The plan was an abject failure, in part because the players they signed were not good. Rajon Rondo’s long-overrated defense was abysmal, Michael Beasley lasted only 26 games before heading back to China, and Lance Stephenson was better at creating air-guitar licks than coherent offense.
On Friday, the Lakers parted ways with head coach Luke Walton, a fait accompli for whoever was or is running the organization. The names on the Lakers’ short list to replace Walton, according to multiple reports, should sound familiar: Mark Jackson, Monty Williams, and Tyronn Lue. Lue is described by ESPN as the “strong frontrunner.” The commonality among the three, besides previous head-coaching experience? They all have a relationship with James.
And at the heart of it all is Lebron - the demanding composition of players that he needs to surround himself with in order to succeed, his often-disruptive desire to control his teams, and his now more than obvious decline
This year's round 1 is boring, unless we get a 3-0 upset somewhere down the line, then those series will be must watch. But round 2 onward looks fantastic.
i thought the US National media only did a bad job covering the Raptors. did they actually watch the Nets/76ers game?
the Nets bench smashed the 76ers. Carroll and Dinwiddie played the most minutes. Ed Davis was a +28.. nary a mention of any of these 3 guys.
The best play by the Nets occurred when they had 2 point guards on the floor at the same time. The top notch ball movement 2 PGs facilitated really spread out the 76ers defense and created many wide open 3 point shots. Again, you wouldn't know it listening to these guys.
On April 15 2019 10:03 JimmyJRaynor wrote: man, the Jazz are cheating hard to Harden's left side. I guess if it worked for George Hill a couple of weeks ago..
On April 15 2019 09:12 Jerubaal wrote: I have to say I'm not super impressed by the basketball I'm seeing today.
league has been slowly dying for years. the post Heatles era doesnt hold a candle to the prior eras that ive witnessed (90s and 2000s, heatles)
I think ratings on all 4 major networks are up.. attendance is up. NBA basketball is doing fine.
The American sport that is slowly declining is baseball. The Yankees and Dodgers are doing great so the "no major markets are contenders" excuse doesn't hold water. Every pitcher throws at 98 MPH .. strikeouts have skyrocketed the last 10 years. It feels like every at bat is either a strikeout, a walk or a home run. ZZzzz.... Pitchers throwing no hitters are getting yanked in the 7th inning. Stolen bases are as low as when the league only had 24 teams.
I think the NBA top brass have done a nice job keeping the entertainment level of the game very high. MLB top brass ... not so much.
Your drunk if you think ratings are up. This was a disaster for the NBA ratings.
On April 14 2019 06:15 JimmyJRaynor wrote: It looks to me like Jumper's Knee in his left knee. That is a repetitive strain injury. That means "repetition" is what makes it worse. Practicing is all about repetition. So I don't think he can practice. .....
The brace that Embiid is pictured wearing isn't the type of brace used for Patellar tendinitis or jumper's knee. This brace is actually used for stability and support to ease arthritis pain or pain from a bone bruise.
This is the brace used to mitigate pain/strain from Patellar tendinitis, commonly called "jumper's knee"
You can see these are two completely different types of braces.
Non contact injuries are the worst! Poor Boogie, but does that make GSW just favorites now to win the title instead of it being a forgone conclusion already?