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Interesting year this year, young teams cleveland and okc look strong, running everyone over. lakers suddenly near the top after dallas trades luka, a trade that had the whole league shook. also gsw picked up jimmy butler and start climbing the ranks as well. going to be interesting come playoffs time with lots of young strong teams without playoff experience, mixed in against these rejuvenated old teams.

I only really follow religiously the GS Warriors and I am so glad they got Butler. They started with a 12-3 record but then couldn't finish games for the longest while. The Hawaii trip must have been the blessing at the start of the season but then, there was no inside offensive presence so the other team after the great season start would finish the game with shots inside the paint. In the one game that Butler couldn't play against the 76ers who had a losing record, Draymond Green missed three layups and had two crucial turnovers that I remember that resulted in Philly gaining the momentum in the final minutes. The Warriors have to have that inside presence before the rest of the team can get the 3. LAL has always been too tough for the Warriors and now with Luka, they are that much tougher. I thought trading AD was going to be their downfall because AD was just too tough to stop mid-range, put backs and threes but looks like AD is out for the season so it was a good trade for LA.

I'll watch the NBA after March Madness and when the playoffs start. The NBA regular season is just shooting too many threes. I like more de-fence and some inside game.

The reason why Curry is good is not just because of the unreal 3 pointers but because of his behavior off the court and what he says. Grandma Kitty in NY is a huge Curry fan so he invited her to go to a Warrior/Nets matchup tonight.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wPp1Ul1oZe0
Then she got the jersey.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/57bBo4WEBbk
This is probably an AI voice because it's Stephen not Steven.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Q-6qGTJrVFI
Then, what did Steph Curry do but hit a ridiculous 3 point shot with 1 second left.


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But that's not the most absurd 3 pointer on this past road trip as he hit a three at the half against the Orlando Magic last week.


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Walkoff Balk wrote: ↑Wed Mar 05, 2025 5:30 pm The NBA regular season is just shooting too many threes. I like more de-fence and some inside game.

if you like defense and not too many threes, check out the houston rockets this year.

They need to do a study on Steph Curry to see what makes him maintain a sense of calm even the most stressful moments. About two years ago, he needed an Eagle to tie the leader in the Celebrity Golf Tournament at Tahoe and he got it. I went back to look at his toughest threes. He is human though, he went 4 for 15 from 3 against Detroit.


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I don't know if he belongs in the top 10 best but he is an entertainer. He did the "Home Alone" meme around Christmas to the camera after he faked out Dillon "the Villain" Brooks.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6r0W6jSoPTU

It's really hard to understand Dallas' point of view in trading away their franchise player, Luka. It seems like they would have been a contender every year had they kept Luka and with a healthy big man, they would always be up there. There was talk that Luka liked beer too much. Then there was the talk of this year being his big payoff year but when you have an owner like Mark Cuban, you would think money is no object.

shrek2 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 12, 2025 8:56 am It's really hard to understand Dallas' point of view in trading away their franchise player, Luka. It seems like they would have been a contender every year had they kept Luka and with a healthy big man, they would always be up there. There was talk that Luka liked beer too much. Then there was the talk of this year being his big payoff year but when you have an owner like Mark Cuban, you would think money is no object.

Cuban sold his majority share a couple years ago and is not part of day-to-day operations. new ownership didn't like luka, and the lakers took advantage of that. a lot of times when new owners come in, they do horrible trades and signings within the first couple years because their ego wants to put their name on it. This latest development (trading their best guy without even notifying him, not getting much for their trade, tactlessly bashing this generational talent as they traded him, doubling-down with those inflamatory statements as poop started catching fire, and finally having literally half of the team get major injuries within a couple weeks) is likely to put them in a mid-bottom tier for years and years. Dallas isn't a destination players want to play at, also players aren't going to trust ownership that treats their players like crap. They unfortunately did it to themselves, I feel sorry for Dallas fans.