itt fans of non-playoff teams chatter about the off season (2013)

Dunlap struck me as a Doug Collins type guy who is great at teaching fundamentals but probably not a good long term option.

@BuzzFeedJack 2m

Oh my god. Dan Gilbert and Chris Grant are jokingly playing "who really fired Mike Brown" at this press conference. This is so surreal.

you go from paul silas -> no name mike dunlap -> ???

how do i post in comics sans

― moullet, Tuesday, April 23, 2013 4:01 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

very important q btw

http://i.imgur.com/5kkTiaX.jpg

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/magazine/news/20130429/jason-collins-gay-nba-player/#ixzz2Rrh8O559

whoa

whoa nice!

Though Shaquille O'Neal is a Hall of Famer, I never shirked from the challenge of trying to frustrate the heck out of him. (Note to Shaq: My flopping has nothing to do with being gay.)

such a great piece

yeah, really good

the "when i came out (for the first time)" joke was hilarious

secretly wearing 98 to honor matthew shepard is crazy powerful

Metta on Collins:

"Whether it's a free country or not, you should be free to act as you want to do as long as it's not violent. No matter what it is. I came here in a Cookie Monster shirt because I wanted to, and I was going to wear the pants. But I thought you guys were going to judge me. I was going to wear the hat too. But I thought you guys would judge me. I didn't want Mitch (Kupchak) to judge me. So that's why I didn't wear the hats and the pants. But I should've wore it. You should be free to do and act how you want to act."

I am beside myself over here

nice! much props

lol @ metta

^^

Martell Webster (Washington Wizards): @jasoncillins34 you have made sports what it should be and that’s “OPEN” proud of you for being you. That’s jump shot is still weak lol.

i could've told you that jason collins sucked dick. hahaha, rack em!!!

https://twitter.com/DukeOfBexar/status/328960507962859520

OWNED

apparently broussard said something idiotic on TV

is that any different from what he usually does

he did indeed.

“If you’re openly living in unrepentant sin, whatever it may be, not just homosexuality, (but) adultery, fornication, premarital sex between heterosexuals … I believe that’s walking in open rebellion to God,” Broussard said on a special edition of ESPN’s “Outside the Lines.”

broussard is involved in some christian thing, he's always posting about it on twitter.

Premarital sex is the best, what's wrong with this dude

im sure his twitter feed will get "fascinating" real quick

if premarital sex is wrong i don't want to be right

http://www.tmz.com/2013/04/29/jason-collins-mike-wallace-twitter-tweet-homophobic/

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17rqjk8x93iamjpg/k-bigpic.jpg

multiple sources tell broussard being gay is wrong.

Mike Wallace ‏@Wallace17_daKid 1m
Never said anything was right or wrong I just said I don't understand!! Deeply sorry for anyone that I offended

SMH (shakin' my head)

"Personally, I don’t believe that you can live an openly homosexual lifestyle or an openly, like premarital sex between heterosexuals," Broussard said on ESPN's Outside The Lines. "If you’re openly living that type of lifestyle, then the Bible says you know them by their fruits. It says that, you know, that’s a sin. If you’re openly living in unrepentant sin, whatever it may be, not just homosexuality, whatever it maybe, I believe that’s walking in open rebellion to God and to Jesus Christ. So I would not characterize that person as a Christian because I don’t think the bible would characterize them as a Christian."

http://therebuildinitiative.org/uncategorized/a-qa-with-chris-broussard-on-discipleship-in-the-marketplace/

Have you found the world of media tough for you as a believer?

I can’t say for certain since I’ve always worked in the media, but I believe the world of media is probably like any other secular work environment (or school, for that matter) – full of unbelievers. Your beliefs, values and lifestyle often don’t jibe with those of your co-workers. Because journalists are perhaps more skeptical by definition, there may be even fewer people of faith in this business. Also, now that I’m fairly prominent on TV and thus, at times interacting with sports and pop culture celebrities, I must have my “spiritual guard” up as I navigate these worlds, where carnality is rampant.

