THE "OFFICIAL" AROUND THE NBA 2012-13 THREAD...........

[Natebishop3]

Clipper fans love Jamal Crawford right now. I know it won't last, but it's true that his two games for the Clippers are better than any he had for us.

Felton also looking good for the Knicks.

Sigh.

Neither of those teams are coached by Nate McMillan.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Michael Dunleavy, Jr. having himself a game. 10-12, 29pts, 12reb, 6 ast.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

How are the Hornets winning? Oh, that's right. Monty.

 

[KingSpeed]

No, he'd start Blanky, move Nash to SG and K*be to SF.

This made me laugh out loud, thank you.

Clipper fans love Jamal Crawford right now. I know it won't last, but it's true that his two games for the Clippers are better than any he had for us.

Felton also looking good for the Knicks.

Sigh.

I defended Feltwin and Crawesome when they were here but I'm glad they're gone now. Those fuckers couldn't shoot. Lillard is a breath of fresh shooting air.

Michael Dunleavy, Jr. having himself a game. 10-12, 29pts, 12reb, 6 ast.

he does that every now and then when you least expect it. Remember when he played for Indiana and they scored like 52 points in one quarter? He was a big part of that.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

The NBA season is nearly a week old, and Kenyon Martin doesn't know why he still can't find a job in the league. He helped the Los Angeles Clippers during their playoff run last season. His knee issues of the past no longer seem to trouble him. And he's even willing to take a contract for the league minimum.

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Portland Trail Blazers general manager Neil Olshey was the Clippers GM last season when he signed Martin. He thinks Martin's intense side can be "misperceived."
"He demands excellence from everyone around him," Olshey said. "He expects coaches to be prepared. He expects his teammates to compete at the same high level that he does. The one thing about Kenyon, if guys are not performing and are not as intense or focused on playing winning basketball, he's not reluctant to let them know about it. And I think that can be misperceived at times."

Olshey said he was "thrilled" with Martin's impact on the Clippers last season.
"We don't win the Memphis series [without Martin] and we certainly wouldn't have finished as high as fifth in the Western Conference without Martin," Olshey said. "His ability to impact the game by guarding multiple positions, switching pick-and-rolls, blocking shots and protecting the rim was an element we really didn't have and it made us unique. I was thrilled with Kenyon in Los Angeles. He was a good teammate."


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I should add: Olshey's Blazers already have a full roster with 15 players. And he thinks teams needing to develop younger forwards probably wouldn't have interest in Martin playing a reserve role. Martin just hopes he gets a call from someone soon.

 

[THE HCP]

I don't want that gang member around me! No thanks. He's a better fit for a team contending.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

I should add: Olshey's Blazers already have a full roster with 15 players. And he thinks teams needing to develop younger forwards probably wouldn't have interest in Martin playing a reserve role. Martin just hopes he gets a call from someone soon.

So you're saying Keynon Martin is a done deal once we waive Nolan Smith?

Time to cue up The Odd Copule theme for when Kenyon takes Meyers Leonard under his wing by moving in with him.

 

[THE HCP]

Can KMART be our backup PG?

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Can KMART be our backup PG?

Can Nolan? This is the kid who came into the game last night in the 4th and his first play bounce-passes the ball straight to Jeremy Lin.

 

[THE HCP]

We aren't the only ones.....

Lakers say Cox Cable has reached an agreement to carry Time Warner Cable SportsNet. That leaves DirecTV and Dish as the big holdouts

 

[KingSpeed]

Waive Nolan and EWIll. Sign Delonte and Kenyon. I want to win now!!!

 

[THE HCP]

Waive Nolan and EWIll. Sign Delonte and Kenyon. I want to win now!!!

Take a deep breathe and step away from the laptop........ I can promise you that A) you do not want those two loose cannons around our young players.....B) We aren't making a push for the playoffs with those 2. Rather get beat down have a great pick next June and tons of cap space and move forward. Not bring in Ex-Cons that aren't that good anymore and finish just outside the playoffs with 41 wins.

