NBA Season 2022-23

[Phantom255x]

Have people here seen the clips on Twitter of Zion doing windmill dunks and other moves during practice and shootarounds right before games, even as recent as a few days ago?

Idk… maybe I’m overreacting but that just seems like a terrible look and a bad message to send to the fans and organization that you are seemingly fine, but still choosing to miss games because you’re not “100%” and “not Zion”. Pels could have used him even if off the bench for some minutes.

Next year’s a big one for him and the organization. If he is barely on the court again then I’ll really consider him a bust. But I hope he isn’t, he seems like an awesome guy and is gifted

[bdm860]

Have people here seen the clips on Twitter of Zion doing windmill dunks and other moves during practice and shootarounds right before games, even as recent as a few days ago?

Idk… maybe I’m overreacting but that just seems like a terrible look and a bad message to send to the fans and organization that you are seemingly fine, but still choosing to miss games because you’re not “100%” and “not Zion”. Pels could have used him even if off the bench for some minutes.

Next year’s a big one for him and the organization. If he is barely on the court again then I’ll really consider him a bust. But I hope he isn’t, he seems like an awesome guy and is gifted

I took the clips (happened last year too) as Zion showing the world that he's fine, but it's the organization keeping him on the sidelines.

I haven't heard it's Zion choosing to miss games ( à la Ben Simmons).

[Vermont Green]

Have people here seen the clips on Twitter of Zion doing windmill dunks and other moves during practice and shootarounds right before games, even as recent as a few days ago?

Idk… maybe I’m overreacting but that just seems like a terrible look and a bad message to send to the fans and organization that you are seemingly fine, but still choosing to miss games because you’re not “100%” and “not Zion”. Pels could have used him even if off the bench for some minutes.

Next year’s a big one for him and the organization. If he is barely on the court again then I’ll really consider him a bust. But I hope he isn’t, he seems like an awesome guy and is gifted

This is a little off topic but would people trade Jaylen Brown for Zion straight up?  Assume that Brown takes an extension and is perfectly happy to stay in Boston.  That you are evaluating the trade purely on the players.

[Donoghus]

Have people here seen the clips on Twitter of Zion doing windmill dunks and other moves during practice and shootarounds right before games, even as recent as a few days ago?

Idk… maybe I’m overreacting but that just seems like a terrible look and a bad message to send to the fans and organization that you are seemingly fine, but still choosing to miss games because you’re not “100%” and “not Zion”. Pels could have used him even if off the bench for some minutes.

Next year’s a big one for him and the organization. If he is barely on the court again then I’ll really consider him a bust. But I hope he isn’t, he seems like an awesome guy and is gifted

This is a little off topic but would people trade Jaylen Brown for Zion straight up?  Assume that Brown takes an extension and is perfectly happy to stay in Boston.  That you are evaluating the trade purely on the players.

Absolutely not.

[Roy H.]

Have people here seen the clips on Twitter of Zion doing windmill dunks and other moves during practice and shootarounds right before games, even as recent as a few days ago?

Idk… maybe I’m overreacting but that just seems like a terrible look and a bad message to send to the fans and organization that you are seemingly fine, but still choosing to miss games because you’re not “100%” and “not Zion”. Pels could have used him even if off the bench for some minutes.

Next year’s a big one for him and the organization. If he is barely on the court again then I’ll really consider him a bust. But I hope he isn’t, he seems like an awesome guy and is gifted

This is a little off topic but would people trade Jaylen Brown for Zion straight up?  Assume that Brown takes an extension and is perfectly happy to stay in Boston.  That you are evaluating the trade purely on the players.

Absolutely not.

This is the only correct answer.

[Moranis]

Have people here seen the clips on Twitter of Zion doing windmill dunks and other moves during practice and shootarounds right before games, even as recent as a few days ago?

Idk… maybe I’m overreacting but that just seems like a terrible look and a bad message to send to the fans and organization that you are seemingly fine, but still choosing to miss games because you’re not “100%” and “not Zion”. Pels could have used him even if off the bench for some minutes.

Next year’s a big one for him and the organization. If he is barely on the court again then I’ll really consider him a bust. But I hope he isn’t, he seems like an awesome guy and is gifted

This is a little off topic but would people trade Jaylen Brown for Zion straight up?  Assume that Brown takes an extension and is perfectly happy to stay in Boston.  That you are evaluating the trade purely on the players.

Absolutely not.

This is the only correct answer.

Given the injury concern, I'd say yes, but as an actual on court player, Zion is better.  He is just never on the court.

[umpacu]

Have people here seen the clips on Twitter of Zion doing windmill dunks and other moves during practice and shootarounds right before games, even as recent as a few days ago?

