NBA 2023-24

Man, White Chocolate was like an "And-1 Mixtape" in the NBA. I miss his showmanship and style. I'd love to see another player have the same fun while out there playing.

 
Sad about Bill Walton, but he had been suffering for quite a while. He was such a character and a genuinely good person. My favorite moment of him broadcasting (and what has become my horrible Bill Walton impression) was during an ASU / UofA game involving his son. Luke made a bad turnover, and it was great hearing his dad say "Terrible pass by Walton!". Dude was a classic, RIP. 

 
I haven't followed the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs much, but Boston is been a great team all year.

NBA FINALS

DAL Mavs VS Boston Celtics

I never miss a Dallas game, because I'm a huge fan of course, but I have been extremely impressed with their playoff run.

They said the higher seed LA CLippers would beat Dallas.

Then they said #1 seed OKC would beat them (Dallas).

Then they said the #3 seed Minnesota would beat Dallas.

And I never doubted Dallas winning each series.  

The Finals could go 7 games.  It should be fun to watch no matter who wins.  

 
Also hate the Celtics for no good reason, and while the Mavs were my fifth choice for Western Conference reps, I'm rooting for them, too.

And now I'm even wondering if I was wrong about Kyrie Irving. Or maybe he's genuinely changed. 

Despite the #5 seed, my understanding is that the Mavs shouldn't be a surprise at all. They had excelled since their midseason trade and ended the season playing much better than their record. 

 
Guy Chamberlin said:
Also hate the Celtics for no good reason, and while the Mavs were my fifth choice for Western Conference reps, I'm rooting for them, too.

And now I'm even wondering if I was wrong about Kyrie Irving. Or maybe he's genuinely changed. 

Despite the #5 seed, my understanding is that the Mavs shouldn't be a surprise at all. They had excelled since their midseason trade and ended the season playing much better than their record. 
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He genuinely changed.  I never liked him. But since the beginning of the year, he totally became a great person, teammate and veteran leader. 

Never could have imagined that happening.  None of us Mavs fans could. 

Maybe bc he married now with kid like Luka (and Luka has a big influence on Kyrie), and seeing the same thing with 25 year olds Daniel Gafford and PJ Washington (married, kids, humble, hard working and family men) .... Something clicked.  

Kyrie also grew up idolizing I Kidd.  He has been given love and full support with this franchise, and Kyrie is giving it back.

He won over all Mavs fans over the past 6 months and we love him now.  He turned into a selfless human and became humble and grateful.  Every one is amazed about this new progression.

 
@Guy Chamberlin

The biggest change with Kyrie, after he embrace it's Luka's team & world, most noticeably, was when Kyrie went all-in with Ramadan (April to May).  

Kyrie never missed a game, while fasting for 15-17 hours each day (30 days) and only drank water and prayed. 

From the time he woke up until after he played a game, it was water only.  

And during this time he was extremely humble, and talked about getting mind body and soul right.  

Luka would say "He's amazing, I don't know how he does it. We check on him during games. He still scores 30. He's so positive. It's unbelievable"

 
Such a weird fit for LA if this happens.  He's much more a northeast guy, hard-nosed, lunch box grinder, not the flashy 'rockstar' that fits LA.  Then to coach a declining Lebron, inconsistent AD and a roster of "Who's that?"  I hear a lot of people saying his style won't work in the NBA, but it works for Thibs, so I think Hurley would work in the NBA, not sure if it will work in LA with that roster. He would be a great fit in OKC, Indy or NO with younger talent that he can help develop. Not an aging superstar that has no incentive to buy-in to his grinder style. If LA wants a college coach, Cal would be a better fit personality/style wise than Hurley. Then factor in the fail rate of most NBA coaches and the even higher fail rate of college coaches jumping to the NBA, a lot of money to risk on a questionable hire, but to the Lakers credit, this is probably the best name "available" they could go after this coaching cycle. This doesn't seem like it will happen, but kudos to the Lakers for shooting their shot.

 
He is not the face of the NBA (Luka).  People say and want ANT man.

Luka answering every tough question going into game 2 after a tough loss and the Olympics.  It's just 5 minutes you will appreciate Luka.





It is so difficult to please a crowd of people when all you do is be the greatest you can be. And stay confident and humble.  

 
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