2013/14 NBA Season Talk

[HANS YOLO]

Didn't know if the thread yet existed and im keen as fark to get this one underway.

was going to post this in the funny pics thread, but maybe not so funny...but kinda is - Tyrone Odem :)

http://www.tmz.com/2013/08/25/lamar-odom-missing-khloe-kardashian-crack-cocaine/

http://ll-media.tmz.com/2013/04/03/0403-lamar-odom-tmz-article2-2.jpg

[siladee]

haha i would probably turn to the pipe if I had to deal with that lot everyday too

[TJ]

Use a proxy to login as being in india, and get the entire premium season for 118 bucks :)

Watching

GSW vs Spurs at SA
Mil vs Mia at MIA
Portland vs Brooklyn in Brooklyn in November :D

[HANS YOLO]

Use a proxy to login as being in india, and get the entire premium season for 118 bucks :)

Watching

GSW vs Spurs at SA
Mil vs Mia at MIA
Portland vs Brooklyn in Brooklyn in November :D

TJ...any chance you could post something more detailed for a proxy noob like myself?

[XsQuiZiT]

ah couldn't find this before..

What's everyones predictions for the season?

EAST
1. Heat
2. Knicks
3. Pacers

WEST
1. Thunder
2. Clippers
3. Rockets

If going through a proxy - would logging in on phone/appleTV work?

[TJ]

No idea

As for proxy, just google india proxy - plenty of sites.

NBA charges based on geotag of location - so by login in from "india" you get their pricing.

[Adr3naL1N]

heat
Pacers
Nets
Knicks
Bulls
pistons
cavs
hawks

thunder
spurs
rockets
warriors
clippers
grizzlies
nuggets
lakers

[aussievr4]

East

1 Heat
2 Pacers
3 Nets
4 Knicks
5 Bulls
6 Hawks
7 Cavaliers
8 Pistons

West

1 Clippers
2 Thunder
3 Goldenstate
4 Spurs
5 Rockets
6 Grizzlies
7 Timber Wolves
8 Trail Blazers

[TJ]

Knicks 2? No way!

[adrenalin]

East - heat , pacers , bulls , Knicks , nets , pistons , cavs , wizards

West - thunder , clips , spurs , warriors , griz , rockets , nuggets , blazers.


Providing lebron stays injury free - heat to 3 peat. Bench is just too good.

6 players who went 8th or higher in draft.

[adrenalin]

Bought a pair of Rose 3 lows while in China and got to go see Derrick Rose in action.

He is quite small and not as massive as i thought he would be. He is however very fast and looks to be in pretty good shape for the upcoming season.

Even heard some chinese rapper do a rap about him. All i understood out of it was

I say D you say Rose and I say MV you say P.

Will upload a few pics later of it.

[HANS YOLO]

http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/116230

indian proxy = $100 USD league pass

[adrenalin]

Anyone watched any of the pre season games ?

Harden / Howard combo could be deadly. Still reckon they will be over rated and wont make it to the finals.

[TJ]

I reckon GSW with a healthy Curry and Iggy will shake a few teams.

Harden and Howard looked decent.

[ben351]

Watched OKC game ... my god it's going to be a long season / couple of years until they lock in a good 6th man or the young kids step up

Houston look unreal ... Howard looks fit and strong ... they are going to be a force this season ... big call but if Harden can play half decent defence and stay healthy he will be the MVP ... he is a beast - I'm calling a breakout season now.

[confuzion]

His breakout season was last year.. if the Rockets are up there in the standings this year (they will be) he has such a great chance for MVP.

[TJ]

What they do with Asik will dictate a lot for them - he wants to be a starter, probably could be in 10 or so teams, but they need him for his solid D off the bench.

Also keen to see how Steve Jones aka Parsons goes this season.

[ben351]

If Asik has any brains you'd be stoked to come off the bench in an organisation like the Rockets ... Having The Dream as part of the coaching / mentor staff is worth more than anything to a person trying to become a good centre in the league

Parsons is so young its unreal the potential that team has now

[adrenalin]

Oden just checked in for the first time for Miami.

First 2 points was a move similar to what Shaq used to do. Got the ball down low and went up for the dunk.

Looks to be good. Fingers crossed he can slowly build some time up until he is playing 15 - 20 a game.

[TJ]

Good on him - been a long road.

Tell you what - a healthy bulls look good.

Shame Noah and Butler are not right yet.

[adrenalin]

Bulls are looking good and so are boston which surprised me. I know once teams start playing the main guys that it will get harder for them but they may still crack the 8.

Still think both Knicks and Nets will crumble by the end.

[adrenalin]

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So awesome to see

[TJ]

make sure you watch and subscribe - jaleen and bill work so good together.

Their season preview is mint

http://www.youtube.com/user/GrantlandNetwork/videos

[adrenalin]

And the season has started.

One of the most anticipated seasons for sure. Way more talent around now and there is more contenders in the west and the east has also gotten a bit stronger.

[TJ]

Chicago just look ... horrible.

Seeing those rings handed up has made them lose their fucking mind

[adrenalin]

Its called Rose being massively over rated considering it is his first proper NBA game back.

Going to take them a bit of time to get back into their groove.

Also they have a few more new pieces.

Im hoping Beasley gets some minutes in the forth. ( really want Beasley to torch a few teams this year )

[ben351]

First round lads - relax

[adrenalin]

Exactly.

This is based off what all the "experts" predicted.


Orlando also did well against pacers from the little bits i have seen.

[HANS YOLO]

going to watch game after work...did Oden get any minutes today?

[adrenalin]

No Oden or Mason Jnr ( Oden wont get proper minutes till prob after the all star break ). Same thing they did with Birdman

I thought Beasley would get minutes at start of fourth but nothing either.

[adrenalin]

Time to fire this thread up again.

So who is still watching ?

[HANS YOLO]

just finished the Heat game...still tuned in

how long til Kobe is back (again)?!

[TJ]

Yeah still watching - been hard with the Bulls being woeful.

