NBA 2012-2013 Thread

[RoXer]

A bit Seth82ish

[Kris P Lettus]

So basically my opinion on LeBron is that he's one of the 3 or 4 best to ever hold a basketball, he's kinda delusional, but he's super entertaining to watch and I'm glad he's around.

He is def in the top 10..

[Skippord]

I kinda hated LeBron after the decision, but the more he kept talking, the more I realized that he's not an asshole, he's just stupid. The guy has a tremendous basketball IQ, but when it comes to dealing with people in the real world, he just doesn't "get it." Like he genuinely doesn't understand why people are mad at him. But he cares that they're mad.

He's kinda like a puppy that chews everything and then doesn't understand why he's getting yelled at.
I don't think he's dumb, I just think he's always been well liked since he's so good at basketball and he's probably had his dick sucked his whole lifel. So he lacks self awareness basically. He seems like a pretty smart dude outside of the whole decision thing though.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

I blame Nike for convincing him to do that What Should I Do commercial. Who really thought that was a good idea?

[Skippord]

Yeah that was not a good choice. Probably Delonte West's fault

[SammyG]

Why are you posting during the game? You should be on the edge of your seat.
It was halftime, smartass.

[SammyG]

And I found a whole new appreciation for LeBron. The dude won Mike Brown coach of the year, come on. Mr. Potato Head needs to get the fuck outta LA. We want Sloan, indeed.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

:heart: u Sammy

ur the best

[Supreme Olajuwon]

dont ever let anyone tell u otherwise

[screech]

I'm not really a basketball fan, but I come to this thread for the Supreme-SammyG back and forth. So fun to read.

[Kris P Lettus]

They are saying that if the Fake Show doesn't win during this run of home game, Brown is def out..

[Kris P Lettus]

Ok and now Mike Brown is fired..

[Kris P Lettus]

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/8610888/los-angeles-lakers-fired-coach-mike-brown-source-says

Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike Brown has been fired after a 1-4 start to the season, a source tells ESPNLosAngeles.com's Ramona Shelburne.

Sources had said earlier Friday that his job would be in jeopardy if the team did not perform well on its upcoming six-game homestand.

The Lakers have had a healthy Steve Nash in the lineup for only 1½ of their five games so far thanks to a leg injury, while fellow newcomer Dwight Howard has acknowledged that he's still recovering from the back surgery that brought a premature end to his 2011-12 campaign and knocked him out of the London Olympics. Kobe Bryant has also been playing through a foot ailment.
The Lakers are off to the worst start in the Western Conference despite carrying the league's largest payroll at just over $100 million, which would trigger an estimated luxury-tax bill at season's end of nearly $30 million.
Information from ESPN.com's Marc Stein was used in this report.

[Skippord]

Mike D'antoni about to be all up in this motherfucker

[Innovator]

I was wondering why Phil Jackson was trending

[Kris P Lettus]

Get the Brown out of LA..

[Supreme Olajuwon]

I know you guys are waiting on my thoughts on the matter. I'll post them in a little bit.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Here's my thoughts on the matter:

Good.

[Juan]

#WeWantSloan

[alvarado52]

Sloan or Brian Shaw.

[ClockShot]

Wow. Didn't Buss say Brown's job was safe like yesterday?

He was only there for a season too, I think.

[Emperor Smeat]

Seems too fast to be firing him because even the article states the team has been plagued a bit with injuries. Any new coach who comes in still has to deal with an injured Kobe, Dwight, and Nash for the short term.

Wow at that cap penalty. To put it into perspective, the Lakers penalty would be enough to pay 2/3rds of the Cavs total salary.

[Skippord]

here comes Phil Jackson, stoned out of his mind and ready to win another goddamn title

[SammyG]

What an incredible morning it has been. Brown is outtttttttt. Would "mark out" for a a Phil return

[Adder]

Be interesting to see of the next 5 games are any better for the Lakers.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Has anybody been fired this quickly into a season?

[Juan]

Prominent figures with sway in the Lakers organization want the team to hire Phil Jackson to return and coach the team in the wake of Mike Brown's firing Friday after a 1-4 start, league sources told CBSSports.com.

[McLegend]

Of course they would want Phil Jackson. That makes sense.

I think Mike D'Antoni would be perfect if they want to become an even worse defensive team then they are now.

[Innovator]

Go New York go New York go

[Supreme Olajuwon]

yeah fuck these golden state faggots
we run this shit
niggers

[Skippord]

whoa, I know you love your Lakers but using the N word is a bit too far my friend

[Juan]

Easy there, Supreme.

You're taking SammyG's shtick

[SammyG]

I'm not even like that anymore at all. I don't think Supreme really understands basketball at all. Good win tonight, played loosely. Expect Phil to be our coach by Sunday.

