****The Official 2014-15 NBA Thread****

I'm to the point where if the Cavs can't win a ring with this team I might have to take a step back from sports. I know that's completely over the top dramatic, but there reaches a point where winning a championship doesn't offset the years and years of time put into watching crap teams and being disappointed. How long does the euphoria of a ring last? Because I've got 31 years of wasted time to make up for.

Like - is it still worth being a sports fan if you know your team will never win a championship?

 

"The Land"

Hm. How very...oriental.

 

No one said he did.

 

I root for Akron in football and know they'll never win an NCAA title. I don't see why it isn't worth it, they bring me enjoyment (at times).

 

Yes. Remember we're also Dolphans.

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What was the context with Stanton? I can't even see a remote connection.

 

Kornholer said that since "Miami doesn't have basketball anymore", they should pack the stands to see Stanton. Then Wilbon said that why bother, since they will probably leave by the 6th inning....then they alluded to Miami not deserving to have Stanton anyway.

 

Wait, wait, the knock on Miami fans is that we're late if we show up at all. Leave by the 6th inning? Benny the Bull needs to get his slander straight.

 

Miami fans undeserving of talent? Check

Miami fans poor for attendance? Check

Miami fans leaving early? Check

Hmm... they seemed to have covered almost all of the bases. Well done. I honestly would almost love to see the Heat adopt the bad boys attitude of the old Canes that Desides alluded to earlier at this point.

 

I hope Heat fans buy out tickets from all the people who scoop up lower bowl tickets and show up late and leave early. The first chance a major outlet gets to show a half-full lower-bowl during a game, they're gonna go hog wild.

 

The celebrity count at Heat games will drop, so that shouldn't be an issue.

 

I'm really looking forward to that, actually.

 

Not sure this is anything major.

 

Damn...I nailed the Shannon Brown signing 2 years too late.

 

Section, is Shannon Brown good enough to make the final roster and/or give us anything?

 

Yes. Very athletic. Good defender. He just has the reputation of an *******, so he wears on teams.

 

They hadn't talked to Lebron at that point, they were pitching to Kyrie, and needed Kyrie to commit before having a chance at any of the rest. The Cavs didn't find out Lebron was committed until just before the SI article came out and Rich Paul called Gilbert.

 

And yet, somehow they had enough of an indication this would happen that they used it as a pitch to re-sign a player.

 

I always felt there was a pretty decent chance Irving was notified of LeBron's interest before he signed his deal. Section had told us how he wasn't happy there and was trying to force his way out, and then he was on video jumping up and down for joy at signing his extension. If Section's info was correct, then the only thing that makes sense there is if he felt LeBron was coming.

 

Yeah if you believe the official story. If you want to piece the clues together yourself that makes no sense. You're a smart guy, piece it together.

 

I'm of the opinion he knew all along what he was going to do just like he new he was going to Miami.

 

I have read plenty of non-official inside stories from plenty of people who thought Lebron was likely to come back. Not one of them claimed to know Lebron was back as of July 1st, and most people with inside sources expected Kyrie to sign because the money would be too hard to pass up, but they weren't 100% sure he would because of Kyrie's father's potential influence on the decision. The earliest anyone claimed with any certainty Lebron was going to come back was July 6th. In fact, it was said we were making a hard push to get Love before we even thought Lebron might come back.

 

And in other news..................

 

Fwiw I ddon't think it was 100% certain. I think it was "if we dobt threepeat I'm going back"

 

There is no doubt in my mind some sort of a Lebron assurance was in place. I knew he was coming back a year ago.

 

Bob McAdoo and Ron Rothstein out as HEAT assistant coaches. Wow.

 

Say what.

 

Not "out". Re-assigned. Those guys have a ton of years in. Time to retire from the bench.

Juwan and Dan Craig take over.

 

Any idea what their new positions are?

 

Were they forced out or was this more consensual?

 

Probab'y player development and scouting. Mainly ceremonial and in a consulting manner.

 

Consensual. They are old guys with a ton of years in.

 

As long as he stays there and far far away from my team. Cancer is an understatement.

 

It looks like Keith Smart will come in to fill the vacancy left open by the Staff moves.

 

So TMZ...catches up with Pat Riley....

and of course...he drives the most POPULAR GANGSTER CAR from the 1950's:

http://www.tmz.com/2014/09/03/pat-riley-1950-mercury-car-video-gangster/

 

Durant better be in the trunk.

 

What has happened with the Derrick Rose hype of a month ago when he was dunking on practice . Dude has been terrible in this FIBA tournament.

I remember article after article, multiple threads on reddit, and comments after comment. All the sudden, silence.

 

Hey wanted to share 2 quick articles with you guys. As you all know I am a huge PC basketball fan, arguably the best player that ever played for them died yesterday....Marvin "Bad News" Barnes....you read about how there are thugs in todays NBA, then there is Marvin, a true inner-city success/waste of talent story.....some of the stuff he pulled is was truly unbelievable, and could never be tolerated in today's program....

Like commandeering a bus for starters....

http://www.providencejournal.com/sp...basketball-great-marvin-barnes-dead-at-62.ece

2nd article....

http://www.providencejournal.com/sp...he-news-was-never-dull-with-marvin-barnes.ece

 

LOFL.

Turns out.....that Racist Scouting Report that Danny Ferry read?

it was generated by? THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS!


So Lebron? Gonna ask Gilbert to resign?