NBA 2019-2020 Season

[The Buscher]

7 hours ago, Pooker said:

I've already seen quite a few people saying that they won't watch any more games because of this. 

Trump supporters who were likely not watching anyway.

[Lineker]

Or, say they wouldn't be watching; but then be one of the first to complain about the lack of action.

[gunnar hendershow]

The same people who walked away from the NFL forever most likely. Also known as "I watch the playoffs" fans.

[Lineker]

 

[Pooker]

Today's games are postponed, but the players have voted to continue playing.

[gunnar hendershow]

I am rather surprised they voted to return to play. Just the bubble alone has been an emotionally draining experience. When you factor in the last few days in Wisconsin it has to make it hard to care about basketball.

Apparently a driving force was how much they've already worked to make the bubble environment and playoffs successful. I can understand that.

[Benjamin]

On 27/08/2020 at 13:07, Pooker said:

I'm not too sure on that...i see your point and the reasoning behind it. But I also see a lot of people tuning out because they're not playing. I've already seen quite a few people saying that they won't watch any more games because of this. But, if the games are still being played, more people will watch, giving them a wider audience to reach.

That wider audience was watching them plaster BLM on the courts and on their jerseys to sell more jerseys and nothing changed, absolutely nobody who wasn’t listening before was listening now. People who are saying they’ll stop watching will continue to do so, then call the players hypocrites when they start again on Saturday, because they’re assholes. 

When the Bucks elected to forfeit, that changed something. The WNBA followed suit. College football teams are skipping practice to go protest. It finally felt that for the first time since June that the players were allowed to actually protest and say what they wanted to say their own way, not just cookie cutter answers at the end of the game or stuff on the back of jerseys to make Nike look cool and generate more profits. 

LeBron was apparently not happy with what the Bucks did, saying they didn’t have a plan of action, because I guess he’s the only player that’s allowed to do something extraordinary in his mind (also didn’t want to endanger those sweet Nike profits, I imagine). The owners called Jordan to strong-arm some of the players who were under his brand, which includes CP3. Never thought I’d say this but it’s sucks that there’s going to be more basketball again so soon. 

[Pooker]

Cliff Robinson, former All Star for the Blazers, has passed away at 53.

[VerbalPuke]

God damnit, I liked Uncle Cliff a lot. He was in Detroit a few years and was a good player. He was part of the rebuild into the Going to Work era. 

[DMN in the House]

I don't know how this is gonna end, but the Blazers are showing some heart, refusing to go quietly. Must have heard all the talking heads about how they were done.

[ThrillhouseMAX]

14 hours ago, Pooker said:

Cliff Robinson, former All Star for the Blazers, has passed away at 53.

Damn, that sucks. He was a UConn star, so we love him around here.

[Pooker]

So close...so close.

[gunnar hendershow]

That was a 2002 scoreline.

Wild finish though.

[Pooker]

It was crazy compared to the rest of the series. 

[Benjamin]

The last three or four minutes of that game was so, so slow.

But man, so happy Gobert goes home. Shame for the rest of Utah, though, fun team other than him. Denver are awesome, though. 

[DMN in the House]

Rooting for OKC because it'd be funny to see the Rockets get knocked out by CP3. Not really scared of either team I the second round, Houston would be tougher, but I don't see them beating LA.

[livid]

I am not normally a fan of Chris "Nut Puncher" Paul but I do enjoy seeing the Rockets lose so I am also rooting for OKC. 

But I'm really hoping that Milwaukee comes out and actually plays a whole game this time instead of just the first quarter. 

[DMN in the House]

3 hours ago, livid said:

I am not normally a fan of Chris "Nut Puncher" Paul but I do enjoy seeing the Rockets lose so I am also rooting for OKC. 

But I'm really hoping that Milwaukee comes out and actually plays a whole game this time instead of just the first quarter. 

It's not even like I hate the Rockets or Harden or anything, Russ is my favorite player in that series, it would just cause the most salt in r/nba for my entertainment enjoyment.

[Pooker]

I really wanted to come in here and defeat Rudy Gobert, but figure its worthless to even try. And then I read the Chris "Nut Puncher" Paul comment and haven't laughed that hard in a while. I want to see Paul beat Houston, just to rub it in their faces

[gunnar hendershow]

Miami might actually be the better team but that was a garbage call. Bucks were robbed.

A foul has to create a disadvantage for the offensive player and this one clearly didn't.