3/4 - 3/10 Games Discussion Thread

[Majingir]

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lol, Clippers almost won by 50!!!

How many Lakers fans have jumped the bandwagon to the Clipper side?

"I've always cheered the Clippers. Elton Brand and Chris Kaman on the team, Dunleavy as the coach, all of that stuff I was a fan for too."

[superjames1992]

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Great win by the Spurs tonight!!!

And wow at the Lakers. Yikes..........

[TheMatrix31]

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What a win.

[vtcha]

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I wonder, assuming the big 3 are all back, if Chalmers will be back next season. Do you see him trying to possibly get some money else where?

Yeah I'm quite confident he'll re-sign to a similar contract ($3-4 mill). With such a deep and rich PG depth available in the league right now, I can't see any teams out there offering more than $5 million for him plus the fact that the majority of teams already have a solid starting PG in tact.

Call me crazy but a part of me believes there is a glimmer of hope that even Melo signs with the Heat. Let's say the Big 3 + Melo all opt-out and sign for around $13-14 million during the 1st year (the Big 3 have done it before so why not again?). The tricky part would be whether or not they can persuade Haslem ($4 mill player option) as well to opt-out- which I think the cohesiveness/bond that he has with the team might play a big factor. Then they would use the remaining cap space on Chalmers (around $3 mill). They could then use the mid-level to re-sign guys like Battier, Allen, Oden, and Beasley. Again this is purely of the top of my head and wishful thinking :P

[LoSoisNiCEx414]

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Id much rather Melo play for the Bulls... Rose,Butler,Melo,Gibson,Noah a pretty good lineup.

[DJ_Solis]

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Call me crazy but a part of me believes there is a glimmer of hope that even Melo signs with the Heat.

You're crazy.



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[FlyRice]

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lol, Paul gets dwarfed in this picture.

How about now?

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[WTF]

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Glad LeBron called out the jerseys like he did. NBA needs to go somewhere with that ****.

What'd he say?

[The 24th Letter]

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Manu & Leonard aren't big fans of the jerseys either...

Here's what Bron said:

The NBA’s most visible star isn’t pleased with the league’s most visible new fashion trend.

After a poor shooting night in a 111-87 loss to the Spurs on Thursday, Heat forward LeBron James took issue with the short-sleeved Adidas jerseys worn by both teams.

“I’m not making excuses, but I’m not a big fan of the jerseys,” James told reporters. “Not a big fan of them. I have to figure something out the next time I have to wear the short-sleeved jerseys.”

The back-to-back MVP shot 6-for-18 from the field and 0-for-3 from deep in his worst shooting outing in nearly a month.

“Every time I shoot it pulled,” James continued. “It feels like it’s just pulling every time I shoot, right underneath my arm. I already don’t have much room for error on my jumpshot anyway, so it’s definitely not a good thing.”

San Antonio and Miami were both wearing sleeved uniforms as part of the NBA’s “Latin Nights” series of games, designs that are being worn by six teams (Spurs, Heat, Lakers, Suns, Bulls and Knicks) in March. In addition to the sleeves, the jerseys bear a Spanish version of the team’s name on the chest to “celebrate the growing support” of fans across Latin America and in Hispanic communities. Miami wore a black version with “El Heat” across the chest; San Antonio donned white “Los Spurs” jerseys.

James has previously worn short-sleeve jersey designs during both the 2014 All-Star Game and on Christmas 2013. He scored 22 points (on 11-for-22 shooting and 0-for-7 from deep) in the All-Star Game as his East team beat the West 163-155 in New Orleans.

On Christmas, James tallied 19 points (on 7-for-14 shooting and 0-for-4 from deep) during a road victory over the Lakers.

“It’s definitely a different feeling,” James said of the jerseys back in December, according to the Sun-Sentinel. “I felt a little tug.”

Adidas first unveiled the short-sleeved jersey designs during the 2012-13 season and has ramped up their use in high-profile games this season. The new designs have drawn criticism from some players over both form and fashion.

Warriors guard Stephen Curry, one of the first players to wear the jerseys last year, let off some steam after a loss to the Bulls.

