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Bismack Billabongo
Oct 9, 2012

Wet
Not everyone can be as hot as Kelly oubre. It’s fine.





Kelly oubre is a vsco girl. Kelly oubre is so hot that he somehow manages to be hot in spite of every tattoo on his body being stupid as poo poo

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Brolander
Oct 20, 2008

i am but a vessel
he looks like a protege of Prince

Bismack Billabongo
Oct 9, 2012

Wet
Game.......blouses

tanglewood1420
Oct 28, 2010

The importance of this mission cannot be overemphasized

straight up brolic posted:

Can someone explain why Denver lost intentionally? Do they want to be the 4 seed?

They aren't going to drop to four. There was a chance they could go ahead of the Clippers and get the 2 seed though. Maybe they don't want to face the Mavs in the 2-7?

straight up brolic
Jan 31, 2007

After all, I was nice in ball,
Came to practice weed scented
Report card like the speed limit

:homebrew::homebrew::homebrew:

tanglewood1420 posted:

They aren't going to drop to four. There was a chance they could go ahead of the Clippers and get the 2 seed though. Maybe they don't want to face the Mavs in the 2-7?
There is a very good chance they drop to four. Rockets have an easy remaining schedule and Denver needs to beat both the Clippers and the Raptors to keep their spot if Houston wins out

E: here’s a final day scenario from some broken brain guy. This was probably one the Nuggets wanted to win if they were avoiding the Lakers and they benched their starters idk what’s going on


https://twitter.com/LucasJHann/status/1293029331749330944?s=20

straight up brolic fucked around with this message at 05:00 on Aug 11, 2020

Metapod
Mar 18, 2012
Please just manufacture okc hou silver tia

chunkles
Aug 14, 2005

i am completely immersed in darkness
as i turn my body away from the sun
rockets must play the jazz in the first round, it is fated

Intruder
Mar 5, 2003

straight up brolic posted:

There is a very good chance they drop to four. Rockets have an easy remaining schedule and Denver needs to beat both the Clippers and the Raptors to keep their spot if Houston wins out

E: here’s a final day scenario from some broken brain guy. This was probably one the Nuggets wanted to win if they were avoiding the Lakers and they benched their starters idk what’s going on


https://twitter.com/LucasJHann/status/1293029331749330944?s=20

Harden isn't playing against the Spurs, who are playing for their lives right now

SA is winning tomorrow

straight up brolic
Jan 31, 2007

After all, I was nice in ball,
Came to practice weed scented
Report card like the speed limit

:homebrew::homebrew::homebrew:

Intruder posted:

Harden isn't playing against the Spurs, who are playing for their lives right now

SA is winning tomorrow
Is he officially not playing? That’s pretty dumb imo

Redgrendel2001
Sep 1, 2006

you literally think a person saying their NBA team of choice being better than the fucking 76ers is a 'schtick'

a literal thing you think.

Brolander posted:

he looks like a protege of Prince

Pretty sure he's older than 16.

Intruder
Mar 5, 2003

straight up brolic posted:

Is he officially not playing? That’s pretty dumb imo

Resting him tomorrow, Westbrook Wednesday and Gordon Friday IIRC

straight up brolic
Jan 31, 2007

After all, I was nice in ball,
Came to practice weed scented
Report card like the speed limit

:homebrew::homebrew::homebrew:

Intruder posted:

Resting him tomorrow, Westbrook Wednesday and Gordon Friday IIRC
I guess they’re happy with the 4? All the teams just not playing their guys with the seeds all up for grabs is a little weird man

Intruder
Mar 5, 2003

straight up brolic posted:

I guess they’re happy with the 4? All the teams just not playing their guys with the seeds all up for grabs is a little weird man

Ducking the Jazz maybe

Metapod
Mar 18, 2012
I think all the teams are comfortable playing anyone since there's no hca

Senator Drinksalot
Apr 30, 2013

Kiss me up, touch me, fuckin' rock my world holmes, I don't care

Brolander posted:

he looks like a protege of Prince

Perfect.

gloom
Feb 1, 2003
distracted from distraction by distraction

thrilla in vanilla posted:

Kelly oubre is a vsco girl. Kelly oubre is so hot that he somehow manages to be hot in spite of every tattoo on his body being stupid as poo poo
Something I've been wondering, when do professional ballers have the time to get all that ink? I know gently caress-all about tattoos but don't they take a while to heal? It seems like the recovery would interfere with doing basketball things even in the offseason. I guess they could do just a little bit at a time? Is that why a lot of the big pieces look kind of janky?

Strawberry Panda
Nov 4, 2007

Breakfast Defecting, Slow Dick Touching, Root Beer Barreling SwagVP

gloom posted:

Something I've been wondering, when do professional ballers have the time to get all that ink? I know gently caress-all about tattoos but don't they take a while to heal? It seems like the recovery would interfere with doing basketball things even in the offseason. I guess they could do just a little bit at a time? Is that why a lot of the big pieces look kind of janky?

