There will be some embraces between Doc and KG and Pierce. Doc may be whispering to KG, you should have been here with me, or, are you available to teach Blake some post moves when you retire?
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There will be some embraces between Doc and KG and Pierce. Doc may be whispering to KG, you should have been here with me, or, are you available to teach Blake some post moves when you retire?
Is this the answer for the Knicks?
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--k...dreaming-of-kevin-love-in-2015-070030695.html
Knicks' dysfunction turns to fantasy: N.Y. already dreaming of Kevin Love in 2015
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--k...dreaming-of-kevin-love-in-2015-070030695.html
Knicks' dysfunction turns to fantasy: N.Y. already dreaming of Kevin Love in 2015
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But Love could be thinking LA (Lakers, that is
Native of LA and played at UCLA...But I would have wanted Ainge to make a bid for him too Ainge can throw in 5 of his 7 1st round draft picks and a few more veterans to get him.
There will be some embraces between Doc and KG and Pierce. Doc may be whispering to KG, you should have been here with me, or, are you available to teach Blake some post moves when you retire?
KG has a house in Malibu. It would be great if he would work with Griffin and Jordan. Brooklyn's not off to a great start so if its not a good year for them perhaps KG will retire and coach with Doc and the Clippers.
Seems like two ex-Celtics would like nothing better than tormenting the Lakers in a hallway series.
KG has a house in Malibu. It would be great if he would work with Griffin and Jordan. Brooklyn's not off to a great start so if its not a good year for them perhaps KG will retire and coach with Doc and the Clippers.
Seems like two ex-Celtics would like nothing better than tormenting the Lakers in a hallway series.
KG coach? Why would he want to do that? He has made more than $350 million during his career. I don't think you'll see him coaching any time soon.
Doc thinks Pierce, Rondo and KG will all coach. Maybe, maybe not.
http://www.celticslife.com/2013/09/kg-coach-doc-thinks-rondo-pierce-and.html
Ex-Celtics have turned out to be Head Coaches, maybe the most in the league. Russell, Sharman, Heinson, Cowens, KC Jones, Bird, McHale, Ainge, Carlisle, and I don't want to include ML Carr in this list because he sucked both as a player and a coach, even was a president. I didn't know what went into Auerbach that time.
This kind of stat made me think I needed to have my eyes checked. From GSW latest win over Detroit.
Looks like JO is coming of age, finally.
Jermaine O'Neal 22:55mins 17 points 6 rebounds
Looks like JO is coming of age, finally.
Jermaine O'Neal 22:55mins 17 points 6 rebounds
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Lakers aren’t pondering Nash retirement — Former two-time MVP Steve Nash has played in just six of the Lakers’ nine games this season (although, in his defense, he was held out of a back-to-back set in an effort to help preserve him for the season). Still, Nash is now out at least two weeks with nerve root irritation and, overall as a Laker, has played in 56 of a possible 91 regular-season games with L.A. Some in Lakerland are calling for Nash to just hang it up, but as Eric Pincus and Mike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times report, the Lakers aren’t doing likewise:
“There’s always going to be a debate but we’re not going to debate it, talk about it,” Lakers Coach Mike D’Antoni said Tuesday. “He’s going to try to get ready, he’s going to try to play and we’re going to try to win. It’s really simple for us. It’s not real difficult.”
Nash has already missed three of nine games and is out at least two more weeks because of nerve damage in his back, the latest injury to hit him since he joined the Lakers.
But should he retire?
He makes $9.3 million this season and $9.7 million next season. If he’s found physically unable to play by Lakers back specialist Robert Watkins, Nash still receives full compensation.
The NBA would then do its due diligence, sending a league-appointed physician to verify the findings of Lakers doctors.
If the league signed off, the final year of Nash’s contract would be completely removed from the Lakers’ salary cap — as long as he played in fewer than 10 games this season.
…
The Lakers have nearly cleared their books for next summer: Nash, Robert Sacre ($915,243) and Nick Young ($1.2-million player option) are the only ones with guaranteed contracts.
Even if the NBA didn’t approve a Nash retirement, the Lakers could use their “stretch provision” to waive him next summer and spread out his final $9.7 million over three seasons.
For now, Nash will work to return to the court, with medical retirement an option only if he is truly unable to make it back.
“Steve will just have to get back as soon as he can and then we’ll see where we are,” D’Antoni said.
