Basketball Thread

[theeboredone]

Mike Brown's offense in Cleveland was literally "give LBJ the ball." In LA, it was "Give Kobe the ball." On top of that, it doesn't seem like Brown demands respect. I would have personally preferred a guy like Adelman or JVG.

With Nash there, I hope his creativity is more than enough to offset Mike Brown's tendencies.

Uhhh....

 

[ViperGold42]

OLYMPICSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

>_>

Ready for the next season to start -_-

Looking forward to see how USA will fare against the Almighty SPAINN

we already have a thread of the summer Olympics

 

[NTA]

I don't know whats wrong with NBA 2k11 but I was playing at a friends house and when one of us pump fakes, it makes the human controlled player without the ball jump without pressing the jump button. Never seen that kind of bs before...

 

[The Real Gamer]

OMG my eyes...

I need to cleanse them.

Whew much better.

 

[soap]

Spo is a much better coach than Mike Brown imo. He comes from video background and actually does his homework. I remember watching a mike brown interview before they played Jeremy Lin saying he didnt scout him at all and wasnt worried. Then Lin goes for 38.

 

[SharkAttack]

I like my jerseys to be "clean" that's all. Nothing but the team name, logo, numbers, and a person's last name.

Uggh.....The Leauge is really going to place advertisements on jerseys? That's horrible. Leave the uniforms alone. I really don't want to see a McDonald's, or a Sprint patch on a Lakers or Bulls jersey.

The only sport where ads are fine is in NASCAR because a decked out race car is cool, but not basketball, or any other team sport for that matter.

 

[theeboredone]

Worst part is, the retail jerseys are gonna have them too. Hooray for walking billboards!

 

[Jane]

so dont buy jerseys. or only buy counterfeit ones without ads, or even better, oldschool jerseys. man i bet pre-ad jersey prices are gonna SKYROCKET.

 

[theeboredone]

USA vs Spain is gonna be really fun. Spain beat Argentina by 20, US beat them by 6. I know it's only an exhibition match, but I'm sure there's gonna be a lot of "serious" play.

Plus, I wanna see how our team stacks up against the Spain bigs.

 

[theeboredone]

Anyone see Jose Calderon break D-Will's ankles? Lololol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN8yo0byGM4

 

[Jane]

LBJ's email. gold.

 

[The Real Gamer]

"Dan Gilbert wants to be friends on Facebook."

I lost right there. lmao

 

[CableCho57]

omg at the tabs loooooool

 

[tko112]

http://www.nba.com/schedules/national_tv_schedule/index.html

they just released the 2012-2013 NBA Season Schedule, oh boy, thoughts anyone?

 

[theeboredone]

Surprised OKC isn't getting an opening night game.

And what a way to kick off the season! Washington! Cleveland!

 

[The Real Gamer]

John Wall vs. Kyrie Irving? >.>

Boston/MIA and Mavs/Lakers should be fun though.

 

[NTA]

Was looking forward to watch Kyrie but he had to imitate Amare... James Harden got some serious hops though :D

 

[ahchoomattchu]

Speaking of James Harden...

http://youtu.be/tRmEdZAvXeo

 

[theeboredone]

US vs Argentina...these refs are a total piece of ****. Did Argentina pay them off? Not saying US should be up by 20, but at least 10 given how many bogus fouls and out of bounds calls have gone their way.

 

[theeboredone]

France and Spain got into a few hardcore scuffles due to some flopping and hard fouls.

So sad to see Kobe play so bad. I dunno if it's cause he's sort of playing out of place or he's really hit father time.

Edit: I regret nothing I said about Kobe.

 

[tko112]

http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2012/08/09/possible-conclusion-to-the-howard-odyssey/

in all honesty, I hope and pray to god that this doesn't happen, thoughts anyone?

 

[theeboredone]

Should Gasol be traded for pieces?

Tko, espn is saying la keeps Gasol

 

[tko112]

Ik, i just saw it here:

http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2012/08/09/report-howard-dealt-to-lakers-in-four-team-blockbuster/

but I gotta hand it to Kupchak, getting Dwight w/o losing Gasol, bravo, I just hope Dwight didn't bring his diva attitude w/ him, this is going to be an interesting season, to say the least

 

[theeboredone]

At least I can count on Dwight trying every game including playoffs. Though he can't be a closer like Bynum due to hack a Dwight.
.
Also, Dwight is a better pick and roll defender compared to
Bynum. Can protect rim better too

 

[The Real Gamer]

See you in the Finals TBO.