[alvarado52]

Brown gets fired and they win. That's gotta sting.

[alvarado52]

Clearly Supreme is being over the top about his fandom, but if the guy is watching the game and rootingfor the team , ill support him more than a bandwagon fan who just checks the box score in the paper the next morning.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

i know lots about baskethoops

last night we won by 3 touchdowns and a field goal

that's how you put the puck in the net

now we just gotta find ourselves the right manager for the job

i'm thinking phil

what are you guys thinking

[Gertner]

All Lakers fans outside of LA are bandwagon jumpers. They are all 90's Jordan era Chicago Bulls fans.

[Skippord]

Phil Jackson is going to die coaching a team, provided that team 3 superstars

[Nark Order]

The Laker super team struggling makes me so happy.

[SammyG]

Good thing there are SEVENTY SIX games to go, huh!

[Skippord]

I bet right after the Lakers fired Mike Brown Phil Jackson texted them and was like "u up?"

[Emperor Smeat]

Lakers could get Brian Shaw for half of what they'd pay Phil and a lot less demands since he's going to request a ton of them. Before he retired, he once tried to make a demand where Shaw would be the coach during away games and he'd stay at home or in LA.

[Crimson]

Shaw would be decent but c'mon now, he's no Phil. I wonder how Dwight and Nash would adjust to the triangle though in short notice

[owenbrown]

they should just fucking give Phil the job back and whatever the fuck else he wants

[Emperor Smeat]

Jerry Sloan says he's not interested and any names being thrown out is from the Lakers and/or media and not from himself. A few others are already loosing interest for the job once news got out of how much the Lakers are trying to court Phil in returning.

Some of the demands from Phil Jackson were leaked and once again he is asking for the assistant coach to take over during most road trips. Another involved almost complete control in determining who his successor will be.

[Kris P Lettus]

Keep the coaching talk out of this thread.. Someone needs to make an NBA 12-13 Coach's Thread to discuss such things..

Roxer will see to it..

[Gertner]

Yeah who cares about a coaching change for a non-playoff team

[owenbrown]

yeah that's why the Toronto Raptors need their own thread

[owenbrown]

http://deadspin.com/5959649/awesome-demarcus-cousins-suspended-two-games-for-trash+talking-terrible-sean-elliott

[MoFo]

Just got fuked up by Westbrook Durant cccccombo

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Dwight Power at the buzzer!

[Supreme Olajuwon]

YOU'VE GOTTA DWIGHT

[Supreme Olajuwon]

FOR YOUR RIGHT

[Supreme Olajuwon]

TO PARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRTAY!

[alvarado52]

The Laker super team struggling makes me so happy.

Thank god this Laker super team can still destroy the Kings.

[SammyG]

lol. Jodie Meeks, I'm glad he's getting some run, but the dude needs to start shooting better. Same with Jamison, dude has been a bum so far. Hope we have Phil by tomorrow.

[Dragon]

Lakers just signed Mike D'Antoni for 4 years

[Juan]

Ugh. Hate Mike D'Antoni

[alvarado52]

Why!!!!!?!?!?!?

Jackson must have had some steep requests.

[SammyG]

He did. He wanted to skip select road games and wanted complete control of personnel. Ridiculous. Hope we average about 110 ppg. Nash and Kobe love the pickup.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

He did. He wanted to skip select road games and wanted complete control of personnel. Ridiculous. Hope we average about 110 ppg. Nash and Kobe love the pickup.

Obviously he made the demands so high because he really didn't want to do it. I don't blame him. If he wanted to coach he wouldn't have retired.

[RP]

He did. He wanted to skip select road games and wanted complete control of personnel. Ridiculous. Hope we average about 110 ppg. Nash and Kobe love the pickup.

He's won eleven fucking titles. If he demands a office behind the bench, you give it to him.

BTW. The Lakers wont make it through the season healthy and probably get throttled by the Spurs and Thunder. Enjoy watching your 40 year old point guard who's already having injury issues and has a bad back, your legend SG with shakey knees and tons of mileage, Pau Gasoft, Ron Artest and Dwight " I havent added any offensive moves to my game and obviously havent practiced free throws so what exactly is it I do in the offseasons " Howard.

GO GO FUN AND GUN! Fun and done.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

D'Amn!

[Nark Order]

The whole Phil Jackson thing seemed pretty desperate anyhow.

[DaveWadding]

Going to cry when I see Nash and D'Antoni holding up the championship...wearing Lakers shit. :'(

[Emperor Smeat]

Andrew Bynum out another 5 more weeks due to recent complications from his injured knee.

:lol: hiring D'Antoni. Why hire an offensive-minded coach when their real issue involves bad defense.

