2015 - 2016 NBA Thread - NBA where amazing happens - all rookie team named!!!

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Some nice matchup


Heat vs pistons
Cavs vs Raptors
Grizzlies vs rockets
Kings vs bucks
Mavs vs Spurs
Hawks vs Wovles
 
Hey man, as a courtesy, if you're gonna type in this bullshit font and bold, can you add in a couple "enter" keys here and there and give us paragraphs? Shits hell on the eyes.

And yes, incremental improvements. Which itself implies minimal roster variation yet accounts for player development and skill progression. And thats exactly where GS stands. As a team, they are on par offensively while actually playing a less efficient defensive game. While Barnes and DG have improved, Klay is way down in productivity and AI is slightly declining. Festus has near the same level of contribution per minute, he just doubled his on court time. And yes, Curry is playing lights so. So again, incremental improvements.

And the Spurs have the 2nd best record in the league along with the highest defensive rating... So im not sure what the fuck you're talking about... And quite honestly, neither are you. This team is actually younger than they were last season and they only have two players to log more than 30minutes per night. And one of those is the reigning DPOY. So feel free to agree or disagree. But to act so insulted while talking all this shit about old and slow just sounds like misinformed garbage that doesnt jive with the facts.

And of course health is the key concern. But how is that different than with any other team? Why do you think everyone keeps making a deal out of how healthy GS has been the last 12months?


Cory Joseph is just a guy. Before him it was Patty Mills, before him it was Gary Neal (remember him? didnt think so.)... Interchangeable system guys. Team wont miss him in the least.

Sorry about the font, fixed...

Hes the reigning DPOY and everyone knows he shouldnt have gotten it; Green and Jordan should have gotten it; Who insulted and how and Im acting insulted :hmm::lol:; Dude ive stated pretty good facts about GS and Spurs and Cavs; I dont have a dog in the fight for either; I like seeing good basketball; Again to say GS has small improvements is ridiculous just as to say they are the same team; the spurs key players are not younger; The spurs go where T Parker takes them period; Ive watch bball long enough to know that GS is extremely improve from last year...
 
I have been watching them play when I get the chance and their game is as ugly as it was in 2003 and 2005. The methodical and pure traditional style basketball. And they really have to work on their cohesiveness. If they make it to the finals again, I'm going to be flabbergasted because it will be 2016 and Duncan is still relevant.

:yes::yes:
 
Look how they play and how they been used... They have always logged in big mins on poor team with poor benches... Usually they shot at high volume and got banged up in the paint... The reason why its not chronic because its not the same injury happening over and over again, like Rose...
For the first time in their career they have the luxury of playing with in their game instead of being the work horse that carries the brunt of the teams burden..
Note: this is the reason why bad team stars stay injured...

Kyrie started to change his style up last year...manly because Lebron took over the ball handling duties but he gonna have to make them same changes Wade made three years ago...mid range game have to be deadly, the added bonus is his long range is there already unlike Wade

Yes he started to change or did change, but look what happened again; He got hurt in the playoffs and even more hurt in the finals; Dude body is brittle; great talent but body is not going to hold up...

Thats exactly the problem. He was hurt. They lost a tough 7 game series to the paper clips because of bad seeding (they actually switched the rules because of that shit) and losses to NO down the stretch. Game seven was a 2point loss where Duncan had 30 and 10 but Kawhi no showed. Once the post season started Corey Joseph was logging DNP's. Patty, Manu, Diaw were supplementing the point spot.

Im not discounting the issue of injury. Im merely saying every team has that hanging over their head.

But the injury bug is always more prevalent with older players or players who have been constantly injured; Manu is already hurt; Parker has been hurt off and on the last few years; Age just catching up to them; And Im telling you now, no matter how could Leonard is playing, if Parker isnt playing great no way the beat GS; Plus if you notice Leonard offense really suffers when he has to guard an elite offensive player; who do u think will be guarding Curry???
 
