2023-24 Around the NBA Thread

[Mainstreet]

Watch Miami go on a run, perhaps even making it to the final 4 in the Inseason Tournament, and Herro comes back and spoils it. That will tank his trade value. They've been looking to unload him since their finals run and of course held out for Dame, which I can't entirely blame them for, but they should have shopped Herro everywhere else in the league since Portland wasn't interested in him as the main piece of a package. Then maybe they'd have found a fall back plan. Missing out on Dame and then also Holiday, who they apparently offered Herro for as well, really didn't help them since 2 of the 3 other top teams in the East benefited from those moves. Watch Philadelphia end up with Brogdan as the ultimate F You from Portland to Miami.

Maybe the Heat will go after Caruso. He seems like their kind of player.

 

[Mainstreet]

An update on Robert Williams III. He reportedly be fully recovered for next season.

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[Cheesebeef]

An update on Robert Williams III. He will miss the season.

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Man… the Celtics got away with highway robbery there.

 

[Hoop Head]

Some guy from the Mavericks broadcast team ripped Harden a new..... Yeah. I'm impressed. Dude hit the nail on the head over and over again.

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[phillycard]

Some guy from the Mavericks broadcast team ripped Harden a new..... Yeah. I'm impressed. Dude hit the nail on the head over and over again.

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Absolutely beautiful. (and spot on)

 

[AzStevenCal]

Some guy from the Mavericks broadcast team ripped Harden a new..... Yeah. I'm impressed. Dude hit the nail on the head over and over again.

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Hey James, you're not The Beard, you're not The System, you're The Problem. What a great closing sentence.

 

[Russ Smith]

NBA refs making it up as they go along again. Draymond steals the ball from Mitchell and Donovan fouls him. In transition LeVert makes a layup, Mitchell and Draymond bump and Draymond pushes him and he goes out of bounds. Inbound to Green he stops across halfcourt and Mitchell intentionally runs into him with a shoulder foul. Lots of woofing, the refs review the play to see if it's a flagrant on Mitchell since he made no play on the ball.

Then the refs come back and say, it's not a flagrant it didn't warrant one, but oh BTW we looked at the play that came BEFORE that and Draymond pushed Mitchell without making a play on the ball, technical on Draymond. Since it was his 2nd T, Draymond gets tossed.

So they reviewed a potential flagrant on Mitchell that had no play on the ball said not a flagrant, and then called one on Green for no play on the ball.

It was a push by Draymond btw but I have never seen refs go that far back before on replay

 

[Lefty]

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[Mainstreet]

As a follow-up to Kelly Oubre being struck as a pedestrian by a motor vehicle.

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[Mainstreet]

Reportedly, Kelly Oubre was walking near his residence when it happened.

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[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

NBA refs making it up as they go along again. Draymond steals the ball from Mitchell and Donovan fouls him. In transition LeVert makes a layup, Mitchell and Draymond bump and Draymond pushes him and he goes out of bounds. Inbound to Green he stops across halfcourt and Mitchell intentionally runs into him with a shoulder foul. Lots of woofing, the refs review the play to see if it's a flagrant on Mitchell since he made no play on the ball.

Then the refs come back and say, it's not a flagrant it didn't warrant one, but oh BTW we looked at the play that came BEFORE that and Draymond pushed Mitchell without making a play on the ball, technical on Draymond. Since it was his 2nd T, Draymond gets tossed.

So they reviewed a potential flagrant on Mitchell that had no play on the ball said not a flagrant, and then called one on Green for no play on the ball.

It was a push by Draymond btw but I have never seen refs go that far back before on replay

They did this to the suns last year. I don’t recall the specific facts but I remember we were all incredulous they went that far back. None of us had ever seen it before. Nice to know it happens to other teams too.

 

[Russ Smith]

They did this to the suns last year. I don’t recall the specific facts but I remember we were all incredulous they went that far back. None of us had ever seen it before. Nice to know it happens to other teams too.

And to be clear he did push Mitchell although from the back angle Mitchell actually bumped him first and then Draymond pushed him. Not a basketball play but certainly one that happens all the time without being called a flagrant.