[DaveWadding]

because it will make Nash and Therapist very happy. Also because D12 is a beast on the pick and roll. Nash > D12 all day. :'(

[DaveWadding]

I'm like 99% sure that if D'Antoni puts in the Seven Seconds offense, the Lakers are going to score 150 points a game.

[alvarado52]

Holyshit, am i witnessing Wadding actually support the Lakers potential with D'Antoni?

[SammyG]

I think he's trying to jinx it. Anyway, I would have obviously preferred Phil, but I trust the Buss ownership and Mitch. Dunno how the offense is gonna work with our old pieces, but I hope he'll adjust the offense to the personnel. MWP and Gasol don't really fit now. Need more shooters.

[Kris P Lettus]

He did. He wanted to skip select road games and wanted complete control of personnel. Ridiculous. Hope we average about 110 ppg. Nash and Kobe love the pickup.

BULLSHIT

Monday, November 12, 2012
Phil Jackson thought it was his call
By Ramona Shelburne and Dave McMenamin
ESPNLosAngeles.com

Phil Jackson said he told Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak and executive vice president Jim Buss that he had "confidence that (he) could do the job" when he met with them about returning to coach the Lakers on Saturday.
Jackson then left the meeting with a hand shake and understanding "that (he) would have until Monday (today) to come back to them with (his) decision."

Jackson was prepared to return to the Lakers on Monday morning if negotiations between his agent and the team went well, a league source told ESPN late Sunday night.
But before he could do so, Jackson said Kupchak woke him around midnight on Sunday and told him the team had instead signed Mike D'Antoni to a three-year agreement and "they felt (D'Antoni) was the best coach for the team."
"The decision is of course theirs to make," Jackson said in a statement. "I am gratified by the groundswell of support from the Laker Fans who endorsed my return and it is the principal reason why I considered the possibility."
Jackson added that he never discussed contractual terms in his meeting with Kupchak and Buss on Saturday. His agent Todd Musburger later told ESPN that he felt Jackson's reported demands -- including a salary in line with his previous Lakers contracts, more say over personnel decisions and the ability to skip some road games -- had been leaked to the media by the Lakers or D'Antoni's representative.
"There were no demands, outrageous or otherwise," Musburger said. "To say that he wanted control or that he wanted a zillion dollars or that he wanted equity, those were not topics discussed in the meeting between Kupchak, Buss and Phil. If the Lakers didn't spread those things, the fact they didn't take an affirmative stance to correct the record is very troublesome."
Musburger said that while he respected the Lakers right to hire whomever they wanted as coach, he was disappointed in the way the entire situation unfolded.
"Phil is someone who brought nothing but trophies to their bookcase and value to the franchise," Musburger said. "He deserved to be dealt with honestly.
"He didn't deserve the job, that's their decision. They can hire whoever they wish. But don't say to someone you've got until Monday and then roust him from slumber at midnight to say, 'By the way we hired somebody else.' That's just not fair dealing and Phil deserved fair dealing. He's a good faith person and he was dealt with poorly. It is indicative of the shabby way that organization is being run."
ESPN NBA analyst Kurt Rambis, a former Lakers player and assistant coach who worked on Jackson-led staffs from 2001-2004 and 2005-2009 and remains close friends with Jackson, said Jackson told him there had never been any discussions of salary or restrictions on a potential return and that he and the Lakers had agreed to wait until Monday to negotiate.
"It's a process with Phil," Rambis said Monday. "He goes through an entire mental process of envisioning the season and how to get the team to the NBA Finals. It's about winning for him, not just whether he wants to coach."
Instead, the Lakers went with D'Antoni, believing he was a better fit for their current roster, sources told ESPN.
Jackson's triangle offense was seen as a benefit to Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol but not as conducive to the rest of the players on the roster -- namely point guard Steve Nash and center Dwight Howard.
Another strike against the triangle was that this Lakers team struggled mightily picking up the similarly complicated Princeton-style offense being instituted by former coach Mike Brown, who was fired Friday.
"After speaking with several excellent and well-respected coaching candidates, Dr. Buss, Jim and I all agreed that Mike was the right person at this time to lead the Lakers forward," Kupchak said in a statement released by the Lakers, announcing D'Antoni's hire.
"Knowing his style of play and given the current make-up of our roster, we feel Mike is a great fit, are excited to have him as our next head coach and hope he will help our team reach its full potential."
They apparently reached that unanimous decision very quickly late Sunday night, as negotiations with D'Antoni did not begin until after the Lakers' win over the Sacramento Kings, sources said.
Before that, fans had been chanting for Jackson's return, and there had been quiet optimism among Laker insiders that it was just a matter of time before Jackson was back on the sideline.
Musburger said he was even scheduled to fly to Los Angeles on Monday to begin negotiating a deal.
In the end, he didn't make the trip as the Lakers instead hired D'Antoni.

