2013/14 NBA season chatter - let the LBJ hating begin!

• friendfromlowry

  SportsAndLady;1587713 wrote:This la la game is a joke
  
  Lakers couldn't play defense if a gun was to their head.

  Lol. 142-94.
• Heretic

  

  friendfromlowry;1587720 wrote:Lol. 142-94.

  So, do Hollywood types still go to Laker games to be seen on TV or are they too embarrassed to show their faces there now?
• Ironman92

  

  Mavs 42
  Trailblazers 10
  
  Early 2nd
  
  ???
• Ironman92

  

  Easily predictable
  
  Mavs 74
  Blazers 73
• Ironman92

  

  Noah took over late in OT
• Ironman92

  

  Pelicans blew it against Memphis....
  
  Didn't score in the final 3:40 and Memphis scored final 9 points and won on a near buzzer beating floated by Mike Conley.
  
  Pelicans called a timeout with 33 seconds left and immediately jacked a 30 foot shot lol.
  
  Scary news in that Austin Rivers had 14 pts/9 asst
• friendfromlowry

  I didn't think commissioners could become any more annoying than David Stern was, but Adam Silver isn't wasting much time.
  

  "The coaches and players, or some subset of that group, trying to lose, I don't think that's going on anywhere in the NBA,"

  http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/10597248/nba-commissioner-adam-silver-says-tanking-exist
  
  Meanwhile, the 76ers are on an 18-game losing streak. Somehow, Milwaukee is worse than they are in the standings. BUT, neither team is trying to accomplish that.
• Fly4Fun

  

  friendfromlowry;1589659 wrote:I didn't think commissioners could become any more annoying than David Stern was, but Adam Silver isn't wasting much time.
  
  
  http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/10597248/nba-commissioner-adam-silver-says-tanking-exist
  
  Meanwhile, the 76ers are on an 18-game losing streak. Somehow, Milwaukee is worse than they are in the standings. BUT, neither team is trying to accomplish that.

  I agree that coaches and players may not be trying to lose because their jobs are on the line in potential future contracts.
  
  But management sure does have a hand in putting together a team lacking talent and sufficient coaching to ensure their win total is as low as possible without actively trying to convince players and coaches to tank it. Plus, I bet players realize the situation management has put them in and stop caring as much (but still not actively losing) about winning as a team and trying to get individual stats so they look good.
  
  And I think this is basically what he said. He's just trying to make us believe this isn't tanking but just rebuilding.
• wildcats20

  

  The Eyebrow is going nuts right now.
  
  38 and 15, on 13/20 shooting and 12/12 at the line.
• wildcats20

  

  wildcats20;1591711 wrote:The Eyebrow is going nuts right now.
  
  38 and 15, on 13/20 shooting and 12/12 at the line.

  Finished with 40 and 21 on 14/22 and 12/12 in a 121-120 OT win vs Boston.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  That's impressive.
• Laley23

  

  Is Davis a top 10 player in the league right now?
  
  I know someone on Mike and Mike recently said top 5 (forget who), but I wouldnt go that far.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  Laley23;1591832 wrote:Is Davis a top 10 player in the league right now?
  
  I know someone on Mike and Mike recently said top 5 (forget who), but I wouldnt go that far.

  No he helped beat boston in ot. Don't make it out for more than that. To be top 10 you gotta stay healthy IMO.
• Azubuike24

  

  He turned 21 a week ago, still one of the younger players in the league. I wouldn't say top 10 overall, but he's top 2 if I'm starting a franchise for the next decade.
• Laley23

  

  Commander of Awesome;1591836 wrote:No he helped beat boston in ot. Don't make it out for more than that. To be top 10 you gotta stay healthy IMO.

  Wasnt saying he was myself, but I think going into next year, the argument will be there.
  
  Id have him in my top 15 right now (without digging into research, just off the top of my head I think I would have him there), and even higher if we are talking about starting a team, as Az said (but not #2).
• friendfromlowry

  http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400489909
  
  Kinda wondered if Lebron was taking a stab at Wade, who missed another game last night. Too bad the Heat are a mess in March and not in May.
• wildcats20

  

  So how bad is it really in New York?
  
  The Lakers scored 51, 3rd quarter points and beat them by 31 last night in LA.
• lhslep134

  

  Laley23;1591832 wrote:Is Davis a top 10 player in the league right now?
  
  I know someone on Mike and Mike recently said top 5 (forget who), but I wouldnt go that far.

  Top 10 in talent perhaps, but as COA said there's more than just talent involved. It doesn't help having a top 10 player if he can't stay healthy (looking at you Kyrie :RpS_sneaky
• Pick6

  

  Pacers/Heat has lived up to the hype.
• Ironman92

  

  Yeah...good. ET taking over, Wade pulls up lame
• Ironman92

  

  Lol....bit quite over
• Ironman92

  

  Instant classic for Miami or statement win by Indy?
• Ironman92

  

  Lol Bosh missed hideously....Hibbert good pop out
• robj55

  

  That rule of verticality is garbage, jump with your hands straight in the air INTO someone and it's not a foul. If you can't rotate quick enough to get the position it's a foul period. That was a great game that was reffed horribly both ways.
• KB0938

  Yeah that wasnt even remotely close by Bosh lol, wasnt expecting that