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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.

DeimosRising posted:

Not at all.

I always thought he was pretty decent, though. OTOH he's well into his thirties now and hasn't played regular NBA minutes in 3 years.

Then sign him post haste. He's a perfect fit for the Bulls compression offense.

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chunkles
Aug 14, 2005

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

Rick posted:

Which is why I was with him until he started actively trying to hurt people on the court. If that's how he's going to play I hope he is a King forever.

I guess I haven't watched any Kings this season, other than the Rockets game

WhyteRyce
Dec 30, 2001

He hasn't been actively trying to hurt anyone any worse then he has in the past, Rick is just still mad about the tussle Cousins and the Lakers got into

edit- Rick might be Luke Walton

WhyteRyce fucked around with this message at 01:21 on Dec 24, 2016

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


dexo please don't say compression offense because it makes me miss the captain, kirk hinrich

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
The only person DeMarcus Cousins has actively tried to hurt was Meyers Leonard, and that was just a psychological destruction.

Rick
Feb 23, 2004
When I was 17, my father was so stupid, I didn't want to be seen with him in public. When I was 24, I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in just 7 years.

WhyteRyce posted:

He hasn't been actively trying to hurt anyone any worse then he has in the past, Rick is just still mad about the tussle Cousins and the Lakers got into

I started posting about it two weeks before that happened.

WhyteRyce
Dec 30, 2001

I mean, Cousins has been suspended in the past for elbows to the head, nut shots, throwing people to the ground, and almost ending Steven Adams' life. If anything he's toned it down a bit

Metapod
Mar 18, 2012
Lol if you think adams wouldn't have gotten right back up if boogie decided to connect

WhyteRyce
Dec 30, 2001

I know the theory is that American basketball players are all soft ninnies but Cousins takes boxing lessons and is no chump on the speed bag. A punch from him to an unprotected skull is not something you want to have happen

edit- Although Melo took boxing lessons and the first thing he did afterward was punch someone in the junk and run away

WhyteRyce fucked around with this message at 01:31 on Dec 24, 2016

Rick
Feb 23, 2004
When I was 17, my father was so stupid, I didn't want to be seen with him in public. When I was 24, I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in just 7 years.

WhyteRyce posted:

I mean, Cousins has been suspended in the past for elbows to the head, nut shots, throwing people to the ground, and almost ending Steven Adams' life. If anything he's toned it down a bit

He's doing it constantly now and getting away with it. Which hey, more power to him but I also am not feeling sorry for him anymore.

Metapod
Mar 18, 2012
A brick wall

https://twitter.com/royceyoung/status/812460774937522176

Time
Aug 1, 2011

It Was All A Dream

This is an all-time hard legal screen

Doltos
Dec 28, 2005

🤌🤌🤌

IT's as tough as Steven Adams. You can't get past high school as a 5'9 guy without eating every single hip check on the court.

Chairchucker
Nov 14, 2006

to ride eternal, shiny and chrome

THUNDERDOME LOSER 2022




WhyteRyce posted:

I know the theory is that American basketball players are all soft ninnies but Cousins takes boxing lessons and is no chump on the speed bag. A punch from him to an unprotected skull is not something you want to have happen


I dare say Metapod is making a reference to that time Zach Randolph punched Steve Adams in the face and Adams just ignored him.

Criminal Minded
Jan 4, 2005

Spring break forever
All NBA punches pale next to the Kermit Washington haymaker

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2bhRrOAI-0

the fact that beasley is wearing a b easy jersey makes this much funnier, imo

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.

Time posted:

This is an all-time hard legal screen

BWV
Feb 24, 2005


serves the little guy right for trying to go that fast


jk I love Isaiah

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.
I loving hate this loving team. Gar and Hoiberg should be fired right loving now.

Rick
Feb 23, 2004
When I was 17, my father was so stupid, I didn't want to be seen with him in public. When I was 24, I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in just 7 years.
I've been struggling to do power rankings past couple of weeks just because it feels like there's such a hard drop off after the top tier of NBA teams that it doesn't even feel like teams in the middle of the pack are playing in same league as everyone else.

