2016-17 NBA THREAD

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  1. Antoni

    Antoni Well-Known Member

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    Lakers lost tonight to an awful Mavericks team. BTW, lol @ Mark Cuban. You expect these kind of losses though for such a young team. Really dying to see something out of Ingram. Still early but I want to win my future.
     
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    I'm not blaming anyone. If fewer people are watching, there's simply less money to split up, even if they negotiate brilliantly. That's all I'm saying.
     
  3. John Lombardo

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    I think I have seen an offensive rebound from a foul shot maybe once or twice a season.

    Celtics have given one (or more) up in their previous 4 games. Their rebounding is beyond atrocious.
     
  4. abyzmul

    abyzmul R.J. MacReady, 21018 Funniest Member Award Winner

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    Gotta love the media.

    Popovich coaches over two decades and wins four titles and there are a handful of glee pieces for him.

    He trashes the election and every major sports news outlet wants to tell his life story.
     
  5. GordonGecko

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    Apples & Oranges. 53 players on an NFL roster and 10 games. Maybe 13 players on an NBA roster and 44 games, and only 5 of those make any real money. It's real simple, the CBA splits the revenue by formula and the GM's have a budget to spend.

    NBA Formula = 49-50% to players, ~4% per roster spot
    NFL Formula = 47-48% to players, <1% per roster spot

    We're talking about a 2% pay raise split across 53 guys at best if the NFL goes to NBA levels.
     
  6. NYJalltheway

    NYJalltheway Well-Known Member

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    I saw a bleacher report article today about his beginnings in San Antonio. I didn't read much of it, but it seemed interesting.
     
  7. GordonGecko

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    I think it's interesting to see the backgrounds on coaches & athletes (like MSG beginnings), but they really need to stay out of politics
     
  8. abyzmul

    abyzmul R.J. MacReady, 21018 Funniest Member Award Winner

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    He's a really interesting guy. Most people encapsulate him into his halftime interviews, but he'd be one of my "if you could have dinner with 3 people in history" people. Complex motherfucker to say the least.
     
  9. GordonGecko

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    come on now, 3 people of all time on planet Earth and you pick a basketball coach??

    with 2 seconds thought:
    Da Vinci
    Einstein
    Jesus

    and there are so many more I didn't get to
     
  10. abyzmul

    abyzmul R.J. MacReady, 21018 Funniest Member Award Winner

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    He tried.

    The guy that got him to talk almost pleaded with him, and he finally gave in. I kind of agreed with a lot of what he said, but he's also influenced by the world he lives in.

    He's an NBA coach.
     
  11. GordonGecko

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    And Belichick is an NFL coach and Tom Brady is a starting QB. Didn't stop either from supporting Trump, which they really shouldn't have
     
  12. abyzmul

    abyzmul R.J. MacReady, 21018 Funniest Member Award Winner

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    Two are people that were bestowed alien knowledge and one was an alien hybrid.

    I see where you're going with this.

    o_O
     
  13. NYJalltheway

    NYJalltheway Well-Known Member

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    abyzmul R.J. MacReady, 21018 Funniest Member Award Winner

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    Holy crap, they made text big enough that my dead grandmother can read!
     
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  15. Antoni

    Antoni Well-Known Member

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    So LeBron has his panties in a bunch and lost all respect for Phil Jackson because Phil Jackson said posse? What the fuck? Since when was posse offensive? Are people looking for new ways to get offended?
     
  16. Antoni

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    32-4-8 night for D'Angelo Russel, that's what I'm talking about. And the Lakers are 7-5. Luke for Coach of the Year, too early?
     
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    NYJalltheway Well-Known Member

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    I just picked him up in my smaller fantasy league too. That was his first start for me lol.
     
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  18. Antoni

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    Nice pickup. I was a big fan of the pick over Okafor and it looked like it was the wrong pick early last year but things are looking much better now. What a difference a good coach makes for the team though. I wasn't even thinking playoffs at the start of the season, was thinking like 35 wins at best. It's still a long shot but it's nice being in the race anyway.
     
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    I would like to see LA do well. They have a good young core. I have been expecting a relatively decent season.
     
  20. Antoni

    Antoni Well-Known Member

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    Yep. Randle and Russell look great so far. Have to be patient with Ingram. Great young coach. Much better than the last dingleberry who would fold his arms on the sideline and just say "Man Up"

    How about the Clippers though? 10-1. I mean they won't win anything anyway but it's funny to see their fans get their hopes up.
     

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