in these, the waning days of stern: 2013-2014 NBA regular season thread (part 1)

there are some other guys that he's able to bother, but against Paul he seems to be two steps behind all the time

the hell are the refs looking at?

yeah lin's not an awful defender i don't think, but paul's too quick

harden's caught front rim on all his 3s, doesn't seem to have any legs prob due to getting busted by redick

although his defensive effort is nonexistent so idk why he's tired

why is Mullens on a playoff team

mullens has looked great i think!

he's a dead man's bargnani

crazy that houston is still in this game, seems like clippers are dominating but every time you check the score it's 10 points

Rockets are really good at that

man, paul

feeling pretty good about my mvp pick

omg

"That might be the one on Fox Sports 1!" oh god, just give it up FoxSports

the jamal crawford to ryan hollins lob, of course

harden must be hurt because i don't think he played this whole 4th quarter

Lin and Parsons must be tanning partners cos dudes are looking mad bronzed.

obvs

I am totally in love with this Warriors team and Barnes hasn't even played yet. Please stay healthy is all I ask.

Speights still hasn't passed the ball yet in 4 games so far I swear it <3

yeah man knock on wood but the playoffs this year in both conferences could be really insane

1st round in the east should be lolworthy but then it will get really good. West could be good beginning to end.

That Iggy pass even excited my wife no joke. Might not see a better pass this year.

He made sweet behind the back passes against the Lakers and Clippers too. The Warriors are moving the ball so well.

goddamn, scoring-ass Clippers. I don't know if their defense has improved yet, but their offense is starting to look as scary as it should with the pieces they have.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqhQBw5ALHI

i cringed so hard

my eyes... my ears

clips are last in D so far fwiw xp

oh no that Atl youtube, oh no

He made sweet behind the back passes against the Lakers and Clippers too. The Warriors are moving the ball so well.

― polyphonic, Tuesday, November 5, 2013 1:39 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah they are. Bogut and Lee are the best passing 4-5 combo in the league imo.

haha that ATL video is A+ imo

also mcw has super quick hands and he played zone in syracuse for 2 years

2 plays that didn't count:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiA3cpFuRPY#t=19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaMMo0w2TOE

no you dont understand chandler parsons vicious dunk that didnt count is the name of my dog

lol

getting strong isiah-era z-bo vibes from anthony bennett here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=q27gbxZmb90

lol YES its like the same play
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh2fn01cngg

http://i.minus.com/i8OiDZbjvFFGA.gif

kev, the refs looking right at that foul. no need to enhance it.

took me like 5 seconds to realize you weren't talking about our kevin

Finally get to watch the Pistons tonight, spent the whole offseason wondering what Smith/Jennings/Drummond/Monroe would look like on the court.

PG and Lance are both playing way beyond where they were last season. PG learned some crazy Eurostep that he's been scoring off of a lot-- driving from sideline, takes the first step away from the basket, like a running back finding his hole, and then cut back sharply for his last steps.

Kinda sucks that the better Lance plays, the less chance Indy will be able to sign him in the offseason. He's been like nutzo Playoffs Lance so far, plus a new outside shot.

Granger's deal is expiring and Lance wants to stay, I think it'll work out

Naw, all their cap space is basically spoken for. They'd have to take a tax hit if they resigned Lance, and the Pacers ownership has never gone over tax iirc. Although if he keeps playing like this they might be willing to go over the tax just for business reasons, dude could have a serious break-out season.

http://youtu.be/NIyiEc1741s

75 seconds of harden seriously not giving a fuck about defense, this is absurd

Hahaha "oh shit" at :42.

Naw, all their cap space is basically spoken for. They'd have to take a tax hit if they resigned Lance, and the Pacers ownership has never gone over tax iirc. Although if he keeps playing like this they might be willing to go over the tax just for business reasons, dude could have a serious break-out season.

― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Wednesday, November 6, 2013 12:04 AM (7 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

the tax is gonna be over 70m next year I think, it should be do-able: http://www.hoopsworld.com/indiana-pacers-team-salary

I think in most scenarios where Lance earns a 12+m contract you're probably winning a title so it's not a huge concern I don't think haha

came here to post that harden vid, whats his problem damn

They'll have about $4M to spend on three roster spots w/no roster rearranging, seriously doubt they have money to resign Lance w/o moving some combo of Scola/Mahinmi/GHill.

his d is so broken it's like he never learned how to play it, like basic 7th grade stuff xp