Year Round Basketball Thread + NBA Fantasy League

[SirSamuel016]

Seems this post is pinned so here are the 2025/26 award predictions that I've received so far! If you haven't sent already then feel free to shoot me your list!

 

[Hakuteiken]

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That was as absurd as Rondo's suspension after the Hawks game. Show a tiny bit of overreaction and you are doomed. Tolerance is below the ground level these days.
Heck, even someone normally carefree as Melo received 8 techs. Back then, the 16-tech limit per season was just for Sheed, but even Melo could be in trouble late in the season now

 

[Faust]

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A Filipino Business Man tried to buy the Sacramento Franchise.

Manny Pangilinan

 

[BASED Shinigami]

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Whoa. Greg Oden is planning on making a comeback. Any thoughts?

 

[Hakuteiken]

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Whoa. Greg Oden is planning on making a comeback. Any thoughts?

He's planning to come back with the Heat, a team which I detest the most thanks to a certain player, so, I won't wish him good luck if he does that.
Any other 29 teams and I hope he does his best.

 

[BASED Shinigami]

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Which player irks you?

 

[Hakuteiken]

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LeBron James.

 

[BASED Shinigami]

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Ego?

 

[Faust]

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Portland 92, Miami 90

LeBron 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists

 

[TheMoa]

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The worst thing about the lakers(aside from their defense, cuz it really sucks)... it's that they actually show some really good stretches, but they can't keep it up

 

[Hakuteiken]

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Ego?

That and his body. I didn't like Shaq, either. If I was old enough, I'm sure I would detest Wilt, as well.
That's the reason Blake Griffin is only second to LeBron in that list. They are inhuman, staining the purity of game.

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People argue that they are on steroids, but that may not be the case. I'm not accusing them of using illegal performance enhancers here, I don't have any right to.
I just can't stand the way they ruin the softness of the basketball and turn it into an animalistic body contest.

 

[Hardy]

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I dunno if someone posted this before... but Kobe became the player with the most missed shots in the history of the NBA when he last played against the Rockets.

 

[Hakuteiken]

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After comparing Greg Stiemsma to Bill Russell last season, Celtics legend Tommy Heinsohn is at it again.
This time, it's Jared Sullinger vs Kareem Abdul Jabbar.
http://www.celticslife.com/2013/01/jared-sullinger-world-class-defender.html

 

[TheMoa]

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finally the lakers got a win...
yes, it was against the lowly cavs, but you have to start at some point
hahaha

 

[Kaiten]

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This fucking sport makes no sense. The Wizards only had 5 wins all season, John Wall comes back, suddenly they have won two straight games by ten or more points

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John Wall making Ish Smith look foolish

 

[Hakuteiken]

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It looks like the supposed weigh he has put on his belly works out well for Wall..
And Ish Smith is so hopeless..

 

[Kaiten]

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The so called "Fat Wall of China" has not looked the least bit out of shape. He struggled shooting last night, but still got the line, made his free throws, and hit some big shots down the stretch. Even when he's not on the court, the offensive flow of the team has vastly improved since his return.

 

[TheMoa]

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The Wizards are a strange, strange team.
Wall is a Pg who isn't a pass first Pg, yet he can't make a shot to save his life.
Nene is their best player, but he can't be on the court all season.
With the trades they made last yearr, they should be fighting for the playoffs... but they aren't

 

[Kaiten]

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The Wizards are a strange, strange team.
Wall is a Pg who isn't a pass first Pg, yet he can't make a shot to save his life.
Nene is their best player, but he can't be on the court all season.
With the trades they made last yearr, they should be fighting for the playoffs... but they aren't

Wall is a pass first PG, 8.1 APG career. He definitely is not a scoring point guard, he looks to pass on nearly every possession. He usually only shoots when the ball comes back to him. He's always compared to Derrick Rose, but that's a lazy comparison, only made because both were Calipari point guards taken number 1. His style of play is much more similar to Rajon Rondo, a pass first point guard limited by his lack of consistent jump shot. Rondo also took a few years to develop, emerging in his third year, not an all star caliber guard until his fourth year. Wall was also hampered by playing with JaVale McGee, Nick Young, and Dray Blatche.

I didn't like any of Grunfelds moves. Nene has always been injuring prone, with a cap killing deal. Both Ariza and Okafor are overpaid role players. At least their contracts both run out after next season. Both will be valuable trade bait this summer. In the short term they are cap cloggers who's presence killed a franchise changing deal. The Thunder offered Hardin for Brad Beale and Chris Singleton, the Wizards declined rather than face the new, higher luxury tax. If not for the Ariza/Okafor trade, our back court would be John Wall and James Hardin.

 

[TheMoa]

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Well, he has a high apg... but I still think that he's more of a scoring PG. I mean, yes he can put a lot of asts, but he's not a ture floor general. He can't organize his team as a whole. At least this is my perception of his game so far.
You desrver a better answer, but I'm too drunk for that... hahaha
anyway.. Lakers have a winning streak of 2 games, that obviously means championship.

 

[Hakuteiken]

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I do think Wall's style isn't anywhere near Rose. He was called a pass-first PG coming out of draft, and regardless of the numbers, I could say he has been doing that. And we have to cut him some slack for playing alongside Nick Young and not killing him. You want to know why Nick Young's assist numbers are that bad? Because he can't pass? No, because he doesn't even try to pass, uh.

As dumb as he might be, I was against the idea of trading McGee for Nene. McGee could potentially overcome his mentality problems within a good team. Nene's injury history was almost a permanent given. The failed trade actually was a fortunate thing for the Thunder. Beal may be the real deal, but he wouldn't be doing great things as a contender's 6th man (Granted, I still think Martin is going to be trash come play-off time).
That Wizards team cannot be organized as a whole. That's a problem unrelated to Wall. They first have to shake off that unspoken "the worst in the NBA" title. The Cavs and the Bobcats aren't that far away, though.
Anyway, the next draft class isn't as deep as this one was, so, tanking it to take a top pick should be a priority. Someone like Noel could be a good prospect going forward.