hey y’all. the hoops are on the tube.
― sknybrg, Thursday, 30 July 2020 23:00 (three years ago) link
be there a bit later on--i'm psyched!
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 30 July 2020 23:03 (three years ago) link
virtual fan situation is very much something I’ll say that
― Clay, Thursday, 30 July 2020 23:07 (three years ago) link
lol announcer commenting on gobert leading the league in screen assists, thank you I had forgotten about that, great stuff
― Clay, Thursday, 30 July 2020 23:08 (three years ago) link
i think they have done a great job getting the sounds dialed in. from the first couple scrimmages i watched to now is drastically improved. the virtual fans is a pretty cool idea and it helps the backgrounds look semi normal.
― Spottie, Thursday, 30 July 2020 23:09 (three years ago) link
yeah fan thing is fine in long shots but the closeups are v v weird almost unsettling
― Clay, Thursday, 30 July 2020 23:11 (three years ago) link
hah yah stay zoomed out
― Spottie, Thursday, 30 July 2020 23:12 (three years ago) link
lol, you know it's a pels home game because there's "smoothie king" on the court
― circles, Thursday, 30 July 2020 23:18 (three years ago) link
yah kinda funny the little team logos and the sponsor logos.
― Spottie, Thursday, 30 July 2020 23:20 (three years ago) link
Who the hell is tony bradley
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 30 July 2020 23:22 (three years ago) link
damn zion. wasnt even ready for the oop and still got there somehow
― Spottie, Thursday, 30 July 2020 23:24 (three years ago) link
agree with this
Stan Van Gundy is constantly dropping knowledge on this broadcast. Really a pleasure to listen to him and Ian Eagle. High-level announcer combo.— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) July 30, 2020
― Spottie, Thursday, 30 July 2020 23:27 (three years ago) link
Was wondering who was doing the color commentary cause was thinking he's good but doesn't have that prime time pizzazz the national games usually go for
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 30 July 2020 23:35 (three years ago) link
yah not one to throw out catch phrases or get hyped up
― Spottie, Thursday, 30 July 2020 23:40 (three years ago) link
lonzo has missed like 7 layups
bubble boy
― ciderpress, Thursday, 30 July 2020 23:44 (three years ago) link
utah is just so uninspiring on offense. they are really missing bojan.
― Spottie, Thursday, 30 July 2020 23:46 (three years ago) link
Utah has no fucking chance to do anything in the bubble. Their two best players hate each other and the bad vibes are obvious.
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 31 July 2020 00:01 (three years ago) link
They look lukewarm, yes.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 31 July 2020 00:02 (three years ago) link
weird how svg comes off as sincere and enthusiastic while his bro has become a complete drag
― call all destroyer, Friday, 31 July 2020 00:07 (three years ago) link
i watch hoop friends
― lag∞n, Friday, 31 July 2020 00:18 (three years ago) link
feel like u can only be a tv guy for so long before u just cant care anymore xp
― lag∞n, Friday, 31 July 2020 00:19 (three years ago) link
unless ur a lifer play by play pro
gobert shd be deported from the bubble hes a super spreader
― lag∞n, Friday, 31 July 2020 00:22 (three years ago) link
xp yeah true
― call all destroyer, Friday, 31 July 2020 00:23 (three years ago) link
watching baseball during commercials everything is normal
― lag∞n, Friday, 31 July 2020 00:24 (three years ago) link
red sox have accomplished the famous home run
― lag∞n, Friday, 31 July 2020 00:25 (three years ago) link
i guess i need to learn a bunch of jersey numbers since tons of guys have different hair and education reform on their backs
― call all destroyer, Friday, 31 July 2020 00:29 (three years ago) link
where is big zion w tho
― lag∞n, Friday, 31 July 2020 00:30 (three years ago) link
they're playing him in like hockey shifts
― call all destroyer, Friday, 31 July 2020 00:30 (three years ago) link
ha yeah jersey names serve a purpose
― lag∞n, Friday, 31 July 2020 00:31 (three years ago) link
where as these slogans...
for a second i was all who is this guy peace
― lag∞n, Friday, 31 July 2020 00:32 (three years ago) link
mr. metta world peace really was a pioneer in retrospect
― call all destroyer, Friday, 31 July 2020 00:35 (three years ago) link
ha yeah
― lag∞n, Friday, 31 July 2020 00:36 (three years ago) link
cad, that's bugging me too; especially in the replay when the camera is in a position where you can't see player's faces and it's impossible to tell who's who!i don't know why they don't have the name and the slogan below?it's leading to unintentionally awkward moments where Black Lives Matter is passing to Say Her Name and then getting blocked by Ally
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 31 July 2020 00:37 (three years ago) link
zion has such amazing touch he just flips it up there and it goes in
― lag∞n, Friday, 31 July 2020 00:39 (three years ago) link
magnets
― ciderpress, Friday, 31 July 2020 00:41 (three years ago) link
Not a fan of the slogans on the uni thing
― Spottie, Friday, 31 July 2020 00:46 (three years ago) link
gotta say, i always felt concerns about quality of play in the bubble were wildly overblown and i'm feeling pretty good about that take
― call all destroyer, Friday, 31 July 2020 00:46 (three years ago) link
theyre looking a lil rusty but not awful
― lag∞n, Friday, 31 July 2020 00:49 (three years ago) link
Those scrimmages had me lil worried but otm
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 31 July 2020 00:50 (three years ago) link
And lagoon said exactly what I was going to about jvg. His boredom with the nba is so apparent.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 31 July 2020 00:51 (three years ago) link
have not watched tv since the sports stopped and have to say am not enjoying these weepy pandemic era commercials
― lag∞n, Friday, 31 July 2020 00:57 (three years ago) link
the key is to literally shut yr brain off in a state of near death then u dont notice them
― methinks dababy doth bop shit too much (m bison), Friday, 31 July 2020 00:58 (three years ago) link
ah cool will do
― lag∞n, Friday, 31 July 2020 00:58 (three years ago) link
pelicans r blowing this game bigtime
― lag∞n, Friday, 31 July 2020 00:59 (three years ago) link
these courts need better lighting. also the chroma key for the team sponsors is shit
― micah, Friday, 31 July 2020 01:03 (three years ago) link
pels interior defense is just so bad and there isn't a quick fix for it
― call all destroyer, Friday, 31 July 2020 01:06 (three years ago) link
Ooh nice pass by Donovan
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 31 July 2020 01:11 (three years ago) link
... even if in the bubble he looks like a hobo
― Nhex, Monday, 28 September 2020 03:28 (three years ago) link
you try making it to the finals while managing a start up coffee concern in this economy, jimmy looks amazing considering
― Clay, Monday, 28 September 2020 04:14 (three years ago) link
hard to say who looks the most scraggly between him, iggy and solomon hill.
