Maybe some team thinks Moody or Kuminga might flourish somewhere else but everyone else besides Curry is on a bad contract.
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2023-24 NBA (Playoffs!) Thread: Message board poster furiously types out one more horrible post before thread closes (2 Viewers)
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GroveDiesel
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Indefinitely seems like cowardice from the NBA to me unless there is real teeth. If you really mean a long suspension, then suspend him for 30 games and be done with it.
Saying it’s “indefinite” and that he has to “meet certain team and league conditions” just reeks of trying to make it seem more severe than it actually will be in practice.
Like he’ll take an anger management class, sit out 5-10 games and the league will reinstate him after he meets with Silver and Silver tells us all that he’s convinced Green is remorseful and really truly changed this time.
Saying it’s “indefinite” and that he has to “meet certain team and league conditions” just reeks of trying to make it seem more severe than it actually will be in practice.
Like he’ll take an anger management class, sit out 5-10 games and the league will reinstate him after he meets with Silver and Silver tells us all that he’s convinced Green is remorseful and really truly changed this time.
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
Agreed. Morant duped them with that last year and he was back pretty quickly, albeit his issue was very different.
Eephus
Footballguy
It'll take something special this year to finish bottom four in the league
Mister CIA
Footballguy
scoobus
Footballguy
Only 10 games away!
Mister CIA
Footballguy
Still watching 
General Malaise
Footballguy
That's true. Detroit, Washington, Charlotte, San Antonio and Portland are a nice cushion for the inevitable free fall of Golden State.
But man, Blazers with 2 picks in the top 10 next year? That's a real possibility. :feast:
Jayrod
Footballguy
I don't know, according to my wife all headaches are incredibly debilitating.
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trader jake
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The Pacers just found out what happens when they make Giannis mad.Giannis with a 60 spot.
The Greek Freak with his 7th consecutive game scoring 30+ points and over 60% FG.
...and he set a Bucks record by scoring 64 points tonight!!!
the moops
Footballguy
Saric, Moody, Kuminga, Looney
Eephus
Footballguy
I'm a Bay Area homer and Kevon Looney went to my high school but these are not stars
Yo Mama
Footballguy
So I guess things got chippy enough in the Bucks-Pacers game tonight that the Pacers took the game ball with them off the court an Giannis went to their locker room to get it from them (franchise and career high game).
Eephus
Footballguy
There's been a lot of overreaction here over the last page or two. My guess is Draymond gets let back in sometime in January. Assuming a healthy Curry, the Warriors are a play-in team at best which was pretty much the case two days ago. It's not a good team by any means but they have a higher floor than a bunch of teams this year.
Klay's contract comes off the books next year but they'll still be over the second apron which will limit their flexibility. They don't have any draft picks in the near term but have protected their assets for the post-Steph era. Things were always going to get ugly around mid-decade. I don't think Green losing his mind changes that to any great degree.
Klay's contract comes off the books next year but they'll still be over the second apron which will limit their flexibility. They don't have any draft picks in the near term but have protected their assets for the post-Steph era. Things were always going to get ugly around mid-decade. I don't think Green losing his mind changes that to any great degree.
Eephus
Footballguy
The Pacers wanted the game ball for Oscar Tshiebwe who scored his first NBA points
Yo Mama
Footballguy
I thought you were joking, but it sounds like that’s what actually happened.
ETA - lol, the guy only scored 1 point in the game
Eephus
Footballguy
Giannis never won College Player of the Year though
trader jake
Footballguy
Reminds me of the Bulls' Stacey King quote after Michael Jordan scored 69 points in a game, "I'll always remember this as the night that Michael Jordan and I combined to score 70 points."
Jayrod
Footballguy
This is kind of reality TV level goofiness that makes the NBA so entertaining.
Brunell4MVP
Footballguy
I hope he’s gone for the year. Playoffs included. The act is tired. The players association needs to protect the other players in the league.
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
The union cares more about money and protecting the players' money, and the longer Green is out, the more money he loses, so they will be more on his side in this scenario.
Brunell4MVP
Footballguy
What about the money for the players he keeps belting.
What he needs is to get his *** kicked. Loves cheap shotting white dudes. And wimps like Poole. Bet he wouldn’t fight Ben Wallace.
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
Well yeah, he's the kid in school who picked on the smaller kids because he could, but would never mess with the tough guys. Green is a fake tough guy. He doesn't go after the tougher more rugged guys because he knows he would look weak.
Leeroy Jenkins
Footballguy
Sixers blow out another team that they are supposed to blow out. It is nice to see a team that doesn't play down to its competition (unlike my Steelers lately and prior Sixers teams).
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
everyone is going to realize how important this was when tshiebwe eventually becomes the all-time nba rebound leader.