[Krimzon7]

SammyG you're absolutely idiotic (and this is coming from the post that starts this page).

Kobe and Nash are old as FUCK. running a high tempo run and gun game will tire them old assed legs out. They won't be shit in Feburary, let alone June! Get the fuck outta here with this noise.

Do you know that D'Antoni will attempt to make Dwight Howard a face up player? Yeah, D'Antoni hates the post. Do you realize how little emphasis he puts on playing Defense? Yeah this is gonna end badly for you guys.

Swept outta the playoffs by THE CLIPPERS!!!!

You heard it here first bitches.

[Kris P Lettus]

*The Hornets

[Juan]

Yikes

[Kris P Lettus]

Pretty fucked up to pass over a coach with 11 rings, when he seemed to actually be considering coming back for the fans alone..

Yr team has raped you worse than Kobe on a Colorado road trip..

[Gertner]

Jazz won a road game finally

[SammyG]

I stated I would rather have Phil. And those "demands" I heard about, I read online. Now I'm seeing Phil's agent say none of it is true. I'm sure the truth is somewhere in the middle. I do realize the talent is aging, and I hope he adjusts the offense to the personnel. I'm still excited to see it. Anything is better than Brown.

[RP]

oh btw. I gotta eat some crow. Gerald Green is horrible. He acts like he's grown his game on the 2 on 2 tournament circuit or something. No concept of team defense.

This is the worst defense ever... ( he's at the top of the key guarding...supposedly guarding Chase Budinger )

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But that said... Man he can fly.

[RoXer]

Love Chase Budinger

[RoXer]

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[Juan]

What a fucking mess this whole Phil Jackson thing turned out to be. Doesn't inspire much confidence tbh

[Juan]

I know D'Antoni was Kobe's "first choice," but I'm just not convinced he's the man for the job. Doesn't hekp that I just can't stand the guy

[Droford]

If the wizards didn't have Wall and Nene coming back, I could see them not winning a game the whole season. I think there are girls high school teams that could beat them right now.

[Droford]

SammyG you're absolutely idiotic (and this is coming from the post that starts this page).

Kobe and Nash are old as FUCK. running a high tempo run and gun game will tire them old assed legs out. They won't be shit in Feburary, let alone June! Get the fuck outta here with this noise.

Do you know that D'Antoni will attempt to make Dwight Howard a face up player? Yeah, D'Antoni hates the post. Do you realize how little emphasis he puts on playing Defense? Yeah this is gonna end badly for you guys.

Swept outta the playoffs by THE CLIPPERS!!!!

You heard it here first bitches.

Droford bold NBA pick slightly influenced by listening to clipper homer Ben maller on the radio 10 hours a week: clippers will finish better record than the Lakers.

That was me last month. Also predicted clippers/bulls finals

[SammyG]

I don't see how Pau and Metta are gonna fit into this new system. Guess I'll have to wait and see. BTW, this Lakers-Spurs game is ugly as hell.

[SammyG]

Also, RP, I told you so. Maybe he'll improve during the season, but I doubt it.

[Crimson]

Why not keep the interim coach? They're playing great, watch em start losing with D'antoni lol

[Krimzon7]

That was me last month. Also predicted clippers/bulls finals

Seems like you did. allow me to point out the specifics of my prognostications. I stated that the Clippers will sweep the Lakers out of the playoffs. THey'll probably both finish 4/5 in the conference. maybe 3/6.

Clippers/Bulls is just and outlandish flight of fancy. No way this Bulls club is going to beat the HEAT

[SammyG]

I can't wait til we have a PG and a coach again.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

me neither, bud

I'm so pumped!

[Ermaximus]

Meanwhile, in Chicago, Rose making progress.

[Kris P Lettus]

Meanwhile, on ESPN, Jalen Rose is still awkward after 5 years of being on the air..

[RP]

Hibbert is tissue paper soft

[RP]

This whole team is soft. They're getting pushed around like little kids. All of them hanging there heads. This is pathetic. I like Vogel, but he's on his way to losing his job because of these fucking babies. I'm embarrassed to be a Pacers fan right now.

[RP]

So heartless right now

[Kris P Lettus]

Hornets looking good again..

[RP]

If this continues, Vogel might not have a job tomorrow.

[McLegend]

This is a hideous Sixers game.

[RP]

LOL Vogel will probably fired tomorrow. This is horrible. These guys look like they dont even want to be there.

[Kris P Lettus]

Hornets got sloppy late in the first half but looked strong in the second half.. Vasques had the best game of his career.. Very shitty final 30 seconds with the Hornets down by 4 and they just kept passing the ball.. No one would take the shot..

Pretty bad, but the team is young..

Memphis knocked off the Thunder..

