Other Sports 2013-2014 Official NBA Thread - Page 32

Al Bundy · 08-06-2013, 04:40 PM

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/ey...4-nba-schedule

With the Schedule released today, I figured it would be a good time to start the thread.

The NBA released its 2013-2014 schedule on Tuesday in a televised special on NBATV alongside a release on NBA.com and its team websites.

The season kicks off Tuesday, October 29th as Miami hosts the Chicago Bulls in Derrick Rose's expected return to the court. Then it's the Battle of LA as the Lakers host the Clippers. It could be the return of Kobe Bryant from his Achilles injury he suffered last spring, and will be the regular season debut of Doc Rivers as the Clippers' newest head coach.

It's a massive gamble by the NBA, considering Rose's struggles returning from his ACL injury suffered in the 2012 playoffs and Bryant's more recent Achilles surgery. If those players were to miss the opening night, it's going to make for a very underwhelming opening night of basketball, regardless of the markets involved for ratings.

Opening week continues on Thursday with the Bulls hosting the Knicks in what is likely to be Rose's return to the United Center in the regular season. The Knicks will be on a back to back, opening the season on Wednesday vs. the Bucks. Thursday night the revamped Warriors visit the Clippers, who are clearly the hot team, with two national appearances in the first three days.

Opening week concludes Friday with the Nets' home opener vs. the Heat, followed by another Lakers home game, this time vs. the defending Western Conference Champion San Antonio Spurs.

On the NBA's biggest regular season day, Christmas Day, starts with the Nets hosting Chicago, followed by the scoring-champ rematch of Carmelo Anthony vs. Kevin Durant as the Thunder visit Madison Square Garden to face the Knicks. Then in the main event, the Heat play the Lakers at Staples Center. Dwight Howard joins the Christmas fun as the Rockets travel to San Antonio to face the Spurs. And in the night cap, the Clippers visit Oracle Arena to take on Steph Curry and the Warriors.

Monday, January 20th continues the NBA's tradition of making Martin Luther King Jr. Day a huge basketball event, with four games on the schedule. Brooklyn travels across the bridge to take on the Knicks at Madison Square Garden, followed by the Grizzlies hosting the Pelicans, the Lakers taking on the Bulls at the United Center, and the Pacers facing the Warriors in the bay to cap off the night.

The Lakers first meet Dwight Howard on November 13th in Houston, and again on January 14th. They first host Howard at Staples Center on February 19th, and again on April 8th.

The NBA Finals rematches occur on January 26th in Miami and March 6th in San Antonio. Will Gregg Popovich rest his starters? It's not a back to back, as the Spurs face Atlanta on the 24th, but it is in the middle of a three-game road trip.

Despite the departure of Dwight Howard, the Lakers keep the max number of nationally televised (non-NBA TV) games in the league at 25, tied with the Knicks and Heat. The Clippers have 21 nationally televised games, while the defending Western Champs, the Spurs, only have 15. The Bulls jump to 24 national games, with the league banking on Rose's return to carry audiences. The Thunder also feature on national TV 24 times.

Houston, with newly-signed Dwight Howard and James Harden, feature 20 games on national television, a pretty low number given the star power. The Mavericks won the NBA title in 2011, and now have just eight national TV appearances. The Warriors meanwhile jump to 17 games, while Eastern Conference finalist Indiana only appears 10 time next season. To put that in perspective, the Denver Nuggets appear 13 times.

The rest of the schedule is at the link.

mcaj22 · 11-13-2013, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by KevB

Tony Wroten had a triple double in place of MCW in the same game. That coach is doing an amazing job. Rockets were missing Harden, but they still shouldn't lose that game. The Heat and Bulls thought the same thing against the 6ers earlier in the season.

yea but Lin and Beverly cant stop Tony Wroten and James Anderson? really? Dwight Howard cant take over a game that has Spencer Hawes and Lavoy Allen? Thats why Dwight is paid 100 million, he has to take over that game. Harden or no Harden the Sixers on paper have no business beating talent like the Rockets

Pitt Gorilla · 11-13-2013, 10:53 PM

Russ just got nice. Love watching KD dish to Adams.

chiefzilla1501 · 11-13-2013, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by mcaj22

yea but Lin and Beverly cant stop Tony Wroten and James Anderson? really? Dwight Howard cant take over a game that has Spencer Hawes and Lavoy Allen? Thats why Dwight is paid 100 million, he has to take over that game. Harden or no Harden the Sixers on paper have no business beating talent like the Rockets

On paper.

The Sixers are a team that are going to play every second. I've been really impressed with that team. Again, I don't see them making a deep run, but to beat them, you have to play 4 full quarters.

mcaj22 · 11-13-2013, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

On paper.

The Sixers are a team that are going to play every second. I've been really impressed with that team. Again, I don't see them making a deep run, but to beat them, you have to play 4 full quarters.

the Sixers are made up of two expiring contracts that will be traded for peanuts by the deadline so they can tank the second half

-King- · 11-13-2013, 11:08 PM

What a bullshit ejection.

okcchief · 11-13-2013, 11:17 PM

Blake is always hooking arms and acting like he's the victim. It dates bsck to OU. Oh well.

Pitt Gorilla · 11-13-2013, 11:36 PM

Westbrook just committed the dumbest foul I think I've ever seen.

Lamb is a brutal shooter.

okcchief · 11-13-2013, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

Westbrook just committed the dumbest foul I think I've ever seen.

