NBA 2021-22 Season Catch-All

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Man some of these calls from the refs the past few days are just indefensible.

Bye Brooklyn

it’s been 1029 days since KD & Kyrie signed with the Brooklyn Nets and they have won 1 playoff series total.

I love this sh*t. People complain about how the NBA is too predictable, even say it is rigged with a straight face.

The team with the best championship odds before the season got swept and the team with the second best odds did not make the play-in.

Just so much chaos. I drink it, I love it.

Blind_Evil wrote:

I love this sh*t. People complain about how the NBA is too predictable, even say it is rigged with a straight face.

The team with the best championship odds before the season got swept and the team with the second best odds did not make the play-in.

Just so much chaos. I drink it, I love it.

They both made dumb trades.

Prederick wrote:
it’s been 1029 days since KD & Kyrie signed with the Brooklyn Nets and they have won 1 playoff series total.

How many total games has that duo missed over the life of their contracts?

Stele wrote:
Blind_Evil wrote:

I love this sh*t. People complain about how the NBA is too predictable, even say it is rigged with a straight face.

The team with the best championship odds before the season got swept and the team with the second best odds did not make the play-in.

Just so much chaos. I drink it, I love it.

They both made dumb trades.

I think it’s a lot deeper than that for Brooklyn. Feel like the Nets problems began when they decided to invest so heavily on dudes with red flags. They were given a ton of credit for putting together all these stars but if you look at the history…

KD is undeniably great. Is he a leader? I dunno, but he bailed on OKC to make an obvious title favorite with the team that just beat him. And besides that, the investment was made knowing he would miss a full year on an ACL tear. Maybe it’s more a yellow flag for him.

Kyrie? I have never ever bought into the idea that he’s a bona fide star. His Cleveland teams were awful til Lebron came to town. 19 wins, 21 wins, 24 wins. Sure he’s young, but so is Ja? He was a sweeter shooting De’aaron Fox. Then he pouts his way out of town to Boston. Has a brilliant first season in Boston but gets hurt and misses the playoffs. That team went to the ECF and lost in 7 to Cleveland. And you know? I think they success without him bothered him because he was aloof the next year and again poured his way out of town. In Brooklyn he’s been nothing but flaky. He disappeared at the beginning of 2021 and nobody quite knows why. The vaccine situation. The viral videos of him at that time. So many red flags.

Harden? When your co-star slot is such a revolving door and nobody ever seems to have anything good to say about you on the way out, what’s that say about you? Pouted his way out of Houston in the least professional way, then did it again on your team.

And then you double down on it all with Simmons. They are reportedly exasperated with the Simmons situation. What did you expect? He’s going to show up and be a good worker bee? C’mon.

I haven’t given as much thought to the Lakers situation because that was a lot more predictably terrible. Brooklyn was crowned by comparison.

Kyrie was quoted

When I say I'm here with Kev, I think that really entails us managing the franchise together alongside Joe and Sean

Managing the franchise?

When the money isn't enough these owners are making other concessions to players like giving them more input. LeBron tried to absolve himself of being part of the Westbrook trade but I don't think anyone actually believes that.

I can totally understand how players have a certain level of mistrust. But to then turn around and use your leverage to influence which coach, which players, what contracts are being signed etc. Pretty hilarious to see it epically implode on themselves.

I'm sure there's some players who can actually moonlight as a GM or considering the randomness win like the Lakers did in the bubble. On average though if teams are signing stars that then get a certain level of 'say' or you are not investing in the people required to actually run the team your success will probably be fairly erratic.

Not a Celtics fan by any means but it's nice to see them just putting together an actual team and winning. The obvious over performing their expectations imo would be Masai and the Raptors. Memphis also is working. Outside of Morant I struggle to name their players but they win. Doubt Morant at this point in his career is getting in people's ears about 'managing the franchise'.

Hoping the schedulers have a sense of humor and schedule Nets/Sixers opening night in Philly. No way Simmons shows up. Might have to take another whole year off.

The NBA has the best drama.

Kyrie has been massively overrated his entire career. Not sure why superstars are attracted to him but he pouted and grumbled his way out of Cleveland and Boston and has been nothing but a headache for Brooklyn. He should be one of the most dominant point guards around but is less effective than an aging, beat-up Chris Paul.

Kyrie is not even a good "villain". He is a fool and definitely not in the Shakespearean mold.
He single handedly sucks the life out of all of the amazing stories the NBA is having this season. (steph, poole, minn/mem, tatum, kuzma, pelicans, etc.)

What no Embiid? He is having a historical big man year.

Now Embiid is a villain... except he is also really funny ;P

TheGameguru wrote:

What no Embiid? He is having a historical big man year.

Yeah, almost as good as Jokic.

That ending in Memphis was one of the best I’ve ever watched.

Blind_Evil wrote:

That ending in Memphis was one of the best I’ve ever watched.

Bring on this new generation of players. The actual drama I want.

"Leads? Ew." - The Minnesota Timberwolves.

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Blind_Evil wrote:

That ending in Memphis was one of the best I’ve ever watched.

JA MORANT!

jowner wrote:

I'm sure there's some players who can actually moonlight as a GM or considering the randomness win like the Lakers did in the bubble. On average though if teams are signing stars that then get a certain level of 'say' or you are not investing in the people required to actually run the team your success will probably be fairly erratic.

Bill Russell won 2 rings as player-coach.

Stele wrote:
jowner wrote:

I'm sure there's some players who can actually moonlight as a GM or considering the randomness win like the Lakers did in the bubble. On average though if teams are signing stars that then get a certain level of 'say' or you are not investing in the people required to actually run the team your success will probably be fairly erratic.

Bill Russell won 2 rings as player-coach.

Bill Russell > LeBron James.

To be fair, that was prior to Robertson v. National Basketball Ass'n. XD

This interchange between Beverley and Morant was hilarious.

https://twitter.com/YT_Solo/status/1...

What a great ending. I'm glad I went back and watched the last quarter.

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Rat Boy wrote:

Also true for the postseason.

Series wins, too.

Saw this in an ESPN article today about Jokic being eligible for the super max:

Jokic, 27, became the first player with 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists in a season. He also became the first to average 25 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists in a season, and the first to lead his team in points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and field goal percentage in a season since steals and blocks became official in 1973-74, according to research by ESPN Stats & Information.

I knew he had a good year, but wow I didn't realize all of the 'firsts'.

Utah.

Ouch.

Yeah I hope Donovan gets the hell out.

He's part of the problem.

I watched the first half and just saw the end. Goddamn was Bogdanovich wide open.

Mitchell was heralded as a defensive talent when he was drafted. I saw an interesting graphic on Twitter the other day. Over the last five years the fg% of people he’s guarding has gradually gone from 42% up to 49%. Devin Booker’s number has gradually gone from 49% to 42%.

Also saw somebody call him Short Gilbert Arenas

This isn’t a hot take but I’d be shocked if both were still in town next year. But also if either were ever the first or second best player on a championship team. Maybe if Gobert went to Dallas or something, but I dunno if the Jazz would be thrilled to do that considering this result.