2022 NBA OFF SEASON DRAFT FREE AGENCY TAMPERING ETC

Suns vibes last season starting to look like one of the greatest psy ops in sports history

*suns in-between some brutal therapy sessions* "we're in a really good place right now."

Kyrie Irving: "I gave up 4 years, 100-something million to be unvaccinated."

— Matt Brooks (@MattBrooksNBA) September 26, 2022

its true

smart and cool stuff

shouldve lost more tbh

j isaac still no timetable for his return yikes

Jeff Weltman on Jonathan Isaac's status: pic.twitter.com/MGjLbR7iia

— Khobi Price (@khobi_price) September 26, 2022

media day content is flooding in and im getting pumped for hoop to be bacccck

isaac will be a Qanon candidate for a house seat out of florida in 2 years

PJ tucker had knee surgery over the summer. i think he was the most overrated signing this offseason

media day content is flooding in and im getting pumped for hoop to be bacccck

― Spottie, Monday, September 26, 2022 12:18 PM (five minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

2022 wnba playoffs thread

wnba season wrapped up a week ago, its been back

bison i appreciate your enthusiasm for the wnba, im sorry i dont watch it. but i do take my fam (or just my daughter) to a couple mercury games every year.

next seasonnnnnnn

wnba is still the beautiful game played at the highest level, but with a different ceiling on the players' body size and strength.

a different ceiling on the players' body size and strength.

who gives a fuck

right-o. it's the game play that matters and the wnba 'offs were awesome.

wolves media day will be interesting to see if the local media asks ANT about his homophobic comments and the fine

Aaron Gordon says he was not aware of what Anthony Edward’s has said in the video that resulted in a $40k fine. “I was ignorant of what was said and after doing more research I deleted it.”

Gordon says he values free speech but there are consequences to it and fine was warranted

— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) September 26, 2022

already talked to aaron gordon abt it apparently

everythings cool

Steve Nash on Kevin Durant on wanting him fired: "Kevin and I go way back. Families go through things like this."

— Matt Brooks (@MattBrooksNBA) September 26, 2022

i read matt brooks whole feed from today and its pure comedy

Sean Marks on Nets culture: "It's about having championship characteristics."

— Matt Brooks (@MattBrooksNBA) September 26, 2022

let seth coach

Seth Curry says he was trying to get Doc Rivers to play Ben Simmons at the 5 more in Philadelphia.

— Matt Brooks (@MattBrooksNBA) September 26, 2022

Ben Simmons on working on himself: "A lot of time has been put into making myself want to play."

— Matt Brooks (@MattBrooksNBA) September 26, 2022

cant argue with that

its so good lmao

learning to want to play is a big step in any basketball player’s life I think we can all agree

Joe Harris says Kevin Durant's trade request hasn't been a topic of discussion during open runs.

"You sort of just pick up where you left off."

— Matt Brooks (@MattBrooksNBA) September 26, 2022

Kyrie Irving on if he was close to leaving the Brooklyn Nets in the offseason: “Yeah. There were options but not many because the stigma of whether or not I wanted to play or whether or not I’m committed to the team, which I thought was really unfair at times.” pic.twitter.com/3YA16wZucg

— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) September 26, 2022

yah why would anyone think you're not committed to playing basketball???

lmaoooooo INCREDIDLE

Deandre Ayton seems thrilled to be back in Phoenix pic.twitter.com/Mn4Lkh6pP5

— SB Nation (@SBNation) September 26, 2022

haha damn

funeral march out here in phx

"This was the most saddest Media Day that I have ever attended. It felt more like a funeral... Definitely a sad day for the [Phoenix] Suns organization, but sounds like they're hopeful they can move forward."@MarcJSpears on the mood at Suns Media Daypic.twitter.com/l3MwBNA9YD

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) September 26, 2022

someone ask ayton about how the video games are going please

2022-23 might have the worst vibes of any basketball season i can think of

someone ask ayton about how the video games are going please

― lag∞n, Monday, September 26, 2022 1:46 PM (four seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink

needs to be a phx beat reporter there every week or so asking about how his myplayer is progressing in 2k

i just know hed cheer right up

yeah tbh I’m kinda scared of this season maybe we should skip it and everyone take some time for themselves, grow & reflect for awhile xp

if the nuggets win the nba playoffs and no one is there to see it, does it make a sound?

xp so, you're saying there's such a thing as too much messy drama?

I’m sayin it’s time 2 heal

the messy drama vortex is powerful and shall not eject its victims willingly

bad vibes power ranking:
1 celtics - just lost their loser head coach, injuries hitting already, roster has additional injury-prone players (brogdon, d white)
2 nets - kyrie's presence alone makes them perennial bad vibes contenders, but add surly kd and ben figuring out if he LIKE likes basketball with overwhelmed hs teacher vibes nash on the bench and it looks rough
3 suns - vibes are way the fuck off, though sarver is at the heart of a lot of them and he's on his way out
4 hornets - bridges is garbage but lamelo coming out and saying he hopes he comes back is a fuckin red flag, feel like any jordan-owned franchise is gonna be in this bad vibes zone
5 magic - jonathan isaac played a half hour in this decade, has not played an NBA minute during the biden administration (dark brandon working HIS magic), markelle fultz hurt AGAIN, just a franchise riddled with injuries
6 lakers - bron is old af, westbrook and pat bev on the same team, AD is playing with a chip on his shoulder (out 4-6 weeks due to chip injury), that bench looks really suspect, new coach, just so many ways this can go south
7 knicks - feels like i shouldn't have to explain this, but suffice to say i dont think brunson makes them instant playoff favorites
8 mavs - front office has been a wreck, christian wood is talented but probably a locker room cancer, fuck jason kidd who is bad vibes at all times, higher expectations after sneaking into the 3rd round could get toxic fast
9 sixers - doc was horny online, harden is harden, tampering for old ass vets doesnt usually pay off bc hoops god gets vengeful (see: lowry in miami)
10 portland - kind of a wild card here bc i cant tell if theyre good or not, if they come out the gate rough, all the dame trade rumors would heat back up

crying @ seth curry attempting to introduce doc rivers to the concept of playing small

i don't have time to put this together but would absolutely love a poll for best quote from media day 2022

I’m not sure portland has bad vibes right now per she but the ownership group being like OH WE ARE TOTALLY NOT SELLING WINK WINK and everyone in town wanting them to take a hike and Chauncey billups still around for now and the first months schedule is a murderer’s row I think the vibes (bad ones) are on their way

yes, i *anticipate* the vibes, they loom large in the distance

the bulls def have to be on that list. lonzo’s knee ligaments have turned into creamed corn and lavine might not be far behind. they made all these moves just to “contend” and i’m not sure what argument one could come up with to say they’re in the top 8 teams in the east right now

who has the best vibes? bucks?

Yeah. There were options but not many because the stigma of whether or not I wanted to play or whether or not I’m committed to the team

Huh, that's moderately perceptive and self-aware, maybe he's starting to

which I thought was really unfair at times

you what nm.

you *know what