And that's why it's another bad decision for the Lakers management, and no surprises, as they have made a lot of them in the past, specially hiring coaches and it seems that the trend will continue with JJ Reddick.

Anyhow, landscape in the West is changing, it used to be the Warriors that are hot, now in the Rockets. They don't have one franchise player, but I think that's what made them very good in their last 5 games as anyone can take the lead. And they also have a good defense as well. So let's see if they can keep with this momentum, as we all know, a lot of things can happen in just short amount of time and we don't know who's going to lead the West.

I respect your opinion, but I don't think that hiring JJ Redick is a bad decision for the management. For me, getting Redick would be better than staying with a bad coach like Darvin Ham. As for Vincent, he might've played well when he's on the Heat, but injuries hindered his performance, and the Lakers are stacked up with guards as well, so he isn't given enough time to play. Heck, he isn't even on the rotation for most of the time. Even the rookie, Knecht has more playing time than him. They're 5th right now in the stacked Western Conference. Just imagine if they're being coached by Darvin Ham still, they might be on the bottom spot right now.

Right now, the Rockets are what I call the "Dark Horse" of the West just because they're at the top, but they don't have a legitimate all-star. I guess it's the overall teamwork alongside a good coach in Ime Udoka that's what makes this team a better one. We know how Udoka carried the Celtics to the Finals in his first season, so he has the capabilities to make this team even better and we're seeing it already.

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Anyway, just to add, last season the Pistons are the team that didn't get any wins during the month of November. This regular season, it's the Washington Wizards that didn't get a win which is quite unfortunate. Well, I guess they're tanking yet again so that they can get a higher draft pick in the 2025 draft season. It's stacked though, and they don't have all-star to begin with, so I guess they'll be tanking yet again.

True..... This team hasn’t been the same since the Bradley Beal and John Wall era ended. Now, it’s just a group of players who don’t have that competitive fire to push the team into playoff contention. It’s a shame for Jordan Poole., if he had stayed with the Warriors, things could have been different.

If Poole wasn’t traded, I honestly think the Warriors could still be a championship team. Imagine Poole stepping up, no more Klay Thompson, but with a refreshed lineup, they could’ve been deadly. I think that was really a bad decision by the warriors.

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I agree with @dwyane36.. Udoka change that team (rockets).

Yes, we forgot about Udoka, we know that he is really a good coach and almost brought a championship with the Celtics that time. But bad decisions in life cause him to be removed by the Celtics management.

But the good thing is that the Rockets has given him a chance to redeem himself, and last year could be where he is just trying to figure everything out, and in this season, he had find the perfect chemistry, starting fives and then the second unit. So they really come into ages for now, but let's see how far they can go and continue with their momentum run under Udoka, maybe a few more twitch here and there.

I'm not sure about Jordan Poole, yeah we might think of him as another splash brothers back then, but there is something different with Poole. He had a break out performance and we can say that he did help the Warriors win as he was instrumental. But it could have been a total different next season with him, specially with that huge contract in his head and I don't see him as a replacement even if Thompson move out. He might step up, but the errors that he has committing or game decision might have a issues with the Warriors if he stays with them.

Kyrie admits that he's immature at that time https://nypost.com/2022/05/16/kyrie-irving-immaturity-cost-cavaliers-more-championships/

I guess he just want to prove that he can win championship even if he doesn't team up with Lebron. But he fail and didn't get what he look forward. But I guess he learn a lot from past mistake he made and now he became more better player in Mavs.

We see him became a team player and good motivator on his young teammates that's why many people love Kyrie now.

Agree to that, he's more matured now and he's playing for the benefits of the team and not just for his own statue, I like how he help the Mavs last season, he's close winning another title though Boston managed to take the ring, we are in another season and another tough competition for them, they just need to play all together and find that good blends and chemistries to win games.


Though we didn't see that happened as he was been move before Klay but I also thinks that if ever he stayed he can't fill that spot as for me he already thinks that he's a star and can do whatever he wants, which cause him comitting mistakes and with that they decided to trade him out though the fight against Green might be the big factor for this decision.

I also think the same about Poole, he is too immature although he is now 25 years old. Back in the GSW, I hated watching him play because he always tried to show off and it's obvious it was not the play written by Coach Kerr that's why they made many mistakes.

About the Washington Wizards, I remember a player who said he was thankful he was out of that team.
I found it.
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/davis-bertans-says-players-on-wizards-were-fighting-with-each-other-over-minutes-roles-every-single-day/
Davis Bertans says players on Wizards were fighting with each other over minutes, roles 'every single day
Even until now, you don't see a team play in that roster. They are all trying to be the star of the team and maybe just expecting a good contract in their next team when they fill their stats. Actually, Poole might be the perfect player for this kind of team.

I can see shades of the Spurs in this team last season. Before CP3 arrived, the team seemed like everyone was trying to outshine each other. But then a true leader came in, improved their chemistry, and turned things around, now the Spurs are playing with great teamwork.

I think what this team is lacking is a veteran player with a coach-like mentality to guide them. Without that, it feels like they’re bound to tank again this season, especially with this kind of situation happening within the team.

They've been, but it all changed when they changed their head coach from Stephen Silas to now Ime Udoka. Like you though, I don't see them as a title contender, and I guess many see them that way as well. They're young and we've seen how the Thunder got defeated in the 2nd round last playoffs by a more playoff-experienced Mavericks. It will be the same situation with them as well. It's good to see their young talented players to develop even more especially Green, Sengun, and aside from the 2 of them, they have young players as well that they can develop for their future.

I still miss the Wizards back years ago when they're still competing in the playoffs. That was the time when Paul Pierce is still with the team alongside Beal and Wall. They didn't win a title though, but that's the best version of Wizards that I've seen for the last decade. They got better though when they got Westbrook.

As for Poole, the Warriors could've been, but I don't think that the Warriors want him to stay especially after that beef with Green. It's like a slap to the face for Draymond Green if they will let him stay that's why he traded him. The Warriors are in a better position now though even without Poole.