Off season . Tattoos take like a week or two to heal. And they do the big pieces in sessions so they might start it one off season and finish it the next.

You just gotta wrap them in plastic and then you're kind of fine doing whatever.

Spacebump
Dec 24, 2003

Dallas Mavericks: Generations

straight up brolic posted:

Can someone explain why Denver lost intentionally? Do they want to be the 4 seed?

Boban demoralized Jokic real bad last time they played the Mavs.

gloom
Feb 1, 2003
distracted from distraction by distraction

Strawberry Panda posted:

Off season . Tattoos take like a week or two to heal. And they do the big pieces in sessions so they might start it one off season and finish it the next.

You just gotta wrap them in plastic and then you're kind of fine doing whatever.
Interesting, didn't realize it was that fast, TY

hifi
Jul 25, 2012

jayson tatum got his tattoo done all star week lol

Spacebump
Dec 24, 2003

Dallas Mavericks: Generations
I want to know which N/V poster has the most ridiculous tattoo.

Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

Spacebump posted:

What are they going to do next season? I feel like there is no way they could do a normal length season in the bubble.

Start the regular season now with all the teams outside the bubble. As teams are eliminated from the bubble and the 2020 playoffs they can then be integrated into the regular season. So by the time the finals are done some teams like the Bulls, Warriors and Cavaliers can be done with the 2021 season already.

The Maestro posted:

Just put out some buckets. Probably safer.

Yes, or a masked man with an umbrella. The NBA ASG skills competition has proven that NBA players can dribble around an obstacle like that.

Maneck posted:

A first birthday is for the kid the same way funerals are for the dead.

:laffo:

Salvor_Hardin
Sep 13, 2005

I want to go protest.
Nap Ghost

thrilla in vanilla posted:

Not everyone can be as hot as Kelly oubre. It’s fine.





Kelly oubre is a vsco girl. Kelly oubre is so hot that he somehow manages to be hot in spite of every tattoo on his body being stupid as poo poo

He looks like that dude that got exiled from Saudi Arabia or whatever for being too hot.

Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

Spacebump posted:

Has anyone figured out why the sweat moppers are so bad in the bubble? I want to say they have less moppers per side but I'm not 100%. They also seem to mop less frequently on each side.

It's the summer humidity that's reaching over 70% on average. Moppers have never had to deal with such high percentages in NBA games.

chilihead posted:

Who was the last non international white player superstar?

John Stockton.


The pandemic will be used to justify Boylen's ten year tenure.

Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

Bip Roberts posted:

Using the BB ref game finder I can't find any games which a player had more points, rebounds, and assists than Luca's 36/19/14.

Yeah, nobody else has done that exact combination.

The largest points, rebounds, assists sum in a TD game is Wilt with 99 on 3/18/1968. He had 53 points, 32 rebounds and 14 assists.

BWV posted:

the wording is sorta dystopian. like Ja Morant just wants to say bye to some friends but he's immediately shuttled to a mass shower and then thrown on a bus to be deported to Memphis.

Yahoo Sources: NBA teams that have been mathematically eliminated on or before Aug. 12 will depart campus immediately after their final game has ended. Following game, teams will shower in designated rooms at the Coronado Springs Resort, receive meal and take team bus to airport. begin the Soylent Green biomass process.

hifi posted:

golden state has like, five wins and phoenix is gunning for the playoffs. which one is the lovely team again

Draymond is still in denial and needs a few more years to digest how cooked GSW actually is going forward.

Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

Unopened 1986-87 Fleer case, featuring dozens of Michael Jordan rookie cards, sells for $1.8M
https://sports.yahoo.com/michael-jordan-rookie-cards-record-198687-unopened-rare-fleer-basketball-140617600.html

Gregg Popovich touts NBA bubble vs. U.S. leadership as league reports zero COVID-19 cases
https://sports.yahoo.com/gregg-popovich-touts-nba-bubble-vs-us-leadership-as-league-reports-zero-covid-19-cases-214307792.html

Stevie Lee posted:

i suspect that Ben simmons suffered a career-ending knee injury based on the really reports that it's "not serious"

Prescient :hmmyes:.

straight up brolic posted:

Can someone explain why Denver lost intentionally? Do they want to be the 4 seed?

They seemed confused about the score.

dokmo
Aug 27, 2006

:stat:man

Spacebump posted:

I want to know which N/V poster has the most ridiculous tattoo.

It's me, but I'm too embarrassed to admit what it is.

Rick
Feb 23, 2004
When I was 17, my father was so stupid, I didn't want to be seen with him in public. When I was 24, I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in just 7 years.

straight up brolic posted:

Can someone explain why Denver lost intentionally? Do they want to be the 4 seed?

If they wanted to lose they should've kept Murray in there the way that Waiters was killing him.

Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

Report: NBA players bypassing ‘snitch’ hotline to call Adam Silver directly
https://sports.yahoo.com/report-nba-players-bypassing-snitch-203310655.html

Hand Knit posted:

I see the Suns won again. Are they playing genuinely well?

