Greggulator Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 I'm torn. That's a badass logo. But the old Hornet's logo is pretty iconic. I guess it's time for a new change since that logo was used in New Orleans but I will always love that goofy bug. Love rules. The T-Wolves are a surprisingly inefficient offensive team. Love's shooting 44% which isn't awesome but he gets so many extra possessions and closes so many out that he makes up for it. But the only guy on the team shooting above 50% is Pekovic. The rest of that team isn't doing too well. Martin's putting in a lot of points but if you take away his shooting from deep he's not all that great. And Rubio and JJ Barea are awful. Minnesota also plays in the West. They'd a three or a four seed in the East. They're 7-4 against East teams. They lost to the Heat and Pacers, which everyone does. They almost pulled off a 23 point comeback against the Cavs and Love had a three at the buzzer rim out in one of those losses, too. The other was a 4 point loss against the Wizards that was tied with a minute to go.They're five points away from being 9-2 against that conference. It just goes to show what a murder's row the friggin' West is. They did hand the Blazers their worst loss of the year this year, to their credit. I wish their was some Commissioner's Rule that could eliminate conferences this season. Golden State wouldn't make the playoffs right now -- think of how crazy that is, since they're a really f'n good team. Memphis got bit by the injury bug and might not make the playoffs but were in the conference finals last season.There could be a whole generation of kids who will only see one good team in the eastern time zone for a five-seven year stretch. No one is even close to Miami or the Pacers.
AlfredoE Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 Can't believe you have no faith in the #4 seed, 12-16 Celtics!
_MJ_ Posted December 23, 2013 Posted December 23, 2013 Eh. I never seem to be as high on Kevin Love as most fans. He can ball offensively, but I don't think he's a great two-way player. While I know he hasn't had the best supporting cast in Minnesota, the fact he gets any MVP murmurs when his teams hasn't even been in the playoffs is interesting. I won't say he can't lead a team because even Dirk, who isn't know for his defense either, found the right supporting cast in the right year. Maybe he'll find it too. Odds are not in his favor though. I will say his talents might be better suited as a number 2 or at least 1.b. with another superstar. Also, the Christmas games aren't looking great on paper right now. Thanks NBA for scheduling another Lakers Vs. Heat game. They need to give up on that pipe dream. 1
Josh Mann Posted December 23, 2013 Posted December 23, 2013 Only for one game nine years ago was Heat-Lakers a big deal.
Jrag Posted December 23, 2013 Posted December 23, 2013 Isaiah Canaan might get some minutes tomorrow! He was averaging 21 and 9 assists in the D-league before Beverly went down and the Rockets called him up. He really fits the Rockets system better than the other PGs.
AlfredoE Posted December 23, 2013 Posted December 23, 2013 Break-up the Raptors! They beat the Thunder in OKC! I think that puts them at something like 5-2 since dealing Rudy Gay and they have claimed the #4 seed out east with an 11-14 record! They are a respectable 7-6 on the road.
Dolfan in NYC Posted December 23, 2013 Author Posted December 23, 2013 This is a few days late but, lol. 4
jaedmc Posted December 23, 2013 Posted December 23, 2013 I knew he was fucking cheating. KILL ALL MUTIES. 2
Niners Fan in CT Posted December 23, 2013 Posted December 23, 2013 How's that KG/Pierce trade looking? LOL
Reggie20x6 Posted December 23, 2013 Posted December 23, 2013 It'll especially look great when Pierce is back in Boston either playing or working for the team by 2015, and KG is long-since retired. 1
Dolfan in NYC Posted December 23, 2013 Author Posted December 23, 2013 So, apparently Lebron and the rest of the shooters on the Heat hate the sleeved jerseys
AlfredoE Posted December 23, 2013 Posted December 23, 2013 On the bright side for the Nets, the Knicks are still a mess.
RandomAct Posted December 24, 2013 Posted December 24, 2013 I'm very happy that Dallas has now won 2 out of 3 against Houston. That's going to go a long way in the division standings. Rockets are a disaster without Harden.
Burgundy LaRue Posted December 24, 2013 Posted December 24, 2013 So, apparently Lebron and the rest of the shooters on the Heat hate the sleeved jerseys I half expect LeBron to burst out of his jersey Hulk style when going for a tomahawk jam on Christmas.
mco543 Posted December 24, 2013 Posted December 24, 2013 Michael Beasley played lockdown defense and hit the game winning free throw. The weirdness of this season is showing no signs of slowing down.
Charlie M. Posted December 24, 2013 Posted December 24, 2013 Best basketball story of the night ... The Suns beat up on the Lakers so Dionte Christmas got to play. 1
Jrag Posted December 25, 2013 Posted December 25, 2013 Just a heads up, Roy Hibbert is taking over Espn's NBA twitter during the Heat/Lakers game. That should be fun.
S.K.o.S. Posted December 25, 2013 Posted December 25, 2013 Eenteresting stuff on Grantland about the NBA considering a fixed draft cycle. http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/86940/the-nbas-possible-solution-for-tanking-good-bye-to-the-lottery-hello-to-the-wheel Grantland obtained a copy of the proposal, which would eliminate the draft lottery and replace it with a system in which each of the 30 teams would pick in a specific first-round draft slot once — and exactly once — every 30 years. Each team would simply cycle through the 30 draft slots, year by year, in a predetermined order designed so that teams pick in different areas of the draft each year. Teams would know with 100 percent certainty in which draft slots they would pick every year, up to 30 years out from the start of every 30-year cycle. The practice of protecting picks would disappear; there would never be a Harrison Barnes–Golden State situation again, and it wouldn’t require a law degree to track ownership of every traded pick leaguewide.
muhammedboehm Posted December 25, 2013 Posted December 25, 2013 Eenteresting stuff on Grantland about the NBA considering a fixed draft cycle. http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/86940/the-nbas-possible-solution-for-tanking-good-bye-to-the-lottery-hello-to-the-wheel Grantland obtained a copy of the proposal, which would eliminate the draft lottery and replace it with a system in which each of the 30 teams would pick in a specific first-round draft slot once — and exactly once — every 30 years. Each team would simply cycle through the 30 draft slots, year by year, in a predetermined order designed so that teams pick in different areas of the draft each year. Teams would know with 100 percent certainty in which draft slots they would pick every year, up to 30 years out from the start of every 30-year cycle. The practice of protecting picks would disappear; there would never be a Harrison Barnes–Golden State situation again, and it wouldn’t require a law degree to track ownership of every traded pick leaguewide. So basically the NBA doesn't want teams to build there teams via the draft.
Jrag Posted December 25, 2013 Posted December 25, 2013 I actually really like that proposal as a way to end tanking, but it would fuck the small market teams even more. Let's say Utah has the first pick this year and the Lakers have the first pick next year. Would Wiggins or Parker just stay in an extra year to end up in LA?
jaedmc Posted December 25, 2013 Posted December 25, 2013 I bet the NCAA was thinking the same thing, and loving it. 1
muhammedboehm Posted December 25, 2013 Posted December 25, 2013 Is it bad that with these sleeve jerseys all I can think is ' and that shoulder will have the Pepsi logo'
_MJ_ Posted December 25, 2013 Posted December 25, 2013 I don't think the NBA owners are going to go for that draft idea, but I like the fact there seems to be some movement on adjusting the emphasis on tanking. Change isn't always bad.
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