Shoot Riley instead; it gets you further.
― Aimless, Saturday, 28 December 2013 19:14 (ten years ago) link
From a Miami Herald story today:
LeBron James scored a game-high 33 points to go along with eight assists and eight boards. James, though, appeared to sustain a groin injury during the second quarter and will be evaluated before Saturday's tilt. He could sit this one out to rest and avoid further damage."Uh, it's not feeling too well right now," James said of the groin. "I don't know what happened in the first half. I played the whole second half and overtime, strained my groin, so I'll see how I feel on our trip to Portland tonight and tomorrow, but it ain't feeling too good right now."
"Uh, it's not feeling too well right now," James said of the groin. "I don't know what happened in the first half. I played the whole second half and overtime, strained my groin, so I'll see how I feel on our trip to Portland tonight and tomorrow, but it ain't feeling too good right now."
― Aimless, Saturday, 28 December 2013 19:32 (ten years ago) link
if the heat win this year via guys picked off the scrap heap im gonna do a school shooting
no school shootings.
― Daniel, Esq 2, Saturday, 28 December 2013 19:32 (ten years ago) link
it is illegal. and very bad.
― Daniel, Esq 2, Saturday, 28 December 2013 19:33 (ten years ago) link
well thats why i want to
― lag∞n, Saturday, 28 December 2013 19:38 (ten years ago) link
no worries. the pacers have already won this year's title. the rest of the season is just a "bread-and-circus" exercise for fans.
― Daniel, Esq 2, Saturday, 28 December 2013 19:39 (ten years ago) link
The best case scenario for the Heat would be really cool to see played out. Locking up two dudes -- Oden and Bynum -- to basically chill for the whole season in order to use them against one specific team in the playoffs. Just dust them off in time to be prepped for ECF vs. Pacers, give them an extra few months of mending now. Tough to remember a precedent for that.
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Saturday, 28 December 2013 19:49 (ten years ago) link
It would be hard to find two NBA markets smaller than Portland and Indianapolis. Therefore, we can be reasonably confident these two teams will not meet in the Finals.
― Aimless, Saturday, 28 December 2013 19:51 (ten years ago) link
why are people (here and elsewhere) associating the heat and bynum? i know the heat have a need for bigs, oden's return is no sure thing, etc. but i haven't seen any reports -- yet, at least -- suggesting the heat have actual interest in bynum.
― Daniel, Esq 2, Saturday, 28 December 2013 19:52 (ten years ago) link
wait, waht? (xp)
if bron doesn't play against Portland to ugh I will be v disappointed.
also Bynum/Oden twin towers forever
― Clay, Saturday, 28 December 2013 19:53 (ten years ago) link
wait, waht?
http://media.campustimes.org/2011/09/Funny-David-Stern-Picture2-300x217.jpg
― Aimless, Saturday, 28 December 2013 19:59 (ten years ago) link
you've convinced me. that's why i'm expecting a lakers-knicks finals.
― Daniel, Esq 2, Saturday, 28 December 2013 20:00 (ten years ago) link
wait. waht.
― lag∞n, Saturday, 28 December 2013 20:00 (ten years ago) link
Have been why are people (here and elsewhere) associating the heat and bynum? i know the heat have a need for bigs, oden's return is no sure thing, etc. but i haven't seen any reports -- yet, at least -- suggesting the heat have actual interest in bynum.
― Daniel, Esq 2, Saturday, December 28, 2013 2:52 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I think just 100% speculation off of those brief Simmons tweets. Diction sounds less "I think that" and more "I heard that," fuck me for parsing tweet diction. FWIW he doesn't mention if Heat/Clips have an active interest in him, tho.
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Saturday, 28 December 2013 20:04 (ten years ago) link
expecting a lakers-knicks finals
I think stern would def settle for miami v. l.a. clippers.
― Aimless, Saturday, 28 December 2013 20:06 (ten years ago) link
can I get my tongue back out of my cheek now?
― Aimless, Saturday, 28 December 2013 20:08 (ten years ago) link
what a strange strange season we have going on here
― Spottie, Saturday, 28 December 2013 20:14 (ten years ago) link
http://image.slidesharecdn.com/sheilagreco-100315103217-phpapp01/95/slide-1-728.jpg
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Saturday, 28 December 2013 20:19 (ten years ago) link
During the lockout you would just blame the shortened season for injuries
Used to be a child could kick a ball in the street
― 乒乓, Saturday, 28 December 2013 20:29 (ten years ago) link
Is there any good writing or theorizing on why all the injuries? Is it just that medicine is getting so good and paranoid that now we detect that much more?
