By pilonv1 Go To Postin pieces
RIP in peace
Steven Adams hurt his leg in practice... and... he was abused as a child, a lot of people don't know that...
By pilonv1 Go To PostI guess someone asked Russell his thoughts on the Celtics fans that cheered him on.
Did you see the blatant screen of passion by Chandler?
Oh I'm sorry I know they don't call shit in the final seconds but come on.
Oh I'm sorry I know they don't call shit in the final seconds but come on.
By pilonv1 Go To PostLauri's were better
Half of the nba-slaent just needed to change their pants
By blackace Go To PostAlso told y'all about JamalI always believed. He's just not a point guard.
In obvious news is obvious, Durant/Curry pick and roll is the cheesiest play in basketball. 1.33 points per possession.
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/22292465/zach-lowe-10-things-like-including-kevin-durant-steph-curry-pick-rolls-nba
Jeff Gillooly joke in 2018 has to be because of I, Tonya on the brain.
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/22292465/zach-lowe-10-things-like-including-kevin-durant-steph-curry-pick-rolls-nba
The Warriors kept this bad boy under wraps last season until crisis moments in the playoffs, including the closing stretch of their clinching NBA Finals victory. They ran only 5.8 per 100 possessions, according to Second Spectrum tracking data via NBA Advanced Stats. In January, they busted it out at almost double that rate – 11 times per 100 possessions.
There isn't a lot the defense can do against this, other than pulling an in-game Gillooly. Curry needs zero room – the teensiest blip of confusion – to kill you softly. Switch to eliminate that airspace, and Durant goes to work against a little guy.
Jeff Gillooly joke in 2018 has to be because of I, Tonya on the brain.
10. Cheering Omer AsikI had forgotten the Bulls version of Asik was a stud in the making.
This was the only happy subplot to DeMarcus Cousins' devastating injury – a seismic event that could alter Cousins' career and tilt the axis of the league.
The Pelicans suddenly needed Asik again after he missed time due to Crohn's disease, and when he took the floor, New Orleans fans showered him with what seemed like genuine encouragement. They cheered every little thing – every basket, every rebound, every free throw – and groaned with the sorrow of nervous Little League parents when he missed chippies. They knew what he had gone through, how low he sunk, and wanted him to rise out of it. (I checked with several folks who attended recent games, and they agree the cheers were sincere – and not sarcastic.)
It's easy to forget now, but Asik was once a good player – so good, the Rockets started the bidding for him at three first-round picks. (Spoiler: They did not get three first-round picks.) He set cement-wall screens, rolled to the hoop, and dished canny interior passes. He barricaded the rim, and rebounded everything.
Then he got paid, and became both a punchline and the target of ire from fans who (understandably) grew frustrated with an unproductive oaf clogging their favorite team's cap sheet. Before September, no one really knew what was going on with Asik – only that he was ill, and not playing.
When he first came back in December, Asik looked alarmingly unready – almost wobbly on his feet. He was no longer an NBA player.
He has shown glimpses in the past week of the player he used to be. It would be a wonderful story if he got there.
By s y Go To PostAsik had/has stone hands.He could only cleanly catch and finish reliably off of Eric Gordon passes.
By Red Blaster Go To Postreminiscing im amazed that bulls team won 62 games with boozer in the starting lineupNEVAR FORGOT NBA ELITE '11
*running free throw line two handed slam dunk*
"awww Hell nawwwww ... who was that? Who the fuck was that?"
"Boozer"
"BOOZER??"
By Red Blaster Go To Postreminiscing im amazed that bulls team won 62 games with boozer in the starting lineupHe had the best individual DRtg among high minute players that season, iirc.
e: at least he did on that team, which led the league in team DRtg
By Omzz Go To PostStop summoning soulplayaI heard if you say "Chris Bosh MVP" backwards in a mirror 3 times you summon Trax.
Saying "SuperCoolBeas" backwards while wearing a Heat uni is supposed to Special Summon Pheeniks, but that's just an urban myth.
By pilonv1 Go To Post
RIP in peace
vulgar.
Fun gossip from The Athletic's trade deadline column:
Before DeMarcus Cousins’ Achilles injury, the Pelicans tried to acquire Wesley Matthews. Talks involved New Orleans sending Asik, Alexis Ajinca and a first-round pick to Dallas for Matthews, league sources told The Athletic.
Rival executives believe former 10th overall pick Justise Winslow can be obtained on the trade market.
Before trading for Mirotic, New Orleans kicked the tires on trade talks with the Lakers. New Orleans proposed its 2018 first-round pick and Asik to the Lakers for guard Jordan Clarkson, league sources told The Athletic. New Orleans also proposed trading Alexis Ajinca and a second-round pick to the Lakers for forward Julius Randle, according to league sources.
The new [Orlando] regime of Jeff Weltman and John Hammond has left no stone unturned with the deadline approaching, including quietly gauging the trade market on Aaron Gordon, league sources told The Athletic.
San Antonio has quietly worked the phones in advance of the trade deadline. The Spurs have kept tabs on Pistons forward Stanley Johnson and Knicks center Willy Hernangomez, league sources told The Athletic.
Utah has explored the market on point guard Ricky Rubio, The Athletic has learned.
thinking back to the early 2010s i feel like today's stars are way more talented--giannis, curry, davis, westbrook, harden are on some insane shit. even more marginal guys like bradley beal are magnitudes better than peeps making the all-star team in 2012 like luol deng and rondo. andrew bynum was a starter in the west that year lol. dark times.
Who said they wanted Stanley Johnson to go to the Spurs so Pop could turn him into a gawd? You may get your wish.
Yup, the amount of talent in the NBA right now is insane.
By Red Blaster Go To Postthinking back to the early 2010s i feel like today's stars are way more talented–giannis, curry, davis, westbrook, harden are on some insane shit. even more marginal guys like bradley beal are magnitudes better than peeps making the all-star team in 2012 like luol deng and rondo. andrew bynum was a starter in the west that year lol. dark times.
Yup, the amount of talent in the NBA right now is insane.
By Red Blaster Go To Postthinking back to the early 2010s i feel like today's stars are way more talented–giannis, curry, davis, westbrook, harden are on some insane shit. even more marginal guys like bradley beal are magnitudes better than peeps making the all-star team in 2012 like luol deng and rondo. andrew bynum was a starter in the west that year lol. dark times.Bowling weeded out some of the trash.
By Jeff-DSA Go To PostBowling weeded out some of the trash.I don't understand. What bowling?
By Kibner Go To PostI don't understand. What bowling?Bynum got hurt bowling.
By Kibner Go To PostI don't understand. What bowling?Andrew Bynum got injured while bowling. Lol
By Kibner Go To PostI don't understand. What bowling?
By Dark PhaZe Go To Post"exploring market for ricky rubio"I'll give them Jeff Teague.
*crickets*
By rodeoclown Go To PostBynum got hurt bowling.wow, i blanked out on that O_o
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darn. oh well, not completely unexpected: