Official NBA 2012-2013 Season Thread

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I hate that NBA tickets commercial. I have a tough time believing why a fan would want to watch a Hawks and Timber wolves game. Must be a Hipster fan that thinks teams named after animals are better.
 
How is JR the MIP if he's doing the same shot he's always done.

Suspect shot selection and mental errors.
 
Brandon Jennings had 36 assists the past 2 games. Not enough basketballs for the backcourt they said...
 
IluvJordanXI said:
I hate that NBA tickets commercial. I have a tough time believing why a fan would want to watch a Hawks and Timber wolves game. Must be a Hipster fan that thinks teams named after animals are better.
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I kinda see your point

but there are fans of other teams other than the Knicks, Thunder, Heat, Lakers and Spurs





Kemba Walker has fallen soooo hard after his hot start to the season :x
 
Jay02 said:
Brandon Jennings had 36 assists the past 2 games. Not enough basketballs for the backcourt they said...
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2 games they said...

The Bucks are 19th in assists they said...

Both games were OT and he played extended minutes they said..

Nice couple of games for Jennings, though.
 
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Stephen wasn't shooting well during the first half. Jack excelled though which was good to see after slumping for 2 games. Amir Johnson with 15 boards with 12 coming from the offensive :x how did they not win :lol: Good win for the Warriors :D
 
Shox23 said:
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Alex18PR said:
Neither Monta or Jennings is shooting more than 40% from the field this season though 
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Haven't they both been volume scorers though?
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That's not a good thing
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have you looked at the roster? who else is gonna score? they really needed ersan to step it up but he hasnt on a consistent basis. jj redick will probably alleviate some of the pressure. jennings is a volume guy with a career low pct. monta on the other hand is usually a .45
 
A recent story about Kobe's work ethic

I've been a professional athletic trainer for about 16 years and have been able to work with a range of athletes from the high school to professional level. Right now I run in a clinic in Cincinnati and have most recently been training with some players on the Bengals.

I've been seeing the videos of Kobe's most recent dunks and the comments you guys have had to share I decided I might as well chime in what I know about the man. And let me just state by saying that this story doesn't touch on anything we don't know about Kobe but rather that he simply is not human when he is working on his craft.

I was invited to Las Vegas this past Summer to help Team USA with their conditioning before they head off to London, and as we know they would eventually bring home the Gold (USA). I've had the opportunity to work with Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade in the past but this would be my first interaction with Kobe. We first met three days before the first scrimmage, on the day of the first practice, early July. It was a brief conversation where we talked about conditioning, where he would like to be by the end of the Summer, and we talked a little bit about the hustle of the Select Team. Then he got my number and I let him know that if he ever wanted some extra training he could hit me up any time.

The night before the first scrimmage I remember I was just watched "Casablanca" for the first time and it was about 3:30 AM. I lay in bed, slowly fading away when I hear my cell ring. It was Kobe. I nervously picked up.
"Hey, uhh Rob, I hope I'm not disturbing anything right?"
"Uhh no, what's up Kob?"
"Just wondering if you could just help me out with some conditioning work, that's all."
I checked my clock. 4:15 AM.
"Yeah sure, I'll see you in the facility in a bit."
It took me about twenty minutes to get my gear and out of the hotel. When I arrived and opened the room to the main practice floor I saw Kobe. Alone. He was drenched in sweat as if he had just taken a swim. It wasn't even 5AM. We did some conditioning work for the next hour and fifteen minutes. Then we entered the weight room, where he would do a multitude of strength training exercises for the next 45 minutes. After that we parted ways and he went back to the practice floor to shoot. I went back to the hotel and crashed. Wow.
I was expected to be at the floor again at about 11 AM. I woke up feeling sleepy, drowsy, and almost pretty much every side effect of sleep deprivation. Thanks, Kobe. I had a bagel and headed to the practice facility.

This next part I remember very vividly. All the Team USA players were there, feeling good for the first scrimmage. LeBron was talking to Carmelo if I remember correctly and Coach Krzyzewski was trying to explain something to Kevin Durant. On the right side of the practice facility was Kobe by himself shooting jumpers. And this is how our next conversation went -- I went over to him, patted him on the back and said, "Good work this morning."
"Huh?"
"Like, the conditioning. Good work."
"Oh. Yeah, thanks Rob. I really appreciate it."
"So when did you finish?"
"Finish what?"
"Getting your shots up. What time did you leave the facility?"
"Oh just now. I wanted 800 makes so yeah, just now."
My jaw dropped. Mother of holy God. It was then that I realized that there's no surprise to why he's been as effective as he was last season. Every story about his dedication, every quote that he's said about hard work all came together and hit me like a train. It's no surprise to me now that he's dunking on players ten years younger than him and it wasn't a surprise to me earlier this year when he led the league in scoring.
Thanks for reading and allowing me to share you my Kobe Bryant story. If anyone has any questions I can clarify. Sorry if the story was at all hard to follow as this is my first time on reddit.
Rob
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DMan14 said:
Shox23 said:
drewsone said:
Alex18PR said:
Neither Monta or Jennings is shooting more than 40% from the field this season though 
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Haven't they both been volume scorers though?
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That's not a good thing
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have you looked at the roster? who else is gonna score? they really needed ersan to step it up but he hasnt on a consistent basis. jj redick will probably alleviate some of the pressure. jennings is a volume guy with a career low pct. monta on the other hand is usually a .45
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A bad roster is no excuse for pull up 3 pt shots
 
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