(05-05-2025, 02:48 PM)Nowitzki Way Wrote: I've been envious of what Houston has been building for a few seasons now.  They are ripe with young talent. Thompson, Sengun, Green all 22 years old. Jabari Smith 21. Then they have 20 yr old Whitmore and 20 yr old Reed Sheppard that barely get minutes.

Their problem is the lack of veteran talent. They have a team option on VanVleet and i wonder what they do with that. Beyond him they have Adams as a free agent. Dillon Brooks is just a distraction at this point.

I wonder if they consolidate a few of their young players and go after a star. Like you said, they have to build around Amen Thompson and Sengun.  

You know who would look good next to Sengun and Thompson? Anthony Davis.

If the Mavs ever wanted to blow it up and start over, that would be the chance.  I'd take Green and Whitmore and a few picks!

(05-05-2025, 02:48 PM)Nowitzki Way Wrote: You know who would look good next to Sengun and Thompson? Anthony Davis.

If the Mavs ever wanted to blow it up and start over, that would be the chance.  I'd take Green and Whitmore and a few picks!

(05-05-2025, 11:38 PM)SwisherPrice Wrote: OKC choked! Not enough experience vs. a very dangerous Nuggets team. They're in trouble in this series

(05-05-2025, 11:38 PM)SwisherPrice Wrote: OKC choked! Not enough experience vs. a very dangerous Nuggets team. They're in trouble in this series

(05-06-2025, 06:54 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: Wow, thrilling games.    I didn't get a chance to watch either.  I imagine both Boston and OKC win those series but always good to see road teams in Knicks, Denver and Indy all win game ones on the road.  Should set up for some entertaining series.  Lets see how the GS vs Minny game 1 goes tonight.

Will losing Jalen ever stop hurting.  In some ways, this hurt me more than Luka.  Although, to be honest I still think I am in the denial stage at times with the Luka trade. 

Jokic with a cool 40/20 game and in reading it doesn't even appear he was great in the game.    When you have a star like that putting up those numbers in not a great game it can hide a lot of warts.

(05-06-2025, 06:54 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: Wow, thrilling games.    I didn't get a chance to watch either.  I imagine both Boston and OKC win those series but always good to see road teams in Knicks, Denver and Indy all win game ones on the road.  Should set up for some entertaining series.  Lets see how the GS vs Minny game 1 goes tonight.

Will losing Jalen ever stop hurting.  In some ways, this hurt me more than Luka.  Although, to be honest I still think I am in the denial stage at times with the Luka trade. 

Jokic with a cool 40/20 game and in reading it doesn't even appear he was great in the game.    When you have a star like that putting up those numbers in not a great game it can hide a lot of warts.

(05-06-2025, 08:43 AM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: I think Joker is getting timely help from Westbrook, Braun, and Aaron Gordon, who is a very underrated PF, in my opinion. He may be Denver's 2nd best player currently.  It also appears to me that Michael Malone was part of the problem with Denver's lethargic play the last few weeks of the season before he was fired. They reported in the game; there was a lot of friction in the locker room before his dismissal. They've played with much more energy and purpose under interim coach David Adelman. I also think Brunson's loss was just as important as Luka's, even though Luka is perceived to be the bigger talent. Brunson is carving out his own legacy with his clutch play in NY. He's truly one of the best players currently in the NBA.

(05-06-2025, 08:56 AM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: I think the Joker made the MVP vote that much harder after last night, even though it's a regular-season award.  He is an outstanding player.

(05-06-2025, 02:03 PM)RoyTarpleysGhost Wrote: I think they vote on it before the playoffs so people aren’t influenced by playoff results. 

Jokic lost an MVP to Embiid he deserved. Might lose another one to Shaun.

(05-06-2025, 05:26 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Jokic should have like 5 MVP's, tbh, and in the humble opinion of this anonymous internet opiner he's starting to build a case for top 5 of all time, a list on which I predict he might finish as high as 2nd when the dust has cleared.