AROUND THE NBA THREAD. NOV 2021 edition

[SlyPokerCat]

Speaking of shooting…..there is a certain member of this forum, I can’t say who (because of mandates placed on me from the higher ups of the S2 management team) who is actually on twitter attempting to give Damian Lillard his “expert” advice on HOW to shoot a basketball. I don’t know why it showed up on my feed other than it trending for it’s outright craziness. This dude is getting murdered. You can’t make this shit up FAMS!

Gotta go check that out.

 

[THE HCP]

No Lebron in Portland on Saturday:

Is it just me, or do the Blazers catch a lot of teams with a star or key player out? WHEW!
Standby for the obligatory......"No excuse for us to lose this one now" post. In 5.....4.....3.....2....

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Sounds like no Lillard at this point as well. At least if this Abdominal issue is real.

 

[THE HCP]

Sounds like no Lillard at this point as well. At least if this Abdominal issue is real.

LINK

 

[Natebishop3]

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Why won't he just freakin rehab it and get it addressed? Trying to play through it is insanely stupid.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Pippen changes tune on Jordan
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/03/...te=1&user_id=bbb1fe46d1b215a405db9d68eb88fac6

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Let's blame this on Stotts!

 

[Fairly-Hard]

LINK

I will admit I might be jumping the gun here. But i would like to add i would like to see him take enough time off to heal this. However much time that is. What we have now is not what we need from Lillard.

 

[HailBlazers]

Is it just me, or do the Blazers catch a lot of teams with a star or key player out? WHEW!
Standby for the obligatory......"No excuse for us to lose this one now" post. In 5.....4.....3.....2....

Word's out.. Don't need a full squad to beat the Blazers.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

All those in favor of replacing Olshey with James Jones...

 

[THE HCP]

Wow! James Jones is a class act! He must not of wanted to be any part of this. Wow!

 

[Rastapopoulos]

 

[speeds]

Wow! James Jones is a class act! He must not of wanted to be any part of this. Wow!

When I read the article earlier I thought every JJ quote was like a hostage statement.

 

[wizenheimer]

I will admit I might be jumping the gun here. But i would like to add i would like to see him take enough time off to heal this. However much time that is. What we have now is not what we need from Lillard.

well, if he's been playing thru it for several seasons, rest might not be the cure. Surgery might not be the cure either.

 

[DDolla]

Lebron out of a week but who really cares. Blazers can’t even beat a team of scrubs

 

[Haakzilla]

Sounds like no Lillard at this point as well. At least if this Abdominal issue is real.

...its very real, been an issue ever since he face-planted onto the basketball vs Warriors in the playoffs a few years ago!

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Cade looking a lot better tonight.

 

[Orion Bailey]

...its very real, been an issue ever since he face-planted onto the basketball vs Warriors in the playoffs a few years ago!

i swear i thought he fell on the ball again against Cleveland.

 

[Hoopguru]

Stats - Season Leaders - NBA.com
https://www.nba.com › ... › Players › Season Leaders
Small sampling 8 games but our net rating is 9....defense continues to drag but I think it will improve. Our D rating now is better than the Knicks. When you look at these ratings teams are all over the place. Only a couple that stand out impressively.
The two teams in the finals arent doing well.
Very small sample.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

well, if he's been playing thru it for several seasons, rest might not be the cure. Surgery might not be the cure either.

Surgery is always a gamble. Some more than other of course but there is always risk of problems or it not working.

 

[Hoopguru]

Teams Advanced | Stats | NBA.com
https://www.nba.com › Stats Home › Teams › Advanced

Small sample

 

[AldoTrapani]

This is coming from a CJ fan as ya all know but we should have just kept Steph Curry whose literally just a cheaper version of Cj

 

[Fairly-Hard]

This is coming from a CJ fan as ya all know but we should have just kept Steph Curry whose literally just a cheaper version of Cj

When are people going to figure out the Blazers could not keep Seth Curry?

 

[DDolla]

Carmelo is on fire this year. Blazers not so much.

 

[PDXFonz]

Wow, Lakers are actually trash.

Even without LeBron, here’s the thing… Every possession in Westbrook’s hands is a possession taken away from LeBron. LeBron always been a point forward. Stupid Trade by the Lakers.

 

[DDolla]

Melo was hot and of course Westbrick has to take the last shot lol

 

[DDolla]

Wow, Lakers are actually trash.

Even without LeBron, here’s the thing… Every possession in Westbrook’s hands is a possession taken away from LeBron. LeBron always been a point forward. Stupid Trade by the Lakers.

Lakers are trash but the Blazers are garbage. Perfect game on Saturday

 

[THE HCP]

Wow, Lakers are actually trash.

Even without LeBron, here’s the thing… Every possession in Westbrook’s hands is a possession taken away from LeBron. LeBron always been a point forward. Stupid Trade by the Lakers.

If they are “trash” what the fuck are we?

 

[THE HCP]

 

[SlyPokerDog]

If they are “trash” what the fuck are we?

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