Dec 8, 2015

How bout Mirza getting that board and fall away jumper for the win? @Poohdini

 

Dec 8, 2015

How bout Mirza getting that board and fall away jumper for the win? @Poohdini

 

Dec 8, 2015

Bruh the most blatant over the back foul I've ever seen.

 

Dec 8, 2015

Ikr??? So bad haha... Heat got f----- over on a horrible call last night too, but a lot of the reason we lost was because Spo went small and benched whiteside to match what the Wiz did. Tough loss at home for both of our teams

 

Dec 8, 2015

What happened? I was at the Bulls game so I didn't get to watch any highlights last night?

I have a bad feeling about the Bulls and not a lot of faith that it can be fixed. They have a clear log jam in the front court. Pau is a double double machine and weak on D, but his offense off sets that. On defense Mirotic looks like he's never played an NBA game in his life. Dude scrambles every possession, rarely boxes out his man, and in general always gets beat. Jo has literally the worst post game of any big in the NBA, he can't even make simple layups/dunks anymore. Taj brings needed toughness, but he picks up fouls so quickly it ruins his flow. Snell plays well once every 3-4 games, McBuckets is a great shooter, but his defense is the same as Mirotic. Rose & Butler are finer. Kirk has been solid, but with Brooks & Dunleavy out, we really don't have much back court depth.

I'd love for them to make a move for somebody like Wilson Chandler but unfortunately our front office is known for NOT making moves mid season, so it looks like Hoiberg is going to have to figure something out. My solution is to either lower Niko's minutes, or let him play the 3 more alongside Taj so we can finally see what Bobby Portis is made of. Rose has been underwhelming thus far, but he's improving, not to mention he is facilitating and defending at a very high level.

 

Dec 8, 2015

Down two under a minute to go, Beal went up for a layup, lost the ball, caught it, landed, and kicked it out for a 3 right before the shot clock buzzer. Should've been a travel but instead of a 2 point game it went to a 5 point game. Ruined the momentum we had for a comeback. I've never seen Spo freak out like he did. Only reason someone wasn't T'd up was because the ref knew he f----- up lol.

Bulls just need to get healthy and get used to the new coach. I think they'll be fine tbh.

 

Dec 8, 2015

Maybe I'm overreacting but it happens a lot. When they go up big against inferior teams it's like they just say, "alright, we're good" and don't start playing with urgency until there's 5 minutes left.

 

Dec 8, 2015

Sixers actually making some good moves. Jerry Colangelo is joining the team as chairman of basketball operations. @Jakey @Ordinary Joel @Soldier @Arch Dogg
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/1...erry-colangelo-chairman-basketball-operations

PHILADELPHIA -- Home in Arizona, Jerry Colangelo served as a willing mentor to NBA owners who called for advice.

Philadelphia 76ers owner Josh Harris wanted more than an opinion on what was wrong with his failing franchise. Harris asked Colangelo to fix -- and save -- the Sixers as part of the front office.

"He was reaching out for help, and I responded," Colangelo said.

In a surprising move designed to shake up a franchise sunk in a grueling rebuilding process, the 76-year-old Colangelo accepted Philadelphia's SOS and was named chairman of basketball operations Monday, a night on which the teamlost 119-68 at home to a San Antonio Spurs team without two of its best players, Kawhi Leonard and Tim Duncan.

Colangelo, the chairman of USA Basketball, will also serve as an adviser to team ownership.

Colangelo had a long career with thePhoenix Suns as coach, CEO and general manager, among other roles. He was also on the NBA's board of governors. He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004 as a contributor and is considered one of the most influential owners in NBA history.

"What I see here is there's a lot that needs to be done," Colangelo said.

He'll face one of the stiffest challenges of his career in steering the Sixers from the bottom of the standings toward their first championship since 1983.

Colangelo's arrival marks a concession of sorts that team president Sam Hinkie's plan -- known in Philly as both "The Process" and "Tankadelphia" -- of gambling on lottery picks to eventually build a contender was moving at a glacial place.

Under Hinkie's watch over two-and-a-half seasons, the 76ers:

• Lost 28 straight games stretching the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.

