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

i had to read this quote and quadruple check who it was coming from on all the twitter headers but apparently he actually said this:

“Look at our starting lineup. Edmond Sumner, Royce O’Neale, Joe Harris, Claxton and me. It’s not disrespect, but what are you expecting from that group? Durant asked of B/R. “You expect us to win because I’m out there. So if you’re watching from that lens, you’re expecting us to play well because No. 7 is out there.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10055867-br-exclusive-kevin-durant-explains-trade-request-coaching-frustrations-and-more

yooo lol dont think kd is feeling it

kd just clocking in and out and doing his job as the contract stipulates

yikes

it’s like vibes nuclear winter out on flatbush

ehh kinda lame

Celtics say both Malcolm Brogdon and Marcus Smart are OUT vs Hawks.

— Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) November 16, 2022

pp time

big pp minutes incoming

*the truth rises out of his wheelchair one more time*

yooo lol dont think kd is feeling it

― lag∞n, Wednesday, November 16, 2022 10:30 AM (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

nash thought he could get the team prepared with vibes alone

“Ask Steve Nash, you can go call him right now. I would say, ‘Yo, I need more closeout drills. We need to practice more.’ That's what I was on. I wasn’t feeling that, and nobody was on that same vibe with me. Jacque Vaughn is.”

sounds like KD wants to join the knicks/thibs

kevin durant is having fun though, nothing to worry about there.

No matter the case, the dynamic scorer is still having fun on the court and won’t be listening to outside noise.

"I’m really having a good time. I wish y'all could hear me talk during the game," he said. "If I got mic’d up more, people would stop asking me if I'm happy or not. I'm enjoying every moment I get to step on this f---ing court, and part of it is because I tore my Achilles. And the pandemic, I didn’t know if we were going to play again. I didn't know if I was going to play again."

credit to him for still showing up and balling out every night for sure.

that KD quote reminds me of the quote kyrie gave from the locker room in year one where he listed which players on the current team would still be there next year

haha that was a classic

lol kyrie is such a freak

But after all these weeks of questions surrounding Ben Simmons and his latest round of health woes, there was this silver lining: He not only played, but played reasonably well. In 20 minutes of action off the bench, the much-maligned 2016 No. 1 pick scored 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting – the most points he has scored since June 14, 2021 – while adding five rebounds and three assists.

damn

But there’s only so much I can say for somebody to believe, you know?”

“I’m on full overload with treatment, everything I need to do to stay out there,” Simmons continued. “I’m just spending more time on the table, honestly, more downtime (where) I’m literally just leg up, icing, doing whatever I need to do – sleeping.

Sleep, that's where I'm savage.

heheh

glad to hear hes been grappling

NBPA's Tamika Tremaglio to ESPN: "He has been grappling with the full weight of the impact of his voice and actions, particularly in the Jewish community. Kyrie rejects antisemitism in any form, and he’s dedicated to bettering himself and increasing his level of understanding." https://t.co/2JuDJvgCcy

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 17, 2022

i too, grapple with my weight.

why dont games start on time anymore

its to trick us

espn games start so late

wouldnt be a big deal if they had any coverage worth watching, but i dont need to hear perks thoughts on kyrie, simmo and the nets.

carry the hell on then!

lmao kornet blocked traes 3 thats embarrassing man

watching basketball

good sport

hawks not get to the hauser page of the scouting report

celtics down two starters tatum taking terrible shots and missing them all, celtics still put up 63 in the half, wild stuff

grants gone from missing the first 25 threes of his career to hitting some corner threes to hitting a lot of corner threes to casually draining one dribble relocations from above the break

disappointed in the hawks for just sticking with the trae centric offense even tho they got murray, such an dead end come playoffs

they also play too many non to mediocre shooters its disrespectful to the game for hunter murray et al to turn down decent looks, this is a hoisting league

they went from having lots of shooters to no shooters—usually the wrong direction!

yeah you gotta make sure youre stocked with shooters

also trae called grant fat in front of everyone which is rude

cmon trae it’s 2022 man, we don’t fat shame anymore

grants just husky

celtics are winning

celtics shooting is simply too good too continue this way all season but i will say 1. im enjoying it 2. they are generating extremely good looks

25 assists on 39 hoops for the Celtics tonight.

— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) November 17, 2022

lot of evidence so far for playing hauser more

Sam Hauser is a +29 in 22 minutes.

— Brian Robb (@BrianTRobb) November 17, 2022

Brutal shooting night, but I’m not concerned in general about their offense. Getting bogdanovic back will help. Just want to add that I hope to never see the holiday brothers on the court again this season

They looked completely off tonight

ah theres our guy

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. for the win. AGAIN.https://t.co/RW6H2JLMLM pic.twitter.com/TsHan0z8ST

— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) November 17, 2022

Subtract Luka and it’s like the early 90s Mavs out there (including Kidd)

deandre jordan stinks

Jamychel Green STINKS