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

if they wanna try out new blood they should try importing some eurocoaches

Thinking that former players don't have an instant leg up coaching-wise is a really strange POV. Would love to see some aggregate winning% stats of former NBA players vs. non. Obviously being a former player isn't a definite prereq or anything (of the final four teams this year, three -- Spo, Vogel and Pop -- never played NBA), but former players have a massive bank of info to draw from that non-players can't really have access to.

Really looking forward to Kidd's first year-- feel like it could be really intriguing watching him develop Deron Williams, although outside of him and Lopez that Nets roster isn't much fun. Have absolutely no idea what to expect from Kidd coaching. BUT PLEASE JKIDD PLEASE PLAYER/COACH A FEW GAMES PLEEEEEEEASE. Kidd filling that spot just means one less team that'll snatch up Brian Shaw; amazing the chips haven't fallen his way for past few offseasons. Not as surprised by Ewing continually getting passed over, though.

And holy fuck these weird Celtics/Clips trades. When was the last time a coach was used as tradebait?

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.

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