2013-14 NBA Offseason/Draft Thread - Page 15

nol · 08-03-2013, 12:53 PM

Oden had a pretty funny quote about how Miami's a good situation because there's not as much pressure for him to immediately star: “The cool thing about playing for the Heat is when you’re LeBron’s teammate and you screw up, nobody gets mad at you for missing a shot or turning the ball over — they get mad at LeBron for passing to you in the first place.”

Grantland Exclusive: Greg Oden on Why He Chose Miami - The Triangle Blog - Grantland

MrBug708 · 08-10-2013, 01:35 PM

This is what you are getting Houston

Dwight Howard fought a woman on Twitter and lost badly | For The Win

DaddyTorgo · 08-10-2013, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nol

Oden had a pretty funny quote about how Miami's a good situation because there's not as much pressure for him to immediately star: “The cool thing about playing for the Heat is when you’re LeBron’s teammate and you screw up, nobody gets mad at you for missing a shot or turning the ball over — they get mad at LeBron for passing to you in the first place.”

Grantland Exclusive: Greg Oden on Why He Chose Miami - The Triangle Blog - Grantland

Hilarious, and no doubt true.

Neon_Chaos · 08-12-2013, 07:46 PM

Not sure where else to put this.

After 20+ years of absence,The Philippines booked a ticket to Spain for the FIBA Basketball World Championship by finishing second place in FIBA Asia 2013.

Here are highlights of the semifinal game against Korea, a team that has haunted our basketball dreams for so long. I attended the game with my friends. It was surreal and awesome to finaly break the Korean curse.

Gilas Pilipinas Philippines vs South Korea Highlights FIBA 2013 Semifinals - YouTube

Groundhog · 08-12-2013, 07:56 PM

Congrats, I have a lot of Filipino friends from basketball over here who are excited too.

JPhillips · 08-12-2013, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neon_Chaos

Not sure where else to put this.

After 20+ years of absence,The Philippines booked a ticket to Spain for the FIBA Basketball World Championship by finishing second place in FIBA Asia 2013.

Here are highlights of the semifinal game against Korea, a team that has haunted our basketball dreams for so long. I attended the game with my friends. It was surreal and awesome to finaly break the Korean curse.

Gilas Pilipinas Philippines vs South Korea Highlights FIBA 2013 Semifinals - YouTube

I have a Filipino playwright friend that's got to be ecstatic with this news. He's the most basketball crazy guy I know and all his energy is directed towards Filipino teams, especially Ateneo.

Neon_Chaos · 08-12-2013, 11:15 PM

It's the national sport, as illogical as it sounds.

The best part of that vid is the final minutes of the game. The crescendo all the way to the end was awesome, it really did feel like the entire arena was just exploding with each made shot.

And the local announcers are awesome.

Groundhog · 08-12-2013, 11:56 PM

Yeah, probably 60-70% of the guys I ball with these days are Filipino. We've got a big Filipino population west of Sydney, and I'm out there most Saturdays shooting around. It's fun because, even at 6'1, I get to play PF/C rather than my usual PG/SG position.

Neon_Chaos · 08-14-2013, 01:38 AM

Nice to see Grantland do a piece on it as well.

We Went There: South Korea vs. The Philippines in the FIBA Asia Semifinal - The Triangle Blog - Grantland

Logan · 08-20-2013, 03:29 PM

Will the slowly rising headband go next?

JonInMiddleGA · 08-29-2013, 10:12 AM

Atlanta Hawks head coach arrested for DUI | www.ajc.com

Matthean · 09-29-2013, 11:19 PM

NBA likely to change Finals format -- sources - ESPN

miami_fan · 09-30-2013, 12:36 AM

Now if Adam Silver can just get the first round back to a best of five series.

Suicane75 · 09-30-2013, 01:41 AM

The good old days when the playoffs would start on a Friday night and half the first round would be done by Monday.

korme · 10-03-2013, 10:25 AM

This was a very entertaining article.

The NBA Media Day Power Rankings - The Triangle Blog - Grantland

Neon_Chaos · 10-09-2013, 06:39 PM

The first NBA game in the Philippines in 33 years will be played tonight between the Houston Rockets and the Indiana Pacers in a preseason matchup.

