The NFL has it wired. 16 games, that's it. Every game matters
Has anyone listened to 'The Book OfBasketball' podcast. Recommended by a team mate. I've been binging it the last two weeks.
Highly recommend. Bill Simmons and others look at re drafts, finals series, his rankings of players on the all time list and why.
@Magpie_in_aus said in NBA Season 20/21:
Has anyone listened to 'The Book OfBasketball' podcast. Recommended by a team mate. I've been binging it the last two weeks.
Highly recommend. Bill Simmons and others look at re drafts, finals series, his rankings of players on the all time list and why.
Yep, some of it is pretty good. Its his follow-up to his Book of Basketball (an actual book), that is excellent. He doesn't write much anymore now that he's made $200m selling The Ringer to Spotify, its all podcasts. But he is great quality, excellent insight and unique ability to link the trends of the times.
@mariner4life said in NBA Season 20/21:
It's not quite jegga-iffic but I'm having Christmas dinner with Cam Oliver
Groupie alert...
Dear Sean Marks and co
Well done bro. KD and Kyrie have made it look easy against the Celtics tonight. Please don’t ruin this team by chasing Harden. With DJ, Allen, Harris, Dimwiddie, Levert, Shamet, Prince, Green - you have a very very good supporting cast to your two superstars.
@KiwiMurph said in NBA Season 20/21:
An underwhelming Chrismas Day slate of games.
Just a series of blowouts.
Welcome to the NBA regular season!!!
@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season 20/21:
Dear Sean Marks and co
Well done bro. KD and Kyrie have made it look easy against the Celtics tonight. Please don’t ruin this team by chasing Harden. With DJ, Allen, Harris, Dimwiddie, Levert, Shamet, Prince, Green - you have a very very good supporting cast to your two superstars.
They'd be mad to chase Harden. I dont know if this team is good enough to go deep into the playoffs, but I dont think Harden will take them further. Its certainly not more scoring that they need.
Fuck harden was insane everyone was in that game the blAzers big 3 look nice. His book of basketball podcast includes the rewatchables. It's epic.
I have nba league pass this year (via Mexico sign up) been getting a hammering between cricket.
@Magpie_in_aus Blazers v Rockets games always tend to be close high scoring games. Both are explosive offensively but seem to have the same defensive breakdowns/lapses.
CJ was hitting some tough shots. He’s not as good as Klay but his jump shot is almost as smooth.
That Christian Wood is a keeper for the Rockets. I watched him have a couple of big games last year for the Pistons after taking a few seasons to find his feet on the league. When they get Cousins, Wall and Gordon back they’ll have a better rotation than they did last season.
Some crazy results today so far.
Hornets beat the Nets (Hayward was Mr Efficient), Clippers lose by 50 to the Mavs. Bucks are about to lose to the Knicks. Cavs do it easy against the 76ers. Spurs played a stinker against New Orleans after a couple of very good wins.
@mariner4life said in NBA Season 20/21:
Did that fucking cat kawhi have the day off in the first fucking week?
To be fair, he did get a broken jaw last game...or 8 stitches or some shit. Looked bad anyway
Playoff P showing how good he is as a co-star though...
Ladies and gents, it's your NBA regular season!!!
@mariner4life yeah he copped a hard elbow straight to the face that pretty much knocked him out and blood pouring out.
Looks like a few other Clippers had the night off too, but were actually seen on the court...
Warriors get their first win.
@voodoo said in NBA Season 20/21:
@mariner4life said in NBA Season 20/21:
Did that fucking cat kawhi have the day off in the first fucking week?
To be fair, he did get a broken jaw last game...or 8 stitches or some shit. Looked bad anyway
Playoff P showing how good he is as a co-star though...
Ladies and gents, it's your NBA regular season!!!
8 stitches in his lower lip. McCaw played a whole tourney with a broken foot, and Wags is bowling full speed with a broken toe FFS. Time to harden up Kawhai!!
@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season 20/21:
Dear Sean Marks and co
Well done bro. KD and Kyrie have made it look easy against the Celtics tonight. Please don’t ruin this team by chasing Harden. With DJ, Allen, Harris, Dimwiddie, Levert, Shamet, Prince, Green - you have a very very good supporting cast to your two superstars.
Dinwiddie out for the season
Ja Morant went down during today’s game looked like a bad ankle sprain. Hopefully he’ll be okay. Grizzlies still got the win over a KD&Kyrie-less Nets.
Nuggets doing a number on the Rockets right now. Joker has it on a string and is giving a lesson in all round offensive play.
How’s that NBA regular season aye, lose to the Knicks and then come back the next night and smash the defending EC champs by 50 setting all sorts of 3pt records.
@ACT-Crusader you know what I'm gonna say...
@voodoo said in NBA Season 20/21:
@ACT-Crusader you know what I'm gonna say...
