I didn't watch any b-ball last night because I was too busy watching CNN turn every state red and blue. But I checked out the Heat/Nets game tonight and the Heat won in a laugher. Granted, the Nets didn't have Jason Kidd on the floor, but even if he was I don't think he would have helped much. Shaq only played 21 minutes and the Heat still won by more than 20 points. :o
I love watching Dwayne Wade play. This kid has such a strong grasp of the game at such a young age. He's made such a smooth transition from college to the pros and he looks like he's in his 3rd or 4th year. As long as he stays healthy, this dude is going to be a great player.
Lakers/Jazz coming up next.
I have problems sitting through regular season NBA games not involving the Sixers. With that said, I wish I had league pass so I could watch the Warriors-Clippers game and the Bobcats-Hawks game.
Steve Francis hit a buzzer beater tonight to give Orlando the win.
Rockets with T-Mac lose again to the lowly Raptors
Nets suck without K-mart, Kidd, and Kittles
Lebron hit a clutch buzzer beater 3 to tie the game and send it into OT, but the Pacers came out on top.
Thats all I know so far from other games.
I was going to make an around the NBA thread earlier, but passed. Good thing someone made one.
Quote from: MDS on November 03, 2004, 10:43:06 PM
I have problems sitting through regular season NBA games not involving the Sixers. With that said, I wish I had league pass so I could watch the Warriors-Clippers game and the Bobcats-Hawks game.
:-D You're joking, right? :paranoid
Sarge, I dont kid around in NBA threads.
:-D
What's the scoop on Luol Deng? He's from the Sudan via SAAAAAAFFFFFF London! :yay Go Bulls!
Hubie Brown forced to retire due to illness (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1931978) :(
Quote from: BigEd76 on November 25, 2004, 11:09:55 PM
Hubie Brown forced to retire due to illness (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1931978) :(
And a week later turns around and joins Al Michaels on ABC's NBA coverage :P
Vincey Wincey to be a Net? (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1948449)
Somehow, that crybaby is leading the East fowards in All-Star voting.
(http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20041220/capt.flla10112202331.nuggets_heat_flla101.jpg)
Shaq vs. Boykins
pretty cool pic
LOL! that pic is awesome.
Did anyone hear Richard Jefferson (Nets) call Gerald Wallace (Bobcats) a no-talent?
How can the most overrated player in the NBA call anyone a no-talent?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 20, 2004, 08:41:07 PM
(http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20041220/capt.flla10112202331.nuggets_heat_flla101.jpg)
Shaq vs. Boykins
pretty cool pic
Shaq: "I'm gonna eat you....get in my belly!"
this just in!
stephon marbury thinks he's the best PG in the game.
Quote"Don't get me wrong -- I love Jason Kidd. He's a great point guard," Marbury said. "(But) how am I comparing myself to him when I think I'm the best point guard to play basketball? That doesn't make any sense. I mean, how can I sit here and compare myself to somebody if I already think I'm the best?
"I'm telling you what it is: I know I'm the best point guard in the NBA. I don't need anybody else to tell me that. When I go on the basketball court, if I think about what you're all saying, I'll lose my mind."
gotta love the modern day athlete. :-D :-D
Marbury and Carter see themselves through rose-colored glasses (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/paul_forrester/01/05/marbury.carter/index.html)
Doug Christie to Orlando for Cuttino Mobley and Michael Bradley (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1964051) :o
Did his wife agree?
:-D
Doug Christie is really "whipped".
But i gice him credit for punching Rick Fox.
Is Christie really worth giving up Mobley and Bradley? ???
Lenny Wilkens resigns....Williams takes over (http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/3343544)
Larry Brown..."Coaching the Knicks would be a dream" (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1978882)
Way to "dream" about coaching a rival team when you are in the middle of a season with your current World Champion team, you farging scumbag. I despise this guy.
Flip Saunders out in Minny
McHale will coach the team
Saunders was the 2nd-longest tenured coach in the NBA (Jerry Sloan is the longest), but hey, this team has been a huge disappointment this year....
Sonics shopping Ray Allen (http://tsn.ca/nba/news_story.asp?id=115437)
Big Dog + Kevin Ollie matches up perfectly salary-wise... :-D
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 18, 2005, 11:04:55 PM
Sonics shopping Ray Allen (http://tsn.ca/nba/news_story.asp?id=115437)
Big Dog + Kevin Ollie matches up perfectly salary-wise... :-D
with the season they're having, i'm shocked that they're shopping him. :o
that being said, he would be the perfect complement to AI in the sixers backcourt. i'd give up anyone on the roster to get him.
but i know it won't happen. :-\
I hate Ray Allen.
The dunk contest was insane!!! Nice to see it actually be exciting again.
Josh Smith owned it but Stoudamire's dunk off of Nash's head was pretty sweet.
Nash made those dunks....Smith's were ALL Smith.
His Dominique dunk was SWEEEEEEEEEET.
Kobe...back in Colorado. This time for the All-Star game.
Gets booed LIKE CRAZY by the Denver fans...rightfully so.
They should have thrown batteries.
To the game...East was down by 13...they put AI in the game and the East goes on a 17-0 run.
They just showed TO at the game. :yay
AI gets the nod for All-Star MVP.
Way to go LITTLE KID! ;D
I was so happy for him. :yay
Good column on AI....he's got his 4th little one on the way (http://cbs.sportsline.com/nba/story/8214397)
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/SamiB/AI_podiumAllstarmvp.jpg)
(http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2005/basketball/nba/02/20/iverson.mvp.ap/p1.allen.iverson.getty.jpg)
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I can't help but believe that AI wants to have Shaq's man-babies.
from realgm:
QuoteDavid Aldridge reported at the All-Star game that the Lakers are very keen to make a trade and that everyone is talking about a deal which would send Lamar Odom to Sacramento for Peja Stojakovic and Bobby Jackson.
Both the Lakers and Kings have denied speaking to one another about this deal, but Aldridge reported that there was validity to the rumors.
Also coming out of Denver is a rumor that has Carlos Boozer coming over to the Lakers in exchange for Caron Butler, Vlade Divac and Devean George.
It is possible for the Lakers to pull the trigger on both deals, which would give them a starting five of Chucky Atkins, Kobe Bryant, Peja, Boozer and Chris Mihm, a team that would be dangerous in the playoffs.
Both trades have been accepted by RealGM.com's Trade Checker.
Reports on ESPN tonight are that Shaq hurt his knee in the Heat-Bulls game. Right now the team is calling it a sprain.
Quote from: geowhizzer on February 22, 2005, 10:07:54 PM
Reports on ESPN tonight are that Shaq hurt his knee in the Heat-Bulls game. Right now the team is calling it a sprain.
I guess if the heat were really after Dalembert, they may now step up that pursuit.
Here's all the other trades today:
Boston gets: Antoine Walker
Atlanta gets: Gary Payton, Tom Gugliotta, Michael Stewart, 1st-rd pick
Golden State gets: Baron Davis
New Orleans gets: Speedy Claxton, Dale Davis
Dallas gets: Keith Van Horn
Milwaukee gets: Alan Henderson, Calvin Booth, cash
New York gets: Malik Rose, 1st-rd pick
San Antonio gets: Nazr Mohammed, Jamison Brewer
New York gets: Maurice Taylor, 1st-rd pick
Houston gets: Vin Baker, Moochie Norris
Cleveland gets: Jiri Welsch
Boston gets: 2007 1st-rd pick
Golden State gets: Nikoloz Tskitishvili, Rodney White
Denver gets: Eduardo Najera, 1st-rd pick
Houston gets: Mike James, Zendon Hamilton
Milwaukee gets: Reece Gaines, 2006 2nd-rd pick, 2007 2nd-rd pick
Also, Charlotte got Cleveland's 1st-rd pick to complete a previous trade...
Zendon.. lol. what a great 76er he was.
now i get to hate boston even more! :evil
pretty sad to hear BD leave New Orleans. The team is done forever.
Big Dog being released....I love it. We got Rodney Rogers for FREE.....great work Billy King!!
WTF u talking about? We have to take on Mashburns salary this year, and 20% of it next year.
Breaking News:
Mo Cheeks fired by Portland.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on March 02, 2005, 01:33:00 PM
Breaking News:
Mo Cheeks fired by Portland.
And a huge sigh of relief from Mo that he might be able to go somewhere without pit bull attacks, cronic gambling and rambid drug use. Thats if he doesnt want a job in the NBA, of course.
Quote from: MDS on March 02, 2005, 12:22:44 PM
WTF u talking about? We have to take on Mashburns salary this year, and 20% of it next year.
Which is nothing compared to Big Waste....
His contract came off at the end of this year. We are basically renting Rogers now and our punishement is 20% of Mashburn next year.
Link (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2003212)
G. Payton Back with the celtics:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=755&e=1&u=/ap/20050304/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_celtics_payton
Pacers most likely lost O'neal for the season (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2014468)
yay. Miami here we come :P
Quote from: PhillyGirl on March 16, 2005, 12:20:31 PM
Pacers most likely lost O'neal for the season (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2014468)
There goes my fantasy team. Luckily, I don't care.
Quote from: rjs246 on March 16, 2005, 01:09:08 PM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on March 16, 2005, 12:20:31 PM
Pacers most likely lost O'neal for the season (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2014468)
There goes my fantasy team. Luckily, I don't care.
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Either does anybody else about anything you say.
Quote from: MDS on March 16, 2005, 02:03:00 PM
Either does anybody else about anything you say.
"Either does?!"
Ooooo, burn.
High school burn, even! Oh snap!
I gots a A in grammer.
Orlando booted Johnny Davis today.
It's all over the 'net so if you want a link, find it yourself.
Slacker.
Nelson quits, Avery Johnson takes over
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2016984
Stevie Franchise suspended for kicking photographer (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2017291)
At least it wasn't in the nuts like Rodman.
Paul Silas fired (http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/3479998)
Loser Lakers (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=250324007)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/darwin329/blazingsaddlescopy.jpg)
Found this on the site with the Eli pics. :-D :-D
Fakers eliminated from playoff contention. Good job, Kobe!!
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2046257
Phil Jackson is about to join the ranks of icehole along with Kobe.
Yea, and Kobe will listen to Phil when he says to stop taking 34 shots a game.
Iavaroni to be named JailBlazers' new coach (http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/3697526)
Quote from: PhillyGirl on June 17, 2005, 09:39:17 PM
Iavaroni to be named JailBlazers' new coach (http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/3697526)
Wow.
I guess they'll be trying to pry Andrew Toney away from us in a couple of years.
John Nash still loves him sum Philly boys out there.
NBA labor deal looks like it may be done with one HUGE factor:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2091116
Quote• A 19-year-old age limit would be implemented. Players who are not 19 by draft night would be ineligible to declare. Under current rules, American players are eligible for the draft the year their high school class graduates. Foreign players must be 18 by draft night. The new proposed age limit would bar most, but not all (Amare Stoudemire was already 19 when he was drafted), high school players from entering the draft.
this one will be interesting....
20 is a better idea. This might make a lot of HS kids skip a year of school just so they can be 19 when they graduate.
lickadeeznuts
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Quote from: MURP on June 21, 2005, 11:26:44 AM
lickadeeznuts
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omg...lol! Great photoshop job. lol
dont think that was photoshoped.
It looks pretty chopped to me.
Quote from: MURP on June 21, 2005, 11:44:37 AM
dont think that was photoshoped.
He looks awfully clear and pixelated compared to the rest of the image, no?
it's real. i'm fairly certian of it.
i like the guy playing peek-a-boo in the background
Shawn Bradley's retiring. (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2092800) :P
Quote from: SD_Eagle on June 23, 2005, 12:13:47 PM
Shawn Bradley's retiring. (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2092800) :P
And only 10 years too late!
Quote from: SD_Eagle on June 23, 2005, 12:13:47 PM
Shawn Bradley's retiring. (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2092800) :P
ed wade just signed him
Quote from: Wingspan on June 23, 2005, 12:27:57 PM
Quote from: SD_Eagle on June 23, 2005, 12:13:47 PM
Shawn Bradley's retiring. (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2092800) :P
ed wade just signed him
No, he's Mormon so Reid is busy clearing a roster spot for him right now.
Quote from: SSgt PSN on June 23, 2005, 12:31:41 PM
Quote from: Wingspan on June 23, 2005, 12:27:57 PM
Quote from: SD_Eagle on June 23, 2005, 12:13:47 PM
Shawn Bradley's retiring. (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2092800) :P
ed wade just signed him
No, he's Mormon so Reid is busy clearing a roster spot for him right now.
Like we need another DT who can't stop the run.
Rumor: Kurt Thomas to Phoenix, Quentin Richardson and a first-rd pick to New York
What a terrible rumor. Kurt Thomas isn't worth Q or a 1st round pick, let alone the 2 of them combined. There's got to be another team involved or something.
Q Rich is overrated and Kurt Thomas is slightly underrated. Kurt fills a big need so I think it's a good deal for the Suns. The only problem is they take away a piece that was part of their magical season and helped spread the floor to make driving lanes for Nash, but Nash needed a big man who could shoot off screens. Also he plays some defense, more than Q Rich and is a body underneath. Their 4 was Marion, which hurt them against the Spurs. They had to make this movie after getting killed by the Spurs. Q Rich does nothing for the Knicks.
AZRepublic (http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/articles/0623sunsonline0624.html)
QuoteSuns to trade 'Q' to Knicks
Paul Coro
The Arizona Republic
Jun. 23, 2005 09:30 AM
The Suns have agreed to a trade that sends swingman Quentin Richardson to the New York Knicks for power forward Kurt Thomas, two sources involved in the talks confirmed Thursday morning.
A conditional first round draft pick may also be involved in the deal.
Richardson happened to be in New York this morning for an apparel photo shoot when he got the news from his agent and Suns president and general manager Bryan Colangelo. That was news to Richardson, who said he thought he was part of "the core" Phoenix talked about keeping together after the season.
"It definitely is a shock but I also understand it's a business decision," said Richardson, who signed a six-year contract last summer with Phoenix. "It's something that comes along with being a NBA player. I've gotta roll with it."
Richardson said Colangelo told him that the deal was made to help make financial space with the contract extension of Amaré Stoudemire and re-signing of Joe Johnson forthcoming this summer. Richardson had five years and $37.7 million left on his contract.
Thomas will be paid about $14 million over the next two seasons and has a player option for $8.1 million for 2007-2008.
Thomas, 32 and a 10-year veteran, averaged 11.5 points and 10.4 rebounds for the Knicks last season. He fits the Suns offseason goals for acquiring a player who can help on the boards and with low-post defense. Thomas is a better quality player than what Phoenix could have garnered in a free agent post player. He also has a solid mid-range shot that will still allow Stoudemire space to operate in the paint and can be used in the pick-and-roll game with Steve Nash.
Richardson changed his game to focus on three-point shooting last season and hit a club-record, league-leading 226 threes. He went scoreless in his final game as a Sun when Phoenix was eliminated by San Antonio in the conference finals. He said the way his season finished, with a cold shooting spell and a difficult matchup on Manu Ginobili, may have played a factor in Phoenix's decision to trade him.
"It'll give me an opportunity to play more of my game," said Richardson, whose post-up game may fit better in New York.
Richardson and his fiancé, Brandy, were building a home in the Valley that was nearly completed.
"It's not something I wanted but it's something I accept," Richardson said of the trade. "I'm not trying to be angry or spiteful. They're trying to better the team and I can't be mad at that. When we're not playing the Suns, I'm still going to be a Suns fan."
Colangelo, who also got Knicks president Isiah Thomas to take Stephon Marbury's and Penny Hardaway's hefty contracts a year and a half ago, could not be reached for comment.
Cavaliers appear to be ready to hire Danny Ferry as the GM....
the nets are going after sharif abdur-rahim already.
kidd/carter/jefferson/sar/anybody is a damn good lineup.
Bucks signed Andrew Bogut and gave the max to Michael Redd
Suns got a verbal commitment from Raja Bell.
He's a nice b/u guard to have. I was kinda hoping he'd come back here but with Ollie and McKie there was no shot.
Ray Allen re-signed with Seattle, 5-year MAX...
Robert Horry re-signed with San Antonio for 3 more years...
Larry Brown will not coach the Knicks next season, according to his wife Shelly....
Mcmillan is headed to Portland 5 year deal via Chad Ford.
Link (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2101994)
Wow, I thought he was staying in Seattle... :P
Um, why would he do that?
$$
$6M a year is enough to entice anyone to coach that group of bums and losers.
now official.....Redd re-signed with the Bucks (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2102454)
kinda figured that would happen. i can't imagine someone passing up $20 million and a chance to be "the guy" to play 2nd to Lebron James who may not even be there once his contract is up.
Larry Hughes gets a 5 year deal with Cavs (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2103569)
too bad he's not the "shooter" they were looking for.
That is a really great signing. Hughes is one helluva player, can't believe Washington let him go.
Um, how much is Larry Hughes getting?
5 years 65-70 mil
Looks like Dwayne Jones will skip his senior season at St. Joe's and sign with Minnesota instead (http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/sports/12091833.htm) :P
This was last night but Bucks got Bobby Simmons. Good signing for them.
Quote from: TO is GOD on July 08, 2005, 10:09:35 PM
5 years 65-70 mil
Entirely waaaaaaaaaaay too much for Larry Hughes.
They did overpay, but that isn't a factor in judging the signing. They needed a 2 guard and got one. Doesn't matter how much they paid. If they didn't give him more he's back in Washington. Larry Hughes is an awesome player.
The Hughes signing was great for the Cavs. James and Hughes can both play point and that allows them to take advantages of matchups. Plus, they already tried to get Redd/Allen and those guys went for more money/years. They are gonna have to overpay to get talent.
Washington Post reporting that the Wizards are talking trade with the Lakers for Kwame Brown. LA would supposedly give up Caron Butler and one of the following - Divac, Devean George or Chucky Atkins.
The Pacers, Knicks and Hawks are looking into him as well.
Wizards are bringing in Donyell Marshall for a visit...
Wizards also met with Flip Murray and could sign both him and Marshall...
Clippers have reportedly agreed with Cat Mobley for 5 years $42M
Kings are looking into Bonzi Wells...
Cavs are looking at Marko Jaric...
Nets met with Stromile Swift and would also like Donyell Marshall if they can't get Swift or Abdur-Rahim.
Looks like the Sixers have a lot of comp for Marshall...
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 13, 2005, 10:04:22 AM
Clippers have reportedly agreed with Cat Mobley for 5 years $42M
Now you see why the Magic had to trade Mobley last year. 5 years & $42M for a guy who is nothing more than a one trick pony is ludicrous.
Sure, Doug Christie was a disaster and almost anyone else would have been a better pick, but still, $8.4M/year for Mobley is ridiculous. It's funny how the cheapest team in the NBA would pay that for him though.
Mobley has signed with the Clippers
Jerome James signed with the Knicks....
Like I said to my boy during the playoffs -- Jerome James just earned himself a wad o' cash and that some dumbass GM would overpay him.
Looks like Isiah was that dumbass.
$29M for him? :-D
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2108713
Looks like Riley is seriously flirting with the idea of comming back to the coach the Heat. Van Gundy is not the reason that they were not in the finals, so why fix what ain't broke. I don't know what I will do without seeing Van Gundy courtside. I can't help but laugh at his uncanny resemblance to Mr. Potato Head.
Larry Brown will be bought out (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2110640) :D
:-D
Maybe they'll hire O'Brien.
Quote from: BigEd76 on July 18, 2005, 03:17:11 PM
Larry Brown will be bought out (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2110640) :D
damn, one less coach to hate on.
Wait, Phil Jackson went back to the Fakers. NEvermind. Even exchange.
What a farging joke. ::)
Dumars... please please hire Flip Saunders to coach the Pistons to a 45 win season. I will farging move to Detroit, buy tickets behind the bench, and watch this colossal failure up close.
It is a failure waiting to happen. Saunders preaches zone while Larry preaches man. Remember how bad that team was without Larry? Sixers blew them out by 20+. The Pistons will not make the Finals without him. At the same time as great of a coach as Larry is, if he gets to coach the Knicks he'll be walking into a death trap. He has no chance of coaching that mess into the playoffs. Marbury, Q Rich, Tim Thomas jacking 3s all day will end his coaching career 40 games into the season. I don't even know if he'll coach that team. He's not healthy enough to handle that media town and disaster of a team in his condition.
Nets close to getting SAR.
Donyell Marshall to the Cavs.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=cp-nba_raptors_marshall&prov=cp&type=lgns
Quote from: TO is GOD on July 19, 2005, 04:38:02 AM
Nets close to getting SAR.
I thought they signed him already. Saw yesterday that they reached a deal.
It's verbal since they can't sign officially until the 22nd, but they agreed to a sign and trade, but if the sign and trade doesn't go through then the Nets will just sign him normally.
Larry leaves another team with a bad taste in everyone's mouths.
QuoteBrown says goodbye to Detroit with bitterness
By David Aldridge
Inquirer Staff Writer
The saga of Larry Brown and the Detroit Pistons ended yesterday with Brown's accepting a buyout of the remaining three years of his contract and more than $18 million in salary.
The agreement will allow Brown to coach in the NBA next season. But it was barely civil in nature, with the Pistons releasing two tersely worded statements late yesterday, one declaring that Brown had been "relieved" of his coaching duties by team president Joe Dumars, the other being a two-sentence avowal from Dumars thanking Brown for his two years with the team - and not mentioning the NBA championship Brown helped bring the Pistons in 2004.
The agreement made the dispute about whether Brown had been fired - as the team's release suggested - or had agreed to a buyout a moot point, but the bad blood remained. Brown's representative, Joe Glass, strongly disputed any notion that Brown voluntarily stepped aside.
"I can understand English," Glass said by telephone. "If a person says, 'I want to coach,' and the team says, 'We don't want you to coach,' tell me what the interpretation is. I'm not trying to put anybody in any position other than what the facts are."
But a source with knowledge of the negotiations said that the Pistons did not tell Brown they were firing him, and that discussions between the sides turned to talk of a buyout only after Brown had told the team he would not resign his coaching position and accept a front-office job.
"If it were a straight firing, there would be no need for a buyout," the source said.
The Pistons already are moving toward hiring ex-Minnesota Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders as coach. Saunders turned down several offers, including proposals from Portland and Milwaukee, as he waited to see what would happen in Detroit with a veteran-laden team that is a title contender right now.
Glass said the Pistons broached the subject of Brown's dismissal in "the last day or so," surprising the 64-year-old coach, who believed he would be asked back provided he could assure management he would be able to coach a full season. And Glass said he was disturbed by media reports that claimed Brown wanted to leave Detroit.
"Today, I tried to get away from the picture of these so-called anonymous, knowledgeable sources that are picturing Larry as manipulating his way to get fired," Glass said. "He did no such manipulation."
Glass said Brown had not made up his mind about what he wanted to do next season.
"We have to get over this interlude and then let him sit back and evaluate the situation for his family and himself," Glass said.
Many around the league believe the New York Knicks will offer Brown, a Long Island native, their head coaching job. But Glass said Brown is distraught over the way his tenure in Detroit ended.
"He's as disappointed as you would be if your employer said they didn't want your services anymore, especially if you won the Pulitzer Prize," Glass said. "Larry won the Pulitzer Prize in basketball."
PS....ESPN says its a given that Brown ends up in NY. :puke
Ronny Turiaf needs open-heart surgery, may never play in the NBA (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2113689) :(
Quote from: BigEd76 on July 22, 2005, 01:19:44 AM
Ronny Turiaf needs open-heart surgery, may never play in the NBA (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2113689) :(
Just about to post this....he might be a Laker, but best of luck to him. Really sad.
Bobby Jackson just got traded to the Grizzlies, while Bonzi Wells heads to Sacramento.
Greg Ostertag goes from the Grizzles to Utah for Kirk Snyder. (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2114460)
The Jazz needed more white guys, so they traded 1 of their only black ones to get Ostertag back... :-D
What exactly did Utah get in that trade?
Ostertag....that's it
Sacramento got Bonzi, and Memphis got Bobby Jackson, Kirk Snyder, Curtis Borchardt and Raul Lopez....
Meanwhile, Keyon Dooling left Miami and signed with Orlando. Hope you like the bench, Jameer!
I don't get why the Jazz traded Snyder and got Osterag. It can't be correct. It's like the Sixers trading Iguodala to get Mutombo back.
Why give up on a promising young player for an old big man who can no longer play? It's not like Snyder was strapping them cap-wise. They are in a good cap situation anyway.
Sloan hates Snyder.
Quote from: Larry on July 26, 2005, 06:06:17 PM
Sloan hates Snyder.
[Ali G] Is it cuz he's black? [Ali G]
According to the sports websites all over....Larry Traitor should have a deal with the Knicks done by today. ::)
1 year, $60M :-D
The contract is 5 years, $50M-$60M. He'll be there 1 year and quit...
(http://espn-att.starwave.com/media/nba/2005/0728/photo/g_brown_372.jpg)
:deion
Does that douchebag go to tanning salons or what? jesus.
Joe Johnson is close to being dealt to Atlanta for 2 firsts and Diaw. Big blow to Suns which is a team built to win now. They already lost Q Rich so they have no 2 guard now.
I've always liked this guy in Phoenix but I do think that his reputation was inflated by the Suns system. Money talks though..70 mil to be a star on a lottery team.
Tucker said Robinson made $12 million last season, but would be willing to take a sizeable cut to play for the Bucks.
"I would take the mid-range,'' said Tucker, referring to a team's mid-level exception of $5 million. "I would consider taking that.''
Big Dog worth 5 million a year?? lol
Shaq signs 5 year, $100 mil contract with the Heat (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2122716)
:o :o
I really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really wish I was 7'3", 340.
And not just because I would have a giant wang. I would be signing $100million contracts, pretending I can rap and having custom choppers made for me. I would also be able to bitchslap Kobe Bryant on the regular. Dammit, stupid averageness.
The Joe Johnson trade is complete. Suns can kiss their NBA title hopes goodbye. They have zero shot at competing with the Spurs now.
The Heat are about to improve drastically. The Heat are about to get Walker, Jason Williams and James Posey. That is one hell of a deal for Miami. Posey is a very good defender, and Walker is an upgrade over Haslem. Wade, Posey, Shaq, Haslem. Jason Williams is a head case, but Shaq will keep his scrawny ass in line. He is a far better scorer than Damon Jones and can penetrate. When this deal does down Miami becomes the best team in basketball IMO.
The Grizzlies get Marcus Banks and Eddie Jones and the Celtics get Dorrell Wright and Earl Watson.
They say the above deal could involve 6 teams and 20 players! :crazy
MIAMI GETS: Antoine Walker (BOS), Jason Williams (MEM), James Posey (MEM), Andre Emmett (MEM), Roberto Duenas (NO)
MEMPHIS GETS: Eddie Jones (MIA), Raul Lopez (UTA)
NEW ORLEANS GETS: Rasual Butler (MIA), Kirk Snyder (UTA)
BOSTON GETS: Curtis Borchardt (UTA), Qyntel Woods (MIA), Albert Miralles (MIA), two 2nd-round picks (MIA), cash (MIA)
UTAH GETS: Greg Ostertag (MEM)
Miami is crazy good on paper.
This was good for NO and Boston as well. I think Memphis and Utah are the losers.
The New Orleans part doesn't make sense. Rasual Butler and Kirk Snyder for Roberto Duenas?! ???
It doesn't, but it doesn't make sense for Utah either. Snyder is a 2nd year player this upcoming season, and was just a rookie. Why in the hell would you trade him, and Curtis Borchardt who is still very young, and Raul Lopez who is very young as well? For friggin OSTERTAG! He's gonna retire in a few years and can't play a lick anymore. Are they insane? New Orleans got some nice players that will contribute to a young rebuilding team, and Boston basically gets a few role players that they might be able to develop, money, and picks. Andre Emmett isn't a bad acquisition for Miami either. He was good in college, so you never know. The biggest question is, will Walker and Williams gun and ruin their chemistry. They added the talent, but will the chemistry be there? They have all the tools to win, and are clearly better on paper in every area.
Abdur-Rahim trade officially cancelled (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2129971) ;)
Spurs sign Finley (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=stein_marc&id=2147720)
Like they really farging need him. Might as well cancel the season now. :boo
Quote from: SD_Eagle on August 31, 2005, 09:41:44 PM
Spurs sign Finley (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=stein_marc&id=2147720)
Like they really farging need him. Might as well cancel the season now.
Oh man, don't I wish.
As funny as it sounds the signing of Finley just guaranteed them not to win a title.
Too much talent.
Sixers in 4.
Quote from: Monster on September 01, 2005, 06:33:11 PM
As funny as it sounds the signing of Finley just guaranteed them not to win a title.
Too much talent.
it's not "headcase talent" so they've still got a REAL legitimate shot. Miami on the other hand is screwed.
I didn't notice until now, but because they're playing most of their home schedule in Oklahoma City this year, the Hornets are officially known as the "New Orleans / Oklahoma City Hornets" this year... :P
http://www.nba.com/hornets
They were probably going to move again anyway since no one in NO had a vested interest in the team either.
Thats retarted. Just get it over with and move the team to St. Louis.
Amare out until February (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2187484)
The dress code was put into place.
Quote1. General Policy: Business Casual
Players are required to wear Business Casual attire whenever they are engaged in team or league business.
"Business Casual" attire means
# A long or short-sleeved dress shirt (collared or turtleneck), and/or a sweater.
# Dress slacks, khaki pants, or dress jeans.
# Appropriate shoes and socks, including dress shoes, dress boots, or other presentable shoes, but not including sneakers, sandals, flip-flops, or work boots.
2. Exceptions to Business Casual
There are the following exceptions to the general policy of Business Casual attire:
a. Players In Attendance At Games But Not In Uniform
Players who are in attendance at games but not in uniform are required to wear the following additional items when seated on the bench or in the stands during the game:
# Sport Coat
# Dress shoes or boots, and socks
b. Players Leaving the Arena
Players leaving the arena may wear either Business Casual attire or neat warm-up suits issued by their teams.
c. Special Events or Appearances
Teams can make exceptions to the Business Casual policy for special events or player appearances where other attire is appropriate -- e.g., participation in a basketball clinic.
3. Excluded Items
The following is a list of items that players are not allowed to wear at any time while on team or league business:
# Sleeveless shirts
# Shorts
# T-shirts, jerseys, or sports apparel (unless appropriate for the event (e.g., a basketball clinic), team-identified, and approved by the team)
# Headgear of any kind while a player is sitting on the bench or in the stands at a game, during media interviews, or during a team or league event or appearance (unless appropriate for the event or appearance, team-identified, and approved by the team)
# Chains, pendants, or medallions worn over the player's clothes
# Sunglasses while indoors
# Headphones (other than on the team bus or plane, or in the team locker room)
AI...your response? Jermaine? :-D
What a stupid ass set of rules.
AI is going to wear what he wants and accept the fines. I hope he does. Following rules are for the weak.
Allen can afford the fines. I've seen one picture of him in a suit, at his wedding. He looked weird. It won't be the same unless AI is in some random throwback, his doorag and a giant amount of jewlery. That way, stupid suburban white kids can continue to look like complete idiots.
awwww.....those poor nba players will have to dress like grown ups...i feel so bad for them.
Quote from: mhunt on October 18, 2005, 10:57:19 AM
awwww.....those poor nba players will have to dress like grown ups...i feel so bad for them.
Seriously. Millionaires being asked to wear a suit a few days a week by the people who are paying them a fortune to play a game? I can totally see why people would sympathize with them.
wanna hear the best part? Marcus Camby said he would only do if he was given an allowance to buy the clothes.
he makes $7 million per year :)
i had a nba fantasy draft last night that i forgot about...
chris kaman is my center
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 19, 2005, 12:48:01 PM
i had a nba fantasy draft last night that i forgot about...
chris kaman is my center
ouch..
What a stupid ass set of rules
its pathetic...not only are the rules assinine but why is the league imposing them...pompous ass david stern makes me sick...it should be on a team by team basis as the players are employees of the team
and why are the players policed on what they wear but mark cuban can run out on the court in a stank ass grateful dead t-shirt from the 70's
I love when people defy rules. I hope every player does so all-powerful Stern can do absoluely nothing about it. The majority ALWAYS wins. Stern will find out how powerless he really is.
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 19, 2005, 04:15:06 PM
What a stupid ass set of rules
its pathetic...not only are the rules assinine but why is the league imposing them...pompous ass david stern makes me sick...it should be on a team by team basis as the players are employees of the team
and why are the players policed on what they wear but mark cuban can run out on the court in a stank ass grateful dead t-shirt from the 70's
Yep. But I think Cuban is supposed to adhere too. They've had him on PTI & SC tonight and he said that he's worked his butt off to not have to wear suits and he's not going to start now.
Stern is way too heavy handed on this. No baseball caps? No sunglasses indoors? No headphones?
This is all a direct effect from that IND-DET brawl. The corporate morons want the suits so Stern is chasing the cash and he's doing what his rich pals want.
And the fact that they think that making a guy wear a suit will change his image it shows how ignorant they are. What did those guys from Enron wear? Were they wearing doo-rags, throwbacks and Air Force 1's when they were bilking millions from their stockholders? What are the guys from the oil companies wearing when they ask us to take it in the ass? Yeah, they're all wearing suits.
Like AI said...if you put a suit on a murdered he's still a murderer.
Rae Carruth was a flashy dresser too.
And just wtf does the fight at the pacers/pistons game have to DO with this? I'm so farging sick of hearing that garbage.
it's all about image.....middle aged white men & corporate america are turned off by the hip hop image so they're no longer spending their $$$ on the nba. the pacers/pistons fight damaged the nba's image & the dress code is an effort to make things better.
it's a business.
Yeah, that's exactly it, Hunt. Stern is all about his sports image. But making the millionairs dress up in suits isn't going to fix it.
I just don't see how making AI wear a suit to the arena or on a bus is going to make John D. Warbucks of Villanova come off of $20,000 to sit in a luxury box. Would he say to himself, 'Well, now that AI has to wear Armani I'll cut the Sixers a check for that twenty large'?
This is stupid.
Want to fix the NBA's image? How about have a competitive league that doesn't charge out the ass to go see a goddamn game?
The NBA's image isn't even bad right now. Baseball's is a lot worse. The fight in Detroit can't be reversed. Stern has to live with the fact that it hurt the NBA and changing dress code won't repair it. Even with the fight last year the NBA's image is far from bad right now. If the ratings are bad then fix some of the dumbass rules, and widen the salary cap.
they can't change the league's image overnight...the dress code is one, small step. i think they whiney millionaire players are making WAY too much out of it. dress like a grown up, not a teenager...what's the big deal.
oh...and iverson (and camby too, i think) had the audacity to say that the league should give them extra money for a new wardrobe if they expect the players to follow the dress code. comments like that make me want to take a baseball bat to their heads.
farging ridiculous. :boo
You're right that it isn't fixed overnight. I agree with TO on this...fix the zesty salary cap and some of the other things that directly effect the on-court product. That is what we all see. We don't see the players walking to the locker room from the bus. And so what if they wear a suit when they're on the bench and not playing. Is that really a big deal? I don't think it is. I would make them wear team apparel like a warm-up suit or something like that. That's what the NFL does.
Speaking of teenagers...that's a problem right there. They need an age limit and the little band-aid they put on it isn't helping. Make it like the NFL...you have to be out of HS 3 years before you're in the league.
Making the dudes wear dress clothes isn't going to help the pn-court product.
well, they can only address one issue at a time....maybe the next rule will be that players need to be able to pass the ball & make an outside shot before they're allowed in the league. ;D
and i think the dress code is more about overall "professionalism" than it is about what kind of clothes they have on their backs.
Exactly. I think Stern's back is against the wall and made a rash and premature decision. I think he wants an instant image repair, when like I said before the NBA's image isn't even bad. Baseball has a steroid issue that is far worse than anything the NBA could dread of dealing with right now. Steroids mock and disgrace the very foundation of the game. The integrity is shamed. A fight that happened shames those people involved and no one else. People won't suddenly expect people like Tim Duncan to get in fights because of it.
Secondly, unless the player is a big-time athlete, then no one notices them on the bench anyway. So this really only matters when you are going into the tunnels before and after the games. This doesn't affect the image at all. No one even sees the players when they arrive and leave games. No one even cares.
At this point the NFL's image might be worse than the NBA's right now. The NFL is dealing with steroids, the Vikings scandal, Randy Moss admitting he smokes pot, Tice scalping tickets, and refs getting beat up all over the place. Besides that fight at Detroit a year ago, what exactly is so bad about the NBA image right now?
oh...and iverson (and camby too, i think) had the audacity to say that the league should give them extra money for a new wardrobe if they expect the players to follow the dress code. comments like that make me want to take a baseball bat to their heads.
farging ridiculous
anyone who takes those comments serious is missing the point...they obviously arent asking for the money...their point is if stern is gonna tell them what to wear then have him buy the appropriate clothes and theyll think about it...the players dont pay for their team warm-ups or jerseys why would they need to pay for clothes that they are required to wear at the game
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 19, 2005, 08:16:44 PM
why would they need to pay for clothes that they are required to wear at the game
do you pay for the clothes you wear to work???
so do i.
btw, a dress code & a uniform are not the same thing.
I'm not going to say that the dress code is going to totally take care of the image problem- it isn't, because the image problem is rooted deeper than clothes.
However, I disagree with the premise that there should not be one in the NBA. In fact, I believe that it WILL help somewhat in improving the image of the NBA to 30-50 year olds, no matter what the race. I know several African-Americans in my profession that are more fed up with the NBA's "gangsta" image than I am (I also freely admit that I am a casual fan when it comes to the NBA since the days of Dr. J ended some years ago). Will a dress code make me watch more? Probably not.
I have to laugh somewhat at the bemoaning of the dress code by the players, because in some ways it mirrors my own when my school tightened the professional dress code a few years ago. Gone were the sneakers, the "dressy t-shirts" for the men; gone were birkenstocks, sleeveless shirts, capri pants and "dressy shorts" for the women. Men now have to wear a collared shirt, docker-style pants and dress shoes (which can be a bit troublesome for my large feet- thank goodness for Men's Wearhouse!), women have to wear a dress or dress pants. Ties are "optional," but are heavily encouraged. I usually wear one Monday through Thursday, and a golf shirt with the school logo on Friday.
What I find funny is that a lot of what the players are saying more or less mirrored a lot of comments made by the faculty at my school. I think I even heard the one about letting the school district pay for the new clothes if they were going to force us to wear them. Of course, after the initial B&M session, we realized that we didn't have a real choice in the matter, bought some new clothes over the summer, and followed the dress code with the new school year. And, to tell the truth, it does vastly improve our image in parent meetings and other places where we're interacting with the public.
This is another example to me about the media making a lot about an issue that really isn' t all that important. The main difference between the players and our teachers is that the players have a lot more weight to pull than we did. The Sixers won't just tell AI to "find another job" like a few of the teachers were when they complained to the administration.
Anyways... WAR DRESSCODE! :D
I think this dress code thing is kind of stupid. They've got a dress code for on the court and now they want one off it? Ghey.
HOWEVER............
It's only business casual attire that Stern wants. Jeans or slacks and a collared shirt, no bling, no headphones and no sunglasses inside. So it's not like he's being a total nazi on this one and making them dress in 3 piece suites.
BUT ON THE OTHER HAND.........
The players have brought this on themselves. We've all heard them say at one time or another "This isn't a game, it's business." Ok. So if it's "business" then you should dress for the occasion, right?
If they want to be treated like basketball players then they should just go back to playing basketball.
Yeah, that'll happen. :-D
honestly, who cares?
Me.
They can look like punks and thugs on their on time.
When they're representing their team, city and league, they should dress like professionals.
"Business casual attire" is the requirement. Oh, dear... how will they ever conform to such stringent rules?
::)
Quote
Policy irks clothes-minded McNabb
By Ashley Fox
Inquirer Staff Writer
If the National Football League adopted the NBA's new dress code, Donovan McNabb often would be in violation. Never mind that McNabb is one of the snazziest dressers in the Eagles' locker room, if not the entire league, meticulously matching his colorful dress shirts and custom-made suits every Sunday.
McNabb wears sunglasses indoors. Bad Bird.
In an attempt yesterday to glean a few witty responses from the playful Eagles quarterback about which of his teammates would be the biggest offenders under the NBA's policy, I found a man who wasn't in a joking mood. McNabb clearly is irritated by the issue. Offended even. Not for himself, but for his fellow professional athletes - including his friend Allen Iverson.
"I think any time you make a rule that stops everyone from doing what they've been doing," McNabb said, "that's tough to swallow... . You're telling a grown man to change up everything he does. That's bad news."
This issue of NBA commissioner David Stern's new dress code has exploded. It has crossed sports, ages, races, socioeconomic groups, states and cultures. For a man who preaches the importance of "globality," Stern has created an issue nearing that size in scope.
For team functions, Stern wants the players to dress more professionally, in jackets and collared shirts rather than baggy T-shirts and jeans accessorized by diamond chains, do-rags, sunglasses and Timberland boots. No headphones. No hats. Essentially, no hip-hop.
Use Michael Jordan as the model. Dress to impress, or at least dress to impress those who value Armani suits and Ferragamo footwear. If that's not your style, too bad. Conform.
This isn't what Eminem meant when he penned "Lose Yourself."
The wardrobe constraints hit McNabb, one of the most marketable athletes in the NFL and as image-conscious a professional athlete as there is, from a number of angles. Yes, he wears a suit after every game, but he also drives a silver H2, listens to rap music, and wears a T-shirt and jeans with a chain to and from practice. What of it?
McNabb worried about the direction the NBA was headed, and the precedent it might set. He mentioned the 19-year-old age limit Stern got into the league's new collective bargaining agreement in the summer, followed by this dress code. What is next, McNabb wondered, a ban on tattoos?
"You can't look cool?" McNabb said. "You have to look like you're going 9 to 5? Pretty soon, they're going to say no sideburns, no mustache, no goatee, no cornrows, and guys will be walking around bald-headed or with a low haircut. Come on. That's unbelievable."
What was really unbelievable to the soon-to-be-30 McNabb is how Iverson, himself 30, has been targeted as the would-be poster boy for the program. Iverson doesn't wear sport coats. It's not his style. Unless he wants to pay a fine, however, he will have to when he's injured, sitting on the bench for a game.
In the past, Iverson has worn an array of throwback jerseys, honoring former great players from his and other sports. Throwbacks are now banned. Other excluded items, according to the memo sent to each NBA team: headgear of any kind, chains, pendants or medallions worn over the player's clothes, sunglasses while indoors, and headphones.
On ESPN.com on Tuesday, the Web site showed a picture of Iverson from a postgame news conference last year, asking how many dress-code violations the reader could spot. There were four. At least.
"The man has spent 10 years in the league, and now they're telling him, 'We want you to do this because Michael Jordan did it,' " McNabb said. "Michael Jordan's a different guy. Isiah Thomas has to wear suits now, but that's how he dressed [as a player]. Michael, Magic [Johnson], Larry [Bird], those are older guys, guys that understood. Some of the younger generation, some of the stuff that's been selling and been selling a lot is the urban wear and some things like that.
"I feel bad for Iverson. Obviously, he is the guy they kind of pinpoint for that. It's sad. You never want to be the one they circle on the TV and say, 'See?' I saw a picture in the paper. They went back to his rookie year when he was drafted and he had low hair. He looked like he was about 110 pounds, and he had a suit on. That was at the draft. It's unbelievable."
McNabb said he thinks that NFL players, because they are relatively unrecognizable under their helmets on the field, are more image-conscious away from game action to try to capitalize on their names. But just because one man wears a suit and another dresses more casually doesn't in McNabb's estimation mean that the clothes make the man.
"At the games, I'm in a suit that at least I got made or I bought, that's comfortable and presentable, but some people aren't like that," McNabb said. "Some people just want to wear buttoned-up shirts with a chain out. I do it when I'm coming to work. It's being comfortable... . You have to let people be themselves, because that's the way people recognize you."
Amid the serious talk about a polarizing issue, McNabb had a single one-liner. Asked about the ban on throwback jerseys, like the Michael Irvin jersey Terrell Owens wore after the Eagles' loss to Dallas, McNabb said: "Those are out of style now."
Otherwise, as he so often is, McNabb was all business yesterday. And his demeanor and professionalism had nothing to do with his attire - a white T-shirt, black shorts and green clogs.
do you pay for the clothes you wear to work???
yeah...but my work doesnt have a dress code...and if they tried to impose one id tell them to buy me the clothes...but they wouldnt do that
what really makes this policy racist is the no chains outside the clothes rule...are you tellin me no female employees can wear a necklace outside their top...
what's ridiculous is that the penalities aren't just fines, they are also talking about suspensions
suspending someone because they are wearing sunglasses inside? stupid.
wearing sunglasses inside
yeah that one is ridiculous as well...i can pretty much guarantee if they even thought about suspending someone for something like this david stern would be jumped on by the players union and the aclu so fast his pudgy little head would explode...suspensions will not fly
i hope this backlash continues and blows up in that bastiches face
i will say tho that the players union deserves blame for this for negotiating it into the cba...that slavemaster stern tho is pushing it to far now...does he not recognize that a rich white jew imposing rules like this on young black kids doesnt look to kosher...it might have went a little smoother if he had called in a bunch of nba players such as iverson...mcgrady ect...players that others look up to...and discussed this with them face to face as equals and with respect
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 20, 2005, 08:06:49 AM
do you pay for the clothes you wear to work???
yeah...but my work doesnt have a dress code...
really?
can you wear shorts, a tank top, & a pair of bedroom slippers to work if you want? :-D
i just want to know how many people Stern thinks is will attract with the new policy. How many people are out there deciding to buy tickets now because the players are going to be dressed nicely coming to the game?
and it's not about corporate money either. the networks pay for the rights based on the money the can get from advertisers and that money is based on ratings. and no one can convince me that the ratings will benefit by this.
really?
can you wear shorts, a tank top, & a pair of bedroom slippers to work if you want?
just because you arent allowed to come to work naked doesnt mean there is a 'dress code'
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 20, 2005, 08:49:17 AM
really?
can you wear shorts, a tank top, & a pair of bedroom slippers to work if you want?
just because you arent allowed to come to work naked doesnt mean there is a 'dress code'
okay...how about a t-shirt, sweat pants, sneakers, & a baseball cap...can you wear that to work?
point is...most employers have some sort of dress code or dress policy.
Quote from: mhunt on October 20, 2005, 09:17:04 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 20, 2005, 08:49:17 AM
really?
can you wear shorts, a tank top, & a pair of bedroom slippers to work if you want?
just because you arent allowed to come to work naked doesnt mean there is a 'dress code'
okay...how about a t-shirt, sweat pants, sneakers, & a baseball cap...can you wear that to work?
point is...most employers have some sort of dress code or dress policy.
yeah, so does the NBA, it's called shorts, jersey, sneakers and socks what they wear to work shouldn't matter
i know lots of guys who have to wear uniforms for their jobs and they wear what they wear to work and change in the locker room
Quote from: PhillyGirl on October 20, 2005, 08:00:00 AM
Policy irks clothes-minded McNabb
McNabb clearly is irritated by the issue. Offended even. Not for himself, but for his fellow professional athletes - including his friend Allen Iverson.
(http://www.philly.com/images/philly/philly/12950/167714931000.jpg)
Quote from: Sun_Mo on October 20, 2005, 09:20:36 AM
Quote from: mhunt on October 20, 2005, 09:17:04 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 20, 2005, 08:49:17 AM
really?
can you wear shorts, a tank top, & a pair of bedroom slippers to work if you want?
just because you arent allowed to come to work naked doesnt mean there is a 'dress code'
okay...how about a t-shirt, sweat pants, sneakers, & a baseball cap...can you wear that to work?
point is...most employers have some sort of dress code or dress policy.
yeah, so does the NBA, it's called shorts, jersey, sneakers and socks what they wear to work shouldn't matter
i know lots of guys who have to wear uniforms for their jobs and they wear what they wear to work and change in the locker room
obviously, the "job" of an nba players includes more than just playing in the games...it includes public appearances, giving interviews, representing the team at various functions, etc.
i really can't believe anyone would support these pampered, whiney, millionaires on this issue...it's their job. either follow the policies or go work at 7-11.
and i bet 7-11 has a dress policy too.
okay...how about a t-shirt, sweat pants, sneakers, & a baseball cap...can you wear that to work?
point is...most employers have some sort of dress code or dress policy
the dress code should correlate to the position...a steam fitter isnt going to wear the same attire as a lawyer...
the nba has spent the better part of the last decade promoting the nba to the hip-hop nation...has used the players in commercials in that aspect...plays beats during all timeouts in every arena...halftime shows are often some sort of hip-hop dance performance...al morganti just pointed that hell the sixers mascot is named hip-hop...yet now all of a sudden stern wants all that gone??...not a chance...hell continue to pimp that culture to put money in the leagues pocket but hes going to tell the players to quit it
like the great chuck d said...
i like nike but wait a minute...the neighborhood supports so put some money in it...
[rainbow coalition]It's racism, pure and simple.[/rainbow coalition]
:-D
I really dont give a shtein what they have to wear considering it doesnt affect anything important. I just think its funny that David Stern makes this rule since it is the whole hip hop culture that has brought such a flow of cash to the NBA from merchandising etc. bite the hand that feeds after you have made billions is a bit hypocritical.
if this policy reduces the number of stupid white kids walking around my neighborhood wearing oversized jeans, wifebeaters, & do-rags, i'm all for it. :-D
why do you care what the kids in the neighborhood wear?
Quote from: MURP on October 20, 2005, 09:52:06 AM
why do you care what the kids in the neighborhood wear?
they bring down the property value. 8)
:deion
I have to wear a suit to work. I don't wish it on anyone. What a pain in the ass.
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on October 20, 2005, 07:28:56 AM
They can look like punks and thugs on their on time.
When they're representing their team, city and league, they should dress like professionals.
"Business casual attire" is the requirement. Oh, dear... how will they ever conform to such stringent rules?
::)
You are one ignorant dude. You really need to get out into the real world, because you have no idea what a thug is. You are one angry, depressed individual.
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 20, 2005, 08:06:49 AM
do you pay for the clothes you wear to work???
yeah...but my work doesnt have a dress code...and if they tried to impose one id tell them to buy me the clothes...but they wouldnt do that
what really makes this policy racist is the no chains outside the clothes rule...are you tellin me no female employees can wear a necklace outside their top...
Ok, explain how this is racist.
How many women play in the NBA? I don't even know why you brought women up.
Also, the policy is in effect for everyone. Not just black people, not just white people, not just hispanics. It applies to everyone.
I think it's a stupid policy but you (and any player) are just being a freaking idiot for bringing race into it.
A boss telling his subordinates to dress like professionals is totally racist.
You are one ignorant dude. You really need to get out into the real world, because you have no idea what a thug is.
lol...truer words have never been spoken
Ok, explain how this is racist.
How many women play in the NBA? I don't even know why you brought women up.
im asking if a white woman...who say works in the sixers front office...is allowed to wear a chain outside of her blouse..im pretty certain she is...but iverson isnt allowed to wear one over his shirt
Also, the policy is in effect for everyone. Not just black people, not just white people, not just hispanics. It applies to everyone.
it applies to all but was instituted because of few
A boss telling his subordinates to dress like professionals is totally racist.
the players dont work for david stern
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 20, 2005, 06:44:03 PM
Ok, explain how this is racist.
How many women play in the NBA? I don't even know why you brought women up.
im asking if a white woman...who say works in the sixers front office...is allowed to wear a chain outside of her blouse..im pretty certain she is...but iverson isnt allowed to wear one over his shirt
I don't know if the policy applies to front office personnel, especially those who never appear in press conferences or do interviews. The camera is on the players not some ticket agent or accountant. The dress policy for those employees is likely enforced by each team rather than by the league. I doubt the league can impose such regulations for office employees because they don't work for the league or represent the league in any way.
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Also, the policy is in effect for everyone. Not just black people, not just white people, not just hispanics. It applies to everyone.
it applies to all but was instituted because of few
And? Are you saying it's because the few are black? Hey guess what? It's the freaking NBA. Incase you haven't noticed, the majority of the league is black.
So I'll say it again, it's a stupid rule but it's not racist and anyone who thinks it is is a farging moron.
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A boss telling his subordinates to dress like professionals is totally racist.[.b]
the players dont work for david stern
The get their paychecks from the team they play for but each team in a franchise of the NBA. Stern is the commissioner of the NBA therefore he is "the boss".
You know what hockey players have to wear if they aren't suited up? Suits and ties. The man is telling them to wear SUITS!! Can you believe it??
Now THAT'S farging racist.....
Quote from: TO is GOD on October 20, 2005, 05:59:03 PM
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on October 20, 2005, 07:28:56 AM
They can look like punks and thugs on their on time.
When they're representing their team, city and league, they should dress like professionals.
"Business casual attire" is the requirement. Oh, dear... how will they ever conform to such stringent rules?
::)
You are one ignorant dude. You really need to get out into the real world, because you have no idea what a thug is. You are one angry, depressed individual.
Ahahaha. I'm neither angry nor depressed.
And apparently, you couldn't spot sarcasm with a farging dictionary in one hand and a microscope in the other.
Moron.
BTW: Is any really surprised that the only two posters attacking this policy are IGY & TOIG?
:-D
Just wait until Steve Nash shows up to a post game pc wearing a pink Izod with the collar flipped up and watch MDS go friggin nutz!
Quote from: Sgt PSN on October 20, 2005, 08:13:05 PM
Just wait until Steve Nash shows up to a post game pc wearing a pink Izod with the collar flipped up and watch MDS go friggin nutz!
:-D :-D
Nothing wrong with pink Izods.
Collared up is for the queers, though.
:-*
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on October 20, 2005, 08:17:13 PM
Nothing wrong with pink Izods.
Of course not. My grandmother had one.
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on October 20, 2005, 07:59:02 PM
Quote from: TO is GOD on October 20, 2005, 05:59:03 PM
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on October 20, 2005, 07:28:56 AM
They can look like punks and thugs on their on time.
When they're representing their team, city and league, they should dress like professionals.
"Business casual attire" is the requirement. Oh, dear... how will they ever conform to such stringent rules?
::)
You are one ignorant dude. You really need to get out into the real world, because you have no idea what a thug is. You are one angry, depressed individual.
Ahahaha. I'm neither angry nor depressed.
And apparently, you couldn't spot sarcasm with a farging dictionary in one hand and a microscope in the other.
Moron.
You are both, don't make it worse by lying to yourself. You were not sarcastic either. You've shown here plenty of times that you don't agree with people dressing in a "hip-hop" style because it makes them thugs. Don't pull the sarcastic card out when your stereotypical colors start to show.
:-D
You don't have the first clue about me or what I believe, so please, do me a favor and keep your imbecilic analysis to yourself.
And? Are you saying it's because the few are black? Hey guess what? It's the freaking NBA. Incase you haven't noticed, the majority of the league is black.
if you dont think theres a backlash in this country against young rich blacks then you are crazy...if a young black kid is gonna make all my money then he best act and dress the way i want...but a lazy fat redneck like john kruk can whyle out and its considered funny and cool...
The get their paychecks from the team they play for but each team in a franchise of the NBA. Stern is the commissioner of the NBA therefore he is "the boss".
no he isnt the boss of the players...the individual owners are...the only reason stern can do this is because the players union agreed to a form of a dress code in the cba
BTW: Is any really surprised that the only two posters attacking this policy are IGY & TOIG?
not sure what that means?...but among others who have attacked it are donovan mcnabb...mark cuban and joe crede...one of the most vociferous supporters of the policy is howard eskin who everyone here despises...so again i ask whats your point???
My point is, the NBA markets itself to rich white people. Do you honestly think they give a shtein about gang-bangers in the 'hood, IGY?
Puh-lease.
People with bank accounts with two commas in them are what drives the NBA financially. They're the ones who buy the clubseats, fill the skyboxes, and produce billions in ancillary revenues that the NBA needs to survive.
They're trying to market to baby boomers because that's where the money is. And when I say baby boomers, I'm not talking about just the white ones either. Minorities in this country have tons of disposable income and many of them are just as uncomfortable with the "thug" personifications that are portrayed by today's athletes as whites are.
You guys can bury your little noggins in the sand and pretend that the players actually have a say in what goes on in their respective leagues. But the bottom line is, if the people paying the freight are turned off by the product, then the product has to change. That's what Stern is doing here. He's attempting to assuage his "base."
If the poor gazillionaires are offended that they have to present a professional appearance when representing their team, then that's just too farging bad.
QuotePosted on Sun, Oct. 23, 2005
Stephen A. Smith | Blame belongs with players
By Stephen A. Smith
Inquirer Columnist
Long after the whining and moaning subside and the polarizing effects of race dissipate, NBA players will be stuck in the unfamiliar position of having to look in the mirror - and nowhere else - for all the travails concerning their sullied image.
The white-man-is-bringing-us-down excuse can last only so long. The same can be said concerning commissioner David Stern. At some point, at some time, the realization that a player's culpability for whatever ails the NBA's image extends beyond the court, especially when that assertion is virtually echoed by the players' own union.
Has anyone ever heard of the National Basketball Players Association? Did anyone know that its executive director is Billy Hunter, a black man? With all the hollering and vitriol being levied publicly, it should not be lost that everything from its executive committee to the negotiating committee is rife with black men?
All of whom evidently signed off on the league's new dress-code policy.
Where were the players when the NBPA was negotiating the finer points of the collective-bargaining agreement reached this summer? If a dress-code policy consisting of slacks, shoes, shirts and blazers is truly "retarded," where was Tim Duncan's voice of discontent before Hunter and his crew acquiesced, to Stern's delight? That is assuming the NBPA tried to consult the players at all.
The appropriate answer would probably be that the players were on vacation.
The problem is, they're always away when it comes to standing as a strong, collective unit.
Having a dress code is perfectly understandable, but the specific stipulations flat-out stink. Shoes, slacks and a button-collared shirt should be enough, but by now we all know that serves only to camouflage the real issues.
They are:
In June, the NBA Finals suffered a more than 30 percent drop in TV ratings from what they averaged over the last 30 seasons.
There was a 45 percent decline in All-Star Game ratings over the average for the last 15 seasons.
Considering the $400 million a year the NBA gets from ABC/ESPN, the $366 million a year it gets from TNT, and a player's average salary of $5 million (rivaled by no other sport), Stern's actions were nothing but predictable.
The NBA has wanted a dress code since the 1970s.
Why the league was able to get it is something Hunter, Duncan, Allen Iverson and LeBron James should be forced to answer.
The NBA flexed its muscles, threw haymakers, and knocked the players on their proverbial backsides.
An inquisition could have taken place regarding the commissioner's assertion that a downward turn in popularity occurred on these players' watch, but it never happened.
It appears no one stood up and asked why exactly the ratings and attendance have declined, why sponsors have looked elsewhere. No one even stood up and said, 'Hey, Mr. Stern, if something is wrong with our hip-hop image, why are our songs blasting through the public-address system in every one of your arenas?"
The fact is, the players never say much or do much other than play ball. Just like the National Football League, the NBA gets whatever it wants when it wants, and little is done to curtail its momentum.
The easy culprit, of course, is Hunter. He's the guy who runs the NBPA, the one with a prosecutor's background instead of a labor negotiator's. But that's the obvious, simplistic way out of things. The bigger, more appropriate culprits are the players, all of whom should be ashamed for complaining now when they could have done something about it earlier.
A luxury tax might not be in place if the players had displayed more resolve during the lockout-shortened 1998-99 season. If Stern and his cohorts didn't know that the 400-plus players would concede and force Hunter to appease them by reaching a deal, you still may have had maximum limits on the contracts or a rookie wage scale or a luxury tax - but certainly not all three.
To avoid such monetary constraints, however, some level of cohesion would be required, something from the players that depicts unity and dignity.
The problem is, it gets lost when players give time, money and heart to people, foundations and causes. And it has little to do with how a player dresses.
It's usually because the most conspicuous causes that players hold dear completely revolve around them.
Rarely, if ever, is the big picture accounted for and almost always not until it's too late. Remember that mirror.
:yay :yay :yay :yay :yay
Mediocre trade for mediocre teams (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2204385)
Mediocre teams...yes. Mediocre trade? Not really. Magloire and Mason would be starters on the 76ers....
what's the trade? work blocks ESPN
Quote from: BigEd76 on October 26, 2005, 02:13:21 PM
Mediocre teams...yes. Mediocre trade? Not really. Magloire and Mason would be starters on the 76ers....
no way magloire stats over superstar sammy delight. mason would because we dont have a 2 guard.
Quote from: Sun_Mo on October 26, 2005, 02:24:02 PM
what's the trade? work blocks ESPN
Jamaal Magloire to Milwaukee for Desmond Mason, 2006 #1 pick and cash
Magloire is a good player.
Magliore is a Sixer killer too.
that dope rob cherry just called him jamal mag-lee-oar
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 27, 2005, 12:08:56 PM
that dope rob cherry just called him jamal mag-lee-oar
it's rob charry, duh
if he doesnt know a name...and there are many he doesnt...is it that difficult to spend five seconds and ask cuz or miss how to say it
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 27, 2005, 12:17:36 PM
if he doesnt know a name...and there are many he doesnt...is it that difficult to spend five seconds and ask cuz or miss how to say it
it's that difficult if you don't really care, like I'm sure he doesn't. he's just a dumb hippy.
makes wip sound like two bit sports radio station in des moines...christ its your job to announce sports get the damn names right...dont ask me why i care
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 27, 2005, 12:30:46 PM
makes wip sound like two bit sports radio station in des moines...christ its your job to announce sports get the damn names right...dont ask me why i care
i won't.
but even you should know that WIP is barely a sports station anymore
my useless picks that will all be wrong:
east
1. miami
2. indiana
3. new jersey
4. detroit
5. cavs
6. sixers
7. wizards
8. bucks
heat over bucks, pacers over, wizards, sixers over nets, pistons over cavs
heat over pistons, pacers over sixers
heat over pacers
west
1. spurs
2. suns
3. nuggets
4. rockets
5. kings
6. mavs
7. griz
8. fakers
spurs sweep stupid fakers, suns over griz, nuggets over mavs, rockets over kings
spurs over rockets, nuggets over suns
spurs over nuggets
spurs over heat in finals
mvp of finals and season- tim duncan
booyah!
If the Sixers let the Nets beat them in the division then Mo Cheeks will have failed. The Nets are a joke. They have no inside game whatsoever.
Scoop Jackson is the only dude on ESPN.com picking the Sixers to win the Atlantic.
Our boy Jimmy O'Brien is picking the Nets.
Fan voting says:
1) Which team will win the Atlantic Division?
64.3% New Jersey Nets
17.4% Philadelphia 76ers
10.1% New York Knicks
6.9% Boston Celtics
1.4% Toronto Raptors
Phoenix/Dallas is a pick 'em game tomorrow.
Who wins? Can Phoenix win without Amare and Q?
They'll be good but to say they will be anywhere near as good as last year is ignorant IMO. Amare is their best player not Nash.
the nets are easily going to win the atlantic
i cannot get a read on the sixers at all
My only concern with the Sixers is that bench depth.
Is Johnny Salmons finally going to contribute?
Can Lee Nailon do what he did in NO here?
Can Kevin Ollie help out backing up AI?
Billy The King must get some bench help at some point this year. I'd like to see him use that Mashburn contract to get a good 6th man.
I think Igoudala is going to be a stud. And of course CWebb and AI are gonna do their thing.
A quick update for people like me that forgot where some of the players and coaches ended up:
New Jersey = Marc Jackson, Jeff McInnis
New York = Larry Brown >:D , Quentin Richardson, Eddy Curry, Antonio Davis
Toronto = Charlie Villanueva
Atlanta = Joe Johnson, Marvin Williams, Salim Stoudamire
Charlotte = Raymond Felton, Sean May, Jumaine Jones :yay
Miami = Antoine Walker, Gary Payton, Jason Williams
Washington = Caron Butler
Chicago = Tim Thomas
Cleveland = Larry Hughes, Damon Jones, Martynas Andriuskevicius :P
Detroit = Dale Davis
Indiana = Sarunas Jasikevicius (the guy from Lithuania that hit all those 3s in the Olympics)
Milwaukee = Andrew Bogut, Jamaal Magloire
Dallas = Doug Christie
Houston = Rafer Alston (the Street Ball guy), Stromile Swift
Memphis = Eddie Jones, Bobby Jackson, Damon Stoudamire, Hakim Warrick
NO/OKC = Desmond Mason, Chris Paul, Rasual Butler
San Antonio = Michael Finley, Nick Van Exel
Minnesota = Rashad McCants
Portland = Nate McMillan
Seattle = Damien Wilkens (nephew of Dominique)
Utah = Deron Williams
LA Clippers = Sam Cassell, Cuttino Mobley, Walter McCarty
LA Lakers = Phil Jackson, Kwame Brown, Aaron McKie :-\
Phoenix = Brian Grant, Kurt Thomas, Raja Bell
Sacramento = Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Francisco Garcia
The whole Nets season is riding on Vince Carter being as productive as he was for half of last season. I don't think that is a lock. The guy is soft and can disappear for weeks in a season because of a bruised ego. Whenever your season rides on someone as soft as Vince, then you are in trouble. On top of that I hate the Nets and will never give them credit for anything.
Quote from: BigEd76 on November 01, 2005, 04:30:21 PM
A quick update for people like me that forgot where some of the players and coaches ended up:
New Jersey = Marc Jackson, Jeff McInnis
New York = Larry Brown >:D , Quentin Richardson, Eddy Curry, Antonio Davis
Toronto = Charlie Villanueva
Atlanta = Joe Johnson, Marvin Williams, Salim Stoudamire
Charlotte = Raymond Felton, Sean May, Jumaine Jones :yay
Miami = Antoine Walker, Gary Payton, Jason Williams
Washington = Caron Butler
Chicago = Tim Thomas
Cleveland = Larry Hughes, Damon Jones, Martynas Andriuskevicius :P
Detroit = Dale Davis
Indiana = Sarunas Jasikevicius (the guy from Lithuania that hit all those 3s in the Olympics)
Milwaukee = Andrew Bogut, Jamaal Magloire
Dallas = Doug Christie
Houston = Rafer Alston (the Street Ball guy), Stromile Swift
Memphis = Eddie Jones, Bobby Jackson, Damon Stoudamire, Hakim Warrick
NO/OKC = Desmond Mason, Chris Paul, Rasual Butler
San Antonio = Michael Finley, Nick Van Exel
Minnesota = Rashad McCants
Portland = Nate McMillan
Seattle = Damien Wilkens (nephew of Dominique)
Utah = Deron Williams
LA Clippers = Sam Cassell, Cuttino Mobley, Walter McCarty
LA Lakers = Phil Jackson, Kwame Brown, Aaron McKie :-\
Phoenix = Brian Grant, Kurt Thomas, Raja Bell
Sacramento = Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Francisco Garcia
I think Toronto traded for Mike James with Houston. That's how Houston got Alston.
Shaq out for 2-4 weeks, and it's Ron Artest's fault.
The Lakers announced yesterday that Kobe and his wife are expecting their 2nd kid in May...
I can't read the article because like everything else on ESPN.com it is an Insider article but the front page says that Kevin Garnett could be dealt because he ripped McHale. The team that is linked to trade talks? The Knicks.
That would suck if he went to NY.
the knicks dont have anybody. they suck.
Take some time out from your busy schedule and laugh at LB (http://www.remembertheaba.com/TributeMaterial/LarryBrown.html).
:-D
Quote from: FFatPatt on December 06, 2005, 02:35:44 PM
Take some time out from your busy schedule and laugh at LB (http://www.remembertheaba.com/TributeMaterial/LarryBrown.html).
:-D
(http://www.remembertheaba.com/TributeMaterial/LBrownRainbowSweater.jpg)
Look at meeeeeeeeeeee!! :-D
Van Gundy resigns, Riley to coach Heat (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2256435)
Quote from: PhillyGirl on December 12, 2005, 09:31:40 AM
Van Gundy resigns, Riley to coach Heat (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2256435)
Now THAT'S a surprise...
Quote from: Geowhizzer on December 12, 2005, 10:05:10 AM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on December 12, 2005, 09:31:40 AM
Van Gundy resigns, Riley to coach Heat (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2256435)
Now THAT'S a surprise...
:-D
Not exactly "Man Bites Dog" is it?
I think Riley pushed Van Gundy out.
Pacers will try to trade Artest (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2256741)
Get .... :paranoid
Quote from: BigEd76 on December 12, 2005, 04:05:05 PM
Pacers will try to trade Artest (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2256741)
Get .... :paranoid
additional security if you trade for him.
Artest is like TO....if you keep him under control, he's a great player and you'd love to have him. Unfortunately there's always an "if"...
The ONLY thing I can say is Mo has had a lot of experience with players like Artest (from his time in Portland).
kobe had 62 pts last night in 29 minutes :o
lakers retired rick fox's jersey ???
How and why does Rick Fox get a retired jersey?!
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 21, 2005, 08:50:34 AM
How and why does Rick Fox get a retired jersey?!
When you're basically a career backup but are married to a starter quality woman, you still achieve legendary status and get added perks that go along with it.
I thought they got divorced....
DYK: Vanessa Williams was first offered the lead role in Monsters Ball, which eventually went to Halle Berry. She turned it down because of the sex scene, saying it wouldnt be a good career move. Today she does a few commercials and who the hell knows. Good choice, Vanessa.
he shouldnt get shtein for the simple fact he got merked by doug christie
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 21, 2005, 08:38:09 AM
kobe had 62 pts last night in 29 minutes :o
2 words for that.
farg Kobe.
Oh wait...2 more:
Who cares
I like the way Vince Carter plays basketball.
2 words for that.
farg Kobe.
Oh wait...2 more:
Who cares
nobody hates kobe more than me...but if you dont care about someone bangin 62 in 29 then you just arent a sports fan...anyway isnt this an nba thread?
hater
Quote from: Diomedes on December 21, 2005, 10:19:04 PM
I like the way Vince Carter plays basketball.
I don't know if this is sarcasm or not but in any event I've met Vince before and he's a very nice young man. Athletes are usually self-absorbed idiots but he wasn't. At least not to me, he wasn't.
Easy to cheer for a guy like that.
vince carter was ok till i found out he farged tracey mcgradys eye crooked when they were roomates in toronto
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 22, 2005, 08:09:23 AM
nobody hates kobe more than me...but if you dont care about someone bangin 62 in 29 then you just arent a sports fan...anyway isnt this an nba thread?
hater
Because he's a scumbag and I just don't give a rats ass what he does. Doesn't make me any less of a sports fan. Makes me a human with feelings. I despise him in every way, so I don't care what he does on the court.
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on December 22, 2005, 08:17:36 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on December 21, 2005, 10:19:04 PM
I like the way Vince Carter plays basketball.
I don't know if this is sarcasm or not but in any event I've met Vince before and he's a very nice young man. Athletes are usually self-absorbed idiots but he wasn't. At least not to me, he wasn't.
Easy to cheer for a guy like that.
I just wish the dude didn't have so many nagging health problems over the years that have really slowed him down. He was an absolutely dominant player coming into the league and now he's just a shadow of his former self.
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on December 22, 2005, 08:17:36 AMI don't know if this is sarcasm or not
Not sarcasm. I really like him. He laid down a revers alley-oop dunk a couple nights ago that was farging ridiculous. I nearly shtein myself when I saw that. The guy has mad, mad style.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on December 22, 2005, 08:50:37 AM
Because he's a scumbag and I just don't give a rats ass what he does. Doesn't make me any less of a sports fan. Makes me a human with feelings. I despise him in every way, so I don't care what he does on the court.
I also hate Kobe, but I'm amazed and possibly inspired by the level of effort you are able to put into your hatred of random sports figures. Ray Lewis? DISPISED! Kobe Bryant? DISPISED! Keyshawn? DISPISED! The entire Ravens organization? DISPISED! And so on and so forth. I mean, I've got a fair amount of bile to spew, but I'm in awe. I don't have the energy to hate more than a few things at once.
And the whole TO thing may have used up my reserves. Wait, no. There's plenty left.
Kobe Bryant is a pompous icehole who I firmly believe raped that girl in Colorado.
He's as low of a lifeform as it gets.
If he was imprisoned for life and took it up the ass himself every day for that entire prison term, I'd throw a farging party in his honor.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on December 22, 2005, 07:09:10 PM
Kobe Bryant is a pompous icehole who I firmly believe raped that girl in Colorado.
He's as low of a lifeform as it gets.
If he was imprisoned for life and took it up the ass himself every day for that entire prison term, I'd throw a farging party in his honor.
Wow...Happy Holidays :D... :paranoid :paranoid :paranoid
Quote from: PhillyGirl on December 22, 2005, 07:09:10 PM
Kobe Bryant is a pompous icehole who I firmly believe raped that girl in Colorado.
Here's what I believe:
She wanted his johnson. She just didn't want it in her ass.
I beleive that subject was beaten to death before, during and after the trial. No matter what anyone thinks, he was not convicted. Get over it.
Did anyone catch the interview with Shaq? Where he was asked if Kobe was sending a message after he scored 62 pts the other night. And Shaq said " If he sent a message. I didn't get it cause I don't have a fax machine". I was bustin a gut. It was sooo hilarious.
holy crap...did you know that kobe had zero assists in his 62 point game the other night? :o
zero!....that's tough to do when you handle the ball that much. you're almost guaranteed a couple by accident. :-D
From the nobody gives a shtein department: Sonics fire HC Bob Weiss (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2278996)
Who the hell is that
QuoteMagic suspend Francis indefinitely
ORLANDO, Fla. - Steve Francis was suspended indefinitely by the Orlando Magic on Thursday for what the club said was "conduct detrimental to the team."
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Magic spokesman Joel Glass said the team had no further comment on the specifics of the suspension. He said Francis wasn't making the flight to Portland for a Friday night game against the Trail Blazers.
Francis is averaging 16.6 points, second on the team, and a team-high 5.4 assists.
The Magic (13-20) lost 113-104 in Seattle on Wednesday night, the team's fifth loss in its past six games.
The guard was suspended for three games by the NBA late last season for kicking a courtside photographer in a game at Seattle.
Get Francis!
Maybe Keyon Dooling was sad because his boy is gone and that's why he beat the shtein out of Allen last night?
Magic = laughingstock.
:-\
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on January 12, 2006, 09:07:50 PM
Magic = laughingstock.
:-\
It's bad when the 6ers suck so bad that you can't even laugh at other teams in good conscience.
interesting tidbit of the day
gilbert arenas is the only member of the 2001 nba draft to make an all-star team...and he was a second rounder
What about Kwame Brown?
Pacers trade Artest (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2304512)
In other news, the Sixers still suck.
Artest trade off.
The ESPN story in PG's link was updated. Artest doesn't want to go to Sacramento...
TO part 2.
That would be funny if Artest became a Sixers. In the same way TO became an Eagle.
Artest's value just dropped so if the rumors were true that Billy offered a deal that Indiana didn't like they may just accept any offer now.
Artest for Lee Nailon!
Holla.
Trade back on
Jermaine O'Neal tore his groin....out 8 weeks :-X
There goes that low post presence that Stoyachivic was going to benefit from. Kudos to the coaching staff for keeping him in during the 4th qtr of a 30 point blowout.
Toronto finally fired Rob "Philadelphia thanks you for taking Araujo over Iggy" Babcock.
In other news, the Magic beat some crappy team in OT tonight.
Former Sixer and Net passes away
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2307445
Jan 26, 2006 10:20pm ET
Celtics Send Davis to Wolves in Seven-Player Swap
"The Celtics have reached agreement tonight on a trade that sends Ricky Davis, Mark Blount, Marcus Banks, Justin Reed and two future second-round draft picks to Minnesota for Wally Szczerbiak, Michael Olowokandi and rookie Dwayne Jones," writes Steve Bulpett of the BOSTON HERALD.
Jones and West reunited
Former NBA player J.R. Rider arrested on kidnapping charges:
QuoteUpdated: Jan. 27, 2006, 8:42 AM ET
Rider held in California on kidnapping chargeAssociated Press
MARIN, Calif. -- Troubled former NBA player Isaiah Rider was arrested by Marin County sheriff's deputies on charges of kidnapping a female acquaintance, authorities said.
Rider, 34, was being held Thursday on $2 million bail at Marin County Jail on charges of kidnapping and battery, said Sgt. Bruce Baker of the Marin County Sheriff's office. Rider, who also faces an outstanding warrant for resisting arrest in Alameda County, was scheduled to be arraigned on Friday.
Rider allegedly got into an argument Wednesday night with the unidentified female acquaintance and drove off with her against her will, Baker said. The woman began to scream, attracting the attention of police. Authorities tracked Rider down early Thursday morning and arrested him, Baker said. The woman was not injured.
Rider racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines and suspensions in his NBA career, which ended in 2001. His offenses ranged from being tardy to practice to spitting at fans and airport personnel to crimes of assault and marijuana possession.
He spent two days in jail for failing to perform court-ordered community service that resulted from a 1994 assault charge for kicking a woman in the back after a disagreement at an autograph signing.
In May 1997 he was convicted of marijuana possession and later pleaded no contest to possessing unregistered cellular phones.
Rider was the fifth overall pick by Minnesota in the 1993 NBA draft and spent three seasons with the Timberwolves, winning the slam dunk championship his rookie season.
He was then traded to Portland in 1996 and spent three seasons with the Trail Blazers. He was suspended for a total of 12 games during his time in Portland, including three by the NBA in 1997 for spitting at a fan in Detroit.
After getting traded to Atlanta for Steve Smith on Aug. 2, 1999, Rider was late to his first day of camp, and never could get along with coach Lenny Wilkens. He was released in March 2000 after refusing to accept a three-game suspension for being late to a game.
He spent the 2000-01 season with the Los Angeles Lakers and was suspended five games that season for violating the league's anti-drug program.
He joined Denver the next season and was waived in November 2001 after playing just 10 games with the Nuggets. Rider never played again in the NBA.
Rider averaged 16.8 points per game in his career.
:-D
ESPN just said that Chris Anderson has been suspended for 2 years for violating the drug policy.
For those who don't know--Anderson is the crazy white spike hair dude from the Hornets.
Shocker.
imagine how much drugs you gotta do to get kicked out of the nba!!
more than great white and tesla combined
Anderson = white version of Roy Tarpley.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 28, 2006, 07:27:11 AM
imagine how much drugs you gotta do to get kicked out of the nba!!
thats what I was thinking. Anderson must have been selling heroin at halftime.
Sam Smith of the Chicago Tribune (the NBA equivalent of Mark Eckel) says Garnett could be on the trading block soon...
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 30, 2006, 01:46:51 PM
Sam Smith of the Chicago Tribune (the NBA equivalent of Mark Eckel) says Garnett could be on the trading block soon...
It's the same shtein every year with Garnett. He 'could' be on the trading block... blah blah.
Doesn't qualify as news.
iverson & hunter for garnett.
These all work under the cap according to RealGM:
-- KG for Webber/Nailon
-- KG for AI/Hunter/Salmons
-- KG/Madsen for Dalembert/Mashburn/Hunter
...and super homer awesome #1 trade:
-- KG for Mashburn/Korver/Hunter/Nailon/Ollie
theres no one on the sixers that would make minnesota look our way, including AI
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 30, 2006, 02:37:09 PM
These all work under the cap according to RealGM:
-- KG for AI/Hunter/Salmons
I'd do it, if we'd have anyone left to play Guard.
Under that scenario, the guards would be Ollie and Iguodala, with Louis Williams as the top reserve, then they'd have to pick up a free agent... :-\
a1/mashburn/hunter for kg/jaric/hudson
Quote from: mhunt on January 30, 2006, 02:43:01 PM
a1/mashburn/hunter for kg/jaric/hudson
I'm sure the T-Wolves would urinate themselves in glee at that one.
Quote from: FFatPatt on January 30, 2006, 02:44:17 PM
Quote from: mhunt on January 30, 2006, 02:43:01 PM
a1/mashburn/hunter for kg/jaric/hudson
I'm sure the T-Wolves would urinate themselves in glee at that one.
okay....we could throw in shav & salmons...and take back mark madsen...for his dancing skills, of course.
This one works according to RealGM:
To Philly: KG, Troy Hudson, Delonte West
To Minnesota: Paul Pierce, Korver, Mashburn's cap space
To Boston: AI
Throw in whatever draft picks to wherever to even things out...
okay...where do i sign?
Just give em Steven Hunter. He's awsome.
thad be exciting...hi-low passes back and forth btwn webber and kg for 48 minutes...actually garnett is webber with legs...that would be a disaster
they need a point guard so bad its not even funny
duh...move #2 would involve trading webber.
although i can't even get a trade offer for c-webb on nba2k6.
you could do AI and Webber to Minnesota for KG, Hudson, and Jaric. It works.
Yeah, but then we'd be the Timberwolves... :sly
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 30, 2006, 03:41:56 PM
Yeah, but then we'd be the Timberwolves... :sly
Is that really worse?
according to some garnett has only won two playoff series in his life because the west is to tough...in the east he would singlehandedly rocket the sixers to the nba finals
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 30, 2006, 04:11:46 PM
according to some garnett has only won two playoff series in his life because the west is to tough...in the east he would singlehandedly rocket the sixers to the nba finals
I disagree but a change of scenery would probably do him wonders. No way King trades AI but I'd be all for bringing Garnett here.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 30, 2006, 04:11:46 PM
according to some garnett has only won two playoff series in his life because the west is to tough...in the east he would singlehandedly rocket the sixers to the nba finals
In that case, what are we waiting for?
Quote from: FFatPatt on January 30, 2006, 04:09:56 PM
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 30, 2006, 03:41:56 PM
Yeah, but then we'd be the Timberwolves... :sly
Is that really worse?
No, but only because the Sixers are in the East.
Bobcats beat Lakers as JUMAINE JONES goes for 31 (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=260203030) :-D
I'm pointing and laughing at the Lakers.
Darko Milicic going to the Magic?
Looks like it... :yay
Darko To Orlando? (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2331049)
Cool, now he can be a bust on a bad team.
Perhaps. But at least now he might get a chance to actually be a bust.
I think Milicic & Howard would be a great combo.
The Magic have to do something, though. Grant Hill put this team back a decade in terms of development. Stevie Franchise has to go as well.
Milicic, Howard, and Jameer Nelson would be a nice core of players to build a team around for the next 10 years plus if they can manage to get Fran Vasquez's ass over from Europe, that would make them instant playoff contenders in the woeful eastern conference.
i like the moves orlando is making....they're close to trading francis to the knicks for crawford & penny. i think penny's deal is up after this year so that will clear some salary for them.
too bad billy king couldn't make a move for darko.
Stevie Franchise is going to the Knicks. Boy that franchise is really in the shteinter. They're worse than the 76ers. Thank God I'm not a Knicks fan....right, Feva? :-D :-*
Oh, and the Magic would get Penny Hardaway back.
i'm sure lb will love having a francis/marbury backcourt.
More importantly, they'd get Penny's expiring contract back.
Plus it would be nice to see Brian Hill riding Penny Hardaway's ass one last time. Penny was the whiniest motherfarger ever to wear an NBA jersey, and trust me, that's saying something.
:-D
Isiah Thomas is tearing that team up. Jerome James for 30 mil? Marbury & Francis? Jalen Rose?
I'd pay big money to see Francis & Marbury on the same court.
How long before both of them literally imploded? One half, one quarter...?
:-D
Throw Iverson into the mix, and the universe implodes.
Iverson, Marbury & Francis on the same court = all time comedic gold.
The other two dudes could bring folding chairs from the sideline out and simply take a seat on offense.
Clippers/Sonics trade:
LAC gets: Vladimir Radmanovic
SEA gets: Chris Wilcox
pistons send darko and arroyo to the magic for a #1 pick and kelvin cato
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 15, 2006, 10:15:11 AM
Clippers/Sonics trade:
LAC gets: Vladimir Radmanovic
SEA gets: Chris Wilcox
i feel like the clips got the better end of that deal.
Telfair takes loaded gun onto team plane (http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/5335122)
Dumbass.
QuoteTelfair explained to local authorities that the gun belonged to his girlfriend and that he had inadvertently grabbed the wrong bag when leaving for the team's road trip.
Sure thing boss. What kind of idiot does this? You make millions of dollars to play basketball.
Quote from: MDS on February 15, 2006, 10:07:41 PMWhat kind of idiot does this? You make millions of dollars to play basketball.
answered your own question
Lebron put his junk on Delonte West's face last night and smooshed it.
Best dunk of the year.
There were a ton of nice dunks last night actually.
Quote from: phattymatty on February 16, 2006, 09:46:30 AM
There were a ton of nice dunks last night actually.
Sadly, thats the best anyone can say about the NBA in 2006.
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on February 15, 2006, 10:00:03 AM
I'd pay big money to see Francis & Marbury on the same court.
Lets not forget the Knicks have Jalen Rose and Jamal Crawford. Both of those guys need their shots too.
The Rookie vs. Sophmore Game is on right now, or as I like to call it, The Everything That's Wrong with the NBA Game
just heard on espn radio that the lakers are exploring an odom for francis trade.
Quote from: mhunt on February 18, 2006, 12:37:19 PM
just heard on espn radio that the lakers are exploring an odom for francis trade.
Yeah, right...
:-D
Edited - holy shtein, bro... you were right.
QuoteFrancis Heading To L.A.?
Feb 18 - The Orlando Sentinel reports the Lakers are "aggressively" pursuing a trade that would send Lamar Odom to the Magic for Steve Francis in a multiplayer deal. The newspaper also reports that the Rockets have picked up interest in the past few days to make a "dramatic move" with the Magic and that the Sonics have also called about Francis' availability.
:o
Andre Iguodala = Nasty
iggy got robbed
Iggy just got absolutely FARGED in the slam dunk contest. Granted, it really doesn't mean anything but Robinson took like 13 attempts on his final dunk and imo, it wasn't anything spectacular at all. One of the judges put up a 10 for Iggy's last dunk and then pulled it down.
It's a shame because it totally ruined what was otherwise a pretty exciting contest and the most exciting one in about 15+ years.
The NBA's fixed! :paranoid
Iguodala let himself get robbed though. He mailed in his last 2 dunks. Peope have been doing that between the legs dunk since '97... and he did it TWICE in the finals and the dunk-off. He should have tried more difficult dunks.
I agree that he didn't do anything spectacular on his last dunk, but neither did Robinson. The only "creative" part about Rob's last dunk was the way that he threw it up there. And it took him lik 10 minutes to finally get it to go down.
Iggy easily had 2 of the nicest dunks over the last 10 years. His second dunk, the one from behind the backboard was absolutely insane.
Robinson's dunk over Spudd was sick too.
It's just ashame that some dumbass judge is taking the spotlight away from, what I feel, was a very exciting and entertaining contest.
Iggy was flat out ROBBED!
One of those goddamn judges changed his score. When he realized that it would've created another tie he flipped it to a 9 from a 10.
And that little bitchass Nate Robinson had FOURTEEN attempts at his final dunk. Not four. Not five. Not two. FOURFARGINGTEEN.
BOOO.
that was pure bullshtein...they just wanted the little guy to win because it's a better story.
next year, penalize 1 point for every miss...btw, robinson just missed another dunk.
ps....kobe was supporting iggy big time last night. it made me not hate him as much for a little while.
Quote from: EagleFeva on February 19, 2006, 01:12:14 AM
Iguodala let himself get robbed though. He mailed in his last 2 dunks. Peope have been doing that between the legs dunk since '97... and he did it TWICE in the finals and the dunk-off. He should have tried more difficult dunks.
HUH? Iggy's second to last dunk was insane. wtf are you TALKING about?
You people are upset over the results of a dunking contest.
I repeat, a dunking contest.
rjs... do your thing, bro.
that was our nba championship!
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on February 19, 2006, 09:48:56 AM
You people are upset over the results of a dunking contest.
I repeat, a dunking contest.
rjs... do your thing, bro.
And if Iggy had done terribly, you'd have been the first one posting that he embarrassed the team.
he's just pissed they didn't have a wheelchair b-ball game at all-star weekend so grant hill could be the magic's lone representative.
Iggy was Nate-Robbed (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/allstar2006/news/story?id=2334744&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab1pos1)
(http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/693/iggy24bq.gif)
http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/693/iggy24bq.gif
http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/5star/iguodala_a_060218.asx
Quote from: PhillyGirl on February 19, 2006, 10:37:33 AM
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on February 19, 2006, 09:48:56 AM
You people are upset over the results of a dunking contest.
I repeat, a dunking contest.
rjs... do your thing, bro.
And if Iggy had done terribly, you'd have been the first one posting that he embarrassed the team.
How do you figure that? Have I ever said anything negative about Iguadala on this forum??
Iverson? Sure. Iggy?? Not so much.
:-D @ hunt, though. Grant Hill = worst free agent signing ever.
It should have never gone to overtime. Smith and Tomjanovich changed their votes....
OMG!1!!1! iGgy getTed scr003d!!!111!1
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on February 19, 2006, 09:48:56 AM
You people are upset over the results of a dunking contest.
I repeat, a dunking contest.
rjs... do your thing, bro.
It could have been anyone, not just IGGY and I'd still be pissed. The Slam Dunk contest has been dead for well over a decade and 2 guys finally put some life back in it last night. Iggy had the single most creative dunk in years and I'd be saying that even if it was someone else's dunk.
The point is that we aren't talking about the dunks. We're talking about some dumbass judge when the focus should be on the 2 guys who were putting on a show.
Incase anyone missed it or if you just want to watch it again, go here (http://www.nba.com/allstar2006/rising_stars/which_50.html) and then click on the "Which 50?" link in the middle of the page to see Iggy's dunk from behind the backboard and Robinson's dunk over Spudd Webb.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on February 19, 2006, 08:53:35 AM
Quote from: EagleFeva on February 19, 2006, 01:12:14 AM
Iguodala let himself get robbed though. He mailed in his last 2 dunks. Peope have been doing that between the legs dunk since '97... and he did it TWICE in the finals and the dunk-off. He should have tried more difficult dunks.
HUH? Iggy's second to last dunk was insane. wtf are you TALKING about?
You need to get you're shtein straight. In the final round... and then the dunk-off, Iguodala did the same dunk. His insane dunks were the behind the backboard and his behind the back dunks. Both of them landed him a perfect 50, not the 44 he got that forced the dunk-off. He mailed in his last 2 dunks by doing the between the legs dunk that J.R. Rider did way back in '97. Not to mention that other people (including Robinson) did the same dunk earlier in the same competition. That's wtf I'm TALKING about.
Personally, I think Iguodala should have won, but he did it to himself. He left the door wide open by easing up at the end. Iguodala's 2 best dunks were WAAAAY better than Robinson's best, but maybe he should have saved one of them for the final round as kind of an exclamation point, because he seemed out of ideas and it cost him.
Destiny's Child reunited (again) for the national anthem, AI is bored with the game (me too) and the West blew a big lead against the Pistons...
Quote from: EagleFeva on February 19, 2006, 08:24:31 PM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on February 19, 2006, 08:53:35 AM
Quote from: EagleFeva on February 19, 2006, 01:12:14 AM
Iguodala let himself get robbed though. He mailed in his last 2 dunks. Peope have been doing that between the legs dunk since '97... and he did it TWICE in the finals and the dunk-off. He should have tried more difficult dunks.
HUH? Iggy's second to last dunk was insane. wtf are you TALKING about?
You need to get you're shtein straight. In the final round... and then the dunk-off, Iguodala did the same dunk. His insane dunks were the behind the backboard and his behind the back dunks. Both of them landed him a perfect 50, not the 44 he got that forced the dunk-off. He mailed in his last 2 dunks by doing the between the legs dunk that J.R. Rider did way back in '97. Not to mention that other people (including Robinson) did the same dunk earlier in the same competition. That's wtf I'm TALKING about.
Personally, I think Iguodala should have won, but he did it to himself. He left the door wide open by easing up at the end. Iguodala's 2 best dunks were WAAAAY better than Robinson's best, but maybe he should have saved one of them for the final round as kind of an exclamation point, because he seemed out of ideas and it cost him.
Were you posting with or without the Knicks jersey on?....homer.
:)
:-D
I'd be lying if I said that it upsets me that a Knick won the thing, but seriously... Iguodala's dunks were much more impressive. I just think had he done something spectacular at the end... the judges wouldn't even have had the opportunity to change their votes.
If I were T-Mac, I'd feel like a total butthead right now. The West players, and the announcers for the most part, were handing the MVP trophy to him on a platter. Talking about how he deserves it after all of his personal problems or whatever. Even Kobe was giving up shots to T-Mac. Then Lebron comes in and ruins everything. Awesome.
I was thinking Lebron deserves it but they're going to give it to T-Mac anyway, but was pleasantly surprised when they didn't.
The NBA is only allowed to hand out 1 sympathy award per All Star festivities. They met their quota with Robinson.
good point
Bill Simmons...
QuoteThe Frozen Envelope Award for "Biggest scandal directly involving the Knicks"
You know how you're guaranteed an Oscar if you lose or gain a ton of weight or play a special needs character? Well, if you're short or female, your odds of winning a dunk contest increase exponentially. For instance, Nate Robinson won Saturday's contest even though it took him roughly 75 times to complete two of his dunks. This went well beyond "It's time for the Birdman to fly" territory, or even feel-good "Costner in 'Tin Cup'" territory; Nate's complete disregard for the fans was almost overwhelming. I mean, we were sitting there for like 10 minutes watching him try dunks with a 2.5-percent probability of succeeding. I don't know how it played on TV, but in person? Excruciating.
Of course, when Nate ended up winning over the far superior Andre Iguodala, that's when it surpassed the Wilkins-Jordan contest in '87 as the all-time Dunk Contest Travesty That Will Never Be Topped. Nobody even had the energy to boo because Nate had already ruined our collective will to live; we ended up hightailing like people fleeing a murder scene. Even more tragically, the grisly ending overshadowed two of the greatest dunks ever -- Robinson's scaling Spud Webb (he was available), and Iguodala's incredible other-side-of-the-backboard dunk, which was, unequivocally, the best dunk I've ever seen in person. (It nearly caused a riot -- for a second, I thought the players on hand were going to charge the floor, almost like a delirious college hoops crowd after a buzzer-beating basket.) No matter how contrived the dunk contest is, or how fixed it is, few in-person sports moments compare with someone's bringing the house down in a dunk contest. That still ranks right up there.
:-D at the Tin Cup comment. I was talking with a buddy of mine on the phone when Robinson was on his eleventeenth try I mentioned the Tin Cup thing.
Ok. 2 guys on the phone making Tin Cup references. Bring it on.
Ok. 2 guys on the phone making Tin Cup references. Bring it on
That entire article was a good read. Funny story with Rashard Lewis. It's good to see him get back to the basics, his analyzation of sports is useless, boring and not even close to being remotley true.
Wow. Who cares?
You do for responding. Dork.
Quote from: MDS on February 20, 2006, 04:12:54 PM
You do for responding. Dork.
The most full proof resposne in the history of message boarding. Well done, dipshtein.
No problem, boss.
Some rumored trades:
-- Steve Francis and Pat Garrity to New York for Jamal Crawford, Maurice Taylor and Trevor Ariza
-- Quentin Richardson to Minnesota for Marko Jaric + filler
-- Derek Fisher to Cleveland for Drew Gooden + filler
-- Earl Watson to Seattle for Reggie Evans, Flip Murray and Vitaly Potapenko
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 22, 2006, 10:04:34 AM
Some rumored trades:
-- Steve Francis and Pat Garrity to New York for Jamal Crawford, Maurice Taylor and Trevor Ariza
Francis & Marbury on the same team?
Yeah, okay.
:-D
isiah thomas is easily the worst GM in all of sports at the moment.
Quote-- Earl Watson to Seattle for Reggie Evans, Flip Murray and Vitaly Potapenko
all that for earl watson. :-D
whoa. it's actually happening.
QuoteSources: Francis dealt to Knicks for Penny, Ariza
By Chris Sheridan
ESPN Insider
click this
Steve Francis is headed to New York under a deal agreed to Wednesday by the Knicks and the Orlando Magic, ESPN.com has learned.
The teams agreed to a trade of Francis for Penny Hardaway and Trevor Ariza, two league sources with knowledge of the deal told ESPN.com.
The trade was expected to be announced later Wednesday afternoon after being called in to the league office.
In New York, Francis will be paired with Stephon Marbury as the highest-paid backcourt duo in the NBA.
The Knicks were still talking with several other clubs as team president Isiah Thomas worked at remaking a roster that has stumbled to the league's second-worst record, 15-37.
For the Magic, the trade will provide salary cap relief to a franchise that can now go further beneath the cap than any of the league's 30 teams in the summer of 2007 when a bumper crop of free agents will be on the market, giving Orlando several options in figuring out how to rebuild around 20-year-old power forward Dwight Howard.
nice....larry brown must suffer!
good luck with that backcourt. 4 guys who have never met a shot they didn't like.
Get Iverson on the Knicks now!
As long as they have Isiah Thomas there, I'm just going to believe every ridiculous trade move I hear that involves the Knicks.
Iverson for Isiah Thomas & a #1!
w00t!
QuoteUpdated: Feb. 22, 2006, 3:14 PM ET
Francis dealt to Knicks for Penny, ArizaBy Chris Sheridan
ESPN Insider
Steve Francis is headed to New York under a deal agreed to Wednesday by the Knicks and the Orlando Magic.
The teams agreed to a trade of Francis for Penny Hardaway and Trevor Ariza.
In New York, Francis will be paired with Stephon Marbury as the highest-paid backcourt duo in the NBA.
The Knicks were still talking with several other clubs as team president Isiah Thomas worked at remaking a roster that has stumbled to the league's second-worst record, 15-37.
For the Magic, the trade will provide salary cap relief to a franchise that can now go further beneath the cap than any of the league's 30 teams in the summer of 2007 when a bumper crop of free agents will be on the market, giving Orlando several options in figuring out how to rebuild around 20-year-old power forward Dwight Howard.
"As an organization, you always look for ways to improve your team, both presently and in the future," Magic assistant general manager Otis Smith said in a statement on the team's Web site.
"The moves we have made today and last week continue to build a solid foundation around our core players, such as Dwight Howard and Jameer Nelson. In addition, this particular deal has allowed us to gain significant salary cap flexibility in the future."
Stunned. Absolutely stunned beyond words.
:-[
How do you spell disaster? K-N-I-C-K-S
I wonder how our resident Knicks-lover is feeling about this?
Marbury + Francis = Armageddon.
:-D
I think this is a good move for the Magic, now if they could somehow figure a way to get Shaq back and bring Nick Anderson out of retirement, they'll be set.
Maybe they can lure Dennis Scott out of retirement too?
The last time I saw him, he was like 300 pounds of solid bacon.
:-D
QuoteUpdated: Jan. 26, 2006
Magic wipe floor with Knicks in Francis trade
By John Hollinger
ESPN Insider
Archive
The Orlando Magic have mass-produced managerial blunders during the past few seasons, so let's give some props to the tag-team GM combo of Otis Smith and Dave Twardzik for their two deals this month.
In a matter of weeks, the duo -- led by Smith, who handles most of the team's trade matters -- has completely rebuilt what had become a depressingly mediocre team into a club that should become one of the league's best teams by the end of the decade.
The latest move, unloading Steve Francis for Penny Hardaway and Trevor Ariza, was the Magic's best yet.
Even if he had stopped moping, Francis wouldn't be worth half the money he's owed over the next few seasons. Not only is he turnover-prone and infamous for his willingess to spend 20 or more of the shot clock's 24 seconds relentlessly pounding the air out of the ball like it was a spherical piñata, he also played the same position as one of the Magic's best and least expensive players, Jameer Nelson.
Now Francis is Isiah Thomas' problem (kind of like Jalen Rose, Stephon Marbury, Maurice Taylor, Jerome James, Eddy Curry, Malik Rose and Quentin Richardson ... but I digress). Francis is owed close to $50 million over the final three years of his deal, numbers that apparently don't bother the Knicks, since their payroll now dwarfs the national debt.
With Hardaway's contract expiring after this year and Ariza expected to re-sign cheaply as a restricted free agent, the Magic would be $15 million to $20 million under the salary cap (depending on that year's cap number) when Grant Hill's contract expires after next season.
The Magic's timing is impeccable when one considers the names potentially available in 2007 -- forget about LeBron James and the other stars from the class of '03, since they'll sign extensions, but there's also Paul Pierce, Vince Carter, Dirk Nowitzki, Gerald Wallace, Chauncey Billups, Mike Bibby, Rashard Lewis, Antawn Jamison and Jamaal Magloire.
That's the same summer that the Magic will likely extend the deals of Dwight Howard and Nelson, and 2007 also probably represents Orlando's last opportunity to play the market for the next several years.
Because of that, just dumping Francis' contract makes the deal a home run. What really puts it over the top, however, are two other things.
First, Orlando didn't need to take any contracts back -- earlier reports had the Magic accepting Taylor or Jamal Crawford.
Second, how about this? Regardless of contracts, which player would you rather have three years from now -- Francis or Ariza? Sure, Ariza isn't much to look at right now, but he's also 20 years old, an outstanding athlete and is suffocating under his coach's iron grip. Before learning how to "play the right way" he had been one of the league's top rookies in 2004-05, even though he had just one year of college ball under his belt.
Contrast that with Francis, whose best days are pretty clearly behind him and will have to make a major adjustment to become a complementary player. I'm not saying I'd plunk down 10 grand on an even-money bet that Ariza would be better in three years, but it's a closer call than you'd think.
Considering the massive dollop of cap relief the Knicks gave the Magic, it's hard to believe the Knicks actually gave the Magic a player who might be comparable in quality. And get this? Even with all the problems Orlando has had, the Magic are four games ahead of the Knicks in the standings.
Fortunately for Orlando fans, their management's willingness to be honest about their position in the world allowed them to pull off two great deals just before the trade deadline. With a front line of Howard and Darko Milicic, Nelson anchoring the backcourt, future talents like Ariza and Fran Vazquez, a lottery choice this spring and their pick of the free agent litter (remember, Florida has no income tax), the Magic are set for the future.
And the Knicks? They just seem set to spend more money.
The only thing that sucks for Magic fans is the fact that 2006-2007 is going to be a lonnnnnnnnnnnng year. Of course, it's not going to be much longer than this year, so what's the difference? One chronic, gunning malcontent who stopped playing defense is history. Yep, I'll take it.
:yay
Isiah Thomas is a stone cold moron.
I wish I got WFAN clearly down here just to hear what the New Yawkers are saying about Zeke's moves.
i read that he's compiling talent to make a run at garnett this summer.
And they'll still suck.
What ae they 18-35?
And now they have Stephon and Stevie?
Someone should start a pool on how long it takes until Benedict Brown quits.
(http://espn-att.starwave.com/media/nba/2006/0222/photo/a_francis_412.jpg)
"What the hell did I get myself into? I have to coach this idiot? And I know I'm a better GM than this Thomas guy. Just ask the Philly fans. Is Jerome Moiso on the market this year?"
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 23, 2006, 08:51:45 AMI wish I got WFAN clearly down here just to hear what the New Yawkers are saying about Zeke's moves.
Where does it start to lose its signal? I hear it clearly from here and I'm 20 minutes away from Trenton...
Some nights I can get it really well, others it'll fade out. But during the daytime it is almost nothing but static.
I got it real good up in Lehigh when I go up there for camp. I also pick it up in Philly which is why I don't understand why I have trouble getting it here sometimes. Maybe the hills/trees around here? I don't know.
Hell, even WIP is weak sometimes.
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on February 22, 2006, 04:23:05 PM
I wonder how our resident Knicks-lover is feeling about this?
Marbury + Francis = Armageddon.
:-D
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Another NBA trade:
SEA gets: Earl Watson, future 2nd-rd pick from Denver
POR gets: Voshon Lenard, Vitaly Potapenko
DEN gets: Ruben Patterson, Reggie Evans
what time today is the deadline?
Deals have to be submitted by 3pm or 4pm but can be announced as late as tonight or tomorrow...
nice work Flounder
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Quote from: BigEd76 on February 23, 2006, 12:10:01 PM
Another NBA trade:
SEA gets: Earl Watson, future 2nd-rd pick from Denver
POR gets: Voshon Lenard, Vitaly Potapenko
DEN gets: Ruben Patterson, Reggie Evans
Updated:
SEA gets: Earl Watson, Bryon Russell, future 2nd-rd pick from Denver
POR gets: Voshon Lenard,
Brian Skinner :-D
DEN gets: Ruben Patterson, Reggie Evans, Charles Smith
SAC gets: Sergei Monia, Vitaly Potapenko
-- Marc Jackson and Linton Johnson traded to NO/OKC for Bostjan Nachbar
-- Derek Anderson traded to Miami for Gerald Fitch
-- Flip Murray traded to Cleveland for Mike Wilks and $500K
-- TNT's Ernie Johnson has lymphoma
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 23, 2006, 05:08:24 PM
-- TNT's Ernie Johnson has lymphoma
now that's a bad trade. what did he give up? herpes and a 2nd round pick?
was he rolling around in toxic waste?
Quote from: Wingspan on February 23, 2006, 05:23:15 PM
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 23, 2006, 05:08:24 PM
-- TNT's Ernie Johnson has lymphoma
now that's a bad trade. what did he give up? herpes and a 2nd round pick?
:-D :-D :-D
absolutely brilliant piece by bill simmons
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/060224
that was great
QuoteJust look at what I've done in Philly: Since we made the 2001 Finals, I gave Mutombo a $68 million extension even though he could have been, like, 48 years old for all we knew. I gave $35.5 million to Aaron McKie. I gave $29 million to Eric Snow. I gave $18 million to Greg Buckner. I gave $40 million to Kenny Thomas and $25 million to Brian Skinner. I gave $25 million to Kyle Korver and $60 million to Sam Dalembert last summer. That's $300 million of contracts to guys who were either on the decline or never that good in the first place. Plus, I traded for other bad contracts, guys like Keith Van Horn, Glenn Robinson, Kevin Ollie, you name it. And then, last February, the pinnacle -- dumping three bad contracts for C-Webb, who everyone thought couldn't be traded because of his contract and because he ran with a limp. Now we have an aging team built around two past-their-prime stars and our cap space is killed through 2008. And we completely wasted Iverson's prime, when he was one of the best players of his generation.
He forgot to mention all the #1 picks that were traded away....
But, BK is black and he's from Duke... so he knows basketball, right?
Kevin Garnett got ejected yesterday because he was frustrated and tossed the ball into the seats, where it hit some dude in the nose. It's an automatic ejection, but the funny part was this dude hamming it up to no end, he even got carted away from his seat.
It says something about our country turning into a bunch of Romes when this guy gets hit in the face with the ball and he immediately goes into lawsuit mode. I hope he dies on the way to court.
USA = sue happy country
I was hoping that the paramedics would've dropped his ass off the stretcher.
Die, loser.
KG tried to apologize too and the guy acted like he was shot in the face.
Hopefully the NBA goes a little easy on KG when they fine/suspend him. He should recieve some form of punishment, there's no doubt about that. But the guy's never been in any trouble (that I know of) and I think this was an out of character occurance for him.
Did anyone see the video of this loser? Total dope. KG lightly tossed the ball and the guy gets wheeled out and might sue. Get a grip, loser.
KG even came over to apologize and that flag just looked at him with puppy dog eyes. if that's me, i play it cool with KG hoping I can get season tickets or something out of it. At least the crowd and announcers caught on right away, he was booed as he left on the cart.
Kirilenko's 'allowance'
http://www.sltrib.com/sports/ci_3561131
IGY's dream of getting his girl knocked up by a big white basketball player can now be realized.
shes already gettin banged by a big white playa
I thought you wanted to raise a kid with basic motor skills.
i already am....every other weekend i teach him a new word
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 02, 2006, 03:30:49 PM
i already am....every other weekend i teach him a new word
I would save "butter joint" until he's old enough to tell you to go farg yourself.
never in my life have i uttered the words butter joint together
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 03, 2006, 03:34:36 PM
never in my life have i uttered the words butter joint together
Quotei just copped this butter joint off ebay... « 1 2 »
uttered
spoken
said
ok maybe i have once
but normally it would be:
that ish is butter...or check this jersey...how butter is that...or this joint is butter
"butter joint" not so much....if ever
That's comforting for the future of your child, even if only slightly so.
The Knicks win back to back games for the 1st time since January when they won 6 in a row. :yay
And with that... farg you all.
gilbert arenas last night to doc rivers after he hit the almost game winning shot...doc snubbed him for the all-star game
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nice, i saw that last night, but those jerseys were ugly as shtein
paul pierce
DAGGER!!
Quote from: EagleFeva on March 08, 2006, 06:54:40 AM
The Knicks win back to back games for the 1st time since January when they won 6 in a row. :yay
And with that... farg you all.
Good read on the Knicks:
QuoteQ: As a Knicks fan, I'm dying here. The best parallel I can make with Isiah Thomas' tenure as GM is with Michael Jackson's nose. The more they try to correct the previous mistake, the worse it keeps getting.
-- Kevin, Brick, N.J.
Q: Playing the "How much would you pay?" game, I think I would pay $1,000 to get Zeke out of the Knicks' front office. Please keep in mind that I am fresh out of grad school and have a job that pays less than $30,000 a year with overtime. I am also saving for a wedding as well, but I don't care. I would REALLY pay a thousand freaking dollars to not put up with this anymore!
-- Dan, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Q: Zeke, Larry Brown and Stevie standing around taking pictures was the most sickening thing I have ever seen in my life ... and I've been in prison.
-- J. Rich, Riverhead, N.Y.
Q: With the Francis trade, has Isiah stolen the "laughably oblivious to how humorous the rest of the country finds him" mantle from Kevin Federline? Despite Isiah's on-court success, both guys owe their current stature soley to the benevolence of a misguided benefactor, yet both seem to honestly believe they actually bring something to the table. I wonder if they get together with James Woods' character from "Casino" every now and then for cocktails.
-- Mike, Chicago
SG: As you can see, we had a four-way tie for the "Funniest Knicks-related e-mail" contest this month ... and those were the runner-ups. Here was the best one:
Q: I think I have finally come up with an analogy for the New York Knicks ... the WWE's Spanish announcer's table. Every week they find a new way to destroy that freaking thing. Just like Knick fans, the Spanish announcers know it is coming, but there is nothing they can do but wait, watch and carry on. But instead of Triple H giving Mick Foley a pedigree through the table, it is Isiah for Marbury, Curry or Francis.
-- Tony Cortina, Rochester, N.Y.
SG: And so it's done. They aren't the Knicks anymore ... they're the New York Spanish Announcer's Table. Done and done.
QuoteMarbury, whose numbers are down this season, claims he's tried to play coach Larry Brown's style, which has resulted in only 17 wins in 61 attempts, and now it is time that he go back to playing his natural style.
"So what do I do now, as far as the way I play?" Marbury said in the interview. "I go back to playing like Stephon Marbury, aka 'Starbury.' I haven't been 'Starbury' this year. I've been some other dude this year ... When you watch the games, that's not Stephon Marbury."
"If this was my contract year and I went to any organization, based on how I played this year, and asked for the max, tell me what they would tell me," .Marbury said in the interview. "They'd say, 'That ain't happening.' "
:-D
Quote"So what do I do now, as far as the way I play?" Marbury said in the interview. "I go back to playing like Stephon Marbury, aka 'Starbury.' I haven't been 'Starbury' this year.
What a fag.
Has he even won a round in the playoffs?
sounds like a new cereal.
Quote from: MDS on March 13, 2006, 01:21:31 PM
Has he even won a round in the playoffs?
Nope. He and McGrady share that honor...
He needs to go to prison and get ass-raped by Bubba and DeMarcus. That'll teach him to shut his mouth.
Bill Simmons' take on teams with a shot at the title - from worst to best (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/060317)
Quote30. New York
Well, it's official: The escalating Marbury-Brown feud has Sprewell/Carlesimo potential. I'm giddy. And didn't you love it when Marbury pulled the "I've gotta go back to being Starbury" routine? It's one thing to refer to yourself in the third person, it's another thing to refer to yourself in the fourth person (as your nickname). Just a tour de force all the way around.
(By the way, you can't do a worse job coaching an NBA team than Larry Brown did with the Knicks this year. It's impossible. Condescending, inexplicable, unfriendly, haphazard, rambling, incoherent, unprepared, overcritical, self-defeating, depressing, unrealistic ... really, pick any negative word or phrase for a coach and it probably fits. This current Knicks team was poorly conceived, but it also wasn't a 20-win team. Brown botched the 2004 Olympics beyond belief, he screwed up the 2005 Pistons with all the Cleveland rumors, and he's destroyed the 2006 Knicks to the point it's turning into a "24" episode. These are the facts.
:-D
Joh Salmons leads the league in Most Palming/Double Dribble violations.
That Eddy Curry trade was brilliant too. The Knicks are going to lose a top 3 pick, plus Chicago can swap spots next year... :-D
As the NBA season winds down, and the playoffs begin to start, some of the jerseys in your collection may soon become throwbacks. Although the general consensus is that this summer's free agent class is weak — we agree, it's certainly no Class of 2007 — we at Dime have found 10 players with something to offer your team this summer.
1. Ben Wallace, C, 31, Unrestricted
When was the last time the summer's top free agent didn't average over eight points per game? Probably never, but then again, the last time Ben Wallace was a free agent was after he went undrafted back in '96. This summer though, Big Ben will hit the open market and we're sure he'll be getting phone calls from 30 different GMs. The thing is, we don't expect him to pick up the phone unless the Caller ID reads "Joe D." Wallace wants to stay in Detroit, and Detroit surely wants to keep him around — at least until he's 35. Expect Detroit to hook him up with a nice five-year deal.
2. Al Harrington, SF, 26, Unrestricted
Historically, guys in Atlanta have been able to put up big numbers for the Hawks and then land themselves hefty NBA contracts — in other cities. This summer, Al Harrington hopes to be that guy. After being traded to the Hawks two summers ago for Stephen Jackson, Harrington has put up career numbers the past two seasons, hopefully garnering him the big bucks as the top free agent this summer not named Ben Wallace. Although he has expressed interested in staying with the Hawks, Harrington has mentioned that Chicago is a team he'd be interested in playing for as well. At only 26, we'd expect Big Al to receive a nice offer to stay in Atlanta and rebuild along with Joe Johnson, Josh Smith and Marvin Williams, but we think the Hawks would rather move and try to add a piece that fits better with their future plans.
3. Jason Terry, PG, 28, Unrestricted
After five years in Atlanta, Jason Terry was traded to the Dallas Mavericks to fill the void of Steve Nash two summers ago and we don't expect him to be going anywhere anytime soon. Terry has been entrusted as Avery Johnson's floor general and has done a great job, so far, in his first two years of service. Not knowing how Terry would pan out, the Mavs drafted Devin Harris fifth overall that summer in hopes of being the future PG of the franchise, but has since been relegated to backup duty. With solid point guards a rarity in the NBA right now, we wouldn't be surprised if Terry (formerly considered a good player on a bad team) was thrown some money this summer — although, from what we've heard, who would want to leave Dallas? If he gets too pricey though, perhaps that switch to Harris will come sooner than expected.
4. Peja Stojakovic, SF, 28, Player Option
Peja Stojakovic can opt out of his contract this summer to become a free agent, and recently said he probably will do just that. Making just over $8 million this season, Peja will be hard-pressed to find much more than that at this point in his career, but depending on how he performs in the playoffs, he could potentially play himself into more money. Chances are he's going to wind up staying with the Pacers, but teams like the Lakers have previously expressed interest in the former All-Star.
5. Chris Wilcox, PF, 24, Restricted
GM Rick Sund has said that the Sonics' No. 1 priority this off-season is to re-sign Chris Wilcox. At 6-10, 235, Wilcox began the season as Elton Brand's back-up and will end the season as one of the most coveted free agents this summer. After a 26-point, 24-rebound effort last week against the Houston Rockets, Wilcox has shown that all he needed was a little time to show us the potential we saw back when Maryland won the NCAA championship in 2002. With teams in both conferences yearning for an athletic big man, expect Wilcox to earn top dollar this summer — something in the realm of "Samuel Dalembert money" — a six-year, $60 million contract. And then whoever signs him will have their fingers crossed that he doesn't go out and have a Dalembert-type season.
6. Mike James, PG, 30, Player Option
Mike James, who will opt to become a free agent this summer, said recently that he would not necessarily demand a long-term deal when he begins to negotiate with teams at the end of the season because he might be able to get more money over fewer years. After going undrafted out of Duquesne in 2001, James has played on six different squads in his five-year NBA career so far and has been on a mission this season to prove that he belongs. James has said that a two-year deal, with a player option in the third year, may be the ideal contract for him, rather than a long-term deal, because it will give him the flexibility he needs as he continues to improve. With that in mind, and considering how the Raptors have been playing in the second half of the season, we'd be surprised if new GM Bryan Colangelo doesn't somehow rope one of the League's most improved players into staying for a couple more years.
7. Nene, FC, 23, Restricted
At just 23 years old, Nene will certainly be getting calls from all 30 teams this summer. After missing the 2005-06 season due to injury, the real question GMs will be asking is how well Nene can rebound (and we don't mean on the boards). With Francisco Elson and Reggie Evans also free agents this summer, Denver is going to have to make some tough decisions. All three definitely won't be back next season for the Nuggets, and if Nene seeks a star's payday, look for Denver to let him go get overpaid elsewhere.
8. Speedy Claxton, PG, 27, Unrestricted
After suiting up for four different teams in five years, Speedy Claxton may finally be looking at a big payday. This season, Claxton has been putting up great numbers coming off the bench to play alongside Chris Paul, being used more as a scorer than a point guard. The Hornets are reportedly negotiating a long-term deal with Claxton, but teams such as the Knicks and Raptors are also interested. If Claxton is down with playing second fiddle to CP3 in New Orleans next season, and it appears that he is, don't expect him to go anywhere.
9. Bonzi Wells, SG, 29, Unrestricted
Although Bonzi Wells missed some time due to injury, the former Blazer and Grizzly has had a great year, posting career highs in rebounds, steals and blocks this season. In his absence, Kevin Martin, a second-year shooting guard from Western Carolina, has stepped up and could replace Bonzi this summer. After shedding his previous bad-boy image, Wells, for the right price, would be a great addition for a team in need of a strong, scoring and rebounding SG this summer.
10. Sam Cassell, PG, 36, Unrestricted
At 36 years old, Sam Cassell is not only the oldest free agent on this list, but also the most experienced. Playing in a contract year, the 13-year veteran has been remarkable this season, averaging 17.3 points, 6.3 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game, while also managing to lead the Clippers into the playoffs. Although Cassell will never get the money he thinks he deserves, if the Clippers decide to handover the reins to second-year point guard Shaun Livingston, expect Cassell, who helped the Houston Rockets win consecutive NBA championships early in his career, to sign with a contender.
The Next Ten: Drew Gooden, Vladimir Radmanovic, Nazr Mohammed, Bobby Jackson, Alonzo Mourning, Gary Payton, Flip Murray, Keith Van Horn, Joel Przybilla and Matt Harpring.
Other Guys Waiting By The Phone: Jay Williams, Latrell Sprewell, Shawn Kemp, God Shammgod, Kareem Reid, Felipe Lopez, Ndudi Ebi, Dennis Rodman, Jayson Williams, Olden Polynice, Kenny Anderson, Rod Strickland, Kendall Gill, Kerry Kittles, Ron Mercer, Robert Traylor, Wesley Person, Lucious Harris, Anthony Peeler, Lee Nailon, Elden Campbell, Lawrence Funderburke, Samaki Walker, Clarence Weatherspoon, Cherokee Parks, Christian Laettner, Tom Gugliotta, Tony Massenburg, Jahidi White, Ben Handlogten, Andrew DeClercq, Oliver Miller, Wang Zhizhi, Curtis Borchardt, Vladimir Stepania, Keith Closs, Sam Clancy, Laron Profit, Jerome Moiso, Yuta Tabuse, Robert Pack, Troy Bell, Darvin Ham, Tremaine Fowlkes, Chris Porter, Dajuan Wagner, Willie Green, Glenn Robinson, George Lynch, Rodney Rogers, Eddie Robinson, Penny Hardaway.
Not sure if you were throwing them here or in the college basketball thread or the Sixers one, but here's a list of who's declared for the draft so far (most of them haven't hired agents yet and can drop out):
Arron Afflalo (UCLA SG)
LaMarcus Aldridge (Texas PF)
Morris Almond (Rice SG)
Will Blalock (Iowa State PG)
Josh Boone (UConn PF)
Bobby Brown (CS Fullerton PG)
Guillermo Diaz (Miami PG)*
Quincy Douby (Rutgers PG)
Mike Efevberha (CS Northridge SG)
Nick Fazekas (Nevada PF)
Jordan Farmar (UCLA PG)
Thomas Gardner (Missouri SG)
Rudy Gay (UConn SF)
Brandon Heath (San Diego State SG)
Alexander Johnson (Florida State PF)
Trey Johnson (Jackson State SG)
Paul Millsap (Louisiana Tech PF)
Adam Morrison (Gonzaga SF)*
JR Pinnock (G.W. SG)
Leon Powe (California PF)
Richard Roby (Colorado SG)
Rajon Rondo (Kentucky PG)*
Mustafa Shakur (Arizona PG)
Cedric Simmons (NC State PF)*
Marcus Slaughter (San Diego State PF)
Curtis Stinson (Iowa State SG)
Tyrus Thomas (LSU PF)
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 21, 2006, 11:21:13 AM
5. Chris Wilcox, PF, 24, Restricted
GM Rick Sund has said that the Sonics' No. 1 priority this off-season is to re-sign Chris Wilcox. At 6-10, 235, Wilcox began the season as Elton Brand's back-up and will end the season as one of the most coveted free agents this summer. After a 26-point, 24-rebound effort last week against the Houston Rockets, Wilcox has shown that all he needed was a little time to show us the potential we saw back when Maryland won the NCAA championship in 2002. With teams in both conferences yearning for an athletic big man, expect Wilcox to earn top dollar this summer — something in the realm of "Samuel Dalembert money" — a six-year, $60 million contract. And then whoever signs him will have their fingers crossed that he doesn't go out and have a Dalembert-type season.
Ha!
funny thing is...wilcox is the real deal. Ive seen him play alot this season and the boy is a beast inside. Still, nobody deserves that kind of loot after 1 year of producing. Thats the problem with sports and the greedy athlete.
How about show me consistency and Ill show you the money.
wilcox is the real deal
nobody deserves that kind of loot
so which is it?
is he the real deal or did he just have a good year?
IGY look long and hard at my statement and then write again
Other Guys Waiting By The Phone: Jay Williams, Latrell Sprewell, Shawn Kemp, God Shammgod, Kareem Reid, Felipe Lopez, Ndudi Ebi, Dennis Rodman, Jayson Williams, Olden Polynice, Kenny Anderson, Rod Strickland, Kendall Gill, Kerry Kittles, Ron Mercer, Robert Traylor, Wesley Person, Lucious Harris, Anthony Peeler, Lee Nailon, Elden Campbell, Lawrence Funderburke, Samaki Walker, Clarence Weatherspoon, Cherokee Parks, Christian Laettner, Tom Gugliotta, Tony Massenburg, Jahidi White, Ben Handlogten, Andrew DeClercq, Oliver Miller, Wang Zhizhi, Curtis Borchardt, Vladimir Stepania, Keith Closs, Sam Clancy, Laron Profit, Jerome Moiso, Yuta Tabuse, Robert Pack, Troy Bell, Darvin Ham, Tremaine Fowlkes, Chris Porter, Dajuan Wagner, Willie Green, Glenn Robinson, George Lynch, Rodney Rogers, Eddie Robinson, Penny Hardaway.
Hes kidding with these names right? Please stop. Go ahead and put Larry Johnson, Manute Bol and Michael Cooper in there while your at it. They want to play too
either you think hes the real deal and would pay him whatever
or he had one good year and looked real good...but i dont know if he will continue it...so i wanna wait and see before i pay him
cant have both
well, when I say hes the "real deal" i dont mean give him the max. I mean hes a heck of a ball player and should produce on a consistent basis. BUT, I still wouldnt do it until he shows consistency of at least 2 years and major playing time under his belt--which should be the NBA formula
Looks like Indy will be the only road team to win a game 1....
A general consensus:
Who do you think will win be in the finals and win the NBA title? real quick why?
Detroit/San Antonio again. They shouldn't even play these seasons or playoffs anymore....
yeah I hear ya...Im trying to dissect some of these games and I cant see one possible contender in a 7 game series vs those two teams. None of the playoff teams with the slight exception to Dallas and maybe Miami can give a challenge. The other playoff teams break down at the end of games and the defense just surrenders.
It sucks, Im really hoping there is an upset of some kind
I think Detroit is a shoe-in again but the Spurs are going to have a harder time. Granted, it didn't look like that in their first game, but no way they keep that kind of pace up. 73 points in the first half? That was ridiculous. I think someone like Dallas or even Phoenix comes out of the West.
...with SA I saw a drop off of them this year as well. Duncans not the same with the injury and they have been giving up points. Parker does elevate his game big time in the playoff though..its pretty amazing what he does come this time of year.
Phoenix, although I love for excitement purposes, I cant see happening because of the points they give up...way too many. Plus, Dallas and SA have pretty good perimeter defenders--so all those easy jump shots will be harder to come by for Phoenix. Next year is their year.
Artest suspended 1 game for elbowing Ginobili
Haslem suspended as well for throwing his mouthpiece at the ref.
Clippers :yay
Kobe saves the Lakers twice today and they now lead 3-1 over the #2 seed Phoenix
They mugged Nash for that jump ball.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2428627
:-D
Another NBA note: Shaq's wife gave birth 6 minutes before Kobe's wife this morning. Kobe loses again... ;D
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 01, 2006, 08:21:20 PM
:-D
Another NBA note: Shaq's wife gave birth 6 minutes before Kobe's wife this morning. Kobe loses again... ;D
Thats great, he'll never get out from under his shadow.
Dallas swept Memphis. The Grizzlies are now 0-12 in the playoffs the last 3 years... :-D
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 01, 2006, 10:48:06 PM
Dallas swept Memphis. The Grizzlies are now 0-12 in the playoffs the last 3 years... :-D
Just saw that on Comcast, that was what I was originally going to post before I decided to berate Kobe.
Bell regrets suspension, not foul
Paul Coro
The Arizona Republic
May. 4, 2006 12:00 AM
Raja Bell the teammate regrets what he did Tuesday that has him suspended tonight.
Raja Bell the man can't have the same level of remorse, given his disdain for Kobe Bryant.
Bell was suspended for Game 6 for his clotheslined takedown on Bryant in Game 5, a retaliation move that puts his team's postseason fate in peril.
Bell's heated history with Bryant has roots in the 2001 NBA Finals but has grown hotter this season with physical duels on the court and stinging words off it. Bell's blood has been boiling all series because of how much he feels Bryant gets away with and a Flagrant Foul Penalty One he received a day after Game 3.
He felt a line was crossed in Game 5 when Bryant elbowed him in the cheek and Lakers coach Phil Jackson told him repeatedly, "You (expletive) deserved it" when Bell complained to officials near the Lakers bench. After Bell knocked Bryant to the ground with a left forearm to the neck, he walked toward the Lakers bench and pointed, saying something along the lines of, "There's your foul!"
"I have no respect for him," Bell said of Bryant before his suspension was levied Wednesday. "Because I think he's a pompous, arrogant individual. I think a lot of people let him get away with things and he feels like he's supposed to get away with them, and I don't agree with that.
"I was cool through four games of this series, man. No beefs, all right. Whatever. If you're going to keep hitting me in my face and then talking like you're not doing it on purpose, there's a reason both my cheeks are bruised right now and I can barely open my jaw. All right? Every time you stick your butt out and try to hit me in my genitals, you're doing it on purpose. That's something you don't do inadvertently, and it was enough."
Bryant told Los Angeles reporters Wednesday that Bell "overreacted." Jackson poked fun of Bell's tirade ("You mean Raja didn't say 'supercilious'?"), said it was Bell's "full flips" and "belly flops" and tight play that set up the problems.
"He has a glass jaw," said Bryant, adding that Bell should not whine.
"Maybe he wasn't hugged enough as a kid. I look at him a little bit; he gets a little insecure about something."
After Tuesday's game, Bryant made the comparison and an offer that the pair's altercations belong in the "octagon," an ultimate fighting venue.
"We don't need an octagon," Bell said. "There's plenty of space and opportunity right out here (on the court), man.
"When I get hit in the face multiple times, you've stepped across a line with me. It's not basketball anymore. It was basketball for four games. When he hit me in the face, it was the last straw for me. That still doesn't excuse it but that's just the way I felt."
Steve Nash, one of Bell's best friends, lamented the decision and Bryant's officiating treatment but could relate.
"We've all made mistakes," Nash said. "We only have to go back a game to realize I probably shouldn't have dribbled into trouble regardless of what the referees could've called."
Arenas nailed a 27 footer near the buzzer to tie it. Nice shot.
These playoffs have been awesome.
Everybody wave goodbye to Kobe Bryant. He's going home, where he belongs.
I guess it's time to go to Colorado and force an 18 year old to take it in the ass
The winner of the Mavs/Spurs series goes to the Finals to play Detroit IMO. The Mavs might take it all this year. They look like the strongest team in the playoffs so far.
Can someone tell me what the hell Jerry Stackhouse was doing on that last play??? A forced fadeaway 3, when they only needed a 2 to send it into OT?
he was being Jerry Stackhouse.
That was a total bonehead play by Stack. Once he got the loose ball he had a clear path to the basket for an easy lay up. Instead he steps back behind the baseline trying to be a hero.
Larry Hughes' younger brother died (the one that needed the surgeries and forced Larry to leave for the NBA after his freshman year)
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2444469
i guess the knicks don't believe in playing the right way.
QuoteThe buyout is worth at least $40 million, the newspaper reported.
Wow, that's insane, might as well let him coach a few more years. Then again, this is the Knicks, who are sort of the NBA version of the Skins.
isiah is going to take over, too. i would feel bad for any fan base who is subjected to something like this, except for those in new york, boston and los angeles. so farg new york. they deserve it.
way to gloat, tubby.
Quote from: hunt on May 14, 2006, 10:20:59 AM
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2444469
i guess the knicks don't believe in playing the right way.
I'm numb to all this shtein by now.
apparently Dolan was on vacation when the Pistons became a dynasty the past 3 years. Brown made those mediocre players into superstars--started by grooming a traveled PG in Billups and showing the rest of the players how to play ball the right way.
Dolan cant see that you need to get rid of the selfish players who think they are too hard to learn team ball, and replace them with players who have the patience and heart to win the right way.
He should fire Isiah...then fire himself for such stupidity
Ha. :-D :-D
Benedict Larry is a tool. And so is Zeke for hiring him. And Dolan is the biggest douche for hiring the both of those losers.
Miami wins the series 4-1 vs NJ
youre all probably sleeping, but this game between la and phoenix is sick. into the 2nd ot, its almost 2am
Suns win. Great game. Why couldn't Raja Bell play like this for the Sixers?
Sucks for LA. They were 1 second away from a 3-2 lead, but Ewing couldn't foul Bell in that situation...
i passed out in thefourth quarter of that game. i'm gonna be a clipper fan fo he rest of the playoffs. that series is one of the most fun to watch in a long time.
At this point in his career, L. James is the best I've ever seen. :o
agreed, he's like 22 and makes NBA players look like high schoolers.
on another note, i watched donyell marshall and rasheed wallace play against each other in high school. i was in like 6th grade. shtein that makes me feel old.
(http://espn-att.starwave.com/photo/2006/0517/nba_g_james2_412.jpg)
Captions anyone?
"Eat this Guaransheed"
Quote from: PhillyGirl on May 17, 2006, 10:08:34 PM
(http://espn-att.starwave.com/photo/2006/0517/nba_g_james2_412.jpg)
"I'm going to choke and lose the final 2 games."
i love how you make definitive statements like these, but when you're wrong every time you claim that they weren't technically "guarentees"
This is caption the picture. Lebron said it, not me.
thats it, if history serves correct, the cavs win now.
But as for my prediction. I'm still going with the Pistons. There's no arguing they are the better team, but I have no idea what the hell has got into them. They are playing with zero passion or tenacity. The Pistons are better than this. I hate them, but I'll admit they are a very good team.
Quote from: phattymatty on May 17, 2006, 10:31:14 PM
thats it, if history serves correct, the cavs win now.
you ever see history not repeat itself? Too many times. dont count the Pistons out yet
Definitely not. If the Pistons don't play their best in game 6(which is too much for the Cavs to handle), then the Pistons are gutless and are total frauds.
Quote from: reese125 on May 17, 2006, 10:36:56 PM
Quote from: phattymatty on May 17, 2006, 10:31:14 PM
thats it, if history serves correct, the cavs win now.
you ever see history not repeat itself? Too many times. dont count the Pistons out yet
i meant because dude above you predicted the pistons will win, and he's always wrong.
Quote from: Bunkley78 on May 17, 2006, 10:40:41 PM
Definitely not. If the Pistons don't play their best in game 6(which is too much for the Cavs to handle), then the Pistons are gutless and are total frauds.
yeah total frauds...they suck. Your watching one the best NBA athletes ever to play and hes showing it by taking over the world champions. Use your head Bunkley
Quote from: phattymatty on May 17, 2006, 10:47:04 PM
Quote from: reese125 on May 17, 2006, 10:36:56 PM
Quote from: phattymatty on May 17, 2006, 10:31:14 PM
thats it, if history serves correct, the cavs win now.
you ever see history not repeat itself? Too many times. dont count the Pistons out yet
i meant because dude above you predicted the pistons will win, and he's always wrong.
I've by always you mean never, then yes, you'd be correct.
Quote from: reese125 on May 17, 2006, 10:50:33 PM
Quote from: Bunkley78 on May 17, 2006, 10:40:41 PM
Definitely not. If the Pistons don't play their best in game 6(which is too much for the Cavs to handle), then the Pistons are gutless and are total frauds.
yeah total frauds...they suck. Your watching one the best NBA athletes ever to play and hes showing it by taking over the world champions. Use your head Bunkley
Don't put words in my mouth, chief. I said they were a very good team in my previous post. You should maybe use your eyes and read my posts before you start telling me to use my head.
But if this team lays in egg in a game 6 with their backs against the wall, then yes they are frauds. Meaning they are not as good as they appear, because a truly great team wouldn't go down without a fight. Use YOUR head reese.
Don't put words in my mouth, chief. I said they were a very good team in my previous post. You should maybe use your eyes and read my posts before you start telling me to use my head.
you called them frauds if they lose, and your wrong. I truly cant go back to all of your posts and read them...seriousy..I cant afford to lose precious minutes off my life.
so if they Mavericks beat the Spurs, are the Spurs frauds?
:-D you are a trip.
I didn't say lose, I said if they lay an egg. Which means play like garbage. The Pistons have been playing like crap this series. Truly great teams don't lay an egg with their backs against the wall.
Nice to see DET lose again.
What did you say again, Rasheed? :-D
Clippers force game 7 :yay
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 19, 2006, 12:58:00 AM
Clippers force game 7 :yay
Great series. Almost makes me want to start watching NBA b-ball again. Almost.
For the record, I support the Pistons. 46-43 Detroit in the third quarter now.
Isiah Thomas has no exit strategy for the Knicks (http://www.theonion.com/content/node/48676) Hahaha
P.S. Manu Ginobli = clutch
Shame Duncan isn't.
Duncan't played like Van Porn in OT. I know he's not a physical type player but he came up soft like a flacid 70 year old man who ran out of Viagra.
41 pts, 15 rebs, 6 assts, 3 blocks and a steal in 50 minutes. They only used 8 guys though and wore down at the end. I was rooting for Dallas, but the look on Cuban's face was priceless when the Spurs went up 3 with 30 seconds left... :puke
Root for the Mavs, great. Like we really need another pro team to be jealous of.
The Suns dominated and knocked out the Clippers to advance...
I'm rooting for a Dallas Miami matchup...
Quote from: Bunkley78 on May 23, 2006, 12:06:49 AM
Root for the Mavs, great. Like we really need another pro team to be jealous of.
If you like the NBA enough to be jealous of the team that actually wins, you have a problem.
Quote from: phattymatty on April 24, 2006, 01:47:23 PM
I think Detroit is a shoe-in again but the Spurs are going to have a harder time. ..... I think someone like Dallas or even Phoenix comes out of the West.
me am smrt.
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 22, 2006, 11:48:20 PM
41 pts, 15 rebs, 6 assts, 3 blocks and a steal in 50 minutes. They only used 8 guys though and wore down at the end. I was rooting for Dallas, but the look on Cuban's face was priceless when the Spurs went up 3 with 30 seconds left... :puke
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 23, 2006, 02:52:14 AM
I'm rooting for a Dallas Miami matchup...
I'm sorry, but rooting for anything Dallas goes against everything I stand for.
I don't even know who you two are anymore.
(http://www.cadenhead.org/workbench/gems/steve-nash-dirk-nowitzki-drunk-drunk-drunk.jpg)
Best Western Conference Finals EVER!
Quote from: EagleFeva on May 23, 2006, 10:36:45 AM
I'm sorry, but rooting for anything Dallas goes against everything I stand for.
I don't even know who you two are anymore.
^^Says the guy who roots for two New York teams^^
Quote from: EagleFeva on May 23, 2006, 10:36:45 AM
I'm sorry, but rooting for anything Dallas goes against everything I stand for.
I don't even know who you two are anymore.
i was thinking the same thing as i was watching the game yesterday. i'm rooting for the mavs, but in the back of my head i know that most mavs fans are probably cowboys fans, and it makes me hate myself.
det is boring to watch so i just want them out.
and linking the mavs to the cowboys is retarded.
Quote from: FFatPatt on May 23, 2006, 11:03:11 AM
Quote from: EagleFeva on May 23, 2006, 10:36:45 AM
I'm sorry, but rooting for anything Dallas goes against everything I stand for.
I don't even know who you two are anymore.
^^Says the guy who roots for two New York teams^^
No doubt. Being born in the great state of New York might have something to do with that though. Don't have to be from Philly to hate Dallas.
Even though I don't give a shtein about Hockey... the Stars can kiss my ass that BS against the Sabres in the Finals a few years ago or whenever that was.
farg Dallas and everything associated it with that shteinhole.
Quote from: hunt on May 23, 2006, 11:19:25 AM
det is boring to watch so i just want them out.
and linking the mavs to the cowboys is retarded.
Well... call me WEE TODD ID then cuz I can't bring myself to want anything positive to ever come to that city... and their fans.
Quote from: hunt on May 23, 2006, 11:19:25 AM
and linking the mavs to the cowboys is retarded.
to normal people like us, yes. but wait until the football season starts and cowboys fans start talking about how even their basketball franchise is now better than us, and it just gets irritating.
Quote from: phattymatty on May 23, 2006, 11:25:50 AM
Quote from: hunt on May 23, 2006, 11:19:25 AM
and linking the mavs to the cowboys is retarded.
to normal people like us, yes. but wait until the football season starts and cowboys fans start talking about how even their basketball franchise is now better than us, and it just gets irritating.
yep...
i actually kind of like the cowboys as they are enemy number one of the skins...and an enemy of my worst enemy is my friend
i would never put the word 'like' and 'cowboys' in the same sentence, but if we're comparing them, i'm with you. my hatred for the skins is leaps and bounds bigger than for the cowboys. and also that is based strictly on where i live and the douchebags that surround me.
i'll always hate anything from New York more than any other team
the cowboys fans i know couldn't name 1 player on the mavs so i guess that's why i don't see the connection.
i hate the cowboys above all...with the giants a close 2nd & the skins a distant 3rd...probably because i don't know any skins fans.
I used to believe that no team could ever come close to the sheer hatred I have for the Cowboys... but to be honest, the Skins are testing that theory pretty well. The Giants don't even come close on the hatred scale to the Cowboys or Skins... but they can eat a fleshpop too.
Quote from: EagleFeva on May 23, 2006, 11:43:47 AM
The Giants don't even come close on the hatred scale to the Cowboys or Skins...
Naturally. We know you're a closet Giants fan, since you're a Knicks/Mets fan.
Quote from: hunt on May 23, 2006, 11:37:07 AM
i hate the cowboys above all
Agreed.
I wouldn't piss on a Cowboys fan if he was on fire.
Quote from: FFatPatt on May 23, 2006, 12:21:28 PM
Quote from: EagleFeva on May 23, 2006, 11:43:47 AM
The Giants don't even come close on the hatred scale to the Cowboys or Skins...
Naturally. We know you're a closet Giants fan, since you're a Knicks/Mets fan.
Boooo...
You just make sure you don't let any of that carolina blue start running through your veins.
The UNC blue is harmless. The Duke blue is what gets you.
And you know first-hand what I think of the Panthers and their "fans".
Toronto wins the first pick. This may be one of the worst drafts ever.
avery johnson loves josh howard. i remember watching this the other night but didn't even notice it.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gLV3a4CgYLE&search=avery%20johnson
amazing what he did with that team. Instilled young hard players who were willing to play HIS way. You think the Sixers could........never mind
Glenn Robinson and Jerry Stackhouse could win NBA titles in back to back seasons. I kid you not.
why would you lump stack in with dog
stack is a solid player that swallowed his pride and turned himself into a great role player for the betterment of his team and his career...whereas the difference btwn dog and a bucket of shtein is the bucket
Van Horn too.....unless Raja Bell wins it instead....
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 24, 2006, 04:49:20 PM
why would you lump stack in with dog
stack is a solid player that swallowed his pride and turned himself into a great role player for the betterment of his team and his career...whereas the difference btwn dog and a bucket of shtein is the bucket
he didnt have that much pride to swallow. when you havent started in 3 years because of injury, you realize yout not the focal point anymore...other guys are better than you
he didnt have that much pride to swallow. when you havent started in 3 years because of injury, you realize yout not the focal point anymore...other guys are better than you
look over your head and youll see my point
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 24, 2006, 04:50:40 PM
Van Horn too.....unless Raja Bell wins it instead....
I'm not 'rooting' for anyone, but if someone has to win I hope it's KVH and the Mavs. They deserve it anyways, especially after having to beat both the defending champs and the refs (who were atrociously in the Spurs' favor and allowed them back into this game) on the road, giving up a 20 point lead, getting it back, then closing it out in Game 7. Plus, I kinda like Cuban. I still think he is a tool and all, but he's commited to winning, even if he is borderline retarded.
I still like Bell too. So basically, I hope either the Mavs or Suns win.
I'm still dumbfounded as to why you are a KVH fan. The guy is a loser, literally. He's soft, he can't handle pressure and any type of physical coverage. He was a total dog here, and in fact, as literally traded for the single biggest dog this side of Derrick Coleman (glenn robinson). I even know where he used to live, his house is gay.
look over your head and youll see my point
oh I see your point guy, and i wasnt disputing it....just taggin along
The Heat and Mavericks lead their series 2-1
The Heat take a 3-1 commanding lead against the pistons.
even though Wade is a scoring monster, its amazing what Shaq does to a team
"New" Bucks logo and color (purple replaced with red):
(http://fansedge.com/Images/Product/41-04/41-04658-f.jpg)
The deer logo is about as intimidating as a Dolphin or a Cardinal.
Extremely gay. Gayest logo in all of sports.
