KD no showed in OT.
Official NBA 2016-2017 Thread - 30 teams, 1 goal. 2 weeks left, so much can happen!!
Yep but that can mess around with them mentally; Against the better teams they are gonna have to come and play...LBJ just wants to simulate the regular season and it's becoming more and more obvious. If there is a challenge, he just seems to be like"This ain't June, fuck this shit!!"
All around poor game for the dubs; top to bottom; Im still not sure why Kerr refused to give McGee more minutes; hell didnt give Looney any minutes either; just wasnt a good game; but them refs
, I dont know what type of shit they were on; they were calling some bullshit 
Pleas copping
3's dropping
3's dropping
They need to 86 this KG segment.
Look at the box score. Thats that Western Conference basketball right there.
Yeah, I just don't see Lebron at his age getting up for the regular season. It seems like he has just playing to get others involved, but they were winning. This team lives and dies with Lebron and his energy.
Wen the last time a unanimous MVP gets taken out the game?
Yall niggas thinkin Kobe coming out the game?
Magic? Shaq? Lebron?
I never seen the TOP player come out
Yall niggas thinkin Kobe coming out the game?
Magic? Shaq? Lebron?
I never seen the TOP player come out
He a bitch
All around poor game for the dubs; top to bottom; Im still not sure why Kerr refused to give McGee more minutes; hell didnt give Looney any minutes either; just wasnt a good game; but them refs
I ain't even worried about the bullshit calls. Curry don't even play enough defense to foul out according to everyone around here.
Warriors shot horrible on EASY ass shots.. wide open shots and missed everybody that's usually efficient shot horrible percentages and it still took 2 ot's to win.
main thing draymond make a fucking free throw. make 2 free throws in regulation then its over in regulation win by 2 even with shitty as performance shooting easy ass shots.
true; but sometimes you dont have it on the offensive end; im not sure why they didnt though; but still those refs
; that shit was really ridiculous; some of those fouls on Curry; and that draymond flagrant; but he got to hit those freethrows; they missed alot of easy everything...
true; but sometimes you dont have it on the offensive end; im not sure why they didnt though; but still those refs
Yea but I ain't gonna even cry about them. The rockets became an elite defensive team last night and played clean non fouling basketball in the refs eyes which is cool
but you can't miss wide open easy shots. not even 3's easy ass 10 footers and layups and shit. but you can't miss 2 free throws
actually he missed several crucial free throws.
yes he did; I think Klay missed some as well too; KD miss a gimme at the end of the 1st half; steph and klay missing wide open shots; weird game for them from an offensive perspective...
Dude is a hater times a hundred, and I don't even like the term
You would think he was Kawhi Leonard on defense
Damn... Da Fucks going on with Cleveland? 3 Straight L's, with 2 good down home country ass whippings out of the 3?!?!? Rondo with a Triple double?!?!?! A lot of holes being exposed with them motherfuckers right now? 
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Damn... Da Fucks going on with Cleveland? 3 Straight L's, with 2 good down home country ass whippings out of the 3?!?!? Rondo with a Triple double?!?!?! A lot of wholes being exposed with them motherfuckers right now?
It's the year of the sky is falling. Time to fire the coach, trade Kyrie, and rebuild.
Seriously though, they seem like fuck it. Lue isn't too happy. Now the rumblings about Shump are surfacing.
Damn... Da Fucks going on with Cleveland? 3 Straight L's, with 2 good down home country ass whippings out of the 3?!?!? Rondo with a Triple double?!?!?! A lot of wholes being exposed with them motherfuckers right now?
its early season bball
It's the year of the sky is falling. Time to fire the coach, trade Kyrie, and rebuild.
Seriously though, they seem like fuck it. Lue isn't too happy. Now the rumblings about Shump are surfacing.
Shit, I'm waiting for the rumblings about JR's bum ass to start... Dude is a cancer man for real. Some of the dumb shit he does, a defending champion doesn't do.
Seriously though, a few losses I can understand... Tonights game was a good one, but the other losses, especially the ass whipping to the Bucks is more telling than most would give it credit for in my opinion...
Supposedly, folks aren't happy about Shump. They feel after he signed that contract he ain't done shit. Because of his injuries, they wonder if he is taking care of himself. Smith is getting a pass because he did show up in the playoffs.
It's funny how all this shit comes up as soon as they drop some games. It's like folks sit on information and then try to fan the fires.
