NBA 2020-21 reg season 1st half thread

the second they cross halfcourt the only objective is to get steph the ball as quickly as possible and for no one else to touch it. it's seriously like watching highlights of like zion's high school team or something

this season's games so far could just as easily been decided by drawing slips of paper out of a hat. e.g. the knicks are 5-4. the heat are 3-4.

xp nick friedell tweeted that it's like watching a davidson game again which is prob accurate

Dubs scrappin baby

i watched a bunch of steph college highlights a while ago and the crazy thing was he was almost exclusively a catch and shoot player just running around like reggie miller out there barely ever dribbling, wild

I think Steph prefers off ball play tbf

this iteration of the clippers is probably the least inspiring championship contender i've ever seen.

he scored an insane amount of points in college but hes a great ballhandler did they not know this or just not care idk

this pass is insane

ok left-handed that indeed would be a dime pic.twitter.com/pVi3mPWUwt

— Chris Woboucher (@WorldWideWob) January 9, 2021

that is a very good pass

Patrick Williams playing some damn fine D in LBJ

*on

That pass live looked like it was gonna fly into the stands can’t believe it landed perfectly in the pocket

Superstar call for Bron. He dipped shoulder into Williams playing solid D, but call went against Williams. That's the ballgame p much.

Wiggins!!!

the starter/bench +/- for the w's and clips is telling

Bron takes dumb shot way behind 3 line and misses badly. Bulls have chance to win it after timeout

They were down 20!

I’ll have to check the bulls highlights sounds like a good game

Lol Lavine responds with a bad shot of his own, rebound goes off 2 Bulls' hands and out of bounds

these 2 game series are so wacky. it feels like it's a split every single time

I kinda like it. Feels playoff-ish cos of the adjustments opportunities

the clippers look great when paul george is playing like a top 10 player in the league, not so much when he's not. doesn't bode well for the playoffs imo

I kinda like it. Feels playoff-ish cos of the adjustments opportunities

― a nice controlled drift (Spottie), Saturday, January 9, 2021 12:41 AM (one minute ago)

idk i haven't been a huge fan. the regular season is never gonna feel like the playoffs. i walk away from these splits feeling like neither game really mattered that much

it's hard to parse what's going on with this style of schedule and no fans in the stands, overall i don't like it.

My objection is with referring to them as "home and home games". It should be "home and away"! You can't change which team you're referring to in the middle of the phrase

Cuet

The Dubs wanted to make sure Fred Kast made the last shot of the night after his final game in a 58-year career keeping score for the team 💙 pic.twitter.com/1TVzfYwpHa

— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) January 9, 2021

Ugh I'm starting to like this team

the scrappy underdog warriors!

Nice article about him.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/sports/basketball/fred-kast-golden-state-warriors.html

I realize this is will lead me to a dark place but I legit like Andrew Wiggins on this team. After that one game early where he looked like a JV high school baller he’s looked really good. The offense will come and go and he doesn’t use his athleticism as much as I’d like but I’ve been legit impressed with his defense:

Kawhi Leonard when guarded by Andrew Wiggins this year (2 games)

4 points | 5 turnovers
2-12 FG (16.7%)
0-4 3P

🔒🔒🔒 pic.twitter.com/Gv7yrSRixR

— Antonin (@antonin_org) January 9, 2021

Plus he’s the only other starter that can create his own shot.

I legit like Andrew Wiggins on this team.

― a nice controlled drift (Spottie), Saturday, January 9, 2021 2:01 PM (eight minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

this is the joker origin story

Lmao

Wiggins is a bad defender. He does not pass the eye test. Here’s a key part of the eye test: how often does he get into a defensive stance?

Been passing it the last handful of games is all I’m saying. Got pretty low in a few of those possessions in that video

The sixers are seriously playing this game with 6 players? Did Adam Silver decide that the irony is too good?

Haha

Ever since I whined about him Gary Harris has been great. This is often what happens

for wiggins passing the eye test and coasting off his no 1 pick pedigree is most of his value

75-71 first half between heat and wizards w westbrook & beal out and thomas bryant spraining his ankle 2 mins into the game. this season is basically pick up basketball

Crazy that Sixers played. What was the difference with the Rockets opener?

Maxey was 18/33 and 3/8 from 3 for 39/7/6.

suns cant stop the sabonis/oladipo pnr

this season is basically pick up basketball

― J0rdan S., Saturday, January 9, 2021 8:21 PM (twenty-four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

yup

lol i just flipped on the wiz heat game and glanced at the score and time remaining in the quarter and i was like "wow the wizards aren't gonna hit 90 in the game, weird these days" and only jordan's post made me notice it was the third not the fourth

haa

deni advija is gonna be a pretty useful player it looks like

thinking back to kevin o connor ranking killian hayes as the no 1 player in the draft

yeah yikes, gonna take his mock drafts in the future with a grain of salt

Didn’t he get hurt?

Also lamelo 22-12-11 in a W over atl