NBA 2013-2014 Regular Season

[bukie]

Sixers have the best point guard in the NBA. Love to see MCW get some help there.

 

This is not even close to being true.

 

He's not even 2nd best...in his division

He's probably the best point guard on his team this season.

[Guest]

Hmm...

 

@McCannSportsLaw: Adam Silver says players want a recovery break in middle of season, would be longer than the all-star break & benefit all players. #SSAC14

 

@McCannSportsLaw: Adam Silver says raising NBA age limit "is his number 1 priority." Me: those impacted by that have no seat at the bargaining table. #SSAC14

[Splendid Splinter]

Hmm...

 

@McCannSportsLaw: Adam Silver says players want a recovery break in middle of season, would be longer than the all-star break & benefit all players. #SSAC14

 

@McCannSportsLaw: Adam Silver says raising NBA age limit "is his number 1 priority." Me: those impacted by that have no seat at the bargaining table. #SSAC14

 

 

Um... I thought the recovery break was during the All Star break? If they're complaining that much about it, just 2-3 days to it.

 

I'm also not sure why the age limit is his #1 priority.

[Ryne Ween]

Whats the age limit now? They want more free marketing in college? Its just gonna make more guys try to Brandon Jennings. Thats bs. I hate the idea of that. The quality of the game is good. Look at Anthony Davis he is 3 years out of high school and hes a top frontcourt player in the NBA. Rose won an MVP 4 years out of HS.

[Cubswin11]

Whats the age limit now? They want more free marketing in college? Its just gonna make more guys try to Brandon Jennings. Thats bs. I hate the idea of that. The quality of the game is good. Look at Anthony Davis he is 3 years out of high school and hes a top frontcourt player in the NBA. Rose won an MVP 4 years out of HS.

Under the NBA's current collective bargaining agreement, players must be one year out of high school and 19 years old to play in the league.

 

I think on a whole the quality of play would improve, yes there are always a handful of guys who can make the jump after a year but a large majority could use more than one year.

 

Also maybe this is an attempt for the NBA to try a push the D-Leauge or a variation of it to HS kids to skip college all together.

 

http://espn.go.com/dallas/nba/story/_/id/10538276/mark-cuban-says-nba-d-league-better-option-ncaa

[TruffleShuffle]

Good God. I hope they end up with the worst possible pick on all the lottery picks (not sure how many they really have). Funny part is Silver see no evidence of tanking. Oh that's right... he see it as "rebuilding" and not tanking. They may not be tanking on purpose, but they're definitely tanking to get the best possible chance of getting that #1 pick.

 

the funny thing is, the sixers are doing what the fans have wanted them to do for a while. let's face it, unless you somehow manage to be a cool place to play and get some monster free agents (heat) or be run by geniuses (spurs), it's hard to build a winner without drafting really well. and the nba draft tends to be the most predictable of the drafts. you generally have to be drafting early to get a future superstar. the sixers have been stuck in a perpetual cycle of either barely missing the playoffs or barely making them and then getting blown out by the heat or celtics or whoever. at least now they can go for a clean slate and try to build like okc did.

 

meanwhile, the sixers got blown out (again) by the wizards, allowing 74 points in the first half. TREVOR ARIZA scored 40 for God's sakes. the sixers are allowing 8 ppg more than any other team in the east and have lost their last 13 games by an average of 17 points. the best part is, they still get to do this for another 20+ games!

[Ryne Ween]

it's hard to build a winner without drafting really well. and the nba draft tends to be the most predictable of the drafts. you generally have to be drafting early to get a future superstar. the sixers have been stuck in a perpetual cycle of either barely missing the playoffs or barely making them and then getting blown out by the heat or celtics or whoever. at least now they can go for a clean slate and try to build like okc did.

 

I doont know why you think the NBA draft tends to be predictable. Its hilariously unpredictable. How often in the NFL do teams learn that a top 5 pick flat out does not belong in the league? That happens beasically every draft in the NBA. If you look at the 2011 draft, picks 11-20 are better than 1-10. Once you get to pick 7 or 8 there is a 50% chance that the team wont end up picking up the 4th year option.

 

Dont say "build through the draft". Say "happen to get a top pick in a year with a future superstar". If the 76ers have been in NBA hell what kind of NBA hell is cleveland in? They have a roster of lottery picks. Its just that so many guys that go in the top 10 end up being horrible pros.

[TruffleShuffle]

it's hard to build a winner without drafting really well. and the nba draft tends to be the most predictable of the drafts. you generally have to be drafting early to get a future superstar. the sixers have been stuck in a perpetual cycle of either barely missing the playoffs or barely making them and then getting blown out by the heat or celtics or whoever. at least now they can go for a clean slate and try to build like okc did.

 

I doont know why you think the NBA draft tends to be predictable. Its hilariously unpredictable. How often in the NFL do teams learn that a top 5 pick flat out does not belong in the league? That happens beasically every draft in the NBA. If you look at the 2011 draft, picks 11-20 are better than 1-10. Once you get to pick 7 or 8 there is a 50% chance that the team wont end up picking up the 4th year option.

 

Dont say "build through the draft". Say "happen to get a top pick in a year with a future superstar". If the 76ers have been in NBA hell what kind of NBA hell is cleveland in? They have a roster of lottery picks. Its just that so many guys that go in the top 10 end up being horrible pros.

 

cleveland didn't draft well. and the 2011 draft, despite being unusually poor, yielded easily its best player with the first overall pick.

 

fact of the matter is, you don't tend to get a franchise cornerstone outside the top 5 picks.

[Guest]

lebron with an effortless 61.

[rawaction]

lebron with an effortless 61.

