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

some teams cheat by not starting their best players hint okc perkins

Clips and Rockets both have cool benches; Nets' bench is probably the best in theory, but obviously not really playing out too well so far.

JET, Kirilenko, Evans, Blatche and I guess Mirza.

Or maybe Nuggs since it seems like their 2nd team kinda pulls out some games for them.

speaking of benches:

Throughout the late 1990s and most of the aughts, the players that started the game averaged around 32 minutes per game. In the last few years though, that has decreased to 30. Two minutes a game might not seem like much, but over the course of a full season that’s 164 fewer minutes per starter.

http://thedissnba.com/2013/12/03/why-starting-a-game-no-longer-matters/

Not a lot else of value in that column but I found the drop in starters' minutes pretty interesting

If we haven't already, we should all congrat Rudy Gay for having his first non-sub-50% fg shooting night

http://i.imgur.com/FNWPWnZ.jpg

yay rudy!

Not a lot else of value in that column but I found the drop in starters' minutes pretty interesting

― I was still sending fractions of bitcoin into sheep (Clay), Wednesday, December 4, 2013 3:31 PM (17 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah ive heard its cause the flood the strong side defensive style is so tiring

also cuz coaches are prob smarter & maybe warrior mentality is eroding

also if the base of basketball players collectively gets more skilled over time that should mean minutes can be diverted to the bench

meanwhile rudy gay is playing 36mpg

lmao

Trail Blazers @trailblazers
Is it too late to join the Eastern Conference? Asking for a friend.

http://i43.tinypic.com/2gxhgty.png

what was the question

https://twitter.com/radiokeller/status/408339293615038465

^^^ ballet life, don't forget about the little people.

Also just warped my mind trying to imagine Houston being east of the Mississippi.

@trailblazers We asked you to keep that on the down low. That eager to get rid of us already? — Phoenix Suns (@Suns)

@KnicksFanBlog Who says no: Melo for Gallinari, Mozgov, Wilson Chandler, Anthony Randolph, and a draft pick.

lol

i died @ that

melo is gonna opt out of his deal and re-sign with the knicks aka the knicks should try and trade him for this season

wonderful tweets

Knicks fans really do see melo as some sort of god walking here on earth don't they

Just realized that there must've been some point when it stopped being LeBron vs. Melo and started being LeBron vs. Durant, although I guess LeBron has played at such a high level for the past 5-7 years that everyone stopped taking any LeBron vs. _____ debate seriously.

Although to be fair to Melo he did have more 1st place MVP votes last year than Durant :D

it's lebron vs jordan now

in LA it's probably still Kobe vs bron

nah kobe vs jordan #RINGZ

/Mario Chalmers said players 6 through 15 on the Heat’s roster would “definitely” make the playoffs and finish somewhere between the No. 3 and No. 6 seed./

this is 100% true and arguably the greatest indictment yet of the 2013 eastern conference

Lol and you deny being a Heat homer

4-15 wouldnt win a game

Bennett looks a lot thinner and quicker tonight

kind of looks like a whole new player tbh

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

ha why is it so slippery

also who are these people who pick fights with gigantic professional athletes

it's crazy how much bennett shoots, but it's also weird how many plays they run for him. You'd think they'd take some pressure off and let him play off the ball.

InvisibleRightLegLad1 hour ago

That legendary Milwaukee dancefloor wax strikes again.
I remember Vin Baker breakdancing there back in 1995, and he didn't stop spinning for over 6 minutes when he did a headspin.
He was listed in the boxscore the next day as 'DNP-dizzy'.
that shit cray

Slava Kravtsov minutes!

well, seconds

spurs/wolves playing in mexico city tonight an apparently the arena is on fire or something

Jeff McDonald ‏@JMcDonald_SAEN 5m
Media being evacuated outside now
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Jeff McDonald ‏@JMcDonald_SAEN 13m
Spurs locker room also filled with smoke, players say. Team is retreating to the bus, ostensibly to breathe.
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Jeff McDonald ‏@JMcDonald_SAEN 17m
I mean, one end of the gym is enveloped in a haze of smoke. Smells vaguely of burned plastic. They can't play like this.
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Jeff McDonald ‏@JMcDonald_SAEN 19m
No official word on anything but did just hear the phrase "we might have to evacuate."
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Jeff McDonald ‏@JMcDonald_SAEN 24m
I'm no scientist but I think I've heard that where there's smoke there's fire.
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Jeff McDonald ‏@JMcDonald_SAEN 26m
Players still warming up as if show will go on. But it obviously can't until the lights come back on.
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Jeff McDonald ‏@JMcDonald_SAEN 28m
So there's smoke leaking from the ceiling and power is out in one half of the arena. Doesn't seem good.

spurs/wolves playing in mexico city

not soccer btw

showcase

theyre all prob about to be kidnapped

just received one of ricky rubio's fingers via amazon drone, please advise

amazon prime add on item

http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/large/825697174.jpg

Lolllllllllll

Get one (1) arena

oh btw our arena is full of smoke and fire thats ok right

Jeff McDonald ‏@JMcDonald_SAEN 3m
Jeez. Tony Parker heading back into building for some reason. Has to use shirt as gas mask.

oh no tony dont!

He's French he's immune to smoke don't worry