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4:30 PM NBATV TSN
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Houston 6:30 PM
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Gay
First for Curry to be the first unanimous mvp
>>66985546
ayyy
Is this guy mentally retarded? He seems like the Gawker of the sports world to me
Memes
>>66985546
You had ONE JOB!!!!!!!! And you did it properly. Thank you Anon-kun.
>>66985547
kek won't happen, I have a vote and certainly won't be voting for him
TRADE WHEN
>>66985593
how is screen and roll a meme, its the most common basketball play of all time
>>66985617
how are 3 pointers memes?
>>66985590
hes right
nothing impressive about that game
2016-2017 Lakers Roster
russell
clarkson
ingram
randle
durant
westbrook
barnes
batum
whiteside
nance
huertas
swaggy
>>66985623
3 pointers aren't memes at all, anyone that uses the word meme in reference to basketball has a disposable opinion
HOLY SHIT GUYS CHYNA IS DEAD
>3-5
>forced memes
List of memes in basketball
>Dunks
>Layups
>3s
Mid range shots are the only good thing about basketball and if you can't hit them you suck cock
>>66985547
who would be runner up? westbrook?
>>66985656
she shouldn't have done porn
she is awful
>>66985656
ikr
Wwe must be pissed that some washed up pornstar is more relevant than their current product
>>66985656
>>66985700
>>66985712
get your fucking mandrama shit outta here
What's the most recent closest thing we've had to TMac's 13 points in 30 seconds?
>>66985728
kobes 60 pt in 48
>>66985718
don't you reply to me unless you are contributing to the discussion of basketball
2pacs great but he has some straight trash songs on some of his albums
wow /nba/ dies really quickly
>>66985817
stop spoutin stale memes and it would liven up
literally the same 5 memes every day
>>66985822
>the same 5 memes
name those 5
>>66985817
i usually go on realgm like i am right now
GO
SPURS
GO
>>66985784
Every great rapper has trash songs.
Except for the GZA who's the best rapper ever
>>66985868
that's not how you spell Ghostface
>>66985830
top 5 /nba/ memes power rankings?
wutang and all of it's members are meme rappers
>>66985899
>>66985899
stay mad west caost
>>66985899
kys
1. Shaun Livingston
2. Miles Plumlee
3. Luol Deng
4. Kevin Garnett
5. Tony Snell
6. Frank Kaminsky
7. Andre Roberson
8. Clint Capel
9. David West
10. Luc Mbah a Moute
Kings of Crunk is the goat album of all time
>>66985898
top 10
enter your votes.
is this /ded/ general?
what went wrong?
>>66985945
Shaun Livingston is severely underrated desu senpai
>>66985531
good oc
>>66986002
LiterallyReddit: The Show - NBA Edition
>>66986002
they're all just so bland but come to think of it they're like the unironic version of /nba/
>>66986002
Weekend Whoopsies/Meme Team >>>> Shaqtin
>>66986041
do you have a picture of your pops? we could probably figure it out
>>66986041
I didn't have a dad either anon, no big deal. My big brothers were like my dad's and spent time with me playing ball at the park
>>66986053
I can scan it real quick but he looks like any other black guy desu
>>66986041
Had any more contact with him since?
also
>nice blog faggot
>forcing Jimmy to lie and take the blame for missing the playoffs
>>66986127
Is that.... John Wallace? Are you related to John Wall?
>>66986127
That looks a hell of a lot like John Wall's dad
>>66986127
Kawhi? When did your dad pass? Kawhi's dad died at his car wash while he was in...high school? I think
>>66986127
THAT'S KAWAII LEONARD WTF
>>66986127
post mom, she looks hot
>>66986127
That's motherfucking John Wall, you are literally related to a NBA meme
>>66986127
nigga that's kawaii
>>66986127
The lore thickens
>when you're soo fat the food laughs at you...
who's the fattest nba player?
POST PIC
WHAT DID I MISS???
>>66986187
This. Explain bros
>>66986187
>>66986201
sorry, what happens in /nba/ stay in /nba/. I can tell you though..you missed the most epic post that has ever been posted in this general.
That dude looked like John Wall with an afro desu
>>66986210
This desu
think Kawhi bro got banned
>>66986217
no wonder he left his kid...dude was shook was fuck.
>>66986224
>tfw the shook gene passes from generation to generation
someone put this down in the scrolls!
>>66986210
Fuck off this isn't some secret society.
I just googled the archives, the post is still there. Idiots.
>>66986235
Why are you asking then fuck nigga
>>66986201
>>66986187
>>66986185
wasn't able to save the pic but i made a rough sketch
>>66986183
All time or this season?
>>66986235
Going to the scrolls without being escorted by a loremaster is a felony punishable by a fine of $1000 or 500GBP, whatever comes first.
>>66986244
Cause I didn't want to have to do that shit
Thought we was all cool and shit, shit.
>>66986247
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHA
>>66986260
>unironically missing lore at 3am
Hawks bout to 04 Pistons style defensive butt-fuck their way to the championship. #1 defense all season and #1 defense in the playoffs so far against the supposed best coach in the league
>>66986247
hahahahahahhahaha
John Wall is shook once again
>>66986273
>#1 defense all season
u wot m8
John Wall's half brother posts here
Un-fucking-believable
>>66986252
what's this!? someone went into the lore temple without an escort? someone has touched the scrolls without permission from the basketball gods? BLASHPEMY! canadians not doing their job in protecting our boards rich and cultured history...smdh...
also
lets be honest with ourselves, the cavaliers and the warriors will be in the finals, after todays game, we know that lebron isn't in the decline he's just thinner and off the roids...he's still the greatest player in the league. Also kevin love is playing how he was supposed to be when they first got him...cavs sweep the memes in 7
>>66986329
dank as fuck desu
>>66986273
god i fucking hate that neon green color
whatever happened to white and red?
What a surprise, /nba/ being lame as usual like always lately.
Very unfunny posts.
>>66986329
The real finals series will be the WCF Spuds/Dubs.
I can't see the cavs or any team in the east beating either team
>>66986329
>no statue of MJ crying.
>>66986345
White is offensive to minorities.
>>66986292
lmao you dont even know the defensive rankings
#1 in opponent adjusted fg%
http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/team/_/stat/defense-per-game/sort/shootingEfficiencyOpponent
#1 in opponent fg%
http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/team/_/stat/defense-per-game/sort/fieldGoalPctOpponent
#2 in points allowed per shot
http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/team/_/stat/defense-per-game/sort/scoringEfficiencyOpponent
Only 2 teams have opponents attempt more threes against us, and we're still #4 in opponent 3pt %
http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/team/_/stat/defense-per-game/sort/threePointFieldGoalPctOpponent
#2 in rebounds per game and #4 in rebound differential per game
http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/team/_/stat/rebounds-per-game/sort/avgReboundsDifference
#1 in blocks per game
http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/team/_/stat/miscellaneous-per-game/sort/avgBlocks
basically every defensive metric known to man has us #1 or close to the top in everything. Only team playing on the same level defensively is San Antonio
basketball being added and team flags, based af tbqh
>>66986353
>>66986360
goddamn shut the fuckup jesus
>The Warriors will me the WCF
Steph's career is over
HE doesn't even know what's happening
That nigga has been in church 24/7 PRAYING to be healthy, but he already sold his soul for his 3 point shot so he's used up the magic.
