/nba/ General: ANGRY BLACK MAN EDITION

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It works

>>77546805
>We need a point guard
>Lets get a PF who chocked in the playoffs and a back up SG who's inferior to our starter
hmmmm

>>77546805
Why the fuck would the Cavs trade for LMA

They already have 1 power forward they can't play against the Warriors

>>77546842
>>77546880
Never said it was in Cleveland's favor

>t. Spur who wants to get rid of LMA. Plz someone take him ;_;

>>77546904
>Wanting a no defence PG and a trash PF

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>>77546771
/nba/ General: FAKE ISRAELI LEAGUE EDITION
better get busy shill...you've got 300 posts to write.

It's just really bad to pay power forwards in the league right now I think. Unless you're an elite defender, or a scorer on the level of prime Dirk, a traditional power forward is not worth the money. It's really hard to keep those guys on the court in the playoffs and there's also approximately a million players at the position currently who can provide minutes at a low cost, or a bunch of small forwards who you can just jam at the 4. Paying money to guys like LMA and Love is a huge, huge, huge, huge mistake. It's basically sabotaging your whole team. Ryan Anderson, same thing.

That includes Blake as well, by the way. That's an absolutely terrible contract. I don't think the Clippers were going to be true contenders regardless once CP3 left, but there's basically no way he earns that contract imo.

>>77546924
>thinking that's worse than LMA

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As a Suns fag I would be totally cool with this trade if the Spurs and Cavs both threw in their 2018 first round pick. I have absolutely no interest in Aldridge so it would basically be losing Chandler/Bledsoe and getting 3 late first round young roleplayers, which sounds good to me.

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Spurs fans, we'll give you Enes Kanter for LMA straight up.

Deal?

>>77547277
>both have 2 years left on their deal
>both are useless on defense but at least Kanter can score in the post and rebound while LMA is scared to go low on guys and just jacks up shots and can't rebound
>and Kanter has less money on his deal and opens up 3 million in cape space

I don't see why not.

>>77547277
That would probably be a good deal for both teams.

>>77547247
this doesn't seem completely crazy tbqh

>>77547277
I mean, even for all of LMA's flaws, you really cannot have Enes Kanter on the court in the playoffs at all ever

probably a better locker room presence though so I guess there's that

Kanter has played 78 minutes total over OKC's last 9 playoff games

>>77547353
pops could fix enes tho

>>77546619
>It's almost like individual stats don't matter much in a team sport.. Unless you're seriously going to brood in all your stupidity and try to argue that Lebron James would rather average a triple-double in the finals over actually winning the finals? Yeah, that's what I thought.
Since NZ seemed to have given up, just wanna point out that that wasn't the original argument. However, I'll admit that cherrypicking may have gone into just looking at 4Q scoring for just this season instead of all three.

>>77547397
OKC's last games were against the Rockets and GSW so that's not a good example since they're just a bad matchup. Did okay against the Mavs and was huge against the Spurs, especially playing with Adams to match LMA/Diaw/West and Duncan.

NBA announced that two games will be played in Mexico City during Dec. 7th and Dec. 9th.

OKC vs. BKN
BKN vs MIA

It's a question of what you're trying to measure

if you're trying to talk about how good a team is, obviously individual statistics don't matter much. if you're trying to talk meaningfully about how good an individual player is, you need to try to isolate the individual contributions from the rest of the team and identify what they do on the basketball court and how they affeted the game as individuals.

So unless you're saying that we just shouldn't care about individual players' contributions at all, and should only judge team accomplishments, you sort of have to care about individual stats. There's no universe where you can evaluate individual players based on team accomplishments. It just doesn't make any sense.

LMA will stay for this season at least. currently thinking he'll want to opt in for next season too.

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/nba/ is mad ahhahahhaha

>>77547452
I mean. If he's only bad against the Rockets and the Warriors, that seems like a really bad sign in terms of his ability and value as a player, especially on a team like the Spurs that's trying to win a championship

Like, if you're trying to win a championship right now, isn't the whole point that you want to have lineups that can compete against the Warriors

Oh, you know, he's good against the fucking Pelicans, though, so that's cool

Why would you ever spend significant amounts of cap space or assets on a player who is shitty against the Warriors if you're trying to win a title in the next 5 years

And really it's not just the Warriors, it's inevitably going to be the direction the whole league is trending

Damn, can reddit please leave this place alone? For just one day?
I mean damn.

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New thunder jerseys revealed

>>77547703
why they got the Magic The Gathering logo on them

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Hello /nba/ I'm revealing my new look here first

Doug McDermott and Jerami Grant are going to have their contracts expire next off season, with Doug being a RFA and Grant being a URFA.

Should OKC keep them or trade them this season? Who could they trade them for?

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>>77547703
>not Real Madrid
Into the trash it goes.jpeg

>>77547452
Those are the 2 best teams in the West so that isn't good.

>>77547740
Wow that Mexican guy looks so gross and greasy take a shower ffs

>>77547725
Get rid of them and draft some more players who they will get rid of when they finally get good like always

>>77547722
This shit better be photoshopped

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>>77547722
h-how handsome...

