2016-17 NBA Regular Season Thread

[Black Adam]

No shit.

least he has the balls to take blame and point the finger at himself, which i find both commendable and respectable...

unlike some who i'll leave nameless in the sports world...

 

[Black Adam]

So if it's not a big deal why would he say anything about it to the press? Why would he mention it multiple times? Either you're the idiot for trying to sugar coat the problem or LBJ is the idiot for making a mountain out of a mole hill. Which is it?

oooo, LOVE multiple choice...

le'ssee, i'm gonna go wiiiiithh...

BOTH...?

 

[LAD]

oooo, LOVE multiple choice...

le'ssee, i'm gonna go wiiiiithh...

BOTH...?

 

[Black Adam]

Lue, however, put the Cavs in the same breath as the Pats.

"It was definitely, it was right there," Lue said. "Being down 3-1 where no team in NBA history has ever come back from in an NBA Finals and then I think the largest lead (overcome) in a Super Bowl was 10 and they were down 25. And to come back being down 19 to start the fourth quarter, I mean, everyone counted them out. They counted us out the same exact way and for those guys to come back and win was just unbelievable."

Lue's invoking last season too...?

guess the 2 of you have that in common...

 

[LAD]

Self-made man, billionaire owner Championship owner, fattest wallet in the league- and urban developer...

Dan Gilbert's impact on Detroit just keeps growing

This is the type of guy you want running your franchise!!


Detroit has long enjoyed the contributions of its corporate benefactors, including such famous names as Henry Ford II, Al Taubman, Max Fisher, Peter Stroh, Roger Penske, Pete Karmanos.

But the events of the past two weeks remind us once again what an extraordinary ride Detroit has been on these past six years since Dan Gilbert moved his Quicken Loans downtown.

In almost less time than it takes to tell, Gilbert's team, in recent days, announced their remake of the old Detroit Free Press building, held the ground-breaking for their planned Shinola Hotel on Woodward Avenue, announced the move downtown of another major tenant in software giant Microsoft, finished a bid for a Major League Soccer franchise, and offered to buy the Wayne County Jail construction site to make way for a soccer stadium.
That Free Press building project alone will probably mean a $75-million dollar investment. Ditto the Shinola Hotel, more or less. And the new soccer stadium and its surrounding dining and residential spin-offs, should they come to fruition, represent somewhere in the hundreds of millions of dollars in investment.

So in less than two weeks Gilbert has put himself and his partners on the line for a cool billion or so in new projects that could bring hundreds more residents and office workers to the city’s core.

Besides his great wealth, Gilbert’s secret seems to be that he moves fast and hires good people.

@trojanfan12 - PLEASE make it stop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[WiggyRuss]

Lue's invoking last season too...?

guess the 2 of you have that in common...

well he cant rightly invoke this season as the Championship has not occurred yet

 

[Black Adam]

well he cant rightly invoke this season as the Championship has not occurred yet

true...

course if things stand pat i have a feeling he won't be able to do it this June coming up either...

 

[WiggyRuss]

true...

course if things stand pat i have a feeling he won't be able to do it this June coming up either...

heard the same thing last year.

 

[Black Adam]

@trojanfan12 - PLEASE make it stop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

aw come now. what's wrong with a li'l spamming and propaganda early on a Monday...?

 

[Black Adam]

heard the same thing last year.

nice. good comeback....

they go down 3-1 to GS this time i doubt VERY seriously you get that lucky again...

 

[bksballer89]

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Self-made man, billionaire owner Championship owner, fattest wallet in the league- and urban developer...

Dan Gilbert's impact on Detroit just keeps growing

This is the type of guy you want running your franchise!!


Detroit has long enjoyed the contributions of its corporate benefactors, including such famous names as Henry Ford II, Al Taubman, Max Fisher, Peter Stroh, Roger Penske, Pete Karmanos.

But the events of the past two weeks remind us once again what an extraordinary ride Detroit has been on these past six years since Dan Gilbert moved his Quicken Loans downtown.