“There’s always going to be a debate but we’re not going to debate it, talk about it,” Lakers Coach Mike D’Antoni said Tuesday. “He’s going to try to get ready, he’s going to try to play and we’re going to try to win. It’s really simple for us. It’s not real difficult.”
Nash has already missed three of nine games and is out at least two more weeks because of nerve damage in his back, the latest injury to hit him since he joined the Lakers.
But should he retire?
He makes $9.3 million this season and $9.7 million next season. If he’s found physically unable to play by Lakers back specialist Robert Watkins, Nash still receives full compensation.
The NBA would then do its due diligence, sending a league-appointed physician to verify the findings of Lakers doctors.
If the league signed off, the final year of Nash’s contract would be completely removed from the Lakers’ salary cap — as long as he played in fewer than 10 games this season.
…
The Lakers have nearly cleared their books for next summer: Nash, Robert Sacre ($915,243) and Nick Young ($1.2-million player option) are the only ones with guaranteed contracts.
Even if the NBA didn’t approve a Nash retirement, the Lakers could use their “stretch provision” to waive him next summer and spread out his final $9.7 million over three seasons.
For now, Nash will work to return to the court, with medical retirement an option only if he is truly unable to make it back.
“Steve will just have to get back as soon as he can and then we’ll see where we are,” D’Antoni said.
OKC vs Clips later. The good thing about these pacific standard time games is that we here in the other end of the pacific get to enjoy the games while we are having lunch. Good test for the Clips tonight.
Good test for the Clips tonight.
Philly standing tall. Asik is now relegated to a few minutes in a game. They should just trade him for someone more useful.
And the Celtics' winning streak just ended at 4. It was too good to last.
All the advocates of tanking the season can come in off the ledge! They just lost to the BOBCATS at HOME!
I was hoping for a 5 game winning streak but Aj Jefferson played very well against his former team. I'm leaning more on non tanking as the c's have had horrible luck at the draft ever since their top pick died of O.D. a few days after being selected 1st. Pierce is the lone star from a draft while others went to other teams that won titles.
If this losing trend for the Nets go on, there will be one thing that is predictable - Jason Kidd's job will be on the line. His hiring raised many eyebrows, and technically, he won just 1 game, the first game when then Nets won, he was still suspended. Things are not too rosy actually in the NY area.
Already ‘Desperation’ Time For Nets
November 14, 2013 · 2:30AM
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – This is a new group, Jason Kidd, one of that group, said on a couple occasions late Wednesday night. He’s got seven games on the bench, from future Hall of Famer at point guard directly to coach. He’s got Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Jason Terry, who have barely disrobed from Celtics green,. He’s got32-year-old Andrei Kirilenko, who arrived as the youth movement, along with rookie Mason Plumlee, in the rotation.
So it’s settled. The Nets need time together.
“We’re going to use that excuse for now,” said Terry, clearly choosing not to.
The Nets can’t even get together on an alibi. The championship hopefuls are 2-5 after getting blasted Wednesday night at Sleep Train Arena by a Kings team that hasn’t been able to play hard for 48 minutes. They are questioning their heart, not to mention the explanations by their coach, and worse of all, there is no such thing as a wake-up call.
Losing to the Cavaliers on opening night didn’t do it. Going from the potential jump start of beating the Heat right into a loss to the Magic didn’t do it. Likewise the defeat to the Wizards, before the understandable trip through the grinder in scoring 91 points and losing to the Pacers.
A sense of urgency? The Nets are going backward by the day, no longer able to get to overtime (as with the Washington game), no longer able to stay close to a quality opponent (Indiana). The Kings – the 2-5 Kings with their best player, DeMarcus Cousins, going 5-for-14 from the field and lasting 22 minutes before fouling out – played with more energy and played better. It was 107-86 and it was a new low for Brooklyn.
“We win the next one, you’ve still got a long way to go,” Terry said. “It’s a long season. You’d like to say, ‘Stay even-keeled.’ But for us right now, this is desperation. Everyone that steps on the floor on Friday should feel desperation and come out and play with a sense of urgency. If you don’t you’ll be looking at another loss. It’s what it is. These teams that we’re playing are desperate, they’re playing with a much more sense like this is their championship. We’re not meeting that intensity level.
“Talking’s over with. There’s too much talking. We’ve done enough talking and now it’s time for some action.”
And:
“…. If we were playing five-on-five pickup at the park, you’ve been getting your ass whooped three or four runs now, OK? When are you going to pick it up and get a game, get a win, stay on the court? That type of mentality.”
