Around the NBA, 2014-15 Season Thread

Post #1 » by **NyCeEvO** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 5:02 am

It's Opening Night and we're not playing.

While the HOU-LAL game isn't over, I think it's safe to say that the performance of the night award goes to Anthony Davis, who had 26pts/17reb/9blk/3stl.

He was a beast!

jeff1624 · Post #2 » by **jeff1624** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 5:50 am

Damn it, Randle fractured his right tibia. That is truly terrible.

therealbig3 · Post #3 » by **therealbig3** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 6:23 am

Lakers are awful and do not deserve to have 27 nationally televised games. Nobody wants to see the Cavaliers curb stomp them. I'd rather watch more games like the Spurs-Mavs that happened right before. That was a great game.

Post #4 » by **NyCeEvO** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 1:10 pm

therealbig3 wrote:Lakers are awful and do not deserve to have 27 nationally televised games. Nobody wants to see the Cavaliers curb stomp them. I'd rather watch more games like the Spurs-Mavs that happened right before. That was a great game.

Barring injuries, I don't think my bold pick for the Mavs to make the WCF (and probably the Finals) is all that bold any more. That roster is stacked.

Post #5 » by **CalamityX12** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 2:39 pm

Anthony Davis.... what could've been....

Prokorov · Post #6 » by **Prokorov** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 7:07 pm

therealbig3 wrote:Lakers are awful and do not deserve to have 27 nationally televised games. Nobody wants to see the Cavaliers curb stomp them. I'd rather watch more games like the Spurs-Mavs that happened right before. That was a great game.

good or bad i still want to see kobe play. what ruined that game was harden. i just have 0 respect for that guys game.

Post #7 » by **NyCeEvO** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 2:37 am

Pierce had 17pts/6rebs/5asts/2stl tonight.

jeff1624 · Post #8 » by **jeff1624** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 3:29 am

NyCeEvO wrote:Pierce had 17pts/6rebs/5asts/2stl tonight.

And the Wiz lost.

Lamak · Post #9 » by **Lamak** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 3:27 pm

Lakers look really terrible this year.

Keith Van Horn · Post #10 » by **Keith Van Horn** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 5:02 pm

soooo, what's with the wire tap article that says Brooklyn is a candidate to get Kobe in a trade?

jeff1624 · Post #11 » by **jeff1624** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 1:35 am

It feels dirty rooting for the knicks, but a cavs loss here would be pretty funny.

Post #12 » by **NyCeEvO** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 4:05 am

macgyver893 wrote:soooo, what's with the wire tap article that says Brooklyn is a candidate to get Kobe in a trade?

Clickbait.

It's completely unsubstantiated and is just based upon speculation.

kerry kittles · Post #13 » by **kerry kittles** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 11:27 am

Westbrook out with a fractured hand. We will be playing a depleted Thunder team for our home opener and will still manage to find a way to lose

Prokorov · Post #14 » by **Prokorov** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 1:41 pm

NyCeEvO wrote:
macgyver893 wrote:soooo, what's with the wire tap article that says Brooklyn is a candidate to get Kobe in a trade?

Clickbait.

It's completely unsubstantiated and is just based upon speculation.

i wouldnt hate a dwill for kobe trade.

we need an ego alpha who is going to ruffle some feathers. his contract expires before dwills

MrDollarBills · Post #15 » by **MrDollarBills** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 4:24 pm

I'd trade for Bryant if that means we get a clean cap in 2016.

This team lacks leadership in the worst way.

F3LON · Post #16 » by **F3LON** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 5:15 pm

With Westbrook getting injured there has to be a trade out there where we can dump DWill, Lopez or JJ.

I cant see OKC not making a move. They dont want to fall into a low seeding where they will have to play SA or LAC or Hou.

They have a number of young guys I think can be good: Perry Jones III, Jeremy Lamb, Reggie Jackson

And expiring veterans: Perkins and Collison

There is a deal there, BK needs to look into it.

Post #17 » by **CalamityX12** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 5:26 pm

OKC rarely makes moves. They made 2 moves that were due to finances (Harden/Perkins)

F3LON · Post #18 » by **F3LON** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 5:48 pm

CalamityX12 wrote:OKC rarely makes moves. They made 2 moves that were due to finances (Harden/Perkins)

It's also rare to have 2 superstars on one team.

Even more rare to have those 2 superstars out for significant time.

Kendrick Perkins is expendable on their end. Perkins and KG have a relationship and we could use a true big body like him.

You put Collison and Jeremy Lamb together with Perkins and I could see DWill getting sent to OKC

DWill and Westbrook could co-exist. Id actually say that they would play well together.

OKC isnt that far from Dallas, DWill's hometown, so I think it would make sense for both teams

Post #19 » by **CalamityX12** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 6:18 pm

F3LON wrote:
CalamityX12 wrote:OKC rarely makes moves. They made 2 moves that were due to finances (Harden/Perkins)

It's also rare to have 2 superstars on one team.

Even more rare to have those 2 superstars out for significant time.

Kendrick Perkins is expendable on their end. Perkins and KG have a relationship and we could use a true big body like him.

You put Collison and Jeremy Lamb together with Perkins and I could see DWill getting sent to OKC

DWill and Westbrook could co-exist. Id actually say that they would play well together.

OKC isnt that far from Dallas, DWill's hometown, so I think it would make sense for both teams

OKC gets this myth of being the best scouters/gms or whatever, they hit on three homeruns due to drafting early with Durant, Westbrook n Harden with a triple in Ibaka and have been so so since....

Ever since they lost Harden they lost that feel, IMO, to win it all since he provided the scoring and impact off the bench. OKC has done little to aid or fill in that vacancy IMO.

Anyways, I'm not sure i'd want anything outside of the dynamic duo from OKC. Lamb would be cool but he's not a 1 in a million type player.

If its something around Ibaka, then we can talk.

F3LON · Post #20 » by **F3LON** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 7:46 pm

CalamityX12 wrote:
F3LON wrote:
CalamityX12 wrote:OKC rarely makes moves. They made 2 moves that were due to finances (Harden/Perkins)

It's also rare to have 2 superstars on one team.

Even more rare to have those 2 superstars out for significant time.

Kendrick Perkins is expendable on their end. Perkins and KG have a relationship and we could use a true big body like him.

You put Collison and Jeremy Lamb together with Perkins and I could see DWill getting sent to OKC

DWill and Westbrook could co-exist. Id actually say that they would play well together.

OKC isnt that far from Dallas, DWill's hometown, so I think it would make sense for both teams

OKC gets this myth of being the best scouters/gms or whatever, they hit on three homeruns due to drafting early with Durant, Westbrook n Harden with a triple in Ibaka and have been so so since....

Ever since they lost Harden they lost that feel, IMO, to win it all since he provided the scoring and impact off the bench. OKC has done little to aid or fill in that vacancy IMO.

Anyways, I'm not sure i'd want anything outside of the dynamic duo from OKC. Lamb would be cool but he's not a 1 in a million type player.

If its something around Ibaka, then we can talk.

They would be doing us the favor of taking on DWill's contract. We arent getting anything great back but Perkins and Collison are both expiring contracts and I liked Lamb a lot when he came out. He has a lot of upside and is still on a rookie contract.