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mrknowitall215 · Post #141 » by **mrknowitall215** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 2:55 pm

Snidely FC wrote:What is with Xavier Henry flying all over the place? Where did this come from? He looks like an All-Star against the Cliippers.

Xavier Henry has always had talent. Unfortunately for him, he landed in some bad situations as far as playing time with Memphis & New Orleans during his maturity period. Now at only 22 years old he is coming into his own & showing the potential that once made him a highly touted recruit coming out of high school and a lottery pick in the 2010 NBA Draft. I thought the Lakers was a good landing spot for him being that they were hamstrung for cap space and needed some youth with upside

mrknowitall215 · Post #142 » by **mrknowitall215** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 3:43 pm

I see Byron Mullens has already fell out of favor of Doc Rivers as frontcourt depth. I actually thought he would make it to 2014 before getting put in the doghouse or receiving DNP-CDs

catch20two · Post #143 » by **catch20two** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 6:31 pm

mrknowitall215 wrote:I see Byron Mullens has already fell out of favor of Doc Rivers as frontcourt depth. I actually thought he would make it to 2014 before getting put in the doghouse or receiving DNP-CDs

Mullens is trash. We gave him every opportunity to prove that he's not a bust last year.

HornetJail · Post #144 » by **HornetJail** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 6:45 pm

catch20two wrote:
mrknowitall215 wrote:I see Byron Mullens has already fell out of favor of Doc Rivers as frontcourt depth. I actually thought he would make it to 2014 before getting put in the doghouse or receiving DNP-CDs

Mullens is trash. We gave him every opportunity to prove that he's not a bust last year.

No we didn't. We didn't have any kind of system. We kind of let him do whatever he wanted to, which was bomb 3s all day. Mullens just needs to play disciplined, structured basketball and step number one is to not take 3s.

catch20two · Post #145 » by **catch20two** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 7:10 pm

Biz Gilwalker wrote:
catch20two wrote:
mrknowitall215 wrote:I see Byron Mullens has already fell out of favor of Doc Rivers as frontcourt depth. I actually thought he would make it to 2014 before getting put in the doghouse or receiving DNP-CDs

Mullens is trash. We gave him every opportunity to prove that he's not a bust last year.

No we didn't. We didn't have any kind of system. We kind of let him do whatever he wanted to, which was bomb 3s all day. Mullens just needs to play disciplined, structured basketball and step number one is to not take 3s.

If you say so. Let's see how Mullens fair in Doc Rivers' 'system' :roll:

LamarMatic7 · Post #146 » by **LamarMatic7** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 7:39 pm

The difference in styles was so evident watching that back-to-back. You get the Eastern conference game where teams turned the ball over against traps and both teams evidently have a defensive system and then you watch the run and gun, no defense Western conference match-up. I had to laugh every time Swaggy P decided that it's a good idea to dribble between his legs a few times and launch up a contested 20-footer. Fun Lakers win to watch.

Marvel · Post #147 » by **Marvel** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 8:01 pm

Who the **** is 'Swaggy P'?

MPM · Post #148 » by **MPM** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 8:17 pm

Marvel wrote:Who the **** is 'Swaggy P'?

nick young.

Marvel · Post #149 » by **Marvel** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 8:31 pm

Ahhh...ok. I was trying to relate, but failed.

MPM · Post #150 » by **MPM** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 8:42 pm

Marvel wrote:Ahhh...ok. I was trying to relate, but failed.

It's pretty funny - he actually has Swaggy P t-shirts. He's a bit of a character.

Post #151 » by **fatlever** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 8:42 pm

Biz Gilwalker wrote:
catch20two wrote:
mrknowitall215 wrote:I see Byron Mullens has already fell out of favor of Doc Rivers as frontcourt depth. I actually thought he would make it to 2014 before getting put in the doghouse or receiving DNP-CDs

Mullens is trash. We gave him every opportunity to prove that he's not a bust last year.

No we didn't. We didn't have any kind of system. We kind of let him do whatever he wanted to, which was bomb 3s all day. Mullens just needs to play disciplined, structured basketball and step number one is to not take 3s.

mullens is apparently incapable of playing disciplined, structured basketball. that should be evident by the fact that he was launching 12 3s per 36 mins in preseason under rivers on a team loaded with scorers. he has played for 4 coaches across 3 teams. its not the coaches that are the problem, its mullens.

mrknowitall215 · Post #152 » by **mrknowitall215** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 8:52 pm

Biz Gilwalker wrote:
catch20two wrote:
mrknowitall215 wrote:I see Byron Mullens has already fell out of favor of Doc Rivers as frontcourt depth. I actually thought he would make it to 2014 before getting put in the doghouse or receiving DNP-CDs

Mullens is trash. We gave him every opportunity to prove that he's not a bust last year.

No we didn't. We didn't have any kind of system. We kind of let him do whatever he wanted to, which was bomb 3s all day. Mullens just needs to play disciplined, structured basketball and step number one is to not take 3s.

I guess Doc Rivers is letting Byron Mullens do whatever he want to do on the Clippers too, huh? I agree with 'catch20two' that he had his best chance to show what he can do last year with the Bobcats and he made himself expendable with his lack of awareness on the court, offensively & especially defensively

Liver_Pooty · Post #153 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 9:39 pm

Iverson officially retired today. Somewhat saddening for me. Absolutely adored the way he played.

mrknowitall215 · Post #154 » by **mrknowitall215** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 9:50 pm

Liver_Pooty wrote:Iverson officially retired today. Somewhat saddening for me. Absolutely adored the way he played.

Iverson was easily one of, if not my most favorite NBA player of all-time. It was almost like watch David & Goliath in a basketball form. I'm going to the game tonight against the Heat, in fact I'm about to head out soon. I hope the Sixers organization do a great job of enshrining & celebrating his retirement

countryboi · Post #155 » by **countryboi** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 11:42 pm

The hell is going on in the 76ers v heat game....damn free league pass sucks me in everytime

KingExecutive · Post #156 » by **KingExecutive** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 11:58 pm

I saw the new Buck, Brandon Knight, hobbling towards the locker room early...

Eoghan · Post #157 » by **Eoghan** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 12:01 am

I wasn't a big fan of Iverson. Took tons of shots and got away with murder in terms of dribbling violations. As fun to watch as anybody when he was on though.

Liver_Pooty · Post #158 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 12:04 am

MCW has 8 pts 7 assist and 5 steals in the first half thus far. That guy can't shoot, but hes going to fill every single aspect of a stat sheet.

Post #159 » by **BigSlam** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 1:21 am

Anyone else see Gerald Wallace's stat line tonight?

I have a feeling it's going to be a longggggggggggggg season for Wallace.

Liver_Pooty · Post #160 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 1:28 am

BigSlam wrote:Anyone else see Gerald Wallace's stat line tonight?

I have a feeling it's going to be a longggggggggggggg season for Wallace.

34 minutes played with 1 shot attempt? Christ, I thought that was Biyombos from last seasons for a split second. Poor guy.