Other Sports 2013-2014 Official NBA Thread - Page 26

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.

KevB · 11-08-2013, 12:37 AM

Hmm, who's the blond that's apparently going to be on the NBA show? Kristen Ledlow? I recommend google image search.

kcxiv · 11-08-2013, 01:47 AM

Shaq and Charles were killing g Dwight for not developing anything on the offensive side of the ball. We all know Shaw doesn't like Dwight but he wasn't lying about his game?

**The Bad Guy** · 11-08-2013, 05:36 AM

I absolutely love the fact that a bunch of scrubs, Pau Gasol and a crippled Steve Nash went into there and shocked that big bag of shit Howard.

It's all the same. Missed free throws, poor defensive rotations, that have plagued teams he's on for the last 3 years.

The phantom calls that Harden gets too are hilarious. He may get away with the most amount of garbage in this entire league.

Anyway, great shot by Blake right over that goof.

**The Bad Guy** · 11-08-2013, 05:40 AM

Howard says "we didn't make enough free throws" and then says about the last play "we talked about it, they messed up (they meaning whoever was covering Blake) it happens".

This guy will never win anything, ever.

KC_Connection · 11-08-2013, 12:03 PM

True laziness Harden.

KC_Connection · 11-08-2013, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

The phantom calls that Harden gets too are hilarious. He may get away with the most amount of garbage in this entire league.

Drawing fouls is a skill. A particularly important one too.

**The Bad Guy** · 11-08-2013, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Drawing fouls is a skill. A particularly important one too.

Did I say it wasn't important?

However, I'll disagree that this is some skill. In the NBA, if you're a superstar driving the lane, you're getting foul calls.

**dirk digler** · 11-08-2013, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

Did I say it wasn't important?

However, I'll disagree that this is some skill. In the NBA, if you're a superstar driving the lane, you're getting foul calls.

I agree. I hope there will be a point soon where the refs stop calling fouls on Harden. The majority of the calls against him are bogus and it is starting to get annoying. Especially the ones where he drives the lane and flails his arms like he was pushed out a 100 story building window.

okcchief · 11-08-2013, 10:06 PM

Steven Adams with 17 pts 10 rbs 3 assists 1 block in 31 minutes tonight. A PER of plus 20 in a road win against the Pistons. I ****ing love this guy!

Pitt Gorilla · 11-08-2013, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by okcchief

Steven Adams with 17 pts 10 rbs 3 assists 1 block in 31 minutes tonight. A PER of plus 20 in a road win against the Pistons. I ****ing love this guy!

Anything that gets Perk off the floor is a plus.

KC_Connection · 11-08-2013, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

However, I'll disagree that this is some skill.

How exactly is the ability to drive into contact, draw fouls and get to the line not a skill? There are tons of guys in this NBA who drive to the basket repeatedly and are relatively hopeless in this regard.

Quote:

In the NBA, if you're a superstar driving the lane, you're getting foul calls.

Some guys get far more than others and that's because they are better at doing it. Harden, for example, is one player that excels in this regard. But he is doing nothing different than what Kobe Bryant (and many others) have done for years at this level. To hate on him in particular for taking advantage of how games are officiated in the modern NBA is absurd.

KC_Connection · 11-08-2013, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirk digler

I agree. I hope there will be a point soon where the refs stop calling fouls on Harden. The majority of the calls against him are bogus and it is starting to get annoying. Especially the ones where he drives the lane and flails his arms like he was pushed out a 100 story building window.

They'd have to stop calling fouls when Kobe, Durant, LeBron, Wade, and Parker drive too because they all do exactly the same thing. Such is the NBA.

KC native · 11-09-2013, 01:24 AM

Hey al,

Spurs beat GS tonight. I'm sure it was the ref's fault though

okcchief · 11-09-2013, 09:35 AM

I agree with KC on this one. Though there Is a lot of acting involved it is a skill. If you can get a call do it. Harden and Durant are really good at getting extra whistles. KD's rip move would drive me out of my mind if I was on the other side, but he's just taking advantage of the rule. Westbrook on the other hand doesnt get near as many calls as he could. I know it's annoying as hell, but everyone does it. Harden cant be singled out for that.

KevB · 11-09-2013, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Race Card native

Hey al,

Spurs beat GS tonight. I'm sure it was the ref's fault though

Warriors best player was out and Spurs won by 2. Not sure I would be terribly excited as a Spurs fan.

08-06-2013, 04:40 PM
Al Bundy Damnit Peg Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Overland Park Casino cash: $5381831	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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11-08-2013, 05:36 AM	#378
The Bad Guy Scott Pioli Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: The Copacobana Casino cash: $9373645	I absolutely love the fact that a bunch of scrubs, Pau Gasol and a crippled Steve Nash went into there and shocked that big bag of shit Howard. It's all the same. Missed free throws, poor defensive rotations, that have plagued teams he's on for the last 3 years. The phantom calls that Harden gets too are hilarious. He may get away with the most amount of garbage in this entire league. Anyway, great shot by Blake right over that goof. __________________
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11-08-2013, 05:40 AM	#379
The Bad Guy Scott Pioli Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: The Copacobana Casino cash: $9373645	Howard says "we didn't make enough free throws" and then says about the last play "we talked about it, they messed up (they meaning whoever was covering Blake) it happens". This guy will never win anything, ever. __________________
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KC native Banned Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Fort Worth, TX Casino cash: $10049239	Hey al, Spurs beat GS tonight. I'm sure it was the ref's fault though
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11-09-2013, 09:35 AM	#389
okcchief MVP Join Date: Jul 2008 Casino cash: $9849890	I agree with KC on this one. Though there Is a lot of acting involved it is a skill. If you can get a call do it. Harden and Durant are really good at getting extra whistles. KD's rip move would drive me out of my mind if I was on the other side, but he's just taking advantage of the rule. Westbrook on the other hand doesnt get near as many calls as he could. I know it's annoying as hell, but everyone does it. Harden cant be singled out for that.
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