even if hes healthy who knows how good hell be, hes been injured so much and is just a weird player who has for stretches looked like an alltime great and at other times more like a top 15 type guy
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 16 August 2022 14:15 (one year ago) link
unclear if he can still bring it on d never really had a passing game
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 16 August 2022 14:16 (one year ago) link
if you get the playoff raptors kawhi where he just goes wherever he wants with defenders bouncing off him then yeah the clips could be tough if you get the other kawhi idk ill have to think about it
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 16 August 2022 14:18 (one year ago) link
and youve got similar questions about pg too
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 16 August 2022 14:27 (one year ago) link
Clippers are a lot like the nuggets where the scenario where everyone is healthy is a great team but no one really thinks they’ll be that healthy
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 16 August 2022 15:26 (one year ago) link
lakers are +210 to miss the playoffs, seems like a very good bet
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 16 August 2022 17:02 (one year ago) link
the last time we saw kawhi in the playoffs he looked like the best player in the league again. he’s only gonna be 31 this year, not like he’s 34. but i agree there’s a lot of “nets of the west” vibes in how something always seems to be going wrong. the thing is the west feels super wide open. it’s deep but it’s not like the east where there is two overwhelming favorites to make the finals. feels like a handful of teams could legitimately come out of the west this year. if the clippers are able to stay relatively healthy they have as good a claim as anyone. on paper anyway
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 16 August 2022 18:26 (one year ago) link
i have a weird finals prediction but will think on it for another 2 months before unveiling
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 16 August 2022 19:19 (one year ago) link
is this year, cider?
― Spottie, Tuesday, 16 August 2022 19:35 (one year ago) link
is this *the year
― Spottie, Tuesday, 16 August 2022 19:36 (one year ago) link
based on last years WC standings:
Suns - probably around 55 wins, could sniff 60 again but the vibes will be tested early. things could go south quickly or they could regain their edge, hard to say.
Grizz - i think they take a slight step back as far as their record, Ja needs to chill or his knees wont make it. i thought their record without ja was kinda fluky? could see them dropping out of the top 4 but they could also go balls out and get to the top.
Warriors - prob still hover around 55 wins and just try to get into the playoffs healthy again. more playing time and integrating of the youngens could mean a more bumpy regular season, though. could fall out of the top 4 by record because of that. if they arent ready we could see a midseason trade?
Mavs - i dont think they got any better but luka looks in shape so if he comes into the season in game shape they could fight for a top 4 spot
Jazz - the tank is on
Nuggets - should be top 4 if everyone looks like themselves. if not, they'll be right back in this spot again.
Wolves - should be better, could get into the top 6 but will be a fight. all comes down to ant ascension.
Pels - should be better but we need to see how zion fits with what they had going to end the season. prob still a play-in team cos the defense will struggle. herb jones cant guard everyone.
Clippers - should be a top 4 but who the hell knows
spurs - the tank is on but pop will prob get them into the play-in somehow someway
lakers - lol. will miss the playoffs if they dont trade russ. will make the play-in if they do trade him.
kings - kangs
blazers - tough one! if dame is dame then i guess a play-in team? or maybe they finally trade him midseason if he gets his value back up.
thunder - weird team, should prob have the worst record in the league? will shae actually play? his timeline with this core is a little weird. he could help a lot of teams now and does he want to wait 3-5 more years while the children develop?
rockets - they need to trade KPJ. will probably wrestle with the thunder and jazz for bottom three spots
― Spottie, Tuesday, 16 August 2022 19:55 (one year ago) link
i dont actually believe in the nuggets this year but i gotta do the bit
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 16 August 2022 19:59 (one year ago) link
the MO for the blazers during dame's all-star years has been uneven play from October until early March, then an improbable but impressive playoff push that gets them into the 4-7 seeding of the WC, then an occasional first round win. that's the best bet.
hot tip: never bet on the blazers trading dame. there's no conceivable PR story about how that will improve the team that their season-ticket holders would swallow.
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Tuesday, 16 August 2022 20:06 (one year ago) link
yeah i dont think it happens unless he wants it to happen.
― Spottie, Tuesday, 16 August 2022 20:16 (one year ago) link
ouch and 3/4 of their national games are on nbatv haha
The Houston Rockets will be on national television four times this season, sources tell @TheAthletic: — Nov. 12, at New Orleans (NBA TV)— Nov. 26, vs. Oklahoma City (NBA TV)— Jan. 11, at Sacramento (ESPN)— Jan. 16, at Los Angeles (NBA TV)— Kelly Iko (@KellyIkoNBA) August 16, 2022
― Spottie, Tuesday, 16 August 2022 20:42 (one year ago) link
we should do an ilh livechat or zoom or something to coincide with the wednesday, jan 1 rockets/kings game that is on national tv for some reason.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 16 August 2022 20:59 (one year ago) link
*jan 11
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 16 August 2022 21:00 (one year ago) link
lmao lets do it
― Spottie, Tuesday, 16 August 2022 21:11 (one year ago) link
lol just ticking the last two boxes one time for accountability
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 16 August 2022 21:47 (one year ago) link
OK hear me out yall, I think I've found a way forward for KD: trade everyone on the Nets for everyone on the Celtics. Everyone wins!
