2024-2025 NBA thread: who wants to buy a Duck Boat?!?!

[54-46]

Dammit! Screwing over Celtic Jrue Holiday and starting KD in the Gold Medal game instead.

Kerr doesn’t care about winning and has a personal agenda against the Celtics.


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[TahoeJ]

To be fair, what has KD done besides being one of the best team USA players ever?

[riser4]

Kerr doesn’t care about winning and has a personal agenda against the Celtics.


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Now THAT is a hot [and steamy] take!

[Self Jupiter]

This might just be the fanboy in me talking here but I like the way the off season has played out for the Celts. JT and JB got their ring and they’’ll still feel like they’ve got something to prove next season after this Olympics drama.

[TahoeJ]

JB proceeded to kind of talk shit about his teammate getting the spot. So… there’s that angle too.

[TahoeJ]

Damn, Curry was out of his mind at the end of that game. Glad that non Warriors fans got to experience a taste of how fun he is to watch when on your team.

Prediction: Wembanyama will finish top 5 in MVP voting this year.

[I've seen black diamonds!]

Damn, Curry was out of his mind at the end of that game. Glad that non Warriors fans got to experience a taste of how fun he is to watch when on your team.

Prediction: Wembanyama will finish top 5 in MVP voting this year.

This is why #33 is still the most common jersey at Celtics games. I maintain that Bird and Curry are the best comps for each other despite the glaring differences. Creativity, feel, unparalleled shooting ability, and huge fucking balls.

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[riser4]

My favorite player didn't play today. And I'm good with that.

[Danno]

My favorite player didn't play today. And I'm good with that.

Yeah, but I didn't expect Larry Legend to suit up.

[plugboots]

Curry at the end of that game was insane. Yelling at Carmelo Anthony and that row that I think had his wife and Kobe‘s family and Draymond, etc. Yelling: “You don’t need to worry about me!”
Crazy.

[riser4]

Yeah, but I didn't expect Larry Legend to suit up.

LOL. You know darn well who I'm talking about.

[Brock Landers]

Nice to see Curry bail out Kerr again! He’s an all timer. Congrats on the gold!

[brutah]

JB proceeded to kind of talk shit about his teammate getting the spot. So… there’s that angle too.

Yea, I came into the Olympics liking JB and Tatum and left with a bad taste in my mouth about those players. The Tatum camp bitchin' about his playing time was cringy especially because he played like shit. He was passing up wide open looks and didn't shoot the ball well, made zero 3s. If you take away the Brazil and South Sudan games, he shot 25%, mostly making layups and dunks.

At least Derrick White and Jrue looked awesome and understood the assignment..... But I don't think the Celtics are a lock to repeat.

[TahoeJ]

Bail out Kerr for not playing Tatum more? Tatum was 0-16 from the field on jump shots. I don’t know, maybe play better? Just a thought.

I’m gonna go out on a limb and suggest that relying on 3 of the top ~15 players of all time was smart.

[riser4]

Yea, I came into the Olympics liking JB and Tatum and left with a bad taste in my mouth about those players. The Tatum camp bitchin' about his playing time was cringy especially because he played like shit. He was passing up wide open looks and didn't shoot the ball well, made zero 3s. If you take away the Brazil and South Sudan games, he shot 25%, mostly making layups and dunks.

At least Derrick White and Jrue looked awesome and understood the assignment..... But I don't think the Celtics are a lock to repeat.

D White is still my favorite NBA player. He's not a superstar. He's definitely not a GOAT. He's just plain D White and I like that. He shoulda duck boated on the Seine.

[MarcusBrody]

Bail out Kerr for not playing Tatum more? Tatum was 0-16 from the field. I don’t know, maybe play better? Just a thought.

I’m gonna go out on a limb and suggest that relying on 3 of the top ~15 players of all time was smart.

I'm not criticizing Kerr's team selection, I thought it made sense, but Tatum wasn't 0-16 from the field. He was 8/17. I've seen the 0/16 number bandied about, but I think that was for jumpers including the warmups (though I can't find jumper stats broken out, so I can't confirm it's true).

Still, I agree that there wasn't really any minutes that made a lot of sense to give to him given the other guys on the team in the games he barely played. LeBron was clearly the engine of the team and runs an offense in a way that Tatum simply isn't going to. KD is a better scorer. The problem for him - in my mind - was that the US's rivals weren't really full of big athletic wings. If they were, he makes sense as a defensive assignment, but for teams like Serbia (where he got his DNPs), they need to play big in the frontcourt and if he isn't making jumpers, it doesn't make sense to play him over one of the guards in a jumbo lineup.

