2021 NBA Off and Regular season

[Old Style]

I'd be more concerned about beating Miami in the first round than I would Brooklyn in the second (unless somehow Kyrie is eligible to play).

[raw]

I'd be more concerned about beating Miami in the first round than I would Brooklyn in the second (unless somehow Kyrie is eligible to play).

 

Heat, Nets, Bucks is a horsefeathering gauntlet. Hoping the Hawks lose that tiebreaker or Bulls end up with the 2 seed.

[bukie]

1 to 7 in the East is overall very close right now, so when it comes to playoff time, in terms of the Bulls, it's which of those 7 you'd prefer to match up against in the first round, or you hope the Bulls can sneak into the 1 seed and deal with one of Charlotte/NY/Cleveland/Washington/Toronto/Indiana.

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1 to 7 in the East is overall very close right now, so when it comes to playoff time, in terms of the Bulls, it's which of those 7 you'd prefer to match up against in the first round, or you hope the Bulls can sneak into the 1 seed and deal with one of Charlotte/NY/Cleveland/Washington/Toronto/Indiana.

 

you definitely don't want 7, that's a play-in seed

[raw]

Playoffs/play-ins without Knicks and Lakers would be rough. I think both will be in the top 10 seeds, but really tough to see them in the top 9 unless they get right in a hurry.

[bukie]

1 to 7 in the East is overall very close right now, so when it comes to playoff time, in terms of the Bulls, it's which of those 7 you'd prefer to match up against in the first round, or you hope the Bulls can sneak into the 1 seed and deal with one of Charlotte/NY/Cleveland/Washington/Toronto/Indiana.

 

you definitely don't want 7, that's a play-in seed

No, not the seed, obviously you want the top seed if you can get it and the highest seed possible if you can't. It's more the team you'd want to match up against. Which of the Bucks, Nets, 76ers, Heat, Hawks and Celtics would the Bulls fare best against? (unless they get the 1 seed and play one of Wizards/Knicks/Cavs/Pacers/Hornets/Raptors).

[raw]

1 to 7 in the East is overall very close right now, so when it comes to playoff time, in terms of the Bulls, it's which of those 7 you'd prefer to match up against in the first round, or you hope the Bulls can sneak into the 1 seed and deal with one of Charlotte/NY/Cleveland/Washington/Toronto/Indiana.

 

you definitely don't want 7, that's a play-in seed

No, not the seed, obviously you want the top seed if you can get it and the highest seed possible if you can't. It's more the team you'd want to match up against. Which of the Bucks, Nets, 76ers, Heat, Hawks and Celtics would the Bulls fare best against? (unless they get the 1 seed and play one of Wizards/Knicks/Cavs/Pacers/Hornets/Raptors).

 

That is probably the order I don't want to play in the 1st. Maybe 76ers ahead of the Nets (Embiid kills the Bulls). But give me the Celtics or Hawks all day.

[Cubswin11]

[NOLA]

Zion's weight has been a big discussion here for awhile now. The Pels organization under Griffin has lost a lot of credibility with how they've handled the whole Zion saga since he was drafted, which is reinforcing the idea that the foot is not really what's keeping him out now. With how Twitter world is piling on him lately, the chances that Zion is in New Orleans next year has basically gone from small to nil. He's in year three, which means he's at the point where others are getting rookie extensions on big contracts. Who the hell would give him a big deal right now?

[pitchcs]

I was a big Ja >> Zion guy

[raw]

Zion's weight has been a big discussion here for awhile now. The Pels organization under Griffin has lost a lot of credibility with how they've handled the whole Zion saga since he was drafted, which is reinforcing the idea that the foot is not really what's keeping him out now. With how Twitter world is piling on him lately, the chances that Zion is in New Orleans next year has basically gone from small to nil. He's in year three, which means he's at the point where others are getting rookie extensions on big contracts. Who the hell would give him a big deal right now?

