The Official NBA Regular Season Thread—-21/22 Edition - Page 125

duron · 11-27-2021, 09:17 PM

MSG network pulled Walt for Wally on color.

My tears are drowning me where I sit.

rhigh2390 · 11-27-2021, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by drobfan8

Philly at .500 after 20 games is glorious after all the Simmons hate round these parts. ��

I think Embiid missing 9 games had something to do with that lol

rhigh2390 · 11-27-2021, 09:29 PM

Will Harden ever be right again? Or is this the new him? He is awful this year and it seems like more than just "couldn't play much in the offseason"

He has gone from one of the best scorers in history to a liability.

mfw13 · 11-27-2021, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by rhigh2390

Will Harden ever be right again? Or is this the new him? He is awful this year and it seems like more than just "couldn't play much in the offseason"

He has gone from one of the best scorers in history to a liability.

- He's always been a defensive liability
- Although he's "only" 32, his high usage rate with the Rockets may mean that his body is more worn down than people would assume.
- His whole game was based on hunting for free throws. Now that the league is cracking down on that, he's down about 5 free throw attempts from his last season in Houston, and defenders are playing him tighter.
- He's so used to being the "alpha" that he doesn't really know how to play as the "beta" to Durant.

mfw13 · 11-27-2021, 10:03 PM

For those interested in comparing conference strength, the Nets have now lost at home to both the Warriors and Suns.....

Donkaylove · 11-27-2021, 10:07 PM

you can hype sengun--he good.

ninjacookies · 11-27-2021, 10:23 PM

Christian Wood's offensive upside is immense.

Donkaylove · 11-27-2021, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ninjacookies

Christian Wood's offensive upside is immense.

y,unaware of his pop n lok from 3. houston playing really well. dunno why i picked this game.

Akphillips86 · 11-27-2021, 10:37 PM

Glad to see Spida back on his game tonight. Jazz look like they took the brutal loss last night personally.

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rippev · 11-27-2021, 10:42 PM

Suns rolling!

Garland saving the 2019 draft class!

ninjacookies · 11-27-2021, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Donkaylove

y,unaware of his pop n lok from 3. houston playing really well. dunno why i picked this game.

He's basically poverty PG13 with a hyperactive thyroid. So smooth and a monster on the boards.

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Originally Posted by Akphillips86

Glad to see Spida back on his game tonight. Jazz look like they took the brutal loss last night personally.

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The NO hype was short lived. Back to reality.

Boj still one of my guilty pleasures. Almost criminal how invisible he was early on in his career (yes, bogdan > bojan was once a thing). Straight baller.

hairyangryfella · 11-27-2021, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by pharmboymatt

Doesn't matter who it was against, it has to start somewhere. Never said he's back to peak form, just that he had his best game in a while and we'll see if he can keep it up.

Oh, would you look at that... The very next game [when not against the Magic] he goes 2-8 with 5 turnovers.

So, as per my point, it entirely depends who it was against because very little stock should be taken from a performance against the disaster of a franchise that Orlando is right now...

ninjacookies · 11-27-2021, 11:09 PM

Crazy to see LouWill's falloff the past 3 seasons.

Needs to hand em up and do the Crawford podcast circuit.

Onepocketj · 11-27-2021, 11:19 PM

From Reddit:

Anthony Davis this season: 16.7% on threes — worst in NBA history by any player with 2+ attempts per game and 20+ games played. 38.3% on midrange — worst in the NBA by any player with 100+ attempts. 33.1% on jumpshots — worst in the NBA by any player with 150+ attempts.

yiguiri2002 · 11-27-2021, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by mfw13

For those interested in comparing conference strength, the Nets have now lost at home to both the Warriors and Suns.....

I think right now the West have 3 of the best 4 teams in the league. But I think the East have 4 of the next 5 FWIW.

drobfan8 · 11-27-2021, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by rhigh2390

I think Embiid missing 9 games had something to do with that lol

Ughhh duh.

Still, Embiid misses 20 games every year.

pharmboymatt · 11-28-2021, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by hairyangryfella

Oh, would you look at that... The very next game [when not against the Magic] he goes 2-8 with 5 turnovers.

So, as per my point, it entirely depends who it was against because very little stock should be taken from a performance against the disaster of a franchise that Orlando is right now...

