2016 NBA Off-Season Thread

[DJ]

Me too. I was on the Byron bandwagon when he was hired. I was really disappointed in his performance (although it did net a couple of nice picks lol).

The thing that was so frustrating was his refusal to be flexible and change his approach. I'm don't have a problem with being "old school", but you have to make adjustments based on the players you have. He didn't do that and it cost him his job. I'll be surprised if we see him as anything other than an assistant in the future and maybe not even that.

The last straw for me was when Russell was yanked from the starting lineup, then later reinserted and had no idea why each happened because Byron didn't tell him.

I think Scott deserved one more year POST-KOBE to show what he could do with the Diaper Dandies......and now Deng and Mozgov.

 

[lebron23james]

The top 2 players are lebron steph. Warriors have the better supporting cast easy

Irving will be the mvp of next season

 

[Hambombs]

Kyrie is 24 and had better stats in the finals

Curry is 29 and had worse stats in the finals

Curry was the MVP kyrie is not. Remember curry was playing 70%
Kyrie was completely healthy

 

[DJ]

Kyrie is 24 and had better stats in the finals

Curry is 29 and had worse stats in the finals

Curry is 28.






































Surprised, he's that old. Thought he was 25 or 26.

 

[Hambombs]

Irving will be the mvp of next season

And i will win streak for the cash this month

 

[lebron23james]

Curry was the MVP kyrie is not. Remember curry was playing 70%
Kyrie was completely healthy

Curry sucked last year as well, no reason he couldn't lead a team to a sweep with them missing their 2nd and 3rd best player and HC...

 

[lebron23james]

And i will win streak for the cash this month

2nd leading scorers in nba finals/championship history

2016 Kyrie Irving 27.1
2002 Kobe Bryant 26.8
1958 Cliff Hagan 25.3 ( pettit 29.3 )
2001 Kobe bryant 24.6
1986 Larry Bird 24.0 ( Mchale 25.8ppg )
1985 James Worthy 23.7
1971 Oscar Robertson 23.5
1963 Tom Heinsohn 23.3 ( Jones 24.6 )
1966 Sam Jones 22.9
1974 Dave Cowens 22.7
1979 Dennis Johnson 22.6 ( Gus Williams 29.0ppg finals, playoffs leader too..wtf? )
2012 Dwyane Wade 22.6
1959 Tie* Sharman/Ramsay 22.5 ( heinsohn 24.2 )
1962 Sam Jones 22.1 ( russell 22.8 )
1983 Andrew Tony 22.0 ( Julius Erving 3rd option in playoffs and finals )
1957 Bill Sharman 21.8 ( Heinsohn 24.0 )
1987 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 21.7
1980 Magic Johnson 21.5
1995 Clyde Drexler 21.5
1989 Isiah Thomas 21.3
1993 Scottie Pippen 21.2
1988 Magic Johnson 21.1
1968 Bailey Howell 21.0
2004 Chauncey Billups 21.0 (Hamilton playoff and finals leader. )
1992 Scottie Pippen 20.8
1991 Scottie Pippen 20.8
1990 Joe Dumars 20.6
1976 Dave Cowens 20.5
1978 Bob Dandridge 20.4
2008 Ray Allen 20.3
1997 Scottie Pippen 20.0
1972 Jerry West 19.8
2013 Dwyane Wade 19.6
2005 Manu Ginobili 18.7
1969 Sam Jones 18.7
1970 Dick Barnett 18.6
2010 Pau Gasol 18.6
2009 Pau Gasol 18.6
1977 Bill Walton 18.5
1960 Frank Ramsay 18.4 ( Heinsohn 22.4 )
1964 John Havlicek 18.4
2007 Tim Duncan 18.3
1965 John Havlicek 18.2
2011 Jason Terry 18.0
1982 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 18.0
2014 Kawhi Leonard 17.8
1967 Wilt Chamberlain 17.7 ( Hal Greer 26.0ppg. would have been mvp )
1961 Bill Russell 17.6 ( heinsohn 22.0 )
1984 Dennis Johnson 17.6
1951 Bob Davies 17.0
1999 David Robinson 16.6
1973 Willis Reed 16.4
1952 Jim Pollard 16.4
2015 Andre Iguodala 16.3
1998 Scottie Pippen 15.7
1996 Scottie Pippen 15.7
2000 Kobe Bryant 15.6 ( *19.0 minus the 2 point injury game )
1981 Larry Bird 15.3 ( ....................wtf? )
1953 Jim Pollard 14.4
2003 Tony Parker 14.0
2006 Antoine Walker 13.8 ( Shaq only averaged 13.7 )
1956 Neil Johnston 13.6 ( Arizin 27.6 )
1950 Jim Pollard 13.6 ( mikan 32.1 )
1994 Vernon Maxwell 13.4
1955 Kerr 12.2 ( schayes 19.0 )
1975 Jamaal Wilkes 11.5
1954 Pollard 10.8 ( Mikan 18.1 )

Kyrie is #1

 

[DJ]

So, the situation has to be identical?

Fail.

All you folks crying over him joining the Warriors wouldn't have said shit, if you had a mouth full of it, if he joined your Team.

If he went to the highest bidder, all he cares about is money, not winning.....see Carmelo.

If he followed the easiest path to a tittle, he's a coward and a frontrunner.....see Kevin Love.

David West gets applauded for setting 10 million dollars on fire to get a ring with the Spurs.

But, Durant is a villain?

Lmfao

Mecca, on FB in a sports group I'm in......one of the guys compared playing in the NBA to slavery. Rich, white owners trading black men like cattle. I'm as pro black as you can get without being black and I facepalmed the fuck out of myself on that one. I had to bite my fingers to keep from responding and typing what I really wanted to.

