2021-22 NBA "REGULAR" SEASON THREAD

love how each of them tells their story while smoking a pipe and stroking a spotted retriever

it’s what unites us that makes us strong

Giannis is a power forward

and a center

my 13 yo was making the case to me today for philly going all the way. i’m very pleased our relationship has developed to this point obv. says harden will thrive in the backcourt. embiid will find him. tobias harris. thinks maxey underrated. agrees with ilh that these playoffs will be sick.

good analysis tracer jr

youve raised your child the right way kudos. my kids will not watch nba games with me (yet).

damn… tobias harris about to crush the hopes of an unsuspecting 13 year old

lmao

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nC9z57MuaI

damn… tobias harris about to crush the hopes of an unsuspecting 1349 year old

even tho they're obv in a better place as a franchise than where they were a few years ago & have some really good players on the roster, still kinda feels like the hornets are on a road to nowhere & i'm not really sure what they do to change that aside from hanging on to lamelo and bridges for dear life and waiting out this current era of the east? they felt exciting earlier in the season but it seems like they're gonna max out at getting the 8th seed and losing 4-1 in round 1 of the playoffs, at best. maybe i'm being too pessimistic about what they might look like next season if they're a bit healthier (hayward in particular) but they're not gonna have high picks & free agency is prob never gonna net them a ton, that front office is gonna need to get creative, which...

went and saw them play vs. san antonio the other night with joan crawford jr. seriously what a fun team to watch & melo's star power is really something but this feels like pretty solid analysis. I'd add Rozier & Oubre Jr to the keeper list but defensively they need a much more aggressive stance imo.

kinda wondering if they develop kai jones in a meaningful way, i was excited about him

it’s hard to win in any real way when you play defense as poorly as they do & i don’t really see much great defensive talent like waiting to be developed. maybe melo but there’s only so much he can do. bridges perhaps. they’d be a team i’d love to see trade for myles turner somehow. they need an athletic center who can play defense and still run and shoot.

yeah. I mean to me they all look like kids, and that's what's exciting about their play style -- so loose and relatable. it already feels like there's a lot of "melo will fix this" energy on the court when he's not there, and that's a recipe for a trade.

if utah falls apart again they are an interesting rudy gobert destination

tonight's game is over but i tuned in anyway to watch jayson tatum roast dudes yet again

hes on one

if utah falls apart again they are an interesting rudy gobert destination

― call all destroyer, Wednesday, March 9, 2022 8:10 PM (three minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

im in love with this idea

haha now i have to go figure out what the actual trade is

hayward (reunited), washington, kai jones works

i dont like rudy gobert tho

i don't either but it's a realistic move

its true

i forgot that sending hayward home easily gets it done, utah could probably grab whatever picks and young players they felt like in the process

i legit think charlotte is a top 4 east team with gobert

i mean maybe someday if other things happen but no not on his own

and then someone will just go five out against them in the playoffs and rudy will turn into a pumpkin

the rudy g way

fix is in in this lakers game

two blatant fouls on lebron and then westbrook the last two rockets possessions

Carmelon't

🤔🤔🤔 pic.twitter.com/LrrA6rByec

— BBALLBREAKDOWN (@bballbreakdown) March 10, 2022

lebren jamesimmons

holy shit that Porter 3...don't think I could make that shot given a thousand tries. he was twisting so hard

lakers getting smoked by the rockets in overtime.....that is a "bad loss" if i've ever seen one

I can't believe LeBron passed up that final shot. don't think I've ever seen him do that

sounds like something the worst team of all time would do

I can't believe LeBron passed up that final shot. don't think I've ever seen him do that

― frogbs, Wednesday, March 9, 2022 8:50 PM (twenty-six minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Lebro the Savage

bron lookin old on that play

45 minutes for Lebron

Blazers are losing by 50

mavs put up 77 points on the knicks???

truly a great day for the beautiful game

6/44 from three lol. brunson/bertans/bullock combined 0/18

bron lookin old on that play

― lag∞n, Wednesday, March 9, 2022 9:28 PM (thirty minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

19-year old Sengun bullies LeBron for a bucket inside and then blocks him at the other end pic.twitter.com/OhuFDZFv05

— ً (@arxanii) March 10, 2022

The Timberwolves have won 6 straight games for the first time since 2004 📈 pic.twitter.com/0WUNiKhRmq

— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) March 10, 2022

nicely done

The Blazers have lost six straight games by 194 combined points and remain one game out of the play-in in the loss column.

— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) March 10, 2022

lakers are gonna win the play in from the 10 seed and be the most unearned playoff team of all time

The play-in has got to go