2020-2021 NBA Regular Season thread

You're not alone. I saw him as a "big stats, bad team" sort of guy. Astonishing what he's done.

 

Joe Ingles and Joe Harris should shoot more? Beal is an average NBA shooter who takes a lot of shots?

 

It’s pretty easy to be Joe Harris. He gets just tons of wide open looks. Beal is the focus of the defense every night.

 

They're not on the same team...

 

I think he's missing a "whereas" in there - I believe he meant to give more praise to Beal, while noting that Harris was just a spot-up shooter, not that he thought they were on the same team.

 

OK, that makes total sense.

I'll say this for Harris -- while he does indeed get wide open looks as part of that offense, my god does he hit them at an amazing rate. He's had a hell of a year.

 

The 30 for 30 on him ("Posterized") was excellent. H was so much more than the gangly dude who couldn't put on weight and was the target of every high-flyer in the league.

 

The most unstoppable halfcourt offense I’ve seen is the handoff to Zion; he’s soooo quick and forceful. The hand off creates Zion v a guard and it’s game over. I underrated Zion as when he came into the league.

 

Apologies for the shorthand. I watch most Nets games, and I love Harris as a 4th man on a great offensive team/3rd man on a good team. But when the Nets have 2 of their big 3 on the floor, most of his shots are relatively uncontested.

 

Yeah, that's got to be a dream situation for Harris. You almost have to leave him alone, and if you do he'll bury it every time.

 

OKC trades Ariza to Heat for M. Leonard, pick

This is the 11th trade of Trevor Ariza’s career and 12th team
Some he has played for more than once (Houston, Washington)
Some he never played for (Detroit, Miami)
He’s at the moveable contract phase of his career so there could be more