So many injuries this season. Horford done for the season.

[cactus]

Has anyone seen the Uncle Drew short movie/clips?

Bloody hillarious - Kyrie Irving dresses up as an old man and plays some street b/ball. Part 1,2 and 3.

[TJ]

Yup - brilliant.

All star this year is a joke.

Watching Knight beat the Knicks was gold.

And Foye's shot on the Clips!

Noah got ejected and lost his shit yesterday - I expect he is up for a suspension

[NoOg_sTaR]

Noah got ejected and lost his shit yesterday - I expect he is up for a suspension

Only a $15k fine. The wrath of Stern has already begun vanishing.

[TJ]

Yeah read just before. Pretty soft considering JR got 50k for undoing a shoe lace.

[HANS YOLO]

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#halfbaked

[NoOg_sTaR]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1950112-robert-sacre-remains-in-lakers-game-with-6-fouls-due-to-bizarre-nba-rule?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=programming

Fuck it is painful to see this. Lakers are well and truly done this season.

[adrenalin]

LBJ kills it today.

Was just an insane performance all round.

[TJ]

Melo 62
LJ 61

So what will KD drop against the Bobcats?

[adrenalin]

Yea have to feel for cats

AJ played awesome for them as well.

Just an unreal shooting display from LBJ.

He was 8 \ 8 from 3 pt line as well.

[NoOg_sTaR]

Yea have to feel for cats

AJ played awesome for them as well.

Just an unreal shooting display from LBJ.

He was 8 \ 8 from 3 pt line as well.
He actually shot 8/10 from behind the arc. Still a monster game of points and efficiency.

[adrenalin]

yea i know he missed last 2.

Did anyone see his deep 3. Was big time cold blooded.

https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/l/t1/1555277_738020096221907_989174591_n.jpg

[confuzion]

fuk he looks boong black there haha

[TJ]

LOL lakers today

[BlueSIV]

Doesn't mean much in the scheme of things but, miami are on top of east after a horrid last few weeks (along with Indiana). Hopefully miami can really pull it together for the finals and go all the way again ;)

[dstyle]

spurs. end of thread

[TJ]

Not sure if they have the legs to make it back to the finals.

[BlueSIV]

Not sure if they have the legs to make it back to the finals.

Hoping this is correct, slaughtering everyone ATM with the team healthy, west finals will be a tough ride for anyone.

[adrenalin]

Agree.

Heat will be there till the end and i think spurs will be too. Clippers are the other big fav and rockets as the wildcard.

East is pathetic in comparison.

I just hope we dont come up against Brooklyn and hope pacers deal with them.

[Evilteddy]

I'm thinking Toronto might be a bit of a wildcard this season.

[BlueSIV]

Not that it means much, but just realised Memphis #8 west team would be siting #3 on east right now Haha. That really is sad. Only 1 more week!!!

Anyone going to call the championship team or east/west conference champs.

As much as I want and think they (could), I have a feeling Miami ain't gonna 3 peat. Hope I'm wrong and it all comes together over the next month.

[masTers]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2032073-toronto-raptors-release-we-the-north-to-get-fans-hyped-for-2014-nba-playoffs?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=programming-national

Not a Raptors fan, but cool vid.

[adrenalin]

End of the regular season !

Going to be some awesome battles out west 1st round. East not so much.

[NoOg_sTaR]

Here are my predictions for the battle to the finish. What's everyone elses?

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o311/NoOg_sTaR/Playoffprediction_zps1fed9b31.jpg

I am still currently pissed that the Lakers beat the Jazz. They should of tanked to get a better chance at the draft. I want to see them pick themselves back up ASAP.

[adrenalin]

Im calling either heat vs spurs or heat vs Rockets as wildcard.

[BlueSIV]

Would say very similar to above pic, but I'm gonna go out on a limb and say Pacers go out first or second round, think the bulls may go to east finals and loose to heat. If OKC in at the end, they may just take the trophy

[TJ]

game 1 so far so good!

[BlueSIV]

Atlanta about to have a big win,

[Pete]

Is there any links to where I can watch tomorrow morning for Wizards v Bulls at 7am please?

[NoOg_sTaR]

http://watch.nba.com/nba/home

If you don't have League Pass it is still free till tomorrow Pete. If you decide to buy. Use a Indian proxy and get the pass for dirt cheap.

[Pete]

Cheers Sam ! Will be watching it for sure!

[Breno]

watching live on my phone while sitting at my desk at work... yolo.

go bulls!

[Adr3naL1N]

Portland what a win!

some bad calls but!

[adrenalin]

What a fucking game !!!!

LMA is a god dam beast


Also this weekend watching bulls , clippers and pacers all choke bad has made me very happy.

Dallas were also unlucky not to beat spurs.

This could be the year of upsets.

Also feel bad for Al Jefferson. Hopefully he isnt injured too badly.

[BlueSIV]

What a fucking game !!!!

LMA is a god dam beast


Also this weekend watching bulls , clippers and pacers all choke bad has made me very happy.

Dallas were also unlucky not to beat spurs.

This could be the year of upsets.

Also feel bad for Al Jefferson. Hopefully he isnt injured too badly.

Yeah, has been great couple of days, particularly because of holidays and being able to get up early;stay home etc to watch as much as I can.

Al Jefferson had planta faciatis and my understanding is that it's not an injury per say more a condition? Being such a big guy it will always give him issues, particularly the more time he spends on his feet. Sucks for him, but heat just need to make him constantly move and let his body beat him, cause no one on the heat can at this point.

[adrenalin]

Need Bosh + Haslem to double him when he gets ball down low. Problem is that will leave one of the shooters wide open. Its a big risk to stop more of a guaranteed 2 point than an open 3.

[cactus]

Can you buy league pass for just finals?

[TJ]

Yup

[adrenalin]

100 bucks.

Go through a free Indian VPN and its a lot less.

So happy to see Memphis beat OKC.

Mike Millers 3 was the spark to ignite Memphis.

