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- Comment on It Would Take 'Star Level Player' for LeBron to Take Pay Cut 17 hours ago:
LeGM
- Comment on Davion Mitchell and Sasha Vezenkov have been traded to the Raptors 2 days ago:
Yeah, this seems decent. It never seemed like Jalen had a spot on the Raptors anyway. Sacramento knows which McDaniels they traded for, right? (I’m just hatin’ lol)
- Comment on Plot twist: Bronny to the Lakers 2 days ago:
Adam Silver’s got to love this. What an exciting coughmarketablecough story for next season
- Comment on THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENTION 4 weeks ago:
Shai, Lu … See you gents in Paris 😎😝. I thought FIBA last year was so much fun (special shoutout to the microphones that were lowered into team timeout huddles, so you could see and hear coaches draw out and communicate their next play on TV. I remember the coach of France swearing a lot, and the broadcasters apologizing after any coach swearing, which many did, for “colourful” language or something euphemistic like that). I’m looking forward to another dose of international basketball in the olympics!
- Comment on [Game Thread] 30 MAY 2024 - Mavericks @ Timberwolves Game 5 4 weeks ago:
I see the Wolves at -4.5 on the point spread tonight. I wonder how many more games they can win. I think I like (affinity for) the Wolves more than the Mavs, but I like them both better than the Celts lol and for that matter wonder whether I should be cheering for the Mavs getting more time off before the NBA Finals
- Comment on [Game Thread] 27-28 MAY 2024 - Conference Finals Game 4s 4 weeks ago:
I love how deep the team and talent pool is!
- Comment on Out shopping, found this: 4 weeks ago:
Hardly a rave review :P
- Comment on The level of engagement on Reddit these days 4 weeks ago:
I’d say in about 2 years, the entire place is going to be bots with AI generated content that try to mimic “real users” using their new Dynamic Product Ads tool
Yeah, it’s just partially like that now lol. A few weeks ago there was a side-by-side reddit screenshot post on Lemmy. The exact same reddit post, with the exact same tens of comments (all word for word, some in response to each other iirc), from different accounts less than a year apart. I’d never seen such extensive bot-masquerading as people behaviour; it was a realization moment for me
- Comment on Out shopping, found this: 4 weeks ago:
If I came across these, I think I’d have to buy one, in solidarity with my favourite social media platform. The peach one sounds yum!
- Comment on [Game Thread] 27-28 MAY 2024 - Conference Finals Game 4s 4 weeks ago:
I haven’t been following the whole playoffs super closely, but it seems like Luka’s probably playoffs MVP so far, right?
- Comment on [Game Thread] 27-28 MAY 2024 - Conference Finals Game 4s 4 weeks ago:
Is Nembhard playing for Canada at the Paris Olympics this summer? (I hope Jamal’s hungry :)
- Comment on [Game Thread] 25-26 MAY 2024 - Conference Finals Game 3s 4 weeks ago:
These are the most boring conference finals I can recall in ages
100%!
- Comment on [Game Thread] 25-26 MAY 2024 - Conference Finals Game 3s 4 weeks ago:
It’s looking like the conference finals might both be 4 games too
- Comment on [Game Thread] 25-26 MAY 2024 - Conference Finals Game 3s 4 weeks ago:
I didn’t see Dallas being this good
- Comment on Nikola Jokić, Jayson Tatum, LeBron James Headline 2023-24 All-NBA Teams 5 weeks ago:
Yeah, the 65-game minimum applies to All NBA too - most whole-season distinctions. Embiid played 39 games
- Comment on 1 month ago:
If he gets one more he’s setting a new record over Jerry West, Michael Jordan, and Bernard King, all of whom Brunson is currently tied with at 4 consecutive 4-point playoff games
- Comment on Rudy Gobert Reportedly Questionable for Wolves-Nuggets Game 2 After Birth of Child 1 month ago:
Congrats to Gobert, as a Nuggets fan I think he should take the next 2 weeks off to be with his kid.
Family first, right? ;P
- Comment on [Game Threads] 06 MAY 2024 - PLAYOFFS RD 2 DAY 2 1 month ago:
Knicks in 5 or 6
- Comment on THE LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENTION 1 month ago:
My favourite part of the Clippers season that time Harden contested a shot by Kawhi (I think it was a 3) in the middle of a regular season game (3rd quarter - not even garbage time). I thought that was so random and funny. Will Kawhi win another championship?
- Comment on THE PHOENIX SUNS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENTION 1 month ago:
Durantula has been defeated
- Comment on 76ers' Joel Embiid Discusses Getting Treatment for Bell's Palsy During NBA Playoffs 2 months ago:
I’ve thought that Embiid represents an interesting case for the new rule that players must play 65 games minimum to qualify for end-of-season awards. I think Embiid can be the actual MVP playing 64 games a year. But things have to go very well for him health-wise to play 64 games, and that being a do-or-die situation in terms of eligibility (and contract implications) puts him in a weaker position than before the 65-game rule. I think his case shows how the goalposts for these awards have shifted. You don’t just need to perform at a high level, you’ll probably need to be one of the healthiest athletes in the league too, and this has the potential to unfairly discriminate against certain players based on age, body type, and injury proneness. How many games a player plays has always been taken into consideration for these types of awards. But this change isn’t actually about the awards. It’s about forcing stars to be on the court, so the NBA can make $$$
- Comment on NBA Rumors: Lakers 'Upset' by Anthony Davis' Comments on Ham After G2 Loss to Nuggets 2 months ago:
@michaelcorvo on xitter
Darvin Ham said he took Anthony Davis’ comments after G2 that the Lakers “have stretches when we don’t know what we’re doing” as “frustration”, and he’ll “agree to disagree” with AD. Ham said the Lakers coaching staff prides itself on being organized.
- Comment on [Game Threads] 22 APR 2024 - PLAYOFFS RD 1 DAY 3 2 months ago:
Fun last minutes of the game. Knicks yoinked it from the 6ers
- Comment on [Game Threads] 21 APR 2024 - PLAYOFFS RD 2 2 months ago:
It’s cool to be a part of Lemmy history 😎
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- Comment on Shams: Bucks' Giannis Could Miss 2-4 Weeks with Calf Injury in 2024 NBA Playoffs 2 months ago:
It does feel heavier this year, particularly among stars, ie players more likely to be affected by the 65-game rule. I can’t remember the quote but Tyrese is on record saying that he pushed coming back from injury early because 41 million dollars lay in the balance for him. Given all the names we mentioned, I wonder if the playoffs will end up having the feel of many stars being out
- Comment on [Game Threads] 19 APR 2024 - PLAY-INS DAY 3 2 months ago:
Agreed, it seems unlikely. Pels need big games from CJ and BI
- Comment on Shams: Bucks' Giannis Could Miss 2-4 Weeks with Calf Injury in 2024 NBA Playoffs 2 months ago:
Also KAT. I’ve heard Embiid is hobbling despite just returning. This is the first year with the 65-game rule to qualify for awards and all-NBA (and the contract incentives that go with) in effect. It sure seems like a lot of top players are injured this year
- Comment on NBA Rumors: Heat's Jimmy Butler Expected to Miss 'Multiple Weeks' with Knee Injury 2 months ago:
Yeah I think it’s a toss up because the Heat also have Richardson, Rozier, and Robinson out - they’re very depleted
- Comment on Woj: Zion Williamson Out for Pelicans' NBA Play-In vs. Kings with Hamstring Injury 2 months ago:
Yeah, his 40-piece last night was nice. Kings’ odds definitely improve with Zion out