2022-23 NBA Thread

[The Sultan]

Denver will have rust, but Miami playing at altitude on short rest is going to be a problem for them.

[Uncle Rico]

Miami will have to go bananas from distance to have a chance?  Nikola is a problem imo.

Glad the Nuggets are getting this chance.  They're a joy to watch.

[Skatastrophy]

Yet Jokic is "tough to watch."  We find very different things to be entertaining in terms of basketball.

I prefer to watch my team win, yes.

[wadesworld]

I prefer to watch my team win, yes.

Ah right.  The Nuggets bowed out of the Playoffs long ago and we shouldn't give Jokic a 3rd straight MVP because he's tough to watch and can't perform in the Playoffs.

[Skatastrophy]

Ah right.  The Nuggets bowed out of the Playoffs long ago and we shouldn't give Jokic a 3rd straight MVP because he's tough to watch and can't perform in the Playoffs.

Man you're arguing with yourself here. Go set up strawmans for someone else.

[wadesworld]

Man you're arguing with yourself here. Go set up strawmans for someone else.

Are we sure?

He's so likeable.

I am rooting for the Lakers in this series, easy choice IMO. Tough to watch Jokic's game

Lakers getting jobbed by the refs in the waning minutes, but Denver hit their throws.

Jokic can't keep up with the geriatric Lakers footraces. Literal traffic cone

[Skatastrophy]

Are we sure?

Me not liking watching Jokic's game, or Giannis' bully ball, doesn't mean I don't think he's good or effective. He gets gassed fast. Sucking air at the time, unable to keep up on the Laker's breaks cause he's still not in perfect shape. You're reading way too much into this.

It's not fun watching Jokic, or Giannis, or Embiid for me. Bully ball is not that fun. Man, even Jimmy is not fun to watch unless you're rooting for him. Thankfully I root for him so him getting under people's skin, poking the ball away, drawing fouls is a blast.

Totally normal to pick a fight about comments from 2 weeks ago, though. Touch grass homie

[Jockey]

Man you're arguing with yourself here. Go set up strawmans for someone else.

Don't say that Skat..., he'll do it again to me next.

[Skatastrophy]

Don't say that Skat..., he'll do it again to me next.

Gotta treat people with some grace, you never know what's going on in their personal life causing them to act that way on the internet. Maybe someone's pulling his leg hair to wake him up every day or something.

[wadesworld]

Me not liking watching Jokic's game, or Giannis' bully ball, doesn't mean I don't think he's good or effective. He gets gassed fast. Sucking air at the time, unable to keep up on the Laker's breaks cause he's still not in perfect shape. You're reading way too much into this.

It's not fun watching Jokic, or Giannis, or Embiid for me. Bully ball is not that fun. Man, even Jimmy is not fun to watch unless you're rooting for him. Thankfully I root for him so him getting under people's skin, poking the ball away, drawing fouls is a blast.

Totally normal to pick a fight about comments from 2 weeks ago, though. Touch grass homie

Or just pointing out the total contradiction in how great it is to watch the Heat ugly games up, but Jokic, Embiid, Giannis being tough to watch or unenjoyable to watch because they play bully ball.

Don't say that Skat..., he'll do it again to me next.

You already died on your hill.

[MU82]

Me not liking watching Jokic's game, or Giannis' bully ball, doesn't mean I don't think he's good or effective. He gets gassed fast. Sucking air at the time, unable to keep up on the Laker's breaks cause he's still not in perfect shape. You're reading way too much into this.

It's not fun watching Jokic, or Giannis, or Embiid for me. Bully ball is not that fun. Man, even Jimmy is not fun to watch unless you're rooting for him. Thankfully I root for him so him getting under people's skin, poking the ball away, drawing fouls is a blast.

Totally normal to pick a fight about comments from 2 weeks ago, though. Touch grass homie

Curious - who are your favorite players to watch?

[MuggsyB]

Curious - who are your favorite players to watch?

Yes....who are the non-bully players on the list?  Steph?  SGA?  Murray?  I assume Muggsy was a non-bully guy????  Although he pinned J.R. Reid after he made fun of him. 

[MuggsyB]

Jokic is so much different than Giannis or Embiid I don't see see the visual comparison at all.  Dropping sweet dimes is bully ball??

[Skatastrophy]

Or just pointing out the total contradiction in how great it is to watch the Heat ugly games up, but Jokic, Embiid, Giannis being tough to watch or unenjoyable to watch because they play bully ball.

You don't understand enjoying when a team that you root for has a defense that frustrates the other team, resulting in their offense disintegrating? Man you're just arguing to argue.

Here's a hot take for you folks: The NBA would be more fun to watch if it were just guards and forwards.

[MuggsyB]

You don't understand enjoying when a team that you root for has a defense that frustrates the other team, resulting in their offense disintegrating? Man you're just arguing to argue.

Here's a hot take for you folks: The NBA would be more fun to watch if it were just guards and forwards.

Yes!!!  I'm a proponent of a 6'0 and under league!! 

[MuggsyB]

Huge size advantage for Denver. 

[Skatastrophy]

Huge size advantage for Denver. 

Heat already followed my lead and benched their centers

[MuggsyB]

Vincent is getting torched. 

[The Sultan]

Vincent is getting torched. 

Because he's a career role player put into a starting role due to Herro's injury.

And he's small.

[Skatastrophy]

Neither team playing effective defense, they are getting the shots they want. Heat jumpers are not falling.

[The Sultan]

Yes!!!  I'm a proponent of a 6'0 and under league!! 

Nobody wants to watch midget ball Muggs.

[MuggsyB]

Because he's a career role player put into a starting role due to Herro's injury.

And he's small.

Let's not attack diminutive people.  The guy has been great the entire playoffs. But against Denver he's got some probs with their overall size. 

[Skatastrophy]

Surprised Jokic didn't get whistled for trying to rip Zeller's arm off out of bounds there

[wadesworld]

Jokic didn't shoot the ball until there were 3 seconds left in the first and still dominated that first quarter. Love watching that dude play.

[Uncle Rico]

Jokic didn't shoot the ball until there were 3 seconds left in the first and still dominated that first quarter. Love watching that dude play.

He really is.