Wat? I must have flipped to hockey. You tom bout when he slapped it out of bounds? That wasn't a shooting foul.
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2014 NBA Thread
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Clintmartian
Stringer Bell
Batum makes me worry more than anyone else on the Blazers to be honest.
Jim Rome @jimrome 24m
Sending KG and Paul Pierce home probably felt like winning another ring for Ray Allen.
Sending KG and Paul Pierce home probably felt like winning another ring for Ray Allen.
joshuahuskers
Utopia Football League
So what is the fascination with Steve Kerr? Why is it assumed he is a great coach? Has he coached at any level ever in his life? But the warriors shell out $25M for him? Wat?
His BB IQ, association w/Pop and Phil Jackson plus he has some front office experience. However, to be honest I'm with you and don't understand it.
He was gathering his shot. That's a shooting foul
I'll say this, he may have been pump faking to bait him into the foul. He lost the ball initially, got it, gathered hisself, and attempted to shoot. My thing is, recognize the situation. Pierce would've had to make a three pointer under duress while fading away. Play the odds. At worst, he makes it and you are down by one and I think they had a timeout and plenty of time to draw up a play to get off a good shot.
The inbounds play was just as bad. Totally disregarding Kidd's inability to come up with an actual play, Johnson was being mugged by Lebron the entire time. Lets rewind it a possession or two earlier when they tried the iso with Johnson and Lebron was riding him the entire way to the goal and ultimately ending up with the block. They go down the court, Johnson does the EXACT same thing to Lebron and its called a foul. Im not calling it a conspiracy, but im pointing out the inconsistency.
frank Vogel will go into seclusion on his fathers farm after the vote, like new smyrna's coach did.
Chase
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Not to mention it's perceived that he will play an uptempo game with an uptempo team of shooters, sort of like his Suns teams.
Did Doc Rivers have any corching experience before the Magic hired him or was he just a cornball announcer?
R2D2
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False. Utah/New York is still available.
and his name hasnt been linked to ANY of those jobs. Hell i saw today that Utah is trying to get John Stockton to come and coach. What the hell has he been doing since he retired? Meanwhile, Ewing has been an assistant for what, the last 5+ years?
R2D2
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I think his whole coaching career he's been an assistant.
Maybe he'll get consideration for the New York job since Phil lost his man.
Heisman06
Well-Known Member
Options for Knicks now? Ewing and Mark Jackson are beloved Knicks but no experience with triangle offense. Brian Shaw is under contract in Denver. Derek Fisher retires and takes the job like JKidd? Would love/hate seeing Fisher flop on the sidelines but at least I could continue hating him.
GuyIncognito
pressure cooker full of skittles
Opposing Team Terrified After Seeing Home Fans All Wearing Same Color T-Shirt
SPORTS NEWS IN BRIEF • Sports • NBA Basketball • ISSUE 50•19 • May 14, 2014
OKLAHOMA CITY—Describing the atmosphere as the most daunting they have ever encountered, Clippers players expressed their utter terror and panic Tuesday night upon taking the floor against the Thunder and discovering every spectator in the arena wearing the same white T-shirt. “When I first saw that sea of white shirts out there, I just remember thinking, ‘Oh my God, what have we gotten ourselves into here?’” said Clippers center DeAndre Jordan, noting that he and his teammates were absolutely crippled with fear after realizing the T-shirts worn by the Oklahoma City fans were not only the same color, but also had the same “Thunder” logo printed on the front. “Then they all started chanting “De-fense! De-fense!” while we had the ball, and we just didn’t know what to do. We’ve played in hostile environments before, but that—I don’t ever want to face that again.” Following his team’s loss, Clippers head coach Doc Rivers admitted to reporters that his players simply couldn’t overcome the fans’ wild cheers when the phrase “Let’s Get Loud!” was displayed on the arena’s Jumbotron.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/op...lMarketing&utm_campaign=LinkPreview:1:Default
Can't resist a good Bill Simmons article on the Thudner. He's pretty much on point when he talks about them as an organization. While this won't be their last shot like he implies, they do only have until KD's contract is up to figure it out. After that if he is sensible and they don't do anything to help him, the rational thing is to leave. Then Russ the year after, then Ibaka. Maybe they'll do something when they finally get Perk off the books.
Dr. Shats Basoon
Closed mouths don't get fed
Well Blazers got trucked again. Still a great season and I'm glad they went up against the Spurs as a litmus test. Now the boys now the level they have to play at for the playoffs in order to take state. Hopefully the boys realize they can't outscore everyone and make a concerted effort to improve the defense. For a team that wasn't expecting to even make the playoffs, its a great achievement to make the second round.
Hopefully Neil Olshey can make some magic happen in FA cause he doesn't have alot of money to spend.
I hope mo walks and McCollum and Barton get a chance to play into the rotation.
Barton could be an electric 6th man if he learns to reign it in a little. Watching him reminds me of And1 mix tapes lol. Dude don't give a fuck.
McCollum's injury set him back I think. He never really had a shot to play himself into minutes I thought. Hopefully with his first NBA off season he will make a big leap
TRob has shown enough that I think his job is safe. He is a high energy guy off the bench. I think his defense is pretty solid and he is athletic enough that he could make strides.
