weird seasons
― lag∞n, Thursday, 18 February 2021 16:24 (three years ago) link
bubble wasnt normal and this season isnt normal
― lag∞n, Thursday, 18 February 2021 16:25 (three years ago) link
true
― class project pat (m bison), Thursday, 18 February 2021 16:26 (three years ago) link
bubble was excusable even admirable tbh but this year giving teams less time to practice before and during the season is not great, they really were just trying to get it over with which from a business perspective fine, but the basketball has suffered
― lag∞n, Thursday, 18 February 2021 16:27 (three years ago) link
i wldnt really blame the celtics struggles on that tho, they lost hayward and have had a bunch of injuries, and their depth was very poor before all that
― lag∞n, Thursday, 18 February 2021 16:29 (three years ago) link
There was some officiating in the past two Nuggets games that was kind of embarrassing. Not like biased or anything but just incompetent. The whole season has this loose feel.
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 18 February 2021 16:32 (three years ago) link
yeah it does
― lag∞n, Thursday, 18 February 2021 16:33 (three years ago) link
im sure the players are generally not performing at their very highest level what with *gestures* all this
― lag∞n, Thursday, 18 February 2021 16:36 (three years ago) link
good year for some team to fuck around and win. like the league-leading jazz.
― class project pat (m bison), Thursday, 18 February 2021 16:36 (three years ago) link
yeah if i were them id go ahead and win, great opportunity
― lag∞n, Thursday, 18 February 2021 16:38 (three years ago) link
kinda funny theyre clicking what with having the big virus drama
― lag∞n, Thursday, 18 February 2021 16:39 (three years ago) link
right now i’m not sure we have any reason to believe this year is more “real” than the bubble & honestly i might argue the opposite
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 18 February 2021 16:40 (three years ago) link
i’m wondering how much the lack of offseason is affecting those three teams
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 18 February 2021 16:41 (three years ago) link
― J0rdan S., Thursday, February 18, 2021 11:40 AM (one minute ago) bookmarkflaglink
agree w/this
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 18 February 2021 16:43 (three years ago) link
― J0rdan S., Thursday, February 18, 2021 11:41 AM (two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
im sure the answer isnt not at all
― lag∞n, Thursday, 18 February 2021 16:44 (three years ago) link
also bubble had a compressed schedule and this season has a compressed schedule so its a short offseason with more games than usual on either side
― lag∞n, Thursday, 18 February 2021 16:45 (three years ago) link
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 18 February 2021 16:49 (three years ago) link
also anthony davis is having some sort of achilles issue...
― lag∞n, Thursday, 18 February 2021 16:49 (three years ago) link
i haven’t watched the celtics or nuggets as closely but the heat have just looked raggedy and kinda out of it all season
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 18 February 2021 16:50 (three years ago) link
i have watched the celtics and nuggets and raggedy and kinda out of it pretty much captures it
― lag∞n, Thursday, 18 February 2021 16:52 (three years ago) link
most notably the celtics have been at least a good defensive team the whole brad stevens era and they are just a mess on that end this year
― lag∞n, Thursday, 18 February 2021 16:53 (three years ago) link
Bucks are another one, they haven't looked like themselves since the bubble started really
― frogbs, Thursday, 18 February 2021 16:56 (three years ago) link
feel like the bucks are experimenting a bit this season? probably a good idea.
― a nice controlled drift (Spottie), Thursday, 18 February 2021 17:01 (three years ago) link
new players, good chance to explore the studio space
― class project pat (m bison), Thursday, 18 February 2021 17:01 (three years ago) link
Cam Reddish on the ASG coming to Atlanta: "I don't know if it's the greatest thing on the planet, but can't hurt. Good luck."— Chris Kirschner (@ChrisKirschner) February 18, 2021
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 18 February 2021 19:22 (three years ago) link
lmao
― lag∞n, Thursday, 18 February 2021 19:27 (three years ago) link
somehow the banged-up Blazers are three full games ahead of the Nuggets. Dame has been ripping it up lately.
