Yeah, he needs to cool his swagger a bit until he starts playing better.
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2013-14 NBA Dec |OT| The Nets are the Knicks of Basketball
- Thread starter reilo
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when?
Back when you defended Mike Brown for 3 pages or when you couldn't even get your own facts straight regarding Bynum's contract while shit talking the people who did?
I mean
You did just come straight me about something you obviously knew nothing about :3
Hopefully CJ McCollumn can shore up that bench when he's back. He seems to have the tools. I actually like Mo Williams in this role -- it's almost as if he's made for it (something everyone has been saying for years). Glad he's bought in.
I like what Freeland is giving in the backup role. Versatile player, needs to add a bit of strength. Wish Meyers Leonard wasn't a huge bust, because he's got the body to be fucking good.
As far if the team is for real or not? No clue. Only the season can tell. If they stay healthy and keep executing, then they will be. What I like is that they execute no matter who their opponent is. It's very similar to what Dallas did in 2011, which is no surprise given who the coach is.
Pretty sure we were the only ones to throw stats out. I mean, their SRS is pathetically easy, and yet they are a godawful team. The schedule is only going to get tougher for them from here on out.
LegendofJoe
Member
That kind of attitude is infectious though, so I say keep on being YNB Russell.
Also, I had an awesome time in Oklahoma. I gambled, drank a lot, went to a shooting range, helped my father in-law install lighting in his shop, learned about Will Rogers, and discovered that Tulsa goes absolutely crazy when it comes to decorating for Christmas.
I was shocked at the geography in Tulsa too, I had no clue that the Ozarks extended into Oklahoma. Airport was really nice too. I got the extended tour or it from my father inlaw because he works there and came away really impressed. The houses in Tulsa were impressive as well, I guess all that oil/gas money in Oklahoma has something to do with it. All in all I really liked Tulsa, definitely won't be dreading going back for more visits.
MorisUkunRasik
Member
Bobcats - It's only December, they'll get worse
Cavs - It's only December, they'll get better
Cavs - It's only December, they'll get better
Glad you enjoyed it!
Yeah, Tulsa's a nice town, and definitely has some things over OKC. More artsy culture, prettier natural surroundings, better architecture, etc. Has a nice smallish-town feel while being decently-sized enough to have things to do.
Definitely make sure to hit up the Philbrook Museum next time you're here. The museum/house itself is awesome, and the surrounding neighborhood is very cool as well.
MorisUkunRasik
Member
You jump at any opportunity to start name calling. There's plenty of posts that show that.
Knicks- It's only December, make it stop
Gucci Messiah
Banned
Let's look at the front court this year:
Bismack Biyombo
Brendan Haywood
Josh McRoberts*
Al Jefferson*
Cody Zeller*
The team didn't improve one single bit on the defensive end.
Jefferson is a black hole and everyone in the league knows it. He has terrible spacial awareness, is slow on rotations, gives up deep post positioning too often, and is awful at screening. Look at it this way, he joined the Jazz via trade in 2010 and averaged about 35 minutes a game over his 3 seasons in Utah. The Jazz finished no higher than 26th in points allowed per possession through the pick and roll during that stretch. They were also a better team defensively with him off the floor, allowing 9.2 points per 100 possessions MORE when he played. The Bobcats have been god-awful on defense without a center who can defend the games most simple play so what do they do? Oh yeah, they sign possibly the worst pick and roll big in the game. McRoberts, Zeller, Haywood, and Biyombo aren't going to be able to mask Jefferson's deficiency the whole year considering 3 out of those 4 are below average defenders themselves.
Thinking they will stay near the top of the league is foolish in my opinion, that's why I said they will regress towards the mean. Maybe they won't be dead last this year but I have a hard time seeing them finish higher than 20th.
Charlotte scored few points in the paint because Paul Silas knew his interior bigs were complete crap and couldn't score points in the half court, that's why the team was encouraged to run so much. The Bobcats had no choice but to get out and push the ball. Kemba couldn't run the pick and roll to save his life, nobody on this team could hit consistent outside shots when he collapsed the defense, I already mentioned how useless the bigs were...So there's no need to state the obvious.
I'm sorry but what does scoring 100PPG have to do with their terrible defense?
Cats are a better rebounding team this year, I'll give you that.
I'm sorry. That make you feel better big guy?
How do the Knicks even lose tonight's game? The Nets are without Deron, Pierce, AK, and Terry.
