Official 2016-2017 NBA Season Thread - NBA rules Chris Bosh has a career ending injury

[Hank Scorpio]

Speaking of, mudiay was a healthy dnp CD last nite. Who took all his minutes? Jamal murray

Sheesh, he might out of the league very soon then

 

[ill steelo]

Pleasantly surprised by Denver's young core this season.

I just wish Mudiay would show a pulse. Not looking good at all.

 

[a-friend]

 

Shaq can't be talking to players like this.
Is he madd?

Why can't he? Being a NBA player doesn't make you immune to a beat down. Javele can't deny what's on film. He's a clown tryna act tough because he's finally on a winning team. What he doesn't realize is Curry, Green or Klay won't be there to save him if he and Shaq cross paths. I bet after that fade Javele will call police or sue. I always thought Javele was aware of his mistakes and laughed at them himself but now I even wanna punch dude in the face.

He's an NBA Team Owner not a 12 year old 

HE looks ridiculous. He should be well above having a Twitter spat with a Player in a League in which he owns a Team. Even if he wasn't an owner, Shaq's a Boss, acting like a child.

 

[gordyloc]

Move them to OC.

I wish that would've happened in 96. I could've walked to games at the Pond/Honda Center

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Sheesh, he might out of the league very soon then

Hopefully he still has an apartment in guangdong

 

[hardens beard]

This is the **** i'm talking about (The Article) dude has been playing good ball for two months and now he's one of the best young players of all time

HYPE around everything man :x

His advanced numb

This is the **** i'm talking about (The Article) dude has been playing good ball for two months and now he's one of the best young players of all time

HYPE around everything man :x

Thing is he had crazy advanced stats last year as an 19 year old rookie.

He doesn't have best of all time potential but he certainly has hall of fame potential

 

[Hank Scorpio]

He was averaging 28 mins/game though. Drop off must've been pretty bad.

 

[nick.]

I hope KP can be great in spite of the Knicks.

Silver needs to bless us with Fultz

 

[finessesosa]

The way you guys speak of Ben Simmons, he better be the second coming of LeBron James.

Y'all got some lofty expectations.

Same thing I said and I like Ben but some of these predictions and his play making

 

[trueprada]

shaq too old 

 

[Based Jesus]

Man KP is in such a toxic situation. We need to be blessed with a top 5 pick or else KP and his bad tendencies will just accumulate.

Cant wait for Melo or Phil to leave. Whichever comes first

This is why I really didn't care for Vlade and the Kings trade. Sometimes you just have to move on from what hasn't worked.

I've noticed KP has picked up some of Melo's one dribble contested pull up nonsense where he doesn't even try to get closer to the basket 

 

[nelson999]

Was this WCS game a fluke? Dude looked like a seasoned vet out there

idk, the last month he's looked outstanding. Obviously he wasn't getting huge minutes or a ton of touches but he's looked better and better every game for the last month.

 

[awwsome]

KP like the kid who's dad is a deadbeat but he still got the 4.0 GPA and trying to work himself through school.

 

[awwsome]

Y'all don't remember pre draft when there was vids of WCS hitting 3's off the dribble in workouts comfortably?

He's always had the coordination and ability to be good on offense but it's just taken him a while.

He's still a work in progress but if he can become a productive offensive player the rest of his game will open up.

 

[trynafeelmink]

There's a reason i wanted LA to Fleece Sac for WCS . I don't think he will ever be a good Offensive option but if he could atleast get 10-13 a game and knock down open mid range jumpers, he's gonna make himself a lot of money in the league

 

[tyevvyotcu]

As of right now. Embiid > KAT > Jokic >>>> KP

embiid isn't better than KAT

 

[pmatic]

I think we still underrate big guys that can dunk.

 

[the collector]

He's an NBA Team Owner not a 12 year old 

HE looks ridiculous. He should be well above having a Twitter spat with a Player in a League in which he owns a Team. Even if he wasn't an owner, Shaq's a Boss, acting like a child.

It doesn't matter if he has ownership in a team. TNT pays him to talk basketball and be funny. Javele told him to EAD because Shaq shows his bonehead plays. Like he does all players who take it in stride. It's not Shaqs fault Javele has no sense of humor.

I will never understand this notion because of some position or title you hold you can't check someone or give them a beating. Stop holding these celebrities to outrageous standards. They're people like us. They react to things like we do. I haven't heard of any Kings fallout that's come from his comments on Javele.

 

[MajinZuub]

He's an NBA Team Owner not a 12 year old 

HE looks ridiculous. He should be well above having a Twitter spat with a Player in a League in which he owns a Team. Even if he wasn't an owner, Shaq's a Boss, acting like a child.

