2013-2014 NBA Thread - IND @ WAS and OKC @ LAC on ESPN

[dontsteponmyshoes]

Bet dude sends a shout out to GOD every time he wakes up for another day. I wonder if he still has flashbacks of that swing Shaq almost connected on. If he connected B-Rad would be either dead or talking like Evander Holyfield

 

[rosegoldsluggs]

Bet dude sends a shout out to GOD every time he wakes up for another day. I wonder if he still has flashbacks of that swing Shaq almost connected on. If he connected B-Rad would be either dead or talking like Evander Holyfield

 

[rck3sactown]

pretty dope 

 

[Coupé It]

UnchartedDrake and his girl


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[noblekane]

Blasphemy.

i use to like ralph lawler but since the clippers are back to being good its gone to his old *** head and hes become obnoxious.

now i just want to smack him upside the head with that microphone thats taped to his hand because he shakes so much.

he still calls games with the old fashioned hand mic still right?

 

[noblekane]

pretty dope 

[borat]NOT![borat]

 

[noblekane]

You're an *** hole.

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[Coupé It]

That Charlotte gear is dope. Is it for sale rck? I need a new shooting shirt. Even tho I hate everything from the south.

 

[addict4sneakers]

Charlotte gear goes on sale at 3pm 1/18

 

[had pants]

 

[antidope]

I've never been to Portland, but Ive always heard good things about it.


I've never been to Cleveland.

 

[dt43]

at the sf position not many players are crashing the boards so being longer and taller is better than being stronger. Its like how mcw and rondo are some of the best rebounding pgs. A wing player isnt going to be battling for rebounds in the paint, they rely on length to get to the ball before everyone else.

Of course instinct and effort are also big factors too

I don't agree with you, because you see guys like Lance Stephenson, Ricky Rubio, Gordon Hayward, Iman Shumpert crashing the boards every night. Also, look at Jason Kidd's rebounding numbers during his career. He wasn't "lengthy" at all, but he averaged close to 8 RPG some seasons he's played.

Additionally, look at Giannis Antetokounmpo. He's listed at 6'10" and averages close to 5 RPG. While Iman Shumpert who is listed at 6'5" averaging more RPG than "The Greek Freak".

Rebounding is more about effort than it is about height. Charles Barkley and Dennis Rodman are note worthy examples of that.

GA plays 10 less mpg, just saying. If you look at their per 36 he averages more than Shumpert

pretty dope 

Clean as hell

 

[dt43]

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Marshall is soft as hell



FOH.. dude sounding like a **** boy

That's your teammate man. Nobody is asking you to go over there and start swinging with him, but at least attempt to get in there and break up the altercation

After seeing that foolishness, I hope Marshall fizzles out of the league

 

[bhzmafia14]

"But a player who combines all three in a single year? High usage, high passing, low turnovers? That's rare. Exceedingly so, in fact, and Mike Conley's season is a quintessential example of such a year. Only 31 seasons around his level can be found when querying the historical data, and it's quite a neat list to be on. Chris Paul, Michael Jordan, Gary Payton, Kobe Bryant, and prime Brandon Roy are all in the party. Turnovers tend to be one of those stats that people ignore a bit when assessing players -- unless a player is REALLY bad at them, it doesn't tend to enter the evaluation discussion unless nits are being picked, and a player with extremely low rates doesn't tend to get much credit for it. If you compound his fantastic turnover rate with counting stats that are easy to overlook given his team's pace/schedule and his best-in-class point guard defense, you have a surprisingly strong all-star candidacy."

http://gothicginobili.com/?p=7185

Great article on the emergence of Mike Conley and how good he really is.

Adjusting for differences in pace using the "percentage of team production" metric virtually erases the large gap in Conley's stats when compared to most of his prime competition. Yes, he still gets pasted by Curry and Paul, but so does everyone. Conley produces more offense for the Grizzlies than Dragic, Lillard, or Parker produce for theirs, and he's closer to Westbrook than Westbrook is to Curry/Paul. Translation makes the heart grow fonder, at least in Conley's case. The same is true for his stats -- if the Grizzlies played at the pace the Warriors play at, a direct translation of Conley's line would average out to 20-7-3 with 2 steals a night and 2 turnovers besides. His shooting efficiency (via eFG%) is less than Dragic/Lillard/Parker but markedly higher than that of Lawson's, and his main bugaboo offensively is his general inability to sell a call -- he shoots just 3.4 free throws a game despite shooting an excellent 85% from the line, far fewer trips than anyone else on this list. That's just about the biggest nit to pick with Conley's production.

