NBA 2016-17

Post by **Shirley** » Sun Dec 18, 2016 12:07 am

I honestly didn't expect too much out of Malcolm Brogdon in the NBA. Yes, he was a fantastic player for UVA, but I thought he epitomized a "college game". Tell that to Dwyane Wade.

https://vine.co/v/52aXJdLTW1Z

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Tue Dec 20, 2016 10:21 pm

There appears to be quite a mindfuck in progress in Houston.

Post by **Shirley** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 12:16 am

If I hadn't just posted two videos of Malcolm Brogdon a couple of days ago, I'd be posting two from tonight when he dunked impressively on both Kyrie and LeBron.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 7:22 am

I saw one of them. Pretty nasty.

Joe K · Post by **Joe K** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 8:26 am

Not sure how to embed a Vine on this board, but Deadspin has Vines of both the dunks here: http://deadspin.com/malcolm-brogdon-is- ... 1790347659

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 8:44 am

I think just paste the link and it works...

https://vine.co/v/52LjaguEm1X

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 11:36 am

Rex wrote:There appears to be quite a mindfuck in progress in Houston.

I'm not OK.

Actually, that's a lie. We should've beat the Spurs while shooting 15% from 3. It was a fun as heck game.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Dec 23, 2016 6:15 pm

SMith missing 3 months isn't ideal but it will give he other guys on the roster a chance to mesh.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Sun Dec 25, 2016 1:42 pm

There should be a word for the ambivalence you feel when Derrick Rose starts heating up with crowd pleasing bad shots.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sun Dec 25, 2016 5:00 pm

THis cavs warriors game is fun.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Sun Dec 25, 2016 5:07 pm

I'm a Malcolm brogdon fan cause he's local but you've got bad taste in dunks. First grayson Allen's full court sprint into a barely there dunk and now you're giving me the technically sound only slightly more athletic (longer really) finishes.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sun Dec 25, 2016 5:15 pm

Ugh. It was incidental but Jefferson totally stepped on Durants foot. But they don't call those hat often I suppose.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Sun Dec 25, 2016 7:16 pm

They should just play Cavs-Warriors best of 21

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Dec 26, 2016 10:31 am

One other thing. Curry was not great yesterday. Disappeared for long stretches.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Sat Dec 31, 2016 12:52 am

Just got back from seeing Isaiah Thomas go nuts in the 4th and drop 52 on the heat... But still like him better as a 6th man. Just makes no plays on the other end.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Jan 03, 2017 10:30 am

53/17/16 is pretty good, right?

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Jan 04, 2017 10:22 pm

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Jan 05, 2017 9:13 am

Weak tech. Either eject him or it's nothing.

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 10:35 pm

Whither Derrick Rose?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 10:51 pm

That organization is a cluster fizzle.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 10:59 pm

Surprised he would do something like that without prior consent.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 11:00 pm

Ba dum cha.

I really wanted to make a joke like that. I just don't have Rex balls apparently.

howard · Post by **howard** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 11:53 pm

Joke aside, this Daily News article does something which is pretty common, yet still pisses me off. Describes Rose as being "AWOL" (he is not in the fucking military), and that he left "without the team's permission" ( he is a grown damn man; he needs no one's permission to travel to Chicago.). Rather than say he missed a game. People don't show up for work for all kinds of reasons w/o the media treating him like a dependent child or like property. Somehow grown-assed black men get this treatment more often, but not exclusively. Sure, it's the Daily News, but this shit is beyond old in the 21st century.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 11:55 pm

BUt...he kinda knew when his services would be needed a few months ago right?

Edit: he can totally take a day off. But when I do that I tend to tel my boss the situation.

howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Jan 10, 2017 12:05 am

I am not talking about Rose's actions.

I am talking about the 'journalism'; the word choices that describe his role as that of a child or a servant.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Jan 10, 2017 12:06 am

Oh ok. I will get behind you on that. I admittedly didn't rad all the coverage.

