melo never retire friend
― Clay, Thursday, 28 October 2021 04:37 (three years ago) link
Another one
Harden has Bam beat, tries to draw the foul instead of making a play. Refs ain't biting. At least the 4th time tonight. pic.twitter.com/c6gtIK4mF1— Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) October 28, 2021
― It's the Final Cluntdiwn (Spottie), Thursday, 28 October 2021 05:18 (three years ago) link
dame is 33% from the floor and 17% from three 4 games in they should've traded dame
― Clay, Thursday, 28 October 2021 05:30 (three years ago) link
feel like we should just circle back to the lakers losing to OKC
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 28 October 2021 06:17 (three years ago) link
zach lowe kinda mentioned this in his recent podcast but man it really does feel like the nets need kyrie. patty mills was a good signing but there’s a lot to be desired with the bulk of their rotation. even joe harris just kinda floats through games a lot of the time
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 28 October 2021 06:25 (three years ago) link
Having harden play like himself would help in the interim
― It's the Final Cluntdiwn (Spottie), Thursday, 28 October 2021 07:21 (three years ago) link
I am loving the FUCK out of this Cavs team. Sexton has been absolutely balling out, Mobley looks to be for real, and J.B. Biggerdick is the best coach we’ve ever had. I can’t believe there was serious chatter at the end of last season about possibly canning him.
― Mr. Snrub, Thursday, 28 October 2021 07:33 (three years ago) link
let’s revisit this post in 2 months
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 28 October 2021 07:51 (three years ago) link
anfernee simons looking pretty good this year
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 28 October 2021 08:32 (three years ago) link
Nets lose, Clippers lose (to Cavs), Lakers lose (to Thunder). You love to see it
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Thursday, 28 October 2021 08:43 (three years ago) link
Just put Jaden McDaniels on an All-Defensive team now. Absurdly special solo weak side defense. pic.twitter.com/wsABxTKWpI— Tyler Metcalf (@tmetcalf11) October 28, 2021
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 28 October 2021 13:54 (three years ago) link
Feel like things have changed for the cavs because of this guy. Amazing talent
Evan Mobley was incredibly dominant on defense tonight. He deterred and affect so many shots.A sampling I promise is worth the watch: pic.twitter.com/Qs82fdYKGT— Jackson Frank (@jackfrank_jjf) October 28, 2021
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 28 October 2021 14:22 (three years ago) link
I like how bickerstaff has gotten the team to buy into the markannen small forward thing. It’s not optimal and they are just doing it because Love has two years left on his deal but they’re making it work.
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 28 October 2021 14:23 (three years ago) link
you have to admire the triple towers if nothing else
― lag∞n, Thursday, 28 October 2021 14:31 (three years ago) link
That video is great. Dude just waits and waits and never over commits which is rare for a rookie.
― Hannibal Lecture (PBKR), Thursday, 28 October 2021 14:54 (three years ago) link
yeah mobley is incredible
― class project pat (m bison), Thursday, 28 October 2021 14:54 (three years ago) link
The rare rookie big who’s immediately impactful
― It's the Final Cluntdiwn (Spottie), Thursday, 28 October 2021 14:55 (three years ago) link
I've seen Harden get his dribble picked out top multiple times this year after it happened roughly zero times in the previous decade. https://t.co/mnyXrNuc3D— John Hollinger (@johnhollinger) October 28, 2021
― lag∞n, Thursday, 28 October 2021 15:03 (three years ago) link
he looks broken
― class project pat (m bison), Thursday, 28 October 2021 15:44 (three years ago) link
in 5 games, harden's numbers so far:
16.6/7/8 on .359/.333/.933 splits with 4.6 turnovers a game
― class project pat (m bison), Thursday, 28 October 2021 15:46 (three years ago) link
i know hes got a lot of shotmaking ability, but ive never seen someone go down to rule changes this bad
― class project pat (m bison), Thursday, 28 October 2021 15:47 (three years ago) link
broken feels strong to me but he does seem to be lacking explosiveness... his first step is still quick enough where he can get by guys most of the time on the perimeter but he doesn't feel incredibly threatening once that happens. have to assume he's easing his way into the season but who knows. i feel like given what we know about what harden gets up to in the offseason maybe being on a team where everyone just knows going into the season that the first like 5 months or whatever essentially don't matter plays into his bad habits...
