NBA 25/26
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I don't know the xs and os of basketball but I was watching the Mavs game on Christmas day and it looks like j kidd is stealing a living.
Warriors were getting any shot they wanted when the game was on the line. If they wanted a layup they got it, an open three, a midrange all the same.... they manipulated the Mavs d however they wanted to. The Mavs could not get a stop even if their lives depended on it.
On offense there seemed to be no set plays at all...... It was hard to see any evidence if coaching tbh.
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Jokic went down with a knee injury - came out of the game. Looks like it could be a bad one.
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Hopefully not too bad.
The only regular season games i've bothered watching over the past few years have been Jokic games. -
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@KiwiMurph said in NBA 25/26:
@mohikamo he avoided disaster. A knee hyperextension so will be out approximately a month.
That is a relief. Hopefully they can sustain winning w ways without him.
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Well, Spurs having beaten the Thunder twice over the holidays and they register another signature win, this one v Knicks, coming from behind. The deficit was 15+ pts.
Things look wide open this season.
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Derrick Queen still looking very good - has 5 blocks in his last game. Not scoring at a high enough level (or consistently) to threaten those two Dukies for ROTY honours but leads all rookies in rebounds and assists.
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Not sure how close to a record this is, buy it seems like it would be a record - Cavs conceded 97 points through 3 quarters v the Nuggets tonight. Then held the Nuggets to 11 points in the 4th.
I guess one benefit from being without Gordon and Jokic is they are going to have to figure out how to get every drop of offense out of the rest of their squad which should, I guess pay dividends come April.
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Hot take:
Steph Curry is the greatest player of the last 15 years and this is his era. Casual go-ahead logo threes at 37 are just nothing now.
Changed the game like few have in history. Won.
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@mariner4life if hot take = terrible take, then you’re spot on
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@mariner4life said in NBA 25/26:
Hot take:
Steph Curry is the greatest player of the last 15 years and this is his era. Casual go-ahead logo threes at 37 are just nothing now.
Changed the game like few have in history. Won.
Totally ruined school boy basketball. I don't enjoy kids jacking up high volumes of 3s when they can barely hit them at 10%
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@canefan whilst I (obviously) disagree with Mariner's assertion, and I agree with you on kids bball being torture now - I can't hate Steph for it. He's a joy to watch, clearly the best shooter of all-time by a significant margin, and by all accounts a great guy.
He's just also the guy who showed we misunderstood the math
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Steph doesn't get his props because most fans equate being 6'6 and having huge guns with greatness.
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@canefan whilst I (obviously) disagree with Mariner's assertion, and I agree with you on kids bball being torture now - I can't hate Steph for it. He's a joy to watch, clearly the best shooter of all-time by a significant margin, and by all accounts a great guy.
He's just also the guy who showed we misunderstood the math
Don't mistake my opinion for lack of admiration. The guy is a freak
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lol check out the Clippers v Warriors game stats.
A race to the bottom
The Warriors have a shooting percentage of 34.9%. They are shooting 20% from 3. And yes Steph is playing.
The Clippers have 19 turnovers.
The scoreboard reflects these numbers
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Trae young Traded to Washington for fucking nothing.
oof
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@mariner4life said in NBA 25/26:
Trae young Traded to Washington for fucking nothing.
oof
People (e.g., Marks) were saying that Atlanta might have needed to sweeten it with a pick or swap!
Washington have scored here IMO, they'll have a guy who can share it around to their young players and will get fans in, and they have to use the money given the minimum spend for the cap.
If Washington now gets a high draft pick, it could finally help turn them around...
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@mariner4life said in NBA 25/26:
Trae young Traded to Washington for fucking nothing.
oof
People (e.g., Marks) were saying that Atlanta might have needed to sweeten it with a pick or swap!
Washington have scored here IMO, they'll have a guy who can share it around to their young players and will get fans in, and they have to use the money given the minimum spend for the cap.
If Washington now gets a high draft pick, it could finally help turn them around...
CJ will be thrilled about excaping WSH, although I'm not sure ATL is that much of an upgrade
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