The Calgary Flames would say otherwise.
http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/40746/20060601/arenas_thought_he_was_being_punkd_by_mtv/
arenas thought he was getting punked
I've pinpointed the exact second that the Heat lost this series (http://www.detroitbadboys.com/images/benBlocksShaq1.jpg)
Heat win tommorrow, farg Detroit.
Heat win 95-78 to take the series.
Mavericks/Heat will be a fun series to watch. One of those teams will win their first title. It's also the 3rd different team taken to the Finals by both Pat Riley and by Shaq....
I'll go Dallas in 7....
Go Heat! 8)
Im gonna have to go heat in this one. The way they played Detroit was like no other. I just dont think the Mavs have enough defensive inside/post presence which is Miamis very strong suit. When the Mavs played Pheonix, they got boards out the ying yang and wore the Suns out, and I dont think that will be the case against the heat. The have 3 killer rebounders in Shaq, Haslem and Mourning who have too much power inside for the Mavs this year IMO.
Heat in 6
Dallas in 6.
I want the Mavs to win.
I like Dirk. I like Avery Johnson as a coach and I like Mark Cuban. I wish he was an owner of one of our teams here in Philadelphia.
If Dallas wins, it means KVH gets a ring. And Stack.
I like Dirk, but I hate everything Dallas.
Can't root for them. I'm not rooting for the Heat necessarily either, but I hope they win.
it means KVH gets a ring
your were laughing out loud hysterically to yourself when you wrote this right?
Laughing aand crying, actually.
And I hate south Florida sports fans. They're a buncha transient bandwagon jumpers. Farg 'em.
farg dallas
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 04, 2006, 11:06:27 PM
Laughing aand crying, actually.
And I hate south Florida sports fans. They're a buncha transient bandwagon jumpers. Farg 'em.
You cut me, Phreak. Cut me deep.
:'(
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 05, 2006, 08:25:51 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 04, 2006, 11:06:27 PM
Laughing aand crying, actually.
And I hate south Florida sports fans. They're a buncha transient bandwagon jumpers. Farg 'em.
You cut me, Phreak. Cut me deep.
:'(
:-D You know what I meant. I mean those hosers in Miami who were Marlins "fans" in 1997 and 2003 but can't tell you who Dan Uggla is now.
QuoteIt's probably a bad idea to permanently post something like this on the internet, so that people can see what an idiot I am for years to come. Oh well, here goes nothing:
> 1 – Toronto: Andrea Bargnani – Combo Forward, Benetton Treviso (Italy)
Obviously I've never seen Bargnani play, but Brian Colangelo seems like someone who would jump at the opportunity to draft the next Dirk. And unlike Darko Milicic when he went #2 to the Pistons, Bargnani is actually a solid contributor for one of the top club teams in Europe. So in terms of immediate impact, don't think Darko, think Pau Gasol. Comparison: Dirk
> 2 – Chicago: LaMarcus Aldridge – PF, Texas
LaMarcus Aldridge fits an immediate need at the 4 for the Bulls. Tyson Chandler is a defender and rebounder at the 5, so the Bulls are in desperate need of a scoring big-man to fill the hole left by Eddy Curry's departure. Aldridge has a nice mid-range post-game that reminds me in a lot of ways of Jermaine O'Neal. That said, the Bulls might want to trade this pick for a veteran, given the overall youth of the squad. Comparison: Jermaine O'Neal
> 3 – Charlotte: Tyrus Thomas – PF, LSU
I'm not as high on Tyrus Thomas as everyone else seems to be. Some people compare him to Shawn Marion, but I don't see Marion's ball-handling skills or jump-shot. And until I see an indication that Thomas can develop his non-athleticism skills, it seems like a huge risk to spend a pick this high on him. Ideally, he'd go back for another year, and we would see what kind of skill progression he is capable of. At the moment, the player he most reminds me of is another undersized, low-skill, high-athleticism PF, Kenyon Martin. Comparison: Kenyon Martin
> 4 – Portland: Adam Morrison – SF, Gonzaga
I think Adam Morrison is going to be a bust, but I wouldn't be surprised if Portland took him here and turned around and dealt Darius Miles to try to win back some fan support. It's tough to be an All-Star swingman at the NBA level when you have a 12-inch vertical and a complete lack of lateral quickness. Morrison's not going to overpower anyone either, so I'm not exactly sure how he's going to score at the pro level. And he can't guard anyone either. So yea, good luck with that. Comparison: Ed O'Bannon
> 5 – Atlanta: Randy Foye – Combo Guard, Villanova
Foye could be very successful at the NBA level if he lands with a team that doesn't try to force him into a specific PG or SG role. He just needs to be a Guard. Atlanta could pair him with Joe Johnson in the back court, run a fast-paced offense, and really have an exciting young team along with Josh Smith and Marvin Williams. It's tough to come up with a good NBA comparison for Foye, because I really think he's a unique player. Comparison: Gilbert Arenas
> 6 – Minnesota: Rudy Gay – SF, UConn
Nobody's gotten a more unjustified bad rap this season than Rudy Gay. As the youngest core player on a stacked team with a strict coach, how can you expect him to take all the shots and demand the ball in clutch situations? Cocky, veteran leaders like Marcus Williams and Rashad Anderson aren't about to just turn the reins over to a 19-year-old, not matter how talented. Even so, playing within the UConn system and letting the game come to him, Gay led the Huskies in scoring and steals, and finished just behind Armstrong and Boone in rebounds and blocked shots. His game is perfectly suited to the 3 position in the NBA, and the Wolves should pounce all over him if he's available at #6. Comparison: Rashard Lewis
> 7 – Boston: Rajon Rondo – PG, Kentucky
Rondo is a tremendous athlete and energetic floor leader who was trapped in the wrong offensive system at Kentucky. In an open-court game, his defensive tenacity and speed would be devastating. His upside reminds me of TJ Ford or Tony Parker, however he is a far better rebounder than either. Like Ford and Parker, his shot is pretty awful, but on a team like Boston he could get to the rim or feed shooters like Pierce, Szczerbiak, and West. Comparison: TJ Ford, Tony Parker
> 8 – Houston: Brandon Roy – SG, Washington
Brandon Roy keeps getting mentioned as a higher and higher pick, and I'm not exactly sure why. He's a nice player, but he doesn't do anything particularly well. He's not overly quick, he's not particularly athletic, he doesn't handle the ball or see the floor like a PG, he's a little short to play SF, and he's not a lights out 3-point shooter. So where's his niche in the NBA? I don't see him being anything better than a nice complimentary player on a good team. Is that worth a top-10 pick? Comparison: Mo Peterson
> 9 – Golden State: Marcus Williams – PG, UConn
Marcus Williams is old school. He plays at a steady place, looks for his teammates first, and will make you pay if you leave him open. And when its crunch time, he has no fear of taking the shots. Throw in his high dribble, and there are two obvious old school comparisons for Marcus... Comparison: Mark Jackson, Rod Strickland
> 10 – Seattle: Shelden Williams – PF, Duke
I expect a tremendous instant impact from Shelden Williams. Much like happened with Carlos Boozer, I think we get so overexposed to Duke big men that we forget what they are capable of and start looking elsewhere for guys with more upside. In reality, how is Shelden Williams any different from Emeka Okafor two years ago? Similar height, same shot-blocking defensive impact, and both have efficient post games that feature a jump-hook. Comparison: Emeka Okafor
> 11 – Orlando: Rodney Carney – SF, Memphis
In my mind, Carney is the most overlooked player in the draft. I would have no qualms taking him in the top-5. He's an absolute FREAK of an athlete, and he improved his 3-point shooting ever year, to the point where he now hits at a 40% clip. With his size, speed, jumping ability, and jump-shot, how can you stop him from scoring? Comparison: Jason Richardson, Shawn Marion, Richard Jefferson
> 12 – New Orleans: Patrick O'Bryant – C, Bradley
I wouldn't be shocked if O'Bryant ends up going higher, due to the dearth of legit Center prospects in this draft. Especially if he impresses in workouts. From what I saw of O'Bryant in the NCAA tournament, he could be an impact pivot player in the league. He looks to be a legit 7-feet, and was very nimble and athletic. Comparison: Robert Swift (I'm high on Robert Swift's potential, so that was a compliment)
> 13 – Philly: Kyle Lowry – PG, Villanova
I'm not sold on Lowry's NBA potential yet, as I think he benefited from all the attention that Randy Foye and Allan Ray drew, and I'd like to see how he could step up on his own. However, if the Sixers decide to move Iverson, a local product with an NBA body, quickness, and strength like Lowry could be a tempting replacement. Comparison: Jameer Nelson
> 14 – Utah: Ronnie Brewer – SG, Arkansas
For some reason, I've just never seen this guy play. I guess they just don't show a lot of Arkansas games in the northeast? Utah needs a SG badly, and I feel like saying JJ Redick to Utah is just a knee-jerk reaction to the fact that Utah is a Mormon state and once featured a white-wash backcourt of Stockton and Hornacek. Comparison: N/A
> 15 – New Orleans: Shawne Williams – SF, Memphis
A ton of talent, but seems undisciplined and raw. Definitely a boom or bust pick, and 15 seems like a good time to try it. Comparison: Eddie Robinson
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> 16 – Chicago: Hilton Armstrong – C, UConn
He's big. He's athletic. He can rebound. He can block shots. He has no offensive game to speak of. Comparison: Joel Przybilla
> 17 – Indiana: JJ Redick – SG, Duke
JJ should stick around the league for a long time due to his 3-point shooting, but I don't know if he'll be a starter since his lack of quickness could spell doom on the defensive end. Comparison: Voshon Lenard, Jeff Hornacek
> 18 – Washington: Alexander Johnson – PF, Florida State
This may seem a bit high to some who don't know his name, but I think he could really be a nice fit for the Zards. He's 6'9, he can run the floor, he's extremely athletic, he has range out to the college 3-point line, and he showed his dedication last off-season by hiring a dietician and slimming down to 225. I harped all season on the need for the Zards to ditch B-Wood for more athletic big-men who can run the floor with Gil/Caron and hit a jumper from the high-post to open up our half-court Princeton sets. Johnson is exactly that kind of player. Comparison: David West
> 19 – Sacramento: Tiago Splitter – PF/C, Tau Ceramica (Spain)
I haven't caught any Tau games lately, but I've read that Splitter is a tough, strong PF. It seems like he's been a draft prospect for the past 5 years. Apparently he still has a huge buyout, so he'd have to go to a team like Sacramento that can afford to wait on him. Comparison: N/A
> 20 – New York: Mardy Collins – Combo Guard, Temple
Whenever I've watched Temple games, I've been underwhelmed by Collins. He's not particularly great in any aspect, but he's 6'6" and can play the point, and you know how NBA scouts inexplicably get their knickers in a bunch when it comes to tall PGs. Comparison: Reece Gaines, Jeryl Sasser
> 21 – Phoenix: Jordan Farmar – PG, UCLA
He'd be a nice back-up and potential long-term replacement to the injury prone and aging Steve Nash. Especially since it's becoming more and more clear that Leandro Barbosa isn't really a PG. Comparison: Mike Bibby
> 22 – New Jersey: Olexsiy Pecherov – PF, Paris Basket Racing (France)
The Nets need a skilled PF, and scouts say this guy should fall in this range. Comparison: N/A
> 23 – New Jersey: Leon Powe – PF, Cal
I love Leon Powe. He's tremendously skilled and a rugged rebounder. If it wasn't for his knee injury after his freshman year, he could have been a potential top-5 pick. I expect the Nets to use both their picks on big guys, and Powe could be a steal in this spot. NBA Comparison: Ike Diogu
> 24 – Memphis: Mohamed Saer Sene – C, Verviers-Pepinster (Belgium)
There's a lot of hype surrounding Sene at the moment. Supposedly he's tremendously raw offensively, but an outstanding defensive force and an extremely active player. Comparison: Theo Ratliff
> 25 – Cleveland: Shannon Brown – Combo Guard, Michigan State
Lacks the size to play the 2 and I don't think he handles well enough to play the 1, but he's a great athlete and an excellent scorer. He could fit well with a player like LeBron who dominates the ball in most cases anyway. Comparison: Bobby Jackson
> 26 – LA Lakers: Quincy Douby – Combo Guard, Rutgers
If he played somewhere other than Rutgers, Douby would be getting more hype. He can shoot the lights out from three, and he's also very versatile in his ability to defend and play some point guard. He'd be a nice pseudo-point guard in the triangle offense. Comparison: Ron Harper, Derek Anderson
> 27 – Phoenix: Maurice Ager – SG, Michigan State
Ager was the best player on a team that featured two other potential first rounders, Shannon Brown and Paul Davis. He has the size, athleticism, and jumper to succeed at the 2 in the NBA, so why is nobody talking about him? Is this another Michael Redd situation where people inexplicably ignored him in the period leading up to the draft? Comparison: Latrell Sprewell
> 28 – Dallas: Guillermo Diaz – SG, Miami
Diaz is an undersized, athletic, gunning SG with a questionable attitude. Somebody will take a chance on him. Comparison: Dejuan Wagner
> 29 – New York: Cedric Simmons – PF, NC State
Has been rated a lot higher than this in most mock drafts, but I don't see it. He had one good game against Duke, but I don't think it was indicative of his level of play all-season. He seems to be a bit slow-footed to me, and I've never seen the "excellent athleticism" that he's reported to have. Comparison: Melvin Ely
> 30 – Portland: James White – SF, Cincinnati
Coming out of high school, James White was overrated. He was a tremendous athlete with very little skill or basketball acumen. Everyone wrote him off after he was an early bust, but he quietly improved his game from year to year, and he finally put it all together last year for Cincinnati. Comparison: Stacey Augmon
> 13 – Philly: Kyle Lowry – PG, Villanova
I'm not sold on Lowry's NBA potential yet, as I think he benefited from all the attention that Randy Foye and Allan Ray drew, and I'd like to see how he could step up on his own. However, if the Sixers decide to move Iverson, a local product with an NBA body, quickness, and strength like Lowry could be a tempting replacement. Comparison: Jameer Nelson
youd be hard pressed to find a worse first round pick for the sixers
Hes definitely not ready for the NBA and would not make an immediate impact this year, thats for sure. Although I like his handle and the way he takes the ball inside, his jumpshot needs serious improvement. Highly unlikely the Sixers take him IMO as management clearly stated they are looking for defensive pressure/talent...and I wouldnt disagree to say the least
Jameer Nelson comparison: size maybe, scoring potential-hell no
Lowry is a late 1st - early 2nd. He's not #13 overall....
Another indication where some of the players are slated to go.
Aaron Gray? Meh, I dont think the Sixers need another Todd McCullough--aside from injury, we know where that went
Mock Draft
Tony Mejia
Updated May 24, 2006
1 TOR LaMarcus Aldridge, C/PF, Texas
2 CHI Tyrus Thomas, PF, LSU
3 CHA Adam Morrison, SF, Gonzaga
4 POR Brandon Roy, SG, Washington
5 ATL Marcus Williams, PG, UConn
6 MIN Rudy Gay, SF, UConn
7 BOS Andrea Bargnani, PF, Italy
8 HOU Cedric Simmons, PF, N.C. State
9 GS Patrick O'Bryant, C, Bradley
10 SEA Randy Foye, SG, Villanova
11 ORL J.J. Redick, SG, Duke
12 NO Rodney Carney, SG, Memphis
13 PHI Shawne Williams, SF, Memphis
14 UTA Ronnie Brewer, SG, Arkansas
15 NO Shelden Williams, PF, Duke
16 CHI Tiago Splitter, PF, Spain
17 IND Mardy Collins, PG, Temple
18 WAS Hilton Armstrong, PF, UConn
19 SAC M. Saer Sene, C/F, Belgium
20 NY Marcus Vinicius, F, Brazil
21 PHO Oleksiy Pecherov, F, France
22 NJ Aaron Gray, C, Pittsburgh
23 NJ Sergio Rodriguez, G, Spain
24 MEM Rajon Rondo, PG, Kentucky
25 CLE Leon Powe, F, California
26 LAL P.J. Tucker, F/G, Texas
27 PHO Nick Fazekas, F/C, Nevada
28 DAL Guillermo Diaz, SG, Miami
29 NY Richard Roby, G/F, Colorado
30 POR Alexander Johnson, F, FSU
Gregg Doyel
Updated May 24, 2006
1 TOR LaMarcus Aldridge, C/PF, Texas
2 CHI Tyrus Thomas, PF, LSU
3 CHA Adam Morrison, SF, Gonzaga
4 POR Brandon Roy, SG, Washington
5 ATL Marcus Williams, PG, UConn
6 MIN Rudy Gay, SF, UConn
7 BOS Maurice Ager, SG, MSU
8 HOU J.J. Redick, SG, Duke
9 GS Shelden Williams, PF, Duke
10 SEA Andrea Bargnani, PF, Italy
11 ORL Randy Foye, SG, Villanova
12 NO Hilton Armstrong, PF, UConn
13 PHI Aaron Gray, C, Pittsburgh
14 UTA Shannon Brown, SG, MSU
15 NO Ronnie Brewer, SG, Arkansas
16 CHI Rodney Carney, SG, Memphis
17 IND Mardy Collins, PG, Temple
18 WAS Cedric Simmons, PF, N.C. State
19 SAC Patrick O'Bryant, C, Bradley
20 NY Paul Davis, PF, MSU
21 PHO Guillermo Diaz, SG, Miami
22 NJ Kyle Lowry, PG, Villanova
23 NJ Tiago Splitter, PF, Spain
24 MEM Rajon Rondo, PG, Kentucky
25 CLE Shawne Williams, SF, Memphis
26 LAL Jordan Farmar, PG, UCLA
27 PHO Steve Novak, SF, Marquette
28 DAL Leon Powe, PF, Cal
29 NY P.J. Tucker, SF, Texas
30 POR James White, SG, Cincinnati
Lowry is a late 1st - early 2nd. He's not #13 overall....
he needs to call Brandon Roy and ask him why he stayed in school...Im sure the reasons will be clear
http://www.killsometime.com/Video/video.asp?ID=524
Miami wins the title
congrats to miami.....they deserved...i wanted zo to get it.
WADE is the best player in the league.
Bahaha, I hate Dallas.
Take that Cuban.
LB fired
peacers
Test reply. Hmmmm. (Sorry...please move along...there's nothing to see here, folks.)
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 22, 2006, 10:16:45 AM
LB fired
peacers
Isiah Thomas can't be any worse as a GM/coach than he was as just GM, right? LB's buyout must have been a ton of $.
so how many teams are paying LB not to coach now?
seriously, LB has one of the greatest financial minds in the history of sports.
i can't believe that isiah hired isiah. like everyone didn't already know this was gonna happen. what a joke of a franchise at the moment.
and also, who the f wears a turtleneck in june? or ever for that matter.
(http://www.deadspin.com/assets/resources/2006/06/isiahbigbig.jpg)
No different that wearing shorts, a tee shirt, and a tuque in the middle of summer, I guess.
and sandals
id rock a MOCK turtle before i ever even looked at a pair of sandals
Quote from: phattymatty on June 22, 2006, 01:37:08 PM
seriously, LB has one of the greatest financial minds in the history of sports.
i can't believe that isiah hired isiah. like everyone didn't already know this was gonna happen. what a joke of a franchise at the moment.
I'm so numb to the shtein with the Knicks at this point... it ain't even funny. The way this team is right now... you could have Jesus himself on the sidelines coaching and they'd still be terrible.
The bright side to this is that Isiah moving into the HC spot is the 1st step to him getting removed from the franchise.
Loved Isiah, the player... can't stand Isiah, the GM/coach. As we speak... he's doing a better job building the Bulls than he is the Knicks.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 22, 2006, 02:44:30 PM
and sandals
id rock a MOCK turtle before i ever even looked at a pair of sandals
don't get me started. thats the only thing i hate more than turtlenecks. especially the ones with all the straps and shtein. those dudes should off themselves.
ha...mos def
open toed shoes on guys is friggin awful...possible exception for flip flops that are only worn to walk to a public shower/bathroom...at college for example
i wear sneakers AND socks to the beach....my girl almost wont go on the beach with me she gets so embarrassed
cmon IGY, take your Roos with the straps off before you hit the sand for the love of..
eff them roos...im a vans man
dont know how you can rock those...you feel like your walking directly on the pavement, with not a lick of support.
My dogs need the Shocks
Quote from: EagleFeva on June 22, 2006, 02:51:54 PM
I'm so numb to the shtein with the Knicks at this point... it ain't even funny. The way this team is right now... you could have Jesus himself on the sidelines coaching and they'd still be terrible.
The bright side to this is that Isiah moving into the HC spot is the 1st step to him getting removed from the franchise.
Loved Isiah, the player... can't stand Isiah, the GM/coach. As we speak... he's doing a better job building the Bulls than he is the Knicks.
Wait a minute. Are you telling me that the Knicks still have fans? Wow.
dont know how you can rock those...you feel like your walking directly on the pavement, with not a lick of support.
im joking...id beat someone up if i saw them wearing vans
:-D :-D :-D lol
and if they had a Depesh Mode jacket with 76 safety pins on the front with a swoop hair do.....?
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 22, 2006, 03:17:54 PM
ha...mos def
open toed shoes on guys is friggin awful...possible exception for flip flops that are only worn to walk to a public shower/bathroom...at college for example
i wear sneakers AND socks to the beach....my girl almost wont go on the beach with me she gets so embarrassed
i used to be anti sandal on guys...but i bought a pair a year ago...and they are comfortable as hell in the summer.
stop staring at my toes...toe lover.
stop staring at my toes...toe lover.
ewwwwwww
IGY,
What happened to your pix of the hot little korean soccer chick? Schwing!!!
i had to flip the script for a while
shell be back
I am anxiuosly awaiting her return.
mahalo
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 22, 2006, 03:28:37 PM
eff them roos...im a vans man
Somehow I had you as more of a BK wearer.
Quote from: rjs246 on June 22, 2006, 03:32:43 PM
Quote from: EagleFeva on June 22, 2006, 02:51:54 PM
I'm so numb to the shtein with the Knicks at this point... it ain't even funny. The way this team is right now... you could have Jesus himself on the sidelines coaching and they'd still be terrible.
The bright side to this is that Isiah moving into the HC spot is the 1st step to him getting removed from the franchise.
Loved Isiah, the player... can't stand Isiah, the GM/coach. As we speak... he's doing a better job building the Bulls than he is the Knicks.
Wait a minute. Are you telling me that the Knicks still have fans? Wow.
Through the thick and the thin, man... and we're talking "LASIK eye surgery" thin right about now.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 22, 2006, 03:17:54 PM
ha...mos def
open toed shoes on guys is friggin awful...possible exception for flip flops that are only worn to walk to a public shower/bathroom...at college for example
i wear sneakers AND socks to the beach....my girl almost wont go on the beach with me she gets so embarrassed
My feets is way too beautiful to keep cooped up in socks and sneakers all day, every day. I gotta rock the sandals every now and then. :yay
I rock sandals more and more every year. It's too damn hot here in the south.
You got that shtein right. Got to 96 down here today.
Socks and shoes to the beach? I hate sandals but I'll wear them to the beach. That's about the only time.
Know what I really, really hate?
The Romes who wear flip-flops with jeans and a collared shirt with the collar popped.
Is there anything gayer?
that is incredibly accurate.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 23, 2006, 02:09:00 AM
Socks and shoes to the beach? I hate sandals but I'll wear them to the beach. That's about the only time.
Know what I really, really hate?
The Romes who wear flip-flops with jeans and a collared shirt with the collar popped.
Is there anything gayer?
that is incredibly accurate.
I never wear scandals or flip-flops of any kind.
Mainly because I have never seen any available in a size-15. :paranoid
The Romes who wear flip-flops with jeans and a collared shirt with the collar popped.
Is there anything gayer?
yes....the same guy with sandals a visor and a tight ass seashell necklace
Holler!
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 23, 2006, 02:09:00 AM
Socks and shoes to the beach? I hate sandals but I'll wear them to the beach. That's about the only time.
Know what I really, really hate?
The Romes who wear flip-flops with jeans and a collared shirt with the collar popped.
Is there anything gayer?
that is incredibly accurate.
the only thing i can think of is using "that is incredibly accurate"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzeAcPik4_s&search=James%20White
show you guys the next slam dunk champion for 2006-2007...remember the name...Cinnci's--James "Flight" White
Lakers are very interested in him @ #26
Quote from: FFatPatt on June 22, 2006, 09:43:47 PM
I rock sandals more and more every year. It's too damn hot here in the south.
word
I wanted to throw this guys name out there because he is going to be passed on by alot of teams possibly in the first, early second (Sixers could use a point guard like this). Ive been reading alot on him and he seems to be very respected for his game not only in his conference but all over, with alot of heads saying that he is the best pure PG in this years draft. He also played lights out for Peurto Rico. Prototypical Brevin Knight with more ups. Keep your eye on him
"Senior Jose Juan Barea made a statement this week to NBA scouts in attendance at the 54th annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament in Portsmouth, Va. The four-day tournament gives 64 college seniors one more opportunity to showcase their talents before the Chicago Draft Camp.
Barea turned in absolutely stellar numbers over three games. He averaged 15.0 points per game, 13.6 assists and 5.6 rebounds, while committing just five turnovers the entire weekend. He set the PIT tournament records for assists in a game (18) and in the tournament (41) and was honored with the Allen Iverson Award for inspiration and effort.
I love AI but does anyone else find it a bit humorous that he has an award named after him?
he's from that area of VA. i'm sure thats the only reason.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 23, 2006, 02:09:00 AM
Socks and shoes to the beach? I hate sandals but I'll wear them to the beach. That's about the only time.
Know what I really, really hate?
The Romes who wear flip-flops with jeans and a collared shirt with the collar popped.
Is there anything gayer?
that is incredibly accurate.
LOL. You have issues, Phreak.
:-D
Yes. Yes I do. :)
Whats in the the secret black box to be revealed at the draft
the NBA will be using a new basketball design next season. The new ball is no longer
going to be leather, rather a composite surface, and has a strikingly
different look. One of the side effects of this new non-leather ball
will likely be the decrease in shooting percentages, as the ball tends
to "bobble" out a touch more than the normal NBA ball. The
new ball was used exclusively at the NBA pre-draft camp. The new ball
is also featured in print on the cover of the NBA's 2006 draft
guide. Ironically, neither the NBA nor Spalding has put out a release
on the new ball yet. There had been rumors of the new ball design for
the past few months, it was surprising to see it in use in Orlando,
especially without any press on the new ball or its features –
but it's coming.
(http://www.hoopsworld.com/news/uploads/newball.jpg)
That's incredibly ugly. I hate how the leagues are trying to make everything look modern. Just leave it the way it is.
did they ever say what was the mysterious thing in the black bag that was in the middle of the heat locker room during the playoffs?
(http://www.mustardweb.org/mustardpics/issue1/pulpfiction.jpg)
we cool?
Quote from: phattymatty on June 27, 2006, 12:46:41 PM
did they ever say what was the mysterious thing in the black bag that was in the middle of the heat locker room during the playoffs?
Pictures of the players and their families and cards with some motivational saying on it, and the rest of Riley's rings.
The hot rumor floating among GMs now is that the Bulls and Timberwolves might pull off a blockbuster Kevin Garnett deal, sending picks No. 2 (Tyrus Thomas) and No. 16 (probably Marcus Williams) along with either Luol Deng or Ben Gordon to Minnesota for Garnett.
Sounds like Bargnani to Toronto #1 and Morrison to Charlotte #3 barring last-minute trades...
Bargnani to TOR is official.
Da Bulls on the clock
Tyrus Thompson here? Or laMarcus Aldridge
LaMarcus Aldridge it is.
Now...does MJ take Adam Morrison?
Andy Katz reporting that the Bulls-Blazers have a Aldridge/Thomas swap already set up.
Morrison is going to Charlotte. And rumor has it that FF is already ordering his official Morrison jersey.
Anyone seen that NBA Live commercial where he's trying to act tough?
Yeah I cried, so what?
Ha. Douchebag.
Atlanta is up now...
Shelden Williams
well, this was the team that Billy King said had promised him they'd pick him when talking about why Williams refused to work out for the Sixers.
Minnesota up now.
Minnesota gets Roy. The first G off the board.
Boston on the clock for the Blazers.
Bucher saying that the Blazers were hoping for Brandon Roy here.
Bucher saying that the Rockets also coveted Roy and now that he's gone look for Memphis to trade Shane Battier to HOU for the #8 pick.
Bilas pimping Randy Foye hard - said he will be the ROY.
Foye goes to POR via BOS.
Portland gets their PG.
GS taking Obryant really helps the Sixers, that should push Williams or Rando right to them, hopefully Williams.
Rondo would be there anyways.
At this point, I may think about taking Carney/Brewer at 13, then trading for a pick around 20 for Rondo.
Redick to Orlando. ahahaha Rome
Quote from: Dillen37 on June 28, 2006, 08:40:53 PM
Rondo would be there anyways.
At this point, I may think about taking Carney/Brewer at 13, then trading for a pick around 20 for Rondo.
There was some talk about Rando going before that, either way they should end up with a pretty good player.
Quote from: BigEd76 on June 28, 2006, 08:42:21 PM
Redick to Orlando. ahahaha Rome
:-D :-D
Pointing and laughing. :-*
:-D @ Stern and Patrick ripping each other. Good stuff
Ronnie Brewer goes to Utah
It's Carney or Williams. I guarantee it.
But BK will take Oleksiy Pecherov.
Indy takes Shawne Williams
Sacramento takes Quincy Douby
:-D Knicks take Renaldo Balkman, gotta love hearing the NY fans boo.
:-D :-D
Douby dooby doo.
Is "Die-Hard" now a Sacramento Kings fan in addition to his "die-hard" allegiance to the Mets and Eagles?
SAS is going nuts, was "almost speechless" :-D
the Knicks are in SHAMBLES and I love that they are blasting it live on TV so Isiah realizes what a disgrace he is as a GM
somewhere....Larry Bird just spit out his coffee with that pick
Who? Feva loves the Knicks, by the way. Along with the Mets, Sabres, and Eagles. Makes sense.
Still available:
Marcus Williams
Rajon Rondo
Kyle Lowry
Mardy Collins
Jordan Farmar
Maurice Ager
Shannon Brown
Celtics want Phoenix's #21 to take Rondo
Phoenix takes Rondo #21 then trades him to Boston along with Brian Grant in exchange for Boston paying for Grant's contract? ???
makes sense since he cant shoot worth a lick
what if it's a precursor to an AI deal? :paranoid
i think the Nets need a back up PG to Mr Kidd......there u go Williams
This certainly has been a very interesting NBA draft and I imagine it only continues to get more intriguing.
there's Marcus Williams to NJ
Josh Boone also to NJ. UConn teammates now New Jersey teammates back-to-back
Kyle Lowry to Memphis at #24
Thats where I thought he would go, gould pick up for Memphis.
Allan Ray and Steven Smith are still undrafted with less than 10 picks to go :paranoid
The draft is over. Here's a list of undrafted players:
Allan Ray
Steven Smith
Mike Gansey
Taquan Dean
Kevin Pittsnogle
Taj Gray
Pops Mensah-Bonsu
Brandon Bowman
Marcus Slaughter (JR)
Rashad Anderson
Darius Washington (JR)
Gerry McNamara
Curtis Stinson (JR)
Kenny Adeleke
I'd love to see Smith and Ray given a shot here.
I'd like to see McNamara given a shot here, he could develop into a nice bench player.
Sports Guy's draft blog (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/060629)
^^Some really funny stuff in there.^^
Quote9:40 -- Just when this draft couldn't get any crazier, my beloved Celtics just bought the 21st pick from Phoenix to take Rajon Rondo, the Kentucky guard who Chad Ford touted all summer because he mistakenly thought Rondo was foreign. Unfortunately, Rondo can't shoot. This is an understatement. As Bilas says, "Teams in the SEC didn't even guard him." Put it this way: The list of NBA teams that won an NBA title with a point guard who couldn't shoot looks like this:
1. (empty)
2. (empty)
3. (empty)
On the other hand, my Celtics moles told me that Rondo absolutely DESTROYED Foye and Williams in their workout a few weeks ago. So who knows?
QuoteIf the Knicks take Marcus Williams, that's it -- I'm retiring the draft diary. That will never be topped. By the way, did you know he's leading all NBA rookies in steals right now? Thank you. Thank you. I'll be here all week.
Some of my favorite blurbs:
Quote8:36 -- Our first wild-card pick of the draft! Saer Sene and his 7-foot-8 wingspan go to Seattle at No. 10, despite the fact that he learned to make a layup off the correct foot just 12 months ago. (True story.) On the bright side, he averaged three points a game in a Belgian professional league this season. He's the homeless man's Desagana Diop. We might need to disband the Sonics. Seriously. It's time. Enough is enough. Even the ESPN guys are killing this pick.
Quote8:56 -- Note to the ESPN guys: Next year, just tell us which guys in the draft AREN'T athletic. Much easier.)
Quote8:59 -- The unequivocal highlight of the draft: Patrick throws it to the podium for Utah's pick, only Stern hasn't emerged from his secret lair yet, followed by Patrick filling time with "Where'd he go?" jokes, then Stern emerging, taking a dramatic pause and saying, "Dan, I was sitting in the back listening to your pithy comments." He actually seems ticked. Dan quickly fires back with an awkward "I like Paul Tagliabue better" joke. I feel like they're orchestrating this just to liven up my diary. It's too good to be true.
That's followed by one more nasty look from Stern, then Utah taking a mortified Ronnie Brewer (who has a "Wait, isn't that the city with no black people?" look on his face).
Quote9:51 -- During the Williams interview, ESPN chickens out from running a "MUST IMPROVE: KLEPTOMANIA" graphic.
You know Stern got a hoft when he said, "We have a trade...."
(http://www.nba.com/media/draft2006/andreaport_425_060628.jpg)
#1 bust
(http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/sp/getty/full.getty-71303173jp108_draft_portrai_1_23_06_am.jpg)
(http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060629/capt.f3137f592f2f44808931a7af77946a44.timberwolves_draft_basketball_mnah108.jpg)
(http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060629/capt.a5052f512635432a8658d6ddb09e5d6e.celtics_basketball_draft_rondo_macr101.jpg)
(http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/sp/getty/full.getty-71220304ks009_adam_morr_3_47_25_pm.jpg)
Lamar Odom's 6-month old son died last night....suffocated in his crib :(
Quote from: BigEd76 on June 29, 2006, 09:54:29 PM
Lamar Odom's 6-month old son died last night....suffocated in his crib :(
Dang...
Quote from: FFatPatt on June 28, 2006, 09:39:58 PM
Who? Feva loves the Knicks, by the way. Along with the Mets, Sabres, and Eagles. Makes sense.
Damn straight.
Quote from: BigEd76 on June 29, 2006, 09:54:29 PM
Lamar Odom's 6-month old son died last night....suffocated in his crib :(
That sucks. :(
That shtein literally kept me up at night during L'il Feva's first few months.
yeah I dont wish that anyone...very sad news
Charlie Villaneuva traded to Milwaukee for T.J. Ford
Good for Toronto, don't know about Milwaukee. They had a true PG who distributes the ball and penetrates. Villanueva is the better player, but was it the bigger need?
Tim Thomas is expected to sign with the Clippers (4/$24M)
Jason Terry signed a long-term deal with Dallas
Carmelo Anthony will sign a long-term deal with Denver
Stojakovic to New Orleans, Radmanovic to the Lakers (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2507013)
Quote from: Bunkley78 on June 30, 2006, 11:59:07 PM
Good for Toronto, don't know about Milwaukee. They had a true PG who distributes the ball and penetrates. Villanueva is the better player, but was it the bigger need?
well they already have bosh and they drafted bargnani. seems to me like they're going to make sure he plays right away and not turn him into a darko.
Details are surfacing about Eddie Griffin's March automobile accident near a convenient store parking lot, and they're not pretty.
He was allegedly driving drunk and masturbating to a porn DVD when he struck a parked SUV. He was then caught on video tape staggering around the convenient store, telling people he was drunk and that he didn't want to go to jail. He also told the owner of the vehicle he hit that he would buy him a new car, as long as it wasn't a Bentley. Officers took him home, reportedly without issuing any sobriety tests and a civil suit has been filed against Griffin and the city of Minneapolis. Griffin has undergone alcohol abuse treatment in the past, so it will be interesting to see how this ends. Jun. 30 - 3:10 pm et
i mean....lets get serious eddie. we've all probably fell asleep beating our man late at night, but to zone off driving, hit a car and get caught doing it...jesus h christ
Speedy Claxton to Atlanta. Note the salary numbers, please.
QuoteUpdated: July 3, 2006, 4:40 PM ET
Hawks lure Speedy Claxton away from Hornets
By Marc Stein
ESPN.com
The Atlanta Hawks, roundly criticized for bypassing Chris Paul in the 2005 NBA draft, addressed their void at point guard Monday by reaching a verbal agreement with Paul's backcourt mate: Speedy Claxton.
Claxton's agent, Bill Duffy, told ESPN.com that Claxton has verbally agreed to sign with the Hawks on July 12, the first day free agent signings and trades can be made official.
It is believed that Claxton will receive a four-year deal worth $25 million. :o
The Hawks targeted Claxton after a two-year, $13 million bid to wrest Sam Cassell away from the Los Angeles Clippers fell short. Cassell opted late Saturday to stay in L.A. when the Clippers matched Atlanta's offer.
Claxton, who logged key playoff minutes at the point for San Antonio's 2003 championship team, emerged as a top Sixth Man Award candidate with the Hornets last season as Paul's backup. Hornets coach Byron Scott frequently played Claxton and the eventual Rookie of the Year together in a small, but quick backcourt tandem.
Claxton is expected to be the unquestioned starter in Atlanta, enabling Joe Johnson -- the Hawks' marquee free agent acquisition last summer -- to play at his natural shooting guard position.
Ben Wallace is going to sign with the Bulls according to Chad Ford.
4 years 52 mil
Overpaid.
Quote from: Bunkley78 on July 03, 2006, 08:50:38 PM
Ben Wallace is going to sign with the Bulls according to Chad Ford.
4 years 52 mil
Overpaid.
Yeah because he is only the best defensive player in the NBA.
Then why not just offer him 4 years 100 million?
Where do you draw the line on a 31 going on 32 year old center that got dominated inside by Drew frickin Gooden in the playoffs?
Quote from: Bunkley78 on July 03, 2006, 09:26:29 PM
Then why not just offer him 4 years 100 million?
Where do you draw the line on a 31 going on 32 year old center that got dominated inside by Drew frickin Gooden in the playoffs?
Well big men usually have a long shelf life, and 100 million that is a bit ridiculous. Whatever there is no sense arguing with you because you are always right.
Quote from: Bunkley78 on July 03, 2006, 09:26:29 PM
Then why not just offer him 4 years 100 million?
ummmm , because you only need to offer 52.
The funniest thing is if the Sixers signed him to that he would say how awesom the signing was.
I wouldn't have liked the signing actually. This is a team that's supposed to be rebuilding. Not offering big-time contracts to 32 year olds. Ben Wallace is a player that can get you over the hump. The Sixers aren't even near the hump right now let alone trying to get over it.
Seems like the deal is for 60 million now. Whew that is a lot of money. I wouldn't say it was a bad signing, but I wouldn't say it was a great signing either. It was a solid signing. If I were a Bulls fan, I'd be a little worried about how Ben Wallace had an awful playoffs. Including controlling the paint, which is his strong point.
Ben Wallace is the most dominant defensive player in the league, bar none.
It's a fantastic signing for the Bulls and a huge loss for the Pistons.
it's a great signing for a team like the bulls who are only a player or 2 away from making a legitimate run...word out of chi is that chandler will now be moved for pj brown.
for a team like the sixers...it would've been stupid to throw that kind of money at a 31 year old.
the sixers dont have the kind of money anyway--they have 5 million to spend. It would of had to been a sign and trade.
All that hype was by Billy King showing the fans that he was "trying" so hard to be a good GM. We didnt have an inch of a shot at him, not to mention Ben Wallace would never come here anyway. You dont go from 2 Finals appearances, a world championship then to the Sixers--bah. Hunt, you are correct---the Bulls are really that close to making a serious run
Detroit replaced him with Nazr.....5/$30M
Quote from: BigEd76 on July 04, 2006, 05:59:08 PM
Detroit replaced him with Nazr.....5/$30M
Who did the Sixers trade him for?
He was part of the Mutombo trade 5 yrs ago
Link (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/basketball/nba/07/04/bc.bkn.mascotcharged.ap/?cnn=yes)
QuoteCHICAGO (AP) -- A Chicago Bulls mascot dressed in a bright red costume was charged with attacking an off-duty officer after driving a mini-motorcycle through an outdoor festival.
Barry Anderson, the Benny the Bull mascot, was charged with misdemeanor battery and driving within a parkway. The 26-year-old man is accused of throwing a punch at the sheriff's deputy, knocking off his glasses and breaking his watch.
Anderson was riding the motorcycle through the festival without a permit Sunday, Police Capt. James Knightly said. When the off-duty officer, who was working security, tried to stop him, Anderson ran, police said. The officer chased and caught him.
"It would be premature to make any comment at this point until all the information is gathered," Bulls spokesman Tim Hallam said.
Veronica Resa, a spokeswoman with the Mayor's Office of Special Events, said Anderson was entertaining people at the Taste of Chicago festival.
"We always love working with the Chicago Bulls and we know that what happened was not their fault," Resa said.
Anderson's costume was returned to the United Center after his arrest, police said.
In 2005, another Bulls mascot, Da Bull, was sentenced to probation for 11/2 years for possession of cannabis with intent to deliver.
top 40 NBA players in terms of trade value (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/060707)
Good stuff from Bill Simmons.
Omitted this year:
QuoteAndre Igoudala (38): Didn't seem to improve enough last season. Of course, if they ever launch a new professional basketball league in which the whole team concept is scrapped and players just have 30-minute individual workouts, followed by judges scoring their performances like figure skaters, Igoudala and Rajon Rondo would probably be the top-two picks.
On Allen Iverson:
Quote24. Allen Iverson
A future Hall of Famer who averaged 33 a game is currently available ... and not only do none of the contenders seem to be interested (not even the Bulls, who would have been perfect for him), but the guy shopping him is Billy King, who would have easily clinched "Worst GM of the decade" honors if Isiah Thomas and Kevin McHale never passed through our lives. Is anyone else terrified right now? We could be heading for the sequel of the Barkley-for-Hornacek/Perry/Lang trade here, right down to the poor Sixers fans being involved again.
(Here's a prediction: Within the next 15 years, Philadelphia becomes the first city to ban professional sports for an entire calendar year to preserve everyone's collective safety. We're really getting to that danger point. Hooligans, rioting, you name it.)
Haha.
You know, it pains me to say this but, a year away from the Flyers actually did wonders for my general well being. Then again, if they got rid of the Eagles I'd probably go on a murderous rampage.
dont fret....youd still have soccer
LeBron signed the $80M extension with Cleveland
Edit: SAS reported that it's only 4 yrs/$50M and he can opt out after 3
sebastian telfair is going to ask the celtics to unretire #31 so he can wear it....yeah, sebastian telfair. :-D
this announcer is cracking me up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un6CGeLSgpY&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fdeadspin%2Ecom%2F
jr smith to the nuggets
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/bulls/cs-060716bulls,1,2640131.story?coll=cs-bulls-headlines
an oklahoma city group just bought the supersonics...looks like seattle will be losing its nba team
i was suprised at the amount of support the Hornets got when they played there.
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 18, 2006, 03:32:32 PM
an oklahoma city group just bought the supersonics...looks like seattle will be losing its nba team
That's definitely a team that could benefit from an energetic, new market.
supposedly the people who bought it claim they are gonna honor the current lease (2010) and keep the team in seattle....well see
They're going to end up moving overnight a la the Balt/Indy Colts or Browns/Ravens.
i think they could move the team and the arena to oklahoma city and no one in seattle would notice
Lynn Greer---Temple---signed a two year deal with the Bucks. Booyah!
nash shaves his head, he's going to suck now
(http://cache.deadspin.com/sports/upload/2006/07/nashnashbald.jpg)
He looks like a concentration camp vicitm.
I was going to say a cancer patient, but... yes.
you both just could have said "people who deserved it" and covered them all.
Quote from: phattymatty on July 20, 2006, 12:38:06 PM
you both just could have said "people who deserved it" and covered them all.
post of the year candidate. i can't stop farging laughing at that one
If karma exists on any level we're all gonna die of cancer. Testicular cancer. Like tomorrow.
Well, either that, or we'll get thrown into a concentration camp. But the cancer is admittedly more likely.
i dunno, a bunch of guys in uniforms and knee-high boots just pulled up to my office. they do not look friendly.
Tell them you're the wrong catcher. They're looking for Mike Lieberthal.
I mean "catcher" in every sense of the word.
Speaking of which, who's Billy King supposed to be trading Iverson to now? What's the hot rumor?
Quote from: FFatPatt on July 20, 2006, 12:56:36 PM
I mean "catcher" in every sense of the word.
nice one, mussa.
Ouch. Your shaolin kung-fu has once again defeated my drunken monkey.
Al Harrington and the Biggest Douche in the Universe to Indiana for a 1st round pick (http://www.nba.com/pacers/news/harrington_trade_060822.html)
wow.
US lost to Greece this morning.
K has already petitioned the us olympic committee to put the loss on pete gaudets record
Quote from: phattymatty on September 01, 2006, 09:51:36 AM
wow.
US lost to Greece this morning.
Serves them right. I relish their failure.
farging idiots need to learn how to shoot, defend, and pass. In short, Americans no longer know how to play basketball. They play NBA. It's not the same.
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 01, 2006, 09:53:15 AM
K has already petitioned the us olympic committee to put the loss on pete gaudets record
slight chuckle. good work.
Quote from: Diomedes on September 01, 2006, 09:55:32 AM
Quote from: phattymatty on September 01, 2006, 09:51:36 AM
wow.
US lost to Greece this morning.
Serves them right. I relish their failure.
farging idiots need to learn how to shoot, defend, and pass. In short, Americans no longer know how to play basketball. They play NBA. It's not the same.
exactly
igy spank material (http://cache.gettyimages.com/xc/71923248.jpg?v=1&c=MS_GINS&k=2&d=4CB93F6368C8DDAC8DFDA7D69441E4B4)
b@d l!nk
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2615124
No way. He seemed like such a calm, cool, collective guy after the brawl in Detroit.
The Warriors sold the naming rights to "The Arena". It's now "The Oracle".
(http://www.nba.com/media/wizards/gallery_061019_wizards.jpg)
(http://static.flickr.com/80/274572216_7e951147db_o.jpg)
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 25, 2006, 02:52:50 PM
(http://static.flickr.com/80/274572216_7e951147db_o.jpg)
"Goodneth Grathyuth! Thumbodyth looking thuper fantathtic in hith new uniformy!"
The Washington Saints.
Phoenix scores 41 in the 1st Quarter. No Kobe for the Lakers.
Lakers win.
Bulls win.
Miami got the everlivin shtein beat outta them. That was the worst loss in history by an defending champ onopening night.
T.J. Ford gets paid (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2645323)
is that going to be the normal wizards unis or are they alternates or something?
I dont know if anyone else realized, but the TNT cameras didnt zoom in on Ernie johnson during the halftime shows last night. I didnt realize the cancer got him so fast already. Definitely a shame. I like him.
I didn't even know he had cancer. That sucks. :boo He's one of the best pre/postgame show hosts in any sport.
i didnt either....how serious is it?
cancer isnt ever serious
this one is the super funny cancer
Not sure...I remember last year he had a growth on coming from his neck that he requested the camera not show. They basically only filmed one side of his face.
He's lost all his hair now, but you cant get a good look at his face...they show the entire panel every time he speaks.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2644389
Good for him. He's a good guy and a damn good studio host.
Magic won in impressive fashion last night over da Bulls.
Howard had 27 points & 11 rebounds including several backboard-shaking jams over Ben Wallace.
Looking good so far...
Two teams who looked good after one game in the season: the 2006 Eagles and the 2006 Sixers.
The Eagles didn't look all that great against the Texans, bro.
:-D
texans>bulls playing back to back after beating the defending champions on opening nite
Dwight Howard will be a legit MVP contender...this year. He has all the tools to be the next Duncan. Smooth, fluid feet, soft hands, and a solid, solid inside game.
I thought Orlando farged up by not selecting Okafor, but it looks like management knew what they were doing.
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 02, 2006, 09:16:12 AM
texans>bulls playing back to back after beating the defending champions on opening nite
Yeah, that's true.
The Magic did come out smoking, though, especially Howard. He put a spin move on Wallace and threw down a two handed rim-shaker that had Big Ben shaking his head as he ran up the court.
Centers Thomas, Haywood Reportedly in Recent Fight
By Ivan Carter
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, November 7, 2006; E01
ORLANDO, Nov. 6 -- Washington Wizards centers Etan Thomas and Brendan Haywood were involved in a physical altercation last Thursday in which the two traded punches at Verizon Center, according to two team sources.
One source, who requested anonymity because the team was trying to keep the incident private, said Thomas was angry over comments made by Haywood's agent, Andy Miller, on Oct. 30.
Miller was critical of Coach Eddie Jordan's decision to select Thomas as the starting center over Haywood, believing Jordan chose Thomas out of personal animosity toward Haywood rather than performance. "My concern is that this is based on personal issues rather than professional ones," Miller said the day of the decision.
Thomas felt that Miller's comments were a slight toward him, he approached Haywood and threw the first punch once the argument escalated, a source said. According to the source, Haywood responded to the punch by body-slamming Thomas to the ground, tearing out at least two of Thomas's dreadlocks in the process. The two players were separated by teammates and the altercation ended.
Thomas and Haywood declined to comment Monday night after losing to the Magic. Neither player was suspended and it was unclear whether any fines were assessed. Both players were in uniform for Monday night's game at Orlando.
Haywood was suspended for one game after he and Thomas got into a fight during practice last season.
Thomas was named the starter prior to last Wednesday's regular season opener at Cleveland following a heated competition between the two players that began in training camp and continued throughout the eight-game preseason, during which they rotated starts.
Haywood had been the primary starter during his five seasons with the Wizards and was not pleased by the demotion though he publicly said he was prepared to "be a professional and play as hard as I always do."
It's clear, however, that Haywood thinks of himself as a starter and is not happy coming off the bench. Miller stopped short of demanding a trade for his client but he did say "the current situation is not good for Brendan or for the team."
Nothing says fight like ripping out a dudes dreads...
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 07, 2006, 08:20:19 AM
Nothing says chick-fight like ripping out a "dude's" dreads...
Fixed.
brendan haywood is a little bitch.
Shaq out 4-6 weeks.
Dajuan Wagner's contract bought out by Golden State (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2669233)
So much for the NBA comeback...
Someone on the Nets likes schlong (http://www.mediatakeout.com/Exclusives/NJNet_Gay.html)
There's rumors that it might be Richard Jefferson...
It's either him, VC or Kidd. Not Kidd from the wording of article. Not sure if Carter is married, but it sounds like Jefferson is the logic choice.
He's not gay, just bi. Hmmm.
Suns beat the Nets 161-157 in 2 OT (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=261207017)
Kidd put up an ordinary 38-14-14...
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2694335
NBA returning to leather ball on January 1
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=sheridan_chris&id=2699963 (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=sheridan_chris&id=2699963)
:-D
It was amazing to watch the Garden security force rush in and separate the fans from what was happening between the players. Kudos to them for doing their jobs very well.
Also - Anthony's sucker punch on Mardy Collins is going to be an expensive one. I wouldn't be surprised to see him made an example of by David Stern. 20 games, maybe?
One last thing... apparently Isiah Thomas told Anthony beforehand to stay out of the paint because he knew a hard foul was forthcoming. Why would an opposing coach say something to a player on the other team ever? Sounds like Thomas instructed one of his players to get dirty and then told the other team's star it was coming. How friggen weird is that?
Carmelo is a bitch.
You see him backpedaling to midcourt when 5'7 Nate Robinson was going after him? What a stinkin Hoyda.
Wearing suits and making commercials for United Way isn't going to change the fact that the NBA is for thug wannabes. And it shows. Games are all about flashy individual scoring. No defense, no classy passing or play execution. Just a lousy product. I can't remember the last time I cared about anything in the NBA.
I thought Melo might be one of the young players to help change the league's identity along with Wade and Lebron. Oops.
Are you kidding? Melo was in Stop Snitching, supporting the kind of mentality and people that killed Angela Dawson and her family.
He's trash.
Quote from: Diomedes on December 17, 2006, 11:05:21 AM
Are you kidding? Melo was in Stop Snitching, supporting the kind of mentality and people that killed Angela Dawson and her family.
Don't even know what that is. :-\
www.google.com
Carmelo = punk bitch
Isiah is a punk bitch too. I was listening to WFAN last night at work and he was getting roasted.
Isiah's just keepin' it real, Phreak.
:puke
Whats funny is he was the king of lighting a fire and then running away when he was playing. He'd start something and then run away like a bitch like Carmelo while Laimbeer and Mahorn took care of his mess.
Mardy Collins came from where? Temple baby!
I saw that sonbitch hanging with Tyndale on 13th and Cecil B. back in the fall, with his farging decked out SUV blasting music with the lights on an engine running while he was talking on the corner. But good for him. Wonder where he learned to foul hard like that? Carmelo is a bitch.
Per ESPNEWS:
'Melo - 15 games
J.R. Smith - 10
Nate Robinson - 10
Mardy Collins - 6
Jared Jeffries - 4
Nene - 1
Jerome James - 1
Both the Knicks and Nuggets fined $500,000.
wow, i was sure Melo would get 10...appeal will probably knock it down to 10
Bitchelo should have gotten 20.
Quote from: EagleFeva on December 18, 2006, 01:01:16 PM
Both the Knicks and Nuggets fined $500,000.
in other words, 10 minutes worth of beer sales.
Mardy got 6? farg that. Come on back to the North Broad and suit up, son.
Robinson should have got more than Melo. He escalated the whole damn thing by pushing Smith. There was no reason for that little shtein to even get involved. I wish someone would have connected on his 5'7" punk ass.
Maybe the Nuggs will up their offer for AI now :paranoid
The Nuggets beat the Celtics 116-105
AI's night:
18 minutes
9/22 (22 shots in 18 minutes)
28 pts
13 assts
4 steals
2 rebounds
6 turnovers
My question is this... with Carmelo on suspension, why is AI only playing < 20 minutes?
Quote from: FFatPatt on December 28, 2006, 12:18:33 PM
My question is this... with Carmelo on suspension, why is AI only playing < 20 minutes?
He isn't. He played 44 minutes.
Link (http://www.nba.com/games/20061226/BOSDEN/boxscore.html)
Think about it. It isn't even possible to have 22 shots, 13 assists, and 6 turnovers in 18 minutes. That means you'd have the ball 41 times in 18 minutes. Eh...nah?
It serves me right for assuming BigEd wasn't full of shtein.
Grizzly fired Mike Fratello
"Michael and Juanita Jordan mutually and amicably decided to end their 17 year marriage. A judgment for dissolution of their marriage was entered today.
There will be no further statements."
He' been farging around on her for years. What happened there?
(http://www.deadspin.com/assets/resources/2007/01/Ammoandfan.jpg)
ha
Vote for the NBA All-Star dancers (http://www.nba.com/allstar2007/dance/)
TRADE
Earl Boykins and Julius Hodge to Milwaukee
Steve Blake to Denver
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le8rMnL56w8&eurl= (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le8rMnL56w8&eurl=)
THat was NASTY
What an idiot!
Torn ACL and MCL, out 6 months
Pacers/Warriors 8 player trade
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2733891 (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2733891)
That's one of the biggest "what's the point?" trades I've seen....
QuoteBrown in cake caper
From staff and wire reports
Article Last Updated: 01/16/2007 10:52:07 PM PST
Lakers center Kwame Brown isn't a exactly league leader in steals, but he allegedly scored one sweet takeaway in Hermosa Beach over the weekend.
No matter how you slice it, Brown, known for small hands that occasionally fumble passes on the basketball court, enjoyed a real cakewalk Saturday, according to a police report. For reasons only he knows (and he's not talking) Brown allegedly snatched a man's $190 2-by-2-foot chocolate birthday cake.
Once he had the cake, Brown opted not to eat it, too. He instead allegedly hurled it at the man and struck him in the back.
It all went down at the Blue 32 nightclub on Hermosa Avenue.
Several Lakers headed to the bar following their 109-106 victory over the Orlando Magic on Friday, according to a Hermosa Beach police report. Just down the street, Alexander Martinez, the man who filed the report, was celebrating his 30th birthday at the Shore Restaurant.
About 1:45 a.m. Martinez left the restaurant, his birthday cake in his arms, and walked north. He stopped in front of Blue 32. According to Martinez's report, Brown came along, grabbed the cake out of his arms and threw it at him. The report gives no indication why Brown would do such a thing.
The 5-foot-9, 165-pound Martinez, tried to confront the 6-foot-11, 270-pound Brown, but Brown got into a white limousine, the report said.
Twelve hours later Martinez visited the Hermosa Beach police station to file a police report on the purloined pastry.
Detectives looked into a possible case of grand theft and presented it to the Hermosa Beach city prosecutor, who decided to throw the case out.
Lakers spokesman John Black said the team was aware of the episode, but had been informed prosecutors were not seeking charges
$190 for a birthday cake?
:-D
(http://espn-ak.starwave.com/photo/2007/0122/nba_g_iverson_melo_412.jpg)
Alrighty then.
It's Melo and Mini-Melo!
Carmello just found his daddy!
i dont know if they will win...especially in the west...but i caught that game last night and damn were they fun to watch
exciting & fun to watch, for now. a1 will play nice for a little while & they'll yuck it up in games against teams like the griz.
let's see how they do against some real competition when things aren't always going their way.
like i said they wont win in the west but it makes you sad that in 10 years the sixers were never willing to surround iverson with any talent...yet somehow denever did it in about 12 days
the sixers surrounded a1 with enought talent to make the finals once...granted, it's been downhill ever since but i'd be shocked if a1 ever makes the finals with denver.
Quote from: hunt on January 23, 2007, 09:24:38 AM
the sixers surrounded a1 with enought talent to make the finals once...granted, it's been downhill ever since but i'd be shocked if a1 ever makes the finals with denver.
It's a much tougher hill to climb in the West. And whether or not he gets back to the finals remains to be seen. The bottom line is that he's got a better chance with Denver than he'd ever get with Philly.
that sixer team that made the finals had limited talent...the stars aligned that one year iverson had one of the legendary playoff performances ever and they made a terrific run...but lets be real there wasnt a whole lot of talent there
No talent? What do you call Tyrone Hill and George Lynch?
i know the west is tougher...and i know that 2001 was a once in a lifetime run by the sixers. (they had the mvp, defensive player of the year, 6th man of the year, & a hall of fame coach who won coach of the year)
i also know that denver is not even close to dallas, phoenix, or san antonio and will, at best, battle it out with utah, the lakers, & houston for the 4th spot in the west...and that's only if camby stays healthy.
(they had the mvp, defensive player of the year, 6th man of the year, & a hall of fame coach, btw)
hence the stars aligning
again they made the finals for one reason and one reason only...the leagues MVP put forth one of the great playoff performances of all time
other than in 01 that team never even won a division...and they won as many playoffs series that year than they did in all other years combined
Allen Iverson
Aaron McKie
Tyrone Hill
George Lynch
Theo Ratliff
Eric Snow
Toni Kukoc
Jumaine Jones
Dikembe Mutombo
Todd MacCulloch
Rodney Buford
Matt Geiger
Kevin Ollie
we already established that they went downhill after 2001...so what.
all i'm saying is that denver is (at best) the 4th best team in the west...and that's even up for debate. they didn't "surround" a1 with all this talent. they had the talent before they traded for a1.
and they still won't make a finals like philly did in 2001.
denver would easily win the east...and iverson has more talent around him in carmelo anthony than any entire sixer team he ever had
good for him.
but in the end, the result will be the same.
no doubt....the west is just too good
Minnesota fired Dwane Casey w/ a 20-20 record
I didnt know they got rid of Flip Saundrs.
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 23, 2007, 09:43:21 PM
Minnesota fired Dwane Casey w/ a 20-20 record
The Eagles will sign him now to coach special teams. TWO FIRST NAMES!
for hunt:
QuoteWhile Tawanna Iverson has accompanied her husband, Allen, to Denver, where the Sixers star was recently traded, sources tell us that Tawanna has recently met with at least one Philadelphia divorce attorney.
Attorney Albert Momjian said Thursday that he was "not in a position to discuss" whether he had met with or been retained by Tawanna. No divorce papers have been filed by Mrs. Iverson.
The high school sweethearts from Virginia, both 31, married in August 2001 and have four children.
In 2002, Iverson was alleged to have thrown Tawanna out of their Gladwyne home naked, and later was accused of threatening two men with a gun while looking for her. All charges against him were later dropped.
Asked recently about a possible divorce, Allen's spokesman Gary Moore told us such speculation was "absolutely untrue." "They're fine. The marriage is fine," Moore said. Efforts to reach Tawanna were unsuccessful.
The All-Star reserves were just announced. Somehow the leading scorer of the league was left out... ???
He'll probably replace Carlos Boozer anyway, but still...
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 01, 2007, 09:56:20 PM
The All-Star reserves were just announced. Somehow the leading scorer of the league was left out... ???
He did "punch" a guy, if you want to call it that, then run away like a puss.
Ron Artest should have went to the All Star game for punching that dude out.
Literally the same post on BSG, Ed. Probably on the EMB, too. A little originality never hurt.
this is great.....
http://deadspin.com/sports/gilbert-arenas/deshawn-stevenson-doesnt-care-about-his-money-233771.php
Haha he just walks off the court at the end like a little girl.
He just had to be a Penn Stater (http://deadspin.com/sports/nba/your-anonymous-gay-former-nbaer-is-less-anonymous-now-but-only-slightly-so-234322.php)
Arenas is an icehole but he can shoot like hell. That was something to watch, man. Damn.
Jesus farg Arenas is a prick.
agent zero is the best in the nba
Check out Howard's dunk on Duncan with .2 seconds to play. (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=270209019)
Holy shtein. That's awesome. :yay
Edit - in his last three games, Howard is 33-37 from the field. Jesus. :o
I caught the highlights this morning, that was an awesome comeback.
Turkoglu's pass was more impressive than the actual dunk.
He won't get any credit since he's white.
Quote from: FFatPatt on February 10, 2007, 11:58:04 AM
Turkoglu's pass was more impressive than the actual dunk.
Agreed. A perfect pass, indeed.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on February 10, 2007, 02:29:39 PM
He won't get any credit since he's white.
... and mexican.
With a name like Turkoglu, he sounds Troll.
He's Serbian or something. Not from Mexico.
You sure he's not from Middle Earth?
Turkey, actually.
This league still exists? Weird.
Quote from: MDS on February 11, 2007, 11:29:37 AM
He's Serbian or something. Not from Mexico.
Really?! I mean... I really, truly, honestly, wholheartedly thought he was from mexico. that is incredibly accurate.
Eskin:
-- Anthony and AI don't talk to each other that much
-- When AI missed 4 games last week, the team didn't know where he was
-- AI wants out of Denver already because "he doesn't like it there"
Keep throwing stuff out there, wolfman...
Keep throwing stuff out there, wolfman...
i dont care either way but if you are that upset then why did you throw the stuff on this board
esking is always right...i believe him.
I'm not upset at all. I just find it funny that he's still attacking AI two months after he's gone...
tim hardaway:
"You know, I hate gay people, so I let it be known. I don't like gay people and I don't like to be around gay people. I am homophobic. I don't like it. It shouldn't be in the world or in the United States."
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/16700425.htm
nice
(http://www.philaflava.com/forum/images/smiles/dcracistemo0mp.gif)
Truly shocking. Next you'll tell me he doesn't read books.
Jesus told him to hate teh gays.
Jesus tells a lot of people the same thing. I think, like Timmy, Jesus is a closeted homosexual himself. It's how they deal with living a lie.
NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND
Pippen comeback? Great Scottie!
By Sam Smith
Tribune pro basketball reporter
February 15, 2007, 10:49 PM CST
LAS VEGAS -- He's back. Almost.
It's not quite the impact of Michael Jordan's famous two-word return to basketball in 1995, but Scottie Pippen is seriously considering a comeback and hopes to play for a contending team in this season's playoffs.
Pippen, who turned 41 on Sept. 25, says he's in better condition and health than at any time in the last five years. And in the Eastern Conference, his veteran presence could change the balance of power and be a major influence in the playoffs. Or he might be the long-sought backup to relieve the pressure on the Suns' Steve Nash. The possibilities are intriguing.
Pippen will give an indication of where he is physically when he teams with the Bulls' Ben Gordon and the Chicago Sky's Candice Dupree in the "Shooting Stars" contest part as part of Saturday night's All-Star festivities.
"I'm thinking of trying to come back for the playoffs," Pippen said. "Something like the last two months of the season, somewhere I can come back and play limited minutes to start, play point forward for someone and build toward the playoffs. It's something I've been thinking about for the last three months."
Pippen last played for the Bulls in the 2003-04 season, when knee problems limited him to 23 games. He said he's considering the right situation and plans to talk to some teams and players during the weekend.
allen houston is making $20M this year and isn't in the league anymore.
this is ridiculous (http://www.hoopshype.com/salaries/new_york.htm)
really good article. he may have left off a few players but who cares.
http://thatsonpoint.blogspot.com/2007/02/ira-newble-all-stars-07.html (http://thatsonpoint.blogspot.com/2007/02/ira-newble-all-stars-07.html)
wow. I don't follow the NBA, much less how much the players make....had no idea someone like Stephon Marbury is drawing 17-20 mil PER YEAR.
that's a lot of money
Mashburn is still making $11mil and when you read his profile it talks about his play in the past tense. Ha.
Quote from: phattymatty on February 16, 2007, 01:30:36 PM
allen houston is making $20M this year and isn't in the league anymore.
this is ridiculous (http://www.hoopshype.com/salaries/new_york.htm)
That's exactly why I <3 my Knicks! :boom
Quote from: rjs246 on February 16, 2007, 01:35:44 PM
Mashburn is still making $11mil and when you read his profile it talks about his play in the past tense. Ha.
And the Sixers will pay Weber $19M next year to play for Detroit.
NBA All-Star weekend is underway with a celebrity basketball game. It's pretty bad TV but 2 things are pretty clear:
1. I don't know exactly who the worst basketball players on the planet are, but I know that two of them are named Chris Tucker and Ladanian Tomlinson.
2. If you play for the Saints, stay away from exhibition games. Last week, Drew Brees dislocates his elbow in the Pro Bowl... tonight, Reggie Bush rolls the hell out of his ankle in a celebrity game.
OMGReggie!
The Slam Dunk competition was a HUGE flop. They had to incorporate a Nate Robinson rule giving players just 2 minutes to complete their dunk. After that, they get 2 additional chances and that's it.
Staying true to his game, Nate Robinson then proceeded to utilize the entire 2 minutes and both additional dunks before finally making it......again.
Can someone please pull the plug on this thing finally?
Jarvis Green had a few okay ones, and Howard putting the sticker was original. Other than that, it reeked of Reno Mahe.
What the NBA really needs is SCOTTIE PIPPEN (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKN_PIPPEN_COMEBACK?SITE=NYUTI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT)
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 17, 2007, 11:26:14 PMCan someone please pull the plug on this thing finally?
don't watch it you fool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5saBDOE6Sc
Howard's sticker dunk.
IMO, the dunk was less than spectacular. It's an impressive show of hops but the dunk had no flair. I've seen people dunk and slap the backboard at the same time. Howard just happened to have a sticker in his hand. Whoopy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNQ_XJ8mr_U
Here's the whole contest wrapped up in about 5 minutes.
West slaughters East in AS Game. Kobe named MVP.
I missed most of Toni Braxton's halftime performance and then some Vegas act came out. Christina Aguillara actually put on a decent performance during halftime. She put a few pounds back on and looked rather healthy again. Actually, she looked pretty damn good.
(http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/sp/getty/37/fullj.getty-73349448cc001_2007_nba_all__10_37_32_pm.jpg)
Anyone else catch the pregame with Siegfried and Roy where the slaughtered one could barely speak or stand still?
Dennis Johnson dies at 52 (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2775430)
We have a thread for dead people.
(http://blogs.rockymountainnews.com/denver/drew/archives/drew1220toon.gif)
If Phoenix beats the Pacers and Sixers this week, they'll be 15-0 against the eastern conference and the only team in NBA history to sweep its interconference schedule.
If?
video of Livingston dislocating his knee last night (http://youtube.com/watch?v=RDrA0bWPlhU)
that was the firt thing i saw this morning when i woke up, actually made me yell. gross.
NASTY
oh shtein.
(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.aolsportsblog.com/media/2007/02/shaun-livingston-425.jpg)
damn you BigEd
i was going to play basketball tonight, maybe not anymore
Livingston tore the ACL, MCL, and PCL along with dislocating the kneecap...
guarentee he'll never be the player he could've been now
let's hope he learned how to read somewhere along the way. turns out, he may need to work some day afterall
also..he didn't even make the shot!!
let's hope he learned how to read somewhere along the way. turns out, he may need to work some day afterall
could have had a very good degree....he comitted to duke out of high school but went pro instead
yeah, that was a good decision
did he make enough so far to be set if he avoids the drugs hookers and bling?
if he never signs another contract again...which he very well may not...he will go home with around 10-12 mil
so in other words, he'll be alright if he doesn't act like an idiot.
Quote from: Diomedes on February 28, 2007, 05:06:52 PM
so in other words, he'll be alright if he doesn't act like an idiot.
so in other words, he'll be declaring bankruptcy in less than 3 years.
Quote from: phattymatty on February 26, 2007, 11:24:10 AM
If Phoenix beats the Pacers and Sixers this week, they'll be 15-0 against the eastern conference and the only team in NBA history to sweep its interconference schedule.
oops
seriously. why.
unreal finsish in the bullets warriors game
tie game...caron butler was called for a foul with 2.9 seconds...harrington makes both free throws...warriors up by 2
the bullets inbound the ball to arenas with 2.9 he drives the lane and draws a foul with .001....donnie nelson goes NUTS and gets a technical
arenas to the line for three free throws...hits them all bullets win....
unreal is probably too strong of an adjective, but it is interesting to see a coach farg up and lose the game
unreal = something thats probably never happend before in basketball....at least not at the nba or college level
I'm sure, at some point in the history of college or pro hoops, a last second foul + T on the coach won the gamr for the other team.
down three with two seconds left and a basket plus technical gives a team three points for the win with no time left
never happened
Shocker (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070305/sp_afp/basketnbakingsartest)
Quote
Sacramento Kings star Ron Artest, who sparked an epic National Basketball Association brawl, was arrested here on Monday on domestic violence charges, a US newspaper reported.
Update: he's been kicked off the Kings until further notice
QuoteUpdated: March 12, 2007, 12:24 PM ET
Thomas shows 'evident progress'; earns new deal
Associated Press
GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Isiah Thomas got a multiyear contract extension Monday, nine months after he was warned the Knicks needed to show "evident progress" or he'd be out of a job.
With the Knicks in the hunt for a playoff spot, Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan went back on his vow to wait until after the season to make his decision, saying that Thomas would return as coach and team president.
Thomas added the coaching duties to his other role in June after Dolan fired Larry Brown following one season. But along with the job came the ultimatum, though Dolan never publicly said what the Knicks needed to do this season to show that progress.
But with New York (29-34) already six wins better than last season and currently eighth in the Eastern Conference, Dolan said the improvement under Thomas "needs to be recognized now and not wait."
"I believe we have clearly seen significant and evident progress," Dolan said.
Dolan's announcement comes well ahead of schedule. When he met with the team's beat writers in December, he stressed that he wouldn't make a decision until after the season. However, the Knicks were 8-15 at the time and coming off a dismal home loss to Boston a night earlier in which they trailed by 30 points.
Things quickly got worse for Thomas, as the Knicks lost twice more that week -- the second coming in the brawl with Denver that embarrassed the organization -- to fall to a season-worst eight games under .500.
Dolan has since been impressed by a turnaround that has the Knicks on pace to make the playoffs after a two-year absence. They entered Monday with a half-game lead over Orlando for the final spot in the East.
More than the record, Dolan praised Thomas for getting the team to play together and for the improvement in the Knicks' young players. Second-year forward David Lee has become one of the NBA's best sixth men, and Eddy Curry has turned into one of the top centers in the East.
"I think every player has done well under Isiah," Dolan said. "I think we have a great future."
:-D :-D
Good. New York sucks and they deserve this.
Boston got fined $30K because Danny Ainge was sitting next to Kevin Durant's mom during the Big XII tournament. He claimed it was a total coincidence that their seats were together.... :sly
ha....Sheed hit a half-court shot at the buzzer against the Nuggets to send the game to OT, then they won
YouTube (http://youtube.com/watch?v=Mj7eGpVoQA4)
Garbajosa's leg injury:
http://media.putfile.com/jgleg
Spurs/Warriors box score on Yahoo.com (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/boxscore?gid=2007032609)
QuoteR.Horry DNP - Old Age!
:-D
Rasheed Wallace is one thing that's NOT wrong with the NBA.
Detroit's opening round playoff series tickets are set to go on pre-sale.
The password for tickets is: CWEBB
:-D
Caron Butler's 3/4 court shot vs the Sixers (http://youtube.com/watch?v=9KIT97bMK0E)
hahaha that bitch ass gilbert arenas is out for the year
bye bye bullets
yup, lost 2 all-stars within a week. they're done.
ryan gomes on the celtics stretch run...
"I probably (would have played), but since we were in the hunt for a high draft pick, of course things are different," Gomes said. "I understand that. Hopefully things get better. Now that we clinched at least having the second-most balls in the lottery, the last three games we'll see what happens. We'll see if we can go out and finish some games."
I would love to see the Celts land outside the top 3.
Joey Crawford suspended indefinitely for wanting to fight Duncan (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2840587)
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 15, 2007, 10:51:11 PM
ryan gomes on the celtics stretch run...
"I probably (would have played), but since we were in the hunt for a high draft pick, of course things are different," Gomes said. "I understand that. Hopefully things get better. Now that we clinched at least having the second-most balls in the lottery, the last three games we'll see what happens. We'll see if we can go out and finish some games."
isn't there a rule against tanking? but it never gets enforced because it's one of those things you can't prove, like player tampering?
this should be proof that the Celtics are tanking and they should be punished somehow
gomes should be suspended for next season....the celtics should have to forfeit multiple future number one picks
that's what i'm talking about
it's time to get...Stern on the issue, LOL!!#@1
Go back to the old lotto system where all non playoff teams have the same chance at the #1 pick. Frozen envelope holla.
Quote from: MDS on April 18, 2007, 12:01:44 PM
Go back to the old lotto system where all non playoff teams have the same chance at the #1 pick. Frozen envelope holla.
That would work
then you have teams who know they cant win in the playoffs tanking so they can get in the lottery and have as good a chance at getting the number one pick as anyone else...same thing just reversed
how about coming down roger goodell style on teams like the celtics who quit
You wouldn't have anyone tanking if you instituted the rule where anyone in the lottery would have to have 1 player as voted by the fans executed at mid court during fan appreciation day.
If the team gets the #1 pick, you shoot 2 plus a cheerleader.
They've already fined Boston $25K for illegal contact with Durant...
Frozen envelope their asses.
I had a beer w/ Manute Bol last night.
He's tall.
Did he pay for his beer?
Oden, Conley Jr and Cook will enter the draft (http://proxy.espn.go.com/nba/draft2007/news/story?id=2843539)
im really looking forward to the nba playoffs this year...some great first round matchups
lots of if's and hmmms's
Quote from: BigEd76 on April 19, 2007, 05:06:03 PM
Did he pay for his beer?
Mine too.
He drinks Guiness. Who knew?
Warriors mofos!! :yay
throw the cash down on golden state while the odds are good vs dallas. we are foreal. we wont win it all but we will beat dallas, guaranteed!
oh ya
farg dallas :-D
haha
http://www.sltrib.com/jazz/ci_5727873 (http://www.sltrib.com/jazz/ci_5727873)
It's stereotyping to say that Europeans are soft.
Telfair won't be back with the Celtics after his latest arrest (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/nba/04/24/telfair.celtics.ap/index.html)
Quote from: BigEd76 on April 24, 2007, 03:22:28 PM
Telfair won't be back with the Celtics after his latest arrest (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/nba/04/24/telfair.celtics.ap/index.html)
QuoteHe did not say how the team would handle the remaining season on Telfair's contract.
i'm pretty sure the celtics season is over. and i can't believe dude is still only 21.
He'll blow through the millions he has and be back slingin on the corner within 2 years.
It's call trappin nowadays.
farg DALLAS
People forgot how good Baron Davis was because he was hurt for like 3 years in a row. I remember how tough he was to stop when the Sixers played the Hornets back a few years ago. During the regular season too.
farg dallas ;D
Yippekaiyay motherfarger (http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1756795)
"We apologize for the language" haha
Didn't know they were making another Die Hard
That's racist! (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2857469)
hahaa...its 95% black, what do they expect. Plus when you have a street element to african american bb games, and the majority of whites in the sport are goofy euros or nerdy whitekids you are going to have a huge difference in style of play
I refuse to accept your logical explanation. It's obviously racism. Al & Jesse need to be called in immediately!
Apologize(http://images.southparkstudios.com/media/images/1101/1101_apology.jpg)
did anyone see that fan trying to dunk off a trampoline at halftime of one of the games last night? holy shtein that was funny. i can't seem to find the video anywhere.
anyone?
i saw it but i dont have any video
i also once saw matt geiger get called for foul on the way to the scorers table
i got it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGJfBPM7ecU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGJfBPM7ecU)
holy shtein, that was funny as hell. how uncoordinated do you have to be to not dunk off of a trampoline?
He looked like Corky from "Life Goes On" trying to dunk out there.
Quote from: SunMo on May 02, 2007, 04:29:09 PM
holy shtein, that was funny as hell. how uncoordinated do you have to be to not dunk off of a trampoline?
ha, for real, he goes like straight up in the air instead of towards the net. i wish i could find it with sound.
Quote from: phattymatty on May 02, 2007, 04:14:35 PM
i got it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGJfBPM7ecU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGJfBPM7ecU)
That rules.
haha great stuff.
Former 6er Robert Traylor in trouble for money laundering (http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news;_ylt=AqWSluUmITnc88IxGvT__u85nYcB?slug=dw-traylor050107&prov=yhoo&type=lgns)
Dallas :-D
(http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/7752/s25402990616ri4.jpg)
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/1904/37683821hx6de4.png
and another version: http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/6808/hellopz0cv9.jpg
The Pistons have 28 points at halftime tonight
...and they still won to go up 3-0 in that series.
Meanwhile, Dirk will be named MVP next week
There is no problem with Dirk winning the MVP. And noone should have a problem with it. It doesn't matter what happens in the playoffs. MVP is a regular season award. He deserved it.
Thanks for clearing that up.
eww.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLIR6J8VQ6w&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fdeadspin%2Ecom%2F (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLIR6J8VQ6w&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fdeadspin%2Ecom%2F)
He's soft, white and European. Big woop.
I got a kick out of this. ESPN is continuing on with the racial bias bullshtein in NBA officiating again and they posted this photo on the website. Note the caption below it:
(http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2007/0515/nba_a_cassell_275.jpg)
QuoteIt's academic, yes. But it just might be correct that a racial bias exists in NBA officiating.
Uhhh, yeah... isn't that a black dude ringing up Cassel for a technical there? :-D
no, he's getting ready to put the sleeper hold on white dude.
Donovan at the Nets-Cavs game last night.
i never in my life thought i'd say this, as i want to have babies with the ncaa tournament, but this year's NBA playoffs have been much more exciting. the east doesn't count.
Horry suspended 2 games for checking Nash into the scorers table last night. Stoudemire and Diaw suspended 1 game for leaving the bench to defend Nash...
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 15, 2007, 07:20:44 PM
Horry suspended 2 games for checking Nash into the scorers table last night. Stoudemire and Diaw suspended 1 game for leaving the bench to defend Nash...
Losing Stoudemire
and Diaw for one game is far worse for the Suns than the Spurs losing Big Shot Rob for 2 games.
Stoudemire's "excuse" was classic though, saying that he was just running over to the scorers table to check in. :-D
I don't follow NBA, but I have liked Detroit since they added Rasheed, and even before. Ben Wallace was a favorite and always will be wherever he goes, but the spirit of the team over these last few years is bigger than even him. It's a great team.
I know lots and lots about basketball.
Damn, you must be feeling a little tipsy if you're posting in the NBA thread. Either that or you're just trying to give the appearance that you're drunk.
Suspending Horry, Stoudemire and Diaw was a bitch move.
1. Horry should have been given a flagrant. That's it. Big deal - he gave prissy ass zamoboni Steve Nash a hard foul. Wah.
2. Stoudemire and Diaw didn't even really get to the melee; they tok a few steps before the coaches got them/or they stopped.
NBA in the 80's early 90's = good
NBA today = bitchmade
it really is a shame because this has been the best nba series in a really long time. i'm fine with horry getting suspended, but the two suns is ridiculous. it was instinct, they got up and started to run but didn't even get to the players before they turned around/coaches turned them around. phoenix got punished way more than san antonio, with them losing horry's less than 5 points a game.
i guess i didn't even read your number 2 before i wrote that, said the same thing.
I wish GS and Utah would've gone 7. That was fun to watch too.
And yeah, PHX got the shaft. I hope they win w/o them two. But Stern has made it a Hoyda league
Utah is back in the conference finals for the first time since the year Jordan pushed off
good, i was sick of watching that Sun Mo matt barnes
ha! best filter ever
Ahaha... they filtered something else now... stylishly dressed young man
:-D
yeah, and i added another 'g' to get it though, thus owning a filter all of my own
what happened to free speech
Go to five g's...
:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D
IGY - 5
you can use 6 and it will work!
Sick motherfargers in this piece...
:-D
flag
stylishly dressed young man
Sun Mo
IGY
faggggggot
fagggggggot
Jeff Van Gundy fired by Houston
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2874873
I've watched just about 15 total minutes of NBA action/highlights this season, and even I knew that was coming.
actually the west playoffs have been some of the best nba basketball to watch in a long time.
Vinny poo is shteinting the bed again tonight, good
vince carter is almost as much of a bed wetter as webber
that's why Webber winning a title would be the ultimate injustice to humanity...even more than Glen Robinson
trust me he wont...there is nothing in the world im more confident than a team with chris webber not being able to win a championship
i want to trust you, but i can't. not after last time
this Spurs/Suns game is awesome
Spurs running away with it. T minus 2 months before the Suns trade for Garnett or cycle that ahead and get Durant.
it is a good game
i want game seven
mostly because i want the suns to win with stoudimire back after losing without him...so that the nash felacio can stop
ha
raja bell and bruice bowen with back to back jumpers
Phoenix's interior defense is terrible
They need Sam Dalembert and Joke-im Noah. Wooooord.
their exterior d isnt the best either...how many wide open jumpers have the spurs had...in fact it was those that opened up the inside
that said they do need a charles oakley type on their front line in the worst way...kurt thomas as the "body" you can bring in the game isnt cuttin it
http://youtube.com/watch?v=X4WdYPKH4ac
Celtics :-D :-D :-D
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 22, 2007, 01:03:14 PM
http://youtube.com/watch?v=X4WdYPKH4ac
That is easily the worst song ever. Worse than Eastern Motors, worse than the Dolphins fight song and worse than anything any boy band has ever put out.
speak for yourself.....i like it
That's because you suck.
"The final piece of the puzzle has arrived.
The missing link of a championship drive."
Someone remind that ass mo that the Rockets didn't even make it out of the first round.
"Yao Ming does things that shock ya.
Won't believe what he does with the rock ya.
Get in to his grill he'll flat cold cock ya.
Forget about Shaq, he'll stuff Chewbacca."
That is the worst verse in the history of everything.
cant wait to read bill simmons
this is like one of the best nights of my life
(http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/4409/odencelticswa8.png)
"The final piece of the puzzle has arrived.
The missing link of a championship drive."
Someone remind that ass mo that the Rockets didn't even make it out of the first round.
"Yao Ming does things that shock ya.
Won't believe what he does with the rock ya.
Get in to his grill he'll flat cold cock ya.
Forget about Shaq, he'll stuff Chewbacca."
That is the worst verse in the history of everything.
youre a lot of things but youre not a hater...i feel like i dont even know you anymore
waaah (http://www.celtic-nation.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=4)
Well maybe you don't know me. Maybe I'm not the guy you thought I was. I'm more than just arm candy god damnit!
Hahahahaha!! farg Boston. They tanked, Gomes admitted it, and they got farged
I cant wait to read Simmons either
I think I hurt myself laughing so hard at this. (http://www.celtic-nation.com/forum/showthread.php%203f050d0f496aa73e9d065ce4c0027116&t=8883)
What a bunch of whiny farging funholes. :-D
BOSTON SUCKS
After an annoyingly long day, this makes me so farging happy. I hate Boston. farg them. This is great. Nice pulls, Rizzo.
(http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c64/raptorag/celtic.jpg)
I hope Portlant takes Durant.
Durant & Aldridge ---> Hook 'Em Horns!!
hahahhahaha. I laughed out loud when I saw Boston announced as the 5th pick. farg Boston.. farg Bill Simmons... farg all their bitch fans who moan about how Boston deserved Oden or durant... You guys won 4 championships in 5 years, shut the farg up.
Just want to laugh again
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
farg BOSTON
For those who care...
2007 FIRST ROUND DRAFT CHOICE ORDER
1. Portland
2. Seattle
3. Atlanta
4. Memphis
5. Boston
6. Milwaukee
7. Minnesota
8. Charlotte
9. Chicago (from New York)
10. Sacramento
11. Atlanta (from Indiana)
12. Philadelphia
13. New Orleans
14. LA Clippers
15. Detroit (from Orlando)
16. Washington
17. New Jersey
18. Golden State
19. LA Lakers
20. Miami
21. Philadelphia (from Denver)
22. Charlotte (from Cleveland)
23. New York (from Chicago)
24. Phoenix (from Cleveland)
25. Utah
26. Houston
27. Detroit
28. San Antonio
29. Phoenix
30. Philadelphia (from Dallas)
2007 SECOND ROUND DRAFT CHOICE ORDER
31. Seattle (from Memphis)
32. Boston
33. San Antonio (from Milwaukee)
34. Dallas (from Atlanta)
35. Seattle
36. Golden State (from Minnesota)
37. Portland
38. Philadelphia (from New York)
39. Orlando (from Sacramento)
40. LA Lakers (from Charlotte)
41. Minnesota (from Philadelphia)
42. Portland (from Indiana)
43. New Orleans
44. Orlando
45. LA Clippers
46. Golden State (from New Jersey)
47. Washington
48. LA Lakers
49. Chicago (from Golden State)
50. Dallas (from Miami)
51. Chicago (from Denver)
52. Portland (from Toronto)
53. Portland (from Chicago)
54. Orlando (from Cleveland)
55. Utah
56. Milwaukee (from Houston)
57. Detroit
58. San Antonio
59. Phoenix
60. Dallas
Imagine if the Blazers take Oden and he turns out to be Sam Bowie-like and Durant turns out to be a stud.
Portland passes on Jordan for Bowie; Portland passes on Durant for Oden.
It would be funny. Although I don't know if anyone in Portland would notice or care. Do people even live in Portland? What about Oregon?
thats why two is the money spot...you get whoevers left and become blameless no matter what happens
Really cant go wrong w/ 1 or 2...i think everyone round the league would be shocked if Oden didnt pan out to be a superstar.
But IGY is right...Seattle can do no wrong providing they dont trade the pick. Probably still wont keep them in Seattle past 08' though.
Hahaha. Check this out, from the Celtics' home page:
(http://www.nba.com/media/celtics/homepage_pong5_270405.jpg)
WE'RE NUMBER FIVE!
Now please buy season tickets. Please??
:-D
Season ticket prices for them went up after 5PM yesterday...wonder if they brought the prices back down :-D
Unless they trade someone, Portland will have a frontcourt with Oden, Aldridge, Zach Randolph and Joel Pryzbilla. They still need a point guard though...
Personally, I love Jarrett Jack...Those guys like him too.
Plus, my money is on Randolph being moved.
list of teams willing to take on randolphs contract
finally.....
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/070523&sportCat=nba
Wahhh wahhh what a bitch.
:-D :-D
Also:
(http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2007/0523/nba_a_celtics_412.jpg)
I like how Ainge said that he felt the Celtics are a playoff team right now. Uh, the Celtics did miss the playoffs, didn't they? Or am I missing something here?
I just wanted to point out that lots of people up here are suicidal. Who knew that people still watched the NBA?
Portland has Sergio too, a lot of hype around that kid.
And as for Randolph.. I think you are forgetting that billy king is our GM. He loves crappy contracts.
As for Oden, I think he is pretty marketable. I saw him give an interview on ESPN and he was pretty funny. He talked about how he always wanted to be a dentist, but he knew grewing up that his hands would be to big to stick in people's mouths.
Plus, he's going to make Portland a winner, their season ticket sales are already increasing, that's all the marketing they need.
yeah i like him too. sounds a little gay but seems like a pretty nice 40-year old kid.
dan patrick, that smug farger, asked oden right before the draft if he had any other jobs lined up in case his b-ball career doesn't work out, and oden said he always wanted to breakdance on the street.
He also wants to be a dentist.
(http://www.dogwoodvalley.com/images/rudolphchiefelf.jpg)
A DENTIST?!
Jerry Buss arrested for DUI (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2886160)
<----- anti-dentite
Kobe wants to be traded (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2886927)
farg every one of you who says, "Trade him here".
iguodala > kobe
:-D
I was just about to post that and got this message...
Warning - while you were reading a new reply has been posted. You may wish to review your post.
I'd love him in Orlando but there's no way in the world they have enough to get him.
if the lakers are willing to trade kobe theyd do him for dwight howard straight up...the cap wouldnt allow it but orlando has the pieces to get kobe...
Quote from: PhillyGirl on May 30, 2007, 01:11:31 PM
farg every one of you who says, "Trade him here".
Unless it's satan saying that. I'd be more than happy if the Lakers traded Kobe to the pits of hell.
Kobe for Marion, Barbosa and maybe Amare.
the kobe interview today (paraphrasing)
sas: why do you want to be traded?
kobe: its obvious they wanna go in a different direction...they are in a rebuilding mode...i wish they would have told me this before i signed with them
sas: where would you wanna play?
kobe: ill play on pluto right now....it doesnt matter where i go...i just wanna play ball
basically kobe says he doesnt wanna play on a team that cant win a championship and then goes on to say he will play anywhere
hes such a fraud.....lets see the lakers not trade him and see how steadfast he is in wanting to be traded....theres not a chance in hell he sits out for the lakers and the most likely scenario here is he ends up with the lakers and gives a statement that says he never really wanted to leave LA
thay should trade Kobe straight up for Iverson. I'm sure Denver would love having him back.
I guarantee Kobe wants to come to Philly. He's so insecure, I bet he hates that Philly can't stand him and he wants to win the fans over.
Kobe is a disgrace.
Um, no.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 30, 2007, 01:25:33 PM
if the lakers are willing to trade kobe theyd do him for dwight howard straight up...the cap wouldnt allow it but orlando has the pieces to get kobe...
I should have been more clear. I want Howard & Kobe on the same team. That's why I said Orlando doesn't have enough to get him.
I don't know if any team has enough cap space or players to get him, though. The only ones I can think of would be Minnesota (Garnett) or Indiana (Jermaine O'Neal).
you mean the lakers wouldnt take jameer and turkaloo for kobe?
i agree
Kobe talked to the Zen Master and is happy with the world again (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2886927)
f'ing fraud
Drama queen.
"Soothe my ego! I am not getting enough attention!!"
the Magic have offered Billy Donovan a 6 year 36 million dollar contract per ESPNews
CBS Sportsline is saying it's a "lock" that he accepts
lol @ jai lucas
Jim O'Brien to coach the Pacers
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 30, 2007, 09:53:24 PM
Kobe talked to the Zen Master and is happy with the world again (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2886927)
f'ing fraud
farging attention whore.
Quote from: SunMo on May 31, 2007, 04:07:56 PM
the Magic have offered Billy Donovan a 6 year 36 million dollar contract per ESPNews
CBS Sportsline is saying it's a "lock" that he accepts
If you're lying I'm beating the shtein out myself while I pretend I'm you.
check cbssportsline.com romey
i'm not sure i would share your enthusiasm though, college coaches like him don't usually translate to the NBA
Quote from: SunMo on May 31, 2007, 04:19:30 PM
Jim O'Brien to coach the Pacers
The miserable S.O.B. is back!
Former 76er Mark Iavaroni is the new coach of the Memphis Grizzlies Link (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2888585)
Quote from: SunMo on May 31, 2007, 04:25:52 PM
check cbssportsline.com romey
i'm not sure i would share your enthusiasm though, college coaches like him don't usually translate to the NBA
I saw it on ESPN.com. I'm still hoping it's false so I can kick my own ass, though. :yay
Kobe wants to be traded again.
and I'm serious too.
Donovan officially accepts per ESPN.
The Magic are on track to get a new arena by the 2009-2010 season and getting a guy like Donovan practically guarantees that they'll sell out every game next year. That's critically important in a small market like Orlando.
Still, six million a year for a guy who's never so much as coached as an assistant in the NBA is a big gamble even for a slick billionaire huckster like Rich DeVos.
Fans draw to players, not coaches so much.
Quote from: King Cole on May 31, 2007, 07:44:30 PM
Fans draw to players, not coaches so much.
I would tend to agree with that in almost any other situation. You guys have no clue how rabidly loyal southerners are to their schools and that sort of fanatical dedication carries over when players and coaches go to the pro's.
When Spurrier became the head coach in Washington I know of many Gator supporters who went with him. When a ex-Gator (Fred Taylor) scores a touchdown for the Jaguars, you'll get just as many alligator "chops" and Florida cheers as you will Jaguars cheers.
It's more than a little freaky.
The sooner U of Florida sinks back into the depths of basketball mediocrity, the better, I say.
:yay
Check out the Cavaliers' scoring from 2 minutes left in regulation:
2:16 LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper
0:31 LeBron James makes driving dunk
0:09 LeBron James makes driving dunk
1st OT
4:47 LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
4:47 LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
3:31 LeBron James makes dunk (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
2:54 LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
1:16 LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
1:16 LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
0:33 LeBron James makes 20-foot jumper
2nd OT
4:31 LeBron James makes 19-foot two point shot
1:51 LeBron James makes 19-foot jumper
1:14 LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper
0:02 LeBron James makes driving layup
He scored Cleveland's last 25 points of the game to give them the win and the 3-2 series lead. They've never been to the Finals in their franchise history.
i've watched a lot of nba in my life, but lebron in OT was the best i've ever seen in my life. seriously, i was telling the people i was with, no one realized that we were watching history being made.
yes i've been drinking for hours, but he was ridiculous. amazing even.
also, donyell marshall is from my home town, i watched him play against rasheed wallace when i was about 12 or so.
15 years ago.
what the farg, now i'm watching them in the east finals and i'm pushing 30. weird shtein.
lebron was insane. great shtein.
congrats to me for turning the game off almost immediately before lebron took over
Quote from: SunMo on June 01, 2007, 07:08:14 AM
congrats to me for turning the game off almost immediately before lebron took over
and me for going to bed at hafltime.
I drifted off sometime in the fourth quarter. When I woke up the game was over.
Idiot. :-D
haha its the curse of webber
i bet detroit wished it had ben wallace last night when it couldnt guard the front of the rim and had non existent help defense when lebron beat his man...how do you give up multiple uncontested dunks in the overtime of a playoff nba game
Quote from: ice grillin you link=topic=12745.msg527073#msg527073how do you give up multiple uncontested dunks in the overtime of a playoff nba game
Exactly... you simply have to knock him on his ass at least one of those times.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 01, 2007, 08:02:06 AM
haha its the curse of webber
i bet detroit wished it had ben wallace last night when it couldnt guard the front of the rim and had non existent help defense when lebron beat his man...how do you give up multiple uncontested dunks in the overtime of a playoff nba game
I'm pretty sure Detroit's been wishing they had Big Ben since the beginning of the season.
Quote from: phattymatty on June 01, 2007, 12:30:20 AM
yes i've been drinking for hours, but he was ridiculous. amazing even.
So why aren't you drunk tyap0phng
the nba finals are watchable
also, haha cwebb
Donovan wants out already (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2892334) :-D
I hope the Magic use every legal remedy at their disposal to break that son of a bitch.
:-D
(http://www.nba.com/media/magic/billydonovanpc10.jpg)
D'oh!
nice bracelet homo.
I don't know who those two dorks are, but that photo is only gonna get better with time.
Sloppy seconds...
(http://www.nba.com/media/magic/060707svgintro-5.jpg)
ron jeremy vs cambell scott
Oh, man... that ain't right.
:-D
Spurs sweep. Mr. Longoria wins MVP
zzzz
yawn
the fact that they are boring is more due to what the NBA normally presents as basketball now. but if you really love basketball, the Spurs are a great team to watch and if they were anywhere but San Antonio, they'd be hailed as a dynasty
they are being so hailed now.
four in nine isnt a dynasty but i totally agree that they are great team to watch
what makes them so good since they implemented ginobli and parker into their offense is that they run a half court offense and a fast break equally as good and both at a super high level...the last team to do that was the pistons of the late 80's
they can win a 125-115 game in the west or they can slug it out in the east 79-72
i love watching their half court offense, i've never seen a team get so many open shots during a game
Their half court offense is rather breathtaking. Like little ash fishes kisses or something.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 15, 2007, 08:57:39 AM
they can win a 125-115 game in the west or they can slug it out in the east 79-72
true this, but what a boring series to end a pretty exciting playoffs.
also, i like lebron a lot, but dude must be taking cliche classes or something. everything that comes out of his mouth is some corny generic line that i've heard 1000 times before. "just have to get better on and off the court. starts with me and trickles down to my teammates. blah blah. he tries too hard to sound smart when everyone knows dude is still like 22.
everything that comes out of his mouth is some corny generic line that i've heard 1000 times before
like kobe lebron is so on jordans jock its not funny....they both try to talk exactly like him...kobe even sounds like michael
Kobe wants out again (http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-lakers16jun16,1,4301563.story?coll=la-headlines-sports-nba-lakers)
Somebody should put him out of his misery
Quote from: phattymatty on June 15, 2007, 09:07:32 AM
also, i like lebron a lot, but dude must be taking cliche classes or something. everything that comes out of his mouth is some corny generic line that i've heard 1000 times before. "just have to get better on and off the court. starts with me and trickles down to my teammates. blah blah. he tries too hard to sound smart when everyone knows dude is still like 22.
Just like Donnie McNabb.
mcnabb is 30
It's not like he's any smarter than when he was 22, though.
Quote from: FastFreddie on June 18, 2007, 01:55:24 PM
It's not like he's any smarter than when he was 22, though.
true and infact he is even more mentally soft now. but hes a level above lebron...lebron bites his nails...mcnabb throws up!
Jeff Green, Spencer Hawes and Thaddeus Young are staying in the draft
If they draft Spencer Hawes I'll punch MDS in his vagina.
why Phreak? i don't know much about him
because we've already experienced todd macullough
i dont want either but id take hawes over jeff green who is supposedly their main target
http://www.hoopsworld.com/article_22362.shtml
QuoteRecently Basketball News was approached with the opportunity to purchase video footage featuring Los Angeles Lakers All-Star Kobe Bryant. In what was apparently a chance encounter outside of a Newport Beach deli, Bryant spoke openly about his frustration with the team's personnel decisions.
It is outside of our journalistic ethics to obtain a video for money. However, the owners of the clip are committed to making the content public.
Having turned away a lucrative offer (by an unknown party) to destroy the tape, the group has put the video on the market to the highest bidder.
Whether they make a little bit, or as one of the gentlemen indicated, "more than a little bit," eventually it will make headlines.
I have seen the video. Bryant is wearing a red shirt and sunglasses. Apparently the videographer and Bryant frequent the same establishment and are on general speaking terms.
While the conversation was purported to have lasted approximately 15 minutes, the video is brief. It was taken with a digital camera and leaves no doubt that it is in fact Bryant.
Interspersed with numerous cuss words, Bryant discusses the Lakers' decision not to trade Andrew Bynum to the New Jersey Nets at the trade deadline in February.
"Ship his [rear end] out. We're talking Jason Kidd," said Bryant. "They didn't want to do that. That's why we're in this [messed up] position."
The footage was shot in early June, close to the date when Bryant went on numerous radio stations to express his unhappiness in the team's direction . . . and ultimately demand a trade.
In addition to the video the group has an audio clip captured on a cell phone on June 10th.
Bryant is approached with the query, "Please tell us you're staying!"
His response: "Get a [Chicago] Bulls uniform fellas."
The "Kobe Video Guys", as they wish to be called, feel the "public has a right to know." Justifying their individual pursuit, they feel Bryant has no reasonable expectation of privacy. He was speaking openly in front of a camera without any request of confidentiality.
This is a difficult subject to breach as I'm not a fan of sensationalist journalism. The bottom line is that these quotes (and/or clips) will end up on sites like TMZ.com and ESPN.com within a week's time.
Laker spokesman John Black declined comment Sunday.
Having covered the Los Angeles Lakers for some time now, there is no question that it is Bryant on the video.
While an audio clip can be doctored, based on my experience interviewing Bryant numerous times . . . I am confident it is his voice.
In the meantime, the administrator of his website (kb24.com) is under explicit instructions from Bryant to keep the Laker All-Star's "farewell" message current. The Associated Press recently reported it as a new statement, but it was just Bryant reiterating his commitment to leaving the Lakers.
Team owner Dr. Jerry Buss recently met with Kobe in Barcelona to discuss Bryant's future. As reported by Basketball News on Saturday, Bryant has not backed off his trade demand.
It's difficult to tell how Buss will respond to Bryant's request or if this new information will have any impact on that decision.
Ultimately the team has Bryant under contract until at least 2009. While he can use the media to pressure the team, he cannot force the Lakers to deal him.
Buss reportedly plans on meeting again with Bryant, but with the NBA Draft approaching quickly, decisions need to be made . . . and soon.
More evidence that Kobe is a total loser.
Quote from: SunMo on June 19, 2007, 09:07:21 AM
why Phreak? i don't know much about him
I have IGY's whiteboy-LB disease on this one. Phatty brought up Todd Mac and then there is Shawn Bradley to think about too. He could be the next Sabonis or Smits, but I dunno.
I want Horford here. Jolovitz said that is the guy who they have their sights set on and if he somehow makes it to 5-6 they will trade like hell to get up there and get him meaning all picks and Andre Miller.
Hawes needs bulk, and plays very little defense. He can shoot though, but will get dominated underneath IMO because he isn't big enough or good enough defensively.
IMO Billy will only take him if he really feels they are super desperate for a big man, because he doesn't fit the "all-defense" oriented style that they want to build around now.
http://www.nba.com/hawks/news/newuniform_pr_062707.html
Hawks new uniforms.
I didn't think the old ones were bad at all and these are probably worse, but they aren't awful.
Good idea bringing more navy blue to the NBA ::)
Quote"Chauncey's first intention is to come back to Detroit, and we'll continute to explore that as an option, but if we're unable to make a deal with the Pistons my obligation is to look at other possibilities that will provide long-term security for Chauncey and his family," agent Andy Miller told ESPN.com.
Chauncey has to do what's best for Chauncey's family.
Holla.
Rumor: 4 team trade in the works that includes sending Garnett to LA to play with Kobe.
Details, Todd. We need details!
speculative deal:
Garnett to the Lakers.
Andrew Bynum and Odom to Indiana.
Jermaine O'Neal to Boston.
Boston's #5 pick and Al Jefferson to Minnesota
Boston pulled out of that deal.
No farging kidding, they would be getting their asses ripped wide open. Al Jefferson and 5th pick for Jermaine O'Neal?
I was really hoping they would acquire KG. It does 2 things. Makes them better in the short term, which gives us a higher draft pick for next season, since they are in our division, and gets rid of all of their young talent which would've helped them down the road.
Jermaine O'Neal isn't better/won't be better than Al Jefferson and the 5th pick.
Garnett 4 team deal to Lake Show OUT
Garnett 3 team deal to Phoenix IN
New info:
ATL gets Amare Stoudemire
PHO gets Kevin Garnett
MIN gets picks 3 and 11 from ATL
So Minnesota would have three top 11 picks. Also, apparently Atlanta is "complacent with trading the 11th pick to Seattle for Luke Ridnour." Man, all of Ric Bucher's reports come true.
i don't know i'd give up Stoudemire for Garnett straight up
i cant hear luke ridnours name
without thinking of jay bilas saying
"luke ridnour couldnt guard the chair im sitting in"
over the speaker system in the arena
def was a top 20 espn talking head moment of the last 10 years
Quote from: SunMo on June 27, 2007, 01:39:28 PM
i don't know i'd give up Stoudemire for Garnett straight up
no way would i do that. in KGs prime i would think about it but why do you trade a early-20s dude for an early 30s dude with similar numbers. doesn't make sense.
Quote from: phattymatty on June 27, 2007, 01:49:37 PM
no way would i do that. in KGs prime i would think about it but why do you trade a early-20s dude for an early 30s dude with similar numbers. doesn't make sense.
Nash is 33, they need to win now. KG plays defense, Amare doesn't. That's their reasoning, I'm assuming.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 27, 2007, 01:43:32 PM
i cant hear luke ridnours name
without thinking of jay bilas saying
"luke ridnour couldnt guard the chair im sitting in"
over the speaker system in the arena
def was a top 20 espn talking head moment of the last 10 years
Bilas is pretty funny. Last year he said Adam Morrison couldn't guard a bank with a machine gun.
but why do you trade a early-20s dude for an early 30s dude with similar numbers.
to win a championship...kg is easily a better all around player than amare and gives them a better chance to win a title...im guessing they think thats worth giving up amares future
remember too amare had that micro fracture injury...a very scary one that can end a players career in a moments notice...id be shocked if it didnt significantly shorten his career
KG plays defense, Amare doesn't. That's their reasoning, I'm assuming.
not only defense but he passes the ball as well
amare one step dunks nash bounce passes and throws down nash alley oops...and not much else
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 27, 2007, 01:58:08 PM
...id be shocked if it didnt significantly shorten his career
It will. He'll need it again in another 4 or 5 years with the way he plays, then have to go through another entire year of rehab. After that he'll be a shell of his former self and if he's not super athletic he's nothing.
can you imagine being a portland fan right now? roy, aldredge, and oden/durant for possibly the next 10 years.
ESPN reported that Portland told Oden they are picking him. No surprise there.
Magic supposedly get Rashard for 5 years 75 mil. Don't think it is a good signing. He plays no defense and doesn't really put them into eastern conference contenders either.
He's not being signed for his defensive prowess. The Magic have oodles of players who can play defense already. What they needed was a scorer to complement Dwight Howard and that's precisely what Rashard Lewis is... A SCORER.
But yeah, you're right - it's a terrible signing on their part.
QuoteTrade rumor
I got a call from a friend in Detroit who said a radio station there -- 1270 AM -- is saying that Richard Hamilton may be heading to the Sonics. This has not been confirmed by anybody I know but just thought I'd throw out the scuttlebutt. Keep in mind, though, that assistant GM Scott Perry was hired from Detroit, and the Pistons just drafted Rodney Stuckey and Arron Afflalo.
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on July 03, 2007, 08:01:45 AM
He's not being signed for his defensive prowess. The Magic have oodles of players who can play defense already. What they needed was a scorer to complement Dwight Howard and that's precisely what Rashard Lewis is... A SCORER.
But yeah, you're right - it's a terrible signing on their part.
He improves the team no question. But with the NBA today, the cap is such a joke, that you almost need to stay away from long-term deals unless the players are absolute superstars. Otherwise you can get stuck in mediocrity so fast.
Grant Hill to sign with Phoenix (http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/6994610?MSNHPHMA)
Good news for Magic fans (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2933961)
They gave an All-Star caliber center a huge contract extension? If they had only done that 10 farging years ago they probably would have had several championship banners hanging from the O-rena rafters by now.
Idiots.
Stop talking like you're a Magic fan anymore. You can't "play for both teams".
i almost bought this.
(http://cache.spreadshirt.com/users/333000/332891/products/332891_2454750_1_big.jpg)
You almost made the best decision of your life.
Every time I heard Shawn Kemp's name mentioned I laugh. I remember a while ago they mentioned Shawn Kemp like 3 times with a 2 week span on ESPN. How the farg does this guy keep coming up? Not to mention he's missed like 5 tryouts to get back in the league. :-D
Back in the day I used to be a huge Shawn Kemp fan. I had both Sonics jersey's and posters of him dunking when I was in high school.
he was an insane dunk artist in his prime
Yes he was. The Rain Man.
Speaking of Dunks...I was watching the old school dunk contests the other day...the one where Spud Webb and Dominique were tearing it up. Good times.
I used to love watching those. Then they turned into shtein. Just like the HR derby.
China still won't let Yi go to Milwaukee
only a real scumbag would support vick.
http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-90864sy0jul22,0,4291568.story?track=mostemailedlink
a1 is playing the victim card, as usual...what a loozah! :boo
cue psycho theme
irony at its finest that iversons biggest stalker would be getting on him about saying how people try and take down rich athletes
i'm sure AI had some cash on some of those fights.
How is there not one post about this league being fixed by a crooked ref? (not that it is a shock to anyone)
i only bash a1 because he's rich.
Quote from: Wingspan on July 24, 2007, 11:01:22 AM
How is there not one post about this league being fixed by a crooked ref? (not that it is a shock to anyone)
You just made one.
bill simmons wrote a pretty good piece on the ref scandal. and just like him i doubt many of us are suprised because the officiating in the NBA is just horrible. not even the officials themselves but the whole system of star players being bailed out or how certain refs are chosen for road games or home games during the playoffs depending on which team is the big market team.
NBA officiating is by far the worst of all 4 sports.
The whole "I'm a star and I earn calls" schtick is garbage. A foul should be a foul regardless of if the guy is a stud or not.
And that crooked ref is from the area. He lived in West Chester recently.
Stern, after declaring this isolated to one guy, had better hope like hell that FBI investigation doesn't turn up any players or other ref's/coaches because then he'll look like a huge dumbass.
The on-again, off-again deal with the Boston Celtics acquiring Kevin Garnett apparently is back on.
According to sources, the current deal on the table has the 6-foot-11 Garnett heading to Boston and the Celtics dealing away Al Jefferson, Theo Ratliff's hefty expiring contract and Rajon Rondo. There may also be other players and draft picks involved.
It's not quite done, but three industry sources — including one close to the Celtics — told FOXSports.com that it's extremely close and could become official within the next 48 hours.
"It's basically done," one source said. "If it does happen, this will make the Celtics relevant again."
"It's basically done," one source said. "If it does happen, this will make the Celtics relevant again."
Relevant for a year or two maybe. Trading away Rondo and Jefferson is absolutely farging stupid.
It's stupid to get one of the best players in the NBA for Jefferson, Rondo & Theo Huxtable? Are you high, Dillen?
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on July 30, 2007, 12:29:41 PM
It's stupid to get one of the best players in the NBA for Jefferson, Rondo & Theo Huxtable? Are you high, Dillen?
In the long term its Stupid. KG's contract will hurt, plus they are giving up Jefferson who is a good player, and Rondo who has shown flashes
if they dont win a title in the next two years which they wont even with garnett then they just set their franchise back about a decade
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 30, 2007, 12:42:57 PM
if they dont win a title in the next two years which they wont even with garnett then they just set their franchise back about a decade
Applaud this man
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on July 30, 2007, 12:29:41 PM
It's stupid to get one of the best players in the NBA for Jefferson, Rondo & Theo Huxtable? Are you high, Dillen?
What the hell are they going to do with him? It would be like the Browns trading Joe Thomas and Brady Quinn for Marvin Harrison. It's all fine and dandy, except you're giving away your entire future for a short term fix that doesn't even do the necessary fixing.
I don't see how Al Jefferson & Rajon Rondo represent the entire future of the Celtics. Jefferson's a good player and Rondo is a backup point guard whereas Garnett is a superstar. Regardless, neither Jefferson nor Rondo are irreplaceable.
Saying the trade is questionable because you don't know if Garnett will be there long-term is fine. Saying it's farging stupid because they're trading Jefferson & Rondo for him is another thing - at least from my perspective.
I happen to like Garnett quite a bit - certainly a lot more than most people here. They'd have Paul Pierce, Ray Allen & Kevin Garnett. You don't think that makes them a playoff contender? I do.
Jefferson is already one of the best big men in the league and the East has a grand total of 5 good big men or so. He's still only 22 years old and should only get better. 16 and 11 in his first season where he actually got playing time is really, really impressive. Rondo's nothing special now, but he's got everything to be another Tony Parker. Maybe saying Rondo is a big part of their future is premature because he hasn't even shown what he can do, but trading Jefferson would be a huge mistake.
Pierce, Allen and Garnett definitely makes them a playoff team, especially in the East. But these are 3 guys who have always been the #1 option their entire career. All three of them won't be happy. There won't be a good player on their team other than those three because all of their salaries together is pretty much the entire salary cap. Not to mention Pierce and Allen are both getting hurt more and more.
Sure, Boston is going to be a much better team. Still, they won't come even close to a title and in two years both Garnett and Allen will be 34+ years old and making 3 times as much as they're worth.
I disagree especially about Rondo. But you already know that, so whatever.
This still won't make Boston the best in the east.
lololol @ romey
pretty sure you watched zero nba games last year
rondo has played one year and made the all nba 2nd team rookie...he showed a lot and is absolutely their point guard of the future
jefferson has all the makings of becoming a star center
so you trade your center and point guard of the future but you dont trade your future...im confused
there not enough balls in the spalding factory for that team now...if they get garnett it will become laughable...not to mention they probably have the worst defensive team in the nba if they make the trade
plus by default its a bad trade if danny ainge is making it
Now that the Celtics dealt for Ray Allen though it doesn't make it as bad as if they just stayed at #5 and took a young player.
didn't Garnett say he didn't want to go to Boston and would opt out at the end of the year?
He wants to now that they got Ray Allen and rumors are the Celtics are gonna give him 5 years for 120 mil.
lol @ Danny Ainge
The Herald says it's essentially done
One involved source said the final package will have the Celts sending Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomes, Gerald Green, Sebastian Telfair, Theo Ratliff and a No. 1 pick to Minnesota to acquire Garnett.
Quote from: King Cole on July 30, 2007, 04:24:08 PM
One involved source said the final package will have the Celts sending Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomes, Gerald Green, Sebastian Telfair, Theo Ratliff and a No. 1 pick to Minnesota to acquire Garnett.
:-D Thats even worse. Ainge should be burned at the stake
When the Celtics dealt for Ray Allen I guess they kinda have to do it now. But obviously with trades like this if they don't work out they hit and hit hard.
If KG doesn't get them to a title, and everyone knows it won't, because even if they win the east the top 5 west teams would smoke them. Then they are back at square one again.
Quote from: King Cole on July 30, 2007, 04:24:08 PM
The Herald says it's essentially done
One involved source said the final package will have the Celts sending Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomes, Gerald Green, Sebastian Telfair, Theo Ratliff and a No. 1 pick to Minnesota to acquire Garnett.
thats ridiculous. no chance they give up 6 players for one. and then what does minnesota do with all of the extra players? jefferson and green are both going to be really good. ainge is starting to make billy king look like a good GM.
I don't think Green is going to be good. He is way overhyped and I haven't been impressed with his game. He's still young so who knows, but I don't think he'll be that good.
Jefferson I think will be very good.
If that's the trade, the Celtics would be left with this:
Kendrick Perkins
Garnett
Pierce
Ray Allen
Rondo
Tony Allen
Big Baby Davis
Leon Powe
Gabe Pruitt
Brian Scalabrine
plus 5 open roster spots
Take it FWIW, but I have a little inside info on this one, and Gomes hasnt even been mentioned yet.
Most likely Jefferson, Telfair, Green & Ratliff.
Will be done by tomorrow afternoon.
So they're getting a top 10 NBA player in Garnett and in return they're giving up a good player in Jefferson, a nightmare in Bassy, an expiring contract in Theo and the 2007 slam dunk champion.
Yeah, Ainge should be fired for that deal.
Jesus.
ainge is a terrible GM, to matter what happens with this trade
Oh, I agree. Ainge is a farging retard. I'm not disputing that. I am disputing the comments made earlier that this particular trade is "disastrous" and yada, yada, yada.
If the trade goes down the way Die-Hard described it, then it's a good deal for the Celtics. And yeah, that pisses me off because I dislike them just as much as anyone else here.
Agreed Romey.
If it goes down the way I heard it will, I personally think Minnesota can get more...possibly a decent amount more than what Ainge is offering.
Im a HUGE fan of Al Jefferson - I think he is going to be a stud. But, as far as I see it thats really all the Wolves are getting. Green can potentially become a decent player, but nothing special. Telfair is a waste of talent and obviously Theo (like many times in his career) is being thrown in to match dollars.
If I was McHale, Id hang on to KG and deal him at the deadline...this kinda deal is not hard to find for a superstar - especially if a team like Chicago is looking for that one guy to get them to the Finals in the middle of February.
Just seems like McHale is settling.
I hate this deal because it immediately makes Boston a contender in the east while we wait to get out of cap hell. They won't get a title out of the deal but the East is so horrid that this makes them competitive. Not this year or the next but 3-5 years down the line the Celtics are going to be shtein.
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on July 30, 2007, 06:13:10 PM
Oh, I agree. Ainge is a farging retard. I'm not disputing that. I am disputing the comments made earlier that this particular trade is "disastrous" and yada, yada, yada.
If the trade goes down the way Die-Hard described it, then it's a good deal for the Celtics. And yeah, that pisses me off because I dislike them just as much as anyone else here.
Rondo is a hell of a lot different than Telfair and Green. They have done absolutely nothing their entire careers. It's a hell of a lot better deal for the Celtics if it's Jefferson, Ratliff and those two because they're not losing anything except Jefferson. Jefferson and Rondo is downright stupid, but getting rid of Jefferson and then absolute trash if much better.
ESPNews is saying the deal is Jefferson, Green, Gomes, Telfair, Ratliff, and 2 first round picks for Garnett
The two #1 picks are inconsequential because Boston would just farg them up anyway and neither one would be lottery picks with Garnett, Pierce & Ray Allen in the same lineup in the foreseeable future.
It's a lot to give up, sure, but it's not enough to make it a bad deal for Boston. Far from it, actually.
I highly think anyone is thinking about Al "I still haven't proved anything yet not to be traded" Jefferson or anyone else on that team for that matter when you have the opportunity to grab another solidified, repeated ALL-STAR. The Celtics and Ainge are salivating for a winning team "now" after the brutal years they have just endured. There not used to that in that basketball city, and its smart.
This is a prize move for Boston, and a move anyone in here would pull the trigger in a heartbeat for a chance to win again. They went from garbage to gold just like that. What does that do? Lifts the fans moral back up again, saves Danny's ass again, and it creates a "what about the future?" smokescreen from the fans point of view. Now you have a squad that can be truly entertaining, bring in sold out arenas every home game and away game, and most importantly---extremely competitive.
Play for the 2007-2008 season, worry about losing later...
LET'S GO FLYERS! (clap clap clap-clap-clap)
without rondo in the deal is makes it way more palatable for the celtics...there was just no way they could give away their future at small and large
basically the trade is jefferson for garnett...the rest is essentially to match salary
Well, I believe one of the picks in the trade is actually Minnesota's, so that should probably be a top 5 to top 10 pick. As for the trade, I think it's solid for both teams. Minnesota wasn't looking to win now, so they might as well try to get something for KG. Jefferson is one of the better young big men in the league, and along with Brewer and Foye, they seem to be building a solid young core.
As for Boston, they still aren't going to contend with the big boys out west, but this will make them a contender for the Eastern Conference championship. They have no depth though, so it would be smart for them to target a pg like Brevin Knight, and a big like PJ Brown, or *gasp* Chris Webber. Once they traded for Ray Allen, they had basically decided they wanted win now, so they might as well trade most of their youngsters for a chance to make some noise.
elton brand ruptured his achilles....that can't be good.
http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/brand_achilles_070803.html
Now he's a perfect fit for the sixers
reggie miller wants to make a comeback and play for the celtics
worst case of trying to ride coattails to a ring ever
Donaghy to give feds info on 20 more refs (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2979605)
1:1 on Joe Crawford being one of them.
eddie griffen caught a train...RIP
Quote from: SunMo on August 21, 2007, 08:11:05 PM
eddie griffen caught a train...RIP
Heck of a way to go.
From the article (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070822/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_griffin_killed), it could be a possible suidcide. Or he was drunk/high out of his skull.
he's probably been getting a lot of shtein from people since he got busted jerking off in his SUV.
QuoteOn Monday, New York Knicks guard Stephon Marbury was in Albany, N.Y., promoting his brand of affordable sneakers. He was asked about Michael Vick, and said, according to Newsday:
"We don't say anything about people shooting deers and shooting other animals, you know what I mean? From what I hear, dogfighting is a sport. It's just behind closed doors and I think it's tough that we build Michael Vick up and then we break him down ... I think he fell into a bad situation."
:paranoid
Right - because hunting animals in the wild is the same thing as breeding them to fight, and subsequently maiming & torturing them to death if they don't live up to expectations.
Stupid athletes should do the world a favor and slice their own balls off to prevent further degradation of the global gene pool.
Marbury's never been one to say anything smart.
What a great time to be a sports reporter though, just keep asking the same questions to these athletes and then when one of them says something super ignorant, you hit the jackpot. Kinda like hunting I guess.
according to yahoo spots greg oden out for the year
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 13, 2007, 02:13:43 PM
according to yahoo spots greg oden out for the year
wow, that sucks
Quote"Greg had an arthroscopy and a microfracture surgery today," team physician Dr. Don Roberts, who preformed the surgery, said in a statement posted on the Trail Blazers' Web site. "He was found to have articular cartilage damage in his right knee. The area of injury was not large and we were able to treat it with microfracture, which stimulates the growth of cartilage.
that's trouble
best route he cold of done at this age, although its hard to believe his knee/joint problems have reached such a critical level already. The more he waited and his weight increased--c-ya bye.
Sucks..wanted to see the big guy play
more proof that he's actually 37
Quote from: BigEd76 on September 13, 2007, 04:32:27 PM
more proof that he's actually 37
Heck, I'm almost 37 and haven't needed microfracture surgery.
Microdiscechtomy, yes, but not microfracture.
do you play sports on a consistent basis?
Quote from: reese125 on September 13, 2007, 04:39:03 PM
do you play sports on a consistent basis?
Yes. Consistently three times per year. :D
Quote from: BigEd76 on September 13, 2007, 04:32:27 PM
more proof that he's actually 37
If you had made this post in 1999... you'd be correct. He's a good 45.
(http://cache.deadspin.com/assets/resources/2007/10/docrivers.jpg)
Doc's just really excited about Boston's offseason moves
Ha. Boners are funny.
That has to be a p-chop.
penile chop?
pork chop?
Adam Morrison and his pornstache are done for the year
BLING! :o
(http://www.nba.com/media/spurs/champring_07_300.jpg)
why i would ever bet on a game on opening night i don't know, but i threw a big bet on the wizards -3 last night. thought i was dead until my man gilbert drained a 3 at the buzzer to go to overtime. i was running around the house cheering. i figured they'd romp after that. no, indy crushed them in overtime.
Marbury left the Knicks
EDIT: ...for one day
Rumor floating from Detroit radio (1270AM) that Kobe vetoed a trade to the Pistons for Hamilton, Prince, Amir Johnson and a #1 pick
Yea he apparently didn't want to go live in Detroit, you know, with the all the riots and all. But the three man weave of him Billups and Sheed would be good enough to get the Pistons into the EC Finals against Boston. So he's really just 8 wins away from a title, versus not being close with the Lakers.
The Magic beat the Celtics tonight. Any time a Boston team loses is a time to celebrate.
farg BOSTON.
Their MLS team lost the championship again. AHAHAHA BOSTON
bitch ass gilbert arenas is out for three months
Celtics 104
Knicks 59
ha
i heard that smush parker missed the game the other night because he got detained by police after he got into an altercation with a valet guy over whether he paid his $12 parking ticket or not.
he makes $2.2 mil this year.
Dwight Howard update: He went for 39/16/5 the other night. That's 39 points, 16 rebounds and 5 blocks, boys & girls.
Tonight's the night we'll see how good this Magic team is, though, because they play Phoenix. The Suns have lost two straight but they're still the class of the western conference other than the Spurs.
fraud
rashard lewis is the best signing of the year, huge contract and all.
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 30, 2007, 12:31:04 PM
fraud
Haha.
I hope you're referring to the Magic and not Dwight Howard.
Also - I have no doubt that the Magic will eventually rue the day they signed Lewis to that ridiculous contract but he's playing great so far.
not saying howard isn't good, but he wouldn't be having even close to to year he is if lewis wasn't on the team.
I agree, dude. The Magic have needed another legitimate scoring option since the day he was drafted and now they have one.
That said, he's been totally dominant in almost every game this season. Teams are even doing the Hack-A-Shaq routine on him but it's not working very well because he's been fairly decent in knocking down free throws. He was 15/20 the other night in fact.
His defense and rebounding have always been there but now he's starting to learn how to score at will. It's really been amazing to watch his growth as a ball player.
youre the fraud
howard is the truth
and the magic dont exist
Ohhhh, that's right. I forgot. I'm a fraud because I like the Magic. Got it.
Thanks for clearing that up, phillysuperfan.
got to watch back to back nuggets games the past 2 nights.
AI and Melo are a deadly combo but this team can not play defense at all. sad really because with a little defense they could be the team to come out of the west.
oh well they are fun to watch, like a lot of teams from the west.
although its still great to see AI blast it up on the offensive side, watching him play defense at the top of the key is still brutal.
He still has it in his head that he can do the reach around and steal the ball from the dribbler, but the same result happens every time--drive, dish and score
He can still steal a pass though-- I give him that
i was in denver all last week and saw the nuggets a few times. i was amazed that AI only had like 2 30 point games this year until he had 30 at halftime the other night.
and their starting 5 has more tats than anyone i've seen in a long time. pretty bad ass.
QuoteAn interesting situation could be developing in Denver.
Allen Iverson said he would like to opt out of his contract at the end of the season and sign a six-year extension with the Nuggets that would last until he's 39 years old.
Iverson, who is making $20.1 million this season, would be walking away from $21.9 million in 2008-09 in hopes of adding on a bunch of years.
The problem is that anything longer than a three-year extension would kill Denver from a luxury tax standpoint. And the Nuggets probably don't think the 33-year-old Iverson is worth more than $130 million over six years at this stage of his career.
If Iverson opts out and cannot come to terms with Denver, no team would be able — or willing — to give him close to what he's being paid now (ironically, the team that'll have the most cap room next summer is the Sixers). His only chance in that scenario would be a sign-and-trade deal.
Stay away.
If anyone gets a chance to see a Lakers game, keep your eye on Andrew Bynum. Hes looking more and more like Dwight Howard when he came out. The guy is all over the place and lighting it up on the stat sheet
Yes, Im a Lakers fan
Bulls fired Scott Skiles
Portland goes for #12 in a row tonight against Minnesota at home and should get it--but you never know
whats most impressive about them is the fact they have done it without Odem, no LaMarcus Aldridge for 5 games, have beaten some very good Western teams, and have won 3 straight on the road
Brandon Roy is playing out of his mind and looks like a legitmate All-Star with his consistent block of stats. How they win on the road will define them as a team. Good stuff
Quote from: reese125 on December 28, 2007, 12:35:08 PM
whats most impressive about them is the fact they have done it without Odem, no LaMarcus Aldridge for 5 games, have beaten some very good Western teams, and have won 3 straight on the road
missing just odem is one thing but dont forget they dont have oden either...they are gonna be sick next year with both of them back
nice
Salmons scores 32
http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=280102018
johnny is quietly having a very good year
mug is putting up some serious minutes. good for him.
It's almost like Heckert and Thomas share the same mind
QuoteThough Knicks in last place, Thomas talking about leaving 'championship legacy'
By BRIAN MAHONEY, AP Basketball Writer
January 2, 2008
NEW YORK (AP) -- Isiah Thomas is still talking about winning championships -- with many of the same players that currently comprise one of the worst teams in the NBA.
And the same coach.
"I know people will laugh even more at me, but I'm hell bent on getting this accomplished and making sure that we get it done," Thomas said Wednesday night the New York Knicks' 107-97 loss to the Sacramento Kings. "And I'm not leaving until we get it done."
The Knicks fell to 8-22, last in the Atlantic Division and ahead of only Miami in the Eastern Conference.
Still, Thomas, also the team president, said he doesn't expect the Knicks to be active before the Feb. 21 trade deadline -- apparently because he doesn't think they need to be.
"I believe in (the team) and I believe that this is also the time that you can make serious mistakes with your roster that could set you back another three, four years," Thomas said. "We have good talent, we have good players, we have young players.
"We have a good nucleus and we just (need) them to play well together. It's not about breaking them up or tearing them down, it's about getting them to play better as a team."
Thomas arrived as team president in December 2003 and is in his second season as Knicks coach. New York has made only one playoff appearance since his arrival, getting swept by New Jersey in 2004, and speculation is rampant that Thomas' job is in jeopardy.
"I believe that one day we will win a championship here," Thomas said. "And I believe a couple of these guys will be a part of that. And I believe I'll be a part of that."
That would be up to Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan, who hasn't spoken publicly since giving Thomas a multiyear extension last March. But Thomas isn't talking like a man who thinks he's on the way out.
"This is a dark time for us," he said. "But I know that there's a light at the end of this tunnel and I'm going to keep digging, and I'm going to keep pushing, and I'm not going to quit. I'm going to do it here."
Plenty of New Yorkers would disagree. Fans routinely chant for Thomas to be fired during Knicks games, and last month a group held a giant pink slip during a rally to express those wishes.
But Thomas said he wants to be remembered in New York as he is in Detroit, where he led the Pistons to two NBA championships during a Hall of Fame playing career.
"I don't necessarily just want to win a championship. I want to leave something that's going to stand for a long time. I want to leave a legacy, I want to leave tradition," Thomas said. "I want to leave an imprint, a blueprint in terms of how people play, and how they coach and how they respond when they put on the Knick uniform.
"And I want to leave what I left in Detroit. Every person that walks through that door as a Piston, when they put on that uniform, there's a certain pride that they carry. And I want to put that here and I want to leave that here in New York. I want to leave a championship legacy."
Shouldn't he be slapping subordinates in the face with his cock or something?
I can't believe David Stern is allowing this to happen. The fact that the most marketable and profitable franchise in the league has been inconsequential for the past 7 years is killing the NBA. Two of the best teams reside in Phoenix and San Antonio. If it wasn't for the Celtics, the NBA would be further sliding into irrelevance this year.
But obviously, as someone who despises everything and anything about New York, this is great.
Arenas' take on contracts and especially about Iggy: (which he is right)
You know, I want to say something to some of the young players out there in this game today. Especially somebody like Luol Deng who turned down that big contract. You don't turn down $12 million. Period. That's me, personally. I learned when I did my deal: Don't look at other people's money when you do your deal. Unfortunately, that's what this league is about. They see a player that they think they're better than, and they try to jump over them.
So now, Luol, you're over here in a contract year and you're not doing so well as a team. You get paid as a team. Now you're going to be a free agent, and if you keep this up, that $12 million might not be on the table. So he turned down $12 million, Okafor said he wants Dwight Howard's money ... I mean, you ain't Dwight Howard. It's like them two had a discussion together about turning down the $12 million. Then Iguodala turned down $12 million ... What is going on in the NBA? Iggy, you're from Arizona, baby. You don't turn down that much money. I don't know who your agent is, but Agent Zero says you don't turn down that $12 million.
I just don't understand it. Then Varejao, he has for $60 million and ends up with three years for $17 million. You could have got that contract last summer! You done missed 20 games of the season getting paid the same money you could have got last summer. For the deal you just signed, you could have got that this summer from the Cleveland Cavaliers without losing no basketball time. By the time you're playing again and are ready back in your form, I'm going to be playing again! It's a damn shame.
If I was they parents ... Whooo! They would get some nice little butt whippings. Not trying to be funny here, but what's the difference between 12 and 13 or 14? I mean, I know they're all looking for max deals ... but it's like Charles Barkley says, max players put people in them seats. If you're not putting people in them seats, you are not a max player.
If you average 15-16 points, you're not a max player. It ain't just about scoring, but I know Okafor is asking for Dwight's money, but he's doing what Dwight does. If you did what Dwight does, then that's an argument, but you don't. So don't ask for Dwight money, $12,000,000 is what you get.
Same thing with Luol. I love the way Luol plays, but right now if you're not better than Tayshaun and Carmelo and the best threes out there, if you aren't valuable to your team like that ... I mean he's valuable to the Bulls, but not in the ways that those guys are. So, $12,000,000 is what you got.
Same thing with Iguodala. I know after A.I. left, you were supposed to be that No. 1 guy, but, the way he plays the game, he doesn't have that. He's not that type of player. He's a second guy. An assistant coach told me a great story about him. When he was in Arizona, he said he was like 9-for-11 from the field and he apologized to the team for shooting 11 shots. From that day on, I just called him Scottie Pippen. He's a Scottie Pippen type of player. A great, overall player. He's your glue player. You need a superstar and then you need him. So $12 million is good for you. Nothing more and nothing less. Be happy with the $12 million.
With me, everybody was like "Oh, they overpaid!" And then two years later it was like, "Oh, they underpaid!" No! At the time, that's what they offered me and that's what I took. So if I become a four or five-time All-Star after that, hey, I wasn't underpaid. At the time, that's what I was worth. I might have increased my value since then, but at the time, that's what I was worth.
At this time, $12 million is what they're all worth. Nothing more and nothing less.
Same thing with Ben Wallace when he got paid his $60 million through four years. At that time, at that moment, that summer, he was worth that. I'm not saying that's what he's worth now, but at the time he signed, that's what he was worth.
This is where when keeping it real goes wrong. Sometimes holding out is for the good, sometimes it backfires which is happening now to some players. This year has been the weirdest year I've ever seen with Matt Barnes signing a one-year deal, with Pietrus – who did well – signing a one-year deal and then I don't know if you all even know this, when Jameer Nelson went at Devin Harris and said, "I should be getting paid like Devin Harris, what does he do?" At the end of the day, Devin Harris got paid what Dallas wanted to give him. That's not Devin Harris' fault. Don't blame Devin Harris.
That's what players don't understand. You're sitting there worrying about what somebody else is getting and you end up not seeing what's in front of you and you're going to be mad at the end of the day.
What's the difference between 12 and 13 or 14? I know it's $1 million, that's a lot of money, but if you're sitting there asking for 13-14 and they offer you 12 and you say, "No" then next summer you get offered, 10 or nine, now you're going to be looking back like Joe Smith. He would never ever get that money back when he turned down that $90 million from Golden State. Y'all got to start looking at these people man. Sprewell, he turned down $21 million. I think he's still holding out!
People don't realize, these people do exist.
Samaki Walker – I played with Samaki. He told me the story. He turned down the money in Dallas because he was looking at all these other people getting paid. There's all these other people getting max deals and he's thinking, "Man, I was killing for Dallas so I wanted to hold out and then I end up signing a $3 million deal, got traded to the Lakers where I'm sitting behind Shaq, from there I came over here as a free agent." He never made that money back. He ended up losing $40-some million.
You never know what's going to happen. Nothing is guaranteed. I'm talking to three players that are trying to get $12 million and I gave you three examples of players who lost a total of almost $200 million. One lost $90 million and he ended up signing a $20-something million deal – Joe Smith. Samaki lost $40-something million and ended up signing a total of $8 million and Sprewell turned down $21 million.
That's what I'm saying, people be looking at other peoples' money. You're looking at other peoples' things and you're trying to do your contract off of their contract. People are put in different situations. You don't know what their situation is. When I signed my deal, I was happy to sign my deal. I wasn't looking around to see who was getting paid, I didn't care because I knew they shouldn't be caring about mine.
The person who taught me that lesson was Jay-Z in one of his songs, "Where is the Love?" It's something funny like, "I don't (bleep) what you eat" or "What you eat don't make me (bleep)." That's basically the same thing I think.
It ain't about just Iggy, Deng and Emeka, it's about everyone. It's about all young players out there who are going into negotiating and who are be going to do it in the future. If somebody offers you $12 million and you think you're worth more than that, somebody should punch you in your face if you turn down that money. What if you get hurt and you can't play basketball again? You just lost $60 million. You just threw away a great lottery ticket. That's what people don't understand.
Farny.
anyone who doesnt think andre can get at least 5 years at 60 million in the offseason is buggin...make sure you post agent zeros blog next august after iguodala signs
signs for what...the max? He already turned $57 million from King.
we'll make sure we go back to your boast how Iggy is exactly the guy you dont build around and hes not a franchise player....but yet now you want to pay him like one
show me anywhere on this board where i said i would pay that for him
are you that farging stupid (rhetorical)
im saying that arenas is off base in crtiicizing that iguodala should have definitely signed for what the sixers offered him and insinuating that he has some sort of personal defect cause he didnt...
he made the right move...hes gonna make that much this offseason and could easily make more...plus he could end up in a better situation than on the pathetic sixers
joe johnson who is not close to a #1 got 5 years for 70 million and that was three years ago...you dont think iguodala could get 12 mil this summer?
That's kind of the whole point of the article - that for every guy that you point to that got the money, there's another guy that held out for it and missed millions.
exactly
Iggy is a friggin turnover machine right now and he might of blew his wad. GM's might just realize that you cant have the ball in his hands or that will happen. How do you pay a guy more than what was offered by King who cant handle the rock
He's a nice well-rounded player, but I think he should of took what was offered for a 2nd option player
Ultimately, you both could be right on Igoudala. But IGY does have the better chance, because it only takes one GM to overpay.
Quote from: FastFreddie on January 11, 2008, 04:32:27 PM
That's kind of the whole point of the article - that for every guy that you point to that got the money, there's another guy that held out for it and missed millions.
im not talking about every guy im talking about iguodala...in fact i only read the bolded parts
calling him out for not accpeting the contract he was offered is stupid...he a made a completely legitimate decision to not sign it...if you wanna call people out give a better example than andre...or at least wait until he signs for like 30 mil next summer and then kill him
i mean forget the money how does arenas know that iguodala doesnt wanna get out of philly...since hes a restricted FA the worst that can happen is he uses the rest fo the league to drive up a sixers offer and he stays and best case is he gets more than 57 and gets outta dodge
the bottom line is there is an excellent chance he gets the same offer again and there is a good chance he gets a bigger offer...so to use him as someone who was an idiot for not taking the original offer is retarded
Plus, he's a human highlight reel!
Hawks and Heat get a "Do-over" (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-heat-hawksreplay&prov=ap&type=lgns)
i went to the lakers-bucks game tonight. the staples center is awesome and bynum is gonna be great.
no doubt about it. the guy is so friggin athletic around the basket.
Im jeaous you were there
Quote from: reese125 on January 11, 2008, 04:37:33 PM
Iggy is a friggin turnover machine right now
Earlier in the year I would agree with you since he was averaging 4+ turnovers a game but now he's down to around 3. I'm looking at the game logs right now and outside of the past 2 games he's been relatively fine since November 20th. He's having a lot better year than I thought, 19 points 6 boards 5 assists 2 steals and a block. I don't even like him that much but he is having a real good year.
Quote from: reese125 on January 12, 2008, 04:56:17 PM
no doubt about it. the guy is so friggin athletic around the basket.
Im jeaous you were there
first time and it's a very cool experience. much bigger production than most sporting events. kind of a broadway feel to it. lots of celebs in attendance. they kept showing eric estrada on the big screen. nikki hilton showed up on the kiss cam with some schmuck and everyone boo'd her.
the funniest part was that they do a promotion where if the lakers win and keep the opponent under 100, everyone in the crowd gets 2 tacos from jack in the box. lakers were up by a bunch with about 2 minutes left, bucks had like 95 and the whole place started a "we want tacos" chant. pretty funny. then the bucks were at 98 or 99, and down by like 12 points with about 10 seconds left. instead of giving in, they foul the lakers just to get a chance to beak 100 and screw the crowd out of their tacos. they drained a 3 with a few seconds left to break 100 and they crowd went absolutely nuts with anger over not getting their tacos. easily the loudest the crowd was all night. it was awesome.
ha..nice.
Marcus Camby finished Thursday's game against the Jazz with a monstrous double-double of 24 rebounds and 11 blocked shots, both tying career-highs.
f-in animal
Dwight Howard, defending champion Gerald Green, Jamario Moon and Rudy Gay were announced as the four candidates in this season's Slam Dunk contest.
The contest will be held Feb. 16 during All-Star Saturday night in New Orleans and there will be a slight rule change. After the final round of dunks, fans can vote by text message or on NBA.com to determine the winner. A panel of judges will decide which two dunkers advance to the finals
The dunk contest is a pitiful shadow of what it used to be.
Here's something you don't see every day: a professional sports franchise admitting that it has no economic impact on its city. (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sonics/2004131860_sonics18m.html)
Quote from: QB Eagles on January 21, 2008, 09:54:08 PM
Here's something you don't see every day: a professional sports franchise admitting that it has no economic impact on its city. (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sonics/2004131860_sonics18m.html)
All pro sports could leave Seattle and no one there would notice.
Starters for the All-Star game:
EAST = Kidd, Wade, LeBron, KG, Howard
WEST = AI, Kobe, Melo, Duncan, Yao
so the hornets are in 1st in the west? wow, talk about flying under the radar. i had no idea.
yeah, i saw that last night...it's pretty incredible. i guess all those people who said Eddie Jordan was the real reason for those good Nets teams and not Byron Scott have to feel a little silly.
From the WTF department...
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3217920
:-D
well san francisco and chris webber are a pretty good match.
Why's that?
he's a homo.
Webber is the biggest loser of all time. Having him on your team guarantees you will never win a title.
The Nets are reportedly in discussions with the Mavericks and Blazers in a deal that would send Jason Kidd to Dallas.
Kidd with Dallas would be sick. Didn't he play his first few years with them once upon a time?
correct sir. I just looked at his career stats, and I didnt realize how consistent stat wise he has been since he step foot in the league in 94-95. Its ridiculous...and his wife/ex-wife is ugly
(http://i.cnn.net/si/pr/subs/swimsuit/images/00_jkidd_01.jpg)
awful fakies
juwanna man.
I wonder if she worked out before that shoot?
Paul Gasol to the Lakers for Kwame Brown G Javaris Crittenton and first-round picks in 2008 and 2010.--love it
Lakers are going to be awesome now. Farmer, Kobe, Odom, Gasol, Bynum? Top 2-5 in the NBA probably.
yeah very nice move for them. kwame is trash. in the lakers game i was at earlier this year he missed two dunks and a layup.
yeah, this news made my day man. and correct matty...worst pick ever by Jordan
Holy shtein. The Grizzlies got ass-raped in that deal.
they have now dumped Damon Stoudamire--to Spurs, Paul Gasol-to Lakers, and now Stromile Swift--to Nets. Swift to the Nets for Jason Collins..hahaha. I like R. Gay and their PG's though
.
