having a new scoring career high just a few nights ago, everything was heading in the perfect direction for him, but hopefully he’d be back even stronger.

Yeah, it was really heart breaking to hear the news about Paolo Banchero, he had a terrific game a couple of days back and hits 50 points. So it's going to be a big blow for them as their top scorer is down.

Houston defeating Dallas in their homecourt, Houston started hot and build a solid double digit deficit, until the Mavs with their outside shooting was able to close the gap. I thought that they are going to win here, but Jalen Green took over again to snatch this big win.
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November 01, 2024, 02:15:49 AM
Tough news for Paolo Banchero who according to Shams suffered a torn right oblique. He’ll be out for six weeks. He was looking like a sure thing to win most improved player of the year so I hope this is just a temporary setback. I’ve been surprised how much success Orlando has had with him leading the team.

Terrible news for Banchero and the Orlando Magic at large giving how impressive they’ve started their season, looking really terrific, and picking right up from where the stopped last season, with Banchero also having a new scoring career high just a few nights ago, everything was heading in the perfect direction for him, but hopefully he’d be back even stronger.
legendary
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November 01, 2024, 01:53:39 AM
I know this might be too early, but what's happening with the Bucks?
1-4 in their first 5 games and all 4 of their losses are by double-digit numbers.

They just lost to the Grizzlies by 23 points 122-99. Giannis played well scoring 37 points and got 11 rebounds as well, but his duo Lillard only scored 6 points, shot 1/12 in the field and have a -29 on the plus-minus rating. I mean I'm not having a high expectation towards the Bucks this regular season, but is this what happens when you have Coach Doc Rivers and assistant coach Darvin Ham on your team? Ever since they fired Coach Bud, it has been a disaster for the whole team. They got AJ Griffin which coached them very well, but they fired him as well just to get Doc Rivers.

I will not speak about the Grizzlies because with lots of young and talented players, I expect them to be returning to the playoffs at best, but for the Bucks, I will not be surprised if they will just end up as a play-in team this regular season. The problem isn't that I think isn't the players, but their coach, and their assistant coach as well.
Lillard and Giannis is not a good combination in my opinion plus they kicked out the coach who Giannis might've respected the most and gave them the championship. It's not the same energy in Milwaukee anymore.
The problem with Lillard is he will keep on shooting threes even though it's not sinking in at his first 3 tries, unlike other players who will attack the pain first if they cannot find their rhythm on outside shots. The Bucks played badly last year and I think it will be the same this year if they cannot find their weak point. They have less defense now and are only relying on Giannis' offensive power moves.

Same with your opinion, I think Lilard needs adjustments he can't keep throwing outside if he's not getting his rythm better to attack the basket  draw a foul or drop the ball closer either to Giannis or any big man inside, he can attract the defense which he can provide good space to his teammates, instead of pushing his outside shot without any assurance for a possible 2nd chance rebound, I was in the impression that while in off-season they will work on it seems that Coach Rivers are letting his stars to play whatever they want inside without binding with each other, though too early to judge their playing style or the sytem that they've got, let see if how they will adjust and be a good contender in the east side.
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November 01, 2024, 12:48:17 AM
Tough news for Paolo Banchero who according to Shams suffered a torn right oblique. He’ll be out for six weeks. He was looking like a sure thing to win most improved player of the year so I hope this is just a temporary setback. I’ve been surprised how much success Orlando has had with him leading the team.
legendary
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October 31, 2024, 10:13:10 PM
I know this might be too early, but what's happening with the Bucks?
1-4 in their first 5 games and all 4 of their losses are by double-digit numbers.

They just lost to the Grizzlies by 23 points 122-99. Giannis played well scoring 37 points and got 11 rebounds as well, but his duo Lillard only scored 6 points, shot 1/12 in the field and have a -29 on the plus-minus rating. I mean I'm not having a high expectation towards the Bucks this regular season, but is this what happens when you have Coach Doc Rivers and assistant coach Darvin Ham on your team? Ever since they fired Coach Bud, it has been a disaster for the whole team. They got AJ Griffin which coached them very well, but they fired him as well just to get Doc Rivers.

I will not speak about the Grizzlies because with lots of young and talented players, I expect them to be returning to the playoffs at best, but for the Bucks, I will not be surprised if they will just end up as a play-in team this regular season. The problem isn't that I think isn't the players, but their coach, and their assistant coach as well.
Lillard and Giannis is not a good combination in my opinion plus they kicked out the coach who Giannis might've respected the most and gave them the championship. It's not the same energy in Milwaukee anymore.
The problem with Lillard is he will keep on shooting threes even though it's not sinking in at his first 3 tries, unlike other players who will attack the pain first if they cannot find their rhythm on outside shots. The Bucks played badly last year and I think it will be the same this year if they cannot find their weak point. They have less defense now and are only relying on Giannis' offensive power moves.
legendary
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October 31, 2024, 09:41:24 PM
I know this might be too early, but what's happening with the Bucks?
1-4 in their first 5 games and all 4 of their losses are by double-digit numbers.

They just lost to the Grizzlies by 23 points 122-99. Giannis played well scoring 37 points and got 11 rebounds as well, but his duo Lillard only scored 6 points, shot 1/12 in the field and have a -29 on the plus-minus rating. I mean I'm not having a high expectation towards the Bucks this regular season, but is this what happens when you have Coach Doc Rivers and assistant coach Darvin Ham on your team? Ever since they fired Coach Bud, it has been a disaster for the whole team. They got AJ Griffin which coached them very well, but they fired him as well just to get Doc Rivers.

