Re: Around the NBA: 2014-15

truth18 · Post #1 » by **truth18** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 2:26 am

Old thread can be found here.
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Kyle Lowry on inside the NBA at the moment. Always liked him. Wish he was replacing Shaq instead of Kenny though.

BRUNiNHO91 · Post #2 » by **BRUNiNHO91** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 3:00 am

Rondo looks **** awful. Like just soo bad it's scary. OKC making quick work of Dallas right now.

Who else is hoping OKC gets the 8th seed and completely dismantles Golden State in the first round? Can't stand the hype between the 'splash brothers'. To top it off I hope Draymond goes to Detroit next year../hatingmodeOFF

Andrew McCeltic · Post #3 » by **Andrew McCeltic** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 3:43 am

OKC just took the 8th seed. Phoenix got bumped. Will the Suns surge with their new backcourt? How is Blake Griffin's back?

And the more I think about it, Garnett back to MIN is huge symbolically and huge in having a vet mentor around for Wiggins. We saw Garnett's intensity and leadership in Boston- if Wiggins' concern is his motor, you just gave him the best role model in the league.

Post #4 » by **Geoffrey P** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 4:32 am

Old thread can be found here.

15th overall · Post #5 » by **15th overall** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 8:19 am

KG's first game with Minnesota will be vs. Pierce.

NotALongIslandr · Post #6 » by **NotALongIslandr** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 9:47 am

Bosh is apparently having a lung issue (potentially a pulmonary embolism). Wishing him the best of health. This comes on the heels of Anthony Mason (48) suffering what was described as a "massive" heart attack (in stable condition now) and Jerome Kersey passing away suddenly at 52. Stay healthy everybody.

The_Ghost_of_JB · Post #7 » by **The_Ghost_of_JB** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 1:55 pm

Yeah hopefully Bosh is okay. It is scary that someone so healthy is having such a potentially serious medical condition.

CeltsfanSinceBirth · Post #8 » by **CeltsfanSinceBirth** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 2:33 pm

15th overall wrote:KG's first game with Minnesota will be vs. Pierce.

Perfect. Pierce gets to see the ovation that a legend gets when he returns to play for his original team. Hopefully that convinces Pierce to opt out and come home next year. I'm sure he's got a few tricks he can teach Young and Turner.

NotALongIslandr · Post #9 » by **NotALongIslandr** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 4:34 pm

CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:
15th overall wrote:KG's first game with Minnesota will be vs. Pierce.

Perfect. Pierce gets to see the ovation that a legend gets when he returns to play for his original team. Hopefully that convinces Pierce to opt out and come home next year. I'm sure he's got a few tricks he can teach Young and Turner.

Basketball gods at work...

KGboss · Post #10 » by **KGboss** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 4:41 pm

BRUNiNHO91 wrote:Rondo looks **** awful. Like just soo bad it's scary. OKC making quick work of Dallas right now.

Who else is hoping OKC gets the 8th seed and completely dismantles Golden State in the first round? Can't stand the hype between the 'splash brothers'. To top it off I hope Draymond goes to Detroit next year../hatingmodeOFF

Rondo was playing with these obnoxious goggles on, but hes still missing the same shots hes always missed.

Its weird how offensively hes gotten so much worse over the last couple seasons when we were all hoping for the opposite.

truth18 · Post #11 » by **truth18** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 4:43 pm

Wall of shame from the old thread:

1. truth18 (188 posts)
2. valid (186)
3. Andy582 (185)
4. 15th overall (106)
5. ConstableGeneva (97)

KJandHondo35 · Post #12 » by **KJandHondo35** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 5:21 pm

TROB just got bought out in Denver. Would LOVE Danny to snatch him up... heck he probably starts for awhile with KO and Sullinger out.

TROB era starts now.

truth18 · Post #13 » by **truth18** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 5:22 pm

KJandHondo35 wrote:TROB just got bought out in Denver. Would LOVE Danny to snatch him up... heck he probably starts for awhile with KO and Sullinger out.

TROB era starts now.

100% down with this.

jmr07019 · Post #14 » by **jmr07019** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 6:12 pm

andy582 wrote:OKC just took the 8th seed. Phoenix got bumped. Will the Suns surge with their new backcourt? How is Blake Griffin's back?

And the more I think about it, Garnett back to MIN is huge symbolically and huge in having a vet mentor around for Wiggins. We saw Garnett's intensity and leadership in Boston- if Wiggins' concern is his motor, you just gave him the best role model in the league.

I loved that move for Minni. KG will be a great, great influence on Wiggins.

FlatearthZorro · Post #15 » by **FlatearthZorro** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 6:40 pm

CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:
15th overall wrote:KG's first game with Minnesota will be vs. Pierce.

Perfect. Pierce gets to see the ovation that a legend gets when he returns to play for his original team. Hopefully that convinces Pierce to opt out and come home next year. I'm sure he's got a few tricks he can teach Young and Turner.

I'm hoping for the same thing, he opts out at the end of the season, comes back home, retires with the C's with a last playoff push of his career and gets a job in the front office or maybe some kind of an assistant coach job.

NotALongIslandr · Post #16 » by **NotALongIslandr** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 8:55 pm

TRob is gonna wind up in MIA or maybe with the LAC

EDIT: (Re: Rondo) Well, that didn't take long. http://www.oregonlive.com/nba/index.ssf ... ry_package

CeltsfanSinceBirth · Post #17 » by **CeltsfanSinceBirth** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 9:20 pm

Sometimes, all it takes for me to truly see a player's warts is to take off the Celtics jersey and wear a different one. Same thing happened to me with Antoine. Kind of ironic that he and Rondo are both struggling in Dallas. I guess Cuban hasn't learned his lesson yet.

15th overall · Post #18 » by **15th overall** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 9:51 pm

truth18 wrote:Wall of shame from the old thread:

1. truth18 (188 posts)
2. valid (186)
3. Andy582 (185)
4. 15th overall (106)
5. ConstableGeneva (97)

Where is The Constable? I miss that ambiguously gendered SOB.. been MIA on twitter too.

Valid · Post #19 » by **Valid** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 10:06 pm

truth18 wrote:Wall of shame from the old thread:

1. truth18 (188 posts)
2. valid (186)
3. Andy582 (185)
4. 15th overall (106)
5. ConstableGeneva (97)

****. I need a life...

BRUNiNHO91 · Post #20 » by **BRUNiNHO91** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 10:41 pm

KGboss wrote:
BRUNiNHO91 wrote:Rondo looks **** awful. Like just soo bad it's scary. OKC making quick work of Dallas right now.

Who else is hoping OKC gets the 8th seed and completely dismantles Golden State in the first round? Can't stand the hype between the 'splash brothers'. To top it off I hope Draymond goes to Detroit next year../hatingmodeOFF

Rondo was playing with these obnoxious goggles on, but hes still missing the same shots hes always missed.

Its weird how offensively hes gotten so much worse over the last couple seasons when we were all hoping for the opposite.

Yeah the shots are kind of normal to me now. The surprising thing is that he just looks slow(a lot slower than he was here) and his play making has fallen off a cliff. Dude's lucky to get 5 assists out there now. I don't understand why..he's averaged big time assist numbers all his life, with so many different kind of teams and now he can't do anything with quite possibly the best weapons he's ever had.