Arena The NBA Thread

yeah, beat the clippers and wolves but DONT beat the Bulls. thanks a lot

 

I'm glad the ad was good, because the game should be horrible. Warriors by 50. And I'm totally okay with that cause OKC has been terrible! But look at those Knicks

 

nurk might foul out in the first quarter.

 

I wonder if there will be cupcakes out tonight.

Last report I heard, KD is questionable for tonight's game against the Thunder. It's doubtful that he'll sit out.
I'm looking forward to tonight's game as it's the first game I'll be seeing of the new look Thunder. From the reports I've heard, OKC has yet to find team chemistry.

 

Have you seen OKC's record? I've watched the majority of their games. Usually they go up by 20 points in the first quarter, they are up by 6 at the end of the first half, they are losing by the end of the third. Sometimes they keep it close, they almost always lose. So many people think they'll do the same in this game. You know what I think? I think Golden State will stick it to them early and OKC will get run over. Train wreck of a game. I'd love to be wrong, but OKC hasn't had any chemistry. I think the Knicks have a better shot of beating Toronto tonight and plan to watch that game.

 

I have never been so happy to be wrong. #ThunderUp. I'll rewatch the whole game in the morning.

On another note the Knicks 3rd quarter run was off the charts a 26-2 run!

 

In conclusion EVERY PROMO SHOULD INCLUDE DEMI THNK U

 

well at least the Bulls didn't lose by 50....

 

Yep. I know it's game time when anakinfansince1983 summons.

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Tony Parker will be on the Spurs' active roster for the first time this season.

I'm not surprise that Derrick Rose is contemplating retiring with his injury plagued career, as I'm sure it's been frustrating for him. However, if he retires, he'll be leaving the $80 million Addidas contract on the table. After the Warriors' game Shaun Livingston commented on how hard and draining it is mentally to deal with major injuries and therefore understands why Rose would consider retiring from the game.

 

Take this for data:

Grizzlies Fire David Fizdale As Head Coach

 

expected some more firings this year, but not that one.

i thought the thunder/warriors game provided a pretty clear blueprint for the thunder to be successful this year. russ playing like he did for 82 games last year and george and anthony providing much better second and third options than he had a season ago. will be interesting to see if they ever click into that mode on a consistent basis.

 

Yeah, you'd think that Fizdale earned himself a full season after last season, but you can't fire the team's best player so the coach has to go. The only time I recall when a franchise selected a head coach over a star player occurred when the Warriors traded away Chris Webber in favor of Don Nelson.

As for the Thunder, yeah, they have to pretend every team is the Warriors. OKC was really aggressive defensively with getting into the passing lanes and creating fast break opportunities and getting the crowd fired up. KD should not have played in that game as he sat out the following two games and, from what I gathered, is unlikely to play tonight against the Kings.

 

It could be much worse. You could have an organization who chooses the GM over the head coach AND the star players like the Bulls did after the 98 Finals.

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Well, I'd agree with you if the Bulls hadn't won 6 NBA Champions prior to letting go of their coach and star players.

 

I'm sure there is a narrative to the Thunder losing so poorly in Dallas. They did give it everything against the Warriors, they played another tough team (Detroit) with one day rest and only lost by one point and the Dallas game was the night after Detroit (no rest and travel). So even though it was really hard to watch those last two games, I am taking heart that they have until Wednesday to rest up now. If they don't beat Orlando on Wednesday it's time to start thinking the Thunder might miss the play-offs. I mean seriously it's so hard to watch their games this season. On the other hand it's still early and it's hard to give up hope yet.