2021 NBA regular season thread

[WiggyRuss]

I understand Iggy is more of a glue guy at this point in his career---- but when you have Herro andButler out you cant go out and score 0 points against Detroit.

 

[Black Adam]

Meanwhile....the defending Champs are better this season!!!!

ah, those guys again...

#17O'Briens

 

[bksballer89]

Nunn is the one that i think is really hurting them. He averaged 15 points a game last year. Right now it looks like Spoelstra has no confidence in him and when he has got run he has been pretty bad.

Nunn is bad and needs to go. He only played because our 3 guards were out. No way he plays if 2 of the 3 (Herro, Butler, and Bradley) were available. They shouldn't have confidence in him. He doesn't have confidence in himself and doesn't even try on defense. Hopefully those guys are back ASAP so he can go back to his bench warmer role

 

[bksballer89]

Speaking of disappointments, Covington been horrible for Portland this season

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

Meanwhile....the defending Champs are better this season!!!!

 

[Stakesarehigh]

I mean once KD came back, it was obvious the top 2 in the East should be Brooklyn and Milwaukee. I still think Miami is in that second tier but this season is beyond unpredictable with this covid crap.

If you want to say the bubble benefited the Heat, i'm ok with that but the injury excuse that Wiggy continues to use is so lame. This guy knowing Sabonis would be out and knowing how Oladipo was looking picked Indy over 7 in Miami but now he keep bringing up the Sabonis injury.

You guys gelled amazingly in the bubble. Great team ball

 

[Stakesarehigh]

I understand Iggy is more of a glue guy at this point in his career---- but when you have Herro andButler out you cant go out and score 0 points against Detroit.

I just hope to God Detroit doesn't get boned on the lotto again. They got screwed with covid as it was

 

[wildturkey]

So is it possible this trade may have caused this to be found sooner than it would have been?

Without a doubt. Glad he got traded now.

My question is players don't go through these physicals before the start of the season?

The trade definitely caused this to be found sooner. It's quite possible Harden demanding a trade ends up saving LeVert's life (I hope it doesn't get that level. Still praying its not cancerous and can be dealt with more easily). As for preseason physicals, I think they are suppose to have them. They said this was a small one so perhaps its developed in the time since.

 

[WiggyRuss]

I just hope to God Detroit doesn't get boned on the lotto again. They got screwed with covid as it was

Cunningham would transform them.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Speaking of disappointments, Covington been horrible for Portland this season

right?

hes been awful.

has had a hard time fitting in with 2 ball dominant guys.

I am sure they hoped hed be an off-the-ball 3 and D guy. Definitely looks rough right now.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Cunningham would transform them.

Thats my hope

 

[Stakesarehigh]

riley signed harkless and bradley, and hoped nunn would take the next step. instead nunn has regressed in a huge way, iggy is awful, bradley has been hurt/mediocre after he opted out of the bubble last year

and Butler has had injury issues/covid issues and has only played in 6 of 11 games.

its a combination of bad luck and the bench getting worse.

Nunn was regressing in the bubble too.

 

[Gman]

Looking at what is happening across the league... a team like the Celtics is fortunate that they got 3 of their games so far postponed. If the C's had 1 or 2 more guys active in any of those games, they would have been forced to play (and likely lose, because of a hamstrung roster).

So when I see a team like the Heat losing a few games... it's certainly not time to panic or even draw conclusions. They've just been unlucky in what is still a young season.

We're not gonna have normalcy this season, but over the long haul it's probable that luck will even out more and the cream will rise when it comes to who gets in the playoffs and who doesn't.

After that, which teams are healthy and/or unaffected by CV19 is gonna be huge during the actual playoffs.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Looking at what is happening across the league... a team like the Celtics is fortunate that they got 3 of their games so far postponed. If the C's had 1 or 2 more guys active in any of those games, they would have been forced to play (and likely lose, because of a hamstrung roster).

So when I see a team like the Heat losing a few games... it's certainly not time to panic or even draw conclusions. They've just been unlucky in what is still a young season.

We're not gonna have normalcy this season, but over the long haul it's probable that luck will even out more and the cream will rise when it comes to who gets in the playoffs and who doesn't.

After that, which teams are healthy and/or unaffected by CV19 is gonna be huge during the actual playoffs.

Its not the worst thing in the world to get those covid positives out of the way early lol

 

[DJ Fieri]

Welp, time to let the cat out of the bag so to speak.....

Getting married to Kiondra in late April when we go to Vegas for her sister's birthday.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Welp, time to let the cat out of the bag so to speak.....

Getting married to Kiondra in late April when we go to Vegas for her sister's birthday.

Congrats

 

[DJ Fieri]

So who's throwing the end of me being a bachelor party in one of the tHoop's conference rooms?

I take it will be @trojanfan12 since he's a mod?

 

[DJ Fieri]

Looking at what is happening across the league... a team like the Celtics is fortunate that they got 3 of their games so far postponed. If the C's had 1 or 2 more guys active in any of those games, they would have been forced to play (and likely lose, because of a hamstrung roster).

So when I see a team like the Heat losing a few games... it's certainly not time to panic or even draw conclusions. They've just been unlucky in what is still a young season.

We're not gonna have normalcy this season, but over the long haul it's probable that luck will even out more and the cream will rise when it comes to who gets in the playoffs and who doesn't.

After that, which teams are healthy and/or unaffected by CV19 is gonna be huge during the actual playoffs.

I think it's going to happen to every team at some point.....

 

[DJ Fieri]

Ja Morant made it back quickly from that injury and it's early but that Grizzlies team could be reckoned with for a final playoff seed.

 

[DJ Fieri]

He was wearing a fat suit....LOL.