[Krimzon7]

meanwhile, THE HEAT ARE ROMPING ALONG

[Supreme Olajuwon]

yeah man the HEAT

bandwagon's full partner

go find another team

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Lakers

[OssMan]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8342/8184295982_1e53407179_o.gif

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Knicks</font> :eek:

[RP]

I really love the Knicks. Felton and Kidd might be one of the best PG tandems in the league. They should just shop Amare. Dont disrupt this. It's really perfect right now.

[RP]

Shop Amare for the best deal available. Call the Celtics. They're all in for a last title. See if you can pry Avery Bradley off them. You add a sick defender. A legit shutdown guy. You're serious title contenders. Be smart. Be proactive. Bradley will shut Wade down. I'm telling you this Bradley kid is for real. When he comes back from injury, he's gunna be great on D.

[Innovator]

Ahem.

Go New York Go New York Go

[Kris P Lettus]

Shop Amare for the best deal available. Call the Celtics. They're all in for a last title. See if you can pry Avery Bradley off them. You add a sick defender. A legit shutdown guy. You're serious title contenders. Be smart. Be proactive. Bradley will shut Wade down. I'm telling you this Bradley kid is for real. When he comes back from injury, he's gunna be great on D.

No way they deal a team guy like Bradley for a primadonna like Stotamire..

[screech]

I tend to cheer for whatever team Jason Kidd is on, so go Knicks

[Next Big Thing]

Shop Amare for the best deal available. Call the Celtics. They're all in for a last title. See if you can pry Avery Bradley off them. You add a sick defender. A legit shutdown guy. You're serious title contenders. Be smart. Be proactive. Bradley will shut Wade down. I'm telling you this Bradley kid is for real. When he comes back from injury, he's gunna be great on D.

No way in hell anyone is trading for broken down Amare and his salary. Plus, the Knicks have Iman Shumpert coming back from injury and he's just as good as Avery with a bigger body in my opinion.

I really like how the Knicks are playing right now. I was pissed when the Hawks let go of Woodson, he's a very good coach who is going to get the best out of those guys and won't tolerate any bullshit.

[RP]

Iman Shumpert is not just as good as Avery Bradley. Come on now.

[Next Big Thing]

Iman Shumpert is not just as good as Avery Bradley. Come on now.

Okay. Maybe not just as good right now, but I think Shumpert has a greater upside and showed throughout the season that he can be a shutdown defender.

[Emperor Smeat]

Shop Amare for the best deal available. Call the Celtics. They're all in for a last title. See if you can pry Avery Bradley off them. You add a sick defender. A legit shutdown guy. You're serious title contenders. Be smart. Be proactive. Bradley will shut Wade down. I'm telling you this Bradley kid is for real. When he comes back from injury, he's gunna be great on D.

Would be a pretty horrible trade on the Cs part. They'd be giving up a good and young big man for a more expensive, older, and injury prone big man who would just be another Shaq/O'Neal for the team.

Knicks would have to give up way more than just Amare considering Bradley right now is way more valuable to the Celtics especially how bad the team's defense is missing him because of his absence.

[Emperor Smeat]

Andrew Bynum has another rehab setback although this time involving his other knee that wasn't injured. Instead of returning December 10, now he's looking at late December to mid January for his return this season.


Royce White, Rockets rookie who has severe anxiety issues, states he's preparing to leave the NBA as early as next week. Huge disagreements between him and the Rockets over treatment issues to the point he hasn't traveled much since Draft day and the team's been fining him ever since the season started.

[Kris P Lettus]

That Lamont Sanford halfro is enough to keep him off the court..

[Juan]

Seriously

[SammyG]

Kareem's statue is so nice

[Juan]

Crazy how good Kobe has been playing so far this season

[alvarado52]

I hope Morris gets steady PT under Dantoni

[SammyG]

MWP draining threes. Weird. Hate how horrendous our defense is, however. Also hate Dwight getting stripped every other time he goes up. Dude needs to learn how to drop step.

We need Nash back, badly. Sadly, he's out at least another week.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Lakers need Nash like TPWW needs owenbrown

[Supreme Olajuwon]

AKA badly

[RP]

Great win for Indy, but Hibbert needs to come harder. I need to see a huge game from this guy.

[Emperor Smeat]

Rondo's about 13-14 games away from either tying or breaking Magic Johnson's 10+ assist games streak.

Already tied the record for streak with 11+ assists that was broken this week.

[alvarado52]

Rondo. Dude is the one guy in the league I covet more than D12

[Juan]

Same here. He's the only Celtic I've never really hated

[RoXer]

Yr bitch look like Rondo, mine Jane Fonda
Hit chu wit a hundred slaps nigga E. Honda

[SammyG]

If Rondo ever develops a jump shot, he'll be scary.

