2022-23 NBA Thread

[The Sultan]

  murray was listed as very questionable and quite possibly have to sit this game out dip sh!t racist

i was following very closely trying to pick my fanduel team.  they took his injury status right up to the limit before announcing he would play.  then my reasoning for NOT taking him is, well if he is that questionable, what kind of performance can one expect out him...well, i'd really like to know what his ailment was because their trainers, psychologists and drugs allowed him to go off for 31 pts, 5 red 5 asst & 3 steals

Y'all realize that waiting until the last minute is usually SOP with these things right?

[rocket surgeon]

Gambling and dentistry do not mix well doc. From Doc Holliday to Dr. James Craig, a simple google search will tell you that

  fanduel fantasy is gambling for sissys.  i liken it more to a lottery but point taken.  gambling and life don't mix well either, but it's my only bad habit   i usually only play the .05-$15 full roster single or multiple games.  i did win a few $2-3k contests but that was about $4-5k ago over the past 3-4 years.  the golf contests are fun because they go thursday-sunday

[rocket surgeon]

Y'all realize that waiting until the last minute is usually SOP with these things right?

absolutely, but just saying...davis and james typically carry the same ole "questionable" for just about every game, but murray had a slightly different designation widely reported to very possibly "missing game 1"  they didn't specify, but then wouldn't one think, even if he does play, how effective will he be.  he was the 4th highest rated player-read expensive.  taking him for more money limited who you could take to fill in your cap space.  do you call their bluff and "gamble"? or take 2-3 other players whom you think would make up for murray? 

  as it turns out, gordon had a dog game which is what hurt me the most.  i mean they weren't even really going to him as a 3rd option.  plus he only had 3 rebounds and 3 assists??  i think the real injury may have been on gordon.  kcp had a nice game especially given his designation

[forgetful]

absolutely, but just saying...davis and james typically carry the same ole "questionable" for just about every game, but murray had a slightly different designation widely reported to very possibly "missing game 1"  they didn't specify, but then wouldn't one think, even if he does play, how effective will he be.  he was the 4th highest rated player-read expensive.  taking him for more money limited who you could take to fill in your cap space.  do you call their bluff and "gamble"? or take 2-3 other players whom you think would make up for murray? 

  as it turns out, gordon had a dog game which is what hurt me the most.  i mean they weren't even really going to him as a 3rd option.  plus he only had 3 rebounds and 3 assists??  i think the real injury may have been on gordon.  kcp had a nice game especially given his designation

You might have just missed it, but everything I read about Murray was that he was questionable with a non-Covid illness, but his coach even said that knowing Murray, there is little chance that he won't be out there competing like normal.

[rocket surgeon]

You might have just missed it, but everything I read about Murray was that he was questionable with a non-Covid illness, but his coach even said that knowing Murray, there is little chance that he won't be out there competing like normal.

  i pull up the injury reports and every one of them listed james and anthony as questionable but probable to play and murray as really really questionable/possibly missing game 1.  not sure when the deadline to report actual status is, but regardless, i didn't think that even if he did play, that he would have been nearly as EFFECTIVE as he was

[MuggsyB]

Jimmy with a very solid 1Q. 

[MuggsyB]

This looks like a short series unfortunately. 

[MuggsyB]

I'm stunned.  Maybe I was wrong. 

[MuggsyB]

Wow.  This is unbelievable. 103-91 at the end of 3Q?  And a 23 point swing?  Amazing. 

[PGsHeroes32]

What a quarter.

Still have one more to hold off the Cs though

[MuggsyB]

What a quarter.

Still have one more to hold off the Cs though

Inserting Cody Zeller is never a good decision. 

[PGsHeroes32]

Inserting Cody Zeller is never a good decision.

Hes actually been a big help this post season.

But he shouldnt be used in this series. Doesnt fit against the Cs

[MuggsyB]

Huge triple there by Vincent. 

[PGsHeroes32]

Boston is allowed to barrel into the lane and lower shoulders every drive and its an And 1 every time.

Ball dont lie on that Brown and 1. Brutal

[MuggsyB]

Wow.  I dunno about that call. 

[MuggsyB]

Miami settling too much.  Attack. 

[MuggsyB]

Wow. Unreal triple there by James Buckets. 

[MuggsyB]

Jimmy with six thefts along with 35, 5, and 7.

[21Jumpstreet]

"Jimmy Frickin Butler" Harlan said after that monster three. What a win

[PGsHeroes32]

youtube tv fu cked me and everyone else with it out of the final 5 minutes.

It played little mermaid trailer on a constant loop. Unreal

[MU82]

To quote Kevin Harlan: "Jimmy Frickin' Butler!"

[MuggsyB]

"Jimmy Frickin Butler" Harlan said after that monster three. What a win

What he's doing is pretty remarkable.  I get that there are some that think he's a jagbag and anti MU but the guy is seriously balling with pretty modest help around him. 

[MU82]

If you had told me 2 years ago that Strus was gonna be not just an NBA player but a pretty darn good one, I'd have laughed at you.

[MuggsyB]

If you had told me 2 years ago that Strus was gonna be not just an NBA player but a pretty darn good one, I'd have laughed at you.

No doubt.  Didn't he start D3?

[MU82]

The most stunning thing was that, after those two games to close out Philly, Tatum faded into nothingness.

Not only didn't he help the Celtics in the 4th quarter, he choked badly -- 3 turnovers down the stretch and zero baskets.

Confounding.