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

oh yeah there was one Sixers possession where they called a foul on Giannis with like 2 seconds left on the shot clock. I actually couldn't see what happened because there were some very large men blocking my view but I yelled "He's innocent! He wouldn't do that!" (again I should mention, free beer) and then I think Pat Bev yelled out "He's innocent! Guys he's innocent!"

fuckin awesome

great recap, sounds like a blast.

amazing

incredible recap frogbs, so awesome you got to do that. i've also been following your dj escapades on the prog thread, you are winning life right now

love it

everything's coming up Milhouse these days

by the way one thing I noticed watching from there is I was never really aware what the score was at any moment. if it's not in front of your face you're not really thinking of the game like that you're just seeing it possession by possession. at least until the end where it really does matter. I wonder how aware NBA players are of the score at any given moment. when I played softball I never knew what the score was, though tbf I was drunk a lot of the time

Damn what an experience! Very jealous.

that is also my experience watching basketball frogbs. i have to make myself look at the score, whereas on tv even if i’m not looking at it consciously i feel it in my bones

The NBA shared with teams one of league’s focuses in competition committee meeting had been on offensive players hunting for fouls and veering off paths into defenders – and how those recent points of officiating emphasis have impacted a decrease in league scoring, according to…

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 15, 2024

nice

i guess they put out a video like a month ago detailing that and some other stuff but no one watched it so everyone was like the league is doing secret stuff lol

been watching games over the last month and the flow feels much better. players seem mad they arent getting the touch calls but they get over it cos they see its both ways and it just makes the game better. get points like a normal person

the reviews still take way too long is the next thing to tackle

stars still get those fouls imo

those plays are nice as a no call, if theyre really egregious then fine offensive foul but if the ball handler knocks the defender off balance a lil its a good physical play imo i like it, calling it a defensive foul is terrible needless to say

i like the way this ref gave vogel a tech last night

frank vogel technical foul pic.twitter.com/dJWEXhb36u

— ◇ (@2MANYBRIDGES) March 15, 2024

its the annual ayton-cares-right-now-for-some-reason stretch of the season

Deandre Ayton over the last 4 games:

29.0 PPG
16.8 RPG
61% FG
50% 3P
91% FT pic.twitter.com/myIvG0ty93

— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) March 15, 2024

dominayton

a staggering 3 free throw attempts per game in that stretch

Ethical hooper

Must admit Zion is looking in shape

yup

pelicans two games back of the clippers for the 4th spot

I like their roster they have flexibility and can play multiple styles

they have some really nice wing players that every team in the league would love to have but ultimately the playoffs are about your best players so who among CJ ingram and zion is stepping up. what’s the pecking order there, who can actually get buckets when it’s needed etc. would be cool if that person is zion but gonna need to wait and see that one in action first

The pellies' ceiling is the WCF, but that would be an awfully nice gift for their fans if they get there.

well that’s every team in the west’s ceiling aside from one team so i’m not sure that’s saying much

I'm not thinking the Kings, Suns, Mavs, Lakers, or Warriors are very long shots to get to the WCF this year, but OK.

not thinking

zion is their most unstoppable guy work through him keep the ball popping get ingram and cj in secondary actions, its not elite offense but combined with their other stuff they could win a couple playoff rounds

tho tbf if the zion getting in shape and caring trendline continues it could be elite offense or close to it, particularly if they play rudy gobert

hes even been getting steals and blocks recently which is amazing for them cause if he gets the ball in the open court hes scoring

Wolves and Thunder could make the finals if everything breaks right

i dont think the wolves are going anywhere considering the kat situation

kat could be back after the 1st round and it's not like his game needs explosiveness

yeah but coming off of surgery or even just the long layoff jumping into the playoffs and playing well seems pretty unlikely, and even more so when you consider his bad playoff history

i didnt like the wolves to make a big run even before he was injured

the wolves have kept surprising me all season, so I finally decided they must be almost as good as their record indicates

meanwhile, tonight on ABC the nation is treated to another nail-biting match up between the two teams battling for the 9 & 10 seed in the west

Amazing update frogbs. I sat court side a couple 4th quarters back when they didn’t care if you moved down when no one was there. I remember watching Reggie miller punish his defenders by constantly moving. I also remember being terrified for Tracy mcgrady’s ankles. Never seen such thin ankles on a man that size

Wolves and Thunder could make the finals if everything breaks right

listened to the zach lowe pod from tuesday about the pelicans and one of the main things they talked about is how the zion/ingram/CJ trio is essentially a net zero in terms of point differential over the season, and the team is a lot better once those guys get broken up and integrated with some of the bench guys notably trey lance but also nance and some others. lowe was complimentary of willie green’s ability to stagger those 3 so that they’re still going on a prolonged run of good play even with a starting line up that doesn’t actually provide them with any advantage. that’s great and you do need to mix and match in the playoffs so green having the ability to do that bodes well, however it’s not usually your three best players who are supposed to be mixed and matched out of the line up in the playoffs

good to see that trey lance has reinvented himself

hmmm what’s his name. oh trey murphy

trey lance

just speculating here but could see cj playing better as a 6th man than a third banana, he fits the profile bad defender can always create a decent shot etc, where a third banana you want a more balanced player, also cj just isnt thaat good so it kinda begs the why cant these three top guys play good together

he is too good to be a 6th man tho but staggering his minutes makes a lot of sense

him and zion are both bad defenders which is def an actual issue

there are way too many treys out there xp