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Around the League: May 2014
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 5:48 pm
by Gladiator
Obviously the playoffs are front and centre but I thought it would be useful to have somewhere to put all the other (not Donald Sterling) off-season happenings.
To kick things off, the Knicks want to finalise a deal to make Steve Kerr head coach by the end of the first round of the playoffs
http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_ ... a-playoffs
Re: Around the League: the offseason
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 6:09 pm
by SDC
steve kerr should just wait until the first round is over to decide (slots at OKC, GSW or HOU could open)
Re: Around the League: the offseason
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 7:17 pm
by Mori Chu
Dunno where to post this, but: Is anybody else totally sick of most of these commercials during the playoff games? The beer ones are really bad. The Corona "throw your shoes into the air" one is horrible, and the Dos Equis man literally says the same thing every single commercial break: "Don't rush into Cinco. Start with Dos." Okay, I get it.
Then there's the really bizarre Vitamin Water commercials withthatguytalkingreallyfastwithaBritishaccent. "Try it!"
Re: Around the League: the offseason
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 8:34 pm
by Shabazz
Mori Chu wrote:Dunno where to post this, but: Is anybody else totally sick of most of these commercials during the playoff games? The beer ones are really bad. The Corona "throw your shoes into the air" one is horrible, and the Dos Equis man literally says the same thing every single commercial break: "Don't rush into Cinco. Start with Dos." Okay, I get it.
Then there's the really bizarre Vitamin Water commercials withthatguytalkingreallyfastwithaBritishaccent. "Try it!"
You missed the two worst:
1 - the DirecTV ad where the guy's wife has wires. "Who said weird? I said not weird."
2 - The hipster coffee shop owner lady tablet ad. "I'm the boss"
Both commercials make me want to jam an ice pick in my brain.
Re: Around the League: the offseason
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 10:12 pm
by Mori Chu
LOL, you're so right on both of those.
Re: Around the League: the offseason
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 10:28 pm
by Shabazz
Honestly..... I wanna see you be braaave
Re: Around the League: the offseason
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 1:08 am
by Ring_Wanted
I like the vitamine water ones, but I agree that most advs are pretty bad. It's either an attempt to be impacting or funny, and usually ends up failing cheesily. The Ford truck is not the worst.
Re: Around the League: the offseason
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 1:10 am
by Ring_Wanted
And the Adidas one with Lillard, Webber and Malone is nice the first time but gets old pretty quickly.
Re: Around the League: the offseason
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 1:55 am
by Mori Chu
Ring_Wanted wrote:And the Adidas one with Lillard, Webber and Malone is nice the first time but gets old pretty quickly.
I can't believe Karl Malone agreed to do that ad. It makes him look like such a pussy. "Burgers are ready." So he's all those other guys' servant, their chef? Come on, Mailman, show some pride. I hope he got a lot of cash for that.
Re: Around the League: the offseason
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 2:19 am
by Ring_Wanted
Woah, reading too much into his role. It's just fun, but instead of hurt feelings and the sorry burgers are ready line I would have liked to see Malone trying to kill Lillard while the others struggle to contain the beast as Lillard looks comically scared. With all sorts of stuff flying around, including the burgers, etc.
Re: Around the League: the offseason
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 7:17 am
by carey
Haven't seen the commercial yet but in my family the oldest patriarch mans the grill. Definitely a position of respect.
Re: Around the League: the offseason
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 7:27 am
by Ring_Wanted
Re: Around the League: the offseason
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 6:51 pm
by carey
Re: Around the League: the offseason
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 7:23 pm
by TOO
Mike D to the GSW!

Re: Around the League: the offseason
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 7:27 pm
by ShelC
He should go to Minny and coach Rubio and Love. He was never a good fit for LA.
He should've taken the job at Marshall.
Re: Around the League: the offseason
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 8:30 pm
by Sunsfan4life
Minny would be a good fit for D'antoni.
Bigger question....who coaches the Lakers?
Re: Around the League: the offseason
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 8:32 pm
by carey
One on the endless list of things I got wrong. I thought he'd be great on L.A. I didn't foresee Nash getting hurt & losing his game. Howard being a punk. Kobe getting hurt. It's laughable to think anyone would have done anything more for that team this year tho.
Re: Around the League: the offseason
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 8:34 pm
by Mori Chu
Kerr?
Van Gundy? (either one)
George Karl?
Byron Scott? (ugh)
Re: Around the League: the offseason
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 9:21 pm
by SDC
the next 2 yrs on the lakers will be a waste of time of the future coach. how about kobe for player coach?
Re: Around the League: the offseason
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 9:29 pm
by Shabazz
Earvin Magic Johnson @MagicJohnson 2h
Happy days are here again! Mike D'Antoni resigns as the Lakers coach. I couldn't be happier!
Pretty classless for a guy who did a much shittier job when he was in the same spot.