2024-25 NBA Thread: Stephen A leading ESPN’s draft coverage by yelling about players he’s never heard of until now (140 Viewers)

[msudaisy26]

Free throws...

Oy

If the Magic can get a couple of shooters they will be dangerous.

 

[Capella]

Free throws...

Oy

If the Magic can get a couple of shooters they will be dangerous.

Yes but they need to fire KCP into the sun.

 

[identikit]

The zombie Heat

 

[Gr00vus]

Dillon Brooks and Draymond Green in the same series, the unlikable bowl.

 

[the moops]

Steve Kerr gets more annoying year over year. It's remarkable.

 

[Gr00vus]

Steve Kerr gets more annoying year over year. It's remarkable.

It's true, just ask @Jayrod

 

[msudaisy26]

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Free throws...

Oy

If the Magic can get a couple of shooters they will be dangerous.

Yes but they need to fire KCP into the sun.

They tried and missed.

 

[identikit]

Kuminga sighting

 

[the moops]

Steve Kerr gets more annoying year over year. It's remarkable.

It's true, just ask @Jayrod

I actually did like Kerr for many years though. I don't mind the covering for Draymond thing. He's the coach and he should, and Draymond is/was an incredible player. It's just the little things now. He is way too whiny

 

[Major]

Dillon Brooks and Draymond Green in the same series, the unlikable bowl.

I like Dillon Brooks. Great upstanding young man

 

[Alex P Keaton]

NBA made sure to get the memo out to the refs on how to officiate this game. Absurdly physical. Ugly game.

 

[Gr00vus]

I'm enjoying the Chuck GPT commercial.

 

[Mister CIA]

Jimmy Butler out for remainder of game with pelvic contusion.

Was it Draymond's fault?

 

[Gr00vus]

Jimmy Butler out for remainder of game with pelvic contusion.

Was it Draymond's fault?

A little, he kinda shove/tripped Thompson into Butler.

 

[identikit]

3/5 JV out there for the Warriors

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Jimmy Butler out for remainder of game with pelvic contusion.

Was it Draymond's fault?

A little, he kinda shove/tripped Thompson into Butler.

Uh, sure

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Pat Spencer and Pete Nance might be the first time that Northwestern has two alums in the NBA at the same time.

 

[Gr00vus]

3/5 JV out there for the Warriors

Never underestimate Pat Spencer.

 

[Major]

Pat Spencer and Pete Nance might be the first time that Northwestern has two alums in the NBA at the same time.

I had to look Spencer up. Was a standout Lacrosse player at Loyola for 4 years and picked up basketball in Graduate school at Northwestern.

 

[Harry Frogfish]

Can we just cancel the OKC and Cleveland series? This is embarrassing.

And lose all the thread title gems? Never.

I root for all play-ins to be total disasters. In every sport. Such a joke.

 

[Harry Frogfish]

So I turned the game on to see 6 3-pointers in a row, and quickly, then another bucket, that was nuts. 20 points in no time. No clue the total, but over/under players sure got a jolt.

 

[Yo Mama]

Atkinson with the best coaches challenge of the playoffs.

https://x.com/ziggyofak/status/1915225482804547807?s=46&t=y6cC9YGHSWmPAqN66itfRA

 

[Yo Mama]

Draymond is the worst

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Draymond is the worst

Odd way to spell Dillon Brooks

 

[Yo Mama]

Draymond is the worst

Odd way to spell Dillon Brooks

I just watched a four minute stretch before he went out where nothing Draymond did could be considered a basketball play (Brooks isn’t great either). Green can do so many good things out there, but he does some pretty borderline-dirty stuff too.

 

[Jayrod]

Draymond is the worst

Odd way to spell Dillon Brooks

I just watched a four minute stretch before he went out where nothing Draymond did could be considered a basketball play (Brooks isn’t great either). Green can do so many good things out there, but he does some pretty borderline-dirty stuff too.

He does it constantly after the whistle or on the way down the floor. Intentionally moving into guys instead of going around, keeping his arm bar in their chest, locking arms, lifting his arm through their body, etc.

