2013-2014 NBA Season Thread

[Thomas-Panda-Saxby]

Knicks amd mavs win. Good day.

 

[Pugz]

4 of 5?

nah because hes not an elite defender at the four either. and he it doesnt count at the 1/2 because hes too big so he really doesnt need to do much other than body up.

 

[BwareDWare94]

At least my Rockets won today. Wish they'd have blown out the Celtics, but oh well.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

I think he's an elite defender at the four as well.

 

[BwareDWare94]

I'm not a big BR guy, but this is a great (and quick) read on how important Parsons is to Houston. Check it out.
 
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1919358-the-value-of-chandler-parsons-to-the-houston-rockets-cant-be-overstated?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=houston-rockets

 

[Mexi]

nah because hes not an elite defender at the four either. and he it doesnt count at the 1/2 because hes too big so he really doesnt need to do much other than body up.

But other athletic guys like josh smith or harrison barnes cant guard 1s and 2s like lebron

A guy like blake who is pretty much the same size with similar freakish athleticism cant either

He can do more than michael could, thats why i think he's better
Also more competition nowadays, though you could say mj faced tougher defenses because of the lack of todays rules, but schemes today might be better s

And man, teams back then were just awful
Still are today, but there is definitely more talent

 

[RipCity32]

nah because hes not an elite defender at the four either. and he it doesnt count at the 1/2 because hes too big so he really doesnt need to do much other than body up.

I'd say he is elite at the 4. 
And well, doesn't matter. That makes him elite at the 1/2 as well lol.
I think he could probably be above average at the 5 too though. 
 
Either way, mexi's point is valid there. LeBron can at least guard 1 through 5, MJ certainly couldn't. 
(I'm not advocating LeBron over MJ)

 

[Pugz]

i didnt say he couldn't defend all five. i just don't feel hes elite at all five.

 

[Mexi]

I'll take bron over michael

 

[Mexi]

But what i came in here to say is that blake really improved
No more hesitation hitch in his jumper and he is finally hitting his free throws

Down low he doesnt miss. People crying about his post moves are full of shit

Absolute beast. Took him a few years to actually improve, but it finally happened

 

[buzzy]

Blake went from overrated to underrated pretty quickly.

 

[Thomas-Panda-Saxby]

Blake went from overrated to underrated pretty quickly.

Blame CP3

 

[Pugz]

the thing people forget, even #1 picks take time to develop fully.

 

[Mexi]

Blake went from overrated to underrated pretty quickly.

Definitely

the thing people forget, even #1 picks take time to develop fully.

True. Bennett looks like a bust though through 30ish gmes

 

[BwareDWare94]

I'm not the biggest LeBron fan but best "all-around" player we've ever seen should be considered the best player we've ever seen, right? I mean...he's likely to win more titles barring a horrible injury. I don't like measuring players by rings, so I don't think 6 versus 2 (if Bron somehow doesn't win at least one more) is that valid of an argument. The Bulls played some teams that just didn't have the firepower to beat them. 

 

[CameronCrazy06]

I'm not the biggest LeBron fan but best "all-around" player we've ever seen should be considered the best player we've ever seen, right? I mean...he's likely to win more titles barring a horrible injury. I don't like measuring players by rings, so I don't think 6 versus 2 (if Bron somehow doesn't win at least one more) is that valid of an argument. The Bulls played some teams that just didn't have the firepower to beat them.

So did the Heat...

Fuck the Mavericks never should've beaten the Heat. But that's why they play the games.

 

[youngguru]

I'll take bron over michael

 
Nah.
 
Jordan intangibles will always keep him above Lebron. 

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Kyrie better eat on Kendall Marshall tonight. I'm still upset I never got to see that matchup in college.

 

[Mexi]

Nah.
 
Jordan intangibles will always keep him above Lebron.

Go look at finals footage again
Bron has the intangibles

 

[Mexi]

Kyrie better eat on Kendall Marshall tonight. I'm still upset I never got to see that matchup in college.

kyrie in LA
Hoping for a show. He lives for this

Too bad kobe isnt playing