The Official 2011-2012 NBA season thread

[Mvpbrodie93]

Son really said Andre Miller....

And he was serious LMAO

 

[D.D.S.]

ROSE is NOT A TOP 5 PG !!!!

foh nigga.

 

[nujerz84]

No one answerd this... there no preseaon games? Last time each team played 2 games u going to see alot bad basketball early on..

 

[Mvpbrodie93]

foh nigga.

They think if youre not John Stockton/Kidd etc your not a "real PG"

 

[D.D.S.]

They think if youre not John Stockton/Kidd etc your not a "real PG"

niggas act like u can't score and still initiate the offense. wtf

 

[R.D.]

What do you expect out of your point guard ?

Anybody, Everybody; please answer

or here's one

What is the role of the PG ?

 

[Chi-Town Bully]

What do you expect out of your point guard ?

Anybody, Everybody; please answer

or here's one

What is the role of the PG ?

He was top 10 in assist last year so he was still getting others involved while he was scoring

 

[nujerz84]

What do you expect out of your point guard ?

Anybody, Everybody; please answer

or here's one

What is the role of the PG ?

Set up your offense and make your teamates better... Imo Rose does both of those things...

 

[Mvpbrodie93]

Set up your offense and make your teamates better... Imo Rose does both of those things...

Exactly......

 

[yroholla]

This nigga Rose had plenty of games where he went nut....as a PG that's the opposite of what u wanna do on a nightly basis....nigga took just as many shots as Durant last year alone......his court vision is overrated as of right now as well....he got that many assists mainly cause he plays the PG position.....he is a humble dude tho and he balls hard....but he's for sure behind CP3 and D Williams.....

 

[R.D.]

I can honestly say with full confidence, Rose doesn't make anybody on the Bulls a better player

 

[KeepOnPushing]

If you talkin Point Guards...

1. Chris Paul (Best Pure PG)

2. Derek Rose

3. Deron Williams

4. Steve Nash

5. Rajon Rondo

6. Russell Westbrook

7. John Wall

8. Tony Parker

9. Stephen Curry

10. Tyreke Evans

Rose over Deron Williams????..........Bruh........

 

[nujerz84]

IMO Rajon Rondo is horribly overrated...His teamates (already GReat players before Rondo did anthing) make him look better than he is... I say this... Put Rondo on the Bulls the Bulls are struggling to make the playoffs... Rose on the Celtics there Finals Contenders every year.

 

[KeepOnPushing]

Last season Derron aint actually have a break out season.. He just was Derron.. Rose had an MVP season.. That counts for something.. He probably would have been number one if CP3 aint show his ass against the Lakers.. I think talent wise Derron is better but when talkin about the season.. Rose had a better season IMO..

Before he went to Bum ass New Jersey yes he was he was averaging 21 and 9 before the trade ..."he was just Deron" whats that mean?? lol

Derrick Rose is not even close to being a better PG Than Deron Williams is ....

 

[KeepOnPushing]

IMO Rajon Rondo is horribly overrated...His teamates (already GReat players before Rondo did anthing) make him look better than he is... I say this... Put Rondo on the Bulls the Bulls are struggling to make the playoffs... Rose on the Celtics there Finals Contenders every year.

Co-sign ......

 

[lamontbdc]

I saw him and John Wall at Love during howard homecoming.. Dude looks to be at his normal weight... He could be a much better player if he actually took the game seriously.. He out here in DC fuckin bitches n gettin drunk n high.. LoL..

That's all he does He actually has stripper Tuesdays down in Miami

 

[Datdude87]

nene might bout outta denver

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_y...YF?slug=mc-spears_nene_nba_free_agents_112911

Nene eyes possible move from Denver

By Marc J. Spears, Yahoo! Sports

41 minutes ago

Nene has played for the Denver Nuggets all nine seasons of his NBA career and plans to make Colorado his home when he retires. His wife, Lauren, is a Colorado native and gave birth to the couple’s first child earlier this year. The Nuggets also have the ability to offer their starting center a longer, more lucrative contract than any other NBA team.

And yet that still might not be enough to entice Nene to re-sign with the Nuggets when the NBA’s free-agent market opens Dec. 9.

“I learned last season that this was a business,” Nene told Yahoo! Sports. “No matter how nice you are to people, no matter how nice people are to you, this is a business. I did my best for the team and they waited and waited to extend me. I was like, ‘Oh, OK, all these years playing good, doing your best and they still test you.’ That’s not about family, love and somebody liking you. It’s a business.

Nene was offered a four-year, $50 million extension by the Nuggets before the lockout.

