2021-22 NBA "REGULAR" SEASON THREAD

vegas still has the lakers as west faves then warriors and jazz https://www.oddschecker.com/us/basketball/nba/western-conference/winner

nunn and THT should help but not that much. melo prob not gonna continue to shoot 50% from threes either.

totally agreed about the Lakers, I don't really want them to win but I'll be glued to the TV when they're on during the playoffs

i shan't watch the lakers before the conference finals

yeah i do not find them too interesting more of a slog TBQH

for sure the playstyle is wack I'm in it for the dramas

This is definitely a dude that wants to play for this team:

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/32535761/ben-simmons-meet-philadelphia-76ers-doctors-talk-mental-readiness

tbf if i were a famous multi-millionaire athlete under fire i might also consider cashing in and checking out

this heat squad is fun

the heat look like they’re playing playoff basketball in terms of effort and connectivity while their opponents are on game 6 of the season. idk how long they can keep it up for but they know how they wanna play and have a lot of unselfish guys. and herro has been going crazy

looking like bubble herro

last year they tried to put him in the starting line up and it messed up his mojo. he's always been destined for the bench microwave role, he just looks more comfortable and confident this year, plus stronger

bubble was a weird ahead of schedule blip

a portent if you will

also it gets forgotten (understandably so bcuz most ppl don't remember tyler herro rookie season pre bubble) but he added skills in the break between the regular season and bubble that year specifically in terms of pick and roll facilitation and creativity around the rim. he was clearly on a heater in the bubble but also if you had watched him closely his game had grown. last year i think was a classic combo of sophomore slumping + being banged up most of the year + being an annoying white so ppl were eager to make fun of him for not scoring 30 ppg

i hate it when people make fun of me for not scoring 30

you were going off in the bubble

League needs to step in and do something about the Pistons

is herro still doing all of this on jumpers? that's what i wonder about as far as it being sustainable.

a lot of it but he also has perfect shooting form

has good floater touch too

if you hit enough jumpers soon you will get some layups, the golden rule

Cade Cunningham is the first player in NBA history with 8+ field goal attempts and a sub .150 field goal percentage in each of his first two career games.

— Basketball Reference (@bball_ref) November 3, 2021

thats crazy that no ones done that before

saadiq bet was 2/13 and cade was 2/14 goooooood stuff. pistons will for sure challenge ye thunder for the bottom tank spot

does cade look healthy

heat margins of victory this year

+42 over bucks
+17 over magic
+13 over nets
+15 over hornets
+16 over memphis
+15 over mavs

one loss is OT to pacers w/o lowry

they should chill out

i do wonder if they're playing too hard but heat culture baby

yah you dont want to peak so early. their floor should still win a ton of games

feel like its good to get clicking early but they should def ease off at some point

altho... lowry has been ass so far so i guess theres still room for improvement

i think it's important to factor in that jimmy is a psycho for Ws

he loves em cant get enough

one of the only players in the NBA that likes winning

kyle hit a bunch of pull ups/step backs tonight, if he shoots like that they’re gonna be tough to beat. at other times you can feel the shooting squeeze

altho... lowry has been ass so far so i guess theres still room for improvement

― It's the Final Cluntdiwn (Spottie), Tuesday, November 2, 2021 10:10 PM (fifty-two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

his stats haven't been there but apparently he's had a huge impact on their pace when he's on the floor, so probably doing a lot of semi-tangible lowry stuff that makes him so great

yeah for sure shoulda been more specific that his shooting has been ass.

he also has a huge ass

hes caked up no doubt

lol

chris paul and javale mcgee taking over a 4th quarter in 2021, never in my wildest fantasies

yooo chris

god how did the lakers hold on there

beating the rockets by 2 points with westbrook playing 37 mins, lebron playing 36 and davis playing 32…

also didn’t realize the NBA was still doing baseball style series this year, i’m not a fan

its lame but makes sense for minimizing travel

wait the wizards are 5-2?? what on earth

nice espn double tonight dubs/hornets hawks/nets

Old friend from a past job contacted me out of the blue and is taking me to the Wolves/Grizz on Nov 20, excited haven't been to a game in forever

nice get to see ja face to face