2017-2018 NBA Regular Season Thread

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Me or the guy on glue?

Not you...lol

I think is name is @raptorlife4.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

bad time for that team to be focused on anything but getting in the playoffs

Especially since Paul George has gone all Markelle Fultz.

 

[tlance]

@Mecca

Stephen A going off on the "media" for bringing up the DiVincenzo tweet. Good for him. I don't often agree with Stephen A, but he has this one right.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

This shit is contagious...

 

[trojanfan12]

@Mecca

Stephen A going off on the "media" for bringing up the DiVincenzo tweet. Good for him. I don't often agree with Stephen A, but he has this one right.

Just heard a great statement by him. He said, "He was 14 years old. What about the grown adults that obviously knew about the tweet before the NC game and waited until he was the Most Outstanding Player in the championship game before saying anything?"

Feels weird agreeing with Stephen A. lol

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

@Mecca

Stephen A going off on the "media" for bringing up the DiVincenzo tweet. Good for him. I don't often agree with Stephen A, but he has this one right.

Good for him.

He annoys the shit out of me.

But, I'm happy to see him being reasonable.

By the way....Anyone find it odd that they put Greenberg, Beadle and Jalen Rose in direct competition with First take?

That is a easy choice for me...lol

 

[Heatles84]

Those rare times I cheer for Lebron.

Alabama coach Nick Saban won't stop video show despite LeBron James' issue

 

[Heatles84]

Just heard a great statement by him. He said, "He was 14 years old. What about the grown adults that obviously knew about the tweet before the NC game and waited until he was the Most Outstanding Player in the championship game before saying anything?"

Feels weird agreeing with Stephen A. lol

Very weird. But yeah, what 14 year old didn't say stupid shit? There's a reason most of my ass beatings came between 12-15.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Just heard a great statement by him. He said, "He was 14 years old. What about the grown adults that obviously knew about the tweet before the NC game and waited until he was the Most Outstanding Player in the championship game before saying anything?"

Feels weird agreeing with Stephen A. lol

They were just waiting to shit on him.

Disgusting.

 

[trojanfan12]

This shit is contagious...

No worries. When he gets to the Lakers, Luke will fix his shot. lol

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Very weird. But yeah, what 14 year old didn't say stupid shit? There's a reason most of my ass beatings came between 12-15.

.....and all he did was quote a lyric about basketball from a rap song.

Gmafb

 

[trojanfan12]

They were just waiting to shit on him.

Disgusting.

Yeah, if they had literally just discovered it after the game, it still would have been shitty to bring up something from 7 years ago when the kid was 14.

But the timing of it shows that they knew about it beforehand and waited until after the game to say anything, which is even worse.

 

[trojanfan12]

.....and all he did was quote a lyric about basketball from a rap song.

Gmafb

Exactly. If it was his actual quote, bringing it up 7 years later would still be a crappy thing to do. But the fact that it was from a rap song about basketball just makes it sleazy as hell.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Yeah, if they had literally just discovered it after the game, it still would have been shitty to bring up something from 7 years ago when the kid was 14.

But the timing of it shows that they knew about it beforehand and waited until after the game to say anything, which is even worse.

How hollow must their lives be?

Biggest basketball moment in that kids life,so far, and they tried to turn it into something ugly.

 

[Heatles84]

.....and all he did was quote a lyric about basketball from a rap song.

Gmafb

Yup. People are just outraged to be outraged. What a bunch of boring kunts.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Exactly. If it was his actual quote, bringing it up 7 years later would still be a crappy thing to do. But the fact that it was from a rap song about basketball just makes it sleazy as hell.

Yup.

That's the other part that really makes me angry.

Initially, they reported it out of context.

Saying he used a racial slur a few years back vs. he quoted a lyric in a song named DERRICK ROSE that says he's ballin on these.....

Are two very different things.

 

[bksballer89]

Good for him.

He annoys the shit out of me.

But, I'm happy to see him being reasonable.

By the way....Anyone find it odd that they put Greenberg, Beadle and Jalen Rose in direct competition with First take?

That is a easy choice for me...lol

I hate Greeny. Will never support anything else he does in his career.

 

[tlance]

Very weird. But yeah, what 14 year old didn't say stupid shit? There's a reason most of my ass beatings came between 12-15.

Not to mention that it completely fails to consider context.

I don't know DiVicenzo at all, but I do know what it was like to be a white kid growing up in basketball culture. I would bet a high percentage of his friends were and are black. And he was may have even been comfortable enough with some that he used the N word freely in conversation.

This should not have been brought up, but now that it has hopefully kids out there will learn from it. Don't put anything on Twitter that you wouldn't say to your mother.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Get ready for Lavar in 5,4,3,2.....

Dennis Rodman says 'awful' LiAngelo Ball has a 10-percent chance of making NBA

 

[knowyourenemy]

This may have been covered but why the hell am I seeing articles/videos discussing whether Jay Wright should take the 76ers job? It’s like people just assumed the 76ers were tanking again this year. Then you head over to the standings and realize — oh shit, they’re going to win 50 games and may actually land the 3rd seed in the East (if they can somehow manage to beat Cleveland on Friday). This Brett Brown guy might actually be a good coach.

I know, I know. The simple response is “ESPN sucks,” but you’d still think they could some up with something better than Jay Wright to the 76ers.