― Clay, Saturday, 28 December 2013 20:38 (ten years ago) link
feel like its some combo of increased athleticism and increasingly demanding styles of play
― lag∞n, Saturday, 28 December 2013 20:40 (ten years ago) link
this is football obvs but http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/_/id/10193209/bill-belichick-new-england-patriots-questions-nfl-offseason-workout-limits id think a good approach would be to maybe cut the number of games in particular eliminate back to backs and lengthen training camp/preseason
― lag∞n, Saturday, 28 December 2013 20:43 (ten years ago) link
it would not just cut down on injuries but also improve the quality of play
― lag∞n, Saturday, 28 December 2013 20:44 (ten years ago) link
― lag∞n, Saturday, December 28, 2013 1:40 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I feel like this is it. driving hard just to get hacked is now a sound strategy
― Spottie, Saturday, 28 December 2013 20:45 (ten years ago) link
taking the more practice less competition approach one step further replacing high school/aau and college with a european style academy system, would produce better players
― lag∞n, Saturday, 28 December 2013 20:46 (ten years ago) link
i think maybe the biggest change in style of play has come on defense, all the switching from side to side is v demanding
― lag∞n, Saturday, 28 December 2013 20:47 (ten years ago) link
but theres a lot more movement on offense too, too bad we didnt have those super stat cameras for the last 20 years cause i bet players move like twice as much over the course of a game as they used to
― lag∞n, Saturday, 28 December 2013 20:48 (ten years ago) link
There's probably a way to track total distance moved over a game
― 乒乓, Saturday, 28 December 2013 20:48 (ten years ago) link
Overhead camera facing down like the ones they used to shoot aerial footage
― 乒乓, Saturday, 28 December 2013 20:49 (ten years ago) link
Yeah this + medical staffs being more aggressive to fix possible problems that could turn into career nagging injuries.
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Saturday, 28 December 2013 20:49 (ten years ago) link
Remember that camera they put in the floor underneath the basket. Wow that was weird
― 乒乓, Saturday, 28 December 2013 20:50 (ten years ago) link
― 乒乓, Saturday, December 28, 2013 3:48 PM (38 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
well there is now http://stats.nba.com/playerTracking.html
― lag∞n, Saturday, 28 December 2013 20:50 (ten years ago) link
Phoenix training staff knows the secret to good health is a Club Med atmosphere not the effing weight room
http://valleyofthesuns.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/nash_nelson_081016.jpg
http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/h6C5Xe0oIPHUDXptLoSn8g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptusnbaexperts/72143941.jpg
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Saturday, 28 December 2013 20:53 (ten years ago) link
happy endings reduce the instance of injury 69%
― lag∞n, Saturday, 28 December 2013 20:54 (ten years ago) link
board descrip
― Spottie, Saturday, 28 December 2013 20:55 (ten years ago) link
I hadn't considered movement amount, but thinking about it, yeah, there's tons less standing around in basketball these days, particularly amongst the more progressive systems.
― Clay, Saturday, 28 December 2013 20:57 (ten years ago) link
its funny cause a lot of it can be traced back to thibodeau and he plays his players too many minutes and his best player is chronically injured
― lag∞n, Saturday, 28 December 2013 21:00 (ten years ago) link
NBA Legion @MySportsLegion 5m -- Cavaliers have called multiple NBA team regarding an Andrew Bynum trade. "No one wants him" (via @SamAmicoFSO) Cavs likely to release Bynum.
hm.
― Daniel, Esq 2, Saturday, 28 December 2013 21:07 (ten years ago) link
lol the clips are scooping him up no question
― k3vin k., Saturday, 28 December 2013 21:08 (ten years ago) link
haha, what a cancer.
Kev, what have you got to say for ya boy?
― Spottie, Saturday, 28 December 2013 21:09 (ten years ago) link
"He doesn't want to play basketball anymore," a league source told Yahoo Sports.The Cavaliers believe Bynum has been a "disruptive" presence within the team and have lost hope the partnership can be salvaged, sources said. Bynum often expressed a lack of desire to play and practice and was convinced by the Cavaliers not to quit previously, sources said.
The Cavaliers believe Bynum has been a "disruptive" presence within the team and have lost hope the partnership can be salvaged, sources said. Bynum often expressed a lack of desire to play and practice and was convinced by the Cavaliers not to quit previously, sources said.
haha who's gonna sign a guy that openly just hates playing the sport?
― Spottie, Saturday, 28 December 2013 21:11 (ten years ago) link
maybe he doesnt want to sign with anyone
― lag∞n, Saturday, 28 December 2013 21:12 (ten years ago) link
he just wants to quit
― lag∞n, Saturday, 28 December 2013 21:13 (ten years ago) link
just retire already yeah
― Spottie, Saturday, 28 December 2013 21:13 (ten years ago) link
Quit get cool perms bowl a lot dance the salsa
― 乒乓, Saturday, 28 December 2013 21:13 (ten years ago) link
he is going to become a yoga instructor.
― Daniel, Esq 2, Saturday, 28 December 2013 21:13 (ten years ago) link
Tbf if if I was a multimillionaire at the age of 24 like he was Id quit too
― 乒乓, Saturday, 28 December 2013 21:17 (ten years ago) link
SPORTSTALK @LegacySportTalk 1h -- Heat are interested in signing Andrew Bynum if he becomes a free agent.
lol.
― Daniel, Esq 2, Saturday, 28 December 2013 21:21 (ten years ago) link
look out, "champion-in-waiting indiana pacers."