Clippers vs Spurs: Electric Boogaloo
>>66986345
We still have the white and red one in the center of our court. I hope we dont replace it with the volt one even though I like the neon color
>>66986376
theyre going to get btfo by the clippers or spurs without steph
>>66986376
>Cloppers
>EVER getting past the 2nd round
>we
alright nba
https://photosofasecretworld.wordpress.com/2013/01/16/19/
edit one of these and give us some oc your lurking fucks
WHO IS THIS MAN?
>>66986445
JOHN WALL TIME TRAVELS??
THE PLOT THICKENS?
>>66986370
>>66986370
>lmao you dont even know the defensive rankings
>#1 in opponent adjusted fg%
>http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/team/_/stat/defense-per-game/sort/shootingEfficiencyOpponent
You linked the playoff stat, which has only been two games.
http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/team/_/stat/defense-per-game/sort/shootingEfficiencyOpponent/seasontype/2
>#1 in opponent fg%
>http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/team/_/stat/defense-per-game/sort/fieldGoalPctOpponent
You linked the playoffs again.
http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/team/_/stat/defense-per-game/sort/shootingEfficiencyOpponent/seasontype/2
HAwks were #1 regardless though, the difference between the top 5 teams was 0.006%
>#2 in points allowed per shot
>http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/team/_/stat/defense-per-game/sort/scoringEfficiencyOpponent
Spurs were #1
>Only 2 teams have opponents attempt more threes against us, and we're still #4 in opponent 3pt %
>http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/team/_/stat/defense-per-game/sort/threePointFieldGoalPctOpponent
Spurs #1
http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/team/_/stat/defense-per-game/sort/avgThreePointFieldGoalsAttemptedOpponent/seasontype/2/order/false
>#2 in rebounds per game and #4 in rebound differential per game
http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/team/_/stat/rebounds-per-game/sort/avgReboundsDifference
Tied #4 with Spurs
>#1 in blocks per game
http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/team/_/stat/miscellaneous-per-game/sort/avgBlocks
Again you linked playoff stats.
http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/team/_/stat/miscellaneous-per-game/sort/avgBlocks/seasontype/2
>basically every defensive metric known to man has us #1 or close to the top in everything. Only team playing on the same level defensively is San Antonio
...You were looking at stats for 2 games.
They weren't #1 for the season and 2 playoff games is not a good sample size.
>>66986435
>photosofasecretworld
sounds like the delusional world that the celtics fans live in
>>66986445
i saw this on reddit the other day
are you guys stealing reddit shit now?
>>66986476
how would you even know something was from reddit
>>66986472
stop posting 10 part novels on /nba/ please.
>>66986472
lmao this nigga typin dissertations and shit on /nba/ smfh get this shit outta here
>the "other thread" is all tripfags
>>66986484
because i shitpost on reddit from time to time. get mad pls
>>66986488
>>66986498
>Americucks btfo by Australia
>>66986370
Why are you mixing up and cherry picking the data from regular season and playoffs?
There has been only 2 games played this post season so the advanced stats are meaningless at this point. Just stick with regular season.
>#1 in opponent adjusted fg%
No they are not.
>Only 2 teams have opponents attempt more threes against us, and we're still #4 in opponent 3pt %
Nope
>#2 in rebounds per game and #4 in rebound differential per game
No. Rebounding is the problem for ATL. They are bottom third in the league and they allow too many 2nd chance points.
>#1 in blocks per game
No
Hawks are really good defensive team but they are not the best. Spurs are way ahead of them.
>>66986516
idc really but your post was just contradictory
>>66986526
>idc really
>but
>>66986526
>idc really but
>>66986529
>>66986516
>get mad pls
it's almost 2 am, bro. you don't have to defend yourself. you're anonymous.
>https://www.instagram.com/p/BEc_zZluGHm/
tired of this retard..time for a trade.
>>66986530
does shitposting late at night thwart your reading comprehension or something, i was referring to why i replied to him in the... fuck it. holy hell it's almost 2 am what the hell am i doing here.
have fun memeing
>>66986470
John Wall went back in time to show Elvis the song, "all shook up".
who ends up with more titles?
Kawaii or Lebron?
>>66986535
idc really but
>>66986536
>John Wall went back in time to show Elvis the song, "all shook up"
i guess your humor doesn't translate to English
>>66985952
surprisingly great desu
didn't like some of the R&B stuff on the 2nd half, but good album other than that
>>66986554
idc really but
>>66986547
You still mad about getting proven wrong earlier?
Also
>humor
>>66986561
idc really but
>>66986554
shalom israel
>>66985728
Klay Thompson had 37 points in one quarter last year
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5nyBpt9tRsg
>>66986568
>>66986557
idc really but hi
>>66986602
NO! say it like a jew.
>>66985728
LeBrons 1 cramp in 33mins
>>66986616
לא ממש אכפת לי אבל שלום
>>66986472
>>66986525
>>66986589
its 4 in the morning and im toasted and misread the stat page either way im still right
#3 in steals, tied #4 in blocks, #5 in opponents turnovers, #6 in points allowed, #1 in opponent fg %, #3 in adjusted fg %, #2 in point per shot, #2 in DRtg
absolutely defensively destroying the team with the supposed best coach in the league
Spurs and Hawks are the 2 best defensive teams left and everyone is too busy blowing the Cavs and Warriors to notice
>>66986643
Agree about that, but it's still Spurs easily
>>66986568
that's some horrible OC you can tell an adult who took a PS class made it
lel
>>66986329
If the Raptors play their best, they can beat the Cavs in 7. That's only if Lowry and Derozan stop being fuccbois and Carroll is 100% healthy and playing his best defence. Lebron is Lebron, he'll be by far the best player on the court, but Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving are waste men, and the Raps have a better bench.
>>66986643
I'd like to see the Hawks beat Cleveland in the 2nd round.
Hell, I hope there will be some upsets. This season has been pretty boring overall desu.
>>66986674
>>66986678
>>66986643
tone the essays down
>>66986674
It will take a bad series of Love and Kyrie, can't see it happening
i can't sleep
too excited for Golden State to blow out the Rockets at Houston
>Hawks beat Cleveland in the 2nd round
>>66986682
idc really but
>>66986674
PG13 has been abusing DeRozan so bad that i found myself reading about Canadian rape laws.
Lowry has no excuse... again.
>mfw a literal kangaroo is on the internet on /nba/
>>66986717
Skippy m8
>>66986484
BTFO BTFO
Top 10 NBA players according to TSN:
1. Michael Jordan
2. Wilt Chamberlain
3. Magic Johnson
4. Larry Bird
5. Kobe Bryant
6. Lebron James
7. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
8. Bill Russell
9. Tim Duncan
10. Oscar Robertson
>>66986723
I go on reddit
>according to TSN
>>66986725
>Kobr
>no KG
>no Shaq
>no Hakeem
>Wilt "Choke" Chamberlain before KAJ
>Russell top 10
>according to TSN
>according to TSN
>>66986726
hahaha sup harrison
>>66986773
i go on reddit
if you have a problem fucking do something
>>66986783
or what? you gonna tell your mommy?
haahhaahhahahahahah go play LoL you fat 287lb fuck, may Kyrie Irving have mercy on your soul
I use Reddit too, and so does at least one Nigel and one German janny
Just face it, the majority of this general are Reddit users
>>66986811
I dont have an account though, I make one on occassion to make fun of the liberal white knight cucks on /r/nba whenever someone makes a joke about woman, they all start downvoting and go "dude come on, it's 2016"
then i call everyone faggots and laugh to myself while I chug this dr pepper and friend chicken
>>66986817
absolute madman
>>66986811
>4 people is a majority
I just use it to find streams and content for OC
Discussion there is shit-tier
>>66986725
>Kobe that high
>Magic over Kareem
>Robertson on the list at all
just stop canada
>>66986830
if you don't have kobe at least top 7, there's something wrong with you
I have him top 5 easily
but then again I don't have memes like Russell or Wilt on my list
>>66986706
DeLoLzan is gonna have a good game 3 because now they need to double up JV and release the pressure on the the backcourt. they game planned to shut down derozan, but their frontcourt is getting exposed by jv
>>66986840
>Kobe
>top 10
guys I'm so drunk right now i ate like 6 pieces of pizza but im STILL not as fat as this fat fuck pic relateedd
>if you don't have kobe at least top 7, there's something wrong with you
dont say anything to him /nba/ just ignore
>>66986516
comment upvoted
>>66986857
Cameras do add 5 pounds tbqhwys
>>66986863
ahhahah are you talking about me....?