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
Dumb question probably but is there really just one “game ball“ in an NBA basketball game? I think in a football or baseball game, they pull the milestone ball out of play after the record is broken. This entire episode is pretty silly imo but some are taking it extremely seriously. Giannis charging around the court and into / out of the tunnel was funny. I’m a massive Bucks fan but have to admit his schtick is getting old for me. It’s the most unpopular of unpopular opinions around here - even in safe company it’s pretty hard for me to openly talk about what a clown he is at times because he’s so untouchable here locally. Maybe I’ll do a longer post about him sometime but the guy is really a diva imo and not at all likable as a player for me.
Leeroy Jenkins
Footballguy
I don't know that anybody was tracking or caring about his personal career high or the Bucks' record necessarily though. Not sure that they should have cared.
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
I guess I was thinking when Tshiebwe sank his free throw maybe that was the time to secure that specific ball? Its really just all a dumb episode for me and I think we're all much dumber for it happening. It is a point of interest for me though whether NBA games use just one specific "game ball" - apart from the larger question as to why anyone cares.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I don’t know the answer but unlike football and baseball, where weather and wear and tear affect the balls, I don’t see any reason why they’d ever need to switch the basketball out during a game.
Anarchy99
Footballguy
This just happened the other night in a Celtics game. The ball went into the stands and beer got spilled on it. Since half the ball was wet and the other side dry, even wiping it off it didn't feel right and they switched balls. Another instance would be if blood got on the ball. It doesn't happen a lot, but it happens.
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SWC
Bromigo
i mean if you are indiana i think id want anteater to have the real ball because if you screw with him he is going to be mad and take it out on you every time he sees you again basically also what the heck indiana just be better i love and i mean love haliburton dont wreck his name by being bush league take that to the bank bromigos
trader jake
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Horrible take (yes, I'm a Milwaukee Bucks fan, so dismiss if you like).
In a sports world filled with all types of unlikeable players, Giannis is a rock that stands for all the right things. If you have a problem with Giannis, something tells me you'd eventually have a problem with any and all professional athletes that reach a certain amount of achievement. He pushes for the team to spend money, or roster moves, etc? That's not a diva, that's a professional athlete that wants to win more than anything and he knows his value.
There's a reason Giannis is beloved locally (and around the world). Because he and his family have been here a decade and they've had hundreds of thousands of interactions with people in all walks of life in all manner of situations ...and they're legit. What you typically see in the media is exactly how they are without the cameras around.
trader jake
Footballguy
1) Oscar Tshiebwe won college player of the year at Kentucky, he has plenty of trophies, basketballs, etc
2) He scored in the NBA in-season tournament final (but those stats don't 'officially' count).
3) He hit a free throw, not even a bucket. Just keep the game ball from when he eventually hits a shot.
4) His team got their asses kicked. Keep the ball from a loss when you scored 1 free throw in garbage time? lol
5) An all-time great player just put up a franchise scoring record. Significance of accomplishment (and player) matters here.
The Pacers made Bobby's eyes pop out last night with a hard foul on Giannis. Now some post-game non-sense where the players were yelling to keep the ball (see clip below)? Good luck next game Indiana, you're gonna need it. Hope they face off in the playoffs now.
Leeroy Jenkins
Footballguy
OK, but did anybody on the Pacers even know this was some "great achievement" and that Giannis wanted the ball? Or did he just flip out after the fact?
Juxtatarot
Footballguy
I wonder if it was just good
by the Pacers.
SWC
Bromigo
watch the video they obviously knew take that to the bank bromigo
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
My perspective is that I live in MKE and attend a dozen or so games a year and have been a Bucks fan my entire life. I'm well familiar with the adoration and the image he projects, although admit I've not yet watched his movie. Of course I love the guy as a player but his act is wearing thin. I can't go through all of it now but a microcosm is his response to Eric Nehm in the postgame last year after losing to the Heat. Like many of his post-game comments, the response went viral and he was widely lauded for giving such a thoughtful and mature response - when he attacked the reporter and asked whether the reporter got a promotion or not and whether he is able to support his family. Having the best record in the NBA and losing to the 8th seeded Heat in 5 games as the top seed was an unmitigated failure no matter how Giannis wants to spin that term. The coach was fired and we shipped off one of the most beloved players and two truly great members of the community in Jrue and Lauren Holiday. For me its adding up - the whole free throw routine where he demands special treatment and makes the referee and everyone in the stadium wait for him, the ridiculous "mean-mugging" thing he does, the hilarious ladder episode last season where he expected the stadium staff in Philadelphia to just wait for him to take free throw practice on their floor after a game. ( lofl ) I'm old school so I prefer athletes who do their job without the need to be treated like royalty.
CletiusMaximus
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Bromigo
oh hes the leader of that team and a budding superstar he should have just gone in and gotten the ball for anteater and he was definitely in the mix on it all look at the video again is all i am saying and having his teammates obviously taking the ball to screw with giannis is not a good look take that to the bank bromigo
Yo Mama
Footballguy
It keeps getting better - Pacers just filled their last open roster spot with 90th degree black belt James Johnson.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
The starters of both teams should all drop the gloves and square off at the tip of their next game.
Leeroy Jenkins
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