NBA 2020-21 reg season 1st half thread

Good tech

imo player should have to blow kisses after made baskets, this is an outrage

honestly it is ridiculous i am not the commish

pretty much all taunting should be legal

https://i.imgur.com/rwdv78X.jpg

big anthony blew no kisses, and a whole town paid the price

why is kuzma playing in crunch time?

vintage

STEPH SHOW pic.twitter.com/MMb0jxPrNS

— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) January 19, 2021

i love how excited steph gets after he makes crazy threes, he's still not unphased by his shooting ability

dang, awesome win for the dubs

yeah that was nice

Come on, Steph pic.twitter.com/sHhfPtWKaV

— CJ Fogler 6'7" IQ 269 #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) January 19, 2021

Incredible comeback. Kelly’s best game dubs win another one with Steph not playing that great. 2nd unit looks solid

why is kuzma playing in crunch time?

seems like schroeder-KCP-bron-AD is gonna be their four at the end and the fifth will just be whoever is hot out of their hodgepodge of other role players

the margin of error for the dubs vs these A level teams but steph + draymond + anyone making a three pointer is still just very very good offense. steph looks like one of the 5 best players in the league to me, draymond is still so good getting on the pick and roll and going downhill... they really just need oubre or wiggins or someone to be able to catch a pass and make a shot. it makes so much sense on paper lol

paschall was good tonight

Kerr probably needs to play more Lee next to curry. I could see their best lineup being curry Lee wig oubre dray. Paschal leading the 2nd unit as a small ball center is working.

I’m kinda worried about wiseman. If the dubs want to win games this season they probably shouldn’t be playing him. Dude has hands of stone and needs time... but they shouldn’t squander any season with a healthy Steph.

they had to play looney tonight bcuz of AD but vs other teams they should be able to move dray to 5 and get someone else on the floor... i know they're already $845 million over the tax but i wonder if they can find one more player who could reasonably play crunch time for them in that fifth role

harden’s “i’m trying again” stat lines are hysterical

This is some really strong first week at a new job energy pic.twitter.com/ehDHY1izn5

— sreekar (@sreekyshooter) January 19, 2021

cj mccollum out 4 weeks min with a broken foot, season is going very well!

Blazers have had a rough go last few years. No nurk or CJ for the next month will prob knock them outta the playoff hunt.

Also looks like Covington can’t play anymore

this season basically doesnt count is how i break it down

I really like what the Spurs are doing....

I don't think I'd seen Lonnie Walker play until last night & hooooooly cow is he fast

this season basically doesnt count is how i break it down

Dame's body will still notice the accumulated wear and tear of a cursed season. :-(

kyrie is back

Wednesday will be Kyrie Irving's first game in Cleveland since Opening Night in 2017-18: Oct. 17, 2017

Irving also apologized to Nets fans for his absence, noting his relationship with the team began as a fan, and said he "just needed a pause" due to "family and personal stuff" https://t.co/U8ihyQO0T8

— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) January 19, 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzHfYWcv83I

kenny is with me on lockergate

lol "are you listening to the question" something chuck should be asked more often

Haha that Kyrie video

lol rough

i think we need to bring in some body language experts

seems like the cavs being “mad at him for being upset” is not really an accurate way to describe what happened

I don't think I'd seen Lonnie Walker play until last night & hooooooly cow is he fast

kyrie oy you are not helping your case
somebody needs a 30 point game

lonnie is one of the best athletes in the league as far as guards go... he's also a really explosive jumper

skip 25 seconds into this video and watch him on the fast break pick his dribble up at the three point line take two giants steps, jump sideways from the middle of the lane and get an and 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDnj5juY4TU

lonnie had 2 great games when demar was out, and he's been...kinda passive before and after that.

like, demar is having a career year in many respects and finally looks like someone who would justify being your team's no 1 or 2 guy, but his high usage takes away opportunities from lonnie to grow in that same shot creator role. so he ends up being a 3 and D guy which he's p good at but feels like a waste of his gifts.

basically the spurs have a problem of too many good perimeter players.

Honestly shouldn’t they trade demar

100000% sell high while ppl are convinced he can shoot 3s now

imo spurs should be packaging demar with a young player or 2 and 1RPs for ben simmons

they’re having a pretty nice season but they should trade demar, LMA, rudy gay & patty mills for the best offers they can get

keep patty bc he's precious. lamarcus is untradeable, they might be able to get a 2nd rounder and a bad contract in return. just let his contract expire at this pt. rudy looks nice and they shd definitely look at moving him, too. but i fear that the better the spurs do, the more theyre convinced they need to keep everyone.

its a catch 22. if the spurs stink its bc their vets are washed so no one will offer them anything. if the vets play well, the spurs dont want to let them go bc they want to compete. which is the perfect formula for never doing Trades.

they needed to trade LMA last season

probably 2017 tbh. mighta been able to keep kawhi.

I have a feeling that the Spurs will be players for Jokic in 2023

god i can only hope