The Official NBA Regular Season Thread—-20/21 Edition - Page 125

tjforce · 02-04-2021, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by mfw13

I can't believe how bad the Mavs are defensively.

Warriors over 100 with 4+ minutes left in the 3rd quarter despite not having a player healthy who is over 6'7".

Wait.. you tellin me that defense matters in the NBA even more than Prizm Bass????

Dnic · 02-04-2021, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by mfw13

I can't believe how bad the Mavs are defensively.

Warriors over 100 with 4+ minutes left in the 3rd quarter despite not having a player healthy who is over 6'7".

That is a bad coaching game plan simple as that.

mfw13 · 02-04-2021, 09:56 PM

Warriors now at 127 with 6+ minutes left in the 4th....

Watching this make it pretty clear that the Mavs are nowhere near being a playoff team, let alone a contender for the title.

bigjbasketball · 02-04-2021, 10:05 PM

40 burger for Oubre. Mavs do not look good...they will have some work to do to make the play-in.

ninjacookies · 02-04-2021, 10:06 PM

Portland putting a spanking on the best team in the yeast.

phil · 02-04-2021, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ninjacookies

Portland putting a spanking on the best team in the yeast.

without Lillard McCollum or Nurk

ninjacookies · 02-04-2021, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by phil

without Lillard McCollum or Nurk

Whoever took Portland on the spread, I'd love to shake your hand.

tjforce · 02-04-2021, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ninjacookies

Portland putting a spanking on the best team in the yeast.

Ehh... Second night of a back to back without it's best defensive player.

ninjacookies · 02-04-2021, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by tjforce

Ehh... Second night of a back to back without it's best defensive player.

Entire starting backcourt and starting center out kinda negates that, no?

Hey, it's Portland. This is a yuge win. Let 'em be great.

mfw13 · 02-04-2021, 10:24 PM

Really impressive performance by both Portland and Golden State...

Gotta wonder how quickly things are going to get ugly in Dallas....Mark Cuban did NOT look happy....

ninjacookies · 02-04-2021, 10:26 PM

Still super early in the season. We're what...about 20 games in out of 7x?

There will probably be an inevitable big shift for certain teams. The distance between 8th and 14th in the wc is razor thin.

mfw13 · 02-04-2021, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ninjacookies

Still super early in the season. We're what...about 20 games in out of 7x?

There will probably be an inevitable big shift for certain teams. The distance between 8th and 14th in the wc is razor thin.

True....but you can already tell which teams are good and which teams aren't.

Portland had no business winning in Philly by 15+ without Dame, McCollum, or Nurk.

The Warriors had no business winning by 30+ in Dallas without anybody over 6'7".

Some teams know how to take it up a notch when required, others flatter to deceive.

ninjacookies · 02-04-2021, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by mfw13

True....but you can already tell which teams are good and which teams aren't.

Portland had no business winning in Philly by 15+ without Dame, McCollum, or Nurk.

The Warriors had no business winning by 30+ in Dallas without anybody over 6'7".

Some teams know how to take it up a notch when required, others flatter to deceive.

Word up. I think 3-8 will shift around a lot though. There's simply too much talent in that conference and a lot of wildcards thrown in the mix with covid protocols that can instantly cripple a team's ranking on the totem pole.

mfw13 · 02-04-2021, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ninjacookies

Word up. I think 3-8 will shift around a lot though. There's simply too much talent in that conference and a lot of wildcards thrown in the mix with covid protocols that can instantly cripple a team's ranking on the totem pole.

I think the Lakers, Clippers, Jazz, and Nuggets will be the top four in the West.

I think Phoenix, Portland, and Golden State will make the playoffs just on experience and effort.

I think the 8th/9th spots will be a fight between Memphis, San Antonio, and the "new" Houston.

Sacramento isn't as good as their record, Minnesota is Minnesota, and Dallas & New Orleans aren't good enough defensively.

Akphillips86 · 02-04-2021, 10:53 PM

West will be an absolute blood bath up to the bitter end leading up to the playoffs. There’s just so many teams that can go both directions.

I actually see the Lake Show, Jazz, Clips, and Nuggets keeping the top 4 slots and absolute pandemonium with the rest of the West, but with COVID, injuries, etc., anything could happen.

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ninjacookies · 02-04-2021, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by mfw13

I think the Lakers, Clippers, Jazz, and Nuggets will be the top four in the West.

I think Phoenix, Portland, and Golden State will make the playoffs just on experience and effort.

I think the 8th/9th spots will be a fight between Memphis, San Antonio, and the "new" Houston.

Sacramento isn't as good as their record, Minnesota is Minnesota, and Dallas & New Orleans aren't good enough defensively.

It'll be fun. Teams like Phoenix and Portland I'm not necessarily as bullish about long term. Simply because there are so many other teams with similar talent levels on paper. Going to be a wild ride.

KhalDrogo · 02-04-2021, 11:06 PM

There is absolutely no chance Rick lasts another week like this.

Here’s all you need to know. Warriors entered the game with only 9 players and nobody taller than 6’6. Instead of attacking the paint, the Mavs shot 50 threes to 42 twos. Worst three point shooting team in the league going into a matchup that favored getting to the hoop, and they shot more threes than twos. That’s on the coaching. The other team knew they could attack the paint with KP’s dead body there, and that would open up everything on the perimeter if they didn’t have an easy path to the basket.

That’s the difference between a great coach and an awful one like Rick. Guy would have been axed two years ago if it wasn’t for Luka. He’s the only thing that’s kept him alive.

ninjacookies · 02-05-2021, 12:21 AM

LA's frontcourt doing a number on Joker tonight.

