Jackson didn't - look - lost tho. And expectations we're make the playoffs not contend for it all.
― Al He Miola (Spottie), Saturday, December 7, 2013 4:10 PM (45 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
It's true that their expectations weren't as high as the Nets' expectations this year.
But w/r/t parallels, that Warriors team was supposed to feature Ellis/Lee/Curry/Thompson/Nate Robinson/Rush, so it's not like they expected a flounderfest. Instead, Dorell Wright and David Lee were basically the only players to start a majority of their games; and, that's kinda where the Nets are headed right now. And now that things are running smoothly for GSW, I think it's easy to forget that everyone was piling on Jax those first few months for being a hilariously overmatched coach.
I think the big diff is that it was a predominantly young team, so it was kinda As Jax Learns, So Do the Youngs. Since the Nets wanted to contend for a title AND have a vanilla coach, they went the opposite route: surround him with vets so Kidd/staff had more latitude for error / wouldn't have to spend practice/gametime on rudimentary stuff.
But like, all of this said, Kidd does look totally overmatched right now, visibly; I just think it's not out of the question for him to turn it around, provided he has a half-decent team to coach. The cup spill + Frank stuff + awful record is tough to ignore, though.
Hahaha xps, fwiw a quick internet search on current NBA atheists brought up:
- Rondo- Manu- Bosh
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― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Saturday, 7 December 2013 22:24 (ten years ago) link
Bosh is a secret Redditor
― 乒乓, Saturday, 7 December 2013 22:38 (ten years ago) link
Rondo, huh.
― ☞ (brimstead), Saturday, 7 December 2013 23:54 (ten years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/ui4NoiP.png
Hibbert has a portrait of himself above his fireplace
― 乒乓, Sunday, 8 December 2013 00:20 (ten years ago) link
lol "hand painted."
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Sunday, 8 December 2013 00:46 (ten years ago) link
wade has some really spectacular portraits of himself at his house iirc from cribs
― lag∞n, Sunday, 8 December 2013 00:48 (ten years ago) link
if i were hella rich i'd prob have some sick portraits everywhere
― Clay, Sunday, 8 December 2013 01:13 (ten years ago) link
check me out i'm rich this is my mansion there's a sweet portrait of my face i fuckin own u
― Clay, Sunday, 8 December 2013 01:14 (ten years ago) link
yeah same why not
― k3vin k., Sunday, 8 December 2013 01:20 (ten years ago) link
I'm not sure getting a portrait of myself would ever even occur to me
― z-time champion (agent hibachi), Sunday, 8 December 2013 01:25 (ten years ago) link
Unless it was me as a centaur
― z-time champion (agent hibachi), Sunday, 8 December 2013 01:26 (ten years ago) link
Like, that's what mirrors are for, then the rest of yr walls are freed up for like arts and stuff
If I were rich first portrait I would get would be agent hibachi as a centaur for shre
― 乒乓, Sunday, 8 December 2013 01:27 (ten years ago) link
when i make my fortune first thing im doing is commissioning a copy of this masterpiece from tyrese cribs
http://images.tbd.com/entertainment/xandpac_crop_606.jpg
― lag∞n, Sunday, 8 December 2013 01:30 (ten years ago) link
really am glad we cleared up that melo sucks, i am shit, and new york is garbage.
