SB Nation User Blog: dfjmed

Tuesday.12.22.09 Loser Thread

dfjmed — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:54:56 -0000

Good evening all! We've got lots of NBA action tonight! 9 games in total, and as I mistakenly posted earlier (and have since edited) it is Fan Night on NBA-TV. I know you'll all be stunned, make sure you're sitting down- yes, it's true, the Lakers are on NBA-TV tonight. (Have the Spurs EVER won fan night? When they aren't playing the Lakers, I mean...)

I recommend the ESPN gamecast, or any feeds that anyone can find (but you can't post them here!). There are always our local affiliates, for any of us spread across the country. Tonight's schedule is as follows:

Philadelphia at Washington

Detroit at Charlotte

Indiana at Boston

Chicago at NY Knicks

Atlanta at Minnesota

Golden State at Memphis

Portland at Dallas

LA Clippers at Houston

Oklahoma City at LA Lakers

There's lots of Western Conference action tonight. The Mavs, Rockets and Lakers all play. Let's hope the Mavs will tire the Blazers out for tomorrow night? As always, who loses big?

Poll

Who's your loser for tonight?

Thursday.12.17.09 Loser Thread

dfjmed — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:48:24 -0000

Good evening PTR pals! Our Spurs are off tonight after a nice win last night against the Dubs. We've got three games going on around the league tonight, and in an ultra-rare occurance, I actually get to view them all! The New York Knicks come to my windy-city to play the ice-cold Chicago Bulls. TNT's Thursday double-header consists of the Miami Heat hosting the defending Eastern Conference Champion Orlando Magic, followed by the Portland Trailblazers hosting the Suns. The Bulls and Knicks are guranteed scrub match-up of the night. The Magic and Heat are always a fun Florida rivalry, as the Suns and Blazers are out West. Let us know who loses big tonight!

Poll

Who do you want to lose most?

ESPN> Agent: Randolph not against trade

dfjmed — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:22:04 -0000

ESPN> Agent: Randolph not against trade

* Executives mentioned New York and Houston as clubs that have interest in Randolph, but he will not be easy to move because of the great disparity between his small salary ($1.8 million) and his perceived upside. The most likely trade scenario would include Randolph as part of a larger deal that featured a more accomplished player.

"I don't know that Randolph's stock has dropped around the league," the executive said. "He's a great talent; he just hasn't done much yet. So he's more of a sweetener that could get another deal done if you threw him in."

Bell and Randolph?

ESPN> Hollinger> 1. Breaking Down The Spurs

dfjmed — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:04:26 -0000

ESPN> Hollinger> 1. Breaking Down The Spurs

* TUESDAY'S WORST
Richard Jefferson, Keith Bogans and Antonio McDyess, Spurs: You're not going to win many games when 60 percent of your starting lineup combines to score just six points on 3-for-11 shooting.

Mon.12.14.09 Loser Thread

dfjmed — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:25:29 -0000

Good evening friends. Our Spurs are riding 3 straight victories. We have seven games around the league tonight, inluding 3 teams in the Southwest division playing. Tonight's schedule is as follows:

Indiana at Orlando

Golden State at Philadelphia

Boston at Memphis

New Orleans at Dallas - NBA TV

Oklahoma City at Denver

Minnesota at Utah

Washington at LA Clippers

I know you all will be broken up that I didn't include the snazzy logos. As always, we have a poll. Who do YOU want to lose most?

Poll

Who do you want to lose most?

Y! Rumors> Trade offers on table for Los Angeles Clippers' Marcus Camby

dfjmed — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:07:55 -0000

Y! Rumors> Trade offers on table for Los Angeles Clippers' Marcus Camby

* Some teams apparently would love to have Los Angeles Clippers forward Marcus Camby(notes) on their squads and supposedly have made trade proposals for the big fella, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy isn't confirming or denying such claims at this point. Camby is in the last year of his contract and making $9.1 million this season. Camby certainly has some desirable features: He's up in the top five of blocked shots per game and in the top six for rebounds per game as well.

"Marcus has been great," Dunleavy said. "We have a lot of guys that have a lot of interest from a lot of people."

