NBA 2013-2014 Thread

[DRiccio21]

LOL... disregard... VVV was posting in the thread. All bets are off.

viewtopic.php?f=12&t=13508&hilit=NBA+2010&start=680

some good stuff in this thread.

nick you owe me 100 bucks

[ReignOnU]

LOL... disregard... VVV was posting in the thread. All bets are off.

viewtopic.php?f=12&t=13508&hilit=NBA+2010&start=680

some good stuff in this thread.

nick you owe me 100 bucks

Nick.. you owe him 90 and me 10... there's a finders fee here.

[ReignOnU]

How does this (or does it) impact Carmelo?

[shel311]

LOL... disregard... VVV was posting in the thread. All bets are off.

viewtopic.php?f=12&t=13508&hilit=NBA+2010&start=680

some good stuff in this thread.

nick you owe me 100 bucks

Did I say anything dumb in there?

I need to know!

[BFiVL]

"he deserves to get ripped for the tv special, but more importantly he deserves to get ripped for copping out of Cleveland to try and be DWade's sidekick instead of challenging Jordan to be the best player in NBA history.

he's just taking the easy way out"


VVV at his finest in that thread

[Weasel]

That essay is fantastic

[shel311]

DWade's sidekick.

Oops!!!

[LetsGoPeay]

So if Cleveland goes and signs all these former Heat players should we start calling them the Heataliers?

No, I like the Caveats better.

[Cnasty]

How does this (or does it) impact Carmelo?

I thought he already stated he was staying with Phil?

[nick]

LOL... disregard... VVV was posting in the thread. All bets are off.

viewtopic.php?f=12&t=13508&hilit=NBA+2010&start=680

some good stuff in this thread.

nick you owe me 100 bucks

i dont wanna read shit i used to post. too embarrassing. but i did like this

PostFri Jul 09, 2010 10:31 pm
If anyone actually thinks in 2-3 years time this will still be Wade's team, they are mistaken.

but ya, apparently i owe Dave $100... fuck

[nick]

How does this (or does it) impact Carmelo?

apparently he wants to go back to NY, but i also read yesterday that Phil Jackson said he texted Carmelo and he hasnt replied in a week? so who knows

[steelcitychaos]

How long before it is printed that the Cavs getting the #1 pick 2 out of the 4 years was the NBA's plan to get Lebron to head back to Cleveland


NBA Lottery 2014: Conspiracy Theories Plague Annual Event
By Anthony Riccobono@tony_riccobonoa.riccobono@ibtimes.com
on May 20 2014 1:35 PM
Legitimacy Of NBA Draft Lottery Still Questioned By Conspiracy Theorists
Conspiracy theories think David Stern fixed the 2012 NBA Draft Lottery, allowing New Orleans to select Anthony Davis. Reuters
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The 2014 NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday night will determine the order of the top 14 selections of the first round. The picks are selected randomly, though many are unconvinced that the NBA doesn’t have a hand in the process.

Since the lottery’s inception, there have been rumors that it’s been fixed. In 1985, the New York Knicks won the first overall pick. It enabled the organization to select Patrick Ewing, who was considered among the most highly touted college recruits.

There’s been speculation for years that commissioner David Stern knew he was picking the Knicks’ envelope, giving them the best college basketball player in the country. The lottery helped revive basketball in the No. 1 media market in the nation, as the Knicks would go on to reach the playoffs in 14 straight seasons. Conspiracy theorists note that the envelope Stern picked had a crease in it, allowing the commissioner to purposely choose the Knicks.

The theory has never been proven, and there aren’t many more examples of the event potentially being fixed. There have been questions surrounding two of the most recent lotteries.

In 2008, the Chicago Bulls were awarded the top pick. After a 33-win season, the team had less than a two percent chance of being awarded the top spot. It might be a stretch, but some have attempted to use that as evidence that the process was fixed, because the Bulls’ odds were so low. Just like in 1985, the 2008 NBA Lottery helped revive basketball in a big-market city, as Derrick Rose turned Chicago into a winner.

Four years later, more eyebrows were raised when the New Orleans Hornets won the No.1 overall pick. The organization was able to draft Anthony Davis, who was the clear-cut top prospect, and has emerged as one of the best big men in the league. New Orleans is one of the smallest markets in the NBA, but the team was owned by the NBA at the time, and the ability to draft Davis raised the value for the club.

During Stern’s tenure as the commissioner, no real evidence was ever presented to prove that he affected the lottery. After the 2012 draft lottery, he made headlines when he appeared on sport talkshow host Jim Rome’s radio show. Rome asked Stern if the lottery was rigged, and Stern replied by asking Rome if he had stopped beating his wife, looking to prove how ridiculous the question was.

For the first time, new commissioner Adam Silver will preside over the draft lottery.

The Milwaukee Bucks have the best chance of winning the first pick in this year’s lottery. The Los Angeles Lakers have a 6.3 percent chance of getting the top spot, and a lottery win for them could pique the interest of even more conspiracy theorists.

[texasfan4444]

Rome asked Stern if the lottery was rigged, and Stern replied by asking Rome if he had stopped beating his wife, looking to prove how ridiculous the question was.

Now that's Gangsta!

[The_Niddler]

[nick]

@WojYahooNBA now
The Chicago Bulls are gauging interest with free agent Dwyane Wade, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.

[Seeitsaveit13]

That would be fun, he and Rose could play "let's see who can play less games"

[shel311]

@WojYahooNBA now
The Chicago Bulls are gauging interest with free agent Dwyane Wade, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.

No brainer.

[nick]

Joel Embiid is awesome and I hope he recovers from this injury and kills it. his twitter is great

Joel-Hans Embiid @JoelEmbiid · 3h
Where are you going next? @Drake

Joel-Hans Embiid @JoelEmbiid · 3h
I guess my recruiting skills didn't work

Joel-Hans Embiid @JoelEmbiid · 3h
It really doesnt matter...... Spurs is winning then Sixers the following year

Joel-Hans Embiid @JoelEmbiid · 2h
At least the SIXERS finished second in the pursuit of the dude.... still have better recruiting skills than kentuckys coach #EMB11D <-- awesome

[DRiccio21]

i'm mixed on my feelings.

part of me REALLY wants Bosh and Wade back. those games vs Cleveland would be insane.

another part of me wants Wade to go to Chicago and play for his home town and Bosh to go to Houston to his hometown and the Heat to start over fresh.

will be interesting for sure

[ReignOnU]

I'd love to see Wade head back to Chicago and play a full season with a healthy Rose. That would make for an awesome showdown. Better yet... a real pipe dream... Wade goes to Chicago on a big discount and pairs up with Melo and Rose.