2016/17 NBA Regular Season Thread

[BNC]

Dwight is a hall of famer, not sure what's so funny about that

 

[buzzy]

I don't think it's that clear cut. Relatively short prime, albeit a dominating one. Three DPOY's in a row is what makes his case.

 

[bosoxlover12]

Just last year, we had a player make the HOF with the following accolades:
 
8x All Star
1st Team All-Rookie
2x All NBA 2nd Team
3x All NBA 3rd Team
 
And for Dwight 
 
8x All Star
1st Team All-Rookie
5x All NBA 1st Team
1x All NBA 2nd Team
2x All NBA 3rd Team
4x All Defensive 1st Team
1x All Defensive 2nd Team
3x Defensive Player of the Year
 
 
Dwight clearly makes the statistical checkpoint of the Hall, which is by far the most lenient among sports hall of fames

 

[bosoxlover12]

Basketball-Reference has Dwight at a 99.1% probability of making the Hall

 

[buzzy]

Yeah guess he's gonna make it.
 
Yao is/was a much bigger and more impactful international figure for the game of basketball though.

 

[bosoxlover12]

SB Nation's "Top Players of 2017" article from 2013 resurfaced, and its kinda funny lol
 
1. Kevin Durant
2. Lebron James
3. Andre Drummond
4. Russell Westbrook
5. Derrick Rose
6. Kyrie Irving
7. Anthony Davis
8. Andrew Wiggins
9. James Harden
10. Blake Griffin
11. Kevin Love
12. Steph Curry
13. Paul George
14. Julius Randle
15. Dwight Howard
16. Chris Paul
17. Brook Lopez
18. Jonas Valunciunas
19. Serge Ibaka
20. John Wall
21. Lamarcus Aldridge
22. Demarcus Cousins
23. Jrue Holiday
24. Kawhi Leonard
25. Nerlens Noel
26. Jabari Parker
27. Derrick Favors
28. Greg Monroe
29. Jahlil Okafor
30. Ricky Rubio
31. Anthony Bennett
32. Deron Williams
33. Carmelo Anthony
34. Rajon Rondo
35. Marc Gasol
36. Roy Hibbert
37. Al Horford
38. Bradley Beal
39. Chris Bosh
40. Harrison Barnes
41. Tobias Harris
42. Damian Lillard
43. Larry Sanders
44. Victor Oladipo
45. John Henson
46. Eric Bledsoe
47. Eric Gordon
48. Tyreke Evans
49. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
50. Jeremy Lamb
51. Mike Conley
52. Enes Kanter
53. Ty Lawson
54. Chandler Parsons
55. Tristan Thompson
56. Andrew Harrison
57. Dante Exum
58. Jimmy Butler
59. Tony Parker
60. Dwyane Wade
61. Nicolas Batum
62. Joakim Noah
63. Nikola Mirotic
64. Danilo Gallinari
65. Ben McLemore
66. Thad Young
67. Ryan Anderson
68. Tyus Jones
69. Nikola Vucevic
70. Kenneth Faried
71. Marcus Smart
72. Kobe Bryant
73. Dion Waiters
74. Dennis Schroder
75. Javale McGee
76. Jeff Teague
77. Nikola Pekovic
78. Avery Bradley
79. Giannis Antetokounmpo
80. Gordon Hayward
81. Terrence Jones
82. Andre Bynum
83. Klay Thompson
84. Brandon Jennings
85. Josh Smith
86. Cody Zeller
87. Alex Len
88. OJ Mayo
89. Iman Shumpert
90. Rudy Gay
91. Paul Millsap
92. Aaron Gordon
93. Terrence Ross
94. Jeff Green
95. Ivan Rabb
96. Kemba Walker
97. Otto Porter
98. Lance Stephenson
99. Isaiah Austin
100. Deandre Jordan

 

[bosoxlover12]

That's 11 players from the 2017 All Star Game that were not in the listed Top 50

 

[buzzy]

Top half is not terrible for a 4 year prediction I guess. Some really random names the more down you go tho

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Tristan above Klay. That'll spark the family rivalry

 

[Rios15]

I think John Wall has become my favorite point guard tbh. Dude says some real shit

 

[bosoxlover12]

rios has been banned from the House of Dez

 

[Paulius]

okc win , jazz lose , lets go fellas


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[dez]

Smh
... you was the homie rios..

 

[Rios15]

I must be forgetting g something my bad dez lol

 

[Mexi]

Clippers cavs tickets were well over 100 dollars for nosebleeds, as im sure most cavs road games are

And bron, kyrie and love sit? Ouch

Thats my only issue with guys resting. We at home could change the channel or simply not watch, but the fans at the game are the true ones who suffer

Just sucks, even for a clipper game.

 

[Mexi]

Shoutout to russ and james for not resting

i dont care if guys rest though, just to be clear

I just hate that prices for marquee games go up and the fans who pay are the real ones who suffer. Its not like they can be refunded. Its not like they know months in advance that guys are going to rest for specific games

And theres no way any of us would guess major stars would rest on back to back abc saturday games. Especially lebron in LA vs his friend chris paul and warriors vs spurs

 

[Mexi]

A. Dont raise prices for these big games

B. Dont DNP stars if theyre healthy

C. Rest guys by playing them less minutes during the season. Take guys out of blowouts, designate certain games where they simply play limited minutes like an embiid plan

Just a few potential fixes. We'll see what adam silver does. Its tough man. I vote option A and a little of C
Even with less preseason games and less b2b and less 4/5 nights. Players will still rest

I wish we could take out about 20 games.

 

[Rios15]

I mostly have a problem with resting whole starting lineups. That's real shitty as a fan and I don't think it's necessary. If its a lot of fatigue or of course injury or sickness or resting right before the playoffs then why not but the fans came to see you so if you can play then play. You're living out your dream.

 

[Rios15]

That's why I praised Wall, a notable name calling dudes out for it. And he's having a great year. It doesn't need to be straight respect all the time. Good to see some competition and real thoughts.

 

[buzzy]

They can sit on home games, shouldn't do it an arena where they're only once a year