 

To be fair, he doesn't look that big in recent pictures I've seen. He looks similar to last year. I mean, he's not a pound under 295, but I don't think he's 330

[Cubswin11]

Zion's weight has been a big discussion here for awhile now. The Pels organization under Griffin has lost a lot of credibility with how they've handled the whole Zion saga since he was drafted, which is reinforcing the idea that the foot is not really what's keeping him out now. With how Twitter world is piling on him lately, the chances that Zion is in New Orleans next year has basically gone from small to nil. He's in year three, which means he's at the point where others are getting rookie extensions on big contracts. Who the hell would give him a big deal right now?

Unless he’s completely losing it off the court/not following conditioning stuff/the org is just inept and they feel he’s a lost cause I’d be pretty surprised if he doesn’t sign the rookie extension. Seems like it’s in everyone’s best interest. He locks in generational money, the team isn’t stuck with that bad of a deal or big deal and they can always move him after. And maybe he gets in better shape and things turn out fine.

[NOLA]

Zion's weight has been a big discussion here for awhile now. The Pels organization under Griffin has lost a lot of credibility with how they've handled the whole Zion saga since he was drafted, which is reinforcing the idea that the foot is not really what's keeping him out now. With how Twitter world is piling on him lately, the chances that Zion is in New Orleans next year has basically gone from small to nil. He's in year three, which means he's at the point where others are getting rookie extensions on big contracts. Who the hell would give him a big deal right now?

Unless he’s completely losing it off the court/not following conditioning stuff/the org is just inept and they feel he’s a lost cause I’d be pretty surprised if he doesn’t sign the rookie extension. Seems like it’s in everyone’s best interest. He locks in generational money, the team isn’t stuck with that bad of a deal or big deal and they can always move him after. And maybe he gets in better shape and things turn out fine.

But this is the same city and franchise that went through the AD drama a couple of years ago. Nobody wants to go through that again, much less for someone who’s played in 85 games in 2-1/3 seasons.

 

That said, if you ever get a chance to watch Zion play in person, go, because that dude is unreal live. I’d love for him to get healthy again and dominate. He was taking over stretches of games at 20 years old last season.

[UMFan83]

Knew this would happen eventually

 

[Cubswin11]

Why is he allowed to practice but not play in Brooklyn? What’s the rules/restrictions there that one is allowed but the other isn’t?

[UMFan83]

Why is he allowed to practice but not play in Brooklyn? What’s the rules/restrictions there that one is allowed but the other isn’t?

 

Kyrie Irving has been cleared to practice with the Brooklyn Nets. Brooklyn’s practice facility, the HSS Training Center, has been determined as private office space by the New York City city counsel, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania.

[Wilson A2000]

Knew this would happen eventually

 

 

That was quick

 

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

[Splendid Splinter]

Man, the Nuggets are fun to watch.

 

 

Been almost 2 months now. Jokic got that 1 game suspension and Morris still hasn't come back yet. Sucks that it kept him out so long and ended up being serious, but hopefully he learned his lesson from all of this...

 

 

[soccer10k]

The bully finally got punched back and he doesn’t like the results.

[Wilson A2000]

I guess the Nets can’t just pay a fine and let Kyrie play

 

[soccer10k]

Is that true about unvaccinated players for other teams being able to play in New York? How does that work?

[Cubswin11]

Is that true about unvaccinated players for other teams being able to play in New York? How does that work?

Yeah that’s a very odd rule if it’s true and never heard of it before. I wonder if it’s some weird loophole that since Kyrie’s employer is NY based he’s required but since visiting teams aren’t NY based they can’t be mandated by a state/local rule?

[Cubswin11]

Amazing, and this is only in his 30-40 games with the Lakers this year. LMAO.

 

[We Got The Whole 9]

It's in OT now but Jokic is close to a 50 pt triple dub

 

49/14/10

 

He's unbelievable