NBA basketball thread

[CharlesJones]

New Jersey let Kris Humphries go?

[Olive Oil Goombah]

who gives a fuck he sucks. his claim to fame is dating kardashian

[check two]

--Charlie Bell shows up drunk to his DUI court date

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/bal...rn=nba-wp11632

[ol dirty abbot]

B diddy a knick

[Olive Oil Goombah]

thats a good pickup for them, but he has not been healthy at all. He couldnt even get through 5 minutes of one practice.

[Dirty Knowledge]

Originally Posted by DickyTouch

Norris Cole is a good player. Cleveland State Viking.

He dropped 8 dimes tonight he looks like a great rebounder for a PG let alone one of his size. And I would hope that in crunch time..we're not going to Norris Cole..

TERRELL HARRIS straight outta no where....playing with a lot of hustle, showing off a nice J...Even if doesnt' make the Heat he should at least get a shot somewhere this year, because it looks like he plays with a lot of passion and works hard.

Dexter Pittman showing off his good hands, good footwork, would love to see him crack the rotation somewhere this year.

LeBron tried showing off his low post moves but kept passing out of it. He looked in midseason form otherwise.

And then of course, Wade in the post hits the beauty turn around J kissed off the glass with the And 1 accordingly seconds after James caught about 4 passes in the post and did nothing.

Fuck Hakeem, LeBron needs to ask Wade for posting up instructions

[Dirty Knowledge]

"Timing is everything. Chemistry is something that you don't just throw in the frying pan and mix it up with another something, then throw it on top of something, then fry it up and put it in a tortilla and put in a microwave, heat it up and give it to you and expect it to taste good. You know? For those of you who can cook, y'all know what I'm talking about. If y'all can't cook, this doesn't concern you."

KG a dumb ass mf'er already making excuses for why the C'z will lose to the Heat again

[Fatal Guillotine]

In case the Clippers' dismantling of the Lakers on Monday night didn't set off warning bells for Lakers fans, Magic Johnson willingly helped the process by providing what the Lakers needed for a winning season.

Granted, it was only an exhibition game that the Clippers won Monday, 114-95, but Johnson said Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum needed to have incredible seasons for the Lakers to excel.

"What Kobe has to look to now is look to get Bynum and Gasol going," Johnson said Tuesday in a conference call with reporters. "He’s going to need help, especially this season more than any season for them to be really one of the best teams win a championship. Those two guys have got to have banner years.

"At 16 years now ... we can’t expect Kobe to carry the load the way he used to. Night in and night out he can’t [guard] the best player on the other team and then expect to go out and still get 25 to 30 points."

Bryant also needed to fill the friendly teammate role held by Lamar Odom the last seven seasons. Odom was traded last week to Dallas.

"I think he's going to have to be more of an emotional leader," Johnson said. "Not just a game-time leader to score points and play defense. He’s going to have to be a locker-room leader. He’s going to have to really pick guys up and probably do stuff he’s never really done before, and that’s really in practice get these guys going, in the locker room get these guys going because the one guy that did that is now gone, and that’s Lamar Odom. You’re going to miss him in the practices and in the locker room and on the airplane and on the buses. Who’s going to replace him being that leader? The way I see it, it has to be Kobe."

Johnson's views will be heard more often this season on ESPN and ABC. It was announced Tuesday that he would have an expanded role in pre-game shows for both networks.

He also said the Lakers should be motivated by, yep, the Clippers, calling them and Miami the two most exciting teams in the NBA.

"It’s going to take a while for the Clippers to take over L.A.," Johnson said. "That’s not going to happen over a year or two. The Lakers have won too many championships and Laker fans will not just leave the Lakers. They are very loyal. So the Clippers have got a lot to prove still.

"But If I’m looking across town, that’s got to be driving Kobe. That should drive Gasol and Bynum and those guys and Derek Fisher to say hey, ‘No way I’m going to let them take over Los Angeles and this city.'"

In Johnson's mind, Oklahoma City wins the Western Conference, followed by the Lakers or Dallas, and then the Clippers.

He loved the Clippers' getting Chris Paul but didn't fault the Lakers, who had a trade for him rejected by the NBA.

"It wasn’t like they didn’t go to work," Johnson said. "They did make a trade that was rescinded so you have to still give them a ‘B’ for effort. An ‘A’ would have been great because they would have ended up with the guy. They targeted Chris Paul, they targeted Dwight Howard.

