pjfootballer

I’m all DC, but the Nats. But it really wouldn’t bother me if they won the WS.

Yawn.

Yeah, we're in that time of the year when a lot of TV programming has come to the end for the season. Understandable. I tried to watch some of it in the 3rd quarter, but I just wasn't interested. Maybe if we had a couple of new teams (or 1 new team), I might tune in a bit more. I was just looking at the box scores for the 1985 NBA Finals (LA/Boston). Played 6 games with a high of 148 points and a low of 100. Lakers averaged 115 PPG and the Celtics 113 PPG. I looked at all 6 box scores to see what the 3 point attempts were. No one broke double digits. 9 was the high (Celtics I believe). I couldn't stand the 90s "brawl ball" era. Unwatchable. I do believe that the ball movement in this era is really good. I guess my biggest problem with it (and this goes for college ball too) is that its all on the perimeter of the 3 point line. I know this might be an old man rant, but the 80s NBA had just as good of ball movement as they do now, without resorting to chucking 3's. I liked the balance the 80s had with a good inside game and good mid-range game and then using the 3 every once in a while to break your back. I know someone will argue there was no defense back then, but I beg to differ. You'd get your head taken off if you dared to go in the paint. Lots of hard fouls back then. I think the transition game was really good in the 80s. I know it's hard to compare eras because of the rule changes (hand checking, zone defense, etc.). I think Steve mentioned moving the 3 point line back. How far does it have to go? 30 feet? I mean it's at 23-9 now (except in the corners) and these guys are just getting too good from behind the line. I mean, when 4s and 5s are practicing 3 pointers, I'm not sure I like that. It would be interesting to see a couple of teams play an exhibition game without any 3 point lines, just to see how it goes.

Agree. Chucking 30-40 three pointers a game isn’t entertaining at all. The ball movement is good, but the terrible officiating and seeing pumpkins launched every minute isn’t what I care to watch.

Done nothing but thunderstorm for two weeks here in Charlotte. Rain, lightning and thunder every day. Really sick of rain. If any of the local meteorologists tell me we’re in a drought, I’m going to personally go to the station and kick them in the chicklets. Karate kid crane style.

I think we’d have lose 10 or 11. He can’t regress.

More strength and needs to be more consistent with his shooting. Can’t see him contributing much his first year. 90% of these guys think they are ready for the pros, but they’re not.

I think he’s making a mistake, but good luck.

I’m done with hype. Paper champions never win. Prove me wrong and win games on the field. Until they do...I remain a huge skeptic.

Geez, you would’ve thought they’d learn from the last time. Hope all the people are OK. Take the FEMA money and fix your drainage system.

Four? Try Two. If GSW wins tonight to set up a third straight, in the same time they’ve had two teams, MLB has had 6 different teams, NFL 5 and NHL 5.

Most of us in here knew on October 17, 2017, the Cavs would play the Warriors in June.

The game was in the bag from the start. No way the NBA has a final without LeBron. Silver would have been fired and beaten.

Both men’s and women’s lacrosse teams went in as #1 seeds and lost in the semi-finals.

It got to where FOX and CBS would end the pregame show at 12:50, just to get in commercials and get back in time to show the national anthem. They never used to show it before until the controversy. The kneeling doesn’t bother me at all. I’m bothered more by what you just talked about. I don’t really care to see the national anthem. Just kick off already.

More like “Panty Clause”

Yeah, sure, an achilles is hard on any athlete. I guess I'm just trying to be optimistic that Cousins will change his ways being hooked up with Wall again. He has a bond with Wall that he doesn't have with any other player. I mean, he didn't want to be in Sac-town and he tolerated Nawlins'. I mean, at this point, the current set-up of Wall, Beal and Porter is just not working. With those three, we haven't shown any improvement and nothing has really changed or gotten better for 40 years. I think we are on the cusp of 50 wins, so I think Boogie might be that player that may put us over the hump. We may not win a championship with him, but I know we'd be a 50+ win team year in and year out with a chance to advance further. I'd dispute the notion that New Orleans was better without Cousins. They were 28-21 with him and 20-13 without him. Not really much of a difference and it took a 10 game winning streak down the stretch just to make the playoffs, so they actually fell off when he was first injured. I think they put up more of a fight against GS (not that they'd beat them) if he was there. I'm not saying he's the savior, but the alternative is Gortat and Ian. Just trying to be optimistic for once.

Achilles injuries are not career enders anymore. Modern medicine is light years ahead of what it was, plus Cousins is young. If he was 30 or older, I’d pass.

What a ****ty thing to do.

NOT AGAIN MOTHER******!

Amazing job by my Spurs finishing 3rd without a true home pitch. Didn’t figure they’d finish in the top 4. Looking forward to the new White Hart Lane next season and DC United’s new Mercedes Benz field.

While the passing is good, I’m just not a fan of watching teams chuck 40+ three pointers a game. Too many players think they are good at it and they aren’t. I miss the inside games like Hakeem, Ewing and such.

This has been a horrible rule in college also with a lot of opposition to it. A team's depth may be tested from time to time.

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