2016-17 NBA Regular Season Thread

[GNG]

That's what I've heard as well. Someday I want to visit Ireland.

Mick has visited Ireland about 5 times.

 

[TJL]

Mick has visited Ireland about 5 times.

Aren't you the guy that called me a woman beater in my troll thread? lmfao

 

[GNG]

Aren't you the guy that called me a woman beater in my troll thread? lmfao

You have me mistaken for somebody else.

 

[trojanfan12]

IF there is a prop bet on Jr Smith's shooting percentage TAKE THE UNDER! LOL.

lol You got JR in LA for St. Patricks Day on a Friday, followed by being in LA on Saturday after playing the Clips, so he's going to have a double hangover and Lebron possibly sitting out.

The Lakers might get a win. lol

 

[WiggyRuss]

lol You got JR in LA for St. Patricks Day on a Friday, followed by being in LA on Saturday after playing the Clips, so he's going to have a double hangover and Lebron possibly sitting out.

The Lakers might get a win. lol

JR will get getting fluids on the bench without even playing, lol.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

? Gobert has defnitely been the better rim protector by any stat you can find this year...not even really close

fg% at the rim, defensive plus minus, blocks etc....you know Gobert is a better player than Whiteside.

I don't know that at all.
Like I said, he attacked Tristan, but wanted no part of James.
Whiteside is much bigger, stronger, and physical then Gobert .

Both are very skilled, but I take Whiteside as of today.

 

[Black Adam]

gonna check Southern Methodist and USC later...

go Trojans...

 

[trojanfan12]

He was, no doubt, but like I mentioned yesterday, Utah just took it.
It was like a matador at a bullfight.
No player should get to the rim time after time like that without any resistance.

#tryitonWhiteside

That's probably the biggest thing I miss about how the game was played in the 80's and 90's when they had the "no layups" rule. If a player started getting to the rim too much, someone was knocking him on his ass.

Nowadays, guys risk getting kicked out of the game and suspended.

 

[bksballer89]

SAS said Wade should have never left Miami unless he was going to a title contender.

 

[Black Adam]

That's probably the biggest thing I miss about how the game was played in the 80's and 90's when they had the "no layups" rule. If a player started getting to the rim too much, someone was knocking him on his ass.

Nowadays, guys risk getting kicked out of the game and suspended.

yep, used to see guys get knocked to the deck ALL the time...

#goodoldays

 

[GNG]

gonna check Southern Methodist and USC later...

go Trojans...

I agree...

 

[trojanfan12]

I empathize with the fans that buy tickets and don't get to see a good product.

BUT... here's the thing.

What about the thousands of fans who spend their money and time watching tv games, buyging jerseys, getting league pass, etc? That makes up a huge amount of a team's revenue - moreso than ticket sales.

There is a small group of fans who only go to a game or two a year that care more about the product for that one game than they do the overall product. But the vast majority of fans care much more about the product their team puts on the floor over the course of a season - and multiple seasons - than they do about the product for any one game. And those fans are the reasons the nba is raking in the dough.

If resting a player helps the overall product--- its best for the team and the fans. At least most of the fans. It does really suck for a few fans, though.

I'll always understand why teams rest players, but I'll never like it or agree with it. Players are paid millions of dollars to play ALL of the games. As I've pointed out before, during the '72 Lakers 33 game win streak, they had 4 sets of back to back to back games and won all of them. They had 3 players age 30 and older in their starting lineup.

However, if the NBA is going to continue to allow this then there should be designated "rest games," they should all be home games and the tickets for those games should be sold at a discount.

 

[gordontrue]

there should be designated "rest games," they should all be home games and the tickets for those games should be sold at a discount.

Thats a good idea

 

[trojanfan12]

My corned beef & cabbage will be ready around 12:30.

I'm working today and with the time I left and the time I will get home, mine would be dry. I'm off tomorrow, so I'll be having my corned beef and cabbage and lots of Guinness tomorrow.

However, in order to keep my streak of never letting a St. Patty's day go by without having corned beef and cabbage, I'll be going to a local pub for lunch.

 

[Wamu]

Mick has visited Ireland about 5 times.

Speaking of Mick have you seen him around lately?

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

I'll always understand why teams rest players, but I'll never like it or agree with it. Players are paid millions of dollars to play ALL of the games. As I've pointed out before, during the '72 Lakers 33 game win streak, they had 4 sets of back to back to back games and won all of them. They had 3 players age 30 and older in their starting lineup.

However, if the NBA is going to continue to allow this then there should be designated "rest games," they should all be home games and the tickets for those games should be sold at a discount.

Hopefully the new scheduling will at least slow it down.

You couldnt plan rest days cause you cant plan potential real injuries.

 

[Wamu]

I'm working today and with the time left and the time I will get home, mine would be dry. I'm tomorrow, so I'll be having my corned beef and cabbage and lots of Guinness tomorrow.

However, in order to keep my streak of never letting a St. Patty's day go by without having corned beef and cabbage, I'll be going to a local pub for lunch.

What's your beer of choice for St. Patty's Day? I quit drinking almost nearly 6 years ago but I did stop by my dispensary after work yesterday & picked up some nice green buds. Just waiting for my vaporizer to charge up & I'll have cottonmouth in no time.

 

[trojanfan12]

Ok. Makes perfect sense to me, but to each his own.

I'm not just talking about Kyrie and Bron.

Give me the record of literally any player when their the best player on their team sits out for rest and I really won't care. It won't mean anything to me. I just don't see how it could.

When a player is supposedly also a star like Kyrie, they should be stepping up their game and leading the team when the best guy sits. That's their opportunity to show why they are also a star player. Of course you don't expect the Cavs to have as good a record when Lebron sits and Kyrie plays, but you don't expect it to be as abysmal as it is.

If nothing else, pure professional pride should demand it.

 

[gordontrue]

When a player is supposedly also a star like Kyrie, they should be stepping up their game and leading the team when the best guy sits. That's their opportunity to show why they are also a star player. Of course you don't expect the Cavs to have as good a record when Lebron sits and Kyrie plays, but you don't expect it to be as abysmal as it is.

If nothing else, pure professional pride should demand it.

W-L record is a lazy judge of that and one that I've only ever seen applied to the Cavs. Do we even know how other teams/players fare when their best player rests??

 

[trojanfan12]

Hopefully the new scheduling will at least slow it down.

You couldnt plan rest days cause you cant plan potential real injuries.

Sure you can. Of course you can't predict injuries, but you can definitely make a generalized rule that teams are allotted X number of games to use as "rest games" (say 10). It's then up to the teams to decide how many of those games they want to use. The teams then announce those games in advance and tickets for those games get sold at a discounted price.

Fans may get lucky and show up to the game to find that the star player(s) are playing or they may show up and find out that it's going to be a "rest game."

Of course you can't plan for injuries, but these would be designated as games where players can be sat out without injuries. A player coming back from injury around the time of a rest game might be a reason the fans get lucky and the star player is playing in what would have been a rest game.