Official 2013 NBA Offseason Thread

[certifiedflyboi23]

If AI was willing to take the vet min and come off the bench not only could he produce, but he'd probably have another 2-3 years left in him. But his ego and selfishness won't let him.

His jumper ain't go anywhere.

Random but I somehow someway wanted him and Vince to make it to Miami so they could get a ring before they go out.

Bro his jumper was never there..

 

[7thave btn 31stn33rd st]

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This jersey was sooooooooooooo dope.

 

[coldcity]

If AI was willing to take the vet min and come off the bench not only could he produce, but he'd probably have another 2-3 years left in him. But his ego and selfishness won't let him.

His jumper ain't go anywhere.

Random but I somehow someway wanted him and Vince to make it to Miami so they could get a ring before they go out.

Bro his jumper was never there..

stop it

 

[certifiedflyboi23]

stop it

Shut the hell up.

AI Jumper been trash just look at his FG % throughout his career, with that said he was a great scorer though...

 

[certifiedflyboi23]

stop it

Shut the hell up.

AI Jumper been trash just look at his FG % throughout his career, with that said he was a great scorer though...

 

[senorroboto2k5]

Kobe also said his smelliest teammate was Brian Grant "because of the dreads."

Paging Wayne Washington...

 

[awwsome]

It didn't look like that. In fact, his hairline was never that full

He posted that on his IG. I just thought he went from balding noticeably to having a full head of hair

Technology my man, Bron can pay for as much hair as he wants. His Bald Gang membership is still in the mail, don't fight greatness King

 

[Deleted member 38182]

Kobe also said his smelliest teammate was Brian Grant "because of the dreads."

Paging Wayne Washington...

I would have guess Slava Mednavenko 

*angry letter response to Kobe, from Wayne in.....3 .......................2................1*

 

[coldcity]

stop it

Shut the hell up.

AI Jumper been trash just look at his FG % throughout his career, with that said he was a great scorer though...

stop it

Shut the hell up.

AI Jumper been trash just look at his FG % throughout his career, with that said he was a great scorer though...

nah bruh A.I. was money from everywhere 99 rating on 2k

 

[jpzx]

Kobe also said his smelliest teammate was Brian Grant "because of the dreads."

Paging Wayne Washington...

Wayne would still have a pager.

 

[shox23]

Kobe also said his smelliest teammate was Brian Grant "because of the dreads."

Paging Wayne Washington...

Wayne would still have a pager.

 

[sosmoney23]

If AI was willing to take the vet min and come off the bench not only could he produce, but he'd probably have another 2-3 years left in him. But his ego and selfishness won't let him.

His jumper ain't go anywhere.

Random but I somehow someway wanted him and Vince to make it to Miami so they could get a ring before they go out.

Bro his jumper was never there..

That's false he just took a lot of horrible shots over taller guards. A.I. is like the only player in nba history that i can think of right now who has a horrible FG % but had a decent jumper

 

[shoeking2101]

Kobe also said his smelliest teammate was Brian Grant "because of the dreads."

Paging Wayne Washington...

 

[sosmoney23]

Can't wait to see those new black lakers unis

 

[shoeking2101]

Technology my man, Bron can pay for as much hair as he wants. His Bald Gang membership is still in the mail, don't fight greatness King

Bruh my man has a full head of hair though, that's crazy. Knew when I saw that scar on his head that he was up to something lol

 

[certifiedflyboi23]

That's false he just took a lot of horrible shots over taller guards. A.I. is like the only player in nba history that i can think of right now who has a horrible FG % but had a decent jumper

That's impossible.

 

[sosmoney23]

I've watched A.I. since his GT days, I know what I'm talking about but w.e

 

[100027]

That's false he just took a lot of horrible shots over taller guards. A.I. is like the only player in nba history that i can think of right now who has a horrible FG % but had a decent jumper

All kinds of players have good jumpers but low shooting %s...  Because they start relying on midrange jumpers.

See: Carmelo Anthony, Monte Ellis.

 

[certifiedflyboi23]

I've watched A.I. since his GT days, I know what I'm talking about but w.e

So if I've been watching him since his hs days would my argument hold more weight?

you see how dumb that statement was?

 

[certifiedflyboi23]

I've watched A.I. since his GT days, I know what I'm talking about but w.e

So if I've been watching him since his hs days would my argument hold more weight?

you see how dumb that statement was?

 

[Deleted member 38182]

I've watched A.I. since his GT days, I know what I'm talking about but w.e

So if I've been watching him since his hs days would my argument hold more weight?

you see how dumb that statement was?

