NBA
October 17, 1983
The regular season is almost two weeks away, but it didn't matter to the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics in their preseason game Sunday night in Boston Garden. Things became so heated that three players, including Larry Bird, were ejected for fighting, and now the National Basketball Association is conducting an investigation.
An unlikely participant was Red Auerbach, who rushed onto the court after Bird and Marc lavaroni of the 76ers were ejected for fighting four minutes into the game. Auerbach got involved in a taunting match with 6-foot-10 Moses Malone of the 76ers. "Hit me, you big .. " Auerbach, the Celtics' president, said to Malone after taking off his glasses. "Go ahead. I'm not big, hit me."
"If Moses had hit Red, Harold Katz (the 76ers' owner) would be paying Red, not Moses," said Boston's M.L. Carr. "Moses' money would be referred instead of deferred."
Ejected along with Bird and lavaroni was Boston's Gerald Henderson, who punched rookie Sedale Threatt in the third period. lavaroni said the fight occurred because "he (Bird) had been pushing me so I tried to pin down his arms. He said, 'Don't hold me' and tried to pick me up by the shirt. I told him to get his hands off."
The NBA's director of security, Jack Joyce, will conduct the investigation. Game videotapes arrived yesterday at league headquarters, as did reports from the referees; next will come interviews with participants in the incident. The teams have a short cooling-off period: they will meet Wednesday in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
I was watching the Sixers last night, and was wondering how much of that insane contract was left after Tobias Harris put up 20 points against the Bucks.
Turns out he’s made the most money in the history of the league without an all-star appearance.
It does kind of make sense due to inflation and the explosion of salaries in the late 2010s and 2020s.
A productive scorer with good length and skill, Harris is largely inconsistent and did not live up to the contract he was given. Albeit, it was a must-give for the 76ers, where he would have likely walked for free, so Philly elected to overpay to keep him.
The Sixers signed Harris to a 5-year, $180M contract in 2019, fresh off the departure of current Miami star, Jimmy Butler. Harris’ contract expires this year.
Rounding out the rest of the Top 5 are: 2. Danilo Gallinari ($198M) 3. Nicolas Batum ($187M) 4. CJ McCollum ($181M) 5. Eric Gordon ($178M)
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Overall loss for the night, Oh well. Hope you guys had a good night tonight. That giannis game at low ownership was just beyond me and then embiid to. Crazy. EG 0 fantasy points in the 2nd half is just wild. Got a nice juicy slate for tomorrow.
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Edit: if i missed any comments today or yesterday i mean. the 26th. reddit is being fucking stupid and i apologize
Edit: simons out, really like sharpe, scoot is a good play, brogdon now looks good, grant is playable
Ediit: garland out, love mitchell, love levert, love mobley. if u wanna play strus i dont mind it. okoro ok value,
Edit: dayron not starting. DFS and simmons at the 5. I like simmons. sharpe is still in play but will be over owned
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Not presenting a new idea but the NBA's new rule that potentially gives each coach 2 challenges is making the league embarrassing to watch. Last night's Sixers/Bucks game should have felt like a Dame to Milwaukee celebration but it was hard to keep the momentum in the 4th quarter with all the reviews. I'm sick of hearing the broadcasters debate the call in question, seeing players standing around and refs huddled up. Player stamina has no impact on the game anymore because everyone gets to rest for like 15 minutes during the 4th. Why the hell would they edit a rule that makes the 4th quarter longer??? They knew that coaches would just squat on their challenges until the end of the game.
In my experience, the NBA is slowly replacing baseball as the sport that elicits the most negative reaction out of non-fans.
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I'll start. Lowest IQ, Jordan Poole. He constantly takes horrible shots. Has bad clock awareness. Constantly over dribbling resulting in him slipping and falling on the floor.
Highest IQ, Lebron James. Anyone with basketball knowledge should already know this. He is a basketball savant. A prolific passer. See's the whole floor and gets everyone involved. And he's done this for over 20 years!
