Random NBA Observations 2020 - 2021

[FAH1223]

 

[Rigby.]

I assume you’re talking about the first play. I know ppl hate Russ, but I look at that and he’s moving with Kemba until he peeks over and sees Tatum getting a step on his dude then stops and only faces him. He doesn’t turn his back for a rebound, no boxing out or nothing. My thought there is him trying to help and thinking that someone else would just pick up his man. Not a great defensive strategy either

 

[Rigby.]

Yall see the schedule this weekend? TNT got shafted. Saturday espn and abc got the 4 best series all on their networks. Lol they also got suns lakers on sunday

TNT only got Grant, that Jackson cat and Marv rn right?

 

[Professor Emeritus]

I assume you’re talking about the first play. I know ppl hate Russ, but I look at that and he’s moving with Kemba until he peeks over and sees Tatum getting a step on his dude then stops and only faces him. He doesn’t turn his back for a rebound, no boxing out or nothing. My thought there is him trying to help and thinking that someone else would just pick up his man. Not a great defensive strategy either

It's on both plays. He's standing in the key guarding absolutely no one in both of them.

In that first play, you can't say he's trying to guard Tatum cause he never tries to get in position. He doesn't close on either side, just just stands right behind the other defender. That's a horrible place to be, it's not how you play help defense cause it puts zero pressure on the offensive player who is still operating with total freedom. And you can see him ball-watching and losing Kemba long before Tatum gets a step, it's classic Russ to slow down and look for the ball whenever he crosses the key in order to check and see if a rebound might be coming.

Of course he didn't turn his back, why would he do that before the shot went up?

On the 2nd play he does the same thing. Loses Kemba the moment Kemba crosses the key, but doesn't close out on Tatum at all. He's defending absolutely no one.



And like I said he's been doing this for years. Look at these plays from 2017, last two minutes of a tight game. Where is Russ standing on defense, where are his hands, and why isn't he facing his man?

 

[DropTopDoc]

 

[theflyest]

I believe if a black nba player with the exact same status of JJ Redikk did a podcast during the season, he would be viewed as “not focused on basketball, focused on a media career, etc” despite the fact that it just takes a couple hours a week.

 

[Morethan1]

I believe if a black nba player with the exact same status of JJ Redikk did a podcast during the season, he would be viewed as “not focused on basketball, focused on a media career, etc” despite the fact that it just takes a couple hours a week.

I think you're looking into it a bit too much

 

[theflyest]

I think you're looking into it a bit too much

there isnt much to look into, that’s just what it is

you’d have to be real naive if you don’t think a black player would receive criticism for having a podcast during the season, unless it’s a top tier player

if you were black, you’d understand that

 

[Rekkapryde]

Notice that's Russ's man, he's a good scorer and a good 3pt shooter, there wasn't a screen or a switch or anything, and yet Russ is the FURTHEST PERSON FROM HIM ON THE COURT.

He's so zeroed-in on hanging around the basket waiting for rebounds that he does that shyt even in critical situations in must-win playoff games. He cares about rebounds so much more than he cares about defense, even tho his bigs are probably gonna get that rebound anyway. And he's been doing this shyt for 5 years now, he did the SAME thing in the 2017 playoffs even in crunch time.

trey dubs >>>> rings

 

[FunkDoc1112]

If the play-in game is here to stay it needs to just be 8/9. A fukking 10th seed don't deserve that shyt and nobody wants to really see a shytty 9/10 game anyway. 8 vs. 9, 9 has to win two games before 8 wins one.

 

[BillBanneker]

Cant wait till Kyrie ends these kkk members

This really shows all the problems with many current nba fans

 

[Morethan1]

there isnt much to look into, that’s just what it is

you’d have to be real naive if you don’t think a black player would receive criticism for having a podcast during the season, unless it’s a top tier player

if you were black, you’d understand that

Richard Jefferson did

No one said a word

CJ McCollum did

No one said a word

Vince Carter did

No one said a word

Danny Green did

No one said a word

 

[Hypris]

The Suns are gonna get more national tv attention next week than they had in the last ten years.

It's time for Book to show the world who he is

 

[theflyest]

Richard Jefferson did

No one said a word

CJ McCollum did

No one said a word

Vince Carter did

No one said a word

Danny Green did

No one said a word

JJ is the first real active guy playing solid minutes to start doing the podcast at the time. It’s not something white media can nitpick now.

RJ was technically first, but he was on his way out averaging 8 mins a game.

 

[Light]

JJ is the first real active guy playing solid minutes to start doing the podcast at the time. It’s not something white media can nitpick now.

RJ was technically first, but he was on his way out averaging 8 mins a game.

are you stupid? he doesn't even do the podcast on game days and these athletes have time to spare they arent hooping all day. dumbass take