NBA 2019-20 Thread

[Headache in a Suitcase]

It shows

i have video proof that i am not slapshot.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

Do the capitols have a sub mascot that’s like the short/fun-sized one?

 

[Hewson]

i have video proof that i am not slapshot.

Shot by Abraham Zapruder?

 

[LuckyNumber7]

We used to have a mini Stanley

 

[Hewson]

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We used to have a mini Stanley

But then you went off to UCF and other denizens?

This forum is littered with mascots.
What with Headache picking feathers out of his hair, Peef being googly eyed Gritty and now your admission to having been Mini Stanley.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

okay Lucky.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

But then you went off to UCF and other denizens?



This forum is littered with mascots.

What with Headache picking feathers out of his hair, Peef being googly eyed Gritty and now your admission to having been Mini Stanley.

It was a thankless job. I hopped around thereafter, little talked about but once was with your people:

 

[LuckyNumber7]

okay Lucky.

I prefer Chris or just LN7 ?

 

[Hewson]

It was a thankless job. I hopped around thereafter, little talked about but once was with your people:

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I did enjoy you skills spinning a basketball in your short stint here.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

I thought Heeeson was Lucky

 

[LuckyNumber7]

Now that’s a plot twist

 

[Hewson]

I thought Heeeson was Lucky

I'm certainly not Blades, can't skate worth shit. And definitely not Wally.

As for Pat Patriot and myself, we have never been seen in the same room, and I do have a bit of a dislike of Jamal Adams.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Typical story, Lucky.

 

[Hewson]

What can I tell ya Slapshot?

 

[U2inUtah]

The Lakers are currently down 12-7 with 8:50 left in the first quarter

 

[Hewson]

The Lakers are currently down 12-7 with 8:50 left in the first quarter

Awesome. Thanks for the update.

 

[Hewson]

As we need more Lakers content round here:

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/...ning-seventh-super-bowl-hes-one-of-the-goats/

But the key point I want to highlight is this statement:

Brady has the edge with seven championships, but LeBron's streak of eight consecutive Finals appearances may never get matched in any professional sport

A basketball writer who apparently has never heard of Bill Russell.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

Maybe a poor way to articulate the point on the writer’s end, maybe also trying to avoid unnecessarily having to downplay Russell’s feats, but Brady and LeBron have played in 30+ team leagues. Russell played with what, 8-10 teams in the league throughout his whole career?

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Maybe a poor way to articulate the point on the writer’s end, maybe also trying to avoid unnecessarily having to downplay Russell’s feats, but Brady and LeBron have played in 30+ team leagues. Russell played with what, 8-10 teams in the league throughout his whole career?

so what you're saying is Russell played in a less watered down league?

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

i'm going to break out the extra loud fake thunder sticks for the tampa bay raptors tonight.

 

[Hewson]

Let's get looooouuuddd!!!

 

[LuckyNumber7]

so what you're saying is Russell played in a less watered down league?

That’s a silly statement given that talent pipelines start in the womb in this day and age, and sports as a science has been advanced dramatically. The best basketball talent wasn’t always guaranteed to be playing in the NBA.

 

[DaveC]

i'm going to break out the extra loud fake thunder sticks for the tampa bay raptors tonight.

please fake-boo terence davis for me.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

I'm actually on the cheers and ahhs and ohhs tonight. Unfortunately they don't give me access to the boos and the airball chant.

 

[DaveC]

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

That’s a silly statement given that talent pipelines start in the womb in this day and age, and sports as a science has been advanced dramatically. The best basketball talent wasn’t always guaranteed to be playing in the NBA.

It's not a silly statement at all.

I said the teams are watered down, not the talent.

You can only compare players to what was possible in their era. Obviously there are guys who are not even NBA level talent today who would be Hall of Fame level talent in the 60s.

On the flip side, what would a Bill Russell be able to do with the technological advances of today's training? What would Michael Jordan do if theg had today's rules then? Etc. Etc.

What I mean with watered down is in today's league there's a massive drop off in talent (in comparison to today's talent only) once you get past th first 2-3 players on most teams. Putting two - three all NBA players on a team today is huge. This is because there are so many teams.

When Russell played it was common place for every team to have 2 to 3 Hall of Fame level players on their squad. The Lakers teams Russell consistently beat had three Top 50 players. The Knicks had 4 hall of famers in their starting 5

 

[LuckyNumber7]

Listening to this clippers crew is just fucking awful I’m sorry for anyone who has to listen to this every night

 

[U2inUtah]

19 of 20. More importantly 18-1-1 ATS.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

 

[Hewson]

Guys...Clippers and Jazz aren't where its at.
We need more Lakers news so here we go:

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id...kuzma-warned-nba-violating-anti-flopping-rule

Also, AD's "calf strain" sounds eerily similar to Kevin Durant's "calf strain" in the 2019 playoffs that lead to him missing all of last season with a torn Achilles.
Stay tuned, things may be looking grim for our beloved Lake Show.