Other Sports 2013-2014 Official NBA Thread - Page 39

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.

**mdchiefsfan** · 11-23-2013, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Race Card native

That's been Dallas' story for years. Blair is a great hustle player, but he will piss you off when he gets man handled by bigger players. Blair will give 100% effort all the time, but he is just a little too short for his playing style.

I agree. Never should have let Chandler walk.

Al Bundy · 11-23-2013, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by okcchief

Shitty

They got to enjoy more success with their sports team than I have been able to enjoy with all of my teams combined. Now, I feel bad for Rose, especially since he worked his ass off to get back from the first injury.

okcchief · 11-23-2013, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Al Bundy

They got to enjoy more success with their sports team than I have been able to enjoy with all of my teams combined. Now, I feel bad for Rose, especially since he worked his ass off to get back from the first injury.

Eh, I feel sorry for Bulls and NBA fans. The league is worse without him in it.

**The Bad Guy** · 11-23-2013, 09:07 AM

Really impressed with the coaching job DAntoni has done and I hate that ****.

okcchief · 11-23-2013, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

Really impressed with the coaching job DAntoni has done and I hate that ****.

Agreed on both counts.

tk13 · 11-23-2013, 04:45 PM

Derrick Rose has a torn meniscus in his right knee, needs surgery, out indefinitely.

Chiefs Pantalones · 11-23-2013, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by tk13

Derrick Rose has a torn meniscus in his right knee, needs surgery, out indefinitely.

The word is he's likely to miss the next five years.

kcxiv · 11-23-2013, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

Really impressed with the coaching job DAntoni has done and I hate that ****.

Same here, he's taken a bunch of cast offs and beaten 3 quality teams so far. Clippers, Rockets and the Warriors.

His offensive system puts average players in great spots to make baskets. This Lakers team is somehow better then last years Lakers team. Its insane. The team as a whole plays with so much passion. Its amazing.

Al Bundy · 11-23-2013, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Fruit Ninja

Same here, he's taken a bunch of cast offs and beaten 3 quality teams so far. Clippers, Rockets and the Warriors.

His offensive system puts average players in great spots to make baskets. This Lakers team is somehow better then last years Lakers team. Its insane. The team as a whole plays with so much passion. Its amazing.

The Warriors were playing with a 3rd stringer and a back up for most of the night. The Warriors went into the game expecting to lose and lost.

-King- · 11-23-2013, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Al Bundy

The Warriors were playing with a 3rd stringer and a back up for most of the night. The Warriors went into the game expecting to lose and lost.

And even with all that they still had way more talent than the Lakers.

Al Bundy · 11-23-2013, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by -King-

And even with all that they still had way more talent than the Lakers.

Not really, it was evenly matched talent wise. The Warriors players went in expecting to lose, all the Lakers had to do was not do stupid crap and they didn't.

Al Bundy · 11-23-2013, 06:25 PM

Furthermore the Warriors are going to lose tonight by 25+. Iggy is done for quite a while and Curry is still out. They are done for a while.

kcxiv · 11-23-2013, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Al Bundy

The Warriors were playing with a 3rd stringer and a back up for most of the night. The Warriors went into the game expecting to lose and lost.

and we are without Nash and Kobe. Warriors should have still pushed their shit in. Our starting 5 is Steve Blake, Jodie Meeks, Wesley Johnson, Jordan Hill and Pau Gasol.

Yeah, thats what i thought. Think about how bad that is. Pau is probably the only starter on other teams. He's only a Maybe, because he's slow, broken down and cant do much anymore. His FG percentage is 39 percent for a big man.

Al Bundy · 11-23-2013, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Fruit Ninja

and we are without Nash and Kobe. Warriors should have still pushed their shit in. Our starting 5 is Steve Blake, Jodie Meeks, Wesley Johnson, Jordan Hill and Pau Gasol.

Yeah, thats what i thought. Think about how bad that is. Pau is probably the only starter on other teams. He's only a Maybe, because he's slow, broken down and cant do much anymore. His FG percentage is 39 percent for a big man.

Curry, Douglas and Iggy were out. Curry is the guy that makes the team go. When he was announced out the other guys playing knew they weren't going to win and didn't show any effort.

kcxiv · 11-23-2013, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Al Bundy

Curry, Douglas and Iggy were out. Curry is the guy that makes the team go. When he was announced out the other guys playing knew they weren't going to win and didn't show any effort.

Iggy played most of the game. Even without him. The Warriors are better then the Lakers. We have no one thats even close to Klay Thompson in terms of potential. NOt close at all.

Our best player this year has been Steve Blake followed by Nick Young. come on now.

If they came out with no effort and no energy then the problem is alot deeper then just missing 1-2 dudes.

Say it with me fellas. The Lakers best player so far is STEVE BLAKE!!!!!!!!

08-06-2013, 04:40 PM
Al Bundy Damnit Peg Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Overland Park Casino cash: $5371831	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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tk13 ... Join Date: Nov 2001 Casino cash: $1912500	Derrick Rose has a torn meniscus in his right knee, needs surgery, out indefinitely.
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Al Bundy Damnit Peg Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Overland Park Casino cash: $5371831	Furthermore the Warriors are going to lose tonight by 25+. Iggy is done for quite a while and Curry is still out. They are done for a while.
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