NBA 2020-21 reg season 1st half thread

lol

looks like caris levert had successful surgery to remove the lump from his kidney and is expected to make a full recovery

big honey floating to the moon in that graphic

Yeah that’s another thing about MPJ, for all his wackiness the advances stats like him too

Monte being better than the other guards passes the eye test too, he’s looked really good

mpj was the top prospect in his hs class, it was just the back injury that scared teams off, if he can stay healthy hes big talent, crazy shooter

lmao

Shaq DMs artist who Photoshopped Donovan Mitchell dunking on him: ‘Shut yo dumb a-s up’ https://t.co/gvhgI4mWZN

— NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) January 25, 2021

yeah a ball-bledsoe starting backcourt is just not going to win a ton of games

Report: Pelicans discussing Lonzo Ball and J.J. Redick trades https://t.co/qaRt0qFDog

— Kurt Helin (@basketballtalk) January 26, 2021

RIP Sekou Smith of NBA TV of Covid

oh man wtf

yeah a ball-bledsoe starting backcourt is just not going to win a ton of games

interesting they would choose bledsoe but i guess his contract is gonna end sooner than lonzo's next one

also remembering that lonzo hired klutch which has a bad relationship w/ the pelicans bcuz of brow so maybe both sides just want to be done w/ it

I still want to believe in lonzo but if you can’t make it work with Ingram and Zion idk

hes passive. prob cos he doesnt want to shoot free throws. not good.

lonzos a backup and its not just his shooting hes an all around bad scorer doesnt “put pressure on the rim”

RIP Sekou, that sucks

i think lonzo can still be a helpful player on the right team, he can defend both guard spots and is a good passer... pels are one of the slowest paced teams in the league, it’s not a good fit. the problem is the salary he’s going to want

I can’t abide these blue rockets jerseys

you’d think with ingram, zion, and lonzo they’d figure out a way to play a little faster

jvg might be out of date

svg rather

yeah i remember before the season zach lowe talking about how the magic always played slow under SVG and theorizing that he would adjust w/ the pelicans to speed up the pace -- turns out no

bledsoe also one of the fastest players in the league... the combo of steven adams + no shooting + slow pace means they're basically playing like 90s ball, pretty dumb stuff

plus if they ran mb zion wld lose some weight

it's just a very oddly constructed team. can't say i like anything about it.

yeah you really want to go fast and play four out with zion instead their third best player is steven adams

they're kinda stuck in a weird place bcuz if you played 4 out w/ zion at center you'd prob have the worst defense in the NBA, but they're still one of the 5-7 worst defensive teams as it is

The team makes some sense on paper but the pieces don’t fit. Gentry seemed like a good fit on paper too.

zion only has to be their center on offense tho

like many teams they could use a floor-spacing defensive 5

they could especially use one

someone teach steven adams to shoot

they're the team that needs myles turner

turner is perfect for any team playing a big that cant defend or shoot (or in zions case, both)

Sekou Smith was a great beat writer for the Hawks back in the day. RIP

haven’t seen durant forcefully clapping for the ball at the top of the key while a teammate bricks a potential last-second shot since the OKC days, nice

lmao the spurs broadcast ppl -- who are usually the worst -- are riffing on not knowing who win butler is, love 2 see it

haven’t seen durant forcefully clapping for the ball at the top of the key while a teammate bricks a potential last-second shot since the OKC days, nice

― k3vin k., Wednesday, January 27, 2021 9:50 PM (eight minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

haha who was the offender this time?

harden

the springs durant still has after his achilles injury are crazy. he blocked a jump shot with about a minute left in regulation and just had a dunk that looked like it could have been from 2015. scary

harden

Harden did the clapping thing all the time in year 3 with the dubs btw. Surprised to see he’s already doing it this early in the honeymoon phase in bklyn

man the wizards absolutely suck ass

I meant Durant xp

the springs durant still has after his achilles injury are crazy. he blocked a jump shot with about a minute left in regulation and just had a dunk that looked like it could have been from 2015. scary

nuggets on a nice little heater but I think it’s time to give jokic a breather. they’re locked into a top 4 seed imo, no need to overwork him

Suns meanwhile are 8-8 after a 7-3 start

Yah that top 4 looks locked in

Wiseman doing fun things against a terrible team is encouraging

Draymond Green actively searches for James Wiseman way more than any other teammate. Perfect lookahead find here to complete the Wiseman block/dunk sequence. pic.twitter.com/vKacJY3pG2

— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) January 28, 2021

spicy!

What's happening with @RobinhoodApp and the "free market" is a disgrace. Those pigs in suits on Wall Street don't want to see us win.

— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) January 28, 2021