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

[Peep Game]

That Rockets write-up is spot on. Injuries or not, you shouldn't win great team building game against the Spur and Warriors, lay duds against the Jazz and Kings, and get a full-on 'kkaked by the Pacers

 

[xbiker47]

parsons is a cool dude 

 

[IATT]

Just glad Lowe is giving props to our young guys..

And also pointing out the issues with brooks playing certain guys inspite of their inepititude.. I think thabo's just pressing since he knows he has to show something for someone this summer

We have our 3 guards set in Westbrook, lamb and Jackson.. Then fisher would be the insurance policy, instead of actually playing




Might as well move him to a team like the cavs, who he would be a good fit with kyrie.. Especially if they keep waiters

 

[nelson999]

That dude is such a d-bag. i have hated him ever since i saw him in Summer League this year thinkin he was the baddest dude on the planet cause he was in the paint abusing some summer league scrubs that aren't even in the league . 

 

[nelson999]

the girls had orgasm 

Dude walking around like this after that ^ joke




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[noblekane]

just ordered this for my wall

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would be a great present to give to zyzz so he can hang it next to his kobe one

 

[gothmog]

 
Dude walking around like this after that ^ joke

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[gllahone84]

That dude is such a d-bag. i have hated him ever since i saw him in Summer League this year thinkin he was the baddest dude on the planet cause he was in the paint abusing some summer league scrubs that aren't even in the league . 

Tell em why you mad son

 

[kal-el-8]

 

the girls had orgasm

Dude walking around like this after that ^ joke

how dare anyone disrespect Da Gawd Tom Brady

 

[markangelo]

would be a great present to give to zyzz so he can hang it next to his kobe one

be careful, he might call you a troll 

 

[do work son]

http://www.nba.com/rockets/video/2013/12/24/ClutchWreckingBall2mov-3088084

 

[Bert.]

Of all the crappy Eastern conference teams the Pistons are the one that I'd want to avoid come playoff time

your #1 in my book

said it a few days ago, all the matchups in the east come playoff time will be terrible but who ever plays the pistons, should be very fun to watch minus the heat. I think they would sweep us

 

[Bert.]

just ordered this for my wall

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would be a great present to give to zyzz so he can hang it next to his kobe one

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lol

i dont like Parsons tho

and i dont have a Kobe

sadly i do have 2 fatheads still hanging on my wall but was scared to take them down years ago

Gil and Roy

 

[nelson999]

how dare anyone disrespect Da Gawd Tom Brady

 

[noblekane]

http://www.nba.com/rockets/video/2013/12/24/ClutchWreckingBall2mov-3088084

i wonder how much they paid eric gordon to wear those large pink panties...

lord knows all the money in the world couldnt make me do that

 

[lyonbc1]

That wheel idea would make things even more unbalanced than it already is in the nba. Imagine you're the next top college player...the orders are pretty much set for 30yrs and you see Utah or the bobcats have the top pick but next yr the lakers or heat get it...dudes will just use that to pick their destination. Like the yr a small market team that struggles gets a top pick watch all the top prospects "decide to continue their studies and stay in school".

That lottery wheel system is never going to happen. that means college kids could basically pick where they want to go because they know where every team is picking every year. Wiggins would stay in school if the bucks had the first pick this year and the Lakers had it next year...

This argument is always funny to me, like all ppl think the same ...you got dudes in college/ the league that just want to get to the NBA and get money/buckets, not sit in class any longer than they have to....Only certain players come into the league thinking bout what team or market they want to play in....you think a dude like Mike Beasley woulda really picked staying in school at K State over playing for the Bobcats ?

I'm late but if you're a top top level elite talent and you have a team behind you, I'd say 80% of the players would choose to stay in school one year and wait if the incompetent bobcats versus the thunder or the chance to pla with a lebron arose if you think mike Beasley was actually hitting the books hard in school. Most of these athletes don't even need to show up to class to get a passing grade so that isn't even a problem worth considering. You're telling me Kobe Bryant would've had 1/5th the endorsement deals and marketing potential he had if he played in Milwaukee or Utah? The league is already screwed up and designed to give certain teams benefits and advantages over others so why would you make it even more unfair for teams that can't lure fa's and depend on the draft?

