COVID-19 and Basketball thread

[Underdog 28,717]

15 minutes ago, Kermit said:

Rudy Gobert has surpassed Ron Artest as the League’s biggest moron of all time. 

Nerlens Noel can't be too far down that list. 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,817]

Deport his ass back to France

[ztejas 43,482]

20 minutes ago, Radical Larry said:

 

 

 

Oops

 

 

[aggie08 21,505]

14 minutes ago, Js1 said:

I wonder if anyone will want to play with him. What an asshole 

I assume that all of the touching and mic shit was before he had any idea that he had it. Careless and childish, but not malicious. He'll issue an apology, and then we'll just laugh at his stupid video once the worst passes...assuming that he and everyone he gave it to survives, of course. 

[SwanderedTalent 5,761]

Not defending Gobert but I thought he was doing it as a "HURRRR I'm not skeered of getting it" more than "now you all might have my cooties too"

regardless, anything the NBA can do to emphasize how unimportant it is is fine by me

[Js1 85,426]

3 minutes ago, SwanderedTalent said:

Not defending Gobert but I thought he was doing it as a "HURRRR I'm not skeered of getting it" more than "now you all might have my cooties too"

regardless, anything the NBA can do to emphasize how unimportant it is is fine by me

I didn't think he was being malicious.  I think he was like "ha, this is so stupid and overblown, look at me"

He's the equivalent of the idiots calling it a "flu" (Doug Gottleib)

[CurlyDumps 4,476]

That's a bad tweet by Woj. He doesn't make it clear if Gobert was being careless before or after he knew he was infected.

[Js1 85,426]

Michigan/Rutgers starting warming up and then got sent back to the locker room.

Is the cancellation about to happen? 

Edit: Yes. B1G tournament cancelled. 

Edited March 12, 2020 by Js1

[Js1 85,426]

AAC tournament has been cancelled.

NCAA will probably be donezo by the end of the day. 

[Pancho 44,860]

Big 12 about to be cancelled too

 

[Js1 85,426]

SEC cancelled. 

[Js1 85,426]

If only Shaka would do the same when they get back 

[ztejas 43,482]

Life without sports is going to be depressing. Hopefully the PGA keeps playing. 

[Underdog 28,717]

Only a matter of time. 

[Red Five 40,862]

Our postseason win streak remains intact. 

[Js1 85,426]

1 minute ago, Red Five said:

Our postseason win streak remains intact. 

COVID-19: Shaka's Mulligan

[RCRanger03 1,049]

After Gobert's positive test they had all players in the arena tested, and Donovan Mitchell just tested positive too and wasn't even on the injury report

NBA is making the right decision. Within 2 games the entire league would have been exposed, if they haven't been already.

['stache 21,821]

1-0! OSU are your Big XII tourney champs!

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,817]

Life without sports is going to be depressing. Hopefully the PGA keeps playing. 

Just think.. the off-season until kickoff(if there is one) was just extended 3 months

[Js1 85,426]

Just now, 'stache said:

1-0! OSU are your Big XII tourney champs!

*co-champs with KSU

['stache 21,821]

Fuck KSU, they aren't a real team anyway.

[texifornia 57,016]

12 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Life without sports is going to be depressing. Hopefully the PGA keeps playing. 

Time to get really into... maybe African league soccer?

Edited March 12, 2020 by texifornia

[Pancho 44,860]

ACC was planning to go ahead and play, but FSU players are headed back to their lockerroom. 

[Bartles 769]

Wonder who the first money-grubbing conference will be to consider having a June tourney in the name of the hard-working kids who want to play for a trophy (while the ADs make a few bucks off tickets and ESPNU coverage)

[HiggyBaby 2,538]

[Js1 85,426]

2 minutes ago, Bartles said:

Wonder who the first money-grubbing conference will be to consider having a June tourney in the name of the hard-working kids who want to play for a trophy (while the ADs make a few bucks off tickets and ESPNU coverage)

The answer: The Big East, who tipped off just now. 

[Pancho 44,860]

Yeah, I wonder if they will stop this Big East game.

[Js1 85,426]

I didn't know the Big East commissioner was Rudy Gobert. 

[ChiTownDoc 21,154]

19 hours ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

Yea you’re right we should ban everything. Wash your hands and takes some vitamin c. 

Everyone: ok

[MonkeyDoughnut 10,316]

Well... all done

 

wait... Big East still playing???

Edited March 12, 2020 by MonkeyDoughnut

[Pancho 44,860]

Barnes was on with Marty Smith earlier and said his players were telling him they didn't want to risk it and play. 

