The Official 2024/25 NBA Week One Thread

[Memphis]

Close one in Sactown.

 

[Memphis]

 

[NSWCROW]

Thank **** they've legalised weed in Colorado.
They'll need it to get through a year of watching Russ

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Might not be one big factory but it may as well be.
Theyre made in China, with the same pathetic labour laws as the next warehouse/factory. What province they're in makes little to no difference.

Stop kissing Lebron's ass, he is no better than Jordan and is 99.9% only interested in growing his and his family's wealth.
He gives no f**ks about whether his shoes are made by children.

This just isnt true. Labour laws greatly differ from one province to the next. We have seen that with the solar panel industry whereby both Australia and US only allow manufacturing to be done in certain provinces. Origin Energy got caught purcahsing solar panel equipment made in the Uyghur slave camps for example.

We have seen that with Target USA also who only buy clothes based on the provinces they are made in. Target was doing short run manufacturing (so basically you create in batches of 1000 as opposed to 10,000 ) which is/was being done in more or less slave labour communities. . Its not even the labour itself for clothing material also. They still run some of the machinery from the 1990s to make certain clothes. You can tell by stitching if you pay enough attention

You are arguing against what is fact really. MJ got caught red handed visiting and approving the working conditions his shoes were made in. He just didnt care.

 

[hamG]

Thank **** they've legalised weed in Colorado.
They'll need it to get through a year of watching Russ

I KNOW RIGHT I had forgotten they signed Westbrook until I checked the box score and he was like 1/6 with 0/3 from three at half time. Big soft spot for Denver and Jokic has shrunk because they signed Westcronk.

Why not just get a cheaper Payton Prichard style guard that will do the 12 rotation minutes acceptably.

 

[fidstar]

From memory the gist of your message was that it was a massive mistake to re-sign either Naz or McDaniels. That hasn't been borne out or proven at all. Technically it hasn't even been proven that the Wolves are a worse team without KAT.

So much this.

 

[fidstar]

Westbrook -24 in 21 minutes. Solid start.

 

[peternorth]

Lakers did the right thing trading westy to utah

 

[Son of Skeletor]

The secondary headline/claim there is that the Clips recruited Kawhi using improper means and channels too.

Does reek of scorched earth, whatever the validity of the claims.

 

[jod23]

Can we create a MJ v LBJ thread so people can bitch for pages in end there instead of here?

It's honestly not needed. If we're being realistic, LeBron is in the 2-10 range. Somewhere in there.

Jordan is out on his own. Everybody knows this.

 

[jod23]

They arnt. It isnt 1 giant building at all. Shoe manufacturing split between like 6 different Chinese provinces. It depends on the one you choose the standard of not only the shoe itself, but employee conditions and machinery used. I mean you dont believe Nike and KMart make shoes in the same conditions surely?

Nike too made pretty big progress in the child labour situation since 2006 when all this came out. Its very well known MJ took a massive hands on approach to his brand, like he does everything so was well aware of the working conditions since he had toured and chosen the facility.

Hahah this guy out here thinking Jordan at 22 years old was flying out to China to choose which factories and which children to make his shoes.

Please stop hahah

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Hahah this guy out here thinking Jordan at 22 years old was flying out to China to choose which factories and which children to make his shoes.

Please stop hahah

Very hard to find but I did find the quote when they found out his shoes were being made by child slaves

During the 1996 NBA Finals, when asked about the alleged abuse of child workers, Jordan said: “I think that’s Nike’s decision to do what they can to make sure everything is correctly done. I don’t know the complete situation. Why should I? I’m trying to do my job.”

After this they found out MJ did infact go to China and see how the shoes were being made which is why he gave such a response

In any sense he isnt out on his own because he didnt play for long enough. Losing a few years of his career to suspension for match fixing takes him out of the discussion really

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

No idea why GSW keep pretending Kuminga is going to stay and the like. Just trade him out. He isnt a good fit anyway

KJ Martin + picks is a no brainer at this point

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

So Brooklyn is going to build the team around the needs of Ben Simmoms?

Insane. Put his ass on the bench and move on

 

[Iceman!]

It's honestly not needed. If we're being realistic, LeBron is in the 2-10 range. Somewhere in there.

Jordan is out on his own. Everybody knows this.

No one can ever take you seriously after that

 

[fidstar]

No idea why GSW keep pretending Kuminga is going to stay and the like. Just trade him out. He isnt a good fit anyway

KJ Martin + picks is a no brainer at this point

Kaminga was on the table over summer in the two big trades that fell through.

I'd be pissed if the Warriors took KJ Martin and picks.

That's irrespective of the fact KJ can't actually be traded at the moment.

 

[fidstar]

No one can ever take you seriously after that

Well technically 2nd is in the 2-10 range...

 

[Son of Skeletor]

Vale Mikal Bridges panic stock sell, Oct 2024-Oct 2024.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Kaminga was on the table over summer in the two big trades that fell through.

I'd be pissed if the Warriors took KJ Martin and picks.

That's irrespective of the fact KJ can't actually be traded at the moment.

I feel his stock is down since he didnt sign a extension myself. They clearly made a mistake not trading him already though. I suspect they keep it going for a bit but mid season when 76ers can put a trade offer in that makes salary sense then time to take it and move on

 

[Nicho50]

Looks more dangerous with Kat. Bridges a lot better today great even spread between the starting 5.

Halliburton hasn’t been able to score.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Looks more dangerous with Kat. Bridges a lot better today great even spread between the starting 5.

Halliburton hasn’t been able to score.

KAT also looks a bit underdone. Will build into the season and get used to the ball movement too so should improve from here too.

 

[Nicho50]

Halliburton 0/7 from 3

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Halliburton 0/7 from 3

Maybe drank a bit too much of his own bathwater in the offseason. Not really paid much attention

Do laugh/remember when the talk about Lamelo Ball is he cant hit a 3 pointer. 9/14 today

 

[Son of Skeletor]

Looks more dangerous with Kat. Bridges a lot better today great even spread between the starting 5.

Halliburton hasn’t been able to score.

Tbh I think there's more to the Haliburton struggles than just New York's D.

I watched some of their opener against the Pistons live, and he was only attempting step back threes. Same thing today, he's not getting into the paint or distributing. Dunno whether it's physical or mental, but he's playing a completely different game compared to 12 months ago.

 

[srobbo]

Halliburton 0/7 from 3

Back to earth with a bang! Has looked very ordinary 2 games in & isn’t challenging the D at all other than jacking up 3’s. Looks to be lacking confidence.