2021-22 NBA "REGULAR" SEASON THREAD

potential trade partners seeing an org in crisis

They should have taken the Spurs deal. If Morey thinks Dejounte is a “role player” that’s his business but he’s about to hear about players who actually are

what was the spurs deal

I don't see how sending Simmons home but keeping him on the roster fixes the vibe issues. They'll still get media questions about it until he's gone.

Doesn't it save the team a shitload of money without affecting any of the other players at all?

― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Thursday, October 21, 2021 5:10 PM (nine minutes ago)

the team doesn't actually need the money. they're just making a point

I'm fine with making a point and I'm skeptical Simmons is going to take the floor no matter what the Sixers do.

Text from my buddy in Philly:

"I hope Simmons plays at least one home game."

I don't see how sending Simmons home but keeping him on the roster fixes the vibe issues. They'll still get media questions about it until he's gone.

― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Thursday, October 21, 2021 5:19 PM (seven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

idk having a weird negative guy at practice cant be great

Morey on his timeline: "You're going to think I'm kidding, I'm not. This could (go on for) 4 years. ... We're in the prime of Joel's career...Either Ben Simmons is playing for us, or we have to get back a difference maker."

— Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) October 21, 2021

Simmons and Morey truly deserve each other

morey is obvs bluffing but also i have no idea how long hes really willing to let this go, one would think ownership will pull the plug before he does

Simmons for Kyrie, which side actually says no at this moment in time? Both teams would be trading a hypothetical player for one who would actually take the floor! I guess probably sixers say no bc Morey

Simmons is unvaccinated, right? I guess he might take the vax to get out of Dodge though.

it does seem like destiny

If Kyrie follows through on his threat to retire if traded, then I guess then the Sixers would be able to sign a guy next year.

I still can't believe that both those situations went completely unresolved into the regular season, that never actually happens in professional sports

The Sixers have listed Joel Embiid as questionable with right knee soreness for tomorrow’s game against the Nets, Ben Simmons as doubtful with “return to competition reconditioning” and Shake Milton and Grant Riller as out. Kyrie Irving is the only Net on the injury report.

— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) October 21, 2021

I still can't believe that both those situations went completely unresolved into the regular season, that never actually happens in professional sports

― frogbs, Thursday, October 21, 2021 5:40 PM (three minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

strange times

even pros lying flat

Story going round is that the Simmons saga is actually bringing the team closer together (other than Simmons obv).

Embiid sitting out the 2nd game would be too on the nose. We need new writers.

Speaking of nba team dysfunction...

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/32443902/former-dallas-mavericks-executive-haralabos-voulgaris-compares-franchise-dysfunction-high-school-drama

Voulgaris noted that the Mavericks had not had a front office employee get hired in a more prominent role by another franchise during Nelson's two-decade tenure as president of basketball operations.

yikes

the nba is back baby

Celtics-Knicks got a 4.0 rating in Boston, 3.5 in New York. It's ESPN's most-watched Wednesday season-opening game in 18 years, according to Nielsen.

— Chad Finn (@GlobeChadFinn) October 21, 2021

Simmons listed his house in NJ lol

https://www.trulia.com/p/nj/moorestown/9-miller-ct-moorestown-nj-08057--2007421004

https://i.imgur.com/rbnXEai.png

Lmaooooo

delon wright on the floor vs the mavs triggering a haralabob revenge game

I see the new point of emphasis doesn't apply to Trae Young.

Mavericks best org in sports

Miami nightlife with a big W tonight I think

the step down from carlisle to kidd might be a doozie for the mavs

bucks looking like the first team to play 2 games this year and not really caring if they win or lose this game

Dang the Mavs are getting run

Just checked the Bucks score and uhhh what

they only play good now if you give them rings before the game, theyre spoiled

Finally the league has a coach who can shut down Luka Doncic

— John Hollinger (@johnhollinger) October 22, 2021

lol early kidd reviews not great

I have no idea what this Mavericks offense is (I do, it’s Jason Kidd bullshit), but please make it stop.

— Sam Vecenie (@Sam_Vecenie) October 22, 2021

The weakness of that roster is gonna be magnified by kidd

Couple 30 p blowouts going on yuck

i thought porzingis looked pretty good just physically/athletically

thanasis one of my least fav players in the NBA

just catching up on the fact that indy drafted a 24 y/o named chris duarte with the 13th pick who scored 27 points in his first game which was yesterday

im trying to figure out why hes so old

thanasis one of my least fav players in the NBA

he plays like no one ever explained the rules of basketball to him

lol what happened in these first two games, couple of stinkers looks like!!

everyone said duarte was NBA ready and i was like “he better be!” but i guess maybe he is. if they sign him to a 4 year rookie extension he’ll be like 32 when it ends lmao

thanasis would never see the floor in an NBA game if it wasn’t for his brother which makes it a bit galling that he plays like a total dickhead

we were talking in the other thread about how nice these warriors unis & court are but i flipped on the game and for like 2 seconds it didn’t register what i was looking at. very disorienting experience

i read four articles on chris duarte and no one wants to talk about why he was 20 years old when he started college

maybe it has something to do with moving from the dr to usa during high school idk anyway hes old