NBA Season - now 24/25

@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season 20/21:

They actually played okay for their first game. Kyrie and KD got plenty of shots. Harden got plenty of dribbles.

They had a few issues on their pick n roll defence, but Cavs do not shoot 20/40 from 3 on many nights. And they weren’t all wide open shots either.

exactly. obviously i didn't watch (on this, are there less games on ESPN now?) but the first gig together is always going to be tough. and it looked a crazy game. box score wise they all did pretty well.

@mariner4life said in NBA Season 20/21:

@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season 20/21:

They actually played okay for their first game. Kyrie and KD got plenty of shots. Harden got plenty of dribbles.

They had a few issues on their pick n roll defence, but Cavs do not shoot 20/40 from 3 on many nights. And they weren’t all wide open shots either.

exactly. obviously i didn't watch (on this, are there less games on ESPN now?) but the first gig together is always going to be tough. and it looked a crazy game. box score wise they all did pretty well.

ESPN showed a couple of games today. They have at least 5-6 each week. SBS Viceland also show 2-3 a week also.

@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season 20/21:

@mariner4life said in NBA Season 20/21:

the Nets lose in the big 3's first game. what does this meeeeaaaannnn?

Get more shots for Joe Harris

Bump....

Joe Harris had a very good game today.

Loving what a Colin Sexton is doing. That kid had what it took from the moment he stared down his opposing player in school. He’s a gangster. He doesn’t care who you or what your done. He’s out to compete. Great last couple games again the nets.

One year to the day. I read this and the room got dusty....

Lakers lose back to back games for the first time this season.

Heat are in a funk. No Jimmy Butler, but the effort just isn’t there. They lost to a Leonard and George less Clippers. They’ve lost their last 5 are now 6-12.

Rockets on a mini 4 game winning streak after coming back from 20 today. Shout out to Tate (played for the Sydney Kings last year) who has been starting for the Rockets and playing well. Victor and Wall starting to play better. Boogie is putting in too.

Here’s a not so nice stat - Bradley Beal becomes the first player in NBA history to lose 10 straight games when he has scored 40 or more points. Ouch. I like Beal, but I think he made a bit of a mistake signing that massive extension.

Steven Adams had a career high 20 boards tonight. 10 of those offensive boards. He probably played the most minutes in a game for a while too (38). He was huge in creating opportunities for a really balanced scoring game for the Pelicans.

Zion looked fluent. Ball and Bledsoe played their best fame together and shot the ball very well. Ingram did his thing and Hart hit shots.

Huge win for them and to score 130+ against the Bucks who are a very good defensive side.

LOL at the Nets

Simultaneously the best offence, and worst defense of all time. Score 140+ against the fucking Wizards in regulation and lose?

Mark this post down for discussion in a few months, but I'm struggling a bit with this regular season. In reality, we are killing time until we get Lakers/Nets in the Finals. Aren't we??!?

Sure, the Clippers could get their act together but they are the only realistic challengers in the west. The east is a bit more competitive, with the Celtics, Sixers and Bucks all in with a hope.

But I watched the Nets over the weekend, and they just have too much talent. They will work the defence out in time. I forgot just how good Durant could be. I struggle to see how they are knocked off in a 7 game series by anyone other than Lebron.

yeah, it's like a couple of years back where we just waited for LeBron v the Warriors

I think the East is actually very competitive, and i am not yet willing to pick that winner. If the Nets can find the capital to add a couple of defensive role players, then it's a lock.

ECF is surely an all LA game unless they fuck up the regular season and end up on the same side of the finals draw.

It really does feel more and more like the regular season doesn't matter

@mariner4life said in NBA Season 20/21:

yeah, it's like a couple of years back where we just waited for LeBron v the Warriors

I think the East is actually very competitive, and i am not yet willing to pick that winner. If the Nets can find the capital to add a couple of defensive role players, then it's a lock.

Yeah you'd think they could find a few ring-chasing veterans around buyout time.

I've been impressed by the Celtics and by the Sixers. For all the 'trade Ben Simmons' talk the team is clicking as good as I've ever seen it, thanks mainly to good form by Embiid and Harris. But that's all facilitated by Simmons.

People potting Simmons because he isn't a big scorer miss the point. The obsession with shooting leads us to the cult of Russell Westbrook, racking up big numbers but at the expense of winning games. Simmons decline in PPG this season could be viewed as a positive, if it means guys like Seth Curry and Harris are getting more shots in better positions.

there's a big difference between wanting a guy to shoot all the time, and bagging a guy for not shooting when he the only open guy.