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:

I forgot all about the fake nickname jerseys

Jack's Flow
Jun 6, 2003

Life, friends, is boring
At this point George Karl is your drunk uncle squirting lighter fluid on the grill.

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


straight up brolic posted:

I forgot all about the fake nickname jerseys

those were simultaneously awful and hilarious and should be brought out once every five years for us to remember that all NBA players today have terrible ideas of what their nicknames are or should be

Punkin Spunkin
Jan 1, 2010
DOnt forget, the Karl family did make it to the Finals

Punkin Spunkin
Jan 1, 2010
"Kobe" Karl was a very underrated player
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqLJ8-sWRAM

Spacebump
Dec 24, 2003

Dallas Mavericks: Generations

Zogo posted:

The last of the poll:

code:
Select your favorite team:

		Votes	Percentage
Cavaliers	11	10.3%
Warriors	10	9.4%
Spurs		8	7.5%
Celtics		7	6.5%
Bulls		6	5.6%
Raptors		6	5.6%
Rockets		6	5.6%
76ers		5	4.7%
Clippers	5	4.7%
Thunder		5	4.7%
Timberwolves	5	4.7%
Trail Blazers	5	4.7%
Knicks		4	3.7%
Lakers		3	2.8%
Nuggets		3	2.8%
Pacers		3	2.8%
Heat		2	1.9%
Magic		2	1.9%
Mavericks	2	1.9%
Pistons		2	1.9%
Wizards		2	1.9%
Hawks		1	0.94%
Hornets		1	0.94%
Jazz		1	0.94%
Nets		1	0.94%
Pelicans	1	0.94%
Bucks		0	0%
Grizzlies	0	0%
Kings		0	0%
Suns		0	0%


Who is the most overrated current NBA player?					
					
			Votes	Percentage
Stephen Curry		19	18.1%	
Damian Lillard		9	8.6%	
Carmelo Anthony		6	5.7%	
Draymond Green		6	5.7%	
Rajon Rondo		6	5.7%	
Dwyane Wade		5	4.8%	
Chris Paul		5	4.8%	
James Harden		5	4.8%	
DeMar DeRozan		4	3.9%	
DeMarcus Cousins	4	3.9%		
Hassan Whiteside	3	2.9%		
Russell Westbrook	3	2.9%		
Andrew Wiggins		2	1.9%	
Ben Simmons		2	1.9%	
Blake Griffin		2	1.9%	
Bradley Beal		2	1.9%	
C.J. McCollum		2	1.9%	
Kevin Durant		2	1.9%	
Kyrie Irving		2	1.9%	
LaMarcus Aldridge	2	1.9%		
Anthony Davis		1	0.95%	
Chandler Parsons	1	0.95%		
Derrick Rose		1	0.95%	
Evan Turner		1	0.95%	
Giannis Antetokounmpo	1	0.95%		
Iman Shumpert		1	0.95%	
Isaiah Thomas		1	0.95%	
Jamal Crawford		1	0.95%	
John Wall		1	0.95%	
Klay Thompson		1	0.95%	
LeBron James		1	0.95%	
Marcus Smart		1	0.95%	
Matthew Dellavedova	1	0.95%		
Nerlens Noel		1	0.95%	
Pau Gasol		1	0.95%	
Zaza Pachulia		1	0.95%	


Who is the most underrated current NBA player?				
				
			Votes	Percentage
LeBron James		7	6.5%	
James Harden		5	4.7%	
Nikola Jokic		5	4.7%	
DeMarcus Cousins	4	3.7%		
Paul Millsap		4	3.7%	
Ricky Rubio		4	3.7%	
Avery Bradley		3	2.8%	
Blake Griffin		3	2.8%	
Derrick Favors		3	2.8%	
Giannis Antetokounmpo	3	2.8%		
Gordon Hayward		3	2.8%	
Kawhi Leonard		3	2.8%	
Mike Conley		3	2.8%	
Russell Westbrook	3	2.8%		
Andrew Bogut		2	1.9%	
Andrew Wiggins		2	1.9%	
Chris Paul		2	1.9%	
Dirk Nowitzki		2	1.9%	
Draymond Green		2	1.9%	
Kemba Walker		2	1.9%	
Kevin Love		2	1.9%	
Khris Middleton		2	1.9%	
Klay Thompson		2	1.9%	
Kyle Lowry		2	1.9%	
Marc Gasol		2	1.9%	
Tristan Thompson	2	1.9%		
Al Horford		1	0.94%	
Anthony Davis		1	0.94%	
C.J. McCollum		1	0.94%	
Chris Bosh		1	0.94%	
Damian Lillard		1	0.94%	
Danny Green		1	0.94%	
DeAndre Jordan		1	0.94%	
Derrick Rose		1	0.94%	
Devin Booker		1	0.94%	
Enes Kanter		1	0.94%	
Eric Bledsoe		1	0.94%	
George Hill		1	0.94%	
J.J. Redick		1	0.94%	
Jae Crowder		1	0.94%	
Jimmy Butler		1	0.94%	
Joel Embiid		1	0.94%	
John Wall		1	0.94%	
Jonas Valanciunas	1	0.94%		
Josef Nurkic		1	0.94%	
Kevin Durant		1	0.94%	
Kyrie Irving		1	0.94%	
Marcus Morris		1	0.94%	
Nerlens Noel		1	0.94%	
Norman Powell		1	0.94%	
Paul George		1	0.94%	
Rakeem Christmas	1	0.94%		
Richaun Holmes		1	0.94%	
Serge Ibaka		1	0.94%	
Shaun Livingston	1	0.94%		
Tony Wroten		1	0.94%	


Name the greatest NBA/ABA player of all-time:

			Votes	Percentage
Michael Jordan		39	36.8%
LeBron James		27	25.5%
Wilt Chamberlain	20	18.9%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	6	5.7%
Hakeem Olajuwon		2	1.9%
Joel Embiid		2	1.9%
Bill Russell		1	0.94%
Craig Ehlo		1	0.94%
Fat Lever		1	0.94%
Hot Rod Williams	1	0.94%
Jud Buechler		1	0.94%
Landry Fields		1	0.94%
Nate Robinson		1	0.94%
Oscar Robertson		1	0.94%
Tim Duncan		1	0.94%
Yao Ming		1	0.94%


Select the most trainwreck team of 2017:

		Votes	Percentage
Bulls		37	34.6%
Knicks		21	19.6%
Kings		13	12.2%
Nets		10	9.4%
Lakers		7	6.5%
Heat		5	4.7%
Bucks		2	1.9%
Rockets		2	1.9%
Trail Blazers	2	1.9%
76ers		1	0.09%
Cavaliers	1	0.09%
Mavericks	1	0.09%
Pacers		1	0.09%
Pelicans	1	0.09%
Thunder		1	0.09%
Warriors	1	0.09%
Wizards		1	0.09%


Name your favorite TV show:

				  Votes
The Wire			  10
Breaking Bad			  8
Rick and Morty			  5
Arrested Development		  4
Seinfeld			  4
Stranger Things			  3
Black Mirror			  2
Cheers				  2
Game of Thrones			  2
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 2
NBA on TNT			  2
The Office			  2
The Sopranos			  2
Twin Peaks			  2

1 vote:

Atlanta			
Babylon 5			
Better Call Saul			
Better Off Ted			
BoJack Horseman			
Daredevil			
Deadwood			
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives			
Family Guy			
Fargo			
Frasier			
Friends			
Frisky Dingo			
Frontline			
Futurama			
Ghostwriter			
Halt and Catch Fire			
Hannibal			
King of the Hill 			
Mad Men			
Master of None			
Moschops			
Mr. Robot			
Nathan for You			
On Cinema at The Cinema			
Perfect Strangers			
Person of Interest 			
Pretty Little Liars			
Regular Show			
RuPaul's Drag Race			
Sherlock			
SmackDown Live			
Space Ghost Coast to Coast			
Speak for Yourself with Cowherd & Whitlock			
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine			
Steven Universe			
Strangers with Candy			
Survivor			
Survivor's Remorse			
The Flash			
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air			
The League			
The Leftovers			
The Return of Superman			
The Shield			
The Simpsons			
Veep			
Westworld			
You're the Worst
These last two questions were a big mess of answers so I didn't modify the data:

Name your favorite restaurant:

Cafe Bacchus
Nosworthies
The pyramid
Raffi's Place
Sweetie Pies
Camellia Grill
Hole in the wall rib place
eggrolls
Melting Pot
The Great Lost Bear
Anyone selling tacos outside
McDonald's
Sycamore
In n out
Poporoya
Tacombi
I don't really eat out enough to have a favorite.
Honey Butter Fried Chicken
TGI Fridays
Apsara Palace
Sugar Shack RVA
Tibits (https://www.tibits.ch/en/home.html)
Angelo's Pizza, Lakewood OH
Blind Pig
Popeyes
Pf Changs
In-N-Out
My Kitchen
R. F. O'Sullivan
Griffin Claw Brewery
Hurry Curry
Sol Food
Pizza Butt
Bueno y sano
Shenanigans
Mandarin
Whataburger
Eleven Madison Park
Nando's
burger king
Any lovely Mexican restaurant that serves cheap Dos Equis and mediocre tacos
Texas de Brazil
French Laundry
El Mundo, Louisville KY
Taco Bell
McDonald's
Busy Bee (Sandwich place inside a corner market in San Pedro)
A Pig In A Fur Coat
O'Donovans
Raisin Canes
Beer Kitchen
Starboggs
Mom's Cooking
McDonald's
Ray's Hell Burger
Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles
Cheesecake Factory...NOT. Pjoltergeist Oslo
Anything sushi
Porter Creek
Peking Inn
The sketchy taco truck down the street
Karaikudi (toronto)
Popeye's
Olive Garden!
Oud Sluis
Tapeo on newbery street in Boston MA
Sultan's Market
Popeyes
In-N-Out
Tacos Tontos
Iron Chef House
my own house
tgi fridays
Deluxe Green Bo
Cheesecake Factory
Ippudo Ramen
Burger Barge
San Marcos in Tottenham
Cheeseboard
Subs Conscious (123 and amsterdam)
Zaika
Tasty n' alder
Royal Mandarin but only the one in the mall
Keens Steakhouse
McMenamins
Cheesecake Factory
Cous Cous (moroccan)
Drago's
Le Central (RIP)
Mandarin
Taco Bell
Whatever Mexican food is closest
Commander's Palace
Bavette's
Lola's Cafe
On The Border
TGIFridays
Otani's
Pizza
My kitchen
liquor store


Name your favorite drink:

