NBA Jan 2016 I The Assassination of Basketball by The Coward Sam Hinkie

the next Rubio

damn they fired Blatt?

https://vine.co/v/ieEZUxXwW6K

christopher paul getting that kufi test lmao

Kemba stays trolling DY

i just remembered that Frankman thought Knicks had a chance against LAC

http://slaent.com/thread/508094/page/176/post/546208/

By Dipro Go To Posti just remembered that Frankman thought Knicks had a chance against LAC

http://slaent.com/thread/508094/page/176/post/546208/

who fuck says 'swing game'? lol

man up, frankman

Looking at our schedule and our injuries....gonna feel bad when the Knicks overtake us.

Walker going to style tomorrow..

By blackace Go To PostWalker going to style tomorrow..

have faith in kemba walker brehs

but i'm shocked the game is even still on the schedule with how weather is going around there

By DY_nasty Go To Posthave faith in kemba walker brehs

but i'm shocked the game is even still on the schedule with how weather is going around there

Kemba is basically the John Starks of PGs...

when he is on he is on...

By blackace Go To PostKemba is basically the John Starks of PGs…

when he is on he is on…

Kemba's clutch tho. One thing I'll never hate on him for.

And he's probably still on his ssj shit when it comes to the playoffs again...

I just take solace in the fact that he's the third or fourth best player on the team

Who's the best and second best, MKG, Batum and Marvin Williams?

Wait Josh Smith was traded today and he played in a Rockets game the day he was traded? what. he even went 1-10, truly the rockets savior.

By shun Go To PostWho's the best and second best, MKG, Batum and Marvin Williams?

Wait Josh Smith was traded today and he played in a Rockets game the day he was traded? what. he even went 1-10, truly the rockets savior.

MKG
Batum
Al Jeff or Kemba

By shun Go To PostWho's the best and second best, MKG, Batum and Marvin Williams?

Wait Josh Smith was traded today and he played in a Rockets game the day he was traded? what. he even went 1-10, truly the rockets savior.

it's fun to hate on the rockets.. but Smith isn't valuable for scoring. His passing and on ball D are still awesome, he had 2 stl, 3 blks, 6 ast in 21 mins?

Hey Dy remember when Marvin Williams was a 2 nd pick?

By Dipro Go To Posti just remembered that Frankman thought Knicks had a chance against LAC

http://slaent.com/thread/508094/page/176/post/546208/

You coming here talking some fine mess now... If you stop cherry-picking the game was contingent on the Knicks that won those other couple games showing up. The other Knicks showed up.

By DY_nasty Go To Postwho fuck says 'swing game'? lol

man up, frankman

I asked you to man up and bet with me about the Knicks and Horncats record... you didn't want none.

Glass houses my friend.

had a better bet with phaze but aite

I thought the Knicks had a chance too. Winning like 6 in a row at home - 7 of their last 8 when Melo played. All signs pointed to a competitive match.

Then the Knicks came out and laid an egg. Good news is there has been so few of these kinds of games all season. You can count on one hand the number of wire to wire blowout losses they've dealt with all year.

By The Frankman Go To PostYou coming here talking some fine mess now… If you stop cherry-picking the game was contingent on the Knicks that won those other couple games showing up. The other Knicks showed up.
I asked you to man up and bet with me about the Knicks and Horncats record… you didn't want none.

Glass houses my friend.

i just remembered a small conversation we had about that game. i don't care about the knicka knicks one iota.

http://slaent.com/thread/508094/page/177/post/546255/

they can win the east. i wouldn't mind. it's all in good fun :)

i don't remember that bet tbh.

By Dipro Go To Posti just remembered a small conversation we had about that game. i don't care about the knicka knicks one iota.

http://slaent.com/thread/508094/page/177/post/546255/

they can win the east. i wouldn't mind. it's all in good fun :)

i don't remember that bet tbh.

it never got made because it wasn't JUST better record but let frankman cook lol

By shun Go To PostHell fucking no. Durant yeah, other stars yeah. Kevin Love? Kiss our defense goodbye.

The Cavs have had a (very slightly) better defense than the Warriors this season.

