The 2023-2024 NBA Season

[DJ Fieri]

Lakers say fuck it. We will rest them, we aren't winning anyway

LOL.

Did not age well, huh?

 

[DJ Fieri]

Now watch the Celtics totally not take the game seriously, D'lo will score 40, the Lakers will somehow win and Jeanie will be convinced Ham is the right guy for the job because the role players beat Boston

Nailed it.

 

[Fencer]

How'd that "conceded L" work out for ya?

Quite badly.

 

[tlance]

Bwahaha! Ain’t this the tits? Adam Silver hates the Sixers. Dude clearly had reason to be a late scratch. Silver doesn’t even care this is a rotten look. He just wakes up and says Fuck the Sixers, haha. Fuck you you corpse looking bitch!

The issue isn’t that he was scratched.

It was that he should have been listed with an injury earlier.

He obviously wasn’t close to 100%.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Giannis at 31, 12 and 6.

As of now, it’s a 3 horse race.

I think Giannis will win it with Embiid out of the running.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

I think Giannis will win it with Embiid out of the running.

I'd take Shai well before Giannis.

 

[fightinfunbags]

I think Giannis will win it with Embiid out of the running.

I don’t care who wins it as long as they know that it’s only because Embiid was ineligible.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

I don’t care who wins it as long as they know that it’s only because Embiid was ineligible.

ehh even before the rules if he misses a month it probably makes it dicey. But his efficiency has been insane.

I truly hope he misses no more than 6 weeks on this.

nothing worse than a playoffs minus its stars.

 

[fightinfunbags]

The issue isn’t that he was scratched.

It was that he should have been listed with an injury earlier.

He obviously wasn’t close to 100%.

Ageed. Any other organization in the world would run from the situation where their rule is putting injured players on the court. The NBA doubles down on it. If this is any other team AND the high profile player in question is looking at a 6-8 week injury keeping them out, the NBA drops it and moves on.

 

[fightinfunbags]

ehh even before the rules if he misses a month it probably makes it dicey. But his efficiency has been insane.

I truly hope he misses no more than 6 weeks on this.

nothing worse than a playoffs minus its stars.

It will be the same old thing. The knee won’t be 100% all year. He will score around 25 and get 10-12 rebounds per game and go home in 2nd round. He’ll be on the court but he won’t be Joel Embiid.

 

[thunderc]

I think Giannis will win it with Embiid out of the running.

Lot of ball to play, Shai not going anywhere

 

[thunderc]

Ageed. Any other organization in the world would run from the situation where their rule is putting injured players on the court. The NBA doubles down on it. If this is any other team AND the high profile player in question is looking at a 6-8 week injury keeping them out, the NBA drops it and moves on.

There is no reason the rule itself should put players on the court. Player health is number one, they are already rich. I’m not feeling sorry for anyone that can’t help themselves. I think Embiid would have been playing regardless but if you blame anyone I think it should be the team.

 

[eaglesnut]

Bwahaha! Ain’t this the tits? Adam Silver hates the Sixers. Dude clearly had reason to be a late scratch. Silver doesn’t even care this is a rotten look. He just wakes up and says Fuck the Sixers, haha. Fuck you you corpse looking bitch!

You laughed when I said cameroon assassins need to take him out.

 

[tlance]

Ageed. Any other organization in the world would run from the situation where their rule is putting injured players on the court. The NBA doubles down on it. If this is any other team AND the high profile player in question is looking at a 6-8 week injury keeping them out, the NBA drops it and moves on.

Alright now.

This isn’t about money. Embiid going to get his supermax.

This is about an accolade.

And besides, the meniscus tear was the result of a 6’9” human falling on his leg.

Whatever Embiid’s status was prior to that, he would have sustained this injury even if he had been 100% prior to Kuminga falling on him.

So pump the breaks a bit here.

 

[eaglesnut]

There is no reason the rule itself should put players on the court. Player health is number one, they are already rich. I’m not feeling sorry for anyone that can’t help themselves. I think Embiid would have been playing regardless but if you blame anyone I think it should be the team.

This is stupid. The players don't exist in a vacuum. Rules create incentives and people act on those incentives.

 

[thunderc]

This is stupid. The players don't exist in a vacuum. Rules create incentives and people act on those incentives.

Exactly, load management is much better now.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

It will be the same old thing. The knee won’t be 100% all year. He will score around 25 and get 10-12 rebounds per game and go home in 2nd round. He’ll be on the court but he won’t be Joel Embiid.

tough luck if so.


Sometimes that's sports man. Some guys just can't catch break.

 

[fightinfunbags]

There is no reason the rule itself should put players on the court.

And yet it has already and it will continue to do so.

Player health is number one, they are already rich.

That’s adorable. Are we talking about the players or the league when we say things like “they’re already rich”.

I’m not feeling sorry for anyone that can’t help themselves. I think Embiid would have been playing regardless but if you blame anyone I think it should be the team.

I think there’s a lot of blame to go around. The reality is that Embiid shouldn’t have been on the floor when he goes out in warmups and he can’t jump.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Alright now.

This isn’t about money. Embiid going to get his supermax.

This is about an accolade.

Is it? The Cavs and Knicks have been on fire. Because it’s Joel Embiid no one considers that the Sixers are already down Maxey, Melton, and Harris and maybe this guy was getting on the court to try and fight through pain to give his team a chance to stop a losing streak.

And besides, the meniscus tear was the result of a 6’9” human falling on his leg.

When he was already compromised and wasn’t on the floor.

Whatever Embiid’s status was prior to that, he would have sustained this injury even if he had been 100% prior to Kuminga falling on him.

He shouldn’t have been on the floor

So pump the breaks a bit here.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Exactly, load management is much better now.

Why was it a problem to begin with? We are still catching sad sack articles like the one you posted about a sad 8 year old boy. Just last night LeBron and AD missed the only trip to Boston this year. These things still happen as they have with more load management.