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Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

Spacebump posted:

The Mavs have added an additional mascot, Mavrello Ballovic.

"Ballovic, so the story goes, is one of the original owners of the Mavericks, dating back to their founding in 1980...His “off-the-wall” ideas for the team didn’t sit well with the other owners and he found himself and outcast. In 1988, Ballovic accidentally locked himself in a bunker only to emerge now, digging his way out with a spork."

https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/2021/..._source=twitter

quote:

Ballovic, a digital character, was developed by MCX (Mark Cuban Experiments).

explains a lot!

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Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

Michael "The Hebrew Hammer" Brown coming in with a very passionate anti-Steph Curry rant at the start of the newest Dream Take pod. And hell, I love it. Even the parts that are wrong

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

If LeBron gets shut down by Dillon Brooks and Demar DeRozen, then he doesn't deserve to make the playoffs

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009


Rough 15 hours for the LeBron James PR team.

fwiw I'm rooting for the lakers to make it back to the 5th or 6th seed

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009


lmaoooo

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

morestuff posted:

Not that uncommon for a team to have a major star injured and coast on momentum into the seventh or eighth seed.

^

Boston might be a prime example of this case if Brown is down for the season. As great as Tatum and Payton Pritchard are, would they make a better opponent for the first round than the Pacers?

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

the team vibes for the lakers are crashing at an alarming rate

https://twitter.com/paraaand/status/1389265966928904200

e: actually that photo was a couple weeks ago, i remember hating AD's garbage rear end outfit

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

the NBA should get rid of jersey patches and encourage teams to put together partner brand theme nights in the arena.

imagine going to a Spurs game and each timeout is filled with players talking about their favourite HEB products. If they win and their team scores more than 100 Brand Synergy points, then each fan walks away with an assortment of coupons. Halftime will feature the HEBuddy guy doing the red panda routine or some poo poo

none of this will be seen on the TV broadcast. It'll be a pure sneaker-squeek feed with no commentary.

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

Space Camp fuckup posted:

He went 1-10 in 14 minutes when they played a game in SLC, it was really something else

One of the most memorable Late March pre-play-in games

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oedO2EGusGM

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

Hot Diggity! posted:

Can you think of another coach that would spill a drink on the floor to gain an extra timeout? Now THAT'S the kind of outside the box thinking the NBA needs!

Jim Boylen is definitely the type of person who unintentionally spills his drinks at an alarming rate whenever he gets jacked and juiced

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009


gotta imagine that at least 2 of those years are fully unguaranteed, right?

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

Oh my

https://twitter.com/FanSided/status/1390111902173470727

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

DC Murderverse posted:

Hypothetically, if you’re Damian Lillard, what’s your next move? Are you good being Dan Marino racking up dough and numbers in a city that loves you or do you attempt to move somewhere that might be able to get you a ring? Is it even possible to win a ring as a team if you have that contract?

I'm convinced he's staying until the blazers pull a blake griffin on him

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

I thought that Daniel Gafford set a good example of how a bench center should publicly insult their bad, angry, bald coach last summer, but Goga's method probably works too.

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

Jota posted:

"Nor did they consult with last year's Orlando Bubble breakout player T.J. Warren—who played under Bjorkgren in Phoenix—according to sources. When news of Bjorkgren's hire became public, Warren requested a trade from the Pacers, according to sources.

It’s believed that Warren even opted for an elective season-ending surgery in March, both to better serve his recovery from a stress fracture in his left foot and also to avoid playing for Bjorkgren for the remainder of this season. "

Oof

hell yeah lol

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

Veryslightlymad posted:

If you get fouled shooting you get two, so if you split them, that's a way better outcome than missing a bad shot, and sure, it's worth one more hero point, but split pairs = 0 points, even though it actually advances the score? Get the gently caress outta here, Hero Points.

edit
In a vacuum, a split pair of free throws is more valuable than a block, steal, or rebound.

going to the line denies your teammates the chance to gain a hero point off of the assist. it also denies your teammates the opportunity to earn their own hero points from a bucket. someone who doesn't take full advantage at the line by missing their free throws doesn't deserve to be called a hero.

