THE 2015 NBA PRE SEASON THREAD: BEST WISHES TO LAMAR ODOM

[a-friend]

 
What's a few million when he can bank on being penniless four years into retirement anyways.

You are wrong for this. 

Wrong about it too.

There may be quite a few penniless retired washed away NBA players but, JR won't be one of them.

He's smarter than you think he is, or that he lets on.

JR penniless, nah pimp, nah

 

[pjdabullsfan]

 

 

[a-friend]

Man this ABG Lala cheated on Melo.?!

Man hose are for everybody man. I knew she was nasty.

 

[sea manup]

i was expecting DJ to try to dunk it over the 13 foot barrier 

 

[lawdog1]

. # 2 option behind Blake.

 

[awwsome]

He got a player option and no trade clause... prolly didn't win but I don't think he lost...

He gotta ball out this year.

 

[awwsome]

If I was DJ I'd just be shooting a 1000 FT's a day.

He ain't never gonna take no jumpers in a game.

 

[comptonprince]

Boys was in here sayin JR was gettin 10M a year 

 

[addict4sneakers]

He can still get his money next season

 

[onetrust]

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at this! He probably really think he doing it with these tats too!

 

[onetrust]

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who remembers this?

rollin

I never seen that but man....there can only be one Gillie!

LMAO at having just 1 "girl I respect"

 

[d3si]

Blake Griffin says 66-game NBA season would produce ‘a better product’
1 hour ago
by Jesse Reed

Los Angeles Clippers superstar Blake Griffin believes the NBA needs to scale its regular-season schedule back in order to offer “a better product” for the fans.

Speaking with Ken Berger of CBS Sports, Griffin expressed a thoughtful answer to the question of how long the NBA regular season should be.

“Sixty-six, spread over the same amount of time [as the current 82-game season],” Griffin said. “Fatigue and injuries, and better product. If you have less games, less back-to-backs, the product’s better. The fans will appreciate it more. You see those college guys playing so hard, but they play 36 games in the same amount of time we play 82 almost. I just think it would be a better product.”

Obviously, Griffin had thought about this before Berger asked the question.

And truthfully, he’s got a great point. Because of the brutal schedule, many teams go for stretches without giving it their all. Furthermore, some teams like the San Antonio Spurs will often sit their starters during regular-season games to give them the rest they need to stay fresh for the playoffs.

By cutting the season by about 20 percent, which is Griffin’s suggestion, teams wouldn’t need to rest their starters.

And, perhaps those teams that sleepwalk through the first part of the season wouldn’t be inclined to do the same with a shorter schedule. With a shorter schedule there would be less room for error, meaning every game would count that much more.

The NBA likely won’t heed Griffin’s thoughtful advice. Money is too much of an influence, and every game brings in revenue for the owners. However, the Association would be smart to at least kick the tires on such an idea, because the current schedule produces some yawn-inducing stinkers during the regular season.

 

[ricardo malta]

Regular season is trash anyways. Shorter season and revamp playoffs to 16 best teams and we have a perfect product.

 

[pastor glo]

16 best teams is gonna be terrible time management 

 

[MVP]

College basketball is unbearable to watch outside of the tournament though. The lockout station was fun but they've taken intermediate steps to reduce the 4 in 5 nights and b2b games with travel considerations. I don't want less NBA that's for sure, and he's not factoring in they get paid by the game.

 

[Cashflow]

Ginger needs to stop being soft. These new aged players are complaining too much about the amount of games they are playing.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Ginger needs to stop being soft. These new aged players are complaining too much about the amount of games they are playing.

If it helped injuries I'd be for it. The root of the problem is most likely over training though

 

[addict4sneakers]

I need my 82 games. If LAC doesn't have it one night, I'll flip the channel to watch a team playing hard.

 

[awwsome]

College basketball is unbearable to watch outside of the tournament though. The lockout station was fun but they've taken intermediate steps to reduce the 4 in 5 nights and b2b games with travel considerations. I don't want less NBA that's for sure, and he's not factoring in they get paid by the game.

Exactly, I bet he don't wanna take less money.


Plus shortening the season messes up records, the game has been locked in to the current format for so long.


Honestly, the product is fine.

Are guys on B2B sometimes not as good? Sure but the drop off isn't that much to consider changing it.

 

[awwsome]

I need my 82 games. If LAC doesn't have it one night, I'll flip the channel to watch a team playing hard.

I seen Westbrook get triple doubles on B2B nights, I'm good with 82 man.

 

[moneylicious]

@Mamba MVP  's new tat  

 

 

[sea manup]

teams have private jets now while teams in the 70s and 80s were riding school busses and taking economy class while playing 82 games a year

players need to quit crying 

 

[Lovetohate3000]

82 games is fine. Blake is just a whiner. They need to just space out the games. B2b are bad though. Shouldn't be playing ball two days in a row.

 

[dmvisrnb]

Blake is such a bird. Stop complaining.

Kenneth Faried had the best response to this question. Respect to him

 

[a-friend]

More and more players complaining about #of games is just group think.

People on here are the worst with that, but call people out Quick for doing it in the real world, let Blake live like that if he wants.