RandomAct Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Christ, Raymond Felton. Fucking Christ man. Fuck. I couldn't imagine a worse final possession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrag Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 OKC opened the year at 7-1 to win the title and are now sitting at 9-1. I might take that bet. I get why people are sleeping on them with the hot starts for SA and GSW, but Westbrook and KD can beat anyone 4 times. They are the only team in the league who I can confidently say could match up with the GSW death squad lineup. Westbrook is going to be a real problem for GSW. They can hide Curry on Waiters if they want, but Klay won't be able to stay in front of Russ. No one can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrag Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Bulls just squeaked out a win against the Kings without Jimmy. Solid team win, but the highlight on Sportscenter will most definitely be BOOOGIE throwing the hammer down over Taj and Pau. Oh my. Edit: Here it is. https://vine.co/v/iJw1Fn6rJXT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APO Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Hey, the Wolves finally snapped the longest losing streak vs. a single team tonight against the Clippers! Almost thought we were gonna blow it, but then Chris Paul's whining and Ricky nutmegging a fool happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Well, Manu Ginobili is out 4-6 weeks. Well, fuck... http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/manu-ginobili-will-miss-at-least-a-month-after-testicular-surgery-215013285.html Guess we'll get a sneak preview of what a Spurs team looks like day after day without Manu or Timmy around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrag Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 So Alvin Gentry got out coached by Byron Scott last night. This dude started Norris Cole over Jrue Holiday and then had the audacity to call his team out for starting slow in the mid game interview. He then went on to have his team play defense for 14 seconds before fouling while down 2 with the shot clock off. The tank is strong in NO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRGoldman Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Alvin Gentry is nice to media members, so he gets a free pass, but every team he has been a head coach for has gotten immediately worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie M. Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Many of them were pushing hard for him to get the job so there's extra motivation for them to give him a free pass. I don't really get why Monty Williams was a problem. They overachieved with a bad roster and Anthony Davis showed improvement. A lot of the basketball media tends to pick small moments from individual games to show why so and so isn't a good coach but I see that as a very faulty way of assessing a basketball coach. There's way more to the job than just what play you run in a specific moment. Speaking of which, Vinny Del Negro on Zach Lowe's podcast is quite interesting because he still seems a bit salty about getting fired from the Clippers. Zach also pressed him on some of the common media/fan criticisms of him. He had some decent responses and he contradicted himself at other times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Gentry really feels like one of those guys who is a great assistant but doesn't have the skills to be a head coach. I'd put Thibs in that category as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Alvin Gentry is nice to media members, so he gets a free pass, but every team he has been a head coach for has gotten immediately worse. He's the NBA's Wade Phillips, you want him as an assistant, you don't want him as your head coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrag Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Gentry really feels like one of those guys who is a great assistant but doesn't have the skills to be a head coach. I'd put Thibs in that category as well. This might be the most insulting thing ever said about Thibs. He would have this Pels team in playoff contention no doubt in my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Gentry really feels like one of those guys who is a great assistant but doesn't have the skills to be a head coach. I'd put Thibs in that category as well. This might be the most insulting thing ever said about Thibs. He would have this Pels team in playoff contention no doubt in my mind. Maybe so! But he's bad at managing minutes and lineups, so what kind of shape is the team going to be in when they get there? Especially a team with as many lingering injury issues as the Pelicans. He's a talented coach, but like I think he's missing some skills necessary to be a good HC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRGoldman Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Gentry has had 2 winning seasons out of 13. 3 if you include him taking over the 7SOL Suns and coaching them for half a season with an interim tag. Thibs has never had a losing record. You can say he's missing some skills or whatever, but at least he gives his teams a puncher's chance by, you know, actually getting them to the playoffs. Alvin Gentry actively makes basketball teams worse, but is universally praised as a "great hire" every time he gets an opportunity. I don't know why this bothers me, so I'm sorry for harping on it, but it does for some reason. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggulator Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Thibs is a great head coach. He had some very good teams in Chicago but couldn't solve the LeBron puzzle and/or had to deal with his best player (until Butler emerged) essentially out of the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 The "he manages minutes poorly" argument is valid, but I'm pretty convinced he'd force any legit NBA roster into at least contention for the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I am at a Nets game and I have no idea why. Oh, Boogie! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Me watching this game. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted February 6, 2016 Author Share Posted February 6, 2016 Hassan Whiteside got a triple double! 10/10/10 Fuck you Draymon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Me watching this game. Holy fuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Cavaliers blow a 4 point lead with 7 seconds left. I changed the channel after Kyrie hit the second FTA. My bad. Spurs laying a Samoan Swat Team squash match level beatdown on the Mavs. Gosh darn. What's this about Jimmy Buckets leaving the game in a wheelchair? Edit: video - http://vine.co/v/iJle2eurIqm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Yeah, fuck this. I'm not watching anymore of this game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 The Nets were somehow hypnotized into thinking they were the Warriors and Boggie had a triple double. Tonight was a rare fun night in Brooklyn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrag Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Butler down and the Bulls blow it. Ouch. Rose played well though and Butler's injury might have looked worse than it actually was. He was walking around at halftime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Fuck off Cleveland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Butler down and the Bulls blow it. Ouch. Rose played well though and Butler's injury might have looked worse than it actually was. He was walking around at halftime. Sprained knee is the early prognosis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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