NBA Regular season games thread

[Jon]

Is Rondo a little overrated? Hmm, I always wondered if he benefit a lot from the system. Celtics about to drop 6 in a row. Not suggesting they're better without him, but more proof that the heartbeat of team is KG and Pierce.

I'd say it's just more proof that getting your teammates involved and sharing the ball is more important than ball hogging. They used to do that just fine with Rondo, but at some point someone decided the other guys were ancient and Rondo had to pound the ball and set them up. They no longer have that crutch.

[Casualties14]

No Duncan, Parker, Ginobili, or Captain Jack and the Spurs still beat the Bulls by double digits on the road. wow.

[BimboColesHair]

No Duncan, Parker, Ginobili, or Captain Jack and the Spurs still beat the Bulls by double digits on the road. wow.

Which means with everyone, they will lose to the Cavs on Wednesday.

[Jack Brickman]

No Duncan, Parker, Ginobili, or Captain Jack and the Spurs still beat the Bulls by double digits on the road. wow.

From Grantland:

The San Antonio Spurs took down the Bulls in Chicago, 103-89, despite missing their trio of future Hall of Famers, Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, and Tony Parker. When asked about the challenge his team faced, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said, "It doesn't matter; I could wring 40 wins in the NBA out of the San Antonio Silver Stars. Seriously, I started some French guy named Nando de Colo at the point today. None of our scouts had ever heard of him. Apparently, he's a friend of Tony's. They met at a Parisian falafel stand last winter, debated the nature of existence until 6 in the morning over a pack of Gauloises and three bottles of Malbec, before deciding that we're just shadows of an unforgiving god who vomited our spirits into this hellhole we call Earth. Whatever. Tony tells me to sign him up; guy's never even heard of basketball before, but apparently he's a hell of a freestyle walker, and in our system, he gets seven assists in his first start." Popovich then offered to play any of the reporters in the room at small forward against the Cavaliers to prove his point, but there were no takers.

[Tlyons]

That's gold

[JiggleIt]

I wish Popp said any of that.

[Jack Brickman]

I wish Popp said any of that.

Haha would you honestly be that shocked if that was a real quote?

Also, this is pretty awesome:

Will Ferrell acts as a security guard at a Lakers game, wears a name tag that reads "Ted Vagina" twitter.com/MySportsLegion…

— Legion Sports (@MySportsLegion) February 13, 2013

[Rich]

So the Celtics beat the Bulls tonight 71-69. That must have been one pretty game.

[shoes22]

Wow. That's one of the lowest scoring games in recent memory.

[BimboColesHair]

So the Celtics beat the Bulls tonight 71-69. That must have been one pretty game.

They both would have beaten Portland who dropped 63 on the Hornets

[3 Da Hard Way]

Meanwhile the Clippers dropped 46 on the Rockets in the first quarter

[adanchristian]

I'm watching Heat @ Thunder and thinking: the trade for Kendrick Perkins is one of the absolute worst of all time.

[blommen]

Thunder are getting spanked right now.... And for some reason i'm actually glad(!?) I really feel like their mentality and vibe has taken a rotten turn over this season.

[SRStark20]

LeBron is so fucking good. He just can't miss.

Don't want to start this in here... but if he comes back.. hot damn.

[blommen]

The refs are pulling the Thunder back into this game. scandalous call right now.