Also KD's 4 point play was just ridiculous.

Zbo is a god dam weapon.

[BlueSIV]

Pissed I couldn't watch this morning, thought it might be a different story today with OKC not getting a massive lead.

[adrenalin]

Toronto square it up

Indiana remember how to ball and beat hawks

chicago and wizards game nice and close.

Pretty decent playoff series all round bar maybe charlotte \ miami

[Evilteddy]

Goodbye Chicago. Don't see them coming back to win that series.

[TJ]

Yup. Two in a row they have blown. Simply don't have a go to scorer when it counts. DJ and Kirk were hopeless, throwing up anything and everything

[adrenalin]

Boozer needs to stop being a crab and play strong.

Im thinking washington will be able to get the brooms ready.

[TJ]

We all knew sans Rose and Deng they were going to fall short. I assumed 2nd round was a fair call, but the back court is being exposed.

[BlueSIV]

Just having a quick look at game stats and was wondering how Dallas beat San Antonio? Dallas percentages were worse in nearly all areas, then looked at shot attempts - 30 more than spurs haha, spurs had 34 or something turnovers!!!

[Adr3naL1N]

that was the worst game i have ever seen the spurs play! sooooo many turnovers!!

[adrenalin]

Marion showed up for Dallas which was difference. Wouldn't count out the mavs

[adrenalin]

Pacers lose again.

So good to watch them choke this bad.

[BlueSIV]

NICE!

[Adr3naL1N]

marion wasnt the difference, he played well no doubt, but 26 odd turnovers and your gonna find it hard to win no matter what, specially when you avergae 9 a game usually, leonard and green have been no shows which hurts too

[TJ]

OKC just did the choke against memphis, despite memphis's epic 4th choke

The and 1 for Russ was bullshit.

[adrenalin]

2 big 4 point plays by okc in last 2 games and both end up choking.

[[FFOUR]]

Too much choking in this thread.

[BlueSIV]

Uh oww Indiana, the end is nigh!

[TJ]

Hibbert 0 points 0 rebounds you fucking pos goat

[cactus]

Crazy how bad Indiana have been in second half of season - especially as Hawks were pretty average and just scraped in.

[TJ]

With no Al Horford!

[bird]

http://media.giphy.com/media/2XskdWz9y363OIIeLPq/giphy.gif

[adrenalin]

Heat get the easy sweep. No big Al so no problems for heat.

Indiana to get busted up. I think Lance Stephenson will get traded.

Keep hill , george and west and try and get some other pieces.


Spurs just scrape past Mavs. Really want spurs gone.

[BlueSIV]

Come on Dallas!

[TJ]

Greatest first round ever?

[siladee]

No doubt

[BlueSIV]

Booked in for 7 consecutive hours of basket ball tomorrow morning ;)

[bird]

lillard you magnificent bastard

http://giant.gfycat.com/AnnualHotBasilisk.gif

[TJ]

Greatest first round ever?

Little did I know!

https://24.media.tumblr.com/1f37993d2555d86ce33d226c164a0118/tumblr_n4zhe5tlGh1qbqbieo2_400.gif

[adrenalin]

Fuck what a way to get turfed out of the 1st round.

Blazers deserve it.

SO much awesomeness on tomorrow.

[TJ]

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WOW

[BlueSIV]

With Randolph out and Conley hamstring injury can't see Memphis getting up

[BlueSIV]

Indiana are in trouble if Atlanta start shooting a decent %. Have just started hitting shots while currently sitting on about 30% and are only 8 down and Indiana have been shooting 50% till now. Korver for 7 3's in the 4th haha.

[BlueSIV]

COME ON WASHINGTON! Haha ;)

[TJ]

https://scontent-b-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t1.0-9/10003985_10203624539355742_9091545335707396141_n.j pg

hahahhahahahaha

[BlueSIV]

So, after all the craziness of first round everything seems to have come back to normal. 1-2 seeds from both conferences to go at it. Think the heat can get the job done against Indiana, without looking I believe OKC split regular season games with the spurs? Either way I reckon they are 1 of the only teams who can beat them. A lot will depend if Parker is actually healthy or not. Cause if he stays out or is injured badly and can't put in long minutes they are gonna be in trouble.

[guy8180]

OKC swept regular season games with spurs...

[BlueSIV]

OKC swept regular season games with spurs...

Let's keep it rolling then ;)

[adrenalin]

Would rather watch Durant and Westbrook cry again then watch the heat go head to head against pop and their big 4

[BlueSIV]

Just saw that Ibaka is out for rest of finals, calf strain. That is a big blow, not as bad as loosing Westbrook, but will make a big difference

[adrenalin]

Adams and Perkins cant stay out of foul trouble so i think its going to be very hard for them. Duncan and Splitter going to eat these guys alive.

[TJ]

Duncan*

If Brooks has a brain he will play small ball against them.

[BlueSIV]

Feeling bad for OKC, can't imagine them not winning a championship eventually with the group they have but..they just have shit timing for injuries to occur. More to the point I don't want miami to face spurs (if they make it through). Still anything can happen, but spurs seem to be as good as home in the west.

[TJ]

Spurs are just playing incredible basketball atm.

Its truly an amazing thing to watch

[ben351]

FOR FUCK SAKE .... ITS DANNY GREEN .... HAVE YOU NOT READ HIS RESUME SCOTT BROOKES ???? LET ME RUN IT PAST YOU JUST IN CASE YOU FUCKING FORGOT ....

NAME - Danny Green
Age - 26
Address - Unit 7 of 10 THREE POINT LAND

Skills - I DROP BOMBS FROM DEEP

THE END

[TJ]

hahahahahahaha

rumour was he was hired in the invasion of Iraq

DROPPING BOMBS ON OKLADAG

[dstyle]

spurs. end of thread

how many of you doubted me when i wrote this?. yes 2 good games agaisnt okc means nothing. they will win the playoffs.