[McLegend]

I hate bowling

[SammyG]

Bynum is such a clown, haha. BTW, wtf, D'antoni not coaching tonight.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

That flagrant on Artest was probably a reputation foul, but that n-word needs to stop flailing his arms.

[SammyG]

Get Mamba on the court and he's trouble, tonight he fucked around and got a triple double

[Skippord]

I feel an awful Youtube rap coming on

[Krimzon7]

yeah man the HEAT

bandwagon's full partner

go find another team

http://www.tpww.net/forums/showthread.php?t=116402&page=28

The bandwagon IS full, chap. But, i'm not worried about a seat since I'm driving the bandwagon!

[Juan]

lol what the hell happened to Jeremy Lin? Was that whole thing with him last year just a fluke? Did he a get a contract in Houston based on like 5 or 6 games?

[SammyG]

Product of the D'Antoni system.

[alvarado52]

Jamison has been such a bust.

[DaveBrawl]

lol what the hell happened to Jeremy Lin? Was that whole thing with him last year just a fluke? Did he a get a contract in Houston based on like 5 or 6 games?
Yes.

[Triple Naitch]

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[Juan]

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[Juan]

Lake Show

[RP]

Roy Hibbert needs to fucking dominate tonight.

[RP]

we're getting punked by the Hornets.

[Kris P Lettus]

Sometimes it be's like that..

[RP]

Paul George

[RP]

The David West vs Ryan Anderson matchup, might be one of the most lop sided in the history of sports.

[RP]

PAUL GEORGE IS FUCKING DOMINATING RIGHT NOW

[RP]

You dont want none of Indy if George plays like this.

[SammyG]

wtf, Matt Barnes coming up huge in the clutch. Where was this shit last year, Barney? Fuck.

[Skippord]

#Nugsshow

[Supreme Olajuwon]

How bout Barnes getting in Ibaka's face for Griffin flopping? Wasn't this supposed to be taken care of this offseason?

#pathetic

[Supreme Olajuwon]

BTW I don't care if I'm a fake ass thug like Matt Barnes, I'm not getting in Ibaka's face.

[SammyG]

First of all, it's a commercial. Secondly, Darius Morris is fucking trash. Nash and Blake.. Please come back :(

[Supreme Olajuwon]

DARIUS

http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/6305/bambam752409.jpg

[SammyG]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m_G0tq2MHg

[owenbrown]

I wonder when Jack Nicholson will be the next Lakers coach after D'Antoni fails.... might as well be considering how he always sits courtside

[alvarado52]

2 things.

How is it possible to allow a team that caliber of Sacramento score 40 points in a quarter?

How does D12 play that much and do that little?

[Juan]

41 minutes 7 points. Yikes

[ClockShot]

My Knicks are slowly coming back down to earth now. :'(

[Emperor Smeat]

:cool: Celtics beat Thunder. Might also be the first game the bench didn't get outscored this season.

Rondo's 10 games away from tying Magic's 10+ assist streak. Needs 1 more game to tie Stockton for #2.

[Crimson]

lol Lakers now losing with D'antoni. Shoulda kept the interim coach.

N why these Gasol trading rumors? Depends who they get in return but no way they should trade him

[Kris P Lettus]

Any team who changes a cooordinator, let alone a head coach, in mid season, by their choice will not win that season..

[RP]

The Pacers are making me sick. Paul George needs to just take the fuck over. He got like 9 shots against the Spurs? HUH Frank? The fuck..

[RP]

:cool: Celtics beat Thunder. Might also be the first game the bench didn't get outscored this season.

Rondo's 10 games away from tying Magic's 10+ assist streak. Needs 1 more game to tie Stockton for #2.

Is it just me or is that an impressive record?

[Juan]

It's incredible

[alvarado52]

Any team who changes a cooordinator, let alone a head coach, in mid season, by their choice will not win that season..

12 games isnt mid-season...

[Adder]

anything to this story? - Just read it, but it's from the 10th of Nov.


BREAKING NEW!!! Three Boston Celtics Players Being Charged With Robbing A Groupie!!!


Three NBA, Boston Celtic players made the "Stupid Player Of The Year".

On November 10, 2012, they players were hanging out with a young lady who offered them a ride to their hotel. One of the players decided that it would be cool to rob the young lady by stealing her purse.

The players were, Courtney Lee who makes $5M this year, Jared who makes $1.3M, and Leandro who makes $1.2M.

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[Emperor Smeat]

Hasn't been picked up by any major media source yet but Lakers-Knicks rumored to be working on a trade which would send Amar'e Stoudemire to the Lakers and Pau Gasol to the Knicks.

[Juan]

Holy shit. dunno how I feel about that

[McLegend]

I think that's a bad trade for the Lakers.

