NBA Discussion - Page 2

psychturtle · 02-24-2014, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Redeemer

Did anyone see Ibaka break Lebron James' nose!!!! last Heat vs Thunder holy crap that looked painful

He got his nose broken and still made the bucket! Ugh.

*shuriken* · 02-25-2014, 12:20 AM

Yeah dude's a beast as much of an anti Heat fan I am.
Thunder's been in a bit of a funk but they CAN make it all the way to the Finals. But the Clippers just outworked em Sunday.
And Bulls lost to the Heat. Impressive showing from Noah and Gibson, but not much from any other Bull.

*shuriken* · 03-10-2014, 02:11 AM

Take that Miami Heat. Bulls aint the best team, but they have enough heart hustle and muscle to beat the best.

*shuriken* · 03-23-2014, 09:50 PM

^^ I agree with most of this. MOST, But Butler and Noah are great defenders that can make it a struggle for anyone. Except Durant. But Wade won't get through the entire post season, he's been injured a lot this season. The Bulls can only beat the Heat in a 7 game series IF and ONLY IF the Heat aren't shooting more than %50, and the Bulls beat em up on the inside (more rebounds, more inside points forcing fouls). And that is a big IF. I think the Pacers (if they get their act together) are the best in the East.
Anyway gonna see the Bulls vs Pacers tomorrow. Pretty freaking stoked. Should be a blast.

*Drose18* · 03-31-2014, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by shuriken

^^ I agree with most of this. MOST, But Butler and Noah are great defenders that can make it a struggle for anyone. Except Durant. But Wade won't get through the entire post season, he's been injured a lot this season. The Bulls can only beat the Heat in a 7 game series IF and ONLY IF the Heat aren't shooting more than %50, and the Bulls beat em up on the inside (more rebounds, more inside points forcing fouls). And that is a big IF. I think the Pacers (if they get their act together) are the best in the East.
Anyway gonna see the Bulls vs Pacers tomorrow. Pretty freaking stoked. Should be a blast.

Dont forget DJ hes the man when hes on fire! Does anyone think the bulls will amnesty booz?

*shuriken* · 03-31-2014, 05:27 PM

DJ has been a great acquisition to the Bulls. Good defender, decent assists and decent shooting percentage. Only thing is that he is prone to terrible turnovers and sometimes holds the ball too long. SOO glad Teague is gone (great potential, just seemed like he played scared).

*Guitar_Raph* · 04-01-2014, 01:23 PM

Gotta go with the Rockets. Congrats to Dwight Howard for winning the Sports Star category in the KCAs.

*Drose18* · 04-02-2014, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by shuriken

DJ has been a great acquisition to the Bulls. Good defender, decent assists and decent shooting percentage. Only thing is that he is prone to terrible turnovers and sometimes holds the ball too long. SOO glad Teague is gone (great potential, just seemed like he played scared).

Same he wasnt confident when he had the ball and couldnt make a shot for his life.

*shuriken* · 04-02-2014, 11:52 PM

^^ Poor kid. I remember he started a couple of games back in December when both Hinrich and Rose were injured and they had Mike James at backup. Terrible. I think they only won like 4 games that month.
Boozer won't need to be amnestied, his contract is up by the end of the season. It'll pretty much be his decision if he wants to return.

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Originally Posted by Guitar_Raph

Gotta go with the Rockets. Congrats to Dwight Howard for winning the Sports Star category in the KCAs.

Rockets are a good solid team. I root for them cuz my brother in Texas is a huge Rockets fan and that's my pick in the West. Harden is a beast and big bad Howard CAN be a beast, he's just a liability at the free throw line (so was Shaq tho, so no biggie).

*shuriken* · 04-19-2014, 03:21 PM

Who's ready for the playoffs??

*Redeemer* · 04-19-2014, 06:27 PM

Saw Nets vs Raptors earlier and the shot clock disaster

Currently watching Pacers vs Hawks. Pacers better get their crap together.
I wonder if the Heat will have enough energy to even compete??? 3 straight final appearances plus an olympic run

That about an extra 8 months of basketball the past 3 years compared to everyone else.

*shuriken* · 04-21-2014, 11:01 AM

Aside from the Spurs and Heat every home team lost in the first game of the first round. Damn Nene and Ariza just killed my Bulls last night. It should be an interesting first round...

*Redeemer* · 04-21-2014, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by shuriken

Aside from the Spurs and Heat every home team lost in the first game of the first round. Damn Nene and Ariza just killed my Bulls last night. It should be an interesting first round...