But they have found the mix that works, and are sitting pretty at the top.

East is def not a lock yet. Bucks, Nets, Celts and Philly all in it.

Simmons gets a hard time, but it is pretty amazing his reluctance to shoot. He actually shies away from the all in crunch time for fear of being fouled, thats not ideal. Embiid is the heater and soul of that team and should be MVP fav right now

@voodoo hard to be totally effective when you aren't a scoring threat

@voodoo said in NBA Season 20/21:

East is def not a lock yet. Bucks, Nets, Celts and Philly all in it.

Simmons gets a hard time, but it is pretty amazing his reluctance to shoot. He actually shies away from the all in crunch time for fear of being fouled, thats not ideal. Embiid is the heater and soul of that team and should be MVP fav right now

The mechanics of his shot is still a problem. I wonder if he can do a Tony Parker....

This regular season is even more weird and I reckon by the playoffs it will be some form of bubble.

The only real positive thing about that Nets v Wizards game was there was a glimpse of that killer instinct Russ back. Sure the Wizards have issues and they are missing some key guys, but I actually like that Russ. He’s got edge and the NBA needs that IMO.

@barbarian said in NBA Season 20/21:

@mariner4life said in NBA Season 20/21:

yeah, it's like a couple of years back where we just waited for LeBron v the Warriors

I think the East is actually very competitive, and i am not yet willing to pick that winner. If the Nets can find the capital to add a couple of defensive role players, then it's a lock.

Yeah you'd think they could find a few ring-chasing veterans around buyout time.

I've been impressed by the Celtics and by the Sixers. For all the 'trade Ben Simmons' talk the team is clicking as good as I've ever seen it, thanks mainly to good form by Embiid and Harris. But that's all facilitated by Simmons.

People potting Simmons because he isn't a big scorer miss the point. The obsession with shooting leads us to the cult of Russell Westbrook, racking up big numbers but at the expense of winning games. Simmons decline in PPG this season could be viewed as a positive, if it means guys like Seth Curry and Harris are getting more shots in better positions.

It was the way that Ben played those final possessions that showed a glaringly obvious flaw in his current game. I’m a fan, but if he is going to be in the game when it’s on the line in the final minutes/seconds, what is his role? He’s dribbling up the top, I’m defending and playing way off him. If he’s off the ball he’s either clogging the paint or he’s a non-issue on the wings and his man can go help defend.

It’s a problem

A good game between the Nets and Clippers today. The Nets didn't shit the bed in the end but it was close. Irving had a huge game while KD and Harden had their moments. They played some D as well.

@Bovidae said in NBA Season 20/21:

A good game between the Nets and Clippers today. The Nets didn't shit the bed in the end but it was close. Irving had a huge game while KD and Harden had their moments. They played some D as well.

Probably the best game they’ve played given the opposition.

Warriors (Curry) also played well even though they lost a close one to the Celtics. I’m expecting the Warriors to make a move before the trade deadline that will help them snag a playoff spot.

@Bovidae their jelly tip chocolate is fucking sex in a packet

Almond Gold in the photo. We'll ignore the Aussie product.

Rum and Raisin for me.

@Bovidae said in NBA Season 20/21:

Rum and Raisin for me.

that's disgusting. you disgust me

you see LaMelo's finish to the game yesterday? picking Embiid's pocket and draining a huge 3? That kid seems to be making every post a winner

LaMelo with 34 points and 8 assists today.

Rockets have not been totally wrecked by the Harden trade....yet. They've won 7 of their last 8 games.

@Dice Wow, great effort from the rookie. How else is in the ROTY conversation? And speaking of rookies, how's RJ Hampton going???

@Dice said in NBA Season 20/21:

Rockets have not been totally wrecked by the Harden trade....yet. They've won 7 of their last 8 games.

Enjoying watching the Rockets play. Tate has been playing good minutes and getting buckets. Wood is playing at all-Star rate. Boogie appears to have bought into his role. Wall is still a handful.

@Dice said in NBA Season 20/21:

LaMelo with 34 points and 8 assists today.

He’s in a hot streak right now. It was interesting that during a Pelicans game when Lonzo had the ball the commentators wanted to talk about LaMelo’s form

@shark said in NBA Season 20/21:

@Dice Wow, great effort from the rookie. How else is in the ROTY conversation? And speaking of rookies, how's RJ Hampton going???