They must be banking on those coming 1st rd picks
Quote from: reese125 on February 01, 2008, 04:26:58 PM
they have now dumped Damon Stoudamire--to Spurs, Paul Gasol-to Lakers, and now Stromile Swift--to Nets. Swift to the Nets for Jason Collins..hahaha. I like R. Gay and their PG's though
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They must be banking on those coming 1st rd picks
I know I'm nitpicking on the 'though' part, but it seemed as if you meant they've lost a lot. Stoudamire hasn't been relevant since his Toronto days, he's garbage now and had no part of Memphis' future. Swift was the 2nd overall pick 6 or 7 years ago and career average is like 8 points and 5 rebounds. He sucks too.
Memphis' bigs are farging terrible now. Darko and Hakim Warrick. They knew they couldn't afford Gasol and are trying to see what they have now. Darko still has the talent and had a great game the other day, 14 points, 16 boards and 5 blocks. Warrick played really well last year when Gasol was injured.
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on February 01, 2008, 04:22:07 PM
Holy shtein. The Grizzlies got ass-raped in that deal.
It could have been worse. They knew they couldn't afford Gasol and now they clear up a ton of cap space and basically get 3 first rounders. They also get the rights to Marc Gasol, Pau's brother that was in the draft last year.
I still can't believe the Rockets traded Rudy Gay for Shane Battier. Terrible trade.
Quote from: Dillen on February 01, 2008, 04:45:41 PM
Quote from: reese125 on February 01, 2008, 04:26:58 PM
they have now dumped Damon Stoudamire--to Spurs, Paul Gasol-to Lakers, and now Stromile Swift--to Nets. Swift to the Nets for Jason Collins..hahaha. I like R. Gay and their PG's though
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They must be banking on those coming 1st rd picks
I know I'm nitpicking on the 'though' part, but it seemed as if you meant they've lost a lot. Stoudamire hasn't been relevant since his Toronto days, he's garbage now and had no part of Memphis' future. Swift was the 2nd overall pick 6 or 7 years ago and career average is like 8 points and 5 rebounds. He sucks too.
Memphis' bigs are farging terrible now. Darko and Hakim Warrick. They knew they couldn't afford Gasol and are trying to see what they have now. Darko still has the talent and had a great game the other day, 14 points, 16 boards and 5 blocks. Warrick played really well last year when Gasol was injured.
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on February 01, 2008, 04:22:07 PM
Holy shtein. The Grizzlies got ass-raped in that deal.
It could have been worse. They knew they couldn't afford Gasol and now they clear up a ton of cap space and basically get 3 first rounders. They also get the rights to Marc Gasol, Pau's brother that was in the draft last year.
I still can't believe the Rockets traded Rudy Gay for Shane Battier. Terrible trade.
completely misread Dill. I was soley pointing to the fact that they are dumping players left and right. The only part of Memphis I like is R. Gay and the guards.
gasol is an unbelievable chain smoking eurotrashed Hoyda and one of the bigger non team players around...part of this might be because he has played in memphis and never had any veteran that could put him in his place like kobe or odom can in la but i think its a little early to say that the lakers will make out like bandits in this deal....
I dont where you come up with this stuff...not to mention you havent watched one Memphis game in your life
I forgot..his assists are awful for a big man too
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 02, 2008, 12:15:38 AM
gasol is an unbelievable chain smoking eurotrashed Hoyda and one of the bigger non team players around...part of this might be because he has played in memphis and never had any veteran that could put him in his place like kobe or odom can in la but i think its a little early to say that the lakers will make out like bandits in this deal....
Lakers getting rid of Kwame Brown for 9 bags full of shtein=we made out like bandits....so, you do the math. :)
YOU arent on the team...referring to a team as "we" is bad enough in a real sports city like philly...in a place like la where they root for biker shorts more than their sports teams its downright awful
and for the record im not saying it wont turn out to be a better trade for the lakers cause it almost has too...but if you think paul gasol is the kind of player that is going to life a team to the nexdt lkevel then i say let it play out first
Quote from: hbionic on February 02, 2008, 06:11:38 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 02, 2008, 12:15:38 AM
gasol is an unbelievable chain smoking eurotrashed Hoyda and one of the bigger non team players around...part of this might be because he has played in memphis and never had any veteran that could put him in his place like kobe or odom can in la but i think its a little early to say that the lakers will make out like bandits in this deal....
Lakers getting rid of Kwame Brown for 9 bags full of shtein=we made out like bandits....so, you do the math. :)
I wouldnt say bandits because they still gave up 2 first rounders, but on the flip this might not mount to much if they continue to get in the playoffs for the next 2 more years
I do love the trade, but Im not getting my hopes up just yet on going deep in the playoffs until he shows signs of being truly comfortable in the triangle offense. Theres a handful of teams in the West that can still compete even with Gasol. Yes, he's an All-Star big man, but now he has to adjust to Kobe going foul line to foul line with the ball....where as in Memphis they ran the half court thru Gasol at lengths.
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 02, 2008, 10:12:16 PM
YOU arent on the team...referring to a team as "we" is bad enough in a real sports city like philly...in a place like la where they root for biker shorts more than their sports teams its downright awful
and for the record im not saying it wont turn out to be a better trade for the lakers cause it almost has too...but if you think paul gasol is the kind of player that is going to life a team to the nexdt lkevel then i say let it play out first
farg, I'm tired of hearing all of the WE bullshtein. So the farg what. Everyone here can go farg themselves. I'm just tired of hearing it. I do it, I say it, I type it. WE, WE, WE, MOTHER fargERS!
Second, this whole 'waiting to see if it pans out talk'...that's just straight hating. I would love to hear IGY say the same shtein if WE land Chad Johnson, Roy Williams or something of that caliber. Of course its something to get excited about...they're farging upgrades! So, when we are able to dump the piece of shtein otherwise known as Kwame Brown and get a farging all-star in return? What is there to wait and farging see? INSTANT fargING UPGRADE!
Real Sports towns win championships by the way. But, that isn't YOU'RE problem because YOU aren't the city of Philadelphia. YOU aren't on the teams you root for, so what the farg does 'real sports town mean'. Don't even bring that to the table...that's a straight PG-ism.
Sissy fight!
Shaq to Suns? (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8UKHP6G0&show_article=1)
Theres only reason only for this trade. His name is Tim Duncan
It's a good trade if the Suns win it all this year. Anything less makes it worthless because even though Marion is an UFA at the end of the year, Shaq very well may retire at the end of the year. And even if he does come back next year, you're not going to get the minutes and production from him that you would from Marion.
Miami got the better end of this deal imo, even if the Suns were to win it all. Playing along side Wade for the next 3 months may entice Marion to stay in Miami and those 2 would make a pretty formidable pair for the next few years. And with Miami en route to the #1 pick in the draft, it wouldn't take them very long to get competetive again.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 06, 2008, 01:27:14 PM
It's a good trade if the Suns win it all this year.
ya think?
even if they dont it wasnt a bad trade...they took a shot and only gave up a guy they werent going to resign anyway...also a guy that is not a playoff type player
i appreciate what they are trying to do even if it doesnt work...its a high reward low risk deal
Shaq-Fu isn't the same threat he used to be. He's still a presence in the middle, but this changes the suns offensive style.
I can't wait for Kobe to dunk on Shaq and send the suns out of the playoffs. This is turning out to be great! :evil
Quote from: hbionic on February 06, 2008, 01:37:49 PM
Shaq-Fu isn't the same threat he used to be. He's still a presence in the middle, but this changes the suns offensive style.
yep and its precisely why they did it...in the playoffs especially against the spurs but also overall the play slows way down and shaq even at his advanced state will help them more than marion
True about them not resigning Marion. But the Suns are a fast paced team that prefers to get out and run rather than play a half court game. Shaq won't really allow them to do that. Granted, when they go up against the likes of the Spurs in the playoffs, they'll need to play a half court game and Shaq will definitely allow them to do that......if he's healthy. And I guess that's my big problem with the trade.
Even if the Suns limit Shaq's minutes for the rest of the season to keep him "fresh" for the playoffs, he's still not going to give you 25-30 minutes a game so I just don't see him actually being on the floor long enough to really make a difference. When he's on the floor, the Suns will be forced to play a half court game. But what happens during the 20 minutes he's on the bench? The Suns will either have to change gears and try and play their up and down game and beat you in transition or they'll try and play a half court game with no Shaq which we already know they can't do. And now they'll be doing it without Marion as well.
To me, it seems like making a change simply for the sake of making a change.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 06, 2008, 01:41:10 PM
To me, it seems like making a change simply for the sake of making a change.
in a sense thats exactly what they are doing...they tried their fun n gun and they now realize thats not what wins in the playoffs...you have to have that half court game both offensively and defensively ala the pistons and spurs...thats why phoenix is hoping to get to...whether a leopard can change its spots in that short of time and with one move remains to be seen but why not try it...the other way wasnt working
I don't disagree with the logic as much as I disagree with the actual trade. Why not be more aggressive and make the trade for Gasol? He would have been a great fit since he's a big man who can run the floor. He would have allowed the Suns to change the tempo of the game while he was still on the floor.
For the Suns, when Shaq's on the floor, they are a half court offense. Period. There's almost no threat of the Suns running the floor while he's out there. And when Shaq's on the bench, they need to go back to "run n' gun" style of play. It's like lining up with 5 wide and no rb half the game and then lining up with 3 TE and 2 RB the other half. And I think that making players like Nash, Stoudamire and Bell change gears during the course of the game will do more harm than good.
Time will tell.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 06, 2008, 02:08:03 PMAnd I think that making players like Nash, Stoudamire and Bell change gears during the course of the game will do more harm than good.
Time will tell.
Let's farging hope so. I want the Lakers to take them out of the playoffs this year. That would be sweet revenge! :evil
QuotePlaying along side Wade for the next 3 months may entice Marion to stay in Miami and those 2 would make a pretty formidable pair for the next few years. And with Miami en route to the #1 pick in the draft, it wouldn't take them very long to get competetive again.
all part of Miami's plan since they started to lose and realized they were f-ed--correct and correct
QuoteBut the Suns are a fast paced team that prefers to get out and run rather than play a half court game.
This has changed since the beginning of the year. They still run a very effective fast break to the basket, but the 5-man fast break that we have been accustomed to seeing with Nash taking off right from the inbound has slowed down considerably. The Suns thinking from what Ive heard and read is that Shaq will not slow them down. I tend to disagree because, though he is still a force to keep the post free, he is still a liability out there because his help defense has struggled big time this year. Not to mention, the guy is constantly bothered by a bad hip--has been all season. That wont bode well for plus minutes--like Sarge pointed out
gasol albeit with more talent is basically a softer version of marion...they would have been right back where they started
and i disagree that they wont be able to run....the running game certainly will be more pick and choose rather than attemted on every possesion but thats the whole point of the trade...they realize the excessive running doesnt work in the playoffs...any team with steve nash is going to run no matter what
well see if it ultimately pays off...if nothing else it makes for a very intriguing storyline to follow
Quote from: reese125 on February 06, 2008, 02:14:35 PM
QuotePlaying along side Wade for the next 3 months may entice Marion to stay in Miami and those 2 would make a pretty formidable pair for the next few years. And with Miami en route to the #1 pick in the draft, it wouldn't take them very long to get competetive again.
all part of Miami's plan since they started to lose and realized they were f-ed--correct and correct
i disagree...i have heard nothing but imo they dont resign him...hes overrated as hell and was basically a steve nash creation...he would be a bad resign and i dont think they do it....this was a way to clear cap space and boy did they do it by getting rid of shack...over paying marion would counteract that move
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 06, 2008, 02:18:26 PM
gasol albeit with more talent is basically a softer version of marion...they would have been right back where they started
and i disagree that they wont be able to run....the running game certainly will be more pick and choose rather than attemted on every possesion but thats the whole point of the trade...they realize the excessive running doesnt work in the playoffs...any team with steve nash is going to run no matter what
well see if it ultimately pays off...if nothing else it makes for a very intriguing storyline to follow
What Gasol would have done is still allowed Stoudamire to move back to his natural F position while giving them a 7' center that won't slow them down at all. He may be soft but playing with the Suns, he wouldn't have to be "hard." The Suns have hard nosed players. What they need(ed) is a big presence in the middle who can give them 30+ minutes a night and give them the flexibility to get out and run whenever they wanted to rather than pick and choose their spots.
Agreed about the storyline though. And because of that, it's the media who ultimately wins in this trade.
Quotegasol albeit with more talent is basically a softer version of marion...they would have been right back where they started
I disagree because Marion played the perimeter on both ends of the floor and broke to the basket at will. Gasol would of fit in nicely in the post if their plan is to effectively run the half court. Gasol blocks plenty of shots, get plenty of boards, put-backs and dishes it back out to the wing very effectively. Dont get me wrong, hes not the next coming, but way more effective than Shaq right now
Trading for Gasol definitely doesn't get the Suns past the Spurs. Getting Shaq might especially if the diesel is properly motivated and healthy.
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on February 06, 2008, 03:27:27 PM
especially if the diesel is properly motivated
:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D
You don't think being back in the Western Conference wouldn't light a little bit of fire under Shaq's ass?
Sam Cassell is hoping to be bought out by the Clippers so that he can join the Celtics for a playoff push.
Cassell told The Boston Globe on Wednesday that his agent, David Falk, has had conversations with the Clippers about a potential buyout and he is interested in joining the Celtics if it happens. Cassell is making $6.15 million this season in the final year of his contract with the Clippers. Danny Ainge has said he is interested in finding "the right veteran point guard" and is rumored to have interest in Cassell.
This could be a big boost for the Celtics at the PG position if this happens. Sammy is on his last leg, has one more shot, can still shoot his ass off, and can dish the rock nicely to the big 3. Makes the game against Detroit a little more interesting
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on February 06, 2008, 03:27:27 PM
especially if the diesel is properly motivated and healthy.
absolutely true...i question if hes really as hurt and old as he appears and wonder if playing on a team that he can win a title with wont reinvigorate him...definitely something else to watch for
A guy thats going to be 36 next month, carrying that much weight, and misses games left and right because of knee and hip injuries--yeah he's hurt all right. Take a good look at a Heat game and watch Shaq play. You can tell by the way he runs and shifts over to "try" and help the defender. Its very ineffective and in slow motion. It doesnt look like a guy thats not motivated, it looks like a guy that has lost his skills big time
Although he can still block shots and score on his hook, he has 10 double digit rebounds all year...not good. I think the Suns will truly miss Marions' versatility and rebounding ability, and better hope and pray Boris Diaw comes up big come playoff time
Quote from: reese125 on February 06, 2008, 08:21:55 PM
Sam Cassell is hoping to be bought out by the Clippers so that he can join the Celtics for a playoff push.
Cassell told The Boston Globe on Wednesday that his agent, David Falk, has had conversations with the Clippers about a potential buyout and he is interested in joining the Celtics if it happens. Cassell is making $6.15 million this season in the final year of his contract with the Clippers. Danny Ainge has said he is interested in finding "the right veteran point guard" and is rumored to have interest in Cassell.
This could be a big boost for the Celtics at the PG position if this happens. Sammy is on his last leg, has one more shot, can still shoot his ass off, and can dish the rock nicely to the big 3. Makes the game against Detroit a little more interesting
That would be a nice pickup for the Celtics. He's probably lasted the last 5 years because of his smarts more so than physical ability. He's been faking people out with his pump fake for like 10 years now. Everyone knows he's going to do it and yet they still fall for it.
fortunately the celts have rondo and don't have any need for cassell. he just knows he's old and wants to get one last chance to be on a title team. i don't see why they would bother. although i guess he's a nice guy to come off the bench and give rondo a breather every now and then.
rondo :-[
is he what you thought he'd be?
he had a crazy good game last night.
hes progressed miles since he came out of college....hes in an ideal situation...one where he doesnt have to play outside himself...this should make him a better player down the road...hes not chris paul or anything but i like him a lot and thinks hes gonna be a really good player eventually
rondo >>>>> carney
Quote from: phattymatty on February 07, 2008, 10:56:50 AM
although i guess he's a nice guy to come off the bench and give rondo a breather every now and then.
Not only that, but it's also nice to have a smart/playoff savvy veteran on the bench come playoff time, especially when you consider the pressure that Boston's going to be under because of their offseason aquisitions.
you mean gabe pruitt isnt gonna get it done?
I don't even know who that is. And that's another reason why this would be a good move for the Celtics because the big thing they are lacking is depth.
its a black guy named gabe....thats all you need to know
But he's black so that means he can ball, right?
youre thinking of jump
Think Kapono is ready for the 3pt shootout
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5RYIqYe5D4&feature=user (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5RYIqYe5D4&feature=user)
i like that oden commercial they started showing on espn.
boom.
This clip was great. Shaq dunks over Bynum, Bynum comes right back and says...what?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_7whZmtcPA&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_7whZmtcPA&feature=related)
there was nothing 'great' about that clip at all
and anway shaqs dunk was better than bynums if for no other reason than shaq put him on the ground in a fetal position
the whole thing was zzzzzzz not to mention it was from a month ago
stop posting
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 11, 2008, 11:51:01 AM
there was nothing 'great' about that clip at all
and anway shaqs dunk was better than bynums if for no other reason than shaq put him on the ground in a fetal position
the whole thing was zzzzzzz not to mention it was from a month ago
stop posting
Oh shtein...it was from a month ago? How about January 2006 genius. Like I said before, you dont belong in this thread or the Sixers thread because you know squat about basketball. Stay in the Hip Hop thread so you can pretend to "drop knowledge" to Seabiscuit
So if the clip is a year old, what was the purpose of posting it?
2 years old. I see we have a lot of math majors here.
But agreed, anyway. Big deal.
because as I was looking up Odoms commercial like phattymatty said. Other Lakers contents and highlights came up so I posted it. Big deal. There are some Lakers fans in here bud that appreciate
Cmon now
lol so it was from two years ago yet no ones ever seen it....that just shows it greatness
reese/coles legend continues....
ive ignored him for like a year now. if you dont pay attention to him, eventually he will go away.
Quote from: Dillen on February 11, 2008, 01:31:48 PM
2 years old. I see we have a lot of math majors here.
But agreed, anyway. Big deal.
Oh yeah, it's 2008 now, huh?
Quotelol so it was from two years ago yet no ones ever seen it....that just shows it greatness
reese/coles legend continues....
oh people have seen it, it was a rewind of good shtein for basketball fans..but like I said..you dont watch basketball so...peace
OWNED
Quote from: MDS on February 11, 2008, 01:40:54 PM
ive ignored him for like a year now. if you dont pay attention to him, eventually he will go away.
easy college boy. Your taking IGY's funny rankings a little too far
Maybe if we all steal reese's schtick of being an idiot, he'll go away.
why not....after all reese/cole stole it from munson
Theres your problem with CF. Theres this gay teaming up from individuals that like to gargle IGY's nuts on a daily basis and follow his word like he's David f-in Karesh. Someone posts something that he doesnt like, and you have guys that cant wait to chime in ready to bash. So sad.
Yeah, I know I just inflated your ego IGY. Its a 15 person forum stud..get over your overly opinionated, non-humorous self
Carry on followers
IGY comment in 1, 2...
trust me son more people on here dislike me than dislike you...the difference is youre a half wit simpleton whos thinks hes smart....where as im a brilliant annoying egomaniac
in other words im the mad phat scientist and youre frankencracker
once you realize and know your place you will minimize the number of tearful call for helps posts like the one above
Do you read anything other than what you post? Half of igy's posts are spent defending his own opinions. Sometimes I agree with him, sometimes I don't.
The difference is that I can disagree with igy and still get along with the dude because when he's not busy being wrong about something (which isn't very often), he's at least being funny. You've somehow managed to perfect the fine art of being wrong about damn near everything and being a complete tool along the way.
Congrats.
Quote from: reese125 on February 11, 2008, 02:28:13 PM
IGY comment in 1, 2...
It might have had a puncher's chance at being funny had you done a count
down instead of a count
up.
lol
and if there wasnt a screen that told you exactly when and in what threads people were making posts
I was going to let that slide because I thought the fact he figured that feature on the board out was like watching monkeys learn to use crude tools like straws and shtein.
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 11, 2008, 02:31:29 PM
trust me son more people on here dislike me than dislike you...the difference is youre a half wit simpleton whos thinks hes smart....where as im a brilliant annoying egomaniac
in other words im the mad phat scientist and youre frankencracker
once you realize and know your place you will minimize the number of tearful call for helps posts like the one above
Quotewhere as im a brilliant annoying lonely egomaniac
just lonely I know
IGY once you realize that this is a message board based on opinions other than your own, and realize that being an over-analytical, wannabe black person (white or not who cares) isnt really that cool, you'll be better off son. Its cute you can relate to the young bucks with your dookie and butterjoints..really. Im proud of ya
20,000+ posts and never once uses "imo". Thats why your an idiot. Beat it..your weak
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 11, 2008, 02:32:24 PM
Do you read anything other than what you post? Half of igy's posts are spent defending his own opinions. Sometimes I agree with him, sometimes I don't.
The difference is that I can disagree with igy and still get along with the dude because when he's not busy being wrong about something (which isn't very often), he's at least being funny. You've somehow managed to perfect the fine art of being wrong about damn near everything and being a complete tool along the way.
Congrats.
Quotehe's at least being funny.
really, thats what you call it. You 2 belong together then
By the way, Ill admit whenever Im wrong unlike some people, but please go back in posts and pinpoint my always errors(yeah I know..every post..blah blah) than slick. Again...your an IGY follower
Carry on
the fact that you edit all your blubbery whiney no one loves me posts shows that youre way to emo on this issue...pump your brakes homie
blubbery.. but too true homie
What CF could do without is this constant bickering in every thread. I don't mind busting balls or having my nuts busted, but for God's sake, every farging thread has this nonsense in it.
Just make a single thread where you can blow each other and shut the farg up in the rest of them.
Or die.
Whatever.
I hope you all stab your eyes out with a fork
I just tried but I kept hitting my glasses.
FOUR EYES
Shaquille O'Neal recently shot back at Bill Walton, who had stated that if O'Neal plays well with the Suns it will prove he was faking an injury while in Miami.
"If I'm faking an injury, then (Walton's) whole injury-plagued career is a fake," O'Neal said. "One thing I really hate is a hypocrite. Mr. Walton has broken the big man's ordinance code 225.27 — no big man under should talk about a big man above. It's just not right and it's disrespectful." If Shaq is as good on the floor as he has been in interviews and press conferences, the Suns won't have any problem securing a championship.
nm, wrong thread
= never mind, i posted this information in the wrong thread. i will now delete what i just wrote and post it in the appropriate thread.
The Nets trade All-Star point guard Jason Kidd and Malik Allen to the Mavericks for Devin Harris, Jerry Stackhouse, Devean George, DeSagana Diop, two first-round picks and cash, sources tell Tony Mejia of CBSSports.com.
wow.
Stackhouse!
Too funny
NBA front-office sources say that Mavericks forward Devean George has unexpectedly exercised his right to block the trade that was expected to make Jason Kidd a Maverick.
The teams had verbally agreed to the deal before George told the Mavericks that he wouldn't consent to it, which is his right based on a rare provision in his one-year contract. George recently complained that the Mavericks weren't playing him enough, so this is somewhat shocking. His decision probably won't kill the deal for good, but we'll have to wait to see how this plays out.
QuoteDevean George went scoreless in the first half, missing six shots from the floor (three 3-pointes) and a pair of free throws. He did contribute a couple assists and a steal to the Mavs' cause. Maybe George is trying to prove to the Mavs' brass that he can shoot like Jason Kidd.
ha.
looks like kobe out for up to six weeks with a torn pinky ligament
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 14, 2008, 09:30:37 PM
looks like kobe out for up to six weeks with a torn pinky ligament
He's not out.
The Nuggets and Knicks are reportedly in discussions about a trade that would involve sending Zach Randolph to the Nuggets.
The Nuggets would give up Linas Kleiza, Eduardo Najera, Steven Hunter and J.R. Smith for Randolph and one other Knicks' player. Source: New York Post
If this goes down--the West just got sicker
Mike Bibby to the Hawks for Shelden Williams, Tyronn Lue, Lorenzen Wright, Anthony Johnson and a 2008 2nd-rd pick
the dunk contest is back...as long as Dwight Howard is competing in it. Nasty
That cupcake dunk was pretty good
Looks like the Kidd trade is back on. Stackhouse and George are out of the trade....Trenton Hassell and the rights to Keith Van Horn :-D are now in...
LeBron wins All-Star MVP for the 2nd time in 3 years. Kobe played 2 minutes then sat the rest of the game.
Quote from: reese125 on February 17, 2008, 07:35:20 PM
the dunk contest is back...as long as Dwight Howard is competing in it. Nasty
The only dunk that was worth anything was the one where he took the ball off the back of the backboard....which he admitted was inspired by AI's a couple years ago. The Superman thing would have been better had he actually dunked it.
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 17, 2008, 08:46:28 PM
That cupcake dunk was pretty good
The cupcake dunk was stupid. The dunk itself was so plain and unoriginal. So he blew out a candle in the middle of it......wow.
Watched the first few minutes of the game last night before falling asleep. Not because I was bored, just really tired. I actually do like the NBA all star game because you get the best in the world playing school yard ball which usually leads to an entertaining game.
That Greg Oden commercial with him advertising or whatever is hilarious. Perfect guy to do the commercial.
Quote from: Dillen on February 18, 2008, 10:47:43 AM
That Greg Oden commercial with him advertising or whatever is hilarious. Perfect guy to do the commercial.
yep, i laugh every time.
boom.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 18, 2008, 09:25:52 AM
Quote from: reese125 on February 17, 2008, 07:35:20 PM
the dunk contest is back...as long as Dwight Howard is competing in it. Nasty
The only dunk that was worth anything was the one where he took the ball off the back of the backboard....which he admitted was inspired by AI's a couple years ago. The Superman thing would have been better had he actually dunked it.
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 17, 2008, 08:46:28 PM
That cupcake dunk was pretty good
The cupcake dunk was stupid. The dunk itself was so plain and unoriginal. So he blew out a candle in the middle of it......wow.
agree on all....its like the media is trying to make the dunk contest good for some reason they so badly want it to be exciting...its a complete and utter waste of time...
You can only see so many friggin windmills and between the leg dunks before you fall asleep.
2 dunks that I would love to see but will probably never happen
1) 720--only done by dude on Streetball
2) front flip dunk--but due to injury concerns...forget it
the dunk contest needs trampolines and Pat Croce
yeah I heard Pat Croce gets up
instead of a candle they need a big fat blunt sitting in the back of the rim...puff puff dunk....
i think in general the nba would be much better if they released who was high each game...be much more exciting to watch
Speaking of which, what's Damon Stoutamire up to?
Spurs
and not doing well at all. He's done
I love how Van Horn has agreed to sign for $4 million deal to go to the Nets to make the Kidd trade work. The NBA cracks me up that someone that is not playing for years can sign deals...same with the Aaron McKie deal was well
They said Van Horn was holding the trade up because he wasn't sure if being paid $4M to do nothing would interfere with the business he's running out west. He was afraid he'd have to play basketball for a month. f'ing NBA
is Van Horn going to even join the team?
lol....van horn is the whitest person ever...whiter than ff even
Liar. That's impossible, as we all know.
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 19, 2008, 10:56:06 AM
He was afraid he'd have to play basketball for a month.
ha
According to a ESPN.com and a gay friend's blog of Sgt S. Sassum from KC, the Knicks are in talks for a three-team deal that would bring Vince Carter to New York. Eddy Curry would be sent to the Heat, while Miami sends the expiring contracts of Jason Williams and Ricky Davis to the Nets.
The Spurs have reportedly reached an agreement to acquire center Kurt Thomas from the SuperSonics for guard Brent Barry, center Francisco Elson and a 2009 first-round pick
As horrible as this sounds, this is actually a nice trade for the Spurs. Thomas was a having a nice little rebounding year in Seattle and will help relieve Duncan
It doesn't sound horrible at all. Barry and Elson are scrubs and we all know their 1st rounder is at best 26 or so.
Im just talking about the names involved Dill. Thomas, Barry, Elson?
Kobe is straight abusing Raja right now
Quote from: SunMo on February 20, 2008, 09:40:36 PM
Kobe is straight abusing Raja right now
Almost as badly as you're abusing the king's English.
Honky.
die in a fire
Die in a library.
farg shaq and his crooked eyes.
ha!
The Rockets on Wednesday agreed to send guards Bonzi Wells and Mike James to the Hornets for guard Bobby Jackson.
Rockets will also get Adam Haluska from the Hornets and a conditional second-round pick, while the Memphis Grizzlies will receive the rights to Marcus Vinicius to make the deal work financially. T
thomas is going to fit in nice with the spurs.
and that LA-Pho game was fun to watch last night. lakers are the team to beat right now.
No question. They will have rebounding on lock in the playoffs with (3) 7' footers on the floor at the same time with Odem, Gasol and Bynum...ha
i don't think odom is 7'0 but yes they got some serious size.
shaq looked surprisingly good last night too.
Looks like Bonzi Wells is going to New Orleans and Bobby Jackson is going to Houston in a 3-way trade
Cmon Eddy....you need to quit work man...its got you all messed up
this is ridiculous...
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-30-10/Aaron-McKie-is-Not-the-Only-NBA-Coach-Who-Could-Get-Traded.html (http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-30-10/Aaron-McKie-is-Not-the-Only-NBA-Coach-Who-Could-Get-Traded.html)
QuoteHere is a list of some other "Aaron McKies" that are on the books and eligible to be traded, even though most have retired. Some have big cap holds, and could have big new contracts without becoming difficult-to-trade "base year compensation" players. That means they could become part of big trades.
High Salary
Chicago P.J. Brown ($8,560,000)
Dallas Keith Van Horn ($15,694,250)
Indiana Rik Smits ($12,250,000)
Minnesota Latrell Sprewell ($14,625,000)
Medium Salary
Boston Roshown McLeod
Chicago Michael Sweetney
Detroit Victor Alexander, Dale Davis, Don Reid
Golden State Calbert Cheaney
Houston Maciej Lampe, Jake Tsakalidis
Indiana Zan Tabak
LA Lakers Ron Harper, Karl Malone, Shammond Williams
New Orleans Marc Jackson
Philadelphia Rodney Rogers
Phoenix Jalen Rose
Portland Voshon Leonard, Detlef Schrempf
Sacramento Vitaly Potapenko, Brent Price, Corliss Williamson
Seattle Danny Fortson
Utah Greg Ostertag
Washington Anthony Peeler
Minimum Salary
Boston Dana Barros, Grant Long
Dallas Vernon Maxwell, Johnny Newman, Walt Williams, Kevin Willis
Denver Wesley Person
Detroit Tony Delk, Danny Manning
Indiana Tyus Edney, Tim Hardaway, Terry Mills, LaSalle Thompson
LA Lakers Horace Grant, Mitch Richmond, John Salley, Brian Shaw
Miami Shandon Anderson, Christian Laettner, Gary Payton, John Wallace, Zhi-zhi Wang
Minnesota Oliver Miller, Sam Mitchell
New Jersey Travis Best, Hubert Davis, Sherman Douglas, Gheorghe Muresan
New York Kelvin Cato, Andrew Lang, Felton Spencer, Bruno Sundov
Philadelphia Rick Mahorn, Derrick McKey
Portland Chris Dudley
San Antonio Glenn Robinson, Nick Van Exel
Washington Chris Whitney
Rick Mahorn :-D
Major trade before the deadline:
Cleveland
Ben Wallace, Wally Szczerbiak, Joe Smith, Delonte West, Chicago 2nd-rd pick
Chicago
Drew Gooden, Larry Hughes, Shannon Brown, Cedric Simmons
Seattle
Donyell Marshall, Ira Newble, Adrian Griffin
wow...Cleveland got worse, by a lot
I don't think so. 4 of the 6 guys they lost never played and weren't important. I don't think it helps them all that much but it's not an awful move.
they gave up their 2 next best players after lebron and didn't bring back near enough i don't think, wallace isn't very good anymore, szczerbiak is what he is, same with joe smith
maybe i overreacted a little after first seeing it, but i still don't think it's a very good trade for Cleveland, i reeks of making a deal just to make a deal.
If Gooden and Hughes are the 2nd and 3rd best players it was smart of them to make a move. Hughes is trash and Gooden is your run of the mill 12-8 guy who doesn't block shots. Wallace rebounds and blocks shots, Smith can score inside. Wally adds another competent shooter, considering they have no one outside of Gibson.
Seems like they made a trade just for the sake of it. Wallace and Smith have earned a lot of restecp in the NBA so it was probably just so Lebron didn't get any more pissed.
i guess depending on the contact situations it could work out...i don't know, because this obviously isn't a move that will help them challenge the Celtics or Pistons
cleveland = same team new players...they are going nowhere
ben wallace is pathetic now and he supposedly is the best player they got
cleveland is waiting for summer 09 to get someone huge to play with lebron
wost restecp!
The Pistons acquired guard Juan Dixon from the Raptors on Thursday, sending Primoz Brezec to Toronto in a one-for-one trade that is pending league approval.
Quote from: Dillen on February 21, 2008, 04:28:00 PM
If Gooden and Hughes are the 2nd and 3rd best players it was smart of them to make a move. Hughes is trash and Gooden is your run of the mill 12-8 guy who doesn't block shots. Wallace rebounds and blocks shots, Smith can score inside. Wally adds another competent shooter, considering they have no one outside of Gibson.
Seems like they made a trade just for the sake of it. Wallace and Smith have earned a lot of restecp in the NBA so it was probably just so Lebron didn't get any more pissed.
very good points, not to mention the player the made out the most in this trade is Delonte West. He was above average in Boston because he was dishing to Pierce and shooting the ball nicely as well. He went to garbage Seattle and was shuffled around more than deck of cards. Also interesting to see how Wallace and Zman co-exist together swapping minutes
I think the Cavs did alright, but not even close to making an impact against the 2 top dogs in the East this year
The Nets waived F/C Jamaal Magloire on Friday.
from All-Star to bust in 2 years? what the hell happened to this guy
Yao Ming out for season
more tears from McGrady
Sammy Cassy's contract bought out by Clippers and he signing with Boston
Source:Boston Globe
him and Rondo better kiss and make up quick
Not sure if the game is national tomorrow night, but i have courtside seats for the spurs-nets.
Say word.
Word.
La Palabra
no eva last night. (sad face)
Houston released Gerald Green, who seems to do more in dunk contests than actual games
the Denver Nuggets scored 168 last night
84 points in first half. The box score looks cute..check it out
Quote from: reese125 on March 17, 2008, 08:29:22 AM
the Denver Nuggets scored 168 last night
84 points in first half. The box score looks cute..check it out
Bring it on for Wednesday night LOL
116 points in regulation and you lose by 52....that's great
Stephen Hunter had 2 of those 168.
After the Celtics ended their 22-game win streak, the Rockets lose ugly to New Orleans:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=280319003
The thing that's crazy to me is that Dikembe Mutombo is still in the league and had a double double.
Its not hard to pull 10 boards down as a 7 footer when u get enough minutes.
You are right though, watching Deke out there now is ever so painful
Ask Dalembert... he'll tell ya how easy it is to pull down 10 boards
Golden State is a fun team to watch. Those guys are ballers. Baron Davis is a bad ass motherfarger in Basketball.
ESPN.com's Mark Stein reports that Chris Webber is about to announce his retirement.
Peace
I just opened this thread for the first time and was amused that it started in 2004
You love the NBA huh?
Quote from: satoshi on March 02, 2005, 12:51:38 AM
pretty sad to hear BD leave New Orleans. The team is done forever.
:-D
ha
did you go to the game saturday dh?
Yup, weak crowd considering how well the team is playing. Musta been 11K in attendance, tops.
Next stop, The Rock for the Flyers on Froiday night...gonna be like a home game for us.
the city doesnt fully believe in them yet...its getting better tho...the nets also had something to do with it....i expect a near sellout for pheonix
QuoteAttendance: 19,205
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If youre trying to insinuate that what a team reports as attendance is actually accurate, then youre dumber than I thought you originally were.
i miss Satoshi, his garbled english was fun
the funny thing is hes a sports beat writer
but yeah
i didnt go
however on tv
there were whole sections almost empty
the sixers usually get about 9k in the house, here they reported 19k and that side upper deck section is clearly filled. so....
filled with a lot of empty red seats
you do know that dh was AT THE GAME?
not only was i at the game, but i have access to info which you dont which makes me 100% confident that i am right and you, my friend, are not.
the true numbers which were not reported were far less than 19K.
i love internet fights
Isn't this just a difference of paid attendance v actual attendance?
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 26, 2008, 12:17:28 PM
the city doesnt fully believe in them yet...its getting better tho...the nets also had something to do with it....i expect a near sellout for pheonix
:-D :-D :-D I thought Philly was supposed to be a 'real sports town'. What a joke. :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D
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25 years of losing and you want a team that won 20 games last year to sell out?
id rather have 12 thousand real fans than 19 thousand bisexual wannabee american idol migrants from middle america who go to games to see celebrities more than the team
real blue collar sports towns arent sheep...they dont spend money on crap product...and they like pro football
ps - ignore everything i just said
i should be shot for debating sports towns with someone from the west coast much less la
i should definitely know better....my bad
The number reported is distributed tickets...regardless of whether or not they were paid for..
Many tickets distributed are comped...usually close to 5K to a crappy game like saturday night was. Therefore, lets say 19K was reported, 14K were paid for, and 10K were actually in attendance.
That will give you an arena that looks exactly like Wachovia did on Saturday.
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 26, 2008, 04:36:56 PM
ps - ignore everything i just said
i should be shot for debating sports towns with someone from the west coast much less la
i should definitely know better....my bad
i was going to type exactly this...kudos to you for recognizing it.
I'm not averse to posting the occasional smiley but that shtein above is retarded Chuggie. Edit that, please.
why don't you edit it cry baby?
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Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on March 26, 2008, 03:24:48 PM
i miss Satoshi, his garbled english was fun
We still have 61 though. Granted, he speaks perfectly fine english. He just can't type worth a shtein so it's pretty much like trying to read something an ESL student wrote.
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 26, 2008, 04:35:21 PM
25 years of losing and you want a team that won 20 games last year to sell out?
id rather have 12 thousand real fans than 19 thousand bisexual wannabee american idol migrants from middle america who go to games to see celebrities more than the team
real blue collar sports towns arent sheep...they dont spend money on crap product...and they like pro football
exactly why i would love to see Staples Center implode - with Laker fans inside. oh, and Kobe inside too.
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 26, 2008, 04:35:21 PM
25 years of losing and you want a team that won 20 games last year to sell out?
What the farg does that have to do with anything if 'Philly' fans are supposed to be 'real' fans? Huh tuff guy? By the way, in the last 3 seasons, THE CLIPPERS have a higher attendance than the 76ers...and the clippers are LOSERS! Holy crap! :-D :-D :-D
Why don't you SHADDAP! and stop crying because you're team's a loser.
There's more history in one sport in L.A. than there is in all of yours combined.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
this is why i admire bandwagon fans...it's so easy for them
Quote from: SunMo on March 28, 2008, 12:48:48 PM
this is why i admire bandwagon fans...it's so easy for them
C'mon PG...why don't you trying using something new. The whole L.A.= bandwagon/gay/leave early/not philly argument is unoriginal and a bore.
Just because I don't own as many hats and jerseys as IGY doesn't mean I'm not as loyal a fan as he.
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I beat IGY smalls...AGAIN. 8)
The only thing you ever get to beat is Sarge's pud.
Quote from: hbionic on March 28, 2008, 12:45:15 PM
By the way, in the last 3 seasons, THE CLIPPERS have a higher attendance than the 76ers...and the clippers are LOSERS!
Clippers
2004-2005 37-45: Clearly getting better than what they were the previous 2 years.
05-06 47-35: Made playoffs and advanced a round.
06-07 40-42: Successful in the playoffs the year before.
Sixers
04-05 43-39: Destroyed in 1st round of playoffs, legit playoff runs are obviously over.
05-06 38-44: Same old shtein.
06-07 35-47: Same old shtein.
You're surprised at the attendance being higher? NBA is arguably the most bandwagoned league in the US.
LOS ANGELES DOESNT HAVE AN NFL TEAM AND THEY DONT CARE
California is such a joke as far as sports goes its not even funny. I can speak from 10 years of experience.
I still win.
IGY,
Don Jr. and I saw that dude at Venice Beach on Tuesday afternoon. Guy was classic. My son even said "Dad, look! Jimmy Hendrix!" Freaks at Venice Beach are priceless. Sad thing is they're all making a killing.
those are your typical LA sports "fans"
Detroit's starting lineup last night:
Rodney Stucky, Jarvis Hayes, Theo Ratliff, Tayshaun Prince, Antonio McDyess
They won.
Quote from: phattymatty on April 02, 2008, 11:35:40 AM
Detroit's starting lineup last night:
Rodney Stucky, Jarvis Hayes, Theo Ratliff, Tayshaun Prince, Antonio McDyess
They won.
Why would you start those 5 players? Was it an April Fool's joke or something?
that or flip saunders is smart and resting his starters down the stretch, while doc rivers is still having garnett, pierce, allen play about 40 min. a game.
Who is Jimmy Hendrix?
hopefully flip continues this practice thru next wed
Quote from: phattymatty on April 02, 2008, 11:35:40 AM
Detroit's starting lineup last night:
Rodney Stucky, Jarvis Hayes, Theo Ratliff, Tayshaun Prince, Antonio McDyess
They won.
Miami's starting line-up on Monday night"
Chris Quinn
Ricky Davis
Mark Blount
Earl Barron
Kasib Powell
They lost. (Unlike Detroit, they had no choice)
ew.
or spelling.
It's not spelling.
yes it is.
Riley, Vitale, Olajuwon, Ewing among 7 elected to Hall of Fame (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-halloffame&prov=ap&type=lgns)
(http://www.yoursportsfan.com/gallery/I/2005/01/01/thumb/1653.jpg)
I wonder if Vitale will have a bust with him slobbing Coach K's knob.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3346621
Melo nabbed for DUI.
a name to remember: PG Ramon Sessions from the Bucks
dude has been tearing it up since Mo Williams got injured. Who said the D-League cant do wonders?
The NBA voted 28-2 to move the Sonics to Oklahoma City. yeehaw
Isiah is gone
Chicago and Milwaukee fired their coaches too
Quote from: BigEd76 on April 18, 2008, 05:34:48 PM
Isiah is gone
Will he still be working in the front office?
Yes, but I haven't heard in what capacity yet. My guess is they put him in the HR office and make him the head of EEO.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on April 19, 2008, 08:15:59 AM
Yes, but I haven't heard in what capacity yet. My guess is they put him in the HR office and make him the head of EEO.
Ha!
He will be an advisor to Walsh...which basically means they are going to pay to do absolutely nothing...
Looks like things in NY will never change...
An early mock draft that wasn't from NBADraft.net:
01 HEAT = Michael Beasley (Kansas State PF, FR)
02 OKCWHATEVERS = Derrick Rose (Memphis PG, FR)
03 TIMBERWOLVES = Jerryd Bayless (Arizona PG, FR)
04 GRIZZLIES = Brook Lopez (Stanford C/PF, SO)
05 CLIPPERS = O.J. Mayo (USC PG, FR)
06 KNICKS = Eric Gordon (Indiana SG, FR)
07 BUCKS = Danilo Gallinari (Italian SF)
08 BOBCATS = Kevin Love (UCLA PF, FR)
09 BULLS = DeAndre Jordan (Texas A&M C, FR)
10 NETS = Anthony Randolph (LSU PF, FR)
11 PACERS = D.J. Augustin (Texas PG, SO)
12 KINGS = Russell Westbrook (UCLA PG, SO)
13 TRAILBLAZERS = Donte Greene (Syracuse SF, FR)
14 WARRIORS = Hasheem Thabeet (UConn C, SO)
15 SUNS (from ATL) = Chase Budinger (Arizona SG, SO)
16 76ERS = Marreese Speights (Florida PF, SO)
17 RAPTORS = Nicolas Batum (French SF)
18 WIZARDS = JaVale McGee (Nevada C, SO)
19 CAVALIERS = Chris Douglas-Roberts (Memphis SG, JR)
20 NUGGETS = Roy Hibbert (Georgetown C, SR)
21 NETS (from DAL) = Brandon Rush (Kansas SG, JR)
22 MAGIC = Darren Collison (UCLA PG, JR)
23 JAZZ = Joe Alexander (West Virginia SF, JR)
24 OKCWHATEVERS (from PHX) = Darrell Arthur (Kansas PF, SO)
25 ROCKETS = Robin Lopez (Stanford C/PF, SO)
26 SPURS = Ante Tomic (Croatian PF)
27 HORNETS = Richard Hendrix (Alabama PF, JR)
28 GRIZZLIES (from LAL) = Earl Clark, who returned to Louisville
29 PISTONS = D.J. White (Indiana PF, SR)
30 CELTICS = Kyle Weaver (Washington State SG, SR)
The annual "hire the same coaches over and over" period begins with Scott Skiles taking over in Milwaukee
Pat Riley is expected to step down as the coach of the Miami Heat at Monday's 4 p.m. press conference in Miami.
Larry Brown is the new Bobcats head coach
Man, your the fastest fingers on the internet Ed. I just heard it on ESPN and you posted it 4 1/2 hrs. ago. HA!
no son, thats easy bein on is game.
Mark Cuban is gonna have to choke a b*tch
He just choked Avery Johnson and fired him today. That Kidd trade was awesome
deshawn goes douche
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2008/04/deshawn_goes_vick.html
he went douche a while ago.
do people down in dc actually like this guy? i figure the racist fans who bandwagon on the bullets bus hate him, but everyone else might be stupid enough to actually gravitate towards this fool.
the vast majority think hes an idiot
all the stuff listed in that article and they forgot the rape?
Kevin Durant stillupfront's mom! (http://youtube.com/watch?v=JI2HfWM6Nh8&feature=related)
D'Antoni leaves Phoenix for the Knicks (4/$24M)
Technically he didn't leave Phoenix.
Jameer sucks at the predictions. Pistons in 5.....6th year in a row they've made the conference finals. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
i don't know why this is so funny to me, but watch this old woman try to read delonte west's tattoos...
http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=798c2db8-c918-40bd-8d98-cba27f9429fa (http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=798c2db8-c918-40bd-8d98-cba27f9429fa)
Celtics, Pistons and Lakers in the conference finals, just like the late 80s
LeBron came up small late. And WTF was PJ Brown doing icing shots?
Spurs win game 7 on the road. hooray for the same teams winning every f'ing year
agree..its a crying shame
There is one team that is the most boring team to watch every year in the playoffs...the Pistons then its the Spurs
Yes its nice they pass the ball more and use the fundamentals more than other teams....but farg is it boring to watch their players play (aside from Tony Parker--thats it)
I hate 3 of the 4 teams that are left. I wanted NO to win so I could root for them. But now I'll have to go with San Antone because I despise the Lakers because of that bitchass Kobe. I hate Detroit because of Chauncey Billups and Rip's gay facemask. And Boston because they are Boston.
Denver and Jersey are talking about a Carmelo for Jefferson and other stuff swap.
Draft lottery coming up in a few minutes...
Shocker....Derrick Rose is from Chicago. Guess who jumps all the way up from #9 to win the lottery?
Miami gets #2
Minnesota #3
I fargin hate the bulls
Hmm... (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3404607)
QuoteNEW YORK -- Disgraced basketball referee Tim Donaghy told investigators in the NBA betting probe that relationships among officials, coaches and players "affected the outcome of games," his attorney said. The league said the charges were unfounded.
...The attorney also suggested that Donaghy told investigators about the gambling activities of other NBA officials and about a referee who passed "confidential" information to an unidentified coach.
Oh, and farg the Celtics. (not that the Pistons are any better)
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 20, 2008, 08:26:06 PM
Shocker....Derrick Rose is from Chicago. Guess who jumps all the way up from #9 to win the lottery?
Miami gets #2
Minnesota #3
the frozen card with the bent corner strikes again.
Hinrich threw up on his shoes, then started packing his bags at 8:30pm last night
Jay-Z had a Philly blunt in his ear sitting at the table representing the Nets
--rappers sitting at the table at a draft lottery? What the fuh...
there's no conspiracy. if they pass on beasley to get rose the bulls are idiots.
completely disagree. Its a no-brainer for the Bulls to take Rose
Look whats going on in the NBA with PG's and getting any kind of playoff push. If you dont have a serious one--peace
Tony Parker
Chris Paul
Billups
Rondo
i understand this but i just don't see anyone being able to pass over beasley. and it's not like heinrich is awful.
lol @ dantoni for not taking the chicago job
Quote from: phattymatty on May 21, 2008, 09:47:53 AM
i understand this but i just don't see anyone being able to pass over beasley. and it's not like heinrich is awful.
I agree. The Bulls backcourt is a much bigger need than their front court. Beasley's presence down low would force teams to double up on him which would open up the outside shots for the Bulls....who have plenty of outside shooters.
Having said that though, I really don't think the Bulls can do wrong by taking either player. But Beasley makes more sense.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on May 21, 2008, 07:54:58 PM
Quote from: phattymatty on May 21, 2008, 09:47:53 AM
i understand this but i just don't see anyone being able to pass over beasley. and it's not like heinrich is awful.
I agree. The Bulls backcourt is a much bigger need than their front court. Beasley's presence down low would force teams to double up on him which would open up the outside shots for the Bulls....who have plenty of outside shooters.
Having said that though, I really don't think the Bulls can do wrong by taking either player. But Beasley makes more sense.
Teams rarely double Tim Duncan until its playoff time at best..nobody will be doubling Beasley anytime soon
considering Chicago was dead last in FG% this year--they might want to think about getting more guys that can shoot the rock
i love the tights.
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the lakers were favored by 8 last night and that garbage 3 by vujacic made it a push. there are a lot of people pissed at him today.
Quote from: BigEd76 on April 21, 2008, 12:11:41 PM
The annual "hire the same coaches over and over" period begins with Scott Skiles taking over in Milwaukee
....so of course Chicago replaces him with Doug Collins who coached them 20 years ago and hasn't coached in the last 5...
flip saunders done.
i was looking at the official heights and weights from the nba draft camp and beasly measured in at only 6'8
He's not exceptionally tall for a F but he's got a big body and he's farging strong as an ox.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 03, 2008, 07:35:32 PM
He's not exceptionally tall for a F but he's got a big body and he's farging strong as an ox.
Are you talking about Charles Barkley?
Round mound of rebound.
Quote from: phattymatty on June 03, 2008, 11:42:46 AM
flip saunders done.
Detroit loses 3 conference finals in a row and their coach gets fired. The Eagles lose 3 conference finals in a row and promote their coach to GM. hmm
Looks like Michael Curry is going to get that Pistons job...
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 30, 2008, 11:57:32 AM
Quote from: BigEd76 on April 21, 2008, 12:11:41 PM
The annual "hire the same coaches over and over" period begins with Scott Skiles taking over in Milwaukee
....so of course Chicago replaces him with Doug Collins who coached them 20 years ago and hasn't coached in the last 5...
You're a dirty liar.
Paul Pierce is such a drama queen. Last night was funny and sad to watch at the same time. Dude is carried off, put in a wheel chair and then is back in a matter of minutes.
farging Hoyda.
Vinny del Negro is back!
wow I didn't even realize he was an assistant anywhere and now he's running the Bulls? Chicago Tribune has a poll asking people what they think of the hire. The leading selection is "yawn"
Old news but Terry Porter got the job in Phoenix. It's weird seeing all these players from NBA Jam getting jobs as head coaches and GMs now...
He's on fire!
Couldn't even begin to count how much time and money i spent on NBA Jam....
I could beat any and everyone on 1 quarter using the Jazz. Malone and Stockon were gods.
I played NBA Jam recently and that shtein still holds up. Especially when hammered. Tecmo Super Bowl remains the ultimate old-school sports game though, no question.
Quote from: Wingspan on June 09, 2008, 04:11:15 PM
Couldn't even begin to count how much time and money i spent on NBA Jam....
I could beat any and everyone on 1 quarter using the Jazz. Malone and Stockon were gods.
My God, yes. Probably could have had L'il and L'iller Feva's college funds completely paid by now if it weren't for that damn game.
What are you gonna call the third one, Even L'iller Feva?
nm
Tim Donaghy claims that the 2002 West Finals between LA and Sacramento were fixed. Everyone who remembers that game 6 already knew that.
If I was facing up to 33 months in jail I would be calling out everyone too.
No doubt he is trying to justify his actions to lessen the charge put against him come sentencing time. Try everything and anything
Quote from: MDS on June 10, 2008, 07:06:18 PM
Tim Donaghy claims that the 2002 West Finals between LA and Sacramento were fixed. Everyone who remembers that game 6 already knew that.
That series was pretty much the reason I stopped watching the NBA with the Sixers being the exception. There was really no reason to watch when the refs can influence a game like that.
http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/8...playoff-series
QuoteTim Donaghy scandal just got more serious.
The disgraced former NBA referee told authorities in a four-page letter released Tuesday that two officials conspired to fix the outcome of a 2002 playoff series and influenced several other post- and regular-season games.
Tim Donaghy did not mention which series in 2002 was fixed, but the Lakers-Kings Western Conference finals was the only series that fits his allegations.
Court documents filed by Donaghy's lawyer detailed the "inner-workings" of a plot in which top league executives used referees to manipulate the games. Donaghy claims two referees were "company men" whose job was to extend a playoff series in 2002 to a seventh game.
The documents did not name the series, but the Lakers-Kings Western Conference finals was the only series in 2002 that went to a seventh game, with the Lakers winning both Game 6 and 7 to reach the NBA Finals.
"Personal fouls (resulting in obviously injured players) were ignored even when they occurred in full view of the referees," the document says of the unnamed series. "Conversely, the referees called made-up fouls on Team 5 in order to give additional free throw opportunities to Team 6."
Two players from Team 5 fouled out in the game, the document said, and the "referees' favoring of Team 6 led to that team's victory that night." Team 6 also went on to win Game 7 of the series, according to the document.
NBA commissioner David Stern flatly denied the allegations Tuesday, dismissing Donaghy's allegations as a desperate attempt to ease his sentence.
"My reaction to Donaghy's lawyer is that clearly as the date of sentencing gets closer and the things he's thrown against the wall haven't stuck, he's rehashing a variety of things that have been given to the FBI, have been investigated and are baseless," Stern told reporters.
"He's a singing, cooperating witness trying to get as light a sentence as he can."
The Lakers trailed the Kings three games to two in 2002 when Los Angeles rallied to win each of the final two games and eventually went on win the NBA championship. Key Kings big men Vlade Divac and Scot Pollard both fouled out in Game 6.
Shaquille O'Neal scored 41 points and pulled down 17 rebounds against the Kings in Game 6, and drew most of the fouls that sent Divac and Pollard out of the game.
"Our big guys get 20 fouls tonight and Shaq gets four? You tell me how the game went," Kings coach Rick Adelman said after the game, according to SportsTicker. "It's just the way it is. Obviously, they got the game called the way they wanted to get it called."
"I knew before the game I'd be out of it," Divac added. "(O'Neal) went out (on fouls) up there (in Sacramento). It had to be the same down here."
Lakers coach Phil Jackson, speaking with reporters before Tuesday's Game 3 of the NBA Finals, stressed the need to wait for proof before any judgments are made, but was not shy to offer a low opinion of the officiating in the 2002 series.
"Was that after the fifth game, after we had the game stolen away from us on a bad call?" he said, referring to a game-changing play by Kings guard Mike Bibby in the final moments.
The letter doesn't name anyone involved. Donaghy's attorney and prosecutors have declined to comment. The league has denied the scandal goes beyond Donaghy and two co-defendants.
Donaghy also claims that a 2005 playoff series was improperly influenced, saying that referees were instructed to call illegal screens more strictly on a particular player after an opposing owner called to complain after falling behind 2-0 in the series.
Though the document again does not name anyone specifically, Mark Cuban did complain to the league that year about the officiating after his Mavericks fell behind 2-0 in their series with Houston. Dallas went on to beat the Rockets in seven games.
Then-Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy claimed at the time that an official — who was not working the playoffs — informed him of the plan.
"I didn't think that really worked in the NBA, but in this case it has," Van Gundy told reporters after the fourth game of the series, according to USA Today. He was later fined $100,000, a record sum for a coach.
The document also described other alleged infractions, including league officials telling referees that they should withhold calling technical fouls on certain star players because doing so hurt ticket sales and television ratings."
Donaghy also said refs broke league rules by routinely fraternizing with players, coaches and team management and that the resulting inappropriate relationships may have influenced the outcomes of games. He claims one general manager in 2004 made a game-day phone call to referees to encourage them to call more personal fouls against an opponent.
Donaghy claims referees have accepted autographs, merchandise and meals from team representatives. He said one official used a team's facility to exercise and another played tennis with an NBA coach.
The veteran referee pleaded guilty last year to felony charges alleging he took cash payoffs from gamblers and bet on games. He faces up to 33 months in prison.
give c-webb his ring!
Lakers = choking dogs.
Its like Boston is toying with them. Here, take this huge lead and we'll reel your asses in and shtein all over you as we blow by on the way to another ring.
farging Boston. Booooooooooo :boo
this dismantling of the Lakers in front of the home crowd is sickening. I hope Boston doesn't win anything for another 20 years....
Was listening to ESPN radio on the way into work this morning. They were talking to one of the Celtics owners. He said he was standing on the floor at the time and he kept looking up at the scoreboard to make sure it still said ''130-92''. Then, later he talked about the joy of winning the title with a 38pt victory. Nothing like an owner who cares enough to know the final score...
Well, I hate Boston, I really do.
But holy farg, I hate the Lakers and Kobe so much...so seeing that score this morning did not bother me in the least.
Do you hate him because he isn't true to his Philly roots, or because you think he had surprise butt secks with some girl in Colorado?
The only team I hate more than the Lakers is the Celtics. So lastnight was a lose/lose situation for me.
Quote from: FastFreddie on June 18, 2008, 09:32:15 AM
Do you hate him because he isn't true to his Philly roots, or because you think he had surprise butt secks with some girl in Colorado?
Those 2 things and his farging ridiculous ego and attitude. farg him.
I hate the Celtics more than the Lakers. I wouldn't even say I "hate" the Lakers... but personally, I know a whole lot of cocky ass Laker fans... where I only know one Celtic fan and calling him a fan is a stretch because he really couldn't care less.
So, in terms of shtein I'd have to hear... this was the much better outcome.
I hate Boston sports teams more and more every day. L.A. can't even compare.
Live in LA for a while...that'll kickstart the hate.
Work with a bunch of insufferable Boston fans for a while...
I actually got under some skin yesterday when I said that Dr. J was better than Bill Russell and Larry Bird combined.
i hate the idea of la the city but in general i cant really hate their sports because their scene is a joke
boston on the other hand is all to real and sickening beyond belief...red sox fans alone are 1 billions times worse than all things having to do with la sports combined
you do realize that yet another chief rival of a philly team made a title series/game, and like the giants, they won it. this is just sickening. farg boston.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 18, 2008, 10:42:13 AM
i hate the idea of la the city but in general i cant really hate their sports because their scene is a joke
boston on the other hand is all to real and sickening beyond belief...red sox fans alone are 1 billions times worse than all things having to do with la sports combined
Again, live in LA for a while...LIVE their "sports scene" and the incessant horseshtein they talk when they know NOTHING and are the epitome of bandwagon fans.
I hate Boston so much at this point that I think I'd root against the Red Sox in the World Series if they played anyone but the Mets. Jury's out on the Marlins or Braves, but it would be a close call.
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That's gonna make some kid living in a 3rd world country the talk of his village.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on June 18, 2008, 11:02:19 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 18, 2008, 10:42:13 AM
i hate the idea of la the city but in general i cant really hate their sports because their scene is a joke
boston on the other hand is all to real and sickening beyond belief...red sox fans alone are 1 billions times worse than all things having to do with la sports combined
Again, live in LA for a while...LIVE their "sports scene" and the incessant horseshtein they talk when they know NOTHING and are the epitome of bandwagon fans.
I have to agree with this, their bandwagon is the worst I've seen. It spread down to SD which made it that much more intolerable. Their fans were nowhere to be found the last couple of seasons when they were just mediocre. What's worse is if you're from California you're somehow magically allowed to root for the Lakers and not be called a bandwagon fan because they play in the same state. Didn't matter if you were from Sacremento or Golden State. I used to ask idiots in SD why they root for the team and they'd say 'we don't have a team and they're the closest'. I used to remind them that the Clippers once played in SD so that's where their loyalty should be.
the only bandwagon thats ever really got to me is the red sox
in general bandwagon fans dont bother me
i just laugh in their faces and move on
la bandwagon couldnt possibly be worse than the caps this year
and dc teams in general (minus the skins)
and i dont hate or care about the dc sports scene at all
except the skins who is my most hated team in sports
yous lived there so you know more than me but i dont see la as bandwagon i see them as just not caring...i think the dodgers and lakers have lots of non bandwagon fans..what they have instead are fans that dont care either way what their teams do
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 18, 2008, 01:14:42 PM
the only bandwagon thats ever really got to me is the red sox
in general bandwagon fans dont bother me
i just laugh in their faces and move on
la bandwagon couldnt possibly be worse than the caps this year
and dc teams in general (minus the skins)
and i dont hate or care about the dc sports scene at all
except the skins who is my most hated team in sports
yous lived there so you know more than me but i dont see la as bandwagon i see them as just not caring...i think the dodgers and lakers have lots of non bandwagon fans..what they have instead are fans that dont care either way what their teams do
The Lakers bandwagon is nauseating because it's so large. You're talking about EVERYONE in California is suddenly a Lakers fan as soon as they're winning. And when I mean winning I mean in the Championship. There really isn't a Dodgers bandwagon. They actually have pretty good fans. I could really care less if somebody was born and raised in LA and roots for the Lakers, but people like my ex-roomate who is a Raiders fan from Vallejo (Bay area) and roots for them or even the idiots that come to California from other states are the ones I'm talking about.
I've never understood why anyone cares about other team's fans...at all, in any capacity.
at least the lakers have lots of real fans even when they arent good...the caps went from basically zero fans to half the city...shtein before this year i knew more laker fans in dc than cap fans
Quote from: Wingspan on June 18, 2008, 01:24:12 PM
I've never understood why anyone cares about other team's fans...at all, in any capacity.
yeah i feel you....rivalries and trash talk btwn fans has never been a part of sports
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 18, 2008, 01:27:16 PM
Quote from: Wingspan on June 18, 2008, 01:24:12 PM
I've never understood why anyone cares about other team's fans...at all, in any capacity.
yeah i feel you....rivalries and trash talk btwn fans has never been a part of sports
Yeah, that is totally what I was talking about. You have your finger on the pulse of sports.
Let me put it a simpler way. Why would you care if the person sitting next to you has on a Laker shirt today, and next week comes in wearing a pistons shirt?
I am not talking about rivals..I am talking about caring about whether someone is a bandwagon fan or not. What difference does it make in your life if someone chooses to root for different teams from time to time?
I don't do it...but I also don't care if someone does.
i dont care about bandwagon fans....but i can see how some people would
Quote from: Wingspan on June 18, 2008, 01:31:56 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 18, 2008, 01:27:16 PM
Quote from: Wingspan on June 18, 2008, 01:24:12 PM
I've never understood why anyone cares about other team's fans...at all, in any capacity.
yeah i feel you....rivalries and trash talk btwn fans has never been a part of sports
Yeah, that is totally what I was talking about. You have your finger on the pulse of sports.
Let me put it a simpler way. Why would you care if the person sitting next to you has on a Laker shirt today, and next week comes in wearing a pistons shirt?
I am not talking about rivals..I am talking about caring about whether someone is a bandwagon fan or not. What difference does it make in your life if someone chooses to root for different teams from time to time?
I don't do it...but I also don't care if someone does.
Because when you're a loyal fan of a team, like I am with the Sixers, and some idiot comes along and roots for a team that's winning when it's convenient for them then rubs it in your face it tends to tick you off.
A guy I work with brought in a Kevin Garnett jersey and taped it to his office door today, so I think I understand what SD is saying.
Another Boston parade.
Joy.
Giants vs. Patriots :poison
Penguins vs. Red Wings :poison
Lakers vs. Celtics :poison
Note to Major League Baseball: Give me at least one team I can root for. :-\
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This is why Shaq is the most entertaining athlete alive...
Shaq raps about Kobe (http://deadspin.com/5018959/shaquille-oneal-wont-mince-words-about-kobe-bryant)
Quote from: phattymatty on June 23, 2008, 05:34:22 PM
This is why Shaq is the most annoying athlete alive...
Shaq raps about Kobe (http://deadspin.com/5018959/shaquille-oneal-wont-mince-words-about-kobe-bryant)
Kobe, tell me how my ass tastes. How can you not think that's awesome.
Quote from: phattymatty on June 23, 2008, 05:50:15 PM
Kobe, tell me how my ass tastes. How can you not think that's awesome.
that may be the greatest use of the word vasectomy as well
:-D
Awesome.
Shaq lost both of his special deputy badges in Maricopa county
No more kittens to rescue Shaq.....how does Kobe's ass taste?
Quote from: reese125 on June 24, 2008, 09:36:12 PM
Shaq lost both of his special deputy badges in Maricopa county
No more kittens to rescue Shaq.....how does Kobe's ass taste?
wtf?
What are you confused about?
trying to figure out how shaq losing a fake badge causes him to eat kobe's ass...sounds like youre the one tossin his salad
He was stripped of both of his badges by the sheriff of Mericopa county because of his actions.Shaq is trying to become a full time sheriff when his playing days are over
Follow along junior
he isnt gonna be a sheriff when he retires and even if he was it wouldnt be in pheonix...and these particular badges were symbolical and meant absolutely nothing...this is a non story...now stop slurping kobe like a little fan boy it embarrassing
You must be severely bored in life to even blow this up. I was merely making a point that Shaq lost his badges because of what he did and now you're making it a story.
do something at work will ya
hearing you talk about how you think shaq is actually going to be a sheriff when he retires is much more entertaining
Jermaine O'Neal to Toronto for T.J. Ford, I think.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3461029
O'Neal
for
Ford
Nesterovic
#17 pick
Denver traded #20 to Charlotte for a future 1st
New Orleans sold #27 to Portland
omgmajorlogochange
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(http://www.nba.com/media/timberwolves/new_logo_primary_292.jpg)
the minnesota creative department is so ahead of everyone else.
Assuming all goes as planned, and with so many picks in play to so many different places that's not a given, the Rockets will send their #25 and Luther Head to the Wizards for the #18 pick.
Eric Snow's wife is going to be on the Real Housewives of Atlanta. Yup.
Quote from: MDS on June 26, 2008, 02:40:18 PM
Eric Snow's wife is going to be on the Real Housewives of Atlanta. Yup.
:o
(http://www.deshawnsnowfoundation.org/images/stories/shawnee3.jpg)
once in the front, once in the mouth, twice in the ass
Bucks get: Richard Jefferson
Nets get: that Yi guy Billy King loved + Bobby Simmons
thats a farging steal
the starting Bucks look solid on paper now with
Mo Will
Redd
Charlie V
Jefferson
Bogut
but they still lack all-around depth...getting Joe Alexander from West Virginia was a very nice move though
Quote from: FastFreddie on June 26, 2008, 03:13:28 PM
once in the front, once in the mouth, twice in the ass
how the hell did the love child of george foreman and ET pull that?
Answer: NBA paycheck
ha....the Knicks took the Italian guy and the fans booed the hell out of him. "New York is best city in world!" More booing.
First 3 went as expected.....Rose to Chicago, Beasley to Miami, Mayo to Minnesota
UCLA teammates back-to-back with Westbrook (Seattle) and Love (Memphis)
Eric Gordon taken by the Clippers
The Knicks never cease to provide entertainment on draft day. I've never seen a team that doesn't get it more than those clowns.
Pick #25 and Darrell Arthur is still sitting there
EDIT: taken at #27 by New Orleans, who sold the pick to Portland
stu scott is the worst.
Patrick Ewing Jr. to the Kings at #43
Mayo, Walker, Jaric, and future HOFer Greg Buckner
for
Kevin Love, Mike Miller, Cardinal, Collins
Darrell Arthur ends up in Memphis Donte Green and Dorsey to Houston, Batum to Portland.
Quote from: BigEd76 on June 26, 2008, 01:01:04 PM
omgmajorlogochange
(http://sh002.k12.sd.us/mn_timberwolves_logo.jpg)
(http://www.nba.com/media/timberwolves/new_logo_primary_292.jpg)
Finally getting rid of those transvestite-looking eyelashes on the wolf? The new logo is still inferior to what they started with:
(http://www.nba.com/media/timberwolves/timberwolves_logo_old_292.jpg)
their new alternate logo looks like a mix between that original logo and the Mavericks one
(http://www.nba.com/media/timberwolves/new_look_secondary_logo_2008_100.jpg)
-----^ tree in the wolf's neck. clever
knicks are supposedly close to sending david lee to charlotte for felton
Stanford huh
(http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/getty/2a/fullj.b14eb6003582b086fb0e0a6f4f52dc0d/b14eb6003582b086fb0e0a6f4f52dc0d-getty-80976323jp022_nba_draft.jpg) (http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/getty/10/fullj.0a35fb65cb60912d1c1d5d449f2fb8e7/0a35fb65cb60912d1c1d5d449f2fb8e7-getty-80976323jp017_nba_draft.jpg)
LA Times says Brand (and Maggette) opted out of their contracts
Jamison stays with the Wizards....4/$50M
Quote from: BigEd76 on June 30, 2008, 09:29:26 PM
LA Times says Brand (and Maggette) opted out of their contracts
Jamison stays with the Wizards....4/$50M
It's True (http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/clippers/la-sp-clippers1-2008jul01,0,1092404.story)
Brand would be my first choice, I thought he was a lock to stay
Time to get movin.
Baron Davis opted out too, can't find a link but I swore I heard them say it on ESPN (on in the background).
I'd ditch Andre Miller in a heartbeat if we could get Davis.
I hate Baron Davis for some reason and I don't know why.
Elton Brand would be tight.
davis would be a huge mistake...he crippled and only getting older
brand i heard is staying with the clippers even tho he opted out...he wants to stay in la because of his movie producing career
but Philly has M. Night Shamlyamalayan
Quote from: SD_Eagle on June 30, 2008, 10:12:15 PM
I'd ditch Andre Miller in a heartbeat if we could get Davis.
i would hate this.
2nd
Miller is gone after this season, leaving you with Lou Williams. Davis is a better player and 4 years younger.
Davis is essentially Stephan Marbury will a slightly better attitude. No.
Spend the money to go big.
Screamin A says Davis to the Knicks.
I say he's gonna re-sign with Golden State.
DH > SAS
I enjoy watching the Knicks overspend year after year. Davis would be a great addition for them.
Still, DH is probably right.
I enjoy watching them overspend mainly because it pacifies the idiotic Knick fan (sorry Ronnie), yet still fosters the same results year after year. One day they'll learn that spending oodles of money doesnt always translate to success.
"Knicks Fans - Where the NBA's punchline happens"
Knicks getting Baron Davis? With what cap room? They are so far over the cap that soon they are going to have to start paying the NBA back money.
Quote from: Die-Hard on July 01, 2008, 01:51:24 PM
I enjoy watching them overspend mainly because it pacifies the idiotic Knick fan (sorry Ronnie), yet still fosters the same results year after year. One day they'll learn that spending oodles of money doesnt always translate to success.
"Knicks Fans - Where the NBA's punchline happens"
The Knicks are the skins of the NBA. But worse.
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 01, 2008, 08:54:15 AM
davis would be a huge mistake...he crippled and only getting older
brand i heard is staying with the clippers even tho he opted out...he wants to stay in la because of his movie producing career
you've been saying he's crippled the past 2 years and he played all 82 games last year and put up outrageous numbers (22pts, 8assists, 5 boards-something like that). I mean, eventually you'll get the crippled thing right one of these years when he's 34+ years old
QuotePosted by: SD_Eagle
Miller is gone after this season, leaving you with Lou Williams. Davis is a better player and 4 years younger.
No question. Davis' penetration in the lane is sick and he is a fantastic finisher--the assists speak for themselves. Im not saying the guy is all-world, but I would scoop him up.
I said this before--the guy they need is Magette if they are going to pick somebody up because I dont see Brand leaving as well. Magette fits in perfectly with this team, and brings a much needed offensive threat
Die Hard said oodles.
FAIL!
Baron Davis to the Clippers (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3470016)
Quote from: FastFreddie on July 01, 2008, 08:39:12 PM
Baron Davis to the Clippers (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3470016)
BooooooOOOO!
I didn't think there was a chance of hell he was going to the Knicks...he's a West Coaster.
Quote from: reese125 on July 01, 2008, 03:59:15 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 01, 2008, 08:54:15 AM
davis would be a huge mistake...he crippled and only getting older
brand i heard is staying with the clippers even tho he opted out...he wants to stay in la because of his movie producing career
you've been saying he's crippled the past 2 years and he played all 82 games last year and put up outrageous numbers (22pts, 8assists, 5 boards-something like that). I mean, eventually you'll get the crippled thing right one of these years when he's 34+ years old
QuotePosted by: SD_Eagle
Miller is gone after this season, leaving you with Lou Williams. Davis is a better player and 4 years younger.
No question. Davis' penetration in the lane is sick and he is a fantastic finisher--the assists speak for themselves. Im not saying the guy is all-world, but I would scoop him up.
I said this before--the guy they need is Magette if they are going to pick somebody up because I dont see Brand leaving as well. Magette fits in perfectly with this team, and brings a much needed offensive threat
it doesnt matter how many games hes played...he plays crippled...he doesnt have the explosion he did five years ago...he gets 20 pts a game on 20 shots (for comparisons sake andre miller got 17 pts on seven less shots and shot 50% to davis' 42)...thats not the kind of pg they need and they definitely dont need another perimeter scorer...hes the kind of player whose stat line will sometimes jump at people who dont really know the game and see 20 ppg and be like yeah hes the greatest...but hes not the kind of player that will elevate a team to another level...plus hell be 30 going on 35 next year and when he completely breaks down its going to happen quick...it would have been a disaster for the sixers to give him that much money...this was a classic clipper move getting a name and number guy but not someone who will make their team better...they will be the same old clippers next year...lots of talent and flash but not a whole lot of playoff wins
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 02, 2008, 10:50:09 AM
Quote from: reese125 on July 01, 2008, 03:59:15 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 01, 2008, 08:54:15 AM
davis would be a huge mistake...he crippled and only getting older
brand i heard is staying with the clippers even tho he opted out...he wants to stay in la because of his movie producing career
you've been saying he's crippled the past 2 years and he played all 82 games last year and put up outrageous numbers (22pts, 8assists, 5 boards-something like that). I mean, eventually you'll get the crippled thing right one of these years when he's 34+ years old
QuotePosted by: SD_Eagle
Miller is gone after this season, leaving you with Lou Williams. Davis is a better player and 4 years younger.
No question. Davis' penetration in the lane is sick and he is a fantastic finisher--the assists speak for themselves. Im not saying the guy is all-world, but I would scoop him up.
I said this before--the guy they need is Magette if they are going to pick somebody up because I dont see Brand leaving as well. Magette fits in perfectly with this team, and brings a much needed offensive threat
it doesnt matter how many games hes played...he plays crippled...he doesnt have the explosion he did five years ago...he gets 20 pts a game on 20 shots (for comparisons sake andre miller got 17 pts on seven less shots and shot 50% to davis' 42)...thats not the kind of pg they need and they definitely dont need another perimeter scorer...hes the kind of player whose stat line will sometimes jump at people who dont really know the game and see 20 ppg and be like yeah hes the greatest...but hes not the kind of player that will elevate a team to another level...plus hell be 30 going on 35 next year and when he completely breaks down its going to happen quick...it would have been a disaster for the sixers to give him that much money...this was a classic clipper move getting a name and number guy but not someone who will make their team better...they will be the same old clippers next year...lots of talent and flash but not a whole lot of playoff wins
IGY, what are you talking about? LOL...he doesnt hae the explosion 5 years ago.....no shtein. For arguments sake we'll do the cute thing comparing Miller to Davis because there was no way the Sixers were shooting for Davis anyway.
Davis' ability to penetrate the lane and finish completely overshadows that of Miller. Defenses are always on the guard when he has the ball and have to collapse when he drives because he can beat the first defender, and that leaves a slasher or outside shooter open. He does it very well. More often than not he wont even have to dish it out because he can finish strong. Miller cant do that and will most likely always throw it out to an any "ready to miss" jump shooter the Sixers have. The same problem the Sixers have had for years...no consistent shooters
The Clippers will be offensively better because you are going to see a somewhat Nash/Stoudamire roll with Davis/Brand off the pick and roll. Then C. Kaman on the cleanup as well. The only problem they have is Maggette leaving now and giving up the 20pts/game, so yes they will be in the same boat unless they find more pieces
Quote from: Die-Hard on July 01, 2008, 01:51:24 PM
I enjoy watching them overspend mainly because it pacifies the idiotic Knick fan (sorry Ronnie), yet still fosters the same results year after year. One day they'll learn that spending oodles of money doesnt always translate to success.
"Knicks Fans - Where the NBA's punchline happens"
Cut. So. Deep. So deep.
:'(
According to a league source, the Warriors have offered free agent Elton Brand a five-year deal worth between $85 and $90 million.
The Warriors can now offer Brand more money than the Clippers, but we'd be surprised if Brand goes anywhere. Part of the reason that Baron Davis left the Warriors was supposedly so that he could go play with Brand in L.A. It would be surprising to see Brand go to Golden State, but anything is possible considering they can pay him close to $20 million more than the Clippers.
Still wondering I am not seeing a single offer from the Sixers here but that's typical.
That would be hysterical if B. Davis rolls from the Warriors to play with Brand and Brands jets for more money from the Warriors. The NBA is priceless
The Sonics are done in Seattle, but as part of a $75M settlement, the name and colors will stay
Arenas re-signs....6/$111M (he didn't want the max amount of $127M ::) )
Chris Paul gets a 4/$68M extension on his rookie deal
News for Rome: Pietrus (GS) verballed with Orlando
ha
Maggette to the Warriors (5/$50M)
bad night for Baron Davis (before the paycheck I mean)
Lakers Ronny Turiaf signed a four-year, $17 million offer sheet from the Warriors.
Bring out the shovels
wow did the Bucks really give Andrew Bogut $73M?
yeah thats a little hefty for him, expecially for a guy that hasnt sniffed a winning team yet. I thought The $60 million range is fair market for him
Dude was on a tear last year after the all-star break avg'ing 16pts 12reb and almost 2 blocks a game. He might be an all star very soon in the "center-less" east (except Howard) though
damn you type a lot for not saying anything
pay attention young boy and you might learn something about the game....and:
STOP ADDRESSING ME STALKER BITCH
Learn something like the Sixers wouldn't be better with Michael Redd?
So, what's stopping the Clippers from trying to pry away Josh Smith from the Hawks?
nothing, which is why they're looking at him now
nothing. the last heard is Dunleavy went to dinner with Smiths agent recently
they renounced rights to Livingston, Smush Parker and Dickau, so Im sure there will some kind of push
Roger Mason Jr goes to Spurs
solid pick up for them
Another referee is implicated via phone records in the NBA ref scandal (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,381842,00.html)
not good for Mr. Stern
ill believe it when its not from fox news
QuoteFOXNews.com reached Foster at the same cell phone number found in Donaghy's phone records and asked him if he was being investigated by the NBA, the government or anyone else. "Not that I know of," he said. He declined to comment on his relationship with Donaghy and the nature of the calls.
When called for comment again on Thursday, a voice message announced the person at this number "is not accepting calls at this time."
Guilty.
Marcus Camby traded to the Clippers for--switching of 2nd rd picks--so basically nothing
I thought Camby had been sold for glue by now.
Camby's led the league in blocks for the last 3 years.
Is Camby of 2008 the Dikembe Mutombo of 1998?
James Posey has signed a four-year, $25 million deal with the New Orleans Hornets, according to his agent, Mark Bartlestein.
Posey should start at shooting guard and give the Hornets a solid defensive presence, just like he did with the Celtics and Heat over the last few years. He could be the piece of the championship puzzle the Hornets needed, but four years is a long contract for a 31-year-old role player. Posey should also be worth a fantasy pick this season since he should see heavy minutes for the Hornets. This also means the C's will need a healthy Tony Allen this year.
http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/extras/celtics_blog/2008/07/posey_to_hornet.html
Reports out there that the OK City team name is....
Thunder.
Marcus Williams to GS for a future first rounder...
So much for LouWill heading west..
Josh Childress has officially signed a three year contract to play for the Greek team Olympiakos.
3 yrs, fully guaranteed contract worth more than $20 million
How do you let him walk? The Hawks are a joke and I wouldnt doubt Josh Smith jets now too
They didnt "let him walk".
Tell me how the hell Atlanta is going to pay him that kinda coin over 3 years...ill just wait here for the answer because there is none to that question. But while youre trying to answer that one, chew on this - why the hell would they want to pay him that kinda money?
He's Josh Childress.
Quote from: reese125 on July 23, 2008, 10:38:12 AM
Josh Childress has officially signed a three year contract to play for the Greek team Olympiakos.
3 yrs, fully guaranteed contract worth more than $20 million
How do you let him walk? The Hawks are a joke and I wouldnt doubt Josh Smith jets now too
the reports say he signed for "much more" than the 5 yrs 33 mil the hawks were offering so i dont know where you get 20 million from...and if thats true then die hard is correct it would be lunacy to give him that kind of coin
QuoteThey didnt "let him walk".
Tell me how the hell Atlanta is going to pay him that kinda coin over 3 years...ill just wait here for the answer because there is none to that question. But while youre trying to answer that one, chew on this - why the hell would they want to pay him that kinda money?
He's Josh Childress.
Im not saying the teams had to give him a big time contract, but enough keep the momentum going for this team was important. Also, while you are waiting, understand that Josh Smith and Childress were the organizations most important pieces to keep the team in tact and potentially make another playoff run.
I understand he's Josh Childress, but if you watched any of Atlanta--which Im guessing you didnt--you'll realize that he was a key piece to that teams success. Is the dude lights out and a mega star--absolutely not
But, in order for a team to be successful you need a legit 6th man, and he was theirs-- filling up the stat sheet in various ways.
why are you dolts talking about the atlanta hawks?
lol at josh childress being more important than joe johnson
hes not even as important as horford or marvin
Is Joe Johnson an unrestricted or restricted free agent this year slick?
so your argument to pay him that much is that hes more important than mario west?
You obviously dont know who youre dealing with, son. I promise you I watch more NBA than anyone else on this board - and Im not even going to get into a discussion regarding that.
Legit 6th men are great. But there is no such thing as a "legit 6th" making over 6 mil a year. Those guys are called starters.
Like I said, its Josh Childress, but as an owner--whats he worth to your team trying to make another run
he practically played starter minutes at 30/game last year and played 37 min/game the prevoius, so take it as you like
All that needs to be said:
(http://www.hoopsvibe.com/IMG/josh_childress-arton20911-240x240.jpg) (http://gamesnet.vo.llnwd.net/o1/gamestar/objects/186349_main.jpg)
Plus Euro teams pay the players' taxes, so that $20M over 3 years is take home pay, much bigger than the Hawks were offering and a lot better than any NBA 20M contract.
5yrs 33 million offer by Hawks
http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/hawks/stories/2008/07/23/childress_hawks_greece.html (http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/hawks/stories/2008/07/23/childress_hawks_greece.html)
Quote from: phattymatty on July 23, 2008, 01:09:12 PM
Plus Euro teams pay the players' taxes, so that $20M over 3 years is take home pay, much bigger than the Hawks were offering and a lot better than any NBA 20M contract.
remember the exchange rate too...they can throw 10 mil euros at him...and to an american its really $15 mil or so....unless childress plans on spending it all overseas and losing the difference...
Quote from: phattymatty on July 23, 2008, 01:09:12 PM
Plus Euro teams pay the players' taxes, so that $20M over 3 years is take home pay, much bigger than the Hawks were offering and a lot better than any NBA 20M contract.
Wow. $20m cash money?
FTW. He would have been farging crazy to stay stateside.
What the hell does FTW stand for?
For
The
Win
Quote from: reese125 on July 23, 2008, 01:24:15 PM
5yrs 33 million offer by Hawks
http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/hawks/stories/2008/07/23/childress_hawks_greece.html (http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/hawks/stories/2008/07/23/childress_hawks_greece.html)
so yeah 20/3 and 33/5 are about the same on the surface. then in the hawks deal you figure with what these guys make, probably 40% or so goes to uncle sam. big difference.
also, on the greek teams he can opt out his contract and entertain nba offers at the end of each season.
add in the fact that he's going to be in greece and not atlanta. it should be a no-brainer.
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 23, 2008, 01:25:26 PM
remember the exchange rate too...they can throw 10 mil euros at him...and to an american its really $15 mil or so....unless childress plans on spending it all overseas and losing the difference...
this i'm not sure of. i think the 20M number is already converted to dollars. so it's like 15M euros or whatever the rate is now. if not, then obviously it's even more of a difference.
Quote from: phattymatty on July 23, 2008, 01:47:24 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 23, 2008, 01:25:26 PM
remember the exchange rate too...they can throw 10 mil euros at him...and to an american its really $15 mil or so....unless childress plans on spending it all overseas and losing the difference...
this i'm not sure of. i think the 20M number is already converted to dollars. so it's like 15M euros or whatever the rate is now. if not, then obviously it's even more of a difference.
if its already converted then hes not really making out cause he turned down 35 mil (or possibly more according to some reports) with atlanta...with taxes taken out it ends up being around the 20 mil that he signed in greece for
He is able to opt out of his Greece contact after each year, and he will still be property of the Hawks as a RFA throughout his stay in Athens; unless ATL relinquishes that right. Those two factors alone make the deal better than any deal he could get in the US while the money is equal.
All told, Urkel made a smart, smart move.
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 23, 2008, 02:12:22 PM
if its already converted then hes not really making out cause he turned down 35 mil (or possibly more according to some reports) with atlanta...with taxes taken out it ends up being around the 20 mil that he signed in greece for
20M/3 years > 20M/5 years
what a bunch of busts..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_NBA_Draft (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_NBA_Draft)
lol @ speedy claxton
The Knicks gave up on Renaldo Balkman already, trading him to the Nuggets for Bobby Jones (who the Sixers gave up in the Reggie Evans deal), Taurean Green and a 2010 2nd-rd pick
Other notables:
Lakers keep Sasha Vujacic (3yr $15 million)
Michael Jordans favorite player of all time Kwame Brown signs (2yr $8million) with Pistons
Clippers sign Ricky Davis (2yrs $4.7 million)
Andris Biedrins signed a (6yr $63million) to remain with Warriors
and the Nets are going to lose Nenad Krstic to Russia
....a little trend the peans are starting this year
Okafor re-ups with Bobcats (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3509028)
Artest to the Rockets for Bobby Jackson, 2009 #1 and an unidentified player that might be Donte' Greene (who can't be traded for another 2 weeks)
McGrady, Artest & Stevie Franchise on the same team? :-D
Now there's a team I'd pay to watch.
:yay :yay
Francis doesn't even play anymore so it doesn't matter. So they are now Alston, McGrady, Scola, Artest, Yao. Damn.
Luoll Deng on the verge of a 6yr/$70million deal
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3510232 (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3510232)
The Bulls are out of their friggin mind--and somewhere in the city...Iguodala is smiling cheek to cheek
Deng is a little better than Korver.
but not as good as kareem rush
Who is?
This guy represents everything thats wrong with the NBA's image
Yao Ming:"Hopefully, he's not fighting anymore and going after a guy in the stands," is the Yao comment that got Artest freestyling.
Artest: "I understand what Yao said, but I'm still ghetto," said Artest, who will earn $7.4 million next season and be a free agent next summer. "That's not going to change. I'm never going to change my culture. Yao has played with a lot of black players, but I don't think he's ever played with a black player that really represents his culture as much as I represent my culture. Once Yao Ming gets to know me, he'll understand what I'm about.
"If you go back to the brawl, that's a culture issue right there. Somebody was disrespecting me, so he's got to understand where I'm coming from. People that know me know that Ron Artest never changed."
well at leasts he intelligent enough to understand the cultural differences between him, yao and white boys like igy
artest did grow up in the bridge.....dont get more hardcore than that
my window faces shootouts and drug overdoses...live amongst no roses...only the drama....a nickel plate is my fate....my medicine is the ganja
Artest:
QuoteCOMMUNITY SERVICE:
Has been an active contributor in his hometown and in the cities of organizations for which he's played, working simultaneously in global regions that require urgent humanitarian aid ... Joined a contingent of representatives from the NBA Players Association and the Feed the Children program on a goodwill mission to Africa in July, distributing more than one million meals to impoverished areas in Nairobi as part of the NBPA's "Feeding One Million" campaign ... Also presented gifts and visited residents at Feed the Children's Abandoned Baby Center in Kawangware (Kenya), which houses orphaned, ill, and neglected youth ... Reunited with the Feed the Children program for a mission to Central America in August, delivering rations and supplies to deprived areas throughout Honduras ... Participated in the Roosevelt Family Empowerment Weekend held in New York City in August, teaching a youth basketball clinic and speaking to kids about the virtues of hard work and community involvement ... Launched a new welfare program in September titled Xcel University, established with the goal of identifying issues facing high-risk students while collaborating with schools and community centers to encourage and reward students who are leading a productive life ... Will be a spokesman in both the PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and Sacramento SPCA Spay & Neuter advertising campaigns, each scheduled to air this fall ... Also slated to sponsor the spay and neutering of pitbulls at the Sacramento chapter of the SPCA during the month of November, personally covering all costs for each pet owner ... Visited "A Place Called Home" in August, a non-profit organization for homeless families in South Central Los Angeles, speaking to kids about the virtues of education and a life void of violence and drugs ... Attended the 2007 Wheelchair Charities, Inc. Basketball Classic in New York City, marking the 11th consecutive year in association with the event, which raises funding to assist paraplegic, quadriplegic, and amputee patients ... Co-hosted the 2006 Wheelchair Charities, Inc. annual celebrity basketball game at Madison Square Garden, an event also attended by Kings teammate Kevin Martin ... Active contributor in the Kings Read to Achieve program, visiting several schools each season to educate children on the benefits of good reading habits ... Joined Kings teammates in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity to construct frameworks for homes that were donated to victims of Hurricane Katrina ... Helped renovate the Washington Neighborhood Center in Sacramento as part of the Cesar Chavez Day of Service last March ... Spent more than 40 hours in the Detroit community in the summer of 2006 speaking to youth groups and other organizations about the importance of family, education, and helping others ... Sponsors basketball tournaments four times a year held at Queensbridge Projects in New York City, an outdoor court in his hometown ... Took part in the Call-A-Pacer program in Indiana.
Not saying it's all a front but....
is there a possible way in which you cannot exemplify everything that is wrong right in the world?
Quote from: MDS on July 31, 2008, 01:27:07 PM
well at leasts he intelligent enough to understand the cultural differences between him, yao and white boys like igy
damn--i was wrestling with the fact IGY
might be black by the way he talks, now you are saying he is white.
wow--the target just got bigger. thanks MDS
i seriously hope you die.
Quote from: MDS on July 31, 2008, 01:39:15 PM
i seriously hope you die.
ha
not reese hes way to much fun....munson on the other hand...
Quote from: reese125 on July 31, 2008, 12:55:10 PM
This guy represents everything thats wrong with the NBA's image
Yao Ming:"Hopefully, he's not fighting anymore and going after a guy in the stands," is the Yao comment that got Artest freestyling.
Artest: "I understand what Yao said, but I'm still ghetto," said Artest, who will earn $7.4 million next season and be a free agent next summer. "That's not going to change. I'm never going to change my culture. Yao has played with a lot of black players, but I don't think he's ever played with a black player that really represents his culture as much as I represent my culture. Once Yao Ming gets to know me, he'll understand what I'm about.
"If you go back to the brawl, that's a culture issue right there. Somebody was disrespecting me, so he's got to understand where I'm coming from. People that know me know that Ron Artest never changed."
Using talent to make a living and rising up out of a bad situation and better yourself is the old american way. Using your background as an excuse to act like a thug and a criminal no matter how much money you accumulate or how many advantages you're given due to your talent is the new american way. Try to keep up.
Quote from: MDS on July 31, 2008, 01:39:15 PM
i seriously hope you die.
ha..do you like your pee cold or warm? Forget it--it doesnt matter--see ya week 1
serious question cause i dont know...what has artest done to be considered a thug other than a fist fight
I guess he put out a dirty rap album.
more under "Controversies" section (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Artest)
I admit that I don't follow the NBA closely, but hasn't he been arrested? Also, if he's bragging about his ghetto (thug/street/whatever other synonym you want to think up) approach to everything I'd say that qualifies in and of itself.
i have no idea if he was arrested thats why i asked
i always thought he was a jackass not a thug
Quote from: FastFreddie on July 31, 2008, 01:46:55 PM
more under "Controversies" section (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Artest)
From that link:
QuoteOn March 5, 2007, Artest was arrested for domestic abuse
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 20, 2008, 01:13:19 AM
Reports out there that the OK City team name is....
Thunder.
Even though the name still hasn't been announced and they're "considering six options", the NBA used "thunder" in all the links today when the schedule was released. Apparently someone caught it and now everything is back to "oklahomacity"....
artest's history:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2281289
aricle written in march 2007...i'm not sure what he's done since then.
Quote from: BigEd76 on August 06, 2008, 05:36:15 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 20, 2008, 01:13:19 AM
Reports out there that the OK City team name is....
Thunder.
Even though the name still hasn't been announced and they're "considering six options", the NBA used "thunder" in all the links today when the schedule was released. Apparently someone caught it and now everything is back to "oklahomacity"....
CONTROVERSY!
I think they should be named the Oklahoma City FavrelitobigkidsaHoydafaces.
former Heat PG Jason Williams to the Clippers 1yr deal
Quote from: BigEd76 on August 06, 2008, 05:36:15 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 20, 2008, 01:13:19 AM
Reports out there that the OK City team name is....
Thunder.
Even though the name still hasn't been announced and they're "considering six options", the NBA used "thunder" in all the links today when the schedule was released. Apparently someone caught it and now everything is back to "oklahomacity"....
100% its gonna be Thunder..
Drama!
Big free agent sign with the team and says; "I'm so proud to be a Thunder"
WTF?
Gay.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 10, 2008, 01:25:28 PM
Big free agent sign with the team and says; "I'm so proud to be a Thunder"
WTF?
Gay.
I'm against it too, but it doesn't make any less sense than a Magic, a Heat, and a Jazz. This nonplural team name stuff is one dumb NBA trend that needs to end.
whats gonna be the symbol
a storm cloud?
(http://i13.ebayimg.com/06/i/000/97/1d/92cb_1_b.JPG)
arena bowl like names are catching on...isnt there any other land animals names left they can use for chri....
Quote from: EagleFeva on August 11, 2008, 08:49:37 AM
(http://i13.ebayimg.com/06/i/000/97/1d/92cb_1_b.JPG)
:puke
Someone get IGY a Thunder jersey ASAP.
Bulls restricted free agent Ben Gordon said on Friday night that he will not accept Chicago's $6.4 million qualifying offer. "It's safe to say I've played my last game in a Bulls uniform," said Gordon.
The Bulls are unlikely to raise their six-year, $58 million offer, whereas Gordon wants at least $72 million.
The Celtics have signed swingman Darius Miles to a non-guaranteed contract, the Boston Globe reports.
If this guy has recovered fully from knee surgery, he could be a big boost for this club--although misguided, dudes got talent
Trailblazers fans will be rooting for Miles to get cut in training camp because if he appears in 10 games this season, the Blazers will be forced to count the $18 million salary they owe him toward their salary cap.
Miles is done. He is out of shape, overweight and to be honest was never any good any way.
NO SHOT he makes the roster.
Microfracture surgery effectively ended his career, bro. He had talent, though. You don't toss up 47 in an NBA game without it.
i remember when miles looked at his $5000 check from playing in the rookie game and said "what the farg am i supposed to do with this" and stephen jackson said "ill take it"....so miles gave him the check
Miles was great in Van Wilder.
farg Kobe, how does Maryjanes ass taste...boy is losing it
Shaquille O'Neal has been hit with a temporary restraining order by rapper Alexis Miller, known to her fans as Maryjane.
Miller filed the restraining order in Atlanta, alleging that O'Neal stalked her, threatened her with bodily harm and made harassing phone calls in which he breathed heavily into the phone before hanging up. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported that Miller, 23, claimed she ended an intimate relationship with O'Neal last month, and that O'Neal threatened to pay performers $50,000 each not to work with her. While this should not impact O'Neal's status with the league, it is another blow to the sparkling image he worked so hard to attain throughout the years.
Quote from: Die-Hard on August 22, 2008, 04:44:33 PM
Miles is done. He is out of shape, overweight and to be honest was never any good any way.
NO SHOT he makes the roster.
He was never any good? Regardess if he makes the roster or not, which is probably the latter....I question how much ball you truly watch or have watched
Quote from: Rome on August 22, 2008, 04:49:16 PM
Microfracture surgery effectively ended his career, bro. He had talent, though. You don't toss up 47 in an NBA game without it.
Tony Delk once put up 50...
Quote from: reese125 on August 23, 2008, 12:22:48 AM
Quote from: Die-Hard on August 22, 2008, 04:44:33 PM
Miles is done. He is out of shape, overweight and to be honest was never any good any way.
NO SHOT he makes the roster.
Regardess if he makes the roster or not, which is probably the latter....I question how much ball you truly watch or have watched
Question me all you'd like - I'm not getting into a pissing match with you about how much ball I watch...There are people here who know me personally who know exactly what I do for a living which would throw your little theory out the window.
That said, Miles is garbage. He never had a season that lived up to the billing he received coming out of HS. Nor does he have a skill that stands out as a reason why he should still be in the league - especially after all he's been through and how long he has been out of the league. He's not an above average scorer, passer, rebounder, shot-blocker, etc, etc, etc. Therefore to me, he's garbage.
But please, continue with your analysis - I only had the chance to watch him last year while he was trying out for a few teams on his first cute little comeback trail.
Quote from: Die-Hard on August 23, 2008, 09:30:56 AM
Quote from: Rome on August 22, 2008, 04:49:16 PM
Microfracture surgery effectively ended his career, bro. He had talent, though. You don't toss up 47 in an NBA game without it.
Tony Delk once put up 50...
So did Willie Burton
Quote from: Die-Hard on August 23, 2008, 09:38:38 AM
Quote from: reese125 on August 23, 2008, 12:22:48 AM
Quote from: Die-Hard on August 22, 2008, 04:44:33 PM
Miles is done. He is out of shape, overweight and to be honest was never any good any way.
NO SHOT he makes the roster.
Regardess if he makes the roster or not, which is probably the latter....I question how much ball you truly watch or have watched
Question me all you'd like - I'm not getting into a pissing match with you about how much ball I watch...There are people here who know me personally who know exactly what I do for a living which would throw your little theory out the window.
That said, Miles is garbage. He never had a season that lived up to the billing he received coming out of HS. Nor does he have a skill that stands out as a reason why he should still be in the league - especially after all he's been through and how long he has been out of the league. He's not an above average scorer, passer, rebounder, shot-blocker, etc, etc, etc. Therefore to me, he's garbage.
But please, continue with your analysis - I only had the chance to watch him last year while he was trying out for a few teams on his first cute little comeback trail.
Who cares about his comeback trial---youre talking about him as a player. Im not here to defend Darius farging Miles for any reason what-so-ever, but your theory that because he is not "above average" in all skill categories makes him garbage for the NBA is absolutely horrendous
Dude...Im just going to direct you to the 2005-2006 stats when he plays 40 min/game. If your going to sit there and tell me that he didnt fill up the stat sheet in all skill categories and shoot almost 50% from the field (something 3/4 of NBA players cant do) and he was garbage I got one word for you.......crack
reese stop posting please...youre an embarrassment to yourself
Listen IGY....we will never meet and we will never be friends. Every time you post after my posts, you make it more apparent that you are infatuated with me.
2.5 years of you disagreeing with me? Its the gayest thing I have ever seen...come on now
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 25, 2008, 07:37:53 AM
reese stop posting please...youre an embarrassment to yourself
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 25, 2008, 09:51:05 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 25, 2008, 07:37:53 AM
reese I am sorry. I cant hide it anymore...I am in love with you and I dont care what anyone else thinks. Do you feel the same?
No
wait...Darius Miles is fat?
Believe what you want Reese - I watched him work out last year (actually about 7 months ago) and he's cooked - unless of course he miraculously got his game back, got healthy, lost some weight and got his head straight...which is a as close to an improbability as IGY not posting after one of your posts.
Therefore, Miles is garbage - and done.
New rules adopted by FIBA last April will change the specifications of international basketball courts. The changes, designed to minimize the differences between various professional leagues, take affect after the world championships in 2010.
The trapezoidal lane will be abolished in favor of the familiar rectangle, and the three-point line is being pushed back to 22.1 feet.
Quote from: Die-Hard on August 23, 2008, 09:30:56 AM
Tony Delk once put up 50...
Tony Delk was the next Jordan.
nm
you really need to stop
oh Im sorry igy clone...Ill post how my stepfathers brothers son-in-law just heard at a bar he thinks we might be getting Boldin too in 10 minutes
Miles has been done. In fact, he never was all that good anyway. He was lazy, could never shoot a lick, showed very little effort to be a good teammate. All he cared about was pounding his head with Q Richardson.
so youre too stupid to see the difference between a joke and unnecessarily copying and pasting news items people already know/can find out somewhere else?
aw how nice...Patrick Ewing Jr. traded to the Knicks
(for Frederic Weis, a 1st-rd pick from 9 years ago that has never seen the NBA)
but he does know what Vince Carters jock tastes like...
(http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2008/0903/nba_thunder1_600.jpg)
This isn't a placeholder or alternate logo for the ex-Sonics. This is their real logo. Seriously.
(http://images.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/2008/9/3/logofail128649635440932536.jpg) (http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh34/marcfosterftw/logoswrong2.jpg)
:-D
you have got to be farging kidding me
Did they give that to a kindergarten class with some crayons and ask them to figure it out?
Last year, 20% of NBA players scored 80% of the points (http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2008/08/top-20-of-nba-players-had-795-of-total.html)
100% of the players smoked weed
That's only because they were raised by single mothers who were all welfare recipients. And liberals too. Forgot that.
speaking of which...
Iverson having trouble selling his house (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/For-sale-Allen-Iverson-s-six-bedroom-home-in-Vi?urn=nba,106478)
Josh Howard is really showing the nation that he is saying all the right things. Im proud of him.
(1:40)
http://deadspin.com/5050396/the-national-anthem-josh-howard-doesnt-celebrate-that-s (http://deadspin.com/5050396/the-national-anthem-josh-howard-doesnt-celebrate-that-s)
i could not thing of anything more irrelevant than that
I could really break it down to you young boy, but I have a strong feeling you just wont get it
im pretty sure i beat you in week 1 of fantasy so id just stop talking right now
youre right.... I surrender
Quote
Arenas to Miss Camp, Season's First Month After Surgery
Gilbert Arenas confirmed that he underwent a surgical procedure this morning that "cleaned out some debris" in his left knee. Arenas, who has undergone two surgeries to repair the left knee in the last two seasons, has been limited during the rehab process all summer and said he has planned all along on not participating in training camp or the preseason.
Arenas, who signed a six-year, $111 million contract this summer, said he plans on returning to game action sometime in early December which would mean that he'd miss at least the season's first month. The Wizards open the regular season Oct. 29 at home against New Jersey and play a total of 14 games in October and November.
"I just had some floating debris in there that was slowing me down," said Arenas, who seemed to be in good spirits. "It was irritating the knee so we decided to go in there and clean it out. This should actually allow me to come back faster."
Arenas was limited to 13 regular season games last season and missed the final eight regular season games and the playoffs the previous season after tearing the left meniscus in the knee during a game against Charlotte on April 4, 2007.
I've been on vacation and just flew back into town late last night so I'm still in the process of fleshing this all out. I can't yet tell you whether or to what extent president Ernie Grunfeld and coach Eddie Jordan were prepared for all of this.
slick bitch
In an athletes mind, they always come back faster than before..like its always the case
Quote from: Die-Hard on August 25, 2008, 04:57:25 PM
Believe what you want Reese - I watched him work out last year (actually about 7 months ago) and he's cooked - unless of course he miraculously got his game back, got healthy, lost some weight and got his head straight...which is a as close to an improbability as IGY not posting after one of your posts.
Therefore, Miles is garbage - and done.
I dont know Die-Hard--hes looking good to the vets:
Once Miles returns (he will be eligible for a Nov. 15 visit to Milwaukee), his new teammates will be counting on him to produce the type of offensive spark James Posey provided last season.
"I'm excited about Darius Miles," forward Ray Allen said. "He hasn't played in a while, and he's excited to be here and help this team.
"When people see him play, he'll be a fan favorite. People say he hasn't played in a couple years, but at the same time he has a lot of basketball left in him. He's only 26 years old, and to be able to have him at this stage of his career is going to be great for us."
Um, how exactly is he "looking good"? At no point did any of his teammates (soon to be former) make a mention of specifically seeing him play...
Of course theyre excited - he's 26 and "has a lot of basketball left". So does Jonathan Bender...
Listen, Id like to see him come back and be a contributor. When I saw him work out, he seemed like a decent guy, just trying to work hard and come back and play. But the odds are stacked against him, and people will not believe in him until they are given good reason to. Count me as part of that group of people.
Die-Hard probably beats reese out on the whole basketball knowledge thing.
just basketball?
reese isn't a Mets fan.
(http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii20/ezstreet19/kd.jpg) (http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii20/ezstreet19/2-11.jpg)
I already farging hate that team.
Rome, not sure if you saw these or not:
(http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080929/capt.555b9e3c1f494f3381f344cb64068a59.magic_media_day_basketball_fljr102.jpg) (http://www.nba.com/media/magic/newjersey_dwight300.jpg)
Awful
the road okc jerseys are butta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysv3v7uXblw
Devin Harris hustled by a fish n' chips whitey.
Quote from: reese125 on August 24, 2008, 04:46:26 PM
Quote from: Die-Hard on August 23, 2008, 09:38:38 AM
Quote from: reese125 on August 23, 2008, 12:22:48 AM
Quote from: Die-Hard on August 22, 2008, 04:44:33 PM
Miles is done. He is out of shape, overweight and to be honest was never any good any way.
NO SHOT he makes the roster.
Regardess if he makes the roster or not, which is probably the latter....I question how much ball you truly watch or have watched
Question me all you'd like - I'm not getting into a pissing match with you about how much ball I watch...There are people here who know me personally who know exactly what I do for a living which would throw your little theory out the window.
That said, Miles is garbage. He never had a season that lived up to the billing he received coming out of HS. Nor does he have a skill that stands out as a reason why he should still be in the league - especially after all he's been through and how long he has been out of the league. He's not an above average scorer, passer, rebounder, shot-blocker, etc, etc, etc. Therefore to me, he's garbage.
But please, continue with your analysis - I only had the chance to watch him last year while he was trying out for a few teams on his first cute little comeback trail.
Who cares about his comeback trial---youre talking about him as a player. Im not here to defend Darius farging Miles for any reason what-so-ever, but your theory that because he is not "above average" in all skill categories makes him garbage for the NBA is absolutely horrendous
Dude...Im just going to direct you to the 2005-2006 stats when he plays 40 min/game. If your going to sit there and tell me that he didnt fill up the stat sheet in all skill categories and shoot almost 50% from the field (something 3/4 of NBA players cant do) and he was garbage I got one word for you.......crack
Told you so...
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3653860 (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3653860)
but dood four years ago he averaged 4.733333333 assists per 40 minutes
god you make it so clear why you dont have a cell phone and live on a message board
Quote from: Die-Hard on October 20, 2008, 03:47:58 PM
Quote from: reese125 on August 24, 2008, 04:46:26 PM
Quote from: Die-Hard on August 23, 2008, 09:38:38 AM
Quote from: reese125 on August 23, 2008, 12:22:48 AM
Quote from: Die-Hard on August 22, 2008, 04:44:33 PM
Miles is done. He is out of shape, overweight and to be honest was never any good any way.
NO SHOT he makes the roster.
Regardess if he makes the roster or not, which is probably the latter....I question how much ball you truly watch or have watched
Question me all you'd like - I'm not getting into a pissing match with you about how much ball I watch...There are people here who know me personally who know exactly what I do for a living which would throw your little theory out the window.
That said, Miles is garbage. He never had a season that lived up to the billing he received coming out of HS. Nor does he have a skill that stands out as a reason why he should still be in the league - especially after all he's been through and how long he has been out of the league. He's not an above average scorer, passer, rebounder, shot-blocker, etc, etc, etc. Therefore to me, he's garbage.
But please, continue with your analysis - I only had the chance to watch him last year while he was trying out for a few teams on his first cute little comeback trail.
Who cares about his comeback trial---youre talking about him as a player. Im not here to defend Darius farging Miles for any reason what-so-ever, but your theory that because he is not "above average" in all skill categories makes him garbage for the NBA is absolutely horrendous
Dude...Im just going to direct you to the 2005-2006 stats when he plays 40 min/game. If your going to sit there and tell me that he didnt fill up the stat sheet in all skill categories and shoot almost 50% from the field (something 3/4 of NBA players cant do) and he was garbage I got one word for you.......crack
Told you so...
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3653860 (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3653860)
Please keep in mind that I never argued if he was going to make the make the roster or not
QuoteRegardess if he makes the roster or not, which is probably the latter.
the argument was whether Miles was/has always been garbage....we agree to disagree Die-Hard
except for perhaps munson ive never met anyone that didnt disagree with you
yeah I know....stop fighting it bud
you agree with me way more than you disagree, but choose to write the latter because youre bored and need somebody to fight with. Its the gayest thing Ive ever seen for 2.5 years now
If you need more of a psychoanalytical perspective of your personality, call me during my office hours
Isiah Thomas OD'd on sleeping pills
Quote from: SD_Eagle on October 24, 2008, 05:09:14 PM
Isiah Thomas OD'd on sleeping pills
He took 10 Lunesta pills. Ha. What a drama queen.
Sounds like a decent quantity to mix with a fifth of vodka and an 8 ball.
The Lakers gave Andrew Bynum a 4/$58M extension
Gargano is saying AI to the Pistons for Billups and McDyess
whoa
cuz aint for real is he
Quote from: SunMo on November 03, 2008, 11:39:38 AM
Gargano is saying AI to the Pistons for Billups and McDyess
whoa
AI and McDyess are still in the league?
Quote from: SunMo on November 03, 2008, 11:39:38 AM
Gargano is saying AI to the Pistons for Billups and McDyess
whoa
No farging way
Sixers should send them Iggy for Rip so they can reunite the AI's!
Even better - send them Iggy for Iverson.
In
LINK (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3679931)
looks like a wash to me
its not like they are loaded with big men to get boards, and losing McD for even how old he is will hurt them imo
especially for offensive boards/putbacks that team will sorely need now when Iverson goes 9-24
detroit doesnt care if its a wash...they are rebuilding on the fly not trying to win anything with iverson
u serious
It looks like Mark Cuban is going to get busted for insider trading.
Quote from: FastFreddie on November 17, 2008, 11:26:38 AM
It looks like Mark Cuban is going to get busted for insider trading.
Yeah, the SEC doesn't charge people unless they have pretty iron-clad proof. He's toast.
George Karl was tired of AI too (http://www.denverpost.com/nuggets/ci_11001701)
Quote"There are less bad plays, more solid plays," Karl said. "I think the wasteful, cheap possessions that we used to have 10 to 15 a game, they don't exist very much anymore."
.
.
"I would say that when A.I. was here, we had most games in the teens of contested, tough shots, sometimes in the 20s. And I don't think we've had a double-digit one since (Billups has) been here.
"I don't think there's any question coaching a team for many minutes, without a passing and point guard mentality, is frustrating for a coach. Sometimes I saw something, but I couldn't get it done on the court because I didn't have a playmaker out there."
mock
hes right on though
Both the Sixers and Nuggets (aside from Carmelo) didnt have a threat to knock down the shot, so AI's mentality is hes going to take it--and half of the players would just watch him with the ball rather than react
Maybe he grew up a little now in Detriot and realizes there is a reason hes getting bounced around and his skill of blowing past a defender every time, taking it to the bucket is past him.....ha....yeah right.
speaking of the nuggets...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vICiZ4u_b1I&eurl=http://deadspin.com/ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vICiZ4u_b1I&eurl=http://deadspin.com/)
Knicks/Warriors trade: Al Harrington for Jamal Crawford
theres a blockbuster that does either any good
Quote from: reese125 on November 18, 2008, 12:45:31 PMMaybe he grew up a little now in Detriot and realizes there is a reason hes getting bounced around and his skill of blowing past a defender every time, taking it to the bucket is past him.....ha....yeah right.
less than 10 days later....
AI blows off practice and was fined by the team (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3730471) ha
MOCK
thug
Report: Former Wake Forest, NBA star Rogers paralyzed in ATV accident
Former NBA and college basketball star Rodney Rogers is paralyzed as the result of an all-terrain vehicle accident, his college coach told the News & Observer of Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
Dave Odom, who coached Rogers when he earned All-America honors at Wake Forest and was the 1993 ACC Player of the Year, said Wednesday that his former star is paralyzed from the shoulders down, according to the report.
"Say a prayer for Rodney and his family,'' Odom said, according to the newspaper.
That sucks. He was a decent utility player for a while. I rode ATV's once in my life and flipped it over, so I appreciate the danger.
9 pts in 10 seconds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhCy8q2p5Jw
ESPN.com is reporting that Stephon Marbury will eventually land with the Celtics when his release from the Knicks is negotiated.
Source:New York Post
I smell a Rondo Marbury hatefest brewing if and when this goes down
In general I couldn't give a rat's ass about the NBA but I really farging hate the Celtics.
very good move by the celtics....low risk high reward...take a chance on a guy who would fill a great position of need is probably down to his last chance and put him on a team with three veterans who just won a title and command the ultimate respect
cassel is done and if marbury can get his shtein straight he would be an enormous upgrade at the back up point
if he doesnt work out you simply cut him
hey..if he can fully commit to the backup role and relinquish the Starbury name....then I agree there is no risk
but he better get used to 18-20 minutes of play tops-and that might be generous
NY Post article a week ago about Charles gettin busted;
Trolling for hookers and partying with Gap Toof and Urkel.
QuoteThere was a plausible reason Charles Barkley ran a stop sign to pick up a woman in Scottsdale, Ariz. early today - or so he told police.
"I was gonna drive around the corner and get [oral sex]," the former NBA basketball superstar told the cops. He experienced that same pleasure with the same woman a week before, he said, and it was "the best he ever had."
Barkley was arrested on a suspicion of drinking and driving charge.
But not before trying to wiggle out of it, telling a civilian police employee, "I'll tattoo your name on my ass" if the employee would help him avoid the DUI rap.
Barkley also asked the arresting officer if he thought the woman who got into his car moments before he was stopped was "hot."
Cops later found a handgun in Barkley's car, but did not press any gun-related charges.
Despite his lewd comments, police didn't seem to mind Barkley's behavior. "He was very respectful and very cooperative," said Lt. Eric Shuhandler
Barkley, 45, was contrite after the arrest, releasing a statement that said "I am disappointed that I put myself in that situation. The Scottsdale police were fantastic. Now it is a legal matter and I will not comment further until it is resolved."
Barkley had been partying at Dirty Pretty, a Scottsdale club, with retired New York Giant Michael Strahan and a bevy of beautiful women.
The web site thedirty.com published a receipt showing Barkley paid an $1,800 tab-and left a $360 tip-before leaving the club at 1:15 a.m.
Also reportedly in the house: Jaleel White, television's super-nerd Urkel from the 90's sitcom "Family Matters."
Police say they saw Barkley run through a stop sign at 1:30 a.m. while driving his 2005 Infinity SUV in Scottsdale's trendy Old Town neighborhood, adding he was then "administered the standard field sobriety tests after the odor of intoxicating liquor was detected."
The former Phoenix Suns star declined to take a breath test, but was administered a blood test at a police command post. Results may not be back until next week.
After the test, cops impounded Barkley's car. He left the command post in a cab.
"He was handled just like we would handle anyone else," said Lt. Schuhandler.
Barkley was an 11-time NBA All-Star during his 16-year career with the Suns, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Houston Rockets. He also played on the United State's Olympic Dream Team in 1992 and 1996.
He was arrested in 1997 on an aggravated battery charge and in 1991 on an assault charge, and gained notoriety in a 1993 Nike commercial where he declared that sports figures should not be role models.
He just moved back into legend status for the first time since the trade to Phoenix.
and he just moved out of the studio
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/28447294/ (http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/28447294/)
ha...Lebron puts up 38 points (3) 3-pointers to go along with seven rebounds, six assists, four steals and three blocks in the win against the Celtics
this dude is epitomizing Oscar Robertson to a T...hands down the MVP of the league this year
NY Post:
QuoteKnicks center Eddy Curry was slapped with a shocking sex-harassment suit Monday by his former driver, who claims the 6-foot-11 hoopster tried to solicit gay sex from him.
The stunning court papers claim Curry, a married father of three, repeatedly approached chauffeur David Kuchinsky "in the nude," allegedly telling him, "Look at me, Dave, look" and "Come and touch it, Dave."
Curry also made Kuchinsky perform "humiliating tasks outside the scope of his employment, such as cleaning up and removing dirty towels [Curry had ejaculated into] so that his wife would not see them," the Manhattan federal court suit says.
Kuchinsky, who is straight and Jewish, also alleges racial discrimination, saying that Curry hurled slurs at him including "f---ing Jew," "cracker," "white slave," "white devil" and "grandmaster of the KKK."
The sex allegations hark back to the bad old days of Isiah Thomas running the team, when the team's VP of marketing, Anucha Browne Sanders, filed a 2006 sexual harassment suit claiming the general manager made advances toward her and even said he "loved" her. He also allegedly called her "ho" and "bitch."
She also complained the team was allowed to become a sleazy old-boys club, in which Stephon Marbury had sex with a female intern in an SUV. In the end, Sanders was awarded $11.6 million in punitive damages and the Knicks settled with her.
And in a disturbing episode reminiscent of some of the evidence in the manslaughter case against former Nets star Jayson Williams, Kuchinsky further claims in his suit that Curry pointed a "fully loaded" gun at him on at least two separate occasions to keep him from complaining about his treatment.
"Look, I have one in the chamber," Curry allegedly said.
Kuchinsky, who worked for Curry from October 2005 through October 2008, says he was initially hired as an around-the-clock chauffeur for Curry and his family at their Burr Ridge, Ill., mansion.
But shortly after starting work, he soon found his duties fell well outside his job description and "progressively became Curry's "house-boy,'" his suit says. He is seeking $98,000 plus compensatory damages from the injured Knick, whose contract pays him $9.4 million this year.
Kuchinsky says he is owed $68,000 in unpaid wages, as well as $25,000 in expenses for which Curry never repaid him.
"Instead of paying him, they discriminated against him, figuring that it would keep him there," said Kuchinsky's lawyer, Matthew Blit. "Imagine going into your boss's office ... and he stands up and drops his pants and he asks you take care of him. Those actions are unacceptable whether it's in a corporate office or a private home."
Curry, who has played just 2 minutes, 38 seconds this season because of knee injuries, declined to comment late Monday in New Orleans, where he was expected to sit out the Knicks' game against the Hornets.
His lawyer, Kelly Saindon, denied all of Kuchinsky's allegations, calling them "absolutely untrue," and saying he began making a series of claims for unpaid wages several months ago, upping the ante each time.
Saindon said Curry took a chance on hiring Kuchinsky despite a criminal record that includes a three-year prison sentence for a 1992 burglary in New Jersey. He also got three years' probation in a 2004 resisting-arrest case in the Garden State, records show.
"It's shocking that Eddy opened his home to a convicted felon out of prison, and gave him a job when he couldn't find a job, and this is what comes out of it," she said. "The entire thing is preposterous."
Kuchinsky's lawyer conceded his client's "troubled past," but said that was all behind him.
Additional reporting by Marc Berman
Gay? Maybe. Racist? Not possible. He's black.
A guy is pointing a gun at you, bombarding you with slurs, making you clean his cum rags, and trying to solicit gay sex from you, and you continue to work for him for 3 years?
I don't buy it. The slurs and the sex stuff were probably all lighthearted crap that the driver found just as funny as Curry did, and the rest is probably some bullshtein.
farg the Knicks though.
Quotemaking you clean his cum rags
ha
this was an awesome article to read first thing in the morning.
farg Eddy Curry--that said trade him for Dalembert
to the 4 guys that like basketball in here...Magic broke the NBA 3-point record in a game last night at 23
JJ Reddick out of the blue with 4 of them..ha
actually reddick has been ballin for the last couple weeks....he gets in double figures every game now it seems
cue insert of animated GIF of him picking his nose (and eating it?)
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 14, 2009, 01:52:32 PM
actually reddick has been ballin for the last couple weeks....he gets in double figures every game now it seems
15-24 for his last 3pt attempts
you were laughing at me when I wanted to get this guy last year before the trade deadline as an off-the-bench spark...and probably for good reason at the time as hes a mismatch liability on the court for major minutes... but if he gets rooms off the screen or pick he nails em and thats all I cared about
he still hasnt proven he can come off a screen and hit a shot in this league...even lately of what ive seen of him its been all spot up jumpers...i mean id take him over a bum like kareen rush but thats about the extent of it
It's good to be a Magic fan right about now.
And who cares if he can't come off a screen? He's the fifth option whenever he's on the court and that's why he's wide frigging open all night.
And Jameer's the one who's ballin' right now. farging awesome.
I hear ya Rome, but you need to move very well without the ball, fight your way through picks and come around screens if your going to be truly effective in a close game with teams that defend the 3
hes been playing because Pietrus has been hurt and playing more of those 20 minutes wide-open in garbage time as they have been steamrolling squads. 15-24 is no joke though
Quote from: Rome on January 14, 2009, 02:27:23 PM
And Jameer's the one who's ballin' right now. farging awesome.
Jameer sucks because he went to Saint BLOWS!
Quote from: Rome on January 14, 2009, 02:27:23 PM
It's good to be a Magic fan right about now.
And who cares if he can't come off a screen? He's the fifth option whenever he's on the court and that's why he's wide frigging open all night.
And Jameer's the one who's ballin' right now. farging awesome.
no one gives a crap about the orlando magic much less its 5th option...we are talking in tems of the sixers and how badly they need shooting....and i dont want jj reddick as my first option as a shooter...my shooter needs to at least somewhat create his own shot whether that be with a step back or coming off a screen or a dribble or two none of which reddick can do thus far in the nba
what a great game lakers magic...kobe threw up an all time epic fail in the last two minutes
jameer balled his ass off and > kobe
btw is there a better hd picture than espn nba....tbs sunday mlb game of the week this past summer is the only one that comes close imo
No one cares about the Magic.
love the fact that the Blazers got stuck with eating up Darius Miles' contract of $9 million for next years cap now. He fulfilled the 10 games played with the Grizzlies
I only love it cause Blazers CEO sent a threatening letter/email to all the the teams in the NBA with like 5 days to go until they were freed of Miles and said if anybody signs him on purpose there will be a big lawsuit. Memphis said blow me...signed him and played him in the 10 games
ha..I just saw the final all-star voting for forwards and noticed that Yi Jianlian lost to Kevin Garnet by just 250,000 votes and ahead of Chris Bosh and Paul Pierce..Yi Jianlian?? WTF
get the voting out of the trillion of people in China who are voting for all Houston Rocket players as well...that is a friggin disgrace to basketball
Iavaroni fired by Memphis. It's the 7th head coaching change this year, and half the teams in the NBA have changed coaches since last spring....
surprised you forgot to mention that Hollins is bringing Maurice Cheeks with him as an assistant
theres Mo's next gig and suicide attempts to follow
That Bryant guy may be a pretty good NBA player. Scored 61 against the Knicks. Wow.
Jameer has a torn labrum and is done for the season
JOHN LUCAS
Lebron fastest ever in history to reach 12,000 pts
since the dunk contest has gotten lame, they're adding H-O-R-S-E to All-Star weekend
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 04, 2009, 11:48:04 AM
since the dunk contest has gotten lame, they're adding H-O-R-S-E to All-Star weekend
when they add the game 21--its time to cancel all flights
Quote from: reese125 on February 04, 2009, 12:07:50 AM
Lebron fastest ever in history to reach 12,000 pts
He's in the process of raping the Knicks about as badly as Kobe did two days ago.
Ray Allen will replace Jameer on the Eastern All-Star team, and the Cavs owner is mad that Mo Williams was passed over a second time.
Quote"Ben Wallace was right when he called Mo originally being passed over for the All-Star game a shamockery, but not naming him as the natural and obvious replacement for the unfortunately injured Jameer Nelson is stupidiculous, idillogical and preposterageous."
you missed the best one easy: SHAMOCKERY!
shamwow!
I don't know, it sells itself.
look at my Nuts
Larry Brown strikes again, trading pornstache to the Lakers for Radmanovic
nobody has a better stache than DUNNleavy...and i mean maybe ever
so how good is this game gonna be today
if this past week didnt even happen it would be an epic regular season matchup
but in the last week it was almost like kobe and lebron used msg as their own personal calling card...taunting each other
i seriously have goosebumps even thinking about two hrs from now
if youre not amped up for this thing then youre not a sports fan...period
what happens if youre about to leave for the temple- rhode island game
we all wait anxiously for your post game blog thoughts
i wish i could offer them but i dont have a page yet. its basically a giant waste of time at this point, as if it ever wasnt.
The Heat have reportedly agreed to trade Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks to the Raptors for Jermaine O'Neal and Jamario Moon. The deal is still pending league approval.
f-in Riley always pulling something special--I think this pushes the Heat up a notch...with King Coles boy Beasley getting more minutes now
Mo Williams made the All-Star team as an injury replacement. Scrumtrulescent!
Quote from: reese125 on February 13, 2009, 03:15:02 PM
The Heat have reportedly agreed to trade Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks to the Raptors for Jermaine O'Neal and Jamario Moon. The deal is still pending league approval.
f-in Riley always pulling something special--I think this pushes the Heat up a notch...with King Coles boy Beasley getting more minutes now
Well, they realized Beasley isn't physical enough to be a 4 and are moving him to the 3 close to full time for the rest of the season with Jermaine being the 4. They saw a weakness and corrected it. Good for Riley. Not sure how much Jermaine has left though.
no Jermaine will slide to the center position bud where he is better suited and hes still scoring and blocking his ass off
its just a matter of staying healthy
If they move Jermaine to center and Haslem starts, then Beasley still plays the 3. No idea what they'll do with Moon yet.
beasley is not a 3
Yep. He's a soft 4 who is going to be playing a lot of 3 unless he grows a pair.
QuoteJamario Moon, who the Heat acquired from the Raptors on Friday, is expected to start at small forward over rookie Michael Beasley.
Shawn Marion, also part of the deal with Toronto for Jermaine O'Neal, filled the spot in the starting lineup in the first half of the season.
Beasley could fit on the court for Miami at small forward or power forward, but coach Erik Spoelstra would prefer to keep him at the four slot.
"Eventually Mike will probably be able to play some minutes at (center) when he fills out in two or three years, and he'll probably be able to play some minutes at the three (small forward)," Spoelstra said. "For the most part, I want to keep him pretty consistent at (power forward)."
AI got rid of his braids. Looks like his rookie year again...
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...and FWIW LeBron says he'll be in the dunk contest at the new Cowboys stadium next year
top 5 blackest moment of all time if that goes down
ha....Shaq and Kobe share MVP honors in the blowout West win
Tyson Chandler traded to a very popular Oklahoma City Thunder squad to try and revive his career
Hornets get Joe Smith and Chris Wilcox (basically expirings) and Devon Hardin in return
chad ford 5 trades that should happen
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=ford_chad&page=TradeOptions-090217
joe smith is the luckiest guy int he world.
why is that
hes like the nba version of a left handed reliever
dudes been caked off for 12 years an hasn't done shtein.
king of the contract year
louie admundson is getting mad minutes lately with the suns. seems like every night i see him on sportscenter.
and that bitch randolph punched him in the grill last. a Hoyda girl punch, but he tried.
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i'm going to press my knuckles on your cheek, then push really hard.
I think it shows hes getting better mentally and gaining self-constraint
if you wear your hair in a bun you deserve much worse than a chin check
+1
zach says louie was trying to kiss him...
Quote"He hopped up and got in my face and almost kissed me in my mouth... I just pushed him out of my face. If I would have hit him, he wouldn't have got up off the ground."
Louis Amundson, ever the pony-tailed voice of reason, disagrees with Randolph's assessment:
"I was getting in his face, but I wasn't trying to kiss him."
lol @ admunson seriously addressing the kissing claim
which means he probably was trying to kiss him
3-way trade:
Bulls get: Brad Miller, John Salmons
Kings get: Drew Gooden, Andres Nocioni, Cedric Simmons, Ike Diogu
Blazers get: Michael Ruffin
Quote from: phattymatty on February 17, 2009, 02:38:12 PM
joe smith is the luckiest guy int he world.
maybe not. The trade was voided after Chandler failed his physical....
word is he Tonya Harding'ed himself to avoid moving to Oklahoma
ha......one of the deadline deals was Tim Thomas for Larry Hughes
and Amare might be done for the season after having surgery on a detached retina
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 20, 2009, 01:21:35 PM
and Amare might be done for the season after having surgery on a detached retina
more playing time for louie.
ha Celtics (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=290225012)
Delonte West sporting a ferocious afro right now playing the Suns on TNT right now
one of the ugliest mugs in the NBA just got uglier if thats possible
This thread seems to be my only notable contribution to this board. You're welcome.
reese, I heard you grew up and are less douchey now. Is this true/possible?
dont believe the hype
its a sequel
Aren't they usually worse than the original? Minus Godfather II
reese is caddyshack II and about as funny as jackie mason
so that makes you Big Top Pee Wee and about as funny as Paul Reubens
cept im not funny and dont try to be...where as you try so hard your scphincter quivers with every post
dont hate
i'm guessing you've all seen this by now.
Todd McCullough - Professional Pinball Player (http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4005517&categoryid=2378529)
Quote from: Sgt PSN on March 26, 2009, 08:34:18 PM
This thread seems to be my only notable contribution to this board. You're welcome.
reese, I heard you grew up and are less douchey now. Is this true/possible?
Wow. I think you managed to completely misinterpret my post about reese. Good to know that your ability to comprehend the written word hasn't improved one iota during your absence.
This year's HOF class:
Jordan
David Robinson
Stockton
Jerry Sloan
C. Vivian Stringer (the head coach of the nappy-headed hos)
no way Jordan should make it in
Quote from: reese125 on April 06, 2009, 01:03:45 PM
no way Jordan should make it in
Why didn't you just type "PAD" instead?
Quote from: BigEd76 on April 06, 2009, 01:02:12 PM
This year's HOF class:
Jordan
David Robinson
Stockton
Jerry Sloan
C. Vivian Stringer (the head coach of the nappy-headed hos)
i dont know much about stringer prior to the imus incident, but the other 4 are no brainers.
Flip Saunders is about to be the new Wizards coach
did anybody ask him why?
isaiah thomas is the new head coach at florida international.
rock. bottom.
I fully expect to see him on next seasons The Apprentice
Quote from: Sgt PSN on April 14, 2009, 11:36:38 AM
isaiah thomas is the new head coach at florida international.
rock. bottom.
Not quite.
Quote from: reese125 on April 14, 2009, 12:04:58 PM
I fully expect to see him on next seasons The Apprentice
rock. bottom.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=4068270
QuoteUh, no. I can't walk around LA. There are fans and then there are LAKER fans. LAKER fans are, like, 10 times more into it than regular fans."
Example: One time, he met a man who had the exact same tattoos as him. Literally, the exact same tattoos, down to the size, color, font, style, even the names of his daughters, his wife, the Bible verses, the crown, everything. And this was in Ohio.
"I mean, what do you say to something like that?" he says, still amazed. "I'm like, 'Wow.' And then I whispered to my security guy, 'Get his social security, OK?'"
Celtics GM Danny Ainge suffers minor heart attack...breaking news
Just saw that. Holy crap. Garnett possibly out for the post season now this.
at least he lived
rip harry
this bulls celts game has been awesome
my man rondo is getting his
29 9 & 7 with ZERO TURNOVERS
derrick rose has been fabulous as well...especially for a rookie
i die a little everytime i watch rondo play
jesus is there anything better than the nba playoffs
Ray Allen is sick
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 20, 2009, 09:44:23 PM
i die a little everytime i watch rondo play
i remember how much you were pimping him when he was coming out. he's making you look really really smart.
no small feat there
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 20, 2009, 09:50:17 PM
jesus is there anything better than the nba playoffs
shut up hyperbolizer
That Boston-Chicago game was awesome. Between Ray Allen and Ben Gordon/Derrick Rose...I really enjoyed watching it. Too bad Boston won.
Oh, and Joakim Noah is even uglier in HD.
I thought Chi might take it because they stayed close till the end, but Ray Allen is a motherfarger. farg Boston.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 21, 2009, 08:24:38 AM
Oh, and Joakim Noah is even uglier in HD.
Paging phatty and his awesome Noah animated .gif...
more sex for Mutombo (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2009/news/story?id=4087774)
So now Deke is a soldier too? I hate professional athletes.
I honestly thought he was dead.
LOL Big Baby Davis with the big time flop to :-Ddraw a technical foul on Miller
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4104491
holy s***
Denver 121, New Orleans 63
just looking at his numbers and rajon rondo is averaging a triple double in the playoffs
he's had 2 in this series so far, hasn't he? i think i heard that he's the first celtic to do that since bird.
yeah
and i continue to gently weep
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How about that end of the Bulls/Celtics game. Down 2, closing seconds, Brad Miller goes for the tying layup and gets punched in the face by Rondo....no technical foul, no flagrant foul, even though Miller is bleeding on the sidelines. He misses both and the Celtics win.
Boston will be out in the next round if they advance. They are struggling with a totally mediocre Bulls squad.
-- For the first time since 2000, the Spurs failed to get out of the first round
-- If Houston wins game 6 or 7, a team with McGrady on its roster will reach the second round for the first time in his career (and he's out for the year)
Quote from: King Cole on April 28, 2009, 11:44:13 PM
Boston will be out in the next round if they advance. They are struggling with a totally mediocre Bulls squad.
gutsy call after five games in the series have been played and the celtics are without garnett
the bulls/celts has by far been the most entertaining series in the playoffs so far. of course, that's probably due to kg not being on the floor, but it doesn't take away from the excitement. it's been a fun series to watch.
a lot of people at work have been telling me that the sixers/magic series is really good too. i guess they must be basing that on the fact that the series was tied up until last night because if they'd have actually been watching the games, they'd have known that you could pretty much tune out the first 47 minutes and not miss anything.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 29, 2009, 06:24:08 AM
Quote from: King Cole on April 28, 2009, 11:44:13 PM
Boston will be out in the next round if they advance. They are struggling with a totally mediocre Bulls squad.
gutsy call after five games in the series have been played and the celtics are without garnett
I actually picked the Bulls to win the series. With or without GarNOT.
Was that before or after you picked the Celtics?
go laundry!
Paul Pierce is out of his mind
This has been one hell of a series
I cant believe baby davis has that kind of elevation on his J being as big as he is
So I guess Ray Allen is good at basketball and shtein.
Pierce fouls out, holy shtein Noah.
Bulls are definitely going to win the title
I absolutely hate the last minute of regulation: Inbound, shot, miss/make, timeout, commercial. Rinse, repeat, rinse, repeat.
and Hinrich misses the layup. damn whitey.
Rose with the sick rejection, then pulls a Igoudala at the line. Rondo should have dished that off, bad shot.
Game 7
Wow. What a game.
makes me sick watching John Salmons of all people scoring, penetrating and finishing at the rim the way hes been doing
just another many example of a former philadelphia athlete stepping his game up when leaving here (hell he was doing it in Sacramento as well)
up until last night salmons has actually been pretty wretched this series...had a awesome first quarter last night tho...hes a dime a dozener and you shouldnt miss him or be upset at all watching him
ha...are you telling me what to think again? holy mother of christ
no doubt you were finger-banged by your foster parents when you were 4 or got rocks thrown at him on the recess yard to be able to continue as you do. youre a trip kid
just being the board pharmacist and keepin your shtein in check...no need to launch into venomous personal attacks
bwhaha
Wait. Finger banged?
I know it got me excited too
rajon isnt good at all
who?
little african lookin dood with the headband
is there any chance this game doesnt go into overtime
yes, a pretty good one
I cant believe Michael Rappaport is getting so much playing time
why is he out there--are they down that many players...christ
farging eddie house makes me sick
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 02, 2009, 10:52:20 PM
farging eddie house makes me sick
Top 5 most hated? :evil
The Celtics are a joke and have no shot to make the NBA Finals.
ummmmm they won the title last year and are missing their best player....definitely a joke
Hawks/Heat goes 7 games and all of them were blowouts. Atlanta is in the 2nd round for the first time in 10 years...
do you want me to try and get you a sports writing job or something?
Quote
The NBA will announce LeBron James as its MVP on Monday, The Plain Dealer of Cleveland has reported.
this is classic...ron artest after last nights game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3_xmYLBnnA&feature=player_embedded
Quote from: SunMo on May 07, 2009, 01:22:16 PM
player dies after getting stabbed with a broken table leg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3_xmYLBnnA&feature=player_embedded
better
Last night was entertaining...
Rafer smacking House in the head; the Lakers/Rockets getting chippy.
I can't wait to see tomorrow nights Rockets game. One of my customers is a season ticket holder and he was all amped up this morning and went on a 10 minute tirade about what a bitch Kobe is.
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QuotePolice arrested a woman with multiple felony warrants at the Preston Hollow home of Dallas Mavericks basketball star Dirk Nowitzki on Wednesday morning.
Cristal Taylor, 37, was arrested at the Strait Lane home after police received information from a Dallas officer working with an FBI task force, authorities said.
Police said that Taylor may have been using as many as eight aliases, NBC Channel 5 reported. Police wouldn't speculate on Taylor's relationship with the NBA All-Star, NBC Channel 5 reported.
Sarah Melton, a spokeswoman for the Mavericks, said Taylor was "just staying at his house," NBC Channel 5 reported. Sources told nbcdfw.com that Taylor is Nowitzki's girlfriend.
her and Dirk would have gorgeous babies
I'll bet she likes making assbabies.
are you kidding me with Lebron James? guy is off the charts ridiculous
he just pulled the best step-back stare-down 35 footer Ive ever seen to end a half
you are literally the most clueless human being on the face of the planet
lol
Quote from: MDS on May 08, 2009, 12:03:11 AM
you are literally the most clueless human being on the face of the planet
I tell ya what dogboy, you can write for the temple times all you want for the next 15 years you still wont know jack shtein about basketball
youre going to have to explain this one to me.
first off why dogboy?
second off why did you make the common error of calling the temple news, which i just put out my last issue for, the temple times? the times is a small promotional paper made by the university. did you spend time at TU we are not aware of? or is this just some kind of coincidence?
next why 15 years? im going to graduate in six days and then i cant write for the paper anymore.
and finally ive been watching and playing basketball all my life. ive covered a team for two years. now im not an expert, but i know that if you put the ball in the hole its generally gonna count for 2 points. so i know something.
you farging flag.
its really pretty simple..the more you keep following my posts with stupid-ass comments the more you'll get ridiculed
yes but your insults are most certainly lamer than less funny than fast freddie's. im trying to understand them here, thats all.
see when i call you an idiot or a waste of oxygen or a legit case for time travel so you can be aborted, my point is clear. when you call me dogboy, im just confused.
on top of that reece def knows less about basketball than you
if thats even possible
Ha-when I hear someone tell me that Sam Dalembert is one of the best centers in the league their knowledge of the game is in the toilet
you know anybody that said that?
he definitely was at the time....that wasnt even opinion and i take no credit for it...it was simple fact due to there being no good centers in the league...even now hes still probably top half of the league and def top 20
and MDS the reason I call you dogboy is because I've seen your picture..why the confusion?
It's only fair game to mock what someone looks like when you've shown yourself. just an fyi
lol @ someone on an internet message board calling someone else on an internet message board ugly.
if anybody here was good looking, theyd be out doing good looking person stuff, not getting into moronic arguments about chan ho park
I, for one, am stunningly good looking. I don't know about the rest of you freaks.
Word
and I really don't feel like getting you guys all hot and bothered during work by posting my pic on CF
why not, look what it did for Card_Trader
looks are completely overrated. especially when a guy as ugly as freddie can somehow convince a high quality piece of tail to spend the rest of her life with him.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on May 08, 2009, 12:50:10 PM
looks are completely overrated. especially when a guy as ugly as freddie can somehow convince a high quality piece of tail to spend the rest of her life with him.
I'm going to first assume "freddie" is not me, but rather the actual Freddie Mitchell or some buddy of yours named Fred.
As a contingency plan, I'm going to take the compliment that my wife's hot without hesitation, because I wouldn't want a repressed homo like you to think I was anything but ugly anyway.
Sound good?
all of the above?
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That dude's father is a Hoyda. Wahhh...he ran into my son and showed disregard for fan safety!!
Pussification of America example 792786766
I knew someone would bitch about that right away. Kid is obviously a puss.
i cant believe its even a small story and that he had to apologize...the farging kid didnt even fall down
I can't stop laughing at it, reminds me of this. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVRmXc8PPqk)
That was it? Kid needs to grow a pair.
Boston wins.....1 win away
did anyone watch the laker game last night.....other than chris webber i dont know that ive ever seen a more gutless charmin soft player than pau gasol.....what a POS
Yep.
And Lamar Odom and Andrew Bynum have gone missing too.
Go Rockets.
lakers would have probably been better off without bynum. I think he came back too late in the season and the team had moved on without him. Odom is a bigger punk than gasol imo. I know he has a bad back but dude is consistantly soft. When he does play hard he's a tough match up but he doesn't man up often enough.
I'll take Bynum on the Sixers in a second.
who wouldn't?
I'm really looking forward to crowd reactions once the Magic win
it really doesnt get any better than spoiled, self-righteous boston fans crying because theyre flag team didnt win another championship
The Magic won't win a game against Cleveland.
i'm surprised boston didn't pull this one out. they weren't going to beat cleveland but i figured that they'd be able to get passed orlando. but orlando is probably the best matchup from the east to go against the lebrons so it might be a semi-interesting series even though i don't think they'll pose any serious threat. they'll probably win one of their home games and that's about it.
and the lakers are in trouble. denver is rested and has easily been the 2nd best team in the playoffs. the lakers have looked disoriented and worn out and i don't know who they are going to throw at carmelo to try and slow him down.
Charles: "I'm gonna say it now....the Orlando Magic will beat the Cleveland Cavaliers."
C-Webb: "In basketball...?"