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>Teodosic
>Beverley/Williams
>Gallinari
>Griffin
>Jordan

this is a way better squad than last years

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>>77546795
Kobe isn't even top 25

>>77547847
https://mobile.twitter.com/Enes_Kanter/status/895378559258300416

>>77547857
>Clipanada is still alive
Holy shit, how have you not killed yourself after Pail left and the ultimate cloppening occurred in the playoffs?

>>77547857
all depends how good Teodosic is

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>>77547725
Who says no?

Wizards would've took it to game 6-7 in the finals.
Why do people complain about "super team" when in reality, Cavs were just shit? Their transition D was atrocious and on the defensive end it looked like they were confused as fuck.
Cavs are shit. Kyrie should leave.

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There's really nothing that either the Spurs or Cavs can do realistically, the Warriors are just too stacked.
>Cavs roster of Bledsoe, Smith, LeBron, Love, Chandler
Still gets swept in 5
>Spurs roster of Irving, Green, Kawhi, Frye, Gasol
Still gets swept

The next 3 years of the NBA are solidified unless the Warriors suffer a major injury.

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>Nikola Mirotic is still a FA
>not even on a minimum deal

I mean he was bad but damn he's still got potential coming off the bench for 10 minutes.

>>77546795
Why is Lamelo so autistic?

>>77548002
They need to add wing defenders. That's all they really need to do in order to give themselves at least an outside chance of winning. IMO if the Cavs had pulled off one of those rumored 3-team trades where they had traded Irving for Bledsoe + Paul George, or something along those lines, that lineup would have stood a much better chance. But they didn't, and they've consistently failed to do anything to remedy their clear and glaring deficiencies in wing defense. Both them and the Spurs are making the same fundamental error: they're devoting a ton of cap space to power forwards who are awful against the Warriors.

Like, the Warriors are really good, obviously, but it's not really hard to figure out what you need to do to beat them. You need an elite offensive point guard, and you need a million good, long, two-way wing players who can switch everything. The Warriors will still probably be favored because they're fucking good as shit but the basic strategy isn't really earth-shattering or everything. And yeah, it's hard to get those guys, but the Cavs and Spurs have barely tried. It's the weirdest fucking thing in the world.

Like FFS the Cavs roster you have there is still playing Kevin Love and still relying on JR Smith to play good wing defense. Fucking of course they're going to lose to the Warriors.

>>77548058
He wasn't even bad last year. He's really underrated. He's a better defender and more mobile than people think, and IMO he's as good a shooter as a guy like Ryan Anderson.

There's just too many PFs in the league.

>>77548002
isnt kawhi good at defending KD ?

>>77548158
Theoretically but you're not going to have a good defense when your lineup includes Kyrie, Channing Frye, and current-day Pau Gasol

you're just not

>>77548075
Ye but they're probably stuck with Love because of that exact reason. Just like the Spurs would be guaranteed stuck with Aldridge if it wasn't for this miraculous Kyrie fiasco. The teams that have good wing players are not willing to give them up for old school PF stars.

I miss harry...

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>>77548360
next season we'll be back even stronger

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lebron's sons

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>This is Steven Adams without his beard

How do you stop Sam Presti from making his team so FABULOUS?

>>77548424
Literally hanging out with ALL the hottest dudes.

I don't think there's a more handsome team on earth than the Thunder right now.

Why are Australian and new zealanders such ameriboos? Literally mimic us in every way

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>>77548396
The NBA's biggest joke of a franchise.

Was there a worse or scarier NBA injury than Shaun Livingston's?

>inb4 Curry bumping his head

>>77548455
>Not realizing that New Zealand, Australia, and USA are all former prison colonies.
>All three have grown used to nature trying to kill us.
>Australia has animal life and massive spiders to deal with, they get gud.
>New Zealand has to deal with earthquakes and volcanoes, they get gud.
>USA has to deal with tornadoes to the center, hurricanes to the south, earthquakes and fires to the west, and blizzards to the north, we get gud.

>>77548469
better than 75% of the american teams lmfao

>>77548560
Rudy Tomjanovich getting rocked by Kermit Washington

>>77548002
LeGod should just move to the Rockets

>>77548626
>LeBron should just move to a shit team with even less of a chance of winning than the Cavs
Damn...

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>D'Angelo Russell is forced to change his Twitter background photo of him next to Kobe as to no longer be associated with the LA Lakers

>>77548590
>WAAN PUNNNNNNNCH

>>77548679
>implying CP3 and Harden aren't better than Kyrie and KLove

>>77548751
They 3 together add up to a usage rate of probably 100%. What the fuck does everyone else do?

>>77548590
>>77548738
Also forgot to mention that that'll probably take the cake for me. Thanks.

