2021-22 NBA "REGULAR" SEASON THREAD

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the mavs chose luka over carlisle. the spurs chose kawhi over pop. the heat chose riley over lebron

J0rdan S., Wednesday, 15 December 2021 16:24 (two years ago) link

idk if luka is really an asshole, might be kind of a diva

lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 16:25 (two years ago) link

guess thats a typical dynamic, last superstar who was really a stone cold a-hole was prob kobe

lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 16:27 (two years ago) link

yeah the narrative that article advances is that rick was an asshole to guys luka had good relationships with and so luka was like hey fuck this guy, he's an asshole

call all destroyer, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 16:28 (two years ago) link

prob some generational stuff in there too, being a diva is more contemporary, assholes are old school

lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 16:28 (two years ago) link

"It wasn't really about how Rick treated Luka," a Mavs player on the 2018-19 team said. "Luka hated how Rick treated other people."

lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 16:30 (two years ago) link

yeah i feel like with the younger generation it's much more important to appear outwardly nice even if you are then a selfish baby who messes everything up for others (not saying that luka is that tbc)

call all destroyer, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 16:37 (two years ago) link

thats the thing if you just eliminate overt aggression what you end up with is passive aggression, i mean its prob better but can also be tougher to deal with

lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 16:40 (two years ago) link

guess thats a typical dynamic, last superstar who was really a stone cold a-hole was prob kobe


Lots of guys tried to copy Jordan in the 90s in this sense and thankfully they’re not copying Kobe

Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 16:54 (two years ago) link

old man cranky kobe forever angry about how the kids these days play seems like it would've been a given in 20/30 years

When Young Sheldon began to rap (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 15 December 2021 16:58 (two years ago) link

jimmy is kind of an ahole but hes really more of a cool guy who doesnt suffer fools

lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 16:59 (two years ago) link

i'm sure this has been posted elsewhere but
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYuzQfzBMhc

When Young Sheldon began to rap (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 15 December 2021 16:59 (two years ago) link

i feel like “luka is not an asshole he’s just standing up for the little guy!” is spin that will prob not age well but we’ll see. i guess diva is a better word

J0rdan S., Wednesday, 15 December 2021 17:33 (two years ago) link

whole thing is funny cos their answer was to hire kidd. i guess its cool they all talk now tho!

Spottie, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 17:37 (two years ago) link

they are friends now, and bad at basketball

lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 17:38 (two years ago) link

really tho luka needs to just get in shape and stay in shape. he really is harden-esque in many ways.

Spottie, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 17:41 (two years ago) link

Everyone agree with me: Trae is better than Luka in year 4

Heez, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 17:56 (two years ago) link

prob true so far tho i havent been keeping close watch over either of them

lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 17:57 (two years ago) link

haha he's playing better this year so far but I would still fade that pretty hard by seasons end

k3vin k., Wednesday, 15 December 2021 18:01 (two years ago) link

he's killing it this year!

Heez, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 18:05 (two years ago) link

plus he's a joy to watch now that he's not foul hunting so much

Heez, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 18:07 (two years ago) link

i really need him to do something about his hair

When Young Sheldon began to rap (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 15 December 2021 18:08 (two years ago) link

The Utah Jazz are hiring Danny Ainge as alternate governor and CEO, sources tell ESPN. Ainge will oversee basketball and Justin Zanik will remain GM.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 15, 2021

J0rdan S., Wednesday, 15 December 2021 18:45 (two years ago) link

SLC is danny's spiritual home

more difficult than I look (Aimless), Wednesday, 15 December 2021 18:47 (two years ago) link

woww

lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 18:54 (two years ago) link

dennis lindsey is still kicking around somewhere too although i can't imagine that lasts long now.

call all destroyer, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 18:57 (two years ago) link

after he left boston lot of people were speculating hed end up with the jazz and well i guess they were right

lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 18:58 (two years ago) link

yeah seemed like a forgone conclusion though this is on the quicker side of the timeline

call all destroyer, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 18:59 (two years ago) link

also thought he might take more of a part-time consulting gig with them but this does not look like that

call all destroyer, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 19:01 (two years ago) link

this seems like a serious role, wondering how its going to affect his golf time

lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 19:02 (two years ago) link

i'm never clear on the actual climate of SLC, i wonder if you can play golf most of the year there or not

call all destroyer, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 19:03 (two years ago) link

they get a pretty serious winter there is my understanding

lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 19:06 (two years ago) link

yeah they had the winter olympics there…

J0rdan S., Wednesday, 15 December 2021 19:07 (two years ago) link

this seems like a pretty good move for the jazz seeing that new owners often do really dumb/meddling shit. this feels relatively stable

J0rdan S., Wednesday, 15 December 2021 19:08 (two years ago) link

also now dwyane wade works for danny ainge?

J0rdan S., Wednesday, 15 December 2021 19:08 (two years ago) link

i went to SLC once it's pretty nice tbh. i'd live there

ciderpress, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 19:15 (two years ago) link

doesn't seem like it'd get midwest level winters

ciderpress, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 19:15 (two years ago) link

yeah i dont think theyre super bad winters but colder longer and more snow than say denver

lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 19:16 (two years ago) link

yeah i know up in the mountains it's pretty wintery but wasn't sure about the flat part where the city is. but anyway sounds like he'll have plenty of time during the season to be CEO

call all destroyer, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 19:20 (two years ago) link

interesting

It’s now believed that Detroit is focused on trading Jerami Grant, per @JakeLFischer pic.twitter.com/XgOR3noKa9

— NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) December 15, 2021

lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 19:33 (two years ago) link

they would be crazy not to

J0rdan S., Wednesday, 15 December 2021 19:41 (two years ago) link

kind of guy a lot of teams would enjoy having

lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 19:43 (two years ago) link

yeah i think their options are to trade him or to hang on to him and do his extension which would be like $100 mil and through his age 32 season, which does not seem ideal.

call all destroyer, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 19:47 (two years ago) link

yeah someone is going to overpay for him in both the trade and extension a la aaron gordon just cause they need a guy like that

lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 19:49 (two years ago) link

yeah that team should not be locking up players below all-star level right now

ciderpress, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 20:08 (two years ago) link

hes good at the right price but will get more than that so... yeah see ya

Spottie, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 20:50 (two years ago) link

chris paul was really remarkable last night. i love that hes still cooking in his late 30s. hate him but gotta respect the hustle

Spottie, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 21:27 (two years ago) link

between him lowry & steph wondering if we’re getting to a point where elite PGs without any chronic injuries a la kemba can just play much longer than previously thought (assuming steph is still going in 3-4 years)

J0rdan S., Wednesday, 15 December 2021 21:38 (two years ago) link

nash was still pretty great through age 37, as well.

Spottie, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 22:21 (two years ago) link

seems intuitive that PGs who dont lean on speed can just keep going

ciderpress, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 22:58 (two years ago) link


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