Author Topic: NBA Season 2021-22  (Read 742042 times)

0 Members and 0 Guests are viewing this topic.

Re: NBA Season 2021-22
« Reply #1425 on: January 28, 2022, 04:06:40 PM »

Offline PhoSita

  • NCE
  • Robert Parish
  • *********************
  • Posts: 21835
  • Tommy Points: 2182
Davis 31/12...looks like he's back to his peak form? Playing like bubble Davis again? When LeBron comes back he's in MVP form? League should be worried again?

Meh. I watched the game. Why is it that I always come away from an Anthony Davis game a little disappointed? Anyone have any idea? Those are great numbers!


I dunno, but I often feel the same with AD. There's just something missing there for me, most of the time.

I would guess that he scored his points fairly evenly distributed throughout the game and a lot of them were open looks or dunks.

That's not to say AD isn't very good and talented, but I feel like he mostly does his thing without "taking over the game" at any point.
You’ll have to excuse my lengthiness—the reason I dread writing letters is because I am so apt to get to slinging wisdom & forget to let up. Thus much precious time is lost.
- Mark Twain

Re: NBA Season 2021-22
« Reply #1426 on: January 28, 2022, 04:07:24 PM »

Online Goldstar88

  • K.C. Jones
  • *************
  • Posts: 13533
  • Tommy Points: 1711
Adrian Wojnarowksi: ESPN Sources: The Sacramento Kings – one of the most aggressive teams in the market and once an eager suitor for Philadelphia’s Ben Simmons – have ended pursuit of a deal with the 76ers and turned elsewhere in trade talks. Story soon. – via Twitter wojespn

Outside of pure management/ownership incompetence, can anyone explain why Sacramento is still considered to be “buyers” this year? They’re four losses from the tenth play-in spot, yet only two losses away from last place in the conference. In what world does it make any sense to be trying to improve the team for an improbable playoff run, especially when you have several pieces that are valuable in a buyer-heavy market.

They've missed the postseason for something like 15 years in a row.  Getting draft picks and prospects hasn't helped them, so why not try something different?  Even winning a play-in game would be a relative accomplishment for them.  Long-term, I'm not sure it helps them, but clearly being a seller hasn't either.

Simmons may not be able to shoot, but he does everything else at a high level. His passing and defensive abilities alone make him more valuable than anyone the Kings have.
« Last Edit: January 28, 2022, 04:26:15 PM by Goldstar88 »
Quoting Nick from the now locked Ime thread:
Quote
At some point you have to blame the performance on the court on the players on the court. Every loss is not the coach's fault and every win isn't because of the players.

Re: NBA Season 2021-22
« Reply #1427 on: January 28, 2022, 04:27:36 PM »

Online DefenseWinsChamps

  • Paul Silas
  • ******
  • Posts: 6755
  • Tommy Points: 810
Davis 31/12...looks like he's back to his peak form? Playing like bubble Davis again? When LeBron comes back he's in MVP form? League should be worried again?

Meh. I watched the game. Why is it that I always come away from an Anthony Davis game a little disappointed? Anyone have any idea? Those are great numbers!


I dunno, but I often feel the same with AD. There's just something missing there for me, most of the time.

I would guess that he scored his points fairly evenly distributed throughout the game and a lot of them were open looks or dunks.

That's not to say AD isn't very good and talented, but I feel like he mostly does his thing without "taking over the game" at any point.

I don't see him dominate a game when I watch him play. I see him be effective on the court.

He's just clearly a tier below Lebron, Giannis, Curry, Durant, Harden, and a healthy Kawhi because of that. Those guys control a game. AD doesn't.

Re: NBA Season 2021-22
« Reply #1428 on: January 28, 2022, 04:58:05 PM »

Online Goldstar88

  • K.C. Jones
  • *************
  • Posts: 13533
  • Tommy Points: 1711
Davis 31/12...looks like he's back to his peak form? Playing like bubble Davis again? When LeBron comes back he's in MVP form? League should be worried again?

Meh. I watched the game. Why is it that I always come away from an Anthony Davis game a little disappointed? Anyone have any idea? Those are great numbers!


I dunno, but I often feel the same with AD. There's just something missing there for me, most of the time.

I would guess that he scored his points fairly evenly distributed throughout the game and a lot of them were open looks or dunks.

That's not to say AD isn't very good and talented, but I feel like he mostly does his thing without "taking over the game" at any point.

