2022-23 NBA Thread

[MuggsyB]

They need to get high

Manatees are naturally 10-13 feet and weigh 2,000-3,500.  It would be like criticizing an average man that's 5'9  and 160 lbs. 

[PGsHeroes32]

Manatees are naturally 10-13 feet and weigh 2,000-3,500.  It would be like criticizing an average man that's 5'9  and 160 lbs.

They are dead weight though.

Nothing interesting about them.

[CreightonWarrior]

9 feet tall and can't even dunk. Pathetic.

[Uncle Rico]

9 feet tall and can't even dunk. Pathetic.

Manatee's can't even write letters, so you know they lack leadership skills

[MuggsyB]

They are dead weight though.

Nothing interesting about them.

Stop attacking them.  They are not dead weight.  They have been misunderstood for centuries. 

[MuggsyB]

9 feet tall and can't even dunk. Pathetic.

Marine Mammals can dunk if taught.  Eddie the Sea Otter rehabilitated by dunking.  May he rest in peace. 

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

None of you are looking at this rationally.  It's a big, big, problem if you give up 75 points in the 1H, on your home floor, with both teams fully healthy, to the team that is your biggest challenge to winning the title.  If you guys choose to live in la-la land there's nothing I can do.  Facts ate facts and I now have zero confidence the Bucks can beat the Celtics in a 7 game series.

Do you also have zero confidence that the Celtics can beat the Magic in a 7 game series? After all the Celtics are 1-3 against them on the season, including 0-2 at home.

[PGsHeroes32]

Naz Reid broken wrist.

There goes the wolves chance at trying to pull off some sort of mini run

[Hards Alumni]

I'm beyond relaxed. I have eyes and clarity regarding the 4-5 best NBA teams.

93 points for the C's with 6 mins left in tbe 3Q?  Completely inexcusable.

Fire everyone, rebuild.

[rocket surgeon]

bucks game was pathetic-despite playing a back to back, these are pros for C's sake.  on their home floor, pissing distance from indianapolis, no answer for brown which allowed tatum et. al to have their way.  bucks better find something to do better unless it was just lazy, but home fans had many reasons to be pissed off

  if i were the celtics, i might have considered easing up on the pedal a little bit because this game means little except for staving off elimination from #1 seed.  otherwise, no need to provide bulletin board material.  just beat em and move on, but 41 points??  that's gonna leave a mark only erasable by winning the probable eastern conference

[wadesworld]

Yes. If the C's had won by 8 instead of 41 the Bucks probably wouldn't have cared if they won the ECF or not.

The Bucks are 30-8 at home this year. The home fans have been treated just fine.

[Jockey]

None of you are looking at this rationally.  It's a big, big, problem if you give up 75 points in the 1H, on your home floor, with both teams fully healthy, to the team that is your biggest challenge to winning the title.  If you guys choose to live in la-la land there's nothing I can do.  Facts ate facts and I now have zero confidence the Bucks can beat the Celtics in a 7 game series.

I see that the Padres blew a game against the lowly Rockies. Inexcusable.

Their season is over.

[lawdog77]

I see that the Padres blew a game against the lowly Rockies. Inexcusable.

Their season is over.

F the Padres-signed all older Cubs fans

[JWags85]

None of you are looking at this rationally.  It's a big, big, problem if you give up 75 points in the 1H, on your home floor, with both teams fully healthy, to the team that is your biggest challenge to winning the title.  If you guys choose to live in la-la land there's nothing I can do.  Facts ate facts and I now have zero confidence the Bucks can beat the Celtics in a 7 game series.

I can't find the tweet, but expected result based on all shots taken throughout the game was a 5 point Bucks victory.  Bucks were an extreme anomaly from the floor, particularly 3, and the Cs hit a bunch of absurd shots.  It happens.

We all know you're insanely reactive but this kind of stuff makes it seem like you know next to nothing about NBA basketball.

[cheebs09]

I can't find the tweet, but expected result based on all shots taken throughout the game was a 5 point Bucks victory.  Bucks were an extreme anomaly from the floor, particularly 3, and the Cs hit a bunch of absurd shots.  It happens.

We all know you're insanely reactive but this kind of stuff makes it seem like you know next to nothing about NBA basketball.

