NFT: NBA 2014/15 Season Thread ..........

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you've been missed.

Weird: I'm playing NBA2K14 right now, my opponent is the Bulls, and in-game this is Rose's first game back from injury.

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In comment 12031563 Metnut said: Quote: you've been missed. Weird: I'm playing NBA2K14 right now, my opponent is the Bulls, and in-game this is Rose's first game back from injury.

It was actually his 9th game back, but the first time he probably looked like an all-star from start to finish of a game. 31 points. The best part was he only took two 3s.

nice to see him going well. He hasn't really looked like himself until the last two games.

This looked like a dunk contest.
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In comment 12031563 Metnut said: Quote: you've been missed. Weird: I'm playing NBA2K14 right now, my opponent is the Bulls, and in-game this is Rose's first game back from injury.

2K14? 14 was great, but 15 is well worth the purchase price.

Meeks and Hicks are manhandling him

In comment 12031879 santacruzom said:

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2K14? 14 was great, but 15 is well worth the purchase price.

The only sports games I buy in consecutive years are the NCAA Football games, and even that's stopped now that the series is defunct.

is one of the top picks in the draft then its one of the worst drafts of all time.

Kentucky's team is scary good. If they make threes you have zero shot of beating them. The only way to beat them, hope you make a bunch of threes and hope they miss theirs

Looked like a dizzy spell

In comment 12031928 Anakim said:

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Looked like a dizzy spell

He has those regularly during the year, vertigo issue.

In comment 12031934 MookGiants said:

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In comment 12031928 Anakim said: Quote: Looked like a dizzy spell He has those regularly during the year, vertigo issue.

Ah, good to know it's not something more serious

As for Towns, not an impressive outing. He looked like Michael Sweetney out there. He was manhandled all game by UNC. What's his listed height? 6'10? 6'11? Willie-Cauley-Stein, who had a great game on both ends of the floor, towered over him. Season's young, but so far Jahlil Okafor looks like the better player and the safer bet.

Though i plan to get a look at some of the top prospects a few times this year. This year just hasnt grabbed me like the hype around last years freshman class, i watched a decent amount last year.... all that said, everyone is making kentucky out to be unbeatable. Its still early and we've seen them trail in the 2nd half to schools like buffalo and columbia (all be it early 2nd half in games they won going away). I really dont know enough about them to break them down or offer anything more than a casual take, but i really have a rough time believing anyone is really as unbeatable in modern college basketball as so many think kentucky is. Its still single eimination. I watched a kentucky team with cousins, wall, eric bledsoe and patrick patterson lose to a west virginia team who doesnt have a single player i remember

damn golden state is just killing dallas in dallas right now without bogut. They just look incredible. No one is this good. Not even them. But this is a blast to watch while it happens. Playing .900+ basketball in the west for over 1/4 of a season is insane

In comment 12031953 MarshallOnMontana said:

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Playing .900+ basketball in the west for over 1/4 of a season is insane

Some folks in these parts say their first quarter of the season is merely "good."

0-7 from downtown with 6 turnovers. Thibs is too good of a coach to let this shit happen. Rose may in fact be uncoachable.

No way in hell he should shoot 7 threes in a game. And yet this is a frequent occurrence this year.

more brutal back to back losses than the Suns. Up 2 in both games, and lose on banked 3s. Crazy.

that these refs need to be fined or fired. I know calls are missed. But this walk on Brewer is downright pathetic.
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more brutal back to back losses than the Suns. Up 2 in both games, and lose on banked 3s. Crazy.

UConn...

since you are a UConn fan. But man, those two losses on shit bounces/banks from 3 point range? You wont see two of those type of shots made in a week yet alone in back to back games to win it at the buzzer.

Nice win for Memphis last night. I caught the tail end of it & it was a great one. That's a beast of a division.

Rockets.

Harden needs a backup with length. Brewer can't shoot and is an overrated defender, but he is a good cutter and slasher on offense and can make plays on D. A good pick-up. The Rockets aren't done with the trades though imo. They're still missing a piece.

In comment 12043581 Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy said:

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Harden needs a backup with length. Brewer can't shoot and is an overrated defender, but he is a good cutter and slasher on offense and can make plays on D. A good pick-up. The Rockets aren't done with the trades though imo. They're still missing a piece.

They need Terrance Jones to get healthy.

and I can't wait until the Rockets get fully healthy. But they're still missing a backcourt piece and Jones isn't going to solve that.

