Other Sports ***Official 2024-2025 NBA Thread*** - Page 50

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Will it?

Honestly, I think it's just gonna come down to OKC being a little fools gold.

If they're as good as their metrics say they are, LA can't beat them even if Luka has his best series. If they're aren't, I'm not sure Luka has to be any better than his historical averages in the post-season to beat them.

But I'm obviously biased. I thought LAL had the talent to be the 4 seed LAST season and got Darvin'd into the play-in. I've liked a lot of the guys on this roster for longer than many.

I just don't think this Lakers team was ever as mediocre as they looked last season at least when they were healthy. And right now they're pretty damn healthy.

Per the Locked On Thunder pod I listened to today, OKC is the top team in NET rating ever. 2nd is Jordan's Bulls. Of the top 10 teams ever in NET rating 80% of them won the championship.

I was wanting to get rid of Giddey for years. They did. They signed two guys that are a perfect fit. They are the top rated team EVER and Chet and Hartenstein have both been out a large portion of the season and have only played together once before yesterday. It will take a tall order or catastrophic injury to derail The Thunder.
[Reply]

Bulls were down 71-29 at half
[Reply]

The tanking Raptors just beat a full strength 76ers team, Philly might want to break up that team at some point
[Reply]

Originally Posted by BWillie:
Per the Locked On Thunder pod I listened to today, OKC is the top team in NET rating ever. 2nd is Jordan's Bulls. Of the top 10 teams ever in NET rating 80% of them won the championship.

I was wanting to get rid of Giddey for years. They did. They signed two guys that are a perfect fit. They are the top rated team EVER and Chet and Hartenstein have both been out a large portion of the season and have only played together once before yesterday. It will take a tall order or catastrophic injury to derail The Thunder.

Or the non-SGA players choking again
[Reply]

OKC getting exposed tonight.
[Reply]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
OKC getting exposed tonight.

One road game.

Hey how did the Lakers do on the road vs the Utah Jazz last night?

Heard Bronny got his season high! Must have been a great game.
[Reply]

Originally Posted by BWillie:
One road game.

Hey how did the Lakers do on the road vs the Utah Jazz last night?

Heard Bronny got his season high! Must have been a great game.

Don’t know, was watching Four Nations last night. I assume Lakers were coasting before the break, Net Rating champions don’t do that.
[Reply]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Don’t know, was watching Four Nations last night. I assume Lakers were coasting before the break, Net Rating champions don’t do that.

The Jazz are a tough squad.
[Reply]

Stockton, Malone, Jeff Hornacek.

Greg Foster
[Reply]

Originally Posted by New World Order:
Stockton, Malone, Jeff Hornacek.

Greg Foster

Svi
[Reply]

Lakers sure do get talked about a lot in this thread. More then any other team.

Hell I'm talking about them right now.
[Reply]

Based on the early results for GS, I was completely wrong about the Butler trade. He has been really good and they are back to winning.
[Reply]

Originally Posted by dirk digler:
Based on the early results for GS, I was completely wrong about the Butler trade. He has been really good and they are back to winning.

He wasn't trying for Miami, yeah. Still a very good player when he cares.

That team has flaws that are probably fatal, but the alternative was just packing it in completely and doing a rebuild. Might as well try to do one last playoff run in the next year or two before Steph is done.
[Reply]