That is reassuring, although, after the way the Bucks shot in the playoff series last year, it is somewhat concerning.

However, I'm not going to be all that worried until this type of stuff shows up in a playoff series.

[MuggsyB]

To suggest that what happened last night isn't remotely concerning is patently false. 

[Uncle Rico]

To suggest that what happened last night isn't remotely concerned concerning is patently false.

It isn't

[cheebs09]

To suggest that what happened last night isn't remotely concerned concerning is patently false.

Let me tell you about the importance of the regular season. It's a tune up to get to the playoffs.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

To suggest that what happened last night isn't remotely concerned concerning is patently false.

It's concerning in the sense that the Buck's magic number didn't go down. Given that they have 5 games to get some combination of 4 wins or Celtics losses, the concern isn't great.

[MuggsyB]

I flat out disagree with most of you but I hope I'm wrong.

[Uncle Rico]

I flat out disagree with most of you but I hope I'm wrong.

You are

[JWags85]

To suggest that what happened last night isn't remotely concerning is patently false.

Not being snarky or an ass, but how many full regular season NBA games do you watch a year?  Actually watch, not just see highlights or cherrypick headlines.  And how many of those are non-Bucks or Warriors games?

There are big time NBA fans here, some like myself with League Pass, who watch a ton of NBA who aren't that bothered by it.  NBA writers and analysts on Twitter didn't even raise an eyebrow.  Yet you're hysterically bothered by it and telling us we are all wrong.

The 20-21 Bucks lost by 31 at home to Denver in March.  In May, weeks before the playoffs started, a full strength Bucks team lost to a terrible Spurs team by 21.

The Celtics lost 2 days ago by 20 to a Wizards team that wont make the playoffs.  Denver lost at home to the Bulls by 20 2 weeks ago and Jokic had a near triple double.

The Bucks are fine, maybe take a break till the playoffs or you're gonna lose all credibility my man.

[Its DJOver]

Not being snarky or an ass, but how many full regular season NBA games do you watch a year?  Actually watch, not just see highlights or cherrypick headlines.  And how many of those are non-Bucks or Warriors games?

There are big time NBA fans here, some like myself with League Pass, who watch a ton of NBA who aren't that bothered by it.  NBA writers and analysts on Twitter didn't even raise an eyebrow.  Yet you're hysterically bothered by it and telling us we are all wrong.

The 20-21 Bucks lost by 31 at home to Denver in March.  In May, weeks before the playoffs started, a full strength Bucks team lost to a terrible Spurs team by 21.

The Celtics lost 2 days ago by 20 to a Wizards team that wont make the playoffs.  Denver lost at home to the Bulls by 20 2 weeks ago and Jokic had a near triple double.

The Bucks are fine, maybe take a break till the playoffs or you're gonna lose all credibility my man.

A Wizards team without Beal or Kuzma. 

Jason Tatum is shooting 35% from three on the year, he had been on a cold streak where he was around 25% the last month or so including an 0-7 and an 0-8 showing. He shot 8-10 from three last night. He's a good player and good players can go off, but its hard to state just how much of a statistical outlier that game was.  That is why people who actually understand the NBA aren't freaking out. 

[tower912]

Actually, go ahead and panic, Muggsy.

[MuggsyB]

Not being snarky or an ass, but how many full regular season NBA games do you watch a year?  Actually watch, not just see highlights or cherrypick headlines.  And how many of those are non-Bucks or Warriors games?

There are big time NBA fans here, some like myself with League Pass, who watch a ton of NBA who aren't that bothered by it.  NBA writers and analysts on Twitter didn't even raise an eyebrow.  Yet you're hysterically bothered by it and telling us we are all wrong.

The 20-21 Bucks lost by 31 at home to Denver in March.  In May, weeks before the playoffs started, a full strength Bucks team lost to a terrible Spurs team by 21.

The Celtics lost 2 days ago by 20 to a Wizards team that wont make the playoffs.  Denver lost at home to the Bulls by 20 2 weeks ago and Jokic had a near triple double.

The Bucks are fine, maybe take a break till the playoffs or you're gonna lose all credibility my man.

Not many but I trust my hoops observations.