NBA Thread

[verb_to_trust]

Bulls Celtics and Heat in the Boogie Cousins sweepstakes.

[PHATJ]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?sns=fb&v=v1UdxRhDGb8

This is a sweet video! On a pure difficulty level, the Gordon and Lavine dunks are far superior. The Gordon "lazy boy" dunk is the best I've ever seen, and Lavine's through the legs from (near) the free throw line dunk is mind blowing. Best dunk contest ever.

[Bammer]

Best shoes this weekend?

[4/5]

I hope Bosh is okay. Both selfishly and because he's a good guy.

[Monkey_Driven]

I hope Bosh is okay. Both selfishly and because he's a good guy.

Completely agree. I would hate for his career to be cut short by this too.

[Monkey_Driven]

Let the trading begin.

Looks like Jennings/Illyasova for Tobias Harris deal is imminent.

[4/5]

Bosh is back on blood thinners, hopes to play again this season.

[@SkitchP]

I dont know enough about this trade to know if its a good deal for the Pistons. I know he's an upgrade at the 4. But is it enough of an upgrade to make up for the Pistons lack of guard depth this season? And is Drummond/Jackson/Harris a good enough trio to build a championship club around?

[4/5]

So long Birdman.

[Monkey_Driven]

I dont know enough about this trade to know if its a good deal for the Pistons. I know he's an upgrade at the 4. But is it enough of an upgrade to make up for the Pistons lack of guard depth this season? And is Drummond/Jackson/Harris a good enough trio to build a championship club around?

I like Harris. I think it was a good deal for both teams.

[verb_to_trust]

The Pistons won that trade by a lot.

[4/5]

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/rus ... in-durant/

Ever since Durant took home that hardware, Westbrook has outshone him in both Real Plus-Minus (8.1 to 5.6) and Box Plus/Minus (10.7 to 6.7). You can blame a little of that on a banged-up Durant toiling through injuries — his per-minute numbers are slightly down since 2013-14 — but most of it is because Westbrook has become an irrepressible hardwood force in his own right. Durant hasn’t gotten appreciably worse; Westbrook has simply gotten that much better. He may not quite be the best player in basketball right now (Steph Curry is off in another dimension), but Westbrook has staked a pretty solid claim to the No. 2 slot, well ahead of even Durant’s form in his MVP season.

[Monkey_Driven]

The Heat be trimming that tax bill.

[nyquillyn]

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/rus ... in-durant/

Ever since Durant took home that hardware, Westbrook has outshone him in both Real Plus-Minus (8.1 to 5.6) and Box Plus/Minus (10.7 to 6.7). You can blame a little of that on a banged-up Durant toiling through injuries — his per-minute numbers are slightly down since 2013-14 — but most of it is because Westbrook has become an irrepressible hardwood force in his own right. Durant hasn’t gotten appreciably worse; Westbrook has simply gotten that much better. He may not quite be the best player in basketball right now (Steph Curry is off in another dimension), but Westbrook has staked a pretty solid claim to the No. 2 slot, well ahead of even Durant’s form in his MVP season.

He remains the most turnover-prone player in the NBA during crunch time, which has always been my main problem with him. A PG who falls apart in the 4th quarter is unforgivable.
I'd rather have a rock solid 18/7 guy in OKC than someone like Westbrook. If he was in an Iverson situation where he was clearly the focal point, than I'd be more understanding.

[4/5]

The Heat be trimming that tax bill.

Yep.

[verb_to_trust]

Fucking Bulls are going to chicken out on unloading pau. Plus they are looking at Shabbaz Napier for some stupid reason. God I hate the bulls.

Pistons getting Donatas is another good move by them.

[Electromatic]

Hawks traded a point guard!

It's only Shelvin Mack

[4/5]

Plus they are looking at Shabbaz Napier for some stupid reason.

They must be planning to make a run at The King this summer.

[nyquillyn]

See ya, Markieff! You're the fucking worst!

[verb_to_trust]

Bulls got nothing done except the obligatory salery dump. I'm surprised it was Hinrich but I guess Brooks had to approve the Napier move so he stays. After they get wrecked by 20 tonight the Tank will be on. Led by General Soreness who knows what depths the tank will plunge to?