2022-2023 NBA Season Thread

[DJ Fieri]

Lakers win! Lakers win!

As most expected.

It's the Pistons.

 

[DJ Fieri]

AD was aggressive last night with 21 FTA's.

 

[tlance]

I'll be looking for a new team if this POS lands on the Lakers.

I don’t blame you.

But ironically, he could be the best chance the Lakers have at salvaging their season.

 

[tlance]

There will be a suspension, I don’t think he plays this season

Hopefully cooler heads prevail and nobody signs him.

But he is pretty talented, so betting somebody does.

 

[tlance]

That's 2 wins in a row and they played the kings tough who are on fire right now.

I tried telling people that Lakers are better without lebron this year

Yeah, let’s just pretend like scheduling has nothing to do with this.

Lakers opened the season with a pretty hard schedule against good teams every night.

Last night, they played a tanking Pistons at home without their best player.

But sure. You do you.

 

[Gman]

Amusing.

Apparently, Montrezl Harrell was involved too... (to the surprise of nobody).

 

[Draft Crazy]

My Blazers look good. Sharpe is going to be a star.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Amusing.

Apparently, Montrezl Harrell was involved too... (to the surprise of nobody).

Giannis must have been bitter about going 4/15 from the line. Not sure why the crew at the Wells Fargo gives a fuck about him getting his free throw struggles worked out extending their work shift.

 

[Gman]

Giannis must have been bitter about going 4/15 from the line. Not sure why the crew at the Wells Fargo gives a fuck about him getting his free throw struggles worked out extending their work shift.

I respect Giannis for obviously caring and obviously putting a lot of work in to improve his outside shot.

That said: he also kinda obviously has a mental tic with regards to shooting... his brain can't get out of the way, at times.

 

[fightinfunbags]

I respect Giannis for obviously caring and obviously putting a lot of work in to improve his outside shot.

That said: he also kinda obviously has a mental tick with regards to shooting... his brain can't get out of the way, at times.

I get it. You just don’t have to be shitty to people. When he wakes up tomorrow he’s still gonna be a shitty foul shooter so it’s not paramount that he gets in those looks last night.

 

[Gman]

I get it. You just don’t have to be shitty to people. When he wakes up tomorrow he’s still gonna be a shitty foul shooter so it’s not paramount that he gets in those looks last night.

On that front, apparently Montrelz Harrell was part of the equation.

So it wasn't just Giannis against the Philly floor staff... it was Giannis against Harrell and the Philly floor staff.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Hoping Maxey’s MRI works out today. They were missing Maxey in the 2nd half and obviously Harden as well. They got 16 from Georges Niang and 15 Shake Milton. Can’t count on that every night.

Sixers have had success playing through Embiid. He’s had 8 assists his last two times out. Still too many turnovers though.

 

[fightinfunbags]

On that front, apparently Montrelz Harrell was part of the equation.

So it wasn't just Giannis against the Philly staff... it was Giannis against Harrell and the Philly staff.

I didn’t see that. Another reason for me to hate:
1. Harrell
2. Doc Rivers for bringing him in

Fucking joke. Meanwhile Charles Bassey who gets cut because they brought in Harrell’s useless ass has been giving San Antonio great back up big minutes. Yet again, the Embiid back up spot is a black hole.

 

[tlance]

Hoping Maxey’s MRI works out today. They were missing Maxey in the 2nd half and obviously Harden as well. They got 16 from Georges Niang and 15 Shake Milton. Can’t count on that every night.

Sixers have had success playing through Embiid. He’s had 8 assists his last two times out. Still too many turnovers though.

That was the issue early season.

Offense was running through Harden too much.

Embiid has to be the guy.

Problem is, Harden just isn’t effective being anything other than a ball dominant 1

 

[fightinfunbags]

That was the issue early season.

Offense was running through Harden too much.

Embiid has to be the guy.

Problem is, Harden just isn’t effective being anything other than a ball dominant 1

A good coach should be able to work that out by staggering guys minutes.

 

[tlance]

A good coach should be able to work that out by staggering guys minutes.

Yes, but you have Doc

 

[fightinfunbags]

Also…my boycott of Doc lasted until 7:50 last night and 6 minutes to go in the 1Q. Couldn’t even make it a whole quarter ha. Not sure what I was thinking. I’m not cheating myself out of enjoying Embiid’s career.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Yes, but you have Doc

Exactly. He’s so uninventive. My starting group for them is Harden Maxey Thybulle Tucker Embiid. The luxury of having 3 guys who are buckets in Embiid Harden Maxey should be realized in them being paired with two defense first players. I would be open to swapping Melton for Thybulle as well in that starting group. I don’t care how much money Tobias Harris makes. They need to take a page out of the Cavs book with Love and bring him off the bench with the 2nd unit. On the 2nd unit he can play pick and roll and be the guy who averaged 20 a game when the Clippers played through him. Doc has no idea what to do with these pieces. He gets nothing out of Harris now asking him to be a catch and shoot floor spacer. It’s not who he is.

 

[DJ Fieri]

I want to go back to the Virgin Islands.....for like a week next time at a resort.

 

[Kawhi_2_Murray]

Yeah, let’s just pretend like scheduling has nothing to do with this.

Lakers opened the season with a pretty hard schedule against good teams every night.

Last night, they played a tanking Pistons at home without their best player.

But sure. You do you.

Wake the hell up. Young Anthony Davis is a way better player then 68 year old lebron.

Back 2 back games of 38/17 and looking like prime Kareem.

It's now obvious that lebron is holding young Davis back. All so lebron can pad his stats, show off his fake hair and surpass Kareem in points.