The 2019-2020 Around the NBA thread

[Mainstreet]

Denver climbs back in series to narrow it to 3-2.

Nuggets beat Jazz 117 - 107.

 

[Mainstreet]

Clippers locked-in during 1st quarter and lead Mavericks 41-22.

Series tied 2-2.

 

[Mainstreet]

Luka's ankle does not look 100%. He is not able to finish plays like he normally does.

 

[Mainstreet]

Clippers lead Mavericks at halftime 76-52.

 

[GatorAZ]

Mitchell and Murray are in a duel.

This is some Bird vs Nique type ****.

 

[GatorAZ]

That's exactly right. One thing nobody talked about before the draft was his size. People didn't realize just how big he is. He dropped some fat, added some muscle, and he is even stronger now, yet most people still don't realize that he has a body of a legitimate power forward.

I think back to Harden at ASU having some junk in the trunk. Now the guy is a human tank. If Luka had 75% of Harden’s foot speed he’d be like 6’8” Steve Nash.

 

[Mainstreet]

Clippers lead 111-86 after 3rd quarter.

It felt like the longest quarter I can remember.

 

[Mainstreet]

The Clippers look like the team we expected to see in the playoffs tonight.

More importantly for the Clippers, Paul George (12-18), looks like he is back in form with 35 points.

Clippers beat Mavericks tonight 154 - 111 and lead series 3-2.

 

[SunnyBaller]

No Luka magic tonight that was an @$$ whopping. Dallas just isn't that good , it's all Luka kind of like the early days with LeBron and the Cavs

 

[Cheesebeef]

There is some really bad D being played in the bubble.

 

[GatorAZ]

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[95pro]

Wow horrible ref job at beginning of the game. Kahwi used is arms to elbow, shove and create space but ends up getting the and1. Then Luka hasn't been getting the continuation calls like he has been.

 

[Russ Smith]

Sounds like Van Vleet is not the only player who is talking about a possible boycott due to the shooting in Wisconsin and still no arrest in the Breonna Taylor murder. There's talk that players have been involved in high level discussions about a possible player walkoff.

Not sure what that looks like, do they wait until the finals, do they literally walk off in the middle of a game or just refuse to start the game. Is it a short protest and then they play, or do they refuse to play at all isn't clear.

 

[Russ Smith]

Sounds like Van Vleet is not the only player who is talking about a possible boycott due to the shooting in Wisconsin and still no arrest in the Breonna Taylor murder. There's talk that players have been involved in high level discussions about a possible player walkoff.

Not sure what that looks like, do they wait until the finals, do they literally walk off in the middle of a game or just refuse to start the game. Is it a short protest and then they play, or do they refuse to play at all isn't clear.

Yep sounds like there's a potential plan in place. Van Vleet, Marcus Smart, Norman Powell and others have all said they are discussing options including boycotting games, Powell was quoted as saying "taking a knee is not enough anymore."

 

[Chaplin]

Yep sounds like there's a potential plan in place. Van Vleet, Marcus Smart, Norman Powell and others have all said they are discussing options including boycotting games, Powell was quoted as saying "taking a knee is not enough anymore."

It's a Catch-22. I get why they want to do it, I just don't think it will do anything except make things worse. What do they think boycotting games would accomplish?

 

[Mainstreet]

I'm not sure how the Pacers expected to go further with Sabonis out.

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[Russ Smith]

It's a Catch-22. I get why they want to do it, I just don't think it will do anything except make things worse. What do they think boycotting games would accomplish?

Yeah I think they feel it's really the only leverage they have at this point.

I don't know what it would accomplish beyond making people talk about it again. I think people have already sort of forgotten that whole thing they're just focusing on the games.

 

[Finito]

I'm not sure how the Pacers expected to go further with Sabonis out.

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I really don’t get that. I mean at there absolute best I see them as a second round team nothing more.

 

[Chaplin]

We have some assistant openings -- McMillan would be a great assistant for this team.

 

[Mainstreet]

The Raptors appear to be for making a stand.

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[Mainstreet]

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[Mainstreet]

It appears the Celtics as well could make a statement.

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[Cheesebeef]

It appears to be the Celtics as well.

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I won’t blame them one bit if they walk. The country at large has seemed to “get over” George Floyd... yet Black men are still being killed by cops on camera. The players were afraid playing ball would be part of the distraction away from the movement and I think their fears are coming to fruition.

 

[Mainstreet]

I won’t blame them one bit if they walk. The country at large has seemed to “get over” George Floyd... yet Black men are still being killed by cops on camera. The players were afraid playing ball would be part of the distraction away from the movement and I think their fears are coming to fruition.

Minnesota took a step in the right direction passing the police reform bill but there needs to be national leadership.

 

[95pro]

I'm not sure how the Pacers expected to go further with Sabonis out.

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I really don’t get that. I mean at there absolute best I see them as a second round team nothing more.

during the game, Chris Weber was talking about some adjustments that needed to be made and wondered why McM didn't make any at all and was a bit perplexed. I think it was game 3.