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

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

...

It's cool that Schultz let Spike pick his own clothes

hah

whois tsrobodo

spike is just living the dream

tsrobodo is a british person, please ignore

Thank you very mucho ts robodo

spike has an nba comercial abt bernard king running now where he does an unacknowledged clyde frazier impression, lends it a subtle literary quality, multi layered nba weirdos

last night reminded me of this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=o10_AoHv5Xo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o10_AoHv5Xo

haha see bron knows how to play the game

tsrobodo is a british person, please ignore

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, January 8, 2013 2:02 PM

if you're going by 'dishonour' spelling, could also be canuck

in any event

pls ignore the raptors fan

BARGNANI SLAM DUNK M8

Earlier today, Blatche tweeted:

"Im ok and I didn't do anything jus was n the area when it happened" He later deleted that tweet.

About 30 minutes later, he tweeted:

"Getting ready for the game"

BlatcheLawyer: @drayblatche bruh http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessory_(legal_term)

What does being a British person have to do with me being ignored?

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2013/01/08/sports/basketball/08garnett-offthedribble/08garnett-offthedribble-blog480.jpg

is that john wall photo real?

i think so, didnt really consider it tho

dying @ adidas capris

lol looks like jerry lewis wrestling

What does being a British person have to do with me being ignored?

― tsrobodo, Tuesday, January 8, 2013 2:43 PM (8 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this is what's called an "open goal" in your way of speaking i think

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

― tsrobodo, Tuesday, January 8, 2013 11:47 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

smh

tbf dreaming of dishonour is one of the things tarantino excelles at

this is what's called an "open goal" in your way of speaking i think

― an eagle named "small government" (call all destroyer), Tuesday, 8 January 2013 19:52 (12 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Only if you're making a ton of additional assumptions.

hi tsrobodo welcome to ilh

otm