NBA 2020-2021, Let the Season Begin

[BobMc]

That was a hell of a game.

[MultiVerse]

Giannis finally showing up big in the playoffs! A great game and in spite of an uneven start a great series.

[EWG]

In the end it turns out the Nets couldn’t score enough. Not expected.


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[plugboots]

KD is good at basketball. But I guess even he needs a Steph.


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[Woodsy]

Jazz gonna jazz

Playoffs showed:
D mitch is a star +
Jazz cant defend 5 shooters on the floor = this team gonna get blowed up this summer despite best record in basketball

[MultiVerse]

Assuming CP3 returns in time for it to matter, we're about to find out if the Suns DeAndre Ayton will hurt the Clippers way more for playing small than Gobert ever did.


FWIW, Reggie Jackson is playing like a younger Chris Paul but on a one year $2.3 million contract. There's going to be a lot of interest in signing 'Mr. June' when the times comes.

[Danno]

FWIW, Reggie Jackson is playing like a younger Chris Paul but on a one year $2.3 million contract. There's going to be a lot of interest in signing 'Mr. June' when the times comes.

And if someone signs him for big $, they will likely regret that decision. He has been a nice pickup for the Clips, but he's 31, so no spring chicken, and this is the first year he's shot over 40% from 3. His career % is .349.

[The Reverend Floater]

Can't believe the Jazz duffed it.

I guess I'm a Suns fan now. They're playing legit ball. Monty Williams is the man.

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[Danno]

Lol sixers.

[I've seen black diamonds!]

Lol sixers.

See ya! I look forward to hearing more from Embiid and the specially Simmons about how great they are.

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[Danno]

Coach Bud may get to keep his job just because he got lucky. First, he plays a Nets team that is riddled with injuries, and he still almost loses. Next, he gets the 5 seed instead of the #1 seed because Philly choked. If he gets to the finals and loses there, does he keep his job?

[The Reverend Floater]

Fuckin Hawks? This is not going the way I imagined.

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[TahoeJ]

KD is good at basketball. But I guess even he needs a Steph.


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That warmed my heart… haha

[cinnepa]

Fuckin Hawks? This is not going the way I imagined.

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Huge changes coming this summer....maybe even the coach.

[Marshall Tucker]

Huerter stepped up UUUGE!!! Hawks!!!

[Woodsy]

Mow that hes Ben tossed under the bus, Simmons to Utah actually makes sense...

[Adolf Allerbush]

Fuckin Hawks? This is not going the way I imagined.

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Nice to see someone else in the mix...and Atlanta is a cool city. Milwaukie on the other hand...

Mow that hes Ben tossed under the bus, Simmons to Utah actually makes sense...

What would Utah give the 76ers for Simmons? Conley and picks isn't gonna get it done. They could probably sacrifice some shooters so maybe it's Conley, whiny face Ingles or Bogdanovic, and some picks...assuming the Jazz don't want to part with Gobert or Mitchell

[Woodsy]

Shooters, taking on that contract, likely means no Conley signing though.

I dunno, late night post playoff loss spitballing

Where else he gonna go?
Who else makes Jazz Better?

[jfost]

Who else makes Jazz Better?

KD, obv.

[plugboots]

That warmed my heart… haha

I was going to say KD needs a Steadman, but not sure this crowd would’ve got the reference.

[Danno]

Huge changes coming this summer....maybe even the coach.

I saw that one play last night referred to on The Athletic as "The Pass". You know the play, Sixers down 2, a few minutes to go, Simmons juked Gallinari and had an open dunk in front of him and yet, inexplicably, passed. That cracks me up, The Pass.

I don't presume to know what these guys do in the offseason, Simmons may be shooting 1000x a day for all I know and it just isn't translating, so I won't criticize him for stubbornness or laziness or being unwilling to put in the work. I will say, something is not right with him, and that's been exposed to everyone now.

And Doc's limitations as a coach have also been exposed. Doc is a great leader of men, but he's extremely weak as a tactician and he's never been innovative.

[kathleenturneroverdrive]

Shooters, taking on that contract, likely means no Conley signing though.

I dunno, late night post playoff loss spitballing

Where else he gonna go?
Who else makes Jazz Better?

I’m not up to speed on the needs of the Jazz, but isn’t the problem with Simmons that he’s basically a 5 (who won’t take open dunks LOL)? Seems to me like Simmons/Gobert would be an even worse pairing than Simmons/Embiid since Gobert can’t space the floor at all.

[MultiVerse]

One of the unexpected things we've learned from the playoffs is Ty Lue turns out to be good at changing up schemes. He's a better game coach than Doc.


Also re KD, a half shoe size smaller and he hits the game winning 3-pointer instead of the game tying 2-pointer. Milwaukee held on in overtime, but only just.

Nice to see someone else in the mix...and Atlanta is a cool city. Milwaukie on the other hand...l

Like Green Bay, Milwaukee does have rabid fans. That may or may not be a good thing but you never hear about hard-core long-term Hawks fans. I wonder if there are folks who want to talk about watching Dominique Wilkins or still think about how it didn’t quite happen in 2015...

[Danno]

One of the unexpected things we've learned from the playoffs is Ty Lue turns out to be good at changing up schemes. He's a better game coach than Doc.

That was not an unexpected thing. It's been obvious for a long time that Doc is not an Xs and Os guy and is not good at being innovative or making adjustments; his entire value comes from being a "leader of men". There were many people who thought he was a bad hire for Philly, particularly Philly, because of their funky roster.

[MultiVerse]

The unexpected part was Ty, not Doc. There was a time when everyone said LeBron was the real Cavs coach and that Ty was just an empty suit.


Re Reggie Jackson and big $. I agree he's not worth a big contract but what the Jazz and a lot of other teams need is a 'dog' who can bite in the playoffs. Reggie seems to have evolved into that kind of player.