Around the NBA II

Post #501 » by **og15** » Thu Oct 27, 2016 11:51 pm

Draymond Green screams and 1 on every play he has at the basket, who on the Clippers is the and 1 guy? Blake?

James Harden seems like he's going to get half his assists from Clint Capela, but I'm not sure if handling the ball even more is going to help him have energy for defense.

Eric Gordon looked like younger Eric Gordon, we'll see what happens later on

Zach Randolph might be looking at that 6th man of the year award with his new bench role, I actually kind of like it for Memphis. Gives them a little more mobility and spacing in the starting lineup and also gives them a nice post and scoring option with their bench units.

A lot of high scoring games, but every season everyone wants to play faster and at the start of the season everyone is all gung ho about it, then 20 games later, some teams start reverting, etc, so we'll see if the pace around the league increases as a whole.

Post #502 » by **QRich3** » Fri Oct 28, 2016 2:05 am

og15 wrote:James Harden seems like he's going to get half his assists from Clint Capela, but I'm not sure if handling the ball even more is going to help him have energy for defense.

He's gonna get crazy numbers this season, the two man game with Capela was devastating last night. Granted it was the Lakers defense, but still.

I'm so pissed off at Atlanta right now, they took both our SF in the draft and it seems they're just gonna bury them in the rotation behind Bazemore and Sefolosha

Post #503 » by **og15** » Fri Oct 28, 2016 2:22 am

YES! I was so annoyed that they drafted both of them, such jerks

Post #504 » by **QRich3** » Sun Oct 30, 2016 2:08 am

I didn't think I'd say this but I love watching the Brooklyn Nets this year. They play really hard, whip the ball around a lot, run in transition, play good defense and shoot lots of 3s. Top 5 league pass team for me so far.

nickhx2 · Post #505 » by **nickhx2** » Sun Oct 30, 2016 5:01 am

i'll be more inclined to give them a look.

btw matt barnes has been pretty good this year. makes me sad we couldn't pick him up

Post #506 » by **og15** » Sun Oct 30, 2016 11:11 pm

nickhx2 wrote:i'll be more inclined to give them a look.

btw matt barnes has been pretty good this year. makes me sad we couldn't pick him up

We could have, we chose Wesley Johnson over him

Little Digger · Post #507 » by **Little Digger** » Sat Nov 12, 2016 7:07 pm

QRich3 wrote:I didn't think I'd say this but I love watching the Brooklyn Nets this year. They play really hard, whip the ball around a lot, run in transition, play good defense and shoot lots of 3s. Top 5 league pass team for me so far.

I have Brooklyn last on my LP list..Avoid at all costs label..But I'm willing to give them a chance..I'll sneak a peek this week.

Ranma · Post #508 » by **Ranma** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 4:45 am

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nickhx2 · Post #509 » by **nickhx2** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 4:58 am

ya pretty cool of them

mattd13 · Post #510 » by **mattd13** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 2:14 pm

so now we are becoming political. I think trump has bigger fish to fry than a bunch over payed, over hyped, whining nba players, who probably didn't even vote.

MrHill · Post #511 » by **MrHill** » Mon Nov 21, 2016 11:42 pm

When the Clippers visit the Pistons on Friday, it'll be their last ever trip to Auburn Hills. The Pistons are about to officially announce at Noon Pacific tomorrow their move to the still-under construction Little Caesars Arena in Midtown/Downtown Detroit effective for next season. They're the last team to play in a suburban location (Auburn Hills to downtown Detroit is almost 35 miles end-to-end).

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2016/11/21/detroit-pistons-downtown-arena/94215932/

Captain Ballmer · Post #512 » by **Captain Ballmer** » Mon Dec 12, 2016 9:04 am

Memphis Grizzlies are now 17-8 and only 0.5 game behind us without Conley, Parsons and Vince.

It's a reality that some of those names below aren't sexy but they gave Grizz a great boost, and Fizdale using them in a great way to contribute their team.

JaMychal Green :Signed a multiyear deal with Grizzlies in 2015 for league minimum
Troy Willimas :Signed 2-yr league minimum deal with Grizzlies in 2016
Andrew Harrison :Signed 3-yr/$3M deal with Girzzlies in 2016
James Ennis :Signed 2-yr/$6M deal with Grizzlies in 2016
Jarrell Martin : Drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 2015 NBA Draft.
Troy Daniels :Traded by the Charlotte Hornets to the Memphis Grizzlies for cash considerations. signed 3-yr/$10M with Grizzlies.

I having a huge envy for this team's lately management. OTOH, GM Doc also found good vets for minimum lately but that's ain't gonna change a thing since Coach Doc's royal treatment to Austin-Jamal-Pierce are still out there killing our bench. GM Doc must get to axe for past several years of trash acqusitions and I don't even have any clue how to fire Coach Doc.

Post #513 » by **thanumba2clippersfan** » Mon Dec 12, 2016 9:24 pm

I just wanted to point out Tim Frazier's monster game from last night. He got a triple douple off the bench to help the Pelicans beat the Suns in OT . He had 14 points, 11 assists, and 11 rebounds.

I know I mentioned awhile back that we should have tried to sign him, but it's not like Doc would give a contract to an undrafted free agent. Anyway this is a nice follow up for him after a good game against us. Maybe we'll get Tim Frazier at some point in his NBA career.

Ranma · Post #514 » by **Ranma** » Wed Dec 14, 2016 6:45 am

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Ranma · Post #515 » by **Ranma** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 6:37 am

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Neddy · Post #516 » by **Neddy** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 10:22 pm

RIP, Fab Melo.

it's not easy coming from another country with different language and culture at age 18. it's even harder when you are the only 20 years old at your high school graduation. the college career was even more chaotic, going from the highest of the highs of winning defensive player of the year on one of the strongest basketball conferneces in the nation, then hit the rock bottom, when people came down on you for academic failure. all it was not understanding Enlgish well enough and between practices and games, and that there was little time you can spend on learning Engish first. but you still made it to the NBA as a first rounder, you still played at the highest level in the world, and you still will forever remain a part of history for Brazilian basketball world.

26 is too damn young to die but you still achieved more than many people in their entire lives. hope you and your family finds peace.

Akklaim1 · Post #517 » by **Akklaim1** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 11:38 pm

MrHill wrote:When the Clippers visit the Pistons on Friday, it'll be their last ever trip to Auburn Hills. The Pistons are about to officially announce at Noon Pacific tomorrow their move to the still-under construction Little Caesars Arena in Midtown/Downtown Detroit effective for next season. They're the last team to play in a suburban location (Auburn Hills to downtown Detroit is almost 35 miles end-to-end).

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2016/11/21/detroit-pistons-downtown-arena/94215932/

I didn't realize that AH was that far from Detroit. That'd be like the Clippers playing their games in Anaheim. Yuck.

wco81 · Post #518 » by **wco81** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 2:13 am

Little Cesar's still makes enough money to get naming rights to a new NBA arena?

nickhx2 · Post #519 » by **nickhx2** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 3:14 am

i don't even think their pizza is good

Post #520 » by **thanumba2clippersfan** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 4:22 am

I couldn't believe hearing about Fab Melo passing yesterday. He went way too young and I'm sorry to hear that.