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NBA 2016-2017 Season |OT| What do the Liberty Bell and Ben Simmons have in Common?
- Thread starter Jarate
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By tripping on Simmons' ankle and landing on Embiid's knee
friskykillface
Banned
Heat gonna win the #1 pick now
Silver gonna rig the draft for teams tanking / resting players like the shitty nets are doing
Silver gonna rig the draft for teams tanking / resting players like the shitty nets are doing
What? What in the world are the nets tanking/resting players for?
Andrew Korenchkin
Member
Yeah, that blew at the beginning of the year. When do we get to see Simmons play?
No team truly knows how to tank right.
Nah, not really
he's gonna rig the draft for the nets?
Andrew Korenchkin
Member
Hoping Durant and Curry sit out tonight against us.
Fuck the Warriors, when they play the Lakers.
Fuck the Warriors, when they play the Lakers.
Atomic Playboy
Member
I certainly can, and that sounds like something that the league should add immediately. I mean, look, at the tail end of the season a team like Dallas or Brooklyn has literally nothing to play for, and there's no reason for fans to care at all. So why not let Kevin Hart start at Point Guard? It hurts nothing, the fans apparently enjoy that sort of thing (given that they watch the celebrity pick-up game over All Star Weekend) and it might drive some ticket sales. The league is, at the end of the day, an entertainment product, and the prospect of watching Lavar Ball chucking from halfcourt is infinitely more entertaining than the actual show some NBA teams are currently putting on. They could put some restrictions on it; only allow one-day contracts, only during the final week of the year, only for teams that are mathematically eliminated from playoff contention. But this is something we should have. Plus, it gives players incentive to do better. "Take us to the playoffs or I'm benching you for Carrot Top" is solid motivation.
Andrew Korenchkin
Member
I can't wait tonight for these games. It will say a lot for the seeding for the East.
I think it's just Draymond and Iggy sitting
Draymond and Iguodala are out for sure. And we called up our first round pick from the Santa Cruz Warriors, so will probably be a light game for the starters.
Andrew Korenchkin
Member
I hope Durant doesn't fuck up his knee. I don't know why they aren't resting him a bit more when he gets the chance.
He needs activity more than rest
CassidyIzABeast
Member
I need a Nets player to become a superstar tonight and drop 80.
sf2fanatic
Member
😂😂😂😂😂 they said that about Kerry Kittles
Y'all ever realize how much talent the league has? Like seriously, the league is hella talented. Damian Lillard and Kemba are two top 10 guards, will def not make an All NBA team.
Millsap is amazing and gets overlooked by people. Hayward had an amazing season. Then of course everyone that you know. League is just fucking stacked. Every team has good to great players who are young. Except for the Magic.
Millsap is amazing and gets overlooked by people. Hayward had an amazing season. Then of course everyone that you know. League is just fucking stacked. Every team has good to great players who are young. Except for the Magic.
I heard Silver told Nets to rest players. They thought it was fair since almost every time Lebron play's the Heat he decides to rest.
BadAss2961
Member
Cavs showing absolutely no respect for Boston just letting them have home court.
Andrew Korenchkin
Member
That's why I'm not surprised when teams beat teams that are supposed to win matches. The talent level in the NBA is much slimmer than anything in college, but of course that's par for the course in professional sports, honestly.
Agreed. The NBA is great right now.
CassidyIzABeast
Member
Cavs are focused on the Finals. They couldn't catch the Warriors, Spurs, or Rockets so there's no point in playing for the 1 seed.
The Cavs could probably beat every team in the East playing 7 straight games on the road.
Not our Celtic!!!!!
So talented, that you could say the league is ready for an expansion...
Seriously if we had 5 that could shoot threes holy crap
CassidyIzABeast
Member
Brooklyn should have their team taken away and moved to Seattle for this nonsense. Ya'll ass all year and resting. Resting for what? Pure fuckery coming out of Jersey.
Hawks looking like they want that honorary Heat lifer status.
Hawks looking like they want that honorary Heat lifer status.
detectiveconan1
Member
Unfortunately, the Heat put themselves in this position by losing to many bad teams this year. I mean we lost the season series to the Magic and the Knicks.
That being said fuck the Nets. Not surprised that the biggest joke in the NBA pulls a stunt like this. You know you fucked up when your franchise is in a worse situation than the Knicks.
That being said fuck the Nets. Not surprised that the biggest joke in the NBA pulls a stunt like this. You know you fucked up when your franchise is in a worse situation than the Knicks.
Where every team in the bottom 14 has an equal chance of being the first pick? Hell no, that means teams who barely missed the playoffs could get the first pick and teams who definitely need that caliber of talent get shafted
Lionel Richie
Member
Gotta love the #1 seed Boston fucking Celtics in a tight home game against the Bucks backups.
Mix Master
Member
LeBron in miami getting them HGH injections. Dont be surprised if he come back with a full head of hair.
CassidyIzABeast
Member
Moral of the story: Don't lose 30 games in the first half of the season
Ninja Scooter
Member
The problem is when the same teams are constantly in the bottom (Sixers, Nets, my Lakers) at some point the league should stop rewarding them. Half the fucking league makes the playoffs. If you are in the lottery 3, 4 or 5 years in a row, it's time to re-examine just what he fuck your management/ownership is doing. We shouldn't be rewarding inept franchises by allowing them to hoard young talent.
I would like to seem them somehow figure out a way to mathematically weigh the odds against teams that are picking in the lottery. Like, for example, if you finish with the first pick one year, and are in the lottery again, the best you can do is like the 9th pick or something.
Vestal
Junior Member
Yup yup....
Ok, that's fair...