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jakefromstatefarm · « **Reply #18480 on:** October 24, 2016, 10:49:16 PM »

they're definitely the chief beneficiary of the realignment in the western conference this season. even with Gayward out the first 6 weeks I think they get 50 wins

Syph · « **Reply #18481 on:** October 25, 2016, 10:34:17 PM »

pray for harrison barnes guys

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #18482 on:** October 26, 2016, 05:46:13 AM »

The Heat had to work out some kinks during the first few games of the Big Three era, same will be true for GS. Didn't expect a blowout like that tho.

Syph · « **Reply #18483 on:** October 26, 2016, 01:41:55 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on October 26, 2016, 05:46:13 AM

The Heat had to work out some kinks during the first few games of the Big Three era, same will be true for GS. Didn't expect a blowout like that tho.

in their defense (heh), i doubt pops has let his guys take a day off since the playoff loss
guys were probably still crying in the locker room after game 6 when popovich walked in like "ok guys bus leaves in 20 minutes, practice tomorrow at 6am"

El Babua · « **Reply #18484 on:** October 26, 2016, 03:12:59 PM »

Boston didn't beat their asses like this tho

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #18485 on:** October 26, 2016, 08:18:17 PM »

Philly's crowd is LIT

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #18486 on:** October 27, 2016, 08:19:06 PM »

El Babua · « **Reply #18487 on:** October 27, 2016, 08:53:36 PM »

Heat

Showtime Willie Reed, Silly Babbitt, and D-Wait are gonna take us to the promised land

Syph · « **Reply #18488 on:** October 28, 2016, 04:22:07 PM »

WEEKEND UPDATE: STEPHEN A. SMITH ON THE HEAT'S PLAYOFF TROUBLES

old video but i just found it and it's goddamn hilarious
PS. RIP anthony davis lol drop 50 points and still lose breh

jakefromstatefarm · « **Reply #18489 on:** October 29, 2016, 12:14:52 AM »

Buddy looks bad

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #18490 on:** October 29, 2016, 12:48:50 AM »

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #18491 on:** October 29, 2016, 02:50:43 AM »

benjipwns · « **Reply #18492 on:** October 29, 2016, 05:24:52 PM »

Averaging a triple double is definitely something I figured we'd never see again, I thought Jordan/LeBron's like 30/8/8 level was maxing out this era. But Russell might do it. He's right in his prime. He did 24/8/10 last year. And the year before was at 31/9/10 after Durant went down for the year. He had a usage rate of 38% that year.

I imagine OKC's scorer is pretty favorable too. He's averaged like 1.5 more assists per game at home the last two seasons.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #18493 on:** October 31, 2016, 11:36:06 AM »

Westbrook statistically will put up an insane year. He has no one telling him not to shoot anymore. He has no one on the team who is remotely as gifted offensively as he is anymore. It all will lead to him having an insane usage rate and putting up an ungodly number of shots.

Syph · « **Reply #18494 on:** October 31, 2016, 02:27:53 PM »

yup, the only potential problem is usage/fatigue, but I think that will be weighed against the constant dick-sucking in hopes that he'll stay in OKC forever so they won't risk annoying him by limiting minutes

btw a couple days late but lol @ dwight howard's shit game against 76ers
gotta take my shots at that arrogant underacheiveing fuck when i can

El Babua · « **Reply #18495 on:** October 31, 2016, 02:41:06 PM »

Heat lost 2 games they could have won, 1 they should have. (Charlotte)

Oh, well. Team looks competitive .Better than I can say for some others.

naff · « **Reply #18496 on:** October 31, 2016, 05:32:54 PM »

http://theundefeated.com/features/white-american-nba-players/

benjipwns · « **Reply #18497 on:** November 01, 2016, 04:44:31 AM »

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Center Rudy Gobert and the Utah Jazz on Monday agreed on a four-year contract extension worth $102 million, according to league sources.

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The Charlotte Hornets have agreed to a four-year extension worth $56 million with Cody Zeller, according to sources and multiple reports.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder have locked up their young core by signing guard Victor Oladipo and center Steven Adams to extensions before Monday's midnight deadline.

Terms for the contracts were not announced by the Thunder, but sources told ESPN's Jeff Goodman that Oladipo received a four-year extension worth $84 million, and sources told ESPN's Royce Young that Adams' deal is for four years and $100 million.

Beezy · « **Reply #18498 on:** November 01, 2016, 06:49:35 PM »

jesus...

dkdk · « **Reply #18499 on:** November 01, 2016, 11:38:57 PM »

the nba rn

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #18500 on:** November 02, 2016, 03:08:29 AM »

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/17947439/kevin-durant-golden-state-warriors-thinks-russell-westbrook-brother

Brehvolution · « **Reply #18501 on:** November 02, 2016, 10:28:53 AM »

https://vine.co/v/5Du3ZnxT5FY

naff · « **Reply #18502 on:** November 02, 2016, 04:35:38 PM »

I got to hang with Adams a little over a year ago. I saw him in Wellington NZ shooting hoops off a busy street outside a bar his friend owns. I fanned out and he was more than happy to hang and chat as no-one around recognised him (we only care about rugby here). That would never happen now he gets paid more than every rugby union player combined

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #18503 on:** November 03, 2016, 03:08:09 PM »

Thunder versus Warriors tonight

Syph · « **Reply #18504 on:** November 03, 2016, 03:40:13 PM »

buckle the fuck up
i predict 40 points for westbrook
but a warriors win as klay quietly puts up 20+ including 6/9 shooting beyond the arc
BOOK IT

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #18505 on:** November 05, 2016, 03:00:44 PM »

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #18506 on:** November 05, 2016, 08:53:34 PM »

Embiid is nasty

benjipwns · « **Reply #18507 on:** November 06, 2016, 12:47:25 AM »

LeBron passed Hakeem to move into the top ten scorers all-time.

benjipwns · « **Reply #18508 on:** November 06, 2016, 12:47:35 AM »

Also, this happened:

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #18509 on:** November 06, 2016, 12:50:51 AM »

jakefromstatefarm · « **Reply #18510 on:** November 08, 2016, 12:54:44 AM »

steph is a pretty good shooter brehs

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #18511 on:** November 08, 2016, 01:39:18 PM »

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/17998828/phil-jackson-unhappy-new-york-knicks-limited-use-triangle-offense

lulz

Also wanted to post this a few days ago but forgot.

