NBA 2023-24

[UpperWestside 6,170]

2 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

It shifts around based on who is the most beneficial to the league, and whatever team is playing against Chris Paul. 

The only thing I find to be ridiculous is that Paul and that ref ever share a court together. Paul is, to be kind, not someone I enjoy watching, but that ref should never be assigned to his games. They clearly have issues with each other that go well beyond basketball. 

[Blotto 23,560]

Has the NBA been able to confirm if there is a single fan that gives a solitary fuck about this in season tournament? 

[Dutchrudder 11,141]

10 minutes ago, Blotto said:

Has the NBA been able to confirm if there is a single fan that gives a solitary fuck about this in season tournament? 

LeBron is going to win it and MVP so he can claim it as #5 and enhance his argument as GOAT. So that's at least one person that cares.

[ztejas 43,489]

12 minutes ago, Blotto said:

Has the NBA been able to confirm if there is a single fan that gives a solitary fuck about this in season tournament? 

It's been a huge success. 

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nbas-in-season-tournament-has-taken-off-and-the-ratings-have-reportedly-followed/

It's just better NBA games early in the season. Celts/Pacers and Suns/Lakers were both fantastic basketball games. 

[UpperWestside 6,170]

11 minutes ago, Blotto said:

Has the NBA been able to confirm if there is a single fan that gives a solitary fuck about this in season tournament? 

I don’t think anyone has any real attachment to winning it, but the games have been entertaining so far. Usually it’s hard to watch any NBA games not involving my team before the All-Star break, but there have been some really fun ones so far because of this tournament. Games with the Pacers have been pretty wild.

[UpperWestside 6,170]

1 minute ago, Dutchrudder said:

LeBron is going to win it and MVP so he can claim it as #5 and enhance his argument as GOAT. So that's at least one person that cares.

Oh he is absolutely going for this one…😂 You know he wants to wreck the Pelicans tonight and get to the final.

[Fastbreak 3,988]

Has the NBA been able to confirm if there is a single fan that gives a solitary fuck about this in season tournament? 

If you give the winners an extra draft pick (#15 back of the lottery) then more “hardcore” fans would care. The players would care because of the money. Everyone cares!

[Pam Cummings 9,646]

I've enjoyed the tournament. The players seem to play hard for it. It's a cool deal, i like the single elimination aspect and it will create it's own little economy of stats. And of course there will be a race to see who can win the in season tournament and the Finals in the same season.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,817]

It’s cool. The place is a morgue tho. Probably be more alive when the lakers play

I’d like to see playoff incentive or something.


Winner of it gets at least the 6 seed. Loser gets at a play in spot 10 seed

[ztejas 43,489]

I think Haliburton is one of the 5 best players in the league. I'd take him over Luka. 

 

Holy shit, Sacramento. What a monumental fuck up letting him go. 

[linux 1,660]

4 hours ago, Blotto said:

Has the NBA been able to confirm if there is a single fan that gives a solitary fuck about this in season tournament? 

If the players care, I care, people are silly in that they do not understand why December basketball sucks, it is not about too many games (but obviously it is a reason) it is because the players don't care care.

The best enjoyment I ever had was the last 20 games of the Lakers last season, every game fucking mattered.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,817]

Yea he’s very good. Probably the best player on Team USA fiba team

Zion ton Allie Laforce asking him a question if his wardrobe is custom: Yes sirr…

[Pam Cummings 9,646]

Loving some Haliburton right now. He absolutely took that game over.

[ztejas 43,489]

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,817]

This game sounds like a funeral as well

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,817]

Zion looks more like Oliver Miller than college Zion

[UpperWestside 6,170]

LeBron, the Lakers and the officials are on their way to the title game. I expect the officials to carry us to a win against the Pacers. The Purple and Gold will win this for LeBron and if they can’t well put in a call to 5th Avenue to make sure the Pacers do not win this. 

[shadow_operative 15,932]

lmao:

 

[shadow_operative 15,932]

 

[d2o 1,602]

21 hours ago, Blotto said:

Has the NBA been able to confirm if there is a single fan that gives a solitary fuck about this in season tournament? 

Care about the cup?  NOPE!   Enjoying the hell out of truly competitive high level NBA basketball before Christmas?  100000000%   The games have been GREAT!

