Official 2012-2013 NBA Thread

[Al Bundy]

Looks like James Harden has been To the Rockets for Jeremey Lamb, Kevin Martin and future picks. Plus... this is a general NBA thread.

[KcMizzou]

Pacers gonna be any good?

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by KcMizzou

Pacers gonna be any good?

Yes, when Granger comes back.

[-King-]

Originally Posted by Miles

At least you can take comfort that the Thunder will keep generating a healthy profit over at least the next several years.

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[okcchief]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

I'm not happy for him at all. I love James Harden, but I love him as a part of the young Thunder nucleus. I don't know what to think of him as a Rocket, except FML.

Can't go back. Gotta to move on.

[okcchief]

Originally Posted by Miles

At least you can take comfort that the Thunder will keep generating a healthy profit over at least the next several years.

I'll take comfort in the fact that they won't have a garbage bench like the Lakers.

[okcchief]

Kobe could be right, but they haven't been in the neighborhood of a win yet. I guess time will tell.

http://m.espn.go.com/nba/story?storyId=8581957

[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by okcchief

Can't go back. Gotta to move on.

This is a Chiefs board; half of the threads are wishing we could "go back" on particular decisions. The Thunder may still be awesome. That doesn't make me like the trade any better.

[okcchief]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

This is a Chiefs board; half of the threads are wishing we could "go back" on particular decisions. The Thunder may still be awesome. That doesn't make me like the trade any better.

Wasted energy but I understand. Pioli and Peterson never took a team to the Super Bowl though. I trust Presti. Emotionally, I'd like to keep Harden, but he's smarter than I am. I think Martin, and Maynor back fill the roll plus some. However, if Ibaka doesn't start producing like Harden did when Green left he should have been the odd man out. I think that may have been a consideration, but the trade value probably wasn't as good.

I'm done worrying about the trade. The next few years will tell the story. I'll hope for the best. Being a Royals and Chiefs fan I'm more than trained for disaster if that's the case.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by okcchief

Wasted energy but I understand. Pioli and Peterson never took a team to the Super Bowl though. I trust Presti. Emotionally, I'd like to keep Harden, but he's smarter than I am. I think Martin, and Maynor back fill the roll plus some. However, if Ibaka doesn't start producing like Harden did when Green left he should have been the odd man out. I think that may have been a consideration, but the trade value probably wasn't as good.

I'm done worrying about the trade. The next few years will tell the story. I'll hope for the best. Being a Royals and Chiefs fan I'm more than trained for disaster if that's the case.

I don't understand why a trade HAD to be made at this point in time. It's not like Harden's value was going to diminish.

[KC native]

Originally Posted by okcchief

Wasted energy but I understand. Pioli and Peterson never took a team to the Super Bowl though. I trust Presti. Emotionally, I'd like to keep Harden, but he's smarter than I am. I think Martin, and Maynor back fill the roll plus some. However, if Ibaka doesn't start producing like Harden did when Green left he should have been the odd man out. I think that may have been a consideration, but the trade value probably wasn't as good.

I'm done worrying about the trade. The next few years will tell the story. I'll hope for the best. Being a Royals and Chiefs fan I'm more than trained for disaster if that's the case.

If Presti stays true to his SA roots then the trade will work out for the team. The Spurs have traded big role players away that up front looked bad but later worked out way better for the Spurs.

[okcchief]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

I don't understand why a trade HAD to be made at this point in time. It's not like Harden's value was going to diminish.

Having a contract situation hanging over a team can be a huge distraction. It's not like he was going to be Dwight Howard or anything, but it could still be a problem. It's my understanding he kind of wanted out of the shadow of KD and Russ. However, judging from his body language in his first press conference I don't think he wanted it to happen. Either way, time to move on. Understandably, this will be a storyline all season though.

[okcchief]

Originally Posted by KC native

If Presti stays true to his SA roots then the trade will work out for the team. The Spurs have traded big role players away that up front looked bad but later worked out way better for the Spurs.

Yeah, that was kind of my thought. I just hope brooks follows the SA model of sacrificing regular season wins to get your young players ready.

[KC native]

Originally Posted by okcchief

Yeah, that was kind of my thought. I just hope brooks follows the SA model of sacrificing regular season wins to get your young players ready.

Pop has really only done that the last 2 years. It's been a combo of rest for the big three and experience for the youngsters. It's more a rest strategy than anything else.

[dirk digler]

Celtics escape with their first win against the Wizards. They need to get their shit straightened out or it is going to be a long season.

Surprising the Nuggets beating the Heat early in the 4th

[okcchief]

I've been watching the Heat/Nuggets since about the 6 minute mark. Good stuff. For once I'm pulling for the Heat to send the Nuggets to 0-3