2013-2014 NBA Season Thread - Congrats to the Spurs, DBD is still a buster

[dman14]

iman shumpert mustve lost his phone this season or couldnt dial out

 

[illoquent aka dsk]

Originally Posted by PMatic  

The genesis of the Joerger-Pera problems, according to league sources, dates back to last September. Pera -- who fancies himself a pretty good player -- challenged Tony Allen to a game of one-on-one. Allen, on Twitter, accepted. Pera, a Silicon Valley billionaire who bought a small controlling interest in the Grizzlies in 2012, poured tens of thousands of dollars into producing the matchup. He invited the media and instructed the public relations staff to issue a press release promoting the event.

The problem? Allen had lost interest. Joerger, a first-year head coach, didn't like the idea of the game -- like many in the organization he found it goofy and unbecoming of a professional team, according to sources -- but it was Allen's indifference that caused it to be called off. Yet Pera directed his frustration at Joerger and, according to a source, directed upper management to fire him.

Said a source familiar with the situation, "He absolutely wanted Dave out."

 

When the Grizzlies opened the season 2-3 -- including double-digit defeats to Dallas and New Orleans -- Pera flew to Memphis and held individual meetings with players, sources say. He began offering bizarre suggestions. He suggested Mike Miller, a longtime Grizzlies player who was re-signed in the offseason, could become a player-coach. He brought up the idea that Joerger could wear an NFL-style headset and take instructions on the sideline. When the Grizzlies faced Golden State in early November, Pera insisted that Joerger give significant minutes to fourth-year power forward Ed Davis. Davis played just one. Again, according to sources, Pera insisted that Joerger had to go. Only after it was explained how dysfunctional the franchise would look if it fired a first year head coach six games into the season did Pera back down.

Just got around to reading the article and man...

This is James Dolan's long lost son. Jimmy Jr really believes in himself.

Another overbearing clown owner in the NBA. What else is new?

@bhzmafia14 There's no way you can defend this ****, big dawg.

Didn't my man come in the league challenging MJ to a 1 vs. 1 game for $1 million? This ***** is a CLOWN.

 

 

[mr marcus]

yea these new owners are weird man.....wealthy nerds that don't know the game 

 

[illoquent aka dsk]

Now he's going after the writer of the article on Twitter.

He's probably gonna challenge him to a 1 vs. 1 game to see who's right.

After all this **** I can't help but laugh every time I see his avatar.

 

[pmatic]

The sleeve is on the wrong arm.

 

[HIM]

Melo's 3 to the head is easily the best 3pt celebration going right now.

Caron looks like an idiot

Mi guaran-damn-tee BHZ will find a way to spin this Memphis Mess lol

 

[addict4sneakers]

He really wanted the coach to rock an ear jack on the bench.

 

[friscostylez]

Cosign on butler's celebration being lame.
Westbrok and Jet celebrations are GOAT

 

[dman14]

first ever owner-coach-player

 

[ill steelo]

Hearing the basement for a Clippers offer now starts at 1.8 billion. There is no way they go for less than 2b if it becomes an auction.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) May 26, 2014

 

[Peep Game]

So we are just going to pretend like the JET wasn't flying and styling after made 3s?

That's cause he's always been a peon

i always thought it was corny when steph & kd would point to the sky after every shot, also seen harden doing it too

So you're not a fan of this either ?

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The Big Balls celebration >

 

[IATT]

 

Lance Stephenson calls LeBron talking "a sign of weakness. He never used to do that." Means that he is getting under LeBron's skin.
— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) May 25, 2014

really shaq, d whistle was the other guy on that '06 championship team?

 

[sosmoney23]

 
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Lance Stephenson calls LeBron talking "a sign of weakness. He never used to do that." Means that he is getting under LeBron's skin.
— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick)

May 25, 2014

really shaq, d whistle was the other guy on that '06 championship team?
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Stop it cuz I'm sure Shaq meant no harm by what he said. He already stated dwade was the reason they won the ship in 06 multiple times before

 

[MIKE LOWERY]

first ever owner-coach-player

real life

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[finallyfamous]

It's crazy like we all watch and know about Dame and stuff like that and meanwhile people in Hawaii have no idea he even exists

 

[offset pow clow]

really shaq, d whistle was the other guy on that '06 championship team?

He said the other guy on his last two titles

 

[lawdog1]

Damn. So much for me trying to put an ownership group together.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

It's crazy like we all watch and know about Dame and stuff like that and meanwhile people in Hawaii have no idea he even exists

Girl was pretty hot. Wonder if he smashed

 

[certifiedflyboi23]

Girl was pretty hot. Wonder if he smashed

She look like she got daddy issues.

 

[IATT]

 

really shaq, d whistle was the other guy on that '06 championship team?

He said the other guy on his last two titles

nah man.. he said he has won all his championships being that other guy

 

[IATT]

 

man.. have you seen shaq on inside the nba, this dude wants credit for any/every little thing.. i mean dude intercepted the MVP trophy from the comiss so he could be the one to hand it to wade

 

[darthska]

Hearing the basement for a Clippers offer now starts at 1.8 billion. There is no way they go for less than 2b if it becomes an auction.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) May 26, 2014

"Racism doesn't pay."

I've been lied to! 

 

[cashbanks]

If you were drawing up a game plan to cover those Shaq-Wade heat teams Dwayne was absolutely the "other" guy

He also obviously outplayed Shaq those finals

 

[IATT]

Sports Illustrated  ‏@SInow   3m

Paul George on Lance Stephenson calling out LeBron James: 'He’s barking up the wrong tree': http://on.si.com/1kigtLm 

 

[IATT]

when brooks finally learns how to coach, he'll be able to pull something like this off:

Rob Mahoney  ‏@RobMahoney   10m

Worth noting: Heat have played all of a minute in the ECF without one of LeBron or Wade on the floor. Great rotation balance by Spo.