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

• robj55

  

  Lebron with 49 and still passing and making the right decisions down the stretch, why he's the best.
• Midstate01

  

  My guess is tomorrow, Skip Bayless will say that Lebron had 49 but down the stretch he was passing because he didn't want the blame if they lost.. he always has some sort of stupid remark. I thought lebron would be more aggressive down the stretch, but he made some perfect passes that got buckets or got guys wide open looks. I thought it was impressive that he didn't try to do too much, when imo he was getting fatigued from not sitting.
• Ironman92

  

  Why would anyone watch/listen to anything with Skip Bayless?
• friendfromlowry

  Ironman92;1615622 wrote:Why would anyone watch/listen to anything with Skip Bayless?

  I avoid ESPN2 like cancer.
• Midstate01

  

  Ironman92;1615622 wrote:Why would anyone watch/listen to anything with Skip Bayless?

  luckily it's already over by the time I get up. But on my apple TV I watch the watchespn app and I'll just put it in clips from the day and usually gear his rants that way.
• wildcats20

  

  Stan Van Gundy is taking over in Detroit as head coach and president of basketball operations.
• Mulva

  

  5 years, $35 mil? Damn homie.
• wildcats20

  

  Yup. Definitely took the money over opportunity at success.
• robj55

  

  Detroit's roster really is pretty good, they should have been a playoff team.
• like_that

  

  Inb4 classy tells us Detroit's roster is better than the 96 bulls.
• wildcats20

  

  robj55;1615912 wrote:Detroit's roster really is pretty good, they should have been a playoff team.

  Lol.
  
  They won 29 games. Finished 9 games back of the playoffs. In the God awful Eastern Conference.
  
  I will admit there is some talent there, but come on.
• robj55

  

  wildcats20;1615961 wrote:Lol.
  
  They won 29 games. Finished 9 games back of the playoffs. In the God awful Eastern Conference.
  
  I will admit there is some talent there, but come on.

  Doesn't talent correlate with their roster? Their front court alone consists of Josh Smith, Greg Monroe and Andre Drummond. I'm not a huge fan of Brandon Jennings but there is no doubt that he is very talented. I like Rodney Stuckey a lot as a 6th man. Will Bynum is a nice change of pace off the bench as well. That team should have made the playoffs in the East with that roster. Obviously something missing, perhaps coaching.
• Laley23

  

  Everyone I know from Toledo who follows the NBA (ie Cavs and Pistons) knew that was gonna be a disaster of a roster. You have 90% of the roster who doesnt want to pass and has no clue how to win. It is literally no surprise at all they didnt make the playoffs, and Ill be shocked if next year is any different without major changes.
• robj55

  

  Laley23;1615973 wrote:Everyone I know from Toledo who follows the NBA (ie Cavs and Pistons) knew that was gonna be a disaster of a roster. You have 90% of the roster who doesnt want to pass and has no clue how to win. It is literally no surprise at all they didnt make the playoffs, and Ill be shocked if next year is any different without major changes.

  Yeah I won't disagree there, but there are some building blocks. Might just need the right guy to come in and make them understand the concept of team basketball.
• Laley23

  

  robj55;1615976 wrote:Yeah I won't disagree there, but there are some building blocks. Might just need the right guy to come in and make them understand the concept of team basketball.

  Id say Monroe and Drummond are the blocks, but they wont both stay there. Monroe is probably gone.
  
  Jennings and Smith arent changing. Terrible players if you want to do anything more then sell tickets. Same with Stuckey. Its amazing to me they signed those guys after the disaster that was Charlie V and Ben Gordon...
• robj55

  

  Laley23;1615979 wrote:Id say Monroe and Drummond are the blocks, but they wont both stay there. Monroe is probably gone.
  
  Jennings and Smith arent changing. Terrible players if you want to do anything more then sell tickets. Same with Stuckey. Its amazing to me they signed those guys after the disaster that was Charlie V and Ben Gordon...

  Is Monroe a UFA? I'm not a fan of Jennings, he has no concept of how to run an actual team and be a leader from the PG spot. Smith I could live with because he is productive, only thing I don't like about him is shot selection at times. He could get 15 and 10 just by playing hard, not even having to take jump shots. I like Stuckey in a 6th man role, think he is really good there.
• robj55

  

  The Wizards are getting in the Pacer's asses right now.
• robj55

  

  Westbrook is OKC's MVP
• robj55

  

  What a meltdown by the Clippers
• robj55

  

  Clips got cheated in this one
• KB0938

  Russelllll
• robj55

  

  Another crazy/awesome series. Neither of these teams are championship material though.
• wghfan

  My gosh, get Doc Rivers some tissues
• robj55

  

  wghfan;1616047 wrote:My gosh, get Doc Rivers some tissues

  You'd be the same way were you in his shoes.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  robj55;1615969 wrote:Doesn't talent correlate with their roster? Their front court alone consists of Josh Smith, Greg Monroe and Andre Drummond. I'm not a huge fan of Brandon Jennings but there is no doubt that he is very talented. I like Rodney Stuckey a lot as a 6th man. Will Bynum is a nice change of pace off the bench as well. That team should have made the playoffs in the East with that roster. Obviously something missing, perhaps coaching.

  lol no, team is trash. Josh Smith, Stuckey, and Jennings I would pay not to have on my team. They're terrible.