Random NBA Observations 2024 - 2025

[VegetasHairline]

Philly already down 19

Trust The Process!

 

[StatUS]

Pacers got a high school kid on the floor?

 

[JoelB]

JB had him covered.

You can see in that screenshot you posted that Ant's left leg is completely extended out and he wouldn't have generated enough upward force to jump off that step. Which is further emphasized by him having to arc towards the basket because JB is bodying him away from the paint, making it harder to generate force to leap because you're overcompensating by taking either longer or awkward strides to balance yourself to correct your path to the rim.

He would've had to take another step to jump, which if you see his very next step in the next frame -

His next step leaves him directly under the basket and JB has already taken off anticipating a shot.

The only possible way that would've resulted in points is him getting fouled, and with the T'Wolves being away from home and on the last possession, the refs would've had to see him get killed to make that call. The very fact he didn't even try to jump should tell us that he wasn't in a position to; it's not like he's p*ssy and passes up shots in those situations all the time, or is scared of taking it to the hole.

Given the Celtics were willing not to double him, and JB was riding his hip from the top, it wouldn't have taken much to drift hard left and then snatch right back towards the middle of the floor, where he would've had just under four seconds to create a good look.

this is true.. i still would have taken that over throwing an off target pass to McDaniels with 1 sec left...especially since Tatum already rotated...that was gonna be a tough shot even if the pass was clean

 

[JoelB]

Philly already down 19

No embiid means no rim protection...teams can drive and kick all day against us now

 

[Doctor Doom]

No embiid means no rim protection...teams can drive and kick all day against us now

They were doing that when he's been playing this year

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

EDIT: meant to be in the NFL thread, but it's still NBA releated

 

[JoelB]

They were doing that when he's been playing this year

i dont count the ramp up games

 

[DoubleJ13]

Turned this Sixers game on & the first thing I saw was a lineup with Reggie Jackson, Eric Gordon, Kelly Oubre, & Andre Drummond. Whole thing just made me feel bad for some reason.

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

Let’s put the cards on the table man

There’s no way any of these guys foresaw him being the player he is as

Even Minnesota didn't either considering they were looking to trade the pick but couldn't find any takers.

It's amazing how far he's come with how ass he was the first half of his rookie season.

 

[OGBobbyJohnson]

 

[Flight]

Turned this Sixers game on & the first thing I saw was a lineup with Reggie Jackson, Eric Gordon, Kelly Oubre, & Andre Drummond. Whole thing just made me feel bad for some reason.

Wasted my dawg’s prime for this

 

[JoelB]

please put McCain on ball

*edit

Zu getting everything he wants in the paint

 

[FooFighters]

Damn look at Kris Dunn go, he's such a ball hawk in the best way

 

[duckbutta]

Harden

nikka did a triple jump and was shocked he got called for traveling

 

[The God Poster]

$30 in for $1300 or cash out $250

Y’all degenerates help me