>>77548788
play defense and shoot 3s

If you played 2k17 on ps4 or xbox 1 then you would know that one of the biggest problems were the bodies... You had giannis curry hayward and durant all have the same body with hands that looked like sticks... Also if you made a player you could choose between slim and ripped and there was 0 difference.. Also mycareer didn't have enough hairstyles and beard styles... They also need to update the parks... I don't really care about graphics cause they are already very realistic.. And finally the biggest problem is the 2k sim engine.. You had things like cavs getting eliminated in the 1st round by the pistons and the warriors with curry klay and draymond not even making the playoffs

>>77548751
>implying being in the west, on a team below the WArriors, with a 32 year old Choke Paul and Har_en with a bunch of shitty role players and one dimensional offense with no defense can being the Warriors when the Cavs do the exact same shit the Rockets did last year but better plus being in the East

He's better off with the Celtics and Spurs, even OKC because Paul George at PF can actually guard KD, add LeBron and they have the perfect wing defense to beat the Warriors.

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>>77548800
>play defense
>Rockets

Which team would win

Team 1
Pg.Stephen Curry
Sg.Michael Jordan
Sf.LeBron James
Pf.Dirk Nowitzki
C.Dennis Rodman


Team 2
Pg.Magic Johnson
Sg.Allen Iverson
Sf.Larry Bird
Pf.Tim Duncan
C.Shaquille O'Neil

>>77548864
Team 1 and it wouldn't be close.

For those of us who play hall of fame
The MAIN thing 2k18 needs to fix from 2k17

>>77547857
Might be the worst defensive team in the league

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Rare Photo of LeBron and his daddy.

>>77548902
These niggas need moisturizer.

>>77548864
>>77548876
the one thing that gives me pause about team 1 is that they don't really have anyone who can even pretend to guard Shaq

I think they're still better though

>>77548899
DJ and PBev might drag them up to defensive mediocrity

>>77546964
Who's the best Jew bball star ever? Jordan, don't even think of @'ing me. Niggas a 5%er and a Black Israelite.

>>77548937
>DJ
>Good defender

ha ha

>>77548919
>Implying you need to guard Shaq
2004 finals

>>77548864
Allen Iverson makes team 2 so much fucking worse. 4 top 10 players all time and then a shitty chucker to ensure they don't ever see the ball.

>>77548942
he's probably the 4th best defensive center in the league

>>77548995
Accurate? on /sp/? What universe is this?

Can we stop doing top 10 players lists at some point? The only reason anyone even does them is to piss people off with whatever they say about either Kobe or Lebron

>>77549006
>4 top 10 players all time and then a shitty chucker to ensure they don't ever see the ball.

Let's replace him with Kobe then... Oh wait.

>>77548995

why was this list deleted? cause it was right?

>>77549019
Top 9 players:

1) Lebron
2) Bill Russell
3) Wilt Chamberlain
4) Kareem Abdul-Jabar
5) Hakeem Olajuwan
6) Steph Curry
7) Michael Jordan
8) Larry Bird
9) Magic Johnson

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>>77549006
Come to my house and say that irl you little bitch

Instead of posting a top 10 list, consider posting one of these 5 things instead:

- Kobe Bryant is good
- Lebron James is good
- Kobe Bryant is bad
- Lebron James is bad
- Steph Curry is good

>>77549055
reddit spacing aside...

-Steph Curry is good
-Lebron James is slightly better
-Kobe Bryant is much better

Happy now?

Top 10 Most Legendary NBA Players:

1. Michael Jordan
2. Wilt Chamberlain
3. Bill Russell
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
5. Magic Johnson
6. Larry Bird
7. Shaquille O'Neal
8. Hakeem Olajuwon
9. Kobe Bryant
10. LeBron James

I erased it because I wasn't sure about the last two. I don't consider Kobe and LeBron to be all that "legendary" compared to the other 8 on this list. Julius Erving, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, Tim Duncan, etc. There are a lot of other options.

>>77549054
Now THIS is a quality AI image.

Slick as fuck.

>>77549074
Ask a kid today who Wilt, Russel, Kareem, Erving, Robertson or West are.

>>77549038
>lebron that low

>>77549108
>Valuing kids over a 70-year history

>>77548424
Antonio Banderas?

>>77549074
The other problem with top 10 lists is that it takes the place of just talking about how awesome someone like Julius Erving was

And Julius Erving was fucking awesome! Not just for the dunks, but the all-around offensive game was incredible and ahead of his time.

Or guys like Sidney Moncrief or Earl The Pearl who would never even come close to sniffing a top-10 list but were still amazing.

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Gr8 job nike

Kobe Bryant is NOT better than LeBron James and no arbitrary RINGZZ argument is going to change that

>>77549229
Damn...

>>77549303
Then I guess Wilt is the GOAT

>>77549316
literally nothing in my statement would suggest that

>>77549344
If Rings are arbitrary (Lol) then there's nothing else left to judge players on then stats and impact, then of course that makes Wilt, the most statistically and physically dominant player ever, the GOAT.

>>77549316
Wilt gets penalized somewhat for playing in the 60s when the competition was weak, the same way Kareem does for putting up his best seasons in the 70s when everyone else was doing massive amounts of coke

We Need The Kawhi and AD 1s in stores both deserve they own Shoe

Assuming Kyrie and Melo don't get traded, here are my Eastern predictions.