 

He's really so much better than everyone else. Ok, not really. Durant is really good too. Kobe was really good, back when he used to play. But I feel like LeBron can legitimately get 50 every night if he wanted. Kobe, Durant, Melo have to have their shots falling. I feel LeBron can get 50 by driving and getting to the FT line.

 

Athletically speaking, this must have been what it was like to see Jim Brown play in the NFL. He's bigger, faster, stronger than everyone at his position and about 2/3 of the players that are supposed to be bigger, stronger (PF, C) and faster (PG, SG).

[illiniguy]

I'd prefer losing 4 teams before messing with the age rule. Right now there are too many teams and the less roster spots would probably curb many of the early entries as well. Well maybe not, but it should curb them anyways.

 

Plus that first year they move back the age process that will be an awful draft class. No freshman and just the leftover upperclassmen.

[Rex Buckingham]

I'd prefer losing 4 teams before messing with the age rule. Right now there are too many teams and the less roster spots would probably curb many of the early entries as well. Well maybe not, but it should curb them anyways.

 

Plus that first year they move back the age process that will be an awful draft class. No freshman and just the leftover upperclassmen.

 

Contraction would likely help, but it's not going to happen when guys are lined up to buy into the NBA. You could put any team up for sale right now and there would be a bidding war over it.

[Cubswin11]

I'd prefer losing 4 teams before messing with the age rule. Right now there are too many teams and the less roster spots would probably curb many of the early entries as well. Well maybe not, but it should curb them anyways.

 

Plus that first year they move back the age process that will be an awful draft class. No freshman and just the leftover upperclassmen.

Yeah I'm for contraction of 4-6 teams too. Not only would it help the age rule, if the league really thinks it's an issue. It would would also improve the product by condensing the talent. Though the players union would never go for it as they'd be losing 60+ jobs and even the shitty teams are valued at all time highs with no shortage of individuals/groups willing to buy a team if given the chance.

[illiniguy]

Yeah, I really don't get how all the teams are worth so much. I am not smart enough to understand that stuff, but it seems to me some of the bad franchises wouldn't be worth anything, but they are.

[Ryne Ween]

I think they are upset that rookies have been so bad that the draft is failing at bringing more parity to the league. The problem is that there are not quality upper classmen in the draft anymore to balance out the question mark 1 and Dones.

 

Guys like marquis teague need to be given better advice. He was barely good in his one college season. Had he stayed two years and developed he probably would have developed enough to go 10-15 picks higher, doubled his rookie scale, and gotten a chance to get actual minutes. Instead he just might be done. Late first round picks have almost no value for teams and these guys need to realize that teams arent gonna give you that much rope getting picked in the 20s. Some of the guys who arent ready, fail and get flushed out of the draft could be good high lottery picks after their junior year.

[illiniguy]

I think they are upset that rookies have been so bad that the draft is failing at bringing more parity to the league. The problem is that there are not quality upper classmen in the draft anymore to balance out the question mark 1 and Dones.

 

Guys like marquis teague need to be given better advice. He was barely good in his one college season. Had he stayed two years and developed he probably would have developed enough to go 10-15 picks higher, doubled his rookie scale, and gotten a chance to get actual minutes. Instead he just might be done. Late first round picks have almost no value for teams and these guys need to realize that teams arent gonna give you that much rope getting picked in the 20s. Some of the guys who arent ready, fail and get flushed out of the draft could be good high lottery picks after their junior year.

But, on the flip side, had he stayed he would have been drafted over by younger kids with more potential. It's kind of like a never ending cycle since so many GMs prefer the younger player with more upside.

[Cubswin11]

Yeah, I really don't get how all the teams are worth so much. I am not smart enough to understand that stuff, but it seems to me some of the bad franchises wouldn't be worth anything, but they are.

Media/TV deals are the drivers. Forbes has the Bucks being valued at the lowest in the league and they are valued at $405 million. I think some of the value driver for lower level teams is the fact you have Seattle out there just waiting for one of the Milwaukee type teams to change ownership and move. If the Bucks were to move to Seattle you'd probably see them move from #30 most valuable franchise to somewhere in the teens. Increasing the ownership groups paper worth by a couple hundred million overnight with a move.

[SpongeWorthy]

I think Westbrooks knee is OK.

 

Is rose even walking yet

[UMFan83]

I think Westbrooks knee is OK.

 

Is rose even walking yet

 

Westbrook was hurt in late April, missed the first couple games of a season that started 7 months later, then after a month his knee swelled up again and he missed 2 more months. Derrick had a very similar knee injury 4 months ago.

[SpongeWorthy]

Let me rage in peace

[Derwood]

Kobe out for the year

 

Do the Lakers magically get the #1 pick in the lottery this year? I say yes

[WrigleyField 22]

Won't take that much magic at this point.

[Cubswin11]

Might not get #1, but whoever they take (presumably they will and top 5) will probably end up being the best player from this draft. Just because that's how things work.

[Formerly Snayke]

So Phil Jackson being something something of the Knicks is official?

[Cubswin11]

So Phil Jackson being something something of the Knicks is official?

Appears so. $13 million, is allowed to do whatever he's doing from LA, only needs to be in NY twice a month, and apparently gets final say on a lot of decisions (we will see with Dolan). Looks like Kerr will be get strong consideration to become the HC in the offseason too.

 

I just don't see how it is going to work brining a guy in to change an organization from pretty much every aspect, on court, personnel decisions, acquisitions, philosophical changes, probably some internal re-structuring, etc. when he's 3,000 miles away and only in town twice a month. Especially with an owner like Dolan whose track record proves he doesn't give autonomy to anyone.