Golden State, OKC Thunder, and the Most Surprising Story Lines So Far

NBA Insider Marc Stein and Adam Mares do a mini-pod to discuss the most interesting stories from the NBA so far this season. They dig into the most exciting teams (OKC Thunder, Golden State Warriors) and their most disappointing teams so far, including the Philadelphia 76ers and their oft-injured all-stars.

They also dig into the unique roster development happening in this new second-apron era of the NBA, as well as touching on all the injuries occurring all over the association and speculating on what may be causing them.

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  3. People are all talking of the thunder and I understand but people forget the team that sent them home in the playoffs the Mavs

    Come on the thunder aren't beating the Mavs in a series
    Because when push comes to shove am picking Luka all day over Shai

  6. You'd like to tip your hat to the Bucks for trying to keep the group together. But it's old. It couldn't stay healthy for the last two years. Yet the keep bringing it back. They are old. The cords in old. The cord doesn't play good defense now. Gianis is still very good but he's not a spring chicken either. I'd say their time is over. Denver lost to many pieces. Jokic is still great but the other guys being paid like stars aren't stars. Time has passed them by. The teams that are good are old. The teams that were good are old.

  9. 40 3ss is not a good thing. Watching teams bricking them up at a 65% miss rate is unwatchable. Why the NBA thinks it good, and the fans is insanely. I can't bear to watch a full game watching teams go 14-40. Or missing 26 out of 40 shots night after night. The 3 is lazy offense. Just stand at the 3-point line with you thumb in your butt waiting of a pass as your star PG dribbles the dimples off the basketball trying to get their shot up first. That's 95% of every team now. Someone will have to explain to me why it's good basketball or even fun to watch. To me it's the laziest way an NBA team can play, and it take zero offensive talent to do it. 70% of the people on the street could stand at the 3-point line and miss 65% of their shots just like most NBA players do now. So, what. Why it is fun to watch? Maybe NBA will add a 50-point shot that is a full court shot and teams with shoot only those because you only need 3 out of a hundred to score 150 points, right? That you be exciting watch 97% of the shoot miss. Laugh all you want to, but the numbers tell you to shoot them because they are worth more:) Just like the 3 over the 2.

  10. NBA should have a hard cap. Teams shouldn't be able to spend over that cap. The only exception is 1 Star who you can say it your Bird rule player. He's the only 1 you can sign to be over that cap. You can't sign another Bird player while you Bird player is on the roster. This fixes the rich get richer that is the NBA now. Everyone has the same cap point. Everyone can have 1 Bird rule player. You want to sign 3 players at 50 a year. Then you'll only have 3 players on your roster. Good luck winning 3 on 5. If players think they need half a billion dollars to play basketball go find another league. the NBA with the apron has tried to fix it but when you're the owner of the Clippers and are worth 50 million you make more money in a week than any apron penalty. If he wants to play 300 million in tax, he'll make that money in a week on his 50 billion. Money doesn't matter. That cap should matter, and it really doesn't. Look and Boston's insane payroll. Why is there even a salary cap when you can just spend over it. OKC has no future. The rich will just sign their players for more than they can afford be a small market and a Owner who isn't insanely rich.

  11. I think to fix the problem of homogenous playstyles in the NBA, once a team is in the bonus, every foul on a two point shot should result in two free throws. Whether off a make or a miss. A miss would lead to two free throws, but a make would also lead to two free throws for a four point play. This would incentivize plays inside of the 3 point arc, and eliminate some of the analytical issues that come with three point play right now.

  16. So many casual Warriors fans on twitter who tried to act like Steve Kerr wasn’t a great coach to try and prop up Steph was always soooo corny!

    No coach is perfect but he has the 2nd best W% ever of any coach (including playoffs) to coach as many games as him (around 940 games) behind only Phil Jackson and in 10-11 yrs he’s been to 6 finals winning 4 titles! The top8 coaches (W% wise) who have coached at least 940 games are all first ballot HOF legends and that includes Kerr.

    The way they played the last 2 games without Curry & Wiggins yet killing Pelicans who were relatively healthy also shows he’s a good to great coach.

  18. Yeah, Warriors struck out on P-13 becuz Clippers are insane! Clippers literally passed up on Wiggins, Kuminga, Moody, Cp3 (reunion in their new area & with Harden), and a 2025 – 1st round pick, for Paul George, and the Clips of course still said "no," and lost him for nothing. That's example 1,305 on why Clippers will never win shit

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