Re: General NBA Thread

[Rex Buckingham]

Bill Simmons' latest column about teams he's most excited to see got me thinking about which seven teams I'm going to pick for League Pass. I've already settled on:

 

1. Miami

2. Oklahoma City

3. Sacremento

4. Memphis

 

...and I'm trying to decide three spots between New York, Chicago, Golden State, Phoenix, Lakers, Boston and Indiana (loljustkidding). Plus, I'd like to watch what's left of Cleveland.

 

 

If I were you, I wouldn't bother with Miami, the Lakers, or Boston because they'll probably be on national TV at least once a week if not more... And if you live in an area in which you could see the Bulls on WGN or CSN there's another you could eliminate...

[Formerly Snayke]

Either you're a Kings fan, or you want to watch Cousins murder somebody live. Either way, you're sick.

 

Damn skippy.

 

I'm gonna have to consider the Clippers now.

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can imb please explain to me why thabo and nenad are the 2 they chose behind durant

[imb]

http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/ept_sports_nba_experts__64/ept_sports_nba_experts-913722298-1287505521.jpg?ymyp18DDJ6Rca.nr

 

can imb please explain to me why thabo and nenad are the 2 they chose behind durant

 

hahaha i read about this today. I guess they wanted the Thunder, well, wanted KD, and he said he'd only do it if thabo and nenad could be on the cover, since they're the 2 starters that never get any pub. frankly, if i was SI, i would have been like uhhh, thanks but no thanks.

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ok now why is nenad smiling

[imb]

ok now why is nenad smiling

 

they told him after the photo shoot that he could throw a chair at someone

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his mustache makes me smile too

[imb]

i just like how he's clearly dribbling a basketball, something he hasn't done on a basketball court for like 6 years.

 

Nenad, jump 3 inches and fail to get a defensive rebound - check

 

Nenad, set a pick and shoot a jumpshot - check

 

Nenad, dribble .... uhh nevermind never do that.

[SouthSideRyan]

http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/ept_sports_nba_experts__64/ept_sports_nba_experts-913722298-1287505521.jpg?ymyp18DDJ6Rca.nr

 

can imb please explain to me why thabo and nenad are the 2 they chose behind durant

 

hahaha i read about this today. I guess they wanted the Thunder, well, wanted KD, and he said he'd only do it if thabo and nenad could be on the cover, since they're the 2 starters that never get any pub. frankly, if i was SI, i would have been like uhhh, thanks but no thanks.

 

It's really hard to not like Durant.

[imb]

http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/ept_sports_nba_experts__64/ept_sports_nba_experts-913722298-1287505521.jpg?ymyp18DDJ6Rca.nr

 

can imb please explain to me why thabo and nenad are the 2 they chose behind durant

 

hahaha i read about this today. I guess they wanted the Thunder, well, wanted KD, and he said he'd only do it if thabo and nenad could be on the cover, since they're the 2 starters that never get any pub. frankly, if i was SI, i would have been like uhhh, thanks but no thanks.

 

It's really hard to not like Durant.

 

there's no way he doesn't get busted for something bad in the next 5 years.

[imb]

Here's the SI Durant story

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1176118/index.htm

 

The Thunder bore the unofficial title Most Fun Team, sold out 31 games at the 18,203-seat Ford Center, nearly doubled its local television ratings and did it with leading scorers who were 21, 21 and 23. Duke's were 22, 21 and 21 when it won the national championship last April.

[SpongeWorthy]

http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/ept_sports_nba_experts__64/ept_sports_nba_experts-913722298-1287505521.jpg?ymyp18DDJ6Rca.nr

 

can imb please explain to me why thabo and nenad are the 2 they chose behind durant

 

hahaha i read about this today. I guess they wanted the Thunder, well, wanted KD, and he said he'd only do it if thabo and nenad could be on the cover, since they're the 2 starters that never get any pub. frankly, if i was SI, i would have been like uhhh, thanks but no thanks.

 

It's really hard to not like Durant.

 

You'll find a way.

[UMFan83]

Somebody call a WHAMBULENCE for LeBron James.

[SpongeWorthy]

Saw this on RealGM and laughed my ass off.

 

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[Outshined_One]

ESPN and LeBron can go [expletive] themselves. Again.

 

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The racist stuff is sad, but turning LeBron into a martyr because he receives tweets like this?

 

In another message James made public he was called a "fraud" and a "bitch" and in another tweet the writer wrote "why don't u speak by laying ur head under a moving car."

 

That's just crap. If this guy can't understand how or why he deserves this, then he's one of the dumbest people in sports.

[erik316wttn]

ESPN and LeBron can go [expletive] themselves. Again.

