2010/11 NBA Dec |OT| of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7lMXXaUaIo PEACE

Status
Not open for further replies.
Sharp said:
And yes, I was proud of how my Wizards played last night. I knew they wouldn't win, but I never expected them to get as close as they did.
Click to expand...

Serious question: is there any bad team who doesn't get their moral victory of the year against the Lakers?
 
Getting pretty excited about tonight's game. I'm definitely taking the camera. I want to get some shots of Deron abusing Arroyo and Millsap further diminishing Bosh's manhood.
 
giri said:
Game sounds shit.

Richardson with so many fouls (5) he plays 20mins, frye fouls out Barron fouls out, fernandez too? Zzzzzz
Click to expand...

I hate that goddamn team. Their fans make eternal enemies out of anyone who looks at them the wrong way, their tempo's akin to waterbeetles crawling in molasses, Miller's face reminds me of Bowen, and the list just keeps getting bigger the more I see them on national television.

My filthiest dream is to see the Suns take Oden and turn him into a beast while the Portland schmucks cuddle next to their smear campaigns with tears in their eyes.
 
Gery Woelfel via Twitter said:
When Carlos Delfino plays again - and nobody knows when - he`ll wear a protective helmet. Says he still gets headaches.
Click to expand...


WTF does a basketball helmet even look like?


WretchedTruman said:
I hate that goddamn team. Their fans make eternal enemies out of anyone who looks at them the wrong way, their tempo's akin to waterbeetles crawling in molasses, Miller's face reminds me of Bowen, and the list just keeps getting bigger the more I see them on national television.

My filthiest dream is to see the Suns take Oden and turn him into a beast while the Portland schmucks cuddle next to their smear campaigns with tears in their eyes.
Click to expand...

You're going to fit in well here. :lol
 
KingGondo said:
Having watched most games this season (and parts of all the games), I wouldn't say that our level of play has varied much: it's pretty much all been "mediocre." Our record is not indicative of our level of play (thankfully).

I'm really puzzled as to what is ailing us defensively, and I'm sick of playing close games no matter who our opponent is. We were up by 23 or so against Golden State, and allowed a 38 point 4th quarter to let them cut the lead to single digits, and had to knock down FTs for the win.

Glass half-full: Durant has yet to play like himself, we've had some nagging injuries early that have made our rotations funky, and we're still 14-8 (we hovered around .500 until the Maynor acquisition last season and played great from the end of December through February.) We didn't lose any players from last season's great defensive squad, so there's a good chance they'll figure things out on that end.

Glass half-empty: Our point differential is NEGATIVE (:lol), our defense has been substandard, the bench scoring has been nonexistent, and if Durant or Westbrook has an off night, the game will almost certainly be close.

P.S. Love this feature Sharp, keep it up if you have the patience and energy to slog through the whole season!
Click to expand...

Something weird is definitely going on. The loss to the Bulls is a bad one as they made 18 more foul shots and still weren't able to win. Typically if you make that many more from the line you should have an easy time. The rebounding differential was inexcusable though. Maybe they're just having a few disinterested moments or something.
 
WretchedTruman said:
I hate that goddamn team. Their fans make eternal enemies out of anyone who looks at them the wrong way, their tempo's akin to waterbeetles crawling in molasses, Miller's face reminds me of Bowen, and the list just keeps getting bigger the more I see them on national television.

My filthiest dream is to see the Suns take Oden and turn him into a beast while the Portland schmucks cuddle next to their smear campaigns with tears in their eyes.
Click to expand...
Funny, sounds like you're describing BrightSideOfTheSun. In fact, that blog owner ended up banning a ton of Blazer fans for no reason. Stay classy!

Here, let me give you a cup for your bitter tears. They sound delicious.
 
reilo said:
Funny, sounds like you're describing BrightSideOfTheSun. In fact, that blog owner ended up banning a ton of Blazer fans for no reason. Stay classy!