East

1.Cavs
2.Celtics
3.Raptors
4.Wizards
5.Bucks
6.Heat
7.Hornets
8.Sixers
9.Pistons
10.Knicks
11.Pacers
12.Bulls
13.Nets
14.Magic
15.Hawks

East Playoffs

1.Cavs 4-0 8.Sixers
2.Celtics 4-2 7.Hornets
3.Raptors 4-2 6.Heat
4.Wizards 2-4 5.Bucks

1.Cavs 4-1 5.Bucks
3.Raptors 4-3 2.Celtics

1.Cavs 4-1 3.Raptors

>>77549367
This is the dumbest most ignorant post I've seen since yesterday.

>>77549362
>there's nothing else left to judge players on then stats and impact

how about watching the actual game?

>>77549362
>>77549367
wilt sucks, he only played against white bois and cant even shoot the 3

Who was more dominant in a short period

Gil arenes or VC

>it's another /nba/ wanks old basketball players episode
anything pre 80s is fucking shit. this is not up for debate, just accept it.

They lose the NBA Finals, and that sucks enough already. You let David Griffin go soon after that, when LeBron James wanted him there. Kyrie Irving now wants out, and no matter what trade you make, you’re getting worse. LeBron seems poised to leaved in 2018 anyways. They somehow seem farther away from Golden State than 2 months ago. They had very little cap space for free agency, they have bad contracts from JR Smith, to Tristan Thompson, to Iman Shumpert. The only thing saving Cleveland in the East, is how bad the East is. Besides Boston, who’s beating Cleveland? I’ll tell you who, nobody. Cleveland is in complete chaos, and not only does next season look bleak, their future feels even worse.

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Has anyone seen this garbage on Instagram yet this better be a joke lmao

>>77549382
tell me where I'm wrong

>>77549388
To be clear, Wilt and Kareem are still 2 of the top 5 players of all time despite those things. When I say they get penalized, I mean that they get pushed a little behind Jordan.

>>77549393
actually anything not 80s is shit
90s basketball is no defense crap
even worse than modern defense
and having fights does not make the *game* more physical
Jordan barely had to get touched to be fouled

Assuming Kyrie and Melo aren't traded, here are my Western Conference predictions.

1.Warriors
2.Spurs
3.Rockets
4.Thunder
5.Blazers
6.Nuggets
7.Pelicans
8.Wolves
9.Jazz
10.Grizzlies
11.Clippers
12.Kings
13.Lakers
14. Mavs
15. Suns

West Playoffs

1.Warriors 4-2 8.Wolves
2. Spurs 4-0 7.Pelicans
3. Rockets 4-3 6.Nuggets
4.Thunder 4-3 5.Blazers

1.Warriors 4-0 4.Thunder
2.Spurs 4-0 3.Rockets

1.Warriors 4-3 2.Spurs

Finals

Warriors 4-0 Cavs

>>77549409
lol, Fultz and Reddick is inferior in every possible metric to Curry and Klay

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How would the NBA look right now if it was originally this from 08

>>77549431
How are the Pelicans and Nuggets better than the Wolves. Blazers I can maybe see but the Pelicans have a really poorly constructed roster, and the Nuggets are just not as good as the Wolves - the Nuggets don't have anyone close to as good as Butler to play next to Jokic

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>90s basketball is no defense crap

>>77549448
Westbrook would have 2 MVPs, dragged the Bulls to the ECF 3 times, and his career would be over by 2018
Rose would have one MVP and a one ring and a breakout career after Durant leaves

>>77549465
Minnesota's offense might not be that good and their defense, while definitely better, is still suspect to me.

The Nuggets are guaranteed to have a top 5 offense and they should improve defensively.

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>>77549478
>I've never watched 90s basketball I just suck Jordan and the media's dick the post

>>77549489
I just think a team with Jimmy Butler and KAT is going to be really good on both ends of the floor even if the spacing isn't great

>>77549448
Bulls would've eventually won a chip once Butler came into his own plus Westbrook since they were both late bloomers and the Thunder may have won in 2012 but honestly let's be real, Rose still would've gotten injured and KD would've gotten traded once it was obvious the team was done early.

Lebron is such a toxic cancer. If he wasn't such an athletic freak...

He alienated Kyrie to run off to another team & we most likely knew this before Kyrie even did.

>>77549431
>Spurs at second
They didn't improve, they got worse with a declining LMA.
Wolves should be higher. Thunders should be lower

>>77549489
>>77549465
Minnesota's defense is predicated on 2 things...Jimmy Butler and Taj Gibson, so they'll be OK in the pick and roll but not much else. KAT and Wiggins have horrible defensive ratings and don't really show up on film either...and Teague...he's pretty bad too...especially in the playoffs. If they do make a 6 seed or above they'll have done so with a number of close games against mediocre teams

>>77549509
KAT was awful last season on defense, he'll probably be better this year though. I'm interested to see the team, but it's not a well constructed roster to me.

>Horford
>Tatum
>Hayward
>Brown
>Irving

>>77549534
yeah but we're comparing them to the Nuggets who were the second-worst defensive team in the league last year.

Adding Millsap helps and their bigs are mostly decent but I don't think any of their guards and wings are good defenders.

>>77549509
>KAT is going to be really good on both ends of the floor
>KAT
>defense
He's literally worse than Enes Kanter and his shot-blocking is very overrated

>>77549580
alright, fair enough. I was simply defending their assessment as an 8 seed...I'd replace the Nuggets with the Clippers tbqh

>>77549537
Why will he be better? Actually give a reason. Because people don't just suddenly become good on defense after being god awful the year before.

