2018 NBA OFFSEASON

rockets shutting down the warriors offense for three straight games i feel like shdve been noteworthy but everyone just moved on from that

the warriors "figured something out" iirc

figured out how to wear out a team down to a six man rotation in the second half

Figured out Chris Paul can’t play 10 games without breaking down

CP3 the challenger o ring

rockets would have won if they didn't put on the worst 3pt shooting performance of the era

tbf they were also taking the worst shots ever

many of them were open

they had good shots in that game

hmm no u guys

after like 15-20 misses they started getting a lil tilted and rushed some

it was a classic choke job... a sight to behold

Really quite beautiful if you think about it

celtics as constructed are exactly the type of team that can beat the warriors, which will seem obvious in retrospect

― sprout god (lag∞n), Monday, July 9, 2018 10:30 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

it begins

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DhWmT8LWkAAzVD_.jpg

https://media.giphy.com/media/4D7ksFSUtsnvO/giphy.gif

One creaky old in cp3 is enough of a gamble but Morey just gotta overreach and get Carmelo too, such an obvious disaster in the making

I assume the this is gonna be fun cover has already been shopped

if they can get melo for basically what luc mbah signed for i think that swap could end up working out for them

2018 melo is not this is gonna be fun worthy

forgive the reddit link but this is a great post

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/8xkmtb/carmelo_anthony_was_never_a_top_5_player_not_even/?st=jjfvmyeq&sh=2221d3c4

Report: Kawhi Leonard repeatedly told Spurs he’d return then didn’t https://t.co/w1hMB0yX1p

— Kurt Helin (@basketballtalk) July 10, 2018

dude seems like a snake

seems like a stand-up dude

i will return to the spurs

i will hug pop and give manu a high 5

seems like a stand-up dude

yeah, carrot top

accurate

went looking for a carrot top gif. i dont recommend that.

lance actually

LAS VEGAS -- After all the antics and the rivalry he had with LeBron James, Lance Stephenson finds it "actually funny" that the two former foes are now teammates on the Los Angeles Lakers.

"Uh, it was actually funny that I am actually on the same team," Stephenson said in a conference call on Tuesday. "I am very excited to see what that brings and just playing with him, one of the best players to play the game, is going to be amazing. I can't wait to get on board."

"I was actually surprised he made the move to L.A.," Stephenson said of James leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers to sign with the Lakers. "I guess he needed a new look. I feel like just him reaching out and showing that he liked what I bring to the game is amazing. I just can't wait to be on the floor with him, actually get on the court with him."

Stephenson says the Lakers want him to bring his defensive edge, be a veteran leader and just be himself. The guard, who averaged 9.2 points and 2.9 assists last season, isn't worried about the Lakers having a plethora of ball handlers and playmakers despite the fact that many around the league wonder how it will all mesh.

"It is going to give us a great advantage," Stephenson said. "We have a lot of unselfish guys and winning guys and even the young guys you can see they are the same way... we have a lot of potential and different ways we can win games and I feel like we are definitely going to show that this season."

"I actually talked to [head coach] Luke [Walton] and he basically told me he wanted me to be myself, bring that defensive edge, be a leader on and off the court for the young guys and just bring that focus of winning and coming to compete every night," Stephenson added. "But the one that stands out the most is letting me play and let me be myself, and when you got a coach telling you that stuff, it is just amazing."

lol

lol

a reminder that charlotte tried to trade lance 3 weeks into his 3 year contract

love to sign playmakers

"good too make plays" --magic johnson

Oh boy

i think rockets are letting players go because the new owner is (by nba owner standards) a poor

he bought the rockettes for $2.2 bill but is worth like $4 bill lol

did anyone think it was for any other reason?

well you figure most other ownership groups in the nba might pony up a little bit if they had been one CP3 injury away from beating the dubs

yeah of course i just thought most ppl knew fertitta was a poor b/c it was pretty well covered when he bought the team.

this will have been the second time a championship caliber team with james harden was blown up to save a few million dollars

a damn shame morey and his group of crazy stat nerds are wedded to a nba poor

appreciate his passion for the game lol

well they did get years with les alexander who was low-key one of the best owners in the league, if not the best.

but i have been wondering if this is the beginning of the end of morey in houston.

Maybe they shouldn’t have given CP 160 mill just a thought

wld be pretty funny to do that then peace out

Warriors finally lose someone - Chelsea Lane - to the Hawks.

so much for the dynasty

sad tho

Pelinka compares Lance Stephenson on LeBron's team to Rodman on Jordan's team and Metta World Peace on Kobe's team.

— Tania Ganguli (@taniaganguli) July 11, 2018