― Clay, Saturday, December 7, 2013 5:07 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
lol pls stay buzza seriously I don't think we have a single Knicks fan here
The Knicks have been so amazingly ridiculous for over a decade, I almost feel bad for them, last years barely cracked window of opportunity almost makes it worse since it was so obvious they would be bad
I think melo actually does suck because he only plays 50% of the game which would be a failing grade. I still love him as team usa's small ball 4 since no one plays defense in the Olympics etc anyway
― z-time champion (agent hibachi), Sunday, 8 December 2013 01:33 (ten years ago) link
Holy fucking shit is that PAC getting christened or resurrected my Malcolm X because I need that now
― z-time champion (agent hibachi), Sunday, 8 December 2013 01:34 (ten years ago) link
christened, the title is 'what if'
― lag∞n, Sunday, 8 December 2013 01:35 (ten years ago) link
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2637/3843613352_d9edbd0b78.jpg
― lag∞n, Sunday, 8 December 2013 01:36 (ten years ago) link
its a mural
WHAT IF INDEED
did tyrese oaint it because it's pretty good the landscape and the ladies in the back have a lil Van Gogh quality to them
― z-time champion (agent hibachi), Sunday, 8 December 2013 01:37 (ten years ago) link
he also has this last supper themed one, as you can see marvin, pac again (2 pacs), aaliyah
http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/V1pPiPqBwac/maxresdefault.jpg?feature=og
tyrese def did not paint them
― lag∞n, Sunday, 8 December 2013 01:38 (ten years ago) link
haha ok here we go hold on
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1pPiPqBwac
― lag∞n, Sunday, 8 December 2013 01:40 (ten years ago) link
Wow
― z-time champion (agent hibachi), Sunday, 8 December 2013 01:42 (ten years ago) link
Huh
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Sunday, 8 December 2013 01:46 (ten years ago) link
Hold up I have been googling this and I see no evidence that Tyrese did not paint these himself
Also the last supper is p great actually
― z-time champion (agent hibachi), Sunday, 8 December 2013 01:47 (ten years ago) link
I clearly was not on black twitter in 2011 when this first broke
cool that biggie and pac are down to break some heavenly bread
― Clay, Sunday, 8 December 2013 01:48 (ten years ago) link
There's no way he didn't commission that, cmon.
― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Sunday, 8 December 2013 01:48 (ten years ago) link
p sure he wouldve mentioned that he painted them if he did, not to mention they are very much in the style of a hack commercial artist which even if he could paint wouldnt be a category he would likely fall under
― lag∞n, Sunday, 8 December 2013 01:50 (ten years ago) link
Actors got downtime mang u never know that they're gonna get into
But alright he probably did not paint them
I would also pay for a pen & pixel remix of those murals, has it been long enough to non ironically bring back that style
― z-time champion (agent hibachi), Sunday, 8 December 2013 01:51 (ten years ago) link
i like how the video artifacts make an oscillating halo around marvin when they zoom in tho that shit is super anointed
― lag∞n, Sunday, 8 December 2013 01:52 (ten years ago) link
some good games on tonight
― k3vin k., Sunday, 8 December 2013 01:56 (ten years ago) link
too bad love is out
― lag∞n, Sunday, 8 December 2013 01:58 (ten years ago) link
Lebron is just effortlessly dominating this quarter
― z-time champion (agent hibachi), Sunday, 8 December 2013 02:01 (ten years ago) link
yeah filling up the statsheet like we haven't seen him do in a while
― k3vin k., Sunday, 8 December 2013 02:05 (ten years ago) link
ooh and he's guarding martin now
― k3vin k., Sunday, 8 December 2013 02:08 (ten years ago) link
5 turnovers too haha
bron's getting a quadruple-double tonight i'm calling it
― k3vin k., Sunday, 8 December 2013 02:13 (ten years ago) link
with turnovers? he has one steal and no blocks.
― Clay, Sunday, 8 December 2013 02:17 (ten years ago) link
yeah that's what i meant
― k3vin k., Sunday, 8 December 2013 02:19 (ten years ago) link
re: portraits
http://blogimages.thescore.com/tbj/files/2012/04/carmelo-anthony-painting.jpg
― fit and working again, Sunday, 8 December 2013 02:34 (ten years ago) link
i have not seen lebron this dialed in in a while
― k3vin k., Sunday, 8 December 2013 02:47 (ten years ago) link
lebron....
― k3vin k., Sunday, 8 December 2013 02:50 (ten years ago) link
jeez, paul george is fuckin mean
― k3vin k., Sunday, 8 December 2013 03:09 (ten years ago) link
why did steph play 45 minutes of a 26-point blowout
― k3vin k., Sunday, 8 December 2013 03:17 (ten years ago) link
LMA just hit dirk's own shot in dirk's face
― k3vin k., Sunday, 8 December 2013 04:24 (ten years ago) link
oh man and dirk just hit him back with it
― k3vin k., Sunday, 8 December 2013 04:26 (ten years ago) link
LP alert btw mavs/blazers, crazy finish
― k3vin k., Sunday, 8 December 2013 05:13 (ten years ago) link
LOVE lillard taking those pullup 3s
OMG DAME
― k3vin k., Sunday, 8 December 2013 05:23 (ten years ago) link