I agree. For me, it’s his motor. Doesn’t play hard all the time. AD is a finesse player.
« Last Edit: January 28, 2022, 05:16:57 PM by Goldstar88 »
Quoting Nick from the now locked Ime thread:
Quote
At some point you have to blame the performance on the court on the players on the court. Every loss is not the coach's fault and every win isn't because of the players.

Re: NBA Season 2021-22
« Reply #1429 on: January 28, 2022, 08:50:50 PM »

Kiorrik

  • Guest
Davis 31/12...looks like he's back to his peak form? Playing like bubble Davis again? When LeBron comes back he's in MVP form? League should be worried again?

Meh. I watched the game. Why is it that I always come away from an Anthony Davis game a little disappointed? Anyone have any idea? Those are great numbers!


I dunno, but I often feel the same with AD. There's just something missing there for me, most of the time.

I would guess that he scored his points fairly evenly distributed throughout the game and a lot of them were open looks or dunks.

That's not to say AD isn't very good and talented, but I feel like he mostly does his thing without "taking over the game" at any point.

I agree. For me, it’s his motor. Doesn’t play hard all the time. AD is a finesse player.

edit: I think I was on crack while I typed this response.
« Last Edit: January 28, 2022, 10:07:15 PM by Kiorrik »

Re: NBA Season 2021-22
« Reply #1430 on: January 28, 2022, 10:31:17 PM »

Online SparzWizard

  • Dennis Johnson
  • ******************
  • Posts: 18833
  • Tommy Points: 1119
Hornets buzzed past the Lakers 117-114 with no Anthony Davis, no LeBron. Wow, Davis with a right wrist injury already hence why he wasn't playing lol.

Westbrook hooped for 35 points but not enough to lift them over.


#FireJoe
#JTJB (Just Trade Jaylen Brown) 2022 - 2025
I am the Master of Panic.

Re: NBA Season 2021-22
« Reply #1431 on: January 28, 2022, 10:37:22 PM »

Offline Somebody

  • Tiny Archibald
  • *******
  • Posts: 7819
  • Tommy Points: 562
  • STAND FIRM, SAY NO TO VIBE MEN
Davis 31/12...looks like he's back to his peak form? Playing like bubble Davis again? When LeBron comes back he's in MVP form? League should be worried again?

Meh. I watched the game. Why is it that I always come away from an Anthony Davis game a little disappointed? Anyone have any idea? Those are great numbers!


I dunno, but I often feel the same with AD. There's just something missing there for me, most of the time.

I would guess that he scored his points fairly evenly distributed throughout the game and a lot of them were open looks or dunks.

That's not to say AD isn't very good and talented, but I feel like he mostly does his thing without "taking over the game" at any point.
He's deteriorated both physically and technically since his peak years in '19 and '20.

Btw I think there's a huge bias against GOAT level finishers like AD - they don't need to mimic Hakeem and chuck high-difficulty, middling efficiency shots to be a big part on title level offences, they empower creators by being easy target men for layup passes and lobs. This might sound like something that a role player does, but there's a massive difference between camping in the short corner for a pass ala Kwame Brown or rolling to the hoop and dunking over everyone like Amare/AD off contested lobs. AD combined that type of off-ball scoring with decent off-ball passing and a good on-ball game: he was a legitimately good post stud a couple of years ago who teams could run wing actions for.
Jaylen Brown for All-NBA

Re: NBA Season 2021-22
« Reply #1432 on: January 28, 2022, 11:01:39 PM »

Offline pokeKingCurtis

  • Ray Allen
  • ***
  • Posts: 3733
  • Tommy Points: 280
Davis 31/12...looks like he's back to his peak form? Playing like bubble Davis again? When LeBron comes back he's in MVP form? League should be worried again?

Meh. I watched the game. Why is it that I always come away from an Anthony Davis game a little disappointed? Anyone have any idea? Those are great numbers!


I dunno, but I often feel the same with AD. There's just something missing there for me, most of the time.

I would guess that he scored his points fairly evenly distributed throughout the game and a lot of them were open looks or dunks.

That's not to say AD isn't very good and talented, but I feel like he mostly does his thing without "taking over the game" at any point.

I agree. For me, it’s his motor. Doesn’t play hard all the time. AD is a finesse player.

