Official NBA 2012-2013 Season Thread

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Another good thing about that trade for the Grizzlies.. Now when they fail maybe the front office will see the real problem.. HOLLINS
 
Only dude Raptors should even consider putting on the block at this point is Bargnani, and they'd be selling low on him.
 
Ross, Amir Johnson, and Valanciunas are worth a look - they would never trade those pieces though :lol
 
Not taking shots but how are you gonna name half the teams in CA and then call someone else a bandwagon? Didnt you also say you're a Kings fan earlier this season?

no never was a kings fan and yes ur taking shots cuz that fool is your boy...

i live in between oakland and sac and go to kings games because its nba basketball

you dont got to be a hater of every team that isnt you team to be a fan

why are YOU a fan of half of the teams in california?

seriously stop with the dumb *** questions son

sounds like yall are both bleeding between your legs.
 
^ Sounds like you're familiar with that process.


yeah, I lived with my girlfriend for awhile. The process that I'm not familiar with is arguing for pages about who is a fan of who..explain that one to us....OR (and this is a big or) we could get back to dicussing the NBA, as opposed to discussing other board members. take that to PM or exchange facebooks or something
 
DT43: no dice, man. Thanks for asking before posting, though. Remember: games are the property of the league (for all sports/leagues).
We don't allow sites that distribute league property on their own
Word, duly noted
 
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NK, personally, I just don't get how you can root for both teams (again, that's how I see it)....Who do you cheer for when it's Lakeshow vs. Dubs?
 
Yes, that Raptors team may not be going anywhere (except for a 7th or 8th seed unless they get another major piece like Josh Smith), but the same could be said for the Grizzlies after that trade.
 
NK, personally, I just don't get how you can root for both teams (again, that's how I see it)....Who do you cheer for when it's Lakeshow vs. Dubs?
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that's what this is all about??

Reminds me of my friend who's a Lakers and Kings fan 
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Yes, that Raptors team may not be going anywhere (except for a 7th or 8th seed unless they get another major piece like Josh Smith), but the same could be said for the Grizzlies after that trade.

We may not be contenders at this point with the way ZBO is playing, but we are not about to be at the bottom tier of the Western Conference playoffs. I'll bet against our defense defeating any team in the league before I bet against another teams offense against us. We will more than likely remain in 4th place with the cake schedule coming up and team continuing to build chemistry.

Best case scenario this season is to hope for ZBO to catch fire close to the end of the year like he did in 2011. He has been battling a back strain since the last Spurs game from what Memphis media is reporting. So, maybe that's why he's been shooting the ball poorly.
 
[h1]LeBron James wants credit for taking less money in free agency[/h1]
By Matt Moore | Senior Blogger
February 1, 2013 5:32 pm ET
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He thinks he's underpaid. Cool story. (Getty Images)
It had been a while since LeBron James said something phenomenally stupid to the media, even if just from a public relations standpoint. I can't say I missed them, but it is nice to visit something so familiar, like that person from high school you didn't really hang out with, but occasionally took chemistry notes from.

All of this is to say LeBron is back in action!

In an interview with ESPN regarding the nature of super teams and how the new CBA could end all that, James decided to talk a little about something he feels he's not getting enough credit for. Only taking a new max deal that pays him $17.5 million this season. From ESPN:
"What I do on the floor shows my value. At the end of the day, I don't think my value on the floor can really be compensated for anyways because of the (collective bargaining agreement)," James said Friday before the Miami Heat's game with the Indiana Pacers (7 p.m. ET, ESPN).

"I have not had a full max deal yet in my career -- that's a story untold," James said.

"I don't get [the credit] for it. That doesn't matter to me, playing the game is what matters to me. Financially, I'll sacrifice for the team. It shows for some of the top guys, it isn't all about money. That's the genuine side of this, it's about winning. I understand that."
OK, couple of things. Break out the bullet points:
  • James is right here. He just is. Any analyst will agree that because of the luxury tax, James is unbelievably underpaid. Baseball players' phenomenal amounts of money relative to their actual impact on the game is proof of that. There has been study after study done to show James is massively underpaid relative to his standing, and especially so relative to his production.
  • He's also right that he didn't take the max. He did leave money on the table to join the Triad in Miami. It's easier for him, because of his endorsements, but he is willingly making less money than he could in order to help the team be better.
  • James should never say any of this.
  • This is so much a lose-lose it should be called a lose-get-beaten-with-PR-whiffle-bats situation. He can't look good here. He says he takes less money, he's perceived as ungrateful for the $17.5 million he makes just this season, let alone the other five years of his deal, gauranteed.
  • He says he doesn't care about it, but why do you bring up something if you don't care about it? That's the issue here. It's not what he thinks, but how he portrays himself.
  • He says he's underpaid, he's insulting the millions of Americans who are underpaid relative to their value and don't enjoy everything that goes along with being LeBron James. It's not fair, but it is what it is.
  • I'm not mad at James, I'm not insulted by James, I don't think less of James. But I understand why people do. This is why talking about money never benefits anyone.
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/e...s-credit-for-taking-less-money-in-free-agency
 
:{ the NBA needs to make stopping guys from sliding under airborne offensive players a new "point of emphasis." And it's even more *****made to me when 7footers do it.
 
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:{ the NBA needs to make stopping guys from sliding under airborne offensive players a new "point of emphasis." And it's even more *****made to me when 7footers do it.

Agree 10000000%

I've hated that **** for years.
 
He is alive and sucks :lol Well, it doesn't help RW isn't passing the ball unless he is hard doubled and Reggie Jackson isn't really a pass first guy either. He flourished in summer league with Maynor just running the floor and getting alleyoops and backdoor cut passes. Jeremy Lamb is inactive in the D League because he hurt his back setting up this monster sectional in his living room.
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