Around the NBA: 2020-21 Season

Post #281 » by **DASMACKDOWN** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 9:52 pm

I thought that was the Bulls boxscore lol

I feel like we are due for a 50 at some point

DorO · Post #282 » by **DorO** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 10:11 pm

Kawhi absence means smth

MrSparkle · Post #283 » by **MrSparkle** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 10:38 pm

You can't read too much into these lopsided losses. The teams with new personnel or coaches, more covid cases are clearly on the losing end of these wild blowouts. Practices aren't really happening as normal, and a 1 week camp with 3-4 pre-season games with part of your roster missing due to covid protocols, all the players are in different places with conditioning and timing.

R3AL1TY · Post #284 » by **R3AL1TY** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 11:20 pm

Looks like you can't trust the Clippers 100% again this season. They should be in the mix but may disappoint near the end.

Cabbage bulls · Post #285 » by **Cabbage bulls** » Mon Dec 28, 2020 2:51 am

Anybody else sick if the constant blowouts now a days? I'm constantly turning off games at halftime because they are over.

MGB8 · Post #286 » by **MGB8** » Mon Dec 28, 2020 3:38 am

I did notice a lot of weird FT disparities. NBA had a bit of a WWnba feel last season..l hope that doesn’t return, especially with the gambling factor.

Pax for Prez · Post #287 » by **Pax for Prez** » Mon Dec 28, 2020 4:29 pm

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R3AL1TY · Post #288 » by **R3AL1TY** » Mon Dec 28, 2020 8:03 pm

Pax for Prez wrote:

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Damn, that's a guy they will need against tougher competition or when Kyrie gets his typical injury bugs.

FranchisePlayer · Post #289 » by **FranchisePlayer** » Mon Dec 28, 2020 8:34 pm

Pax for Prez wrote:

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Do the Nets fans b1tch as much about Dinwiddie being on IR every season as posters in here about Markkanen? Didn't stop the Nets from signing him to a 3 year deal...

MrFortune3 · Post #290 » by **MrFortune3** » Mon Dec 28, 2020 8:36 pm

Pax for Prez wrote:

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That's going to sting. Dinwiddie is a guy they needed to stay healthy. Going to need to rely on developing some guys for more bench depth.
Shamet and LeVert have to be huge for them now.

TheFinishSniper · Post #291 » by **TheFinishSniper** » Mon Dec 28, 2020 9:59 pm

Dinwiddie is guy who already suffered ACL injury during college. Which basically tanked his draft stock. So he knows how hard is get back and make it again not only at higher level but recover and rehab properly. I am sure he will come back in full health. Sucks for Nets tho.

madvillian · Post #292 » by **madvillian** » Mon Dec 28, 2020 10:51 pm

Cabbage bulls wrote:Anybody else sick if the constant blowouts now a days? I'm constantly turning off games at halftime because they are over.

League feels watered down and sorta gimmicky with all the three point shooting now. Probably more than time to consider some rules changes, including widening the court a bit, extending the corner three and figure out how to encourage less threes in general and different play styles. NBA has become a pretty vanilla product night to night. I am a fantasy guy and even with my guys going it feels tedious watching the games so far. It's a lot of three balls.

Dresden · Post #293 » by **Dresden** » Tue Dec 29, 2020 1:02 am

Cavs are 3-0 now. I don't see how that roster can be that good. And they won last night with Okoro out.

dice · Post #294 » by **dice** » Tue Dec 29, 2020 1:15 am

madvillian wrote:
Cabbage bulls wrote:Anybody else sick if the constant blowouts now a days? I'm constantly turning off games at halftime because they are over.

League feels watered down and sorta gimmicky with all the three point shooting now. Probably more than time to consider some rules changes, including widening the court a bit, extending the corner three and figure out how to encourage less threes in general and different play styles. NBA has become a pretty vanilla product night to night. I am a fantasy guy and even with my guys going it feels tedious watching the games so far. It's a lot of three balls.

i think they would have widened the court a long time ago if not for the revenue from the front row seats

MGB8 · Post #295 » by **MGB8** » Tue Dec 29, 2020 1:26 am

Dresden wrote:Cavs are 3-0 now. I don't see how that roster can be that good. And they won last night with Okoro out.

Sexton was always a high effort player. Nance too. Even Osman and Delly, and Exum was leaning that way after flaming out. Garland looks significantly improved. Drummond used to be a dominant defensive player and is showing flashes of being so again. And just because Love is overpaid doesn’t mean that he is bad at basketball...

Post #296 » by **DASMACKDOWN** » Tue Dec 29, 2020 1:49 am

I hope Ja Morant is ok

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MGB8 · Post #297 » by **MGB8** » Tue Dec 29, 2020 2:17 am

TLC looking good.

Post #298 » by **DASMACKDOWN** » Tue Dec 29, 2020 2:22 am

I mean to say this yesterday, but Orlando has to be the most disrespected playoff team in recent memory. They count them out every year but they keep winning games and making the playoffs.

Its all because they don't have that one marketable star that they just disregard them. But they are obviously a good team.

TheStig · Post #299 » by **TheStig** » Tue Dec 29, 2020 2:36 am

DASMACKDOWN wrote:I mean to say this yesterday, but Orlando has to be the most disrespected playoff team in recent memory. They count them out every year but they keep winning games and making the playoffs.

Its all because they don't have that one marketable star that they just disregard them. But they are obviously a good team.

You speak of them like they're a 50 win team. They were barely over .500 two years ago and were 33-40 last year. I call it being in the East.

MrSparkle · Post #300 » by **MrSparkle** » Tue Dec 29, 2020 3:31 am

MGB8 wrote:TLC looking good.

Yeah. I didn't get letting him go, considering he was a min. contract.

Holiday, TLC, even Selden or Sampson, and CHI had itself a competent set of scrubby but very serviceable, multi-position bench wings. Instead they decided to quadruple-down on scrub Cs and PGs.