NBA 2020-21 NBA Regular Season Thread

[Voight]

This is a good take.

 

[darko]

The Nuggets need to get a better record for him to have a chance to overcome the "9 Eastern, 8 Central, 6 Pacific" factor.

But damn he's been insane! He's already 2nd on the list for career triple doubles by a Center and is is within .1 of Wilt's record for assists average in a season at 8.6, when The Stilt was playing 47 minutes a game.

Nuggets record shouldn't matter. MVP should go to the best player and IMO this year so far it's between Jokic and Embiid.

 

[Hasbro]

Nuggets record shouldn't matter. MVP should go to the best player and IMO this year so far it's between Jokic and Embiid.

It SHOULDN'T but it does. I tend to look at it as WILL he win MVP as opposed to SHOULD he win MVP. The pessimist in me.

 

[Terry Yake]

absolute garbage officiating in the lakers-suns game for both teams. reviewing fouls for flagrants every 5 minutes and somehow getting them wrong every time. the booker ejection was bullshit

also, lol @ the suns celebrating like they won a title

 

[GindyDraws]

Pacers aren't tanking on purpose, but I'm enjoying the losing streak as it means we're going further and further away from the playoffs and deeper and deeper into the sweet, sweet land of the lottery pick.

I'm just tired of getting swept in the first round. The organization needs to recognize that the "rebuilding while competing" philosophy they always do during lean years never works and just embrace the suck.

 

[Power Man]

Booker walked away without arguing so he must have said something that warranted an ejection

But I agree with Shaq, it's very inconsistent, Draymond jaws the refs all the time and he gets to stay on the court

 

[Voight]

 

[John Price]

absolute garbage officiating in the lakers-suns game for both teams. reviewing fouls for flagrants every 5 minutes and somehow getting them wrong every time. the booker ejection was bullshit

also, lol @ the suns celebrating like they won a title

suns are surprisingly good this year

 

[HisIceness]

Yet another team wearing jerseys that make no sense to me, I have never once seen the Rockets wear light blue.

 

[darko]

Weird stat day today. 3 triple doubles. 2 by Detroit players. TJ McConnell got one with 10 steals.

 

[Know Your Enemy]

Theeeeeeeeee Lakers lose!

 

[Terry Yake]

man, buddy hield is so damn good

 

[John Price]

 

[SimpleJack]

Scary Hours will win the Finals if healthy/barring injury. Too good. It’s not fair. And here’s the thing...everyone wants to talk about KD/Kyrie/Harden(understandably so)...but not nearly enough seem to realize how good their supporting cast is: Harris, Brown, DJ, Green, Shamet, and Claxton = VERY good role players. They have the perfect set-up with their roster as constructed. And now they’re also starting to improve defensively(to complement what is literally the greatest offense of all time).

 

[John Price]

 

[HisIceness]

Did the Rockets seriously "retire" Hardens number or is that bullshit?

Edit: It is real!? Report: James Harden's No. 13 jersey will be retired by Houston Rockets | NBA.com Canada | The official site of the NBA

Why? This man demanded a trade out, got fat, threw a ball at a teammates head then went to the strip club afterwards, and you retire his jersey? He didn't even lead the team to a Finals appearance and wasn't drafted by them.

 

[Terry Yake]

Did the Rockets seriously "retire" Hardens number or is that bullshit?

Edit: It is real!? Report: James Harden's No. 13 jersey will be retired by Houston Rockets | NBA.com Canada | The official site of the NBA

Why? This man demanded a trade out, got fat, threw a ball at a teammates head then went to the strip club afterwards, and you retire his jersey? He didn't even lead the team to a Finals appearance and wasn't drafted by them.

of course they're going to retire his jersey. he's the second best player in franchise history

 

[Terry Yake]

having players from different teams fly from around the country to one place. what could go wrong during a global pandemic?

 

[GKJ]

The barber is in Philly, so no one else should be affected by that, unless they were in direct contact with the players

 

[Jack Straw]

Lob to Steph? Now they're just rubbing it in.

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

If you were the Warriors, would you want to get Minnesota's pick this year at 4 or hope its protected in the top 3 and get their pick unprotected next year

 

[darko]

If you were the Warriors, would you want to get Minnesota's pick this year at 4 or hope its protected in the top 3 and get their pick unprotected next year

You take pick 4. There are 5 really good prospects at the top.

I do wonder if they trade that pick ++ for Beal.

 

[Know Your Enemy]

Of course its Dame who gets the game winning half court bucket

 

[Terry Yake]

highlight of the night-lebron playing 13 minutes

 

[Hadoop]

Just saw the All-Star Highlights. Pretty sick performance form team LeBron in the second Q.