In almost less time than it takes to tell, Gilbert's team, in recent days, announced their remake of the old Detroit Free Press building, held the ground-breaking for their planned Shinola Hotel on Woodward Avenue, announced the move downtown of another major tenant in software giant Microsoft, finished a bid for a Major League Soccer franchise, and offered to buy the Wayne County Jail construction site to make way for a soccer stadium.
That Free Press building project alone will probably mean a $75-million dollar investment. Ditto the Shinola Hotel, more or less. And the new soccer stadium and its surrounding dining and residential spin-offs, should they come to fruition, represent somewhere in the hundreds of millions of dollars in investment.

So in less than two weeks Gilbert has put himself and his partners on the line for a cool billion or so in new projects that could bring hundreds more residents and office workers to the city’s core.

Besides his great wealth, Gilbert’s secret seems to be that he moves fast and hires good people.

Did Ballmer and Paul Allen sale their teams last night?

Having the fattest bill doesn't mean they you have been the fattest wallet.

 

[WiggyRuss]

aw come now. what's wrong with a li'l spamming and propaganda early on a Monday...?

propaganda?

what? you do not enjoy seeing how one of the esteemed and brilliant owners in the NBA also doubles as a civic philanthropist and a re-builder/reinvigorator of a distressed downtown area?

As a self-made man who started with nothing- i think its impressive how he has now shifted much of his focus to using his vast amount of intelligence and capital to try and bring back an economically distressed and downtrodden city.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Lue, however, put the Cavs in the same breath as the Pats.

"It was definitely, it was right there," Lue said. "Being down 3-1 where no team in NBA history has ever come back from in an NBA Finals and then I think the largest lead (overcome) in a Super Bowl was 10 and they were down 25. And to come back being down 19 to start the fourth quarter, I mean, everyone counted them out. They counted us out the same exact way and for those guys to come back and win was just unbelievable."

Yeah, I can see that.

Both won despite what was seen as insurmountable odds.

But, Lebron doesn't = Brady.....imo

Tim Duncan = Brady

Jordan = Montana

Karl Malone = Marino

Bron = Jon Elway or P Manning

 

[WiggyRuss]

Yeah, I can see that.

Both won despite what was seen as insurmountable odds.

But, Lebron doesn't = Brady.....imo

Tim Duncan = Brady

Jordan = Montana

Karl Malone = Marino

Bron = Jon Elway or P Manning

i like those....i think those work....i like the elway one ....especially if LeBron ends his career like Elway ended his

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

i like those....i think those work....i like the elway one ....especially if LeBron ends his career like Elway ended his

It could happen.

Elway lost in his fair share of Superbowls.

But, his greatness can't be disputed.

Plus, they both recognize that it's time to take a step back and let the young lion take center stage for the betterment of the team.

* See Kyrie and Terrell Davis.

 

[WiggyRuss]

It could happen.

Elway lost in his fair share of Superbowls.

But, his greatness can't be disputed.

Plus, they both recognize that it's time to take a step back and let the young lion take center stage for the betterment of the team.

* See Kyrie and Terrell Davis.

LeBron did do a good job in seeing that Kyrie and Love were a much surer avenue to winning then Bosh and Wade were when he decided to come back.....He couldnt have known for 100% sure Love was coming as the Warriors still had negotiations about him- but he had a good idea the Cavs had the assets and ability to get him when he came.

 

[LAD]

LeBron did do a good job in seeing that Kyrie and Love were a much surer avenue to winning then Bosh and Wade were when he decided to come back.....He couldnt have known for 100% sure Love was coming as the Warriors still had negotiations about him- but he had a good idea the Cavs had the assets and ability to get him when he came.

Nobody in their right mind thought the Warriors were giving up Klay for Love.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

LeBron did do a good job in seeing that Kyrie and Love were a much surer avenue to winning then Bosh and Wade were when he decided to come back.....He couldnt have known for 100% sure Love was coming as the Warriors still had negotiations about him- but he had a good idea the Cavs had the assets and ability to get him when he came.

I like the fact that he isn't resistant to taking a step back.

When some top guys start to get a little long in the tooth, they tend to feel threatened.

* See Derrick Rose vs. Butler, Shaq vs. Kobe, Monta vs. Curry

That probably has a lot to do with why Phil wants Melo out of New York.

Bron is still the top player in the NBA.

But, he clearly recognizes that Kyrie will likely help extend his career by shouldering more of the load.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Nobody in their right mind thought the Warriors were giving up Klay for Love.

Everyone who had significant input agrees with you.

West and Kerr were completely agaisnt it.