Topic: 2014-2015 NBA Season: Warriors crowned as Champions

[paolorenzo]

Good move yun, kasi it was not a pivot foot.  Pivot foot is when the other foot is shifted back and forth while pivot foot is planted.  It was actually the 1st step, although it was done while spinning.  2nd step was the left foot which was used to fade away.  Monta is just that talented.

[thebat]

^ at fade away pa! Hanep talaga yung tira na yun. Ang galing!

[rusty]

Olats pa pala sa Sixers kanina

[rusty]

James Harden - The Hardest Defender - Defensive Highlights (First 18 Games only) Clip by Rockets Fans in Taiwan  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oP4eXW9y7g

16-4 & top defense w/majority of our starters out does not happen by accident. I present 2-way player&MVP @JHarden13

Harden for Defensive MIP   
1.2 BPG, mala-D-Wade 

[rusty]

Griffin game winning 3 against the Suns
http://gfycat.com/OffensiveFilthyAmethystgemclam

[mattia]

Lakers Kings matchups are always fun to watch

[AD3000]

good win by the grizz over dallas. ellis 1 of 11. gasol getting mvp chants.

[rusty]

76ers will acquire Nets' Andrei Kirilenko, a 2020 second rounder, right to swap 2018 seconds and cash for Brandon Davies, sources tell Yahoo.

Deal expected to be finalized on Thursday. Nets likely to send a minor player back to Sixers in deal too, sources said

[anya618]

Former NBA champ Metta World Peace to play in PH

[Wiggum]

Former NBA champ Metta World Peace to play in PH

He he sana matuloy. Okay mga suggestions sa comments for his local name. Puwede rin "Topak Shakur".

[Wiggum]

2015 NBA All-Star voting is underway. As usual, so many deserving players in the West as starters, but can't say the same for the East.

My picks (2 backcourt, 3 frontcourt players):

East - Wall, Irving, Lebron, Bosh, Pau Gasol
West - Curry, Kobe, KD, Griffin, Anthony Davis

[DVD_Freak]

2015 NBA All-Star voting is underway. As usual, so many deserving players in the West for starters, but can't say the same for the East.

My picks (2 backcourt, 3 frontcourt players):

East - Wall, Irving, Lebron, Bosh, Pau Gasol
West - Curry, Kobe, KD, Griffin, Anthony Davis

Are those popular votes or deserving votes?  Kobe & KD at this point don't deserve to be all stars.  The West has an abundance of deserving players and both of them would take away spots from someone else like a Klay Thompson, Lillard or even a Monta Ellis at the guards and Maybe Dirk and Duncan at the frontcourt.

[newwaveboy]

^ Yup, both Kobe and KD dont deserve starting spots, for different reasons ......Boogie Cousins deserves a spot on that WEST frontline.

As for the EAST, I'd easily take guys like Lowry & Derozan, etc over Irving.

[DVD_Freak]

^ Yup, both Kobe and KD dont deserve starting spots, for different reasons ......Boogie Cousins deserves a spot on that WEST frontline.

As for the EAST, I'd easily take guys like Lowry & Derozan, etc over Irving.

I was about to include Cousins.  But then I thought coaches will surely vote him in.  It would be easier to ignore both Dirk & Duncan I think.  Agree with both Derozan and Lowry over Irving.  Lowry should even start beside Wall.

[Wiggum]

Are those popular votes or deserving votes?  Kobe & KD at this point don't deserve to be all stars.  The West has an abundance of deserving players and both of them would take away spots from someone else like a Klay Thompson, Lillard or even a Monta Ellis at the guards and Maybe Dirk and Duncan at the frontcourt.

Mostly deserving in my view, and a few of my "fan" votes, i.e., the players I WANT to see start in the all-star game, regardless of how poorly their respective teams are faring now.   I agree KD doesn't deserve a starter vote right now, but I'm expecting him to play at an All-Star starter level by Feb next year.

[XanderCage]

if being the leading scorer in the league makes you not deserving to be an all star then what is?

[DVD_Freak]

if being the leading scorer in the league makes you not deserving to be an all star then what is?

Maybe winning?

At 38-39% FG% least efficient in his career...even 9 teammates shooting a better percentage than Kobe, taking about 25 shots per game with his team sporting a 6-16 record, second to last in the West?  I think No?   

[XanderCage]

Maybe winning?

At 38-39% FG% least efficient in his career...even 9 teammates shooting a better percentage than Kobe, taking about 25 shots per game with his team sporting a 6-16 record, second to last in the West?  I think No?   

o sige punta tayo ng east. we all know Carmelo will be a starter even with that Knicks record. how do you justify that?

kevin love in the west and kyrie in the east in 2014. i dont see their team winning. 

[DVD_Freak]

o sige punta tayo ng east. we all know Carmelo will be a starter even with that Knicks record. how do you justify that?