>mfw
>>66986875
jesus Christ dude, how much have you drank?
whats you guys opinion on the timberwolves?
>KG comes back
>Wolves have a dynasty
>>66986865
>>66909272
>>66867721
you /reddit/ too senpai
>>66986875
>>66986881
samefag
>>66986889
kek why would I even samefag? I like the attention, I don't get any off of samefagging
The word is ignore
>>66986893
don't reply to my posts
>>66986897
>>66986899
you guys are literally the reason why i drink
>>66986889
headmod in two subs fampai
but nothing /r/nba related
>>66986909
i shill for xbox and microsoft products on reddit
>>66986909
still?
Thought you left Reddit completely
what subs?
>>66986183
>fat
stop triggering me
>>66986917
>>66986920
not enough self-discipline lad
>>66986934
>>66986929
>>66986917
>>66986920
>ignoring me
filters wont work here ill change my trip and name
>>66986937
we loves you man, you the salt of the earth
>>66986937
Dude get a grip
strawpolls for tonight's games
http://www.strawpoll.me/10006850
http://www.strawpoll.me/10006854
http://www.strawpoll.me/10006859
i still can't believe we /Thibs/
>>66986968
nice, they updated the interface
https://twitter.com/NickFriedell/status/722993136843165698
damn
>>66986977
Which timberpup ded first?
I got my money on Wiggins, with Lavine a close second
>>66986977
Thibs is so based, Celts should never have let him go.
>>66986986
http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2016/4/21/11476686/stanley-johnson-lebron-james-weird-beef-bump-trash-talk
>>66986988
>mfw we get to the playoffs starting Tyus, Shabazz, Bjelica, Gorgui and Smith
>>66987008
kek
>>66987008
how does a franchise go from the Bad Boys to this
https://twitter.com/FOXSportsOH/status/722987150430470144
>>66986725
>LeBron "2-4" James over Bill Russell
wew fucking lad
>>66987037
>Bill "rebounding over white manlets makes me the GOAT" Russell anywhere near the top 10
wew kobe
>>66987037
i wanted to say something on that too, but at this stage, i have got used to Russell getting snubbed.
>>66987037
i want reddit to leave
>>66987050
IMO it's more about appreciating history.
sure the pool of talent was much more limited than today.
being a black player in the NBA back then was not exactly easy + players back then were regarded as amateurs doing a hobby; that they played so well with so little support (financial, medical, training etc) it's really impressive imo.
>>66987023
Thibbs will be really good for the pups in all seriousness though. Him and KG go back when they were both with the C's and won a ship. Both of them barking at this young team will be something.
So much young talent and KAT is something special and seems to have a great head on his shoulders.
Just hope Thibbs doesn't run them too raggard
>>66987050
Played and won against:
>6'7'' Maurice Stokes
>6'9'' Bob Pettit
>6'11 Walt Bellamy
>7'1'' Wilt Chamberlain
amongst others.
But yeah, you just keep using your memes to hate on the greatest winner the game of basketball has ever seen, son.
>His family says Thibodeau (pronounced THIB-uh-doe) — who inspired his mother and her friends, a group of women in their 70s and 80s, to invest in the N.B.A. League Pass television package and swear at officials working Bulls games — is not the drone they watch at news conferences, not a recluse who spends his days in a basement studying game tape in his pajamas.
>They connect with him on most days, even if they rarely see him, at least in person. His family understood when, over the years, he missed weddings, funerals, baptisms and birthday parties. He came home in late November during the N.B.A. lockout and took part in a family holiday for the first time in 20 years.
>Thibodeau was engaged once. He was in graduate school, an assistant at his alma mater, Salem State. Her name was Debbie, one of two Debbies that college teammates said he dated simultaneously, D1 and D2 at first for short.
>They canceled the wedding about six weeks out, and Thibodeau’s mother made him return what gifts the couple had received. Reasons for the engagement’s end varied, but John Galaris, Thibodeau’s boss and the athletic director at Salem State, said Thibodeau told him, “There’s no room in my life for a woman if I’m going to be a basketball coach.”
>Dennis Grube, a college roommate, added: “Tommy was devastated. That entrenched him so much into his devotion to basketball. It took his mind off it.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/29/sports/basketball/bulls-and-basketball-an-obsession-for-thibodeau.html?_r=0
>>66987111
>one of two Debbies that college teammates said he dated simultaneously, D1 and D2 at first for short.
>>66987143
just shows what a great decision maker he has always been
this way, you can never call one gf with the other's name while having sex. (or rather, you can, but it doesnt really matter)
>>66987110
Does winning championships in a 9 team league in an irrelevant time against mostly scrubs impress you?
Wilt was by far the best player back then and if you look past muh ships you'll notice that.
Robertson and West were better too
http://www.sbnation.com/2016/4/19/11457962/golden-state-warriors-arrogance-joe-lacob
>>66987240
you can be arrogant when you are an NBA champion have an NBA record of 73-9 and a whole bunch of other records.
haters will indubitably hate
>>66987300
Wouldn't happen in San Antonio for example
>light-years ahead of the rest of the league
>>66987317
you know you lost when even LeBron can hit threes (he's been chucking them all season at something like 30%)
>>66987345
kek
Kyrie is at around 32% too iirc
>Delly 41%
>people in this general actually thought portland was going to win the series
>people on this general actually thought Detroit was going to win the series
>>66987347
i love playoffs wade
>>66987370
>>66987373
i almost wish he didn't have that stupid shortcut surgery
BREHS
>>66987416
is this the cali instagram model?
>>66987416
What's her feet game like
Asking for a friend 0
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/playoffs/2016/04/20/steven-adams-thunder-defender-mustache-nba-playoffs/83307342/
>>66987421
Rachel Cook?
I think so
>>66987240
Not a warriors fan, but this anon is right
>>66987300
They have every right to be arrogant.
MJ, Bird, Kobe, Shaq, Magic, Isiah, Moses, Dream and countless other greats were all "arrogant" and the teams they led (Bad Boys, 90s Bulls, 80s Lakers/Celtics etc) had that "arrogance".
>>66987317
Pop is "arrogant" as well.
I'm using quotations because i think people get arrogance mixed up with the mentality of a team that truly believes from 1-12, the coaching staff, trainers and front office that they have no doubt in their minds they are the best and can beat any other team on any day.
If you seriously believe that the entire Spurs organization don't have that same mentality just because Timmy, Kawhi, Manu and the rest are quiet, reserved dudes who are "just happy to be here and competing with all these other great players!" You are sorely mistaken.
