row_33 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 11 hours ago, BarkleyForGOATBackupPT5P said: Serious question row, when, if ever, does one have the moral high ground to seek changing fandom. NBA.. NFL.. I always loved the Knicks. Loved Melo, Kristaps, now Trier.. and I think I still love them, I really do. But in the back of my mind I know I'm in an abusive relationship and my wife named Knickerbockers beats the crap out of me when I come home from a hard Day's work. And today she cheated on me (again) and had her lover beat the crap out of me and lock me out of my own house I paid for. But I still love the her, I love the Knicks, and I promised in my marriage and fandom vows to stay until death does me in. Would I be horrible for tepidly rooting for the Mavs (stadium is right across the street from me, I go to 20+ games a year) of Bucks fan (my brother's team). See my posts above ^. What would row do? the moral high ground.... you can do what you want, maybe some friends will hold you to prior loyalties. the Knicks have pull for their fanbase, even in dismal decades, that's understandable the NBA regular season is dismal and bogus, each night i see a good game is on and then 2 key starters aren't bothering to play, not an injury, they've already played two games in the last 14 nights... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonCents Posted February 1, 2019 Author Share Posted February 1, 2019 (edited) 38 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: Kylie isn’t coming back to the Celtics, and I think that might be for the best. Nailed it. Irving is a chick. Full of drama. Trade her for a 2nd round pick so I don’t have to look at her. Edited February 1, 2019 by CommonCents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 (edited) 54 minutes ago, CommonCents said: Nailed it. Irving is a chick. Full of drama. Trade her for a 2nd round pick so I don’t have to look at her. Keep Rozier instead and build around Tatum. Kyrie is all about himself. Great talent, but the team chemistry is better without him. He also seems too consumed with his movies. Thank you, next. Edited February 1, 2019 by YoloinOhio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Um... ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 13 hours ago, row_33 said: the NBA regular season is dismal and bogus, each night i see a good game is on and then 2 key starters aren't bothering to play, not an injury, they've already played two games in the last 14 nights... I've concluded the NBA is basically the same as Bravo is for women. A bunch of whiney ***** carping at each other as substitute for anything interesting happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Teddy KGB Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 11 hours ago, KD in CA said: I've concluded the NBA is basically the same as Bravo is for women. A bunch of whiney ***** carping at each other as substitute for anything interesting happening. The worst is “players night” when they have people with no ability to announce take on the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 On 2/2/2019 at 9:26 AM, Teddy KGB said: ??? Now Frankie Smokes can show his domination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 ? But he hates Boston. Ainge wyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Exile him to Toronto for a season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bing Bong Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 (edited) On 2/1/2019 at 10:40 AM, row_33 said: the NBA regular season is dismal and bogus, each night i see a good game is on and then 2 key starters aren't bothering to play, not an injury, they've already played two games in the last 14 nights... That's just like your opinion man. No but my buddies and I follow NBA the whole season, go to Dallas Mavs games, fantasy basketball. Good time! I mean I think baseball is boring as heck but I get why people like sports in general haha. It ain't for me though On 2/1/2019 at 8:25 AM, row_33 said: The Knicks had a very good team for a few yers around Ewing, it wasn't close to the memories of Clyde and Pearl and Dollar Bill and to me the NBA was at a low point in stardom after the Bird/Magjc excellence. Oh yeah a team with Ewing as its best player has no business going deep in the playoffs. Good but not championship tier.. same with the Reggie Miller Pacers. The 90s teams needed Olajuwan or some dude named MJ. Bill Simmons made a good point that Isaiah Thomas is one of the few superstars through the 80s and 90s to win with no real second banana. Or at least the bad boy Pistons had the worst second banana of all the championship teams.. still a great overall team though Edited February 6, 2019 by BarkleyForGOATBackupPT5P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 53 minutes ago, BarkleyForGOATBackupPT5P said: That's just like your opinion man. No but my buddies and I follow NBA the whole season, go to Dallas Mavs games, fantasy basketball. Good time! I mean I think baseball is boring as heck but I get why people like sports in general haha. It ain't for me though Oh yeah a team with Ewing as its best player has no business going deep in the playoffs. Good but not championship tier.. same with the Reggie Miller Pacers. The 90s teams needed Olajuwan or some dude named MJ. Bill Simmons made a good point that Isaiah Thomas is one of the few superstars through the 80s and 90s to win with no real second banana. Or at least the bad boy Pistons had the worst second banana of all the championship teams.. still a great overall team though Pistons were a three guard attack with Zeke, Dumars and Microwave. Dantley and later Aguirre, both just past prime stardom, were important to the success other 3 guard champs were Seattle with Gus, Freddie and DJ and the Havlicek Celtics of the 70s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 On 2/2/2019 at 8:26 AM, Teddy KGB said: ??? ♥️♥️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Is KP going to play again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 You closely watch Mavs and Hawks games? All 164? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 ——————- Great move by Jerry West, clippers gain huge and Sixers improve as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bing Bong Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 16 hours ago, row_33 said: Pistons were a three guard attack with Zeke, Dumars and Microwave. Dantley and later Aguirre, both just past prime stardom, were important to the success other 3 guard champs were Seattle with Gus, Freddie and DJ and the Havlicek Celtics of the 70s The 30 for 30 on them was great. I know Dantley was a former scoring leader but it was trading him for Mark Aguirre that got them over the hump. And great drafting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 40 minutes ago, BarkleyForGOATBackupPT5P said: The 30 for 30 on them was great. I know Dantley was a former scoring leader but it was trading him for Mark Aguirre that got them over the hump. And great drafting. Magic and Byron Scott were both injured and played minimally in the first Piston championship win. David Rivers was promoted to starting point guard to no effect as well the Bird Celtics quickly fell apart to injury, played too many needless minutes in 86-88, they wouldn’t sub out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bing Bong Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 11 minutes ago, row_33 said: Magic and Byron Scott were both injured and played minimally in the first Piston championship win. David Rivers was promoted to starting point guard to no effect as well the Bird Celtics quickly fell apart to injury, played too many needless minutes in 86-88, they wouldn’t sub out They had their window in between Jordan and the aging Celtics and Lakers. No small feat to beat younger Jordan in those days twice to win the Eastern Conference. It was a matter of time before he blew the door wide open on the NBA and the Pistons were the last team in his way. Bird got done in like paving his driveway and injuring his back. A driveway. Half paved. Ended the Celtics dynasty. He was really banged up by that point regardless. One of my favorite players of yore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 2 hours ago, BarkleyForGOATBackupPT5P said: They had their window in between Jordan and the aging Celtics and Lakers. No small feat to beat younger Jordan in those days twice to win the Eastern Conference. It was a matter of time before he blew the door wide open on the NBA and the Pistons were the last team in his way. Bird got done in like paving his driveway and injuring his back. A driveway. Half paved. Ended the Celtics dynasty. He was really banged up by that point regardless. One of my favorite players of yore Pippen was easily intimidated by Detroit for a few years. seemed like in warmups Rodman and Mahon and another thug would stand at mid court and glower st Pippen until he said he had a migraine. And then one day that didn’t work any more, even with a cheap shot that got the Bulls to fight back on the spot. i spent half a year on a file in the town he went to college and saw the display for his time there and learned to admire what humble beginnings he rose from.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 On 1/31/2019 at 6:01 PM, H2o said: I swear to God I absolutely f*****g HATE James Dolan. The biggest f***tard in all of sports. We had a good thing going and then he flips half the team for Carmelo Anthony. Now we are doing exactly what we are supposed to do to land Zion Williamson, this idiot trades away Porzingas, and we get players back that will likely play us out of that position. We are not gonna get Kyrie. We are not gonna get Durant. Dumbest f*****g owner in ALL of professional sports. Stupid, just absolutely f*****g stupid. I agree he's a moron and a horrible owner. These cannot be disputed. He also might have played this perfectly. It's been reported that KP has been quietly shopped all season, so the whole "KP requested a trade out of nowhere" narrative is a bit off. Teams were interested, but obviously had reservations (rightly) over a 7'3" dude coming off an ACL. Secondly, offloading a boatload of salary and getting a nice player in Smith Jr. and two 1st rounders is a nice haul given the circumstances. No doubt it's a gamble. But the tank can ramble on, and now there's two max spots available in an uncertain Eastern Conf. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bing Bong Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, row_33 said: Pippen was easily intimidated by Detroit for a few years. seemed like in warmups Rodman and Mahon and another thug would stand at mid court and glower st Pippen until he said he had a migraine. And then one day that didn’t work any more, even with a cheap shot that got the Bulls to fight back on the spot. i spent half a year on a file in the town he went to college and saw the display for his time there and learned to admire what humble beginnings he rose from.... Shoot Rodman would terrify me too haha people forget how good young Pistons version of pre-crazy (at least to the layman) Rodman was Edited February 7, 2019 by BarkleyForGOATBackupPT5P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 (edited) where in the rule book do we have: ”when a man is clearly fouled in the act of shooting, the ref can sometimes opt to wait to see the result of the shot. If it goes in then continue with unstopped play, if it doesn’t then whistle the play dead and call it a shooting foul.” They all vehemently deny they do this, but this week in the NBA i watched one shot roll around the rim three times and when it fell off the whistle blew and the foul was called. I also saw this on a 3 point shot that took over a second to see the shot not go in. Still waiting for a clearly fouled shot to get stuck in the rim and they wave off the jump ball and call it two free throws... Edited February 8, 2019 by row_33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Rondo tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Whose the biggest douche in the NBA ? 