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They are letting King Cake Baby make public appearances outside of the arena. I am unreasonably happy about this news.

Curry is on track to break his own 3p made record with 22 games left in the season.

Jason Lieser ‏@JasonLieser 4m4 minutes ago
Since Goran Dragic's injury, #Heat rank dead last in the NBA in offensive efficiency and assist-to-turnover ratio.

yikes

By PSYCH! Go To Postyikes

For how long he'll be out?

By vic Go To PostFor how long he'll be out?

earliest he says is Friday. No clue on Whiteside,Deng, or Green.

Jazz/Wis and Sixers/Cs games are postponed tonight.

nsfw

http://www.break.com/video/two-hot-women-play-basketball-tamra-dae-and-melody-rae-2991757

tall girl has better handle than brad beal

Within days of the start of the past season, James began expressing doubt that Blatt would work out as the Cavs' long-term answer. That was crystallized during a road trip to the West Coast in the second week of the season, when James and Irving began a bit of a tug-of-war over control of the offense. Blatt seemed powerless to control them, and if he tried, it didn't work.

Shortly thereafter, James changed his role in the Cavs' offense and began playing point guard while moving Irving off the ball. In conjunction with the move, the Cavs, naturally, started moving away from the Princeton sets Blatt had installed during the preseason. James nonchalantly told the media he didn't consult Blatt on the changes.

"No, I can do it on my own," James said. "I'm past those days where I have to ask."

GOAT Coach Killer.

By Dipro Go To Posti just remembered a small conversation we had about that game. i don't care about the knicka knicks one iota.

http://slaent.com/thread/508094/page/177/post/546255/

they can win the east. i wouldn't mind. it's all in good fun :)

i don't remember that bet tbh.

Of course that assumes Knicks show up.

;) You wouldn't remember it you didn't post much in the summer.

By reilo Go To PostGOAT Coach Killer.

Coaches should really stop trying to install the Princeton. We're past the days where players have the patience for it.

And Lebron is the worst offender ever as far as needing to be ball dominant all game for someone who's not a point guard. It honestly probably gets worse over time if his shot continues to be the asscheeks that it is.

Honestly, offenses are so efficient now that even the Triangle needs to be slightly modified. We're past the days where you can set up the format with any 5 interchangeable pieces and operate. You have to decisively set it up to your strengths 80-90% of the time. Get the ball to Afflalo in the low post a lot. Let Lopez seal his man deep. Run lob automatics for Porzingis and Melo and DWill a combined 5-8 times a game. Run single doubles for your best catch and shoot guys like Calderon and Afflalo. Put Melo at the elbow 10 times a game and make sure the guy getting an offball screen on the weakside to pop out for a catch and shoot 3 is your best shooter.

I think that's the next evolution of this team, having figured out their strengths, exploiting them practically every time down.

I'm sure the Warriors could run Princeton and already use more than a few of its principles.

By etiolation Go To PostI'm sure the Warriors could run Princeton and already use more than a few of its principles.

Warriors run everything. They're a hodgepodge of triangle/Princeton/D'Antoni/pop. But the difference is everyone plays off the ball really well. Cuts, screens, etc. Also, winning allows for patience.

Lebron will always resort to "I'm the best in the world just let me work" when the team is struggling.

By 3SidedPolygons Go To PostAnd Lebron is the worst offender ever as far as needing to be ball dominant all game for someone who's not a point guard.

Hah.

By Sharp Go To PostHah.

If this is a dig at Kobe - Kobe played in the triangle for a decade and regularly dumped it down into Pau/Shaq/Bynum etc to isolate.

Lebron passes, but he's ball dominant and plays very much like a point guard.

It's all rehtoric isn't it? There's a 100 little reasons, and a lot of slights one can put on LBJ, the very imperfect super star.

But, the real reason Blatt was fired, is a terribly run organisation.

At the end of the day the owner made the decision, so regardless of how much weight Lebron had on it or not, he doesn't do the hiring or firing.

Holy shit, Stan Van Gundy went all in. lol

Michael Lee ‏@MrMichaelLee 30m30 minutes ago
Stan Van Gundy on CLE firing David Blatt after 30-11 start: "That elevated all of the coach firings totally into the theater of the absurd."

