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Heat vs Lakers | 22 | 46.81% | |
Heat vs Thunder | 12 | 25.53% | |
Heat vs Spurs | 3 | 6.38% | |
Celtics vs Lakers | 3 | 6.38% | |
Celtics vs Thunder | 2 | 4.26% | |
Celtics vs Spurs | 0 | 0% | |
Comedy Pacers vs Grizzlies option(Stern says no) | 3 | 6.38% | |
Other(please list) | 2 | 4.26% | |
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11-03-2012, 03:35 PM | #151 |
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Or maybe Durant was his Mark David Chapman
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11-03-2012, 05:48 PM | #152 |
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As for the Lakers, the preseason should have set up big red warning lights for the people in charge. I know, i know ... "It´s only preseason", but loosing is never helpfull and the Lakers lost all 8 preseason games (that´s now 11 losses in a row, no matter the setting such a streak takes it´s toll). At some point they´ll have to simplify things on both ends and work stuff in bit for bit rather than all at once.
Besides that, i´m dumbfounded how anyone would figure a Princeton offense as the way to go with Nash and Howard as you aditions...
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11-03-2012, 06:46 PM | #153 |
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The Nets' new mascot is just weird. The Brooklyn Knight. I'll post video once it becomes available.
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11-03-2012, 06:58 PM | #154 |
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Princeton offenses don't work. Just look at the Cowboys.
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11-04-2012, 01:22 AM | #155 | |
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Yah, IMO they need just about the least elaborate playbook outside of Miami. Princeton is a good option if you aren't as individually skilled as your opponents because it works to get your guys shots, but when you have some of the best passers, creators, and finishers in the league... well... I don't see the point. It's basically the "zone defense" of offenses. Have the ball in Nash or Kobe's hands, run a p'n'r with Howard/Gasol, and score points. The defense is a worry though. I see no reason why this unit should be so bad on that end of the court, outside of lack of confidence thanks to how poorly they are scoring it.
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11-04-2012, 01:08 AM | #156 |
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Lakers just need to cut down on turnovers by 10, and they are unstoppable.
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11-04-2012, 09:03 PM | #157 |
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Just realized I have a free preview of League Pass... this might be worth the money
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11-04-2012, 09:33 PM | #158 | |
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...or play the Pistons every game. Westbrook with another stinker as the Thunder lose at home to a Josh Smith-less Hawks. Youch. Durant 2 assists off a triple-double (...and 4 turnovers off a quad...). Martin taking up the scoring role of Harden off the bench, but doesn't bring any of the other stuff Harden did.
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11-04-2012, 10:46 PM | #159 |
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Johnny Flynn just signed with an Aussie pro team... Highest profile player we've had since Todd Fuller!
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11-05-2012, 07:32 AM | #160 | |
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11-05-2012, 03:42 PM | #161 |
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I personally think it's fantastic, but that's because, outside of NBA.tv, there is no way to catch more than 2 or 3 games a week over here, nearly all containing either Miami or Lakers.
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11-05-2012, 03:48 PM | #162 |
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11-05-2012, 03:57 PM | #163 | |
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I have no way of watching Rockets games right now since Comcast is in a pissing match with every other Houston cable company to try and gouge them for Comcast Sports: Houston. The only option would be to, ahem, stream it online and that's not a good answer SI
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11-05-2012, 04:03 PM | #164 |
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11-05-2012, 04:37 PM | #165 |
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Well injuries have pretty much killed his NBA career at this point, I Imagine he's using our league to get himself in shape for a big contract in China or Europe - most likely China. We don't pay nearly as well as China or Europe (I'm guessing he'll get around $250K on the books here, maybe twice that with some common-yet-illegal sponsorship boosting) but the lifestyle down here is definitely better than most Euro leagues, and with generally just one game per week and travel between cities by plane, it's an easier transition for an NBA player than being crowded into the back of a team bus travelling 10 hours to a city you can't pronounce.
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11-05-2012, 04:39 PM | #166 | |
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Oh man....we're getting tough on flopping already
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11-05-2012, 04:49 PM | #167 |
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lol @ these. Not saying they weren't exaggerated, but these hardly seem like the worst flops in the world. Fredette pushed off with his arm and I think it was more the hip-to-hip contact with Hinrich that pushed Sloan and Hinrich over:
Barea Receives Flopping Warning | NBA.com Sloan Receives Flopping Warning | NBA.com
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11-05-2012, 05:09 PM | #168 | |
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I watched most of his games at Syracuse but don't follow the NBA very closely so I was surprised to see was already out of the league. Ya, I can see the appeal of playing in Australia, I think another Syracuse guy, Eric Devendorf, played in that league after his New Zealand team cut him for getting in a bar fight or something. |
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11-05-2012, 05:43 PM | #169 |
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11-05-2012, 06:21 PM | #170 | |
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Yeah Devendorf was here for a season (or part of a season...) with the same team actually. Unfortunately for him it was as part of the most misguided attempts at building a team in our league history, as they had Devendorf and a very undersized PG (5'8) teamed with 3 immobile PF/Cs in the starting 5. Devendorf could play, but he had no chance with that horrendous squad... and lots of losses generally leads to your imports getting released, which is what happened to him.
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11-06-2012, 04:30 AM | #171 |
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Impressive win by the Cavs over the Clippers today. Turnovers killed the Clips, but Irving came up big in the final minutes after a rough game, and Waiters just could not miss, 7/11 from 3pt. Good to see the bench contribute anything as well, with Zeller having a nice night, and Miles remembering how to score the ball.
