Official NBA 2023-24 Thread

Well,at least tonight stopped the bleeding atm. Haven't seen anything yet on Crowder,hopefully he's ready to go for game 6.

Jrue telling Smart, “ Look at me. I’m DPOY now.”

Celtics fell apart at the end. Not subbing in some bigs to secure a potential FT miss from Giannis, only for Portis to grab it and put it back in was huge.

Jrue’s two steals on Smart were game ending, but don’t overlook his clutch 3 from a few plays earlier as well.

Even when missing players and having off nights, the Bucks have that championship instinct. They won’t fold easily and can get hot at any notice. And with Giannis able to put up 40 on any given night, you can never truly count the Bucks out (as so many analysts were doing before this series even started).

Tonight was just a total team f*** up but I hope Paul and Book steps up for game 7 or its not gonna go to well.

R.I.P. Phoenix….

No Scott Foster today. Suns by 20.

This is just f***ing embarrassing, worst half they played in the last two years and it comes today. I don't know what needs to be done in the off season but they can't waste this much talent, they've had a great chance at winning back to back titles and gonna walk away blowing two 2-0 series. Luka is dominating just like Giannis did last year in the finals,they got no answers.

Suns are soft. They have a ton of talent but fold in big moments. The Bucks exposed them last year and Luka basically single handedly beat them. Phoenix’s window is likely one more year with Paul aging and a lot of there young players due extensions within the next few years. Not sure if a coaching change is needed or a shakeup of the roster but the team as constructed now doesn’t seem to have the ability to come through in big moments. Though I will say I feel Booker is somewhat overrated and basically Zach Lavine but with a better cast around him.

I’m pretty psyched for the next round and am cool with either the Heat, Warriors, or Mavs winning it all (Boston is such an unlikable team IMO and flops too much for my liking). If I had to put money down I’d say we’re likely to see a Heat/Warriors matchup in the finals (I feel Jimmy and the Heat will feast on this soft Boston team in 6 while Luka will put up a good fight but I don’t see them getting past GS).

It still 🤬 hurts right now,especially how poorly they performed in the payoffs but I’m glad they at least in the mix now after all those awful years after Nash&Co was gone. Back to back great seasons when nobody gave them a shot at getting in the playoffs before Paul first got there,sure it didn’t end well but only one team wins it all. I don’t really know what’s the best move to make in the off season to not waste the rest of Booker's best years of his career and this much young talent but I think I would start off with trying to get something for DA(most likely he’ll walk anyways)if they can.

I can’t expect CP3 gonna last much longer then around two seasons,imo Book,Bridges and Cam Johnson are the guys to build around. I sure don’t want a coaching move but I don’t understand his thinking on not putting Payne back in after his couple bad performances. He was one of the main reasons they done so well in the playoffs last year and the regular season this year when Paul and Book was out. Well,I guess better luck next year.

I got Boston and Golden State in the finals but hopefully both series are good.

With all the teams I wanted to win now eliminated, I'm turning my attention to the draft lottery and the Lakers pick.