Regular Degular Redux - 2019-20 NBA Season thread 2

tbf Rudy’s absolute idiocy set off a chain reaction that caused the country to start shutting down and prob saved a lot of lives, a classic american tale

Sources confirm to ESPN that Donovan Mitchell's desire to get away from Rudy Gobert is "100% legit". Among other issues, Gobert would frequently kiss Mitchell on the lips at random times in the locker room. Many believe this is how Mitchell contracted the COVID-19 virus.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@SuperToughScene) April 10, 2020

such a troll lol

rudy "no chill" gobert

gobert was giving off weird vibes when they were still playing. there has to be more to this.

yeah was thinking mitchell prob already did not like him

The James Harden of viruses https://t.co/Uq5ZepeI4N

— baseballdo (@BaseballDo) April 11, 2020

just turned on this horse tournament thing and it is not very entertaining, an ill-conceived mess

iim cutting them some slack bc how in the fuck do u do sports rn

yeah i mean that's why im watching bc it is ball in some form

i feel like the events we are getting to replace our normal events whether they be sports or music or whatever are so bad theyre more depressing than just nothing at all, i havent watched any of them but thats my impression

some of the stuff celebrities are trying is so bad its funny like the imagine video and for that im thankful

they should just show old games imo

i am real sick of being in the celebs' homes

the celebs really are at it again

it's a damn shame

mb this is the apocalypse

After 22 years in the Chicago Bulls organization, GM Gar Forman has been fired.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 13, 2020

They’re poaching Denver’s front office which is a good sign

There’s a bunch of WNBA couples, maybe they all could do one on one games at home? This is a good idea I just had! Not joking about it!

Joe Ingles and his wife could play that weird hoopball thing that she was a pro at

crazy mitchell robinson started at williams https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29023069/the-luke-walton-all-stars-nine-surprising-players-nba-season

I’m glad McDermott has figured things out. Has his defense gotten better? Those first couple years teams really focused on him

mb this is the apocalypse

Don't worry, Our Lord John Paxson was retained. Had a brand new position created just for him awwww.

jeez KATs mom passed away from the coronavirus :(

:(

so sad 😢

Damn, rest in peace miss Jackie.

big stuff

High school players still can't go straight to the NBA, but the league is starting a new developmental team where elite prospects can earn half a million dollars in salary. 👀
Will a player like Zion Williamson ever go to college again? pic.twitter.com/1tP672LGs7

— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) April 17, 2020

Just casting about for a reason why a Zion-type HS player would opt for college over $500,000 and all I can think of is a much-beloved parent pushing the player to go to college, because the parent sees the social prestige of a college education in exaggerated terms. This can happen occasionally in families with almost no formal education. Wouldn't happen often, I'd think.

the kicker is: nba is offering the salary PLUS a college scholarship

yah this is big and absolutely the right move

great idea to include a scholarship yeah.

like oh shit u thought we didnt give a fuck about education? FUCK you. SCHOLARSHIPS.

Will be so great to see the NCAA crash and burn they deserve every bit of it

Will NBA university have a good philosophy department?

unfortunately kinda think it wont really affect them, like if you think about it theyve been losing tons of years of the best players forever and theyre more popular than ever, the march madness tv contract is bigger than the entire nba one, college basketball isnt really about quality of play its a little bit about school/regional fandom and a lot about a big exciting single elimination tournament

March madness did fine when players were going straight to the pros. 15-20 guys should go pro and the rest go to college, it’s fine.

yeah

most one and done guys arent actually that good their freshman seasons even

It seems pretty silly to do this and not just let trans draft them tho xp

*teams.

it makes sense if its the seed for something bigger, like i hope this development team turns into a program and then ultimately an academy for younger players so they can be in a situation thats thinking more long term rather than the win now hs/aau scenes thatre bad for players skill and physical development, nba already runs academies like that overseas, and its the standard practice for euro soccer tho those academies are run by the teams rather than the leagues

noticed they said the development team will be playing vs those international academies for some of their game, no doubt the nba has thought a lot abt doing a usa basketball academy for hs age players

if we had these the ball brothers might have normal jump shots lol

yeah it really needs to turn into a true feeder/development system or every guy is going to be this anthony edwards kid from georgia taking crazy stepback 3s and shooting under 30%.

guys hitting college age w all sort of injuries and bad medical care is a big issue too, greg oden mightve had a career under a different system

Yeah it does seem like things go wrong in high school but otoh if you’re genetically predisposed to injury it would crop up then quite often

wld think just having access to good trainers medical staff etc from any early age + not being over played by coaches only concerned with winning wld have great benefit

it seems to me that kids who are still growing need a different training regime from those who have attained their full height. concentrating exclusively on bulking up with ever-stronger muscles when your tendons and ligaments are still adapting to new growth seems like a recipe for overstraining weak connective tissues. this is a big problem for youth baseball pitchers, so the rules put in strict limits on pitch counts.

yep