Author Topic: The NBA thread (Read 1520660 times)

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #19620 on:** February 08, 2018, 02:06:34 PM »

If this shit works out, maybe the Cavs get to keep Lebron.

Not optimistic about that, but it's the first glimmer of hope I've had since Kyrie bolted.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #19621 on:** February 08, 2018, 02:12:34 PM »

Quote from: ToxicAdam on February 08, 2018, 02:06:34 PM

If this shit works out, maybe the Cavs get to keep Lebron.

Not optimistic about that, but it's the first glimmer of hope I've had since Kyrie bolted.

Yeah. The team still has fundamental issues but I like the squad today a lot more than the squad from yesterday. Cavs got younger and more athletic which was a real problem with the old ass squad they had.

They still will have issues on D but watching the old team, everybody had their feet stuck in mud because of old age.

They also need to play Cedi Osman more. Another young guy who has energy. Clearing Wade away allows stuff like that now.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #19622 on:** February 08, 2018, 02:33:28 PM »

I feel sad for Isaiah. (As sad as you can for any millionaire able to do what he dreams of doing for his career on a daily basis)

He played hurt for Celtics to help them and maybe hurt his long term career prospects and got further injured. Gets traded.

Rushed back as quick as he could to play for Cavs and I know he is not 100%. Played poorly which will hurt his free agent options next season.

Traded to lakers where he will either come off the bench or be bought out.

I mean he has done nothing wrong professionally. Just the worse kind of timing I've ever seen.

etiolate · « **Reply #19623 on:** February 08, 2018, 02:37:20 PM »

IT should probably focus on getting his body 100% again.

I thought the Cavs wanted another big that can start. Maybe they think Nance can do that or maybe they're just rolling with Tristan.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #19624 on:** February 08, 2018, 02:41:18 PM »

They probably just couldn't get anything to shore up the middle with the resources they had available to use. Nance will get plenty of opportunities to play. Not saying he is the answer but the cavs don't really have any quality big men especially with Frye gone and Love hurt. Nance will play alot.

Steve Contra · « **Reply #19625 on:** February 08, 2018, 02:54:36 PM »

God damn I can't wait for the stories about these trades to leak

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #19626 on:** February 08, 2018, 04:13:48 PM »

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Brook Lopez may get bought out and have a role in Cleveland.

[@WindhorstESPN on The Jump]

etiolate · « **Reply #19627 on:** February 08, 2018, 04:19:40 PM »

Stro is that Joey Diaz in your avatar?

etiolate · « **Reply #19628 on:** February 08, 2018, 04:58:37 PM »

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/961717195804995586

Another Vlade gem

eleuin · « **Reply #19629 on:** February 08, 2018, 06:07:53 PM »

Good trades, some young players who at least show promise when lebron bolts

Didn't think the current team could win 2 games against the celtics come playoffs

Syph · « **Reply #19630 on:** February 08, 2018, 07:27:34 PM »

im only just now recovering from the craziness that was today's trades lol
hope everything works out for IT though man

Beezy · « **Reply #19631 on:** February 08, 2018, 09:46:24 PM »

Quote from: TakingBackSunday on February 08, 2018, 01:18:03 PM

WTF IS GOING ON

Today was great.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #19632 on:** February 08, 2018, 09:58:38 PM »

https://streamable.com/6perc

etiolate · « **Reply #19633 on:** February 09, 2018, 07:36:59 PM »

Now that it's all over, I am trying to figure out how the hell Tyreke Evans didn't get traded.

The answer in the press has been that the Grizz wanted a 1st rounder and only got offered 2nd round picks.

to which the other option is getting nothing in return and watching him sign elsewhere because your roster is cap'd out

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #19634 on:** February 09, 2018, 09:43:13 PM »

bluemax · « **Reply #19635 on:** February 09, 2018, 10:59:19 PM »

Supposedly the Clippers had a DeAndre Jordan trade ready with the Cavs, and then things went to shit.

