PhiladelphiaFish

When LeBron was in Miami and Cleveland, it felt like there were fairly regular rumors from Windhorst about the perceived-toxicity of his behind the scenes presence with the front office and coaches. Whether or not any of those rumors were true doesn't matter, but why haven't we seen as many since he moved to LA?

Many people thought that he would be super hands-on in LA since he's getting older. With all the mayhem in the Lakers front office over the last two years, I'm surprised we haven't heard way more LeGM rumors from Windhorst and co. We used to constantly hear about "LeBron's opinion on X," whether it was a coach or player or whatever, and how that opinion would factor into big

Why do we watch basketball? Because it is a beautiful game? Yes, but more importantly, because it makes us feel raw human emotion. Emotions like euphoric happiness, heartbreak, and (mainly, depending on your city) pure unbridled anger, baby!

Booing is one of our most ancient, visceral human reactions of social displeasure. Notice how every country knows how to boo? It's a universal sign of resentment that shows you, personally, have been wronged by some act in th

More of a philosophical question as a fan than anything, there is no right answer.

Kobe/Dirk would be an example of a successful option (1), whereas IT/Herschel Walker/Paul Pierce might be an example of a successful option (2).

Gilbert Arenas/Ryan Howard*/Stoudemire is an example of option (1) going poorly, and Shaq/Alex English/Drexler are examples of option (2) being a bad idea.

*if you don't follow baseball, the Phils gave him a huge extension at the end of his prime then he quickly fell off a cliff

These are two of the most exciting young players and scorers in basketball right now. Donovan Mitchell blew away all expectations for the Jazz this season and just had a great showing in the playoffs, I really got to see how explosive of a scorer he was and the kind of killer mentality people rave about. Although he uses a lot of shots to get his points, to me he didn't come off as a chucker. His style fits within the Jazz offense, who needed a top scorer after losing Gordon Hayward, and he's been shown to be an a solid distributor of the ball when necessary as well. He also has the athleticism and wherewithal to drive hard and kick out passes to open shooters once the defense closes in

Those who have watched closer than I have, are the Raptors in any danger with this series at 2-2 or does it still feel like they're in the drivers seat? If they drop game 5 the same way as the last two, will fans begin to panic?

I saw DeRozan didn't end up shooting all that well the other night, but I thought he played ok when I was watching him. I was surprised they didn't end up winning after the Beal ejection though tbh. Anyone care to weigh in?

With how many teams are openly trying to tank for better draft odds this season, wouldn't some team want to bring in the Tankfather himself to rebuild their rosters and accumulate dank assets?

Do you think Adam Silver has told owners not to hire him again?

If so, with that precedent set, do you think he will do the same for any other league GMs if they don't make competitive acquisitions going into next year?

What a great month we just witnessed. Had insane highlight plays like Harden dropping Wesley Johnson, Giannis jumping over a 6'6" human being to dunk the ball, Lebron's big block followed by the game winner, Nance ending Mason Plumlee,, and Jarrett Allen putting his name in the hat for dunk of the year.. AD, Lillard, LeBron, and Harden have all been going off seemingly every night as well.

Oh, and we can't forget the best all star game in years, the WOAT national anthem by Fergie, and the crazy trad

Even more recently, in 2008-09 only 3 Centers averaged 1.0 3PA per game or more (Bargnani, Okur, Hawes). Just interesting to see how rapidly the game has evolved in a relatively short time span. At this point, I think it's fairly obvious how the 2010s era of NBA basketball will be defined compared to the 00s.

Do you think this trend will continue? The LeBetard Show sometimes jokes about how in 2050 the league will be exclusively 7'2" guys with handles and wet jumpers.

Stats courtesy of RealGM (https://basketball.realgm.com/nba/stats/2018/Averages/Qualified/tpfga/C/desc/1/Regular_Season)

Marcus Smart shot 3/13 FG last night (0/3 from 3pt), taking almost as many shots as Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown combined (14 total). His season avg shooting splits are 32/22/72, yet coach Brad Stevens is letting him shoot the ball 9.4 times per game (4.3 times from 3).

He is statistically one of the most inefficient guards in league history, but he obviously has value in the offense and he's a very versatile defender. At what point does Stevens tell him to facilitate the offense with good passing, cutting, and screen-setting, and to stop fucking shooting jumpers? Why does he have such a long leash?

Any time this dude shoots a J, it is a win for the opposing defense. Andre Robers

Yes, he's injured a lot, we all know that. But let's look at what he did in the games he was healthy. It's the off-season and we're bored, so just bear with me and assume he'll be mostly healthy next year (big assumption, yes). Here's come context:

There were only eight players in the NBA last season who played more than 25 games (at least 25 minutes per game) with a defensive box plus minus rating greater than or equal to 3:

Russell Westbrook

Joel Embiid

Giannis Antetokounmpo

Rudy Gobert

Draymond Green

DeAndre Jordan

Pau Gasol

Thabo Sefolosha

Embiid was the only rookie out of these 8.

According to NBA.com, of players who’ve played more than 25 games (and plays at leas

I just got a job straight out of college that pays fairly well (~$3100 per month after taxes and other withholdings). It also came with a $5,000 signing bonus, which is awesome!

Using the helpful Wiki tools from here, I've organized a monthly budget for myself and so far I like what I see. I don't have any car payments (walk to work) or healthcare payments (still on parents' plan), so my major expenses are rent, food, utilities, and student debt. I have a LOT of student loan debt, and my grace period ends 1/1/2018. Luckily the vast majority of it is on low interest rates (<4%), but even still I predict this will take 10 years to pay off.

I've calculated that my monthly expens

Hello! I've read the guides and did some solo research before making this post, but I wanted to talk to the folks in this community before pulling the trigger on anything.

Here's what I know so far:

• I'm looking to spend around $1800 (or less), starting from complete scratch. Focusing on gaming/streaming.
• Based on that number, a maxed out 1080p build seems like my best bet. In that regard, a 144Hz monitor seems like an obvious pick.
• Are GPU prices expected to go down again soon? I know the new Vega cards are launching soon, is it a good idea to wait for their release before buying a GPU?
• I wanted to get an i7-7700k card for future upgrades. Like many of you, I'm sure, my