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

heat should maybe too b/c lebron will not be there soon and wade is dead

basically everyone blow it up, everyone tank

trade wade amnesty bron marry bosh

trade wade

i hear nate the great™ might be available, if the heat throw ray allen into the deal.

nash back btw

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bosh looks fantastic so far

every time i come to post a gif or something from twitter lagoon beats me by like 20 seconds

*pushes fedora back on head* got to be pretty quick my friend

no one seemed to mention the jazz as being in the race but they are def in and looking strong

― lag∞n, Monday, November 4, 2013 2:51 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Jazz are 0-3 but they lost to OKC and PHX by a combined 6 points. They didn't look bad against the Rockets either. When Trey Burke comes back they should be fine.

Brian Shaw appears to be out of his depth with the Nuggz, anything is possible there.

btw Kanter and Favors are both averaging double doubles and their average age is 21.5.

Jazz def have talent but they're not going to win a lot of games- Matt as you've pointed out this is closer to regular "rebuilding" than any sort of blatant tanking but they will definitely not be trading for real veterans (lol biedrins) to push for the eps playoffs or anything silly like that. They will be good to watch while they lose tons of games.

i hear nate the great™ might be available, if the heat throw ray allen into the deal.

― Daniel, Esq 2, Sunday, November 3, 2013 10:22 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

'ey, welcome back!

I guess the refs aren't tightening up the traveling calls eh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL6QEsivlBo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL6QEsivlBo

4 steps is legal now

early season getting away with 4 means in a few weeks you can pick up your dribble from the 3-point line and run all the way to the hoop.

They should just do away with dribbling altogether, let it be more like rugby.

smh @ c's roster lol who r u

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kewl m.c. escher shoulder tat

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Argh the one good game tonite is on nbatv meaning I can't see it

LP is free through tomorrow

League pass, I has it but for some insane reason on Verizon tv service nba tv is a whole separate subscription so funk dat

Kinda interested in all of the games tonight tbf

Dubs/Sixers should be a track meet

watched minny yesterday so tonight is MCW day !!

"Steve Nash still dealing with nerve damage from fractured leg"

clips/rockets later :D :D :D

imagine the thought of a human being watching whatever NFL game is on at the same time as that

I guess the refs aren't tightening up the traveling calls eh

― Me & Mahomies (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Tuesday, 5 November 2013 03:40

it was more a foul on williams than anything imo

Refs have always been really silly about those breakaway uncontested dunks. Scottie Pippen traveled on so many of them.

that lob

Ha pippen was always the worst offender about that, 4 steps every time, hadn't thought about that in years.

Refs don't want to stick their necks out in a spot like that I guess.

A lot of teams are playing really bad defense right now. Some of them are really surprising, NY and Memphis in particular.

these cavs jerseys are so sharp

Evan Turner is a whole new man, really crazy to see. Probably lost 10 pounds at least.

no idea why people are so surprised at the knicks defense. chandler's their only great defender and always has been a little overrated imo, and so has woodson -- the guy's never coached a top 10 defense before

wait the knicks are 4th in defensive efficiency

point stands though i don't expect it to last -- you're either starting bargnani or you're going small, either way not gonna be a strong defense in the long-term

no idea why people are so surprised at the knicks defense. chandler's their only great defender and always has been a little overrated imo, and so has woodson -- the guy's never coached a top 10 defense before

― twist boat veterans for stability (k3vin k.), Tuesday, November 5, 2013 12:55 AM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Their defense was at worst average last year, but they played the Wolves like a summer league team.

rubio pullup 21-footer

I will be so happy if Bargnani is the seed of destruction for the Knicks

knicks are kind of locked into the 5th seed regardless of how anyone plays, they're so clearly behind the top 4 and probably a cut above any other team.

uh Iguodala has 6 threes and just had maybe the best pass of his life

it's so funny how much better the knicks play when they go small though, woodson really is an idiot

woah that iggy pass

Iggy's Jekyll and Hyde act is getting old.

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