"They have to wait and see what happens at the trade deadline and they have to wait and see what happens after the season. I would have been upset if they hadn’t tried to trade for one of the superstars who were available, but they did try."

They obviously are what they are, which isn't a team with Paul or Howard.

"They now have to figure out how do they win with the guys that they have," Johnson said. "If Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol don’t have their best seasons, it’s going to be a tough season for the Lakers. If they do have banner seasons, then I think they’ll be right there playing for the Western Conference championship. If they don’t dominate, it’s going to be a long season for not only for the Lakers but Lakers fans as well."

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[RUSHING PLATYPUS]

Originally Posted by Dirty Knowledge

"Timing is everything. Chemistry is something that you don't just throw in the frying pan and mix it up with another something, then throw it on top of something, then fry it up and put it in a tortilla and put in a microwave, heat it up and give it to you and expect it to taste good. You know? For those of you who can cook, y'all know what I'm talking about. If y'all can't cook, this doesn't concern you."

KG a dumb ass mf'er already making excuses for why the C'z will lose to the Heat again

Nobody has to make excuses for losing to the Heat. They have Wade and James!!

Until the Heat win a title, they'll be the ones with excuse making on the mind.

[Sense-A]

Bulls locked up D Rose for another 6 years. 5 year $94.8M contract.

http://www.nba.com/

Bulls got D Rose, Boozer, and Noah on contract 'til 2015. Deng and Rip until 2014. Manager of the year, Coach of the year, MVP, best record last season. All other franchises are looking WEAK.

http://hoopshype.com/salaries/chicago.htm

Read it and weep boys. Prepare for another Chicago Bulls dynasty.

[Olive Oil Goombah]

Originally Posted by Dirty Knowledge

LeBron tried showing off his low post moves but kept passing out of it. He looked in midseason form otherwise.

Lebron has been "working on his post moves in the offseason" for like the past 6 years now.

Every year they said this, only now its getting hype because he has been somewhat exposed.


I wouldn't expect any change in his game.

What you see is what you're going to get with Lebron for the rest of his career.


By this time in Jordans career, he already had titles and all the aspects of his game.


Lebrons problem is disappearing in the 4th quarter, and alot of that is due to his one dimensional offensive game.

He attacks the rim and finishes and can pass out of this.


But aside from that, he is an inconsistent, streak shooter. He has no go to fadeaway. He has no post moves and he is not good playing off of the ball in getting his own shot.


All that said, he still is dominant because he is a physical freak, up until crunch time and against elite opponents

[CEITEDMOFO]

CRY ABOUT LEBRON SOMEWHERE ELSE THIS IS WADEs WORLD

[whitey]

Originally Posted by DickyTouch

By this time in Jordans career, he already had titles and all the aspects of his game.

jordan didnt win his first title until he was 28.


bron turns 27 in 8 days.


hes got some time. they'll probably win it this year if you look at it.

[Olive Oil Goombah]

Originally Posted by whitey

jordan didnt win his first title until he was 28.


bron turns 27 in 8 days.


hes got some time. they'll probably win it this year if you look at it.

By this time frame in his PRO career, he already had, what? 3 titles? He doesnt have that much time. not the way he plays.

Its just like Dwight Howard...he's not going to one year just wake up with a Olajuwon post game.

If you dont have it in your game by now as a pro, you probably never will.


I wasn't necessarily only talking about titles, im talking about different aspects of their overall games.

Originally Posted by CEITEDMOFO

CRY ABOUT LEBRON SOMEWHERE ELSE THIS IS WADEs WORLD

its not even wades city let alone wades world.

Although i understtand why miami fans are apprehensive about fully embracing Bronny as their own.

They fear what happened in last years finals happening again, especiallyl after all the hype.


But i will defend lebron on one thing.....he's not the only one who didnt show up in the 4th quarter.

Wade was a ghost as well.

[Sense-A]

On Christmas we will have 5 NBA games to open the season.

NY vs Bos
Mia vs Dal
Chi vs LAL
Orl vs OKC
LAC vs GSW

Let's make some predictions.

Boston SWEPT NY in the first round of the playoffs last year. But NY picked up Chandler, Baron, Bibby. I think NY will win

Dallas wins at home. Close game until 4th then Dallas streaks and wins.

Chicago wins on the road

OKC beats Orlando easy

LAC beats GSW easy