2021 NBA regular season thread

[Stakesarehigh]

You may be the most bi-polar fan in the thread lol

God bless ya

 

[tlance]

Ummm, Let me guess...

I bet he came into league in awe of the players he played with, overshadowed by the likes of Kobe...

contributed on a limited scale...

improved over time, confidence , Kobe taking him under his wing...

goes to the bayou, finds his niche..

comes to NY set back, Knicks don’t tag him as Franchise , take too many forwards..

GM wakes up, tags him, the guy!!! He decides to put the time in, conditions himself into the best shape of his career, gives him the confidence he has never really had anywhere .. convinced himself he can be a good 3 pt shooter..

here we are today, knockin on the playoff door... a door YOU said could never happen with this roster ! Shame on you SWAMI

Nope.

He literally couldn’t make jump shots when he entered the league. He bulled his way into the lane, was a good passer/ball handler and a really poor perimeter shooter.

You are insane.

 

[tlance]

@bksballer89

What are the chances that the Heat resign Oladipo?

I have him in a dynasty league and may need to cut bait to win my championship game this week. If he stays in Miami, I don’t see him ever getting back to posting big numbers with how balanced their attack is.

What do you think?

 

[bksballer89]

@bksballer89

What are the chances that the Heat resign Oladipo?

I have him in a dynasty league and may need to cut bait to win my championship game this week. If he stays in Miami, I don’t see him ever getting back to posting big numbers with how balanced their attack is.

What do you think?

If Oladipo really trying to get a good deal then I'll say very slim chances. If he's willing to do a team friendly deal then i think there's a solid chance he's back unless they plan to acquire a big fish via trade

 

[flyerhawk]

Damn. I missed seeing this the other day but NBA writer/podcaster Jonathan Tjarks has cancer. He does great work. Praying for the best.

Yeah that sucks. Saw it a couple of days ago. I really enjoy his analysis. Hope he recovers quickly.

 

[flyerhawk]

I ain't said dick about salary. Both players on the court are better than you give them credit for. We've been over many times why turning KD leaving into Wiggins and the Minny pick was masterful even though he is overpaid

Not sure what you are looking for here. Wiggins is a league average player who has spurts of being a good player. Green is still good defensively and can still distribute the ball but is a black hole offensively otherwise. Which is why when Steph doesn't put up 30+, the Warriors lose. Often badly.

 

[Pastafazul]

Nope.

He literally couldn’t make jump shots when he entered the league. He bulled his way into the lane, was a good passer/ball handler and a really poor perimeter shooter.

You are insane.

Lol, that’s exactly hat he does today, he been spinning and gettin ball takin right out of his hand by the defender helpin out. HELLO...

lol . Dude you def missin some shingles ...

players don’t just turn out to be that good that fast in any facet of their game in the show... chill and take a pill

AND if you don’t recognize that Randle is somewhat of a headcase.. not in bad way of course... but still, clueless

 

[Pastafazul]

Knicks better enjoy their final easy game vs Houston on Saturday. Challenging game after challenging game in the final 2 weeks.

I'll be stunned if they finished top 5. 6th or 7th is most likely IMO with that schedule but they been proven me wrong all year so we'll see.

AT MEM
AT DEN
AT PHX
AT LAC
AT LAL
VS SAS
VS CHA
VS BOS

All of those teams will be in the playoffs.

4-4 probably get the job done but 3 wins or fewer is going to the land them as a 6th seed at best

Agree , somehow I think the Knicks capitalized, players from many teams takin 2nd half off with way too many injuries...

at this point, I don’t care where they land.. I got a March madness feel with this whole new 10 team thingy ... lookin forward to it, been years that I have felt this good about NBA

 

[trojanfan12]

Dr J taking Bill Russell and Jerry West over Michael and Lebron lol. Then goes on to talk about how Lebron brought about super teams?

So...what is it Rusell played on? Old timers kill me sometimes.

He divided eras. MJ was included with Magic, etc.

But yeah, apparently he forgot the superteam he played on with Moses Malone.

 

[flyerhawk]

He divided eras. MJ was included with Magic, etc.

But yeah, apparently he forgot the superteam he played on with Moses Malone.

Well I think we all understand what he is saying. Certainly the Heat weren't the 1st super team. He's talking about the modern player created super teams. And honestly I think it is unfair to Lebron to say he brought about super teams. The new CBA did.

 

[trojanfan12]

Well I think we all understand what he is saying. Certainly the Heat weren't the 1st super team. He's talking about the modern player created super teams. And honestly I think it is unfair to Lebron to say he brought about super teams. The new CBA did.

