2021-22 NBA "REGULAR" SEASON THREAD

in game 7 2019 vs the raptors embiid was +10 in 45 minutes and greg monroe was -9 in 2 minutes in a game the sixers lost by 2

ouch

nets getting drummond in the harden trade might end up being kind of a big deal

Drummond was the best backup the Sixers had in the Embiid era.

this is also where i feel like doc rivers is a pretty flawed coach, i think a nick nurse or spoelstra type would just say fuck it and roll out like a maxey-harden-thybulle-niang-harris line up in the non embiid minutes. but doc is absolutely gonna throw his corpse of a back up 5 out there come hell or highwater, he played dwight 10 mpg in the hawks series last year incl 9 minutes in game 7

Yeah, one Philly writer was suggesting using Harris as a backup 5.

Vegas's media market ranks 40th at 834k - which is actually bigger than OKC (755k), New Orleans (664k), and Memphis (620k).

Biggest market lacking an NBA team is easily Seattle at 2.1 mil, with Tampa-St Pete right behind them at 2 mil. St Louis would be next at 1.3

Purely anecdotal but impression I have of Vegas residents is there's not many hoop fans. Whenever I'm away from the Strip all I see are militia-type dudes.

UNLV back in the days of the Shark was a pretty big deal

ah they should call them the sharks

definitely

the freakin sharkanians chewing a towel and whatnot

haha that was the weirdest coaching tic, what a classic character

card sharks, pool sharks, it's a name that fits

having a team in orlando is already a bit like having one in vegas

I still want a team to be named the Ballers, and that fits Vegas too. Worked better for Brooklyn tho cause of the alliteration.

ballers would be a great name

New Orleans doesn't deserve a team until they're ready to embrace being the New Orleans Bounce (or until they get the Jazz back).

the Utah Jazz really is the most hilarious name ever

the jazz is funny where the lakers is just dumb like whatre you doin there are no lakes here man its very dry

teams should have to leave the name, titles, etc behind when they move imo, LA should not have access to minnys rings... but the timberwolves should

Would be really wild to think the Wolves could be the Lakers

this celtics-hawks game feels a lot like the one they played on super bowl sunday

hawks are a bit of an embarrassment

maybe we'll get a surprise second superbowl tonight to complete the look

tatum has been unreal in this one. hawks are doubling and he's shredding them with passes to shooters. he just invited a double and hung out for a second to give grant williams time to set up for a clean 3.

yeah after struggling early in the season with the new playmaking mandate hes really figuring it out

i know this kinda goes w/o saying but the hawks are just crazy dependent on trae. they just don't have many other guys who consistently bring it on offense... i guess they're missing collins and him and trae PNR is a big thing for them to lose. bogdanovic had a good game tonight but huerter just floated thru the game which it feels like he does often and then after that it's a bunch of guys who aren't doing much of anything on offense. judging a team by how they play against the celtics defense isn't entirely fair but it feels really strained tonight. once trae stopped repeatedly hitting 26 foot threes their offense just completely died

that's why i never understood the concept of them trading collins...the way they've built that team they really need a frontcourt offensive threat that can play some with trae and also be on a second unit.

LUKA WITH THE PUTBACK 😤 pic.twitter.com/nctuKAuG0t

— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) March 2, 2022

mavs are looking like a good vibes team since this zinger trade

Nik Stauskas tonight in the G-League:

57 Points
6 Rebounds
5 Assists
69% FG
11/15 3PM

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— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) March 2, 2022

the lakers stink

as much as i may want to, i'm not going to take shots at anyone who scores 57 in a sanctioned game.

wow I did not expect the Wolves to win tonight with Ant out (though he's been sluggish lately I guess he has some tendonitis in his knee they might need to rest him)

lakers are the worst team of all time

― ciderpress, Monday, February 28, 2022 12:08 AM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

the way people were talking about austin reaves made me assume he was a solid 3 and D guy, but no, with all due respect he's a skinny jumpy guard and it's insane to me that he starts for these guys.

he's sneaky athletic -- or at least sneaky bouncy -- and knows how to play basketball, makes good passes and doesn't screw up kinda guy. but yeah he should not be a key part of any contending rotation

yeah i can see the good stuff in his game, it's just a physical profile thing where i don't think he's big enough to guard a lot of the people you'd want this player type to guard.

He definitely should have been drafted

He definitely should have been drafted

wow I did not expect the Wolves to win tonight with Ant out (though he's been sluggish lately I guess he has some tendonitis in his knee they might need to rest him)

― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, March 1, 2022 9:04 PM (twenty minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

wolves play the dubs well. hopefully klay is back next game cos theyre 2-6 in the last 8 and have a tough stretch coming up.

LeBron is in basketball hell

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— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) March 2, 2022

newsflash: playing center kind of sucks

they match up pretty well

one thing this year's Wolves have done that's so huge is they haven't let a bad loss or a couple bad losses turn into a bad streak, like in years past getting utterly destroyed by the 76ers the other night would have sent them into a funk

the wolves look pretty sharp on defense imo. pat bev and vanderbilt are a big part. rotations are mostly good. solid team. kat is really just incredible on offense, nothing he cant do on that end.

lebron james

every russ shot is just pain. 4/16 so far.

luka performing surgery on the lakers defense

that falling left fade-away on the baseline vs lebron was gorgeous