I watched him play football in hs.... so ya.......

 

[sooperhooper]

I can confirm. I was football.

 

[calibeebee]

I saw him with pharell in his Ferrari

 

[certifiedflyboi23]

[COLOR=#red]Jeremy Lin: Coaches lost faith in me[/COLOR]


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Jeremy Lin is ready to move on from a disappointing season with the Houston Rockets.

Speaking at a youth conference in Taiwan, Lin gave a candid assessment of his first season in Houston, claiming that Rockets coaches lost confidence in him due to his inconsistent play.

"I became so obsessed with becoming a great basketball player ... trying to be Linsanity, being this phenomenon that took the NBA by storm," Lin told a crowd of approximately 20,000 at the Dream Big, Be Yourself youth conference in Taipei, Taiwan.

"The coaches were losing faith in me; basketball fans were making fun of me. ... I was supposed to be joyful and free, but what I experienced was the opposite. I had no joy, and I felt no freedom."

Lin admitted during the youth conference that he placed extremely high expectations on himself upon joining the Rockets.

"I was ready to invigorate the entire city of Houston," he said. "I was supposed to save Houston basketball."

Lin was one of Houston's marquee acquisitions prior to last season. Following a breakout 2011-12 campaign with the New York Knicks, he signed a three-year, $25 million deal to join the Rockets.

But Lin struggled, averaging 13.4 points and 6.1 assists a game, and battled injuries that forced him to miss two games in Houston's playoff-round loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Lin went as far to say that he experienced "emptiness, confusion and misery" at points last season.

"The one thing I learned was how empty fame and worldly success really are. ... The desire for success never stopped," Lin said. "If the voice that you listen to the most isn't God's voice, then eventually you will experience that emptiness, confusion and misery that I felt when I listened to the voice of Linsanity."

Lin, a devout Christian, told the crowd that he has leaned on his faith in order to reassess his basketball career and his future.

The Rockets will be counting on Lin, who will turn 25 on Friday, to help lead an emerging team that features newly acquired star center Dwight Howard and All-Star guard James Harden.



he got exposed so bad...

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/9...ouston-rockets-coaches-lost-faith-last-season

 

[shoeking2101]

[COLOR=#red]Jeremy Lin: Coaches lost faith in me[/COLOR]


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Jeremy Lin is ready to move on from a disappointing season with the Houston Rockets.

Speaking at a youth conference in Taiwan, Lin gave a candid assessment of his first season in Houston, claiming that Rockets coaches lost confidence in him due to his inconsistent play.

"I became so obsessed with becoming a great basketball player ... trying to be Linsanity, being this phenomenon that took the NBA by storm," Lin told a crowd of approximately 20,000 at the Dream Big, Be Yourself youth conference in Taipei, Taiwan.

"The coaches were losing faith in me; basketball fans were making fun of me. ... I was supposed to be joyful and free, but what I experienced was the opposite. I had no joy, and I felt no freedom."

Lin admitted during the youth conference that he placed extremely high expectations on himself upon joining the Rockets.

"I was ready to invigorate the entire city of Houston," he said. "I was supposed to save Houston basketball."

Lin was one of Houston's marquee acquisitions prior to last season. Following a breakout 2011-12 campaign with the New York Knicks, he signed a three-year, $25 million deal to join the Rockets.

But Lin struggled, averaging 13.4 points and 6.1 assists a game, and battled injuries that forced him to miss two games in Houston's playoff-round loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Lin went as far to say that he experienced "emptiness, confusion and misery" at points last season.

"The one thing I learned was how empty fame and worldly success really are. ... The desire for success never stopped," Lin said. "If the voice that you listen to the most isn't God's voice, then eventually you will experience that emptiness, confusion and misery that I felt when I listened to the voice of Linsanity."

Lin, a devout Christian, told the crowd that he has leaned on his faith in order to reassess his basketball career and his future.

The Rockets will be counting on Lin, who will turn 25 on Friday, to help lead an emerging team that features newly acquired star center Dwight Howard and All-Star guard James Harden.



http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/9...ouston-rockets-coaches-lost-faith-last-season

For all of the flack that Lin receives, he wasn't that bad last year, especially considering he was playing out of position the entire year. Lin thrives on being able to be Steve Nash like, and he couldn't do that with Harden. That being said, 13 and 6 is very respectable, considering the circumstances that engulfed him and arguably,hindered his success to a degree.