if they’re still tanking by 2025 something’s gone wrong. Ainge cant just kick the can down the road forever

paul george really is on his bully shit this season huh

this is some awful basketball

being worse after two major leg injuries and talking a lot of shit

the league is pretty skeptical of point guards that can’t shoot

celtics-heat-bucks have a nice little triumvirate of dislike going on. then probably warriors-kings and suns-mavs.

(scoreboard) is brilliant

supporting israel in america is a thousand times less polemic than what donald sterling said

Someone send this to Kai stat lmfao

i refuse to believe the math on ‘shoot a 27 foot three pointer to get a 2 for 1’ is correct

clamp that flopper reed

kg playing 12 years for the hellhole that was the timberwolves disqualifies him from mercenary status

Such a wasted season for them.

it was wasted as soon as rodgers went down. if they got dobbs or wentz they might win 9 games, squeak into the playoffs, and lose in the wildcard. they should have gone all in on the tank

no one can run point other than murray who’s out

nets and pacers are bad defenses, especially with no simmons

Synder isn’t exactly known for offensive systems that translate to deep playoff success.

jazz offense was still good in the playoffs iirc

small players allowed to molest bigs and no foul? say it ain’t so

bridges is still pretty good. on the other hand poole seems to get worse every game

surely we will not overanalyze this interaction like the harden locker room video

fatigue/injury, same story last 3 playoffs

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/who-refs-the-nbas-referees/

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-the-nba-uses-its-data-on-referees/

Every single call made by NBA referees — and many of those not made — is graded by impartial observers, then inputted into a vast database including every official in the league. This data is used in ongoing referee training and development, and it helps in determining ref promotions and playoff assignments. Teams are even given partial access to and are allowed to make some inquiries into specific calls.

also:

Does being “transparent” mean sending a press release every time an NBA official is fined for misapplication of the rules (something that, per multiple league sources, happens several times per season)?

they understandably don’t want to publicize ref punishments and grading.