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

i'd rather trade for john collins than ayton if i was them

they do need a center tho

i think wood is a better fit honestly, at least he stretches the floor for luka and kyrie

he cant defend tho

why, with luka doncic as your best player, would you ever invest that much in a center

yes exactly. lol

the thing that is crazy is that i feel like they were shown the blueprint last year... their resources should go into other ball handlers and 3 and D wings. they can go cheap at center imo bcuz the burden on that player w/in the luka system is very small & he is the kinda player who makes just about any big look good. spread the floor on offense, switch everything on defense. it's obviously not just that simple but that should be the foundation of how they build their team

and yet they were rumored to be a gobert suitor. they're now apparently an ayton suitor. and the two moves they made this offseason were to get centers. i think wood made sense for them bcuz he has a diff offensive dimension but the javale signing is an F- at this point. they need to be trading for wings/guards and then finding the robert williams, al horford and grant williams of the world later in the draft or on low risk FA deals/trades

Truly great times for us NBA sickos

Phoenix Suns new owner Mat Ishbia intends to bring on Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas to have a prominent role in the front office, league sources tell @NBAonTNT, @BleacherReport.

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) February 8, 2023

oh no

why are billionaires like this (dont answer)

yes hahaha YES

if ilh pooled our resources to buy a team i wonder which ex-player could charm us into giving him a prominent front office role.

buying a teaming cause the previous owner was ousted for sexual harassment and immediately planning to hire a guy who was ousted for sexual harassment, smart cool nice

if ilh pooled our resources to buy a team i wonder which ex-player could charm us into giving him a prominent front office role.

― call all destroyer, Tuesday, February 7, 2023 8:23 PM (sixteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

its kg

oh yeah good call

Isiah Thomas sits on the board of directors for Mat Ishbia's company, United Wholesale Mortgage, so they have a pre-existing relationship. https://t.co/5a6j5btE2m

— Mike Vorkunov (@MikeVorkunov) February 8, 2023

hahahah why the heck is isiah on the board of a mortgage company

well there you go lol

A spokesperson for Mat Ishbia says Isiah Thomas will NOT have a position in the Suns' front office and will not be a part of the transition.

— Kellan Olson (@KellanOlson) February 8, 2023

amazing news cycle

oof chris haynes takes the L

United Wholesale Mortgage… guillotine for matt ishbia i’m afraid

im willing to give him a pass since he was a baller

https://thejewishnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Mat-15.jpg

that’s matthew delavadova

lol rude

cam thomas 3rd straight 40pt game what is going on

bron about to break the record i guess

Chris Haynes IS an L

xp all the big shots are there it would be pretty funny if he didn't get it, though i don't think the thunder are going to provide a ton of resistance

bet he really pushes for it tonight

lol he's obviously pressing like three possessions into this

i want to see him straight gunning lets do this

passed up the layup on the break tho

maybe he forgot

he wanted to take it, realized he had nothing, and tried to pass way too late

i don't think the lebron as scorer debate is all that interesting but it is true that you cannot just feed lebron, he needs to get his points in the flow

if he doesn't get it this game it'll be vs. Milwaukee. not sure how I feel about that. after winning the title I'm actually not as enthused about the "at least we made history" thing

I mean who cares really? He's going to get it when he gets it

fuck that id be doubling him off the ball not tonight lebron

oh yeah as a team it would be a blast to fuck with him as he tries to do it, but ultimately who he was playing when he got the scoring title isn't going to be a very interesting trivia question

being a hoops fan means caring about dumb shit

only if you choose to!

Timberwolves desperately hoping LeBron gets the record tonight. Let's just not discuss the other NBA scores from Feb. 7.

— John Hollinger (@johnhollinger) February 8, 2023

ohhhh no that wolves box score is not pleasant lol

feel like he's totally getting it tonight, by the 2nd half this is gonna have Kobe's final game vibes

nuggets just have to win by at least 30 to offset their blowout loss vs the timberpups a few days ago

playing all their best players tonight definitely helped

lebron breaking the record in a game his team gets waxed by OKC would be funny

Russ also trying to break the scoring record tonight

Just tuning into the big game why’s he wearing a headband ?

josh giddey blowing by patrick beverly every time down the floor is a nice subplot to this game

lmao at the crowd chanting "DE-FENSE!" Lakers are like if we could we would