Official NBA 2012-2013 Season Thread

[dipsetgeneral]

Andrew Bogut back!?

 

Dude was slammin' all over Denver last night..

How mad were you on a scale of 1-10 last night watching the game?

Richard Jefferson.
The biggest waste of 11 million dollars money can buy.

Remember R-Jeff was killin' on New Jersey though? There was a stretch of games he was droppin' 30+ on the daily.

Uh oh!

When asked by a reporter if his answer about using the summer for his Lakers teammates to get healthy showed some "optimism" for Howard re-signing in L.A., the center said, "You're reading too much into it."

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/...los-angeles-lakers-ejected-2nd-technical-foul

I personally think Dwight is coming back. No where else to go and that 30 mil from the Lakers is hella' convincing. Y'all kill me with this Dwight slander. As long as Dwight has him bringing that mediocre Orlando team to the NBA Finals in 09', he's a max contract player and is the best big man in the NBA when 100% healthy.

Dwight is so physically gifted, he doesn't need Hakeem moves. no. 1 he doesn't have that good of footwork to begin with. Also, all he needs is that left or right hook or that left or right drop step slam jam. Which he already has. If i'm Lakers management, of course i'm gonna question his mental and his tin man heart. But pound for pound he is the best center on the earth. Brook Lopez and Marc Gasol a very very good but c'mon now.

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Monta the real deal. He's just small and has a very streaky jumpshot. You can't catch him in the open court, son is so freakin' fast. He's exciting to watch. Is he a max contract/franchise player. Ehhhhhhh I once thought that in Golden State, but now i'm not too sure. You can go to him for a bucket and he is a closer. He's just a terrific player honestly. I wonder if he wants to stay in Milwaukee with Brandon...

 

[lawdog1]

NBA analyst Chris Broussard just said on ESPN that Jason Collins is "an open rebellion" to God. Related: Chris Broussard is a fool.


I wonder if he's getting that info from multiple sources, or that's his own thought

I'm not the most religious guy in the world, but I'm pretty sure God is not even slightly worried about Jason Collins' sexuality.

 

[Deleted member 38182]

Good news for Sacramento

Also glad that more small-market NBA teams are sticking around. The T'Wolves still have competition for least desired place to play

(even though many players here the stereotypical, non-true version of Minnesota, come here, and then fall in love with it).

Yall laid the groundwork for how to stop a relocation in 94  

 

[bigmike23]

They haven't supported that team in years. Attendance doesn't lie. They didn't deserve them. It takes the threat of relocation for them to show up? Please.

Actually, attendance does lie. So your argument is void.

wait how does it?

 

[coldcity]

Shouldn't we assume Broussard might get fired for those comments? Many have been fired for less, I'd argue.

my exact thought

 

[Animal Thug]

wait how does it?

See: Miami Heat

 

[bigmike23]

Possible team candidates that could move to Seattle and not tick me off in anyway:

Atlanta Hawks
New Orleans Pelicans
Milwaukee Bucks

why because you look at your attendance numbers and think the fan base wouldnt care? yall can take the hawks off that list becaus no matter how many people dont show up. they have a top 10 TV market and the NBA would find ANY reason in the world not to move them.

 

[mjshoefanatic]

Glad J Collins came out the closet. Rondo, Westbrook and Big Baby shouldn't be afraid to follow suit now.

 

[IATT]

 No where else to go and that 30 mil from the Lakers is hella' convincing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Proposition_30_(2012)

http://taxes.about.com/od/statetaxes/a/tax-free-states.htm

 

[bigmike23]

wait how does it?

See: Miami Heat

ranked 3rd in the NBA. people clown the heat beause the stadium is half empty to start the game(just like laker games) but its full by half time

 

[pepperjackchees]

NBA analyst Chris Broussard just said on ESPN that Jason Collins is "an open rebellion" to God. Related: Chris Broussard is a fool.


I wonder if he's getting that info from multiple sources, or that's his own thought

 

[Coupé It]

Feel bad for Seattle. That place deserves NBA basketball, but so does Sac.

