10/29 - 11/4 Games Discussion Thread

[Vni]

Re: 10/29 - 11/4 Games Discussion Thread

Sure.

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[skywalkah]

Re: 10/29 - 11/4 Games Discussion Thread

Probably not lol

[ProfessaPackMan]

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PCK Sighting approaching soon:

Let’s get the $64,000 question out of the way: Cavaliers center Andrew Bynum has not been cleared to play in the season opener against the Brooklyn Nets.
However, the 7-foot, 294-pounder doesn’t appear to be far away from playing.
“Whenever he’s ready, we’ll welcome him with open arms,” Cavs swingman C.J. Miles said.
Bynum, 25, hasn’t appeared in an NBA game since May 21, 2012. He missed the entire season in Philadelphia last season after having surgery on both knees.
After signing a two-year, $25.5 million deal with the Cavs last summer, he didn’t appear in a preseason game.
“He’s been practicing 5-on-5 the last week-and-a-half,” Cavs coach Mike Brown said. “When it gets to the point where we all feel he’s (ready to play), we’ll clear him.”

http://www.news-herald.com/sports/20131030/cavs-bynum-still-in-hibernation-as-cavs-begin-season

[The 24th Letter]

Re: 10/29 - 11/4 Games Discussion Thread

Tell that 'gro to stay away from the bowling alley...

[SteelersFreak]

Re: 10/29 - 11/4 Games Discussion Thread

No, that's not the reason at all, at least around OS. Most of the people who constantly criticize Chalmers around here are Heat fans. Most of them consistently call for Cole to start and to play more.

If you don't think some of that has to do with Cole being WAAAAAY more likable than Chalmers, then you're kidding yourself.

It's really really hard to separate personal opinions of an athlete from their on-field performance, and Chalmers isn't one of those guys who is so good that people can put that personal distaste aside.

The same thing happens with all kinds of players. I do it with Matt Barnes. Matt Barnes is one of the better role players in the league but I can't stand the guy and that occasionally leads me to think of him as a lesser player than he really is.

I also don't think Chalmers is so much better than Cole that that kind of talk is unwarranted.

[SteelersFreak]

Re: 10/29 - 11/4 Games Discussion Thread

LOL @ Blake being the most over-criticized player in the NBA. Everyone already knows what type of player he is and that's a decent backup PG. If you're looking for him to do anything more than that, then you're in trouble.

And everyone knows the book on Shawne Williams and there's a reason why he hasn't been able to hold on to a job.

If everyone knows that Blake is a decent backup point guard you wouldn't know it from the way people talk about him. You'd think he was the worst player to play in the NBA in the past 50 years the way I've seen him talked about online, here and elsewhere.

A lot of guys that came together and won the championship for the Mavs in 2011 could be described the same way as some of these guys. It would be relatively easy to see ex describing guys like Ian Mahinmi, Brendan Haywood, JJ Barea and DeShawn Stevenson in similar ways at the time as he's describing these Lakers bench guys now.

I don't know where I'm even going with this argument, I guess I just find it pretty insane to be calling a group of guys who scored the last 48 points for their team against one of the favorites to come out of the West "worthless".

[King_B_Mack]

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I'm still heartbroken. We're going 0-82 this season. The sky is falling my ninjas.

[skywalkah]

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I just feel bad for Snell. Rough intro..

[ex carrabba fan]

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If you don't think some of that has to do with Cole being WAAAAAY more likable than Chalmers, then you're kidding yourself.

It's really really hard to separate personal opinions of an athlete from their on-field performance, and Chalmers isn't one of those guys who is so good that people can put that personal distaste aside.

The same thing happens with all kinds of players. I do it with Matt Barnes. Matt Barnes is one of the better role players in the league but I can't stand the guy and that occasionally leads me to think of him as a lesser player than he really is.

I also don't think Chalmers is so much better than Cole that that kind of talk is unwarranted.

Huh? I'm just telling you how it's been around OS, not anywhere else.

[The 24th Letter]

10/29 - 11/4 Games Discussion Thread

SF I think you're misunderstanding the conversation...

I don't think anyone is asking "why do people think Chalmers is a d-bag? "What do people find him annoying?" "Why don't people like him"

We all know why...lol

The question it why some (a lot of times Heat fans) tend to be over critical of his on court play...when he's come up huge in big moments..

It's kind of like Spurs fans and Bonner...except he's never come up big of course..

[ex carrabba fan]

Re: 10/29 - 11/4 Games Discussion Thread

So apparently the Bucks are starting Middleton at SF and Butler at PF.

We'll see about this...

[LionsFanNJ]

Re: 10/29 - 11/4 Games Discussion Thread

Grrrraaaaaah I'll miss the opening night Nets game because I have to work an evening shift. Gggrrraah

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[ProfessaPackMan]

Re: 10/29 - 11/4 Games Discussion Thread

No Kirilenko tonight but he hopes to play Friday night against the Heat.

Also no Kidd for the first 2 games so Lawrence Frank will takeover Coaching Duties.

[LionsFanNJ]

Re: 10/29 - 11/4 Games Discussion Thread

So apparently the Bucks are starting Middleton at SF and Butler at PF.

We'll see about this...

Huh. I'd think it would be a Butler/Henson/Sanders frontcourt trio starting.

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[The 24th Letter]

Re: 10/29 - 11/4 Games Discussion Thread

Hopefully makksjssbsbsjb gets some burn tonight...