 

[coldcity]

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Marshall is soft as hell



FOH.. dude sounding like a **** boy

That's your teammate man. Nobody is asking you to go over there and start swinging with him, but at least attempt to get in there and break up the altercation

After seeing that foolishness, I hope Marshall fizzles out of the league

marshall soft as hell for even attempting to downplay this... lightskin ninja tendencies smh

 

[coldcity]

pretty dope 

actually nice

 

[rook]

Is it just me or is scoring down compared to 90's-early 2000's era?

 

[antidope]

The Exchange.Sacramento Kings are the latest to accept bitcoin payments.

By Aaron Pressman
The Sacramento Kings are accepting the virtual currency bitcoins for payments on merchandise sold in their team store..Bitcoin, the virtual currency that so far has attracted more hype than actual usage, took another step into the mainstream on Thursday as the Sacramento Kings basketball team said it would start accepting it for purchases.

The King’s new lead owner, Vivek Ranadivé, who made a fortune in the tech industry as founder and CEO of software firm TIBCO (TIBX), is working to revive interest in one of the NBA’s historically less popular franchises. The NBA last year denied a bid to move the team to Seattle.


Silicon Valley VC Thinks Single Bitcoin Could be Worth $100,000
Once relegated to the world of hackers and online activists, bitcoin is increasingly entering the mainstream economy. Online retailer Overstock.com said last week it made $126,000 of sales in bitcoins the first day it offered to deal in the currency. A number of other recognizable websites, such as WordPress, Reddit and OkCupid, have begun accepting bitcoins. And last month, a California car dealer sold a Tesla electric car for bitcoins.

The price of bitcoins, snippets of digital code that can be used as money, has fluctuated wildly since the currency started trading in 2009. The price has swung from more $1,200 to less than $600, then back to around $800 in just the past two months. The most recent plunge followed news that Chinese regulators had decided to prohibit the country’s banks from dealing in bitcoin. But the Kings and other merchants that transact in bitcoins use intermediaries to rapidly convert the currency back into dollars and avoid risks from the price swings.

The Kings said they would rely on BitPay, an intermediary firm that specializes in processing bitcoin transactions. Tickets to upcoming Kings games range from about $30 with tax for nose bleed seats near the top of the arena to almost $1,000 -- or just more than one bitcoin -- for a courtside view.


"We are maniacally focused on creating the most seamless experience for our fans in all facets,” Ranadivé said in a statement. “With BitPay, we are able to implement a technology that allows our fans to make Kings-related purchases without physically reaching into their wallets."

The Kings said they are already accepting bitcoin for payment in their team store. Ticket sales via bitcoin will start March 1. Initial interest may be light as the team has struggled this season, winning only 14 games and losing 23. The Kings rank 21st out of 30 NBA teams in average home attendance.


Bitcoin users can transact online quickly and nearly anonymously while avoiding credit card fees.


An unknown hacker or group of hackers created the currency as an autonomous system with no central monetary authority. The system has generated about 12 million bitcoins so far, valuing the total bitcoin economy at more than $10 billion.

Concerns about criminal activity have somewhat hampered efforts to create legitimate services for the cryptocurrency. Last October, federal authorities shut down a web site known as the Silk Road that allowed customers to buy drugs and other illegal items with bitcoins. And in August New York regulators subpoenaed 22 companies active in the bitcoin economy, including well-known venture-capital firms including Google Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz, seeking to uncover possible illegality.

Ordering weed, putting a hit out on someone, and copping a Kings hoody, all in one untraceable swing.