1. LeBum 2. Kyrie Solid meltdowns from both this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackOrton Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 9 minutes ago, Teddy KGB said: Whose the biggest douche in the NBA ? 1. LeBum 2. Kyrie Solid meltdowns from both this week. Kyrie being a baby back B word was so obvious in hindsight. Who hates being the #2 ISO/big shot option behind the best player in the NBA? Imagine Westbrook demanding a TRADE because he wasn't happy with Durant like 5 years ago. And then going to his new team and finding out, "oh crap, this is kinda hard." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonCents Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share Posted February 28, 2019 Can’t stand Kyrie. Nother L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB3 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 (edited) 12 hours ago, Teddy KGB said: Whose the biggest douche in the NBA ? 1. LeBum 2. Kyrie Solid meltdowns from both this week. I hear Russell Westbitch is in stable condition after being assaulted by a fan. I pray he recovers quickly from that thunderous hit he took. Edited February 28, 2019 by LBSeeBallLBGetBall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 12 hours ago, Teddy KGB said: Whose the biggest douche in the NBA ? 1. LeBum 2. Kyrie Solid meltdowns from both this week. This week....on The Real Whiney ***** of the NBA...... The entire league is designed to be a soap opera. I know we joke the NFL has become the WWE because of officiating, but it's the NBA that has gone that route. All they are missing is Mean Gene Okerlund doing sideline interviews over last night's twitter war between James and whoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Lmao @ lakers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Great story about the Suns.... http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26088024/inside-phoenix-suns-messy-dysfunctional-front-office 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bing Bong Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) On 2/27/2019 at 8:48 PM, Teddy KGB said: Whose the biggest douche in the NBA ? 1. LeBum 2. Kyrie Solid meltdowns from both this week. With Kyrie reaching FA, my bet is on the long shot he rejoins LeBron in LA. It makes perfect sense. They're both miserable leaders complaining about the same things. Plus it would be a phenomenal story. Especially if they somehow win another title over GSW lol. 2 minutes ago, Mike in Horseheads said: Great story about the Suns.... http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26088024/inside-phoenix-suns-messy-dysfunctional-front-office "Not understanding their metaphorical connotations, the goats proceeded to defecate all over the office" #Suns Edited March 4, 2019 by BarkleyForGOATBackupPT5P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 14 hours ago, BarkleyForGOATBackupPT5P said: With Kyrie reaching FA, my bet is on the long shot he rejoins LeBron in LA. It makes perfect sense. They're both miserable leaders complaining about the same things. Plus it would be a phenomenal story. Especially if they somehow win another title over GSW lol. "Not understanding their metaphorical connotations, the goats proceeded to defecate all over the office" #Suns I literally did laugh out loud when I read that. Sounds like they are trying to one up my Nets past follies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bing Bong Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 (edited) On 2/28/2019 at 9:40 AM, KD in CA said: This week....on The Real Whiney ***** of the NBA...... The entire league is designed to be a soap opera. I know we joke the NFL has become the WWE because of officiating, but it's the NBA that has gone that route. All they are missing is Mean Gene Okerlund doing sideline interviews over last night's twitter war between James and whoever. Man all sports have their merits. I'm not going to try to convince to you love the NBA but the soap opera is a damned good time for NBA fans. NFL trade deadline is an all out snore, as well as the off-season compared to NBA. It's just different leagues. I'd hate for the player power dynamics to be the same across leagues. The NBA is a blast following from an outside neutral perspective. Whiney babies.. whatever.. all the more whining is constantly shifting the NBA power dynamics. Creates heroes and villains. Don't like Kyrie? Awesome! Root against him! It certainly ain't WWE lol.. it's reality television, no script. The NBA demographic for teenagers up to people hitting their 30s is huge, and the primary kicker for the NBA's explosive growth. NFL is going for that, but is a much older demographic really. All sports are awesome because the whole culture makes a unique experience. I don't want everything to be so constricted like the NFL. That's all the off-season nothingness getting excited about keeping a journey man special teams player on a 93 man squad I can handle. All except baseball. Baseball sucks. Edited March 5, 2019 by BarkleyForGOATBackupPT5P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 The king is tired. Time to give up the throne Kudos to Kuz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 The weirdness of catering to every emotion LeBron has felt is coming to a crash ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 ---------------------- What's with these compound fractures? Are they wearing ski boots out there with no give in the ankle at all? These shoes are trading in low degree ankle sprains for your fib-tib sticking out of your sock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Lakers want Rick Carlisle. Rick Carlisle has no interest in lebrons mouth ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 and LeBron's posturing wipes out Magic Johnson's attempts to help out. I remember the old days when Magic was seen as a very selfish and critically injured young man, ran his head coach out of town after the man was injured in a bicycle accident, before he became all lovey-dovey with the media.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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