2021 NBA regular season thread

[Shaqdaddy11]

Nets about to be 0-2 since Irving returned.

Yeah this is going to be fun

 

[msgkings322]

you really do not have a functional offense when you take 43 3pointers

I know KD didn't play, but the Nets just gave up 125 points, 23 above the Cavs' 102 average, to the 2nd worst offensive team in the league and lost by double digits. Until they figure out defense they aren't getting to the Finals. Can defensive wizard coach Nashtoni make it work? Lotta time left but I like my bet with @lebron23james

 

[Shanemansj13]

Kyrie couldn’t do it all himself tonight. Cavs actually played team ball

 

[bksballer89]

A Ben Simmons offensive takeover. I may never say that again this season

 

[msgkings322]

Nets about to be 0-2 since Irving returned.

Yeah this is going to be fun

38 points, -11 plus minus, shitty D. They need to trade him if they can.

 

[msgkings322]

Kyrie couldn’t do it all himself tonight. Cavs actually played team ball

Harden was terrible too.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Nets about to be 0-2 since Irving returned.

Yeah this is going to be fun

And most importantly those 2 were against the Cavs

 

[Shanemansj13]

you really do not have a functional offense when you take 43 3pointers

Pull up 3, dribble dribble 3....Kyrie was on fire but it was all about him

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

And most importantly those 2 were against the Cavs

That's not really going to help. If they lost back to backs against the Lakers and Clippers they might feel differently.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Harden was terrible too.

Okoro did a great job on him the last 2, wasn’t making it easy but it doesn’t help playing with World B Flat

 

[msgkings322]

And most importantly those 2 were against the Cavs

Nets better hope they don't see the Cavs in the playoffs...

 

[Sparhawk]

Daniel Theis has never committed a foul in his life.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

38 points, -11 plus minus, shitty D. They need to trade him if they can.

Not going to be easy. I don't think a contender is willing to give up too much for him. And I doubt he'll want to play in Minnesota or Detroit

 

[Shanemansj13]

That's not really going to help. If they lost back to backs against the Lakers and Clippers they might feel differently.

The Cavs aren’t a top 5 lottery team anymore. It doesn’t who they lost to you can see their glaring weaknesses

 

[bksballer89]

38 points, -11 plus minus, shitty D. They need to trade him if they can.

+/- doesn't tell you the whole story

Unfair to blame Kyrie

 

[tlance]

38 points, -11 plus minus, shitty D. They need to trade him if they can.

They can’t trade him.

Only way is if he and Harden get in a fight and he asks to be traded.

Kyrie has leverage because teams around the league probably know he won’t play if he doesn’t want to.

 

[Shanemansj13]

I know KD didn't play, but the Nets just gave up 125 points, 23 above the Cavs' 102 average, to the 2nd worst offensive team in the league and lost by double digits. Until they figure out defense they aren't getting to the Finals. Can defensive wizard coach Nashtoni make it work? Lotta time left but I like my bet with @lebron23james

All the radio heads keep pointing out that the Cavs are 30th offensively and they haven’t watched a minute of their games. They were playing 3 two way guys for 2 weeks. They were averaging 110 ppg when they were healthy. All that being said, like I pointed out before the Nets aren’t good defensively and they have no bigs. Those are two huge weaknesses...ohh and World B. Flat lol

 

[tlance]

+/- doesn't tell you the whole story

Unfair to blame Kyrie

This loss is not Kyrie’s fault.

But the fit between Kyrie and Harden is pretty bad.

If you are relying on offense to outscore the opponent and you play terrible defense, your stars better make each other better.

Nash has a lot of work to do.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Okoro did a great job on him the last 2, wasn’t making it easy but it doesn’t help playing with World B Flat

Once Okoro fills out and get some experience he is going to cause some havoc on defense. He is already an above average NBA defender at 19 years old.

 

[Shanemansj13]

They can’t trade him.

Only way is if he and Harden get in a fight and he asks to be traded.

Kyrie has leverage because teams around the league probably know he won’t play if he doesn’t want to.

Yep or unless he quits on the team again but then again who would want that nutcase. They would probably need to accept a lesser deal so he is there to stay