2009-2010 NBA Season

[phins]

You think Darko has any shot of ever developing? I've heard he's given up alcohol, and that might help him.

There are certainly lots of talented Euro's, I just prefer not to spend high picks on them personally. Kind if prefer the method of drafting younger Euro's later on and leaving them overseas for a year or two while they develop.

[MrSaigon]

From Bill Simmons:

And by the way, every NBA season includes …
The "Nobody Thought They'd Be Ready This Soon" Team
(This year: the Clippers.)
The "Nobody Believed In Us!" Team
(This year: The Rockets.)
The "Last Season Everything Went Right; This Season Everything Went Wrong" Team
(Impossible to predict, but I'd guess the Nuggets here. Everything went right for them last year. That never happens twice.)
The "You Thought We'd Take Another Leap, But Instead We Went Backward Because Expectations Were Too High, We Tinkered With Our Chemistry And Our Young Guys Tuned Out Their Coach" Team
(Ladies and gentlemen, your 2009-10 Portland Trail Blazers!)

Also this guy busts a nut for Kevin Durant.
Why does he call Oklahoma City the Zombies?

[Maclowery]

Simmons has always had a huge crush on Durant, from the start. The kid is fun to watch when he's on, that's for sure.

[cubsfan]

The Indiana Pacers havent made the playoffs for awhile due to injuries and other problems in the organization, i'd like your thoughts on if you think the Pacers will make the playoffs this year

[Leroy]

Go away.

[Tambourine Man]

The Indiana Pacers havent made the playoffs for awhile due to injuries and other problems in the organization, i'd like your thoughts on if you think the Pacers will make the playoffs this year

Merged with the catch-all NBA thread. Why did you post your topic in the baseball forum?

[InvincibleCakeEater]

The Indiana Pacers havent made the playoffs for awhile due to injuries and other problems in the organization, i'd like your thoughts on if you think the Pacers will make the playoffs this year

Merged with the catch-all NBA thread. Why did you post your topic in the baseball forum?

I think he's new to internetting

[Maclowery]

Go away.

Shaddap

[thrill]

From Bill Simmons:

And by the way, every NBA season includes …
The "Nobody Thought They'd Be Ready This Soon" Team
(This year: the Clippers.)
The "Nobody Believed In Us!" Team
(This year: The Rockets.)
The "Last Season Everything Went Right; This Season Everything Went Wrong" Team
(Impossible to predict, but I'd guess the Nuggets here. Everything went right for them last year. That never happens twice.)
The "You Thought We'd Take Another Leap, But Instead We Went Backward Because Expectations Were Too High, We Tinkered With Our Chemistry And Our Young Guys Tuned Out Their Coach" Team
(Ladies and gentlemen, your 2009-10 Portland Trail Blazers!)

Also this guy busts a nut for Kevin Durant.
Why does he call Oklahoma City the Zombies?

The zombies are because they are the reanimated corpse of the Sonics who he was vehemently in support of staying in Seattle.

[MrSaigon]

The zombies are because they are the reanimated corpse of the Sonics who he was vehemently in support of staying in Seattle.

Speaking of which I just watched Sonics Gate, you can watch it at http://www.sonicsgate.org.

Well done documentary about the demise of the Sonics. I just wanted to see what it was all about but ended up watching all 120 minutes. It's a bit heavy-handed, but since I tend to agree with Simmons here I was able to bear it. Also there is a lot of fantastic stuff from Sherman Alexie, a man I read and respect. It really made me angry and more frustrated about the whole thing.

I'm sure that if I knew everything that tax dollars subsidize I wouldn't be too worried about professional sports, but it seems so terribly perverse to me that the NBA (in this case) can demand tax dollars for a new facility to make them terribly wealthier or they will leave town and rip the hearts out of people. There is not even a sliver of doubt in my mind that the NBA can afford to build their own gigantic soul-less stadiums that most tax payers can't afford to enter anyway.

The movie makes it clear that there are plenty of culprits here, not the least of which is Seattle/WA government, and of course Bennett, who is clearly a liar. But I am most upset about Stern and the NBA. Selig has also effed this city in the A before as well.