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

feel like its just a habitual thing they all do from being around basketball their whole lives when theres dead air, get more rebounds play defense run hard, theyve already conveyed the strategic info they want to at that point and theyre just waiting for the game to start again, i mean its prob not totally valueless like maybe the coach says westbrook youre coasting today play harder and westbrook goes oh hey i guess i am or w/e but mostly it seems like no one cares that much and the coach is really just freaking out and talking to himself, can you imagine being around people who yell that all the time yr whole life, at some point it must not really make that much of an impression

― lag∞n, Monday, December 23, 2013 1:53 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

also been thinking about this recently, and yeah i think there might be some value in reinforcing the basics in the heat of the moment like this. when you're in the middle of an enormously complex task (playing NBA basketball), you tend to neglect the obvious things. it's like a brilliant surgeon who forgets to wash his hands -- that's why there's such a push for checklists now. get the little stuff right so you can focus on what you do best

maybe they should contract the bulls?

K.C. Johnson ‏@KCJHoop 23m
Jimmy Butler on lingering turf toe: "It's bothering me a little. But I feel like it’s going to bother me like that for the rest of my career

maybe just stay away from turf idk

do the bulls play on turf? or natural wood

"you've got wood toe" -- bulls trainer

you got literally a wooden toe is yr problem here *pops toes off and throws it in fire*

Trade Rose straight up for the Suns training staff imo

otm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjV7hvO8v6U

Matt Armstrong happy

lol

Reputation ejection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMHBpn7XbQ0
Funny to see Cap Jack escorting him out tho

Interesting to see how, right after slamming Love with his body and bringing his whole arm down across Love's head, Barnes is all "hah! take that, buster", but when the official review is going on his look is all, "geez, maybe I'm gonna get busted".

http://i.imgur.com/wMfS3vH.jpg

XD XD XD

omg javale's mom is getting a show that is the best

wd prefer as a list of instructions for ball players.
sleep. train. arena. then food maybe. sleep again. go train again. go to a different arena.

― rhyme heals all goons (m bison), Tuesday, December 24, 2013 12:07 AM (17 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Lolz also can I pls send bibby to sleep train arena he needs it

I bought p dece nets tix last year bc I like hoops and why not and half our section was deserted for anything that wasn't OKC/celtics level but technically it was sold out or nearly so

Secondary tix in game day should be easy to scoop up once it's clear the playoffs are not happening

Knicks tickets are never ever cheaper even if the building is on fire and Isaiah is back in charge bc Knicks fans are delusional and lots of ppl want to see at least one game at msg

I'm still lolling irl at "wood toe" btw and need to stop laughing before I need to explain the joke to my wife and get a blank stare

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/suns--surprising-season-began-with-change-in-philosophy-025610267.html

I'm hoping the more aggressive salary floor and luxury taxes will make having Sarver as an owner less of a hardship. Love that team.

I've been seeing a lot of speculation that they need to deal one of Dragic/Bledsoe but it doesn't seem like a problem to me. It's actually a realistic version of what Kahn fantasized Rubio-Flynn could be.

I never thought it could work but it is working so far obv.

That's the first thing I've read w sarver involved that didn't make him seem like a complete buffoon.

I coulda had season tix for $140 big mistake not swooping those up.

high quality dirking

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

dirk is too much, hes top ten in per this year his 15th season

<3

its shd be interesting to see how long dirk can be effective he has the two things that age the best height and shooting more than anyone has ever had them, obvs he has to stay healthy

Yeah he can do that one legged step back until he's 60, its unblockable.

players over 30 y/o in the top 50 of per

dirk 9th 35 y/o
duncan 24th 37 y/o
tony parker 28th 31 y/o
ginobili 32nd 36 y/o
tony allen 47th 31 y/o

in other news how do the spurs keep doing this

Don't forget Dwyane who's 31

o shit i noted him but then neglected to list

dwyane wade 14th 31 y/o

Hope Dirk becomes the first active NBAer w/ full head of grey hair; you see it in football and *aseball, but I can't recall any bball players who stayed in the league long enough / didn't just color it out.

mike dunleavy is really bad

but jr is decent

mike dunleavy jr is really bad

mike dunleavy is really bad

― le goon (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, December 25, 2013 1:03 PM (17 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Chicago Bulls 10-16 on the Dunleavy Curse Watch.

Am in love w/ the Kirk Hinrich Rec Center Hall of Fame look, hope he sticks w/ it from here on.

p sure hinrich has been surreptitiously replaced by ROBOCOP

@ESPNNBA: RT @NotoriousOHM: Knicks say Carmelo is OUT

lol smart move by melo

pierce is out here hockey checking dudes in transition

melo watches a few durant highlights, half heartedly stretches his leg, naaaah

why has jason kidd let his bench guys run this game to a 20 point deficit

augistin looking scarily competent today

Lol lagoon

Unis make this look like a rec league game

kidd is resting his starters for the inevitable garbage time

perk backing down bargiani.............. and scoring......

Landfills are gonna buckle under the weight of these unsold jerseys

i honestly don't hate the sleeves as much as the huge logo printed on the front

It's the vneck that throws everything out of balance imo

Was kinda hoping all teams today would shoot a combined > 30% so they could blame it on the jerseys and end the madness for good.

This hard away fella is nice