2022/23 NBA REGULAR SEASON THREAD "TANKING FOR WEMBANYAMA"

yeah agree, only people who deeply need to coach should coach its not a good job

kd handpicking his coach and kyrie and also deandre jordan(?).

GM durant vs GM bron would be a good poll.

he was doomed from the start

Fun fact — This is what Kyrie and KD said in 2020 after Steve Nash was named head coach.

Kyrie: "I don’t really see us having a head coach… KD could be a head coach. I could be a head coach."

KD: "Jacque Vaughn could do it one day." pic.twitter.com/OhVElKsE1h

— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 1, 2022

brons gotta be winning this one his teams have rings kds track record is much shorter but all hes got is this worst super team ever xp

GM bron did pick shabazz napier. i need to see KD get involved in the draft process

the most recent lakers superteam is worse than the Nets superteam i think, but its close.

kyrie 8 coaches in 10 years:

Byron Scott
Mike Brown
David Blatt
Ty Lue
Brad Stevens
Kenny Atkinson
Steve Nash
Jacque Vaughn

for the love of god please let them hire udoka

the most recent lakers superteam is worse than the Nets superteam i think, but its close.

― Spottie, Tuesday, November 1, 2022 1:50 PM (one minute ago) bookmarkflaglink

the now this gonna be fun one? idk i think the nets is worse, that lakers team was actually good the first year before injuries predictably caught up with them, and just on vibes and chaos level this nets team is so bad, kyries vax strike fat harden forcing his way out ben simmons lol, also the expectations for that lakers team were really unrealistic too many way over the hill guys, nets team actually had stars in their primes, tho not their peaks

theyre really gonna do this lmao

Ime Udoka has emerged as a strong frontrunner to be the next Brooklyn Nets head coach and the sides have begun discussions, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Nets are in the midst of their search process and are continuing to do due diligence.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 1, 2022

hey josh primo is available too

dark lol

seems likely that udoka is just gonna do the same shit that got him in trouble in boston in brooklyn, celtics gave him a chance to stop and he just would or could not

good luck bk nets

Suspended Celtics coach Ime Udoka has emerged as the likely next Brooklyn Nets head coach and his hiring could be finalized as soon as the next 24-to-48 hours, sources tell ESPN. Celtics will let him leave for another job.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 1, 2022

this is a dream for the celtics hes off their book and out of their hair

the nets might be better off signing ime to their active roster, they could use a scrappy defender type

good point

Something like this was essentially an inevitability as soon as Udoka became quasi-available. If I’m the Celtics, I’m just glad it’s the Nets and not the Sixers. https://t.co/WLmovymJvn

— Tom Westerholm (@Tom_NBA) November 1, 2022

interesting idea which would mean that the celtics were worried about the nets before the season but now are not lol

My old pal @stephenasmith has been saying since Opening Night that the Nets wanted to bring back ex-Nash assistant Ime Udoka as their next coach.

All indications point to Udoka -- suspended for the season by the Celtics after taking them to the Finals -- now getting that chance. https://t.co/46sFauvCng

— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) November 1, 2022

they prob also see that their own team isn't falling apart or anything

lol

EXCLUSIVE: Nets pivoted to Udoka after controversial local coaching search pic.twitter.com/wx2jiNXiYV

— myles brown (@mdotbrown) November 1, 2022

the most recent lakers superteam is worse than the Nets superteam i think, but its close.

― Spottie, Tuesday, November 1, 2022 1:50 PM (one minute ago) bookmarkflaglink

the now this gonna be fun one? idk i think the nets is worse, that lakers team was actually good the first year before injuries predictably caught up with them, and just on vibes and chaos level this nets team is so bad, kyries vax strike fat harden forcing his way out ben simmons lol, also the expectations for that lakers team were really unrealistic too many way over the hill guys, nets team actually had stars in their primes, tho not their peaks

― lag∞n, Tuesday, November 1, 2022 10:56 AM (fifty-two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

i meant the lebron ad and russ superteam

sounds like the nets wanted to do this but just wanted to let the udoka news cycle be out of the spotlight for a month or so lol

ah they won a ring* tho, guess that was before russ

lmao I can’t believe this udoka shit how dumb can ya be

theyre desperate, and dumb

who's driving the bus, KD, kyrie, Sean Marks, Joe Tsai? the random strategy generator 8-ball?

seems like years ago

Kyrie says he plans to re-sign with the Nets: "When I say I'm here with Kev, I think that really entails us managing this franchise together alongside Joe and Sean."

— Scott Cacciola (@ScottCacciola) April 26, 2022

This outcome is truly incredible.

hmm the suns started off the season 5-1 like nothing happened. and also have a white guy named Jock (?)

ah interesting

the nets are currently trying to hire a PR coordinator hahahahahhahhahahahahahahahhaha pic.twitter.com/TTznpUVWti

— sean yoo (@SeanYoo) November 1, 2022

you cant make this shit up

We have vetted the allegations and have determined he can help our defense pic.twitter.com/Bzx7ERpeHj

— Brian Pickett (@BrianPickett) November 1, 2022

PR person better hit the ground running.

i wonder if anyone has checked to see if adam silver is still alive while a team in his backyard continues to employ and antisemite and is in the process of hiring a workplace harasser

there is, plausibly speaking, "nothing he can do" if a team wants to do employ an antisemite and hire a workplace harasser. but stern was a master of soft power whereas silver just seems... soft

thought they'd be struggling without Simmo but Irving is slotting quite well into the "superstar scoring less than 5 points" role

xp yeah figuring out how soft power works is like the entire job description

is there any team that would take kyrie rn, what would that even look like

i think the only team that would have before the antisemitism was the lakers and i'd imagine they are sensitive to that particular issue

final year of his deal wonder what happens next season

yeah might be a Barry Bones "might be okay for a year or two but it's a totally radioactive situation" thing

btw its pretty wild that the Nets' Big 3 are the top 3 "don't make facial expressions" guys

lol harden too

he gets a pass because you can't see any of his face

lol cad that's exactly how i ran through it in my head before i posted the q

lmao i'm glad. also we need to take whatever joy we can from this awful and shitty topic.

been watching suns/wolves for maybe 10 minutes and gobert has botched two interior catches, resulting in turnovers to the suns bench unit

it’s not clear to me what this t wolves team is supposed to be good at, exactly

well they sold the farm for the perennial all-defense center so i thought they would be good at defense

they have the no 7 defense but against a soft schedule. and they’re bottom 10 in offense. not sure that swap is gonna work out for them