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Lockback: Sep 3, 2006; All days are nights to see till I see thee; and nights bright days when dreams do show me thee.

Redgrendel2001 posted:

Hawks gave Schroeder 4/$70.

I feel like that is a lot but I just don't know anymore.

# ? Oct 26, 2016 21:49

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# ? May 13, 2024 23:42

Niwrad: Jul 1, 2008

The Nets could have had Damian Lillard but decided half a year of Gerald Wallace on a non-playoff team was better.

# ? Oct 26, 2016 21:51

chunkles: Aug 14, 2005; i am completely immersed in darkness
as i turn my body away from the sun

Lockback posted:

I feel like that is a lot but I just don't know anymore.

It's definitely a lot of money and a gamble. I seem to remember him agitating a lot for a starting spot so possibly this is a compromise

e: In other news, Rockets are a bunch of hippies

https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/status/791356320708370432

chunkles fucked around with this message at 21:57 on Oct 26, 2016

# ? Oct 26, 2016 21:54

Spacebump: Dec 24, 2003; Dallas Mavericks: Generations

Niwrad posted:

The Nets could have had Damian Lillard but decided half a year of Gerald Wallace on a non-playoff team was better.

When you have the chance to get the greatest Bobcat of all time, you don't say no.

# ? Oct 26, 2016 21:55

Fast Luck: Feb 2, 1988

chunkles posted:

It's definitely a lot of money and a gamble. I seem to remember him agitating a lot for a starting spot so possibly this is a compromise

Well he got a starting spot, because they traded Teague to Indiana. They gave him the job and now they're paying him.

Zach Lowe wrote some good stuff about him in his 6 players to watch this season article.

# ? Oct 26, 2016 22:13

chunkles: Aug 14, 2005; i am completely immersed in darkness
as i turn my body away from the sun

I honestly did not register that Jeff Teague was gone

# ? Oct 26, 2016 22:15

Redgrendel2001: Sep 1, 2006; you literally think a person saying their NBA team of choice being better than the fucking 76ers is a 'schtick'

a literal thing you think.

Niwrad posted:

The Nets could have had Damian Lillard but decided half a year of Gerald Wallace on a non-playoff team was better.

I feel like every time Billy King gets fired, he should give a press conference and just walk up to the podium, smile, and say "The Aristocrats!".

# ? Oct 26, 2016 22:15

sba: Jul 9, 2001; bae

Is it weird that I got into the NBA and finally caved to League Pass because of the social media aspects of it??

I find a lot of the people who cover the NBA are interesting and the "meme" content is really funny (like all the KD switching to a Spurs jersey jokes from last night, and the weird anime cartoons everyone liked last year)

Like, I've quietly read these threads for like 2 years now, and they're among my favorites here to read, you all know whats going on and are funny.

I don't know poo poo about the intricacies of basketball, and I'm going to do my best to figure it out, so I won't contribute much, but thanks for helping me get into it.

(go Kings)

# ? Oct 26, 2016 22:20

Henchman of Santa: Aug 21, 2010

sba posted:

Is it weird that I got into the NBA and finally caved to League Pass because of the social media aspects of it??

I find a lot of the people who cover the NBA are interesting and the "meme" content is really funny (like all the KD switching to a Spurs jersey jokes from last night, and the weird anime cartoons everyone liked last year)

Like, I've quietly read these threads for like 2 years now, and they're among my favorites here to read, you all know whats going on and are funny.

I don't know poo poo about the intricacies of basketball, and I'm going to do my best to figure it out, so I won't contribute much, but thanks for helping me get into it.

(go Kings)

Always feel free to ask questions!

# ? Oct 26, 2016 22:21

Spoeank: Jul 16, 2003; That's a nice set of 11 dynasty points there, it would be a shame if 3 rings were to happen with it

Lockback posted:

https://twitter.com/Hegelbon/status/492741034749620224

This is art and will never not be funny

# ? Oct 26, 2016 22:24

Mountain Dew Code Bread: Mar 20, 2008

Watching the Jazz/Blazers condensed game and thinking, what's up with Dante Exum these days? I know he was injured all last year, but what are people's thoughts on him at this point? Is he still considered to be the future for the Jazz or do people think his ceiling is backup PG now?

# ? Oct 26, 2016 22:24

Niwrad: Jul 1, 2008

sba posted:

Is it weird that I got into the NBA and finally caved to League Pass because of the social media aspects of it??

I find a lot of the people who cover the NBA are interesting and the "meme" content is really funny (like all the KD switching to a Spurs jersey jokes from last night, and the weird anime cartoons everyone liked last year)

Like, I've quietly read these threads for like 2 years now, and they're among my favorites here to read, you all know whats going on and are funny.

I don't know poo poo about the intricacies of basketball, and I'm going to do my best to figure it out, so I won't contribute much, but thanks for helping me get into it.