[ben351]

Full strength OKC would put up a bit more of a fight but would still probably lose the series ... OKC's post season has left me doubting if Durant and Westbrook can work together - everyone gets on KD's dick and not taking anything away from his MVP season it was unreal and I loved watching every minute of it but the truth of it all is he plays lazy defense and gets lost a lot. Westbrook was had a horrid series against the Spurs but prior to that was nearly averaging a triple double - the kid in a beast and would be the franchise player on any other team - once he learns to slow down his play he will be an elite superstar. Both are still pretty young and players don't tend to hit their straps until their late 20's in the NBA so they are almost there.

[TJ]

Durant and Harden has a similar thing

amazing on offence, not so much on defence.

Durants size length hides this somewhat.

[ben351]

Oh Durant is a regular Jokim Noah compared to James Harden

[siladee]

Heat killing it. I think they were down by 17 at one point. :):):)

[BlueSIV]

Totally different team when their shooters are hitting shots!

[TJ]

Could say that for any team.

Ray ray saves the day!

[BlueSIV]

Yes, but when you have the best finisher in the game and you either have to foul him or he scores or he passes to outside. It makes it a decision of pick your poison. When teams are able to constantly collapse on James it really hurts them due to lack of size inside.

[adrenalin]

Fuck Lance Stephenson and fuck Indiana.

Listening all season as to how we are going to get raped by them.

People saying LeBron isnt an elite defender is also wearing thin. Not sure if people have been watching but look at PG's shooting. Says it all.

Wade also looks much better this year then last. If Bosh shows up i think we can stick it to the spurs. However just relying on these 2 and Ray Allen as a saviour will not cut it.

[BlueSIV]

Don't want to speak to soon but...Spurs, remember 2012 ;)

[TJ]

How quickly things change.

[1JZNOSHIT]

fuck Bosh, Wade and Lebron, Lewis needs to sit on the perimeter and drop bombs like he did today!

Heat should close out in Game 6, with a big game from LBJ.

[adrenalin]

Agree. After this lebron will come out pissed. If you look back at some of his game 6 \ 7 performances they have been pretty significant.

Not to fussed about spurs. We beat them last year with a banged up Wade. He seems to be back to his normal self and i think we can take it to them.

Bosh \ Haslem \ birdman on Splitter

Lewis \ Bosh \ Lebron on Duncan etc

With the level of play Norris cole has been playing and his speed will help with Tony Parker ( who is also injured ). I realistically think we can beat spurs in 6 or thunder in 5.

However have to get past Indiana first.

[BlueSIV]

Fuck Yo Game 7 Indiana!

[dstyle]

aaaand goodbye okc!

[TJ]

Watching Tim Duncan play basketball just makes me realise why I love the game so much. No flash, no fire, just intelligence and fundamentals. He may never get the accolades he deserves but he should go down as one of the greatest ever. Would love to see him win a ring and retire.

[aussievr4]

The way old man Duncans been playing hes got at least another year left in the tank. Its pretty amazing hes playing at the level he is considering his age and the fact that centers usually decline more rapidly.

[Adr3naL1N]

if they win it he should retire, as much as I don't want him to being a spurs fan there is no greater way to go out. Do a David Robinson who retired after the 2003 title. Manu will possibly do the same specially after just having his 3rd baby two weeks ago. Time to begin another building phase...

[ben351]

He may never get the accolades he deserves but he should go down as one of the greatest ever.

Tom, you have just quoted a cliche` for the sake of it without even thinking about what you are saying. He will, and has gotten accolades his whole career and will go down as one of the greatest to play the power forward position - NO QUESTIONS.

To go with his 4 championships / 3 Finals MVP's / 2 League MVP's - 20/11 career average with two other scoring options on his team for a majority of his career - he has amassed 50 wins in a season on 16 occasions (would have been 17 except there was a shorten season due to lock outs) now to put this into perspective there are only 4 franchises that have more 50 win seasons and the Spurs are one of them ... the Charlotte Bobcats and Toronto Raptors have never had a 50+-win season and Duncan’s 16 equals the combined total of the Los Angeles Clippers (2), Memphis Grizzlies (2), Brooklyn Nets (4), Golden State Warriors (4) and Minnesota Timberwolves (4). Only half of the 30 teams have won 50 games at least 10 times.

Old Man River Walk IS the definition of success in the NBA.

[TJ]

Im not even talking PF - Im talking all time man.

He has been consistent since he walked onto the court. I really wish I'd had the chance to see more of him in his early days though.

[ben351]

yeah but you said he will never get his accolades .... False.

[adrenalin]

Yea he has done extremely well.

I cannot wait for the finals to start now. Heat are underdogs just like last year against spurs.

My prediction is heat in 6.

Heat
Spurs
Heat
Spurs
Heat
Heat

in that order.

[ben351]

Steal the opening game ??? That's confident !!

I hope Bish gets exposed for the fraud he is in this series by Old Man River Walk !!

[adrenalin]

Parker not 100%

Bosh has started getting rhythm so fingers crossed it carries through.

If anyone can steal opening game its the heat. We shall see.

[dstyle]

all in on spurs game 1 it is.

[Adr3naL1N]

spurs in 5 or 6, better team then last year plus have home court this time, took heat 7 to push us over last year when really the spurs had it done in 6, massive huge blunders in game 6 obviously that they never should of made nothing the heat did the spurs stuffed it on their own plus heat had home court in that too.

Spurs to cap off a 62 win season (compared to heats 56) with a much deserved title and timmy and manu to retire on top.

[ben351]

Dunno about Bosh - hes a crab.

" oh but he can shoot the three ball " - yeah averaged 33% on 3 attempt's a game this season - It may stretch out the court a tiny bit but don't think for a second Duncan is going to leave his island under the ring and try to contest Bosh on every shot - help defense will cover that all day - Spurs are too smart for that !!

Parker may not be 100% but it didn't stop them rolling the Thunder in that last game - Pop is a genius and will have a plan.

James will have a clear advantage over Leonard but that kid is silky and learning ... Wade v Green will be a great match up too !!

