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

sixers could have another trade coming if they dont think theyre going to be able to get anyone in free agency

so the sixers get a bad first from okc so they can do a face-saving “see? they DID get two firsts for harden!!” lol

https://i.imgur.com/nd8ZHuZ.png

Would be interesting to see Lavine on a good team

lavine/maxey is a no go backcourt for me

yeah not a great match for sure

seems like something morey would do tho

loving your slow 24 min revelation on this topic

lol did actually think about both of those things before posting the screenshot

the heat and sixers feel like they're in the same place right now w/ the caveat that the heat can at least justify a level of stasis based on recent history. but continuing to reduce the talent around embiid while expecting him to push you further ... not sure the math is justified on that one

best case scenario maxey goes nuts they fill out the roster and start rolling, then lose in the second round again, wait damn

embiid just needs to wait for horf to retire

maxey is one of those catch 22 players where he's objectively great but also you can only have 1 guy like him on the roster if you're really trying to win. basically any guard or wing who can't play defense (lavine) is prob not playable next to him if you're really trying to win a title. you also prob can't put another guy under 6' 5" on the floor w/ him. the options start to get kinda limited

well not on the roster, but in the rotation

maybe he can learn to play defense

whenever i think a small guard is just forever bad at defense i think back to the way steph looked on defense in the finals vs boston and think that no hope can be totally lost. but maybe it takes 10+ years, a total body reformation & being one of the savviest players in the league...

i don't know if the sixers were ever involved in the beal discussions, and that contract blows chunks, and he might not even be that reliable to begin with. but he was basically acquired for free. i think dame is one you just charge to the game but i wonder if we're sitting here in june talking about how miami & philly should've been a lot more aggressive trying to go after him

him being beal obv

how about Marcus Morris and change to Portland for Malcolm Brogdon

i don't know if the sixers were ever involved in the beal discussions, and that contract blows chunks, and he might not even be that reliable to begin with. but he was basically acquired for free. i think dame is one you just charge to the game but i wonder if we're sitting here in june talking about how miami & philly should've been a lot more aggressive trying to go after him

― slob wizard (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, October 31, 2023 5:15 PM (two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

yeah dicey sitch but maybe

i think some contender will inevitably add brogdon but the recent history w/ is pretty bad, will prob be an underwhelming acquisition

Maybe but he's healthy and playing well.

theres footage of beal shooting from this morning and he looks extremely stiff, not good

entirely possible that beal is just a grenade. but if he proves a capable third option, and the heat and sixers passed on him for very little, and they aren’t able to make a comparable move, i think there will be regret. but i’m also shorting the suns all season so

looks like brogdon will be traded for d-lo soon
https://twiiter.com/highkin/status/1719465393050485072?s=20

Malcolm Brogdon has signed with Klutch, according to Instagram pic.twitter.com/jDOyXzONlJ

— Sean Highkin (@highkin) October 31, 2023

76ers star Joel Embiid has been fined $35,000 for his D-Generation X/Triple H celebration vs. Blazers on Sunday.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 31, 2023

I'm not a wrestling guy. Is that the thrusting crotch celebration?

yes

the 'suck it'

he should get a bonus not a fine this is quality stuff

https://twitter.com/CGBBURNER/status/1719462118943014987

Are you ready? pic.twitter.com/sm0W3uvb0i

— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) October 30, 2023

PBKR outing himself as a non-millennial…

i think some contender will inevitably add brogdon but the recent history w/ is pretty bad, will prob be an underwhelming acquisition

― slob wizard (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, October 31, 2023 5:42 PM (fifty minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

he was real good for the celtics last year, until he got injured, great guy to add to a contender he can do a lot of stuff, unfortunately not reliable cause of the injuries tendency tho

i don't forget that he put up 21-10-4 in the bubble first round vs the heat. but he's been passed around so much that i feel like it's one where we don't have the full story as outsiders. i mean i guess we know the medical history is bad. but still

yeah i dont think theres any other reason really besides just injuries and circumstance, everyone on the celtics loved him hes a super even keeled smart good guy apparently

PBKR outing himself as a non-millennial…

Lol, I thought it would have been obvious long before that. I'm 51.

I've thought Brogdon would work great on the Sixers. They always seem to lack mid-level guys like him who can play with almost anyone.

KD vs slightly stretched out KD tonight

the spurs look really bad

i don't get this thing they're doing with sochan

I believe the 7th item on Afroman's platform addresses this issue

https://www.afromanforpresident.com/

are the knicks in the cavs’ heads? feels like that one is approaching one sided rivalry territory

i like the narrative but the cavs were not close to full strength tonight if we're being fair

i don't get this thing they're doing with sochan

― call all destroyer, Tuesday, October 31, 2023 9:22 PM (twelve minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

i get the logic on defense. it's hypothetically the most versatile 1-4 they have on D. the problem is they have such difficulty setting up their offense that they cough the ball up and give up easy transition baskets, so that defense doesn't get as many opportunities to do the thing they're ostensibly designed to do.

dudes I'm buying the new ILH HQ


https://racketmn.com/wanna-buy-a-370k-south-minneapolis-house-with-an-indoor-basketball-court

tre jones+wemby minutes have generally been better/more efficient. part of it is just a function of playing so many young guys (youngest team in the league!) but the offensive fit hasnt been great in these two road games.

xp

hahah that house is trying so hard to be normal but it just can't do it

wemby did a dunk

excuse me pic.twitter.com/t0RrWruV65

— Steve Jones Jr. (@stevejones20) November 1, 2023

yawn. that's nice. has trae young dunked in an nba game, yet?