(go Kings)

Half the fun of the NBA is it's aimed at a younger audience and doesn't take itself as seriously as other sports. The league doesn't mind their players actually having personalities.

# ? Oct 26, 2016 22:27

RaySmuckles: Oct 14, 2009; Grimey Drawer

sba posted:

Is it weird that I got into the NBA and finally caved to League Pass because of the social media aspects of it??

I find a lot of the people who cover the NBA are interesting and the "meme" content is really funny (like all the KD switching to a Spurs jersey jokes from last night, and the weird anime cartoons everyone liked last year)

Like, I've quietly read these threads for like 2 years now, and they're among my favorites here to read, you all know whats going on and are funny.

I don't know poo poo about the intricacies of basketball, and I'm going to do my best to figure it out, so I won't contribute much, but thanks for helping me get into it.

(go Kings)

the ball goes into the hoop

the warriors are shook

death, taxes, spurs

that about sums it up i think

(this is a great thread with really fun posters)

# ? Oct 26, 2016 22:29

Dexo: Aug 15, 2009; A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.

Niwrad posted:

Half the fun of the NBA is it's aimed at a younger audience and doesn't take itself as seriously as other sports. The league doesn't mind their players actually having personalities.

Unless you do the Big Balls dance word to Eddie House.

# ? Oct 26, 2016 22:30

Stiev Awt: Mar 20, 2007

Niwrad posted:

Half the fun of the NBA is it's aimed at a younger audience and doesn't take itself as seriously as other sports. The league doesn't mind their players actually having personalities.

I've been marathoning the fashion thread, and one of my first reactions was "if there was a hockey fashion thread, all we'd do is repost Brent Burns and Subban."

# ? Oct 26, 2016 22:37

straight up brolic: Jan 31, 2007; After all, I was nice in ball,
Came to practice weed scented
Report card like the speed limit

Tae is going to kill you

# ? Oct 26, 2016 22:43

Stiev Awt: Mar 20, 2007

straight up brolic posted:

Tae is going to kill you

Bring it on Tae :twisted:

# ? Oct 26, 2016 22:54

Tae: Oct 24, 2010; Hello? Can you hear me? ...Perhaps if I shout? AAAAAAAAAH!

straight up brolic posted:

Tae is going to kill you

Uh....I don't think I ever said anything about fashion?

# ? Oct 26, 2016 23:01

Zogo: Jul 29, 2003

RaySmuckles posted:

nah, he can stay retired. the man is a legend. a god. but retirement is the best thing for him and the team.

He could come back to pass Stockton in career WS.

Henchman of Santa posted:

lol the Sixers AND the Lakers are both on national TV tonight.

Somebody is trying to accelerate the death of traditional TV.

Jack's Flow posted:

Yeah, I hope people did not expect them to start 20-0 or whatever.

Of course they did.

Time to watch Jazz-Blazers.

I wanted a 35-0 start.

# ? Oct 26, 2016 23:03

euphronius: Feb 18, 2009

4/70 is average starter money.

# ? Oct 26, 2016 23:04

Athanatos: Jun 7, 2006; Est. 1967

If Harden doesnt wear the short-shorts tonight, I hope the Lakers crush the Rockets

# ? Oct 26, 2016 23:04

xbilkis: Apr 11, 2005; god qb
me
jay hova

Redgrendel2001 posted:

https://twitter.com/TheBSLine/status/791310918688903168

For those of you too lazy to click through, the article this is pulled from is a pro-click and reveals Sam Hinkie as a master empath and not a weirdo Silicon Valley/Ted Talks bullshit peddler

quote:

On Aug. 27, the 76ers hosted their annual Beach Bash at Jack�s Place on the Jersey Shore. At the end of the event, parched from all his socializing, Embiid ordered two Shirley Temples for the road. As he left, he took a sip, and beamed. The soda, the cherry, the grenadine, this was a mean Shirley Temple. He ducked back inside and autographed a shirt for the bartender: Best Shirley Temples Ever, Joel Embiid.

http://www.si.com/nba/2016/10/26/joel-embiid-philadelphia-76ers-the-process

# ? Oct 26, 2016 23:05

straight up brolic: Jan 31, 2007; After all, I was nice in ball,
Came to practice weed scented
Report card like the speed limit

Tae posted:

Uh....I don't think I ever said anything about fashion?

I meant about the memes because u hate memes

# ? Oct 26, 2016 23:07

Tae: Oct 24, 2010; Hello? Can you hear me? ...Perhaps if I shout? AAAAAAAAAH!

straight up brolic posted:

I meant about the memes because u hate memes

I don't like repeating the same, exact content. I welcome creativity that isn't adam sandlers level of lazy.

# ? Oct 26, 2016 23:10

chunkles: Aug 14, 2005; i am completely immersed in darkness
as i turn my body away from the sun

Athanatos posted:

If Harden doesnt wear the short-shorts tonight, I hope the Lakers crush the Rockets

He will do it. It's time.