Honestly the Clippers seem to be a mess, which I guess is same old Clippers.

etiolate · « **Reply #19636 on:** February 09, 2018, 11:40:13 PM »

I still suspect that Ballmer is setting up to move to Seattle

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #19637 on:** February 09, 2018, 11:43:01 PM »

Quote from: bluemax on February 09, 2018, 10:59:19 PM

Supposedly the Clippers had a DeAndre Jordan trade ready with the Cavs, and then things went to shit.

Honestly the Clippers seem to be a mess, which I guess is same old Clippers.

I prefer the moves they made and then just pick up a center on the cheap in the buyout market

agrajag · « **Reply #19638 on:** February 10, 2018, 12:09:41 AM »

Sounds like D Wade's first night back was an ugly game, but glad we pulled out a W against one of our rivals.

shosta · « **Reply #19639 on:** February 10, 2018, 01:57:49 AM »

I used to ONLY play Heat with D Wade on NBA Live 07. This is so hype for me if only for nostalgia.

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etiolate · « **Reply #19640 on:** February 10, 2018, 09:54:25 PM »

Isaiah Thomas on the Lakers feels morally wrong to me.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #19641 on:** February 10, 2018, 10:28:33 PM »

He's been relative fine on offense as the Lakers move alot more and create better opportunities for him but that defense is still a nightmare. You are just about playing 5 on 4 with him out there.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #19642 on:** February 11, 2018, 06:24:15 PM »

New look cavs looked so much better.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #19643 on:** February 12, 2018, 12:04:33 PM »

http://www.phillyvoice.com/what-has-really-been-going-markelle-fultz-shoulder-injury-broken-jump-shot/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Interesting piece on Fultz situation.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #19644 on:** February 13, 2018, 10:46:32 PM »

Clarkson & Nance.

They fucking hustle. It's such a weird experience to watch the cavs now after that miserable 50 games or so. So much more enjoyable to watch a game when people actually try.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #19645 on:** February 13, 2018, 11:19:46 PM »

https://streamja.com/aLQ

benjipwns · « **Reply #19646 on:** February 13, 2018, 11:29:59 PM »

JR's been reborn, and Nance is a perfect kind of LeBron off the bench side kick really, like J.J. Hickson was for that half season they deluded themselves into thinking he was more valuable than renting Amare for a half season and playoff run

Hill is like a maybe better version of Mo Williams for a team that also has Love

and Clarkson-Hood-Green is the best shot making group LeBron's probably ever had off a bench, even if some of their shots are unideal from a metric standpoint, especially Green

the defensive worries were kinda odd to me, considering how bad they were before the trades, and old in a bad way

speaking of chatter during the deadline, the Wade deal was more likely because he was going to be pushed even farther down the bench and they (LeBron?) wanted to do good for him and send him "home", the pick the Heat are supposed to send is so heavily protected it will never convey

also the ginned up twitter-"sources" based outrage about Kerr letting his players draw up plays is so weird, he should do it for the rest of the season now

benjipwns · « **Reply #19647 on:** February 13, 2018, 11:31:06 PM »

some good responses from various coaches though:

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"I noticed their plays were a little better out of timeout tonight," Suns coach Jay Triano jokingly told ESPN's Chris Haynes on Monday night after being on the opposing sideline.
...
"I wouldn't do that," Lue said Tuesday before the Cavaliers' game with the Oklahoma City Thunder. "They already said LeBron's coaching the team, anyway. If I give him the clipboard, they're really going to say it."

etiolate · « **Reply #19648 on:** February 13, 2018, 11:33:08 PM »

I thought it was just the Suns mad that he was letting players coach.

I mean you're getting whooped by 40 points for the third time this season so maybe you are good practice.

benjipwns · « **Reply #19649 on:** February 13, 2018, 11:43:27 PM »

looked like it mostly was a couple Suns and a couple other shitty teams' players and then a chunk of sports social media ran with it, probably because it was the Warriors (or a [team they hate]) as much as anything they actually did

i'm surprised Jared Dudley was one of them, i used to think he was cool, i guess you get old and cranky being a non-starter old guy on what's borderline a college team

bluemax · « **Reply #19650 on:** February 14, 2018, 01:49:45 AM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on February 12, 2018, 12:04:33 PM

http://www.phillyvoice.com/what-has-really-been-going-markelle-fultz-shoulder-injury-broken-jump-shot/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Interesting piece on Fultz situation.