Tyrese Haliburton and Immanuel Quickley are probably in the ROTY conversation, but with LaMelo getting an uptick in minutes, I think he'll win the award without much problem.

RJ Hampton is barely getting any game time. He's only averaging 3 minutes a game, but he got 27 minutes today and had 7 points and 10 rebounds.

@Dice said in NBA Season 20/21:

@shark said in NBA Season 20/21:

@Dice Wow, great effort from the rookie. How else is in the ROTY conversation? And speaking of rookies, how's RJ Hampton going???

Tyrese Haliburton and Immanuel Quickley are probably in the ROTY conversation, but with LaMelo getting an uptick in minutes, I think he'll win the award without much problem.

RJ Hampton is barely getting any game time. He's only averaging 3 minutes a game, but he got 27 minutes today and had 7 points and 10 rebounds.

Is RJ playing for the Nuggets?

@canefan said in NBA Season 20/21:

@Dice said in NBA Season 20/21:

@shark said in NBA Season 20/21:

@Dice Wow, great effort from the rookie. How else is in the ROTY conversation? And speaking of rookies, how's RJ Hampton going???

Tyrese Haliburton and Immanuel Quickley are probably in the ROTY conversation, but with LaMelo getting an uptick in minutes, I think he'll win the award without much problem.

RJ Hampton is barely getting any game time. He's only averaging 3 minutes a game, but he got 27 minutes today and had 7 points and 10 rebounds.

Is RJ playing for the Nuggets?

Yes

@KiwiMurph said in NBA Season 20/21:

@canefan said in NBA Season 20/21:

@Dice said in NBA Season 20/21:

@shark said in NBA Season 20/21:

@Dice Wow, great effort from the rookie. How else is in the ROTY conversation? And speaking of rookies, how's RJ Hampton going???

Tyrese Haliburton and Immanuel Quickley are probably in the ROTY conversation, but with LaMelo getting an uptick in minutes, I think he'll win the award without much problem.

RJ Hampton is barely getting any game time. He's only averaging 3 minutes a game, but he got 27 minutes today and had 7 points and 10 rebounds.

Is RJ playing for the Nuggets?

Yes

Not likely to get many minutes then

Yeah not too embarrassing not getting minutes on the Nuggies. And ten boards is a handy stat.

RJ was pretty average for the nuggets yesterday.

Really only Haliburton and Melo in the current conversation. Quickley has been good but he's more in the Wiseman Edwards next tier.

Cole Anthony is getting minutes but I wouldn't want him on a team I support

2 things:

1. I guess I should eat some of that turd-flavoured humble pie on LaMelo. He really has been pretty good, way better than I expected. He tries on D, and his shooting is MILES better than I thought it would be. His Per36 numbers right now are 19 / 8 / 8 on .43 / .36 / .79 with 2 steals. That's insane for a 19yr old, and I didnt see it coming, especially the scoring/shooting

2. Steph Curry is shooting 43% for 3 this year. And that only places him 26th. Twenty-fucking-sixth!!! That's insane. There are 58 guys shooting > 40% on > 50 attempts. Man did the league learn how to shoot.

@voodoo it's incredible the way the talk around LaMelo has changed from "obvious bust" to "holy shit how good is this kid going to be?"

His improvement in shooting is almost unbelievable

Rockets got blown out in the end but how good is Tate playing. Love what he is bringing and you can tell that playing against grown men in the NBL last season has made him sharp and able to deal with the physicality. Rockets are missing Wood and Victor was rested but will play tomorrow.

Same with LaMelo and the little things that playing in a pro league has come to the fore. He’s definitely embraced his starting role.

Would be something if both LaMelo and Tate make the all-rookie first team. Massive ups for the NBL

Most importantly the Suns have improved to 15-9 after getting the wobbles and Book scored 30 to put the Bucks away.

Lol Steph Curry

halfway through the third quarter, and he has 25 points, on 9 of 14 shooting (no FT)

2 from 2 for 2. 7 of 12 from 3!

@voodoo is going to lose his shit

@mariner4life said in NBA Season 20/21:

Lol Steph Curry

halfway through the third quarter, and he has 25 points, on 9 of 14 shooting (no FT)

2 from 2 for 2. 7 of 12 from 3!

@voodoo is going to lose his shit

at least they can actually shoot the things - Houston took 50 from beyond the arc today at 30% :face_vomiting: