2019-20 NBA Season
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For sure those are the positives. He’s canny enough to make it work.
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This is a big part. With any additional mobility, he may evolve into being a more willing defender, which would be a plus. Sometimes, as soon as he gives up any advantage when defending, he seems to give up. Any little bit he moves better may improve this part of his game.Joe K wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:34 pmI don’t think the weight loss will hurt Jokic. The main strengths of his game are shooting touch and insane passing vision/skills, rather than brute power. If anything he could be a better defender if he can move laterally better now that he’s skinny.A_B wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:21 pmAgree. I don’t know if it’s a good thing or bad thing for him. Sometimes an athlete isn’t in peak condition. See Barkley, Charles.
Of course he was just a tremendous athlete that was able to play at that weight and his legs on the second jump were otherworldly. Zion is his closest avatar I suppose.
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I like to think Lebron had to go to vegas to drag JR Smith to the facility.
Alternatively, JR Smith gets the call and goes full Murtaugh "I'm getting too old for this shit" before reluctantly doing whatever crazy shit Lebron suggests.
Alternatively, JR Smith gets the call and goes full Murtaugh "I'm getting too old for this shit" before reluctantly doing whatever crazy shit Lebron suggests.
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How does Covid affect his game? Free up more space on the elbow?DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Fri Jun 12, 2020 8:41 amThis is a big part. With any additional mobility, he may evolve into being a more willing defender, which would be a plus. Sometimes, as soon as he gives up any advantage when defending, he seems to give up. Any little bit he moves better may improve this part of his game.Joe K wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:34 pmI don’t think the weight loss will hurt Jokic. The main strengths of his game are shooting touch and insane passing vision/skills, rather than brute power. If anything he could be a better defender if he can move laterally better now that he’s skinny.A_B wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:21 pmAgree. I don’t know if it’s a good thing or bad thing for him. Sometimes an athlete isn’t in peak condition. See Barkley, Charles.
Of course he was just a tremendous athlete that was able to play at that weight and his legs on the second jump were otherworldly. Zion is his closest avatar I suppose.
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I felt aswirl with warm secretions.
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That's a lot. Is that current infections?
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5%. I bet that matches the infection rate in the country.
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I definitely hope 5% of the country isn't currently infected. Maybe that's infections plus antibodies
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Can’t decide if giving the Jazz the first game back is stupid or stupid like a fox
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
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Will the opposition just let Gobert win the opening tip?
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Man, this Woj episode sucks. Josh Hawley deserves to be told "Fuck you" for his ridiculous notion, but of course it was spun that all of ESPN feels that way, and BOOM! instant martyrdom. Just the way the GOP loves it.
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Almost like ESPN botched shit years ago, huh?
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“All I'm sayin' is, he comes near me, I'll put him in the wall.”
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Their Instagram page is looking like the dopest deployment ever.
https://instagram.com/bubblelifenba?igs ... 6cw0dn3vos
https://instagram.com/bubblelifenba?igs ... 6cw0dn3vos
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mister d wrote:Couldn't have pegged me better.
EnochRoot wrote:I mean, whatever. Johnnie's all hot cuz I ride him.
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Russell Westbrook tested positive for COVID.
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Took him 5 tries
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The
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I've got a strong feeling that this NBA thing isn;t going to happen.
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Has anyone tested positive who was in the bubble? I know the Rockets guy today has to quarantine for going out of his room, but I feel like everyone who's tested positive has done so before they got there.
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Am I reading it right that 19 more players tested positive in a single round of testing? Out of 322?
I realize these guys get around more than the average human, but are you kidding me?
I realize these guys get around more than the average human, but are you kidding me?
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Sporting News from about an hour ago:
Of the 322 players tested for COVID-19 since arriving on the NBA Campus July 7, two have returned confirmed positive tests while in quarantine. Those players never cleared quarantine and have since left the Campus to isolate at home or in isolation housing.
Since July 1, during in-market testing, 19 NBA players newly tested positive. These players are staying in their home markets and recovering until they are cleared under CDC guidelines and NBA rules for leaving home isolation and joining the Campus.
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This NBA bubble thing is basically a deployment but for really rich people.
They're doing morale trips to go fishing.
They're staying is the dopest hotel rooms.
They're shotgunning beers in kiddie pools.
And when the barbershop gets built, you know it's about to be LIT.
They're doing morale trips to go fishing.
They're staying is the dopest hotel rooms.
They're shotgunning beers in kiddie pools.
And when the barbershop gets built, you know it's about to be LIT.
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Disney should keep this standing as a new theme park. There’s no rides, but if you pass your quarantine, you get to do normal things the rest of the time.
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Hey Rockets, this is what happens when you abandon a good look:
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The Atlanta Hawks have to be the most "just there" team in sports over the last 30+ years. They haven't been a bona fide title contender, but they haven't been noteworthily bad either. Not like an entertaining bad, or even a Schaudenfreude-bad like the Knicks. They haven't won the lottery. They've had one player with national cachet, and he hasn't played for them since the mid-90s. They're just there.
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Yeah, what a weird franchise.
Even their golden era in the early- to mid-90s never got past the 2nd round (I don't think). Dominique and Spud were legit stars, and guys like Mookie were world class.
Even their golden era in the early- to mid-90s never got past the 2nd round (I don't think). Dominique and Spud were legit stars, and guys like Mookie were world class.
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Might have found it here, but I forget... The big issue is how they're going to get stoned if they last deep into this whole thing.Johnnie wrote: ↑Mon Jul 20, 2020 7:50 pm This NBA bubble thing is basically a deployment but for really rich people.
They're doing morale trips to go fishing.
They're staying is the dopest hotel rooms.
They're shotgunning beers in kiddie pools.
And when the barbershop gets built, you know it's about to be LIT.
You can lead a horse to fish, but you can't fish out a horse.
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Until everything is less insane, I'm mixing weed with wine.
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I'm pretty sure Spud Webb was was a star because he was short and won the dunk contest. He averaged under 10 points and 6 assists a game in his career.
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Can they not receive care packages? It's a deployment, after all.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 11:38 am
Might have found it here, but I forget... The big issue is how they're going to get stoned if they last deep into this whole thing.
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Drones. Jailhouse style.
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Welp, the Pelicans drop their first. Zion played just 15 minutes.
And FFS Reggie Miller on the call for game 2? Shoot me.
And FFS Reggie Miller on the call for game 2? Shoot me.
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I enjoy how the NBA return came right after the EPL season ended. Midafternoon sporting events are a delight
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Portland/Memphis going to overtime—what an excellent game. Is this what watching Western Conference games is always like?
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welcome to the resistance
ETA: I think the Thunder are gonna get the 4 seed and get to the second round. They'll get obliterated by the Lakers, but I'm extremely excited for the rest of the year. They've been so fun -- and will probably smartly tank next year without Gallinari
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And now there is a game that is 82-72 before halftime! I thought the entire NBA was Wizards vs. Hornets
Too bad I'll be asleep before this one ends.
Too bad I'll be asleep before this one ends.