7-31 NBA Bubble GT (6 games)

Tracymcgoaty · Post #81 » by **Tracymcgoaty** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:16 pm

How the **** is Hezonja still in the league but Lin isn't?

Roy The Natural · Post #82 » by **Roy The Natural** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:16 pm

Hezonja is just absolutely awful.

Post #83 » by **cupcakesnake** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:16 pm

Roy The Natural wrote:
jamaalstar21 wrote:
Roy The Natural wrote:Meh it's whatever... obviously the NBA wants Portland to lose, gotta give the Pelicans a shot... it's not possible to win when your opponent is on pace to get to the line like 70 times. The refs floated Mem the ENTIRE first half with ticky-tack bull.

Memphis losing helps the Pelicans just as much no?

Not really... No one's catching Memphis. They're basically a lock. It's most likely Portland/New Orleans for the 9th seed play-in.

Not sure I follow. There will be no play in for the 9th seed. A 9th ranked team would be playing Memphis (unless Dallas, Houston or OKC have a meltdown in the standings and lose every game).

Roy The Natural · Post #84 » by **Roy The Natural** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:17 pm

jamaalstar21 wrote:
Roy The Natural wrote:
jamaalstar21 wrote:
Memphis losing helps the Pelicans just as much no?

Not really... No one's catching Memphis. They're basically a lock. It's most likely Portland/New Orleans for the 9th seed play-in.

Not sure I follow. There will be no play in for the 9th seed. A 9th ranked team would be playing Memphis (unless Dallas, Houston or OKC have a meltdown in the standings and lose every game).

I don't understand how you don't get it. Portland or New Orleans will be 9th. They're not likely going to catch Memphis. Portland losing would be far more beneficial to New Orleans than Memphis losing.

Post #85 » by **cupcakesnake** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:18 pm

Roy The Natural wrote:Hezonja is just absolutely awful.

A friend pointed out to me that he can't really keep his head up when he dribbles, and I finally understood why he's so absolutely awful. Good athlete, tall, decent skills, aggressive, and just absolutely awful.

RookieStar · Post #86 » by **RookieStar** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:19 pm

Lol what did CJ do to get that tech?

Catchall · Post #87 » by **Catchall** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:19 pm

What is Dame doing? Is he hurt or something?

Roy The Natural · Post #88 » by **Roy The Natural** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:20 pm

Catchall wrote:What is Dame doing? Is he hurt or something?

He hasn't played at all this start back up... foot issue. I'd wager that yes he's hurt.

Post #89 » by **cupcakesnake** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:22 pm

Roy The Natural wrote:
jamaalstar21 wrote:
Roy The Natural wrote:
Not really... No one's catching Memphis. They're basically a lock. It's most likely Portland/New Orleans for the 9th seed play-in.

Not sure I follow. There will be no play in for the 9th seed. A 9th ranked team would be playing Memphis (unless Dallas, Houston or OKC have a meltdown in the standings and lose every game).

I don't understand how you don't get it. Portland or New Orleans will be 9th. They're not likely going to catch Memphis. Portland losing would be far more beneficial to New Orleans than Memphis losing.

Gotcha. For a sec I thought you thought that the 9th and 10th teams would be competing for a playoff spot. Ma bad.

Memphis losing is still beneficial to the teams chasing them, because they have to be withing 4 games to have a play-in happen. If Memphis widens the gap in these 8 games, there will be no play in.

Buckets22 · Post #90 » by **Buckets22** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:24 pm

Dame, stop chucking threes...run a play, Blazers!

Roy The Natural · Post #91 » by **Roy The Natural** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:25 pm

Buckets22 wrote:Dame, stop chucking threes...run a play, Blazers!

I hate the Blazers offense... it's got to be the least creative offense in the league.

Homer38 · Post #92 » by **Homer38** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:26 pm

The 2 games yesterday and the only game who matters today so far have been great(Memphis vs Portland)!

Homer38 · Post #93 » by **Homer38** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:28 pm

But still too many fouls...50 fouls combined :banghead:

51 now

Roy The Natural · Post #94 » by **Roy The Natural** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:30 pm

Melo and Hezonja just KILLING the Blazers... they're awful.

lobosloboslobos · Post #95 » by **lobosloboslobos** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:35 pm

Nurkic blatantly knocks down Jackson shooting a 3 at one end and no whistle then runs down the floor and flings himself off a Grizzlie who was just standing there and gets 2 free throws. that was pathetic.

Greatness · Post #96 » by **Greatness** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:39 pm

These techs are ridiculous wtf

Buckets22 · Post #97 » by **Buckets22** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:39 pm

Oh, come on. What is with the technical fouls

Players should brick the FTs for these on purpose.

Los Manos · Post #98 » by **Los Manos** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:39 pm

So shouting and1 when fouled on an oop earns you a technical now?! These refs need to stop acting like this is summer league.

Ayt · Post #99 » by **Ayt** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:40 pm

These T's are absurd.

BlazersBroncos · Post #100 » by **BlazersBroncos** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:40 pm

Melo is at best a 15-18mpg PF heat check guy. Relying on him at SF is depressing.

The techs this game have been a joke. It’s a playoff atmosphere swallow your whistles, on both sides, you pansies.

Nurk and Zach are such a great combo. Love rooting for these dogs.