Official Basketball thread(NBA; EuroLeague etc)

General · Apr 21, 2015

Senatore_M84 said:
just signed a tv deal wort 2.5 times last one w/ largest online media consumption of any major american sport and largest fan base under 35.

Their model is different. TV ratings are less relevant

It's fallen

Congo Powers · Apr 21, 2015

Brad stevens i need you to steal this game tonite
Pls bradley.....

Senatore_M84 · Apr 21, 2015

General said:
It's fallen

statistically your claims are invalid regardless of TV ratings.

TV ratings down on every sport aside from NFL which is made for TV viewing.

$ has gone up.

-

But even if you're right, i could care less... i love basketball

G.Costanza · Apr 21, 2015

BigMack said:
The only power forward in the NBA that can say they're better than Aldridge is Anthony Davis.

Blake Griffin says hi.

First round not as exciting as it seemed before it started. Most of series already look over.

Dsav · Apr 22, 2015

How did Kerr not win COY? I thought he was a sure thing

General · Apr 22, 2015

Senatore_M84 said:
statistically your claims are invalid regardless of TV ratings.

TV ratings down on every sport aside from NFL which is made for TV viewing.

$ has gone up.

-

But even if you're right, i could care less... i love basketball

Basketball is not as popular as it was before. You love it. No one is arguing that.

And your claims of what is 'statistically valid' are tenuous at best

League is boring

Congo Powers · Apr 22, 2015

Brad stevens waiting to win at home

Madridista · Apr 22, 2015

Senatore_M84 said:
By the way, LOL on rondo... -25 in 27 minutes. What a bum.

what a dumb statistic... as if that is only because of Rondo.

G.Costanza · Apr 22, 2015

That defense by Mavs. 6 consecutive dunks, all assisted by Smith.

Dirk is done. Dude single-handedly lost the game for Mavs, so sad to see him be the 6th or 7th best Mav on a playoff night.

Harden was not needed that much by Rockets, just like Curry wasn't last night.

Senatore_M84 · Apr 22, 2015

Madridista said:
what a dumb statistic... as if that is only because of Rondo.

it was almost exclusively cause of rondo if you watched game.

They didnt; guard him period. 4 on 5 cause rondo sucks.

Being a non-threat to score yet wanting the ball is crippling

Senatore_M84 · Apr 22, 2015

Rondo Truthers are hilarious. Act like he's been good since 2012 :lol:

. He's NOT a starting PG

http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/mave...ajon-rondo-rides-pine-as-end-nears-for-dallas

After all, the Mavs have been outscored by 36 points during Rondo's 37 minutes on the floor this series. His plus-minus was negative-25 in 27 Game 1 minutes and negative-11 in Game 2. Scoffing at the small sample size? Well, Rondo also had the Mavs' worst plus-minus in the regular season.

For all his X's and O's brilliance, Carlisle hasn't been able to figure out a way to hide Rondo's biggest flaw -- his inability to force defenses to respect him as a perimeter-shooting threat. As a result, Rondo's presence on the floor screws up the spacing for the rest of the Mavs. And Rondo isn't a good enough defender at this point of his career to make up for the messes created by having him run the Mavs' offense.

He tail-spinned the #1 offense into a bottom 10 one when he's on the floor. Just like he did w/ boston. He just doesn't have Ray, Paul and KG to bail his ass out and con people into thinking he's the reason

Jasper · Apr 22, 2015

JSmith + Howard :heart:

Blake Griffin :heart:

The Black Pearl · Apr 22, 2015

Shiit that game 2 lol, Rondo is really a bum... Lmao go to China

Senatore_M84 · Apr 22, 2015

The Black Pearl · Apr 22, 2015

Watched that game, he was hilarious

. Shoe tie phantom

Senatore_M84 · Apr 22, 2015

The Black Pearl said:
Watched that game, he was hilarious . Shoe tie phantom

lebron's got him playing a role he's ideal for (catch and shoot, defense, no dribbling)

But we'll see if he tolds. Trusting JR in high profile games in later rounds :eek:

The Black Pearl · Apr 22, 2015

He s not really that important imo, ideal situation for him now tough. He s great catch n shoot guy, athletic, talented but crazy... Thought that shumpert would bench him by now. Kyrie is fucking great, I bet this season raised ur opinion on him. This is winning bball now, no more Jamal comparisons. He really learned to play alongside LeBron and is being productive without ball hogging.

Senatore_M84 · Apr 22, 2015

The Black Pearl said:
He s not really that important imo, ideal situation for him now tough. He s great catch n shoot guy, athletic, talented but crazy... Thought that shumpert would bench him by now. Kyrie is fucking great, I bet this season raised ur opinion on him. This is winning bball now, no more Jamal comparisons. He really learned to play alongside LeBron and is being productive without ball hogging.

