Author Topic: 2015-16 NBA thread v. Changing of the guard (Read 42850 times)

Azyiu · « **Reply #35 on:** July 04, 2015, 05:07:08 PM »

Something tells me Pacers fans must love us very much for taking Hibbert off their hands... oh, and you know what? I will still watch our games... and beeyatch about us losing.

black_biff_stadler · « **Reply #36 on:** July 04, 2015, 06:25:24 PM »

Accelerando · « **Reply #37 on:** July 06, 2015, 04:12:24 PM »

Spurs just re-signed Ginobli, and just signed David West at a veteran minimum of 1.5 million.

Duncan, Parker, Green, Kawhi, Aldridge with Manu, West, Mills, and Diaw coming off the bench? We're going to be dangerous. Can the season start already?

Azyiu · « **Reply #38 on:** July 06, 2015, 09:57:53 PM »

Quote from: Accelerando on July 06, 2015, 04:12:24 PM

Spurs just re-signed Ginobli, and just signed David West at a veteran minimum of 1.5 million.

Duncan, Parker, Green, Kawhi, Aldridge with Manu, West, Mills, and Diaw coming off the bench? We're going to be dangerous. Can the season start already?

This is definitely the deepest lineup in the league. The Dubs' title defending tour is a tough one before the season even get started!

Nekov · « **Reply #39 on:** July 07, 2015, 04:41:15 AM »

Quote from: Azyiu on July 06, 2015, 09:57:53 PM

Quote from: Accelerando on July 06, 2015, 04:12:24 PM
Spurs just re-signed Ginobli, and just signed David West at a veteran minimum of 1.5 million.

Duncan, Parker, Green, Kawhi, Aldridge with Manu, West, Mills, and Diaw coming off the bench? We're going to be dangerous. Can the season start already?

This is definitely the deepest lineup in the league. The Dubs' title defending tour is a tough one before the season even get started!

Agreed, but I think they're not done yet. Pop likes a 10 or 11 man rotation so I wouldn't be surprised if someone else joined the show, specially since Manu won't be playing as many minutes as he did last season.

Azyiu · « **Reply #40 on:** July 08, 2015, 09:47:51 PM »

Man, the DJ last minute indecision and return to the Clippers is baaaaad! A bitch move! Worse than the infamous D12's "Opt-in or not to opt-in, and then regretted about it" debacle. From now on verbal commitment means nothing. No one can trust anyone in the league

Syzzle · « **Reply #41 on:** July 09, 2015, 12:26:05 AM »

KevShmev · « **Reply #42 on:** July 09, 2015, 05:56:21 AM »

Word too is that many teams around the league are pissed at the Clippers for doing this, since it violates the spirit of the unwritten rule. I usually scoff at unwritten rules, especially in baseball, but in this case, it was very poor form.

Jordan isn't the first player to pull this, but the fact that he did this while not even replying to calls or texts from Mark Cuban or his buddy Chandler Parsons just means he is gutless. I guess the NBA has a new villain now.

Azyiu · « **Reply #43 on:** July 09, 2015, 07:32:34 AM »

Some NBA front office people have mentioned this in the past, and I think it is a valid point, in light of the DeAndre Jordan situation - the NBA needs to change one of their free agency rules - either open the free agency period after they have come up with the salary cap number for the upcoming season, or the player will have to put his signature on a contract when he agrees, without knowing the exact amount he will make (even though the uncertainty will last for only maybe a week to 10 days)......

Nekov · « **Reply #44 on:** July 09, 2015, 09:33:17 AM »

Quote from: Nekov on July 07, 2015, 04:41:15 AM

Quote from: Azyiu on July 06, 2015, 09:57:53 PM
Quote from: Accelerando on July 06, 2015, 04:12:24 PM
Spurs just re-signed Ginobli, and just signed David West at a veteran minimum of 1.5 million.

Duncan, Parker, Green, Kawhi, Aldridge with Manu, West, Mills, and Diaw coming off the bench? We're going to be dangerous. Can the season start already?

This is definitely the deepest lineup in the league. The Dubs' title defending tour is a tough one before the season even get started!

