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

yeah pretty crazy

they got rid of some really efficient roleplayers that people may have been undervaluing

idk none of the guys they lost are even getting minutes

but they did make the role players work last year in a way that theyre just not this

last year there werent any close to dominant teams, the dubs were a weak champ, looking like theres not any great teams this year either

gotta be one of the biggest post championship slips that didn’t involve major roster overhaul

― Clay, Thursday, December 15, 2022 5:13 PM (forty-five minutes ago)

the other thing is that w/ each year teams devalue the regular season more and more there's prob some line of demarcation when load management really started to matter and teams like the warriors are just like "eh we'll see you in the playoffs"

poole's shooting has been real bad for the amount he plays, he's down to replacement level this season in the bbref stats pretty huge downswing from last year that's probably a lot of the difference right there

if the warriors make it into the playoffs healthy you'd still have to put them up there w/ any team in the west based on how that conference is looking so far

yeah theoretically theyre still in the mix but idk they might be cooked too

they need trades

yeah feels just as likely the clock strikes midnight and they go out 4-1 in the first round as they make it back to the west finals

Home and away splits for opponent 3P shooting.

Warriors, Mavs, and Grizzlies have the biggest difference between opponent 3P% at home and on the road. The average team faces 1.3 percentage points higher opponent 3P% on the road vs. at home (more red on the right side). https://t.co/Tk7iVG54vH pic.twitter.com/cXAagVdI6T

— Todd Whitehead (@CrumpledJumper) December 15, 2022

idk none of the guys they lost are even getting minutes

kinda reminds me of the heat where PJ tucker stinks this year but you can still really feel the heat missing him or at the least that role as occupied by a solid vet

heat always find a way to make it work with a bunch of randos but its no way to live

turns out you need someone to play power forward

grizz up 20 on the bucks

grizz looking pretty impressive: ball mvmt, pace, rebounding, balanced scoring.

ya theyre good young active physical tough to play against

lol i love watching centers furiously dropping back against ja and it just doesnt matter hes by them instantly

grizz up 20 on the bucks

― lag∞n, Thursday, December 15, 2022 8:49 PM (twenty-two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

29 at the half

grizz up 20 on the bucks

― lag∞n, Thursday, December 15, 2022 8:49 PM (twenty-two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

29 at the half

― lag∞n, Thursday, December 15, 2022 9:11 PM (twenty-eight minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

36

42

ja trip dub in under 3 quarters

yoo portis scratched the hell out aldama hes bleeding

the jazz dance squad is performing the nutcracker at halftime

not sure what to say about this, i tip my cap to them

grizz just need to hit the playoffs healthy

the nutcracker is generally a crowd-pleaser, good for them imo

Grizz Celtics would be a fun final

some big crunch time shots landing in pelicans jazz

yeah starting to feel like this is the grizz year

tyler herro seems to have made a leap of a sort. 19 threes made in his last two games

just a heater prob

tho he is only 22 so prob improving too

griz are good and havent even been healthy yet

The Grizzlies have won 7 games in a row and are now in sole possession of first place in the West 🔥

Their trio of Jaren Jackson Jr., Ja Morant, and Desmond Bane have yet to play a single minute together this season. pic.twitter.com/p96IvZN3X9

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) December 16, 2022

They went nuts last year when ja was hurt too.

Dubs deciding to shoot 9 for 10 with white donte 4 of 4 from deep. That’s the way. I’m sure they can keep it up for more than 5 min of game time.

timelord looking so much better than in last year’s playoffs

he’s back, horf’s back, celtics down 10 to the magic lol

lakers are playing the nuggets so expect them to have a historic shooting night

5/9 to start

Anthony Davis looks like a rotoscope. my brain is telling me he's computer animated

nice lil 20-2 run by the nuggs

the nuggs keep opening up leads and then letting the lakers back in. wonder how close a.d. is to the career record for games left due to injury.

another embarrassing loss, sigh

not sure what you're talking about? chris paul was off tonight

where’s matt armstrong at, I need his nuggets thoughts

Lol

Never thought this could happen but AD essential sprained his ankle mid air 😳 pic.twitter.com/1tMea8Vduu

— Dr. Evan Jeffries, DPT (@GameInjuryDoc) December 17, 2022

pretty clear from watching the clip that it wasn't his ankle, but lateral-stabilizing muscles in his lower leg that got torqued by the twisting of his ankle