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

one of the great nba what-ifs: if kawhi's shot rimmed out

yeah but it was still only the second round

behind a paywall but doesn't sound good

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/03/01/ja-morant-punch-teen-laser/

― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, March 1, 2023 2:13 PM (six minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

de paywalled https://archive.ph/k4dWe

one of the great nba what-ifs: if kawhi's shot rimmed out

― avatár the way of watár (voodoo chili), Wednesday, March 1, 2023 2:16 PM (six minutes ago)

the answer to this "what if" is actually not that interesting or illuminating: they would have played overtime

why is ja like this

do people here think he's a choker? when I see Philly in the playoffs he's usually one of the only ones having a decent game, or he's too injured to really play. I think you could win a title with him as a main guy, Harden maybe not

― frogbs, Wednesday, March 1, 2023 1:42 PM (forty-two minutes ago)

i don't think embiid is a choker... he's never "choked" in the way we use that phrase. but he has escaped criticism for the entirety of his career despite being an undisputed top 5 player in the league who has never played in a conference finals.

personally i think you can win one 7 game series against any team in the NBA w/ embiid as your best player. but can you win four straight 7 game series w/ him as your best player? that is what i'm skeptical of

one of the great nba what-ifs: if kawhi's shot rimmed out

― avatár the way of watár (voodoo chili), Wednesday, March 1, 2023 1:16 PM (sixteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Giannis 2x NBA MVP

sorry I meant NBA Finals MVP

ja seems to make really dumb decisions

from the sound of it, i'd say ja hasn't accepted the idea that his celebrity status, wealth and privilege protect him, and he is still (mentally) living in a violent world where aggression, threats and your posse are your primary protection, maybe because it feels like the safer, more trustworthy approach to life as a young black man in the USA.

they should have zbo talk to him

the full article is less bad than the headline, tho it doesn't exactly disprove aimless's theory

it's not like he killed anyone but it's like running up on people at finish line in the mall? punching a 17 year old over a pickup game? part of me thinks he's got 2pac syndrome tbh

^what i'm getting at

they should have zbo talk to him

a v good idea. zbo has credibility on this.

get this fucking loser ja outta here man, fuck that guy

basically if you have one zillion dollars you should not beat up teens and threaten playgrounds with guns this should not be hard unless you got extracurricular stuff goin on or brain problems

yeah its behavior that nba players mostly manage not to do, hope he cuts it out

how many times does ja have to act like a bad dude before we call him a bad dude. i know he flies high but i'm ready to call him a heel rn

hes too nice sorry

hes def toeing the line here, we can only hope he tightens his inner circle and gets rid of his childish ways and puts this lifestyle behind him. he has the potential to be one of the faces of the league for a decade+ if he can figure it out.

KD playing in shortly here. nice game to come back to vs the neutered hornets

i mean ja is gonna end up in prison if somebody doesn't get in his ear and tell him bro you have one zillion dollars just chill

i don't think he's a bad guy. beating up a teenager over pick up game beef is a shitty thing to do but ja is not very far removed from being a teenager himself. the gun stuff is a different story for obvious reasons but one gets the sense that there are v important ppl in ja's life who perhaps are not acting as the most responsible guardians of his career & future

now whether he's a heel on the court & w/in the context of the NBA is a different question. the grizzles as a team seem to be rapidly headed in that direction

there’s a pattern of unquestionably sociopathic behavior at this point, not great

this green hue on the hornets court is an abomination

is it sociopathic behavior, or just street shit? calling him a sociopath feels like painting with a very wide brush

hmm

not excusing any of his behavior, or saying that a multi-millionaire nba player should be worried about what “the streets” think of him

it's hard to completely extricate yourself from that life, money doesn't completely insulate you from violence anymore. and ja in particular probably feels more kinship with someone like nba youngboy (whose music the grizz exclusively listen to during practice) than someone like jayson tatum

yeah man…this multimillionaire grown ass adult doesn’t need me defending him

in more wholesome news, kevin durant seems to still be good

i hate everything about the hornets fire this team to the moon (seattle) please thx

you know whats funny how much players check for blood after they dont get a call, its never there

except that one time lebron crushed isaiah stewart

jokic’s arms to thread (not really they’re grody)

"That was clean! Play on!" pic.twitter.com/lMBCzEsrEq

— Harrison Wind (@HarrisonWind) February 26, 2023

yeah whats up with them i dont like it

his horses keep tossin him into the brambles

no one with fucked up cuts on their arms should be allowed to win three straight mvps sorry just how i feel

your feelings are valid but wrong

he should at least wear some sleeves

MODS!

its nasty

is jokic goth an investigation

i hate this ja stuff, just the worst smalltime bullshit that he thinks he can get away with bc now he's the biggest fish in a very small pond

wow apparently i have been yellow carded by a mod this is cancel culture at its worst

randle loves it when the knicks go up big cause he can hero ball without people yelling at him