The Official Off-Season NBA Thread

[nick.]

No games until Thursday

I expect peak Shenanigans in the thread until then

going to be insufferable

 

[pmatic]

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[lawdog1]

going to be insufferable

I wonder if Steph v. LeBron will come up at all . . .

 

[amitt5504]

going to be insufferable

Spoiler

 

[king j]

I wonder if Steph v. LeBron will come up at all . . .

 

[Blue Mamba]

 

[storm2006]

going to be insufferable

Spoiler

 

[art vandelay]

Basketball shoes have fallen off so bad. Used to be so much originality now its just all fruity colors over bland designs

I kinda like where New Balance is going….. I think Puma had a dope *** resurgence, Adidas just isn’t it, and Nike is complacent because in their mind “they’re too big to be threatened by hungrier brands”

 

[had pants]

 

[lawdog1]

Alternative caption - "Two of the NT NBA Thread's Biggest Heroes"

 

[IATT]

 

[Arthur Shelby]

 

[getback]

Feel like the past couple of years the game has been better than All-Star Saturday Night. Good to see.

Steph getting that first Kobe award

 

[lawdog1]

Feel like the past couple of years the game has been better than All-Star Saturday Night. Good to see.

Steph getting that first Kobe award

Technically, Kawhi got the first Kobe All-Star MVP award, but not the re-designed trophy for it. Steph got the first Kobe ASG MVP with the new trophy.

 

[N41D]

The dunk contest needs some obvious revamping.

Or shelving.

The rest of the weekend was strong entertainment value. But the dunk contest is close to dead.

Need stars in it. Not Cole Anthony and Obi Toppin.

 

[getback]

The dunk contest needs some obvious revamping.

Or shelving.

The rest of the weekend was strong entertainment value. But the dunk contest is close to dead.

Need stars in it. Not Cole Anthony and Obi Toppin.

Time to bring in the trampolines.

 

[freeze]

I wonder if Steph v. LeBron will come up at all . . .

Nah bro. We past that. Steph v MJ now.

 

[VARNELL HILL]

The dunk contest needs some obvious revamping.

Or shelving.

The rest of the weekend was strong entertainment value. But the dunk contest is close to dead.

Need stars in it. Not Cole Anthony and Obi Toppin.

I hope they put the stars in it too...so the world can see the MAJORITY of the stars aren't going to pull of anything better than these "no name" guys. A world exists where ya'll favorite players go up there and lay eggs too.

Most of these ****** are pulling off the best they can do in-game. Ability + creativity is the key in a contest. You can be a superstar with a 40 inch vertical and still not have those things. There's a reason Lebron never entered...and why the basketball world was amped for a WASHED James White to enter.

Zach Lavine wasn't exactly a household name yet when he first entered but he was the overwhelming favorite because he'd already had the rep of being tailor-made for a dunk contest.

The real problem is...there's not a wealth of those guys to choose from. In theory...Zion and JA potentially fit the criteria across the board if Zion ever gets his **** together.

 

[HIM]

Skills challenge has been saving Saturday night for years. Just scrap the dunk contest and the 3pt contest.

 

[freeze]

Speaking of why we keep seeing Mary j.

City Boys up!

 

[earldagoat]

 

[freeze]

Skills challenge has been saving Saturday night for years. Just scrap the dunk contest and the 3pt contest.

And 3pt? You back huffin again?

 

[rolaholic]

Nah bro. We past that. Steph v MJ now.

 

[freeze]

 

[CJMcfly26]

Not gonna lie that’s a solid *** idea. Stephen A making a good point with the Slam Dunk contest.