Your Stalker · « **Reply #18512 on:** November 12, 2016, 11:15:09 AM »

https://streamable.com/wyop

agrajag · « **Reply #18513 on:** November 12, 2016, 07:48:55 PM »

My team sucks this year.

Whiteside is playing like a stat stuffer.

Dragic is an average point guard.

Tyler Johnson got way overpaid.

Winslow can't play offense.

No Bosh.

El Babua · « **Reply #18514 on:** November 14, 2016, 12:25:00 AM »

TJ has potential

Winslow got thrown into the fire way to quick and now he has to develop faster than a player with age/experience should

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #18515 on:** November 14, 2016, 10:52:02 AM »

I think Spo is a good coach. I bet that team is playing better by the end of the season. It's not like the East is loaded with great teams.

agrajag · « **Reply #18516 on:** November 14, 2016, 11:38:14 AM »

Quote from: ToxicAdam on November 14, 2016, 10:52:02 AM

I think Spo is a good coach. I bet that team is playing better by the end of the season. It's not like the East is loaded with great teams.

In the pre-season and the first couple of season games I saw them adopt a ball movement 3-point happy approach that I haven't seen the heat employ with Spoelstra before. But it looks like they reverted back to a slower-paced iso-ball approach again..

jakefromstatefarm · « **Reply #18517 on:** November 16, 2016, 10:36:47 PM »

espn cutting away from warriors-raptors in the 4th quarter for their courtside interview with, wait for it, drake

2016 can't end quickly enough

bluemax · « **Reply #18518 on:** November 17, 2016, 01:04:23 AM »

Clippers are the best team in the NBA so far, what a bizarre world.

bluemax · « **Reply #18519 on:** November 17, 2016, 01:38:30 AM »

And then they lose tonight.

T-Short · « **Reply #18520 on:** November 17, 2016, 04:15:37 PM »

Syph · « **Reply #18521 on:** November 30, 2016, 01:38:33 AM »

almost teared up a bit at Sean Kilpatrick dropping 38 points tonight
you did it breh

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #18522 on:** November 30, 2016, 10:03:57 AM »

Looks like Giannis has made the leap.

He destroyed the Cavs last night and has been having a stellar season so far.

T-Short · « **Reply #18523 on:** November 30, 2016, 07:00:10 PM »

this was...

benjipwns · « **Reply #18524 on:** December 01, 2016, 04:57:16 AM »

benjipwns · « **Reply #18525 on:** December 01, 2016, 05:05:17 AM »

https://twitter.com/SacramentoKings/status/804108774176919552

https://twitter.com/SacramentoKings/status/804109750183018497

https://twitter.com/SacramentoKings/status/804129013321056257

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #18526 on:** December 01, 2016, 12:08:59 PM »

https://twitter.com/JordanHeckFF/status/804303080619732992

Your Stalker · « **Reply #18527 on:** December 04, 2016, 12:03:56 AM »

What's with the hawks getting blown out by 35+ in back to back games?

benjipwns · « **Reply #18528 on:** December 04, 2016, 08:21:55 AM »

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Chris Haynes
ESPN.com

Draymond Green asked if he could remember last time Golden State Warriors lost two in a row. PR member quickly interrupted to clarify "regular season."

benjipwns · « **Reply #18529 on:** December 06, 2016, 04:02:23 AM »

Klay Thompson put up 60 in 29 minutes on the Pacers.

jakefromstatefarm · « **Reply #18530 on:** December 06, 2016, 10:08:25 AM »

Pacers were at the back end of a back to back. Absolutely no rim protection, they had to have given klay at least 10 point blank looks at the basket

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #18531 on:** December 08, 2016, 08:06:53 PM »

benjipwns · « **Reply #18532 on:** December 09, 2016, 03:37:56 PM »

dudes having their ankles broken by his pump fakes always has been one of my secret faves

benjipwns · « **Reply #18533 on:** December 15, 2016, 04:42:08 PM »

Interesting part of the tentative CBA agreement:

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According to Stein's report, the minimum salary and cap exceptions will now be tied to the cap, as maximum salaries have long been. That's important in cases like the sudden, unexpected growth we saw in the cap when the league's new TV deals kicked in.

jakefromstatefarm · « **Reply #18534 on:** December 15, 2016, 04:53:29 PM »

Craig Sager passed away earlier today.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #18535 on:** December 15, 2016, 05:22:19 PM »

RIP to the god

El Babua · « **Reply #18536 on:** December 15, 2016, 05:57:22 PM »

:'( RIP

etiolate · « **Reply #18537 on:** December 21, 2016, 02:46:33 PM »

The Boogie Cousins Experience

https://twitter.com/BenGolliver/status/811455199717912576

https://twitter.com/outsidethenba/status/811456526665809924

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #18538 on:** December 25, 2016, 07:43:16 PM »

Great game

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #18539 on:** December 25, 2016, 11:30:06 PM »

I only half watched the game, but it seemed like a bunch of weird calls and non-calls at the end.

News:

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