Around the NBA (Non-Celtics) 2019-2020, Part 2 – "The Bubble Bunch"

31to6 · Post #221 » by **31to6** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 1:45 am

zoyathedestroya wrote:

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Poirier scored the same for us tonight.

How many hand claps, would you wager? Three or four? Or a really strong couple?

London2Boston · Post #222 » by **London2Boston** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 2:14 am

zoyathedestroya wrote:

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Poirier scored the same for us tonight.

He got booed in the intros too. I liked Al here, but can’t say my heart is bleeding.

Enjoy that contract I guess :lol:

zoyathedestroya · Post #223 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 2:24 am

What a game in Houston. Clutch shot after clutch shot after clutch shot. Bogs FTW!

exculpatory · Post #224 » by **exculpatory** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 2:27 am

zoyathedestroya wrote:What a game in Houston. Clutch shot after clutch shot after clutch shot. Bogs FTW!

Unreal.
Tucker w 3 w 1 second left.
Bogs w 3 w 0.5 seconds left for the W.

Hopefully, the Rockets are still demoralized on Tuesday. LOL.

C-West · Post #225 » by **C-West** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 4:08 am

Meanwhile, Steph Curry changed his name to “Damian” - who saw that coming?

CSL_1904 · Post #226 » by **CSL_1904** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 4:09 am

Dame is on a mission. What a f****** player!

GoCeltics123 · Post #227 » by **GoCeltics123** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 4:30 am

Read on Twitter

exculpatory · Post #228 » by **exculpatory** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 4:33 am

GoCeltics123 wrote:

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Dame & Blazers beat the Heat - 3rd straight loss on the road. They play at GS & then at Utah this week. Unfortunately, Jae looked very very good for the Heat on both ends. Iggy not in game shape & looked old.

Please put that great graphic in the Exculpatory Seeding & Schedule thread! That is why I created that thread.

Post #229 » by **djFan71** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 7:18 am

31to6 wrote:
zoyathedestroya wrote:

Read on Twitter

Poirier scored the same for us tonight.

How many hand claps, would you wager? Three or four? Or a really strong couple?

What about flinches? Gotta be at least one or 2. Can't go scoreless and flinchless.

Man, how quick we turn.

prov1ml · Post #230 » by **prov1ml** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 3:29 pm

I wish Toronto would do us a solid and actually lose a game! My god, they are on tear. A nice little 2-3 game skid would be helpful and is bound to happen isn't it? Isn't it?!

Post #231 » by **SuperDeluxe** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 7:27 pm

This seems like BS to me, but interesting that's surfacing nonetheless:

Rival Teams Starting To Prepare For Possibility Of 76ers Trading Joel Embiid
FEB 10, 2020 2:08 PM

The Philadelphia 76ers are currently fifth in the Eastern Conference as they have been one of the NBA's more disappointing teams with questions continue to surround the viability of Brett Brown as head coach and whether Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons can fit alongside each other.

"I've got lead executives talking to me as we go through this, hours and hours and hours that I spend on the phone in and around the deadline, even after the deadline," said Brian Windhorst on his podcast. "Some of the worst for me is the three days of debriefing calls that these guys... I'm very appreciative, I mean I do it. I was on the phone until almost midnight Pacific time after the deadline talking to people.

"But anyways, one of the conversations people are starting to have in the league is 'will they move Embiid? What's the price? Where would he go?'

"I'm not going to get into that, but my point is people are talking about that. I don't think they would do that without making an adjustment to the head coach. It's such a radical thing, but the fact that we're in mid-February and the people who work in the league, who have to prepare in advance, are mulling over Joel Embiid potentially coming to market, whether that's true or not... I mean, Josh Harris can come on this podcast and deny it if he wants, but the fact people are talking about it, is not good. It's a symptom of where they are."

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/257178/Rival-Teams-Starting-To-Prepare-For-Possibility-Of-76ers-Trading-Joel-Embiid

Post #232 » by **Bleeding Green** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 7:34 pm

I've thought the Sixers should trade Embiid for a while. Building around Simmons is the way to go; Embiid just stops the offense completely, which is fine when he's getting the ball every possession and scoring efficiently, but that's no way to build a team. Simmons+Embiid is a terrible fit at the very least. Plus Embiid is a baby and always injured, I'd dumb him in a second, especially since you could get a king's ransom for him.

But hopefully, as they've consistently done now for decades, the Sixers **** it up.

MagicBagley18 · Post #233 » by **MagicBagley18** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 7:36 pm

Sixers will hire a new coach and that won’t work and then they’ll move one or the other

Detective · Post #234 » by **Detective** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 11:31 pm

No Ibaka tonight.... smh

In addition to no Gasol.