Agreed, but I think they're not done yet. Pop likes a 10 or 11 man rotation so I wouldn't be surprised if someone else joined the show, specially since Manu won't be playing as many minutes as he did last season.

And it seems they'll land Ray McCallum from the Kings for a second round draft pick. Way to go Spurs!

Quote from: KevShmev on July 09, 2015, 05:56:21 AM

Word too is that many teams around the league are pissed at the Clippers for doing this,

I don't see why. Teams can try to convince players as much as they want and that shouldn't be a problem. Teams should be pissed at DJ for being such an asshole.

FlyingBIZKIT · « **Reply #45 on:** July 09, 2015, 09:40:17 AM »

Shitty move my Jordan. I lost a little respect there, giving someone your word means nothing anymore. It's alright. We will just watch the Clippers get their hopes up and fail again next season.

Azyiu · « **Reply #46 on:** July 10, 2015, 03:16:13 AM »

Oh God!!! This Mavs fan dude is PI$$ED at DJ and pretty much the entire Clippers team, LOL!!! I couldn't stop laughing when watching that video, lol!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MhD3YfnAsU

KevShmev · « **Reply #47 on:** July 10, 2015, 05:53:00 AM »

It goes without saying that the NBA's process is deeply flawed, which allows something like this to happen.

KevShmev · « **Reply #48 on:** July 10, 2015, 05:32:14 PM »

Mark Cuban totally undressed Chris Broussard the last few days. Not like he had much credibility anyway, but it's pretty much shot now. Typical reporter though, throwing tons of shit up against the wall and seeing what sticks. His mistake was forgetting that Mark Cuban is not a patsy.

King Postwhore · « **Reply #49 on:** July 10, 2015, 05:40:11 PM »

That was fun to read.

Azyiu · « **Reply #50 on:** July 10, 2015, 07:30:59 PM »

Nicely done, Mark.

Nekov · « **Reply #51 on:** July 11, 2015, 07:10:05 PM »

A very interesting article about Manu Ginobili

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2477039-manu-ginobilis-legacy-about-much-more-than-san-antonio-spurs-success?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=programming-national

contest_sanity · « **Reply #52 on:** July 13, 2015, 03:34:42 PM »

Cuban's inbox:

-- via Grantland

Nekov · « **Reply #53 on:** July 13, 2015, 07:53:18 PM »

Jamesman42 · « **Reply #54 on:** July 14, 2015, 02:23:18 AM »

Delladova's message, Paul Pierce's email, and Tim Duncan's message are the best, hahahaha

Azyiu · « **Reply #55 on:** July 17, 2015, 10:06:20 PM »

Did you guys watch any of the LV Summer League games? I really like that big guy from France, Lauvergne, for the Nuggets!! He moves very well for his size, and he seems to have pretty high basketball IQ.

contest_sanity · « **Reply #56 on:** July 22, 2015, 04:04:35 PM »

AWKWARD!!!

https://instagram.com/p/5ctF7hSLle/

Azyiu · « **Reply #57 on:** July 24, 2015, 08:11:23 AM »

Quote from: contest_sanity on July 22, 2015, 04:04:35 PM

AWKWARD!!!

https://instagram.com/p/5ctF7hSLle/

A friend asked how I feel about Kobe not talking to these guys... my reaction went something like, why would I talk to a few new temp guys, when my office already have 10 other of them?

ReaPsTA · « **Reply #58 on:** July 24, 2015, 05:20:33 PM »

Quote from: Azyiu on July 04, 2015, 05:07:08 PM

Something tells me Pacers fans must love us very much for taking Hibbert off their hands... oh, and you know what? I will still watch our games... and beeyatch about us losing.

Super late to the party, but you guys deserve credit for actually making a good trade. The Lakers aren't doing anything this year anyway, so why not give up virtually nothing for one of the best rim defenders in the league? The biggest issue with Hibbert is that he isn't fast, but you guys don't play uptempo anyway.

And please take care of Brandon Bass. He deserves it.

