2017-18 NBA REGULAR SEASON THREAD PART 1 ALL OF AMERICAS FAVORITE TEAMS ARE BACK

this should go over well
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nothin like sitting out the whole year playing a few games very poorly then criticizing yr new teammates to build camaraderie

cavs need to tank for the #1 pick now

trade for picks to get lebron jr. in a few years, then get kyrie jr. when lebron jr. leaves the team for whatever team that's in florida that isn't underwater by then.

when kyrie jr. gets frustrated, have the foresight not to trade for isaiaah thomaas who will be battling bionic limb tendonitis

Plausible

welcome spursfan69!

kinda low key big win for the wolves last night, I was driving Lyft and took a nice guy from South Dakota and his kid who had drove up for the game so I was happy for them.

nice to see Wiggins step up with Jimmy being out. one thing that's been pretty key to this season is we've avoided letting really shitty losses and efforts against inferior teams turn into extended losing streaks. I don't believe we've had more than a couple losses in a row this season, and this is from a franchise than could tell off 8, 9 game losing streaks with ease

a lot of ppl assume I chose 69 bc it is the sex number but it's to honor my two favorite players: avery johnson (#6) and avery johnson when he's upside down (#9)

So it’s two Avery Johnson’s in a mutually pleasurable embrace.

Haha. Also still getting a kick out Kanter wanting to be back with his old fling so badly.

148 ⚡️👑#StriveForGreatness🚀

— Enes Kanter (@Enes_Kanter) January 20, 2018

i feel like a lot of players don't respect lebron anymore

marcos how good or bad would you feel if lebron forced a trade this summer bc that is what im planning to ask him to do on instagram in a few months after i have composed the perfect picture of the alamo

rockets 3pt attempt rate is such an incredible outlier

i feel like a lot of players don't respect lebron anymore

― marcos, Sunday, January 21, 2018 12:07 PM (fifty-seven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

cn sense the crown slipping

+also u can only be a total bitch for so long before ppl tell u to talk to the hand

LeBron also gave a rather interesting response about whether or not Ty Lue would be fired because of their poor play. He said he hoped that would not be the case, but also said he doesn't really know what will happen, which isn't exactly the strongest endorsement of his coach.

"I would hope not," James said. "But I really don't know. I don't know what's going to happen with our team. I have no idea what conversations have been going on. Me personally, I've been trying to stay as laser-sharp as I can to keep my guys ready to go out and play. Obviously, it hasn't resulted in wins, but I got to stay as fresh mentally as much I can with the struggles. I can't worry about job securities and trades and things of that nature. I just stay as focused as I can every night to go out and compete and try to help us win ballgames."

Ty is toast

i sense players don't respect LeBron now bc his supporting cast is so uninspired, Kevin Love mostly excepted. the Kyrie trade and events leading up to it is gonna look even worse as time goes by, they traded a guy who was capable of taking games over for a guy who can't even take over his own hip.

tbf kyrie did force the trade and the cavs knew they were screwed saying in the media that the nets pick was the most important piece for them

a few months ago a lot of ppl were saying the celtics gave up too much lol

crowdermania

it's still pretty amazing that Kyrie stepped up like that, i actually think for him to have done that put both a massive chip on LBJ's shoulder and also made the Cavs a more inviting target for disrespect. this season has been vv juicy.

idk its not like it was guaranteed but i dont think kyries performance has been super surprising this year

hes basically putting up identical numbers to last year while buying into a better system

still so crazy that celtics are gonna have hayward next year, too.

they need him man their offense has been so bad for a while

really hope they get him back for the playoffs, even just like 20mins off the bench wld be huge

sounds like lebron is getting defensive about his effort level because he knows its been lacking

apparently the last time the pacers swept the spurs in the reg season was 94/95

pacers team is interesting. a little inconsistent but probably better than anyone thought they would be.

hes basically putting up identical numbers to last year while buying into a better system

― lag∞n, Sunday, January 21, 2018 11:33 AM (nine hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Kyrie Irving this year vs. last year per 100 possessions spider man pointing meme dot jpg pic.twitter.com/kjzG0hhe0I

— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) January 22, 2018

rare drama http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/22179536/kawhi-leonard-relationship-san-antonio-spurs-becoming-strained

Under president and coach Gregg Popovich and general manager RC Buford, the Spurs have a two decades-long history of strong relationships with star players, but multiple sources describe Leonard and his camp as "distant" and "disconnected" from the organization.

RIP Spurs dynasty. sorry m dot bison.

isaiaah thomaas

― Men's Scarehouse - "You're gonna like the way you're shook." (m bison), Sunday, January 21, 2018 9:55 AM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Lol@ futurenames

And his progeny shall be iiisaiaah see the three is in front

Milwaukee has fired coach Jason Kidd, league sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 22, 2018

j kidd finally completes the circle of life we all predicted for him as coach

lol no surprise there

lol what

Sources: Jason Kidd hasn’t been officially told yet. Giannis Antetokounmpo is devastated. https://t.co/FGaqQybJtn

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) January 22, 2018

rip kiddd

lol IT is ready to gooooooooo

“I’ve got to support the best player ever.” - @IsaiahThomas on wearing Kobe’s sneakers

Watch IT go "Sneaker Shopping" https://t.co/5HrPejFJ2c pic.twitter.com/kduIebPUrB

— Complex Sneakers (@ComplexSneakers) January 22, 2018

lmao IT is being a huge bitch this year

fits right in w the cavs and their messy drama

marcos how good or bad would you feel if lebron forced a trade this summer bc that is what im planning to ask him to do on instagram in a few months after i have composed the perfect picture of the alamo

― Men's Scarehouse - "You're gonna like the way you're shook." (m bison), Sunday, January 21, 2018 12:27 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

take lebron but we get popovich, can u trade a coach is that possible

I’ve been jumping on the cavs suck wagon every year for the last 3 years and been burned in the playoffs every time. Not falling for it again, altho this seems... maybe... a little different.

― Spottie, Saturday, January 20, 2018 5:35 PM (two days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i've been fighting the cavs suck wagon for three years and this year idk. i don't think they will make the finals.

so glad to see Kidd go, the Bucks have too talented a roster to go .500

when does jason kidd get fired?

not sure he gets another shot at a coaching job now.

RIP Spurs dynasty. sorry m dot bison.

― Spottie, Monday, January 22, 2018 11:35 AM (six hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

listened to one of the espn reporters of this story on the radio, he downplayed its significance as mutual frustratio with a slow recovery. it sucks, but itll pass.

spurs "dynasty" is just consecutive 50-win seasons (or lockout-shortened equivalents) so i think theyll be okay on that front

bison hit me w the yellow card lol?
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lmao