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benjipwns · « **Reply #22020 on:** October 30, 2019, 09:38:03 AM »

Trae Young was using too many hacks, so he's gotta take a couple weeks off.

Akala · « **Reply #22021 on:** October 30, 2019, 10:03:35 AM »

Good to see AD thrive. He'll be legit great as long as he can stay healthy and Bron's wheels don't fall off.

team filler · « **Reply #22022 on:** October 30, 2019, 08:49:52 PM »

https://twitter.com/WorldWideWob/status/1189702936479326208

he tapped

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22023 on:** October 30, 2019, 10:41:35 PM »

Rockets:159
Wizards:158

Final score. That is NOT an overtime score. That is a regular 4 quarter score.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22024 on:** October 30, 2019, 11:02:10 PM »

Suns:36
Warriors:11

2:00 minutes still left in the first quarter

El Babua · « **Reply #22025 on:** October 30, 2019, 11:42:23 PM »

MJ was right

bluemax · « **Reply #22026 on:** October 30, 2019, 11:50:12 PM »

People wanted to clown the Clippers for losing to the Suns, but it turns out the Suns are a functional NBA team this year. Unlike the Warriors.

Also Clippers gave Kawhi the night off for load management and they're getting crushed by the Jazz.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22027 on:** October 31, 2019, 12:46:53 AM »

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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry suffered a broken left hand in Wednesday's game against the Phoenix Suns after a hard fall.

The play happened with 8:31 left in the third quarter when Curry drove to the rim and collided with Suns big man Aron Baynes, who attempted to take a charge and ended up falling on top of Curry's hand.

Tripon · « **Reply #22028 on:** October 31, 2019, 12:50:05 AM »

Quote from: bluemax on October 30, 2019, 11:50:12 PM

People wanted to clown the Clippers for losing to the Suns, but it turns out the Suns are a functional NBA team this year. Unlike the Warriors.

Also Clippers gave Kawhi the night off for load management and they're getting crushed by the Jazz.

Thinking how roster management like this wouldn't be an issue for baseball or football. At least people understand that aspect of the game. Coming down to the conclusion that basketball probably either needs expanded rosters or cut back on games.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22029 on:** October 31, 2019, 12:55:04 AM »

Quote from: Tripon on October 31, 2019, 12:50:05 AM

Quote from: bluemax on October 30, 2019, 11:50:12 PM
People wanted to clown the Clippers for losing to the Suns, but it turns out the Suns are a functional NBA team this year. Unlike the Warriors.

Also Clippers gave Kawhi the night off for load management and they're getting crushed by the Jazz.

Thinking how roster management like this wouldn't be an issue for baseball or football. At least people understand that aspect of the game. Coming down to the conclusion that basketball probably either needs expanded rosters or cut back on games.

People are idiots in general in any sport. Load Management or whatever term you want to call it has been around for awhile now with the Spurs and Kawhi is just the most high profile example of it. Basketball has a segment of knucklehead fans who always talk about the "good old days" when basketball was full of hard fouls, no 3's and whatever other piece of nostalgia they can pull up. It's not going to stop people from doing it. The neanderthal fan type will always have something to complain about.

bluemax · « **Reply #22030 on:** October 31, 2019, 12:55:06 AM »

One sort of interesting recent thing in baseball that is related, when they changed the DL from 15 days to 10, teams started putting some of their more fragile pitchers on the DL with fake injuries. That way they could rest them for two weeks and not have to eat a roster spot.

bluemax · « **Reply #22031 on:** October 31, 2019, 12:56:17 AM »

I wouldn't say football has totally gotten it given that seems still pay big money for running backs.

TEEEPO · « **Reply #22032 on:** October 31, 2019, 02:11:01 AM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on October 30, 2019, 10:41:35 PM

Rockets:159
Wizards:158

Final score. That is NOT an overtime score. That is a regular 4 quarter score.

that game was wild. i had it playing on my computer screen on mute and couldn't stop glancing over while watching the nats game.

despite being 1-4, i still believe we are going to be sneaky good with troy brown jr back in the lineup and once isaiah thomas takes over the starting gig pushing ish smith completely out of the lineup

El Babua · « **Reply #22033 on:** October 31, 2019, 02:22:01 AM »

https://twitter.com/JoelEmbiid/status/1189787845701058560

jakefromstatefarm · « **Reply #22034 on:** October 31, 2019, 06:07:46 PM »

I was gonna suggest last week that steph should fake an injury and miss 70+ games this season but it looks like that was the plan all along

bluemax · « **Reply #22035 on:** October 31, 2019, 11:28:05 PM »