― Compromise isn't a principle, it's a method (Aimless), Thursday, 18 February 2021 20:43 (three years ago) link
dame gonna murder luka next time they meet up
― Clay, Friday, 19 February 2021 00:30 (three years ago) link
crazy it went to the fan vote on the tie instead of like... team wins
― a nice controlled drift (Spottie), Friday, 19 February 2021 00:42 (three years ago) link
Luka has been better tbh
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 19 February 2021 02:21 (three years ago) link
What you're calling honesty is just another ILH opinion. It's not an easy comparison. The Mavs aren't very good and Luka handles the ball constantly, carrying nearly the whole load of their offense. Even with Nurkic and McCollum hurt, Dame has still run the Blazer offense very smoothly and efficiently and he gives up the ball early and often.
imo, Dame asserts control over games in ways Luka doesn't -- or should I say, tbh?
― Compromise isn't a principle, it's a method (Aimless), Friday, 19 February 2021 02:38 (three years ago) link
their stats are pretty close except dame shoots significantly better from three and the line, dame leads the league in game winning shots, dallas sucks ass while portland is good despite missing their 2 best players who aren't dame, tbh
― Clay, Friday, 19 February 2021 02:54 (three years ago) link
guess we know the answer as to whether a euro can be a nba celebrity now
― lag∞n, Friday, 19 February 2021 03:02 (three years ago) link
There are growing indications that if you remove Ant Davis from the current Lakers roster, they may regress to become rather similar to the playoff-evading Lakers of Lebron's first season.
― Compromise isn't a principle, it's a method (Aimless), Friday, 19 February 2021 05:07 (three years ago) link
funny how taking a top 10 player off a team will do that
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 19 February 2021 13:50 (three years ago) link
Which is why the hot take I've seen expressed, that the Lakers should just sit AD for the rest of the season and wait for the playoffs seems bad to me.
― Compromise isn't a principle, it's a method (Aimless), Friday, 19 February 2021 15:25 (three years ago) link
i don't think that is horrible take, the Lakers have proven they can win on the road so home court is not super important to them in the offs.
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 19 February 2021 15:29 (three years ago) link
match ups matter but if you don't have a healthy AD at that point it won't make a difference
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 19 February 2021 15:30 (three years ago) link
they should rest him for as long as it takes to get healthy
― lag∞n, Friday, 19 February 2021 15:47 (three years ago) link
Max and I will continue our discussion of the NBA's 20-21 "asterisk season" tonight, but as Celtic fans freak about the 14-14 record, this is noteworthy;17 of the league's 30 teams are within 5 games of .500Last year at this exact point of the season?There were only 4.— Sean Grande (@SeanGrandePBP) February 19, 2021
― lag∞n, Friday, 19 February 2021 16:48 (three years ago) link
that seems like the most sensible 'take', compared to just putting him on a shelf until the offs, without reference to his recovery.
― Compromise isn't a principle, it's a method (Aimless), Friday, 19 February 2021 18:43 (three years ago) link
the year of living normally
Rockets-Pacers game Saturday in Houston is being postponed due to continued government shutdown because of severe weather conditions, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 19, 2021
― lag∞n, Friday, 19 February 2021 19:45 (three years ago) link
One of those Jamal Murray nights holy shit
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 20 February 2021 02:02 (three years ago) link
Has a guard ever gone 18/21 from the field?
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 20 February 2021 02:04 (three years ago) link
As of a couple minutes ago Philly had 63 total points. Embiid had 30 of them.
― Compromise isn't a principle, it's a method (Aimless), Saturday, 20 February 2021 02:09 (three years ago) link
20/23!!!
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 20 February 2021 02:12 (three years ago) link
Murray has attempted... 0 free throws.
― Compromise isn't a principle, it's a method (Aimless), Saturday, 20 February 2021 02:14 (three years ago) link
Feel like 3 or 4 records of note just got set by murray
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 20 February 2021 02:16 (three years ago) link
Basketball reference doesn’t let us do these searches anymore right? I mean how many times has this happened
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 20 February 2021 02:42 (three years ago) link
Most points ever without a ft attempt
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 20 February 2021 03:01 (three years ago) link