NBA 2013-2014 Season Thread

[Monkey D. Lars]

Hated the Westbrook injury but my game of the season so far has to be OKC @ Toronto. KD for MVP!

[DYSI]

Anyone here from/ever go to a Sixers game at Wells Fargo Center? I'm looking to go when they play the Nets in April and I'm wondering how the parking situation is around there?

Although the arena may be completely empty because by that time the Sixers will probably be on a 33 game losing streak.

[gunnar hendershow]

Parking is excellent, it's a little expensive but you won't have to worry about not having a space. Nobody will be at the game anyway, Sixers crowds are empty given how bad they are now.

[Meacon Keaton]

I've been to several Sixers games. Always take the subway though. But the parking is fine. Traffic should be good too unless there is a Phillies game that day.

[HC]

The Sixers should paying people to watch to their games, not the other way around.

[gunnar hendershow]

They give out free Big Macs if they score 100

[Quom]

Interesting off season for Timberwolves coming up. Rubio is saying he wants to be in the playoffs as well. Love looks set to leave, Adelman has got to want out (and needs to go regardless). This could get really ugly with offers of cents on the dollar for Love and Flip Saunders deciding to give coaching another shot. I just can't see how they improve, nobody is going to want Barea, Martin, Budinger, Shved or Mbah. Pek is earning way too much and is way too limited defensively to attract anything worth taking. I have a horrible feeling the team is going to tank and trade players for draft picks. I just hope Rubio gets traded so I can cheer for a different team.

[thatshortguy]

I'd love to see Rubio in Atlanta. I can't honestly say he would be any better Jeff Inconsi-Teague, but he'd be a hell of a lot more fun to watch.

[Quom]

Rubio is really solid. It's not just because I fancy him. His shot is awful (he's surprisingly okay from 3 and is solid at the ft line) but if he was on an athletic team or a team with a decent FG% he'd probably average 15 assists. His defence is weird, he's second in the league in steals but is slow laterally (I think it was the knee injury, he used to play on his toes and move quick) so the opposition point guard often ends up with a nice stat line but overall he's actually a plus defender. Basically if you ignore what the announcers say and actually look at the stats he's an elite point guard that can't shoot but will occasionally cut loose for 20+ points. The only teams that shouldn't want him are teams that plod, or teams that need their PG to carry the burden of scoring.

He'd be perfect for a team like the Thunder or even Chicago, move Westbrook or Rose to the 2, alleviate some of their work load in having to create their own shots, plus on the Thunder he's going to be cheaper than Westbrook so if you can trade for him he gets you closer to a ring next year and can potentially replace Westbrook when you decide not to pay him.

[Plubby]

I don't think you can do that on the Thunder, Westbrook really does what he does so well because he's in control of the ball. He'd be like an undersize slashing three if you stuck him out there without the ballhandling responsibility.

[thatshortguy]

If anything, he'd be a good backup to either of those guys, but I can't see Rose or Westbrook's ego allowing them to think they'd be effective splitting time with someone else. Which sucks, because that'd be Ron Harper/Steve Kerr levels of Paired PG Perfection.

[gunnar hendershow]

Holy shit can we just skip ahead to the Eastern Conference Finals?

[Your Mom]

Holy shit can we just skip ahead to the Eastern Conference Finals?

Bulls/Pacers!

[Plubby]

Knicks/whoever!

[DMN in the House]

I vote we skip to 2016, and your new look Los Angeles Lakers, with Kevin Love, Jabari Parker, and new coach Kobe Bryant!

[Benjamin]

And God!

[Meacon Keaton]

So 26-straight losses and the Sixers still aren't in last place in the East. Milwaukee should be forced to give up their franchise.

[Lint]

https://twitter.com/didthesixerswin

[Monkey D. Lars]

3 more game for Durant to over take the record from MJ, will be 3 tough games. Spurs, Rockets and Suns.

[Tyrone]

It has been a rough month since the Danny Granger trade. The Pacers are so inconsistent now The game where Bynum stepped up was pretty good, but their chemistry has just been way off.