Cornbread78
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LOL
We finally got what we wanted.......7 years ago
Remember what was supposed to be
Somebody put some Cavs jerseys on these fools for me, lol.
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Somebody put some Cavs jerseys on these fools for me, lol.
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Dreams-Visions
Member
Cornbread78
Member
I gotcu fam
say no more
well, they are trash, but this is going too far!
Lazy vs Crazy
Member
Needs more orange.
Dreams-Visions
Member
excuuuuuse me
we are not trash
beggars and choosers!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDokP4fyIBQ
ungrateful sonsobitches!
Add some blue and this will be a like a real movie poster
https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/913148052470325248
The NBA is so incredibly fortunate to have Steph and LeBron as the faces of the league
The NBA is so incredibly fortunate to have Steph and LeBron as the faces of the league
Dreams-Visions
Member
Did SI ever explain why they omitted Kaepernick (but included Goodell!?) on their protest cover?
"In some ways, even though his picture is not there, Colin Kaepernick is there.
https://deadspin.com/steph-curry-on-that-unity-sports-illustrated-cover-1818861488
"In some ways, even though his picture is not there, Colin Kaepernick is there.
https://deadspin.com/steph-curry-on-that-unity-sports-illustrated-cover-1818861488
How am I still unemployed when there are morons like this out there?
This is completely inexcusable and unforgivable.
Congrats, Knicks for giving the Warriors their back-to-back titles for holding back your end of the deal until it died.
Congrats, Knicks for giving the Warriors their back-to-back titles for holding back your end of the deal until it died.
Lmao yeah because the Rockets really would have beaten the Warriors with melo
I love how the other commissioners around the country are so inept that Adam Silver looks like a god by comparison.
Domestic Violence Suspended this amount of games
Substance abuse? That amount of games
Oh we should listen to our players and their concerns? okay
Weed use in the league? Probably in the next couple years
Gambling? Same thing
It's amazing
Domestic Violence Suspended this amount of games
Substance abuse? That amount of games
Oh we should listen to our players and their concerns? okay
Weed use in the league? Probably in the next couple years
Gambling? Same thing
It's amazing
Vinsanity.
Member
Supposedly a draft night deal(s) had both PG and Melo going to Cleveland was agreed to -- then fell through.
No idea how that would of effected the Kyrie/IT deal or other offseason signings - but imagine Kyrie, PG, Bron, Love.
Or even DRose, IT, DWade, PG, Melo, LeBron, Love. On one team?
Randolph Freelander
Member
I'm fairly sure Kyrie would have been included in that draft night deal. He was already rumored (or outright confirmed?) to have been in the package just for Paul George.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Randolph Freelander
Member
Blue Devil Jay Williams is innocent of all charges. Just know that.
RIP College Basketball.
darkwing-buck
Member
SIlver ain't fucking around.
Randolph Freelander
Member
Screw that. NBA shouldn't be able to tell teams how they deal with their players' minutes, or where those players would be allowed to rest.
Teams are trying to win championships, and rested players are better players. Screw the fans in Memphis, they can catch LeBron or KD on television.
Teams are trying to win championships, and rested players are better players. Screw the fans in Memphis, they can catch LeBron or KD on television.
So rest them during a game that's not nationally televised. Doesn't seem like that tough of a compromise. If the NBA was forcing players to appear in 82 games, that would be unacceptable, but this is a fair solution so fans stay engaged and teams are still allowed to rest guys on less-important nights.
LegendofDragoonLives
Member
Fining teams for resting players over a bloated amount of games. You tell EU teams in footy to do this, and they all tell you to get bent. There's going to be a lot "injured" players next season.
I just recently got back into the NBA last season and I agree he's doing A LOT.
We got new tanking rules, and shorter half-times!
Randolph Freelander
Member
They also say rest players at home and not on the road. No way. Home fans are buying the tickets that pay the salaries. If I'm the owner, they're resting in someone else's building, not mine.
Its not really fair because it allows the NBA to rig the schedule and then punish teams who are disadvantaged by it. Adam Silver's HHH ing of the NBA makes me miss David "Vince McMahon" Stern. At least Stern was a fun villan. Silver is just a coperate kiss ass
True Savior
Member
Setting who has to play is one of the dumbest things I've read. So much shit the nba should try to improve and they do this idiocy.
There were apparently two deals in the works around that time. One would have sent Love to Denver, Gary Harris and the 13th pick to Indy, and PG to Cleveland. Pritchard backed out at the last minute. The other one had Kyrie going to Phoenix, Bledsoe and PG going to Cleveland, and the 4th pick going to Indy, but apparently that was contingent on LeBron committing to re-sign and when that didn't happen Gilbert nixed the deal. It's a little murky how much the Cavs knew about Kyrie's intentions at that point. It's also a little unclear what the Melo deal was at that time, but it presumably involved Thompson (at least that's what the Knicks were looking for as of a week ago) unless there was another team involved.
Shamrock7r
Member
Yep that part in particular is upsetting. Rest them on the road.
The arguement is Cavs fans see Lebron (insert the star of your favourite team) play 41 times a year in Cleveland. They wont miss it much if he sits out 1 guarenteed win vs Chicago or Orlando ect. A fan of a Western Conference team may only have 1 chance at seeing Lebron play live per season. Its pretty crap for say Kings or Suns fans if your team plays 1 home game vs Lebron every year and he doesn't even show up.
Randolph Freelander
Member
Home fans can have a limited entertainment budget, as well, and ticket availability can also be limited, so 1 game might be all that's in the mix. As an owner, I want to satisfy my fans. Memphis can worry about making their team something worth paying to see regardless of who the opponent is.
Yes, I realize fans in other cities want to see the big stars, but that's not my problem. They're not paying my star player's salary.
Yeah, legislating rest seems like an unrealistic nightmare.
I haven't read everything on it so maybe they have something to prevent this somehow, but what's stopping a coach from saying a guy just has a sore wrist and therefore can't play? Or he twisted his ankle in practice? Not sure how you can truly police this.
I haven't read everything on it so maybe they have something to prevent this somehow, but what's stopping a coach from saying a guy just has a sore wrist and therefore can't play? Or he twisted his ankle in practice? Not sure how you can truly police this.
TestedTurok
Banned
Nike...
This is how you properly make the backs of your uniforms.
This is how you properly make the backs of your uniforms.
the_darkness
Banned
Fuck Silver for expecting players to stand for the anthem and suggesting that they'll "deal" with those who don't.
Crimson_Echidna
Banned
A doctors note.
But seriously, this was always going to be the consequence of players getting larger contracts thanks to the new broadcasting deals. This is likely only ever going to be enforced for televised games. Television networks want the big players to play for the sake of ratings so it was only inevitable that the League was going to eventually get strict in this regard.
Agree 100% . I hope pop still does it and just makes up injuries