Charles needs to keep working on his golf swing and stop working on his predictions
I think Orlando is the most vanilla squad in the playoffs, and the Cavs are easily the most dominant. If you really watch the Magic play by play you can see how open they leave the half court on the defensive end. Nobody collapses except for Howard here and there....field day for Lebron
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 18, 2009, 12:13:13 AM
Charles: "I'm gonna say it now....the Orlando Magic will beat the Cleveland Cavaliers."
C-Webb: "In basketball...?"
:-D
lol @ boston
more people watched the red sox home opener than celts/magic game 7 or even bruins/canes game 7.
I loved seeing the dejected looks on those fans faces.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 18, 2009, 04:00:46 PM
I loved seeing the dejected looks on those fans faces.
The Sox, Patriots, Bruins, and Celtics didn't even make the finals this past year. Slackers.
A couple of things... Orlando beat the Cavs 2-1 in the season series including an embarrassing 29 point blow out a few weeks ago. If Orlando plays the sort of defense they're capable of playing then they have a real shot at beating the Lebrons.
Reality is the NBA wants Lebron in the Finals more than the NHL wants Crosby there so the Magic have zero chance against them. And by "them" I mean Stern and his whores.
Cavs in four.
i love the david stern fixes games things
if this was true how in the farg are the knicks so bad and why have the #1 team in the nba been irrelevant for a decade?
lebron is obviously a massive upgrade over a meaningless team like orlando, but his draw isnt really that big. its not like tiger vs. non tiger golf stuff. the nba would rather see boston/la again.
haha..david stern fixes games...christ what year is this?
The NBA would much rather have its biggest star playing golf during the Finals.
obviously, the nba would "want" it's biggest franchises (la/bos/ny) making finals appearances. it only makes sense that they would want that. it's good for business. but they don't fix their games to get those match ups and any suggestion that they do is hilarious.
They should probably start with fixing the sport so that it is interesting again.
Actually, that's not fair. The NBA is finally starting to move away from the one-man-show, single-star, thug-life nonsense that has driven it into the ditch over the past 15 years or so, but I'm still going to mock it so just shut up.
Tonight's the draft lottery. What's the odds Oklahoma City wins it so they get Griffin?
I think they are somwhere around 11%
Blake Griffin's going to Los Angeles.
The douchebag on ESPN just used the term "Clipper Nation" and they did a 15 second interview with Griffin. He looked thrilled.
I really thought OKC had it when they jumped into the top 3
The Clippers will find a way to farg it up. Donald Sterling is the worst owner in the history of sports.
wow Orlando just stole game 1
yeah they did. lebron was sick though. that 3/4 length shot he hit was rediculous.
Needless to say I was stunned at the conclusion of that game. I didn't think the Magic would win a game much less one in Cleveland. If they were going to steal one, though, Game 1 was the one after the Cavs' long layoff.
I still think Cleveland wins the series and rather easily. Cavs in five.
yeah, i hadn't really given any thought to the fact that cleveland had such a long layoff. even with lebron, it still doesn't feel right saying that cleveland has the best team in the east and has been cruising through the playoffs. it's like calling mds a ladies man.
Amazing shot by LeBron. :o :o
Did any of y'all see what Mo Williams said to him as they were coming outta the timeout? "Don't farg it up; I'm coming to you".
Another stunner. How does Van Douchebag not have all five guys on LeBron? Idiot.
lebron is sick. period. but players like him, kobe and garnett are the only reason why there's still an argument for kids being allowed to go straight from high school to the nba. unfortunately though, the are only 3 out of maybe 100 over the last 12 or 13 years that have made the jump successfully.
but what's up with cleveland blowing a 23 point lead though? they really need to tighten back up on defense.
Sports Anchor reacts to LeBron's GW shot (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtcFwKt8wuU&feature=player_embedded)
Quote from: Rome on May 23, 2009, 06:41:48 AM
Another stunner. How does Van Douchebag not have all five guys on LeBron? Idiot.
Well they were down by 2 not 3 so the first priority on D was to prevent a lob pass to Lebron or a wide open shot closer to the rim for the other guys.
They did that. Turkeyglew actually did a good job of ball denial for a easier shot, Lebron slight pushed off of him, and went for a impossible 3 pointer. Can not really fault the D there.
He hits that shot maybe 20 times out of a 100, so yeah, I can't really fault the logic. I would have had two guys on James, though. That part at least for me is a no-brainer.
Another amazing game. Mo's guarantee = FAIL and Cleveland is in trouble again....
LeBron is the only one who's left Atlanta at this point...
the NBA could really use an Orlando Magic/ Denver Nuggets showdown in the Finals to boost their popularity and ratings
Maybe if LeBron wouldn't commit dumbass turnovers in the waning seconds, or hit his FT's...or if Cleveland could find some semblance of defense they wouldn't be facing a huge hole and an NBA ratings nightmare.
I am rooting for LeBron and Cleveland, but goddamn they've been playing stupid.
cleveland is losing because its lebron and a bunch of garbage....its a tribute to his greatness that hes gotten that joke of a team to two conf and one nba finals....the sixers played the magic much better than cleveland has
team. basketball.
the scary thing though is that lebron is good enough to put the cavs on his back for 3 straight. he did it against detroit in the conf finals a few years ago. but yeah, the cavs team as a whole is not built well for the playoffs, especially against a team that has a strong big man like howard.
which is exactly the reason why Lebron cant carry this team for 3 straight on his back this time because Detroit didnt have a big man like Howard
I really thought this series was going to be a field day for Lebron because of the Magics defense, but the Magic drastically changed their defensive style since the beginning of the series. There are also major mismatches every time down the floor when the Magic have the ball as well.
Ilguaskas is absolutely atrocious and cant even put a hand in the face of Howard whick kills the Cavs alone, and I mean just having Hedo at the top of the key handling the ball with any Cavs guards on him is enough of a mismatch to lose.
it has been a field day for lebron....problem is there isnt a single player on the rest of the roster that would start on any of the remaining teams
Cleveland made the finals? Where the hell was I? Against the Spurs?
Wow...I don't even remember that. Shows how much I really cared. Here all along I was thinking he might make his 1st NBA finals.
It goes the same for Superbowls for me. I don't watch unless the Eagles are playing in it with the exception of this past one.
i watched spurs cavs and dont remember it...its up there for the most insignificant non hockey pro sports final ever
Quote from: reese125 on May 27, 2009, 10:36:17 AM
the NBA could really use an Orlando Magic/ Denver Nuggets showdown in the Finals to boost their popularity and ratings
They'd have Howard versus Melo in that series, so it really wouldn't be awful. No doubt that the thought of Kobe versus Lebron had network Jews in New York praying to Satan.
yes Rome it would be awful for ratings
you dont set your dvr or stop flicking your remote to see Howard jump really high for his 15th rebound unless you live in Orlando, nor does Melo bring any kind of draw unless hes playing against another scoring machine opposite him
Im big into the nba and I might only catch a glimpse of that matchup (though it wont happen anyway) just to see basketball in general and shut it off
lol @ howard vs melo
it would be a nightmare for anyone who isnt a hardcore nba fan
duncan vs lebron was awful
gay ass superman vs no snitch would be a trainwreck
they have a lot of momentum going in, but yea, it would be brutal
the ot game from tues night hit 10 mil which is the most watched game since game 7 2002 west finals lakers/kings. thats more than any lcs game from 08. so basically, like mlb, the right matchup (kobe, lebron, red sox, cubs, yanks) can mean good numbers.
the problem with the nba and mlb is they both have 2 or 3 teams that are marketable and the rest are useless
Im really trying my best to hold back here bud...
Im racking my brain trying to figure out how Cleveland had even close to the best record in the nba this year
Ive seen half court pick up games down off Lombard St better than this shtein
god I hope the Magic win the championship...not that Orlando deserves a title, but I can't stand the Lakers and their fake ass fans. They're neck n neck with the Celtics as far as teams I hate.
pau gasol is a fraud of epic porportions but he actually might be the difference in this series...id use him in a lot of sets without bynum on the floor to try and get howard away from the baskett
That was the supposed plan with Ilgauskas, but it didn't work out that way.
Gotta go with Orlando though...farg LA.
Orlando in 6
please?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 31, 2009, 12:22:52 AM
That was the supposed plan with Ilgauskas, but it didn't work out that way.
Gotta go with Orlando though...farg LA.
z was cooked two years ago and even at his best didnt have the skills of a gasol
I went to the game last night. Amazing win. Howard was unstoppable and I can't believe they didn't hack the shtein out of him more. And Lebron is a Hoyda flag for not giving it up to the Magic after the game. Spoiled little funhole.
Quote from: Rome on May 17, 2009, 11:32:56 PM
The Magic won't win a game against Cleveland.
Good call.
They definitely won't win one against L.A.
;)
I damn sure hope not. ;)
i have been doing some serious research over the last few weeks and have finally come to a conclusion:
Lamar Odom is an anagram for DOOM ALARM.
There might be some heads in here who havent seen much of Ricky Rubio, this years most likely 2nd pick in the draft.
If you dont know who he is, I think this is the best 7 minute highlight you'll probably find of what he has the potential to do in the nba. Its not jump out of the arena, raining shots left and right, but the fact that he is so young and has this kind of vision with precise passing is scary. The way he moves and finishes around the basket, in transition specifically, mimics that of Steve Nash.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQvpwR8-Pck&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQvpwR8-Pck&feature=related)
I'm glad the Sixers don't have the 2nd pick because he's gonna be a huge bust. Even if he does eventually develop he's a project player that's gonna take 3-4 to transition to the NBA...and I don't care what he did against NBA players because there's a huge difference in style of play and game.
wow
at 18 yrs old SD, thats fine to a gm if he needs a couple years to fully feel the game. What do you think some high school cats did when they jumped to the pros... make the all-star team first year?
no way hes a bust...hes probably not steve nash but at worst hes jose calderon
there have been rumblings about the Sixers trying to move up to that pick to take him. i want it to happen just to ruin SD's day.
Quote from: SunMo on June 03, 2009, 08:55:01 AM
there have been rumblings about the Sixers trying to move up to that pick to take him. i want it to happen just to ruin SD's day.
be even better if they traded thad for it
I think the rumblings that are going on, more situational than anything, is the #17 and Speights for Rubio because of the log jam at PF, and the need for inside help for Memphis
problem is the sixers arent overly concerned about a pure pg at this point from what Im reading and according to Jordans plans with this princeton offense. hes already said you dont need a pure pg to run it. they might be more interested in a combo guard that can come off the high pick and roll and hit a jumper through the MLE
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 03, 2009, 08:57:45 AM
Quote from: SunMo on June 03, 2009, 08:55:01 AM
there have been rumblings about the Sixers trying to move up to that pick to take him. i want it to happen just to ruin SD's day.
be even better if they traded thad for it
lol
you laugh, but one of those heads have to go
it makes no sense at all to have both Iggy and Thad on the floor at the same time, who play the same position and need starter minutes...and I already know your answer
Quote from: reese125 on June 03, 2009, 09:36:18 AM
you laugh, but one of those heads have to go
it makes no sense at all to have both Iggy and Thad on the floor at the same time, who both need starter minutes
shut up douchebag
shut your farging chubby lips up
you'll hear me, like it and learn something in the process
Speights could be trade bait. Hate to see him go but he's expendable with Brand coming back. In a perfect world they move Brands salary. Sucks Jason Smith has little value because I thought he played well his first season, no one is going to take him coming back from that injury.
In reality I doubt anything happens and they wind up with Lawson, who I'd be fine with.
anyone and everyone can go for the right player and rubio would be that guy (or any potentially great pg)...id easily trade iguodala or thad for him
no one wants igoudala.
yep nobody. he sucks.
tv show thread that way -> -> -> -> -> -> ->
name 1 team that will take his overpaid, overrated ass and the full contract and ill go back to ignoring you.
and you should of continued. stop asking me questions...you know tv ratings thats it..be proud
Quote from: MDS on June 03, 2009, 11:04:43 AM
name 1 team that will take his overpaid, overrated ass and the full contract and ill go back to ignoring you.
they could trade iguodala in the next 60 minutes if they wanted to
k
basically all im asking for a team, any team, that would want igy for full price. im sure theyre lined up around the block for a 3 guard with no jump shot and an ego so big he dances around on the court like hes an all star or something when he hits a ridiculous looking step back prayer of a jumper to win game 1 of a first round playoff series.
please shut up and take flappy lip with you.
didnt you say you were 35 or something
lol so you want specific names of teams that would be interested in a hypothetical trade for a playerr who isnt even on the block otherwise its not possible it could happen
if stefanski announced this afternoon that iguodala was available there would be minimum 8 teams that would immediately call
Quote from: reese125 on June 03, 2009, 09:36:18 AM
you laugh, but one of those heads have to go
it makes no sense at all to have both Iggy and Thad on the floor at the same time, who play the same position and need starter minutes...and I already know your answer
How'd the Sixers do down the stretch without Thad? Horrid, they were playing like one of the worst teams in the league. No one is gonna take Igy's contract, the time to trade him was last offseason before he signed that ridiculous deal. You don't pay 3's that kind of dough unless they're in the Lebron category. At this point you make room for both players, try to work Brand into the mix, and do your best to add guards.
the other AI did have some cool glasses on though for the Jordan press conference
i dont know why people think iguodalas contract is so high
its 5 yrs 65 mil....for a player of his caliber that isnt crazy and easily would be take on by many teams...rashard lewis for example has 4 years/80 mil and hes not as good a player as iguodala...antawn jamison 3 yrs/40 mil ect...
people always over analyze/criticize their own players without looking around the league...i do it myself...sometimes it hard to get outside the bubble of your own team
but belee dis...andre would move with the quickness if the sixers made him available
QuoteAn academic study of NBA officiating found little to no evidence that referees favor teams from large media markets in the playoffs, a favorite conspiracy theory of skeptical fans.
But the same study found that NBA referees tend to favor home teams, teams trailing in a game and teams trailing in a playoff series.
....
The researchers found that each type of favoritism -- home, trailing in a game and trailing in a series -- resulted in a 5 to 10 percent advantage in "discretionary" turnovers, or ones over which referees have the most influence. The researchers do not attempt to explain what the percentages could mean in actual wins and losses.
Link. (http://www.oregonlive.com/nba/index.ssf/2009/06/professors_nba_officating_stud.html) The NBA is pissed about it. Joel Litvin, the NBA's president of league and basketball operations, basically said the results are impossible because NBA referees are above human infallibility.
QuoteLitvin responded that NBA officials are the best in the world, reaching the league through superior skill and imperviousness to criticism.
"I do believe, and I think it's the case," Litvin said, "that these people are, in fact, immune to the things that you and I would say are just human nature."
What a waste of time.
STAPLES Center gets the 2011 All-Star game again. They just had it 5 years ago...
I hate all all-star games...but I may be interested in going to that one.
Quote from: BigEd76 on June 07, 2009, 02:39:57 PM
STAPLES Center gets the 2011 All-Star game again. They just had it 5 years ago...
jesus ed you want the game in oklahoma city? events like that (super bowl too) should rotate among three or four cities that people want to go to. aint no one want to hit up detroit or minneapolis or farging st louis for all star game.
la, new orleans, dallas, ny, miami, chicago and maybe philly. that it, thats the list.
dallas? DALLAS? who the fargk wants to go there?
Apparently MDS does.
MDS loves him some cow tipping.
dallas be hoppin yo
aint my thing to do but the nba all star game is the black superbowl. it needs a good black party scene to be on the proper. dallas has this. as does atlanta, but atlanta sucks sloppy icehole.
lol...you equate texas and black people together
jesus
phoenix >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dallas when it comes to an all star game...add orlando in there as well....half tghe player in the league live in the area anyway
26% chocolate plus the giant stadium thats all you need to know
no
ill even go san antonio over dallas
superbowl yes....basketball no
super bowl = miami, san diego and new orleans only. i would justify la even though they dont have a team and nyc because its nyc and despite the cold weather but the nfl wont. thats it, thats the list.
How about Boston? They haven't hosted it since 1964. Give them one before putting it in LA that soon, that's all. Even Chicago hasn't had one at the new stadium yet...
boston should be tossed into the atlantic much less get some sort of all star game...in fact other than MA i cant think of a city that less deserves an all star game
Portland
Memphis
Toronto
Milwaukee
Indiana
Sacramento
Quote from: BigEd76 on June 07, 2009, 11:50:11 PM
Portland
Memphis
Toronto
Milwaukee
Indiana
Sacramento
You're crazy. Toronto is one of the top party cities in North America. Other than that... your list is MONEY!
lol easy you need to bounce from bucks county homie
Quote from: EagleFeva on June 08, 2009, 05:37:50 AMYou're crazy. Toronto is one of the top party cities in North America.
But it's Canadian, so it doesn't belong in the NBA according to igy standards...
Quote from: EagleFeva on June 08, 2009, 05:37:50 AM
Quote from: BigEd76 on June 07, 2009, 11:50:11 PM
Portland
Memphis
Toronto
Milwaukee
Indiana
Sacramento
You're crazy. Compared to Buffalo Toronto is one of the top party cities in North America. Other than that... your list is MONEY!
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Dwight Howard with another 4th quarter disappearing act in a close game. He has no killer instinct whatsoever.
Another OT game.
i dont understand how you made it this far
so Kobe can win a title without Shaq after all
Jinx attempt?
kobe crosby titles on the same weekend
couldnt figure out for the life of me why Van Gundy put in Jameer Nelson for the final 5 minutes of that game when Alston was a major contributor all game. forget the free throws...nelson and van gundy lost that game
guy just panics as a coach
There has to be political pressure from above regarding Nelson.
First - there's no way I bring him back after the playoffs that Alston has had. Second - it's blindingly evident that Jameer isn't all the way back, so why insert him in there when he's not ready. Third - I generally agree with the premise that VanGundy is a clown.
The Magic should without a doubt be up 3-1 in this series if not for his blundering. Of course, he's coaching against the GOAT in Phil Jackson, so it really shouldn't be a surprise that the series ended up this way.
Quote from: BigEd76 on June 12, 2009, 01:19:04 AM
so Kobe can win a title without Shaq after all
i'll be happy for kobe once they finally close this out because it will finally get the "monkey" off his back of not winning a title without shaq. like him or hate him, dude is one of the all time greatest and he's been unfairly scruntinized for not winning a title without shaq. it's rediculous actually because other than jordan's bulls, damn near every other team in league history had a big man as the centerpiece to their title runs. maybe you could throw the pistons in there because ben wallace isn't really a true center, nor was he an offensively skilled player, but that pistons team didn't have any standout stars.
Quote from: Rome on June 12, 2009, 09:43:24 AM
There has to be political pressure from above regarding Nelson.
First - there's no way I bring him back after the playoffs that Alston has had. Second - it's blindingly evident that Jameer isn't all the way back, so why insert him in there when he's not ready. Third - I generally agree with the premise that VanGundy is a clown.
The Magic should without a doubt be up 3-1 in this series if not for his blundering. Of course, he's coaching against the GOAT in Phil Jackson, so it really shouldn't be a surprise that the series ended up this way.
theres no political pressure from above...its a simple decision that was made by Ron Jeremy to put his all-star in to finish a critical game because thats what youre supposed to do?
the ironic thing about it is he was on on the podium 2 games ago apologizing for Nelson being in there. I mean, how do you have a foul to give with 11 secs left and not a) foul Fisher when he crosses half court off the inbound b) be up in the face of one the Lakers best 3 pt shooters
I have to believe the only thing Van Gundy emphasized in the huddle was whatever you do dont foul the 3 pt shooter because no way Nelson goes out there 3 seconds later after the timeout and does not foul. Cmon. Both Van Gundys blow.
Nelson played great down the stretch aside from guarding Fisher on the final shot. Alston wouldn't have made a difference on that play either, because he's one of the worst defensive PGs you'll ever see. The final play was on SVG.
what?
nelson didnt do shtein down the stretch besides give out like 2 assists in 18 minutes and was a major liability on defense against the high screen. dude was sluggish as hell in every facet of the game
and youre right- I cant see how a taller defender in Alston would of made a difference against fisher on that shot--not at all
retard overload
what do think the chances are of you getting out of your pj's and co-signed rented apartment tonight and at least trying to get some pusy at the owls nest or draught horse? or are your plans once again to post drunk to igy?
Quote from: reese125 on June 12, 2009, 03:58:12 PM
what?
nelson didnt do shtein down the stretch besides give out like 2 assists in 18 minutes and was a major liability on defense against the high screen. dude was sluggish as hell in every facet of the game
and youre right- I cant see how a taller defender in Alston would of made a difference against fisher on that shot--not at all
The Magic went on a run with him in the game and took a nice lead.
Alston is a worse defender than Jameer and it isn't even close really. Height only makes a difference if you are right in the man's face. Alston would've been so far off Fisher that Fisher that it wouldn't have mattered. He's one of the worst defenders in the NBA.
If you put Alston in for defensive purposes ever, then you are just a bad coach.
Quote from: MDS on June 12, 2009, 04:03:09 PM
retard overload
how awesome is it when those two go toe to toe
its like a mirror of retardation going back and forth
oh and reese i dont live at temple no more so gotta update those hilarious insults
At least IGY gives his take on things from time to time. MDS literally brings nothing to the table. I don't think I've ever seen you give your real opinion on anything. You'll just drop a one liner from time to time that you probably think is witty or clever and they never are.
Probably because if you actually get into a real debate with facts you'd just get exposed for knowing nothing about sports. I'll debate any topic on the NBA with you any time you want. I'm in the mood for mopping someone up nice and easy.
lol god now reese and cole are teaming up. this is great. bring it on you farging morons.
It would help if you actually stated what you disagree with. If you just go into a debate and start calling people idiots without explaining why, that is just an easy way to avoid having to debate yourself.
False bravado I presume.
between you reese and munson i really need no more entertainment
That's because you lead a sad and horrifying life. Get out more.
classic the third stooge chimes in...munson reece and cole all together...this is like that only picture ever of mlk and malcolm x together
the latter 2 got shot. let's hope the first 3 follow their lead.
ha
Yeah, I guess saying something when some jewfagdouche idiot brings my name up really means something.
Or you should go kill yourself.
Definitely one of those two.
you are one of the top 10 dumbest people i have ever farging seen
Chris Broussard of ESPN reporting trade between Phoenix and Cavs heating up
Shaq for Ben Wallace and Sasha Pavolic
cleveland needs to do something to strengthen their interior. they could also use some help at pg too imo. mo williams all but disappeared in the conf finals. he's old, but it might not be a bad idea for them to make a run at jason kidd.....even if it's just to back williams up. the cavs really don't have any veteran leadership on their roster so if they're able to pull of a trade for shaq and then add a veteran at the point, it might make them scary good......for 1 year.
I thought Shaq had some kind of clause in his contract that prevents trades to any city that experiences winter.
so shaq will love it in cleveland when lebron is in new york
lebron = mcnabb
if cleveland goes out and gets him a solid supporting cast that can play tough in the postseason, then i think he'll stay.
Both Shaq and LeBron are FAs after next season
Sidney and Kobe winning titles on back-to-back nights. Fun.
The biggest icehole in sports wins a title and then a convicted rapist wins the next night.
Awesome.
Shaq on Twitter:
QuoteCongratualtions kobe, u deserve it. You played great . Enjoy it my man enjoy it. And I know what yur sayin rt now "Shaq how my ass taste "
ha
One of the greatest things to happen as a result of the championship was the Lakers commercial basically asking Lakers fans not to riot.
Nice job Lakers. Gasol grew a pair this series. Howard got shut down this series.
Next! ;D
Quote from: Rome on June 14, 2009, 10:51:03 PM
The biggest icehole in sports wins a title and then a convicted rapist wins the next night.
Awesome.
who is the convicted rapist?
glad to see kobe get one on his own to quiet the critics. of course, they'll probably say that he couldn't have done it without gasol or something just as stupid.
Quote from: hbionic on June 14, 2009, 11:52:04 PM
One of the greatest things to happen as a result of the championship was the Lakers commercial basically asking Lakers fans not to riot.
fail (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2009/news/story?id=4259076)
They should have been shot.
Richard Jefferson to the Spurs for Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas and Fabricio Oberto
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celts trying to unload rondo to everybody...what the hell did he do?
Quote from: hunt on June 24, 2009, 12:01:33 PM
celts trying to unload rondo to everybody...what the hell did he do?
broke one of larry bird's playoff records.
blazers trade 24, 56, and a 2nd next year for 22. what the farg. two spots?
Supposedly an Israeli guy the Blazers want was going to be taken #23 by Sacramento
Another trade just announced:
To Atlanta = Jamal Crawford
To Golden State = Speedy Claxton (again) and Acie Law
Quote from: hunt on June 24, 2009, 12:01:33 PM
celts trying to unload rondo to everybody...what the hell did he do?
ESPN's Chad Ford has heard that Doc Rivers finds Rajon Rondo "stubborn" and "impossible to coach", and Celtics GM Danny Ainge revealed on Wednesday that Rondo was fined for being late to a home playoff game last season.
Also, Ainge said bluntly, "[Rondo's] presence hurt us in winning right now because [against Orlando in the playoffs] his man went and doubled onto Ray [Allen] and Paul [Pierce] and made it difficult for us."
They are trying to unload him before he becomes an unrestricted free agent next summer
celtics dont win a playoff series this year without rondo
17 and lou williams make it happen
1. I didn't realize that Speedy Claxton was still in the NBA. Has he ever done anything worthy enough to earn a thousand bucks let alone the few mill he's jacked?
2. Would Boston deal Rondo to PHL? I'd love to have him here. I think we'd see Havas on SportsNight leg humping him at the foul line.
The rumored Shaq-to-Cleveland-for-Wallace/Pavlovic deal appears to be done, but there's some confusion over whether Phoenix is also getting a 1st or a 2nd....
2nd rounder (46)
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 24, 2009, 10:06:07 PM
2. Would Boston deal Rondo to PHL?
yeah thats a good point...probably not
Some Knicks rumors for Feva:
-- Q-Rich to Memphis for Darko
-- if he doesn't re-sign with Dallas, the Knicks want to talk to Kidd
-- the Wolves didn't sell #28 to the Knicks for $3M (yet)
...and some other rumors:
-- Stoudemire and Barbosa to the Rockets for McGrady, Aaron Brooks and Carl Landry
-- TJ Ford is available
-- Minnesota wants Tyreke
-- Sacramento offered #23 and #31 to Detroit for #15
-- OKC's #25 might be available for trade or purchase
That is a big piece (literally) for Cleveland to add, they still are in some desperate need of perimeter defense though.
The Lakers sold #29 to the Knicks for $3M
courtney lee and rafer alston for vince carter. damn.
dont forget tony battie or as the update guy on wip said earlier tony batty
lol at the Pacers taking Hansbrough at 13...I had him going in the 20's
100% chance Minnesota keeps all 3 pg's
ha....the Bulls' second pick (Taj Gibson) is 4 days younger than Darko Milicic (now officially a Knick)....
dionte was supposed to go to memphis but they just they shooter in q rich. where he gonna drop now i dont know just another brotha from the hood done in by the white man am i right easy?
Quote from: MDS on June 25, 2009, 10:42:40 PM
dionte was supposed to go to memphis but they just they shooter in q rich. where he gonna drop now i dont know just another brotha from the hood done in by the white man am i right easy?
^^has a degree in journalism^^
college is a farging joke.
hate the game, not the player
We should be mocking you for your inability to communicate as a normal adult in general, not the arbitrary topics you studied in college.
say that to my face you Hoyda bostonian jew
I believe that I have, but will happily do it again next time we see each other.
Christmas goes undrafted. Sign him up
kevin love twitters from last night:
you can always tell when stern is going to call a foreign players name cause he looks at the card like WTF???
wow....TYLER....good for him, who would have though (besides carolina fans)
haha you are all funny....lets keep getting point guards and stacking it up in the backcourt (kidding)
what are we doing???omg we better trade....what are we doing??? i dont even know
i cant believe you acknowledge the existence of twitter
honestly i dont know what twitter is but k love is jokes
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 26, 2009, 11:42:09 AM
honestly i dont know what twitter is
see thats the igy i know
all jew team
owner- mark cuban
coach- larry brown
asst coach- herb brown
asst coach- lawrence frank
asst coach- ron rothstein
pg jordan farmar
sg tamir goodman aka the jewish jordan
sf omri casspi
pf david bluthenthal
c lior eliyahu
bench- john scheyer
bench- amit tamir
bench- yotim halperin
Vinsanity is coming home to Orlando. I drove past the new arena they're building and they already had a sign on it saying, "Welcome Home, Vince!"
LOL - what a farging cow town.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 26, 2009, 09:30:17 AM
kevin love twitters from last night:
you can always tell when stern is going to call a foreign players name cause he looks at the card like WTF???
wow....TYLER....good for him, who would have though (besides carolina fans)
haha you are all funny....lets keep getting point guards and stacking it up in the backcourt (kidding)
what are we doing???omg we better trade....what are we doing??? i dont even know
There has been a 'we' sighting. I love we.
Quote from: Rome on June 26, 2009, 01:55:35 PM
Vinsanity is coming home to Orlando. I drove past the new arena they're building and they already had a sign on it saying, "Welcome Home, Vince!"
LOL - what a farging cow town.
Im jealous. 4 all-stars in any starting line-up is ridiculous (actually 3 because Rashard Lewis is no all-star) and they are easily the favorites in the east
same with the west and the Spurs...Parker, Ginobli, Jefferson and Duncan..damn.
love's latest tweet, or whatever that stupid shtein is called, says rubio is staying in spain.
Bill Simmons--guys a trip....think he likes Rubio?
Holliday?--not so much
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/090625 (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/090625)
a guy a play softball with in a beer league claims to be holliday's cousin.
black people have 40+ "cousins" a piece...its very possible
As the NBA draft approached, the grim truth about Yao Ming's(notes) broken left foot hung like an anvil over the Houston Rockets. The fear isn't that he's just lost for next season, but longer.
The Rockets and Yao's reps are frightened over his future, and the concern is the most base of all: Does Yao Ming ever play again?
"The realization has hit them that this is grave," one NBA general manager said.
For now, the Rockets have privately told league peers it could be a full season before Yao might be able to return to basketball. Multiple league executives, officials close to Yao and two doctors with knowledge of the diagnoses are describing a troubling re-fracture of his navicular bone. Three pins were inserted a year ago, but the foot cracked in the playoffs and isn't healing.
Genetic freaks almost never have health issues.
After the draft and right before FA, the Pistons fired Curry after 1 season
then they sign both Ben Gordon and Charlie Villaneuva
Gordon will receive a five-year, $55 million deal
Villanueva gets a five-year deal for $40 million
They should have waited till next year
Artest to sign with the Lakers--ha--"if you cant beat them..."
http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=13166 (http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=13166)
can't say i saw that coming at all.
dynasty.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on July 01, 2009, 08:51:39 PM
They should have waited till next year
exactly
what the farg are they doing?
pacers signed dahntay jones and while i was reading about it i happened to take a look at their roster
most hilarious ever....is bird trying to throw this season and draft some top 3 white guy next summer?
travis diener
mike dunleavy
tyler hansbrough
troy murphy
jeff foster
roy hibbert
josh mcroberts
aj price
dahntay jones
Iverson in serious talks with the Clippers. :-D
ha....7 white guys on one NBA team....that's awful. Next year's lottery pick: Cole Aldrich
ha-aint this a bitch
http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/9810096/Spurs-forward-dumps-fiancee-on-eve-of-wedding (http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/9810096/Spurs-forward-dumps-fiancee-on-eve-of-wedding)
Quote
"She just wants to keep this as quiet as possible and move on. She's doing just fine," a Nichols family insider said.
ummm...too late kiddo
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most pathetic thing ever?
The Nets are offering a 10-game ticket plan that includes games against some of the top teams in the NBA and a promotional giveaway that features some of the game's top stars. Fans who buy two of the 10-game plans get five Nets jerseys, each of them reversible...and guess what's on the other side of that Nets logo?
The jerseys reverse to feature the names and numbers of the league's top opposing players, so a geographically displaced Lakers fan can turn the Nets jersey inside out and it becomes a Kobe Bryant jersey.
Fans get a collection of reversible jerseys with the uniforms of LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Dwyane Wade and Howard on one side and the jersey of the Nets' player that will match up against the visiting star on the other.
That's what happens when nobody can name more than 2 players on your team
change the name to the Brooklyn Nets or Ballers like planned and they'll be just fine
the "Ballers" was never planned.
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 18, 2009, 01:57:57 PM
most pathetic thing ever?
The Nets are offering a 10-game ticket plan that includes games against some of the top teams in the NBA and a promotional giveaway that features some of the game's top stars. Fans who buy two of the 10-game plans get five Nets jerseys, each of them reversible...and guess what's on the other side of that Nets logo?
The jerseys reverse to feature the names and numbers of the league's top opposing players, so a geographically displaced Lakers fan can turn the Nets jersey inside out and it becomes a Kobe Bryant jersey.
Fans get a collection of reversible jerseys with the uniforms of LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Dwyane Wade and Howard on one side and the jersey of the Nets' player that will match up against the visiting star on the other.
Quite possibly.
That is horrible.
Quote from: Die-Hard on August 18, 2009, 03:10:32 PM
the "Ballers" was never planned.
by the other owners opposite Jay-Z correct, but if it was up to Jay-Z he wants to change the name to Ballers
You're wrong - fact. The only name that was ever considered internally was "Knights".
its even on Wikipedia kid-
One of the members of the ownership group is rap mogul and Brooklyn native Jay-Z. The team would be renamed Brooklyn Nets (current working title), "New York Nets," or have a new name attached to its Brooklyn location. Jay-Z expressed interest in renaming the team the "Brooklyn Ballers". If they move they might change the colors of their logo to black, red and yellow.[citation needed]
See where it says citation needed?
gotcha
so, once again reese is going to argue a point with one of the people on this board that have actual first hand knowledge on the subject?
youre lost in the sauce son...die-hard and i already spoke
plus what part of gotcha dont you understand?
i had trouble understanding the previous 3 posts of you trying to convince him something he knew for a fact was false
only three posts is a record for reece
Quote from: SunMo on August 18, 2009, 08:05:51 PM
i had trouble understanding the previous 3 posts of you trying to convince him something he knew for a fact was false
thats right... because both of his responses reflected so well that he worked for the Nets
gotcha.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK845-ivNto
johnny cakes why are you even trying to talk to reese/cole
i just wanted to understand him, walk a mile in his shoes...but i got ascared
aawesome
new Blazers alt $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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WTF?
those are off the charts
please tell me you mean off the charts awful
off the charts good. how are those things not cake
they look like an arena football jersey
they arent tank top
the numbers are outlined in six different colors
block coloring on the side of jerseys was awful when oregon started it 10 years ago
the wavy neckline is gayer than jm j bullock
f that-- those jersey are fat as shtein.... not to mention any uniform that is red and black and white gets the nod
Haha. JerseyRomes.
if you are under 25 and you grew up with garbage like that in sports then i can see possibly liking it
but if youre from the days of classic jerseys crap like that should make you wanna cry...and if it doesnt you cant be trusted
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 19, 2009, 12:21:42 PM
they look like an arena football jersey
they arent tank top
the numbers are outlined in six different colors
block coloring on the side of jerseys was awful when oregon started it 10 years ago
the wavy neckline is gayer than jm j bullock
what about the "rip city"? That's like the Pistons having jerseys with "Motown" on them...
fashion tips straight from frankford and cottman LISTEN UP
ive never heard of rip city so it means nothing to me but if its the equivalent to motown i suppose thats ok....but would you really want brotherly love on the front of the sixers jersey
im a huge proponent of having the city on the front
phillie jerseys would be so much cooler if they had 'philadelphia' on the front...and its a big reason why these are currently the best jerseys in all of pro sports
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the sixers nor any sports team would ever have the words brotherly or love on them because it sounds like you want to hug your opponent
Rip city at least sounds cool/decent enough to put on a sports jersey
Who cares this much anyway-you 2 moving to portland I hope?
i dont care at all...its not my team thats gonna look like they are wearing a summer league jersey...im just saying they are horrible
I agree with having the city name on the front.
Although I dig the O's roadies, I still think the Tigers homes are the best in baseball.
grey uniforms are so farging key....its hard to mess them up and they are infintely better than white
its the main reason the eagles buddy era jerseys were so butter...those grey pants were amazing
The Angels messed them up when they had pinstripes on them. I think a few teams (Reds?) used to sport roadies with stripes and it was awful
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 19, 2009, 01:18:30 PM
ive never heard of rip city so it means nothing to me but if its the equivalent to motown i suppose thats ok....but would you really want brotherly love on the front of the sixers jersey
they'd put "illadelph" on them
IN
ha....Nate Robinson got arrested for driving with a suspended license (5th suspension in 14 months), then tweeted during the processing
"God Chose Memphis as the place that I will continue my career."
done deal for AI....1/$3.5M
Or it could be that no one else offered him a contract.
Ron Artest used his twitter account to contact the fan in detroit that threw a beer at him a few years ago and wants to make nice with him so they can talk to inner city kids together - presumably about how terrible it to waste beer like that.
ha....the Memphis media is already criticizing the signing (http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/sep/09/geoff-calkins-iverson-signing-nobody-will-be-able-/)
There's media in Memphis?
I have a buddy who works for the Grizz...this is the biggest day for the franchise since they moved from Couver.
ewwwww
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Quote from: Die-Hard on September 10, 2009, 10:00:51 AM
I have a buddy who works for the Grizz...this is the biggest day for the franchise since they moved from Couver.
nothing big ever happened in vancouver either, so this is basically the biggest day in the franchise's history.
QuoteUPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Cleveland Cavaliers guard Delonte West was arrested Thursday after officers pulled him over for speeding on a motorcycle while carrying two loaded handguns and a loaded shotgun in a guitar case.
Prince George's County police spokeswoman Sgt. Michelle Reedy said Friday the Cleveland Cavaliers player was arrested about 10 p.m. Thursday.
Reedy said West was riding a Can-Am Spyder motorcycle north on the Capital Beltway in Upper Marlboro when he cut off an officer, who pulled him over.
Police said a handgun was found in his pocket, another in his pant leg and a shotgun in a guitar case strapped to his back.
Reedy said West ``was very cooperative, there were no issues'' during the incident.
The 26-year-old West, who lives in Brandywine, was charged with speeding and weapons counts. It is illegal to carry concealed weapons and to transport loaded guns in Maryland, according to police. Reedy said West was released on his own recognizance early Friday.
Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry said the team was monitoring the situation.
``We have been in communication with Delonte and his family,'' Ferry said in a statement. ``We are gathering more information and will not have further comment until the appropriate time.''
Online court records did not list an attorney for West.
Last year, West left the Cavaliers' training camp to seek treatment for depression and a ``mood disorder'' he said he has battled his entire life. At the time, he said he was taking medication and attending therapy sessions. West said his mood problems date to his childhood.
West has said his mood swings seem to be most erratic when his life seems to be in order.
Damn, delonte. That's farged up.
Did anyone read this article?
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=reilly_rick&id=4477759
Rick Reilly is a self important dickhead whose writing is downright awful. I've also read how he big times his way into events he's not covering. There was a rumor going around that he took his plastic bimbo girlfriend to the Kentucky Derby and sat in the press box despite not working the event
Quote from: PhillyGirl on September 18, 2009, 09:08:21 PM
Did anyone read this article?
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=reilly_rick&id=4477759
yep. didn't like it but at the same time, can't really say i disagree some of it. jordan's always been the type of person to take anything negative in his life and use it as motivation to crush an opponent. i guess i find it amusing that everyone at espn was all over jordan's ballsack when he was playing but now that they get nothing from him, it's ok to paint him as a bitter, cold hearted man.
he is the goat. leave it at that.
I dont' really care about Reilly. I've read his stuff since he wrote for SI (does he still?).
But I read the speech by MJ. It was horrendous. I thought Reilly was dead on here.
I saw Robert Horry at Bush Intercontinental Airport today.
cant get enough of this guy---always a good read
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmonsnflpicks/part1/091023&sportCat=nba (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmonsnflpicks/part1/091023&sportCat=nba)
25. Elton Brand
Good spot for him: no expectations nationally (he's been written off as an All-Star) or locally (because everyone in Philly shifted their attention to the red-hot Phillies and the annual "should we cut the cord with Donovan McNabb and Andy Reid" discussion, which has become an October ritual up there with Halloween and raking leaves). Big comeback season ahead. And to think, one more good Brand season will get him the record for "most times being overrated and underrated in one career," previously held by the next guy on our list
I was reading that shtein earlier...I dig Simmons too.
Did ya catch the nugget that Andre Miller is coming off the bench in Portland and is already salty?
I think Simmons was speculating there, but it was almost expected. they won 50+ games last year with their starting unit and are getting better
Im going to have to assume Miller is adjusting to the other players and the sets as of now, but it wouldnt surprise me to see him starting mid-season....hes a better playmaker than Blake.
so it looks like michael beasleys rehab went well...
(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tmz.com/media/2009/10/1022_beasley_launch.jpg)
The photos were taken Oct. 10, after the NBA star and a female companion boarded a boat in Miami Beach during the Columbus Day Regatta. We called team officials for an explanation -- due to the fact that Beasley just emerged from a stint in substance-abuse rehab last month -- and boy did they give us one:
TMZ spoke with Miami Heat exec Tim Donovan, who told us it was all part of a "fishing trip arranged by the team ... Michael was not drinking at all ... except for water and purple Gatorade."
Donovan also claims Michael's counselor was with him on the trip and the woman sleeping next to him is just a friend.
So why was Beasley passed out?? Donovan says Beasley was simply tired from practice earlier that day and needed some shut eye.
:-D :-D
All that's missing is Fred Smoot and Bryant McKinnie.
and micheal bennet and the wizzinator
The Clipper Curse continues;
Blake Griffin has a stress fracture in his patella, could miss up to 6 weeks.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 27, 2009, 01:19:31 AM
The Clipper Curse continues;
Blake Griffin has a stress fracture in his patella, could miss up to 6 weeks.
http://www.youtube.com/v/coCo5rIX0Ww&hl=en&fs=1&
lol
brandon jennings had a hell of a debut last night....theres nothing more id love to see than him have a huge rookie year and stick it to the ncaa by showing people you dont have to go to college to make and be successful in the nba
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 31, 2009, 02:42:17 PM
brandon jennings had a hell of a debut last night....theres nothing more id love to see than him have a huge rookie year and stick it to the ncaa by showing people you dont have to go to college to make and be successful in the nba
you don't think darryl dawkins, moses malone, kobe, garnett or lebron have already proven that? the rule isnt there to make those guys go to college as much it's to keep guys high schoolers with legit talent from washing out of the nba 2 or 3 years later. guys like korleone young, johnathon bender, leon smith, desagana diop, ousmanne cisse, ndudi ebi, james lang and 16 of the 18 hs players drafted in 2004-2005 not named dwight howard or andrew bynum.
all told, there's probably about a 10% success rate of high school players who go straight to the nba that last more than 5 years. and it's probably right around 10% who become all star/super stars. the other 80% are in and out of the league in about 3 years and are barely noticable during their tenure.
i don't really understand why anyone has a problem with the nba not wanting players right out of highschool.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on November 02, 2009, 08:31:49 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 31, 2009, 02:42:17 PM
brandon jennings had a hell of a debut last night....theres nothing more id love to see than him have a huge rookie year and stick it to the ncaa by showing people you dont have to go to college to make and be successful in the nba
you don't think darryl dawkins, moses malone, kobe, garnett or lebron have already proven that? the rule isnt there to make those guys go to college as much it's to keep guys high schoolers with legit talent from washing out of the nba 2 or 3 years later. guys like korleone young, johnathon bender, leon smith, desagana diop, ousmanne cisse, ndudi ebi, james lang and 16 of the 18 hs players drafted in 2004-2005 not named dwight howard or andrew bynum.
all told, there's probably about a 10% success rate of high school players who go straight to the nba that last more than 5 years. and it's probably right around 10% who become all star/super stars. the other 80% are in and out of the league in about 3 years and are barely noticable during their tenure.
i don't really understand why anyone has a problem with the nba not wanting players right out of highschool.
its not about the nba...its about the criminal organization known as the ncaa...and the more talent that goes elsewhere the better.....i would love more and more top talent to start going to europe and making money instead of fattening the pockets of the ncaa
anyway the argument that so many players flame out because they dont play college is one of the more overblown things ever...one year of college basketball is not making the difference in whether a guy becomes a successful nba player or not...are there certain players who would be helped sure...but overall if you can play you can play and if you cant you cant...tons of players in the nba draft flame out period...theres no correlation btwn when you come out and how successful youre in the league
what % of non high school kids that are eligible for the draft stay in the nba for 5 years?
true, the odds are against long term success in the nba regardless of whether or not you go to college, so i give you that. although i do think that playing a year or 2 of college or in europe will increase your odds of being a productive nba player than if you go straight from hs. and i have no problem with guys coming out of hs and playing in europe or any other non-nba league for a year or 2 either. in fact, it's probably better for them instead of going to college since they continue to develope their game and body while making a little coin along with it.
at the same time though, i have no problem with the nba not wanting kids right out of highschool. the 1 year rule is a joke though and if they are going to impose a mandatory "wait period" for high schoolers, then they really should up it to 2 years because, as you said, what's 1 year really going to do for a kid? in most cases, probably not much.
the rule is awful and unconstitutional imo...is there an argument that it makes the nba better i suppose altho i dont really buy into that as the nba is as good as its been in a long time
but to me its bigger than the nba and its quality of play....i just think a person has a right to make the best living he possibly can and this rule severely limits that...at the very least its age discrimination
plenty of jobs out there have age requirements. granted, they're mostly the military, cops, firefighters, etc who perform life risking/life saving jobs, but there are also non-vital jobs out there with age requirments as well. besides, as i've said many times before, any job out there has certain requirements that potential applicants need to fill. some have a degree requirement while others have a preference for experience. i don't see how the nba should be required to be different. if they want to set a minimum age, that's their business. if they want to start requiring a 4 year degree, that's their business as well. this whole "unconstitutional" argument is total bull.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 23, 2009, 11:28:05 PM
I was reading that shtein earlier...I dig Simmons too.
Did ya catch the nugget that Andre Miller is coming off the bench in Portland and is already salty?
iverson's not happy about coming off the bench in memphis either. i was/still am an iverson fan but looking back, it appears that the sixers got rid of him at the right time because he really hasn't been the same since. he's getting injured more, he's not as fast as he used to be and those were the 2 things that made him what he was. now he's old and doesn't have the skill set to compensate for his declining athletic ability.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on November 03, 2009, 12:17:00 PM
this whole "unconstitutional" argument is total bull.
not really...in fact most states have laws saying that if youre 18 or older you cannot be discrminated against when it comes to employment
when and if a player comes along and challenges it in court and i suspect that will happen sooner rather than later i cant see a scenario where the rule is allowed to stay
its also pretty farging racist as well...but thats another argument
oh god dont start you flaming liberal
He's absolutely right. Colleges never give kids, especially young black kids, free rides to colleges they probably wouldn't have gotten into without their athletic abilities. Never. They don't lie about their grades and test scores to keep them eligible either.
The NBA definitely instituted the rule to favor white players since they're the only ones who go to college and get good grades.
lol @ pulling the race card in this argument. it's sad to say, but in this day and age the playing of the race card is usually a pretty good indicator that there is no legitmate argument left to make. all too often it's become a last resort to win a losing battle which often takes away the credibility of legit racial complaints . mlk would be so proud.
people allowed to play at 18 or younger
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people allowed to play at 19 or older
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Quote from: Sgt PSN on November 03, 2009, 01:59:25 PM
lol @ pulling the race card in this argument. it's sad to say, but in this day and age the playing of the race card is usually a pretty good indicator that there is no legitmate argument left to make. all too often it's become a last resort to win a losing battle which often takes away the credibility of legit racial complaints . mlk would be so proud.
so the little thing about actual laws on the books isnt an argument...lolol...war modern day slavery!!
stop it moron
not everything is about race
lolololol
The rule is racist because other sports that are predominantly white don't have the same rule. (Though baseball has a pretty good number of Hispanics and blacks)
You are a joke.
Quote from: MDS on November 03, 2009, 02:03:58 PM
stop it moron
not everything is about race
no just this is
its also about things like laws
but laws dont matter when young black kids wanna cake off
damn dook......you're just digging the hole deeper and deeper. stop with the race thing. your unconstitutional argument is the titanic looking for an iceburg but the racial argument is the titanic after it found one.
again there are actual laws on the books that stop this kind of discrimination....what is the argument against that...besides that "its better for the league"....ha
I'm pretty sure that Maurice Clarrett already tried to argue for his constitutional right to play professional ball and lost. So while I agree with IGY, I think this ship has already sailed.
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 03, 2009, 02:11:38 PM
Quote from: MDS on November 03, 2009, 02:03:58 PM
stop it moron
not everything is about race
no just this is
its also about things like laws
but laws dont matter when young black kids wanna cake off
you can make up any requirements from whatever jobs you want. lets say im starting a company and want to hire people, but wont even listen to anyone who isnt 20 years old. is that unconstitutional? cant every job set whatever parameters they want?
im not saying i agree with it, its a silly rule. but its not something to get your vagina all sandy like youre doing.
Yes, the NBA and industries that employ mostly black people are the only ones that have both age restrictions and require some college expierience.
And lol at minor league baseball players getting "caked off". A 19 year old NBA player who gets drafted out of college will make more in his first season then any minor leaguer who never makes the bigs will make in his career.
Quote from: MDS on November 03, 2009, 02:17:45 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 03, 2009, 02:11:38 PM
Quote from: MDS on November 03, 2009, 02:03:58 PM
stop it moron
not everything is about race
no just this is
its also about things like laws
but laws dont matter when young black kids wanna cake off
you can make up any requirements from whatever jobs you want. lets say im starting a company and want to hire people, but wont even listen to anyone who isnt 20 years old. is that unconstitutional? cant every job set whatever parameters they want?
you cannot discriminate against age whether it be old age or young....can you not read...there are actual laws for this that cover people 18 or older
football is a special case because of serious health concerns due to the violent nature of the sport
Everyone agrees with you on that IGY. You're the only idiot that thinks it is race related.
Quote from: Munson on November 03, 2009, 02:18:24 PM
Yes, the NBA and industries that employ mostly black people are the only ones that have both age restrictions and require some college expierience.
And lol at minor league baseball players getting "caked off". A 19 year old NBA player who gets drafted out of college will make more in his first season then any minor leaguer who never makes the bigs will make in his career.
as usual you are a young stupid farg...nba does not require college...it requires you to be 19 or a year outside high school
and what the hell does a minor league baseball player have to do with this...a-rod played in the majors at 18...you know why?
because he was allowed to
now go away and let the big boys talk
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 03, 2009, 02:20:01 PM
Quote from: MDS on November 03, 2009, 02:17:45 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 03, 2009, 02:11:38 PM
Quote from: MDS on November 03, 2009, 02:03:58 PM
stop it moron
not everything is about race
no just this is
its also about things like laws
but laws dont matter when young black kids wanna cake off
you can make up any requirements from whatever jobs you want. lets say im starting a company and want to hire people, but wont even listen to anyone who isnt 20 years old. is that unconstitutional? cant every job set whatever parameters they want?
you cannot discriminate against age whether it be old age or young....can you not read...there are actual laws for this that cover people 18 or older
football is a special case because of serious health concerns due to the violent nature of the sport
you should be able to discriminate because of everything. who cares. if i dont hire black people then hopefully the entire world will boycott my store and ill go out of business. and people will kill me. but i should be able to.
but thats not the point. its a stupid rule, good for b jennings. we know this. now send me my $ and lets move on.
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 03, 2009, 02:23:30 PM
Quote from: Munson on November 03, 2009, 02:18:24 PM
Yes, the NBA and industries that employ mostly black people are the only ones that have both age restrictions and require some college expierience.
And lol at minor league baseball players getting "caked off". A 19 year old NBA player who gets drafted out of college will make more in his first season then any minor leaguer who never makes the bigs will make in his career.
as usual you are a young stupid farg...nba does not require college...it requires you to be 19 or a year outside high school
and what the hell does a minor league baseball player have to do with this...a-rod played in the majors at 18...you know why?
because he was allowed to
now go away and let the big boys talk
Okay, instead of saying "and" I should have said "And/or". It's the same thing.
Yeah, ARod played at 18. Must be because he's white. Most everybody who gets drafted/signed out of high school by a major league team does not play in the bigs at 18. And the majority of those guys toil in the minor leagues for their entire careers. And those guys don't come close to the few mil that an 19 year old NBA rookie would make in his first year alone. You ask what minor league/college baseball players have to do with anything? I don't know, you tell me, you're the one that posted a picture of them in your weak ass attempt to say the blackest professional sport in the US is racist towards black people because they don't want kids coming right out of high school.
No one is saying the age requirement is a good rule, it either needs to be gone completely or come with required college/2 years/etc....But you are a complete idiot for trying to make a race issue out of it and everyone knows it.
Quote from: MDS on November 03, 2009, 02:29:00 PM
now send me my $ and lets move on.
you need to find homer and ask for your money...hes the one that blew it
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 03, 2009, 01:44:07 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on November 03, 2009, 12:17:00 PM
this whole "unconstitutional" argument is total bull.
not really...in fact most states have laws saying that if youre 18 or older you cannot be discrminated against when it comes to employment
really? then why is it that many states require you to be at least 21 in order to be a cop or bartender? why does a person have to be 25 to run for the house of reps or 30 to run for the senate? you have to be 35 to run for president. that's unconstitutional i say! i want a 21 year old running the country and doing keg stands in the oval office. that's so racist.
the adea was established to prevent discrimination of people over the age of 40. you know, the ones who were getting pink slipped to make room for a college grad willing to work for half the pay and even less benefits.
different occupations have different requirements for different reasons...these reasons must be validated and as far as the nba goes there is no valid reason to not allow an 18 year old to try and make the league if he wishes
to be a bio chemist you probably have to have a degree in bio chemistry
to be a lawyer im pretty sure you have to have a law degree
none of this has anything to do with being an nba player or say a stockboy at walmart
while youre making another attempt to bring race into the picture, why dont you try and look at this a better business decision and product for the nba?
some of those guys (yes Kobe, Garnett, Howard) that came into the nba -with the exception of James who is a once in a lifetime-- took a couple years to development and affected the quality of basketball. Why give a guy a 3 year contract right out of high school who is raw as hell, very turnover prone and needs to be babysat off the court?
a little more maturity and improved skills on the court-- playing overseas and in a big div 1 school can only benefit on and off the court for a tarnished image the nba has produced over the years
the league is the best its been in forever and this is after 15 years of high school kids coming out early...so dont give me that better business decision crap...
as far as im concered letting any and all come out more quickly weeds out the frauds from the real players...one year in college doesnt make an nba player...you either are good enough or youre not
thats not to say that there isnt a guy or three out there that is helped by college but that should be up to the individual person to decide what he wants to do...not for the league...its completely un-american...then again to a lot of rich white guys young black kids making millions is also un-american
the league is at the best it's been in quite some time but in reality, it still sucks. there are more true superstars in the game right now than there have been since bird/magic/jordan/etc, but the drop off in talent from the superstars to the 2nd tier players is rediculous. the 2nd tier guys in the league today are garbage compared to the 80's and early/mid 90's. basic fundamentals are lacking, mid range jumpers are a lost art and team defense a foreign concept. other than a lakers/cavs or celtics/nuggets game, the nba is painful to watch.
basically, the overall product on the court today is still largely inferior compared to 20 years ago. that's why the nba should be able to set an age limit. not to mention that most of these knuckleheads coming out of highschool don't even know how to act when they're broke, let alone when you drop 50mil in their pockets.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on November 03, 2009, 08:36:23 PM
but the drop off in talent from the superstars to the 2nd tier players is rediculous. the 2nd tier guys in the league today are garbage compared to the 80's and early/mid 90's. basic fundamentals are lacking, mid range jumpers are a lost art and team defense a foreign concept. other than a lakers/cavs or celtics/nuggets game, the nba is painful to watch.
false.
do i just have the unfortunate luck of just randomly tuning into horrible games? because unless it's a match up of the top 4 or 5 teams in the league, it really seems like anytime i watch a random nba game, i just see rediculously bad, boring basketball.
you just dont like the nba or basketball in general....because if you did theres no way you could say the nba sucks right now
now if you were saying college sucks that would be another story...because while i dont think it sucks college is curently at an all time low
i has nothing to do with liking or not liking the "nba" as i'm not loyal to any brand of basketball. it just has everything to do with liking good basketball. i don't watch 50 games during the season these days, probably about 15 along with the few sixer games i'm able to catch on tv, so admittedly, i don't see a lot of the nba....especially compared to the amount of the nba i watched in the 80's and 90's. but but it really seems like every game i decide to turn on just ends up being horrible unless i'm watching one of the top few teams in the league.
bottom line is this....#1-- why everyone is trying to bring back the 80's and 90's of nba basketball like it was this amazing fundamentally sound game where every player rotated the ball on offense, hustled beyond belief on defense and always played the game the way it was "supposed to be played" is delusional
people are so caught up with the glory days of jordan, bird, magic, erving, etc because thats the only players they can remember 20 years ago and they were superstars....but seriously go back and watch those NBA games and you will see the biggest ball hogs of your life, shot after shot going in where a normal final score is 130-125 and PLENTY of lackluster defense.
#2--you will not like the nba and "think" its at an all-time low, its boring, horrible, nobody plays defense, young black kids players making more money than ever if you dont appreciate the overall game itself and everything that comes with it...and by that I mean pick and rolls, different plays ran, players moving without the ball, dribble and drives, spin moves, blocked shots, fast court breaks, dunks...everything. it wil also help if you actually play/played the game
its no different than the NFL. I appreciate everything about the game of football which makes me like any and all NFL football games...if youre the same with the NBA there are no tiers, horrible, boring basketball games.
it doesnt have to be either or...there are douchey elders who only want french lick fundementals and there are ignorant youngins who want rucker park in the nba...the reality of it is both the 80's and the current league were/are fantastic...
just cause the 80's had bird and magic and celtics lakers doesnt by default mean today sucks and just because theres a lot more talent in the league today doesnt mean there isnt fundementals
oh and youre as ignorant as the nba haters if you also say i like the nba (or nfl) no matter what cause i appreciate good sports...shut the farg up with that shtein...you want bad basketball watch the nba for most of the 90's...thank god they had jordan because it was borderline unwatchable
tell me what makes the nba so good right now. maybe its the fact that you remember everything from you childhood better than it was but im not sure having shawn kemp and his 13 illegitimate kids can be topped
again it goes back to the overall play of the game and your feelings about the sport. If you dont believe that or have a passion for it youre going to be biased regardless...plus its very hard to to change someones young mind that think timeouts and the new york knicks are a reason for the fall of the nba
you have it backwards....if youre that passionate about the sport you want it to be at its best at all times and will 100% recognize when it isnt...otherwise youre just a stepford robot and no different than the people who automatically hate the sport even when its really good
im still waiting for an explanation. you cant just say the nba is at an all time high and expect me to take your word for it, especially when that word is coming from someone who thinks kevin james is funny
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 04, 2009, 12:11:38 PM
you have it backwards....if youre that passionate about the sport you want it to be at its best at all times and will 100% recognize when it isnt...otherwise youre just a stepford robot and no different than the people who automatically hate the sport even when its really good
believe it or not and hate it as much as you want but we actually agree on something..stop trying to make it look like I have this issue backwards.
are there some things that could change to make the sport better..yes...just like any other sport...but that doesnt take away from my love of the game nor make me think its at an all time low because of thus reasons...get it? prob not
Quote from: MDS on November 04, 2009, 12:13:46 PM
im still waiting for an explanation. you cant just say the nba is at an all time high and expect me to take your word for it, especially when that word is coming from someone who thinks kevin james is funny
because of your age you have nothing but the worst era in the history of the league to compare today too...so if you cant even recognize that todays game is vastly superior to the 90's than youre hopeless
give me one reason. im not even arguing with you, im just looking for a reason. and dont say less white goofy white people because while true that doesnt count
dino radja?
so much drama in the nba...
you know its drama but it sound real good....you knew the game and you still ended up on your back
http://theybf.com/index.php/2009/11/05/exclusive-is-shaq-cheating-on-shaunieagain/?wpmp_switcher=desktop
the 90s had that cool John Tesh NBA on NBC theme though
the 90's were very good to watch for the nba and produced a ridiculous amount of superstars.
matter of fact if I had a list of 90's stars vs 00's stars the 90's would have the edge--and it would be non-argumentative at the center position
watching the nba in the 90's was like watching the trap era in the nhl
YOU LIE
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4633226
AI left the Grizzlies
9 games into the season, New Orleans fired Byron Scott
why do they even have coaches in basketball?
(http://leafblower.tumblr.com/photo/1280/241518678/1/tumblr_ksz431BQ7o1qzbwkj)
holy shtein is that gay
the blazers jerseys are insane
they could be the worst ones in that whole group...then again your idea of a fashion statement is rockin a yamika
beats the farg out of pretending its still 1987
oh i like them but to look at all those jerseys and pick that one to slobfest over is quite baffling
the cavs ones are a close second
those sonics jawns are ugly as farg. i know shawn kemp stuck his dong out of them to father about 33 illegitimate kids but the rest are simply updated for these days so it aint a big deal.
no one even mentions how sexy johnny dawkins looks.
brandon jennings went double nickel tonight bitches
0-16 and expected to tie the NBA record tonight in LA....peace out Lawrence Frank
the Nets finally won, beating Larry Brown
and did you see Kobe's game winner last night? unreal
Greg Oden broke his knee; out for the year
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4717884
Jarrett Jack ties shoe while holding the ball (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GUeEecp0Y4)
great defense
wow
QuoteNEW YORK -- Washington Wizards teammates Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton drew guns on each other during a Christmas Eve locker room argument over a gambling debt, according to The New York Post.
Last week, the Wizards and Arenas acknowledged that Arenas had stored unloaded firearms in a container in his locker, and the NBA said it was looking into the situation.
It was during that investigation that a confrontation between Arenas and Crittenton was revealed, according to a Yahoo! Sports report.
Arenas
Arenas
Crittenton
Crittenton
The dispute stemmed from an unspecified disagreement, sources told Yahoo! Sports.
Citing an anonymous source, the Post reported in Friday's edition, however, that the standoff was sparked when Crittenton became angry at Arenas for refusing to make good on a gambling debt.
That prompted Arenas to draw on Crittenton, who then also grabbed for a gun, league security sources told the Post.
Asked by the newspaper about the confrontation, Arenas denied pulling a gun on Crittenton.
"This is unprecedented in the history of sports," Billy Hunter, executive director of the NBA players' association, told the Post. "I've never heard of players pulling guns on each other in a locker room."
The Wizards issued a statement Dec. 24 that Arenas had stored unloaded firearms in a container in his locker at the arena and that the NBA was looking into the situation.
On Tuesday, Washington, D.C. police said they were investigating a report that weapons were found inside a locker room at the Verizon Center.
Now, the federal government is also involved. Ben Friedman, a spokesman for the US Attorney's Office in DC, told the Post "we're working with the Metropolitan Police Department on the investigation."
god i love the nba
Kobe taking the final shot of a game = money
the latest (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR2gBkO52Gw)
going to be a nice battle here for the rest of the season for rookie of the year between Tyreke Evans and Jennings. They are pretty much dead-locked in numbers, but Evans seems to play with a little more consistency
I was unsure about Jennings coming into this season, but dude has definitely impressed me with his control and penetration in the lane...especially for a rookie. having the opportunity to watch both these heads play during the week on tv has been a good time...get involved.
(http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/11/2010/01/jenningshair.jpg)
jennings is the new pimp
scored jennings off the waiver wire in fantasy this year
Happy Birthday, Agent Zero.
Suspended indefinitely without pay by Stern.
that dude is out there. its funny that it takes getting docked $147,000+ per game to realize youre sorry for bringing guns to the arena, then mocking the situation pre-game
now it looks like the teammates that were laughing with him in the pre-game huddle might be fined $25,000 each
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4815485
i didn't even realize this was still an active case. jayson williams gets 18mo to 5 yrs in prison for shooting his limo driver.
Not to mention the additional time he's gonna get for plowing his G-Class into a tree on the FDR Drive last month.
If I was in that dumb death pool, I'd put him in there for a 2010 death.
blake griffin is out for the year and bill simmons (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/090624&sportCat=nba) is a farging prophit.
so Arenas get charged with a gun felony with no license
cant believe this guy was dancing around and mocking stern knowing damn well he didnt have a license? actually I can believe it.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4836023
lol...starbury signs with a chinese pro team.
wheres the pride
Remember when the All-Star dunk contest was worth watching? Here's this year's lineup:
-- Nate Robinson
-- Gerald Wallace
-- Shannon Brown
-- the winner of a Rookie Game halftime dunk-off between Eric Gordon and DeMar DeRozan
its like theyre not even trying
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 18, 2010, 03:05:16 PM
Remember when the All-Star dunk contest was worth watching?
not really. it's been almost 20 years since one was watchable.
the dunk contest should have axed once wilkins and jordan stopped competing in it. or at least when brent barry won it.
regardless, there's no long term appeal to it because until there's some freak of nature who can start dunking from beyond the ark or do a flip in the air or something without the aid of a trampoline, then the contest is old and tired. the dunks are old and tired. the only difference now is apparently some players wear capes and spandex when they dunk. i don't understand how that makes the dunk better. but apparently it does.
Terrible.
NBA AS Weekend used to be a must watch. Now I'd rather go on vacation in Brownsville, Texas.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 18, 2010, 09:53:01 PM
Now I'd rather go on vacation in Brownsville, Texas.
Sounds like a euphemism for taking a shtein.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 18, 2010, 04:04:27 PM
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 18, 2010, 03:05:16 PM
Remember when the All-Star dunk contest was worth watching?
not really. it's been almost 20 years since one was watchable.
the dunk contest should have axed once wilkins and jordan stopped competing in it. or at least when brent barry won it.
regardless, there's no long term appeal to it because until there's some freak of nature who can start dunking from beyond the ark or do a flip in the air or something without the aid of a trampoline, then the contest is old and tired. the dunks are old and tired. the only difference now is apparently some players wear capes and spandex when they dunk. i don't understand how that makes the dunk better. but apparently it does.
Vince Carter in 2000 was great. That was the best dunking display of all-time.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 18, 2010, 09:53:01 PM
Terrible.
NBA AS Weekend used to be a must watch. Now I'd rather go on vacation in Brownsville, Texas.
slow your roll, homie
i aint got shtein yet
VC was the best display of all time??? Um, no. That guy who wore #23 for the Bulls put on a pretty good show in the late 80's.
As did Nique, Larry Nance, Kobe and many others. Talk about hyperbole.
when it comes to revolutionizing the dunk in the contest--no doubt VC and Jason Richardson get my vote
Jordan and Nique did dunks you sometimes see standard in games today. go back to the youtube videos and watch Jordan vs Nique--and you'll see they were very unimpressive now compared to the 2 just mentioned
no no no no no.
vc could jump out of the gym. not arguing that at all and he's up there with the great dunkers. but you got back to the mid/late 80s and there was 10+ guys in the league that could put on a show. now you're lucky to get 1 guy every couple of years who can make it entertaining and show up with a couple nice dunks but that's it. it's not even close to being a competition. mj, nique, dr j, kenny "sky" walker, nance, cooper, clyde the glide, spudd webb, gerald wilkins, etc, etc. not only could those cats fly, but it was a legit competition. every single one of them wanted it, spent time practicing and coming up with new dunks and that made for a great show.
when i watch it now, it literally looks like they picked a few dudes from the stands and told them to go dunk. i'd actually prefer to watch wnba'ers do layup drills.
sure they could put on a show because the competition was more popular than it is now and the fans didnt know any better...but as far as the wow factor VC and JRich exploded. I mean even Iggys dunk off the backboard was sick as hell and up there as an all-timer dunk.
between the legs, 360's would never even remotely be attempted..even by Jordan or Nique. Back then you had a leaner, reverses, two-handed tomahawks that got applauded when it was thrown down hard...cmon man..that couldnt be more beat to see now. even when I see Jordan take the one-foot above the free throw line dunk its unimpressive to me to now
I agree the event is boring as shtein now until something in-human happens...but Ill still watch.
Quote from: Die-Hard on January 19, 2010, 10:19:16 AMNique
Lifetime ban for shortening the name "Dominique."
Suicide for me knowing who you meant.
you're probably the only one who knew that except for every other person ever.
:-D
ha!
iverson was voted as a starter for the all star team and up until the last couple of days, tracy mcgrady was the leading vote getter for the 2nd guard spot until steve nash finally over took him.
yep, the fans certainly know what their basketball.
(http://i46.tinypic.com/t7y7mq.jpg)
props to whitey just for being able to jump that high.
greg odens massive dong
http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshh1xfnQr8n1n9hmRI9
nsfw obviously. its the real deal and its farging huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge
a massively tall and large black guy with huge hands has a big bird?
and in other news jews are hung like bumble bees
And apparently feel compelled to share pictures of cock with internet strangers.
where else am i gonna spread this? with actual people i know, or fake people on the internet who i might see every 1-2 years at a tailgate?
Quote from: rjs246 on January 26, 2010, 01:24:20 PM
And apparently feel compelled to share pictures of cock with internet strangers.
i especially love how he says NSFW....like we all are counting the minutes till we can slide down our dinsosaur tail punch our rock card and run home to look at the big black cock
lol a flintstones references. nice.
at least he has one attribute to be proud of because its sure as hell not his nba skills
heard rumors today on the radio that the lakers are talking with toronto about swapping bynam and probably another bench player or draft pick(s) for bosh.
big bynum fan...but that would a ridiculous combo threat for that squad
i like bynum too, but bosh would be a sick upgrade. not to mention that the lakers are probably the only championship caliber team who can afford to sign him to a new deal after this season.
rookie class of 96. sick.
(http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/images/02/02/1996-rookies.jpg)
I guess Iverson was late for the shoot?
four HOf'ers from one class is pretty sick
Stojakovic, Derek Fisher, Ilgauskas and Malik Rose were in that class too. The Sixers took two guys in the second round that ended up in baseball years later...
Hendrickson and who....
Ryan Minor, whose claim to fame was taking Ripken's spot when the consecutive games streak was broken
Paul Pierce, Chauncey Billups, defending champion Daequan Cook, Stephen Curry, Channing Frye and Danilo Gallinari in the 3 point contest
if you have nba tv put it on...they are replaying all the dunk contests from pretty far back to last year. its on till 12am
good watch
Vince Carter from 2000 or whatever year it was is easily the best.
dunk contests are always awful
sprots nation yesterday had an incredible show where they set up an ncaa basketball style bracket and had the best dunks ever (in game dunks the only ones that count) seeded them then did a tournament
and i have to say and give them credit that my all time favorite dunk (pippen on ewing) actually won
You have an all time favorite dunk?
that is pretty sick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGVt7eIYwVc
All time favorite!
Damn those flat-tops were tight.
Quote from: SunMo on February 12, 2010, 10:48:10 AM
that is pretty sick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGVt7eIYwVc
what makes it the goat is the little forearm type shiver follow thru after he throws down on him...sprinkle in pure hatred btwn the teams and my hatred of the knicks and you have your winner
I have to agree. Remember the Derek Harper/Jo-Jo White fight that preceded it?
Knicks - Bulls in the 90's was the tits.
jo jo english
yeah that was awesome....wasnt that the one where stern looked like he was gonna throw up or was that the camby van gundy fiasco
I knew Jo-Jo White didnt sound right..English was a farging punk goating Harper to fight the way he did. Classic Phil Jackson headgames. I think Harper was suspended the remainder of the series.
I dont think I remember Stern but I know I have a VHS of the WGN guys going nuts somewhere at my moms house.
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 12, 2010, 11:10:57 AM
Quote from: SunMo on February 12, 2010, 10:48:10 AM
that is pretty sick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGVt7eIYwVc
what makes it the goat is the little forearm type shiver follow thru after he throws down on him...sprinkle in pure hatred btwn the teams and my hatred of the knicks and you have your winner
that shtein was nasty, and the fact he walked over top him afterward to embarrass him even more. loved that dunk
Kevin Johnson has a couple ridiculous ones as well, the one baseline on Hakeem and especially the one he rides piggy-back on dude after the jam
but the all-time dunk ever imo, olympics or not, goes to vince carter jumping over the 7fter...had it as my avatar a while back
And then that 7fter was drafted by the Knicks ahead of Ron Artest.
Quote from: reese125 on February 12, 2010, 11:49:55 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 12, 2010, 11:10:57 AM
Quote from: SunMo on February 12, 2010, 10:48:10 AM
that is pretty sick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGVt7eIYwVc
what makes it the goat is the little forearm type shiver follow thru after he throws down on him...sprinkle in pure hatred btwn the teams and my hatred of the knicks and you have your winner
that shtein was nasty, and the fact he walked over top him afterward to embarrass him even more. loved that dunk
Kevin Johnson has a couple ridiculous ones as well, the one baseline on Hakeem and especially the one he rides piggy-back on dude after the jam
but the all-time dunk ever imo, olympics or not, goes to vince carter jumping over the 7fter...had it as my avatar a while back
Scottie Pippin is and always has been a bitch. The headaches agaisnt the pistons and Knicks are classic bitch moments
lol. pippin didn't have the mental toughness that mj did (although not many competitors do) so in that regard, maybe you're on to something. but dude played through some serious farging back problems, especially during the 2nd 3-peat because he spent nearly his entire career stepping in the lane and taking charges from guys coming at him full speed.
in all actuality, i think pippen was a superior athlete to jordan on the court. he was definitely a better jumper than mike and his game was more well rounded early on. not saying that he was ever better than jordan because mj is the goat but pippen was no slouch either. a lot of people say that you could replace pippen with anybody and jordan and the bulls would have had the same success. i disagree because no other player in the league with pippen's talent would have ever been satisfied with the role of 2nd fiddle.
pippen is far better than given credit for and that's with him being recognized at one of the top 50 goats.
hell be the bitchiest hall of famer ever
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 12, 2010, 01:17:56 PM
lol. pippin didn't have the mental toughness that mj did (although not many competitors do) so in that regard, maybe you're on to something. but dude played through some serious farging back problems, especially during the 2nd 3-peat because he spent nearly his entire career stepping in the lane and taking charges from guys coming at him full speed.
in all actuality, i think pippen was a superior athlete to jordan on the court. he was definitely a better jumper than mike and his game was more well rounded early on. not saying that he was ever better than jordan because mj is the goat but pippen was no slouch either. a lot of people say that you could replace pippen with anybody and jordan and the bulls would have had the same success. i disagree because no other player in the league with pippen's talent would have ever been satisfied with the role of 2nd fiddle.
pippen is far better than given credit for and that's with him being recognized at one of the top 50 goats.
agree with all of your post except for this line
i think pippen could jump higher and was a more "powerful" jumper than mike. where jordan could jump for distance and was more graceful.
pippen wasnt a particularly good leaper at all...he was long as shtein....meanwhile jordan had some of the best hops ever...they arent comparable athletes either...a lot of people dont realize this because jordan is the best scorer ever and pippens specialty was defense but jordan was also a better defender
jordan wasnt even real...he had to have been genetically engineerd or something
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 12, 2010, 02:32:38 PM
i think pippen could jump higher and was a more "powerful" jumper than mike. where jordan could jump for distance and was more graceful.
respect your opinion, but just disagree. pippen had the superior wingspan that made it look like he was higher than most, but as far as ups--jordan holds all honors
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZLzkKIYdMY - shots
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8M2NgjvicA - dunks
Quote from: reese125 on February 12, 2010, 02:36:36 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 12, 2010, 02:32:38 PM
i think pippen could jump higher and was a more "powerful" jumper than mike. where jordan could jump for distance and was more graceful.
respect your opinion, but just disagree. pippen had the superior wingspan that made it look like he was higher than most, but as far as ups--jordan holds all honors
i might be able to buy into that.
lol igy....i never said that jordan didn't have jumping power, just that i think pippen was more powerful.
although i think you're on to something with mj being genetically engineered. he's a freak.
his dunks were ridiculously powerful
check the video of just a few of them
wow....i've never seen a jordan dunk video before. how'd you find that?
so youve seen a bunch of his dunks and still are this wrong?
no dookie, i'm not saying that pippen was a better jumper or a better dunker. i'm saying that i think he was a little (keyword LITTLE) more powerful than jordan.
and that he could jump higher and that he was a better athlete
I think sargey sarge got caught up in the pippen paragraph moment and out-did himself writing that he is a superior athlete to jordan
i think he was a better athlete. i don't think jordan could take the physical abuse that pippen did.....which was the point in the first place. pippen took a beating on the court. constantly taking charges and constantly battling down low. jordan (who is a tough sob as well) was still more of a finesse player than pippen. (i can't wait to read your reply that says i'm calling jordan a puss)
i'm not trying to knock mj off his pedestool. not trying to downplay his greatness. just pointing to the fact that pippen got beat up every freaking night and was still throwing down over the ewing's and hakeem's of the league. with the exception of his 2nd year, jordan played his entire career without any serious physical ailments where i don't think pippen played anywhere near 100% after his first few years in.
that's why i'm saying that pippen was such a marvelous athlete. because he did all that ish with the injuries.
Quote from: reese125 on February 12, 2010, 03:16:51 PM
I think sargey sarge got caught up in the pippen paragraph moment and out-did himself writing that he is a superior athlete to jordan
nah, and maybe my last post better explains it. if not, oh well. i'm not trying to really change anyone's mind as much as trying to make sure i get my point across. whether or not it changes anyone else's mind is irrelevent to me as i'm able to accept other people's difference of opinion. i think pippen was farging sick with the bad back and had he played a little softer, he'd had a lot more highlight dunks out there.
love that video of ehlo...cant believe how much he got abused by jordan
I bet he got a free supply of haines underwear when he retired
the tripucka dunk is classic to
on a related note.....pippen and malone are both on the hof ballot this year and both are locks.
also on the ballot is the 92 dream team and the 1960 olympic baskeball team.
i hate the practice of putting teams in HOF's
completely agree. recognizing all time great teams is one of the dumbest things that ever happened in team sports.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVC3yBHjNvo
My favorite dunk contest is the first one in this video.
Quote from: King Cole on February 12, 2010, 04:53:16 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVC3yBHjNvo
My favorite dunk contest is the first one in this video.
ok.....the first 2 dunks were identical. the only difference is that on the 2nd one he came from oob on the baseline. but the dunks themselves were the same. sick dunks, but nothing about the 2nd one that's overly impressive in comparison to the first one.
the third one with the bounce pass from t-mac is one of the greatest dunks i've ever seen though.
holding onto the rip at his elbow is just a filthy display of crazy hops. not much style on the dunk itself but the vertical makes up for it.
the last dunk is one of the weakest i've ever seen in competition and is especially disappointing coming from vinsanity.
i've had the tv on in the background and have been listening to the rookie/sophomore game and it's like the entire crowd is made up of 14 yr old girls. wtf, is there an nsync concert immediately after the game or something?
they give loads of free tickets to poor kids
you inconsiderate farg
well don't i feel like an ass. and here i was thinking that you were already in texas.
for rome, munson and the rest of the people who are uncomfortable with the nba's "atmosphere," here are professional hack sports writer rick reillys non-tattooed all stars
FIRST STRING
F -- Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City
F -- Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas
C -- Dwight Howard, Orlando
G -- Dwyane Wade, Miami
G -- Steve Nash, Phoenix
RESERVE
F -- Pau Gasol, Los Angeles
COMMISSIONER
David Stern
bullets mavs completed their trade
IF the bullets can get agent zeros contract voided they are incredibly set up for this summers bonanza...now i dont know if they can attract any of the big names this summer but they are in perfect position to do so...imo they would be better to wait until 2011 when durant who is a local kid becomes a free agent and bring him home
Shut the farg up fatso that's what the sixers are supposed to try and do
ok, so i'm watching the dunk contest because there ain't shtein on tv and the kid from toronto that won the dunk in yesterday just did a dunk where some dude stood in front of him on the baseline and ran towards the basket and then tossed the ball off the side of the backboard and the guy ran in behind him, caught it off the side of the backboard and did a half assed tomahawk and every judge immediately showed a 10 for their scores.
why? because some dude who wasn't dunking was able to bounce a ball off the side of the backboard? the dunk itself was weak as anything. the most difficult part of it was the pass. i need to just turn on pbs or something because watching this thing is pissing me off. not to mention that i'm sick of watching nate robinson try each dunk like 10x
Hope you saw the phillyiest stillupfront's mom this side of sheed wallace yo boi flip murray get a little pub
Boy is as north philly as po lice tape
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 13, 2010, 10:36:50 PM
ok, so i'm watching the dunk contest because there ain't shtein on tv and the kid from toronto that won the dunk in yesterday just did a dunk where some dude stood in front of him on the baseline and ran towards the basket and then tossed the ball off the side of the backboard and the guy ran in behind him, caught it off the side of the backboard and did a half assed tomahawk and every judge immediately showed a 10 for their scores.
why? because some dude who wasn't dunking was able to bounce a ball off the side of the backboard? the dunk itself was weak as anything. the most difficult part of it was the pass. i need to just turn on pbs or something because watching this thing is pissing me off. not to mention that i'm sick of watching nate robinson try each dunk like 10x
i missed the specific dunk youre talking about but this in general has been just awful
shannon browns second dunk was pathetic and it got one of the highest scores of the first round
wow just as im typing this i have to say nate dogg just went nice
yeah, robinsons off the backboard, reverse was nice. very nice. even better that he did it right on the first try.
i think that other kid tried to go from the freethrow line and when he failed miserably, opted to take about 2 steps beyond it on the next try.
I guess since flip aint be from pg county he's just another chocolate face to you son
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 13, 2010, 10:48:05 PM
yeah, robinsons off the backboard, reverse was nice. very nice. even better that he did it right on the first try.
i think that other kid tried to go from the freethrow line and when he failed miserably, opted to take about 2 steps beyond it on the next try.
i dont have the sound on are they actually taking text votes to determine the winner?...how gay is that
and how is this even close...derozen was hideous
Quote from: KDS on February 13, 2010, 10:49:33 PM
I guess since flip aint be from pg county he's just another chocolate face to you son
wow someone had some wine coolers tonight
put down the bartles and james dookie.
bwahahaha
me and igy are thinking alike. fml.
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 13, 2010, 10:52:40 PM
i dont have the sound on are they actually taking text votes to determine the winner?...how gay is that
yes, they are. i have the volume on, but turned down a bit so i can't say for certain, but i'm pretty sure i heard her say something about this being the 3rd yr that they've done that now.
Rum and cokes taste like nutsack
malibu = semen
oddly enough, i'm actually sipping on some bacardi and coke right now. i need bourbon.
i got this buffalo bourbon recently...i dont have it in front of me so i dont know the exact name (it has a buffalo on the label) but its good as farg...like ill only use it for old fashioneds and drinks of that ilk...im sure it isnt as good as some of the stuff heads on here have talked about...is it phillymic that loves bourbon?...someone on cf was saying they bought some righteous shtein....but for the money its the best ive had in a while
Quote from: KDS on February 13, 2010, 10:18:34 PM
Shut the farg up fatso that's what the sixers are supposed to try and do
let me know when elton brand starts flashing heat in the bowels of the wachovia center so the sixers can eliminate his number
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 13, 2010, 11:25:52 PM
Quote from: KDS on February 13, 2010, 10:18:34 PM
Shut the farg up fatso that's what the sixers are supposed to try and do
let me know when elton brand starts flashing heat in the bowels of the wachovia center so the sixers can eliminate his number
they have 2 deadlines and an offseason to figure something out. buy out, package him and igy and a 1st. something. it dont matter what. at least try. id give every last thing, even jrue, to get brand off the books and try and max out for durant. hes worth it.
cause thats the only shot they have short of tanking which they appear unwilling to do.
Worst dunk contest ever. The Olympics were more interesting. Luge, speed skating and farging womens moguls were more farging entertaining that the goddamn dunk contest. What a pile of steaming shtein, David Stern.
The crowd was comatose. Good job by Sir Charles calling it for the farce that it was.
at the bar, didnt have audio, but yea....it was brutal
im not sure how, but they need to get kobe, lebron, dwade, etc. in this. maybe put a 100k bounty for their favorite charity or promise a killer compted weekend in vegas for their boys so they get nagged into doing it.
You didn't need the audio. The crowd was funeral like. The only worthy thing was Barkley's quips about how zesty it was. And Cheryl Miller trying her best to make it sound like a relevant event. Simply terrible.
they need to form some direct $ tie in to make it good. like the vegas thing or free ringside seats for 20 friends to a big fight. something.
No matter what they give away, I can't see them enticing LeBron or Kobe there because of their fear of losing. Too massive of an ego to lose, I think.
Plus, and this has to do with whoever is competing, what else can be done that hasn't been done already? It's really hard to get creative.
It cracks me up when these fools try to take off from the FT line only to launch two feet past it.
thats why you do something where their boys and or wifeys are forcing them.
like make kobe do it so his skank wife and 10 of her skanky friends get to go for a week long spa getaway. if he loses, he has to buy a 2 mil ring right there on the spot.
boooooom.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 14, 2010, 03:18:51 AM
Plus, and this has to do with whoever is competing, what else can be done that hasn't been done already? It's really hard to get creative.
this is the biggest downfall to the contest now more than anything. guys don't even get graded on the dunks themselves now as much as the extracurricular stuff that goes on around it like a nice pass from a teammate or wearing a cape.
truth is though, the nate robinson dunk last night going off the backboard and reverse slamming it home was farging gorgeous. it looked sick at full speed and when you slow it down it looked even better. and what i see with most dunkers these days is that when you slow it down during replay, most of them look like ass.
jordan, nique, carter, etc all looked farging dope as hell at full speed but it was the slow mo replay that really showed you how sick the dunks were. these youngsters dunking today have no style or form while in flight. it just looks like 10lbs of shtein stuffed in a 5lb bag.
by far the worst dunk contest and contestants ever shown on tv
the only thing making nate robinsons dunk look good is the fact that he is small...which is very old news now. had a 6'9 dude do that dunk it would of got 5's from the judges. yeah i get it nate...you like to dunk and twirl your body at the end to make it look like you really brought it home.
The slam dunk contest is nearly as irrelevant as the NBA itself. The fact that they can't get anyone of consequence to participate isn't the least bit surprising, though. The selfishness, greed and hubris displayed by the so-called "stars" of that wretched league is nauseating beyond belief.
jesus that post reeks of old, cranky white man
the nba is arguably the 2nd most popular league now. within a decade or two it will unequivocally pass baseball if it hasnt done it already.
someone singling out the slam dunk contest, which hasnt been relevant in 20 years and was only minorly relevant 10 years ago because of a couple of vince carter dunks, as some kind of example or status-quo is incredibly short-sided and small minded.
just admit the black guys with the tattoos and the gangsta rap makes you uncomfortable and that you long for the days of larry bird's indiana farmboy pornstache.
Pro Bowl ain't looking so bad now.
did igy write a "posting for dummies" book? because if he did, jew holiday must be the only person to have bought it.
Quote from: KDS on February 15, 2010, 12:03:47 AM
jesus that post reeks of old, cranky white man
make reference to old, white people - check
Quotethe nba is arguably the 2nd most popular league now. within a decade or two it will unequivocally pass baseball if it hasnt done it already.
make a statement and immediately follow it up with a contradictory statement aka covering all angels aka talking out of both sides of your mouth - check
Quotesomeone singling out the slam dunk contest, which hasnt been relevant in 20 years and was only minorly relevant 10 years ago because of a couple of vince carter dunks, as some kind of example or status-quo is incredibly short-sided and small minded.
make completely ludacris statement about that shows you really don't have a clue what you're talking about - check
Quote
just admit the black guys with the tattoos and the gangsta rap makes you uncomfortable and that you long for the days of larry bird's indiana farmboy pornstache.
cry racist and make obscure ma reference - check
your schtick is so farging tired now. igy has his faults, but he's the original and you're just a 2nd rate knockoff. find your own style.
tell me where im wrong oh fair sarge
first, you say that the nba is the 2nd most popular league and then follow it up by saying that it will pass mlb in the next 10-20 yrs. so unless you're saying that mlb is the most popular league (which i know you aren't) then you did a complete 180 from one sentence to the next.
second, the dunk contest was most certainly relevant 20 years ago as it was still attracting some of the biggest names in the game, not a bunch of hacks that ride the bench.
nba is arguably the 2nd most popular. depends on how you look at it and from what angle. it will not be a debate in a decade or so when the old guard dies out.
and the dunk contest isnt relevant. what they got dwight howard? ooo. its a sideshow and spectacle. its heyday was 20 years ago, it had a brief comeback with vc and thats been it.
Quote from: KDS on February 15, 2010, 02:35:58 AM
and the dunk contest isnt relevant. what they got dwight howard? ooo. its a sideshow and spectacle. its heyday was 20 years ago, it had a brief comeback with vc and thats been it.
so now it's heyday was 20 years ago? what ever happened to....
Quote from: KDS on February 15, 2010, 12:03:47 AM
the slam dunk contest, which hasnt been relevant in 20 years
isnt that the same thing? just slightly different wording?
not really. it's "heydey" would mean that it's at the peak of it's popularity, which would hardly make it irrelevant. come on media boy, break out a dictionary or thesaurus once in a while.
The NBA is the only league out of the big 4 right now where its stars are bigger than the actual league itself.
No one cares about the NBA. They care about Lebron and Kobe and Dwayne....Not the Cavs, Lakers, or Heat.
Out of the 4 major sports, basketball is the one where I constantly meet people from around the tri-state area who don't identify as 76ers (the local teams) fans, but as "I'll cheer for the cavs cause of Lebron" or "I'm a Kobe fan" etc
They've got big stars...but the league itself is an afterthought. NCAA basketball is bigger than the NBA at this point.
yep no one cares that 108,000+ showed up last night. looks like a sport in major decline
munson, I am so tired of your shtein as much as much as I am tired of MDS's clone like igy posts every single day.
you dont see my ass over in the flyers thread...ever. why? because Im not a fan and I dont give a shtein...but youre not going to see me over there claiming how much it sucks every day, and how nobody cares about the nhl (which is easily the least popular out of the 4 and its not even debatable). for some odd reason you're infatuated with selling the fact that basketball sucks over and over. how bout just dont talk at all about it...ever.. and save the embarrassment of acting like you know what youre talking about? appreciate it.
Quote from: KDS on February 15, 2010, 12:03:47 AM
jesus that post reeks of old, cranky white man
the nba is arguably the 2nd most popular league now. within a decade or two it will unequivocally pass baseball if it hasnt done it already.
someone singling out the slam dunk contest, which hasnt been relevant in 20 years and was only minorly relevant 10 years ago because of a couple of vince carter dunks, as some kind of example or status-quo is incredibly short-sided and small minded.
just admit the black guys with the tattoos and the gangsta rap makes you uncomfortable and that you long for the days of larry bird's indiana farmboy pornstache.
i was listening to rap music before you got your first funhole hair, little guy.
the league is boring and the players in it are lame and it's been that way for years. and lmfao at "2nd most popular league" bullshtein. it's more popular than the nfl, mlb, and nascar, is it?
idiot.
Quote from: reese125 on February 15, 2010, 07:30:15 AM
yep no one cares that 108,000+ showed up last night. looks like a sport in major decline
munson, I am so tired of your shtein as much as much as I am tired of MDS's clone like igy posts every single day.
you dont see my ass over in the flyers thread...ever. why? because Im not a fan and I dont give a shtein...but youre not going to see me over there claiming how much it sucks every day, and how nobody cares about the nhl (which is easily the least popular out of the 4 and its not even debatable). for some odd reason you're infatuated with selling the fact that basketball sucks over and over. how bout just dont talk at all about it...ever.. and save the embarrassment of acting like you know what youre talking about? appreciate it.
Nothing you just said addressed my post, which just shows that you know everything i just said about the NBA is correct.
I still haven't said I hate basketball. I have said, however, that watching it is a total bore 98% of the time and that the NBA sucks.
Get over it.
Im not going to address your corny ass post because its wrong on so many levels.
matter of fact just quickly looking at that post again, if I broke each one of your sentences down the backlash would be at a :CF all-time high, but its truly not worth it
everything munson says on any topic is so off base its incredible...did you just come across him reese?
i love both sports so i could care less about the popularity of either
but munson trying to say no one cares about the nba when the nhl get out rated by bowling is awesome
and like reese i really have no idea why munson is obsessed with trying to point out how unpopular the nba is...but me has a pret-ty good idea
don't tell me... it has something to do with race.
of course...trailer park white kid from delaware cant relate to young rich black kids...and often is offended by it
just like poor black kid from francisville cant relate to lacrosse golf or hockey
its why munson appreciates buddy ryan and thinks deion was a loud negro
its an awful cliche at this point but it really is true...a lot of the race based hate in this country comes from misunderstanding and ignorance...if people just took the time to learn about others wed be much better off
munson's an idiot but he's never espoused any racist views here or anywhere else that i'm aware of. you suggesting he's a racist when all evidence points to the contrary is stupid and pointless, though.
never anywhere did i say he was racist....i dont think he hates black people...he just has never been introduced to any and thus doesnt understand anything about them because of that is super ignorant when it comes to things such as culture
i mean look at the elks lodge crowd he watches eagle games with...im pretty sure they arent playing mary j blige during halftime
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 15, 2010, 10:09:35 AM
never anywhere did i say he was racist....i dont think he hates black people...he just has never been introduced to any and thus doesnt understand anything about them because of that is super ignorant when it comes to things such as culture
i mean look at the elks lodge crowd he watches eagle games with...im pretty sure they arent playing mary j blige during halftime
lol
yes another race bating convo
i love this place. you know you all love this shtein.
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 15, 2010, 10:09:35 AM
never anywhere did i say he was racist....i dont think he hates black people...he just has never been introduced to any and thus doesnt understand anything about them because of that is super ignorant when it comes to things such as culture
i mean look at the elks lodge crowd he watches eagle games with...im pretty sure they arent playing mary j blige during halftime
we don't play that shtein at our tailgates in c-6. die-hard insists we play george strait so that's what we play.
die hard plays some of the hardest loudest most awful white music in the history of the world (im pretty sure he would urinate on george strait)
hes also intelligent north east educated cultured and has been exposed to different races of people - people of different countries backgrounds ect....outside of seeing them on television of course
in other words hes about as polar opposite of munson as you can get
POTY
lol i love IGY's way off base assumptions about me. They're always good for a chuckle
IGY, the "lodge" that you are talking about plays pretty much purely Motown music. Both at my dads and uncles. Motown >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> todays cRap.
I also live in a state with school choice...which means i've been 'exposed' (you say it like it's some kind of disease) to black people since I turned 5 and started going to school. We won't get into the black cousins I have.
Hating the NBA has nothing to do with the color of anyone's skin, and everything to do with basketball being a sport that is infinitely more fun to play than it is to watch. Just like golf, or playing poker.
Quote from: Munson on February 15, 2010, 03:31:38 PM
lol i love IGY's way off base assumptions about me. They're always good for a chuckle
IGY, the "lodge" that you are talking about plays pretty much purely Motown music. Both at my dads and uncles. Motown >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> todays cRap.
I also live in a state with school choice...which means i've been 'exposed' (you say it like it's some kind of disease) to black people since I turned 5 and started going to school. We won't get into the black cousins I have.
Hating the NBA has nothing to do with the color of anyone's skin, and everything to do with basketball being a sport that is infinitely more fun to play than it is to watch. Just like golf, or playing poker.
(http://www.philaflava.com/forum/images/smiles/didntread4gd.gif)
Shorter version: NBA Sucks because of all the black people.
yo die hard ive got 4 days left in philly GIVE ME SOME fargING SIXERS TICKETS YOU JEW
T-minus 4 days until Todd's a Texan. Texican, I should say. :-D
6 days till he's found ass up in a dumpster
George Karl was diagnosed with neck and throat cancer
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 15, 2010, 11:14:26 PM
6 days till he's found ass up in a dumpster
tick tick tick tick tick
looks like Nate Robinson was traded to the Celtics for Eddie House
Jamison to Cleveland in a 3 way--if they didnt already, this definitely just locked the east down
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4922833 (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4922833)
not to mention, this just gave the cap room for the Clips to go after Lebron after this season
James is going to be a Knick. Cleveland could offer them, well, CLEVELAND, and it wouldn't be enough.
Nice deal for Jamison, though. Very good player for basically nothing.
Quote from: reese125 on February 17, 2010, 08:07:41 PM
Jamison to Cleveland in a 3 way--if they didnt already, this definitely just locked the east down
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4922833 (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4922833)
not to mention, this just gave the cap room for the Clips to go after Lebron after this season
the 4 or 5 clipper fans they have in la are going gaga over the thought of them landing lebron, wade or bosh next year. no way lebron goes to la unless it's the lakers....which won't happen. couldn't see wade ending up there either. but after spending what has to feel like a decade in toronto, bosh just might be so eager to get out that he doesn't pay attention to which la franchise he's signing with.
Quote from: Rome on February 17, 2010, 08:15:20 PM
James is going to be a Knick. Cleveland could offer them, well, CLEVELAND, and it wouldn't be enough.
Nice deal for Jamison, though. Very good player for basically nothing.
I say no way he goes to the Knicks. The Cavaliers have always tried to make the team better, surrounding him with young talent, getting him closer to a championship. now with the signing of Jamison it puts the stamp on it for him staying there
I do think that though that he only signs a 3-4 year extension type..making the Cavs stay competitive by having to keep acquiring talent all while he is still in his prime
theres more chance he becomes a net than a knick altho neither would suprise
the brooklyn nets
The Rocket fans down here are hating this move and I can't figure it out. They are mostly pissed because Carl Landry is leaving. But they are getting a legit scorer and are pissed.
Lebron to the Nets now has more legs than people think with the Russian cashcow buying the team. I'd still be shocked if he leaves Cleveland.
Tyrus Thomas to the Bobcats..
Nets officially move to Newark for 2 years while Brooklyn arena is built.
Gonna be hilarious when all the big name FAs re-sign with their own teams. So many fans of these teams will be disappointed. Except Bosh, I think he moves. But I think Wade and Lebron stay put.
bosh definitely goes. no doubt about that.
Why the farg would Lebron play in Jersey when he can play in the mecca of basketball?
Jesus... he might as well stay in Cleveland if Jersey (or even Brooklyn) is the alternative.
he would maybe go to brooklyn cause its brooklyn and jay z is there
jay z is a popular rapper young black males enjoy by the way
but he aint goin to newark
basketball is much bigger in brooklyn than manhattan...the question is how many non brooklyn knick fans can they syphon away...i think they will practically own brooklyn from the start....brooklyn is incredibly parochial...a lot like philly...and with jay z who is a borough legend coming from the marcy projects owning the team i think bucktown falls for them immediately...but with lebron making the team a legit player in the league they can also make inroads thruout the city perhaps
he may also like the challenge of trying to grow what basically will be an expansion team...and because of that the marketing possibilities in brooklyn are endless...even bigger than with the knicks imo
they wont go to brooklyn for 2-3 years though. not sure lebrons people and david stern wants him hidden away in nj when he could be lighting it up at msg.
the knicks are the safest possible bet. the bulls are the second. nj/bklyn is clearly a darkhorse.
though, yes. should lebron play in brooklyn the team wouldnt have any problem selling tickets. they could steal some knicks and nets fans away but when push comes to shove a good knicks team owns that town. then you have to factor in all the other bandwagon fans. the brooklyn teams appeal sans lebron wouldnt be that high. a brooklyn team with lebron could be astronomical. though a knicks team with lebron is a 100% guarantee winner on the court and in the $.
stern aint lettin this one slip. the knicks have been irrelevant since the early part of the decade and its killed the nba. hes not gonna not have a good teams in la, ny, bos and chitown when he can.
Quote from: Rome on February 18, 2010, 07:26:03 PM
Why the farg would Lebron play in Jersey when he can play in the mecca of basketball?
Philadelphia?
Quote from: KDS on February 18, 2010, 10:27:20 PM
they wont go to brooklyn for 2-3 years though. not sure lebrons people and david stern wants him hidden away in nj when he could be lighting it up at msg.
the knicks are the safest possible bet. the bulls are the second. nj/bklyn is clearly a darkhorse.
though, yes. should lebron play in brooklyn the team wouldnt have any problem selling tickets. they could steal some knicks and nets fans away but when push comes to shove a good knicks team owns that town. then you have to factor in all the other bandwagon fans. the brooklyn teams appeal sans lebron wouldnt be that high. a brooklyn team with lebron could be astronomical. though a knicks team with lebron is a 100% guarantee winner on the court and in the $.
stern aint lettin this one slip. the knicks have been irrelevant since the early part of the decade and its killed the nba. hes not gonna not have a good teams in la, ny, bos and chitown when he can.
the whole knicks have to be good thing is overrated...the knicks name and msg will carry them forever no matter how bad they are..what other team can be so inept as the knicks have been and still get huge media run all the time
im not saying he wont go to the knicks but if i wanna play devils advocate with him going to the nets i can do it very easily...first of all with the knicks being the knicks and a classic historical nba franchise it makes more sense for the best player in the nba to go to a franchise that is making a huge move and actually needs the boost lebron would give...the knicks needs good players to simply become competitive the nets need good players to be come competitive AND relevant AND kick start a franchise that is basically an expansion team in a market that is going to be very hard to penetrate
throw in the fact that i can see lebron wanting to take on this challenge plus the obvious jay-z factor and i think it would be a perfect spot for him...again im not saying it will happen im just throwing out reasons why i think it makes total sense
the ignorance displayed here is astounding.
madison square garden is the mecca of basketball. i hate it as much as anyone but it is and there's simply no denying it.
lol...settle down no one said it wasnt
altho its more of a cliche now than its ever been...its a really neat thing to say isnt it?
when it comes to making a decision as to where a guy is going to play its not a massive factor and its not even the biggest playing in nyc factor
couldnt of said it better myself--ny is played out. half the country hates ny anyway
everyone also thinks that you have to play in ny to get these huge megga endorsements...like you would be a fool not to play in ny
talk to manning about a small market and his ability to lure endorsements
if youre the greatest quarterback ever or lebron james you can get national endorsements anywhere
but ask peyton manning how his local endorsements look...i would guess they pale in comparison to like the 8th best yankee
you cant put a number on the amount of local endorsements available in nyc compared to other places....especially MA
you cant put a number on how the tv ratings will improve should be it be lebron the knicks vs. kobe and the lakers the finals as opposed to lebron and the cavs.
and i know you people claim to hate that shtein but tv ratings and the revenue it generates drives decisions and essentially makes the sport. why do you think the nfl has a bigger warchest of $ than the thickness of my shaft? come on.
david stern isnt passing up a chance to have the biggest superstar in the game and one of the biggest in sports play in the top market. and lebron isnt an idiot, he wants to be the king.
Quote from: reese125 on February 19, 2010, 10:48:22 AM
everyone also thinks that you have to play in ny to get these huge megga endorsements...like you would be a fool not to play in ny
Exactly. I argued w someone (Knicks fan) yesterday about this. How much more is Lebron going to make by way of sponsor/endorsement deals playing in NY compared to in Cleveland? He already is locked up with Nike, Coke, McD's and other major companies who pay him close to 50mil per year. Put him in a Knicks uniform and now all of the sudden every other Fortune 500 company is gonna want to scoop him up?? No.
As far as Lebrons endorsements go, winning a title in Cleveland will be more lucrative to him than just merely signing with the Knicks/Nets.
That said, dont sleep on his relationship with Hova. It's a lot tighter than people realize, and I personally know that Jay has been selling Bron on BK since at least 08.
Quote from: KDS on February 19, 2010, 11:57:25 AM
you cant put a number on how the tv ratings will improve should be it be lebron the knicks vs. kobe and the lakers the finals as opposed to lebron and the cavs.
and i know you people claim to hate that shtein but tv ratings and the revenue it generates drives decisions and essentially makes the sport. why do you think the nfl has a bigger warchest of $ than the thickness of my shaft? come on.
david stern isnt passing up a chance to have the biggest superstar in the game and one of the biggest in sports play in the top market. and lebron isnt an idiot, he wants to be the king.
spurs won the lottery for tim duncan over the celtics
Another conversation I had yesterday - David Robinson breaking his foot was the best thing to ever happen to that city.
Quote from: KDS on February 19, 2010, 11:57:25 AM
you cant put a number on how the tv ratings will improve should be it be lebron the knicks vs. kobe and the lakers the finals as opposed to lebron and the cavs.
and i know you people claim to hate that shtein but tv ratings and the revenue it generates drives decisions and essentially makes the sport. why do you think the nfl has a bigger warchest of $ than the thickness of my shaft? come on.
david stern isnt passing up a chance to have the biggest superstar in the game and one of the biggest in sports play in the top market. and lebron isnt an idiot, he wants to be the king.
the nfl does better in tv ratings than the other leagues for 2 main reasons:
1. 16 game schedule gives more meaning to the regular season. each game literally means something because every year division winners are usually decided by maybe 2 games and playoff berths are usually up for grabs by about 6 or 7 teams with 1 game making the difference.
2. 1 game a week, on sunday, is much easier for people to watch rather than 5 games a week, which come on at various and often inconvenient times.
obviously, the nfl product itself is superior as well but even if the league as a whole was mediocre, it will still probably be tops in the ratings based on convenience alone.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 19, 2010, 12:17:46 PM
obviously, the nfl product itself is superior as well but even if the league as a whole was mediocre, it will still probably be tops in the ratings based on gambling alone.
that too.
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 19, 2010, 12:09:10 PM
Quote from: KDS on February 19, 2010, 11:57:25 AM
you cant put a number on how the tv ratings will improve should be it be lebron the knicks vs. kobe and the lakers the finals as opposed to lebron and the cavs.
and i know you people claim to hate that shtein but tv ratings and the revenue it generates drives decisions and essentially makes the sport. why do you think the nfl has a bigger warchest of $ than the thickness of my shaft? come on.
david stern isnt passing up a chance to have the biggest superstar in the game and one of the biggest in sports play in the top market. and lebron isnt an idiot, he wants to be the king.
spurs won the lottery for tim duncan over the celtics
whenever they made the lotto a % based thing it took away sterns chance to fix it. i believe in the years of the frozen/folded envelope all 8-10 non playoff team had an equal chance to get each picks. it was a random drawing.
and @ sassy it doesnt matter why the nfl is king. they are king and they have that $ because of tv. whens the last time they had a steady string of unmarketable teams do well? when have only arizona, tampa, carolina, buffalo, cleveland, kansas city, etc. been the top teams without any dallas, ny, pit, gb, manning/favre esque qb thrown in? never. because they know what they're doing.
Quote from: KDS on February 19, 2010, 12:34:51 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 19, 2010, 12:09:10 PM
Quote from: KDS on February 19, 2010, 11:57:25 AM
you cant put a number on how the tv ratings will improve should be it be lebron the knicks vs. kobe and the lakers the finals as opposed to lebron and the cavs.
and i know you people claim to hate that shtein but tv ratings and the revenue it generates drives decisions and essentially makes the sport. why do you think the nfl has a bigger warchest of $ than the thickness of my shaft? come on.
david stern isnt passing up a chance to have the biggest superstar in the game and one of the biggest in sports play in the top market. and lebron isnt an idiot, he wants to be the king.
spurs won the lottery for tim duncan over the celtics
whenever they made the lotto a % based thing it took away sterns chance to fix it. i believe in the years of the frozen/folded envelope all 8-10 non playoff team had an equal chance to get each picks. it was a random drawing.
so stern can rig lebron to new york via free agency but he cant rig a lottery to get duncan to boston...why would he do one and not the other...the answer is he cant...if lebron goes to the knicks it will be because thats what lebrons deems best for lebron
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 19, 2010, 01:09:37 PM
if lebron goes to the knicks it will be because thats what Maverick Carter deems best for lebron
stern can needle and influence and urge. farg theres no doubt he straight up told the knicks what they had to do clear space to get lebron or dwade or kobe.
Quote from: KDS on February 19, 2010, 04:36:18 PM
farg theres no doubt he straight up told the knicks what they had to do clear space to get lebron or dwade or kobe.
lol
like the knicks havent been working on this for three years
this on-going conspiracy theory that mds holds onto with sport commissioners is just wow
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 19, 2010, 06:28:53 PM
Quote from: KDS on February 19, 2010, 04:36:18 PM
farg theres no doubt he straight up told the knicks what they had to do clear space to get lebron or dwade or kobe.
lol
like the knicks havent been working on this for three years
they have cause stern told them thats the way its gonna be. he wasnt gonna have his top franchise peddle in obscurity for another decade by throwing max contracts at ben gordon and josh smith
Kevin Durant is ridiculous
11 more games he'll be at 40 games in a row of 25+ points -- which ties Jordan's record he set back in 86-87
thanks easy
in non-trivial NBA stuff, Kobe is ridiculous with these game winners
Alright now, it's like he can't miss.
kobe is simply ridiculous. dude is just unreal.
former All-Star Alvin Robertson was arrested for kidnapping a 14-yr old San Antonio girl and whoring her out. Todd, get on this
im 4 hours of south of SA. we only cover stuff in the valley. but there are deadly gangs shootouts 30 seconds away in matamoros and our papers have been on that
last couple months when the sixers didnt conflict ive been watching okc because they are just about the most watchable team in the nba and while durant gets all the media run i am beyond impressed with russell westbrook...hes the most impressive pt guard ive seen in a long time...if he isnt already hes going to be better than rondo and paul and if jeru can be one half as good as this guy the sixers should blow themselves because the guy is awesome and a perfect lead guard
bill simmons article--long as usual, but a ton of valid points summarizing teams/owners tanking seasons, screwed season ticket holders, flawed pay system for players, and stern f-ing over the fans overall
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/100224 (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/100224)
i remember in the 80's/early 90's when the nba was at it's peek that everyone was talking about how great of a commish stern was and how he took the nba around the world. i think it's safe to say that stern seriously benefited from having the single greatest core of players on the floor at the same time. bird, magic, mj, dr j, kareem, ewing, barkley, stockton, malone, pippen, hakeem, clyde, isaiah, robinson, etc, etc.
listening to stern talk about the nba is like listening to any high profile ceo talk about their company. it's got that same bland, corporate, heartless tone to it. kind of like when spads talks about the eagles. and in either case, the product they're trying to sell doesn't nearly live up to the hype they're spinning.
of course he benefited in that decade, but the whole thing is revolving sarge. he could easily benefit now with a plethora of stars in today's game, but he chooses otherwise and has a system in place that screws the mid-to lower tier teams beyond belief. stern is merely a puppet who is just a voice with no beneficial initiative
I mean these names are no flash in the plan since then....nash, kobe, wade, lebron, iverson, duncan, shaq, garnett, mcgrady, kidd
Quote from: reese125 on February 19, 2010, 11:05:39 PM
this on-going conspiracy theory that mds holds onto with sport commissioners is just wow
Quote from: reese125 on March 01, 2010, 01:52:10 PM
of course he benefited in that decade, but the whole thing is revolving sarge. he could easily benefit now with a plethora of stars in today's game, but he chooses otherwise and has a system in place that screws the mid-to lower tier teams beyond belief. stern is merely a puppet who is just a voice with no beneficial initiative
I mean these names are no flash in the plan since then....nash, kobe, wade, lebron, iverson, duncan, shaq, garnett, mcgrady, kidd
lol
no slick--MDS's conspiracy theory is that stern will decide for a player and that team where he will go as a free agent
fantastic try though
no, idiot
when you have as colossal a decision was lebron as a FA you just dont sit back and watch the dominoes fall. hes not gonna decide for lebron but hes damn sure gonna pull some strings.
yep... pull some strings...get back to the obituaries jackass
lol times two.
he has a system in place that screws mid and lower level teams but there's no conspiracy involved in that?
i see.
the addition of expansion teams, extemely long salary deals, allowing teams to salary dump, etc.
jesus christ read the article rome...youre conspiratorial by nature so its no wonder you and soy sauce share the same sentiments
no need.
all i do is read your opinion and then take the complete opposite as fact.
Quote from: reese125 on March 01, 2010, 03:04:35 PM
yep... pull some strings...get back to the obituaries jackass
old man reese seems to forget the frozen lotto card/folded corner, jordan getting suspended for gambling, mr. dick bavetta, game 6 of the 2002 wc finals. OLD MAN REESE.
Quote from: Rome on March 01, 2010, 05:55:48 PM
no need.
all i do is read your opinion and then take the complete opposite as fact.
sheeeet....when youre in here pay attention my friend
matter of fact...why are you talking about basketball again?
Quote from: KDS on March 01, 2010, 05:57:40 PM
Quote from: reese125 on March 01, 2010, 03:04:35 PM
yep... pull some strings...get back to the obituaries jackass
old man reese seems to forget the frozen lotto card/folded corner, jordan getting suspended for gambling, mr. dick bavetta, game 6 of the 2002 wc finals. OLD MAN REESE.
christ....you were still sleeping with your beenie baby when that shtein happened.
Quote from: reese125 on March 01, 2010, 06:21:34 PM
Quote from: Rome on March 01, 2010, 05:55:48 PM
no need.
all i do is read your opinion and then take the complete opposite as fact.
sheeeet....when youre in here pay attention my friend
matter of fact...why are you talking about basketball again?
good point.
why i or anyone else here replies to your posts is beyond me.
Quote from: reese125 on March 01, 2010, 06:25:27 PM
Quote from: KDS on March 01, 2010, 05:57:40 PM
Quote from: reese125 on March 01, 2010, 03:04:35 PM
yep... pull some strings...get back to the obituaries jackass
old man reese seems to forget the frozen lotto card/folded corner, jordan getting suspended for gambling, mr. dick bavetta, game 6 of the 2002 wc finals. OLD MAN REESE.
christ....you were still sleeping with your beenie baby when that shtein happened.
in todd's defense....he still sleeps with his beenie baby so your comment doesn't really narrow things down very much.
Quote from: Rome on March 01, 2010, 06:27:53 PM
Quote from: reese125 on March 01, 2010, 06:21:34 PM
Quote from: Rome on March 01, 2010, 05:55:48 PM
no need.
all i do is read your opinion and then take the complete opposite as fact.
sheeeet....when youre in here pay attention my friend
matter of fact...why are you talking about basketball again?
good point.
why i or anyone else here replies to your posts is beyond me.
4 years in here and Im shocked you havent pulled an artie lang yet youre so friggin depressing. for real rome Im proud of you.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on March 01, 2010, 06:29:22 PM
Quote from: reese125 on March 01, 2010, 06:25:27 PM
Quote from: KDS on March 01, 2010, 05:57:40 PM
Quote from: reese125 on March 01, 2010, 03:04:35 PM
yep... pull some strings...get back to the obituaries jackass
old man reese seems to forget the frozen lotto card/folded corner, jordan getting suspended for gambling, mr. dick bavetta, game 6 of the 2002 wc finals. OLD MAN REESE.
christ....you were still sleeping with your beenie baby when that shtein happened.
in todd's defense....he still sleeps with his beenie baby so your comment doesn't really narrow things down very much.
good point
i caught the end of the nuggets blazers game late last night and i saw andre miller throw down a dunk that i didn't know he could ever do, much less now. pretty sick.
anyone see b jennings taunting kg in the tunnel after the bucks beat the celtics? holy farg is he a god. get that boy out of MA and to the east coast NOW
Kobe won another one last night....the 6th time this year he won a game with 10 seconds or less
i was praying to god that matt barnes pushed his fist through the back of bryant's face on sunday.
didn't happen, though, which proves further that there is no god.
BTW: Classy move by Donald Stirling by not even bothering to call Mike Dunleavy to tell him he was fired. Dunleavy found out about his firing at the golf course by some random dude in the locker room.
:-D
yeah. no wonder that team is so rich in tradition and success.
Quote from: Rome on March 10, 2010, 12:10:06 PM
i was praying to god that matt barnes pushed his fist through the back of bryant's face on sunday.
didn't happen, though, which proves further that there is no god.
ditto but that was great basketball and the nba needs some real hatred between teams like this. i'm not even a big kobe fan but him not even blinking when barnes faked the ball an inch from his face was pretty badass.
i just passed mike bibby and a few other hawks on the street.
Did you poop a hammer with excitement?
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5008825
QuoteFormer U.S. high school basketball star Jeremy Tyler quit Israeli team Maccabi Haifa and returned home Friday, cutting short a disappointing first pro season.
The 18-year-old Tyler arrived in Israel on a wave of publicity in August after deciding to skip his senior year at San Diego High School to gain professional experience.
for whatever reason, i don't even remember this story. so this kid decided to skip his senior year in high school to play pro ball oversees, couldn't cut it and quit before the season even ended. now he can't go back to high school and certainly can't play in college. and since he couldn't cut it in israel along with the fact that he's obviously extremely immature, i can't say i see any nba teams wasting a draft pick on him.
congrats kid. you pretty much farged your entire future. but yeah, the nba is full of shtein for wanting kids to grow up and develop their game before entering the draft.
that josh smith game winner last night was sick.
amazing reaction time coming from a pothead
second time hes done it this year which makes sense since he only scores one of two ways - follow up dunks and alley oops - these just happened to happen at the buzzer
ha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAWLUPVr0Y0&feature=player_embedded (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAWLUPVr0Y0&feature=player_embedded)
awesome. just rewound that 5 times...to me that's way more embarrassing than getting dunked on
charles on tnt last night
(http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gen/154104/CHARLES-BARKLEY-MIDDLE-FINGER-VIDEO-FLIPS-BIRD.jpg)
is there anything better than it being 10:50 and having an nba game just start
Reason # 852,676,999 why professional athletes are a collection of iceholes like no other...
QuoteMartin upset about popcorn prank
By Chris Broussard
ESPN The Magazine
On a night when the Denver Nuggets should have been celebrating a much-needed victory over the Portland Trail Blazers, the franchise continued to struggle with off-the-court issues when an April Fools' Day joke sparked anything but laughter.
During Denver's 109-92 victory Thursday, a former Nuggets ball boy, Laquan Johnson, got into the club's locker room, took Kenyon Martin's car keys and filled the player's Range Rover with buttered popcorn. The car had a white interior.
Martin
Martin discovered the damage as he was about to exit Denver's Pepsi Center. At the time, he had no idea who had pulled the prank. Angered, he went back to the locker room spewing profanities and threats at teammates and other members of the organization.
"That ain't no [expletive] joke," Martin said. "I'm going to find out who did it ... put my [expletive] hands on one of y'all. I'm going to put my hands on whoever did it. You better believe that. It's [expletive] personal. You better believe it."
Martin, who has missed 15 games with a torn patella tendon in his left knee, threatened to boycott the postseason if he did not find out who was responsible.
"How 'bout if I don't play in the playoffs until somebody tells me who did it," Martin said more than once.
Martin stormed in and out of the locker room several times, and a person close to him said his anger was not over the prank, but over the fact that someone could go into his pocket and take his keys during a game. Realizing the culprit had to have access to the private code for the team's gated parking lot, he assumed members of the organization either pulled the stunt or assisted in it.
"The fact that no one saw it or had anything to say about it -- not security, not the equipment manager," a person close to Martin said, explaining the player's anger. "Somebody had to see it. He was wondering how the organization let something like that happen. What if the kid had really wanted to do something evil?"
Later, Martin found out Johnson, the former ball boy who is now the driver for teammate J.R. Smith, was responsible. Johnson apologized to Martin and agreed to pay for the damage to his car.
"It was just an April Fools joke that went horribly wrong," said a member of the Nuggets organization who spoke on the condition of anonymity. "The kid thought it would be funny and it wasn't. Kenyon was back at practice today and everything was fine between him and his teammates."
The episode was the latest in a string of distractions Denver has had to deal with lately. Once regarded as the Western Conference's top challenger to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Nuggets have all but fallen apart down the stretch.
With Martin out and coach George Karl missing games while getting treatment for throat cancer, Denver had lost five of six games before defeating Portland. That stretch dropped them from the second seed to the fifth seed in the West.
Martin, who cannot guarantee he'll be healthy for the playoffs, said before Thursday's game that he hopes to return for the last regular season game or two.
What a pissy little bitch. He threatens to beat someone's ass over a prank and then threatens to sit out the playoffs until someone rats the prankster out?
Ugh...
kobe signed a 3 yr/90mil extension.
lol @ rome
k mart is crazy and someone farged with his car. what do you think is gonna happen? stories like that are exactly why the nba is awesome.
"threatening" to sit out of the playoffs because someone pulled a prank on you is so farging childlike it's not even funny.
its hysterical and a great story. and naturally, the guy who did it used to be a ballboy but is jr smiths driver because a few years ago smith was involved in a deadly accident. of course.
how is this not great.
this is front page stuff in brownsville, isn't it?
dennis johnson elected to the hof posthumously.
one of the headlines on espn.com's main page: Raptors' Bosh fractures face in loss to Cavs
ouch and lol
Orlando has beaten each of the other teams in the NBA at least once this season (the only team to do so). Go Magic!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDzRvZcFn48
What a douchebag
that was awkward to watch
imagine being the homer bullet announcers...they started to laugh about and make light of it because hes one of their guys then it just kept getting worse and worse until they had no choice but to throw out some half hearted criticism
LOL at Carmelo acting like he got killed, and ESPN is even worse trying to make it seem like he was really hurt. Example # 1000 why pro basketball sucks balls
Quote from: Sgt PSN on April 03, 2010, 01:22:31 PM
"threatening" to sit out of the playoffs because someone pulled a prank on you is so farging childlike it's not even funny.
It's actually quite funny.
How fun is the Oklahoma City - LA series going to be?
Answer: Lots.
might not be any fun if LA doesn't get their ish together. they've been borderline awful the last 2 weeks and if they dont' figure something out quick, okc might be the new denver to los angeles' seattle.
but yeah, this could be the most entertaining match up in the first round.
watching LA get destroyed would not also be fun?
new salary cap for next season will be set higher at $56 million--knicks can now sign 2 max players
http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/n45NtigRcvA :-D
why is the nba the only sport that gets the awesomeness of the late night game
Boxing gets the late night fight
this Oklahoma City team is fantastic. They are eating the Lakers up right now.
boxing is an event....its saturday, you watch it with people, youre drunk, youre gambling, etc.
nba late night games are just there on regular work nights. what other sport regularly has meaningful awesome games end after midnight? when baseball does everyone whines and complains. when the nba does it no one says anything.
Quote from: Diomedes on April 24, 2010, 11:30:15 PM
Boxing gets the late night fight
this Oklahoma City team is fantastic. They are eating the Lakers up right now.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
i dont even know who this guy is
maybe a dood with a seed
nba playoffs have been superb so far
lebron busts a nut in chicagos face
orlando and atlanta series being as uneventful as you would expect
lakers folding in okc
suns/blazers looking epic
jazz and spurs runnin the train on the higher seeds
game 5 okc/la is gonna be a godly when durant shows kobe who be the boss
Quote from: phattymatty on April 13, 2010, 02:15:42 PM
How fun is the Oklahoma City - LA series going to be?
Answer: Lots.
you are correct.
http://backporch.fanhouse.com/2010/04/26/mike-bacsiks-twitter-account-will-probably-get-him-fired/?icid=main
Awesome.
Tyreke wins rookie of the year
well-deserved too--even if jennings had a ridiculous year
check out how many rookies in history averaged 20/5/5.
really interesting demographic breakdown of the nba finals and ncaa title game
QuoteThe April 6 Duke/Butler National Championship Game outdrew the Lakers/Magic NBA Finals by 69% in ratings and 67% in viewership. However, in the African American and Hispanic demographics, the ratings told a different story. Among African Americans, Lakers/Magic drew a 22.8 rating and 4.7 million viewers, topping Duke/Butler (15.4, 3.0 mil) by 48% and 57%, respectively. Meanwhile, among Hispanics, Lakers/Magic drew an 8.6 and 1.8 million, outdrawing Duke/Butler (5.7, 1.0 mil) by 51% and 78%, respectively. The two demographics made up 46% of the NBA Finals audience and 17% of the NCAA audience.
its sad how the munson-esq anti-nba propaganda has worked. white people are really, truly scared off by the game but find solace in the more-white, safer, effort-haven of gritty college kids.
its been like that for a long time...americas worst nightmare...young black rich and just dont give a farg
and munson is actually worse than those people as he doesnt like basketball period
there is no way someone from the east coast doesnt like basketball unless they are scared and/or uncomfortable with the product they see on the court
it is the sport of the area and anyone who likes sports plays it growing up
but as for the whites being scared off in general, that had to start in the post-jordan era. the knicks/heat brawls, AI era that combined hip hop with the game, ensuing detroit brawl and fact that seemingly every superstar of the decade (shaq, kobe, lebron, AI, dwade) is either littered by tattoos, has a checkered past, has been arrested, is black, doesnt listen to rock music or country music, etc.
sad state because people in this country clearly like basketball its just they cant bring themselves to watch the highest form of it because of pre-conceived notions and most likely something rush limbaugh said
he may flip flop and claim he likes college but as many times as youve said you dont like hockey hes said he doesnt like basketball and hes never qualified it...in fact the only time hes ever mentioned basketball on this board was when talking about a womens player
I've said a million times, and please, go back and find my posts if you care that much, that basketball is absolutely terrible to watch on television outside of the last couple minutes of a close game.
It's fun as hell to play, and was pretty much a daily after school thing for me and some friends at whatever park we went to that day, but sitting down to watch 10 people play basketball on television is about as close to torture as you can get. Unless the 76ers are in the playoffs and actually have a chance and I can jump on the local team bandwagon, watching it is incredibly boring.
Wait wait wait. Are IGY and MDS talking about Munson? Huh. Never thought I'd see the day.
I feel shocked.
Ignore feature for you too, spanky.
i need an example of a racist fear mongering idiot and who do you think is the first person that came to my mind
if i needed an english major geek with a sharp tounge and some soft, smooth tesitcles, who do you think im gonna mention?
At least I'm fun.
lol at jewboy calling me racist and fear mongering
laughingoutloud at English major.
go read a book and watch a coen brothers movie, loser
You just described my most recent wet dream.
I'm just tickled that you think I was an English major simply because I critique your awful communications skills and read books. Don't get all uppity, sugarpop.
im pretty sure you mentioned being an english major, didnt you? either way you sound like one.
anyway back the nba
atlanta sucks
Not remotely. But I'll add 'outstanding memory' to your list of qualities.
Yes. I'm keeping a list.
munson in the last ten posts is so golden
says he played basketball everyday after school but now hates it...LIE
said i "feel" shocked...BRILLIANCE
called himself "fun"....WTF
I played it nearly every day after school. I still like playing it, but I always hated watching it, except for when the Sixers were doing good and the bandwagon was filling up.
The shocked line is a movie quote, you dumbass.
And I'm a lot more fun than watching you and your nut suck attachment talk back and forth about white people, MA, and how much blacker both of you are than everyone else.
Up-to-Date Summary:
MDS: White people are racists because they don't watch the NBA.
IGY: Yes, and Munson is the worst of them.
Munson: Hey, no I'm not.
rjs: (general mocking of all involved)
MDS: rjs must be an English major, as he is capable of composing complete sentences.
rjs: No, I'm just smarter than you.
FF: (general mocking of all involved)
i only get one line in all of that?
I am confident that I adequately paraphrased the point you made.
That summary could be applied to 87% of the threads 'round these parts.
this thread is better than anything the nba can produce.
Quote from: smeags on April 29, 2010, 02:44:57 PM
this thread is better than anything the nba can produce.
ha - this thread is the equivalent of jayson williams' rap sheet.
why did i pick the one eagles board filled up by old MA white people
At what point does G_F create a filter for "MA"?
Hint hint.
considering there are 4 people here who arent MA than i would say very soon
Jesus you're an idiot.
I don't think you really want to start this game with me.
Quote from: KDS on April 29, 2010, 03:38:52 PM
considering there are 4 people here who arent MA than i would say very soon
Quote from: KDS on April 29, 2010, 03:32:37 PM
why did i pick the one eagles board filled up by old MA white people
EMB, nest of death, 700level, greennation.
take yer pick.
Quote from: rjs246 on April 29, 2010, 03:46:39 PM
I don't think you really want to start this game with me.
Quote from: KDS on April 29, 2010, 03:38:52 PM
considering there are 4 people here who arent MA than i would say very soon
have at it, grammar boy
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I love you guys.
i've met you rjs, don't let the glasses scare you, i know you can take him. ;D
were not actually fighting, weirdo
rusty is also a chain smoking hillbilly, so im pretty sure he would run out of breath 3 seconds into a real fight. of course im giant Hoyda. so...gay.
nothing says middle america quite like brownsville, texas.
Rock bottom.
if im here or somewhere else in MA for 20 years than you have every right to call me MA
but its been like four months. im still philly.
Quote from: KDS on April 29, 2010, 04:17:10 PM
were not actually fighting, weirdo
no shtein you pickle sniffer.
Exclamation point!
can i be the point guard ?
You filthy monkeys just ruined one of the best threads on CF.
Thanks.
^^^^^ racist
Anything with "the NBA" in the title that doesn't include the words "horrible", "boring", or "torture", has no chance of ever being the best thread anywhere.
I'm going to make some popcorn.
So...would it suffice to say that you are...getting yo popcorn ready?
Don't make join the bandwagon Munson.
Okay, I won't make join the bandwagon.
must...not....say....things
I think GF erred in making the "No Hippos" section. The "No Hippos" section should be almost the entire board, with only one section devoted to arguments among suburban white people about who is the most MA.
how bout that Mark Cuban huh
spurs/suns will be EPIC
lol @ epic.
jesus...
Grant Hill finally reaches the 2nd round of the playoffs after 16 years
Both the Washington Post and ESPN have had great articles about Hill over the last week. It's impossible not to love that guy.
actually it's very possible.
but he can play the piano
I think you're both neat.
Are you talking to your testicles?
Usually.
artest trys to be so much like rodman its not even funny
from the way he runs up the court to his body language to the way he gets a rebound and acts like hes gonna bring it up then drops it to kobe
ummm tune to the laker game
holy shtein
awesome game
thunder crowd is terrific
lol
i was just about to say could breen be more on the dick of the thunder crowd...christ from the pre game show till right before sign off he was out of control
they were great
in fact the giants fans were great too earlier this week
sometimes you gotta give it up to other fans
great effort Atlanta
rondo did something yesterday that only the big oh and wilt have done
he was phenominal
I think that was his 4th playoff triple double. 18 boards for a point guard is just ridiculous. The kid is filthy, especially in the post season.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 10, 2010, 12:53:20 PM
rondo did something yesterday that only the big oh and wilt have done
he was phenominal
congrats, you must be so proud
Some new logos for next year (although a few look very similar to their currents)
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that golden state is so buttery
I like the Jazz logo.
Old school.
Love the GS and Jazz ones
The Clippers changed their logo by moving the words to the left a little. Golden State's is nice.
cleveland saw the last of lebron last night.....talk about a cursed city...
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I've mostly been in favor of Lebron staying in Cleveland, but seeing as he'd be locked into Mo Williams, Jamison, Varrejo (sp?) and a bunch of other scrubs for the next 2 years, I wouldn't blame him one bit for leaving. Other than Lebron, that team is full of scrubs and is a total mess. It's sick how good he makes them look.
That was an absolute ass kicking by Boston.
Way to be on autopilot, Lebron. He let his team get taken to the woodshed and did nothing about it. Bum.
ha...Boston crowd chanting "NEW YORK KNICKS" during LeBron's free throws
what a dog franchise the Cavs are
go Magic, go Suns
Lebron just looked like he was dogging it out there and the rest of the Cavs roster is an absolute joke. Without Lebron, they're not winning more than 25 games. Leave it to Cleveland to draft the best HS player ever and still not be able to put anyone around him who is even half decent.
Don't really care which team comes out of the East, but it's going to LA out of the West. Phoenix doesn't really match up with the Lakers at all.
yea they were the best team in the nba because the supporting cast was terrible
for whatever reason they absolutely fell apart this past week, lebron especially. poor cleveland cant catch a break. the indians and browns are jokes, the cavs are about to become one....ugh
@ easy that was all simmons. his ego is gonna be huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge after this
lebron had a "bad" game five but was sick the rest of the series...anyone that says he dogged it or was not great didnt watch any of it....im guessing that includes everyone here
the supporting cast shtein the bed and isnt great to begin with but mike brown is a complete train wreck and thats where most of the blame should go
Dude, he had 9 TO's last night. I'll never say he dogged it at any point during the series, but he didn't play to his standard the final two games.
100% agree on Brown. One of the least creative minds in the whole league - which is mindblowing considering who he has had to run plays around for the last 5 years or so.
Quote from: KDS on May 14, 2010, 02:27:34 AM
yea they were the best team in the nba because the supporting cast was terrible
Yeah, they are. They're an absolute joke. Mo Williams? Scrub. Varrejo? Scrub with big hair who hustles sometimes except when he's crying to the refs because he's bleeding and wants them to call a timeout, meanwhile, his man just beat him down the court for an easy basket. Jamison? Above average scrub. Shaq? Old.
Seriously, name one person on the Cavs roster other than Lebron who you would say needs to be game planned for or paid attention to at all times? No one. And when you've got a team like Boston who is deep and healthy right now, there's no way that the Cavs are going to match up. Playoff basketball is so dramatically different than the regular season because you've got to face the same opponent 4 - 7 games in a row. In the regular season, you can hide your inadequacies because you don't even play back to back games against the same team. You typically don't get much time to really prep for your next opponent because you're only off for a day, maybe 2 between games. And once that game is over, it's on to a new city and new opponent so you data dump the plan from the previous game and start over.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 14, 2010, 07:32:34 AM
lebron had a "bad" game five but was sick the rest of the series...anyone that says he dogged it or was not great didnt watch any of it....im guessing that includes everyone here
LOL.....last night Lebron looked timid throughout. Didn't seem to ever try and step up and take over the game. Kept giving the ball up, wasn't overly aggressive in going to the basket, made a lot of poor decisions/passes. His triple double last night was one of the most quiet, irrelevant triple doubles in basketball history. Dude almost had a quadruple double....all he needed was 3 more turnovers. He dogged it. He finally came to the realization that his teammates are crap and that his head coach is a laughing stock and that he doesn't want to spend 1 second on the court with any of them longer than he needs to. Even if they won the series, they were going to get rolled by Orlando again, so what's the point of prolonging the inevitable. Not to mention that his owner was clowning him after game 5. Smart move knocking the best player in franchise history, who also happens to be a local kid and is a free agent in waiting.
Lebron's house probably went on the market with 5 min left in the game.
lol @ a quiet triple double...he was one board away from a 20 20 night with double figure assists
he had a sick game...yeah he gets turnovers but thats because he has to do everything...they have a pt guard whos afraid to handle the ball...all mo williams wants to do is throw up as many shots as possible...and a coach who has no idea how to scheme anything for lebron (or anyone else for that matter)
lebron shouldnt even be remotely mentioned as a reason they lost much less that he dogged it
speaking of dogs blame that hound jamison who was disgusting last night
Oh, I'm not blaming Lebron at all. They lost because there's no one on that roster who even remotely resembles an NBA player. All I'm saying is that Lebron finally figured out that he's playing with a bunch of turds and decided to mail it in so he can get the hell away from that mess of a team. Because if he were to re-sign with Cleveland, then he's stuck with the same supporting cast for at least 2 years. Who the farg would want that? His numbers last night were impressive but he still never seemed to be totally into that game.
lol @ he played sick.
he played like dogshtein the last two games. i'd be surprised if his entire house wasn't packed with the bentley running and the gps set with directions programmed to nyc.
you didnt watch one second of either game...stop listening to espn and what they say
He filled up the stat sheet, but he was clearly off. And when I say off, I don't mean he sucked ass, just he wasn't his usual sharp self. And as much as I hate the Celtics I have to give credit where it's due, they adjusted to Lebron's game.
i mean he wasnt rondo in game four but he was still great
game 5 he was truly bad
but it still comes down to the fact that i think there was only one game where jamison and mo dub both had double figure in pts...christ in half the games jamison couldnt even get 10...thats ridiculous
and most ridiculous is espn coverage of him the last two games...it makes me sick because then you have casual or non nba fans that think its the cool thing to do and rip lebron even tho they have no idea what they are talking about
and im not even a lebron fan
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 14, 2010, 10:59:24 AM
you didnt watch one second of either game...stop listening to espn and what they say
i watched both games start to finish.
james not only played like shtein last night he farging quit on his team midway through the second half.
haha....gotcha
mike woodson OUT in atl
brown still breathing even after one of the worst coaching performances in recent memory
also everyone is saying lebron played terrible, igy is saying he was awesome. as someone who was working during the game, who am i to believe? everyone....or the master?
game 5 he was like a 2/10
game 6 a 8/10
but really you can have a slight difference of opinion in those ratings...it when espn people like romey say he quit or dogged it that you can no longer have a discussion or take people serious
Brown's out too staying for now
if i was lebron i would leave just because of this
http://www.break.com/index/we-are-lebron-video.html
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 14, 2010, 01:02:27 PM
game 5 he was like a 2/10
game 6 a 8/10
but really you can have a slight difference of opinion in those ratings...it when espn people like romey say he quit or dogged it that you can no longer have a discussion or take people serious
nothing says eight out of ten like committing nine fargin turnovers.
again watch and understand...or analyze hockey...you have no clue how the nba works and have admitted as much by saying numerous times you dont like or watch the league
I don't know if Lebron was a total dog in this series, but I will say that in game 6 he was not at his best. He had butterfingers and couldn't hold onto the damn ball. Game 5 he was brutal. He wasn't bad in game 6, but wasn't at the top of his game either.
But if anyone was a dog in the series it was Jamison. That was the guy they traded for to get the team to the next level and he looked like he aged 20 years overnight. He couldn't hit a jumper to save his life and got killed on the glass. The Cavs should have given up Hickson to get Amare when they had the chance. Now Amare is red hot and the Suns are in the WCF.
Also Shaq(their big offseason acquisition) is pretty much done. He can't move out there and no one could stay with KG when he was outside and easy jumpers all day.
I still think Lebron is going to stay though, but if he leaves I think he'll try to join Wade in Miami somehow. The guy wants to win and how would signing with the Knicks get him any closer to that than Cleveland?
The Knicks have close to 40mil in cap space for next year, so they wouldn't stop with Lebron. They'd probably go after a solid Robin to play with him. The problem though is that the Knicks still wouldn't have much to surround Lebron +1 so he could still be in a similar boat as he is now with Cleveland.
IMO....Miami makes the most sense because Wade is a legit team player and they have a pretty solid team all around. Chicago has an outside shot because of Rose but they don't have a coach right now. I think Boozer ends up in Chicago anyway.
No way in hell though Lebron stays in Cleveland. There's just not enough talent on that team to compete with Boston or Orlando and if he stays, it's at least 2 years until they can dump some of that garbage and start signing some quality role players.
is there a worse rumor ever in sports or hollywood...the only reason i post this is because i really want that freckled mulatto to actually get some pussssie
"From a source in the Cavaliers front office. Delonte has been hooking up with Gloria James (Lebron's mom) for some time now. Somehow I guess Lebron found out before game four and it has destroyed the teams chemistry and divided the team. This is no joke, the only player worse then Lebron has been Delonte. I am not making this up, I wish it wasn't true but it happened. Wait and see if lebron stays you will not see Delonte in a cavs uni again"
farg you read that at? TMZsports.com?
Charles Oakley is friends with both LeBron and MJ and told the NY Daily News LeBron will sign with Chicago or Miami, not NY or NJ...
Dwight Howard is doing the same shtein he did last year in the playoffs. When he can't get easy baskets and someone puts a body on him, he turns into a bitch and spends the rest of the game trying to draw a foul and crying to the refs instead of just playing ball.
He keeps diving and flopping. Step up, you are supposed to be a superstar.
I caught about 30 seconds of the game at the Wac but it looked like Rasheed was taking him out of his game.
He did. So did Perkins and anyone else matched up on them. In fact, the Magic went on a run early when Gortat came in for Howard.
Dwight Howard towers over Perkins, yet he let him take him out of his game. Dwight Howard is not a superstar and I'm sick of hearing him called one. He also still only has one or two low post moves.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNBsg43cdTc&feature=player_embedded
Pretty sure that's a fake but the annoying LA suburb accent is real
Man, the Lakers are just about to finish laying down a serious ass whooping on the Suns. Kobe was farging money all night long.
The Suns are a good team and Steve Nash is one of my favorite players, but they just don't have the size to attack the Lakers inside and they don't have the defensive intensity/mindset/talent to stop the Laker bigs.
LA took the season series 3-1 and in the 3 wins, I think they were all by 15 or 20 points. And I believe the 1 game they lost, they were without Gasol. This series might only be rivaled by the Magic/Hawks series in terms of mismatch.
If it's the Lakers vs Celtics I'm pulling for the Lakers big time. I'll side with the rapist if I have to.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on May 17, 2010, 11:27:12 PM
Man, the Lakers are just about to finish laying down a serious ass whooping on the Suns. Kobe was farging money all night long.
The Suns are a good team and Steve Nash is one of my favorite players, but they just don't have the size to attack the Lakers inside and they don't have the defensive intensity/mindset/talent to stop the Laker bigs.
LA took the season series 3-1 and in the 3 wins, I think they were all by 15 or 20 points. And I believe the 1 game they lost, they were without Gasol. This series might only be rivaled by the Magic/Hawks series in terms of mismatch.
thats what everyone said before the series and the lakers have an advantage inside no doubt but the ironic part is in game one the suns did fine inside against the lakers...bynum was invisible and gasol was so so...the lakers beat the suns last night at their own game
and no chance this is even close to as lopsided as hawks magic which was the most lopsised series in league history
f'ing Orlando
were you expecting anything less from vince carter?
calvin murphy on the delonte/mama james deal:
"it ain't no rumor"
could the suns have worse on the ball defense...nash is just horrific on the defensive end...when derek fisher is getting where he wants to go you are in trouble....jason richardson is just awful as well
I wonder what Amare has to say after Odom posted another double-double (17-11)?
Quote from: KDS on May 19, 2010, 11:25:15 PM
calvin murphy on the delonte/mama james deal:
"it ain't no rumor"
That's crazy. So Delonte farged LeBron's mom?!
God I hope so
might not happen for next year but looks like teddy lion is going to change back to the bullets....which would be a great thing in the sports world
Whoever thought changing Bullets to Wizards was a good idea should be shot in the face.
Quote from: Rome on May 22, 2010, 09:42:15 AM
Whoever thought changing Bullets to Wizards was a good idea should be shot in the face.
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Hit?
He wont change the name back..just the colors.
I thought the name "Magic" was the single gayest name for a sports team ever created until I heard about the Bullets being changed to the Wizards.
It's so awful it would literally prevent me from becoming a fan of the team.
It is a terrible name, but least "Magic" has a connection to the city of Orlando. Wizards is 100x worse because it has nothing to do with Wash DC.
walt williams is from dc and was nicknamed the wizard
thats the best i can do
Your best is pretty terrible.
Boston is just eating up Orlando and Rondo just showed some ridiculous hustle. Boston/LA is going to be a great final.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on May 22, 2010, 09:15:00 PM
Boston/LA is going to be a great final.
