The Official NBA Season Thread: USA Setting Up for a SFA

[James_O]

So bron was and probably still is considered a high flyer. That being said like every other high flyer and star status players, has bron ever been involved in a NBA Slam Dunk contest? Multiple at that?

Well ppl would say Ja Morant is athletic as hell, but he’s never been in a dunk contest

 

[Bazooka]

Hit take:

Celtics should trade Brown and/or smart. Just surround JT with shooters

 

[VARNELL HILL]

Hit take:

Celtics should trade Brown and/or smart. Just surround JT with shooters

Hit take couldn't be a more apt choice of wording here

 

[datznasty]

Russell Westbrook donates 400 pairs of shoes to students at South LA charter academy

Russell Westbrook is giving back in the spirit of the holiday season.

www.foxla.com

 

[Based Jesus]

Brown does all the heavy lifting when Tatum falls back into his mamba blood ways and Smart just won DPOY

Trade them for Duncan Robinson and Reggie Bullock

 

[xxpizzo]

Celtics 3 ball is filthy

They deff be knocking them down and dont hesitate to pull it

 

[antidope]

Once again....proof of who the nastiest fanbase in this thread is

In basketball*

 

[addict4sneakers]

Penny Hardaway, Grant Hill, Brandon Roy, Derrick Rose, Zion Williamson…

All NBA team

 

[nick.]

Brown does all the heavy lifting when Tatum falls back into his mamba blood ways and Smart just won DPOY

Trade them for Duncan Robinson and Reggie Bullock

It's funnier cause Tatum is already surrounded with shooting

 

[B Sox]

JJJ is in foul trouble.

 

[Armada]

Hate this for Zion man we being robbed of something special that could be special. Hope he gonna be aight himself most importantly

 

[amitt5504]

JJJ is in foul trouble.

Water is also wet

 

[thejisback]

Flakers/fakers front office (starting with the gm) to save face TOO, by JUST NOW and WAY too LATE saying "don't and you can't blame Westbrook for everything", again TOO LATE for all that foolishness.

 

[thejisback]

Well ppl would say Ja Morant is athletic as hell, but he’s never been in a dunk contest

Ja is athletic and probably (along side Tre Young)the only people who could keep my interest after Westbrook and Lillard retire) has already been hurt too much, plus Westbrook owns the title of the most athletic PG ever. My comment was more so in regards to something else. Lol! I do get where you are coming from though.

 

[amitt5504]

Hauser is what Stauskus was supposed to be

 

[B Sox]

I like how Doris says Mazzulla is choosing not to bring anyone else in to guard Ja like JB/Smart/Brogdon aren’t all out

 

[atlsfinest]

Answer this, when everyone says that "such and such is" "the Michael Jordan" of something outside of basketball, what are they really saying? As well does anyone say this with anyone else's name..?

I think this will change over time though. As the people who watched Jordan play get older and the people who primarily watched LeBron play coming to positions of power and influence, they will be making analogies to "the LeBron James of XYZ". It's just how it goes.

Maybe it's human nature but people believe that the people (or played against) are the best. Notice how the era that played before Jordan don't believe he is the unquestioned GOAT. Old heads, in their 60s and 70s now, say all kinds of different players.

 

[MVP]

As good a defender as Brooks is, he's even worse on the offensive end.

 

[moe200069]

both mark and doris strongly agreeing they hated a dillon brooks shot

“HATED IT” -DB (with disgust in her voice)

 

[VARNELL HILL]

Tatum is about to ruin my sunday

 

[atlsfinest]

I agree that this might be the single biggest issue with the NBA (number two on the list is probably players forcing trades). The NBA sells itself as a star driven league and there are many fans who go to games to see their star players play even more than they go to see their favorite teams. It's hard to sell yourself as a star driven league when some of the biggest stars in the league are missing so many games.

I can think of 3 or 4 occasions where I didn't go to NBA games because I didn't think the biggest stars would be playing. I'm not really sure how the NBA fixes this though

 

[moe200069]

JJJ is gonna come back in the game and pick up his 6th foul in like 90 seconds

 

[B Sox]

JJJ has fouled out.

 

[elpablo21]

As good a defender as Brooks is, he's even worse on the offensive end.

He takes 16 shots a game

SIXTEEN

Generational chucker

 

[moe200069]

I agree that this might be the single biggest issue with the NBA (number two on the list is probably players forcing trades). The NBA sells itself as a star driven league and there are many fans who go to games to see their star players play even more than they go to see their favorite teams. It's hard to sell yourself as a star driven league when some of the biggest stars in the league are missing so many games.

I can think of 3 or 4 occasions where I didn't go to NBA games because I didn't think the biggest stars would be playing. I'm not really sure how the NBA fixes this though

maybe i’m wrong but does the play-in tournament enable this to an extent? teams like the warriors and lakers rest older veteran starters and essentially “throw away” games because they assume they’ll crack a 7-10 seed at the very least?