2013-2014 NBA Thread - IND @ WAS and OKC @ LAC on ESPN

[coldcity]

Can we admit that Bron is getting tired of Wade missing gms....noticed he's been making a few comments recently sounds like he's getting frustrated

b m h r

 

[hand2handking]

 

cant say i can see pop managing any other superstar talent besides TD (TP & Manu, who werent exactly touted).

Dude coached David Robinson, nuf said

david robinson was a softie tho

 

[hand2handking]

 

cant say i can see pop managing any other superstar talent besides TD (TP & Manu, who werent exactly touted).

???

Because Pop is known for taking crap from people..

thats kinda my point he would prolly get rid of bron for wantin to wear his headband or sumn.  he wouldnt take any crap even if it meant givin up a superstar

 

[bhzmafia14]

I cannot believe what I just read.

 

[antidope]

Captain Jack wore a headband.

 

[EddieDoyers]

david robinson was a softie tho

He's bretty gud doe

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Timmy the best doe

 

[IATT]

 

Kevin Durant

MAN, imagine if there was a center that was far and away better than whoever was the 2nd best center. I mean, imagine if it was like, instead of maybe Boogies being a clear cut top dog this year, and maybe Dwight the last couple years, maybe Bynum before that... you know, imagine that instead of there being a debate, there was one that was clearly better, year in and year out.

And imagine that dude w/ Durant.

And both of them coached by, say, Pop.

MAN!

I have no idea how successful a guy like Durant could be in that situation. All I can do is... just imagine.

Scott Brooks is a better coach than Pop.

 

[hand2handking]

Captain Jack wore a headband.

 

[marath0n]

Pretty shocking that Kobe still made more than Lebron last year

Dat superteam paycut

Knicks, Lakers 1-2 in Forbes list
Darren Rovell [ARCHIVE]

ESPN.com | January 22, 2014
The New York Knicks, for the second straight year, are the NBA's most valuable franchise, according to the annual league list that was published by Forbes on Wednesday.

The Knicks topped the list at a worth of $1.4 billion, helped along by the renovation of Madison Square Garden, which in part led to an all-time record profit of $96 million last season.

The Los Angeles Lakers finished second with a valuation of $1.35 billion on the heels of turning what Forbes says was a $66 million operating profit last year despite a league-high payroll and a luxury tax bill of $29.3 million. The Chicago Bulls, at $1 billion, are the NBA's third billion-dollar team. Four years of league-leading attendance and control of player costs have turned the Bulls into a solid cash cow.

The Boston Celtics, at $875 million, were the next most-valuable franchise, coming in at No. 4 on the list.

The magazine estimated that the average NBA franchise is now worth $634 million, up a remarkable 25 percent from just a year ago. Profits doubled to an all-time high of $23.7 million per team.

Franchise values have soared in recent years thanks to the anticipation of a business that will continually grow -- including national television rights deals that are currently being negotiated for beyond the 2015-16 season -- as well as unprecedented turnover. More than 30 percent of the league's teams have changed ownership groups since 2010.

New venues have certainly helped teams, especially the Nets' move from New Jersey to Brooklyn. In two years, Forbes estimates the move to the Barclays Center has contributed to a 108 percent rise in franchise value. Just two years ago, Forbes said the team was the 14th most valuable team in the NBA with a worth of $357 million. This year, the team owned by Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, is worth $780 million and is the fifth most-valuable franchise in the league. At 47 percent, the Nets franchise value rose faster than any other team in the league in the past year, Forbes estimates.

As NBA commissioner David Stern prepares to hand over the reigns as commissioner to Adam Silver after a 30-year tenure, Forbes notes the immense business the league has become. The magazine said the NBA had revenues of $118 million for the 1982-83 season, the last full year before Stern became commissioner. Last year, the NBA's revenue was $4.6 billion.

Kobe Bryant was the top earning NBA player last season, pulling in $64.5 million in salary and endorsements, followed by LeBron James ($61 million), Derrick Rose ($38.6 million) and Kevin Durant ($31.8 million).

Franchise values in the NBA still pale in comparison to the NFL. Forbes estimated that the average NFL team is worth $1.17 billion, with 23 teams having a worth of more than $1 billion.

 

[IATT]

Thats like saying Jim Harbaugh > BB

just stop.

you sound stupid.

if brooks is harbaugh in this analogy, you're giving brooks wayyyyyyyyyy too much credit

i'd say someone like whoever is/was peyton's OC/HC (maybe someone like jim caldwell).. or like john fox, but he deals with the defense

maybe brian billick, who was an offensive guru with the vikings (who had randy moss, cc and co) and was carried to a championship by that defense and jamal lewis

 

[do work son]

I'm done, will be back at playoff time rooting for your Bulls to win a chip!

/sarcasm

Pce

damn.

low blow.

low missed blow do wk is a rockets fan

it's not like it says that in my sig or anything..

oh wait.

 

[do work son]

Tom Haberstroh ‏@tomhaberstroh 26s
LeBron James has run 28.6 more miles than Dwyane Wade this season (96.9 vs. 68.3). So, an extra marathon. And then some. (via SportVU)

 

[grandtheftbike]

sigs are not in mobile so he probably thought from your avy you are a bulls fan

a darker joakim noah with a beard

 

[trueprada]

Tom Haberstroh ‏@tomhaberstroh 26s
LeBron James has run 28.6 more miles than Dwyane Wade this season (96.9 vs. 68.3). So, an extra marathon. And then some. (via SportVU)

he earning that check

 

[lawdog1]

This thread is off to a quality start this morning.

 

[coldcity]

sigs are not in mobile so he probably thought from your avy you are a bulls fan

a darker joakim noah with a beard

 

[finallyfamous]

low missed blow do wk is a rockets fan

Haha my bad.

 

[do work son]

player tracking stats now available on nba.com via sportsvu i think

http://stats.nba.com/playerTracking.html

 

[johnnyredstorm]

player tracking been available for over a minute b

 

[ill steelo]

LeBron on Durant: "You know I know. It's like I've got a K.D. (app) on my phone." From folks keeping him up to speed.
— Michael Wallace (@WallaceNBA_ESPN) January 22, 2014

 

[hand2handking]

but bron aint thinkin bout kd right? his focus is on the 3peat right?

 

[do work son]

player tracking been available for over a minute b

sorry, didn't know. saw a tweet about it and figured id share

 

[menacin methods]

Is it true that Lebron took a shot at Wade?

So does Wade decide if hes playing or not? The heat medical staff has no say in it?

 

[kevin cleveland]

The player tracking has been available for a few months, but they did just add a team filter today. Wildly helpful.

 

[ill steelo]

Is it true that Lebron took a shot at Wade?

MIAMI -- LeBron James believes the Miami Heat might have to alter their preparations if teammate Dwyane Wade continues to miss games as he deals with persistent knee soreness.

"I'm not a doctor. I'm only a player, man," James said. "I don't know the [therapy] program he's on. I do know that his knee, if he's feeling good, he's going to play. If he's not feeling good, he doesn't play. For me as one of the leaders on this team, I've got to make sure the guys that are prepared to play are ready to play. When D-Wade is ready to come back, then that's what it is."

"I can say from a rhythm standpoint, it's kind of hurt us," James said. "And we're a team that's built on rhythm, built on chemistry, and we've had so many lineup changes, so many different guys in and out with injuries that it's kind of hurt our performance. We don't like to use it as a crutch or as an excuse."

"It's tough, it's tough," James said. "And guys think it's easy, but it's tough."

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