2022 NBA OFF SEASON DRAFT FREE AGENCY TAMPERING ETC

crying @ seth curry attempting to introduce doc rivers to the concept of playing small

i don't have time to put this together but would absolutely love a poll for best quote from media day 2022

I’m not sure portland has bad vibes right now per she but the ownership group being like OH WE ARE TOTALLY NOT SELLING WINK WINK and everyone in town wanting them to take a hike and Chauncey billups still around for now and the first months schedule is a murderer’s row I think the vibes (bad ones) are on their way

yes, i *anticipate* the vibes, they loom large in the distance

the bulls def have to be on that list. lonzo’s knee ligaments have turned into creamed corn and lavine might not be far behind. they made all these moves just to “contend” and i’m not sure what argument one could come up with to say they’re in the top 8 teams in the east right now

who has the best vibes? bucks?

Yeah. There were options but not many because the stigma of whether or not I wanted to play or whether or not I’m committed to the team

Huh, that's moderately perceptive and self-aware, maybe he's starting to

which I thought was really unfair at times

you what nm.

you *know what

the bulls def have to be on that list. lonzo’s knee ligaments have turned into creamed corn and lavine might not be far behind. they made all these moves just to “contend” and i’m not sure what argument one could come up with to say they’re in the top 8 teams in the east right now

― J0rdan S., Monday, September 26, 2022 3:02 PM (twenty minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

you know i hadnt thought much abt chicago bc i felt like ppl were p cool with how they did last year. but this could def go south quick, they overachieved early last year and then slinked down the standings and regressed to their mean, but a lot of the season ppl were like "dont sleep on chicago, is demar an mvp candidate???" if they come out mid af which i think they will, there could be vibe adjustments.

AD is playing with a chip on his shoulder (out 4-6 weeks due to chip injury)

a+ work by clay

who has the best vibes? bucks?

― ciderpress, Monday, September 26, 2022 1:19 PM (ten minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

surely the returning champs have to be up there.

bucks vibes will usually always been above avg as long as giannis is there and locked in.

cavs vibes seem to be real good but they could go south with donovan clearly not wanting to be in cleveland vs new york where he thought he was going.

pistons have something to look forward to, pretty good vibes i think.

grizzlies had a weird offseason ja is doing too much these days, jjj is eternally hurt and/or not good.

biggest possible vibe jump is the pelicans. but it could go sour any second with zion wanting out and/or gaining weight.

wolves had a good thing going but ant is now on rep damage control and the innocent 'the kid' facade is over. plus kat is just a weirdo

i think things got pretty bleak there in the final few months of the season and only seem worse now that the cavs and hawks are a clear tier above them on paper & lonzo still can't even run w/o pain. if they don't make the playoffs or only get out of the play in before getting annihilated they're gonna be in that deathly middle of not being anywhere near contention or a top 3 pick. and if the magic start to do well it's gonna be even worse. i feel like their GM could low key be out of a job in 2 years or less

8 mavs - front office has been a wreck, christian wood is talented but probably a locker room cancer, fuck jason kidd who is bad vibes at all times, higher expectations after sneaking into the 3rd round could get toxic fast

lets check in on the mavs media day

Christian Wood will be primarily a sixth man for the Mavs, Jason Kidd says. “I don’t need him to be ‘The Microwave.’ I just need him to be C. Wood.”

— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) September 26, 2022

Lol

— 35 (@Chriswood_5) September 26, 2022

bulls had that stretch where derozan was an mvp candidate for like 2.5 weeks and it masked a lot of slippage cos he was hitting wild game winners.

i read matt brooks whole feed from today and its pure comedy

― Spottie, Monday, September 26, 2022 11:27 AM (two hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

This shit here is why I don’t like talkin to lames like you. This isn’t the question he asked but you love engagement on twitter so u will twist shit up. https://t.co/nXOnu2jd9v

— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) September 26, 2022

"100 pounds" 💀

James Harden on the weight he lost this offseason

(via @MrUram)pic.twitter.com/7GUxaBJ4Na

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 26, 2022

<i>a+ work by clay</i>

as much as i love credit more than anything in the whole world, the chip injury joke was bise's not mine!

who has the best vibes? bucks?

