NBA Season 2021-22

[Atzar]

I watched that Knicks game, and my main conclusion was how depressing it would be to be a Knicks fan. BKN didn't win that so much as the Nets lost it. They couldn't hit a free throw to save their life, they turned it over time and again, and they missed multiple layups. Terrible team

7-27 for Barrett to go with 7-12 from the line.  I wonder what Knicks fans think of him.  I'd be ripping my hair out if one of the Jays put up a shooting performance like that.  Bad nights happen but man, have the self-awareness to realize when you don't have it and stop flinging.  I get that Randle was out, but s***.

[nickagneta]

I watched that Knicks game, and my main conclusion was how depressing it would be to be a Knicks fan. BKN didn't win that so much as the Nets lost it. They couldn't hit a free throw to save their life, they turned it over time and again, and they missed multiple layups. Terrible team

7-27 for Barrett to go with 7-12 from the line.  I wonder what Knicks fans think of him.  I'd be ripping my hair out if one of the Jays put up a shooting performance like that.  Bad nights happen but man, have the self-awareness to realize when you don't have it and stop flinging.  I get that Randle was out, but s***.

I am sure both Jays have had games with that bad of a shooting performance. Maybe multiple games.

[Celtics2021]

I watched that Knicks game, and my main conclusion was how depressing it would be to be a Knicks fan. BKN didn't win that so much as the Nets lost it. They couldn't hit a free throw to save their life, they turned it over time and again, and they missed multiple layups. Terrible team

7-27 for Barrett to go with 7-12 from the line.  I wonder what Knicks fans think of him.  I'd be ripping my hair out if one of the Jays put up a shooting performance like that.  Bad nights happen but man, have the self-awareness to realize when you don't have it and stop flinging.  I get that Randle was out, but s***.

I am sure both Jays have had games with that bad of a shooting performance. Maybe multiple games.

And from the sound of the boards, some fans are indeed ripping out their hair on such nights.

[Atzar]

I watched that Knicks game, and my main conclusion was how depressing it would be to be a Knicks fan. BKN didn't win that so much as the Nets lost it. They couldn't hit a free throw to save their life, they turned it over time and again, and they missed multiple layups. Terrible team

7-27 for Barrett to go with 7-12 from the line.  I wonder what Knicks fans think of him.  I'd be ripping my hair out if one of the Jays put up a shooting performance like that.  Bad nights happen but man, have the self-awareness to realize when you don't have it and stop flinging.  I get that Randle was out, but s***.

I am sure both Jays have had games with that bad of a shooting performance. Maybe multiple games.

Any scorer is going to throw up stinkers.  I'm mostly just perplexed by the commitment to throwing up bricks.  I feel like most high-usage players kinda recognize that they're damaging the backboard and dial it back somewhere around 20 shots or so. 

[byennie]

I watched that Knicks game, and my main conclusion was how depressing it would be to be a Knicks fan. BKN didn't win that so much as the Nets lost it. They couldn't hit a free throw to save their life, they turned it over time and again, and they missed multiple layups. Terrible team

7-27 for Barrett to go with 7-12 from the line.  I wonder what Knicks fans think of him.  I'd be ripping my hair out if one of the Jays put up a shooting performance like that.  Bad nights happen but man, have the self-awareness to realize when you don't have it and stop flinging.  I get that Randle was out, but s***.

I am sure both Jays have had games with that bad of a shooting performance. Maybe multiple games.

Any scorer is going to throw up stinkers.  I'm mostly just perplexed by the commitment to throwing up bricks.  I feel like most high-usage players kinda recognize that they're damaging the backboard and dial it back somewhere around 20 shots or so.

I'd say it's the exact opposite. The NBA is completely chock full of stars putting up 7-27 type nights when their shot isn't falling. He played 45 minutes, turnovers weren't that high, got to the free throw line plenty... it certainly wasn't a great shooting night, but not really notable either. It's not like the Knicks have a whole lot of better options.

[Moranis]

I watched that Knicks game, and my main conclusion was how depressing it would be to be a Knicks fan. BKN didn't win that so much as the Nets lost it. They couldn't hit a free throw to save their life, they turned it over time and again, and they missed multiple layups. Terrible team

7-27 for Barrett to go with 7-12 from the line.  I wonder what Knicks fans think of him.  I'd be ripping my hair out if one of the Jays put up a shooting performance like that.  Bad nights happen but man, have the self-awareness to realize when you don't have it and stop flinging.  I get that Randle was out, but s***.

I am sure both Jays have had games with that bad of a shooting performance. Maybe multiple games.

Any scorer is going to throw up stinkers.  I'm mostly just perplexed by the commitment to throwing up bricks.  I feel like most high-usage players kinda recognize that they're damaging the backboard and dial it back somewhere around 20 shots or so.

This season alone, Brown has had games shooting 13 of 36 (1 of 13 from 3), 8 of 24 (2 of 8 from 3), a bunch of games in the 7, 8 or 9 of 20, 21, 22 range and a bunch of games where he was 1 of 8 or 9 from 3 or 2 of 11 from 3.

