12/13 - 12/19 Games Discussion Thread

Collapse

Recommended Videos

Collapse
X
 
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
  • King_B_Mack
    All Star
    • Jan 2009
    • 24451

    #46
    Re: 12/13 - 12/19 Games Discussion Thread

    Only problem I have with stuff like that is I guarantee that game was a premium ticket priced game because it's Cleveland and I guarantee nobody is getting back any money off their purchase to reflect that that matchup was anything but premium. The league has to do better in that regard.


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

    Comment

    • ojandpizza
      Hall Of Fame
      • Apr 2011
      • 29807

      #47
      Re: 12/13 - 12/19 Games Discussion Thread

      Originally posted by King_B_Mack
      Only problem I have with stuff like that is I guarantee that game was a premium ticket priced game because it's Cleveland and I guarantee nobody is getting back any money off their purchase to reflect that that matchup was anything but premium. The league has to do better in that regard.


      Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk


      Yeah this is what most people around this area seem to be upset about as well. They spend all that money for marked up tickets because it was the Cavs and then they watch them play a D League squad lol.


      Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

      Comment

      • ProfessaPackMan
        Bamma
        • Mar 2008
        • 63852

        #48
        Re: 12/13 - 12/19 Games Discussion Thread

        Fan at last night's Wizard held up this sign behind the Wizards' bench

        Spoiler


        The person who created the sign wrote an article for the Post:

        The idea to “protest” Ernie Grunfeld at a Washington Wizards game started from a group text. My two friends and I are Washington natives and grew up with the Bullets/Wizards — MCI Center opened when we were in elementary school, Michael Jordan arrived during middle school, our high school years featured Agent Zero, and it has been the John Wall and Bradley Beal show since college. We’ve texted through almost every game, and in recent years, that’s meant a lot of discussion about the frustration of watching this team stall out.

        The Wizards lack a path to success and possess no realistic plan or assets to improve. In Grunfeld’s tenure as team president, Washington has consistently developed players poorly, made awful decisions in free agency and drafted badly. In his 13 years at Washington’s helm, Grunfeld has only drafted one all-star. That was top overall pick John Wall. Wall has never played with another current all-star in his Wizards career. Make no mistake: We love and support the players, especially Wall, Beal, and Otto Porter Jr. This isn’t about them.

        As the losses mounted and resale ticket prices plummeted, the idea of a “protest” seemed appropriate — but, more importantly, affordable. A Wednesday night matchup against the Hornets at a half-full Verizon Center seemed like the perfect opportunity. My friend and I got seats a couple of rows behind the bench to make our point. We figured an illustrative sign with a couple emoji would make it more creative and noticeable.

        We found a very receptive audience — fans at the game wanted pictures, tweeted their support and voiced their agreement with our sentiment. Wizards owner Ted Leonsis, however, wasn’t as pleased. As my friend and I held up the sign before halftime to grab Leonsis’s attention, he asked why we talked so much and how old I was. After I replied that I was 25, he commented that I acted more like I was 15. He said that I should act my age. Then, a few minutes after the second half began, he came over to my seat, on his own accord, and handed me a cookie. The Wizards owner sarcastically “thanked me” for my efforts in creating the sign.

        (Editor’s note: Leonsis confirmed the conversation with Shapiro in an email, writing that he was sitting with a 7-year-old boy at the game. He also confirmed that he had given Shapiro a cookie. “You know, Cookie Monster and all,” he wrote. “It was a fun exchange, not an angry exchange.”)

        Yes, we spent $100 or so on the game (a Wizards win!), but we got Leonsis’s attention. We trust that he will make the right call and replace Grunfeld — but he needs to do so quickly and salvage hope that this team’s core can win before it’s too late. Washington’s next general manager will be in quite a bind, his hands tied by bad contracts and few trade assets. But the team needs to move forward, and the time for the fresh start is now.

        Oh, and thanks for that cookie, Ted — but I didn’t eat it.

        Eric Shapiro is a disgruntled, die-hard Wizards fan who grew up in Montgomery County and now lives in Arlington.
        #RespectTheCulture

        Comment

        • jeebs9
          Fear is the Unknown
          • Oct 2008
          • 47568

          #49
          Re: 12/13 - 12/19 Games Discussion Thread

          Bucks hot from outside. Bulls playing to far off for my taste.

          Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
          Hands Down....Man Down - 2k9 memories
          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IHP_5GUBQo

          Comment

          • Fresh Tendrils
            Strike Hard and Fade Away
            • Jul 2002
            • 36131

            #50
            Re: 12/13 - 12/19 Games Discussion Thread

            Bucks haven't been on TNT since 2002? Damn.



