2021-22 NBA "REGULAR" SEASON THREAD

xxxp the courtside seat was a single and i decided to attempt to be a normal human being and invite a friend. got very respectable lower bowl seats though.

the knights had a little bit of an advantage in getting their first, and they were also good right away which never ever happens with expansion teams.

wonder if an up and coming city like austin would be another possibility. I vote san diego tho because there’s a good chance I live there in a few years

i don’t think san diego gets brought up much, don’t believe they have an arena which seems prohibitive given the other contenders

I also assume that a lot of LVK tix purchases in Vegas are hotels having tickets on hand to comp gamblers with.

i don’t think san diego gets brought up much, don’t believe they have an arena which seems prohibitive given the other contenders

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, March 1, 2022 11:30 AM (five minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

its unfortunate that balmer didnt move the clippers there

the nba definitely shouldnt expand. the talent spread is in a pretty good place right now and theres already too many teams. but whatever

i agree but also i think seattle deserves a team and i dont know who you could move at this point that wouldn't leave just as awkward a hole as the seattle one

clippers i guess

nola clippers kings

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33394673/philadelphia-76ers-emerging-frontrunners-bring-deandre-jordan

feels bad to give up on a nola team but yeah youre probably right

DJ has been cooked for 5 seasons but i guess they just need a live body behind embiid

charlotte too tbh could use an NBA level rich owner and prob a new location. but yeah they’re gonna expand bcuz every team in the league will make a few hundred million bucks off it

DAJ has been largely unplayable for like 3 years running now but i’m glad to hear that special assistant to the GM matt armstrong is still having his voice heard in the front office

nola, charlotte and OKC would be my list xxp

clippers and kings just got new stadiums so they are locked in for a while. those three above have stadiums that are around 20 years old or older.

Rochester Royals 1945/46-1956/57
Cincinnati Royals 1957/58-1971/72
Kansas City-Omaha Kings 1972/73-1974/75
Kansas City Kings 1975/76-1984/85
Sacramento Kings 1985/86-Present

cursed franchise

Kansas City-Omaha Kings

lol

Is DAJ more or less cooked than Paul Milsap? Legit question.

that there are even headline news stories about who is the “frontrunner” for deandre jordan is bizarre.

Is DAJ more or less cooked than Paul Milsap? Legit question.

― removing bookmarks never felt so good (PBKR), Tuesday, March 1, 2022 2:15 PM (three minutes ago)bookmarkflaglink

if either of them is stepping on the floor for you for more than 3 mins in a real playoff game you have issues

Gulp.

its cool the sixers starting center doesnt have a history of conditioning issues im sure

in game 7 2019 vs the raptors embiid was +10 in 45 minutes and greg monroe was -9 in 2 minutes in a game the sixers lost by 2

ouch

nets getting drummond in the harden trade might end up being kind of a big deal

Drummond was the best backup the Sixers had in the Embiid era.

this is also where i feel like doc rivers is a pretty flawed coach, i think a nick nurse or spoelstra type would just say fuck it and roll out like a maxey-harden-thybulle-niang-harris line up in the non embiid minutes. but doc is absolutely gonna throw his corpse of a back up 5 out there come hell or highwater, he played dwight 10 mpg in the hawks series last year incl 9 minutes in game 7

Yeah, one Philly writer was suggesting using Harris as a backup 5.

Vegas's media market ranks 40th at 834k - which is actually bigger than OKC (755k), New Orleans (664k), and Memphis (620k).

Biggest market lacking an NBA team is easily Seattle at 2.1 mil, with Tampa-St Pete right behind them at 2 mil. St Louis would be next at 1.3

Purely anecdotal but impression I have of Vegas residents is there's not many hoop fans. Whenever I'm away from the Strip all I see are militia-type dudes.

UNLV back in the days of the Shark was a pretty big deal

ah they should call them the sharks

definitely

the freakin sharkanians chewing a towel and whatnot

haha that was the weirdest coaching tic, what a classic character

card sharks, pool sharks, it's a name that fits

having a team in orlando is already a bit like having one in vegas

I still want a team to be named the Ballers, and that fits Vegas too. Worked better for Brooklyn tho cause of the alliteration.

ballers would be a great name

New Orleans doesn't deserve a team until they're ready to embrace being the New Orleans Bounce (or until they get the Jazz back).

the Utah Jazz really is the most hilarious name ever

the jazz is funny where the lakers is just dumb like whatre you doin there are no lakes here man its very dry

teams should have to leave the name, titles, etc behind when they move imo, LA should not have access to minnys rings... but the timberwolves should

Would be really wild to think the Wolves could be the Lakers

this celtics-hawks game feels a lot like the one they played on super bowl sunday

hawks are a bit of an embarrassment

maybe we'll get a surprise second superbowl tonight to complete the look

tatum has been unreal in this one. hawks are doubling and he's shredding them with passes to shooters. he just invited a double and hung out for a second to give grant williams time to set up for a clean 3.

yeah after struggling early in the season with the new playmaking mandate hes really figuring it out

i know this kinda goes w/o saying but the hawks are just crazy dependent on trae. they just don't have many other guys who consistently bring it on offense... i guess they're missing collins and him and trae PNR is a big thing for them to lose. bogdanovic had a good game tonight but huerter just floated thru the game which it feels like he does often and then after that it's a bunch of guys who aren't doing much of anything on offense. judging a team by how they play against the celtics defense isn't entirely fair but it feels really strained tonight. once trae stopped repeatedly hitting 26 foot threes their offense just completely died