Spurs in 5

[adrenalin]

Sorry but there is no way Bosh is going to be left open. He will sit there and stroke that free throw \ 3 point jumper.

help defense rolling over means one of miamis 3 point shooters is open.

If leBron comes out angry from the opening minute the spurs will stand no chance.

[ben351]

AHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAH - The day Bosh becomes a legitimate 3 point threat is the day basketball becomes dead to me.

If he makes more than 5 three pointers in the WHOLE finals series I will eat my own semen.

[Evilteddy]

AHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAH - The day Bosh becomes a legitimate 3 point threat is the day basketball becomes dead to me.

If he makes more than 5 three pointers in the WHOLE finals series I will eat my own semen.

QUOTE=ben351;1197389]AHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAH - The day Bosh becomes a legitimate 3 point threat is the day basketball becomes dead to me.

If he makes more than 5 three pointers in the WHOLE finals series I will eat my own semen.[/QUOTE


Quoted and unquoted, just so you can't edit it at a later time.

[TJ]

The only thing bosh strokes is the cocks of other men

[adrenalin]

AHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAH - The day Bosh becomes a legitimate 3 point threat is the day basketball becomes dead to me.

If he makes more than 5 three pointers in the WHOLE finals series I will eat my own semen.

Lol normally i would say i await to see this... however not sure i want to witness it.

Clearly you dont watch him play.

Ps here is his stats postseason for this year for 3pt line


41% 3pt shooting with an average of 1.7 3pts made per game.

So theoretically he should have at least 6 by 4th game.

[masTers]

If he makes more than 5 three pointers in the WHOLE finals series I will eat my own semen.

He's is 1/1 already

[JDK]

2 and counting.

[BlueSIV]

Would you like fries with that! Hhmm semen sauce

[Trolley]

I haven't been able to watch as the streams are blocked by the school server, but what a fucked last quarter by the Heat! 36-17 run. Ouch :/

[singh]

QUOTE=ben351;1197389]AHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAH - The day Bosh becomes a legitimate 3 point threat is the day basketball becomes dead to me.

If he makes more than 5 three pointers in the WHOLE finals series I will eat my own semen.[/QUOTE


Quoted and unquoted, just so you can't edit it at a later time.

He is not a 3 point shooter, but I think he will make 5 three pointers easily in whole series.... Hope you have sausage with that semen haha

[dstyle]

I made a fortune today. $300 on spurs -1.5 first quater. $200 -1.5 2nd half. And $400 spurs -4.5.
Although I was packing my sacks after that 3rd quater

[huggy_b]

AHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAH - The day Bosh becomes a legitimate 3 point threat is the day basketball becomes dead to me.

If he makes more than 5 three pointers in the WHOLE finals series I will eat my own semen.

3 from 4 wasn't it?

Will sir be cleaning the pipes and eating the secondary load or just what hits the plate first go?

[adrenalin]

Tough loss but as soon as i saw LeBron go down i knew it was all over.

We didnt close out the 3 point line and paid the price.

Bring on game 2.

Bosh is up to 3 and shot 3 \ 4 from 3 point line.

[cactus]

Pretty piss-poor the air-con was down in stadium - would have had a massive impact on both teams and fans would have been uncomfortable as hell.

[adrenalin]

Yes it is but is not like it would impact one team over the other.

Did it contribute to lebron more than likey landing that cramp ... yes but the heat have enough talent to finish out a game without him and we choked hard.

Our perimeter defence was non existent and we got punished hard.

Ps anyone see Ray Allen coast to coast dunk. Was pretty epic.

[TJ]

Miami is a fucking tropical town, they play in 90F all the time!

I was there at the start of winter, and it was 24 during the day!

[adrenalin]

You ever played ball at Morley when the aircon goes down... It fucking sucks so a stadium packed full of people is going to make it unbearable inside.

[TJ]

I get sweaty walking up stairs nigga, I am not a professional athlete.

[sti325v6]

I get sweaty walking up stairs nigga, I am not a professional athlete.

You'd get sweaty taking a piss TJ :p

[TJ]

Yeah, I call it "sweaty" too

http://oi50.tinypic.com/1z6wpi.jpg

[dstyle]

Spurs win game 2. spurs in 6

[adrenalin]

Every time lebron has copped serious criticism he fires back usually with a strong performance.

Im guessing miami are going to come out with the mentality of being robbed and letting that game slip away from them.

Heat by 7 points for game 2

[cactus]

Huge win IMO - LeBron in full flight and Bosh with a late three for good measure.

[dstyle]

2 point game, bummer

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BpqUMyRCMAAsCmE.jpg

[ben351]

Every time LeBron has copped serious criticism he fires back usually with a strong performance.


Well picked - MIA are looking strong - as much as I hate them, it looks like they are going to take this one from Old Man Riverwalk.

Ray Allen for finals MVP - that old man is playing like he is in his 20's again.

[BlueSIV]

I don't even know what to say! But fuck me, you can not win a game against a team that is shooting 90% field goals & 100% 3point. Especially when your two worst shooters are Tim Duncan and Parker. Faaark.

Write this one off!

[MadDocker]

They are closing...

[cactus]

Giving up 41 points in the first period is just stupid - I couldnt believe FG% mid-way through second. Would be very surprised if Heat won from here.

[TJ]

If Duncan and Parker hit their free throws this would be 3-0 right now.

[dstyle]

That point margin looks like a game of spurs vs 76ers.
Spurs got this

[MadDocker]

Fuck I hope so.

[cactus]

Only 'positive' I can think of is that its unlikely SA will shoot that well, atleast in first half, for rest of series.

[BlueSIV]

Yep, that's what I was thinking. Think they said it was the best shooting half in finals history.

[BlueSIV]

On a different note, whats the tally for the Boshtritch ;)

[adrenalin]

He at 4.
We were in same spot last season however we need to win next 3.

If we get to game 7 I can't see spurs losing.

Chalmers needs to start playing.

[siladee]

He's at 5 man

[Evilteddy]

He didn't hit one in game 2 if i remember and only hit one in game 3?

