2021-2022 NBA Season

[Freethinker]

19 year old Australian Sensational Rookie Josh Giddey is having a good year so far. The kid gets better and better all the time and at such a young age!

Last night Giddey had 17 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal. His averages on the year so far are 11 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists per night. Those are
very good numbers for a young kid playing in a new country and he still looks like he could be in the boy scouts. His game is only going to get better. I can see
Josh Giddey having countless triple doubles over his career. This aussie from down under can do it all.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/ameri...g/news-story/6e87bc62227ae112663663d7e2059166

Yes! He’s honestly in the mold of Luka Doncic. It’s a tough comparison for Josh but it’s really true as they are sort of a hybrid point-forward. We’ll see if Josh becomes a prolific scorer over time but he’s already a great rebounder and distributor.

 

[Phall]

The Nets are caving in and letting Kyrie Irving rejoin the team as a part time player. He will have 24 road games to participate, not counting two games against the Knicks and one in Toronto.

The Nets are severely depleted with many players sidelined by covid protocols. So, the unvaxxed Irving is being invited back to save his fully-vaxxed team from a covid outbreak

Irving deserves his reputation as a petulant, spoiled lunatic. He also happens to be one of the most brave and noble figures left in pro sports. I hope he entertains us with his press conferences and finds more ways to aggravate the franchise with his shenanigans.

 

[BeyondFedUp]

Not surprising how the "special ones" get their way (always) and bend the rules they make whenever and wherever they want. Not surprised AT ALL about this Irving situation.

 

[Freethinker]

The Nets are severely depleted with many players sidelined by covid protocols. So, the unvaxxed Irving is being invited back to save his fully-vaxxed team from a covid outbreak .

I love it!!! This made my night.

 

[icsept]

I’m assuming Kyrie was still getting paid to sit home. I’m waiting for either the NBA or NFL to admit the vaccine is worthless (at best) and apologize for their tyranny.

 

[white lightning]

NBA Stats 12/17/21

Max Strus 32 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist

Franz Wagner 27 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists & 1 steal

Grayson Allen 25 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block
Pat Connaghton 9 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists. 2 steals & 1 block

J. Valanciunas 24 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal & 2 blocks

Nikola Jokic 20 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals

B. Bogdanovich 16 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists

Jake Poettl 14 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks
D. McDermott 11 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block

 

[white lightning]

Here is one of my and El Gringos favorite players with a career high off the bench tonight. The kid is so athletic, a good shooter & very talented all around player!

https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/32892146

 

[white lightning]

A pretty good game between the LA Clippers and the OKC Thunder tonight. The Thunder won on a last second shot by 1 point.

Josh Giddey just missed a triple double with 8 points, 18 rebounds and 10 assists.

For the Clipper Luke Kennard had 27 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal. There is no doubt Kennard could do this on a nightly basis
but the LA Clippers are only playing him the last week due to injuries and suspensions. What a joke!

 

[white lightning]

With all the injuries and struggles of the Dallas Mavs I've been watching alot of the Miami Heat this year. They are my second favorite team and they play
four of our guys. They won in another blowout tonight as they continue to play really great basketball even with many of their players out with injuries.

Miami Heat Stats from another win:

Tyler Herro 26 points, 5 assists and 1 rebound
Duncan Robinson 26 points, 1 assist and 1 rebound
Max Strus 18 points, 4 assists and 7 rebounds
Omer Yurtseven 8 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals & 2 blocks

That's 78 of 125 points from our guys. The Miami Heat are a fun team to watch!

 

[white lightning]

Great news guys. The best news we've had in a while. Mac McClung gets signed to a 10 day contract with the Chicago Bulls. It's a start and I've been saying he
needs to get as far away from LA as possible as I don't see them helping him to become a star there. We will see how it plays out. Happy for Mac McClung and
I wish him good luck as the kid has legitimate nba talent!

https://www.bleachernation.com/bull...ulls-add-mac-mcclung-on-latest-hardship-deal/

 

[El Gringo]

Here is one of my and El Gringos favorite players with a career high off the bench tonight. The kid is so athletic, a good shooter & very talented all around player!

https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/32892146

That was awesome WL!! His confidence is sky high. For some reason I haven’t checked the nba thread for several days. Thanks for the updates.

 

[El Gringo]

Great news guys. The best news we've had in a while. Mac McClung gets signed to a 10 day contract with the Chicago Bulls. It's a start and I've been saying he
needs to get as far away from LA as possible as I don't see them helping him to become a star there. We will see how it plays out. Happy for Mac McClung and
I wish him good luck as the kid has legitimate nba talent!

https://www.bleachernation.com/bull...ulls-add-mac-mcclung-on-latest-hardship-deal/

Great news! I didn’t think that Mac would get a chance. The bulls seem to have a new found appreciation of athletic 2-guards with Caruso and now Mac.

