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[Hyperactivity]

Otto Porter, ladies and gentlemen

 

[Fjordson]

Basketball is a shit ass sport.

 

[Bread]

Lol curry nice shot

 

[neptunes]

How come the Raptors only have to play the Wizards 3 times this season?

 

[Hyperactivity]

Warriors the first team to have more losses than their previous season. Charlotte nearly beat them there too.

How come the Raptors only have to play the Wizards 3 times this season?

Different divisions, same conference

 

[phanphare]

Warriors the first team to have more losses than their previous season. Charlotte nearly beat them there too.

we did it!

 

[Lionel Richie]

Otto Porter, ladies and gentlemen

Huge fan of him and he played another great game tonight. I love how he just doesn't force shit and play within himself.

 

[teepo]

despite the wiz win, i have to call out the garbage refs.

21-3 free-throws in the 2nd half at one point in gsw's favor.

 

[AnAnole]

I didn't believe into karma until tonight

 

[thehypocrite]

Wow that doesn't look good. His feet was trapped and then he gets the knee hyperextension. I hope he's fine and there's nothing seriously wrong with him. He's amazingly talented and I like to see him out there competing.

 

[Lee Chaolan]

We got Bogut?

Spoiler

 

[jman2050]

It's hard to believe that in three years and with no cap space the Cavs non Big-3+Thompson went from Dion Waiters, Anthony Bennett and a bunch of random bench dudes to JR Smith, Iman Shumpert, Channing Frye, Richard Jefferson, Kyle Korver, Derrick Williams, Deron Williams, and now Andrew Bogut. And of course no draft picks but I doubt anyone cares.

LeGM did some work.

 

[Starphoenix]

Man, if those Cavalier players can show up in the playoffs...

 

[metalslimer]

It's hard to believe that in three years and with no cap space the Cavs non Big-3+Thompson went from Dion Waiters, Anthony Bennett and a bunch of random bench dudes to JR Smith, Iman Shumpert, Channing Frye, Richard Jefferson, Kyle Korver, Derrick Williams, Deron Williams, and now Andrew Bogut. And of course no draft picks but I doubt anyone cares.

LeGM did some work.

Yeah with everyone healthy this is LeBron's best overall team for sure.

 

[VeeP]

Pistons with that win over Portland, honestly thought they were gonna lose this one.

 

[LowlySmokeGuy]

Roy Hibbert plays garbage minutes on Denver now. What the hell happened to him?

 

[Undefined]

holy fuck russell westbrook again.

 

[hipbabboom]

Are back-to-back game's the Warrior's kryptonite this season? Sure their opponents will be in the same shoes come playoffs but Warriors seem particularly weak to it this season.

 

[Andrew Korenchkin]

Why is the tweet that Durant being out for the season the first thing on Twitter? Gave me a heart attack until I realized that (thankfully) it's an old tweet.

I don't like Durant like plenty of people this season, but I pray to god that his injuries are minor at best. It'd be awful if he missed the playoffs, and besides, no one deserves to get injured anyway.

 

[thehypocrite]

Roy Hibbert plays garbage minutes on Denver now. What the hell happened to him?

A stripper and PG stole his soul.

 

[Gigglepoo]

Man, New Orleans is 4 games behind Denver for the 8th seed. Kings might be able to land a player with that pick.

 

[Sandfox]

The Lakers are playing beautiful basketball tonight. I'm really liking this current 2nd unit defensively.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

The Lakers are playing beautiful basketball tonight. I'm really liking this current 2nd unit defensively.

Lou had become too much of a crutch for them offensively.

 

[Sandfox]

Lou had become too much of a crutch for them offensively.

The problem with Lou is that he dictates how you play when he's in the game due to his strengths and weaknesses. Also, Russell is now getting the plays and some of the minutes that went to him and it's working well.

 

[Into the Light]

The problem with Lou is that he dictates how you play when he's in the game due to his strengths and weaknesses. Also, Russell is now getting the plays and some of the minutes that went to him and it's working well.

The problem with Lou is he looks like a shot fighter who's legs are gone. He has nothing to contribute.

 

[Sandfox]

The problem with Lou is he looks like a shot fighter who's legs are gone. He has nothing to contribute.

I don't really see how you can think that given how he has played this year.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

The problem with Lou is he looks like a shot fighter who's legs are gone. He has nothing to contribute.

I never knew that one of Paul Pierce's nicknames was "Lou". Is this somehow related to that incident where he shit his pants during a game?

 

[Tubobutts]

Great game for Randle and they managed to keep the tank alive.