[siladee]

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According to nba app

[BlueSIV]

I give spurs a lot of credit! As bad as the Heat are playing you can attribute some of it to how well the spurs are playing.

Piss of charmers get a decent guard and come back next year. No reason they won't be at eastern conference finals again next year.

[adrenalin]

The heats defense system is useless against the spurs. The ageing players are too slow and the spurs swing the ball so dam well.

We are being outplayed and bar lebron \ haslem \ allen \ lewis we are getting out hustled.

Never been more dissapointed at the team as a whole then this series. Almost disgraceful.

[TJ]

I give spurs a lot of credit! As bad as the Heat are playing you can attribute some of it to how well the spurs are playing.

Piss of charmers get a decent guard and come back next year. No reason they won't be at eastern conference finals again next year.

Depends - how long has allen got left in him

Pacers will take another step and probably fuck off Hibbert the trash can

A healthy Rose, dumping Boozer and smart move to fill that role could make them scary again.

But yeah, they will be there abouts.

[BlueSIV]

A healthy Rose, dumping Boozer and smart move to fill that role could make them scary

Hhmm, what is the deal with Rose? Haven't really followed how he is going etc etc. Think I wrote him off after he did his knee/other knee again? Found 2011 allstar game on the hardrive the other day and was watching it, Rose wasn't doing much, but jeez when he goes for it...like a much more controlled Westbrook, so good to watch. Quickly forget how good some guys are/were.

[TJ]

Who knows - the last news was he is going to be playing for USA team over the break so must be ready to go if so.

Will he be the same though.

[adrenalin]

Cant see him coming back the same... not after 2 knee surgeries.

He will need to develop his game like wade has i think. That explosiveness i think is gone.

Bulls need a shakeup. I think the bobcats ( now hornets ) are also a good chance if they can pick up another key player.

[TJ]

Shake up began in earnest this year - moving Deng to free cap space, Boozer about to go... they just need a scorer.

[adrenalin]

you need forwards.

Also deff need a scorer but not sure who you guys will land. I think melo has a chance to go there but cant really see anyone else going there.

[ben351]

Rose will never be Rose again ......... even though he is young the mental scars will take longer to heal than the physical ones

[Adr3naL1N]

1 more win!!!!! yeeeeesss!!!! spurs just outplaying the heat, are much better and rounded out team with a lot more depth. Its showing hard. Lebron is the only thing keeping the heat slightly in it, spurs just expose the fact you cant be a one man team.

[dstyle]

Inthebag.com

[confuzion]

Spurs completely embarrassing the Heat atm.. Ppl keep saying the 'old heat players' can't keep up, yet cmon the Spurs big 3 & Diaw are even older! They just play amazing team ball and are dissecting the D.. good to watch Kawhi developing each year as well.. it's over!

[Kerelm]

Heat playing like they think they deserve the win and Spurs playing like they want it.

[BlueSIV]

Spurs completely embarrassing the Heat atm.. Ppl keep saying the 'old heat players' can't keep up, yet cmon the Spurs big 3 & Diaw are even older! They just play amazing team ball and are dissecting the D.. good to watch Kawhi developing each year as well.. it's over!


The Heat have the oldest roster in the NBA by about 3 months average?, and from memory when you account for player rotations and minutes played they are about 1 year older than any other team. Think Dallas was second? Spurs were around the top still.

[BlueSIV]

Shake up began in earnest this year - moving Deng to free cap space, Boozer about to go... they just need a scorer.

Lebron haha! But seriously I realise it won't happen, but he would work well with Noah I reckon, have rose back as a proper point guard so James doesn't always handle ;)

[adrenalin]

Wade has shit the bed big time and cant play at a high level anymore. His knees are back to giving him grief.

Chalmers has lost all fucking confidence so we have no real point guard

Bosh is still only taking 15 ft jumpers and odd three.

Allen \ Lewis \ James \ Birdman are the only consistent players we have giving it their all.

We are now well and truly fucked and the spurs deserve it.

Time for a serious roster shakeup i think.

[BlueSIV]

Lebron for MVP? Without looking closer at stats from spurs can't see anyone else as deserving.

Anyway, congrats spurs, the dominant team all season

[MadDocker]

Patty Mills 17 points from 17 minutes game time. Not bad.

[TJ]

FUCK MIAMI!

[dstyle]

knew the spurs would win it this year, well played and well deserved.

[TJ]

Needs more Lebron thumping his chest for no fucking reason after scoring on someone half his size.

Ironically I actually like Wade and Lebron as players, Wade at his peak was amazing. Lebron is the best in the world atm.

Its the shit surrounding them that I cant deal with.

[adrenalin]

He usually does it after he slams it down hard. I dont blame him if i could do some of those dunks on people i would prob do the same thing.


Anyway well done spurs. Just went on to show that having 3 great players doesnt mean shit if you cant play as a whole team. Duncan with his 5th ring is nice to see. At least we lost to a very good team.

Bring on roster shakeup. Please for the love of god dont pickup Melo. Bulls can have him.

[ben351]

Anderson is gone - wont play for shit money any longer - deserves more than the 1.2 million they are paying him

[adrenalin]

I reckon over half our team is gone.

Batter has officially retire,

Douglas , Hamilton , chalmers, birdman, oden , Beas , are prob all gone.

[TJ]

Allen is considering retiring too isn't he?

[adrenalin]

I think Allen is waiting to see what lebron does. If lebron goes he will retire.

[aussievr4]

NBA draft is on later this week, has anyone been following it or even care? Looks to be one of the best in recent years would be great to see Exum get taken 2nd which I feel is a good possibility only problem is that it would be to the Bucks.

[TJ]

Not that Embiid has busted his foot he will fall. Who is going risk a big dude with foot fractures... Yao Ming anyone?

Exxum will go 2/3

[aussievr4]

Yeah its hard to say where Embiid goes now considering he has a fractured foot and back issues etc. Personally I wouldn't take him until about pick 10 given the high risk and the amount talent that's still available.

