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I had thought he was a legit 6’8”. Local reporters all say 6’6” now, though.crazy how he went from 6'9" and 275 in college to 6'6" and 310 in the pros
I had thought he was a legit 6’8”. Local reporters all say 6’6” now, though.crazy how he went from 6'9" and 275 in college to 6'6" and 310 in the pros
i compared him to other players on the floor last nite - he's 6'8I had thought he was a legit 6’8”. Local reporters all say 6’6” now, though.
all the NBA pundits i've heard talk about him say he's 6'5" or 6'6"i compared him to other players on the floor last nite - he's 6'8
favorite Zion stat - ahead of Ben Simmons in career treys
https://lonzowire.usatoday.com/2019/10/04/are-lonzo-ball-and-zion-williamson-the-same-height/well, he's significantly taller than Lonzo Ball, who' s 6'6
You expect the sixers to be in the finals?Sixers up 20 over the Lakers without Embiid and Josh Richardson (Zaire Smith too, but that may not be as important). I was hoping this would be the finals match-up
if healthy, i can see itYou expect the sixers to be in the finals?
Sixers without Embiid are 0-2 against an "isn't much there" Raptors team, and are behind them in the standings despite all the injuries that team has had, yet you expect them to make the finals?if healthy, i can see it
Raptors are a cute story this year. Great regular season team.Sixers without Embiid are 0-2 against an "isn't much there" Raptors team, and are behind them in the standings despite all the injuries that team has had, yet you expect them to make the finals?
and yet the Sixers are 1-2 against them. I'm not saying they are a contender at all. I'm saying I don't see the Sixers as one eitherRaptors are a cute story this year. Great regular season team.
You might be the biggest homer on this board.if healthy, i can see it
in the first game, I believe that Nurse went to some zone and different defensive looks that caused the Sixers problems. Second game, the sixers handled everything that Nurse could throw at them (which was in Philly). Third game, they did not have Embiid and Josh Richardson got hurt right away. They still were right there at the end and honestly just missed some shots. They got the looks they needed at the end.hxperson said:and yet the Sixers are 1-2 against them. I'm not saying they are a contender at all. I'm saying I don't see the Sixers as one either
I've said before how I find it surprising that Knicks fans have put up with it for so long. NYC isn't exactly known for being a patient place.The "Mecca" of basketball.
Knicks fans had never been so loud with their frustration as the "Sell the team" chant Wednesday at MSG. Even as MSG piped in music to silence the fans, and James Dolan walked out.
@ShamsCharania
Sources: 2020 NBA All-Star reserves:
East: Jimmy Butler, Kyle Lowry, Ben Simmons, Khris Middleton, Jayson Tatum , Bam Adebayo , Domas Sabonis
West: Damian Lillard, Donovan Mitchell, Nikola Jokic, Rudy Gobert, Brandon Ingram , Russell Westbrook, Chris Paul
Corporate buying of seats goes a long way. I probably have 30 Knick fan friends and only one I know that “puts up with it”. Everyone else has been checked out for years.Gr00vus said:I've said before how I find it surprising that Knicks fans have put up with it for so long. NYC isn't exactly known for being a patient place.
i mean, the owner is shameless and brainless and has more money than god. they're not happy, but not much that they can do reallyGr00vus said:I've said before how I find it surprising that Knicks fans have put up with it for so long. NYC isn't exactly known for being a patient place.
Seems like they keep going to the games, buying merchandise, etc. I'd probably stop doing that if I were in their place. As @RUSF18 mentioned, maybe it's all corporate. I mean, seemed like a pretty full house last night screaming for an ownership change at the game. If this was, say, "prime" Clippers, that arena would have had about 5000 people in it - and about 4629 would have been Griz fans.i mean, the owner is shameless and brainless and has more money than god. they're not happy, but not much that they can do really
yeah, that plus NY's got eleventy billion people so there are always 20,000 people who want to check out MSG or a visiting team or just see a game.Seems like they keep going to the games, buying merchandise, etc. I'd probably stop doing that if I were in their place. As @RUSF18 mentioned, maybe it's all corporate.
