"OFFICIAL" Around the NBA Preseason Thread

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I dont know why but when I saw this tweet this is NOT what I expected to see so it made me laugh:

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magnifier661 said:
What makes Lillard great is how he doesn't need athleticism to be effective. Yes, he's got the "drive and cross over shit", but his range and head is what makes him great
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Remember when we used to say this about BRoy before his knees got shot? After his multiple meniscus surgeries, he could barely run and beat guys off the dribble, and slowly but surely, the rest of his game left him too. I think we all underestimate the value of athleticism and speed.

Dame's hesitation moves to get him to the rim are heavily very reliant on his athleticism. And although his range makes him great, he needs moves inside the three pt line to make his outside game effective.
 
I think he would still be a good to very good player in this league without the atheticism but I would agree that it helps put into the great category by having it.
 
yuyuza1 said:
Remember when we used to say this about BRoy before his knees got shot? After his multiple meniscus surgeries, he could barely run and beat guys off the dribble, and slowly but surely, the rest of his game left him too. I think we all underestimate the value of athleticism and speed.

Dame's hesitation moves to get him to the rim are heavily very reliant on his athleticism. And although his range makes him great, he needs moves inside the three pt line to make his outside game effective.
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Sorry but having no knees isn't about the athleticism we are talking about. If Roy was just slower not "out of commission", he would still be an effective player. Fact is, Roy couldn't even put together 20 minutes without being in excruciating pain.

So the reality is, every player in the NBA has "athleticism" or they wouldn't be in the NBA. We are talking about guys that rely on their "way above average" athleticism like Rose, Westbrook and Irving. If they slow down, then they are hardly as effective as what got them to where they are.

With Lillard, he doesn't rely on this facet of his game. If his speed gives out, his shooting touch would still make him extremely deadly. Rose, Westbrook and Irving couldn't say the same.
 
Sacrificing personal stats for team success is the key to this roster. I think scoring will go down for the starters but assists will go up. With 2 centers who could get double doubles most nights, it's going to be a different team than we've seen in recent history. With this squad, Blake will distribute the ball to the right guy instead of chucking early in the shot clock. With Roy, the plan was to just give him the ball and stand in the corner. I think the Blazers are going to be a nightmare matchup for most teams
 
Blake being out is going to mess up my game predictions..oh well
 
Rockets Vs Heat on TNT tonight. Something tells me that some one on this forum is excited to watch Kostas Rastapapanikolaou
 
Fonzthecpt1 said:
Rockets Vs Heat on TNT tonight. Something tells me that some one on this forum is excited to watch Kostas Rastapapanikolaou
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Whoever he or she is, that person is a discerning basketball fan. With cable. Unlike us cord-cutters.
 
Rastapapanikolaou is a chucker, and not even a good one!
 
That's crazy. Reed was like a mad dog, just punching anyone and everyone he could get his hands on. He even clipped a teammate on his way to attacking the Lakers bench.

What would be the penalty for that today?
 
BBert said:
That's crazy. Reed was like a mad dog, just punching anyone and everyone he could get his hands on. He even clipped a teammate on his way to attacking the Lakers bench.

What would be the penalty for that today?
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10 games perhaps? Plus a large fine of course.
 


The NBA draft lottery reform has been voted down at Board of Governors meeting, league sources tell Yahoo Sports. System stays.

P.S. How do you embed a tweet? I used the Twitter button and pasted the full link and then just the last part and neither worked for me.
 
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I'm the Willis Reed of this motherfucker! Knocking crackers out left and right with hoop knowledge!


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KeepOnRollin said:
10 games perhaps? Plus a large fine of course.
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No way!!!! The "Rumble at the Palace" had 2 players suspended for the entire season! Others had like 30 game suspensions or something like that. There would be zero tolerance for something like that now.
 
Great find?? It part of a documentary that just came out yesterday and it's everywhere! Great find, HA!


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HCP said:
Great find?? It part of a documentary that just came out yesterday and it's everywhere! Great find, HA!


Sent from my Baller-Ass 5.5" iPhone 6+......... FAMS
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Don't be a fucking mexican!
 
HCP said:
Great find?? It part of a documentary that just came out yesterday and it's everywhere! Great find, HA!


Sent from my Baller-Ass 5.5" iPhone 6+......... FAMS
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great find for me. been out fishing, no 4g network, no satellite, no time surf net when just got home. and love anyone who hates lakers!
 
magnifier661 said:
No way!!!! The "Rumble at the Palace" had 2 players suspended for the entire season! Others had like 30 game suspensions or something like that. There would be zero tolerance for something like that now.
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Thats because players not only attacked each other but attacked fans as well. There was no altercation with fans in that video. Id say 10 games if its a first offense half the season if its the second suspension for fighting. Thats for reed, the others would be smaller suspensions.
 
Let's be honest, that fan deserved to get his ass kicked for throwing a bottle at artest.
 
IIRC, One guy lobbed a glass of beer onto him when he was lying down, he went into the stands to kick the wrong guy's ass.

Also one guy charged at Jermaine. Dumb ass deserved to be knocked out if he wants to get into the middle of something like that.
 
BBert said:
IIRC, One guy lobbed a glass of beer onto him when he was lying down, he went into the stands to kick the wrong guy's ass.

Also one guy charged at Jermaine. Dumb ass deserved to be knocked out if he wants to get into the middle of something like that.
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Edit: Anyone else notice how (Rasheed) Wallace is a peacemaker in this? How interesting.
 
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Strenuus said:
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Edit: Anyone else notice how (Rasheed) Wallace is a peacemaker in this? How interesting.
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Sheed was never confrontational with other players from the other teams. In fact, I remembered how fans would be all pissed off on how "friendly" Sheed was with the enemy. Just don't be a fan or have black and white striped clothing
 
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