Seems like he's getting unfairly cheated by the system here. He shows up to play for his team despite the fact that they screwed him over and lied to him in the off-season, but they're holding him out as some sort of revenge.
I assume the NBA will step in and force the 76ers to either play him or trade him. If it causes him to miss the 65 game barrier for All-NBA, that'd be unfortunate.
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As a certified Wiggins fan.
This shocked me. I know he's arounf 19ppg for his career, but to be top 100 alltime? Damn.
Current dubs:
18. Steph at 24.62ppg 77. Klay at 19.73ppg 96. Wiggs at 19.12ppg
And now we're back to way too big of a slate. Really looking forward to when we consistently get back into 6-8 game slates for dfs, but as a basketball fan I'm excited. On big slates like this your best bet is to pick 1 or two of the high total games to stack up their studs and then find the value that fits. Leave $100 on the table and your chances of being different than optimizer cash lineups increases a lot, even if you use the chalky value guys. On slates this big, being different will happen fairly naturally if you're hand building, as I do.
Let's start with my favorite games and plays in those games.
Detroit @ Charlotte (-4.5 o/u 226)
If you're betting, I love Detroit ML here @ +150. My favorite play in this game is Cade Cunningham @ $8700. The dude took 27 shots last game and with the Pistons starting Ausar Thompson over Jaden Ivey, Cade will continue to get the vast majority of that units usage. If Jalen Duren $7900 was a little cheaper I'd be all over him, as I think he's the best of these bigs, but that's a pretty major price tag. Isiah Stewart played 34 minutes last game and is $6200. I don't mind that. On the Charlotte side Terry Rozier $7400 and PJ Washington $6200 have the best chance to hit their ceilings, followed by Mark Williams at $6900 which might be high enough to scare me away, but I'll be watching this big man matchup closely. Two great young bigs in Duren and Williams here. If you're feeling weird, Jaden Ivey $4400 might be a solid bounce back candidate. His minutes will likely depend on if he's hitting shots and I find it real hard to believe they're going to keep playing Killian Hayes 30 mins and allowing him 12 shots.
New York @ Atlanta (o/u 229.5)
Both teams are coming off disappointing first games and have a solid rivalry. Should be a fun, high paced matchup. I love the studs in this game. Julius Randle $8800 Jalen Brunson $8000 and Trae Young $9500 shot a combined 15/62 from the field in their respective first games. I'm betting on that not happening again here. I see plenty of avenues where all those dudes crush their price points. Dejounte Murray at $7400 is cheap-ish but his role in this offense is super inconsistent, and with guys like Jalen Johnson $5800 taking on larger roles in the offense, I don't see Murray being a dominant fantasy player this season. It's early though. I love Johnson again here. The dude is electric to watch play. Long, aggressive, and consistently finds himself in the action. The bigs get tough, the prices are low but the minutes are divided fairly evenly amongst the four of Clint Capela $6100 Onyeka Okongwu $5100 Mitchell Robinson $5600 Isiah Hartenstein $4300. I'd lean more toward the cheaper guys here, but am likely not using any of those, despite their solid prices. Rotations too iffy and foul trouble could be a thing with the pace of game and the way each team attacks the rim.
Golden State @ Sacramento (o/u 238!!)
The late night, national TV hammer. These teams have played each other, if I'm not mistaken 13 times since the start of last season (pre season this year included). The games are fast paced, high scoring, and physical. Should be an absolute delight of a basketball contest (GO KINGS). Deaaron Fox is 100% in play at $8400 here. He had a poor shooting game against Utah, but is contributing in other ways to the stat sheet. He isn't going to go 6/18 from the field again, but will likely have around 6 reb & ast again, along with a few stocks. He's a dark horse for an All-Defense team this year. Heard it here first. The Kings can score with Steph Curry, so the Warriors need someone else to step up. Klay Thompson and Andrew Wiggins both have very reachable ceilings at only $6200 as does Jonathan Kuminga at $5100 and Kevon Looney (Sabonis-killer) at $5400. On the Kings side, one of Kevin Huerter $4600 and Malik Monk $4900 will get their number, but I prefer Keegan Murray at $6400 since his minutes/price are much safer. I don't see Barnes going for 30+ again, but he'll get his minutes. If you're looking for some near minimum value Chris Duarte and Sasha Vezenkov are $3800 and their job is to come in and shoot during their 16-18 minute stints tonight. One could totally get hot in this environment, and Coach Brown loves Duartes defense, compared to Monk/Huerter. These prices make this game super stackable. Like really stackable. Do it.
