THE 2015 NBA PRE SEASON THREAD: BEST WISHES TO LAMAR ODOM

[nelson999]

Lakers in the Playoffs 

 

[tbreeze]

How I miss this

 

[a-friend]

 

[Lovetohate3000]

our best player is jordan clarkson 

but ive heard hes like a young tmac so we should be straight.

 

[nick.]

this was THJr's finest moment as a Knick

 

[wavycrocket]

Sac ain't making it. If they do have success, it'll be because of George Karl...not DMC overrated ***

Last 2 spots are between Utah, Dallas and NO

OKC
LAC
GSW
SPURS
MEM
HOU
NO
UTAH

EDIT. Forgot to put the Spurs in the there lol

 

[pretty tony]

Bait statement

 

[es el]

did the Spurs move to the east?

 

[rck3sactown]

Sac ain't making it. If they do have success, it'll be because of George Karl...not DMC overrated ***

 

[rook]

How the hell is DMC overrated?

 

[a-friend]

DMC is underrated

 

[wavycrocket]

How the hell is DMC overrated?

He's being called a top 10 player in the League unanimously.....and hasn't even sniffed the playoffs. Y'all hate Kevin Love now. Same thing to me.

Love actually led a worse team to 40 wins...and he's terrible on D. DMC is like y'all anti-hero. Just like Russy....dudes root for him b/c they think he's "misunderstood" or something. Talented guy. Just not a top 10-15 player to me.

Hasn't proved it yet.

 

[youngwolf]

 

 

this was THJr's finest moment as a Knick

To be honest, that might be the Knicks' finest moment....ever. 

 

[earldagoat]

 Lamar Odom has not gotten any better, and sources familiar with his treatment say even if he survives he has virtually no chance of ever leading a normal life.
Our sources say doctors continue to put Lamar's chances of survival at 50/50. We're told he showed "absolutely no improvement" Thursday from the condition he was in when he was admitted to the hospital Tuesday. As one person put it, "He's in dire straits."
One of the big issues is Lamar's apparent consumption of cocaine and an herbal substitute for Viagra, which is a potentially deadly combination.
We're told he was "entirely unresponsive" all day Thursday and 4 vital organs are still failing, with no signs of improvement. Lamar is not breathing on his own and his doctors believe his brain function is significantly reduced.
We're told the Kardashian family has flown in several specialists from L.A. to consult with Vegas doctors.
One source said there are comparisons to the plight of Bobbi Kristina, with one big difference. We're told Lamar did not lose oxygen to the brain for nearly as long as Bobbi Kristina, which offers some sliver of hope.
Doctors have told the family for each day that passes without improvement, the prognosis gets bleaker.

: http://www.tmz.com/2015/10/16/lamar-...#ixzz3oiWDppSE

 

[doublemesh96]

steph curry is a better shooter, passer, and ball handler than both lebron and kd

 

[antidope]

Wow man that's hard to read.

 

[AEA18]

 

[thirdtimearound]

Mark Medina says Odom showed responsiveness on Thursday, do idk. Many conflicting reports.

 

[bravo]

Im really praying for Odom.. He let all the demons get to him.  Chasing what never satisfies cravings.  Best of luck to him and all the real people that stuck with him, he seemed like an honest soul.  Prayers up. 

 

[the collector]

Awesome. Haven't seen those guys in years.

 

[hoosierdaddy317]

DMC is far from overrate his game has grown tremendously. He's one of those guy where he had to mature as a person to up his game. Now that they have some added pieces and a fresh new season, I think they can make the playoffs only if DMC can improve his all around game.

 

[pmatic]

I'm not in the Kings locker room nor am I a sports psychiatrist, but I always get the feeling it will be difficult to win with a personality like Boogie.

 

[RyGuy45]

SI.com Sixers gossip:

Covert dealings, Embiid's attitude are undermining Philadelphia's 'process'
.....

