2013-2014 NBA Thread - IND @ WAS and OKC @ LAC on ESPN

[noblekane]

He knew eric gordon was gonna jump at him and try to scare him because the bucks did this to the lakers last year when dwight was a laker

 

[had pants]

 

[Peep Game]

Man they washed JR Smith on Shaqtin a Fool

 

[daybyday]

Made Jr stock go down by the way there hounding him

 

[antidope]

Knicks bench J.R. Smith, but NBA's clown prince will be back soon enough



He can make it sound so sincere, but the con never ends. J.R. Smith was raised in a suburban, middle-class home with two good parents and access to an excellent education. He had a tremendous high school coaching mentor – Dan Hurley at St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, N.J. – and he has long been taught the difference of right and wrong. Smith's always loved to play the part of a tough city kid, but truth be told, he's a soft, spoiled suburban jump shooter.

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Jr Smith and one of my friends older brother were tight so I got to hang around dude once or twice in High School. He barely spoke. He'd just chill on the couch and add something to the conversation like once every fifteen minutes. Regardless of us all being from the burbs he had a demeanor that made people scared of him.

 

[beh235]

JR is a knucklehead-shocker. The Knicks are getting what they deserve, they voluntarily paid him. Good job Dummy Dolan. The Knicks front office and good sense go together like oil and water. Until then, send in the clowns 

 

[jjs07]

Knicks bid against themselves when re-signing JR Smith.

 

[frink85]

Dwight taking them self-defense classes. Attack the groin.

on some bobby hill "THATS MY PURSE I DONT KNOW YOU"

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[don ramon]

Knicks bid against themselves when re-signing JR Smith.

no one really expected him to be the mess he's been this season. 

if he was at least productive and contributing this season like he was last, the criticism would've been muted, but he's under more scrutiny now and rightfully so, but that article was way outta line imo. borderline personal. not much integrity in that

 

[beh235]

 

Knicks bid against themselves when re-signing JR Smith.

no one really expected him to be the mess he's been this season.  

if he was at least productive and contributing this season like he was last, the criticism would've been muted, but he's under more scrutiny now and rightfully so, but that article was way outta line imo. borderline personal. not much integrity in that

I disagree with that. This has always been JR though. Maybe a little more toned down because George Karl I think is a stronger coach than Woodson and wouldn't tolerate all of his foolishness, but make no mistake JR's been this way since he's before he's been in the league. I haven't read the article you were referring to, I'm speaking on his personal history. He's a known knucklehead, productive player or not, this is who he is. Apparently it runs in the family, his sister was wildin' out on the owner of the Chinese team he was signed to during the lockout. In fact, she blacked out on him twice. Not a good look. 

 

[mr marcus]

I remember that...so glad he never came to UNC

 

[do work son]

Another reason why lebron compared to mj is pretty dumb. MJ and the Bulls was a MUST WATCH every single night no matter who they played, **** even preseason games.

When i watch the heat i dont watch them to excite me, which is something early 2000's or Kobe dominated era of the lakers did for me or iverson prime days, etc

You just specifically highlighted MJ and the Bulls, and then essentially lumped LeBron in as just another member of the Heat. That's incredibly unfair to LeBron. He does great things on a nightly basis. Nostalgia is getting in the way of analysis.

LeBron has the best FG% of his career, and is tying his best 3pt% of his career.

"Can't really say that about 2013-2014 lebron"

Ever thought maybe you're the one that changed, and basketball doesn't excite you like it did when you were a kid? Honest question.

i think another factor here is the over exposure of EVERYTHING. i know jordan was everywhere in the 90s, but with a million sports network running 24/7 and social media, we're almost desensitized to how lebron and KD play. "oh lebron had 35 10 12? cool i guess"

 

[yeezusdisciple]

Nah lbj just isnt entertaining. Kobe and mj know that this game is entertainment thats why they have a style to their game

 

[100027]

Nah lbj just isnt entertaining. Kobe and mj know that this game is entertainment thats why they have a style to their game

I don't really find LeBron that entertaining to watch either, but that's definitely subjective...  Some people seem to love it.

 

[kevin cleveland]

The Pelicans have been active in their pursuit of a trade involving Eric Gordon, according to Sean Deveney of the Sporting News, who says that New Orleans has contacted several clubs about Gordon, exploring three-team scenarios as well. Grantland’s Zach Lowe adds (via Twitter) that he has heard similar rumblings.

Gordon, who was acquired by the Pelicans in the 2011 trade that sent Chris Paul to the Clippers, signed a maximum-salary offer sheet with the Suns in the summer of 2012, which the Pelicans attempted to match, protecting their asset. Since then though, Gordon has been the subject of several trade rumors and much speculation, particularly after New Orleans traded for Jrue Holiday and Tyreke Evans this past offseason.

According to Deveney, the Pelicans are seeking frontcourt help, with an eye on acquiring a player who could start alongside Anthony Davis. It’s not clear though whether Gordon would have much value as a trade chip. While he’s been healthy this year, starting 31 games for the Pelicans, the 25-year-old has missed significant chunks of the last couple seasons, and is also earning a sizable salary. Including this season, Gordon’s current deal pays him nearly $15MM annually in its three remaining years before expiring in 2016. According to Lowe (Twitter link), teams around the league are intrigued by Gordon, but wary of taking on his contract.

