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Cormacaroni · « **Reply #7440 on:** December 19, 2012, 11:31:00 PM »

Guys, guys...the Bucks and the Hawks lost today and this is all you can talk about, smh

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #7441 on:** December 19, 2012, 11:36:52 PM »

Posting/discussing Jason Whitlock articles? What is this, 2008?

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #7442 on:** December 19, 2012, 11:39:19 PM »

PUA - pick-up artist, i.e. the only group of people on the planet other than sports journalists who still believe in alpha males

benjipwns · « **Reply #7443 on:** December 19, 2012, 11:39:51 PM »

Anybody got anything from Jemele Hill?

pilonv1 · « **Reply #7444 on:** December 20, 2012, 05:40:10 AM »

Terrible officiating in the Kings/Warriors game

etiolate · « **Reply #7445 on:** December 20, 2012, 06:39:37 AM »

Don't expect good officiating in any game with Demarcus Cousins playing.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #7446 on:** December 20, 2012, 07:16:17 AM »

His "foul" on Lee was just as poor a call as the last two "fouls" on Curry

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #7447 on:** December 20, 2012, 05:47:56 PM »

Watched Knicks-Nets last night and Chandler had approximately 40 dunks.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #7448 on:** December 20, 2012, 07:38:10 PM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on December 19, 2012, 07:51:21 PM

My impression is that Warriors fans (who actually go the games) are awesome, some of the most devoted in the league. They certainly make Hawks fans look awful.

Atlanta fans make everyone look good.

Beezy · « **Reply #7449 on:** December 20, 2012, 08:13:42 PM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on December 20, 2012, 05:47:56 PM

Watched Knicks-Nets last night and Chandler had approximately 40 dunks.

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Cormacaroni · « **Reply #7450 on:** December 20, 2012, 08:25:34 PM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on December 20, 2012, 05:47:56 PM

Watched Knicks-Nets last night and Chandler had approximately 40 dunks.

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DESTROY THE SMALLER MEDIA MARKETS TYSON

benjipwns · « **Reply #7451 on:** December 20, 2012, 08:28:40 PM »

With Orlando's trade exceptions you can deal Hedo Turkoglu for Houston's entire roster except Asik.

Or include Al Harrington for all of it:

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Cormacaroni · « **Reply #7452 on:** December 20, 2012, 08:51:59 PM »

OMFG

KD just made a layup that rolled all the way across THE TOP OF THE BACKBOARD after crossing over a guy 10" shorter than him twice and going round half of Minny's team

pilonv1 · « **Reply #7453 on:** December 20, 2012, 09:33:07 PM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on December 20, 2012, 08:51:59 PM

OMFG

KD just made a layup that rolled all the way across THE TOP OF THE BACKBOARD after crossing over a guy 10" shorter than him twice and going round half of Minny's team

After what was one of the most obvious charges in NBA history

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #7454 on:** December 20, 2012, 09:34:57 PM »

We follow the same people on twitter

pilonv1 · « **Reply #7455 on:** December 20, 2012, 09:39:58 PM »

True

I'm also watching the game, it was ridiculous.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #7456 on:** December 20, 2012, 09:44:58 PM »

There is basically no point in posting here if you're on twitter - every conceivable reaction is broadcast instantaneously

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #7457 on:** December 20, 2012, 10:08:45 PM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on December 20, 2012, 05:47:56 PM

Watched Knicks-Nets last night and Chandler had approximately 40 dunks.

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Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #7458 on:** December 21, 2012, 12:42:13 AM »

Jabari Parker picked Duke

Grats 2014 Wizards fans

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #7459 on:** December 22, 2012, 12:24:57 AM »

CP3 and Griffin just had the best alley-oop of the last 3 years. Y'all need to catch it.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #7460 on:** December 22, 2012, 01:02:32 AM »

yes, it was quite good

The Kings are so fucking dire, god. Nothing can save that line-up. Cousins seems to be in full-on selfdestruct mode too

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #7461 on:** December 22, 2012, 01:10:51 AM »

CP3 to Bledsoe was sick too

I might give the edge to Bledsoe since he's a little dude

He got up like vintage Vince Carter, freaking crazy

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #7462 on:** December 22, 2012, 01:15:56 AM »

He's something like 10th in the entire league in PER...have the horrible feeling they'll ditch him since he has far more value than a back-up PG. He could start for any number of contenders right away, even with the rough edges...imagine him on the Heat, jesus chriiiiiist

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #7463 on:** December 22, 2012, 01:16:57 AM »

Yeah, I was just telling my uncle that Bledsoe's value is so high now that Clips might trade him if they don't get into conference finals this year

pilonv1 · « **Reply #7464 on:** December 22, 2012, 01:19:17 AM »

