The 2014-2015 NBA Season Thread. Lock It Up Please: The Golden State Warriors Are The Champions

[lawdog1]

Sucks that an Eastern Conference team has to be in the Finals.  Would love to see something like a GSW-OKC LAC Finals. Or Spurs-OKC LAC or Spurs-GSW LAC-OKC. 

Fixed.

 

[mister friendly]

Brandan Wright is rated 4th in PER this season

 

[julius wrek]

 

Sucks that an Eastern Conference team has to be in the Finals.  Would love to see something like a GSW-OKC LAC Finals. Or Spurs-OKC LAC or Spurs-GSW LAC-OKC. 

Fixed.

 

 

[nelson999]

 

Sucks that an Eastern Conference team has to be in the Finals.  Would love to see something like a GSW-OKC LAC Finals. Or Spurs-OKC LAC or Spurs-GSW LAC-OKC. 

Fixed.

as much as i hate watching them play Basketball i would take GSW-LAC because of the hate they have for eachother. Would be intense.

 

[lawdog1]

 

OK. I take it back. Russ really does scare me a little.

 

[lawdog1]

as much as i hate watching them play Basketball i would take GSW-LAC because of the hate they have for eachother. Would be intense.

After last night's game, I realized that there's not one team in the Pacific that doesn't hate the Clippers. They have bad blood with everyone in the division now.

 

[jsindaa]

Ok.

Except Lowry scores more, shoots better from everywhere and turns the ball over less than half as much as Wall does.

You realize all these things go into PER, correct?

Or do %'s and TO's not matter to you?

I'm not even sure why I'm asking, of course they don't.

Why would you want to be more efficient from the floor while turning the ball over less?

That's silly.

Another thing that's funny to me is you keep bringing up defense, as if Lowry isn't one of the best defensive PG's in the league.

You were the one that brought up PER not me. So I pointed out to you that it isn't infallible. Lowry shoots a whole 1% better from the field and from 3. He's not exactly lighting it up. The disparity is mainly based on the scoring gap. Why you're refusing to accept that is beyond me. Furthermore, whoever said Lowry wasn't a great defensive player? That's not the same as saying one player is better. Stop making things up.

 

[nelson999]

After last night's game, I realized that there's not one team in the Pacific that doesn't hate the Clippers. They have bad blood with everyone in the division now.

good point 

 

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

After last night's game, I realized that there's not one team in the Pacific that doesn't hate the Clippers. They have bad blood with everyone in the division now.

I wish Pau was still on the Lakers too 

 he hated the Clips

Suns, Kings, Grizz, Warriors, Thunder hate their guts 

 

[jsindaa]

Also Kyle Lowry> John Wall.

The recent history of the NBA is pretty clear, it is VERY difficult to field an above average offense with a PG who can't shoot threes not matter how good his passing is.

History suggests this gets worse come playoff time, the Wiz had by FAR the wort offensive rating of any team that made it to round 2 in the playoffs.


John Wall makes up for it with his defense, but ultimatlley I think the offensive gap is wide enough to say Kyle is better.

I see where you're coming from. This year however I don't think that applies. Granted we are early in the season but Wall is in the argument for best and I wouldn't take Lowry.

 

[bravelude]

Over the last few seasons, it seems to me that Kevin Durant has developed more of a strong personality. Already this year we got the apparent "Durant trash talks Dwight Howard" incident while Durant was recuperating from his foot injury, and this latest interview appears to fit the mold as well.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...in-foreign-land-but-not-seeking-any-sympathy/
About damn time he's getting that type of attitude.

So he wanna grow from a mama's boy into a banger now?  Come on now KD.  Too much Jay Z Roc Nation influence.

 

[bravelude]

There's a reason why Wall was not part of TEAM USA for like 3 tries was it?

 

[hood17]

Over the last few seasons, it seems to me that Kevin Durant has developed more of a strong personality. Already this year we got the apparent "Durant trash talks Dwight Howard" incident while Durant was recuperating from his foot injury, and this latest interview appears to fit the mold as well.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...in-foreign-land-but-not-seeking-any-sympathy/
About damn time he's getting that type of attitude.

i love it KD, i love it.

My man!

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

 
There's a reason why Wall was not part of TEAM USA for like 3 tries was it?

That's not necessarily fair. Team USA is all about having a specific role. I could see why they wouldn't go with Wall, but that doesn't mean someone like Kyrie is superior by any means

 

[grandtheftbike]

Evil KD.

Nice Guy KD just dropped down a level to regular KD. You need to calm down

 

[lawdog1]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA · 1h1 hour ago
Only one real trade in the works for Brooklyn: Once more, Nets-76ers trying to complete an Andrei Kirilenko deal, league sources tell Yahoo.

 

[galaxynexus]

There's a reason why Wall was not part of TEAM USA for like 3 tries was it?

There's a reason Lowry was never invited lmao

 

[bravelude]

 
That's not necessarily fair. Team USA is all about having a specific role. I could see why they wouldn't go with Wall, but that doesn't mean someone like Kyrie is superior by any means

Agreed, but wasn't Wall invited 3 times for a try out?

 

[keel252]

There's a reason why Wall was not part of TEAM USA for like 3 tries was it?

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

 
Agreed, but wasn't Wall invited 3 times for a try out?

Not too sure how many times but to be invited in the first place says something. As opposed to someone like Lowry, who for some reason or another wasn't invited at all. 

And that's not to say Lowry is inferior because honestly Lowry is always underrated. I think Wall turns out to be a superior player and has the superior career but at this point in time they are pretty close. They'll probably meet in the playoffs which would definitely clear things up.

 

[bravelude]

There's a reason Lowry was never invited lmao

This mike and mike and PTI discussion.  Seems like you folks are always trying to compare something to something. lol

I'll take Wall's speed and his athleticism.  Lowry is doing good there, so that's good and 'fitting'.

 

[lawdog1]

View media item 1297182

Another one of those basically meaningless accomplishments/stats that ESPN likes to keep track of, but whatever...

 

[bravelude]

 
Not too sure how many times but to be invited in the first place says something. As opposed to someone like Lowry, who for some reason or another wasn't invited at all.

And that's not to say Lowry is inferior because honestly Lowry is always underrated. I think Wall turns out to be a superior player and has the superior career but at this point in time they are pretty close. They'll probably meet in the playoffs which would definitely clear things up.

I agree.  These up and coming point guards are making it interesting.  I heard that rap about Wall a few years ago, but glad the Wizards are hanging in there.

 

[8pm at msg]

Dwight should just push somebody next time they step to him.

He's brolic enough that they should go back at least 2 feet and might rethink talking to him like he's some *** lol

Too big to be letting people constantly disrespect him.

 

[jumpmanfromdabay]

as much as i hate watching them play Basketball i would take GSW-LAC because of the hate they have for eachother. Would be intense.

After last night's game, I realized that there's not one team in the Pacific that doesn't hate the Clippers. They have bad blood with everyone in the division now.

Because the ****s are full of **** boys