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Official NBA 2012-2013 Season Thread
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The Wizards will be out of the playoff race by the time Wall returns.
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Broooooklyn
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The Brooklyn Knight? Word?
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JORDAN ADDRESSES FUNDAMENTALS, PRACTICE AND WORK ETHIC WITH BOBCATS
The following are some excerpts from a Q&A that Michael Jordan, owner of the Charlotte Bobcats did with the Charlotte Observer.
Q: You spoke to the team Monday. What did you say?
MJ: Well I watched a couple of practices and one of the things I was very happy about and I really praised the coaching staff in terms of was the method they were going about teaching our kids, teaching our players. Because a lot of those players, a lot of those things in the past were not being seen as basketball players. I got so excited because these are the things I went through -- some of the drills, some of the fundamentals.
I think those have been missing in some of the preseason activity. Why coaches have skipped steps in the past I don’t understand and especially because our talent coming out is a lot younger than it used to be. And this is from a guy [Jordan himself] who had been in college three years, and I still had to go through that process.
I felt good about what Coach Dunlap was actually doing, all the little things that seemingly have been our biggest issue in the past.
Q: Little things like what?
MJ: Boxing out. Making good passes. Utilizing each other’s talents. Understanding basic basketball. Pivots. Things that basketball fans don’t see as often, but if you look at good teams, those are good things that happen in the game. And one of the reasons I felt compelled to speak to the team was, ‘Look, I endorse what coach is talking about.'
Unfortunately we had some guys who were not receiving it that way. Either they were not, they didn’t want to do it. And I felt the need to step in and say, ‘Look, this is how we’re going to do this. The culture of what’s happening in Charlotte is going to be this. Either you buy in or you’re not going to be here.’
You can’t sit here and look yourself in the mirror and say we don’t need this stuff. If that was the case, we shouldn’t have been a 7-59 team. So in essence when you’re a 7-59 team, you go back to the basics, you go back to try and figure out a way, OK, we need to do this thing the right way. Either you buy in or you’re not a part of this whole process.
MJ: So you had heard some of the players grumbling about the 3-4 hour practices?
A: Yeah, I heard that and I saw it. Which is one of the reasons I went to watch practice. And I didn’t see anything that was different from when I played the game of basketball. I think the perception is a little bit different, maybe the expectation is a little bit different and this is where we’ve got to hold firm. This is what championship teams do. If we did it in Chicago and we became a championship team, why wouldn’t we want to do that here? If you turn your nose up to it, then maybe you need to look in the mirror and see that you’re a part of the problem…
You can read the entire Q&A here: http://goo.gl/gxxVU
The following are some excerpts from a Q&A that Michael Jordan, owner of the Charlotte Bobcats did with the Charlotte Observer.
Q: You spoke to the team Monday. What did you say?
MJ: Well I watched a couple of practices and one of the things I was very happy about and I really praised the coaching staff in terms of was the method they were going about teaching our kids, teaching our players. Because a lot of those players, a lot of those things in the past were not being seen as basketball players. I got so excited because these are the things I went through -- some of the drills, some of the fundamentals.
I think those have been missing in some of the preseason activity. Why coaches have skipped steps in the past I don’t understand and especially because our talent coming out is a lot younger than it used to be. And this is from a guy [Jordan himself] who had been in college three years, and I still had to go through that process.
I felt good about what Coach Dunlap was actually doing, all the little things that seemingly have been our biggest issue in the past.
Q: Little things like what?
MJ: Boxing out. Making good passes. Utilizing each other’s talents. Understanding basic basketball. Pivots. Things that basketball fans don’t see as often, but if you look at good teams, those are good things that happen in the game. And one of the reasons I felt compelled to speak to the team was, ‘Look, I endorse what coach is talking about.'
Unfortunately we had some guys who were not receiving it that way. Either they were not, they didn’t want to do it. And I felt the need to step in and say, ‘Look, this is how we’re going to do this. The culture of what’s happening in Charlotte is going to be this. Either you buy in or you’re not going to be here.’
You can’t sit here and look yourself in the mirror and say we don’t need this stuff. If that was the case, we shouldn’t have been a 7-59 team. So in essence when you’re a 7-59 team, you go back to the basics, you go back to try and figure out a way, OK, we need to do this thing the right way. Either you buy in or you’re not a part of this whole process.
MJ: So you had heard some of the players grumbling about the 3-4 hour practices?
A: Yeah, I heard that and I saw it. Which is one of the reasons I went to watch practice. And I didn’t see anything that was different from when I played the game of basketball. I think the perception is a little bit different, maybe the expectation is a little bit different and this is where we’ve got to hold firm. This is what championship teams do. If we did it in Chicago and we became a championship team, why wouldn’t we want to do that here? If you turn your nose up to it, then maybe you need to look in the mirror and see that you’re a part of the problem…
You can read the entire Q&A here: http://goo.gl/gxxVU
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Martin is a volume scorer compared to Harden. He is also going to have to create for himself. He had some decent point guards with Houston. He has an anti point guard as a teammate now. Then there is the fact that Harden is just the better scorer and the thunder needed some of those 40 point games from last year. I would like to see Martin take over the offense and drop 40 or be torch the Spurs.
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They didnt bring in Martin to take over the offense. I caught the SA game the other night and he gets some good open looks since the defense concentrates on KD and WB. Everyone knows Harden is the better scorer/playmaker but Martin has a great opportunity to put up 15+ points a night on OKC. Seems like people forget Eric Maynor is a damn effective point guard capable of running the offense as well. Martin will spread the defense, giving more touches to KD ( which is what OKC really wanted), not create plays for others.
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Lowry stroking it from deep :x
Brook Lopez finally grabbing boards
Brook Lopez finally grabbing boards
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beyonce wants to leave already
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I just realized how much Batum looks like Ben Wilson
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James already with 10
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Harden at it again :x
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James already got 10.
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Faried and McGee feasting on the Heat
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beyonce wants to leave already
She looks so bored lol
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Douglas at it again
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faried cookin' for my fantasy team 
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DOUGLAS SCORED 
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SMH, how is comcast gonna screw me over and end my league pass free trial? its supposed to be on til the 6th. SMH x 1000
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Aldrich's time to shine.
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When's the last time two brothers were on the same team?
When's the last time two brothers were on the same team?
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Nuggets big men look like their gettin it together javale and Faried combined for 30 and 13. We gotta keep it up and I'm glad were benching Wilson cause he's nowhere near ready yet. And Iggy is finally lookin good with 14.
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