Other Sports 2013-2014 Official NBA Thread - Page 129

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.

ohiobronco2 · 05-21-2014, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by -King-

Cavs should break the bank for George Karl, but I don't think he'd be interested.

Actually it is my understanding from what I've read that he has been lobbying to be the next head coach.

ohiobronco2 · 05-21-2014, 08:40 AM

Cavs have a lot of directions they can go in. LeBron apparently is in win now mode, so if Cavs really want to get him to come back they should probably trade for Love and hire a semi competent head coach. I would not do the deal on Love though until I have reassurance he will sign a long term deal. Will be interesting to see, they should be good enough now to compete in the East.

ChiefsCountry · 05-21-2014, 01:10 PM

Read this article about the Bucks owner's daughter's twitter account. Bunch of horny men in this world.
http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/l...lottery-052114

-King- · 05-21-2014, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ohiobronco2

Actually it is my understanding from what I've read that he has been lobbying to be the next head coach.

If that's the case, I wouldn't even **** around if I'm the Cavs front office. Get him in as soon as possible before other teams start sniffing around.

Direckshun · 05-21-2014, 01:47 PM

I'd probably go get Mark Jackson if I were the Cavs.

Are there any rumors about where Jackson might land?

**RealSNR** · 05-21-2014, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by KevB

Another idea I've seen floated in a couple of places : trade first pick and a player or two (Tristan Thompson) for Kevin Love. Who knows if Love would be willing to sign an extension in Cleveland, but with Kyrie and other good young players, maybe? Also, could Cleveland sell out to get Love and LeBron to pair with Kyrie? I don't believe LeBron wants to come back to Cleveland despite all the confident talk from Cavs fans, but interesting to consider.

That's such bullshit, because the Wolves had the worst record in the 2011 season. They deserved the #1 pick and got upended by.... Cleveland.

The Cavs drafted Kyrie Irving (who the Wolves could sure ****ing use right now) and the Wolves got raped by Derrick Williams.

If Kyrie were playing with Love, Pek, and Kevin Martin, the Wolves are in the playoffs this year and maybe Love wants to stay in Minnesota as long as the team paid him well.

lcarus · 05-21-2014, 03:15 PM

Im really excited about Orlando getting Exum if Embiid is gone. He reminds me of Penny. Really raw though.

KC_Connection · 05-21-2014, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Direckshun

I'd probably go get Mark Jackson if I were the Cavs.

Are there any rumors about where Jackson might land?

ESPN. And maybe the Knicks could convince him (though I suspect they'll aim higher at first).

**RealSNR** · 05-21-2014, 03:32 PM

Why would anybody take a coaching job over a cushy spot in the studio?

People want to challenge themselves. I get that. But what's the real success percentage of players who enter the coaching ranks straight from being a player, with no experience at all being an assistant on a staff or working with a college team? It's gotta be really low. I can't think of many players who just decided to start coaching one day who have had real success.

Larry Bird had one or two good Pacers teams in the late 90s but then left. That's about it.

**RealSNR** · 05-21-2014, 03:33 PM

Also why isn't anybody asking Scott Skiles? In a market desperate for good coaches, Skiles' resume is hardly chopped liver. If you give him more than crap to work with on a team, he seems to be able to win games.

BlackHelicopters · 05-21-2014, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

Read this article about the Bucks owner's daughter's twitter account. Bunch of horny men in this world.
http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/l...lottery-052114

This needs its own thread.

RustShack · 05-21-2014, 09:01 PM

Sounds like Embiid is their favorite right now, and they are "mining the college ranks for a HC"

mcaj22 · 05-21-2014, 09:15 PM

all the crappy teams are waiting for Scotty Brooks to be fired!

/thunder fans

Rams Fan · 05-21-2014, 09:21 PM

It;s amazing how Lionel Hollins has fallen off the face of the Earth.

**RealSNR** · 05-21-2014, 09:23 PM

Most of these are light jokes, but there are some legit deals I would gladly take.

Of course, much of it depends if Kevin wants to even play for the team he gets traded to. Hopefully he's not a huge diva about only specific places and can see the value in a couple of these high lottery pick teams that he could go to.

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/pos...ex_cid=espnsoc

Particular deals I like with teams that Love has supposedly "signed off" on:

Bulls receive: Kevin Love
Wolves receive: Carlos Boozer, Jimmy Butler, the rights to Nikola Mirotic, Ronnie Brewer, Nos. 16 and 19 picks in 2014

Lakers receive: Kevin Love
Wolves receive: Steve Nash, Robert Sacre, Nick Young, MarShon Brooks, No. 7 pick in 2014, future first-round pick, ~~Flip Saunders gets a statue outside Staples Center, Minneapolis Lakers’ title banners~~

Warriors receive: Kevin Love, Kevin Martin
Wolves receive: David Lee, Harrison Barnes, Klay Thompson, right to swap picks in 2015 and 2016

Also, yes, I know that these long lists rarely happen in the NBA- we'd definitely be looking at a 3-team trade probably.

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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RealSNR Special Teams ACE!!! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Where the hell is SNR Casino cash: $2360208	Why would anybody take a coaching job over a cushy spot in the studio? People want to challenge themselves. I get that. But what's the real success percentage of players who enter the coaching ranks straight from being a player, with no experience at all being an assistant on a staff or working with a college team? It's gotta be really low. I can't think of many players who just decided to start coaching one day who have had real success. Larry Bird had one or two good Pacers teams in the late 90s but then left. That's about it.
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RealSNR Special Teams ACE!!! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Where the hell is SNR Casino cash: $2360208	Also why isn't anybody asking Scott Skiles? In a market desperate for good coaches, Skiles' resume is hardly chopped liver. If you give him more than crap to work with on a team, he seems to be able to win games.
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RealSNR Special Teams ACE!!! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Where the hell is SNR Casino cash: $2360208	Most of these are light jokes, but there are some legit deals I would gladly take. Of course, much of it depends if Kevin wants to even play for the team he gets traded to. Hopefully he's not a huge diva about only specific places and can see the value in a couple of these high lottery pick teams that he could go to. http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/pos...ex_cid=espnsoc Particular deals I like with teams that Love has supposedly "signed off" on: Bulls receive: Kevin Love Wolves receive: Carlos Boozer, Jimmy Butler, the rights to Nikola Mirotic, Ronnie Brewer, Nos. 16 and 19 picks in 2014 Lakers receive: Kevin Love Wolves receive: Steve Nash, Robert Sacre, Nick Young, MarShon Brooks, No. 7 pick in 2014, future first-round pick, ~~Flip Saunders gets a statue outside Staples Center, Minneapolis Lakers’ title banners~~ Warriors receive: Kevin Love, Kevin Martin Wolves receive: David Lee, Harrison Barnes, Klay Thompson, right to swap picks in 2015 and 2016 Also, yes, I know that these long lists rarely happen in the NBA- we'd definitely be looking at a 3-team trade probably. Last edited by RealSNR; 05-21-2014 at 09:31 PM..
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