They came within a missed free throw of storming all the way back from 20 down in the 4th to tie the game against the Lakers, with Wemby hitting some clutch 3s. The two really aren't alike other than that they lost last night.
The Spurs are 3-20 with a -11 net rating (worse than Detroit).
That whole thing was truly unhinged and the cherry on top was in the press conference after with him saying he didn't think it was the real game ball....who the fuck cares? It's a basketball to commemorate the night.
That whole thing is super weird. Guy has always seemed like a generally nice guy, but that's all kinds of "do you know who I am".
You're missing a ton of context with that. It's not cool to sprint to the tunnel like a lunatic and yell at Tyrese Haliburton about it who had nothing to do with it. And then trying to say that he wanted the ball for Lillard is about as lame as it gets. Cool is owning it. "I wanted the game ball because I crushed them".
If I were the pacers I’d take it and throw it in with 30 other balls and let him figure out which one it is. Pacers do seem like a team that likes to jaw when they’re ahead.. sort of nice to see them take a hit.
Route 1 traffic is already a nightmare in that area, and that's before all the development. I don't get it. Metro access won't be nearly as good either.
"I have no idea. I'm not going to lie," he said. "I really don't know. I have a ball, but I don't know if it's the game ball. It doesn't feel like the game ball to me. It feels like a brand-new ball. I can tell. I played, what, 35 minutes today. I know how the game ball felt. The ball that I have, which I'll take and I'll give it to my mom, for sure -- but I don't know if it's actually the game ball."
There is a WMATA station that looks to be pretty close to the arena according to some preliminary renderings.
It’s excellent, although not quite as ridiculously efficient as it seems when you factor in the 32 free throw attempts. Still .760-ish true shooting, tho (depending on how many of the fta might have been and/ones or fouls on 3fga).
The only reason they aren't alike is the Spurs have Wemby. Obviously that's a big difference as far as long term outlook.
Imagine you are an unheralded rookie. You're just called up, you're excited. You score your first freakin NBA basket and are given the game ball. The elation! The happiness! The sense of finally making it!.....
They both look awful with zero leadership. The primary difference over the last several weeks is that Detroit seems to be going through the motions while the Spurs are competing their asses off and coming close to winning games. That speaks more to Pop > Monty which also passes the smell test.
I'm also surprised, but I think it actually speaks well of the league as a whole and should make us reconsider a little bit what the Celtics are doing. Almost all these teams are really good. If you don't bring a solid effort, you're going to get rolled, even if you've got high picks up and down your roster and one of the greatest coaches of all time. There's just too much talent and experience on most teams to get away with not being really, really good. Can't believe there isn't more talk of expansion. The NBA should be 32 teams ASAP.
The VA General Assembly and the City of Alexandria still need to sign off on the project and so its no sure thing that it will happen.
I'm fine with a little "because fuck you, that's why" from Giannis. He does that, and it adds to his edge. No problem with that. But it's a ball. Dunk on a guy with a 28pt lead in the 4th, no problemo. But a ball is a dumb thing for him to bang his shoes on the table for. Hell, he elevates the Pacers with that stuff, which is not what he wanted.
It's a ball. Giannis getting wound up enough to run up the tunnel for it is just weird.
Getting into Haliburton’s face trying to make him go get the ball is also hilarious.
But the current stadium is on (or within walking distance of) all five Metro lines. This site isn't. And the car/road plans seem incredibly amorphous for an area that's already a headache to get around. Hell, I live in Virginia, and I would much rather drive downtown than to Potomac Yard. Pretty easy to get to and from via the 3rd street, 7th street, or 12th street tunnels. Parking is a bear, of course, but doesn't seem a whole lot better at the new development.
Hilarious stuff. He sounds like a 10yr old.
It honestly made me wonder if there is some particular significance to game balls in Greek culture. He did mention how he will be giving it to his mom, so maybe?
I have a feeling Giannis won't be charging the Pacer's locker room or putting up a 60-spot on them anymore without retribution
Ish Smith was on Jeff Teague’s podcast recently and they were talking about their Wake Forest team with James Johnson.
Yes, never on the job. Before work, after work sure of course goes without saying.
And now he has scored 10 points in the first 4 minutes of the 3rd quarter.
Klay got the wakeup call after his benching last game. No George so the Clips go deep into their bench to not disrupt their second unit and Amir Coffey has come up huge. They have all the pieces in place to be able to have someone like Coffey step right in. Harden has been fantastic tonight too.