Chicago can't score and their highest paid player/ franchise player hasn't played for 2 years. If Rose can't be healthy they just need to cut ties with him and find a new franchise player. Cut Rose and grab Carmelo Anthony????
Chicago is what a 4 seed??? Melo can score which is what Chicago is missing.

also OKC won their home game as well don't forget.

*shuriken* · 04-21-2014, 12:19 PM

^^ They are the lowest scoring team in the league. Rose is in a tough spot, can't really trade someone that is seen as damaged goods, but still the face of the franchise (although focus has def shifted to Noah lately). Melo would bring something new to their lackluster offense. I'd prefer Kevin Love but with all the talk back and forth between Melo/Thibs/Noah it seems like a no brainer. He might stay with the Knicks after Jackson's arrival and Woodsen getting fired but I dunno.
Also forgot to mention the Thunder won as well. So 5 out of 8 home teams lost.

*Redeemer* · 04-21-2014, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by shuriken

^^ They are the lowest scoring team in the league. Rose is in a tough spot, can't really trade someone that is seen as damaged goods, but still the face of the franchise (although focus has def shifted to Noah lately). Melo would bring something new to their lackluster offense. I'd prefer Kevin Love but with all the talk back and forth between Melo/Thibs/Noah it seems like a no brainer. He might stay with the Knicks after Jackson's arrival and Woodsen getting fired but I dunno.

Each year every team gets to use the Amnesty claws on one players. They could definitely use it on Rose. Basically they could cut Rose without any cap penalty or consequence.
That would free up enough money to grab Carmelo Anthony and maybe even Kevin Love. Two reason's they could grab both.1. The cap is going up by $5M.
2. Rose is on a Max Contract which is about $35m extra. If Carmelo signs with Bulls he would cost $35M less than keeping Rose.

They have been talking about signing Carmelo while still keeping Rose. But if they used the Amnesty clause they could sign both Melo and Love.
So you could have a starting Line-up of Noah-C,Love-PF,Boozer-SF,Melo-SG,Henerich-PG
That would be a bigger line up, but that would be a star studded line up

*shuriken* · 04-22-2014, 04:46 PM

^^Love is most likely going to L.A., but that situation is ridiculous in terms of how much star power it has. (It's like the 2008 Celtics again)
And as much as I agree about Rose, I just don't see them cutting Rose.

*shuriken* · 04-29-2014, 01:39 AM

So how about that crazy old Sterling huh?

Wingnut · 04-29-2014, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by shuriken

So how about that crazy old Sterling huh?

Silver just dropped the hammer. Lifetime ban, $2.5 million fine, and in all likelihood the other owners will force Sterling to sell the team.

My question, where the hell has the NBA been for the last 3 decades? Sterling is a well publicized racist, slum lord, piece of garbage in general...That's all cool. Embarrass the "brand" and NOW they have a problem with it. Guess I answered my own question but the whole story really bothers me, the fact that the NAACP gave him (Sterling) lifetime achievement awards speaks volumes to the credibility of that organization too, the LA chapter at least. Money talks.

Glad they booted him, but the NBA doesn't give two sh*ts about his remarks, blatant racism, or the effects of both. He hurt the bottom line and that's what ultimately sealed his fate.

*Redeemer* · 04-29-2014, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Wingnut

, the fact that the NAACP gave him (Sterling) lifetime achievement awards speaks volumes to the credibility of that organization too, the LA chapter at least. Money talks.

Whats worse is they gave hime (2) count it two lifetime achievement awards

NAACP really dropped the ball on that one

My only concern about the entire thing is will the NBA get sued???? The 1st amendment guarantees the right of free thought and speech. Even despite how vulgar his views are or the obscene his comments may scene it is still covered under the first amendment.
The man doesn't deserve to be a owner, but to impede on basic constitutional rights is concerning to say the least.

Peanut · 04-29-2014, 04:11 PM

You have the right to say whatever the f*ck you want, that doesn't shield you from the repercussions of saying them. Certain forms of speech aren't even protected under the first amendment according to your court system, such as obscenity, which this certainly falls under.

It's amazing how many Americans understand their own constitution less than people who aren't American.

Either way, you give up specific rights when you sign contracts, such as those that allow you to own a sports team or promote a product as simple examples. I can't sign a contract with Coca-Cola, then run out and spew hate speech and expect to not lose my endorsement deal because I'm allowed freedom of speech.

02-25-2014, 12:20 AM	#22
shuriken Second City Shinobi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chi-town Posts: 4,182	Yeah dude's a beast as much of an anti Heat fan I am. Thunder's been in a bit of a funk but they CAN make it all the way to the Finals. But the Clippers just outworked em Sunday. And Bulls lost to the Heat. Impressive showing from Noah and Gibson, but not much from any other Bull. __________________ Some things are better left unsaid. This isn't one of them Last edited by shuriken; 02-25-2014 at 07:57 PM.

