National Basketball Association - 2022/23 Season (Part 1)

Ikioi · March 2, 2023, 12:55am

It should be so simple.

Play elite basketball that god-given talent has blessed you to do.
Avoid violent/criminal behavior.
Enjoy fame, riches & adulation that 99.9% of humanity will never experience.
?
Profit.

dlk9s · March 2, 2023, 4:31am

Cliffs: Skip Bayless is a douche, per usual.

https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow/status/1631089868037136387

NoMatterWho · March 2, 2023, 5:59am

With great power comes great opportunities to flex that power. Often with guns that have lasers on them.

Lawnmower_Man · March 2, 2023, 6:27am

Corollary:

(1) Damn it feels good to be a gangsta.

Cornboy · March 2, 2023, 4:39pm

Went to the Cs-Cavs game last night. I want no part of Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland in a playoff series.

feedthabeast · March 2, 2023, 6:47pm

Yeah what the hell was that nonsense at the end of the game? Brogdon was throwing so hard, and Garland nailed 3 3s in a row.

They’ve been using up too many of Al’s good games lately. Let the old man save some juice for the playoffs.

Ikioi · March 2, 2023, 9:49pm

I want no part of the Celtics. Utter domination. Confirmed that the Cavs are not ready to title this year.

But yeah, those two are studs, especially DM.

Cornboy · March 2, 2023, 10:04pm

They don’t play very well with a big 4th Q lead, huh? They’re really the only team I watch, i wonder if other teams have the same trouble.

Seems like they’re going to give Tatum more days off down the stretch, and I assume they’ll do that with Al, too. I assume that means punting on the 1st seed with the way the Bucks are murdering everyone.

Cornboy · March 2, 2023, 10:12pm

I honestly think the Cavs could upset them. Cs have good perimeter D, but they could do absolutely nothing with Mitchell and Garland. My wife is not a basketball fan at all, but she noted Mitchell is just quicker than everyone else on the floor. Cs ran pretty hot from 3.

I know I’m not telling you anything you don’t know, but the Mobley/Allen front line gives them trouble, too, on both sides (though they both struggled a little offensively after the first quarter). It seems like they think Grant Williams might be unplayable against those two. That’s a pretty huge credit to the Cavs - Grant’s been a clear top 8 guy, plays 25 minutes a game, and they gave him a DNP last night.

If the semis end up being Cavs-Phi-Cs-Mil in whatever order, that’s going to be outstanding - feels to me like the Cavs are a bigger threat to the Celtics than the 6ers. Loved watching them.