The Official 2013-2014 NBA Offseason Thread

[BlackAX410]

Jay King ‏@ByJayKing 2 Oct

Kris Humphries is out practicing threes with some guards, for whatever that's worth.

 

[greenwood1921]

I think Boston will start out better than people think tho.

Over .500 after the first 15 or so games. Reality will set in later tho.

 

[infamous114]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 25s

Kobe Bryant is traveling to Germany to have another round of platelet-rich plasma therapy on his right knee, league sources tell Y! Sports.

 

[O.G.]

Blake Griffin: “Lob City is done”

Kurt Helin

Oct 3, 2013, 2:10 PM EDT

4 Comments

Blake Griffin AP

Bringing in Doc Rivers as coach has brought a palpable change around the Clippers — they are expected to contend for a title. Rivers is his usual positive self, but he doesn’t shy away from title talk. Rather, he is challenging the Clippers to live up to it — he told Chris Paul that the best point guard in the game hasn’t done anything in the NBA yet.

There is now a seriousness around the Clippers mission, a new team identity. It is time to put away childish things.

Like all the lobs.

Look at what Blake Griffin told ESPN about the team’s changing identity, as reported at ESPNLosAngeles.com.

“Lob City doesn’t exist anymore. Lob City is done,” Griffin told ESPN’s Shelley Smith in an interview this week. “We’re moving on and we’re going to find our identity during training camp and that will be our new city. No more Lob City.”

“Our offense is going to have a totally different look this year,” said Griffin, who added that he’d done a lot of work in the offseason on his face-up game from 10 to 15 feet. “Our offense is going to have a lot of movement and floor spacing. I’m looking forward to it.”

The Clippers shouldn’t (and will not) completely abandon the back door cut and the lob (or the alley-oop in transition) — not because they want to put on a show, but rather because it leads to a dunk and that is the single most efficient shot in the game. Griffin doesn’t miss many when he is throwing it down through the rim, neither does DeAndre Jordan.

That said, the Clippers have shooters who can space the floor better now with Jared Dudley and J.J. Redick. That creates room and options for CP3 to do his thing. There should be great ball movement. The Clipper offense is still going to be top three in the league, maybe No. 1.

The question is really what kind of defensive culture can Rivers install. That is the end of the court that will make them real contenders.

 

[BlackAX410]

dats wassup im lookin to see if Blake does get da consistent jumper cuz dat shit comes nd goes wit dude. he also needs to focus on rebounding heavy again no reason why ya rebounds should drop from 12rpg to 8

 

[greenwood1921]

He also need to take better care of his body. Never seen a nikka so young constantly turning into Greg Oden after April.

 

[blu197]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfqpdjLD_RE

TMac and Nique gonna start being on Open Court, ima need to catch those episodes

 

[9TRAY]

^^

Fuck Colin Cowherd, that man spit some real shit about soft ass D. Howard

 

[detcatinva]

i just got done go kart racing with andre drummond. i forget this nigga is only 20 years old. dude is big as fuck

 

[blackrain]

Lol @ custom new balances

What's wrong with that?

I legit think New Balance is a shell company for a heizenberg type meth ring. It's a New Balance store here in Pasadena and I never see more than 2 crackas walking around in it (and those might be employees.) And I peep maybe one middle-age cracka a month walking around with some on that look like he bought'em in '94.

Lmao. There's 2 New Balance stores in DC. Niggas love New Balance around here. We don't even call them New Balance we call them by their numbers. Ask anybody raised in DC or PG County,MD what 996's or 574's or 1300's are and we immediately think New Balance.

 

[Chi-Town Bully]

Time to put this thread down, preseason starts tomorrow

 

[infamous114]

Zach Lowe ‏@ZachLowe_NBA 3m

League release announces two-game suspension for Jason Kidd after pleading guilty to driving while impaired.

We won't see him make his home debut when we play them on Nov. 1

 

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Zach Lowe ‏@ZachLowe_NBA 3m

League release announces two-game suspension for Jason Kidd after pleading guilty to driving while impaired.

We won't see him make his home debut when we play them on Nov. 1

Wait isnt his jersey retirement supposed to be that night?

 

[PaperPlaneJane]

 

[soul rattler]

this can't be life

 

[IceBergTaylor]

wrong thread