"Homosexuality is just like premarital sex except I don't give a shit about the 99.999999999999% of NBA players engaging in premarital sex"

does dude realize that Jesus hung out with thieves and prostitutes

too many nines there (AC Green) xp

"If you’re openly living that type of lifestyle, then the Bible says you know them by their fruits.

thats not called for chris

Chris Broussard ‏@Chris_Broussard 5 Apr

NBA trainer who doesn't work w/TParker says near impossible 2 get tendinitis in the shin, said if its shin-related is probly stress fracture

typical of him to spell "they're" wrong though

xp

Chris Broussard ‏@Chris_Broussard 7 Apr

IF Lakers can get an injury-plagued SA in 1st round, could get interesting. I would pick SA but it could b interesting 4 sure

impossible 2 get 4 sure

so... Chris Broussard is Prince?

imagine what the spurs would have done to the lakers if tony parker didn't have a stress fracture, rip san antonio.

in other news

Brian Windhorst ‏@WindhorstESPN 48s
Just filed to http://ESPN.com : Sources tell ESPN a committee of NBA owners voted against moving the Kings to Seattle today.

not good news for Milwaukee :(

multiple sources reporting jesus considering offers to trade chris broussard to another religion

i wouldn't be surprised if chris broussard was outed at some point

smh dayo

my question on this was based on my surprise at kidd's appointment. i figured the head coach of an nba team would be expected to have spent several years being an assistant or coaching lower league and/or foreign teams, regardless of playing experience. it seems this is the case for most coaches, but there have been plenty of exceptions.

i don't really even understand the argument about coaches--spo played pro ball in germany, pop played for the air force and tried out for the '72 olympic team, vogel played jv at kentucky. basically all coaches are "former players," i'm not so sure it's important what level they played at.

― call all destroyer, Sunday, June 16, 2013 3:43 PM (4 hours ago)

yeah. i think these days i'd rather have a dude who's been thinking about the game longer than he's been playing it

lol what does that even mean

gonna read that as a racial dogwhistle

The higher you ascend in terms of competition, the less likely it is you can get by without thinking about the game. A lot. NBA point guards ALL think about the game. A lot. No exceptions.

plz stop responding to this nonsense "viewpoint" of kev's

gonna read that as a racial dogwhistle

― battle hyrr of the shepublic (m bison), Sunday, June 16, 2013 9:30 PM (Yesterday)

ha i'm aware that it can be read that way but i've been posting here for long enough that i'm not worried about that

i am half-trolling tbf (but only half)

moving bookmark

AI just wtf
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/report-allen-iverson-accused-ex-wife-abducting-5-195450969.html

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--doc-rivers-unsure-about-returning-to-celtics-as-coach-after-clippers-deal-falls-apart-171226963.html

celtics handled this one pretty well huh

The Clippers were just messing with Danny.

the whole idea of trading a coach is completely bonkers

like this would only ever occur to two drunk people. no sober pair of gm's would have this idea.

just... why!?
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/9404115/nba-adidas-further-audition-short-sleeve-jerseys

well they explain why tbf

it is true that no one not on a basketball court should be wearing a basketball jersey, but the addition of sleeves isn't going to help things all that much.

let me know when a team starts wearing sports tuxedos

it's also like, i don't think anybody who owns a basketball jersey was ever prevented from wearing one because they wanted to wear short sleeves instead... they just put on a white tee underneath the jersey

otm I'm not sporting a tight ass cap-sleeved game jersey

LOL see these just flat out cannot look good on normal looking folk
http://blogimages.thescore.com/tbj/files/2013/02/klay-trey-jerseys.jpg

The guy on the right looks 100x less weird than Klay does tbh

steph curry did not handle his playoff exit well huh

Yeah but c'mon no one in their right mind is wearing that mess out in the public xp
lol granny

Sleeves mean more fabric for defenders to grab.

should do an exhibition shirts/skins game

well they explain why tbf

― call all destroyer, Wednesday, June 19, 2013 5:19 PM (5 hours ago) Bookmark

no they didn't btw it's just more space ready for when they sell ads on jerseys

so the celtics trade rivers to the clips but the league isnt gonna let them move garnett too even in a separate deal figuring the teams will conspire to link the two

yup

baffling on all accounts

trading a coach is pretty gangster

lol owned https://twitter.com/bballbreakdown/status/562429811193171968

oops wrong one