 

[Major]

Draymond is the worst

Odd way to spell Dillon Brooks

I just watched a four minute stretch before he went out where nothing Draymond did could be considered a basketball play (Brooks isn’t great either). Green can do so many good things out there, but he does some pretty borderline-dirty stuff too.

I'd argue Brooks isn't that much of a dirty player and his reputation is far worse than his actions. Sure he's a pest on defense and talks loads of smack but generally doesnt cheap shot or stoop to levels of Draymond.

 

[scoobus]

Draymond is the worst

Odd way to spell Dillon Brooks

I just watched a four minute stretch before he went out where nothing Draymond did could be considered a basketball play (Brooks isn’t great either). Green can do so many good things out there, but he does some pretty borderline-dirty stuff too.

I'd argue Brooks isn't that much of a dirty player and his reputation is far worse than his actions. Sure he's a pest on defense and talks loads of smack but generally doesnt cheap shot or stoop to levels of Draymond.

Mmmmmmmmm… I don’t know about that.

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Draymond is the worst

Odd way to spell Dillon Brooks

I just watched a four minute stretch before he went out where nothing Draymond did could be considered a basketball play (Brooks isn’t great either). Green can do so many good things out there, but he does some pretty borderline-dirty stuff too.

I'd argue Brooks isn't that much of a dirty player and his reputation is far worse than his actions. Sure he's a pest on defense and talks loads of smack but generally doesnt cheap shot or stoop to levels of Draymond.

GP2 would disagree on that

 

[thecatch]

Draymond is the worst

Odd way to spell Dillon Brooks

I just watched a four minute stretch before he went out where nothing Draymond did could be considered a basketball play (Brooks isn’t great either). Green can do so many good things out there, but he does some pretty borderline-dirty stuff too.

borderline?!?!

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Draymond is the worst

Odd way to spell Dillon Brooks

I just watched a four minute stretch before he went out where nothing Draymond did could be considered a basketball play (Brooks isn’t great either). Green can do so many good things out there, but he does some pretty borderline-dirty stuff too.

He does it constantly after the whistle or on the way down the floor. Intentionally moving into guys instead of going around, keeping his arm bar in their chest, locking arms, lifting his arm through their body, etc.

No doubt. Of course, the refs asked for that last night by officiating that game like a 90s Knicks-Heat playoff game. That was just ugly for the sport. Basketball should be a beautiful game, not the abomination that was last night.

 

[Jayrod]

He does it constantly after the whistle or on the way down the floor. Intentionally moving into guys instead of going around, keeping his arm bar in their chest, locking arms, lifting his arm through their body, etc.

No doubt. Of course, the refs asked for that last night by officiating that game like a 90s Knicks-Heat playoff game. That was just ugly for the sport. Basketball should be a beautiful game, not the abomination that was last night.

I agree.

IMO, the "it's the playoffs, let them play" mantra has gone too far this postseason. Guys are getting mugged up and down the floor in almost every game.

 

[Major]

Draymond is the worst

Odd way to spell Dillon Brooks

I just watched a four minute stretch before he went out where nothing Draymond did could be considered a basketball play (Brooks isn’t great either). Green can do so many good things out there, but he does some pretty borderline-dirty stuff too.

I'd argue Brooks isn't that much of a dirty player and his reputation is far worse than his actions. Sure he's a pest on defense and talks loads of smack but generally doesnt cheap shot or stoop to levels of Draymond.

Mmmmmmmmm… I don’t know about that.

I'm speaking on what I've seen in Houston - playing tough defense, making 3s and providing leadership. Physical sure but dirty, I dunno. I haven't seen many if any cheap shots. Seems he suffers more from his Dillon The Villain reputation with all the bs techs and tight whistles. I'd argue you guys need to stop living in 2022. He's clearly reformed under Ime's guidance

 

[Kev4029]

Draymond is the worst

Odd way to spell Dillon Brooks

I just watched a four minute stretch before he went out where nothing Draymond did could be considered a basketball play (Brooks isn’t great either). Green can do so many good things out there, but he does some pretty borderline-dirty stuff too.

borderline?!?!

Well he does do a lot of borderline dirty stuff in between doing all the dirty stuff.

 

[Bob Loblaw]

Pat Spencer and Pete Nance might be the first time that Northwestern has two alums in the NBA at the same time.

