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

pacers related gallery: http://imgur.com/a/YSlLX

ha those are really good

can we now say that passing on Phil Jackson was probably a mistake

let's not narrow it down to one

unless phil is some sort of magical doctor i dont think thats really the primary issue

I thought he didn't want the job?

xpost Compu, was looking through Pacers stats (http://www.82games.com/1213/1213IND.HTM) and wow, they heavily depend on that starting 5. may be the team that most uses his starting lineup (also POR) or am i wrong?
when Granger comes back they can have one of the best (positive) top 6 in the league?

iirc the Granger-West-Hibs-Hill-PGeorge lineup last year had the best +/- of any starting group in the league.

Granger is our Gay/Monta/Carmelo/scorer with little regard for efficiency. Normally, this is bad! There was a piece written a few months ago about the phenomenon of non-efficient scorers who somehow make their team more efficient on the whole, and I think Granger might be one of those guys. W/o prepping to play without Granger at the beginning of the season, the Pacers were a comically bad offensive team; not that the starting unit wasn't loaded with scorers -- all five dudes starting now can put up 20 pts on a given night -- but rather that they always relied on Granger to take a lot of the junk shots. The best non-efficient scorers are bailout scorers, guys like Melo, Granger, Gay, etc., who can get their jumpshot off easily and hit at a rate that won't sink the team. Basically, Granger takes the tough shots so West/Hib can score easier buckets down low, and PG/GHill can hit spot-up threes or make smart cuts to the basket for easy layups.

Heh, after spending all this time banging on about Lance, nice to see him finally getting closer looks from statheads / happy that stats are bearing out what I'm seeing. My heart of hearts wants Granger to come back 100% and used as a 6th man so the bench has some scoring opportunities. They're a really strong defensive unit, but unless Tyler does a good job Tylering up the game, there are zero scorers. Lance's talents are lost on them; Paul George can have disastrous games when it falls on him and him only to score. But, Granger would fit in nicely w/ that 2nd unit and give them the jump-shooter they need. Of course, this would absolutely never happen, unless Vogel cloaks the decision as an easing-in of Granger back to playing.

Dammit didn't watch the game last night, but very happy to see Paul George doing what he's done for the past two months now-- highlights / defense / offense. Shit was looking baaaaaad at the beginning of the season; like where things stand now (basically at top of the league in rebounding and points-allowed) even with our #1 scorer out + Hibbert playing with an injured right hand all season.

https://mobile.twitter.com/netw3rk/status/289030925919059968

!!

lmao

Love the Spurs signing Aron Baynes, he's a nasty dunker and I never got why he didn't get drafted/wasn't a bigger deal.

never change daily news

that's the FRONT page btw

kings to seattle rumors

would watch cousins in green

http://jeffreypillow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/kevin-garnett-lala-honey-nut-cheerios.jpg

hahahahaha

omg

lmao stethoscope should really be on the ass there tho

http://i.imgur.com/V41Bm.gif

What he saying?

idk, posting for his teeth.

i like to thinks it's "ma-mi"

holy shit

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA
The Maloofs are finalizing an agreement to sell the Sacramento Kings to the Hansen-Ballmer led Seattle group, sources tell Yahoo! Sports.

i mean... trading the thunder for the kings kinda sucks but BASKETBALL

ya the nba needs the soncis

Agree, I used to be all for the Kings but screw that. Warriors can always use more fans.

in 20 years the thunder will prob be moving to vegas or wherever

well that's quick

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA
The deal will sell the Kings for approximately $500 million, with the Seattle group seeking relocation to Key Arena for the 2013-'14 season.

right on

too bad about the whole part where the team is the kings, though

they should call themselves the seattle supersonics fuckthethunder

kings actually have some assets that a reasonable organization coud make sense of

SUPER KINGS

Let the tanking commence.

haha seconded xp

Bullets Forever ‏@BulletsForever
Looks like the Sacramento Kings will be sold for approximately 4.5 Gilbert Arenas contracts.

lawl

the kings have "pieces" like the wizards had "pieces" but i think that team is rotten at its core and that some of those guys need to splinter off in order to thrive

oh yeah there are trades and buyouts in order for sure

lol remember when the kings had the 'most loyal' fans in the nba during the jwill/cwebb era

these fans are so loyal to this incredibly successful fun basketball team how nice

prescription: fire the whole org, keep cousins and prob robinson, everyone else is on the table

its p funny ballmer is part of the ownership group, every one better pray hes hands off

otm and isiah thomas

tho you could prob get some of yr more odious contracts to off themselves vis having him give a nightly pre game pep talk

yah thomas is good

p sure hes the only guy on the team to have ever passed the ball

in 20 years the thunder will prob be moving to vegas or wherever

― lag∞n, Wednesday, January 9, 2013 4:43 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

& westbrook still playing for them, w a goatee

so how much poop can lakers big boy pants even hold

haha

Word up PNW welcome back sonics,i am gleeful this day.

everyone thought the Maloofs were crazy for demanding 500m but looks like they nailed it.

btw spurs fans I hope this what we're getting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjufElnd6_U