Other Sports 2013-2014 Official NBA Thread - Page 41

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.

-King- · 11-25-2013, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Al Bundy

Portland owned the 4th quarter. I was 100% wrong about this Warriors team being contenders this season.

I think you should overreact some more.
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Rudy tossed tigger's salad · 11-25-2013, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Fruit Ninja

Somehow the Lakers are back at .500. Say what you wantabout the crappy roster, these guys are giving it everything they have.

They'll get worse with Kobe. No doubt

ShowtimeSBMVP · 11-25-2013, 10:14 AM

Rachel Nichols ‏@Rachel__Nichols 36s
The Chicago Bulls announce that Derrick Rose will miss the rest of the season. Had knee surgery this morning.

**dirk digler** · 11-25-2013, 11:48 AM

Sad news for D-Rose, he just can't seem to catch a break. Hopefully he can come back and have a good rest of his career. Not looking good though

**dirk digler** · 11-25-2013, 11:55 AM

Kobe signs a 2 year $48 million dollar extension

mcaj22 · 11-25-2013, 11:55 AM

what do you do if you're Chicago

can't keep running out a team of role players you expected to compliment your injured star. When do they blow it up and let guys like Deng, Boozer, etc go?

**dirk digler** · 11-25-2013, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by mcaj22

what do you do if you're Chicago

can't keep running out a team of role players you expected to compliment your injured star. When do they blow it up and let guys like Deng, Boozer, etc go?

I would expect Deng to get moved first and I bet the Bulls are really kicking themselves for letting Nate Robinson go, which was a stupid move regardless of Rose's current injury.

KC native · 11-25-2013, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by mcaj22

what do you do if you're Chicago

can't keep running out a team of role players you expected to compliment your injured star. When do they blow it up and let guys like Deng, Boozer, etc go?

I hate Boozer. thatisall.

GoChargers · 11-25-2013, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by dirk digler

Kobe signs a 2 year $48 million dollar extension

Wow, "selfish" doesn't even begin to describe Kobe. The Lakers can now kiss their vaunted 2014 plan goodbye thanks to that contract.

KC native · 11-25-2013, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by GoChargers

Wow, "selfish" doesn't even begin to describe Kobe. The Lakers can now kiss their vaunted 2014 plan goodbye thanks to that contract.

Hey now, he's just trying to get the money he lost in his divorce back.

-King- · 11-25-2013, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by GoChargers

Wow, "selfish" doesn't even begin to describe Kobe. The Lakers can now kiss their vaunted 2014 plan goodbye thanks to that contract.

Wut? They can still sign 1 or 2 max deal players if they want to.
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GoChargers · 11-25-2013, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by -King-

Wut? They can still sign 1 or 2 max deal players if they want to.
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From what I've read, they only technically have room for one max contract. But they have $35 mil tied up in Kobe, Nash, Young, and Sacre next year with only $25 mil left to fill out the rest of the roster.

kcxiv · 11-25-2013, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Race Card native

Hey now, he's just trying to get the money he lost in his divorce back.

He never got divorced.

**RealSNR** · 11-25-2013, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by GoChargers

Wow, "selfish" doesn't even begin to describe Kobe. The Lakers can now kiss their vaunted 2014 plan goodbye thanks to that contract.

Tank for one of the top players in the draft?

KC native · 11-25-2013, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Fruit Ninja

He never got divorced.

ah, well, joke fail on my part.

08-06-2013, 04:40 PM
Al Bundy Damnit Peg Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Overland Park Casino cash: $5291831	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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mcaj22 MVP Join Date: Feb 2010 Casino cash: $10014454	what do you do if you're Chicago can't keep running out a team of role players you expected to compliment your injured star. When do they blow it up and let guys like Deng, Boozer, etc go?
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