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

[imlive365]

If I'm Lebron show the league how in affective that piece of **** plastic clear mask is. A piece of platisc isn't gonna protect you if you get hit in the face. Wasn't mat Bonner who got hit in the nose just a few weeks ago with one on and his nose started bleeding?

 

[PRIME]

The disgust in his face looking at Snell




And Yo... the Clippers are going to the finals this year bruh

Granger on the wing

Durant's gonna have his hands full this off season

 

[johnnyredstorm]

they gonna be selling ad space on these masks soon

 

[PRIME]

Man Chicago would have been so filthy this year with a healthy Rose.. they lost two starters and are still dismantling teams

Man listen.....



Thibs always COY candidate, he runs all his players into the ground but damn can that man coach a defense.

They need to get Robinson back

 

[awwsome]

They need to get Robinson back

Not with a torn ACL

 

[PRIME]

They need to get Robinson back

Not with a torn ACL

He got dat surgery doe

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

 

[finallyfamous]

And Yo... the Clippers are going to the finals this year bruh

lol

 

[PRIME]

And Yo... the Clippers are going to the finals this year bruh

lol

I know it sounds crazy.

But I'm going to root for them in the west this year. I like watching them play this season.

 

[lawdog1]

lol

Is it really that laughable?

 

[finallyfamous]

Is it really that laughable?

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

People penciling in OKC but the door is open

 

[do work son]

lol

Is it really that laughable?

i think in a 7 game series they'll get beat. no homer, i think the same for the rockets

 

[HIM]

If I weren't a Clipper fan I would probably laugh at that statement too
Finally Famous has been going through it lately, tho. Let him live

 

[finallyfamous]

Finally Famous has been going through it lately, tho. Let him live

repped

honestly though the West is such a crap shoot that you can't possibly predict unless you are a fan.

Spurs
Thunder
Warriors
Clips
Rockets
Blazers?

:x

 

[flyerthandelta]

NBA being racist with the black mask eh...

 

[biiggtone]

Im rootin for the Warriors,since my Lakers are POO-CHEESE..

 

[dman14]

just my opinion. i feel

phx will the team out of the playoffs

sa will have a tough time out of the first regardless of who they play
portland will be out in the first
la/gsw gsw/hou would be toss up and prob the most entertaining first if that were to happen
hou needs to avoid la and okc, but they can compete with any other team

with that..i see okc and lac

 

[xxpizzo]

That Noah gif I'm crying ahahah why'd he get so mad at the dude for not jumping with em.

 

[do work son]

just my opinion. i feel

phx will the team out of the playoffs

sa will have a tough time out of the first regardless of who they play
portland will be out in the first
la/gsw gsw/hou would be toss up and prob the most entertaining first if that were to happen
hou needs to avoid la and okc, but they can compete with any other team

with that..i see okc and lac

i'm inclined to agree with most of this.

i think houston "might" be a better playoff team because i'm simply hoping that mchale wakes up in the playoffs and realizes we should slow the tempo a little and feed dwight more.

a lot of our struggles come from playing too reckless and turning it over. on the flip side, we also struggle in the half court at times. in any case, i'm excited about being in the playoffs, and potentially having homecourt instead of being the 9 seed and 8 seed the last 4 years.

 

[flyerthandelta]

just my opinion. i feel

phx will the team out of the playoffs

sa will have a tough time out of the first regardless of who they play
portland will be out in the first
la/gsw gsw/hou would be toss up and prob the most entertaining first if that were to happen
hou needs to avoid la and okc, but they can compete with any other team

with that..i see okc and lac

i'm inclined to agree with most of this.

i think houston "might" be a better playoff team because i'm simply hoping that mchale wakes up in the playoffs and realizes we should slow the tempo a little and feed dwight more.

a lot of our struggles come from playing too reckless and turning it over. on the flip side, we also struggle in the half court at times. in any case, i'm excited about being in the playoffs, and potentially having homecourt instead of being the 9 seed and 8 seed the last 4 years.

I think it will be Okc vs Clips WCF unless they face the Grizz b4 then which i think the Clips will take a L...

 

[flyerthandelta]

NY Daily News: Carmelo Anthony should go running to South Beach, join the Heat, and never look back




Makes sense for Carmelo Anthony to leave Knicks and join Miami Heat
Author: Mitch Lawrence | 01:29 AM

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Carmelo Anthony could be plenty happy down in Miami, taking passes from LeBron James.

Source: Makes sense for Carmelo Anthony to leave Knicks and join Miami Heat - Daily News

MIAMI — The answer to all of Carmelo Anthony’s problems is right here, with Pat Riley, LeBron James, a proven championship blueprint in place and none of the idiotic maneuvers that Anthony has to put up with back in New York, such as wayward teammates like Raymond Felton.

Anthony and the Knicks were run off the court when they went up against a masked James Thursday night, as they played for the first time since their latest upheaval, caused by Felton’s arrest on felony gun charges. But what if Anthony decided in July to join forces with his long-time sparring partner?

It makes so much sense, from a basketball standpoint. The Heat would be the best place for Anthony to land, especially when you consider what has been going on with the Knicks this season and how their future is unsettled, at best.