 

[KingSpeed]

Both those guys looked good in the playoffs last year. We definitely make playoffs with them and we'd have insurance if Lillard or Aldridge miss games.

 

[Natebishop3]

This is a great year because our starters can gel together and we will hopefully have another lotto pick and some decent cap space at the end of the year. It might be a while before we have this opportunity to add difference-makers.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

This is a great year because our starters can gel together and we will hopefully have another lotto pick and some decent cap space at the end of the year. It might be a while before we have this opportunity to add difference-makers.

True dat.

 

[NOVoodoo]

A lot of people didn't think the Magic could win ten games this year, but they're 2-0. Even more impressive -

J.J. Redick - 22.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 6.0 apg on 16-25 FG (64%) and 6-8 3pt FG (75%).

Another interesting player of note so far is Rodney Stuckey in Detroit:

Game 1: 1-10 FG
Game 2: 0-7
Game 3: 0-6
Total: 1-23 (04.5% FG) in 28 mpg

 

[MickZagger]

Stuckey should not be playing off the ball. He needs to be a PG.

 

[KingSpeed]

A lot of people didn't think the Magic could win ten games this year, but they're 2-0. Even more impressive -

J.J. Redick - 22.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 6.0 apg on 16-25 FG (64%) and 6-8 3pt FG (75%).

Another interesting player of note so far is Rodney Stuckey in Detroit:

Game 1: 1-10 FG
Game 2: 0-7
Game 3: 0-6
Total: 1-23 (04.5% FG) in 28 mpg

Great post. Nice to see Big Baby stepping up too.

 

[crowTrobot]

This is a great year because our starters can gel together and we will hopefully have another lotto pick and some decent cap space at the end of the year. It might be a while before we have this opportunity to add difference-makers.

if our starters gel at all we won't be in the bottom 12 and won't have a 1st round pick

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Nash out 4 weeks

 

[santeesioux]

Another interesting player of note so far is Rodney Stuckey in Detroit:

Game 1: 1-10 FG
Game 2: 0-7
Game 3: 0-6
Total: 1-23 (04.5% FG) in 28 mpg

Whoa.

 

[THE HCP]

Stats

NBA Leaders: James Harden (35.3 PPG), Anderson Varejao (15.0 RPG), Brandon Jennings (13.0 APG, 4.0 SPG)

 

[magnifier661]

A lot of people didn't think the Magic could win ten games this year, but they're 2-0. Even more impressive -

J.J. Redick - 22.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 6.0 apg on 16-25 FG (64%) and 6-8 3pt FG (75%).

Another interesting player of note so far is Rodney Stuckey in Detroit:

Game 1: 1-10 FG
Game 2: 0-7
Game 3: 0-6
Total: 1-23 (04.5% FG) in 28 mpg

What would be even more impressive is if the Lakers completely implode and barely make the playoffs (losing the first round); while the Magic ride on Bynum's dominance and make it past the first round. People forget how weak the East is after the big 5. All the other teams may even have losing records and make the playoffs.

 

[THE HCP]

Dame_Lillard

Mitch Richmond just called me Willard like 4 times on nba tv . Wow

 

[THE HCP]

mitchrichmond23

@Dame_Lillard sorry btother

 

[porkchopexpress]

What would be even more impressive is if the Lakers completely implode and barely make the playoffs (losing the first round); while the Magic ride on Bynum's dominance and make it past the first round. People forget how weak the East is after the big 5. All the other teams may even have losing records and make the playoffs.

Bynum plays for Philly. And by "play" I mean sits on the bench with an injured knee.

 

[porkchopexpress]

But seeing the Lakers fail like that would be sweet.

 

[THE HCP]

Kyle Lowry 23.7 PPG, Kyle Lowry 7.3 RPG, Kyle Lowry 7.0 APG

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Kyle Lowry 23.7 PPG, Kyle Lowry 7.3 RPG, Kyle Lowry 7.0 APG

The only Kyle Lowry part about Kyle Lowry is having to Kyle Lowry his name like he's a smurf.

 

[THE HCP]

UberFacts

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