Author Topic: The NBA thread (Read 1519553 times)

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #7020 on:** October 25, 2012, 03:46:50 PM »

Like most I have a mixed impression on the Stern Era. There was a lot he did right and there was a lot he did wrong especially in the later years when he sort of became a vince mcmahon type character. On the balance overall he was a positive force I would say but there is certainly a lot to carp at him about.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #7021 on:** October 25, 2012, 03:50:02 PM »

rest in peace, "stern made the call" meme

Mandark · « **Reply #7022 on:** October 25, 2012, 04:00:57 PM »

Gonna miss those out-of-nowhere dictates right before the season starts.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #7023 on:** October 25, 2012, 04:04:35 PM »

Does Chris Paul have to retire too?

pilonv1 · « **Reply #7024 on:** October 25, 2012, 08:18:06 PM »

I miss Russ

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #7025 on:** October 25, 2012, 08:30:29 PM »

Good riddance. I've hated Stern with a passion for as long as I can remember.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #7026 on:** October 26, 2012, 02:09:32 AM »

Blake, by a mile

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #7027 on:** October 26, 2012, 02:24:28 AM »

Good lord.

Is that supposed to be all from last season? Only asking because I noticed Gallinari as a Knick getting shit on at 3:17.

Beezy · « **Reply #7028 on:** October 26, 2012, 02:38:17 AM »

Goddamn. Griffin's dunks are just so disrespectful. No contest.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #7029 on:** October 26, 2012, 02:40:11 AM »

Yeah, the one on Gasol is just....fuck you i'm hot shit and you're not

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #7030 on:** October 26, 2012, 11:52:43 AM »

It's gonna be weird watching the Mavericks opening game. Dirk is the only one of the Mavericks old guard left, and he's out for a few weeks. On top of that, Delonte West has been kicked off the team and Kaman is questionable. It's just gonna be a grab-bag of players out there.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #7031 on:** October 26, 2012, 11:55:46 AM »

Delonte West is on a whole other level of stupidity.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #7032 on:** October 26, 2012, 12:03:42 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on October 26, 2012, 11:52:43 AM

It's gonna be weird watching the Mavericks opening game. Dirk is the only one of the Mavericks old guard left, and he's out for a few weeks. On top of that, Delonte West has been kicked off the team and Kaman is questionable. It's just gonna be a grab-bag of players out there.

Shawn Marion and some random dudes.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #7033 on:** October 26, 2012, 01:31:46 PM »

goddamn that last griffin one. over...I think that's perkins? good lawd

Mandark · « **Reply #7034 on:** October 27, 2012, 11:17:25 PM »

James Harden to Houston, holy crap.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #7035 on:** October 27, 2012, 11:33:27 PM »

I had a feeling they couldn't keep Harden but I didn't think it would go down at this time.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #7036 on:** October 28, 2012, 12:44:35 AM »

Himu · « **Reply #7037 on:** October 28, 2012, 12:45:59 AM »

Quote from: Mandark on October 27, 2012, 11:17:25 PM

James Harden to Houston, holy crap.

My dad just yelled for me to tell me this.

Himu · « **Reply #7038 on:** October 28, 2012, 01:03:34 AM »

My dad is angry because of this. He wants the Rockets to lose this year so we can have decent draft picks.

etiolate · « **Reply #7039 on:** October 28, 2012, 02:21:35 AM »

WTF

That is kind of crazy. The Thunder got worse for right now. The draft picks may help in the long run, but I don't see them making a run this year now.

Also, Martin on the FThunder is lol

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #7040 on:** October 28, 2012, 02:27:12 AM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on October 28, 2012, 01:03:34 AM

My dad is angry because of this. He wants the Rockets to lose this year so we can have decent draft picks.

wait wut

pilonv1 · « **Reply #7041 on:** October 28, 2012, 02:35:27 AM »

Serves OKC right for overpaying Ibaka and trading for Perk.

Also Houston is going to still suck.

Mandark · « **Reply #7042 on:** October 28, 2012, 03:06:35 AM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on October 28, 2012, 12:44:35 AM

Yeah.

This is what you get with the more punitive luxury tax. With all OKC's main guys coming up for extensions, they were going to have to let one go, eat a huge penalty, or fill the rest of the roster with minimum contract guys. They paid for Ibaka and Perkins and I guess this answers how much of a tax hit they'd be willing to take.

And for either money or basketball reasons, they didn't amnesty Perkins. Sucks.