Deveney’s report surfaced around the same time that the Pelicans announced Jrue Holiday would be sidelined indefinitely due to a stress fracture in his right tibia. Without Holiday in the backcourt for the next little while, the club may be less inclined to move Gordon for a frontcourt piece.

 

[tyonenine]

Another day another injury

 

[americangenius]

Nah lbj just isnt entertaining. Kobe and mj know that this game is entertainment thats why they have a style to their game

Not entertaining? Wow. Only on NT are KD and LBJ are deemed boring players. Strangely, whenever they play they get the highest TV ratings. They make incredible highlight plays almost every night they play.

 

[grandtheftbike]

entertaining or not, it is subjective. will bynum can be pure entertainment for some, but does he do it for you? probably not, because you are not dc

 

[Peep Game]

*Finds Lebron and KD boring*

*Pisses pants over OJ Mayo*

 

[100027]

Did Woj's J.R. takedown get posted in here?  Dude goes incredibly hard.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/knicks...rince-will-be-back-soon-enough-055612473.html

He can make it sound so sincere, but the con never ends. J.R. Smith was raised in a suburban, middle-class home with two good parents and access to an excellent education. He had a tremendous high school coaching mentor – Dan Hurley at St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, N.J. – and he has long been taught the difference of right and wrong. Smith's always loved to play the part of a tough city kid, but truth be told, he's a soft, spoiled suburban jump-shooter.

And when Smith's benching ends with these Knicks, there will be no epiphanies. No revelations. Everyone knows how this story ends with him, how the money will dry up and how he'll wish he had done everything so differently in his career. It is sad and predictable and on a collision course with cliche.

 

[marcmac360]

When Lebron takes over a game...THATS entertaining.

 

[sea manup]

LeBron has the best FG% of his career, and is tying his best 3pt% of his career.

"Can't really say that about 2013-2014 lebron"

Ever thought maybe you're the one that changed, and basketball doesn't excite you like it did when you were a kid? Honest question.

thats all great for heat fans and the team but its lebron getting 25-35 points on 50% shooting every night, then you get a few fastbreak allyoops. theres no what if he had one of the best games of his career factor because i know he wont he's just going to go out get his points/rebounds/assists and most of the time win without much effort. again its great for the heat, great for not burning out during the season but for a spectator its really boring.

same as kd, hes going to be the best player in the league in <5 years but from a fan spectator standpoint hes not that memorable to watch. there are special nights in the nba where everyone remembers where they are when ___ did ______, things like kobe's 81 point game, lebron's 50 pt triple double vs the knicks, curry going for 54 points vs the knicks, westbrooks game winner vs the warriors. im sure older fans will still have a good memory of MJ's double nickle or birds 60 point game. i spent a while thinking last night and i cant think of a single moment like that for durant, like not a single game that stands out to me and im sure he will have games like that in his career but watching him i never feel like hes going to come out and try to kill the other team, just last night he had 14 points in the first and ended with 30, thats pretty much what i expect when it comes to durant.

again if you're a heat or thunder fan its great, these guys are some of the greatest players in the history of the nba but as a spectator watching heat games and thunder games without westbrook is just boring for me.

 

[100027]

When Lebron takes over a game loses or chokes...THATS entertaining.

Last 2 years have been a real bummer.

 

[dt43]

ESPN overhypes Lebron sooo much. They're trying so hard to make him bigger than the game.

If someone didn't follow the NBA and only knew about the league from Sportscenter highlights, etc they would think Lebron is the greatest thing to ever happen in the NBA, and no one or nothing else is even worth talking about.

As a basketball fan, that's what annoys me the most about media coverage of the NBA. It's like they condense everything down to "OMG Lebron James is awesome, the end" because they think that's all casual fans will be able to understand.

If Lebron had won 5-6 championships I would be fine with it, but he's got two right now. They're annointing him like a Jordan, Gretzky, Tiger Woods-level athlete.. guys who dominated for 10+ years, and did everything there is to do in their sport. He's been dominant statistically, but why not wait until he's actually entered that upper echelon before crowning him.

Did Woj's J.R. takedown get posted in here?  Dude goes incredibly hard.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/knicks...rince-will-be-back-soon-enough-055612473.html


He can make it sound so sincere, but the con never ends. J.R. Smith was raised in a suburban, middle-class home with two good parents and access to an excellent education. He had a tremendous high school coaching mentor – Dan Hurley at St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, N.J. – and he has long been taught the difference of right and wrong. Smith's always loved to play the part of a tough city kid, but truth be told, he's a soft, spoiled suburban jump-shooter.



And when Smith's benching ends with these Knicks, there will be no epiphanies. No revelations. Everyone knows how this story ends with him, how the money will dry up and how he'll wish he had done everything so differently in his career. It is sad and predictable and on a collision course with cliche.

 

[Deleted member 37467]

@ LeBron not being upper echelon.

What has he not done in the sport?

Stop talking about dude like he's Melo or something.