>>66987432
>Rachel Cook
right as usual
i have to make a file; maybe later this evening
>>66987440
It's different, Lacob is taking it to extremes imo
I have no problems with Curry jogging back to D after shooting a 3.
But there's a difference between being smug and confident (>>66987317
) than publicly shitting on the league (like Iggy saying it felt like practice).
I like the Warriors btw, don't get me wrong
>>66986329
>he's still the greatest player in the league
>advanced stats
>2-4
>>66987491
>>66987440
oh and if they're going Bad Boys 2.0, it's based af
But them acting as if they're the good guys it's the worst part
>>66987519
>them acting as if they're the good guys
thats the most annoying thing about Curry sedu
this hollier than thou attitude
>>66987347
>Doing that to CHARLOTTE in the first round.
Absolutely savage.
the hate is real
>>66987546
>>66987561
shouldn't you be a bucks fan?
>>66987593
(totally triggered)
Hey guys, im new here.
How many rings do the Cavaliers have as a franchise that has been around since 1970?
>>66987546
his wife has joined the act too.
with her whole pure girl bullshit
>>66987669
18 iirc
>>66985605
Who would trade for him? Hes basically jr smith if he couldnt shoot and was unathletic
>>66987722
That's a pretty stupid comparison.
>>66987669
http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/~huberty/math5337/groupe/digits.html
>>66987754
based greece
sup man
>isaiah thomas is an allstar
>>66987797
Who would you have put instead?
>>66987790
all is well fampai, rly nice weather here btw
what about yourself?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgEyFo39Dy4
i can't believe it's over
>>66987866
Yeah, hard to believe Pau is leaving the bullls
>>66987845
Hungry af tbqhf with you family. Might drive to McDonalds in a bit even though it's 6 am
>>66987874
Derrick Rose needs to leave. he is the cancer killing the chicago bulls.
non-apehoop fan here, how well are we expected to do in Rio?
>>66987925
If Exum is healthy and if Ben Simmons was going to play we could compete for a bronze.
Still could snag a bronze though, but most likely finish 5th
>>66987914
No one will take his contract and he's going to be a free agent after next season.
>>66987925
That's a pretty good starting lineup, I guess top 5
USA
POWER GAP
Spain
POWERGAP
Brazil
Australia + Euros + Canada maybe
>>66987960
>Brazil
why? Legit question
>>66987958
good. i hope they don't resign him. he might have fit in with thibbs bulls but not with hoiberg bulls.
>>66987973
Traditionally strong team and are hosting the games
But other than USA and Spain it's all pretty much open
>>66987996
shouldnt france be p good too?
after all they defeated spain in 2014 iirc
>>66988002
Oh yeah, forgot about them
But pretty sure Spain won the last Eurobasket with Pau going Super Saiyan
>>66987960
hmm why is a manlet nation like spain even so good at basketball
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIBA_World_Rankings
>>66988029
last time i saw FRA-SPA play was in the FIBA World Cup... I would blame the spanish loss on the coach as he insisted on playing Pau and Marc together
PS just checked wiki, you are right Spain defeated France in 2015.
I did not even watch that Eurobasket, I was 100% Gr would end up getting screwed in the end.
>>66988071
I just watched the Israel games (until Italy destroyed us) and one of the SF
>>66988070
>Combined rankings
for what pvrpose?
>>66988036
spaniards are fabulous at sports
soccer, bball, tennis you name it
they have excellent clubs, invest a lot in sports education and infrastructure, and ordinary love both playing and watching games
>>66988086
why isnt israel better at bball?
you love the game and have great clubs
incidentally, gr participating in that eurobasket was a robbery orchestrated by based vassilakopoulos
https://gyazo.com/22e30befa24efa48127e9f830115aee9
>Lebron gets to coast to the finals without playing 1 good team
>>66988114
Will we ever be good again anon?
I`m getting desperate
>>66988140
patience anon patience
the beast is slowly showing his true potential
>>66988114
We aren't that bad desu, we always get past the group stage in the Eurobasket, finished 2nd in our group before Poland, Finland, Russia and Bosnia
We're a small nation, and almost exclusively the Jews play basketball, which is the second sport here by a large margin.
>>66988121
theres a reason he plays for leastern conference teams
Why isn't my computer picking up my phone when it's plugged in through usb
>>66988140
You're Greece, you're always either good or going to be good.
>>66988158
What kinda phone you got senpai
SPC technical support here at your service
Cleveland played really well last night
>>66988184
dark horses desu, they are the only team that has a slight chance to stop GS
>>66988121
And then they'll get fucked in the finals. It's happened several times in his career.
>>66988182
Galaxy s6 edge running 6.0 marshmallow and Windows 7 desktop
>>66988203
Get an iPhone
Next customer in line please!
>>66988153
(actually eastern conference teams are historically better: Detroit, Sixers, Celtics, NYK, Chicago, Atlanta have had competitive teams for decades. On the West however there are three great clubs (LAL, Houston, SAS) and a ton of historically weak teams. Don't just look at what has happened the last 15-20 years.)
there I said it
PS inb4 whatever happened before the 80s is irrelevant
>>66987982
>Hoiberg's bulls
>implying anyone fits in to whatever it is Hoiberg is doing.
DRose was playing much better towards the end of the season. Remember he had double vision for a couple of months too.
I also think its pretty fucking shitty how Bulls fans talk about him now given how fucking good he was before his injuries. Like people talk shit about him as if he intentionally set out to tear his ACL and everything else. He was just 23 when it happened. Coming off an mvp season and the best record in the league (62-20). Of course the Bulls signed him to a max 5 year extension. Who wouldn't have?
Now you all say he's a cancer and treat him like a red headed step child.
Fucking disgusting really. Brandon Roy, Yao, TMac, Grant Hill etc all had their injuries. You didnt see anyone calling for their heads. Hell Look at Bosh. Blood clots in his lungs. Kept him out for last years playoffs and most of this season... Don't hear anyone calling for his head.
Rose will never be his former self, and that sucks for everyone. Not just Bulls fans, but for all of basketball. Kid was special man and didnt even hit his prime.
I'm not even a bulls fan, but still show some fucking respect for the talent he was.
>>66988216
i hate apple but well played fampai
>>66985531
why did he change into Russell Westbrook in the 3rd panel
>>66985659
>scoring is a meme
>most productive shots are layups and free throws
>memes
kek
>>66988233
But you're Greek. No one in your country could afford something like an iphone
>>66988233
>i hate apple
Apple is objectively a waste of money for anything other than phones
But iPhone is god-tier
>>66988229
Bosh has 2 rings
>>66988249
ofc not fampai
but you d be surprised how good we are at stealing
>>66988251
ikr
the only reason i have a smartphone is bcs mom literally forced this NEET to get one
and that was six months ago
if i could, i would turn all smartphones into soap.
>>66988251
>everything else from Apple is shit
You're forgetting their bread and butter, the Mac. It's literally the industry standard when it comes to multimedia production. Too bad everyone (mostly college kids) use it as Facebook machines.
>>66988251
iPhone 6s is the best phone out there desu. iPhones have perfected the phone market
>>66988251
the only good thing apple made was the ipod
>>66988251
>>66988302
>>66988312
HANS
A
N
S
where is the based german janny when one needs him?
