Author Topic: NBA 2012-2013 Season (Read 870102 times)

Hitman · « **Reply #3090 on:** Dec 01, 2012 at 12:06 PM »

That decision is none of his business. He is the commisioner and not the team owner. What an A$$!

mattia · « **Reply #3091 on:** Dec 01, 2012 at 02:34 PM »

LA had chicken nuggets for dinner tonight...

Jodie Meeks near perfect from 3 points, 7/8 for 21 pts. Jamison with a career high 33 pts and 12 rebounds. Mamba "only" 14 pts and 8 assists. Howard 28 pts & 20 rebounds and with a rare 3 pt shot with 8 secs left, his 2nd only in his career. Can't beat the Lakers with that kind of production. Result : 122-103 drubbing of the Nuggets.

Last game vs Pacers, Lakers can't seem to do anything right. Earlier vs Nuggets, Lakers can't seem to do anything wrong.

Now if only they can be more consistent.

nbc · « **Reply #3092 on:** Dec 01, 2012 at 02:36 PM »

Go Lakers!!!

nbc

Munskie · « **Reply #3093 on:** Dec 01, 2012 at 02:46 PM »

Lakers Jekyl and Hyde...can only SMH.

Battousai · « **Reply #3094 on:** Dec 01, 2012 at 04:47 PM »

I didnt watch the game. Read that even Dwight launched a 3 and made it?! And yeah, now that's a bench performance! Now, lets shoot for consistency. Hehehe

the_w0rks · « **Reply #3095 on:** Dec 01, 2012 at 05:55 PM »

Hehe sabi na bawi bawi lang yan. Next game low scoring loss na naman ulit.

steelcrazy · « **Reply #3096 on:** Dec 01, 2012 at 09:51 PM »

Can Stern just fine SA 250k?
Lumaban naman ang Spurs even w/o their 4 stars and what if Miami lost that game?
Can Stern's decision be overuled by the league owners?
Style na ni Coach Pop yan resting their old players in preparations for bigger more important games.
SA team owners and management dont have problems with that strategy of their coach so who is Stern to dictate to them what he wants?

Lakers won becoz they scored over 115 points.
Question is, can they win when they score less than 90 points?

synchro_01 · « **Reply #3097 on:** Dec 02, 2012 at 04:36 AM »

Quote from: steelcrazy on Dec 01, 2012 at 09:51 PM

Question is, can they win when they score less than 90 points?

Now that is the problem come playoff time where each play is deliberately grounded down to a crawl and execution is the name of the game.

leomarley · « **Reply #3098 on:** Dec 02, 2012 at 04:37 AM »

i kind of understand Stern's point of view. whether we like it or not, the NBA is first, and foremost ,about entertainment. imagine you're from Miami and you want to see a key match up between two of the best teams form the Eastern and Western conferences and bought a last minute ticket to see the game whether it be a jacked up price or not. then all of a sudden you realize that 4 of the opposing team's starting players are not playing. wouldn't you be disappointed as a paying customer? it's like robbing a paying customer of a chance to see a great game between two teams (with a complete lineup).

leomarley · « **Reply #3099 on:** Dec 02, 2012 at 04:41 AM »

Quote from: steelcrazy on Dec 01, 2012 at 09:51 PM

Can Stern just fine SA 250k?
Lumaban naman ang Spurs even w/o their 4 stars and what if Miami lost that game?
Can Stern's decision be overuled by the league owners?
Style na ni Coach Pop yan resting their old players in preparations for bigger more important games.
SA team owners and management dont have problems with that strategy of their coach so who is Stern to dictate to them what he wants?

what can be bigger than a twice a regular season match up between the best of the Eastern and Western Conference teams? it can be a deciding factor to who would have a home court advantage in case these two teams both reach the finals.

