Official NBA Thread 2013-2014 ed.

no hate for Griffin, he just doesnt deserve the hype, yes he is a highlight reel, but he is a poor mans shawn kemp.

 

Stephen Curry might be the best shooter ever in the history of the league.

 

Yeah, he's fun to watch also and seems to be a likeable guy. I know he's had ankle issues off and on during his career but hopefully can stay healthy. His range is unlimited and his shot is just so pure.

Somebody (maybe you) said they didn't like Mark Jackson. I've never had a favorable opinion of him either, probably because of his showboating antics when he played with the Pacers.

 

I just looked at Blake Griffin's NBA stats. He's still only 24 so may have some room for growth. He had a comment after last night's win that emphasized the focus on defense.

Someone mentioned that he only averaged 8 or so rebounds per game last year. His average has fallen from 12 to 10 to 8 over his three NBA seasons. It should be noted that his minutes per game have also fallen from 38 during his rookie season to only 32 last year. If he had averaged 38 minutes per game last year, he would have been at 10 rebounds/game.

In summary, I don't think he can be "the guy" to lead his team to a championship but can be the #2 guy (if the #1 guy is CPIII). I think he will become a plus-defender under Doc and be a vital component of the Clips.

 

I almost posted yesterday where are all those who believed that nonsense and argued with me deron Williams better than cp3. Yall been quiet for a few years now.

Drose saved me a buck.

 

You need to go ahead and add the Thunder to this list. While Sam Presti once looked like a genius he is now traveling at the speed of light towards colossal dumbass. This dude is going to squander the best years of Kevin Durants career for a skillet handed fool like Kendrick fucking Perkins. They have NO bench unless you count the 103 year old D. Fisher. That is it. I don't know what the hell is going on with Westbrook but his knee had to be messed up worse than what they were telling us and they obviously went to the CFB coaches clinic on injury disclosure. Damnit it is so frustrating because they were that close. My Thunder prediction is 6 seed at absolute best and bounced in the first round. Every playoff team/bubble team in the west got a lot better while the Blunder went the other direction.

 

lol I agree, they could have made it work with Harden, but they chose Ibaka.