Around the NBA: Week 2 (10/28 - 11/3)

[In2ition]

Giannis looks like, "Quit looking at me right now, I can't look at you with that kind of performance. You're killing us.".

[Cap]

His +/- in the first four games: -21, -5, -9, -9.

[Mori Chu]

Bucks had a bunch of defensive mofos who could absolutely stifle the opposing team's offense. A lot of those guys are gone now, replaced by a mostly offense-only guard in Dame. If they can't stop anybody, Giannis + Dame's scoring isn't enough to get wins. In some ways they're similar to last year's Suns, a team hoping to outscore you but with an anemic offense and porous defense.

[bajanguy008]

Wow.....
Like "Mori" said, about that Bucks defense ?



Looks like Ja playing the Wiz

[bajanguy008]

[Mori Chu]

Ja Morant is so fun to watch. It's good to have him back. The Grizz are going to be hard to beat this year.

[In2ition]

Ja Morant is so fun to watch. It's good to have him back. The Grizz are going to be hard to beat this year.

Unless you can put him in the Dunngeon.

[TOO]

Ja Morant is so fun to watch. It's good to have him back. The Grizz are going to be hard to beat this year.

They'll do something that ruins their team, they do it every year.

[Kryptonic]

Ja Morant is so fun to watch. It's good to have him back. The Grizz are going to be hard to beat this year.

They'll do something that ruins their team, they do it every year.

I was going to say…. Give it time and Ja will do something dumb again.

[Superbone]

This was nasty!

[Superbone]

How did he know there wasn't a dude in there?

[Superbone]

You think maybe Grant Williams is still pissed about being banished by the Celtics?

[Superbone]

Jokic knows the Timberwolves playbook better than they do:

[Cap]

You think maybe Grant Williams is still pissed about being banished by the Celtics?

That’s gotta be one of the wimpiest flagrant twos I’ve seen. If you’re going to make such an unnecessary non-basketball play and basically force the refs to eject you, you should at least hurt the guy you’re targeting.

[Mori Chu]

I think history and reputation had something to do with it. Grant Williams is known for hard unnecessary fouls like this, and he is also known to have "beef" with Tatum from their past years on the Celtics together. So the refs correctly saw it as Williams intentionally trying to take out Tatum with intent to do harm. I think it's okay to consider such things when giving punishment for hard fouls.

[Cap]

I think history and reputation had something to do with it. Grant Williams is known for hard unnecessary fouls like this, and he is also known to have "beef" with Tatum from their past years on the Celtics together. So the refs correctly saw it as Williams intentionally trying to take out Tatum with intent to do harm. I think it's okay to consider such things when giving punishment for hard fouls.

I’m not questioning the call. I’m asking why Williams didn’t hit harder if he was going to get himself thrown out of the game. Maybe the call surprised him.

[Mori Chu]

Sounds like Joel Embiid may have slugged a reporter after the 76ers loss today?

[Cap]

Sounds like Joel Embiid may have slugged a reporter after the 76ers loss today?

Shoved, not slugged.

[pickle]

This is neither here nor there but why not …

[ShelC]

Here's what the reporter wrote that garnered that reaction.