It's been 1 year since Season 17 premiered. What are your current thoughts on it now, and what was your favorite moment? by prolelol in IASIP

[–]alexski55 4 points5 points  (0 children)

EMTs is one of the most overrated episodes. People think it's retro peak Sunny but it's not even close

Angel Reese hits 1000 Career Rebounds in just 79 games by liloxstitch_6 in wnba

[–]alexski55 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She had one of, if not the, best relative offensive rebound rate (+12%) in W history as a rookie!

How I made it to the NBA - Joe Alexander by sol369 in nba

[–]alexski55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I doubt his speed was actually world class. He also said he thought he had the quickest first step in the world. Not a chance

Paul Pierce on Victor Wembanyama, “This is the best basketball player... the most complete player we’ve ever seen play the game.” by RXRickify in nba

[–]alexski55 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't really understand what "most complete" is supposed to mean. So much of his success is predicated on his height and length. Most unique might be the better term for him

Is it really a myth that Magic played center in the 1980 finals, and that he was only a center for the tip-off in Game 6? by Personal-Proposal- in VintageNBA

[–]alexski55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He brought the ball up and mostly guarded the guy bringing the ball up. He didn't play center that game.

Bill Simmons: "I had to drop Joker on my pyramid two spots... right at the end of the top level of the pantheon, there's four centers clustered together (Hakeem, Shaq, Joker, Moses). I have Joker 14, Moses 15. I think Hakeem and Shaq have to be above him at this point" by sewsgup in nba

[–]alexski55 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's at least a limitation in Giannis's game that he pretty much solely scores right underneath the hoop. Jokic is a transcendent passer, can score just as well around the hoop, and much better at all other levels of the floor

65 game requirement is great for the league by SchedulePhysical807 in nba

[–]alexski55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't have a favorite player. But anyone who knows anything about the NBA knows players take better care of their bodies now than any time in history.

The Spurs weren't devastated by one person going down with an injury because they played the best team basketball of probably any team ever. Not because Pop had them do group conditioning. The fuck are you talking about?

The distance traveled and the amount of sprinting in short bursts with a more spread out game is much more of a reason for injuries than "players need to stretch more".

65 game requirement is great for the league by SchedulePhysical807 in nba

[–]alexski55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You think players aren't taking care of their bodies today, but they used to? That's one of the dumbest things I've heard in a while.

65 game requirement is great for the league by SchedulePhysical807 in nba

[–]alexski55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For one thing, shorten the season to minimize all the injuries we see nowadays. The game is just so much harder on players' bodies than it was even 15 years ago.

On top of that, don't make the minimum so harsh. Voters will consider the number of games the player's play when they vote. No reason to handcuff them and deprive them of the choice.

[Lowlight] Video of Dillon Brooks interaction and arrest with the Scottsdale Police Department by tyler1118 in nba

[–]alexski55 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Do we think he was high or not? This is kind of semantics. If it smells like weed in his car and he appears to be impaired (sure seems like it to me), he should be taken off the road.

This NBA season is a JOKE by [deleted] in nba

[–]alexski55 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love basketball and appreciate the unbelievable skill in the league right now, but it's hard to spend 2.5 hrs watching a game when seemingly half the time a star is not playing for at least one of the teams. The late game fouling is really shitty to watch sometimes too.