chw42 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 10, 2013 -> 07:50 PM) They only surprisingly made it to the Western Conference Finals after trading their highest paid player. NBD. Word has it that John Hollinger didn't get along with him. Bernstein was talking about this a week back, I think. Apparently, Hollinger wants to bring in a metrics-savvy coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomSlowik Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 10, 2013 -> 07:50 PM) They only surprisingly made it to the Western Conference Finals after trading their highest paid player. NBD. That coaching move and the George Karl one are a little weird to me. I realize Denver lost, but Gallinari was out and Faried missed a game too. Reading rotoworld, it sounds like both might hire from within. I guess that kind of makes sense for Denver since they supposedly weren't happy with his lineups (they wanted more McGee and Fornier, less Miller), other than the fact they fired one of the best coaches in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Jun 10, 2013 -> 08:13 PM) That coaching move and the George Karl one are a little weird to me. I realize Denver lost, but Gallinari was out and Faried missed a game too. Reading rotoworld, it sounds like both might hire from within. I guess that kind of makes sense for Denver since they supposedly weren't happy with his lineups (they wanted more McGee and Fornier, less Miller), other than the fact they fired one of the best coaches in the league. I really didn't get the Karl firing at all. I don't think you want Javale playing more than 20 minutes a night. 20 might be a perfect amount of minutes for him. He's like a platoon player in baseball. Too many minutes and you see that he's basketball stupid, but with just the right amount, he's a very good player. The numbers show this. He's put up very efficient shooting numbers since he's had a more limited role in Denver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomSlowik Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 QUOTE (chw42 @ Jun 10, 2013 -> 08:17 PM) I really didn't get the Karl firing at all. I don't think you want Javale playing more than 20 minutes a night. 20 might be a perfect amount of minutes for him. He's like a platoon player in baseball. Too many minutes and you see that he's basketball stupid, but with just the right amount, he's a very good player. The numbers show this. He's put up very efficient shooting numbers since he's had a more limited role in Denver. But they gave him $10 million a year! That must mean he's good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Jun 10, 2013 -> 08:23 PM) But they gave him $10 million a year! That must mean he's good! Did Denver give him that contract? I thought he came with it from DC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomSlowik Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 10, 2013 -> 08:26 PM) Did Denver give him that contract? I thought he came with it from DC From basketball reference: Acquired March 15, 2012: As part of a 3-team trade, traded by the Washington Wizards with Ronny Turiaf to the Denver Nuggets; the Denver Nuggets traded Nene to the Washington Wizards; the Los Angeles Clippers traded Brian Cook and a 2015 2nd round draft pick to the Washington Wizards; and the Washington Wizards traded Nick Young to the Los Angeles Clippers. Signed July 18, 2012 for an assumed $44,000,000 for 4 years. So it's actually $11 million! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 11, 2013 -> 12:07 AM) Lionel Hollins officially out as coach of the Grizz. Whoa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 10, 2013 -> 08:51 PM) Whoa Terrible move. Apparently was bumping heads w/ Hollinger and the FO. He said he was hardly even spoken to about an extension or even given clarity on whether he will be their coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Man, Dennis Rodman is a bigger f***in' moron than I ever thought. I'm looking at some of the numbers high-scoring small forwards put up during the 80's. What the f***? Benard King, Alex English, Kiki Vndeweghe, Adrian Dantley. lol. They were shooting like 55% from the field (lol@hand-checking). Defense in the 80's was non-existent. It was a whole lot of lay-up drills and uncontested jumpers. Nobody even challenged shots in the 80's outside of Detroit and maybe 3 other teams. LeBron would've averaged 45 ppg in the 80's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justBLAZE Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 11, 2013 -> 02:19 AM) Nobody even challenged shots in the 80's outside of Detroit and maybe 3 other teams. LeBron would've averaged 45 ppg in the 80's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Comcast SportsNet @CSNChicago 8h The hobbled #Bulls will get rest this offseason, and the team may change its conditioning methods: http://bit.ly/19jIhcV #BullsTalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Rodman was part of a new breed of super long athletic SF. But yeah. The idea that defense was way better in 80s is ridiculous. We get it guys, the bulls were great in 90s and you watched them then, therefore 90s was soooo much better. The league obviously has some of the worst C offensive talent in a long while. It's peculiar, but I think may be caused by tall kids wanting to stay at guard for as long as possible in their development. And why not, when your star wings are 6'10 and 6'8. As a result, aren't a lot of those beautiful post moves. On the other hand, the sheer speed, body control, and power of the wings and guards driving is incredible. On top of that you have a return of unique team personalities that seemed to fade in early 00s where everyone seemed to be the same crappy crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 10, 2013 -> 08:12 PM) http://deadspin.com/what-the-hell-is-going...ching-511086286 Very Bizarre if it is because of Hollinger That's ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 11, 2013 -> 07:49 AM) Comcast SportsNet @CSNChicago 8h The hobbled #Bulls will get rest this offseason, and the team may change its conditioning methods: http://bit.ly/19jIhcV #BullsTalk The first chip in Thibs' armor. The clock has started ticking on bringing a championship to the city, regardless of regular season accomplishments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 11, 2013 -> 09:10 AM) The first chip in Thibs' armor. The clock has started ticking on bringing a championship to the city, regardless of regular season accomplishments. Huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Go Spurs ESPN Stats & Info @ESPNStatsInfo 42m This is 36th time in NBA Finals history a series enters Game 3 tied 1-1. The Game 3 winner has won the series in 30 of 35 prior instances Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogua Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 (edited) Nevermind. Edited June 11, 2013 by Boogua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Simmons has a great read on Duncan's career on Grantland. It only took me about 45 minutes to an hour to get through, but worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jun 9, 2013 -> 04:05 AM) The 90's Stars: PG: Payton, Stockton, Hardaway, Johnson, Price SG: Jordan, Drexler, Dumars, Richmond, Miller SF: Pippin, Hill, Wilkins, Mullin, Schrempf PF: Malone, Barkley, Rodman, Kemp, Grant C: Olajuwon, Ewing, Mourning, Shaq, Robinson To say that LeBron would be a third team All-NBA with Pippin, Hill, Malone, and Barkley is not THAT outrageous. '90s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Come on Spurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Good first half and a nice ending for the Spurs. Parker still hasn't shown up, but neither has Lebron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord chas Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Green and Miller are on fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 QUOTE (lord chas @ Jun 11, 2013 -> 09:40 PM) Green and Miller are on fire As is Neal. Incredible 3-point shooting displays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Ha. Heat are in trouble. This reeks of '11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 turning into a rout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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