Timithekid · « **Reply #3100 on:** Dec 02, 2012 at 07:04 AM »

in addition, teams normally rest their stars on the final day of the regular season. I remember Pat Ewing, LBJ, C-Webb and a whole lot more of stars sitting the last game of the season without a fine. In my opinion whether its game number 20 or game number 82, stern's reason of it robs the fans of getting a chance to see the stars play is a double standard against SA. Ayaw nya SA kasi boring daw...sheesh what a douche.

iggi_08 · « **Reply #3101 on:** Dec 02, 2012 at 08:28 AM »

Quote from: steelcrazy on Dec 01, 2012 at 09:51 PM

Can Stern just fine SA 250k?
Lumaban naman ang Spurs even w/o their 4 stars

got that right sir. it was actually a very entertaining game kahit puro bench players lang. lamang pa nga sila ng isa with less than a minute to play, kung hindi dahil sa late 3 ni allen baka natalo pa heat.

Quote from: leomarley on Dec 02, 2012 at 04:41 AM

what can be bigger than a twice a regular season match up between the best of the Eastern and Western Conference teams? it can be a deciding factor to who would have a home court advantage in case these two teams both reach the finals.

pop was probably more concerned sa division seeding kesa sa homecourt advantage. memphis ang biggest threat sa kanila sa southwest kaya siguro he decided to rest his big 3 and danny green para fresh sila when they play them today. if they end up tied sa standings after the regular season, habol nya yung better winning percentage.

Battousai · « **Reply #3102 on:** Dec 02, 2012 at 08:32 AM »

Somebody should adjust nationally televised schedules so that those games dont have teams playing without a day of rest before the actual games. Or worse, one team playing four-straight games leading to it.

Hitman · « **Reply #3103 on:** Dec 02, 2012 at 08:50 AM »

Sabi nga ni gladiator, "were you not entertained?". Twas a great game and the heat almost lost that one. Stern is a dumda$$!

steelcrazy · « **Reply #3104 on:** Dec 02, 2012 at 08:55 AM »

In that kind of game spectators usually cheer for the underdogs who fought to the very end despite losing in the end. That's entertainment!

puffalan84 · « **Reply #3105 on:** Dec 02, 2012 at 09:47 AM »

As a spurs fan, I liked what Pop did.. It all starts with the division..
Bad stern..

HD_MOVIES · « **Reply #3106 on:** Dec 02, 2012 at 10:51 AM »

BKN scoreless in 5mins.. MIA ang team!

lets go heat!

HD_MOVIES · « **Reply #3107 on:** Dec 02, 2012 at 10:51 AM »

^ 7mins na pala scoreless..

XanderCage · « **Reply #3108 on:** Dec 02, 2012 at 11:05 AM »

tama lang yun, ginagawang joke ni popovich yung nba. so sabihin na natin 5 game road trip, eh di pahingahin nya yung ibang players sa ibang game or ikalat nya yung pag rest nung starters. game vs the heat is one of the anticipated games at nationally televised pa. and against the defending champs at that tapos bigla nya ipapasok mga bench? pano naman yung mga fans na bumili ng tickets to specifically watch the spurs stars? just imagine if ako yung bumili ng ticket na yun para mapanuod ko si parker at manu tapos biglang wala naman pala.

i agree na di dapat nakikialam ang commisioner sa rotation, but then again its a business. dapat i balance ni pop yung pag rest ng players nya as if naman di nila alam yung sked nila sinakto pa talaga na against the heat.

Timithekid · « **Reply #3109 on:** Dec 02, 2012 at 11:27 AM »

^ differences in opinion i guess, but ultimately the owners employ the players and if the owner gives the coach the authority to sit players then its their call. The league does not pay the contract of the player, owners do. LBJ sat a nationally televised game as a Cavalier, and since Lebron WAS the cavs at that time, the effect to the fans and ticket holders were the same, the fact that it was a heat game was circumstancial. Bottomline is Stern is a douche that has double standards against other teams.

AD3000 · « **Reply #3110 on:** Dec 02, 2012 at 12:00 PM »

wow! spurs leading by 2 in OT after trailing by double digit midway thru the 4th. now that's beauty rest!