Here, let me give you a cup for your bitter tears. They sound delicious.
Click to expand...

I don't understand how any of that applies to a blog site. Maybe next time think about what you're even typing or you might as well start and end the post with a quip.
 
WretchedTruman said:
I don't understand how any of that applies to a blog site. Maybe next time think about what you're even typing or you might as well start and end the post with a quip.
Click to expand...
Their fans make eternal enemies out of anyone who looks at them the wrong way
Click to expand...
umad, etc.
 
WretchedTruman said:
to be fair, I am a little frustrated that the Suns key center is out for a few weeks, we really kneed that guy. Hopefully he stays healthy and keeps the team past the first round for a while.
Click to expand...
How do you think I've been feeling the past couple of seasons... I still haven't let that frustration out on other teams though. Maybe one or two here, but I get so much more enjoyment seeing my injury raveled team overcome their adversity. There's only so much you can do after things go wrong for so long.

Anyhow...
The NBA owners aren't the only ones looking to alter the landscape of the league over the next several seasons through the league's collective bargaining agreement.

While the owners want to do away with the soft salary cap and guaranteed contracts, the players hope to end the age restriction that forbids players from entering the NBA directly out of high school.
Click to expand...
Good.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5899152
 
giri said:
Game sounds shit.

Richardson with so many fouls (5) he plays 20mins, frye fouls out Barron fouls out, fernandez too? Zzzzzz
Click to expand...

Yeah, refs hurt the game for me. It felt like they just couldn't keep the whistle out of their mouths, it was ridiculous. Took J-Rich out of the game which killed us. We still should have had the game but played like complete shit for the end stretch, at least 9 turnovers and Nash just didn't really look for the other guys anymore. Kudos to the Blazers for keeping their heads up and some solid D was played at times. We look to get revenge on Friday!
 
hmmm, maybe I was a little too subtle.

yeah, well uh, Roy's cool and all that.


http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2010/12/08/ron-artests-immeasurable-encore/?ls=iref:nbahpt2

[Artest] told NBA.com he is seriously thinking about handing over at least half, and maybe all, of next season’s $6.79 million salary.

“I’m definitely considering the whole thing,” Artest said. “Or maybe 60 percent.”

Although he may not finalize details until the summer, he called the plan “very serious.

"I’ve talked to my wife about it already. It’s a powerful message. The message is about the inspiration. That’s what I want, to inspire people. People will be like, ‘Wow. Why is he doing this? Oh, that’s why. Wow. We need to help educate.’ I didn’t come [to the Lakers] for the money. Obviously I could have gone somewhere else, even a lesser market. Pay less taxes. The taxes here are freaking killing me, you know what I’m saying?”
Click to expand...


Is this really how he talks? I'm trying to so hard to have a feel-good moment for Ron Artest and then he just started talking again.
 
WretchedTruman said:
hmmm, maybe I was a little too subtle.

yeah, well uh, Roy's cool and all that.
Click to expand...
Sorry, I thought you were just being illiterate.
 
Not necessarily a 76ers fan, but I was hyped to see what they could do with the new look team they had coming into the season. Definitely a disappointment so far, but they've been playing a lot better the past 3 games after they put Jodie Meeks into the starting lineup instead of Turner and Iggy (two wings who can't shoot). Now they have a slasher and a shooter. Meeks so far has shown that he's capable of being a legit role player for years to come if he keeps up his high shooting percents.

Really excited to see how they match up against Boston tomorrow night. Sixers have no interior presence and are a more wing-oriented team. I see the Celtics probably shutting them down, but still interested to see if they can keep up this play against one of the big dogs of the NBA.
 
reilo said:
How do you think I've been feeling the past couple of seasons... I still haven't let that frustration out on other teams though. Maybe one or two here, but I get so much more enjoyment seeing my injury raveled team overcome their adversity. There's only so much you can do after things go wrong for so long.

Anyhow...

Good.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5899152
Click to expand...