>>77549532
They had the 2nd seed last year and they always over-perform in the regular season. They'll probably push 60 wins again...I don't see the Thunder or Rockets getting 60 wins even if they do end up being better teams. The absolute ceiling for Thunder Rockets and Timberwolves is about 55 wins I'd say.

>>77549599
The only way you can go is up - he's still young and learning. I didn't say he'll suddenly be good.

>>77549596
I agree that they're a flawed team and I don't like most of their offseason moves other than the Butler trade. But at the same time, I think they're just better at basketball than any Western Conference team besides GSW, SAS, HOU, or OKC. Maybe the Clippers are on the same level. After those teams, every other team in the conference has more flaws than they do, basically. The Nuggets are starting Wilson fucking Chandler. the Blazers have an awful defensive backcourt and one decent big man. The Pelicans have no spacing and basically no good players outside of Boogie and AD and Jrue, and Jrue isn't even that good.

>>77549636
I mostly agree, the timberwolves have a lot of potential and should be better than those teams but I still wouldn't be surprised if they have to battle just to make the playoffs aswell. They could literally be anything from the 2nd to the 9th seed the way I see it.

>>77549599
he's 22 years old

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Based cowherd

thats one of the stupidest arguments I've ever heard

>>77549691
Lol!! Kanye Westbrook btfo

>>77549691
our guy

>>77549367
Nigga played Bill Russell 9 times in a single season. Played Willis Reed, Bob Pettit, Nate Thurmond, Elvin Hayes ect. all of which were 6'11 or 7' with shoes on (they used to measure height barefoot). That was an age of great centres. The next great age of centres was in the 90s and they never played each other as much as the 60s centres did because there were less teams meaning you played the best more often. The comp especially at his position was strong.

>>77549691
lmao Colin Cownerd and Nick Wrong are the dumbest niggas out there

>>77549691
i hate when faggots compare players in different sports. it's like, gtfo out my sport asshole.

>>77549907
Bob Pettit was a power forward, and Reed and Hayes didn't really get going until the tail end of Wilt's career. Kind of surprised you didn't also mention Kareem.

That said, no, it's definitely not like the league was a wasteland at the time. There were other good centers he competed against. But there just wasn't the same depth of talent there was in later decades and especially the same amount of athleticism and skill that would later develop. I'm not saying that Wilt's accomplishments were meaningless. At the end of the day he completely dominated the league statistically, and you can only play against the people who are there for you to play against. It's just a little less than it would otherwise be.

Reports: 2017-18 NBA schedule is expected to be released on Monday of next week.

What we expected to appear on the schedule:
Warriors' Championship banner
Pistons' return to Detroit for the first time in almost 40 years, play their first game at the new Little Caesars Arena.
Bucks' return to the MECCA and their final game at the Bradley Center
Christmas Day matchup
Major players return to face their former teammates. (Carmelo Anthony and Kyrie Irving included)

Who are the top 3 rookies in ppg this season and how many points?

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Neither, I'm shooting

>>77550210
>shooting with 9 seconds still left on the clock

it's like you want the other team to get the last possession.

>>77550164
>Warriors' Asterisk banner

Boston is a demographic for one reason.. we care.

>>77550291
they were the best team in the league OP

>>77550332
thanks bill

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>>77548751

don't forget melo

>>77549691
>people whine about Westbrook's efficiency
>he was literally 2% true shooting above-average for his position while taking harder shots, against tighter coverage, at higher volume than any other player in the NBA
lel

>>77547860
Fuck Lebron

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NBA teams really need to stop changing their colors and logos so often. It makes it way harder to build any kind of lasting image and brand. As is only the Celtics and Lakers have logos/colors that can rival other big franchises like the Yankees, Red Sox, Packers, Steelers, etc.

>>77550405
Of all the things to think about that's it?

Not the fact that the image's math is completely wrong and worse than elementary level?

You didn't think of posting the fact there are 82 games plus at least 4 playoff games afterwards, the fact he averaged more than 10 FGM and that there's only one super bowl game a year and it's statistically more likely he'd make a shot than it is that Brady would win?

You're dumb.

>>77550384
hell yeah, then we get the last banana boat member and we bring in a new age of great /nba/ memes

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Would you push your significant other down a flight of stairs or break up with them?

>>77550486
Lmao what are you so upset about anon? The thing to think about is the part that's actually related to basketball and gets posted all the time. Don't waste your time obsessing over someone's trolling.

>>77550477
this, for once cucston fans are making sense

>>77550487

I need to make some banana rocket pics

>>77550513
NZ is honestly probably the best country on earth

just a bunch of weird-ass farmers

>>77550518
there's no NBA team in Tucson

Who would you rather build a team around?
Conley or kemba walker

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>>77550557
>banana rocket
they're evolving !

>>77550574
in their primes? or right now.

>>77550574
honestly Conley even though he's 30, and I think saying Kemba is just objectively wrong

>>77550574
Kemba is younger, so...

