2017 NBA OFFSEASON

i have no idea what i'm supposed to learn from that after picture

what al jefferson looks like in a pacers golf shirt

he was looking pretty hefty last season

iggy was gonna leave over 3 million? damn

still think he was grandstanding a bit

Gonna be honest I forgot big al was still in the league

Iggy article was very good and glad we can add "crashed failed free agent recruitment meeting" to cp3's resume

(I like cp but I also like clowning him, anyone that big of an ass to his own team and all of America in the form of cliff Paul kinda deserves it)

Enjoyed that Dwight article too and totally see how he can be not that bad of a guy and still be absolutely zero fun. Farming would be a good look for him and his hundred kids

Actually kinda hoping one of them becomes a baller so we can enjoy lebron jr dunking on Dwight jr in twelve years or so

the article said iggy's people said cp3's presentation was great!

this seems kinda goofy tho i guess it cld stop the late season race to be the very worst http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/20774528/nba-draft-lottery-reform-rooted-fans-disinterest-watching-teams-tank

Othe article said iggy's people said cp3's presentation was great!

― k3vin k., Wednesday, September 20, 2017 5:03 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I know it actually sounds awesome that the new guy blasted in and improvised like a half hour presentation or whatever but I just get a little schadenfreude chuckle out of it not working by the slimmest of margins

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DKQlt25VYAEhRaK.jpg

some of these jersey sponsors lmao, doesnt seem like companies are beating down the door

nike should just buy both sides

lmao

https://www.sbnation.com/2017/9/20/16227946/nba-player-rankings-top-101-2021-gordon-hayward

this is a cool exercise, trying to rank who the best players will be 4 years from now

ha three celtics on that page

theyll be traded for late first round picks by then

rude

its cool how they did it like a draft instead of letting everyone vote on every pick makes it a lil crazier

ziller loves jabari and everyone else is like wtf man

most of these guys seem to not know a lot about basketball but still a fun thing

couple new foul rule interpretations in this thread, feeling em

NBA refs cracking down on two areas this year: 1. "Reckless" closeouts (see Zaza); 2. Shooters creating contact to draw FTs (see Harden)

— Howard Beck (@HowardBeck) September 21, 2017

good

2. Shooters creating contact to draw FTs (see Harden)

this is one of the things i've least liked about the last five years or so since kobe started living off this so i am fully behind this

for real tho, it's one of the least palatable part of so many players' games

Just submitted a post on Kawhi for @FanRagNBA. Wish I could have found space for this awesome @bball_ref stat: https://t.co/kbfVOyP465 pic.twitter.com/K76vfs5pxj

— Jack Winter (@ArmstrongWinter) September 19, 2017

i hope cracking down on shooters creating contact leads to the elimination of the charge !

(the standing stationary charge, which is also related to reckless closing out!)

otm

Barnes has spent the summer working on his playmaking for exactly this reason. He has set an informal goal of averaging three assists per game, he told ESPN.com. "It's something I have to do better," he said.

wow, dare to dream harry

haha

just believe in yrself

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DKWne7BUEAAXpbF.jpg

http://hoopshype.com/2017/09/22/tracking-weight-changes-among-nba-players-during-the-2017-offseason/

melo rumors

it would be funny if the cavs got significantly worse this year lol

that is my prediction btw, no finals for the cavs, book it

not that hard to imagine that Kyrie leaving would make them worse

it would be funny if the cavs got significantly worse this year lol

― k3vin k., Friday, September 22, 2017 11:11 PM (seven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

they kind of suck outside lebron and one of these days he's not going to be able to go nuclear at will

if bron's already decided to leave the cavs i could see him really half-assing the regular season

maybe. but not the offs. he's too vain to dick around during the playoffs.

even if he werent injured isaiah wld be unlikely to match last years career best season where he roughly played a standard kyrie season, and hes injured

if he doesnt find his form this season the cavs r screwed

calling last year's isiah season a standard kyrie season strikes me as very generous to kyrie but i'd have to look at the numbers again

that had p similar numbers, isaiah was better but by that much, kyrie also kinda had his best year, but considering their ages and career trajectories seems like a reasonable assumption that kyries can continue keep last years pace and improve where it was prob a career year for isaiah

feel like there's a huge usage gulf between kyrie and isaiah too--a lot of what isaiah did comes from how much of the offense he had to carry (which is a credit to him, it was amazing to see).

yeah he had a crazy year, but kyrie is better

also i suspect that offense the celtics had going to isaiah will suit kyrie just fine

tho obvs itll be a lil diff since theyve got hayward now and all the rest of the players are different too