The 2014-2015 NBA Season Thread. Lock It Up Please: The Golden State Warriors Are The Champions

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Pretty good read on Rondo's situation with Dallas. Like I've said before. Rocky now? Yep. Time to give up? No. If things are putrid in the Playoffs, then we can talk.

OAKLAND, Calif. – Rajon Rondo said he "hasn't had a change of heart" about re-signing with the Dallas Mavericks since his argument with Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle.

"People say I'm not trying to be here, but I don't talk to anybody but the five people that are in my circle," Rondo said. "I will vent to them about where I want to be. I'm happy. I'm in a great situation. The best thing is the weather. I miss my kids. I miss my family. That's hard, as well not having them and you come home after playing a bad game. They are always there to cheer you up. That's been difficult.

"I haven't had a change of heart about wanting to be here. But I said that in Boston, too, and look what happened."

Q: What do you think about the perception that you want to depart from Dallas?

Rondo: "First of all, I'm misunderstood in general. I don't mind because I'm very quiet and I stay to myself. People are going to say what they want to say. I don't talk, so I don't know why they would say that. I don't think I play as if I don't want to be here. I give it all when I'm out there on the court.

"I'm always in communication trying to learn and get better and learn what's better for the team. All I care about is winning. I made a lot of sacrifices, I believe, coming here. I try to give up the ball and move without the ball a lot more. It's hard to adjust. But for the sake of the team to win that's what I'm trying to."

Q: So you are open-minded to re-signing with Dallas?

Rondo: "Why would I not be? There are a lot of things that I really love. Even the practices, we listen to music, my type of music. It's the little things. Say we are going to California, we will play Too $hort and West Coast music. If we are going to Houston we might play chop and screw, Bun B or something like that. If we are going to New Orleans we might play Lil Wayne at practice, during shooting 30 minutes before practice. It's a cool way they run it. We get our work in.

"It's a player's organization. Players first, from our plane, the way we travel. I don't take that for granted. We eat good. We stay at the best hotels. Of course, it's the NBA. But this organization has the best. They have PlayStation in the lockers. I don't play games, but it's nice to know I got a PlayStation. TVs in your own locker. I heard about it – [Brandon Bass] and J-Terry [Jason Terry] told me – but seeing it and experiencing it.

"I love it here. I don't dislike anything. I'm not uncomfortable. Of course, the system is different, but I've been here for two months. It's going to take time. Hopefully, sooner rather than later."

Q: Are you excited about being an unrestricted free agent for the first time next offseason?

Rondo: "Not really. I never had it, but I want to live for today. When it's going to come is when it's going to come. One thing that will help me is that when I tore my ACL that made me realize to live in the moment. Don't think about next month or think about two months from now. Life isn't guaranteed. Enjoy the situation you are in now. We're blessed and what is going to happen is going to happen."

Q: How do you reflect on your one-game suspension with the Mavericks after having the argument with Carlisle during a game?

Rondo: "The situation happened and everyone was like, 'Oh, he doesn't want to be here now.' I get into it with all my coaches. It goes back to [Oak Hill Academy coach] Steve Smith, [his former Kentucky coach] Tubby Smith. It's actually funny. The day me and Rick had an altercation, Tubby came in our locker room and kind of surprised me. Me and Tubby used to get into it and he says I'm his favorite player he ever coached.

"[Louisville Eastern High coach Doug] Bibby and I used to get into it all the time. He benched me like 20 times. He's my mentor and now we talk every day. I still call [his former Boston Celtics coach] Doc [Rivers] for advice every once in a while. It's part of it. Its just life. It's like a marriage. You are not always going to like your wife, you are going to have your arguments, but you are not going to throw in the towel.

"I'm on [television] like I committed a crime. Two men had a disagreement. Obviously, we didn't handle it the right way. Obviously, regardless of how it goes down it's always going to be the player's fault, and I took responsibility. But it's a two-way street and we're moving on from that."

Q: What type of relationship do you have with Carlisle now?

Rondo: "I have probably talked to Rick more than I talked to any coach in my career whether it's watching film, trying to get me up to speed, what he expects out of me, what he would like to see me do more, what he wants me to get away from. It's pretty much an ongoing thing. Doc communicated. [Celtics coach] Brad Stevens and I communicated. I guess because of the transition Rick has been pretty hands on working with my shot and watching film. He is texting me all the time. Before meetings, we always watch film and talk about game schemes, the little things we like to do and work on today. It's fine."

Q: How is the Mavericks' morale now?

Rondo: "Our morale is down a little bit, and obviously guys want to win. I think we have the pieces. We're in a tough stretch right now. We have one of the toughest schedules, especially at our age playing back-to-backs.

"I'm very positive and very optimistic. I am going to continue to grow. I'm going to watch film. I'm going to hold guys up and bring them in to watch film as well. That's one thing I've been trying to preach to the team, 'We have to watch.' Everyone might have a rebuttal verbally after the game, but when you watch film it doesn't lie.

"Doc was a big believer in film. Bibby got me started in [watching] film when I was in high school. That is one of the little things I'm trying to bring to this team."

