J.R. Smith has literally been shanghaied away for the foreshortened 2011-2012 NBA season: rolling ILH sandbox thread

here you go gents http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2011/12/nba_preview_miami_heat_bon_iver.php

i'm afraid to click that, since it suggests that the heat commissioned bon iver to write a new team theme song.

oh just click it, BECAUSE EVEN IF THAT WERE TRUE WOULDNT IT BE THE BANGINGEST JOXXX JAMMMMM EVAH

maybe if it was the long-rumored bon-iver/lib b the based god collaboration.

thank you based iver.

bron bron iver

haha. i don't even know what "based god" means! i just say it.

so the kings are signing Chuck Hayes and giving him an extra million because the second opinion was good.

are they gonna fire their doctors?

Gotta hit the salary floor somehow.

nba predicts

clippers over bulls for all the enchiladas

reg season mvp: chris paul

for ref http://espn.go.com/nba/preview2011/story/_/page/Predictions1112-NBAChamp/nba-champion-predictions

predict whatever u want

last years and this year

http://i.imgur.com/l8rwa.png http://i.imgur.com/gMqW4.png

feel like the bulls r being underrated cause people arent considering their ability to make a mid season move, theyve got tons good young players

clips underrated cause people arent thinking abt how they have two top five guys, i mean if blake was that good as a rookie how good will he be as a 2nd year player, im thinking legit if under recognized due to age mvp candidate - clips bench is hella thin but they can deal mo and theyll youve got to think be the top destination for bought out vets post trade deadline, obvs v susceptible to injuries, and lol vinny delnegro is their coach and donald sterling is their owner, still i want to believe

That graphic shows a huge amount of respect for Spoelstra's coaching.

Based on the predictions' accuracy last year I pick the Knicks to win it all.

BTW in re clips -- Jordan is also a top-5 defender by some measures. Depth could be a little stronger, but youth may help make up for that.

r we doing predix up in this

this is a good idea

should be separate thread imo

If this were ILH, we could stretch out and start multiple prediction threads, as polls no less. But here in the sandbox, it seems best if we just run this thread past 3000 posts by Christmas, so as not to bother the neighbors.

nuggets will win the nba playoffs

I see we're already past 3200 posts as of this minute. 4000 by xmas??

so excited for Hoopsmas. Knicks at Noon, Clippers at night, thai and a movie with friensd in between.

Champ: Dallas Mavericks
MVP: Kevin Durant
CoY (aka "team that exceeded expectations"): George Karl (Nuggets)
RoY: Kyrie Irving
DPoY: Dwight Howard
Most Improved: Ty Lawson (not really but he'll be starting lol)
Sixth Man: Lamar Odom

Dwight and Deron both go to Dallas in the offseason.
Miami makes the finals and loses again.
Derrick Favors is the real MiP.

champ: detroit pistons
mvp: samuel dalembert
biggest surprise: miami is 6th seed in the eastern-conference, loses in first round

Dwight and Deron both go to Dallas in the offseason.

this would be so insane, dont think its possible w/o moving dirk but still my god

i don't think it's possible, since howard and deron will also be max-contracts. can't do it anymore for three players.

and dallas isn't unloading dirk, any more than miami is unloading wade.

this would be so insane, dont think its possible w/o moving dirk but still my god

― Cooper Chucklebutt, Friday, December 23, 2011 2:27 PM (14 minutes ago) Bookmark Permalink

if they amnesty haywood (which they will) and find a taker for marion, they're like 2m away from being able to offer both max free agent deals.

they'd have dirk, dominique jones and beaubois under contract for a total of about 24.5m. I think you have to add in 9 or 10 minimum cap holds at 500k so that's about 29m. that leaves them about 29m under the cap. get rid of jones and beaubois (which should be easy) and you're just about there.

Pretty conspicuous to me that they've worked so hard to clear out space for two max slots and not one.

cuban's made no attempt to hide his plans, IIRC. i just didn't think it was possible under the new system, but i'm not sure.

this would be so insane, dont think its possible w/o moving dirk but still my god

― Cooper Chucklebutt, Friday, December 23, 2011 2:27 PM (14 minutes ago) Bookmark Permalink

if they amnesty haywood (which they will) and find a taker for marion, they're like 2m away from being able to offer both max free agent deals.

― Matt Armstrong, Friday, December 23, 2011 3:42 PM (35 minutes ago) Bookmark Permalink

wow srs

I'm hoping that happens just because I've moved to Dallas. I would find a way to catch a few games in person even though I'm very poor at the moment.

that team would be the best team ever, i cant even really digest it

all about that possibility, prayin for it

@WallaceNBA_ESPN Even with all of his wealth, Dwyane Wade might have a hard time granting 1 of his young sons Xmas wishes: "He wants a real life elf."

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/2478/screenshot20111223at122.png

lol dwayne

dear chuck, 23lbs is not gonna do it, keep going

lol @ broke lopez

http://blacksportsonline.com/home/2011/12/vanessa-bryant-alleges-kobe-bryant-had-sex-with-105-women-during-their-marriage/

My roommate woke me up with absurdly loud sex (two closed doors, 15ft hallway) on the worst possible day so she's taking me to the Mavs opener w/ excellent seats. Not a bad deal.

Nice!

sry abt having sex w/yr roommate and 104 other women two closed doors and a 15ft hallway away, take u to a mavs game sometime

big lols @ bynum's sentencing getting reduced

man srsly only five teams employ the classic crew neck, the rest is garbage

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7156/6521415705_764c1119fc_o.png

so the celtics are set to start sasha pavlovic tomorrow, pierce is out w/a minor injury, theres no way this team doesnt get blown up mid season is there, rip

they're just going to play frustrating, good-but-never-great ball, get like a 5th seed, and get beat in the playoffs.