[masTers]

James Opts Out:

http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2014/06/24/reports-lebron-opts-out-of-deal-with-heat/?ls=iref:nbahpt3a

Could mean nothing, but will be interesting to see what offers he gets. Could mean the Heat are shuffling the deck for Anthony.

[adrenalin]

Making room for Lowry , gasol, ariza , oakafor , Livingston.

I think they are the targets.

Ray Allen is supposedly resigning which to me seems like lebron is staying.

[aussievr4]

If Lebron goes back to Cleveland then I may start to hate him a little less.

[adrenalin]

If Lebron goes back to Cleveland then I may start to hate him a little less.

so i suppose you hate shaq then for moving around to win rings.

[TJ]

First time was for rings, second was to get away from kobe, 3rd/4th/5th/6th was for getting them cheques!

[TJ]

Making room for Lowry , gasol, ariza , oakafor , Livingston.

I think they are the targets.

Ray Allen is supposedly resigning which to me seems like lebron is staying.

ESPN reporting Ray is leaning towards one more go.

[Evilteddy]

ESPN reporting Ray is leaning towards one more go.

I think Kizz means re-signing, not resigning.

[adrenalin]

sorry re - signing

I still think lebron is staying.

Big move by NYK to get rid of a few guys. The guys they got from Dallas will be getting shipped off soon i am sure.


This year and next year for free agency will surely go down as one of the best.


What are peoples predictions ?

Big 3 - Miami
Melo - Bulls
Love - GSW
Thompson - Lakers
Oakafor - Miami
Lowry - Toronto

[aussievr4]

so i suppose you hate shaq then for moving around to win rings.

I was never the biggest Shaq fan but when he left Orl to lakers it was a bit before my time so I don't know the full circumstances.

The hate for Lebron isn't so much that he left to win its more the way that he went about it by screwing Cleveland over on live TV plus anyone who calls themselves the King I think is w***er.

I hate Kobe just as much...possibly more.

[adrenalin]

he never called himself the king it was given to him by the media in high school ...

Shaq has always gone where he thought he would win rings bar maybe phx and boston.

I cant hate on him too much as he was apart of our 06 ring but he still thinks he was the main go to guy that year ... ( which was crap )

Kobe was in a similar position to Lebron. Had stardom since high school and being drafted straight out of school. He is an egotistic piece of shit but with what he has accomplished it is easy to see why.

[ben351]

he never called himself the king it was given to him by the media in high school ...

Shaq has always gone where he thought he would win rings bar maybe phx and boston.



I dunno why that Pheonix Team didnt do any better ... it was pretty decent on paper
Healthy Stod / Shaq / Nash / Richardson / Barnes / Hill / Barbosa / Daiw / and a very young Lopez and Dragic

[TJ]

Did Shaq need wade more than wade needed Shaq?

[adrenalin]

Did Shaq need wade more than wade needed Shaq?

Yes shaq needed him more. Wade carried that whole team. Has the highest average points for a player in a final series at over 34. He dropped over 40 i think twice.

[ben351]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH @ Wade needing Shaq !!!! AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Wades performance in 2006 is ranked by ESPN as the all time greatest finals performance in history dude ...


It's hard to overstate how awesome Wade was in leading the Heat to their lone championship, particularly in the final four games when Miami rallied from a 2-0 deficit to stun the Mavs.

Wade started the comeback by leading the Heat back from a 13-point fourth quarter deficit in Game 3, scoring 12 points in the final 6½ minutes to send the game to OT. He also made the biggest play of the series with his crazy dribbling foray to the rim at the end of overtime in Game 5 that -- controversially -- earned a whistle from referee Bennett Salvatore and a trip to the line for the winning free throws.

For the series, Wade averaged 34.7 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.7 steals -- and this in a slow-paced series (neither team cleared the century mark in regulation in any of the six games). His basket attacks were so deadly because the Mavs couldn't stop fouling him. Wade shot a whopping 97 free throws in the six games -- the most of any player since the merger -- including 25 in Game 5.

Overall, Wade's 33.8 PER is easily the best of any Finals performer since the merger. While it seems strange to have somebody besides Michael Jordan in the top spot, the truth is Jordan never dominated a Finals to this extent. At the time, many called Wade's performance Jordanesque. It turns out they might have been selling him short.

[siladee]

Dante exum to the jazz at pick 5!

[romonski]

Dante exum to the jazz at pick 5!

worst place he could have gone....

loooks like rondo is on his way out of my beloved celtics :'(

[adrenalin]

Did we just agree on something ben?

[adrenalin]

So free agency starts officially in 15 minutes.

Who is everyone predicting to get locked up first ?

Im going with Lowry and Toronto.

[TJ]

Please amnesty boozer

please

PLEASE

[adrenalin]

Please amnesty boozer

please

PLEASE

I think he is gone. As long as he isnt in a heat uniform. Dont know who could use his services.

[ossie_21]

Be interesting to see what happens with the Heat. Don't really follow the sport any more but loved it when I was younger. It will be funny to see what happens with all their fans if they go downhill quickly after any or all of their big guns leave, glory hunter fans shit me off no matter what sport it is

[NoOg_sTaR]

http://www.lakersnation.com/nba-news-kyrie-irving-cavaliers-agrees-to-five-year-extension/2014/06/30/

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2114943-kyrie-irving-cavs-agree-to-new-contract-latest-details-comments-reaction

Too much money to give up! Kyrie has decided to stay with the Cavs. With another solid first round pick, LBJ might have that little extra incentive to go back to Cleveland.

But I still doubt he is leaving Heat.

[adrenalin]

i dont think any of the big 3 or Ray Allen going anywhere.

Just waiting to see who we can land.