― It's like there's a Republican party in my mouth and everyone's indicted (Leee), Tuesday, 16 August 2022 21:52 (one year ago) link
Sources: Four-time NBA champion LeBron James has agreed to a two-year, $97.1 million maximum contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, taking him under contract through 2024-25 season.— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 17, 2022
― Spottie, Wednesday, 17 August 2022 19:03 (one year ago) link
smh he couldnt even get russ traded, losing his fastball
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 17 August 2022 19:09 (one year ago) link
New this year: "NBA Rivals Week"11 rivalry games from Jan. 24-28:- Celtics/Heat- Clippers/Lakers- Nets/76ers- Grizzlies/Warriors- Lonzo Ball/LaMelo Ball- Suns/Mavericks- Timberwolves/Grizzlies- Raptors/Warriors- Nikola Jokic/Joel Embiid- Knicks/Nets- Lakers/Celtics— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) August 17, 2022
― Spottie, Wednesday, 17 August 2022 19:13 (one year ago) link
bron contract has a player option in year 2, so basically a one year extension
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 17 August 2022 19:17 (one year ago) link
15% trade kicker too.
― Spottie, Wednesday, 17 August 2022 19:18 (one year ago) link
those one-on-one games could be interesting
― Piven After Midnight (The Yellow Kid), Wednesday, 17 August 2022 19:51 (one year ago) link
wasn't aware any of those were rivalries besides the last one
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 17 August 2022 20:20 (one year ago) link
doncic jokic rivalry happening rn
Luka Doncic for the win over Nikola Jokic… NO GOOD! 😦Slovenia and Serbia head to OT! pic.twitter.com/TXyZct4PeJ— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) August 17, 2022
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 17 August 2022 20:32 (one year ago) link
I wonder if that player option is Bron's escape hatch if the Lakers don't draft Bronny.
― It's like there's a Republican party in my mouth and everyone's indicted (Leee), Wednesday, 17 August 2022 20:36 (one year ago) link
― ciderpress, Tuesday, August 16, 2022 3:59 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
yo wtf?? this is the year!
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 17 August 2022 20:45 (one year ago) link
reducing travel is good but it makes the sched less entertaining
The NBA's new schedule has 55 baseball-style series in which the road team plays the same foe twice in a row without travel ... up from 23 last season. Plus 33 instances on the schedule in which the road team stays in LA or New York to play both local teams on the same trip.— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) August 17, 2022
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 17 August 2022 21:14 (one year ago) link
i really don't like the baseball scheduling in the NBA
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 17 August 2022 21:24 (one year ago) link
― It's like there's a Republican party in my mouth and everyone's indicted (Leee), Wednesday, August 17, 2022 4:36 PM (forty-seven minutes ago)
would imagine it's his escape hatch for a number of reasons incl whatever happens w/ his son
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 17 August 2022 21:25 (one year ago) link
― It's like there's a Republican party in my mouth and everyone's indicted (Leee), Wednesday, August 17, 2022 3:36 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
bronny is a 2023 recruit so he's not gonna be in the league til 2024 (after bron's current contact ends, player option doesn't enter into it)
― comedy khadafi (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 17 August 2022 22:17 (one year ago) link
Number of National TV games for each game (NOT including NBA TV games) pic.twitter.com/sWa0hmRsfl— Krishna Narsu (@knarsu3) August 17, 2022
― Spottie, Wednesday, 17 August 2022 23:50 (one year ago) link
crazy disrespect of the miami heat
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 18 August 2022 00:02 (one year ago) link
other than the knicks (which, lol) it’s hard to find fault with any of the teams above them
― k3vin k., Thursday, 18 August 2022 00:11 (one year ago) link
yeah that looks pretty normal, its not like the time they gave the pels like 25 games for zion's rookie year
― ciderpress, Thursday, 18 August 2022 00:16 (one year ago) link
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, August 17, 2022 5:24 PM (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
based on player availability it can really fuck with seeding! it sucks.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 18 August 2022 00:43 (one year ago) link
― Spottie, Thursday, 18 August 2022 00:59 (one year ago) link
the lakers at least have marquee players
― k3vin k., Thursday, 18 August 2022 01:19 (one year ago) link
its nice they give every team at least one
― lag∞n, Thursday, 18 August 2022 01:25 (one year ago) link
this will be a fun night and it's cool how they're avoiding election day
Not only are all 30 teams (15 games) playing the night before Election Night, with special messaging throughout the night to encourage voting, but games that night start at 7:00 PM ET and tip off every 15 minutes.It's easily the most staggered schedule I've ever seen for NBA!— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) August 18, 2022
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 18 August 2022 01:31 (one year ago) link
wonder if theyll do some novel national broadcast with switching between games and so forth
― lag∞n, Thursday, 18 August 2022 01:33 (one year ago) link
that would be cool, like nfl red zone style
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 18 August 2022 01:34 (one year ago) link
i hope someone says “voting is a slam dunk”
― Clay, Thursday, 18 August 2022 01:36 (one year ago) link
lets all get out there and assist *makes exaggerated chest pass towards camera* our country
― lag∞n, Thursday, 18 August 2022 01:41 (one year ago) link
zion williams [at home on couch in two leg casts]: we're all teammates...
phil jackson [zooming in from his cabin in bohemian grove]: in democracy
― Clay, Thursday, 18 August 2022 01:44 (one year ago) link
lol exactly
― lag∞n, Thursday, 18 August 2022 02:01 (one year ago) link
2022 wnba playoffs thread
friends we are in here discussing live basketball
― terence trent d'ilfer (m bison), Thursday, 18 August 2022 02:19 (one year ago) link