[d2o 1,602]

16 hours ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

Zion looks more like Oliver Miller than college Zion

I guess I hadnt seen him this yr.   He is MASSIVE!!!!!   They are saying he is playing relatively well but there is no way he can make it all the way through the season with all that weight.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,817]

I guess I hadnt seen him this yr.   He is MASSIVE!!!!!   They are saying he is playing relatively well but there is no way he can make it all the way through the season with all that weight.

Yea I don’t see it either. Dude was noticeably bigger than previous years… just a matter a time before he gets some nagging knee injury thatll shelf him for the year

[ztejas 43,489]

Dude has to be 3 bills. Not sure how to address it at this point. Either he doesn't care and never will or he has an eating disorder that needs to be treated somehow. He isn't going to make it 1,500 minutes this season. 

Also his board and block numbers are pitiful and he's fouling at a career high clip. 

Edited December 8, 2023 by ztejas

[UpperWestside 6,170]

38 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

Yea I don’t see it either. Dude was noticeably bigger than previous years… just a matter a time before he gets some nagging knee injury thatll shelf him for the year

How does he average less than six rebounds a game at his size? This is something I just cannot fathom how he isn’t better at this aspect of the game. He had a grand total of two last night. What was that Barkley quote about a power forward and rebounding?

Edited December 8, 2023 by UpperWestside

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,817]

Pelicans are well aware he doesn’t give a shit

Got that bag tho




It’s a paywall link so screenshot will do

[d2o 1,602]

1 hour ago, ztejas said:

Dude has to be 3 bills. Not sure how to address it at this point. Either he doesn't care and never will or he has an eating disorder that needs to be treated somehow. He isn't going to make it 1,500 minutes this season. 

Also his board and block numbers are pitiful and he's fouling at a career high clip. 

At least 300!   He makes LBJ look skinny and he has always been at least 250

[d2o 1,602]

34 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

Pelicans are well aware he doesn’t give a shit

Got that bag tho




It’s a paywall link so screenshot will do

This why the notion that they HAD to give him that huge contract was crazy.   If he didnt give a shit when he was on his rookie deal, he was never gonna care once he started getting paid 40M/yr.   I suppose they could still trade him and get a pretty huge haul and maybe that is what he wants but man this is a fucked up situation

[Aqua Buddha 14,598]

 

[conVINCEd 21,469]

22 minutes ago, Aqua Buddha said:

 

He lives in New Orleans.  He has an embarrassment of riches for ways to get fat.

[ztejas 43,489]

8 minutes ago, conVINCEd said:

He lives in New Orleans.  He has an embarrassment of riches for ways to get fat.

The whole team ain't fat. Brandon Ingram looks like a stalk of celery.

[conVINCEd 21,469]

Just now, ztejas said:

The whole team ain't fat. Brandon Ingram looks like a stalk of celery.

If you need to watch your weight, it’s a bad place to live. I gain a few pounds every time I visit.  Most NBA players are tall, lanky guys.  Imagine Kevin Durant being fat.  He couldn’t be fat if he tried.  Zion can be fat, and the red beans and rice and poboys aren’t helping.

[Braff Zacklin 13,626]

10 minutes ago, conVINCEd said:

Zion can be fat, and the red beans and rice and poboys aren’t helping.

Whatchoo got against muffulettas? WHY CAN'T A MOFO GET FAT OFF MUFFULETTAS??!

[Dutchrudder 11,141]

Kevin Durant could eat Zion and not gain more than 10 pounds. 

[Vic Mackey 47,089]

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[d2o 1,602]

1 hour ago, conVINCEd said:

He lives in New Orleans.  He has an embarrassment of riches for ways to get fat.

That was always the worry for me.    Sending a fat person to NO with a crazy amount of money and nothing else to do makes it all but a certainty that they are gonna get fatter

[shadow_operative 15,932]

this was just called out of bounds lol:

Edited December 9, 2023 by shadow_operative

[Dutchrudder 11,141]

NBA Crunch Time is pretty cool. It's a multiview option on League Pass to watch a few games at once, and it highlights close games to make sure you don't miss the good stuff. Kind of like an NBA version of RedZone for the NFL. 

[Chewbacca 7,780]

The only thing I find to be ridiculous is that Paul and that ref ever share a court together. Paul is, to be kind, not someone I enjoy watching, but that ref should never be assigned to his games. They clearly have issues with each other that go well beyond basketball. 

Like Tony Brothers and Jok. Brothers fucking hates Jokic.

Has the NBA been able to confirm if there is a single fan that gives a solitary fuck about this in season tournament? 

