AROUND the NBA:

[cow]

EJ confirming what we all speculated in that he's retiring after this season.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/5030...ost-season

[Chicagojk]

While basketball is not football, one of the things early in the year that I have thought is how exhausting these games are.    They just seem so fast and sprinting all the time.   Plus they are physical.   My thoughts after the game is I don't know how players can play 78 more games like that plus playoffs.    Therefore, I am not surprised about the injuries.   If feels like you need to have deep, capable teams that can withstand these injuries during the regular season.   I see some good teams and think they have a real tough run ahead because in time they won't be able to overcome injuries.

It may be worse moving forward if most teams are not tanking.  Last year, you know you had a 33% chance you had a win if you just had your C game.    Now even the dregs of the league are going hard.

[Smitty]

@ShamsCharania
Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton has sustained a left hamstring strain and will miss time, sources tell ESPN. Pacers doctors and Haliburton are now gathering a clear timeline.

[windjc]

While basketball is not football, one of the things early in the year that I have thought is how exhausting these games are.    They just seem so fast and sprinting all the time.   Plus they are physical.   My thoughts after the game is I don't know how players can play 78 more games like that plus playoffs.    Therefore, I am not surprised about the injuries.   If feels like you need to have deep, capable teams that can withstand these injuries during the regular season.   I see some good teams and think they have a real tough run ahead because in time they won't be able to overcome injuries.

It may be worse moving forward if most teams are not tanking.  Last year, you know you had a 33% chance you had a win if you just had your C game.    Now even the dregs of the league are going hard.

You hit the nail on the head. The NBA has become super crazy fast and physical. Injuries will occur more and more often. Which is why anyone complaining about Kyrie missing games should get their head checked. Its a battle of attrition before the playoffs begin.

[Smitty]

@ShamsCharania
Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton has sustained a left hamstring strain and will miss time, sources tell ESPN. Pacers doctors and Haliburton are now gathering a clear timeline.

@ShamsCharania
Indiana's Tyrese Haliburton will miss at least two weeks with the left hamstring strain.



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Mavs play the Pacers again 9 November.

[CooPerFan]

https://x.com/TurnerSportsEJ/status/2115...09258?s=20

End of an era

[HoosierDaddyKid]

Steph Curry continues to put himself in the greatness category. During the Warriors’ 119-114 victory against the host Timberwolves on Wednesday night, Curry put himself into the same scoring category as LeBron James. Curry tied James at 15 games for 40-point game performances past the age of 35 years old.

New York Post

[HoosierDaddyKid]

Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg is stuffing the stat sheet early in his NBA career, joining elite company in the process. With 26 points and eight rebounds in Wednesday's win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, Lendeborg joins Victor Wembanyama as the only rookies since 1993 to tally 100 or more points and 40 or more rebounds in their first five career games, per SportRadar.

NBC Sports Bay Area

[HoosierDaddyKid]

Wizards PR: Wizards guard/forward AJ Dybantsa finished his NBA debut with a team-high 19 points on 8-for-12 shooting, plus two assists and two rebounds in 27 minutes. It's the most points by a Wizards rookie in a debut since Tom Gugliotta (20) on 11/2/92 at Charlotte, and it ties for the fourth-most points by a Wizards rookie in a debut in team history.

x.com

[HoosierDaddyKid]

Shamit Dua: I see some Troy Weaver chatter on here, and while I think he made some poor moves, the decision to keep this roster intact was Joe Dumars, not Troy Weaver's. Weaver would absolutely go in a different direction if it were his choice.

x.com

[HoosierDaddyKid]

NBABase: Anthony Edwards’ upcoming knee surgery will cost him eligible All-NBA/MVP status — losing out on a potential 4-year, $304M supermax extension. Per @ShamsCharania, Edwards can now only sign a $189M extension this offseason. A $115 MILLION difference.

x.com

[HoosierDaddyKid]

r/Charlotte Hornets: Charles Lee: "Unfortunately, Naz (Reid) didn't meet our standards in the first half, and at halftime we made the decision that he wouldn't play in the second half. But I look forward to him meeting those standards come next game."

x.com

[HoosierDaddyKid]

NBA on ESPN: Nikola Jokic is the 2nd player in NBA history to eclipse 200 career triple-doubles, joining Russell Westbrook (209). Amazing stat for a center.

x.com

[HoosierDaddyKid]

Mike Curtis: The #Mavs announce they will honor Hall of Fame coach Don Nelson on Nov. 18, when they host the #Warriors. The celebration will feature special in-arena tributes, highlights of Nelson’s Mavericks legacy & contributions from family, former players, coaches & friends. The first 10,000 ticketed fans will receive a commemorative Nellie-inspired deck of playing cards, and players will wear special Nellie shooting shirts during pregame warmups. The Mavs will also donate $25,000 in Nelson’s name to the Humane Society of North Texas to honor his love for animals.

x.com

[HoosierDaddyKid]

Stephen Curry now has more career 40-point games than Shaquille O'Neal and Moses Malone combined: 76 to 49 plus 26.

HoopsMatic

[Chicagojk]

Has anyone seen Kidd on ESPN yet?  Has he shown any personality?  Is he goo?

It will be interesting to see if he gets more chances to coach.   The Knicks last year wanted him and supposedly a few others were sniffing around.   If Dallas looks like a competent team this year, I wonder if teams will shy away from Kidd.    It needs to be the right team.   He has a history of trying to gain power within an organization, so I think most GM's may not think too fondly of that.    He seems to mess things up internally despite being pretty bland to the media.    Also, there are still a lot of unanswered questions with his involvement with the Luka trade.   I think he was really frustrated with Luka and was at least open to moving him in the right deal. It may have been much more too.   

He is a coach who has a WCF run and a finals run over a 5 year timeline.  He is also one of the best point guards of all time.   You would think he would have options moving forward, but there is a lot of stuff there too that complicates things.

[cow]

I'd put money on Kidd getting another opportunity or three to coach again. Mike Brown broke through and he was written off countless times.

[Winter]

Has anyone seen Kidd on ESPN yet?  Has he shown any personality?  Is he goo?

Yes, he is goo.

I haven't seen his television commentary though. I can't imagine it being witty or interesting.

This is a completly different Mavericks world we live in now. New players, new coach, new GM, partially new owner. All of those things feel like upgrades. The team is running a different more exciting brand of basketball... and you're right that the new coach on camera sort of makes Kidd look like unexciting... goo.

[myconsumerclub]

the word of the day is goo

A line from an old rap rock song I wrote a long time ago

fill in the blank

drippin ____ into you is all I wanna do

try it on the old lady tonight if it backfires you can blame it on me.

scooby ____

[Jmaciscool]

0-4 Pels vs 0-4 Kings tonight. Finally get to see what happens when a stoppable force meets a movable object.