Robin Lopez is played well all season long. He may be the only guy I thought played well against the Spurs.
Portland has to have a big leap from bench production next year. They were extremely fortunate to have 4/5 starters play all 82 games. The chances of that happening next season can't be good.
I'd like to see a veteran big come in to spell Rolo. It'd be great if Leonard could put it together but I'm not hopeful. As for the back court, I'd rather see the guys we currently have play more minutes and develop then bring in a veteran guard
Hopefully Neil Olshey can make some magic happen in FA cause he doesn't have alot of money to spend.
I hope mo walks and McCollum and Barton get a chance to play into the rotation.
Barton could be an electric 6th man if he learns to reign it in a little. Watching him reminds me of And1 mix tapes lol. Dude don't give a fuck.
McCollum's injury set him back I think. He never really had a shot to play himself into minutes I thought. Hopefully with his first NBA off season he will make a big leap
TRob has shown enough that I think his job is safe. He is a high energy guy off the bench. I think his defense is pretty solid and he is athletic enough that he could make strides.
Robin Lopez is played well all season long. He may be the only guy I thought played well against the Spurs.
Portland has to have a big leap from bench production next year. They were extremely fortunate to have 4/5 starters play all 82 games. The chances of that happening next season can't be good.
I'd like to see a veteran big come in to spell Rolo. It'd be great if Leonard could put it together but I'm not hopeful. As for the back court, I'd rather see the guys we currently have play more minutes and develop then bring in a veteran guard
Good list of the possible FAs
http://hoopshype.com/free_agency_2014.htm
Switch Perk out for Greg Monroe at 9M next year. Or Gortat
http://hoopshype.com/free_agency_2014.htm
Switch Perk out for Greg Monroe at 9M next year. Or Gortat
If the Pels could nab him (they can't, he's restricted) that would be a formidable front court.
GR8 2 B FL G8R
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Dealer Demps doe
btw, how do you have nearly double my posts?
btw, how do you have nearly double my posts?
i wish ya'll had just left my boy fisher alone, but he wrote up a nice article about the possibility of obtaining him from Detroit
Basically, he wrote that if you follow Dell Demps history, he has targeted players who's franchises have been in transition from one regime to the next and in the process, they are willing to deal players to establish their own team.
Now, he and I chatted about this and I told him that what he proposed in his article was a steep price to get Monroe. It involved giving up Ryan Anderson. I dont want any trade unless it's getting Lebron that gets rid of Anderson.
Mafia and a jerb where I do nothing but sit in front of a computer all day. I proably have over 2k posts wrapped up in mafia and OOTP commish things.
You give up Anderson for Monroe 100 times out of 100. It seems he things SVG is dumb or something though. SVG isn't, and he won't get rid of Monroe. Not for Anderson anyway
Dr. Shats Basoon
Closed mouths don't get fed
He broke his foot at the end of camp. He came back in January but by then the rotation was pretty set. He never seemed comfortable with the adjustment to 3-4 min spurts a game.
GR8 2 B FL G8R
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Fish is probably thinking that Ryno's minutes would be few and far between if we had Anthony Davis and Greg Monroe. Can't pay backups like starters because...small market...see Harden trade
it wasnt a one for one trade, but Anderson was included in the trade.
The deal also involved the pels taking back some contracts in exchange or something like that. I would have to read it again to get the info accurate.
BUT, the thing is the salary that Monroe will likely command after next season. Is he a max player on a team with AD? Fisher made some strong points, i just couldnt bring myself to like the deal.
GR8 2 B FL G8R
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If we get Monroe, I will never cry about Nerlens Noel again
And we might actually get to watch the Pelly Pels in May
Monroe, LA ftw
And we might actually get to watch the Pelly Pels in May
Monroe, LA ftw
ruh oh
are they getting rid of anyone in the offseason to make room for him? Wasn't their plan to have their version of steph and Klay with him and Lillard?
NML
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What's interesting to me about Monroe is how he seemed to take a step back this season. I think it was, for the most part, due to being asked to play out of position at power forward, when he's definitely a center. He was away from the basket defensively and he was NOT comfortable, so on that side of the ball he was a big drop off from where he was as a 5. Offensively, I don't think they utilized his passing ability enough. Monroe is, at worst, a solid passing big man and Detroit never seemed to work the offense through him.
Obviously, he'd fit perfectly in Boston after they win the lottery and Wiggins. Rondo - Bradley - Wiggins - Sullinger - Monroe with Jeff Green, Bass, and unknown guard off the bench?
Obviously, he'd fit perfectly in Boston after they win the lottery and Wiggins. Rondo - Bradley - Wiggins - Sullinger - Monroe with Jeff Green, Bass, and unknown guard off the bench?
PrimoReemo
Member
Detroit can't resign Monroe and keep Josh Smith and Andre Drummond. Too many terrible jump shooting big men on the floor at one time.
sayo
YEET
I agree. Dude was never really given too much time in a pretty crowded back court. It was nice to see Barton step up and all but doesn't McCollum seem to have a higher ceiling overall? I always thought he would be that first guy off the bench providing offense at either guard position. Kind of like Mo but with a hint of playing defense.