Idk… maybe I’m overreacting but that just seems like a terrible look and a bad message to send to the fans and organization that you are seemingly fine, but still choosing to miss games because you’re not “100%” and “not Zion”. Pels could have used him even if off the bench for some minutes.

Next year’s a big one for him and the organization. If he is barely on the court again then I’ll really consider him a bust. But I hope he isn’t, he seems like an awesome guy and is gifted

I took the clips (happened last year too) as Zion showing the world that he's fine, but it's the organization keeping him on the sidelines.

I haven't heard it's Zion choosing to miss games ( à la Ben Simmons).

I don't know how legit this is, but: https://nba.nbcsports.com/2023/04/13/zion-throwing-down-windmill-in-pregame-workout-then-skipping-play-in-game-sums-up-his-career/

He said:

“Physically, I’m fine,” Zion said Tuesday (via the Associated Press), referring to the right hamstring he injured in January. “Now it’s just a matter of when I feel like Zion.

“I can pretty much do everything, but it’s just a matter of the level that I was playing at before my hamstring,” Zion said. “I don’t want to go out there and be in my own head and affect the team when I can just be on the sideline supporting them more, because I know myself. If I was to go out there, I would be in my head. I would hesitate on certain moves and it could affect the game.”

It does sound like it was his decision

[Kernewek]

Quite possibly the most baffling PR decision in a long time, to be honest. Guy's a great player but his extension has him earning a minimum of 238 million dollars for 60 hours of NBA playing time to date. I've got no problem with him maximising his earnings, but it's going to look like a horrible deal for New Orleans if he never rounds into form with all that potential.

[slamtheking]

Quite possibly the most baffling PR decision in a long time, to be honest. Guy's a great player but his extension has him earning a minimum of 238 million dollars for 60 hours of NBA playing time to date. I've got no problem with him maximising his earnings, but it's going to look like a horrible deal for New Orleans if he never rounds into form with all that potential.

no concern about him rounding into form at all -- he'll do it just in time to earn his next contract.

[bdm860]

Have people here seen the clips on Twitter of Zion doing windmill dunks and other moves during practice and shootarounds right before games, even as recent as a few days ago?

Idk… maybe I’m overreacting but that just seems like a terrible look and a bad message to send to the fans and organization that you are seemingly fine, but still choosing to miss games because you’re not “100%” and “not Zion”. Pels could have used him even if off the bench for some minutes.

Next year’s a big one for him and the organization. If he is barely on the court again then I’ll really consider him a bust. But I hope he isn’t, he seems like an awesome guy and is gifted

I took the clips (happened last year too) as Zion showing the world that he's fine, but it's the organization keeping him on the sidelines.

I haven't heard it's Zion choosing to miss games ( à la Ben Simmons).

I don't know how legit this is, but: https://nba.nbcsports.com/2023/04/13/zion-throwing-down-windmill-in-pregame-workout-then-skipping-play-in-game-sums-up-his-career/

He said:

“Physically, I’m fine,” Zion said Tuesday (via the Associated Press), referring to the right hamstring he injured in January. “Now it’s just a matter of when I feel like Zion.

“I can pretty much do everything, but it’s just a matter of the level that I was playing at before my hamstring,” Zion said. “I don’t want to go out there and be in my own head and affect the team when I can just be on the sideline supporting them more, because I know myself. If I was to go out there, I would be in my head. I would hesitate on certain moves and it could affect the game.”

It does sound like it was his decision

Hearing this stuff which I missed before (also reading now the Pelicans have cleared him), now I change my answer.  Not a good luck.

[Birdman]

NBA fines Dallas 750k.. they got off easy

[Phantom255x]

NBA fines Dallas 750k.. they got off easy

Oh yeah they really showed them! 

750K is chump change for Cuban and the Mavs. They don't regret tanking the last few games

[Phantom255x]

Anyone have rooting interests tonight?

I don't really care about the East. Miami would give MIL a "tougher" series than Chicago, but I wouldn't mind at all if Chicago won and eliminated Miami.

Hope OKC wins tonight for the West game. Get the Wolves team and "drama" out of my face. OKC deserves it way more

[Birdman]

NBA fines Dallas 750k.. they got off easy

Oh yeah they really showed them! 

750K is chump change for Cuban and the Mavs. They don't regret tanking the last few games

Chump change is right! Should took away their 1st, that would show them & rest of the league

[angryguy77]

NBA thinks fining a billionaire pocket change as punishment is hilarious. If you don't want this to happen, DQ them from the lottery.

This just goes to show that the NBA should reward teams who don't make the playoffs with more balls than those who lose out.