This blog is for you.
All for the sake of staying on brand with the bit.
Little preamble since this is the opening blog to a recurring bit.
Because from a 30,000 ft. view this blog is really a satire on what the league has become.
You might have read some of my weekly “NFL Sad Stats” blog for the past two seasons.
But this blog isn’t just sad stats (oh, but there will be).
The personal connection isn’t quite there for me like it is with Chicago Bears fandom.
And here we are now.
A game that’s filled with great players set on rookie mode for whatever team has the ball.
The fiat offense is just out of control.
Here I still am.
Interested in a game I’m talking shit about.
I guess I see the potential it could realize if it ditched the bumper bowling rules.
That’s what this blog will be about.
If I ever shut up and fucking get to it.
So let’s get to it.
Sorry for the preamble.
But I take very seriously the act of not taking the NBA very seriously.
If you find this feeling in any way relatable then sit back and relax on this beautiful Saturday morning.
Let’s get casual.
This will help you learn the two most important questions to be properly briefed on the NBA season.
Who’s the team to beat?
Who sucks ass?
You: “See the game last night, Bob?
Bob (inner monologue): “This guy knows ball”
The Pistons really do suck.
Just look at the sharp downgrade on that blue line.
Let’s do a happy stat.
It’s always good to see teams come together as one to accomplish larger goals.
That’s the mark of true teamwork.
And while Trae Young succumbed on February 12th to end the streak, I think this feat deserves recognition.
Where do we hang the banner?
Adam Silver’s office?
This will definitely be a bit we return to if we can beat eight games as a league.
If you’re a casual fan I think - like me - you’ll also appreciate casual players.
The best part is the 76ers still seemed to win despite or, perhaps, because of this disinterest.
This includes a four-game stretch in November of 2023 in which Tucker scored zero points in 131 game minutes.
is on the Clippers now and, let me tell you, he took his talents with him.
But he hasn’t played since November in which his last six games were scoreless.
So while he might take the game casually, Tucker takes No Net November seriously.
That brings me to another casual player I’ve grown to respect this season.
I actually get this move for the Pistons.
So it’s no surprise Arcidiacono leads the pack below.
I give the computer credit though for creatively giving Ron Harper a made up son.
Anyway, I want to focus your attention to the last guy on this list.
Did he even play at all?
I don’t see a bar.
I double checked and evidently he did play some NBA minute this season.
It was actually :40 on December 22nd which just so happened to be the day before he was cut.
Question to anyone that might somehow know.
How bad can he have been in :40 of garbage time?
I can’t find any clips of this game, but he has zero stats.
Points, assists, rebounds, steals, blocks, fouls, anything.
Literally his only numeric stat is a (1) in “checked ins”.
Did anyone see this game?
Was he picking his nose in the corner?
I need some answers here.
NBA Casuals Corner
Let’s bring this home.
I think answering some NBA casual questions is a nice touch to conclude.
Love these random ass questions.
What a feat to have for a hall of famer.
Thanks for joining the NBA Casuals Club.
Come back and join me next week.
I’ll be here.
