Official NBA 2012-2013 Thread - Bored Until October

Ephidel · 2012-12-14T11:15:31.000Z

Ohhh man the turnovers kill me. Didn’t they lose to the Wizards last year?

Weeks · 2012-12-14T11:19:14.000Z

two tough losses in a row that we should have won.

Rockman_X · 2012-12-14T11:28:04.000Z

Ohhh man the turnovers kill me. Didn’t they lose to the Wizards last year?

We did it was right after the loss to the Pistons. The Trevor Booker game where he went 18/17.

Lakers confirm desperation in search for point guard.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/basketball/jonny-flynn-confirms-lakers-interest-as-steve-nash-replacement/story-fnanosvn-1226536937020

KowtowRobinson · 2012-12-14T11:33:31.000Z

I renounced my Knicks fan status years ago so I can’t hop back on the wagon now. Really impressed that they’re able to win by just allowing Melo to be a ball hog some of the time, and having solid ball movement and spacing the rest of the time. They’re even able to play defense with Melo on the floor, I’m still not sure how that’s even possible. Not incredible defense, but good enough.

And I could watch Spurs games all week lol, who can be mad about watching them play?

GeoG2 · 2012-12-14T11:37:48.000Z

D-Fish has always been the good luck charm that kept the Lakers competitive.

Ken34 · 2012-12-14T12:27:58.000Z

so im getting to watch this knicks/Lakers game on nba tv…41 points in the first quarter, holy shit…

loopiz · 2012-12-14T14:37:25.000Z

just a reminder that lakers are not only missing nash… they were a 9-8 team before also losing gasol. their forward game at full strength is going to be scary in the late season, i’m calling it now !

Ken34 · 2012-12-14T15:02:53.000Z

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GeoG2 · 2012-12-14T15:12:15.000Z

Like I said… everybody’s on Melo’s dick now.

Taito · 2012-12-14T15:19:14.000Z

I don’t know about being harder to guard than Lebron, but Melo has everything scoring-wise, plus the imposing size Kobe doesn’t have. He’s been lacking defensively and mentally throughout his career, and that’s held him back from collecting jewelry. Damn all the pro-New Yawk Fawken City media personalities are pounding their chest lately.

Unreallystic · 2012-12-14T18:22:13.000Z

Wait so the Lakers are struggling at defense and everyone is waiting on Nash to help fix the Lakers.

LOL @ umm remember the year steve nash was on the all defense team… Neither do I. Even with Nash, the Lakers are worse than the Magic were when they went to the finals.

What I will say though, its ALOT easier to play defense, when your offense runs smooth. Rebounds leading to fast break and half-court fast breaks, this effect can be multiplied by poor communication, it adds to the wear and tear, etc.

When you make a shot, you can ‘jog’ instead of run back, pick up your man proper, figure out who’s where, and get your defense ‘set’. I mean I’m with you overall, but I do admit that Nash is a huge + for them on defense. No he’s not gonna Shumpert someone, but Westbrook going for 40 is a good thing…

:bluu:

Unreallystic · 2012-12-14T18:26:02.000Z

pics

Spoiler

http://i.imgur.com/NkO3s.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/jwY9L.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/BUcj6.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/q6pmK.jpg

Lets be real though, Mike Brown hadn’t won a game. D. Fish is as reliable on defense as Nash at this point, and with the new flopping rules…yeah. And Andrew bynum hasn’t even played this season.

Now Phil Jackson is a whole different thing…
d’Antoni…idiots.

:bluu:

HyperGear · 2012-12-14T23:10:06.000Z

Lillard ROTY status no other competition out there

http://cjzero.com/gifs/LillardBreaksMillsAnkles.gif

Unreallystic · 2012-12-14T23:47:02.000Z

Lillard ROTY status no other competition out there

http://cjzero.com/gifs/LillardBreaksMillsAnkles.gif

he just doesn’t stop haha, this has been a great year for cross-ups. Paul Pierce is going to make a couple end of the year highlights…

:bluu:

Carpet_Lint · 2012-12-15T00:28:43.000Z

Pft, that one sucks. Mills only slipped because he stepped on Nando’s foot, and Lillard doesn’t sink the shot there. In fact, every time one of these OH SICK CROSSOVER clips comes up where the dude does not actually hit the shot, I’d argue that it was actually great defense, tripping in order to coax a bad shot out of the overly confident ball handler.

Not to say Lillard wasn’t abusing Mills all night though.
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John Wall is actually not looking all that great now considering how baller Irving and Lillard are looking now after him.

GeoG2 · 2012-12-15T03:58:11.000Z

John Wall hasn’t looked great since Derrick Rose was drafted the year after him. Every year there’s a new PG that has made him look like dirt because he can’t get Washington to ever win.

Divinus · 2012-12-15T04:30:54.000Z

Rose was drafted before Wall brah.

If you’re a PG and you’re athletic you’re bound to go somewhere.

BadMojo · 2012-12-15T04:43:26.000Z

Game about to start. Raptors first team to hit 20 losses LET’S GO!

Ed Davis reminding me how the PF position should be played one double-double at a time.

BadMojo · 2012-12-15T05:25:40.000Z

We still booing a washed up VC!

VC to go off for 40 points tonight.

Rockman_X · 2012-12-15T06:12:26.000Z

Looks like Cartier Martin is tonight’s Michael Jordan. Lousy Laker defense is always making someone look goat level.