2021-22 NBA "REGULAR" SEASON THREAD

last few minutes of hornets & cavs has been totally nuts and very fun

Nice comeback by the hornets right now

lol yes

Horrible play review

refs are bad there should not be any refs

radicalized against refs

2020 draft looks pretty spotty at best but the hayes pick was brutal.

i would love to do a retro on hayes as a prospect--the contingent of analysts that were weirdly high on him vs. the fact that he basically can't play

i think the bucks are an elite team until proven otherwise. if the east doesn’t have an elite team than the west doesn’t have an elite team cuz we just saw the bucks beat the west’s elite team 4-2 six months ago
― J0rdan S., Friday, February 4, 2022 7:38 PM (forty-four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

if they can get Brook back yes

they need kris to be better

i think the bucks are an elite team until proven otherwise. if the east doesn’t have an elite team than the west doesn’t have an elite team cuz we just saw the bucks beat the west’s elite team 4-2 six months ago
― J0rdan S., Friday, February 4, 2022 8:38 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

i agree with you in general about the bucks probably being a better playoff team than their record would indicate, but I don’t think we should reduce our projections for the 2022 playoffs to an assessment made in a single series 10 months ago

richard jefferson: “those extra two inches mean a lot”

just want to point out to all who might not be watching the sizers-mavs that apparently one of the hoops was a little tilted and there is currently a crew out there removing one of the hoops and replacing it with a backup

Just watched the 4th of that cavs hornets game and that was truly insane

xp This is the second Sixers' game this year that has had a serious delay because of rim problems.

if Durant can drag this team to the Finals he's immediately a Top Ten player in my book

i presume you mean top ten all time

i agree with you in general about the bucks probably being a better playoff team than their record would indicate, but I don’t think we should reduce our projections for the 2022 playoffs to an assessment made in a single series 10 months ago

Harden moves around like a 40 year old pick up hooper

Harden effort thread because I watched the film back and, my god, it's pathetic.

Clip 1: just blatantly not caring. pic.twitter.com/NbCccj2Ntt

— Erik Slater (@erikslaterNR) February 3, 2022

the next time a doc rivers sixers team has any iota of a plan vs a zone defense will be the first

their entire offense in crunch time vs the zone was joel embiid acting like he’s steph curry, great stuff

I don't know why teams don't just play zone all the time against them - they're terrible against it.

This year more than any year I can think of in recent memory, especially in the East, feels like a "regular season don't count" year. This is one long preseason for the playoffs and more contenders I can remember are all essentially hoping to turn it on in April/May. We'll see if it actually happens but I feel there's going to be a lot of surprises the first couple rounds

ABC surveyed tonight's schedule and unerringly selected the Lakers v Knicks as the premier matchup

they may be the most evenly matched if that's what they were going for

God, I mean it's all going to end in tears, but I want this Simmons-Harden trade to happen and then the Sixers to play the Nets in the playoffs so that Simmons has to play in Philly. This needs to happen - it's almost as good as a Championship.

otm

I love the NBA lmao pic.twitter.com/Uh63ARNAuu

—  PBD (@NBAYOUNGDREW) February 5, 2022

lmao

full-strength Lakers getting manhandled at home by the 24-28 Knickerbockers I see

man Lakers really did come all the way back just to have Russ brick 2 free throws with a minute left to send it into OT

Russ thing is brutal. Got booed at home tonight then had a wide open three in crunch time and the crowd basically yelled at him to not shoot it. Then he gets benched for overtime.

Russ with another rough miss 😅 #Shaqtin pic.twitter.com/ZWZZ5LSbgr

— Shaqtin' a Fool (@shaqtin) February 6, 2022

Surely he's seeing a sports psychologist right??

He’s only 33 wow

It’s been fun to clown on him and all but I’m kinda starting to feel bad for him

33 is pretty old for a super athletic guy who cant shoot

Westbrook's game was always built on going as hard to the rim as humanly possible and being 'unstoppable'. Now he's stoppable.

as brutal as he can look his fg percentages are basically at his career averages. the fts are rough for a guy who used to regularly shoot 80%+

the fg percentages may be similar, but I bet his +/- has fallen hard

He just plays for a team that everyone watches now.

actually was going to mention the percentages being pretty equivalent to his career numbers too. the big difference is in his free throws which is an extension of not being the primary ball handler on a lebron team. he’s just not a guy who can play different roles well. one of the most overrated players ever. fun to watch tho

Ruined the trip dub

cavs going for it!

Cleveland is acquiring Caris LeVert in a trade, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 6, 2022

*The Cavs are sending a package to the Pacers that includes Ricky Rubio’s expiring contract, lottery-protected 2022 first-round pick and two second-round picks, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 6, 2022

i had sort of came down on the side of the cavs really shouldn't trade their first round pick bcuz they're not going to win anything this year & if the low first round pick they trade could've turned into a desmond bane or rudy gobert type player then they will have made a poor swap of resources. that said i don't hate this, it seems like a good fit for them given how bereft they are on the wing and the fact that he's under contract for a few more years

Full trade: Indiana sends Caris LeVert and a 2022 second-round pick via Miami to Cleveland for Ricky Rubio, lottery-protected 2022 first-round pick, 2022 second-round pick via Houston and a 2027 second-round pick via Utah, per sources.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 6, 2022

it’s funny the cavs ended up with both allen and lavert now out of the harden/nets trade

Levert has been playing better and better this season

i kinda like this for both teams, cavs have plenty of youth and need to upgrade to be more competitive in the eastern conf which is a weird thing to say but here we are. indiana is stockpiling for a rebuild so i'd expect sabonis or turner to be gone soon.

Cavs!!!!!!!!!!

This season, Caris LeVert ranks in the top-10 in points per game on drives per https://t.co/79ljlErUJ2.

As a team, the Cavaliers rank 29th in scoring on drives, ahead of only the Nuggets.

— Matt Williams (@StatsWilliams) February 6, 2022