It doesn't matter if he has ownership in a team. TNT pays him to talk basketball and be funny. Javele told him to EAD because Shaq shows his bonehead plays. Like he does all players who take it in stride. It's not Shaqs fault Javele has no sense of humor.

I will never understand this notion because of some position or title you hold you can't check someone or give them a beating. Stop holding these celebrities to outrageous standards. They're people like us. They react to things like we do. I haven't heard of any Kings fallout that's come from his comments on Javele.

Javale doesn't have a sense of humor? When's the last time Shaq was legitimately funny on TNT?

 

[trynafeelmink]

In 31 games on a 21 win team (Many of those came w/o him playing) suddenly Embiid is Better than a guy who does everything he does and has shown an ability to sustain it over a season & a half, while playing a regular NBA schedule. gotta love this thread.

 

[a-friend]

Shaq told him he was going to "smack the **** out of him"...

If you honestly say you would behave like that in Shaq's position, then grow up.

That's all I have to say about that.

edit: The videos and Shaqtin a Fool I take no issue with, but the Twitter Kid Highschool stuff is below SHaq (or should be)

 

[a-friend]

And it has nothing to do with "Holding Celebrities to High Standards"

I'm no celebrity or Role model and there's no way I behave like that, because I'm an adult

 

[the collector]

Javale doesn't have a sense of humor? When's the last time Shaq was legitimately funny on TNT?

Obviously he doesn't have a sense of humor. The only person acting out of character is Javele. Shaq has a segment where he shows stupid plays every week since he's been at TNT. Is Shaq messing with the video to make Javele look bad? Is there some past beef I'm not aware of? Or is Javele constantly making stupid basketball plays?

If Javele wasn't constantly making a joke of himself on the court they'll be no issue. He should look at himself and not Shaq. I asked someone last night if they knew who Javele was. The person who's not a NBA watcher said "yeah the guy who makes those boneheaded plays". The world knows Javele is a idiot on the court. Stop defending his feelings.

 

[nick.]

After TNT analyst Shaquille O’Neal and Golden State Warriors center JaVale McGee had a heated argument on social media on Thursday, All-Star forward Kevin Durant came to his teammate’s aid, pointing out some of the flaws in O’Neal’s Hall of Fame career.

“Shaq was a ****** free throw shooter, he missed dunks. He airballed free throws. He couldn’t shoot outside the paint,” Durant told reporters after practice on Friday, according to the Bay Area News Group’s Anthony Slater. “He was bigger than everybody, didn’t have no skill. But he was bigger and stronger than everybody, and he’s still a great player, but you had your flaws too as a player.

“And you played on five or six teams, too, as a player. So it’s not like you were like this perfect center. You had your flaws, too.”

Durant’s shots at O’Neal were in response to the Hall of Fame big man calling McGee a “bumass,” and threatening to give hands to the 29-year-old big man on sight. The eight-time All-Star and 2014 league MVP felt O’Neal, who was sworn in as a Georgia sheriff’s deputy in December, shouldn’t be able to intimidate players on social media.

“It’s cool and funny, but when you just keep doing it time and time and time again for no reason,” Durant said. “And then a guy actually disagrees with you and threaten him?

“I didn’t know cops could threaten civilians like that.”

Warriors head coach Steve Kerr also came to McGee’s defense when asked about his feud with a four-time NBA champion, noting O’Neal’s repeated ribbing created a false perception of the work his center puts in.

“I don’t blame him for being frustrated. Shaq’s been picking on him for years and years and years,” Kerr said. “You think about JaVale’s career. You’re in this position where someone on national TV is making fun of you night after night. It’s not the greatest thing for your reputation.

“I can tell you, I had a preconceived notion about JaVale before he got here that turned out to be totally false. And a lot of that was because of what goes on with Shaq’s Shaqtin-a-Fool thing.”

 

[gordyloc]

It doesn't matter if he has ownership in a team. TNT pays him to talk basketball and be funny. Javele told him to EAD because Shaq shows his bonehead plays. Like he does all players who take it in stride. It's not Shaqs fault Javele has no sense of humor.

I will never understand this notion because of some position or title you hold you can't check someone or give them a beating. Stop holding these celebrities to outrageous standards. They're people like us. They react to things like we do. I haven't heard of any Kings fallout that's come from his comments on Javele.

 
Shaq told him he was going to "smack the **** out of him"...

If you honestly say you would behave like that in Shaq's position, then grow up.

That's all I have to say about that.

Wouldn't expect anything less from dude who says Wall is the best PG in the league