Grantland NBA Preview

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

Kobe's shot chart is insane

 

[Taadow]

I wanna know what Dale Davis' nickname was.

 

[thaKEAF]

We probably make it at 16, it'll be 10 minutes of Kahn jokes, the inevitable Love trade proposal to LA or Chicago, ripping the team defensively, trashing all of the moves of the last decade, and then in the last minute they go eh, they might actually make the playoffs with this team.

Pretty close but they end up 17

 

[jaguar paw]

Kobe's shot chart is insane

It's about as perfect as you can get. Especially when you consider his usage rate, opposing defensive focus, age, and shot volume.

 

[Easy-E]

Why are ppl so in-denial about the Lakers?

• Kobe's not doin' too much, this season
• EDIT: If Kobe comes back in November...he's usin' a walker during his Hall-Of-Fame speech
  
• Melo's not leavin', Neither are Bosh, Wade or 'Bron
• The Lakeshow is BET Uncut status, this year
• They not better than my Pelicans

 

[THE K-MAN]

Why are ppl so in-denial about the Lakers?

• The Lakeshow is BET Uncut status, this year

 

[Gifted one]

How the hell is the Bucks rated in the teens?

 

[threattonature]

I think Bill's Lakers ranking is him overcompensating for Kobe since he's a known Celtics fan and Laker hater. He and Jalen note every reason why the Lakers won't do shyt this year, and yet they might be a 40 win team because Kobe. It doesn't add up.

That said, Kobe trying to deal with Swaggy P will be .

I finally looked at the Bucks depth chart, and it might just be the anticipation of seeing them on this countdown. But I'm talking myself into thinking they're a playoff team, mainly because of the SANDERS!/Ilyasova/Henson frontcourt.

I wanna know what Dale Davis' nickname was.

They was saying on Youtube that it was Dale "Donkey dikk" Davis.

 

[beenz]

@tremonthustler1

 

[mozichrome]

Kobe shot chart on them 3s

 

[Depreciating Asset]

No mentions of the 'bombshell' Jalen dropped during during the Bobcats episode?

will return for one game this season.

Simmons thought it was going to be front page news.

But everyone probably skipped the Bobcats preview.

 

[5StarElite]

@tremonthustler1

Boozer, Mirotic, Cats Pick, Our 1st & Jimmy for Love? Garpax lookin like

Rose, Love & Noah

 

[tremonthustler1]

Boozer, Mirotic, Cats Pick, Our 1st & Jimmy for Love? Garpax lookin like

Rose, Love & Noah

Bad trade for more reasons than 1, but shyt, Love's gonna hate being the 3rd best player on a team. He can barely stomach being the 2nd.

Simmons' report was transparent and of course uninformed, but other than Doogie, APKraw, and Britt Robson, nobody outside of the organization covers that team well at all.

 

[5StarElite]

Bad trade for more reasons than 1, but shyt, Love's gonna hate being the 3rd best player on a team. He can barely stomach being the 2nd.

Simmons' report was transparent and of course uninformed, but other than Doogie, APKraw, and Britt Robson, nobody outside of the organization covers that team well at all.

It might be bad for the Wolves but its gravy for us. Rose get a legit nikka that's right at his level & we can move away from tryna build a roster wit roleplayers getting 8 figure deals. We too cheap for that type of payroll. CBA would crush us. Rose, Noah & Love is the high paid cornerstones and we fill out the rest of the roster wit an upper tier specialist & roleplayers.

Minny would lose their best player which is always fukked up but that might be the best package they could get, if Love do decide to move. Boozer will be an expiring, Mirotic is the best nikka in Europe (I know that really dont mean shyt, but it is what it is). That Cats pick will more than likely end up top 5 in a couple seasons.

 

[Malta]

I never understood the Bill Simmons hate on here, there isn't a writer out there that loves basketball more than this dude.