2021-2022 Season News and Notes...yes already!

[bleachkit]

@marco102

https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/31683232/nba-playoffs-2021-devin-booker-trae-young-empty-stats-fallacy

[marco102]

1 minute ago, bleachkit said:

@marco102

https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/31683232/nba-playoffs-2021-devin-booker-trae-young-empty-stats-fallacy

I read it this morning.  It's good to see someone finally saying it. 

[kg01]

Do people not understand this "new" rules announcement by the league is just window dressing to appease the whining masses.

Nothing they "proposed" is markedly different from the rules that are already on the books.

But, of course, the butthurt masses ate the tripe up hook, line, and sinker.

[ATLHawks3]

 

Only the greats get the NBA to make rules about them, take this as a sign of respect.

[bleachkit]

Detroit is going to number one in the draft.

[hawkman]

Well, Detroit gets Cade Cunningham to add to Grant and the kids. 

[bleachkit]

2 minutes ago, ATLHawks3 said:

 

Only the greats get the NBA to make rules about them, take this as a sign of respect.

I do agree with the rule change about offensive players jumping into defenders. But the part about stopping and defenders running into you. How can that not be a foul?

[Carmine]

I'm just glad the Cavs didn't get the #1 pick again. Congratulations to Detroit that squad needs to be infused with some talent.

[kg01]

Just now, bleachkit said:

I do agree with the rule change about offensive players jumping into defenders. But the part about stopping and defenders running into you. How can that not be a foul?

It says stte that the offensive player has to back into the defender which is just a fancy way of describing a rule that's already in place.

Explaining it that way fools people into thinking they're doing something about the tailgate foul .. which they aren't. 

[Atlantaholic]

4 minutes ago, bleachkit said:

Detroit is going to number one in the draft.

Happy for them... feels like they've been miserable for so long now. 

3 minutes ago, bleachkit said:

I do agree with the rule change about offensive players jumping into defenders. But the part about stopping and defenders running into you. How can that not be a foul?

That's total bull shit, also open to all sorts of interpretations. Did the offensive player stop on purpose? Oh boy, that will be fun to see refs determine that on a play by play basis. 

[ATLHawks3]

8 minutes ago, bleachkit said:

I do agree with the rule change about offensive players jumping into defenders. But the part about stopping and defenders running into you. How can that not be a foul?

I don't think this will affect Trae much. He just needs to make sure he's not the one leaning back, just allow the defender to run into him.

[kg01]

8 minutes ago, ATLHawks3 said:

I don't think this will affect Trae much. He just needs to make sure he's not the one leaning back, just allow the defender to run into him.

The copycats like Quickley will be hurt by this because they lack the nuance Trae has.

[TheTruth]

This Suns/Clippers ending is crazy! Clips up 3 with seconds left with Paul George at the line to shoot 2...and misses BOTH. Suns, still down 1, have 0.8 seconds left and call timeout. On the inbounds play, lob is thrown to the rim and Ayton skies over EVERYONE and dunks it in to go up 1 and win the game for the Chris Paul-less Suns.

[Atlantaholic]

3 minutes ago, TheTruth said:

This Suns/Clippers ending is crazy! Clips up 3 with seconds left with Paul George at the line to shoot 2...and misses BOTH. Suns, still down 1, have 0.8 seconds left and call timeout. On the inbounds play, lob is thrown to the rim and Ayton skies over EVERYONE and dunks it in to go up 1 and win the game for the Chris Paul-less Suns.

Cameron Payne with his best Trae Young impersonation 29-9 with 0 turnovers. That Suns team is DEEP.

And that final play was crazy. The inbounder basically threw it inside the basket and Ayton just touched it in. Thought it was goaltending but appaerantly there is no goaltending when the ball is being inbounded. First time I see a play like that in my life. 

[Spud2nique]

5 minutes ago, TheTruth said:

Paul George at the line to shoot 2.

He choked again. Ya that Ayton tip dunk wow.

[RandomFan]

That was bonkers. 

https://streamable.com/3jejay

 

[bleachkit]

4 hours ago, ATLHawks3 said:

I don't think this will affect Trae much. He just needs to make sure he's not the one leaning back, just allow the defender to run into him.

He'll probably never get that call again. 

[TheTruth]

9 hours ago, TheTruth said:

This Suns/Clippers ending is crazy! Clips up 3 with seconds left with Paul George at the line to shoot 2...and misses BOTH. Suns, still down 1, have 0.8 seconds left and call timeout. On the inbounds play, lob is thrown to the rim and Ayton skies over EVERYONE and dunks it in to go up 1 and win the game for the Chris Paul-less Suns.

EDIT: Clips were up 1 with George at the line. I wrote the rest correctly, just forgot to edit and say 1 instead of 3.

Crazy game. 

[macdaddy]

I had no idea there's no goaltending on an out bounds toss.    Not sure why.  But that was awesome!

[Thomas]

9 hours ago, Spud2nique said:

He choked again. Ya that Ayton tip dunk wow.

This after I had flipped my script on PG and have praised him for three or four games straight. Same as it ever was I guess. Man...