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

brooks is a top 5 wing defender

idk hes top ten in fouls jaden mcdaniels is the only non big man ahead of him https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/player-stat/fouls-personal

fouling is really bad tho its obvs not the be all end all but do you really trust dillon brooks to do the right thing to make the right play do you trust him do you trust dillon brooks

top 5 wing defender bottom 5 offender

brooks is top ten in fouls because that's an important part of his game and he knows it. he can't succeed in guarding the best players by relying on pure athleticism, so he's always right on the edge of fouling them and often crossing the line. smart otoh relies more on anticipation and less on physicality.

fouling is just bad tho if he cant guard without fouling its bad

hes got great defenders behind him too

idk hes top ten in fouls jaden mcdaniels is the only non big man ahead of him https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/player-stat/fouls-personal

― lag∞n, Friday, 3 February 2023 6:07 AM

well jalen is a top three wing defender so there is a correlation there

in fact the non bigs at the top of that list are pretty consistently their teams best wing defender and a selection of great defenders in general

dave chappelle is like two steps away from that dillon brooks look, it won’t be long imo

Dillon Brooks with the "GTA San Andreas NPC" fit

also lol at lebron basically playing h-o-r-s-e in a live nba game

He owned the raptors so hard

2022-23 NBA West All-Star reserves: Ja Morant, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Damian Lillard, Jaren Jackson Jr., Domantas Sabonis, Lauri Markkanen, Paul George.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 3, 2023

2022-23 NBA East All-Star reserves: Joel Embiid, Jaylen Brown, Bam Adebayo, Julius Randle, DeMar DeRozan, Jrue Holiday, Tyrese Haliburton.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 3, 2023

cant believe julius randle has made two all star teams its not right

julius randle over jimmy butler you simply have to laugh

wow jrue with the 10 year gap between appearances (2013/2023) has to be on a short list

also rip james "the beard" harden, a regular nba player

julius randle over jimmy butler you simply have to laugh

― J0rdan S., Thursday, February 2, 2023 6:55 PM (fifteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

jules nyet jim

wow jrue with the 10 year gap between appearances (2013/2023) has to be on a short list

As others have noted, Jrue Holiday's 10 years between All-Star appearances is the longest gap in NBA history. I have the previous record as six years shared by Johnny Green (1965 to 1971) and Bernard King (1985 to 1991). https://t.co/fJ4I8kjhA3

— Kevin Pelton (@kpelton) February 3, 2023

wow jrue with the 10 year gap between appearances (2013/2023) has to be on a short list

As others have noted, Jrue Holiday's 10 years between All-Star appearances is the longest gap in NBA history. I have the previous record as six years shared by Johnny Green (1965 to 1971) and Bernard King (1985 to 1991). https://t.co/fJ4I8kjhA3

— Kevin Pelton (@kpelton) February 3, 2023

wow jrue with the 10 year gap between appearances (2013/2023) has to be on a short list

As others have noted, Jrue Holiday's 10 years between All-Star appearances is the longest gap in NBA history. I have the previous record as six years shared by Johnny Green (1965 to 1971) and Bernard King (1985 to 1991). https://t.co/fJ4I8kjhA3

— Kevin Pelton (@kpelton) February 3, 2023

ah, lovely zing…

butler not making it is comical

not really sure what jrue has done this season that he hasn't done in a lot of other seasons but i'm glad he's the answer to a trivia question now.

harden really should have gotten in

yeah its kinda messed up that harden did what everyone wanted by playing less selfish his teams is thriving and he got rewarded by getting kicked out of the all star game lol

makes sense

Just so people know, a lot of coaches do not care about picking the all-star reserves. I've been in coaches meetings where they spent five minutes putting their selections in.

Think about it, they are more locked in on their team and their upcoming opponents. It is what it is.

— Mo Dakhil (@MoDakhil_NBA) February 3, 2023

sounds like literally no one would care then if they removed the coaches from the process so we should probably get on that

let the media folks do it imo

yeah theyre the only ones who take it seriously, fans just vote for famous people coaches dont care players treat it like a joke

it is funny how the players will bitch like crazy about the sections then when theyre given a chance they vote for their teammate whos been injured all season

dillon brooks should get suspended for 5 games tbh

oh did dillon brooks make another dirty play, weird

maybe the rare example of a valuable player who is hated by both his own fanbase and all opposing fanbases

not reggie's finest moment

Reggie Miller somehow watches 7 different replay angles and doesn’t realize Brooks went out of his way to nail Mitchell in the balls.

— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) February 3, 2023

lol hes so bad at watching and understanding basketball

spicy spida

Too many quotes, you’ve got to watch the whole thing.

Donovan Mitchell goes directly at Dillon Brooks in his postgame press conference. Must listen. @basketbllnews pic.twitter.com/m8CSeVedGW

— Spencer Davies (@SpinDavies) February 3, 2023

wow big disappointed dad energy there

the other thing about dillon brooks that cannot escape
mention is he is not easy on the eyes out there

what the hell the pelicans have lost ten in a row??

streaks!

if you’ve caught one of their games the last several weeks it’s not all that surprising

building a team out of three of the most frequently injured star players in the NBA always had this as one of the outcomes

you guys told me this when we signed him, but kyle anderson is a real pro, been one of the best things about this team

yes hahaha yes

Breaking: Brooklyn Nets All-Star Kyrie Irving has requested a trade, league sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. The franchise has been informed that Irving prefers to move on ahead of the Feb. 9 trade deadline – or will leave in free agency in July.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 3, 2023

less than 48 hours after this tweet i knew he couldnt stay chill

Chop Wood, Carry Water
Chop Wood, Carry Water

Hélà
🤞🏾♾

— Hélà (@KyrieIrving) February 2, 2023

alright here we go

sicko hours start now

i'm trying to think of landing spots that a) have the assets the nets would want b) would be appealing to kyrie c) would want kyrie

the only team that satisfies c) is the lakers, i think