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GirlySports · 05-23-2021, 07:17 PM

phhhhttt COVID protocols

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Sidney Crosby's Hat · 05-25-2021, 09:13 AM

Why doesn't the league/Lebron just say that he's been vaccinated? Wouldn't that go a long way to get other vaccine skeptics to take the jab?

bluejays · 05-25-2021, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Sidney Crosby's Hat

Why doesn't the league/Lebron just say that he's been vaccinated? Wouldn't that go a long way to get other vaccine skeptics to take the jab?

I'm thinking he hasn't got it. There are people who are anti-vaxers and there are people who probably just want to see how the vaccines want to play out. The AZ rollout has been controversial to say the least and that is probably leading to some contention for those on the boarder line, and he could be one of those. He's always been a guy to get credit for anything he can get credit for, so this leads me to believe he's holding off on the vaccine for now.

corporatejay · 05-26-2021, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by fleury

I'm thinking he hasn't got it. There are people who are anti-vaxers and there are people who probably just want to see how the vaccines want to play out. The AZ rollout has been controversial to say the least and that is probably leading to some contention for those on the boarder line, and he could be one of those. He's always been a guy to get credit for anything he can get credit for, so this leads me to believe he's holding off on the vaccine for now.

Schroeder said he's the only one who hasn't gotten it. Take that for what it is worth.

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bluejays · 05-26-2021, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by corporatejay

Schroeder said he's the only one who hasn't gotten it. Take that for what it is worth.

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Then it’s a privacy issue Lebron has. So silly if that’s the case when it makes no difference to his job status if he’s vaccinated or not.

Hockey_Ninja · 05-26-2021, 06:54 PM

Trae and Luka torching their series right now. The Clippers and Knicks have no answers for them.

Kasi · 05-26-2021, 08:38 PM

Well Hawks lost tonight when Knicks woke up. Clippers are yes sucking but it’s not entirely Luka. The Mavs are shooting over 50% on 3s as a team which is the big reason why they’re up. Not that I really think LAC can come back from 2-0 down but I don’t think the Clippers have played that badly, they just got scorched by hot shooting.

octothorp · 05-28-2021, 10:23 AM

Are NBA fans going to have the league wishing that they were back to playing infront of empty seats? Ugly incidents between fans and players (or players' families) in 3 series, and Kyrie's return to Boston tonight could be a powder-keg as well.

As far as the basketball, IMO all of the interesting series are in the West. The east has 3 blowout series, and one close series with a low overall level of basketball, and low stakes with the winner having little chance in the next round. The East will have only two series that matter: the Bucks/Nets next round, and then Philly vs. the winner of that in the conference finals.
The west has a potential title contender in every series, with an opponent good enough to make that contender work.

octothorp · 05-29-2021, 03:22 PM

Heat are the first team eliminated, getting pretty thoroughly curb-stomped after taking the Bucks to overtime in game 1.

Tough call on where to go from here for them. They can clear a lot of cap space with Lowry being the frequently-mentioned target, but Lowry/Butler and their young players probably doesn't get it done. Butler needs another player on the team who's better than him, and there's no obvious path to how they acquire such a guy.

Hockey_Ninja · 05-29-2021, 04:04 PM

Man, Did the Heat even try?

Hockey_Ninja · 05-30-2021, 03:59 PM

The Lakers better hope AD’s injury isn’t too serious

Kasi · 05-30-2021, 04:42 PM

I don’t understand why AD is made of glass. Just incredibly brittle player.

Knicks do look done but LAC I think can still beat Dallas.

ForeverFlameFan · 05-31-2021, 10:56 PM

It’s been a fun series as a Jazz fan. But man, Morant is something special. Grizzlies got a good one in him.

Senator Clay Davis · 06-02-2021, 09:51 AM

Lillard's performance last night was as ridiculous as it gets, too bad he got so badly let down by his teammates, McCollum in particular. Nuggets and Blazers should be forced to play every playoffs, always seem to produce great series.

cheevers · 06-02-2021, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

Lillard's performance last night was as ridiculous as it gets, too bad he got so badly let down by his teammates, McCollum in particular. Nuggets and Blazers should be forced to play every playoffs, always seem to produce great series.

It was amazing, probably a top 10 playoff performance in any sport, and they didn't win. From McCollum being ice cold, Covington missing 2 dunks, and Melo passing up open shots, Dame's whole team let him down.

octothorp · 06-02-2021, 12:07 PM

Yeah, it's going to be such a waste if Lillard doesn't get to the finals in his prime. I think they need to find a way to trade McCollum for someone who can slow the game down and get reliable points in the paint. Haven't thought about who that would be.

Big transition in Boston with Ainge stepping down and Stevens taking over as president of basketball operations. I think Stevens has been in the top tier of coaches since joining the league, and he's going to be hard to replace, even if he's the one doing the replacing.

Curious also to see what happens with Zarren, who has been highly sought-after by other orgs and had been thought to be a shoe-in as Ainge's replacement. He maybe still gets promoted to GM, but he can now no longer rise higher than that in Boston, while other teams would likely be willing to offer him a PoBO role as well.

Hockey_Ninja · 06-02-2021, 05:55 PM

Dame’s performance last night was a lot like Lebron’s performance in game 1 of the 2018 finals. Incredible showing ruined by his teammate’s incompetence.

CorsiHockeyLeague · 06-02-2021, 10:32 PM

Speaking of great players being let down by their teammates, the Mavericks are about to waste another great Doncic performance by choking away a 16 point fourth quarter lead. Can't hit a shot to save their lives. Hardaway and Porzingis just vanish in the big moments.

EDIT: There, I reverse-jiinxed it as they hit back to back 3s to extend the lead to 10.

octothorp · 06-02-2021, 11:10 PM

Luka works so hard to get his teammates wide open shots, and so often instead of shooting they just dribble pointlessly a couple times, and then pass it back to him so he's got to create all over again but with the shot clock winding down. I think Mavs had only 6 field goals that weren't scored by or assisted by Luka.

CorsiHockeyLeague · 06-02-2021, 11:23 PM

Even when they take the open shots, they seem incapable of bearing down and making baskets. And this is what the Mavs are supposed to do well. At the start of the fourth Luka takes a break, and they miss an open foul line jumper, an open 3, and Brunson even missed a layup. And then Luka comes back in immediately. He himself missed a few in the 4th, but it's because apparently no one else is a threat to score even when they're wide open, so he has to put up some iffy shots.

That said, they have really stepped it up on the defensive end, and made the free throws when it mattered most, so they go home up 3-2.

Luka's so great to watch though. It's remarkable how obviously he's been the best player in the series given the star power on the other side. In 4 of the 5 games it hasn't even been close.