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[RedEther]

holy shit

 

[UnObtainium17]

Yooooo

 

[phalestine]

That was a beautiful play omg

 

[msdstc]

Lol ET nailing the dagger.

 

[The Last Emperor]

Omggggg

 

[Lee Chaolan]

Not over yet ;o

 

[Quikies83]

Lol this game

 

[UnObtainium17]

2.1 is too much time for ynb

 

[chicagocubsfan]

Lololol

 

[Lee Chaolan]

lol Waiters should have known better.

Thanks OKC.

 

[Goreomedy]

Why pass in on that?!

 

[Gigglepoo]

Westbrook is not human, that is all.

jesus

Still can't believe OKC had 1 MVP and 2 potential MVP's on the same team, at the same time!

Worst trade of all time.

Trading Harden wasn't a problem. They just needed to get back Anthony Davis.

 

[chicagocubsfan]

Miro turning into a stud.

 

[CreepingFear]

Miro turning into a stud.

Gibson is so gone. Then Mr. Glass ankles.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Craig Sagar! When did he come back?

 

[Bowser]

That was the play Brooks drew up?

 

[CreepingFear]

That was the play Brooks drew up?

Even if Westbrook hadn't stepped out of bounds, he was trapped.

 

[Kastrioti]

I called it. Nikolla Mirotic going to be balling up for a long time to come. Great draft pick by the Bulls.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

 

[CreepingFear]

Hard hat lunch pail?

 

[UnObtainium17]

That was the play Brooks drew up?

:Jnc no nba coach gets that question here as much as Scotty does lmao.

 

[jman2050]

The Thunder are not a championship caliber team, even with Durant.

 

[RBK]

I called it. Nikolla Mirotic going to be balling up for a long time to come. Great draft pick by the Houston.

Fixed that up for you.

 

[Westlo]

The Thunder are not a championship caliber team, even with Durant.

They still gonna wreck the softest #1 seed since the 07 mavs.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Fixed that up for you.

Eh, technicalities aside, the Rockets picked him for the Bulls so same difference.

 

[CreepingFear]

Fixed that up for you.

and Seattle originally drafted Scottie Pippen. Does anyone really remember that?

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

and Seattle originally drafted Scottie Pippen. Does anyone really remember that?

Sean Kemp does, it caused him to have 6 kids instead of 6 championships.

 

[RBK]

and Seattle originally drafted Scottie Pippen. Does anyone really remember that?

Sean Kemp does, it caused him to have 6 kids instead of 6 championships.

.

 

[CreepingFear]

Sean Kemp does, it caused him to have 6 kids instead of 6 championships.

I thought it was 8 kids? Also, what would being in Chicago stop Kemp from not pulling out or not using a rubber?

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

I thought it was 8 kids?

Probably.

 

[eBay Huckster]

:Jnc no nba coach gets that question here as much as Scotty does lmao.

That's just because no NBA franchise is currently dumb enough to hire Mike Brown

Spoiler

so naturally OKC's gonna hire him after firing Brooks

 

[WesternHeretic]

Are we talking legitimate kids or just kids in general? Because here in Seattle one out of every 10th kid in the hood claims to be a child of Mr. Kemp.

Source: I live in Seattle... I've witness it first hand. You know when you do volunteer work wearing Sonics gear and a kid runs up to you saying "you like the Sonics? Shawn Kemp my dad." You think they are joking but after the 20th one you start to wonder.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Joking/ripping aside, I will still never forget when Kemp went out of his way to enter the mobbed celebratory Bulls' locker room to congratulate the players.

Classy ass move.

 

[Kastrioti]

Sean Kemp does, it caused him to have 6 kids instead of 6 championships.

Speaking of which I think I read on Grantland that Seattle and Chicago had a trade in place around 1992 - Pippen for Kemp. I think that was the parties involved but I remember being surprised because I never heard of the Bulls trying to trade Pippen.

 

[CreepingFear]

Speaking of which I think I read on Grantland that Seattle and Chicago had a trade in place around 1992 - Pippen for Kemp. I think that was the parties involved but I remember being surprised because I never heard of the Bulls trying to trade Pippen.

That was the 94 draft after the 93-94 season. Reports were that it was done deal.

 

[Kastrioti]

Found it and some other fascinating trades that never happened:

Summer 1994: With MJ playing baseball and the Bulls still reeling from the Scottie Pippen/Game 3/Knicks/timeout debacle, Chicago nearly pulled off a Shawn Kemp–for-Pippen swap (with other pieces) before smartly backing off and winning three more titles after MJ returned. Lemme just Google it to make sure that’s what happened. Whoa, Seattle backed out!!! See, you need a little luck with these things.

