The ILF-ILNBA Basketball Thread

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I don't think anyone here Hate's Kobe by any means,
But I do think that we can all agree the Lakers have made a terrible business decision that has crippled the franchise for years.
That his touches this year are preventing real player development at a time when they desperately need it.
That his farewell tour is a mess
That he does not deserve to be an allstar based on play.

Jeter was not great his last year either, but he was good enough to at least deserve a spot in the lineup (1 of 9 Guys) not one of 5.
It's hard to compare to baseball since you can hide a bad hitter a little bit,
I guess it would be like Jeter batting 210 his last season but getting to bad in 4 of the 9 lineup spots.
That's where Kobe is, shooting a terrible percentage but still dominating the ball.

If he wanted to Ray Allen it a bit I would be cool with it, but don't say you love the Lakers and then set the franchise up for years and years of failure.

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_137mKQwhs[/youtube]

play of the week, y'all.

[D.o.S.]

I'll always remember Jennings as the rookie who delivered the most casual 55 point game ever. Glad to see him doing well-ish.

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That Lob in traffic at that speed is pretty sweet,

Rondo was 4/4 from deep last night!!!!

I think he could probably shoot a little if he wanted, but then he wouldn't be Rondo


Hope the kings make the playoffs, first round series would be nasty

[D.o.S.]

Playoff Rondo is a really great watch. Shame he totally checked out on the C's after the Pierce and KG trade.

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I'll always remember Jennings as the rookie who delivered the most casual 55 point game ever. Glad to see him doing well-ish.

Yeah. I'm not sure if his value will be high enough for a great offer for next year. I could honestly see him taking a one year deal with Detroit this off season to get his sea legs back and then hope for a new home the year after if he's ready to start.

I mean, that lob was impressive and I don't know if pre-injury Jennings would have done it differently but I can also imagine the hesitation in going up for a contested layup at high speed after tearing your Achilles just less than a year ago is probably terrifying.

[pelliott]

That Lob in traffic at that speed is pretty sweet,

Rondo was 4/4 from deep last night!!!!

I think he could probably shoot a little if he wanted, but then he wouldn't be Rondo


Hope the kings make the playoffs, first round series would be nasty

Boogie in the playoffs would bring me such joy.

[Chuckchuck]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_137mKQwhs[/youtube]

play of the week, y'all.

Awesome. Nets staring at each other afterward.

[julius_deane]

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Gordon under the legs is one of the most ridiculously awesome things I have ever seen,
The kid in jeans is nuts, that's not even his best dunk - lost n found - is better I think

I like seeing the difference between a 1 foot jumper and a 2 foot as well

people complaining that the dunk contest is not cool anymore didn't watch it.

I remember when Jordan went from the foul line and I thought, nobody will ever do anything that cool ever,
Then lavine goes under is friggen leg

thanks for posting, totally saved my last hour on a friday

[bigchiefbc]

Fucking Celtics.

Wide open east this year, sitting in the 3rd seed, all they need is a go-to big man, and they just sit on their asses. They have way too many guys, plus 8 fucking picks in this year's draft. We need to trade some of these assets away, period. Well, it will be fun losing the 2nd round.

[D.o.S.]

No way dude we're going to draft the entire 2016 class with our army of picks and then win the title.

Glad we didn't get Love. Glad we got rid of Lee amicably. Glad the social/emotional pit of the Super Bowl + Trade Deadline is over. Not glad my NBA guy took this week off, fucker.*


Not actually mad about that*

[pelliott]

the reaction shots of the players after the dude in jeans dunked that are so great.

[rustywire]

Dion Waiters needs to be benched for the rest of the game after forcing up that last shot.

[pelliott]

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