Hoping any mix of following - P Gasol \ Ariza \ Oakafor \ Deng \ Lowry \ Livingston \ Jameer Nelson \ Jordan Hill

[TJ]

Gasol will want to get PAID - its his last real deal

Ariza ... will want to get paid

Oakafor .. maybe not

Deng said no to a big offer from the Bulls... he will want to get PAID

Lowry ... will want to get PAID

Livingston probably not

Nelson will be ok

Hill probably not

The allure of playing in Miami with the big 2 probably isn't what it was in 2010.

[aussievr4]

I read that Lebron wants a max contract... of course it could just be a rumor but if he does I cant see all three of the Heat's players coming back.

[adrenalin]

Gortat - staying with Wiz

Livingston - Off to GSW

Apparently Bucks are shopping OJ Mayo now as well.

[adrenalin]

Sigh ... we signed a washed up granger and Josh McRoberts ( least the pingpingpingping can pass and hit the 3 ). Decent bench player but not really enough to keep big 3 in tact.

[NoOg_sTaR]

Sigh ... we signed a washed up granger and Josh McRoberts ( least the pingpingpingping can pass and hit the 3 ). Decent bench player but not really enough to keep big 3 in tact.

Hopefully he is healthier and gains a bit more confidence again. He was fucking horrible and cringeworthy for the Clippers during playoffs.

[adrenalin]

Yea he shot 22% or something fucking horrific.

If we retain big 3 he might be able to get a bit more into rhythm as the other guys will demand a double.

If lbj and bosh walk we are completely fucked.


Ennis also killing it in summer league. I reckon he will get a spot with heat. Napier doing ok. First game was fucking awful to watch.


Apparently in the states there was a huge influx of people betting on cavs to win the championship due to all believing he is gone.

[NoOg_sTaR]

Yeah I have been smashing refresh on SBNation, Bleacher Report, and Dime mag. I am hoping Melo joins the Lakers but the more I wait the more I think he is staying with the Knicks.

I was originally very confident LBJ will stay with Miami but since the start of the year I thought Bosh will leave... It appears both might leave now. Rockets offer is too good to pass up for Bosh IMO. Cav's have a pretty decent lineup nowadays and LBJ will feel right at home. Ignoring the fact his home supporters burned his Jersey and pretty much badmouthed and villainized him for the entire period he was gone.

I found it funny in scouting report they mentioned Napier has problems with turnovers... Then during the first game against Boston he turned the ball over so much I started swearing at the screen. I will give him benefit of the doubt that it was just early nerves.

[TJ]

Granger has gone from being the guy who should of been Paul George to in ruins quickly. Hope he can turn it around.

Summer league means nothing really.

Why the hell would Melo want LA other than big city fame?

Kobe and him are both ball hungry - will end well. Don't even know if Kobe will be who he was when he returns. A broken Nash who wont leave so he gets paid.

Gasol... isn't who he was.

If he genuinely wants to win he will go elsewhere.

[adrenalin]

Granger was injury prone again for the clips. Hoping he can sort it out. His problem is he still thinks he is the man. He will learn otherwise pretty quick.

Summer league = Gives rookies and 1st year playing time to see if they will earn their place on the team. Just cause they earn it doesnt mean they will get minutes. Ennis \ Napier will make team.

Melo = staying a knick.

Gasol = Still putting solid numbers up. He will get the money he wants. I dont think he cares about rings anymore.

[NoOg_sTaR]

Summer league means nothing really.

Why the hell would Melo want LA other than big city fame?

Summer league is good to see fundamental skills. Of course it's not NBA caliber, but it is a minor indicator. For example the rooks that played in NBA already you can see them shine in Summer league, lets see the first round picks compare to them.

You pretty much said it yourself why Melo would possibly go to LA. Melo needs the big city, he left Denver partially for this reason. He is building a brand for himself. He needs the big city franchise to help build his brand. He has his interest in fashion i.e. he is a Co-Founder of Haute Time. Also his wife LaLa also needs big city. She is also a diva/celeb who is involved with fashion and Hollywood.

Who says Lakers can't turn it around and fight for a championship? Nobody is certain. Unless you know someone with inside info in the NBA?

[adrenalin]

Wojnarowski - This guy is the closest to leaking stuff that is true most of the time.

Lakers arent doing shit. Melo aint going to lakers. I think they will just tank this season and try and lure some of the big FA's next year.

[TJ]

Given the West, it is highly unlikely that LA will contend next year - Clips/GSW/Spurs/Thunder are all very very good.

Phoenix might land a free agent or two to move them forward.

Love could end up somewhere which will change things again.

Kobe is an unknown atm. He is a warrior etc, but father time waits for no one, with the exception of Timmy Duncan, he has an extended lease deal.

Nash admitted he is hanging around to get paid - healthy or not.

As it sits right now, they don't have a coach or a contending team.

[NoOg_sTaR]

Nigga can dream. I am still hoping for a miracle. Watching LAL last year was painful but they are still my (West) #1. Heat (East) #2. Nuggets #3 (I just follow whichever team ma negus Nate Robinson is on).


LAL can't keep sitting around playing the waiting game. There aren't much coach options left. Our current and potential free agents are getting signed elsewhere left right and center. That's why yes or no I just want Melo to make up his fucking mind.

[TJ]

Yeah, watched them get smashed by Spurs at LA - first week of the season, people expected Kobe to roll in and all would be good..

[Jimmy_S]

Melo staying at NY I reckon...

Lebron is the starters gun on just about everything though... once he makes a 'decision'the rest of the dominoes will fall!

Cavs have got the space now after their offload to BKN/Boston which I quite enjoyed! Here's hoping Lebron goes back home and Bosh heads to Houston while Miami pale to insignificance again! ;)

[adrenalin]

I hope the opposite.

It has always been the lakers or celtics. Good to see other organisations getting rings.

Last week i was 99% sure he was staying. Now im prob 55% sure.


If Gasol goes to spurs like its rumoured that is going to be dam scary.

[TJ]

Houston with Bosh Howard and Harden would be scary too.

Bosh could play BF (bitch forward) and leave Howard to defend and rebound

[HANS YOLO]

http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2014/7/10/5887277/lebron-james-website-cavaliers-decision

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