 

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The racist stuff is sad, but turning LeBron into a martyr because he receives tweets like this?

 

In another message James made public he was called a "fraud" and a "bitch" and in another tweet the writer wrote "why don't u speak by laying ur head under a moving car."

 

That's just crap. If this guy can't understand how or why he deserves this, then he's one of the dumbest people in sports.

 

I can understand why people don't like him, but it's sad that there are many people who have nothing better to do than send hate mail to a professional athlete. People get more worked up about sports and athletes than they do things that actually matter, like politics.

 

And again, I can see why people are angry with him, but nobody deserves the "go put your head under a moving car" tweet or "kill yourself" or "I hope you die" or any manner of racial or sexual slur.

[Formerly Snayke]

After reading Windhorst's latest column, it's even more clear that LeBron watched professional wrestling in 1996 and thinks that Hulk Hogan really became a bad guy.

[Outshined_One]

I can understand why people don't like him, but it's sad that there are many people who have nothing better to do than send hate mail to a professional athlete. People get more worked up about sports and athletes than they do things that actually matter, like politics.

 

And again, I can see why people are angry with him, but nobody deserves the "go put your head under a moving car" tweet or "kill yourself" or "I hope you die" or any manner of racial or sexual slur.

 

I agree that he didn't deserve the racial slurs, but as for the vitriol he's been getting, he encouraged it.

 

The other day, when LeBron himself did it, he didn't mention that he himself had encouraged the tweeting mass, that he himself called it "Hater Day" and urged them on. As always with LeBron, he was not accountable for a poor result. He was a victim.

 

This was posted to his Twitter account.

 

Today is Hater Day. Everyone please let them get their 2 mins of fame and light! I Love You Haters. Continue to make me proud of u guys! LOL

 

This guy's just doin it for teh lulz.

[Formerly Snayke]

Seriously, his self-awareness is really lacking. I can't tell if he's playing a character or not.

[shnsajax]

Here's the SI Durant story

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1176118/index.htm

 

The Thunder bore the unofficial title Most Fun Team, sold out 31 games at the 18,203-seat Ford Center, nearly doubled its local television ratings and did it with leading scorers who were 21, 21 and 23. Duke's were 22, 21 and 21 when it won the national championship last April.

 

I'm excited to see what they and Durant can do this season. It's still hard to believe that Durant just turned 22 less than a month ago. Hell Demarco Murray is older than him ;-).

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Here's the SI Durant story

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1176118/index.htm

 

The Thunder bore the unofficial title Most Fun Team, sold out 31 games at the 18,203-seat Ford Center, nearly doubled its local television ratings and did it with leading scorers who were 21, 21 and 23. Duke's were 22, 21 and 21 when it won the national championship last April.

 

I'm excited to see what they and Durant can do this season. It's still hard to believe that Durant just turned 22 less than a month ago. Hell Demarco Murray is older than him ;-).

I'm pretty sure DeMarco Murray is older than me.

[UMFan83]

Seriously, his self-awareness is really lacking. I can't tell if he's playing a character or not.

 

Agreed.

 

Either he has the worst self awareness of anyone on the planet, or he's just in public denial.

 

He made several comments immediate after "The Decision" when he heard that fans were burning his jerseys and turning on him. The comments were always like "my true fans in Cleveland will still support me". I couldn't believe at the time that they really believed that there were true "LeBron James" fans in Cleveland that weren't that way because he played for the hometown team. I'm sure there are some but yeah 99% of Cleveland has completely turned their back on him.

 

Even worse, he seems to think all these negative fans are just "haters" like every NBA star has, and it has nothing to do with what happened this summer. He seriously gets offended about hateful tweets. I don't condone those hateful tweets, and the message of some of them, but he cannot be surprised. Tell me he's not surprised that people are telling him to die and calling him racist names. Please just tell me that so I can go back to believing that no one is that naive .

[SouthSideRyan]

When did the Lebron hype first start? He may have the perspective of a Michael Jackson where he never had a childhood, and thus never really grew out of it. Probably less molesty though.

[Guest]

When did the Lebron hype first start? He may have the perspective of a Michael Jackson where he never had a childhood, and thus never really grew out of it. Probably less molesty though.

 

On a national scale? Shortly after his freshman year of high school.

[UMFan83]

When did the Lebron hype first start? He may have the perspective of a Michael Jackson where he never had a childhood, and thus never really grew out of it. Probably less molesty though.

 

On a local scale like 7th or 8th grade. And yeah nationally freshman year of high school.

 

That's exactly the gist I get from LeBron. Everyone said that LeBron was like a big kid when off the court. It doesn't surprise me that his actions are sometimes immature.