I will not speak about the Grizzlies because with lots of young and talented players, I expect them to be returning to the playoffs at best, but for the Bucks, I will not be surprised if they will just end up as a play-in team this regular season. The problem isn't that I think isn't the players, but their coach, and their assistant coach as well.
legendary
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October 31, 2024, 08:00:41 PM
They have whole season to do this and I believe they have higher chance since Lebron James control the Lakers that only means he will not let his son sit on the bench most of the time just like the regular bench players.

Bronny attract attention too which is good for Lakers marketing to generate profit from viewership. I think they will capitalize on this father and son tandem this season as long as people like it.

It will be such waste for Lakers to let this opportunity slide since this is rare occasion that a star father play with his son.

Maybe it's something special for LeBron emotionally to be on the court with his son at the same time. But I think he's well aware that Bronny doesn't have enough skills yet. In other words, insisting on giving Bronny more playing time could be a mistake that could negatively affect the results of the Lakers. It won't be liked by the other teammates or the team management.
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October 31, 2024, 03:12:40 PM
I thought the Indiana Pacers were going to lose in their game against the Boston Celtics. The Pacers were up by 16 points with 5 minutes left, but the Celtics caught up and forced overtime. The Celtics hit a crazy streak of three pointers in those last 5 minutes, making about six threes (not sure) Lol . Luckily, the Pacers won in overtime, or else a meme of Reggie Miller's "choke" image would have surfaced about them. That was a real choke, losing a 15 point lead in the last 5 minutes of the fourth quarter. It would've been more understandable if it happened from the first to the third quarter.
The Celtics are super dangerous; they know how to come back and win. This game was close, but great response by the Pacers - they’ve been struggling, and their losing streak really needed to end. It’s great timing that they faced a tough team like the Celtics. Nowadays, no team can take a break, even with a big lead. A big run can happen at any time, especially against a team that shoots threes well, plus they’re the defending champs, so that's a big victory for the Pacers.
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October 31, 2024, 01:37:45 PM
I’m a bit surprised I didn’t see a LeVron James Halloween costume this year. I guess he was concentrating on playing with his son in Cleveland and not in a playful mood.

Nothing too great as far as games tonight. I’ll probably toss on the Suns and Clippers matchup to hear in the background while I stand next to the door handing out candy all night.

I mean, there's no question that he's going to be playing with his son at some point in the year, right?  I mean I know Bronny isn't good enough to make the team, but we all know he was only selected because of papa making sure that he was.  Do you think they'll bring him up for a game or two early on, or something they might wait on until further in the year?  Looking forward to it one was or another.  Definitely not deserved, but still a fun story line.

Oh and F the Bulls.  Not going to watch a second of that clown franchise.
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October 31, 2024, 11:50:57 AM
I’m a bit surprised I didn’t see a LeVron James Halloween costume this year. I guess he was concentrating on playing with his son in Cleveland and not in a playful mood.

Nothing too great as far as games tonight. I’ll probably toss on the Suns and Clippers matchup to hear in the background while I stand next to the door handing out candy all night.
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October 31, 2024, 11:49:52 AM
I thought the Indiana Pacers were going to lose in their game against the Boston Celtics. The Pacers were up by 16 points with 5 minutes left, but the Celtics caught up and forced overtime. The Celtics hit a crazy streak of three pointers in those last 5 minutes, making about six threes (not sure) Lol . Luckily, the Pacers won in overtime, or else a meme of Reggie Miller's "choke" image would have surfaced about them. That was a real choke, losing a 15 point lead in the last 5 minutes of the fourth quarter. It would've been more understandable if it happened from the first to the third quarter.
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October 31, 2024, 11:27:03 AM

I just watched the highlight video from Magic @ Heat, since I am on the Magic bandwagon now, and what a terrible game this was from Orlando. They had such a great start and 50 points after 16 minutes and guess what, they didn't even crack the 100 point mark, what a shame. Also in the 2nd they lead by as many as 20 points and then just stopped scoring. In the 4th quarter they didn't score a field goal for the first almost 7 minutes.
Sometimes I really wonder how something like this can happen. Everything is going well, you lead by 20 or more, everybody is clicking, everybody is making their shots and then ...... total flip. Basketball is such a crazy sports as this happens so often.

legendary
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October 31, 2024, 06:09:59 AM
As I have said before, Warriors looks to be a scary team, or at least a dark horse in this season and they got another win tonight even without Curry in their lineup. So imagine if they are back fully healthy 100%, so regardless if they are in the road or travelling, for sure they will have a good chance to win.

And so we have the Cavs and the OKC as the only undefeated team. For OKC, I'm not surprised, for the Cavs, they are a complete them with Donovan Mitchell leading them with a big home win against the Los Angeles Lakers. Jarrett Allen with a huge 17 rebounds, perhaps this could be the best version of this Cavs that we will see for this season, so it's going to be a big test for them.
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October 31, 2024, 05:57:09 AM
I’m glad he got his first bucket and the steal and assists was a nice touch for only 5 minutes. I do wish they had manufactured a moment where LeBron passed him the ball for his first bucket, but he had his chance to make that happen last time he was on the floor and missed it. I wonder if we’ll see any more from Bronny this year.

They have whole season to do this and I believe they have higher chance since Lebron James control the Lakers that only means he will not let his son sit on the bench most of the time just like the regular bench players.

Bronny attract attention too which is good for Lakers marketing to generate profit from viewership. I think they will capitalize on this father and son tandem this season as long as people like it.

It will be such waste for Lakers to let this opportunity slide since this is rare occasion that a star father play with his son.
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