RIPPA Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 The Wizards have fired Wes Unseld Jr (he is being moved to the front office in an advisory role) Interim HC to be named later today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paragon11 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 1 hour ago, RIPPA said: The Wizards have fired Wes Unseld Jr (he is being moved to the front office in an advisory role) Interim HC to be named later today So, failing upwards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Eh - he still has to work for the organization. It isn't that good BTW - the Wiz promoted top assistant Brian Keefe to be interim HC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 I made a joke at the beginning of the game that Luka would hit 80 because of his hot start. Little did I know that the Hawks shit defense would actually let him damn near get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Two 70 point games in one week. What a world, what a world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 (edited)  Btw, 73 is tied for FOURTH MOST OF ALL TIME. But people get on tv and try to tell you that SGA is better Edited January 27 by RandomAct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contentious C Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 And two 62-point games in losses on the same nights. Yeesh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Running this back from previous: Wilt Chamberlain is the all time leader in career 70+ point games, with 5. Second place is now a nine way tie with 1 each. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 And a new one 40% of all nights in NBA history where there were two 60+ point scorers have happened this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 (edited) 6 hours ago, Brian Fowler said: Running this back from previous: Wilt Chamberlain is the all time leader in career 70+ point games, with 5. Second place is now a nine way tie with 1 each. I had a chuckle when Mark Followill was running down all the 70 point games in history, and half of them were Wilt. I'm always surprised that MJ or Rockets era Harden never had one. The Booker 70 piece is still probably the most gross and forgettable of all of them. Edited January 27 by RandomAct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawful Metal Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Here’s something to get our mind off the Vince stuff: Spoiler   Cam Whitmore is a fucking gift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 Reigning league MVP Joel Embiid didn't play last night in Portland due to injury.   However, due to the new "Hey this TV contract is for a LOT of money, go out there and play you assholes" rules, he can only miss 5 more games all season and still be eligible for MVP consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 The Wizards won back to back games for the first time in nearly a year Only had to play Detroit and San Antonio to do so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 6 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said: Reigning league MVP Joel Embiid didn't play last night in Portland due to injury.   However, due to the new "Hey this TV contract is for a LOT of money, go out there and play you assholes" rules, he can only miss 5 more games all season and still be eligible for MVP consideration. "injury" He scored 31 four days earlier and hasn't played since. It looks a LOT like load management. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 In case folks were wondering Quote The Warriors' Curry will shoot from the NBA 3-point line with NBA basketballs while the Liberty's Ionescu will shoot from the WNBA 3-point line with WNBA basketballs. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Thought exercise:Â Â Each year's draft class is a team. You can't trade players, only sign the best 15 players each year who were eligible that year (refreshing the best/available 15 from that draft class for each year afterwards) Â How long before a newly drafted team could be considered a title contender? and how long before a draft-season team is no longer considered a contender? (3 years in for earliest, I think, 8-10 years latest) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contentious C Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 (edited) 09 would be kind of kicking around but not productively with Harden & Curry as the aging guys. 14 should be great, but it's Embiid and Jokic in the same class and the dropoff after is heavy. 12 would still shred teams; Hell, if you put that lineup out there, it's more likely Dame has a ring by now. 20 has some killers but nobody with size, so they'd probably get bounced by either of the above teams. All that said, though, 16/17/18 would be running the league. 17 could be dynastically good. Edited January 30 by Contentious C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 13 hours ago, Dolfan in NYC said: Reigning league MVP Joel Embiid didn't play last night in Portland due to injury.   However, due to the new "Hey this TV contract is for a LOT of money, go out there and play you assholes" rules, he can only miss 5 more games all season and still be eligible for MVP consideration. Also Tyrese Haliburton is only four missed games away from not being eligible for All-NBA. Making an All-NBA team this year would increase his pay over the next five years by slightly over forty million dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Chris Vernon predicted at the beginning of the year that this 65 game experiment would change the instant that someone that everyone likes missed out on an award because of it, and I'm leaning more and more into that being true. The crazy thing in all of this, is that Kawhi has only missed what, 4 games? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contentious C Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Well, good thing I didn't place that Celtics/Sixers ECF bet. I fucking hate the Sixers and want Boston to boatrace them in every single playoff series, but I would also prefer taking a team's best shot and beating them anyway like we did last year. Hope Embiid doesn't miss too much time, but having a Kuminga land on your damn leg can't be great, even when you're a giant yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Quote The Houston Rockets have acquired Memphis Grizzlies center Steven Adams in a trade for guard Victor Oladipo and three second-round picks, the teams announced Thursday. As part of the trade, the Grizzlies are getting a 2024 second-round pick via Oklahoma City, a conditional '24 second-rounder, which will be the most favorable pick between the Brooklyn Nets' and Golden State's own, and a more favorable 2025 second-round pick of Houston's, according to sources. Adams, 30, has been out since January 2023 after undergoing right knee surgery, but he's expected to be fully recovered for the 2024-25 season. The Rockets are eager to pair his physicality, rebounding and leadership as a backup to burgeoning star center Alperen Sengun. Coach Ime Udoka has placed a significant premium on upgrading the roster's toughness and rebounding, and Adams gives the Rockets a player who led the NBA in offensive rebounding in both 2021-22 and 2022-23. Prior to his knee injury last season, Adams averaged 11.5 total rebounds through 42 games. The deal unloads $12.4 million in guaranteed salary off the Grizzlies' payroll for 2024-25, dropping them about $17 million below the punitive $190 million level of the salary cap referred to as the second apron. Oladipo, who's on an expiring contract, has no timeline for his return to play. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contentious C Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Well, so much for Zach Lavine as a big trade target: out for the rest of the year with foot surgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 In one of those weird things, Doc Rivers will coach the Eastern Conference in the all-star game. To his credit, he reportedly is giving his all-star ring and paycheck to Adrian Griffin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 I wish people would give me as much credit for one thing I did well 16 years ago with lots of help and get endless chances because of it too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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