            Comment

            • jeebs9
              Fear is the Unknown
              • Oct 2008
              • 47568

              #51
              Re: 12/13 - 12/19 Games Discussion Thread

              Originally posted by Fresh Tendrils
              Bucks haven't been on TNT since 2002? Damn.
              I thought they said 2012

              But the Parker jumper is rolling. Bucks are rolling.

              Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
              Hands Down....Man Down - 2k9 memories
              http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IHP_5GUBQo

              Comment

              • Fresh Tendrils
                Strike Hard and Fade Away
                • Jul 2002
                • 36131

                #52
                Re: 12/13 - 12/19 Games Discussion Thread

                Originally posted by jeebs9
                I thought they said 2012

                But the Parker jumper is rolling. Bucks are rolling.

                Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
                They're saying 2002, but a quick Google search shows they apparently were on TNT in November 2015 when they played the Cavaliers.



                Comment

                • roadman
                  *ll St*r
                  • Aug 2003
                  • 26339

                  #53
                  Re: 12/13 - 12/19 Games Discussion Thread

                  I'm waiting for the Bucks to implode in the second half. That's been their SOP over the past week.

                  2002 sounds about right, that was the year of Big Dog, Cassell and Ray Allen.
                  Last edited by roadman; 12-15-2016, 09:19 PM.

                  Comment

                  • jeebs9
                    Fear is the Unknown
                    • Oct 2008
                    • 47568

                    #54
                    Re: 12/13 - 12/19 Games Discussion Thread

                    Originally posted by Fresh Tendrils
                    They're saying 2002, but a quick Google search shows they apparently were on TNT in November 2015 when they played the Cavaliers.
                    I was thinking the same thing. But nice find
                    Originally posted by roadman
                    I'm waiting for the Bucks to implode in the second half. That's been their SOP over the past week.

                    2002 sounds about right, that was the year of Big Dog, Cassell and Ray Allen.
                    I was thinking the same thing.

                    Bucks are playing really well. I wonder if the Bulls have enough fire power to come back. They keep running on them. Those turnover are killing them.

                    Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
                    Hands Down....Man Down - 2k9 memories
                    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IHP_5GUBQo

                    Comment

                    • jeebs9
                      Fear is the Unknown
                      • Oct 2008
                      • 47568

                      #55
                      Re: 12/13 - 12/19 Games Discussion Thread

                      Wade dribbling off his foot. Wtf...smh.

                      Parker and Gannis man oh man.... They need one more component to be in the championship talks.

                      Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
                      Hands Down....Man Down - 2k9 memories
                      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IHP_5GUBQo

                      Comment

                      • Fresh Tendrils
                        Strike Hard and Fade Away
                        • Jul 2002
                        • 36131

                        #56
                        Re: 12/13 - 12/19 Games Discussion Thread

                        Its a shame Monroe has regressed so much.
                        Last edited by Fresh Tendrils; 12-15-2016, 09:47 PM.



                        Comment

                        • jeebs9
                          Fear is the Unknown
                          • Oct 2008
                          • 47568

                          #57
                          Re: 12/13 - 12/19 Games Discussion Thread

                          Wade needs get low. Stop shooting.

                          Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
                          Hands Down....Man Down - 2k9 memories
                          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IHP_5GUBQo

                          Comment

                          • jeebs9
                            Fear is the Unknown
                            • Oct 2008
                            • 47568

                            #58
                            Re: 12/13 - 12/19 Games Discussion Thread

                            Man, the bucks are covering so much defensively.

                            Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
                            Hands Down....Man Down - 2k9 memories
                            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IHP_5GUBQo

                            Comment

                            • jeebs9
                              Fear is the Unknown
                              • Oct 2008
                              • 47568

                              #59
                              Re: 12/13 - 12/19 Games Discussion Thread

                              That defense on Jimmy Butler that forced him to travel on the baseline. Bucks in a groove thing.

                              Bulls shooting not making it better.

                              Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
                              Hands Down....Man Down - 2k9 memories
                              http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IHP_5GUBQo

                              Comment

                              • jeebs9
                                Fear is the Unknown
                                • Oct 2008
                                • 47568

                                #60
                                Re: 12/13 - 12/19 Games Discussion Thread

                                Bulls are finally starting to catching the Bucks in their strong slant.

                                Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
                                Hands Down....Man Down - 2k9 memories
                                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IHP_5GUBQo

                                Comment

                                Working...