on my phone so i'm not gonna link but Zach Lowe's two posts on the lottery today were pretty informative. I didn't realize that they draw it out like an actual lottery with all the teams having a set of four number combos that they wait to pop up. that would be really boring + almost impossible to televise.
― fapper don (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 31 May 2012 22:45 (eleven years ago) link
It's cool I already linked to it.
― polyphonic, Thursday, 31 May 2012 22:46 (eleven years ago) link
Lee and Curry were hurt, so they didn't play. Ellis was traded in a totally reasonable move. Otherwise they played the healthy players on their roster.
― polyphonic, Thursday, May 31, 2012 6:42 PM (9 minutes ago)
no one is saying this. a team trying to make the postseason doesnt trade its best scorer for a player on injured reserve. the front office made a long-term move
― twittering spinster (k3vin k.), Thursday, 31 May 2012 22:52 (eleven years ago) link
actually, if i remember right, they WERE putting out some funky lineups toward the end there, but that's not the point i'm trying to make. all i'm saying is the front office traded their most productive player for a player on injured reserve, which was widely seen as a tanking move
― twittering spinster (k3vin k.), Thursday, 31 May 2012 22:54 (eleven years ago) link
Jackson played his veterans too much until the day they were eliminated from the playoffs, April 11th. On that day David Lee played 40min despite being hurt.
― polyphonic, Thursday, 31 May 2012 23:02 (eleven years ago) link
On April 12th, even though the Warriors were already eliminated and Lee was suffering with his sprained groin, he still played 40 min.
― polyphonic, Thursday, 31 May 2012 23:11 (eleven years ago) link
........
― twittering spinster (k3vin k.), Thursday, 31 May 2012 23:22 (eleven years ago) link
cool dots!
― polyphonic, Thursday, 31 May 2012 23:23 (eleven years ago) link
a lot was made about the Mikki Moore signing, but he actually helped them.
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 31 May 2012 23:46 (eleven years ago) link
http://espn.go.com/nba/draft2012/story/_/id/7996057/michael-jordan-needs-sell-hornets-michael-kidd-gilchrist
scoop jackson with the dumbest NBA draft article I've ever read.
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 1 June 2012 19:28 (eleven years ago) link
The Bobcats' problem -- well, there are many, but for the sake of this column we'll just focus on one or two -- is that they can't stop other teams from scoring. Plus, they don't have one player who can make it difficult for opponents to score.
― twittering spinster (k3vin k.), Friday, 1 June 2012 19:50 (eleven years ago) link
bobcats had like the worst offense in NBA history, genius.
― twittering spinster (k3vin k.), Friday, 1 June 2012 19:51 (eleven years ago) link
that entire thing is just incoherent and completely wrong
― twittering spinster (k3vin k.), Friday, 1 June 2012 19:57 (eleven years ago) link
GUYS DON'T READ SCOOP
― call all destroyer, Friday, 1 June 2012 20:28 (eleven years ago) link
If you learn nothing else from this thread, please don't read Scoop, don't listen to Skip, and fuck Derek Fisher.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 1 June 2012 20:57 (eleven years ago) link
wow that's truly one of the dumbest things i've ever read in my entire life
― fapper don (J0rdan S.), Friday, 1 June 2012 21:42 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hfYJsQAhl0
― twittering spinster (k3vin k.), Friday, 1 June 2012 21:46 (eleven years ago) link
really tho
― fapper don (J0rdan S.), Friday, 1 June 2012 21:46 (eleven years ago) link
fapper don (J0rdan S.), Friday, June 1, 2012 5:51 PM (12 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Charlotte already has three players who can legitimately score at three different positions: D.J. Augustin at the point, Gerald Henderson at small forward and Kemba Walker off the bench.
first of all, no. secondly, "off the bench" is a not a position in basketball.
― fapper don (J0rdan S.), Friday, June 1, 2012 5:59 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
No disrespect, but an upgrade from Bismack Biyombo in the middle is urgently necessary.
because of how in basketball you only play one big man for the entire game
― fapper don (J0rdan S.), Friday, June 1, 2012 6:00 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Jordan needs to go deep, take the Hornets through his own personal history. Remind them of what happened in 1984 when a team with a higher pick (Portland) chose another great big man from Kentucky (Sam Bowie) and passed on a special shooting guard. (And then Jordan can have Cho follow that up and remind them about the Greg Oden-Durant outcome.)
he should also remind them of the time that the bulls missed out on michael beasley or the time the clippers missed out on hasheem thabeet or the time the cavs missed out on darko milicic
― fapper don (J0rdan S.), Friday, June 1, 2012 6:02 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark
― fapper don (J0rdan S.), Friday, 1 June 2012 22:03 (eleven years ago) link
Does Jordan have enough Bishop Juan skill as an owner
smfh 1 million times
― fapper don (J0rdan S.), Friday, 1 June 2012 22:04 (eleven years ago) link
http://espn.go.com/nba/draft2012/story/_/id/7996057/michael-jordan-needs-sell-hornets
^^the article would actually make more sense if it was about this
― fapper don (J0rdan S.), Friday, 1 June 2012 22:06 (eleven years ago) link
lol @ players running away from workouts in both charlotte and sacramento
― moullet, Sunday, 3 June 2012 00:45 (eleven years ago) link
drummond & biyombo could be like a younger, much less polished version of the perkins/ibaka frontcourt
what about ayon and davis? unheard of
― moullet, Sunday, 3 June 2012 20:21 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Best-CaseWorst-Case-NBA-Comparisons-Added-to-All-2012-Prospects-3943
― J0rdan S., Monday, 4 June 2012 21:00 (eleven years ago) link
chadfordinsider Chad FordLots of teams buzzing about a Dion Waiters promise. Teams say he's canceled all upcoming workouts. Blazers, Raptors, Suns all suspects
― Moreno, Thursday, 7 June 2012 23:52 (eleven years ago) link
lol at "all suspects"
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 7 June 2012 23:55 (eleven years ago) link
it'd be a crime to take him, I guess.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 7 June 2012 23:57 (eleven years ago) link
i'l never forget when the hawks promised sheldon williams with the 5th pick. like were you really worried that one of those 4 teams ahead of you were gonna lose their shit over him in a workout?!?
