the lakers have just pooped their big-boy pants: 2012-2013 NBA regular season thread (part 2)

its funny how no one in the world right now is all what happened to the knicks after their hot start, everyone knew

― lag∞n, Monday, January 7, 2013 9:34 PM (51 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Impossible for career 36% three-point shooters to shoot 68% for a season.

― Ya Bish Bosch (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Monday, January 7, 2013 11:37 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

also everyone in the world knew amare was gonna fuck up the rotation when he came back

remember when Melo punched Mardy Collins and ran away? He really shouldn't pretend to be the hardman.

i love melo when he is shredding euros as team usa's power forward and hate him as an inefficient un-clutch nba player

melos having a great year tho, last nights game excepted, garnet and pierce are tough matchups for him

"That's testy? That's testy?" Celtics rookie Jared Sullinger asek. "I've seen way worse stuff in the '80s and I wasn't even born in the '80s. So, if that's testy, I didn't see it."

― lag∞n, Tuesday, January 8, 2013 9:36 AM (54 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

hahahaha

i love melo when he is shredding euros as team usa's power forward and hate him as an inefficient un-clutch nba player

I hate Melo but he's one of the most clutch players ever and stats bear it out.

i love melo when he is shredding euros as team usa's power forward and hate him as an inefficient un-clutch nba player

― questionable motor (agent hibachi), Tuesday, January 8, 2013 10:26 AM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

he's actually p clutch and having a pretty amazingly efficient season!

sorry stat nerds, i meant to impugn melos ability to win in the playoffs outside of that one year in denver actually

and yes he is actually awesome this year, i just enjoyed his meltdown last night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BJPCAu_nhg

the internet claims kg said 'lala tastes like honey nut cheerios'

lmao i want to believe

― lag∞n, Tuesday, January 8, 2013 10:21 AM

lool

love that sullinger quote. and the doc rivers double zing. really a great night for the celtics.

5 more assists til 10000 for nashty

melo is a turd and should do another stop snitching vid about ferry

http://deadspin.com/5974083/the-nba-fined-danny-ferry-15000-for-snitching-on-rajon-rondo

lol i'm imagining danny ferry frantically trying to figure out his dvd burning software during the 4th quarter of the game

lol at knicks big mens half hearted attempts to stop melo from going to the vistiors locker room

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

john walls been enjoying his time off

lol at adidas capris

lol nice moobs

lol @ sheed just like "melo's gotta do what he's gotta do"

can john walls jump yet

gay to suns? http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--suns-in-trade-talks-for-rudy-gay-165005609.html

Bill Simmons ‏@BillSimmons
My wife tastes like Frosted Flakes.

oh god no

:O

Royce White on Hang Up and Listen podcast btw. Probably a much, much better platform for Royce to talk about "protocol" since guys like Pesca and Fatsis know how to ask questions better than most/any sports radio jockeys.

They ask about the protocol stuff in about fifteen different ways, and it sounds like Royce has trouble with Morey/coaching staff calling the minute-to-minute shots, rather than having a mental health professional on-hand as a decision-making filter between staff/Royce. I guess he was kind of a bubbleboy at Iowa St. and the staff was happy to genuflect to Royce/his doctors. Think the sad problem might be that Royce isn't a special snowflake in the NBA, even as a top draft pick, and the team -- while being pretty adamant about helping Royce -- would rather not have decisions being held up by mental health professionals having to OK every single decision.

Either way, happy to hear Royce come off as a young & mature guy. Just sad that it sounds like the protocol he wants really doesn't fit with NBA life, and it sounds like Royce is pretty serious about keeping the same protocols that he had in college.

suck it up bb

Bill Simmons ‏@BillSimmons
My wife tastes like Frosted Flakes.