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1390715648469311488

it took 1000 years, but the warriors finally made a good decision this season

e: to clarify, i'm not talking about jordan bell

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

Doltos posted:

Rebounding has and never will be impressive. Contested rebounds should be the only ones counted but for some reason people go gaga over a guy catching a deflected shot with no one around him.

offensive rebounds off of your own missed shots shouldn't count either.

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

Stevie Lee posted:

moses malone ruined rebounds as a cool stat imo

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

Dejan Bimble posted:

https://uproxx.com/dimemag/chris-webber-tnt-future-marv-albert-out-replacements/
Announcer News: Mayce Edward Christopher Webber III may not be back on TNT after this year. Most of you guys don't like him, I never found him that objectionable.

yeah, he's boring but i'll take that over the dozens of actively annoying announcers on tnt or espn

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009


if only there was something david griffin could have done so that zion wasn't going up against 4 defenders in the paint every possession.

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

euphronius posted:

Zach Lowe isn’t huge but he’s Yugoslavian

he isn't but he's married to a Croat

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

everyone from philly owns and i'm glad their contaminated water has poisoned their brains, resulting in fun exciting thought patterns re: sports

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

https://twitter.com/DaneMooreNBA/status/1390871279314554883

This reminds me of those interviews where Russ would answer questions directed at his teammates on their behalf. I'm glad the Timberwolves finally have a leader

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

de curry GOAT posted:

Charismatic this boy is

Most people wouldn't think so, but I bet KAT is stoked that Ant is so willing to do the press stuff. Gives him a good opportunity to go back to his hotel room and play video games.

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

I refuse to believe that LeBron is aging. This is all just him trying to spin some PR for legacy poo poo. 36 isn't even that old.

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

Poque posted:

Does Dallas winning the southwest give them a top 6 seed guaranteed?

Hopefully not, the less influence that divisions have on the playoffs the better

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

Punkin Spunkin posted:

I'm pleasantly surprised to discover Boogie is still playing. Makes me wanna root for the Clips to win it all so he can snag a ring.

the lakers already gave him one for last year

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

MourningView posted:

he was still chugging along fine at the end

He didn't collapse on the court or anything, but everyone who was playing in that game was pretty drat done in the 4th overtime

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009


and that's a 7 foot man. nature is scary

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

question for anyone who watched utah-houston: why did Rudy gobert only score 13 points against a team that played literally one guy taller than 6'6 all night?

e: that one guy is the 6'7 Kenyon Martin Jr. Rudy, just stand on your tip toes and put the ball in the hoop, you're disgracing the game.

Katana_Warrior fucked around with this message at 06:32 on May 9, 2021

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

MourningView posted:

he only shot 9 times. posting up is bad and they don't do it

E: also two of the three best pick and roll hall handlers in the team are.out

even if posting up is bad, rudy being like 50 pounds heavier and 6 inches taller than everyone means he could have just done Yao hooks all game, and it would have been sick. He wouldn't even have to back down anyone because he's so drat big; just stand in the deep post and hold his hands up high for the pass. The rockets could have fronted the inbounds all they wanted, he'd still have so much room to catch it.

All i'm saying, is that a real coach of the year like Thibs could have game planned for "mismatches"

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

kd goes on other peoples' podcasts and eats food directly into the mic. he can't care that much

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1391569526265982992

very odd decision

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

everything's coming up Timberwolves, baby

https://twitter.com/abovethebreak3/status/1391769795385823235

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009


hell yes!!!!!

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

I was out on poku until I saw the video of him and his family seated solemnly at their kitchen table on draft night

Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

people who can recognize and name pornography actors are really weird. Conversely, it is very normal that I know disgustingly minute details about every Canadian NBA player

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Katana_Warrior
Dec 25, 2009

MazelTovCocktail posted:

Man I don’t even now all 1 or 2 Jewish players in the NBA currently.

Isn't it just Deni and TJ Leaf right now? afaik Omri isn't on a team right now

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