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

in other news, just perusing some box scores and noticed that not only did thibs play josh hart for 45 minutes again, but deuce mcbride for 47(?!)

even if they get all their guys back in good condition for the offs, i foresee more injury-related impediments in the knicks future

even if theyre not injured theyre fatigued and already playing playoff minutes its the thibs way

kind of surprised Giannis isn't getting any consideration here, he's scoring more points than he was the times when he actually won it, also he's shooting 62% on the year while taking the most 2 pointers in the league. maybe getting a second superstar kind of muddled the narrative for him but truth be told that second star isn't really doing so great

in other news, just perusing some box scores and noticed that not only did thibs play josh hart for 45 minutes again, but deuce mcbride for 47(?!)

i think they only had 3 bench players after Brunson went out. idk what choice they really had given this was actually a pretty big game for h2h seeding

i think between giannis already having two mvps and the bucks not being that good voters just arent that interested, last years washout in the playoffs also prob not helping xp

the betting markets have giannis a clear fourth. bball ref’s MVP predictor has him third. he should def be talked about but i think he was prob taken out of the MVP race after the dame trade. not sure a guy will ever win it after a superstar trade move like that

tatum is like the 10th best player in the league hes good but he needs to have an outlier good season to win an mvp i think

he is handsome and nice tho

shai's efficiency numbers are kinda nuts, when was the last time a guard shot 55% for a season as their team's highest usage player

yeah hes crazy good, only weak spot is his three point game is almost nonexistent

yeah i guess it has to be like that if you don't shoot 3s, but thats still basically jordan numbers

We're going to need see how Tatum responds to not being guarded before we can assess his MVP worthiness.

hold that thought until 15 minutes before the game

what no defense does to a man

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown have been named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 19 of the 2023-24 season (Feb. 26 – March 3). pic.twitter.com/dh6XV0DN8f

— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) March 4, 2024

thunder are bad now smh

kings give up a 36-18 4th quarter to lose at home to the bulls. 22 point lead.

that is not good

i need the clippers lose in the first round

I just can’t. pic.twitter.com/CNjJmlx96l

— Trevor Theissen (@trev_theissen) March 5, 2024

full strength clippers lost to giannisless bucks huh

b2b after a hard fought win over the wolves i’m not reading too much into that one

giannis having a sore achilles sure is interesting tho

yea wondering what that's about, hopefully nothing

amusing article about Doc apparently being surprised that Milwaukee wasn't running any of the offensive sets with Dame or Giannis that gave him fits in the past, sounds like a lot was going wrong with them

this is what I mean

Since arriving in Milwaukee, Doc Rivers has been running more sets that Damian Lillard utilized in Portland for him.

Dame: "So when he [Doc] came in, he was just like, "You guys don't run this? You guys don't run that? Like, this is stuff we hated to guard against you." pic.twitter.com/SOKAgZrPtQ

— Gabe Stoltz (@Stoltzy3) March 5, 2024

if you watch this video it doesn’t look like this achilles thing is in the, like, management phase. not that it won’t be/can’t be but based on giannis’ reaction to essentially attempting a very basic tiny basketball function, it looks like he was expecting to not feel as much pain as he did

Giannis Antetokounmpo testing out his injured achilles during warmups before Bucks-Clippers in Milwaukee.

He has been ruled out for tonight's game.pic.twitter.com/I1hDMvMXbc

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) March 5, 2024

yeah looks bad but he is a freak I think if he takes a week off he'll be fine

cant tell whether hes just being a weirdo in that video or its actually bad

i’m not trying to imply that giannis’ achilles is about to fly off the bone i just think that video looks like someone who was expecting to play and then couldn’t

it does look kind of bad tho

evan mobley hasnt developed offensively the way youd hope, or really at all

check out his bbref stats for this most incremental year 3 improvement you've ever seen

all his numbers are up this year

he just doesnt show any skills that make you think he can play anything but center, which is fine, except that the cavs have another good center, and hes just really not fluid out there, it caps his ceiling

celtics are missing tonight

mobley just rolled his ankle landing on his own foot after a wide open dunk

kelce brothers having a beer chugging competition courtside, wholesome cleveland activities lol

i was gonna post this game was close, then it wasn’t, but now…tied

celtics were up by 20

celtics have lost rip

bro calling a timeout on a jump ball with 0.7??

whats he supposed to do

the “dean wade game”

tatum going slow on the last possession like it was tied was a mistake tho

https://i.imgur.com/B4gVe2u.png

tatum going slow on the last possession like it was tied was a mistake tho

― lag∞n, Tuesday, March 5, 2024 9:50 PM (twelve minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

hey this is boston’s best clutch offense

dont try to steal jordans shtick

Celtics forgot how to turn a 20 point lead into the 50. They’re just like everyone else now

well shit

right before the game of the year too

mavs are losing again

Luka has a 39 point triple double too. he's like the NBA's very own Shohei Ohtani

lukai ohdoncic