2021-22 NBA "REGULAR" SEASON THREAD

Also, re: Simmons complaining about Embiid's Toronto playoff series (2+ years later): I wouldn't argue Embiid had a good series (for him), but:

Though Embiid’s traditional numbers weren’t to his usual standard (17.6 points per game on 37 percent shooting from the floor), the Sixers had a plus-18.6 net rating with him on the floor and a minus-52.5 net rating with him off it.

yeah, really weird critique given how they spontaneously combusted in that series every time he sat down.

perfect rotation

Spencer Dinwiddie playing D on Giannis lmao 😭 what is you doing?? pic.twitter.com/M4ccbB75NX

— Ted Budd 🏀🏈 (@TedBuddy8) February 2, 2022

Amazing

that looks like a football coverage--bump the guy during his route and then the safety will take him

Another rock solid game for Grayson Allen, a starter on one of the league’s best teams

"did you know that was the first flagrant of Grayson's career"

Just watched a clips vid on YouTube which featured Grayson shoving a guy for setting a screen on him, then later taking a full hard swing at the guy from behind during a shot attempt. He was ejected.

Summer league actually

I saw some guys arguing that Grayson was suspended because of his “history” (summer league of his rookie year)

this message board has experienced ZERO days without a post about how grayson allen is a competent basketball player

Trez's play on Giannis looked way dirtier than the one Allen got suspended for

woah what happened with the Wolves/Denver? had a feeling the Wolves would roll over but they killed them looks like

xp no it didn't

I'm no saint in this but I'm on my knees begging can we stop talking about Grayson Allen?

Not until we all collectively apologize to Matt for our lack of appreciation for his exceptional otm-ness in regard to Mr. Allen and his solidity, which is rocklike in its essence but not in its fluidity and grace. Possibly it will take our buying him a cake with our apology written on it in green icing and signed by all of us.

i don't know, i plan to compare every hard foul to the time grayson allen broke alex caruso's wrist going forward

so, you're saying we are doomed to Allen-centered discourse for the foreseeable?

"He Graysoned him"

two n's, surely

How about another topic: Is LaMarcus Alridge a PF or a C? I'll take your answers off the air, thanks

cp is playing out of his mind lately

he’s the second most valuable player

they would call him cp2 if that was the case, not buying it

Greyson Allen looks like he has a portrait of Steve Bannon in his attic that ages for him.

cp3 has a case for most valuable non unicorn

clock finally struck midnight for non-jokic nuggets last night. solid run while it lasted and banked some wins that are gonna be huge later

Has anyone done more like Grayson Foulin?

User Matt Armstrong has been Yellow Carded

"grayson allen more like hey, some failing"

Jokic accounted for 75% of his team's points in the first, he scored seven points and had six assists.

I don’t think cp3 is even the mvp of his own team I don’t get why he gets all the mvp buzz and book gets none

neither of them is an mvp level player which is confusing to people since the suns are so good

yeah

ballsack sports strikes again. becoming a major player in the media world…

https://defector.com/gary-sheffields-dumb-son-writes-article-citing-fake-josh-smith-quote-from-ballsack-sports/

has morey traded simmons, yet?

waiting for that ballsack drop

usually happens around age 12-13 iirc

its really weird its like he doesnt exist

😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 pic.twitter.com/BLTuJekC2z

— Piñata Farms 🪅 (@pinatafarms) February 2, 2022

lmao

the richard jefferson/perk combo on that panel is brutal

book got tagged as an empty points guy early in his career, which IMHO is unfair

yeah he clearly proved hes more than that over the years and washed it away completely last season. his defensive improvement is good to see. he moves without the ball and is unselfish. maybe its just cos hes one of those fundamental gets-to-his-spots mid-range-y guys and rarely makes any highlight reels? i mean the two biggest things hes know for over the last couple years is being mad he got doubled in a pickup game and getting mad at a dinosaur mascot.

the richard jefferson/perk combo on that panel is brutal

― J0rdan S., Wednesday, February 2, 2022 2:52 PM (eight minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink'

agree lol. RJ is actually pretty good at calling games tho imo.

sadly cannot stand him in any context

i understand, and felt the same b4 but thought he did good on the last couple games i heard him call.

the richard jefferson/perk combo on that panel is brutal

― J0rdan S., Wednesday, February 2, 2022 4:52 PM (twenty minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

youre supposed to have exactly one dumb hot take guy on at a time, the producers know this, not sure whats going on

...its espn

everyone has an opinion these days

#Lakers Lebron update

—Swelling still present
—Seeking options for treatment

Two things come to mind
1) Baker’s cyst
2) Bursitis pic.twitter.com/EcGUp57iZy

— Dr. Evan Jeffries, DPT (@GameInjuryDoc) February 2, 2022

booker clearly needed a good team to be built around him & for a real elite PG to step in, but you could take any of the other players in their line up -- including cp3, as we saw last year -- and i think they could still win a lot of playoff games. but if you took booker out that team would struggle to score in crunch time vs locked in defenses. maybe ppl just take him putting up 25 ppg in the regular season as ho hum nowadays but in the offs that skill plays up

Morey’s current asking price for Simmons keeps the Mavs from getting their foot in the door here (for now), but there have been separate rumors saying Luka likes the idea of playing with Simmons & Simmons has Dallas on his shortlist… 🤷‍♂️ https://t.co/SLaZTCrSnG

— Dalton Trigg (@dalton_trigg) February 2, 2022

https://i.imgur.com/8uVACvf.png

i can see why ppl might think they could fit together but simmons and porzingis together just seems like a disaster