2019-20 NBA Regular Degular Season thread

i was watching the end of sixers/hawks last night and both tobias and al looked completely anonymous out there. the sixers are really weird.

i don't think they're going to be able to score in the playoffs

sixers def the weirdest built contender in awhile

https://i.imgur.com/xBwLF1B.png

yeah it's going to be really tough with zero dynamic guys who can both shoot and drive. i think i heard their o-rating so far ranks well into the 20s.

i think it's sort underplayed in the general nba cultural sphere that the sixers GM is literally elton brand... im not sure why we're supposed to just assume that he knows what he's doing. there's a chance this offseason looks bad in the light

sixers are cursed by the process

ive been down on the sixers ever since it became clear they were gonna roll out a team without a star guard or wing

they're still going to be one of the best defensive teams if not the best and they're a trade away from fixing a lot of their issues, but it will need to be a smart, ballsy, creative trade

its an odd choice

also oh no @ trae hope its minor

i also think there's an existential question about embiid and how far you can go with a slow post-up center dominating your offense. i guess we'll see.

w the right personnel they cld put him in the pnr much more where he wld be unstoppable

chris paul would make a lot of sense for them but i can't think of a trade that works

there would have to be a 30 for 30 on the city of philadelphia’s relationship with chris paul

Anthony Davis to the locker room

Lebron’s hair is really cool. Cool that he’s doing that

Trae couple weeks it looks like

Jokic seems bored

Has Jokic ever started a season in shape or engaged?

Brow 40/20 after 3qs

lakers took like 25 free throws in that quarter

Lakers committed back to back flagrants and the refs didn’t have the balls to call both. Lakers then went on a 22-1 run or something

Has Jokic ever started a season in shape or engaged?

Grayson not gonna get a thing from the refs

no foul pic.twitter.com/xz9haTw2NC

— Chris Montano (@gswchris) October 30, 2019

in the heat-grizzlies game the heat announcers were talking about how they thought herro was purposefully going at grayson allen. even the other white guys are like, ur a fuckin disgrace

He’s def the most punkable dude in the league

when you get thrown out of a summer league game for taking shots at guys word tends to get around.

IIRC he got ejected for committing a playoff foul

he needs to get redick to show him how to do a podcast

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young will not need an MRI on his sprained right ankle and will be listed as day-to-day, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) October 30, 2019

He truly is Steph 2.0. Already ahead of schedule re:extended range and ankle issues.

I guess it was BPA for them but it’s weird that they picked Coby White to play with Zach Lavine

Kris Dunn one of the worst NBA players who is awesome at defense that I’ve seen. Way up there

I had hopes for him on offense but he is completely shook out there

I wonder who the worst players at each position who were also awesome at defense are. Feel like Biyombo is in the mix

Can't say I've watched Kris Dunn much but I'm having trouble finding a stat that reflects his defensive excellence. What should I look at?

Deflections monster I think

There’s a weird energy to Markelle Fultz, like he’s playing the game drunk

his stats seem ok this season but have only seen highlights. he def has a unique look/style to his game.

I love this interviewing the players pregame while they're warming up thing that ESPN is doing right now with Marcus Smart.

Karl Anthony Towns needs some help

wolves should be doing everything possible to rid themselves of wiggins

da big guys gettin rowdy

KAT AND EMBIID FIGHT pic.twitter.com/AWe03SHJVq

— Michael Gallagher (@MikeSGallagher) October 31, 2019

Brogdon looks good

I like this pacers team. Lamb and Warren are two of “my guys.”

warren is actually playing defence

I had an NBA player tell me today that Embiid boasts that he owns Towns. That he's afraid of him. I bet Embiid talked smack and hit him some and Towns has just had enough. Not placing blame either way, the scrum was a mess. But if I know Embiid says he owns Towns, KAT knows too.

— david b. thorpe (@coachthorpe) October 31, 2019

so -- switched from the nets to the sixers. i *used* to live in philly.

where will you guys go for coverage in the post-deadspin era? the ringer?

the sixers are a much better choice than either of the nyc teams and i say this as someone who is required by law to hate philadelphia sports