Lamb is a brutal shooter.

He's been good the last few games, but terrible tonight. They had a nice flow going with Ibaka tonight then he gets ejected. Didnt really expect to win this one. No biggie.

okcchief · 11-13-2013, 11:52 PM

Thabo has been bad this year too. Need to go get a shooter for sure.

okcchief · 11-13-2013, 11:54 PM

Might as well forfeit with the lineup he has in now.

It's bed time.

Good game Clips.

Pitt Gorilla · 11-14-2013, 12:02 AM

Any chance somebody teaches Adams how to rebound? Good Lord, he's weak.

kcxiv · 11-14-2013, 12:09 AM

Watching my Lakers this year is like watching the Chiefs games the last decade. Just little to no excitement. lol

okcchief · 11-14-2013, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

Any chance somebody teaches Adams how to rebound? Good Lord, he's weak.

Not true at all. Hes a rookie and has beem a very effective rebounder this season. Not tonight I'll agree.

He had the second highedt WARP of any rookie going into tonight. Dont judge based off one game.

Pitt Gorilla · 11-14-2013, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by okcchief

Not true at all. Hes a rookie and has beem a very effective rebounder this season. Not tonight I'll agree.

He had the second highedt WARP of any rookie going into tonight. Dont judge based off one game.

So, what's his problem tonight?

okcchief · 11-14-2013, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

So, what's his problem tonight?

Rookies are gonna have bad games.

The bench iw inexperiened. Brooks is at least giving them minutes. Get better by April and all is well.

Besides even at his worst he's no worse than Perk.

I expected the start of the season to be worse than it's been to be honest. Ibaka doesn't get ejected they probably win.

We'll see how the season progresses. Lots of question marks.

08-06-2013, 04:40 PM
Al Bundy Damnit Peg Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Overland Park Casino cash: $5231831	2013-2014 Official NBA Thread http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/ey...4-nba-schedule With the Schedule released today, I figured it would be a good time to start the thread. The NBA released its 2013-2014 schedule on Tuesday in a televised special on NBATV alongside a release on NBA.com and its team websites. The season kicks off Tuesday, October 29th as Miami hosts the Chicago Bulls in Derrick Rose's expected return to the court. Then it's the Battle of LA as the Lakers host the Clippers. It could be the return of Kobe Bryant from his Achilles injury he suffered last spring, and will be the regular season debut of Doc Rivers as the Clippers' newest head coach. It's a massive gamble by the NBA, considering Rose's struggles returning from his ACL injury suffered in the 2012 playoffs and Bryant's more recent Achilles surgery. If those players were to miss the opening night, it's going to make for a very underwhelming opening night of basketball, regardless of the markets involved for ratings. Opening week continues on Thursday with the Bulls hosting the Knicks in what is likely to be Rose's return to the United Center in the regular season. The Knicks will be on a back to back, opening the season on Wednesday vs. the Bucks. Thursday night the revamped Warriors visit the Clippers, who are clearly the hot team, with two national appearances in the first three days. Opening week concludes Friday with the Nets' home opener vs. the Heat, followed by another Lakers home game, this time vs. the defending Western Conference Champion San Antonio Spurs. On the NBA's biggest regular season day, Christmas Day, starts with the Nets hosting Chicago, followed by the scoring-champ rematch of Carmelo Anthony vs. Kevin Durant as the Thunder visit Madison Square Garden to face the Knicks. Then in the main event, the Heat play the Lakers at Staples Center. Dwight Howard joins the Christmas fun as the Rockets travel to San Antonio to face the Spurs. And in the night cap, the Clippers visit Oracle Arena to take on Steph Curry and the Warriors. Monday, January 20th continues the NBA's tradition of making Martin Luther King Jr. Day a huge basketball event, with four games on the schedule. Brooklyn travels across the bridge to take on the Knicks at Madison Square Garden, followed by the Grizzlies hosting the Pelicans, the Lakers taking on the Bulls at the United Center, and the Pacers facing the Warriors in the bay to cap off the night. The Lakers first meet Dwight Howard on November 13th in Houston, and again on January 14th. They first host Howard at Staples Center on February 19th, and again on April 8th. The NBA Finals rematches occur on January 26th in Miami and March 6th in San Antonio. Will Gregg Popovich rest his starters? It's not a back to back, as the Spurs face Atlanta on the 24th, but it is in the middle of a three-game road trip. Despite the departure of Dwight Howard, the Lakers keep the max number of nationally televised (non-NBA TV) games in the league at 25, tied with the Knicks and Heat. The Clippers have 21 nationally televised games, while the defending Western Champs, the Spurs, only have 15. The Bulls jump to 24 national games, with the league banking on Rose's return to carry audiences. The Thunder also feature on national TV 24 times. Houston, with newly-signed Dwight Howard and James Harden, feature 20 games on national television, a pretty low number given the star power. The Mavericks won the NBA title in 2011, and now have just eight national TV appearances. The Warriors meanwhile jump to 17 games, while Eastern Conference finalist Indiana only appears 10 time next season. To put that in perspective, the Denver Nuggets appear 13 times. The rest of the schedule is at the link.
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Pitt Gorilla Banned! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: NOT Columbia, MO 65201 Casino cash: $2640194	Any chance somebody teaches Adams how to rebound? Good Lord, he's weak. __________________ Your son is a bench warmer because of your weak genetics not because of the coach Norlin Mommsen is disgusting.
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