'15 NBA Draft/Offseason Thread

[DanOregon]

The way Steven A. reacted to the Knicks draft day makes me wonder if ESPN will ever use him again as a journalist.
https://twitter.com/stephenasmith

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

That was ridiculous. Just an embarrassing display. But ESPN pays him to be that kind of dope.

 

[MTM]

My wife, who is not a regular ESPN watcher, was surprised at how he came off as a fan instead of a journalist. I had to explain his shtick to her.

 

[old_tony]

My wife, who is not a regular ESPN watcher, was surprised at how he came off as a fan instead of a journalist. I had to explain his shtick to her.

Can you explain it to me? Because I can't figure out he's employed by anyone.

 

[LongTimeListener]

The way Steven A. reacted to the Knicks draft day makes me wonder if ESPN will ever use him again as a journalist.
https://twitter.com/stephenasmith

Did he do anything different from what he normally does?

 

[LongTimeListener]

Lakers draft Larry Nance Jr., later discover his tweet from 2012, which was still up until a few minutes after the selection: "Gee I sure hope Kobe can keep his hands to himself in Denver this time." It also included the hashtag "#rapist."

 

[DanOregon]

Agreed about Smith - but he was front and center during the NBA playoffs.

 

[93Devil]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 1m1 minute ago
Washington has traded for No. 15 and will select Kelly Oubre, sources tell Yahoo.

She sounds hot.

 

[MisterCreosote]

The Sixers are now more than halfway to their apparent goal of fielding a team made up entirely of centers.

 

[Stoney]

Lakers draft Larry Nance Jr., later discover his tweet from 2012, which was still up until a few minutes after the selection: "Gee I sure hope Kobe can keep his hands to himself in Denver this time." It also included the hashtag "#rapist."

Oops.... Reason number kabillion why it's stupid to record your random thoughts on social media. I'm sure Kobe'll be ever so welcoming to this rook.

 

[LongTimeListener]

The Sixers are now more than halfway to their apparent goal of fielding a team made up entirely of centers.

They really do have their finger on the pulse of recent NBA trends, don't they?

 

[TigerVols]

She sounds hot.

Then she should be traded to the Sixers.

 

[old_tony]

The Sixers are now more than halfway to their apparent goal of fielding a team made up entirely of centers.

I thought their goal was centers who were injured for the rookie season. Okafor should be careful when he's in their facility.

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

Frank the Tank = Tyler Hansbrough.

 

[amraeder]

Frank the Tank = Tyler Hansbrough.

I think it's safe to say that Frank will take more than 19 3s in his career, and make more than 1 of them
If you mean "similar in not having a high ceiling" then I agree. If you mean similar in any other way, then I don't.

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

Similar in that theyre basically the same player. Frank can shoot a little better, TH seems tougher, but neither is better than an 8th man on a good team. Practice fodder.

 

[Stoney]

Frank the Tank = Tyler Hansbrough.

Ahhh ...the ole "white guy to white guy" comparison game. Nevermind the clear differences in their style of play, or the three inch size difference, or the fact that there are more accurate comparatives out there, gotta stick to the white guy to white guy rules.

 

[JC]

Similar in that theyre basically the same player. Frank can shoot a little better, TH seems tougher, but neither is better than an 8th man on a good team. Practice fodder.

Other than being white how exactly are their games similar?

 

[LongTimeListener]

Hey, come on, one guy made 12 three-pointers in a four-year college career, the other guy made 103. It's the same thing.

 

[Batman]

"Kristaps Porzingis" sounds like a scary-looking brand of Eastern European pork rinds.

Meanwhile, Nigerian princes everywhere are frantically dialing Phil Jackson's number: Phil Jackson defends New York Knicks' first-round selection of Kristaps Porzingis

"When someone says to me [that] this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, I have to be alert," Jackson said of what Knicks basketball adviser Clarence Gaines Jr. told him and how Porzingis eventually became a Knick.