R.D. Mangles posted:

he is going to chicago, this is all part of gar forman's plan

Lockback posted:

You can still talk about the Finals. We were going in kind of a death spiral there so I wanted to reset the conversation, plus finals sweeps make me pissy.

Shear Modulus posted:

I enjoyed that at the end of the last thread people were re-re-re-relitigating whether Draymond should be allowed to kick people in the balls.

Lockback posted:

I think a super physical defensive team is more important. Golden State isn't really a 3 point shooting team anymore, relative to the rest of the league. I think you can make them look beatable if you can keep the pressure up.

Cool Buff Man posted:

Obviously all of this stuff about Kyrie wanting to play for the Knicks is Ainge letting stuff leak to prepare everyone for a three team (Knicks, Celtics, Cavs) sign and trade. Book it

WhyteRyce posted:

The diplomatic way to call JR stupid is to just call him stupid. No one will protest or be offended

AnacondaHL posted:

if he couldn't get along with alleged alpha coveter Kyrie Irving, how the hell is it gonna work with westbrook lmao

IcePhoenix posted:

I haven't seen them screw up basic replay procedure so I'll go with yes to that one.

euphronius posted:

Also Lebron now owns houses in La county as opposed to 2014

Ammanas posted:

KD isn't shook, you don't score 43 in the finals if you're shook. He's just a deeply insecure little turd

Shrimp or Shrimps posted:

Can't we all just laugh at KD burner account jokes without breaking out the internet forensics?

There was a time when this was possible... and I remember it vividly, and what a time it was.

WhyteRyce posted:

Thank goodness KD is good at basketball otherwise he'd probably be a prolific E/N poster

Dejan Bimble posted:

Isn't more likely that the best 6'10 shooter in history is more like a regular guy with emotions than a basketball robot intensity machine

Punkin Spunkin posted:

So who's our resident facial analysis expert here

The B_36 posted:

The guy who set the "hard pick" is black tho, I actually expected him to be arrested, cuffed, held on the ground by 5 burly officers and then shot in the back.

Dejan Bimble posted:

What's better?

A. being limited tools-wise to hustling and intelligent team defense
B. Being limited and declaring that defense is stupid, that you don't care about it, and anyone who plays defense, they're a trick, because the only thing that counts at the end of the game is points, and the way you get those, that's offense, baby, offense.
C. Being limited, declaring defense is pointless, and secretly playing defense while the opposing team thinks he's taking a break. Like the old Bugs Bunny fake sleeping routine

People were wondering wether the Bucks would match his offer sheet, with injuries being the biggest problem, but now we get to see into the mind of Jabari and understand completely.

Lockback posted:

ChickenMedium posted:

Properly it would just be People Who Like Kawhi Leonard

AggressivelyStupid posted:

https://twitter.com/Ahmadinejad1956/status/1026049839484874752

Dejan Bimble posted:

What do you mean digging himself deeper? He's right about media companies controlling access to information

But the most important thing right now is that the Pistons still have no GM and the preseason is 2 months away. What the gently caress is going on? Sam Hinkie courtship (No)

Brolander posted:

NBA Offseason N/V: I'm trying jennifer

cosmicjim posted:

Yall sound like a bunch of trump supporters.

Lockback posted:

He broke with most of his party to cast the deciding vote to stop the Obamacare repeal. I'm not a big fan of the man but "voted how Trump wanted him to vote" seems like a really weird way to describe him.

xbilkis posted:

How broken brained do you have to be to think "Hmm this thing is fun and I've liked it for a while but I don't want to watch it as much when other people are publicly saying it's good"

Cool Buff Man posted:

Meanwhile in Basket Ball

https://twitter.com/sportingnews/status/1042796321453813760

Cool Buff Man posted:

That doesn't mean that it's good for your 22 year old franchise player to be unhappy while mulling his future with the team

Vertical Lime posted:

https://twitter.com/JonKrawczynski/status/1043538949380235264

Lockback posted:

Man, with all the Butler drama its not going to be nearly as funny when Noah signs with the Wolves. Butler is ruining everything.

Cool Buff Man posted:

This whole thing is a whirlwind that's gonna end up with him on the Hawks

Lockback posted:

I think Boston would be the most interesting but all the good trades couldn't happen for a while, I think.

Cool Buff Man posted:

This is a strange post. Are you drunk

- The James Dolan interview technique

The Glumslinger posted:

So when is Ben SImmons gonna make a 3?

WhyteRyce posted:

Isn't this the plot to a Saved By The Bell episode?

Lockback posted:

"You Need Me!" is a weird thing to say to someone when you want them to trade you for Josh Richardson and a protected first, or Eric Gordon and nothing else (PJ Tucker is a bridge too far). edit: Wait that's right he doesn't want to go to Houston

I am pretty sure Butler has very little idea what he is doing right now, and that's totally fine and cool.

Vertical Lime posted:

https://twitter.com/World_Wide_Wob/status/1050147402642944000