I had to look Spencer up. Was a standout Lacrosse player at Loyola for 4 years and picked up basketball in Graduate school at Northwestern.

Not only a standout, he won the "Heisman" of college lacrosse.

 

[Major]

Pat Spencer and Pete Nance might be the first time that Northwestern has two alums in the NBA at the same time.

I had to look Spencer up. Was a standout Lacrosse player at Loyola for 4 years and picked up basketball in Graduate school at Northwestern.

Not only a standout, he won the "Heisman" of college lacrosse.

Yep, Also went 1.1 in whatever the professional lacrosse league draft is

 

[msudaisy26]

It is playoff basketball time in Detriot. Tried to get tickets tonight, but couldn't find anything worth while.

 

[General Malaise]

It is playoff basketball time in Detriot. Tried to get tickets tonight, but couldn't find anything worth while.

We drove by where the Palace at Auburn Hills used to be over Xmas break. It's now a landfill.

 

[msudaisy26]

It is playoff basketball time in Detriot. Tried to get tickets tonight, but couldn't find anything worth while.

We drove by where the Palace at Auburn Hills used to be over Xmas break. It's now a landfill.

I like about 20 minutes from there. It was such a nice arena. Didn't know they extended the landfill all the way over there.

 

[General Malaise]

It is playoff basketball time in Detriot. Tried to get tickets tonight, but couldn't find anything worth while.

We drove by where the Palace at Auburn Hills used to be over Xmas break. It's now a landfill.

I like about 20 minutes from there. It was such a nice arena. Didn't know they extended the landfill all the way over there.

Well, to the best of my recollection, there was always a landfill nearby, so maybe it just looks more pronounced without the arena. My twins thought it was a mountain and wanted to go climb it.

My wife used to park cars at the Palace. Met a ton of NBA players that way. Said Reggie Miller was one of the nicest guys she's ever met.

 

[GOB]

It is playoff basketball time in Detriot. Tried to get tickets tonight, but couldn't find anything worth while.

We drove by where the Palace at Auburn Hills used to be over Xmas break. It's now a landfill.

I like about 20 minutes from there. It was such a nice arena. Didn't know they extended the landfill all the way over there.

Well, to the best of my recollection, there was always a landfill nearby, so maybe it just looks more pronounced without the arena. My twins thought it was a mountain and wanted to go climb it.

My wife used to park cars at the Palace. Met a ton of NBA players that way. Said Reggie Miller was one of the nicest guys she's ever met.

Reggie GM scoring 8 in 9 seconds

 

[msudaisy26]

Will Barton announced his retirement. He had a nice career. I always liked him.

 

[Major]

Said Reggie Miller was one of the nicest guys she's ever met.

Oddly enough, that's what a lot of locals here in Houston say about Dillon Brooks.

 

[FairWarning]

It is playoff basketball time in Detriot. Tried to get tickets tonight, but couldn't find anything worth while.

We drove by where the Palace at Auburn Hills used to be over Xmas break. It's now a landfill.

I went by it and the Silverdome today.

Listened to the sportsradio in detroit today, barely a mention of the game tonight. All draft and Tigers talk.

 

[Yo Mama]

So happy Evan Mobley got defensive player of the year (and not one of the other finalists who was campaigning for it for the past month or so).

 

[msudaisy26]

So. I just got home for the tip off. I had a hair appointment. I asked what time it was as she was finishing up and she said 6:40. I had the other hair stylist run my card and I ran out and forgot to tip. Guess I have to go back tomorrow.

 

[msudaisy26]

It is playoff basketball time in Detriot. Tried to get tickets tonight, but couldn't find anything worth while.

We drove by where the Palace at Auburn Hills used to be over Xmas break. It's now a landfill.

I went by it and the Silverdome today.

Listened to the sportsradio in detroit today, barely a mention of the game tonight. All draft and Tigers talk.

I don't listen to a lot of sport talk since I work from home, but that seems not good.

 

[msudaisy26]

Not a great start for the good guys.

 

[msudaisy26]

Not a great start for the good guys.

And then you totally redeem yourself!

 

[msudaisy26]

I can't handle this roller-coaster.