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

I mean this has got to be a first

Joel Embiid had

26 PTS
5 BLK
12-15 FT

in just the 4th quarter tonight. pic.twitter.com/f6VI1pVctT

— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 14, 2022

I don’t understand how the warriors played as well as they did 5-6 months ago and now are this bad

Dray punched Poole and the vibes went to hell.

their offensive rating is dead identical to last year, they're just not playing defense anymore

congrats to the 3-10 los angeles lakers on defeating the 6-7 brooklyn nets at home in the famous crypto.com arena

Fortune favors the brave.

-- Matt Damon --

I don’t understand how the warriors played as well as they did 5-6 months ago and now are this bad

yeah i was impressed by how the kings were hustling. they look like a real team

the warriors also didnt seem able to take advantage of sabonis at center

great to see Huerter thriving

yeah hes solid, kinda got lost in the mix last year, wanted the celtics to go after him but they got brogdon instead, which is why im not an nba general manager, amongst other reasons

hawks just really needed somebody at that position that could handle the ball and defend better, but they are missing his shooting (and bogdanovich's)

with huerter and keegan they really have some solid shooting out there. opened up all kinds of stuff for fox and sabonis.

Keegan movement 3 running full speed off staggers is ridiculous. Hope they keep running this stuff for him. pic.twitter.com/TdhZNMh3U5

— Kings Film Room (@SacFilmRoom) November 14, 2022

thats a pretty pro shot for a rookie

the knicks got boo'd off the court after giving up 145 to the thunder

Knicks getting booed off the floor by the MSG crowd after giving up 145 points to the Thunder 🗣️pic.twitter.com/X3UwWEZSnD

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) November 13, 2022

If you're like me, you probably saw Cam and Quickley defending their asses off amidst the chaos and thought, "what would the two of them look like next to RJ? How could they help him?"

The trio of IQ-Reddish-RJ has played 4 minutes together this entire season. Think about that.

— The Strickland (@TheStrickland) November 13, 2022

he’s one of the most overrated players in the bcuz the knicks haven’t had a player worth signing to a second contract in 20 years

Can't believe the Brunson signing didn't fix all their problems.

Color us surprised

its too bad cause he was cool on dallas he should be on a good team like dallas not a lame team like the knicks

kd otm

https://t.co/GjbbuW4tso pic.twitter.com/Xg0dyqiiEH

— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) November 15, 2022

refs are making a spectacle of themselves this game, back to back plays just now where the entire team is calling for the coaches challenge

if that's a technical then i'm rasheed wallace

you are though

whoa

Absolutely text book defense to ice the game

rekt pic.twitter.com/tIgIstgrep

— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) November 15, 2022

Oooooof

Thread #2:

Nobody asked for this, but yesterday was the single worst defensive performance of Julius Randle's Knick career. @IQfor3 posted a good video breakdown yesterday. Check it out if you missed it. If you want more, here is Julius Randle "earning" 33 minutes, a thread: pic.twitter.com/VWCN5jzU6k

— Frank Barrett (@FrankBarrett119) November 14, 2022

oh thats real bad stuff

who could’ve seen that contract not working out

is randle a known malcontent and non tryer

he seems very rollercoastery but most of the highs involve him getting the ball a lot and being the focus of the offense

that OKC game was one of those noon sunday games in which the knicks always seem to stink, maybe he was just sleepy or figured it was OKC hey we’re gonna win anyway. but putting all of that aside whatever value he brought in the post bubble year has completely disappeared

that randle season is looking to be one of the all-time blip seasons

another really bad Tech

Trae Young got a tech for telling Jevon Carter he's too small 🤏 pic.twitter.com/clUydso6gN

— Taco Trey Kerby (@treykerby) November 15, 2022

its the fun police

its cool if the refs want to t guys up for complaining too long thats just annoying for everyone but all this respect for the game shit is just shit

you should be able to do a little light taunting as long as youre not in a guys face, you should be able to have a momentary emotional reaction to a call as long as its not super aggressive, you should be able to use cusses in conversation with a ref as long as its not a straight up insult, these things are just normal theyre fine

i agree on principle w/ Ting up trae young. nothing to see here

wow rude to trae

btw what's up w/ the hawks having the bucks's number this year? have beat them by 36 points across two games and giannis played in both games w/ trae missing one. heez what's the report

Been reading rumblings that the hawks defense is sneaky good

good to know keep me updated i guess

The Clippers have discussed targeting Myles Turner, per @EricPincus pic.twitter.com/wfJ8YrnpEi

— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) November 15, 2022

It'd funny if the Lakers to miss out on him.

It’s always about the next trade.

On how Portland turned the CJ McCollum trade into Jerami Grant, four months later. https://t.co/FgIiRUBi9u pic.twitter.com/tu77nyLN0v

— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) November 15, 2022

justice

The @NBA is rescinding Jayson Tatum’s technical foul from last night, the hand clap called by John Goble, according to an NBA source. #Celtics.

— gary washburn (@GwashburnGlobe) November 15, 2022

rescind traes too

#PlayersOnlyMeeting

Knicks players gathered for a players only dinner last night here in Utah - stressing accountability to each other.

— Steve Popper (@StevePopper) November 15, 2022

i lol’d at the reply to that wondering why it wouldn’t just be called “team dinner”

utah is a great place for a players only dinner, what else is there to do

lol

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— Andrew Claudio (@AndrewJClaudio_) November 15, 2022

more like fooling-us scandal