2023/24 NBA REGULAR SEASON THREAD "THANKING FOR WEMBANYAMA"

I will be enjoying it… in 2029 baby!!

https://x.com/johnhollinger/status/1717683350402449476?s=46&t=XlsbhgknQH65_CH00_uPqw

I think the scrutiny is fair tbh, idunno

lillard seems like a good guy to have on your team in clutch situations

― Clay, Thursday, October 26, 2023 10:15 PM (thirteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

dame did dame time

pretty unfortunate call on the crowded flop

would be pretty funny if the lakers started 0-6 again

they should do it

I’ve heard they’re gonna do it

the lakers bench is a whos who of nba failsons

wood
prince
hayes
reddish

oh my god who is that guy with courtside seats

in case you missed the insane drip

THEY COOKING BRO LMFAOOOOOOO#LakeShow pic.twitter.com/1fYcdJkxUh

— FADE (@FadeAwayMedia) October 27, 2023

lol whats he doin

visiting us from the future

if that dude joined forces with Daft Punk they would be unstoppable

so cool to see LeBron taking over this game. I mean ok Suns are missing some dudes and they're at home but its crazy he can still do this

yeah its nuts

kd old

Kd was gassed in the 4th. Lebron saved it for the 4th.

https://i.imgur.com/KWZ3hiJ.jpg

damn my bad lebron

this story about harden showing up to the team flight and not being let on is pretty out there, sounds like the sixers are done with him, which is reasonable tbf

found the time travelling Lakers fan from last night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6zkbjOvXWo

Bro what is he doing https://t.co/VouVkoZe4n pic.twitter.com/hWaYd3aIze

— kingtisemedia (@kingtisemedia) October 27, 2023

textbook

i watched this and thought he did the right thing. unless the correct answer was throwing an alley oop to gabe vincent

this story about harden showing up to the team flight and not being let on is pretty out there, sounds like the sixers are done with him, which is reasonable tbf

― lag∞n, Friday, October 27, 2023 11:09 AM (twenty-eight minutes ago)

it's funny bcuz they prob need him to play to buoy his trade value. they also could force him to come back by threatening to trigger that clause in the CBA that says you can't become a FA if you don't show up to work in the final year of your deal. but it seems like they rightly assume he would just immediately turn to sabotage? god it's so good

i watched this and thought he did the right thing. unless the correct answer was throwing an alley oop to gabe vincent

― J0rdan S., Friday, October 27, 2023 11:36 AM (six minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

everyones filling lanes and then he just randomly cuts across them, peep ads reaction

i don't think AD realized okogie was running behind him and would've stolen the ball. free d'lo

its not like theres a guaranteed bucket there 4 on 2 is pretty crowded but what dlo did violates basic high school level basketball fundamentals

lakers jogging didnt help either

maybe this is just the new way confuse everyone so bad by blowing up your own fast break that they leave you open from three

he shoulda just stepped in and pulled from 5 feet, hes really good at those.

feel like he prob had ad or wood for a layup but hard to say considering what transpired

https://i.imgur.com/5a6ZZ3c.png

this is where we are where things go wrong, youve got vincent on right wing ad (and wood lol def part of the problem he prob shoudlve been trailing rather than in the same spot as ad) in middle and dlo with the ball on the left wing when he decides to just cut across the play for some reason, obvious play since hes on the wing is to attack the basket from there and then make a read depending on how gordon reacts, good chance he just gets a lay up but if gordon is in good position then he can dump it off to ad or wood for the dunk

he should've passed it to vincent just to keep the ball flowing but i also understand looking at a 6' 2" PG rim running on the fastbreak & being like, hmm maybe not

yeah the vincent pass is prob there too, tho gordon does present some problem

anyway no excuse for dlo or wood on this total garbage bet bron was mad

i'm sure lebron understands that russell is around as a trade piece but i also think he probably hates playing basketball w/ him very deeply

yeah how could he not

wood is not the best guy for making the right play, playing hard and so forth either

if you were going to engineer an event to annoy lebron james specifically, i'm not sure you could do a whole lot better than putting christian wood and d'angelo russell on a basketball court together

a new fighter has entered the area

The NBA is “looking into the facts” around James Harden’s availability against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday after the Philadelphia 76ers guard was ruled out for his team’s season opener. Here’s what you need to know:

Harden’s absence raises questions regarding the implementation of the NBA’s new star rest policy, which states that teams must make star players available for nationally televised (and In-Season Tournament) games.
NBA spokesperson Mike Bass said the league is working to “determine whether an approved reason exists for his lack of participation” in a statement Thursday.
Harden is listed as out and not with the team due to “return to competition reconditioning” on the injury report.

i don't think AD realized okogie was running behind him and would've stolen the ball. free d'lo

― J0rdan S., Friday, October 27, 2023 11:46 AM (two hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

I hear the heat could use another playmaker…

d "heat culture" lo

https://x.com/michaelvpina/status/1717706264870846932?s=46&t=XlsbhgknQH65_CH00_uPqw

thats a good idea tbh, theres a lot of things you could build the letterboxed or good reads of, im working on one for a client right now as a matter of fact, tho i think the nba one would need to be a lil more twittery ie be more about chat during the games

tbh i wouldnt use a sports one theres no real utility to a list of basketball games ive watched like there is with movies where i can use it to remember stuff to rewatch or recommend to people or directors to further explore, sports are too transient

agree that it has to be more live-reaction-focused for that reason but i already have ILH for that don't really want a bigger crowd

twitter used to be so good for that too

i assume a lot of that is happening on, like, discord these days?

yeah the concept would have to be pretty different than letterboxed but the ability to have the apps functionality built specifically basketball data could be good, something like that may already exist idk, def have to focus on the live experience, and while people are unlikely to go back and look at old games too much one thing people do do is look at last nights game