Not sure if serious or legit tard lmao. What does 'we'll see if he can keep it up' mean? Does that allow for the possibility that the answer is 'no'? Durrrrrrrrrr

hairyangryfella · 11-28-2021, 04:03 AM

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Originally Posted by pharmboymatt

Not sure if serious or legit tard lmao. What does 'we'll see if he can keep it up' mean? Does that allow for the possibility that the answer is 'no'? Durrrrrrrrrr

You still don't get it?

You got alllll excited about a decent game against probably the worst team in the league (almost certainly second unit wise) when failing to take into account that pretty much everybody does well against them and it doesn't mean a single thing for that person. As evidenced here.
Coby sucks. The Magic suck. Your level of basketball intellect appears to suck, too.
Celebrate that one game against a putrid team if you must, or, you know, write it off as what it was like everyone else would.

Boo · 11-28-2021, 08:47 AM

Bald Eagle with the dunk of the night

KhalDrogo · 11-28-2021, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Onepocketj

From Reddit:

Anthony Davis this season: 16.7% on threes — worst in NBA history by any player with 2+ attempts per game and 20+ games played. 38.3% on midrange — worst in the NBA by any player with 100+ attempts. 33.1% on jumpshots — worst in the NBA by any player with 150+ attempts.

What is wrong with him? There are slow starts, then there’s this. Dude makes Reggie Bullock look like an all time free agency steal.

The_Reverend · 11-28-2021, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by KhalDrogo

What is wrong with him? There are slow starts, then there’s this. Dude makes Reggie Bullock look like an all time free agency steal.

I do not think he enjoy playing the game anymore. Could it be the LeBron effect or the championship hangover? I am noticing a lot of the NBA players appear to be going through the motion or worse have lost sight of the fact they get the opportunity to play a game for a living. There are players that people like simply because of how they play or that enjoy the game.

Curry
Giannis
Luka
Trae
LaMelo
Jokic
Embiid
Ja

I know I missed some of the stars, but these enjoy the game and people enjoy them. I find it amazing how many players have more fun, post LBJ. AD is just not right for some reason.

rhigh2390 · 11-28-2021, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by The_Reverend

I do not think he enjoy playing the game anymore. Could it be the LeBron effect or the championship hangover? I am noticing a lot of the NBA players appear to be going through the motion or worse have lost sight of the fact they get the opportunity to play a game for a living. There are players that people like simply because of how they play or that enjoy the game.

Curry
Giannis
Luka
Trae
LaMelo
Jokic
Embiid
Ja

I know I missed some of the stars, but these enjoy the game and people enjoy them. I find it amazing how many players have more fun, post LBJ. AD is just not right for some reason.

I don't remember a time with this many legit stars looking so bad to start the season.

daeve · 11-28-2021, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by yiguiri2002

I think right now the West have 3 of the best 4 teams in the league. But I think the East have 4 of the next 5 FWIW.

yup, right now the West looks real top-heavy and the East looks like it'll be a dogfight for the 6-10 seeds

oldgoldy97 · 11-28-2021, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by rhigh2390

I don't remember a time with this many legit stars looking so bad to start the season.

Shooting has been horrible all over the place.

rhigh2390 · 11-28-2021, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by oldgoldy97

Shooting has been horrible all over the place.

Kind of adds perspective to how good players still were in the 80s and 90s when they allowed the contact they did and players still shot 50%.

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ninjacookies Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: All the girls see the (boi)/ Look at his flips / Look at his kards / All they say is (oh boi). Posts: 56,821	Crazy to see LouWill's falloff the past 3 seasons. Needs to hand em up and do the Crawford podcast circuit. __________________ #5 world ranked Ledell Eackles superclection as recognized by Tuff Stuff junior managing editor, Barry McCaulkinner. Somethin' like a cross between Teddy Aguhob and Kaboom Mystery Packs. I got that Givenchy denim flow.

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11-27-2021, 11:19 PM	#3114
Onepocketj Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 22,366 jeflave-0 onepocketj	From Reddit: Anthony Davis this season: 16.7% on threes — worst in NBA history by any player with 2+ attempts per game and 20+ games played. 38.3% on midrange — worst in the NBA by any player with 100+ attempts. 33.1% on jumpshots — worst in the NBA by any player with 150+ attempts.