 

[theeboredone]

Despite the additions of Jamison, Nash, and Howard...I am not counting OKC and Spurs out.

Spurs = great team ball and 3 point shooting. Defense is average. Still a strong threat.
OKC = Growth of Ibaka, KD, Harden, and WB should propel them further ahead.
LA = Arguably best passing point guard having a bunch of toys at his disposal. Dwight anchors defense for perimeter players when they get blown by the athletic guards.

In order of seeding...

1. OKC
2. Spurs
3. Lakers

And the reason for that is, cause Gasol needs to bounce back. He's been playing OK in the Olympics. I think he's just hit the wall really bad this last year, and it continues to show. Maybe Nash can rejuvenate him.

 

[The Real Gamer]

I do expect OKC to have a higher seed but the Lakers just have too much talent on that roster to not make the Finals now as long as they can stay healthy. Their series with OKC last season was pretty close throughout and the Lakers have addressed their biggest issue at PG with Steve Nash while simultaneously upgrading their already OP front court with the best center in the NBA.

They're making the Finals, or at least I hope they do. We might finally get that Kobe/LeBron Finals that everyone has been dreaming of.

Kobe/Nash/Howard/Gasol vs. LeBron/Wade/Bosh/Allen doesn't really get any more epic than that.

 

[CableCho57]

wow

GG NBA

 

[theeboredone]

Bill Simmons on the Nuggets. I do agree, they look stacked. Possible 3rd or 4th seed?

Ty Lawson, Andre Iguodala, JaVale McGee, Danilo Gallinari, Kenneth Faried, Wilson Chandler, Andre Miller and … (wait for it) … Timofey Mozgov!

 

[Deleted member]

i think the nuggets are the biggest winners in this trade

dropping the 32yo harrington and affalo contracts in a small market while upgrading those positions *significantly* (faried gets more playing time, iggy at the wing) is a bigger deal than upgrading from the second best center to the best center imo.

 

[Hot_ArmS]

nuggets for 4th seed

grizzlies got weaker this summer imo and the clips have a bad coach

 

[The Real Gamer]

76'ers got a lot better as well... I think they have a real shot at being a 3-4 seed.

Pretty much everyone befitted from this trade unless if you're the Magic... Oh how I feel for those fans right now. lol

 

[Zoro]

76'ers got a lot better as well... I think they have a real shot at being a 3-4 seed.

Pretty much everyone befitted from this trade unless if you're the Magic... Oh how I feel for those fans right now. lol

Most of the Orlando fans I know are just glad to get rid of Duhon and Howard

Every team goes through highs and lows
We had a good team in the playoff for 6 years. We will be bad for a few years but it happens.

 

[theeboredone]

I honestly don't know what the Magic were thinking. The Houston package seemed more appealing. Recent good draft picks, youth, and they were willing to take on some heavy contracts like Turk or J-Rich.

 

[Deleted member]

i think the magic are now trying to tank for the chance at 2014 prospect Andrew Wiggins

 

[Deleted member]

western seeds going into the playoffs

1. SAS
2. LAL
3. OKC
4. LAC
5. DEN
6. MIN

 

[Zoro]

I honestly don't know what the Magic were thinking. The Houston package seemed more appealing. Recent good draft picks, youth, and they were willing to take on some heavy contracts like Turk or J-Rich.

I read that Magic CEO Alex Martins made the decision not the new GM Rob Hennigan. The Houston package did seem better. I guess they waited too long. I'm just glad they didn't take the Nets' deal. Trade was a bust but at least we got something out of it unlike how we got destroyed in 96 by Shaq

 

[The Real Gamer]

western seeds going into the playoffs

1. SAS
2. LAL
3. OKC
4. LAC
5. DEN
6. MIN

Flip the Spurs and OKC and then replace Minny with Memphis and it looks solid to me.

 

[theeboredone]

Yeah, I'm gonna go with what TRG said.

@Zoro yeah, I read that somewhere a little while back as well.

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Spoiler

 

[VictoryIsMudkipz]

Can't wait til Season starts this fall man, Lakers looking real Elite right now,
Kobe, Nash, Howard, Gasol, & World peace, that's a nasty starting line-up that even Mike Brown can't mess up, Clippers looking alright, just hope Blake recover in time though or I'm gonna be salty...