2022/2023 NBA Season

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

[randylahey]

For once ill stick up for Draymond kind of. Sabonis for sure grabbed his leg to start it. And then draymond went full draumond and stepped on him

[TDub]

Adam silver is a bitch, Drayton is a bitch

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

Are the Bucks a better team withOUT Giannis?
Are the Grizzlies a better team withOUT Ja?

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

Kawhi - out. "injured".

Maybe it's just me but I have to wonder if sometime in the near future the players and their union decide they will only play 50-60 games max a season.
Their team can play 80+ but they choose to only play 50-60.

[pdub]

Are the Bucks a better team withOUT Giannis?
Are the Grizzlies a better team withOUT Ja?

No.

[pdub]

Didn’t watch live but watched replays.

Harden didn’t deserve to be ejected. That wasn’t a flagrant 2. Maybe a flagrant 1 bc it looked more intentional than accidental but I dunno. At worst, flagrant 1.

Embiids I think was worse than Hardens actually but obviously not nearly as bad as Draymonds stomp. A flagrant makes sense there. But it’s a flagrant you take if someone is walking over you like that.

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

Didn’t watch live but watched replays.

Harden didn’t deserve to be ejected. That wasn’t a flagrant 2. Maybe a flagrant 1 bc it looked more intentional than accidental but I dunno. At worst, flagrant 1.

Embiids I think was worse than Hardens actually but obviously not nearly as bad as Draymonds stomp. A flagrant makes sense there. But it’s a flagrant you take if someone is walking over you like that.

Obviously this wasn't the situation but if it was late in the game, the 6ers were down a few points, and they were down 2-0 in the series - I feel it is NOT a flagrant you take.
In other words, this is an example of where I can (and do) agree with you or disagree with you - depending on the situation.

[Shirley]

11:30 left in the game, Phili 67, Nets 65.

Ugly game.

Joel who?

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

Doc Rivers should be fired!!!!
Harden was in the game up 14 points with 30 seconds left and he blew out his knee.
Ok, Harden didn't really blow out his knee.

[ousdahl]

Marcus Morris getting the start

[pdub]

Chris Paul v Westbrook 4th quarter duel.

[pdub]

Paul with two daggers.

[pdub]

Westbrook misses an open layup.
Game over.

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

[InfiniteJ]

Looks like Dillon Brooks should have kept his mouth shut.

[randylahey]

What in the actual fuck

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

What in the actual fuck

I assume that's a question. I don't have an answer but I have two questions of my own.
Why didn't you say/post that when these things happened?
Do the NBA Playoffs have a guys getting hit/kicked in the junk problem?

[pdub]

The Brooks one looks more intentional than Hardens to me.

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

The Brooks one looks more intentional than Hardens to me.

Me too.
Maybe I am overreacting and overthinking this but I feel it wouldn't be a bad idea if the NBA (Silver and company) addressed this with all the playoff teams.
As a fan I don't want to see players get injured and I don't want to see someone react to it in a manner that gets them suspended.

On another note. I asked a few days ago if the Grizz are a better team without Ja. I don't believe they are but..........
I don't know the quality of teams they have played with and without him and I don't know if players actually play better or worse with him on and off the court with them but I believe they MAY have a better win % withOUT him than with him.
No matter how it's broken down, Ws and Ls are the most important stat.