So he has the yips? Or something else? I'm confused.

benjipwns · « **Reply #19651 on:** February 14, 2018, 02:10:39 AM »

the short version i got from that is "Maybe his shoulder? But no comment."

the shorter version i got is "aliens" like real monstars up in this bitch

etiolate · « **Reply #19652 on:** February 14, 2018, 01:26:15 PM »

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/963839472726151168

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ToxicAdam · « **Reply #19653 on:** February 14, 2018, 03:34:06 PM »

The behind the scenes on the potential Deandre Jordan to Cavs deal was hilarious. It broke down because the Kings tried to pull some Yahoo Fantasy League bullshit.

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That's why a 3 a.m. ET deal memo sent from Sacramento to Cleveland left Altman at first incredulous -- and then angry. Suddenly, Kings center Georgios Papagiannis had been included as part of the three-way trade. Cleveland and Utah were adamant that Papagiannis' name had never been discussed. Williams would later say that Papagiannis or Malachi Richardson were set to be included in the deals and insisted his notes confirmed that.

Because Sacramento had the makings for a trade with Toronto for Richardson, rival executives say that the Kings pushed to spare themselves the embarrassment of waiving the No. 13 overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft -- and let someone else do it. In the middle of the night, Altman and Williams vocally disagreed over the insertion of Papagiannis into the trade. Cleveland couldn't take him into its roster because the NBA's repeater tax would turn the balance of his $2.3 million contract this year and $2.4 million next year into three times that with the luxury-tax bill.

In the morning, Altman let the Jazz know about Sacramento's inclusion of Papagiannis. Jazz GM Dennis Lindsey was livid. To him, this was a deal-breaker. He hadn't dealt directly with Sacramento, because there had been no need: The deal went through Cleveland, and Altman had never suggested to Lindsey that Utah would have to take a 7-foot draft bust onto his roster.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/page/Woj22432626

Nola · « **Reply #19654 on:** February 14, 2018, 06:07:57 PM »

In hindsight, once again the Kings out there helping a team at the deadline for no good reason except incompetence.

Cavs definitely seem to be better off with the moves they made.

El Babua · « **Reply #19655 on:** February 14, 2018, 09:41:12 PM »

Get rid of these Vice jerseys. We're like 3-8 with them lol

eleuin · « **Reply #19656 on:** February 15, 2018, 12:15:27 AM »

https://streamable.com/gptnf

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #19657 on:** February 15, 2018, 12:34:24 AM »

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Isaiah Thomas said Rondo brought up the video tribute kerfuffle today when they went at it. He said Rondo hit him in the face 3 times without consequence before he reacted. Says he doesn’t know Rondo and doesn’t know why Rondo reacted to him the way he did.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #19658 on:** February 15, 2018, 01:14:06 AM »

lol blazer fans are livid at Walton

https://www.reddit.com/r/ripcity/comments/7xnxqg/somebodys_eccentric_grandpa_hijacked_the/
https://www.reddit.com/r/ripcity/comments/7xo8w3/i_officially_hate_bill_walton/
https://www.reddit.com/r/ripcity/comments/7xo8ii/the_espn_broadcast_is_so_irritatingly_biased_and/

bluemax · « **Reply #19659 on:** February 15, 2018, 02:01:02 AM »

I fucking hate any time they let Bill Walton do color commentary of the USC vs UCLA game. His lack of impartialism is off the charts.

agrajag · « **Reply #19660 on:** February 15, 2018, 02:13:01 AM »

Man, the Heat is collapsing. I blame Justice Winslow

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #19661 on:** February 15, 2018, 02:15:44 AM »

Walton doing a game is fun if its about once every two months. Because its an insane person calling a game. And there is some fun in seeing what the insane person is going to say at any moment.