Other than the whole "either Boston or LA has to win" thing.
yea really
im rooting for a terrorist attack
I was going to say plane crash, but that will suffice.
on tnt they have been teasing an interview that marv albert has with obama where all he talks about is the bulls and getting lebron...yo prez your hockey team is in the stanley cup
he went to chicago when he was 24, do you think he really gives a shtein
so hes lived there for like 25 years - basically half his life - and claims it as home
yes i think he cares
lol eddie curry took out a loan at an 85% interest rate
http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/05/25/2010-05-25_currys_cooked_over_570g_loan.html
Curry, who made $273,000 per minute the past two seasons, hasn't paid a personal loan he took out in 2008. It was a five-month loan, at 85 percent interest. Wait until you read what he spent his money on instead.
For some reason, Curry took out a a $570,000 loan two years ago. And for some reason, he did it in Las Vegas, the only place an 85 percent interest rate is legal. And for some reason, he hasn't paid a single penny on it. It's now ballooned to upwards of a million dollars
In court papers, Curry detailed his expenses to try to explain why he can't pay back the loan.
•$30,000 a month in household expenses, not counting $1075 a month for cable and satellite TV service. Dude must be getting porn channels us regular folk haven't even heard of.
•$6,000 a month for a personal chef. If he lowered that to $5,000, he probably wouldn't have clashed with Mike D'Antoni about his weight.
•$350,000 he owes Juwan Howard, for reasons that we're afraid to look into.
•$17,000 a month toward his relatives and dependents, to whom he's given many of his 12 luxury cars.
"Mr. Curry appears to be a very, very generous man," [Allstar Capital lawyer Donald] David said. "He appears to have taken it upon himself to support every person named Curry on the East Coast."
Curry already has his wages garnished, and got a $2 million advance from the Knicks. Why? To pay off his mansion in Chicago, which was foreclosed upon, and also an unpaid bill from Casual Male Big and Tall clothes.
Hey, you think Curry might exercise his $11 million option for next season?
lets face facts
i would sacrifice a flyers title to see a boston team choke away 2 separate 3-0 leads in 2 different sports in the span of 2 weeks
you know you would too. think how many of you were more eager to see cindy crosby lose than the flyers win. admit this. ADMIT IT NOW.
Quote from: KDS on May 27, 2010, 01:44:43 AM
lets face facts
i would sacrifice a flyers title to see a boston team choke away 2 separate 3-0 leads in 2 different sports in the span of 2 weeks
you know you would too. think how many of you were more eager to see cindy crosby lose than the flyers win. admit this. ADMIT IT NOW.
Not even close
Philly title >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>LIFE
But don't get me wrong, I'm rooting like hell for a Magic/Suns final, because the Celtics/Lakers are two of my most hated teams in sports. The Celtics choking is looking more and more likely now that they're injury riddled and the Magic are starting to hit their shots. I love me some Jameer Nelson.
i only despise the lakers cause of kobe...i just cant get excited either way about anything from the west coast...it just doesnt exist to me...i never liked the lakers but i sort of rooted for them when i was a kid because of the whole enemy of my enemy is my friend and my ultimate enemy is the celtics...they are right up there with the rangers or mets for me as most hated
I was the same way till I lived in Cali, didn't so much hate the Lakers, they just didn't register. Step foot out there and their fans will make you sick to your stomach. In Cali. they're a non factor until they're championship level good, and the worst part is people from all over root for them. San Diego locals adopt them as their team because they say "we don't have a team", even though the Clippers franchise once played there.
As long as Boston doesn't win I don't care who does, even if its the the Lakers.
Although I'm rooting for Phoenix more than anyone. they are fun to watch and let's be serious who cares about anything in Phoenix.
immigrants care dammit
what a finish. artest shoots a horrible 3 to give phoenix the ball, richardson banks a 3, kobe airballs, and artest finishes. what a game.
ha he made sager say queensbridge. artest is crazy and so awesome.
he needs a reality show
awesome game, terrible luck for phx. god damn lakers get all the bounces.
I swear there has never been a team in the history of sports that I hate as much as this Celtics team. They are overachieving, they fake injuries, they whine, they are arrogant, and they have little punks on their team like Davis, Perkins, and Robinson.
Please Lakers, rip their hearts out. They in no way deserve a title.
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WHAT. THE. farg.
Quote from: King Cole on May 28, 2010, 11:27:48 PM
I swear there has never been a team in the history of sports that I hate as much as this Celtics team. They are overachieving, they fake injuries, they whine, they are arrogant, and they have little punks on their team like Davis, Perkins, and Robinson.
Please Lakers, rip their hearts out. They in no way deserve a title.
i agree. i can't think of a more unlikable player than kendrick perkins.
kobe bryant comes to mind
finals now borderline unwatchable
god damn ron artest
yeah its just a downright terrible final...lakers celtics...who wants to see that
I want to see Kobe and Garnett break their faces.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 30, 2010, 08:50:22 AM
yeah its just a downright terrible final...lakers celtics...who wants to see that
i want to see both teams and fan bases meet the backside of osama bin ladens hand
I'm looking forward to this final. Strictly from a b-ball fan standpoint, this should be a great series. Yeah, yeah, Boston sucks, LA sucks, blah blah blah. Doesn't bother me at all. Maybe when the Sixers find a way to make themselves relevant then I'll give a shtein what some rival teams are up to. But until then, I'm just going to sit back, watch and hope for a good 6 or 7 game series.
QuoteSacramento Kings point guard Tyreke Evans is apologizing with a tweet after being cited on suspicion of reckless driving in California.
In a Twitter message on Tuesday to his fans, family and the Kings, Evans says he is sorry for "bad decision making" and has learned his lesson.
Evans was cited and released by the California Highway Patrol on Monday.
The air unit spotted the NBA's Rookie of the Year driving a 2010 black Mercedes S550 at more than 100 mph on Interstate 80. The CHP says officers will review air patrol video to see if more charges will be filed.
Police officers drew their guns and ordered the Kings guard and his passenger out of the car because the officers couldn't see inside past its tinted windows.
CHP spokeswoman Lizz Dutton says Evans was cooperative and wasn't driving impaired. He's due in court in August.
The posted speed limit where Evans was driving was 65 mph.
Kings president Geoff Petrie said he will discuss the incident with Evans on Tuesday.
"I've got a call into him and a message to him, but from what I understand he was over the speed limit," Petrie told the Sacramento Bee. "But he's scheduled to come in [Tuesday] and we'll talk about it."
Dutton said Evans is due in court around Aug. 10.
Role.
Models.
huh?
first off since when does some idiot basketball player need to be a role model for little snot nosed kids. second off some idiot basketball player got caught speeding in his awesome expensive car? oh my god. who gives a shtein.
there are idiot reckless drivers everywhere what difference does it make who it is.
yeah, I wouldn't cite this as a role model example thing.
Being that the way people drive their kids get a front row seat at douchebaggery at the wheel.
Quote from: KDS on June 01, 2010, 07:55:33 PM
there are idiot reckless drivers everywhere what difference does it make who it is.
it matters a lot if you are young black and rich
i was trying to stay away from it cause i know thats what hes after, but yea. pretty much.
if you drive a hundred miles an hour on a public road, you should be put in jail for three months minimum
if you're young black and rich, and you do that, six months
That's Wassism!
(http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/7511/daffyduckw.jpg)
I'll root for the rapist more than I ever have in my life on Thurs night.
GO LAKERS
watching these playoffs has made me wonder how kevin garnett has gone from one of the seemingly nice guys in the NBA to one of it's biggest douches. normally as you get older you start out douchey and chill out once you learn the lifestyle. he's gotten unbelievably worse at 30-something than he was in his teens and 20s.
and yes i hope LA destroys them.
moving to boston might have something to do with it.
and i'm personally rooting for al queda in this series.
Chris Rock cracking jokes at Kobe Bryant in the 4th was the highlight of this game.
NHL Finals >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>NBA finals
What a bore
One down, three to go.
terrible game
but really anything that prevents boston people from being happy is good. as awful as la is, the fans, the lakers scene and especially kobe, its kind of a nothing wash for them to win. there will be some lame parade, the bandwagon will celebrate, then theyll jump off when it gets cold.
meanwhile most celtics fans live and die with the team. most, if not all, of these people are despicable human beings from new england. they need to suffer and they need to suffer now.
I didn't expect the Lakers to dominate as much as they did last night, but at the same time, I'm not totally surprised by it either. And with 3 days off until game 2, that's only going to benefit the Lakers...specifically Kobe and Bynam.
Quote from: SD on June 03, 2010, 11:44:38 PM
Chris Rock cracking jokes at Kobe Bryant in the 4th was the highlight of this game.
NHL Finals >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>NBA finals
What a bore
apparantly kobe snubbed chris rock.
It wasn't a snub, it's just that Kobe is from another planet and doesn't get earth humor.
New England rules.
O'Doyle rules.
o'boyle rules
(http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/93/m_24169b70ab38bd0a96526b996468f848.jpg)
New Orleans hired ex-Sixer/Magic/Knick/Spur/other Monty Williams after Thibodeau turned them down. Thibodeau wants the Bulls job...
farg i remember him playing in college.
Quote from: BigEd76 on June 05, 2010, 01:27:05 PM
Thibodeau wants the Bulls job...
Looks like he got it. (http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nba/news/story?id=5254978)
It's great they check the replay on every call that's the lease bit questionable, as if the NBA doesn't suck enough as it is.
BAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAH
how about derek fisher being the closer and not kobe
this is a different laker team than 08 when they were weak minded and soft....artest has really helped them
I haven't watched a single nanosecond of this final. Nor will I in the future.
farg both teams to hell alongside their bandwagoning fans.
I'm in Boston right now and watching all of the YeahDudes get dressed up in their Celtics gear and strut around town yesterday was laughably infuriating. Let's Go Flyers chants seemed to deaden their spirits a bit, which was nice.
don't get iced brah.
Quote from: phattymatty on June 09, 2010, 12:25:27 PM
don't get iced brah.
hahaha... that's the worst thing i've ever read.
thank you.
Fisher has balls of steel.
I agree that this Finals has been lackluster. It's like Boston is dead tired. You see it in Garnett's face. Lakers should kill them...but the zebras keep wanting to make sure everyone knows who's in charge. David Stern.
still rooting for an explosion, but Boston is one win away from another title. hate
nice to see this piece of shtein getting his (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5284894)
Gasol back to playing like a bitch. Odom continuing to play like a bitch. Artest looks like he's playing in a straight jacket. Can he even turn from left to right? The guy looks so stiff it's ridiculous. He used to be a nice offensive player too.
Go Celtics
I tend to agree with Dio around these parts, but jesus christ his New England love is just so off-putting.
As disgusting as Kobe is... Paul Pierce, Garnett, Glen Davis, Rasheed Wallace, Kendrick Perkins are all worse than Kobe.
Everyone hates Kobe because he's all about him, he raped an innocent white girl, and because he acts like he's from Philly then the next day trashes Philly and the fans. But that stuff was all years ago, and while Kobe is still all about himself, at least he's subtle in his selfishness. He's not a completely obnoxious and flamboyant douchebag like the Celtics are. Screaming after an and 1, pumping their fists and slamming the hardwood after a 15 foot jumper, sticking their chins up at the air and talking shtein behind the Lakers backs. The list goes on.
Oh, and Rasheed Wallace running laps around the court after the most obvious of foul calls.
Kobe Bryant is fake, LA is fake, their fans are fake, but the Celtics and their fans and their PA announcer is annoying and obnoxious. I guess it comes down to what you dislike more. I personally couldn't care less that the Lakers have celebrity fans. They are harmless. People hate the Lakers for that reason alone, and while it is lame, all they do is sit there and watch the game. I care more about the teams and there is absolutely no question the Celtics are a more unlikable team.
I grew up watching Bird, McHale, Parrish, Ainge, et al. I don't even truly support them, but I just can't help myself when they are playing against the Cowboys of the NBA. LA makes Boston look like paradise. I can't stand Kobe. So there you go.
Also, I LOVE Rasheed Wallace. One of my favorite active players, hands down.
Sure, that all makes sense in the context of this conversation. But your general love of NE, especially as someone who just spent 6 years there, is just unfathomable.
I was born and raised in NE. Haven't lived there since I went to college. What are you talking about?
then go root for the pats, loser
this is philly. as detestable as la, kobe and the lakers are, they dont compare to the aids-infested awfulness that is the city of boston, its mongoloidian-inhabitants and that pos basketball team.
Quote from: Diomedes on June 14, 2010, 08:21:01 PM
I was born and raised in NE.
your love of awful sports like soccer makes more and more sense every minute
All this interest in me is very flattering. I'm happy to indulge you:
I've loved the Eagles since before I remember, and they are the only team I've ever actually bothered to follow. My favorite basketball team changes with the years, depending on who's playing the kind of basketball I like. I think my favorite team was the Pistons with Chauncey, Rip, Ben and Rasheed, etc. That was a great team.
you like boring things
I to tha Izzo declined the Cavs job and will stay at Michigan State
Perkins tore his MCL and PCL. Couldn't have happened to a bigger douchebag.
Kobe having a miserable game 7
Tied with 7 mins left.....it's gonna come down to the final seconds...
5 rings for Kobe and 11 for Jackson
HAHA SUCK IT BOSTON
How unclutch is Rondo? Missing the final shot to keep them alive! Only an idiot would say he was clutch for makign the shot before that didn't matter.
I'm directing this post toward one poster only.
ugly but what an awesome game 7.
and ron artest thanking his psychiatrist and plugging his new single. how can you not love that crazy farg.
lol at Artest.
farg you, Boston.
yea hes unbelievable, great bear hug on doris burke, too
hopefully that wretched city will burn down. farg you boston
That city isn't going to have any success in any sports now for a while. The Bruins are old and slow and suck. They will never recover from that meltdown. The Celtics are old and their run is over. The Patriots have Tom Brady's knee and a disgruntled Moss, the Red Sox are old and are inferior to the Rays and Yankees.
Quote from: King Cole on June 18, 2010, 12:07:42 AM
That city isn't going to have any success in any sports now for a while. The Bruins are old and slow and suck. They will never recover from that meltdown. The Celtics are old and their run is over. The Patriots have Tom Brady's haircut and a disgruntled Moss, the Red Sox are old and are inferior to the Rays and Yankees.
(http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2010/stylewatch/blog/100628/tom-brady-02-500x375.jpg)
Boston fans are blaming the refs just like they did on the too many men PP with the Flyers. Pansies.
Up until the final buzzer I was praying for Al Queda to swoop in and save the day
Why in the world would you have Rondo guarding Gasol down the stretch
Quote from: King Cole on June 18, 2010, 12:35:38 AM
Boston fans are blaming the refs just like they did on the too many men PP with the Flyers. Pansies.
http://www.concretefield.info/forum/index.php?topic=19909.0
farg LA
Cue in Randy Newman.
the Lakers' defense in the last 7 minutes of the game was farging outstanding. Boston couldn't get a shot off
Quote from: SunMo on June 18, 2010, 09:06:19 AM
the Lakers' defense in the last 7 minutes of the game was farging outstanding. Boston couldn't get a shot off
I didn't even notice that. The whole time I was just thinking how they were going to find a way to lose. I'll have to watch the replay.
Quote from: SunMo on June 18, 2010, 09:06:19 AM
the Lakers' defense in the last 7 minutes of the game was farging outstanding. Boston couldn't get a shot off
^^^
THIS
you never think of yellow and gold and defense and but damn they locked down
Through 3 quarters that was as bad offensively as I have ever seen Kobe play in his life. He was trying to beat Boston by himself. The fadeaways from 3 with 3 men in his face were ridiculous. Especially when Artest was looking good. Not only that but he made some stupid passes and his handle look shaky too.
But he made his FTs down the stretch and that was the difference.
kobe was way off buit he still had 15 rebounds...five more than any celtic....that shtein has gone completely unrecognized
looks like the wizards and bulls are making a deal...
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2010/news/story?id=5324240 (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2010/news/story?id=5324240)
so the wiz will have hinrich and wall. not a bad PG combo.
they gotta be making a run at bringing wade home to play with lebron...i wouldnt be surprised if thats already in place...how sick would that be
derrick rose, wade, lebron, noah, deng
dynasty.
Lebron is going to re-sign with Cleveland and everyone is going to laugh at the Bulls and Knicks.
This big free agency period will fade quietly into the night just like most things that are overhyped do.
Like most things NBA, the draft excitement has faded over the last decade or so.
But this may be the most lame ass draft ever.
So are there actually going to be any trades in this draft or just David Stern's nerdy ass cracking wise and looking stupid?
how bad is stuart scott
why did they give mrs wall airtime
and lol at jon berry saying turner is not great at anything but he has a chance to be a superstar
No surprises yet....Wall/Turner/Favors/Johnson/Cousins
and wtf did Pootie Tang Cousins just say?
wow what a reach....shocking utah would pick whitey ford to sell tickets
I'm shocked...SHOCKED...that Utah drafted a whitey.
where did that come from
I like Paul George. I could see him being a stud.
thats a nice get at 13 for toronto
the Knicks passed on hometown kid Lance Stephenson on back-to-back picks, then he went one spot later to Indy
they stayed in-state with Leo Rautins' kid from Syracuse though
Tony Bruno says the Pacers have the most whitey's because the Russians and eastern europeans don't count as white
the Knicks want to reunite D'Antoni with Joe Johnson and Amar'e if when LeBron doesn't sign with them
and Miami might have a Wade/Bosh tag team
ESPN was saying that Chicago is going to land LeBron and Bosh. :poison
No chance it happens.
and if it does I'm going to laugh when Lebron still doesn't win a title.
yeah that lebron guy, what a loser. just doesn't have the skills to play.
Quote from: phattymatty on June 28, 2010, 08:47:36 AM
yeah that lebron guy, what a loser. just doesn't have the skills to play.
lol
Pierce opted out
So did Shannon Brown on the Lakers...but he's just a dunker.
Quote from: King Cole on June 28, 2010, 03:57:46 AM
and if it does I'm going to laugh when Lebron still doesn't win a title.
I havent placed a bet since Mario Chalmers broke my heart by hitting that tying 3 at the buzzer in the Memphis-Kansas NCAA final but I will bet you any amount you'd like that this statement will be 100% false should LBJ and Bosh both end up in Chitown.
lebron will win a title no matter where he goes.....players like him always end up winning....cept for lindros
Chris Broussard said Byron Scott is gonna be the Cavs next coach
Nets met with him already..I've been saying this for the last 3 years, but I think they have a real chance of landing him once all is said and done. To be honest, I think they're the favorite.
They posted this 22 story billboard at the corner of 33rd and 8th in NYC last night - literally within spitting distance of MSG.
(http://cdn3.sbnation.com/entry_photo_images/454629/img_0674_large.jpg)
could there be more dirty money in that billboard
Proky is as clean as they come..
looks like the first signing is Milwaukee giving Drew Gooden $32M over 5 years
Quote from: Die-Hard on July 01, 2010, 10:15:00 AM
Proky is as clean as they come..
theres no chance he isnt in human trafficking....and thats just for starters....there no such thing as a clean russian business man
Quote from: Die-Hard on June 30, 2010, 02:51:19 PM
Quote from: King Cole on June 28, 2010, 03:57:46 AM
and if it does I'm going to laugh when Lebron still doesn't win a title.
I havent placed a bet since Mario Chalmers broke my heart by hitting that tying 3 at the buzzer in the Memphis-Kansas NCAA final but I will bet you any amount you'd like that this statement will be 100% false should LBJ and Bosh both end up in Chitown.
I'm in.
Quote from: BigEd76 on July 01, 2010, 11:25:40 AM
looks like the first signing is Milwaukee giving Drew Gooden $32M over 5 years
Six-plus million a year for that stiff?
Hilarious.
Memphis gave Rudy Gay $16M/yr and Atlanta is offering $20M/yr to Joe Johnson. yay NBA
Amare to the Knicks for the max. (http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/2010/07/02/2010-07-02_new_york_knicks_close_to_signing_amare_stoudemire_to_fiveyear_max_contract.html)
Bwahaha...
I'd laugh but I'd trade that deal for the remainder of Brand's any day of the week
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/413636-the-20-worst-nba-free-agent-signings-of-all-time#page/1
I haven't gone through it yet, but Brand is the first pic there. And I expect Matt Geiger to be there
Geiger's not on there, but holy shtein...I forgot all about Jim McIlvaine.
Reportedly Steve Blake to the Lakers for 16 million.
This catering to athletes is ridiculous...
Cleveland spent 6 months working on a Family Guy video to present to LeBron to entice him to come back
Now I just heard on PTI that Edie Falco and James Gandolfini filmed a short clip for the Knicks to woo LeBron to come to NYC.
Stoudemire confirmed to the Knickerbockers for 5yrs $100M.
I predict they will still suck.
lebron to announce his free agency location on Thursday at 9et on ESPN...
a 1-hour show to announce where he's signing. watch it be at 9:58
haha thats awesome hes doing it like that
2 weeks after the draft and 6 days into FA, the Clippers finally have their retread head coach....Del Negro
This LeBron/Bosh/Wade drama is beginning to get nauseating.
Now the latest is the Knicks have gained ground and Cleveland is hurt by Bosh's apparent snub.
LeBron calls himself King and then schedules a prime time press conference...ugh
No, the NBA is great, Jay.
It's FANtastic!
NBA: "Where douchebaggery by our stars happens"
How can teams afford to pay so much for these players? I see regular season games with lots of empty seats. Do they sell so much merchandise that these prices are possible? They must make a ton of money overseas as well, right?
Quote from: Diomedes on July 07, 2010, 06:21:25 AM
How can teams afford to pay so much for these players? I see regular season games with lots of empty seats. Do they sell so much merchandise that these prices are possible? They must make a ton of money overseas as well, right?
because the rosters are so small and only one or two guys are making the top money on each squad...dont pay attention to the top 1% of salaries
nba salary cap is in the mid to high 50's
broussard reporting bosh and wade to miami
No state income tax FTW.
Just how does your salary get paid, RomeyRome?
bwahaha... what salary?
durant signed a 5 yr ext. which is probably the start of everyone trying to get in before the new cba
Quote from: Rome on July 06, 2010, 11:13:13 PM
No, the NBA is great, Jay.
It's FANtastic!
excited about that Chris Duhon signing huh
Boozer to the Bulls for 5/$80M
Quote from: BigEd76 on July 07, 2010, 01:12:52 PM
Quote from: Rome on July 06, 2010, 11:13:13 PM
No, the NBA is great, Jay.
It's FANtastic!
excited about that Chris Duhon signing huh
He's not bad for a back-up to Nelson. Getting out of New York might just be what the doctor ordered.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Los Angeles
Denver
Dallas
Oklahoma
New Orleans (Maybe if it was 2 seasons ago)
Portland (Not a force to be reckoned with)
Houston (Yeah right)
Sacremento (Evans plus what army?)
Phoenix (minus Amare)
UTAH (no Boozer)
San Antonio (Father Time)
Clippers (Hello)
Golden State (Seriously?)
Did I miss anyone? Lakers should be looking forward to another appearance at the Finals next season barring injuries.
Take it fwiw but Jared Dudley (Suns) is good friends with Amare Stoudemire and says Lebron is headed to the Knicks.
He's doing the presser from Greenwich, Connecticut... not exactly a suburb of Cleveland or Miami.
He can make the most money as a player in Cleveland, and possibly be beloved by playing his whole career with one team.
He can play with other elite players in Miami and possibly win a championship, but would have to share the glory (and the money).
He will get caked off on endorsements and live the dream in New York, even if the team continues to suck.
So, he probably will go to the Knicks.
Quote from: FastFreddie on July 07, 2010, 08:17:47 PM
He will get caked off on endorsements and live the dream in New York, even if the team continues to suck.
Because he doesn't already? Im so tired of the Lebron to NYC will maximize his brand argument. The man can play in Nome, Alaska and he would still be the highest endorsed athlete in the world. shtein, if Tiger wouldnt have thrown his dick around the way he did, he would still hold the title, and he doesnt even have a homebase.
MSG stock was up something like 5% today on rumors that he would sign with the Knicks.
And it will dip about 10% when the market opens Friday morning.
its got to be either bulls or knicks
heat and cavs are OUT
not sure why he would want ny. they aint winnin no title.
Bucher is reporting LeBron flew to Miami tonight to meet with Pat Riley
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-lebrondecision070710
Rip away, Wojo.
I loved it.
this lebron shtein has gotten so out of control that i half expect him to say he's starting up his own new team
http://deadspin.com/5581889/
"LeBron James Is A corksucker"
by Drew Magary - Deaspin
Standing ovation. Brilliant.
Including the rip on Cleveland.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 07, 2010, 11:39:40 PM
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-lebrondecision070710
Rip away, Wojo.
I loved it.
meh...I don't mind what he's doing. He's donating all the proceeds to charity (Boys and Girls club of America). Lebron doesn't get nearly enough credit for being a class act off the court.
So write a check or go put in quality time (without cameras in tow).
This is ridiculous and I will root against him. Its me, me, me. That article was spot on.
Still don't see the big deal, he's one of the most popular athletes in the world.
You'll watch.
how can you not love this
hes making this fun and you know it
Reports starting to come out that Lebron chose the Heat.
If true, I'm taking bets from anyone that the Heat don't make the NBA Finals.
I was hearing Knicks.
LeBron partying it up in South Beach this weekend (http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/lebron-james-plans-weekend-party-in-south-beach-201087)
and supposedly Mike Miller was offered 5/$30M by the Heat too
I haven't seen mike miller really in his nba career. Is he any good? Wasn't he part of the Gator squad that won the NCAA championship?
Quote from: King Cole on July 08, 2010, 01:18:47 AM
Reports starting to come out that Lebron chose the Heat.
If true, I'm taking bets from anyone that the Heat don't make the NBA Finals.
Are you really this farging stupid or is just a message board troll thing?
Quote from: hbionic on July 08, 2010, 02:27:54 PM
I haven't seen mike miller really in his nba career. Is he any good? Wasn't he part of the Gator squad that won the NCAA championship?
15 point per game guy but he's played on a lot of horrendous teams in Memphis. I thought he was gonna be a star when he played in Orlando. Didn't work out that way.
No, I kind of have that feeling too if Lebron goes to Miami.
Just seems like too much for it to work properly. Maybe I'm just a hater...but it doesn't seem proper.
You don't think Bosh, LeBron & Wade make it to the Finals in the East?
If they don't get injured it's a mortal lock, Chuggie.
So let me get this straight. King Cole is offering up a bet that says that a team with Wade, Bosh and James will not make the finals?
Ever? Or this coming year?
Either way, I am IN.
I hear you Rome. I agree as well. It's just weird to think of those guys on the same team. Something doesn't feel right.
But...that should be good. Lakers vs. Heat in the Finals. :evil
King Cole:
They could be good, they might be bad or mediocre, but they'll never make the Finals unless something happens to change my mind along the way.
thats been coles new thing over the past six months or so...find something that is very likely to happen or find a player who should be really good and then say that said thing wont ever happen and said player will suck
i miss reese
reese made cole and munson look like romey**
**my favorite poster in the whole world!
shtein, i didnt even know he left?
He should have been banned for the Flyers comment he made alone.
icehole.
best thing ever would be just as lebron is about to announce
jay z comes out of the shadows
puts an old school boom box on the podium
hits play
and this rings out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPCH0_OY5LI
from Lebron's Twitter...
QuoteI WEAR SOCKS ONCE THEN THROW TRASH EM. THEY'RE SAD NOT BEING ON MY FEET BUT IT'S ALL GOOD BECAUSE THEY'RE SOCKS AND HAD A GREAT LIFE. 3:43 PM Jul 7th via Twitter for iPhone
Quote from: rjs246 on July 08, 2010, 02:39:22 PM
So let me get this straight. King Cole is offering up a bet that says that a team with Wade, Bosh and James will not make the finals?
Ever? Or this coming year?
Either way, I am IN.
For this upcoming season.
In. PM me.
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 08, 2010, 03:03:42 PM
best thing ever would be just as lebron is about to announce
jay z comes out of the shadows
puts an old school boom box on the podium
hits play
and this rings out
gunfire
Quote from: rjs246 on July 08, 2010, 03:51:16 PM
In. PM me.
It isn't official yet, so I will tonight if it is.
Dallas re-signed Brendan Haywood for 6/$55M. really
Jermaine O'Neal is heading to Boston...2-yr deal
Boston got a steal with that deal. He'll fit in perfectly with the big three.
they were talking about Haywood getting a MLE somewhere and all of the sudden he gets 6 for 55m, wtf
Exactly. Jermaine O'Neal gets the MLE but Haywood gets the Koncak deal?
Gotta love Cuban.
Damn, i had hoped the lebron news would have leaked out by now. Not because I care, but because it would farg up the ESPN show.
He's gonna stay in Cleveland.
I don't doubt somebody at espn knows but they are being stifled.
Of course someone knows. They have to produce a show afterall.
Is anyone else here creeped out by the whole Lebron/ESPN thing? It's disturbing to me that ESPN would get into bed so completely with a single player like they have. Whatever happened to just reporting the news rather than arranging for it to happen beforehand?
Why not wrap your business around him?
Worked great for everyone attached to Tiger Woods.
Yep - they did the same thing with Woods when he came out and did his "news" conference and subsquent five question interview.
Pre-conditions? farg YOU.
If I'm a journalist I insist on no pre-conditions or I pass on the interview. The moment a journalist or news organization permits their subjects to impose and/or dictate pre-conditions, it becomes a fluff piece, not a legitimate interview.
I don't consider almost any sports story news.
I'm still holding out hope that he's gonna be a Sixer!
This is terrible....
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 08, 2010, 09:25:30 PM
This is terrible....
X 1 million. farging waste of time and space.
Heat if anyone gives a shtein.
That sound you just heard was Cleveland going up in flames.
I give LeBron credit for not holding this whoring out show in Cleveland, because he's smart enough to know he would never make it out of there alive.
Break a leg, attention whore.
Good, a new team to dispise. Lakers, Celtics, Heat.
Not surprising, and crazy for the NBA to turn this into what it is. How farging sad is Cleveland, simple choice Miami or Home Town...
i havent really cared for lebron's circus, but lol @ the knicks regardless.
Quotedarrenrovell1
Forbes says Heat franchise value goes to $400m from $364m. Cavs go down to $370m from $476m (via @SportsMoneyBlog) 2 minutes ago via web
I feel for Cleveland.
Me too. Sorry bastiches.
I hope LeBron blows a knee out or something. This whole dog and pony show really bugged me.
The closest thing i can think of for a player to leave in my lifetime was Reggie going to Green Bay, and he didnt grow up here.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 08, 2010, 09:39:23 PM
Me too. Sorry bastiches.
I hope LeBron blows a knee out or something. This whole dog and pony show really bugged me.
they kept drawing out the final question and it pissed me off, i checked ESPN to see if they had picked and saw it was still live on 3.
David Lee now goes to GS from NY for 6yrs/$80M in a sign and trade...not sure who is coming back, but I would guess Monta Ellis
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on July 08, 2010, 09:41:22 PM
The closest thing i can think of for a player to leave in my lifetime was Reggie going to Green Bay, and he didnt grow up here.
Did King LB23 refer to God in his speech? I think his mother told him where to go.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on July 08, 2010, 09:42:24 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 08, 2010, 09:39:23 PM
Me too. Sorry bastiches.
I hope LeBron blows a knee out or something. This whole dog and pony show really bugged me.
they kept drawing out the final question and it pissed me off, i checked ESPN to see if they had picked and saw it was still live on 3.
Not only that but the product placement, the whole "hey lets put kids behind him in the backdrop", Jim Gray drawwwwwing it out, Stuart Scott, just the whole thing.
I bet that icehole doesnt even sign autographs for the kids after this crap is over.
Quote from: Don Ho on July 08, 2010, 09:44:10 PM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on July 08, 2010, 09:41:22 PM
The closest thing i can think of for a player to leave in my lifetime was Reggie going to Green Bay, and he didnt grow up here.
Did King LB23 refer to God in his speech? I think his mother told him where to go.
He can smell the Miami Hoyda all the way from Greenwich. But maybe he's just picking up the scent of Brad Lidge.
Stuart Scot is to to busy cleaning up the mess he made in his pants. Yeah, the kids in the back was weak.
Where you at, Cole?
Nice third person references there.
Now Delonte can go screw Momma James without getting caught.
Damn Phreak wishing him to blow out his knee? Its not like Lebron is a bad guy.
It will be interesting to see how Miami fills out their roster. I think it is rare to do what the Celtics did a few years back. This could definitely blow up.
I hate how he pimped this whole thing. So yeah, I hope it blows up.
Anti-climatic sort of like the rest of the NBA. What a zesty league where you have a few really good teams, no way a team out of nowhere could ever make a run like the Flyers did this season. The game is rigged.
http://store.nba.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4287987&cp=2482948.2806559&ab=HP_ASPOT_MIAMI
Already up.
this is gonna be great for the nba
if they dont win 70 games and fo fo fo to a title its a massive failure
hell if they arent 20 games up by the all star break riley is stepping in
who would have even thunk that the maimi heat will become the most hated team in sports
I'm rooting for them to fall flat on their faces.
They've opened themselves up for criticism and I don't think LeBron, who is a mental midget, can take it.
from simmons article today he mentioned this was a plan they had as far back as 4 years ago
and cp3 was in on it, too.
watch out when hes a FA
QuoteOpen Letter to Fans from Cavaliers Majority Owner Dan Gilbert
Dear Cleveland, All Of Northeast Ohio and Cleveland Cavaliers Supporters Wherever You May Be Tonight;
As you now know, our former hero, who grew up in the very region that he deserted this evening, is no longer a Cleveland Cavalier.
This was announced with a several day, narcissistic, self-promotional build-up culminating with a national TV special of his "decision" unlike anything ever "witnessed" in the history of sports and probably the history of entertainment.
Clearly, this is bitterly disappointing to all of us.
The good news is that the ownership team and the rest of the hard-working, loyal, and driven staff over here at your hometown Cavaliers have not betrayed you nor NEVER will betray you.
There is so much more to tell you about the events of the recent past and our more than exciting future. Over the next several days and weeks, we will be communicating much of that to you.
You simply don't deserve this kind of cowardly betrayal.
You have given so much and deserve so much more.
In the meantime, I want to make one statement to you tonight:
"I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL WIN AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THE SELF-TITLED FORMER 'KING' WINS ONE"
You can take it to the bank.
If you thought we were motivated before tonight to bring the hardware to Cleveland, I can tell you that this shameful display of selfishness and betrayal by one of our very own has shifted our "motivation" to previously unknown and previously never experienced levels.
Some people think they should go to heaven but NOT have to die to get there.
Sorry, but that's simply not how it works.
This shocking act of disloyalty from our home grown "chosen one" sends the exact opposite lesson of what we would want our children to learn. And "who" we would want them to grow-up to become.
But the good news is that this heartless and callous action can only serve as the antidote to the so-called "curse" on Cleveland, Ohio.
The self-declared former "King" will be taking the "curse" with him down south. And until he does "right" by Cleveland and Ohio, James (and the town where he plays) will unfortunately own this dreaded spell and bad karma.
Just watch.
Sleep well, Cleveland.
Tomorrow is a new and much brighter day....
I PROMISE you that our energy, focus, capital, knowledge and experience will be directed at one thing and one thing only:
DELIVERING YOU the championship you have long deserved and is long overdue....
Dan Gilbert
Majority Owner
Cleveland Cavaliers
BURN.
Wow.
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/sports/LeBron-James-Chooses-Heat-Misses-Opportunity-for-Greatness-98080849.html
I had to re-read that shtein twice, Jay.
Holy Christ.
:-D
That was so farging awesome. There really are no other words.
Quote from: Rome on July 08, 2010, 11:31:11 PM
I had to re-read that shtein twice, Jay.
Holy Christ.
:-D
I just toasted my Amstel Light to Mr. Gilbert.
Greatest public farg you ever written.
And its a damn shame that LeBron's caddies, ESPN, hasn't mentioned it. They've been sucking his dick all night long.
SC just went with it, they had to confirm its realness because it is so awesome.
wow
It's going to be fun betting against the Heat this year. I'm going to make a topic about it to track my earnings as they pile up. Just making big stud bets, in big stud moments, against "big stud" teams, with big stud money.
you are a colossal asswipe and it's going to be hilarious watching you fumble your way out of the assinine statements you've made here.
barfbarfbarfbarf....nice GOOD MORNING AMERICA exclusive interview with LeFraud tomorrow.
farging kill me
Actually, I'm going to brag about me being correct as usual all year, while people like you sit back with built-up jealousy of both my superior intelligence and amazing basketball analytical skills.
so you're going to be igy? just what we need
Quote from: King Cole on July 08, 2010, 11:50:15 PM
Actually, I'm going to brag about me being correct as usual all year, while people like you sit back with built-up jealousy of both my superior intelligence and amazing basketball analytical skills.
so is this guy like a dumber version of me that is less good at this or something
Quote from: SD on July 08, 2010, 11:50:58 PM
so you're going to be igy? just what we need
:-D
Heat trading Beasley to Minny
It's nothing new with "The Big Win" as my bets against the Patriots vs the Giants in the Superbowl, the Capitals this season against Montreal, the Penguins this past season against Montreal, picking against Kansas and Kentucky in the NCAA tournament and more show how ahead of the curve I am. This will just be another big stud notch under my belt.
Wow! Love yourself much?
I think this is pretty crappy for the NBA as a whole. Will be interesting though.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 08, 2010, 11:53:38 PM
Heat trading Beasley to Minny
2 years after being the #2 overall pick, he was traded for a 2nd-rd pick next year and a swap of future 1sts
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 08, 2010, 09:42:36 PM
David Lee now goes to GS from NY for 6yrs/$80M in a sign and trade...not sure who is coming back, but I would guess Monta Ellis
Anthony Randolph, Ronny Turiaf and Kelenna Azubuike
and the Nets responded to losing out on LeBron and Wall by giving $35M to Travis Outlaw
Le Bron, D-Wade, Bosh, nobody, nobody vs. Kobe, Artest, Odom, Gasol, Bynum
Sounds good to me. :evil
Awesome that they traded Beasley. They need to afford those three fargers somehow.
This is panning out well....Boston has reloaded, Orlando is pissed...they can beat each other the farg up all throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs...Lakers should cruise into the W.C. Finals...and hopefully the Finals.
Quote from: King Cole on July 08, 2010, 11:50:15 PM
Actually, I'm going to brag about me being correct as usual all year, while people like you sit back with built-up jealousy of both my superior intelligence and amazing basketball analytical skills.
So when the Heat win 65 games and lose 17 you'll be bragging 17 times and totally absent (as usual) the other 65?
Sounds like a win win for us no matter what.
Mike Miller signed a 5 year deal w Miami overnight. I was always a fan of his and now he will thrive.
Oh, and Cole - you're an idiot. Plain and simple.
how fat is a Kobe, James, Wade, Bosh finals? off the charts ridiculous. the NBA just got better over night. the hour long shtein was unnecessary, but he is the face of the nba- already an all-time great and pulled some big time scholarships for his charity on all this hype. how can you blame the guy for taking advantage of another business opportunity gone good-- not to mention taking less money to win?
this was an extremely rare FA class, and if the opp is there (which is never) to join forces with those guys..peace see ya cleveland. wade, james and bosh are jealous as farg right now of Kobe and are desperate to get to his level.
1-the only thing this town should be worrying about instead of writing corny-ass hate articles of Lebron is the how this signing puts the Sixers back for at least 5-7 yrs+.
2-Iggy should be on plenty of teams radar with this kind of signing..hell... ed stef should be picking up the phone.
3-sixers might be able to get 2 max deals in 2013. Yay?
4-knicks will get carmelo no question, recruit tony parker w/stoudemire and its on in the east.
Quote from: reese125 on July 09, 2010, 09:55:13 AM
the NBA just got better over night.
Except you're wrong. The NBA is looked at as a joke by so many people right now after this abomination.
not wrong what-so-ever sweetheart. you see that spectacle last night--brilliant marketing of a sport. much more heads will tune in to see 2 true superstars play together.
every team will now be chasing a supposed dynasty-- and not the lakers or celtics anymore. it doesnt get any better.
You're both wrong. I thought the NBA was a joke before this, and i watched 20 minutes of the announcement, and i think it's still a joke afterwards.
thats because you dont know shtein about basketball. you look at it as a black athlete trying to out-do everyone, I look it at as better court play.
James is an attentionwhore, the NBA sucks and I want to eat the burger that Ed posted in the crappy meal thread.
The end.
In my opinion the NBA just added a team to the very short list of teams that will vie for a championship each year. There is no parity in the league, which is why people think its a joke. You essentially know which teams will compete. The play at the top levels probably just got better or more interesting or whatever, but unless you're rooting for Boston, LA, Orlando or Miami (and possibly a handful of others) you know for a fact that your team won't win shtein and that is a bad place for the league to be.
Quote from: reese125 on July 09, 2010, 10:09:04 AM
thats because you dont know shtein about basketball. you look at it as a black athlete trying to out-do everyone, I look it at as better court play.
You're so... intellectual.
Quote from: rjs246 on July 09, 2010, 10:12:36 AM
In my opinion the NBA just added a team to the very short list of teams that will vie for a championship each year. There is no parity in the league, which is why people think its a joke. You essentially know which teams will compete. The play at the top levels probably just got better or more interesting or whatever, but unless you're rooting for Boston, LA, Orlando or Miami (and possibly a handful of others) you know for a fact that your team won't win shtein and that is a bad place for the league to be.
disagree...and the parity thing is so friggin overplayed. the great thing about the nba is the powerhouse franchises can change (detroit and san antonio were once up there not long ago)--theres your parity. people want to see the best athletes on the court that make the most entertaining 5-7 playoff games...not the washington wizards just because.
Reece knows what people want.
Hard core NBA fans probably agree with reese. Fans-in-passing who just root for their home team, like me, will strongly disagree.
Quote from: hbionic on July 09, 2010, 03:17:37 AM
Le Bron, D-Wade, Bosh, nobody, nobody vs. Kobe, Artest, Odom, Gasol, Bynum
i think chalmers is now the only guy other than the 3 under contract. now mike miller.
i wouldn't be surprised if shaq goes back to miami, he'll play for nba minimum to get another ring. same with AI, except for the another part.
Wait, Miami only has 5 players under contract and 3 of them are brand new to the team? That's pretty wild.
not only will AI be drunk at practice, but he would throw that team off in more ways than 1 come game time. cant see him going there.
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That's awesome.
lol @ this triumphant return of reese
welcome back big guy
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/10/sports/basketball/10rhoden.html
Good article on Dan Gilbert's letter
It's spot on.
I'm surprised it took more than two paragraphs for Rhoden to play the race card in that laughable article.
rhoden should be fiored for playing the race. i hope gilbert sues him over it.
classic case of a rich spoiled brat owner who didnt get his way kicking and screaming face down on the floor
and this cornball has the gall to preach loyalty when his 2-face hypocritical ass was trying to pry Izzo away from michigan state
as sunmo's avatar has said many times, "you lose...good day sir!"
Reese, you're a complete idiot.
Kyle Korver signs with the Bulls.
Did I hear right that Gilbert made his cash from those Fat Head stickers? Maybe the inventor of Pokeman will buy the Sixers.
cole please IM me requesting my addy to send me your 20 piece and everyone wont think youre a douche
ummmm well not really....but be a man and do it anyway
Quote from: PhillyGirl on July 09, 2010, 07:18:19 PM
Reese, you're a complete idiot.
Kyle Korver signs with the Bulls.
Actually reese brings up a valid point, he tried to pry Tom Izzo away from MSU and not only that he fired his coach and gm after having the best regular season record two years in a row. How loyal is that?
Lebron was a FREE agent FREE to sign with whomever he chooses. That being said the whole ESPN thing was completely ridiculous. Could you imagine if that happened with a Philly athlete...only to say he was signing with another team? This whole situation is really completely ridiculous.
reese brings up no point...he brings up colin cowherds (and numerous other talking heads) point today...you dont really thing he thought of that on his own do you?
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 09, 2010, 07:30:53 PM
cole please IM me requesting my addy to send me your 20 piece and everyone wont think youre a douche
ummmm well not really....but be a man and do it anyway
yo farg face--the money was sent to mic
dont ever jock me for money. ask any head in here who got their money first when I lost in a league. youre lucky Im giving you shtein for being the biggest dickhead on this board
lol...it better have been sent bitch
and just to let you know as of yesterday he had no clue anything was sent because he sent me his address for my check
so mic if reese is finally telling the truth then rip my check
he paid me
it better of been sent? what the farg...are you a joke? what makes you think I ever have to send you shtein right away. Ill pay your ass if at all when Im damn ready.
I pay people that are deserving (no choice with a bookie), and you are far from it. Thats why I paid mic and not you chief.
conclusion: I'm deserving.
damn right you are...you are the godfather of this site and always will be
Quote from: reese125 on July 09, 2010, 08:40:46 PM
Ill pay your ass if at all when Im damn ready.
thats obvious...you owed me months ago...i gave you the option of not paying me and paying mic...you went ghost...best believe you WILL pay one of us....whats hilarious is that you considered leaving the board instead of paying me but realized you couldnt stay away...and now are catching feeling by being all defensive....heres your choice....send mic a check or me a check...we are giving you the choice...but send a send a check
here we go again...best believe? igy..what makes you think I owe you shtein?
I sent it to mic. if I had to send it to you, you werent getting it...plain and simple.
oh and I just came back for the Lebron shtein...you wont be seeing me again because honestly you make me sick every time you open your mouth. Its the same god awful bullshtein from you over and over and over and over and over. your a small child that will never grow up and will be tinkering with this site till your 65--posting your favorite rap videos, predicting the weather and still calling munson trailler trash while nobody listens.
mission accomplished by you. be proud.
as long as he got it you are good
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 09, 2010, 08:23:59 PM
reese brings up no point...he brings up colin cowherds (and numerous other talking heads) point today...you dont really thing he thought of that on his own do you
That is fine but it is legit regardless. They wouldn't be loyal to him if he wasn't one of the top basketball players on the planet. He is trying to win obviously, that is why I don't get the whole legacy thing. He is taking less money to try and win championships. There was a time when that was applauded.
yeah its def a valid point....as is the secondary point....i have no problem with anything he did except announcing it on a national tv special and not calling gilbert before hand
I would have taken a chance on Beasley considering the price, they had other pieces they could have moved to clear space.
Quote from: SD on July 09, 2010, 10:06:22 PM
I would have taken a chance on Beasley considering the price, they had other pieces they could have moved to clear space.
for real...the number two overall pick who hasnt been terrible went for a second round pick?....pretty crazy
http://tinyurl.com/2cwlnfj
well of course, obvious move there
how sad is it that you should be rooting for fish to stay in LA and beat the heat. rooting rapist kobe. unreal.
settle down chess champion
had no idea Korver was still relevant
http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nba/news/story?id=5367796
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 09, 2010, 09:25:39 PM
yeah its def a valid point....as is the secondary point....i have no problem with anything he did except announcing it on a national tv special and not calling gilbert before hand
Agree about the special it was gay. He didn't need to call Gilbert though imo.
As far as Beasley I think he went for such a low price because of his off the court problems.
They also swap 1st-rd picks in a future year (whenever Miami has one again). Besides the $327M they gave out in the three deals (all of which have opt-outs after the 4th year), they also gave up their 2011 1st (TOR), Toronto's 2011 1st (TOR), two 1sts sometime between 2013 and 2017 (CLE), a swap of 1sts in 2012 (CLE), their 2012 2nd (CLE) and a future 2nd (CLE)...
and apparently Korver isn't enough cause Chicago signed Redick to an offer sheet
picks mean nothing to them....they either win title(s) in the next five years or they dont....thats it...thats the list
Hopefully they don't. fargin frauds
lololol
'You can head south, but your mom is riding West"
t-shirt for LeBron via twitter and kissmyasslebron.com
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 10, 2010, 04:42:36 PM
lololol
'You can head south, but your mom is riding West"
t-shirt for LeBron via twitter and kissmyasslebron.com
I literally lol'd haha, that's hilarious.
Juwan Howard signed a vet minimum deal with Miami
That guy's still in the league? Jesus Christ.
QuoteFathead.com, an online retailer owned by Cavs owner Dan Gilbert dropped the price of its LeBron Fathead wall decals from $99.99 to $17.41, which happens to be the same year Revolutionary War traitor Benedict Arnold was born.
Quote from: QB Eagles on July 10, 2010, 07:56:43 PM
QuoteFathead.com, an online retailer owned by Cavs owner Dan Gilbert dropped the price of its LeBron Fathead wall decals from $99.99 to $17.41, which happens to be the same year Revolutionary War traitor Benedict Arnold was born.
lol
Quote
08:53 AM ET 07.10 | LeBron James paid the "journalist" who interviewed the hoops megastar for the ESPN special that revealed his decision to sign with the Miami Heat, it was revealed yesterday. Jim Gray, a freelance sports reporter, was paid by an entity set up by James' marketing team, not by ESPN -- a fact not disclosed to the sports network's viewers during Thursday's softball interview, CNBC reported.
New York Post
lol...horrible
that thing could not have been produced worse.
basically james peoples controlled everything, allowed espn to air it and have get a huge rating. easy decision by espn to take it.
maverick carter was probably in the control booth and probably wrote the script james and gray followed. just horrendous all the way around and it forever ruined james reputation.
http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2010/07/inside_the_decision_miamis_cou.html
Interesting article that submerges LeBron deeper into the shteinhole. Tampering, jerking off the other teams knowing they had no shot, staging the ESPN joke-a-thon...what a clusterfarg of epic proportions.
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Suns are about to trade for Turkoglu from Toronto for Leandro Barbosa and will make a deal for Josh Childress' rights from ATL.
jesse says dan dilbert is a slave owner and lebron is his runaway slave
go ahead igy, defend your boy
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 10, 2010, 04:42:36 PM
lololol
'You can head south, but your mom is riding West"
t-shirt for LeBron via twitter and kissmyasslebron.com
classic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSyRhlGae-M&feature=popular
Stern fined Gilbert $100K for his rant-a-riffic letter the other night
Punitive measures, especially those designed to muzzle dissent, are freaking awesome.
It was predictable when the Reverend Jerky Jackson dropped the race card too.
Wilbon talked about the race issue on PTI yesterday, he said that many black men were offended by the comments. Bob Ryan brought up the point that we haven't come as far as we may have thought when it comes to race. His point was white people took it more of a jilted lover than slave owner.
Either way it is amazing to see how Lebron went from a guy that many people rooted for to now being damn near universally despised.
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on July 13, 2010, 12:46:33 PM
His point was white people took it more of a jilted lover than slave owner.
thats to infer that most/all black people looked at it as slave owner type situation....which they clearly didnt
i dont think it was either
he acted like a guy whose business just depreciated by 250 million dollars in 30 seconds....i imagine he acted the same way as a ponzi scheme victim would upon hearing that they just lost their nest egg and lebron in this case was bernie madoff
in other words it was a green thang
to be fair wilbon has been sucking on jesse jacksons nuts since 1974
Even the ugly old white guy will play for the Heat (http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2010/07/zydrunas_ilgauskas_will_join_l.html#incart_hbx)
Juwon Howard signed too.
When's Hersey Hawkins gonna ink a deal?
The Three Jerkoffs & the brokedicks coming soon to an arena near you.
billy king new nets GM
wow, not sure who wins in that trade off.
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 13, 2010, 01:01:22 PM
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on July 13, 2010, 12:46:33 PM
His point was white people took it more of a jilted lover than slave owner.
thats to infer that most/all black people looked at it as slave owner type situation....which they clearly didnt
i dont think it was either
he acted like a guy whose business just depreciated by 250 million dollars in 30 seconds....i imagine he acted the same way as a ponzi scheme victim would upon hearing that they just lost their nest egg and lebron in this case was bernie madoff
in other words it was a green thang
Agreed
Why the Nets didnt sign Pritchard is beyond me..
you move to WP yet?
if so how is it
only been two summer league games but cousins is going to be LEGIT.
Started work up here about a month ago...moved to North Jersey (Fort Lee) soon after. Real nice city, can see the George Washington Bridge form my apartment, 45 mins to WP and only about 2:15 from the ill, so I wont be missing any home games. I make sure whenever I'm in the gym in my building, I'm wearing something green - more times than not, I get approached by some Asian Giants fan trying to talk about why 5 went to Washington.
WP is sick though..im kinda a US history geek so walking around seeing where Ike lived and Washington bunkered everyday is pretty sweet.
do you were green suits to services on saturday?
were
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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/20/sports/basketball/20lee.html?_r=2&ref=sports
Good read on David Lee
I blame Feva (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=ohlmeyer_don&id=5397113)
http://www.sbnation.com/2010/7/22/1582380/nba-general-manager-rankings-pat-riley-heat (http://www.sbnation.com/2010/7/22/1582380/nba-general-manager-rankings-pat-riley-heat)'
Eddie comes in at 29. Seems about right.
-- Shaq is about to sign with Boston
-- Opening night will be Miami @ Boston, and Christmas Day will be Miami @ the Lakers
Did anybody hear the Charles Barkley soundbite on Lebron? Hilarious!
no doubt lebron took a mental note on it.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5467630
Lebron is turning into the McNabb of the NBA.
So BronBron thinks that race played a part in how his decision to move to Miami was received. Really? When's the last time a white basketball player changed teams and anyone even noticed, let alone had an opinion on it?
Agreed. That is LOL worthy, because LeBron is a much better athlete in his sport than McNabb ever was in his.
I totally see it: he plays great when it counts most, and leads his team to victories under pressure.
Ricky Rubio family are some stubborn SOB's. They wont even meet the Timbewolves owner while hes out in Paris.
I dont blame him one bit either. I would never play for that organization. Rubio is a friggin stud, and I wish his ass would get over to the NBA sooner rather than later.
Is Sprewell a Jedi? (http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=5662746)
"I find your lack of faith disturbing"
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oh damn!
that's a foul.
the crackhouse is going to miami
they are collect washed up vets better than the celtics are
can anyone explain to me with all the ridiculous dick sucking espn and the nba have done of the heat this offseason how their first game isnt on tv...and it takes place on espn's double header night
Its on TNT on the 26th man. You drunk?
lol
drunk havas is a perfect trainwreck of jersey shore proportions
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 23, 2010, 07:44:05 PM
Its on TNT on the 26th man. You drunk?
where do you see this
all over the TV promos
Miami Heat website
Iverson signed a 2-yr deal with a Turkish league. There's an opt-out after this season but none during it
thats a crying shame.
i am 100% more excited to see oklahoma city - chicago and the clippers-blazers than i am the world series.
Quote from: phattymatty on October 27, 2010, 10:32:00 AM
i am 100% more excited to see oklahoma city - chicago and the clippers-blazers than i am the world series.
I'd rather watch Todd cover junior league ice hockey than the WS right now.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/The-NBA-has-banned-upside-down-headbands?urn=nba-280453
The NBA is doing its best to out-lame the NFL
This Golden State-Houston game is nuts.
112-114 with 6 minutes to go and HOU has hit 42-50 free throws so far!
Golden State will not miss. Monta Ellis and Steph Curry are on fire.
i have 2 fox sports channels...so im guessing this means ill get just about every spurs, rockets and mavs game
not. bad. at. all.
I never get to see the Mavs or Rangers because the FSSW is generally Houston stuff. And when the Rangers are on, they are blacked out. Because I am so close to DFW. Yeah, thanks Bud.
i have fssw and fsw....astros were on sw, rangers were on w. im guessing now spurs will go to sw, rockets were on w and mavs will trickle in when things open up.
pretty good deal, should get to see just about everything out of the league, and on top of that, those teams are all pretty decent.
He had a nice debut and he might be rookie of the year, but damn Blake Griffin is goofy looking
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Looking forward to watching Griffen this season. We get all the Clipppers/lakers games here.
He is not as goofy looking as Penny Marshall (Laverne). Did you see her in the crowd at Staples? What a mess.
You'd love her if she munched your box.
Wasn't she married to Rob Reiner, Meathead on All In The Family?
im 99% sure don purposely misspells peoples names as some sort of youre not important enough to me to learn how to spell your name kind of insult.
I thought that was ice's trick?
Hey, I like Kevin Cobb, and Brent Selleck too.
Knicks/Magic tonight was postponed because asbestos fell from the ceiling.
igy's boy Rondo set an NBA record for assists in the first four games of a season (67)
he also had ZERO turnovers last night.
oh, and villanueva said that KG called him a cancer patient during the game.
has anyone in history of basketball gone from likable badass to mean old bitch more than KG? must be that boston racism getting under his skin.
thats farging hilarious
Quote from: phattymatty on November 03, 2010, 10:47:27 AM
he also had ZERO turnovers last night.
oh, and villanueva said that KG called him a cancer patient during the game.
has anyone in history of basketball gone from likable badass to mean old bitch more than KG? must be that boston racism getting under his skin.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-garnettvillanueve110310 (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-garnettvillanueve110310)
waaah, wah, waah
Quote from: SunMo on November 02, 2010, 03:08:23 PM
Knicks/Magic tonight was postponed because asbestos fell from the ceiling.
I love Ny.
it's retarded how much more fun the West is to watch than the East. portland okc last night was silly. even the clippers are exciting to watch. blake griffin is a man.
gods not helping you, jewface
has there ever been a better advertising campaign than the one with the ill asain from the hangover.....god those are lol funny
you mean the ones with the oriental guy and everything's in gold?
cp3 just had a sick nasty cross over floating banker waved off due go a charge..the cross over was epic
I'm sure everyone's seen it, but LeBron has this new NIKE commercial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdtejCR413c) that basically addresses his leaving Cleveland. So Cleveland decided to make one of their own (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F959ukD6nBc).
next on jerry...
The Pacers scored 54 points against Denver tonight..........in the 3rd quarter. They were 20-20 from the floor until Josh McRoberts missed a 3 pointer with about 2 seconds left.
DE-FENSE! DE-FENSE!
better yet, the heat were up by 20 at the half and blew it in OT
paul millsap went nuts with 46 points. the topper was he scored 11 points in 28 seconds
I'm surprised Cole hasn't shown up yet to proclaim his supreme knowledge.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on November 09, 2010, 10:23:53 PM
The Pacers scored 54 points against Denver tonight..........in the 3rd quarter. They were 20-20 from the floor until Josh McRoberts missed a 3 pointer with about 2 seconds left.
DE-FENSE! DE-FENSE!
did you actually watch this game
Quote from: MDS on November 10, 2010, 12:31:25 AM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on November 09, 2010, 10:23:53 PM
The Pacers scored 54 points against Denver tonight..........in the 3rd quarter. They were 20-20 from the floor until Josh McRoberts missed a 3 pointer with about 2 seconds left.
DE-FENSE! DE-FENSE!
did you actually watch this game
espn news highlites
Quote from: reese125 on November 09, 2010, 11:21:31 PM
better yet, the heat were up by 20 at the half and blew it in OT
paul millsap went nuts with 46 points. the topper was he scored 11 points in 28 seconds
the topper was him hitting three three pointers in the last five minutes after having hit two in the previous five years
heat are in trouble....gawd dont like ugly
That too, but forget the 5 minutes. Millsap hit those (3) 3 pointers with 28 sec left. Then had a bucket with .2 left on the clock to force OT. Crazy.
i believed you....i watched the game
but last 28 sec doesnt sound as good because he hasnt been in the league for 28 years
plus you didnt even mention that he only had two threes in his entire career before last night which is the more amazing number
more threes in the last five minutes than the last five years flows much better
Quote from: MDS on November 10, 2010, 12:31:25 AM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on November 09, 2010, 10:23:53 PM
The Pacers scored 54 points against Denver tonight..........in the 3rd quarter. They were 20-20 from the floor until Josh McRoberts missed a 3 pointer with about 2 seconds left.
DE-FENSE! DE-FENSE!
did you actually watch this game
I actually watched this live...one of the most ridiculous things I have ever seen. Dunleavy was straight on fire.
it's manute bol like.
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 10, 2010, 07:11:00 AM
Quote from: MDS on November 10, 2010, 12:31:25 AM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on November 09, 2010, 10:23:53 PM
The Pacers scored 54 points against Denver tonight..........in the 3rd quarter. They were 20-20 from the floor until Josh McRoberts missed a 3 pointer with about 2 seconds left.
DE-FENSE! DE-FENSE!
did you actually watch this game
espn news highlites
Ha! Not even, dook. Was checking all the daily scores last night and that one kinda jumped out at me. Had it not been for that 3rd quarter, I probably wouldn't even be able to tell you who won today because Denver v Indy isn't really on my radar in terms of NBA match ups worth following.
but it did happen to be the one hd game league pass was airing last night..
Quote from: Die-Hard on November 10, 2010, 11:36:17 AM
but it did happen to be the one hd game league pass was airing last night..
cause it was on the nba network
didnt realize that..ill tell you what i did realize though - clark kellogg is atrcoious on the air...not really sure how the hell has he become so successful
i like him in the studio for cbb...hes also a good sports talk show guest...but not so much announcing
Michael Beasley is on fire for the Wolves. Like 30 at the half.
its disgusting and depressing how good john wall already is
Why depressing? It's not like the Sixers could have had him and passed him up.
its depressing that they were a ping pong ball bounce away from here. and instead, got stuck with evan mcfatty turner.
^exactly...i didnt think that needed an explanation
I've saw John Wall in action in all of his home games... the dude is ridiculous... he gets to the hole whenever he wants.
In other news, Thornton is turning into a good little scorer, and a decent rebounder.... Thad Young says hello.
Yes.. I started a sentence out with I've seen.. then changed it to saw... without realizing I didn't change I've to I... relax grammar police.
For those on the "should've taken Cousins instead of Turner" bandwagon:
QuoteWord is that handling rookie forward DeMarcus Cousins is proving to be an even bigger job for coach Paul Westphal and his staff than expected, even after the Kings hired Cousins' high school coach (Otis Hughley) in hopes of keeping the 20-year-old -- freshly relegated to a bench role -- plugged in. One source close to the situation told ESPN.com that Cousins was fined recently for clashing with members of Westphal's staff. I've also been advised that it's not one-and-done as far as such clashes go, which has created a level of tension that -- anticipated or not -- obviously isn't what the Kings need when they're already operating at such an experience deficit on top of their serious defensive frailties. No one doubts the potential possessed by the Kings' precocious tag team of Cousins and Tyreke Evans. But as one veteran scout warned me during summer league in Las Vegas, when tales and hints of Cousins' volatility and immaturity spread quickly: 'It's always risky to have two young divas on the same team.' Didn't take long for the Kings to find out.
oh my god an immature young black millionaire
lets hate
Kevin Love dropped a 30-30 tonight. :o
fantasy nba boner
Hasn't been done since Moses Malone rocked 38/32 in 1982.
Apparently Chris Bosh's new nickname is Avatar.
(http://dimemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/chris-bosh-01.jpg)(http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2009/12/28/alg_avatar.jpg)
Nice little juicy story coming out of San Antonio
Eva Longoria and Tony Parker getting divorced because she found texts on his phone from the wife of Brent Barry.
(http://www.wagrankings.com/images/wives/nba/erin_barry.jpg)
faggy movie shtein and gossip... the nba... it's FANtastic!.
yeah, it's so different than Brett Favre or Ben Roethlisberger gossip.
Greg Oden is done for the year again. Another knee surgery
Quote from: BigEd76 on November 18, 2010, 12:03:24 AM
Greg Oden is done for the year again. Another knee surgery
Microfracture surgery on a different knee.
I'd make a play for him. Why not? Maybe the Blazers take Iggy and a lottery protected pick. At worst you have a guy with a huge upside.
Is that last line sarcasm? I know it's early and I'm still half asleep, but I'm pretty sure that last line says the Sixers could get a guy with a lot of upside in Oden.
gotta be sarcasm because not only does he have zero upside but he will probably never play again
hope he purchased a phat insurance policy
I'd take a chance on him for a guy like Igoudala. He's only 22, so there's still plenty of upside if he can come back from surgery - which people do.
there more of a chance hes older than jose contreas than there is of him actually being 22
the Igy/SD avatar controversy 2010 rears it's ugly head once again
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that would be erin barry, wife of brent, the girl tony parker was trying to farg (but didnt) behind eva's back. word was eva wasnt exactly down for anal and that kind of started this whole thing.
how do you not find that out until after you are married
Quote from: SunMo on November 18, 2010, 07:47:38 PM
how do you not find that out until after you are married
SunMo = legend
Quote from: SunMo on November 18, 2010, 07:47:38 PM
how do you not find that out until after you are married
he cheated before, presumably because he wanted to sniff the butt, she found out, tried things again, he was good...then eventually sniffed this girls icehole out and was texting his way to some shteindick until she caught him
no man...he means, how do you not know that your woman won't do anal until after you marry her
i know what he meant
i was simply completing the story, its always interesting because these people are important. one is an actor. the other plays sports. both are good looking. important.
interesting - none of it
funny - that you believe it
this > hockey
I wonder which married professional athletes have never cheated. It can't be that big a percentage. At this point that would be the more interesting and scandalous fact to know about these guys.
I cant believe those two didnt last. I really thought if any two people could do it, it would be them.....mostly because NBA players hardly ever cheat.
(http://static.poponthepop.com/images/gallery/eva-longoria-sans-makeup.jpg)
see what those french berets do to people?
She ain't half bad without makeup.
jesus blake griffin had some filthy dunks over the weekend.
"@sportsguy33: @whitlockjason - You see Stringer Westbrook's line tonight with Avon Durant out? When are they filming the balcony scene?"
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rondo be chosen
Quote from: FastFreddie on December 02, 2010, 08:43:20 AM
"@sportsguy33: @whitlockjason - You see Stringer Westbrook's line tonight with Avon Durant out? When are they filming the balcony scene?"
wrong thread
I couldn't cross-thread it with OMG The Wire.
Holy shtein...
QuoteUpdated: December 18, 2010, 2:51 PM ET
Sources: Vince Carter dealt to Suns
By Chris Broussard
ESPN The Magazine
Archive
The Orlando Magic, already in serious trade talks with the Washington Wizards about acquiring Gilbert Arenas, have agreed to a deal in principle with the Phoenix Suns, according to league sources.
The trade returns former Magic star Hedo Turkoglu, along with Jason Richardson and Earl Clark, to Orlando in exchange for Vince Carter, Marcin Gortat, Mickael Pietrus, a 2011 first-round pick and cash considerations.
Orlando, losers of five of its last six games, is also close to acquiring Arenas for Rashard Lewis, sources said.
Magic president Otis Smith told The Associated Press on Saturday that he has had serious talks this week with the Wizards about acquiring Arenas.
Smith said he would rate the aggressiveness of the talks at an "eight out of 10" but that "nothing is imminent." He would not talk specifics of the potential deal with The AP.
The two teams have been discussing a deal involving Arenas off and on since last summer.
Arenas and the Wizards have been open to parting ways since Washington landed point guard John Wall with the No. 1 pick and thereby providing a new face for the franchise.
Arenas was suspended last season for the final 50 games by commissioner David Stern after a locker room incident involving gun play with former teammate Javaris Crittenton came to light last Dec. 23.
The Magic have plenty of lucrative pieces to package in a trade in addition to Carter's expiring contract. Lewis, who has 2½ years remaining on a $118 million, six-year deal, would line up with Arenas' backloaded contract -- which still has about $60 million left.
Arenas was at Washington's morning shootaround but did not speak to reporters.
"Have we had conversations with a number of teams regarding guys on our roster? Of course we have," Smith said. "Do we like losing five of six? Of course not. Yeah, there's conversations with Washington regarding Gilbert Arenas."
The latest round of talks, first reported by Yahoo! Sports, come as no surprise.
Smith has been a close friend and mentor to the troubled guard going back to their days together at Golden State, when Smith was in the front-office and Arenas was a young player. Smith has said in the past that Arenas' troubles, which, in addition to last year's 50-game suspension, included faking an injury to sit out a preseason game this year, are not a concern.
"The length of his contract and health probably have been more of my concerns," Smith said. "With the length of his contract, you're always concerned about taking on more, of course. That's always been one of my concerns. I know a little bit more detail about Gilbert off the court and who he is as a person.
"He's probably similar to the guys we have in the locker room right now. I would say that sometimes good people make dumb decisions, and he's one of those guys."
Arenas, a three-time All Star, has had several knee problems that limited him to 47 games over the previous three seasons. But while playing alongside -- and often behind -- Wall this season, Arenas has showed flashes of his old self.
He has averaged 17.3 points and 5.6 assists per game this season, including a season-high 31 points in a loss against the Magic on Nov. 27. The Magic have made strong pushes to acquire Denver's Carmelo Anthony and New Orleans' Chris Paul, but with those talks showing little progress, they might be forced to make another move.
Orlando has lost five of its last six games, including a frustrating 1-3 West Coast trip, falling from first to fourth in the Eastern Conference. The Magic were set to host Philadelphia on Saturday night, and Washington was hosting Miami.
"I circled the West Coast trip on our schedule a long time ago," Smith said. "The West Coast trip, to me, was going to decide whether or not we're going to either fix our woes or continue down the same path. I don't think we've played particularly well leading up to the West Coast trip. So, we were on the West Coast trip and some of our woes continued, so you start to explore opportunities that are out there."
Chris Broussard covers the NBA for ESPN The Magazine. Information from ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher and The Associated Press was used in this report.
lol @ a holy shtein
the magic needed to do something and this makes a lot of sense and is not in the least bit a shock. big ups to VC absolutely mailing it in for the next 5 months.
howard & jameer nelson are the lone starters who will be left plus most of the bench will be gone if those moves happen.
Hopefully they can't even put 5 guys on the court tonight.
i love ray allen's face after this...he's so disgusted.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pldlR5YfMC4&feature=player_embedded (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pldlR5YfMC4&feature=player_embedded)
holy shtein i can't stop laughing at that
Quote from: phattymatty on December 20, 2010, 02:26:24 PM
i love ray allen's face after this...he's so disgusted.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pldlR5YfMC4&feature=player_embedded (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pldlR5YfMC4&feature=player_embedded)
lol
Larry Brown out in Charlotte.
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs771.snc4/67132_493129554216_542384216_5896044_5408422_n.jpg)
Umm...yeah he is.
please please please let him be in the dunk contest this year.
Tyreke's winner from past half court (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEDsl4aBnjY)
the dude on sacramento's bench that runs out on the court predicting the shot going in makes that video 5x's better
The Lakers are going to suck in 2011?
Paul Pierce injured?
Griffin and igy's boy Brandon Jennings will be in the dunk contest next month. So are Serge Ibaka and JaVale McGee, but nobody cares
i cant believe milwaukee is letting jennings go in this thing just coming off an injury
http://joeposnanski.si.com/2011/01/05/a-basketball-carol-2/
dynamite story from joe pos on the dude behind the washington generals. A+++++++
3 team deal could happen in the next 48 hours and would be the biggest deal in NBA history...
Detroit/Denver/New Jersey
Nets get Melo, Rip, Chauncey, Sheldon Williams and Anthony Carter
Denver gets Devin Harris, Derrick Favors, Anthony Morrow, Stephen Graham, Quinton Ross, Ben Uzoh and 2 1st rounders (from NJ)
Detroit gets Troy Murphy, Johan Petro
Denver them trades Harris to Portland for Camby and Ander Miller
That trade would make the Nets instantly legit. Melo, Rip and Chauncey? That's a pretty nice trio.
it would immediately make them the 4th best team in the east behind miami, orl and boston. i think it puts em right on par with atl...
even with them being behind the 8 ball, if the deal gets done, they could make some noise in the playoffs.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 10, 2011, 10:43:02 AM
That trade would make the Nets instantly legit. Melo, Rip and Chauncey? That's a pretty nice trio.
rip is done and chauncey is getting there
it makes them better but in no way would they be legit
4th in the east = like 7th or 8th in the west, so "legit" is relative to conference. literally.
when i hear legit i think could at least win their conference...and even with this deal i dont think the nets can win the east
Billups said he wants to be bought out if he's traded to NJ
Quoteit would immediately make them the 4th best team in the east behind miami, orl and boston. i think it puts em right on par with atl...
even with them being behind the 8 ball, if the deal gets done, they could make some noise in the playoffs.
Man I disagree with that
They still wont match up with Chicago and New York as well. There are no mismatches anymore with Billups and Hamilton on the court. So you bring in Melo--who already has played with Billups and has done nothing with an all around better Nuggets roster, and you add in 35 yr old Hamilton. I dont think Rip would've been the missing link to the Nuggets chances of going anywhere, so I dont see it happening with the Nets with less of a roster.
The Nets are banking on getting Chris Paul for the 2012 season with this move and put people in the seats.
providing chauncey were to play for the nets, i think you can make a case for the nets 5+1 being stronger than chicagos
Rip
Chauncey
Melo
Outlaw
Lopez
6:Farmer
Rose
Gibson
Noah
Deng
Boozer
6: Brewer
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even with that tade i still put bos, mia, chi, orl, ny and maybe even atl over the nets.
plus they are 5 games back of the sixers for the 8 spot and realistically cant get higher than 7....which means at best they are playing miami or boston in the first round
plus carmelo wants to play at msg
what is the point of this trade for nj?
1. drive interest to a team which has less than none currently
2. lure chris paul in 2012
3. pick up the pieces from an offseason where they were supposed to compete for lebron, boozer, gay, etc and ended up w travis outlaw
4. stop him from going to the knicks
NJ gets much better and they get a star. This move is win/win from their standpoint. I wish he wanted to play for the Sixers because I'd ship Iggy/Turner/1st and whatever else they wanted. Only untouchable I wouldn't include would be Holiday. Melo is exactly what this team needs.
Quote from: DH on January 10, 2011, 01:46:25 PM
1. drive interest to a team which has less than none currently
2. lure chris paul in 2012
3. pick up the pieces from an offseason where they were supposed to compete for lebron, boozer, gay, etc and ended up w travis outlaw
4. stop him from going to the knicks
i was the under the impression nothing could stop from going to the knicks and thats where he wanted to play
they are still, what...like 5 years away from moving to brooklyn? you think melo wants to ball in newark until then?
its a massive risk for NJ unless they lock up melo long term right now
they'll be in brooklyn starting the 12-13 season and they would only make the deal if melo agrees to a long term deal
well then...this could actually work
they need a lot more besides washed up rip hamilton and chauncy b b b billupps but its certainly a start
Quote from: MDS on January 10, 2011, 01:53:03 PM
Quote from: DH on January 10, 2011, 01:46:25 PM
1. drive interest to a team which has less than none currently
2. lure chris paul in 2012
3. pick up the pieces from an offseason where they were supposed to compete for lebron, boozer, gay, etc and ended up w travis outlaw
4. stop him from going to the knicks
i was the under the impression nothing could stop from going to the knicks and thats where he wanted to play
they are still, what...like 5 years away from moving to brooklyn? you think melo wants to ball in newark until then?
its a massive risk for NJ unless they lock up melo long term right now
melo is overrated anyway...i dont see him as a guy thats ever going to lead a team to a title...hes got a lot of tracy mcgrady in him
Quote from: DH on January 10, 2011, 11:13:05 AM
4th in the east = like 7th or 8th in the west, so "legit" is relative to conference. literally.
Pretty much what I was getting at. Melo is really the only thing they're after in this trade, the rest are mostly just throw ins to make the trade work. But still, getting a couple proven vets who can make them a top 5 team in the conference is a step in the right direction. Since they're getting ready to move to Brooklyn, the higher they sit in the standings, the better.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 10, 2011, 02:36:58 PM
melo is overrated anyway...i dont see him as a guy thats ever going to lead a team to a title...hes got a lot of tracy mcgrady in him
I said pretty much the same thing a few months back when there were brief rumors about the Sixers going after Melo and got laughed at. Don't remember who it was, don't really care enough to try and find it either. But yeah, you be speaking gospel, son.
Does he have Tracy McGrady in him the way LeBron's mom has Delonte West in her?
Melo's a bitch. Still, the Nets gotta do something because like Die Hard said, no one gives a flying farg about them now.
At the very least he'll put asses in seats when they move to Crooklyn.
Quote from: FastFreddie on January 10, 2011, 03:31:20 PM
Does he have Tracy McGrady in him the way LeBron's mom has Delonte West in her?
i do know that when they were in toronto together vince carter butt humped mcgradys eye crooked
you know why canadians have so much anal sex?
so they can both watch the hockey game
it also hurts the sixers chances of getting the 7 and thereby facing boston in rd 1....which would be the upset of the century when jeru bites off rondos dick in 6
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 10, 2011, 03:40:05 PM
you know why canadians have so much anal sex?
so they can both watch the hockey game
I laughed, dammit.
Quote from: MDS on January 10, 2011, 03:41:24 PM
it also hurts the sixers chances of getting the 7 and thereby facing boston in rd 1....which would be the upset of the century when jeru bites off rondos dick in 6
So? The Sixers want to face the Heat, because they suck.
I've seen Tracy McGrady personally take over games before pretty much winning them by himself.
The worst thing that ever happened to that kid was Grant Hill staying injured. If Hill had been the player he was before he got hurt Orlando would have multiple trophies in the case.
And IGY's joke might be the oldest in recorded history but it's still funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHYF1GEHAF4&feature=player_embedded
that is 100% accurate
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=6074127
O'Brien fired.
Can he play LB?
um, goodbye afternoon.
every dunk contest dunk ever.
http://hoopism.com/?p=961
wow
http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=6101304
you gotta be kidding me.
It'll probably never happen, but I'd much rather see him in LA than NY. It not only benefits the Sixers but also gives me another reason to laugh at Knick fans for losing out on another marquee player.
The Lakers also spoke with the Bobcats about trading Artest for Stephen Jackson or Gerald Wallace. It likely won't happen, but the 2 teams did speak.
The rumor is that the Lakers want to move Artest so that they can go after Dwight Howard when he becomes a free agent, which I believe will be after the 2012 season.
http://www.didthecavswinlastnight.com/
You sumbitch......I was just getting ready to post that.
jerry sloan and his top assistant are resigning
interesting
1. larussa
2. pop
3. lindy ruff
4. barry trotz
5. andy
I'm guessing those are the 5 longest tenured coaches now?
word
Ruff surprised me on that list.
Pop is an amazing coach.
the Cavs finally won, and with the Wizards coming to town (0-25 on the road), they might win another
Cousins at it again (http://nba.fanhouse.com/2011/02/13/demarcus-cousins-suspended-donte-greene-fight-sacramento-kings-nba/)
http://hoopism.com/?p=1083
remember that slam dunk video thing? now heres one for the greatest shots in the nba history
boner
i love this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feZo8RTpJGU&feature=player_embedded (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feZo8RTpJGU&feature=player_embedded)
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 13, 2011, 03:40:47 PM
Cousins at it again (http://nba.fanhouse.com/2011/02/13/demarcus-cousins-suspended-donte-greene-fight-sacramento-kings-nba/)
This guy is to much. Vertigo would be the least of Collins problems if Cousins were a Sixer.
Quote from: phattymatty on February 14, 2011, 11:58:24 AM
i love this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feZo8RTpJGU&feature=player_embedded (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feZo8RTpJGU&feature=player_embedded)
That is awesome. Especially what happens right after he comes down.
Quote from: MDS on February 14, 2011, 11:57:13 AM
http://hoopism.com/?p=1083
hands down, your best post ever
If I was to rank those just out of difficulty alone I go:
1) Mcgrady's 13 pts in 33 seconds
2) Isiah Rider
3) Jeff Malone
4) Fisher with .4 on the clock
Having watched them all today I agree the McGrady comeback is the most insane but considering all those shots combined to be one great shot is stretching the definition a little. Then again they did include Wilt's 100 point game as being a great shot.
I love the Dominique jam. When you first see it, you wonder how the hell he squeezed in there.
nothing will ever top tom chambers dunk
Ever.
top 25 buzzer beaters of the year
http://www.slamonline.com/online/media/slam-tv/2011/02/top-25-buzzer-beaters-of-10-11/ (http://www.slamonline.com/online/media/slam-tv/2011/02/top-25-buzzer-beaters-of-10-11/)
and yeah that tom chambers dunk has always been my fave of all time. he keeps climbing so slow.
good job Lakers (http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=310216005)
reddick got his ankles broke last night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaRhD1O7iDM&feature=player_embedded (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaRhD1O7iDM&feature=player_embedded)
wasn't even a great move by heinrich.
he looked like he wanted to beat nelsons ass for mocking him
even in video games
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prI34INt87Y (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prI34INt87Y)
this is 10...but nba 2k 11 is by far one of the best sports games ever created. dont sleep on it.
funny i was just asking a co-worker about nba games yesterday...i've never owned one...but he told me the same thing.
Im playing with Jordan in his rookie season and teamed him up with James and Wade on Miamii. My goodness...
That team would suck![/kingcole]
I don't get it. Reddick's right foot slipped out from under him...what's to see here?
Latest Melo/Nets rumor is that if he agrees to sign a 3/$65M extension, this trade will go down:
To NJ
Melo
Chauncey Billups
Shelden Williams
Melvin Ely
Renaldo Balkman
To Denver
Devin Harris
Derrick Favors
Troy Murphy
Ben Uzoh
FOUR 1st-rd picks
....then Murphy and one of the 1sts would be swapped to someone else
I have a feeling that Blake Griffin is going to rip the rim down tonight in the dunk contest.
maybe its cause its first notable sporting event since the super bowl but im actually kind of looking forward to the dunk contest tonight
maybe ive even gonna sprout a little blake boner...who knows
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 19, 2011, 07:36:31 PM
I have a feeling that Blake Griffin is going to rip the rim down tonight in the dunk contest.
I caught his first dunk at this bar I was at. It was very lackluster, move the rim down some and I can pull off a 360 dunk.
Two feet?
best dunk contest in the last 10 years
Yeah I enjoyed it for the first time in forever.
I wish they would bump it up to two more guys and make it a field of six.
Quote from: reese125 on February 17, 2011, 02:48:05 PM
this is 10...but nba 2k 11 is by far one of the best sports games ever created. dont sleep on it.
I just picked it up last weekend it is unbelievably good.
Griffin's final dunk was weak as hell. What's so impressive about jumping over the hood of a sedan?
The injury risk, I guess.
My favorite was McGee's double dunk, though it took him like 5 tries.
If the car was halfway out to the ft line then I'd give it some props but it was directly under the hoop. Dunking over Mugsy Bogues would have been more impressive actually.
it may take 10 years until hes out of office but the day someone uses obama as a prop is the day the dunk contest gags reach their peak
QuoteThe Nuggets traded Melo to the New York Knicks tonight, a league source said. Denver gets Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Timofey Mozgov, the Knicks 2014 first-round draft pick, the Warriors' 2012 second-round pick, the Warriors' 2013 second-round pick and $3 million in cash.
Anthony will go to New York, along with Chauncey Billups, Shelden Williams, Anthony Carter and Renaldo Balkman.
im not sure if its possible but they need to go get steve nash now
the corpse of chauncy billups aint gonna cut it
So where's The New York Knicks are Going to Suck in 2010/11 thread?
lol
Quote from: MDS on February 21, 2011, 11:18:00 PM
im not sure if its possible but they need to go get steve nash now
the corpse of chauncy billups aint gonna cut it
no. billups will be just fine until they sign deron williams or cp3 in 2 years. its the ny way.
all these knicks "fans" coming out of the weeds is just sickening.
farg melo and new york but there is just something right about the knicks being relevant again. good for basketball.
its funny you say that cause me and sun were talking this weekend about how ludicrous it is....as if the knicks are the lakers are or the celtics....they have little to no nba history...if they werent from ny the media wouldnt give a flying farg about them and its sickening....dont buy into that hype
maybe relevant wasn't the right word, i just meant it has been kind of sad to see them so bad for so long. i've never hated them as much as most new york teams.
Quote from: DH on February 22, 2011, 09:01:26 AM
Quote from: MDS on February 21, 2011, 11:18:00 PM
im not sure if its possible but they need to go get steve nash now
the corpse of chauncy billups aint gonna cut it
no. billups will be just fine until they sign deron williams or cp3 in 2 years. its the ny way.
all these knicks "fans" coming out of the weeds is just sickening.
Apparently the new CBA is likely to have a more constrictive cap and they will be unlikely to fit another top player under it. Boo hoo.
i dont know....i find nothing but joy in them being as horrible as possible for as long as possible
and you didnt hate the mid ninety knick teams...they werent even that good and i despised them....cant imagine if they became legit...not only would it kill me as a sixer fan but the media slurpfest would be off the charts and on a level with the red sox
earlier this year i was physically sickened by the hype their one meaningless game with the celtics and how it was somehow the rekindling of a classic rivalry.....huh??...times that by a million when they become for real good
ill take wack ass miami having a good basketball team over the knicks everytime
omg, I hated that 90s Knicks team. Oakley, Starks (I wanted to punch his goofy face on the "Nobody Beats the Wiz" commercials that aired nonstop in NY...he couldn't even speak like a human), Ewing, Mason....ughhhh. Such a disgusting, dirty, hateful group of players on that roster. I loathed them living there.
there is absolutely nothing good about the knicks becoming either relevant or good again for anyone other than the rich white folks who will now buy back their season tickets they gave up after ewing missed that finger roll against the pacers.
igy hit it on the head with that boston game they played earlier this year. not only was the media hype at an unreal level for a game which meant nothing between one good team and one bad one, those tickets were being sold for upwards of 10K a pop - to watch LANDRY FIELDS AND TIMOFEY MOSGOV.
I like when the Knicks, Celtics and Sixers are all good at the same time.
The forced Boston-NY rivalry earlier was sickening, but unsurprising because that is what ESPN does.
I can't wait for the 17 Yanks-Sox games this year
Quote from: DH on February 22, 2011, 09:48:53 AM
there is absolutely nothing good about the knicks becoming either relevant or good again for anyone other than the rich white folks who will now buy back their season tickets they gave up after ewing missed that finger roll against the pacers.
igy hit it on the head with that boston game they played earlier this year. not only was the media hype at an unreal level for a game which meant nothing between one good team and one bad one, those tickets were being sold for upwards of 10K a pop - to watch LANDRY FIELDS AND TIMOFEY MOSGOV.
its good if you care about nba tv ratings and outside involvement in sports
like now expect letterman to make a bunch of jokes about the knicks and what not....they exist again.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on February 22, 2011, 09:47:23 AMomg, I hated that 90s Knicks team. Oakley, Starks, Ewing, Mason....ughhhh.
but they were great in NBA Jam
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 22, 2011, 10:31:35 AM
I like when the Knicks, Celtics and Sixers are all good at the same time.
pretty sure this has never happened in your lifetime
this is what i mean tho...if you hear the media say something enough times you start to believe it
knicks are under .500 all time
speaking of lifetimes under .500, only eduardo najera has a worse playoff winning percentage than the newest member of your new york knicks..
tmac has to be up there.
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 22, 2011, 10:59:29 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 22, 2011, 10:31:35 AM
I like when the Knicks, Celtics and Sixers are all good at the same time.
pretty sure this has never happened in your lifetime
All 3 were in the playoffs in '91
boom. suck it.
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 22, 2011, 11:18:18 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 22, 2011, 10:59:29 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 22, 2011, 10:31:35 AM
I like when the Knicks, Celtics and Sixers are all good at the same time.
pretty sure this has never happened in your lifetime
All 3 were in the playoffs in '91
we are talking good for several years....as in fighting each other for the east and making rivalries...making the playoffs in the nba doesnt mean your good and all three making the playoffs in one year doesnt mean shtein for the league in a big picture way
clown
kindly see your way out of the sports threads hipster
whats really funny is knicks fans still reference the 90s as the decade that could have been had it not been for jordan, yet when he took his two years off, they still didnt win.
Caring less about the NBA would be an excellent start for some of you.
lol @ the guy who gladly went to a nascar race telling people to stop watching basketball
you are a disgrace to philadelphia
Quote from: Rome on February 22, 2011, 12:32:02 PM
Caring less about the NBA would be an excellent start for some of you.
vrooom vrooom!!!
Quote from: DH on February 22, 2011, 12:24:46 PM
whats really funny is knicks fans still reference the 90s as the decade that could have been had it not been for jordan, yet when he took his two years off, they still didnt win.
yeah if i was a knick fan i think i would pretend the final against the rockets never happened
Quote from: MDS on February 22, 2011, 12:35:13 PM
lol @ the guy who gladly went to a nascar race telling people to stop watching basketball
you are a disgrace to philadelphia
going to a NASCAR race around the corner from your house for free vs. paying for Sixers tickets
not sure who wins that one
I didn't do either. So I win.
Quote from: FastFreddie on February 22, 2011, 12:59:44 PM
Quote from: MDS on February 22, 2011, 12:35:13 PM
lol @ the guy who gladly went to a nascar race telling people to stop watching basketball
you are a disgrace to philadelphia
going to a NASCAR race around the corner from your house for free vs. paying for Sixers tickets
not sure who wins that one
the person who sees an actual sport, not cars driving in circles for 6 hours
and this isnt even about paying vs not paying, its about someone who claims to be from philly who mocks pro basketball but openly goes to auto racing events.
Quote from: FastFreddie on February 22, 2011, 12:59:44 PM
Quote from: MDS on February 22, 2011, 12:35:13 PM
lol @ the guy who gladly went to a nascar race telling people to stop watching basketball
you are a disgrace to philadelphia
going to a NASCAR race around the corner from your house for free vs. paying for Sixers tickets
not sure who wins that one
it depends on if you are team MA or team coast...i would say 90% of nascar fans dont like sports and 0% of them like the nba so its not hard to figure thats the way they would go...on the flip side an nba fan wouldnt be caught dead at a neck race either
the only good thing about the daytona 500 is that nascar is giving out free tickets to its superbowl so maybe this means its 15 minutes are over
So what is Brad Daughtery's excuse!?
Played in NBA + black dude + NASCAR commentator
a mysterious enigmatic negro wrapped inside of a rebel flag
i also dont think hes an nba fan...id be shocked if he watched it at all
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 22, 2011, 01:29:55 PM
it depends on if you are team MA or team coast...i would say 90% of nascar fans dont like sports and 0% of them like the nba so its not hard to figure thats the way they would go...on the flip side an nba fan wouldnt be caught dead at a neck race either
the only good thing about the daytona 500 is that nascar is giving out free tickets to its superbowl so maybe this means its 15 minutes are over
I don't like/watch NASCAR but you couldn't be more wrong. I know/have known countless racing fans who are big time into other sports, including NBA. Also, NASCAR has been around for about 60 years and gets more popular each year. Not exactly 15 minutes if you ask me.
But hey, keep throwing out these made up percentages and spewing about things you clearly don't know about as if they were fact. It's what you're good at.
gearheads dont like sports...thats fact not mine or anyone elses opinion...of course there are exceptions but thats where the 10% comes in
also nascar doesnt get more popular by the year...its ratings and interest levels were way down last year and over the past few years and theyve been desperate to get back to where they were
the only human being i know who loves nascar is my editor....hes big time into other sports but really is not much of an nba/basketball fan
youll find gearheads who like football because it goes hand in hand with the whole macho im super manly steeze...but other than that they generally like cars busch beer and not much else
this dude is not that...hes also big into soccer
which means your baseless stereotypes that i want to mindlessly agree with dont necessarily apply in this situation
Quote from: MDS on February 22, 2011, 02:26:05 PM
also nascar doesnt get more popular by the year...its ratings and interest levels were way down last year and over the past few years and theyve been desperate to get back to where they were
While it wouldn't explain the ratings drop on tv, a large portion of their fanbase is poor/low middle class people and in a crappy economy, I'm sure that has something to do with any drops in merchandise, ticket sales, etc. But I believe their overall revenue is about as strong as it's ever been, especially from a sponsor standpoint. I'll believe that NASCAR is in any type of serious trouble when they start losing a lot of their major corporate sponsors like Tide, Hardee's, Lowes, etc.
i have no clue if thats true or not but for sports tv ratings and ticket sales are the ways they determine popularity
a crappy economy could be the cause of a drop in ticket sales, which may be true for the nba and nfl, but both those sports' tv ratings are way up. baseball on the other hand is a seen a drop in national tv ratings but ticket sales remain fairly strong considering everything.
meanwhile, nascar is down in both.
Can't deal with listening to Mikey Miss argue that Melo is better than Howard because "what has Howard won?". That has to be one of the worst arguments that I've ever heard. Seriously.
NASCAR is almost impossible to watch on tv. I don't say that because I don't like it, I say that because television doesn't do racing any justice. Unless they go to a stationary camera mounted on the wall, you don't get an appreciation for just how fast those cars are really going. Most of the time, it looks like they're going 40 mph. TV slows everything down, but there's enough movement and action going on in football and basketball to still enjoy what you're seeing. Even baseball is sometimes hard to watch on tv (and I farging love baseball) because there's very little movement or action happening. And even when the ball is in play, you've still only got a couple of players who are moving at the same time, and only 1 of them is being shown on tv.
Quote from: Eagles_Legendz on February 22, 2011, 02:59:54 PM
Can't deal with listening to Mikey Miss argue that Melo is better than Howard because "what has Howard won?". That has to be one of the worst arguments that I've ever heard. Seriously.
Especially when you consider that Melo hasn't won anything either. Hell, at least Howard has a Finals appearance under his belt. Can't say the same for Melo.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 22, 2011, 03:06:37 PM
Quote from: Eagles_Legendz on February 22, 2011, 02:59:54 PM
Can't deal with listening to Mikey Miss argue that Melo is better than Howard because "what has Howard won?". That has to be one of the worst arguments that I've ever heard. Seriously.
Especially when you consider that Melo hasn't won anything either. Hell, at least Howard has a Finals appearance under his belt. Can't say the same for Melo.
That's my point. Howard has done FAR more in the playoffs in Melo. They are both great players, but to argue that the reason Melo is better than Howard is because Howard hasn't won anything is imbecilic.
I'll take Howard's defense in a 7 game series over Melo's offense every time.
I got a feeling the Knicks just turned into the 2000-05(ish) Mavericks.....win a ton of games in the regular season and struggle in the playoffs.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 22, 2011, 03:13:56 PM
I'll take Howard's defense in a 7 game series over Melo's offense every time.
this X a million...
i wont call melo (or players like him) a dime a dozen, because i dont 100% believe thats the case, but getting a guy (or developing one) who will drop 25 while playing no defense is much easier than getting a guy like howard who will beast it in the post, block shots, grab boards on both sides of the floor, all while scoring 22 plus per night.
there's no debate in the howard vs. melo argument
deron williams about to be a net.
the east is back yo.
d-will for devin harris, favors and 2 1sts...thats a lot to give
assuming they will be extending him this is great news as it takes him off the 2012 market for the knicks....now if someone else can trade for and sign paul
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 23, 2011, 11:14:37 AM
if someone else can trade for and sign paul
id guess this time next year, paul is a knick..theyve become the new yankees
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 23, 2011, 11:14:37 AM
assuming they will be extending him this is great news as it takes him off the 2012 market for the knicks....now if someone else can trade for and sign paul
Don't bet on it. The new CBA is going to be structured so much differently that it will be next to impossible to sign three max players. Knicks fans are assuming that they will sign either Deron/Paul.
Quote from: Hawk on February 23, 2011, 11:20:21 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 23, 2011, 11:14:37 AM
assuming they will be extending him this is great news as it takes him off the 2012 market for the knicks....now if someone else can trade for and sign paul
Don't bet on it. The new CBA is going to be structured so much differently that it will be next to impossible to sign three max players. Knicks fans are assuming that they will sign either Deron/Paul.
you, nor anyone else, have no idea how the new cba will play out.
my very educated guess is that the knicks will have all capabilities to trade for and/or sign cp3 before the 2012-13 season begins..
You're probably right, because Amare and Carmelo would restructure to fit him in. All three of the guys in Miami took slightly less than max deals to make that thing happen, so the same type of situation could present itself here.
Quote from: DH on February 23, 2011, 11:28:20 AM
Quote from: Hawk on February 23, 2011, 11:20:21 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 23, 2011, 11:14:37 AM
assuming they will be extending him this is great news as it takes him off the 2012 market for the knicks....now if someone else can trade for and sign paul
Don't bet on it. The new CBA is going to be structured so much differently that it will be next to impossible to sign three max players. Knicks fans are assuming that they will sign either Deron/Paul.
you, nor anyone else, have no idea how the new cba will play out.
my very educated guess is that the knicks will have all capabilities to trade for and/or sign cp3 before the 2012-13 season begins..
The writing is on the wall. The owners want shorter contracts/less guaranteed money and a hard cap. On top of it the owners of small market teams are tired of their big name players bolting, so they may even institute a franchise tag. Owners are claiming to have lost 1 billion dollars since the last CBA in 05/06 and have a pretty big bargaining chip in the ownership of the New Orlean Hornets to ensure that they'll get a good deal of their demands. If and when they get their demands, it will be impossible to bring in a Chris Paul unless he agrees to play for nothing.
writing on the wall, may do this, may do that. if this and if that. you speak in a lot of maybes.
$20 cp3 is a knick by next years trade deadline?
Quote from: DH on February 23, 2011, 12:20:08 PM
writing on the wall, may do this, may do that. if this and if that. you speak in a lot of maybes.
$20 cp3 is a knick by next years trade deadline?
Down.
Skip Bayless just said that Carmelo Anthony is the best rebounding small forward in basketball...
Skip needs to stick to arguing with TO/Chad Johnson.
And he just called Fields the real rookie of the year... because he doesn't consider blake a rookie?
I guess he forgot about Wall.
hes a FA next year who wants to go to ny...to say that that theres absolutely no way he wont go there because of a cba deal that we know nothing about is crazy
im with dh...somehow someway he ends up in ny...i say 75% chance of it
with some luck by then la la vazquez will want to live in LA and amare's knees will fall off
Quote from: MDS on February 23, 2011, 12:33:53 PM
with some luck by then la la vazquez will want to live in LA and amare's knees will fall off
Amare's knees are already starting to fall off. D'Antoni is playing him 40+ minutes a night and it's eventually going to lead to Amare's knee exploding again.
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 23, 2011, 12:29:12 PM
hes a FA next year who wants to go to ny...to say that that theres absolutely no way he wont go there because of a cba deal that we know nothing about is crazy
im with dh...somehow someway he ends up in ny...i say 75% chance of it
Bet on it too??
Quote from: Hawk on February 23, 2011, 01:37:14 PM
Quote from: MDS on February 23, 2011, 12:33:53 PM
with some luck by then la la vazquez will want to live in LA and amare's knees will fall off
Amare's knees are already starting to fall off.
Really??? He's having his best season of his career. Just stop already.
Quote from: DH on February 23, 2011, 01:51:54 PM
Quote from: Hawk on February 23, 2011, 01:37:14 PM
Quote from: MDS on February 23, 2011, 12:33:53 PM
with some luck by then la la vazquez will want to live in LA and amare's knees will fall off
Amare's knees are already starting to fall off.
Really??? He's having his best season of his career. Just stop already.
Have you watched how he's playing since he got 50 minutes in that double OT game???? His numbers have been deteriorating as the season has progressed? I guess it was the Carmelo rumors and not the fact that 40+ minutes a game is slowly going to break him down.
So please stop yourself... and I anxiously await your 20 dollars.
Ive probably been to more knicks game this year than you have watched on tv..
youve completely changed youre statement all in the matter of one hour..
your initial post said "Amare's knees are already starting to fall off": incredibly untrue
your latest post says "40+ minutes a game is slowly going to break him down": 100% true
Had you said what you said in your second post first, I wouldnt be wasting my time on this.
The 2OT game was at the end of November dude. That's almost 3 months ago. I'm pretty sure that was actually in the beginning of his 11 straight games with 30+ points or whatever too. I guarantee if you look at the splits or game-by-game you're not gonna see shtein "deteriorating as the season has progressed." He's been a monster this year. He hasn't slowed down one bit.
the hope is by the time they can sign cp3 amare will be finished
right now hes top 5 mvp candidate but right now really doesnt matter to the sixers title hopes
heinrick
for
bibby
jordan crawford
#1 pick
couple other scrubs involved but thats essentially the deal that just went down
Didn't Amare's field goal dip under 500 percent for an entire month for the first time in his career in January???
Amare is not an MVP candidate and never was. You're aren't an MVP candidate when you are on a .500 team and you play no defense.
Quote from: Hawk on February 23, 2011, 11:05:51 PM
You're aren't an MVP candidate when you are on a .500 team and you play no defense.
True in most cases except when you lead a NY team to a winning record that hasn't sniffed the playoffs in over a decade. If Amare played for the Grizzles this would be a topic. But since he plays in NY, he'll get plenty of MVP consideration. Hell, even most talking heads on ESPN have been saying that the Knicks now have 2 of the top 10 players in the league now. No way Amare was considered top 10 in Pheonix. What a difference NY makes in the minds of some people.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 23, 2011, 11:32:17 PM
Quote from: Hawk on February 23, 2011, 11:05:51 PM
You're aren't an MVP candidate when you are on a .500 team and you play no defense.
True in most cases except when you lead a NY team to a winning record that hasn't sniffed the playoffs in over a decade. If Amare played for the Grizzles this would be a topic. But since he plays in NY, he'll get plenty of MVP consideration. Hell, even most talking heads on ESPN have been saying that the Knicks now have 2 of the top 10 players in the league now. No way Amare was considered top 10 in Pheonix. What a difference NY makes in the minds of some people.
That's why the mainstream median is a joke. The Knicks have never been a storied NBA franchise. The Knicks have never had a rivalry with Boston... ESPN just makes shtein up.
so do you i.e. amare's knees are already tearing down. youre a joke.
b-diddy and a 1st to cleveland for mo-will
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 23, 2011, 07:28:56 PM
heinrick
for
bibby
jordan crawford
#1 pick
thats actually a really good trade for the bullets if thats the deal.
baron davis and mo williams just flipped teams too.
its a no lose deal for the bullets......its basically heinrick for crawford and crawford is young and has shown some flashes...but even if he sucks they still gave up nothing that can help them
i was talking to my cousin last night about the hawks, saying how i kinda feel bad for them..
theyve got some real good pieces in horford and johnson, but they will never, ever win anything regardless of who they have running the point
bibbys defense is just embarssing...the hawks have all these long shotblockers that made up for some of their perimeter defensive problems but bibby is just so bad on that end that they had to get rid of him...you cant win in the playoffs with zero pressure on the ball
knicks trying to get camby or pryzbilla before 3pm today
put (a healthy) camby on that team, and i think theyve got a serious shot at making some noise in the playoffs this year
I can't believe Camby is still playing in the NBA, let alone at a level where he's capable of making a difference.
hed make a difference for the knicks because their interior defense is non existent but even with him i cant see them winning more than a game or maybe two against the celtics or heat and i think theyd struggle to beat orlando
with camby, or another capable big, i can see them giving orlando a run and maybe even beating them..theyve been playing off their game since making the arenas and hedo deals
I actually think they compete against the Heat right now and can beat them, but struggle big time against Boston and Orlando.
And F the Knicks. Carmelo isn't winning shteint because he can't play a lick of d. Selfish players don't win championships.
Quote from: DH on February 24, 2011, 11:18:25 AM
with camby, or another capable big, i can see them giving orlando a run and maybe even beating them..theyve been playing off their game since making the arenas and hedo deals
oh i def think they could beat orlando but id make the magic the favorite
as you mentioned carmelo has been a dog in the playoffs...neither him or stoudemire play a lick of defense and i dont think they fit together in general
not saying they cant win a round but before i have them beating any of the top seeds including atlanta i want them to show me
btw, lol at all this "coming home" shtein surrounding melo...he left nyc when he was 3
I thought it was when he was 8. Either way, he didn't grow up there.
As for Camby, no way do I think he makes a significant different against Orlando. Camby's been a good defender and shot blocker, but Howard would eat him alive. I don't even think he'd make enough of a difference against Miami. But he could certainly be the difference maker in a series against Boston or Atlanta.
i still dont think they win the series or anything but miami is where hed make the most difference...can you imagine lebron or wade going to the basket at will against ronnie turiaf...camby would at least make them take more jumpers than theyd like
Quote from: DH on February 24, 2011, 11:42:54 AM
btw, lol at all this "coming home" shtein surrounding melo...he left nyc when he was 3
to this day down here theres tons of people who are hurt whenever they hear his name because they are salty missing out on such a great local player
im not saying camby specifically, but someone like him - a big who excels at defense, blocking shots and grabbing boards...it would also allow for amare to play back at his position (which could help those knees of his which have clearly started breaking down)
amare
wendell davis called
he wants his knees back
Quote from: DH on February 24, 2011, 09:14:41 AM
so do you i.e. amare's knees are already tearing down. youre a joke.
b-diddy and a 1st to cleveland for mo-will
I'm a joke? Its been talked about in GM circles that he's playing too many minutes and its only a matter of time before his knees go. Stick to the Mets.
The Rockets have traded Shane Battier to Memphis for Hasheem Thabeet and a first-round pick
The Celtics have traded Kendrick Perkins to Oklahoma City for Jeff Green and Nenad Krstic.
pretty sure perkins is my least favorite nba player at the moment.
Nate Robinson might be heading to OKC in that deal too.
Quote from: Hawk on February 24, 2011, 02:59:27 PM
Quote from: DH on February 24, 2011, 09:14:41 AM
so do you i.e. amare's knees are already tearing down. youre a joke.
b-diddy and a 1st to cleveland for mo-will
I'm a joke? Its been talked about in GM circles that he's playing too many minutes and its only a matter of time before his knees go. Stick to the Mets.
only a matter of time could be in two or three years tho
his knee could go at anytime because he had a serious knee injury not because of his minutes
he played in all 82 games last year playing about a minute less per game than he is now
Nazr to OKC too
Gerald Wallace to Portland
Aaron Brooks to Phoenix
jamison may be going to gsw in the next few mins..
and yes hawk, you are a joke - you changed your statement from his knees are shot to if he plays too many minutes, its only a matter of time before his knees are shot.
Good trade for OKC to get Perkins.
oj mayo to indy for mcwhite and a number one
oj mayo to the pacers for josh mcroberts and a 1st but it got into the league office too late
Quote from: phattymatty on February 24, 2011, 03:09:36 PM
pretty sure perkins is my least favorite nba player at the moment.
I just read SD's post and your comments that followed was exactly what I thought. His facial expressions make me sick. He's a bigger bitch boy than big baby-well maybe not.
Though he could be what the Oklahoma Thunder needs to go deep in the playoffs if he can stay on the court. shtein, they took the Lakers to 7 games last year.
Quote from: DH on February 24, 2011, 03:43:26 PM
jamison may be going to gsw in the next few mins..
and yes hawk, you are a joke - you changed your statement from his knees are shot to if he plays too many minutes, its only a matter of time before his knees are shot.
I don't care about the basketball opinion of someone who knows shtein about basketball and buys in the Amare hype. His play did decline in January... check the field goal percentage.
Not to mention... the historical evidence supports the fact that Amare will go down. Look back at all the big men who started off their career with a serious injury vs the ones who didn't. The problem will linger even if he never gets seriously injured again.
This conversation is AWESOME.
I can't believe Hawk is a real person.
I find myself saying this about most of you here.
shtein. I meant for 'awesome' to be bigger.
Let's discuss how awesome of a gm Chris Wallace is... he turned a #2 overall pick , #3 overall pick from the previous year, and a first rounder into Shane Battier, Josh Mcrobert, and a first rounder. Draft guru.
How about shut the farg up.
Quote from: rjs246 on February 24, 2011, 11:07:01 PM
How about shut the farg up.
How about you kiss me with those sexy lips.
Quote from: Hawk on February 24, 2011, 10:45:29 PM
Let's discuss how awesome of a gm Chris Wallace is... he turned a #2 overall pick , #3 overall pick from the previous year, and a first rounder into Shane Battier, Josh Mcrobert, and a first rounder. Draft guru.
you can rip the picks but the one thing i will say is if they truly think that thabeet sucks and mayo is a player you will never win with then i give him credit for cutting ties now and not holding on to them for to long...what you get in return is pretty irrelevant once you decide to get rid of failed players...hope some new draft picks pan out make some cap room and start over again...thats the nba
Quote from: Hawk on February 24, 2011, 10:28:49 PM
Quote from: DH on February 24, 2011, 03:43:26 PM
jamison may be going to gsw in the next few mins..
and yes hawk, you are a joke - you changed your statement from his knees are shot to if he plays too many minutes, its only a matter of time before his knees are shot.
I don't care about the basketball opinion of someone who knows shtein about basketball
clearly.
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 25, 2011, 07:17:52 AM
Quote from: Hawk on February 24, 2011, 10:45:29 PM
Let's discuss how awesome of a gm Chris Wallace is... he turned a #2 overall pick , #3 overall pick from the previous year, and a first rounder into Shane Battier, Josh Mcrobert, and a first rounder. Draft guru.
you can rip the picks but the one thing i will say is if they truly think that thabeet sucks and mayo is a player you will never win with then i give him credit for cutting ties now and not holding on to them for to long...what you get in return is pretty irrelevant once you decide to get rid of failed players...hope some new draft picks pan out make some cap room and start over again...thats the nba
That's true. Apparently they missed a deadline so now Mayo is still a Grizzly. I guess you're right that he's realizing how bad he's farged up in the draft. He has made some good moves, like the Z-Bo one, but overall, his drafting has been piss poor, and if he had played his card rights he could have guys like Kevin Love and Stephon Curry.
what was worse for bosh last night...going 1-18 or that soccer boy flop? i say the flop. pathetic.
1-18 is horrendous but 1-18 with what seemed like over half the misses being from inside the paint including at least three or four layups is almost unheard of
i know you have to keep shooting but when you have lebron and wade on your team, once you miss around ten in a row or so, you just stop.
worst like ive seen since starks went 2-18 in the finals vs houston
i dont if starks was worse because he took 12 three pointers and missed them all or bosh because he missed 12 shots from inside eight feet
I love the fact that it looks to be wide open this year and the usual teams have a great shot of being knocked off.
I think this will be one of the better playoffs we've seen in a while.
Quote from: reese125 on February 25, 2011, 12:00:50 PMI think this will be one of the better playoffs we've seen in a while.
I hope you're right.
I can't remember the last time I watched a regular season basketball game. Maybe when the Pistons had my favorite team ever, with Billups, Rasheed, Wallace, that Todd Pinkston looking guy I foget his name right now, etc. Great team. But I digress.
The NBA pretty much blows until the playoffs. If you're right and a bunch of teams have an actual shot, that's great news. I'm tired of watching the Yankees and Red Sox battle it out. OK last year was great stuff. More, please.
Quote from: Diomedes on February 25, 2011, 12:13:35 PM
Quote from: reese125 on February 25, 2011, 12:00:50 PMI think this will be one of the better playoffs we've seen in a while.
I hope you're right.
I can't remember the last time I watched a regular season basketball game. Maybe when the Pistons had my favorite team ever, with Billups, Rasheed, Wallace, that Todd Pinkston looking guy I foget his name right now, etc. Great team. But I digress.
The NBA pretty much blows until the playoffs. If you're right and a bunch of teams have an actual shot, that's great news. I'm tired of watching the Yankees and Red Sox battle it out. OK last year was great stuff. More, please.
lol..wtf?...did charlie sheen make this post?
gnarly gnarlingtons
I dont whats more shocking--the fact that Dio posted more than 2 sentences in the NBA thread, he even watches the NBA-- playoffs or not, or the actual content of that post.
Will the real Dio please stand up.
there are definitely 3-4 in each conference who could win the whole thing without it being a huge shocker.
i don't understand the celtics trade though...as much as i hate perkins now they put more pressure on big baby who is 6-8/6-9 and can't even tap the rim.
i'm a jeff green fan since he was a frosh at georgetown but he's not what they need. also, anyone think him airballing that 3 the other night instead of passing to durant single handedly got him traded?
Could be. But I'm thinking it was more to get a big man to compete with LA and the Spurs.
By the way, I think Dio was talking about Tayshaun Prince.
celtics are really relying on shaq to get healthy here for that playoff run
theres no way thunder wanted to part with guy like greene without having a decent big man come back. that big man is what separates the wins from losses in a halfcourt played playoffs. good move, but it might be too late in the season to gel that offense for this playoff run now that greene is gone. tough points to give up.
Quote from: FastFreddie on February 25, 2011, 01:39:06 PM
By the way, I think Dio was talking about Tayshaun Prince.
coincidence that they share the same initials?
i think not
Quote from: reese125 on February 25, 2011, 01:46:02 PM
celtics are really relying on shaq to get healthy here for that playoff run
theres no way thunder wanted to part with guy like greene without having a decent big man come back. that big man is what separates the wins from losses in a halfcourt played playoffs. good move, but it might be too late in the season to gel that offense for this playoff run now that greene is gone. tough points to give up.
green sucks....celtics are obviously hoping he plays better this year and maybe next with all those HOF'ers around him but hes weak in general
or maybe they're hoping he plays worse.
Well, it could also be argued that Perkins' bum knee will always come back to reality at inconvenient times.
I thought it was Amare who had the bum knees.
Quote from: FastFreddie on February 25, 2011, 01:39:06 PM
By the way, I think Dio was talking about Tayshaun Prince.
That's the name...I love that guy.
Rip Hamilton (Go Connecticut!) was on that team too. That was some great basketball.
[igy]The Pistons were boring with their fundamental offense and team defensive philosophy and only old, white MA types would enjoy watching them play[/igy]
That team took the Sixers to farging school and I thus hate them.
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 25, 2011, 01:47:17 PM
Quote from: FastFreddie on February 25, 2011, 01:39:06 PM
By the way, I think Dio was talking about Tayshaun Prince.
coincidence that they share the same initials?
i think not
Quote from: reese125 on February 25, 2011, 01:46:02 PM
celtics are really relying on shaq to get healthy here for that playoff run
theres no way thunder wanted to part with guy like greene without having a decent big man come back. that big man is what separates the wins from losses in a halfcourt played playoffs. good move, but it might be too late in the season to gel that offense for this playoff run now that greene is gone. tough points to give up.
green sucks....celtics are obviously hoping he plays better this year and maybe next with all those HOF'ers around him but hes weak in general
Nah-I dont think he sucks at all. Everyone sucks to you anyway unless they are bonafide superstars right from the gip. Greene fit very well with Durant and Westbrook, and you need that type of player that can shift around positions, score and rebound.
You think it's just that easy to replaceable a consistent 15 pts a game with those 2 players playing opposite you? I don't.
farging nene averaged 15 pts last year with melo chauncy and top gun jr smith ahead of him
everyone averages 15 in the west...and the open looks green got from being with those two guys helped way more than losing shots to them hurt...green certainly isnt creating his own shot thats for sure
obviously i was hyperbolizing saying he sucks but i dont like him at all hes a dime a dozen player and i highly doubt ok is worried about giving him up
Quote from: phattymatty on February 25, 2011, 10:51:45 AM
what was worse for bosh last night...going 1-18 or that soccer boy flop? i say the flop. pathetic.
This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqaMCqosS2k&NR=1) was a "related" video from a video that showed Bosh's flop. WTF?
lololol cavs just beat the knicks
jesus has anyone been watching this game?
nope
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 26, 2011, 01:15:04 AM
jesus has anyone been watching this game?
cavs vs. knicks? are you serious? why would anyone watch that?
portland denver late nite awesomeness
watching the celtics game tonight was maddening
could they be more done and also the best defensive team in the league at the same time
paul pierce especially...........he is a farging cripple but he knows how to play the game and how to defend....its sickening
and for god sakes he doesnt miss anything under 18 feet
they also love basketball....the whole team roots on every other player...even kristic
sixers are headed this way in case you were wondering.....unless doug collins dies
Sort of. I get what you're saying about the bond etc, but it's hard for me to really see a comparison to the Celtics when you have HOF players like Boston does.
Paul Pierce is a god. So good.
Who do you think has had the best career out of the three of them?
love went for 37 and 23 today
dude is a farging animal
melo in miami primteime espn game and the arena is half full
holy shtein lebron is out of control....unreal no look pass then he just dunked an alley oop pass from wade with his left hand
love has four 30/20 games and the entire rest of the league has one
the great white hope
The Melo (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Carnegie-Deli-introduces-The-Melo-a-sandwich-?urn=nba-325258)
(http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/ept_sports_nba_experts__70/ept_sports_nba_experts-291067009-1298471118.jpg?ymOzqmEDmEbJLBij)
contraction would obviously be the best thing ever for the league but we know thats not gonna happen so i was thinking of things that would make the league better and decided that i would immediately start with this
milwaukee to the western conf - nw division
oklahoma city then goes from the nw to the sw division
next new orleans (or memphis) to the eastern conf - se divison
bullets back to the atlantic
raptors to the central division - replacing milwaukee
so smart so simple....just do it
stumbled upon a great little nugget of info this morning which ill turn into a little trivia:
who is the only ap all-american to not get drafted by an nba team since the merger?
shouldnt that be in the big 5 thread
you know it..scottie reynolds
i actually heard it last year when it happened...it was referenced a couple times in the papers and/or on wip
nova misses scottie desperately. i thought they'd actually be slightly better this year. i was way wrong.
The Kings are likely moving to Anaheim. No way they can steal fans from the Lakers market. Hell, even the Clippers are a better draw with Griffin This has epic fail written all over it.
can that be true though? in 35 years hes the only one? thats on the same level of unbelievable to me as no one from duke ever winning an nba title
Holy heat choke
Epic collapse tonight.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on March 03, 2011, 09:38:43 PM
The Kings are likely moving to Anaheim. No way they can steal fans from the Lakers market. Hell, even the Clippers are a better draw with Griffin This has epic fail written all over it.
Are the Maloofs high? Orange County cannot support an NBA franchise. Move them back to Kansas City.
Orange county would be a perfect fit for any NBA team. Idiot clippers lost out. They not only would have had the Orange County (wealthy, elite) buying season tickets and taking their zesty kids to watch NBA games, they would have been out of the shadow of the Lakers and most important reason...they would have picked up the San Diego market. Only an hour, hour and a half drive north. You can take the train there.
Big time loss for the Clips, win for the Kings.
Quote from: DH on March 03, 2011, 09:39:01 PM
can that be true though? in 35 years hes the only one? thats on the same level of unbelievable to me as no one from duke ever winning an nba title
only five guys make it every year (i assuming the stat is for first team only)...its an elite club...combine that with the piss poor depth of the nba draft and i dont think its that suprising...theres a reason the league went to two rounds...there just isnt that many players out there so if you are good enough to make an all american team someone is taking a chance on you
Quote from: hbionic on March 04, 2011, 03:26:59 AM
Orange county would be a perfect fit for any NBA team. Idiot clippers lost out. They not only would have had the Orange County (wealthy, elite) buying season tickets and taking their zesty kids to watch NBA games, they would have been out of the shadow of the Lakers and most important reason...they would have picked up the San Diego market. Only an hour, hour and a half drive north. You can take the train there.
Big time loss for the Clips, win for the Kings.
People in San Diego root for the Lakers. They're fairweather bandwagon fans. Even if they got a team they'd root for the Lakers.
I still believe Reynolds would have been drafted if he finished the season well. Tanking down the stretch and in the tourney last year doomed him. He would have only been a mid-late second round pick anyway, but he completely went off everyone's boards because of that.
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 04, 2011, 07:16:24 AM
Quote from: DH on March 03, 2011, 09:39:01 PM
can that be true though? in 35 years hes the only one? thats on the same level of unbelievable to me as no one from duke ever winning an nba title
only five guys make it every year (i assuming the stat is for first team only)...its an elite club...combine that with the piss poor depth of the nba draft and i dont think its that suprising...theres a reason the league went to two rounds...there just isnt that many players out there so if you are good enough to make an all american team someone is taking a chance on you
thats about 175 guys..its amazes me because i would have thought that a guy from a smaller school would have padded insane numbers making him an aa, but not an nba product. kinda like that wr from purdue a few years ago whose name i cant remember - the guy set records acorss the board and never got a sniff from the nfl.
Quote from: hbionic on March 04, 2011, 03:26:59 AM
Orange county would be a perfect fit for any NBA team. Idiot clippers lost out. They not only would have had the Orange County (wealthy, elite) buying season tickets and taking their zesty kids to watch NBA games, they would have been out of the shadow of the Lakers and most important reason...they would have picked up the San Diego market. Only an hour, hour and a half drive north. You can take the train there.
Big time loss for the Clips, win for the Kings.
Pretty sure the reason the Clips moved from San Diego to LA was to get out of the San Diego market.
Quote from: DH on March 04, 2011, 11:31:36 AM
thats about 175 guys..its amazes me because i would have thought that a guy from a smaller school would have padded insane numbers making him an aa, but not an nba product. kinda like that wr from purdue a few years ago whose name i cant remember - the guy set records acorss the board and never got a sniff from the nfl.
in the nfl one skill set will get you undrafted (too slow, too small, weak arm) in the nba one skill set will get you in the first round (really tall, great shooter, jump out the gym athletic)
also the ap does a great job of putting the best players on the aa team...not for example the top scorer or top rebounder...if some fraud from vmi averages 30 a game because the team runs a 40 minutes of hell offense he isnt getting on
not that he was a fraud but hank gathers never even made a second team aa
id be interested to see how many second team aa have never been drafted
since 1960 only 10 second team aa have never played in the nba
im not debating anything youre saying but im still surprised by scottie being the only guy..
btw, the wr from purdue was taylor stubblefield
great game right now
knicks cavs at the garden tied at 110 with a minute left
the knicks defense is lolaughable
cavs win cavs win caaaaaaaaaaaaaaavs WIN!
unfargingbelievable game
down by two with 30 seconds left cavs hit back to back threes to go up four amare (41 pts) comes back with a ridiculous three to cut it to one....sessions only hits one free throw....and then melo gets called for a charge with one second left
not that im complaining about ny losing but is there really a difference between the 6 and 7?
sixers cant beat either miami or chicago....right
i dont care im just reveling in this awful loss by the great ny knicks
cleveland also snaps its 26 game road losing streak and is 3-0 vs the knicks in their last three head to heads
great ending..how do you blow a 12 point lead in the 4th at home to the cavs?? better question is why was bdiddy wearing #85?
Quote from: MDS on March 04, 2011, 10:08:02 PM
not that im complaining about ny losing but is there really a difference between the 6 and 7?
sixers cant beat either miami or chicago....right
Braggin rights over NY. It would be especially sweet since they have Melo now and their fans are back on the bandwagon.
25% of the Cavs wins this year have come against the Knicks.
another loss brewing for the heatles
can sixers lock them up 3/6?
wow that phantom foul call was awful
oh no doubt
but thats i think 3 of the last 4 games the heat couldnt finish at the end...mixed in there is a disaster against san antonio
if im douglas collins i want them in rd 1
sixers match up with them well because thay have no front line
not to mention they have 0 home court and their presence could actually help sell out a sixers playoff game...something they didnt even do back in the iverson/cwebb year. sixers cannot win @ chi or @ bos.
i smell something here
the lakers are the lakers again
If the Lakers ever found a legit PG they'd win every championship until Kobe retires.
Sickening on two levels in ATL...
The so-called Knicks "fans" being so loud and drowning out the Hawks fans when chanting MVP for Amare.
The Knicks new "fans" are front running bandwagoners.
And how awful are the Hawks fans to get overrun by some fraudulent iceholes!?
Sixers are 4.5 behind ATL right?
Any chance they catch them?
There's a shot but I wouldn't really care, it'd just mean playing Orlando instead of Miami (if they don't switch spots) which I'm pretty sure none of us would want
atl is the worst major sports city in america
ny has the most bandwagoners in america
what you get is what you saw last night...like i said a few days ago here, i feel bad for the hawks.
and now to capitalize on the bandwagon ny fans, the knicks just announced they will be increasing ticket prices by 49%. 49%!
Wow, that's downright Snyderesque.
this weekend in the nba
friday nite
sixers 89 celtics 86
saturday nite
bucks 102 sixers 74
sunday nite
celtics 87 bucks 56
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 14, 2011, 10:21:54 AM
this weekend in the nba
friday nite
sixers 89 celtics 86
saturday nite
bucks 102 sixers 74
sunday nite
celtics 87 bucks 56
I can't put too much into what the Sixers did in that game, honestly. It was awful, but the HUGE win, travel and whatnot...whatever. Although, they did pull one of those off vs. the Twolves earlier in the season...
K-Love's double double streak ended last night at 53 games.
say what you want about espn but their ticker often has some nice elias sports bureau type numbers
tonight it reads javale mcgee had the most blocks (12) in any game in the last ten years
ESPN's always been good about providing great stats and insight. Problem is that over the last 15 years their content has gone from sports reporting to tabloid reporting. Not to mention that they've got 3 channels that they need to fill with content for 72 hours a day. And that's why we get Rachel Nichols in Miami for the entire offseason telling us was Lebron had for a mid morning snack and Ed Werder was all but a Mississippi resident for the last 3 or 4 NFL offseasons. Their problem is that they've got too much time to try and fill and there simply isn't enough real sports news in any given day to justify 24 hours of broadcasting, let alone 72. So they have to reach and dig and make stories out of nothing and sensationalize just like every other media outlet. And that's how guys like Skip Bayless and Screamin A end up on television.
matty should enjoy this as much as I did
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xssBUhlWFWE&feature=youtu.be (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xssBUhlWFWE&feature=youtu.be)
Filthy
dunk of the night? more like dunk of the year...i hopped off my couch slam dunk contest style when i saw that live.
spike lee is such a stupid twat
its not 1986 anymore, loser. youe movies suck. sit down and stop drawing attention to yourself. no one goes to the games to see you.
lol at the Knicks.
Chicago is absolutely dismantling the Hawks. What a drubbing.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 22, 2011, 10:06:34 PM
Chicago is absolutely dismantling the Hawks. What a drubbing.
:yay
sixers have the hawks tomorrow nite at home with a chance to move within two and half games of them
Quote from: FastFreddie on March 22, 2011, 10:09:07 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 22, 2011, 10:06:34 PM
Chicago is absolutely dismantling the Hawks. What a drubbing.
:yay
Indeed.
ATL may be the biggest frauds as far as playoff teams go. Their record against below .500 is like 31-9....and only 9 wins against teams above.
The Bulls are fargin good.
The Kings registered the following names to coincide with a move this summer:
Anaheim Royals
Los Angeles Royals
Anaheim Royals of Southern California (die)
Orange County Royals
(http://nbcprobasketballtalk.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/demarcus-cousins-royals.jpg)
Damn Easy, you are slacking. That news is at least a week old. If you're going to tell us stuff that we really don't care about, could you please give us the courtesy of doing so in a more timely manner?
but what about the throwback butta jawns?!
ah nevermind....I'll look for more vadge stories instead
Time well spent!
Nuggets are now 11-4 since trading Melo. Knicks are 7-10
He's petulant. No one wants that around.
No room for uppity negroes in this white world, amiright?
Your race fixation is showing.
Petulant does not equal uppity.
so i was at the lakers-hornets game on sunday night..im sure general thought is right in that la sports fans are awful, they show up late, they dont pay attention, etc., but that arena from start to finish was rocking. it was a 6:30 tip and the place was full right before tip. the roof almost came off the place when shannon brown threw down that hand switching dunk. if any of yous are out that way, id highly recommend a trip to staples.
The celebs in the front row at Laker games and the overall Hollywood vibe that's attached to the team really gives the rest of their fans a bad rep as being front runners and soft. I've been to less basketball games than any other sport (including hockey believe it or not) so I can't accurately gauge basketball fans around the country like I could baseball or football, but Laker fans seem to be pretty farging legit to me. Staples gets loud as farg when they are on the floor. They're honestly some of the better fans I've come across in any sport.
In other words, you attended when they were winning.
Lakers fans are only like that because their team is a consistent winner. Go to a Kings/Dodgers game and you'll see the true side of their fans.
Like going to a Phils game in 2001, right?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWbXQQG9B6c&feature=related
its sooooo hard to be a laker fan....how do you even get loud cheers out of your body for a team that wins championships every year
Quote from: Sgt PSN on March 29, 2011, 09:30:25 PM
Like going to a Phils game in 2001, right?
heres the difference....when the dodgers and phillies both suck phillie fans are 1000 times better....when the phillies and dodgers are both good the phillie fans are 1000 times better...if the dodgers win the world series and the phillies win 60 games dodger stadium is probably louder....be proud LA
perfect example is in a city of 12 million people the lakers parade drew a couple hundred thousand...in a city of one and a half million the phillies parade drew over two million
parade estimations are always over-inflated, there were not 2 million people on broad st that day
but there were more than any LA non-riot event ever
lot of people said there was more than three...there was definitely more than two...most likely somewhere around two and a quarter to two and a half
theres never going to be a way to find out for sure but id estimate that even about a million would be generous
and thats not a knock on philly...it had to be one of the highest attended parades proportionate to the metropolitan area's population. when the eagles win itll be double the size. wait that wont happen.
I lived in LA from 98 to december of 2000.
I can tell you now, they're frontrunning iceholes. Dodger fans are actual fans. There aren't too many of them, but the ones that are there, are legit.
Lakers fans...no. Not even close.
Dennis Rodman and Chris Mullin made the hall of fame. Neither were worthy in my opinion.
I think Rodman absolutely is. He's one of the best defensive players and rebounders to ever play the game. And prior to arriving in Chicago, he was pretty good offensively too.
I don't really get Mullin getting the nod, but whatever. I guess Steve Nash is the only cracker left as of today with a legit shot to get in.
Yeah I think Rodman is deserving for sure.
and big ups to the legend that is herb magee getting in
philly u holla
Quote from: Sgt PSN on April 04, 2011, 08:13:28 PM
I think Rodman absolutely is. He's one of the best defensive players and rebounders to ever play the game. And prior to arriving in Chicago, he was pretty good offensively too.
I don't really get Mullin getting the nod, but whatever. I guess Steve Nash is the only cracker left as of today with a legit shot to get in.
regarding mullin you gotta remember its the basketball HOF not the nba HOF
Mullin got in for being a great talent who ended up getting his career cut short by injuries more than anything else. Dude averaged 25 a game for five straight years in his prime and was a member of the Dream Team too.
Oh, I'm not discounting his skill but when it's all said an done I think he's a largely forgettable player from his era. Of course, he also played in an era with like half of the 50 greatest players of all time too.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on April 04, 2011, 08:13:28 PM
I don't really get Mullin getting the nod, but whatever. I guess Steve Nash is the only cracker left as of today with a legit shot to get in.
I'm sure Nowitzki will get in easily. The Basketball HOF isn't too picky about who gets in compared to baseball and football, considering the greatly reduced number of professional players and specialized positions. And as IGY pointed out they don't limit themselves to NBA players, so a ton of players you've never heard of are in there.
I know they are a basketball HOF rather than NBA, but everything else you said makes sense. Not a lot of depth in the NBA due to such small numbers.
Quote from: QB Eagles on April 04, 2011, 11:58:23 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on April 04, 2011, 08:13:28 PM
I don't really get Mullin getting the nod, but whatever. I guess Steve Nash is the only cracker left as of today with a legit shot to get in.
I'm sure Nowitzki will get in easily. The Basketball HOF isn't too picky about who gets in compared to baseball and football, considering the greatly reduced number of professional players and specialized positions. And as IGY pointed out they don't limit themselves to NBA players, so a ton of players you've never heard of are in there.
its not that there are players in the hall of fame who didnt play in the nba its that even some nba players who make it have their college careers taken into consideration...mullin while a really good nba player doesnt get in the hall without his incredible st johns career
and yes the bb hof isnt to discerning
Taking Mullin's college career into consideration is my major beef with him getting in. That's why they have a college basketball hof. And there's practically no bar when it comes to measuring European players. I don't say that because of Sabonis because he was a very good NBA player and in his younger days, one of the top Euro players. Not to mention he was part of that initial wave of Euro players to the NBA so I think that carries a lot of weight too.
your beef isnt with mullin getting in (he def deserves it) its that a nba hall of fame doesnt exist
Nah, I'm cool with there being a "generic" basketball hall of fame. I just don't think Mullin's pro-career warrants it.
take this fwiw, but i have a real estate buddy showing deron williams an apt in nyc today..could be an indicator that he will be a net (or knick) longterm.
Unless the Knicks trade up, there's no way he falls that low in the draft.
um what?
The Knicks will be drafting in the bottom half, no? Or did they pick up an early 1st round pick somewhere along the way that I don't know about?
Brainfart.....I was thinking of Derrick Williams from Zona.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on April 05, 2011, 12:10:46 PM
Nah, I'm cool with there being a "generic" basketball hall of fame. I just don't think Mullin's pro-career warrants it.
its not 'generic' if you are discounting his college career...the hof counts all your years of basketball
tons of sarge fail in this thread
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 05, 2011, 12:19:41 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on April 05, 2011, 12:10:46 PM
Nah, I'm cool with there being a "generic" basketball hall of fame. I just don't think Mullin's pro-career warrants it.
its not 'generic' if you are discounting his college career...the hof counts all your years of basketball
What I'm saying is that there is already a new college hof that opened up a few years ago in KC that is there strictly to induct college players, coaches, teams, etc. So why not make the Naismith HOF strictly a professional HOF that encompasses all pro-basketball, be it CBA, ABA, NBA, Euro, etc?
there should be an nba hall of fame like the other three major sports have and thats it
Eh....I don't care so much if it's exclusively NBA or not. I've never been to the HOF but I'm assuming that it's broken down into different "wings" or something right? Like an NBA wing and ABA wing, etc, etc? Or is it just everything thrown in together?
never been either...bb hof is a farce
from what i remember, everything is thrown together aside from a wing where they honor the team usa's. i was there a few months back and it almost looked like a jacked up applebees - jerseys and memoribilia hanging all over the place, but i never got the feeling that i was in a hof. it certainly doesnt compare to the baseball hof.
Quote from: DH on April 05, 2011, 01:47:06 PM
from what i remember, everything is thrown together aside from a wing where they honor the team usa's. i was there a few months back and it almost looked like a jacked up applebees - jerseys and memoribilia hanging all over the place, but i never got the feeling that i was in a hof. it certainly doesnt compare to the baseball hof.
That's awful. If they had it separated into different wings for each league, then I think it would be ok. But that's just terrible. I visited the new college hof in KC a few years ago (late 07 or early 08 I think) and it had only been open for about a year at the time. They already had a bunch of stuff in it though....very impressive.
they have a shteinload of interactive stuff which is probably great for kids - get a chance to call an alltime great play, play against a computerized jordan, etc - but if youre going there to see the history of the league, i wouldnt get my hopes up.
but if you wanna play ball, thats your place - there are more courts to play on in there than there are exibits.
Quote from: DH on April 05, 2011, 01:58:54 PMbut if you wanna play ball, thats your place - there are more courts to play on in there than there are exibits.
that is cool
i heard the nancy leiberman vulva friendly exhibit is fun times for the girls
Quote from: Diomedes on April 05, 2011, 02:00:55 PM
Quote from: DH on April 05, 2011, 01:58:54 PMbut if you wanna play ball, thats your place - there are more courts to play on in there than there are exibits.
that is cool
and there arent even any dickhead homeowners calling the cops to get them to leave
Yeah, if I were to visit a hof, it's not because I want to play video games or lace 'em up and go play. It's because I want to see the history of the sport. Interactive stuff is cool and all and I think it's great that they have all that stuff in there, but it shouldn't outnumber the exhibits.
Now that I think about it though, basketball hof would probably be fairly lame compared to baseball. I mean, in the basketball hof, you have the usual memorabilia with jerseys and sneakers and balls and maybe some nets or something. But what else is there? But in baseball, you get all of that too with uniforms and balls, bats, etc, etc.....but then you also get goofy shtein too like Schilling's bloody sock or Brett's pine tar bat.....maybe even a battery thrown at JD Drew. Was there anything kind of off the wall like that in the basketball hof?
each member had his own "locker" of stuff behind glass...so a jersey, sneakers, and anything else which defined the player along with pics and stats.
youre right though - there is very little gear from specific games there. think about it - when your boy halladay threw the perfect game, one of the first things that happened (i presume) was a call from the hof asking for the ball. ive never heard of that in basketball (or football for that matter)
wait, i misremembered - there is an atrium where you walk in and you see all the members faces from above. then theres another section which has all those lockers i mentioned. i had a meeting in springfield a few months back down the street from the hall so i popped in for what i thought was going to be a couple hours..i think i bounced after an hour, max.
LOL (http://nyc.barstoolsports.com/random-thoughts/steve-nashs-wife-gave-birth-to-a-black-baby-back-in-december-because-jason-richardson-knocked-her-up/)
Quote from: DH on April 05, 2011, 02:18:03 PM
each member had his own "locker" of stuff behind glass...so a jersey, sneakers, and anything else which defined the player along with pics and stats.
youre right though - there is very little gear from specific games there. think about it - when your boy halladay threw the perfect game, one of the first things that happened (i presume) was a call from the hof asking for the ball. ive never heard of that in basketball (or football for that matter)
I remember the football HOF asking for jerseys from some players... when they set single game records, etc.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 05, 2011, 03:05:26 PM
LOL (http://nyc.barstoolsports.com/random-thoughts/steve-nashs-wife-gave-birth-to-a-black-baby-back-in-december-because-jason-richardson-knocked-her-up/)
That Octomom stare looks like trouble.
nm
nevermind what, houston j?
Kobe fined $100K for homophobic slur at ref?
No, he was fined because his slur was caught on camera and even though you couldn't hear what he said, it was easy enough to read his lips. If the camera wasn't on him at that particular moment, there's no fine.
if it didnt get caught on camera and a ref or anyone else reported it to the league you can best believe he would have been slapped with a huge fine...players get fined in the nba all the time for verbal abuse of the refs when no one has any idea what they said...a farg you on a ref is getting you 15k...that fact that kobe cussed out a ref AND used a slur to do it got him the 100K
it being caught on camera may have upped the fine a few bucks but he was getting fined no matter ....the nba made a point last offseason to really cut down on player ref exchanges....if you say nothing this year and are demonstrative with your body language you are getting a technical
"In two more signs that the NBA is gearing up for a lockout starting July 1, the league has scrubbed its annual Las Vegas summer league and has also scuttled its annual summer internship program, according to league sources. The Las Vegas summer league normally starts around July 9, with upwards of 20 teams, including the Knicks, sending little-used veteran players and rookies to compete over a 10-day period. Also, the NBA usually hires about 30 college students to participate in a 10-week internship program in the league's offices in New York and at the league's entertainment division in Secaucus, N.J. In preparing for a lockout, the NBA is also not sending any teams abroad for training camp, and did not schedule any preseason games in Europe for this fall."
who.farging.cares
QuoteSo a homophobe, a rapist, and a black guy walk into a bar, and everyone's like "Can I have your autograph, Kobe?"
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 13, 2011, 07:47:09 PM
if it didnt get caught on camera and a ref or anyone else reported it to the league you can best believe he would have been slapped with a huge fine...players get fined in the nba all the time for verbal abuse of the refs when no one has any idea what they said...a farg you on a ref is getting you 15k...that fact that kobe cussed out a ref AND used a slur to do it got him the 100K
it being caught on camera may have upped the fine a few bucks but he was getting fined no matter ....the nba made a point last offseason to really cut down on player ref exchanges....if you say nothing this year and are demonstrative with your body language you are getting a technical
Of course players get fined for excessive language towards refs but typically it's not one of the top 3 players in the game and it's almost never caught on camera. So we know when the players get fined for abusing a ref but very rarely do we actually know what was said. And that's the point.....if there's no camera on Kobe at the time, the fine isn't quite as hefty and it's probably just a footnote on the box score or game recap that reads something like "Kobe Bryant was fined $XXX by the NBA for abusive language towards a referee" rather than being a national story.
Kings broadcasters crying in Cowtown after last night's game (http://benmaller.com/2011/04/nba-broadcaster-cries-on-air/)
Quote from: Sgt PSN on April 14, 2011, 11:11:15 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 13, 2011, 07:47:09 PM
if it didnt get caught on camera and a ref or anyone else reported it to the league you can best believe he would have been slapped with a huge fine...players get fined in the nba all the time for verbal abuse of the refs when no one has any idea what they said...a farg you on a ref is getting you 15k...that fact that kobe cussed out a ref AND used a slur to do it got him the 100K
it being caught on camera may have upped the fine a few bucks but he was getting fined no matter ....the nba made a point last offseason to really cut down on player ref exchanges....if you say nothing this year and are demonstrative with your body language you are getting a technical
Of course players get fined for excessive language towards refs but typically it's not one of the top 3 players in the game and it's almost never caught on camera. So we know when the players get fined for abusing a ref but very rarely do we actually know what was said. And that's the point.....if there's no camera on Kobe at the time, the fine isn't quite as hefty and it's probably just a footnote on the box score or game recap that reads something like "Kobe Bryant was fined $XXX by the NBA for abusive language towards a referee" rather than being a national story.
if its not on camera and no one heard it youd be right
if it wasnt caught on the camera and it was reported by the ref that a slur was used or by another player then best believe it would have been news
kevin garnett called villenueva a cancer patient and that blew up even tho no one saw or heard it simply because villeunueva talked about it after the game
Yeah, but I doubt that the ref would have said anything to the media about it and we'd all still be speculating exactly what Kobe said. I think most refs, if questioned by the media, would say something generic like "he used some inappropriate language so I gave him a tech." or something like that.
Regardless, the league got it right. 100k fine and move on. Not suspension worthy.
that was one of the all time collapses ive ever seen
or maybe derrick rose is just incredible? and the pacers already suck?
It's probably a combination of all 3.
How great was this weekend of the playoffs?!
It would have been perfect had the Sixers pulled it out.
Chris Paul was money with his jumpers in the 4th.
Dantoni screwed up and the Knicks choked. They should walk Boston. When Jermaine O'Neal is your money player for awhile you know you shouldn't last long. They looked beaten and tired.
Kevin Durant is a pimp
LOLakers.
the carmelo ticky-tack foul against pierce with under a minute to go changed the outcome of a great game and an amazing fourth quarter of back and forth action. ny wasnt winning the series anyway, but would have been nice to see them sweat down a game.
wait who am i rooting for in this series? a terrorist attack would be nice, actually.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 18, 2011, 12:35:03 AM
How great was this weekend of the playoffs?!
It would have been perfect had the Sixers pulled it out.
LOLakers.
Pulled what out? A single-digit loss? WTF? And yes...Lakers deserved to get punked the way they did...the lazy bunch of them.
no conspiracies. none (http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=6388692)
you may wanna look up the definition of conspiracy
shut up havas
danny crawford is the reason dallas chokes every year. dont blame dirk.
LOL @ this:
QuoteDALLAS -- As far as Dallas conspiracy theories go, referee Danny Crawford working Mavericks playoff games ranks right up there with who shot J.R. Ewing.
Yeah, nothing else has eeeeeever happened in Dallas that's drawn countless conspiracy theories.
i love how dantoni spends six minutes a practice on defense then comes raging off the bench after a timeout screaming at his team for not knowing how to switch and rotate on defense
Gotta admit paul pierce is awesome. Hes got such old man game. He needs 0 daylight to get his shot off.
Looks like 6th seed or 7th seed just didn't really matter.
Of course the Pacers hang tough with the Bulls in every game.