“You’re on national TV, NBATV, wearing our ugly jerseys,” Curry said, according to USA Today Sports, after he shot 2-for-13 overall and 0-for-5 from deep. “I shouldn’t have said that (about the jerseys), but it’s just one of those things where there’s a lot of attention on us and we don’t show up to play. And we just come up short. We want to give our fans a show. We want to give them something to cheer about and make it fun for them to come to the game. When they’re leaving with six or seven minutes left, that’s not a good night.”

Grizzlies guard Beno Udrih also criticized the jerseys after shooting 1-for-6 during a Christmas loss to the Thunder while he was a member of the Knicks.

“Personally it bothered me and my shot,” Udrih said, according to the Wall Street Journal. “On a normal shot, I’m used to getting my shoulder and elbow up [unhindered]. That was my personal feeling. I don’t know how anyone else was feeling. I know Timmy [Hardaway] was saying he wore it in college before. I never did it before.”

A number of players watching the Christmas Day games commented on the new look as well.

“Call me old school but these jerseys with sleeves are awful,” Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki tweeted.

Blazers center Robin Lopez added on Twitter: “[There] needs to be a mass burning of these sleeved NBA jerseys.”

The NBA has said that it would not continue with the sleeved jerseys if enough players complained.

“If the players as a general matter feel like they don’t want to wear short sleeves on a go-forward basis, the league would simply not do it,” Sal LaRocca, the league’s president of global operations and merchandising, said back in February.

Adidas executives have maintained that the short-sleeve look is selling well at the retail level.

[The 24th Letter]

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More on the sleeves:

Spurs guard Manu Ginobili and forward Kawhi Leonard both expressed their displeasure in wearing the jerseys. Giniboli wore a uniform one size bigger to improve comfort.

“I got a bigger size,” Ginobili said. “In the morning, I went to shoot and I felt it was a little tight … In my case, the size I usually play with it, I had to bump one more because I need the freedom. I’m not used to playing with braces, pads, stuff like that.”

Added Leonard, “I don’t like the sleeve jerseys, either. Just something I’m not used to. Just felt a little tight.”

Heat guard Dwyane Guard and center Chris Bosh were also among those to complain. Bosh was the only member of Miami’s Big Three to shoot 50 percent from the field.

“I’m not as big as LeBron,” Bosh said. “His shoulders are a little bit bigger than mine. He likes to wear smaller sizes. He kept saying it was tugging on his underarm a little bit. I’ve always said I’m more of an old-school type of basketball player. They’ve been having tank top jerseys for 100 years. They should keep it that way.”

Wade would prefer to wear traditional jerseys, but said the sleeves weren’t the cause of the Heat’s worst loss of the season.

“It ain’t the reason we lost,” Wade said. “You’re just not used to it. They [the Spurs] didn’t have a problem with it. It is what it is. Let’s not make this about a jersey, please. We got our butts kicked. That’s it.”

[jeebs9]

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I like the comment that Wade made.

They need to seriously look into this though. If players are complaining. They need to sit down and seriously look into it. It's like the new basketball Adidas (or was it splading) tried to put in the league a few years ago. They never tired it on the players first (Only one All Star game).

But I'm sensing a pattern here. It seems the players that never went to college are having the most problems because they have never wore them in a game before.


Edit: WTF happen in the Thunder game lol.... I thought they won that game.
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[lilteapot]

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So just wear a bigger size bron instead of wearing an extra medium.

[DIESEL]

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Gerald Green dropped 41 pts tonight.

Gerald Green dropped 41 pts tonight.

Gerald Green dropped 41 pts tonight.

Somewhere the 2K Insider is sitting back with a smile on his face.

[jeebs9]

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So just wear a bigger size bron instead of wearing an extra medium.

But I also think that's a problem for him too. Because he likes to wear his jersey tight. The only way I see around is if they make a custom jersey for him with bigger sleeves. Because I know what he is talking about when he says that they feel like braces. I literally cut the arms off during the game because I kept missing easy jumpers I'd use hit. Once they were off. I could shot.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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This is what we all said would happen when they first introduced them. If it's impacting player performance on the court, I don't see how it can't be looked at.

But I'm sensing a pattern here. It seems the players that never went to college are having the most problems because they have never wore them in a game before.

Failing to see the connection here.