2021 NBA regular season thread

[dtgold88]

Yea

I believe it will be a series of coin flips to determine draft position for any that don’t get one of the 4 picks determined by the ping pong balls.

this is what it will be....but Cavs might have played their way out of all the flips.

Damn you Boston!!!

 

[dtgold88]

It wasn’t about beating GS.

It was about showing LeBron they were willing to go all in to assemble the most competitive roster possible.

They failed.

You keep thinking that, sport. Can you at least come up with the fake deal they turned down?

 

[dtgold88]

Sabonis putting up Russ like triple numbers for the last week

He's helped me win a few bucks in FD.

 

[dtgold88]

of course not

it just might have advantaged a 35 year old star with a million miles on his odometer more than most---- the layoff- along with no travel



and by the way- fuck KEvin Love. Fuck the Cavs. Fuck beating Boston. IDIOTS.

Unreal.

 

[dtgold88]

Cavs fans another board were all in for the tank and a high pick.

Kevin love went for 30 and 14 in an unwanted win over Boston.

Them fans found a whole new level of Kevin Love hate. lol

edit(Oops. Just saw Wiggy's post. Sorry man. I was on a different board)

Most Cavs fans on their forums I'm on just want to cry. win, lose, Love plays well, Love plays poorly. No matter.

But that win hurts.

 

[dtgold88]

Haven't read any other posts but just wanted to pop in and congratulate Kevin love on a hell of a game

I never did like you.

 

[bksballer89]

Well, here's where we stand now:

5. Blazers (41-29): at Suns, vs Nuggets
6. Mavericks (41-29): vs Raptors, at Wolves
7. Lakers (40-30): at Pacers, at Pelicans

Blazers could easily lose both. Mavs and Lakers could easily win both. Interesting to see how this shakes out. Lakers should be basically back at full strength for the final 2 games (of course, Lebron may be handled with kid gloves).

Blazers are rolling. Wouldn't bank on them losing both games

 

[bksballer89]

I hope clippers/nuggets are ready because Portland is peaking in time for the playoffs

 

[dtgold88]

There are times DT has a good point that he drives home ......repeatedly...that was easily his worst take on this board. That Love's extension would increase his value.

If that's what I said that was definitely wrong. But thinking it was more not agreeing with Extreme Boy's post that it was definitely an awful move. I rarely say I know what will happen in the future. More like they COULD lose him for nothing if they did not resign him (and get ripped for that) and certain teams would not deal for him or would offer a lot less without assurances they could keep him.

Of course, based on DJ's love for 1 game sample sizes we should be able to get a ton for Love after last night's performance.

 

[dtgold88]

It forces more salary back in a deal, but limits the # of teams that would be interested (or could even take on that salary). In a way he's right, but it also killed off the demand.

Just replied to him before I saw that and kind of recall what you just said was part of my thinking. I'm not one who posts in absolutes about the future so was probably more like that could be a reason to extend him and you know if we lost him for nothing we'd get ripped.

Is he not worth that amount now? No doubt. But they couldn't know he'd fall this much off the cliff (at least based on this season...he was decent last year).

 

[shopson67]

Okay that's legit. And that's gotta hurt.

I figured he'd be in concussion protocol...

 

[shopson67]

So you don't think any bench player deserve credit for playing well? Got it

LOL. Yeah, that's exactly what I said, straw man. Did you watch the game? They were celebrating him in his "2nd phase" of his career and his production while he was facing a 20 year old wing trying to figure out how to play the point on the fly.

 

[shopson67]

People forget the dude won an MVP

...and now he's coming off the bench behind Elfrid Payton.

 

[Wamu]

I figured he'd be in concussion protocol...

That sounds about right. Didn't see the play. But since he's being held out it must have been more than just a tap.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

I never did like you.

Haha

Come on dt we have been pals since the Rivals days

 

[Wamu]

this is what it will be....but Cavs might have played their way out of all the flips.

Damn you Boston!!!

Celtics playing some great basketball. 4-9 in last 13. Good thing I quit drinking. Because watching them this season would have had me drinking heavily.

 

[DJ]

...and now he's coming off the bench behind Elfrid Payton.

It's not because he can't play, but to give their bench depth and a scorer on the 2nd team.

 

[logic]

Good thing I quit drinking.

Damn! This is you sober!?

 

[bksballer89]

...and now he's coming off the bench behind Elfrid Payton.

He plays more minutes than Payton nightly. Elfrid can barely get 20 mpg

 

[fightinfunbags]

Embiid didn’t even make the trip to Miami. WTF.

So the report on local radio was bullshit that I heard. Embiid is in warm ups.