Himu · « **Reply #7043 on:** October 28, 2012, 03:43:49 AM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on October 28, 2012, 02:35:27 AM

Serves OKC right for overpaying Ibaka and trading for Perk.

Also Houston is going to still suck.

showed my dad this post and he said,"GOOD!"

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #7044 on:** October 28, 2012, 06:21:39 AM »

Well, they can still amnesty or trade Perkins. And they'll have a few decent chips to trade (picks mostly) and be under the luxury cap as well. Presti can do a lot with that.

It's just hard to imagine him doing something better than drafting one of the most efficient scorers in league history

They should have guaranteed Harden that he'd start and get all the touches he needed - backing up Thabo fucking Sefolosha must be hard to take.

It's just AARGH why does every fucking move made in the League have to play into the fucking Lakers' hands

pilonv1 · « **Reply #7045 on:** October 28, 2012, 07:53:47 AM »

If Perry Jones and Lamb end up as quality players, add in 2 more first rounders this year and they'll be a very deep team.

Still think they could have really made a splash 12 months ago by trading Westbrook for Paul. Can you imagine Durant with a point guard who can get him the ball?

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #7046 on:** October 28, 2012, 08:34:37 AM »

Would have been sweet.

The Wojnarowski piece is kind of amazing. He has some crazy sources, 'cause no-one else even got a whiff of this story before he broke it. And he seemingly knew EVERYTHING.

Paranoid subplot: Harden's agent was pushing hard for a max deal even after being told that the alternative was an immediate trade to Houston (which of course helps the Lakers immediately, as everyone noted). His agent is....Rob Pelinka. His biggest client by far? Kobe Bean fucking Bryant

Probably didn't affect things at all, given that Harden himself surely wanted the max too, but still. I'm sure the agent could have spun it in the direction of waiting-and-seeing 'til trade deadline or next offseason....

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #7047 on:** October 28, 2012, 02:20:17 PM »

I just don't understand the value they place on Perkins. I though he was awful during the finals last year and he isn't much of a regular season player either. That's the position I would just throw cheap bodies at instead.

Mandark · « **Reply #7048 on:** October 28, 2012, 03:56:11 PM »

There's a similar story from Brian Windhorst at ESPN, so I think this may be less a case of Woj having great sources and more a case of the Thunder trying to use the sports media to get out their side of the story.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #7049 on:** October 28, 2012, 04:18:15 PM »

so rip FThunder now that harden is gone?

pilonv1 · « **Reply #7050 on:** October 28, 2012, 06:47:55 PM »

Martin is a pretty notorious flopper. But his main weapon was the rip through.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #7051 on:** October 30, 2012, 08:08:41 PM »

I thought this was a fun podcast between Simmons and Scalabrine.

http://cdn16.castfire.com/audio/303/2889/15637/1219630/bsreport_2012-10-23-150330-6427-0-0-0.128.mp3?cdn_id=33&uuid=037f93c34404a6555d2941e4a99e771e&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.grantland.com%2Fpodcasts%2F_%2Fpage%2F2

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #7052 on:** October 30, 2012, 08:34:42 PM »

The NBA Game Time app for 360 is fucking slick but not actually showing me the video of Celtics-Heat....the status on xbox.com is 'Up and running'. Hope this is opening night jitters

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #7053 on:** October 30, 2012, 09:17:37 PM »

Ray Allen is going to be so huge for the Heat this year.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #7054 on:** October 30, 2012, 09:19:12 PM »

I think it is wrongly applying the blackouts for US broadcasts. It has a graphic saying the Celts game is on TNT, while for the Wizards game it says 'NBA League Pass'.

So hopefully that's just some regioning glitch that will get sorted out. I have other options to watch of course. Awesome game so far. KG is sooooo salty about Ray Allen

Mandark · « **Reply #7055 on:** October 30, 2012, 10:00:41 PM »

I hope Allen makes like 5 threes every time they play the Celtics.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #7056 on:** October 30, 2012, 10:01:07 PM »

My God Miami actually looks like a real basketball team now.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #7057 on:** October 30, 2012, 10:07:34 PM »

naw you just have confidence in them this season. Last year you'd have been shitting your pants about a 4Q comeback from 17 down by the Celtics

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #7058 on:** October 30, 2012, 10:08:40 PM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on October 30, 2012, 10:07:34 PM

naw you just have confidence in them this season. Last year you'd have been shitting your pants about a 4Q comeback from 17 down by the Celtics