Yardbarker> Lakers Fans Named Best in the NBA

dfjmed — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:49:53 -0000

Yardbarker> Lakers Fans Named Best in the NBA

* Let me explain exactly how Forbes screwed this up. They failed to account for two critical elements:

•The "show up late, leave early" quotient
•Basketball IQ
Lakers fans score extremely high in the first category, and extremely low in the second category. When you add these critical statistics to the Forbes formula, Lakers fans finish 22nd in the league.

Well, there ya go.

Saturday Night Super Big-time Loser Thread v.12/12

dfjmed — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:22:03 -0000

Good evening all, it's Saturday night and we have a lot of action! And by that I mean 8 basketball games, you gutter-minds. The Wizards host the Pacers, the Pistons host the Dubs, the Bulls have the C's in town to hand them their 25th blowout in a row, the Mavs host the Cats, the Bucks host the Blazers, the Nuggets host the Suns, the Jazz host the Lakers, and the Kings host the T-Wolves in what is sure to be 'Scrub Match-up of the Night.' As always, who do you want to lose most??

Update: Pacers defeats Wiz, 114-113 (Both teams removed from poll, no votes.)

Detroit beats GS 104-95 (Pistons, W's gone.)

C's blowout Bulls 106-80 (Gone.)

Mavs beat Cats 98-97 (Cats gone.)

Tha Lakers lose! (Jazz gone.)

Bucks beat Blazers 108-101. (Gone.)

Nuggets beat Suns 105-99.

Kings beat T-Wolves 120-100.

Poll

Who do you want to lose most?

Poll: When to Panic?

dfjmed — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:37:02 -0000

Hi PTR-ers. We are 18 games into what is supposed to be a 'warm-up' for another deep playoff run, and our beloved San Antonio Spurs are 9 and 9. That's good for 3rd place in the Southwest division, and a 9th place ranking in the Western Conference standings. I know the Spurs are a "2nd half of the season" kind of team, and I know come February, they are supposed to flip that switch and miraculously start firing on all cylinders. But let's be real here, this is not the way for a championship contender to start the season. This is not Spurs ball. There has been too much lazy play, way too many turnovers, lax defense, lax offense, not enough rebounding, and too...many...missed...free-throws! We have a few bugs to sort out. A few suggestions as to what could be the problem(s) have come up in conversation thus far, but are not limited to (and in no order): Has Pop lost it? Is Manu not really fully recovered? Is Tony hogging the ball? Is it too early to call the RJ trade a bust? Do we need another move? Did we miss an oppurtunity? Are we too old? When do we panic??

[ Enlighten me, if you dare: http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine ]

Poll

When do we panic?

Tues.12.08.09 Loser Thread

dfjmed — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:23:23 -0000

Blah, we have 8 games tonight, and thankully none of them involve the Spurs. That means we can't lose. But we can hope for the Mavericks or Suns to (even though they play eachother). The Celtics host the Bucks, the Bulls host the Nets, the Mavs host the Suns, the Nooch host the Kings, the Raptors host the T-Wolves, the Bobcats host the Thuggets, the Grizzlies host the Cavs and the Clips host the Magic. I'm too irritated to find old logos tonight. Vote for your top choice of loser tonight! Great analysis on last night's game by all throughout the day today, btw!

Update: Charlotte beats Denver, 107-95. Charlotte and Denver removed from poll.

(Zero votes at this moment, anyway.)

Toronto beats Minnesota, 94-88. Both teams removed from poll. (Zero votes each.)

Boston beats Milwaukee 98-89. (Bye bye Bucks.)

The Nooch beat the Kings 96-94. (See ya Nooch and Kings.)

The Nets get win #2 in Chicago, 103-101! (Bye bye Nets, Bulls and VDN?)

Memphis beats Cleveland 111-109 in OT. (Bye Grizz and Crab King.)

The Mavs beat the Suns 102-101. (Bye Suns.)

Orlando beats the Clips 97-86. (Bye.)

Poll

Who do you want to lose most?

Celtics

4 votes

Mavs

11 votes

15 votes | Poll has closed