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chunkles
Aug 14, 2005

i am completely immersed in darkness
as i turn my body away from the sun

tanglewood1420 posted:

I'd have thought NBA posters would be anti capital punishment.

That's actually not too bad, way better than five for every assist Hassan Whiteside has

In other news, some vaguely basketball related sentences that I thought were funny/interesting

quote:

Near the end of the war, Naismith wrote a letter to his wife, Maude, expressing concern about what was going to happen to all those young men when they returned home. He had an idea, he wrote, about what the government could do to help those men who had risked their lives for their country. In a few simple, handwritten pages, he drafted a plan similar to what would become the G.I. Bill — at the end of the next world war.

One modern invention that Naismith failed to appreciate properly was the automobile. He never understood why the car did not stop — as a team of horses did — when he yelled “whoa.”

He was once pulled over by a police officer who wanted to know why Naismith had failed to obey a boulevard stop sign.

“What’s a boulevard stop sign?” Naismith asked.

The officer gave up and let him go.

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Henchman of Santa
Aug 21, 2010

ChickenMedium posted:

How is this a question? None of the Zellers went to Duke.

Mason Plumlee is so Duke that he looks like he was in a documentary about an early 90s college team that had to play Duke in the title game.

Please Eat A Vegetable
Jun 26, 2002
Lord of Primate Booty
At the 3 alphas game, watching the Cubs game.
Woop woop!

Athanatos
Jun 7, 2006

Est. 1967

The Piper posted:

might be the wrong thread for this but does anyone know if NBA Leaguepass allows for concurrent log-ins? Looking to split the cost with a friend. We're in the same time zone and both root for east coast teams so we'll definitely be watching at the same time some nights.

Everything I've read said no. There is a free trial right now, load a free trial account at the same time and see what it tells you.

Papercut
Aug 24, 2005

Athanatos posted:

Everything I've read said no. There is a free trial right now, load a free trial account at the same time and see what it tells you.

In the past when I've tried, it immediately logs out the other person

humpthewind
Jan 8, 2007

Noblest of all dogs is the hot-dog; it feeds the hand that bites it.

Papercut posted:

In the past when I've tried, it immediately logs out the other person

I've experienced this with my dad as well. Only if we try and watch the same game though on the same device. So if he used the TV to watch a game and I used the computer to watch the same game we wouldn't have an issue

boxcarhobo
Jun 23, 2005

https://twitter.com/SheaSerrano/status/792541697162870784

Kibner
Oct 21, 2008

Acguy Supremacy
Since Metapod asked about this in the gdt:

https://twitter.com/BourbonStShots/status/792532517995765760

Away all Goats
Jul 5, 2005

Goose's rebellion

s/o to pop resting guys 3 games into the season

straight up brolic
Jan 31, 2007

After all, I was nice in ball,
Came to practice weed scented
Report card like the speed limit

:homebrew::homebrew::homebrew:

Away all Goats posted:

s/o to pop resting guys 3 games into the season
no spur played more than 28 minutes lol

Strawberry Panda
Nov 4, 2007

Breakfast Defecting, Slow Dick Touching, Root Beer Barreling SwagVP
Is McBuckets an Alpha?

NickRoweFillea
Sep 27, 2012

doin thangs

straight up brolic posted:

no spur played more than 28 minutes lol

Now that's efficiency

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

Hello? Can you hear me? ...Perhaps if I shout? AAAAAAAAAH!
McDermit lead the Bulls in minutes at 27.

I suspected the Pacers were gonna be bad at defense, I didn't expect them to be that bad.

Metapod
Mar 18, 2012
https://twitter.com/Enes_Kanter/status/792563001085657088

Juaguocio
Jun 5, 2005

Oh, David...

Away all Goats posted:

s/o to pop resting guys 3 games into the season

Lenny needs his beauty sleep.

Here are the rest of this year's Spurs HEB commercials:

Tony's Truck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzetGzdjOvI
Coyote's Birthday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiNSt0anwA4
Retirement Club: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rli_6dbnJYs

CharlieFoxtrot
Mar 27, 2007

organize digital employees




Shouldn't this be "Enes Gulen Day"

Metapod
Mar 18, 2012

CharlieFoxtrot posted:

Shouldn't this be "Enes Gulen Day"

Please don't question the intelligence of the Oklahoma lawmakers

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.

Metapod posted:

Please don't question the intelligence of the Oklahoma lawmakers

Erdogan going to blame Oklahoma for the next "coup".

Henchman of Santa
Aug 21, 2010
How did Dougie McBuckets dominate the Pacers lmao

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

Hello? Can you hear me? ...Perhaps if I shout? AAAAAAAAAH!

Henchman of Santa posted:

How did Dougie McBuckets dominate the Pacers lmao

It was pretty much the bench vs bench in the 2nd half and the Pacers bench are confused at defending the perimeter

EvanTH
Apr 24, 2004

i like to express my inner pain by being really boring on the phone
or just when i'm kickin it
that's me though
i'm kind of oddddddd
I love opening week chaos when the bad teams win a few and all expectations are wrong

Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

Tae posted:

McDermit lead the Bulls in minutes at 27.

I suspected the Pacers were gonna be bad at defense, I didn't expect them to be that bad.

The Bulls were supposed to be trash. Now they're trying to start the season 3-0 for the first time since 1997.

Strawberry Panda posted:

Is McBuckets an Alpha?

It's looking that way.

Please Eat A Vegetable posted:

At the 3 alphas game, watching the Cubs game.
Woop woop!

I want to see Dwyane Wade hit a HR for the Cubs.

