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[manzoman96]

Oh, I still definitely want to get that first pick, over pretty much anything else. Ben Simmons is worth shooting to get.

Oh don't worry, the Lakers will definitely get the no. 1 pick. It's what the nba wants to happen, so they'll make it happen. They want to spite the Sixers and give the Lakers a Kobe farewell gift .

Sorry about the passive aggressive post, that's my pessimistic Sixers fan talking. But The Cavs getting all if those no. 1 picks before LeBron came back have always been suspicious to me.

 

[Jarate]

Oh don't worry, the Lakers will definitely get the no. 1 pick. It's what the nba wants to happen, so they'll make it happen. They want to spite the Sixers and give the Lakers a Kobe farewell gift .

Sorry about the passive aggressive post, that's my pessimistic Sixers fan talking. But The Cavs getting all if those no. 1 picks before LeBron came back have always been suspicious to me.

Why would the NBA care about a shitty market like Cleveland?

They just had god tier RNG, but basically wasted it

 

[manzoman96]

Why would the NBA care about a shitty market like Cleveland?

They just had god tier RNG, but basically wasted it

thats the funny part haha. I just always joke with my cousins that the nba draft is more scripted than the wwe nothing serious

 

[Messi]

Wtf happened to the Cavs last night?

 

[El Topo]

Should I feel bad that Cleveland hasn't won anything since 1964 and that their biggest recent hope is not going to deliver? Cavs are not going to win a championship, unless Golden State somehow fucks up.

 

[Jarate]

Should I feel bad that Cleveland hasn't won anything since 1964 and that their biggest recent hope is not going to deliver? Cavs are not going to win a championship, unless Golden State somehow fucks up.

Meh, regular season Lebrom doesn't like to try that hard anymore

Playoff Cavs are Stoll scary

 

[Kave_Man]

Raps might be able to go on a run soon.

Demarre is back, Val coming back soon.

Patterson not looking like complete shit, Terry Ross has returned.

 

[Messi]

Y'all tripping Rox gonna go all the way this year. Playoff Clint will show everyone.

 

[Gonzalez]

Playoff Cavs are Stoll scary

They sure were scary during the 2015 Finals

 

[Messi]

They sure were scary during the 2015 Finals

Missing kyrie and love. Should take out Klay and another Warriors player and see how they go.

 

[sans_pants]

They sure were scary during the 2015 Finals

Uh they were despite missing two of their best players

 

[Gonzalez]

Missing kyrie and love. Should take out Klay and another Warriors player and see how they go.

You're judged with what you got, and they've got injury prone all-stars. So this is what's expected of them.

 

[Messi]

You're judged with what you got, and they've got injury prone all-stars. So this is what's expected of them.

Fair enough, but you know deep down you aren't being fair to them with that comment.

 

[Lee Chaolan]

They sure were scary during the 2015 Finals

Derp.

They still won two games missing their top two stars and OT in Oakland game 1.

Let's see if the Warriors face any of the same adversity.

 

[Gonzalez]

Fair enough, but you know deep down you aren't being fair to them with that comment.

Maybe... But it is accurate to say that any season going forward with this starting line-up, they must expect a level of criticism for fielding an injury prone squad in the first place.

 

[Messi]

Maybe... But it is accurate to say that any season going forward with this starting line-up, they must expect a level of criticism for fielding an injury prone squad in the first place.

Absolutely agree, it's the risk they have taken on but it's also a risk I'd be willing to take if I was the cavs owner. I'd be willing to bet on them winning a championship with Kyrie and Lebron. I do believe it's gonna take someone else eliminating the Warriors though.

 

[Gonzalez]

Absolutely agree, it's the risk they have taken on but it's also a risk I'd be willing to take if I was the cavs owner. I'd be willing to bet on them winning a championship with Kyrie and Lebron.

Well their window as the single dominating force could be closing soon, if a team in the East takes advantage of the FA class of next year. So don't bet the farm, yet.

 

[catpurrcat]

You're judged with what you got, and they've got injury prone all-stars. So this is what's expected of them.

This. Maybe they should take their foot off the gas (eg Spurs) during the regular season for injury and fatigue prevention.

Otherwise, you live with your injury prone stars.

Winning 60 games shouldn't be a priority for the cavs if their stars limp into the playoffs.

 

[MetalFearSolid]

I don't get the Bulls, have an impressive win over Thunder and lose to the Mavs with JJ Barea having a career game.

 

[El Topo]

Meh, regular season Lebrom doesn't like to try that hard anymore

Playoff Cavs are Stoll scary

Cavs are gonna win jack shit, even if by some miracle Love and Irving don't get injured.

 

[Silkworm]

Celtics grab their 4th win in a row beating the Knicks todat. And Smart played a little tonight, so hopefully he'll be able to play a little more against the Lakers and progressively get back to game shape. Schedule is sort of soft for the next couple of games for the Celtics (Lakers, Nets, @Nets) so maybe they could extend it to a 7 game winning streak. Still, the Celtics are a bit up and down, so I won't count those wins until they're in the books. Glad though to see the Celtics playing well of late after their recent 3 game skid (loses to the Cavs, Pistons, and Hawks).