Quote from: jakefromstatefarm on October 31, 2019, 06:07:46 PM

I was gonna suggest last week that steph should fake an injury and miss 70+ games this season but it looks like that was the plan all along

Same.

jakefromstatefarm · « **Reply #22036 on:** October 31, 2019, 11:54:41 PM »

Michael Porter finally got burn tonight. He looked really tentative. like, even for a rookie. But he’s gonna be good

jakefromstatefarm · « **Reply #22037 on:** November 01, 2019, 09:51:08 PM »

Mavericks need a rebrand like yesterday

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22038 on:** November 02, 2019, 01:16:55 AM »

Lebron crushed it tonight.

That was a good game all around for both teams.

team filler · « **Reply #22039 on:** November 02, 2019, 02:42:20 AM »

https://twitter.com/warriorsworld/status/1190443707335507968

benjipwns · « **Reply #22040 on:** November 02, 2019, 08:59:14 PM »

benjipwns · « **Reply #22041 on:** November 02, 2019, 11:20:06 PM »

https://twitter.com/YESNetwork/status/1190775617714823168

r.i.p. in pieces all of Ukraine

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22042 on:** November 04, 2019, 02:19:15 PM »

Dwight kinda killing it for the Lakers still. He was the difference last night again.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22043 on:** November 04, 2019, 11:10:41 PM »

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #22044 on:** November 04, 2019, 11:34:01 PM »

That Brooklyn crowd is anemic.

bluemax · « **Reply #22045 on:** November 04, 2019, 11:45:19 PM »

Ben Simmons is bad and the Suns are good.

benjipwns · « **Reply #22046 on:** November 05, 2019, 03:16:25 AM »

The Santa Cruz Warriors are screwing up the tank!

https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA/status/1191596241093824512

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22047 on:** November 05, 2019, 10:51:20 AM »

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1191739652601995270

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22048 on:** November 05, 2019, 11:18:42 AM »

benjipwns · « **Reply #22049 on:** November 05, 2019, 11:27:51 AM »

It's only like 5-7 games but a bunch of dudes have crazy video game stats. Just to take from the top of VORP rankings:
28/14/7
26/8/11
29/12/3
27/10/10
29/7/6/2
32/6/8
31/5/7
37/5/7
27/12/4/2/2
21/19/2/2/2
27/5/7

Westbrook looks almost human in comparison:
21/10/9

jakefromstatefarm · « **Reply #22050 on:** November 05, 2019, 01:22:54 PM »

Drummond’s 19.5 rebounds a game

jakefromstatefarm · « **Reply #22051 on:** November 05, 2019, 01:33:58 PM »

Golden state has 40 more nationally televised games this year...

anyone know why the nba doesn’t flex schedule (much)?

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22052 on:** November 05, 2019, 01:42:25 PM »

Quote from: jakefromstatefarm on November 05, 2019, 01:33:58 PM

Golden state has 40 more nationally televised games this year...

anyone know why the nba doesn’t flex schedule (much)?

There was talk about it back a few years ago when new tv deal came but no one really brings it up much anymore.

https://deadspin.com/what-the-nbas-insane-new-tv-deal-means-for-the-league-a-1642926274

benjipwns · « **Reply #22053 on:** November 05, 2019, 01:46:03 PM »

I want to say that they do, but they might not have adjusted the games yet? Lots of games start at the same time usually so they can switch. Then again if they're the late game I'm not sure if the ratings are so great on them to bother changing. I know that they don't bother if one of the teams is still like the Lakers/LeBron (before he was Lakers)/whatever since the media tends to pay attention to those anyway.

agrajag · « **Reply #22054 on:** November 05, 2019, 08:02:21 PM »

I know the season just started and it's ultimately meaningless, but Heat #1 in the East!

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22055 on:** November 06, 2019, 01:50:06 AM »

https://twitter.com/Ballislife/status/1191910102288207873

agrajag · « **Reply #22056 on:** November 06, 2019, 08:31:04 AM »

fuck, I jinxed them! The Nugs gave us quite the spanking, even though they neutralized Jokic quite well.

benjipwns · « **Reply #22057 on:** November 06, 2019, 01:57:29 PM »

https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA/status/1192137034623856641

team filler · « **Reply #22058 on:** November 06, 2019, 10:06:22 PM »

https://twitter.com/opinionsondanba/status/1192271300556808192

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22059 on:** November 06, 2019, 11:22:17 PM »

