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

that's right hibachi, at least as far as the commentators could figure. i've never seen this happen though, where it actually hits his head and bounces OUT of the rim, before even going all the way through the net

Frank Isola ‏@FisolaNYDN 1h

Mike Woodson confirms that the Knicks are negotiating buyouts with Metta World Peace and Beno Udrih.

A little surprised they couldn't do something more with Metta. Udrih wanted a trade, I guess nobody wanted him.

Udrih was actually a good player last year, maybe the food in New York is too good

i'm sure that's also Felton's excuse

haha. caron's not bad.

― Daniel, Esq 2, Saturday, February 22, 2014 11:40 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark

he's not good, either. 33 years old*, ~46% effective fg% (which basically means he shoots a ton of long two's and misses them), and a negative OWS. some of that might be a function of playing for the bucks but dude is way cooked. he misses about one in four games with minor injuries.

(* as a 33 year old it's pretty rough to right this down as a major negative, but butler relied pretty strongly on his athleticism throughout his career).

lol right/write hey everyone i never graduated from college

daniel never met a has been he didnt want on the heat, surprised were not still getting that eddy curry newsleter

man are the Knicks toast or what

hawks had lost 8 in a row and were without Millsap (also they're "battling" the knicks for the 8th seed)

knicks are 4.5 games out from eighth, I'd say it's all over but for the whiny Post editorial

both the Wizards and the Bobcats are making the playoffs this year. it feels so wrong

i support that very much if some shitty ass teams have to make it at least give the real shitty ass teams a shot theyve been through so much

can't believe the bulls are gonna have homecourt in the first round despite all the heartbreak

don't worry, rose may think about thinking about coming back

as it currently stands btw

1 pacers vs 8 hawks
2 heat vs 7 bobcats
3 raptors vs 6 nets
4 bulls vs 5 wizards

not a single one of these is watchable

bulls/wiz must see tv

al jeff would be a problem for the heat tbf, and kemba is doing things, and they have a pretty stingy defense.

But yeah Im fishing, those matchups are grosssss

meanwhile

1 thunder vs 8 mavs (grizz 1.5 games out and playing well)
2 spurs vs 7 warriors
3 rockets vs 6 suns
4 clippers vs 5 blazers

i want to watch this forever

daniel never met a has-been he didnt want on the heat, surprised were not still getting that eddy curry newsleter

― lag∞n, Saturday, February 22, 2014

true. there are some current players i do not want on the heat, tho:

• tyler hansbrough
• lance stephenson
• austin daye
• earl clark
• derek fisher
• jan vesely
• cliff paul
• nate the great© (wait, i take this one back, maybe)

Curry's ex-girlfriend, Nova Henry, and their nine-month-old daughter Ava were found murdered in Chicago on January 25, 2009. A paternity test proved that Ava was the daughter of Curry and Henry. Their three-year old son Noah was found unharmed at the scene. Two counts of first degree murder were brought against 36-year-old attorney Frederick Goings on February 22, 2009; Goings had served as Henry's attorney in a custody case about Ava against Curry. Goings was convicted of all charges against him on February 13, 2013.

wow.

Kevin Love having a totally bananas game, 5 threes already

34-11-9 through 3 o_O

Love gets his first triple double with a touchdown pass to brewer, finishes with 37-12-10 in 33m

damn

this tankathon is really coming down to the wire, four teams tied w 19 wins, knicks only two games back lol

the knicks blew a 17 point lead to the hawks, who were on an 8 game losing streak, the night after losing to the magic, with dallas, golden state, and the heat next week

the knicks' next four games are: dallas, @ miami, golden state, @ chicago ... they could be 18 games under .500 this time next week

after that it gets super easy though

@det, @ min, utah, @ cle, @ phi, bos, mil

the upside of this is that the knicks could knock themselves out of the playoffs by blowing two of those games

what was that site that simulated the lottery?

http://espn.go.com/nba/lottery2013/mockdraft

lol last year

change the url and...... http://espn.go.com/nba/lottery2014/mockdraft

i got embid to mil, wiggins to phi & jabari to the lakers

I played lasts years and it had noel going first lol

lol yeah i got mclemore first overall to the pistons o_o

1st try

http://i.imgur.com/H0x0VNC.png

based on this thing the jazz totally fucked up their chances of getting jabari

the raptors are in the top 10 in both offense and defense now

impressive considering their roster lowery is ballin

Clips just hung 72 in OKC in a half, this game is fun, nobody really playing any defense

Nice to see that the rule where you're allowed to maul Griffin under the basket at any time has been rescinded, the foul on Ibaka away from the shot was correct since he was basically wrestling Blake and then shoved him to the ground

Heh I got the celtics winning the lottery and taking embiid on the third try, hopefully Adam silver will just redraw the lottery until that happens

http://espn.go.com/nba/lottery2013/mockdraft

An explosive athlete who can score from anywhere on the floor, Bennett is a beast in transition and a terrific finisher. He also has 3-point range and is a good ball handler. Bennett is undersized as an NBA power forward and can get lost on defense, but he had a terrific freshman season. The question is, at what point are you willing to draft an undersized power forward?

Oden is starting

Griffin just talked some serious shit to Ibaka after hitting a 3, a playoff series with these two teams would be very fun & contentious

Love that the Sunday abc doubleheaders are back! My favorite time of year.

We will never be rid of zombie Derek fisher hitting late threes will we

D fish die slow

Yeah spottie the Sunday doubleheaders are just in time to remind me that even though football is over, spring and the playoffs are coming

Yah man. Ballin ass weather. March madness. Spring training (the only interesting mlb time besides the playoffs). NBA playoff hunt and playoffs obv.

Jeez d fish having the best game of his last ten years