2021-22 NBA "REGULAR" SEASON THREAD

there were plenty of ppl who said they wouldn’t fit together but also plenty of ppl who argued that they would. i’m pretty sure sixers fans really bristled at those accusations and would point to the offensive and defensive ratings when the two were on the court together etc to show that it would work. so i do give him credit for actually trying to make a move with simmons when he was at something close to his peak value, he just didn’t want to trade as much as the nets (justified). obv i think he screwed everything up after that

pretty funny that even tho he was ahead of the curve on trading simmons he was trying to do the same deal that he did a year later

lol lets do this

Reports that Ben Simmons could return during first round of playoffs https://t.co/ug6WZ9UPjQ

— Kurt Helin (@basketballtalk) April 10, 2022

Strange final day. All 30 teams play today, but the few 'meaningful' games are ones where neither team really wants to win.

Simmons must play or this season will not complete the true cycle

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FQA91uGXsAIlKA8?format=jpg&name=medium

I forget does play-in warrant an ‘offs thread?

play-in is the start of the offs imo

the Meta Quest NBA Play-In Tournament

quest = playoffs, meta means beyond should really be whatever the ancient greek word for before is

proteros quest

just googled what meta quest the first result was their twitter which i had already blocked lol, its some virtual reality shit

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6198f91a5cae080ff837d998/18f34255-3e4f-4ad8-b50c-01648adcf2a3/metaquest+logo+sugg.png?format=1500w

https://www.meta-quest.co

Earn rewards by killing monsters and competing in tournaments against other players.

We are a team of well known developers and game creators in the crypto gaming industry and our goal is to create value for the players and our holders. The crypto gaming industry is in need of progress in this regard and we have filled the void with MetaQuest.

i'm sure this is a different metaquest but also this feels right

play-in is the start of the offs imo

whether its vr or crypto either way just great stuff

i'm jumping on both right now because as i see it both are the future of basketball (and, perhaps, life?)

i meant in terms of when to make the playoffs thread, i agree that its not really the offs

officially it’s this weird netherworld where the stats don’t even count. but to me the playoffs is where there are 8 teams… the play in teams are trying to get there
― J0rdan S., Sunday, April 10, 2022 6:58 PM (eleven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

this is correct

tatum had a 50 point game in the playins last year thats basically off the books

forgot about taht

TNT is running a john konchar triple double watch stat box. gotta love the last game of the season.

lol im watching the celtics broadcast and scal was just reading the stat sheet and was like oh wow john konchar triple double watch

oh he got it! nice.

anti vax hippie category

Thybulle: “This was a decision i made a long time ago…I was raised in a holistic household, anti vax is not a term that was ever used…we grew up with Chinese medicine and naturopathic doctors.” Says he has had to reconsider and look at situation differently

— Kyle Neubeck (@KyleNeubeck) April 11, 2022

does any other coach talk more shit about his own players

Doc Rivers on Paul Reed potentially getting the backup center minutes in the playoffs: “We’re not going on a Paul Reed victory tour. We’re trying to win a world championship, man.”

— Austin Krell (@NBAKrell) April 11, 2022

xp ah apparently his mom was some kind of new age doctor

what a dickhole

Nah this is crazy lmfaooo pic.twitter.com/D70jnIB8tN

— CliffNotez (@_YoCliff) April 11, 2022

more like dic rivers

he's going to be an amazing coach for the lakers

doc is not gonna be coaching that team next season

right. lol. “now i’m gonna say this for everyone very slowly. against big 5s we like dwight howard. against small 5s we like derrick favors.”

thybulle got one shot of pfizer and was like "i'm good"... incredible

simply unbelievable

As things escalated and as this situation has played out, I’ve obviously had to reconsider and look at it differently. To that point, it got to the point last year during the playoffs where I did actually consider getting vaccinated and went through with getting the first shot, the first dose because, at that point, I was under the impression that getting vaccinated means that I could not get the disease and transmit it to other people. I felt like if I’m gonna be a part of society in the position I’m in, I need to do what’s right for the greater good. That argument of the greater good held a lot of weight for me.

As things progressed and this virus has changed in many different ways, it just showed to the science that that wasn’t the case anymore. That even while being vaccinated, you can still spread the disease so for me, in my reasoning, it felt like getting vaccinated was not something I need to do to protect other people and it was something that I would have to do to then protect myself and with that being considered and the holistic background of my upbringing and just the way I view medicine in general, I felt like I was secure in going to the doctors that I have to treat COVID if I did get it and in the case that I did, I was able to go about it in my holistic way and I’m able to sit here today healthy and be OK because of it.”

this scenario is too stupid to be real im flabbergasted

one thing i've truly never understood is people whose whole thing is "well i was brought up a certain way so that's it, that's who i am, nothing can ever change about me!" but c'est la vie right

nba needs to get rid of the one and done rule bc ppl spend one or two years in college and feel qualified to say shit about anything, like college freshman dorm takes for the rest of your adult life, fuck

either you drop out of HS or you get your degree, no inbetweensies

Two straight games to end the season, Thunder played only these six players:

Vit Krejci (min contract)
Jaylen Hoard (10-day)
Georgios Kalaitzakis (10-day)
Zavier Simpson (10-day)
Melvin Frazier (10-day)
Isaiah Roby (making $1.5M, but has only played 14-18 min in these 2 games) https://t.co/91d9CDY6o9

— Tom Ziller (@teamziller) April 11, 2022

chet holmgren come on down

There’s initial optimism that Dallas star Luka Doncic hasn’t suffered a significant injury, source tells ESPN. Team is calling it a strained left calf.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 11, 2022

Not good

Vogel canned

lol

poor guy. i first read that as 'caned'

Frank Vogel has coached his final game for the Los Angeles Lakers, a decision that's expected to be shared with him as soon as Monday

jesus show a tiny bit of respect

Frank Vogel has coached his final game for the Lakers, a decision that’s expected to be shared with him as soon as Monday, sources tell ESPN. Lakers’ search expected to be lengthy and expansive with no clear initial frontrunner.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 11, 2022

Frank Vogel: “I haven’t been told shit.”

— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) April 11, 2022

The Lakers had eight months to decide how they wanted to fire Frank Vogel and that's what they landed on. Just wow.

— Bill Oram (@billoram) April 11, 2022

i mean imagine having the entire world know you've been canned and *maybe* your boss will tell you about it tomorrow

When I see you I’m putting my hands on you. @facucampazzo

— Wayne Ellington (@WayneEllington) April 11, 2022