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Nikola Jokic last 10 :

20, 11.5, 9
53/47/86

Nuggets are 7-3.

a special message for the new thread:

Happy Chinese New Year from Me & Rocco! pic.twitter.com/ienF9BYO5k

— klay thompson (@KlayThompson) February 16, 2018

ty klay n rocco

Kobe Bryant didn't mince words when he told ESPN's Jalen Rose that only a "special" kind of player can be a Los Angeles Laker.

The future Hall of Famer, who played his entire 20-year career with the Lakers, was asked whether he would help the team recruit free agents this summer, given the amount of salary-cap space and young talent the franchise has as it attempts to climb back to a championship level.

After laughing off the idea of "coddling" players (or "babysitting" them, Rose suggested) and boasting his rings and team banners, Bryant didn't hold back.

"You know, the thing about this franchise is that you shouldn't need recruiting to come in it," Bryant said. "It takes a special person to want to play for this franchise, and take the pressure that comes along with playing for this franchise. The pressure of following Magic [Johnson]'s footsteps, myself and the dynasty that we've had, it takes a special person to do that.

"And if I need to convince you come here, to carry that legacy forward, then you ain't the one to be it."

The Lakers have 16 championships and last won in 2010, when Bryant was named Most Valuable Player of the Finals for the second straight year. Bryant won five championships as a Laker in seven trips to the Finals; Johnson won five championships in nine Finals appearances.

"When you're here, the most important thing is winning championships. I don't care about anything else. It's winning championships," Bryant said. "You don't have to like each other, but you will show up to practice every day and play hard, you will focus and commit to winning, and you know, if that's the case, then you'll be just fine."

"And if not?" Rose asked.

"Then you can go play someplace else," Bryant said. "That's fine, too. I mean, it's a certain personality that comes along with it. It's a brand thing. I mean, the Lakers stand for excellence. They stand for winning. We don't hang division banners. You know what I'm saying? We don't do that. We don't retire everyone's jerseys. We retire Hall of Fame jerseys.

"... The people that are here need to be able to lift that standard and hold themselves to that standard. Which in turn gives you the ability to hold everybody else to that standard. If you can't do that, you can't be here."

The Lakers are 23-34 at the All-Star break. They haven't reached the playoffs since the 2012-13 season.

murray has been incredible since december. he's 20 years old

is this the latest in the season the ASB has been in a while or is it just me?

feel like it's always around valentine's day give or take

Should Warriors trade Klay for LeBron? Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman disagree with a hypothetical offseason move for Golden State to trade Klay Thompson for LeBron James.

Jokic's trip dub
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUhrMEyCmnQ

― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Friday, February 16, 2018 1:36 PM (nine hours ago)

the way they edit the audio to be so seamless in these vids is sick

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lol good title

the way they edit the audio to be so seamless in these vids is sick

― k3vin k., Friday, February 16, 2018 10:59 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

ha wow never noticed that before it is very nice, extremely suspect assist at 3:18 btw

Yeah Dawkins editing is incredible and he gets them up so fast.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgWQD0Dv6Zg

have to say I didn't see uncle drew turning into tyler perry shit

Hoo boy

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/2/15/17014692/2023-nba-all-star-team

cool exercise - danny chau tries to predict the 2023 all-stars

2 nuggets :)

oladipo is an interesting choice, seems like an obvious pick to sell high

we need a oral history of how this uncle drew movie got made

I hope there's a Uncle Drew .5 like the Jackass movies.

are there any coach of the year frontrunners? pringles again?

Heard some Casey chatter.

yeah dantoni and brad in the mix

yeah it ocurred to me today that there isnt a standout like in years past. even the raps probably owe their success more to masai than casey.

it should just be pop

Pop is my default but just look at that games lost due to injury and tell me he’s not it this year

right, I'm not really sure how this is an argument

although I'll qualify that by saying coach of the year is a dumb award and should probably be voted on by other coaches. it's very difficult for people not on the floor to understand what coaches actually do

He’s got a 21 year old point guard an ancient Pau Kyle Anderson pretending to be kawhi and thousand year old Manu off the bench around lamarcus and some how they’re third in the West

I’d agree w that kev prob should be coaches voting for coaches

it should always be pop

They should do one per conference for all the awards

uhhhhh uhhhhhhh PARTICIPATION TROPHIES *pop tart crumbs fly out of my omuth*

awards r dumb, participation trophies only imo

The NBA already has participation trophies. It's called a paycheck.

um checks are not trophies bc u cant shine them with a cloth nor can they adorn a shelf u fuckin dummy

You've never seen a framed check at a business? tsk tsk.

But to be honest, division winner banners are already crossing the line.

