Where the F*%k is the 2014 NBA Thread?!?!!
motown67
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Watched the Lakers game last night. Kobe looked real good in his comeback. Rookie Julius Randle put in some solid work as well. They played no defense however.
Right now Warriors versus Clippers on NBA TV. Go GSW!
Right now Warriors versus Clippers on NBA TV. Go GSW!
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LeBron goes to Cleveland and the Cavs get the same amount of wins if not more w/ a new team and coach in an East thats improving?
How do critics and Vegas have the Cavs in the Finals?
They're jizzing themselves at the notion that LBJ, Irving, and Love will immediately mesh perfectly and the Cavs will have perfect chemistry and run roughshod over the improving-but-still-weak East. They're gonna drop that notion once the Cavs start struggling, their soft interior is exposed, and they stop running anything beyond a high screen-roll. Cavs are a good team with a lot of quality pieces, but they aren't there yet.
Thank you.
And Love is overrated.
love is overrated, irving isn't even a top 5 point guard and they're going to burn out lebron by the playoffs again.
'zards gonna make a big push this year, and for the third year in a row i'm calling the "emergence of bradley beal".....
my raps are gonna be good. top 4 in the east good... but didn't solve the depth issue up front, so i have my worries.
i want derrick rose to have the season he needs to have, but something tells me it's not going to happen.
charlotte gonna turn lots of heads, just not old enough yet.
i can see 5 teams with the ability to snag the first seed in the east
Hornets are the new Wizards. Lance Stephenson has the green light.
Wizards and Raptors are now threats or hard to kill.
Yup...Bullets are gonna do damage.
Sidebar:...regarding a kickball violation...I understand that if any part of the leg/foot is used to intentionally block a pass it is considered a kick ball...In my definition that would include the thigh. I was playing with the regulars I hoop with and someone totally stepped into the ball to deflect it and it hit right above the knee (but not the knee) and he claims that anything above the knee isn't a kick...is he crazy or am I? I looked up the rule online and it all just states "any part of the leg" but doesn't specifically label the thigh as part of the leg.
Knee down.
If you grab a rebound and its touches your thighs while your protecting it, is it a penalty? No.
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak
Love is fools gold. Dude can rebound his ass off, and can shoot the three, but dude has been hyped up as some elite PF.
Cats were calling him the best PF for a minute. The best of any position in this league doesnt miss the Playoffs. Fuck that.
Barkley went to Phoenix and willed a good team, w/ a great PG, and went to the Finals.
The "best" will their teams. Shit ill take Dirk (in his latter-prime) w/ his Post up turn around and three point range over Love's bombing/rebounding.
The NBA hyped up Dwight Howard as some great player, but time has revealed that he's not an engine that can run a team.
He like Love is volume rebounder that confuses muthafuckas into thinking 30 rebs a game is Elite player status.
Great PG arent always the assists leader. The dude w/ the the highest steals isnt the best one-on-one defender.
The one thing ill give Love in the Cavs offense is that he's just what LeBron worked w/ in Miami w/ Bosh.
The stretch 4 that will let LeBron and Irving maneuver.
I'm not disagreeing but I don't get the example.
Protecting the ball and it touching your leg seems fairly different than intentionally moving your leg into the trajectory of a passed ball.
It seems that the thigh would be included in the 'any part of the leg'. Although, it's probably uncommon that someone would use their thigh because if the pass can be deflected with the thigh, it would just as easy to put your arm out and actually just get the ball.
Fuggit..I have no idea.
Is the Booty a part of the leg? Upper back thigh?
Charlotte Hornets gear has made a hard comeback in NYC. Folks love that 80's Teal.
I guess that's what I'm asking. Butt?...no. Upper thigh?...maybe? It's a dumb move but I still think it's leg. Luckily it pretty much never happens so it doesn't come up much but the rule on the nba site this:
Section V-Strike the Ball
a. A player shall not kick the ball or strike it with the fist.
b. Kicking the ball or striking it with [b]any part of the leg is a violation when it is an intentional act. The ball accidentally striking the foot, the leg or fist is not a violation. [/b]
dont know whether i should be proud or ashamed that i rocked this exact coat through the great snowball wars of 91-93
Holy 90's....Be proud of it...I however, should probably be ashamed that I kind of fuckin' loved this promo video BITD:
I still have my Zo' Morning Purple Alternative Replica. And regular Classic teal jersey.
Cats ODed on Teal BITD and you still saw poor + out of fashion cats still trying to rep that shit long after it passed.
Shit kinda never died like stone & acid washed jeans.
Cats hangin on w/ the Sharks Teal.....Pistons was a fail (Grant Hill).
Terrible
Pittsburg Hornets
b/w
I can also say that I am drinking the Bulls Kool Aid if Rose can stay healthy. D-Rose, if he can be considered a *new* addition rounds out a pretty nice new cast of players including Gasol, Mirotic, McBuckets, even Aaron Brooks and an improved Snell. Chicago is deep as phuque!
Dirk is a dude that haters love to hate and his fans fucking adore. This dude took a major pay cut so the Mav's could spend some cash.....in a year when he could have tested the market and had some team throw stupid money at him for a last good year or two.....this dude is the most humble and self aware athlete out there......a healthy Tyson Chandler....a sleeper off the bench in Charlie Villenueva............and the addition of a superstar in the waiting Chandler Parsons............. I predict Dallas will be in the Top 3 in the West.
Superstar on Dallas means getting more than 17 points per and becoming the man in Dallas either besides Dirk or eclipsing Dirk.
And i dont see Tyson Chandler rekindling the magic he brought when they won the Finals.
Dude looked burnt out in NYC.
As far as Dallas Top 3 in the West, is this team better than 49 wins this year?
Parsons
Dirk
Monta Ellis
Devin Harris, Raymond Felton, Charlie V, Ivan Johnson, Brandan Wright, Richard Jefferson, and Jameer Nelson looks like a dumping ground.
You got them w/ The Spurs,OKC, and LAC/Portland? Who are they surpassing in that group?
Parsons can reach Paul George level......I'm skeptical about a healthy/performing Tyson too.
Having Ellis as your third option is nice.
And Carmelo will burn dudes out.
PG was the go to man in Indiana (even though hes not really that dude).
I dont see Parsons with that game. He seems like a sidekick/Pippen/complimentary player.
Time will tell. Dirk will let him breathe and he wont have Slight Howard & Lames Harden eating the touches up.
PG was the go to man in Indiana (even though hes not really that dude).
I dont see Parsons with that game. He seems like a sidekick/Pippen/complimentary player.
Time will tell. Dirk will let him breathe and he wont have Slight Howard & Lames Harden eating the touches up.
Tyson was old when he was in Dallas. He just started deteriorating in NYC.
He's Rick Carlisle's wet dream
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak