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quote:@WindhorstESPN said the Hawks had a deal with the Raptors that fell through on today’s @TrueHoopTV podcast. Brian Windhorst on ESPN’s TrueHoop Podcast (15 min mark): “They almost traded (Paul Millsap) to Denver at the trade deadline last year. They also had a trade lined up for Jeff Teague and ultimately decided not to do either trade. Then over the summer, after they did trade Jeff Teague and sign Dwight Howard, they were all set to trade Millsap if Al Horford had re-signed. They were going to trade him to Toronto. That deal fell through when Horford went to Boston. Sorry Raptors
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I assume the Denver deal would've sent one of Nurkic or Faried back to Atlanta otherwise that's a weird one from the Nuggets' point of view.
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George not content with burning bridges in the NBA wants to get himself banned from China https://twitter.com/steven_lebron/status/816128412922290180
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WhyteRyce posted:George not content with burning bridges in the NBA wants to get himself banned from China A while back I wanted to watch Starbury in China and the youtube highlights pretty much confirm this. Also this book was the best thing ever for George Karl's post-coaching career. He's basically just being as outrageous as possible so people buy his book and talk about his old worthless rear end.
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Also I watched the Kings/Nuggets game last night and had to swap streams. The difference between Nuggets terrible homer announcers and Kings smart and fun announcers is night and day.
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Os Furoris posted:Sac goons: I'm planning on buying a ticket to the Pacers Kings game this month. Is the upper deck terrible? Looks like I can get a seat for around $40 at half court. Any food recommendations near the new arena? I'm 100% fine with the upper deck. Some people find it daunting when they first go up there because it is relatively steep compared to other arenas, and you're higher up than at the older arena because of the additional levels added for suites and lofts. There are no cup holders up there and the aisles are pretty narrow (which is why there are no cup holders), so it's a tight fit. But I think the sight lines are great. My seats are 3 rows from the back and I can see everything just fine. That being said, if you're in the upper level and went with a friend, I'd strongly consider staking out a spot early in the Draught Garden. You'll get a great view of the game (maybe even better than your seat) and get a little more elbow room near the railing. All the food in the arena is pretty good. It is pricey but unless you make happy hour most of the restaurants outside are just as pricey. Duck fat fries from Low Brau near the Draught Garden are great. The El Jefe dog is a jumbo hot dog with cheese sauce, carnitas, guacamole, and pico. Guaranteed to be good and guaranteed to have you on the toilet the next day. The carnitas nachos are also good. Again, it's all pretty good and there is something different at each station/stand so feel free to walk around and see if something looks good. If you want to eat outside the arena, I like getting to Pizza Rock for happy hour. They have $5 personnel pizzas and $4 32oz. PBR. And if you're not trying to eat cheap then they have a bunch of good pizza (Cal Italia, Detroit Red Brick). I can't give a recommendation on El Rey or Malt & Mash, which are right outside the arena, because they are both super packed before games and I'd rather not deal with that. If you go to the far end of K-Street, Tequilla Mayahuel is pretty good. Sauced is brand new, right outside the arena, and should be open by then. Haven't been but the soft opening reviews look ok. I'm not sure if you're from Sacramento or familiar with Downtown, but there are other good places if you don't mind expanding your radius 10-12 blocks.
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Jack's Flow posted:Iverson's MVP season VS Isaiah Thomas 2016-17 In AI's defense, keeping up his (clearly inferior) production while playing 42 fucken minutes a game is something most guys couldn't do.
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The Reno Bighorns are using dokmo fave George Papagiannis as a post up scorer, wtf are they doing.
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dokmo posted:The Reno Bighorns are using dokmo fave George Papagiannis as a post up scorer, wtf are they doing. Wrong!!! Is lie!!!