These bubble games are one big lie AFAIC.

SamuraiFoochs posted:

Chris Paul isn't a one-man championship but got dang that man is proving he is legitimately great. Probably a top 5 PG ever?

Highest PER of any PG ever.
First in PG BPM (trails only LBJ and MJJ).
Second in PG VORP (seventh overall).
Third in PG WS.

euphronius posted:

He will be back in a week that is a nothing injury

:vince:

Fate Accomplice
Nov 30, 2006




Zogo posted:

Unopened 1986-87 Fleer case, featuring dozens of Michael Jordan rookie cards, sells for $1.8M
https://sports.yahoo.com/michael-jordan-rookie-cards-record-198687-unopened-rare-fleer-basketball-140617600.html


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI3xRzUjjFE

Still one of the best

Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

Maneck posted:

There are various vaccines, some in stage 3 trials. But it's going to be months before they really know if they'll work. And if they do work, it's going to take months to years to ramp up production to where it's needed for literally everyone on earth. Especially if it turns out that working means it is 50% effective and that protection lasts only for 6 months.

It's in their interests to plan for things getting much better, but that likelihood of that occurring is modest.

One wonders how long it will take to get 8+ billion vaccines made + boosters etc.

Also, SARS-CoV-2 is inducing telogen effluvium in some people. This should lead to even higher TS%.

Metapod posted:

Zogo can you confirm that cam payne is back

He had a GmSc of 2.1 a few days ago. Confirmed.

Strawberry Panda posted:

One thing I wonder about is the benches being socially distanced. Is that actually helpful or is it just to normalize social distancing for the audience?

Better than nothing. N95 masks for all would be better.

Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

Quizzlefish posted:

As a non-american, I'm always surprised by how much people care about flags and anthems. Don't people realise it's basically made up nonsense?

They matter obviously but are an invention nonetheless.

Some do but it's a much harder sell when you have the biggest weapons and the wealthiest idols that some worship. That sells American exceptionalism pretty well. One can go back to the 1800s and see that US leaders had doubts about the country. Lincoln had quotations that'd be considered very anti-American these days. Also, winning WWII helps if you have to point to a pivotal inflection point. 75 years ago we dropped two very large bombs on Japan. If Germany had figured out how to strap nuclear weapons onto V-2 rockets we'd be having a different conversation.

But there are a lot of blind spots and so many intellectually dishonest partisans. Tens of millions of people believe that if you raise minimum wage slightly the US will turn into Venezuela. These are the same people who have readily accepted forgivable COVID-19 loans for hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars. The basic mantra distills down to "It's only socialism when the poor get money. If I get it it's an investment."

euphronius posted:

Tanking is called “gap year” now


"The Gap Theory"


I like the one where he tries to drink old Crystal Pepsi.

Zogo fucked around with this message at 06:42 on Aug 11, 2020

Senator Drinksalot
Apr 30, 2013

Kiss me up, touch me, fuckin' rock my world holmes, I don't care
Bill Simmons on page 2 is one of the things that really sparked my interest in basketball when I was younger and once I started to really get into it I realized the things he writes and says are the absolute opposite of what you see when you watch the games

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf

Senator Drinksalot posted:

Bill Simmons on page 2 is one of the things that really sparked my interest in basketball when I was younger and once I started to really get into it I realized the things he writes and says are the absolute opposite of what you see when you watch the games

It doesn't help that he stopped forming new sports opinions 15 years ago

Senator Drinksalot
Apr 30, 2013

Kiss me up, touch me, fuckin' rock my world holmes, I don't care
Hunter S Thompson's football takes on page 2 were always pretty good though.

Senator Drinksalot
Apr 30, 2013

Kiss me up, touch me, fuckin' rock my world holmes, I don't care

The Glumslinger posted:

It doesn't help that he stopped forming new sports opinions 15 years ago

Grantland was a good website despite him, The Ringer is dogshit

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf
https://streamable.com/yeqwbh

Javale McGee play of the season

Bashez
Jul 19, 2004

:10bux:
I don't think the Spurs are winning poo poo, but I'm happy with how they've performed without Aldridge.

I want to see the Suns versus Portland for the last spot. That's possible right?

Rick
Feb 23, 2004
When I was 17, my father was so stupid, I didn't want to be seen with him in public. When I was 24, I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in just 7 years.

Bashez posted:

I don't think the Spurs are winning poo poo, but I'm happy with how they've performed without Aldridge.

I want to see the Suns versus Portland for the last spot. That's possible right?

I think that would need this to all to happen:
+Portland wins out or Portland wins 1 while the spurs lose out
+Suns win out
+Memphis loses out
+Spurs lose at least once

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Chairchucker
Nov 14, 2006

to ride eternal, shiny and chrome

THUNDERDOME LOSER 2022




Hmmm. It pains me to say this, but go Celtics, go Rockets.

thrilla in vanilla posted:

Not everyone can be as hot as Kelly oubre. It’s fine.


Suns are almost certainly the prettiest team.

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