2024-25 NBA running thread

I mean that’s why right there and for that reason I get it. But I still side eye it even as that stadium will be sold out and fans will be cheering for days as a result.

 

Rose won MVP in Chicago. That's pretty much a guaranteed jersey retirement.

The only other MVP I know of who hasn't had their number retired by the team is KG in Minnesota... and that one is kind of complicated.

 

“The Last Dance” was a good documentary! That’s about it … which proves your point.

 

LaVine slam dunk champion not celebration worthy??

 

The Pistons are .500 this late in the season for the first time since 2019

 

I’ll say it again: funny what happens when you hire a professional basketball coach to replace a motivational speaker.

 

They are 18-18 At this point last year they were 3-33!!

 

I know these people are competitive and have egos, but I can't understand athletes wanting to leave a place like Miami. If I'm a star athlete on a huge contract there, you're getting me out of that city when you cart my dead body out. That's the only way I'm leaving.

 

You have at most 15 years to win a title and likely another 40-45 years of your life to live in Miami or other tropical locations. Despite overachievement and two Finals appearances, I haven’t seen Pat Riley put together a championship roster since LeBron left. I wouldn’t trust him to do it at this stage of his career. Instead of tearing it down to the studs, he signed Dion Waiters and Hassan Whiteside to long term contracts, ensuring Miami’s ceiling was Butler and Bam and washed up third legs like Kyle Lowry (An achievement to even get that done, to be fair). He’s never recovered.