[Danno]

I get that Tatum is behind Lebron and Durant and playing more or less the same position. But the guy is tall, strong, a plus defender, great facilitator. He can play big or small. I don't necessarily think he should have been getting big minutes, I understand that playing 5 guys out there isn't about playing the best 5, it's about playing the 5 that makes the most sense, which is why White and Holliday got more minutes than some bigger stars, because they're more used to just fitting in a doing the little things. But when you have a team full of all-nba players, all stars, the very best of the best, *everyone* should get in the game. To not play a guy at all with this kind of team is just disrespectful IMO and -- this is the part that nobody talks about -- may hurt your future recruiting efforts. Do you think Tatum or some other all star is going to want to commit to Team USA if they think they're sitting on the bench for an entire elimination game?

I just think when you have a team of superstars, even if you think a certain lineup incrementally improves your chances of winning, you surely don't know that because we're talking about superstars. So you put aside that incremental belief you have and get everyone some minutes, out of respect for what these guys are sacrificing to be there. It is, IMO, disrespectful to Tatum, regardless of whether Steve Kerr thinks his second unit is a little better as currently constructed. I mean, the guy was the 2nd leading scorer on the last Olympic team, 3 time 1st team All NBA, and current NBA champ.

And Tatum never said a word, so disliking a guy because his family was upset or whatever, that seems lame. And Brown certainly had a legit beef in not getting picked, though I understand why they picked D White.

[Brock Landers]

Bail out Kerr for not playing Tatum more? Tatum was 0-16 from the field on jump shots. I don’t know, maybe play better? Just a thought.

No…For not coming in 4th like he did last year (with a team full of NBAers including all stars). Nice matchups.

If you need 3 of the top 15 players ever to squeeze past Serbia and France…you’re not doing anything as a coach.

[Brock Landers]

I get that Tatum is behind Lebron and Durant and playing more or less the same position. But the guy is tall, strong, a plus defender, great facilitator. He can play big or small. I don't necessarily think he should have been getting big minutes, I understand that playing 5 guys out there isn't about playing the best 5, it's about playing the 5 that makes the most sense, which is why White and Holliday got more minutes than some bigger stars, because they're more used to just fitting in a doing the little things. But when you have a team full of all-nba players, all stars, the very best of the best, *everyone* should get in the game. To not play a guy at all with this kind of team is just disrespectful IMO and -- this is the part that nobody talks about -- may hurt your future recruiting efforts. Do you think Tatum or some other all star is going to want to commit to Team USA if they think they're sitting on the bench for an entire elimination game?

I just think when you have a team of superstars, even if you think a certain lineup incrementally improves your chances of winning, you surely don't know that because we're talking about superstars. So you put aside that incremental belief you have and get everyone some minutes, out of respect for what these guys are sacrificing to be there. It is, IMO, disrespectful to Tatum, regardless of whether Steve Kerr thinks his second unit is a little better as currently constructed. I mean, the guy was the 2nd leading scorer on the last Olympic team, 3 time 1st team All NBA, and current NBA champ.

And Tatum never said a word, so disliking a guy because his family was upset or whatever, that seems lame. And Brown certainly had a legit beef in not getting picked, though I understand why they picked D White.

Absolutely.

I think their best 5 was lebron,curry, KD,tatum, adebayo (maybe Davis). Fuck matchups, let Serbia match up. (I don’t think Bam is better than embiid, I think embiid doesn’t fit on that floor with the other 4 as well as Bam or AD)

[MultiVerse]

You're objectively wrong. Tatum was experiencing a shooting slump during the Olympics. He only shot 38% from the field and 0% 3PTs. Even the very best players go through shooting slumps. It happens. Booker was shooting better and also playing excellent defense. That doesn't mean Booker is better than Tatum, only that Booker was much better than Tatum during the 2024 Paris Olympics.

[TahoeJ]

Can we all agree on the whole "Kerr was vengeful towards Boston" as an absolutely dog shit narrative from idiots who don't watch? Jrue and White got plenty of minutes.

BTW - the big winner from this whole thing was Booker. He was really impressive.

[Danno]

Can we all agree on the whole "Kerr was vengeful towards Boston" as an absolutely dog shit narrative from idiots who don't watch? Jrue and White got plenty of minutes.

BTW - the big winner from this whole thing was Booker. He was really impressive.

yeah, I never thought there was any animus towards Boston, that's silly.

[mcski]

Or that Kerr doesn’t know what he’s doing balancing nba egos vs the good of the team. Ffs

[Danno]

Oh, yes, Kerr is infallible, and can't possibly be subject to any criticism from the unwashed masses of basketball fans. FFS indeed.

I like Kerr a lot but that's a clown take.

[TahoeJ]

Oh, yes, Kerr is infallible, and can't possibly be subject to any criticism from the unwashed masses of basketball fans. FFS indeed.

I like Kerr a lot but that's a clown take.

That’s a clown take - you’re having a straw man argument. No one said Kerr was infallible but you. Warriors fans frequently question some of his rotation choices.

Getting on his case for benching a player who was playing like shit is dumb.