Quote from: XanderCage on Dec 02, 2012 at 11:05 AM

ginagawang joke ni popovich yung nba.

thats because the 82-game nba schedule is a joke. especially for an old team like the spurs. a heat game is just 1 of 82 games. and who cares about the best record in the regular season? not the spurs. they were the top seed when the memphis team kicked their asses in the 1st round playoffs back in 2011. imposing a fine is one of many power-tripping jerk moves of stern. i just think that the spurs' stars rest should be announced beforehand for the fans' sake.

frequenzy · « **Reply #3111 on:** Dec 02, 2012 at 02:24 PM »

Quote from: XanderCage on Dec 02, 2012 at 11:05 AM

tama lang yun, ginagawang joke ni popovich yung nba. so sabihin na natin 5 game road trip, eh di pahingahin nya yung ibang players sa ibang game or ikalat nya yung pag rest nung starters. game vs the heat is one of the anticipated games at nationally televised pa. and against the defending champs at that tapos bigla nya ipapasok mga bench? pano naman yung mga fans na bumili ng tickets to specifically watch the spurs stars? just imagine if ako yung bumili ng ticket na yun para mapanuod ko si parker at manu tapos biglang wala naman pala.

i agree na di dapat nakikialam ang commisioner sa rotation, but then again its a business. dapat i balance ni pop yung pag rest ng players nya as if naman di nila alam yung sked nila sinakto pa talaga na against the heat.

+1
this is the first time that i agree with stern. as a fan it feels like the nba regular season game is not important to pops. he rested all their star players. parker and green are not really old anyway. all the teams go through that kind of schedule but i dont think they would rest 4 of their starting five in the start of the season.

leomarley · « **Reply #3112 on:** Dec 02, 2012 at 02:27 PM »

Quote

thats because the 82-game nba schedule is a joke. especially for an old team like the spurs.

the 82-game season has been around for a long time. wala naman dati nagcocomplain about it ngayon recently lang. also, it's not the NBA organization's fault why the Spurs wants to field in an old core. why should the NBA give special treatments for old players?

frequenzy · « **Reply #3113 on:** Dec 02, 2012 at 03:45 PM »

spurs lineup are not really old anyway. only manu, tim and stephen should be considered over the hill.

puffalan84 · « **Reply #3114 on:** Dec 02, 2012 at 04:09 PM »

Spurs didn't ask for special treatment, the penalty is ridiculous.. Stern is getting old, maybe he wants to leave a mark before he retire..

Timithekid · « **Reply #3115 on:** Dec 02, 2012 at 06:09 PM »

Quote from: puffalan84 on Dec 02, 2012 at 04:09 PM

Spurs didn't ask for special treatment, the penalty is ridiculous.. Stern is getting old, maybe he wants to leave a mark before he retire..

+1 SA never asked for special treatment so they did what they could.

synchro_01 · « **Reply #3116 on:** Dec 02, 2012 at 06:13 PM »

The 250K USD rest probably did them well....they beat Memphis a couple of hours ago.

steelcrazy · « **Reply #3117 on:** Dec 02, 2012 at 08:48 PM »

What special treatment did the Spurs ask the league?
They think the straight games were tough so they use strategies to keep their old players fresh.
What's wrong with that?
Malas lng nila the Spurs bench lost a close game to the star studded Heat.
Ewan ko lng what Stern will do had the Spurs won that game.

Kevin Martin is really blending well with OKC. He shoot treys and drive hard with unorthodox shots. Mukhang OKC did the right thing letting go Harden in place of Martin.

frequenzy · « **Reply #3118 on:** Dec 02, 2012 at 09:01 PM »

Quote from: steelcrazy on Dec 02, 2012 at 08:48 PM

What special treatment did the Spurs ask the league?
They think the straight games were tough so they use strategies to keep their old players fresh.
What's wrong with that?
Malas lng nila the Spurs bench lost a close game to the star studded Heat.
Ewan ko lng what Stern will do had the Spurs won that game.

yes its a strategy but its like just giving the game away. di sana nagpadefault na lng sila kung gusto nila magpahinga. all the teams go through that kind of schedule anyway. it wouldn't matter for me if pops was coaching the wizards bcoz we all know they are not contenders. unlike spurs na top team sa west tapos magbibigay lang ng laro. what if ganun lahat ng strategy ng team eh di wala ng kwenta ang regular season games. maglalaro lang si superstar kapag mahalaga yung game.

frequenzy · « **Reply #3119 on:** Dec 02, 2012 at 09:05 PM »

i hate stern and doesnt agree with him 99% of the time. but sometimes you need to protect the business and enforce the rules.