Conley and Kemba are about equal as scorers. Conley is a better passer than Kemba and a way better defender than Kemba will ever be. Not a hard choice imo

>>77547722
rip stachebro

Players who put up 10+ Win Share seasons before the age of 22:

Karl-Anthony Towns
Anthony Davis
Shaq
Lebron
Durant
Michael Jordan
Tim Duncan
Adrian Dantley
Tracy McGrady
Luol Deng
Kobe Bryant
Magic Johnson
Rick Barry
John Drew
Chris Paul
Marques Johnson
Ed Macauley

>>77550808
John Drew was banned from the NBA because he couldn't stop doing cocaine, and Marques Johnson was the first point forward before he had a neck injury that ended his career at 30

So basically what I'm saying is that KAT is probably going to be a pretty fucking good player

>>77550779
Eh, give it a month.

Just found out Wiggins has a signature shoe and they actually look good. I'm way out the loop.

>>77550850
post pic

Ray Allen is _____

>>77550210
Where's the D?

>>77550983
Better all time than Kobe

>>77550983
bald.

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>>77551068

>>77551000
5 players out in perimeter and they both cut at the same time?

>>77551000
in your mother's pussy

>>77551144
>LeBron barges in
>MJ fades and shoots or double-clutches it in
Tough sell. I'll go with MJ, I guess.

>>77551169

>>77551169
>this post
>77551169
>69

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>>77551068
yeah maybe at being a snake

Kill me please Kim jong

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guess who I just met /nba/?

>>77551932
A random office worker? What's special about him?

>>77551711
stahp it

>>77551932
Mookie Betts?

>>77551932
which one are you?

>>77551932
This photo just tried arguing with me that 90s basketball would beat today's basketball

Russell: 0 legit rings + 11 shit era rings
Wilt: 0 legit rings + 2 shit era rings
Kareem: 1 legit ring + 4 sidekick rings + 1 cocaine ring
Magic: 4 legit rings + 1 sidekick ring
Bird: 3 legit rings
Jordan: 6 legit rings
Hakeem: 1 legit ring + 1 Jordan retired ring
Duncan: 2 legit rings + 1 lockout ring + 2 sidekick rings
Shaq: 3 legit rings + 1 sidekick ring
Kobe: 2 legit rings + 3 sidekick rings
2004 Pistons: 1 legit ring
Wade: 0 legit rings + 1 Sternball ring + 2 super team rings
LeBron: 0 legit rings + 3 super team rings
Dirk: 1 legit ring
Curry: 0 legit rings + 1 sidekick ring + 1 super team ring
KD: 0 legit rings + 1 super team ring

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>no anon I will not call KD a "snek" on air stop asking

>>77552656
>Kobe: 2 legit rings

1 legit + 1 attempt to save ratings by renewing le old lakers vs celtics rivalry ring + 3 sidekick rings

If 20-23 year old LeBron played with prime shaq during 2000-2002 who wins finals mvp?

>>77552787
Uh... Shaq...?

Duh..............

>>77552656
>Jordan: 6 no-defense 90s rings
ftfy

>>77552737
call KD a snek on air man

>>77552656
>Jordan 6 legit rings

Kek more like 6 Nike bought rings

>>77552860
no defense 90s huh... when did this fucking meme catch on

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>>77547860

>>77552939
>thinking there was defense in the 90s

Hard fouls does not equal defense

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>>77552944

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>>77552978
>Kobe will never be your father

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>>77552978

Bledsoe and Jackson for Kyrie

Who says no

>>77553305
suns

>>77553305
Lebron

>>77553305
Phoenix said no, and they were correct to do so

Am I wrong for thinking it was LeBron who clearly leaked Kyrie's trade demands?

Understand this one absolute truth, the Cavs leaking it makes no sense. It makes it harder for them to trade him and actually ruins the return they could get because other teams are not sure that Kyrie wants to stay long-term. That ruins their leverage.

Kyrie's camp wouldn't leak it. His image is barely recovering from the flat earth comments, and leaking it would also mean they would risk pissing off the Cavs front office and they might ship Kyrie out to Atlanta or some other shithole.

LeBron is the only guy who makes sense. It would allow him to paint the narrative that Kyrie destroyed the Cavs and forced him (LeBron) to leave. It would also give him an excuse for losing in the Finals (lel Kyrie and me were having chemistry issues)

>>77553608

All reports indicate that the leak came from Gilbert's group. It's not surprising because Gilbert is a petty asshole that constantly shoots himself in the foot

>>77553632
All reports said LeBron you dumbass

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w-w-what's Kyrie doing in Miami?

>>77553672
fucking trannies by the looks of it

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>>77547740
>70

>>77553809
Devin Booker confirmed son of Ronalgay and Westgod

>>77550405
>Above the average
So including no name shitters as well? Westbrook is 181st in TS, Steph and Thomas are in the top 30, top 10 when looking at people with 70+ games

>>77553608
I think that's generally the consensus view

Name a more stacked draft class than the 1984 class.

You can't

>>77553672
is Kyrie a manlet?