For the most basketball-crazy country, this has been long overdue.

Groundhog · 10-09-2013, 06:45 PM

Flying out to the US next Tuesday for my first visit, and super excited about catching two live NBA games - IND@NOP and SAC@GSW - only two games that happened to be on the same night I was in an NBA town, but I like the Pacers and Warriors, so I'm happy... Even though I spent nearly $2k for the 4 seats!

sterlingice · 10-09-2013, 08:52 PM

Let us know how the Rockets look

SI

DaddyTorgo · 10-09-2013, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Groundhog

Flying out to the US next Tuesday for my first visit, and super excited about catching two live NBA games - IND@NOP and SAC@GSW - only two games that happened to be on the same night I was in an NBA town, but I like the Pacers and Warriors, so I'm happy... Even though I spent nearly $2k for the 4 seats!

That's crazy

Logan · 10-10-2013, 02:24 PM

The Bill Simmons empire is getting enormous.

Sources: Magic Johnson Left ESPN Because Of Bill Simmons

Neon_Chaos · 10-10-2013, 06:54 PM

The Rockets looked good. The Howard-Harden pick an roll will need some work, but it was devastating when successful. Howard in particular looked healthier than the past year.

BishopMVP · 10-10-2013, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Logan

The Bill Simmons empire is getting enormous.

Sources: Magic Johnson Left ESPN Because Of Bill Simmons

I find it amusing that Deadspin attacks ESPN and Simmons so much when they've fallen into the same hole where they care more about pop culture and driving page views than actually producing good sports content. At least Simmons helped launch Grantland, which is the best place on the web for reading long-form sports journalism.

I also don't really shed may tears for Magic leaving. Just because a player is good at playing basketball doesn't mean he's good at talking about it, and Magic fell into that category imo.

nol · 10-10-2013, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BishopMVP

I find it amusing that Deadspin attacks ESPN and Simmons so much when they've fallen into the same hole where they care more about pop culture and driving page views than actually producing good sports content. At least Simmons helped launch Grantland, which is the best place on the web for reading long-form sports journalism.

I also don't really shed may tears for Magic leaving. Just because a player is good at playing basketball doesn't mean he's good at talking about it, and Magic fell into that category imo.

As weird as it is seeing Bill Simmons becoming "the establishment" in sportswriting/sports entertainment and as awkward as he can sometimes be, I'm fine with this move. Magic was not adding anything to the show, and he's obviously not the type of guy to be very incisive towards current players.

I thought Doug Collins has done a pretty good job in the past, especially when it came to doing the Olympics for NBC (he clearly did his homework and was knowledgeable about international players outside the NBA). Hopefully he's old enough that it won't be one of those deals where he's angling for a future head coach opening and he feels free to tell it like it is.

sterlingice · 10-10-2013, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neon_Chaos

The Rockets looked good. The Howard-Harden pick an roll will need some work, but it was devastating when successful. Howard in particular looked healthier than the past year.

I wonder how long he can stay healthy. Reports from TDS were that the team looked really good, but it's still pre-season.

SI

whomario · 10-11-2013, 07:33 AM

yahoo´s box scores are so crappy after their (equally crappy) redesign, unbelievable ... No team totals anymore, no +- numbers. Can´t open multiple box scores at once easily anymore ...

sterlingice · 10-11-2013, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by whomario

yahoo´s box scores are so crappy after their (equally crappy) redesign, unbelievable ... No team totals anymore, no +- numbers. Can´t open multiple box scores at once easily anymore ...

This. I'm hoping it's because it's preseason but I'm sure that's not the case.

SI

korme · 10-15-2013, 10:14 AM

RIP Shumptop. It was roughly 1 year old. Shumptop is survived by Norris Cole's inferior flat-top and Nerlens Noel's baby top.

JeeberD · 10-23-2013, 11:51 AM

I'll just leave this here...

Neuqua · 10-23-2013, 12:00 PM

He also predicted Jordan would come back and play in the NBA this year.

He's bored.

