2022-23 NBA Thread

[Uncle Rico]

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Smart move on Poole's part ta play four UM rather than Limp Dick, hey?

Beilein offered him before anyone else did. Poole also left Milwaukee and played at La Lumiere.  You knew all that, though

[Dickthedribbler]

Davante pushed a guy to the ground... assault

Draymond throws a potentially deadly punch... a fine?

Devante Adams assaulted someone who is in effect a " civilian" ( a member of the production crew) and who was more than happy to file a complaint with the proper authorities. Moral of that story-------if you're going to committ a tort against someone who is part of the supporting cast and only doing his job, don't do it on national television.

The Green/Poole incident is nothing more than a work place dust--up that for all intents and purposes occurred behind closed doors in front of a room full of alpha males. Kind of like 2 longshoremen pounding the piss out of each other in the lunchroom. Nobody will file a complaint. None of the 20+ people present saw or heard anything. No one would testify against a teammate. Move on----nothing to see here.

[Herman Cain]

Warriors just keeping up the Latrell Sprewell tradition

[Jockey]

Devante Adams assaulted someone who is in effect a " civilian" ( a member of the production crew) and who was more than happy to file a complaint with the proper authorities. Moral of that story-------if you're going to committ a tort against someone who is part of the supporting cast and only doing his job, don't do it on national television.

The Green/Poole incident is nothing more than a work place dust--up that for all intents and purposes occurred behind closed doors in front of a room full of alpha males. Kind of like 2 longshoremen pounding the piss out of each other in the lunchroom. Nobody will file a complaint. None of the 20+ people present saw or heard anything. No one would testify against a teammate. Move on----nothing to see here.

He didn’t do it on national television.

[Skatastrophy]

Clippers are launching a D2C viewing option

https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-clippers-nba-sports-steve-ballmer-gillian-zucker-e26effde3fe9180e9e1d9f67e540604b

The product — ClipperVision, it’s called — is a first for the NBA, and the team says it is planning on streaming more than 70 games live in-market this coming season.

“It’s inevitable. This is where things are going. It’s obvious,” Clippers President Gillian Zucker said. “The speed at which the pickup takes place, that’s the only question mark.”

Hopefully this catches on in pro/college sports. I feel like it's 10 years late, but better late than never.

[MU82]

Hornets backup James Bouknight was arrested for impaired driving.

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/charlotte-hornets/article267431857.html#storylink=cpy

This is commonplace for Bouknight, who has several pending charges from November alone, including speeding and reckless driving. He also was arrested once for similar while he was at UConn.

What a dope, and potentially a killer dope.

He hardly played as a rookie last season but he has moved up to become a rotation player this season. It's hard to root for a guy who doesn't learn, though.

[Skatastrophy]

The Athletic's Power Rankings are out. The Bucks (2) and the Heat (5) are the East teams in "Tier 1: The Contenders"

https://theathletic.com/3608925/2022/10/17/nba-power-rankings-season-opening/?source=user-shared-article

[Uncle Rico]

The Athletic's Power Rankings are out. The Bucks (2) and the Heat (5) are the East teams in "Tier 1: The Contenders"

https://theathletic.com/3608925/2022/10/17/nba-power-rankings-season-opening/?source=user-shared-article

Will be very curious what the Bucks look like through the new year.  Think this is a team that starts slow and then we’ll see what happens

[MuggsyB]

Hornets backup James Bouknight was arrested for impaired driving.

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/charlotte-hornets/article267431857.html#storylink=cpy

This is commonplace for Bouknight, who has several pending charges from November alone, including speeding and reckless driving. He also was arrested once for similar while he was at UConn.

What a dope, and potentially a killer dope.

He hardly played as a rookie last season but he has moved up to become a rotation player this season. It's hard to root for a guy who doesn't learn, though.

Funny, I happened to catch part of a recent interview with Steve Clifford on NBA radio  recently.  He said that Patrick Ewing talked to him about Bouknight, presumably before they drafted him.  To paraphrase he stated "Patrick had never raved about a college player before to me but he was emphatic that Bouk would be a superstar in the NBA." 

[JWags85]

Funny, I happened to catch part of a recent interview with Steve Clifford on NBA radio  recently.  He said that Patrick Ewing talked to him about Bouknight, presumably before they drafted him.  To paraphrase he stated "Patrick had never raved about a college player before to me but he was emphatic that Bouk would be a superstar in the NBA."

Given Ewing’s ability as a college coach, maybe not the best person to glean an assessment from.

[MuggsyB]

Given Ewing’s ability as a college coach, maybe not the best person to glean an assessment from.

Ya....I was surprised he rent there but I guess he was his assistant a few years ago

[MU82]

The future superstar Bouk was passed out in his car and had a gun with him when he was found and arrested.

He has a bazillion traffic citations outstanding.

Meanwhile, Miles Bridges' trial for beating up the mother of his children -- in front of those children -- has been postponed numerous times. He won't be with the team as the season starts, and even if he escapes his legal issures, he faces a long NBA suspension.

The Hornets have way more arrests than they do playoff victories over the last 10 years. MJ is doing a hell of a job as owner.

[wadesworld]

The future superstar Bouk was passed out in his car and had a gun with him when he was found and arrested.

He has a bazillion traffic citations outstanding.

