NBA Thread 2020-21

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

The NBA is a star driven league.  Those stars are using the leverage they have earned.  They can't be faulted for that.

Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.

[The Sultan]

Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.

I love that the PLAYERS are the ones who are held to this standard, but the TEAMS who trade, cut, all sorts of players aren't.

[StillAWarrior]

I love that the PLAYERS are the ones who are held to this standard, but the TEAMS who trade, cut, all sorts of players aren't.

"Thank you for stopping by, Joe, please have a seat. I know that you've been here in Los Angeles for six years, and we really appreciate all that you've done for us. I know you're very involved in the community, that your wife works with local non-profits and your three kids are in local schools and have lots of friends here. But we just traded you to Detroit. Thanks again and good luck."

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

I love that the PLAYERS are the ones who are held to this standard, but the TEAMS who trade, cut, all sorts of players aren't.

I hold the teams to the same standards. I don't think the Lakers and Nets should partake in it either.

[wadesworld]

"Thank you for stopping by, Joe, please have a seat. I know that you've been here in Los Angeles for six years, and we really appreciate all that you've done for us. I know you're very involved in the community, that your wife works with local non-profits and your three kids are in local schools and have lots of friends here. But we just traded you to Detroit. Thanks again and good luck."

Somebody never saw Moneyball.

[The Sultan]

I hold the teams to the same standards. I don't think the Lakers and Nets should partake in it either.

Well unless you change the rules and the CBA, it won't change.  And I am not sure the NBA wants it to.

[JWags85]

"Thank you for stopping by, Joe, please have a seat. I know that you've been here in Los Angeles for six years, and we really appreciate all that you've done for us. I know you're very involved in the community, that your wife works with local non-profits and your three kids are in local schools and have lots of friends here. But we just traded you to Detroit. Thanks again and good luck."

You spelled Blake Griffin wrong

[Skatastrophy]

Jimmy Butler is back on the Miami bench after being out for nearly 3 weeks with COVID. He seems to have lost quite a bit of weight. Hopefully he recovers faster than Kendrick Nunn. It took Nunn almost 4 months to get back into game shape.

https://twitter.com/willmanso/status/1354591477905690625?s=21

[4everwarriors]

What's up wit Herro, hey?

[Skatastrophy]

What's up wit Herro, hey?

"Neck spasms" for over a week. Spoelstra/Riley never let us peons know what's up.

[Skatastrophy]

And... Herro is slated to play tonight. You reverse jinxed him!

[4everwarriors]

Bucks are fookin' awful, aina?

[withoutbias]

Budenholzer might be worse than Wojo. He accelerated the timeline of a championship contender by 2 years, but nobody playing this defense will ever win a title. The defensive system makes absolutely no sense whatsoever, in any way. They intentionally give up the corner three. They have their DPOY guard the worst offensive player so he can roam, they drop Brook so they protect the paint, yet they collapse everyone when the ball handler gets into the paint! If Brook and Giannis are going to leave their guys wide open so they don't give anything up at the rim, the other 3 should be staying attached to the shooters.

There's no chance this team even makes the ECF, which is insane. Just wasting a year of Giannis.

Also, how the organization allowed Giannis's shot form go from "not good, but can work with it" to "entirely broken beyond repair" is beyond belief. It's atrocious.

[MuggsyB]

NOLA with 96 pts with 2:30 left in the 3Q?

WTF?  Have they been this bad on D all year?

[wadesworld]

NOLA with 96 pts with 2:30 left in the 3Q?

WTF?  Have they been this bad on D all year?

Yes. Their philosophy is "We'll give up 3s to average shooters" and has been Bud's entire time here. In theory, good idea. But the execution is flawed. Those shooters are average 3 point shooters on normal NBA 3 point shots. The Bucks give up warmup 3 point shots to those guys. NBA players will make those at a 50%+ clip every night, but the Bucks will say it's an outlier because the guy can't shoot. But the outliers happen every night.

[4everwarriors]

Throw Bud on da get outta town dog bus wit Woj, hey?

[MuggsyB]

Throw Bud on da get outta town dog bus wit Woj, hey?

Are you available to coach both MU and the Bucks simultaneously?  I like your style.

[4everwarriors]

Are you available to coach both MU and the Bucks simultaneously?  I like your style.

Keep dis up Mugster ans ewe mae just earn yoself an invite two da next Meat Summit, hey?

[MUfan12]

Not to go all Dodds here, but they're playing in empty or mostly empty arenas. That has to make it easier to shoot.

Lopez is at the heart of the issue here. Can't switch everything when he's on the floor. And dropping him to rim protect leaves guys open.

[4everwarriors]

Bucks need another scorer, preferably at the 2 guard and its not Donte. Would also help if they desired to play defense also, hey?

[JustinLewisFanClubPres]

Lopez is at the heart of the issue here. Can't switch everything when he's on the floor. And dropping him to rim protect leaves guys open.

+100. He is an atrocious defender in space and was absolutely exploited by the Raptors in the ECF 2 years ago once they pulled him more than 5 feet from the basket. The Bucks revived his career that year and should have took the chance to move him then.

[wadesworld]

LeBron says he could join the 50-40-90 club if he "wanted to." The guy's never shot above 78% from the line in his career. That's a lot of "not wanting to." He can make the case that he's only ever been above 38% from three once in his career because of shot selection or whatever. But the difficulty of a free throw does not change, ever. It's the same quality of shot.

[The Sultan]

LeBron says he could join the 50-40-90 club if he "wanted to." The guy's never shot above 78% from the line in his career. That's a lot of "not wanting to." He can make the case that he's only ever been above 38% from three once in his career because of shot selection or whatever. But the difficulty of a free throw does not change, ever. It's the same quality of shot.

Your internet is slow.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lebron-james-says-he-could-hit-50-40-90-mark-if-he-wanted-to/amp/

[wadesworld]

Your internet is slow.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lebron-james-says-he-could-hit-50-40-90-mark-if-he-wanted-to/amp/

Even worse. Evidently he REALLY doesn't want to.

[withoutbias]

It's the same thing every single night for the Bucks. Turnovers galore. Other team sets its franchise record for 3s made. Bucks end the first with 4 backups on the court and give up a run that puts nets them ten points or more in the hole. And the Bucks will just write it off as a team having an aberrationally hot night from 3.