No idea how the Atlanta Hawks have and continued to survive for so long without a single threat of relocation.

 

[lawdog1]

^^^ Unless ESPN was looking for controversy, it was pretty dumb of them to Broussard on the air to talk about Collins' announcement. He makes no secret about how religious he is. Tweets about it constantly. Somebody should have seen this coming.

 

[jpzx]

Yeah Miami fans aren't bad, they're just a different bunch. It's not so much about watching the game as it is going to an event, and that doesn't mean they're bad fans. They like to hang out around the area, enjoy the scenery and the moment before heading into their seats.

 

[rrlegend]

Was hoping for a team in Seattle

move the raptors or bobcats since those teams dont have any longterm history and move memphis or new orleans to the eastern conference. problem solved 

 

[Coupé It]

Raptors should not be moved. Idk what you're talking about.

Travel sometimes. It's good for ya.

 

[ill steelo]

Kevin Durant felt strange playing without injured All-Star Russell Westbrook for the first time in Game 3 against the Houston Rockets.



He did, however, enjoy handling the ball more in the point guard's absence.



Durant's 41 points helped the Thunder to the win on Saturday night. A victory on Monday would complete the four-game sweep and send them to the second round of the playoffs.



He broke into a huge grin when asked how it felt to run the offense without Westbrook, who had season-ending knee surgery Saturday.



"I tell you, it's fun," he said. "I feel like I'm playing street ball again, just having the ball in my hands all the time and initiating the offense."

 That comment is going to picked apart by some people.

we'll see how fun it is when he plays a real defense

The 4 TOs he had against Houston would lead the league on a per game basis.

 

[Deleted member 38182]

all you guys trying to figure out who to move need to look at article VII and VIII of the NBA Constitution

it outlines the parameters of what a city needs to fail at in order for relocation to happen.......

basically the only realistic way for the NBA to move a team is if the existing arena is old as ****.

 

[Animal Thug]

why because you look at your attendance numbers and think the fan base wouldnt care? yall can take the hawks off that list becaus no matter how many people dont show up. they have a top 10 TV market and the NBA would find ANY reason in the world not to move them.

Because no one gives a damn about the Hawks in Atlanta? They've been in the playoffs for how many years consecutively, and still rank in the bottom 5 of attendance?

Raptors should not be moved. Idk what you're talking about.

Travel sometimes. It's good for ya.

I agree. I like that we have a team in Toronto. Keep 'em there.

 

[duba169]

Toronto fans are wild. I think they have the biggest forum next to the Knicks on realgm too. People just don't realize how big a fan base they have.

 

[bigmike23]

why because you look at your attendance numbers and think the fan base wouldnt care? yall can take the hawks off that list becaus no matter how many people dont show up. they have a top 10 TV market and the NBA would find ANY reason in the world not to move them.

Because no one gives a damn about the Hawks in Atlanta? They've been in the playoffs for how many years consecutively, and still rank in the bottom 5 of attendance?

so attendane numbers dont matter for the kings but do matter for the hawks?

 

[pepperjackchees]

If an expansion team ever comes to Seattle, how is the league going to manage schedules since it'll be 16 in the West and 15 in the East?

 

[Deleted member 38182]

If an expansion team ever comes to Seattle, how is the league going to manage schedules since it'll be 16 in the West and 15 in the East?

for the longest time, the NBA had an odd number of teams. So not a big deal

 

[Coupé It]

all you guys trying to figure out who to move need to look at article VII and VIII of the NBA Constitution

it outlines the parameters of what a city needs to fail at in order for relocation to happen.......


basically the only realistic way for the NBA to move a team is if the existing arena is old as ****.

That sucks, means The Hawks stay

NBA owners don't want another expansion team, more tax. Seattle screwed, again.

 

[pepperjackchees]

Toronto fans are wild. I think they have the biggest forum next to the Knicks on realgm too. People just don't realize how big a fan base they have.

Yeah, but for some reason, I've only seen a team thread on page 1 of S&T once in like 2 years.