Meanwhile, Miles Bridges' trial for beating up the mother of his children -- in front of those children -- has been postponed numerous times. He won't be with the team as the season starts, and even if he escapes his legal issures, he faces a long NBA suspension.

The Hornets have way more arrests than they do playoff victories over the last 10 years. MJ is doing a hell of a job as owner.

Ball and Wembenyama should be fun together next year, though.

Can the Bucks take any of Hayward, Oubre, or PJ Washington from you to assist in your tank season?

[MU82]

Ball and Wembenyama should be fun together next year, though.

Can the Bucks take any of Hayward, Oubre, or PJ Washington from you to assist in your tank season?

Despite everything going on with Bridges, and now with Ball missing the start of the season, the Hornets actually think they are "close." By their definition, that means 45 wins and a playoff (not play-in) berth. I think they're nuts.

If I could be assured of one of the top 2 picks (as was the case pre-1985) or reasonably sure of one of the top 2 (as was the case pre-2018), I'd tank. But it's murkier now. And what I think doesn't matter anyway because Jordan/Kupchak don't seem ready to even contemplate tanking.

A healthy Heyward (major oxymoron) would help the Bucks or any number of other teams. The others could, too. As could Rozier. The Hornets have a lot of solid 5th-6th-7th men.

What most Hornets fans are afraid of is that they will not win very much the next couple of years and then LaMelo will bolt. Their entire marketing campaign is built around him, not to mention any chance they have of actually being an exciting, successful team.

[YaBlueIt]

Will be very curious what the Bucks look like through the new year.  Think this is a team that starts slow and then we’ll see what happens

Definitely agree on the slow start as they will be without Middleton and Connaughton for the first few weeks of the season. It may take a while for things to get gelling.

Interesting that the Athletic didn't have the Sixers in the contenders bracket. I think there's a strong possibility they finish with the 1 seed in the East.

[Uncle Rico]

Definitely agree on the slow start as they will be without Middleton and Connaughton for the first few weeks of the season. It may take a while for things to get gelling.

Interesting that the Athletic didn't have the Sixers in the contenders bracket. I think there's a strong possibility they finish with the 1 seed in the East.

Any team with James Harden isn’t a serious contender

[Skatastrophy]

Definitely agree on the slow start as they will be without Middleton and Connaughton for the first few weeks of the season. It may take a while for things to get gelling.

Interesting that the Athletic didn't have the Sixers in the contenders bracket. I think there's a strong possibility they finish with the 1 seed in the East.

Rico nailed it. Their big Q on the Sixers is if Harden can still be productive, "But will Harden be plagued by stricter rules against trying to draw fouls and more importantly his nagging hamstring issues? Harden might be best used as a pure point guard type of player, but he might be in the zone of waiting to see if he can remain healthy."

Their big Q on the Celtics is the health of their center. "Robert Williams III’s knee isn’t in ideal shape following his meniscus tear, and we don’t even know when to truly expect him back and whether he’ll be back to form. He’s the key to their defense, and they don’t have a ton of depth with their big men currently."

[MuggsyB]

I know the Celtics lost Udoka but if Williams gets healthy I think they clearly have the best roster in the East.  They have a huge perimeter advantage with 4-5 guys that can score and two that are elite scorers. 

[Jockey]

Any team with James Harden isn’t a serious contender

Any team with Kevin Durant isn’t a serious contender

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

The NBA on TNT is just so good.

https://twitter.com/NBAonTNT/status/1582382245100146688?s=20&t=PDFQsBEQy0aL4K6dBe57_g

[MuggsyB]

The NBA on TNT is just so good.

https://twitter.com/NBAonTNT/status/1582382245100146688?s=20&t=PDFQsBEQy0aL4K6dBe57_g

HILARIOUS! 

[MU82]

I know the Celtics lost Udoka but if Williams gets healthy I think they clearly have the best roster in the East.  They have a huge perimeter advantage with 4-5 guys that can score and two that are elite scorers.

Once Middleton is healthy, and assuming no other serious injuries, the Bucks have the best "championship-type" lineup in the entire league, not to mention the experience of having actually done it. The Celtics have plenty of question marks, too.

If I had to pick the 2023 champions right now, it would be the Bucks.

[4everwarriors]

Dat pretty much guarantees dale suck, aina?

[Uncle Rico]

Dat pretty much guarantees dale suck, aina?

I’d peddle Giannis for Sam

[MuggsyB]

Once Middleton is healthy, and assuming no other serious injuries, the Bucks have the best "championship-type" lineup in the entire league, not to mention the experience of having actually done it. The Celtics have plenty of question marks, too.

If I had to pick the 2023 champions right now, it would be the Bucks.

And most people would agree with that but which roster is better?  I think it's clearly the Celtics if R  Williams is healthy.  They have Tatum, Brown, Brogdan, Smart, White, and maybe Gallanari comes back.  Inside they still have Horford and Grant Williams.  Lopez will be a year older.  I think it's a significant advantage when you have 4 guys minimum that can score not to mention Tatum and Brown may both be better this year. I just feel the Bucks' top 3 have to be great all series in this match-up if everyone is healthy.  The Celtics are also better overall defensively based on last season.   Now it is conceivable Giannis just wrecks everyone in his path but that's a lot to ask against a complete roster.