Ugly as hell imothe ATL black jerseys are pretty fresh , as well as their key and baseline graphics
It’s remarkable. Thankfully there’s a ton of crossover but I really feel for the Knicks-only segment.it’s amazing dolan owns the rangers too.
Tough to argue with Beal's counting stats but he's playing for a team inspired by Paul Westhead's Nuggets squads from the early 90's. Isaiah Thomas even resembles Michael Adams a bit.Just saw the Eastern Conference all stars. I personally feel like Beal should have made it in over Taytum by a moderate margin. I know his team isn’t winning—but he’s legit balling this year.
This. Beal is playing great. To do what he is doing playing with the likes of Bryant, Smith and Bertans (which are nice pieces, but on most good teams they are no more than bench players with a certain skill set). Beal gets double teamed every time he touches the ball. Frankly he should not have signed with Washington. There are a lot of team that need a 2 that can load it up like he can. He could be putting up 35+ per night if he only had one other player to help him out.Just saw the Eastern Conference all stars. I personally feel like Beal should have made it in over Taytum by a moderate margin. I know his team isn’t winning—but he’s legit balling this year.
He's awesome. I'm rewinding to the start of the 3rd so my 15 year old who just got home from his basketball game can watch and appreciate Dame with me while we still get to enjoy him and more importantly, enjoy him together. In a few years, he'll be on his own and Dame will be on the Warriors. :(I don’t think we as a nation get to see Dame enough
hope that doesn’t happen.He's awesome. I'm rewinding to the start of the 3rd so my 15 year old who just got home from his basketball game can watch and appreciate Dame with me while we still get to enjoy him and more importantly, enjoy him together. In a few years, he'll be on his own and Dame will be on the Warriors. :(
I laughed.I temporarily changed the thread title to 2019-20 NBA Thread: Dame celebrates late-era Kobe by shooting Lakers to a loss
...but thought somebody here might take it serious so I removed it. I thought it was funny though.
Note he did 51 without Giannis, and against the Bullets. Totes homer here but KMid's splits are very similar to Klay's, according to Milwaukee twitter. Not sure which year the numbers are from but Middleton is really becoming a fantastic #2. It is what it is in small town Milwaukee. Glad to see him get some respect. Now do it more in the playoffs (ahem Bledsoe too)Glad Khris Middleton is getting some recognition with another All-Star spot. In the Bucks last game he put up 51 points on 26 shots. He's only the 49th player in NBA history to do that in a game. Also, on the season he's over 20pts/gm with 50/40/90 shooting percentages. Only four players have done that for an entire season (Bird, Nowitzki, Curry, & Durant). Middleton is also doing all that while playing 29min/gm.
Both Middleton and Thompson play defense too. This tends to get mentioned late in too many player discussions.strykerpks said:Totes homer here but KMid's splits are very similar to Klay's, according to Milwaukee twitter.
more like saloon door. too slow for 3, too weak for 5, not an ideal 4 for a 5 like the Joker. but he got gameMichael Porter Jr is legit and his athleticism is slowly improving. Malone still isn't playing him enough but he's averaging 20/11/2 per 36 on .609 TS. He's kind of a crappy defender but he shows flashes on being a pretty decent weak side shot blocker and if he ends up being a full time PF he has the frame and feet to be effective if not especially good there. A Murray/Jokic/Porter starting lineup no matter who the other two are is always going to struggle but they'll be fun.
Btw, the Nuggets just beat the Bucks on the road missing 3 starters and their 7th man. If they could trade some of their flotsam (Beasley/Craig/Hernangomez/picks) for an improvement on what Harris/Craig/Beasley have provided this year, I think they might be a more legitimate contender than expected.
Not ideally defensively for sure. But offensively, pretty perfect of he can take what he's doing in 15 mpg and take it to 34 mpg.more like saloon door. too slow for 3, too weak for 5, not an ideal 4 for a 5 like the Joker. but he got game