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

[indyguy]

In the course of a game, I think you could get an open look or two, just based on defensive rotations. Will you hit them? Maybe, maybe not.

I don't know that any of us are going one-on-one and pulling up for a 3 on anyone in the league.

[daeve]

Originally Posted by tjforce

Giannis out with Covid.

Have a feeling it could be a weird next month or two.

if it gets 'bad' enough I wonder if we'll see a decision to shut down for a couple weeks and shrink the season to ~75 games or so. It was a bit ambitious to try for a full year.

[smalltown]

Originally Posted by daeve

if it gets 'bad' enough I wonder if we'll see a decision to shut down for a couple weeks and shrink the season to ~75 games or so. It was a bit ambitious to try for a full year.

Ya, Maybe just do a circuit breaker. Take a two week break. Have players "lockdown" and only go to the practice facility and home. Only works if players buy into it.

[Grizzkid12]

Originally Posted by Chris P

You could hit a 3 pointer in an in game situation..sure

K13 would hit a step back 3 right in Thybulle's face and stir the pot like the beard after he did.

[Chris P]

Originally Posted by Grizzkid12

K13 would hit a step back 3 right in Thybulle's face and stir the pot like the beard after he did.

Hey I'm all for him making a go as a NBA player if it would get him off these boards

[Dame]

Disagree?

https://mobile.twitter.com/TheAthlet...5Es1_&ref_url=

[eastbayak]

Originally Posted by smalltown

Ya, Maybe just do a circuit breaker. Take a two week break. Have players "lockdown" and only go to the practice facility and home. Only works if players buy into it.

You'll need more than just the players to commit to it though (e.g., families, coaching/training staff, basically anyone who comes into direct contact with players and/or individuals who spend enough time with players).

Not impossible but very challenging.

[indyguy]

Originally Posted by Dame

Disagree?

https://mobile.twitter.com/TheAthlet...5Es1_&ref_url=

I don't see how LeBron gets that large of the vote currently.

It's KD for me by a wide margin right now.

[Grizzkid12]

delete

[Grizzkid12]

Originally Posted by Chris P

Hey I'm all for him making a go as a NBA player if it would get him off these boards

[smalltown]

Originally Posted by eastbayak

You'll need more than just the players to commit to it though (e.g., families, coaching/training staff, basically anyone who comes into direct contact with players and/or individuals who spend enough time with players).

Not impossible but very challenging.

Oh for sure. You’d need everyone to buckle down for a couple weeks.

[jcardstore]

Originally Posted by smalltown

Oh for sure. You’d need everyone to buckle down for a couple weeks.

Christmas is coming up. We'll start to see a lot of players in the protocol soon

[daeve]

Originally Posted by eastbayak

You'll need more than just the players to commit to it though (e.g., families, coaching/training staff, basically anyone who comes into direct contact with players and/or individuals who spend enough time with players).

Not impossible but very challenging.

yep, will be very tough without another "bubble scenario" where they actually keep tabs on everyone. Maybe some very stern warnings and a 2-week break would work, or maybe it would totally backfire... Probably why it hasn't been floated yet.

[KhalDrogo]

Originally Posted by daeve

if it gets 'bad' enough I wonder if we'll see a decision to shut down for a couple weeks and shrink the season to ~75 games or so. It was a bit ambitious to try for a full year.

Originally Posted by smalltown

Ya, Maybe just do a circuit breaker. Take a two week break. Have players "lockdown" and only go to the practice facility and home. Only works if players buy into it.

Absolutely not. You guys realize this isn’t going away, right? Nothing will be different two weeks from now. Omicron is a nothing burger. It’s time to get back to normalcy already.

[rhigh2390]

Originally Posted by KhalDrogo

Absolutely not. You guys realize this isn’t going away, right? Nothing will be different two weeks from now. Omicron is a nothing burger. It’s time to get back to normalcy already.

[eastbayak]

Originally Posted by smalltown

Oh for sure. You’d need everyone to buckle down for a couple weeks.

Why is one reason why I'm a little pessimistic. We have the potential to buckle down but it's highly unlikely. Like jcardstore said below, we're likely going to see a good number of players in health/safety protocol soon.

Originally Posted by jcardstore

Christmas is coming up. We'll start to see a lot of players in the protocol soon

100% agree, assuming the NBA legitimately tests for it. But then again, I wouldn't be surprised if the NBA quietly loosens protocol for the 2-week period following Christmas and/or New Year's to combat it. After all, it's a business, and if it don't make dollars, it don't make sense (to the NBA).

Originally Posted by daeve

yep, will be very tough without another "bubble scenario" where they actually keep tabs on everyone. Maybe some very stern warnings and a 2-week break would work, or maybe it would totally backfire... Probably why it hasn't been floated yet.

I don't think we'll ever return to a "bubble scenario" and I don't see a very stern warning having much of an impact either. At this point, it's really about personal responsibility and maturity. Some players will remain cautious during the holidays, thinking about the collective whole. Others will engage in "reckless" behavior, thinking about their own selves. As long as you have the latter, it doesn't really matter what the former does (slightly exaggerated but you know what I mean, there's still some things that the former can do but a lot will get off-set).

[bigjbasketball]

Originally Posted by KhalDrogo

Absolutely not. You guys realize this isn’t going away, right? Nothing will be different two weeks from now. Omicron is a nothing burger. It’s time to get back to normalcy already.

This right here is the answer.

[smalltown]

Looks like Ontario is about to reduce capacity limits and strengthen masking rules at sporting venues today. So that effects the Raptors (and Maple Leafs).