These all go WAY over the line. Participation trophies would be better.

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/06/11/top-10-most-embarrassing-banners-in-sports/

I like how Pop has (imo) clearly passed Phil Jackson in terms of who is regarded as the greatest modern coach.

checks are only trophies if theyre big

https://i.imgur.com/C6limCN.png

I like how Pop has (imo) clearly passed Phil Jackson in terms of who is regarded as the greatest modern coach.

― omar little, Sunday, February 18, 2018 12:40 PM (one minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

pjax did himself no favors in the front office of the new york knickerbockers basketball franchise

also pop is the SJW coach the LIEberal media has been waiting for

pop is the SJW coach the LIEberal media has been waiting for

yeah, pop is awesome. he's a pretty great hoops coach, too.

Popovich has all the bonafides of Jax w/o any of the negatives and patchouli stink.

i guess what it comes down to is what do you value more: chip count (for which phil is untouchable) or sustained excellence. to phil's credit, neither the bulls nor the shaq-kobe lakers teams ever won titles without him, but they also represent some of the most stacked teams of their eras. pop drafted good players and helped make them great and won 5 titles, many of them rather improbably. he's made the playoffs every year and did so without ever leading the league in salary (i'm not sure if they've even ever been top 5).

Pop is willing to change is the key

yeah the nba passed phil by while pop adapted

https://groupsportsnetwork.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/illuminati.gif?w=580&zoom=2

lol

knew it

phil was gonna release the secrets of the triangle and the illuminati worked to undermine him at every step in NY my god

meanwhile in NY pjax is still being felt

New York center Joakim Noah would like more playing time. Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek would rather not give it to him. He’ll apparently even physically hold him back if he needs to.

According to the New York Daily News, during an argument last month between Hornacek and Noah, the two got into a shoving match that was allegedly started by the coach. It’s just the latest twist in what has been an unending drama lately for New York basketball fans.

Adam Silver says change to 1-16 @NBA playoff format has gotten “serious consideration.” https://t.co/KezbMZfM1u pic.twitter.com/8gPp9pHLR5

— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) February 18, 2018

what is HAPPENING

wow :(

i don't really care who wins and *my* heart can't take this

murray outta gAs

man i don't miss having teague as our point guard

Lol right one cue he hits the floater

jokic has been really bad the past 5 minutes

where’s matt armstrong?

taj really has been wrecking jokic xp

joker prob gassed as are a lot of these guys

Jokics conditioning remains an issue

joker's also been rushing it / looks panicked, could be just cuz they're getting the ball to him so late in the clock

that being said i would not want to have to fuck w/taj in a game that matters

yeah jokic for sure gassed

the whole overtime has had shot clock pressure. dudes are trying to catch a couple seconds of rest and getting into actions super late.

Is this happening?

8 dudes in this game have clocked 40+ minutes tbf

aw :(

wilson chandler did it, 48 minutes 0 points

well done twolves

wilson chandler did it, 48 minutes 0 points

― ciderpress, Wednesday, April 11, 2018 10:42 PM (one minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

that is fucking crazy

Why was Wilson in so long? Gary Harris is better even at 80%

really tho incredible late-season run outta the nuggs and obv a bright future to boot, much props

so rox-wolves, dubs-spurs

east is set btw

1. raps vs 8. wiz
2. celtics vs 7 heat
3. sixers vs 6 bucks
4. cavs vs 5 pacers

What a game. Grats to Matt sorry to kev and other nuggets fans.

grats to lebron for picking up the crucial home court advantage in round 1 of the playoffs xp

about all you could want from a play-in game

rip nuggets. the end of the season was really fun

jokic +7 tonight. really proud of him even tho he’s gonna beat himself up over those last 6 minutes.

isn't it Bucks Celtics

Sorry Kev, I am honestly shocked

2004....wow

Good feeling man.
Cheering for a team in the playoffs is so much fun. And jimmy healthy makes so much difference

so MIL and MIA finish tied, who loses the tiebreaker and thus plays the celtics?

Milwaukee does

oh thank god

really tho incredible late-season run outta the nuggs and obv a bright future to boot, much props

― Clay, Wednesday, April 11, 2018 10:45 PM (twenty-nine minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

need 2 find a coach tho

Brad Stevens would coach this Denver team to 55 wins in the West. Don't @ me.

— Haralabos Voulgaris (@haralabob) April 12, 2018

seems conservative

offs thread pls

Clay, there was a brief moment early in the season when you repped for McCollum as better than Dame. Was that a passing thought, or still your opinion?

hello friends it's the 2018 NBA Playoffs, a place where dreams GO 2 DIE

I DID IT

i think cj's prob a better podcaster than dame sure