Value Plays
There are some really solid places to get value today. The first of which is the shit show that is the Memphis Grizzlies. They just lost Luke Kennard to a concussion so the leagues tightest rotation just got even tighter. Fire up guys like David Roddy $4000, who played 27 minutes last game and Ziare Williams $3900, who played 29 minutes last game. I don't see them keeping this game close, but if they do it's because of Marcus Smart doing Marcus Smart things. Not a bad flyer at that price of $6300 but I'm not playing him over Klay or Herro ($6500). I'm avoiding guys like JJJ and Bane and all of Denver here. Could be a mistake, but there's just better plays in other games. Love Roddy and Ziare as value tho. Those minutes are great, despite their low usage roles.
Brooklyn will be without Nic Claxton tonight and potentially without Cam Johnson. I see this opening the door for more usage and minutes from DFS $4600 and Royce Oneal $4100. Dayron Sharpe will likely start at center but at $5000 I don't think I'll get there. I wouldn't be surprised to see Ben Simmons $6200 get a little more usage and maybe even see some minutes at the 5, but it's Ben Simmons. Im avoiding anyone over $5000 in this game and would be the under (231.5!!) on what seems to be too high of a total for the talent level and play style of these rosters.
Dart Board Game
Houston vs San Antonio. I don't know what to tell you here. I think that Alperen Sengun $7400 and Victor Wembanyama $7500 both have the talent to crush their prices. I feel the same about Jabari Smith $5400 and Point Sochan $6100. I also feel the same about Amen Thompson $4500 and Jalen Green $6400. The problem is that Houston has FVV and Dillon Brooks there too, and who knows what Pop is gonna do with his minutes. This game is either a gross display of basketball, or a young talent filled thriller. I have no idea. Grab a dart board and play some of these dudes if you want. It could end up the highest scoring game today, but is by far the biggest risk in terms of figuring out who makes their number. Only in large tournaments should you touch this, in my opinion.
B.O.L to all you degenerates.
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Amidst the high-flying dunks, clutch threes, and ankle-breaking crossovers, there's a group of players who often fly under the radar but are instrumental to their team's success. Let's shine a light on some of the league's unsung heroes and roles:
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The Glue Guys: These players might not light up the stat sheet every night, but their presence, energy, and intangibles keep the team cohesive. Think of players like Andre Iguodala during his Warriors days or Udonis Haslem for the Heat.
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Elite Screen Setters: A perfectly timed and positioned screen is often the difference between a clear shot and a contested one. Players like Steven Adams and Draymond Green have mastered this art.
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Off-ball Movers: Constant motion creates chaos for defenses. Think Klay Thompson or JJ Redick, who run marathons every game through screens and sharp cuts, opening up space for themselves and others.
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Defensive Stalwarts: They might not always have the flashy blocks, but their positioning, reads, and hustle often lead to disrupted plays. Marcus Smart and Matisse Thybulle come to mind.
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The Bench Energizers: Not every player can be a star, but those who bring the energy off the bench, keeping the team's spirit high, are invaluable. Think of players like Patty Mills or Montrezl Harrell.
Let's give some love to these pivotal players and roles that might not always make the highlight reel but are foundational to the essence of basketball.
Who are some of your favorite unsung heroes in today's NBA? What other underappreciated roles deserve more attention?
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