[jcardstore]

Originally Posted by eastbayak

Why is one reason why I'm a little pessimistic. We have the potential to buckle down but it's highly unlikely. Like jcardstore said below, we're likely going to see a good number of players in health/safety protocol soon.



100% agree, assuming the NBA legitimately tests for it. But then again, I wouldn't be surprised if the NBA quietly loosens protocol for the 2-week period following Christmas and/or New Year's to combat it. After all, it's a business, and if it don't make dollars, it don't make sense (to the NBA).



I don't think we'll ever return to a "bubble scenario" and I don't see a very stern warning having much of an impact either. At this point, it's really about personal responsibility and maturity. Some players will remain cautious during the holidays, thinking about the collective whole. Others will engage in "reckless" behavior, thinking about their own selves. As long as you have the latter, it doesn't really matter what the former does (slightly exaggerated but you know what I mean, there's still some things that the former can do but a lot will get off-set).

Like I was saying before. If the NBA doesn't change their stance on the protocol and testing, they're gonna be forced to suspend eventually for some time. Each variant is more transmissible but less virulent so if you're always testing eventually everyone is gonna end up positive

What are teams supposed to do if all the guys are asymptomatic? No more practicing and everybody go back to zoom meetings?

[Spacemanspif]

Originally Posted by eastbayak

Why is one reason why I'm a little pessimistic. We have the potential to buckle down but it's highly unlikely. Like jcardstore said below, we're likely going to see a good number of players in health/safety protocol soon.



100% agree, assuming the NBA legitimately tests for it. But then again, I wouldn't be surprised if the NBA quietly loosens protocol for the 2-week period following Christmas and/or New Year's to combat it. After all, it's a business, and if it don't make dollars, it don't make sense (to the NBA).



I don't think we'll ever return to a "bubble scenario" and I don't see a very stern warning having much of an impact either. At this point, it's really about personal responsibility and maturity. Some players will remain cautious during the holidays, thinking about the collective whole. Others will engage in "reckless" behavior, thinking about their own selves. As long as you have the latter, it doesn't really matter what the former does (slightly exaggerated but you know what I mean, there's still some things that the former can do but a lot will get off-set).

replace "NBA" with "Murica" and it's basically the same thing.

1600+ Americans died yesterday. Cases are up about 30% from 3 weeks ago and are steadily climbing. Cases are a leading indicator for hospitalizations which are a leading indicator for deaths. But who cares, as long as I can... wait, what are we not already doing that we need to free up?

[jcardstore]

[PKIPP]

I don’t know what they are going to do to ensure the season gets completed without too many postponements. But if they’re going to postpone for positive tests even if the ppl who test positive are asymptomatic, then I think a bubble for the playoffs would be smart because if you’re going to make players sit for any positive test then it’s inevitable that playoff games are going to be postponed which would be terrible for everyone involved. Imagine a team sweeps a series and has to wait 2 weeks to play again because another series was postponed.


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[auctionjmm]

Originally Posted by jcardstore

Like I was saying before. If the NBA doesn't change their stance on the protocol and testing, they're gonna be forced to suspend eventually for some time. Each variant is more transmissible but less virulent so if you're always testing eventually everyone is gonna end up positive

What are teams supposed to do if all the guys are asymptomatic? No more practicing and everybody go back to zoom meetings?

Absolutely not. This wave of Covid is primarily asymptomatic. If you look at NFL/NBA the vast majority of these guys are feeling fine.

The pro leagues should do what schools are doing. Here in Ohio, nobody is being asked to test unless they are symptomatic. I am a mental health counselor and have been in tight quarters with several students who have tested positive, but I am not expected to test or miss work unless I'm symptomatic. The pro leagues could go the same route and simply tell players that they will only be tested under this circumstance. The vast majority will never have to test. I could easily have had Covid by now but I don't know since the schools don't care to send me home or make me test unless I'm not feeling well.

[Zedlaw]

Originally Posted by auctionjmm

Absolutely not. This wave of Covid is primarily asymptomatic. If you look at NFL/NBA the vast majority of these guys are feeling fine.

The pro leagues should do what schools are doing. Here in Ohio, nobody is being asked to test unless they are symptomatic. I am a mental health counselor and have been in tight quarters with several students who have tested positive, but I am not expected to test or miss work unless I'm symptomatic. The pro leagues could go the same route and simply tell players that they will only be tested under this circumstance. The vast majority will never have to test. I could easily have had Covid by now but I don't know since the schools don't care to send me home or make me test unless I'm not feeling well.

Ideally anyone symptomatic would get tested in your scenario but in competitive environments grey areas are always exploited.

[The_Reverend]

Originally Posted by auctionjmm

Absolutely not. This wave of Covid is primarily asymptomatic. If you look at NFL/NBA the vast majority of these guys are feeling fine.

The pro leagues should do what schools are doing. Here in Ohio, nobody is being asked to test unless they are symptomatic. I am a mental health counselor and have been in tight quarters with several students who have tested positive, but I am not expected to test or miss work unless I'm symptomatic. The pro leagues could go the same route and simply tell players that they will only be tested under this circumstance. The vast majority will never have to test. I could easily have had Covid by now but I don't know since the schools don't care to send me home or make me test unless I'm not feeling well.

The media and other folk, AF, never want us to return to normal life. It would not surprise me if we tested the forum we would find some positive test. Instead of getting to the root cause they continue to push a narrative. Smh