The Nets roster is pretty much the ghost of KG, Brook Lopez, that guy with a $123.7mil contract, that guy with worse knees than Brandon Roy, and Andray Fucking Blatche.
The Nets roster is pretty much the ghost of KG, Brook Lopez, that guy with a $123.7mil contract, that guy with worse knees than Brandon Roy, and Andray Fucking Blatche.
ratcliffja
Member
So only slightly better than the Knicks' current roster. It could go either way.
Its still the Knicks. They actively lose more games than they actively win.
Rodeo Clown
All aboard! The Love train!
I refuse to believe this is the real reason they traded him for Tyrus Thomas.
But you're believing it, aren't you? Because it's Scott Fucking Skiles and the Bulls. It'd be hilarious if the Bulls picked Tyrus over LMA because they thought Tyrus had a better attitude LOL.
I just realized Tyrus is actually out of the league. And he got paid $8mil last season. Amazing.
lol holy shit you're right. I thought Tyrus was still slumming it on the Bobcats or as a 12th man on Toronto or some shit like that but nobody wants him!
and I do believe that story
Thank god
MorisUkunRasik
Member
Didn't Tyrus have some medical condition?
I think so. I think he might have the Gucci Messiah Syndrome.
Coldnoodle
Member
He did develop something. Can't recall the exact name but he lost about 20 lbs because of it.
Too bad he burnt all of his bridges.
...oh my
Rodeo Clown
All aboard! The Love train!
I don't know, Zeke did draft Damon Stoudemire, Marcus Camby and Tracy McGrady.
Zeus Molecules
illegal immigrants are stealing our air
You might not remember but its cause was the Drakes wanted to get Nash to save their franchise (and be Canadian) and by taking fields they made a trade for nash financially impossible for the knicks because they had no assets to match up with beside Shump the only 2 guard on the roster at the time....... the skullfuckery comes in when you realize they could of stole fields for 3 million.... shit maybe even 2 million a year because besides depth the knicks didn't need him and looked prepared to pull a lin/copeland of telling him "to go find his value on the market" all along.
Gucci Messiah
Banned
Is this supposed to hurt my feelings or something?
And then Grunwald fucked it all up lol.
Hey, guess who the GM of the Knicks was until this past summer? YOU GOT IT!
I had forgotten but they brought it up on the podcast
Just makes it even more epic
The Frankman
Banned
alot more problems on this team than the easy out of blaming Carmelo. And it's funny that the guy who made the comment is the reason the ball sticks more than Carmelo.
Shumpert made that comment...
To kinda be fair Stoudemire and TMac did not want to stay and were ready to bolt so he recooped what he could.
The Camby trade resulted in the Raptors having the greatest back to back seasons the franchise has ever had!
Did someone say Vinsanity?
MorisUkunRasik
Member
#SaveIman
Marauder Shields
Member
I thought it was Amar'e?
Which would make it pretty funny since he's the biggest black hole on that team.
To kinda be fair Stoudemire and TMac did not want to stay and were ready to bolt so he recooped what he could.
The Camby trade resulted in the Raptors having the greatest back to back seasons the franchise has ever had!
Did someone say Vinsanity?
I don't think people understand how bad Grunwald is as a GM. Let me summarize, again:
Grunwald traded Stoudamire for Bryce Drew and Mirsad Turkcan, then Camby for the corpse of Charles Oakley and Sean Fucking Marks, and Tracy McGrady for that French Guy That Isn't In Basketball-Reference.com's Database.
Then that same GM traded a first round pick for Andrea Bargnani,.
He's considered the best GM the Knicks have had in the past 15 years.
captmcblack
Member
Amare said that the ball sticks.
I think Shumpert may have said something similar, but I know the most recent thing he did was yell at Carmelo about a blown defensive rotation.
Amare is so ultra-finished though, so I don't even know what kind of point he could make about anything these days.
I think Shumpert may have said something similar, but I know the most recent thing he did was yell at Carmelo about a blown defensive rotation.
Amare is so ultra-finished though, so I don't even know what kind of point he could make about anything these days.
friskykillface
Banned
lmfao is that rumor true that if the Knicks lose tonight to the Nets, Mike Woodson gets fired? saw that floating around on twitter.
It wouldn't surprise me one bit
Woodson might just throw the game lol
Dominican Power
Member
Grunweld used that amnesty on Billups. smh
ratcliffja
Member
Yep, might as well amnesty the best PG they had on their roster and leave the shell of Amare Stoudemire instead.
Radio heads and blogger have been talking about thus. Truth is nobody knows because fo Dolan.