Mr. Sinister Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I gotta admit, I didn't think Paul and Harden could work. Shows again, why others play and coach basketball, and I play NBA 2K. Right now though, I'd take them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 You get to make a two star team and can have any two players in the NBA except not both of LeBron and Durant. Who do you take? I'd go Durant and Kawhi. If this is a keeper league I go Giannis and Brow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozo the kKklown Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 (edited) Curry and Durant Keeper league, Embiid and Zingis. Edited December 14, 2017 by BenningRoadSkin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozo the kKklown Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Interesting article on Thibs and the Wolves. This dude thinks Thibs is outdated. https://zonecoverage.com/2017/timberwolves/moore-the-offensive-and-defensive-strategies-appear-outdated-in-minnesota/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 On 12/12/2017 at 7:15 PM, Renegade7 said: Has LeBron ever played with someone that was as good or better then him at distributing the basketball? I just think he's too much of a passive aggressive ego maniac to allow this to stay John Wall's team, and our franchise doesn't have the type of culture to survive that kind of tension. He might do that for Popovich, but he's not going to do that for Scott Brooks. If Lebron signed with the Wizards, Wall should agree to carry his bags at the airport. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 25 minutes ago, stevemcqueen1 said: You get to make a two star team and can have any two players in the NBA except not both of LeBron and Durant. Who do you take? I'd go Durant and Kawhi. If this is a keeper league I go Giannis and Brow. I agree with Durant and Kawhi for the short term. Keeper? Maybe Kristaps and Giannis, just to gamble on youth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozo the kKklown Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 (edited) The NBA became the first year-round league because of the internet. (great article as we are about to lose Net Neutrality) Quote The NBA Internet began on message boards and in forums where people who cared about the minutiae of the sport gathered to form communities and debate the topics of the day in a media landscape that cared little for such conversations. Many of these early groups such as the APBR (Association for Professional Basketball Research) were inclined toward analytics. Others, like the Free Darko collective were more interested in narrative arcs of individual players. There were also solo geniuses like the great Doc Funk who mined the collective absurdity of the sport for laughs and in-jokes; creating the template for what we came to know later as memes. While lacking traditional media credibility, the basketball Internet OGs were invested in the sport to an overwhelming degree, which carried its own form of authenticity. What they had in common with one another was that they were fans of the league, as opposed to carrying a strict devotion for any one particular team. They also shared an appreciation for the players themselves. This is a critical distinction because the NBA has always struggled with the idea of competitive parity. Only a handful of teams led by a small concentration of stars are able to truly compete for a championship and they tend to stay constant for several years. If a sport can’t sell an unpredictable result, it needs another hook to draw people to the game. What it needs are stars, each with their own distinct personalities and narrative arcs, and that has allowed the NBA to prosper as a cultural entity as much as a sports league. It’s a symbiotic relationship between the league and its players. https://www.sbnation.com/a/sports-year-in-review-2017/the-nba-season-never-ends Edited December 14, 2017 by BenningRoadSkin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Short term: Lebron and Curry. Long term: Giannis and Simmons. I would say Embiid but I fully expect him to break into pieces again and again and be out of the league in 4 years (which is too bad because the man is a national treasure). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterMP Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 1 hour ago, Predicto said: Long term: Giannis and Simmons. You'd have to find some shooters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 1 hour ago, PeterMP said: You'd have to find some shooters. Do I? I thought this was 2 on 2 hoops. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterMP Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 14 hours ago, Predicto said: Do I? I thought this was 2 on 2 hoops. I took it as you were starting a team and got to pick your two stars to start with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 41 minutes ago, PeterMP said: I took it as you were starting a team and got to pick your two stars to start with. That's what I was asking. 2 on 2 isn't basketball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 From Deadspin.com Quote Luka Doncic is an 18-year-old Slovenian who plays for Real Madrid in the Euroleague; a 6-foot-8 do-everything phenom; a feverishly touted 2018 prospect; and a bad, bad man. Just look at what he inflicted on poor Victor Claver in today’s game versus FC Barcelona. Watching that guy force his defender into early retirement in disgrace got me thinking, how do we rank on court humiliations? The kind that happen in game, not punches thrown or anything. Getting put on skates like that has to be worse than just getting dunked on right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 3 hours ago, stevemcqueen1 said: That's what I was asking. 2 on 2 isn't basketball. How are you not hosting an unlistenable sports podcast? 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dont Taze Me Bro Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, Destino said: Watching that guy force his defender into early retirement in disgrace got me thinking, how do we rank on court humiliations? The kind that happen in game, not punches thrown or anything. Getting put on skates like that has to be worse than just getting dunked on right? I think it depends on who is dunking on who and how much authority the dunk with. Like the Pippen over Ewing dunk comes to mind, just knocked him on his ass and stood over him. But that was one nasty ankle breaker by Doncic. Edited December 15, 2017 by Dont Taze Me Bro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dont Taze Me Bro Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Or those great ones by Shawn Kemp..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 (edited) I think the top of the scale is Bill Robinzine. When a dunk shatters the backboard and you run for your life to avoid injury and then you get immortalized in a poem....that's tough to beat. If it's a 5-point scale 5. Dawkins on Robinzine 4. Pippen on Ewing 3. Lebron on Jason Terry Didn't Vince Carter send someone into the second row once? I felt like Kemp looked for dudes to jump over in his early years. Edited December 15, 2017 by Lombardi's_kid_brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Vince dragging his nuts on the Frenchman's head? Maybe not humiliating in the terms of Pippen on Ewing in terms of sheer power and knocking someone back but...man, you're 7 feet tall. Get your arms up, take a charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 27 minutes ago, Lombardi's_kid_brother said: How are you not hosting an unlistenable sports podcast? I'm going to need your answers by the end of the day. You get to build a roster around any two players, who do you pick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Lebron linked to Houston. How the hell do the Rockets always have so much money/cap room? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 13 minutes ago, stevemcqueen1 said: I'm going to need your answers by the end of the day. You get to build a roster around any two players, who do you pick? Nick Young Javale McGee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 4 minutes ago, TryTheBeal! said: Nick Young Javale McGee Trust The Process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 6 minutes ago, TryTheBeal! said: Nick Young Javale McGee You sure you don't want Blatche? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Lombardi's_kid_brother said: Didn't Vince Carter send someone into the second row once? Well he does have le dunk de la mort, which could've caused an international incident. There's also the dunk on Zo. Pretty much anyone who dunked on Shawn Bradley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozo the kKklown Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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