A bad GM or decision maker working for a historically great organization gets a lot more lee way under this wheel system compared to a good young GM gettin their first opportunity at a "less than desirable" market or team. The league is saying. The wheel is just going to funnel best players coming out to play with the best teams. How is that a good thing for competitive balance? Unless y'all want it to be like La Liga where unless you're Barca or MAdrid your team literally has .0001 % chance to win a title, ever. And I don't even think tanking is that big of an issue as it's being blown up to be, it's poor front offices an poor decision making that are the issues. It's not even a guaranteed way to improve but in a realm of bounded rationality why would I NOT do what's best for my org. Long term and in the near future?

Take my team the sixers, they're not literally throwing games on purpose. Our GM saw that retread 30yr old vets sucking and winning 5more games a yr to not make the playoffs or finish an 8th seed and a sub .500 record only to be swept by Miami is a terrible business decision and a losing proposition. So why not have a roster of young players who some may turn out to be valuable as trade assets or building blocks to pair with a potential star player coming out? Like why do you have to give 3 yr deals to known quantities who suck and are inefficient for the sake of "looking like you're trying to win" when in reality you're doing a much greater disservice to your fans, and organization by limiting your mobility and locking the team in mediocrity. Sorry for the long post but that wheel idea is awful and will ruin the league beyond the degree it is now as far as competitive balance. Bad teams with good gms will get things right more often than not you can't make a rule or system to weed out poor decision making and bad management, if you hire the wrong people your org will and should suffer. Like the best teams really need a top 12 pick every 4 years...that is an awful solution imo to an already grossly exaggerated "problem" of tanking.

 

[awwsome]

Fastbreak

Real

 

[rck3sactown]

 

These Kings announcers are pretty good. A little monotonous, but I haven't heard a lot of homerism from them and they're calling the game fairly.

A good commentary crew for a non-fan should have some personality and style, but I shouldn't have to hear your stupid catch phrases or cringe worthy "jokes" every single minute.

What the what?

Lol

You must not know grant or jerry

Grant and Jerry, aren't perfect.... at all

Grant, tries to go Gus Johnson everytime a player has a chance to throw it down (which is ironic, since he hates Gus Johnson

), but overall I think Napear does a pretty good job calling the game as he sees it and shows little bias in his in-game analysis. When the Kings are playing badly; he will say it, no excuses.

 Jerry is starting to go senile, but he's senile in a sort of cute way... not ******ed/angry senile like a Tom Heinsohn. Jerry actually reminds me a bit of Ralph Lawler, he's just old and enjoying his job. 

Other than that, I enjoy their dorky little back and forths, they have great chemistry

Not sure you could really ask for much more from local announcers.

 nah he's referring to the fact that around Houston WOMEN LOVE chandler parson's. During the player intro's all you hear are women screaming for him. you don't really think he and harden were talkin about winning 'chips in houston during their recruitment- Nah, they let him know about the ease of Houston women and the fact that Rockets fans could care less about how far they get in the playoffs

That and Chan just seems like a really cool dude to chill with 

 

I wish I could be friends with Chan

Man chill with that! Those are little girls

Nah bae, if I wanted to say something about little children I would have said it.

Get your mind out of the gutter, creep.

*goes to search for my clippers*

just ordered this for my wall

How much is that???

 

[Humbled]

 Parsons

My dude got em moist

 

[heliumclinton]

Can't wait to go to the game tomorrow

 

[AEA18]

 

[had pants]

 

[licensed to ball]

Is Carmelo ever going to be 1st at anything?

I can't stop thinking about his all star jacket being so empty

The man needs some patches...

 

[100027]

Is Carmelo ever going to be 1st at anything?

I can't stop thinking about his all star jacket being so empty

The man needs some patches...

I think he may have been first to his # of playoff losses...

 

[Chester McFloppy]

Is Carmelo ever going to be 1st at anything?

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