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

Ok yeah he had a (third) microfracture surgery and arthroscopic surgery on his other knee in feb 2012.

Well Rivers isn't exactly gonna come out and say that KG was spitting hot game.

my knees ache just reading about oden

Hope yall are ready for Pacers vs. Knicks, Reggie covering the game http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-dance013.gif

I hadn't really noticed until just now that Durant has made a real leap this season:

http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/psl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=single&type=totals&per_minute_base=36&lg_id=NBA&is_playoffs=N&year_min=&year_max=&franch_id=&season_start=1&season_end=-1&age_min=0&age_max=99&height_min=0&height_max=99&birth_country_is=Y&birth_country=&is_active=&is_hof=&is_as=&as_comp=gt&as_val=&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_gf=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_fg=Y&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&qual=&c1stat=ts_pct&c1comp=gt&c1val=.65&c2stat=pts_per_g&c2comp=gt&c2val=27.5&c3stat=&c3comp=gt&c3val=&c4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&c5stat=&c5comp=gt&c6mult=1.0&c6stat=&order_by=ws

so when's the varsity game?

Gerald Green looks like he bulked up

first to 65 wins

vintage eastern conference game breaking out here

durant's also upped his other stats, too

damn JR that was a little harsh

Fuuuuuck Lance is one of the fastest dribblers in the league. Dude flys downcourt w/ the ball.

Lance's court vision is rad too

they should just make granger the sixth man when he gets back

Pacers are 10-0 when Hibbert manages a double double.

So if they actually got what they thought they were buying with his ridiculous contract they'd probably be contenders.

ya a lot of their early season troubles seemed to be p well correlated to hibbert sucking so bad

... 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.

― ヽ（´ー｀）┌ (CompuPost), Wednesday, January 9, 2013 10:23 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah you were otm about the starter/bench thing with lance's passing

Hibbert has been playing with an injured right hand since the beginning of the season, which is why he's shooting so many left-hand baby-hooks this year. Dude is still basically 10/10 with almost 3 blocks a game, we'll take it.

And yeah, Lance has LeBron-level wrist strength, so he's able to kinda zip passes at odd points in his dribble. Sadly, none of his feeds have gone to West/George/Hill/Hibbert tonight, though.

I didn't realize until now that Bird gave Lance Stephenson one of those 4 year minimum deals that you can give second roudners, great move.

I really wish gms used that move more often.

Fair enough, just seems they're a few pieces away from being genuine contenders in the east and he's a little sus.

Wow, I'm actually sitting here feeling sorry for JR

Beckley Mason ‏@BeckleyMason
Tonight, JR Smith is the Knicks' best creator, guarding the other team's best player and finding out what it's like to be a bad team's star.

Ian Levy ‏@HickoryHigh
@BeckleyMason At this moment Kyrie Irving is penning a lovely hand-written note for him

i hope everyone watching this game tonight has health insurance

george hill plays so scared now wtf

He's playing sick w/ bronchitis (Augustin has been picking up the majority of pg minutes last week+).

Chandler sets horrendous screens sometimes.

https://twitpic.com/bu66cw

compupost has some pretty good seats

http://seattletimes.com/html/sports/2020104985_kings11.html

the maloofs are such bitches

hey you wanna buy my car, that's cool, i'll sell it to you but you have to let me hang out with you and tell you how to drive it

ALL THE TIME

they are gonna give you half a billion dollars and you have no money anymore, that's get out of the fuckin way money

ha man what fn lunatics

joel anthony kind of looks like a superdeformed ray allen

compupost has some pretty good seats

― fiscal cliff paul (k3vin k.), Thursday, January 10, 2013 10:48 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

L-R CompuPost and GF Search 4 the Perfect Beat

http://cdn2.sbnation.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/6389391/pacersbot.0_standard_500.0.gif

Humans are odd creatures.

the heat are being straight up lazy about, like, entry passes

wow @ por comeback! wes matthews!

god, ray allen is so bad at defense. it's ridiculous. he has to be one of the worst perimeter defenders in the league.

yo wes matthews

weird numbers department:

10-11, batum averaged 1.5 assists.
11-12, batum averaged 1.4 assists.
12-13, batum averaging 4.5 assists - second to lebron among all non-guards.

he's really become a great distributor.

lebron's streak of 54 straight games with 20+ points ended tonight too.

god, ray allen is so bad at defense. it's ridiculous. he has to be one of the worst perimeter defenders in the league.

― J0rdan S., Friday, January 11, 2013 6:14 AM (33 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

he falls down so much. just totally topples over without contact.

Tim Reynolds ‏@ByTimReynolds
More LeBron: 29th time in his career (including playoffs) he's been either exactly one rebound or one assist from a triple-double.

looks like it's annual "bron slumps and everyone wonders if KD is better time"

Obviously, when it comes to triple-doubles, LeBron just can't finish, amirite

was totally rooting for okc last year but i am def glad were through w all of that

classic gif category http://gotemcoach.com/post/40267699439/the-professional-may-25-1998-the-indiana

Minnesota Timberwolves' GM David Kahn turned down a trade proposal from Memphis involving Rudy Gay, according to 1500 ESPN

lol stonefaced bird