The Official 2016-2017 NBA Thread (NBA Champs Warriors)
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Rudy opting out
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EmM HoLLa. wrote: »What do ya'll think about this MJ vs Lebron comparison?.. To the posters that are old enough to have witnessed Mike in his prime do ya'll buy this?
Ain't no comparison. Jordan is better, hands down. -
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Sheriff fires deputy who arrested ex-Hawk in racial profiling case
http://www.ajc.com/news/local/sheriff-fires-deputy-who-arrested-hawk-racial-profiling-case/AsgwJVbf54daALtoe89rKP/
The Banks County Sheriff’s Office has dismissed the deputy who arrested ex-Atlanta Hawk Mike Scott during a traffic stop that was found to be the result of racial profiling.
The former deputy, Brent Register, was terminated after the an administrative review of the case involving Scott and his brother, Antonn, Sheriff’s Office Lt. Carissa McFaddin said in a statement issued Monday.
“We addressed an issue that was brought to our attention immediately,” McFaddin said. “In the profession of law enforcement, issues will arise in every agency due to an essence of individuals being imperfect. One officer’s actions does not reflect the agency as a whole.”
Last week, in a remarkable ruling, Superior Court Judge Currie Mingledorff found the July 30, 2015, stop and arrests of the Scotts to be unjustified, and he threw out the evidence seized in the case. This included 1.2 ounces of marijuana and 10.9 grams of ecstasy found in the Scotts’ rental car.
In 2015 and 2016, Register was part of a three-person “crime interdiction unit” that patrolled a 10-mile stretch of I-85. The unit, however, employs no speed detection devices, and the patrol cars have no dash cameras and the officers wear no body cams.
Through Open Records Act requests, the Scotts’ lawyers found that Register had been forced to resign from two previous law enforcement agencies. They also determined that, while working in Banks County, he’d made hundreds of traffic stops along the expressway, yet issued only eight traffic tickets. Of the 47 people Register arrested, 44 were minorities, two were white and one was of unknown race.
In his order, Mingledorff found those numbers “truly shocking.”
Making the case even more extraordinary, District Attorney Brad Smith wrote in a court motion that the numbers made the case that Register’s decision to stop a motorist was “at least partially motivated by race.” In a recent interview, Smith said he agreed with Mingledorff’s ruling.
Mingledorff wrote, “The court does not believe that the Banks County Sheriff’s Office crime interdiction unit enforced the law in a racially neutral manner when interacting with the Scott brothers.”
During a court hearing, Register testified that never stopped motorists based on their race. He said that he decided to stop the Scotts’ SUV because it was following another car too closely. After he activated his lights and siren, Register said, the SUV sped away at a speed of up to 98 miles an hour before Antonn Scott pulled over two miles down the highway. Deputies arrested the two brothers after finding drugs in the SUV.
But evidence submitted by the Scotts’ lawyers strongly contradicted Register’s version of what had happened.
For example, Register claimed the chase began at mile marker 154 and ended at mile marker 156, and dispatch call-in records show this transpired during a 12-second span, the lawyers said in a court motion.
“Traveling two miles in 12 seconds would require a speed of 600 mph,” the motion said. “Mr. Scott was driving a Suburban, not a jet airplane.”
Moreover, records from the towing company showed it picked up the Scotts’ rented Chevy Suburban at mile marker 154, not 156, confirming Antonn Scott’s account, the motion said.
Mingledorff wrote that the evidence and testimony admitted in the case “caused serious damage” to Register’s credibility, and the judge found Antonn Scott’s account of what happened to be credible. Scott testified that he pulled over immediately after Register flashed his lights, and he maintained he was not following another car too closely at the time.
“Because no probable cause existed to justify the arrest of the Scott brothers, the search of the Scott vehicle was not proper,” Mingledorff wrote. “The stop, arrest and search of the Scott brothers and their vehicle (was) a violation of their right to be protected from illegal searches and seizures.”
Billy Healan, one of Mike Scott’s lawyers, questioned why the Banks County Sheriff’s Office hired Register in the first place.
“His career is filled with disciplinary actions, forced resignations and an investigation which led to his being placed on probation by P.O.S.T., the agency that certifies police officers,” Healan said. “This is a step in the right direction, but the Banks County Sheriff’s Department will have no credibility until they put a video camera on every officer and in every vehicle.” -
? ass IT whining about the refs not giving him bailout/pity whistles
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? ass IT whining about the refs not giving him bailout/pity whistles
Like wall didn't do this after game 2? Bias fuckery showing out again -
BlackAX410 wrote: »
IT complaining after getting favorable calls in boston -
I was ? on lineups with Anderson at the 5 earlier in the season but this might end up being the key to the series.
We were very successful going small with Ariza playing the 4 and setting the pick at the top for Harden while Anderson taking over backup center duties helped get Gasol out the paint -
its....JOHN B wrote: »Toronto would be stupid to move on from Lowry ? what this dude Beta is saying, they just better be able to work out a discount and not give him the 35 per they were talking about during the season, he's still going to finish amongst the top in win shares, he's still going to finish top 5-10 hittin 3's, and he's still a top 3 defender at the position, Toronto's ceiling is only so high with him as their best player but they don't come close to having the amount of success they've had the past couple years without him, Raptors need to move on from the coach, start Powell over Carroll and bring Carroll off the bench or trade him if possible, bring back Ibaka and get Lucas Nogueira back in the rotation or send him this way, Stan Van Gundy would be the perfect coach for that team they need a system in place where JV is a legit 2nd/3rd option, that's the best they can do to maintain that 2nd round/ecf ceiling, or they can lose Lowry and start getting swept in the first round instead and draft in the middle to late teens every year, just be stuck in the middle
Exactly no matter what they do they are destined to be a treadmill team but locking up a 31 yr old Lowry for the next 5 years on a max deal would only dig that grave even deeper. They need to lessen the blow while also remaining competitive.