Michael Lee ‏@MrMichaelLee 28m28 minutes ago
SVG: "You can't even make a flimsy case that the guy wasn't meeting expectations...Obviously you have something else going on."

Michael Lee ‏@MrMichaelLee 27m27 minutes ago
SVG: "Did he order the wrong type of food for post game meals? Did he not give David Griffin a nice enough Christmas present? I don't know."

Michael Lee ‏@MrMichaelLee 25m25 minutes ago
SVG: "If David Blatt's getting fired how in the hell do the rest of us have jobs? Because our front offices aren't quite as crazy as theirs"

Michael Lee ‏@MrMichaelLee 19m19 minutes ago
SVG: "The only thing more absurd would be...Walton did a good job, if we lose 2 in a row, we might have to dump [Kerr] & go back to Luke."

If anything it's indicative of how more and more money infects the actual point of the whole endeavor.

Wait, what? Lebron wanted Marc Jackson to be the coach and Lue was the compromise? Da fuck? Was this posted earlier and I just missed it?

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/how-david-blatt-never-stood-a-chance-with-lebron-james-and-his-camp-035612484.html

By obijkenobi Go To PostWait, what? Lebron wanted Marc Jackson to be the coach and Lue was the compromise? Da fuck? Was this posted earlier and I just missed it?

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/how-david-blatt-never-stood-a-chance-with-lebron-james-and-his-camp-035612484.html

now i'm convinced this is the ultimative revenge story.
make Gilbert pay so much tax money, trade away a no.1 pick, pay TT max, install a lunatic coach and then leave.
fucking genius.

By 3SidedPolygons Go To PostWarriors run everything. They're a hodgepodge of triangle/Princeton/D'Antoni/pop. But the difference is everyone plays off the ball really well. Cuts, screens, etc. Also, winning allows for patience.

Lebron will always resort to "I'm the best in the world just let me work" when the team is struggling.

That was never fun to watch and never even worked for Lebron. His time is over.

By CRUD Go To PostThat was never fun to watch and never even worked for Lebron. His time is over.

I think he got spoiled by being able to do that for so long in a cruddy Eastern conference

By CRUD Go To PostThat was never fun to watch and never even worked for Lebron. His time is over.

Not yet, still has a few more years.

Saw on Twitter that Pat Riley has never fired a coach in his 20 year tenure with Miami.

fuck, gonna need Spo to go home and be a family man like SVG did.

"I talked to the guys early in the meeting I told them I want to try to play 10 guys. Our goal is the long haul of getting to the playoffs, then we can kind of shorten the rotation. As of now, I want to try to play 10 guys so that way we can keep guys ready so we won't run into the same problem we ran into last year in the Finals where guys went down and the guys we played, they didn't have a lot of flow to their game because they hadn't played in awhile. I'm going to try to look at ittonight, just try to play 10 guys, get Mo (Williams) back in the rotation. I'm letting him, Delly (Matthew Dellavedova) and Shump (Iman Shumpert) play a lot together so we have three ball handlers on the floor. It's going to be a work in progress

this dude consider Shumpert as ball handler?

ain't shit confirmed already

By fertygo Go To Postthis dude consider Shumpert as ball handler?

ain't shit confirmed already

I legit can't tell if this is a LeBron quote or the new coach

The firing was fine. Regular season records are useless without proper context. Cleveland might have a nice gm. Won The okc/nyk trade and now this.


Just don't like lue.

Chris Haynes @ChrisBHaynes
Tyronn Lue says he thinks David Blatt should coach the All-Star game next month in Toronto. He's not sure how realistic that is.

ummm

By PSYCH! Go To PostSaw on Twitter that Pat Riley has never fired a coach in his 20 year tenure with Miami.

fuck, gonna need Spo to go home and be a family man like SVG did.

Come on man, SVG didn't quit cause he felt like it.

By reilo Go To PostCome on man, SVG didn't quit cause he felt like it.

of course he did.

By pilonv1 Go To Postummm

oohhh. this gon be gud.