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Sorry dokmo but roll man in 2016 is very soft
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Os Furoris posted:Sac goons: I'm planning on buying a ticket to the Pacers Kings game this month. Is the upper deck terrible? Looks like I can get a seat for around $40 at half court. Any food recommendations near the new arena? I've never been to a Kings game specifically but if you go to basketball rarely I recommend springing for a lower bowl ticket. It can't be that hard to get (I can get Rockets tickets to good games for like $60-100 over the player tunnel)
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chunkles posted:I've never been to a Kings game specifically but if you go to basketball rarely I recommend springing for a lower bowl ticket. It can't be that hard to get (I can get Rockets tickets to good games for like $60-100 over the player tunnel) Upper level sidelines is usually better than lower bowl behind the basket, though.
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Cool Buff Man posted:Sorry Raptors I guess the Poeltl pick would've been the centrepiece.
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Cool Buff Man posted:Sorry Raptors As if I needed another reason to hate Boston
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Lockback posted:Upper level sidelines is usually better than lower bowl behind the basket, though. Confirmed in pretty much every sport, IMO. Upper level center court/center ice/50 yard line/mid pitch are the best seats. Can see everything develop.
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WhyteRyce posted:I'm 100% fine with the upper deck. Some people find it daunting when they first go up there because it is relatively steep compared to other arenas, and you're higher up than at the older arena because of the additional levels added for suites and lofts. There are no cup holders up there and the aisles are pretty narrow (which is why there are no cup holders), so it's a tight fit. But I think the sight lines are great. My seats are 3 rows from the back and I can see everything just fine. Awesome response, thanks. I'm in Sacramento frequently on business so I'm by myself and will probably just sample some of the arena food. Based on what you're describing it will do nicely.
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hahaha the reward for victory is Joel Embiid gently slide tackling you in the dick
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Lockback posted:JaVale isn't actually smarter off the court than he is on the court, right? There are plenty of guys who are dumb as bricks off the court but plenty smart on it. I can't really think of anyone who is reverse.... the evidence speaks for itself: quote:the Mavs sat down with him and told him how he could be the best player in the league if he just tried, and his response was, "why? I've already made more money than I'll ever need."
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i kinda wish the nba didnt feel so futile as a fan of a non-superstar-having team. jokic is nice and all but the nuggets arent going anywhere until the suck back to the top of the draft imo. the same 7 teams (Cavs, Lakers, Warriors, Celtics, Spurs, Magic, Heat, Mavs) have appeared in every nba finals since 2006; 2013-2016 is back-to-back rematches of the same four teams (Heat-Spurs, Cavs-Warriors) i dont really believe its possible to build a Finals-winning team unless you have a top 3 draft pick or an absurd amount of luck different sports and playoff process etc. but the NFL has had 13 different teams appears in the SB over the same period of time. solution: make NBA playoffs single elimination except for the conference championships and finals, which should be best of 3 ex post facho fucked around with this message at 19:53 on Jan 4, 2017 |
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Noctone posted:the evidence speaks for itself: I dunno, with the right attitude that is completely correct and enlightened.
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ex post facho posted:i kinda wish the nba didnt feel so futile as a fan of a non-superstar-having team. jokic is nice and all but the nuggets arent going anywhere until the suck back to the top of the draft imo. 8 teams. The Thunder made it in 2012
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Noctone posted:the evidence speaks for itself: Sounds reasonable.
