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Re: Around the League: Week 24 (3/26 - 4/2)
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 7:11 pm
by Cap
The top-3 seed that everybody wants to play. They must be hating this press. How often is there a healthy #3 seed that all the lower seeds are salivating to play?
Re: Around the League: Week 24 (3/26 - 4/2)
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 7:55 pm
by carey
Ws better be careful what they wish for. They aren't exactly the soundest defensive squad either. They are 17th in def rating & the Kings might blow their doors off if they rise to the occasion.
Re: Around the League: Week 24 (3/26 - 4/2)
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:06 pm
by carey
The West is quite nuts. As a result of all these teams being lumped together in the middle is that there is no 60 win team this season and there will likely only be 2 50-win teams.
Re: Around the League: Week 24 (3/26 - 4/2)
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:28 pm
by Superbone
carey wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 7:55 pm
Ws better be careful what they wish for. They aren't exactly the soundest defensive squad either. They are 17th in def rating & the Kings might blow their doors off if they rise to the occasion.
Their defense looked pretty amazing the other night against the Pelicans in the second half. I hope they didn’t have an awakening.
Re: Around the League: Week 24 (3/26 - 4/2)
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:35 pm
by Split T
Those 2013-14 suns that missed the playoffs would be a 3 or 4 seed
Re: Around the League: Week 24 (3/26 - 4/2)
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 10:22 pm
by Flagrant Fowl
I was so surprised when he stayed in the game based on his reaction to the fall. I was shouting at my screen for the Suns to target him on the offensive end, but then he stayed in the game and seemed to shake off the injury, even dribbling with the injured wrist.
Anyway, that's a huge blow to the Wolves. I think they really had something going with always playing 2 of their 3 Centers together.
Re: Around the League: Week 24 (3/26 - 4/2)
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 10:26 pm
by MightyMoog
Let this be a case in point for all those people wanting Ayton to dunk everything. That was a stupid stupid play by Naz Reid. And very unnecessary. Basically wanting to showboat. I’d rather he attempt a layup or jump shot, make sure he has space to land. It’s just a play in a regular season game, it wasn’t even the playoffs.
Re: Around the League: Week 24 (3/26 - 4/2)
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 11:24 pm
by Flagrant Fowl
Yeah, let's excuse all of the missed shots in the paint and free throw attempts because of the highly unlikely chance he injures himself from being too aggresive.
You've gotta be kidding me with that take.
Re: Around the League: Week 24 (3/26 - 4/2)
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 11:44 pm
by Flagrant Fowl
Thanasis is so damn extra. He'd be playing in Asia if it weren't for his brother.
Re: Around the League: Week 24 (3/26 - 4/2)
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 10:04 am
by In2ition
Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 10:22 pm
I was so surprised when he stayed in the game based on his reaction to the fall. I was shouting at my screen for the Suns to target him on the offensive end, but then he stayed in the game and seemed to shake off the injury, even dribbling with the injured wrist.
Anyway, that's a huge blow to the Wolves. I think they really had something going with always playing 2 of their 3 Centers together.
I remember watching the play and wondering how he hurt his wrist on it. They showed it a couple more times and I still was confused and thought he was faking it.
Re: Around the League: Week 24 (3/26 - 4/2)
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 1:23 pm
by ShelC
Re: Around the League: Week 24 (3/26 - 4/2)
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 1:51 pm
by specialsauce
MightyMoog wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 10:26 pm
Let this be a case in point for all those people wanting Ayton to dunk everything. That was a stupid stupid play by Naz Reid. And very unnecessary. Basically wanting to showboat. I’d rather he attempt a layup or jump shot, make sure he has space to land. It’s just a play in a regular season game, it wasn’t even the playoffs.
What are you even talking about. How about a case in point for yo momma. He didn’t even break the wrist on the hand he dunked it with, it was the offhand that he broke either hitting the defender or the ground.
That was a chatGPT take if I ever saw one
Re: Around the League: Week 24 (3/26 - 4/2)
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 3:26 pm
by Superbone
In2ition wrote: ↑Fri Mar 31, 2023 10:04 am
Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 10:22 pm
I was so surprised when he stayed in the game based on his reaction to the fall. I was shouting at my screen for the Suns to target him on the offensive end, but then he stayed in the game and seemed to shake off the injury, even dribbling with the injured wrist.
