NBA Thread

[HoosierHoopster]

16 minutes ago, Demo said:

And this is why teammates are never gonna bat an eye when certain guys go off. Dude passes up a gimme to get his guy a clean 3. Stone nuts. 

I mean 1st guy ever to get at least 60-20-10 triple d? Dude is unbelievable.

[Demo]

Coolest action I’ve seen in a while. Incorporating an Iverson cut into an otherwise standard hammer set completely flummoxed the rotation. Hell of an idea by Kerr. The pass by Looney’s awesome. A 6’10” guy on the move making a perfect left handed pocket pass. Love it. 

[BtownStrength]

For the statistics crowd, Hali has the 4th highest VORP in the league this year, behind only Luka, Jokic, and KD. IMO the only reason he isnt getting MVP buzz is because the Pacers are a fringe playoff team. 

[Hovadipo]

41 minutes ago, BtownStrength said:

For the statistics crowd, Hali has the 4th highest VORP in the league this year, behind only Luka, Jokic, and KD. IMO the only reason he isnt getting MVP buzz is because Pacers

Fixed.

The fact that there’s a debate about him even being an all-star tells you all you need to know about the media’s relationship with the Pacers. 

[BtownStrength]

4 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Fixed.

The fact that there’s a debate about him even being an all-star tells you all you need to know about the media’s relationship with the Pacers. 

I will claim complete ignorance on the media issue. Is this a long term thing? Is it specifically to aindianapolis? Other stars in small markets seem to get respect and coverage (Dame, SGA and previous OKC stars, Zion, etc). 

[Hovadipo]

1 minute ago, BtownStrength said:

I will claim complete ignorance on the media issue. Is this a long term thing? Is it specifically to aindianapolis? Other stars in small markets seem to get respect and coverage (Dame, SGA and previous OKC stars, Zion, etc). 

I honestly don’t know either. I just know that even when they’re worth talking about, they get ignored. The PG Pacers didn’t start getting national media attention until they had been relevant for multiple years. I don’t remember how Reggie was treated nationally, but he seems pretty underrated the further we get away from his playing days. 

How is no one talking about what Haliburton is doing? Hield being 24-34 from 3 in his last 5 games (and being the best shooter in the league all year)? Mathurin being a top-3 rookie? And unless they decide to trade Myles and Hield, this team is going to easily make the playoffs. Yet the 13th-in-the-West Lakers are a media priority. It’s crazy. 

[BtownStrength]

12 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

I honestly don’t know either. I just know that even when they’re worth talking about, they get ignored. The PG Pacers didn’t start getting national media attention until they had been relevant for multiple years. I don’t remember how Reggie was treated nationally, but he seems pretty underrated the further we get away from his playing days. 

How is no one talking about what Haliburton is doing? Hield being 24-34 from 3 in his last 5 games (and being the best shooter in the league all year)? Mathurin being a top-3 rookie? And unless they decide to trade Myles and Hield, this team is going to easily make the playoffs. Yet the 13th-in-the-West Lakers are a media priority. It’s crazy. 

The Pacers certainly should be getting more coverage. Idk about mainstream media as I rarely watch ESPN anymore, but if you wander to NBA reddit thr Pacers are getting praise frequently. 

And as a Lakers fan, I would appreciate it if the media gave us 0% of their attention to this dumpster fire. 

[OliviaPope40]

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35339460/demar-derozan-rallies-bulls-grayson-allen-excessive-hit

At this point you can't make this dumbness up. Dumbness is a little kinder than what I want to really say.

[BtownStrength]

23 minutes ago, OliviaPope40 said:

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35339460/demar-derozan-rallies-bulls-grayson-allen-excessive-hit

At this point you can't make this dumbness up. Dumbness is a little kinder than what I want to really say.

"If it was Boban I wouldn't have did nothing." 

damn right DeMar let them know. Grayson is a punk *****. 

[Demo]

Sure, it’s a cliche, but it’s still funny as hell whenever somebody gets propped for some ridiculous stat line and then it’s noted that, yeah, Wilt already did  that. 

[Hovadipo]

5 seed Pacers bye

[BtownStrength]

Thomas Bryant with 18 points and 15 rebounds last night. 19 and 17 the game before. 3 double doubles in 4 games. TB is balling right now. 

[KingPG21]

In case people were wondering, the Pacers are still good. Nobody saw this coming

[BtownStrength]

8 minutes ago, KingPG21 said:

In case people were wondering, the Pacers are still good. Nobody saw this coming

Biggest surprise team in the league, and they have a great young core. Hope they can keep them together. With 3 first round picks this year, do you think they try to package a couple and trade up/get a missing piece from a selling team? 

[Alford Bailey]

Gonna have to get to a Pacers game

[bigrod]

1 hour ago, BtownStrength said:

Biggest surprise team in the league, and they have a great young core. Hope they can keep them together. With 3 first round picks this year, do you think they try to package a couple and trade up/get a missing piece from a selling team? 

I went to the Clippers game on the 31st and thoroughly enjoyed it. My wife has told a few people since that she was "just along for the ride" but she really enjoyed it too. (I think she has a thing for Haliburton now.) They definitely have a nice young core to build around.

My only complaint was Paul George scoring 45 and the refs calling phantom fouls on anyone who closely guarded their two (former Pacer) stars.

[Demo]

Have watched this half a dozen times and it’s hypnotic. Mitchell’s reactions are amazing. 

[Uspshoosier]

 

[KingPG21]

People don't forget to vote for Hali for the All Star game

 

Also Austin Reaves getting a single vote for the All Star game is such a joke. Same with Kyrie leading the East guards

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

This came up today on NBA Cobwebs.  Maravich was pretty damn incredible.