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Post #781 » by **yosemiteben** » Sat Feb 6, 2016 4:14 am

[tweet]https://twitter.com/EricPincus/status/695813875002929156[/tweet]

Oh Lance, never change.

Post #782 » by **fatlever** » Sat Feb 6, 2016 4:54 am

yosemiteben wrote:[tweet]https://twitter.com/EricPincus/status/695813875002929156[/tweet]

Oh Lance, never change.

I had to double-check the year of that tweet.

Post #783 » by **yosemiteben** » Sat Feb 6, 2016 5:10 am

Bulls gave up 42 points in the fourth quarter to lose to Denver.

In potentially bigger news, Jimmy Butler went down with what looks like a serious knee injury. Read on twitter that he had to be carried off the floor. That would be a devastating loss for them if he's out for an extended amount of time.

Post #784 » by **yosemiteben** » Sat Feb 6, 2016 5:35 am

The Spurs were up 72 - 26 at the half tonight over the Mavs.

Whoa.

TinmanZBoy · Post #785 » by **TinmanZBoy** » Sat Feb 6, 2016 5:50 am

yosemiteben wrote:[tweet]https://twitter.com/EricPincus/status/695813875002929156[/tweet]

Oh Lance, never change.

well, if you are sitting on the bench, of course nobody can guard you

TinmanZBoy · Post #786 » by **TinmanZBoy** » Sat Feb 6, 2016 11:20 pm

the non-Delly era Cavs. 0:2...
the king of kings-----Matthew Dellevadova

BatumtheGlue · Post #787 » by **BatumtheGlue** » Sun Feb 7, 2016 4:23 am

Man, KD is unreal!

TinmanZBoy · Post #788 » by **TinmanZBoy** » Sun Feb 7, 2016 9:37 pm

Austin RIvers is out for 4-6 weeks, now it is Lance's chance...I always think the presence of Austin Rivers hinders the clippers' bench, particularly the usage of Lance....
joking aside, I still think Lance is pretty talented player, he is instinctual

Post #789 » by **fatlever** » Mon Feb 8, 2016 4:29 pm

Derek Fisher got fired? LOL, awesome. Dumb hire, dumb contract, dumb expectations, dumb firing. Just awesome.

Post #790 » by **yosemiteben** » Mon Feb 8, 2016 7:01 pm

[tweet]https://twitter.com/hoopscritic/status/696733564872724480[/tweet]

KDATX · Post #791 » by **KDATX** » Tue Feb 9, 2016 4:42 am

Karl to be fired in the coming days - Marc Stein

LofJ · Post #792 » by **LofJ** » Tue Feb 9, 2016 4:40 pm

Any interest in signing Larry Sanders in the offseason?

HornetJail · Post #793 » by **HornetJail** » Tue Feb 9, 2016 5:03 pm

LofJ wrote:Any interest in signing Larry Sanders in the offseason?

On a short deal with an easy out if he acts up? Yeah sure.

LofJ · Post #794 » by **LofJ** » Tue Feb 9, 2016 5:14 pm

MotorKeepsGoing wrote:
LofJ wrote:Any interest in signing Larry Sanders in the offseason?

On a short deal with an easy out if he acts up? Yeah sure.

He has a lot of incentive to be professional if he does come back. He won't get another chance if he flakes out, gets in fights, or fails a drug test again. I think giving him a one year, prove yourself deal would be a low risk, high reward move.

That said given that he's currently living in LA and has a business there I expect he'd want to sign with the Lakers or Clippers.

Snidely FC · Post #795 » by **Snidely FC** » Tue Feb 9, 2016 5:25 pm

A fun piece of bball detective work by our resident Hive-writer Lamar, give it a read:
https://lamarmatic.com/2016/02/09/the-play-on-which-newble-kicked-dunleavy/

BlackOutBuzz · Post #796 » by **BlackOutBuzz** » Tue Feb 9, 2016 6:46 pm

@SpearsNBAYahoo
Bulls say Jimmy Butler will miss the NBA All-Star Game with a strained left knee and will be out 3-4 weeks. East A-S will need replacement.

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LofJ · Post #797 » by **LofJ** » Tue Feb 9, 2016 6:52 pm

BlackOutBuzz wrote:@SpearsNBAYahoo
Bulls say Jimmy Butler will miss the NBA All-Star Game with a strained left knee and will be out 3-4 weeks. East A-S will need replacement.

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Guess we know now which team we'll be replacing in the top 8. There's also a decent chance Batum could be voted his replacement. I'd be happy for him but I'd also be just as happy for him to rest during the break.

Post #798 » by **fatlever** » Tue Feb 9, 2016 7:02 pm

get ready to see Kyrie in the All-Star game.

Post #799 » by **fatlever** » Tue Feb 9, 2016 7:05 pm

Snidely FC wrote:A fun piece of bball detective work by our resident Hive-writer Lamar, give it a read:
https://lamarmatic.com/2016/02/09/the-play-on-which-newble-kicked-dunleavy/

Brilliant

Post #800 » by **fatlever** » Tue Feb 9, 2016 7:21 pm

fatlever wrote:get ready to see Kyrie in the All-Star game.

Seriously, it should go to Kemba. 20PPG on a team at .500, carried team thru injuries, career best in TS%.

Other candidates:

Kyrie Irving - missed half the season, Kemba has better stats across the board, except FG%.
Reggie Jackson - Detroit already has Drummond. Does Detriot deserve 2 All-stars while Charlotte gets 0? Reggie and Kemba have similar stats. Kemba with more points, rebounds, steals; Jackson with more assists, better FG%.
Pao Gasol - 17/11, would give Bulls a representative in lieu of Butler.
Nik Vucevic - 17/9, hard to make a case for Nik over Gasol, especially with Magic struggling so badly recently.
Nic Batum - the toe injury killed his chances, dropped his PPG and FG% down. Kemba more deserving so far.
Hassan Whiteside - 12/11/4, do the Heat deserve 3 All-Stars? Hard to argue his case when Heat are typically better with him off floor.

I don't agree with anyone from Bucks, Nets or Sixers getting in due to record. Simply not good enough. That rules out Giannis, Monroe, Middleton, and Lopez.