waiting for the other shoelace to drop: 2013-2014 NBA regular season thread (part 2)

its pretty borderline at this point but if he improves even a lil bit teams will have to guard him which opens up all sorts of thing

unless his knee sucks

lebron birthday instagram message to wade

Happy Bday to my running mate, homie, brother, and most of all straight up friend!

The friendship we've created our rookie year at pre draft camp was pure and that's why we stuck together from that point on! Obviously didn't know we would eventually become teammates and do the things we've done so far.

I came to Miami for 2 reasons. To play with U and to win championships and I can't thank u enough for the sacrifice you've made since I arrived homie!

No matter what happens in the future we stuck together like brothers for life. And no matter what they say, u still a BAD Mutha-Shut-Yo-Mouth out there on that court! @dwyanewade.

Oh almost forgot u old as dirt! Boy you look 40. Hahaha! #TreyBallBDay #YouASuckaOnYoBDay"

lebron's gone, for sure. sad, really.

unless his knee sucks

― Spottie, Friday, January 17, 2014 12:55 PM (33 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

shush

(ty for article link j0)

btw speaking of M/LVPs i think if the season ended today an MVP vote for durant would be very defensible, as much as it pains me to say it

yeah bron hasnt really been bringing the expert level D on a consistent basis which is ordinarily a huge differentiator between him and kd

def

durants D seems to be progressing too, saw him guarding some point guard in the 4th quarter the other night

he's been solid for a while now, he's guarded PGs before, obv not to a lebron/pippen extent but he is quick and long and pretty smart. in a couple years he's going to be a really good defender

Seriously... has anyone reasonably defended these sleeved jerseys?

Emo Ricky

Wolves’ Ricky Rubio on his continued struggles: ‘I’m just not having as much fun as it used to be’

aw

tell him to punch someone, in the face, on the court.

very cathartic.

Man, I had NO idea that Tayshaun Prince was playing that poorly.

ya but the point is all of those are unguarded, gimme some play by play data on how he shoots with a defender within x feet of him or something, make it more useful

― k3vin k., Friday, January 17, 2014 5:50 PM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

goldsberry does this better than anyone! He's the pioneer of this basically.

he's been solid for a while now, he's guarded PGs before, obv not to a lebron/pippen extent but he is quick and long and pretty smart. in a couple years he's going to be a really good defender

― k3vin k., Friday, January 17, 2014 6:06 PM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

he basically only played bad defense his first season IIRC

ya but the point is all of those are unguarded, gimme some play by play data on how he shoots with a defender within x feet of him or something, make it more useful

― k3vin k., Friday, January 17, 2014 5:50 PM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

goldsberry does this better than anyone! He's the pioneer of this basically.

― Matt Armstrong, Friday, January 17, 2014 6:13 PM (1 minute ago)

yeah that's what i'm saying his charts are cool but his analysis is pretty useless

thank goodness the heat can get healthy by playing the worst team in the league.

still, it's a first-round loss to the wizards for the heatles.

rondo officially back. <3

whoa DJ, never seen an oop like that before

hard to understand how knicks are even in this right now

Clips just turned on the jets

Wait I've had this game on mute who did they wedge in with breen and jvg

jay bilas

UGH WHY

Clips just turned on the jets

― z-time champion (agent hibachi), Friday, January 17, 2014 9:04 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yup was waiting for that moment

tha fukk
http://cdn0.sbnation.com/imported_assets/2015623/834055036.gif

btw that LVP article got me thinking baot a couple things

check out perkins' stats including advanced stats and look at where fell off the cliff- then tell me what did danny ainge know and when did he know it

willie green has somehow been in the league ten years and all i remember of him is thinking of picking him up in fantasy late one year when lou williams was injured (maybe) and noticing him in one or two clipper games last year and wondering who he was

matt barnes is gonna get ejected from this game on reputation alone

BALL

hedo looks maybe game-shape-adjacent

♪ ♫ ♩
bobby caldwell in commercial

Can okc succeed with perk? If hypothetically they play the pacers in the finals, it's gonna be bad.

haven't watched the wolves/raps game but does that team even WANT to be in playoff contention? is there a reason love and pek have only played a combined 53 minutes with <2 minutes left?

amazing that Brian Shaw's superhuman patience with Randy Foye's three point shooting paid off

what the hell is going on in minn anyway, everyone's healthy, right? i read something recently about how they're always blowing close games..

it's funny there was an article on ESPN the other day about OKC's "killer" lineup that was destroying people and perk was in it. lineup data is pretty flawed though i wish people didn't rely on it so much

stfu jay bilas

Portland looking v good in San Antonio rn

think imma turn to that game, this shit is not fun to watch

clippers basically carpetbombing MSG right now

it's just about to go to halftime but it's been a good and fun game

pop is generally incensed tonight which always elevates things

what the hell is going on in minn anyway, everyone's healthy, right? i read something recently about how they're always blowing close games..

― brimstead, Saturday, January 18, 2014 2:22 AM (9 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I think Rubio is a big part of the problem. He loses so much effectiveness in the halfcourt game and his numbers in crunchtime are pretty bad apparently.

Utah 95
Detroit 67

Btw rondoooooooo

Tommy is fired up abt rondo

lovin this kid screaming after the rondo-to-bradley 3 pointer

I think Rubio is a big part of the problem. He loses so much effectiveness in the halfcourt game and his numbers in crunchtime are pretty bad apparently.

― Matt Armstrong, Friday, January 17, 2014 6:34 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark

anti-Lillard

the spurs local commercials >>>>>

stfu jay bilas

― signed, J.P. Morgan CEO (Hurting 2), Friday, January 17, 2014 9:22 PM (15 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Otm and I'm not even sure what he said that you're referring to, just otm on gen principle