NBA Christmas Day thread

[ThamesHawk]

11c/12e Pelicans @ Heat on ESPN
130c/230e Warriors @ Bucks on ABC
4c/5e Nets @ Celtics on ABC
7c/8e Mavs @ Lakers on ABC/ESPN
930c/1030e Clippers @ Nuggets on ESPN

 

[WorldSeriesChamps2015]

Heat, Warriors, Celtics, Lakers, Clippers are my picks.

 

[TDJ7]

I'd rather have a 6 month panic attack than watch the NBA.

 

[ThamesHawk]

Heat, Warriors, Celtics, Lakers, Clippers are my picks.

Heat, bucks, Celtics, Mavs, Nuggets

 

[QChawks]

thugs no defense

 

[UNIowaHawk]

That shit show is back already? I’d rather watch soccer.

 

[ELCHawk]

The Mavs Lakers game is the one I am looking forward to the most, but I will have to DVR. I will not be able to watch most games as we will be at my parents. And for some reason my very white 70 year old MAGA Fox News watching father does not like NBA.

 

[ihawk in FWB]

It's going to be a good sports day. Go Celtics, Hawkeyes and I guess I'll pull for the Saints later.

 

[UNIowaHawk]

It's going to be a good sports day. Go Celtics, Hawkeyes and I guess I'll pull for the Saints later.

From a Packers fan... go Vikings.... and ruin your draft pick more.

 

[IAHawk2011]

That shit show is back already? I’d rather watch soccer.

Derp

 

[BlackNGoldBleeder]

I'd rather have a 6 month panic attack than watch the NBA.

Dafuq?

 

[BlackNGoldBleeder]

I'm a casual NBA fan, but here's a novel concept for those who always feel the need to talk shit about it: No one cares you don't like/watch the NBA. STFU

 

[TDJ7]

I'm a casual NBA fan, but here's a novel concept for those who always feel the need to talk shit about it: No one cares you don't like/watch the NBA. STFU

No one cares that you watch.

 

[BlackNGoldBleeder]

No one cares that you watch.

I rarely do watch.

 

[fivecardstud14]

I'm a casual NBA fan, but here's a novel concept for those who always feel the need to talk shit about it: No one cares you don't like/watch the NBA. STFU

They're not basketball fans, no need to get mad at their stupidity.

 

[blhawk]

My favorite thing about the nba/college basketball is that most of the douche wad, snowflake fans have already shown themselves the door. Unlike football

 

[BlackNGoldBleeder]

They're not basketball fans, no need to get mad at their stupidity.

I'm not mad. I couldn't care less what they think. It's just ridiculous that every time someone starts an NBA thread there are always a handful of morons who feel inclined to articulate their indifference or disdain for it. It's called beating a dead horse.

 

[IAHawk2011]

I'm not mad. I couldn't care less what they think. It's just ridiculous that every time someone starts an NBA thread there are always a handful of morons who feel inclined to articulate their indifference or disdain for it. It's called beating a dead horse.

Most of them don’t even know why they dislike the NBA, they just know that they are supposed to because politics.

 

[TDJ7]

Most of them don’t even know why they dislike the NBA, they just know that they are supposed to because politics.

I grew up watching the NBA in the 80's and 90's. That's why I hate todays game.

 

[anon_ts5cfra6drv7r]

NBA

 

[IAHawk2011]

I grew up watching the NBA in the 80's and 90's. That's why I hate todays game.

I would encourage you to go back and watch some 80’s and 90’s regular season NBA games sometime. Today’s product is infinitely better. Nostalgia is one helluva drug, though.

 

[SSG T]

I would encourage you to go back and watch some 80’s and 90’s regular season NBA games sometime. Today’s product is infinitely better. Nostalgia is one helluva drug, though.

It's definitely a better product than late 90s ball.

The Style of play in the 80s and early-mid 90s was good. Starting with the Bulls second run, the style of play suffered because of the rules changes related to defense. The pace isn't back to where it was in the 1980's, but it's as good as it's been since. And style of play is better than any time since as well.

Well, other than the Rockets of the last few seasons.

 

[BlackNGoldBleeder]

I would encourage you to go back and watch some 80’s and 90’s regular season NBA games sometime. Today’s product is infinitely better. Nostalgia is one helluva drug, though.

Were you alive for that era? If you were, then there's no way you could say with a straight face today's game is "infinitely better." There's a reason why the '92 Dream Team will never be replicated.

 

[SSG T]

Were you alive for that era? If you were, then there's no way you could say with a straight face today's game is "infinitely better." There's a reason why the '92 Dream Team will never be replicated.

It won't be replicated because international basketball is infinitely better now. You could field a Team USA now that's better. Heck, you could have fielded a better Team USA then.

 

[fivecardstud14]

Were you alive for that era? If you were, then there's no way you could say with a straight face today's game is "infinitely better." There's a reason why the '92 Dream Team will never be replicated.

It's certainly deeper.

 

[BlackNGoldBleeder]

It won't be replicated because international basketball is infinitely better now. You could field a Team USA now that's better. Heck, you could have fielded a better Team USA then.

I'm not talking about the margin of victory due to the inferior competition. That team had the greatest collection of talent ever. And you are right they could have been even greater. It's unfathomable Isiah Thomas and Dominique Wilkins were kept off that team. And Shaq should have gone over Laettner.

 

[Derekd3408]

I'd rather have a 6 month panic attack than watch the NBA.

Thanks for caring enough to open an NBA thread to tell us about it.

 

[SSG T]

I'm not talking about the margin of victory due to the inferior competition. That team had the greatest collection of talent ever. And you are right they could have been even greater. It's unfathomable Isiah Thomas and Dominique Wilkins were kept off that team. And Shaq should have gone over Laettner.

My point was more that many of the best players now are international. You could accumulate that kind of talent on one team now, but it couldn't all be players from the US. If you include top foreign players, you could replicate it now.

 

[SSG T]

Man, this Boston/Nets game is hard.

Anyone doubting NBA defense...sheesh.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

I'm a casual NBA fan, but here's a novel concept for those who always feel the need to talk shit about it: No one cares you don't like/watch the NBA. STFU

Yeah, but they do acknowledge that the product sucks and needs to be better..............

 

[SSG T]

Yeah, but they do acknowledge that the product sucks and needs to be better..............

The problem is, those people are wrong.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

The problem is, those people are wrong.

Lol no they're not.

"They" I am referring to are the NBA fans and media agreeing with the criticisms of the sport..............I know what I've heard and watched and read.

 

[QChawks]

NBA sucks

But I’ll watch it until the NFL game start

 

[Bro D]

Angry white man no like NBA something something defense

 

[Moral]

Angry white man no like NBA something something defense

I almost feel like the NBA is too talented now. It's pretty impressive.

 

[QChawks]

I like the cartoon NBA more