2014 NBA Off-Season Thread

[Milo]

Have to say it's pretty funny that Grantland is releasing the first of Bill and Jalen's NBA Preview at 12:01am on the 15th.

 

[Bucksin04]

Simmons Instagram account over the past 3 weeks has been outstanding. Just pics of him with a shit eating grin on his face doing things like golfing and getting a manicure, all without captions.

 

[Bucksin04]

Over/under 3 days before someone comes out with a "Danny Ferry's scouting report on Ebola" piece?

 

[goblue96]

Your 14-15 76ers.

http://www.nba.com/sixers/roster

#revengeofthetank

 

[silverwheels]

I've never heard of half of these guys and the ones I do know are way past their prime.

 

[goblue96]

Some of these guys never had a prime.

 

[DeadMan]

This guy here is dead!

 

[goblue96]

Cross him off then.

 

[sayo]

Vegas has their O/U at 17. I'm just not seeing them winning 17+games.

 

[Heisman06]

Your 14-15 76ers.

http://www.nba.com/sixers/roster

#revengeofthetank

How much playing time is K.J. McDaniels looking at?

 

[goblue96]

Vegas has their O/U at 17. I'm just not seeing them winning 17+games.

I'm liking the under too.

 

[R2D2]

Nerlens Noel tho.

 

[goblue96]

How much playing time is K.J. McDaniels looking at?

He's been getting 20-30 mpg in the preseason.

 

[GuyIncognito]

Your 14-15 76ers.

http://www.nba.com/sixers/roster

#revengeofthetank

I laughed:

Burneko: some of these are clearly not real people

marchman: Yeah, I don't believe these are NBA players

Burneko: they're not fooling anybody with "ronald roberts"

Burneko: that's just one of their other players changing jerseys

marchman: At least ten of these guys are just weed carriers for Embiid, Noel, and Carter-Williams

Samer: ronald roberts probably committed murder on the other side of the country and that's his alias

Samer:snuck onto the 76ers' roster

Tom Ley: i counted 8 guys i'd actually heard of before

barry: they're gonna cut Ronald Roberts mid-year and then sign "Robert Ronalds"

http://deadspin.com/jesus-have-you-...d&utm_campaign=Feed:+deadspin/full+(Deadspin)

 

[Heisman06]

He's been getting 20-30 mpg in the preseason.

Looking good?

 

[Bucksin04]

Blake Griffin on Donald Sterling is your must read of the day http://www.theplayerstribune.com/blake-griffin-the-boss/

 

[GR8 2 B FL G8R]

Vegas has their O/U at 17. I'm just not seeing them winning 17+games.

Easy money, take the over

 

[Mame YO]

SI top 100 rankings for the Blazers:

Aldridge - 12
Lillard - 22
Batum - 43
Matthews - 72
Lopez - 82

dayum

 

[Clintmartian]

Pop is God

http://www.thescore.com/news/607678

 

[goblue96]

Pop is God

http://www.thescore.com/news/607678

Pop needs to hire Jose Mourinho as his assistant coach responsible for trolling the opposition.

 

[kella]

Hey guys Chris Johnson was pretty good at UD.

Who is that guy in the deadspin comments claiming that chat transcript is racist? wat

 

[goblue96]

Bring us your tired and injured 76ers but hey they are on a t-shirt.

#revengeofthetank

 

[R2D2]

Want dat Noel one.

 

[Bucksin04]

Cavs score 107 against the vaunted Thibs coached Chicago defense.
Knicks give up 110 to a Milwaukee team that will struggle to win 23 games.

Opening night Cavs-Knicks should be a blast.

 

[Reel]

new draft proposal denied

 

[GR8 2 B FL G8R]

When is.opening.night

 

[Wuf]

Tuesday

 

[goblue96]

new draft proposal denied

 

[Bucksin04]

We just released our 2014-15 Hardwood Paroxysm Season Preview. 218 pages of goodness for $2.99. Wouldn't hate it if you guys checked it out.

https://www.scribd.com/doc/244006092/2014-15-Hardwood-Paroxysm-Season-Preview

 

[Reel]

dope

http://grantland.com/nba-celebrity-fans/

 

[Brick]

worst thing ever.