Quote from: jakefromstatefarm on November 05, 2019, 01:33:58 PM

Golden state has 40 more nationally televised games this year...

anyone know why the nba doesn’t flex schedule (much)?

https://twitter.com/bytimreynolds/status/1192140154879635456?

team filler · « **Reply #22060 on:** November 07, 2019, 12:27:43 AM »

https://twitter.com/WorldWideWob/status/1192308168774344709

benjipwns · « **Reply #22061 on:** November 07, 2019, 05:57:07 AM »

https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1192320434232004608

team filler · « **Reply #22062 on:** November 09, 2019, 01:03:08 AM »

https://twitter.com/AndySlater/status/1193038369422487552

benjipwns · « **Reply #22063 on:** November 09, 2019, 01:04:36 AM »

"Heat player"

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22064 on:** November 09, 2019, 01:36:06 AM »

lol if true. What an idiot.

benjipwns · « **Reply #22065 on:** November 09, 2019, 01:39:36 AM »

I need a figure on exactly how many THC gummies he ate.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22066 on:** November 09, 2019, 02:01:40 AM »

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22067 on:** November 11, 2019, 12:18:50 PM »

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28058946/sources-knicks-president-angling-david-fizdale-firing

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Even before a startling news conference in the wake of a blowout loss to Cleveland, New York Knicks president Steve Mills had started to lay the internal groundwork for the eventual dismissal of coach David Fizdale, league sources told ESPN.

Mills is selling owner James Dolan on a roster constructed to be highly competitive in the Eastern Conference, leaving Fizdale vulnerable to an ouster only weeks into the second season of a four-year contract that league sources say is worth $22 million.

Days before exiled star Kristaps Porzingis returns to Madison Square Garden with the Dallas Mavericks, Mills delivered the first public salvo on shaping an organizational narrative that the Knicks struggles aren't born of an overmatched roster, but the lack of a "consistent level of effort and execution."

benjipwns · « **Reply #22068 on:** November 13, 2019, 02:00:57 AM »

And the Knicks don't understand why Irving and Durant didn't even consider them and then signed across the river.

Fitzdale definitely needs to roll out the all-fours lineup now.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22069 on:** November 13, 2019, 11:08:12 PM »

https://twitter.com/BradGalli/status/1194817262915600391

team filler · « **Reply #22070 on:** November 13, 2019, 11:09:55 PM »

https://twitter.com/AthIete_BibIe/status/1194826435778818051

#onlykcp

team filler · « **Reply #22071 on:** November 13, 2019, 11:29:16 PM »

https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon/status/1194826273702531072

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22072 on:** November 14, 2019, 12:42:33 AM »

KCP might have caught a serious injury in that game. Kinda sucks. His offense has been shit but his defensive play has been pretty good relatively speaking.

76ers looking a little weaker than expected. I was a little questionable of their shooting and it only got worse from last year to this year. Portland seems just about dead for this season. Everybody else got better. And they will be missing Nurkic for most of the season.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22073 on:** November 14, 2019, 01:01:33 AM »

Andrew Wiggins this season.

25.5 points per game.
FG%: 47.3
PER 21.12

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22074 on:** November 14, 2019, 01:38:00 AM »

https://twitter.com/NBA_Skits/status/1194784939193065474
https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1194801870155505669

team filler · « **Reply #22075 on:** November 14, 2019, 06:05:16 PM »

https://twitter.com/idkhoops/status/1194958838232805376

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22076 on:** November 14, 2019, 09:28:30 PM »

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28082614/source-trail-blazers-signing-carmelo-anthony-non-guaranteed-contract

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Carmelo Anthony is signing a non-guaranteed deal with the Portland Trail Blazers, a source tells ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

The Blazers have tried at different times in the past to add Anthony and made an attempt to acquire him when he was with the Knicks.

Portland is lagging at the bottom of the West standings with a 4-8 record, having lost its last two games.

benjipwns · « **Reply #22077 on:** November 14, 2019, 11:32:06 PM »

https://twitter.com/HawksOnFSSE/status/1195172343015854080

bluemax · « **Reply #22078 on:** November 15, 2019, 12:12:44 AM »

Clippers defense with Lou Williams and Montrez Harrell on the floor is... not great. At least Paul George looked good!

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #22079 on:** November 15, 2019, 01:01:49 PM »

Luka > Dirk

28.7 PPG (4th), 10.3 RPG (11th), 9.3 APG (2nd), 30.62 PER (2nd) at the age of 20?

He needs to play with better starters. Curry and Finney-Smith are garbage and Porzingis is playing like garbage.

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