Post by **Shirley** » Tue Jan 10, 2017 12:30 pm

I had to read a hell of a lot of that article before I learned that he actually missed a game. The article kept saying that we "went missing before" their game. It then mentioned that he missed the shoot around. I guess I was supposed to already know that he missed the game?

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Tue Jan 10, 2017 2:32 pm

He's right--this will be their masterpiece. Everything in the Dolan era has pointed to this.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Jan 13, 2017 11:26 pm

Cavs have sucked donkey ass for the last 10 days but playing strong tonight. Korver looking like he's getting more comfortable.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Jan 13, 2017 11:33 pm

Demarcus cousins deserv s a better team.

Joe K · Post by **Joe K** » Sat Jan 14, 2017 11:17 am

A_B wrote:Cavs have sucked donkey ass for the last 10 days but playing strong tonight. Korver looking like he's getting more comfortable.

Regular season matchups are fairly meaningless, as last year's Cavs-Warriors games certainly showed, but I'd think that Monday's game is somewhat important to the Warriors psychologically. If they lose again, they'd be going into the potential Finals trilogy with five straight losses to Cleveland, including 3 straight at Oracle. Obviously Cleveland was in the same boat going into last year's Finals but it'd still be less than ideal for the Warriors since they seem to thrive off of a feeling of invincibility. Both for good and bad, the Warriors are about as arrogant a team as I've ever seen in any sport.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Jan 16, 2017 9:56 pm

What an ass kicking.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Jan 19, 2017 12:42 am

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Jan 19, 2017 8:43 am

I mentioned it earlier in this thread, but I still get a feeling that the Warriors aren't there yet. Which is scary, or telling.

Curry's a free agent at the end of the year. They're gonna have to lose some depth to max contract him. Is there a chance he bolts?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:02 am

I can say with 60% certainty if Westbrook had gone to the Knicks instead of Rose (I'm away this wasn't an either/or), I would be paying attention to the league again.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:29 am

sancarlos wrote:

Does anyone else think he did this thinking he'd get away with it?

Joe K · Post by **Joe K** » Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:38 am

A_B wrote:I mentioned it earlier in this thread, but I still get a feeling that the Warriors aren't there yet. Which is scary, or telling.

Curry's a free agent at the end of the year. They're gonna have to lose some depth to max contract him. Is there a chance he bolts?

From what I've heard, his hometown Charlotte Hornets will keep some max cap space open for him, but unless he has a major blowup with Durant in the next few months, I don't think he's going anywhere. Even if the Warriors do lose some depth, you really don't need much depth to win in the playoffs, as you can play your starters heavy minutes if needed (LeBron averaged 41.7 minutes in last year's Finals; Kyrie 39.0; JR 37.3). And as Zaza and David West showed this offseason, teams like that can typically find some veterans who will take a minimum salary in exchange for a great shot at a ring.

My semi-outlandish NBA prediction is that the next team besides the Warriors or Cavs to win an NBA title will be the Sixers. Embiid is already an All-Star caliber player, Ben Simmons will be healthy soon, Saric looks promising, and they could potentially get 2 top-10 picks in this year's draft. (They get the Lakers' pick if it's outside the top-3.) With some luck, they could have a future starting 5 of something like Dennis Smith, Malik Monk, Simmons, Saric and Embiid. Trust the process, indeed.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:42 am

Which is funny because they completely fucked up atleast two of their high lottery picks.

Joe K · Post by **Joe K** » Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:49 am

mister d wrote:Which is funny because they completely fucked up atleast two of their high lottery picks.

I bet most teams would've taken Okafor over Porzingis (and supposedly Porzingis refused to work out for Philly), but that pick is really bad in retrospect. Also, Carter-Williams bears the rare distinction of winning Rookie of the Year while also looking like a terrible pick. I also think they should've kept Jrue Holliday instead of trading him for Noel, but I'm not sure how Holliday's contract situation fit with their timetable for when they thought they could compete.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:59 am

I won't pretend I know enough to NBA draft, but in a non-minor-league sport, you can't afford to draft four consecutive inside bigs. Seems like a preposterous level of autodraft BPA-ing.