Quote from: Eagles_Legendz on April 22, 2011, 09:16:39 PM
Gotta admit paul pierce is awesome. Hes got such old man game. He needs 0 daylight to get his shot off.
actually i think ray is the one that doesnt need daylight...pierce knows how to make space even tho he has limited handle..his jab steps and the way he makes space by burying his shoulder are thinbgs of beauty...i love guys who arent spot up shooters...not to take anything away from the ray allens of the world but i love guys who need to touch someone or curl or make their own room then bury a shot...reggie miller was the all time king of this
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 22, 2011, 09:27:28 PM
Quote from: Eagles_Legendz on April 22, 2011, 09:16:39 PM
Gotta admit paul pierce is awesome. Hes got such old man game. He needs 0 daylight to get his shot off.
actually i think ray is the one that doesnt need daylight...pierce knows how to make space even tho he has limited handle..his jab steps and the way he makes space by burying his shoulder are thinbgs of beauty...i love guys who arent spot up shooters...not to take anything away from the ray allens of the world but i love guys who need to touch someone or curl or make their own room then bury a shot...reggie miller was the all time king of this
Pretty much what I was getting at. Limited quickness/handle but still gets whatever shot he wants.
is there a worse sports city than atlanta? johnson just his a clutch shot to put the hawks up 1 and there are at best a few audible screams.
i dont mean to get donho here and bash other teams fans and prop up philly fans like they are gods but damn its bad
yeah, the thing that makes atlanta uniquely bad is that they've had some legit good teams and still don't support them. i guess you could say they're more consistent than bandwagon cities like tampa in that they never show period, but they're an embarrassment.
they basically are tampa but they dont have the sunny florida excuse and they are massively bigger....which is what makes them worse
everyone knows florida is a joke...atlanta on the other hand claims to be the nyc of the south
heres the difference between them and phoenix, two cities made of nothing but transplants
atl transplants are mostly northern
phx transplants are western and MA
northern transplants arent jumping on the new team just because they are all good. philly, boston, ny, dc, detroit, chicago people arent switching to the braves.
meanwhile so cal and boise people will latch on to the suns and dbacks no problem.
so even though atl is a top 10 market like 10% of the city actually is interested in rooting for the local teams.
Lol @ SoCal fans giving up the Lakers for the Suns.
MSG sounds like a library right now. Knicks are getting handled pretty easy so far.
washed up chauncy + diantonio running amare into the ground in december = this
hes such a terrible coach
wow memphis looked pretty last night.
These playoffs are kinda nuts so far. Spurs about to get punched out. Lakers struggling against CP3 and 4 other guys. Knicks got swept. The only series that are really going according to plan in the Sixers/Heat and the Mavs/Blazers.
I think it's safe to say that the Spurs, as we've known them, are cooked. This was probably the last year that they would be a top tier team in the league with Timmay, Parker and Manu but I figured they had one more deep playoff run in them. But man, they got really old, really fast. Time for them to blow it up and start over.
grizz would have smoked anyone last night. and even though they're they 8 seed, they've pretty much been on fire the entire second half of the season.
im still waiting for zach randolph to do something crazy. i do not like this normal version of him.
Ginobili thinks he tied the game on a last-second shot, but his foot is on the line. wow what a way to end the season
There were barely any booo's or groans. I don't know if their fans realize this is it.
no fargin way that just happened
HOLY shtein
Neal with the 3 at the buzzer to save the season. Goin to OT.
Looks like the Spurs will hang around for at least 1 more game.
damn what a game. nba playoffs have been insane so far
spurs damn lucky to be alive but will be DONE friday
Also, I keep watching the replay of Kobe's dunk last night, and jeez that was just sick. Completely changed the game.
Darren Rovell is saying that the lowest ticket cost to get in the building for the Hawks-Magic is $2.
Pierce's ejection was pretty weak. But he also acted like a bitch on the foul that led to his first tech.
is there a way that i can bet that dick bavetta will ref chicago/atlanta game 2?
how fun is this grizz-thunder series going to be?
answer: very.
can't wait for the Heat/Thunder finals. Weather jokes!!1
the heat suck....remember?
oh yeah
btw igs, front page of ESPN right now...Bill Simmons combines The Wire and the NBA. This might be your most favorite ESPN article ever
yea (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/part1/110503&sportCat=nba)
pretty cool....i dont like simmons so i didnt read it except for the quotes and this one is so underrated...gives me chills everytime
"I ain't no suit wearing businessman like you. I'm just a gangsta, I suppose. And I want my corners."
So the Celts and Lakers (especially the Lakers) are pretty much done. I knew both teams would be in a transition/re-build year next year but I figured at least 1, if not both of them would make a finals run. Now it looks like neither one of them will get out of the 2nd round. Boston is in a slightly better place though since they lost their 2 games on the road, so they still get 2 at home to try and even things up. But the Lakers losing 2 at home is pretty damning. And they'll probably be without crazy Ron for game 3.
Dallas came locked and loaded tonight....they're shooting their asses off.
Lakers are so bad at defending the pick and roll that after two Dirk three's Phil called a timeout and ripped Gasol and Bynum's asses. So much that he punched Gasol in the chest. I think I saw Pau cry.
And now Joe Smith....who I had no idea was still in the league....is getting some run.
tyson chandler has made such a difference in this dallas team...he gave them the playoff type player they needed and is such an improvement over josh howard its not even funny...hes exactly the kind of player the sixers need and is one of those low numbers guys who can transform a whole a team
Agreed. He's been huge for them.
Dallas has a nice mix. I like how they're built
i still question their perimeter defense especially against a team like the heat or even derek rose but they are definitely different than in years past
this should be a great finish
wow you wanna talk about big players hitting big shots...this is ridiculous
Lakers have been terrible in their defensive rotations. Dallas makes the extra pass and is killing it from 3. Peja thinks its 2001.
Great game.
lakers are a step slow in everything they do
i know some bandwagoners that are gonna mighty happy
dallas v okc/memphis isn't exactly an earthshattering matchup.
assuming they don't collapse against boston, it's miami's year.
The Lakers realistically could/should be up 2-1 in their series. But in the final 5 minutes of games 1 and 3 they completely got away from their offense and stood around on defense.
dallas still raining 3s. 9/12 halfway through the 2nd.
Peace out, LA. :yay
Dallas is stinging that ass. Up by 30 at the moment.
So long, Phil.
:flipoff
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the last three posts are as embarrassing as it gets
the lakers have more titles in the last two years than the city of philadelphia has in the last almost 30 and more than the sixers have in the last 45
make fun of zesty teams and franchises or even good teams who win less than philly teams (the caps for example personify this) but for god sakes dont look like fools making fun of all time great franchises when philly pretty much blows across the board when it comes to winning
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 08, 2011, 10:47:22 PM
the last three posts are as embarrassing as it gets
the lakers have more titles in the last two years than the city of philadelphia has in the last almost 30 and more than the sixers have in the last 45
make fun of zesty teams and franchises or even good teams who win less than philly teams (the caps for example personify this) but for god sakes dont look like fools making fun of all time great franchises when philly pretty much blows across the board when it comes to winning
Wrong.
I can make fun of them because of the loads of "fans" I know from LA that make me vomit when they talk about their Championships. I know they would have laughed if someone handed them tickets to a game at the Forum.
Embarrassing? Hardly. The "fans" earned the right to be mocked and laughed at. farg them. And Kobe.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on May 08, 2011, 10:50:00 PM
I can make fun of them because of the loads of "fans"
no you really cant
Quote from: PhillyGirl on May 08, 2011, 10:50:00 PM
I can make fun of them because of the loads of "fans" I know from LA that make me vomit when they talk about their Championships. I know they would have laughed if someone handed them tickets to a game at the Forum.
Sorry PG....but you hung out with the wrong folk in L.A. You must have douche bags for friends.
No true Lakers fan would have laughed at free tickets...let alone tickets to the Lakers mecca aka the Forum.
There was nothing like the Forum. Staples center wishes it was half what the forum was. You could have nosebleeds and still be in the game...not at staples...no binoculars, no clue what's happening.
*Lakers deserve to get beat the way they did for not performing. The second time JJ Barea made a trip inside the key should have been his last...not the last game of a sweep. Not having a viable point guard killed the lakers. Somehow...this team forgot how to play defense. Coaches forgot how to prepare and coach.
All the talk is that the Lakers make a move after next season for Howard. I think they should forget Howard and go after CP3, Deron Williams or Westbrook. PG is the most glaring need on that team.
IGY defending the Lakers is probably the worst moment of his posting career.
Bynum should be suspended 10-20 games. This is the third time he's thrown an elbow at someone driving the lane with no intent to make a play on the ball. Like Tirico said.. farging bush league.
Quote from: Hawk on May 09, 2011, 02:27:30 PM
IGY defending the Lakers is probably the worst moment of his posting career.
Let's not go crazy there, soldier.
fans or not, a game at staples center was one of the coolest sports experiences outside of a philly moment that i've ever had. the whole thing is such a production.
they wouldn't have beaten the thunder anyway. although westbrook is single handedly blowing that series for them. don't throw up a fadeaway without even looking to pass when you have the leagues leading scorer on your team. his under 2 minute play has been god awful.
Quote from: Hawk on May 09, 2011, 02:27:30 PM
IGY defending the Lakers is probably the worst moment of his posting career.
Bynum should be suspended 10-20 games. This is the third time he's thrown an elbow at someone driving the lane with no intent to make a play on the ball. Like Tirico said.. farging bush league.
im not defending the lakers....their record does that for them...im trying to stop philly fans from looking small time
farg LA
Boston looked horrendous on the boards + KG was bad bad bad.
Awful last possession too. Anyone care to explain that?
I always wonder if Delonte ever whispers anything about tappin' Mrs. James' ass to LeBron while they're on the court?
CYA BOSTON
nuke that town please
Triple OT!
Let me sleep dammit!
Thought that Thunder/Grizzlies game would never end. Lead to a great workout at the gym as I had to hang around another 30 minutes for that to end.
Grizzlies just wouldn't go away. Durant is so awesome. Westbrook with 40 tonight. Both teams are going to be hurting come Wednesday.
yeah that game was fun as hell. i love the thunder but imagine what the grizzlies would be like now if rudy gay wasn't done for the year.
i think either of these teams gives miami a legit run for their money.
awesome new bullett jerseys unveiled today
(http://www.nba.com/wizards/photos/unveiling_051010_32.jpg)
A couple of things that are hard to see from that photo:
-- the "dc" logo on the shorts is the hand and basketball from the old Bullets logo
-- the vertical part of the "d" in "wizards" is the Washington Monument
-- the bottom of the shorts stripe forms a "W" for Washington
-- there's a secondary logo on the back above the name that's a basketball with a star and another Washington Monument
Go back to the Bullets name already.
not a fan of the red. white looks good though.
I like them quite a bit. Of course, the name on the white uni's is putrid, which pretty much ruins everything else, so. . .
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 10, 2011, 02:29:32 PM
A couple of things that are hard to see from that photo:
-- the "dc" logo on the shorts is the hand and basketball from the old Bullets logo-- the vertical part of the "d" in "wizards" is the Washington Monument
-- the bottom of the shorts stripe forms a "W" for Washington
-- there's a secondary logo on the back above the name that's a basketball with a star and another Washington Monument
That was one of the best logos in basketball. Feeling old with visions of Wes Unseld. Elvin Hayes and Tom Henderson.
tractor traylor dead
???? How? When?
They found him dead in the jackknife position in his apartment in Puerto Rico
i wanna see a heat thunder finals so bad....im so curious to see how lebron would man up durant
Let's go Chicago!
Tan Gibson dunked all over Wade earlier. Nuts in the mouth dunkage.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 15, 2011, 09:35:39 PM
Let's go Chicago!
Tan Gibson dunked all over Wade earlier. Nuts in the mouth dunkage.
He just put one back that was straight nasty
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 15, 2011, 05:58:14 PM
i wanna see a heat thunder finals so bad....im so curious to see how lebron would man up durant
i agree but i think chicago-okc might be even more fun to watch.
and holy shtein taj gibson...that's an all-time put back.
its gonna chicago-dallas and im gonna be on the bulls bandwagon
Regardless of how shtein went down wth Lebron, I still want to see him and Wade win the championship together.
Sure Rose is nice to watch, but the other players are just so friggin boring to me. I could watch Wade and Lebron with the ball in their hands and doing put backs all night long.
Dallas? I can't think of a team that I would like to see win this thing the least.
If the Heat go out, I'm pulling for the Thunder-which I'm not too excited about. There are certain teams that need to win the championship to keep things hot for a particular sport, the Heat are one of them.
Quote from: reese125 on May 16, 2011, 08:56:19 AM
There are certain teams that need to win the championship to keep things hot for a particular sport, the Heat are one of them.
I think them not winning would increase the hotness level for the NBA much more than if they win. The NBA doesnt want it either; at least not this year. Go Sonics.
I don't think I can root for any team with Lebron. It's silly, but between "the decision" and his "what should I do?" commercial and all the other little attention whore things he does...including the cloud of talc before each game (I've always hated that)....I just find it hard to root for the guy now. Sure, he's the best player in the league and is amazing to watch but all of the other nonsense around him makes him unlikeable to me. And that sucks because I'm such a huge fade of Wade that I want to see him win a few more rings during his career.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on May 16, 2011, 10:06:07 AM
Sure, he's the best player in the league
I dont think its nearly as clear cut as you're making it out to be. The NBA has some incredible talent now, and while Lebron is in the top tier of that talent, I can't call a guy who can't hit a clutch shot if his mommas hummer depended on it as the best.
my preferred finals:
1. OKC vs. Heat
2. OKC vs. Bulls
3. DAL vs. Heat
4. DAL vs. Bulls
He may not be the best with <10 seconds left on the clock, but for the first 47:50, he's undoubtedly the most talented and gifted player in the league. I can't even let my dislike for the guy get in the way of that.
I agree though, he doesn't seem to have that killer instinct and he tends to go soft at the end of games......settling for jumpers instead of driving the lane. He's afraid to shoot free throws with the game on the line, imo. But he's still the best player on the court.
Quote from: DH on May 16, 2011, 09:33:14 AM
Quote from: reese125 on May 16, 2011, 08:56:19 AM
There are certain teams that need to win the championship to keep things hot for a particular sport, the Heat are one of them.
I think them not winning would increase the hotness level for the NBA much more than if they win. The NBA doesnt want it either; at least not this year. Go Sonics.
something just doesnt seem right if the Thunder or Bulls win the championship this year. although you have emerging stars on the court, the national draw (Rose, Westbrook, Durant) still isnt there to tune in--where Ill bet you will most certainly see the ratings drop. a championship series with down ratings is not a great sign for the nba--who is on the verge of a lockout.
while I like it, and it certainly cant hurt the nba for finally having new teams come to the forefront as playoff/championship contenders, I just dont think the timing is right for either of these 2 teams to win it all. As sad as it is to say, Dallas winning the championship is better for the NBA right now.
If there is a ratings drop, its only because part-time NBA fans have been clamoring to see the Heatles in the finals - hopefully against Kobe and the Lake Show, so neither of those teams making it shuts those "fans" teles. For NBA die-hards, what can be better than seeing the emerging talent in OKC or what Derrick Rose is showing us he can be? I havent been this excited about what the league has to offer since the early 90's with Shaq, Penny, Kidd, Hill, etc..
Also, going into an NFL-like off-season, I think a small market team like the Thunder winning the championship could only help the NBA - especially if they knock off Miami.
Edit: And Sarge, Kobe > Lebron. End of conversation.
Quote from: DH on May 16, 2011, 11:24:46 AM
Also, going into an NFL-like off-season, I think a small market team like the Thunder winning the championship could only help the NBA - especially if they knock off Miami.
yeah, you know what--now that I think of it you might be right.
I think it has to be the Heat and Thunder with a Thunder win to make a solid difference. 4 stars on the court like that going at it--Id watch that battle all day long. Not to mention, now you really got something to talk about heading into the next year and years to come with those 2 teams.
Quote from: DH on May 16, 2011, 11:24:46 AM
Edit: And Sarge, Kobe > Lebron. End of conversation.
Kobe is my favorite non-Sixer but he doesn't get to the rim like he used to and was never the physical specimen that Lebron is. But he is still the best 4th quarter player in the game and LBJ seems to come up small in crunch time. When it's all said and done, I think Kobe will still have the better career, but Lebron is just a damn freak. Kobe's got 2 solid years at best and Lebron has about 10. Kobe is still top 3 in the league, but his age and slightly eroding skills (ie: explosiveness) keep me from putting him in the top spot now.
Quote from: reese125 on May 16, 2011, 11:41:00 AM
Quote from: DH on May 16, 2011, 11:24:46 AM
Also, going into an NFL-like off-season, I think a small market team like the Thunder winning the championship could only help the NBA - especially if they knock off Miami.
yeah, you know what--now that I think of it you might be right.
I think it has to be the Heat and Thunder with a Thunder win to make a solid difference. 4 stars on the court like that going at it--Id watch that battle all day long. Not to mention, now you really got something to talk about heading into the next year and years to come with those 2 teams.
Timing is everything and could the timing be any better for the Thunder, who are so ridiculously young, to annoint themselves as the team to beat in the West for maybe the next decade? For the last 12 or 13 years it's basically been the Lakers and Spurs and maybe the Mavs, but they've mostly been on the outside looking in. But the Spurs are old and need to rebuild. The Lakers don't necessarily need to rebuild, but they do need to make a couple of changes that could most certainly be affected if there's a lockout. The Mavs are a little long in the tooth as well. Dirk isn't getting any younger and I wouldn't be surprised if his body starts breaking down a little trying to support that 7' frame. But the Thunder are just in the right place at the right time. The youth they have is super young, but super good and they are already making a deep playoff run to gain experience to with everything else. Seriously, as long as they aren't derailed by a major injury and can keep Westbrook and Durant together, these guys might own the West for the next 10 years.
I posed this question to my cousin before the playoffs began; I'll do the same here...
The core of the Heat and OKC will both be intact for the next 7 years (including this year). Out of those 7, how many titles does each team win? My guess was and still stands at 2 a piece..
The Heat are one interior stud along side Joel Anthony away to becoming a dynasty for years to come. The 2nd chance opportunities opponents have against the Heat have been the the core difference in this team dominating.
With that said I think they get at least 4 titles going forward.
Keep in mind the Knicks very well could acquire CP3 or Deron in the next 12 months for the longterm..and the Bulls are only at their beginning of showing how good they are. I think 4 titles for Miami (or anyone over the next 7 years) is gonna be near-impossible.
As long as D'Antoni is coach of the Knicks they will be left right where they are.
Quote from: DH on May 16, 2011, 12:54:26 PM
Keep in mind the Knicks very well could acquire CP3 or Deron in the next 12 months for the longterm..and the Bulls are only at their beginning of showing how good they are. I think 4 titles for Miami (or anyone over the next 7 years) is gonna be near-impossible.
The Knicks need more than CP3 or Williams imo....although either would certainly help. Their biggest need imo is interior defense because Amare and Melo don't really scare anyone. If they don't get someone who can defend around the basket, then they aren't going to do anything in the East other than be a consistant 4 seed that gets knocked out in the 2nd round. Look at how the Bulls basically made Lebron and Wade jump shooters.
I dont intend to turn this into a Knicks conversation, but with either Paul or Deron (and D'Antoni out), they are right up there with the East's elite..especially with Boston showing their age.
apparently shannon brown hooked up with pau's woman, and thats what destroyed the lakers
boom, theres the trust issue bynum was talking about..
whats up with this though? didnt j-rich knock up nashs wifey?
Yeah.....I think that's who it was.
Also, those rumors about Gasol's woman are over a week old. It was being brought up during the series vs the Mavs (although I never heard that Brown was involved). Gasol even addressed it and said that nothing was wrong.....so who knows?
im not sure ive seen shannon brown linked to it, though
this is just a hook up. nash's wife actually got preggers from j rich and i think it escalated to the point where they were at the hospital and out popped a black baby
dj mbenga, thats who.
Quote from: MDS on May 16, 2011, 03:36:59 PM
im not sure ive seen shannon brown linked to it, though
Apparently Brown tweeted that he didn't shag Pau's girl.
(http://mt.nesn.com/.a/6a0115709f071f970b01538e80c611970b-600wi)
Quotenash's wife actually got preggers from j rich and i think it escalated to the point where they were at the hospital and out popped a black baby
Yeah, that's pretty much how it went down.
Also, this is Pau's girl. Nice
(http://s11.lucyphotos.com/images/orig/q/u/qug9s8g191958s1u.jpg)
I think the Nash/Richardson thing has been proven a myth, no?
Yes....but it's a lot more fun to pretend it really happened that way.
gotta love it......the Clippers traded away the #1 pick in the draft
Cleveland gets #1 (and their regular #4), Minnesota gets #2 and Utah (from NJ) gets #3
Clippers fans must have pissed off the sports gods to be stuck with Donald Sterling and such an inept management group. How do you top-3 protect the pick? Or top-5?
Dirk is out of his mind tonight. He is hitting from everywhere. This is easily the best individual playoff performance I've seen since MJ and possibly a top 3 performance all time. 24/24 free throws, 12/15 FG, 48 pts. Wow.
Top 3? TOP 3? TOP THREE?!?!
Neat.
lol...sarge must have been out of his mind with excitement watching all those free throws made....its arguable whether it was the top perfromance in this years playoffs....top three of all time is ludicrous....
Are any of Dirks performances exciting?
Maybe I'm just a sucker for speed and the quick dribble and drive or pull-ups off of screens because watching him catch in the post or top of the key- turn, give a head fake and shoulder into the defender before shooting does nothing for me. Sure he's got a very pretty, accurate shot and has been more aggressive going inside, but his play has no wow factor to me at all.
His game almost never has any wow factor to it, but when you look at his career numbers, they are pretty damn impressive.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 18, 2011, 07:30:10 AM
lol...sarge must have been out of his mind with excitement watching all those free throws made....its arguable whether it was the top perfromance in this years playoffs....top three of all time is ludicrous....
2 errors on my part. First was that should be top 5, not 3. I posted that from my phone. Stupid fat fingers. The other part is that while I said it's one of the best performances I've seen since MJ, I didn't specify that it's possibly one of the best performances that "I've seen" all time. There have been plenty of top playoff performances that I didn't see, only caught glimpses of on highlights. So I can only grade it compared to other games that I've actually watched, which I know is going to be far less than some of you. But oh well.
And even there's no wow factor in Dirk's game in terms of driving the lane for a dunk or crossing people up on the perimiter, but watching last night you could tell that he was playing on a level that you don't see guys get to very often. Yeah, 24 free throws is kind of boring.....until he got to about 18 of them and still hadn't missed. Once you make that many in a row, it does add a little something extra to it just to see if he's going to miss. And he was just sticking shots with defenders right up on him playing textbook d. OKC rotated damn near everyone they had over to him and no one could stop him. And in the 4th qtr, when OKC started making a little run, Dirk was knocking down j's, hitting free throws or penetrating and then kicking it out for 3. I thought he was great last night.
That said, unless Dirk keeps that up I see OKC winning this series. It took Dirk having the best game of his life along with Westbrook having one of his worst. And overshadowed was Durant, who was almost good enough to cancel out Dirk completely.
Dirk's performance was the most efficient 40+ point performance in history, and it's not even close. (Over 20%TS over Barkley's, the next closest)
Dude is unreal and is consistently underrated, as evidenced by the posts above. Not the best performance in this playoffs??? Are you farging kidding me??? Don't let his race blind you Igy.
if you like free throws it was the best performance ever
btw how happy would it make you if dirk was a neo nazi
Actually, I like a player who goes home every offseason and adds a facet to his game. Guys like Kobe, Dirk, Durant spend their offseasons working on their game and adding new moves that make them unguardable. Whereas guys like Lebron are busy throwing Vegas bashes and working on their marketing prowess.
Only you wouldn't appreciate one of the most dominant playoff performances in history.
yea lebron is lazy and he doesnt work hard
he hasnt gotten any better since his rookie year
he sucks
Quote from: MDS on May 18, 2011, 01:50:08 PM
yea lebron is lazy and he doesnt work hard
he hasnt gotten any better since his rookie year
he sucks
Lebron does not work on his game like the three guys I mentioned. Durant, Dirk, Kobe are known for being at the gym hours on end working on new facets of their game. Lebron isn't. What new moves has Lebron added over the past few years? Any?? I'm pretty sure he's still relying on being a physical freak and being stronger and more athletic than everyone on the court to get to the rim.
There is a huge difference between being dominant and being unbelievably efficient. I wouldn't call Dirks performance dominating just because he sank a ton of FT's. Efficient though? Hell yea, He attempted 15 shots and had 48 points. That shtein is just crazy.
Quote from: Hawk on May 18, 2011, 01:55:45 PM
Quote from: MDS on May 18, 2011, 01:50:08 PM
yea lebron is lazy and he doesnt work hard
he hasnt gotten any better since his rookie year
he sucks
Lebron does not work on his game like the three guys I mentioned.
just curious but how do you know this?
i love how people hate lebron so they make up stuff that they couldnt possibly know or even believe
and i was thinking man ive watched dirk for a long time and dont really remember him changing one bit...great shooter but hes been the same exact guy for basically his whole career
his averages in 01-02 compared to his career averages
pts 23 vs 23
reb 9.9 vs 8.4
ast 2.4 vs 2.7
fg% 47 vs 47
3pt fg 39 vs .38
Quote from: Hawk on May 18, 2011, 01:55:45 PM
Quote from: MDS on May 18, 2011, 01:50:08 PM
yea lebron is lazy and he doesnt work hard
he hasnt gotten any better since his rookie year
he sucks
Lebron does not work on his game like the three guys I mentioned. Durant, Dirk, Kobe are known for being at the gym hours on end working on new facets of their game. Lebron isn't. What new moves has Lebron added over the past few years? Any?? I'm pretty sure he's still relying on being a physical freak and being stronger and more athletic than everyone on the court to get to the rim.
When did Dan Gilbert join this board? I get the hate for Lebron; I dislike him for how he handled his business too. But to say he doesn't work at his game in the offseason like the others you mentioned screams of a broken-hearted Cavs fan.
how awesome was little dude last night at the lottery? i like that kid.
Actually, if you examine Dirk's game from year to year, you will see that he makes changes every year based on how teams and players guarded him. One year he shoots 3s, the next he's adding a post game, then getting to the line. He probably makes more changes to his game than any other player.
I'm not saying he works harder than Lebron or that Lebron doesn't work in the offseason....that's insane even by my standards. But Dirk does constantly fine tune his game each year as well, if not better than anyone else in the league.
Quote from: phattymatty on May 18, 2011, 03:27:28 PM
how awesome was little dude last night at the lottery? i like that kid.
Minnesota's GM is convinced the lottery is rigged for these sob stories. Last year it was Abe Pollin's wife or something.....oh ok here's John Wall to ease the pain. Whatever.....you're gonna get Derrick Williams anyway so stop whining...
When they first showed all the reps from the camera angle above, I thought he was a dwarf. I wasn't sure he wasn't one until he said he was 14 and had a nerve disease. I felt bad for a second but it passed.
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 18, 2011, 03:38:19 PM
Quote from: phattymatty on May 18, 2011, 03:27:28 PM
how awesome was little dude last night at the lottery? i like that kid.
Minnesota's GM is convinced the lottery is rigged for these sob stories. Last year it was Abe Pollin's wife or something.....oh ok here's John Wall to ease the pain. Whatever.....you're gonna get Derrick Williams anyway so stop whining...
David Khan is a bafoon. Widely regarded as one of the worst execs in the league.
How great would it have been if the Clips had the pick and drafted Williams...Griffin + Williams = Nightly laser dunk shows.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 18, 2011, 02:47:22 PM
Quote from: Hawk on May 18, 2011, 01:55:45 PM
Quote from: MDS on May 18, 2011, 01:50:08 PM
yea lebron is lazy and he doesnt work hard
he hasnt gotten any better since his rookie year
he sucks
Lebron does not work on his game like the three guys I mentioned.
just curious but how do you know this?
i love how people hate lebron so they make up stuff that they couldnt possibly know or even believe
and i was thinking man ive watched dirk for a long time and dont really remember him changing one bit...great shooter but hes been the same exact guy for basically his whole career
his averages in 01-02 compared to his career averages
pts 23 vs 23
reb 9.9 vs 8.4
ast 2.4 vs 2.7
fg% 47 vs 47
3pt fg 39 vs .38
By watching/reading NBA basketball rather than pulling up statistics. Articles have been written ad nauseum about the work ethic of guys like Dirk, Kobe, Durant. I really haven't seen those type of pieces on Lebron. His jumper still sucks, he still relies on overpowering his opponents... his post up game isn't where it should be. While Lebron was dancing around with Bosh and Wade in Miami celebrating the pre-season championship, Dirk was in Germany working on his fadeaway and getting to the line.
Quote from: DH on May 18, 2011, 03:38:56 PM
When they first showed all the reps from the camera angle above, I thought he was a dwarf. I wasn't sure he wasn't one until he said he was 14 and had a nerve disease. I felt bad for a second but it passed.
ha i thought the same thing. right when i turned it on some espn retard was saying something about people liking him and the kid goes "what's there not to like about me?"
Quote from: DH on May 18, 2011, 03:17:58 PM
Quote from: Hawk on May 18, 2011, 01:55:45 PM
Quote from: MDS on May 18, 2011, 01:50:08 PM
yea lebron is lazy and he doesnt work hard
he hasnt gotten any better since his rookie year
he sucks
Lebron does not work on his game like the three guys I mentioned. Durant, Dirk, Kobe are known for being at the gym hours on end working on new facets of their game. Lebron isn't. What new moves has Lebron added over the past few years? Any?? I'm pretty sure he's still relying on being a physical freak and being stronger and more athletic than everyone on the court to get to the rim.
When did Dan Gilbert join this board? I get the hate for Lebron; I dislike him for how he handled his business too. But to say he doesn't work at his game in the offseason like the others you mentioned screams of a broken-hearted Cavs fan.
I never said he didn't work on his game, but nowhere near the level of certain guys in the league. These are the guys who show up each season with another weapon at their disposal. Dirk didn't always have that fadeaway... he went back to his coach in Germany and worked on it to the point that it's now unguardable.
So I guess playing on two Olympic teams and one FIBA championship team during his offseasons mean nothing at all. Again, the way he handled the whole thing last offseason was abominable, but you need to stop pulling at straws w this guy because you seemingly have an ax of some sort to grind.
Quote from: DH on May 18, 2011, 04:23:00 PM
So I guess playing on two Olympic teams and one FIBA championship team during his offseasons mean nothing at all. Again, the way he handled the whole thing last offseason was abominable, but you need to stop pulling at straws w this guy because you seemingly have an ax of some sort to grind.
I have no axe to grind with him. Supposedly a lot of the younger guys in the league picked up on Kobe's work ethic when they played with him in the Olympics. But if I had to pick someone to start a team with, I'd be picking Durant over Lebron.
Quote from: DH on May 18, 2011, 04:23:00 PM
So I guess playing on two Olympic teams and one FIBA championship team during his offseasons mean nothing at all. Again, the way he handled the whole thing last offseason was abominable, but you need to stop pulling at straws w this guy because you seemingly have an ax of some sort to grind.
in high school is when you couldnt admit that people you hate are also great players...its amazing how many adults still do it
also im still waiting to hear what part of dirks game did all the hard work he put in improve....because i dont see a single difference in anything he does now compared to ten years ago...hes always been a guy who is a great shooter especially for and probably mostly because hes a tall guy
I've always thought the name Dirk was funny. A dirk is a kind of dagger.
Quote from: Hawk on May 18, 2011, 04:34:10 PM
But if I had to pick someone to start a team with, I'd be picking Durant over Lebron.
Y'see, now you're just changing your argument. There's a big difference in saying this versus your what you said in your first statement.
I really dont care about Lebron to continue this, so I'll end off with this - STOP HATIN.
All of a sudden Dirk has a fadeaway?
Hawk clearly has not watched one speck of Dirk until last game to be making horrendous statements like that. He's been banging the one-footed fadeaways for friggin years.
Reese you're clueless.
Dirk has always been a great shooter... he's admitted to working on his fadeaway and step back jumper in the past offseasons to make it as unstoppable at it is. Also, ignoring his direct quotes, you can watch his recent performances, in which it's nearly impossible stop. He also spent summers on shooting with contact, passing out of double teams, etc. All facets that make him virtually unguardable right now.
I can't really argue with people who think Lebron James works tirelessly to improve his game. All the pundits criticize him for his refusal to work on his mid-range game or post-up game. If you actually watch Lebron, you will see he has made no improvements to either component of his game. If you watch Dirk or Durant, you see them add to their offensive arsenal every year.
It's a shame Dirk doesn't dunk more often so you'd guys like him more.
well at least hes not going down easy
Quote from: MDS on May 18, 2011, 07:47:50 PM
well at least hes not going down easy
Of course not. Dirk's easily one of the most underrated players in the league/history and will go down as one of the all-time greats when all is said and done. The fact that I came on this board and saw people discrediting his performance last night was all I needed to know.
dirk has worked on his game extensively over the last decade all so he could be taking the exact same kinds of shots resulting in the exact same pts per game average as ten years ago
has anyone ever put in that much work for the same results in the history of sports?
pretty impressive
Carlisle was interviewed by Dan Patrick in SI and said dirk is top 10 - all time.
Quote from: DH on May 18, 2011, 10:38:15 PM
Carlisle was interviewed by Dan Patrick in SI and said dirk is top 10 - all time.
Had a debate about this a few days ago. I think he's around 25th. When you look at his numbers it's almost impossible to keep him out of the top 30, but I have a hard time putting him higher than 25.
top ten all time what?
When you look at all his numbers it's pretty crazy considering he's pretty much still at the top of his game:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/n/nowitdi01.html
23rd in NBA history in total points, 22nd in points per game, 81st in blocks, 20th in defensive rebounds, 15th in career efficiency rating, and for more sabermetric stuff: 17th in win shares.
player or shooter?
he might be a top 50 player
hes an all time great shooter
in terms of all time players dirk kind of reminds me of iverson in that they both could do things that were amazing for their size but whose numbers dont necessarily equate into them being an all time great player
i dont look at dirk and say damn hes a great player....i look at him and say i cant believe a guy 7'0 can shoot like that....and when i saw iverson i said holy shtein how does he finish at that size
they both also are players who need titles on their resume to bring them near that elite level of player...neither are karl malone or elgin baylor or even charles barkley...a title would do wonders for dirk this year
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 19, 2011, 09:42:20 AM
in terms of all time players dirk kind of reminds me of iverson in that they both could do things that were amazing for their size but whose numbers dont necessarily equate into them being an all time great player
i dont look at dirk and say damn hes a great player....i look at him and say i cant believe a guy 7'0 can shoot like that....and when i saw iverson i said holy shtein how does he finish at that size
they both also are players who need titles on their resume to bring them near that elite level of player...neither are karl malone or elgin baylor or even charles barkley...a title would do wonders for dirk this year
Sort of agree with this, sort of disagree. I never really watch Dirk and think he's one of the 3 best players in the game. So it's hard for me to reconcile him being an all time great when I don't hold that view of him.
But then I look at his numbers from basketball reference, and what he's compiled has been pretty amazing statistically.
Quote from: reese125 on May 19, 2011, 09:28:12 AM
Quote from: DH on May 19, 2011, 09:11:29 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 19, 2011, 08:59:18 AM
top ten all time what?
all time all time
I can't believe his head coach would say such a thing.
after making the statement, patrick said "reasonable men can disagree".
in all seriousness, without diving too deep into it, I'd say Dirk would certainly a Top 50 player if they re-did that list all over again. Top 40? Maybe, but that's probably about as far as I'll go.
Quote from: Eagles_Legendz on May 19, 2011, 09:49:00 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 19, 2011, 09:42:20 AM
in terms of all time players dirk kind of reminds me of iverson in that they both could do things that were amazing for their size but whose numbers dont necessarily equate into them being an all time great player
i dont look at dirk and say damn hes a great player....i look at him and say i cant believe a guy 7'0 can shoot like that....and when i saw iverson i said holy shtein how does he finish at that size
they both also are players who need titles on their resume to bring them near that elite level of player...neither are karl malone or elgin baylor or even charles barkley...a title would do wonders for dirk this year
Sort of agree with this, sort of disagree. I never really watch Dirk and think he's one of the 3 best players in the game. So it's hard for me to reconcile him being an all time great when I don't hold that view of him.
But then I look at his numbers from basketball reference, and what he's compiled has been pretty amazing statistically.
i am not saying you are doing this because you seem to agree that hes not an elite all time great player but you can go find players and pick some "amazing" numbers....buck williams for example...where you still wouldnt make them an all time all time great player
altho stats definitely mean something the eye test always trumps
lets keep this in perspective tho we are arguing over whether the guy is like the 25th or 65th best player of all time...its not like someone is saying he sucks and someone else is saying hes top 5
personally, i still think the bucks got the better of the trade
Quote from: DH on May 19, 2011, 09:59:34 AM
Quote from: reese125 on May 19, 2011, 09:28:12 AM
Quote from: DH on May 19, 2011, 09:11:29 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 19, 2011, 08:59:18 AM
top ten all time what?
all time all time
I can't believe his head coach would say such a thing.
after making the statement, patrick said "reasonable men can disagree".
in all seriousness, without diving too deep into it, I'd say Dirk would certainly a Top 50 player if they re-did that list all over again. Top 40? Maybe, but that's probably about as far as I'll go.
Yeah-his numbers are definitely worthy of that list.
I bet it could be even higher if he wasn't labeled a soft player his whole career. It wast until this year he finally said farg it I'm taking the ball hard to the rim on a consistent basis....and it's paying off for him.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 19, 2011, 10:02:00 AM
Quote from: Eagles_Legendz on May 19, 2011, 09:49:00 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 19, 2011, 09:42:20 AM
in terms of all time players dirk kind of reminds me of iverson in that they both could do things that were amazing for their size but whose numbers dont necessarily equate into them being an all time great player
i dont look at dirk and say damn hes a great player....i look at him and say i cant believe a guy 7'0 can shoot like that....and when i saw iverson i said holy shtein how does he finish at that size
they both also are players who need titles on their resume to bring them near that elite level of player...neither are karl malone or elgin baylor or even charles barkley...a title would do wonders for dirk this year
Sort of agree with this, sort of disagree. I never really watch Dirk and think he's one of the 3 best players in the game. So it's hard for me to reconcile him being an all time great when I don't hold that view of him.
But then I look at his numbers from basketball reference, and what he's compiled has been pretty amazing statistically.
i am not saying you are doing this because you seem to agree that hes not an elite all time great player but you can go find players and pick some "amazing" numbers....buck williams for example...where you still wouldnt make them an all time all time great player
altho stats definitely mean something the eye test always trumps
lets keep this in perspective tho we are arguing over whether the guy is like the 25th or 65th best player of all time...its not like someone is saying he sucks and someone else is saying hes top 5
Agree 100%
god damn Harden has a nice handle--oh and he can shoot a little bit too.
yeah he'd def be a number one scorer on a lot of teams. he's lucky he's such a good shooter though because 90 year old terry shouldn't be blowing by him like he has been tonight.
terry is still a quick little bitch though, and moves very well with and without the ball.
tough match up.
Quote from: reese125 on May 19, 2011, 11:26:52 PM
god damn Harden has a nice handle--oh and he can shoot a little bit too.
dude made a living out of taking it to the hoop last night; i was very impressed. you see why boston wanted him instead of green.
and that durant dunk last night was out of this world disgusting.
Quote from: reese125 on May 19, 2011, 11:26:52 PM
god damn Harden has a nice handle--oh and he can shoot a little bit too.
he actually has a weak handle i dont know where the hell he pulled that shtein out of last night
well regardless where he found it, he must have it somewhere.
even the 4Q outlet pass to him, where he caught it and went quick over to his left around Barera was pretty decent. Then he finished hard on Dirk with his left.
hes strong around the basket his problem is getting there...he not really athletic enough and hes not good shooter....its also hard to get it done as a 6-4 shooting guard...hes a classic tweener
OKC's been getting blown out....were down by like 23 or 24 at one point but have gotten it to within 6 with about 3 min left. This should be great.
Now that was pretty impressive by Nowitzki.
How in the hell did OKC lose this game?
Choke job.
I really didn't expect OKC to look quite so young in the final 5 minutes of the 4th quarter, but that's exactly what they've been these last 2 games. They've had opportunities late in both games and just fell apart. Granted, they are young, but I figured they were ready for the big time this year. Maybe not.
stringer westbrook
westbrook has been unbelievably bad this series...hes been so bad with the ball...last night was the first game this series that he had more assists than turnovers and he still turned it over six times
durant was awful too he turned the ball over a shteinload last night
oh and dirk had a better game last night than in game one....so i guess he now holds two of the top three greatest playoff peformances of all time
I think we're all going to see a huge transition from Westbrook come next season.
His jump shot technique is a beauty to watch, but he needs big help on the PG level. Its ever-so apparent from the way he utilizes high screens and penetrates with the ball.
If someone works hard with him this summer, and teaches him even those two traits he will be a lights out stud with the ball.
Looks like we're getting Heat/Mavs again
Dallas wins.
Chokelahoma strikes again.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 26, 2011, 12:02:28 AM
Chokelahoma strikes again.
ummmm no
but lol @ westbrook taking almost 30 shots last night
then hes like the only one on the team to leave the court before shaking hands with the mavs
pretty pitiful all the way around for stringer
My God, Chicago...seriously? A 16-2 run!?
Might not be a more classier guy than Derrick Rose.
The fact that he blamed himself and took full responsibility for the loss got my full respect. The reporters tried to bait him so bad into blaming his teammates and the lack of help and he wasn't having it.
Best playoffs I've seen in a long time.
the first couple rounds were excellent but the conference finals were awful...early on it doesnt matter but the further you go into the playoffs the more not having great teams involved hurts
lebron's last 3 shots were all so pretty.
fixed.
Yeah- Lebron is crossing off the "non-cutch" stigma real quick in these playoffs. He has hit timely shots in almost every one of these games.
Regardless, although I want to say it's Lebron's year and would like to see them win, I don't see them getting by Dallas. I see a lot of big mismatches coming the Heats way-especially from Dallas' bench. I would have to imagine the Heat activate Dampier and Z to play chess with these guys on the half court. If they dont say goodbye.
Lets go Mavericks!
Gonna get me a Dirk jersey and wave the farging German flag.
farg Miami
lebron was never not clutch...it was one of those things that someone decided to say one day it caught fire in the media and fans jumped on board because everyone hates him
rumors are dwight is about to sign a 2 year extension..
Rome just came.
its early obviously but joel anthony starts out on dirk
i bet they run different guys at him all series
How weak was the crowd during Heat intros?
I didn't see if he got caught up in a switch or what, but I figured Marion would be on LBJ instead of Stevenson.
i think bosh and his jumper are the key to the series
dallas is big and long but struggles against fours who can step away
even $ on lbj as mvp
not a horrendous bet
Kidd needs to back Bibby down another step or 2 closer to the basket. No sense in taking a fade away jumper that far away from the rim when you've got like 6 inches on the guy.
Mike Bibby is so horrendous I could do what he does out there on a nightly basis.
bibby getting a ring would be way worse than lebron getting one
breen just took the words out of my mouth....that three point number for kidd is one of the great sleeper stats in all of sports
Wow....Jason Terry put a nice move on Lebron only to get stuffed by the rim. Stick to 3's lil guy.
lol wtf was that from terry
I didn't think it could get worse than his dunk attempt. I was wrong.
god i love tyson chandler....has a lesser player ever transformed a team more than him
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 31, 2011, 10:07:59 PM
god i love tyson chandler....has a lesser player ever transformed a team more than him
amazing after seeing him flop in chicago.
he didnt flop in chicago...remember he was taken out of high school as a project not ready to play in the nba...took him three/four years to start coming around then chicago inexplicably traded him
Some people succeed wherever they go, others need a perfect environment.
I remember they expected him to start and make an impact right away, didn't they trade Brand for him? and teamed him up with that other lazy high school kid that blew up on deep dish pizza after he got his first paycheck.
Chicago didnt "inexplicably" trade him. They were continuing to die as a team and needed something for more than a guy who was just there to board and get a couple blocks a game.
Sarge nailed it--hes in the perfect environment surrounded by a bunch of bigs.
he became the best rebounder in the nba the season after they dealt him....he was clearly coming into his own as a great defender and rebounder...and they trade him for garbage...thats inexplicable in my book
How many dudes on the Heat have hit Rachel Nichols?
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 31, 2011, 10:25:40 PM
he became the best rebounder in the nba the season after they dealt him....he was clearly coming into his own as a great defender and rebounder...and they trade him for garbage...thats inexplicable in my book
thats because he was put into a better system with better coaching when he came into his own. he was always up there in rebounds.
it would be inexplicable if had the 12/12/2 avg and Chicago got rid of him, but he was stale there with zesty ass coaching.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 31, 2011, 10:31:04 PM
How many dudes on the Heat have hit Rachel Nichols?
a friend of mine hit that when she was the caps beat writer and a fatty...she literally used to be the shape of a bowling ball
i dont know how many people remember the witch from woody woodpecker that used to swim thru the carpet and try to hump woody....rachel used to be a young version of her
anyway to answer your question...at minimum the starting 5
how disappointing is the espn book since they didnt go into details about all the athlete cock erin digested
otherwise its a sensational read
Ok, it's one thing when Terry gets stuffed by the rim. But when you're 7' it's pretty inexcusable.
dallas has seven players that have double digit years in the league and no ring....thats just incredible
did brendan haywood really just miss an uncontested dunk under the basket? jesus christ.
marc jacksons comment was gold.
if brendan haywood had really short shorts he would have been perfect back in the 80's jumping one inch off the floor to give larry bird a high five
say what you want about the sport itself and i know its not for everyone but that aside is there a better production in all of sports than nba games...breen van gundy and jackson are the best booth in the business and other than stuart scott and chris webber there isnt anyone involved with the nba from espn/abc/tnt who isnt superb....
why is mike miller in a game late where the heat have a seven point lead
whats so impressive about the heat is their conditioning...the old theory that you make the great players work on the defensive end doesnt apply to them...they can lock up their man and score 35 pts in a game....you just dont see that...and its due to the shape they are in
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 31, 2011, 11:08:52 PM
say what you want about the sport itself and i know its not for everyone but that aside is there a better production in all of sports than nba games...breen van gundy and jackson are the best booth in the business and other than stuart scott and chris webber there isnt anyone involved with the nba from espn/abc/tnt who isnt superb....
I'd have to agree although I also think that of the 4 major sports, basketball is by far the easiest to follow on tv. Very rarely do you lose site of the action unlike football or baseball and you're not trying to follow an itty bitty puck like hockey. I know you're talking about the production work and crew, but I think it's probably the easiest sport to do on tv. Not a lot of downtime like football or baseball which gives announcers too much time to stay stupid ish between plays, which probably plays into the better production value.
as someone who has had the nba package for 15 years i can tell you that there are many atrocious announcers in the league
and the sixers currently have the worst in the league
Team announcers sure....I thought you were comparing network NBA productions to NFL, MLB and NHL. I think NBA on ESPN is better production wise than even the NFL.
i am and the nba is tops and not because its easier to announce but because the league and networks hire the right people
if you go local the nba has as many terrible announcers as any other sport so its not like the game is easier to call
15 best moments in finals history (http://www.businessinsider.com/the-fifteen-greatest-moments-in-nba-finals-history-2011-5?op=1)
Shaq retired
Didn't he do that in 2007?
No, that's just when he stopped being relevant.
Quote from: FastFreddie on June 01, 2011, 11:59:09 AM
15 best moments in finals history (http://www.businessinsider.com/the-fifteen-greatest-moments-in-nba-finals-history-2011-5?op=1)
AI stepping on/over Tyronn Lue. One of the greatest Sixer moments.
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What made it so sweet was the fact I was in Anaheim at the time, actually watched the last few minutes of game 1 at an Angels game in the concourse surrounded by Lakers fans. It was beautiful.
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Wah. Farging Cleveland fans need to get over the fact that he is gone. I said before "The Decision" that he was going to leave because in 7 years, Dan Gilbert surrounded him with average at best NBA talent. He wasn't going to win in Cleveland because they didn't have the players. He recognized that and left. I've never once blamed him for leaving, just the manner in which he did it. But Cavs fans need to nut up and deal with it because they'd still be butt hurt even if LBJ signed with the Heat without all the hoopla like every other player does. Deal with it, bitches.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 02, 2011, 06:45:52 PM
Wah. Farging Cleveland fans need to get over the fact that he is gone. I said before "The Decision" that he was going to leave because in 7 years, Dan Gilbert surrounded him with average at best NBA talent. He wasn't going to win in Cleveland because they didn't have the players. He recognized that and left. I've never once blamed him for leaving, just the manner in which he did it. But Cavs fans need to nut up and deal with it because they'd still be butt hurt even if LBJ signed with the Heat without all the hoopla like every other player does. Deal with it, bitches.
Scott Rolen is, though, still a douche of the largest magnitude.
yup phillie fans to this day still boo jd drew and rolen
to suggest that cleveland fans should get over losing a home state guy who is literally one of the best nba players of all time AND acted like a complete ahole in leaving is craziness...oh hes also about to win a title too
you dont ever get over that much less one year later
Both of those iceholes deserve to get booed for the rest of their lives. One wouldn't sign because his outrageous contract demands weren't met and the other because he was a gutless coward who never had the backbone to play in a city whose fans * might * hurt his precious feelings.
James is a punk too but he dwarfs Rolen & Drew in terms of importance and talent.
gotta remember too that cleveland is in a championship drought the likes of which no city has ever seen
Even if you believe that Clevelanders should get over losing LeBron, no way should they be over it before the season is over especially when he has a legit shot to win the title. They get at least this year and next to piss and moan about the way that shteinbag left town. Me? I'd hate the sonofabitch forever.
Imagine if that happened to a Philadelphia athlete?
Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit.
DeSean becomes a free agent and holds a goddamn tv special to announce he is going to take his talents to the Meadowlands or Dallas? He'd get slaughtered and rightly so.
when donovan left it was awesome though
farg that fatty
Booing is different and I think Phillies fans are "over" Drew and Rolen. It was fun to boo them for a while but I could care less about either anymore. Besides, I don't know of any Philly fans with websites or Twitter feeds dedicated to hating on either of them. And if there is one out there, then whoever created it needs to get a farging life.
Cleveland should have known he was leaving at the start of the 09-10 season. It was his last year and ownership still didn't get him any help. So they had over a year to get ready for him to leave.
As for DJack....going to a rival is completely different than LBJ going to Miami. If he gave the Eagles say 5 great years and the birds didn't put quality players around him, then I wouldn't fault him for leaving at all. Especially if he's taking less money to play on a superior team.
So yeah....the writing was on the wall in Nov 2009 that LBJ was not going back to Cleveland. If I knew that, and I'm a slightly more than casual fan of the NBA, then there's no reason that Cavs fans shouldn't have known it and been prepared.
Wade is so damn filthy.
Very uncharacteristic 4th qtr meltdown by the Heatles. They've been suffocating in defense during the final 6 min of the 4th qtr in practically every game this postseason but they just blew a 15 pt lead in the final 6:20. Wow.
2 years after Minnesota drafted him, Ricky Rubio is finally coming over from greasy smelly Europe
My boy Chalmers doing like he did in the tourney a few years ago.
Quote from: BigEd76 on June 02, 2011, 11:43:45 PM
2 years after Minnesota drafted him, Ricky Rubio is finally coming over from greasy smelly Europe
The big question is can he carry his 6ppg avg on the plane with him or will he be required to check it?
Crazy final 30 seconds. What a comeback from Dallas.
Nice to see Dallas win one there.
Now come back to DFW and knock these iceholes out
wow that was a great game
total basketball boner for the last 6 minutes
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 02, 2011, 09:27:26 PM
Booing is different and I think Phillies fans are "over" Drew and Rolen. It was fun to boo them for a while but I could care less about either anymore. Besides, I don't know of any Philly fans with websites or Twitter feeds dedicated to hating on either of them. And if there is one out there, then whoever created it needs to get a farging life.
Cleveland should have known he was leaving at the start of the 09-10 season. It was his last year and ownership still didn't get him any help. So they had over a year to get ready for him to leave.
As for DJack....going to a rival is completely different than LBJ going to Miami. If he gave the Eagles say 5 great years and the birds didn't put quality players around him, then I wouldn't fault him for leaving at all. Especially if he's taking less money to play on a superior team.
So yeah....the writing was on the wall in Nov 2009 that LBJ was not going back to Cleveland. If I knew that, and I'm a slightly more than casual fan of the NBA, then there's no reason that Cavs fans shouldn't have known it and been prepared.
just say you dont care....because there isnt a sports fan in the country that wouldnt be salty about lebron had he done to their city what he did to cleveland...in fact theres tons of fans not from cleveland who hate lebron right now because what happened....people in cleveland will never ever forget it....its like philly still hating rolen but times one million
It's one thing to prepare for your home town hero/superstar leaving via free agency, but Lebron did it in a way that ultimately rubbed their nose in it. I don't think it was intentional, it was a case of bad advice, selfishness, and it backfired in his face across the nation.
So yes, Cleveland will never forget it and they shouldn't just based off the fact that he was a free agent and the should've been mentally prepared. He deserves the Ohio backlash, but anything still going on outside of the state is just hating to hate.
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They made t shirts.
steve nash was sitting with an amazing brown girl at the game last night.
someone tell me who it is so i can take some picture to the bathroom.
brittany richardson (http://globalgrind.com/entertainment/brittany-richardson-steve-nashs-new-girlfriend-hotter-sun-photos)
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 03, 2011, 12:43:03 AM
Nice to see Dallas win one there.
Now come back to DFW and knock these iceholes out
You've been in Texas too long.
Wishing ill on Miami is one thing but cheering for a Dallas team to win under any circumstances gets you the gas face.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 02, 2011, 11:43:57 PM
My boy Chalmers doing like he did in the tourney a few years ago.
that game, singlehandedly, is the reason i will never bet on a sporting event again
Donnie Walsh out as Knicks GM
I hope they bring back Isiah
The more I watch this series the more I want Nowitzki to get a ring. Dudes as fierce a competitor. Heat are taking this shtein.
Booooooooooo.
:boo
On the plus side, at least 2 more days without BIGDOUCHE.
wow mark jackson to coach golden state.
gonna miss him and van gundy doing games.
I used to think Van Gundy sucked ass when he first started announcing, but something with those 2 gelled big time.
It got to the point with Jackson that everything he said was almost 100% accurate--basketball-wise. Loved him.
i like van gundy. goofy but speaks his mind and isn't an idiot. and yeah him and jackson were great together.
i was looking at some mocks today and what a horrible draft class, one of the worst i've ever seen.
it's possible that there's not a single day one starter in the whole draft.
Jason Terry has been getting the widest open looks from behind the arc all series and he hasn't been able to hit shtein. Actually, you could say that about the Mavs in general. Other than Dirk, their 3 point shooting has been atrocious in the finals. Peja probably won't sniff the court after warm ups from here on out.
how great has this finals been
every game is neck and neck
Not really sure why Dallas didn't foul once Wade got inside the 3pt line.
LOL....no sooner than I knock Peja, he's out on the court.
THEBIGSTUD right again, baby
Can't wait to see this game tonight. Perhaps JJ Barea and Peja will do something worthwhile and help out. They need them to hit some shots and help Dirk and Kidd out.
Wonder how many LeBron will go for after the last games big 8 point performance?
In other news - Mo Cheeks is in the running for the Pistons and Raptors jobs
Cowherd did a great segment on LBJ this morning that was based on an article by some guy whose name I can't remember. Anyway, it was basically comparing LBJ to Wilt rather than MJ or Bird or Magic or anyone else. Sounds crazy, right? That's what I thought. Then he went on to talk about how both LBJ and Wilt were so abnormally physically gifted at extremely young ages and that they never had to deal with any real adversity in high school or college and because of that, they never developed the same type of drive, desire or work ethic that the other greats have had.
It's a reach but at the same time makes you stop and think about it. Wish I could remember who wrote the article because I'd like to check it out.
Is Brian Cardinal serious with these farging flops? Hate Hoydas like that.
And I still havent figured out why the Heat acquired Mike Miller.
Dallas choking down the stretch.
Maybe not.
LBJ had a triple double and I don't think anyone noticed. If I'm not mistaken, he only has 2 total points in the last two 4th quarters.
Nice :yay
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 09, 2011, 08:45:09 PM
Cowherd did a great segment on LBJ this morning that was based on an article by some guy whose name I can't remember. Anyway, it was basically comparing LBJ to Wilt rather than MJ or Bird or Magic or anyone else. Sounds crazy, right? That's what I thought. Then he went on to talk about how both LBJ and Wilt were so abnormally physically gifted at extremely young ages and that they never had to deal with any real adversity in high school or college and because of that, they never developed the same type of drive, desire or work ethic that the other greats have had.
It's a reach but at the same time makes you stop and think about it. Wish I could remember who wrote the article because I'd like to check it out.
That's a great observation. James has been a freak since childhood as was Wilt. MJ was cut from his high school team and was on a mission ever since, Bird's work ethic is legendary and Magic just wanted it. Would love to read this article.
Quote from: Don Ho on June 10, 2011, 02:47:25 AM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 09, 2011, 08:45:09 PM
Cowherd did a great segment on LBJ this morning that was based on an article by some guy whose name I can't remember. Anyway, it was basically comparing LBJ to Wilt rather than MJ or Bird or Magic or anyone else. Sounds crazy, right? That's what I thought. Then he went on to talk about how both LBJ and Wilt were so abnormally physically gifted at extremely young ages and that they never had to deal with any real adversity in high school or college and because of that, they never developed the same type of drive, desire or work ethic that the other greats have had.
It's a reach but at the same time makes you stop and think about it. Wish I could remember who wrote the article because I'd like to check it out.
Bird's work ethic is legendary
lol...bird was just as athletic as magic and didnt work any harder....but hes white salt of the earth from indiana so his work ethic is "legendary"
and why cant lebron be a hard worker who just isnt as good as jordan...why do people have to denegrade him or make excuses by saying he doesnt work hard...hes a farging hall of fame player but there are basketball players who are better than him...i guess that isnt a enough tho...we have to psychooveranalyze him by making stuff up
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 10, 2011, 07:46:29 AM
Quote from: Don Ho on June 10, 2011, 02:47:25 AM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 09, 2011, 08:45:09 PM
Cowherd did a great segment on LBJ this morning that was based on an article by some guy whose name I can't remember. Anyway, it was basically comparing LBJ to Wilt rather than MJ or Bird or Magic or anyone else. Sounds crazy, right? That's what I thought. Then he went on to talk about how both LBJ and Wilt were so abnormally physically gifted at extremely young ages and that they never had to deal with any real adversity in high school or college and because of that, they never developed the same type of drive, desire or work ethic that the other greats have had.
It's a reach but at the same time makes you stop and think about it. Wish I could remember who wrote the article because I'd like to check it out.
Bird's work ethic is legendary
lol...bird was just as athletic as magic and didnt work any harder....but hes white salt of the earth from indiana so his work ethic is "legendary"
and why cant lebron be a hard worker who just isnt as good as jordan...why do people have to denegrade him or make excuses by saying he doesnt work hard...hes a farging hall of fame player but there are basketball players who are better than him...i guess that isnt a enough tho...we have to psychooveranalyze him by making stuff up
^^This is spot on.
White guy who plays a sport well = legendary hard work
Black guy who plays a sport well = Natural athlete
Its a shame becuse people expect him to be Jordan and he is so far from him it's ridiculous. Their games are completely different-even more-so apparent in these Finals.
Jordan just ate people people up and could create a shot no matter the situation-against the best defenses. Lebron can't do that. All this talk about him being double teamed the whole game is a farse. He has been one on one a ridiculous amount of times and still wont create. If the lane is not completely there for him to explode, forget it. It's his biggest weakness this Finals and it will always be remembered.
I don't understand this pass first mentality he has when your down or even up in the 4th quarter every game. He would rather pass first to friggin Haslem late in the shot clock than try and shoot it himself? What are you doing?
Quote from: reese125 on June 10, 2011, 09:22:05 AM
Its a shame becuse people expect him to be Jordan and he is so far from him it's ridiculous. Their games are completely different-even more-so apparent in these Finals.
Jordan just ate people people up and could create a shot no matter the situation-against the best defenses. Lebron can't do that. All this talk about him being double teamed the whole game is a farse. He has been one on one a ridiculous amount of times and still wont create. If the lane is not completely there for him to explode, forget it. It's his biggest weakness this Finals and it will always be remembered.
except none of that explains why he was so awesome in the 4th quarter against the celtics and bulls two defensively superior teams to the mavs
the bottom line is very very few players combine being supremely talented with having whatever the hell it is that takes them a notch above
So is he McNabb but less corny?
I have always viewed LeBron as a great player but not a killer. Kobe and Jordan will gut you just for the fun of it. I don't think there's a discernible difference between James' production in the 4th compared to the 1st/2nd etc, but the fact that it doesn't always elevate keeps him out of the all-time great conversation for now.
Quote from: Eagles_Legendz on June 10, 2011, 10:04:12 AM
I have always viewed LeBron as a great player but not a killer.
This.
Well apparently they werent that superior if Lebron couldnt penetrate and shoot like he did in those games. He just can't do it against the Mavs and is extremely tentative in doing so. Thats the difference in determining his stud status compared to other greats. You should be able to do it against any teams if you are preaching multiple titiles. I like the guy a lot and am baffled with the way he's playing. One on one is one on one, why stop doing what you've been doing better than anyone your whole career? All of a sudden Jason Kidd and Jason Terry are the best perimeters defenders kn the league? Cmon. This shtein is all mental with him.
This was my fear before these Finals started. The Mavs bench and length inside has killed this whole team and it's a shame because I want the heat to win this thing.
If you let guys like DeShawn Stevenson & Jose Juan Barea beat your ass then you deserve nothing but outright contempt.
I knocked on Barera mid season when he killed the Sixers, but I realize now the kind of talent he has now. He's extremely shifty with the ball with speed and range. That kind of guy can beat you off the dribble and crush a zone defense.
Stevenson is a different story. There's no excuse for him.
Now?
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Video-Sweet-8216-Sick-Dirk-8217-impressions?urn=nba-wp4730
Why can't Lebron James make change for $1?
Because it requires 4 quarters.
Apparently LeBron is like Antonio Alfonseca; guys who have an extra digit.
There's a photo going around - saw it tweeted by Darren Rovell and Deadspin - where it shows him with six toes on his right foot.
Mutant!
Dallas looks like a different team tonight. They can taste it.
I love Chalmers but if that wasn't a foul then I don't know what is.
Is there a better shot blocking guard than D Wade in NBA history? He doesn't just block shots from other guards, but PF's and C's....guys with 6-7" on him.
Dirk got into early foul trouble and is 1-11 from the field and the Mavs still lead at the half. Clearly the Jet does not want to get his tattoo removed. He is shooting lights out.
This is great.
I'm really enjoying watching BronBron struggling throughout this game. Dirk isn't doing much to prove his own doubters wrong though.
Dallas is blowing up from 3.
Jet is unconscious.
Go Mavs!
Ahahaha Miami is done.
Miami will have their run and maybe even take a small lead. i don't see them going out like punks. Wade won't let that happen.
But lol @ Bron bouncing one off the backboard. That's the basketball equivilent to one of McNabb's worm burners.
Wow....maybe Miami wont get their run in after all. Dirk hitting big shots and Miami is just standing around watching Dallas gather offensive rebounds.
Dirk with the dagger
Miami farging gave up. Love it
Where the hell is Dirk going? lol
He probably went to piss or to call home to Krautville. Or maybe to do a line of blow off a cheerleaders cleavage?
Any analyst or columinist figure out why Dirk jetted from the court after they won? One of the stranger team celebrations Ive seen.
Im thinking he wanted nothing to do with James or Wade since that tape.
And damn James is getting crucified today--as he rightfully deserves it.
LeBron's post game comments and his inability to understand why people were hatin' on him this year show how out of touch he is. He was and is so concerned with his "brand" but he doesn't realize that its been affected by this.
Also - apparently Dirk left to court to compose himself as he was so overcome with emotion and wanted a private moment
i dont know who was worse...dirks faux emotional episode or bosh literally bawling his eyes out
They all should be bawling their eyes out.
Just timid as hell. Legler nailed it today when he said unless James finds a mid-range game where he can pull up from his dribble and shoot, he will always have problems with the tougher defenses. Its either an attempted 3 pointer or drive to the lane--nothing else. Dallas proved that when in zone and you bring help, hes in big trouble.
Probably wont get to see if he develops that game since there most likely wont be a season next year.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 12, 2011, 10:36:53 PM
Wow....maybe Miami wont get their run in after all. Dirk hitting big shots and Miami is just standing around watching Dallas gather offensive rebounds.
The Heat just called it quits at about the 2 minute mark. The way these games were going, with all the back and forth last couple of minutes of most of them, they were still in this thing. Rushing shots, horrible shot selection, sloppy passing, etc. They hit the panic button and raised the white flag way to early. Bosch shouldn't be bawling he should be be kicking his teammates in the nuts.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 13, 2011, 02:29:19 PM
LeBron's post game comments and his inability to understand why people were hatin' on him this year show how out of touch he is.
Are you talking about the comments he made about all of his critics? Because he basically said "When the haters wake up tomorrow, their lives will still be the same. And when I wake up tomorrow I'll still be rich as farg." Easily one of the dumbest things I've heard an athlete say. It's true, but who the hell says that?
Robert Horry's 17 yr old daughter died. Guess she had a bunch of health issues.
Wall (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnGMu-hFDM4)
Wall2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usyNyn9Ang8)
"That was horrible"
Politicians or entertainers I'll give a little leeway too, but pro athletes should at the very least be able to lob the ball over the plate. I had a catch with my room mate and few kids on my buddy's son's little league team and I can still rifle the ball like I did 15 years ago.
KD in some LA city league over the weekend.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCJwoEHRU_A
That was a nice travel.
Tony Parker is being shopped to teams with lottery picks, like Toronto and Sacramento
3 team trade
Bucks get: Stephen Jackson, Shaun Livingston, 19th pick (from Charlotte), Beno Udrih (from Sac)
Bobcats get: 7th pick (from Sac) and Corey Maggette (from Bucks)
Kings get: John Salmons and 10th pick (from Bucks)
yawn..let's get some real action going
Sandwich action?
I'd like a sandwich
Ron Artest has legally changed his name to Metta World Peace. I'm not making this up.
Duck farge
john wall and this vesely kid is gonna be a fun combo to watch. good pick by the wizards.
kinda funny listening to these euros try to speak english
wow have you ever seen someone more annoyed to be a lottery pick than brandon knight?
for real..I thought they'd take kemba
That loud crying you hear is the state of Utah crying simultaneously as soon as Stern called Freddette's name to the Bucks.
yeah i wouldnt be surprised if they reach for the big whitey lithuanian
how awesome were the bad boy Detroit Pistons teams:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGmu_9PBj90&feature=player_embedded
Barkley clocks Laimbeer around the 3:05 mark
schedule comes out tomorrow. Heat @ Mavs on Christmas Day
There will not be a NBA season this year.
certainly not a full one which makes the schedule release less than meaningless
Former NBA player Darius Miles arrested for allegedly carrying a loaded gun in the St. Louis airport. (http://blogs.findlaw.com/tarnished_twenty/2011/08/darius-miles-arrested-ex-nba-star-had-loaded-gun-at-airport.html)
THIRTY YEARS
FIFTYQ!!
ARerafagag
Javaris Crittenton charged with murder (http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/6899974/former-nba-player-javaris-crittenton-charged-murder)
This is the same cat who had guns in the Wizards locker room along with Gilbert Arenas.
I fear that this lessens the likelihood of the team going back to being called the Bullets.
Quote from: QB Eagles on August 27, 2011, 11:37:39 AM
I fear that this lessens the likelihood of the team going back to being called the Bullets.
Alternatively, they could just change their marketing strategy of their current name:
(http://www.nypress.com/imgs/blogs/blog4009widea.jpg)
How awesome are these "summer league" games that NBA guys are putting together? It's pretty much like watching the AS game over and over, but it's still pretty awesome seeing these guys put on a show in small arenas and just out there having some fun.
I seriously don't watch and was unaware this league existed.
I honestly feel that if the NBA were erased forever, no one would really care, kind of like football in L.A., we're fine without it.
It's not a league per se, just a bunch of NBA guys putting on a show with no defense. It's kind of like the And 1 tour without the annoying MC.
OHHHHHHHHHHHH BABY! OHHHHHHHHHHHH BABY!
SKIP TO MY LOUUUUUUUUUUUU!
ron artest is officially metta world peace
amazing.
Guess he finally got his parking tickets paid.
Quote from: MDS on September 16, 2011, 05:37:54 PM
ron artest is officially metta world peace
amazing.
Is he related to World B. Free?
rumors are that AI's gonna play in the pickup game at the palestra this weekend.
Stern says the first 2 weeks are cancelled. Heard if they do reach an agreement soon though that he wants to try and cram those missed games into the rest of the schedule though.
The Chocolate City set to clash with the City of Brotherly Love
Kevin Durant And John Wall Join Forces To Take On Philly's Best
Washington D.C. (October 1, 2011) – A little less than a month removed from a friendly inner city exhibition, Kevin Durant and John Wall are teaming back up to represent the Nation's Capitol against Philadelphia's NBA All-Stars. The Battle for I-95 continues on Saturday, October 15, 2011 (6pm) at Calvin Coolidge High School in Washington DC. Joining Durant and Wall will be Jeff Green (Boston Celtics), Michael Beasley (Minnesota TWolves), Nolan Smith (Portland Trailblazers), Demarcus Cousins (Sacramento Kings) and Greg Monroe (Detroit Pistons). Philadelphia is fresh off a 131-122 win over Team Baltimore that featured Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, and Chris Paul. Philly is lead by Tyreke Evans (Sacramento Kings), Hakim Warrick (Phoenix Suns), Lou Williams (Philadelphia 76ers), and a host of others...
Philadelphia is looking to add to their win total and the trash talking as already begun; however DC's NBA All-Stars are more than ready for the challenge. When the commissioner of Philadelphia's Chosen League tweeted, "Team Philly might be taking this show on the road", John Wall answered the call right away with three simple words, "Let's do it"! Prior to the game, there will be interactive activities for kids including a mini-camp and autograph session.
I cant wait till someone tears up a knee during one of these games..
cmon nba...can I get some farging love here or what?
20 yrs ago today, Magic announced he had HIV
20 yrs ago today, "Magic Johnson" took on a whole new meaning.
there are only a few pop culture stories in my life where i'll never forgot where i was and that was one of them. getting my haircut while the old barbers talked about how they never would have guessed that magic was a fag.
I think the press conference was around 3 or 4 that day. I had just gotten home from high school and was watching Scrabble or some lame shtein when they broke in to announce it
i for one want more stories about teenage easy watching horrible basic cable sporting events
no seriously. no sarcasm. i do.
that game show with Chuck Woolery
but if you want bad sporting events on cable, I did watch WLAF on USA Network. I rule
Chuck Woolery was the man.
I'm pretty sure he was part of the game show 'Rat Pack' which oddly enough, but not surprisingly, did not include Alex Trebec, or however you spell it correctly.
Players reject latest offer today by the owners--which was critical for a 72 game season to start Dec 15th if accepted. Now they will file for decertification as well.
Awesome job. Goodbye season.
no, seriously, awesome job :yay
I'm with Labor.
only thing worse than the eagles shteinting the bed before thanksgiving is that there is no nba to fall back on
QuoteKris_Humphries Not Kris Humphries
No NBA, so if you wanna see sweaty black guys fight over access to a wide hole, you'll have to watch Keeping Up with the Kardashians
lololol - fake acct but funny
Quote from: DH on November 14, 2011, 04:18:23 PM
only thing worse than the eagles shteinting the bed before thanksgiving is that there is no nba to fall back on
its terrible...i especially miss the west coast late night games when nothing else is on
Even beside that and its a given--no Sixers games is just a horrible thought. While they are a heartbreak team to watch on many many nights, still so worth it to watch the development of some of those players.
I'm still thinking in a minor way Stern and the owners do a 180 here and come to a solution...but I'll hold my breath.
(http://forgifs.com/gallery/d/194507-1/Larry-Bird-basketball-dealwithit.gif)
Pretty fly for a white guy.
Chris Paul and Rajon Rondo are apparently on the block.
Any shot the 6ers have a shot?
There is no shot the sixers have a shot unless you plan to get rid of jeru
jeru is my stromey but he can go for either one of them
jeru and iguodala for paul
IGY bailing on his boy?
philadelphia > 76ers > jeru
I was talking about Rondo.
id take rondo in a heartbeat but id rather have paul
sixers arent built for a pass only pg
rondo perfect with the celtics because he has the big three to spread the ball around to...and he excels at drive and kick....but the sixers have no one than can knock down shots
more xmas games added today: Magic@Thunder and Clippers@Warriors, so it'll be non-stop NBA from noon to 1am
I got 4 emails from the Magic about that.
Feel the excitement!
Battier to the Heat.
won't get any attention on pujols day but that is a STRONG move.
bullets new court....pretty cool and soooooo much better
(http://www.inflexwetrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/IFWT-WIZARDS-1.jpg)
How can it be better with the name WIZARDS on it?
that wasnt added....it also said wizards last year
did it? i thought it was that awful logo last year still.
lol - wow.
Done deal: Paul to Lakers for Bynum and Odom
Decent deal for both teams.
And before I forget farg the Lakers.
Do they land Howard next? That would be ridiculous
What do they have to trade besides Gasol? I really wouldn't mind, because the Sixers suck against Howard.
Quote from: FastFreddie on December 08, 2011, 06:17:27 PM
What do they have to trade besides Gasol? I really wouldn't mind, because the Sixers suck against Howard.
Yes.
He's going to bail after the season so they might save face and get what they can for him now. Wonder if they'd take Iguodala instead.
Gasol is in the NO deal instead of Bynum
Wow, so Bynum to the Magic for Howard? Again, someone else has to be in that deal.
Quote from: BigEd76 on December 08, 2011, 06:23:22 PM
Gasol is in the NO deal instead of Bynum
Just saw that too. I pray they don't get Howard.
Now apparently it's a three way Johnson with Houston getting Gasol. Odom still goes to NO, so look forward to the Kardashians on Bourbon Street!
so is it a done deal or not
I just read that Odom and Bynum go to NO
Kevin Martin, Luis Scola and Goran Dragic go from HOU to NO too per Marc Stein
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 08, 2011, 06:50:41 PM
so is it a done deal or not
The Paul to LA part is done(ish).
I meant done as in done. Not happening.
Caron Butler to the Clippers....3/$24M
Now reports are coming out that the deal is dead. Owners pressured Stern to kill the deal so he's pushing NO's GM to scrap it.
Wow
John Bolaris!
Quote@CrashburnAlley Why would the Lakers want Chris Paul when they have Kobe..didn't really make alot of sense??
Yeah, why would anyone want to put one of the best PG's in the game along side one of the best SG's of all time? That's just crazy talk!
Hahahaha
QuoteBREAKING: David Stern has disallowed Jimmy Chitwood's last second basket. Hickory loses to South Bend...
brilliant move by stern
this is amazing buzz heading into the season. exactly what the nba needs.
pr magic as usual for him.
Dan Gilbert's email to Stern has been leaked and man what a whiner and it shows that the move was for basketball reasons like the league said; but rather $$$ because it would save LA $20M in salary and $21M in luxury taxes
so i don't get it, the owners have a say in all trades now or is it just because this one involved new orleans which the league owns?
Quote from: phattymatty on December 09, 2011, 09:12:20 AM
so i don't get it, the owners have a say in all trades now or is it just because this one involved new orleans which the league owns?
Just because it involves NO since its league owned.
gilbert is a whiner but hes also partly right...the league needs to do something about the player movment issues it has...its absolutely amazing to me that the league cancelled half a season and didnt come out with a hard cap...or at least some sort of tag system ala the nfl
Quote from: phattymatty on December 09, 2011, 09:12:20 AM
so i don't get it, the owners have a say in all trades now or is it just because this one involved new orleans which the league owns?
just NO for the reason you mentioned
I don't like the league not allowing this trade, but I like even less how these "superstars" are trying to form their own teams. Its complete bs.
The first problem is that there are too many damn teams.
thats every league....but i would say with the popularity that the nba holds around the world now...that of all the sports they are probably least effected by over expansion
i think it's dumb and i guess i don't get it, there is zero chance they get a better deal than Odom, Scola, Kevin Martin, and Dragic.
100x better than what the nugs got for melo last year.
basically they scratched it because it would make the lakers too good?
If Howard ends up in Crooklyn there's gonna be lawsuits flying like a motherfarger.
Can't wait.
Speaking of that...
http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/7335641/sources-new-jersey-nets-meet-dwight-howard-tampering
QuoteThe New Jersey Nets met with Dwight Howard Thursday night in a move that would be a violation of the league's tampering rules, according to multiple sources.
Howard met with Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov and general manager Billy King in Miami, sources said. Howard was joined by a few business associates.
The meeting violates the NBA's tampering rules because Howard's current team, the Orlando Magic, did not know about the meeting or give the Nets permission to meet with him, according to the sources.
In a telephone conversation Friday afternoon, Howard denied meeting with the Nets Thursday night, saying "there was no meeting."
Howard continued, "Right now, my plan is to show up to training camp for the Orlando Magic."
Nonetheless, several sources insist the meeting took place.
NBA.com reported that the Magic are considering filing tampering charges against two teams, one being the Nets. SI.com reported that the other team is the Houston Rockets.
The meeting was the first between Howard and the Nets, but the second between Howard's representatives and the Nets.
At the meeting, the group discussed a deal in which Howard would be traded to New Jersey. The plan was for Howard to ask Orlando to trade him Friday morning.
Sources said the Magic had been discussing a possible trade with New Jersey the past few days, but that nothing had been agreed upon.
Are you kidding me? :puke
Say goodbye to Howard.
I hope he doesn't go to the Nets
Just another disloyal lying punk ass spoiled brat athlete. I love how the media around here is comparing this douche's imminent departure with Shaq's, though. Shaq was 10 million times the player (talent, presence & heart-wise) Howard is now and his departure was a catastrophe for the franchise and the fan base. Hell, it took me five years just to start watching them again after DeVos let him walk. If Howard leaves I'll barely give a farg.
Quote from: Rome on December 09, 2011, 07:58:51 PM
Just another disloyal lying punk ass spoiled brat athlete.
Did they stop showing Matlock at the home again?
Bad news for team Amway!
In some shocking news Greg Oden may miss another season.
Quote from: MDS on December 09, 2011, 08:00:26 PM
Quote from: Rome on December 09, 2011, 07:58:51 PM
Just another disloyal lying punk ass spoiled brat athlete.
Did they stop showing Matlock at the home again?
Why couldn't the retard who raped your mother have pulled out?
:-D
seriously is there anything better than cranky rome
dropin bodies in vacants better than chris and snoop in they prime
David West going to BOS via sign and trade on a 3yr $29M deal
LA/NO/HOU are re-working the deal to apparently include more youth which is what the NBA wants to see on the Hornets...
Howard's agent given permission to seek a deal with Lakers, Nets and Mavs
Tyson Chandler likely going to the Knicks
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 09, 2011, 11:34:45 PM
David West going to BOS via sign and trade on a 3yr $29M deal
Reports are that this deal will hurt the flexibility of NO and might kill the Paul deal.
The Paul deal is off...Lakers are trading Odom to Dallas.
West no longer going to BOS - looks like he will now go to IND.
IND-MEM also working on that Mayo for McRoberts deal again
CP3 to the Clippers for Eric Gordon, Chris Kaman, Al-Farouq Aminu and Minnesota's 1st-rd pick, pending approval. The NBA was asking for Eric Bledsoe in the deal too
and the Russian guy that owns the Nets will be running against Putin this spring
pretty cool new jazz alternates
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6489924811_04cec58320_z.jpg)
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6489928395_c334784a09_z.jpg)
They're doing their players no favors by making them wear those things.
* Ducks Incoming From Phreak... *
Apparently Paul is going to go to the Clippers now. At least until he isn't again.
Evidently Howard isn't going anywhere although the latest rumor I heard sounded really reasonable.
Brook Lopez & Gerald Wallace for Howard seems really reasonable to me. Not sure what else Orlando thinks it can get for him, but whatever...
Paul to the Clips is done. If I'm the Lakers, I'd be pissed.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on December 14, 2011, 09:23:24 PM
Paul to the Clips is done. If I'm the Lakers, I'd be pissed.
Why... The clippers offered a much better trade.
Because (a) the Lakers deal was a very good one and agreed upon before the Clips were involved and (b) the league came out and said they prefer to send Paul to the Clips.
This wasn't a case of 2 teams bidding on a player and the Clippers simply put together a better offer, it was the league basically black balling the Lakers because "they're too good" while still moving a big name player into a big time market.
The Lakers trade wasn't good. It added a ton of salary to a team that the NBA is trying to sell. Scola and Odom are in their early 30s, and Martin is in his late 20s.... no one wants to buy the Charlotte Bobcats circa 2008.... a 7-8 seed that will get rocked in the first round.... in fact, that team might not even make the playoffs given the shortened season... This Clippers trade is much better... Eric Gordon, Aminu, and a potentially top 5 pick.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/The-Miami-Heat-debut-their-new-darker-alternat?urn=nba-wp11826
Heat alternate jersey:
(http://l.yimg.com/a/p/sp/editorial_image/0f/0f67601cf0664203a9783ed6bec0ab99/the_miami_heat_debut_their_new_darker_alternate_jerseys.png)
So the NBA League Pass will be the same amount for 66 games as it is for 82...
David Stern; making new fans at every turn
Quote from: DH on December 15, 2011, 10:44:57 AM
So the NBA League Pass will be the same amount for 66 games as it is for 82...
David Stern; making new fans at every turn
wow that is farging bullshtein
yes im still getting it
so am I, but after the horrible summer, botched cp3 trades and the overall disinterest for the nba in general, I thought, just for a split second, that Stern would do the right thing and at worst, prorate the package.
Guys like you and me arent the issue - we're idiots and will buy it regardless, but they should have offered it for half the price of last year just to get the on the fence buyers on board...then jack it back up to regular price next year.
It's another (and maybe the biggest) slap in the face to the fans, especially when they wax poetic about how the lockout was never about the money.
forget the fact that it was a league work stoppage....forget how it happened...natural disaster....tragedy...whatever...i wouldnt care why or how....you should get what you pay for...66 games is 66 games is 66 games
to me prorating it wouldnt be doing anything special....it should be less than it should be...half price would have been a nice bone to throw to the fans
nba feva catch it.
not trying to defend stern here but i think the price is in demands call, since they control the package
of course the nba could twist their arms here, but that doesnt appear to be the case.
indemand has as much influence on the price of that package as i do
Reports are coming out that Kobe's old lady is filing for divorce.
Jeff Green has a heart condition and will miss the entire season. Boston is in trouble...
Toronto's new paint scheme has a 3D optical illusion under the net, but it looks like shtein when people are sitting and standing on it
(http://i40.tinypic.com/125ideu.jpg)
(http://img640.yfrog.com/img640/361/t9txw.jpg)
nba's first ever camo jersey to debut this year....supposedly march 21
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7162/6547765075_e57ef5a78a_z.jpg)
Is that a woman modeling the jersey?
3D images on the court & camo uniforms.....anything to take the focus off of the actual team I suppose.
Dalembert signed a 2yr deal with Houston
Quote from: hbionic on December 21, 2011, 04:45:35 PM
Is that a woman modeling the jersey?
Screw that court and the camo uni. Invest in a better weight room.
so good to have nba back. i think i watched for 6-7 hours straight at some point yesterday.
and van gundy was absolutely destroying the nba for not dropping the price of the league pass. really going off on them.
also, thunder and clippers are going to be so fun to watch this year.
Yeah I watched nothing but NBA and NFL yesterday. It was great
I missed when he was ripping them for the League Pass - but good for him for doing that
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WETQhe6zVUI
Unless there's more after that video ends, I wouldn't say Van Gundy destroyed anything, just made the same complaint as everyone else. Although I will say it was more than obvious that he planned on bringing that up at some point during the game.
yeah in hindsight that's a lot tamer than i remember. stupid beer.
Lol
saw like a half of the minnesota - okc game last night, that rubio kid is going to be good. got merked a few times on D by westbrook but had a few really sick passes.
the fun to watch factor between west teams and east teams this year isn't even close.
that Norris Cole rookie on the Heat is killa's cousin
lebron has still not attempted a 3 pter this year
neither has d wade
End of the Mavs/Thunder game was beyond sick. Durant is unreal.
heat have that look in them this year that they didn't last year. going to be tough to beat them.
QuoteForbes: Orlando Magic owner Rich DeVos, worth $5B, is the only 1 among America's richest 400 people that has donated to Santorum.
Amway is weird.
Freddie Mitchell behavior alert:
http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/dish/201201/nba-stiff-takes-credit-lakers-stars-success
Steve Nash has 10 assists at the end of the 1st quarter against the Bucks
this is awesome. the broadcast guy is great.
http://youtu.be/iPR33AEa2z4
heat vs. lob city tonight. can't remember the last time i really wanted to watch a non-sixers game so bad.
heatles collapsed last night in oakland
lebron was terrible in the 4th and ot. shocking.
carlisle gone...doc about to be gone.
i know ive said this before but van gundy is the best guy on tv. other than gus.
jesus chris mullin hates lebron
rudy fernandez just busted a three in lebrons eye and mullin says "i hate to say this but hand down man down...GET SOME LEBRON!"
lebron just hit his first three of the year....pretty amazing
denver running the heat out of the building
denver sixers is gonna be interesting
yeah that will be a fun game...ty lawson is getting even faster if thats possible.
hes been running suicides with spencer hawes.....remember when he looked like a black smurf...all pudgy and shtein
REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP (http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2012/01/mutombos-role-in-10-million-%E2%80%A8gold-scam-only-now-coming-to-light/)
I AM DIKEMBE MUTOMBO FROM DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO. I AM CONTACTING YOU IN RESPECT OF A FAMILY TREASURE OF GOLD DEPOSITED IN MY NAME. I HAVE DECIDED TO SELL THIS CONSIGNMENT OF GOLD TO A POTENTIAL BUYER IN OVERSEAS IN ORDER TO GIVE MY FAMILY A NEW LIFE OUTSIDE OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO.
I WANT YOU TO COME TO CONGO AND SEE FOR YOURSELF THE RICHES I AM TALKING ABOUT. IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED IN BEING A BUYER, WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO HELP US AFFECT THIS SALE OVERSEAS. WE ARE VERY MUCH INTERESTED TO PART WITH 30% OF SALES MONEY JUST FOR YOUR HELP AND ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU IN THIS RESPECT SOON.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DIKEMBE MUTOMBO MPOLONDO MUKAMBA JEAN-JACQUES WAMUTOMBO
lol
i'm going to be in vegas this weekend and saturday just happens to be the bishop gorman vs. findlay prep game. basically its like the oak hill academy vs. dematha of the west. gorman has 6 D1 guys including shubazz muhammad and i think two football d1 guys. never been to a really huge high school game before, should be fun.
you and the other 4 white dudes there should meet up
i'm going to wu-tang tomorrow night too so i'll be used to it by then.
Quote from: QB Eagles on January 16, 2012, 08:47:08 PM
REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP (http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2012/01/mutombos-role-in-10-million-%E2%80%A8gold-scam-only-now-coming-to-light/)
I AM DIKEMBE MUTOMBO FROM DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO. I AM CONTACTING YOU IN RESPECT OF A FAMILY TREASURE OF GOLD DEPOSITED IN MY NAME. I HAVE DECIDED TO SELL THIS CONSIGNMENT OF GOLD TO A POTENTIAL BUYER IN OVERSEAS IN ORDER TO GIVE MY FAMILY A NEW LIFE OUTSIDE OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO.
I WANT YOU TO COME TO CONGO AND SEE FOR YOURSELF THE RICHES I AM TALKING ABOUT. IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED IN BEING A BUYER, WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO HELP US AFFECT THIS SALE OVERSEAS. WE ARE VERY MUCH INTERESTED TO PART WITH 30% OF SALES MONEY JUST FOR YOUR HELP AND ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU IN THIS RESPECT SOON.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DIKEMBE MUTOMBO MPOLONDO MUKAMBA JEAN-JACQUES WAMUTOMBO
I laughed out loud at your version as i remember when those letters would show up at my office, then I read the story and laughed even harder.
Quote from: QB Eagles on January 16, 2012, 08:47:08 PM
REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP (http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2012/01/mutombos-role-in-10-million-%E2%80%A8gold-scam-only-now-coming-to-light/)
I AM DIKEMBE MUTOMBO FROM DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO. I AM CONTACTING YOU IN RESPECT OF A FAMILY TREASURE OF GOLD DEPOSITED IN MY NAME. I HAVE DECIDED TO SELL THIS CONSIGNMENT OF GOLD TO A POTENTIAL BUYER IN OVERSEAS IN ORDER TO GIVE MY FAMILY A NEW LIFE OUTSIDE OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO.
I WANT YOU TO COME TO CONGO AND SEE FOR YOURSELF THE RICHES I AM TALKING ABOUT. IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED IN BEING A BUYER, WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO HELP US AFFECT THIS SALE OVERSEAS. WE ARE VERY MUCH INTERESTED TO PART WITH 30% OF SALES MONEY JUST FOR YOUR HELP AND ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU IN THIS RESPECT SOON.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DIKEMBE MUTOMBO MPOLONDO MUKAMBA JEAN-JACQUES WAMUTOMBO
Yeah, so I never clicked on the link, just read the email and laughed because I thought that it was another one of the same old, same old scams and that it was just weird coincidence that Mutombo's name was used....or that the originator of the message used that name because it would be recognized in the states. Didn't realize that Deke is actually in the middle of an investigation on this crap.
Orlando scored 56 points at Boston tonight. Get Dwight
I dont know how many you heads have the package, but I love watching Ricky Rubio play ball.
Aside from K. Love being a ridiculous beast, Rubio has made that team a must watch team.
so the celtics crushed the magic....does this mean if the sixers lose to the magic on monday that boston wins the division?
or does boston win the division even if the sixers win a close game against orlando
i NEED to get to the bottom of this
too hard to decipher--Im still trying to figure out how street ball is 1000 times more draining than pro ball.
you havent truly run ball until youve gone half speed against crackhead pookie from 149th street
and cherry picking for a windmill jam is a virtual decathalon
and the heat of the concrete---holy shtein the heat of the concrete.
Earl The Goat Manigault and the others from the Rucker Park days would probably run circles for days around most of these dudes in the NBA.
actually probably not...the current nba players are in much better condition than the old nba players much less some playground cats
I almost took the bait in this conversation with IGY a few weeks ago, but then I realized that Havas is about the last person on this board that anyone should get into a strength and conditioning argument with.
the fattest person in the world knows that a world class athlete at the top of his profession is in better shape than some kid who spends 50% of his waking hours sippin 40's in front of a corner store bodega
its doesnt suprise me that this board would think its more strenous to play a pick up basketball game than an nba game but it doesnt make the argument any less ridiculous...i honestly cant believe im even entertaining it...there shouldnt even be any basketball threads on CF and we wouldnt have debacles like this
louis amundson made sportscenter top 10 this morning so basketball is over anyway.
rec league jawns last night in LA
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they were blasting the shtein out of these on SC this morning but i don't think either are that bad. maybe that memphis is butt but those clips unis are kinda nice.
The magic are mind boggling bad for blowing that lead last night. Ironic iggy is discussing the transitive property of wins in this thread as well when that wasn't my point but to each their own.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=a0sDIlcQqGU#!
should be a great finish in bulls heat
if nothing else it will be very interesting to see what lebron does these last six minutes
its interesting to see him defer to dwade again?
lol @ that possession
lebron holds the ball for 20 seconds, takes a terrible shot and leads to drose going the other way for a 3 pt play. and then he takes control of the next possession and turns it over.
awful.
lebron choking it up again
and d rose can give them the lead
incredible
wow talk about a superstar choking
jesus thats horrendous
how can you not hit 2 freebies in that spot if you are an mvp winner.
and lol @ lebron here.
this is unreal
i wish mike breen would stop calling good performaces "brilliant" or "outstanding"
he does it every week...especially with stars...today he cant stop gushing about derrick rose....guy is 11-28 from the field and 0-4 from three....thats not brilliant
wow what a crazy last few seconds
korver gonna hit this game winning 3 now
30 shots to get 34 pts.....two missed free throws and a eight footer in crunch time......BRILLIANT!!
lebron still sucks in the 4th qtr
everywhere you go, there you are
you know what the biggest difference btwn the sixers and the two teams that just played....its not talent...its strength...look at the bodies of the heat and bulls players...they are for the most part solid chisled strong cats...its almost like they are men and the sixers are boys
iguodala is the only sixer who can compare....thad also has a nice body but hes not physical at all
lou williams is rail thin....jeru hawes meeks turner et al are all cream puffs
field negros vs house negros?
pretty much....but jeru is gettin his sun from somewhere
espn just ran a stat that d rose was 29-29 in 4th Q free throws before today
cavs win cavs win caaaaaaaaaaavs wiiiiiiiiiiin
the white mamba is striking for the spurs
spurs up seven with a little over a minute left and four with 30 seconds left and are now losing in OT
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 29, 2012, 06:20:09 PM
you know what the biggest difference btwn the sixers and the two teams that just played....its not talent...its strength...look at the bodies of the heat and bulls players...they are for the most part solid chisled strong cats...its almost like they are men and the sixers are boys
iguodala is the only sixer who can compare....thad also has a nice body but hes not physical at all
lou williams is rail thin....jeru hawes meeks turner et al are all cream puffs
This has to be the gayest thing ever written on CF
sd meet hbionic
id say igy talking to himself for 10 straight posts is pretty god damn homosexual
im self admittedly gay for the nba...hate on...
i like it too but im not gonna donho this bitch
i am
clips are so farging fun to watch this year. they just made 4 straight 3s in about a minute.
Then holy shtein Blake griffin posterized Perkins.
Quote from: MDS on January 30, 2012, 12:49:34 AM
i like it too but im not gonna donho this bitch
Do it!
Quote from: phattymatty on January 31, 2012, 01:01:56 AM
Then holy shtein Blake griffin posterized Perkins.
farging eh. That may have been the dunk of the year.
Quote from: phattymatty on January 30, 2012, 11:43:51 PM
clips are so farging fun to watch this year. they just made 4 straight 3s in about a minute.
the end of the first half was insane.
and i guess other people know this but holy shtein the clips' announcers are terrible. the announcer yells "bingo!" for every 3 pointer and they both talk a million miles per minute at the same time.
Let everyone watch this ridiculous dunk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w_Vy0lDk_A (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w_Vy0lDk_A)
wasnt a dunk and im tired of people calling his toss ins dunks....yes its an impressive shot but its not a dunk if you throw the ball the last couple feet and dont even touch the rim
his dunk on gallinari last year was way better than that shtein last night
i actually agree and said the same thing to someone this morning...but...just the way he rises over everything, teabagging every head in his path, gives me goose bumps. including last night.
also was special to me because it was on perkins. farg that guy.
youre tired of people calling his toss ins dunks? like its an every day occurrence.
and griffins dunk on gallinari is peanuts compared to this dunk. gallanari is running not even facing him while blindly trying to block him. perkins got straight up abused. you might want to watch it again then reassess
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFbVPaz-YLw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFbVPaz-YLw)
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 31, 2012, 09:44:58 AM
wasnt a dunk and im tired of people calling his toss ins dunks....yes its an impressive shot but its not a dunk if you throw the ball the last couple feet and dont even touch the rim
his dunk on gallinari last year was way better than that shtein last night
i said the same thing but on the one replay angle his hand definitely touches the rim
regardless if it's technically a dunk or not, no one else can do it with such force or else they would be doing it.
Quote from: SunMo on January 31, 2012, 10:06:09 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 31, 2012, 09:44:58 AM
wasnt a dunk and im tired of people calling his toss ins dunks....yes its an impressive shot but its not a dunk if you throw the ball the last couple feet and dont even touch the rim
his dunk on gallinari last year was way better than that shtein last night
i said the same thing but on the one replay angle his hand definitely touches the rim
yep and its not his fault his head and arms are 5 feet over the rim when he jumps.
someone is watching us.
http://deadspin.com/5880864/very-short-debate-was-blake-griffins-dunk-last-night-a-dunk
the argument will now be did he toss it in and his fingers just hit the rim coming down, but that will always happen when your that much higher than the rim
all in all who cares--the guy is a farging animal
agreed.
I mean...I cant even
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if the ball leaves your hand a foot before the rim its a shot not a dunk
period
Quote from: reese125 on January 31, 2012, 10:59:07 AM
I mean...I cant even
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This looks like a screen shot from Double Dribble.
this would be high def back then too
On this
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Wasn't blakes best dunk on Mosgov.... Why the hell are you talking about Gallinari..
mosgov was a shot not a dunk...even more so than last night
gallinari was ridiculous the way he elevated out of a spin move and then just threw it down with outrageous force
Erroneous.... If you posterize someone the way Blake did to mozgov and Perkins while throwing the ball downwards, I'd say its a dunk.
Either way, dude looks like a dirty faced Kris Humphries.
Quote from: Hawk on January 31, 2012, 03:56:26 PM
I'd say its a dunk.
good for you chief....and i can say a three pointer is a dunk...but it doesnt make it so
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 31, 2012, 03:58:12 PM
Quote from: Hawk on January 31, 2012, 03:56:26 PM
I'd say its a dunk.
good for you chief....and i can say a three pointer is a dunk...but it doesnt make it so
Igy you're the only one saying that it wasn't a dunk... Dwight Howard won a dunk contest with a similar dunk
omg...im the only one....for real?
well then i better start calling it a dunk
QuoteBlake Griffin's monster jam over Kendrick Perkins was the highlight of the night on Monday, and is already being called the dunk of the year in the NBA - Washington Post
Whatever it was it was farging awesome.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 31, 2012, 04:27:16 PM
omg...im the only one....for real?
well then i better start calling it a dunk
Guys who can dunk the ball are calling it a dunk. Igy, who can't touch the bottom of the net is not calling it a dunk.
Quote from: Hawk on January 31, 2012, 04:25:04 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 31, 2012, 03:58:12 PM
Quote from: Hawk on January 31, 2012, 03:56:26 PM
I'd say its a dunk.
good for you chief....and i can say a three pointer is a dunk...but it doesnt make it so
Igy you're the only one saying that it wasn't a dunk... Dwight Howard won a dunk contest with a similar dunk
Dwight Howard's "Super Man Dunk" was no where even close to a dunk. Hell, he had to throw the ball in because his jump didn't have the distance. But the slam dunk contest is beyond awful now as evidenced by the fact that recent winners have had to wear capes or jump over the hood of a farging Kia to win the contest. Midgets are taller than the hood of a Kia. No one would get excited about jumping over a midget to dunk, not sure why people were so impressed with the Kia.
It wasnt impressive at all.
That Kia's hood was 3/4 under the rim. He dunked it, hung on the rim and came down on the hood. Had he took off and cleared the hood then dunked it different story.
Right....like if the car were actually out in the middle of the lane or something then I could get into it a little. But the way it was set up was kind of insulting. Before he dunked I was like "What's so hard about this?" Then he dunked and everyone in the arena went nuts and I was embarrassed for the human race.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 31, 2012, 05:01:45 PM
Quote from: Hawk on January 31, 2012, 04:25:04 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 31, 2012, 03:58:12 PM
Quote from: Hawk on January 31, 2012, 03:56:26 PM
I'd say its a dunk.
good for you chief....and i can say a three pointer is a dunk...but it doesnt make it so
Igy you're the only one saying that it wasn't a dunk... Dwight Howard won a dunk contest with a similar dunk
Dwight Howard's "Super Man Dunk" was no where even close to a dunk.
can you dunk sarge?
cause if you cant you arent allowed to decide whether that was or wasnt a dunk
this dope actually thinks that since its named a "dunk" contest that makes dwight howards shot a dunk...lol
im pretty sure the whole basis of a dunk is getting to the rim...and as amazing as blake griffins ups are if you dont actually make it all the way to the rim then you didnt really dunk it....call it an amazing shot say he posterized someone just dont call it a dunk
now this is a dunk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDyBSTQDwH8
Igy using a white guy as an example of a dunk... sign of the apocalypse?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpTfb9SkKaQ
He was just using that as an example because white guys move slow enough that you can see their hands touch the rim.
Two pages of this shtein.
Shut the farg up, all of you.
Christ.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 31, 2012, 06:56:07 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 31, 2012, 05:01:45 PM
Quote from: Hawk on January 31, 2012, 04:25:04 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 31, 2012, 03:58:12 PM
Quote from: Hawk on January 31, 2012, 03:56:26 PM
I'd say its a dunk.
good for you chief....and i can say a three pointer is a dunk...but it doesnt make it so
Igy you're the only one saying that it wasn't a dunk... Dwight Howard won a dunk contest with a similar dunk
Dwight Howard's "Super Man Dunk" was no where even close to a dunk.
can you dunk sarge?
cause if you cant you arent allowed to decide whether that was or wasnt a dunk
Wait.....are you saying that you can dunk?
Quote from: Hawk on January 31, 2012, 04:42:15 PM
Guys who can dunk the ball are calling it a dunk. Igy, who can't touch the bottom of the net is not calling it a dunk.
I should have known you were being sarcastic. But you're so terrible at it. Work on that for me, mkay sweet cheeks?
I just find it ironic that a guy is questioning a dunk because the guy didn't hang on the ring. Would you have preferred Blake to farg up his wrists by making sure he satisfied your definition of dunk.
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WWTDD.com calls it a dunk.
That settles it.
Quote from: Hawk on January 31, 2012, 08:01:42 PM
I just find it ironic that a guy is questioning a dunk because the guy didn't hang on the ring. Would you have preferred Blake to farg up his wrists by making sure he satisfied your definition of dunk.
i dont prefer anything.....if he had dunked it that would have been cool...a finger roll or a little runner...what the hell do i care
and he never got to the rim so he didnt have a choice of hanging on it or not...so i really dont understand what you are getting at there
you also dont have to hang on the rim for it to be a dunk
His fingers did "glance" the rim on the follow through but not enough to really rattle the rim. Since we're being overly technical here already, I'll say it was a dunk but not a slam dunk.
I hope you all die horrific deaths.
Holy farg, I've never agreed with anyone more. Some of you slow and cold and alone, others of you beset upon by your peers violently, still others just snuffed out like stink bugs.
I'm more curious about how Dio managed to find his way into this thread.
Gin.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 31, 2012, 08:49:10 PM
His fingers did "glance" the rim on the follow through but not enough to really rattle the rim. Since we're being overly technical here already, I'll say it was a dunk but not a slam dunk.
it has nothing to do with touching the rim in this case...a flush dunk is when you dunk it but dont actually touch the rim...his was not a dunk because the ball left his hand well before the rim and he never got to the rim in the first place...perkins actually did a nice job by bodying him in mid air and stopping his progress...griffin countered amazingly by adjusting to that and getting a ridiculous shot off...but it wasnt a dunk...
griffin needed to go thru or over perkins and finish at the rim for it to have been a dunk...similar to what scottie pippin did to ewing (imo the greatest dunk ever) by going thru him...or vince carter going over that frog in the olympics
I'm praying this convo does not continue today over this "dunk". The horse is dead.
But if you want to talk dunks, I don't see how there can ever at be any argument whatsoever on the best dunk of all time. Vince Carter jumped over, not through, but over a farging 7 ft man. That's a wrap.
no way...it was in the olympics which was meaningless...and over a frog...plus carter is a sax playing little bitch who farged tracy mcgradys eye crooked
pippens was at a time when the bulls knicks had a death rivalry...it blew the roof off the stadium as it was at home in game six of a playoff series
then you add in the best parts...how he took a swing at ewing as ewing was falling to the floor....and then walking over ewing as he talked shtein to him...then proceeding over to spike lee and telling him "go the farg home midget"
nothing will ever compare to that imo...i think i ran around house six times after he did that and i never react like that to non philly sports*
*note - my complete and utter hatred of the knicks (espcially those knicks) doesnt exactly temper my opinion on this dunk
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 01, 2012, 07:37:34 AM
no way...it was in the olympics which was meaningless...and over a frog...plus carter is a sax playing little bitch who farged tracy mcgradys eye crooked
pippens was at a time when the bulls knicks had a death rivalry...it blew the roof off the stadium as it was at home in game six of a playoff series
then you add in the best parts...how he took a swing at ewing as ewing was falling to the floor....and then walking over ewing as he talked shtein to him...then proceeding over to spike lee and telling him "go the farg home midget"
nothing will ever compare to that imo...i think i ran around house six times after he did that and i never react like that to non philly sports*
*note - my complete and utter hatred of the knicks (espcially those knicks) doesnt exactly temper my opinion on this dunk
rivalry, who was dunked on and theatrics involved afterwards yes....but Im talking athletically. nothing compares. that was the sickest and best dunk ever attempted and finished--olympics or not.
and any posterization dunk on any Knick player back in those days is means for celebration. i actually wish it was on Oakley or Mason.
personally i prefer a dunk on someone rather than over them...the frog just stood there like it was a dunk contest...ewing actually went up and tried to block/stop pippen and GOT IT
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 01, 2012, 08:15:31 AM
personally i prefer a dunk on someone rather than over them...the frog just stood there like it was a dunk contest...ewing actually went up and tried to block/stop pippen and GOT IT
I agree with this completely. Vince's dunk was a sick display of hops but he wasn't contested on the way up. But when you throw it down right in someone's face, that's the shtein gets people amped up. When you put it down like Pippen did on Ewing, you've basically emasculated your opponent on the spot.
dunk or not, blake teabagged and ruined perkins and that makes me happy.
this fascinating discussion led me to review some "best dunks" video compilations
Vince Carter was a goddamn artist.
damn this knicks bulls game has been good
griffin jut tried to do one of those throw ins against javale mcgee and got poped in the grill piece
in the clips bullets game deandre jordan had a follow up monster slam on a missed free throw...i cant remember the last time i saw that in the nba...just a mini window into how awful the bullets are and how much they just dont care
kings warriors end of game madness
:mattybatsignal
demarcus cousins 20 pulls tonight
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 05, 2012, 12:37:30 AM
:mattybatsignal
demarcus cousins 20 pulls tonight
If you could do it over, do you go back and draft him or Monroe over ET... Or would you still give him more time
power houses in the middle trump avg all around players
Quote from: Hawk on February 05, 2012, 12:46:50 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 05, 2012, 12:37:30 AM
:mattybatsignal
demarcus cousins 20 pulls tonight
If you could do it over, do you go back and draft him or Monroe over ET... Or would you still give him more time
yeah id take either over ET....they have like six guard/wings...id give up any one of them for an inside presence on the team...that says more about what the sixers require as opposed to cousins or monroes greatness.....they just dont need an evan turner
In a game that no one saw between the Kings and Hornets, Demarcus Cousins went for 28 and 19.
wall turning around and looking is hilarious...
http://twitpic.com/8gp27i
ha, is that mcgee? dude is so dumb. he's starting to beat perkins as the guy who makes the worst cry baby faces in the league.
yeah thats the dope....i cant stand him cause hes 23 going on 45....old ass looking bitch
Not to mention the shots he throws up, including that garbage off balanced hook shot, are horrendous.
Oops and blocks-- that's it Javal.
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 07, 2012, 10:12:04 AM
wall turning around and looking is hilarious...
http://twitpic.com/8gp27i
this is still making me laugh. booker is also waving his hands like hey come back.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv3bYWuUUng&feature=share
So it appears that this Jeremy Lin thing is going to keep happening.
As impressive as he's been in like 5 games, I'll be more impressed if he's an impact player once the league gets film on him and he's facing the same team for a 2nd or 3rd time. #jurystillout
cant someone stop that little gook
Hollywood.
Easiest movie ever made- going undrafted, sleeping on his brothers couch in Manhattan, and interning answering phones and xeroxing papers at the Senators office.
Which brings up the question-dude has a 760+k salary-why doesnt have his own pad?
He went to Harvard so I'd say he's smart enough to know that he's a longshot to remain in the NBA for the long term and is saving his money. He also might have spent a huge chunk of that paying off student loans. I hear Harvard is kind of expensive.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 13, 2012, 09:39:44 AM
I hear Harvard is kind of expensive.
Almost as expensive as a non-rent controlled apartment in New York.
Again with this guy? This is getting ridiculous.
8 turnovers last night.
Mock?
I see that from superstars. This kid just called up from jv in his 5th game. Nothing to mock.
#facepalm
Quote from: reese125 on February 13, 2012, 08:04:30 AM
Hollywood.
Easiest movie ever made- going undrafted, sleeping on his brothers couch in Manhattan, and interning answering phones and xeroxing papers at the Senators office.
Daniel Dae Kim? Jackie Chan?
Idris Elba
Got ya!
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J.R. Smith headed to the Knicks.
Just another LINk in a chain.
Quote from: reese125 on February 16, 2012, 08:17:40 PM
Got ya!
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Michael Jordlin?
Quote from: Rome on February 17, 2012, 02:28:54 PM
Just another LINk in a chain.
Just another chink in the lane. It's a basketball pun.
ESPN used "chink in the armor" as a headline for Jeremy Lin last night lol
Haha! Somebody got the axe...
I'm not sure why Dominique Wilkins is traveling with the Hawks but he and the team are staying at my hotel in Portland. Huge dudes everywhere.
Edit: Never mind. Apparently he's an executive working for the team. Yay wikipedia.
shut up
that little gook can play
wilkins is the hawks color guy
Quote from: Rome on February 15, 2012, 09:56:34 AM
8 turnovers last night.
Mock?
Kobe Bryant 10 TO's tonight. Mock?
Yo mama.
ive been out of the loop for his first six games and only know the numbers...but i watched the kid yesterday and he is legit....if not for real
only a new york team could ever fall into some shtein like that
yeah Ive been watching him from the get go, and I actually thought he was going to crash pretty hard.
although the knicks beat some decent teams (lakers) he was sloppy, looked a little lost dribbling the ball into traffic, but his shot was falling. then these last 3 games you can see how comfortable hes getting and really does look to be legit. he has been showing some great control going to the basket and finishing which is huge to make him a legit starter in this league. hes cemented the starting gig for a while if not the long haul be it that the knicks resign him.
its sad the knicks just leap frogged the sixers with one lucky move by d'antoni--who was pretty much on his way out the door.
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 20, 2012, 09:38:56 AM
ive been out of the loop for his first six games and only know the numbers...but i watched the kid yesterday and he is legit....if not for real
only a new york team could ever fall into some shtein like that
was a pretty amazing week...farg the knicks but every night dude did something better than the night before...25 points every night...double digit assists...hitting game winning 3s. i actually found myself rooting for them a few times at the bar last week. and his 4th quarter against the lakers was almost goosebump worthy.
but farg the knicks.
jesus you root for him?....unless you are rooting for him to die i dont quite get that
lets not get too crzy here...the farger is the first player in nba history to have 6 or more TO in six straight games...and not first six games of a career or a rookies first six games but any player in any six game stretch
That stat is relevant if they lost all those games.
Quote from: reese125 on February 20, 2012, 01:30:43 PM
That stat is relevant if they lost all those games.
its absolutely relevant because they have no chance of winning a playoff series against a good team with a PG turning it over at an alarming rate...its not relevant if you care about beating dallas in a regular season game
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 20, 2012, 01:28:40 PM
jesus you root for him?....unless you are rooting for him to die i dont quite get that
lets not get too crzy here...the farger is the first player in nba history to have 6 or more TO in six straight games...and not first six games of a career or a rookies first six games but any player in any six game stretch
haha... i knew you'd pull the t/o card the moment you got back from whatever insane asylum you were checked into.
TO's can very easily be adjusted. Westbrook leads the NBA in turnovers at almost 5 a clip....what so they have no shot?
and if your going to bring up a negative 6 game history stat to prove a point, I'll back that up with all the scoring and assists records he snapped from past superstars in that span.
no, i am not actively rooting for him, farg that guy, but it was hard not to get caught up in a few games last week, especially him killing the lakers. i have come to my senses though.
I'm actually pretty pissed that D'Antoni-who blows as a coach was able to get this kind of break.
Not to mention this biggest bitch is they are better than the Sixers now.
I'm not cheering for Lin either. I am cheering for more awful puns, though.
Quote from: reese125 on February 20, 2012, 01:45:20 PM
TO's can very easily be adjusted. Westbrook leads the NBA in turnovers at almost 5 a clip....what so they have no shot?
and if your going to bring up a negative 6 game history stat to prove a point, I'll back that up with all the scoring and assists records he snapped from past superstars in that span.
no i really dont think the thunder have a shot with westbrook right now at point...the big difference btwn the thunder and knicks tho is their defense...in things like blocks...defending the three... opponent fg%...ect...the thunder are superior to the knicks so they can afford to turn the ball over somewhat....ill also say that "almost five" is less than 7 or 8
and scoring and assists records dont equate in the playoffs when every possession matters....but TO's really amp up in importance...in the post season his scoring and assists by nature will go down and the TO's will go up...thus you would much rather him getting 14 9 and 3 right now than 25 11 and 8
i do agree he will lower his turnovers as he gets more experience....not to mention just the law of averages says no one could possibly keep up that TO pace....the question is when he has to adjust his game to limit turnovers will that also limit the positive aspects of his game....i def dont know the answer to this having only seen him play one game but its really hard for anyone to predict even if youve watched all his games...all i keep hearing about from him and his reviews has been how aggressive he is.....does that aggressiveness need to be tweaked in order to cut down on the TO's??....and if it does how much will this hurt his overall game
right now i think its obvious this guy is a legit nba player....the question obviously is whether he is as good as hes shown...that probably unlikley....so the real question is probably whether hes a legit starting nba pg
i didn't buy into the whole melo is going to ruin the knicks chemistry but they don't look anything like they have lately.
granted deron is killing them but still.
also, wtf does MSG keep playing the NFL on Fox music during breaks. so stupid.
So wait, is there a chink in the armor or not?
Quote from: phattymatty on February 20, 2012, 09:30:14 PM
i didn't buy into the whole melo is going to ruin the knicks chemistry but they don't look anything like they have lately.
to be fair they lost to a 4-24 new orleans team less than a week ago without melo
Melo, JR Smith, Amare and Baron Davis--guys that love having the ball in their hands and tossing it up is sure to cause disruption to any flow they just had.
Lack of practice, checking egos and playing styles of all these players is bad for the Knicks this year.
wow spurs...win 11 in a row and then lose by 40. how does that happen.
Quote from: phattymatty on February 22, 2012, 11:06:00 AM
wow spurs...win 11 in a row and then lose by 40. how does that happen.
No Parker or Duncan-that about 40 pts right there.
I just watched about 10 minutes of a D-league game? Why? Because it's what was on in the waiting room at the Dr office. Anyway, 3 things to note:
1. D-league play is bad. Really bad.
2. Ft Wayne has a team and their moniker is the "Mad Ants."
3. There was a female ref and she looked pretty farging good.
this dude does something funnier every day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neBcgAnkpsE
welcome to the nba jeremy
hes been pissing on that welcome mat for 10+ games buddy
is 10+ his turnover avg?
no that would be 5.6
can't wait for him to crash back to earth.
Quote from: SunMo on February 24, 2012, 09:40:24 AM
can't wait for him to crash back to earth.
preferably from the top of a really tall building
I love watching OKC play.
yeah so do I
its more 2 ball with westbrook and durant popping off 40+ shots a game, but ibaka and harden are the key to them getting to the finals
http://www.viddy.com/video/6f17952b-ea33-4828-a7cb-a061af5c4187#likes-tab
long but really good look back at the brawl at the palace.
http://www.grantland.com/story?id=7612311&view=full
excellent article..I like the way the footnotes were displayed to the right of the text so you could check them as you read.
ha--so the knicks are now 2-7 with carmelo back in the line-up.
not a coincidence.
Lakers blew a 21 pt lead to the Bullets and lost to Det the night before. Ouch.
the knicks defense if horrid even with him but holy wow is it bad without tyson chandler
iiyasova is the real deal i think...i never really paid a whole lot of attention to him before this year but ive seen a lot of bucks this season and euro trash got game
farg ny
you think i dont know. stillupfront's mom be on my fantasy squad
which is unreal thankyouverymuch
check out gg's elevation here
http://www.nba.com/video/games/nets/2012/03/10/0021100597_hou_njn_play3.nba/
saw that on sportscenter today, farging sick.
Lakers up one with the ball. Boston is just starting a brutal road trip, a loss here would be big.
i hope hb has enjoyed this clippers comeback as much as i have....down by 24 to tied in less than a quarter...pretty sick
Monta Ellis to Milwaukee for Stephen Jackson.
WTF?
they got Bogut too
lottery trade with lottery players for lottery teams
wow ric bucher is reporting that the magic have told dwight howard that if he signs and extension with them that he can decide the fates of van gundy and otis smith after the season
For real? What kind of shtein is that?
"You're fired, Stan. Love Dwight"
speaking of dwight....hes in OT with the heat on nba network if anyone wants to watch
They were hacking him late in the game but he ended up hitting two fts to tie it.
that was a sick ass handle by jameer
He hasn't looked this good since his all star year.
haha...holy english batman
other people are saying dwight is already gone to brooklyn, like his mind is beyond made up
hes being a huge bitch now so i kind of hope he goes to the nets without deron (since hes going to dallas) and wins 25 games a year
Is there any question that it is wades team in crunch time
fwiw, ive got some good friends in the basketball ops dept with the nets who told me they are already making brooklyn marketing and ticket plans based around dwight
dwight howard nets t shirts were accidentily put on the nba store.com last night and then taken down
MIKE D'ANTONI FIRED. Wow. Melo wins.
Watch Melo get traded.
Quote from: DH on March 14, 2012, 02:30:04 PM
MIKE D'ANTONI FIRED. Wow. Melo wins.
Was he fired or did he resign? I'm hearing conflicting information.
I heard resigned. He probably saw it happening and decided to act first to not give Dolan the
pleasure of axing him.
man for one day anyway getting rid of dantoni is working...knicks are opening a can on the trailblazers
whats really gonna help them is woodson is a defensive coach...dantoni is a joke awhen it comes to that end of the court
john lucas killing the heat right now...pretty fun to watch.
hes challenging manu for best bald spot in the league
hes not winning
Supposedly Dwight Howard is going to sign a waiver that will keep him from opting out of his final year.
Thats unreal.
Quote from: reese125 on March 15, 2012, 07:32:45 AM
Supposedly Dwight Howard is going to sign a waiver that will keep him from opting out of his final year.
Thats unreal.
that report (by broussard) was disputed late last night by a marc stein report that said he will not do this and plans to become a free agent this summer...and that the magic are trying to trade him before the deadline
unless something else came out this morning that i havent seen
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 15, 2012, 07:42:03 AM
Quote from: reese125 on March 15, 2012, 07:32:45 AM
Supposedly Dwight Howard is going to sign a waiver that will keep him from opting out of his final year.
Thats unreal.
that report (by broussard) was disputed late last night by a marc stein report that said he will not do this and plans to become a free agent this summer...and that the magic are trying to trade him before the deadline
unless something else came out this morning that i havent seen
In an interview with realgm, he's now claiming he will opt in. I bet the nets are scrambling to trade Deron now.
I don't know what the true scoop is right now but when I read shtein like this I assume he is staying. Doesnt sound like guy about to roll:
"I've gotten bad advice. I apologize for this circus I have caused to the fans of our city. They didn't deserve none of this. I'm sorry from the bottom of my heart. I will do whatever I can to make this right and do what I was put in Orlando to do."
Apparently Fegan had been pushing for an opt out so he can make money
yeah i didnt see the realgm thing
countdown is on until he changes his mind again
Apparently he was ready to sign at three am last night and magic told him to sleep on it. Wow.
so realgm.com is getting exclusive interviews now? i thought that site was only to see if trades worked out.
i admittedly don't pay that much attention to contract related stuff, so maybe i'm wrong, but this is super retarded right? isn't he basically giving up all leverage to the magic?
no hes basically putting himself next year in the same eaxct position hes been all of this year
in other words get ready for another nba season long episode of "what is dwight thinking today"
unless of course they agree to a long term deal
what a little bitch
imagine if he pulled this stunt in philly
- Matty's boy Javale McGee goes to Denver
- Camby to Rockets
- Spurs get Stephen Jackson for Richard Jefferson
- Gerals Wallace to the Nets
- Nate McMillian fired from Portland
- Nene to the Wizards
- Lakers got Ramon Sessions
- Nick Young to the Clippers
Plenty of other irrelevant names were moved as well. Busy ass day I would say.
Billy king just traded a lottery pick for a rental of Gerald Wallace...
Quote from: MDS on March 15, 2012, 12:45:20 PM
what a little bitch
imagine if he pulled this stunt in philly
All he had to do was opt out of the deal now and publicly promise to sign the contract extension that would guarantee him 109 million (max) instead of 81.
Instead he did the exact worst thing he could do and waffle like a flag thereby guaranteeing him two things. (1) the same bullshtein is going to drag on all summer and into next year unless he signs an extension (2) the Magic are going to lose him after next year for nothing or take whatever pittance they can receive from the team he ultimately wants to sign with.
This guy is Donovan McNabb on steroids both with the passive aggressive wishy washy bullshtein public persona and a seeming pathological fear of having anyone hate him.
If I wasn't anything but a casual Magic fan I'd be steaming over this, but farg it. The NBA ranks about 9th to me in terms of sporting interest, and this is just another reason why it's awful.
by the look of that write up you would think its #1 on your list. everything will be ok. its not your fault.
who would have predicted a month and a half ago that the sixers and clippers would both miss the playoffs
Vinny Del Stillupfront's job is on the hot seat. Word on the street is that he "lost the team." It should also be noted that the Clippers were +.500 with Chauncey and are -.500 without him.
I chalk that up to coincidence. Its more coaching and the other teams clamping down on what the Clips do. Chauncey Billups does nothing different that Mo Williams does--they are the same player but Williams can do more on the dribble and drive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_GxVH7dWr8
Loved me some Shawn Kemp
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7714701/how-annoy-fan-base-60-easy-steps
Must read from Simmons (where I found that Kemp clip)
My fantasy hoops team name is always Shawn Kemp's Kids or Shawn Kemp's Daycare
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 22, 2012, 11:51:07 PM
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7714701/how-annoy-fan-base-60-easy-steps
Must read from Simmons (where I found that Kemp clip)
I read that at lunch yesterday. Great stuff.
Jason Smith laid out Blake Griffin with a hard foul and was ejected. I never witnessed him even attempt anything as a sixer except a twelve footer.
(http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2012/0323/nba_lebron1_600.jpg)
http://espn.go.com/nba/truehoop/miamiheat/story/_/id/7728618/miami-heat-don-hoodies-response-death-teen-trayvon-martin
It should also be noted that they have bagels in their pockets to support the Jews being murderdeathkilled in France.
I'm not one for ridiculous shows like that but that is freaking terrific.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on March 23, 2012, 08:59:16 PM
It should also be noted that they have bagels in their pockets to support the Jews being murderdeathkilled in France.
Flyers Recognize French Victims (https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/306125_3578387098795_1246659021_33490821_1041484367_n.jpg)
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 23, 2012, 09:06:58 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on March 23, 2012, 08:59:16 PM
It should also be noted that they have bagels in their pockets to support the Jews being murderdeathkilled in France.
Flyers Recognize French Victims (https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/306125_3578387098795_1246659021_33490821_1041484367_n.jpg)
I thought that was for the Sixers.
malik rose just said something i cant quite believe
the spurs farging retired bruce bowens jersey
need something to watch tonight?
the heat and thunder just tipped off in what should be a great game
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 25, 2012, 07:46:08 PM
malik rose just said something i cant quite believe
the spurs farging retired bruce bowens jersey
He played a major role in their dynasty... Not really surprising.
guess the bulls should retire dennis rodmans number then...played a much bigger role than bowen in a dynasty and was ten times the player...but he wont sniff a retired jersey because chicago is big time and san antonio is small town
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 25, 2012, 08:31:37 PM
guess the bulls should retire dennis rodmans number then...played a much bigger role than bowen in a dynasty and was ten times the player...but he wont sniff a retired jersey because chicago is big time and san antonio is small town
Dennis Rodman is a jack ass of the court whereas Bowen is well respected and beloved in San Antonio. He was also the best wing defender in the league during the spurs run so I'm not sure how Rodman is ten times the player.
best wing defenders dont get jerseys retired....rodman was the best low block defender in the nba and an all time great rebounder
im sure they love him there but its just reeks of such a podunk small time move and frankly its pretty embarrassing
ive only watched it for the last 20 minutes or so but this jazz hawks game is out of control
Quote from: Hawk on March 25, 2012, 08:38:16 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 25, 2012, 08:31:37 PM
guess the bulls should retire dennis rodmans number then...played a much bigger role than bowen in a dynasty and was ten times the player...but he wont sniff a retired jersey because chicago is big time and san antonio is small town
Dennis Rodman is a jack ass of the court whereas Bowen is well respected and beloved in San Antonio. He was also the best wing defender in the league during the spurs run so I'm not sure how Rodman is ten times the player.
That's pretty much it right there.....in other words, Small Town. Everything else you said is stupid. Rodman>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Bowen.
Yeah SA loves Bowen. I was supposed to be in SA this weekend for the game but couldn't make it. I see I didn't miss anything.
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 25, 2012, 09:10:42 PM
ive only watched it for the last 20 minutes or so but this jazz hawks game is out of control
i can't believe the Hawks had to play 4OT in their third game in a row. that's insane.
Quote from: SunMo on March 26, 2012, 05:18:42 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 25, 2012, 09:10:42 PM
ive only watched it for the last 20 minutes or so but this jazz hawks game is out of control
i can't believe the Hawks had to play 4OT in their third game in a row. that's insane.
one rule change the nba needs to make is for players to be allowed extra fouls in OT...you have this great 4 OT game but josh smith and al jefferson missed most of OT because they fouled out...if you get six fouls in regulation sure you dont plsy OT but players should be allowed an extra foul or two once the game goes past regular time
Agreed. At the end of regulation, players basically start with 0 fouls and get say 2 personal fouls each for each OT period. Obviously, if a player fouls out in regulation, he's still out in OT.
Apparently, Amare is out indefinitely with a bulging disk.
http://deadspin.com/5896671/
So Stan Van Gundy has confirmed that Dwight Howard has asked that he be fired...
If the Magic give in to this crap I hope that entire franchise is doomed for the rest of their existence.
ROME - defend your boy!
I hope he does get fired, he's a farging icehole
let me guess, youd take you want dwight howard on your team.
stats > logic
no, why would i want a dominant center when i have specer hawes
because hes a huge bitch who would last exactly 2.3 seconds in any big media market with real fans
if you want to get your qtown pants wet over something do it over andrew bynum
Quote from: SunMo on April 05, 2012, 12:31:28 PM
I hope he does get fired, he's a farging icehole
Regardless - the players should not dictate who the coach is. Shut up and play.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 05, 2012, 01:46:33 PM
Quote from: SunMo on April 05, 2012, 12:31:28 PM
I hope he does get fired, he's a farging icehole
Regardless - the players should not dictate who the coach is. Shut up and play.
If Howard said "I'd come to Philly but you have to fire Doug Collins" then see ya later Doug.
nm
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 05, 2012, 12:25:17 PM
So Stan Van Gundy has confirmed that Dwight Howard has asked that he be fired...
If the Magic give in to this crap I hope that entire franchise is doomed for the rest of their existence.
ROME - defend your boy!
I hope both of them get killed by flying space debris although I'd rather have Van Gundy fired than lose soft batch.
serge ibaka applies death grib while mike dunleavey tries to judo chop out of it. like a kid bullying his little brother.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyIpOsEkN28
he goon handed him, excellent
bynum has 20 rebounds at halftime
Trivia
Who said "I want to get 40 rebounds in a single game, then I'll take my shirt off, walk off the court and retire"
tommy heinson going absolutely tommy heinson in the celts game
he just yelled "and that is terrible" as loud as any announcer has yelled anything at two back to back horrible calls on the celtics
gotta give the celtics so much credit...a night after winning in miami they get taken to OT and gut check out a W
Quote from: SD on April 11, 2012, 09:39:03 PM
Trivia
Who said "I want to get 40 rebounds in a single game, then I'll take my shirt off, walk off the court and retire"
Spencer Hawes
Quote from: SD on April 11, 2012, 09:39:03 PM
Trivia
Who said "I want to get 40 rebounds in a single game, then I'll take my shirt off, walk off the court and retire"
Sounds like something the Worm would say.
yeah rodman is probably the answer but i'm gonna guess artest. or maybe noah.
Rik Smits? Charles Shackleford?
westbrook just destroyed an alley oop from durant like 30 min. ago. maybe dunk of the year.
Dennis Rodman is...CORRECT. He actually said that in the early 90's when he was with Detroit.
Dwight Howard is done for the season. Has to get back surgery.
miami is creeping on chicago...only 1.5 back now...hopefully they dont make it
i still think the sixers could beat chicago especially if derrick rose foot is not good
i 100% agree which is why i can't get into the tank the season or get the 8th seed argument.
even with them playing like shtein lately, i think the heat are the only team there is no chance taking a series from.
yeah I disagree with that statement
rose has missed a third of the games played this year and the bulls still had the best record in the league. considering the way the sixers have been playing poor to mediocre basketball and the way the bulls d up and crash the boards Id say the sixers lose in 6 games.
not to mention, when these playoff games get intensely close and they come down to the final 2 minutes lets just say...well....you know.
if the sixers get the bulls their floor is two wins and their ceiling is four
LOL, the floor is 0 wins, ceiling is 1. 20$ on it?
Ok, so to be clear, the Sixers win one or under I win, Sixers win 2 or more you win. Correct? And if the answer is yes, then you already have my address ;)
correct....but only if its against the bulls
if the heat get the number one seed bets off
Cool.
mic acknowledges the nba exists? even with all the coons?
Quote from: MDS on April 20, 2012, 09:31:17 PM
mic acknowledges the nba exists? even with all the coons?
I walked past the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame on Broad st Yesterday.... Did a trip there as a little boy inspire you to become a crappy sports writer?
Quote from: MDS on April 20, 2012, 09:31:17 PM
mic acknowledges the nba exists? even with all the coons?
they entertain him...kinda like a minstrel show
but really he has no clue what the nba is....hes only betting because its the bulls (his local" team) and he read in the paper a few months ago that they were the best team ever
Knicks are going to lose to the cavs. My buddys a knicks fan and is confident they can bear the heat.... Incredible
Quote from: Hawk on April 20, 2012, 09:35:15 PM
Quote from: MDS on April 20, 2012, 09:31:17 PM
mic acknowledges the nba exists? even with all the coons?
I walked past the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame on Broad st Yesterday.... Did a trip there as a little boy inspire you to become a crappy sports writer?
lol i dont know why but this made me laugh
but i guess we can add "jews" to the list of people you dont like
Quote from: MDS on April 20, 2012, 10:18:11 PM
Quote from: Hawk on April 20, 2012, 09:35:15 PM
Quote from: MDS on April 20, 2012, 09:31:17 PM
mic acknowledges the nba exists? even with all the coons?
I walked past the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame on Broad st Yesterday.... Did a trip there as a little boy inspire you to become a crappy sports writer?
lol i dont know why but this made me laugh
but i guess we can add "jews" to the list of people you dont like
My Jewish gf would disagree
does she know your black best friend?
Quote from: MDS on April 20, 2012, 10:18:11 PM
Quote from: Hawk on April 20, 2012, 09:35:15 PM
Quote from: MDS on April 20, 2012, 09:31:17 PM
mic acknowledges the nba exists? even with all the coons?
I walked past the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame on Broad st Yesterday.... Did a trip there as a little boy inspire you to become a crappy sports writer?
lol i dont know why but this made me laugh
but i guess we can add "jews" to the list of people you dont like
add?....im pretty sure they were already on his hit list
the only thing we are adding is "i have a jewish girlfriend" to the "my best friend is black" list
Quote from: MDS on April 20, 2012, 10:20:46 PM
does she know your black best friend?
Yup. We've double dated. He dates a white girl. We live in a post racial society on like retarded libs like you and igy.
lol...what a wonderful world
It's funny too cause igy incinuated that my friends from bball were pushing crack
Quote from: Hawk on April 20, 2012, 10:25:43 PM
It's funny too cause igy incinuated that my friend from bbalk were pushing crack
actually that was a rap lyric you stupid honkey
im suprised your many black fans havent introduced you to biggie smalls yet
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 20, 2012, 10:27:09 PM
Quote from: Hawk on April 20, 2012, 10:25:43 PM
It's funny too cause igy incinuated that my friend from bbalk were pushing crack
actually that was a rap lyric you stupid honkey
im suprised your many black fans havent introduced you to biggie smalls yet
No they listen to stuff like meek mills and other philly guys.
lol
i cant wait for the picture of hawk, his black friend and his jew gf riding a unicorn at the eagles super bowl parade.
Can the zero girls you've farged ride with us too?
Quote from: MDS on April 20, 2012, 10:32:25 PM
i cant wait for the picture of hawk, his black friend and his jew gf riding a unicorn at the eagles super bowl parade.
its gonna be hawk and some white girl IN the eagles parade getting carried in a carriage with like 12 black guys as the palm bearers
When mds goes to eagles tailgates does he follow you around like a lapdog like he does on here.
Quote from: Hawk on April 20, 2012, 10:35:58 PM
When mds goes to eagles tailgates does he follow you around like a lapdog like he does on here.
feelings starting to get caught...lies getting exposed
begin lashing out stage
Not really. Like I've said I've guaranteed with crossed paths at rhino when I was one of my black friends. You probably thought he was cute and got a little jealous.
cant say ive ever seen a black person at the rhino....then again i dont look for them like you do
when you see fifty stillupfront's moms with hoodies get nervous
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 20, 2012, 10:41:14 PM
cant say ive ever seen a black person at the rhino....then again i dont look for them like you do
when you see fifty stillupfront's moms with hoodies get nervous
Do you actually go to Rhino like you claim? During the comeback against the Giants two years I'd say the mix was pretty even. Especially for a Georgetown bar.
again i dont notice the color of people in places as i grew up with all races
it stands out to you probably because you are wondering what they are doing in "your bar"
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 20, 2012, 10:52:15 PM
again i dont notice the color of people in places as i grew up with all races
it stands out to you probably because you are wondering what they are doing in "your bar"
Lol. Do you believe the bull shtein you spew or do you just say so mds can giggle and cheer. Did you notice the giants fans too that everyone was heckling or you don't see team colors either. Guarantee you grew up in suburbia.
Anyway back on topic, sixers are only a half game back of the knicks now. If heat can surpass the bulls, sixers are going to need to jump the knicks. Whatever team that gets the heat are looking at five games max.
Charlotte lost their 19th in a row. If they lose their last 4 games, they'll pass the 72-73 Sixers for worst winning percentage in a season
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 20, 2012, 09:36:06 PM
Quote from: MDS on April 20, 2012, 09:31:17 PM
mic acknowledges the nba exists? even with all the coons?
they entertain him...kinda like a minstrel show
but really he has no clue what the nba is....hes only betting because its the bulls (his local" team) and he read in the paper a few months ago that they were the best team ever
I don't like the bulls and I really can't stand their fans. I've watched probably 10-12 sixers games this year, one live up in Milwaukee, imo they don't have a closer, the talent or the fight in them to win more then one against this deep bulls team. But please continue spewing racist remarks. You two lead the way on here in making them.
great hawks knicks game coming own the stretch on espn right now
knicks over hawks in what might have been the best ten minutes of nba ive seen all year
8 seed pretty much locked up for the sixers now
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 22, 2012, 03:56:16 PM
knicks over hawks in what might have been the best ten minutes of nba ive seen all year
8 seed pretty much locked up for the sixers now
keep winning knicks.
yea that was a great game and a great knicks win
sixers beat nets monday then take the next 2 off to "rest up" for chicago
Metta World with nasty elbow to James Harden's face. atta boy Ron.
Ha! Jon Barry with the Metta "Weird" Peace reference.
Quote from: MDS on April 22, 2012, 04:13:23 PM
yea that was a great game and a great knicks win
sixers beat nets monday then take the next 2 off to "rest up" for chicago
Lose to the Nets, have to beat the bucks then most likely. We'll be at that game so I'd like to see some effort:)
theres no situation where they "have" to beat milwaukee
Quote from: Don Ho on April 22, 2012, 04:45:37 PM
Metta World with nasty elbow to James Harden's face. atta boy Ron.
lol at meta's "what did i do and why are these guys rushing me" look
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lLD2ZZC3G0
this guy is a problem
Quote@MettaWorldPeace: I just watched the replay again..... Oooo..
My celebration of the dunk really was too much... Didn't even see James ..... Omg... Looks bad
ha.....he is so awesome
PG's governor talks sports
Quote"I'm not going to the Nets game tonight and my message to the Nets is goodbye. If you don't want to stay, we don't want you. Seriously, I'm not going to be in the business of begging people to stay here. That's one of the most beautiful arenas in America that they've had a chance to play in. It's in one of the country's most vibrant cities.
"They want to leave here and go to Brooklyn? Good riddance. See you later."
"There will be no tears shed on my part tonight. If they go, they go. That decision was made a long time ago. If they want to go to Brooklyn, have at it. No problem from my perspective."
So lovable
Does he realize the Nets are a pro team, not some teachers union rec league? I can't wait to live in his state!
good for him, farg the nets.
lol @ newark being one of the countries most vibrant cities
id rather play in brooklyn, maryland than newark
and there is nothing special or memorable about the Izod center. especially considering it's in a big parking lot with nothing around it
Corey Booker is pretty cool.
Quote from: SunMo on April 24, 2012, 08:44:10 AMand there is nothing special or memorable about the Izod center.
I think he meant the Prudential Center. The Nets were there the last two years
point stands
bryant needed 38 points for the scoring title but is sitting tonight.
durant wins
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Black and white....no colors
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Brooklyn Nets is the best name in the NBA.
those t-shirts are dope...i have an old beastie boys t-shirt from back in the day that looks exactly like that.
this orl indy game is so tight
insane amount of lead changes and has been one point since the early second Q
great game and what a gutty win by orlando
errr maybe not...up three orlando has missed four free throws in a row
Im surprised OKC didnt give out blue shirts or something for the playoffs
Kevin Durant. Wow.
what a bs shot
gimme the roll next time wont ya
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/nike-designer-injured-derrick-rose-adidas-man-chose-040710618.html
igs' boy Rondo might be suspended.....bumped a ref after getting T'ed
Um...holy shtein.
Please tell me you guys saw that Clippers come back!?!
95-71 the Grizz led with 9min to go.
LA won 99-98.
Quote from: BigEd76 on April 29, 2012, 10:32:20 PM
igs' boy Rondo might be suspended.....bumped a ref after getting T'ed
If he does get suspended, the NBA is a joke. He tripped and the replay was pretty clear.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 30, 2012, 12:39:25 AM
Um...holy shtein.
Please tell me you guys saw that Clippers come back!?!
95-71 the Grizz led with 9min to go.
LA won 99-98.
Yeah, I saw it. Made me stay at work an extra hour and a half...
Quote from: Sgt PSN on April 30, 2012, 02:25:31 AM
Quote from: BigEd76 on April 29, 2012, 10:32:20 PM
igs' boy Rondo might be suspended.....bumped a ref after getting T'ed
If he does get suspended, the NBA is a joke.
welp
btw Amare apparently punched a fire extinguisher after tonight's loss and cut up his hand
you talk to your contacts in the knicks front office about that?
wow what a terrible terrible loss by the hawks
charles telling shaq on the past game show he needs to get a rubdown at the gay bar...god i love him so much. there is no one better.
Apparently, Kenyon Martin be having these chicks strung out...
Fan on the court at the Lakers/Nuggets. (http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/fan-walks-court-during-nuggets-lakers-game-looking-032542465.html;_ylt=ApYpnqxZofLBmD7ybBZFazs5nYcB)
now that jevale mcgee has a real coach dude is gonna be the real deal. still going to make some hilariously stupid plays but he's my new favorite player.
this clipppers-griz series is the roughest i've seen in years and it's awesome.
this is my one post for the week because this place is awful.
LeBron = MVP
memphis just won and forced game 7
what a weekend ahead in sports
sixers
lakers nugget game 7
caps rangers game 7
memphis lac game 7
This Nuggets/Lakers game is getting good. Denver storming back.
This is a fun game. Go Nuggets!
That block by McGee was fargin sick!
Andre Miller with his best Lou Williams impersonation on those last two three point attempts.
steve blake....not kobe bryant is going to have won game seven for the lakers
As much as i wanted Denver to win I can't wait to see the Thunder matchup.
tv execs breath a huuuuuuuuge sigh of relief
$$$$$$$$$$$$ series coming up with okc/LA, then they get 1 in the wc finals
i think lakers have a better chance to beat the thunder but denver-thunder would have been a much better look
old school western conference george gervin vs. kiki vandeweigh 132-125 basketball ftw
lets be real
on the heels of last years mega ratings david stern wasnt going to allow the lakers to go out this early. this isnt the nhl. stern aint accepting coyotes/kings as his wc finals
has nothing to do with stern...for someone who tries so hard to be not white you sure do have a crapload of MA thoughts....CONSPIRACY!
lakers were not losing to a zesty inferior denver team at home in a game 7 n0 matter what
oh i know im just saying , it wasnt gonna happen
and lol @ me trying not to be white. i dont have to cause i aint. when they come for us who you think they comin for. me and dh also on the lookout.
im not sure it would be possible for you to be more white.....oh and dh listens to thrash metal....hes OUT
aint about that
the opressed are forever linked. like i said, when they come, they aint comin for the white as rice govt worker who might have lapsed but still got that jesus blood in him. the bar miztvahed duo, mi amigo jose or pookie from west philly = different story
no one is more well off than the american jew....this is fact
for now
I keep it O.G. watching episodes of O.C.
lol
rondo one more playoff triple double in the last five years than the rest of the nba combined
where the farg is rodney carney!?!?!?!?
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 20, 2012, 06:26:40 PM
Quote from: phillymic2000 on April 20, 2012, 06:24:36 PM
LOL, the floor is 0 wins, ceiling is 1. 20$ on it?
ON
btw....get shores addy and send him the money....i owe him a jackson
2000 g
http://instagr.am/p/KjgYdDt0Ox
Thunder watching LA/Den last night.
god i hate the clippers but this is a gut check win i didnt think they had in them
Armageddon at staples
3 teams all basically on the same schedule of hosting games...LA LA city of dreams
neil everett is coming in his khakis as we speak
Thursday, May 17: Phoenix at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.
Friday, May 18: Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 19: San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 19: Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 20: Phoenix at Los Angeles, 3 p.m.
Sunday, May 20: San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
i so hope that hockey game on sunday goes 4 overtimes
david stern wont let it
never underestimate the power of the hebrews
I like how the NBA farged the Grizz and Clips by making them play the early game today just so the oh so precious Heat could get the late start. Good job, Sterny.
I didn't see the lines last night but I heard on the radio that the side closed at Memphis -7.5? Wow.
Go Pacers...destroy the Heat
you would be a terrible television executive
Thanks.
Pacers faded down the stretch and took the Sixers route...shooting bad jumpers and three's.
I didn't know Frank Vogel used to be a Sixers asst and is from Wildwood...
