2017-18 NBA Season

[celticsclay]

Seriously this is the worst end of season ever

[Beat LA]

I'll probably never have another opportunity in this regard, so allow me to say that, and even if it's only been for the last 2-3 games, Danuel House Jr IS. DAT. DUDE. I think .

No worries it's just a forum. I've said crazier things that drive most readers nuts   

Lol, yeah. It's nice to see him playing so well, though.

Why exactly is that? Do you have him on a fantasy team? Are you related to him somehow? Is he like a friend of yours? Did you make some Triboy/Jordan Mickey prediction about him you want to somehow come true to show off what a great scout you are? Are you an Aggies alumni? Is the fact he is Eddie House's distant relative pertinent to any of this? Exactly, why does House having 2 good games in his whole career make him Dat Guy?

I honestly have no idea as to whether or not he's related to Eddie House in any capacity, although you and I did, in fact, argue over, well, whether or not we should sign Danuel "Not Daniel" House as an undrafted free agent in 2016, but no, that's not why I mentioned him. Like at all. I just thought that it was a nice success story, however long it should last. Sheesh . It was really meant to be a bit of a joke as I was just having some fun - that's all; and way to take a dump on triboy, btw . Come on, man, you're much better than that.

Guess my sarcasm didn't come through and I should have used a laughing emoji. I was just joking man.

Oops, lol. Looks like we both screwed the pooch on this one, haha. No problem .

[Beat LA]

I love the internet. Valid arguments (or sometimes valid) between anonymous posters continue on and on until they are derailed by grammatical critiques.

This is a fair point, and I hate people being grammar Nazis, too. However, there was no need for Eddie to inject a snarky comment into a joking message thread, especially considering the fact that Eddie's statement was factually incorrect. I thought it'd be funnier to point out the error rather than the lame and pointless attempt at insulting Beat LA.

This is the first time I've ever played Internet grammar police; it's kinda fun

I'll probably never have another opportunity in this regard, so allow me to say that, and even if it's only been for the last 2-3 games, Danuel House Jr IS. DAT. DUDE. I think .

No worries it's just a forum. I've said crazier things that drive most readers nuts   

Lol, yeah. It's nice to see him playing so well, though.

Why exactly is that? Do you have him on a fantasy team? Are you related to him somehow? Is he like a friend of yours? Did you make some Triboy/Jordan Mickey prediction about him you want to somehow come true to show off what a great scout you are? Are you an Aggies alumni? Is the fact he is Eddie House's distant relative pertinent to any of this? Exactly, why does House having 2 good games in his whole career make him Dat Guy?

I honestly have no idea as to whether or not he's related to Eddie House in any capacity, although you and I did, in fact, argue over, well, whether or not we should sign Danuel "Not Daniel" House as an undrafted free agent in 2016, but no, that's not why I mentioned him.

Holy comma. 7 in a run-on sentence is a tough mark to beat.

That's not a run-on sentence tho

Yeah, it actually is.

Run-on sentences can be divided into two types. The first occurs when a writer puts no mark of punctuation and no coordinating conjunction between independent clauses. The second is called a comma splice, which occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined by just a comma and no coordinating conjunction.

I just bolded the coordinating conjunction in Beat LA's sentence- the coordinating conjunction which did, in fact, connect two independent clauses. Also worth noting: a grammatically-correct sentence can contain many dependent clauses.

Thanks, GetLucky - TP . They're kinda my thang, lol, unfortunately.

[Beat LA]

I love the internet. Valid arguments (or sometimes valid) between anonymous posters continue on and on until they are derailed by grammatical critiques.

Lol. Sorry. I had no idea that my sentence was about to unleash such backlash. I think.

I don't care about run-on sentences. I care about the Cavs losing two of their remaining games. That's what I care about.

Sorry, dude. None of this was ever my intention, lol.

It does appear that after carefully reading through the sentence in question, it is grammatically correct.  However, I can assure you no editor would ever allow it to be published, as is.  The key is whether or not the individual clauses can stand on their own.  That singular sentence could have been more cleanly conveyed in two separate sentences that are much easier to read and comprehend, without all the extra, unnecessary interjections (i.e. "in fact", "well", and "but no").

Can I ask you something? As I do often struggle with run-on sentences, and have actually written much longer ones, at that, what would be your recommendation(s) insofar as breaking the sentence in question into smaller pieces are concerned?

[green_bballers13]

Seriously this is the worst end of season ever

Huh? B/c of injuries? They're the #2 seed. I'm pretty sure there have been worse end of seasons.

Kyrie hasn't been ruled out. Tatum and Brown get major minutes in a playoff series (or 2, or maybe 3).

[SparzWizard]

Lol I can't believe the Wizards are suddenly playing so well against the Cavs. They tanked too hard to make sure they face the Celtics in Round 1.

The Bucks are also leading narrowly against the Nets.

[Jiri Welsch]

Lol I can't believe the Wizards are suddenly playing so well against the Cavs. They tanked too hard to make sure they face the Celtics in Round 1.

The Bucks are also leading narrowly against the Nets.

Couldn’t they still grab the #6 seed?

[liam]

Wall is not a clutch player...

[SparzWizard]

Well the Wizards found a way to blew that lead lol. Looks like the Cavs are half a game up for #3 seed while Bucks and Wizards trying to fight for the rights to face Toronto and Boston.

[jambr380]

Wall is not a clutch player...

The end of this game should be a demonstration for all coaches to use on how to lose a game.

17 point lead pretty deep into the 4th and then Wall completely falls apart and so does the Washington defense. Watching Lebron win like this makes me want to puke.

Hey, at least BKN won against MIL. This only solidifies the chances that the pick CLE receives will be 7 or lower.

[liam]

Wall is not a clutch player...

The end of this game should be a demonstration for all coaches to use on how to lose a game.

17 point lead pretty deep into the 4th and then Wall completely falls apart and so does the Washington defense. Watching Lebron win like this makes me want to puke.

Hey, at least BKN won against MIL. This only solidifies the chances that the pick CLE receives will be 7 or lower.

I posted in the middle of the 4th. Wall can't shoot and he kept jacking up shot after shot at the end of the 4th.

[tarheelsxxiii]

Jimmy Butler has been cleared to play just 6 weeks after surgery for a torn meniscus.  That should make the WC a lot more interesting.  Tough dude.  Wish we had traded for him. 

[liam]

Jimmy Butler has been cleared to play just 6 weeks after surgery for a torn meniscus.  That should make the WC a lot more interesting.  Tough dude.  Wish we had traded for him.

The Wolves are lined up to play the Rockets. Maybe it could be a good series with Butler back...

[hpantazo]

Big game for the #3 seed tonight, Cleveland vs Phili. It may sound crazy but I think the Sixers can take this game even without Embiid.

[mr. dee]

Sixers blowing out the Cavs right now. They could be our 2nd round match up and avoid Lebron.