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

rockets had no interest in playing the kings tonight huh

i mean if he's slow on D he's just slow on D, doesn't make him a tweener

― le goon (J0rdan S.), Monday, December 16, 2013 4:33 AM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

his game is totally how a 3 plays tho

― le goon (J0rdan S.), Monday, December 16, 2013 4:33 AM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

if you can't guard the position you play on offense it's a classic symptom of being a tweener.

well i think the idea of the 3/4 tweener is for a guy like bennett who is basically a small post player

jabari is just a 3 with questions about his athleticism

haven't really watched him play but couldn't he just be a smallball 4? that's where the league is headed anyway. i guess that's melo's best position

the league is still a ways away from small ball 4s being a league-wide thing and not an experimental, funky thing imo

how many teams really play small ball 4s consistently

you almost have to discount the heat because lebron is an unprecedented player

well i think the idea of the 3/4 tweener is for a guy like bennett who is basically a small post player

jabari is just a 3 with questions about his athleticism

― le goon (J0rdan S.), Monday, December 16, 2013 4:53 AM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

But Bennett is clearly a power forward, he's just a small one. He played like one (now he plays like an insane person) and is built like one. Yeah his standing reach is just 8'9 but the idea of him being a small forward was and is nuts.

Then you have guys like Beasley where teams are always trying to figure out which spot to play them in. And there's a lot of similarities between Parker and Beasley.

i dunno. jabari's game is pretty different imo. he's not a banger.

maybe you could say he's closer to derrick williams, but the idea that derrick williams could be a 4 was ridiculous imo

Beasley was a great rebounder, but he faced up a ton.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUCIRp4mw7I

And there's a lot of similarities between Parker and Beasley.

good omen

one difference is that Parker is a boring mormon guy and Beasley is Beasley

to me, someone like beasley or even derrick williams are the opposite of parker in the sense that it was about trying to figure out where insane athleticism could fit cohesively into an nba team. with parker on the other hand the question is whether or not his hyper-polished game leaves enough room for improvement as he moves into the nba.

nba should send parker to the jazz and wiggins to the raptors, just make it happen

derrick williams was thought of as an insane athlete?

maybe not elite but i think on the spectrum of polish <--------------------------> athleticism he was much further towards the right

u sayin polish ppl arent athletic

what can i say

u can say gortat homie

gif o the year so far?
http://cjzero.com/gifs/HardenCraneFreeThrowSac.gif

http://cjzero.com/gifs/HardenCraneFreeThrowSac.gif

o ffs
http://cjzero.com/gifs/HardenCraneFreeThrowSac.gif

nope

?
http://cdn0.sbnation.com/imported_assets/1968295/HardenCraneFreeThrowSac.gif

thats the one

we are all living bill simmons fever dream

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qmq1vgfKWs

note to developer extend the tap targets

agree w collins that asik for milsap leaves houston a lil small but idk could be p sweet too

Wanna fast-forward a week to find out which new teams Asik and Shump get sent to.

read somewhere houston already has a three team deal on the table theyre willing to do if nothing better comes along by thursday which is the last day they can do a trade and still move any of the acquired players in another package deal before the trade dealine

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/6-best-things-nick-swaggy-p-young-said-221041624--nba.html

On where the nickname "Swaggy P" came from: "I think if you look good, you play good. So you know, the 'Swaggy' starts with how I come in the arena — how I dress, the shoes I wear. The 'P' is a mystery. I can't tell you that right now. I might write a book someday."

excellent pinochle player, case closed

New JD!!!

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/august-osage-county-debuts-meryl-665773

"The character Violet is a study in family dysfunction. She has abused herself and her family for 30 years. 'Violet’s Song' is written from her point of view," Dolan tells THR. "Refusing to see the pain in her life, she drives her entire family away with denial and anger that stretches all the way back to her own childhood.”

:|

Did he say "I'll secretly finance the movie if you let me have a song on the soundtrack"

"The character JAMES DOLAN is a study in MANAGERIAL dysfunction. HE has abused THE KNICKS and THEIR FANS for 20 years. 'DOLAN’s Song' is written from HIS point of view," Dolan tells THR. "Refusing to see the pain in HIS JOB, HE drives THE KNICKS FANBASE away with denial and STUPIDITY that stretches all the way back to WHEN HIS DAD BOUGHT THE TEAM.”

Did he say "I'll secretly finance the movie if you let me have a song on the soundtrack"

― polyphonic, Tuesday, December 17, 2013 12:12 AM (23 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

he got a song on Sons of Anarchy because Cablevision has a piece of the network

lol MSG network really gives you a lot of Mike Woodson reaction shots

usually after the other team hits a 3

lebron's PER when his headband falls off approaches 50

guys i'm serious, he just re-entered the game following the timeout and elected to NOT put a headband back on. instantly his a shot

wow, i would watch hours of bill simmons playing with the trade machine on live tv btw

Love this new media future we live in http://i.imgur.com/0IEVL2x.jpg

Bron just rolled his ankle I'm hearing

yeah. he's waiving off the trainers, and got a new headband. so we'll see . . .

yeah it looked fine

so wade is back to being a top 10 player huh?

every other day, yes.

sort of weird how terrible the bulls are now, they still have a bunch of good defensive players and thibs is still their coach

lol, lebron realizing he can score at will