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

i vaguely recall one of the knocks on him when he was drafted was that he wasn't particularly interested in basketball

yep only seems to ever be 7 footers who have that affliction, any shorter and you just wash out

obv a number of big guys come in like that and get over it but its probably harder to find the desire to keep up with the nba grind when you have two rings beaucoup dollars messed up knees and a heap of kobe abuse in your past

most people prob just arent psychologically built for it, lord knows i have never put nba level effort into anything

most people prob just arent psychologically built for it, lord knows i have never put nba level effort into anything

― lag∞n, Saturday, December 28, 2013 5:10 PM (13 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Not really sure I've even ever put Bynum-level effort into anything :/

im sure you have if you include hair or bowling

Zach Lowe ‏@ZachLowe_NBA 18m
Enterprising Raps fan wearing old Bargnani jersey, but taped over Bargnani's name and wrote "NYK'S PROBLEM" on the tape. Fun times!

raps fans have a great sense of humor

http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx144/lillehammer/Turbo_Zone%20Sigs/Turbo_Zone_Bargnani_Girlfriend.jpg

Bynum signed a two-year contract for $24.8 million with the Cavs, but only $6 million of it is guaranteed before Jan. 7. After that date, the full $12.25 million this season is guaranteed. Next season's $12.5 million is not guaranteed until July 10.

In short, there is no other contract like this in the NBA at the moment. Not only has Bynum proved in spurts this season that he can be effective, but the Cavs also signed him to a contract that gives them or any team that trades for him lots of flexibility. He can be an instant money saver if the Cavs or a team that trades for him waives him before Jan. 7. He can be a rental for the rest of the season. Or he can be a trade chip heading into the draft and next summer because he can act as a salary purge option.

LeBron James (strained groin) won't play tonight at Portland. He's day-to-day.
9:41pm - 28 Dec 13

ugh lebron

whoops *ban lebron

ugh lebron never misses a game, didn't want this to be portland vs wade

You know it's a bad season for injuries when even LBJ is injured

Was gonna save this for the stats thread once he was near 100 but Ryan Anderson missed his first ft of the year, now standing at a paltry 98% with 49-50.

The Bucks are having the best kind of awful season. I hope they get Exum.

if the heat win this year via guys picked off the scrap heap im gonna do a school shooting

― lag∞n, Saturday, December 28, 2013 2:03 PM (9 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

late lmao

so dwight is averaging 20 and 14 on 60% shooting for the month of december everyone

CHRIS BOSH GOAT BALLER

that is all

bosh is underutilized and underappreciated on the heat #tradebosh

oh man bosh :(

blazers prob deserved to lose a close one after winning ~ 5 or 6 squeakers in a row

bosh 30 foot game winner god could literally strike me dead

sidebar I don't think I've ever see lebron happier about anything

yeah he was completely elated

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2013/1228/nba_a_cbb_cr_576x324.jpg

kinda weirding me out bosh

Nuggz 6 losses in a row what's happening ?

Just watched the heat pdx highlights what a play to get lma that shot, he shoulda had that one.

yeah i thought he was probably good in the moment, i think he lost sense of where exactly he was after the jump, or maybe just a brain-freeze that hitting glass isn't against the rules

Ersan Ilyasova has made 1 of his last 24 three point attempts

bosh hit three threes in the final 2 mins i was truly ahead of my time

wow https://twitter.com/DrLwyrIndnChf/status/417183339053727745

Ilh crumbles

bosh hit three threes in the final 2 mins i was truly ahead of my time

― le goon (J0rdan S.), Sunday, December 29, 2013 2:29 AM (7 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

This season Pau sitting prettier at 40% from 3pt with the impressive 4-10 sample size, truly the great shooting big of our time.

:0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOko6Dn3yDk

to tie and send it into OT

onelegged3.gif

never works for me

http://cdn0.sbnation.com/assets/3778973/onelegged3.gif

http://cdn0.sbnation.com/assets/3778973/onelegged3.gif

That's incredible!

damn so chill so money so lika bawse

whos pero antic sounds like some crazy dog

Nice, nbd just gonna swish up a wrong-footed sideways-fade 3pter, hit these in practice all the time.

it crazy hes so relaxed that while obvs his form isnt ideal hes actually perfectly balanced and effortless

Pero Antic.... or hero antics???

Ha guess Bosh kinda called that last play, <3 u, <3 Spo:

"My call at the end of the game was more conservative," Spoelstra said. "I drew something up to get him on the move and he said, ‘No, I want it for the 3.' So he overruled it and became a prophet."

a more polite version of bird's slamming kc jones' clipboard and shouting "why don’t you just give me the ball and tell everybody else to get the hell out of the way?"

okay, okay bosh is no bird

disagree bosh is an emu

we need a licensed taxidermist to be really sure.

also, lol rockets, really showing up v. indy and okc.

an okc fan should be loudly singing wrecking ball every time dwight howard attempts a free-throw.