OT: NBA Thread - Oct 2024

[HooperScooper]

I haven't seen this posted. Hope Andre is O.K.

Bucks say Andre Jackson Jr. unhurt in single-vehicle wreck

A Bucks spokesperson said Andre Jackson Jr. was alone in his car and that the incident didn't result in any injuries.

www.espn.com

 

[uh-no]

I love Lonzo. Quietly praying he stays healthy over here.

succeeding in spite of his family

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

succeeding in spite of his family

This is such a weird take. Two of the three Ball brothers will earn a combined $60M this year. Succeeding "in spite of" what? A loud father who promoted his kids and also provided them a safe, comfortable, upper middle class upbringing?

 

[JustbrewitMan]

My unfiltered thoughts on this would get me killed.

Let 'em rip.

Would love to hear how we should have utilized Castle. I wonder if it would have changed how we achieved all of our goals as a team...

 

[Waquoit]

My unfiltered thoughts on this would get me killed.

No one would care enough

 

[Deepster]

Let 'em rip.

Would love to hear how we should have utilized Castle. I wonder if it would have changed how we achieved all of our goals as a team...

Saying we could have underutilized Castle doesn’t imply we missed achieving goals.

He averaged 11. He could have easily averaged 16-17 if we ran any offense through him. We didn’t need or rely on him at any point of the entire season.

 

[upstater]

Andre had 2 steals and an assist in his first action of the year. 3 minutes. Play him Doc.

 

[metsfan2323]

The more I see Castle as a pro, the more I wonder how badly we may have underutilized him last year.

The only person to ever hold Michael Jordan in check was Dean Smith

It's crazy that Tristen Newton was an All American and a good argument can be made he was our 4th best player.

 

[Deleted at users request]

Saying we could have underutilized Castle doesn’t imply we missed achieving goals.

He averaged 11. He could have easily averaged 16-17 if we ran any offense through him. We didn’t need or rely on him at any point of the entire season.

Two things can be true at once. Also don’t think Castle playing in his proper role would’ve meant us not achieving goals.

 

[uh-no]

This is such a weird take. Two of the three Ball brothers will earn a combined $60M this year. Succeeding "in spite of" what? A loud father who promoted his kids and also provided them a safe, comfortable, upper middle class upbringing?

teams openly did not want the balls because of their father. He limited their ability to get a shoe contract for some time due to the scam BBB.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

teams openly did not want the balls because of their father. He limited their ability to get a shoe contract for some time due to the scam BBB.

Great point, they went 2nd and 3rd, respectively, in the draft.

 

[uh-no]

Great point, they went 2nd and 3rd, respectively, in the draft.

they went 2 and 3 because they were good players. in spite of their trash father.

You can't argue in good faith that playing in that garbage lithuanian team or whatever was better NBA prep than playing on a college team, or straight in the g-league.

 

[James]

Clingan rebounding and blocking shots like a maniac, as long as billups keeps giving him 15-20 MPG he'll be near the leaderboard in blocks per game and he'll have some ridiculous per 36 numbers. Its funny seeing Portland fans not realize he was already a well above average passer... He showed a ton of center playmaking ability during last seasons run.

Not a fan of watching Portland or any of their players (mainly Scoot and Grant), but will have to endure to watch DC this year I guess.

 

[Deleted at users request]

they went 2 and 3 because they were good players. in spite of their trash father.

You can't argue in good faith that playing in that garbage lithuanian team or whatever was better NBA prep than playing on a college team, or straight in the g-league.

Maybe he could’ve been ROY going another route. Oh wait.

 

[Mr. French]

Seems like Castle is already gaining some trust from Pop, he’s getting some crunch time minutes.

 

[Waquoit]

they went 2 and 3 because they were good players. in spite of their trash father.

Trash father?

 

[superjohn]

It looks like a former Husky, looks nothing like Wade.

Dwyane Wade's Statue Was Recently Unveiled, And, Well...It's Something

I mean, it kind of looks like him if you close your eyes really tight.

www.buzzfeed.com

 

[scotty0330]

I just don’t understand how it gets unveiled and no one who previewed this thing goes who the hell is that?

 

[husky429]

These bronze statues never seen to look good. I couldn't tell you why; they just don't work.

 

[Waquoit]

Looks like The Scream

 

[boog204]

I just don’t understand how it gets unveiled and no one who previewed this thing goes who the hell is that?

This... How could someone look at this and go, "yep... that's what we are going for." Would make sense to save everyone the embarrassment and just postpone or something. And this might be the worst one yet. The Cristiano Ronaldo one was terrible but there was at least some resemblance. This is some bizarre mix of Laurence Fishburne, Antoine Walker, and the Chiklis as the Commish.

 

[Northbound]

This best ever, but DWade’s is in the conversation.

 

[navery12]

In my next life I'd like to be one of these people who makes the statues. They are very expensive and seem to have about a 1% success rate

 

[HooperScooper]

Never really thought Charlie Villanueva was good enough to get a statue but good for him. Nice accolade.

 

[superjohn]

These bronze statues never seen to look good. I couldn't tell you why; they just don't work.

The Jordan one at the United Center is pretty cool and the Bird one at Indiana State looks good.

The Cristiano Ronaldo and the Wade one look ridiculous.

The Wade one looks like a scary version of Rodney Purvis to me.

 

[Chin Diesel]

It's like sculptors 2000 years ago were better than this.

 

[Hoophound]

He looks like an 85 year old man with no resemblance to DWade. It’s just so shockingly bad. I don’t know how this stuff happens.

Renaldo’s is bad but it least it looks like a cartoonish version of him. It’s totally embarrassing but kind of funny at least. Wade’s is just dumbfounding.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Creating a statue out of metal sure seems like a basic task for a laser or for making a 3D print.

 

[JohnFSilver]

I just don’t understand how it gets unveiled and no one who previewed this thing goes who the hell is that?

Someone should ask lebron if they want these guys to do his statue.

 

[JohnFSilver]

It's like sculptors 2000 years ago were better than this.

Like, were they? Or do we really not know how these people looked michaelangelos David could be way off