Similarly, Tatum (against the Knicks no less) was 7 of 30 (2 of 15 from 3), was 10 of 32, 8 of 24, 9 of 24, a bunch of 7, 8, or 9 for 22, 23, or 24.  And those guys are in the beginning of their prime and not in their 3rd year like Barrett. 

We just don't remember all of the stinkers because they are just so good, even as recently as last season Brown threw up a 5 of 23 game where he was 3 of 12 from 3 and just 0 of 1 from the line. 

[Celtics2021]

Since his return from his knee injury, KD has averaged 38.1 minutes a night (actually more, since his B-Ref game log doesn’t yet include tonight’s 43 minutes).  He going to be gassed by the time the playoffs start.  He’s got to work this hard to beat the Knicks — the Nets aren’t getting out of the first round, if they even make it that far.

[Atzar]

Any scorer is going to throw up stinkers.  I'm mostly just perplexed by the commitment to throwing up bricks.  I feel like most high-usage players kinda recognize that they're damaging the backboard and dial it back somewhere around 20 shots or so.

This season alone, Brown has had games shooting 13 of 36 (1 of 13 from 3), 8 of 24 (2 of 8 from 3), a bunch of games in the 7, 8 or 9 of 20, 21, 22 range and a bunch of games where he was 1 of 8 or 9 from 3 or 2 of 11 from 3.

Similarly, Tatum (against the Knicks no less) was 7 of 30 (2 of 15 from 3), was 10 of 32, 8 of 24, 9 of 24, a bunch of 7, 8, or 9 for 22, 23, or 24.  And those guys are in the beginning of their prime and not in their 3rd year like Barrett. 

We just don't remember all of the stinkers because they are just so good, even as recently as last season Brown threw up a 5 of 23 game where he was 3 of 12 from 3 and just 0 of 1 from the line.

I remember a lot of those games and I was indeed ripping my hair out over them. 

I'm not sure why the idea "you're cold, stop shooting" is getting so much kickback.  I didn't say there was a literal ceiling of 20 shots on a guy having a bad night.  I said that it's when most scorers rein it in some and I stand by that statement. 

Never mind though.  I don't care enough about RJ f***ing Barrett to keep going with this. 

[byennie]

Any scorer is going to throw up stinkers.  I'm mostly just perplexed by the commitment to throwing up bricks.  I feel like most high-usage players kinda recognize that they're damaging the backboard and dial it back somewhere around 20 shots or so.

This season alone, Brown has had games shooting 13 of 36 (1 of 13 from 3), 8 of 24 (2 of 8 from 3), a bunch of games in the 7, 8 or 9 of 20, 21, 22 range and a bunch of games where he was 1 of 8 or 9 from 3 or 2 of 11 from 3.

Similarly, Tatum (against the Knicks no less) was 7 of 30 (2 of 15 from 3), was 10 of 32, 8 of 24, 9 of 24, a bunch of 7, 8, or 9 for 22, 23, or 24.  And those guys are in the beginning of their prime and not in their 3rd year like Barrett. 

We just don't remember all of the stinkers because they are just so good, even as recently as last season Brown threw up a 5 of 23 game where he was 3 of 12 from 3 and just 0 of 1 from the line.

I remember a lot of those games and I was indeed ripping my hair out over them. 

I'm not sure why the idea "you're cold, stop shooting" is getting so much kickback.  I didn't say there was a literal ceiling of 20 shots on a guy having a bad night.  I said that it's when most scorers rein it in some and I stand by that statement. 

Never mind though.  I don't care enough about RJ f***ing Barrett to keep going with this.

I think the main thing is that it's not that simple. Guys can take good shots and miss. Someone has to shoot. You can go 0-10 on 50/50 shots one night and 9/10 the next. If only basketball were so simple as "tonight, your hands are cold, and this other guy is hot, so he should shoot instead".

[Celtics2021]

Any scorer is going to throw up stinkers.  I'm mostly just perplexed by the commitment to throwing up bricks.  I feel like most high-usage players kinda recognize that they're damaging the backboard and dial it back somewhere around 20 shots or so.

This season alone, Brown has had games shooting 13 of 36 (1 of 13 from 3), 8 of 24 (2 of 8 from 3), a bunch of games in the 7, 8 or 9 of 20, 21, 22 range and a bunch of games where he was 1 of 8 or 9 from 3 or 2 of 11 from 3.

Similarly, Tatum (against the Knicks no less) was 7 of 30 (2 of 15 from 3), was 10 of 32, 8 of 24, 9 of 24, a bunch of 7, 8, or 9 for 22, 23, or 24.  And those guys are in the beginning of their prime and not in their 3rd year like Barrett. 

We just don't remember all of the stinkers because they are just so good, even as recently as last season Brown threw up a 5 of 23 game where he was 3 of 12 from 3 and just 0 of 1 from the line.

I remember a lot of those games and I was indeed ripping my hair out over them. 