O_O

The very idea of Bill Simmons' wife having a vagina disgusts me for some reason.

i kinda wish someone would ask him if he's willing to play in the d-league if all the protocols are met. or even just ride the bench all season (not as if the other rookies are getting many minutes at all).

there also seems to be a disconnect between his doctor (his family general practice doctor?!) and the fact that the rockets want a say in who the go-between doctor(s) are. complicated.

royce, that is!

FREE SANDERS !!!!
FREE HENSON !!!!
FREE ERSAN !!!!

http://deadspin.com/5974132/a-member-of-the-brooklyn-nets-is-being-questioned-in-a-sexual-assault-case

spoiler: its blatche

fuck blatche

shit

I think the "fuck Blatche"s are a little premature.

xps yeah, totally complicated. It sounds like his big issue is that the Rockets weren't keeping pace w/r/t mental health protocols (like, workplace disability and (reasonable) disability accommodations) and Royce is taking issue w/ that. I'm sure he could D-League it for a while, where he'd probably have much more freedom to press the pause button when he needed to. But, I think Royce knows that, if all goes well, he'll still have to go back up the the NBA/Rockets and deal w/ the same protocol problems. He's still kinda sketchy on what those protocols are; one gets the impression that they're basically, "If I'm having any problems related to my illnesses [which, w/ OCD + anxiety + PTSD, could be basically any problem], I have to have a Dr. on hand to help me decide the best decision moving forward. I don't take marching orders from the coaches/front office w/o checking w/ my Dr. first." In a normal office environment, I'm sure that's easier to accomplish; not so sure about the NBA.

And yeah, his family Dr., I think the same one that diagnosed him in high school! I'm sure he's sticking w/ her (think it's a her?) since she's had his best interests at heart. It's also probably a net positive that she isn't telling Royce, "Dude, NBA ball, suck it up, here's some pills. Have fun flying." Plus, I'm sure there are plenty of front-office people (and players!) who see that kind of support as straight-up enabling. Complicated!

What makes all of this even more complicated is that dealing with all of this must be doing a bad compounding number on his anxiety.

I will never pass up a chance to say fuck blatche

why the f would you trade gay for dudley

well its dudley + picks, gay is overpaid, griz dont want to pay the tax

not saying i suport this btw

RUDY GAY, SF

+ Smooth, long wing with high-arcing jump shot. Can shoot over the top of a defense.
+ Outstanding transition finisher. Shies from contact and doesn't draw fouls.
+ Doesn't see the floor once he starts dribbling. Underachieves defensively.

Gay has All-Star talent, but his jump shot let him down last season and he hasn't picked up his game in other areas. For starters, there's the jumper. Gay's stroke looks wonderful, but it doesn't go in as often as you think. Last season he made only 33.8 percent of his long 2s, and his 31.2 percent mark on 3s dropped his career mark to just 34.7 percent. He can get his shot off against anyone, and there's value in that, but there's not a lot of evidence that he's an above-average shooter.

What does have value is when he takes shots near the basket. Gay shot 64 percent at the rim and had a high foul rate for a jump shooter; in particular, if he gets a step going right, he can throw down some vicious dunks. He also ranked in the top quarter of small forwards in both rebounds and blocks. In a related story, he played a lot of small-ball 4 and at 6-foot-9 may continue doing so going forward.

However, he regressed in other areas. Gay is guilty of dribble blindness, and while he's improved from a few years ago, he still ranked among the bottom 10 small forwards in pure point rating. Defensively, he's had a hard time converting elite athleticism into decent results. His length nets him a lot of blocks and steals, but the Grizzlies gave up 6.0 more points per 100 possessions when he was on the floor.

hah griz players should prob subscribe to insider

lol

the internet claims kg said 'lala tastes like honey nut cheerios'

lmao i want to believe

― lag∞n, Tuesday, January 8, 2013 10:21 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark

wait whaaa

http://contactanycelebrity.com/cac/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/jm-sl11.jpg

spike u r so weird

spike, for christ's sakes, you're an adult

Spike Lee does more dishonour to his ancestors at Knicks games than Tarantino could even dream of.

O_o

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