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 13, 2012, 06:29:18 PM
Pacers faded down the stretch and took the Sixers route...shooting bad jumpers and three's.
yep it felt just like last night....i was thinking the same thing while watching it....only difference was the pacers didnt lead most of the game like the sixers
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okc is just ridiculous when they're on.
Lakers have no balls. That's it, plain and simple.
You need brass balls to play in the NBA.
4 turnovers the entire game. Unbelievable
Lebron is doing a great Igwadala impression with these missed FTs in the 4th
...then stands around while Wade and Chalmers miss in the final seconds
LeBron may be the Donovan McNabb of the NBA.
lebron will end up a top five all time nba player....bedwetter isnt a top five eagle
Mission accomplished.
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People will say I'm now more in shape than ever, but conditioning was never really a problem for me!
putting the critics to rest---mcnabb proving that he really can hit the ocean
does he shave his pubes? them shorts are hanging low
They're not hanging low that's an illusion because of the size of his beer gut.
i thought he was in the best shape of his life!
the heat are done
nba getting closer to an indiana oki state final...lol
i think the spurs beat OKC in 6, not that it's anymore exciting (probably less) than OKC-Indiana.
I think OKC is taking it this year
"not one...not two...not three...."
Um what were you saying again, Mr James?
okc at least has durant who is bordering on being a mega draw
indy/sa would be a disaster and wait for it...will stern let it happen?
no one in tuning in to see kevin durant
fun fact: Lance Stephenson of the Pacers has a younger brother names Lantz.
heat cancelled practice today and are not available to the media at all
implosion commence
Quote from: phattymatty on May 18, 2012, 09:13:23 AM
fun fact: Lance Stephenson of the Pacers has a younger brother names Lantz.
That was fun. Thanks. :yay
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 18, 2012, 01:37:36 PM
heat cancelled practice today and are not available to the media at all
implosion commence
"You talking about"...never mind.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 18, 2012, 01:37:36 PM
heat cancelled practice today and are not available to the media at all
implosion commence
The Pacers did the same as do 99% of teams who have a 2 day break between games. Is TMZSPN really making a big deal about this?
if the heat simply didnt have a practice then i agree...but from what ive read they actually cancelled a scheduled practice...if thats true then its different
Yeah, a lof of teams do that. Like I said, the Pacers cancelled their scheduled practice today as well. Lots of teams do that come playoff time. But since D Wade yelled at his coach for 8 seconds, the media is blowing this out of proportion and trying to connect dots that don't exist.
kobe doin work
what what lower merion son
Some of those foul calls on OKC....wow
Ha...41/42 Free Throws for L.A. 26/28 for OKC.
Fair and balanced. For sure.
Celtics fans are crying about the foul calls in the Sixers game claiming a conspiracy
lol...yeah...the NBA prefers the Sixers over the Celtics in ratings.
*This will be the only time I say it, but Sixers are playing like real men...just like the Pacers. I hope its those two that end of for the Eastern Conference finals...and may the best team win. They're telling the establishment to go farg itself...and I like it.
farg Boston. farg Miami.
I'm hoping the Heat lose just because King Cole will reappear to gloat.
I miss him terribly.
a philly-OKC finals would give me the largest erection ever.
Quote from: phattymatty on May 19, 2012, 01:33:22 PM
a philly-OKC finals would give me the largest erection ever.
Until tip off. Then it's a massacre.
Well Boston fans are claiming that Stern wants every series to go seven games, so he put Philadelphia friendly, anti-Boston refs on game 4. They even brought out some website that tracks the different officials.
At the end of the day, Boston shoots a ton of jumpers and won't get to the line, but they fail to realize that.
Clips worked the Spurs over in the 1st qtr...were up by 20+. Spurs got it back down to 10 at the half.
why do the lakers thunder play back to back but the sixers celtics get an extra day of rest.....makes no sense and hurts philly
its the only way to make it work with all the games at staples and the need to set up a game 7 for next sunday
i guess
They changed courts 4 hours ago, ice under the hardwood, someone's blowing something out tonight.
Quote from: MDS on May 19, 2012, 10:37:59 PM
its the only way to make it work with all the games at staples and the need to set up a game 7 for next sunday
i guess
has nothing to do with staples....you can have a hockey game and bball game at the same arena on the same day....its been done a thousand times....lakers tomorrow at 3 kings at 9
Quote from: Don Ho on May 19, 2012, 10:38:50 PM
They changed courts 4 hours ago, ice under the hardwood, someone's blowing something out tonight.
Yep. And if it does happen that's what they get for shoehorning this game in tonight
kings at 3 claimed before lakers series was official
they wanted DHs for monday and tuesday game 5s.
i mean i hear all of that but theres not a legit reason the lakers couldnt have played tomorrow
then you do a back to back home and road for one of the west series, go and do the math
they couldnt schedule anything in LA on thursday. one game 6 has to be weds and the other has to be friday. then you have east games 7s on saturday and west game 7s on sunday.
first of all theres no guarntee either series goes six much less seven
second of all you still arent making sense or coming up with a real reason why they played back to back...probably cause there is none
you started with the kings and now you are going with imaginary game sevens
lol thursday was OUT. nothing could be scheduled. another fact: game 7s had to be on sunday.
so now work backwards. one gets a game 6 on friday, the other on wednesday. you have to have travel days...and the only way it works is to do a back to back.
it makes sense, just think about it and put away the bud.
kings
game sevens
thursday
next?
Death?
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 19, 2012, 11:13:29 PM
kings
game sevens
thursday
next?
you have the argument style of a hebrew
lakers are impressing me
i want to hate kobe so much but i cant
its so easy to hate LM, too
but yea the dude is just a winner
meta
thunder are gonna win this
this game?
no way
steve blake is tossin in runners
down to 4...
yeah you might be on to something
jesus christ bynum got pushed there but i cant figure out if he was soft or it was a blatant foul
david stern to the batphone
i lob=ve this game cause its now durant vs kobe
holy shtein who can make the worst play
k dizzle
kobe gives it up, pau wants no part of it
then durant ice cold
rip lakers as we knew em
this really is a killer for the lakers....if they had gotten blown out it would be understandable...back to back for an elder squad....but when you get it to this point you have to win
hey how bout them sixers
how about the lakers make bynum expendable and the sixers get him
then he punches et in the face
lol...IN
good game
lebron meltdown tomorrow
nba playoffs > your life
i cant put into words how much i wish the sixers played tomorrow
blame tv jew stern
he set it up where the heat got game 1 in the sunday cleanup spot and game 4 in it. 2 guaranteed games for his golden ratings boys.
http://blogs.indystar.com/pacersinsider/2012/05/20/pacers-howard-stephenson-part-2/
i give him credit for backing off the choke sign but lance stephenson is a complete joke
so is dwade
what a little funhole. he is going to either get bron traded or spolstra fired after this.
I am opposite - he shouldn't have backed off the choke sign. Trash talk is all but gone and so farging what if someone drops a choke sign on someone? This buddy buddy shtein is stupid
because hes a piece of shtein bench rider who only plays in garbage time
i hate lebron as much as anyone but a trash player like lance should keep his farging mouth shut...especially when piling on the mvp of the league when hes down
40 18 and 9 for lebron tonight....only player in league history to ever do that
sixers in 6?
i wonder how the celtics spent their free day off
10:30 starts were not invented because people cared about livers
low hanging fruit:
why does the media never talk about late late late nba starts but whine when a baseball game begins after 7?
thats like fruit that has fallen fron the tree an some scavenger is picking off the ground
tattoos, piss drunk for the third day in a row
p
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MA fo sho
cept im watching negros ball......if san antonio counts as blacks
i might like the spurs more than the sixers
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 20, 2012, 10:58:46 PM
if san antonio counts as blacks
SA is mexican and a host of white people that are too poor to go anywhere else or so rich they accept it
if you didnt know what mexicans think of blacks, then...yes.
i was talking about the team not the city but thanks for the input
oh my god they are whiter than a mic family dinner
hard working salt of the earth bball players.....if thats even possible
Did you hear about the ginger kid in SA who shaved a pic of Matt Bonner into his head?
He got suspended from school for it.
they only suspended him?
Gingers should be expelled.
better question is will the spurs lose in the playoffs
fo fo fo fo
they are sick arent they
they are executing at such a ridiculously high level
if chris paul werent chris paul eurotrash tony and manu would be knee deep in disco LA pusssay now
the worst possible place chris paul could have been traded to was LA
cpFAIL
all the spurs do is win
party on the riverwalk
north corpus christi respect
is wiggy from san antone??
can someone put billy crystal down?
dwight howard got his way...both van gundy and otis my man are out in orlando
May Orlando rot in basketball hell for acquiescing to that punk.
Spurs/OKC is gonna be awesome
OKC vs SA will be fun to watch. Go Thunder - although I hate their owner because of what he did to Seattle.
Speaking of Seattle - how salty must those people be? Its already a depressing dreary place but to see the team that was stolen from them advance and have so much promise...I'd lose my mind.
spurs bandwagon is going to be unbearable
this week everyone will all of a sudden turn into a spurs fan. farg you.
Looks like the Warriors are moving back to San Fran in 2017
Quote from: Eagles_Legendz on May 17, 2012, 10:09:56 PM
i think the spurs beat OKC in 6, not that it's anymore exciting (probably less) than OKC-Indiana.
QuoteLarry Bird: "I can't believe my team went soft. S-O-F-T. I'm disappointed. I never thought it would happen."
tyson chandler won nba defensive player of the year but didnt make first team all nba defense
Orlando is actually going to interview Shaquille O'Neal for their GM vacancy.
At first I thought it was a practical joke (and a pretty lame one at that) but nope. They be serious n shtein.
Basketball hell is settling in nicely for those cretins.
Shaq as a GM would be awesomely awful.
howard for et and iguodala?
kazaam!
OKC is trying to pull off an amazing comeback here. They were down 22 with a little under 5 mins left in the 3rd
So the Hornets got the #1 pick in the draft and I'm already seeing conspiracy comments about Stern hooking NO up after trading away CP3.
That's the first thing I thought when I saw it.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on May 30, 2012, 08:35:15 PM
So the Hornets got the #1 pick in the draft and I'm already seeing conspiracy comments about Stern hooking NO up after trading away CP3.
The city can use the Unibrow as a levee.
Why do these guys wear these goofball outfits at press conferences?
Are you trying to melt my irony detector again?
Lol
http://www.nba.com/video/channels/nba_tv/2012/05/30/Dream_Team_30.nba/index.html
DVR already set.
Quote from: Rome on May 31, 2012, 07:40:39 AM
Are you trying to melt my irony detector again?
would have been funnier if you just posted the machu picchu pic
does anyone have that, btw?
now would still be a good time to admire that shtein again
There is no comparison of me wearing an Eagles jersey at Machu Picchu and what Russell Westbrook and company wear at PCs.
Hush it up, ladies.
The sad thing is that Jay was probably not the first or last person to wear their favorite team/player jersey to Machu Picchu.
if lebron james were an ex philly athlete easy would have some wet jeans right now
Quote from: MDS on June 03, 2012, 11:33:11 PM
if lebron james were an ex philly athlete easy would have some wet jeans right now
lol.
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Kyle Irving goes undercover as an old head and schools young bucks in street ball
http://devour.com/video/uncle-drew/ (http://devour.com/video/uncle-drew/)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6zukS5g1K4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SMUPnkuslQ
Celtics eat a fleshpop.
http://www.gq.com/sports/profiles/201207/dream-team-20th-anniversary-1992-olympics-usa-basketball
QuoteHubbard: Chuck started Michael and Magic every game and then rotated the other three. Pippen would start one game, Mullin would start the next. Robinson and Ewing would alternate; Malone and Barkley would alternate. He was a master at managing. But in the second game against Croatia, there was never any doubt: He was putting Pippen on Toni Kukoc [who had just been drafted by the Bulls and had been offered a contract for more money than his future teammate]. Pippen and Jordan were tired of hearing about how great Kukoc was, because they were winning NBA championships.
Malone: You ever watch a lion or a leopard or a cheetah pouncing on their prey? We had to get Michael and Scottie out of the locker room, because they was damn near pulling straws to see who guarded him. Kukoc had no idea."
That is beyond awesome. Seriously.
on the nba network tomorrow night they are having a documentary on the team that i have read nothing but good things about....should be awesome
how much of vince young is there
This Kevin Durant guy is pretty good. Westbrook had a spectacular game too.
i love the guy but actually westbrook didnt have a very good game...he had one of his big numbers dumb plays type a game that he throws up once a week
I'm mostly talking about turnovers (2) and the 4th qtr, where he and Durant bascially beat Miami into submission by themselves.
But I know what you're saying. Westbrook is kind of like the Mike Vick of basketball. You get spectacular plays that are jaw dropping and make you think he's unstoppable and then you get some dim witted head scratching plays that make you wonder how he made it to the pro level.
i hate him in games like last night where durant is clearly in a zone...last night he might have been on another planet.....and westbrook is firing the ball from all over the court instead of trying to get durant off...they won so its not a big deal but it could have hurt them
That's Westbrook's game though. Or at least, that's what Westbrook thinks his game is. For a PG, I agree that he brings the ball up the court and then jacks up a shot way too often for my liking. And that's at least partly why it's vital that he limit his turnovers like he did last night. Because when he jacks up shots before passing the ball, then it might as well be chalked up as a turnover.
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guy in the upper left pimpin with the whiteys
that looks exactly like a phillies crowd
Does that mean you're the dook to Riley's right?
say word
I take it that's Todd in the gray shirt then. He's cuter than I would have thought.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 13, 2012, 02:08:28 PM
I take it that's Todd in the gray shirt then. He's cuter than I would have thought.
no way cousin you got this all mixed up...that me on rileys right in the suit
QuoteDavid Stern is sick of being asked about whether or not the NBA draft lottery is rigged.
It's a legitimate question, of course – more than a handful of people I've talked to asked, "hmmm, wonder if Benson agreed to buy the hapless, talentless Hornets under the agreement that Stern deliver him a franchise player who could stir fan interest?" – but the NBA commish has had enough with the questions.
Undaunted, Jim Rome asked Stern about the lottery this afternoon. In a mocking tone, Stern shot back, "have you stopped beating your wife?" as if to say that's how much credibility the question has. It doesn't appear as if Rome has ever had any such incident. The 1985 draft, though ... conspiracy theories linger.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 13, 2012, 02:18:32 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 13, 2012, 02:08:28 PM
I take it that's Todd in the gray shirt then. He's cuter than I would have thought.
no way cousin you got this all mixed up...that me on rileys right in the suit
I thought that was Omar.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 13, 2012, 02:53:44 PM
QuoteDavid Stern is sick of being asked about whether or not the NBA draft lottery is rigged.
It's a legitimate question, of course – more than a handful of people I've talked to asked, "hmmm, wonder if Benson agreed to buy the hapless, talentless Hornets under the agreement that Stern deliver him a franchise player who could stir fan interest?" – but the NBA commish has had enough with the questions.
Undaunted, Jim Rome asked Stern about the lottery this afternoon. In a mocking tone, Stern shot back, "have you stopped beating your wife?" as if to say that's how much credibility the question has. It doesn't appear as if Rome has ever had any such incident. The 1985 draft, though ... conspiracy theories linger.
audio (http://deadspin.com/5918141/david-stern-asked-jim-rome-have-you-stopped-beating-your-wife-yet-as-todays-interview-turned-ugly)
Haha awesome.
As for OKC - there's no better closer or 4th qtr guy in the game right now than Kevin Durant. That guy is cash money, homie.
David Stern is one of the most vile, self-serving human beings in the history of civilization. While what he said yesterday was egregiously wrong on a number of levels, it really is par for the course when it comes to that little prick.
he is a little troll but nonetheless i thought it was hilarious
I'm sure Jim Rome think its real funny - 99% of people who heard that now think he beats his wife. Funny is his Rome's run-in w Jim Everett - yesterday was childish and completely uncalled for.
Quote from: DH on June 14, 2012, 12:40:33 PM
99% of people who heard that now think he beats his wife.
he doesnt?
It's Jim Rome. The wife probably beats him.
He's not gay?
Quote from: DH on June 14, 2012, 12:40:33 PM
I'm sure Jim Rome think its real funny - 99% of people who heard that now think he beats his wife. Funny is his Rome's run-in w Jim Everett - yesterday was childish and completely uncalled for.
It never gets old...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HNgqQVHI_8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
this finals is all you can ask for. so good.
so who dresses like the bigger iceholes, the thunder or the heat?
i go with the heat by a slim margin, because at least KD and westbrook and harden are still young and allowed to be hipster....lebron and wade are too old to be dressing in pink polos. but westbrook is the worst by far.
kanye might be older than i think he is but i think he was older than any of the heat are now when he started it the trend
I'm actually shocked that the Heat won. I thought they were cooked after Game 1 getting schooled the way they did. They showed heart last night. Who knew?
Quote from: phattymatty on June 15, 2012, 10:03:11 AM
this finals is all you can ask for. so good.
so who dresses like the bigger iceholes, the thunder or the heat?
i go with the heat by a slim margin, because at least KD and westbrook and harden are still young and allowed to be hipster....lebron and wade are too old to be dressing in pink polos. but westbrook is the worst by far.
I don't care about the clothes, but the glasses have got to go. It'd be one thing if they all actually needed glasses and were just going with the latest fashion, but none of these idiots actually have prescriptions. I mean, who WANTS to wear glasses?
I fully expect the Thunder to take game three and win this series in six. That no call on Lebron was criminal.
this series is awesome
I thought Harden threw that one away.....KD can jump a little.
durant is like plastic man
has there ever been a more expressionless superstar than durant.....can you imagine how much MA would love him if he were only white
OKC is blowing it from the ft line big time.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 17, 2012, 10:19:59 PM
OKC is blowing it from the ft line big time.
college games are decided from the line....nba games from the field
thunder are just to inexperienced to win at this level
I'm not saying they decide the game, but when you shoot 80% normally, you feel it a bit when you only shoot 59%.
And KD just picked up his 5th foul. I've never seen a super star of his caliber pick up this many fouls in the finals.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 17, 2012, 10:31:21 PM
I'm not saying they decide the game, but when you shoot 80% normally, you feel it a bit when you only shoot 59%.
i agree to a point...but when a game is this close the team that makes the most shots from the field wins
offensive rebounds are kinda crucial as well
wow....here we go
That LBJ drive was nice. Sefolosha picking D-Wade's pocket and converting was impressive too.
thats what im talkin about re: lack of experience
get your shot....you dont need a three there and you certainly dont need to rush anything
odds that kd bangs a three. 90%.
it would be lovely if the thunder cover the +4 also.
they just arent ready yet
Wow....awful turnover.
BOOOOO
thunder in 2016....maybe
no one is beating the heat for a while
Thunder in 7. Book it.
its over....kd was out of his element tonight....he will win one but its gonna be a couple years down the road
btw kd grew up 20 minutes from my house
I smell a bet
25 to me okc wins
20 to you heat win
IN
I'm moving at the end of the month, ill get you the new addy
Pretty sure Havas knows his basements address.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 18, 2012, 01:40:26 AM
Pretty sure Havas knows his basements address.
lol
i be chillin on my deck next to the pond
recognize son
NBA Refs continue to show why they are the best in the business.
Miami should have been nailed for too many men on the court..this was Westbrooks shot w/ 20 seconds left that would have tied the game
(http://boston.barstoolsports.com/files/2012/06/spod.gif)
That goofball is either halfway out on the court or standing around with a dumb look on his face with his hands on his hips.
Doug Collins complained about him wandering onto the court
I saw this yesterday. Not sure how the ref didn't blow the whistle on that.
nm
Goddamn OKC.
Its going to suck watching these two titty babies LeBron and Wade celebrate a championship.
Durant disappears again late and westbrook with a Dumbass play
Not so OK C?
the refs were a disgrace last night....such a good game and series to be ruined by those idiots...i think westbrook took 34 fg and 3 ft
I think Lebron is a bitch but he's been all-time great in these playoffs. I hope they win just so the uber-haters get to suck on it for a year.
Quote from: Rome on June 20, 2012, 07:34:06 AM
I think Lebron is a bitch but he's been all-time great in these playoffs. I hope they win just so the uber-haters get to suck on it for a year.
thats a skitzophrenic post even for you
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 20, 2012, 07:21:43 AM
the refs were a disgrace last night....such a good game and series to be ruined by those idiots...i think westbrook took 34 fg and 3 ft
Very rarely will I throw blame on officiating, but last night was horrible. A few plays stick out in my mind in the 4th, most specifically when Fisher was thrown to the ground and no call was made, then Wade saves the ball which should have been Fishers, kicks to Chalmers and he hits a 3. That was a HUGE turning point.
Also, when I heard that Westbrook was attempting his first FT's of the game midway through the 4th, I thought I was drunker than I was. Not sure how a guys who was penetrating the way he was doesn't get a call.
Oh, and Lebron is being treated like mid-90s MJ with the amount of calls he gets in his favor. Can anyone enlighten me and tell me what he has done to deserve such treatment?
doesnt matter what he has done--when you nearly toss up a triple double almost every game while scoring in the 30's... lets just say preferential treatment is easily coming your way
which is exactly why David Stern is a tremendous piece of shtein for reacting the way he did to Romes questions last week. By no means do I think games (or the draft, etc.) are fixed, but people have every right to think just that so long as that kind of shtein continues. It's bad for the game. And you know what else is bad for the game? Poser Heat fans. My God, I hate posers more than anything - especially ones who swear they've always been fans.
the only heat fans live in seattle
I thought it was cool that there was a guy waving a Sonics rooting for the Heat, seated behind the OKC bench.
Even if just for a second, I'm sure that pissed of Bennett.
Wizards just got Okafor and Ariza from the Hornets for Rashard Lewis and #46
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 20, 2012, 07:37:44 AM
Quote from: Rome on June 20, 2012, 07:34:06 AM
I think Lebron is a bitch but he's been all-time great in these playoffs. I hope they win just so the uber-haters get to suck on it for a year.
thats a skitzophrenic post even for you
Really? What was difficult to discern?
1. He's a bitch.
2. He's played all-time great in the playoffs.
3. I hope he wins now because people are wildly over the top irrational in their hatred of the guy (think King Cole). And it's not just pathetic hungry hungry hippos I'm referring to either. There's a large contingent of media pros who actively despise the guy. They call him a choke, a loser, etc. to the point of just being petty & vindictive.
Not schizophrenic at all, Brodie.
But he left the game in the final minutes because of cramps!! MJ never would have done that!!
Quote from: Rome on June 20, 2012, 04:01:54 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 20, 2012, 07:37:44 AM
Quote from: Rome on June 20, 2012, 07:34:06 AM
I think Lebron is a bitch but he's been all-time great in these playoffs. I hope they win just so the uber-haters get to suck on it for a year.
thats a skitzophrenic post even for you
Really? What was difficult to discern?
1. He's a bitch.
2. He's played all-time great in the playoffs.
3. I hope he wins now because people are wildly over the top irrational in their hatred of the guy (think King Cole). And it's not just pathetic hungry hungry hippos I'm referring to either. There's a large contingent of media pros who actively despise the guy. They call him a choke, a loser, etc. to the point of just being petty & vindictive.
Not schizophrenic at all, Brodie.
you cant call him a bitch then call other people haters....get yo shtein straight
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 20, 2012, 09:17:56 PM
But he left the game in the final minutes because of cramps!! MJ never would have done that!!
this isnt a slam on lebron because hes one of the best players of all time...but jordan actually wouldnt have done that
Ironically enough, LeBron can actually take the 4th qtr off tonight.
Triple Double in the clinching game. Is that good?
he didnt hit a buzzer beat, he sucks
though in reality this title counts as much as the ones kobe won with shaq. it counts, but not as much
Quote from: MDS on June 21, 2012, 11:51:29 PM
he didnt hit a buzzer beat, he sucks
though in reality this title counts as much as the ones kobe won with shaq. it counts, but not as much
That's almost the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Reminds me of a neighbor who told me his baseball card was worth more than the same one I had because he had paid more for it than I did. That's still the stupidest thing I've heard, and that was almost 15 years ago...but you stuff is in 2nd place.
Because Dr. J played all 5 positions himself, his championship counted more. Be quiet mister MDS!
Quote from: hbionic on June 22, 2012, 04:59:16 AM
Quote from: MDS on June 21, 2012, 11:51:29 PM
he didnt hit a buzzer beat, he sucks
though in reality this title counts as much as the ones kobe won with shaq. it counts, but not as much
That's almost the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Reminds me of a neighbor who told me his baseball card was worth more than the same one I had because he had paid more for it than I did. That's still the stupidest thing I've heard, and that was almost 15 years ago...but you stuff is in 2nd place.
id rather be kobe and shaq than malone and stockton of course but the lil guy is right on point
How much do Magic's titles count for?
way more than lebrons
I don't see how. Magic had the good fortune of being drafted by a team with Kareem and they later added another HOFer in Worthy. Larry Bird played with a HOF starting lineup too.
The only difference between them and LBJ is they did it with the teams that drafted them. Not sure how this title is less valid than the others.
As Eagles fans I'm not sure how anyone can question the worth/validity of a title. Get ahold of yourselves.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 22, 2012, 10:24:34 AM
I don't see how. Magic had the good fortune of being drafted by a team with Kareem and they later added another HOFer in Worthy. Larry Bird played with a HOF starting lineup too.
The only difference between them and LBJ is they did it with the teams that drafted them. Not sure how this title is less valid than the others.
its not who lebron plays with that lessens his title its how the team was built...to have to conspire with other players to go somewhere to stack a team and win just isnt kosher imo...dont get me wrong im not saying it doesnt count....they absolutely deserve the ring and its not fair to rip them last year for not winning it and then not give them all the propers for winning it this year...but any titles those three win together will always have an addendum to them
had he stuck it out in cleveland and won it would have carried much more weight....but again better to win in miami than not win in cleveland
Watching Skip Bayless today makes me really happy for LeBron.
if you dont think there are different levels of titles then you just dont know basketball
to say lebrons ring counts as much as the one dirk won last year, jordans 6, any of magics or birds is ridiculous. it still counts and its still good but if this is it for him its gonna be awful hard to put him in the top 5 greatest ever list. skill wise, damn, he might be the best.
but its really about titles and when you put a team together the way they did it just isnt the same as what everyone else does.
So this is going to be the new Lebron argument now? He won a title, but it doesn't mean as much as it would have had he stayed in Cleveland. Got it.
Quote from: MDS on June 22, 2012, 11:28:47 AM
if you dont think there are different levels of titles then you just dont know basketball
to say lebrons ring counts as much as the one dirk won last year, jordans 6, any of magics or birds is ridiculous. it still counts and its still good but if this is it for him its gonna be awful hard to put him in the top 5 greatest ever list. skill wise, damn, he might be the best.
but its really about titles and when you put a team together the way they did it just isnt the same as what everyone else does.
So what you're saying is that the GM/Owners that put MJ, Magic and Bird's teams together determined how "big" their titles were? Because that's a huge reason they won their chips... having HOF type players put with them. Had each of them been left to do it alone with Mo Peterson and Antawn Jamison, they wouldn't have the championship resumes they have either. So Lebron finds a way to get his HOF players himself and his means less?
Quote from: DH on June 22, 2012, 11:48:37 AM
So this is going to be the new Lebron argument now? He won a title, but it doesn't mean as much as it would have had he stayed in Cleveland. Got it.
Yep. He only gets half a ring so he can't actually "wear it" until he wins another one and gets the other half... which will also be tainted.
what made this title at the top of the list was he put on the best playoff/championship performance ever in the history of the game .
doesnt count or not better than Dirks title? Ha.
Averaging 29/10/7 in the Finals is hard to argue with, no matter how much you may hate him or his team.
Oh so Lebron James is good at basketball? Tell me more about how much you hate him.
you have to seperate great player from great title
hes a great player but had to conspire with other free agents to try and get that ring...bosh is in no different boat than lebron in that sense...i know people obsess over lebron but try not and think of this as a lebron thing and instead think of it as a miami heat thing
its a fact of sports that titles get measured and put on different plateaus...this particular heat title is on the shortest mesa
i hate bosh so much more
yeah he is beyond sickening....his locker room antics last night were infuriating...and his constant yelling to the crowd during games is so awful
Quote from: Feva on June 22, 2012, 11:50:37 AM
So what you're saying is that the GM/Owners that put MJ, Magic and Bird's teams together determined how "big" their titles were? Because that's a huge reason they won their chips... having HOF type players put with them. Had each of them been left to do it alone with Mo Peterson and Antawn Jamison, they wouldn't have the championship resumes they have either. So Lebron finds a way to get his HOF players himself and his means less?
those guys never left their teams though. magic was always a laker, mike always a bull, bird always a C. lebron had to team up with his two buddies to win a title. it just looks and feels cheap.
im not discounting the fact that hes the best player in the nba. he is. and he played terrific and deserves a ring. its just when you are debating who is better and what counts more this title is pretty low on the list. hes basically in the same boat kobe was in that 2-3 year period between him winning 3 titles with shaq and when he won one by himself. like hes still great and a still a HOF player, BUT he hasnt won a title without 2 other all stars that cheaply joined forces one offseason.
for example, dirks ring means a farg a lot more than brons because dirk did it the right way.
Now I get it. So, where exactly does the Phils WS title rank as far as this plateau system? It's got to mean less because they needed an extra day and some rain to get in the way to win the closeout game, right? And they needed the help of a pitcher hitting a home run also, so that's gotta drop it some too. Oh, and they beat a former expansion team. Least meaningful WS title of alltime, perhaps? C'mon.
This quite possibly could be the dumbest discussion this board has ever seen.
Quote from: DH on June 22, 2012, 01:30:34 PM
Now I get it. So, where exactly does the Phils WS title rank as far as this plateau system? It's got to mean less because they needed an extra day and some rain to get in the way to win the closeout game, right? And they needed the help of a pitcher hitting a home run also, so that's gotta drop it some too. Oh, and they beat a former expansion team. Least meaningful WS title of alltime, perhaps? C'mon.
This quite possibly could be the dumbest discussion this board has ever seen.
What do you mean? Those were all home grown Phillies. There's no "conspiring" or teaming up here... they did it the right way.
(http://www.wheresweems.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/phiveaces.jpg)
Quote from: DH on June 22, 2012, 01:30:34 PM
Now I get it. So, where exactly does the Phils WS title rank as far as this plateau system? It's got to mean less because they needed an extra day and some rain to get in the way to win the closeout game, right? And they needed the help of a pitcher hitting a home run also, so that's gotta drop it some too. Oh, and they beat a former expansion team. Least meaningful WS title of alltime, perhaps? C'mon.
This quite possibly could be the dumbest discussion this board has ever seen.
its better than the 1997 florida marlins or the 2009 yankees, but thats about it. it was a terrible series that no one outside of philly cared about.
if you dont think titles have weights to them then you dont like sports.
you also cant compare baseball to basketball, but yea, if the phillies would have won a title last year it would be been a tad cheap. though no one in philly would have given a farg.
Quote from: Feva on June 22, 2012, 01:39:27 PM
Quote from: DH on June 22, 2012, 01:30:34 PM
Now I get it. So, where exactly does the Phils WS title rank as far as this plateau system? It's got to mean less because they needed an extra day and some rain to get in the way to win the closeout game, right? And they needed the help of a pitcher hitting a home run also, so that's gotta drop it some too. Oh, and they beat a former expansion team. Least meaningful WS title of alltime, perhaps? C'mon.
This quite possibly could be the dumbest discussion this board has ever seen.
What do you mean? Those were all home grown Phillies. There's no "conspiring" or teaming up here... they did it the right way.
(http://www.wheresweems.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/phiveaces.jpg)
and they still couldn't win.
farg YOU FEVA!
Lol.
Free agency forever changed sports meaning players change teams a lot more now than they did in the past. Does this need to be explained?
Quote from: DH on June 22, 2012, 01:30:34 PM
Now I get it. So, where exactly does the Phils WS title rank as far as this plateau system? It's got to mean less
less??...ive said a million times (and gotten killed for it by phillie fans a million times) that phils title meant nothing big picture and was maybe the most anticlimatic final ever against a hideous franchise.....their 09 series against the yanks was unbelievably important to validate their place in sports history...otherwise 08 becomes just another no name run of the mill title
still outweighs the heat tho...in terms of titles the phillies was probably a C- and the heat is an F...phillies was meaningless the heat is actually a negative
I know you felt that way, but you're farging batshtein crazy.
wait so is the 1986 mets title the same as the 1999 yankees?
So basically, what igy is saying is that LBJ should have stayed in Cleveland with a bunch of WNBA players and willed them to a championship.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 22, 2012, 04:57:55 PM
So basically, what igy is saying is that LBJ should have stayed in Cleveland with a bunch of WNBA players and willed them to a championship.
i am almost positive that is not what i said
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 22, 2012, 10:54:16 AM
better to win in miami than not win in cleveland
Melo for Nash? Hoax?
Houston traded #14 and Sammy D to Milwaukee for #12 and junk
Waiters goes #4 to Cleveland. Hell of a jump from a month ago...
The big men are falling Toronto is going to take Ross.
lol
Indiana keeps tradition alive by taking a pasty white.
Miles Plumlee
Damn MIA got Moultrie.
And lol at Stern fargin with the crowd.
KG re-signed with Boston...3/$34M
Miami will pursue Ray Allen
Odom is back with the Clippers in a 4-team deal. The Kardashians rejoiced
Nets trade for...
Joe Johnson.
The Hawks also dumped Marvin Williams to Utah for Devin Harris, so they've unloaded about $85M in salary
and Blake Griffin is finalizing a 5/$95M extension with the Clips
Looks like Nash to the Lakers for picks:
http://deadspin.com/5923522/steve-nash-is-headed-to-the-los-angeles-lakers
Phoenix offered Eric Gordon a max deal...
Kyle Lowry traded to the Raptors
J Kidd to the Knicks
Brandon Roy comes out of retirement and signs with the TWolves, so people won't notice he's back
ray allen agrees to go to the heat
The proposed 4-team deal that would send Howard to the Nets is a farging joke
To Brooklyn: Howard, Jason Richardson, Chris Duhon, Earl Clark (all ORL)
To Orlando: Brook Lopez (BKN), Luke Walton (CLE), Shelden Williams (BKN), Damion James (BKN), Armon Johnson (BKN), two BKN 1sts, one LAC lottery-protected 1st
To Cleveland: Kris Humphries (BKN), Quentin Richardson (ORL), Sundiata Gaines (BKN), one BKN 1st, $3M cash
To LA Clippers: MarShon Brooks (BKN)
that can't be right...cleveland gives up only luke walton and gets all that?
Haha. Orlando.
So now Houston is offering to take every zesty contract Orlando has for Howard plus the Rockets will throw in some good young talent and multiple first round picks.
Mock?
This is just the push Phreak needed to change to the home team.
No way. I hate Dwight Howard and will root for an ACL to snap.
you hate him until he is throwing down on tyson chandler at the fargo
He would ahem wilt like an ice cream cone in July in Philly.
I'm with Phreak. SNAP!
No sir, igy.
I don't dig his petulance over the last year or so. Before he turned into this massive prick I didn't have a problem with him. But the whole Van Gundy/Smith drama was uncalled for. The media session where he put his arm around Van Gundy was disgusting.
Pop goes the ligament!
i dont like him at all....but ill take a top 10 nba player i hate over a pos i love
so msg's stock was down 8.5% today because of jeremy lins departure
MSG's stock was down 8.5% today, yes. Because of Jeremy Lin's departure, LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLno.
Also, Antawn Jamison signed with the Lakers, reminding me that he's not dead.
stick to defending pedos....business is not your matt forte
http://www.businessinsider.com/msg-stock-chart-since-jeremy-lin-departure-2012-7
Ah yes, the web says that's why. UNCLE
James Dolan may be the worst owner in sports.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/dwight-howard-basketball-camp-orlando-magic-152443142--nba.html
Ugh. Get this POS outta here. NOW.
rip dan roundfield
Bynum to Sixers.
...and Howard to Lakers.
One big bitch for another.
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When did MDS start writing headlines for ESPN?
Quote from: hbionic on August 10, 2012, 04:15:22 AM
Bynum to Sixers.
...and Howard to Lakers.
One big bitch for another.
Where did you see this trade I haven't heard anything about it
Does anyone know where Bynum grew up?
Quote from: rjs246 on August 10, 2012, 02:32:10 PM
Does anyone know where Bynum grew up?
In Dickville.
Quote from: SD on August 10, 2012, 02:07:52 PM
Quote from: hbionic on August 10, 2012, 04:15:22 AM
Bynum to Sixers.
...and Howard to Lakers.
One big bitch for another.
Where did you see this trade I haven't heard anything about it
keep farging with hb and hes gonna make an official lakers thread
Maybe he first post could be that they signed Jodie Meeks?
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 18, 2012, 06:14:10 PM
stick to defending pedos....business is not your matt forte
http://www.businessinsider.com/msg-stock-chart-since-jeremy-lin-departure-2012-7
Oops.
http://m.deadspin.com/5936333/
QuoteMadison Square Garden Inc. owns four professional sports teams, a number of TV networks (not all sports), and stadiums and venues around the country, including the Chicago Theater and Los Angeles Forum.
Did not know that about the Forum. I knew that the LA Forum was still there but can't imagine what they use it for as there are so many nice venues in Southern Cal/LA proper. Bionic?
Swap meets.
Quote from: Don Ho on August 20, 2012, 07:22:33 PM
QuoteMadison Square Garden Inc. owns four professional sports teams, a number of TV networks (not all sports), and stadiums and venues around the country, including the Chicago Theater and Los Angeles Forum.
Did not know that about the Forum. I knew that the LA Forum was still there but can't imagine what they use it for as there are so many nice venues in Southern Cal/LA proper. Bionic?
It is mostly used for a church...not sure if Baptist but i'm 99.9% positive it's primary tenant is a church.
new nba flopping policy is great
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 03, 2012, 02:13:23 PM
new nba flopping policy is great
Quote@KBergCBS: NBPA announces it will file grievance and unfair labor practices charge against #NBA over new flopping fines.
i will admit that while i like the rule because it turns the game into a friggin english soccer match, im not too sure that throwing fines at players is the right move
why not just throw a technical and put the team on the free throw line potentially costing a team a game?
^^^^^ agreed.
chris bosh is gonna be a broke bitch this year.
Quote from: reese125 on October 03, 2012, 07:27:13 PM
i will admit that while i like the rule because it turns the game into a friggin english soccer match, im not too sure that throwing fines at players is the right move
why not just throw a technical and put the team on the free throw line potentially costing a team a game?
in general this is how it should be....but thats something to do after a year or two of instituting the rule...flopping is so entrenched in the sport now that it would effect the game itself to much if you called a foul everytime it happened
its not like flopping happens every 2 minutes. it mostly occurs consistently in the 4th q when the opposing team is trying desperately to get back possession.
i can almost bet you that if you laid an instant tech foul on the guy flopping he wouldnt come close to doing it as much because he would be the Hoyda blamed that cost his team the game. it would take 1 headline that wrote "battier's flop penalty costs heat 1st game of the playoffs..." for him to think twice
it happens all the time all over the place...hence the reason for these fines
no one wants games decided by flopping calls
plus with the fines you can get the player even if the ref misses the flop on the court
i have no problems with games being won and lost by flop calls. you make the biggest bitch move there is, you pay the price.
although then you hit that slippery slope where it might have been a real foul and then the ref still calls it a flop.
thus the reason why the player appeals folder will be stacked to the ceiling on sterns desk
im at a rockets/thunder preseason game
1. kevin durant is tall
2. nick collison is tall
3. there are tons of asian media here for lin
4. omir asik was practicing free throws before the game. lol.
im writing the AP gamer on this. it wont be bylined though. but if you read it on espn or something youll know i wrote it. farg you.
Our boy done growed up....gettin' some AP run!
well this game is boring, lin sucks
the ap only wants 150-200 word and doesnt need quotes. im getting paid "enough for a fun weekend." well see.
Is Royce White there?
no he stayed in houston to "work on conditioning"
hasheem thabeet IS here and he has a weird brown patch in his hair. mo cheeks is also here and i can report exclusively that good black does crack. holy shtein does he look old.
you werent around to see it but mo looked 60 when he was 28
he looks like bruiser from the wire
http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400400479
Yo bartender! Give my man a Tecate!
ill never get credit for it but thats as famous as ill ever get
anyway i remembered why i dont enjoy covering pro sports. after these games you are like heard..being locked out of here, led this way, cant do that, gotta wait 10 minutes. then when you talk to them theyre either getting changing or eating and the last thing they want to do is have a bs conversation with some loser with a notepad.
it was just depressing. even though hs kids are retarded i can do whatever the farg i want and theyre excited about the whole process. when you get to the nba/pro sports level its basically "alright lets get this shtein over with."
too many douches in suits looking over your shoulder to make sure you dont do something they dont like. also people, im talking fans here, treat these dudes like animals at a zoo. everyone staring, phones out, sometimes yelling for them. its just farging weird looking at it from afar.
QuoteLooking around the locker room now, Kobe Bryant can laugh about the days when his teammates included Smush Paker, Chris Mihm and Kwame Brown. Despite the number of seasons and NBA championships that have gone by, Bryant still bristles when he thinks of the 2005-06 season.
"I almost won an MVP with Smush Parker and Kwame Brown on my team," Bryant said before Wednesday's 93-75 exhibition loss to Portland. "I was shooting 45 times a game. What was I supposed to do? Pass it to Chris Mihm or Kwame Brown."
Bryant was referring to 2005-06 when the Lakers' roster included Brian Cook, Stanislav Medvedenko, Devean George and Parker, Mihm and Brown.
Bryant continued, taking aim at his favorite whipping boy, Parker, calling him "the worst. He shouldn't have been in the NBA but we were too cheap to pay for a point guard. So we let him walk on."
Truth.
lol I like when athletes are honest
See Todd - it can be done!
theres a line between being honest and being a fleshpop.....kobe cannot pull it off without being a douchebag....hes always been like that which is why everyone hates him
why would you pile on and rip a scrub....and do it seven years after the fact....
I don't know but I found it funny.
And I cannot - it's impossible for me to do this - read Slava Medvedenko's name in anything but a Screamin' A Smith voice.
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 11, 2012, 06:58:08 PM
theres a line between being honest and being a fleshpop.....kobe cannot pull it off without being a douchebag....hes always been like that which is why everyone hates him
why would you pile on and rip a scrub....and do it seven years after the fact....
because im sure these 2 hated each other then and hate each other now so why would he care if its 7 years later
Now that I play fantasy basketball, you will be treated to my comments on the NBA. I know basketball.
I begin with this comment: getting down on a guy seven years after the fact is petty. I guarantee Parker takes up more space in Kobe's head than Kobe does in Parkers.
That's because Smush is so busy trying to get promoted to drive thru that he doesn't have time to think about Kobe.
Quote from: Diomedes on October 11, 2012, 08:54:33 PM
Now that I play fantasy basketball, you will be treated to my comments on the NBA. I know basketball.
I begin with this comment: getting down on a guy seven years after the fact is petty. I guarantee Parker takes up more space in Kobe's head than Kobe does in Parkers.
well duh....this isnt a basketball thang...or an errands thang
again there is a reason no one showed up to kobe's wedding....hes one of the least likeable athletes of all time...the guy is as big a pos as has ever lived....he got caught for rape and to save himself tried to dime out shaq for cheatng on his wife....is there anything lower??
ill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=M_CVAJBIwTA
Wow...yeah, that's pretty awesome. The most impressive part was the hustle back on defense. I'm white, so I like hustle plays.
its truly amazing utah finds the 7 black guys in the nba without tattoos
do mormons not like ink?
saw a commercial this morning where westbrook was driving the RV through a cornfield because he was wearing van gundy's prescription glasses instead of his fake ones. i liked it.
I take it you didn't watch MNF.
correct...farg those midwestern bammas.
Starting this season, the All-Star ballots will have "frontcourt" instead of forward and center designations since the league has four centers and a hundred 4/5 combo guys, so Bynum's almost-guaranteed starting spot will probably get wiped out
Stern announced he's retiring Feb 1, 2014, and Adam Silver (the goofy-looking guy that does the 2nd round of the draft) will take over
oh ok i dont have twitter thanks
stern retiring overshadowed the real big news yesterday....nba has backed off (for now) the uniform advertising plan
I wonder if Silver will tell broadcast partners who they can and cannot hire like Mr Stern?
Did yous hear about the Stan VanGundy deal?
guess okc picked ibaka over harden
harden to the rockets according to sources
thunder get kevin martin among others in a eight or nine player deal
oh shtein....really?!
OKC also gets two lottery picks in 2013 (DAL and TOR)
harden is incredibly overrated...hes so limited as a player.....he was gone the minute they extended ibaka last summer....great deal by the thunder
I thought he shrunk big time in the finals...and he is not worth a max deal, but yeah with them paying Ibaka they cannot afford another deal like that.
Kevin Martin is a nice player and may fit them better than Harden. Throw in two lottery picks and that is indeed impressive
I actually completely disagree with igy's assessment of Harden about being limited and have a problem with Martins game.
Martin scores in bunches-especially being the focal point of an offense and jacking the rock up 25 times a game, but provides very little in any other category. What I liked about Harden is he proved to be clutch in plenty of games, can score, drives the lane with authority, can board down low and has solid hands.
I think they'll miss him.
martin is nothing special but either is harden....they got rid of a guy they couldnt/didnt want to resign...and got some really good picks for him....WIN
They offered him 4/54 and he said no.
One thing I didn't know about Harden that I read in a Simmons column was he emailed Sam Presti and asked to be picked by OKC because he was tired of being the guy (when at Az St) and wanted to be a role player/3rd best guy.
That kind of rubs me the wrong way a bit. And maybe that's why he struggled when Westbrook and Durant were on lock in the Finals - he lacks the killer instinct?
he cant shoot or dribble....he has some natural scorer in him but hes so limited because he is so unathletic...and if thats the case you better have a shot to make up for it...and he doesnt
disagree with this on so my levels
lol james harden can't shoot?
what?
Yeah, I'm not sure what igy's talking about there. Harden has a pretty sweet stroke. I agree with him not being overly athletic but the guy can shoot. He's definitely a streaky shooter, but who isn't?
yeah no he doesnt have a "sweet stroke"....he makes a decent amount of threes because of open looks due to playing with durant but hes way under 40% from beyond
hes a bad shooter....his game is being crafty and he can body undersized defenders but lol at him being a shooter
for matty....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feRfn_mA_OQ
the nonathletic, zesty ass dribbler and shooter Harden only had 37 points, 12 assists and grabs six rebounds tonight
yeah i wish i could have seen some of that game. nbatv is money. here's hoping LAL goes all out eddie jordan again tonight and scores 85 points so full on panic starts early.
The panic is already creeping in since they're losing to the Blazers right now. ESPN did a hit about whats up with the Lakers.
Mike Brown might not make it through this season
saw some unexpected faces on teams while watching games last night. seems like every vet in the league went to the clippers this year. plus somehow willie green is still in the league. and oj mayo on the mavs? forgot about that.
Clippers working the Lakers over
Harden drops 45 on the Hawks
Mike Brown fired. Love em or hate em, the Lakers (Buss Family) don't tolerate losing.
d'antoni will coach the lakers
not phil
good choice. not.
ha....only choice i guess
It is what it is.
It will be interesting to see Kobe, Gasol, and Howard play in this offense. I'm hoping D'Antoni can maximize their offensive talents...enough so that they score more than they give up on D.
it would be more interesting to see california fall into the pacific ocean
That will happen before the Sixers win anything again. Ever. Bet.
does d'antoni even last into next year? this has disaster written all over it
Did you already forget that Mike Brown is who is being replaced. MIKE BROWN. Can't be any worse.
Start betting the overs in the Laker games because they won't stop anyone.
one of the orlando gymnast type people who jump off the trampolines and shtein might literally be dead....fell right on the head from like a 100 feet
Mike D'antoni has a brother named Daniel Tony D'Antoni.
ha
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 13, 2012, 07:55:53 PM
one of the orlando gymnast type people who jump off the trampolines and shtein might literally be dead....fell right on the head from like a 100 feet
so...dead?
james harden is a pos
holy shtein philly in the house....marcus morris with an unreal three to tie it
how about the griz....okc the heat and the knicks all in one week....pretty effin impressive
michael kidd gilchrest is gonna be a really really good player in the nba.....i love his game
pistons beat the celtics by 20
these prices for wizards tickets are amazing.
http://www.stubhub.com/washington-wizards-washington-verizon-center--washington-dc--11-19-2012-4119386?gcid=C12289x471&keyword=NBA+Team+Schedule+Washington+Wizards+20121119
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72L-BD2qY48
No word on whether or not Pierce had to be wheeled off the court after this.
god i love pop so much
sticking it to the nba sitting his starters tonight against the heat on tnt
barkley gonna interview him at the end of the half.....could be great
lol pop got that little troll stern all heated.....hes gonna bring the hammer now in fines
be amazing if they somehow won....how you do fine them if that happens....up by 5 at the end of one
pop = best coach in sports history
spurs up five with four minutes left
Stern is such a douchebag.
unreal
troll still looks like a jerk off tho with a close loss
How many things did he throw and f bombs did he drop while watching this game?
You know he was rooting for a 101-74 heat win and counting up the fine money.
yup...the irony is that his people farged the spurs with the ridiculous schedule...you can make a valid argument that their full lineup would have been blown out because of fatigue
he should fine his schedule makers
he also should have shut his troll mouth until after the game....now hes boxed in
Has there ever been a time where all four commissioners were zesty?
stern is the best
he saw an opportunity to steal headlines for a day when theres an nfl game and did it. you all fell for the okie doke again.
stern is cackling and rolling a blunt next to pop right now.
sounds neato........but NO
tnt went off on him for what the spurs were doing and because he took so much heat from a customer who pays him a lot of money troll got pissed
this isnt the first time a good team has rested their star players. maybe its the first time it was done on a national tv game (the only reason this is even a story), but whatever.
stern saw an open door to make a show of it, get people talking and create a story that will last a news cycle or two. mission accomplished.
i agree..not only is this not the first time a team has done this, its also not the first time pop has...he did it last year on more than one occasion. tv money at its best.
teams throwing the second half of seasons to get the number one pick = cool
teams resting their players for one game = not cool
Stern fined the Spurs $250k
What a joke
Ouch.
This guy reminds me of Dan Snyder.
I don't get it. Pop has been doing this shtein for years and suddenly it's a problem now? I know he did it last year vs the Lakers and at least 1 other team. Not to mention that the Spurs had the lead with less than 30 seconds left. If they got blown out by 30, I could sort of understand Stern being pissed because that makes for bad tv, but anyone who watched actually saw a pretty good game.
And lol @ Stern for hiding behind the fans. He doesn't give a damn about fans being pissed off for spending a few extra bucks on tickets to a marquee matchup. But even that was the source of his anger, farg the fans anyway. When you buy a ticket you're paying to see 2 teams play each other. There's no guarantee that this player or that player will be on the floor. Your ticket says "Spurs vs Heat" not "Duncan vs LeBron."
Also, the fine is a nice fu to Peter Holt. Wasn't he more or less Stern's right hand man during the lockout. Loyalty gets you no where.
lakers about to lose to the magic at home and rather handily
http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/dish/201212/embarrassing-photo-spurs-players-leaked-online
(http://images.thepostgame.com/sites/default/files/Spurs%20Joey%20Crawford%20%282%29.jpg)
Who knew Timmay had a personality, much less a sense of humor?
lol...his personality fits San Antonio well...non-descript and boring
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 02, 2012, 11:52:05 PM
lakers about to lose to the magic at home and rather handily
This is news? farg the Lakers. Sloppy pieces of shtein.
New Orleans is going to change their names from Hornets to Pelicans:
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8711940/new-orleans-hornets-change-nickname-pelicans-according-report
Holy awful
There are no words...
bullets about to beat the heat
The name is bad but it's still better than the Hornets because at least the Pelican is the LA state bird. I really dont care for team names that dont have anything to do with the city or state they play in. Ideally though, a name change should identify more with NO than the state itself.
Pelicans is an awkward name though. New Oreleans Pelicans just doesn't roll off the tongue.
can't wait for the mascot to be as bad as Hip Hop
MJ bringing back the Charlotte Hornets is more exciting. Grandmama for GM
Now that's an idea. Being the Hornets name back to Charlotte with the original uniforms
and the nest paint
they should be called the Pelican'ts
first one to make that joke, suck it world
whichever pacer keeps yelling "SHORT!" on every free throw attempt needs to die
this nuggets knicks game is great
it pains me to say it but knicks are legit
amir johnson lost it last night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=bev1n3-Y9B8
If it weren't for that, I'd still have no idea who the hell Amir Johnson is.
Amir Johnson= Idiot of the highest proportions.
How does his idiocy compare to Metta World Peace's idiocy?
for someone who has been defensive mvp multiple times, dwight howard is just atrocious on D this year.
and such a farging cry baby finger pointer. that team is a mess.
Quote from: phattymatty on December 12, 2012, 05:32:31 AM
for someone who has been defensive mvp multiple times, dwight howard is just atrocious on D this year.
and such a farging cry baby finger pointer. that team is a mess.
Isn't it great? I hope the Sixers take them apart Sunday.
kyrie irving is ridiculously nasty
Dwight Howard confirming why I didn't and don't want him on the Sixers.
Punk. Bitch.
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 12, 2012, 07:04:23 AM
kyrie irving is ridiculously nasty
Yeah, he's pretty ok. Wasn't entirely sold on him coming out of college with such little exp, but he's been balling out basically since day 1.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jtykEHPRO1Q#!
Wow. Not sure when it came out....sometime earlier this year I'm guessing, but this is really, really good.
http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/12/12/the-wizards-could-have-had-james-harden-but-wouldnt-part-with-bradley-beal-chris-singleton/
pistons about to beat the nets in brooklyn....nets scored 36 pts in the second quarter and 25 in the second half
empty points are not an uncommon thing in the nba but i dont know if theres a player in the game over the last five years that excels at it more than joe johnson
may have spoke too soon...nets comeback is from five pts with just over a minute left...now ties with 20 seconds left
bad teams find ways to lose
brooklyn at home might be the best team in the nba to watch....you get so many biggie songs played during the game.....who shot ya just got play
only december but this is the best nba game ive seen all year
and now p.s.a by jigga
ive never seen a team not want to win like detroit tonight
twice they have blown five pt leads with a minute left in the game
now greg monroe at the line in 2ot to take the lead and misses two...with an epic brick almost airball on the second FT
and now joe johnson front ends one of his two
this may be 3OT
cant believe this game....kris humphries inexplicbly taps the ball right under the basket to kyle singlar with five seconds left
and joe johnson with the amazing step back at the buzzer ftw
what a game
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 14, 2012, 10:14:25 PM
brooklyn at home might be the best team in the nba to watch....you get so many biggie songs played during the game.....who shot ya just got play
Guess they didn't get the ESPN memo.
in their defense they didnt play 'who shooter ya'
Well that was very respectful of them.
led by iguodala shooter the lights out denever closes the second half on a 15-2 run to lead by 2
holy shtein the xmas nba schedule is retarded
it doesnt have the consistency or importance but at times the nba is just like cfb....so many good games in one day
ricky rubio just made his first appearence since the injury
prediction: this brooklyn chicago game is gonna be a great finish
kyrie is retarded
single handedly trying to be the knicks
wow varejo with the monster choke
what is wrong with you
Incredible game between the lake show and the warriors. Much respect to golden state, those guys are ballers. Lakers, slowly starting to gel, but those guys give me more heart attacks than the eagles. Holy Christ.
Holy shtein that was a great game. Kobe and Nash with huge baskets down the stretch (shocking). Metta World came up big too. That was fun to watch.
nba trivia
lebron first nba player to avg 25+ 8+ 7+ 55%+ in a month since _________
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 27, 2012, 08:25:10 AM
nba trivia
lebron first nba player to avg 25+ 8+ 7+ 55%+ in a month since _________
He also had a stretch of six straight games without a foul, which is ridiculous for a team's top defender, even granting favoritism from the refs.
The only comparable guy to Lebron is Oscar Robertson so I'll go with him
i would have guessed him as well but it was bird in 1987
tamir goodman
avery johnson fired
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 14, 2012, 11:44:52 PM
led by iguodala shooter the led bulb (http://www.niceledlights.com) out denever closes the second half on a 15-2 run to lead by 2
Do you make use of led lights?
what the farg this guy rules
Yes! Fresh meat.
i'm waiting for the answer to this question too.
Answer the guys goddamn question!
Do you make use of the red lights, igy?!
this jazz clippers game is as good as ive seen all year
clippers with the last chance and one of the worst calls ever....al jefferson on a soft reach in 27 feet from the basket with 3 seconds left
paul hits two....3.4 left jazz trying to tie it
god watching the replay makes me sick...classic case of refs deciding a game instead of players
randy foye misses a three...clips win again
couple crazy numbers tonight
detroit scored 41 farging pts in the second quarter vs the heat and ended up beating them by 10
sacramento score 71 first half pts on the kicks and are up 8 going into the 4th
holy shtein just saw on SC the knicks kings ending
i think boston has given up...they might not make the playoffs
Given up or just not that good?
I go with the latter
they are easily good enough to make the playoffs...especially in the east
late night scanning of some nba boxes....cause thats what i do when im drunk...and i came across this
roy hibbert
0 pts
1 board
1 blk
21 minute
then he seemingly got benched as he should have if it really happened (might have got hurt)
no injury, he just flat out sucked tonight
averaging less than 10 and 10 on a max deal too
Quote from: QB Eagles on December 30, 2012, 02:15:23 AM
no injury, he just flat out sucked tonight
if he didnt get hurt or have the flu then its an amazingly awful line
Dennis Deitch has pointed this out a few times...and again tonight.
Look what Scola is doing for PHX and what he is paid vs Kwame Brown...only a mil and a half more.
Vucevic had 20pts and 29 rebounds today
TWENTY NINE REBOUNDS
andrew bynum had 0
that jr smith dunk last night was nassty.
yeah, it was great.
this one from the high school kid was sick too. no doubt the other kid kills himself soon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MerJpZw7Puk
I'm so farging tired of the Knicks already
Quote from: SunMo on January 04, 2013, 11:32:02 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MerJpZw7Puk
wow, it's like he took a step off of an invisible man's face and then rose up another level.
and i don't care how bad that hurt or if my farging ribs were crushed in, i'm not laying on the floor hurt while everyone celebrates
looks like dudes knee caught his chin and farged him up
god damn the clips are fun to watch. 3 alley oops in the first few minutes. but how the farg does willie green start for them? farg that guy.
he starts because jamal crawford is much more effective off the bench....usually he plays like the first six-eight minutes then leaves
crawford is out tonight tho so he may play more minutes than usual
no matter how times i see it i still can never believe that this is the same arena as where the lakers play....they actually turn the lights on for he clippers
wow old school kobe there
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 04, 2013, 11:02:44 PM
wow old school kobe there
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzGolkfK2Ak&feature=youtu.be
Clips have 26 alley oop dunks on the year to lead the league
Spurs have 1
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 04, 2013, 11:02:44 PM
no matter how times i see it i still can never believe that this is the same arena as where the lakers play....they actually turn the lights on for he clippers
Ha...I was wondering what the hell felt so different. The crowd seemed it was more explosive than the Lakers but that could be due to the lights.
Great game. Lakers still suck ass. Biggest joke on any NBA court.
I like Blake Griffin though, dude can fly.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 05, 2013, 02:42:16 AM
Clips have 26 alley oop dunks on the year to lead the league
Spurs have 1
It's because the spurs can't jump anymore. Honestly, didn't know that was stat. If it's a stat, it can be bet on?
clippers up by 40.....lolol
http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2013/01/rockets-suspend-royce-white-one-week-after-he-refused-d-league-assignment/
This White v Rockets thing has been fascinating.
the valley still loves you royce!
dwight howard torn labrum out at least a week....pau with a concussion out 2-3 games at least
grab a lifeboat quick
bradley real deal beal with the game winner...bullets beat okc
melo and KG all up in each other tonight. never rooted for melo so hard in my life.
Went after him at the team bus and everything. Friggin nuts
Coaching news: Milwaukee fired Skiles
Anthony is dumb as a mushroom. Not even a wink of brightness behind those eyes.
seattle getting a team back courtesy of sacramento
KG told melo that lala tastes like honey nut cheerios.
a hawks fan?! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea0tJhdNRxg)
(http://hardwoodparoxysm.com/Gifs/ishoverwall_1.gif)
jared sullinger finally making a little mark
15 grabs tonight
holy shtein what a win by chicago
i foul evrytime here but a lot of nba coaches disagree with me
and thats WHY YOU fargING FOUL!!
durant took an unecessary dribble and extra two steps....he should have caught and squared
That was a great game. Dallas with one hell of a comeback to take it to OT. Durant always big in crunch time.
not sure anything in the nba is prettier than a bradley beal jump shot
another team in the east has lapped the sixers....bullets are an up and comer....wall beal backcourt is sick
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 20, 2013, 12:28:17 AM
not sure anything in the nba is prettier than a bradley beal jump shot
a stephen curry j off the curl
Quote from: SD on December 04, 2012, 08:17:04 PM
New Orleans is going to change their names from Hornets to Pelicans:
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8711940/new-orleans-hornets-change-nickname-pelicans-according-report
Holy awful
hornets.com has a countdown to 4pm tomorrow on their front page. The Pelican thing is happening
(http://news.sportslogos.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/New-Orleans-Pelicans-Featured.jpg)
yeaa
that's bad but not as bad as I thought it was gonna be.
i was picturing a pelican sitting on a pier post or something as their image....either way they are trying to make a pelican intimidating but cmon it's a pelican for christs sake.
If a pelican got aggressive, you'd beat feat and don't pretend otherwise.
http://www.youtube.com/v/ZFJg7Z4dDcs?version=3&hl=en_US
New Orleans Katrina's were off the table eh?
so funny that Nicola Vucevic is averaging 12/11 this year.
wow what a cheapie to foul out kg
hate when refs decide games as good as this
they dont have a great history to compare...but has there ever been a better hawks game?
jazz pacers on nba tv is a great ending
Rondo has a torn ACL
Wow
stephon marbury is out there
irony is that the sixers are the 9 seed behind the now rondoless celts
paul pierce is amazing....most underrated superstar ever
sixers took larry hughes
Yeah but I can't stand the dude. His overreactions and drama with injuries is disgusting
you need to release some of that anger....some might even call you a hater
Speaking of haters...LeBron shut a few up by not only taking a late pressure shot but nailing it. Huge three.
OT
so dwayne wade isnt good anymore
when did that happen
Pretty sure LBJ shut most people up last year with an impressive showing in the Finals and winning the championship. But hey, if that didn't do it then I'm sure a late Jan game in Boston would.
this game is sick
whoa d wade goin AT lebreezy
and theres your nba game of the year
celtics have more heart in the tip of their pinky than every philly team put together has in their whole being
btw this is all because of doc rivers....what nba coach gets thru to his players like him
answer is no one
dwight 1-9 from the line
lol
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 27, 2013, 03:43:58 PM
Pretty sure LBJ shut most people up last year with an impressive showing in the Finals and winning the championship. But hey, if that didn't do it then I'm sure a late Jan game in Boston would.
Not true. He's carried the "won't take the last shot" for quite awhile and it was still commented on heavily too this year.
wow josh smith but where was the foul?
knicks up by 45 over the kings after 3
sixers wore their asses out last night
The halftime score of Golden State/Houston almost beat last night's Magic/Sixers final. Houston won 140-109 after hitting 23 threes
magic had their top four scorers out
Marc Jackson is pretty awesome. Would not let Houston get off another clean 3 to break the record.
kobe had zero pts in the first half....when was the last time this happened
rockets portland is an amazing game so far
i love the nba package on friday nights
rudy gay DAGGER!
lebron is now shooting 56% for the year from the floor....so sick
new uni's
(http://nbcsportsmedia2.msnbc.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/NBA/Images/130211_warriorssleeves.nbcsports-grid-8x2.jpg)
Looks like a soccer jersey. Do not like.
Unless he starts shooting bricks, LBJ will make it 7 straight games with 30+ pts on 60% shooting. Just unreal.
That dummy. He was at 61% with a minute left and jacked up a 3 from about 4 ft beyond the arc. Now he's at 58%.
jeru reppin yo
shocking that even in a stupid all star event the philly guy still loses
kyrie just ended this
wow that was a pretty great finish
Didn't watch the dunk contest last night....again, but judging by the winning dunk espn has on their website, I didn't miss anything.....again.
i purposely turned it off after the three point johnson
hands down the worst dunk contest they ever had
every single player missed their dunks at least 3-4 times x's every round before completing the dunk. it was painful.
igy's favorite one dimensional player harden stuck it to his former team dropping 46, 14-19 from the field, 11-12 from the stripe and 7-8 from downtown....with the W.
(http://i.imgur.com/kZVhTed.jpg)
rockets have 110
at the end of the third
parsons is out of his mind right now
why didnt i take the 5
i cant even believe how empty the rockets arena is right now
with three minutes left in the game the thunder has one TO....the nba record for a game is 2 TO
a tam with russell westbrook on it cannot set this record
ronnie brewer in garbage time turns one over and the record is not set
jesus tho the lakers defense is a joke
Vucevic 25 and 21.
shtein that happens to bad teams. New Orleans forgot which end they were supposed to be defending
ha (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8gdrILm47o)
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 06, 2013, 12:22:59 AM
ronnie brewer in garbage time turns one over and the record is not set
jesus tho the lakers defense is a joke
Must be all those no names Superman is playing with in L.A.
Quote from: BigEd76 on March 08, 2013, 11:15:32 AM
shtein that happens to bad teams. New Orleans forgot which end they were supposed to be defending
ha (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8gdrILm47o)
god that is great
deron williams has hit 9 three's.....and its halftime
ive been watching a lot of it since its local and whats amaning about it is that the bullets have one three pointer and 44 pts as a team
deron has 10 three pointers and 38 pts as a player
yeah, block this
(http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/2295111/deshawn3.gif)
POSTERIZED (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2GZL-KyZ6E)
Guess this thread is as good as any to put this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMPJouBxk0M&feature
I remember watching it quite a few years ago. Probably the ultimate "woulda, coulda, shoulda been" in sports history.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on March 11, 2013, 12:15:32 PMProbably the ultimate "woulda, coulda, shoulda been" in sports history.
Len Bias says hi.
complete video of renaldo balkmans super melt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bmGR2YDa1I
Renwho?
A big dumb jock throwing a tantrum....oooh, fascinating.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sIDS3q3F0H4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXtZTDt7EuM&feature
Ouch.
Only 23 straight for the Heat now and in sole possession of 2nd place for longest winning streak in NBA history. Anyone think they'll seriously challenge the Lakers' 33 game streak?
Just looked at their remaining schedule and they don't have many tough games the rest of the way.
@ Cle
vs Det
vs Char
@ Orl
@ Chi
@ NO
@ SA
vs NYK
@ Char
vs Phl
vs Mil
@ Was
vs Bos
vs Chi
@ Cle
vs Orl
Need to win their next 10 to tie, and their 10th game would be against the Sixers and Mil would be for #34.
The final 3 minutes of tonight's game took about a half hour, but the streak is over
Heatles streak snapped at 27 by Da Bulls. I figured if they were gonna lose, it would either be to them or the Spurs.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on March 27, 2013, 11:27:32 PM
I figured if they were gonna lose, it would either be to them or the Spurs.
how did you figure this out?
Pythagorean Theorem.
:-D
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i love this......
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/sports/basketball/ethan-skolnick-fine-whine-as-pat-riley-danny-ainge/nW7kj/
I heard the Riley comments yesterday, which are awesome. But Doc's comment is farging great.
QuoteDoc Rivers played for Riley in New York and now works for Ainge.
"I think it's cool," the Celtics coach said. "I think they should duke it out."
kobe just moved into 4th all time in scoring
might as well just have these kids do the slam dunk contest during all star weekend.
aaron gordon just committed to arizona today too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSREYLks-JI
Vucevic 30-20-5
ho hum
Rough couple of days for L.A. sports teams. :'(
MRI scheduled for tomorrow to confirm Kobe's torn Achilles.
This is a disaster of biblical proportions!
PROBABLY shouldnt have raped that chick huh
Not that I watch ESPN much anymore these days - but I definitely won't be watching anything but Baseball Tonight. SportsCenter was one big Kobe blowjob this morning.
What really angers me is when the hosts (and this goes for any TV news) read goddamn tweets on the air from other players. Stop.
Also - lol at the dumbfarg LA reporter who asked Kobe if this means his season is over. C'mon dude...get a farging clue
omg that made me so angry as well....hes like "not even you can try and play thru this injury...right??"
Kobe should rape them for asking those questions.
I don't know when I realized I sorta like Kobe but it was a strange realization.
been tunin in around the phils
but clips memphis is setting up as real good and all by itself on nba tv
umm yeah he's 14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If7Hrcf04Dw
Pfft, 10 years from now his preschool brother Twelfth is gonna tear shtein up
thats the best movement ive ever seen for a 14 year old kid. ride that kid all the way to the bank
lovin this gs denver game
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 20, 2013, 07:36:40 PM
lovin this gs denver game
Oh yeah...HUGE clutch shot by Curry
oh my Andre Miller....wins it!
andre miller still makin money
david lee hip flexor mri tomorrow.....HUGE
is there anything better than the who shot ya beat at the nets game
80-56...holy shtein
didnt think the nets had this in them
game is horrible
holy left hand lebron
birdman
allen needs to follow his lead
ill watch every minute of this okc series just to see mo cheeks
They should bring him back as coach...
mo aint no head coach homer...just enjoy this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nCVLHMBpN0
report out there that the Cavs have reached out to Phil to come coach them
yeahhhh i can see him going there
he would go there if he gets PP powers
if phil goes to cleveland (CLEVELAND, OHIO. WHERE IT IS COLD AND DEPRESSING AND IN THE MIDWEST) i will drink a gallon of your special juice
he would coach in la-chicago-ny thats it.
Quote from: MDS on April 21, 2013, 10:32:23 PM
if phil goes to cleveland (CLEVELAND, OHIO. WHERE IT IS COLD AND DEPRESSING AND IN THE MIDWEST) i will drink a gallon of your special juice
he would coach in la-chicago-ny thats it.
quoted in case it happens
ha
Dan Gilbert: "we'd like to welcome Phil Jackson as the new HC of the Cavs"
I would drive to Texico to watch the consumption
theres only one place to get the juice
and thats D4
im not even sure if he could produce a gallon
I think igy is talking about the crack jeezy...whilst mds is talking about the jizzy
that is an accurate observation of this conversation
The farg is LeBron wearing in his post gamer??
Clippers/Grizzlies game was farging awesome!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=A-yVV-ugC-k
So I take it no one stayed up and watched GS/Den last night. Despite the fact that GS basically had complete control of the game going into the half, it was just a really fun game to watch. Every time Den got within 10 or less, GS seemed to answer with a couple of 3's to open it back up. 4 players with 20+ pts and they scored 35 points in each of the final 3 quarters. It seemed like everything they threw even close to the rim was going in. Probably the best offensive performance by a team that I've ever seen. I think during the post game they said that it was the best shooting performance by a playoff team since the 91 Jazz.
i saw the first half. steph curry is so smooth. i didn't picture him being a great NBAer out of college but he will def. have his name mentioned as MVP at some point in his career. easily the prettiest shot in the league.
i also learned today that dwight howard has missed more FTs this year than the entire Spurs team. and more than Steve Nash has missed in his entire career.
Haha....I saw the thing about Howard missing more FTs in a year than Nash for his career like a week or so ago. Didn't see the comparison to the entire Spurs team though.
On a related note, Howard is expecting his 5th child from his 5th baby momma. If he had that kind of accuracy at the FT line, he'd be amazing.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on April 24, 2013, 09:30:30 AM
So I take it no one stayed up and watched GS/Den last night. Despite the fact that GS basically had complete control of the game going into the half, it was just a really fun game to watch. Every time Den got within 10 or less, GS seemed to answer with a couple of 3's to open it back up. 4 players with 20+ pts and they scored 35 points in each of the final 3 quarters. It seemed like everything they threw even close to the rim was going in. Probably the best offensive performance by a team that I've ever seen. I think during the post game they said that it was the best shooting performance by a playoff team since the 91 Jazz.
i saw it....it was like a game from the 80's
nm
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 24, 2013, 09:41:35 AM
i saw it....it was like a game from the 80's
Pretty much. But with more 3 point shooting and less visible thigh muscles.
golden state crowd is so good
iguodala opens up with a three....holla atcha boy
another fabulous golden state denver game last night...its to bad david lee is out because with westbrook out i think the warriors theyd have an outside shot at making the finals
great finish here in boston if anyone cares
nice....i needed OT for a bet
i cant wait until paul pierce retires so i can stop thinking about larry hughes all the time
Jason Collins announced he's gay, becoming the first player in the 4 major sports to announce it while still active. Didn't even know he was still in the league
he technically isnt in the league....hes a free agent who may not be signed by anyone...altho he wants to still play
I'd say that since he isn't eligible to sign with another team until free agency begins, that technically, he's still in the league and is a member of the Wizards.
Curious to see if this helps or hurts his chances of signing on with another team though. I'm sure some teams will avoid him like the plague and others might be chomping at the bit for the PR that would come with having him on the roster.
i know its a big deal but i cant bring myself to care
hes gay. so what. i dont care that other people are straight. peace and love stillupfront's moms.
I forget what the filter 'stillupfront' means. But whatever it means, I do remember its not a nice word.
It's the filter word for uppity knee grows.
actually its the opposite of uppity...like im uppity, igy is a _____
The owners committee recommended the Kings stay in Sacramento, and the Board of Governors is expected to agree
Quote from: Sgt PSN on April 29, 2013, 12:20:12 PMCurious to see if this helps or hurts his chances of signing on with another team though. I'm sure some teams will avoid him like the plague and others might be chomping at the bit for the PR that would come with having him on the roster.
It is a bit strange to come out as an old FA. If no one signs him, some people will take it as a sign of the league's homophobia instead of a sign that he's old and sucks. There are probably some basketball people who want to fight that perception, and Collins probably wouldn't be a giant step down from the bench center on some teams anyway, so I say this helps him, marginally.
I also agree with MDS that this is a 'who cares?' to anyone under the age of 55 with the possible exception of other gay athletes who don't realize it's okay to be out, people who are trying to sell magazines and newspapers who have been trying to find a player to come out for the last 25 years, and the folks who think all gays stalk public restrooms trying to recruit 11 year olds for orgies with Satan.
Quote from: QB Eagles on April 29, 2013, 06:45:06 PM
I also agree with MDS that this is a 'who cares?' to anyone under the age of 55 with the possible exception of other gay athletes who don't realize it's okay to be out, people who are trying to sell magazines and newspapers who have been trying to find a player to come out for the last 25 years, and the folks who think all gays stalk public restrooms trying to recruit 11 year olds for orgies with Satan.
tell that to chris broussard who went on outside the lines today and called collins a sinner
Get the farg outta here - did he really?
That guy is the worst.
I think he fits in my last category.
yup...talkin about the bible and shtein
he said tolernce goes both ways and people should respect his opinion to disagree with the gay lifestyle
no chris tolerance of intolerance is not how it works
I've never liked the guy - very weasel like - so I'd hope they bring him on OTL Sunday and Bob Ley shreds him
Back page of the DN has the story and shows Marcus Hayes as the author on the story. Yeah he's the guy I'd want writing this.
Ibaka with the horrible miss of an uncontested put back. Great D on Durant during that last possesion.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 29, 2013, 08:27:05 PM
yup...talkin about the bible and shtein
he said tolernce goes both ways and people should respect his opinion to disagree with the gay lifestyle
no chris tolerance of intolerance is not how it works
lol...even more so why do you go to him an hour after the news broke. what relevance is chris broussards opinion on gay people. his role in this should have been what are nba players saying. those are his "sources." otherwise no one needs to hear about you hating Romes in the name of allah or jesus or whatever nonsense you preach
steph curry has overshadowed the fact that jarrett jack has been the next best player in the playoffs thus far
Jack has been phenomenal. But yeah, it's hard to even notice that with the way Curry has been playing. Great move by Jackson to go with Jack after Lee went down.
Btw....how good does Jackson look on the sideline? Kind of a risky move taking a guy with 0 coaching exp on any level but it's paying dividends.
Also, how awesome was that Curry 3 where he turned and faced the Denver bench while it was still in the air?
Game 6 Nuggets/Warriors! Can't wait. Stop crying Mark Jackson.
Jordan Crawford to Carmelo during the shtein talking session after the game
"That motherfarger farged your wife"
Haha
Btw seeing the Knicks choke would be great.
seeing the celtics do anything good would not
if only tanzer djonarvar or whatever his name is could have blown up red aurbachs grave
as much as i despise the celtics i cant hate on pierce or garnett....they are all timers
and i easily hate the knicks more anyway
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GS advances. Iguodala.....mock
joe johnson at the post game presser last night: "it was a matter of which team wanted it badder"
i think its fitting on derby weekend that both these nba games be taken out back and shot
hawks missed their last 14 shots into a 29 pt half
the celtics three lowest scoring halves of the shot clock era have come in the SERIES
they are making an old guy run right now tho...what a moronic tech by felton
this knick melt is epic...one of the craziest comeback runs ever....i suspect boston is to old and out of gas to bring it all the way back tho
not gonna get there but man are garnett and pierce warriors and doc rivers is the best coach in the nba not named pop
i feel dirty saying it but i loved this celtic team of the last 7-8 years
You should feel dirty. Pierce annoys the farg outta me. I wanted to see them knock NYK off though. If they'd kept up that massive comeback the NY media response would've been epic.
Hawks-Pacers I watched zero seconds of. Borrrring.
Vinny DelNegro should be fired soon. He's awful.
Rockets had a lead but couldn't hold. They overachieved this year and will be much better next year. Too bad they wasted money on that fraud Lin.
Memphis-OKC will be fun. The Grizz have a shot to make a run here. OKC is too Durant reliant right now obviously.
I'd love to see the Warriors come from the West to meet Miami. I'd watch every second of that Finals. That'd be a fun one.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 03, 2013, 09:52:25 PM
i feel dirty saying it but i loved this celtic team of the last 7-8 years
I won't go back that far, but their roster since winning the chip has been fun to watch and for the most part, lacked any real hatable players. I hate not being able to hate Celtics players. It's kind of fun to hate the jersey but it's a lot more fun when you hate the guys wearing it. I think the last Celtic player that I just couldn't stand was Antoine Walker......which was like 10 years ago.
iman shumpert mocking the jason terry airplane wings last night was sickening...leggo pacers
Melo is my host hated Knick since John Starks. And Shumpert is no Sky Walker.
this abc halftime show is one of the most awkward things ever...jalen rose not being able to say anything right, stuttering, then magic talking about lebron not being in enough commercials and not being on enough cereal boxes. what the farg.
DIE knicks DIE
So Lebron won the MVP again and he missed it being unanimous by 1 vote.
* fredhickmanbatsignal *
Quote from: Rome on May 05, 2013, 06:21:07 PM
So Lebron won the MVP again and he missed it being unanimous by 1 vote.
* kingcolebatsignal *
Bulls/Heat is legit. How the Heat aren't winning by 20+ is beyond me. Bulls missing Rose, Deng and Heinrick.
Holy shtein, Bulls might actually steal this. Nate Robinson is balling.
farg Miami.
Go Warriors!
steph curry just lost his mind in the 3rd again. jesus. one ball he basically picked up while it was rolling on the ground and still made the 3.
this pretty much sums it up
http://deadspin.com/this-is-a-steph-curry-gif-493241913
now spurs on a 15-0 run, 3 point game with 15 sec left. nuts.
18-2 run to force OT.
Wow!
farging Manu
Jesus what a game
Awful choke job.
Piss poor defense by GS to let Manu have a wide open shot. Up by one with 3sec and they leave him wide open!
terrible loss
how can you not love golden state?
I hate the spurs, but this is the west, you can't win being 16 pts up, you don't deserve it.
its playoff time, looks like the spurs have a fanbase again
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 07, 2013, 01:05:19 AM
Up by one with 3sec and they leave him wide open!
they are a terrible defensive team....as good a shooter steph is hes equally as bad a defender
that was one of the most exciting games i've watched in a really long time.
and for the sick game that curry had, he really threw up some clunkers late in regulation and OT.
i knew when pop made a joke to the sideline reporter during break between the 3rd and 4th, down by a lot, that something strange was about to happen. it's like he knew.
they changed the way they guarded steph late in the game and the ot's....they started sitting on his right shoulder and made him go to his off hand almost every possesion and he wasnt as good
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Quote from: Sgt PSN on May 04, 2013, 11:16:20 AM
And Shumpert is no Sky Walker.
Shumpert - 1
Sarge - 0
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Deadspin's also doing a photoshop contest. Some of them are farging great.
http://deadspin.com/-498910081
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Those two people look like the personification of Florida. Only one question: is the woman originally from Long Island or Jerz?
Haha I mentioned that at work today
I told the guys in the office that I'd bet she was from north jersey.
Her arm fat reminds me of Jay Cutler.
shes dirty jerz.....union city specifically
the dood she was/is accused of murdering was from plymouth meeting and a huge eagles fan...first thing he did when he made his money on wall street...btw he worked with jim cramer (wyndmoor - also huge eagles fan) for a while...was to buy a "luxury" box at the vet
jarrat jack clutch!
tony parker clutcher
you have steph curry on your team and run an iso for jj
curious
Bad shot by Jack
They got lucky they didn't review that call. The ball was off Bogut's arm while his foot was on the line
I find this hilarious
http://allball.blogs.nba.com/2013/05/13/posterizing-the-next-big-thing/
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Oh my lord...what was Dwyane Wase wearing before the game?
I can't link the pic on my phone but espn on twitter sent out the pic. Worst outfit ever.
He's wearing chick pants.
2 words. South Beach.
theres two nhl game sevens on right now and people are talking about dwayne wades clothes?
Multitasking buddy.
Twittering and last channeling NHL, nba and mets/cards
LOL Knicks
Carmelo and JR Smith are your top two? Losers.
Looking at the PBP, here's Melo's 4th qtr numbers from the last 2 games:
0-7 FG
2-4 FT
1 T/O
4 fouls (3 leading to FTs for Indy)
2 pts
lolz
damn.....tyson chandler just said i dont think so
new iman shumpert reality show on espn
best game of the playoffs so far
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 18, 2013, 10:36:38 PM
best game of the playoffs so far
Spurs/Warriors OT game when Spurs came back down 18 late in the fourth?
Quote from: Eagles_Legendz on May 18, 2013, 11:02:37 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 18, 2013, 10:36:38 PM
best game of the playoffs so far
Spurs/Warriors OT game when Spurs came back down 18 late in the fourth?
crazy last 12 minutes but not a great game
Spurs are unbelievable. They get about a 20 min break between the semi and conf finals and come out and just obliterate the Grizzlies. It's only 1 game and I think this is going to be a great series, but damn.
vinnie del white dood shtein canned
Dwight Howard is a big piece of shtein. He needs to leave L.A.
The worst franchise in team sports wins 56 games and what does the owner do?
Pow. Can the coach.
Awe. Some.
PS: LOLOL about Dwight Howard. I'd say I told you so, but I won't.
You should.
That guy is the walking definition of loser.
Clips won in spite of Vinny - he's an awful coach.
Howard and Houston will be lovers soon enough. The locals will suck him off until he pulls his funholey schtick.
Cavs win the #1 again.....2nd time in 3 years and 3rd in the last 10. DC jumps to #3 and will probably take Otto Porter
Mo is interviewing for the Pistons job
wizards are going to be good really soon. may have the best backcourt in the league if wall stays healthy. beal is sick. otto will be rookie of the year. but they're still dumb for getting rid of javale.
Quote from: phattymatty on May 21, 2013, 10:53:32 PM
wizards are going to be good really soon.
this also has been said almost every year since 1993....im not saying they wont be good this time (its gotta happen eventually) and i love beal but its easy to win meaningless games when you suck........ill believe they will be good when i see it
they also would be stupid to take porter....they need big men....id take anthony bennent a power guy with huge upside...porter is well rounded and more complete but has a low ceiling....if not bennent then alex len
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 21, 2013, 10:33:12 PM
Cavs win the #1 again.....2nd time in 3 years and 3rd in the last 10.
Dan Gilbert, his kid, and the entourage they had with them are horrible looking people.
Not surprisingly, this Indy/Heat game is really good.
Paul George with a goddamn beautiful shot.
LeBron didn't even get his hands in his face.
OT!
That George shot was insane.
Hearing Vogel talk to his team before OT was great.
Letting the velociraptor bosh get that board and go and one was a killer.
Did anyone think Bron wasn't going to the rim once Hibbert came out? Head scratching decision.
Holy shtein, what a terrible foul.
Ummm wow! Crazy shtein!
Holy shtein LeBron!
What a crazy farging finish. Wow.
Paul George farged up defensively.
Indiana .... Gotta win the game. Hibbert out? Why?
they took hibbert out on both uncontested LBJ layups. no idea.
That's twice in the final minute that Vogel pulled Hibbert and LBJ got to the rack. Go with the guys who got you there.
Quote from: Eagles_Legendz on May 22, 2013, 11:53:01 PM
they took hibbert out on both uncontested LBJ layups. no idea.
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maybe paul george should learn how to guard....if lebron came off a screen or a pick n roll i could see killing vogel...farging paul george let lebron go to his left hand and walk right past him....even if hibbert is in the game there no way he stops lebron from at minimum getting to the line and they lose anyway
I'd still take my chances with LBJ at the FT line needing to make both to win. He was only 4/7 last night from the line.
then george should have fouled him instead of letting him walk to the basket
hibbert should have been in the game theres no question...all im saying is george should be getting more of the blame than vogel...i honestly dont know what george was doing....how do you over run your spot that badly when there is no screen to deal with...and compound that with not fouling once your man is going by you
Yeah, George isn't guilt free by any means. He overran the play and didn't foul when Bron went to the hoop. But that's the exact reason why you need to have Hibbert on the floor in the 1st place.
And it wasn't just that play either. Less than a minute earlier Vogel pulled Hibbert and Bron went straight to the rack. Like I said earlier, just stick with the guys who got you there, especially in crunch time. The final 2 minutes of the game is when these dudes really earn their checks.
that game should have never of went to OT in the first place.
ill never understand the decision by a coach to not foul when you are up 3 with seconds to go letting the opposing team toss up a 3 to tie. before George put up that prayer, the pacers were down to 2 point some seconds with David Wests back to the basket passing it off to George beyond the 3pt line.
foul West there you have a 99% chance of winning...but for some reason coaches think that a an intentional missed free throw and put back is so easy to do.
blake griffin made second team all nba.....what a joke
Meaning he shouldn't be there (not good enough) or he should have made 1st?
meaning he probably shouldnt have even made the third team
Got it.
Bron back in 2009 mode.
chris bosh channeling his inner reggie miller
Crazy shot by Wade there...wow
cant play a better half than miami just threw out there
Yeah they were pretty spot on.
Pacers will come strong this half though I think
If I'm Vogel I'd sit Stephenson. He was piss poor last game and it seems like he's always out of control or hoisting up bad shots. Have a seat, pal.
My god the heat are the biggest Hoydas in the nba. Their entire team is nothing but flopping funholes.
So that Griz/Spurs series wasn't anywhere near as exciting as I thought it'd be. Spurs get like a month off before the finals now.
Budenholzer got the Hawks job, the Suns hired Hornacek, and the Horncats hired Lakers asst Steve Clifford. Down to 6 jobs open including the Sixers (Brooklyn, Clippers, Detroit, Milwaukee, Sacramento)
the white on white crime from earlier
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9xqS-cfiVY&feature=player_embedded
lol birdman rules
He's basically a goon or enforcer. If it weren't for him, Miami is probably down 3-1 right now. He's about the only player on the Heat's roster that can match Indiana's physicality.
Also, welcome back, Bron.
Andersen suspended for game six
Mookie Blalock on life support after car accident in ATL.
The flopping is ridiculous. Especially by James. He's the worst flopper in the league.
Wade is cooked
i giggle everytime reggie miller calls out someone for flopping
Earlier in the series the other announce called Reggie out on that and he's like "hey, it's a great strategy when it works."
I enjoy seeing the Heat self destruct.
Well Mike Miller is going to pull a 2012 finals I guess...wow
you know what hes not pulling?....any rebounds...david west took that ball from him like he wasnt even holding it
I can't wait for this game 7
i think the heat win rather easily...double digits
I'm kinda hoping the Pacers win tonight because I'm secretly looking forward to King Cole's return.
Pacers - 97
Heat - 93
I hope they handle business and send the Heat to the house.
i think the heat win fairly easily....wanted their moneyline but it had zero value it was so big
big early three for george hill...hes the key to the pacers
game 7 is a little overwhelming for sam young
i think this is a good time to point out that after meeting george hill a few times i can say hes kind of a douchebag
vogel needs to play the starters for the rest of the game
West and his horrendous jumpers should be thrown in an alligator pit. What a terrible game and shot selection. And it's contagious as they're all full of zesty off balance jumpers.
Go Spurs.
Miller and his barrette headband he wears...get a haircut.
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He gay.
No homo.
lines of coke off the toilet seat coming real soon for that young buck
Nuggets part ways with George Karl.
what a run out for the spurs
what a great half of basketball...pace was excellent...if the whole series is like this we are in for a classic
shtein, Parker gets better with age.
great game 1.....let do it again sunday
Should be Saturday...goddamn no reason to have two days in between when no travel days are involved.
no one watches tv on saturday
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 06, 2013, 11:36:05 PM
great game 1.....let do it again sunday
Yup. I hope this goes 7 just like the Pacers series, with mostly closely contested games.
Also, been meaning to comment on this for a while but keep forgetting.....
How small time is the Miami crowd? Whenever they start doing that Whoooah oh-oh-oh-oooohhh chant from 7 Nation Army, it just reeks of a college crowd. And they do it like 30 times a game too.
if they didnt do anything at all people would bitch like crazy, now they are into the game and chanting they still get choked out. damned if they do damned if they don't.
what do you want them to do just clap and yell go team go? chant to a maximum of 3 times?
Quote from: reese125 on June 07, 2013, 11:24:29 AM
if they didnt do anything at all people would bitch like crazy, now they are into the game and chanting they still get choked out. damned if they do damned if they don't.
what do you want them to do just clap and yell go team go? chant to a maximum of 3 times?
Most of that crowd went clubbing on South Beach after the game.
Quote from: reese125 on June 07, 2013, 11:24:29 AM
if they didnt do anything at all people would bitch like crazy, now they are into the game and chanting they still get choked out. damned if they do damned if they don't.
what do you want them to do just clap and yell go team go? chant to a maximum of 3 times?
I want them to chant H-E-A-T, HEAT HEAT HEAT!! I think it'd be nice for that style of chant to actually be used in support of a good team for a change. Making up sounds to go to a guitar riff, or whatever the farg it is is one of the most annoying things a crowd can do. Same thing goes for that awful techno-type song where the crowd just goes "oh-oh-oh-oh. oh-oh-ohohohoh-oh-oh. Busch league shtein for drunk college kids.
Or at the very least, they could sing some of Nelly's "It's getting hot in hurr." You know, because of the Heat.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 07, 2013, 11:55:48 AM
I want them to chant H-E-A-T, HEAT HEAT HEAT!! I think it'd be nice for that style of chant to actually be used in support of a good team for a change. Making up sounds to go to a guitar riff, or whatever the farg it is is one of the most annoying things a crowd can do. Same thing goes for that awful techno-type song where the crowd just goes "oh-oh-oh-oh. oh-oh-ohohohoh-oh-oh. Busch league shtein for drunk college kids.
its not even college kids its middle aged non sports fans
its disgraceful....whats makes it worse is that they arent even the first pro sports team to co-opt the song....the ravens started it a few years ago....of course no one in miami knows about or cares about sports enough to know that
I know I've heard it at other arenas and stadiums. Didn't know Ravens fans did it first. I honestly thought it originated in college sports because that's where I first heard/noticed it.
it def started in college
ravens were the first pro team...probably because univ of md was one of if not the first college team to play it all the time
raven fans also shake their keys for big plays like we did in high school....no lie
Wow...a 23-3 heat run.
Terrible job by the Spurs.
Wow. The last time I checked in it was 58-58.
Bron is just off the charts good. Now that he's stopped being kind of a douche over the last 2 years, I can finally fully appreciate him.
He stunk it up on the offensive end most of the night, but he was still playing good defense, grabbing some boards, blocking shots and finding open guys who were actually hitting their shots. But during that 33-5 run, he had 11 points to go along with a few assists, boards and that block on Splitter. Point is that even though he only got hot offensively for a short period of time, when he finally did, the entire team responded accordingly and they blew a closely contested game wide open and turned it into a laugher.
I think I must have dozed off shortly before the Heat emptied their bench, which I read was with about 5min left in the game. I think there was like 7:something left and they went to commercial and I don't think I was awake by the time they came back from the break.
cool story bro.
If I post it on FB, will you like it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6V8N4Gwo88
deandre jordan looks like he doesn't know how to read.
wow that was beautiful....perfectly in rhythm
Thought it was nice of Stern to throw a going away jab at Feva for broadcasting The Decision. Wilbon wanted no part of that one.
Spurs can do no wrong tonight.
I stayed awake for the entire game. Missed the final few minutes though because I took a shtein.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 11, 2013, 11:51:26 PM
I stayed awake for the entire game. Missed the final few minutes though because I took a shtein.
The Heat took a shtein the entire second half.
Billy King and the Nets are hiring Jason Kidd as the HC
Yeah...not a good hire.
Now Sixers should look at Shaw
triangle offense---bring it
but some players might help too
tony parker is out of his mind....god hes awesome to watch
so frustrating watching miami set lazy screens up top. every game. if youre gonna do it, farging do it--dont one arm it and roll looking for a shot--it accomplishes nothing.
i have no desire to see the spurs win a title
in 48 minutes the heat have gone from being in huge trouble to being probably like -300 to win the series
Not game related at all, but I thought it was great how the Spurs brought that little kid back to sing the Nat'l Anthem again after all of the racist commentary online when he sang it before game 3. Well played.
awesome interview with stephen jackson...if you don't want to watch the whole thing at least watch at 3:45 when he's asked about the brawl. real talk.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xtQ5ENFdzE
Haha. That Artest story is great.
Crazy trade talks between the Clips and Celts.
Clips want Garnett and Doc Rivers
Celts want Bledsoe and Jordan (Clips don't want to give up Bledsoe)
Clips rumored to want Paul Pierce, as well.
Clips also looking at sending Griffen to the Lakers in exchange for Howard.....presumably this would be contingent on acquiring Garnett first.
So the Lakers not only would rid themselves of Supertwerp they'd also get Blake Griffin in exchange?!?!?
JFC
and Bledsoe
The Clippers would dump Griffin, Jordan, Bledsoe, 2 or 3 draft picks and cash, but they'd have Rivers coaching a starting five of Howard, Garnett, Odom/Butler, Pierce and CP3
griffin is a Hoyda
kobe is going to kill him
bruce bowen said the spurs will win tonight cause they are at home
danny green
spurs bandwagon gonna be overloading next 2 days...help me
Spurs bandwagoners > Heat "fans".
pops program is just unreal....kawhi posters mike miller in game 6 of the nba finals and just jogs back down court like nothing happened
I love Tim Duncan.
That is all.
Love watching him and that tool the bird man beef it out down low. Duncan is just plain awesome.
Screw working out for awhile. I ain't missing the last 5 minutes of this game. shtein, I thought the Heat were dead about 15 minutes ago.
The best basketball player in the world just threw up something between a shot and a pass with 25 seconds left in an elimination game.
Heat just got scewed on that instant replay. just like a TO for Spurs.
Insanity... we go to OT...
Wow. Amazing game.
And yes that shot by James was pretty awful.
Quote from: Don Ho on June 18, 2013, 11:52:19 PM
Heat just got scewed on that instant replay. just like a TO for Spurs.
Would have liked them to get off a shot that actually had a chance with 5 seconds left there.
The little French farg is going to sleep well tonight. Taking a beating.
damn Parker is just a little ball of fire. Reminds me of AI in 01.
Quote from: Don Ho on June 18, 2013, 11:52:19 PM
Heat just got scewed on that instant replay. just like a TO for Spurs.
actually pop was salty as farg that they stopped the game...a bunch of the heat players were walking to the bench thinking a timeout would be called....he wanted to be able to inbound the ball right away
how many lives do the heat have
wtf was that
Jesus Christ, Bosh you just got away with murder.
Damn Bosh fouled the farg outta him.
Great game.
Check this - a shteinload of Heat "fans" left early. And then reports started surfacing of the cops having to be called because of them trying to re-enter the arena. lol
a bunch were banging on the doors to get back in
you get this whenever a team does well, its just amplified because its miami. people were leaving game 4 of the 09 nlcs early before jimmy won it. with wins come people who just want to be there to be seen. it is what it is.
I'm not sure how he managed to do it, but in the 4th qtr and OT LBJ was equal part 2012 LBJ and 2009 LBJ. He was spectacular and a choke artist at the same time. They absolutely should have called a foul on Bosh on that block, too.
Duncan was a total non-factor in the 2nd half and OT and I'm pretty sure Manu lead the Heat in assists. Tony Parker is really fun to watch though and is the most underrated PG in the league. That step back 3 over LeBron was a thing of beauty. His buzzer beater at the end of regulation was perfectly on line, just came up really short. Wondering if a healthy hammy gives him enough lift to get that shot closer to the rim?
I hope Duncan can last 4 quarters if this thing stays close. He looks exhausted.
Kawhi Leonard is just a farging stud.
this game is in beast mode
Holy shtein what a game.
Bosh is a joke. What a bum.
Wow. Duncan missed at the rim and then missed the tip. This game is farging great. I hate the fact that its only MLB for the next 2 mo.
And my boy Chalmers choked big time on those free throws.
Wow. LBJ icing it.
Add Manu to the bum list.
What an awful game by that fargin guy
best game 7 Ive ever seen from start to finish
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 20, 2013, 11:42:25 PM
Wow. Duncan missed at the rim and then missed the tip. This game is farging great. I hate the fact that its only MLB for the next 2 mo.
i know you dont watch it but the nhl game last night was as good as these last two nba games...the last three nights of league finals has been outrageous...sports viagara
lol @ bringing hockey into this...get that canadian garbage out of here
Too bad that James guy sucks so much and is sooo overrated.
Quote from: MDS on June 21, 2013, 02:10:27 AM
lol @ bringing hockey into this...get that canadian garbage out of here
you like soccer......end of conversation
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 20, 2013, 11:59:06 PM
i know you dont watch it but the nhl game last night was as good as these last two nba games...the last three nights of league finals has been outrageous...sports viagara
I've actually been peeping in on the Stanley Cup Finals here and there. Haven't watched an entire game, but I'd say maybe a period and a half or so of a couple games. It's definitely more enjoyable than reg season hockey. You can feel the intensity and the game seems to be moving at a faster pace than in the reg season. Or maybe it actually is. I don't know. If the Flyers were in there, I'd be watching from start to finish and rocking my Roenick jersey because I'm fair weather like that. But since they aren't playing, I don't watch the entire game. But with all the OT games so far in this series, I can see how legit hockey fans would be absolutely loving this series.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 21, 2013, 07:28:45 AM
Quote from: MDS on June 21, 2013, 02:10:27 AM
lol @ bringing hockey into this...get that canadian garbage out of here
you like soccer......end of conversation
lol. I'll grow a mullet and buy season tickets to the Flyers before I watch more than 5 minutes of soccer.
Quote from: Rome on June 21, 2013, 05:37:41 AM
Too bad that James guy sucks so much and is sooo overrated.
He proved himself last year by turning in a dominant all around performance during the Finals. He solidified his greatness this year. I'm thinking that was probably the 2nd best game 7 performance in the Finals I've ever seen, with Worthy's triple-double in I think 1988 being the best I've seen. At this point, anyone who still thinks the guy isn't the best player on the planet is either from Cleveland or is just a flat out moron and a hater.
this is great
https://vine.co/v/hur6dP7i7i9
Hahaha. Yeah it is.
I am farging captivated by that .gif. I can't stop watching it. I want to put it on a digital picture frame and hang one in every room of my house.
i know i watched it like 20 straight times....then went and did something for a half hour...came back...and watched it again laughing maybe harder than i did the very first time
he looks like a crackhead in it
I emailed it to my entire office and then showed it to these nitwits I'm goofing with this weekend. It brings tears to my eyes from lol'ing
its a vine, not a gif
but i guess a vine is basically a gif
but vine is done since instagram added video
ok
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9812778/cf/boshlookslike.png)
Doc Rivers to the Clippers for a future 1st-rd pick
is kg the racist homophobic velociraptor gonna retire now?
Damn I cringe every time I hear draft news of the Pelicans. It sounds like a AA baseball team.
Hands down the worst nba team name ever.
Quote from: reese125 on June 26, 2013, 10:24:07 PM
Hands down the worst nba team name ever.
After the Sheboygan Red Skins. Only a disgusting racist could root for a team with a name like that.
not saying pelicans is great (its no worse than the bobcats and is better than the hornets) but its sounds worse than it is cause people arent used to it....guarantee if there was no such name and an expansion team came out today with the nickname lakers people would be murdering it
in 50 years if they are even a team pelicans will be second nature
The fact that the name has some relation to NOLA itself makes it 1000x better than the Hornets.
I remember when Miami decided to go with Heat and thought it was the worst name ever. It's still not a great name, but it doesn't sound nearly as bad as it did in the beginning.
Who are you kidding? It's awful. It's straight out of the WNBA.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 27, 2013, 08:22:35 AM
in 50 years if they are even a team pelicans will be second nature
I think that's true. If the names were just being announced today, I suspect people would think the team names "Phillies" and "76ers" were terrible. Because we are used to the names, we only think the actual teams are terrible.
Victor Oladipo, Orlando Magic
Love it.
interesting picks so far...i was surprised that so many mocks had bennett down so far. don't think thats really a bad pick at all.
probably not going to effect the sixers but who knows the way this is going.
and zeller gone at 4.
Re Noel... my 13 year-old asked me which was is that, Kid or Play? I laughed but I'm not sure I should have.
I love Stern encouraging the booing...
Keep slipping McLemore....please
wow...if noel gets his shtein together the pelicans have a solid frontcourt for a long time. plus austin rivers, eric gordon. not bad.
farg McLemore gone to Sactown.
And yes agreed on NO...helluva front court along with Rivers.
also battier is good at this interviewing stuff.
what??
noel to sixers.
hopefully not bynum part 2.
Dallas drafted Tim Lincecum and traded him to Boston.
The return of King Cole
(http://i.imgur.com/7whK9It.jpg)
haha!!
i've been hyping the t-wolves for like two years but they just killed it...knew something was weird by drafting burke with already having rubio...but they just traded burke for muhammad and dieng. thats a steal.
rookie of the year this year will be muhammad or porter.
nets getting KG, Pierce and Terry for picks from the celtics.
interesting
What a terrible move for the Nets.
Old players. Traded three number 1's.
Dumpster fire.
3 number 1s for real?
wow awful.
i refuse to get on twitter bc its horrible. also bc you have all been wrong about everything tonight. no way thats what it is.
The deal centers around a package that sends Gerald Wallace, Tornike Shengelia, the expiring deal of Kris Humphries and three future first-round picks (2014, '16 and '18) to the Celtics, sources told Y! Sports.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--nets-pursuing-trade-for-kevin-garnett--paul-pierce-171213145.html
Lol this will be good
Quote@FisolaNYDN: Rasheed Wallace is in talks with the Detroit Pistons to join Maurice Cheeks coaching staff, the Daily News has learned.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 27, 2013, 11:15:42 PM
What a terrible move for the Nets.
Old players. Traded three number 1's.
Dumpster fire.
Picks should be relatively useless though, at least 2014/2016. I would be happy if I was a nets fan.
i dont know what their cap number is going to be but that crazy russian dont give a farg about a luxury tax
the murphy group goes.
lol at Doc Rivers calling Bill Simmons an idiot
Did he really? That's great. I can't stand that dweeby little Boston flag.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 27, 2013, 11:43:24 PM
i dont know what their cap number is going to be but that crazy russian dont give a farg about a luxury tax
nets top FIVE players are making 81 mil.....nba cap is 59 mil
Quote from: Rome on June 28, 2013, 04:45:04 AM
Did he really? That's great. I can't stand that dweeby little Boston flag.
he legit looked like he was going to cry when the trade came down
I love Simmons. I find his columns to be consistently entertaining even with the Boston douchiness.
His columns are hit or miss with me. Sometimes, I thoroughly enjoy reading his stuff, sometimes I give up after a paragraph or 2. I really can't stand him on tv though.
Quote from: Eagles_Legendz on June 27, 2013, 11:29:14 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 27, 2013, 11:15:42 PM
What a terrible move for the Nets.
Old players. Traded three number 1's.
Dumpster fire.
Picks should be relatively useless though, at least 2014/2016. I would be happy if I was a nets fan.
still cant wrap my head around that when there's 30 sec left on the clock that Jason Kidd will be in the middle of the timeout huddle drawing plays on a clipboard for Garnett, Pierce and D Will--what?
Final details of the Celts/Nets deal:
To Brooklyn:
KG, Pierce, Terry
To Boston:
Humphries, Wallace, Keith Bogans, MarShon Brooks, Kris Joseph
2014 1st (whichever is worse between Boston and Atlanta)
2016 1st
2018 1st
Option to swap picks with the Nets in 2017
No Evans, no Shengelia
Jesus Christ that's a haul for Bahstahn.
And they even got a 1st for their coach. I hope those 1sts are lottery protected.
Looks like CP3 is staying with the Clips. 5/$107mil
Quote from: Sgt PSN on July 01, 2013, 08:11:34 AM
Looks like CP3 is staying with the Clips. 5/$107mil
Oh?
What am I missing on this TOR/NYK deal?
Why would Toronto make that trade?
It's garbage-for-trash. Bargnani's terrible and wore out his welcome because he's lazy and has zero work ethic. Also, I want to see a game where Bargnani and Brook Lopez are the opposing centers. "And not a basketball was rebounded that day..."
Bledsoe and Caron Butler go to the Suns, Jared Dudley and J.J. Redick go to the Clippers and the Bucks get two second-round draft picks
I hope Dwight Howard goes to the Rockets and takes his vaginosis with him.
kings dangled the carrot and offered Iggy 4 years $52 mill then took it off the table late last night because he wouldnt make up his mind quick enough.
they are supposedly going a diff direction now
Quote from: hbionic on July 02, 2013, 07:05:49 PM
I hope Dwight Howard goes to the Rockets and takes his vaginosis with him.
I've got no love for the Lakers, but I do respect what they've done as a franchise over the years and Jerry Buss was the GOAT. That said, all this public ass kissing they're doing is beneath them, imo. There's a farging D Howard billboard being driven around LA on a truck for farg sake. Love 'em or hate 'em, the Lakers are either the 1st or 2nd most popular franchise in the NBA and players are usually the ones begging to go there, not the other way around. Jim Buss gonna run this franchise into the ground.
Howard is a gigantic corksucker. Hoping he dies in a fire is too nice for that bitch.
There really aren't enough adjectives out there to describe how awful he is as a person.
Overrated. If he's not the best player on the floor (Orlando) and focal point each and every possession he plays lazy. He goes to Houston he'll be dealing with Harden who will be shooting 27 times a game- not good for his ego.
Give me Marc Gasol over him in a heartbeat- nice medium jumper if needed, solid post up game, great passer, facilitator, and plays hard.
There's probably a half dozen centers in the game I'd take over him right now:
Hibbert
M. Gasol
Aldridge
Hickson
McGee
Cousins
You were laughing to yourself when you typed in McGee right?
Cousins- while talented--is a puddle and Hickson is 6'9
half those guys aren't even centers
it says more about the state of the position in the league right now than it does Dwight howard but the fact is hes one of the best three centers in the nba and when hes healthy and asserts himself hes the best all around center in the nba bar none...hes gone from being overrated to underrated
Quote from: reese125 on July 03, 2013, 02:42:20 PM
You were laughing to yourself when you typed in McGee right?
A little, yeah. He's farged in the head and does some stupid shtein, but he's still got talent leaking out of his ass. I'd rather take a shot on him or Cousins than I would Howard.
But igy's point is the real story here. There aren't but a few legit centers in the game right now and there hasn't been since the late 90s/early 00's. You don't need one to compete. You don't need one to win a championship. Howard has been to exactly 1 NBA Finals in his career, so it's not like anyone can make the case that his antics are worth it because he elevates your team to the next level. He's good. He might even be really good. But he's just one of those guys who seems to bring your team down a lot more than he lifts it up.
Howards post game is a joke, can't pass worth a lick, awful post dribbling and still doesnt even have good offensive footwork.
He's agile as hell for his size, but still has no idea how to use his strength on offense- which is a crying shame. He's there for garbage put backs, oops, the occasional hook, and big dunks under the rim.
The face of a franchise is your bread and butter taking last possession shots--he would be the 3rd option I would want the ball to go to.
He's Donovan McNabb times 1,000 in the passive aggressive dept.
Plus he outright lied to the fans in Orlando, which on the surface isn't bad because farg them, but after the Shaq debacle he could have just said, yeah I want out and I'm leaving regardless.
He's my most hated athlete by far and probably ever.
I don't even really hate him because he's mostly irrelevant and the NBA is going to completely forget about him about 5 seconds after he retires. I can vividly recall Shaq, Hakeem, Ewing, Deke and even Kareem in the latter stage of his career. They've all got signature plays, games or even seasons that stand out in my mind. Other than wearing a stupid farging cape in a dunk contest (where he technically didn't even dunk) I can't recall a single individual play by Howard or a stand out game or anything. I know the guy has had some pretty spectacular performances, but I can't recall exactly what he did or who it was against. He's like the most forgettable super star I've ever seen.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on July 03, 2013, 03:20:31 PM
I can vividly recall Shaq, Hakeem, Ewing, Deke and even Kareem in the latter stage of his career. They've all got signature plays, games or even seasons that stand out in my mind. Other than wearing a stupid farging cape in a dunk contest (where he technically didn't even dunk) I can't recall a single individual play by Howard or a stand out game or anything.
his biggest impact comes on the defensive end of the floor...and defense doesn't always jump off the screen at you...hes had huge games but like reese said he doesnt score outside of four feet....Patrick could stretch out and hit jumpers....kareem had the sky hook and sick post moves....we dont even need to talk about hakeem...shaq didn't move away from the hoop but he had moves and he straight up bullied people so he stood out (didn't hurt that he had personality for years)....howards biggest asset is his ability to run the floor at his size...but when hes hurt and/or unmotivated this attribute leaves his game...and its the one area where he does stand out...unfortunately he hasn't taken advantage of this nearly enough in his career and has instead relied on his quickness around the rim to dunk off loose balls alley ooops and follow ups
Other than Barkley Shaq was my favorite player ever. Watching him early in his career was a fairly amazing thing to see. He was raw as farg but he was a man among toddlers out there. I still can't believe he was left off the 92 Dream Team in favor of Christian Latener. Talk about a joke.
Brad Stevens to coach the Celtics.
Shocking move there.
Wow....Celtics hire Brad Stevens from Butler.
Stevens hire = Kelly hire.[/IGY]
Quote from: Rome on July 03, 2013, 05:44:47 PM
I still can't believe he was left off the 92 Dream Team in favor of Christian Latener. Talk about a joke.
It's a joke when you take into account their NBA careers, but at the time Laettner had cleaned up basically every 1992 NCAA award there is to give and was one of the most famous college players of all time, at the height of his fame. He also had put in a whole four years and graduated, and the slot was there to promote and represent college basketball, not people leaving for the NBA. Quite frankly it would have been odd to give that spot (essentially a bench/garbage time role anyway) to anyone else.
laettner is the greatest college basketball player of all time....theres always that
true or false you loved him in the 90s
He was a token college player on a team filled with professional HOF's.
In other words he belonged nowhere near that team.
And greatest college player ever? That's sarcasm right? Say yes.
name a college player in the modern era who had a better career
Your ridiculousness isn't worth arguing over. But how about Kareem, Walton, Magic, Bird, Maravich? Wait, not modern right?
The reason you don't see long term dominating college players is because they don't play more than a year or two if at all.
again as usual you are incapable of forming any sort of beneath the surface thought when it comes to sports...you are talking about the best basketball player to ever play in college....we all know thats mike....im talking about the best college basketball player ever...thats (probably) layts
and there isn't a single semi sane person on the planet that wouldn't have him in the forefront of the conversation much less call the thought a joke or ridiculous
Its obviously Jimmer.
dionte christmas
fennis dembo
Kareem was the best player ever. It's not even remotely close, dude. Sorry.
not sure how I feel about the pellys getting tyreke.....it eliminates all chances of a top 5 pick which is good...but it also shows they are trying to win as much as possible next year which might make the pick irrelevant
i thought the hornets had it top 5 protected
it is
im saying theres no chance of the sixers losing out by it being a top 5 pick.....the question now is are they going to be too good
theyll probably be somewhere in the 10 area
they arent a playoff team but might be like the 9th or 10th best team in the west, best case scenario
with some luck the sixers will have the 1 and something else in the top 10, im hoping like #8 or 9. a boy can dream.
next step is to start moving et thad and dough boy...at least one or two of them
I want the two worst nba seasons of all time to be sixer teams
Iggy to GS....4/$48M
The Warriors dumped Jefferson, Biedrins and picks to Utah to clear room
Word this morning was that they were looking to shed salary to make room for Howard. Guess they're out of the running on that now, eh?
only way they can do it now is through a sign and trade
No, I think they signed Iggy because they either got cold feet on Howard or found out that he wasn't interested in going there.
Dwight Howard's crybaby ass has chosen to sign with Houston per USA Today.
Houston, you have a problem.
^^ :-D^^
nm
damn if the warriors could have pulled off howard that would have had a piper of a starting 5
Curry
Thompson
Iggy
D. Lee
Howard
Hahaha bitchmade is waffling now. Romey's gonna pound those $4 beers hard while laughing his ass off.
Quote@SportsCenter: UPDATE: A source has told ESPN that Dwight Howard has "changed his mind." Howard has told Lakers he's now 50-50.
Someone just take this clown out already. Jerk off.
Quote@espn_macmahon: Mavs can offer Andrew Bynum 4 years, $45M with no further roster trimming. With contract language protecting Mavs from knees, makes sense.
The Big Indecision finally picked Houston.
Paul Milsap signs with ATL
OJ Mayo goes to Milwaukee
dwight is such a bitch
i cannot wait for this thing to implode. o/u for first 'dwight is unhappy' story? ill set it at october 10th
Yeah he's gonna hate Harden getting the majority of the looks.
If McHale and Morey control his primadonna act they could be really good especially f they get Josh Smith
theyll be regular season good
dwight is a soft little bitch. smith has never played in a big game in his life. harden is too busy designing suits to care. they might not even get past the spurs in a playoff series, and the spurs are older than the phillies
Hardens got a taste for nasty ass Htown strippers too.
Quote from: MDS on July 05, 2013, 11:08:42 PM
theyll be regular season good
They're a 2nd round playoff team......which is basically what they were without him.
detroit bagging josh smith is excellent news for the sixers
jarrett jack to the cavs
nm
honestly do you think good things happen to philadelphia
Quote from: MDS on July 07, 2013, 01:45:32 AM
honestly do you think good things happen to philadelphia
im almost positive this is all going to work out for the sixers
what happens if wiggins sucks
jason kidd got teed up today in his firts game ever as a head coach
fyi - it was in a summer league game
somehow dorrell wright got a 2/6 deal from portland
I was at a show last night and Ice Cube bashed Dwight Howard...at one point calling him Dwight Coward as well as a soft bitch.
Nothing new, but the crowd went crazy and I'm glad most out here feel the same way.
well the first team to offer bynum a multi year deal is the cavs on a 2yr $24 mill. mavs and hawks are up
Quote from: hbionic on July 08, 2013, 01:28:00 PM
I was at a show last night and Ice Cube bashed Dwight Howard...at one point calling him Dwight Coward as well as a soft bitch.
Nothing new, but the crowd went crazy and I'm glad most out here feel the same way.
Ice Cube is still a top-5 show of all-time for me. He was so great it actually makes me giddy thinking about it and that was 20 years ago.
I must sadly admit it was my first. But damn, what a set.
i saw him with del...when del was no one but a face on the amerikkkas most wanted cd sleeve....i thought he was his hype man
Never saw Cube in concert. And that makes me sad.
his set lists suck now.....too much we be clubbin and bown down and not enough bird in the hand and we gonna tear this motherfarger up
i understand why but its nothing i wanna see....dook hasnt made a good song since like 1993
I wouldn't "want" to see him in concert today because he's too mainstream now. I mean, I guess I'd go if I had tix thrown at me, but I'm talking about wishing I'd seen him back in the day.
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 09, 2013, 06:59:45 AM
i saw him with del...when del was no one but a face on the amerikkkas most wanted cd sleeve....i thought he was his hype man
This is awesome
I love this Russian owner. A guy that knows he's filthy rich and can give a farg if it eats his pockets for the price of a championship--even though they still won't get it.
[Nets] Their payroll — once they complete a trade for Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce — will be about $98 million, triggering a tax bill of about $75 million. That would be the most any team has paid since the league instituted the luxury tax in 2002-3, according to figures provided by the cap expert Larry Coon.
In fact, $75 million is more than double the total taxes paid by all 30 teams combined in the 2011-12 season.
Then again, the comparison is slightly unfair. The Nets are, in a sense, the first major victims — albeit voluntary victims — of a highly punitive new system.
Under the original tax structure, teams paid a simple dollar-for-dollar penalty once they exceeded the threshold. So in 2007, for instance, the Knicks paid $45.1 million in taxes for spending $45.1 million past the tax line.
But next season the penalty will start at $1.50 per dollar spent beyond the threshold, and it will keep increasing. Once a team has gone $5 million over the line, it will be taxed at $1.75 per dollar. At $10 million over, the rate increases to $2.50. At $15 million over, it shoots up to $3.25.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 27, 2013, 11:43:24 PM
i dont know what their cap number is going to be but that crazy russian dont give a farg about a luxury tax
Bynum to Cleveland is official.
Watch him play in 82 and avg 20/10
Monta Ellis to the Mavs
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 10, 2013, 08:55:56 PM
Bynum to Cleveland is official.
Watch him play in 82 and avg 20/10
He could play 5 minutes and score 2 pts with 1 board and it'd be 1000000000000x more of a contribution than he made to the Sixers.
actually if they wind up getting wiggins and hes as good as durant or something, then the bynum saga will wind up being the best thing to happen to them. by it being an unmitigated disaster, it allowed them to bottom out and draft the next other worldly player.
14 years after drafting the immortal Fredric Weiss, the Knicks finally get Ron Artest.
if gs holds on here it will be their 15th summer league in a row
they cashed
DRUNK LOSER
not bad. nerlens will be able to pull this off one day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt6rsQtmpLo
ha--adam morrison retired from the nba--and is now on the coaching staff of gonzaga
looks like scola is getting traded to the pacers.
phoenix challenging sixers in the tankdown...probably have a leg up because they play in the west and will face better teams
hinkie needs to counter. trade thad?
Or he could just relax and realize the last place team only has a 5% better shot at the #1 pick than the second worst team...
oops
Quote from: QB Eagles on July 27, 2013, 03:02:24 PM
Or he could just relax and realize the last place team only has a 5% better shot at the #1 pick than the second worst team...
when phx gets the 1 remember this
ill take a 1/4 chance over a 1/5 chance any day
altho when next years lottery take place it will have been 10 years since the team with the worst record won the lottery
btw heres my order of worst teams in the nba next year (as of now)
1. sixers
2. phoenix
3. utah
4. charlotte
5. sacramento
6. orlando
Brandon Jennings to the Pistons in a sign-and-trade
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 27, 2013, 06:17:06 PM
ill take a 1/4 chance over a 1/5 chance any day
altho when next years lottery take place it will have been 10 years since the team with the worst record won the lottery
btw heres my order of worst teams in the nba next year (as of now)
1. sixers
2. phoenix
3. utah
4. charlotte
5. sacramento
6. orlando
You are such anti-west coast that you even leave out the Lakers from that list. Lakers are going to suck verga.
As long as they keep the Pelicans out of the playoffs too
Dumars got that starting 5 to look half decent
Jennings
Stuckey
Josh Smith
Drummond
Monroe
Bench blows
Quote from: hbionic on July 30, 2013, 05:23:28 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 27, 2013, 06:17:06 PM
ill take a 1/4 chance over a 1/5 chance any day
altho when next years lottery take place it will have been 10 years since the team with the worst record won the lottery
btw heres my order of worst teams in the nba next year (as of now)
1. sixers
2. phoenix
3. utah
4. charlotte
5. sacramento
6. orlando
You are such anti-west coast that you even leave out the Lakers from that list. Lakers are going to suck verga.
lakers are not going to make the playoffs but they wont contend for worst record in the nba....and the reason im anti west coast is because i have to explain things like this to laker fans in LA
I don't think the Lakers will be that much worse next year than they were this year with Howard. They'll still win 30-35 games even if Kobe's on the shelf to start the season.
agreed
in fact theyd make the playoffs in the east
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 30, 2013, 06:49:15 PM
Quote from: hbionic on July 30, 2013, 05:23:28 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 27, 2013, 06:17:06 PM
ill take a 1/4 chance over a 1/5 chance any day
altho when next years lottery take place it will have been 10 years since the team with the worst record won the lottery
btw heres my order of worst teams in the nba next year (as of now)
1. sixers
2. phoenix
3. utah
4. charlotte
5. sacramento
6. orlando
You are such anti-west coast that you even leave out the Lakers from that list. Lakers are going to suck verga.
lakers are not going to make the playoffs but they wont contend for worst record in the nba....and the reason im anti west coast is because i have to explain things like this to laker fans in LA
I hate you!
greg oden to the heat---look out
Quote from: reese125 on August 02, 2013, 09:27:09 PM
greg oden to the heat---look out
I hope their plan is to bubble wrap him until May.
ryan anderson's girlfriend offed herself.
try to spot wilt chamberlain
https://twitter.com/si_vault/status/370181689567227904/photo/1
were there ever white people in overbrook
According to TMZ.com, Lamar Odom has been missing for 72 hours and sources close to the situation fear that he's abusing crack cocaine.
fear, hope... whatever.
being part of the traveling Kardashian circus will do that to ya
farg THAT GUY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JStrNwzjbg
new hawks head coach budenholzer arrested for DUI and other drugs in car
Lol @ the little guy for still harboring feelings over a game that took place before his nuts dropped.
LO is a turd though. OTL did a report earlier this year on athlete-run charities and LO's turned out to be shady as shtein. The charity (I forget the name) was supposed to collect money for kids with cancer. I forget the exact figures, but something like 2/3 of the money they raised was used to fund AAU teams. And Odom hired one of his former HS or college coaches to run it and paid him like $75k/year to basically do nothing.
Odom arrested for DUI, MDS faps til it's raw. (http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/9615771/lamar-odom-arrested-suspicion-dui)
best temple basketball moment since the win over duke?
http://nypost.com/2013/09/14/knicks-players-fixed-games-for-drug-dealers-in-80s-fbi/?utm_source=SFnewyorkpost&utm_medium=SFnewyorkpost
Btw I'm buying the book named in the article...supposed to be good
its a well know fact that the 79 pirates are the only team in major pro sports history to do more drugs than the 80's knicks
Even the 86 Mets?
they are probably third....pirates make the mets look like win drinkers only
Haha I didn't know the pirates were that bad
we are family
family actually meant acid freaks
i dont have time tonight cause i gotta wake up in 2hr and 22 min for the eagles game but ill hit you off on the pirates one day...my dad has stories for years
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 14, 2013, 07:19:42 PM
Haha I didn't know the pirates were that bad
When the mascot is your dealer, the team has a problem.
and so it begins....
QuoteAccording to Fox Sports Ohio's Sam Amico, new Cleveland Cavaliers center Andrew Bynum is reportedly likely to miss the entire preseason after missing all of 2012-13 with the Philadelphia 76ers:
Training camp begins Oct. 1, with the Cavs' first preseason game a week later (vs. the Milwaukee Bucks).
One source familiar with Bynum's progress told FOX Sports Ohio that Bynum is nowhere near ready and is likely to miss the entire preseason. He could, however, give it a go early in the regular season, if not for the opener Oct. 30 vs. the Brooklyn Nets.
lol
poor cleveland
i honestly feel bad for them. for everything. the browns, the injuns, this, being detroit part II...it sucks.
Cleveland got Banner and Bynum from us and we got nothing in return. We got the better of that exchange.
Quote from: SD on September 19, 2013, 11:49:07 AM
Cleveland got Banner and Bynum from us and we got nothing in return. We got the better of that exchange.
addition by subtraction
really good euro final going into overtime right now
Shaq has part ownership of the Kings. Press conference tomorrow
Knicks and Nets will share the 2015 All-Star festivities. Brooklyn gets the Saturday stuff and MSG gets the game on Sunday
http://deadspin.com/heres-michael-jordan-schooling-o-j-mayo-better-scre-1440607515
its like he...knows hes god
only watched a couple of minutes so far but derrick rose looks like he was never out
this happened in august but I didn't hear anything about it.....did anyone else?
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/blogs/magic-basketblog/os-mbb-schmitzs-take-ryan-anderson-girlfriend-suicide-20131009,0,3186756.post
matty and easy both posted about it.
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lol
http://www.charlottemagazine.com/Charlotte-Magazine/November-2013/The-Place-Went-Nuts-Oral-History/
thankfully owners voted to go back to a 2-2-1-1-1 finals format
Quote from: Dillen on October 21, 2013, 01:02:05 PM
http://www.charlottemagazine.com/Charlotte-Magazine/November-2013/The-Place-Went-Nuts-Oral-History/
There's some hilarious shtein in there. The story about Dick Harter (which is a hilarious name in and of itself) trying to convince the owner to trade Bogues might be the funniest thing I've ever read.
QuoteI turned around, and there's no Harter. He's on his hands and knees, with his nose up on the conference room table, sort of looking over it. And he goes, "This is what Muggsy sees when he's playing defense! This is what Muggsy sees!" He's got his eyes just over the top of the conference table, and he's on his hands and knees.
i'm actually kinda excited to see what oden looks like out there tonight and if he gets a lot of minutes.
Skills wise or age wise?
both, but he's not even suited up. guess he blew out his knee in the last 24 hours.
Miami would be smart to keep him in bubble wrap until May when they'll actually need him.
bynum active tonight
wade out tonight.
watch out for the upset.
just kind of joking. i'm actually excited to watch this bad team play. watch them be this amazingly gritty team and win 25 games and farg everything up.
hop on the james anderson train--it's boarding
bynum has been dominant since he came into the game
3 pts
2 reb
2 stl
2 ast
in five minutes
Played 3 more minutes and hasn't played since
orlando with e nice comeback to go up three over the timbos and k love hits a three with ten seconds left to tie
a magic win here would be nice
afflalo just short at the buzzer....ot
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Jrue had 24, 7 reb, 5 asst and a steal
more importantly a big 4q by the pacers hand the pels a loss
Dwight Howard had 26 boards
...and has one HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE Vagina.
3 straight possessions....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyoL5BwqDOs
theres so many good lead guards in the league right now...that along with a bunch of young guys growing up and becoming players has really been good for scoring in the league...only five of the 19 games played thus far did both teams have less than 95 pts and in over 1/3 of the games both teams have scored 100 or more pts
sheep don't understand good nba defense.
did i do that right?
good shooting > good defense
timbos are beating the thunder by 30
thad or ET to okie city
Was just about to post that...jeez OKC step it up
The Heat look like pureed shtein again.
BTW I still hate Pierce and Garnett
Jeff VanGundy is awesome
not as awesome as espn's nba HD picture....its unreal
Seems better for the NBA than other sports, right?
yeah def....even mnf
phoenix and the sixers both 2-0
gordon hayward is a moron
and bledsooooooooo
anthony davis is out of control this year....hopefully nn can become half as good as him
god these warrior uniforms are terrible
i missed on klay thompson by one year....last nba fantasy draft i took him mad early to all kinds of laughter....he had a good year but not the breakout year i predicted...that's happening right now
awesome piston jerseys today...
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russell westbrook IN for tonight
Anthony Bennett hasn't made a bucket yet this year...
yea they're actually wearing these on Christmas
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bos/mia (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jCq6HjIJGw)
the shot that swung wiggins
Nice D, Andrea
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The Knicks are a trainwreck.
I saw a thing the other day that said that Dolan has people following Mike Woodson everywhere. Like even when he meets with his family after games there's an MSG/Knicks employee there hanging around.
while looking at the nba sked for tonight i saw this which is pretty crazy when you think about entering the season two weeks ago
the nets are at phoenix with the nets being 0-4 on the road and the suns 4-0 at home....suns favored in the game
meanwhile sixers getting zero respect (+9) at atlanta
how long until the Russky bounces Jason Kidd?
The Nets are atrocious.
memphis has fought all the way back and tony parker is trying to now take over
really good game
cleveland trying to hold on for dear life in new orleans....this would be a nice win
nba halftime keeps harping on jason kidd and/or the players....how the farg dont you blame the owner....how do you spend a trillion dollars on a roster and 10 cent on a coach....so stupid
rut roh derrick rose
this isnt breaking news but golden st jerseys are straight money
lol
tony allen - "without marc gasol we turn into a makeshtein team"
d rose torn meniscuis
D Rose torn labia
He will be back in 2015
and the celts close it out
oladipo misses a shorty at the buzzer to send miami orlando into ot...big baby made a world of difference for the magic....he will win them games
andrew bogut just tried to start a riot and then slipped out the back door
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portland has made a mad run to tie this up....should be a great stretch run
http://www.complex.com/sports/2013/11/nick-young-rihanna-lakers-game
i miss swag.
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 24, 2013, 12:24:00 AM
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Quote"(Bonner) likes to mess with me once in a while," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said, smiling. "Matty will never get a call for (an isolation or) anything ever while I'm here."
raptors first place in atlantic right now wit a 6-7 record. gross.
d rose out for the year
If you wait until after Christmas, ET for Hinrich, Nazr Mohammed, Mike James and Charlotte's top-10 protected pick would work. Just throwing that idea out there
Also Kobe signed a 2-year extension...$23.5M next year, $25M the year after
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Looks like Minnesota is about to send Derrick Williams to Sacramento for Luc Richard Mbah a Moute
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba-to-fine-jason-kidd--50-000-for-spilled-drink-stunt-003042479.html
http://blacksportsonline.com/home/2013/11/george-karl-thinks-andre-iguodala-fed-warriors-info-during-2012-playoffs/
Wow
really good game that everyone can see - golden state okie city on nba tv
detroit with a pathetic 4q up 12 going into it just watched the lakers miss four straight free throws and now have the ball down 2 with 15 seconds left
a win would pull them past the sixers
swaggy farging p actually takes a charge for the win
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 29, 2013, 08:25:38 PM
really good game that everyone can see - golden state okie city on nba tv
over
time
jesus this game is good
harrison barnes > kevin durant
WOW
is there a bigger loser than melo.....randy foye yo
if kyle korver hits a three on friday against cleveland he will break dana barros all time record of 87 straight games with a three pointer.....barros set the record during the second half of the 94-95 season with the sixers and the first half of the 95-96 season with the celtics.....his streak ended with a thud going 0-9 against the knicks in january 96
charles is doing color for the nets knicks instead of the studio...earlier he said, i left two tickets at the front desk for my friend last night, this morning there were six tickets left.
He rode the subway there too...someone snapped a pic of him
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 05, 2013, 09:45:02 AM
if kyle korver hits a three on friday against cleveland he will break dana barros all time record of 87 straight games with a three pointer.....barros set the record during the second half of the 94-95 season with the sixers and the first half of the 95-96 season with the celtics.....his streak ended with a thud going 0-9 against the knicks in january 96
Dana farging Barros. Remind me...he tried 'rapping' as well, didn't he?
i know he had a song on that yo nba raps album....if he did anything more than that i dont know about it and i dont wanna know about it
:-D
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 06, 2013, 07:17:23 AM
i know he had a song on that yo nba raps album....if he did anything more than that i dont know about it and i dont wanna know about it
Lol.
celtics 45
nuggets 18
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wow.....shump around
sick brandon knight three to tie the bullets with 15 left....wall sets up singleton for a wide open game winner at the buzzer and he gags
overtime
i dont know how everyone doesnt have the nba package....theres so god damn many great games
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 06, 2013, 09:20:10 PM
wow.....shump around
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lirviSQFoX8
rocket announcers were just praising maurice speights to no end...."remember when he was on the 76ers....he was a really good player"
NO
Haha...Houston don't know sports
ben mclemore just went boom
damion lillard is so good
sactown +1 on the lakers with eight to go
they really need to win this
demarcus cousins is a complete moron
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 06, 2013, 11:56:36 PM
sactown +1 on the lakers with eight to go
they really need to win this
guess who won
what did cousins do? boogie's got a place in my heart. i don't know why my favorite athletes are always idiots.
just his normal every game stupidity....tonight was taking terrible shots...they are down two 18 seconds left on the shot clock and he inexplicably launches an 18 footer when he shouldn't be shooting outside of max 12 feet
i actually wanna like him but hes such a waste of talent
since they lost by 32 i assume this was way early in the game.
i think i like him out of spite because i wanted him so much more than ET.
ha, my bad. was thinking of favors, the other guy i wanted over ET.
andy varejo just put a shoulder piece into blake griffin who didnt like it....scuffle ensues
Matt Barnes is happy about that
cavs win and move to within a game of the sixers
statement night for the pacers
trey burke misses a fairly easy floater at the buzzer.....4 win jazz 4 win sactown going to OT
damion lilliard is the truth
Yep that dude is legit
That's why I grabbed him in our league
wowowowowow
unreal game....montaaaaaaaaaay
holy shtein celts beat the knicks by 40 today....at the garden
Knicks are the taterskins of the NBA
then who is brooklyn
Washington taterskins 1999-2001
Rudy Gay dealt to Sactown...not seeing for who yet
QuoteAdrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA 1m
Sacramento will send John Salmons, Vasquez, Patterson and Hayes to the Raptors, sources tell Yahoo Sports.
a domino has fallen......your move hinkie magic
what a horrendous deal for sactown
hawes can't be on this team for too much longer. whatever value he has should be at its peak.
thunder putting that smash on the pacers tonight
fyi - kobe return on nbatv at 930
kobe with a sweet ass dime to start it off...and then an air ball
terrance ross long distance big fella
canada leading the lakeshow by 10 with 3 to go
would be a huge....gets the raptors to 7 wins and tied with your sixers
toronto will actually be improved without that pos rudy gay
adam silver said today the league will take a look at the possibility of getting rid of divisions.....probably just talk due to how bad the east is this year but even the fact that he brought up the subject is big
bobcats taking a legit shot at the pacers in indy?
what happened to al jefferson
k love is 7-7 from beyond and has 35 pts in the 3q
love up to 42 but just missed a bunny and now spurs being spurs
this is a great game
ty lawson -30 tonight
denver backcourt as a whole has not made a fg (0-9)
harden is a terrible defender but you gotta love him checking fellow superstar steph curry in crunch time
this is so stupid but i'm high and mesmerized
http://deadspin.com/watch-david-stern-choking-in-slow-motion-because-it-is-1482800395?
Brook Lopez is done for the season with a broken foot
the knicks are an absolute disaster...memphis is terrible right now....just got bombarded on an 0-7 jaunt against the west...come back TO NEW YORK and win easily
crazy that the suns are going to be top ten in the nba win column at the xmas break
Check out Blake's handle
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dj in brooklyn getting shook onzes on the last nets posession
looking forward to this suns warriors game tonight
jazz tryin to close against the lakers...up 4 with a minute left
would give them the magic and the nets wins tonight
d favors with a two handed crush putback with 2.1 left to win it
steph with 15/9/9 at half
lol now 15/13/15
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 27, 2013, 11:14:09 PM
would give them the magic and the nets wins tonight
add the kings to the mix...beat the heat tonight
bynum suspended by the cavs for conduct detrimental and are trying to trade or waive him in the next couple weeks
Sounds like a win-win. They get rid of a locker room cancer, Bynum gets more time to work on his bowling game instead of a sport he hates.
What a shteinbag.
i was reading somewhere that said dont be surprised if he ends up with the heat
Makes sense for the Heat. Maybe he gives a shtein on a good team and contributes. If not, they'll probably just release him.
yeah its pretty much the oden thing all over again
pellies and rockets going down to the wire...houston up four thanks to TWO dwight howard free throws with two minutes left
jazz up one at half in lob city
chris bosh showing hes a superstar (just not as good as lebron) tonight
back to back THREES and a tip in with two minutes left to take the lead
34 on the night
old dwayne wade.....jesus
damian lilliard time or inside to LA
lilliard gags but batum is fouled
heat with ball and 8 sec left...down by two
what a great game
no matter what happens heat have to be happy with the result minus lebron
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
utah aint playin
so the heat lose to the kings with lebron and beat rip city without him?
damn
Quote from: MDS on December 29, 2013, 12:48:05 AM
so the heat lose to the kings with lebron and beat rip city without him?
damn
the sacramento game was the ultimate sandwich game....i wasnt sure about outright but kings and the points was a mortal lock....that loss didnt suprise me at all
tonights win did tho
lol
90-90 with 1.57 left
1.19 left 98-90 lob city
well done jazz.....well done
dont worry about them
we passed them and we dont look back.
stop saying we eazy
im not talking about we the sixers im talking about we the people who follow them
gotta have tunnel vision my stillupfront's mom
we are going to the game next thrusday
we need an nba team to do something for this city
but we didnt pass anyone in the standings
we dont care
I do
WE shouldnt be like washington, DC or tuscaloosa fans
rumor going around that Bynum slept with the wife of a Cavs assistant coach
Too bad it wasn't Lebrons mom
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 30, 2013, 01:55:04 PM
rumor going around that Bynum slept with the wife of a Cavs assistant coach
:-D What's up with the sex scene up in Cleveland. First, LeBron's mom, now a coach's wife?
The hiring of Jason Kidd may be the biggest blunder of all time as far as coaches go in the NBA
Colossal failure.
Be proud Billy King.
this raptors team is really fun to watch and they are actually playing smart now as well
derozan and amri johnson have really grown up
Agreed.
That's why I picked both of em in our league
im talkin on the defensive end of the court mostly....how to read pick n rolls and shtein...knowing when to hedge...hell just giving max effort on defense is new to them
shot selection is much better as well altho derozan still has night where hes out of control
they are gonna beat indy
They got Psycho T!! Thats why they're winning!
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 01, 2014, 09:29:05 PM
They got Psycho T!! Thats why they're winning!
lol
has he ever played a game where this didnt happen.....
him and another guy are fighting for the ball....refs call a jump...and tee continues to spaz out long after the other guy has basically given up and finally ends up flailing the ball away from the other player
Nope...he's a complete idiot douche. It cracked me up earlier when he was doing his tough guy act until he turned around and saw legit crazy Ron Artest and then he's like "ah man I'm just bullshteintin"
lebron and curry going at each other HARD tonight.....been a fantastic game...can the warriors hold on
Great game
David Lee with a really nice performance
holy farging shtein iguodala did it again late game....what an incredible comeback for gs
jr smith just took a 3 pter with 17 seconds left and the shot clock off in a tie game
houston got the rebound and steve novak committed a back court foul
knicks are really dumb
then beno udrich put the ball half down to send it to OT and it somehow spins out
Chris Paul apparently out 3-5wks with a shoulder injury
Bulls get: Andrew Bynum + 3 draft choices + right to swap 2015 1st rounders with CLE
Cavs get: Luol Deng
Speculation CHI will then waive Bynum and he ends in up MIA
lol what an awful trade for cleveland...all that for luol farging deng
chicago joining the tank party and im sure them, lakers and celtics will be 1-2-3 in the lotto. philly.
horrible mistake by jeremy lin...five seconds left down three spread court harden with the dribble drive and perfect kick to lin for the game tying three...cept the dope had his foot on the line
great back n forth battle coming to a close here in brooklyn....espn
wow how did pp miss that...looked right on line
holy shtein the king fouled out...the right call but i cant believe they made it
turning into an instant classic
just another friday nite in the nba
I know it's a few days old, but wtf is up with JR Smith trying to untie dudes shoes? He got fined for it once and then tried it again like 2 days later. Dude is a farging idiot.
pheonix down three with five seconds left and gets fouled attempting a three....gerald green just made them all...ONIONS!
pistons now in a timeout to go for the win
josh smith runner with one second left ftw
New Orleans loses again.
lol Rockets
73pts in the 1st half...19 in the 2nd half
That is awful
first team ever to score 70 or more in the fh and not reach 100 for the game
They also set the mark for biggest scoring differential between 2 halves (54). The previous record was 46.
if you arent watching curry durant right now something is wrong with you...just a sick start with each trying to one up the other
there must be something wrong with 310 million people in the us and 7.135 billion overall
not sure tyrone from west philly who doesnt have cable could watch it...or nanook from bangladesh....chin from beijing was sleeping, hes got work tomorrow...dio from baltimore was lecturing his neighbor...i was cranking one out...people got shtein to do you ignorant farg
fair enough.....if people wanna live a miserable life who am i to stop them
Quote from: MDS on January 18, 2014, 03:23:11 AM
there must be something wrong with 310 million people in the us and 7.135 billion overall
not sure tyrone from west philly who doesnt have cable could watch it...or nanook from bangladesh....chin from beijing was sleeping, hes got work tomorrow...dio from baltimore was lecturing his neighbor...i was cranking one out...people got shtein to do you ignorant farg
Hahaha
http://worldwidewob.tumblr.com/post/74239137830/air-bargnani-vs-r-kelly-i-believe-i-can-fly
melo with 51. 5 min left in 3rd.
whats most impressive is that he only has 8 misses
hes just out there on a playground now trying to break the kings record
60 pts now in 36 minutes
he got it....62.....what a travesty
23/35, 62 pts and not a single assist. Did grab 13 boards though so ateast he did something besides shoot.
pellies with a huge 4q now lead by three with 30 left!!
oh my det witha three to tie
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 24, 2014, 09:36:18 PM
he got it....62.....what a travesty
kobe had the MSG record i think. at least the record is back with the knicks.
eg at the buzzer ftw!!!!!
