Nba 2016-2017 Season! Let's Get It On!

[greenboyweedman]

Lets get it on!

[_jaegerbomb]

GSW!!!

[Cap™]

60 basketball minutes and the Cs couldn't put the Dubs away. Steph Curry's just brilliant but the Dubs are in serious trouble if Klay and HB would be out for longer stretches. Both Iggy and Draymond aren't great offensive options as compared to the other two, and Klay's production is just way too immense for the Dubs to miss.

[Cap™]

I liked the Hornets before (even when they were downright bad as the Bobcats) and I thought getting Spencer Hawes and drafting Frank Kaminsky appeared to be a surplus as both are three-point shooting centers but man Hawes is doing great. They're playing the Cs now and I'm just shocked that Steve Clifford are playing both guys together. Hope the Hornets continue buzzing (no pun intended) and be what my Suns weren't able to do so two years ago: be in the Playoffs and matter.

[Guiness]

60 basketball minutes and the Cs couldn't put the Dubs away. Steph Curry's just brilliant but the Dubs are in serious trouble if Klay and HB would be out for longer stretches. Both Iggy and Draymond aren't great offensive options as compared to the other two, and Klay's production is just way too immense for the Dubs to miss.

 

The double OT game with the Celtics put some strains on the Warriors when they got to Milwaukee, i think they got gassed a bit especially Curry who did say he felt exhausted. Even Thompson struggled with his shot coming off a sprained ankle injury.

[BoySungkit]

I'm not the biggest Kobe fan, but i'd vote for him to start for the West All Stars... I know there are many talented Guards in the West, but I wanted to see one of the All Star greats still play an All Star game before retiring...

 

How about you guys?

[Guiness]

By the look of how he is being received in each city the Lakers are playing at this season. It looks like they will vote Kobe in as a lock in All Star Game. I am voting for him daily in my Frontcourt with Durant and Davis

[Cap™]

It looks like they will vote Kobe in as a lock in All Star Game. I am voting for him daily in my Frontcourt with Durant and Davis

He wasn't slated as a SG!? That's odd. Prolly because of his positional play this year

[paeng3]

Better if Westbrook or Curry were voted as starters and one of them will offer Kobe their spot in the starting 5.

[Guiness]

He wasn't slated as a SG!? That's odd. Prolly because of his positional play this year

 

He's been playing the 3 since the start of the season. If you look at their starting lineup. They have Clarkson and Russell in the backcourt with Kobe, Randle and Hibbert up front.

 

I got

 

Curry and Westbrook as my guards with Kobe, KD and Anthony Davis in the frontcourt

Edited December 15, 2015 by hahnz

[Guiness]

Quality win by the Cavs against a good Celtics team

 

89-77

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz9N7Zmz2PU

[Cap™]

Better if Westbrook or Curry were voted as starters and one of them will offer Kobe their spot in the starting 5.

 

very Vince Carter-esque which he did for MJ's last all-star game back then

[paeng3]

 

very Vince Carter-esque which he did for MJ's last all-star game back then

Yup. Difference is Curry is the current MVP and has just won a Championship

[ppdd]

Miss U parody by Rockets' mascot.. kulet lang eh :lol:

http://youtu.be/cF7DW0Rwjro

[BoySungkit]

Sa Frontcourt nakalagay si Kobe now... Buti nalang kundi di ko alam bibitawan kila Westbrook and Steph...

 

Sino votes nyo?

 

Mine are:

 

East:

Front - LBJ/PG/Drummond

Back - Wall/Butler

 

West:

Front - Kobe/KD/AD

Back - RW/Steph

[Cap™]

great Nike Commercial, particularly loving KD and Kyrie's pieces. Kobe's okay and LeBron's meh.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NggcX99Edi8

Edited December 26, 2015 by CapAwesome

[Guiness]

In the Curry household, it doesn't matter if you are the MVP of the league. Steph's Dad is the boss and tells it like it is at home

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGJwfY0c9lk

Edited December 27, 2015 by hahnz

[Cap™]

since we're nearing the All-Star Break (read: not really), it'd be fun if we could provide one all-star from the top 8 teams of both conferences, with the other four from either the same team or from those below the projected playoff teams.

 

East:

1) CLE 2) ATL 3) MIA 4) TOR 5) CHI 6) IND 7) ORL) 8) BOS

 

West:

1) GSW) 2) SAS 3) OKC) 4) LAC 5) DAL 6) MEM 7) HOU) 8) UTA

 

 

East:

1) LeBron James 2) Paul MIllsap 3) Dwyane Wade 4) DeMar DeRozan 5) Jimmy Butler 6) Paul George 7) Nikola Vucevic 8) Isaiah Thomas

Wildcard: John Wall, Nicolas Batum, Andre Drummond, and Carmelo Anthony

 

West:

1) Stephen Curry 2) Kawhi Leonard 3) Russell Westbrook 4) Blake Griffin 5) Dirk Nowitzki 6) Marc Gasol 7) James Harden 8) Derrick Favors

Wildcard: Draymond Green, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, and Anthony Davis

[bohica1925]

Reward Hassan by letting him play in the ASW.

