2021 NBA regular season thread

[Wamu]

Maybe Embiid or someone will say something mean to him and he'll miss the rest of the playoffs for "personal reasons"?

The Nets have the only Big 3 I can think of that all have their separate and bizarre issues. KD- ego/self esteem problems, not normal to create fake social media accounts. Kyrie- just a head full of bad wiring. And Harden's affinity for strip clubs. Wonder if the Nets have a full time shrink on the payroll?

 

[Gman]

@Gman

Good win for the Celtics today. Wasn't able to watch it, all Nuggets games are blacked out here for a second year in a row. How did they look? Was it good D that shut the Nuggets offense down or just bad shooting?

I didn't watch the game live, either... apparently, though, the C's went on a 31-3 run from the late 3rd quarter into the 4th quarter... the C's were down 14 when the run started...

... the C's have won 5 of 6. Things are starting to click a little.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

I didn't watch the game live, either... apparently, though, the C's went on a 31-3 run from the late 3rd quarter into the 4th quarter... the C's were down 14 when the run started...

... the C's have won 5 of 6. Things are starting to click a little.

Without Fournier lol

 

[Gman]

Without Fournier lol

It wouldn't be this season for Boston unless somebody was out.

If all goes well, Fournier is gonna be key for this team in terms of the consistent bench scoring he represents.

Nobody is gonna want to face a healthy Celtics team in the playoffs.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

Come on dammit! Can't you root for the Celtics once? Already mentioned earlier today I was rooting for your Lakers to beat Nets last night. It didn't feel right and it kinda put a damper on the evening. But that's how much I dislike the Nets 3 stooges.

I could never root for the Celtics to win, but I regularly root for their opponent to lose, if it benefits the Lakers. I'll be doing the same in their game against the Blazers on Tuesday.


That's about as close as i'll ever get

 

[tlance]

Best local pbp man in basketball

Bridges needs to play more when everyone is healthy. He is dirty and has good chemistry with Melo.

 

[bksballer89]

 

[bksballer89]

Bridges needs to play more when everyone is healthy. He is dirty and has good chemistry with Melo.

Think he should start over Washington

 

[tlance]

Think he should start over Washington

I agree

 

[bksballer89]

Going from Oladipo back to Kendrick Nunn is such a huge drop off for Miami

 

[bksballer89]

Heat have 7 foot Dedmon on the bench and they're opting to go with 6'8 Precious to try to keep Kanter off the glass lol

 

[bksballer89]

Teams wasting their only challenge in the first half of games is just really poor coaching

 

[bksballer89]

Blazers will be so much better when they realize Kanter is better than Nurk. Should get rid of Nurk and sign a defensive C to backup Kanter

 

[thunderc]

Blazers will be so much better when they realize Kanter is better than Nurk. Should get rid of Nurk and sign a defensive C to backup Kanter

I don’t know, He is a huge defensive liability against the better teams. The Thunder gave him a lot of chances and actually quit playing him in the playoffs one year. I’m sure he is a better player now though.

 

[bksballer89]

I don’t know, He is a huge defensive liability against the better teams. The Thunder gave him a lot of chances and actually quit playing him in the playoffs one year. I’m sure he is a better player now though.

Problem is Nurk defense isn't much better. Only thing Nurk does better is passing but I think Kanter does everything else better. Kanter and an athletic big who can give you 18-20 MPG off the bench is a better pairing

 

[bksballer89]

I wonder if the NBA will make an effort to get in more fans in by the playoffs in late May. By then the % of people vaccinated should be extremely high. Would be nice if the playoffs team can have about 40% capacity so they can feel some kind of advantage when playing home playoffs games

 

[bksballer89]

Blazers waived the white flag it seems.

Nice W to start off this road trip. Try to split with Den/Phoenix on Tues/Wed then take care of business on Friday vs Minnesota and hopefully go 3-1 on this trip

 

[bksballer89]

What's the name of that Blazers fan who was talking all that shit when the Blazers barely beat Miami a few weeks ago without Jimmy and Goran?

 

[bksballer89]

A pretty big week for Philly

In Dallas tonight then home for Brooklyn and Clippers on Wednesday and Friday

 

[Stakesarehigh]

It wouldn't be this season for Boston unless somebody was out.

If all goes well, Fournier is gonna be key for this team in terms of the consistent bench scoring he represents.

Nobody is gonna want to face a healthy Celtics team in the playoffs.

Tough first round matchup for sure