2019-20 NBA Regular Degular Season thread

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Javale going over the back on every rebound

Honestly Jokic has been fine I just want some more FGA

Jamal Murray wyd

lonnie walker single handedly willed this spurs team into a tie against the rockets after being down 16 going into the 4th

scored 19 pts in the 4th alone, including a dagger 3 to tie it from about 28 ft out

That’s cool I gotta check the highlights

yeah that's great. spurs need to be trying anything right now.

these clippers uniforms are very confusing in a game against portland.

Spurs need to let the kids play and get rid of the middle aged midrangers

rondo is such torture to watch

Pretty sure Gary Harris is the best defensive 2 guard in the league

is the clippers court the worst in the league bc it is really awful

just athletically speaking idk if the spurs have ever had a player like lonnie. kawhi is an athletic freak but lonnie’s explosiveness is different. if he can knock down threes he’s gonna be an awesome player for them. he’s gonna be able to score at the rim and has the length to be a pest on defense.

he's been doing that all night tonight

Is Lonnie good tho I’m not sure

looking ahead at the playoffs, the heat look like a bad match up for the raptors. bam shut down siakam tonight and the raptors have no post offense to counter the heat putting their de facto center on him.

Lonnie Walker IV dropped 19 PTS in the 4Q to force OT 😳 pic.twitter.com/VQA2ny501n

— Bleacher Report NBA (@BR_NBA) December 4, 2019

Nuggets really needed Barton to hit some of these threes

Spurs rox has been fun. Russ is ROUGHHHH

think he’s like 8/32 fg or something

Harden has like 30 fta

russ 7-30
harden 11-38

only harden can get 50 on 11 made shots lol

I saw 11/38 with 4/20 downtown and yet 50 pts and muttered “fuck” aloud and my wife thought I’d just heard some bad news.

haa

lonnie is a big time athlete and has some skill. he could shoot 3s and finish at the rim in college and took big shots. he has a lot of raw talent he just needed to learn to play the game. i think he landed in a great spot and the spurs are going to turn him into a really nice player. in terms of athleticism/ceiling he’s several cuts above what they’ve been working with lately with guys like forbes and white, and they’ve even turned those guys into players.

in all seriousness tho harden gotta do better than 50 in a double ot if he wants to average 40 this year

white is v talented but gets in his own head and overthinks shit, so he has ebbs. forbes is one of the worst defenders in the league, but he tries, and he's an incredibly gifted shooter. lonnie is something else.

What’s going on w dejounte?

big night for russ

Only 5 players since the ABA/NBA merger in 1976 took 30+ shots but scored 20 points or less. Tonight, Russ became the 6th. Congrats to Russ! Also... check out the Mike Mitchell line from 1980. pic.twitter.com/donWkDXFNf

— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) December 4, 2019

I saw 11/38 with 4/20 downtown and yet 50 pts and muttered “fuck” aloud and my wife thought I’d just heard some bad news.

lonnie was a 5 star top 15 recruit who was pretty good his one year in college. i think he fell in the draft because he’s had some minor knee issues but it was a steal for the spurs. he’s gonna be better than guys like jerome robinson, troy brown jr, zhaire smith, devencenzo who were taken immediately before him.

Spurs gotta find a way to rid themselves of derozan

What’s going on w dejounte?

― de-mamba mentality (Spottie), Tuesday, December 3, 2019 10:32 PM (twenty-three seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink

he's an awkward fit in the starting lineup bc he still cant shoot and aldridge and derozan dont spread the floor. they also slow the game down and dejounte is most deadly on the fastbreak because of his speed. he had some rough games and seemed to lose confidence and assertiveness. his best minutes tonight were running with lonnie on the break.

Spurs gotta find a way to rid themselves of derozan

― de-mamba mentality (Spottie), Tuesday, December 3, 2019 11:35 PM (eighteen seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink

and aldridge

Just let the young guys go man it’s time pop.

Spurs gotta find a way to rid themselves of derozan

― de-mamba mentality (Spottie), Tuesday, December 3, 2019 10:35 PM (forty seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink

him and aldridge both. (note: lonnie and jak poeltl had career nights when LA was out, hmmmm)

xxp

Rudy Gay seems like a tradable piece to a contender

poeltl tonight had 6-15-5-6 blks-1 stl, he's a fuckin beast

Demar gonna opt out and get 4/110 from the knicks

lord willing

So glad to see this spurs-rox game ended with harden failing to get a call for barreling into someone

Kawhis shooting numbers are way down this year. Assists up tho.

carmelo-whiteside has to be one of the most brutal defensive combos in recent history

Up there with dame and CJ no doubt

whiteside’s relationship to the basketball is like a cat’s to a laser pointer

Haha

when you take contracts into account trading chris paul for montrezl harrell was pretty neat

melo attempts at closing out on pat patterson are actively depressing

that omar post upthread is fantastic cheers

And lou will right?