>>77548058
I wish the Wizards would sign him.
>Fucking who's who of who? on our bench
>Sheldon Mac / Chris Mccollough / Daniel Ochefu

GREATEST PLAYERS OF THE LAST 25 YEARS

1. Trout: Breaking every record and only 26 years old. Two-time MVP. No recorded steroid history.

2. Barroid Bonds: Easily the best statistical player ever but the second half of his career he roided up to cartoonish levels

3. Alex Rodriguez: Slightly less statistically elite as Bonds with just as much roids

4. Ken Griffey Jr. Amazing prime but was short-lived and even in his heyday he didn't make quite the impact Trout is doing.

5. Albert Pujols: One of the most incredible decade runs completely shit up by the time he became an Angel

6. Ichiro: Sensational to watch hit and field.

7. Adrian Beltre: Mister consistent with several monster years and a great glove.

8. Miggy Cabrera: Rakes like a mother fucker but is barely a position player

9. Bryce Harper: Potential GOAT phenom who could possibly pass Trout if he was more consistent

10. Chipper Jones: Unlike Derek Jeter, he actually won an MVP.

Along with Derek Jeter, DH level hitters like Edgar, Ortiz and Frank Thomas don't count. Man-Ram used roids and has barely passable elite stats.

9.

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>hinkie still has no job
protests when?

>>77554234

Dudes too busy off inventing cold fusion power or communicating with another plane of existence.

>>77554234
but that's snoop dogg my dude

>>77554234
He's got a cushy job at Stanford. I wouldn't leave it unless a major market team like the Knicks, Bulls, or Heat offered a job. Patiently waiting for Garpax to get fired.

>>77554229
I don't like boreball but this was actually interesting to read.

I should go to bed

>>77554179
He's listed as 6'3 I think so probably 6'2 without shoes

>>77554185
He would be good as shit on the Wizards but I don't think they have the cap space, do they?

Man, though, if they signed him, I would like that team a lot. 100% sleeper ECF team at that point. That would be a great fit for them.

>>77554367
I think he's picking his spot in terms of situation with the front office and ownership as well. I don't think he's about to go work for Jerry Reinsdorf.

>>77552939
I think I'm the only one who is pushing it tbqh
one or two people have contributed a post or two but its mostly me....i don't post or lurk in every thread though
and for the record, im not trolling, i actually believe this to be true

>>77554506
I think he's barely 6 foot

>>77546795
>5B

>>77554229
>1. Trout

>no rings
>good

you guys do realize John Wall isn't shook anymore right

>>77554651
>8-23 and 1-8 from 3 in game 7

AY IT BE REEL DEEP LORE HOURZ YET FAMM??

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Stephen Curry has chosen his heir.

When will Lebron finally get good teammates to play with? He has won 3 rings dragging absolute garbage to the promised land... Imagine if he had somebody like Pau Gasol and played in the west.

>>77547722

Who is she? Gee she is attactive.

>>77554681
you want some lore ill drop a couple nuggets on you free of charge

kobes real dad MJ never showed him any love and left him shook for life (career 1st in missed shots). he will never be considered top 10 because of that, so he is living through his son russell westbrook and pulled some strings in the association to get him some help on the thunder. when his one true son russ has a ring, he will be considered top 10 all thanks to father kobe

shit they canceled glow in the dark basketball this week, what a fucking bummer

>>77546771
When does the Clarkson, Randle, Multiple first rounds trade for lebron happen.

He's coming home.

>>77554982
Clarkson is going to Chicago for Wade imo

Reminder that Kerr has more rings than Jordan

>>77555110
Kerr is also saving Jordan's legacy as the GOAT from LeBron. What a guy.

Can you imagine having to ply your trade in a profession that has a guy like LeBum James in it? I feel so fucking bad for basically the top 25% of the NBA, just having to deal with this autistic hillbilly faggot.

>>77555166
This.

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who the fuck up ??

>>77548967
lol what?

>>77552939
>when did this fucking meme catch on
Uh, never?

>>77555228
me and pb, we're destroying fools in 2k17 rn tbqh

triple threat spin move so fucking op btw

Why is Jerry West called Mr. Clutch when he is 1-8 in the Finals? He should be called Mr. Choke.

>>77555319
lebron is the "king" at 3-5

>>77555319
clutch isn't about statistics
its about having giant balls when the game is on the line

Elgin Baylor and Jerry West are incredible losers. They just lost in the Finals year after year, it's amazing. These two guys took choking to another level.

>>77546795
based mr. air

>>77554765
is stephen white?

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TTTTTTTTTRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

How do I pick a team if I'm not American?

>>77550513
Id Tony Veitch them and combine the two

>>77552656
>Only the 80s count

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feels good being the champ

When will the Spurs inevitably rebuild? They could get like 4 draft picks and Crowder from Boston I'd wager.