I think having NBA players test positive with this woke some athletes up. 

[Js1 85,426]

5 minutes ago, MonkeyDoughnut said:

Well... all done

 

wait... Big East still playing???

[Underdog 28,717]

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[Jhawk 1,075]

I'm going to go ahead and say yesterday was the end of the basketball season.  No chance the NCAA can withstand the media onslaught if they try to play.  The NBA is fine because they make money and have a product.  They've survived much shorter years than this.  They can take a month off, let things die down, then start the playoffs.  They could really even take 2 months off if they go to a 3-3-5-7 playoff set up this year.

[Js1 85,426]

Just now, Jhawk said:

I'm going to go ahead and say yesterday was the end of the basketball season.  No chance the NCAA can withstand the media onslaught if they try to play.  The NBA is fine because they make money and have a product.  They've survived much shorter years than this.  They can take a month off, let things die down, then start the playoffs.  They could really even take 2 months off if they go to a 3-3-5-7 playoff set up this year.

Big East says nah fam, today. 

[texifornia 57,016]

8 minutes ago, MonkeyDoughnut said:

Well... all done

 

wait... Big East still playing???

Lol the A-10 just cancelled their tournament across the East River. That's some dumb shit by the Big East.

[Underdog 28,717]

FSU awarded the ACC Champions trophy in lieu of Tournament play.  

[texifornia 57,016]

 

[Dr Fear 1,268]

There is no way these Big East teams come back out in the 2nd half?

[Jive Turkey 12,617]

9 minutes ago, Pancho said:

Barnes was on with Marty Smith earlier and said his players were telling him they didn't want to risk it and play. 

I think having NBA players test positive with this woke some athletes up. 

I think it woke up a lot of people. I made a run to the grocery store last night around 10 pm to stock up. The store was definitely more crowded than usual. I talked to one lady in the medicine aisle and she said once she heard the NBA suspended the season, shit got real for her and she decided to load up on supplies. 

[Bartles 769]

I like the Big East still going like Fuck off, this is New Yawk. There's a huge fucking train station three floors down from us right now. That virus got plenty to do down there, leave us alone

[Jive Turkey 12,617]

2 minutes ago, Dr Fear said:

There is no way these Big East teams come back out in the 2nd half?

They shouldn’t. The fact that Georgetown and St. John’s are in the tournament should be enough. NYC and DC have been hit hard. 

[4th&Five 41,560]

what's the point?  what are they playing for?  without conference champions we can't really have a tournament.  at least not like one we've had before.  plus, they're putting the players at risk.

[Underdog 28,717]

1 minute ago, Jive Turkey said:

I think it woke up a lot of people. I made a run to the grocery store last night around 10 pm to stock up. The store was definitely more crowded than usual. I talked to one lady in the medicine aisle and she said once she heard the NBA suspended the season, shit got real for her and she decided to load up on supplies. 

We were at Walmart yesterday and they must've called in for OT as they were stocking up shelves as fast as they could/shoppers for online orders/pickup.  

[Underdog 28,717]

Just now, 4th&Five said:

what's the point?  what are they playing for?  without conference champions we can't really have a tournament.  at least not like one we've had before.  plus, they're putting the players at risk.

Everyone there has already been exposed if CV is present, might as well finish it.  Go ahead and cancel the rest don't let anyone else in the building, including Spike. 

[Camelback78 19]

19 minutes ago, Pancho said:

Barnes was on with Marty Smith earlier and said his players were telling him they didn't want to risk it and play. 

I think having NBA players test positive with this woke some athletes up. 

Most everyone who gets it recovers.

Those who it kills were weak already anyway.

Play the damn games.

[caliHORNia 44]

8 minutes ago, Jive Turkey said:

I think it woke up a lot of people. I made a run to the grocery store last night around 10 pm to stock up. The store was definitely more crowded than usual. I talked to one lady in the medicine aisle and she said once she heard the NBA suspended the season, shit got real for her and she decided to load up on supplies. 

Shelves were empty last night at my local grocery.  The line was 35 minutes.  If I didn't have it before i went in there, I probably came out with it.  

[C-Man 27,231]

Most everyone who gets it recovers.
Those who it kills were weak already anyway.
Play the damn games.

With all due respect, fuck the fuck off. Now is the time to step back, gauge situation and see what the next steps should be. It’s a fucking conference basketball tournament.

[Js1 85,426]

Big East told the teams for game 2 to stay at the hotel.  Cancellation incoming, but boy do they look stupid today. 

[76Jayhawk 44]

29 minutes ago, Underdog said:

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