• Lost 26 straight games in the 2013-14 season.

• Lost the first 17 games of the 2014-15 season.

• Lost the first 18 games of the 2015-16 season.

Brown and the 76ers went 19-63 in 2013-14 and 18-64 last season. They carried a 1-20 record into Monday's game against San Antonio. The championship might be the end goal in Philadelphia, but winning games would be a nice start for the woebegone franchise.

"We're not crying for patience," Colangelo said. "But the reality is, in terms of where the team is today, it's going to take some additional patience. Hopefully, the payoff will come. And if the payoff comes, it will be more than worth it."

Hinkie remains president and general manager, and the Sixers spun the news as the front office working as part of a collaborative relationship. But Hinkie's days of absolute power -- and public invisibility when crisis hits the organization -- are over.

"I think I can offer a lot of mentoring to Sam," Colangelo said.

Among Colangelo's expected first moves is a contract extension for third-year coach Brett Brown. The front office loves Brown's teaching, patience and leadership in guiding the team through the worst era for a franchise that has served as the home of Julius Erving, Wilt Chamberlain, Moses Malone and Allen Iverson. Brown's four-year deal was set to expire at the end of next season.

"We are in deep discussions with my own contract," Brown said. "This is where I want to be."

With Harris' approval, Hinkie set course in 2013 to gut the team of veteran talent and dip in the standings over several seasons with the wildly optimistic expectation that the franchise will rise into title contention within the decade. With losing streaks that rank among the worst in professional sports history, the process has been slow and painful and has sent fans fleeing the Wells Fargo Center.

"I wish it would go faster," Harris said. "Hopefully, Jerry will allow us to make it go faster. But our goal remains the same: We want to be an elite team."

There's hope Jahlil Okafor, Nerlens Noel, injured center Joel Embiid and overseas prospect Dario Saric will blossom into All-Stars, and at least one, maybe two, will become franchise-type players.

"I don't want to give you a false sense of comfort that it's going to be an immediate turnaround," Harris said.

Based on how some other teams fare, the Sixers could have four first-round picks in the 2015 draft. They have a state-of-the-art practice facility set to open next year in Camden, New Jersey.

"I think we're ready to go to the next phase," Harris said.

Hinkie said he was pleased to use Colangelo as a resource.

"It's a great day," he said.


And a miserable season. Although no one predicted playoff contention, Harris expected the Sixers would have more than one victory by the second week of December. The franchise suffered a PR hit last month when Okafor, the No. 3 pick out of Duke, was attached to a string of off-court incidents that included reckless driving and a fight in Boston. Okafor, who returned Monday from a two-game suspension, now has team security with him when he goes out.

"There needs to be some support within the organization around the players," Colangelo said. "There seems to be a void of leadership, player-wise."

Harris reached out to Colangelo almost two weeks ago about joining the franchise, and Colangelo brings some heavyweight credibility to the front office.

Colangelo, who arrived in Phoenix in 1968 to take over the expansion Suns as the youngest general manager in professional sports, also helped bring major league baseball and the NHL to the city.

 

Dec 8, 2015

Hopefully they'll finally start improving cuz I've lost all interest at this point. The game against Kobe is the only game I've watched so far this season (also think that's the only game they've won lol).

 

Dec 8, 2015

Yeah I give it 2 more seasons before we start seeing something out of this team, Philly as a city hasn't given up and neither have I. Been a rough few seasons but it's going to come together soon

 

Dec 8, 2015

pacers/ warriors.. s--- should be good

 

Dec 8, 2015

Or just another blow out...

44 point 1st quarter for the Warriors

 

Dec 8, 2015

Warriors/Pacers is a good game. Warriors gon win tho

 

Dec 8, 2015

Klay Thompson 9/11 from 3 in the first half...

Stupid lol

 

Dec 8, 2015

yeah pacers scored 60 points in the first quarter and are down 20 lol.... stupid

 

Dec 8, 2015

Klay Thompson on fire

 

Dec 8, 2015

GSW is a perfectly built team. Too good

 

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Dec 8, 2015

This team aint losing more than 10 games lol