Didn't hear any of this until after the Bucks' game.
Supposedly, folks aren't happy about Shump. They feel after he signed that contract he ain't done shit. Because of his injuries, they wonder if he is taking care of himself. Smith is getting a pass because he did show up in the playoffs.
It's funny how all this shit comes up as soon as they drop some games. It's like folks sit on information and then try to fan the fires.
You know that's how it works.... People see shit, but until it's impactful they don't say shit. That's life and human nature Bruh... Like a broad who knows her Dude is cheating, but doesn't trip until she catches him or somebody else does...
Talk that greasy shit na tom cisco
SIXERS TO USE BEN SIMMONS AT POINT GUARD WHEN HE RETURNS
By Jessica Camerato | CSNPhilly.com December 01, 2016 4:25 PM
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Looks like you can drop “forward” from “point-forward.”
Brett Brown plans to use Ben Simmons as the Sixers' point guard when the 6-foot-10 rookie returns from a right acute Jones fracture which has sidelined him this season.
While there have been no updates on when Simmons will be cleared to play, Brown has seen enough during his rehab to believe he can succeed at the one-spot on both ends of the court.
“I think it is a hundred percent me realizing what we have,” Brown said Thursday after practice. “Understanding that Jerryd Bayless could comfortably play a two, to talking with Ben more, to understanding the opportunity that we have to try this and to grow this. This is something that I’d think would be a mistake if we didn’t try it. I think the more I studied him and studied film and talked with him — I spent a lot of time with him since his injury — the more comfortable I feel, like this is the right path.”
When the Sixers drafted Simmons first overall, the original intention was to start him at power forward and utilize him at various positions on the court, including on the perimeter and at the point. Simmons averaged 19.2 points, 11.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 2.0 steals in his one season at LSU.
The Sixers inked Bayless to be the starting point guard, thinking that his offensive skillset would be able to complement Simmons when the big was running the floor. That plan didn’t pan out.
Both Simmons and Bayless (left wrist) suffered injuries during training camp. Bayless has played in only three games, missed the last two, and is questionable for Friday against the Magic. Sergio Rodriguez, signed to be a backup, has been starting at the point.
Initially, Brown was reluctant to start Simmons at point guard given the enormity of the role. Simmons was going to be transitioning to a new league, which is challenging enough without having a new position thrown on top. Brown has learned more about the rookie as he progresses through his rehab, which has a multi-faceted focus on health, education and shot improvement, and that caused him to go in a different direction.
“I felt like initially to just say, 'Welcome to the NBA, 19-year-old who’s never played a point guard in your life and here’s the gym, here’s the ball,' was borderline cruel, was not very responsible,” Brown said. “I think as time has unfolded, talking more with him, seeing the team that we have, studying more and more and more what he actually brings to the table, I want to try it.”
Simmons’ size will create matchup problems for the opposing defense. On the flipside, he also will be challenged when guarding smaller point guards. Brown believes Simmons can handle that task and has been addressing it while they study film. Brown also would prefer to keep Simmons at the same position on both ends to avoid potential issues in transition.
“I think he can (defend point guards),” Brown said. “I think when you look at his athleticism and you combine that with his intellect, and part of my discussions when I’m with him is what do you see in relation to guarding, let’s pick the best, Chris Paul, and how would you guard that? He talks all the time about space and touch distance and understanding angles and our pick-and-rolls, the defense behind him, like what would Joel (Embiid) be in and so on.
“He asks the right questions and I steer him sometimes and point him and give him a little bit of hints, but I think that yes, I do feel like he can. And only, like anything, will time prove me right or wrong, but that will be the plan. I intend on making him like what we would know to be a legitimate point guard, and we’re going to try him defending other point guards.”
Moving Simmons to the one spot will have implications on the rest of the roster. If the Sixers shift Bayless to shooting guard, they could move their twos over to small forward and go offense-heavy on the perimeter.
“You would feel like you could start sprinkling some shooters around Ben with the ball and our big guys at the rim and go shooter, shooter, shooter,” Brown said. “That is, to me, sort of you start getting into perfect world on how you want to play.”
One of the next steps in Simmons’ return is having him join the Sixers on the bench for games. His teammates got a small glimpse of his potential and are ready to see more.
“During training camp, I was amazed how he was getting rebounds and just pushing the ball kind of like aggressively, kind of like (Russell) Westbrook,” Embiid said. “You could feel his presence on the floor and just finding guys. ... Now it’s on him to be willing to learn it, especially defensively, getting through screens at a high rate if he really wants to play point guard full time.”
