[NBA] Comments that don't warrant a thread (JAN)

[Tetsujin]

Blazers melting down against the Lakers. Blazers might really need to start thinking about becoming sellers.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Old man Bryant with 31 and 14 on crazy shooting again.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Suns have won 3 in a row and now have CP and Cam back. If they get going a bit they will likely rocket up the standings when Book gets back

 

[kingsboi]

Pat Bev has turned into the NBA troll since leaving Houston

 

[kingsboi]

Suns have won 3 in a row and now have CP and Cam back. If they get going a bit they will likely rocket up the standings when Book gets back

I'm still surprised they haven't found a trade for Crowder.

 

[LoungeLizard]

Suns have won 3 in a row and now have CP and Cam back. If they get going a bit they will likely rocket up the standings when Book gets back

No doubt. I fully expect them to be top 6 when all is said and done. (Barring any other injuries of course)

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Saw a meme of this and thought no way it's real.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1615777462339915777

 

[serbiangoat]

No doubt. I fully expect them to be top 6 when all is said and done. (Barring any other injuries of course)

It could be the first time ever the top 3 seeds in the West lose in the first round if 6/7/8 are fully healthy

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Saw a meme of this and thought no way it's real.

You didn't think it was real? Brian Anderson spent half the Thursday broadcast busting Stan's balls about it.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

You didn't think it was real? Brian Anderson spent half the Thursday broadcast busting Stan's balls about it.

I didn't watch Thursday - but half the sports memes I see these days are fake quotes. Really funny fake quotes. I just assumed making SVG look dumb was on that level.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

They also brought him on LeBatard to **** with him about it.

 

[LoungeLizard]

Lakers acquire Rui for Nunn and 2nd round picks

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35511046/sources-lakers-nearing-deal-wizards-rui-hachimura

 

[Kingster]

Lakers acquire Rui for Nunn and 2nd round picks

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35511046/sources-lakers-nearing-deal-wizards-rui-hachimura

Yep. I don't like it for the Kings. Lakers get a good player that the Kings could use on their roster - a big wing that can play D.

 

[ESP47]

Yep. I don't like it for the Kings. Lakers get a good player that the Kings could use on their roster - a big wing that can play D.

He's a big wing but he's not a good defender at all. Quite poor for his size actually. Wizards wouldn't be letting him go for peanuts if he was a legit 3&D guy right now.

I may sing a different tune in a year or two but I don't think he helps the Lakers right now very much.

 

[Rain man]

Yep. I don't like it for the Kings. Lakers get a good player that the Kings could use on their roster - a big wing that can play D.

Wait- Rui is a good defender? Rui is very much not a good defender. Just watch him. He is a few levels below HB as a defender. And he is an average 3 point shooter (like 35%) on minimal volume. He is a 3/D guy except for the 3 and D parts. I mean he is a decent prospect, but I am not shedding tears and don't understand why people here thought he would be an upgrade to HR or Keegan.

 

[kingsboi]

Wiz giving up on Rui for basically nothing. They've drafted some serious head scratchers. Kispert, Davis & Deni, who's shown the most out of the draft picks and even that is inconsistent.

 

[Tetsujin]

T-Wolves' backcourt in the loss:

Edwards–– Russell––
31 PTS 30 PTS
5 AST 7 AST
6 3PM 6 3PM

Only the fourth pair of teammates to record 30+ PTS, 5+ AST, and 6+ 3PM in a game. pic.twitter.com/cu9B5uebgr

— StatMuse (@statmuse) January 24, 2023

Yet they still lost to the Rockets lol

 

[kingsboi]

I'd like to think the Celtics are glad that they don't have to face the Magic in the Playoffs. They've given them all they can handle.

 

[iowamcnabb]

The board man is back

 

[HndsmCelt]

Wiz giving up on Rui for basically nothing. They've drafted some serious head scratchers. Kispert, Davis & Deni, who's shown the most out of the draft picks and even that is inconsistent.

I have a different read on this. Rui, did not sign an extension so essentially they let a guy leave a little early to a team he may or may not resign with for picks and a serviceable Nun. Looks to me like if anybody got fleece it was the Lakers once again trading their future for a 15 minute window.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Wait- Rui is a good defender? Rui is very much not a good defender. Just watch him. He is a few levels below HB as a defender. And he is an average 3 point shooter (like 35%) on minimal volume. He is a 3/D guy except for the 3 and D parts. I mean he is a decent prospect, but I am not shedding tears and don't understand why people here thought he would be an upgrade to HR or Keegan.

This is why I didn't understand the excitement that he was available or tears that we missed out. He's redundant and basically represents Keegan's floor and Barnes's ceiling. He is simultaneously every argument against drafting Keegan and every argument for trading Barnes, except he's between them in age. He also perhaps quietly, forced his way off a bad team that he couldn't earn minutes on. How's the current Kings situation going to benefit either of us?

 

[PacMan]

This is why I didn't understand the excitement that he was available or tears that we missed out. He's redundant and basically represents Keegan's floor and Barnes's ceiling. He is simultaneously every argument against drafting Keegan and every argument for trading Barnes, except he's between them in age. He also perhaps quietly, forced his way off a bad team that he couldn't earn minutes on. How's the current Kings situation going to benefit either of us?

I dont follow the Wizards but so far Hachimura's career arc is eerily similiar to Bagley without the annoying dad. He missed alot of games last year and this year for whatever reasons and it seem to slow his development. Outside of points and rebounds, doesnt contribute in other categories

 

[kingsboi]

Tatum casually throws the ball to a Heat player with the game on the line to take the L

 

[Fantazija]

Tatum casually throws the ball to a Heat player with the game on the line to take the L

Luka just did the same thing

 

[Tetsujin]

Luka just did the same thing

De’Aaron would never!

 

[RaY Z]

Another loss to the Pelicans and Mavericks. Gap continues to widen

 

[Tetsujin]

The four major Detroit sports have now gone a combined 22,554 days (almost 62 years) without winning a postseason game

About half of that is from the Lions, but that still adds up to an impressive streak of mediocrity for the other 3.

— erik (@TheRangerRik) January 24, 2023

 

[Tetsujin]

After missing two months due to a big toe injury, New Orleans Pelicans star Brandon Ingram will return tonight vs. Timberwolves barring any setback in pregame, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 25, 2023

Guy realized he couldn't sit out any longer because his team's in a dogfight with the Kings for the three seed.

 

[Tetsujin]

Are… are the Warriors the Kings now?

Here’s a deeper look at why the Warriors are in danger of losing Bob Myers this summer and the potential ripple effects.

Story with @ThompsonScribe and @Sam_Amick https://t.co/r8FACEDXge

— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) January 25, 2023

 

[Tetsujin]

Milwaukee Bucks' key F/C Bobby Portis has suffered an MCL sprain in his right knee and will miss some time, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 25, 2023