Around the League / Regular Season Thread (Upstairs Version)

[lefty20]

Looks like the T-Wolves might've gotten a case of "We've Arrived-itis" It happens when youngish teams over-achieve.
They are a hot mess. Not sure the coaching/front office are going to lead this team to much. I could see them making a desperation move around the trade deadline.

T-Pups straight up shot themselves in the foot with the KAT trade. Deciding against running it back this year is a borderline criminal offense as far as I'm concerned.

[spurraider21]

T-Pups straight up shot themselves in the foot with the KAT trade. Deciding against running it back this year is a borderline criminal offense as far as I'm concerned.

yeah made no sense. it took over a year for them to find their footing with the Gobert/Towns frontcourt, it served them very well and they made the conference finals... and they immediately decided to trade away KAT for Randle who is just an abysmal fit alongside either of Edwards or Gobert (luckily, Edwards has leveled up again from 3 point range which helps).

everyone knew they were going to run up against cap issues later, but then just a few weeks after trading away KAT, they gave a 32 year old Rudy Gobert a 3 year 110 mil extension through his age 35 season. he has also predictably looked a lot worse playing with randle instead of towns

now theyre still in a cap spot, but with a worse long term outlook. Naz Reid will presumably opt out of his 15 mil next year. and then even if Randle opts out of his 31 mil, they can open up a max of 9 mil in cap space. they'd be better off operating above the cap anyway and having the MLE. NAW will also be a free agent... they botched it.

[RC_Drunkford]

trading KAT for Randle was stupid to begin with. They are completely different players and getting the Gobert/Towns tandem to work well was difficult enough for them to figure out. Just dumb decisions. I just hope we can snatch Naz Reid from them in the offseason.

[SpurSpike]

Valanciunis is not getting play time in Washington, will probably be traded by the deadline. Might be a good target for the Spurs.

[scott]

Valanciunis is not getting play time in Washington, will probably be traded by the deadline. Might be a good target for the Spurs.

Big Daddy can be traded after 12/15 and the trade machine says this works straight up. I'm not sure how many SRPs this would require, but I'd send them all

[poopbox]

Big Daddy can be traded after 12/15 and the trade machine says this works straight up. I'm not sure how many SRPs this would require, but I'd send them all

How Collins end up in the "Versatile Big" group

[spurraider21]

Big Daddy can be traded after 12/15 and the trade machine says this works straight up. I'm not sure how many SRPs this would require, but I'd send them all

id rather send 'em than spend 'em

[RC_Drunkford]

Hardy with some clutch tanking, calling time out right before Sexton made the game winner with 1.6 seconds on the clock

[exstatic]

Hardy with some clutch tanking, calling time out right before Sexton made the game winner with 1.6 seconds on the clock

Jazz are getting clowned for this. Will appeared to give the go ahead off the defensive rebound, then ran all the way to mid court in a frantic attempt to stop the drive play for the win.

[John B]

Jazz are getting clowned for this. Will appeared to give the go ahead off the defensive rebound, then ran all the way to mid court in a frantic attempt to stop the drive play for the win.

That erased LeBron’s missed dagger attempt

[CGD]

Hardy with some clutch tanking, calling time out right before Sexton made the game winner with 1.6 seconds on the clock

Hall of fame tanking right there

[scott]

Hardy with some clutch tanking, calling time out right before Sexton made the game winner with 1.6 seconds on the clock

::Camera zooms into Jazz huddle as Will Hardy draws up the play for the final shot, but Will's just holding an iPad playing Cooper Flagg highlight videos::

[scott]

DET straight getting cucked by MIL in the battle for that IST Group. What a tease for Pistons fans

[heyheymymy]

man wtf happend to the IND Pacers

[spurs1990]

How the did the Spurs lose to those garbage Lakers.. back to back 30pt crushings for them

[Robz4000]

How the did the Spurs lose to those garbage Lakers.. back to back 30pt crushings for them

Lakers are their worst matchup tbh. Spurs are also the only team DBust plays like an all star against.

[timtonymanu]

man wtf happend to the IND Pacers

They play in a weak eastern conference

[onechance87]

They play in a weak eastern conference

so they should be winning more not losing.They are just a bad team.

[timtonymanu]

so they should be winning more not losing.They are just a bad team.

Yeah my point is that they were never that good to begin with. Their success last year was inflated by how weak the East really was. They had no business being in the conference finals.

[exstatic]

How the did the Spurs lose to those garbage Lakers.. back to back 30pt crushings for them

We were missing Sochan for at least one of those games.

[LeBowen]

https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/wor...s-minus-in-nba

Lebron has 13th worst +/- in the league this season, -132.
Out of those 12 players worse than him, 6 play for the Wizards, 3 for the Pelicans, 2 for the Jazz and 1 for the Blazers.

Lebron has the worst +/- in the league out of any player who's not on blatantly tanking teams.
The only player on teams trying to win who's also in top25 is Julian Strawther from the Nuggets.
Elite company.

[Pauleta14]

man wtf happend to the IND Pacers

Halliburton conned them

[Pauleta14]

How the did the Spurs lose to those garbage Lakers.. back to back 30pt crushings for them

It pisses me off so much tbh, but it also should give us some perspective regarding our true level.

We don't win games easily and we have a cheat code that, indeed struggles at times, but also hide many deficiencies.

The whole league is messed up and it seems that machups become more important

[LeBowen]

The whole league is messed up and it seems that machups become more important

It's always been like that.
AD is probably the worst matchup for Wemby and we had noone to match up with Lebron because Jeremy was out.
With healthy Jeremy and Devin (had minutes restriction), we probably beat them at least once.

We'll have an opportunity to right that wrong in about a month when we play two games in LA.

[LeBowen]

Latest Shams report:

-Jimmy and the Heat are ready to part ways, he wouldn't mind going to Mavs, Rockets or Warriors.

-Contenders are interested in Kuzma.

-Nets are receiving offers for Cam Jonhson, DFS and Schroeder.

-Ingram won't extend with the Pelicans.

-Blazers receiving offers for Gran, Simons and Timelord.

-Pacers are trying to find a backup big after both Wiseman and Isaiah Jackson suffered achilles tears.