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 28 October 2021 16:14 (three years ago) link
there's as many or more instances per game of harden scoring like james harden as there are him baiting for a foul and not getting it, it's all the in between stuff that is more puzzling, like you just haven't really feel his presence out there all that much. i think he needs to shoot more
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 28 October 2021 16:17 (three years ago) link
prob some combination of rust being out of shape/coming off of injury and adjusting to the new rules, not a great place to start tho could easily spiral into being banged up and out of rhythm all year, feel like were also seeing a lot of guys struggling to care as much as they used to which of course is also a larger cultural phenomenon a lot of people are going through
― lag∞n, Thursday, 28 October 2021 17:15 (three years ago) link
excpet the heat who have come out vs the bucks and nets like they're in game 7 of the finals lmao
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 28 October 2021 17:26 (three years ago) link
heat got embarrassed last year they seem hungry
― It's the Final Cluntdiwn (Spottie), Thursday, 28 October 2021 17:27 (three years ago) link
adding lowry and tucker to jimmy and bam is like nuclear levels of “culture”
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 28 October 2021 18:00 (three years ago) link
James Harden is 32 and his off court lifestyle is pretty debauched so maybe that’s part of what’s going on here
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 28 October 2021 18:06 (three years ago) link
yeah. i don’t think he looks out of shape exactly just kinda sluggish and unengaged. i feel like they should involve him more as a shooter off the ball
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 28 October 2021 18:33 (three years ago) link
lol harden moving without the ball... in 2021? not happening
― It's the Final Cluntdiwn (Spottie), Thursday, 28 October 2021 18:36 (three years ago) link
he shot a catch and shoot three the other day for the first time in probably years
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 28 October 2021 18:41 (three years ago) link
yeah i’m not even talking about him flying off screens but just like… spacing and shooting. but i guess if he’s doing that then what’s the point of joe harris
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 28 October 2021 18:50 (three years ago) link
I have to say that as someone who thought harden would be a 6th man I do feel that there’s some evidence that the whole “James Harden thing” was mostly the corruption of NBA rules
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 28 October 2021 19:14 (three years ago) link
thought he as supposed to be the best scorer of our generation
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 28 October 2021 19:21 (three years ago) link
there's definitely a pattern in pro sports where great players suddenly turn mediocre in their early 30s and every time it happens people are shocked
not saying that's what's happening here, for all we know Harden is just using these early season games to see what he can and can't do anymore, but it wouldn't be unprecedented
― frogbs, Thursday, 28 October 2021 19:40 (three years ago) link
in basketball at least barring injury it tends to be more of a slow decline for stars, like if harden was this bad all year it would be an unprecedented drop off
― lag∞n, Thursday, 28 October 2021 19:58 (three years ago) link
yeah this is a purely anecdotal theory but i feel like if you’re an all time level NBA guard who hasn’t suffered any sort of career altering injury you have a really good shot at being useful into your 30s. moreso than prob any other group of pro athletes just in terms of wear and tear, physical strain on the body
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 28 October 2021 20:00 (three years ago) link
the suns look like they are on a finals hangover. but they arent old and proven enough to have that last very long. bucks are now in the zone where they turn it on only if they have to and some nights theyll get steamrolled outta nowhere. clippers are off to a very weird start... are they even a playoff team without kawhi?
the bulls start is cuet but theyre about to embark on a hellish three-week schedule
― It's the Final Cluntdiwn (Spottie), Thursday, 28 October 2021 20:06 (three years ago) link
suns kings was a cool game and harry bs game winner was coldhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8aIEfTnWJo
― It's the Final Cluntdiwn (Spottie), Thursday, 28 October 2021 20:22 (three years ago) link
nice shot
― lag∞n, Thursday, 28 October 2021 20:29 (three years ago) link
― lag∞n, Thursday, October 28, 2021 2:58 PM (thirty-one minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
well if one star player was gonna suffer this kind of decline I'd wager it's a guy with an insanely high usage rate who takes a ton of contact who also happens to maybe not be in the best shape
ultimately I think Harden will be fine once he's used to the new rules but I don't think it would be that surprising if he wasn't
― frogbs, Thursday, 28 October 2021 20:35 (three years ago) link
why is there no tnt double header
― It's the Final Cluntdiwn (Spottie), Thursday, 28 October 2021 20:46 (three years ago) link
bc they got scared off by thursday night football
― class project pat (m bison), Thursday, 28 October 2021 20:47 (three years ago) link
jfc
― lag∞n, Thursday, 28 October 2021 20:56 (three years ago) link
mb i will watch knicks bulls its a brave new world
― lag∞n, Thursday, 28 October 2021 20:59 (three years ago) link
yeah feel like it’s gotta be football. TNT did 2 games on tuesday night
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 28 October 2021 21:00 (three years ago) link
i dont think its been an issue in the past. or they just havent cared. why not both nights ffs
― It's the Final Cluntdiwn (Spottie), Thursday, 28 October 2021 21:03 (three years ago) link
Packers-Cardinals is the rare good Thursday night NFL game, the teams are a combined 11-1
― frogbs, Thursday, 28 October 2021 21:13 (three years ago) link
What’s a Packers?
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 28 October 2021 21:27 (three years ago) link
kemba is starting to crank it up
― J0rdan S., Friday, 29 October 2021 00:59 (three years ago) link