2016-17 NBA Regular Season Thread

[Shanemansj13]

Derrick Williams had a big 14 points and 7 rebounds last night. He has been a big lift for the Cavs bc they have needed it with the injuries

 

[knowyourenemy]

Re-occurring blood clots. It'd be one thing if he had a one-time occurrence. He had blood clots in back-to-back seasons which cut his respective seasons short around February. When the Heat did his physical last offseason, it appeared that they found another event (his 3rd) that would suggest another clotting issue was coming. Meaning he has to be on blood thinners and wouldn't be able to do full contact practice. When you're on blood thinners, any type of blow to head and you're going to be 6-feet under. Spo would never play Bosh in this case, it'd be a waste of his salary on the bench. This is the same guy that was on the court at the same time as Hank Gathers was when he died.

Thanks. Yeah -- I knew all the clotting issues but I guess I didn't really grasp the risk of what might happen if Bosh falls or anything like that. I have no clue how he thinks he could manage it, especially if he's on Xarelto.

 

[shopson67]

Kyrie was just entering the league.

Any other hypothetical you want to discuss? Should we discuss which team would be better if we added a random player to a team and if they would make the playoffs or not?

Just entering the league...for three years running before Lebron returned. How long do you get credit for still "entering the league". 19 wins the year before Kyrie, followed by an improvement 21-45 (shortened season, Kyrie ROY), back down to 24-58, then improvement to 33-49. Jumped by 20 wins with the addition of Lebron and Love.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Derrick Williams had a big 14 points and 7 rebounds last night. He has been a big lift for the Cavs bc they have needed it with the injuries

its incredible what a winning environment and lebron james can do for a guy....

obviously Dwill shouldnt have gone so high as the #2 pick- he rode a great tournament to getting picked so high.....

it just seems he has restored confidence- and there is no doubt- the guy is an amazing athlete. Good situation, and good leadership- after having been on nothing but bad teams can make a difference- esp. for a guy who is still relatively young.

 

[TJL]

If I posted every time I jerked off then this thread would be over 2000 pages and you'd have to swim through at least 5 pages just to see someone else post.

 

[TJL]

Curry has only been elite for a couple years, while he was better than Klay for awhile before he was elite he still had Klay alongside him. Kyrie's best player was Tristan and he had Waiters lol

I completely agree with you.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Just entering the league...for three years running before Lebron returned. How long do you get credit for still "entering the league". 19 wins the year before Kyrie, followed by an improvement 21-45 (shortened season, Kyrie ROY), back down to 24-58, then improvement to 33-49. Jumped by 20 wins with the addition of Lebron and Love.

the Cavs tanked at least those first two years with Kyrie

i mean- remember when they decided to take Luke Walton's contract from the Lakers to get a first rounder, and a pick swap for Sessions---- or taking Baron Davis' contract for a lotto pick, or taking Speights and Ellingtons contracts for a first round pick etc......

blaming Kyrie in his age 19-22 seasons- while the team was tanking for the great majority of that time doesnt exactly seem right--- but thats just me. lol....

it would be like blaming DeAngelo Russel for the Lakers being gawd awful right now- though Kyrie was a lot better player at that age.

 

[TJL]

apparently Bosh thinks there are certain protocols under which he might be able to play- while the Heat have wanted him to not attempt another comeback after the first two incidents.

bosh gets all that cash regardless if he plays or not- so i dont know why he seems so hell bent on trying to play- but he wont be able to ever got back on the court unless a dr. gives it the okay.

Because some guys actually love the game of basketball, which is why when guys retire from the sport after a long period of time, even though they should be set for life with money, they get very emotional. It's pretty hard to basically give up on something you've been doing your whole life.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Thanks. Yeah -- I knew all the clotting issues but I guess I didn't really grasp the risk of what might happen if Bosh falls or anything like that. I have no clue how he thinks he could manage it, especially if he's on Xarelto.

yah i guess it just depends on the severity and probability of a re-occurence.

At one point Anderson Varejao missed a lot of time with blood clot issues, but came back- plenty of guys have had blood clot issues, and taken time off and came back and played- I would guess it depends on the severity, and the likelihood of re-occurence.

 

[shopson67]

the Cavs tanked at least those first two years with Kyrie

i mean- remember when they decided to take Luke Walton's contract from the Lakers to get a first rounder, and a pick swap for Sessions---- or taking Baron Davis' contract for a lotto pick, or taking Speights and Ellingtons contracts for a first round pick etc......

blaming Kyrie in his age 19-22 seasons- while the team was tanking for the great majority of that time doesnt exactly seem right--- but thats just me. lol....

it would be like blaming DeAngelo Russel for the Lakers being gawd awful right now- though Kyrie was a lot better player at that age.

I didn't place any blame, just provided the info. I just didn't agree with the "just entering the league" for a 3 year stretch, lol.

 

[TJL]

Since Seth has been inserted into the Mavs starting lineup (21 games), he's averaging 16 ppg on 51% from the field, 47% from 3.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Since Seth has been inserted into the Mavs starting lineup (21 games), he's averaging 16 ppg on 51% from the field, 47% from 3.

He is really starting to come along. Happy for the guy

 

[WiggyRuss]

He is really starting to come along. Happy for the guy

agree-good for him....good for the Mavs.... i like Cuban and the Mavs....especially since he has helped deliver DWill and RJ to the Cavs the last couple years lol.....him and Gilbert seem to have some similarities...both are obviously extremely intelligent self-made billionaires- they didnt inherit their money or team from daddy. They both seem to keep pushing the NBA to modernize. Both have gotten titles by doing it there way. Both have franchise players adored by their cities and have given those guys all the assets and resources in order to succeed. If I was a fan and could handpick an owner for my team- those guys would def be at or near the top.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Since Seth has been inserted into the Mavs starting lineup (21 games), he's averaging 16 ppg on 51% from the field, 47% from 3.

Dallas starting to build a lil bit of a core down there with curry, barnes, noel now- if that dleaguer yogi continues to play well.......still in its infancy- but you can see it starting to come together a lil bit.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

it would be like blaming DeAngelo Russel for the Lakers being gawd awful right now- though Kyrie was a lot better player at that age.

Yeah, his wins show it.

 

[TJL]

Yeah, his wins show it.

You can just watch him play and know he's a great player, stop being such a fucking can.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

You can just watch him play and know he's a great player, stop being such a fucking can.

Meow!

You sure you weren't nuts deep in lebron last night?

 

[TJL]

Meow!

You sure you weren't nuts deep in lebron last night?

Why would I be? I don't like LeBron

I'm also not the one that has a name and avatar after a fucking fat ass that retired 5 years ago, maybe you should look in the mirror before you accuse someone of being a nut hugger

Know your fucking role, and shut your fucking mouth, is my point.

 

[Shanemansj13]

You can just watch him play and know he's a great player, stop being such a fucking can.

I wouldn't consider him elite yet but a great player no doubt especially the way he performed in the Finals and being Mr. Clutch. He is a 38% 3 pt shooter, has the best handles in the game (Isiah even admitted that). He is also one of the best finishers in the game especially with his left.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Why would I be? I don't like LeBron

I'm also not the one that has a name and avatar after a fucking fat ass that retired 5 years ago, maybe you should look in the mirror before you accuse someone of being a nut hugger

Know your fucking role, and shut your fucking mouth, is my point.

She is living in the past. I can't blame her lol