I still feel for you on Oden. Portland is one of the top few teams I respect the most, due to building from the ground up with young talent. It's just a shame you're always plagued with injuries because the talent is high. I still place the Thunder above you because they're more fun to watch ;)
 
The NBA without any sort of salary cap would be one hundred times worse than major league baseball in terms of parity. Small-market teams would go from having to get a lucky break to having no chance at all of contention. Ever.
 
edit: nvm, mucking up thread.

Adam Blade said:
To be fair, Miller really is a douchebag arseface.
Click to expand...

Blake was getting too comfortable with the nudging. I thought Miller's hit was unprovoked until they replayed it back and saw that Griffin's love taps were everywhere. It would have been blashpemy to suspend him before the Lakers game, though.
 
WretchedTruman said:
edit: nvm, mucking up thread.



Blake was getting too comfortable with the nudging. I thought Miller's hit was unprovoked until they replayed it back and saw that Griffin's love taps were everywhere. It would have been blashpemy to suspend him before the Lakers game, though.
Click to expand...

Not just talking about that game. And if you're trying to jockey for rebounds with a big man...
 
Sharp said:
The NBA without any sort of salary cap would be one hundred times worse than major league baseball in terms of parity. Small-market teams would go from having to get a lucky break to having no chance at all of contention. Ever.
Click to expand...

It would be terrible. I'd give up on the NBA. Right now small markets need a miracle run to get a chance, but it's still unlikely for them. In an uncapped league, there would be no hope at all for the smaller markets.
 
Branduil said:
What new CBA needs:

-Hard cap.
-Team are allowed to cut one guaranteed contract every year to get rid of contract whores.
Click to expand...
Ummmmm. This is why they're called "guaranteed." You accept the risks when you make the contract.
Jeff-DSA said:
It would be terrible. I'd give up on the NBA. Right now small markets need a miracle run to get a chance, but it's still unlikely for them. In an uncapped league, there would be no hope at all for the smaller markets.
Click to expand...
Exactly. In baseball you can load a team with some of the best players in the game, spend over $200 million a year on payroll, and still not make the World Series every year. In basketball, we'd more than likely be looking at a Lakers team with Dwight, Kobe, CP3, Gasol and LeBron starting (and I don't even want to think about their bench). They would have trouble losing a single game, let alone a seven-game series.
 
Sharp said:
Ummmmm. This is why they're called "guaranteed." You accept the risks when you make the contract.
Click to expand...
Right, and there needs to be a way to make one of them unguaranteed each year. Way too many contract whores in the NBA.
 
Branduil said:
Right, and there needs to be a way to make one of them unguaranteed each year. Way too many contract whores in the NBA.
Click to expand...
Making every year of every contract essentially a team option doesn't make any fucking sense for the players. Even if it actually worked out the way you think it would (which it wouldn't), players would spend the season competing not just with other teams, but with each other. They would form cliques and gang up on players disliked in the clubhouse so they didn't get the ball and their stats fell, ensuring that they would be the ones to lose their contracts. That's just one of the reasons your idea is stupid and it's barely scratching the surface.
 
Sharp said:
Making every year of every contract essentially a team option doesn't make any fucking sense for the players. Even if it actually worked out the way you think it would (which it wouldn't), players would spend the season competing not just with other teams, but with each other. They would form cliques and gang up on players disliked in the clubhouse so they didn't get the ball and their stats fell, ensuring that they would be the ones to lose their contracts. That's just one of the reasons your idea is stupid and it's barely scratching the surface.
Click to expand...
Players have to deal with cuts at almost every level from the first time they pick up a ball - I doubt they'd turn tribal when confronted with that again.

I'm actually in favor of the idea. Not entirely because it gives teams a giant axe to wield, but the basic premise works.
 
WretchedTruman said:
edit: nvm, mucking up thread.



