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― i was too much listening to your accent (Spottie), Monday, 19 April 2021 16:26 (three years ago) link
in today's athletic
Fred VanVleet returned to the lineup in Friday’s win over Orlando, but he will not necessarily play on Sunday against the Thunder. It has become fair to wonder how much the league’s schedule, and determination to get through 72 games for all 30 teams while getting back on track for the league’s preferred October-to-April regular season for next season, has led to the injuries.“I wouldn’t say (my passion has been) taken away, that’s probably a little bit too strong,” VanVleet said on Saturday. “But there’s certainly ups and downs to this thing more than I’ve ever experienced in my life. To be honest, this is probably the most unpure year of basketball I’ve ever been a part of, just from the whole league and rushing the season back.“It’s pretty much all about business this year on every level and it’s hard to hide it, you know what I’m saying? The NBA is a great balance of like the pure love and joy of one of the best sports in the world mixed with a billion-dollar industry, and I think this year the industry side has taken precedence over some of the love and the joy.”Unbeknownst to VanVleet, he was making the observations on the same day that the league fined the Raptors $25,000 for “failing to comply with league policies governing player rest and injury reporting.” This was probably a case of miscommunication more than anything.
“I wouldn’t say (my passion has been) taken away, that’s probably a little bit too strong,” VanVleet said on Saturday. “But there’s certainly ups and downs to this thing more than I’ve ever experienced in my life. To be honest, this is probably the most unpure year of basketball I’ve ever been a part of, just from the whole league and rushing the season back.
“It’s pretty much all about business this year on every level and it’s hard to hide it, you know what I’m saying? The NBA is a great balance of like the pure love and joy of one of the best sports in the world mixed with a billion-dollar industry, and I think this year the industry side has taken precedence over some of the love and the joy.”
Unbeknownst to VanVleet, he was making the observations on the same day that the league fined the Raptors $25,000 for “failing to comply with league policies governing player rest and injury reporting.” This was probably a case of miscommunication more than anything.
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 19 April 2021 17:05 (three years ago) link
I feel like if you poked around you could find nba role players who are good on mic. But the networks probably say “who the hell is that?” On the other hand, we have Ryan Hollins on our tvs for some reason
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 19 April 2021 17:23 (three years ago) link
grant hill and steve smith are pretty good doing games. grant hill is the rare case of a super famous player who made a shit ton of money but has a pretty low key non-blowhardy broadcasting style. just seems like a chill dude overall.
i don't mind d wade on TNT as far as newer guys go but studio is easier than doing a game. espn has had a pretty bad run of ex-players lately with dudes like perk and paul pierce... trying to put my finger on what might unite those two guys... hmm
― J0rdan S., Monday, 19 April 2021 17:32 (three years ago) link
i think dudley will coach but id love to hear him in the booth
― i was too much listening to your accent (Spottie), Monday, 19 April 2021 17:36 (three years ago) link
I enjoyed Vince when he was on the Hawks' broadcast for a few games early this season
― Heez, Monday, 19 April 2021 17:41 (three years ago) link
I could see Harrison Barnes as a good game announcer. He kind of has the Grant Hill vibe.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, 19 April 2021 17:50 (three years ago) link
there were a few recent celtics games where sean grande the celtics usual radio guy did the tv play by play with scal (bad) doing the color and it wasnt good but maybe because grande was like this is my opportunity to not detail every movement of the ball he did very minimal play by play and they were kinda just talking in a low key manner for a bunch of it almost like a podcast, idk like i said it wasnt actually great but it made me think there are some different styles that could be explored
― lag∞n, Monday, 19 April 2021 17:51 (three years ago) link
john crotty is really good on the heat local broadcast, huge upgrade over the lughead ex-coach they used to have on the games
― J0rdan S., Monday, 19 April 2021 17:53 (three years ago) link
i like the ex coach on raptors broadcasts who sounds like hubie brown
― lag∞n, Monday, 19 April 2021 17:54 (three years ago) link
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, April 19, 2021 1:50 PM (three minutes ago)
yeah media ppl seem to all speak very highly of barnes. bosh has been good on TV, obv very intelligent guy. it seems like he has other interests outside of the game tho. wonder if LMA will get into broadcasting
― J0rdan S., Monday, 19 April 2021 17:58 (three years ago) link
grant hill just seems effortlessly cool and good at everything
― call all destroyer, Monday, 19 April 2021 18:00 (three years ago) link
― lag∞n, Monday, April 19, 2021 10:54 AM (seven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
Jack Armstrong's grown on me, I used to hate him. He's chilled on the homerism since the Raptors won a title
― Wayne Grotski (symsymsym), Monday, 19 April 2021 18:06 (three years ago) link
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 19 April 2021 18:18 (three years ago) link
lmao
― lag∞n, Monday, 19 April 2021 18:22 (three years ago) link
i don't catch radio bball very often but grande is very good when i do
― call all destroyer, Monday, 19 April 2021 18:23 (three years ago) link
fred vanvleet.... welcome to the resistance
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Monday, 19 April 2021 19:36 (three years ago) link
ball back
Hornets say LaMelo Ball's fractured right wrist has healed and he has been cleared to return to individual basketball activity.— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 20, 2021
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 20 April 2021 00:05 (three years ago) link
Oh wow I thought he was out for the season
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 20 April 2021 00:06 (three years ago) link
yeah thats what they said, were prob just being conservative
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 20 April 2021 00:07 (three years ago) link
wow, conservatism fails again, tough year for the gop
― class project pat (m bison), Tuesday, 20 April 2021 00:27 (three years ago) link
bulls with a couple big recent draft whiffs markkanen and white not even starting yikes
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 20 April 2021 00:35 (three years ago) link
markannen is in the dumps what happened to that dude
― i was too much listening to your accent (Spottie), Tuesday, 20 April 2021 00:36 (three years ago) link
oh i guess white did start but anyway seems like he kinda sucks
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 20 April 2021 00:37 (three years ago) link
― i was too much listening to your accent (Spottie), Monday, April 19, 2021 8:36 PM (one minute ago) bookmarkflaglink
his percentages are actually career best, maybe they just dont like him next to vooch cause of defense idk
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 20 April 2021 00:40 (three years ago) link
It looks like the bulls whiffed on Coby White too.I saw a comparison of Bargnani and Markannen’s numbers that was pretty eerie.