JeeberD · 10-23-2013, 12:03 PM

People on the Rockets board who pay much more attention than I have time for claim that he hits way more often than he misses. Either way, I can't wait for this year to officially start...

whomario · 10-23-2013, 01:19 PM

The 2-3-2 finals format is gone, back to 2-2-1-1-1

NBA Finals schedule format change approved

JPhillips · 10-23-2013, 01:24 PM

"There may be a chance"

Well if he's that certain...

sterlingice · 10-23-2013, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeeberD

People on the Rockets board who pay much more attention than I have time for claim that he hits way more often than he misses. Either way, I can't wait for this year to officially start...

I'm quite dubious

SI

whomario · 10-25-2013, 09:16 AM

so there´s at least 1 reason for me to actually root for the Heat in some small way. Great that he made it back, still hope it turns out in a Ilgauskas-type way.
Didn´t realize it´s been that long. Out for almost 4 years, crazy.

sterlingice · 10-25-2013, 12:03 PM

This is what happens when you look age 35 in college

SI

nol · 10-29-2013, 01:48 PM

RIP 2013 offseason. I read through the entire thread this morning at work and I see why this thread's down to the second page and there's no 2013-14 regular season thread - we've got too many Celtics and Lakers fans here with nothing to be excited about :P

Anyway, Magic-Pacers, Heat-Bulls and Lakers-Clippers start off the season tonight. Buckle up.

JeeberD · 10-29-2013, 02:07 PM

I'm pumped for the Rockets season to start tomorrow. It looks like McHale has settled on the Howard as PF and Asik as C starting lineup that I was dreaming about when talk first started about Dwight coming to Houston. It also appears that Patrick Beverly will be starting at PG and Jeremy Lin will be first off the bench. I think the Rox have a chance to be very, very good this year if they can stay relatively healthy.

albionmoonlight · 10-29-2013, 02:14 PM

While I certainly get the logic behind the theory that a team should either be a top-five contender or actively tanking, I must say that I am happy that the Pelicans have decided to make a push this season. Sure, they are not going to win the championship.n1. But they have a player that they hope becomes a superstar in Davis. Isn't it better for him to be getting experience in close games against good teams? Isn't it good that he might get playoff experience, even as an 8 seed? And New Orleans is not really a basketball town. The fans will not keep coming to see a 20 win team. If you want to build up the fan base, you need to create a bandwagon effect to get people excited to come to the games--then hope that it becomes a habit.

As for the rest of the league, I think that Miami will three-peat. The winning streak last year showed me that they are mentally tough enough to deal with the grind, and they want to go down as one of the all-time teams.

I see the Clips coming out of the West. I think that OKC is a disappointment this season.

n1. Or, let's say that it is very very unlikely. I am reminded of the words of Moe Szyslak, "That sniper at the All-Star game was a blessing in disguise."

DaddyTorgo · 10-29-2013, 02:15 PM

They're playing basketball this year? Could have fooled me.

BishopMVP · 10-29-2013, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nol

RIP 2013 offseason. I read through the entire thread this morning at work and I see why this thread's down to the second page and there's no 2013-14 regular season thread - we've got too many Celtics and Lakers fans here with nothing to be excited about :P

What do you mean? We get to see if Dennis Schroder does develop into Rondo 2.0... wait I mean that Greek Mystery guy... scratch that - it's a potentially dominant wing scorer in Shabazz Muhammad... oh wait no, we drafted a stretch 4 who will never be above-average defensively. At least we traded mid-level assets like Brandon Bass, Courtney Lee and Gerald Wallace so we could properly tank... or maybe we can wait until we're 15-25.

So yeah, I'll be watching Kansas, Duke, Kentucky, Arizona, and any random Australian national team games I can find.

Matthean · 10-30-2013, 04:48 PM

Can one officially retire from something they haven't been doing in three years anyway?

08-03-2013, 12:53 PM	#701
nol Banned Join Date: Oct 2003	Oden had a pretty funny quote about how Miami's a good situation because there's not as much pressure for him to immediately star: “The cool thing about playing for the Heat is when you’re LeBron’s teammate and you screw up, nobody gets mad at you for missing a shot or turning the ball over — they get mad at LeBron for passing to you in the first place.” Grantland Exclusive: Greg Oden on Why He Chose Miami - The Triangle Blog - Grantland Last edited by nol : 08-03-2013 at 12:53 PM.