― Moreno, Friday, 8 June 2012 00:01 (eleven years ago) link
Skulls like that don't grow on trees.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 8 June 2012 00:06 (eleven years ago) link
hahaha classic hawks
― call all destroyer, Friday, 8 June 2012 00:09 (eleven years ago) link
wasn't even the worst pick of the top 5 that year
― J0rdan S., Friday, 8 June 2012 00:10 (eleven years ago) link
2006 draft had four outright nuclear bombs in the top 10: adam morrison, shelden williams, patrick o bryant & mohammed sene
― J0rdan S., Friday, 8 June 2012 00:15 (eleven years ago) link
rough year
― call all destroyer, Friday, 8 June 2012 00:17 (eleven years ago) link
Shelden Williams is the best of that bunch, and yet the worst basketball player in his marriage.
― polyphonic, Friday, 8 June 2012 04:40 (eleven years ago) link
― Moreno, Friday, June 8, 2012 12:01 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
this was so strange. Maybe the strangest pick ever.
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 8 June 2012 06:17 (eleven years ago) link
Anthony Davis arrived for his pre-draft media interview wearing a T-shirt that read "Check my stats."Thomas Robinson wasn't afraid to share his thoughts when asked to give his input."If you wanted to check the stats, then I'd be the No. 1 pick easily -- if that's what you want to do," Robinson said. "I should get one of those shirts. I'll get a shirt that says, 'Numbers don't lie.' "Robinson thinks he’s the best available player, despite Davis’ accomplishments."I think I play with a different level than everyone else, a different intensity level," Robinson said. "I'm going to play every night -- that's not something every guy [does]. Everybody don't show up every night on a consistent basis. I think out of this group, I probably would say that I'm one of the players that do."
Thomas Robinson wasn't afraid to share his thoughts when asked to give his input.
"If you wanted to check the stats, then I'd be the No. 1 pick easily -- if that's what you want to do," Robinson said. "I should get one of those shirts. I'll get a shirt that says, 'Numbers don't lie.' "
Robinson thinks he’s the best available player, despite Davis’ accomplishments.
"I think I play with a different level than everyone else, a different intensity level," Robinson said. "I'm going to play every night -- that's not something every guy [does]. Everybody don't show up every night on a consistent basis. I think out of this group, I probably would say that I'm one of the players that do."
― moullet, Friday, 8 June 2012 17:13 (eleven years ago) link
(Thomas Robinson carefully places a "Kick Me" sign on his back)
― Aimless, Friday, 8 June 2012 18:16 (eleven years ago) link
http://p.twimg.com/Au3yA49CIAIAxgb.jpg:largehttp://p.twimg.com/Au3yCVECIAEPPUD.jpg:large
― circles, Saturday, 9 June 2012 02:42 (eleven years ago) link
insider shit
― he bit me (it felt like a diss) (m bison), Saturday, 9 June 2012 02:46 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, interesting stuff -- surprised henson is only 6' 10" in shoes... that scares me. and shit, perry jones is almost 7 feet in shoes? i feel he almost has to be a top 5 pick. you just have to risk it. that's insane.
also tyler zeller is a legit 7 footer, i think he's really underrated. dude can run for that size and is very skilled.
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 9 June 2012 02:46 (eleven years ago) link
but then again, henson's measurements are exactly the same as anthony davis. i'm still high on him.
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 9 June 2012 02:48 (eleven years ago) link
henson's 9'3.5" standing reach is pretty bonkers
― circles, Saturday, 9 June 2012 02:54 (eleven years ago) link
henson > zeller > marshall > barnes (imo)
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 9 June 2012 02:55 (eleven years ago) link
jeremy lamb weighs 179 pounds
― the route is ban (k3vin k.), Saturday, 9 June 2012 03:32 (eleven years ago) link
royce white's 4 inches shorter than zeller but has the exact same wingspan O_O. also: huge hands. apparently he grew a beard in honor of john lennon.
― Moreno, Saturday, 9 June 2012 16:03 (eleven years ago) link
someone is gonna get an absolute steal with white at the end of the first round
― the route is ban (k3vin k.), Saturday, 9 June 2012 16:38 (eleven years ago) link
can we declare a moratorium on discussing player height in shoes iit, i mean their heights not in shoes are right there, this stat is also known as 'height'
― lag∞n, Saturday, 9 June 2012 16:42 (eleven years ago) link
do some guys really wear shoes w/inch and a half soles, im skeptical!
― lag∞n, Saturday, 9 June 2012 16:44 (eleven years ago) link
the differnce between height in shoes and in socks can vary wildly from player to player!
― the route is ban (k3vin k.), Saturday, 9 June 2012 16:46 (eleven years ago) link
yeah if u wear 3 pairs of socks and a pair of tom cruises, you could easily add 3 inches
― he bit me (it felt like a diss) (m bison), Saturday, 9 June 2012 16:46 (eleven years ago) link