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[Line_HTX]

Cav don' need SHIET.

 

[FZZ]

Cavs biggest mistake in history will be them letting go of Delly

what a blunder

 

[VeeP]

Cavs biggest mistake in history will be them letting go of Delly

what a blunder

Lebron has heart but Delly wanted it more. Only reason they did so well imo.

 

[Benjamin1981]

You guys are so pessimistic.

For a Bulls fan there is nothing to look forward to other than the Wade trade/buyout and Draft Night 2018. We are the new Lakers without A Magic like figure who will save us.

 

[DJwest]

Lebron has heart but Delly wanted it more. Only reason they did so well imo.

Are you serious?

 

[Cheebo]

For a Bulls fan there is nothing to look forward to other than the Wade trade/buyout and Draft Night 2018. We are the new Lakers without A Magic like figure who will save us.

Lakers actually have young players with all star potential in Lonzo and Ingram.

Bulls have CAMERON PAYNE.

 

[msdstc]

Are you serious?

cmon

 

[Servbot24]

Check the Wanting It stats for Delly and you'll see

 

[VeeP]

Are you serious?

Notice how Lebron isn't on this GOAT poster. He doesn't want it like MJ and Delly.

 

[Lionel Richie]

Are you serious?

DJwest as in Delonte Johnson West? Are you trying to protect your stepson's honor?

 

[Tom Penny]

For a Bulls fan there is nothing to look forward to other than the Wade trade/buyout and Draft Night 2018. We are the new Lakers without A Magic like figure who will save us.

Bulls have young talents like Dunn and can go into triple tank year mode like the 76ers.

 

[darkside31337]

woj
The NBA will limit teams to two team timeouts in the final three minutes of a game, league sources tell ESPN.
The NBA's Board of Governors has voted to reduce maximum number of timeouts per game by four -- from 18 to 14, league sources tell ESPN.


These seem like huge changes. Really kills in-game rest, seems like it hurts teams that are super reliant on giving guys an insane number of minutes a game (Cavs)

 

[Servbot24]

What's the point of that change?

 

[Crimson_Gold]

What's the point of that change?

To speed up the end of games.

 

[Fjordson]

Yeah, that's fine with me. Already plenty of stoppages and now we'll hopefully have less marathons to end games.

 

[Roland_Gunner]

Yeah, that's fine with me. Already plenty of stoppages and now we'll hopefully have less marathons to end games.

Seriously. Unless its the playoffs waiting through the last five minutes of close games is a pain.

 

[darkside31337]

What's the point of that change?

The other change was they got rid of "20 second timeouts" (which were actually a minute) and just made all of them full 75 second timeouts. So the actual timeout seconds (or ads in game) ends up being about equal. Just less of them in general.

They're just basically creating incentives for teams to use timeouts earlier and to not have the last minute of a game take 10 minutes in real life time.

 

[Cornbread78]

but nothing to prevent the "hack a Shaq" yet, huh?

 

[Gigglepoo]

but nothing to prevent the "hack a Shaq" yet, huh?

Just learn to shoot your free throws.

 

[Fjordson]

but nothing to prevent the "hack a Shaq" yet, huh?

The kinda did last summer. They put the last two minutes restriction into all four quarters.

I haven't seen the actual numbers or anything, but it does feel like the intentional fouls were reduced a bit last year.

 

[Servbot24]

I'm mainly wondering what they do about the Harden foul drawing

 

[Cornbread78]

I'm mainly wondering what they do about the Harden foul drawing

Seriously, this too.


Jumping into fools to force a foul should fall under flopping rules..

 

[Ninja Scooter]

but nothing to prevent the "hack a Shaq" yet, huh?

How about shitty players make their free throws?

 

[msdstc]

How about shitty players make their free throws?

was shaq a shitty player?

 

[friskykillface]

Cavs biggest mistake in history will be them letting go of Delly

what a blunder

Championships won in Cleveland with Delly: 1
Championships won in Cleveland without Delly: 0

Delly 🐐

 

[Ninja Scooter]

was shaq a shitty player?

He was a shitty free throw shooter, and teams should be well within their rights to strategize around that. Should we make it illegal for teams to ignore Andre Roberson and Rajon rondo on the perimeter?

 

[phanphare]

yeah as a fan of a team that acquired dwight howard

just make your fucking free throws

 

[GhostWriter24]

Bye bye, Melo.

 

[Bread]

Should we make it illegal for teams to ignore Andre Roberson and Rajon rondo on the perimeter?

Yes. Cover-A-Rondo should be implemented ASAP.

 

[Crimson_Gold]

Bye bye, Melo.

Did it finally happen

 

[Tom Penny]

He was a shitty free throw shooter, and teams should be well within their rights to strategize around that. Should we make it illegal for teams to ignore Andre Roberson and Rajon rondo on the perimeter?

Right..i get for the viewer it sucks but it's still a legit strategy. Imagine if you weren't allowed to throw at a corner in football because he sucks lol bench the motherfucker..

 

[Gigglepoo]

I'm mainly wondering what they do about the Harden foul drawing

Those fouls are such bullshit. And then the commentator praises the offensive player for being "smart"

 

[Shamrock7r]

I'm mainly wondering what they do about the Harden foul drawing

 

[RedAssedApe]

Lakers waived Nwaba? Hmm...I liked him.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Lakers waived Nwaba? Hmm...I liked him.

I think they may try to bring him back at the vet minimum if he clears waivers. Hope that's the case/

 

[Caddywompus]

Those fouls are such bullshit. And then the commentator praises the offensive player for being "smart"

It's smart in the sense that they are manipulating the refs to take advantage of a shitty rule but everyone does this. The one the pisses me off more is the act of shooting bs when you get fouled. There was one in the playoffs where Curry is just taking a step forward a flings the ball from his hip at half court. Not even Curry is taking a shot that far way from the basket let alone it doesn't resemble any type of shooting motion, yet he still got three FT for that crap.

