****The Official 2013-14 NBA Thread****

Melo is like 0-9, and the Knicks slim playoff hopes are about to die in LA.

Their aren't 8 rosters in the pathetic east better than NY's, Mike Woodson? I won't miss ya.

 

I share a similar feeling.

 

So do you guys stick with Mike Brown or do you admit that you made the same mistake twice?

 

The city of Miami should pass a law forcing all pro teams that I care about in Miami to be owned by him. At this point, only legal action can save 2/3rds of my sports fandom.

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I have no ****ing clue. I can't imagine them sucking it up and letting Brown go while 1 yr into a 5 yr deal, but I'd be happy to see a number of other people in charge.

 

Well, since the LeBron fantasy is over I guess it doesn't matter as much.

 

This. Definitely the Marlins, Dolphins and the hockey team... the Florida Somethings.

 

Hard for something to be over when it never started. At least for me.

 

I'm pretty sure it's actually the Somethings btw.

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/mi...6/how-advanced-stats-changed-chris-boshs-game

My Coach is better than yours.....and he is better than yours, because he cares about advanced stats and sells it to his stars...and they play accordingly.

How awesome is that? A $110 Million Dollar PF plays like a robot because his coach told him to, and it works out?

 

Great article...dated for 2011 but great article lol

 

That's sort of the point IMO. There are two Larry O'Briens that provide evidence that it was a good decision.

 

My point.

When they came out..there were plenty of people that were saying that Spo was an idiot for changing a 110 million dollar PF's game so drastically.

Well? Seems like 2 Larry O's later....

 

You guys want Patrick Ewing?

 

I miss the little bald guy who was ready to take on the Heat.

 

Reg season withstanding, this can't be what the Heat thought would happens when signing Greg Oden. Roy Hibbert is on pace for 52 points.

 

Oden did the worst job of all of our bigs at containing Hibbert. Let him get too deep in the post every possession.

 

I was surprised, considering Oden when healthy has dominated every time I saw him.

Hard to tell what's really going on, would it shock anybody if this wasn't a ploy.

 

I still think his game isn't quite there. Only started about 2/3s of the season and then for only 10 a night after a three year layoff. Dudes still rusty and Hibbert made him pay for it.

 

Listen to the over dramatization by the analysts, obviously Wade was trying to break up Stephenson/Chalmers. Now it's gonna be talked about it for the rest of the game.

 

Section, Boik...those who are privy.

Is Rondo to NY ever going to be feasible? And if so how?

Guy is just what NY needs.

 

Roy Hibbert consistently gets away with murder, he is a hacking fool and it seems officials turn the other cheek. Ih8 Indiana (other than PG) with a passion.

 

Ohhh JVG you ankle biter you

 

Nice to finally hit some threes against these guys. Lebron's giving his all, hope the other guys give him enough help to get the job done

 

Hibbert got smashed.

 

the amount of flopping and horrible calls in this pacers/heat game is hilarious.

 

doubtful. Play long game for kyrie.

 

So Wade's three that got called off was actually good and West's desperation three was a travel....nevermind the no calls....( which were plenty). Heat lose by 1 at 32-4 indiana.

Okay.....

Pacers get this officiating..why again?

 

Phil is gonna want a support pg instead of a ball dominant one. Kyrie off the ball in the triangle would be murder.

 

B/c Wednesday's are Amateur Hour in the NBA?

 

Phil Jackson needs a point who can shoot the 3 and a PF who rebounds. It's not that complicated.

 

Phil isn't a coach anymore, is he still going to find someone to implement HIS system? If so, this sounds an awful lot like Bill hiring Jeff and Tony then drafting 6'4 slow guys who played in a major conference BS.

 

Are you really asking that question??

 

Yep. Or even a Shumpert/Shooter backcourt

 

Yeah..I am really curious. They have no stars that are interesting to watch....their fan base is terrible and only has 23 sellouts this year...and their whole "schtick" is fouling and getting away with it, since they can't score.

 

At this point it's such a given that the officials revert back to the mid 90's fouling guide when they step foot in Indiana, that you basically need to prepare for it.

 

I have been watching basketball for years. What Indy does is not what they "used" to do in the 90's.

In the 90's they fouled HARD ...AT THE BALL. Pacers don't even do that.

The Pacers just grab you as you are going to dunk. They make non-basketball plays and just get common fouls. If that happened back in the 90's....there was a fist fight.

Since time immemorial, I was always taught that a hard foul was directed at the BALL. You swipe at the ball as if to break your opponents wrists.


What the Pacers (and Bulls) do to Lebron/Wade is just stupid. Since when is grabbing somebody a basketball play?