 

[Champagne]

I don't get the Bulls, have an impressive win over Thunder and lose to the Mavs with JJ Barea having a career game.

Same shit with the Rockets beating the Spurs and then getting clowned by the Pelicans.

Christmas day games will never mean anything. Some players and teams respond really well to playing on Christmas and treat it as the biggest game of the season (and for most of them it is, the only bigger games in terms of national stage come in the conference finals and the finals and obviously only 4 teams make it that far) and play really well and other players don't want to be there and their teams don't respond as well and just look sluggish.

 

[sf2fanatic]

So why are the Lakers keeping a coach who could potentially have the worse W-L ratio as a Lakers coach in the history of the franchise.

Sometimes the Lakers franchise can be too loyal to their respected players.

If that was true Michael Cooper would of got hired before Scott.

 

[Andrew Korenchkin]

Man, I dig Larry Nance Jr's development. That dude could really be a steal, or at least a formidable bench guy.

 

[Starphoenix]

Same shit with the Rockets beating the Spurs and then getting clowned by the Pelicans.

Christmas day games will never mean anything. Some players and teams respond really well to playing on Christmas and treat it as the biggest game of the season (and for most of them it is, the only bigger games in terms of national stage come in the conference finals and the finals and obviously only 4 teams make it that far) and play really well and other players don't want to be there and their teams don't respond as well and just look sluggish.

Past two years Spurs have been pasted on Christmas Day. I've learned they don't care much about big nationally televised games.

 

[Resilient]

Same shit with the Rockets beating the Spurs and then getting clowned by the Pelicans.

Christmas day games will never mean anything. Some players and teams respond really well to playing on Christmas and treat it as the biggest game of the season (and for most of them it is, the only bigger games in terms of national stage come in the conference finals and the finals and obviously only 4 teams make it that far) and play really well and other players don't want to be there and their teams don't respond as well and just look sluggish.

it wasn't christmas when the bulls got r.o.a.s.t.e.d. by the Mavs

 

[Champagne]

it wasn't christmas when the bulls got r.o.a.s.t.e.d. by the Mavs

The Bulls are a bad team. I wasn't defending them, I was saying how their win over the Thunder was an aberration.

 

[ZeroMaverick]

Ugh, why isn't it game day

 

[TheSadRanger]

That's weird that Barnes just now got suspended over the Derek Fisher deal. Especially since it happened in the off season.

edit: Also did you guys see those creepy ass claymation versions of Curry and Lebron that ABC did for the xmas games.

 

[Andrew Korenchkin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxT9lzEV0s8

 

[Sandfox]

Well this last sub by Byron probably blew the game.

 

[Andrew Korenchkin]

Well this last sub by Byron probably blew the game.

TANK MODE ACTIVATED.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxT9lzEV0s8

I was expecting something closer to
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N5p8IXzNdc

 

[Andrew Korenchkin]

I was expecting something closer to
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N5p8IXzNdc

At first I thought this was his pathetic HOF speech.

I think this is his message to everyone that ever slighted him in the past.

 

[Sandfox]

TANK MODE ACTIVATED.

People are using that to excuse/explain away incompetence.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

if the Kamikaze for the Aussie doesn't work out apparently the next guy up is

Can we get him an In N Out burger lifetime pass?

 

[Andrew Korenchkin]

People are using that to excuse/explain away incompetence.

I hope the incompetence falls mostly on the coaching and his boneheaded moves. I refuse to accept that our players, theoretically, are not solid and capable of making a positive impact on a game.

 

[Sandfox]

I hope the incompetence falls mostly on the coaching and his boneheaded moves. I refuse to accept that our players, theoretically, are not solid and capable of making a positive impact on a game.

The majority of it is certainly coaching.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

The majority of it is certainly coaching.

It absolutely is. Byron Scott is the worst coach in the league by a mile, and unless someone hires Mark Jackson again nobody else will come close.

 

[Sandfox]

I absolutely shocked that Worthy basically agreed with what I said.

 

[SyenceLabb]

Nice to see Papa bear finally acknowledging Kobe making him proud.

 

[TheSadRanger]

James Worthy is a commentator for the Lakers?

I'm stuck with Derek Haper for the Mavs, but he's alright.

 

[Sandfox]

James Worthy is a commentator for the Lakers?

I'm stuck with Derek Haper for the Mavs, but he's alright.

He's an analyst in their studio.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

Heat just got beat by Wayne Ellington.

 

[MetalFearSolid]

Heat such a fraud team.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Don't want Jinx but rose has three straight good games.

 

[MetalFearSolid]

Don't want Jinx but rose has three straight good games.

But Jimmy B has looked worse every game since those 3 games.

For the Bulls who is the guy, Jimmy B or DRose.

 

[Doc Holliday]

But Jimmy B has looked worse every game since those 3 games.

For the Bulls who is the guy, Jimmy B or DRose.

Not roses fault, he's been missing wide open shots all night. Jimmy is a great 2nd on a winning team, I don't think he's the best player on a championship squad.

 

[CherryWoodFuton]

Spo talking about this being an important game and the Heat go on and lose to the Brooklyn fucking Nets

#firespo

 

[Gully State]

Nice to see Papa bear finally acknowledging Kobe making him proud.

Jordan's final Horcrux