Justify?  May binanggit ba akong deserving si Carmelo?

kevin love in the west and kyrie in the east in 2014. i dont see their team winning. 

Pano mo naicoconnect ito bro?  Kunyari ang sinabi ko the Lakers are horrible and your retort would be..... Eh ang New York ba magaling?   

[XanderCage]

May binanggit ba akong deserving si Carmelo?

ah so similar scenario, si carmelo ok lang pero si kobe hindi? lol

[DVD_Freak]

ah so similar scenario, si carmelo ok lang pero si kobe hindi? lol

Hahaha!  Ngek!  Hindi ko makita yun post ko na sinabi kong si Carmelo ok lang?  San yun bro?   

[XanderCage]

Hahaha!  Ngek!  Hindi ko makita yun post ko na sinabi kong si Carmelo ok lang?  San yun bro?   

sinabi ko bang binanggit mo? haha. comparison yung binigay ko. kasi same scenario sila ni kobe. both on losing teams but most probably will be starters.

[lithium_deuteride]

Been watching NBA lately and am just in awe of Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors.  Haven't seen basketball skills elevated to that level since Jordan - the guy can play jaw-droppingly well!

[DVD_Freak]

sinabi ko bang binanggit mo? haha. comparison yung binigay ko. kasi same scenario sila ni kobe. both on losing teams but most probably will be starters.

Hahaha!  You certainly implied it.....

o sige punta tayo ng east. we all know Carmelo will be a starter even with that Knicks record. how do you justify that?

Nalito tuloy ako pano nakapasok si Carmelo sa usapan. Hahaha!  Eh hindi ko naman kinocompare si Kobe kay Carmelo.

[thebat]

Been watching NBA lately and am just in awe of Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors.  Haven't seen basketball skills elevated to that level since Jordan - the guy can play!

Curry and Thompson playing at a high level every game. And not only that, their teammates are all playing great especially Green and Barnes.

Magaling at swerte si 1st time coach Kerr.

[DVD_Freak]

I think yun difference maker talaga although the stats won't show it is the play of Andrew Bogut.

[thebat]

+100. Yes a healthy Bogut is really a big factor rin.

[DVD_Freak]

Magaling at swerte si 1st time coach Kerr.

Imagine if he took the Knicks coaching job.   

[Moks007]

harden is playing awesome. i cant wait for howard and jones to come back. pa rematch naman golden state hehe.

[Moks007]

hey Kobe that's because nobody wants to play with you lol..



Kobe Bryant calls his Lakers 'soft,' yells at his GM over lacking teammates

By Kelly Dwyer
16 hours ago
Ball Don't Lie

Players throw temper tantrums in practice all the time. Practices often contain dressing-downs from coaches, which can raise tempers, and scrimmages can get heated. It’s a contentious atmosphere for even the most even-keeled and successful outfits.

The Los Angeles Lakers are not successful, nor are they even-keeled. They’re a poorly constructed team that many think was cobbled together in order to tank the season so as to hang onto the rights to its 2015 NBA draft pick. The problem with this set is that the Lakers still boast Kobe Bryant, the league’s highest-paid player and leading scorer. He’s in his twilight years and could retire in 19 months, and the dude wants to win now.

On Thursday, in full view of assembled media, Kobe appeared to lose his you-know-what after practice:


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Epic trash talk between Kobe and Nick Young at practice. Young to Kobe: "Nobody in the world can guard me. Nobody!"
3:44 AM - 12 Dec 2014

@Mike_Bresnahan

Kobe extremely unhappy on the practice court. "Now I see why we've lost so many games. We're soft like Charmin!"
3:46 AM - 12 Dec 2014
 
@Mike_Bresnahan

Kobe yelled to Kupchak while leaving practice court: "These (expletives) aren't doing (expletive) for me." Didn't think team practiced hard.
3:49 AM - 12 Dec 2014

With media and the team’s general manager there. Yikes. Arash Markazi captured the exchange on video. Warning: The audio is not suitable for work.

Kobe Bryant loves playing the martyr nearly as much as he loves winning ballgames, so it was expected that the Kobester could ride out another tough Laker year as the league’s most worried-about player. All it takes is one 30-foot shot from Nick Young, a clang from Robert Sacre or a missed defensive rotation from Carlos Boozer for us to feel sorry for the guy. Even if he is shooting 39 percent and playing terrible defense of his own.

Bryant is just 31 points away from overtaking Michael Jordan for the third spot on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, with the Lakers set to play the San Antonio Spurs on Friday. This should be a time to celebrate his accomplishments, and instead we’re wondering about the relative worth of his teammates and whether the Lakers should lose every game on purpose.

I’d put the over/under on Kobe field goal attempts at around 50 for Friday night, and the champion Spurs will happily watch Bryant toss ‘em up.