ICarly eyeing another 20/20 game... 20/18 with 3:08 left in the 4th against the Heat
 
Mo Williams comes back and boom the offense becomes stagnant again and they allow too much dribble penetration again.. Having Williams and Jefferson in the back court at the same time..:puke:
 
Mo Williams comes back and boom the offense becomes stagnant again and they allow too much dribble penetration again.. Having Williams and Jefferson in the back court at the same time..:puke:



Well I didnt watch the game but they fuckers had many turnovers
 
...maybe I'm the only one seeing this but, it appears LeBron has lost a step, or something. Maybe all those miles on those legs are catching up with him, he's an old ass 30-31. He just doesn't look the same out there this season :dunno:
 
...maybe I'm the only one seeing this but, it appears LeBron has lost a step, or something. Maybe all those miles on those legs are catching up with him, he's an old ass 30-31. He just doesn't look the same out there this season :dunno:

Dude, he started off like last season, just like that. The season is a marathon. It's an early ploy if he's playing like that. I don't watch Clev that close.
 
With a month into this season what y'all got to say!!!

The east being more competitive than the west has being surprising. Clippers are a disappointment so far. GS, Cavs, and spurs are the only teams ready for a 'ship. Zingis is ROY so far. Whitset is DOY and curry is MVP so far.
 
Curry then the Warriors overshadowing many things


1.Cavs & Spurs great starts
2. Paul George playing amazing
3. Rondo is still Rondo
4. The East
5. Mavs & Knicks been good

Wanted to only do 5 but :smh:
6. H-town, Nola(seem like they finally understand the system), Memphis(Rio been a spark)
 
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It's crazy that three years ago, folks thought I was crazy when I was saying Lebron Goldberg been consider in the early season most improved players talks(year 2 of back to back)


Cheat code doing the same shit, playing at a higher level than the year previous year...
 
Bulls vs. Pacers tonight. Going to be interesting to see how my squad stacks up against "the best of the East.":dance:
 
Byron Scott says benching Kobe Bryant for poor play 'not an option'

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Bretos: Kobe's not a good fit for the Lakers

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- No matter how much Kobe Bryant struggles during possibly his final season in the NBA, the Los Angeles Lakers star will not be benched for poor play, coach Byron Scott told ESPN.com on Friday.

Scott said that under no circumstances would he sit the 37-year-old Bryant, who is shooting a career-worst 31.1 percent from the field and 19.5 percent from 3-point range.

"I would never, never, never do that," Scott said after practice at the Lakers' facility. "That's not an option whatsoever. No, that's not an option."


Lakers coach Byron Scott said benching Kobe Bryant, who is shooting a career-worst 31.1 percent from the field and 19.5 percent from 3-point range, is "not an option." Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports
Scott and Bryant were teammates during Bryant's rookie season. Bryant is now in his 20th NBA season, all of which he has spent with the Lakers.

Bryant is averaging more field goal attempts per game (a team-high 16.4) than points (15.2). His field-goal percentage ranks 122nd out of 122 qualified players, and his 3-point percentage ranks last out of 105 qualified players.

ESPN's real plus-minus, which measures a player's impact on team performance per 100 possessions, placed Bryant 379th in the NBA and 73rd for small forwards, the position he has largely played this season. Last season, Bryant ranked 301st in the NBA and 55th among shooting guards, the position he primarily played.

In Tuesday's loss to the Golden State Warriors, Bryant shot 1-of-14, tying the worst shooting performance of his career in which he attempted at least five shots. He also shot 1-of-14 in November 2014, in a loss to the San Antonio Spurs.

Scott has been adamant that he won't lessen Bryant's minutes (30.5 per game, second-highest on the Lakers), nor will he change Bryant's role (Bryant starts).

Scott was asked if the Lakers' plan, then, would just be to keep Bryant as healthy as possible and put him in positions to succeed this season.

"Absolutely," Scott told ESPN.com. "And we'll just roll with the punches."

Scott said Bryant would play Saturday when the Lakers play the Trail Blazers in Portland, and then the team will evaluate whether he can play Sunday against the Indiana Pacers at Staples Center.

Bryant is coming off three consecutive season-ending injuries, most recently a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder that sidelined him after 35 games in 2014-15.
 
21 straight wins for Inkosi over Mike's team dating back to his first stint with Cleveland. "Killer instinct" :cool:
 
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