Jason Kidd has been incredible this year so far. What happened to the PG that didn't have much of an outside shot??? This year he's hitting 50% behind the arc.

does Mike D'Antoni make it to the end of the season. What if the Lakers don't make the playoffs. Who coaches them next year?

How does an NBA team, with two 1st team All-NBA defensive players, give up 41 points in a quarter?

The entire knock on D'antoni at the start was his defense was poor. The apologists said "he's never had Kobe/Dwight level talent to work with". Now what? They're giving up 120 a game with Dwight/Kobe level talent. Add to it Howard wants the ball down low on the blocks and D'Antoni wants to run the pick'n'roll and what you get is a complete fusterkluck of a team....

You've got Howard/Kobe/Artest/Nash on your team, 11-time champion coach Phil Jackson wanting to come back and you go with....a guy who can't coach defense and forces an offensive schemes that doesn't fit the personnel. Someone in the front office needs to lose their job.

MattNicholson wrote: The entire knock on D'antoni at the start was his defense was poor. The apologists said "he's never had Kobe/Dwight level talent to work with". Now what? They're giving up 120 a game with Dwight/Kobe level talent. Add to it Howard wants the ball down low on the blocks and D'Antoni wants to run the pick'n'roll and what you get is a complete fusterkluck of a team....

You've got Howard/Kobe/Artest/Nash on your team, 11-time champion coach Phil Jackson wanting to come back and you go with....a guy who can't coach defense and forces an offensive schemes that doesn't fit the personnel. Someone in the front office needs to lose their job.

Problem is, the man doing the hiring and firing has the last name Buss. He's not going anywhere.

FourIronAce wrote: does Mike D'Antoni make it to the end of the season. What if the Lakers don't make the playoffs. Who coaches them next year?

The Lakers can't afford to pay Mike Brown, Mike D'Antoni, and whoever a new coach would be.

rswilli2 wrote:

FourIronAce wrote: does Mike D'Antoni make it to the end of the season. What if the Lakers don't make the playoffs. Who coaches them next year?

The Lakers can't afford to pay Mike Brown, Mike D'Antoni, and whoever a new coach would be.

if I was Mike D'Antoni, I would get Kobe, Howard and Gasol in a room together and say what offense do you want to use where you are happy this year. Happy players probably would play defense more often.

Lebron rides a bike to and from home games: LINK

J.J. Hickson is becoming a borderline all-star in Portland. Six straight double-doubles after tonight's 18/18. Top ten in rebounding (#4 in rebounds/48 minutes). All this as an undersized center who, until the last several games, rarely had any plays called for him.

c00lbr33z3 wrote: J.J. Hickson is becoming a borderline all-star in Portland. Six straight double-doubles after tonight's 18/18. Top ten in rebounding (#4 in rebounds/48 minutes). All this as an undersized center who, until the last several games, rarely had any plays called for him.

Kid has always had potential. If you take his first 3 years in Cleveland and pretend he spent them in a Wolfpack uniform this would be the start of his 3rd year in the league which mean he's developing nicely.

It's all the "horny facts" he retweets

LetsGoState wrote: Lebron rides a bike to and from home games: LINK

I find this awesome.  Good for Lebron.

c00lbr33z3 wrote: J.J. Hickson is becoming a borderline all-star in Portland. Six straight double-doubles after tonight's 18/18. Top ten in rebounding (#4 in rebounds/48 minutes). All this as an undersized center who, until the last several games, rarely had any plays called for him.

And to think, Sacramento gave up on Hickson after half a season and traded him for a player not even on their roster this season.


Minnesota breaks OK City's 12 game win streak. Hottest team in the league right now is the LA   Clippers with 11 wins in a row

The Sacramento Kings announced Saturday that DeMarcus Cousins has been suspended indefinitely for "unprofessional behavior and conduct detrimental to the team."

espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/877...initely-conduct

Steve Nash is playing tonight.

What the heck is the actual rule regarding continuation in the NBA? Basically a player can get fouled on the floor, take a step or two, then shoot and have it count? Does the phrase 'in the act of shooting' even matter anymore?

I just dont see OK City ever winning a championship with Russell Westbrook running the team. He went 5-19 against Miami today in a rematch of last season's Championship series with 3 assist to 6 turnovers.

