Rachel Nichols ‏@Rachel__Nichols 17m
Can't say enough good things about @SageSteele and how terrific she's going to be on NBA Countdown. Congrats Sage!!!
Yeah, Wilbon and Magic are gone. Doug Collins is joining Simmons and Jalen this year.Are they getting rid of Wilbon? Please god. Just let it be Simmons and Jalen with Sage as the eye candy.
Are they getting rid of Wilbon? Please god. Just let it be Simmons and Jalen with Sage as the eye candy.
Steele, Simmons, Rose, and Collins on Sundays, Burke, Rose, and Avery on Wednesdays I believe.
Jabari wearing 1 is giving me some weird vibes.
But it will suck less than before. Magic and Wilbon were that bad.Sage is nice but that crew sounds just as dull and low energy as last year.
Sage is nice but that crew sounds just as dull and low energy as last year.
So, Westbrook moved up to a Top 5 player on ESPN's Player Rankings despite his recent injury concerns (which are not minor in nature): http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/9861904/2013-nba-player-rankings-5
Also, their Top 5 has 3 guards. Their Top 10 has 6 guards.
Erm, okay? Or welcome to today's NBA?
so knux was bolton all along
Not as absurd as Kevin Love being #11 after the season he had last year.
All black people look alike to diehard.Isn't Sage the huge Kobe/Laker homer?
Thats clovis-level tomfoolery.He went back to the same thread he got banned in, as another alt. It doesn't get any worse than that.
Which player makes the most of limited natural ability?
1. Kevin Love, Minnesota -- 24.1%
2. Marc Gasol, Memphis -- 13.8%
3. Matt Bonner, San Antonio; Jared Dudley, L.A. Clippers -- 10.3%
5. J.J. Barea, Minnesota -- 6.9%
Also receiving votes: Nick Collison, Oklahoma City; Stephen Curry, Golden State; Danny Green, San Antonio; Chuck Hayes, Sacramento; Roy Hibbert, Indiana; Kyle Korver, Atlanta; Steve Nash, L.A. Lakers; Luis Scola, Indiana; Anderson Varejao, Cleveland, Greivis Vasquez, Sacramento
These are projections for 2013-14. They assume he'll be healthy -- which is why the Westbrook being moved up to the #5 spot seems... odd because we know for sure he won't be healthy for a while.
All black people look alike to diehard.
Wow Jabari really looks like a Carmelo Clone. that is good and bad lol
Another interesting take from NBA GMs.
So the NBA has an agreement with Fox and NBC for streaming rights for teams in your market. Making league pass blackouts fucking stupid. If we pay $200 we should get local games but noooo it's free..just not on LP.
Anywho
This agreement supersedes the Turner/ESPN agreement which never got finalized over the summer.
It looks like the NBA tv rights bidding war hasn't been finalized.
http://thebiglead.com/2013/08/27/es...g-the-nba-to-fox-sports-but-turner-should-be/
If I was a betting man, I'd say Fox and NBC might get the tv deal too. ESPN pays jack shit for tv rights vs. NFL and MLB. Turner is cutting budgets for sports as they just dumped NECKCAR because of the NCAA basketball deal they're paying for.
Why this is important...the next CBA will be coming up in a couple of years and the owners are going to do whatever they can to keep that new tv contract money.
Another interesting take from NBA GMs.
What the fuck? Go hop on another dick.Don't project your Greg Oden/Brandon Roy insecurities onto Westbrook.
... so? That happens all the time in NFL-GAF. Hell it occasionally happens in MLB-GAF.He went back to the same thread he got banned in, as another alt. It doesn't get any worse than that.
Don't project your Greg Oden/Brandon Roy insecurities onto Westbrook.
hey guyz plz don't fight!What the fuck? Go hop on another dick.
What the fuck? Go hop on another dick.
Clever. Would've been funnier if you just said that you're rubber and I'm glue.That's your job, bro.
Yankees fan opened his mouth.What the fuck is going on here?
Also, Kevin Love = Larry Bird for some people.Another interesting take from NBA GMs.
Yeah, I'd be bummed. Their coverage is ace and Inside the NBA is too good to just go away. Why can't they create a new slate of games for Fox? TBS used to have games on Tuesdays. They could do that, right?If TNT loses the NBA, I will be a sad panda.
It's one of the reasons I find the NFL unwatchable at times (besides all of the play stoppage). Four hour broadcasts with three hours of commercials and "coverage". Whatever the nexf NBA TV deal is, it will be expensive and the broadcast quality will surely suffer to make up that revenue.Yeah, I'd be bummed. Their coverage is ace and Inside the NBA is too good to just go away. Why can't they create a new slate of games for Fox? TBS used to have games on Tuesdays. They could do that, right?
Yeah, I can see that being a concern. The league might see it as, "oh, we can't have games on ESPN and TNT and Fox because..." But ESPN's coverage is already pretty awful and I don't think throwing Fox two games a week in addition to the existing deals would really hurt the broadcast quality. There are quality announcers out there that don't work nationally yet. Or they could get Kevin Calabro or something.It's one of the reasons I find the NFL unwatchable at times (besides all of the play stoppage). Four hour broadcasts with three hours of commercials and "coverage". Whatever the nexf NBA TV deal is, it will be expensive and the broadcast quality will surely suffer to make up that revenue.
Wow Jabari really looks like a Carmelo Clone. that is good and bad lol
Yeah, I can see that being a concern. The league might see it as, "oh, we can't have games on ESPN and TNT and Fox because..." But ESPN's coverage is already pretty awful and I don't think throwing Fox two games a week in addition to the existing deals would really hurt the broadcast quality. There are quality announcers out there that don't work nationally yet. Or they could get Kevin Calabro or something.
Another interesting take from NBA GMs.
nbc you say?If I was a betting man, I'd say Fox and NBC might get the tv deal too. ESPN pays jack shit for tv rights vs. NFL and MLB. Turner is cutting budgets for sports as they just dumped NECKCAR because of the NCAA basketball deal they're paying for.
Why this is important...the next CBA will be coming up in a couple of years and the owners are going to do whatever they can to keep that new tv contract money.
Because ESPN's basketball coverage is sterling? Remember Tom Tolbert?FOX waters down everything.
That's true. I'm definitely rooting for NBCDoes limited ability mean white
And I hope TNT really gets to keep the NBA...that would suck if they didn't. But, Barkley is probably leaving in 2-3 years
Also if NBC got the NBA back i WOULD NOT COMPLAIN. in fact, I think sunday night football is probably my favorite presentation when it comes to the game. that includes the anthem (not the carrie underwood shit)
ESPN's TOP 5:
1. Lebron
2. Durant
3. Paul
4. Harden
5. Westbrook
Wait what?
Looks good