08-12-2013, 07:46 PM	#704
Neon_Chaos Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Parañaque, Philippines	Not sure where else to put this. After 20+ years of absence,The Philippines booked a ticket to Spain for the FIBA Basketball World Championship by finishing second place in FIBA Asia 2013. Here are highlights of the semifinal game against Korea, a team that has haunted our basketball dreams for so long. I attended the game with my friends. It was surreal and awesome to finaly break the Korean curse. Gilas Pilipinas Philippines vs South Korea Highlights FIBA 2013 Semifinals - YouTube __________________ Come and see. Last edited by Neon_Chaos : 08-12-2013 at 07:47 PM.

08-12-2013, 07:56 PM	#705
Groundhog Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia	Congrats, I have a lot of Filipino friends from basketball over here who are excited too. __________________ Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. --Ambrose Bierce

08-12-2013, 11:15 PM	#707
Neon_Chaos Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Parañaque, Philippines	It's the national sport, as illogical as it sounds. The best part of that vid is the final minutes of the game. The crescendo all the way to the end was awesome, it really did feel like the entire arena was just exploding with each made shot. And the local announcers are awesome. __________________ Come and see. Last edited by Neon_Chaos : 08-12-2013 at 11:17 PM.

08-12-2013, 11:56 PM	#708
Groundhog Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia	Yeah, probably 60-70% of the guys I ball with these days are Filipino. We've got a big Filipino population west of Sydney, and I'm out there most Saturdays shooting around. It's fun because, even at 6'1, I get to play PF/C rather than my usual PG/SG position. __________________ Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. --Ambrose Bierce

08-10-2013, 01:35 PM	#702
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	This is what you are getting Houston Dwight Howard fought a woman on Twitter and lost badly \| For The Win

08-14-2013, 01:38 AM	#709
Neon_Chaos Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Parañaque, Philippines	Nice to see Grantland do a piece on it as well. We Went There: South Korea vs. The Philippines in the FIBA Asia Semifinal - The Triangle Blog - Grantland __________________ Come and see.

08-20-2013, 03:29 PM	#710
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	Will the slowly rising headband go next?

08-29-2013, 10:12 AM	#711
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Atlanta Hawks head coach arrested for DUI \| www.ajc.com __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

09-29-2013, 11:19 PM	#712
Matthean Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Aug 2008	NBA likely to change Finals format -- sources - ESPN __________________ Board games: Bringing people back to the original social network, the table.

09-30-2013, 12:36 AM	#713
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	Now if Adam Silver can just get the first round back to a best of five series. __________________ "The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946

09-30-2013, 01:41 AM	#714
Suicane75 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ	The good old days when the playoffs would start on a Friday night and half the first round would be done by Monday.

10-03-2013, 10:25 AM	#715
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	This was a very entertaining article. The NBA Media Day Power Rankings - The Triangle Blog - Grantland

10-09-2013, 06:39 PM	#716
Neon_Chaos Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Parañaque, Philippines	The first NBA game in the Philippines in 33 years will be played tonight between the Houston Rockets and the Indiana Pacers in a preseason matchup. For the most basketball-crazy country, this has been long overdue. __________________ Come and see.

10-09-2013, 06:45 PM	#717
Groundhog Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia	Flying out to the US next Tuesday for my first visit, and super excited about catching two live NBA games - IND@NOP and SAC@GSW - only two games that happened to be on the same night I was in an NBA town, but I like the Pacers and Warriors, so I'm happy... Even though I spent nearly $2k for the 4 seats! __________________ Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. --Ambrose Bierce

10-09-2013, 08:52 PM	#718
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Let us know how the Rockets look SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

10-10-2013, 02:24 PM	#720
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	The Bill Simmons empire is getting enormous. Sources: Magic Johnson Left ESPN Because Of Bill Simmons

10-10-2013, 06:54 PM	#721
Neon_Chaos Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Parañaque, Philippines	The Rockets looked good. The Howard-Harden pick an roll will need some work, but it was devastating when successful. Howard in particular looked healthier than the past year. __________________ Come and see.