To be fair he'd done enough to get a 2nd T already and they actually took the lead after he got kicked out before the Cavs just stepped on the gas and put them away.

I can't believe Cleveland is under 500 that defense is remarkable.

 

[Yuma]

I am getting more concerned with the imaginary fouls the Suns are getting. There's one or two a game, they show the highlights and our guy never touched the other players.

 

[AzStevenCal]

I am getting more concerned with the imaginary fouls the Suns are getting. There's one or two a game, they show the highlights and our guy never touched the other players.

I've never watched a Suns game where that hasn't happened. I'm pretty sure fans of every other team can say the same thing. Refs, even the good ones, miss multiple calls every quarter of every game. And we don't have very many good refs right now.

This is why Lebron is up in arms. He's being fouled without a call far more often than he's ever experienced. What he's missing is that he's no longer being refereed like he's the best, most untouchable player in the game.

 

[nashman]

Clips just lost again this time to Memphis lol wow that didn’t take long for the Harden effect to just screw that team up….

 

[RON_IN_OC]

Clips just lost again this time to Memphis lol wow that didn’t take long for the Harden effect to just screw that team up….

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[Russ Smith]

Saric had 20 against OKC, after tonights game the Warriors have played 11 games. Saric is the only player other than Curry to score at least 20 in a game. Curry has done it every game, his low for the season is 23, no other Warrior has scored at least 20 in a game.

Wiggins and Klay have fallen off a cliff. With Klay I think it's age and injuries having caught up with him, with Wiggins I think he's just completely lost his confidence.

Looks like a long season.

 

[Mainstreet]

Kelly Oubre reportedly has a fracture rib as a result of the incident with a motor vehicle.

76ers' Oubre has broken rib after being hit by car

The Sixers' Kelly Oubre Jr. sustained a fractured rib after being hit by a car near his residence in downtown Philadelphia. The team said Oubre will be reevaluated in a week.

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[Hoop Head]

Kelly Oubre reportedly has a fracture rib as a result of the incident with a motor vehicle.

76ers' Oubre has broken rib after being hit by car

The Sixers' Kelly Oubre Jr. sustained a fractured rib after being hit by a car near his residence in downtown Philadelphia. The team said Oubre will be reevaluated in a week.

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That's not too bad. Hopefully he's able to recover quickly and make it back within 6-8 weeks, which I believe is the usual timetable for injuries like that. He was having a good year in Philadelphia after a long off-season searching for an opportunity.

 

[Cheesebeef]

That's not too bad. Hopefully he's able to recover quickly and make it back within 6-8 weeks, which I believe is the usual timetable for injuries like that. He was having a good year in Philadelphia after a long off-season searching for an opportunity.

Man… broken ribs are a rough injury that you wouldn’t think would be so hard to live with. Every sneeze feels like someone is literally stabbing you. Even breathing hurts.

 

[GatorAZ]

If it weren’t for the Clippers we’d be the laughing stock of the league right now.

 

[Mainstreet]

If it weren’t for the Clippers we’d be the laughing stock of the league right now.

Can we reboot and change the GM and coach.

 

[GatorAZ]

We can go back hating him now.
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[AzStevenCal]

We can go back hating him now.
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I haven't seen a move like that from him in a few years. And when he used to do stuff like that, he was much better at making it look natural so he's clearly no longer at the top of his cheating game. At least he went for mid-thigh instead of the way Beverley does it, at the knee or the ankle. Regardless, there's no room for cheap shots like that and I hope the league hits him hard.

 

[swagron]

I haven't seen a move like that from him in a few years. And when he used to do stuff like that, he was much better at making it look natural so he's clearly no longer at the top of his cheating game. At least he went for mid-thigh instead of the way Beverley does it, at the knee or the ankle. Regardless, there's no room for cheap shots like that and I hope the league hits him hard.

lol…he’s been doing this his WHOLE career… including his time here in Phoenix. It was just overlooked during his time here because he was doing it for the home team. Fans only see what they want to see. Can’t stand dirty players, hope his career goes 0 for championships