Dejan Bimble
Mar 24, 2008

we're all black friends
Plaster Town Cop
What confused me is is that 3 years ago, Thad Young was an exciting trade chip, like, we've gotta get a good first or someone good for him. Thad Young. And then for 2 years everyone's opinion of him was, can't shoot threes so he sucks. Then he signed with the Pacers and somehow Thad Young became a good player who can do all sorts of things again. Perception baby

“ZELMO BEATY: Bill was a strong believer in the power of honey. In the dressing room, he had honey candy bars and honey and tea for us to drink. He also had chocolate bars. He believed that honey and chocolate gave you energy.

Excerpt From: Terry Pluto. “Loose Balls.” iBooks. '

EvanTH
Apr 24, 2004

i like to express my inner pain by being really boring on the phone
or just when i'm kickin it
that's me though
i'm kind of oddddddd

Dejan Bimble posted:

What confused me is is that 3 years ago, Thad Young was an exciting trade chip, like, we've gotta get a good first or someone good for him. Thad Young. And then for 2 years everyone's opinion of him was, can't shoot threes so he sucks. Then he signed with the Pacers and somehow Thad Young became a good player who can do all sorts of things again. Perception baby

Went from being an NBA player to a member of the Brooklyn Nets and back

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

Take me to your Shida

this was not the gameday thread

IcePhoenix fucked around with this message at 06:21 on Oct 30, 2016

WhyteRyce
Dec 30, 2001

Dejan Bimble posted:

What confused me is is that 3 years ago, Thad Young was an exciting trade chip, like, we've gotta get a good first or someone good for him. Thad Young. And then for 2 years everyone's opinion of him was, can't shoot threes so he sucks. Then he signed with the Pacers and somehow Thad Young became a good player who can do all sorts of things again. Perception baby


I never liked Thad Young and never understood this

chunkles
Aug 14, 2005

i am completely immersed in darkness
as i turn my body away from the sun

Dejan Bimble posted:

“ZELMO BEATY: Bill was a strong believer in the power of honey. In the dressing room, he had honey candy bars and honey and tea for us to drink. He also had chocolate bars. He believed that honey and chocolate gave you energy.

Excerpt From: Terry Pluto. “Loose Balls.” iBooks. '

I got my exhaust leak fixed and am looking forward to being able to listen to the second half of Loose Balls.on audiobook

WhyteRyce posted:

I never liked Thad Young and never understood this

I never really got it either, I feel like GMs were hoping he'd get the three pointer worked out

Hashtag Banterzone
Dec 8, 2005


Lifetime Winner of the willkill4food Honorary Bad Posting Award in PWM
Couple nice highlights from the Blazers Denver game

https://twitter.com/BedgeTimmay/status/792553843179393024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/CSNNW/status/792581221368770560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/trailblazers/status/792586610386665472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

Hello? Can you hear me? ...Perhaps if I shout? AAAAAAAAAH!
Uh why was Faried guarding Lilard

Shear Modulus
Jun 9, 2010



The drawn-up play on the second video was nice.

EvanTH
Apr 24, 2004

i like to express my inner pain by being really boring on the phone
or just when i'm kickin it
that's me though
i'm kind of oddddddd

I think I might be cynical my first thought watching was "wow mudiay sucks"

btw bryon russell couldn't have been pushed if he hadn't dove the wrong way in the first place

edit:

Shear Modulus posted:

The drawn-up play on the second video was nice.

agreedo

EvanTH
Apr 24, 2004

i like to express my inner pain by being really boring on the phone
or just when i'm kickin it
that's me though
i'm kind of oddddddd

Tae posted:

Uh why was Faried guarding Lilard

because of strong precedent:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbMS1rcaNR0

teagone
Jun 10, 2003

That was pretty intense, huh?

I hope the Bulls run the elevator doors play for Dougie Fresh more often.

tanglewood1420
Oct 28, 2010

The importance of this mission cannot be overemphasized

Tae posted:

Uh why was Faried guarding Lilard

It came in transition off a rebound at the other end and when they saw Farieed picked up Lillard they iso'd up top and didn't give the defense a chance to switch it.

I guess it's possible that it was a deliberate strategy from Malone rather than have Emmanuel 'The Revolving Door' Mudiay pick him up on the game deciding possession.

tanglewood1420 fucked around with this message at 07:41 on Oct 30, 2016

cisneros
Apr 18, 2006

Tae posted:

Uh why was Faried guarding Lilard

Didn't Karl use to put him on Kobe for some reason

Papercut
Aug 24, 2005

Shear Modulus posted:

The drawn-up play on the second video was nice.

It's really nice because usually you would expect that trailing screen to pop Lillard open to receive the pass above the arc with space for a 3. Really good execution, especially Leonard with the moving screen.

Jack's Flow
Jun 6, 2003

Life, friends, is boring
If Steph wasn't around, Lillard would be my favorite point guard in the league. He's amazing.

edit:

https://twitter.com/PicknSaveStores/status/792455982232117248

Jack's Flow fucked around with this message at 14:22 on Oct 30, 2016

ButtWolf
Dec 30, 2004

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
Is Plumlee normally a real good passer? Cause those were perfect. A big that can pass well out of the post to cutters is extremely dangerous.

Ghost Dog
Aug 17, 2016

ButtWolf posted:

Is Plumlee normally a real good passer? Cause those were perfect. A big that can pass well out of the post to cutters is extremely dangerous.

idk but something about him makes me think he Plays The Right Way

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AggressivelyStupid
Jan 9, 2012

He's got a lot of heart and basketball iq

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