The NBA Thread

[dave from knoxville]

1) Oklahoma City home 112
2) Miami home 111.8
3) San Antonio away 111.8
4) LA Clippers home 108.2
5) San Antonio home 108
6) Atlanta away 107.9
7) New York home 107.4
Memphis home 107
9) Golden State away 106.9
10) Oklahoma City away 106.3
11) Brooklyn home 105.6
12) Utah home 105.5
13) New York away 105.2
14) Boston home 104.2
15) Denver home 103.6
16) Memphis away 103.3
17) Chicago home 102.7
18) Indiana home 102.6
19) LA Lakers home 102.6
20) Minnesota home 102.4
21) Philadelphia away 102.3
22) Brooklyn away 102.2
23) Miami away 101.7
24) Atlanta home 101.7
25) Golden State home 101.2
26) Phoenix home 100.8
27) LA Clippers away 100.7
28) Portland home 100.1
29) Indiana away 99.9
30) Houston home 99.6
31) Boston away 99.6
32) Chicago away 99.2
33) Dallas home 98.8
34) Detroit home 98.7
35) New Orleans away 98.4
36) Denver away 98.2
37) Milwaukee away 98
38) Houston away 97.8
39) Milwaukee home 97.8
40) Orlando home 97.3
41) Sacramento home 97.3
42) Toronto home 97.3
43) Philadelphia home 96.7
44) Minnesota away 96.4
45) Dallas away 96
46) LA Lakers away 95.5
47) Charlotte home 95
48) New Orleans home 94.7
49) Sacramento away 94.5
50) Portland away 94
51) Orlando away 93.8
52) Washington home 93.6
53) Charlotte away 92.8
54) Utah away 92.1
55) Cleveland away 90.7
56) Cleveland home 89.4
57) Washington away 88.8
58) Detroit away 87.6
59) Toronto away 86.4
60) Phoenix away 83

[Mr. Spacely]

Can anyone talk me down from the roof of the Staples Center?

[Mr. Spacely]

*jumps*

[Mr. Spacely]

*splat*

[gravy boat]

*splat*

Look on the bright side--you're not the worst team in California, only the second-worst.

[nec13]

*splat*

There's no shame in losing to the best team in the history of the NBA.

Tongue firmly planted in cheek.

[Mr. Spacely]

*splat*

There's no shame in losing to the best team in the history of the NBA.

Tongue firmly planted in cheek.

Keep it coming. I can take.

(I can't. I'm dying here. DYING!)

[Gilly]

Your team is old and can't play D. I see it getting better as Howard heals and learns the system but at the very best, I see the Lakers as a 6th seed caliber team from here on out that might be able to use their veteran savvy to make a run in the playoffs. The major issue is that the team is the LA Kobe Bryants and the immediate future does not look bright as long as the Lakers keep pandering to his need to win now. The good news is that players want to come to LA so once Kobe retires, they should be able to move quickly to build a dynasty again. Don't get me wrong, none of this is really Kobe's fault. He's one of the greatest ever, still playing at a high level, and he has every right to ask for players who make the Lakers a winning team. But the Lakers brought veteran players in to help him win and they didn't win. Now they're an old team who needs to rebuild and it's tough to do that with a star who only has a few years left at most. I don't know what their best move is this season. Trade Kobe for a younger star? That would be a shame, and I don't think the Lakers want to do that. Even though I'm not a Lakers fan, I always want to see players stay with the same team their whole career. But, at the same time they can't get rid of guys like Artest and Gasol for youth because that's going to cause Kobe to ask for a trade. Standing pat might cause the same issue. Tough times for Lakers management, but I don't think fans should be worried because while you might not be an elite team this year or maybe even next, I'm sure the Lakers will be one of the best teams again sooner rather than later.

[around the bend]

NBA Villians:

Dwight Howard has got to be #1 right now.  The way he handled his exit from Orlando, the fact that he's a Laker (even if he's submarining the team, he's wearing that yellow), his self-perception/lack thereof: He's the number 1 hatable guy in the NBA, right?

The only way he's dethroned, well there are a few possibilities.

1) He leaves the team and toils somewhere obscurely, in which case it defaults back to Lebron/Kobe depending on how you feel about either.

2) Some bigger name douche joins the Lakers (like if Lebron were to sign there [I might stop following the league]).

3) Dwyane Wade kicks someone else in the nuts or breaks someone else's face in an exhibition game.

4) Kobe sticks his jaw out so far it dis-locates.

5) Kevin Garnett continues to exist/makes a long playoff run (think like who's that murderer on the Ravens?  Ray Lewis.  It'll be like that)

6) Amar'e gets MVP chants/self finances an MVP campaign. (lol) (just so my opinions can't be seen as over-lapping too far with the maestro of funny Tom S.)

[Gilly]

No doubt that Howard is #1. Too bad too, because he used to be one of the most likable guys in the league. He's listening way too much to whoever is controlling him. He better be careful because if he's whining in LA, where is he going to be happy? Some teams will still want him, but there will be certain teams, ones that always find a way to win that will want nothing to do with him.

[around the bend]

I wonder if he's even any good?  I always admired Stan van Gundy as a coach but what if he's like a stage 5 wizard?  And Howard is a total bust from here on out?  That wouldn't be so bad.

[gravy boat]

I like Reggie Evans, I root for the Nets, but why antagonize LeBron with the dumb talk, Reggie, why?  http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/8897656/lebron-james-rips-reggie-evans-brooklyn-nets-devaluing-miami-heat-championship

I am also a Grizzlies fan and I understand the Gay-trade thing from a financial standpoint but man, after the earlier deal with the Cavs, the Grizz's bench is pretty bare.  Not looking like a deep playoff run anymore.

[Kormodd]

The head coach of the Knicks engaging in some deep thinking:

[YuriDedman]

This guy has some pretty funny dubbed audio NBA clips.

http://www.youtube.com/user/itsreal85/videos

[Kormodd]

http://hiphop365.com/report-man-sues-derrick-rose-for-missing-2013-season/