NBA 2020-21 reg season 1st half thread

what a nice dude

happy birthday!

danke!

that video is amazing!

wow bonner really dug in!

remember this is the man who -- as a multimillionaire -- refuses to pay $2 for extra meat on his subs. the man knows the value of a dollar and made sure my brother got a good deal.

that video is awesome! hbd buddy!

Happy bday and that video is so cool. Bonner seems like a genuine dude

thank you, thank you

if the sixers and nets play in the playoffs embiid is gonna look like shaq

If Sixers get the #1 seed, they're going to be tough. Lost 4 games the last two years in Philly. I still think they need another starter or quality bench piece to come out of east.

happy birthday, sir! the bonner vid is really awesome. a real mensch.

if the sixers and nets play in the playoffs embiid is gonna look like shaq

― J0rdan S., Saturday, February 6, 2021 10:09 PM (forty-six minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

hadnt thought of that and now i must see it

great finish to this dubs/mavs game. curry’s got 57 and luka 42

welp

curry’s got 57 and luka 42

mavs v warriors still looked pretty sloppy to me during the time I was able to watch it.

In tonight’s Warriors vs. Mavs game we had two of the most gifted scorers, Steph Curry and Luka Doncic, going head-to-head. They didn’t disappoint us NBA fans!

— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) February 7, 2021

Happy birthday, bise!! Have you tried that falafel joint?

Man that missed out of bounds call was the difference.

It’s all on the square pic.twitter.com/26NBf1Chh1

— feltbot (@feltbot) February 7, 2021

Sick game tho. Luka is a different animal when he hits threes

Going to double OT Lakers vs... pistons

Happy birthday, bise!! Have you tried that falafel joint?

― Fetchboy, Saturday, February 6, 2021 11:27 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

yes! several times! but moshe's closed some time ago bc the punkass owner decided to make another burger hole.

https://www.mysanantonio.com/food/restaurants/article/Moshe-s-Golden-Falafel-closing-so-celebrated-13960856.php

"celebrated chef" more like denigrated shit

immanuel quickly is impressive, the knicks may have outfoxed the league on that one

Quickley plays better than his draft position implies. Thibs seems happy to give him minutes, which always means a lot of minutes, bcz Thibs always over extends his starters. That has allowed Quickley to find a comfort zone and play with confidence. It's a virtuous circle in his case.

lmao only the knicks, only thibs, beautiful

Deal is done. Derrick Rose returns to the Knicks and reunites with Tom Thibodeau. https://t.co/zkUsC4ojKO

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 7, 2021

🎶re-u-nited and it feels sooo good🎶

lol why do this, everyone is so insane

I mean I get it, we all miss our pals during All This

knicks are getting a decent backup for scraps, nothing wrong with that

It’s just funny is all

thibs just loves the guy, kinda nice.

how many calls do you think he’s made to luol deng to try to coax him out of retirement?

good idea for the pistons to take a flyer on dennis smith

just took a look at dsj's stats and he might have one of the worst 3 years of any nba player ive ever seen in terms of his advanced stats. if he can be salvaged into an nba player i guess its worth it, but my god.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/smithde03.html

i liked him out of college, i thought he played like dwyane wade lol. i don't hate it for them, it's like the markelle fultz plan

feel like the rockets are full of reclamation guys, its kinda working for them

fairly certain I post this every two years but I have not thought about the pistons in two years

The pistons have a roster full of nba players. by definition.

i liked dsj out of college too but i think at this point theres plenty of evidence hes not an nba player

But he plays for an nba team, ergo...

DSJ can’t pass, shoot or defend

Bad mix!

kg, still cool

Kevin Garnett today with possibly the best (and most refreshing) take on the modern NBA I've *ever* seen from a former pro pic.twitter.com/VxFcI0iXfX

— Sam Cooper (@scooperhoops) February 8, 2021

plz replace shaq

xps to Dennis Smith convo yesterday

There was a period of time when DSJ was a trendy pick to be ROY from his class! Media narrative was the Mavs had stolen a highlight reel kind of player.

Fast forward to last year when his EFFECTIVE FG% WAS .379!!!! That's EFG, not FG! The splits contributing to that impressive feat were 34/30/50. Yikes.

i swear dennis smith was actually good in college

crazy athlete too

kg is spot on when he identifies the removal of hand-checking from the game as the primary difference in how the pro game has evolved. it got rid of ugly defensive maulers like the Riley-coached Knicks, unleashed the creativity of the offense and turned the game more fluid. steph curry wouldn't have been possible if his defender could have his hands all over him the entire game.

that whole interview with kg is in the times and it's worth a read. he's really smart.