Blake was getting too comfortable with the nudging. I thought Miller's hit was unprovoked until they replayed it back and saw that Griffin's love taps were everywhere. It would have been blashpemy to suspend him before the Lakers game, though.
Click to expand...
lol at love taps. People push like that all the time when boxing out.

There should be performance and fitness goals in contracts and if a certain amount of them aren't met a team should have the option of cutting that player.
 
Branduil said:
Right, and there needs to be a way to make one of them unguaranteed each year. Way too many contract whores in the NBA.
Click to expand...
The funny thing about this is that it's really at the owners' discretion. Why the fuck do these owners keep giving ridiculous guaranteed contracts to players that don't deserve them?
 
DY_nasty said:
Players have to deal with cuts at almost every level from the first time they pick up a ball - I doubt they'd turn tribal when confronted with that again.

I'm actually in favor of the idea. Not entirely because it gives teams a giant axe to wield, but the basic premise works.
Click to expand...
The premise doesn't work, because it not only hurts the players, it removes a major bargaining chip for teams. Specifically, the ability to offer a real multiyear deal.
 
Branduil said:
Right, and there needs to be a way to make one of them unguaranteed each year. Way too many contract whores in the NBA.
Click to expand...

...aaaaand queue the mass exodus to the Euroleague. The NBA has real competition these days, it's not actually in their best interests as an enterprise to come down too hard on the players here.
 
CharlieDigital said:
The funny thing about this is that it's really at the owners' discretion. Why the fuck do these owners keep giving ridiculous guaranteed contracts to players that don't deserve them?
Click to expand...
There's definitely a lot of stupid contracts given out that don't make sense from the start- but there are also cases where a player gets paid and he suddenly becomes Eddy Curry. Given GMs a mulligan makes sense as long as it isn't too liberal- there should probably be a pay-out kicker so it's not an easy choice to cut someone every year.

But it's not fair for entire franchises to be hamstrung because one guy got paid and decided he didn't need to work any more.

LiveFromKyoto said:
...aaaaand queue the mass exodus to the Euroleague. The NBA has real competition these days, it's not actually in their best interests as an enterprise to come down too hard on the players here.
Click to expand...

I'm fine with sending all the contract whores to Europe.
 
ryutaro's mama said:
In my scenario, 2 of the 3 Texas teams would be contracted.

Take your pick.
Click to expand...
Houston and San Antonio already got their rings. Cut them and give Dallas a shot at basketball glory.
 
Contract the Bobcats and Clippers.

Move the Kings to Las Vegas. Move the Hornets to Kansas City, St. Louis or Seattle. Get the Nets into Brooklyn already. NBA is fixed.
 
Jeff-DSA said:
Getting pretty excited about tonight's game. I'm definitely taking the camera. I want to get some shots of Deron abusing Arroyo and Millsap further diminishing Bosh's manhood.
Click to expand...
I actually don't feel good about tonight's game.
 
Squall ASF said:
I still feel for you on Oden. Portland is one of the top few teams I respect the most, due to building from the ground up with young talent. It's just a shame you're always plagued with injuries because the talent is high. I still place the Thunder above you because they're more fun to watch ;)
Click to expand...
I don't know how anyone can enjoy a team score all of their points from the freethrow line.
 
dIEHARD said:
I actually don't feel good about tonight's game.
Click to expand...

Actually with the way we've been playing, I don't feel great either. I think it's a 60/40 chance we win, but a week ago I would have been 80/20.

I don't know how anyone can enjoy a team score all of their points from the freethrow line.
Click to expand...

I can't watch them because of this. The game stops so much so they can shoot FTs every other possession.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Similar threads

  • Locked
Maria Corina Machado won Nobel Peace Prize
27
335
Little Mac replied
9/11
26
727
DaciaJC replied
NBA finals
2 3 4
183
5K
HeisenbergFX4 replied
Canelo vs Crawford VR watch party. Who is down to watch?
4
347
ReasonBeing replied
Starship Flight 11 launch within the hour
39
454
ReBurn replied
Top Bottom