Houston, we have your problem.

CelticsPride18 · Post #235 » by **CelticsPride18** » Tue Feb 11, 2020 12:29 am

Detective wrote:No Ibaka tonight.... smh

In addition to no Gasol.

Houston, we have your problem.

Minnesota sucks so it doesn’t matter.

greenroom31 · Post #236 » by **greenroom31** » Tue Feb 11, 2020 12:32 am

What is wrong with people?

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28672620/police-officer-sues-raptors-masai-ujiri-alleged-assault

The couple are suing not only Ujiri but also the Raptors, MLSE and the NBA itself on six separate counts: assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence (twice) and loss of consortium. The suit alleges that the Raptors, MLSE and the NBA, among other things "failed to provide adequate safety and security measures to protect members of the public."

The suit went on to list several things that could have been done, including, "post signs warning of danger, including the danger of Masai Ujiri

...although “The Danger of Masai” has a nice ring to it. Potential realgm handle if I were a Raptors fan.

Detective · Post #237 » by **Detective** » Tue Feb 11, 2020 12:41 am

greenroom31 wrote:What is wrong with people?

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28672620/police-officer-sues-raptors-masai-ujiri-alleged-assault

The couple are suing not only Ujiri but also the Raptors, MLSE and the NBA itself on six separate counts: assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence (twice) and loss of consortium. The suit alleges that the Raptors, MLSE and the NBA, among other things "failed to provide adequate safety and security measures to protect members of the public."

The suit went on to list several things that could have been done, including, "post signs warning of danger, including the danger of Masai Ujiri

...although “The Danger of Masai” has a nice ring to it. Potential realgm handle if I were a Raptors fan.

It's absolutely disgusting and shameful that stuff like this is allowed. Everyone knows this is essentially boiling down to a police officer thinking that were bigger than what they are, and the racial factor included that they thought they could get away with.

In the Toronto Star article, the officer also said that Masai had a “violent predisposition”

Ridiculous

But yeah, lol the Danger of Masai is absolutely going to be a meme/sign on the Raps board and at games. The Most Dangerous Man in the NBA.

Post #238 » by **K For Three** » Tue Feb 11, 2020 12:46 am

Bleeding Green wrote:I've thought the Sixers should trade Embiid for a while. Building around Simmons is the way to go; Embiid just stops the offense completely, which is fine when he's getting the ball every possession and scoring efficiently, but that's no way to build a team. Simmons+Embiid is a terrible fit at the very least. Plus Embiid is a baby and always injured, I'd dumb him in a second, especially since you could get a king's ransom for him.

But hopefully, as they've consistently done now for decades, the Sixers **** it up.

He's turning into the center version of Kyrie? We get romanced by the talent but in the end maybe he isn't worth the trouble?

Post #239 » by **djFan71** » Tue Feb 11, 2020 1:01 am

Kemba For Three wrote:
Bleeding Green wrote:I've thought the Sixers should trade Embiid for a while. Building around Simmons is the way to go; Embiid just stops the offense completely, which is fine when he's getting the ball every possession and scoring efficiently, but that's no way to build a team. Simmons+Embiid is a terrible fit at the very least. Plus Embiid is a baby and always injured, I'd dumb him in a second, especially since you could get a king's ransom for him.

But hopefully, as they've consistently done now for decades, the Sixers **** it up.

He's turning into the center version of Kyrie? We get romanced by the talent but in the end maybe he isn't worth the trouble?

I have no need for a max-contract center anymore. Antoine was right, 3 > 2.

Post #240 » by **Bleeding Green** » Tue Feb 11, 2020 1:20 am

Kemba For Three wrote:
Bleeding Green wrote:I've thought the Sixers should trade Embiid for a while. Building around Simmons is the way to go; Embiid just stops the offense completely, which is fine when he's getting the ball every possession and scoring efficiently, but that's no way to build a team. Simmons+Embiid is a terrible fit at the very least. Plus Embiid is a baby and always injured, I'd dumb him in a second, especially since you could get a king's ransom for him.

But hopefully, as they've consistently done now for decades, the Sixers **** it up.

He's turning into the center version of Kyrie? We get romanced by the talent but in the end maybe he isn't worth the trouble?

He's fine, but I wouldn't build my entire team around a guy who missed the first 200 games of his career, then only play 64 games a year since. Ben Simmons to me has a much better skillset worth building around. He's just a less aggressive Giannis. Plus Simmons is younger, less injury prone, locked up for longer. But he can't thrive (because he'll never have a jumper) in a system where Embiid is the focal point in the post.

I also hate all centers too, so may be biased and wrong about that.