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

carver · Nov 28, 2016

Forgot about TJ and Jimmy

nick. · Nov 28, 2016

Butler gonna win Most Improved twice? :lol:

freeze · Nov 28, 2016

tj warren been killin this season dawg. dude took a ton of the spot light off devin booker imo

addict4sneakers · Nov 28, 2016

TJ warren been about buckets for a long time, just a matter of him getting a chance

bhzmafia14 · Nov 28, 2016

got TJ on the fantasy squad with last pick :pimp:

Based Jesus · Nov 28, 2016

nickmaz96 said:
Butler gonna win Most Improved twice?

2 time MIP just doesn't sound right

carver · Nov 28, 2016

Jimmy has taken his game another level so why not

starboy · Nov 28, 2016

If the award goes to great players every time they level up then we need to go back and give Lebron like 5 MIPs at least.

bhzmafia14 · Nov 28, 2016

i wonder do the twolves wish they got jimmy now? :nerd:

carver ?

i thought it would've been perfect considering they had so much young talent that they would eventually get rid of anyways. don't see them keeping all 4 guys on board long-term.

butler / wiggins / kat :x

STARBOY said:
If the award goes to great players every time they level up then we need to go back and give Lebron like 5 MIPs at least.

i still don't know the true qualification for the award :lol:

Based Jesus · Nov 28, 2016

This reminds me of the time I almost won MIP in 2K after I had won MVP the previous season

JD617 · Nov 28, 2016

leemelone said:
Nets still only 3 games back from a ninth seed . Not bad to be missing deron and jj

Man, Jason Kidd isn't drunk driving through that door. They stink.

phar0 · Nov 28, 2016

bulls wanted wiggins the #5 pick and more for jimmy G if I remember right

carver · Nov 28, 2016

Based Jesus said:
This reminds me of the time I almost won MIP in 2K after I had won MVP the previous season

Fools were talking about Curry winning MIP after his first MVP season. Why not Jimmy twice :lol:

And yes bhz yes I wish we had Jimmy. Love Zach but when you can add a star in his prime to your team you do it. I think they wanted a lot more than just Zach tho. We weren't giving up Wiggins or KAT.

pmatic · Nov 28, 2016

It will be very interesting how the T'Wolves manage their money these next 2.5 years. Even with the increased cap, no way you can have three max salaries on a roster (Wiggins, LaVine, Towns).

nick. · Nov 28, 2016

What about Giannis for MIP?

bhzmafia14 · Nov 28, 2016

I thought it was 2016 1st + Zach for Butler?

No way they wanted the pick, Zach and Wiggins :lol:

Jimmy probably would've had Minnesota right where most people were projecting them to be. Eventually, they're going to be really good, but he would've boosted the curve sooner. Plus they would've had him on a decent contract considering the new CBA

HIM · Nov 28, 2016

Based Jesus said:
This reminds me of the time I almost won MIP in 2K after I had won MVP the previous season

People in here seriously wanted to give Curry MIP last year.

starboy · Nov 28, 2016

bhzmafia14 said:
i still don't know the true qualification for the award

IMO, it's players who make a drastic improvement in their output. Like night/day improvement. Reaching a completely new status as a player.

That's why I never understood when guys toss out young players who are naturally on an uphill climb.

A top 5 pick who's 18/19 years old and has his numbers steadily go up on a year by year basis doesn't match that criteria to me.

pmatic · Nov 28, 2016

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awwsome · Nov 28, 2016

PMatic said:
Actually, Kemba would be my choice.

Absolutely.

Him or Hill.

freeze · Nov 28, 2016

erupt107th said:
Based Jesus said:

This reminds me of the time I almost won MIP in 2K after I had won MVP the previous season

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People in here seriously wanted to give Curry MIP last year.

to be fair though, he WAS better last year than his previous MVP year. Hence getting the unanimous MVP last year.

awwsome · Nov 28, 2016

JD617 said:
Man, Jason Kidd isn't drunk driving through that door. They stink.

People actually thought they were going to be good this season?

They have a D-League roster.

No disrespect to him but when Sean Kilpatrick is your second best player for long stretches.....

starboy · Nov 28, 2016

Opponents have shot 26/69 (37.7%) at the basket with Durant defending the play. Ranks 1st among 131 players with 40+ plays defended

Opponents have shot 47/75 (62.7%) at the rim with Noah defending the play. Ranks last among 67 players with 65+ plays defended.

JD617 · Nov 28, 2016

I think it was just wishful thinking. ACA :smh:

bhzmafia14 · Nov 28, 2016

"Haters gonna hate. We think that you always compete," Cuban said on Sunday night. "If you're competing when the league is better like it is this year, if you don't do well, you'll be in a position to get a good pick. Which, remember, even if you have the worst record in the NBA, there's a 75 percent chance you're not going to get the top pick."

Cuban refuses to acknowledge this is a rebuilding season for the Mavericks as they're only a few games out of the eighth seed despite being 10 games under .500.

"There are so many teams that became four years away from four years away because guys just learned how to lose," Cuban said. "They stopped caring about any individual game and just got used to it, and you don't want guys developing those bad habits. We have so many young guys on this team, we want the games to mean something. Not to be, 'OK, who are we going to pull in the fourth quarter so we can lose this game?' That's not how teams develop good habits.

"The only way you overcome that is to have the ultimate superstar carry you through, and it's tough to draft the ultimate superstar. I don't see any Shaqs or LeBrons or Tim Duncans in this draft, so I don't think that's the right way to do it. You just ignore the haters, let them *****, and go about your business."

Cuban didn't rule out making a trade for the future but isn't at that point yet.

"We'll play it by ear," Cuban said. "The one thing you don't do is panic. The one thing you don't do is make any rushed judgments. You see what you have -- right? -- and that's exactly what we'll do, and we'll make determinations from there. If we just can't get healthy, that will tell us one thing. If we can and we're just not any good, that will tell us another thing. If we can and we start rolling along and we think we can get a lot better, then that tells what we do there. You just don't know. The crazy thing you don't do is panic."

Cuban isn't worried about the Mavericks' draft position.

"This is not a race-to-the-bottom year," Cuban said. "So we get every chance to be as good as we can be. The team that has the worst record has a 75 percent chance that they won't get the No. 1 pick. That's not good odds. You'll get a top-three pick ... but there's no good reason to tank unless you think that there's three difference-makers. Not just All-Stars, but difference-makers.

"We'll see what happens across the course of the season to see if anybody emerges like that, but I'm not panicking, not rushing to judgment, not pulling the plug -- pick a euphemism."