>>77552656
>Wade 1st ring isn't legit

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im so easily sidetracked

>>77547203
I thought power forwards were just shitty centers

>Philadelphia 76ers, Boston Celtics to play regular-season game in London

>>77546805
>LMA

More LFMAO

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>NBA star Zach Randolph was arrested in L.A. on Wednesday night -- igniting a crazy disturbance that required cops to call in the cavalry for backup, TMZ Sports has learned.
>LAPD officers were called to the Nickerson Gardens area in L.A. around 10 PM -- and when they arrived, cops found a large crowd of people smoking, playing loud music and blocking the roadway.
>Three people were detained -- including Randolph, who was eventually arrested for possession of marijuana with intent to sell, A FELONY. We're told the "intent to sell" part was due to the large amount of weed found.
>After the arrests, we're told things got crazy -- the crowd became unruly and LAPD had to call for backup.
>We're told 6 cop cars were vandalized -- tires slashed and windows busted -- and cops formed a battle line to restore order.

come the fuck on bro

>>77556976
>wake up at 2 am
>remember Lebron is top 3 all time
>blissfully go back to sleep

>>77556976
This is why you gotta stay away from the hood. Once you make it you gotta leave and never come back.

And this ain't the 80's. You can't do block parties anymore. They will shut you down and you will get arrested.

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>>77556976
>be Z-Bo
>be a real nigga
>quite possibly the realest nigga in the game
>go to the LA projects to drink 40s and smoke blunts at a block party
>cops come in and ruin it
>get arrested along with probably 20 other guys
>get falsely accused of selling even tho it was clearly just a weed bag everyone was sharing at the party.

Niggas can't even go to parties no mo.
Is the hood just a no fun zone nowadays?

I'm glad the cops came, uppity niggers were ruining my sleep.

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wew lad I heard the Randolph news this morning and just assumed he got busted for possession. they got him for felony possession w/intent to sell? he's going to prison. what a fucking dumbass.

>>77557173
on a scale from fresh fallen powder snow to michael jackson, just how white are you exactly, fuccboi

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>>77552656
There would be no eras if it wasn't for Russell and Wilt

>>77557282
Barry White

>be millionaire
>still sell weed on the streets

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Z-BO ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO SELL LOUD! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!


>https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/2726710-zach-randolph-reportedly-arrested-for-marijuana-possession-with-intent-to-sell.amp.html

>>77557302
The league was fucking dying in their era

>>77556976
>>77557001
>>77557088
>>77557173
>>77557254
>>77557490
>>77557506
El Chabo

>>77556976
damn
nigga hanging in what is literally known as little beirut out here
straight bloods hood

thats some real nigga shit

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i think the kings need a veteran forward

>>77557562
>mfw Pop planted the weed on Zbo

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>>77557572

>In 2002, some of us were in the gym before practice when Zach and Jeff McInnis got into a shouting match over hookers or something. This type of stuff happened like every other day so most of us just ignored it. Zach just lost it and fired a 5 lb. plate at Jeff. He missed way high and hit veteran center Chris Dudley in the back of the head. He had no idea what hit him. Zach actually felt pretty bad about it; Rasheed thought it was hysterical. Duds was out cold and we had no idea what to do. Antonio [Daniels], Arvydas, and Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje carried him to a massage table and laid him face down so anyone who saw him would just think he was waiting to get a massage. I had about 20 or 25 extra headbands in my locker so I just started wrapping those around Chris’ head to try to stop the bleeding. He woke up about 30 minutes later wondering what happened and why he was wearing 15 headbands. We just blamed it on Lubin’ Ruben.

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>http://deadspin.com/5893632/police-pointed-a-gun-at-zach-randolph-while-he-was-in-bed-with-a-woman

>>77557524
That's bullshit misinformation spread by Lakers fans to cope with never beating the Celtics

>>77557506
>>77557490
>being this sheltered and ignorant
Being arrested for intent to sell is bullshit and only means you had more than a couple grams of weed in your pocket. Has nothing to do with actually selling weed.

>>77557621
Lad banter of the highest order

>>77557714
It's been known for years Randolph is a druglord

He ain't go to jail, at worst one of the hommies going to take the fall

>>77557750
He buys weed, not sell it. You're retarded

#FREEZBO

HE DINDU NUFFIN

>>77557750
>>77557769
Yes those notorious Weed druglords el chapo fears his name

>>77557750
This, Zach Randolph is an Indianapolis drug Kingpin.

>>77557828
people have been leaving cable tv for years

Wether or not he was selling he's a dumbass for having large amounts of weed in his possession

>>77557977
It was at a party, I'm 100% sure he and other people just got that slapped on their arrest report just because guilty by association. Once he goes to court the story will show he was just smoking or buying, not selling.

>>77557254
its cali you literally can't get busted for simple possession charge

Isn't weed legal in California?

>>77558093
lol that's not how that works. Whenever there's a drug bust one person has to take the fall for it.

>>77558174
>On November 8, 2016, Proposition 64, also known as the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, passed by a vote of 57% to 43%, legalizing the sale and distribution of cannabis in both a dry and concentrated form. Adults are allowed to possess up to one ounce of cannabis for recreational use and can grow up to six live plants individually or more commercially with a license.

>>77558252
>6 plants ir 1 ounce
This is why people who don't smoke weed being in charge of weed policy is sl stupid

>>77558252
How much bud this zbo have damn

>>77558311
I'd imagine that if you had more than 28g but could prove that you had those six plants it'd be alright unless you were selling without a license.

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On a scale of 1 to Lexplorer, how fucked is ZBO?

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new Wolves kit

>>77558416
God damn these are horrendous