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 20 April 2021 00:41 (three years ago) link
re: markannan it's got to be tough when you know your current team has no interest in keeping you around
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 20 April 2021 00:41 (three years ago) link
bulls fans are so down on dude. he needs a new start somewhere yah
― i was too much listening to your accent (Spottie), Tuesday, 20 April 2021 00:46 (three years ago) link
Wowwww
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANYTHING SO BEAUTIFUL? pic.twitter.com/kec01UB7RN— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) April 20, 2021
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 20 April 2021 00:46 (three years ago) link
thats a laser
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 20 April 2021 00:47 (three years ago) link
sexland connection
― i was too much listening to your accent (Spottie), Tuesday, 20 April 2021 00:47 (three years ago) link
garland may never be that good but he's a fun player to watch throwing crazy passes and making floaters and stuff
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 20 April 2021 00:49 (three years ago) link
― i was too much listening to your accent (Spottie), Monday, April 19, 2021 7:46 PM (seven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
saw speculation that the spurs will go after him, kind of a perfect situation. spurs have tons of cap space, a need for a stretch big, plenty of good defenders to put around him.
― class project pat (m bison), Tuesday, 20 April 2021 00:54 (three years ago) link
yeah they seem like a team that could make him at least functional
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 20 April 2021 00:56 (three years ago) link
are the cavs gonna be contending next year?
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 20 April 2021 01:10 (three years ago) link
for the playoffs? maybe.
― class project pat (m bison), Tuesday, 20 April 2021 01:10 (three years ago) link
jfc steph is on one of the all time great heaters
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 20 April 2021 02:01 (three years ago) link
If Steph doesn’t take 20 threes next game it’s a failure of coaching
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 20 April 2021 02:16 (three years ago) link
if you took only stephs last five games he would rank second in number of career games with 10 made 3s
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 20 April 2021 02:24 (three years ago) link
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANYTHING SO BEAUTIFUL?
Yes. Bill Walton made equally amazing full court passes about twice a game. Never seen anyone close to him in that department.
― sharpening the contraindications (Aimless), Tuesday, 20 April 2021 02:25 (three years ago) link
refs appear to have just gifted the game to the Suns
― frogbs, Tuesday, 20 April 2021 02:39 (three years ago) link
Booker at the OT buzzer. He misses, but the refs call it a shooting foul. Booker wins it at the line #Suns #Bucks #NBA pic.twitter.com/IhCAxhIBEB— Pokumaniac (@SportsAreEpic) April 20, 2021
they spent 3 minutes reviewing this and still got it wrong
― frogbs, Tuesday, 20 April 2021 02:41 (three years ago) link
yeah not seeing anything there (did not spend 3 mins)
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 20 April 2021 02:43 (three years ago) link
was a really great game too, double OT would've been fun
― frogbs, Tuesday, 20 April 2021 02:44 (three years ago) link
the best i could see was tucker maybe tapping him on the forearm but it's not the nonreviewable call you want to end the game
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 20 April 2021 02:46 (three years ago) link
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 20 April 2021 03:10 (three years ago) link
and can’t/won’t pass. ball dominant sub 6-3 PG who isn’t an elite shooter... not sure you’re getting the returns on that you’re hoping for
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 20 April 2021 03:12 (three years ago) link
iirc consensus was it was a reach at the time
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 20 April 2021 03:12 (three years ago) link
i think he was seen as a mid to low first round pick coming into the year and then really got hot at the end of the season for UNC. he was a super fun player and i thought maybe he could be a lou williams level sixth man... maybe he still can, the bulls recent track record of development is awful. but white doesn’t seem to have a great idea of how to be a positive player on lots of nights
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 20 April 2021 03:26 (three years ago) link
yeah, the hope was that he was more than a bench guard but in all likelihood he's a bench guard
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 20 April 2021 03:35 (three years ago) link