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Cool Buff Man posted:JaVale is much smarter off the court. Yeah. His interview where he calls Shaq "a bully who likes me" to his face is great. Shaq absolutely seems like a bully who sucks and can't take a joke at all. Like when Lou Amundson filled Shaq's car with popcorn back in 2009 so Shaq's retaliation "prank" was mildly disproportionate--      Don't have long hair myself but from what I know from people who do it's generally considered highly bad form to get together with your pals bodily hold a dude down and destroy somethin' somebody's been "working on" for over a year But now this got me reminded of the kinky poo poo Anthony Davis was into back in college ha ha ha
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ex post facho posted:i kinda wish the nba didnt feel so futile as a fan of a non-superstar-having team. jokic is nice and all but the nuggets arent going anywhere until the suck back to the top of the draft imo. Afc super bowl representative pic
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Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:8 teams. The Thunder made it in 2012 ah yea. that's still only 8 teams that have appeared even when over half of the league makes the playoffs each year
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ex post facho posted:i kinda wish the nba didnt feel so futile as a fan of a non-superstar-having team. jokic is nice and all but the nuggets arent going anywhere until the suck back to the top of the draft imo. Ah yes, let's get rid of the playoffs that have brought us a shitload of amazing 7 game series in the last 2 years alone. Cavs/warriors, warriors/thunder, clippers/spurs, rockets/clippers, etc. there has been so much good playoff basketball that there is no compelling reason to change it
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basically the nba should just make playoffs the top 6 or top 4 teams from each conference and shorten the season by about 32 games
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Salvor_Hardin posted:I dunno, with the right attitude that is completely correct and enlightened. that's what i'm saying my man
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ex post facho posted:i kinda wish the nba didnt feel so futile as a fan of a non-superstar-having team. jokic is nice and all but the nuggets arent going anywhere until the suck back to the top of the draft imo. Nah the playoffs rule. The solution has to be personal. My team, the New York Knicks, have not won a title in my lifetime and they probably will continue to not do (an almost inaudible, ominous chant, Zing Zing Zing) so I take pleasure in watching the success of wayward NY players succeeding with other teams such as the Cleveland Knicks or Shaun Livingston of the Golden State Nets or the New Orleans Knicks.
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ex post facho posted:the same 7 teams (Cavs, Lakers, Warriors, Celtics, Spurs, Magic, Heat, Mavs) have appeared in every nba finals since 2006; 2013-2016 is back-to-back rematches of the same four teams (Heat-Spurs, Cavs-Warriors) You forgot the Magic and Thunder!!!!
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ex post facho posted:basically the nba should just make playoffs the top 6 or top 4 teams from each conference and shorten the season by about 32 games Maybe shorten it by 50 or so games. And expand the league so you can have a 64 team playoff. Make the playoff single elimination. Maybe throw in a few playin games for the hell of it.
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Lebron is the goat so I don't know what else you'd expect from the east.
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Picture this: AD butt naked screamin' on the bathroom floor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bc2laTUMY8 (censored but still probably NSFW ha ha ha) (pause at 10 seconds for perhaps a glimpse of the future MVPeen)
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Meanwhile Barry bonds made one ws . Different sports .
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ex post facho posted:ah yea. that's still only 8 teams that have appeared even when over half of the league makes the playoffs each year 8 teams in 10 finals is pretty good parity historically in the NBA. A lot of what your complaining about is just basketball. There are only 5 guys on the court at a time per team, career-ending injuries are somewhat uncommon, peaks last a long time.... Unless you change one of those there will always be teams that can put together championship runs that last years. If you want more parity, you need to tighten the cap and make it harder for teams that put together good teams via luck or intelligent management to keep them together. You can make arguments both ways for that, but overall I don't think there is a lot of pressure to make it harder to keep teams together.
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NBA needs like a rotating blessing system. 1 team from each division gets a 30% boost in cap space for 3 years. After that the blessing moves to the next team and the previous team must purge themselves to get back under the cap.
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well yea that's my point. its a superstar driven league. if you're a fan of a team that doesn't have lebron/curry/popovich on it, you might as well just resign yourself for the next 8-10 years and hope that your team's management is smart enough to tank to the bottom shamelessly and still make the right decision on draft night. as uch as i enjoy stuff like the clippers losing to houston, who loving cares? its currys and brons all the way down
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Re: Javale There is more reward than just money by reaching your potential if you put in a bit of effort. Doesn't seem especially smart or enlightened to me if he doesn't realize that
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ex post facho posted:well yea that's my point. its a superstar driven league. if you're a fan of a team that doesn't have lebron/curry/popovich on it, you might as well just resign yourself for the next 8-10 years and hope that your team's management is smart enough to tank to the bottom shamelessly and still make the right decision on draft night. The problem seems to be that you don't enjoy basketball so much as you only enjoy watching your team win
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