The friction (between ownership and team president Scott O'Neil and general manager Sam Hinkie) may come to a head, though, over Hinkie’s decision to select Kansas center Joel Embiid at No. 3 overall in the 2014 draft. Embiid was considered to have can’t-miss talent and upside, but was red-flagged by multiple teams that season because of back and foot issues that surfaced during and after his only, injured-shortened season as a Jayhawk.

Embiid was selected with the hope that he would follow the same pattern as Nerlens Noel, who was coming off an ACL tear when he was picked in 2013, and missed his rookie season (which helped the Sixers be bad enough again to land the Embiid pick). Noel was excellent as a rookie in 2014–15, especially as the anchor of a surprisingly decent Philadelphia defense. Hinkie certainly was aware of Embiid’s physical issues when he took a calculated risk to select him, but it’s unclear whether he understood the depth of Embiid’s attitude concerns, which have only worsened as a pro.

The fact that head coach Brett Brown sent Embiid home from a West Coast road trip last season for being insubordinate to the team’s strength coach and training staff is well documented, but according to a source, the tipping point in the decision was Embiid physically threatening the strength coach on that road trip. According to sources, this followed a pattern of insubordination from Embiid during the rehabilitation of his initial foot injury that sidelined him for the entire 2014–15 season, where he would repeatedly refuse to answer questions from the training staff about his workouts and therapy sessions.

Embiid’s lax approach to his rehab and the circumstances surrounding the second foot surgery he needed this past summer — which appears like it will cost him the entire 2015–16 season — has caused the organization much anxiety. The simple task of getting Embiid to consistently wear his walking boot was a challenge for the franchise, and multiple sources suggested that some people in Philadelphia’s front office wonder whether a second surgery would have been necessary if Embiid had worn the boot as much as he was told to.

Also, according to multiple sources, Harris did not want Embiid to attend the annual Las Vegas Summer League this past July so they could proceed with the surgery on his navicular bone. Brown and Hinkie were both given strict instructions by Harris to keep Embiid from going to Vegas, yet each of them put the onus on the other to handle the job, and neither did.

Embiid was determined to go to Vegas to party for the balance of the 10 days of summer league. While Embiid was in Vegas, he was mandated to wear the walking boot in advance of the second surgery, but Embiid not only refused to wear the boot, but he carried himself as if nothing was wrong with the foot, shooting jumpers and even occasionally dunking. These actions have given rise to the theory that Embiid actually re-broke his foot, rather than the initial injury not healing properly. It also led to Embiid having the surgery a month later than the club originally had hoped.

This type of disregard for instruction also extends to Embiid’s dietary habits. Per a source, the Sixers’ training staff was so concerned about what he was eating, they stocked the refrigerator in his downtown hotel residence each week with healthy food. When a staffer went to restock the fridge each week, most everything was uneaten and unopened, and they were throwing out the fruits and vegetables every week. When the team subsequently asked to see Embiid’s room service bill, they found that most days he was ordering junk food along with his signature beverage, a pitcher of Shirley Temples. Embiid also was frequently seen feasting on chicken fingers and hot dogs at and after games.

Although there’s nothing particularly uncommon about a 21-year-old with poor dietary habits, the pattern of Embiid’s chronic insubordination makes this part and parcel to a larger issue. While reports of Embiid ballooning to 300 pounds were patently false, Embiid’s conditioning and dietary habits are a constant source of strife for the Sixers front office, per multiple sources.

http://www.si.com/thecauldron/2015/...rs-sam-hinkie-joel-embiid-brett-brown-process

 

[pmatic]

I still applaud the Sixers for their process, even if it blows up in their faces.

 

[sea manup]

 

How the hell is DMC overrated?

He's being called a top 10 player in the League unanimously.....and hasn't even sniffed the playoffs. Y'all hate Kevin Love now. Same thing to me.

Love actually led a worse team to 40 wins...and he's terrible on D. DMC is like y'all anti-hero. Just like Russy....dudes root for him b/c they think he's "misunderstood" or something. Talented guy. Just not a top 10-15 player to me.

Hasn't proved it yet.

i can agree with this

stats dont mean much when you cant win basketball games 

top 10 fantasy player tho