Agreed, trade him for Al Horford

Re: NBA Season 2021-22
« Reply #1433 on: January 29, 2022, 05:07:10 AM »

Offline celticsclay

  • JoJo White
  • ****************
  • Posts: 16176
  • Tommy Points: 1407
I get Davis is not the age of these other guys, but the lakers team really reminds me of the rockets teams with Barkley pippen and Olajuwon. At that time all those guys could have nights they looked like their former selves but they were just not quite able to put it together or stay healthy. Lebron can still play amazing for stretches but is not the same two way player he was even a few
Years ago. He is also so concerned with stat chasing that he is playing too many minutes even in blowouts and is constantly banged up (he is currently injured). Russell as everyone predicted in the off-season is a disaster. And I guess for some reason
Everyone expects Davis to have a motor he hasn’t had the rest of his life except for one bubble run in Disney world.

Re: NBA Season 2021-22
« Reply #1434 on: January 29, 2022, 11:22:37 PM »

Offline #1P4P

  • Jayson Tatum
  • Posts: 993
  • Tommy Points: 143
Watching this triple overtime game between the Raptors and Heat.

VanVleet is 4-7 in the OTs and hit 2 big 3s in the 3rd OT after 50+ minutes. He’s a gamer; poised, great decision making, defends well, and clutch, the perfect 3rd star next to the Jays.

I’m one of the few that likes this team (aside from Schroder) and want to keep this team intact for a playoff run, but FVV is the player I’d try to acquire. I don’t know if he’s available, but he definitely should be the target during the off-season.

Re: NBA Season 2021-22
« Reply #1435 on: January 30, 2022, 04:03:16 PM »

Online Phantom255x

  • James Naismith
  • *********************************
  • Posts: 37076
  • Tommy Points: 3380
  • On To Banner 19!
If Lebron's out for a significant amount of time, I think the Lakers will miss the playoffs entirely.
"Tough times never last, but tough people do." - Robert H. Schuller

Re: NBA Season 2021-22
« Reply #1436 on: January 30, 2022, 04:05:26 PM »

Offline gouki88

  • NCE
  • Red Auerbach
  • *******************************
  • Posts: 31552
  • Tommy Points: 3142
  • 2019 & 2021 CS Historical Draft Champion
If Lebron's out for a significant amount of time, I think the Lakers will miss the playoffs entirely.
https://youtu.be/rAlTOfl9F2w
'23 Historical Draft: Orlando Magic.

PG: Terry Porter (90-91) / Steve Francis (00-01)
SG: Joe Dumars (92-93) / Jeff Hornacek (91-92) / Jerry Stackhouse (00-01)
SF: Brandon Roy (08-09) / Walter Davis (78-79)
PF: Terry Cummings (84-85) / Paul Millsap (15-16)
C: Chris Webber (00-01) / Ralph Sampson (83-84) / Andrew Bogut (09-10)

Re: NBA Season 2021-22
« Reply #1437 on: January 30, 2022, 05:03:34 PM »

Kiorrik

  • Guest
If Lebron's out for a significant amount of time, I think the Lakers will miss the playoffs entirely.

https://youtu.be/rAlTOfl9F2w

They 24/27 now :]

It's always good when the Lake show has a worse record than the C's.

But, not gonna lie, feels better when it's LeBron and Russ.

Re: NBA Season 2021-22
« Reply #1438 on: January 30, 2022, 11:03:57 PM »

Offline Celtics2021

  • Tiny Archibald
  • *******
  • Posts: 7940
  • Tommy Points: 1033
Joe Ingles went down with a knee injury.  Bad news for the Jazz who’ve been struggling lately.

That said, I’ve always thought a Richardson-Ingles swap made on-court sense for the Jazz, and with Ingles down, it might make Richardson even more valuable to them.  Unfortunately the Jazz can’t trade a 1st until 2026 at the earliest, and are low on 2nds (they only have Memphis’ 2nd this year and then their next pick is their own in 2025).  This feels like such a seller’s market this year, and I hope Brad leans into it.  There’s no reason to preserve role players on a .500 team.

Re: NBA Season 2021-22
« Reply #1439 on: January 30, 2022, 11:34:10 PM »

Kiorrik

  • Guest
Joe Ingles went down with a knee injury.  Bad news for the Jazz who’ve been struggling lately.

That said, I’ve always thought a Richardson-Ingles swap made on-court sense for the Jazz, and with Ingles down, it might make Richardson even more valuable to them.  Unfortunately the Jazz can’t trade a 1st until 2026 at the earliest, and are low on 2nds (they only have Memphis’ 2nd this year and then their next pick is their own in 2025).  This feels like such a seller’s market this year, and I hope Brad leans into it.  There’s no reason to preserve role players on a .500 team.

I love Ingles.

I don't think trading the one bench guy that consistently works for us, for Ingles.

Just seems like one of the most lateral moves ever.

Injured or no, Ingles wasn't gonna give you 30+ a game anyway.