MY opinion on kyrie hasn't changed.

He's one of my favs to watch. His individual skill level is unreal, and if you like watching basketball you can't dislike him. They were still 1-9 when kyrie played w/o LBJ.

He's not a PG tho. Lebron's their PG, Kyrie is doing what he does best, play a weakside scoring option. Which he thrives at. PERFECT role.

But ask him to lead a team like Curry, CP3, hell.. russ, Lillard and others... nah he's still just a guy who solos and involves no one.

That doesn't make him bad of course. He's an all-star. Just lets consider role.

-

On JR, i thought so too but i get it now. If JR is with Kyrie and LBJ he doesn't see ball except catch and shoots. If he's off bench he tries to take over.... kinda makes sense from blatt perspective. Plus they need the added shooter to shoot 3s from LBJ/Kyrie creation

The Black Pearl · Apr 22, 2015

Aye not a PG, but I love him. Super fun to watch. Curry, Cp3 those are pretty high standards, he is just 23 still, he might learn

The Black Pearl · Apr 22, 2015

Lillard? I d take kyrie any day, even over Russ, not to mention Lillard

Senatore_M84 · Apr 22, 2015

The Black Pearl said:
Lillard? I d take kyrie any day, even over Russ, not to mention Lillard

Dame's a much better decision maker. Albiet 2 years older.

As for Russ.... look at OKC's run w/o KD this year and w/o Ibaka. Compare it to Kyrie w/o LEbron. Not a Q.

He's a monster talent who does his thing, but he cannot run a team. He just doesn't have to. LBJ does, and his job is to play off of it. Different responsibility

The Black Pearl · Apr 22, 2015

That was cle before the trade when LeBron took vacation. Russ is filling up the stat sheet alright but his fg is way too low and all those insane games are than just good enough to win vs Philadelphia in OT... And he is going over the limits of what one player should try to do imo. Kyrie s better than Lillard, yeah he made couple of big shots vs hou last year but I think kyrie is much better.

Congo Powers · Apr 22, 2015

Lol fuck me..my mavs pick was disaster :lol:

Handsome chandler out

Senatore_M84 · Apr 22, 2015

Rondo out w/ fake "back injuries" :lol:

The Black Pearl said:
That was cle before the trade when LeBron took vacation. Russ is filling up the stat sheet alright but his fg is way too low and all those insane games are than just good enough to win vs Philadelphia in OT... And he is going over the limits of what one player should try to do imo. Kyrie s better than Lillard, yeah he made couple of big shots vs hou last year but I think kyrie is much better.

He still has a monster effect on offense. Every advanced metric shows that.

He was playing w/ almost nothing towards end too.

The Black Pearl · Apr 22, 2015

Rondo was a warrior and champion in Celtics, nvm him being overrated n stuff. Last night he became like Lance, JR Smith, Arenas and those kind of guys. He tainted his image, shame.

Madridista · Apr 23, 2015

Senatore_M84 said:
it was almost exclusively cause of rondo if you watched game.

They didnt; guard him period. 4 on 5 cause rondo sucks.

Being a non-threat to score yet wanting the ball is crippling

Individual +/- was always bs to me. There are million reasons why a team doesnt play well. Dirk/Monta bad shooting, Dirk/Chandler bad defense, Parsons injury. and than someone comes and says 'there losing because of Rondo'. bullshit

But yea yesterday was crazy. First game he was pretty good imo.

Madridista · Apr 23, 2015

fuck you Deron! :cry:

G.Costanza · Apr 23, 2015

Deron makes Rondo's fall look like a slight drop in form. Dude Can't make a goddamn shot.

Very annoying playoffs, Only satisfied with Pels and Washington till now. And Boston.

Congo Powers · Apr 23, 2015

there u go spurs!! my bracket still in this!!!! les go!

The Black Pearl · Apr 23, 2015

Congo Powers said:
there u go spurs!! my bracket still in this!!!! les go!

Boooooo

Official Basketball thread(NBA; EuroLeague etc)

Official RnB Mercato Stress Counselor

⭐⭐

Milan Legend

AKA Costanza

Starting Eleven

Official RnB Mercato Stress Counselor

⭐⭐

not exactly a lightweight

AKA Costanza

Milan Legend

Milan Legend

Maldini tier

Starting Eleven

Milan Legend

Starting Eleven

Milan Legend

Starting Eleven

Milan Legend

Starting Eleven

Starting Eleven

Milan Legend

Starting Eleven

⭐⭐

Milan Legend

Starting Eleven

not exactly a lightweight

not exactly a lightweight

AKA Costanza

⭐⭐

Starting Eleven