Friday is the Suns in Phoenix, Saturday is the Clippers in Los Angeles to end the three-game trip and then it’s a lot of opponents that still present the opportunity for recovery: Portland, Charlotte, Minnesota, Detroit, Toronto, the Lakers. Of course, the Magic, Wizards and Kings fell into the same category and look how that turned out. Brooklyn can’t get it right when an old team should be most fresh, at the start of the season, and with a favorable schedule.
This is immediate scrutiny for all the Nets, but Kidd most of all. All the talk about Coach On The Floor during his playing career, all the assurances that he would be able to transition from teammate/respected opponent/friend to a boss who would make the tough calls, and the honeymoon could be tracked with a stopwatch. He needs to come up with something and fast. Or at least something other than a way to slow down the calendar to get the new roster more time to come together.
“It’s not a good feeling in here,” Garnett said in the visitor’s locker room. “But nobody said this process was going to be easy. No one [else] is giving a [expletive] or caring if we’re getting beat or not. Just us. I think the mentality here now is just it’s all of us in here. We’ve created this hole and it’s up to us to get ourselves out of it.”
Already ‘Desperation’ Time For Nets
November 14, 2013 · 2:30AM
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – This is a new group, Jason Kidd, one of that group, said on a couple occasions late Wednesday night. He’s got seven games on the bench, from future Hall of Famer at point guard directly to coach. He’s got Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Jason Terry, who have barely disrobed from Celtics green,. He’s got32-year-old Andrei Kirilenko, who arrived as the youth movement, along with rookie Mason Plumlee, in the rotation.
So it’s settled. The Nets need time together.
“We’re going to use that excuse for now,” said Terry, clearly choosing not to.
The Nets can’t even get together on an alibi. The championship hopefuls are 2-5 after getting blasted Wednesday night at Sleep Train Arena by a Kings team that hasn’t been able to play hard for 48 minutes. They are questioning their heart, not to mention the explanations by their coach, and worse of all, there is no such thing as a wake-up call.
Losing to the Cavaliers on opening night didn’t do it. Going from the potential jump start of beating the Heat right into a loss to the Magic didn’t do it. Likewise the defeat to the Wizards, before the understandable trip through the grinder in scoring 91 points and losing to the Pacers.
A sense of urgency? The Nets are going backward by the day, no longer able to get to overtime (as with the Washington game), no longer able to stay close to a quality opponent (Indiana). The Kings – the 2-5 Kings with their best player, DeMarcus Cousins, going 5-for-14 from the field and lasting 22 minutes before fouling out – played with more energy and played better. It was 107-86 and it was a new low for Brooklyn.
“We win the next one, you’ve still got a long way to go,” Terry said. “It’s a long season. You’d like to say, ‘Stay even-keeled.’ But for us right now, this is desperation. Everyone that steps on the floor on Friday should feel desperation and come out and play with a sense of urgency. If you don’t you’ll be looking at another loss. It’s what it is. These teams that we’re playing are desperate, they’re playing with a much more sense like this is their championship. We’re not meeting that intensity level.
“Talking’s over with. There’s too much talking. We’ve done enough talking and now it’s time for some action.”
And:
“…. If we were playing five-on-five pickup at the park, you’ve been getting your ass whooped three or four runs now, OK? When are you going to pick it up and get a game, get a win, stay on the court? That type of mentality.”
Friday is the Suns in Phoenix, Saturday is the Clippers in Los Angeles to end the three-game trip and then it’s a lot of opponents that still present the opportunity for recovery: Portland, Charlotte, Minnesota, Detroit, Toronto, the Lakers. Of course, the Magic, Wizards and Kings fell into the same category and look how that turned out. Brooklyn can’t get it right when an old team should be most fresh, at the start of the season, and with a favorable schedule.
This is immediate scrutiny for all the Nets, but Kidd most of all. All the talk about Coach On The Floor during his playing career, all the assurances that he would be able to transition from teammate/respected opponent/friend to a boss who would make the tough calls, and the honeymoon could be tracked with a stopwatch. He needs to come up with something and fast. Or at least something other than a way to slow down the calendar to get the new roster more time to come together.
“It’s not a good feeling in here,” Garnett said in the visitor’s locker room. “But nobody said this process was going to be easy. No one [else] is giving a [expletive] or caring if we’re getting beat or not. Just us. I think the mentality here now is just it’s all of us in here. We’ve created this hole and it’s up to us to get ourselves out of it.”
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