2019-20 NBA Regular Degular Season thread

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

it is not looking like a good run though gilbert almost certainly drove the beilein thing.

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

I'm hearing this as a Saul Williams spoken word thing

Sir Menelik maybe too

lol

it's got a beat and you can jump to it

zinger got that kobe and kyrie realized his team actually needs him to play so he's coming out of retirement.

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

― J0rdan S., Wednesday, January 8, 2020 11:19 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

wonder what they would look like right now if lebron didnt come back the second time. highly doubt kyrie would still be there.

the college to nba coach thing seems to only work with youngsters on a rebuild and/or a very select few selfless stars. even brad was neutered by kyrie last year.

Remember when they had mysterious analytics that led them to drafting Dion Waiters top 5

ha no sounds about right tho

76ers star Joel Embiid has a torn ligament in left hand and is evaluating his treatment options.

horford signing gonna look a little better now.

another cavs bad move was not trading for paul george when bron wanted them too cause they were worried that if bron left theyd be stuck w a weird team then bron left and they were stuck w a weird team

the pick they didnt want to give up became..................colin sexton

They’re gonna get the number 1 pick 2 of the next 3 years so whatever

They may get the picks, but will they know how to take good advantage of them?

always feel like this year's sixers are scariest when korkmaz is on the floor

What on earth are these okc unis

pretty sure austin rivers just faked an injury after blowing a wide open fast break layup

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2020/1/8/21056692/oklahoma-city-thunder-chris-paul-shai-gilgeous-alexander

the thunder are good and fun btw

yo cp is STYLING on these dudes

throw the damn towel pic.twitter.com/2Ejmj4YnFX

— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) January 10, 2020

WoW

Harden at his worst tonight

I feel like the rockets are worse than their record indicates.

Def. harden has been carrying them but teams are keying on him more and no one else can make them pay

Love to see cp having fun. Haven’t seen it since like the first lob city team

Apparently the twolves have the league’s best defense without towns

Kyrie will start tonight against the Hawks, Kenny Atkinson said. Irving has started every career game he’s played in the NBA, per @ESPNStatsInfo. His last game off the bench was his final game at Duke, a loss vs Arizona in the NCAA Tournament on March 24, 2011.

— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) January 12, 2020

spurs last 4 games:
vs. MIL W
@ BOS W
@ MEM L
@ TOR W

i thought they might go 0-4 in that stretch

jokic is shooting 41% from 3 since december 1. you love to see it

celtics have been kinda gassed, they had 6 games in 9 days

What’s going on here...

It’s going in, but Mikal Bridges’ hitch here is almost like a second gather in mid-stroke pic.twitter.com/ooC8rgACFp

— Gerald Bourguet (@GeraldBourguet) January 12, 2020

its almost like he's pass-faking

How many games have kawhi and pg played together? Like 5?

The grizz are the 8 seed...

Celtics pretty unlucky that the grizz made such a big leap (they have the grizz pick this year)

same thing happened with the kings last year

yeaah

maybe picks are bad

grizz cld easily backslide but the thing is the pick is top 7 protected this year then unprotected next year when they will prob be better

theyve drafted really well tip o the cap to them