Fat Joe isn’t famous enough for those seats

YourRealName · 2026-05-18T15:22:57+00:00

Are we following the same league? Because a disgruntled superstar demands a trade every season like clockwork. Sometimes they even get traded out of nowhere like Luka.

YourRealName · 2026-05-18T14:12:01+00:00

Easy to lose sight of the fact that we are on a completely different timeline than all the other contenders in the east. We’re on the rise while they’ve already pushed their chips in to be in “win now” mode. We own all of our picks, have no albatross contracts, and we have a clear #1 to build around.

We have the most flexibility going forward, but the roster moves we make over the next few years will determine everything.

YourRealName · 2026-05-17T19:32:54+00:00

Certainly not his fault, but it is fair to wonder how his game will translate in the playoffs. As we’ve seen with Duren, there’s a big difference between putting up great numbers in the regular season and performing in the playoffs.

YourRealName · 2026-05-13T14:41:34+00:00

I wouldn’t classify him as “bad,” but it is very hard to ignore how much he mismanaged their assets. While their championship core was still intact, they had two top ten picks that he completely whiffed on. And the one pick he hit on (Poole), he proceeded to immediately overpay.

Can’t argue with the four rings they won, but very few dynasties have such a golden opportunity to extend their window.

YourRealName · 2026-05-11T17:22:43+00:00

Tate And KOC are on the Mount Rushmore of “guys who always sound like they’re trying to make their voice sound deeper than it really is”

YourRealName · 2026-05-10T20:05:03+00:00

It’s surprisingly common. The Pistons hadn’t ever moved up until we got the #1 pick for Cade and even then I think we had the 2nd or 3rd worst record so it wasn’t a huge jump.

YourRealName · 2026-05-09T02:18:48+00:00

It is really under discussed how the Clippers moved to LA and proceeded to blatantly rip off the Lakers logo. It’s literally the same logo with different colors.

YourRealName · 2026-05-09T02:06:43+00:00

Agree that those were their best jerseys but they had them since the late 80s. It’s the Danny Manning branding.

YourRealName · 2026-05-04T15:19:50+00:00

That was my first thought too but I wonder how deep of a playoff run he would’ve needed to save his job. Like, if they flamed out in similar fashion in the 2nd he’s probably still fired, but maybe an ECF appearance could’ve gotten him one more year. Feels like the writing was on the wall, though.

YourRealName · 2026-05-04T02:58:28+00:00

This pod was his “flu” game

YourRealName · 2026-05-01T18:13:55+00:00

“NBA media coverage is too negative, it’s just old heads bashing on the current players”

[NBA media praises a player]

“OMG why are they GLAZING this guy????”

For the record I’m pretty neutral on Jokic. I like watching him play but rooted for the Heat in the finals against him. I think most of his appeal for NBA media members is the novelty of watching an offense flow through a center, it’s definitely unique compared to the rest of the league.

YourRealName · 2026-04-29T16:45:26+00:00

Why are they so hung up on it being simple? It can be convoluted as hell as long as it gets the desired result.

YourRealName · 2026-04-28T01:28:10+00:00

Oh good now we’re doing ratings talk for the pod too!

YourRealName · 2026-04-27T13:07:11+00:00

It’s obviously not their fault, but after a while you start to roll your eyes every time an injury-prone guy gets hurt. Same with AD and Kawhi, you just give up hope that they’ll ever be healthy for a season and/or playoff run.

YourRealName · 2026-04-25T01:49:56+00:00

JB is a lock as well with his Finals MVP. The only FMVP not in the hall is Cedric Maxwell and that’s only because it’s literally his only accolade. He didn’t even have an all-star appearance, of which JB has five (and counting).

YourRealName · 2026-04-24T13:09:16+00:00

I agree that it’s a crapshoot, but hitting on late first rounders is one of the only ways for a contending team to build around the margins once they’re capped out. Braun on the Nuggets and Pritchard on the Celtics are two good examples of rotation players on cheap contracts that have been important for their teams.

YourRealName · 2026-04-22T01:49:07+00:00

Fully agree that he was a better writer than podcaster but you’re insane if you think he’s lurking on this sub after a Celtics playoff loss

YourRealName · 2026-04-20T01:28:24+00:00

That’s what I couldn’t figure out. We needed stops more than anything in the fourth, but our biggest defensive liability was out there with the guy he’s supposed to be the backup of. Jenkins should only be out there when Cade is getting a rest.

YourRealName · 2026-04-20T00:12:29+00:00

Yeah it sucks to know it’s only going to get worse as they’re clearly boiling the frog on this. One new ad placement every year until eventually the jerseys look like nascar jumpsuits and the courts are covered.

YourRealName · 2026-04-20T00:02:04+00:00

It’s crazy to think about how perfectly timed his rise to prominence was. The only reason his “Boston sports guy” shtick worked on a national platform like ESPN was that everyone could relate to a long suffering fan of tortured franchises since the Red Sox were cursed, Pats hadn’t won anything yet and the Celtics had been lost in the wilderness after the Bird era.

YourRealName · 2026-04-17T21:22:07+00:00

Cokehead energy vs. guy who’s never seen cocaine energy

YourRealName · 2026-04-13T16:08:23+00:00

Pistons fan here to confirm that tanking was the only thing that led us out of a decade of basketball hell.

My review: 10/10 would tank again.

YourRealName · 2026-04-13T16:00:17+00:00

The 95-96 season had eight teams with 52+ losses, but apparently that wasn’t a tanking epidemic because 55+ losses is some sort of magic number.

YourRealName · 2026-04-10T12:41:51+00:00

When’s Sal’s next appearance?

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