The 2013-14 NBA season

81

hopefully, the extra time off allowed Boozer to get healthy and Noah to work on his tornado shot again with a healthy hand


gonna be a fun season in chi town.

any word on when the schedule comes out?

Newch91

I hope Dallas brings Tyson Chandler back. He says he wants to come back, but said with the deal, it would be almost impossible for him to return.

Wobbie

The Juggler wrote:

imalive wrote:

these dumb fucks are being greedy....again....big surprise :roll:

you lose two months and you only cut 16 games? a 50 game season would have made more sense.

i don't see how that is being greedy. i look at it like all those concession workers, security guards, maintenance guys, parking guys, etc etc etc have 16 more games to get paid.

it is a good thing for the "little guy"......but I seriously doubt david stern or the players give two fucks about the little guy :x

81

imalive wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

imalive wrote:

these dumb fucks are being greedy....again....big surprise :roll:

you lose two months and you only cut 16 games? a 50 game season would have made more sense.

i don't see how that is being greedy. i look at it like all those concession workers, security guards, maintenance guys, parking guys, etc etc etc have 16 more games to get paid.

it is a good thing for the "little guy"......but I seriously doubt david stern or the players give two fucks about the little guy :x

other then a little lip service...they could care less about the little guy or the middle guy....they care about one thing and that's their own bank account

The Juggler

imalive wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

imalive wrote:

these dumb fucks are being greedy....again....big surprise :roll:

you lose two months and you only cut 16 games? a 50 game season would have made more sense.

i don't see how that is being greedy. i look at it like all those concession workers, security guards, maintenance guys, parking guys, etc etc etc have 16 more games to get paid.

it is a good thing for the "little guy"......but I seriously doubt david stern or the players give two fucks about the little guy :x

isn't it good for the thousands of "little" fans who still care about the league too? i'd think more games makes everyone happy. :?

81

The Juggler wrote:

isn't it good for the thousands of "little" fans who still care about the league too?

only for the tickets/beer/league authorized goods that they purchase.

The Juggler

81 wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

isn't it good for the thousands of "little" fans who still care about the league too?

only for the tickets/beer/league authorized goods that they purchase.

well they are running a business right?

and as a fan, i'd much rather 66 games over 50. call me crazy.

Ledbetterman10

Yes! The season is on!!

Now wake me up when the conference semi-finals start.

81

The Juggler wrote:

81 wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

isn't it good for the thousands of "little" fans who still care about the league too?

only for the tickets/beer/league authorized goods that they purchase.

well they are running a business right?

and as a fan, i'd much rather 66 games over 50. call me crazy.

i'm all for the 66 game season. not a big fan of the 3 games in three nights, but i can deal with it.

should be fun to see what D. Rose worked on this summer.

The Juggler

81 wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

81 wrote:

only for the tickets/beer/league authorized goods that they purchase.

well they are running a business right?

and as a fan, i'd much rather 66 games over 50. call me crazy.

i'm all for the 66 game season. not a big fan of the 3 games in three nights, but i can deal with it.

should be fun to see what D. Rose worked on this summer.

i love 3 games in 3 nights. level playing field for all teams.

i'm also gonna love betting against that team on said 3rd night going up against a fresher squad.

81

The Juggler wrote:

i'm also gonna love betting against that team on said 3rd night going up against a fresher squad.

no doubt about that...unless the line is crazy

FenwayFaithful

I'm bittersweet about this. Always loved the NBA but this nonsense has curbed my interest substantially. I'm worried about the Cs but also think the layoff might help keep those old legs fresh compared to other years.

81

FenwayFaithful wrote:

I'm bittersweet about this. Always loved the NBA but this nonsense has curbed my interest substantially. I'm worried about the Cs but also think the layoff might help keep those old legs fresh compared to other years.

other than the 3 in 3, the shorter season should favor the older teams and teams that have been together for a few seasons.

FenwayFaithful

81 wrote:

FenwayFaithful wrote:

I'm bittersweet about this. Always loved the NBA but this nonsense has curbed my interest substantially. I'm worried about the Cs but also think the layoff might help keep those old legs fresh compared to other years.

other than the 3 in 3, the shorter season should favor the older teams and teams that have been together for a few seasons.

And we need to talk Shaq out of retirement. Hopefully he hasn't been eating cookies and drinking craft beers the last 3 months.

81

FenwayFaithful wrote:

81 wrote:

FenwayFaithful wrote:

I'm bittersweet about this. Always loved the NBA but this nonsense has curbed my interest substantially. I'm worried about the Cs but also think the layoff might help keep those old legs fresh compared to other years.

other than the 3 in 3, the shorter season should favor the older teams and teams that have been together for a few seasons.

And we need to talk Shaq out of retirement. Hopefully he hasn't been eating cookies and drinking craft beers the last 3 months.

really? you want shaq back. really?

FenwayFaithful

Whats the alternative 81? We got nobody in the middle now that we're sans Perkins. I still think Shaq gives good minutes when healthy.

81

FenwayFaithful wrote:

Whats the alternative 81? We got nobody in the middle now that we're sans Perkins. I still think Shaq gives good minutes when healthy.

Nene and Chandler are both FA's although it sounds like they both want to return to their teams...

Eddie Curry?

We have to see who gets cut under the amnesty rules, but somebody has to come availabe that is better than a washed up shaq

shaq would be a last last resort. dude can barely move side to side anymore and seems to miss more games with injuries than he plays in...plus there is that whole TNT thing. i doubt he comes back.

few other options for you to ponder

Aaron Gray
Greg Oden (restricted)

Newch91

81 wrote:

FenwayFaithful wrote:

I'm bittersweet about this. Always loved the NBA but this nonsense has curbed my interest substantially. I'm worried about the Cs but also think the layoff might help keep those old legs fresh compared to other years.

other than the 3 in 3, the shorter season should favor the older teams and teams that have been together for a few seasons.

Agreed. Definitely good situation for the Celtics, Mavericks, Spurs, and Lakers ( ), who all have older teams.

Cliffy6745

So just getting to reading about the deal now. Essentially nothing has changed in the deal since a few weeks/months ago? Owners are getting more of the BRI that they wanted, players are keeping more than 50% which they wanted. This couldn't have been settled in July?

Edit: Basically there is zero improvement to a terrible product and all that came out of this was owners making more money?

polaris_x

Cliffy6745 wrote:

So just getting to reading about the deal now. Essentially nothing has changed in the deal since a few weeks/months ago? Owners are getting more of the BRI that they wanted, players are keeping more than 50% which they wanted. This couldn't have been settled in July?

Edit: Basically there is zero improvement to a terrible product and all that came out of this was owners making more money?

if the union decerted in july - there would have been a full season ...