Regular Degular Redux - 2019-20 NBA Season thread 2

whoa!

Insane

lil honey

he went out an bought some skinny pants, too!

i understand why the players don't really want to be sequestered for 3 months but the other option is no season?

yes

again i don't get the point of posturing about it now that everything has been voted on, but i'd be surprised if more than a handful of players elect to not come back.

to generalize broadly, for the role players and bench players it will be about their paychecks. for the max players and all-stars it will be about how playing or not will meet their personal goals. I think they'll play and it will feel extremely strange at first, then we'll all get used to it.

one thing to consider is ballers ball

i suspect the players baseline want to play, whether everything else outweighs that...

A picture of Jokic emerged and he actually is rail thin

Nikola Jokic looking skinny👀 pic.twitter.com/E5ZEs6egK8

— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) June 11, 2020

I would’ve absolutely assumed that was zinger

Doncic is reportedly fat

yesssssss

i worried he was gonna be skinny too

maybe they did some kinda trade

the excess weight for nba euros is actually a constant

thought for sure that was a shop but maybe not?

Nikola Jokic looks like he dropped a ton of weight since the season was suspended. pic.twitter.com/Gx7NizrS2z

— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) June 11, 2020

i have an idea for home court in the quarantine nba, let the home team control the stadium audio and pipe in whatever noises they want

we’re this close to someone missing a free throw bc of a loud distracting porno moan

needs to happen

NBA Jam sound drops

Adding to Taylor's report: I'm told today's conf call could involve up to 200 players. Also hearing that Kyrie Irving has been a driving force in organizing these calls, and in raising concerns over NBA's bubble plan. https://t.co/0voQafmveO

— Howard Beck (@HowardBeck) June 12, 2020

started with this tweet:

Yahoo Sources: Significant number of players disappointed their voice wasn’t heard in decision to restart season, and others believe black players sequestered to entertain and ease league’s economic burden amid racial tension is bad optics. https://t.co/F4BiqWD6uQ pic.twitter.com/hhw8rGdLh8

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) June 12, 2020

As @TaylorRooks, @HowardBeck reports, Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving has organized a call tonight for players to discuss what position they should take. He’s of mindset that during racial tension, not returning to play should be considered, sources say. https://t.co/8W8VaZMxQh

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) June 12, 2020

I miss the hoops but support whatever they decide

others believe black players sequestered to entertain and ease league’s economic burden amid racial tension is bad optics.

100%

it isn't wrong.

but what this is showing is how badly the nbapa botched this by already holding a proxy vote that passed, when apparently close to half the league might have voted the other way! i sure would hate to see the owners weaponize this to get monetary concessions for next season beyond the salary everyone would already be losing.

given where we are, it *seems* like using the return as a platform for messaging social change and getting the league to pitch in on that front would be reasonable.

this is a good summary of where we are: https://www.masslive.com/celtics/2020/06/kyrie-irving-is-driving-force-behind-player-call-questioning-whether-nba-should-restart-during-social-unrest-reports.html

It seems like the fairest thing is just to leave it up to each individual player. If only 250 players show up so be it

yeah

amount of peer pressure gonna be wild tho, plus the possible fear of being stained by being the guy on the team that stayed home

if only 250 players show up there's no way to crown a legitimate champion for the season

Kyrie Irving told NBA players on call Friday, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium: "I don’t support going into Orlando. I’m not with the systematic racism and the bullshit. Something smells a little fishy."

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 13, 2020

i really am sympathetic to player concerns but would feel a lot better if the guy leading this was a) actually capable of playing in the first place and b) not kyrie irving who seems to see a conspiracy in a plan that existed prior to the beginning of the protests

yeah its kinda perfect that its kyrie lol

Kyrie hit the NBA and NBAPA with the late but effective “I just think it’s funny how...” pic.twitter.com/krEi89CD66

— Sean Campbell (@Melanism) June 13, 2020

Kyrie hasn't done himself any favors with his earlier batshittery but again, he's not wrong! But yeah, I really wish it was Lebron or somebody who had something to lose carrying the torch though.

i will never forget when i think lagoon called kyrie something like "an extremely 26 year old guy" or similar

Isn’t Kyrie done for the season anyway?

no kyrie actually is wrong. the orlando plan was developed before the protests started. so to say it's "fishy" is horseshit, this is what the nba was going to do, political unrest or not.

https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42

sincere question--does anyone know what kyrie has been doing since protests started? has he been involved in anything on the streets?

mean to post

Players have the right to do as they choose. However, the economics on not playing are devastating:

💰$1.2B in lost player salary (35% of total pay)
🏀NBA now having leverage to tear up the CBA and negotiate a new one.
💰$2B lost in revenue to the league

— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) June 13, 2020

throwing away the cba is not a canny move imo

it would be a disaster

Replacements it is

lol stop it

this would be a great time for adam silver to actually do something other than placating the maximum possible number of people

i will never forget when i think lagoon called kyrie something like "an extremely 26 year old guy" or similar

― Clay, Friday, June 12, 2020 10:29 PM (twelve minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

think i was quoting someone on twitter, was otm tho yes