Red Mosquito

Did you guys hear about Lonzo Ball last night? I think he won the MVP and Finals MVP or something.

verb_to_trust wrote:Did you guys hear about Lonzo Ball last night? I think he won the MVP and Finals MVP or something.

Yeah and LeBron was in attendance. Pretty much sealed up him going to L.A. next year.

Monkey_Driven wrote:League is decreasing the amount of timeouts from 18 to 14. Also decreasing the amount of mandatory TV timeouts to just two per quarter. All timeouts will actually be 60 seconds. Finally, teams can only take 2 timeouts each in the last 3 minutes. Great changes.

Now they just need to eliminate live ball timeouts and consecutive timeouts.

I think there's a legitimate role for live ball timeouts. I'm with you on consecutive timeouts, though.

LA makes zero sense for him as far as my very biased self sees it.

4/5 wrote:

Monkey_Driven wrote:League is decreasing the amount of timeouts from 18 to 14. Also decreasing the amount of mandatory TV timeouts to just two per quarter. All timeouts will actually be 60 seconds. Finally, teams can only take 2 timeouts each in the last 3 minutes. Great changes.

Now they just need to eliminate live ball timeouts and consecutive timeouts.

I think there's a legitimate role for live ball timeouts. I'm with you on consecutive timeouts, though.

For bailing out offenses?

Monkey_Driven wrote:

4/5 wrote:

Monkey_Driven wrote:League is decreasing the amount of timeouts from 18 to 14. Also decreasing the amount of mandatory TV timeouts to just two per quarter. All timeouts will actually be 60 seconds. Finally, teams can only take 2 timeouts each in the last 3 minutes. Great changes.

Now they just need to eliminate live ball timeouts and consecutive timeouts.

I think there's a legitimate role for live ball timeouts. I'm with you on consecutive timeouts, though.

For bailing out offenses?

I hear you. To be honest I'd never really given it much thought. Having fewer TO's makes them each more precious, so it will punish a team more than before that had to use one just to save a possession.

Down by 3 or less with the opposing team taking a FT with say 1.2 seconds left, missed FT, timeout.

Most live ball timeouts are the run of the mill sort to try to stem momentum or make substitutions. Idk. I definitely don't feel passionately about it. I've never really thought live ball timeouts were a great injustice, nor do they ruin my viewing experience.

4/5 wrote:LA makes zero sense for him as far as my very biased self sees it.

Maybe he wants to join your bedroom?

4/5 wrote:

Monkey_Driven wrote:

4/5 wrote:

Monkey_Driven wrote:League is decreasing the amount of timeouts from 18 to 14. Also decreasing the amount of mandatory TV timeouts to just two per quarter. All timeouts will actually be 60 seconds. Finally, teams can only take 2 timeouts each in the last 3 minutes. Great changes.

Now they just need to eliminate live ball timeouts and consecutive timeouts.

I think there's a legitimate role for live ball timeouts. I'm with you on consecutive timeouts, though.

For bailing out offenses?

I hear you. To be honest I'd never really given it much thought. Having fewer TO's makes them each more precious, so it will punish a team more than before that had to use one just to save a possession.

Down by 3 or less with the opposing team taking a FT with say 1.2 seconds left, missed FT, timeout.

Most live ball timeouts are the run of the mill sort to try to stem momentum or make substitutions. Idk. I definitely don't feel passionately about it. I've never really thought live ball timeouts were a great injustice, nor do they ruin my viewing experience.

With my rule timeouts could still be taken at change of possession, similar to international rules. I just hate when a team can't inbound a ball or they get a loose ball and just call timeout. Seems like a cop-out. You're right, perhaps fewer timeouts will lead to fewer live ball timeouts.

verb_to_trust wrote:

4/5 wrote:LA makes zero sense for him as far as my very biased self sees it.

Maybe he wants to join your bedroom?

That would be odd to say the very least.

Am I being overly harsh thinking that Lonzo Ball's ceiling is Ricky Rubio?

bada wrote:Am I being overly harsh thinking that Lonzo Ball's ceiling is Ricky Rubio?

He's a better shooter than Rubio, but a worse defender. I think he's going to be really fun to watch, but will be more of a glorified role player/3rd option.

He doesn't look quick enough

verb_to_trust wrote:He doesn't look quick enough

It's funny, it almost looks like he is moving at halfspeed. He's fine when he is on a fast break, but otherwise he's just kind of moseying/surveying. Not sure if he has the lateral quickness to be anything better than average at defending or beating guys off the dribble.

I see the second coming of Christ had another decent game in the D league last night.

Did you see his fist pass?!?!?!

No one should give a single shit about what happens in summer league.

PHATJ wrote:No one should give a single shit about what happens in summer league.

I find it oddly entertaining.

Magic and Pelinka looked like a couple of slobs courtside. I hate that people will label him a genius when Westbrook George and LeBron all gang bang in LA next summer.

LeBron should buy the Rockets

The NBA is lame af