# ? Oct 26, 2016 23:10

Papercut: Aug 24, 2005

You don't need to watch condensed Jazz/Blazers, I've condensed it for you:

# ? Oct 26, 2016 23:12

kiimo: Jul 24, 2003

Get hype for the process.

http://www.si.com/nba/2016/10/26/joel-embiid-philadelphia-76ers-the-process/?xid=socialflow_twitter_si

full quote from earlier:

The Process posted:

�You know how I learned to shoot?� Embiid says. �I watched white people. Just regular white people. They really put their elbow in and finish up top. You can find videos of them online.�

# ? Oct 26, 2016 23:18

DeimosRising: Oct 17, 2005; �Hola SEA!

straight up brolic posted:

Did you watch any basketball last night Russ?

https://instagram.com/p/BMCVK85js73/

NOT a Dove soap endorsement

# ? Oct 26, 2016 23:20

RaySmuckles: Oct 14, 2009; Grimey Drawer

Papercut posted:

You don't need to watch condensed Jazz/Blazers, I've condensed it for you:

lmao at leonard's face.

yes. at his face

# ? Oct 26, 2016 23:24

Zogo: Jul 29, 2003

-No NBA/ABA champion has opened the season with a 29 point loss.

-Kawhi accrued .4 WS last night. .4 is Rose's WS total for all of last season.

-Durant's regular season 20+ point streak continues:

code:

Player 			First 		Last 		Games
Wilt Chamberlain	1961-10-19	1963-01-19	126
Wilt Chamberlain	1963-02-26	1964-03-18	92
Oscar Robertson		1963-03-13	1964-10-20	82
Connie Hawkins		1967-12-31	1969-03-14	76
Michael Jordan		1987-12-29	1988-12-06	72
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1971-11-21	1972-11-08	71
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1970-02-06	1971-01-20	70
Michael Jordan		1990-11-24	1991-04-19	69
Kevin Durant		2015-11-23	2016-10-25	65

More than halfway to Wilt's record.

Zogo fucked around with this message at 23:30 on Oct 26, 2016

# ? Oct 26, 2016 23:28

Good Work You Get An HIV: Feb 22, 2016

Papercut posted:

You don't need to watch condensed Jazz/Blazers, I've condensed it for you:

Is that Meyers Leonard?

Edit: Ray Smuckles confirmed above

# ? Oct 26, 2016 23:29

NickRoweFillea: Sep 27, 2012; doin thangs

sba posted:

Is it weird that I got into the NBA and finally caved to League Pass because of the social media aspects of it??

I find a lot of the people who cover the NBA are interesting and the "meme" content is really funny (like all the KD switching to a Spurs jersey jokes from last night, and the weird anime cartoons everyone liked last year)

Like, I've quietly read these threads for like 2 years now, and they're among my favorites here to read, you all know whats going on and are funny.

I don't know poo poo about the intricacies of basketball, and I'm going to do my best to figure it out, so I won't contribute much, but thanks for helping me get into it.

(go Kings)

We want to be helpful and make sure everyone has a good time watching the best sport ever created

# ? Oct 26, 2016 23:29

Good Work You Get An HIV: Feb 22, 2016

https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/791407468609806336

gently caress yeah Gerald Green's hair is sick!

# ? Oct 26, 2016 23:39

RaySmuckles: Oct 14, 2009; Grimey Drawer

Good Work You Get An HIV posted:

https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/791407468609806336

gently caress yeah Gerald Green's hair is sick!

Yeah that's pretty dope

# ? Oct 26, 2016 23:40

Stevie Lee: Oct 8, 2007

Joel Embiid and Dario Saric are starting tonight in a regular season NBA game :getin:

# ? Oct 26, 2016 23:43

zelah: Dec 1, 2004; Diabetes, you are not invited to my pizza party.

Papercut posted:

You don't need to watch condensed Jazz/Blazers, I've condensed it for you:

I cannot wait for him to get traded.

# ? Oct 26, 2016 23:47

milk milk lemonade: Jul 29, 2016

Papercut posted:

You don't need to watch condensed Jazz/Blazers, I've condensed it for you:

What is Peggy from Mad Men doing there

# ? Oct 27, 2016 00:00

kiimo: Jul 24, 2003

milk milk lemonade posted:

What is Peggy from Mad Men doing there

How dare you say such a thing about Steve from Stranger Things

# ? Oct 27, 2016 00:03

Jota: May 6, 2003; uga-booga uga-booga

This is my favorite time of year. League pass for free so everyone is watching a ton of games and then massively overreacting to everyone's performance in the first week. It's a beautiful thing.

# ? Oct 27, 2016 00:28

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# ? May 13, 2024 23:42

NickRoweFillea: Sep 27, 2012; doin thangs

https://www.instagram.com/p/BMC1WEIDkuN/

# ? Oct 27, 2016 00:49

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