NBA Games Discussion Thread - Part 5

FAH1223 · Post #1041 » by **FAH1223** » Tue Jan 3, 2023 9:28 pm

Kanyewest · Post #1042 » by **Kanyewest** » Tue Jan 3, 2023 9:41 pm

I saw some Bulls fans who were salty that a lane violation wasn't called on Mitchell. The refs had called two lane violations on the Bulls earlier in the game.

pancakes3 · Post #1043 » by **pancakes3** » Tue Jan 3, 2023 9:41 pm

i never realized that he's only 6'1. plays a lot bigger.

Post #1044 » by **nate33** » Wed Jan 4, 2023 1:27 am

pancakes3 wrote:i never realized that he's only 6'1. plays a lot bigger.

Well, he measured 6'-1.25" without shoes as a 20 year old at the combine. He is 6'-3" in shoes.

For comparison, Beal was 6'-3.25" without shoes and 6'-4.75" in shoes

FAH1223 · Post #1045 » by **FAH1223** » Wed Jan 4, 2023 4:44 am

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dobrojim · Post #1046 » by **dobrojim** » Thu Jan 5, 2023 3:38 am

I have no idea what Van Vleet was doing at the end of
the MIL-TOR game tonight. He left Allen wide freaking
open for the GW corner 3.

Gooden is right about not leaving shooters wide open
in order to better contest already contested two’s.

closg00 · Post #1047 » by **closg00** » Thu Jan 5, 2023 1:41 pm

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FAH1223 · Post #1048 » by **FAH1223** » Sun Jan 15, 2023 2:31 am

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TGW · Post #1049 » by **TGW** » Sun Jan 15, 2023 3:23 am

Lauri Markennen was a player that I wanted them to get for cheap a few years ago when the Bulls no longer wanted him. One of the few times I hit on a player lol

FAH1223 · Post #1050 » by **FAH1223** » Sun Jan 15, 2023 3:29 am

TGW wrote:Lauri Markennen was a player that I wanted them to get for cheap a few years ago when the Bulls no longer wanted him. One of the few times I hit on a player lol

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Post #1051 » by **nate33** » Sun Jan 15, 2023 2:43 pm

FAH1223 wrote:
TGW wrote:Lauri Markennen was a player that I wanted them to get for cheap a few years ago when the Bulls no longer wanted him. One of the few times I hit on a player lol

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I don't see how one can conclude it was the right call not to acquire Markkanen. He is the player that Kuzma thinks he is. He does everything Kuzma does, but with efficiency.

Imagine our lineup with Markkanen in place of Kuzma!

payitforward · Post #1052 » by **payitforward** » Sun Jan 15, 2023 3:06 pm

Agree -- but it wasn't unreasonable to conclude that at the time. I.e. based on his years playing for Chicago & Cleveland.

LM's numbers are completely different this year from his previous career.
Which, btw, is a very interesting phenomenon on its own. Very unusual to see such a sudden marked change in a player in his 6th season.

FAH1223 · Post #1053 » by **FAH1223** » Sun Jan 15, 2023 5:59 pm

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FAH1223 · Post #1054 » by **FAH1223** » Mon Jan 16, 2023 11:47 am

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Kings broadcasts are hilarious.

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #1055 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 2:10 pm

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FAH1223 · Post #1056 » by **FAH1223** » Sat Jan 28, 2023 9:17 am

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closg00 · Post #1057 » by **closg00** » Thu Feb 2, 2023 1:19 am

Rui Hachimura comes up big for the Lakers with critical block during overtime

The game was at its most tense moments when Rui Hachimura delivered the play of the game for the Lakers when it mattered the most.

They were holding a five-point lead in overtime when Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson drove the lane for a layup that Hachimura leaped high to block. Problem was, he was called for goaltending, which would cut the Lakers’ lead to three points.

But the referees overturned the call, keeping the Lakers up by five and giving Hachimura his team’s only block of the night with 1 minute 44 seconds left in the overtime.

From there, the Lakers held off the Knicks, winning 129-123, Hachimura doing his part in a big way.

“We don’t want Rui to fit in. We want him to fit out,” LeBron James said. “We don’t want him to come in and just be on some cool. Because that’s, he is cool. He’s super cool. Very low key, low maintenance, but his ability and what he can bring to our team, we need him to showcase that every night for us. Me and AD [Anthony Davis] said, ‘Be aggressive from the very beginning,’ and he was that all the way to the very end, finishing off his performance with that block. So, it’s a great piece to have, and we’re lucky to have him.”

https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2023-02-01/rui-hachimura-lakers-new-york-knicks

Good for Rui, good for the Lakers

badinage · Post #1058 » by **badinage** » Thu Feb 2, 2023 1:51 am

F the Lakers. Hate them. Hate them getting a starter for essentially nothing.

BearlyBallin · Post #1059 » by **BearlyBallin** » Thu Feb 2, 2023 1:12 pm

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I think this ties a record for most offensive rebounds in a game & he only played 19 minutes.

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doclinkin · Post #1060 » by **doclinkin** » Thu Feb 2, 2023 2:44 pm

sigh.