Ongoing NBA Thread

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

As Stradling pointed out Lebron took shit because he left his hometown team via an ESPN special where he said he would take his talents to Miami in the ultimate showing of look at me douchery.  Durant is taking shit as I've seen articles where people in OKC have trashed/burned his jerseys and there's criticism because of something he said when Lebron left for MIami in 2010.  This isn't the first and won't be the last super team but this will cement my lack of interest in the NBA for the foreseeable future.   

[nate]

23 minutes ago, Punk said:

I think this is worse than LeBron.

How?  It is not even close.  Lebron lead his home town team on and fucked them on national TV.  Durant spent time with a few teams and decided to go to the Warriors.  It isn't like he is from OKC or anything... he is from DC.

[bloodbrother]

I've always lacked interest in the NBA because this is how it's always been. League has never been competitive. There's 4 or so teams every year that are realistic title contenders, then maybe 7 or so teams after that who are entertaining playoff teams with little chance of beating any of the top 3-4 teams. The other 18 teams in the league are background noise/filler

People watch to either see these super teams dominate the landscape or to hope they crash and burn.

 

[m0nkey]

8 minutes ago, nate said:

How?  It is not even close.  Lebron lead his home town team on and fucked them on national TV.  Durant spent time with a few teams and decided to go to the Warriors.  It isn't like he is from OKC or anything... he is from DC.

He's joining the team that beat them when he had a 3-1 lead.  A team that won a championship, follows it up with the best regular season of all time, and really should've been back to back champions.  One of the best players in the league decides to join the best team in the league

[nate]

One of the best players in the league wants to win a title with a team that can since his team obviously can't...  What an idiot!

[m0nkey]

I said that

[Stradling]

So Heyward, Zobrist and Lackey are assholes because they signed with an already really good team in the off-season. 

[m0nkey]

You got it!

[Punk]

3 hours ago, nate said:

How?  It is not even close.  Lebron lead his home town team on and fucked them on national TV.  Durant spent time with a few teams and decided to go to the Warriors.  It isn't like he is from OKC or anything... he is from DC.

 

3 hours ago, m0nkey said:

He's joining the team that beat them when he had a 3-1 lead.  A team that won a championship, follows it up with the best regular season of all time, and really should've been back to back champions.  One of the best players in the league decides to join the best team in the league

What he said.

 

I wouldn't even be that upset if he went to the Celtics or Clippers….

[nate]

God forbid he goes to the team that has the best chance of winning the championship.

[Punk]

1 minute ago, nate said:

God forbid he goes to the team that has the best chance of winning the championship.

I don't see how any NBA fan that isn't a fan of the Warriors is ok with this, but whatever. I hope they choke.

 

GO LAKERS!

[Stradling]

@Punk are you mad when good baseball players are signed by good teams?  

[Punk]

1 minute ago, Stradling said:

@Punk are you mad when good baseball players are signed by good teams?  

If I dislike the team, yes. You can't really compare MLB to the NBA. One guy makes a big difference on a basketball team.

 

I don't have a problem with Kevin Durant, btw. I just hate the Golden State Warriors.

[Brandon]

How do you hate the Warriors unless you just started watching basketball? They were irrelevant for something like 20 years (since the Chris Webber days) and used to be a league doormat. 

[nate]

I love the Lakers and can totally appreciate the Warriors.  Especially since Jerry West is at the helm.  If the Lakers still had him I am convinced things would be different.

[Brandon]

Jim Buss has fucked everything up.

Isn't this something like the 4th year of him in the position since he said if they weren't contending for titles he would step aside?

[bloodbrother]

I have no idea how you defend this team. They are going to be getting open looks all the time and will be draining an insane amount of 3's. This is more lethal than the Heat big 3 because those guys couldn't quite shoot it like Durant/Curry/Klay can.

[Tank]

10 hours ago, bloodbrother said:

If you aren't a Cavs or a Spurs fan, you can pretty much ignore the NBA for the next few years because your favorite team has no chance of winning anything

Ha, you just wait until the Lakers pass the ball inside to Mozgov!

showtime, part deux.

[Tank]

If you like outside shooting, the Warriors will be fun to watch. They lost both Barnes and Bogut in the work to clear cap space, so you have to wonder how they'll be affected defensively, if at all.

i have no issue with Durant signing with GS. It's 2/54 mil, and he can opt out after one year. I'm a whole lot more offended by what Conley signed for, or what the Lakers are paying Mozgov.

[InsideThePark]

Durant didn't do anything wrong, he's free to go where he wants. I think it looks a little weak considering what happened in the playoffs but whatever. I've always liked him, so if this is what it takes for him to get a ring then so be it.

[Tank]

The Big Spaniard about to sign a two year deal with the Spurs.

Mavs get both Barnes and Bogut from GS.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

11 hours ago, bloodbrother said:

If you aren't a Cavs or a Spurs fan, you can pretty much ignore the NBA for the next few years because your favorite team has no chance of winning anything

Being a Thunder fan, that is doubly true. I have no intention of watching the Warriors go 80-2 next season and sweep through the playoffs while my team finishes below .500 and sits home, all because of Kevin Durant.

[bloodbrother]

Thunder still have a good roster and Westbrook is gonna go off this season with him dominating the ball. They should make the playoffs but obviously they aren't beating the Warriors or even the Spurs.

[nate]

The problem isn't Durant.  The problem is that basketball and especially the NBA is crap, it is by far the worst of the major sports.  One player makes the difference between winning the title and not making the playoffs at all.

[mrwicked]

On 11/17/2015 at 0:31 PM, mrwicked said:

word on the street is the warriors are going to go after kevin durant this summer.

and they have the payroll space to do it.

could you imagine?

two MVPs in their prime, both 28, on the same team?

holla!