It's almost here. We host Wemby on Thursday 10/24 for the season opener - odd start time of 6:30p.
Special games of note
Thanksgiving Wednesday 11/27 6:30p - We host NYK, will Brunson actually play this time?
Christmas Day 1:30p - We host the Timberwolves. Someone's going to be looking for revenge.
New Year's Day 7pm - We're in Houston.
Saturday Jan 25, 2025 4:30p - In Dallas, first game against the Celtics.
Thursday Feb 6, 2025 6:30p - In Boston. Has Kyrie exorcised those demons?
We start a brutal stretch of games immediately after the ASB. Thirteen games from Feb 21 to Mar 16 without more than a day's break in between. Our opponents during that stretch? NO, GS, LAL, Cha, Mil 2x, Sac, Mem, Phx, SAS 2x, Hou, Phi.
On the flipside we have a decent last 10 games to end the season. NYK, Orl, Chi, Bkn, Atl, LAC 2x back to back, LAL, Tor, Mem.
The season hinges on:
- How healthy will Luka be going into the playoffs?
- Can Kyrie stay healthy?
- Does the Klay experiment work?
- Will our team collectively take a step forward and be able to maintain the cohesiveness displayed last season post ASB through the playoffs?
- Will THjr be our third scorer?*
- Are QG and Naji > THj and DJj?
I'm excited to see:
- Individual improvement: namely Lively and especially Hardy. Towards the end of last season I saw glimpses of Hardy that reminded me of Brunson right before he went on his playoff run.
- Nico: He's a wizard and what I appreciate most is his decisiveness to act when he knows something doesn't work or he sees something he wants.
- Excited probably isn't the word. Anxious. I'm anxious to see if Jason Kidd can steer this ship.
*lol so glad that's behind us