NBA/ Basketball thread

[Connor]

Yerrs, get in the Washington Nearly Bullets.

 

[ilikecheese]

C's will close it.

It's all just for show though isn't it?

Cavs/Warriors predetermined. 82 games and a handfull of playoff games for what we know will happen.

It La Liga.

 

[SerenityNigh]

C's will close it.

It's all just for show though isn't it?

Cavs/Warriors predetermined. 82 games and a handfull of playoff games for what we know will happen.

It La Liga.

Basketball is much like La Liga. Only two questions really remain: how difficult can the Spurs make life for a Kerr-less Ws; does LeBron have any more magic in the tank.

 

[Ducans elbow]

Any Blues on here live in Portland?

 

[obc]

Russell doesn't get enough credit, but it's hard to compare yesteryear with today. They only had 8 (?) teams and without modern player movement rules the teams weren't particularly balanced.

Still think he'd be great today. A friend compares him to Duncan, a highly skilled 4/5, which seems reasonable.

Oh, I know he's not the best ever, he was the beast of his day. MJ is best ever, but if ever rings come up, I just laugh. Bill Russell is like Nigel Tufnel. He goes to 11.

Slight tangent...

The thing that I will always give Red credit over Big Chief Triangle... the Celtics were absolutely moribund before he took over. Winning percentage of around .400, no winning seasons. 22-46 the season before.

He built that time from the ground up. He didn't take over a Bulls team with MJ or Lakers with Kobe and Shaq... he built it brick by brick into a juggernaut that won 8 straight titles and 11 in 13. (Also broke the color barrier, drafting the first African American player) Would have won a lot more than 11, instead turned the reins over to Bill Russell to serve as player/coach and moved just to exec.

My favorite bit between the two, though, is everyone loves/d Wilt, his 100 point game, his 50ppg average, etc. Even in his day Russell didn't get enough credit. When Wilt was signed to a then staggering $100,000 contract, Red turned around and offered Bill $100,001.

 

[ilikecheese]

Any Blues on here live in Portland?

@Portland Toffee

 

[Portland Toffee]

Cheers mate, just messaged.

 

[ilikecheese]

Well that was some game.

 

[Rook]

so much for fun western conf finals

 

[mmmmsnouts]

so much for fun western conf finals

Best possible outcome. Spurs fans can act all aggrieved and whine and complain (it's what they do best), and the Warriors' inevitable win loses its legitimacy. No one's happy.

 

[Rook]

Combined Gortat and Ian Mahimi make $24M

 

[Toast]

Now this is a proper game.

 

[Rook]

Beal had the game of his life too. For the love gawd please fire Grunfeld.

 

[ilikecheese]

Olynyk kinda went off there. Not something I would expect to say.

 

[SerenityNigh]

Combined Gortat and Ian Mahimi make $24M