10-11-2013, 07:33 AM	#725
whomario Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2007	yahoo´s box scores are so crappy after their (equally crappy) redesign, unbelievable ... No team totals anymore, no +- numbers. Can´t open multiple box scores at once easily anymore ... __________________ “The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!”

10-15-2013, 10:14 AM	#727
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	RIP Shumptop. It was roughly 1 year old. Shumptop is survived by Norris Cole's inferior flat-top and Nerlens Noel's baby top. Last edited by korme : 10-15-2013 at 10:19 AM.

10-23-2013, 11:51 AM	#728
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	I'll just leave this here... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO Last edited by JeeberD : 10-23-2013 at 11:51 AM.

10-23-2013, 12:00 PM	#729
Neuqua Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Chicago, Ill	He also predicted Jordan would come back and play in the NBA this year. He's bored. __________________ Our Deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be?

10-23-2013, 12:03 PM	#730
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	People on the Rockets board who pay much more attention than I have time for claim that he hits way more often than he misses. Either way, I can't wait for this year to officially start... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

10-23-2013, 01:19 PM	#731
whomario Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2007	The 2-3-2 finals format is gone, back to 2-2-1-1-1 NBA Finals schedule format change approved __________________ “The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!” Last edited by whomario : 10-23-2013 at 01:20 PM.

10-23-2013, 01:24 PM	#732
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	"There may be a chance" Well if he's that certain... __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

10-25-2013, 09:16 AM	#734
whomario Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2007	so there´s at least 1 reason for me to actually root for the Heat in some small way. Great that he made it back, still hope it turns out in a Ilgauskas-type way. Didn´t realize it´s been that long. Out for almost 4 years, crazy. __________________ “The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!” Last edited by whomario : 10-25-2013 at 09:18 AM.

10-25-2013, 12:03 PM	#735
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	This is what happens when you look age 35 in college SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

10-29-2013, 01:48 PM	#736
nol Banned Join Date: Oct 2003	RIP 2013 offseason. I read through the entire thread this morning at work and I see why this thread's down to the second page and there's no 2013-14 regular season thread - we've got too many Celtics and Lakers fans here with nothing to be excited about :P Anyway, Magic-Pacers, Heat-Bulls and Lakers-Clippers start off the season tonight. Buckle up.

10-29-2013, 02:07 PM	#737
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	I'm pumped for the Rockets season to start tomorrow. It looks like McHale has settled on the Howard as PF and Asik as C starting lineup that I was dreaming about when talk first started about Dwight coming to Houston. It also appears that Patrick Beverly will be starting at PG and Jeremy Lin will be first off the bench. I think the Rox have a chance to be very, very good this year if they can stay relatively healthy. __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO Last edited by JeeberD : 10-29-2013 at 02:09 PM.

10-29-2013, 02:14 PM	#738
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	While I certainly get the logic behind the theory that a team should either be a top-five contender or actively tanking, I must say that I am happy that the Pelicans have decided to make a push this season. Sure, they are not going to win the championship.n1. But they have a player that they hope becomes a superstar in Davis. Isn't it better for him to be getting experience in close games against good teams? Isn't it good that he might get playoff experience, even as an 8 seed? And New Orleans is not really a basketball town. The fans will not keep coming to see a 20 win team. If you want to build up the fan base, you need to create a bandwagon effect to get people excited to come to the games--then hope that it becomes a habit. As for the rest of the league, I think that Miami will three-peat. The winning streak last year showed me that they are mentally tough enough to deal with the grind, and they want to go down as one of the all-time teams. I see the Clips coming out of the West. I think that OKC is a disappointment this season. n1. Or, let's say that it is very very unlikely. I am reminded of the words of Moe Szyslak, "That sniper at the All-Star game was a blessing in disguise."

10-29-2013, 02:15 PM	#739
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	They're playing basketball this year? Could have fooled me.

10-30-2013, 04:48 PM	#741
Matthean Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Aug 2008	Can one officially retire from something they haven't been doing in three years anyway? __________________ Board games: Bringing people back to the original social network, the table.

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