 

[white lightning]

One guy we haven't mentioned much is 20 year old Franz Wagner of the Orlando Magic. His brother is also on the team but hasn't really played much yet so
I won't touch on him in this post. Franz is having a good year for a guy who can't even get into nightclubs or bars yet to drink. Wagner is currently averaging
15 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists per night. Franz Wagner has a great feel for the game and can do anything asked for. We could be looking at an all star type
forward in the coming years. These numbers will only go up. It would be even better to see both Wagner Brothers playing heavy minutes someday soon.

 

[white lightning]

The Miami Heat continue their winning ways and they are doing it without Jimmy Butler. To be honest I think they play better as a team without him. Butler
is a very talented player but many times the teams chemistry seems better without him in the lineup. Their winning record proves this as they are one of the
better teams in the NBA Eastern Conference.

Tonights Stats from Heat vs Pistons:

Tyler Herro 29 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal
Max Strus 25 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist

Duncan Robinson with a rough shooting night but Yurtseven had 8 points, 12 reb, 1 assist and 1 steal.

 

[white lightning]

Some Washington Wizards News. Corey Kispert got his first start of the year tonight and responed with 20 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists!

Nikola Jokic with a monster game. Jokic had 29 points, 21 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal. No wonder Jokic is the reigning NBA MVP!

 

[El Gringo]

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Some Washington Wizards News. Corey Kispert got his first start of the year tonight and responed with 20 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists!

Nikola Jokic with a monster game. Jokic had 29 points, 21 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal. No wonder Jokic is the reigning NBA MVP!

Great news on Kispert Wl! Here are his highlights from last night. The kid has perfect form and a quick release.

 

[icsept]

The Cavs started 4 Whites today: Love, Rubio, Markkanen, and Dean Wade in a 144-99 victory over Toronto. They all scored between 16 and 22 points and only played half the game, due to their domination. The Cavs are really interesting this year.

 

[white lightning]

Happy about the Cavs and they are fun to watch. Good to see the living legend Kevin Love scored 22 points tonight. Not bad for an old man.

I'm angry about the Miami Heat. Again they don't seem to apprectiate the immense talent of Tyler Herro. Kid is averaging 21 points per game off
the bench yet tonight they hardly played him. He finished with 2 points. So much for that great scoring, rebounding and assists average. With them
trying to trade him over the summer he still may be better off getting out of Miami. Duncan Robinson has struggled for over a month now but they
never bench him. I like Duncan but he has to get his shooting touch back. At least Max Strus is still starting. Good story with the youngster.

So Mac McClung is on a 10 day contract with the Bulls. The first game was canceled due to covid. In todays game they didn't even play him at all. They
play again tommorow but why bring a kid up if you only gonna have him hold the towel on the bench. It really makes me angry. Give him a chance.

 

[icsept]

Herro was ejected from the game. That’s why his stats were so low.

 

[Freethinker]

The Cavs started 4 Whites today: Love, Rubio, Markkanen, and Dean Wade in a 144-99 victory over Toronto. They all scored between 16 and 22 points and only played half the game, due to their domination. The Cavs are really interesting this year.

That reminds me of back when the TWolves started 4 Whites. Ironically Love and Rubio were part of that contingent as well.

 

[white lightning]

That reminds me of back when the TWolves started 4 Whites. Ironically Love and Rubio were part of that contingent as well.

Yes I remember them well. Kevin Love was a legitimate NBA MVP Candidate and he should have won it in his prime. The Timberwolves were so fun to watch back then
and I used to watch as many games as I could. If only every team was racially fair. Sports would be so much more enjoyable. Blacks don't want to watch all white or mostly
white teams. Why should whites want to watch mostly black or all black teams? The Cavs are fun to watch and they are winning alot of games.

 

[icsept]

The 2012/13 Timberwolves were ridiculous. 8 of their top 11 players were White: Love, Kirilenko, Pekovic, Rubio, Ridnour, Schved, Budinger, and Barea.

 

[white lightning]

Another team from the past was the 1993-1994 Washington Bullets before the name change to the Wizards. They had Gheorghe Muresan, Don MaClean, Tom Gugliotta, Rex Chapman. Brent Price and others on that team . Similar to the Twolves of the past and I watched them alot.

 

[white lightning]

Way, way back in the day I was a huge Rex Chapman Fan. Even though it seems like a lifetime ago I thought I would post a few pics from his Kentucky Days. As many of you
know Chapman competed in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. He missed the finals by 1 point. Another rigged screw job if you ask most basketball fans. Anyways here is a couple
of pics from his days in college at Kentucky and one from the Charlotte Hornet Days. The kid could jump out of the gym.

 

[Freethinker]

Luka Garza started, due to many players being out with “Covid”, and responded with 20 points in 20 minutes. He also added 6 rebounds before fouling out and limiting his output. Seems like he has no trouble scoring and producing just like he did in college. Weird that all the “experts” told us the opposite would be the case and he was barely worthy of a 2nd round selection.