Around the NBA (and other Sports) 2021-22, Part 3

Post #821 » by **Parliament10** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 7:42 pm

jmr07019 · Post #822 » by **jmr07019** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 8:23 pm

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jmr07019 wrote:I wonder if the 6ers will pay Ben if he sits out? It's a fun exercise in game theory. Don't discount an emotional owner acting against his franchise's best interest.

If things are really bad between Embiid and Simmons I hope Brad is calling up and offering Brown for Embiid.

Brad wrote:Look you're not getting anything for Simmons. Send Embiid over for Brown and you will still have two allstars and they fit together much better. Plus Brown is younger with less injury risk than Embiid. We'll even toss in a first round pick.

If I'm the sixers I tell Brad to pound sand but it's worth a shot. The longer this drags out the more the odds of Embiid leaving increase.

That's a Fake "Brad" quote, right?

haha yes it's fake

jmr07019 · Post #823 » by **jmr07019** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 8:24 pm

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Love this. Hope refs actually call it and we see less foul hunting / Harden ball

zoyathedestroya · Post #824 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 9:16 pm

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Post #825 » by **SuperDeluxe** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 9:35 pm

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This comes out of left field.

Zeroforwinger · Post #826 » by **Zeroforwinger** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 10:32 pm

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Well yeah. Of course he hasn’t

Curmudgeon · Post #827 » by **Curmudgeon** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 11:27 pm

The NBA needs to have a mid season tournament with Kyrie Irving playing Andrew Wiggins one on one in a hermetically sealed facility.

Post #828 » by **Parliament10** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 11:59 pm

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Post #829 » by **Parliament10** » Fri Sep 24, 2021 12:05 am

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Fierce1 · Post #830 » by **Fierce1** » Fri Sep 24, 2021 12:47 am

Good news to NBA fans.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/32264912/nba-spells-focus-stopping-players-drawing-manipulated-fouls

Officiating changes in the NBA this season are being made to eliminate instances of players going out of their way to warp the game beyond the way it normally is played, according to Monty McCutchen, who oversees the on-court performance of the league's referees.

"We want basketball to be played, not manipulated," McCutchen, NBA senior vice president, head of referee development and training, said in a Zoom call with reporters Thursday afternoon.

Fierce1 · Post #831 » by **Fierce1** » Fri Sep 24, 2021 12:49 am

Good riddance!

The way Harden is drawing fouls is really disgusting, if you're the defensive player.

No wonder Team USA players get shocked when they play in FIBA tournaments.

Post #832 » by **SuperDeluxe** » Fri Sep 24, 2021 1:13 am

Fierce1 wrote:The way Harden is drawing fouls is really disgusting, if you're the defensive player.

Not just for the defensive player. Watching him play is a chore for fans too.

Post #833 » by **Parliament10** » Fri Sep 24, 2021 2:21 am

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Post #834 » by **ParticleMan** » Fri Sep 24, 2021 7:23 am

Fierce1 wrote:Good news to NBA fans.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/32264912/nba-spells-focus-stopping-players-drawing-manipulated-fouls

Officiating changes in the NBA this season are being made to eliminate instances of players going out of their way to warp the game beyond the way it normally is played, according to Monty McCutchen, who oversees the on-court performance of the league's referees.

"We want basketball to be played, not manipulated," McCutchen, NBA senior vice president, head of referee development and training, said in a Zoom call with reporters Thursday afternoon.

yeah i wonder how seriously the refs are going to take this. if they honestly do this it's literally a game changer. and it's great news for perimeter defense-orientied teams like us.

Curmudgeon · Post #835 » by **Curmudgeon** » Fri Sep 24, 2021 1:10 pm

ParticleMan wrote:
Fierce1 wrote:Good news to NBA fans.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/32264912/nba-spells-focus-stopping-players-drawing-manipulated-fouls

Officiating changes in the NBA this season are being made to eliminate instances of players going out of their way to warp the game beyond the way it normally is played, according to Monty McCutchen, who oversees the on-court performance of the league's referees.

"We want basketball to be played, not manipulated," McCutchen, NBA senior vice president, head of referee development and training, said in a Zoom call with reporters Thursday afternoon.

yeah i wonder how seriously the refs are going to take this. if they honestly do this it's literally a game changer. and it's great news for perimeter defense-orientied teams like us.

As I said in another post, I wouldn't get your hopes up. They will call it once or twice in the preseason, probably against a few rookies, just like palming, a violation that is still on the books but hasn't been called in 25 years. The league wants offense, offense and more offense.

Post #836 » by **bisme37** » Fri Sep 24, 2021 3:54 pm

Adam Silver puts two Celtics on his NBA Mt Rushmore.

"Michael Jordan, Bill Russell, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird."

https://thesportsrush.com/nba-news-michael-jordan-bill-russell-magic-johnson-and-larry-bird-nba-commissioner-adam-silver-names-the-four-former-players-on-his-mt-rushmore/

Post #837 » by **Parliament10** » Fri Sep 24, 2021 7:25 pm

bisme37 wrote:Adam Silver puts two Celtics on his NBA Mt Rushmore.

"Michael Jordan, Bill Russell, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird."

https://thesportsrush.com/nba-news-michael-jordan-bill-russell-magic-johnson-and-larry-bird-nba-commissioner-adam-silver-names-the-four-former-players-on-his-mt-rushmore/

Those 4, Revolutionized Basketball in their days, respectively.

Matt5 · Post #838 » by **Matt5** » Fri Sep 24, 2021 9:55 pm

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I wish him well. I don’t think that this transaction shocks anyone here. Gotta confess I was hoping that he was going to be our microwave. More like an easy bake oven, though.

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jmr07019 · Post #839 » by **jmr07019** » Tue Sep 28, 2021 1:01 pm

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Post #840 » by **Parliament10** » Tue Oct 5, 2021 5:50 pm

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I support you Kyrie.
Don't play their Game.

Don't play any Games.

Bwahaha!!!