03-10-2014, 02:11 AM	#23
shuriken Second City Shinobi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chi-town Posts: 4,182	Take that Miami Heat. Bulls aint the best team, but they have enough heart hustle and muscle to beat the best. __________________ Some things are better left unsaid. This isn't one of them

03-23-2014, 09:50 PM	#24
shuriken Second City Shinobi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chi-town Posts: 4,182	^^ I agree with most of this. MOST, But Butler and Noah are great defenders that can make it a struggle for anyone. Except Durant. But Wade won't get through the entire post season, he's been injured a lot this season. The Bulls can only beat the Heat in a 7 game series IF and ONLY IF the Heat aren't shooting more than %50, and the Bulls beat em up on the inside (more rebounds, more inside points forcing fouls). And that is a big IF. I think the Pacers (if they get their act together) are the best in the East. Anyway gonna see the Bulls vs Pacers tomorrow. Pretty freaking stoked. Should be a blast. __________________ Some things are better left unsaid. This isn't one of them

03-31-2014, 05:27 PM	#26
shuriken Second City Shinobi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chi-town Posts: 4,182	DJ has been a great acquisition to the Bulls. Good defender, decent assists and decent shooting percentage. Only thing is that he is prone to terrible turnovers and sometimes holds the ball too long. SOO glad Teague is gone (great potential, just seemed like he played scared). __________________ Some things are better left unsaid. This isn't one of them

04-01-2014, 01:23 PM	#27
Guitar_Raph Superhero musician Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 2,191	Gotta go with the Rockets. Congrats to Dwight Howard for winning the Sports Star category in the KCAs. __________________ Mikey drums with nunchucks!

04-19-2014, 03:21 PM	#30
shuriken Second City Shinobi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chi-town Posts: 4,182	Who's ready for the playoffs?? __________________ Some things are better left unsaid. This isn't one of them

04-19-2014, 06:27 PM	#31
Redeemer Technodrome Technician Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: third earth Posts: 4,737	Saw Nets vs Raptors earlier and the shot clock disaster Currently watching Pacers vs Hawks. Pacers better get their crap together. I wonder if the Heat will have enough energy to even compete??? 3 straight final appearances plus an olympic run That about an extra 8 months of basketball the past 3 years compared to everyone else. __________________ GT:Reedeamer *THE TECHNODROME REDESIGN 2015* http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=51594

04-21-2014, 11:01 AM	#32
shuriken Second City Shinobi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chi-town Posts: 4,182	Aside from the Spurs and Heat every home team lost in the first game of the first round. Damn Nene and Ariza just killed my Bulls last night. It should be an interesting first round... __________________ Some things are better left unsaid. This isn't one of them

04-21-2014, 12:19 PM	#34
shuriken Second City Shinobi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chi-town Posts: 4,182	^^ They are the lowest scoring team in the league. Rose is in a tough spot, can't really trade someone that is seen as damaged goods, but still the face of the franchise (although focus has def shifted to Noah lately). Melo would bring something new to their lackluster offense. I'd prefer Kevin Love but with all the talk back and forth between Melo/Thibs/Noah it seems like a no brainer. He might stay with the Knicks after Jackson's arrival and Woodsen getting fired but I dunno. Also forgot to mention the Thunder won as well. So 5 out of 8 home teams lost. __________________ Some things are better left unsaid. This isn't one of them

04-22-2014, 04:46 PM	#36
shuriken Second City Shinobi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chi-town Posts: 4,182	^^Love is most likely going to L.A., but that situation is ridiculous in terms of how much star power it has. (It's like the 2008 Celtics again) And as much as I agree about Rose, I just don't see them cutting Rose. __________________ Some things are better left unsaid. This isn't one of them

04-29-2014, 01:39 AM	#37
shuriken Second City Shinobi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chi-town Posts: 4,182	So how about that crazy old Sterling huh? __________________ Some things are better left unsaid. This isn't one of them

04-29-2014, 04:11 PM	#40
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	You have the right to say whatever the f*ck you want, that doesn't shield you from the repercussions of saying them. Certain forms of speech aren't even protected under the first amendment according to your court system, such as obscenity, which this certainly falls under. It's amazing how many Americans understand their own constitution less than people who aren't American. Either way, you give up specific rights when you sign contracts, such as those that allow you to own a sports team or promote a product as simple examples. I can't sign a contract with Coca-Cola, then run out and spew hate speech and expect to not lose my endorsement deal because I'm allowed freedom of speech.