 

[Line_HTX]

Nothing imminent yet. Hold your horses.

 

[msdstc]

He was a shitty free throw shooter, and teams should be well within their rights to strategize around that. Should we make it illegal for teams to ignore Andre Roberson and Rajon rondo on the perimeter?

oh I don't disagree, just funny saying don't be a shitty player.

 

[BlackGhost]

Nothing imminent yet. Hold your horses.

.

 

[Cheebo]

.

Just accept the fact you have no GM and have not had any moves made to improve your team all summer unlike all of the other top tier teams.


Warriors got better, Cavs somehow got worse. Going to be an ugly finals.

 

[Line_HTX]

*Chair shots BG

 

[BlackGhost]

Just accept the fact you have no GM and have not had any moves made to improve your team all summer unlike all of the other top tier teams.


Warriors got better, Cavs somehow got worse. Going to be an ugly finals.

 

[LyleLanley]

Just gotta beCleve.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

but nothing to prevent the "hack a Shaq" yet, huh?

Sure, make your free throws

But

It's such a simple thing. The foul should be a basketball play. If it's away from the ball and it's just a guy slapping a guy on the arm or hugging him for no reason at all, the team that gets fouled should be able to either take the ball side out regardless of the bonus situation or, more punitively, choose anyone else on the team to shoot the free throws. (Oh, you're going to foul DeAndre? JJ Redick to the line.) Either way, no more intentional, flow of the game killing fouls. Legitimate basketball plays (left to the discretion of the referee) away from the ball would still result in normal free throw rules.

 

[FZZ]

Lonzo 🍆

 

[Hyperactivity]

https://twitter.com/KCJHoop/status/885215371975852032

Adam Silver said NBA season will start Oct. 17 this season. That's about 10 days earlier than usual.

That's the benefit of cutting the amount of pre-season games down.

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/885182108225781760

Sources: NBA has approved change to its trade deadline for 2017-18 season to the second Thursday (Feb. 8, 2018) before All-Star weekend.

I guess no more amazing "I love it here in New Orleans" moments XD


https://twitter.com/BenGolliver/status/885215293773012992

Adam Silver: Deadline moved up so traded players can use break to get settled w/ new teams. Start of season bumped up so timing made sense

https://twitter.com/FredKatz/status/885211299075899393

Silver said NBA considered moving to non-conference model "fairly thoroughly two years ago" but it didn't make sense because of travel.

https://twitter.com/ZacharySRosen/status/885216393075052544

Important note on new NBA rules on timeouts: No more full or 20-second timeouts. All timeouts are 75 seconds long.

https://twitter.com/JeffZillgitt/status/885198096543756295

More NBA rules changes to improve flow and pace, per NBA:

https://twitter.com/ZachLowe_NBA/status/885237609894735872

One more sked wrinkle: league trying hard to have teams in marquee national TV games (ABC Saturday) both coming off a rest day, sources say.

Silver is a good commissioner.

 

[Crimson_Echidna]

Sure, make your free throws

But

It's such a simple thing. The foul should be a basketball play. If it's away from the ball and it's just a guy slapping a guy on the arm or hugging him for no reason at all, the team that gets fouled should be able to either take the ball side out regardless of the bonus situation or, more punitively, choose anyone else on the team to shoot the free throws. (Oh, you're going to foul DeAndre? JJ Redick to the line.) Either way, no more intentional, flow of the game killing fouls. Legitimate basketball plays (left to the discretion of the referee) away from the ball would still result in normal free throw rules.

That's way too simple and makes too much sense for the league to implement.

Silver is a good commissioner.

If the league does end up pushing for fining players/teams for resting players, that would be the perfect way to justify it.

 

[darkwing-buck]

KCP looks like if Shawn Marion and T-Mac had a baby.

 

[Hyperactivity]

On roster moves:

https://twitter.com/ramonashelburne/status/885222736301182976

Lakers also weighing whether to sign a younger player like Tyler Ennis, Ian Clark or Isaiah Canaan in that backup PG guard role.

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/885197006318075904

Free agent Thabo Sefolosha has agreed to a two-year, $10.5M deal with the Utah Jazz, league sources tell The Vertical.

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/885153095352811522

Sources: Knicks, Rockets working on Carmelo Anthony trade scenarios that include four-team deals. Sides motivated but no agreement imminent.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19972743

The New York Knicks and Houston Rockets have expanded the scope of a possible Carmelo Anthony trade to include four-team scenarios, league sources told ESPN.

No deal was imminent Wednesday, but the Knicks and Rockets are confident that they have a willing third-team trade partner, the sources said.

The fourth team was needed to move a particular player contract that neither the Knicks nor Rockets could or would accept in the deal, league sources said.

...

The Knicks' front office has been privately saying that the organization's marching orders are now focusing on players 25 years old and younger, league sources said.

Sounds like the player contract that is difficult to move is coming from the 3rd team in this scenario.

https://twitter.com/calvinwatkins/status/885227647441174528

James Harden recruited Melo at Fashion Week in Paris. Interesting.
https://t.co/nno5oleW34

Should note that that article is written by Frank Isola, who is notoriously unreliable with Knicks news

 

[Cornbread78]

If the league does end up pushing for fining players/teams for resting players, that would be the perfect way to justify it.

There will be an abundance of muscle "strains" and "pulls" in the league...

Lebron can literally sit out almost all season until the play-offs this season..