Either he's got some mental issues/depression regarding his so far injury-prone career or he really doesn't want to be in NOLA. Most likely a combination of both.
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2012-13 Oct/Nov NBA Season |OT| Mavericks Attempt To Defend Title
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Either he's got some mental issues/depression regarding his so far injury-prone career or he really doesn't want to be in NOLA. Most likely a combination of both.
iamshadowlark
Banned
I don't even think he necessarily thought he had to team up with Wade. They're good friends and had a chance to play together. It honestly wasn't as big as everyone made it in hindsight.
And the fact that he had to end up carrying wade over the finish line can't be ignored.
Adam Blade
WWKC
Bet is off if he doesn't play, DY.
Scurred.
LegendofJoe
Member
That sounds about right, it's probably why he wants to play in Phoenix.
Adam Blade
WWKC
yeah, that's not ignored and is why I am giving him credit for finally getting it done. But he clearly joined the heat with the idea that it would be the easiest way to win championships (not 1, not 2, etc...).
Justin Timberlake
Member
Apparently I missed an incredible game cause it was on NBA TV
Fucking League pass is a piece of shit half the games arent even on it
uuughhhh
guuugughgg
Fucking League pass is a piece of shit half the games arent even on it
uuughhhh
guuugughgg
Business don't have this all figured out yet. You'd think that they'd learn that by blacking people out that all they're going to do is load up a pirate stream and give someone else ad revenue or they're going to miss it entirely and start to learn that missing games isn't that big of a deal.
If they just made it easy to watch stuff legitimately, more people would be buying the services.
Future PhaZe
Member
Nash is rocking a PER of 9 right now.
MWP a per of 6 lol.
Man the crazy thing with Brad Beal is that despite his 8 point performance he had a per 16.38...but only got 22 minutes. Fuck Wittman.
Btw, highest PER in the league right now is James Hardens 37 goddam. He won't keep it up but I just thought it was funny.
And I don't know how wade pulls off that PER. It's higher than Brons right now and he didn't look that good to me in game 1.
MWP a per of 6 lol.
Man the crazy thing with Brad Beal is that despite his 8 point performance he had a per 16.38...but only got 22 minutes. Fuck Wittman.
Btw, highest PER in the league right now is James Hardens 37 goddam. He won't keep it up but I just thought it was funny.
And I don't know how wade pulls off that PER. It's higher than Brons right now and he didn't look that good to me in game 1.
and if your offering free trial service to get people to subscribe for the love of god add some more servers during that period or something.
seems as if their free trial is not intended to attract new customers... but rather get that auto payment from those who (and I'm sure there is a lot of them) forget to cancel.
Liquidsnake
Banned
By the way the whole Wizards stint was payback for nearly being blackballed from the league due to debt owed to Stern. TYDNK.
Red Blaster
Member
Justin Timberlake
Member
I live in LA right now so
All games on ESPN
All games on ABC
All games on TNT
All games on NBA TV
All Laker games
All Clipper games
are all blacked out
How dumb is that. Maybe I could live with it if it was just ABC/TNT/ESPN and I'd just remember to record but there are so many games on NBA TV these days that it alone takes up a third of any decent team's schedule. And they announce which games are on NBA TV sometimes only a few nights before so if a game is blacked out it almost always comes as a surprise.
I wish they'd just include NBA TV games on League Pass Broadband. It can't be that hard; they own the fucking channel.
Their free trials require a card now? They didn't use to...
yup... and if you don't cancel in time you get billed 220$. lol
Future PhaZe
Member
Its hard to compare Kobe and Wade because Wade gains so much by what's around him. He's become such a cheesing slasher over the last few years...he has virtually no jumpshot anymore. He works out of the post or slashes 90% of the time, which is easier to do when you have LBJ and a top 3 stretch 4.
I'd have to imagine current Wade on a traditional roster outside of the superfriends era would be worse than Kobe, but its hard to say.
Wade at least defends though. Kobes better offensively, but his D is really hard to watch.
The jury is still out on Harden.
I'd have to imagine current Wade on a traditional roster outside of the superfriends era would be worse than Kobe, but its hard to say.
Wade at least defends though. Kobes better offensively, but his D is really hard to watch.
The jury is still out on Harden.
shira
Member
I think the problem is that if you can him, who would want to GM this team.
No draft picks and no flexibility/lux tax possibility.
They are going to be faced with the same problems.
At least the current team is some-what satisfied playing in Canada and playing defense.
All the players are pretty much upstanding citizens.
The owners Rogers/Bell are a cable company that will get the same viewership regardless of team performance .300 to .500 winning %.
It doesn't want the team to win, but they don't care if they lose so what are your expectations? Next season is 0-82 tank for Wiggins anyways.
Why Pau has to go:
He was great when Bynum was hurt but reduced to a jumpshooter otherwise. Same thing is happening with Dwight. Gasol is a center playing at PF and when another big is in the post, he floats on the perimeter for jumpers. Even worse, he's not good at defensive rotations AT ALL and our defense suffers when he's at PF instead of C
Also, we need more depth, footspeed and athleticism on this team. Guys like Trevor Ariza. Problem is you're not getting Ariza for Metta. You could get Ariza and another nice player for Pau though. When you have Dwight, you don't need a PF who is most effective in the paint. You need a stretch 4 or a tweener who hits 3s.