WCW had a triple double and Steph hit 8 threes tonight. Lakers game tomorrow will be epic.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #7465 on:** December 22, 2012, 01:23:34 AM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on December 22, 2012, 01:16:57 AM

Yeah, I was just telling my uncle that Bledsoe's value is so high now that Clips might trade him if they don't get into conference finals this year

They are really freakin' solid at every position so they don't even need to really. What they really should do is sell relatively high on Chauncey before he starts taking away minutes from Bledsoe or Crawford. Of course the locker room considerations may outweigh that but I'd have thought CP3 was all the leadership they'd need and that if anything Chauncey would get in the way with his need for clutch shots/declining athleticism. They don't really need Willie Green or Grant Hill either really. Odom seems to be improving too, may be a salvageable 3rd big after all. I'd still be inclined to go for more rebounding over more scoring though, and give Bledsoe all the backup PG/SG minutes behind Paul and Crawford (who'll play more in the playoffs i'm sure...probably start). They'll need Bledsoe badly against OKC or the Grizz or both.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #7466 on:** December 22, 2012, 01:37:03 AM »

I wouldn't give up Bledsoe. He's a beast, maybe a little shorter than the top athletic PGs but he's stronger than any of them, including Rose. Also, his vision has improved tremendously from last year. Last year, he would drive wildly into three players and throw up a crazy shot like John Wall. Now he usually makes the right pass whenever he draws the D. He must be learning something from CP3.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #7467 on:** December 22, 2012, 01:50:55 AM »

Problem is, he would need to be getting starters minutes to justify paying him what he will command in free agency. So they have a Harden-like choice. Too good to be a back-up, too expensive to keep. On the other hand, he would be good CP3 insurance. Being the Clippers of course....they might lose both for nothing.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #7468 on:** December 22, 2012, 12:35:44 PM »

Bledsoe dunk from last night.

Also that Barnes dunk from a few weeks ago

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #7469 on:** December 22, 2012, 10:31:20 PM »

Nash is back in the lineup against the Warriors tonight.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #7470 on:** December 23, 2012, 12:26:02 AM »

The Lakers with all their key pieces tonight.

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Down by 13 going into the 4th quarter.

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Stoney Mason · « **Reply #7471 on:** December 23, 2012, 12:58:43 AM »

Ot

Lakers charged back in the 4th.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #7472 on:** December 23, 2012, 01:09:31 AM »

Gotta give the devil his due. Lakers just played more clutch and executed better down the stretch.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #7473 on:** December 23, 2012, 01:16:08 AM »

Quote from: AWESOM-O on December 23, 2012, 01:14:03 AM

It was interesting seeing Kobe left alone on the perimeter like 4x in the OT. I don't think he's ever been able to play a catch and shoot role, but with Nash on the floor, that might happen more often.

Yeah I didn't understand that. How do you leave Kobe wide open. Thompson's defense was

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #7474 on:** December 23, 2012, 01:17:49 AM »

what the fuck is with nash's hair

dude has had the worst hair styles in his career

etiolate · « **Reply #7475 on:** December 23, 2012, 02:01:24 AM »

41 shots taken lol

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #7476 on:** December 25, 2012, 08:01:04 PM »

Nash legit makes the Lakers offense a lot better. Somebody is going to get a better than average shot when he dominates the ball and he makes the passing bug infectious to even somebody like Kobe.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #7477 on:** December 25, 2012, 08:30:17 PM »

Perkins

Mandark · « **Reply #7478 on:** December 27, 2012, 01:31:41 AM »

That's not good, but Faried did have the highest offensive rebound rate in the NBA last year, as a rookie.

etiolate · « **Reply #7479 on:** December 27, 2012, 01:57:24 AM »

I have a feeling the Kings are going to trade Cousins and put the cherry on top of one of the worst ownership cycles in American Pro Sports.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #7480 on:** December 27, 2012, 06:11:25 AM »

Quote from: AWESOM-O on December 27, 2012, 12:04:03 AM

Lakers lose because they give up 20 offensive rebounds, including 9 to Kenneth Faried, thus allowing the Nuggets to take 11 more shots than they did.

How the fuck does a team with Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol give up 9 offensive rebounds to Kenneth Faried?

Dan Tony

Quote from: etiolate on December 27, 2012, 01:57:24 AM

I have a feeling the Kings are going to trade Cousins and put the cherry on top of one of the worst ownership cycles in American Pro Sports.