Gotta love centers that know how to block s@%t.

http://media.mlive.com/drive/photo/2015/01/27/blake-griffin-hassan-whiteside-8929378436168513.jpg

[Guiness]

http://www.nba.com/2015/news/12/25/kobe-bryant-leads-in-first-returns-of-nba-all-star-voting-2016/index.html

 

While its no surprise that Lebron is leading the East in votes. Kobe is leading both conferences of All Star votes at the moment with over 700,000+ and counting. Followed by Steph Curry with over 500,000+ votes. There was one surprise for me who made it on the list even if he isn't posting All star numbers and that is Kevin Garnett at 42,000+ votes. I guess people still recognize him as an All star during his younger years with the Wolves. Drummond and Carmelo's votes seem close unless people start voting for Melo more to catch up to make the East start, same with Kyrie and Kyle Lowry. Unless any significant changes are made to the votes the Starters are as follows:

 

Eastern Conference

Lebron James

Paul George

Andre Drummond

Dwayne Wade

Kyrie Irving

 

Western Conference

Kobe Bryant

Kevin Durant

Blake Griffin

Stephan Curry

Russell Westbrook

 

NBA ALL-STAR 2016 VOTING PRESENTED BY VERIZON

 

Eastern Conference - Frontcourt

1 LeBron James (Cle) 357,937
2 Paul George (Ind) 283,785
3 Andre Drummond (Det) 148,278
4 Carmelo Anthony (NYK) 132,119
5 Pau Gasol (Chi) 109,585
6 Kevin Love (Cle) 92,177
7 Chris Bosh (Mia) 91,896
8 Kristaps Porzingis (NYK) 85,606
9 Hassan Whiteside (Mia) 72,923
10 Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) 25,926
11 Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) 12,341
12 Joakim Noah (Chi) 10,808
13 Paul Millsap (Atl) 10,501
14 Marcin Gortat (Was) 9,443
15 DeMarre Carroll (Tor) 8,885

 

Guards

1 Dwyane Wade (Mia) 300,595
2 Kyrie Irving (Cle) 138,191
3 Kyle Lowry (Tor) 128,131
4 Jimmy Butler (Chi) 111,220
5 John Wall (Was) 103,094
6 Derrick Rose (Chi) 72,709
7 DeMar DeRozan (Tor) 69,042
8 Jeremy Lin (Cha) 61,832
9 Isaiah Thomas (Bos) 45,014
10 Nicolas Batum (Cha) 20,596

 

Western Conference - Frontcourt

1 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 719,235
2 Kevin Durant (OKC) 349,473
3 Blake Griffin (LAC) 182,107
4 Kawhi Leonard (SA) 164,521
5 Draymond Green (GS) 160,350
6 Anthony Davis (NO) 156,161
7 Tim Duncan (SA) 127,543
8 DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) 101,930
9 Dwight Howard (Hou) 66,598
10 LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) 65,019
11 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 56,377
12 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 49,696
13 Enes Kanter (OKC) 47,806
14 Harrison Barnes (GS) 43,343
15 Kevin Garnett (Min) 42,285

 

Guards

1 Stephen Curry (GS) 510,202
2 Russell Westbrook (OKC) 267,699
3 Chris Paul (LAC) 146,335
4 Klay Thompson (GS) 138,587
5 James Harden (Hou) 135,531
6 Rajon Rondo (Sac) 66,164
7 Andre Iguodala (GS) 62,407
8 Damian Lillard (Por) 47,615
9 Manu Ginobili (SA) 42,413
10 Tony Parker (SA) 40,693

Edited December 27, 2015 by hahnz

[Cap™]

all star starters are voted in based on favoritism../quote]

 

Of course they are It's fan voting anyway

 

Honestly, I think Whiteside's overrated. He appeals to me to have a Lance Stephenson outlook: trust him way too much and he'd break. As for any changes, I think Lowry would start given that the people of Toronto would sure be voting mad to get Lowry, even DeRozan at the starting two position

[ibirp]

anu prediction nyo sa magiging final standing ng GSW? so far 2 losses na.

[Cap™]

anu prediction nyo sa magiging final standing ng GSW? so far 2 losses na.

 

Looking at the current standings, here's the list of good teams they haven't played yet:

 

San Antonio (4 games)

OKC (3 games)

Cleveland (1 more game)

Chicago (1 more game)

Boston (1 more game; pinahirapan sila eh)

Miami (2 games)

Atlanta (2 games)

Indiana (1 more game)

Orlando (2 games; Scott Skiles D may do something)

Detroit (1 more game; Jennings may be an x-factor)

Memphis (2 more games; baka may himala pa)

Clippers (2 more games; ditto with Memphis)

Dallas (3 games; baka chumamba pa)

 

 

I see the Dubs losing three games to the Spurs, then the Bulls and Cavs since they're away from Oracle, Miami on the road, and at least a game versus the Thunder. So 7 games more. They could break the record as long as Steph's healthy.

[ibirp]

 

Looking at the current standings, here's the list of good teams they haven't played yet:

 

San Antonio (4 games)

OKC (3 games)

Cleveland (1 more game)

Chicago (1 more game)

Boston (1 more game; pinahirapan sila eh)

Miami (2 games)

Atlanta (2 games)

Indiana (1 more game)

Orlando (2 games; Scott Skiles D may do something)

Detroit (1 more game; Jennings may be an x-factor)

Memphis (2 more games; baka may himala pa)

Clippers (2 more games; ditto with Memphis)

Dallas (3 games; baka chumamba pa)

 

 

I see the Dubs losing three games to the Spurs, then the Bulls and Cavs since they're away from Oracle, Miami on the road, and at least a game versus the Thunder. So 7 games more. They could break the record as long as Steph's healthy.

 

Yup. Possible they can beat the record.

Else, i think max of 13 losses lng.

[Cap™]

wish Chicago and Phoenix pulls off a trade. The former has a TON of frontcourt players while the latter's loaded up back. Then again, Markieff Morris and Tyson Chandler --- two guys Phoenix should unload for different reasons --- are frontcourt guys as well