Westbrook is shooting on 40.7 percent on the season but continues to take 18 shots a night.
They should have kept Harden and let Westbrook go if they want a NBA title.

DurtyD wrote: What the heck is the actual rule regarding continuation in the NBA? Basically a player can get fouled on the floor, take a trip from Miami to New York, then shoot and have it count? Does the phrase 'in the act of shooting' even matter anymore?

FTFY

Did I hear right that Lebron picked up his first foul since Dec 8th today? How is that possible?

crusherl wrote: Did I hear right that Lebron picked up his first foul since Dec 8th today? How is that possible?

The Jordan Rules. Updated for a new generation

Is it time to call the LA Clippers the favorite out west. They just won their 14th game in a row and are so balanced that there bench outscored the starters, with Billups and Hill inactive. This should make for a very fresh team come playoff time. Who would you rather have running the show at crunch time, Chris Paul or Russell Westbrook ?

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crusherl wrote: Did I hear right that Lebron picked up his first foul since Dec 8th today? How is that possible?

The Jordan Rules. Updated for a new generation

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I think he is just a super-freak athletically. He doesn't get challenged often and he is very smart when he plays D.

I'm also amazed that he has been this durable at his size for so long.

DurtyD wrote: What the heck is the actual rule regarding continuation in the NBA? Basically a player can get fouled on the floor, take a step or two, then shoot and have it count? Does the phrase 'in the act of shooting' even matter anymore?

As long as you are making a move that results in a shot attempt & don't put the ball on the floor again, you can take your two legal steps and a shot after being fouled and have the shot count. But you can't, say, get hand checked while just dribbling the ball and try to get continuation, nor can your normal foul in the post result in it.

JJ getting away from Cleveland and Sacramento is the best thing that's happened to him.  8 straight double doubles playing the 5!

Brooklyn Nets fire Avery Johnson

wolfer79 wrote: Brooklyn Nets fire Avery Johnson

And his son is none to pleased about it on twitter.

wolfer79 wrote: Brooklyn Nets fire Avery Johnson

Jerry Sloan, perhaps? That would be great.

PackBacker07 wrote:

wolfer79 wrote: Brooklyn Nets fire Avery Johnson

And his son is none to pleased about it on twitter.

Jay Mohr on Jim Rome radio show said Deron Williams gets another coach fired

Clippers win 16th in a row
116-114 vs Jazz
next game December 30 vs Jazz

Did you ever think you would say the LA Clippers were the best team in the NBA?
well with a winning percentage of .800, they now are.
Man that NBA blocked trade for Chris Paul must really sting the Lakers

dunlow66 wrote: Did you ever think you would say that Vinnie Del Negro coaches  the best team in the NBA?

let that sink in for a few minutes

Clippers go for 18 in a row tonight @ Nuggets 9pm ET NBATV

JJ Hickson is having a good year for Portland. They are playing the Knicks know, and he already has a few nice baskets.

Amare should get in the game shortly.

Hickson is fifth leading rebounder in the NBA right now.

Oh Javale

http://www.youtube.com/watch?f...p;v=H7TGsj8NoFQ

Nuggets end Clippers 17 game winning streak

Amar'e Stoudemere returns for Knicks, Anthony scores 45 points, Knicks lose to Trail Blazers

Speaking of the Trailblazers,

I know Anthony Davis was the overwhelming favorite for ROY in the NBA and may still win it, but right now Damon Lilliard is the best rookie in the league. Leads all rookies in scoring(18.4) and assist(6.3)  and tied for second in steals. Trailblazers have a winning record with quite possibly the worst bench in the NBA this year, maybe one of the worst ever. Leading bench scorer averages 4.7 a game.


JJ Hickson, what a comeback. Fifth in the NBA in rebounding, Fourth in shooting percentage.

dunlow66 wrote: Did you ever think you would say the LA Clippers were the best team in the NBA?
well with a winning percentage of .800, they now are.
Man that NBA blocked trade for Chris Paul must really sting the Lakers

One of many reasons David Stern can go to hell.

Donald Sterling's son found dead of a possible drug overdose.

Many jokes come to mind, but not the time for those

Condolences to the Sterling family

wolfer79 wrote: Nuggets end Clippers 17 game winning streak

Is Vinny back on the hotseat?