NBA Thread

[SpeedyGose]

Philly doing a fantastic job of tanking right now. They've lost 22 straight games (although they still aren't in last place). Man does the NBA need to fix things so that teams have no incentive to blatantly lose.

 

Have you seen the proposal for the wheel?

 

Pretty interesting and a really good read from the best writer in the NBA world.

 

http://grantland.com/features/wheel-of-misfortune/

[GD]

I like the concept of the wheel. The only addition I'd make is a fixed age at which prospects enter the prospect, or maybe something based on their education (when their program ends, maybe). That way, no one could time their declaration to go to a big market.

[Abomination]

Have you seen the proposal for the wheel?

 

Pretty interesting and a really good read from the best writer in the NBA world.

 

http://grantland.com/features/wheel-of-misfortune/

 

It is a good read. I'm not sure what I think about the wheel though. I kind of wonder if perhaps all non-playoff teams should get equal chance at receiving the top picks. Maybe put in a slight modifier for each year they finish out of the playoffs but don't get a top 5 pick, and the modifier goes back to zero when they do or something to help combat really bad luck.

[SpeedyGose]

The issue I have with setting an age restriction, if you look at this draft and take out all the freshmen...it goes from being a really good draft to absolutely dreadful

[letsgobjs]

How would a draft with the top non-playoff teams getting the highest picks work out? So, as opposed to the worst team having the best chance at the first pick, it's instead the 9th place team in a conference. It would certainly eliminate tanking by the front offices. But I guess an argument can be made that some teams would be in perpetual failure. What do you guys think?

[SpeedyGose]

Perpetual failure is definitely a valid argument, because there are teams who aren't really tanking...they just suck (Kings, Bucks, Jazz etc)

[John_Havok]

I have no problem with tanking, especially when the NBA game itself all it takes is 1 truly dominant player to instantly turn a franchise around. Yes you still need to supplement the rest of the team with decent players, but 1 player makes an incredible difference right from the get go.

[Dylan]

Lets go Raptors!!

[Dylan]

Salmons bringing nothing to the game lol

[Dylan]

Liking the rotations so far

[Dylan]

Loving Amir's game tonight!

 

Low scoring game

[Dylan]

What a bad game for almost everyone involved.

[GD]

De Colo with the diiiiiiiiiiime

[Dylan]

JV having a bad night

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Incredible effort from the Raps tonight. Cheers to them.

[Dylan]

Incredible effort from the Raps tonight. Cheers to them.

 

Amir, Demar, Vazquez, Hans and Lowry 2nd half!

 

Very entertaining game.

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Well this goes a long way in cementing Durant's status as the best ball player in the world.

 

Ridiculously talented.

[Caper]

Can Novak nail one ice cold?

[jays_fever]

lol these Refs

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Lowry omg

 

lol

 

That was just ridiculous

[Caper]

Win or lose... A great performance by the raps... Though I'm scared of Durante with 7 seconds left.

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Omg GRAB THE BALL JV

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Incredible fight.

 

Wow what a game.

[GD]

Holy f***.

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Ok yeah

 

Re-sign Lowry

[SpeedyGose]

f***ing nails

[Orgfiller]

Dafuq 2OT?

 

Link anyone?

[jays_fever]

http://nbaliveonline.tv/oklahoma-city-thunder-live-streaming/

[Orgfiller]

http://nbaliveonline.tv/oklahoma-city-thunder-live-streaming/

 

Would thank twice if possible. Much appreciated.

[Abomination]

I think the refs are just guessing right now lol. At least the bad calls go both ways.