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

[awwsome]

Wade went from saying his hamstring was a cramp to now sitting out his 4th game cause of it.

Wade been trolling all year, wouldn't be surprised if he hangs it up if the Heat 3 peat cause at the this rate son ain't going to be walking by 50.

 

[flyerthandelta]

I'm curious to see if Wade gonna be taking games off like this in the playoffs because if so they got way more issues than Indy. Yeah you might get away with it in the 1st rd but after that he better roll with the punches or Bron chucking up the deuces this offseason QUICK!

 

[imlive365]

Wade been trolling all year, wouldn't be surprised if he hangs it up if the Heat 3 peat cause at the this rate son ain't going to be walking by 50.

He's only retiring if bron leaves lol

 

[trueprada]

Y'all wanna act as if Roy Hibbert isn't the defensive anchor of one of the best defenses in recent memory.

We all know his offense and rebounding is struggle but we praise guys like Curry/Harden/Love who are monsters offensively but are basically a bucket waiting to happen on defense.

good point

 

[ill steelo]

dame
roy
batum
LMA
Oden

:x

shoot, imagine if they had dame roy durant and LMA :x :x :x

Yes because if they had Oden and Roy still playing they wouldn't have gotten Dame in the draft.

Sorry to crush your fantasies.

The Dame pick belonged to the New Jersey Nets, not the Blazers.

 

[ill steelo]

Has there ever been a time where a rule change of this calibur was made mid season? I can not recall. This will be a huge deal down the road, and puts the players coaches, and refs in an awkward position. Soon we will see articles about how this drastically shifts the dynamic of the Pacers Heat series and the like. This could have waited until post season IMO.

Even though it was probably always intended to be a rule where you have to jump straight up in order to be considered vertical, the fact that they will be looking out specifically for this will cause issues.

if they're going to call fouls when Bron/Wade/Bosh go at Hibbert, then that's a 5 game series.

The primary reason the series was competitive was because refs didn't blow the whistle when Hibbert contested shots.

The refs changed their minds in game 7 & you saw how quickly that game got out of hand.

 

[antidope]

Has there ever been a time where a rule change of this calibur was made mid season? I can not recall. This will be a huge deal down the road, and puts the players coaches, and refs in an awkward position. Soon we will see articles about how this drastically shifts the dynamic of the Pacers Heat series and the like. This could have waited until post season IMO.

Even though it was probably always intended to be a rule where you have to jump straight up in order to be considered vertical, the fact that they will be looking out specifically for this will cause issues.

if they're going to call fouls when Bron/Wade/Bosh go at Hibbert, then that's a 5 game series.

The ONLY reason the series was competitive was because refs didn't blow the whistle when Hibbert contested shots.

The refs changed their minds in game 7 & you saw how quickly that game got out of hand.

This is exactly what I'm thinking. This will heavily tip the scales I'm Miamis favour.

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[Bert.]

Kwame Brown 2003-04: "Bust" 10.9 7.4 - 1.5 - 48.9% FG

Roy Hibbert 2013-14: "All-Star" 11.1 - 6.9 - 1.2 - 45.5% FG (via @NBATalkJoe)

you guys see this

its been brought up about 10 times but other than me, no one has replied or said anything about it...

 

[flyerthandelta]

The Heat ain't doing ish if Wade not even 80% man this dude Bron gased out already

 

[Bert.]

dame
roy
batum
LMA
Oden

:x

shoot, imagine if they had dame roy durant and LMA :x :x :x

Yes because if they had Oden and Roy still playing they wouldn't have gotten Dame in the draft.

Sorry to crush your fantasies.

The Dame pick belonged to the New Jersey Nets, not the Blazers.

and you got that pick with Gerald Wallace which you probably wouldnt have signed or traded for in the first place.

put it this way, if you still had Oden and Roy you wouldnt have Dame. end of story

 

[trueprada]

its been brought up about 10 times but other than me, no one has replied or said anything about it...

did i miss your expertise??

im listening

 

[sorkoram]

Wade been trolling all year, wouldn't be surprised if he hangs it up if the Heat 3 peat cause at the this rate son ain't going to be walking by 50.

Grover actually put a lot of lift back into Wade's knees. He was at a higher point this year athletically, than anytime last season.

I think a large reason he is sitting is due to the maintenance plan and Grover's year-end tweaks for the playoffs, which if I remember correctly, he tends to push players harder in preparation.

The Heat ain't doing ish if Wade not even 80% man this dude Bron gased out already

The Heat ain't doing ish if Wade not even 80% man this dude Bron gased out already

Damn near a career low in minutes and player impact #'s. If anything LeBron is coasting more-so than I've ever seen him and letting games come to him. It's too easy out there for him to push himself.

 

[EddieDoyers]

Wade ain't gonna retire
He's gonna be collecting them checks til his legs fall out

 

[trueprada]

Wade ain't gonna retire
He's gonna be collecting them checks til his legs fall out

i would

 

[EddieDoyers]

i would

D Wade got dem child support checks to cover

 

[ill steelo]

and you got that pick with Gerald Wallace which you probably wouldnt have signed or traded for in the first place.

why not? He was traded in exchange for Pryzbilla, Cunningham, & Marks. a buncha dudes POR didn't need.

 

[antidope]

Kwame Brown 2003-04: "Bust" 10.9 7.4 - 1.5 - 48.9% FG

Roy Hibbert 2013-14: "All-Star" 11.1 - 6.9 - 1.2 - 45.5% FG (via @NBATalkJoe)

you guys see this

its been brought up about 10 times but other than me, no one has replied or said anything about it...

Hibbert does a lot of things that can not be quantified. Not much else to say.

 

[trueprada]

D Wade got dem child support checks to cover

thats right too

 

[rck3sactown]

 

Kwame Brown 2003-04: "Bust" 10.9 7.4 - 1.5 - 48.9% FG

Roy Hibbert 2013-14: "All-Star" 11.1 - 6.9 - 1.2 - 45.5% FG (via @NBATalkJoe)

you guys see this

its been brought up about 10 times but other than me, no one has replied or said anything about it...

but verticality 

 

 

[Bert.]

its been brought up about 10 times but other than me, no one has replied or said anything about it...

did i miss your expertise??

im listening

its been brought up about 10 times but other than me, no one has replied or said anything about it...

did i miss your expertise??

im listening

no, i just said it was interesting. other than that, everyone else skipped over it

 

[flyerthandelta]

He's got knees hamstring Achilles and the playoffs 2 wks away smh he ain't gonna hold up man

 

[trueprada]

ook yea it is very but i understand the dfense agure

i like what someone stated about how guys

get away with out playing dfense ..but praised

in the league good point

 

[EddieDoyers]

If Grant Hill can play up to 40, Wade can do it too

 

[Bert.]

If Grant Hill can play up to 40, Wade can do it too

nah

 

[steebie j]

this Knicks D