Turnovers cost us. Grizzlies are a good team. It was a good game, would be a hell of a series in the postseason
NBA 2021-2022
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fecking Ingram... what a punch in the gut.
Grizzlies are now in tie with Jazz in the standing. Suns with still the best record in the NBA 
Bulls though, what a story.
How stupid was the Lakers not keeping Caruso and didn't want to include THT in trades when they wanted Demar
Bulls though, what a story.
How stupid was the Lakers not keeping Caruso and didn't want to include THT in trades when they wanted Demar
What the feck was that Booker vs Raptor mascot
What the feck was that Booker vs Raptor mascot
It was funny watching it in real time and Jae and CP3 were chuckling and giving Booker a lot of crap about it in the post-match presser. Hey, in the context of the game though it worked for Booker, it must be said.
It's like looking Rooney at his age
Dame is out for minimum 6 weeks with abdomen surgery. With CJ also out it’s the year of the tank. My only concern is that Portland gets a top 4 pick and then trade it for someone like Barnes or Grant to ‘win’ now.
Russ is open for trade
Was really hoping Dame would play through the issue because I wanted to avoid another tank competitor.
Tight. Give it to Russ.
I see he's shooting lights out again. That 3 ball is especially effective.
He is in the zone. 2 of 14.
Parody. How the feck can you be so bad?
ESPN says 6 legit contenders. My list would be 4. Warriors, Suns, Bucks and Nets.
Lakers?
I actually laughed out loud with just over a minute to go and the commentator said "....and Russ is wide open from three." Clang.
Nah can't see it this year. We'd be relying on Malik monk to be Kylie Irving and Westbrook to not take threes or turn the ball over or be generally shit. Not gonna happen.
Sorry, joking a bit. Monk is really good.
Personally, I would draw the play for Russ where he sits. Chair and everything.
Such a shame he joined us. I love watching him play for other teams.
I really had also different opinion. But, he is absolutely terrible.
Hate to pull I played basketball, but even his defence is shit which is unforgivable in this team.
Yeah, that would be my list too. If Philly could trade Simmons for something then I'd maybe add them. That's unlikely to happen though.
This Simmons debacle is so bizarre. It's hard to believe it's about mental health, he stopped answering messages from the Sixers right after the exit from the playoffs and the coach saying he didn't know if they could win a title with Simmons. But the idea it was about mental health only came up months later.
Surely this is about the power of players and agents. And Simmons is foolish enough to destroy his career so his agent can make a play for more influence. He's gonna be like DeMarcus Cousins, going from team to team on the cheap because no one will commit to him.
Surely this is about the power of players and agents. And Simmons is foolish enough to destroy his career so his agent can make a play for more influence. He's gonna be like DeMarcus Cousins, going from team to team on the cheap because no one will commit to him.
If cowards didnt try to wash their hands from blame and publicly threw him under the bus, he would be easier to move from now but they had to pull bitch move and shift focus on passed dunk like thats a reason why hey lost, not 2 TO from Embiid or some other mistakes after that. There were probably 76ers fans that wanted to see his back before series but them shifting focus on him, they piled majority of fans on his back.
Questions regarding his attitude and work towards improvements like jump shots, free throws etc. would have bigger negative impact on his future. On top of all, now i heard rumors about they trying to attach TH to Simmons in trade, that made Hawks back off.
Questions regarding his attitude and work towards improvements like jump shots, free throws etc. would have bigger negative impact on his future. On top of all, now i heard rumors about they trying to attach TH to Simmons in trade, that made Hawks back off.
Russ has always been one of my favorite players to watch. Sometimes he was good, sometimes he was not so good but he was always must watch TV. Unfortunately for the Lakers he is still must watch TV but nowadays it's almost like watching a car crash in slow motion.
I'm not sure the Grizzlies can win it but they are definitely a dark horse. I certainly wouldn't want to play them in a 7 game series. I just hope they're on the other side of the bracket from the Dubs.
First more meaningful trade of the season I think, Reddish goes to Knicks for a protected first round pick from Charlotte and Knox. It’s a good trade for NY I think, Reddish has some potential though he hasn’t been great since he came into the league. Given the price I’d have though Cleveland would be in for him as a small forward is probably the last important piece they need to complete their team for now. Mind you they will probably go for someone more proven to help them now (LeVert?).
We'll kill 'em second half.
See the Bucks are actually a good team. Bay Area fans now are realizing that. Warriors (and most teams unless you have multiple competent centers) have no answer for Giannis.
I think them winning the finals last year was the first clue to be honest but to each their own
I know a lot of Bay Area fans and most of them are clueless. I said this instead of GSW fans because I assume that the fans posting here like @charlton66 aren't residing in the area per se.
EDIT: The ones who aren't clueless tend to be from the Oakland area who are the real fans, not the bandwagon ones picked up after the first title. Sucks they have to travel to SF now to attend games.
Curry has basically thrown his MVP away, he's been terrible for a long time now.
Feel like they are going to get smoked by the nets this year, they need a big time wing defender. Having a Allen or Covington in the starting line up isn't the way to go.
Last year I think they would have lost to the Nets at full strength but after the confidence of winning the title and Giannis continuing to improve, I don't see the Nets smoking them. The series would go 6 or 7 and could see it go either way. What made the Nets really scary for me last season were the multitude of good role players they had (Jeff Green in particular was very very good) + Griffin having a very good season. Apart from Patty Mills their role players are atrocious this season. Keep in mind this Bucks team still have Jrue Holiday and Brook Lopez to come back also.
I hear all of that but i don't see anything the Bucks can do with Durant. They can only compete in that series if they defend amazingly well and playing the likes of Lopez is asking for some Harden trouble. If they play Giannis at the 5 then no one can even attempt to slow Durant down.
I would play Bobby Portis more than Brook Lopez and keep Giannis at the 4. Ultimately the Nets will play a lot of PnR into Iso to get their favored matchups anyways so a lot of it will come down to outscoring them. Keep the big 3 under 90 points and the rest of the team to no more than 20 points and score more than 110 points. All of the top teams can achieve this strategy I feel.
I've been trying to watch this while eating dinner but it's all commercials even though it's the middle of the fourth quarter. WTF NBA?
What a difference 24 hours makes.
You guys are playing well today, hope nothing too serious with Lavine though, he's been having a good season.