“I was laughing with somebody and just saying, ‘Murphy’s Law,’ Anthony said in the morning, before the Knicks were routed, 108-82, at AmericanAirlines Arena. “Anything that can go wrong has gone wrong for us."

Murphy’s Law was still in effect, especially when the Knicks were abused, 32-14, in the third.

“They made a run and we just crumbled from there,” Anthony said. “It got out of hand.”

Maybe he’ll think about this loss and all the others when he sits down in July and considers whether to take the Knicks’ maximum contract or decides, the heck with all of that money, it can’t buy me happiness on the basketball court. He’s had almost no joy out there, as his string of 10 straight playoff appearances appears over.

“I never experienced before not making the playoffs,” he said. “Unfortunately, we’re in the situation we’re in, right now. Fighting for our life. Fighting for a playoff spot.”

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Hey Carmelo, if you can't beat 'em... join 'em!

He’d be plenty happy down here, taking passes from James and finding out what it’s like to play for a team that, from ownership on down, knows what it’s doing and understands how to win NBA titles.

There is no talk that the Heat will go after Anthony on July 1, despite the fact that Miami will have to do some retooling in the offseason, regardless of whether James gets Miami a third straight title or falls short. The only buzz is that Miami’s Big Three is past the point of taking fewer dollars than it can get. The days of James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh sacrificing millions for the good of the team are over, according to well-placed Heat sources. So that could play into what Miami could give Anthony, if it would even be interested in his services.

Not that Thursday was an audition. The Heat has seen Anthony put up big numbers for so long, but it couldn’t have hurt when he had 24 of his 29 points in the first half. Once James asserted himself in the third quarter, that was it for the Knicks.

We understand, Anthony still might want to be the big fish in the big pond of New York and get his megacontract, too. He might not want to take a substantial pay cut to go anywhere.

But if he really wants to win, it’s a no-brainer to come here. All he has to do is first look at who’s signing the paychecks. Here, Micky Arison knows enough to leave the basketball to the basketball experts.

In New York, Jim Dolan can’t help himself from dabbling in an area he has no expertise in. Here, Riley is in command of the roster, and it’s come to the point where the job he does in building teams rivals what he did coaching the Lakers in the ’80s, and the Knicks in the early ’90s. Then Anthony can compare that to what he has at the Garden, with rookie GM Steve Mills presiding over what has been a disastrous season, on and off the court.

From J.R. Smith’s drug suspension to Felton’s arrest and everything in between, and all of the losing, if you’re Mills, there couldn’t have been a worse season to have, in terms of convincing Anthony that he should re-sign.

“There’s a lot of options. Things are going to be thought about when that time comes,” Anthony said. “Off the court and on the court. A lot of things will have to be put on the table.”

Riley has been known to put his championship rings on the table, as he did when he went to recruit James.

If by chance he holds the same jewelry show for Anthony in another five months, then what’s the issue?

Anthony should go running to South Beach and never look back.

 

[spaceorlando]

Seems everyone is dismissing the Spurs now in favor of a Clippers vs OKC west finals. I still have my money on SA to make it there. When the games close in the final 2mins I don't trust the other west teams. Last night when the Spurs/Cats was tied at 80 with 1:53 left I said out loud Cats had no chance to win. Sure nuff they lost by 10, out scored 12-2. The other teams have to show me first.

 

[gothmog]

Seems everyone is dismissing the Spurs now in favor of a Clippers vs OKC west finals. I still have my money on SA to make it there. When the games close in the final 2mins I don't trust the other west teams. Last night when the Spurs/Cats was tied at 80 with 1:53 left I said out loud Cats had no chance to win. Sure nuff they lost by 10, out scored 12-2. The other teams have to show me first.

its cats they were playing against a team hardly above 0.500, not miami , not clippers , not okc , not indiana , not portland or any team that is a real tittle contender .

as for miami heat and anthony imo miami will give max contract to lebron/or what lebron wants , wade gets paycut , bosh leaves miami and anthony joins miami taking a paycut and they are forming a new big 3 better than the previous imo ( i only wade was more healthy ) . 

lebron is what makes miami tittle contenders so its him they ll focus to keep in the team , wade is 2nd since he is miamis history and he has no reason to not take a paycut since he is not the healthy wade of the previous decade and he gets the chance for more rings .

 

[flyerthandelta]

Seems everyone is dismissing the Spurs now in favor of a Clippers vs OKC west finals. I still have my money on SA to make it there. When the games close in the final 2mins I don't trust the other west teams. Last night when the Spurs/Cats was tied at 80 with 1:53 left I said out loud Cats had no chance to win. Sure nuff they lost by 10, out scored 12-2. The other teams have to show me first.

Did you just compare the Bobcats to West.....

 

[spaceorlando]

No. I'm pointing out how clutch and consistent the Spurs are. What west team was it this year who's starters lost to SA bench? I think it was the Clippers. Point is in the final 2mins it could be anyone. I trust SA more.

Some of you guys are so quick to read into something that's not there searching for a gif opportunity. Do you agree or disagree with my Spurs being the best, most trusted team out west in the clutch or not? Smh