Other Sports 2013-2014 Official NBA Thread - Page 29

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 · 11-11-2013, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miles

Easily one of the worst. This one was a classic last year.

The Paul flop is hilarious, but Cousins reaction is equally funny. I picture a thought bubble above him, "WTF is this fool doing?"

**RealSNR** · 11-11-2013, 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

I wish Shved didn't suck at basketball.

This.

**RealSNR** · 11-11-2013, 11:29 PM

96-87 on a Clippers 10-0 run.

It's no coincidence that with Dante Cunningham, JJ Barea, and Derrick Williams on the court at the same time that our offense has resorted to god awful shot selection. That's my biggest bad basketball pet peeve. If I were a coach that shit would drive me batshit insane.

**RealSNR** · 11-11-2013, 11:37 PM

Hack-a-Deandre Jordan

Pitt Gorilla · 11-11-2013, 11:40 PM

Kevin Martin is straight ballin. Cold-blooded assassin.

**RealSNR** · 11-11-2013, 11:44 PM

Dumbass Joey Crawford

That might be the game-decider there.

-King- · 11-11-2013, 11:46 PM

I've gotten a lot of hate for this for saying it to friends...but I still think Ricky Rubio sucks. He's not the worst PG in the league, but he's somewhere in the bottom 10 IMO.

Pitt Gorilla · 11-11-2013, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by -King-

I've gotten a lot of hate for this for saying it to friends...but I still think Ricky Rubio sucks. He's not the worst PG in the league, but he's somewhere in the bottom 10 IMO.

Right on cue, he makes a play.

**RealSNR** · 11-11-2013, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by -King-

I've gotten a lot of hate for this for saying it to friends...but I still think Ricky Rubio sucks. He's not the worst PG in the league, but he's somewhere in the bottom 10 IMO.

That's a dumbass statement. He's not bottom 10. Middle of the road, sure. There are a ton of great PGs in the NBA right now. But not bottom 10.

**RealSNR** · 11-11-2013, 11:53 PM

Thanks, Blake. We have a chance still.

6.9 left Wolves down by 2

Pitt Gorilla · 11-11-2013, 11:53 PM

F me.

**RealSNR** · 11-11-2013, 11:57 PM

Heartbreaker. Ugh. Inches away from a tie.

Two VERY good chances to put it back in and both of them from great offensive big men.

So many shitty things that went the wrong way. That bullshit Crawford half-courter. The no-calls that we should have had. Mathematically anomalous shooting percentage from the Clippers throughout the first 3 quarters. Any number of things could have broken for the Wolves, even at that last missed tip in.

I'm going to bed. ****.

GoChargers · 11-12-2013, 12:00 AM

I thought for sure that we were going to get a repeat of Love's game-winner against us.... man, that was a lucky win.

Good game for your Wolves, SNR.... if they can get through the season relatively healthy, they'll be really good.

**RealSNR** · 11-12-2013, 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoChargers

I thought for sure that we were going to get a repeat of Love's game-winner against us.... man, that was a lucky win.

Good game for your Wolves, SNR.... if they can get through the season relatively healthy, they'll be really good.

We really could have used some offense off the bench. Chase Budinger needs to get healthy here pretty quick. It's not like the defense can get any worse with him out there. I mean... geez. **** Alexey Shved.

I definitely underestimated the Clippers this year in spite of the offseason moves that they made. There were some rough moments for them in this game, but Doc Rivers is the kind of coach that can iron those things out by the season's end. At this point, I think they can take out anybody in the Western Conference that they'll meet in the playoffs.

KC native · 11-12-2013, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SNR

We really could have used some offense off the bench. Chase Budinger needs to get healthy here pretty quick. It's not like the defense can get any worse with him out there. I mean... geez. **** Alexey Shved.

I definitely underestimated the Clippers this year in spite of the offseason moves that they made. There were some rough moments for them in this game, but Doc Rivers is the kind of coach that can iron those things out by the season's end. At this point, I think they can take out anybody in the Western Conference that they'll meet in the playoffs.

Except the Spurs. They can't take out the Spurs.

08-06-2013, 04:40 PM
Al Bundy Damnit Peg Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Overland Park Casino cash: $5081831	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.
Posts: 23,369

11-11-2013, 11:29 PM	#423
RealSNR Special Teams ACE!!! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Where the hell is SNR Casino cash: $1790208	96-87 on a Clippers 10-0 run. It's no coincidence that with Dante Cunningham, JJ Barea, and Derrick Williams on the court at the same time that our offense has resorted to god awful shot selection. That's my biggest bad basketball pet peeve. If I were a coach that shit would drive me batshit insane.
Posts: 90,868

11-11-2013, 11:37 PM	#424
RealSNR Special Teams ACE!!! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Where the hell is SNR Casino cash: $1790208	Hack-a-Deandre Jordan
Posts: 90,868

11-11-2013, 11:40 PM	#425
Pitt Gorilla Banned! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: NOT Columbia, MO 65201 Casino cash: $2500194	Kevin Martin is straight ballin. Cold-blooded assassin. __________________ Your son is a bench warmer because of your weak genetics not because of the coach Norlin Mommsen is disgusting.
Posts: 46,259

11-11-2013, 11:44 PM	#426
RealSNR Special Teams ACE!!! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Where the hell is SNR Casino cash: $1790208	Dumbass Joey Crawford That might be the game-decider there.
Posts: 90,868

11-11-2013, 11:46 PM	#427
-King- ▓▓▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▓▓ Join Date: Jan 2009 Casino cash: $1915743	I've gotten a lot of hate for this for saying it to friends...but I still think Ricky Rubio sucks. He's not the worst PG in the league, but he's somewhere in the bottom 10 IMO. __________________ 🏁
Posts: 63,924

11-11-2013, 11:53 PM	#430
RealSNR Special Teams ACE!!! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Where the hell is SNR Casino cash: $1790208	Thanks, Blake. We have a chance still. 6.9 left Wolves down by 2
Posts: 90,868

11-11-2013, 11:53 PM	#431
Pitt Gorilla Banned! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: NOT Columbia, MO 65201 Casino cash: $2500194	F me. __________________ Your son is a bench warmer because of your weak genetics not because of the coach Norlin Mommsen is disgusting.
Posts: 46,259

11-11-2013, 11:57 PM	#432
RealSNR Special Teams ACE!!! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Where the hell is SNR Casino cash: $1790208	Heartbreaker. Ugh. Inches away from a tie. Two VERY good chances to put it back in and both of them from great offensive big men. So many shitty things that went the wrong way. That bullshit Crawford half-courter. The no-calls that we should have had. Mathematically anomalous shooting percentage from the Clippers throughout the first 3 quarters. Any number of things could have broken for the Wolves, even at that last missed tip in. I'm going to bed. ****.
Posts: 90,868

11-12-2013, 12:00 AM	#433
GoChargers Dean Spanos is a Traitor Join Date: Oct 2012 Casino cash: $10013554	I thought for sure that we were going to get a repeat of Love's game-winner against us.... man, that was a lucky win. Good game for your Wolves, SNR.... if they can get through the season relatively healthy, they'll be really good. __________________ Disclaimer: my username refers to the SAN DIEGO Chargers only. I will never cheer for the LA Chargers as long as the Spanos family owns the team.
Posts: 3,620