Fall of 1992: Houston offers an unhappy Hakeem to Miami for a then-Godfather offer (Steve Smith, Rony Seikaly AND Glen Rice). Miami counters with a lesser offer: Seikaly, Grant Long and Harold Miner. Eventually, Houston backs away … and Hakeem rips off one of the greatest three-season stretches in the history of the center position

Summer 1984: Then–Sixers owner Harold Katz claims that he offered Julius Erving to Chicago for the no. 3 overall pick (Michael Jordan) … and it nearly happened, until then–Chicago GM Rod Thorn said no. This would have been the supersize monstrosity version of Washington’s disastrous Richmond-for-Webber trade, which briefly broke my brain.

http://grantland.com/features/2015-nba-trade-value-part-2-the-temple-of-doom/

 

[Ninja Scooter]

I can remember draft night '94 (fuck I'm old) vividly and there was a lot of buzz about a Pippen for Kemp trade. It was almost a sure thing.

 

[LyleLanley]

Did something really bad just happen to Wes Matthews?

 

[Mutagenic]

Did something really bad just happen to Wes Matthews?

Yes, achilles. Seemed like something may have snapped and he put no weight on it after.

 

[MetalFearSolid]

Left foot injury out for game is what is reported thus far of course.

Portland's Wesley Matthews on his way to MRI, with Blazers holding significant concern about seriousness of lower leg injury.

 

[RBK]

Spoiler

Dallas sucks.

 

[Kastrioti]

Mavericks melting down and this time it has nothing to do with Rondo. Stick a fork in them.

Apparently it wasn't Rondo looks like Rick Carlise has lost control of the locker room.

 

[bender]

The Mavs are just an oddly put together team.

edit: Poor Wes.

 

[MetalFearSolid]

Mavs lol

 

[Two Words]

People who say it isn't Robdo don't get how Robdo affects the offense even when he's not shooting badly. He simply gets no coverages watch any game with Rondo on the court. If he's on the perimeter, there isn't a defender within 6 ft of him. It clogs the spacing completely. This Rondo gamble was idiotic. I always hated the idea of him on this team.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Yes, achilles. Seemed like something may have snapped and he put no weight on it after.

Goddamn that would be awful if true. Getting Afflalo will be all that more valuable too.

 

[Soonri]

Mavericks melting down and this time it has nothing to do with Rondo. Stick a fork in them.

Apparently it wasn't Rondo looks like Rick Carlise has lost control of the locker room.

LOL ok, so teammates don't ever get frustrated at each other during games.

I've already said plenty about Rondo, but this team badly misses Chandler Parsons (and guards who don't suck at times).

Hope Wes Matthews is ok.
E: Confirmed ACL tear. Sigh.

People who say it isn't Robdo don't get how Robdo affects the offense even when he's not shooting badly. He simply gets no coverages watch any game with Rondo on the court. If he's on the perimeter, there isn't a defender within 6 ft of him. It clogs the spacing completely. This Rondo gamble was idiotic. I always hated the idea of him on this team.

While I agree, the Mavs weren't going to go anywhere with Jameer Nelson giving up 30+ points to whoever he was guarding. They needed to make an upgrade at point guard (I wanted an uninjured George Hill), or even just a guard who can guard 1s and 2s while hitting 3s. In the end the Mavs are 40-23...but it sucked to watch tonight.

 

[RBK]

People who say it isn't Robdo don't get how Robdo affects the offense even when he's not shooting badly. He simply gets no coverages watch any game with Rondo on the court. If he's on the perimeter, there isn't a defender within 6 ft of him. It clogs the spacing completely. This Rondo gamble was idiotic. I always hated the idea of him on this team.

It's been that way for years when he was in Boston, it's not just him.

 

[LyleLanley]

"Portland’s Wesley Matthews suffered a left torn Achilles tendon and will miss the rest of season, a league source tells Yahoo Sports." - @WojYahooNBA

 

[Kastrioti]

LOL ok, so teammates don't ever get frustrated at each other during games.

I've already said plenty about Rondo, but this team badly misses Chandler Parsons (and guards who don't suck at times).

Hope Wes Matthews is ok.

Of course teammates get mad at each other, they always do. It just usually doesn't happen to a playoff team in front of millions on national TV. Thats supposed to be kept in the locker room. Especially surprising coming from a seasoned vet like Richard Jefferson.

I think the Mavs main problem is having a Monta Ellis, Rondo backcourt. I'm a huge Rondo fan but if he's going to be your floor general he needs a competent SG or SF like he had in Boston. Monta Ellis is not that dude.

Wes Matthews will torn left Achilles. =/ Out for the rest of the year.