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11-06-2012, 07:31 AM | #172 |
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yep, that's waiters. if he's feeling it he's unguardable.
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11-06-2012, 11:01 AM | #173 |
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11-06-2012, 11:09 AM | #174 | |
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And as a counterpoint a disturbing loss for the Clippers. Too many jump shots on offense, not enough ball movement. And on defense, although you figure Irving will get his, and Waiters was just unconscious, it's criminal to let Varejao just uncontested shots from 15 feet out or to let Zeller have a big game against you.
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11-06-2012, 11:32 AM | #175 | |
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11-06-2012, 12:13 PM | #176 |
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It would be harder for me to dismiss if the articles and quotes didn't try to use Andrei Kirilenko, Nikola Pekovic, Ricky Rubio, and of course Jose Juan Barea as evidence (Kevin Love seems to get a pass). If someone is arguing that they're getting guys like Chase Budinger and Greg Stiemsma over equally or marginally more talented players to fill out the end of their bench, I have no room to throw stones as a fan of a team who paid Brian Scalabrine to be an oversized mascot, but going after 3 legitimate starters (2 on cheap contracts) and a Puerto Rican seems to be pushing it.
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11-06-2012, 01:27 PM | #177 |
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i was just joshin as the kids say
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I think the scouting report on Varejao has been to give him that shot over playing up on him and letting him drive to the basket or giving him more space to pass to cutters near the hoop, but he's been knocking those down so far this season at a pretty good clip. Makes him a tough guard. I don't know if Zeller will ever be bulky enough to amount to much, but he is surprisingly good from one step inside the 3pt line. Hasn't shown a great deal else so far.
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11-06-2012, 03:51 PM | #179 |
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I kind of decided that I wasn't watching the Cavs as long as Boobie is still playing for them. I may have to break this promise. It's so awesome we spent all offseason not bothering to try to get better...I mean why would we want to even attempt to try if tanking is some utopia of awesomeness and we're guaranteed to get good picks/players.
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Boobie is still getting too many minutes but at least he is purely playing the role he is suited for - ie. shoot a 3 anytime he has some space. There is no alternative to Boobie unfortunately (outside of Donald Sloan who is a marginal NBA player at best), as we have stockpiled 11th and 12th-men level 'talents' at SF/PF at the expense of any guards. I kinda think we might have been better off keeping the picks we traded for Zeller and picked up some depth, as this is looking like a strong draft as far as rotation players go. Cavs are definitely more enjoyable to watch this year than the last couple though, even outside of just Irving. Waiters looks like he's always on the verge of doing something great, and Varejao is probably my favourite player in the league right now based on the number of awesome non-scoring plays he's had over the first handful of games.
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11-06-2012, 04:15 PM | #181 |
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Andy's def one of my favorite players of all time. I'll probably make it to a game or two this season if they can at least feign like we're going to be decent.
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I have no insight into how the TWolves work, but I've just figured they've gone the same sort of path as Toronto. They aren't going to be able to attract big name FAs, so they've put together a group of guys that are perhaps a little underrated and have a good chance of sticking around if they perform well, rather than be lured away to bigger markets. The fact that these guys happen to be white(ish)... well, that's probably why they are underrated in the first place.
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11-06-2012, 06:06 PM | #183 |
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Knickerbockers look good so far this preseason.
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11-08-2012, 02:21 AM | #184 |
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Dallas (4-1) and Minny (3-1) so far doing a good job staying afloat without their star players. OJ Mayo has been terrific so
marc gasol has 23 assists and 4 TOs through the first 4 games
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11-08-2012, 08:02 AM | #185 |
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With Granger out for 3 months, the Pacers are in big trouble. I don't think they'll make the playoffs because he'll end up being out longer than that.
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11-08-2012, 10:31 AM | #186 |
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3-0 versus playoff teams. 0-2 versus lottery teams.
Your Los Angeles Clippers, ladies and gentlemen.
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...and my NBA Fantasy Team nightmare continues...
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11-08-2012, 05:00 PM | #188 |
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Varejao hurt already? hopefully he's back soon.
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11-08-2012, 05:51 PM | #189 |
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Yeah doesn't sound like it's anything major. Zeller and Varejao being down at the same time gives us probably the worst big guy rotation in the universe.
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11-08-2012, 10:05 PM | #190 | |
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Kevin Garnett Gave A Weird, Profane Postgame Screed On Team Chemistry And Comcast
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11-09-2012, 12:07 PM | #191 |
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Lakers fired Mike Brown.
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11-09-2012, 12:09 PM | #192 |
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it would be hilarious if they hire stan van gundy
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11-09-2012, 12:10 PM | #193 |
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So is Phil coming back?
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11-09-2012, 12:13 PM | #194 |
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im also convinced the only thing interesting about the nba regular season is the off the court drama
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11-09-2012, 12:14 PM | #195 |
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D'Antoni?
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11-09-2012, 12:20 PM | #196 |
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11-09-2012, 12:27 PM | #197 |
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Geez, it's 5 regular season NBA games. Kobe or somebody must have wanted him gone for a while, or there must be someone they really, really want to bring in, and this is the excuse to do it.
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Imo, whoever new takes over will (and should) simply let the players sort it out. Without training camp, you can´t do much else really.
And to be honest, D´Antoni makes sense.
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