Because there is a very sizable part of America that feels the same way about Jim Parsons that the rest of America feels about Beyoncé.

 

[silverwheels]

double

fuck big bang theory and beyoncé worshippers

 

[evil1]

We just released our 2014-15 Hardwood Paroxysm Season Preview. 218 pages of goodness for $2.99. Wouldn't hate it if you guys checked it out.

https://www.scribd.com/doc/244006092/2014-15-Hardwood-Paroxysm-Season-Preview

"non-contract year Trevor Ariza" is already my favorite nickname

 

[Bucksin04]

"non-contract year Trevor Ariza" is already my favorite nickname

I'll let Dan know you enjoyed that haha

 

[kella]

My favorite thing to do is, if I’m out with people who are pretending to be smart, I’m like, "Yeah, agree 100 percent, The Big Bang Theory is total drivel. I can’t think of a more brainless show." Then I go home and watch, like, 10 episodes in a row. Remember the "Bazinga. I don’t care" moment?

Orlando agrees

 

[Reel]

pro salary cap/anti salary cap

discuss

 

[PSUEagle]

new draft proposal denied

[sub]

[/sub]

 

[BasinBictory]

Is this the proposal that would have given all the lottery teams the same chance at getting the #1 pick?

Why would you be against that? It prevents teams from deliberately tanking. (Or at least makes deliberately flubbing games less rewarding.)

 

[GR8 2 B FL G8R]

pro salary cap/anti salary cap

discuss

Pro, fuck buying a shampship

 

[OU11]

Is this the proposal that would have given all the lottery teams the same chance at getting the #1 pick?

Why would you be against that? It prevents teams from deliberately tanking. (Or at least makes deliberately flubbing games less rewarding.)

I don't care if teams tank mostly

 

[BasinBictory]

Pro, fuck buying a shampship

Agreed. The SEC should institute a salary cap.

 

[MSUFanatic]

Why can't the NBA just do inverse order of standings to determine draft order... Fucking draft lottery is ridiculous.

 

[Mame YO]

I liked the idea to flatten the odds; and I still think that's the kind of incremental change that can eventually get passed. Comparatively radical ideas like the wheel just aren't likely to have a shot of passing.

 

[jdlikewhoa]

I liked the idea to flatten the odds; and I still think that's the kind of incremental change that can eventually get passed. Comparatively radical ideas like the wheel just aren't likely to have a shot of passing.

Coming from the socialist.... shocking.

 

[kella]

Give #1 pick to the best team

 

[goblue96]

#1 pick to the Moose every season on the condition they take an injured player.

 

[Reel]

@goblue96

fly pelican fly

 

[goblue96]

Jrue gets a uniform this season?!?! That's something different.

 

[adchester]

Dope Steve Nash video. I sometimes forget just how good he was.



@ "Jaunme Tena" doe

 

[sayo]

Predictions?

West
1 Clippers
2 Spurs
3 Thunder
4 Warriors
5 Blazers
6 Mavericks
7 Grizzlies
8 Rockets

Clippers over Rockets
Spurs over Grizzlies
Thunder over Mavericks
Warriors over Blazers
All of these series would be great btw.

Thunder over Clippers
Spurs over Warriors

Thunder over Spurs

East
1 Cavs
2 Bulls
3 Raptors
4 Bullets
5 Hawks
6 Hornets
7 Heat
8 Pistons

Cavs over Pistons
Bulls over Heat
Raptors over Hornets
Hawks over Bullets

Cavs over Raptors
Bulls over Hawks

Cavs over Bulls

Finals Cavs over Thunder

MVP Lebron
DPOTY Brow
COTY Thibs?

I'm bad at these, but they are always fun to look back on.