Official 2016-2017 NBA Season Thread - NBA rules Chris Bosh has a career ending injury

[trueprada]

Kristaps Porzingis x Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1 pic.twitter.com/RqOS0UqoWL

 

[xan rather]

 

what you said is kind of an oxymoron though
but Tim Duncan and Kobe

Different situations: David Rob was out the year before and Kobe went into a Laker team that was FAR from competing  signed Shaquille O'Neal a couple weeks later

 

[wavycrocket]

Briante bout to get that ring

They gon use him in spurts to defend Kyrie 94ft in the finals to get him tired and sht

 

[tyevvyotcu]

you could argue that by getting lebron the same year they drafted wiggins, the cavs were automatically thrust to being contenders.

yeah I agree I'm just saying if a team has a high draft pick it's almost always because they are far from a contender

 

[tyevvyotcu]

Different situations: David Rob was out the year before and Kobe went into a Laker team that was FAR from competing.
It's not an oxymoron

the lakers signed shaq tgat same year... how were they far from a contender?
and the spurs won a ring in duncan's 2nd or 3rd year
the situations are very similar

 

[moe200069]

I can't remember a time when a highly talented rookie was drafted by a contender, thrived and developed a sustainable NBA career. I'll wait for some names.

what you said is kind of an oxymoron though

i didn't say it was an oxymoron man
y'all are seriously some of the most condescending cornballs I have ever come across
it doesn't make you look smarter at all

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[Hank Scorpio]

yeah I agree I'm just saying if a team has a high draft pick it's almost always because they are far from a contender

Yes, that is the usual case. But sometimes there are chances were the contending team ends up with a lottery pick i.e. Detroit in 2003, Celtics last and this year

It doesn't happen often, but it does happen. To say the state isn't valid just because it doesn't happen doesn't make it invalid. But what do I know? I think $1.4b isn't a lot of money

 

[tyevvyotcu]

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similar to an oxymoron =/= oxymoron
you obviously knew what I was trying to say

 

[tyevvyotcu]

Yes, that is the usual case. But sometimes there are chances were the contending team ends up with a lottery pick i.e. Detroit in 2003, Celtics last and this year

It doesn't happen often, but it does happen. To say the state isn't valid just because it doesn't happen doesn't make it invalid. But what do I know? I think $1.4b isn't a lot of money

Ok

 

[MVP]

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[Hank Scorpio]

the lakers signed shaq tgat same year... how were they far from a contender?
and the spurs won a ring in duncan's 2nd or 3rd year
the situations are very similar

The Lakers got bounced out of the playoffs from 96-99 till Phil came around. And David Rob was hurt the year before Duncan got drafted.

You saying Kobe = Wiggins? Like I said, it's very few far in between where you see players contribute right away when being drafted to contenders.

 

[tyevvyotcu]

The Lakers got bounced out of the playoffs from 96-99 till Phil came around. And David Rob was hurt the year before Duncan got drafted.

You saying Kobe = Wiggins? Like I said, it's very few far in between where you see players contribute right away when being drafted to contenders.

you actually said it had never happened
I just gave you two instances where it did

 

[moe200069]

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similar to an oxymoron =/= oxymoron
you obviously knew what I was trying to say

i got you fam, i'm just splittin hairs here

 

[xan rather]

 

the lakers signed shaq tgat same year... how were they far from a contender?
and the spurs won a ring in duncan's 2nd or 3rd year
the situations are very similar

The Lakers got bounced out of the playoffs from 96-99 till Phil came around. 

they got bounced from the 2nd round and the conference finals. i think that counts as somewhere near being contenders. 

 

[tyevvyotcu]

so not winning the ring means you aren't a contender?
warriors weren't a contender last year then

 

[Hank Scorpio]

they got bounced from the 2nd round and the conference finals. i think that counts as somewhere near being contenders. 

The Clippers and Rockets got bounced the 2nd round recently. That make them contenders too?

 

[lynchpin33]

Chances varejo goes back to the cavs since they need a big man to replace birdman?

 

[tyevvyotcu]

The Clippers and Rockets got bounced the 2nd round recently. That make them contenders too?

clippers have been a top 5 team in the nba since like 2014 maybe before that
were the spurs not a contender last year?

 

[xan rather]

 

they got bounced from the 2nd round and the conference finals. i think that counts as somewhere near being contenders. 

The Clippers and Rockets got bounced the 2nd round recently. That make them contenders too?

first, i dont think being a contender is solely defined on where you finish. contenders are usually identified before the season. so yes to the clippers, no to the rockets

second, i see you conveniently ignored the conference finals part of my post.

the lakers were contenders the minute they landed shaquille o neal. there's a reason that was considered the biggest fa acquisition up until bron going to miami. 

 

[moe200069]

Chances varejo goes back to the cavs since they need a big man to replace birdman?

at the idea of the prodigal son returning...maybe he accepts the ring after all

 

[tyevvyotcu]

also lol at you calling the celtics contenders
there's only one contender in the east

 

[thirdtimearound]

There hasn't been multiple contenders in the east since 2013

 

[Hank Scorpio]

also lol at you calling the celtics contenders
there's only one contender in the east

If this is true, then the Clippers, Spurs and Rockets aren't contenders either. See how this works?

 

[Based Jesus]

There hasn't been multiple contenders in the east since 2013

The wizards bruh

 

[P C H]

 
The wizards bruh