NBA 2023-24 Part II: Thunderstruck

[Assembly Hall]

Thats propped up by their 4-1 record against the Bucks tho. The Pacers need to get healthy. I do think they will be very dangerous come the playoffs.

Don't steal my thunder! lol

[Revering4Blue]

Tonight it looked like whoever ended with Herro defending him got a free bucket.

In other news, water is wet….

And that contract? Pat Riley rarely makes mistakes. But wow! I know there are folks on this board who really like Herro, but you don’t allocate those kind of resources to a very poor man’s Jeff Hornacek.

Conversely, Hornacek would be worth every penny of Herro’s deal in this era.


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[M2]

In other news, water is wet….

And that contract? Pat Riley rarely makes mistakes. But wow! I know there are folks on this board who really like Herro, but you don’t allocate those kind of resources to a very poor man’s Jeff Hornacek.

Conversely, Hornacek would be worth every penny of Herro’s deal in this era.

I still think the ultimate purpose of Herro's contract is to trade it for someone else who makes a lot of money.

[Revering4Blue]

I still think the ultimate purpose of Herro's contract is to trade it for someone else who makes a lot of money.

True.

But there’s also a poison-pill provision if I’m not mistaken. In other words, Riley will have to fork over Jaquez if he has designs of turning Herro’s deal into a difference maker.


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[Chip R]

Nine incidents that led to Griffin being sacked. I'll add 10: The lack of playing time for A.J. Green.

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/w...ins-dismissal/

[M2]

High score alerts -

Luka has 55 with 2 minutes left in the 3rd against the Hawks.

Devin Booker has 48 with 3 minutes left in the 3rd against the Pacers.

[Mitri]

73

[KoryMac5]

Doncic is unreal offensively 4th NBA player to hit that mark…Big time players make big time plays.Dallas started 8 and 2 since that start they have struggled. Luka willed them to this win…best offensive player in the NBA.

[KoryMac5]

Booker ended up with 62 what an unreal offensive explosion this last week in the NBA

[SteelSD]

Booker ended up with 62 what an unreal offensive explosion this last week in the NBA

What's even crazier is that on two different nights during that week, a player put up 62 points but wasn't that day's top scorer.

[BuckeyeRed27]

Cavs probably with their best win of the season against the Bucks. Made some nice adjustments from the Wednesday game against Milwaukee and won the rematch.

Might get Mobley and Garland back next week. Went 15-4 without them so far.

[Betterread]

Doncic is unreal offensively 4th NBA player to hit that mark…Big time players make big time plays.Dallas started 8 and 2 since that start they have struggled. Luka willed them to this win…best offensive player in the NBA.

Embiid is better. But Doncic is up there. And yet, even with a healthy Kyrie, Dallas is 8th. With their two stars playing great, they are pretty clearly not going to win the CHIP this year They are a playin team unless they can pass New Orleans and Phoenix. And they didn’t even make the playoffs last year. So many top players left the East to go the the Western conference. A backlash is coming where you will see west conf stars escaping the western conf. steel cage to go to the media warmed womblike East, where the top teams can take in season vacations and still hold onto high seeds.

[KoryMac5]

Embiid is better. But Doncic is up there. And yet, even with a healthy Kyrie, Dallas is 8th. With their two stars playing great, they are pretty clearly not going to win the CHIP this year They are a playin team unless they can pass New Orleans and Phoenix. And they didn’t even make the playoffs last year. So many top players left the East to go the the Western conference. A backlash is coming where you will see west conf stars escaping the western conf. steel cage to go to the media warmed womblike East, where the top teams can take in season vacations and still hold onto high seeds.

Thats a tough one as I have always been predisposed to take the big as talented 7 footers are impossible to find...both are unreal talents I would lean that Doncic is a better offensive player (he may average a triple double) but Embiid is better overall when you factor in defense and free throw shooting. Doncic is also only 24 so he still has some room to take another step.

What Doncic has been able to do with the Mavs this season is unreal they have started 26 different line ups and Kyrie has missed 27 games with various ailments and they are still in the thick of it out West. They are probably a 10 win team without him...

What a time though to be a fan of the NBA Embiid, Doncic, Booker, Tatum, Brown, Giannis, Steph, Lebron, Wemby...so much talent.

[goreds2]

Lance McAlister
67th edition of My Random Thoughts: Sports, TV, music, food, life.....

“ You may not like the NBA, but I'd highly recommend experiencing a Pacers game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. What a place. “

https://700wlw.iheart.com/featured/l...e=local_social

[BuckeyeRed27]

Lance McAlister
67th edition of My Random Thoughts: Sports, TV, music, food, life.....

“ You may not like the NBA, but I'd highly recommend experiencing a Pacers game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. What a place. “

https://700wlw.iheart.com/featured/l...e=local_social

I always thought it was interesting growing up in Cincinnati how the Pacers aren’t a thing there. I know Cincinnati is a terrible NBA town, but it’s 2 hours away and never seemed like the team made efforts to push into the market.