I'm not sure why the idea "you're cold, stop shooting" is getting so much kickback.  I didn't say there was a literal ceiling of 20 shots on a guy having a bad night.  I said that it's when most scorers rein it in some and I stand by that statement. 

Never mind though.  I don't care enough about RJ f***ing Barrett to keep going with this.

I think the main thing is that it's not that simple. Guys can take good shots and miss. Someone has to shoot. You can go 0-10 on 50/50 shots one night and 9/10 the next. If only basketball were so simple as "tonight, your hands are cold, and this other guy is hot, so he should shoot instead".

Your final statement has a bit of truth to it.  If there's a player who's really got it going, you feed him.  Teams do that all the time.  The Knicks didn't have anyone who was all that hot tonight, so while Barrett probably should have found shots for someone else a bit more, it's less of a thing.  Also, he played 45 minutes, so of course he took a ton of shots.

[bdm860]

This whole Thybulle thing is interesting, with the Sixers listing him on the injury report as "ineligible to play" in Toronto.

https://mobile.twitter.com/pompeyonsixers/status/1511821085343461382

Teams can pretty much put down whatever they want, right? Like when the Spurs listed the reason Duncan sat out as "old". So interesting that his team basically outs him as unvaxxed. Figure they could have protected him a little more and listed him out as "personal reasons" (like the C's just did for Al) or exaggerated some minor injury (sore back, sore ankle, etc.). But the Sixers didn't protect him at all.  Wondering if there's any thinking behind that.

[pokeKingCurtis]

This whole Thybulle thing is interesting, with the Sixers listing him on the injury report as "ineligible to play" in Toronto.

https://mobile.twitter.com/pompeyonsixers/status/1511821085343461382

Teams can pretty much put down whatever they want, right? Like when the Spurs listed the reason Duncan sat out as "old". So interesting that his team basically outs him as unvaxxed. Figure they could have protected him a little more and listed him out as "personal reasons" (like the C's just did for Al) or exaggerated some minor injury (sore back, sore ankle, etc.). But the Sixers didn't protect him at all.  Wondering if there's any thinking behind that.

This same sixers team fumbled the Ben Simmons situation  horribly

[gouki88]

Since his return from his knee injury, KD has averaged 38.1 minutes a night (actually more, since his B-Ref game log doesn’t yet include tonight’s 43 minutes).  He going to be gassed by the time the playoffs start.  He’s got to work this hard to beat the Knicks — the Nets aren’t getting out of the first round, if they even make it that far.

Their defence is just so bad. Sure, they have some firepower. But beyond KD, Kyrie, Curry and Mills, their team is super shallow.

[jambr380]

This whole Thybulle thing is interesting, with the Sixers listing him on the injury report as "ineligible to play" in Toronto.

https://mobile.twitter.com/pompeyonsixers/status/1511821085343461382

Teams can pretty much put down whatever they want, right? Like when the Spurs listed the reason Duncan sat out as "old". So interesting that his team basically outs him as unvaxxed. Figure they could have protected him a little more and listed him out as "personal reasons" (like the C's just did for Al) or exaggerated some minor injury (sore back, sore ankle, etc.). But the Sixers didn't protect him at all.  Wondering if there's any thinking behind that.

This same sixers team fumbled the Ben Simmons situation  horribly

Didn't Doc just blame James Harden for a loss like a week ago, too? I remember there were a whole lot of posters here trashing Simmons and sticking up for the poor Sixers, but perhaps the Sixers actually do have a culture problem.

As a side note, it seems like you threw in a little dig at Al for being unvaccinated. Maybe 'protecting' him could mean any number of things, but I will take Al at his word when he said that he will 'absolutely' be ready to play in Toronto.

[Moranis]

This whole Thybulle thing is interesting, with the Sixers listing him on the injury report as "ineligible to play" in Toronto.

https://mobile.twitter.com/pompeyonsixers/status/1511821085343461382

Teams can pretty much put down whatever they want, right? Like when the Spurs listed the reason Duncan sat out as "old". So interesting that his team basically outs him as unvaxxed. Figure they could have protected him a little more and listed him out as "personal reasons" (like the C's just did for Al) or exaggerated some minor injury (sore back, sore ankle, etc.). But the Sixers didn't protect him at all.  Wondering if there's any thinking behind that.

This same sixers team fumbled the Ben Simmons situation  horribly

Didn't Doc just blame James Harden for a loss like a week ago, too? I remember there were a whole lot of posters here trashing Simmons and sticking up for the poor Sixers, but perhaps the Sixers actually do have a culture problem.

As a side note, it seems like you threw in a little dig at Al for being unvaccinated. Maybe 'protecting' him could mean any number of things, but I will take Al at his word when he said that he will 'absolutely' be ready to play in Toronto.

Simmons is an entitled sensitive crybaby, but the Sixers, and especially Doc, are awful.  Doc is one of the biggest scumbags in the sport.  He smiles to your face and stabs you in the back.  I have no idea how he keeps getting jobs because he can't win either.