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

brow owns love the brow cool guy

haha van gundy is complaining abt the barnita shot during the rockets game

saw that the Jazz are 6-4 with their current starting 5 healthy.

thats quite a turn around

the offense is night and day different with Burke on the court apparently

and somehow they're even still playing richard jefferson

have i mentioned my love for manu

maybe

v cool player

JR was 5-17 from 3

they really should switch JR and Hardaway's minutes but I guess they're worried that JR would cause trouble

Timmy Jr seems kinda good? Didn't think his game would translate but he seems nice from what I've seen.

yeah he looks pretty good and it cant hurt to have someone out there who can move around and do stuff right

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcM6PTVXFNc

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/199u7ujt627gfgif/ku-medium.gif

knicks bench reaction to barnita's shot

lmao

hahaha

felton is wearing cargo pants with a tweed jacket with elbow patches

blake griffin just hit a corner 3

lol he just tried another 3 chill dude

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7b5wHb6htM

these clear path fouls are really out of control

stephen jackson looks really bad

I guess the Bulls aren't making the playoffs? I'm not sure they can really even embrace the tank since no one would ever want boozer. So it's just a grim slog to 30-52.

i've seen paul lose the ball 3 times in the last 2 nights on those aborted sweeps, he needs to stop doing that

Pekovic has added some things to his offensive game, kinda amazing to see. Seems confident taking 15 footers, even busted out a turnaround baseline J tonight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myKmL1D4qOU

entering this season he had never made a shot outside 15 feet in his career! He had a total of 5 attempts, presumably all on broken possessions.

Woah somehow missed this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqmlbzSuH9k

didn't realize this was called "nutmegging" now

― Clay, Wednesday, December 18, 2013 10:49 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

Yeah I don't think bball ever had a good name for it. I will tolerate this Euro invasion

lol "chalmers has always kinda been the little brother they yell at"

entering this season he had never made a shot outside 15 feet in his career! He had a total of 5 attempts, presumably all on broken possessions.

― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, December 19, 2013 12:46 AM (7 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Crazy, those clips looks smooth. That turnaround!

beyond the barnita lols this is really interesting: Center's Misfires Create Fast Breaks for Knicks' Foes

Is the wolves PA guy saying "riiiiii-cooo-laaa" after every Pek basket

i had a feeling he was taking flatter, lower arc shots

Where Novak's release compares to a restaurant waiter carrying a tray of food, with his palm held up and off to the side of his head, Bargnani—who has "good, but not perfect alignment," said Townsend—brings the ball near his eyebrow area, where he can't consistently straighten out his arm to get extra arc on his shots.

Haha what

niiiiiii-kooooo-laaaaaa (in the style of riiiiii-cooo-laaa) xp

Wow

Seems like a very Minne-soow-tah thing to do

xp dayo strange analogy but sounds about right

celtics trying to fleece the rockets of asik for bass lee and next years clippers pick, guess well see how much they really want to move him today

dont really understand how it makes sense for the celtics as asiks contract is up after next year and theyre rebuilding maybe they think they can sign him long term right away idk

Thief trying to steal from a thief xp

Would be shocked if Morey bites on that.

down by 1 and with less than 24 seconds left in the game last night, brandon bass ended up with the ball and proceeded to mindlessly back down his man as if there was 10 minutes left in the second quarter, never once considering that he might want to pass to a teammate. the celtics had to call a timeout with 4 seconds left so they could set up a play for someone who actually comprehends game situations.

so yeah, if just from an aesthetic standpoint, pls trade bass.

yeah me too xp

http://i.imgur.com/0iQDTtY.png

JR's shot chart from last night

http://i.imgur.com/1zu2KAU.png

when i take 1 shit we lose

hahah. tbh i would rather seem try to make those stupid shots than none at all, if he'll make some of them

that bargani shot/reaction cracks me up. i love how the announcer loses it, "what is he DOING?"

#OHWELL