Anyway, that's a huge blow to the Wolves. I think they really had something going with always playing 2 of their 3 Centers together.
I remember watching the play and wondering how he hurt his wrist on it. They showed it a couple more times and I still was confused and thought he was faking it.
I saw it the first time. He banged it on the rim. HARD! The announcers were oblivious and were talking about the fall in spite of numerous replays.
Re: Around the League: Week 24 (3/26 - 4/2)
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 3:28 pm
by Superbone
specialsauce wrote: ↑Fri Mar 31, 2023 1:51 pm
MightyMoog wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 10:26 pm
Let this be a case in point for all those people wanting Ayton to dunk everything. That was a stupid stupid play by Naz Reid. And very unnecessary. Basically wanting to showboat. I’d rather he attempt a layup or jump shot, make sure he has space to land. It’s just a play in a regular season game, it wasn’t even the playoffs.
What are you even talking about. How about a case in point for yo momma. He didn’t even break the wrist on the hand he dunked it with, it was the offhand that he broke either hitting the defender or the ground.
That was a chatGPT take if I ever saw one
Or maybe not. I forgot it might have been the other wrist. Was it?
Re: Around the League: Week 24 (3/26 - 4/2)
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 4:21 pm
by In2ition
Superbone wrote: ↑Fri Mar 31, 2023 3:26 pm
In2ition wrote: ↑Fri Mar 31, 2023 10:04 am
Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 10:22 pm
I was so surprised when he stayed in the game based on his reaction to the fall. I was shouting at my screen for the Suns to target him on the offensive end, but then he stayed in the game and seemed to shake off the injury, even dribbling with the injured wrist.
Anyway, that's a huge blow to the Wolves. I think they really had something going with always playing 2 of their 3 Centers together.
I remember watching the play and wondering how he hurt his wrist on it. They showed it a couple more times and I still was confused and thought he was faking it.
I saw it the first time. He banged it on the rim. HARD! The announcers were oblivious and were talking about the fall in spite of numerous replays.
I thought he tried to dunk it with his right hand, and it was his left wrist that got hurt. I know he was holding his left wrist, so that added to the confusion. Is that wrong?
Re: Around the League: Week 24 (3/26 - 4/2)
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 6:37 pm
by Flagrant Fowl
He laid on the court for basically two Lakers offensive possessions. So weird.
Re: Around the League: Week 24 (3/26 - 4/2)
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 6:43 pm
by Flagrant Fowl
This is a new one.
Re: Around the League: Week 24 (3/26 - 4/2)
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 7:07 pm
by Superbone
In2ition wrote: ↑Fri Mar 31, 2023 4:21 pm
Superbone wrote: ↑Fri Mar 31, 2023 3:26 pm
In2ition wrote: ↑Fri Mar 31, 2023 10:04 am
Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 10:22 pm
I was so surprised when he stayed in the game based on his reaction to the fall. I was shouting at my screen for the Suns to target him on the offensive end, but then he stayed in the game and seemed to shake off the injury, even dribbling with the injured wrist.
Anyway, that's a huge blow to the Wolves. I think they really had something going with always playing 2 of their 3 Centers together.
I remember watching the play and wondering how he hurt his wrist on it. They showed it a couple more times and I still was confused and thought he was faking it.
I saw it the first time. He banged it on the rim. HARD! The announcers were oblivious and were talking about the fall in spite of numerous replays.
I thought he tried to dunk it with his right hand, and it was his left wrist that got hurt. I know he was holding his left wrist, so that added to the confusion. Is that wrong?
I guess it wasn't the right hand that he slammed on the rim:
Reid was injured in the fourth quarter when he used his hand and wrist to brace himself after being fouled on a dunk attempt by Bismack Biyombo.
The Timberwolves officially listed Reid as questionable with a left wrist injury for Friday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers when they released an injury report yesterday.
Re: Around the League: Week 24 (3/26 - 4/2)
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 7:24 pm
by Shabazz
I’m legitimately beginning to wonder if we got all we could out of Mikal/if our scheme held him, and us, back.
42 on 16-24 tonight.
Re: Around the League: Week 24 (3/26 - 4/2)
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 7:32 pm
by The Bobster
Shabazz wrote: ↑Fri Mar 31, 2023 7:24 pm
I’m legitimately beginning to wonder if we got all we could out of Mikal/if our scheme held him, and us, back.
42 on 16-24 tonight.
I don;t think there's any question about that.