[ClockShot]

Hasn't been picked up by any major media source yet but Lakers-Knicks rumored to be working on a trade which would send Amar'e Stoudemire to the Lakers and Pau Gasol to the Knicks.

Hot tip from Incarcerated Bob?

[Crimson]

I guess because Nash and Amare had good chemistry?

Gasol will fit in nice with the Knicks, he doesn't mind passing the ball and being 5th choice

[Emperor Smeat]

Hot tip from Incarcerated Bob?

Nah just popped up in my Twitter feed recently and then a quick google search showed the same except nobody from ESPN, Yahoo, SI, etc has mentioned anything about it or if its even remotely true yet.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

I had no idea Jerry Stackhouse was still in the league. That nigga is ancient.

[DaveBrawl]

Really? I thought that dude retired years ago.

My brother had a similar reaction to seeing Vince Carter still playing the other night.

[Juan]

At least Stackhouse and Carter can still kind of deliver as role players and vets, but what the hell was Jermaine O'Neal contributed in the last 5 years?

[DaveBrawl]

Headband sales

[OssMan]

Wizards tickets going for $0.75

[Triple A]

got knicks vs. BROOKLYN nets tickets in Brooklyn for like $100 for da worst section in the house or something

[RoXer]

that was yesterday

[Supreme Olajuwon]

I was 9 when Jerry Stackhouse got drafted. Toy Story had not yet been released. Holy poos.

[Triple A]

that was yesterday

the next one man.......

[RP]

PACEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE SHOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

[SammyG]

You mean free throw shooting show. We put on a bad one. Can't miss 20 free throws. Embarrassing.

[RP]

Pacers D'ed them up. They didnt know what to do. Dwight got shutdown by Ian Mahimi. You have to admit that. That was impressive.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

I dunno if I'd call 7-10 shooting and 12 free throw attempts a "shutdown."

The rest of the team though, yikes.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Not Kobe of course

[Droford]

Wizards tickets going for $0.75

Like the penny per anticipated loss promotion there..

[OssMan]

I'll be revoking my claim of never going to an NBA game ever again or even watching the NBA after the Heat won if the Wizards have a chance to break the loss record at home.

[Droford]

Definitely going to break the 09 nets 0-18 start

[MoFo]

Cavs suk

Varajao got 6 straight dub dubs tho

:D

[DaveBrawl]

Rondo ejected for fighting with Kris Humphries with only 3 assists on the night so far. The run at Magic is now over.

[Emperor Smeat]

Yeup shitty way to end the streak. Would have been tough considering how poorly they were shooting today and Rondo himself barely managed to get to 10 a few times before they shot this badly.

[alvarado52]

Was on a Laker forum where they were all stoked about Rondo notbreaking Magics record. Thoughttthat was stupid. Rondo deserves the record, considering he's the bestpoint guard the nNBA has seen since the 90s

[McLegend]

Kevin Garnett wasn't even fouled that hard.

Bitch Celtics

[Emperor Smeat]

David Stern is threatening "sanctions" against the Spurs because Popovich has decided to rest most of his starters today and it also happens to be a nationally televised game against the Heat.

Popovich says he doesn't care about the complaints and did it because his team needs rest after playing 4 games in 5 days while Miami hasn't played a game since last Saturday.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

That's pretty gay. Stern is gay, not Popovich. Like basically we're saying ratings are more important than the integrity of the game and letting a coach strategize and get the best out of his players.

[owenbrown]

apologies to all Lakers fans

[Juan]

Fuck you, owenbrown

[owenbrown]

:(

[Gertner]

Telling the truth isn't trolling

[owenbrown]

:'(

[Gertner]

I honestly couldn't care less about the NHL at this point.

[RP]

http://www.vibe.com/article/nba-star-andrew-bynum-sues-neighbors


For fuck sakes, Dwight Howard could average 15 and 8 and the Lakers would still wind up winning this trade. Andrew Bynum is a true piece of work.

[Skippord]

Andre Iguodala is playing pretty well

[Supreme Olajuwon]

owenbrown, you will not ruin the sanctity of the sports forum with your faggocity

so fuck off

[Hanso Amore]

Was on a Laker forum where they were all stoked about Rondo notbreaking Magics record. Thoughttthat was stupid. Rondo deserves the record, considering he's the bestpoint guard the nNBA has seen since the 90s

Two time NBA MVP Steve Nash would like to have a word with you. As would Jason Kidd.

[Hanso Amore]

Why isnt Owen Brown banned? He wants it.

[Hanso Amore]

Two time NBA MVP Steve Nash would like to have a word with you. As would Jason Kidd.

Seriously though, I think rondo is great, but to call him the best PG in the NBA since the 90s, when J Kidd led his team to the finals ALONE twice. Steve Nash won two MVPs and helped a style shift in the NBA back to scoring and smaller squads, is ridiculous.

