2021-22 NBA "REGULAR" SEASON THREAD

Minnesota KG feels like a forgotten great. Like people remember the still amazing Celtic, but not the guy who led his team in every single stat for a season. Highest non-Lebron VORP on that list.

recall haralabob saying over the decade or whatever timeframe he had his own statistical system for gambling which involved his people logging every play that kg had the single best season

there's also some version of KG where he comes along like 15-20 years later & decides it's ok to shoot threes & his stat profile looks even more insane

he did shoot threes for one season and it did not go well but maybe he just didnt give it enough chance

KG shooting threes just seems antithetical to KG's spirit

seen ziaire williams finish three oops this game and i have not watched the whole thing

he jumps good

online poll reveals fans think the three and four seeds are the biggest threats to the current top two seeds in the west. color announcer agrees.

probabilistically the best choices!

feel like klay is still being a bit ginger w/ his leaping but it does not look like he has a lot of lift

he should just hoist

I think of KG as having the best footwork of any big other than Hakeem

if i'm playing memphis and it's the end of the game my no 1 priority is doubling ja on the pick and roll and making him pass the ball

wow memphis had never won 10 games in a row in their history lol

10 is a lot

lol memphis

“Whoop that trick” is playing in Memphis as Ja Morant’s dad Tee does a variation of the Sam Cassell dance. What a performance by Morant in Memphis’ 10th straight win.

— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) January 12, 2022

respect

random but i'm routinely bothered by isiah thomas being the league network's most ubiquitous studio analyst given his direct involvement in a case of workplace sexual harassment that ended in a $10+ million settlement

Grizz are good. Would be cool if curry remembers how to shoot. 3 air balled threes tonight. The third quarter of that game was peak hooping imo

random but i'm routinely bothered by isiah thomas being the league network's most ubiquitous studio analyst given his direct involvement in a case of workplace sexual harassment that ended in a $10+ million settlement

yeah that sucks plus hes got a record of other dubious behavior and his peers hate him

this clippers line up... gross

possibly the least appealing team out there right now. do you like fringey vets and randos? then yes, watch the clippers.

Rumors that kawhi will be able to play this season circled last week. Without him or pg it’s a nasty lineup

yeah was just thinking theee clippers sans their stars are the most nondescript boring team

they’re a team I definitely do not think about

Sources: Wizards’ Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Montrezl Harrell got into a physical altercation at halftime of Tuesday night’s home win over the Thunder and needed to be separated by teammates.

Details: https://t.co/QYRW3NULwn

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 12, 2022

was a nice few weeks for the wiz there. i think they can feel content having rid themselves of both westbrook and wall contracts

nuggs blew a 22 point lead to said clippers

seems almost impossible to blow a 22 point lead in a game that you lose 87-85

lue is an incredible coach and i like watching the clippers for basically that reason alone

aww

lol nah dats my daughter dance 😂😂🙌🏽 https://t.co/WwWpV3Qsij pic.twitter.com/v5tvqHCjyf

— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) January 12, 2022

ja is winning the hearts and minds of america

Ja Morant: "He was disrespectful with that jersey on. We Memphis. It looked like he wanted to cheer, but he had that jersey on. I apologize to him, but in that moment, bro, take that jersey off and then dap me up. Somebody find his information. I’ll send him one myself." https://t.co/fzDa7rcqrv

— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) January 12, 2022

lmao ja 4 president

Hope he’s not a psychopath!

dame out 6-8 weeks with abdominal surgery

uh oh man

season is a write off at this point for portland

their pick is top 14 protected in the larry nance trade, they should 100% go on the raptors plan and tank it out this season with all but like 4 or 5 other teams going for the playoffs and hope the lottery balls swing them a good pick

no reason for them to keep this team together or try at all this season. they have tradable assets are they willing to do it tho

i understand the hesitance to do a full teardown especially in a market like that, you could go another 10=15 years not making the playoffs & just be totally in the wilderness. if they kept dame and tried to put a new team around them i wouldn't blame them. but aside from him they should be selling off anything that isn't simons or little. you'd figure that nance, covington, nurkic have value to contenders. CJ may not be tradable on that deal unless he comes back before the deadline and looks great

ppl have talked about it being a complicated situation there between stotts being forced out, paul allen dying, just seems like a big power vacuum there right now at a time when they really need someone to make some important decisions for the longterm future of the franchise

otm xp
https://www.basketball-reference.com/contracts/POR.html
roco and nurk is 24 million expiring and they could both help out a team for a playoff push
nance is only making 10 per year for one season no reason they cant get something for him
CJ might have to play a bit to show he's still got it but his is the hardest to trade cos hes paid like a max player but is a few tiers below.
Dame is for sure tradable if teams were willing to trade for the corpse of john wall then dame is no prob
maybe hang onto simons and little but no reason they are untouchable

fwiw the going theory on cj is he does not want to leave and is delaying his return from injury to make sure he isn't traded

i broadly agree with jordan and have been in full burn it down mode since last summer, but i just don't see it happening with this coach (nobody seems to see billups seeing the end of his contract), absolutely no real front office, ownership nowhere to be seen, etc etc. power vacuum is putting it lightly, there's no rudder on the ship at all

full tear down is looking pretty good for them rn tbh, particularly considering dames age and his generally being on the verge of demanding a trade vibe

for sure, but whos making the calls lol

been a sad state of affairs since allen died

im making the calls and everyone goes

finally a leader of men

im the guy