>>66988298
might have been a bit harsh I guess, but usually a mac is a waste of money
I run linux on my computer and it can't get comfier
>>66988302
Even the older ones are great, the 4s was amazing too
>>66988331
pay denbts
>>66988312
actually it was Steve Jobs grave
>>66988312
>implying
>>66988331
Calm down m8000, it's 8:30 in the morning there's nothing on. Let us discuss tech like good goys
>>66988352
nobody knows where it is btw
>>66988344
>linux
i ve been told it has improved a lot lately
>>66988364
last thing i d want would be to have hipsters all over the world queue to pay homage to his grave
Jobs almost earned my respect for that
I guess 6.0.1 marshmallow doesn't allow usb transfer for whatever reason and there isn't really a workaround
Might have to go iPhone next update if this bullshit continues desu samsung has been a disaster the last few months
>>66988344
This is the way I see it
Macs - multimedia production
Linux - computer programming/networking
Windows - for the common man
g2g lads
great talking with you as always
should be back on time to watch based Dirk
>>66986674
>Love
You haven't been watching him the past few weeks. He's playing way better now. Clutch 3s, solid postups, great passing, decent defense
>>66988428
Why does greasr have the best memes?
>>66988153
Look who's in the West
>Grizzlies
>Blazers
>Rockets
>>66988467
>tfw TWolves love has finally arrived
not even mad
>>66988467
this
i love this new angry kevin love. he always had the talent. it's just that the coaches were so retarded and kept pushing him out to the three-point line instead of in the paint. Love is not a one-dimensional player.
the only negative things i can honestly say about him is that he doesn't demand the ball as much and when posting up he doesn't finish strong.
he needs to be more consistent. he needs to be more angry. he needs to be more consistently angry.
>>66988522
I thought he'd get raped by Drummond and the Pistons in general but he's doing great.
Friendly psa bros, one dollar subs from 11-3 at jimmy johns today
>>66988554
been playing good D too
I think the bigger his role will be, the better he'll play, Lue should make it clear he is their #2, not Kyrie
>>66988487
Dallas is pretty ass this year too
Cleveland shot better from the 3 than from the ft line
Who /Thiberwolves bandwagon fan/ here?
>>66988826
always welcome to join senpai
>tfw /playoffs/ after 13 years next season
>>66988844
Thank you Israel. Also, KAT GOAT.
>>66988844
Sup /BMW/ bro.
>>66988760
Parking Love in the corner pockets to just be a spot up shooter was always such a baffling decision to me. Sure, the reasoning was to open up the lane for LeBron and Kyrie to drive.... but damn near every play?
He has a post game, good passer for a big (one of the best outlet passers in the league) and we all know he can rebound. His D will never be anything special.
If they wanted Ryan Anderson, why didn't they just trade for Ryan Anderson and a whole lot more with that #1 pick. Because that is essentially what they are doing with KLove. An Expensive Ryan Anderson.
>>66988594
Doesn't fit into my calories for the day
>>66988760
desu it should be Love #1 and Kyrie #2 while LeBron does his best Draymond impersonation until the 4th quarter. It's time for him to start maximizing the talents of his superstar casts instead of making them be the ones to get pigeonholed into minor roles.
>>66988826
I've been a twolves fan since i was a kid and first got into basketball... This was when Christian Laettner was a rookie... showing my age here... but every other kid in Australia who played ball liked either Bulls, Suns, Magic or Hornets (for some reason Hornets gear was for sale everywhere in Sydney at the time).
I liked Wolves and wanted to be different so i decided they would be my team.... Just like a dumb kid who starts smoking cigarettes to be "cool"... Here i am. Like an abused wife that won't leave her spouse... I could have easily switched teams. I'm Australian, i have no ties to anywhere in the USA.... but i remained.
I'm excited about Thibs coming. KG and Thibs barking at these young kids. Instilling a work ethic and a defensive philosophy. Pushing KAT, Wiggins to become great. Getting Bazz remind everyone why he was #1 high schooler. Giving Lavine the keys to the point. Confidence in Rubio on offence.... all that....
...but then i remember they are the TWolves and Wiggins will tear his ACL, KAT will break his feet and injure his shoulder. Rubio will shoot 29%, Lavine will ded too. The front office will fuck up and lose their picks for a few years and no FA will come to Minnesota because it's Minnesota and in 20 years they will still give Tayshaun Prince meaningful minutes.
>>66989280
>LeBron
>4th Quarter in playoffs/finals
>West coast times
Fag
Curry, Thompson, Leonard, Love, Cousins
>tfw falling for muh spacing
>>66989290
Surprisingly accurate. Never underestimate how much the FA will fuck up.
>>66989290
nice
When I got into the NBA (watched only Euroleague until then) I decided I need a team, opened TV, saw a TWolves game, didn't know what I was getting into, and since then they're my team.
Things are looking good now, but you know how it is, Taylor going for another dumb trade or a big injury and we're out of the playoffs.
Also, Hornets?
>>66988897
always welcome, greatest ally
>>66988922
Great, how are you?
We need some new OC, will maybe make some this evening
>>66988933
He's posting up more and more as the season progresses, especially after they fired Blatt
Can't find the stats to back it up tho
>>66989558
Paul
Butler
Leonard
Davis
Jordan
70 points allowed per game
>>66989558
CP3
Butler
Leonard
Davis
Jordan
>>66989663
I'm doing alright. Good job signing Thibs by the way.
>>66989384
>living on the least coast
Kek kys my man
>>66989632
>Surprisingly accurate
Don't judge me by my flag.
>>66989663
>Also, Hornets?
You asking why Charlotte Hornets gear was everywhere here in 1992-93-ish?
>>66989754
yes
>>66989558
Paul, Wade, Leonard, Davis, Jordan
>>66989768
Never was entirely sure looking back. At a average large department store the only teams were generally Bulls (MJ/Pippen first 3peat), Suns (Barkley), Magic (Shaq was a rookie and actually well known here, his reebok "dont fake the funk on a nasty dunk" ad i remember being shown during prime time - as well as MJ gatorade "be like mike" and Mj's Hanes too)
...And Charlotte Hornets. They had LJ and 'Zo at the time, yet those were the teams that you saw in the shops. I remember LJs granmama commercial being shown here but only on the weekly basketball show.
No idea why, LJ, Alonzo, Muggsy, Gill and daddy Curry did knock Boston out in the first round. and were a young team.... but no one here saw those games. We got 1 or 2 games a week televised (no cable at the time in Aus either) and the games were 70% Bulls, 25% Magic and the rest were Suns or Knicks (yet no knick gear).
I was lucky enough that my dad has some business friends in the states and they would send over vhs tapes full of nba and college games.
>>66987370
>one person in this thread actually thought the Wizards were going to make the playoffs
>>66989558
Rose
Harden
Gay
Love
Noah
>>66989558
Paul, Butler, Leonard, Aldrige, Gasol
>>66990065
>90065>>66989558
I kinda want this just to make the
"gay harden love" joke
>Austin Rivers is averaging 10 points in the playoffs
>>66990129
Gay Harden Love Rose
>>66990170
Cousins Gay Harden Love Rose
>>66990194
Gay Cousins Love Harden Rose
Also, you know that Kevin Love was drafted by the Grizzlies then traded to the wolves and Rudy Gay was with the Grizz at the time.
WE never got to see Gay Love on the same court.
>>66990230
yet
>>66990230
>http://espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5346332
>we were that close to getting the Gay Love Sessions dream team
>>66990249
....i just realised that last season we had Gay Cousins Sessions on the Kings.
>>66990325
xD epic pic!! such a le funny girl xDDDDD
>>66990344
Jeez settle down m8. Didn't know you'd get so offended of a pic that isnt of tall sweaty black men.