I am not 100 percent sure I put Rondo over Multiple championship winner and underrated Tony Parker on the list of the 2000s best PGs.

And is he even better today than Paul?

[Supreme Olajuwon]

That D.Rose chap is pretty quality as well. Or at least he has a big trophy saying he is.

[RP]

The Pacers need to step up and win this game against the Kings and not do what they always do on this part of the road trip..lose to the Kings.

For owen

[Hanso Amore]

That D.Rose chap is pretty quality as well. Or at least he has a big trophy saying he is.

YUUUUP.

[Hanso Amore]

I can see not comparing Rose and Rondo as they are very different players, at least in role.

Rondo is much more of a passer than attacker like Rose.

He does compare more to Kidd and Nash with Better athleticism, though they were better shooters/passers

[RoXer]

Better athleticism

Fucking Racist

[Hanso Amore]

Fucking Racist

Kidd is black, how is that racist?

Now if I call Nash High Motor, thats racist

[Emperor Smeat]

Spurs fined $250,000 for having most of their starters rested on purpose last night.

Stern claims it was a blatant disservice done to the league, Heat, fans, and media since the game last night was on national tv. Also done because its the only time the Spurs play in Miami this season for the season.

[Juan]

Bullshit

[James Steele]

Honestly, I'd sue the fuck out of the NBA for that. How in the hell is that even logical?

[ClockShot]

Angel of Stern strikes again. He's gone when, this February, or next?

[Crimson]

2014

[SammyG]

Fuck David Stern.

[Emperor Smeat]

Should be interesting if he even tries the same once teams start to tank on purpose for draft spots or rest their starters more once the playoffs get closer.

Stern is now stuck having to punish everyone else later or basically proving again the NBA only caters to certain teams/stars. Miami got the special treatment because of having Lebron and being the team the NBA showcases around now.

[James Steele]

The NBA is a fucking joke of a sports league.

[James Steele]

It is everything BUT rigged.

[screech]

That is complete shit.

[RP]

David West and George Hill are Gods among men. They both should be on the All Star team.

[RP]

David West's last 5 games

23ppg 9rpg 4ast 2blk

And i'm pretty sure he's going to drop 25 and 10 on Golden St. tonight. Could be 35 and 15 if David Lee is guarding him the entire game. He's a legit MVP contender.

[Hanso Amore]

If by MVP you mean having a few good games that aren't all that spectacular

[RP]

If by MVP you mean having a few good games that aren't all that spectacular

I think his numbers are going to go up. Is there anyone who sticks out as MVP right now?

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Big David West fan. Have been since he was at Xavier.

[Kris P Lettus]

12 games isnt mid-season...

Actually, it is..

O_o

You have to also think about the offseason work put in practicing that coach's scheme, personnel, etc.. Installing a new coach with a new system during the season is a deperate move that hardly ever pans out in any professional sport..

[RoXer]

Kris P, you're in the basketball thread

[RoXer]

dunno if you know

[Juan]

Actually, it is..

O_o

What. How is 12 games out of 66 mid season?

[RoXer]

or 82 even

[Skippord]

Missed it by that much

[Hanso Amore]

Buncha faggots in this thread

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Shut the fuck up, owen brown.

[alvarado52]

Yay. Mike D'Antoni.

[SammyG]

It's not D'Antoni. Dwight missing a million free throws and playing no defense is the problem.

[Emperor Smeat]

New Orleans Hornets changing their name to the Pelicans and could be set as early as next season. Ended up beating out "Krewe" and "Brass" for potential team names.

Jordan has been rumored to be the one who caused the change to occur ever since he mentioned he'd want the name back in Charlotte a few weeks ago. Charlotte would also get the Hornets colors while New Orleans would change to something else.

[Kris P Lettus]

I heard that on local radio this afternoon..

h8 it

[Kris P Lettus]

Louisiana Brown Pelicans who dive for fish unlike white pelicans..

[Triple Naitch]

Horrible name.

[Skippord]

love the Pelicans

[RoXer]

Jordan has been rumored to be the one who caused the change to occur ever since he mentioned he'd want the name back in Charlotte a few weeks ago. Charlotte would also get the Hornets colors while New Orleans would change to something else.

Fuck it then, make Utah change their name.

New Orleans Jazz, Utah Whiteboys, Charlotte Whogivesashits

[RoXer]

It is a god damn crime that the JAZZ don't play in New Orleans. If we're going to go through all this trouble, let's do it right.

[Next Big Thing]

They should make the Jazz give up the name. Makes no sense in Utah. That being said, Pelicans is terrible. Krewe or Brass would have been so much better.

[ClockShot]

The Badass New Orleans Brass got a nice ring to it.

Oh well.