Nah seriously. The offense is actually running plays beyond iso wade and lebron. Lebron and Wade were on the bench for awhile and the offense kept on clicking. That never happened in the past. They simply have more offensive minded players who know how to score now with them. Whatever I think about a player like Rashard Lewis, he knows how to score especially if the defense is loose with all that focus on the big two. And less Haslem and Joel Anthony.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #7059 on:** October 30, 2012, 10:25:00 PM »

Boston are terrible

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #7060 on:** October 30, 2012, 11:57:37 PM »

Dallas is up 2 points at halftime on Los Angeles.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #7061 on:** October 31, 2012, 12:51:08 AM »

Darren Collison

OJ Mayo

Elton Brand

Brandan Wright

Shawn Marion

Up by 13 with 9 minutes left. How is this happening?

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #7062 on:** October 31, 2012, 01:02:57 AM »

Lulz lakers.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #7063 on:** October 31, 2012, 01:16:43 AM »

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8574550/dan-gilbert-cleveland-cavaliers-owner-regrets-guaranteeing-title-lebron-james

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #7064 on:** October 31, 2012, 01:19:07 AM »

Dallas actually looked pretty good tonight, which totally blows my mind when you consider that virtually none of these players have played together before this season and they're missing two of their top players [Dirk and Chris Caveman]. Craziness.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #7065 on:** October 31, 2012, 01:31:28 AM »

I think it had more to do with good coach versus awful coach.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #7066 on:** October 31, 2012, 02:37:00 AM »

The 360 app continues to frustrate. All but one game is blacked out for me (normally I can see every game with League Pass) and when I try to watch the replay of that, it just sits at the 'Game has ended' screen. Can't rewind or start over. So as of yet I have yet to watch a second on it.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #7067 on:** October 31, 2012, 02:37:27 AM »

http://www.the-coli.com/coliseum/55052-emergency-lwo-meeting-right-fukkin-now.html#.UJDHLGeJ6So

lol lakers

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #7068 on:** October 31, 2012, 02:57:38 AM »

This is what has already happened to Steve Nash on becoming a Laker. As if further proof were needed of their evil

T-Short · « **Reply #7069 on:** October 31, 2012, 05:24:39 AM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on October 31, 2012, 02:57:38 AM

This is what has already happened to Steve Nash on becoming a Laker. As if further proof were needed of their evil

(Image removed from quote.)

Well. At least he got a haircut.

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #7070 on:** October 31, 2012, 02:18:02 PM »

Even though the Lakers will coast to an easy 55 win season, I am sort of rooting for them to self-immolate at some point. The fanbase is just itching to get rid of Mike Brown and it will be funny to see it all go down.

Also ... Cavs best record in the league.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #7071 on:** October 31, 2012, 07:38:10 PM »

I'm basically convinced that there is something about all the attention that comes with being THE LAKERS that means that there will always be too fucking drama in that locker room for them to live up to their regular season potential. In the playoffs, people usually get over themselves a bit and become team players (other than Kobe of course)

Ganhyun · « **Reply #7072 on:** October 31, 2012, 08:20:23 PM »

Lets go Hawks!

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #7073 on:** October 31, 2012, 08:28:32 PM »

Watching the Rockets - if i see one more dumbass on twitter sound off about James Harden 'cause they only watched the Finals....

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #7074 on:** October 31, 2012, 08:33:55 PM »

Harden and Lin are working well together...Lin is not all the way there yet but able to drive at least. Harden will avg 23-25 a game this year, book it

pilonv1 · « **Reply #7075 on:** October 31, 2012, 09:12:38 PM »

Curry & Bogut starting. All is good for 20 mins

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #7076 on:** October 31, 2012, 09:25:19 PM »

Who goes down first? My money is on Curry.

Harden + Lin will be so fucking entertaining once Lin is back at full health. They're already awesome to watch. What other games are worth a look today?

Eric P · « **Reply #7077 on:** October 31, 2012, 09:30:16 PM »

forgive my basketball noobness but what is #leaguepassalert?

NBA: Our first #LeaguePassAlert of the 2012-13 NBA season: @Cavs & @WashWizards are all tied at 80 with 5 minutes to play. #KiaTipOff12

pilonv1 · « **Reply #7078 on:** October 31, 2012, 09:31:57 PM »

Probably just way to tell people to start watching that game on League Pass.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #7079 on:** October 31, 2012, 09:33:47 PM »

oh fuck, time to turn into that cavs game then

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