>>66990394
kek
>>66986674
Raptors would lose in5 at their best because they are absolute trash
>>66990628
Lowry getting exposed yet again as a regular season babby
Guys the guy behind me on the bus last night said "Clippers game results" to his phone I think I could have made a friend
>>66990818
Describe him. Age, appearance
>>66990994
yeah no one needs a graph to know they are awful in the playoffs
>>66990940
Probably mid 20s. Latino. Male. Tall kinda fat. Smelled really nice wish I found an excuse to set next to him
>>66988487
There's also
>Warriors
>Spurs
>Thunder
>Clippers
All of whom would make the ECF at least if they were in the East whereas Cavs probably wouldn't make it out of the 2nd round in the West
How good would Drummond be if his free throws weren't a liability?
oh hey the raptors haters are back! Try not to cry too hard win the raptors win in Indy tonight
Wow, Prince just died. 57
>>66991185
errybody dying
r8 my top 10 m8s
1- MJ
2- KAJ
3- BILL
4- MAGIC
5- WILT
6- HAKEEM
7- LEBRON
8- TD
9- KOBE
10- SHAQ OR BIRD IDK LOL
GSG
>There are people who don't think Millsap is a top 15 player
>There are people who don't think Horford is a top 20 player
>There are people who don't thing Teague is a top 10 PG
>>66991243
wheres curry m8
>>66991263
>there are people who overreact to beating a shitty team of role players
>>66991342
>There are people who have never seen their team win a playoff series
>>66991263
None of those things are true
>>66991489
May he now rip in peace in Lake Minnetonka
>>66991489
>ywn get invited to his house and eat some pancakes
Could the Memphis Grizzlies upset theSan Antonio Spurs if they were healthy??
>>66991489
GAME
>>66991616
if they were healthy they would be 4th seed
>>66991616
It would certainly be a closer series.
Still, the Grizz's offense isn't exactly elite even when they're healthy. I think the Spurs defense would still strangle them.
>>66989290
Guys... i posted this hours ago.
...I think i killed Prince because of my post.
>>66991633
this is Lemmy all over again
>LeBron is getting what he wants when he wants
>just got BTFO
>'hurr I'm in his head'
who is the bigger bitch, Johnson or Charlie "Cancer Patient" Villanueva?
>>66991310
guys don't get into the all-time top 10 based on two great years
>>66992028
do u agree with my ranking american-chan
Game! Blouses!
>>66992158
Hakeem is too high, Bird is too low,
MJ>Kareem>Russell>Wilt>Bird>Magic>Duncan>Shaq>Kobe>LeBron>Hakeem
Curry faggots need to understand this is based on what has been done, not based on what is projected to be done.
>>66992221
>>66992158
Need at least one more player from an Era you didn't see. I suggest the big O or the logo
>Aldridge had an incredulous look after a reporter asked him if the players need to be self-critical in such a lopsided series. Said LaMarcus Aldridge, “Do you know who our, uh, coach is? I mean, I don’t think we still haven’t done anything right so far.”
kek
>>66992284
Big O's stats are inflated, he played in an era of insane pace. He's top 20 but not top 10.
then again the same could be said for Magic
Top 5 all time
1. Jordan
2.Kareem
3.Magic
4.LeBron
5.Curry
Jaylen Brown from Cal just declared
>>66992221
but how is bird better than magic? Magic is the GOAT PG.
>>66992380
nvm forgive me I just looked at the stats.
>>66992380
Magic was a heinous defender even in a time when defense was more about tenacity and less about technique
Chris Paul could go down as a better PG if he actually wins some rings
new starfox fucking sucks. raptors will lose the series, john wall btfo of nintendo again
>>66991233
like it's going out of style
>>66992422
of course it sucks, every Starfox game since 64 has sucked and expecting anything else is stupid.
>>66992315
What about Wilt?
>>66992408
>Paul ever winning rings with Blake Griffin
Cloppers have yet to even make WCF. Won't be different this year. Not Paul's fault though; he's been on shit teams his entire career.
>>66992501
he hasnt been on shit teams the past couple of years, he's been on teams that dont want to win. blake cares more about being on commercials than winning
>>66992501
that's why I said >if<, the West is so top heavy right now that if Golden State and OKC keep their cores together he may never even win a conference final.
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>>66992408
>Chris Paul could go down as a better PG if he actually wins some rings
or gets past the second round...
Seriously there's no way CP3 gets past Magic even with some rings, unless in some weird universe CP3 all of a sudden wins 4+ ships as the #1 guy/leader. Which ain't happening.
Isiah Thomas is probably who CP3 is best compared to anyhow.
>>66992601
biggest waste of talent of all time. has potential to be a goat would rather just do these dumbass commercials.
>>66992684
protip: he was never really that good
>>66992668
Paul is closer in style to Thomas, but Paul and Magic are very similar in terms of real numbers.
>>66992684
Remember last season when cp3 was out for a stretch of games? I thought Blake played so much better then and showed his true potential.
>>66992806
Chris Paul played 82 games last year
Assuming the year before he finished 3rd in MVP
>>66992744
nah he's an athletic freak, and that athleticism has put as a top big man. The talent is definitely there.
The problem is he can't post up, can't read the double team, and seems undisciplined from time to time.
If he truly cared more he'd be a great PF.
>>66992835
fuck me time flies. But yeah must have been two seasons ago.
>Chris Paul potentially better than Magic
wew lad, with the way Curry has been playing CP3 won't even be remembered as the best PG of his era
>>66992806
Blake shines as a playmaker, people say he has no post game but really he is the best player at driving and playmaking from the post in the league. He really just needs a ballhandler that can shoot at PG and not a playmaker.
>>66992835
he should have won memevp that year rose won it. either him or lebron, surely not fucking rose.
>>66992869
I'm hoping people don't forget about back to back seasons of 21/11/2.5stl, 3 straight years of 19/10 and 9 straight seasons of 9 assists per game
Also he should have won 1 MVP
>>66992932
2011 was one if his worst statistical years and the Hornets barely made the play offs.
He should have won in 2008 when he was averaging something like 23/6/11 with 3 steals and led his team to the 2nd seed in the West
>>66992847
He has some good handles for a big though. But you are 100% correct about him. Problem is though they have Jordan camping the paint for boards, lobs, putbacks and pretty much everyone else are 3pt shooters and CP3 is in control of the offence. so Blake has turned more and more into an elbow shooter even though he still gets his dunks and what not.
And this isn't a slight against Paul or anything. I just honestly believe they would be better off on different teams.
>>66992927
THIS!
that's exactly what i was trying to say here
>>66993052
So What's the objective top 10?
>>66992498
Even if you take the insane pace he played into consideration he had incredible stats
For example, his 4000 points season
(4029 / (131.3/95.8(league average this season)))/80 = 36.75 ppg with 18.77 rpg
But when you take the fact he played 48.5 minutes per game, you get where the numbers come from (not that it should be taken from him, great fitness)
pts / games / (pace / this season's average pace) / ((minutes / games) / 36)
4029 / 80 / (131.1/95.8) / ((3882 / 80)/36) = 27.3 points when standardized by both pace and minutes (not accurate since we assume the pace was the same with him and without him, though he was basically on the entire game)
If we apply the same calculations for let's say Curry
2375 / 79 / (99.3/95.8) / ((2700 / 79)/36) = 30.55 points
>>66992869
and?
By the logic we're following Curry is better than Magic too
>>66993002
Kobe was having a monster year though and led the Lakers to the #1 seed and the chip.
