2019/20 ¤Regular season chit-chat thread¤ ™

[RogerGodahell]

Was a better game then i thought it would be.

[RogerGodahell]

Too many sloppy turnovers by the Hawks on offense.

[RogerGodahell]

Their defense played really good for the most part.

[tjforce]

Originally Posted by RogerGodahell

Was a better game then i thought it would be.

Knew the Hawks were gonna bring it.

Again, their length matches up well.

How about scoring 40 pts in the first qtr then only 63 in the next 3? That defense legit.

[daeve]

Originally Posted by RogerGodahell

Too many sloppy turnovers by the Hawks on offense.

eh Sixers had the same # of TO... it was tough-fought on both sides. Overall that's not the Hawks game though, they had to play Sixers bully ball.

[daeve]

Originally Posted by theleica

24 points is pretty good for someone with ‘zero’ offense

and 5-7 from 3, against a good defense... that's what we wanna see

[gomiamigo]

Originally Posted by atoaz12

Milwaukee
Philly
Boston
Toronto
Miami

They're the top tier. Can see Philly sliding in to 1-3

You are high as fk man to think any of the lower teams will finish ahead of PHL. Some good stuff you're smoking.

[daeve]

whoa VanVleet putting Fultz on skates and then drilling a 3.

https://streamable.com/ht66m

[daeve]

speaking of nasty crossovers and then drilling 3's. "from the logo"

https://streamable.com/r35xt

[gomiamigo]

Originally Posted by ninjacookies

Trae is definitely winning this matchup against Simmons quite handily through 2 quarters.

Not only that, but Ben has 3 fouls.

7-20 from Trae tonight and a minus defender. 12 pts in the last 3 Q. 7 turnovers. Not impressive after a good Q1.

Simmons 6-11 fg, only picked up 1 more foul. More rebs, better ast/to ratio.

Trae should not be getting the James Harden foul calls, even at home. He elbowed Josh Richardson in the face on a screen and Josh got rung up, it was absurd.

[daeve]

Originally Posted by gomiamigo

7-20 from Trae tonight and a minus defender. 12 pts in the last 3 Q. 7 turnovers. Not impressive after a good Q1.

Simmons 6-11 fg, only picked up 1 more foul. More rebs, better ast/to ratio.

Trae should not be getting the James Harden foul calls, even at home. He elbowed Josh Richardson in the face on a screen and Josh got rung up, it was absurd.

Luckily Simmons has a top 8 player in the game as his teammate. Imagine if he had to carry an offense like Trae does...

Also Trae rightfully got called for the offensive foul when he kicked his legs out. Aside from that, those were fouls on Richardson. He needs to learn not to stick his hand through the screen once he's been beat and Trae's going up for a shot. That gets called everytime now, regardless of the shooter. Same goes for running into the shooter from behind while he's shooting.

The only truly bad call was giving Scott a flagrant 2 for what should've been a f1. Otherwise it was back and forth tonight with the bad calls. Even the Sixers commentators were mentioning when Embiid would shuffle his feet before shooting and it wasn't called.

[gomiamigo]

Originally Posted by regularp

Same old story in Philly. Simmons destroys their offense in the 4th. It still blows my mind that they haven't cash in and traded him while his value is still high.

Herpa derpa derp gonna derp.

Simmons completely shut down Trae in the 4th Q to the tune of 1-3 FG, 2 turnovers and 1 assist.

Scoring a lot on the Magic isn't the same as doing it vs a real defense.

[gomiamigo]

Originally Posted by daeve

Aside from that, those were fouls on Richardson...Same goes for running into the shooter from behind while he's shooting.

Yeah, but that didn't happen when Trae elbowed him in the face when Josh was to his left, not fouling from behind.

The only truly bad call was giving Scott a flagrant 2 for what should've been a f1. Otherwise it was back and forth tonight with the bad calls. Even the Sixers commentators were mentioning when Embiid would shuffle his feet before shooting and it wasn't called.

I totally agree that the refs were bad on both ends. My point about Trae not deserving Harden calls still stands. [Harden doesn't deserve them either!]

Was it Collins or who that took the 4-5 steps after dribbing, stepped on Horford's foot then threw the ball OOB and the refs called it on Horford? That was as bad as you'll see all month from a ref.

[abidtsteele]

Dame with a huge effort down the stretch but I think Derrick White prevented the complete comeback.

Spurs probably should have lost that game...*edit* they still might after DD bricks two FTs

[rhigh2390]

It won't cost them tonight, but Demar Derozan always flakes in big moments lol. Almost airballs the 10 foot jumper to put the game away, then misses both free throws to put them away.


And side note.... What is Timmy D doing with that hair??

[daeve]

Shamet 4-4 3P's in the 1st Q.... knew it was only a matter of time.

[spurs50fan]

Held Lillard all frickin night until the last 5 minutes. What a player but they tried to give that game away. Up to the last second. Gotta work on putting teams away

[tjforce]

Ingram looks good, but damn, not a good start for the 'Pels are gonna be a playoff team in the West' crowd.

[hairyangryfella]

Watched the Hawks game. Philly didn't look good for much of the game but were hanging in it. Trae sometimes goes too fast and gives easy turnovers which hurt in close ones, still a heck of a player.

Didn't watch the Rockets game but Harden 22FTA?? Man I hate how he plays.

[ninjacookies]

Originally Posted by tjforce

Ingram looks good, but damn, not a good start for the 'Pels are gonna be a playoff team in the West' crowd.

Zion did kind of throw a wrench in those plans...

[Pathora]

Still not used to the Suns actually being a real NBA team. Finding them more enjoyable to watch than the Pacers who are terrible. These guys just hang around every game, what I loved about the Pacers teams of the previous 2 seasons.

[pingbling23]

What’s up with the hornets? Hung around the lakers for 2 and a half quarters and are hanging with the clippers.

[drobfan8]

Originally Posted by daeve

Luckily Simmons has a top 8 player in the game as his teammate. Imagine if he had to carry an offense like Trae does...

Also Trae rightfully got called for the offensive foul when he kicked his legs out. Aside from that, those were fouls on Richardson. He needs to learn not to stick his hand through the screen once he's been beat and Trae's going up for a shot. That gets called everytime now, regardless of the shooter. Same goes for running into the shooter from behind while he's shooting.

The only truly bad call was giving Scott a flagrant 2 for what should've been a f1. Otherwise it was back and forth tonight with the bad calls. Even the Sixers commentators were mentioning when Embiid would shuffle his feet before shooting and it wasn't called.

This kind of comment is moronic. Simmons has had to carry the load without Embiid, just a couple of seasons ago, and he thrived. And any game Embiid has missed, and there has been plenty, Simmons has thrived.

It's not like they run pick and roll all game or that Simmons needs Embiid. They don't even mesh that amazing yet.

Embiid is legit for sure. Still has a lot to learn also.

Trae has almost zero pressure on him to win games. Simmons now has to make the Conference Finals at least or bust.

I know Simmons game hurts you in the feels, maybe time to let it go.

[WalterAZ31]

this league is so ridiculously corrupt

[volblorx8634]

Originally Posted by WalterAZ31

this league is so ridiculously corrupt

??? Care to elaborate?