2019-20 NBA Regular Degular Season thread

he had moments this season but im just not sure he cares enough. damion lee is better so it makes sense. dubs need wing depth next season.

He hates basketball, having teammates, interacting with people

teammates are reportedly pretty bummed about it!

Melo!!!

MELO GAME WINNER 🔥 pic.twitter.com/3KyjsdBPES

— ESPN (@espn) January 8, 2020

big day for the old guard all around

Those who live by the last-second Melo shot shall die by the last-second Melo shot. This was it written by the sports punditry of old and thus shall it ever be.

that rules. not a terrible shot either.

Anthony Davis won’t return tonight after suffering a sacral contusion. X-Rays were negative.

— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) January 8, 2020

thought that said scrotal

in other news i know i should feel bad about this but it's cracking me up

Bobby Portis ejected after smacking KCP across the head... pic.twitter.com/Ju1aoNDXBP

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 8, 2020

Cleared the headband

his headband pops off like a cork

Portis is such a shithead

lol

Sources close to this situation are telling me that LeBron is aware of what Kawhi said. In fact a source close to LeBrons camp told me LeBron responded by saying “tell that hoe ass nigga to play every game then I will guard him”. More to come on this situation. https://t.co/zKj6gCJXim

— Adrian Woinarowski 🗯 (@IAmNotWoj) January 8, 2020

i am also not woj

First time I’m watching “sports center with Stephen A Smith.” It doesn’t seem like sportscenter really

earlier TJ warren told jimmy butler to fight him after the game and then got ejected on the next play

so, tj warren now has jimmy butler living in his head and crawling under his skin?

he’s such a beast in the post but sorta weird sabonis shoots only one three pointer per game no?

or isn’t a better shooter so he could/would take more

he's never really shot it from out there much and the pacers system doesn't seem to encourage the center to shoot it from deep. myles turner would be taking way more 3s on some other teams.

https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2020/1/8/21057795/jimmy-butler-vs-tj-warren-ejection-miami-heat-indiana-pacers-fight-trash-kisses

insane 3Q from jokic, 21 points, most in any quarter in his career. dallas by 3, luka has 27-7-8, jokic 28-5-7-1-1 on 10/16 shooting

I’m not sure Michael Porter Jr. knows the plays

Had a long time to learn them...

fight-trash-kisses

jimmy is a complete bastard lol

luka is getting hacked like crazy and they’re not calling it, not mad

spurs have dominated milwaukee at home and boston on the road after looking like warmed over garbage most of the year. lamarcus turned into a regular (and good!) three point shooter, they more or less benched marco belinelli in favor of lonnie walker who is a much better defender and rapidly improving offensive talent, and demar derozan is picking an interesting time to stop missing bc he's shooting like 60% recently, its crazy.

Another Jokic game winner

Butler, in expletive laced commentary about TJ Warren, said Warren cannot guard him and shouldn't even be put in spot to guard him moving forward

— Barry Jackson (@flasportsbuzz) January 9, 2020

jokic clutch god

This is exactly what I said after this happened

Leverage (Space-Time) through upward ball motion (arm swing path/variability) & release point
🔺Jumping adaptability (quick or directional jumps/power/force/deception & length can also provide leverage @bballbreakdown pic.twitter.com/1iZQNMzkLK

— BBiomechanics (@BBiomechanics) January 9, 2020

Jerami Grant came through bigtime defensively tonight but the rebounding is infuriating

lmao two friends watching the games and theyre talking like @BBiomechanics the whole time

ironically?

no its just how they talk

jimmy!

Jimmy Butler did not hold back in talking about T.J. Warren. pic.twitter.com/P7BIhXFTSA

— Scott Agness (@ScottAgness) January 9, 2020

bobby!

Bobby Portis gets a flagrant 1 for his foul on Bojan Bogdanovic. He got a flagrant 2 and an ejection last night in LA for his hit on KCP. Here's the MSG replay which gives a clearer visual of the foul pic.twitter.com/vlAi03PTRM

— Mike Vorkunov (@MikeVorkunov) January 9, 2020

Suspend him a game

yeah he can fuck off

After stunning players in a film session with a verbal suggestion that they were no longer playing “like a bunch of thugs,” Cavaliers coach John Beilein reached out individually to players tonight to insist he meant to use the word “slugs.” Story on ESPN: https://t.co/kqhRJ0qGjs

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 9, 2020

uhh ??

Lolwut

Bobby P out here scalping folks

how is beilein this much of a disaster

slugs, good cover story

Cavs and bulls should switch coaches

Honestly don’t know who I’d pick in Warren vs Butler.... if they did an nba fights tournament they’d be elite 8

I’d go TJ

i feel like when i consider the sequence of events that is

1. signing kevin love to a huge extension because you thought it would stabilize your franchise and increase his trade value
2. spending consecutive top 5 picks on two young point guards who don't pass and make kevin love hate basketball
3. hiring a college coach w/ no nba experience that everyone thinks is a clown, especially kevin love
4. being unable to trade kevin love because nobody wants to take on his contract
5. kevin love getting madder at the cavs by the day, further degrading his already nonexistent trade value

i have to conclude that kody altman is prob the worst GM in the NBA? and that's before you even get to dan gilbert