NBA Thread 2020-21 Season

[Alsacs]

Is that even a serious question? Levine is blossoming into a star

Knicks made a point about Lavine’s defense.

I was saying Marcus Smart is first team all defense 2 years in a row.
Which would you rather have.

I would take LaVine but Smart is a player some people might want before LaVine if his defense truly is that bad.

 

[kirbivore]

Hot take: the Jordan logo should only be on the Hornets and Bulls uniforms.

And as a Laker fan I find it kinda offensive to have his logo on our jerseys. We’re the damn Lakers! We don’t need Michael Jordan’s logo on our uni’s.

I'm offended by the alternate jerseys, which I know started way back. Gold at home, purple on the road is how it should be.

 

[OrangeDW]

I'm offended by the alternate jerseys, which I know started way back. Gold at home, purple on the road is how it should be.

100% agree. I can handle the white on Sunday thing, but it wouldn’t be what I would do if it was my decision.

I can handle the occasional throwback blue jersey game.

But this rotating like 5 different jerseys pretty equally...I hate it. It’s like college football all of a sudden. Stick to the purple and gold.

Some of these other teams I watch and don’t even know who is who. Teams just wearing any old random colors. Feels scrubby.

 

[Alsacs]

I'm offended by the alternate jerseys, which I know started way back. Gold at home, purple on the road is how it should be.

White home jersey on Sunday was added in Shaq and Kobe Era.

I don’t like the black Celtics jerseys.
Just the home white and road green.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Draymond has been excellent since his meltdown against the Hornets.

 

[MikeSU02]

Knicks are in a good one.

Luka and Harden are in a battle even after the 1Q. Might see some big totals there.

 

[KaiserUEO]

Umm no.

agree.

just leave it as is.

 

[Eric15]

I'm offended by the alternate jerseys, which I know started way back. Gold at home, purple on the road is how it should be.

I feel like half the time I turn on an NBA game my brain reacts the same way as when I looked at the Dungey-era SU uniforms.

For example, when the Nets moved to Brooklyn, their jerseys were so cool in their black and white simplicity. But someone had to come up with these monstrosities:

 

[STEVEHOLT]

Has a team ever missed 41 three pointers in a single game ?

The rockets with a solid 4/45 effort tonight .. not a typo

 

[Knicks411]

Zion is getting scary good...

 

[NineOneSeven]

Has a team ever missed 41 three pointers in a single game ?

The rockets with a solid 4/45 effort tonight .. not a typo

Stop it...

 

[IthacaBarrel]

Zion is getting scary good...

Zion put a clinic on last night versus Jazz in 3rd quarter. Had 15 points in the 3rd and was just sensational, unstoppable was taking it right to both bigs. He had a couple great moves on Favors. Utah adjusted in the 4th and quieted him down. he gets a few blocked in there but he's so good with the 2nd effort/ jump and put backs.

Zion's outside shot is slowly coming along as well. Much like Lonzo Ball's has really come along the past year and a half. Lonzo has been really good the past 4 weeks. Probably played his best game of the year last night. Their shooting coach Fred Vincent is pretty good too

The pels just don't play defense with any consistency and that is their biggest problem. They could also use another wing defender and Bledsoe has really been horrendous on defense as well, although he was good the final minutes last night. I think many Pelicans fans were hoping they would get 80% of Jrue Holiday with Bledsoe it seems more like 50% and I am being nice. Hart's minutes continue to grow because of it

 

[Knicks411]

Zion had one play last night where he caught it in the post against Favors and just went to his left and Favors had no chance. Easy layup. Hard to explain, like it shouldnt be that easy, he just posted up, went to his left, and scored.

 

[STEVEHOLT]

Stop it...

They did .. I’m not joking

 

[NineOneSeven]

They did .. I’m not joking

That is perhaps the dumbest statistic I’ve heard this entire year.

 

[samspann1]

GOAT

Popovich Says Spurs Will Listen to NBA, Not Gov. Abbott

Popovich said the Spurs will not listen to the updated guidelines after the Texas governor announced that he's lifting the mask mandate.

www.si.com

 

[Arangeman]

That is perhaps the dumbest statistic I’ve heard this entire year.

Everyone here loves the 3 pt. shot. It’s consumed the game.

i‘m with Pop

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Everyone here loves the 3 pt. shot. It’s consumed the game.

i‘m with Pop

I would have been way better in highschool with today's emphasis on three point shooting.

Young OiG got BUCKETS from deep.

 

[Cusefan0307]

This is the weakest ejection ever. These refs are SOFT.

 

[OrangeDW]

This is the weakest ejection ever. These refs are SOFT.

Unless he said something over the line while doing it, yeah. A bounce pass can only be so offensive.

 

[STEVEHOLT]

Unless he said something over the line while doing it, yeah. A bounce pass can only be so offensive.

They didn’t even need him .. heady play to get rest

 

[Melancer46]

This is the weakest ejection ever. These refs are SOFT.

It is soft but I feel like this isn't close to the first time we've seen a player ejected for something similar. Like this one from one week ago.

Russell Westbrook and Luka Doncic have been T'd up for the same thing as well; this isn't anything new. Refs just assume if they get hit with a ball, it was intentional and worthy of a technical foul.

 

[samspann1]

 

[Day2]

Hoodie Melo is having none of this.

 

[Eric15]

Obviously there's a long way to go, but it's possible that the two longest playoff droughts in the league could end this year: Sacramento (14 years) and Phoenix (10 years). Both are over .500.

Probably not going to happen with Sactown this year, but the Suns are just killing it right now and have the 2nd best record in the entire league.