NBA Chatter Thread

[Cotton]

Knicks were down by 30 points at the beginning of the 2nd half and ended up winning by one

 

[Cotton]

 

[Cotton]

 

[Genghis Khan]

Fucking Spurs.

 

[1bigfan13]

I do enjoy seeing Wemby get humbled. He's too young and hasn't won enough yet to run his mouth the way he does.

Fox is getting most of the heat but Wemby played like garbage most of the night. I saw that after he baited Mitchell Robinson into that flagrant in the 1st quarter, he shot 4-18 and went 0-2 on a set of crucial FTs with less than 2 minuts to play.

Overall he's only shooting 43% in the Finals. People need to pump the brakes on putting him on the same tier as Shaq, Kareem, Wilt, etc. He may get there eventually but he's definitely not there yet.

 

[Genghis Khan]

People need to pump the brakes on putting him on the same tier as Shaq, Kareem, Wilt, etc.

You're right about that.

Unfortunately the Knicks are evil.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

. People need to pump the brakes on putting him on the same tier as Shaq, Kareem, Wilt, etc.

People are doing that?

 

[Cotton]

People are doing that?

GOAT Trajectory Talk

• Kevin O'Connor (The Ringer/Yahoo) has been one of the biggest proponents. In 2024–2026, he repeatedly said Wemby was on the "GOAT trajectory," predicting timelines for DPOY, All-NBA, MVP, and title contention. He argued Wemby's polished offense and defensive dominance put him on a path like Kareem/MJ/LeBron, and that winning MVPs young would spark GOAT debates.
  
• Kendrick Perkins boldly predicted the future GOAT conversation would be "MJ, Bron, and Wimby" if Wemby stays healthy, calling him potentially one of the best defenders ever.
  
• Media pieces like "Victor Wembanyama's 'greatest of all time' trajectory is officially ahead of schedule" after strong playoff runs.
  
  

 

[Simpleton]

People are doing that?

I think it's more a projection, I don't think anyone believes he's actually at that level right now, more that he's trending in that direction which I still think is valid.

The biggest question is health with him at the moment, but if he can stay healthy for 10-12 years I think he should be in the conversation as a top 10ish player all time at least.

 

[NoDak]

People are doing that?

Isaiah Thomas is saying a few more healthy years out of Wembyanyama, and the GOAT discussion will be between him and Lebron James.


I'll say one thing about ol' Zeke. That dude can seriously hold a grudge.

 

[1bigfan13]

People are doing that?

Unfortunately it doesn't take much for social media and the younger generation to anoint someone.

 

[Genghis Khan]

On the other hand, paying attention to O'Connor, Perkins and Thomas is like paying attention to Bayless, Steven A, and Cowherd.

Those aren't real opinions.

 

[Cotton]

Unfortunately the Knicks are evil.

Someone needs to do a welfare check on Geng.

 

[bbgun]

blew another double digit lead in the 4th Q

 

[Simpleton]

Perhaps the strangest Finals I've ever seen, the Spurs probably had the lead for like 75% of the series.

 

[Genghis Khan]

 

[Cotton]

 

[Genghis Khan]

I'll never understand that sort of response to winning a title.

They're so happy they want to be destructive? Like what?

 

[Cotton]

I'll never understand that sort of response to winning a title.

They're so happy they want to be destructive? Like what?

Yep. They did it here when Tech advanced to the national title game in basketball a few years ago. Burned a bunch of Lime scooters and a couple of couches. Embarrassed me as a Tech fan and then Tech employee.

 

[Cotton]

And, the 3 cops that do show up are women.