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Old 08-06-2013, 04:40 PM  
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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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Old 03-09-2014, 07:02 PM   #1486
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Not too sure about that. The other teams have gotten better. The Spurs are old and when time finally catches a team, it can happen in an instant. A brutal playoff series could be such an instant. They certainly KNOW how to win, and had the Heat last year, but they didn't win and that was last year. This year, they're older. They certainly should be respected though.
Why do people continue saying this shit...Duncan is old. Ginobili is old. Diaw is old. The rest of the team is pretty young.
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Old 03-09-2014, 07:47 PM   #1487
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Why do people continue saying this shit...Duncan is old. Ginobili is old. Diaw is old. The rest of the team is pretty young.
I agree. The Spurs roster is very young outside of those 3. It's not going be be age that stops the Spurs.
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Old 03-09-2014, 07:52 PM   #1488
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Old 03-09-2014, 07:53 PM   #1489
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Why do people continue saying this shit...Duncan is old. Ginobili is old. Diaw is old. The rest of the team is pretty young.
Plus it's not like Duncan's age matters considering how he's played the last couple years.

As with last year, age won't be what makes or breaks the Spurs in the playoffs, it'll be the play of Manu and Parker. If they choke like they did late in the Finals last year (Manu's 8 turnovers and huge missed FT in Game 6, Parker shooting 3-12 in Game 7), the Spurs are in trouble. Also, like everyone else in the West, matchups will be a determining factor. OKC always seems to torch them.
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Old 03-09-2014, 07:58 PM   #1490
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Plus it's not like Duncan's age matters considering how he's played the last couple years.

As with last year, age won't be what makes or breaks the Spurs in the playoffs, it'll be the play of Manu and Parker. If they choke like they did late in the Finals last year (Manu's 8 turnovers and huge missed FT in Game 6, Parker shooting 3-12 in Game 7), the Spurs are in trouble. Also, like everyone else in the West, matchups will be a determining factor. OKC always seems to torch them.
I'm not worried about Parker. I'm less worried about Manu because Pop has cut back on his minutes and role finally while Kawhi and Green have stepped up for the team.

I really like this year's composition heading into the playoffs this year. Belinelli has been a great add. It's so nice to have two good shooting guards.
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Looks like we'll drop our fourth in a row with this loss vs Mavs. Mavs beat us at home last week. First 4 game loss in two years.
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Old 03-09-2014, 08:31 PM   #1492
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Why do people continue saying this shit...Duncan is old. Ginobili is old. Diaw is old. The rest of the team is pretty young.
Um....because its the truth. The fact that you're talking like that means they're old. Check their roster compared to every contender, the guys that got it done in the past are just plain old. The rest of the team is not "as" old. THAT "shit" is the truth.
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Um....because its the truth. The fact that you're talking like that means they're old. Check their roster compared to every contender, the guys that got it done in the past are just plain old. The rest of the team is not "as" old. THAT "shit" is the truth.
It's far from the truth.

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Old 03-09-2014, 09:09 PM   #1495
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Why do people continue saying this shit...Duncan is old. Ginobili is old. Diaw is old. The rest of the team is pretty young.
Yeah but it's only a matter of time before one of Pop's craters spreads to his heart.
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Yeah but it's only a matter of time before one of Pop's craters spreads to his heart.
That's what I'm worried about. When Duncan decides to retire, Pop has said he probably will retire at the same time.

The Spurs GM has been a genius, but it will be difficult to replace a coach of Pop's caliber.
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That's what I'm worried about. When Duncan decides to retire, Pop has said he probably will retire at the same time.

The Spurs GM has been a genius, but it will be difficult to replace a coach of Pop's caliber.
Yep. I expect them to be a good playoff team with A 35-year old Parker, Leonard, and whoever else... but not contending for championships. But they may work some magic.
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They do this year...
nope, no fans even care if they lakers lose this year. When the Lakers win. allthe fans can think its, damn, your ****ing up your draft spot. When you have 12 of your 15 guys on the roster with no deals past this year and only 1 player going into the season with a deal passed this year (steve Nash), its a throw away year. IT has to happen every once in a while.
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That's what I'm worried about. When Duncan decides to retire, Pop has said he probably will retire at the same time.

The Spurs GM has been a genius, but it will be difficult to replace a coach of Pop's caliber.
Pop is one place where I was completely wrong. I remember when he, as the Spurs GM, hired himself to be the head coach. I couldn't believe the hubris such a decision would take and thought for sure he'd stink as a coach. Evidently, he made the right hire.
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