They also don’t know how to workout right

Crossfit of NBA players.

Uhh… Jokic had 39/11/9 on 59% from the field in a win. Pretty sure no Nuggets/Jokic fan had a sad night.

Grant 7/18, Sharpe 7/19, Brogdon 7/22. Apparently once a guy hits 7 shots for Portland they should head to the bench.

Some further research:

Brogdon was 0/7 after hitting his 7th shot. Sharpe was 0/3 after hitting his 7th shot. Grant being the veteran he is didn’t take another shot after hitting his 7th.

LeMarcus Aldridge is one.

LMA had way more All-Star and All-NBA appearances, but a lot of that was because he had real teammates.

They played 1083 and 1076 games.

They scored 20,042 points and 20,558 points.

They had 8,157 and 8,736 rebounds.

They were both volume scorers who were both below league average in TS%.

Aldridge was a better defender, but these two are a good example of similar guys being put into different situations. LMA played with Roy, Lillard, and Leonard. Jamison played with a dude who wanted to shoot his teammates.

Those extra possessions were huge too. 17-11 advantage on the offensive glass in a 3 point game.

That and 94% vs 64% from the line were the game winners for Charlotte.

The 5 league leaders in assists right now. Dude’s going 50/40/90 and has more than double the A/T ratio than any of guys who distribute at that level.

https://www.nba.com/news/in-season-tournament-101

In the time it took you to type this out you could have found all the answers.

As for if people care. They do more than normal regular season games. Maybe not by much, but it’s something new.

“There was a bee in his jersey and he was trying to get rid of it. Really irresponsible of the entire arena’s staff to let that bee inside. NBA shouldn’t suspend Green for simply defending himself.”

I put bets on Timberwolves to win Group C and to win the NBA title. Fuck y’all.

I don’t believe they are the favorites to do either, but +340 and +7500 were just amazing odds to take.

Green could go full Chris Brown and Warriors fans would still defend him.

Teams are not familiar with this almost street ball style of play (trust me, not a knock) but, if it keeps working teams will start paying attention and game planning for it. That’s when depth and experience will bite a bit.

Working?

PPG: Last

APG: Last

FG%: 2nd to last

3pt%: 2nd to last

ORtg: 2nd to last

TS%: 2nd to last

If this is our offense when it’s “working” then I dread what it’s gonna look like when teams adjust.

And if the plan is to trade Brogdon it also gets him more looks.

Despite my username Ant is my favorite current Blazers player so I hope he comes back 100%, but him being out could give Scoot/Sharpe more reps and show other teams Brogdon is that guy. If Brogdon can be flipped for a promising 3-4 or draft capital that can be turned into a promising 3-4 that is a huge win.

I think Shaedon just needs reps. Dude never even played real games vs college level competition.

Beginning of last year he was totally lost.

End of last year he was like 90% lost.

He still looks lost this year, but not quite as much and he has made some plays. Hopefully with a full year of actually playing in NBA games he will figure things out.

I know Tayshaun Prince is taller, but Sharpe’s speed, athleticism, and length reminds me a of prince. Hopefully a SG version though.

Toronto missed more wide open 3s than high school me missed wide open signs from ladies interested in me.

We’re still another 10-12 games away from knowing wtf this team is.

It’s still early so we will see, but the 10-11 Southwest division was disgusting.

61, 57, 46, 46, and 43 win teams. The 43 win Rockets didn’t make the playoffs because the West was absurd, but the 57 win Mavericks won it all.

I remember Roy’s rookie year and the Spanish Armada. Those teams were baaad, but what they got known for early on was being a hard out in Portland.

What? Portland went 54-28 the one year Rudy and Sergio played together.

Roy’s rookie year we did only win 32 games, but after that he was never below .500.

Different than the NBA, but shortening my bowling approach improved my game immensely.

Used to have a routine of “Put ball/arms in right position, focus on mark, double check feet are in right spot, remember to take a slow first step, then go.”

Now I just walk up there, assume I’m going to have the muscle memory stuff down, look at my mark, and go. Having my best average so far this year in over 30 years of bowling. Might be a fluke? Or maybe I’ve been getting in my own head for decades.

They came from Ayton and it’s apparently cool for people who need internet validation to hate him.

2011- Boston loses to Mavs

2012- Boston loses to OKC

2017- Boston loses to Durant led Warriors

2018- Read above

2020- Lakers don’t make finals without Lebron. Whoever does beats Boston.

2022- I can give Boston this one.

2023- Anyone thinking Boston beats the Nuggets should ban themselves from any NBA discussion for all time.

Boston might have 1 more title if you take these 3 players out of the mix.

The 2 NFL teams that went 0-16 in the regular season both went 4-0 in the preseason.

The NBA preseason doesn’t seem to be quite as extreme, but it also doesn’t mean shit.