Archive

2015-16 NBA Thread

  • Ironman92
    sleeper;1781529 wrote:The all-star game is a waste of time. Basically just players launching the ball down court and laying it up or chucking 3 point shots.

    I was hoping Paul George would break Wilt's 42 point record just to solidify how much of a joke the game has become. Pretty incredible in the no defense game that a player hasn't scored more than 41 since Wilt.
    CP3 was on pace for 42 pts and 48 assists

    But only played 16 min
  • sleeper
    Ironman92;1781544 wrote:CP3 was on pace for 42 pts and 48 assists

    But only played 16 min
    I guess I would prefer if they at least tried to make it a real game. I'm good with some showmanship and maybe some lax defense like not taking charges and tough on the ball defense but at least some semblance of a game would be nice.
  • Azubuike24
    Funny how they double-teamed George in the last minute so he couldn't get the record. They would've given up free dunks to everyone else.
  • Spock
    Total lack of a big man anywhere in the NBA
  • Ironman92
    Spock;1781595 wrote:Total lack of a big man anywhere in the NBA
    7'0 with just post skills isn't very dominant anymore because 6'9 athletes are everywhere.
  • Spock
    Ironman92;1781598 wrote:7'0 with just post skills isn't very dominant anymore because 6'9 athletes are everywhere.
    So no room for Wilt, Russel, Shaq, Ewing, Robinson, Jabar, Hakeem, Malone, Walton????
  • Heretic
    Spock;1781603 wrote:So no room for Wilt, Russel, Shaq, Ewing, Robinson, Jabar, Hakeem, Malone, Walton????
    Probably not, since those guys are too old to play in today's game.
  • Azubuike24
    The best big men are all guys who are just rebounding/defensive monsters (Drummond, Howard, Whiteside, Jordan) or very athletic and have guard-like skills (Towns, Davis, Cousins).

    It really just depends how you design your team. If you have one of the guys in the former group, you don't need to structure any offense around them.
  • sleeper
    Azubuike24;1781582 wrote:Funny how they double-teamed George in the last minute so he couldn't get the record. They would've given up free dunks to everyone else.
    George did get a wide open 3 with about 1 minute left in the 4th that he could have dunked but instead missed the 3. After that, they started double teaming him.
  • Ironman92
    Spock;1781603 wrote:So no room for Wilt, Russel, Shaq, Ewing, Robinson, Jabar, Hakeem, Malone, Walton????
    Sure, but I think to dominate like they did would be marginally more difficult as the size, breed and athleticism continues to increase.

    Moses Malone is now Demarcus Cousins

    The game is different.
  • Azubuike24
    The argument goes both ways. Take an uber-athletic 6'10 guy like Rudy Gay who can play the 2, 3 or 4 and put him in the 1950's, without any other adjustments, he would be a freak of nature. He's only a decent NBA player in this era.
  • Ironman92
    I thought Gay was 6'8

    He's long as a 6'10 guy but didn't think he was that tall
  • Azubuike24
    Semantics, haha. The point remains the same.
  • Spock
    Azubuike24;1781619 wrote:The argument goes both ways. Take an uber-athletic 6'10 guy like Rudy Gay who can play the 2, 3 or 4 and put him in the 1950's, without any other adjustments, he would be a freak of nature. He's only a decent NBA player in this era.
    Bill Russell would score 50 every night against someone like Gay.
  • SportsAndLady
    Spock;1781636 wrote:Bill Russell would score 50 every night against someone like Gay.
    You're completely missing his point but I'm not surprised.
  • like_that
    Ccrunner must be bored to bring his act to the NBA thread. He clearly hasn't watched a NBA game in years.
  • friendfromlowry
    like_that;1781643 wrote:Ccrunner must be bored to bring his act to the NBA thread. He clearly hasn't watched a NBA game in years.
    Yeah he basically admitted that when he said outside 5-6 of them, he wouldn't be able to distinguish the others from car salesmen. I'd be interested to know of the 25 or so playing, which 20 he wouldn't be able to recognize.
  • Ironman92
    Azubuike24;1781633 wrote:Semantics, haha. The point remains the same.
    Ok fine...Rudy Gay is 6'6
  • friendfromlowry
    http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article60580336.html

    Wow, again?
  • wildcats20
    Markieff Morris has been traded to Washington.
  • SportsAndLady
    wildcats20;1782147 wrote:Markieff Morris has been traded to Washington.
    That's a nice pickup for them.

    20, 7, and 5 in his 5 games after their coach was fired.

    Watch the cavs end up with Washington round 1 then Chicago round 2. Smh
  • Midstate01
    LA gets Jeff green and gets rid of part of their team cancer in Lance Stephenson.

    Sent from my SM-G928V using Tapatalk
  • Commander of Awesome
    Midstate01;1782159 wrote:LA gets Jeff green and gets rid of part of their team cancer in Lance Stephenson.

    Sent from my SM-G928V using Tapatalk
    Was Lance actually a cancer in LA? I never read/saw anything saying he was. I know he wasn't playing much.
  • wildcats20
    Knicks sign The Jimmer to a 10 day contract.
  • Heretic
    In memory of SQ, the MVP is going to Philly!

    https://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources--76ers-acquire-joel-anthony-211417511.html