If it meant Evans went too I wouldn't consider it a total loss. They really just need to let everyone besides Jimmer & Thompson expire and start fresh

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #7481 on:** December 27, 2012, 06:14:23 AM »

Quote from: etiolate on December 27, 2012, 01:57:24 AM

I have a feeling the Kings are going to trade Cousins and put the cherry on top of one of the worst ownership cycles in American Pro Sports.

absolutely no-one wants him though

pilonv1 · « **Reply #7482 on:** December 27, 2012, 06:22:55 AM »

I recall comparing him to Derrick Coleman and I think that's going to end up a pretty apt comparison.

etiolate · « **Reply #7483 on:** December 27, 2012, 07:06:41 AM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on December 27, 2012, 06:14:23 AM

Quote from: etiolate on December 27, 2012, 01:57:24 AM
I have a feeling the Kings are going to trade Cousins and put the cherry on top of one of the worst ownership cycles in American Pro Sports.

absolutely no-one wants him though

I am sure many teams want him. There's not a young big with his talent set out there and they don't come along often.

Mandark · « **Reply #7484 on:** December 27, 2012, 07:35:47 AM »

There are teams that would take him, but none that would offer anything near his potential value. So the Kings can run the risk of seeing him develop into a star with another team, or keeping him and seeing him continue to lose value as a trade asset.

Have there been any young headcases in the NBA who turned it around while still with their original team? Zach Randolph and JR Smith seem to have had the light bulb come on in different places, and you have cases like Rodman/Artest where they were still goofballs but were put in situations where the actual harmful stuff was minimized. It's very possible that Cousins would just have a better shot turning it around somewhere else (if not for the change of scenery, then for Sacramento's recent track record of developing talent), which just adds to their dilemma.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #7485 on:** December 27, 2012, 10:18:25 AM »

I'm basing that on journo tweets - I'd have thought he had trade value too, but apparently no-one is offering shit for him.

Cousins needs to be aware that he is in a new era of NBA contracts where he will be judged on 'What have you done for me lately' for his whole career rather than for a potential turnaround. If he doesn't get on a veteran team that can keep him focused soon, his career is as dead as Michael Beasley's.

Derrick Williams is starting to look like a major bust as well. Minnesota has got far better value out of the likes of Shved, Pekovic and Kirilenko. Kahn is perplexing.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #7486 on:** December 27, 2012, 01:28:41 PM »

poor nets.

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #7487 on:** December 27, 2012, 01:37:51 PM »

The NBA is getting worse than the NFL with coach firings.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #7488 on:** December 27, 2012, 03:09:52 PM »

Lol at the nets thinking they are going to be a lot better than .500

Beezy · « **Reply #7489 on:** December 27, 2012, 06:03:27 PM »

Knicks won

benjipwns · « **Reply #7490 on:** December 27, 2012, 10:18:31 PM »

From Woj's article:

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Back when Mike Brown was considering the chance to be the Nets' coach, someone with knowledge of the Russian ownership group had warned him: You don't want to be the Russian's first coach, be the second one.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #7491 on:** December 27, 2012, 10:42:59 PM »

Lordy that Collison shot was CRAZY

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #7492 on:** December 28, 2012, 02:37:59 PM »

Quote from: benjipwns on December 27, 2012, 10:18:31 PM

From Woj's article:
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Back when Mike Brown was considering the chance to be the Nets' coach, someone with knowledge of the Russian ownership group had warned him: You don't want to be the Russian's first coach, be the second one.

Will work that line into my Vladimir Putin biopic.*

"You don't want to be the first guy to try to assassinate Vladimir Putin--you want to be the last."

*I'm working on a paper on Palestine and statehood. $:-\$

benjipwns · « **Reply #7493 on:** December 28, 2012, 08:36:49 PM »

The Pistons bench is so much better than the starting lineup.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #7494 on:** December 28, 2012, 10:35:50 PM »

Bill Walton is doing the UCLA game tonight haha. Oh man, I miss Walton casting basketball

Mandark · « **Reply #7495 on:** December 28, 2012, 10:41:03 PM »

The best was Walton commentating on international basketball. You got really ostentatious pronunciations of foreign names and random CIA worldbook facts about the countries playing.

benjipwns · « **Reply #7496 on:** December 28, 2012, 10:44:19 PM »

I have fond memories of Walton once saying that a team was "playing at a much level of higher basketball" during a 11-0 run by the opposing team.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #7497 on:** December 28, 2012, 10:46:51 PM »

Quote from: benjipwns on December 28, 2012, 10:44:19 PM

I have fond memories of Walton once saying that a team was "playing at a much level of higher basketball" during a 11-0 run by the opposing team.

It's like the bald kid in The Matrix. For Walton, there is no scoreboard

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #7498 on:** December 29, 2012, 01:24:18 AM »

Gotta be impressed with the clips.

Edit: although after watching the game on league pass, the clips got lucky with a bunch of bad ticky tack foul calls IMO.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #7499 on:** December 29, 2012, 07:29:42 AM »

Biedrins

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