2021-22 NBA "REGULAR" SEASON THREAD

Sources: Jamal Murray is set to return in the month of March. The team wants Murray to feel comfortable in not rushing the return but the medical staff is ready to clear him in this time table pic.twitter.com/kpkLuWE2UT

— Jack Settleman (@jacksettleman) February 23, 2022

these playoffs could get interesting with all these guys coming back or possibly coming back or joining a new team. the nets, clippers, nuggets, lakers(?), bulls, bucks, 76ers, dubs, etc.

maybe someone will surprise us but i still wonder how far you can really go if you're having key players getting less than 20 games in before the playoffs. i'd prob put the bucks, dubs, and bulls in a different category of that group bcuz they've had their teams together for some part this season before injuries, but the group of nets, clippers, nuggets, 76ers who are either hoping to bring guys back from major injuries after a year of not playing or trying to frankenstein new teams together in 1.5 months before jumping into the playoffs... maybe i'm being too rigid but it just seems like a really tall task to expect any of those teams to make the conference finals. some will prob win their first round series and then who knows, maybe the match ups fall right or there's more injuries... the 76ers in particular will have immediately big expectations. it will certainly make the playoffs more interesting but the clock is ticking, i just don't know if you can jump into playoff basketball with so few games under your belt from either a health or fit perspective

yeah. i don't feel like you just go from major injury to deep playoff run without getting a full season under your belt.

Idk the Nets looked pretty good in the playoffs last year despite not playing much in the regular season

east was a little weaker last year, they’re gonna be like the 6-8 seed this year, they’re gonna be fitting Ben frickin Simmons in, bench is weird, idk there’s a lot working against them (they have kd so they could make it happen of course)

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/02/unfortunately-its-time-to-let-kyrie-irving-play-in-nyc.html

ben simmons should fit in pretty easily. kyrie and durant are an established partnership and he fills a position of need next to them.

id be more worried about the harden and embiid pairing - theyre ball dominant stars expecting to win the east without a good supporting cast. and they are both very petty

I'm sorry I cannot just drop it and not for the foreseeable future. pic.twitter.com/MOB2R4Pe14

— Spike Eskin (@SpikeEskin) February 24, 2022

sixers fans need to get over it

Lol, Sixers fans haven't even started.

Are they teaching him to shoot with the correct hand in that video or what?

does look that way

amazing

update: nba tonight

wow! it is nba games and players

theyre really doing it

its time

zion got bullied into posting about his team lol

Zion showing love to his teammates 🙌 pic.twitter.com/3SoI9hm7va

— NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) February 24, 2022

hahaha putting in the least amount of effort possible

lmao

Zion: I can confirm these guys wear the uniform I used to wear.

hoop is back baby

pic.twitter.com/41vXLGWt5O

— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) February 25, 2022

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Alex Len & Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk

Green getting spicy:

Danny Green says he'd be surprised if Ben Simmons plays on March 10 in Philadelphia. 🤨 pic.twitter.com/Hikgv5KvIe

— theScore (@theScore) February 23, 2022

ATL/Chicago has been really fun

Celtics stock report vs. Nets through three quarters

UP
Everyone...no really everyone has played well

— Brian Robb (@BrianTRobb) February 25, 2022

celtics five road games in a row leading wire to wire, has not been done since theyve been tracking such things

game before that new orleans had one lead of 2-0

Trae completely pissing away this game

DeRozan is so amazing

Yeah he’s been unreal

how is he so good at this

Death, taxes, and DeMar DeRozan middies 🙌

Bulls take the lead over the Hawks on the tough AND-ONE 💯pic.twitter.com/QuWvo5OI5m

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) February 25, 2022

The play before that trae ignored a wide up Clint Capela so he could do some one on one allstar shit. Oh e of his worst games

it's so cool when he does that, he just moves in this kinda relaxed way but he's also getting exactly the position he wants

derozan's footwork>>>>

really enjoyed the wolves/grizz 4th quarter. some young hungry kids out there scrapping. dlo was incredible, 24 in the 4th i think.

this derozan hot streak is super cool, seems like a great guy, much deserved.

Otm. I expected him to be a Boozer-level bad signing but he's exceeded the loftiest expectations. He's in that sweet spot of having gained veteran savvy while not yet losing most of his athleticism.

i love kuminga

hes on pogo sticks, so fun to watch

he has a chance to be a monster if he gains any modicum of offensive skill. he’s already a useful player

his shot seems workable and he doesnt lack any confidence shooting it. hes useful with basically only one offensive move thus far (the spin).

yeah his form is pretty good, he has touch on his FTs

probably more impressive is that he's already good enough on defense to earn minutes. would be easy for someone with his leaping ability to hunt blocks but he's got solid fundamentals.

yeah he has a chance to be a beast on defense too. he has the tools to be a wing stopper and a small ball 5 against other small units who offers some rim protection

the version of him that hits both his offensive and defensive ceiling would be a multi time all star

yup

feels like we were seeing all this cute stuff with the nets like just a handful of months ago lol

these three. 👌 pic.twitter.com/XAx5O16cnU

— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) February 25, 2022

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FMaO30JXEAAkM0H?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

Tobias must be feeling good, gets to go from being an egregiously overpaid, woefully under-qualified second banana, ridden with fan frustrations at both states of affairs, to a reasonably qualified 3rd banana (albeit still egregiously overpaid)

I really like Tobias as a person. But my guess is Morey is going to burn assets to bring in someone else in the offseason.