― Spottie, Monday, 28 September 2020 04:25 (three years ago) link
iggy 6 straight finals btw
― Spottie, Monday, 28 September 2020 04:29 (three years ago) link
Lakers in 6?
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 28 September 2020 05:18 (three years ago) link
Will/can Bam guard Anthony Davis (to the extent anyone can)?
― Quiet Storm Thorgerson (PBKR), Monday, 28 September 2020 12:12 (three years ago) link
xp bruh that 2015 series was the semifinals
― call all destroyer, Monday, 28 September 2020 13:27 (three years ago) link
yeah, if I had to pick. but i really have no clue how this series plays out. Miami is the hottest team right now but who knows how the matchups will be.
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Monday, 28 September 2020 13:52 (three years ago) link
lakers have two unguardable guys heat are gonna run around a lot see what happens
― lag∞n, Monday, 28 September 2020 14:10 (three years ago) link
lakers in 6 feels like the safest bet. heat are gonna have to shoot the lakers out of the gym.
― J0rdan S., Monday, 28 September 2020 14:16 (three years ago) link
i love this photo of spoelstra video coordinating
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ei-bQdIXkAE_fc4?format=jpg&name=medium
― lag∞n, Monday, 28 September 2020 14:21 (three years ago) link
i wonder if he keeps up with the video coordinating tech
― lag∞n, Monday, 28 September 2020 14:23 (three years ago) link
I sat on a plane next to a nba scout like 20 years ago and they had all this crazy video tech for watching film on their laptop. Video cartridges I hadn’t seen before. I also realized watching him work that if you run a new play every team knows what the play is in a day: the name of it, the hand signal for it etc
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 28 September 2020 15:33 (three years ago) link
They probably use the cloud or something now
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 28 September 2020 16:35 (three years ago) link
is it just me or were the celtics basically terrible every time hayward was in the game? he missed a stock-still layup with about 6 minutes left to go in the third and i wanted to throw my toshiba regza through the wall.love the heat though. just going to log off now and order my “group economics” replica tank
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Monday, 28 September 2020 22:47 (three years ago) link
hayward was bad he never got up to speed after the injury would be a shame if they were forced to trade him for myles turner
― lag∞n, Monday, 28 September 2020 22:54 (three years ago) link
oh my god he DOES belong back in indiana, jesus
― methinks dababy doth bop shit too much (m bison), Monday, 28 September 2020 23:57 (three years ago) link
it was written
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 29 September 2020 00:36 (three years ago) link
J.R. Smith predicted a Lakers vs. Heat Finals back in February. 👀🍿 pic.twitter.com/JvJ0oENsw2— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) September 28, 2020
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 29 September 2020 02:01 (three years ago) link
twice a day
― methinks dababy doth bop shit too much (m bison), Tuesday, 29 September 2020 02:13 (three years ago) link
J.R. Smith predicted a Lakers vs. Heat Finals back in February.
Call me crazy, but this evidence doesn't convince me that J.R. Smith has a brilliantly analytical basketball mind that can sift through thousands of variables and arrive at a sound prediction of the NBA's future.
― the unappreciated charisma of cows (Aimless), Tuesday, 29 September 2020 02:53 (three years ago) link
http://media2.fdncms.com/clevescene/imager/u/original/19701283/lebron_jr.jpg
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 29 September 2020 03:33 (three years ago) link
https://www.gq.com/story/inside-the-nba-bubble
did this get posted somewhere? it's fantastic
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 1 December 2020 03:11 (three years ago) link
Inside, we devised all kinds of ways to pass the time. Once, I played Heads Up! (the charades-like game where you hold your phone up to your forehead) with Kemba Walker of the Boston Celtics at the end of an interview. The answer on the screen was “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone,” and the clue he gave me was “They be flying on brooms and shit.” Ja Morant of the Grizzlies and I would play Connect Four on the iPhone (he still hasn't beaten me), and Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook—who were traded for each other before the season began—would team up and play spades on their phones against Chris's brother, C.J., and his mom, Robin. Westbrook in particular was a model bubble citizen. He always made sure his hotel room was “clean and in good shape,” and he reportedly left an $8,000 tip for the housekeepers. (When we spoke, Westbrook confirmed he wrote a thank-you note and left a good tip, but wouldn't confirm the amount: “The money doesn't matter. I just like to do the right thing. That's it.”)
there's some other great stuff I don't want to spoil
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 1 December 2020 03:14 (three years ago) link
it got posted in the offseason thread but yes everyone should read it, really really good stuff.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 1 December 2020 03:15 (three years ago) link
oh right I'm dumb
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 1 December 2020 03:46 (three years ago) link