Paul's best chances of winning MVP were with the Cloppers.
>>66993128
Didn't the Celtics win that year?
Can i please join the Wolves bandwagon or is it full already?
>>66986725
when will the oscar robertson meme end
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPdQ7EhCYa8
look at how shaky and sloppy his dribbling is
look at how fucking bad his jumper is
>that defense
just an average 6'5 player born in the era of white manlets.
>>66993185
ITS FULL CANADA MILKBAG FUCK
>>66993095
>So What's the objective top 10?
no such thing
>By the logic we're following Curry is better than Magic too
Not really, in 20 years accolades will be what matters the most and Magic has 5 championships, 3 FMVPs and 3 regular season MVPs all in what was probably the toughest era in NBA history while being one of the most iconic players ever. Curry will have an insanely hard time matching this.
>>66993128
>Paul's best chances of winning MVP were with the Cloppers.
When though? in 11/12 and 12/13 Lebron was on a completely different level then in 13/14 Durant had this monster season and it's been all Curry in the last 2 seasons.
He was more of a constant top 5 candidate without ever having a year that would deserve winning on the Clippers
>>66993185
I'm on it
>>66993221
Come on, if curry keeps doing what he's doing now for another 4 or 5 years we have to look at his peak as some of the best pg play ever
>>66993195
idk why people like to meme and praise those old fucking eras. 80s is when basketball took a major fucking jump in skill level and started to be high level.
>>66992927
Honestly a talent like him should be able to adjust his game according to personnel, especially if you have a top tier PG and a beast defender/rebounder at Center.
He should be dominating the game from the low post and bullying people until no tomorrow. Then when the double team comes in can he showcase his playmaking abilities. That all comes when you learn to post up.
But even w/o all that he's still a top player, so I honestly he just doesn't give a shit.
>>66993221
I agree
But current Curry >> any Magic ever and arguably any player ever
>>66993195
btw, look at Jordan videos, defenses were shitty back then too
>>66993174
Oh whoops. Didn't specify that he lost. But he did get them there. They just didn't win it.
>>66993302
>btw, look at Jordan videos, defenses were shitty back then too
>>66993265
>Come on, if curry keeps doing what he's doing now for another 4 or 5 years we have to look at his peak as some of the best pg play ever
I agree, I just think that to be remembered as the best PG ever he's going to need a shitload more championships and FMVPs.
>>66993302
>btw, look at Jordan videos, defenses were shitty back then too
rules were shitty back then t bh. no double teaming, no 5 second back to basket rule.
>>66993221
Then he'll be forever known as a great player who just got overshadowed. I feel for the guy, and always wondered if things would've been different had he joined the Lakers instead.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPn1J07F10E
anyone seen this? opinions?
my boy curry playing tonith or not
>>66993406
No reason to desu
Comparing players from different eras is really pointless desu
In 40 years, defenses and players from now will probably like shit too
>>66993406
maybe, he participated in shooting practice today
>>66993095
i was playing devil's advocate because the guy i quoted said Oscars numbers were inflated... So i brought up Wilt.
Anyhow... the numbers you posted. Wilt's and Currys..... I mean... how can you even compare them side by side. One was a 7-1 athletic, strong center and the other is a 6'3 point guard with handles and shooting that is just so stupid that no one even bats an eye when he launches from 35 feet
and thats before you even get into the eras they play(ed) in.
Today is a perimeter/guard orientated league that is heavy and screens, drives, kick out 3s
Wilt's era didn't have 3pt line for starters and was more about inside game of bigs. Pace was much faster and FG% was much much lower than today (hence the huge rebound numbers).
Can you or me or anyone truly say who was better, Wilt or Curry? Even if we raised Wilt from the grave at his prime and he and Curry played 1v1, who would win? and more to the point, who cares? It's still no proof of who's better.
Most of the top 10 lists all pretty much say the same names.
Anyone who knows the sport could list the top 25 players of all time in no particular order and apart from a couple of names here and there, most people would agree with the names listed.
I had all this hype going into the off season for the sixers but after all this stuff has come out like the colangelos didn't want the job at all, they forced Hinkie out and they are gonna get some shitty players on the team so they win 20-30 more games and either just miss the playoffs or get in as an 8 or 7 seed like they were before they started all this.
Fuck im so pissed they killed all my hope for the team. It makes the last 4 seasons even more of a waste of time as absolutely nothing will come of it. Its to the point im now hoping Embiid never plays because ownership doesn't deserve him.
>>66993447
>Anyone who knows the sport could list the top 25 players of all time
Kind of a related question. Do you guys think Curry and Durant are top 25 players?
I think that Curry is and will be a top 20 lock if they win a chip this season while Durant is borderline
>>66993488
>wahhh stop discussing basketball in the basketball thread
Believe it or not, once upon a time people actually had real discussions in these threads.
other than being repetitive and pointless as fuck these mount rushmore discussions kinda distort the whole NBA experience imho. yeah these guys are all great, they're the top one-tenth of a percent to ever play the game, but there's exciting guys outside those lists, you know.
>>66988092
Then why don't we hear anything about Spanish hockey or curling?
>>66993488
>it's a bandwagoning canadian waits for his team to get eliminated in the second round again episode
>>66993536
shipped
lel
>>66989814
you just KNOW
>>66993532
Magic/Stockton/Oscar
Jordan/Kobe/Wade/West
Bird/LeBron/Erving/Pippen
Malone/Duncan/Chuck/Dirk/Garnett
Wilt/Russell/Shaq/Hakeem/Robinson/Moses
Probably some others too
>>66988375
The UI is certainly better. Now if they can just find a better way to handle packages and updates so that it's not so damn confusing and time-consuming, that'd be great.
>>66993537
I also think they're just pointless to discuss because the game is different and the players are different and everything. The change in pace is a huge reason why it makes no sense to argue this kind of stuff
Also it always comes down to >2-4 >advance stats posting which is probably the biggest general killer to ever exist here
>>66993447
agree with every word btw
I was just showing what his numbers would look like today
About the top 10 lists, It all eventually comes down to dominance, but there has to be a balance with other factors
If you only consider skill, it would include mostly players from this millenium
there are way too many factors to directly compare players
>>66993532
Both about 25-20 for me now
>>66993631
what's confusing?
it's pretty easy
>>66993532
Honestly? I actually would put Curry in there though it pains me to say, he is the best shooter the game has ever seen, about to win a second mvp on a 73-9 team that seriously will most likely win a ship again, barring any injuries of course.
I really hate to say it because fuck Curry... He would be one of my last picks for top 25... and i'm probably also judging him on the next few years.... but...
Durant i can't say.
Let me come up with my list for 25 all time
>>66993532
Curry's now had the best season of either player, but KD has like 5 seasons that were significantly better than Curry's second-best and they're the same age. If you ignore awards and just focus on on-court impact, KD has had far and away the better career thus far. So it really comes down to how much emphasis you place on absolute peak and media awards. Personally I would still place Durant over him, but one more season of Curry producing at this level and the GSW core staying together a few more seasons for deep playoff runs would tip the scale pretty decisively.
>still writing theses like anyone's gonna read that shit
Foreigners still taken L's
>1 ring
>0 fmvp
>>66993652
posting fat bitches is also a thread killer
>>66993674
Currys chip puts him just over durant for me desu
I agree with everything you said but I feel like his chip puts him just over
I also think Durant is one of the greatest to ever play his position tho so whatever
>>66993693
>>66993705
Here he comes, the assassin of the general
Am I the only one who doesn't like rating current players in all time rankings? Curry could die tomorrow and be forgotten, or Derrick Favors could turn around next year and lead the Jazz to a three peat. Is it really that hard to wait till their careers are over to rank them?
