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not sure how many of yall watched dubs wolves but it's hard to overstate just how bad d rose was in his 7 minutes of play. not even his -17 in that span does it justice.

why did thibs do it why did you do it thibs

current era d rose is one of the worst players i’ve ever seen

the first game in boston seemed really cathartic for the cavs but i wonder if they would have been better off losing. we all know it takes teams a bit to gel and this kind of complete midseason overhaul while trying to compete at the highest level is sort of unprecedented, but i think them killing boston threw everyone off that scent.

we're approaching the ten year anniversary of the Bulls drafting D Rose...crazy

"The only thing I'm missing now is the opportunity," Rose told reporters in Minnesota on Thursday.

also crazy

he makes me so sad in every conceivable way

like i get legit uncomfortable thinking about him

taurean prince dropped 38 last night in a loss to the bulls. 7/13 from 3

feel like hes played well every time ive watched him, super active kinda comes off as an energy guy but then keeps making basketball plays too (like hitting 7 3s)

i was initially hoping for a demarre carroll ceiling for him, but now i'm getting greedy. he's much more willing to drive to to the basket than carroll ever was and is just a better playmaker overall

taurean prince is my fav nba name right now

i keep forgetting derrick rose is only 29, crazy

i keep singing "taurean prince" to the melody of "caribbean queen" by billy ocean

hell yeah lol

Curry is older than Rose. Gonna be 30 in two days.

Larry Nance Jerk, more like it

Larry Nance Jr Not Cool To Young Fan pic.twitter.com/jwpWTPu1gk

— Terez Owens (@TerezOwens) March 12, 2018

bummer i thought he was supposed to be a decent guy

always hard to judge those situations with those small clips but that one looks cold as ice.

never trust something shot like that tho, howm uch were they harrassing him before or w/e

yeah

i keep forgetting derrick rose is only 29, crazy

― It's not delivery, it's Adorno! (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, March 12, 2018 11:43 AM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this is actually older than I thought he was!

All that Tyreke Evans positivity talk I was doing has backfired. Someone grazed his ribs like three weeks ago and he hasnt played since, no timetable for return...

Brandon Jennings 11 points at half for the Bucks. Hell yeah

I understand that my ilx life is in jeopardy but I will risk a yellow card to say these Spurs jerseys are... horrifying

no yellow card needed, theyre an acquired taste that i have kind of warmed to

also your dn is breathtaking and i am jealous i didnt think of it first

def a pattern that a lesser member of COBRA would rock

http://www.yojoe.com/images/resize/h/375/action/92/92images/stormshadow3.jpg

west standings somehow keep getting more insane

https://i.imgur.com/NMH7Imq.png

ten straight for yr boy's boys

blazers are blazin hot friends

lillard is really on one

one of the more flammable guys out there

the blazers role players look way better than earlier in the year but lillard is basically playing like MVP steph right now

reminder that portland got nurkic and a #1 pick for mason plumlee

dame has been must see tv since the beginning of february

i def did not see a leap from borderline all-star to borderline mvp candidate coming from dame, absolutely figured he had pretty much plateaued as a c+ version of steph

feel like hes done this before tho, having said that hes kinda been a borderline mvp candidate for the last two seasons, current heater aside his biggest recent improvement is prob cleaning up his D to averagish levels, proving once again that he and kyrie are the same player

reminder that portland got nurkic and a #1 pick for mason plumlee

― Clay, Tuesday, March 13, 2018 1:05 AM (twelve hours ago)

thx 4 this reminder

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/22738462/zach-lowe-demar-derozan-kyle-lowry-toronto-raptors-nba

he and kyrie are the same player

I see kyrie as more of a slasher and dame as more of a gunner.

The next night against Charlotte, DeRozan went 3-of-4 from deep. Two nights later in Philly, he drained 6-of-9 -- a performance so stunning, the shots flying off his fingertips so fast, you had to check to make sure it was actually DeMar DeRozan, king of the midrange.

"I wanted to jump out of my seat watching," says Chris Farr, DeRozan's longtime trainer, who has watched DeRozan launch thousands of 3-pointers in summer workouts. "He has worked so hard. I always say, he's not Beyonce. He didn't wake up looking like this."

a raps/rox finals is what america/canada needs now

lmao they had an intervention to get demar to shoot 3s!

DeRozan, a proud native of Compton, California, grew up idolizing Kobe Bryant. The Lakers had retired Bryant's two jersey numbers the night before. DeRozan had surely watched. Ujiri told DeRozan he could be Toronto's Kobe -- a lifetime player who defines a franchise and, maybe, brings it championship glory. But to get there -- to push this live-wire Toronto team to its full potential -- DeRozan had to start shooting more 3-pointers.

a raps/rox finals is what america/canada needs now

― lag∞n, Tuesday, March 13, 2018 1:23 PM (three minutes ago)

yes this is what I'm hoping for

No

Reading that article about the raptors, what jumped out at me is that the coaching staff doesn't penalize players for making offensive errors, so long as the errors were made within the scheme. Instead, risk taking and creativity are rewarded. When teams take a big leap forward, it always seems like one key is making the game more fun for the players by letting them play. That's what the game ought to be - playful. It always seems to make teams more cohesive and fluid.

Love hoop internets annual late winter / early spring infatuation with the raptors

gis for westbrook shark jump (agent hibachi) wrote this on thread THE 2017 NBA 'OFFS™ on board I Love Hoops on Apr 28, 2017

I'm continuing my prove it raptors campaign

gis for westbrook shark jump (agent hibachi), Friday, April 15, 2016 1:45 PM (2 weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

prove it raps

Not sure if prove it raps had a 2015 edition but it’s def continuing this year

they really are deeper than in the past. they will still need to knock down shots in the offs, they've never had an easy series victory. if cleveland falls to 4th then raps have a very tough path to the finals.

IT2 is fun again.

good news