Scuse me while I swipe down to refresh for a bit waiting on rswany

West: Luka, Steph, SGA, Ant

East: Hali, Maxey, LaMelo…then Dame? The last East spot is tough - I could see Mitchell, Trae, or even Brunson there too.

The answer to “why am I seeing ____ on Bleacher Report” is really “why am I seeing Bleacher Report at all and what can I do to avoid this in the future?”

I’m actually more shocked there have been only 9 fines so far, and all for guards.

This year I’m thankful for u/rswany

I mean OT in the last two games too, so…not at all likely/sustainable.

Maybe they should trade the Knicks to KAT

Honestly him refusing to let go when his own coaches were around was some scary shit.

But sure, let’s make sure to give out more techs for when guys flex after a dunk.

Needs more Woodstock.

(Just kidding, mostly - these are better than 90% of the league’s city unis this year, and represent exactly what a “fun” alternate should be about - only wear it a few times a year, you know, for FUN.)

I usually resist this kind of conclusion but man this thread is the absolute worst (best?) example of this (as in, your comment is absolutely accurate). The downvotes for obviously accurate information that just happens to be about a player they don’t like for other reasons is nutso.

Cry bout it.

The irony of “cry about it” when you’re literally saying “we won’t talk to you /will downvotes you about this interesting wrinkle in the rules that may have been misapplied because I don’t like that guy and he makes me so mad!”

So I guess it’s indeed impossible to have a normal discussion about rules if it involves Draymond, lol.

This is abundantly clear - I don’t like Draymond (or the Warriors lol but good luck tonight) but I like rules discussions / referee accountability. The downvotes you’re getting on here make it pretty clear everybody would rather just shit on Draymond / say “he deserves it no matter what!” than actually have a discussion about the rules.

Both were during live ball, which makes it wild they got Draymond for a tech and not a flagrant

Does a tight reading of this rule mean, if the ball is in play, you can only get a tech for taking a swing at someone if you *don’t" connect? Landing a punch makes it a flagrant?

It is! All I’m saying is that this graphic is cause for even major-er celebration!

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Ok, not to be a downer, but this is just a mathematical consequence of having the best team defense at the moment. For example, nobody really thinks Tatum is a better defender (now, past, ever) than Giannis, but Tatum is here at 15 while Giannis is at 143 because Boston’s defense has been much better than Milwaukee’s.

Good for the Wolves to have a good defense, but this isn’t a good reflection of the individual defensive skills of these guys vs. the rest of the league.

I continue to be flabbergasted by the culture of NBA / refereeing / ejections in comparison to the NFL. I get that fans are closer so there’s more desire to keep player conduct in check, but the number of ejections in NBA games for non-basketball actions vs. NFL (where it almost NEVER happens except for throwing a punch) is absolutely nuts.

It could be a lot worse:

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