That and players figuring out how much power they have. The NBA has had superteams since it's inception. The Minneapolis Lakers may have been the first superteam back in the 50's.

The only difference between them is that the superteams of previous eras weren't initiated by the players deciding they wanted to play together. But, I'm pretty sure Moses Malone knew he was going to a team that was already pretty good and I don't remember Dr. J complaining that adding Moses would make the Sixers too good.

 

[flyerhawk]

That and players figuring out how much power they have. The NBA has had superteams since it's inception. The Minneapolis Lakers may have been the first superteam back in the 50's.

The only difference between them is that the superteams of previous eras weren't initiated by the players deciding they wanted to play together. But, I'm pretty sure Moses Malone knew he was going to a team that was already pretty good and I don't remember Dr. J complaining that adding Moses would make the Sixers too good.

That's fair. And Moses was ahead of his time when it came to player empowerment.

 

[Wamu]

Yeah....but I've done what I always do. Based my comment on the post. Not the poster (you can get there one day....maybe?). we went back and forth over his comments on Jimmy Butler as I thought he was way off base. He's been overly harsh on Steph and others, sure. No need to make up comments he didn't say, though.

I've explained this to you before, maybe this time you'll finally pay attention instead of trying to be wiggy's knight in shining armor but I doubt it. Last season after I mentioned my father's no longer around he still went outta his way to make a joke about him because I'm a Celtics fan because of him.

Yer boy wiggy is a POS. Yet you've jumped to his defense multiple times in the past. He's wrong about Steph, just like he's wrong every time he gets in one of his moods and tries to diminish a great players career.

What have I made up? Here's an example of you making things up. Last season you said TT outplayed Jokic & Embiid. I posted TT's stats against both. And they clearly show TT didn't outplay anyone.

 

[Black Adam]

I've explained this to you before, maybe this time you'll finally pay attention instead of trying to be wiggy's knight in shining armor but I doubt it. Last season after I mentioned my father's no longer around he still went outta his way to make a joke about him because I'm a Celtics fan because of him.

Yer boy wiggy is a POS. Yet you've jumped to his defense multiple times in the past. He's wrong about Steph, just like he's wrong every time he gets in one of his moods and tries to diminish a great players career.

What have I made up? Here's an example of you making things up. Last season you said TT outplayed Jokic & Embiid. I posted TT's stats against both. And they clearly show TT didn't outplay anyone.

Dt has gotten better as far as getting along with posters here and I can respect his opinions most of the time, but he does seem to come to WiggityWack's defense a bit too much imo. At least that's how it looks to me...

 

[Wamu]

Dt has gotten better as far as getting along with posters here and I can respect his opinions most of the time, but he does seem to come to WiggityWack's defense a bit too much imo. At least that's how it looks to me...

There's no question dt's gone outta his way to defend wiggy. And it's happened more than once. Gotta be the Cleveland connection right? I'm waiting for his reply. He claims I'm making something up. Wondering what he thinks it is.

The majority of the time he's a good fella to talk some sports with. But when he get's in his little moods & starts to play his games then he's a different person.

 

[Pastafazul]

That's fair. And Moses was ahead of his time when it came to player empowerment.

Of course silly, Moses parted the Red Sea

 

[Pastafazul]

There's no question dt's gone outta his way to defend wiggy. And it's happened more than once. Gotta be the Cleveland connection right? I'm waiting for his reply. He claims I'm making something up. Wondering what he thinks it is.

The majority of the time he's a good fella to talk some sports with. But when he get's in his little moods & starts to play his games then he's a different person.

Lol. You people crack me up..

judge and jury ...

I haven’t been in as much as youze, Dt gold seems to have a mind of his own..

shame on you Dt, you know you gots to kiss the ring of these mo foz daily or you ain’t gonna be accepted into their circle of their truth ... haha. Haha. Cough.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Mostly good post. Draymond isn't going anywhere though. Wiggins is also better than you remember him in Minnesota. But overall this is a pretty mediocre cast around Curry. Wiggy does this.

Yep.

 

[DJ Fieri]

You may be the most bi-polar fan in the thread lol

God bless ya

LOL.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Not sure what you are looking for here. Wiggins is a league average player who has spurts of being a good player. Green is still good defensively and can still distribute the ball but is a black hole offensively otherwise. Which is why when Steph doesn't put up 30+, the Warriors lose. Often badly.

Wiggins has improved his defense a lot this season.