Arena The NBA Thread

that gasol block was dirty

 

Milwaukee Bucks are having a season home opener. First time since Jordan was a rookie.

 

You'd think teams would alternate every other year whether they open the season at home or on the road.

 

*jumps off tall building*

 

Reasons to be positive about the '15-'16 Lakers season:


-Hoping that Jordan Clarkson continues to develop into a really good player, potentially becoming a star in the future.

-D'Angelo Russell & Julius Randle... assuming HEALTH, that's some rather nice talent there.

-Metta World Peace playing solid enough defense maybe?

-Again, assuming HEALTH, Kobe's still got some moments of ridiculous offense, right? 2-5 games of 30+ points, preferably against the likes of the Clippers, OKC, etc.

-I know nobody else gives a ****, but my courtside regular tracking chart enters its 3rd season!

-Moments like this from James Worthy on the Lakers cable channel (that, unlike the Dodgers, I've got access to):


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-This daily reminder in my room that...



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All of those exciting, great & wonderful memories from the recent championship glory never goes away.






However, even with all of that, the overall outlook (no chance at the playoffs; would be a shock to win more than 30+ games for ****'s sake) still looks like this:




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Im thinking this may finally be the Bobcats season.

 

I dropped my two sons off at the United Center last night so they could watch the Bulls/Cleveland season opener. President Obama was at the game too courtside, so the boys got frisked by Secret Service on the way in. I can't even imagine what that must have been like prepping for security, but traffic all around Chicago was snarled for large chunks of the day.

 

So pretty, just so pretty.

 

LOL Rockets sputter to a horrendous start by losing by 20 to the lowly Nuggets.

 

Milwaukee sucked it up as well.

 

The Blazers won their 15th consecutive home opener tonight. That's an NBA record. Whether they make the playoffs or not, this team is going to be mighty fun to watch all season!

 

The Good: Williams, Randle, Clarkson, Young all played well; this chippiness in the 2nd quarter was fun:


; 11 out of the 13 courtside regulars in attendance.






The Bad: Up by 16 at one point, but ending up losing the game by 1. Yikes; couldn't figure out Rubio, either; Kobe jacking up 13 3's!




The Ugly: D'Angelo Russell had a debut to forget (2-7 from the field, 2 assists).

 

I believe the Celtics have the Nets first round pick for the next three years. If true, they are in the best position possible to become a power house down the line, if they pick right.

IF

 

Bulls with some actual offence? What

Hoiberg starting well. Loads of improvement left in the team too. Mirotic, Butler, Rose is a nice 3

 

Wow.

 

dp4m xblackout LloydChristmas vin

so my new york trip is happening. who is down for nets/clippers at barclay's on dec 12th (MY BIRTHDAY)?

let's figure out the tickets and stuff.

 

I'll start a Facebook message group...

... oh, wait. (stupid tom!)

Yep, should be good. Let's get a PM group going and figure out stuff, food, etc. Tom, also let me know if you need a place to stay for a bit or you already lined that up...

 

i definitely don't need one, but it could be fun to crash. maybe that night? my friends who i'm staying with are actually out of town on that weekend. i'll have their place to myself but it might be more fun to stay with friends on MY BIRTHDAY.

 

http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400827922]Dubs[/url] blowout the Pelicans by 14; Curry scores 54, including a 28-point 3rd quarter



I love the start they're having; have to be playing with little extra motivation, given all the talk during the off-season (and now, I suppose) that they lucked into their '15 title.

 

I'm not going to be doing this all the time, but even though it's been less than a week, it's already been an interesting start to the season for the purple & gold...



The Good: 22 & 15 last night from Randle, who will be the brightest spot for the Lakers this season in terms of their young/new/rookie-ish players... cares just enough, unlike Kobe, who might care too much; Lou Williams can also bring upon positive thoughts during a game, which helps tremendously as much of the rest of the offense struggles... Nick Young as well, for now; A moment like this during a home game:



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Keep doing your thing, Sign Guy.





The Bad: See below.





The Ugly: http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/14039529/kobe-bryant-losangeles-lakers-really-angry-gets-day-practice]Kobe[/url] knows how bad he's been thus far; takes mental day after feeling less-than-stellar. Time will tell if that helps at all, but taking less 3's, and letting D'Angelo Russell handle the ball more would go a long way to improving on-the-court matters.

 

I haven't looked: other than winning the opener, have the Knicks been a dumpster fire?