Anymore than that and suddenly you find yourself asking why is this insane person on TV every week. This goes back to the NBA on NBC days. You need to pair him with somebody who is also willing to tell him he is being insane ala Steve Jones.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #19662 on:** February 15, 2018, 03:01:14 PM »

etiolate · « **Reply #19663 on:** February 15, 2018, 03:04:37 PM »

his reaction to Swaggy P

benjipwns · « **Reply #19664 on:** February 15, 2018, 10:39:28 PM »

Walton showing up to do random broadcasts is much better than him being semi-regular, and yeah, gotta get him away from UCLA, to where he's a better color guy now because his stream of consciousness or randomness is actually often interesting since there's so many bad commentary crews out there where the color guy is just useless and might as well not even be there.

It also helps if the others or at least one person pushes back at Bill, it doesn't have to be Snapper Jones levels, since Bill's just visiting. Even if it's just the lead guy telling Bill to pay attention to this game like during one of the random college games he did earlier this season I saw. I have no idea why people freak out about the guy showing up for fun on these local broadcasts, back in my day we used to have to endure this dude in every major telecast! *shakes fist*

And then there were those years when Tom Tolbert was only our defense against an unchecked Bill! And it just made things worse! *shakes fist at cloud*

Though that brief era did have one of my favorite exchanges:
Walton: "The Lakers are playing at a much level of higher greatness right now."
Tolbert: "What did you just say?"
Walton: "A much...a much much level."

IIRC, this was also like during a 14-0 run by the opposing team that put the Lakers down twenty or something.

etiolate · « **Reply #19665 on:** February 15, 2018, 10:55:24 PM »

This and the Diaw love are my two favs

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #19666 on:** February 15, 2018, 11:30:20 PM »

If youtube was a thing back in the day, I could post a hundred clips of Walton because he said something batshit crazy every single week.

Watched IT tonight for the Lakers. He was terrible.

Jokic had fastest triple double in history tonight.

bluemax · « **Reply #19667 on:** February 15, 2018, 11:51:24 PM »

https://www.infowars.com/exclusive-espn-admits-to-watching-you-through-your-tv/

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #19668 on:** February 16, 2018, 12:48:08 AM »

https://streamable.com/nxpsa

I miss old school post play

benjipwns · « **Reply #19669 on:** February 16, 2018, 02:16:56 AM »

Quote from: bluemax on February 15, 2018, 11:51:24 PM

https://www.infowars.com/exclusive-espn-admits-to-watching-you-through-your-tv/

he even makes the obvious still photo into film of a sinister Muslim family by thinking the girls hair is a burka

GLOBALIST ELITE MUSLIM INVADER BILL WALTON

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #19670 on:** February 16, 2018, 01:25:01 PM »

https://deadspin.com/fox-news-host-laura-ingraham-blows-the-dog-whistle-on-l-1823067638

fox news gonna fox news

etiolate · « **Reply #19671 on:** February 16, 2018, 03:46:58 PM »

https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/964575223021367296

omg

etiolate · « **Reply #19672 on:** February 17, 2018, 02:49:17 PM »

https://streamable.com/vxuod

Bogie wins Rising Stars mvp.

DSJ and Mitchell should be good in the dunk contest.

benjipwns · « **Reply #19673 on:** February 17, 2018, 06:23:00 PM »

sneaky Cavs trading even less in Lakers deal:

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Lakers forward Channing Frye has undergone an appendectomy.

The team announced Saturday that its new acquisition had the laparoscopic procedure Friday night in Cleveland.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #19674 on:** February 17, 2018, 11:07:04 PM »

https://streamable.com/rxbn6

etiolate · « **Reply #19675 on:** February 17, 2018, 11:13:03 PM »

The LA crowd was kind of dead.

team filler · « **Reply #19676 on:** February 18, 2018, 06:32:34 PM »

wade getting cucked

etiolate · « **Reply #19677 on:** February 18, 2018, 10:54:59 PM »

I am not watching the actual all-star game

and it will probably end up one of the rare entertaining ones

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #19678 on:** February 18, 2018, 11:31:18 PM »

dat national anthem by fergie

https://streamable.com/pbn9c
https://streamable.com/nuyx3

Game was fine for a modern all-star game. better than the recent ones. Not as good as back in the old days.

etiolate · « **Reply #19679 on:** February 18, 2018, 11:57:43 PM »

"I need you to play sour notes while I do a sexy lounge singer act"

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