anyway cld see the lakers giving up randle i guess
― lag∞n, Friday, 28 April 2017 18:14 (six years ago) link
tho that wld leave their front court pretty think and obvs george wants to win
― lag∞n, Friday, 28 April 2017 18:15 (six years ago) link
does he want to win more than he wants to go to the lakers, can the lakers convince him theyre ready to win, can they get some other dudes, will their young guys ever do anything, who know
― lag∞n, Friday, 28 April 2017 18:16 (six years ago) link
nuggets will win the nba offseason
― ciderpress, Friday, 28 April 2017 18:18 (six years ago) link
i bet the lakers end up giving up 2 of randle/ingram/d'angelo for him
― J0rdan S., Friday, 28 April 2017 18:21 (six years ago) link
that wld be very funny
― lag∞n, Friday, 28 April 2017 18:24 (six years ago) link
and then paul leaves after a year cause they suck
cn u extend a guy youve traded for in the offseason
― lag∞n, Friday, 28 April 2017 18:25 (six years ago) link
maybe theyll try to get cp3 too for an "all paul" team
― lag∞n, Friday, 28 April 2017 18:40 (six years ago) link
i dont get why pg would move to LAL apart from essentially romantic reasons. is it like accepted that pg would have a better chance of winning a chip with the lakers in the west? because afaict no current laker shows more promise than myles turner
― micah, Friday, 28 April 2017 23:41 (six years ago) link
blinded by the lights
― Spottie, Friday, 28 April 2017 23:42 (six years ago) link
maybe but idgi. anyway im glad larry is going, he totally fucked up every free agent signing and is clearly out of ideas
― micah, Friday, 28 April 2017 23:52 (six years ago) link
looks like a bunch of espn's nba writers are getting laid off. stein, abbott, ford once the draft is over.
― circles, Saturday, 29 April 2017 03:51 (six years ago) link
more chat about that in this thread: sports and/or sport writing
― Spottie, Saturday, 29 April 2017 06:34 (six years ago) link
They're gonna add a ton of work to the other writers with no pay raise huh
― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 30 April 2017 00:23 (six years ago) link
He really should have gone against his coaching tenure principle and kept Carlisle.
― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 30 April 2017 00:28 (six years ago) link
I never, ever question why anyone would sign in LA. Handsome young extremely rich athlete says he wants to move to LA I have no arguments.
― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 30 April 2017 00:29 (six years ago) link
ya its a place thats all set up for famous people
― lag∞n, Sunday, 30 April 2017 01:18 (six years ago) link
i don't think free agents should look to the success and examples of previous Laker heroes, they should look at how a player as bad as Nick Young comes to town and becomes a meme legend and hooks up with Iggy Azalea.
― nomar, Sunday, 30 April 2017 01:38 (six years ago) link
Most players have other priorities other than winning a championship, whether they'd like to admit it or not
― Spottie, Sunday, 30 April 2017 02:37 (six years ago) link
yeah winning is a factor but there are other factors which is fair u know
― lag∞n, Sunday, 30 April 2017 02:49 (six years ago) link
is there a free agent who has signed with the knicks or nets who didn't say, "I came here to win"?
― a little too mature to be cute (Aimless), Sunday, 30 April 2017 03:09 (six years ago) link
jeremy lin?
― nice cage (m bison), Sunday, 30 April 2017 03:48 (six years ago) link
Well Marbury and Carmelo just wanted to go home xp
― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 30 April 2017 03:49 (six years ago) link
Like marbury was pretty open about just wanting to be back near Coney Island
https://theundefeated.com/features/paul-pierce-leaves-imprint-on-nba/
pierce will actually probably be the most forgettable HOFer of his era
― k3vin k., Monday, 1 May 2017 18:44 (six years ago) link
http://bkref.com/tiny/wkZaL
pretty crazy how similar their numbers are. pierce is basically a slightly worse version of melo
― k3vin k., Monday, 1 May 2017 18:54 (six years ago) link
pierce better on ts%, efg%, off and def rating, etc. it is close but he was a better shooter, more efficient, and actually played in the finals a couple times.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 1 May 2017 19:06 (six years ago) link
not gonna read that undefeated piece but i do agree pierce won't be a beloved HOFer outside of one market.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 1 May 2017 19:07 (six years ago) link
kevin k a slightly worse version of whoever is the worst at trolling
― lag∞n, Monday, 1 May 2017 19:16 (six years ago) link
pierce was definitely a better defender. melo will probably age better tho. melo's peak also higher
― k3vin k., Monday, 1 May 2017 19:16 (six years ago) link
fwiw when i suggested that melo was slightly better than PP i was assuming his last 4-5 years would be a smoother decline than pierce's. could be wrong
― k3vin k., Monday, 1 May 2017 19:20 (six years ago) link
pierce was kinda fun as the 4 on that wizards team. kinda.