Q: How tough is it to adjust to a new team after a trade?

Rondo: "It's tough. People think you're supposed to go right in and fit in. You're coming to a completely different system. You got 14 guys adjusting to you. Me as a player and a person, I have to adjust to the 14 guys and make it easier. It hasn't been bad in transition. A lot of support."

Q: What are your teammates like in Dallas?

"Dirk [Nowitzki] is funny as hell. Monta [Ellis] is like my brother. We're close. In the morning we go to practice as a team. It's a great group of guys. There are not too many knuckleheads like me."

Q: How do you think they feel about you?

Rondo: "Honestly, when guys are playing with me and are in the locker room, I don't think you would find too many guys who would have something negative to say about me. I'm always for the team. I always try to do the little things that come natural. I don't try to fit in or anything."

Q: Have you spent much time getting to know Mavericks owner Mark Cuban?

Rondo: "Mark was the first person who picked me up. I believe he is a man of his word. He just wants to win. He's a competitor. You can probably tell that by the way he lives his life. He wants to win and be the best. I think we have that same goal to give it all we have with everything we do."
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So here's what the NBA playoff picture looks like.

East

Atlanta vs Miami

Chicago vs Indiana

Cleveland vs Milwaukee

Toronto vs Washington

West

Golden State vs Oklahoma City

Memphis vs San Antonio

Houston vs Dallas

Portland vs Los Angeles Clippers

If it was unconferenced, here's what the playoffs would look like, teams that make it in now that didn't before are bolded.

Atlanta vs Milwaukee

Golden State vs Phoenix

Memphis vs New Orleans

Houston vs Oklahoma City

Portland vs Washington

Los Angeles Clippers vs Toronto

Dallas vs San Antonio

Chicago vs Cleveland

Unconferenced gives us much better matchups and also increases the odds of the two best teams making it to the finals, as oppposed to just making it to the WCF, but there are some obvious travel issues. (Portland vs Washington being a huge one)
 
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That Rondo interview was a good read. Thanks for that.

Team is still rubbish though. I was fooled. Big time.
 
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If it was unconferenced, here's what the playoffs would look like, teams that make it in now that didn't before are bolded.
Atlanta vs Milwaukee
Golden State vs Phoenix
Memphis vs New Orleans
Houston vs Oklahoma City
Portland vs Washington
Los Angeles Clippers vs Toronto
Dallas vs San Antonio
Chicago vs Cleveland

Unconferenced gives us much better matchups and also increases the odds of the two best teams making it to the finals, as oppposed to just making it to the WCF, but there are some obvious travel issues. (Portland vs Washington being a huge one)
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That Portland/Washington schedule would be brutal :lol: :x


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Eh they take 2 days between the 1st rd games already. Game 1 and 2 with one day of rest. 2 day break then 3 and 4. And a day for the rest of them. The travel thing is really only for the media anyway. Hope Silver implements this next season.
 
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Eh they take 2 days between the 1st rd games already. Game 1 and 2 with one day of rest. 2 day break then 3 and 4. And a day for the rest of them. The travel thing is really only for the media anyway. Hope Silver implements this next season.
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If you look at it, I think Portland-Washington is the only series that even has a time-zone difference more than an hour.

Two hour splits happen in the west all the time, at least I think...not good on the mountain/central zones.
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I BET
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He's got great reach for a PG, steals and rebounds on a high level already. A vet like JKidd should be able to train him how to shoot a jump shot and pass more efficiently. He's got potential.
 
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Bruhhh im at champpss and drummond and reggie jackson sitting across from me. Reggie looking just like bobby smurda yo. Hoody and a beanie on, like on..he has the beanie on and the hoodie pulled up over his head...at the table lol
 
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Bruhhh im at champpss and drummond and reggie jackson sitting across from me. Reggie looking just like bobby smurda yo. Hoody and a beanie on, like on..he has the beanie on and the hoodie pulled up over his head...at the table lol
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pics
 
Freeze said:
Bruhhh im at champpss and drummond and reggie jackson sitting across from me. Reggie looking just like bobby smurda yo. Hoody and a beanie on, like on..he has the beanie on and the hoodie pulled up over his head...at the table lol
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Champs, where at bruh
 
All the 2 name kids now.

Michael Carter-Williams

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist.

All of Kentucy's 2015 starting 5. 
 
Zyzz said:
Freeze said:
Bruhhh im at champpss and drummond and reggie jackson sitting across from me. Reggie looking just like bobby smurda yo. Hoody and a beanie on, like on..he has the beanie on and the hoodie pulled up over his head...at the table lol
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Champs, where at bruh
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The one in troy. They left a minute ago. Drummond lives right down the street from me and i think reggie just moved in right by us too
 
Pretty nervous about this Thunder game manana.

I know it's just Toronto but...Russ can't keep having these 40 point games and leaving the team cold because of it.
 
He needs to get to a point where that drive and tenacity is brought out when Thunder needs a run in a tight game or is down 15 going into the bottom of the 4th quarter.

Thunder is way way too deep to have him schooling every position on the opposing teams just because he can. Share the Love Russ.
 
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