2017/18 NBA Thread

tempo_n_groove

HesCalledDyer said:

tempo_n_groove said:

The Juggler said:

Don’t know what year this is from but guessing early 80’s?
Denver and Cleveland are throwing me off 
 

The team name of the Washington Bullets was the greatest name ever IMO.

That name actually came from when the team was in Baltimore. It's a reference to the Phoenix Shot Tower, a National Landmark in Baltimore, for its role in producing shot balls.

I prefer it to be how DC starts shit and shoots people, lol.

eeriepadave

stupidest nickname "Playoff P" and he gave that too himself

tempo_n_groove

eeriepadave said:

stupidest nickname "Playoff P" and he gave that too himself

Westbrook?

The Juggler

Hey Utah: Pick a court and stick with it. 

eeriepadave

tempo_n_groove said:

eeriepadave said:

stupidest nickname "Playoff P" and he gave that too himself

Westbrook?

Paul George

JK_Livin

Imagine thinking that Carmelo could actually help a team.

lastexit78

I stand by my long standing opinion that Russell Westbrook is the most overrated player in modern NBA history. This Jazz series is making my point fairly obvious. Dude has zero leadership ability and is the most immature "Superstar" I've ever witnessed. The fact that some people put him in the same conversation as LeBron, KD, Curry, Davis, Harden, etc is beyond me. When Paul George, who's overrated himself leaves town in the summer there's literally no other semi star player who'll ever play with Russ. OKC will be a 35 win team next year, mark it down now.

The Juggler

JK_Livin said:

Imagine thinking that Carmelo could actually help a team.

He is a turd and has always been a turd.

Also agree with Lastexit about Westbrook.....to an extent....

pjhawks

lastexit78 said:

I stand by my long standing opinion that Russell Westbrook is the most overrated player in modern NBA history. This Jazz series is making my point fairly obvious. Dude has zero leadership ability and is the most immature "Superstar" I've ever witnessed. The fact that some people put him in the same conversation as LeBron, KD, Curry, Davis, Harden, etc is beyond me. When Paul George, who's overrated himself leaves town in the summer there's literally no other semi star player who'll ever play with Russ. OKC will be a 35 win team next year, mark it down now.

to paraphrase one of my favorite sports movies 'Westbrook rather look good and lose"

and when did the Jazz become orange yellow and black or whatever the fuck those uniforms are supposed to be?:

23scidoo

Anyone watching the games??..both are derby..

No Coder

lastexit78 said:

I stand by my long standing opinion that Russell Westbrook is the most overrated player in modern NBA history. This Jazz series is making my point fairly obvious. Dude has zero leadership ability and is the most immature "Superstar" I've ever witnessed. The fact that some people put him in the same conversation as LeBron, KD, Curry, Davis, Harden, etc is beyond me. When Paul George, who's overrated himself leaves town in the summer there's literally no other semi star player who'll ever play with Russ. OKC will be a 35 win team next year, mark it down now.

Agree 100% and he showed his true colours when Rubio got a Triple Double against him and he put stopping Rubio ahead of playing as a team and trying to win. He had 4 fouls early and forgot that the Jazz are a VERY GOOD TEAM. 
I was watching Philly yesterday and if Simmons played like Westbrook, he would have stolen at least  6 boards off teammates, but he just waited fort the pass instead of worrying about his stats and still ended up with 10 boards.
Russ's season averages of Triple Doubles holds ZERO significance for me and unless he changes how he plays, he will never win a title

tempo_n_groove

No Coder said:

lastexit78 said:

I stand by my long standing opinion that Russell Westbrook is the most overrated player in modern NBA history. This Jazz series is making my point fairly obvious. Dude has zero leadership ability and is the most immature "Superstar" I've ever witnessed. The fact that some people put him in the same conversation as LeBron, KD, Curry, Davis, Harden, etc is beyond me. When Paul George, who's overrated himself leaves town in the summer there's literally no other semi star player who'll ever play with Russ. OKC will be a 35 win team next year, mark it down now.

Agree 100% and he showed his true colours when Rubio got a Triple Double against him and he put stopping Rubio ahead of playing as a team and trying to win. He had 4 fouls early and forgot that the Jazz are a VERY GOOD TEAM. 
I was watching Philly yesterday and if Simmons played like Westbrook, he would have stolen at least  6 boards off teammates, but he just waited fort the pass instead of worrying about his stats and still ended up with 10 boards.
Russ's season averages of Triple Doubles holds ZERO significance for me and unless he changes how he plays, he will never win a title

I love Westbrook but hate his personal demons.  If he could be slightly less selfish and NOT do it all himself then he'd be an all-time great.

His averaging a triple double 2 years in a row is still a stupid feat and should be admired regardless of the post season failure or success.

tempo_n_groove

The Cavs/Indiana game shows why Lebron is the best and pisses me off at the same time.

Great ending, sure.  Put them away though when you were 10 points up...

Cliffy6745

That was fucking awesome. The block and the shot 

No Coder

tempo_n_groove said:

No Coder said:

lastexit78 said:

I stand by my long standing opinion that Russell Westbrook is the most overrated player in modern NBA history. This Jazz series is making my point fairly obvious. Dude has zero leadership ability and is the most immature "Superstar" I've ever witnessed. The fact that some people put him in the same conversation as LeBron, KD, Curry, Davis, Harden, etc is beyond me. When Paul George, who's overrated himself leaves town in the summer there's literally no other semi star player who'll ever play with Russ. OKC will be a 35 win team next year, mark it down now.

Agree 100% and he showed his true colours when Rubio got a Triple Double against him and he put stopping Rubio ahead of playing as a team and trying to win. He had 4 fouls early and forgot that the Jazz are a VERY GOOD TEAM. 
I was watching Philly yesterday and if Simmons played like Westbrook, he would have stolen at least  6 boards off teammates, but he just waited fort the pass instead of worrying about his stats and still ended up with 10 boards.
Russ's season averages of Triple Doubles holds ZERO significance for me and unless he changes how he plays, he will never win a title

I love Westbrook but hate his personal demons.  If he could be slightly less selfish and NOT do it all himself then he'd be an all-time great.

His averaging a triple double 2 years in a row is still a stupid feat and should be admired regardless of the post season failure or success.

Look, I think Westbrook is an athletic freak and is very good at basketball. Unfortunately his bball IQ is not on the same tier as the absolute best players in the game, and this hurts him. His aggro, ultra athletic game style will only last so long and then he will drop off a cliff if he can't adjust his game.

This years triple double feats, get no admiration from me as they are not in the best interests of his teams results. Last season, I did think his feats were more valuable to OKC and deserve more respect.But with the addition of PG and Carmelo, he and Donovan needed to adjust OKC's way of playing. 
His rebound stats are a joke though. They do not come in the natural flow of the game, but are chased for stat purposes.

No Coder

45 points for Russ today on 39 shots!! at 43%

Yes, they won, but Brewer shot the ball 4 times, Adams 6 times, who all shoot in their spots at decent %

Can't stand watching his type of basketball

tempo_n_groove

No Coder said:

45 points for Russ today on 39 shots!! at 43%

Yes, they won, but Brewer shot the ball 4 times, Adams 6 times, who all shoot in their spots at decent %

Can't stand watching his type of basketball

He proved his point, lol.

I hope that Rubio lights him up the next game.

23scidoo

Bucks looks determined..

Wobbie

that shit was turrible.

HesCalledDyer

Cliffy6745 said:

That was fucking awesome. The block and the shot 

*goaltend
Fuck Lebron.
Go Pacers!