2025/2026 NBA Season October 22nd Opening Tip off! Pg 185

tempo_n_groove

Poncier said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Poncier said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Poncier said:

tempo_n_groove said:

The Lakers should have never traded away Caruso

They'd have gone 82-0 each of the last 4 seasons and swept their way 16-0 to 4 more titles if they kept him.
7 PPG scorers are tough to find in the NBA.

Tell me u don't know about basketball by not telling me...

I'm just busting your chops for your years long hard-on for Caruso.
He wouldn't do much to improve the Lakers. maybe they'd lose in 6 instead of 5.
Dude is a decent 8th or 9th option for a team.

Lol fair enough.

All defensive team every year last two years though?  This will be his third. You need some defense and a sparkplug on your team.  He was that.  There is a reason why other teams want him.

Luca can't defend a trash can, he tries though.  LeBron plays some defense and the best defender they had was traded for Luca...The Lakers came into the playoffs with the WORST ranked defense in the league AND the worst 4th quarter performance.  Reddick has some work to do in the off season.

Speaking of defense.  See what Gobert did to the Lakers?  Dude more than doubled his season avg point total.  Instead of Edwards stepping on their necks he did.

Edwards confuses me too sometimes.  I wonder if he goes out partying the night before because some days he is just flat off.

The Lakers needed Mark Williams not Caruso. As you said, Rudy Gobert looked like Wilt against them. Rescinding that trade killed any chance they had to make a run this year. If they don't add some size in the offseason (a guy like I don't know Anthony Davis), then they are just as fucked next year.

Yeah the Lakers have NO size on their team anymore.  Caruso wouldnt have helped in this case unless he moved over for the double team then it might have been somewhat effective.  What he would have done though is gave whomever he was on fits.  That's what he does and what they still need.

eeriepadave

tempo_n_groove said:

Poncier said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Poncier said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Poncier said:

tempo_n_groove said:

The Lakers should have never traded away Caruso

They'd have gone 82-0 each of the last 4 seasons and swept their way 16-0 to 4 more titles if they kept him.
7 PPG scorers are tough to find in the NBA.

Tell me u don't know about basketball by not telling me...

I'm just busting your chops for your years long hard-on for Caruso.
He wouldn't do much to improve the Lakers. maybe they'd lose in 6 instead of 5.
Dude is a decent 8th or 9th option for a team.

Lol fair enough.

All defensive team every year last two years though?  This will be his third. You need some defense and a sparkplug on your team.  He was that.  There is a reason why other teams want him.

Luca can't defend a trash can, he tries though.  LeBron plays some defense and the best defender they had was traded for Luca...The Lakers came into the playoffs with the WORST ranked defense in the league AND the worst 4th quarter performance.  Reddick has some work to do in the off season.

Speaking of defense.  See what Gobert did to the Lakers?  Dude more than doubled his season avg point total.  Instead of Edwards stepping on their necks he did.

Edwards confuses me too sometimes.  I wonder if he goes out partying the night before because some days he is just flat off.

The Lakers needed Mark Williams not Caruso. As you said, Rudy Gobert looked like Wilt against them. Rescinding that trade killed any chance they had to make a run this year. If they don't add some size in the offseason (a guy like I don't know Anthony Davis), then they are just as fucked next year.

Yeah the Lakers have NO size on their team anymore.  Caruso wouldnt have helped in this case unless he moved over for the double team then it might have been somewhat effective.  What he would have done though is gave whomever he was on fits.  That's what he does and what they still need.

and no bench.

tempo_n_groove

eeriepadave said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Poncier said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Poncier said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Poncier said:

tempo_n_groove said:

The Lakers should have never traded away Caruso

They'd have gone 82-0 each of the last 4 seasons and swept their way 16-0 to 4 more titles if they kept him.
7 PPG scorers are tough to find in the NBA.

Tell me u don't know about basketball by not telling me...

I'm just busting your chops for your years long hard-on for Caruso.
He wouldn't do much to improve the Lakers. maybe they'd lose in 6 instead of 5.
Dude is a decent 8th or 9th option for a team.

Lol fair enough.

All defensive team every year last two years though?  This will be his third. You need some defense and a sparkplug on your team.  He was that.  There is a reason why other teams want him.

Luca can't defend a trash can, he tries though.  LeBron plays some defense and the best defender they had was traded for Luca...The Lakers came into the playoffs with the WORST ranked defense in the league AND the worst 4th quarter performance.  Reddick has some work to do in the off season.

Speaking of defense.  See what Gobert did to the Lakers?  Dude more than doubled his season avg point total.  Instead of Edwards stepping on their necks he did.

Edwards confuses me too sometimes.  I wonder if he goes out partying the night before because some days he is just flat off.

