2022-23 NBA Thread

[WhiteTrash]

I mean they just hired their gm but ok

Hence, "Ball can be the perfect excuse for the new guys to hit the reset button."

[The Sultan]

The Bulls aren't setting the reset button now. They just signed LaVine to a max contract and made the playoffs for the first time in five years.

[Uncle Rico]

Ime Udoka, huh?

[MuggsyB]

Ime Udoka, huh?

Ya.....wtf???

[MUBurrow]

I don't get why you'd suspend your coach for a full season but not just can him.  Sure, he's a good NBA coach, but is he so much better than Mazulla or whatever other move you would make that its worth awkwardly freezing your whole front office to retain the rights to bring him back after this year?

[Uncle Rico]

I don't get why you'd suspend your coach for a full season but not just can him.  Sure, he's a good NBA coach, but is he so much better than Mazulla or whatever other move you would make that its worth awkwardly freezing your whole front office to retain the rights to bring him back after this year?

Yeah, it seems odd

[4everwarriors]

Dudes who can't keep their schwantz in their pants, end up with their tit in a wringer, aina?

[Uncle Rico]

Dudes who can't keep their schwantz in their pants, end up with their tit in a wringer, aina?

Or get elected president (both ways)

[WhiteTrash]

The Bulls aren't setting the reset button now. They just signed LaVine to a max contract and made the playoffs for the first time in five years.

We agree.

"But if I had to guess, they will churn and burn as a borderline playoff team for a few years before slipping back into a perennial lottery team. Fire some coaches and finally the GM."

LaVine would be a good third option on a very good team. Him being no.1 or 2 on the Bulls speaks to the lack of talent in Chicago.

[4everwarriors]

Just chit can da mofo, hey?

[wadesworld]

Lots of virtue signaling by Ime this past season.

[The Sultan]

We agree.

"But if I had to guess, they will churn and burn as a borderline playoff team for a few years before slipping back into a perennial lottery team. Fire some coaches and finally the GM."

LaVine would be a good third option on a very good team. Him being no.1 or 2 on the Bulls speaks to the lack of talent in Chicago.

Right. I get it. Most NBA rebuilds end up not being very fruitful if the only way to measure success is either a championship or at least a Finals appearance. But I think they have set their course.

[The Sultan]

I don't get why you'd suspend your coach for a full season but not just can him.  Sure, he's a good NBA coach, but is he so much better than Mazulla or whatever other move you would make that its worth awkwardly freezing your whole front office to retain the rights to bring him back after this year?

If they can him, they may have to pay him.  If they have the ability to suspend him, by either virtue of his contract or Celtics' policy, they can suspend him and hope he just agrees to resign.

My guess is that this is just part of the negotiation to get him out the door.

[wadesworld]

https://clutchpoints.com/twitter-digs-up-ugly-past-of-ime-udokas-interim-replacement-joe-mazzulla/

Oops!  The guy who is replacing Ime for the year was getting in trouble at West Virginia under Bob Huggins.

[WhiteTrash]

https://clutchpoints.com/twitter-digs-up-ugly-past-of-ime-udokas-interim-replacement-joe-mazzulla/

Oops!  The guy who is replacing Ime for the year was getting in trouble at West Virginia under Bob Huggins.

Doh!

Does Stevens want his old job back?

[Uncle Rico]

Doh!

Does Stevens want his old job back?

I hear Barry Alvarez is taking over

[Jockey]

ESPN has Durant as the 8th best player in the NBA.

Apparently, the experts at ESPN are as stupid as I am.

[cheebs09]

I hear Barry Alvarez is taking over

For a handsome fee of course.

[wadesworld]

ESPN has Durant as the 8th best player in the NBA.

Apparently, the experts at ESPN are as stupid as I am.

Agreed.  I just looked.  Got to number 7.  Saw Jayson Tatum ahead of Kevin Durant.  Laughed so much the tears in my eyes wouldn't allow me to see who they ranked 1-6.

[Jockey]

Agreed.  I just looked.  Got to number 7.  Saw Jayson Tatum ahead of Kevin Durant.  Laughed so much the tears in my eyes wouldn't allow me to see who they ranked 1-6.

You're the same guy that wrote about Kevin Love being an "elite" player. So I guess I am laughing harder than you.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-top-100-player-rankings-giannis-stephen-curry-kevin-durant-vie-for-no-1-lebron-james-slips/

CBS has Durant at #3 behind Giannis and Steph. That seems right to me.

[Jockey]

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-top-100-player-rankings-giannis-stephen-curry-kevin-durant-vie-for-no-1-lebron-james-slips/

CBS has Durant at #3 behind Giannis and Steph. That seems right to me.

I agree with Jokic and Doncic in the top 5. Durant, though, would be #5 for me from that group.

[wadesworld]

You're the same guy that wrote about Kevin Love being an "elite" player. So I guess I am laughing harder than you.

You're the author of that list?  Nice, congrats!  Didn't realize we had an ESPN writer as part of Scoop.

I don't recall writing about Kevin Love being an "elite" player, but if I did I guess it would depend on your definition of "elite."  There's no question he was a top 15 player for a number of years in the NBA.  He's a 5 time All Star.  2 time Second Team All NBA.  Basketball Reference gives him a 73% chance of making the Hall of Fame.  I'd say that's pretty elite.

Regardless, if you're actually telling me that you think Jayson Tatum is better than Kevin Durant TODAY (not like some futures list), I don't know what to tell you.  It's not remotely close and never has been.

[MuggsyB]

https://clutchpoints.com/twitter-digs-up-ugly-past-of-ime-udokas-interim-replacement-joe-mazzulla/

Oops!  The guy who is replacing Ime for the year was getting in trouble at West Virginia under Bob Huggins.

WHOOOOOOOOOOOPS.

You can't make this stuff up.

[Jockey]

Regardless, if you're actually telling me that you think Jayson Tatum is better than Kevin Durant TODAY (not like some futures list), I don't know what to tell you.  It's not remotely close and never has been.

Okay, Chico 

I literally just posted that Durant was a top 5 player and Tatum wasn't.

But I guess your argument only works if you make up something to argue against.