Around the NBA (Non-Celtics) 2020-21, Part 1

leper-con · Post #781 » by **leper-con** » Wed Dec 30, 2020 9:38 pm

playa-hater wrote:
leper-con wrote:I’m still pissed we didn’t get woods, guys tearing it up in Houston .

Imagine him with Tatum. Brown and PP to space the floor. OMG!!!!!

dang forgot Nesmith.. I hope

He’s the perfect centre for Brad Stevens offence,why we didn’t get him I’ll never know

Curmudgeon · Post #782 » by **Curmudgeon** » Wed Dec 30, 2020 9:47 pm

Dinwidie-- gone. Zach Collins--- gone. Marquese Chriss--gone. Chris Clemons--gone. Jonathan Issac-- gone.

The injuries are piling up, and teams thought to be deep aren't so deep after all. And there are plenty of other injuries not thought to be season-ending but which will cause important players to miss significant time.

The_Ghost_of_JB · Post #783 » by **The_Ghost_of_JB** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 3:02 am

Not that it really matters because they're up big but Hayward is currently shooting 1 for 11

BRUNiNHO91 · Post #784 » by **BRUNiNHO91** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 3:23 am

ATL and Charlotte both look playoff bound.

Trae Young is a baller. Took him a little longer than Luka but he is here now.

playa-hater · Post #785 » by **playa-hater** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 3:25 am

Cha winning big but GH is 1-11 so far.

keevsnick1 · Post #786 » by **keevsnick1** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 3:43 am

Weird stuff in the NBA this year. MIL loses to MIA after beating them by 47 the night before. BRK and ATL both dropping 140+ in a regulation game. The 50+ point DAL lead at half over the LAC.

Meanwhile MIL is 2-3, TOR is 0-3, DEN is 1-3 an DAL is about to be 1-3. The last unbeaten team is.....ORL at 4-0, just like everyone predicted. SAC and CLE are both 3-1.

SMTBSI · Post #787 » by **SMTBSI** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 5:34 am

And now for something completely different:

After stretch-waiving him in December of 2014, this is the first year the Detroit Pistons are not paying Josh Smith. End of an era.

Post #788 » by **ParticleMan** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 12:36 pm

it seems a lot harder to win two games back-to-back against an opponent in the RS, even when it's a mismatch. in the playoffs teams get up for every game, but in the RS it's about who brings the intensity on any given night. and nobody likes to get clowned by the same opponent twice in a row.

Disinformation · Post #789 » by **Disinformation** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 6:15 pm

keevsnick1 wrote:Weird stuff in the NBA this year. MIL loses to MIA after beating them by 47 the night before. BRK and ATL both dropping 140+ in a regulation game. The 50+ point DAL lead at half over the LAC.

Meanwhile MIL is 2-3, TOR is 0-3, DEN is 1-3 an DAL is about to be 1-3. The last unbeaten team is.....ORL at 4-0, just like everyone predicted. SAC and CLE are both 3-1.

I gotta think the short off-season for some teams combined with the long lay off for others is adding a fair amount of "randomness" to the beginning of the season.

Curmudgeon · Post #790 » by **Curmudgeon** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 11:53 pm

Add TJ Warren to the list of the injured. The lack of a real training camp seems to be taking its toll.

Post #791 » by **Darth Celtic** » Fri Jan 1, 2021 12:22 am

Yeah, but Warren had the same thing on the other foot done, so I doubt short training camp did anything about it.

Huge blow for the pacers.

Post #792 » by **bisme37** » Fri Jan 1, 2021 12:35 am

The Raps benched Siakam tonight for disciplinary reasons. Seems like that team is in a bad spot all the sudden.

TheMartian · Post #793 » by **TheMartian** » Fri Jan 1, 2021 1:21 am

keevsnick1 wrote:Weird stuff in the NBA this year. MIL loses to MIA after beating them by 47 the night before. BRK and ATL both dropping 140+ in a regulation game. The 50+ point DAL lead at half over the LAC.

Meanwhile MIL is 2-3, TOR is 0-3, DEN is 1-3 an DAL is about to be 1-3. The last unbeaten team is.....ORL at 4-0, just like everyone predicted. SAC and CLE are both 3-1.

Magic about to lose to the Clips.

Post #794 » by **Darth Celtic** » Fri Jan 1, 2021 1:49 am

bisme37 wrote:The Raps benched Siakam tonight for disciplinary reasons. Seems like that team is in a bad spot all the sudden.

This feeds my life force. They do need to win a few though. No reason to hope they are so bad to get a top five pick.

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Fencer reregistered · Post #795 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Fri Jan 1, 2021 3:39 am

Let the Ben Simmons jokes restart.

Read on Twitter

zoyathedestroya · Post #796 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Fri Jan 1, 2021 3:51 am

After Magic fell to Sixers, every team has a loss now. Most consecutive wins by any team to start this season was FOUR. Must be some sort of an all-time low.

Wizards and Pistons remain the only teams without a win.

BostonCouchGM · Post #797 » by **BostonCouchGM** » Fri Jan 1, 2021 4:56 am

BRUNiNHO91 wrote:ATL and Charlotte both look playoff bound.

Trae Young is a baller. Took him a little longer than Luka but he is here now.

19-4-8 as a rookie at 20 y/o. He was "here now" then at 20 y/o. He followed that up with 29-4-9 last season. Where have you been?

24istheLAW · Post #798 » by **24istheLAW** » Fri Jan 1, 2021 11:30 pm

Probably couldn't beat the Clippers in the recruiting department anyway, but Nic Batum would have been a nice vet pickup. 3/4 defensively, has floor game on offense, can initiate a bit and take advantage of mismatches, helps out on the boards.

Post #799 » by **K For Three** » Sat Jan 2, 2021 7:36 am

I feel sorry for Spencer Dinwiddie getting hurt, he's a hard worker, good leader and a fun guy to watch on the court.

HUGE loss for the Nets.

Triple7 · Post #800 » by **Triple7** » Sat Jan 2, 2021 1:26 pm

That Hawks team looks legit. They have a well balanced lineup. A good combination of inside and outside offense. Good bigs in capela and collins. a bunch of shooters, and a good set of playmakers. Their bench is loaded. Plus Trae looks even better than Jayson right now. They actually have the fire power to match up against the Nets. They also have the bigs to protect the paint and rebound the ball. That team could really be a threat in the east.