I'm sure@UpperWestside loves it.

[UpperWestside 6,170]

12 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:

Like Tony Brothers and Jok. Brothers fucking hates Jokic. I'm sure@UpperWestside loves it.

I think the same here as with Paul. If there is reasonable cause to believe an official is letting a personal bias impede officiating a game fairly then that official needs to be permanently taken off games involving that player. Officials have to remember nobody pays to see them and nobody cares one iota about seeing them. If they cannot do their job professionally they should not have it. Go officiate high school ball in Idaho if you can’t do your job properly.
 

I am pretty sure I am mocking it and have done the same when talking to friends about the NBA.

[d2o 1,602]

OKC pulls out a damn good win over GSW in OT.    They've already played GSW 4 times and are 3-1.  Warriors with 29 TOs.   OKC with 78 paint pts.   Warriors might really be dead this time.

[Aqua Buddha 14,598]

11 hours ago, conVINCEd said:

He lives in New Orleans.  He has an embarrassment of riches for ways to get fat.

[Aqua Buddha 14,598]

7 hours ago, d2o said:

OKC pulls out a damn good win over GSW in OT.    They've already played GSW 4 times and are 3-1.  Warriors with 29 TOs.   OKC with 78 paint pts.   Warriors might really be dead this time.

SGA and Chet get the attention on that team but Jalen Williams is a baller.  Long, athletic, good ball handler, and a three level scorer.  I think they've found a core three.  If they were trade say, Giddey, and some of their juicy draft picks for a big man to go along Chet, that's a pretty good team, if not a contender right now.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,817]

I think the same here as with Paul. If there is reasonable cause to believe an official is letting a personal bias impede officiating a game fairly then that official needs to be permanently taken off games involving that player. Officials have to remember nobody pays to see them and nobody cares one iota about seeing them. If they cannot do their job professionally they should not have it. Go officiate high school ball in Idaho if you can’t do your job properly.
 
I am pretty sure I am mocking it and have done the same when talking to friends about the NBA.

I would pay to see Scott foster throw cp3 out. Especially if he gave Cp3 the disrespectful pointer finger technical foul

[Dutchrudder 11,141]

NBA Ref assignments in the playoffs should work like jury selection. Each team gets to strike 3 refs from the pool in their series, and the NBA has to fill the spots with the remaining ones. It would be a lot of fun to see who teams disrespect and hate. If a ref is struck by every team, then they are terminated.

[Braff Zacklin 13,626]

1 hour ago, Dutchrudder said:

If a ref is struck by every team, then they are terminated.

I would also accept: publicly castrated.

[BigOrange1 6,442]

the tournament would be cooler if 1) group play wasn't so spread out.  just devote two weeks of the season purely to the group stage where every game every night is a tournament game and 2) the courts werent so fucking stupid.  gives it a total jv feel.

[Message Board User 12,395]

So I looked up at Minnesota is 17-4.  

And Rudy is playing out of his mind.

If this keeps up through this season, I'll be disappointed if @MNLonghornFUKM doesn't rub it in all of our faces given all of the shit he took for the trade.

 

[ztejas 43,489]

TWolves are solid no doubt but Rudy will get run off the court in the playoffs just like he always does. 

[UpperWestside 6,170]

41 minutes ago, Message Board User said:

So I looked up at Minnesota is 17-4.  

And Rudy is playing out of his mind.

If this keeps up through this season, I'll be disappointed if @MNLonghornFUKM doesn't rub it in all of our faces given all of the shit he took for the trade.

 

Unless the trade is an obvious salary dump where one team is getting a Hall of Famer it seems like it is best to wait a few years to see the totality of what happens. Gobert going to Minnesota had the added complications of him attempting to fit with KAT and a still developing Anthony Edwards. Now Edwards has the confidence coming off the World Cup and Minnesota has found a way to make the pieces fit so far this season. In general I think it’s good that they are winning as it gives Edwards more time nationally to show how talented he is.

[UpperWestside 6,170]

4 hours ago, Dutchrudder said:

NBA Ref assignments in the playoffs should work like jury selection. Each team gets to strike 3 refs from the pool in their series, and the NBA has to fill the spots with the remaining ones. It would be a lot of fun to see who teams disrespect and hate. If a ref is struck by every team, then they are terminated.

That would be one of the most awesome things the NBA has ever done. I would love to have seen this back in the day with Ron Garretson and Bennett Salvatore.