2022-2023 NBA Season Thread

[The Q]

Heat's Nikola Jovic Out At Least One Month With Back Injury

Jovic, a first-round pick, has appeared in 15 Heat games this season.

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Rough break for Miami.

Definitely makes a trade more interesting and needed with more dead roster spots

 

[The Q]

Atlantic Notes: Watanabe, Irving, Raptors, Sixers

Yuta Watanabe is leading the NBA with a .521 3PT%, but he hasn't been earning playing time for the Nets …

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Watambe would be looking nice here and was a non roster guy

 

[Wamu]

Heard this morning that he was responsible for 99 of his teams points.

Heard the same thing. Second most points accounted for in a game since of course Wilt.

This is what I find very strange though.

So Mitchell had that 71 point game. The 70 point mark has been broken multiple times. And the league drug tested Mitchell.

Yet Luka did something no player has ever done, a 60/20/10 game but isn't tested?

To me that's a bad look for the league. Why test a player for a great performance but not test the other for doing something nobody has ever done?

 

[Wamu]

Wow. This is just so wrong. Odd they didn't say Luka's performance "shouldn't have happened".

Donovan Mitchell hit with random PED test, league says 71-point performance shouldn't have happened

 

[DJ Fieri]

Everyone and their mom is putting up big numbers

 

[bksballer89]

 

[Wamu]

Stat I heard last night.

So far there have been 87 40-point games this season.

Most 40-points games in a season is 142 during the '61-'62 season.

Wilt had 63 of them.

 

[bksballer89]

It's fun to see the Kings kind of good....Mike Brown COY?

Vaughn got my vote

 

[Shanemansj13]

The way the Nets are playing, barring long-term injuries, they will get a 1 seed

 

[bksballer89]

 

[dtgold88]

The one game I miss!!! I got to watch the 1st quarter in a half and they were down 15 then left for the airport

Take one for the team next time we are down a lot early.....and head to the airport.

 

[thunderc]

And when they are all trying for a coach

 

[The Q]

And when they are all trying for a coach

So….KD was right about nash…this time


He was clearly wrong getting rid of Atkinson and basically Allen to get nash

 

[Wamu]

So….KD was right about nash…this time


He was clearly wrong getting rid of Atkinson and basically Allen to get nash

Was KD really right about Nash though? He walked into an unwinnable situation.

Neither KD or Kyrie wanted to play for him.

Vaughn's coaching record before taking over is 58-158.

There's no way a HC with a career winning percentage of .269 in Orlando singlehandedly flipped the switch for the Nets.

The difference with the Nets now is their two wacko superstars are fully willing to play for Vaughn. They didn't wanna do that for Nash.

 

[msgkings322]

Yeah....no

 

[msgkings322]

Stat I heard last night.

So far there have been 87 40-point games this season.

Most 40-points games in a season is 142 during the '61-'62 season.

Wilt had 63 of them.

Yeah I'm wondering what changed to make the scoring skyrocket...the rule changes like calling travelling and palming more would presumably hurt scoring not help. Can't all be due to the new rule on clear path fouls LOL.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Was KD really right about Nash though? He walked into an unwinnable situation.

Neither KD or Kyrie wanted to play for him.

Vaughn's coaching record before taking over is 58-158.

There's no way a HC with a career winning percentage of .269 in Orlando singlehandedly flipped the switch for the Nets.

The difference with the Nets now is their two wacko superstars are fully willing to play for Vaughn. They didn't wanna do that for Nash.

Yep

 

[Wamu]

Yeah I'm wondering what changed to make the scoring skyrocket...the rule changes like calling travelling and palming more would presumably hurt scoring not help. Can't all be due to the new rule on clear path fouls LOL.

One of the things has to be the big emphasis of the 3 pointer. Teams now jack up 3's like a pop-a-shot game.

If the league ever wants to keep the scoring in check they could always go back to the 1980's rules where you could assault an opponent and it was only two FT's.

 

[Wamu]

Yep

The playoffs will be interesting.

I'm a big believer in team chemistry. Not sure how much of that is in Brooklyn right now.

No matter how they finish out the regular season I'd still take the field to win it all.

 

[msgkings322]

One of the things has to be the big emphasis of the 3 pointer. Teams now jack up 3's like a pop-a-shot game.

If the league ever wants to keep the scoring in check they could always go back to the 1980's rules where you could assault an opponent and it was only two FT's.

Are players shooting 3s that much more than the last couple of years? I genuinely don't know. Maybe pace is faster everywhere instead?