The way they do that is by creating cap flexibility and positioning themselves to make a trade. As for the latter it would require a strong group of prospects/draft picks. They blew some of that capitol in the Ibaka trade so now it's time to build it back up in order to strike again if another opportunity presents it self. The roster as currently constructed isn't winning a championship and that's what it's about at the end of the day. Like you said the middle is the worst place to be. -
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He can rapper sounding like drake -
af.r.i.c.a. wrote: »its....JOHN B wrote: »Toronto would be stupid to move on from Lowry ? what this dude Beta is saying, they just better be able to work out a discount and not give him the 35 per they were talking about during the season, he's still going to finish amongst the top in win shares, he's still going to finish top 5-10 hittin 3's, and he's still a top 3 defender at the position, Toronto's ceiling is only so high with him as their best player but they don't come close to having the amount of success they've had the past couple years without him, Raptors need to move on from the coach, start Powell over Carroll and bring Carroll off the bench or trade him if possible, bring back Ibaka and get Lucas Nogueira back in the rotation or send him this way, Stan Van Gundy would be the perfect coach for that team they need a system in place where JV is a legit 2nd/3rd option, that's the best they can do to maintain that 2nd round/ecf ceiling, or they can lose Lowry and start getting swept in the first round instead and draft in the middle to late teens every year, just be stuck in the middle
Exactly no matter what they do they are destined to be a treadmill team but locking up a 31 yr old Lowry for the next 5 years on a max deal would only dig that grave even deeper. They need to lessen the blow while also remaining competitive.
The way they do that is by creating cap flexibility and positioning themselves to make a trade. As for the latter it would require a strong group of prospects/draft picks. They blew some of that capitol in the Ibaka trade so now it's time to build it back up in order to strike again if another opportunity presents it self. The roster as currently constructed isn't winning a championship and that's what it's about at the end of the day. Like you said the middle is the worst place to be.
They could just let Ibaka and Lowry walk and try to build up Poeltl, Siakam, Luc, Cojo, Powell and Wright, they go into 2018 with cap flexibility, young assets and if they are trash enough a pick that could have some value -
And Carroll's contract will be expiring by then
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The irony. I remember 7 years ago I went to the Jay Z / Eminem show at Yankee stadium. Rudy was apart of team USA & they were out signing autographs. I shouted at Rudy like "yooooo come to the Nets!!" Dude looked at me like I was out of my mind. Now look at you dawg. Went from coulda been great to ? saying the dead as dirt nets might be his best option. We don't wanna hear that weak ? no moooooo -
IceBergTaylor wrote: »
The irony. I remember 7 years ago I went to the Jay Z / Eminem show at Yankee stadium. Rudy was apart of team USA & they were out signing autographs. I shouted at Rudy like "yooooo come to the Nets!!" Dude looked at me like I was out of my mind. Now look at you dawg. Went from coulda been great to ? saying the dead as dirt nets might be his best option. We don't wanna hear that weak ? no moooooo
Jeremy Lin, Rudy ? , Brook Lopez?
Thats a bonafide 13th seed though
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bless the child wrote: »
That ? should go to the Spurs.
His best option really. No pressure on him out there to be the man just has to be a good piece. Good fit. Popovich can probably get his head screwed on straight. -
In respect to the Nets they do play hard as w
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If a ? is ? he surely can recognize someone else who's ? . Just because draymond said it doesn't mean its not valid
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Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is disappointed in the level of competition the Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors have been able to put up against the Cleveland Cavaliers in these playoffs.
"I thought teams would compete a little harder," Green said after shootaround on Monday. "I just watched San Antonio-Houston. I like to watch good basketball. When you watch Cleveland play, you're only watching one side of the good basketball. That's kind of weak.
"I like watching a good game, not even necessarily that it's going to be a close game. I like to watch teams playing good basketball. When you watch them, you watch one team playing good basketball and everybody else do something. I don't know what that something is."
The Cavaliers and Warriors appear to be on another collision course in the finals. Jason Miller/Getty Images
The Cavaliers are 8-0 this postseason and have beaten their opponents by an average of 8.3 points. Golden State is 7-0, beating the opposition by an average of 13.7 points.
Green says that even though they're handling teams with more ease than the Cavaliers, he argues they're facing stiffer challenges.
"Nah, but I think Utah is still playing good basketball," he said. "Regardless if they win or not, I think we're a better team. But at the same time, they still play a good brand of basketball."
The All-Star power forward said the team isn't looking ahead to a potential third consecutive NBA Finals matchup with the Cavaliers.
"No, we have a long way to go," Green said. "We still got to get five more wins before we can even think about participating in the NBA Finals."
Golden State has a chance to close out Utah on Monday night at Vivint Smart Home Arena and match Cleveland's record.
"We don't want to be 8-0 in the playoffs because Cleveland is 8-0. It doesn't matter," Green said.
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I expected the wack ass raptors to get swept but the pacers I thought would win one maybe two. But they had 3 close games though
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He'll provide veteran leadership and a bonafide scorer to a young Heat team that barely missed the playoffs -
Raptors had enough talent to make that series way more competitive but they were defeated mentally before game one even tipped off
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjCH6rX_RB4