― ciderpress, Monday, September 26, 2022 1:19 PM (ten minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

surely the returning champs have to be up there.

― Spottie, Monday, September 26, 2022 4:39 PM (twenty-nine minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

yeah these two have to be strong faves to meet in da finals, so far as such things are possible before any basketball has been played, they have the vibes the personnel and the experience

biggest concern is prob theyre both getting a lil old

yeah but poole ascension is breathing new life. and hopefully one or two of moody/kuminga/wiseman will take a leap this year. the potential drama lies in draymond, poole and wiggins contracts/extensions and not being able to pay everyone what theyre worth

bucks still pretty squarely in their primes. jrue and middleton nearing the back end of their primes tho yeah.

yeah neither team is genuinely old theyre just in that zone where theres a somewhat greater chance of injury or defensive slippage, dubs young guys are a wildcard for sure, the possibility of wiggins turning back into a pumpkin maybe too idk, but basically youre left to speculation trying to come up with problems for either team

thinking about it i guess if i had a major concern for the dubs it would be draymond, he looeds genuinely awful at times last year hes a guy who everyone kinda thought his game wouldnt age well and hes got the contract situation

maybe its time, to trade him to charlotte

draymond's deal with tnt means tha billionaires need him around for zee prestige and future control of messaging

this is not the man you want doing pr lol

draymonds back injury last year turned out to be really serious and he admitted he thought he might be done for the season or worse. pretty lucky they got him back. hes still the most impactful defender in the league when hes locked in. i think him looking awful was a little overstated, he still looked like a top ~15 impact player at other times. but the team isnt as offensively stacked as it was so his offensive limitations stand out a little more now. just looked it up and looney is one year younger than giannis i swear he seems older than curry and curry is like 8 years older

i wonder if lebrons group is trying to buy the suns

Another good one

LMFAOOOOOOOOO pic.twitter.com/5ntatS09d8

— Mike🎲 (@YungMike3_) September 26, 2022

got a lil tipsy throwing that back ngl

woww

plus kat is just a weirdo

Bill Walton was a weirdo and a half, but he was so good on court that the fans and his teammates didn't give a rip.

I’m embracing Russ’s “everyone hates me and I’m chill about that, it’s just a job man lol” phase with an open heart

walton was just a hippy, kat is just lame?

I’m embracing Russ’s “everyone hates me and I’m chill about that, it’s just a job man lol” phase with an open heart

― Clay, Monday, September 26, 2022 3:54 PM (two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

yea im kinda surprised hes not demanding out honestly kudos to him i guess.

did anyone smile at suns media day?

New threads for media day.@DevinBook 🔸 @Suns pic.twitter.com/sVv7UL88Qb

— Bally Sports Arizona (@BALLYSPORTSAZ) September 26, 2022

I mean he’s def gonna average 6 turnovers in 29 mpg and shoot 24% from 3 but shit man it’s just a job xp

quiet quitting russ is the only relatable version of russ

sure there may be a little tension around the water cooler but ill tell you one thing im gonna show up every day and dribble the ball

haha

Anthony Davis says he's not putting pressure on himself to be what people *think* he should be, like "some Greek God." Then sits with that a moment, and adds that he doesn't mean Giannis.

— Kyle Goon (@kylegoon) September 26, 2022

lol self own

walton was just a hippy, kat is just lame?

― Spottie, Monday, September 26, 2022 5:56 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

i don't honestly think the vibes are bad internally on the team though, i don't get the sense he doesn't get along w/teammates or anything

but he is a weirdo

lmao AD

Ball says his knee is also bothering him in everyday life, not just basketball. He's having trouble walking up stairs. Said the surgery will be to figure out what's going on with his knee.

"This will be my third surgery, so I don't really want to rush anything"

— Jamal Collier (@JamalCollier) September 27, 2022

brutal

he turns 25 in a month, man

His knees turned 75 last month.

damn

oh no

Deandre Ayton was asked how he and Monty Williams have moved on and Ayton said he hasn’t talked to Williams “at all ever since the game.”

— Kellan Olson (@KellanOlson) September 27, 2022