 

[Mortemis]

Julius beasted. Love to see that effort more consistently. Decent game by DLo too.

Good tank win, or loss lol

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Great game for Randle and they managed to keep the tank alive.

We coming for you Phoenix!

Randle can fill a stat sheet sometimes. If his Jumper weren't so busted he could be an all star.

 

[plus]

Roy Hibbert plays garbage minutes on Denver now. What the hell happened to him?

I always felt that he was hyped up as some defensive juggernaut with that "rule of verticality" crap that refs never call consistently for big men. I honestly think the NBA needed some sort of BS way to let Hibbert get away with obvious fouls in order to hype them up as that sort of gritty, defensive, counterpart to the Heat during the 2012 season. He's always sucked imo, and that one playoff series where he had like 0 pts and 0 reb exposed him for being a stiff.

Obviously with more small ball lineups and jumpshooting bigs nowadays he's lost value, but I think he really used to get the benefit of the doubt with the refs in terms of "verticality" and defending shots and just isn't getting them anymore. I remember some of his attempts to exercise "verticality" where he just jumped forward and decked the offensive player and wouldn't get called for it.

 

[Sandfox]

The Warriors are going to sign and then immediately waive Calderon so they can pick up Matt Barnes instead due to the Durant injury.

 

[Fjordson]

Kill me.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Kill me.

Act now, folks, and your defense can actually be "he was asking for it."

 

[LyleLanley]

The Warriors are going to sign and then immediately waive Calderon so they can pick up Matt Barnes instead due to the Durant injury.

Does this mean Calderon can't join another playoff team?

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Wait, Durant is actually hurt? For how long?

edit: I don't see any new news anywhere. I'm sure he's ok.

 

[Sandfox]

Matt Barnes was on the Warriors team that beat the Mavs as an 8th seed so there's that.

Does this mean Calderon can't join another playoff team?

I'm not sure.

Wait, Durant is actually hurt? For how long?

We'll more than likely find out tomorrow, but this certainly isn't a good sign.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Wait, Durant is actually hurt? For how long?

edit: I don't see any new news anywhere. I'm sure he's ok.

I just see speculation so far on Twitter.

Then again, I think Woj did report earlier that Durant was dead. That may have been a parody account, though. He might not actually be dead.

 

[LyleLanley]

Wait, Durant is actually hurt? For how long?

edit: I don't see any new news anywhere. I'm sure he's ok.

I don't think anyone knows until he gets the MRI tomorrow. That being said I have to assume this is career threatening.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

I don't think anyone knows until he gets the MRI tomorrow. That being said I have to assume this is career threatening.

And if he's actually dead, just remember.

 

[Andrew Korenchkin]

What exactly is a hyperextended knee? Is it really career threatening?

 

[Officerrob]

I don't think anyone knows until he gets the MRI tomorrow. That being said I have to assume this is career threatening.

ESPN said he already had the MRI, but the results would not be released until Wednesday

 

[Sandfox]

What exactly is a hyperextended knee? Is it really career threatening?

It's not, but that was just a preliminary analysis and he will probably be missing games if the team felt the need to pick up Barnes over a player they already agreed to sign.

 

[LyleLanley]

ESPN said he already had the MRI, but the results would not be released until Wednesday

Everyone knows you release devastating news on Wednesdays.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Does this mean Calderon can't join another playoff team?

I think the rule was players had to be waived by Wednesday to be eligible for the playoffs for another team.

Edit:

NBA players who are waived this week will be joining playoff teams in the hunt for veterans to round out their rosters. As long as the player is waived by his current team on or before March 1, they are eligible for another team's playoff roster.

http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2017/2/...r-wire-buyout-options-playoffs-deron-williams

 

[LQX]

Damn, looks like Durant injury is serious as they just signed a replacement.

Edit:
Matt Barnes

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Too early to request off for his funeral or no?

 

[mjp2417]

The Warriors are going to sign and then immediately waive Calderon so they can pick up Matt Barnes instead due to the Durant injury.

Yikes. I doubt this will turn out to be season ending or anything like that, but the Spurs are still only 3 back in the loss column for the 1 seed. Rockets-Spurs (w/ home court)-Cavs would be a brutal gauntlet even for a healthy Warriors squad.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Too early to request off for his funeral or no?

 

[LyleLanley]

I think the rule was players had to be waived by Wednesday to be eligible for the playoffs for another team.

Edit:



http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2017/2/...r-wire-buyout-options-playoffs-deron-williams

Yeah, apparently he just has to be waived before midnight to still be playoff eligible.