― Spottie, Monday, 1 May 2017 19:22 (six years ago) link
pierce also generally doo-doo in the playoffs
― k3vin k., Monday, 1 May 2017 19:22 (six years ago) link
also better shooting %s, net ratings, etc. than melo in the playoffs lol
― call all destroyer, Monday, 1 May 2017 19:34 (six years ago) link
i am not exactly a melo fan
― k3vin k., Monday, 1 May 2017 19:37 (six years ago) link
i'm just struggling to find a meaningful number where he looks better than pierce in the playoffs. i'm open-minded to the idea but it's not really happening.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 1 May 2017 19:40 (six years ago) link
well when i said he was doo doo in the offs i meant in general for a HOFer, not necessarily in comparison to melo. i assume the reason his PER is lower than melo's is mostly due to higher usage and lower turnover percentage
― k3vin k., Monday, 1 May 2017 19:43 (six years ago) link
er, lower usage and more turnovers
ah ok, that may be true re: general HOFers.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 1 May 2017 19:45 (six years ago) link
pierce has a pretty big lead there in the regression-based advanced stats due to slightly higher efficiency and better defense. PER is a witches brew and i don't buy it in general.
i don't really know where the bar is for the basketball hall of fame these days.
― ciderpress, Monday, 1 May 2017 19:54 (six years ago) link
i think his heroic return within minutes from a devastating knee injury that would have crippled lesser players for a season or two during their finals win was certainly legendary
― nomar, Monday, 1 May 2017 19:57 (six years ago) link
remember when he got stabbed in the neck and face in a nightclub? i always forget that.
― nomar, Monday, 1 May 2017 19:58 (six years ago) link
looking the recent HoF classes now, pierce is pretty far above the bar. if this was baseball he'd probably be one of the guys who has to sweat it out for 5 years before people let him in. we're more inclusive with our HoF over here.
― ciderpress, Monday, 1 May 2017 20:01 (six years ago) link
guys like melo and pierce probably wouldn't make it in a baseball style hall. melo is basically steve garvey and pierce is like...kirk gibson?
― k3vin k., Monday, 1 May 2017 20:22 (six years ago) link
Paul Pierce has had a lot of big moments, many that Raps fans in particular won't forget. He was rarely a top 5 player in a season statewide but he was definitely memorable
― lettered and hapful (symsymsym), Tuesday, 2 May 2017 02:51 (six years ago) link
*statswise
ask any knicks fan how they feel about him lol
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 2 May 2017 02:53 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUWwDzBkUdw&feature=youtu.be
liked this video from coach nick. i loved stockton too, lol pvmic
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 2 May 2017 03:50 (six years ago) link
Paul Pierce is top 20 all-time in scoring. Would a guy who was top 20 all time in hits not make the baseball hall of fame?
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 2 May 2017 04:24 (six years ago) link
i am pretty excited about watching basketball soon
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Tuesday, 17 October 2017 04:03 (six years ago) link
http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/page/enterpriseRockets/the-story-how-houston-rockets-landed-chris-paul
― Spottie, Tuesday, 17 October 2017 16:30 (six years ago) link
today is the big day friends 2017-18 NBA REGULAR SEASON THREAD PART 1 ALL OF AMERICAS FAVORITE TEAMS ARE BACK
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 17 October 2017 16:58 (six years ago) link
@ShamsCharaniaSources: Bulls forwards Bobby Portis and Nikola Mirotic were involved in serious altercation in practice today, leaving Mirotic hospitalized and out indefinitely. Story coming.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 17 October 2017 22:38 (six years ago) link
wow damn
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 17 October 2017 22:39 (six years ago) link
poly jump to the new thread
― Spottie, Tuesday, 17 October 2017 22:39 (six years ago) link
yeah spottie beat me to it. but the regular season hasn't started yet!
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 17 October 2017 22:40 (six years ago) link
the moment the kelly o portrait is posted the season begins
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 17 October 2017 22:44 (six years ago) link
kelly o has spoken
― Spottie, Tuesday, 17 October 2017 22:47 (six years ago) link