He was great when Bynum was hurt but reduced to a jumpshooter otherwise. Same thing is happening with Dwight. Gasol is a center playing at PF and when another big is in the post, he floats on the perimeter for jumpers. Even worse, he's not good at defensive rotations AT ALL and our defense suffers when he's at PF instead of C
Also, we need more depth, footspeed and athleticism on this team. Guys like Trevor Ariza. Problem is you're not getting Ariza for Metta. You could get Ariza and another nice player for Pau though. When you have Dwight, you don't need a PF who is most effective in the paint. You need a stretch 4 or a tweener who hits 3s.
KingJ2002
Member
Kobe refuses to take charges or flop like Wade... but he'll rebound and hussle for the ball.
Pau is good for teams who want to play that small fuck ball... two 7 footers with one that can shoot will give fits to teams like boston or the heat. this half court game that the offense is relying on is killing the lakers IMO... get the lakers running and you'll see how unstoppable they truly are.
...
besides... We will rock with Pau until we get K. Love in 2015... hahahahaa
Bolded is why PER isn't the end all be all of stats.
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
I don't know why so many are shocked the Lakers are doing badly:
Kobe - 17 years in the league
Pau - 13-14 years in the league
Nash - 17 years in the league
Dwight - coming off of back surgery
Meta - Meta
Bench - sucks
Mike Brown
I am confident the Lakers will end up 3rd in the West but they're not winning anything.
Also, Kobe isn't the best #2 in the league anymore. I am sorry, but he isn't. He can be on any given night but he won't be throughout the entire season.
Kobe - 17 years in the league
Pau - 13-14 years in the league
Nash - 17 years in the league
Dwight - coming off of back surgery
Meta - Meta
Bench - sucks
Mike Brown
I am confident the Lakers will end up 3rd in the West but they're not winning anything.
Also, Kobe isn't the best #2 in the league anymore. I am sorry, but he isn't. He can be on any given night but he won't be throughout the entire season.
Kobe let too many secrets slip while abusing Harden in sack during the Olympics. Now the Beard is gonna pay him back for the tough nights he had to endure.
Justin Timberlake
Member
I can't believe some of you are buying this storyline bullshit.
The Lakers are clearly going to win this year. Give it a couple months and they'll be tearing this shit league up.
The Lakers are clearly going to win this year. Give it a couple months and they'll be tearing this shit league up.
Future PhaZe
Member
I'm actually a pretty big fan of PER. I haven't seen too many examples of it overrating or really underrating anyone. You just have to take teammates into account. Wade had the highest PER of all SG's last year, but it's because he WAS more effective than the others. Were the superfriends a good reason why? Sure, but it is what it is.
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
lol. Oh, you.
Adam Blade
WWKC
IWMTB, you're still saying the Clips will be 7th in the West, right?
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
Adam Blade
WWKC
Bookmarked for when you're wrong, IWMTBalwayswrong.
this made me LOL
StickSoldier
Member
Yeah, hope it's something he can correct. As I look at it, if either him or DC can play to their potential, that's a win for us, especially DC because he has a cheap team option next year.
This.
I would love for OKC to swing a trade for him.
I have Presti's ear. What do you want for him, Lakers-age?
MorisUkunRasik
Member
Harden
eh, we'll get durant in a couple of years
Hard to appreciate his play when he's screaming like his hair is on fire every time he touches the ball
i see you
theignoramus
Member
yeah, HOF teammates make winning easier, thats why the big three did their thing Boston.
in the last what, 30 years, who all has chipped with just one HOFer, three teams?
I'm getting pretty excited about the Jazz this year. They're long, but the way they get up and down the court is impressive. They're going to run teams ragged, and the bigs coming off the bench (Favors, Kanter) can really keep the pace up.
If we can figure out how to stop giving up so many threes, teams are going to find lots of matchup problems against us. I think this team might be better than I was expecting.
If we can figure out how to stop giving up so many threes, teams are going to find lots of matchup problems against us. I think this team might be better than I was expecting.
iamshadowlark
Banned
The last thing Pau wants to do is try to play the perimeter game with someone like bosh. He would be eaten alive.
And for the love of god, I hope Mike Brown smokes enough of that Cali bud to convince himself that they need to run.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
http://www.nba.com/magic/vote_decisions_1
lol
expecting them to pick some random fans to suit up for a night as a promotion at some point this season.
lol
expecting them to pick some random fans to suit up for a night as a promotion at some point this season.
Conflict NZ
Member
That still doesn't make up for the huge deficiency they have at PG though. At this point Nash is looking like white Fisher and his primary backup is Steve Blake. They need to dangle Pau for a young and quick PG but I'm not sure who they could even get anymore. Its a shame they couldn't get Sessions to stay.
Syphon Filter
Member
lol every time there is a problem, it has to be Pau that needs to go. Poor guy.
Future PhaZe
Member
Nash looks hesitant more than he looks unable.
Hopefully he learns not to give a fuck and start running the show. Looks like everyones worried about making Dwight comfortable, but he's good to go, everyone should cater to making sure Nash is happy now. Once that happens they can roll.
Oh boy. If the Harden trade was a 3 team for Houston to finally get Pau that would have been hilarious.
Kobe: Someone took dump and now the toilet won't flush.
Fans: Pau has to go!