Azyiu · « **Reply #59 on:** July 25, 2015, 12:33:53 AM »

Quote from: ReaPsTA on July 24, 2015, 05:20:33 PM

Super late to the party, but you guys deserve credit for actually making a good trade. The Lakers aren't doing anything this year anyway, so why not give up virtually nothing for one of the best rim defenders in the league? The biggest issue with Hibbert is that he isn't fast, but you guys don't play uptempo anyway.

And please take care of Brandon Bass. He deserves it.

Ok, all jokes aside (if you guys haven't noticed, I love making fun of my team

), I am actually looking forward to watching Bass to play along with Randle. I can picture Hibbert and Bass would be starting, with Randle coming off the bench for the PF spot while Bass either slide to the C or something. We will be mobile enough and more watchable.

On the other hand, while I kind of miss J-Hill, Hibbert in the middle IS an upgrade over what we've got over the past 3 seasons or so, even if he lays an egg like he did with the Pacers last year. Still, I believe Kobe will work his a$$ and he won't get too lazy in hope for a decent contract next summer.

D-Loading won't produce right away, or at least based on his performances in the Summer League; I do not think he will make an impact immediately anyway. Long term though, he will be pretty good and I am loving Clarkson at the PG or SG spot. If Kobe can play in 60-65 games this season? We will maaaaaaybe good enough to challenge for the #8 spot. Making the playoffs or not, we should be much more fun to watch... or so I hope.

Azyiu · « **Reply #60 on:** August 24, 2015, 09:00:26 AM »

Classic Kobe, lol!!

https://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/page/instantawesome-KobeQuotes/37-kobe-quotes-kobe-37th-birthday

Nekov · « **Reply #61 on:** August 24, 2015, 11:06:07 AM »

Azyiu · « **Reply #62 on:** September 17, 2015, 05:50:09 PM »

Very cool article and photos of Anthony Davis dunking the Sun!

https://petapixel.com/2015/09/17/how-i-shot-nba-star-anthony-davis-dunking-the-sun/

And this is the money shot!

Azyiu · « **Reply #63 on:** October 02, 2015, 06:31:37 PM »

Can you guys believe the FIRST pre-season game of the year is tonight in LA? The Nuggets @ Clippers to be exact. I might tune in to watch a few minutes of it, but I won't expect much out of any pre-season game.

T-ski · « **Reply #64 on:** October 28, 2015, 08:13:29 AM »

so the season started last night.

Fear the Deer!

TheOutlawXanadu · « **Reply #65 on:** October 28, 2015, 12:15:23 PM »

The Bulls-Cavs game was fun, although both teams looked rusty. The Warriors game was just silly. Steph Curry is ridiculous.

Accelerando · « **Reply #66 on:** October 28, 2015, 04:37:19 PM »

I'm so pumped for the Spurs this season! All the big pieces back, and we have L.A. and David West on the team. Kawhi got paid. Danny Green was shooting lights out during preseason. The Big Three are healthy. Tonight is first big test against OKC. Say what you want about them last year, but I'll never question how dangerous Durant and Westbrook can be. That being said, GO SPURS GO!

TheOutlawXanadu · « **Reply #67 on:** October 29, 2015, 06:43:32 AM »

- Kawhi was an absolute beast last night. He's such a defensive monster, really one of the best I've ever seen. And his offense looked awesome as well.

- Almost died of a heart attack when Carol went down during the 1st quarter of last night's Pacers-Raptors game. Was equally as happy when he came back!

- Still not quite sure how the Cavs won by 30 on the second night of a back-to-back, especially against Memphis. Their bench looks pretty good so far.

King Postwhore · « **Reply #68 on:** October 29, 2015, 07:45:24 AM »

C's looked good against a bad team. They will be a 5 or 6 seed. I'd like to see them make it at least to the second round this year. No marque players though to get them over the hump to be a top 10 team though.

Nekov · « **Reply #69 on:** October 29, 2015, 11:58:55 AM »

Quote from: T-ski on October 28, 2015, 08:13:29 AM

Fear the Deer!

It's hard to fear a team that loses by 25 points against the Knicks

News: Track-by-track video for Paralyzed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd5TbGbalPs&feature=youtu.be

Author Topic: 2015-16 NBA thread v. Changing of the guard (Read 42850 times)