“So how do I think about [free agency]? I want to be happy. I want to improve my game. I want to enjoy it. It was very stressful for me and I don’t want to go through this in my career anymore.”

Nene made $11.3 million in the final year of his contract. He entered last season hoping for an extension, but didn’t push too hard while Denver was trying to trade Carmelo Anthony(notes). But after Anthony was sent to the New York Knicks in February, Nene expected an offer from the Nuggets. They instead waited until just before the July 1 start of the lockout, proposing a four-year, $50 million deal, sources said.

Nene says he likely would have taken that offer during the season, but felt disrespected because the Nuggets waited so long. So he opted to join this year’s limited free-agent market at the urging of his agency, Lagardère Unlimited.

“When the season was over they didn’t offer me nothing good,” said Nene, who averaged 14.5 points and 7.6 rebounds while shooting a league-best 61.5 percent. “It’s hard. When my option came, it was good for my side and I to seize the opportunity of free agency. I tried to make a deal before that. Yes, I would have signed before the end of the season. But after the season was done, after going into the summer and waiting a little more in the summer, they ask me to sign?

“There was so much pressure on my shoulders. It was hard for me and I still did my job.”

Not only are the Nuggets in danger of losing Nene, but free agents J.R. Smith(notes), Wilson Chandler(notes) and Kenyon Martin(notes) signed contracts to play in China. Guard Arron Afflalo(notes) also is a restricted free agent, and could draw significant interest from other teams.

Nene hasn’t been able to talk to anyone from the Nuggets since the lockout. Asked about his relationship with the franchise now, he said: “I like the organization. I do need to be professional just like they were with me. They did what was best for them, and now I need to do what is best for me.”

Nene won’t lack for suitors. The Golden State Warriors, New Jersey Nets, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers, Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, Dallas Mavericks and Portland Trail Blazers are among the teams that figure to have interest.

Nene, 29, says he wants to play for a contender – perhaps at the expense of a more lucrative contract elsewhere. The Heat and Mavericks, who will both be over the salary cap, should be happy to hear that.

“It’s not about the money,” Nene said. “If I wanted to retire today I could retire because I saved my money. So right now I want to be happy and improve. That’s what I want. That’s what everybody wants. I need help. I need good players around. People say, ‘Nene, the last six years you averaged 14 points and eight or seven rebounds.’ OK, but they don’t say why.

“Right now I want to happy first. Two, I want to win. Money? Money, I am going to have because I worked and busted my butt. Money will come.”

Nene is arguably the top free agent in a thin group that also includes Mavericks center Tyson Chandler(notes), New Orleans Hornets forward David West(notes) and Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol(notes), who is a restricted free agent.

[ Related: China could block NBA players return ]

“I’m a big man who can defend different positions and do different things,” Nene said. “You can’t find that so easily in the league. I don’t like talking about my game, but you know what I can do and what I’m capable of doing. [Other teams] know, too.”

Nene began working out six days after the Nuggets were eliminated by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the playoffs. He worked out five days per week, playing five-on-five and three-on-three regularly. He also spent a week in San Antonio working out with several NBA players, including San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan(notes).

He stopped participating in contact workouts and scrimmages last month, however, after watching his personal manager, Alex Santos, break his leg during a pickup game. Since then, Nene has worked out alone to ensure he doesn’t get hurt before the start of free agency.

“God put me in this opportunity to be one of the top players in free agency, and I’m going to take advantage of it because it’s never going to come back again,” Nene said. “It’s one opportunity I have in my life.”

Marc Spears is an NBA writer for Yahoo! Sports. Follow him on Twitter.

Send Marc a question or comment for potential use in a future column or webcast.

Updated 41 minutes ago

 

[Beta]

Before he went to Bum ass New Jersey yes he was he was averaging 21 and 9 before the trade ..."he was just Deron" whats that mean?? lol

Derrick Rose is not even close to being a better PG Than Deron Williams is ....

Co-Sign. And if my memory serves doesn't rose have like the worst percentages out of every MVP winner or something like that?

 

[Beta]

I mean yo u right... I gave Rose the Nod cuz man.. He led the Bulls to the best record in the league.. While the other good players on his team were constantly injured.. Noah.. Boozer.. Deng.. etc.. etc.. A lot of people were hurt.. Rose was the consistent player and they won 60 games.. You gotta give that man his credit.. Not sayin Derron aint been ballin either.. But Rose had a helluva season.. With limited help..

I would say Thibodeau led the team to the record they had just as much if not more than rose. But not once last season did I ever say Rose didnt deserve the MVP award

 

[af.r.i.c.a.]

looks like B ROY is as good as gone. Orlando needs to bring him in asap.