Dark and Stormy
No Fear energy drink (red)
Beer
Everclear
Jameson
Long Island Ice Tea
Clearly Canadian
Sugar Cane
Gin and Tonic
Hendrick's Gin & Tonic
Water, very cold
Cherry Coke
Old Rasputin Imperial Stout
Coop F5
Coffee
Mojito
Bourbon
Vince Carter's dunk on that french guy
Golden Monkey
Beer
Diet orange shasta
Strawberry Lemonade
Coffee
whiskey and soda
limonata
Cum
Sprite
1% milk
Margarita
Orange Juice
MTN DEW
Coke
Beer
Puma Kola
PBR
root beer float
Lagunitas IPA
Pepsi
Chocolate milk
Highland Park 18 Years
Milk
irn bru
Beer
Lean with Fresca
Scotch
Water
Seltzer
Shirley Temple
Cider
Racer 5
Sierra Nevada Otra Vez
coffee
Cherry Coke
Whiskey and ginger
Water
Horchata
Gin and tonic
Whiskey and apple cider
Beer
Arnold Palmer
Hennessey
Concord Grape Juice
Angry Orchard Iceman
H2O
Shirley Temple
Beer - Maudite
Diet Coke
Old Fashioned
Wine
Mr. Pibb
Cheerwine
boba tea
Lemonade
Ommegang Rar Vos
That Canadian's dunks in the last episode of the first season of Dunk King
Beer
shirley temples
Seltzer
Shirley temple
Jack & Coke
Mocha Shake
Water
Limon Pepino Gatorade
Allagash White
Water
Whiskey rocks
Bourbon
Diet Mountain Dew
Male Tears
IPA
White Russian
Mr. Pibb (xtra)
Coffee
Dark & Stormy
Vernor's
Italian sunset
Crown and Coke
Koval Bourbon Whiskey
Margarita
식혜
Shirley Temple
Pippen over Ewing
Orange Juice
Purple
The European Sprite Mojito that comes with Mint
Carter over Weiss
free



Tim Duncan got as many votes as Jud Buechler and Landry Fields.

Part 1 and part 2 of poll here:

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3795365&pagenumber=25&perpage=40#post465828476

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3795365&pagenumber=101&perpage=40#post466528650

Some great answers in this. Especially in the greatest player of all time list. LOL at someone mentioning Hot Rod Williams, he basically ruined Tulane's basketball program while in college. Also, sad that we only had 2 Mavs fans in this one.

Edit: I side with Cousins. When he has played in competent places like Team USA, he doesn't get complaints.

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.

https://twitter.com/Michael_Levin/status/812482160997244928

Metapod
Mar 18, 2012
I have no more words about how much better Russ is playing than everyone else

Henchman of Santa
Aug 21, 2010
The Pistons looked functional finally. Not enough to beat the best team in the league again though.

AggressivelyStupid
Jan 9, 2012

Richard Jefferson has been doing this post-game talk session lately and I look forward to his addition to the NBA on TNT lineup when he retires.

Time
Aug 1, 2011

It Was All A Dream
The rockets were out-gritted and out-grinded by the grizz tonight. Come back soon Clint

NickRoweFillea
Sep 27, 2012

doin thangs
The official team of SAS, the Memphis Grizzlies, are now 20-12 and have beaten several top teams including Golden State, Cleveland, Houston, and LA(C). Join me

NickRoweFillea
Sep 27, 2012

doin thangs
https://twitter.com/memgrizz/status/811987180314763264 watch this video please

Cool Buff Man
Jul 30, 2006

bitch
Please don't quote the entire poll results, thank you

Metapod
Mar 18, 2012

NickRoweFillea posted:

The official team of SAS, the Memphis Grizzlies, are now 20-12 and have beaten several top teams including Golden State, Cleveland, Houston, and LA(C). Join me

Y'all getting an L on the 29th though

NickRoweFillea
Sep 27, 2012

doin thangs
Ah, the idealism of youth

AggressivelyStupid
Jan 9, 2012

The Grizz are gonna take 4 Ls in the finals when they meet my cavs!!

Away all Goats
Jul 5, 2005

Goose's rebellion

goddam Chriss looks like a little kid next to embiid

Doltos
Dec 28, 2005

🤌🤌🤌

I was watching this game live and holy poo poo their bigs rotation is terrible. Covington also has this ability to clog the paint even though he's supposed to be a 3 and D guy.

Noel/Embiid together looks promising though. They really gotta ship Okafor before teams realize he's Enes Kanter with worse defense somehow.

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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.

chunkles posted:

:whatup:

Apparently the Rockets were the ones who proposed the supermax extension and argued for it throughout the whole bargaining process. They want to sign Harden to it as soon as they can.

I was thinking about this. How ballistic will some star player get when his team trades him the year before he's eligible for a supermax? I imagine being traded sucks enough, but bore imagine it also costing you tens of millions of dollars.

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