The Lakers needed Mark Williams not Caruso. As you said, Rudy Gobert looked like Wilt against them. Rescinding that trade killed any chance they had to make a run this year. If they don't add some size in the offseason (a guy like I don't know Anthony Davis), then they are just as fucked next year.

Yeah the Lakers have NO size on their team anymore.  Caruso wouldnt have helped in this case unless he moved over for the double team then it might have been somewhat effective.  What he would have done though is gave whomever he was on fits.  That's what he does and what they still need.

and no bench.

What’s that?  You mean the starting five aRENT supposed to play the whole game?

Poncier

Poncier said:

JOEJOEJOE said:

xavier mcdaniel said:

Wobbie said:

hard to believe the clippers lost Playoff P and seem to have gotten better.

mind boggling.

And so good that Norman Powell had the best scoring average for a decent amount of the season until Harden overtook him in the final weeks.

Clippers may go far as long as they don't get hit with their usual playoff injuries.

Playoff James Harden will show up and they'll get bounced early.

7 points and a -29 in game 7. Playoff Harden strikes again.

eeriepadave

Poncier said:

Poncier said:

JOEJOEJOE said:

xavier mcdaniel said:

Wobbie said:

hard to believe the clippers lost Playoff P and seem to have gotten better.

mind boggling.

And so good that Norman Powell had the best scoring average for a decent amount of the season until Harden overtook him in the final weeks.

Clippers may go far as long as they don't get hit with their usual playoff injuries.

Playoff James Harden will show up and they'll get bounced early.

7 points and a -29 in game 7. Playoff Harden strikes again.

nice to see.

Wobbie

Poncier said:

Poncier said:

JOEJOEJOE said:

xavier mcdaniel said:

Wobbie said:

hard to believe the clippers lost Playoff P and seem to have gotten better.

mind boggling.

And so good that Norman Powell had the best scoring average for a decent amount of the season until Harden overtook him in the final weeks.

Clippers may go far as long as they don't get hit with their usual playoff injuries.

Playoff James Harden will show up and they'll get bounced early.

7 points and a -29 in game 7. Playoff Harden strikes again.

Playoff J?

EL91640

ESPN "experts"

Wobbie

FORTY FIVE missed 3’s. Talk about some one trick ponies.

tempo_n_groove

I went to bed and the Thunder lost?  They were up by 12.  Jeezuz.

Wobbie

tempo_n_groove said:

I went to bed and the Thunder lost?  They were up by 12.  Jeezuz.

a) I went to bed, too.

b) it’s the NBA….almost no lead is safe.

c) refreshing to see Gordon hit a game winning three (this morning) after watching the celtics launch brick after brick after brick.

tempo_n_groove

Wobbie said:

tempo_n_groove said:

I went to bed and the Thunder lost?  They were up by 12.  Jeezuz.

a) I went to bed, too.

b) it’s the NBA….almost no lead is safe.

c) refreshing to see Gordon hit a game winning three (this morning) after watching the celtics launch brick after brick after brick.

Gordon can ball.  He's pretty damn good.

Poncier

Wild finish for the Pacers.

Wobbie

I was at a Jason Isbell show….looks like I missed another crazy night.

tempo_n_groove

All 4 road teams won.  How about that?

tbergs

tempo_n_groove said:

All 4 road teams won.  How about that?

The Wolves couldn't make a shot to save their life. I think they started 0 - 15 from 3. Lucky Curry got injured or that would have been a blowout.

tempo_n_groove

tbergs said:

tempo_n_groove said:

All 4 road teams won.  How about that?

The Wolves couldn't make a shot to save their life. I think they started 0 - 15 from 3. Lucky Curry got injured or that would have been a blowout.

I SWEAR they all went out the night before.  The whole team couldn't make a friggin layup.  Antman was terrible!

Wobbie

tbergs said:

tempo_n_groove said:

All 4 road teams won.  How about that?

The Wolves couldn't make a shot to save their life. I think they started 0 - 15 from 3. Lucky Curry got injured or that would have been a blowout.

Sometimes, the NBA can be unwatchable. Celtics game 1 is another example.

eeriepadave

Somehow Dallas gets the #1 draft pick. I guess cooper Flagg will like it in Dallas 😕

May 30th

1.8% chance and the Mavs get it. 

Coincidence after the Luka trade!?

tempo_n_groove

May 30th said:

1.8% chance and the Mavs get it. 

Coincidence after the Luka trade!?

They really need to show the bouncing balls live again.  It ,makes everyone think that theres a conspiracy.  I remember when Orlando got the 1st pick 2 years in a row.  I think they stopped showing it live shortly after that.