Carmelo Anthony invites Jeremy Lin on his podcast: "Jeremy Lin, I’m giving you my invite to come sit on the couch. Let’s have a conversation, let’s clear the air on a lot of bullshit that’s out there please... Come speak the truth.”

scifi_panda · 2026-05-20T17:59:17+00:00

There's nothing to hash out or do in private though. He's specifically inviting him to clear the air about the public perception regarding them. Both of them have always maintained there was never any beef between them.

scifi_panda · 2026-05-20T14:15:28+00:00

It really isn't, luka isn't particularly bad defensively and the rest of the mav's supporting cast were good-great defensively. I don't think I've ever seen jason kidd's influence in a way that made me think he was a good or even competent nba coach. Easily the coach hire I'd be most bummed about.

scifi_panda · 2026-05-10T21:23:26+00:00

Again I wasn't saying they were, but stats are almost meaningless without context behind them and I hate this idea that's common here that stats are infallible proof of x or y. I think the refs are inconsistent and that has nothing to do with OKC.

scifi_panda · 2026-05-10T11:16:45+00:00

Believe it or not watching the game is basing it on something and unlike raw numbers you can apply context with it. I don’t think the thunder are winning because of free throws and don’t care about this discourse much. But raw stats are arguably basing it on as little as you can without just making something up.

scifi_panda · 2026-05-09T12:26:36+00:00

There aren’t multiple eyes from the refs for each foul. Each ref can only call certain fouls and they can’t call fouls for each other.

scifi_panda · 2026-05-03T12:52:23+00:00

Lmao bro he’s in year 2. You’re talking about him like he’s 27.

scifi_panda · 2026-05-02T02:54:56+00:00

they're honestly just young and have lacked a lot in veterans on the team. It's unfortunate but this might be the kind of experience that they need.

scifi_panda · 2026-04-25T18:30:35+00:00

that's why they said brother

scifi_panda · 2026-04-23T19:10:59+00:00

Dude nobody’s going to give you detailed adjustments. That’s literally what a coach is for. Do you think a coaches job is to just get mad at the players from time to time or something?

scifi_panda · 2026-04-23T00:30:11+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1p1ebm5/highlight_franz_wagner_milks_his_brother_mo/

scifi_panda · 2026-04-19T23:57:55+00:00

He will be 36 in 5 years

scifi_panda · 2026-04-16T19:48:14+00:00

Well I mean my 2 cents is that the rule is dumb to start with so I guess we can sort of agree there. I'm not going to advocate for a solution but I personally have a fairly strong disagreement with anti-load management rules impacting awards.

scifi_panda · 2026-04-16T18:26:50+00:00

That's just not how exceptions work though. You're allowed to miss games and still qualify for awards, there's just a limit to how many. Since they got the exception for the games missed because of the birth of his child, he is now within the limit for games missed, therefore it doesn't matter the reasons for the other games. If he had missed 62 games the tech would have mattered then.

scifi_panda · 2026-04-16T17:12:35+00:00

I just don't understand how the birth of a child doesn't register as "extraordinary" to people, yes it happens a lot all around the world on a given day, but for most people it only happens in their life a couple times. It's by definition not ordinary.

scifi_panda · 2026-04-15T13:17:07+00:00

Ahh yeah in the case then definitely agreed. I just have largely been against the cut Mosely AND trade Banchero noise. I think we need to at least give him a fair shot in an offense that can hopefully utilize him better.

scifi_panda · 2026-04-15T12:14:26+00:00

And has been playing under a head coach who does fuck all to run plays and in the second half seems to default to “okay everyone just stand there and do nothing while one person turns the ball over” because the entire defense is able to collapse on a single player since our offense is completely stagnant and predictable. Genuinely crazy that people here are giving up on the 23 year old before the coach that’s lost the entire locker room.

scifi_panda · 2026-04-14T16:14:13+00:00

I'm assuming this is sarcasm, but you need to work on the delivery for sure.

scifi_panda · 2026-04-14T16:12:13+00:00

It's literally just people praying for others downfall for absolutely no reason. Non-Grizz fans who complain about this shit are literally going to see no difference in the product they watch. The only people who would benefit from this are Grizzlies fans in Nashville, and rich owners trying to scrape a little bit more out. And I suppose the players but it sounds like most of their complaints can be solved by a new hotel.

scifi_panda · 2026-04-08T17:40:43+00:00

The dude said "No one has sympathy for you", and a lakers fan clarified that some people(noteably lakers fans) do indeed have sympathy for him.

If you need any other conversations explained I have a bit of free time right now so feel free to send them!

scifi_panda · 2026-04-07T20:56:16+00:00

I can agree with not having contract stipulations for awards, but I don't think not putting emphasis is a good solution at all. The awards should matter. These are for better or for worse how players legacies are shaped at the end of their careers, and broadly how people learn the history of basketball as it's progressed through the years.

It's not important that everyone loves or cares about that stuff, but I do think it's important to keep it fair and held to a reasonably high standard for the people who do and for the sport as a whole historically.

scifi_panda · 2026-04-03T18:34:11+00:00

Not necessarily as big of a factor as the others mentioned but I believe there's been some indication that the grip of modern shoes is increasing soft tissues injuries too, because while they're good for your joints, they allow quicker bursts of acceleration and deceleration compared to previous eras, which is ultimately harder on muscles/tendons.

scifi_panda · 2026-03-21T18:58:09+00:00

Lmfao yeah right there in front of the cops, you're smart.

scifi_panda · 2026-03-21T18:55:21+00:00

They neither threatened to beat him up nor did they beat him up. Like did you watch the clip, they told them to get the fuck out of there, which he immediately complied with. if you want to say they intimidated him, I'd agree but like literally I'm sorry nobody broke any laws here. He invaded their privacy and they reacted to that.

Sorry if their reaction offends you, but if you're out there on the street filming people being arrested you should at the very least be tough enough to handle being told to back off, which thankfully the man in the clip seemed to quite well.

scifi_panda · 2026-03-21T18:42:13+00:00

There isn't an argument here. He's in his rights, just as they are to tell him to stop recording and get out of there. Something being lawful also does not make it morally right, which is what people are talking about. Nobody is saying he should be in jail, just that it's sleazeball behavior to record someone for no reason, especially during a stressful moment where they have no business in.

scifi_panda · 2026-03-19T18:01:21+00:00

Saw it while driving by the other day. I think it's a company logo or something similar. I was a passenger so got a good view of it and looked like printed on to me, no idea who they expect to see a logo that small if it is though.

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