2022–23 NBA season

[Twist]

Ja Morant just came down on his hand and if he hasn’t broken fingers, if not all of them, I’ll be shocked. Looked awful.

[gunnar hendershow]

Giannis landed on his back and is out for the game.

[LL!]

5 hours ago, damhausen said:

Giannis landed on his back and is out for the game.

And also Tyler Herro broke his hand in this same game.

[Pooker]

Morant, Giannis, and Herro all hurt on the same day? Is the universe setting up a Celtics/Warriors rematch?

[Krabby]

I forgot to fill out a playoff bracket but oh well!

Here's who I am rooting for:

• Wolves over Nuggets: My hometown guys!
• Clippers over Suns: I'm not a Durant guy tbh
• Warriors over Kings: Tough one, but I've long been a Warriors guy
• Lakers over Grizzlies: Sucker for the old guy story with LeBron
• Heat over Bucks: Another hard one but lets go Udonis! (again, old guy story)
• Cavs over Knicks?: I guess, Cavs have Rubio, pretty meh series TBH
• Sixers over Nets: Just to watch the fun when the Nets lose in the first round to Harden
• Celtics over Hawks: I could go either way on this one, but I did really like watching the Cs in the Finals last year

[Pooker]

I'm hoping for a Bucks victory, mainly for Joe Ingles. I would love to see Donovan take Cleveland all the way. Boston would be OK, same as the Warriors. Anybody else, I probably won't care that much. Timberwolves would be fun, just to watch Rudy tell the NBA to fuck off.

[LL!]

2 hours ago, Pooker said:

I'm hoping for a Bucks victory, mainly for Joe Ingles. I would love to see Donovan take Cleveland all the way. Boston would be OK, same as the Warriors. Anybody else, I probably won't care that much. Timberwolves would be fun, just to watch Rudy tell the NBA to fuck off.

No plz

[Pooker]

Like I randomly said in the AEW news topic, Draymond Green makes it hard to root for Curry and Thompson. 

[Chris2K]

Seriously, fuck Draymond Green. We all knew what kind of person he was already, but to curb stomp a guy in the chest, then go around celebrating that he curb stomped a guy in the chest, then start picking fights with fans who are upset that he curb stomped a guy in the chest goes far beyond anything I thought he could be.

So yeah, I hope the Kings sweep the Warriors now, and the sooner Draymond retires, the better.

[Pooker]

Did you see his press conference after the game? Basically blamed the refs, saying it was the second time he had his leg grabbed in two games and they saw both and didn't do anything. Admitted that he stomped too hard...but why did he even have to stomp? Such a classless act. If he's not suspended, I will be disappointed and root for the Kings.

[gunnar hendershow]

Grizzlies winning without Morant isn't a huge surprise, they've done well without him this year. But definitely expected the Bucks to go down 2-0. Potentially brutal loss for Miami.

[LL!]

4 hours ago, damhausen said:

Grizzlies winning without Morant isn't a huge surprise, they've done well without him this year. But definitely expected the Bucks to go down 2-0. Potentially brutal loss for Miami.

It was gross. Our perimeter defense is virtually non-existent and Duncan Robinson couldn't lick the soles of Tyler Herro's shoes. This team is scrappy, but we need stronger defense, better big man depth, and a backcourt star that isn't named Kyle Lowry. 

[livid]

6 hours ago, damhausen said:

Grizzlies winning without Morant isn't a huge surprise, they've done well without him this year. But definitely expected the Bucks to go down 2-0. Potentially brutal loss for Miami.

I'm not sure why you would have expected that tbh. Giannis is...Giannis but that Miami team is Grade A Butt. 

[Beeker00Zero]

2 hours ago, livid said:

I'm not sure why you would have expected that tbh. Giannis is...Giannis but that Miami team is Grade A Butt. 

I believe you mean Grade A Buttler.

[Pooker]

If the 76ers and the Warriors meet in the Finals, will Embiid's and Green's legs cause a universal explosion if they try to kick and stomp each other?

[Pooker]

Raptors have fired Nick Nurse.

[Chris2K]

I'm still baffled by the decision to eject Harden, but not Embiid. Can't help feeling the Harden decision was made after they saw Embiid's kick again and regretted not throwing him out.

[Chris2K]

Not that I have any sympathy for Dillon Brooks in any situation, but these flagrant 2/ejections for inadvertent groin shots are getting out of hand.

That said, the Grizzlies looked completely done long before then. I really wish the T-Wolves had got the 7 seed, then we might go further instead of getting swept by the Nuggets.

[Pooker]

Was his against Bron inadvertent? It was hard to tell from the angle, but the ball was nowhere near where Brooks hit, and that shot was too on the money to be an accident.

[gunnar hendershow]

Jimmy Butler