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

[IceTrae11]

Eh Trae probably needs a little fine after that outburst, will teach him a lesson.

[KhalDrogo]

Originally Posted by Dame

Smith: "What do you feel about folks looking at you and saying: “You’re complaining a bit too much, your body language is bad, you’re whining a little bit. What do you say to that?"

Doncic: "I think some of it's true, 'cause you know, especially this year, but I think last couple of games I’ve been getting better and better. I gotta stop this, I know it’s not right. But I think more than whining, it’s just, you know, wanting to win, you know. We were in a bad spot for six losses in a row and that just makes you do things you don’t want to do. I know I did a lot of things wrong and I gotta learn from this. I’m still young and I can learn from this."

Great signs of maturity right there. Most guys would use other angles to justify it. He came out and acknowledged it.

Kudos.

Someone obviously talked to him. It was night and day a few games back. Hope he leaves it behind for good. I think it will benefit his relationship with the officials.

[daeve]

Originally Posted by spurs50fan

I understand what you’re saying but NO player earns the right to skirt the rules. If they are , in fact, rules. Maybe they are just suggestions and earning ability or star power gets you a pass idk. But call them NBA Suggestions. The reason Trae thought he could get away with it is the mere thought that he has somehow arrived. Whether he has or not isn’t the issue. We see this quite often and have normalized the phrase “star calls”. So seeing peers get away with them on a regular basis doesn’t do much for up and comers just trying to emulate

Said all that to say this...refs...do better top to bottom. Stop allowing stars to make a mockery of the game and this goes away

Absolutely agree. The 'star call' bullsh** is why players are like this in the first place. Are Luka and Trae stars? yes... Oh, they haven't been stars long enough? Where is the schedule for when they get to complain on a Lebron/Harden level? Oh it doesn't exist? It's just more made-up suggestive garbage?

The refs need to call the game straight, period. Players will straighten up. Nobody is above the game, despite what they may think.

And Trae did get fined btw, and I don't mind that. But it better happen to the 'stars' as well. Just call it evenly, thats what a referee is supposed to do anyway, cut the politics out.

[gregboise]

Trae was wrong

It did not look good

And it was not good

Bad move

He will learn

Maybe


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[Erikthredd]

It’s the Ojeleye & Pritchard show in Boston right now at halftime:
Semi: 5/7 from three with 19pts
Payton: 4/5 from three with 14pts

[spurs50fan]

Originally Posted by Erikthredd

It’s the Ojeleye & Pritchard show in Boston right now at halftime:
Semi: 5/7 from three with 19pts
Payton: 4/5 from three with 14pts

Eating them alive

[codered]

Originally Posted by Erikthredd

It’s the Ojeleye & Pritchard show in Boston right now at halftime:
Semi: 5/7 from three with 19pts
Payton: 4/5 from three with 14pts

Missed the first half but ready for the second! Down ten, let’s go raps!

[codered]

This is a really ugly stretch for both teams in the raps/celts game. ��

[lietuvalabas]

Man that kid Strus can shoot....totally don't have multiple 1/1s of his

[drobfan8]

Man sometimes Ben Simmons can really turn it on.

13/3/3/1/1 in the 1st.

It's not the craziest line, but wish we'd see more of it.

[Dame]

More than 1/4 of the season gone and only 5 teams in the East are over .500 with the Pacers exactly at .500

Silver needs to drop this conference thing. Best 16 teams should make it.

[pingbling23]

Melo putting on a show against the sixers in the fourth. 15 in the fourth quarter in 6 minutes.

[PKIPP]

Melo going off!!


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[pingbling23]

When did steph curry get traded to the sixers, that clutch 3 was wet.

[Mahomie]

Huge shot by Seth

[PKIPP]

Melo passed the Big O tonight too.


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[ninjacookies]

Originally Posted by PKIPP

Melo going off!!


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Give that man his flowers.


Portland has Philly's number.

[PKIPP]

Originally Posted by ninjacookies

Give that man his flowers.


Portland has Philly's number.

Melo still lowkey salty about that record deal with Cassidy that fell through in ‘09. Philly never had a chance.


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[tjforce]

Originally Posted by drobfan8

Man sometimes Ben Simmons can really turn it on.

13/3/3/1/1 in the 1st.

It's not the craziest line, but wish we'd see more of it.

Guy balled out tonight....

23/11/9/1/1 on 83% shooting.

Most impressive... he LOCKED DOWN Lillard the last minute of the game.... then Tobais trips Melo

Blazers were all over than inbound play.

[ninjacookies]

Originally Posted by PKIPP

Melo still lowkey salty about that record deal with Cassidy that fell through in ‘09. Philly never had a chance.


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I miss SmackDVD Melo posted on the block with the wheat timbs and 3xl girbauds.


Praying he busts em out for his HOF induction speech.

[PKIPP]

Originally Posted by ninjacookies

I miss SmackDVD Melo posted on the block with the wheat timbs and 3xl girbauds.


Praying he busts em out for his HOF induction speech.

Only a select few will remember.




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[daeve]

A player has made double-digit 3-pointers in a game 59 times in NBA history. Steph Curry has done so 17 times.

greatest shooter all-time

[rustywest]

According to the Blowout faithful Carmelo should have been out of the league.

Hilarious.

[regularp]

Curry's re-establishing himself as the best player in the league.

[solt0131]

Josh Jackson and Jerami Grant will be the face of the Pistons for the next few years. They need to cut the old weight and play all the young guys.....every night.