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

they mentioned during the game that bron said his offseason routine was thrown off by the fact that he got married in september

c'mon folks I don't think Milwaukee is gonna be THAT bad

I think they'll be fine once they adjust to a new coach/ figure out the rotation. Zaza is kicking ass.

TMac 2.0 looking good

i have no idea why you call him that

http://i.imgur.com/Mg2LFpe.jpg

mcw goin off again

lol matt started calling him that last year, his skill set is like the opposite of tmac's idgi

Holy shit how come ive never seen anrdei kirilenko with long hai

http://i.imgur.com/GFlX3EY.jpg

he looks like a russian peasant

I think it's more a fantasy sword dude thing in his mind- check his back tattoo and also he is always reading Russian sci-fi and fantasy novels

Btw I turned on this rockets-jazz game fairly far into the first but are the jazz really *starting* Richard Jefferson and Jamal tinsley? That wouldn't have been good even five years ago, that's some committed tanking

i don't know many russian peasants but he def has the hair of a dude i went to lolcollege with. he's had it (at least off and on) for a while. xpost

I feel like I found out last year that at about this time that mal mal the abuser was back in the league but I am having the exact same reaction now anyway

It's a pretty sick haircut, about 2-3 months more and I could probably do it too

sixers really missing Jrue

lol matt started calling him that last year, his skill set is like the opposite of tmac's idgi

― twist boat veterans for stability (k3vin k.), Sunday, November 3, 2013 1:07 AM (34 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

it's because there was a long ponderous insufferable ILH debate about comparing TMac to George that I thankfully was not a part of

Are they really though xp

I feel like I found out last year that at about this time that mal mal the abuser was back in the league but I am having the exact same reaction now anyway

Need to correct myself it's mel mel

Derrick Rose showing gritty leadership with 8 TOs

ha, i had never heard "mel mel the abuser" b4. tbh when your other option is john lucas 3, it's probably reasonable to start a 35 yo tinsley.

awesome crunch-time steal by Giannis

http://twitpic.com/djs97b

haven't caught the cavs yet but what's up with kyrie?

26-4-10-3-0 for MCW tonight, ok dude

against the bulls^

Guys when I get home I have to tell you about Nicolas batum's ridiculous triple double

Lol this delay of game technical foul thing is out of control wtf. Also noticing more palming calls?

right so batum had like 6-8-8 going into the fourth and my buddy and I were on high triple double alert. He gets to 8-11-11 or something with a minute to go and the spurs are fouling and batum is the standard inbounder so he never has a shot to take free throws. blazers have the ball after a spurs miss with a couple seconds left and lillard tosses it to batum around half court and screams JUST SHOOT IT and batum takes a couple steps and swishes it for a three as the clock expires. Totally cheap but kinda incredible and we went nuts regardless.

Lmao

lamarcus seems to have jumped up a level, every shot he takes feels good and looks smart. lillard is in mid-season form, looks totally confident and never lost, which is kinda scary for a second year guy. robin lopez is basically useless. starting to get "second coming of kirilenko" feelings outta batum. team could be better than I thought.

sweet

Hope they make the playoffs.

The Kid Mero ‏@THEKIDMERO 11h
I FUCK WITH BOOGIE COUSINS BASED ON HIS TREMENDOUS GOON INTANGIBLES B

Yo clay where were yr seats, good game report, keep it up ilh

Lol this delay of game technical foul thing is out of control wtf. Also noticing more palming calls?

― Me & Mahomies (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Sunday, November 3, 2013 1:52 AM (11 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

"Discontinued dribble" is another point of emphasis this year so the refs are watching for palming, carries etc a little more. As usual that will totally subside within a few weeks

Although I bet Chris Paul gets called for it in a playoff game

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/nicolas-batum-last-second-triple-double-attempt-maybe-180456325--nba.html

“Why would I be mad at that?” Popovich said. “He’s a good kid. I don’t care.”

<3 pop

pop gotta stay on the good side of the frenchies

really piling it on w those 11 points

Yo clay where were yr seats, good game report, keep it up ilh

200 level, center courtish. They were great seats to luck into on opening night. I had a salad and a hot dog.

The players feel differently about this stuff than the fans do. But then, the players live in a different world.

How much was the hot dog

it was free! club level, deep connex, free food, never look back.

damn

respect

westbrook plays tonight says twitter

thank god the thunder are a disaster to watch without him

Timmy D's side-eye after that shot is all time tho:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BYHrRMDCMAA0THL.jpg:large

ha great photo

Just saw shaq in a political commercial for Chris Christie :-|

I've read Shaq's complaints in the past about FICA taxes "kiling him" (yeah, right), so he's probably a republican sympathizer.