2016-17 NBA Regular Season Thread

[Vyle203]

I was celebrating 18-1 at the Giants parade. Amazing scene. You should have been there

 

[LAD]

Exactly. All 16-0 did was make the SB loss all the more devastating.

I think any SB loss would be devastating- just as any Finals loss is.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

I heard James 'resting' vs Westbrook tomorrow.

 

[trojanfan12]

So then by your logic what is the point of handing out the MVP of the reg season if the recipient's team doesn't win the championship?

No, the MVP is an individual award given to the player who has the best overall season, championships are team awards.

I believe there is a reason the records for reg season & post season are separate. Because they aren't one in the same.

They are separate because not everyone makes the playoffs.

But I just don't think it's fair to say the reg season means nothing because like it or not that is a record in the record books- and there's no asterisk beside it because they didn't win the title.

It's very fair, because outside of determining who makes the playoffs and how they are seeded, the regular season does mean nothing. When was the last time you heard a player or coach say their goal was to have the best regular season record? When was the last time you heard a player or coach say their goal was to win a championship?

Things like "best regular season record" etc. are nothing more than participation trophies. They look nice in the trophy case until someone looks closer and realizes they don't represent actually winning anything. Before you say, they won 73 games, despite those 73 wins, they are just one of 29 teams that didn't win the title.

 

[LAD]

No, the MVP is an individual award given to the player who has the best overall season, championships are team awards.



They are separate because not everyone makes the playoffs.



It's very fair, because outside of determining who makes the playoffs and how they are seeded, the regular season does mean nothing. When was the last time you heard a player or coach say their goal was to have the best regular season record? When was the last time you heard a player or coach say their goal was to win a championship?

Things like "best regular season record" etc. are nothing more than participation trophies. They look nice in the trophy case until someone looks closer and realize they don't represent actually winning anything. Before you say, they won 73 games, despite those 73 wins, they are just one of 29 teams that didn't win the title.

I never said having the best record in the reg season was the goal. I said that because they DID set a record IMO their reg season wasn't meaningless.

 

[LAD]

I heard James 'resting' vs Westbrook tomorrow.

You think he wants to deal with speedy gonzalez ON TOP OF playing the most minutes per game in the league??

 

[Vyle203]

I think any SB loss would be devastating- just as any Finals loss is.

That one had a particularly potent sting to it.

 

[LAD]

That one had a particularly potent sting to it.

As did last year's Finals loss.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

You think he wants to deal with speedy gonzalez ON TOP OF playing the most minutes per game in the league??

He wouldn't be on Westbrook.
If Cavs win tomorrow it would be an impressive string of road wins.


Parker just injured vs Heat.

 

[trojanfan12]

I never said having the best record in the reg season was the goal. I said that because they DID set a record IMO their reg season wasn't meaningless.

That's the point. No one says that because it doesn't mean anything without a title.

Teams set lots of records in the regular season, none of them mean much without a championship. Don't get me wrong, they're nice to have, but without a title, they're pretty much meaningless. Other than conversations like these, when does anyone ever talk about their 73 wins?

I can pretty well guarantee you that when the Warriors players and coaches look at that record, all it does is remind them of what could have been and wasn't.

 

[bksballer89]

Not surprising. 3rd game in 4 nights. He was going to sit out one of these 2.

 

[Vyle203]

As did last year's Finals loss.

I'm sure.

 

[Heatles84]

Ouch.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Not surprising. 3rd game in 4 nights. He was going to sit out one of these 2.

Quite often he's sat vs Indy, and they are a divisional rival, so it makes sense.

 

[Heatles84]

@Mecca , please don't tell me you guys are going to lose to the Knicks. C'mon man!

 

[bksballer89]

Quite often he's sat vs Indy, and they are a divisional rival, so it makes sense.

Yeah he sat out the first game I believe. Guess they thought it would be bad to rest him in both visits to Indy. Makes sense

 

[Vyle203]

I think the Wizards are trying to lose to BKN just to spite us.

 

[trojanfan12]

@Mecca , please don't tell me you guys are going to lose to the Knicks. C'mon man!

Lakers > Clippers

 

[Heatles84]

 

[Vyle203]

Quite often he's sat vs Indy, and they are a divisional rival, so it makes sense.

That might actually be a helluva game now.