 

[lebron23james]

Actually if Durant joined the cavs i would have laughed about it and thought it was pretty weak...I would have taken the extra championships, but it wouldn't have changed my opinion on him....

 

[Hambombs]

Curry sucked last year as well, no reason he couldn't lead a team to a sweep with them missing their 2nd and 3rd best player and HC...

Curry actually should of been the mvp last year in the finals. He played great. Only 1 bad game

 

[Hambombs]

Actually if Durant joined the cavs i would have laughed about it and thought it was pretty weak...I would have taken the extra championships, but it wouldn't have changed my opinion on him....

Lol BS. Youre the GOAT troll ill give you that.

 

[bksballer89]

Actually if Durant joined the cavs i would have laughed about it and thought it was pretty weak...I would have taken the extra championships, but it wouldn't have changed my opinion on him....

But it wasn't weak for lebron to join the 2010 heat or 2014 cavs?

 

[Hambombs]

2nd leading scorers in nba finals/championship history

2016 Kyrie Irving 27.1
2002 Kobe Bryant 26.8
1958 Cliff Hagan 25.3 ( pettit 29.3 )
2001 Kobe bryant 24.6
1986 Larry Bird 24.0 ( Mchale 25.8ppg )
1985 James Worthy 23.7
1971 Oscar Robertson 23.5
1963 Tom Heinsohn 23.3 ( Jones 24.6 )
1966 Sam Jones 22.9
1974 Dave Cowens 22.7
1979 Dennis Johnson 22.6 ( Gus Williams 29.0ppg finals, playoffs leader too..wtf? )
2012 Dwyane Wade 22.6
1959 Tie* Sharman/Ramsay 22.5 ( heinsohn 24.2 )
1962 Sam Jones 22.1 ( russell 22.8 )
1983 Andrew Tony 22.0 ( Julius Erving 3rd option in playoffs and finals )
1957 Bill Sharman 21.8 ( Heinsohn 24.0 )
1987 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 21.7
1980 Magic Johnson 21.5
1995 Clyde Drexler 21.5
1989 Isiah Thomas 21.3
1993 Scottie Pippen 21.2
1988 Magic Johnson 21.1
1968 Bailey Howell 21.0
2004 Chauncey Billups 21.0 (Hamilton playoff and finals leader. )
1992 Scottie Pippen 20.8
1991 Scottie Pippen 20.8
1990 Joe Dumars 20.6
1976 Dave Cowens 20.5
1978 Bob Dandridge 20.4
2008 Ray Allen 20.3
1997 Scottie Pippen 20.0
1972 Jerry West 19.8
2013 Dwyane Wade 19.6
2005 Manu Ginobili 18.7
1969 Sam Jones 18.7
1970 Dick Barnett 18.6
2010 Pau Gasol 18.6
2009 Pau Gasol 18.6
1977 Bill Walton 18.5
1960 Frank Ramsay 18.4 ( Heinsohn 22.4 )
1964 John Havlicek 18.4
2007 Tim Duncan 18.3
1965 John Havlicek 18.2
2011 Jason Terry 18.0
1982 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 18.0
2014 Kawhi Leonard 17.8
1967 Wilt Chamberlain 17.7 ( Hal Greer 26.0ppg. would have been mvp )
1961 Bill Russell 17.6 ( heinsohn 22.0 )
1984 Dennis Johnson 17.6
1951 Bob Davies 17.0
1999 David Robinson 16.6
1973 Willis Reed 16.4
1952 Jim Pollard 16.4
2015 Andre Iguodala 16.3
1998 Scottie Pippen 15.7
1996 Scottie Pippen 15.7
2000 Kobe Bryant 15.6 ( *19.0 minus the 2 point injury game )
1981 Larry Bird 15.3 ( ....................wtf? )
1953 Jim Pollard 14.4
2003 Tony Parker 14.0
2006 Antoine Walker 13.8 ( Shaq only averaged 13.7 )
1956 Neil Johnston 13.6 ( Arizin 27.6 )
1950 Jim Pollard 13.6 ( mikan 32.1 )
1994 Vernon Maxwell 13.4
1955 Kerr 12.2 ( schayes 19.0 )
1975 Jamaal Wilkes 11.5
1954 Pollard 10.8 ( Mikan 18.1 )

Kyrie is #1

He played great i get that. But 3 games being better does not= better player

 

[Robotech]

Curry actually should of been the mvp last year in the finals. He played great. Only 1 bad game

True. He struggled in Game 3, but then he adjusted and played well. I wouldn't have had a problem if Curry or LeBron had won Finals MVP.

 

[DJ]

Stopped scrolling through......I just can't do it.

I must be sick....

 

[lebron23james]

Curry actually should of been the mvp last year in the finals. He played great. Only 1 bad game

Lebron should have been mvp, and regular season mvp

 

[Hambombs]

True. He struggled in Game 3, but then he adjusted and played well. I wouldn't have had a problem if Curry or LeBron had won Finals MVP.

Nope youre not allowed to have one bad game

 

[Hambombs]

Lebron should have been mvp, and regular season mvp

Lebron played good but shot 39%

 

[lebron23james]

Lebron played good but shot 39%

Yeah it's easy to load up on 1 guy when the others guys on the court were dellvadova and shumpert

Not so easy when he has his regular teammates as we all saw...

 

[Hambombs]

Yeah it's easy to load up on 1 guy when the others guys on the court were dellvadova and shumpert

Not so easy when he has better teammates as we all saw...

Still solid players dont forget Jr. And he played with kyrie in game 1. Which the warriors won