I watched the ESPN coverage of this one and not league pass, and the best thing about it was that they showed all the other games that had a lot closer finishes. Chuck and Kenny Smith debating Sabonis, Kenny not believing the 100+ consecutive 3s Curry hit in practice video, the panel laughing about the current state of the Pistons. It was hilarious
@mariner4life said in NBA Season 20/21:
@voodoo travel!!!
That was one of the ones he actually didn’t travel...
@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season 20/21:
@mariner4life said in NBA Season 20/21:
@voodoo travel!!!
That was one of the ones he actually didn’t travel...
I think if you look closely, his pivot foot does lift briefly (I'm not clever enough to do arrows). So technically it is a travel. But you'd never see that called, when so many more blatant ones are ignored, especially on the break.
Pivot foot definitely lifts
But I am way happier with that being allowed than the "gather" step
Curry goes off for 62 against the Blazers.
Nets lose again. Their 4th loss in the last 5 games.
@Dice said in NBA Season 20/21:
Curry goes off for 62 against the Blazers.
On only 8 3s too. Phenomenal game given they threw CJ, Dame, Covington, Jones Jnr, Trent Jnr at him defensively.
@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season 20/21:
@Dice said in NBA Season 20/21:
Curry goes off for 62 against the Blazers.
On only 8 3s too. Phenomenal game given they threw CJ, Dame, Covington, Jones Jnr, Trent Jnr at him defensively.
I didn't see, but were the foul calls legit? Must be a career high in attempts at 19?!!
@voodoo said in NBA Season 20/21:
@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season 20/21:
@Dice said in NBA Season 20/21:
Curry goes off for 62 against the Blazers.
On only 8 3s too. Phenomenal game given they threw CJ, Dame, Covington, Jones Jnr, Trent Jnr at him defensively.
I didn't see, but were the foul calls legit? Must be a career high in attempts at 19?!!
He was moving as good as I’ve seen from him. Getting to the basket and really troubling the defence in the paint.
Yeah was a career high FT attempts.
Tatum is man amongst boys in this game so far. Getting to the line at will. Hitting tough buckets. He could get 50
haven't seen much of this season. Moved house a week before Xmas and still waiting for the internet to be set up.
What I have seen is Trae Young is a great player. Wiggins is a bust for sure now. Curry is still the player that changed the game and people need to throw some respeck on his name - that is not a typo... The Pelicans are a fun team to watch but too young, probably. Zion is not a bust but might not be the next player to lead the game into the next phase. LaMelo Ball is NBA ready. I think he will be the rookie of the year. For once Westbrook is not the problem at his team. The Knicks haven't figured shit out and people need to just wait for them to implode instead of thinking they've turned some type of corner. Fultz is a very good player and Im happy he's found his feet.
Bulls down by 20 come back to beat the Blazers.
Some competence in coaching and front office paying off for Bulls already.
@raznomore leave my Knicks alone. Any corner is better than any previous year corner!
@raznomore said in NBA Season 20/21:
haven't seen much of this season. Moved house a week before Xmas and still waiting for the internet to be set up.
What I have seen is Trae Young is a great player. Wiggins is a bust for sure now. Curry is still the player that changed the game and people need to throw some respeck on his name - that is not a typo... The Pelicans are a fun team to watch but too young, probably. Zion is not a bust but might not be the next player to lead the game into the next phase. LaMelo Ball is NBA ready. I think he will be the rookie of the year. For once Westbrook is not the problem at his team. The Knicks haven't figured shit out and people need to just wait for them to implode instead of thinking they've turned some type of corner. Fultz is a very good player and Im happy he's found his feet.
Major quibble is what is Lamelo NBA ready for? To me he looks like the definition of good stats /bad team (based on an NBL season and 6 NBA games!), only his stats won't ever be that good given his poor shooting. Could he be late-career Jason Kidd one day? Maybe, I think that's best case scenario. Has to work on his shot though. Vision is excellent. Definitely the better player than Lonzo
Re Russ, why isn't he the problem? He is shooting 20 shots pg at 39% and 23% for 3pt. He also turns the ball over prolifically - he has an assist to turnover ration of about 2x compared to (say) CP3 (who i don't really like) at 4x. That ain't good.
Other thoughts, great to see Jaylen Brown kick on, I love that guy. Paul George sucks still. Fun to see Curry back, but regular season (see below).
Zion, I think he could still be great, think he's finding his way on a shit team.
And not sure I have mentioned this, but I hate the NBA regular season
Adams gets his first triple-double...and against the former team. Didn't come away with the win though.
Bradley Beal had 60 against Philly, but I think he'd be a little disappointed with that, not only because his team lost, but because he had 57 points at the end of the 3rd and only managed to score 3 points in the 4th. I thought he was about to end up with 70 or so points.