By Jessica Camerato | CSNPhilly.com December 01, 2016 4:25 PM
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Looks like you can drop “forward” from “point-forward.”
Brett Brown plans to use Ben Simmons as the Sixers' point guard when the 6-foot-10 rookie returns from a right acute Jones fracture which has sidelined him this season.
While there have been no updates on when Simmons will be cleared to play, Brown has seen enough during his rehab to believe he can succeed at the one-spot on both ends of the court.
“I think it is a hundred percent me realizing what we have,” Brown said Thursday after practice. “Understanding that Jerryd Bayless could comfortably play a two, to talking with Ben more, to understanding the opportunity that we have to try this and to grow this. This is something that I’d think would be a mistake if we didn’t try it. I think the more I studied him and studied film and talked with him — I spent a lot of time with him since his injury — the more comfortable I feel, like this is the right path.”
When the Sixers drafted Simmons first overall, the original intention was to start him at power forward and utilize him at various positions on the court, including on the perimeter and at the point. Simmons averaged 19.2 points, 11.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 2.0 steals in his one season at LSU.
The Sixers inked Bayless to be the starting point guard, thinking that his offensive skillset would be able to complement Simmons when the big was running the floor. That plan didn’t pan out.
Both Simmons and Bayless (left wrist) suffered injuries during training camp. Bayless has played in only three games, missed the last two, and is questionable for Friday against the Magic. Sergio Rodriguez, signed to be a backup, has been starting at the point.
Initially, Brown was reluctant to start Simmons at point guard given the enormity of the role. Simmons was going to be transitioning to a new league, which is challenging enough without having a new position thrown on top. Brown has learned more about the rookie as he progresses through his rehab, which has a multi-faceted focus on health, education and shot improvement, and that caused him to go in a different direction.
“I felt like initially to just say, 'Welcome to the NBA, 19-year-old who’s never played a point guard in your life and here’s the gym, here’s the ball,' was borderline cruel, was not very responsible,” Brown said. “I think as time has unfolded, talking more with him, seeing the team that we have, studying more and more and more what he actually brings to the table, I want to try it.”
Simmons’ size will create matchup problems for the opposing defense. On the flipside, he also will be challenged when guarding smaller point guards. Brown believes Simmons can handle that task and has been addressing it while they study film. Brown also would prefer to keep Simmons at the same position on both ends to avoid potential issues in transition.
“I think he can (defend point guards),” Brown said. “I think when you look at his athleticism and you combine that with his intellect, and part of my discussions when I’m with him is what do you see in relation to guarding, let’s pick the best, Chris Paul, and how would you guard that? He talks all the time about space and touch distance and understanding angles and our pick-and-rolls, the defense behind him, like what would Joel (Embiid) be in and so on.
“He asks the right questions and I steer him sometimes and point him and give him a little bit of hints, but I think that yes, I do feel like he can. And only, like anything, will time prove me right or wrong, but that will be the plan. I intend on making him like what we would know to be a legitimate point guard, and we’re going to try him defending other point guards.”
Moving Simmons to the one spot will have implications on the rest of the roster. If the Sixers shift Bayless to shooting guard, they could move their twos over to small forward and go offense-heavy on the perimeter.
“You would feel like you could start sprinkling some shooters around Ben with the ball and our big guys at the rim and go shooter, shooter, shooter,” Brown said. “That is, to me, sort of you start getting into perfect world on how you want to play.”
One of the next steps in Simmons’ return is having him join the Sixers on the bench for games. His teammates got a small glimpse of his potential and are ready to see more.
“During training camp, I was amazed how he was getting rebounds and just pushing the ball kind of like aggressively, kind of like (Russell) Westbrook,” Embiid said. “You could feel his presence on the floor and just finding guys. ... Now it’s on him to be willing to learn it, especially defensively, getting through screens at a high rate if he really wants to play point guard full time.”
Yup. Was about to type the same shit. Just because it comes out during adversity doesnt mean it isnt a legitimate issue.
The bigger issue with the Cavs is they dont have a backup ball handler (no homo). They gonna have to trade for a reserve PG before the deadline. Trade Shump for one... 2 birds one stone.
My Rockets showing out. Came in close to 5 am to Denver after that double overtime win in GS and ran a well rested Denver out the gym
Fuck yo Rockets!
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