My ideal scenario is a Goran Dragic trade involving Jones once he gets healthy and solidifies his trade value. Rockets have been interested for a while and I hope they get something done.

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and I can't wait until the Rockets get fully healthy. But they're still missing a backcourt piece and Jones isn't going to solve that. My ideal scenario is a Goran Dragic trade involving Jones once he gets healthy and solidifies his trade value. Rockets have been interested for a while and I hope they get something done.

What do you think it will take for him? Beverely, Moutinjounas, and picks?

27 points in 27 minutes versus Memphis, 6/6 from 3 point range

In comment 12043898 Shockeyisthebest80 said:

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27 points in 27 minutes versus Memphis, 6/6 from 3 point range

Easily the best rookie this year, just wont have the minutes to win the award.

missed dunk leads to the go ahead 3 for Danny Green with 5 seconds left. Great game.

back to back 3OT games. This has been unreal.

against the Blazers. Rockets up 73-53 at the half. No Aldridge tonight though.

I hope he drops 50 tonight and the Rockets finish the W off.

it could really go either way. This is something Dallas should expect to see a lot more with Rondo.

had 36 assists, 6 players in double figures, and a 20 point victory over the Kings tonight... and the Kings actually didn't play poorly.

And the only loss was a 1 point loss at the buzzer against orlando. A tobias harris buzzer beater is the only thing separating them from a 14 game win streak. In the past week, theyve beaten chicago and had road wins AT cleveland, AT Houston, AT dallas, and the latter 3 games were played without jeff teague

This is a legitimate mid 50s win team with a healthy Horford (who is rounding into form after missing most of last year, just winning player of the week this week), plus another season in budenholzers Spur offense, and the maturation of some of their young talent. They are basically a poor mans spurs. 2 deep at every position, team full of guys who can shoot and pass, a lot of movement off the ball. They are a fun team to watch.

There are 5 teams in the East who will win north of 50 games this year, cant recall the last time that happened, and if Paul George was healthy it would be 6. This is the best the East has been in quite a while.

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In comment 12043898 Shockeyisthebest80 said: Quote: 27 points in 27 minutes versus Memphis, 6/6 from 3 point range Easily the best rookie this year, just wont have the minutes to win the award.

he has a shot, its not like he has stiff competition with so many injured rookies and wiggins being fairly awful. Wiggins may one day be a terrific player (ive never quite bought in on him being a franchise guy, but he can be an all star one day) but right now dude is hot garbage. Even defensively he is a bit raw at this level, we all knew his offense would take time. And just the other day flip saunders publicly knocked his effort, something bill self also had to do at kansas. Something about the guy is just missing mentally. I dont think hes a competitor at his core.

Anyway regarding mirotic, i said weeks ago once i got my first extended look at him back when you guys were visiting the clips that i thought he was easily the most advanced guy in this class. His skill level just immediately grabs you. He was the mvp of the 2nd best basketball league on the planet last year. I would love to see him getting big minutes on a team who was willing to put aside his current defensive deficiencies just to see the type of numbers he could put up.

I dont know that he will have the best career out of this rookie class or not, but hes clearly the best right now

Is noah, gasol, and gibson. Tough to Crack those 3. But even last night he was getting major time in the 4th.

I'd like to see gasol get some popevich treatment. He needs some days off. But with gibson and noah battling injuries... he's forced to play.

Blowing a 20 plus point 2nd half lead and on the verge of losing at home to Philly. Bosh didnt play tonight, but still laughably pathetic. They fall to 13-16 on the season and the toughest part of the schedule is in front of them. Theyve had some injury issues this year, but even when both Wade + Bosh are in the lineup they are still sub .500.

They aint no 1994 Bulls. Lebron leaving just absolutely crippled this franchise and will render them totally irrelevant for the rest of this era. If not for paul

Atlanta gets another one against a top western team by beating the clippers.

Varejao went down tonight for the cavs with a foot/ankle and the cavs are holding their breath on it not being too serious. Dude is always hurt, and without him they are so soft up front

derrick rose is turning a corner

Never finished that thought....

if not for paul george being out, miami probably misses the playoffs this year or is an 8 seed best case.

its been a month since theyve won 2 in a row

nice win for Philly. They will jump the Knicks within the next few weeks.

Were people who knew little to nothing about basketball overrating the shit out of lebrons highly flawed supporting cast. Using terms like superteam and stacked deck to act like Lebrons carry jobs were somehow less than impressive. The issues facing miami are not new. They just dont have the lebron deodorant

Worst rebounding team in the league, pitiful interior defense, nothing resembling a center on the roster, wade health questions, a mediocre (being charitable) coach in spoelstra, bottom 5 pg situation in the most stacked pg era ever. None of these are new issues . These are things they just used to plow through. Who would have thought losing little ol lebron would derail this "superteam". Thats what happens when one guy leads you in scoring, rebounding, assists and is your best defender at 4 positions. Even when replacing him with a recent 2x all star in deng, this team blows and is horribly constructed playing their gimmick small ball shit

I would have began the rebuild once LeBron left.

beating the Raptors and Wizards.

I really wished they traded for Brewer, as they need another wing defender. But they are getting healthy, and Rose was unreal from 2 point range the last 2 games.

And the lakers are rolling the warriors up 16. They may still lose this game (probably will), but theyre simply a better team without kobe on the floor. He is having one of the worst seasons in history in terms of negative value added. Weve never seen someone shoot this often and this poorly in conjunction and hes literally the worst defensive player at his position in the whole league. The on/off numbers are no fluke. Hes a terrible basketball player right now posting hollow stats through extreme selfishness at the expense of his team

In comment 12052349 MarshallOnMontana said:

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And the lakers are rolling the warriors up 16. They may still lose this game (probably will), but theyre simply a better team without kobe on the floor. He is having one of the worst seasons in history in terms of negative value added. Weve never seen someone shoot this often and this poorly in conjunction and hes literally the worst defensive player at his position in the whole league. The on/off numbers are no fluke. Hes a terrible basketball player right now posting hollow stats through extreme selfishness at the expense of his team

Its going to be criminal that people will still have him top 10 ever. I know you arent Duncan's biggest fan, but its impressive how he still remains incredibly efficient at his age. He has had by far the better career.

In this era. The Horford/Millsap duo is so awesome, two really smart and skilled players. Kind of happy to see this team play so well. Along with Toronto, they're really giving this EC race some intrigue.

On an all time list too

10-15 range is fair for kobe because his longevity is pretty sick. He was a top 5-ish player for about 12 or 13 straight years. No easy feat. Never undisputably the best though. One mvp, a controversial one at that (id have given it to chris paul that year). If we are talking peak/prime, kobe may not be in the top 20.

At the end of the day i wouldnt drop him at all based on how poorly he is finishing up here. You just kind of throw it out like mj as a wizard, shaq at the end, plenty of others too. The notion of guys destroying legacies by hanging on is overdone, people forget. But boy is he having an absolutely brutal, team killing season. One of the very worst of all time for a volume scorer, arguably the worst

How the asshole micromanager boss takes a vacation and everyone loosens up AND works better? That's the Lakers tonight without Kobe.

I loved Swaggy P saying post-game that he wants Kobe to pass more. That ain't happening. Kobe needs his points.

Cavs: 4th in Ortg and 21st in Drtg as of now

And now they lose their best interior defender in Varejao. Tristan Thompson is now the x-factor on the Cavs, they really need him to step up. I'm really worried about this Cavs team now.

The varejao injury is huge. They will be in the mix and any team with Lebron has a shot. But too soft inside, too inexperienced in playoff basketball, too thin depth wise, they're going to need a year. This is the season to make an extended run, get love and kyrie some big game experience, move Haywood's non guArenteed contract for a piece in the offseason, make an addition or two for depth, and they're in business

He's a low IQ chucker but he could be a nice piece on the right team. He'd give the Cavs a pretty good defensive big, although he's not what he used to be.

I think he's going to Houston though.

In comment 12052861 MarshallOnMontana said:

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The varejao injury is huge. They will be in the mix and any team with Lebron has a shot. But too soft inside, too inexperienced in playoff basketball, too thin depth wise, they're going to need a year. This is the season to make an extended run, get love and kyrie some big game experience, move Haywood's non guArenteed contract for a piece in the offseason, make an addition or two for depth, and they're in business

I was really surprised they extended Varejo.

I am really getting hyped for the Bulls. I know teams like the Hawks, Raptors, and Wizards are improved.... but once Chicago figures it out defensively.... they are going to surge soon. Two big wins in a row. Should beat the Lakers on Xmas.

Just stay healthy.