OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA: NOVEMBER 2023

Alaa Abdelnalby had one of the best quotes in sports. When talking about going to Duke, he said the only time he had A's on his papers was when he put his name at the top! HA!

 

that interview lady got some hip in there + a definite reach in foul. Challenge unsuccessful, the call on the floor stands. 2 free throws for LaVine.

 

So is he trying to sue?

 

not criticizing anybody for looking at the small sample size numbers....I do it all the time myself

but If you want a gauge for how meaningless the numbers are right now:

entering last night's game, Portland was either 9th or 10th in defensive rating, depending on the update status. After last night's game, the Blazers are now 18th in defensive rating. 12 games into the season the Blazers slid 8-9 spots in a team ranking in just one game. That's how volatile those rankings are and how schedule-impacted they can be.

 

This is pretty interesting.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id...ges-raptors-say-adam-silver-arbitrate-dispute

 

Raptors hired Ethan Hunt. The dude stole the NOC list for Knicks basketball, then jumped from a helicopter onto a fast moving train in Toronto.

 

The Sphere is a gold mine. Every concert has been a sellout (18,600 seats). The movie that they show is constantly selling out and they have 3 or 4 showings a day with the tickets costing between $120-250.

I think from reading that article that they're suing them for what amounts to corporate espionage. As shitty as that team has been run from a basketball ops perspective, that business (MSG) is the most lucrative in the NBA/NHL. So I'm sure they feel like there are trade secrets that are worth far more than 10M that they have but in this case maybe that's the valuation they put on what was stolen.

Oh and I don't like Dolan I think a bunch of the shit he's pulled over the years is lame. He has often taken for granted that his team will make money no matter what he puts on the floor.

 

Yeah, I like Ant, I think? but the dude has made at least one questionable decision, not saying having a baby with this woman is one of them just...

 

Wasn't Ant dating some girl named Bri?

 

Can we put them all on the Steve Wilkos show?

 

nice, congrats ant!

 

Jokic gets his 2nd tech with 1:22 left in the first half in Detroit.

Detroit announcers say the fans didn't pay to see backups play.

Isn't there a better way to penalize non-flagrant-foul technicals? 2 shots and the ball?

 

The Clippers are winless on the road, and San Antonio has an 8-game losing streak.
One of those streaks will be snapped tonight.

 

Hornets hanging with the Celtics, still 3rd qtr.
upset in the making ??

 

Cody Zeller falls and lands on the foot of a kid sitting in front on the baseline. After being attended to by Pelicans staff, he limps away into the tunnel.

 

Tied at 108, with 7.2 seconds left, the best the Celtics can do is a 3-point attempt by Doogie Hauser. Pathetic.

 

is this a joke?