 

[mr marcus]

That Charlotte gear is dope. Is it for sale rck? I need a new shooting shirt. Even tho I hate everything from the south.

 lol

can't wait to cop some gear for the spring/summer......so glad the bobcats name will be gone....bob johnson will forever be a **** for that name 

 

[mr marcus]

Is it just me or is scoring down compared to 90's-early 2000's era?

idk if it's down but there isn't any phx/gs teams around like there was around 03-04

used to see so many gambling totals around 220 ......rare to see these days .....think philly and portland have the highest totals consistently 

edit: 4/16 for Marshall 

 ......and he's lame as hell to not go over there.....at least fake like you care 

 

[Animal Thug]

I've never been to Portland, but Ive always heard good things about it.


I've never been to Cleveland.

I don't get this joke...must be a lame-related one..

 

[bhzmafia14]

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Grantland Article on Rudy Gay in Sacramento: http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-rudy-gay-principle/

As of Monday, Gay had made exactly 50 percent of his 92 midrange attempts in Sacramento. Those are Dirk Nowitzki numbers. Back in Toronto he made only 35 percent in that zone. But the biggest development has been close to the basket, where he’s been ferocious. As a Raptor, Gay made only 43 percent of his shots inside of eight feet. Those are Ricky Rubio numbers. As a King, that number has boomed to 65 percent.

Despite his increased efficiency, Gay is still not worth $17.89 million per year. This is not his fault, and to quote my coworker, “keep gettin’ them checks, Rudy.” Players don’t build rosters, they don’t write the contracts, and they don’t design the offenses. Rudy Gay, the player, has been traded two times in the last year. But it’s perhaps more accurate to say that Rudy Gay, the contract, has been off-loaded twice.

Within the cap-obsessed NBA, Gay has been promoted to the level of his incompetence. Within the Toronto offense he was pushed to the wrong side of Oliver’s skill curve.

But the argument that he’s bad at basketball is foolish. He’s clearly talented, and in the right environment he could be James Worthy. This fact was not lost on Kings GM Pete D’Alessandro, who expressed skepticism in the analytical dismissals of Gay immediately after the trade:

“We look at him differently than maybe others do. I feel like a lot of times with certain players, it’s where they’re getting the ball, it’s where they’re scoring, it’s the position they’re put in. And I think we have a good idea, we’re talking as a staff a little bit, we have a good idea of what positions that we’d like to put him in.”

In other words, tactics and stuff like that are important.

Gay has gone from leading man to character actor; his usage is way down and his efficiency is way up. Like he did in Memphis, he’s making the most of his touches by getting more points in transition and off turnovers, and a higher share of his field goals are assisted. He’s taking fewer atrocious pull-up jumpers.

Because Gay makes $17.89 million, there’s an implication he is one of the most valuable assets in the entire league. He is not. And while players and their contracts are deservedly intertwined in many analyses, any productive conversation about Gay has to somehow both acknowledge and look beyond his ridiculous financial situation. More than three years ago, the executives in Memphis overvalued and overpaid him. Now what?

He’s obviously capable of being a really good NBA player, but he’s not ever going to be the alpha dog on any great team. That’s why he’s a really interesting case study. He may be the face of the Peter Principle in the NBA right now, but does that mean we overlook his talents? What happens to good young players who get overpaid or overused?

The Kings are betting that they can absorb overpaying for Gay, and that paying for his talents does not equate to over-relying upon them. Through five weeks it looks like a decent wager. He looks good alongside DeMarcus Cousins, who is an alpha dog, and Isaiah Thomas. The Kings have won six of their last 10 games, including impressive victories against Houston, Miami, and Portland. Gay’s current numbers may not be sustainable (they’re not), but they still demonstrate he’s better than the player we saw in Toronto, he still has a future in this league, and that future might be as a key long-term piece in Sacramento.

Then again, since trading Gay and his contract, Toronto has the best record in the Eastern Conference.

 

[frshstunna]

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Marshall is soft as hell



FOH.. dude sounding like a **** boy

That's your teammate man. Nobody is asking you to go over there and start swinging with him, but at least attempt to get in there and break up the altercation

After seeing that foolishness, I hope Marshall fizzles out of the league

marshall soft as hell for even attempting to downplay this... lightskin ninja tendencies smh

Thats that Northern Va in him

 

[herbshuttles15]

 

[antidope]

Nah bro I do not beleive. That is hideous, and it has NOTHING to do with the sleeves