Official 2012-2013 NBA Thread

[Al Bundy]

Looks like James Harden has been To the Rockets for Jeremey Lamb, Kevin Martin and future picks. Plus... this is a general NBA thread.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Fruit Ninja

There is no IF, he did! kobe is averaging 38 almost 39 min a game this year and over 40 the 2nd half of the year.

He's like 5th in minutes played this year. in his 17th year, lets not mention he's played 2 more NBA seasons when you include play offs. over something like 40,000 minutes.

Kobe's always played a ton of minutes, even when he shouldn't. Most of that is on Kobe.

If you want to fault D'Antoni I guess you could fault him for not throttling back on Kobe, but given that he was coaching for his job he was obviously not the guy to trust to make a sound decision, because his own ass is above the best interests of the franchise.

[KC native]

Originally Posted by Fruit Ninja

if i wasnt a Lakers fan, i would say the same thing. D'Antoni is the Norv Turner of the NBA. lol

Yup, I loved him and Phoenix and LA. I hope he gets another year to redeem himself.

[kcxiv]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Kobe's always played a ton of minutes, even when he shouldn't. Most of that is on Kobe.

If you want to fault D'Antoni I guess you could fault him for not throttling back on Kobe, but given that he was coaching for his job he was obviously not the guy to trust to make a sound decision, because his own ass is above the best interests of the franchise.

Not the last 2 years he hasnt, he's averaged about 32-34 min a game. Phil mad his ass sit the first 6 min of the 2nd and the first 6 min of the 4th just about every game. Sometimes the last 2-3 min of the first and 3rd.

[In58men]

I'm sad as **** right now :'-(

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

I did not, but I saw Carpenter pitch last year. That's one of the hidden blessings of Pujols leaving as a FA. I don't have to care about him anymore and see him flounder and fail down the road while he still looks like the guy who was the greatest baseball player I'd ever seen.

I remember Sugar Ray coming back against Macho Camacho and embarrassing himself.

I remember the Wizards playing a featured game on ESPN on Friday night the first year Jordan was back. It was a close game that they pulled out at the last second, but Jordan missed a FT that would have iced the game and I was just ****ing stunned. It was shortly after he dropped 40 against the Hornets, thinking that maybe he was somewhat impervious to time. To see him miss that in the clutch sealed his mortality for me.

It was such a small event, but it really stuck with me.

Unlike you with Pujols, I have still followed Halladay as he didn't abandon Toronto's organization over a bit of money (in fact, the Jays kind of pushed him out themselves through trade and the desire to rebuild). Him being a Phillie doesn't make his decline any less crushing to me. Watching him on Monday, he's not the same guy anymore. The arm slot is completely different (whether through injury or by choice) and he looked old and broken with a straight FB. He obviously still has a chance to make something of himself in MLB, but it's hard to see a reality in which he's that same dominant pitcher he was for 12 years again.

It's always tough to take when dominating athletes you've watched for so long fade, but it always happens. Well...unless they choose to retire somewhat near their prime like Bjorn Borg or something.

[kcxiv]

Originally Posted by Inmem58

I'm sad as **** right now :'-(

thats not even when he tore his Achilles lol. T

[Miles]

If D'Antoni had cut Kobe's minutes LA fans would have also ripped him for not playing enough and they may not have had a chance to barely make the playoffs.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Fruit Ninja

Not the last 2 years he hasnt, he's averaged about 32-34 min a game. Phil mad his ass sit the first 6 min of the 2nd and the first 6 min of the 4th just about every game. Sometimes the last 2-3 min of the first and 3rd.

It looks like he did that in 10-11, but not the year before. Wasn't his knee killing him that year (necessitating the trip to Germany)?

[kcxiv]

Originally Posted by Miles

If D'Antoni had cut Kobe's minutes LA fans would have also ripped him for not playing enough and they may not have had a chance to barely make the playoffs.

no they wouldnt have. Even when winning the fans were still saying its to many minutes. Where they in awe at what kobe was doing? sure, i think everyone was, but the fans were still saying its to many.

MOst Lakers fans would prefer if the Lakers didnt make the play offs this year just so they can fire D'Antoni. No one likes him.

[kcxiv]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

It looks like he did that in 10-11, but not the year before. Wasn't his knee killing him that year (necessitating the trip to Germany)?

2009 is when the Lakers won the title. The year after that and last year i beleive they were 35 min tops, but not in ANY Of them games i dont think did kobe play all 46 min plus. lol

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Unlike you with Pujols, I have still followed Halladay as he didn't abandon Toronto's organization over a bit of money (in fact, the Jays kind of pushed him out themselves through trade and the desire to rebuild). Him being a Phillie doesn't make his decline any less crushing to me. Watching him on Monday, he's not the same guy anymore. The arm slot is completely different (whether through injury or by choice) and he looked old and broken with a straight FB. He obviously still has a chance to make something of himself in MLB, but it's hard to see a reality in which he's that same dominant pitcher he was for 12 years again.

It's always tough to take when dominating athletes you've watched for so long fade, but it always happens. Well...unless they choose to retire somewhat near their prime like Bjorn Borg or something.

I'm going through that with Mickelson right now. I've rooted for him so long and so hard that there aren't any other golfers that I really even care for. Although I'll always love playing the game, it will be very difficult to envision me watching it nearly as much.

[In58men]

Originally Posted by Fruit Ninja

thats not even when he tore his Achilles lol. T

That douche bag sent my a wrong pic



This one

[Miles]

Originally Posted by Fruit Ninja

Not the last 2 years he hasnt, he's averaged about 32-34 min a game. Phil mad his ass sit the first 6 min of the 2nd and the first 6 min of the 4th just about every game. Sometimes the last 2-3 min of the first and 3rd.

Kobe averaged the same amount of minutes last year: 38.5. In the prior year 33.9 and the year before that 38.8.

[kcxiv]

Originally Posted by Miles

Kobe averaged the same amount of minutes last year: 38.5. In the prior year 33.9 and the year before that 38.8.

yeah, its the 2nd half of the year is when he started playing 40 plus minutes. The first half he did ok.

eh, well, it may be time for the Lakers to use their we are the Lakers status n get some players next year. Like whats being said, may even have to amnesty KObe or something. I dunno, but they cant go into next season paying 30 million and no one playing. Then again, they could pull a San Antonio Spurs play for that first pick in the draft for 2014 lol

[In58men]

Originally Posted by Fruit Ninja

yeah, its the 2nd half of the year is when he started playing 40 plus minutes. The first half he did ok.

eh, well, it may be time for the Lakers to use their we are the Lakers status n get some players next year. Like whats being said, may even have to amnesty KObe or something. I dunno, but they cant go into next season paying 30 million and no one playing. Then again, they could pull a San Antonio Spurs play for that first pick in the draft for 2014 lol

Hey, don't you ****ing ignore my 2nd picture.