It's like they got even better than last year.

pingbling23 · 02-05-2021, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by ninjacookies

LA's frontcourt doing a number on Joker tonight.

It's like they got even better than last year.

he was abusing gasol, even if you go smaller you have to put someone on him fast enough so he cant get around them driving for easy layups. trez has done well tonight.

pingbling23 · 02-05-2021, 12:35 AM

lebron with those passes, ridiculous.

ninjacookies · 02-05-2021, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by pingbling23

he was abusing gasol, even if you go smaller you have to put someone on him fast enough so he cant get around them driving for easy layups. trez has done well tonight.

At this point, everyone's abusing Marc. But yes, Trez was a huge get. He's such a dog in the paint.

LeWeave aging like a fine Kirkland pinot noir.

pingbling23 · 02-05-2021, 12:39 AM

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At this point, everyone's abusing Marc. But yes, Trez was a huge get. He's such a dog in the paint.

crazy what age will do but marc is no where near the defender he use to be. still has good passing and iq but man what a drop.

ninjacookies · 02-05-2021, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by pingbling23

crazy what age will do but marc is no where near the defender he use to be. still has good passing and iq but man what a drop.

He's more limber than Clint Eastwood on a DDR arcade.

I just want to see him get another ring to match his bro.

packman80 · 02-05-2021, 06:45 AM

So LeBron has not be in the news for a few days so guess he had to go complain about something new to stay fresh. Top 3 player all time but seems all he does now is complain about something wrong with NBA or life in general.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...-all-star-game

KhalDrogo · 02-05-2021, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by packman80

So LeBron has not be in the news for a few days so guess he had to go complain about something new to stay fresh. Top 3 player all time but seems all he does now is complain about something wrong with NBA or life in general.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...-all-star-game

He's not wrong here. Having an ASG makes no sense. Elective travel and gathering? Only reason is for money.

You're a Bucks fan. Are you okay with taking on the risk of Giannis getting Covid and missing three weeks to play in a meaningless game?

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02-04-2021, 10:06 PM	#3105
ninjacookies Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: All the girls see the (boi)/ Look at his flips / Look at his kards / All they say is (oh boi). Posts: 56,395	Portland putting a spanking on the best team in the yeast. __________________ #5 world ranked Ledell Eackles superclection as recognized by Tuff Stuff junior managing editor, Barry McCaulkinner. Somethin' like a cross between Teddy Aguhob and Kaboom Mystery Packs. I got that Givenchy denim flow.

02-04-2021, 10:26 PM	#3111
ninjacookies Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: All the girls see the (boi)/ Look at his flips / Look at his kards / All they say is (oh boi). Posts: 56,395	Still super early in the season. We're what...about 20 games in out of 7x? There will probably be an inevitable big shift for certain teams. The distance between 8th and 14th in the wc is razor thin. __________________ #5 world ranked Ledell Eackles superclection as recognized by Tuff Stuff junior managing editor, Barry McCaulkinner. Somethin' like a cross between Teddy Aguhob and Kaboom Mystery Packs. I got that Givenchy denim flow.

02-05-2021, 12:21 AM	#3118
ninjacookies Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: All the girls see the (boi)/ Look at his flips / Look at his kards / All they say is (oh boi). Posts: 56,395	LA's frontcourt doing a number on Joker tonight. It's like they got even better than last year. __________________ #5 world ranked Ledell Eackles superclection as recognized by Tuff Stuff junior managing editor, Barry McCaulkinner. Somethin' like a cross between Teddy Aguhob and Kaboom Mystery Packs. I got that Givenchy denim flow.

02-04-2021, 09:56 PM	#3103
mfw13 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 16,990	Warriors now at 127 with 6+ minutes left in the 4th.... Watching this make it pretty clear that the Mavs are nowhere near being a playoff team, let alone a contender for the title.

02-04-2021, 10:24 PM	#3110
mfw13 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 16,990	Really impressive performance by both Portland and Golden State... Gotta wonder how quickly things are going to get ugly in Dallas....Mark Cuban did NOT look happy....

02-04-2021, 10:53 PM	#3115
Akphillips86 Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Posts: 2,973	West will be an absolute blood bath up to the bitter end leading up to the playoffs. There’s just so many teams that can go both directions. I actually see the Lake Show, Jazz, Clips, and Nuggets keeping the top 4 slots and absolute pandemonium with the rest of the West, but with COVID, injuries, etc., anything could happen. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

02-04-2021, 11:06 PM	#3117
KhalDrogo Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 41,076	There is absolutely no chance Rick lasts another week like this. Here’s all you need to know. Warriors entered the game with only 9 players and nobody taller than 6’6. Instead of attacking the paint, the Mavs shot 50 threes to 42 twos. Worst three point shooting team in the league going into a matchup that favored getting to the hoop, and they shot more threes than twos. That’s on the coaching. The other team knew they could attack the paint with KP’s dead body there, and that would open up everything on the perimeter if they didn’t have an easy path to the basket. That’s the difference between a great coach and an awful one like Rick. Guy would have been axed two years ago if it wasn’t for Luka. He’s the only thing that’s kept him alive.

02-05-2021, 12:35 AM	#3120
pingbling23 Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 15,935 pingbling23	lebron with those passes, ridiculous.

02-05-2021, 06:45 AM	#3124
packman80 Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 16,715	So LeBron has not be in the news for a few days so guess he had to go complain about something new to stay fresh. Top 3 player all time but seems all he does now is complain about something wrong with NBA or life in general. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...-all-star-game