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

somehow I spoke bill walton into existence and I’m currently trapped in a stream where he and some other guys are just talking about whatever whole the beautiful game plays on half the stream, why do I deserve this

lol what

it’s true check out the nuggets stream it’s bill walton john fogarty and some other guy, there are alternate streams but I can’t switch out on my roku app

im watching the nugs broadcast on youtube tv its just the normal guys i dont have an option for the walton stream im getting ripped off over here

im finding evidence

Watch Bill Walton tell stories of Las Vegas and his feathered hat on #NBAThrowItDown!

➡️ https://t.co/HXaHi6ykPS pic.twitter.com/RgiJuVqbfB

— NBA (@NBA) January 30, 2024

lol

How long have the Nuggets been hiding the Bill Walton broadcast from the world? pic.twitter.com/5bUlfGv3Rx

— Eric Mintzer (@MintSports) January 30, 2024

why is john fogerty there

[walton reading edgar allan poe]
“…reggie jackson off the side of the backboard”

magic mavs one point game with 3mins left

why is john fogerty there

― lag∞n, Monday, January 29, 2024 10:49 PM (thirty-six seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink

prob for mind expanding purposes and things of that nature

oh nice

Nuggets commentators pulled out the stopwatch 🤣 pic.twitter.com/txR5dm1R3H

— BrickMuse (@BrickMuse) January 30, 2024

just trying to imagine if the refs took their jobs seriously

where’s froggy come get this work

the thing that drives me crazy about giannis free throw routine is the part before he gets the ball just once i want the ref to pass him the ball while hes doing that shit

yeah I don’t understand that part at all, is there a rule a player gets unlimited time to do their pre shot routine, or maybe only if you’re famous, it’s infuriating

jamal has been so good this game

every other guy is just ready when the ref is theyre standing there waiting for the ball

joker putting the bucks to bed here

haa they called the clock on him

fire Doc

lol wow

welcome to the nba doc

i mean it was a close game nothing terrible happened

dr. fraud

the min game rule appears to be encouraging some all-star level dudes to play when they maybe shouldn’t play, which is a tangible bad thing for the quality of the playoffs and the longevity of their careers. we all kinda agree on this no? so set that against.. what? we also agree that it is not actually a problem that needs to be solved. there hasn’t been some rash of guys winning mvp with only 55 games under their belts. and there’s a simple reason for that, which is that voters already take that into consideration when casting their votes. like every other award like this in every other sport. closers don’t win mvp in baseball, because they don’t play enough. not because of a rule but because that’s just how voters feel. but what if there was a closer who was just so dominant, so historically batshit good, that people just felt jeez you GOTTA give it to this guy (hint: mariano rivera). you wouldn’t want some arbitrary rule to close that vote down!

if the purpose of the rule is to make stars play so that the “product” the nba is selling to advertisers is as star-spangled as can be - and i think that is indisputably the purpose - then we’re in a situation where we’re literally trading the quality of the playoffs and the health of the league’s veteran stars - as well as the potential chance to vote for an earth-shaking season by a veteran - for advertising money. yay?

imagine saying mo rivera wasn’t a first ballot hall of famer because he pitched so few innings, that he’d need to wait on some future reconciliation committee. ridiculous. and for guys like trout who get injured all the time, there’s a simple solution for making sure they don’t “steal” an mvp award.. the voters just don’t vote for him

maybe they should just give out the mvp to the guy who played the fewest games and is freshest for the playoffs

he only played one half of basketball... but he scored 100 points makes u think

they should give SGA the mvp if they really dont want to give it to jokic again

they should give it to tatum because he is nice

i dont like his potato chip flavor. not mvp worthy

they should let lebron choose

jokic will prob just win it again

they should give jokic his own chips he is the fat one

would lebron choose himself

yes

100% lol

lol and if he didnt he would have to backhand it like "since it cant be me..."

sheesh

The NBA announced that Anthony Edwards has been fined $250,000 for the public criticism of league officials, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. pic.twitter.com/DQSWLEf5mq

— Sharms Charania ᶠᵃⁿ (@SharmsCharania) January 30, 2024

thats a big fine wow

man even Sharms Charania gets the big scoops now

i.e. that looks like a parody acct

well, the nba has embraced gambling and showered it with affection on the theory that point shaving and other types of corruption won't slip in through the same door they've opened so wide.

Lol @ (but not wrong)

celtics 81pt 1st half vs indy

a parody acct with a lovely blue check, too

lebron's gonna have to leave the lakers this summer huh

bronny being in this draft will be a pull on lebron to go to him, but for any team considering picking bronny, then accommodating lebron as a free agent would mean paying lebron's huge contract and dealing with his desire to be GM wherever he lands. it'll make for a strange dynamic for any team coping with it.

bronny’s averaging 12 points a game on 36% shooting. he won’t get to the next level on name recognition alone…unless his dad drafts him

maybe if lebron hadn't spent years saying he was going to play in the nba next to bronny the poor kid wouldn't be under as much pressure to be elite asap.

hate to say it but I'm kind of rooting for Ben Simmons, it's much easier when he's just out there in no-man's land like this. if he actually has a couple good years it might be the weirdest NBA career ever