>5 rings
>2 fmvps
>>66993714
I only post fat bitches when the general needs me to
>>66993693
2-5*
Them's advanced advanced stats.
>>66993714
>>66993705
>>66993693
>>66993689
>>66993734
was a nice thread desu
>>66993730
the ranking is pretty much assuming the world ends now
>>66993730
Some players (lebron) have already reached the point they have surpassed others who would be included in the top 10 though.
>>66993730
You just rank them based on what they've done so far, not based on what you think they'll achieve 5 years down the line.
>>66993670
>what's confusing?
>it's pretty easy
If only it was. I'm running a Mint VM on a Windows host with VirtualBox. Basic OS installs and runs fine, no problems. Once I start adding programs I like and useful utilities, the list just gets too big and hard to parse for a non-CS guy. The base OS packages are all listed with the user-installed stuff, not enough categories to group them all by in the update manager. Oh yeah, keeping up with versions and dependencies (which seems to just add bloat) takes extra time, especially when the package you need has a name that's 1 character different from an unrelated package.
For an OS that's becoming more and more useful (and hopefully for gaming and as a Windows replacement), this is kind of a big thing to leave unimproved.
>>66993730
>A 2x MVP with 400 3s in a season would be forgotten
>5 rings
>2 fmvp's
Complete this sentence:
We here, of the /nba/ general, believe that ________________
>>66993398
Saw the first five minutes. I can tell you right now the person who made this video is being extremely nitpicky and being pissy about commercials.
Jordan is cemented as the GOAT not just by his stats, but his nature as someone who wanted to win and compete until the very end, and did whatever it took. Other basketball players experienced that tenacity, and fans were so enamored by it that they would emulate him as best they could. Hence the legend of Kobe and his legacy.
Players also saw him as the one player they could never beat, and his stories of him trash-talking and his big games solidified that. He was considered the GOAT out of fear that he would whip your ass on the court and drop 30+ on you, just because he can and that you were beneath him.
Good oc
>>66993746
kys needy faggot
>>66993795
Thicc women are the future
>>66993795
Yuropoors need to fuck off
>>66993793
fuck off loser with anime pics saved on his pc.
>>66993795
"the spammer should be elimated"
also who is better memphis or hornets?
>5 ring's
>2 fmvps
>>66993816
>lebron is my guy
>>66993820
I'll take Charlotte over that depleted roster the Grizz have anyday.
>>66993820
>also who is better memphis or hornets?
Right now, definitely Hornets. With everyone healthy - Grizzlies.
>>66993806
are you retarded? back in history we routinely valued thick women more. its only until recently we liked sticks
25 in no particular order done at almost 6am by a drunk aussie
NO ORDER
MJ
Hakeem
Kareem
Magic
Bird
LeBron
Kobe
Shaq
Wilt
Russell
Pippen
Timmy
Moses
McHale
West
Oscar Robertson
Dr J
Havlicek
Wade
Isiah
Karl Malone
Stockton
Barkley
Kwame
>>66993783
that's what the package managers are from
Learn to use the command line tools, it will make your life way way easier
>>66993820
healthy grizz > hornets > grizz
>5 rings
>2 fmvps
>>66993844
>No Smush
>>66993842
Thicc women are the past and future, but unfortunately not the present
>2-4
>advanced stats
today is literally the best day in my life
>>66993842
Blame Twiggy in the 70's for this.
>>66993844
>no kg
intentional?
New Thread
>>66993907
>>66993907
>>66993907
>5 rings
>2 fmvp's
>>66993912
>15 posts too early
how about no
>>66993840
>>66993835
so is it agreed that the heat have been the best team so far through 2 games of the playoffs? of course throughout the regular season
>>66993952
SAS, Cavs and Heat impressed me the most
>>66993952
They've been shitting on a shitty hornets team but yeah they've been playing really well
>>66993952
You can argue it, but with SAS and GS gearing up for their eventual showdown, and with no real contenders in the East besides the Cavs and Heat, it's hard to say they're great until they play the Cavs in a series
>>66986002
>you will NEVER listen old school TBJ before they all got turned into cucks for the national tv audience EVER again
feels fucking horrible bros, i listened to their podcast daily for years and now it's pure garbage
>>66993730
>Curry could die tomorrow and be forgotten, or Derrick Favors could turn around next year and lead the Jazz
Put Curry where you said Favors and thats something that could have been said about Curry a few years ago. Hell we all remember him being snubbed for the all star game few years back, and everyone was drooling before this season about what Anthony Davis would become.
>>66993866
It was close but Kwame was much more dominate than Smush.... though Smush has the better name.
>>66993896
Yeah, i didn't want to curse the puppies anymore than i have tonight.
AS i said though, you could swap out a few names for guys like KG, Dirk, Smush.
But seriously, regarding KG. What if KG played for the Spurs and Duncan played for the Wolves? Would Timmy have 5 rings? Would KG have 5 rings? assuming the rosters/coaches/front office all were the same. Would it be KG that is the no questions asked top 25 and Timmy the "well... he could be"
This is shit i spend way too much time thinking about.
>>66993912
>I don't understand how to life
>>66985531
Can someone make a real goddamn new /nba/ thread please?
>>66994083
hence why I said for the first two games and not counting the regular season.
>>66993982
what cavs? they only pulled away in the first game in the last 2 minutes because the pistons cant close.
>>66994092
I already said on many occasions KG might be top 10 for me
The only thing that prevents him from being an absolute, definite top 10 for me was his lack of ability/will to take over a game
>>66994177
Detroit shot like they haven't all season.
Cavs were playing great team basketball and it seems like Kyrie and Love are getting into rhythm
RIP KOBE
Quality thread.
Perfectly good thread.
>>66994228
Well thats just it, but i dont think it was a lack of will or ability for KG. He had the ability and as for the will, he had the will and mentality and IQ but it was too bi-polar and not controlled. And this is where i believe coaching comes into play. What if KG played for Pop in this "what if we switch Timmy/KG". Flip was a decent coach and McHale was in the FO as well. Both had a huge impact on KG but neither are close to Pop's level. Could Pop have helped KG getting that extra 10% and helped him harness his emotions?
PErsonally i think KG could have been better than Timmy.
Defensively - i'd put them almost equal
Passing - KG was better
Athleticism - KG of course
Scoring - Big Fundamental in the post, KG had more range and good handles for a big and could drive better. That's where they differ the most.
Rebounding - edge to KG
IIQ - Timmy, but is that because he did 4 years at college then came into a team coached by Pop with a veteran lineup vs KG going straight from high school to... well... minnie...
>>66993730
it's alright to rank players like Duncan and LeBron who would be absolute locks for the HoF if they retired today, but ranking guys like Curry and Durant is stupid.
>complaining about illegal screens when you don't play defense
>>66994710
I agree with this post
>>66994863
I, TOO, CONCUR
PIP PIP
You can build a house with this many bricks.
Also, 499
>>66994820
I wonder how many players recorded their career highs against Harden
I know when he was with the Thunder there would frequently be some scrub or defensive specialist score 25+ points.
>>66995358
That's a tough one to Google.
Though really, how many guys scored career highs against the Rockets? Cuz it's the Rockets.
>>66994820
Ugh. How can someone be so skilled offensively, but not understand how to put guys off their game at the other end?
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