2016-17 NBA Regular Season Thread

[TJL]

Anthony Bennett waived again. Third time in his career is it?

Job well done by Gilbert in picking him #1

I still remember watching his draft live and hearing him go first

everyone, including all the analysts were just like this

 

[LAD]

In comparison to myself...?

Definitely...

Watch out now!!!!

 

[CitySushi]

What Bennett needs to do if he seriously wants an NBA career is to take the rest of the year off from even trying to play competitive basketball.

He needs to do three things:
Hire a Nutritionist
Hire a Physical Trainer
Hire a Basketball Trainer

He needs to do what Jimmy Butler did a few years ago during a summer. Lock himself in a house, no internet, no tv, no distractions. His only option to is go to the gym.

He's got millions of dollars already from his rookie contract. He needs to spend some of it investing in himself. He's still only 23 years old, but even then he's not guaranteed another shot.

That being said, he's probably done. It's the work ethic so far that has killed him. Him being out of shape continually and not improving is what's done him in. The likelyhood of him completing any of the above is a real long shot.

 

[LAD]

So Clarkson starts the whole nonsense, Dragic respond like any normal player, and then Clarkson hits him again.....Somehow Dragic gets ejected. These refs are a joke. I really hope Clarkson gets suspended a game for that garbage.

Hmmmmm.....where have we seen this before????

 

[LAD]

And the Warriors are going to lose after entering the 4th up 19.

It happens....

 

[LAD]

Yeah but they need to learn how to close out games vs good teams. They were up 13 or 14 in Cleveland with 8 or 9 minutes to go and blew it. Up 19 at home in the 4th tonight and blew it. Both of these games took place in the last 2 weeks.

LOL they know how to close out games.

 

[bksballer89]

It happens....

Very rarely......2nd time in about 20 years in the regular season

 

[bksballer89]

LOL they know how to close out games.

Na they don't. Even Draymond admitted this.

 

[LAD]

Dan CarsonJan 7, 2017 at 6:06p ET
J.R. Smith shared some difficult news on Saturday, releasing a video with his wife, Jewel, regarding complications the couple has experienced with the birth of their daughter, Dakota.

In the video, Jewel explains that was born five months premature and weighs just 1 pound.

.@TheRealJRSmith and his wife share difficult family news. pic.twitter.com/efNsDANUo8

— UNINTERRUPTED (@uninterrupted) January 7, 2017



“We decided to share with the world, what’s been going on with our family the past five days. We know a lot of you congratulated us on the expectancy of our little baby girl, but we had her five months early … she’s five days old today, and her name is Dakota, and she weighs 1 pound. We know we’re not the only family that has been through this or who will go through this, and that is why we decided to share what we’re going through. Please keep us in your prayers and we’ll do the same for everyone else.”

Smith is recovering from surgery he underwent in December to repair an injury to his right thumb. He is expected to return to play for Cleveland by playoff time.

Praying she pulls through...

 

[LAD]

Na they don't. Even Draymond admitted this.

Yes they do know "how". We saw it all last season. A team doesn't just forget how to do this. Their problem is they've gotten lazy & have let games get away from them by taking possessions off on defense.

That is what Dray is saying they need to get back to- focusing on the present & getting the job done on a nightly basis.

 

[TJL]

LOL they know how to close out games.

If they knew how to close out, they'd have 2 rings right now and most certaintly wouldn't have lost to the Cavs on Christmas or against the Jizzlies the other night.

 

[TJL]

Yes they do know "how". We saw it all last season. A team doesn't just forget how to do this. Their problem is they've gotten lazy & have let games get away from them by taking possessions off on defense.

That is what Dray is saying they need to get back to- focusing on the present & getting the job done on a nightly basis.

 

[LAD]

If they knew how to close out, they'd have 2 rings right now and most certaintly wouldn't have lost to the Cavs on Christmas or against the Jizzlies the other night.

And if they didn't know how they wouldn't have the ring they won in 2015.

 

[bksballer89]

Yes they do know "how". We saw it all last season. A team doesn't just forget how to do this. Their problem is they've gotten lazy & have let games get away from them by taking possessions off on defense.

That is what Dray is saying they need to get back to- focusing on the present & getting the job done on a nightly basis.

Last year doesn't matter. They're learning how to close out games with a new (pretty important) piece to their roster.

 

[TJL]

And if they didn't know how they wouldn't have the ring they won in 2015.

If Kyrie and Love didn't get injured they wouldn't have the ring they won in 2015

LeBron by himself brought them to 6 games, which is unbelievable in and of itself.

 

[LAD]

Last year doesn't matter. They're learning how to close out games with a new (pretty important) piece to their roster.

It matters in terms of the guys that are on the team. They aren't a completely brand new team- nor do they have a completely new coaching staff. And the guys they've added aren't all rookies. they guys that lead this team -Curry, KD & Dray all know how to close out games.

We don't have to agree- but they know how to get it done. They just have to execute & play on both ends of the court. We see them lose games when they're not defending consistently.

 

[TJL]

GS only has a 60% win pct in close games this year, that's 11th in the league.

 

[CitySushi]

Yes they do know "how". We saw it all last season. A team doesn't just forget how to do this. Their problem is they've gotten lazy & have let games get away from them by taking possessions off on defense.

That is what Dray is saying they need to get back to- focusing on the present & getting the job done on a nightly basis.

Have to disagree with you here LAD. The Warriors have struggled in the past with closing out tight games. A lot of this came last year because the Warriors didn't play in many close games and didn't get a chance to work on this.

In game 7 of the finals the Warriors didn't score in the last 5 minutes of hte game. That's bad.

This year, they're adding new pieces and have to figure out how to execute down teh stretch. The last part of the memphis game shows that they do not have it figured out. Not saying they can't, they just don't have it figured out right now.

 

[LAD]

If Kyrie and Love didn't get injured they wouldn't have the ring they won in 2015

LeBron by himself brought them to 6 games, which is unbelievable in and of itself.

And had LBJ not added trickery to his game they would've lost game 5 last year & Warriors are back 2 back champs. See how that woulda, shoulda, coulda crap works??

 

[bksballer89]

Have to disagree with you here LAD. The Warriors have struggled in the past with closing out tight games. A lot of this came last year because the Warriors didn't play in many close games and didn't get a chance to work on this.

In game 7 of the finals the Warriors didn't score in the last 5 minutes of hte game. That's bad.

This year, they're adding new pieces and have to figure out how to execute down teh stretch. The last part of the memphis game shows that they do not have it figured out. Not saying they can't, they just don't have it figured out right now.

I appreciate your honesty sir.