Quote from: phattymatty on January 24, 2014, 09:58:49 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 24, 2014, 09:36:18 PM
he got it....62.....what a travesty
kobe had the MSG record i think. at least the record is back with the knicks.
i think its worse that he has the knick record....the guy is not a knick and wont be unless they resign him long term and keep him for the long haul which is iffy at best...it actually makes me a little ill that he broke bernard kings mark
he also set the record for more points without a turnover in nba history.
no rudy gay no boogie and the kings put up a 37 pt 1q against indiana
lead by 14 now
also its a little late for tonight....my bad i meant to post this afternoon....altho no one may care anyway....but league pass is on a free preview right now
what a clutch three by isiah thomas
sac town up 3 with a minute and a half left
Thomas has been playing really well.
farg Carmelo. I wonder which team he will go to next? Whoever he ends up with is guaranteed to be dysfunctional and not get to the playoffs,
sactown just locked it down....money win for the sixers
noooooooooooooooooooooooo
ummmmm.....fyi....OT in sactown
iguodala shows why he continues to be arguably the most clutch player in the league with two free throws to take the lead with 10 seconds left
then k mart with a huge jumper to take the lead
cfb saturdays are awesome...but is there anything better than friday nights in the nba?
wow bill simmons on the halftime show just said how much the knicks lakers game sucks
meryl street and 50 cent next to each other in the garden
cavs up 20 score 6 pts in the 3q and trail
pels win another
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The bucks may not win again until march
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find a gif for t rizzles dunk last night.....one of the best dunks ive ever seen
Bynum to the Pacers...did I read that right? On the one hand why mess with team chemistry, the Pacers are legit. On the other hand he killed it for the Lakers when they were contenders, so that might motivate. Overall I think it's a bad move.
pacers mo is their team chemistry and lockeroom....they don't have a superstar like the other contenders (pg is not a superstar) but they are the strongest unit in the league....so i dont really get this either
its possible this is a preventative move....keep bynum away from the heat....who really could use him
farging kings
down 1 with the last possession and rudy gay misses a great looking seven footer
this after an epic bad foul call on them....1 second on the shot clock and ref called a phantom foul on the kinds 28 feet from the basket....spurs missed both to set up the ending
http://nba.si.com/2014/01/31/2013-nba-draft-redraft-giannis-antetokounmpo/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRgYJfiUc0k
Not sure what's more impressive.....the circus shot or the fact that the announcers barely acknowledge the fact that dook was is serious pain.
unreal game in dc....spurs up 2 with five seconds left with a front court inbound thats stolen by wall and taken the length for a score with under a second left....then a quick inbound by the spurs and patty mills hits a 35 footer just after the buzzer
double ot now
duncan just fouled out spurs now playing the second ot without ginobli parker duncan and kwahi leonard
chris grant gone in cleveland.....that laker loss be reverberating
wow george hill
nba fridays are slowly approaching the godlyness of college football saturdays....so many great games every week
almost before our eyes blake griffin is becoming an elite scorer...he has to be third in the mvp vote now
Yeah he has really turned a corner this year. I love watching him play
gonna be nice to sit back and relax and watch nba games tonight with no worries....instead of living and dying with every shot in lottery changing match up
only teams with less than 20 wins playing are the jazz at home vs the heat with no chance to win and the bucks at home vs the rockets with very little chance and even if they do win it doesn't mean anything
Pistons fired Mo
Makes no sense.
it makes sense because hes a terrible head coach
and this is a good thing because he now has no excuse to not be at the armored truck march 1
you still comin right J?
Yessir!
you comin in friday or saturday?
pellies getting blasted in brooklyn
cavs up nine at home vs the grizz at half
I feel it's about time for NO to move up a few spots in the draft order. As long as they don't get too feisty.
Probably Friday night...I'm booked at the holiday inn stadium
Quote from: QB Eagles on February 09, 2014, 07:37:47 PM
I feel it's about time for NO to move up a few spots in the draft order. As long as they don't get too feisty.
IN
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 09, 2014, 07:37:49 PM
Probably Friday night...I'm booked at the holiday inn stadium
nice....im coming up friday and staying at my brothers in south philly....lets go!
the god damn magic are at it again
about to beat the thunder and pacers back to back
omg maybe not
an absolute travesty of an ending but the magic held on.....but jesus what just happened
carmelo iso and missed jumper at the buzzer has the knicks and kings into OT
also cavs just beat detroit
the dangerous thing going on this last week or two of great news is that the pellies are closer to the 4th pick than the sixers are to the bucks....and speaking of the bucks they are within four of the pellies with three minutes left
pellies and kings both win
SWEET!
I cannot stop watching the Knicks. They're such a train wreck
their defensive rotations particularly against the pnr are a tragedy
every once in a while something happens that makes me think there might be a god...
13 nba games tonight because of the all star break.....which is normally an nba friday one of the best sports days you can have....but tonight is a wed so normally i wouldn't be able to drink during the games.....but this effing wonderful blizzard makes tomorrow a saturday
thanks god
and 14 seconds after i type that james harden at the buzzer ftw
sorry at .7 seconds.....bullets will have a heave ho
I wanna live the Havas life
all you have to do is get the nba package and youd have my life....
basically my life is an abomination
i think you mean mattys life is the one you really want
I've got the package so I'm set there. No self respecting degenerate gambler would be without access!
Yeah Matty does live it up pretty well.
I need about three more weeks on top of the three I get and I'd be set
steph curry is out of his mind single handedly keeping them in this
farging iggy burys a clutch one again
holy shtein lebron right back
then steph killin it again
this is sick
gs with the last posession ftw......
116-115 clips over port
this is great stuff
ohhhhhhhhh stefffy...jesus
holy shtein farging phenomenal!!!!
you cant make this stuff up
lebrizzy wants that mvp so bad
i dont know when the next time ill see a better 4q than that game and the last few minutes were just ridiculous
nm
drunk as a skunk on a wednesday
the life of kings
not drunk at all....well maybe now a little
is lebron better than michael?
clearly michael is the first pick in an all time fantasy draft....but is lebron better at basketball?
god no
lebron had to leave a team to win.....mike just needed a new coach
If I'm Adam Silver I cajole a sponsor to put up a $1M prize for the dunk contest winner.
This used to be one of my favorite nights of the year. We need to see the top players in the contest.
How is the wnba still in business?
lesbos
Skylar Diggins would get it....she's fine
tnt had an open court episode tonight about the dunk...had j and dominique on there with a panel of other players....I just caught the end of it cause I was watching a college basketball game but it looked awesome...I checked my future shows button on the cable box but it said none.....however I cant believe it wouldn't repeat on the nba network at some point
shtein I missed that...I turned on TNT at 730 for the beginning of the competitions
MCW about to get some court time
if andre drummond didnt go beserk last night mcw would have won the future stars mvp
Yeah I heard he did well - I didn't watch. Got blackout drunk on the company dime.
MCW up now....
Saw a dude in his jersey here in Houston at the mall by my house
Reggie Jackson has really turned out to be a player
do the times carry over or is it a clean slate in the final?
Not sure
Lillard is one of my fave players right now along with KD Paul George and Chris Paul
forget the actually skills here the rooks are just way slower runners
they are done unless lilliard or burke miss the free throws like a few times
jesus
Awwwwww shtein!!! A tenth!
the west each missed two free throws and still won....oladipo missing the chest pass johnson cost them...only miss there in either round by anyone
MCW missed his too
Three point time....where's Craig hodges at?!
i love the three point contest....even more than i hate the dunk contest
Has any Sixer ever done it? I can't remember
Remember Tim Perry in the dunk contest? Lol
BELLI!!
Curry surprisingly didn't do well
That doctor j crown royal commercial was nice
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 15, 2014, 09:48:24 PM
Has any Sixer ever done it? I can't remember
Remember Tim Perry in the dunk contest? Lol
ha tim perry
dana barros made the finals one year and i think was in it multiple times during his sixer tenure.....hersey def did it.....and believe it or not so did allen
i cant remember if the three pt contest was around or not then but if it was im sure the strangler was in it
I forgot about barros being in it but don't recall when Allen did...was that early in his career?
Beal did well
i dont remember the year but it was def before the finals run so yeah earlier
Ok enough with the lebron samsung commercial jeez
When does kyrie bolt from Cleveland? Next year his deal is up right?
yeah next summer....but hes gonna sign the bird extension this summer i would imagine
Ya think? I have a feeling he rolls out. If he does it's a lock he ends up in LAL right?
Or does he stay and hope lebron comes back?
CHOKE BEAL!!!
unfargingreal
that just lost me 380 bucks
Haha wow!
$190 for me
Belli has this one though
HOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLA!!
I owe you a beer for posting that pick since I followed ya
i thought that momentum off the incredible round two finish would carry beal but instead he shot himself out
Ah farg they're gonna have a concert before the dunk?
I'm gonna take that belli money and put it on the over in the as game tomorrow
http://blacksportsonline.com/home/2013/11/spurs-marco-belinelli-you-want-the-pipe-style-twitter-dm-exposed-photo/
lol
Just mixed a big jack Daniels honey and coke...tried it last night and it was pretty good
Now let's have a good dunk contest for chrissakes
i tried that stuff once a few years ago....im not a jack guy in general but i seem to recall it being unbearably sweet
we are about 45 minutes away from when the same people who watch the dunk contest every year start killing the dunk contest for being so awful
I think they have new rules this year right? I just wanna see the top players in it like when we were kids.
The one that turned me off was the one where Iggy lost to that midget Robinson
Yeah it's sweet but it works well in coke. My buddy swore by it and I tried it last night...good to chill on the patio with while watching this shtein
i dont know what the rules are...I havent really watched it in probably 20 years
Yeah this year has some weird new shtein
i just never understood the big deal with dunks that arent in games
That Lillard one was nice
this is still my all time favorite dunk....its one of those i can remember where i was plays....at a tavern in bridesburg watching it with a bunch of friends....it was right around the time nas' illmatic came out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srl2Bwh6A3I
Which one is it? My phone isn't loading vids for some reason
New Orleans crowd sucks. It's like a morgue
pippen on ewing
Ohhh yeah nice one
Harry B's dunk was wack
Nice by George but took too many tries
The fargkkkkk is James harden wearing?!?
Booooooooooo!! More like whack-ramento
New Orleans crowd sucks and mr Mariah Carey has no excitement
John Wall...that's was nice
Holy shtein that's it?! It's over?
New format sucks.
And the atmosphere sucked too. Nice dunks by Wall and George tho
it has started.
QuoteDavid Aldridge @daldridgetnt
Nets, Kings complete trade of Marcus Thornton for Jason Terry and Reggie Evans. No picks involved.
lets do this hinkie.
kevin love is going HAM right now
37-12-10
When is he a free agent?
next summer
Hinkie needs to make it happen
typical stern move...nobody wants jason collins for 6 months then michael sam comes out and all of a sudden collins is signed so the nba can beat the nfl on having a gay dude in its league
from beyond the curtain, from beyond the shadows, there is a jew lurking, pulling strings
jodie meeks just went 11-18 fg....6-11 from beyond....14-14 from the stripe
42 pts
not bad
dunleavy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwyajV1hfwk)
goes to get stitches, comes back and scores 21 in the second half
QuoteHoustonRockets
What have we learned tonight? Don't make Mike Dunleavy bleed from the face. He'll get revenge on you.
elias: Spurs became the 1st team in NBA history to have 13 players with at least 1 point, 1 rebound and 1 assist in the same game
Thanks Easy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USuAKreSez8&feature=youtu.be
well so much for that
btw anthony davis is a farging stud....if nerlens is half as good as him the sixers are gonna be ok
unreal....celts made a furious comeback to get within one....steal the ball and have a layup shot but avery bradley dribbles the ball off his knee
jeff green!
wow celts fouled with four seconds left on a three pointer
jeff green makes all three
Nice defense, C's.
Wow. This game is actually pretty damn good.
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh
Regardless of outcome, it says a lot about the Pellies that they weren't able to put this one away. That second Sixers draft pick # is going to be going up up up.
the great thing about this ot is that celts probably didn't care that much if they won in regulation but everyone goes all out in extra time...especially after that shot
or maybe not....they let tyreke walk down the lane there twice
lol at 40 20
this game is out of control
I thought that went off Humphries for sure. Saved by the replay.
so did i
what a great play by rondo
farg you jared
Celtics truly don't give a shtein about winning this game.
wait what just happened there
Jeff Green layup got turned into 3 point play with a foul, didn't see what happened after that, I assume the Pelicans ran out the clock.
no I was saying why did the celts let them inbound and run out the clock....never seen anything like that
13-0 clippers
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 16, 2014, 09:14:31 PM
no I was saying why did the celts let them inbound and run out the clock
Quote from: QB Eagles on March 16, 2014, 08:42:30 PM
Celtics truly don't give a shtein about winning this game.
makes no sense that they would fight and claw to send it into ot then come back again in the ot then not foul with five seconds left down 1
kyle lowry just took out russel westbrooks knee.....cant tell how bad it is but it didn't look good and he had to be helped to the locker room
Damn that's not good. Saw Lowry on the nova game getting interviewed last night...
kd with 44-9-7
just hit a monster three in ot to take the lead
north phillllllllllllllyyyyyyyy for the tie
OT x 2
what a game
toronto crowd with huge m-v-p chants while kyle is at the line
holy farging shtein
toronto in control the entire ot up by 5 with under a minute missed four free throws and okie has a chance to win or tie with nine seconds left
this game will not go away
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh kdeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
unfargingreal
MVP LOCK
toronto led in ot 118-110.....lost 119-118
kd with 51 on a back to back
Holy farg KD is the man
wait till you see this cold blooded three dagger he made
I can't wait to watch SC later
His only flaw? Being a taterskin fan
elias: Kevin Durant: 51 Pts, 12 Reb, 7 Ast; 1st player to reach those totals in a game since Michael Jordan in 1992
retarded game winner
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clips and warriors would be a first round matchup right now.....WOW
Why would the Warriors get rid of Mark Jackson?
Rumors going around he won't be back
behind the scenes hes a fleshpop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=iltb2YSfQ_I
kevin love has 15-5-4 after 1q
Future Sixer Kevin Love
just got his triple double
lol knicks down 32 in the 3q....what a travesty
thats huge...bucks/hawks in last game of the year. if the hawks have the 8 locked up the bucks can win that one.
sixers are winning tonight....have you seen detroit lately....their tank hand is strong as they need to be top 8 to protect their first rounder
the sixers have 1.5 nba players on their roster....they aint winning shtein
The Bucks still have Detroit left also.
Pacers...what the hell has happened to them?
I guess signing Bynum and acquiring ET means auto losses?
what a great ot btwn mia and minny and the refs tryin to decide the game with and awful call puttin chalmers to the line
only makes one of two to tie the game...with 2 seconds left minny gets a last shot
double ot we go.....
Indiana is donezo.
ET is the reason
et is worthless....thier main problem is they have a fake superstar in paul george and of course terrible point guard play
holy shtein kevin love is good and so is this game
holy farg the timbos fell asleep on def....unreal
j you better be watching rox thunder
Oh yeah I'm all over this one
Lol at Joey Crawford saying hell nah on that review. Biggest ego this side of David stern
Durant is so farging smooth
holy farg i just flipped on the kings game
Damn...awful foul!!!
KD again!
I'm shocked Houston pulled this one out. They've been playing like shtein.
james harden is such a fraud
That dude has a stripper addiction. He fargs half of the h town titty dancers
The hat that lebron is wearing post game. The hat! What the farg!
My god Indy have some pride
Down 55-23 to the hawks at the half and now down 70-46
JR Smith took 22 3's tonight
Quote from: Dillen on April 07, 2014, 12:06:10 AM
JR Smith took 22 3's tonight
ha...I was watching this disgracefulness....what a joke
I did too. I enjoyed it bc I picked him up in fantasy
QuoteRoy Hibbert, who continues to be a giant sulk-show, didn't log a single second in the second half, and instead stayed sidelined while his team struggled. Seems like Andrew Bynum might be rubbing off on Hibbert a little bit.
Hibbert, who appears to be a big part of the Pacers' problem himself, has shifted the blame recently, saying that some Pacer players are "selfish," without naming names.
"Some selfish dudes in here," he stated.
While Hibbert didn't go as far as identifying the individuals in question, NBA Insider Ric Bucher thinks he has a good idea of who Hibbert was referring to.
"There has been an issue since they acquired Evan Turner," Bucher stated in a video for Bleacher Report.
"Evan Turner and Lance Stephenson are both free agents to be, and we know with young guys looking for their first big contract, they can't quite escape that what their production is, is going to have a big impact on the kind of contract they receive," he said.
Bucher went on to explain that, before the trade for Turner, Stephenson was clearly the "next big thing" in Indiana with Granger on his way out, but the addition of Turner has muddied that somewhat, as Turner is "trying to accomplish the very same thing."
According to Bucher's report, the former 76er has only assisted on one, yes one, Hibbert basket since he became a part of the Pacers. That probably accounts for some of the perceived selfishness that Hibbert spoke of.
The issue in Indiana between Stephenson and Turner could have been predicted, as both play a similar style and both will be looking to get paid this summer. But, Indiana made the move anyway, and now they are facing a plethora of problems with the playoffs approaching, as well as issues to address in the offseason.
It amazes me how fast they've crumbled.
that's our boy evan doin his thang. :-D
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 09, 2014, 08:45:38 AM
It amazes me how fast they've crumbled.
the bynum curse continues.
does that curse include the back to back nba chamnpionships he won?
yes
edit - i had to look back at his days with the lakers. i found this gem from an article in 2010.
Quote
the Lakers now know Bynum isn't just an integral piece to their championship puzzle, he is a budding leader who will sacrifice his body for the good of team.
so a guy who started for two world champs is a curse......interesting
curses are silly anyway but this one takes the cake
are you done being a pompus douche ?
i know thats silly too.
is there is a worse person in the nba than evan turner
Corey Brewer with 51pts for the Wolves against the Rockets
Quote@ESPNStatsInfo: This postseason will be the first time ever the Lakers, Knicks and Celtics will all miss the playoffs.
Woman runs a red light outside of Toyota Center and hits Chandler Parsons...she gets outta the car and then asks for his autograph.
Houston baby!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0VfvI2-frI#t=24
iggy today
8 pts
1 reb
6 fouls
19 min
warriors goin shaq-a-deandre down the stretch here
yeah thats gs ball!
chris paul choke
Collison and Paul, real clutch down the stretch. Awful.
collision is what he is....but paul fumbled the ball out of bounds and went 0-2 from the line in the last 15 seconds
Damn did I miss a good finish in the GS game? I fell asleep
Nice start by Indy...not
more of a great game than great finish
I fell asleep at half time.
Wonder how Danny Ferry will feel if ATL beats Indy in the first round? His comments a couple weeks ago about how making the 8 seed wasn't their goal. And fans calling into the Sirius NBA shows were wanting to miss the playoffs.
Also - how embarrassing will it be when ATL can't even fill the lower bowl for a playoff series
pacers are a joke....30-13 in the fourth right now
My boy bet ATL to win the series in Vegas
+525
$500 on the Hawks
man he got a great number....highest i saw it at was 425....and thats with all the money going on atlanta...it pretty much was a 50/50 series in most peoples minds
Yeah at LVH...they're usually a bit more liberal on their lines and series prices than the strip places
@ESPNStatsInfo: Roy Hibbert went 1-of-4 in the first half vs the Hawks. He's now 4-of-32 in the last four games and a half.
even worse is he got blocked by korver.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 19, 2014, 09:24:52 PM
@ESPNStatsInfo: Roy Hibbert went 1-of-4 in the first half vs the Hawks. He's now 4-of-32 in the last four games and a half.
Are you farging kidding? Good God. They are so done.
I'm fascinated with their collapse this year
It's crazy
Quote from: phattymatty on April 19, 2014, 09:30:19 PM
even worse is he got blocked by korver.
twice
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 19, 2014, 09:53:24 PM
I'm fascinated with their collapse this year
It's crazy
mental midgets on the most leaderless roster ive seen in a while
ridiculous quarter for the grizz....gonna go down to the wire now
ET and Hibbert with the defense
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Quote from: QB Eagles on April 20, 2014, 07:50:52 AM
ET and Hibbert with the defense
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and ET's own teammate clowned him for getting crossed on....guess which one?
https://v.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/C9C95D3BE31069678661168455680_26b17b79583.0.1.3237894801790851190.mp4?versionId=zNS2DVrXZ3C.pV3Y8HvcFkoPaf4DG1WO (https://v.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/C9C95D3BE31069678661168455680_26b17b79583.0.1.3237894801790851190.mp4?versionId=zNS2DVrXZ3C.pV3Y8HvcFkoPaf4DG1WO)
before this game i thought bullets win in five....might be a sweep now....I was thinking the bullets needed a game at the stadium to get their feet wet....they are the much better team
Agreed.
Interested to see how the Rockets fare tonight - I hate that it's the late game
I love late games....just cracked an ides for it...after this lightening game
your boy chandler j!
Howard bought him a Ferrari for getting a Mohawk
lol...that reminds me when darius miles looked at his 5,000 dollar check from playing in the rookie game and said "what the farg am i supposed to do with this" and stephen jackson said "i'll take it"
so miles gave him the check
Bet he needs that money now - wonder what he's up to these days?
I wish Charlotte would've been able to face Indy so we could see them advance
Houston has zero free throw attempts to Portlands 13
The end of quarter/half with the shot clock unplugged for Houston is always Harden taking that three from the top of the key.
garcia and jeremy off the bench changed the game for houston when they came in
Yep. The small lineup sparked them.
McHale is doing a nice job or as Andy would say... Heckuva job
lol
chris webber is so terrible
I remember when I was happy when the Sixers got him. I thought he'd be what AI needed. El wrongo.
NBA refs are awful. Every last one of them suck
Houston should never win a playoff series with that disgrace of a defender james harden playing 42 minutes a game
It's nothing but threes and ugly outside shots for both
And whoever was on Garcia (1 for Portland) should be embarrassed that he let Garcia drive baseline like that. Come on! Shuffle your feet and force him against the baseline!
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 20, 2014, 11:30:16 PM
Houston should never win a playoff series with that disgrace of a defender james harden playing 42 minutes a game
He's got no interest in d'ing up. Zero.
hes a sick scorer....but gives away almost as much on the other end....he also gets superstar treatment from the refs...which I don't really get
It's because he broke free from OKC and is the go to guy on a good team so the Joey Crawfords of the NBA treat him like Jordan
Houston having Beverly back is huge. Without him they'd have no shot of making a deep run. I love his game
yeah I love him too
Bennett Salvatore swallow your whistle for chrissakes
seriously its ridiculous...they basically blow a whistle the second Houston steps over halfc ourt
WOW
Lillard has to hit that ft
Still cut down to five...let's go Rip City
here we go!!
Yeahhhhhhh!!
Harden had to hit that to make up for his zesty handles the possession before
come on mark
marcus is a farging beast
How awful is the rockets offensive game now? Let the shot clock burn down and force bad shots?
Wow! Awful job blazers
I hate james harden so much
Huuuuuuge foul on that ho Dwight
McHale gonna pull Dwight here?
Ok wanna bet on harden hoisting up an awful shot on this next possession?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 21, 2014, 12:26:45 AM
Ok wanna bet on harden hoisting up an awful shot on this next possession?
and get a foul call
that not a foul
Wow Lin took it and then a bulllllllshtein foul
And now this bum wants to hit his frees?
Someone must've told Howard that dantoni and Kobe were gonna run a train on his girl if he missed those.
don't force a three here
yesssssss
the farging calls harden gets are ridiculous
Lilllllllard!!
Yo I was screaming for Lillard to take that foul. He had his guy in the air and all he had to do was jump into it and he had three FTs
I'm going Aldridge here all the way. He's gotta be the guy
they are gonna take a three
holy shtein
Holy shtein!!! Sooooo lucky
No fouls!!!
It's amazing what Lillard and Aldridge have done. Scored the final 25 for the blazers
I'm shocked they didn't call a foul. Seriously
Ot at midnight on a Sunday.....farg sleep
leggggooooo!
If I'm Portland I'm going low to Lopez first to see if I can get Howard to foul out
im not sure you want howard out.....I think hes more valuable to be able to foul close and late
There's that rocket offense
Dribble the clock down and launch a three
ball game
Awful awful awful! He had a clear lane. Terrible D
Two and ones to start off? shtein
OMG
Aldridge is a goddamn BOSS
batooooooooom
Wowow! Batuuuuuum
this game is outrageous
Sweet kiss off the glass there
this is someone makes a play after someone makes a play
Noooooooooooooooo!! That's not a foul!!!!
Walk!!
I mean wtf that's traveling all day long
yeah how is that even remotely a techinical
farging Dwight is money
Haha at Aldridge reaction when he banked that ft
Oh my god. I can't take this reffing
I take that back he was moving
Stupid play by Aldridge
incredibly awful call
and someone tell chris webber to shut up
That was a foul on harden at the top of the key!
I'm going to have an aneurysm
yep his hip check was much worse than what lamarcus did
YES
what a sick game
Wow this game!
Beverly with a beautiful play and then Lillard does his thing
It's crazy how the lane opens up when these guys are driving. Free points
Is thT worldwide Wes sitting court side?
wheres the foul there
There was none. It's a joke
dwizz iiight
Zero foul and it should've been a jump ball
I hate these refs
Whew...ok now d up
lemme guess...harden up top...btwn the legs....dribble drive foul
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 21, 2014, 01:02:22 AM
I hate these refs
Yep the reffing has been shtein and no one does anything about it
For years
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 21, 2014, 01:03:43 AM
lemme guess...harden up top...btwn the legs....dribble drive foul
Haha I agree and you know it's gonna happen
Worse...harden yaks up a awful trey
Haha eat it Houston...now you get the bad calls
another weak call
Who is this farging guy?
Now it's time for hardens drive and foul
SILENCE
Awesome game ruined by shoddy officiating late
Haha at harden there...dude was FROZEN
Tomorrow at work I'm gonna be mouthing off like crazy
All them dudes on hardens nuts need a check and I'm the guy bringing it
Harden 8-28 shooting
you know what im gonna do at work tomorrow?
not be there
I need the Havas schedule
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 21, 2014, 01:13:17 AM
Harden 8-28 shooting
hes such a fraud.....me and reese used to beef about him all the time......he thought he was the next coming....I thought he was a no defense playing top gun
I used to think more of him too but his top gun style is something I don't like.
I understand if you're not surrounded with talent and you HAVE to be the guy all the time. But on this team? Not needed. The rockets have talent and are seven deep at least.
His deal of anchoring down up top looking for threes and weak drives for fouls is garbage
Portland PD with the mic drop tweet
Quote@PortlandPolice: We don't normally endorse theft, but stealing 1 from the @HoustonRockets is just fine with us @trailblazers #RipCity #PORvsHOU #NBAPlayoffs
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 21, 2014, 01:19:34 AM
I used to think more of him too but his top gun style is something I don't like.
I understand if you're not surrounded with talent and you HAVE to be the guy all the time. But on this team? Not needed. The rockets have talent and are seven deep at least.
His deal of anchoring down up top looking for threes and weak drives for fouls is garbage
to me hes a pile up points guy....he will do whatever it takes to up his ppg....but farg defense and farg making the right play down the stretch...tonight he had several chances to kick out and didn't even consider it
https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/5CF8C7EE1F1069898268303142912_2797a3b627d.0.2.5026818132262075599.mp4?versionId=OEG16Zoq68NK.6S9QhyVH2GDvYL8MMo0
Chuck on point like always
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 21, 2014, 01:29:44 AM
Chuck on point like always
yeah hes the best....but also has there ever been a better studio in any sport than tnt nba....maybe cbs in the 80's with brent the greek and irv
Nope inside the nba is the goat...
They don't mince words and speak in cliches . Make the tough criticisms and don't back down. Other media folks play both sides or just generalize.
you watching this espn2 post game
local dood: so this is on you?
harden: definitely....i went 8 for 28
cant hate that
did you two morons just talk to each for 6 pages about some first round nba playoff game
so good
That shot by Durant...Jesus Christ amazing
da mayor at the game tonight
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bl3LKj7CAAAjpRw.png)
Frank Vogel is from jersey right? Time to start looking for a house back in the old hood, Frankie
Maybe not...Indy finally woke up.
demar derozen growing up
Kyle Lowry is really good. Love how he's developed.
credit for that play design to j kidd to get pp a great look...just couldnt knock it down
http://larrybrownsports.com/basketball/evan-turner-lance-stephenson-fistfight-playoffs/226969
Anyone who calls it a fistfight has never been in one.
Quote from: Rome on April 23, 2014, 07:45:59 AM
Anyone who calls it a fistfight has never been in one.
Todd?
i just imagine lance droppin bombs while turner yips and tries to kick him.
thats pretty much how i imagine it too
Quote from: Geowhizzer on April 23, 2014, 07:49:12 AM
Quote from: Rome on April 23, 2014, 07:45:59 AM
Anyone who calls it a fistfight has never been in one.
Todd?
accurate....though i dont use the term fist fight. i say fight or throw down.
violence breeds violence, love thy brother. also im jewish and a Hoyda.
If you say throw down you've never won one then especially if you're a pasty faced white motherfarger.
Popovich may murder someone tonight
Spurs look awful
Punk bitch Dwight Howard is killing Lopez...25pts
Aldridge answering him tho
Shaping up to he another great one
James Harden shooting 14-47 in the series
Solid job!
How great has Lamarcus Aldridge been?!
cmon swaggy
https://vine.co/v/MnI7nOT7bmi
Refs are a joke in Brooklyn.
What happened?
Fall on KG was complete BS and then the FT rebound foul to give Toronto the chance to tie was equally iffy. In between that Lowry got a bloody lip and no foul (though I couldn't get a great replay of that one). Williams dribbled out of bounds with 40 seconds left and they called a make believe foul on Derozan. It had been a rough last 90 in game seconds for them.
holy shtein I thought it was over....it was like 9 two minutes ago
Jeez it's on Espn2....I couldn't even find the game. And this pbp guy sucks
Time to eradicate that Happy song
What did Nene do?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 25, 2014, 10:13:55 PM
What did Nene do?
Got into it with Butler. Sorta head butted him then got into a shoving match.
My clicker can't keep up
Bulls can't close again?
Amateur hour in DC with whoever decided to give the fans red shirts
Bulls wear red
I'm sorry did I just see that mike dunleavy has 35?!
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 25, 2014, 10:24:15 PM
Amateur hour in DC with whoever decided to give the fans red shirts
Bulls wear red
but that way you cant tell theres seventy five hundred bulls fans there
Good point
Missed FTs annoy me like crazy
Who ya got? Rip city or the rockets?
i liked portland in general but when i saw the line it scared me....i thought it would like 4-5...its only 2...now i wouldnt be surprised if houston wins
but i want portland....i farging despise harden
All my boys at work were sweatin it hard today...they're scared of the sweep
Aldridge's point o/u was 27.5....I'd bet the over there
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 25, 2014, 10:32:03 PM
i liked portland in general but when i saw the line it scared me....i thought it would like 4-5...its only 2...now i wouldnt be surprised if houston wins
but i want portland....i farging despise harden
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wVYJULACcao
How do you turn that over?!?
i agree....aldridge is just a terribe matchup for them....their only interior defender is dwight but aldridge is great at stretching the floor so all he will do is bust 17 footers in dwights grill or take him off the dribble
bulls trying to lose....i cant believe they fouled wall ther where he had a chance for a 3 pt play
Quote from: Eagles_Legendz on April 25, 2014, 10:35:20 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 25, 2014, 10:32:03 PM
i liked portland in general but when i saw the line it scared me....i thought it would like 4-5...its only 2...now i wouldnt be surprised if houston wins
but i want portland....i farging despise harden
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wVYJULACcao
im not kidding i just watched the first minute and a half of that and saw two of them live in real time this year
wtf bulls..
Snell is one ugly mofo
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 25, 2014, 10:47:37 PM
Snell is one ugly mofo
im quite certain hes murdered people before
I think Rick Mahorn has too
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 25, 2014, 10:40:41 PM
Quote from: Eagles_Legendz on April 25, 2014, 10:35:20 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 25, 2014, 10:32:03 PM
i liked portland in general but when i saw the line it scared me....i thought it would like 4-5...its only 2...now i wouldnt be surprised if houston wins
but i want portland....i farging despise harden
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wVYJULACcao
im not kidding i just watched the first minute and a half of that and saw two of them live in real time this year
I watched that video earlier today. It made me laugh. I knew Harden was a zesty defender, but I didn't quite grasp just how bad until watching that. The first 3 minutes of that video is just people making half hearted back cuts as he stands there. The video doesn't reach its true apex until about halfway through when Harden stops even trying to jog after people and contents himself to scream and wave his arms when people go by him.
Damn I can't see videos again on the site
Btw horrid missed call on Houston for a moving screen...shot shouldn't have counted. They called it a second prior on Portland
Joey Crawford all up in that shtein
Omer Asik related to Rik Smits?
ive been saying for a while now how truly horrific he is as a defender...i used to battle reese on him all the time...i was admittedly wrong on the level of scorer hed become...i didnt think hed ever be the shooter he is now...but i used to rail on defense right after the trade
how many pick n roll alley oop dunks are they going to allow to dwight
and speaking of things the nfl would never allow how awesome are the rip city uni's
thats a brutal call period but made even worse with .1 left in the half
aldrige under looking good but he could have a 15 pt 4th if he gets more chances....team has 15 less shot attempts
he was def in the act
mo dub
he is feelin it...sizing up harden givin him a taste of his own
harden is feelin it too
Lillard!
Heating up for another great finish in this series
hack a dwight
Batuuuuuuum sweet move
Howard hitting his freebies....maybe not
god i love mo williams...hes one of the great idiots of the league
wow
Selfish ball by harden there
Lillard!!
jesus why the foul there....harden airballed 2 of his last three shots and is a terrible from the field tonight
and again!!!
lol this series
thats why you dont foul harden
Hahah Lin blew it
Batuuuum
He dribbled! No advance
lilliard went behind his back and created all kinds of space where he could have went to the basket...but instead for some reason took a fade away 19 footer
Ohhhh shtein I thought that was going
Overrrrrtimeeeeee
you could hear that slap on dwight on tv...make up call coming
I can't get over that Lin/Batum sequence.
Blowing that lay up is awful. And for Batum to nail the transition three? Ice
Hardens defense is atrocious
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 26, 2014, 01:26:28 AM
Hardens defense is atrocious
welcome to five years ago
should also be mentioned that hes 12-33 from the field....hes a terrible player
Who is the announcer saying LA fouled Dwight ? Bitch please
I wonder if Joey Crawford whistles his old lady for fouls while he's banging her?
Whoaaaaaaa!!! Daniels!!
Huge huge shot for the rook
harden gives it up to lin miss
harden make a terrible turnover
troy daniels makes a three
batum had a good look...all you can ask for
Helluva game.
The line didn't lie in this one eh? Like you said Havas it was screaming Houston
i dont think im hyperbolizing when i say this might be the best playoff series of all time thru three games
Man that's a tough call.
So many great series in the 80s and 90s.
Lakers/Kings
Pistons/Celtics
Knicks/Bulls
Knicks/Pacers
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 26, 2014, 01:53:45 AM
i dont think im hyperbolizing when i say this might be the best playoff series of all time thru three games
its great but its the 1st round skipper
rounds dont matter....its goes by individual game
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 26, 2014, 02:33:30 AM
Man that's a tough call.
So many great series in the 80s and 90s.
Lakers/Kings
Pistons/Celtics
Knicks/Bulls
Knicks/Pacers
knicks bulls were awful series...thats when the nba was in their version of the nhl trap era...same with knicks pacers...lakrs kings wasnt phenomenal games after game...dont recall celts pistons but im gonna guess thats because it was that memorable
It very well could be and I'm just waxing nostalgic on the old series
i dont remember games 1-3 for kings/lakers,
but 4 was the horry shot
5 was a bibby late game winner
6 was the historic fixed game
7 went to ot
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 26, 2014, 02:45:29 AM
It very well could be and I'm just waxing nostalgic on the old series
what was better then was the rivalrys and color...houston portland doesnt have a series within a series...but the games have been ridiculous
It's fun when these series are back and forth.
And I feel that the western conference is just more fun to watch overall. Eastern conference seems slow and plodding and then those wc teams are run and gun
thats cause of the talent level not the style of play
take out lebron and wall...does the third best player in the east playoffs even crack the top 15 in the west...maybe demar derozen
indiana is favored today.....minus 2...i think i love them
nene suspended for game 4
paul george large
david west larger
lol hawks...as bad a possession as youll ever see
still have a chance and as greg anthony said can still go for a two
wow
Terrible last possession for the Hawks
holy farging shtein
did he walk tho
I thought Vinsanity was dead!
adam silver aint no david stern that's for sure
this is a pathetic performance
Stern would've ripped him from the jump
Silver is treating this like it's a court of law
Wrong answer bub
cant believe how much credence some people are giving to the fact that it might not be donald sterling on the recording
No way really? Who is doing this?
Repubs...gotta be
the nba for starters.......nba network crew started every sentence of their coverage of this with "if he said this" or "if that's him on the tape"
its why silver was so weak.....he wants to make sure its legit
Vivek the Kings owner and many other have been blasting away.
Wonder if Josh Harris even knows there is a team called the Clippers?
hes trying to figure out how to get his devils in the nhl playoffs next year
Probably chillin at Mitt's crib this weekend too
Cracks me up that he told ol girl she could farg black dudes though
You can farg em but stop instgramming and bringing them to my games
http://deadspin.com/lebron-stares-down-michael-jordan-on-this-dunk-1568236561?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Lebron...have you lost your mind?
cause he cant stop her from banging them
he practically dared her to farg a dood with aids
westbrook and durant have 19 pts combined at the end of the 3rd and they're up 14.
Quote from: Eagles_Legendz on April 26, 2014, 11:31:03 PM
westbrook and durant have 19 pts combined at the end of the 3rd and they're up 14.
defense matters in the nba....in particular serge has merked z bo tonight
also the two you mentioned combined have 25 attempts that like a 32-33 shot pace....sometimes westbrook will have 25 shots himself
Surprising.
Westbrook is so good but maddening to watch sometimes. I bet KD wants to murder him at least five times a night
Terrible turnover by Reggie Jackson
Memphis with the lead
OKC looks like ass
yeah they are like indiana with talent
Conley with a stupid play
He had a clear path and he runs to contact on his weak side?
amazing rebound then get the ball stolen by beno
Reggie Jackson farging up again
Get off the court, pal
Tony Allen is stealing KD's lunch money
So who's the favorite in a Portland/LAC/Memphis/Dallas western conference
And Reggie Jackson says no so fast.
Portland
But OKC back in it! Beno with a terrible turnover
mr april taking over
He shot that with 4 seconds left. Hah
Whoaaaaa crazy ending to regulation
Jackson? Come on bro
lol at it being 80-80 and going to OT...what was the total on this game?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 27, 2014, 12:16:50 AM
Whoaaaaa crazy ending to regulation
Jackson? Come on bro
lol at it being 80-80 and going to OT...what was the total on this game?
188
That's crazy to still hit the under after OT
Mike Miller get a hair cut bro
white chocolate
Westbrook reminds me of this dude sometimes
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-7G_oDIo7_Q
z bo is a banger
thats an underrated shot by connelly....many people can hit that shot but almost no one would
Quote from: Eagles_Legendz on April 27, 2014, 12:21:31 AM
Westbrook reminds me of this dude sometimes
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-7G_oDIo7_Q
Haha awesome
Jackson...have some goddamn control of yourself jeez
Okc is basically running ISOs for Jackson with their season on the line. Seen everything now.
why is kd without even a thought giving it to reggie Jackson....insane
thank you...that's your offense
KD is basically a ghost....Allen has him on lock
Westbrook and Jackson have to be the guys. And they're both spazzoids with the ball
Serge and Perk ain't gonna do anything...
My godddddddd these turnovers!!
teywiopkdjnmeffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffsdl,bhnjmkijnhjmnhjmnumk,....westbrook
Someone kill that goofball bro behind the announcers
memphis cant advance it can they?
yeah they can....espn score line showed no timeouts
Dagger for Memphis after being up 5 with a min left.
theres been at least three of those in the playoffs so far....
Yeah but that was Memphis' shot in the series. KD and Westbrook AWOL and up 5 with a min left. Now they lose and it's 2-2. Just a way different feel than if they pulled that out.
my point was how good this first round has been
but yeah omg 3-1 is a huge difference
I do disagree that this was there last chance.....these teams are 50/50 and they have proven even before this series that they ncan win in okc
Yeah I didn't mean it like they were done but it shifts it in my head from Memphis 80% to win to OKC 65-70%.
VC's shot earlier today had all sorts of flashbacks for me to his shot 2001 that clanked. Wasn't that the same spot?
it was a corner three but it was the other end of the court and the opposite corner...in front of his own bench
i thought of it and so did my co worker
i knew for a fact when carter shot it in 2001 that it was going in. still not sure how philly got that one.
im the most miserable prick ever and I knew it wasnt going in.....i was at the game....opposite end zone third row from the top....amazing night
i didnt celebrate because i was stunned it didnt go in. just sat there, couldnt comprehend they won for a few minutes.
AI running to ma dukes is the forgotten part of that. he is the legend.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9PSfNohtPs&feature=youtu.be&t=14m18s
yeah that was awesome but my favorite is his hug with LB during the bucks win
typical of philly...two most memorable teams of the past 3 decades. 93 phils, 01 sixers. both lost in the finals.
if they both win they get 30 for 30s, books by national writers, commercial love, all that. but instead...they lose.
lol...so true....especially the 93 phils....holy shtein
altho I feel like no philly team will get what they desrve nationally because no one outside of philly cares about philly
good point...its possibly they would just refuse to do something like that because it would go against the national narrative of philly being THE WORST
thats why any time there is a philly takeover in a stadium is beyond impressive. nobody likes philly but philly. the bandwagon is non existent.
I like it like that.
farg anyone else. Being Philly is great and we don't need bandwagoners
I always wonder what would have happened media wise with the 80 phils if it had happened 20 years later
they went longer without a title than the red sox....philly didn't have a celtics to fall back on...or an original six hockey team
would that title have been a national darling
should be noted too that the phils 80 team was the franchises FIRST title
sox had won before and their franchise was like 35 years younger than the phils
its utterly amazing they couldnt win one in 1889 or some shtein like that
i know they were actively not trying for like the 20-40s or whatever (hence the 10000 losses plateau) but even before that or after it how hard could it have been in an 8 team nl? jesus christ that franchise sucks.
The 80 Phils win was special because the 76-79 teams choked like a motherfarger. They went out and got Pete Rose in 79 and he was supposed to be the difference. He wasn't. It's remarkable that the 80 team even won because they were the worst of that era. The 77 team was absolutely dominant. The 08 Phiis were like the 77 Phils only they won.
the 08 phils werent the best of the era...they just happened to win. helped playing a super-soft dodgers team in the nlcs and something called the devils rays in the world series.
2011 they were a monster. they wouldve won the world series if that motherfarger cliff lee couldve held a 4-0 lead. farg him.
They went 11-3 in the playoffs and they had Rollins, Utley & Howard all in the prime of their careers. They dominated those playoffs whereas the 77 Phillies sputtered against the Dodgers.
well they didnt choke, you got that right
but the 11 team was more talented. they just didnt win.
Clippers came out and huddled up mid court and took off their Clippers warmups and dumped them on the floor
Wearing only red shirts
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BmQJNvzCAAA5fdT.jpg)
That is farging awesome.
that last curry three was so farging beautiful......drove the rim...kicked to the top of the key followed the baseline ball gets swung around back to him for a corner three.....
someone find me a gif of it
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 27, 2014, 04:33:02 PM
that last curry three was so farging beautiful......drove the rim...kicked to the top of the key followed the baseline ball gets swung around back to him for a corner three.....
someone find me a gif of it
:38
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcy5fS-ep28
Toronto is choking this one away. They were up 17 and now they're down 5
Good to see the Raps pull it out
Btw has any other unknown player changed a series in the history of the league than what Troy Daniels has done for Houston? They were dead until he comes outta nowhere nailing threes
Another great game! This series is unreal.
Houston can't hold a lead again.
Jeremy Lin with a bad turnover again
Portland nailing clutch shots again
all 4 rockets fans be like :(
wojo droppin the bomb
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/exit-strategy-for-nba--donald-sterling--sell-clippers-to-magic-johnson-073015142.html
That was moronic. There's no crisis of credibility. The NBA is credible because it's the one league that actually has minorities in positions of legitimate power. One farged up old racist douchebag owner isn't going to change that. And as despicable as Sterling is, the last time I checked this is still America and he's still entitled to hold those opinions. And the league is entitled to attempt to force him out. The other owners need to band together and prompt his exit immediately. Come up with a fair market value estimate for the team and get him the farg out of there. Problem solved.
Nice to see the Pacers show up.
Down by 18.
I mean this is just embarrassing.
57-32...down by 25. ATL is on a 37-11 2nd qtr run.
Hibbert
0 points
0 boards
This Pacers collapse is something usually reserved strictly for Philly teams.
I don't even think a Philly team has ever collapsed this badly.
Their downfall from best in the league to now is amazing.
I mean...even the tolerant middle American fan base are lighting these clowns up. One dude was getting on George and the announcers mics were picking it up.
in philly they woulda been a 5 seed and would be swept out by now if they pulled that stunt
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 28, 2014, 09:46:18 PM
I don't even think a Philly team has ever collapsed this badly.
Their downfall from best in the league to now is amazing.
I mean...even the tolerant middle American fan base are lighting these clowns up. One dude was getting on George and the announcers mics were picking it up.
i dont think the collapse is the worst ever from a talent standpoint because i dont ever think they were the best team in the east much lesss the nba like their record stated....but from an off the court persepctive i dont think theres ever been a locker room implosion like this one
also philly teams dont really collapse because they are never good enough to collapse...for the most part when philly has a really good team they generally advance pretty far in their respective league they just cant ever win the big one...however its usually because they end up facing a superior team in their respective final or they suffered a key injury or two
The only Philly team that comes to mind is the 2002 Flyers, but those guys weren't favored to win the Cup (and they weren't even one of the 5 best teams that year). They led for most of the season, finished 2-7-1, then scored 2 goals in 5 games against Ottawa
Looks like Sterling is going to be suspended indefinitely and fined millions. Rivers says he won't return as head coach next year if he's still the owner
UPDATE: banned for life, $2.5M fine to go to tolerance groups, other 29 owners advised to force a sale of the team
pacers pre ET: 41-13
pacers post-ET: 15-13
not a coincidence. that dude is the worst.
sterling banned for life. wowee.
sterling will be dead in less than two months
That'll end up in court. Then he'll end up with about a half billion in his pocket to walk away.
Either way farg that guy.
hes gonna lawyer up and fight this
old stubborn racist jew will not just go away
Woj thinks he'll get over $1B when he sells to a group led by Magic Johnson
hopefully he gives a quarter bil or so to fix up his apartments
He's like the Pesci character in The Super.
At least Sterling made the comments during the best era of Clips basketball ever. He's going to sell for anywhere between 500-750mil. Somehow this seems like a terrible punishment.
He had to watch thousands of Clippers games. Time served.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on April 29, 2014, 03:21:03 PM
At least Sterling made the comments during the best era of Clips basketball ever. He's going to sell for anywhere between 500-750mil. Somehow this seems like a terrible punishment.
thing is he really does love the team and the attention that comes with sitting courtside at every home game and owning them....so in a way its the ultimate punishment....after 30 years of being complete dogshtein they finally become the lakers and he cant go see them anymore
True.
He wanted the LA life and now they're legit and his racist ass cannot be a part of the successes.
I saw a report that said players from tonight's games were prepared to sit out had Silver not brought down the hammer
jim gray said sterling is going the mattresses
someone call in brother mouzone!
Did ESPN and lebron hire him to say that?
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/thompson/2014/04/29/warriors-had-the-blueprint-for-a-dramatic-boycott-ready-to-go/
thats would have been incredible
Hell yeah
Caron Butler game changer?
Yes!
OKC didn't start balling until he came in
gimme rasual butler instead
Mike Miller's haircut offends me. He has lines cut into the side of his hair
Lines.
Is this 1992?
im not done with rasual butler talk!
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Are you allowed to talk about non-Temple players?
of course, like kevin durant, former member of the superstar class
legendary players dont lose game 5 at home to the vancouver grizzlies
Nice rebounding OKC
Jesus
russell "stringer" westbrook
Ohhhhhh emmmmm geeeeee
Westbrook clean picks Conleys shtein....awful job by Conley!
Old man post coming
farging weekday OT games suck
But it hurts so good
its not even 11:00
these white people and their early bed times....
Been up since 5....
I needs that Havas schedule. 317 off days a year
see theres your problem
nothing good ever happens at 5. why you getting up then.
Had to be in early for a meeting so I had to get my workout in.
I'm not a morning person. If I could work 10-4 it'd be perfect
lol joey crawford was screaming at the scoring table for some reason
hes the worst and he owns it
Joey Crawford
Yeah they're there to see you, clown.
I mean...wtf was that idiot Crawford doing?
He threw Durant off. What a farging jerkoff that guy is
Whoaaaaaaaaa did it go?!?!
I think he got it!!
And Joey makes an emphatic NO shot call
Joey The Mush
Put him in the bathroom, Sonny
lol he got all kinds of screen time, mission accomplished
philly boy though!
JoeJoe had the ML
Does he have kids? I'd be embarrassed if that was my pops
shag is rolling over in his grave
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 30, 2014, 12:06:19 AM
I mean...wtf was that idiot Crawford doing?
He threw Durant off. What a farging jerkoff that guy is
Colasoll douche bag. That was so pathetic. What an icehole. OK Joey, we get it, you're bigger than the game.
newton square's own
respect the philly
yeah blame the ref....not the league mvp for choking away a free throw
you all sound like golf announcers who think the best players in the world cant hit a ball because a camera snaps during their back swing
Nah that's on KD for missing
But Jojo the Clown continues to make himself the focal point
He's a dope
igs, you gonna be at those Heat/Bullet ECF games?
i wouldnt go for free
series is going 7 tho
lol - heat in five, max.
homer.
Hahaha
heat are a bad matchup for the bullets....bullets give them trouble even when they havent been that good
do you root more for the bullets, the nats or the r******
just call em as i see em...btw im saying the heat will win but if you dont think the bullets win at minimum two games in the series then you dont watch the nba
you're borderline asperger's, aren't you?
hes still in mourning from bryce harper's injury....
i can easily see the bullets winning 2, no one was fighting you on that weirdo
strike that the bullets will 0 games vs. the heat in the next round
i guarantee it.
Toronto workin Brooklyn over nice and proper like
Edit: Wrong forum.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on April 30, 2014, 09:13:34 PM
Simmonds and Hartnell trying to out-Hartnell each other.
geo the more-man
Quote from: MDS on April 30, 2014, 09:14:07 PM
Quote from: Geowhizzer on April 30, 2014, 09:13:34 PM
Simmonds and Hartnell trying to out-Hartnell each other.
geo the more-man
More man than you? Definitely.
maybe
ive got a very averaged sized penis
D'Antoni is done in LA
Rockets - Blazers
Hoping for another great game
is the rest of houston?
Yeah all I heard today was
Clutch City
James harden
We can win this
rise up katy!
Katy is all about the football, son. I'm actually a bit surprised that lacrosse hasn't caught on out there yet. It's a lax kinda city.
Magic double barreled Mike D
Quote@MagicJohnson: Happy days are here again! Mike D'Antoni resigns as the Lakers coach. I couldn't be happier!
lol
raptors pulling a leafs and gagging this away...poor toronto. first rob ford, now this
Yeah how the farg do you let the senior citizens coached by a drunk, gm'd by a clown and owned by a Russian mobster run you for a 32-8 clip?
Houston is going to choke it away again
can you imagine dwight in philly...or ny...or a city that cares about sports
la ate him up and its la
Shocked they held on
Dwight is such a damn fraud. The little act in the post game interview where he acted so tired and worn out? farging fraud
rejected
http://deadspin.com/raptors-fan-goes-for-kiss-during-game-gets-rejected-1570152927
http://nypost.com/2014/05/01/disgraced-clippers-owner-donald-sterling-is-battling-cancer/
Not saying he doesn't have cancer, but I'm sure he didn't just find out about it either and probably leaked it in attempt to grab sympathy.
Also, I hope his tumor is blacker than Wesley Snipes.
How was that a foul? Looked like iggy just slipped.
Saturday will be the 1st time in history that 3 game 7s are played on the same day.
There have been so many damn 4-point plays this past week...more than I ever recall.
I am curious to see if the NBA will suspend Paul George and MDS' boy Rasoul Butler for leaving the bench area last night? I don't think they should...but who knows
how dare they touch the legend of la salle
tom gola who? lionel simmons what?
Why so many empty seats in Dallas tonight?
kcnmsdpmwjnhyuthiujfpokdfnskdbksndpmkckmikcmdcmoknm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
where are all the hockey nerds who saying hockey playoffs >>> breathing oxygen
suck me off
Absolutely nuts.
This playoff season has been superb
lol Rockets
im sure theyre rioting in #clutchcity
from the woodlands to galveston, they are rioting.
I don't get why they had Parsons trying to guard Lillard.
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Hahaha...
L.A. luvs them some Dwight.
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Orlando too...
farg Dwight Coward. Couldn't be happier.
Sports porn day today.
Grilled burgers and ice cold beer
Three games sevens and the derby
Let's go!
I left the derby bypassed lexington and arrived at drunktown
heads just murdering kd this series for being 30% from three....which admittedly is terrible...but mcw shot 26% this year
I'm rooting for GSW bc the owner for some stupid reason wants to fire Jaccson
A nice big middle finger to Joe Lacob when GSW moves on
holla at yo boi donald sterling
Roy Hibbert? Old Yeller time. Done!
Btw that was the Wizards first second round playoff win since 1982
going from the pacer/bullet game to clips/thunder was like travelling to a different basketball planet
holy shtein chris paul
How can Roy Hibbert log 20 minutes, be 7 feet tall, and get 0 rebounds?
Mentally checked out. And I'm fascinated how badly he's regressed.
Btw...who is gonna be the Thunders next coach? They're about as much of a hot mess as Indy.
Tracy McGrady, now pitching for the Sugarland Skeeters, tweeted "Roy Hibbert had the same amount of points and rebounds as I did tonight"
Lol
Pacers released Bynum. What a bum.
Quote from: SD on May 07, 2014, 06:28:14 PM
Pacers released Bynum. What a bum.
think about this for a minute....the team with the most wins in the entire league put andrew bynum and evan turner on their roster....people wanna bitch about frank vogel hibbert and george hill and even paul george....but you never hear shtein said about larry bird
Yeah getting those two is just awful personnel management.
Bynum after his bullshtein here and then in Cleveland and they bring him in?
Total bum. But he will never have to work another day.
roy boy posted tonight
Oh Bynum is gone? Lemme thrown down 28!
Someone forget to tell the wizards there was a game tonight?
durant with a brutal shooting foul at half court with no time left in the third gave jamal crawford three foul shouts abd their lead from 1 to four
Yeah that was awful. I thought it was a bad call at first but it was legit
Love Van Gundy ripping the replay system too
Caron Butler has been a godsend for OKC
van gundy just took the words out of mouth.....you have to foul deandre there..what were they thinking
this series is basketball at as a high a level as it gets
thats is a SICK shot by durant
Russell and KD's shots were huuuuuge
i hate the clippers and esepcially blake griffin so much
@ArashMarkazi: Ibaka and Westbrook have to be separated after that last play. They both told each other to eff off.
ray allen better take his old ass somewhere else
Are the wizards wearing heat uniforms tonight?
spurs an absolute machine right now.......have been lights out from the first minute of this series
It's amazing how well they're playing despite being one step away from green grove nursing home
Portland blew their load in the Houston series
portland didnt blow their load as much as houston stinks
houston to san antonio is an incalcuable jump in quality....doesnt help that this is the spurs at the top of their game
huge run....new game
holy diaw
quite the conversation
Thought Ibaka was gonna get that tip in. Great comeback from the racists
Yeah that was a helluva comeback. Good game
Quote from: SD on May 11, 2014, 06:17:45 PM
Thought Ibaka was gonna get that tip in.
it was well after the buzzer anyway
westbrook was a pos those last five minutes....on at least three posessions the ball never left his hands....and man was durant being a both against chris paul...no aggressiveness whatsoever...i know up was going up and thru him hard but Christ your 8 inches taller...get on the elbow or down on the block....then again maybe he was farg it im not gonna get the ball anyway
that last possession by the clips was a complete shtein show all around....two second difference on the shotclock and okc is amazingly not fouling....what does la do?....takes a shot with like seven seconds left
Mike Brown shteincanned by Cleveland...again. This time with four years left on his deal.
how long does his lakers deal run for? that dude has it better than igy. no work, big pay. at least havas shows up once every other week.
Stan Van Gundy $35m 5yr deal to be the coach and prez of the Pistons
Met some nica dude wearing a bullets jersey so randomly asked him if he was watching the game tonight and he took me to some local joint. Only whitey in the place but it was fun.
How pretty did Wall look tonight.
How's life going down there so far?
Quote from: phattymatty on May 13, 2014, 10:11:35 PM
Met some nica dude wearing
You should just walk around all day greeting people on the street by saying "Wassup my nica?"
Quote from: Sgt PSN on May 14, 2014, 01:37:05 AM
Quote from: phattymatty on May 13, 2014, 10:11:35 PM
Met some nica dude wearing
You should just walk around all day greeting people on the street by saying "Wassup my nica?"
turn out the lights, party's over
Steve Kerr is the new coach of the Warriors
I love basketball and the nba but they have to do something about the refereeing. Especially Joey Crawford.
That was a foul on Lebron.
With that being said I'm glad to see that bitch Pierce not get a shot off. And the play drawn up by Kidd was terrible.
kidd didnt draw it up it was his assistant
that drunkard doesnt know and x from an o
Lol at jalen and Simmons blasting the morgue like crowd in DC
cant really blame dc....the bullets have been a non factor for like 3 decades. have given the city every reason to not care/root for other teams.
lol rg-me in the house. he looks like the biggest farging nerd ever
Where's Pimp? Not hanging with his new goofball buddy?
hes scamming impressionable youth
http://instagram.com/p/n-rkuIuNsd/
How'd he get Travis Clarcc for that?
He didn't write that Instagram post bc it says "ya boy d Jackson"
Pimp ain't going ck on jaccson
lol jack at the cliipper game
la is fraud city
Jack just wants to see hoops and take some airhead home to blow him
nothing wrong with jack being there....i watched most of every game and never saw him do it but if he was ever caught cheering for the clips then its fraud central
la is a terrible sports city tho but I give them a pass like miami because for god sakes its la and iami....full of immigramnts transients skate boarders roller bladers beach bums club hoppers models actors ect...these aren't sports people and there isn't a sports culture in those places
cities like atlanta and washington are much worse
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 16, 2014, 06:42:41 AMfull of immigramnts transients skate boarders roller bladers beach bums club hoppers models actors ect...these aren't sports people and there isn't a sports culture in those places
but no regular people
HBionic is a hologram?
bad news......serge out for the year
damn
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/celtics-loom-as-intriguing-destination-for-kevin-love-211238504.html
Hinkie needs to get involved in this
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King Cole?
ha
The Bobcats officially rebranded at midnight
http://www.nba.com/hornets/
elder nba beef today....
8:20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OChqNqGTlE
9:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KIKJSP0adg#t=1159
QuoteIn collaboration with the NBA and the Pelicans, all of the statistical information, records and history of the Charlotte NBA basketball will be restored to the franchise.
That means the Hornets will now own and have access to all of the historical elements from the recent Bobcats' era (2004-14) as well as the original Hornets teams that played in Charlotte -- including stats from stars such as Larry Johnson, Alonzo Mourning and Muggsy Bogues.
All of the Hornets records from their years in New Orleans will revert to the Pelicans' history, Whitfield said.
This is great. So basically the Hornets are a team that took a few years off like the Browns while the Pelicans are an "expansion" team like the Ravens
Cavs are putting together an offer for Love
Make it happen, Hinkie. Get off ya ass
he doesnt have the parts and it would be risky
if im klove i do not sign an extension with the sixers...yet. so if you trade for him you better hope next year goes great so klove agrees to a max. if it doesnt and he walks its bynum part II
They're not going to pull the trigger unless he agrees to an extension beforehand.
This isn't farging Amaro or Paul Holmgren.
Quote from: Rome on May 21, 2014, 07:55:12 PM
They're not going to pull the trigger unless he agrees to an extension beforehand.
This isn't farging Amaro or Paul Holmgren.
and hes not going to...im not even sure if he would with cleveland. klove has wasted his career away in worthless minnesota, pretty sure he wants to win and wants to sign where he wants to go.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 21, 2014, 06:59:18 PM
Cavs are putting together an offer for Love
Make it happen, Hinkie. Get off ya ass
Unless one of either MCW/Noel/#10 pick...Thad...and a bunch of 2nd gets it done not interested. No way I'm parting with #3.
Goddamn Spurs are a machine.
Come on OKC
jesus christ people love is not coming to the sixers
ha
Obviously they won't have the money for Love after they sign LeBron James this summer.
Indiana started so well and then the Heat have been shooting the lights out in the second half
That motherfarger Ray Allen is nailing threes with ease
farg the Heat.
http://m.si.com/4235925/grizzly-details/
What a clusterfarg in Memphis
holy shtein doug collins rippin off that birdman line with jalen was classic
https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/EBEE723E7A1083595926133788672_29868217a99.0.3.9836087008588591834.mp4?versionId=NSRLxRNZXkaq0wUW02DjFMUKeM8CClTM
lol
Haha awesome
Paul George has been unbelievable
Rashard Lewis shooting like he's a Sonic still
Watching Indy shoot FTs is nerve wracking
And lol at Lebron passing that final shot.
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lance is out of farging control tonight and UD has had enough
https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/474C6694DA1084332559573336064_2c8ead5d938.0.3.4477735538443217295.mp4?versionId=.VVq_ppwjfHOq626Nz.jvCUkbdM_Uke9
Haha I was just about to post that
Sideshow Stephenson
Score points and win and then talk shtein buddy
these conference finals have been atrocious
when does UD come in to take a piece outta lance
It's gonna happen with a couple mins left
its like hockey....bringing your goon in off the bench in the late minutes of blowout
speaking of hockey im officially full time on it....farg that game
Yeah I quit watching it about an hour ago.
Flipping between Phils and hockey
game 5 was one of the best hockey games ive ever seen
I love how people are hating hard on Lebron right now. It's amazing, actually. I admit I don't give a flying farg about the NBA but I'm watching solely because of it now. I can't wait to see him win another ring just because it drives people batshtein crazy.
I'm all in on the western conference now.
farg Miami
FIGHT ME RIGHT NOW!
im with j I absolutely despise lebron and everything about miami
I hate their fans. I've softened my stance on Lebron the last year or two.
Still rooting for the Spurs.
Quote from: Rome on May 31, 2014, 09:41:10 AM
FIGHT ME RIGHT NOW!
I'm on my way to Florida NOW! We will fight and then go play golf for $20 a hole!
I used to like Wade. His fake tough guy act that he adopted for whatever reason is a joke. No one likes a fake tough guy.
And I'll never forgive Lebron for his "taking my talents" charade. Fraud. And his penchant for passing the last shot makes me laugh.
The one Florida team my son seems to have adopted in defiance of me is the Heat. I guess the glamour of LeBron and Wade was too much for him (that and the absolute suckitude the 76ers have been his entire life). I smack him upside the head for it every chance I get, but that hasn't worked yet.
When I was his age, the 76ers had Doc-Chocolate Thunder-Mo-Toney. Now? MCW and a bunch of guys they got off the asphalt. And that's probably insulting the guys on the asphalt.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on May 31, 2014, 11:57:39 AM
The one Florida team my son seems to have adopted in defiance of me is the Heat.
weak parenting
belly nelly!!
finally a great game
hate to say it but Duncan went soft as shtein there
durant
wowowow
missed goaltend
durant
manu!!
durant gag
what you got pop
lol marv
jesus duncan is so good
Not sure on the rise still counts when describing okc.
i despise lebron but all the hating he used to get and to some extent still does perfectly describes durant
drunk havas talking to himself
holla
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 31, 2014, 11:34:30 PM
i despise lebron but all the hating he used to get and to some extent still does perfectly describes durant
http://www.youtube.com/v/vtE3_voC3qU?hl=en_US&version=3
lol
yeah their numbers are pretty similar after their first 7 seasons and KD has had a much better team around him than lebron did in Cleveland.
Lebron's playoff record in Cleveland: 42-29, 8 playoff series wins, 1 Finals, 0 rings
KD's playoff record in OKC: 39-34, 8 playoff series wins, 1 Finals, 0 rings
Also just realized that the finals are 2-2-1-1-1 this year. i like it.
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QuoteIn 1984, the Celtics and Lakers did battle in that year's NBA Finals. The Celtics were 62-20 during the regular season while the Lakers were 54-28. The NBA welcomed a new commissioner in David Stern, replacing Larry O'Brien on April 1, 1984. The Finals that season was also the last time the Finals used the 2-2-1-1-1 format before going to the 2-3-2 format in 1985.
In 2014, the Spurs and Heat will do battle in this year's NBA Finals. The Spurs were 62-20 during the regular season and the Heat were 54-28. The NBA welcomed a new commissioner in Adam Silver on February 1, replacing David Stern. This Finals will be, for the first time since 1984, using the 2-2-1-1-1 format.
That gif is cracking me the farg up.
and were off....heat in 6
Spurs in 6.
Bet?
no....i really have no idea who is going to win
texas forever
Me either but I want Wade, the velociraptor and Lebron to DIAF
yeah i absolutely despise the heat...ive come around on lebron as far as not hating quite as much anymore but you are either a jordan guy or a lebron guy and if you ride or die with jordan you have to want lebron to not win as much as possible
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 04, 2014, 07:14:49 AM
That gif is cracking me the farg up.
The gif that keeps on giffing?
I think it goes 7. All the makings of a classic series.
pretty sure the winning team will win 4 games.
Yeah I'm a MJ guy all the way. I was ok with Lebron in Cleveland but the decision shtein put me right into insta-hate mode.
Haha Romey is all about dat pun life
excellent half
Dunno how Duncan does what he does at 38.
Bc his chick is hot and her Hoyda is magic?
he should get real young this series...miami has no one that can handle him
When I watch the spurs I always hope that Brett Brown will be able to have the same success as his boy Salty Pop.
Please?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 05, 2014, 10:30:55 PM
When I watch the spurs I always hope that Brett Brown will be able to have the same success as his boy Salty Pop.
Please?
if they get a few hall of famers out of nn mcw 3 and 10 he will
I cannot wait for the farging draft.
This 22 Jumpstreet cross promotion is bunk. Get off my screen
ray allen....where did that come from
Yeah no shtein.
That was UCONN / Shuttlesworth shtein
i think its fair to say the spurs are not taking care of the ball tonight
Yooooo what's up with the four point plays?!
I was just thinking how many have been called and Breen drops the number...
SEVENTY SIX FOULS ON THREES in this playoffs
The farg?
belly nelly is terrible tonight.......he wont catch and shoot then gets in trouble and throws the ball away
Odds Pop had something to do with the AC being out?
if the spurs can somehow win this it would be a killer loss for the heat...spurs simply cannot be allowed to turn the ball over more than 20 times and still win
wow danny green is on FIRE
There it is!! Spurs got this one
This series might be pretty good
oh no fake spurs fans tomorrow
three three monster flush
pretty good minute and a half for dg
lebron not being able to go is incredible
how many jordan flu game stories are there gonna be tomorrow if they lose this
danny g is out of his mind
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 05, 2014, 11:30:49 PM
lebron not being able to go is incredible
how many jordan flu game stories are there gonna be tomorrow if they lose this
Or if he comes and wins it later how many Willis reed references?
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 05, 2014, 11:30:49 PM
lebron not being able to go is incredible
how many jordan flu game stories are there gonna be tomorrow if they lose this
troll skip bayless gonna have a field day...sheep will react...espn ratings win
Paul Pierce woulda been taken off the court via LifeFlight
say what you want about lebron but the spurs have hit evry shot for the last five minutes....insane
@BruceFeldmanCFB: Boris Diaw: quite a stat line: only 2 points, but 10 rebs, 6 assists and a +25 tonight.
And the Spurs ended on a 31-9 run
Awesome
36 pts 14-16 and 6-6 from 3 in 4th
puro pinche spurs
as the locals say
All hate aside for Lebron -- severe cramping is the worst.
I used to get it super bad in my calves and it was like my muscles balled up into a huge knot.
farg that
He was physically incapacitated. Of course the geniuses on the internet are all saying Jordan would have, um, legged it out! farging bullshtein. You don't sweat that out. You can't recover unless you get an IV and even then it takes a day or more.
The series is going to be much better going forward. Bank on it.
PS: The A/C went out. Seriously. In the entire goddamn building. No backups. In 2014. How funny is that shtein?
not only would have jordan been ok but so would have every single player on the court last night except for lebron....even fatty boris diaw wasnt effected by the heat
eat your wheaties kiddo
so the greatest athlete "ever" got cramps.
He should have had some pickle juice.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 06, 2014, 10:57:15 AM
He should have had some pickle juice.
the irony of witten being the sports celeb on this is awesome.
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http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2014/06/delonte_west_he_was_branded_as_crazy_and_became_the_subject_of_a_vicious.html
Great read
Quin Snyder is the new head coach for the Jazz. I completely forgot he existed.
lol tiago splitter
lol at Wade being a bitch on that flop
Refs all up in SA's ass.
Gotta even it up!
this rashard lewis resurgance is crazy
those two misses are going to come back to haunt them
and thats the series........heat in six
Fisher is taking the Knicks job. 5/$25M
we know. twitter.
im sorry easy i love you
Fisher is the type of player who could probably be an excellent to coach one day. Not for the Knicks, but for someone.
kawhi is checkin the farg out of lebron who looks so timid right now....why he was not on him more in games 1 and 2 is beyond me
This series is over.
Spurs in 5
this is a clinic
puro pinche spurs
first official mexican title
Is Boris Diaw one of the best reclamation projects in recent history?
Pop has him balling
nite nite bron bron
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pop is the best
someone just asked breezy if the spurs were the best team hes ever played against and he said something to the effect of "yes I agree"
Not surprised at all that the Spurs won, but I'm still in shock at how easily they won games 3-5. That was an old school ass whopping. Heat got straight bum rushed, yo.
I was more off than that.....nba usually the best player wins...but spurs are a different breed
Yeah, I'll put my money on the team with the best player 100% of the time, especially when he's not only the best on the floor, but the best player on the planet. Spurs just went next level this series.
If Brett Brown is half of Pop, I'll be tickled.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_0wjFP3YsQ#t=132
I have never liked a non Philadelphia team as much as I have the Spurs over the last 2 years. Incredibly impressed with the Spurs from top to bottom. Pop blew the Championship last year IMO. Instead of allowing it to eat him alive he used it to drive him and the Spurs to this title. Watching him grind out that win was impressive. Even when the game was well in hand he did not waiver. Pop coached until the clocks read zeros. BTW, who folds away a championship. The apparent best player in the world sits on the bench and watches his team fall, pathetic imo. Then crossing the line to shake hands before the clocks declared the game over. If they were going to break the barrier before the game was over they should have just done it with 8:00 minutes on the clock. Lebron had already given up.
http://deadspin.com/nba-logo-moved-to-back-of-jersey-to-make-room-for-ads-1593687007
No.
c'mon sarge - eventually we can have nba players doing a 3min sponser monologue before every post game interview just like nassscar.
http://grantland.com/features/eddie-griffin-nba-life-death/
lebron opting out
Let's handicap where he goes
Gimme your top five spots
1. miami
2. cleveland
3. chicago
I have a feeling the Nets are going to try to take a shot at him
Also think the clippers will go hard too
How badly will Dan Gilbert have to suck him off to get him back after blasting him when he left?
tons of teams are gonna go after him i just dont think hes gonna leave unless its to cleveland....i included chicago in there because that would be his best chance to win more titles but i dont think he wants to take another PR hit by looking for a winner...i think he sticks it out or goes "home"
Melo opted out too. That actually makes me sad because if he signs elsewhere,the Knicks will have the ability to get good.
People in Houston are sweating Carmelo's nuts like he's some magical answer to help them win. Him and Harden on the same team? No way there's enough shots for those two.
Lebron's chances of coming to the Sixers? Any shot? Will Josh Harris drunk dial him?
@TheRyanFeldman: Why is nobody talking about LeBron & Carmelo going to the Sixers? Everyone knows they probably have the cap room to sign both, right?
Quote@BillSimmons: According to @chadfordinsider - the Cavs got offered 4, 12 + Afflalo for 1 and didn't immediately say "Yes please?" That happened????
http://www.khou.com/sports/Report-Rockets-trade-Omer-Asik-to-Pelicans-for-2015-draft-pick-264683481.html
Asik and money to NO for a 2015 1st
@RicBucher: Source: Toronto looking to S&T Kyle Lowry to Miami for cash and future picks. Part II: Bosh opts out, returns to Toronto.
That post above was wrong by Bucher. Someone duped him and he had to apologize.
Anyways...the farg is Jason Kidd thinking?
Quote@SportsCenter: THIS JUST IN: Nets give Bucks permission to speak w/ Jason Kidd after denying Kidd's request to oversee basketball operations. (via @nypost)
Quote@HowardBeck: No shock here, but sense I get from plugged-in sources is that Kidd is probably finished w/Nets whether he lands another job or not.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/jason-kidd-in-talks-to-run-bucks--basketball-operations-after-failed-power-play-with-nets-072327526.html
he tried to treat a russian gangster like he does his wife.....FAIL
kind of interesting...
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/suns-to-pursue-lebron-james--carmelo-anthony-with-offer-for-them-to-play-together-163546302.html
QuoteMarc Stein @ESPNSteinLine 49s
ESPN sources say Bucks are sending two second-round picks to Nets to secure coaching rights to Jason Kidd
Jameer Nelson waived by ORL
Willie Green picked up off waivers by ORL
the jason kidd failed powerplay because he was jealous over fisher and kerr's contracts/walk of shame to milwaukee/getting another coach fired is an all timer
how does he live with himself?
I am enjoying it and the backlash.
He left NYC for farging MILWAUKEE.
MILWAUKEE!
Why? For who? For what?
And the Bucks owner is despicable. Someone needs to post his daughter's tits online as revenge.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 30, 2014, 09:18:07 PM
And the Bucks owner is despicable. Someone needs to post his daughter's tits online as revenge.
Just to be clear, posting his daughter's tits online for other reasons would be acceptable also.
she was cute for a skinny white chick but last i saw she was flatter than me
QuoteAdrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA 31s
Yahoo Sources: Free agent guard Jodie Meeks reaches agreement on a 3-year, nearly $20M deal with Detroit
The NBA...where anyone can make over $6M a year. That is a dumb contract. Meeks isn't a $3M a year player let alone almost $7M.
Jodie Meeks? Jodie Meeks? Our Jodie Meeks? farging eh. Unbelievable.
Rockets offered Bosh a max contract 4 years $96 million
17 points & 7 boards a night = max contract in the NBA right now.
Awesome.
I can't believe people still watch the NBA. The basketball is pretty unwatchable. Has been since about 2000, 2001.
You can have Bosh for $24M a year or Channing Frye for $8M.
Yeah, I'll go ahead and take Frye, thanks.
http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2014/7/7/5878759/channing-frye-signs-magic
Quote from: Rome on July 07, 2014, 08:20:32 PM
You can have Bosh for $24M a year or Channing Frye for $8M.
Yeah, I'll go ahead and take Frye, thanks.
http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2014/7/7/5878759/channing-frye-signs-magic
I'll take Bosh if those are the two options. Bosh makes the Rockets considerably better. Frye is an average/below average player who just got an absurd contract. I don't know that Bosh is worth a max contract, but for a team close to a title who has the room, he's one of the few players who can make a real difference.
Quote from: hbionic on July 07, 2014, 07:54:23 PM
I can't believe people still watch the NBA. The basketball is pretty unwatchable. Has been since about 2000, 2001.
soccer havas, basketball bionic
:-D
NBA is the closest thing to soccer in terms of flopping to draw fouls. NBA is just as theatrical as futbol.
I'll shut up though, unlike my buddy.
Quote from: Eagles_Legendz on July 07, 2014, 08:24:45 PM
Quote from: Rome on July 07, 2014, 08:20:32 PM
You can have Bosh for $24M a year or Channing Frye for $8M.
Yeah, I'll go ahead and take Frye, thanks.
http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2014/7/7/5878759/channing-frye-signs-magic
I'll take Bosh if those are the two options. Bosh makes the Rockets considerably better. Frye is an average/below average player who just got an absurd contract. I don't know that Bosh is worth a max contract, but for a team close to a title who has the room, he's one of the few players who can make a real difference.
$8M a year is absurd for a guy that averaged 11/5 while $24M for a guy that averaged 17/7 is just fine with you? I see.
Scoring expectations might be somewhat different for a shooting guard on a bad team who needed someone to step up, and a center who has to share the ball with LeBron James and Dwayne Wade.
Quote from: Eagles_Legendz on July 07, 2014, 08:24:45 PM
Quote from: Rome on July 07, 2014, 08:20:32 PM
You can have Bosh for $24M a year or Channing Frye for $8M.
Yeah, I'll go ahead and take Frye, thanks.
http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2014/7/7/5878759/channing-frye-signs-magic
I'll take Bosh if those are the two options. Bosh makes the Rockets considerably better. Frye is an average/below average player who just got an absurd contract. I don't know that Bosh is worth a max contract, but for a team close to a title who has the room, he's one of the few players who can make a real difference.
frye is actually an above average player because of his skill set....stretch fours have been all the rage in the league for a few years now and hes one of the better ones...8 million isnt that much in the nba anymore etiher....esprecially with the cap supposed to sky rocket in the next few years....remember josh mcroberts makes over five mil a year
lol at a soccer fan calling the NBA unwatchable.
if you dont like it you dont like it but saying its been bad since 2000 is not knowing....in fact the league has gotten exponentially better since the 90's when it got bad boyed into the ground
altho i will say in the last several years it's gotten a little too offensive...id like to see it move back to where more people are getting up into the opponents jersey on defense
thing with soccer fans is that most of them dont like any sport but soccer and in fact actively look down upon the big 4....similar to how some hockey fans are with the other three sports
bingo
after jordan the nba hit a wall, no doubt. a lot of people stopped watching it and decided from that day that the nba sucked. then they heard about AI peeing in trash cans in atlantic city and decided all nba players were thug negro rappers. of course they never watch it, dont follow it, but still have (incorrect) opinions about it -- kind of like a certain someone and soccer!
anyway if you like basketball but hate the nba youre an idiot. theres really no other way to put it. if you dont like basketball then whatever go live in europe, commie.
Both of you are farging idiots...and probably couldn't dribble with your off-hand.
I grew up with the NBA so go suck on each other's dicks.
IGY, just because you gamble on a sport, doesn't make you the all-time know it all.
MDS, just because you write about a sport, doesn't give your opinion credibility.
NBA, is not the same. It had an awesome decade in the 80's, great decade in the 90's...and it died off after that. The 90's had probably the greatest stretch of basketball, perfect mix of defense and offense. Teams like the Supersonics, Trailblazers, Rockets, Pacers, Spurs, Knicks, Bulls, Heat, and even one of the all time funnest Laker's teams to watch (even though they were losers). THAT WAS THE shtein!
What we have now is just meh. I can find something more entertaining than the NBA. Flopping, ghost calls, too much offense. It's Harlem Globe Trotters Squared. Nothing matters in the NBA until the playoffs. It's literally like watching two different leagues.
I like the NBA, but it's definitely not better.
lol - settle down, bro. you're gonna hurt something.
I think Chuggie dropped the mic in his living room and walked out his front door after he posted that
The NBA is much better than soccer but chugster is spot on with the rest of his analysis.
flopping is a problem for the nba, but not for soccer. ok
its really not a big deal if you dont like the nba, but just admit you dont like basketball. its fine. we all have our interests. i for one dont give a shtein about hockey or lacrosse. i cant possibly comprehend how someone can love hoops but thinks the nba is awful.
I love college basketball and I'm indifferent about the NBA. Don't love it and don't hate it. You can be a casual fan without it being the worst farging thing ever.
Quote from: hbionic on July 08, 2014, 06:30:29 PM
Both of you are farging idiots...and probably couldn't dribble with your off-hand.
I grew up with the NBA so go suck on each other's dicks.
IGY, just because you gamble on a sport, doesn't make you the all-time know it all.
NBA, is not the same. It had an awesome decade in the 80's, great decade in the 90's...and it died off after that. The 90's had probably the greatest stretch of basketball, perfect mix of defense and offense. Teams like the Supersonics, Trailblazers, Rockets, Pacers, Spurs, Knicks, Bulls, Heat, and even one of the all time funnest Laker's teams to watch (even though they were losers). THAT WAS THE shtein!
What we have now is just meh. I can find something more entertaining than the NBA. Flopping, ghost calls, too much offense. It's Harlem Globe Trotters Squared. Nothing matters in the NBA until the playoffs. It's literally like watching two different leagues.
I like the NBA, but it's definitely not better.
so much wrong in this i dont even know where to start...ill just say that people always like what they grew up with....liking something as a 15 year old brings back cool memories of scottie pippen dunking on ewing but doesnt give you a clue as to the league as a whole and the quality of play...remember you watched then as a naive young buck and dont watch at all now....i wacthed both as an adult.....trust in the gawd when i tell you you are way off here
http://deadspin.com/the-cavs-just-cleared-some-lebron-sized-cap-space-1602386730?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Just saw they're going after Mike Miller and Ray Allen too
doesnt matter ... riddick bowe just tweeted lebron is heading to the raptors.
Espn radio dude in Cleveland saying they have a deal in place for Love too. Not sure I buy that one.
they might as well go ahead and hire lebrons cousin pookie as a ball boy
as evil as it is, i would really love to see cleveland do all this shtein and then have lebron re-sign with the heat
Oh yeah that would be awesome.
Or go back to Cleveland and not win shtein.
honestly, i think he would look like a bitch going back. they (understandably so) shtein all over him, including the owner, when he went to Miami. if he goes back it's basically saying he was ok with that.
i want him to go back just because it will make for an unbelievable storyline....if bosh and lebron both go back to miami all this excitement will turn to zzzzz real quick
also if he goes to cle that really ups the chances that bosh goes to houston and hinkie magic can work that lin three way
i want to see the excuses cavs fans come up when he signs with them. also i sort of want to see them win a title, lord knows that cesspool of a city needs something good to happen.
Parsons signs a $46m offer sheet with Dallas
Hinkie's daddy is dumb for letting him go.
And people are saying Lebron has chosen Cleveland...no confirmation yet
Vegas books dropping Cavs championship odds to 6/1 and 7/1 in some spots
this rumor twitter age is a joke
nobody knows shtein yet that doesnt stop everyone from pretending they do
Sources say...
Hate that phrase
Quote from: MDS on July 09, 2014, 08:23:20 PM
this rumor twitter age is a joke
nobody knows shtein yet that doesnt stop everyone from pretending they do
Nice to see you coming around on the monumental idiocy that is farging Twitter.
twitter in itself is a fine aggregate of information...its just when writers throw out this nonsense about sources saying this, or person in the know saying that. its all junk. 10 years ago they didnt have an outlet for that stuff. now being the first person to post something on twitter is a thing.
and its 1000 times worse in the nba because of the fanbase.
And Chris Broussard is awful too...his voice grates on me and he drops the word "sources" more than anyone
Woj is the only person I 100% buy when he talks about sources.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 09, 2014, 09:24:41 PM
And Chris Broussard is awful too...his voice grates on me and he drops the word "sources" more than anyone
he also thinks gay people are going to burn in hell
twitter is phenomenal. its easy to stay away from fake accounts...unless you're retarded
QuoteI agree that stepping back from the decision is a bad idea. LeBron needs to EMBRACE it. I think for the next 30 hours, LeBron should one by one eliminate a team from contention, once per hour. Once a team is out, they should loudly play the sound they play in the Hunger Games when someone dies throughout the whole city, letting the citizens know the King will not be playing for their team next year. Imagine the growing anticipation as LeBron slowly eliminates teams. It slowly approaches 10 p.m., and the basketball world stands still. THIS, this is how LeBron should do the Decision 2.0
any of you that like the nba really need to start reading the nba board on reddit. it's pretty amazing. twitter is dumb.
If they put that on PPV I'd pay to watch it.
PLEEEEEEEEEEEASE go to cleveland today so bosh can ink with houston....houston can match the parsons sheet and the sixers can get terrence jones in a deal
what an adorable essay.
everything is coming up cleveland
the king and j football
I hope he doesn't win a single game there but I do love that he broke the story to lee jenkins burning all the clowns on espn and twitter that have been just beyond annoying all week
also as an old guy who still subscribes to numerous magazines (tho not SI) its good to see too that he gave it to SI
This probably doesn't bode well for ESPN's "Heat Index" blog.
lol....what a farging clown
http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/chris-broussard-confirms-lebrons-announcement-in-case-you-dont-believe-lebron.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=chris-broussard-confirms-lebrons-announcement-in-case-you-dont-believe-lebron
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 11, 2014, 02:47:50 PM
lol....what a farging clown
http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/chris-broussard-confirms-lebrons-announcement-in-case-you-dont-believe-lebron.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=chris-broussard-confirms-lebrons-announcement-in-case-you-dont-believe-lebron
lolol Broussard is the worst
holy crap bosh back to miami
Talk about a 3 hour change in emotions for Houston fans.
I don't blame him in the least but that is the biggest money grab ever
at least until Carmelo signs with the knicks
Hahahaha dudes at work are crushed. All day they've been talking shtein
Possibility of Lin to the Lakers. I like the way he balls. Not the future but we can put pieces around him. farg Nash.
Will ESPN even mention any other sports this weekend? Sportscenter is all Lebron
Boooooooo
wiggy and jabari in front of a packed house in vegas right now on nbatv
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this is farging bullshtein that the cavs are gonna get love without giving up wiggy
Can't see how they have the assets to do that. Waiters and Bennett aren't worth that much. Wiggins is the key.
you watch they are gonna get a third team involved and get them off the wiggins hook
I wouldn't mind the Sixers getting involved somehow but I don't see a cleveland asset that makes much sense to help facilitate it.
sixers biggest asset is cap room and that doesn't apply in this deal.....bosh going back to mia farged them
dante exum in full effect
Only two booing of Santa references so far.
that's cause its the summer league
pretty cool.
https://imgur.com/a/79WvK#6uZplRB
that is cool....doesnt look fully updated tho...just going by hakim warrick who isnt in the league anymore....probably replace him with markieff morris
yeah...kinda surprising that the philly squad isn't better but i can't really think of anyone.
i'd take DC or chicago to win that league. would be close.
yeah chicago is the clear winner....they have actually taken over as the best basketball city in the country now....its not new york
to be honest philly is really down right now but they also dont have a second city they get to pull from like DC does with baltimore for example
also carmelo was born in brooklyn
just catching up with the nba transactions this week and the wiz making some sneaky good moves. didn't overpay for ariza who i think isn't worth what he got, just got pierce and humphries. otto looks much better in the summer league apparently. best backcourt in the league. sixers-wiz eastern conference final in 3 years.
The league is looking to farg with the lottery as early as next year to stop incentivizing tanking. (http://www.csnphilly.com/basketball-philadelphia-76ers/possible-nba-lottery-reform-could-affect-sixers)
Not really sure how they can tinker with the current system while a bunch of past trades have been made assuming it would be in effect, so I'm skeptical anything will be changed by next lottery.
as it stands now next year is shaping up to be the worst draft maybe ever....so it would be kinda funny to institute anti tanking rules in a year no one is going to really go all out to tank
I've never really understood this whole anti-tanking thing in the NBA. The lottery is basically as close of a deterrent from tanking that you can get. Neither of the 2 worst teams got the #1 pick, and there is no guarantee that tanking will result in a top 2 or 3 pick. Being a bad team in the NBA only increases your odds of getting a top pick, but the other leagues guarantee the #1 pick to the team with the worst record each year and you never really hear very much tank conspiracies from them.
Besides, I've never had a problem with franchises tanking. The players and coaches aren't out there trying to lose, so it doesn't impact the competitive integrity of the game, imo. Sometimes you gotta take a step backwards in order to move forward. Such is life.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on July 17, 2014, 10:12:23 AM
but the other leagues guarantee the #1 pick to the team with the worst record each year and you never really hear very much tank conspiracies from them.
in the other leagues the success of your team isnt as dependent on getting a superstar (or two or three) as in the nba
also in other leagues the drafts are much deeper....in the nba the odds are stacked against you getting a game changing talent outside the top 10
As true as that is, I still don't have a problem with it. I have a much bigger issue with teams that are consistently run poorly every year and are always selling what little bit of talent they do have in order to take on expiring contacts. The Sixers of the last 10 years being a prime example of having little cap flexibility, along with making poor player personnel decisions.
Rather than trying to address a short term method that some teams might use to legitimately try to get better, why doesn't the league crack down on teams that constantly miss the playoffs in a league where it isn't very hard to make the postseason? Why is it ok for a franchise to be mediocre for a decade, but if they want to be bad for 1 season in an attempt for long term greatness, this is suddenly a problem and the fans are being ripped off at the gate?
Why doesn't the league hold teams accountable for their long term failures?
It's only a problem when teams outside New York or LA pull that shtein.
I found the tanking season more fun to watch to watch than the mediocre seasons, but I happen to like watching train wrecks. I'm guessing most fans would like to see games between franchises putting full effort into winning games. The league is absolutely right to try to stop tanking.
Honestly I'm not even sure the NBA benefits from having a draft. It's a salary capped league (albeit a soft cap), so if you also dumped the rookie salary rules, presumably teams without superstars already on the roster would be in the best positions to sign the top rookie players in free agency. And there's only a few dozen players capable of playing at an NBA level coming out each year, so why the need to draw up all these complicated rules?
drafts are archaic and dumb...what other profession has a draft?
everyone should be a free agent. sign with who you want.
let me guess like soccer?
essentially
though the mls has a draft, but nobody good winds up in there.
drafts are fun in terms of predicting and watching them play out, but basing the future of franchises on arbitrary ping pong balls or records derived from unequal schedules is preposterous.
lol soccer fans
imagine if lebron hit the open market when he was coming out of high school
or a bunch of numbers came up and wallah, cleveland gets the no 1 pick. fun. fair. fitting.
South Texas has rotted lil guys brain
soccer is a powerful force for the whites
sports republicans
i want my country sports back
white guys who fake patriotism defines the pubs perfectly
when i come back me and you are going to a union game
with romey
probably not going to happen
well take the bus from the soccer bar, grab some fresh produce for the ride and buy some herbal snacks at the stadium.
do soccer fans drink or should I bring some coors cutter?
Todd and Havas road trip to a soccer game ala seinfeld's comedians in cars getting coffee
I'd watch
not sure how much more clear I can be....I will never have anything to do with soccer EVER
within the next world cup cycle i will get you to a usmnt game and you will sit in the outlaws section and you will be decked out in red white and blue
stone cold mortal lock
first you have to tell me what usmnt means and then after that i wont go to a game or watch one or talk about one or acknowledge its existence
like ever
united
states
mens
national
team
do you want a julian green jersey or are you more of a yedlin guy?
you got a hinkie jersey?
ill wear it when we fire up the internet box and watch saric dominate europe
nba network will have some of his games....im in...are you
so bennent wiggins and a 1 for love is what that god fearing flag hating pos has to say
Quote from: MDS on July 19, 2014, 02:44:08 AM
well take the bus from the soccer bar, grab some fresh produce for the ride and buy some herbal snacks at the stadium.
IN.
MDS forgot to call it a pub, there goes his soccer street cred.
Quote from: MDS on July 19, 2014, 01:30:29 AM
or a bunch of numbers came up and wallah, cleveland gets the no 1 pick. fun. fair. fitting.
Lol
Wallah - Arabic expression meaning "I promise by god."
Voilà - An exclamation meaning "There it is" or "There you go."
Are you saying that Todd is a terrorist?
Only against literacy.
lol
his newspaper job did pay for that uhaul to come back home and try and get in the govt.
actually my wittle ford fiesta cant pull a uhual so im SOOL
Rent a truck, tow your car.
that costs about 1000, plus gas
what i would be spending on a new mattress and sofa/recliner is likely less than that. those are the only 2 things i wont be able to take.
a jew knows his cost effectiveness, mckenna
Evan Turner signed with the Celtics
beautiful
QuoteAfter a season in which their bottomed-out squad of plucky nobodies occasionally showed admirable spunk under first-year coach Brad Stevens, the Boston Celtics evidently decided they'd had enough of this not-being-hated-by-literally-everyone crap, and went out and signed ball-pounding avatar of hopelessness Evan Turner, whose game is basketball's version of a wet fart.
more truth
QuoteThere's a possibility that his value taking a nosedive will be the wake-up call that sparks an adjustment in his game. Changes in scenery have breathed new life into many underwhelming careers. But I'd say those odds are longer for someone whose Ferrari ran out of gas not once, but twice within a two week span. If you can't be trusted to do something as simple as hitting Sunoco, making split-second decisions against top-notch athletes might not be for you.
Either way, Turner will live on as one of the symbols of a regime that often neglected the future for immediate dividends. With those days behind the franchise, Turner's presence on the Celtics will serve as a reminder of what once was. Happy trails, ET.
Quote from: phattymatty on July 22, 2014, 10:09:34 AM
beautiful
QuoteAfter a season in which their bottomed-out squad of plucky nobodies occasionally showed admirable spunk under first-year coach Brad Stevens, the Boston Celtics evidently decided they'd had enough of this not-being-hated-by-literally-everyone crap, and went out and signed ball-pounding avatar of hopelessness Evan Turner, whose game is basketball's version of a wet fart.
That is hilarious.
almost as funny as this....
Quote from: PhillyGirl on April 27, 2011, 09:27:07 PM
Evan Turner has gone from boy to man in this series.
I am so excited watch him progress more and more.
Haha holy shtein
Holy crap, that's priceless.
DOH :-D
So that was her last post.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Glu5KzY9Arg
Paul George got his shtein all snapped up, there's no way he's playing this year
that was brutal
sixers might have some tanking company.
Link?
I just logged onto twitter without knowing anything and people are making it seemed like he died
Holy farg
I saw it on deadspin
That's Theisman x2
I yelled when I saw it.
http://deadspin.com/paul-george-breaks-his-leg-horrifically-in-team-usa-scr-1614935035
The fact he isn't screaming is amazing
wah
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BuL-LFlIAAASKO_.jpg:large)
Sexy
Rub some dirt on it and get back in there, Hoyda.
Rehabbing that should be a snap.
Spurs hired a woman asst coach.
Your thoughts, SD?
Love to the Cavs
Wiggins, Bennett and a protected 2015 1st rounder to Minny
yeah i thought that the thad-bennett rumors were too good to be true.
I guess it could still happen because Minny wants to dump salary. So if they included a big contract in there they could, right?
thad makes almost ten mil not sure how they would dump salary in a deal for him
they would only want thad because they like him as a player and why would he resign with them...he has stated repeatedly that he wants to win not rebuild...altho he def has value as an expiring who you can trade and get assets for
to me getting bennet from the cavs was in theory possible but why would minnesota now trade bennet for thad....i would think they would want the upside of a number one overall pick from just a year ago...not an expensive tweener who hit his celing a couple years ago
:-[ poor hinkie
Just saw the video of the NZ team doing their...dance/chant...at the US team and the looks of the faces of the US players were great
http://deadspin.com/atlanta-hawks-owner-selling-team-after-telling-nba-abou-1631636516?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Another racist NBA owner?
who knows...he might of just dropped a bunch of stereotypes in an email and is afraid everyone will call him donald sterling II
night night danny
Yeah he's donezo
i guess this goes here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lncVfZroqnA#t=73
lebron got hair plugs.
close thread please.
http://grantland.com/the-triangle/grantland-exclusive-redacted-nba-scouting-reports/
Kevin Durant is out 6-8 weeks with a broken foot
https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos_h264high/8C827854E31132355175777230848_SW_WEBM_14129486613563572c942ae.mp4?versionId=wAeM4axAhXuh.SY_1mE1bUSONIpldkp3
i've been a nomad for two months so without tv was looking to figure out how to watch all of the games. found this website called ballstreams. way cheaper than season pass or whatever. $99 for an entire year or like $10 / month. bunch of different options. can watch every game live and they archive them the minute each is done. can watch on any device, computer, ios, xbox, plex, etc.
need an invite but use this if you want in...it's pretty badass.
http://www.ballstreams.com/ref/14397
does that thing allow you to lay on the couch with a remote in your hand and a bottle rye on your belly and hit last channel to waggle btwn golden state-portland and lakers-kings late night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz3qH6B-I_g
He missed, so it's like it never happened.
i put on the lakers game for a minute and watched robert sacre get his 4th foul. there's 3 minutes left in the first quarter.
Lakers are a far way from seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. There's no hope unless Buss is replaced or The Logo decides to come back.
lol boo hoo....they have 17 titles
I'd bang Jeanie Buss
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 25, 2014, 07:49:54 PM
lol boo hoo....they have 17 titles
pretty much
i still have no idea how hb is an eagles fan when he worships all things LA
hes 100% not an eagle fan
i cant kill cockroach cowboy fans and then give it up to an eagles fan who likes the team because of the jerseys, or randall, or whatever
either youre 3 for 3 (or 4 for 4 if you believe the nhl is a thing) or youre OUT
ej and the boys from time square for the first tip show of the year.....good times
shaq dissin chucks new glasses hard
NBA basketball, sucktastic!
cfb > nba > mlb > nfl > nhl > cbb
the new orleans hornets have a better chance of making playoffs than the lakers - chuck
you mean the pelicans? - ej
whatever....pelicans are stupid - chuck
lol....inside gets wayyyy too much credit. its all chuck. when he goes its just another stupid pregame show.
no hyperbole hes the best analyst in history
chuck is obviously the best but all four of them are great....shaq's dry wit cracks me the farg up...kenny is beautiful and ej is an all time host
lil guy rips everything nowadays
We need an intervention.
Give us three things that make you happy, mds. We are here to help...
i praised chuck....what more could you possibly ask for
ej is an all time host but hes a host. shaq and kenny are nothing without chuck. he makes the entire thing work...otherwise its just some nba talking head show.
but to be fair i am not a fan of pre/post game shows. chuck is essentially the only analyst i like
shaq is arguably the funniest athlete of all time and has been that way long before he ever got with chuck....and kenny is great whether hes with chuck on tip off or on the roundtables he does on nba network
there are plenty of fine analysts....im sure shaq and kenny would do sufficient on their own. but outside of gameday (because of it being live on site) and inside (chuck), all pre/post game shows are fairly interchangeable.
it's rare that i'm on kobe's side ever but was watching that lakers game last night and when him and howard started going at it, i wanted him to throw a bunch so bad.
i hope joel is half of what anthony davis is.....watching him last night made me so excited
yeah he has such a bitch face though...whiny every time down the court if someone touches him.
Nets are trash eh?
Cleveland about to go down to the Knicks
lol
Cavs go down. James was 1-9 in the first half.
cleveland was a mess...they have no idea what to do...blatt had them totally unprepared...no cohesion or plan on who would have the ball btwn kyrie and lebron...no sets...no nothing...they obviously need time to implement and learn whatever system blatt hopes to run
i wont pretend to know what kind of coach blatt is but man did he look like a deer in headlights...didnt seem like an nba coach to me at all...but that scene would probably overwhelm anyone
also their defense is not good...farging jr smith was getting into the paint
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 31, 2014, 09:07:46 AM
i wont pretend to know what kind of coach blatt is but man did he look like a deer in headlights...didnt seem like an nba coach to me at all...but that scene would probably overwhelm anyone
this. i honestly didn't his name or ever see his face before last night. definitely looked nervous.
ive said from day one...and again not cause of anything i know about blatt...but just in general how do you not have a veteran coach for this team...much less hire a guy who has never spent a single day in the nba in any capacity
He was a euro guy before the Cavs hired him, right?
most of his time was in isreal i believe
he was hired before they knew they were getting lebron....pretty stupid to make that move then, but im guessing they cavs didnt think he was coming back
they knew he was coming back....but even if they didnt they or lebron could have easily jettisoned him after the signing
Westbrook fractured his hand. Out 4-8 weeks, and OKC is already without KD
He wanted to fracture the other hand on an LA can last night on his way into the tunnel
Terrible final possession for Chicago
Overtime here we go
Derrick Rose sprained his ankle - china doll
And I farging hate those Cavs uniforms. Disgusting colors
anthony davis is retarded
Lakers are now officially the 76ers of the league. Pure garbage.
cept they are trying
boogie cuzzins went off and sac town won at the clippers
https://vine.co/v/OODmzVljvwt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRiyLxKnL8Q
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 02, 2014, 06:20:10 PM
boogie cuzzins went off and sac town won at the clippers
Going off again
26 & 8 at the half
super ending in charlotte....hornets up by 6 with 27 seconds left....hawks just hit a three with two seconds left to send it to a second ot
kemba misses at the buzzer with 2 sec left
on the atlanta inbound kyle korver gets called for an illegal screen....gutsy ass call
and then LANCE AT THE BUZZER
Marcus Smart rolled the shtein out of his ankle. Had to be carted off
boogie cuzzins is the league mvp right now....hes be ridiculously good
he was taken three picks after erkel
I believe a few of us here wanted him instead of Turner
i know matty did....he was all over cuzzo
i wanted basically anyone but erkel
suns kings has been sick since last three of regulation
i've been in love with boogie for years. main reason i hated ET so much.
boogies problem has always been his selfishness....tonight I saw an amazing thing....he fouled out in OT on a horrendous call and barely argued it...and not just that but he held back mike malone from attacking the refs....that was a first....I still need to see more before I believe he can be the best player on a legit title contender but that was a great thing to see
this is such a good game and probably isnt the best game of the night
farging sactown 5-1
Good for the Kings...the people of Sactown deserve a good basketball team. The farg else they got there?
And The Association owes them for that goddamn 2002 WCF's
are their people in sactown?.....I feel like they are worthless pieces of shtein who deserve nothing....not that any fans "deserve" anything
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 07, 2014, 11:52:53 PM
boogies problem has always been his selfishness....tonight I saw an amazing thing....he fouled out in OT on a horrendous call and barely argued it...and not just that but he held back mike malone from attacking the refs....that was a first....I still need to see more before I believe he can be the best player on a legit title contender but that was a great thing to see
yup...i've been watching the sac feeds a lot this year so far and several times a game the announcers are giving him props about his new attitude. mozgov whacked the shtein out of his head on purpose the other night and he didn't even flinch. i was amazed.
golden state houston is a war
this game is ridiculous
wish i could see it...CSN needs to die in a fire
I was just thinking about how you should be watching it....its not on there?
steph curry mvp this year?
csn houston isnt available to over 60% of houston. the station basically folded and will be available to the area sooner or later. its the poster child for rsn disaster. i knew a dude who worked there and talked a few times to the president when i was in texas....everyone bailed years ago.
memphis trying to go 7-0 up one in milwaukee with 15 seconds left
holy farging shtein
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 08, 2014, 10:18:47 PM
I was just thinking about how you should be watching it....its not on there?
I have DTV...CSN do what CSN do and black that shtein out to anyone who doesn't have Comcast
ROOT Sports needs to hurry up and get on
Wayne Ellington's pops was shot and killed in Philly
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 11, 2014, 06:17:21 PM
Wayne Ellington's pops was shot and killed in Philly
Throwing batteries wasn't enough...you guys have to shoot people's dads? New low.
Murderdelphia in full effect
He was shot in the head while sitting in his car...cops say he wasn't robbed but believe he was targeted. It struck me as odd that he was in a 2001 Buick tho...
Why is that odd?
Because I figured with an NBA player for a son he'd have a nicer ride and maybe that he was targeted for his ride. But that's unlikely motive for an 01 Buick
Derrick Rose was rightfully roasted for his comments the other day about him sitting out to preserve life after hoops
And now he's hurt again. Hammy.
Paper mâché mofo there
yea screw him...farg your life
play
You and Derrick Rose may be the only ones who agree on this
He's not playing football. He's not playing hockey. Or rugby.
Basketball.
so hes supposed to play even though hes not healthy. in november. in a meaningless game.
Melo drops 46, including a game tying 3 with 2 seconds left and Trey Burke hits a gw at the buzzer. Lol Knicks.
rockets 69
thunder 65
lol
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B2nPFklCYAAcs97.jpg)
holy shtein wait till you see this steph curry dime tomorrow
Tough question here
(https://espngrantland.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/hastingsduck.jpg)
mcbuckets forcing his way into a picture. this made me laugh.
http://imgur.com/a/jtECj#XL7WWZ8
Cavs are not good.
I don't know how good they will end up but don't sleep on the raptors....I watch them a lot...not only are they as entertaining as it gets in the league but they are REALLY good
Agreed. I've seen them a couple times and they're good and fun to watch
Kings are fun to watch too.
difference is kings play terrible basketball which makes them entertaining....raptors are a legit team
Mavs have climbed all the way back
Andrew Wiggins had 29 pts, 5 boards, 2 assists, 4 steals, and a block last night
KD playing tonight.
http://deadspin.com/nets-superfan-ejected-carried-out-of-msg-without-his-p-1666085268?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
lol
https://twitter.com/roastaceleb/status/540719031066447872
Lol
Hahaha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxVuySQT-eY
haha thats funny
john wall is really good.
lil guy.....knicks or sixers?
http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/12008328/new-york-knicks-carmelo-anthony-heart-team-discord-sources-say
ebola
or brooklyn. or the lakers.
id rather be the lakers because theyre in LA and have a terrific chance of signing durant, westbrook, etc. or having the lottery fixed for them
the nets might as well still be in newark
pops giving the entire starting lineup the night off tonight against the kicks.
Eskin and Mds know this? Because I thought they only did that against the Sixers...
Quote from: phattymatty on December 08, 2014, 10:05:28 PM
john wall is really good.
two nights in a row now wall has pretty much single handedly won games. i really hope he doesn't get injured this year.
lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUxLs0QXQ0E
laaldridge with 21 in the 1q
spurs lakers is pretty good
spurs are pretty good
what a win by the lake show
how is it possible the Lakers beat the Spurs?
They're one of those teams that have to play perfect in order to be in it along with a bad night from the other team.
Nick Young was a highlight and Kobe's assists late and in OT. Just frustrating to root for a team going in no particular direction.
the win itself doesn't mean much but the way they came back and won was def impressive
i counted 8
https://vine.co/v/O6gV7hJvirX
Yeah, what the farg!
http://thebiglead.com/2014/12/17/andre-iguodala-technical-mike-conley-travel/
1. This is some Roger Goodell shtein
2. I am shocked that Joey Crawford wasn't the one calling it...with an emphatic dance of his own
this spurs grizz game is so farging good....timmy with a prayer that falls at the buzzer to send it to a 3rd OT
Insane. Great game
(http://media.giphy.com/media/3rgXBQ4NXLhuXEhLQk/giphy.gif)
Rondo to Dallas
Helluva move by the Mavs
farg! farging Lakers.
knicks starting lineup today
travis wear
cole aldrich
stoudemire
hardaway jr.
calderon
lol
chuck says patrick ewing would be rolling in his grave if he saw these kicks right now.
the knicks are awful so obviously hinkie is a genius
stop it douche. make fun of the knicks regardless of the sixers situation.
i dont make fun of other teams when my team is an insulting joke to pro sports
just me
hows the view up there?
its not bad, i can see shtein real clearly. pristine view.
I don't think Dallas is going to benefit much from this trade. They gave up depth, young talent, and future picks. And Rondo just isn't the same player he was a few years ago. He's still very good, but I don't think he'd fall in my top 5 pg list anymore and I feel like that's the kind of return Dallas should have got for what they gave up.
Depth, yes, but I don't see much talent going the other way.
Oops....just looked and Wright isn't nearly as young as I thought. Thought he was a younger dude with a higher ceiling. Still, the loss of depth wil hurt them in the playoffs if they don't address it, and the loss of picks will hurt in 2 years when Dirk is retired and living in a German disco-tech.
I know Cuban is trying to get Dirk another ring, but I think he jumped the gun on this one.
I don't believe dallas has the defense to get thru the west with or without rondo but he definitely improves their team...they are clearly just going to try and outscore everyone to a ring which usually doesn't work
also depth is overrated....benches get shortened in the playoffs and you go with your best five as much as possible....wright was like a 17 minute a game guy...having al farook be your first big off the bench versus brandon wright is not a mitigating factor in winning a title....they also have plenty of time to get another big before the deadline if they feel they need it...but right now getting rondo for what they gave up is a good move from their perspective as its a titantic upgrade at a starting position
http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2014/12/19/7423461/grizzlies-players-replace-team-assistants-car
lilliard should not have tried to dunk that....so stupid
and on the very next posession he makes sure he scores as you are supposed to do
holy shtein how pretty were those last two buckets by old men dunc and manu
dame dash is out of control
game of the year
This is fantastic
Keep going! I want five OTs
last two consecutive games for the spurs have been the best two nba games of the year
dame dash is retarded
Manu and Duncan may die on the court....
Lillard again!!
I want this ot to be competitive but holy shtein watching dame dash get his is as good as it gets....hes been absolutely ridiculous
OKC getting worked by the Lakers... Blah
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 19, 2014, 11:11:16 PM
OKC getting worked by the Lakers... Blah
settle down buddy....its ten in the second quarter and kd isnt playing
Yeah I had OKC by 5+ at the half in the ESPN streak for the cash
Was sitting on 10 in a row and I'm gonna lose now
oh.....no idea what streak for cash is but im sure its terrible and you deserve to lose
whats funny is kobe is scoreless
lololol
It's free to play and if you pick 25 winners in a row you win $20k
spurs are ridiculous...their entire starting lineup is out tonight and they lead in dallas by 8
Detroit dumped Josh Smith with $26M remaining after this season
jesus lilliard is clutch
And Dallas looks like shtein
mavs defense is bad
what a game in okc that was....lilliard and westbrook is must see tv
and what's up with them Hawks?! Sheesh.
Too bad no one sees them play in that shtein ass sports city
hawks are finally healthy...horfords rim protection is so huge for them and jeff teague is having the best season in the league that no one knows about....I was suspect because their schedule was so weak...but int he last 10 days they have beaten the bulls mavs cavs rockets clips and bulls
I enjoy watching them a lot
And Korver is shooting lights out
Speaking of Korver - dudes been in the league for a dozen years now
farging time flies
Varejao tore his Achilles....done for the year
Josh Smith to Houston
Josh Smith is a bum
soft batch carmelo gonna put up another 30-0-0 game
steph = butter
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 25, 2014, 10:48:04 PM
steph = butter
That dime to Speights was nice.
Also, these jerseys are hideous. Are these just xmas jerseys?
yeah every team is wearing them....I think they are awesome
what year do the sixers start playing on xmas
year embiid
Yeah, I saw everyone else wearing them today. I hate the name on the bottom of the jersey. Also hate that they are using first names. Lame.
they played on xmas in 2002, right? i think that was the only time
where is easy
how about you worry bout an awesome west coast 10pm est start tomorrow night in portland......three in a row son!
Quote from: Sgt PSN on December 25, 2014, 10:57:57 PM
Yeah, I saw everyone else wearing them today. I hate the name on the bottom of the jersey. Also hate that they are using first names. Lame.
I love every inch of them
steve kerr is awesome
Kerr is indeed awesome
These jerseys are not awesome
Reggie miller ripping republican Hawes suit is hilarious
jerseys are amazing idiots
You're in the minority on that.
Actually the first I've seen say they liked them
I like throwback stuff....most of America likes the eagle teal jerseys
what i don't like is joey crawford on xmas day
clips 27% fg and down one
No one likes Joey Crawford on any day whether it's Christmas Day or march 13th...he's a bum
And these aren't exactly throwbacks...so no.
The only thing I liked were the lakers using purple nameplates
https://twitter.com/mrmichaellee/status/548690152881930242
Love this
Love this more...
http://youtu.be/hGRVsPO3nLk
PS: And one, bitch.
Nerd stats:
Andrew Wiggins has lower VORP than Luc Mbah a Moute (and every other player in the NBA) (http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2015_advanced.html#advanced::28)
klay just made my favorite players list
https://vine.co/v/OH9qpxT1nIK
haha that's funny
appropriate response would have been "how much to YOU feed off the D, hun?"
http://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/2qxt0i/listen_to_this_link_carefully_did_lebron_say_to/
http://espn.go.com/dallas/nba/story/_/id/12112693/rajon-rondo-dallas-mavericks-admits-effort-defense-there-recent-seasons
Here's a preeminent player actually admitting he didn't care enough to play defense. Disgusting and pathetic.
LOL Knicks
our old friend evan tuner is ballin tonight
heat down 34 in the 3q....that pick is getting protected this year
@howardeskin: The #cavs pulled Dion waiters from @sixers #sixers game because I'm told he is going to be traded to #knicks.
Everyone else is saying OKC but The Chief says Knicks
Let's see who is right
i was so mad when he wasnt announced...playing in front of his peoples in his hometown with no breezy or kyrie?...would have been amazing...he might have had 50 attempts tonight
Wonder what they got for him?
Cleveland is tryna get the pipe
JR Smith going to Cleveland
This is a three team deal with OKC and NYK
Shumpert going to Cleveland too
shumpert is a better fit in cleveland than waiters. good move.
if cleveland was smart theyd release jr smith....they don't need more pts much less an inefficient non team player who squeezes the ball then takes horrible shots...and they certainly don't need another horrible defender...with shumpert added to lebron their perimeter d will be respectable now...that's what this trade was all about imo
Agreed.
What would be funny is if they did release him and San Antonio picked him up and Pop rubbed his Pop Magic off on him and he became a helluva player.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 05, 2015, 08:25:46 PM
if cleveland was smart theyd release jr smith....
yep...i'd be very surprised if they didn't do this. maybe JR can join josh in houston.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 05, 2015, 10:20:38 PM
Agreed.
What would be funny is if they did release him and San Antonio picked him up and Pop rubbed his Pop Magic off on him and he became a helluva player.
i honestly would have guessed that he was 33 or 34 but he's only 29. huh.
steph was dirty last night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZurA01IYulE
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/07/sports/basketball/wanted-good-basketball-for-beleaguered-reporter.html?ref=sports&_r=0
lol maybe the Knicks will freeze the Times' reporters out like they do to Isola at the DN
sixers legend brandon davies waived by the nets.
http://deadspin.com/giannis-antetokounmpo-basically-dunked-a-freaking-skyho-1677900019?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Cleveland just traded two #1s to Denver for Russian Timofey Mozgov. da fuq
not too bad. one of them is what they just got from OKC and the other is a heavily protected pick from memphis.
essentially they just got shumpert, jr smith and mozgov for waiters and that mediocre memphis pick.
When you lose to the Sixers...
Detroit is 7-0 since they dumped Josh Smith
Quote from: phattymatty on January 07, 2015, 04:19:14 PM
essentially they just got shumpert, jr smith and mozgov for waiters and that mediocre memphis pick.
garbage for garbage
I just switched over to the rockets Knicks game in time to hear one jackass in the stands screaming 'airball' at the top of his lungs. Made me laugh a lot.
Look at you becoming a Rockets fan now!
Spurs and Suns was fun to watch
SA had 41 in the 4th after only scoring 10 in the 3rd
Oh and when will people start screaming about the Knicks and celtics tanking??
marc jackson having to say that the warriors are the best team in the nba. so awkward.
https://vine.co/v/OpUAMAlhihE
That was pretty slick.
The Knicks are disgustingly awful
Getting smoked 81-36 right now by Charlotte
They signed players and used money...like lil guy wants....so whats up with your Knicks, mds??
they are genuinely awful...it came from an organic place of everyone being stupid and checking out and carmelo being a funhole
the sixers are trying to be bad. there's such a difference. the knicks wanted the 8 seed this year and failed miserably. hinkie wanted to go 0-82.
Pau had 46 and 18?! :sly
http://deadspin.com/kevin-garnett-chucks-ball-at-headbutts-dwight-howard-1679128562?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Mo Williams scored 52 for the Wolves. :sly
didn't get to see as much as I would have liked cause of sixers but this thunder gsdubs has been living up to it
such a disappointing 4q tho
kyrie in a friggin zone
not a good night for kevin love
Think they regret dealing Wiggy away yet?
hawks are already realy good but they finish off this game then they are next level
thunder have 80 at half
http://www.lostlettermen.com/slideshow/nbas-biggest-draft-busts-where-are-they-now/?utm_campaign=NBA_WhereAreTheyNow_Desktop_1.7&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sambowie
40 NBA draft busts and what they're doing now
Blazers and Wiz is fun...back and forth
Pierce is such a bitch
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 24, 2015, 11:32:48 PM
Pierce is such a bitch
lol....what...you mean he did something specific in this game right?....not just in general
Yeah he was doing his patented ref whining which of course got him a couple calls. Every time I see him I can't get that drama queen getting carried off the court like he was shot years ago.
helluva final four minutes here...
hes as big an assassin that has ever played in the nba....stop it
He's a dripping vagina. farg him
bigger pussssie 5 or the truth?
Paul Pierce has a pierced clit
he's a bigger bitch by far
xtreme birds
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 25, 2015, 12:27:11 AM
Paul Pierce has a pierced clit
he's a bigger bitch by far
never have the depths of homerism reached these lows
history
kenneth faried misses two from the line with one second left in a tie game....ot in denver
holy farg what an ending
watched this 10 times and still can't quite tell what he did. fake-fake-pass?
https://vine.co/v/OTPlLU3dKJv
so dirty
Dallas had a 37-2 run against Miami
Jesus
https://vine.co/v/OPWeiHu7q5L
this three point contest is going to be one of the best things ever.....the lineup is simply retarded
yep. didn't realize until today that wesley matthews is actually tied for the lead in 3s this year.
i cant remember ever seeing matthews take a two pt shot....id like to see a list of the shooters in the league that take the least amount of two pts shots by %...still matthews has the same amount of 3 pt attempts as curry....i bet hes the guy a few of the announcers take as a going on out a limb pick when in reality he is a favorite
kk is having a historic year...I don't know the exact numbers but he has around a hundred less attempts than curry and matthews
tonight i was frisked going into a high school basketball
then my final score tweet was RTed by the one and only kevin cooney, who is enormously fat
the end
someone posted this on the google machine tonight....such an awesome pic....ny ny is where we live cause its thorough.....never takin shorts cause brooklyns the borough
starbury and sebastian telfair
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B916UX7IEAAmBz3.jpg)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukWFmNWeF2s
Jerome Kersey died...only 52.
Rumors going on that Brooklyn is gonna deal Garnett back to Minny for Thad
must see tv on tnt tonight at 8
the best team in nba history scored 75 pts in utah tonight
lil guy is drying his eyes in his Vin Baker jersey tonight
Suns got their asses whipped too...kinda surprised they looked so bad
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 01, 2015, 12:17:40 AM
the best team in nba history scored 75 pts in utah tonight
troll troll troll your boat
http://mobile.philly.com/sports/sixers/?wss=/philly/sports/sixers&id=294527981
Keith Pompey should be given an award, says CF's mds.
all media are scum except media that write pro philly team pieces which are the only ones you post
denver whose players straight up quit on brian shaw and has been losing games at home to terrible teams by 20 pts rolled the greatest team ever assembled last night
bro just wait until kobe is back.
I don't understand how the lakers play hard for 45 minutes then literally not even hide tanking the last three
no player in the nba this year has had one game of 34-11-11 but thats what russ is averaging since kd got hurt
steph curry just hit three 3's in like 48 seconds
JaVale to the Celtics....signed through next season
http://streamable.com/b1em?t=20.0
chris paul going wild on deandre
Quote from: BigEd76 on March 05, 2015, 10:07:15 AM
JaVale to the Celtics....signed through next season
not so fast easy
Yea they did a 180 and passed since they couldn't come to an agreement on next year's option
russ at it again
what a game
nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
what a complete gag job by the thunder
fun fact: nazr mohammed is on the bulls
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Nazzy Mo!
I always wished they'd held onto him
damn that did not look good for wes mathews
Just dropped...I hope he's ok. I'd like to see rip city make a deep run
dirk just raised up from beyond and marv literally said really loud "stoudemire for three!!"
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 06, 2015, 12:20:07 AM
Just dropped...I hope he's ok. I'd like to see rip city make a deep run
ruptured achilles, so the opposite of ok
bullets were up 35 in the 3q...Miami just missed a shot at the buzzer to tie it
Cavs played like shtein too
man the lakers have not quit....down one to the grizz in Memphis and with the ball
laker win would be farging huge
nba on abc is killing it with the beats today....so far
jeru - come clean
rakim - don't sweat the technique
d nice - call me d nice
alkaholiks - make room
tim Duncan about to finish his first career game with zero FG's
steph curry made me feel funny today.
russ with 26-10-15 after 3 quarters.
lakers again with a 4th quarter lead....and guarantee again they blow the game in the last five minutes
Last time Duncan played & didn't make a basket -- Feb.1994 as a freshman for Wake Forest at Virginia (0-3)
white on white...
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and right on cue 400 left and lakers trail for the first time since early in the second
ugly 4th quarter. kobe also said he's going to be full strength next year so that really sucks too.
lakers troll me so hard every game for 43 minutes then tank their asses off for the last 5
Grandma got got
http://thebiglead.com/2015/03/11/video-hornets-fan-looking-at-phone-took-basketball-in-the-face/#sthash.XGgqZwdO.uxfs
farging durant needs to come back stat or the sixers are gonna lose this thunder pick...the miami pick is in big time jeopardy as well altho they had a big win tonight
Please tell me you guys watched this Cavs & Spurs game...
Faptacular
You could've given me a thousand guesses and I would've never gotten Tom Chambers
@SportsCenter: Kyrie Irving joins Kobe, Jordan & Tom Chambers as only players in last 30 years w/ multiple 55-Pt games in a season.
Tom motherfarging Chambers....that dude could dunk fro the 3-pt line...on Lakers vs. Celtics.
ESPN says that's the first time a Pop team has given up 50+ to anyone
So let's talk KJ real quick
He's still not getting run in Houston. He bet on himself with his contract and I thought showed enough in Philly to be signed to a nice deal. Now he's on ice - so does someone pay him based on what he showed in Philly or do they go lower because he can't crack the rotation in Houston?
I know he's a rookie and the Rockets are in the thick of a playoff chase but still - maybe this backfires on him a bit?
if anything going to houston helps him because he isn't playing and thus cant hurt his stock....he was never getting run on a championship contending team everyone knew this so that would never be held against him
hes gonna make out this summer
The great Alexy Shved is putting up points with the Knicks...sup with that
think of it as the opposite situation of kj mcdaniels
Yeah getting run with a zesty team...every time I see that dude I think of Nocioni and your euro trash rants lolol
louis ponytail admunson starts for the knicks these days.
he had like a hundred rebounds last night
boogies
http://streamable.com/d6xz
james harden tryin to squeeze that mvp tonight
one of me and reeses bigger debates on the board was hardens worthiness...I actually railed against him and even said his shooting was overrated....while I still want to see an efficient playoff series out of him lets also say im glad reese isn't on the board anymore
Harden dropped 50 tonight
suns beat the pellies in a huge game for the sixers....74-72 which would have been the highest scoring college game of the year
looks like durant is out for the year ending the small chance the sixers had of getting their pick
I miss Reese. He was a tool but he was never boring.
i think yeti caught him snooping around his bunker.
got a nice heat win tonight
thunder in a real good game in the 4th right now with the atl....if they could pull this out is would be monsterous as both the bullets and pellies have super tough games late tonight
anthony morrow heat check
three threes in less than a minute to bring the thunder to within one
anthony morrow is out of his head....another three to give them the lead
is the thunder game bigger than the 04 superbowl
are you effin kidding me
morrow with ANOTHER three....insane
Quote from: MDS on March 20, 2015, 10:08:46 PM
is the thunder game bigger than the 04 superbowl
I don't know but between this game and bucks nets double ot this is just great stuff....so much better than the tournament
I think im gonna make myself a stiffy after this thunder game...hate that the sixers won but a thunder win is gigantic and if these two late games go the right way and the way they should then its a magical type night
have you ever diagnosed by a health professional
4
12
19
or just 4
what first round picks would you rather have
anyone that doesn't have the nba package should see a health professional
joe johnson with a prayer three to send bucks nets into a 3rd OT
faaaaaannnnnnnntastic!
excellent pistons win tonight
Durant needs a bone graft, out 4-6 months and may not be the same player again. Buy low!
boogie is out of control
http://grantland.com/features/bobby-phills-nba-charlotte-hornets-guard-death-car-crash-david-wesley-paul-silas/
http://thebiglead.com/2015/04/07/russell-westbrook-gave-his-all-star-mvp-car-to-a-single-mother/
Nice job by Westbrook.
Wonder if he asked her for some of her clothes to wear?
Shavlik Randolph is still in the league apparently. Why? Who knows.
But he will be signing with Dallas.
QuoteSince 1999, every NBA Finals has included Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, or Dwyane Wade.
15 years. thats crazy.
Quote from: phattymatty on April 09, 2015, 11:39:08 AM
QuoteSince 1999, every NBA Finals has included Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, or Dwyane Wade.
15 years. thats crazy.
It's almost enough to make someone want to tank for a superstar instead of trying to claw up from 0.500 every year.
K to the J
http://deadsp.in/UuCTbmx
hinkie farged that one up didnt he
Quote from: MDS on April 09, 2015, 07:31:03 PM
hinkie farged that one up didnt he
KJ might be coming back, if his mom lets him. I think the Rockets let him play like 1 out of every 5 games, and his contract expires at the end of the year.
if you think hes coming back you are on something worse than j
if they want him rockets can keep him with a simple qualifying offer....i suspect they let him walk tho....someone that size who cant handle or shoot generally does not play in moreys system...in fact i suspect its why hinkie got rid of him to begin with
yeah there's zero chance he's on houston next year. i'd give him a little better chance of being on the sixers than any other team. not that it matters but certainly believable.
wouldnt be that surprising if they traded him back to the sixers given morey and hinkies relationship......scoundrels both of them
was basically just to teach KJ a lesson not to mess with the evil genius bc of the deal.
KJ gambled and lost a lot of money.
dummy marv albert talking about how it may not be beneficial for miami to make the playoffs cause of the pick.....shut up marv
beasley just drained 3 straight 3s.
he was with mudiay in china a few weeks ago.
there a ridiculously beautiful woman sitting front row btwn the heat bench and the scorers table...she often is in the screen when they show a shot of spoelstra
so far so really good
miami is 2/18 from the field this quarter and has blown a 20 pt halftime lead
bigger deal: this game or every eagles game under chip
bigger....this is about the future of a franchise
just a stupid 39-8 run by the bulls....game over.....pick lost
can you stop playing these games and admit you go
sixers
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everyone else
absolutely not.....four for four all equal....but gun to my head sixers would be first
has tahj gibson ever missed an elbow jumper?
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 09, 2015, 10:02:01 PM
bigger....this is about the future of a franchise
just a stupid 39-8 run by the bulls....game over.....pick lost
Can you do us all a favor and post the new %
i should add i care more about the flyers getting mcdavid this year than any eagle game....so it isnt just about the sixers
Quote from: SD on April 09, 2015, 10:08:51 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 09, 2015, 10:02:01 PM
bigger....this is about the future of a franchise
just a stupid 39-8 run by the bulls....game over.....pick lost
Can you do us all a favor and post the new %
0%
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 09, 2015, 10:09:39 PM
i should add i care more about the flyers getting mcdavid this year than any eagle game....so it isnt just about the sixers
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Quote from: ice grillin you on April 09, 2015, 10:02:01 PM
just a stupid 39-8 run by the bulls....game over.....pick lost
i just sent you a check for $275 in the mail yesterday bc you don't have paypal. your mom pays me with paypal fyi. and thats not a dirty statement.
but you wanna bet that the sixers don't get that pick?
Phatty, I'm going to copyright that statement and bring you in as a partner.
'Your mom pays me with paypal'.
yeah i dont even know what paypal is...i mean ive heard of it but never been on it
you mean you think they are getting it or arent getting it?
i got the next bar tab that says they dont get it if you want the other side of that
also rachel nichols used to annoy me but now i get hard when i see her.
bar tab is not a good bet because whoever is drunker pays anyway.
but yeah, every march havas' mom and me chat on email for a few weeks. she seems like an awesome lady.
Quote from: hbionic on April 09, 2015, 10:31:41 PM
Phatty, I'm going to copyright that statement and bring you in as a partner.
'Your mom pays me with paypal'.
deal. yo. may 8-12 i'm in vegas. come out.
Lady Havas. She sounds noble!
I like how IGY Smalls says, "I've never been on it" when referring to paypal.
"Oh, a debit card? I've never been on it".
:-D
IGY Smalls is the illest!
Quote from: phattymatty on April 09, 2015, 10:35:06 PM
Quote from: hbionic on April 09, 2015, 10:31:41 PM
Phatty, I'm going to copyright that statement and bring you in as a partner.
'Your mom pays me with paypal'.
deal. yo. may 8-12 i'm in vegas. come out.
Word. I just might be able to swing it. I'll hit up my roadie and see what's crackin. If I'm in, I'll give you a heads up.
steph curry is mvp.
i'm not gonna go back and look but i called this two years ago.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 09, 2015, 10:32:01 PM
yeah i dont even know what paypal is...i mean ive heard of it but never been on it
you mean you think they are getting it or arent getting it?
i got the next bar tab that says they dont get it if you want the other side of that
You sign up and send or receive money electronically. It's pretty rad.
And I bet Rachel Nichols gives good head
Quote from: SD on April 09, 2015, 10:08:51 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 09, 2015, 10:02:01 PM
bigger....this is about the future of a franchise
just a stupid 39-8 run by the bulls....game over.....pick lost
Can you do us all a favor and post the new %
Still 74%, including 41.7% to get the 11 spot. Pacers are most likely to get the 10 according to the simulations, although the draft position is still alive for 8 teams.
ha...you dont really belive that do you or are you just trolling
did the computer watch the game last night?....does it know that dwayne wade could barely move on the court....or that luol deng has quit....does it know who is going to rest starters or have massive rotation changes in the next week
i dont know whats more laughable that it has the same odds after miami lost a game and now has less games than everyone else or that its 74%
Quote from: QB Eagles on April 10, 2015, 06:23:20 AM
Quote from: SD on April 09, 2015, 10:08:51 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 09, 2015, 10:02:01 PM
bigger....this is about the future of a franchise
just a stupid 39-8 run by the bulls....game over.....pick lost
Can you do us all a favor and post the new %
Still 74%, including 41.7% to get the 11 spot. Pacers are most likely to get the 10 according to the simulations, although the draft position is still alive for 8 teams.
Thanks this helps a lot
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 10, 2015, 07:59:07 AM
ha...you dont really belive that do you or are you just trolling
lil bit of column A, lil bit of column B
The Heat have the Magic and Sixers left, Dwayne Wade could beat those teams from a wheelchair. The Pacers are a half game away, three different teams are 1.5 away. Many realistic possibilities of getting the pick remain, including coin flip scenarios. There's even a 10% or so chance of one of the #11 or later seeds jumping to the top three, which would probably push the Heat #10 pick back out to the Sixers.
Can we feel comfortable? Of course not. But it's not gone like the Thunder pick.
As I've said numerous times, if Miami intentionally bombs out to keep the pick, that can't be reflected. But Riley and Spoelstra tank? I'm not so sure that's the plan.
Quote from: QB Eagles on April 10, 2015, 06:45:34 PM
The Heat have the Magic and Sixers left, Dwayne Wade could beat those teams from a wheelchair.
the bulls were at miami on a back to back last night and still popped the heat....the night before going to Miami they lost...three guesses who beat them?...cause im sure the computer doesn't have this
did the computer know that john wall was not playing tonight?
nba has to do something about this hack a shaq shtein....its a disgrace to the game
Yep. I hate it
Doesn't help that every goddamn touch is called a foul. Even more so if that clown Joey Crawford is working
its not the 90's anymore but nba is far from a touch foul league....the officiating is generally great....but the hack a shaq is not a ref problem its a rulebook problem....they need to extend it out to the whole game not just the last two
Detroit is done....horrid night....but im sure the computer will somehow move the number up to like 80% sixers get the pick
Really? You don't think its a touch foul league?
Hand checks get whistled like crazy
It is a league problem for sure. Relax the rule book and let them bang
it a hundred % isn't....college is way more touchy....its not the 90's with jeff van gundys comb over flapping on Anthony masons shoe but its not even close to a touch foul league....its actually perfect right now
Oh yeah college is just stupid
Lolol at the Van Gundy comment. He was great
@clutchfans: Spurs interionally fouled Josh Smith for 2:30. Smith went 3-10 from the line. End result was Spurs lost a point in that stretch.
yeah im watching it.....it embarrassing
Yeah I'm flipping between that and baseball
http://blacksportsonline.com/home/2015/04/cop-possibly-broke-thabo-sefoloshas-leg-with-a-baton-video/
Cops ain't getting much good press these days. Glad to see the bad ones exposed
spurs are amazing how they have turned it on.....I want them to win another title more than any non philly team ever other than the Jordan bulls
you see manu get baged hard there j?
I like the no call but that aint a touch foul league
Yeah good point there...
And I wouldn't mind SA winning bc Pop is amazing. And Rockets fans would hate it so I'm cool with that.
The western conference playoffs are gonna be sick
hof tim > mvp candidate harden
timmy basically ripped his arm off on that last shot and no call
I want someone to hold Harden down and shave that beard off
lol at this nuggets mavs game
i only saw the ot's but that had to be game of the year
crazy that Carlisle emptied his bench for the 3rd ot cause they are so old....still won
I root for the spurs more than any other professional non-philly team. Obviously love Duncan, but I enjoy everything about that team and the number of eulogies in the last decade written too presumptively about them.
i love them not really because of them but because i hate lebron and kobe (and the lakers) so much and those two have been their primary opposition for their run...at the heart of it and deep down for me I think is how much I love Michael Jordan and don't want anyone to ever compare someone to him and the spurs have always been my muse in holding back kobe and LeBron from getting too close to mike
how hard are the timbos tanking?....they are losing to the lakers by 15....the lakers have three less wins than the knicks in the last three months
I like Pop and love Duncan but I just love that the Sours time was supposed to be over years and years ago but you can't kill them.
Quote from: QB Eagles on April 10, 2015, 06:23:20 AM
Still 74%
computer update please...we into the 80's now?
The Utah game yesterday was the single most devastating game for the odds. Utah is now eliminated from the possibility of the #10 spot.
As I'm sure you completely agree, there's still a 39.5% chance of the Sixers getting the pick.
actually the much bigger results were boston and crooklyn winning friday.....but the computer doesn't know things like this which is the problem with computers trying to figure out sports
russ has 42 attempts tonight
No wonder why AI's current favorite player is him!
New Bucks logos:
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new wizards chocolate starfish, i mean logo.
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Westbrook going off again
Quote from: Eagles_Legendz on April 11, 2015, 12:10:59 AM
I root for the spurs more than any other professional non-philly team. Obviously love Duncan, but I enjoy everything about that team and the number of eulogies in the last decade written too presumptively about them.
Around the time LeBron came back from his injury or maybe about when they got Mozgov... a few a the sports books I checked had the Spurs at 7/1 :o .
15 minutes until it begins...
not sure why the best first round series of all time get put at 1030 tonight
West coast and TV execs
Even though the west coast couldn't care less about sports
its sunday so the west coast thing is irrelevant....they could have had the first game at noon
830pm start for San Antonio too.
Texas market.
It's stupid to start games that late. I hate the TV ruling the world. I also hate how long the NBA playoffs take. But damn I can't wait to see that series
my point is that its a stupid tv decision....east coast runs tv....texas market is getting its share no matter what time it starts....why would you not want the game to start 800 est and get the nba fans in the monster east coast markets
the short answer is the longer games go, the better the ratings are.....ratings increase the later it gets
the other part of the answer is nobody cares about this series. its not the lakers. it doesnt matter if its going to be a good series, its 2 worthless teams in terms of drawing a tv audience. notice how GSW/NO got the 300 saturday abc spot? thats who they are pushing. the warriors (big market) and davis (budding superstar). not the wrinkle ass spurs and a team less than 1% of LA cares about.
the schedules are complicated....there's arena availability, travel considerations, all that shtein. but point blank the nba wants games later in the day than early.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 19, 2015, 07:55:02 PM
my point is that its a stupid tv decision....east coast runs tv....texas market is getting its share no matter what time it starts....why would you not want the game to start 800 est and get the nba fans in the monster east coast markets
Sports scheduled always screw the east coast. Look at World Series, final four and other start times? They'd rather make the east coaster stay up until well after midnight so the quinoa eating red wine sipping west coast hipsters can get home in time from their jobs at the farmers market
it has nothing to do with that
they start games at 800/900 because thats the hour with the highest HUT levels. there's no guarantee the game is going to be good. a bad game will result in a mass tuneout. so to hedge their bet, they start the game at the best possible hour to guarantee themselves a decent number for the first 1/3 of the game.
on top of that, what i said about ratings going up as the hour gets later is true. a good game will get people to watch, even if its ending past midnight. so the networks frankly dont give a shtein about you getting sleep for your stupid farging job. just watch tv, buy the products advertised and be a good consumer.
completely losing the dc balt philly ny and boston markets for no reason is assinine no matter how you spin it
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 19, 2015, 08:49:19 PM
completely losing the dc balt philly ny and boston markets for no reason is assinine no matter how you spin it
hi im cognitive listening
hi im havas
nice to meet you
nice to meet you, too
so what is it that you do?
It basically comes down to them thinking that lebron at 3 and not noon is better than Spurs clips at 8 versus 1030
the first thing they did was put lebron at 3 in the abc spot
the next thing they did was fill in the schedule
there's a reason they go 800/1030 for DHs if they can.....its off the top of my head but the famous warriors upset of the mavs was the highest rated rd 1 serious that year. if not, in the least it was beating the 800 game. why? good shtein, people gonna watch.
They are not smart....also what an awful set of games so far...Spurs clips better make up for this garbage
they have decades of data to base their decisions off of....you are 1 person speaking about what you prefer
That's wrong...my favorite thing in the world is 1030 starts in any sport...nothing more depressing than when sports are over at 930 or ten at night
I'm talking from s common sense perspective....it's just plain dumb
common sense doesnt translate to ratings, little dude
Especially when they are hurting their own ratings by doing this.....someone should be fired
the schedule was designed to maximize ratings
your understanding of what that entails incorrect. please stop talking about it. thank you.
No chance eliminating the biggest tv markets in the country helps ratings
yea, no
again. people on the east coast stay up to watch the nba. the audience is primarily young and urban. old white people who complain about baseball start times arent watching the nba even if its outside their window.
also. the ratings are minimal outside of the home markets. even if the game was at 800 i cant imagine spurs/clippers would pull more than a 3 or 4 rating in nyc, philly, boston, dc, etc. the thing is only going to get 3-4 mil as it is.
STOP
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 19, 2015, 09:55:37 PM
They are not smart....also what an awful set of games so far...Spurs clips better make up for this garbage
Yeah no shtein...I expected some excitement from the WC games and had the EC written off as snoozefests but even the WC ones have been a bore.
Not a good start for the Spurs...they look sloppy
their offense has been run nicely....they just cant hit any shots
amazing what hitting some shots can do for you
Yep...looking good now
tony parker cant move and they are running loops for him
hack a jordan in effect
would be mildly surprised if the spurs didnt win game 2
Same here...I will probably take SA in that one
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 19, 2015, 08:49:19 PM
completely losing the dc balt philly ny and boston markets for no reason is assinine no matter how you spin it
Don't you know about the slime that inhabits those areas? farg the east coast.
most amazing missed shot ever
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The farg is up with Toronto?
And didn't Ujiri say some shtein before the playoffs last year too?
they have been garbage for well over a month now....seems like they dont care
I haven't been watching them. Think the last game of theirs I saw was in January
Harden is starting off strong
kyle lowry seems fat and out of shape to me
So what's the deal with Rondo and how has he fallen so far with Dallas?
Carlisle hates him and Rondo has quit.
Screamin A is lambasting him right now on radio
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 22, 2015, 01:09:04 PM
So what's the deal with Rondo and how has he fallen so far with Dallas?
he thinks the carlisle offense is too ridgid....carlisle calls locked in stone set plays every posession....and its a motion offense whereas rondo is a pick n roll point guard....oh and he also has to guard james harden this series
Why is anyone with functioning ears listening to Racist A. Racist?
Quote from: Rome on April 22, 2015, 03:20:31 PM
Why is anyone with functioning ears listening to Racist A. Racist?
thats what you're left with after josh innes leaves
I would rather listen to nails on a chalkboard than listen to that pos or his buddy Skip.
you'll get no arguements from me on that.
Because I listen to mad dog radio on Sirius and he's doing a 12-2 show.
Rondo has cost himself cash by acting like a bitch. Or does someone ignore it and still max deal him?
he'd be good on a team with solid young bigs but no real PG.
no mathew..no
lol...yeah I will pass on the Rajon Rondo Experience...let him go to LA and be bff's with Kobe and Kevin Love
Jae Crowder is playing a helluva game for the Celtics
lololol at ET trying to dunk on LeBron
Got his shtein swatted
And then LeBron gives him the "dafuq you thinking son" look
Holy shtein Steph Curry
Wowowowow
Massive Pels choke
My lord what a 4th and OT
NO gagged big time.
I have a big problem with the name Pelicans. I still don't accept them and they deserve to lose everything until they change their. Why not change the name to something cool and more natural like a pond or estuary or something like that. Pelicans suck!
horrible name and they play at the smoothie king center
Chip has season tix there?
nba playoffs started out horrible and most series suck still but the last three nights have had some unreal games....including mavs rockets tonight...so much fun in that game....mostly dirk turning back the clock...great to see one last hurrah from an all time great...
kawhi is out of farging control
i love steph but kwahi is the best and my favorite player in the nba right now
look at this shtein and count the number of perfect things hes does
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ball fake - btwn the leg dribble - sick jump stop - finish with the off hand - uses the glass
Agreed on the games being solid lately.
Clippers getting their doors blown off is a bit surprising with how hobbled SA looked the other night.
The Indian dude who works at my corner store loves him some Kwahi Leonard. Every day I go in there we talk hoops and every day he brings up Leonard.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 24, 2015, 11:56:35 PM
Clippers getting their doors blown off is a bit surprising with how hobbled SA looked the other night.
spurs i think have lost one home game since sometime in january and it was the kyrie 55 pt night
Oh I wasn't saying I expected the Clip joint to win but I didn't expect a drubbing like this
But then again it's the Spurs and they're like a cockroach who doesn't die.
Rockets and Spurs would be a fun series
i dont think anyone thought it would be a 30 pt game
i think the spurs if healthy would dispose of the rockets fairly easily....in 5 probably
fyi i hate kids but i might have a baby if cassidy hubbarth wanted one
lol you hate kids? I didn't know that
I agree if SA was healthy...
Do you have the Warriors coming outta the West?
who likes kids?....they are the worst
if SA stays healty they come out....otherwise def GS
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 24, 2015, 11:18:23 PM
i love steph but kwahi is the best and my favorite player in the nba right now
look at this shtein and count the number of perfect things hes does
https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos_h264high/08AD2B9D601203585348400238592_SW_WEBM_142993131827941b42cef08.mp4?versionId=v7xuhOEFjPHllqTUm1._ivfMb1wt2dXL
ball fake - btwn the leg dribble - sick jump stop - finish with the off hand - uses the glass
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I was so high on this dude coming out of San Diego State and am so glad to see him succeeding at the next level. He is awesome.
Holy crap! Emptiest arena ever for a playoff game?!
https://twitter.com/brettep/status/592037072963239936
its not that empty but marv was just making fun of the crowd....said brooklyn says its a sellout but it must be a late arriving crowd
This is pimp
LeBron hits a full court shot and apparently took $100k from JR Smith in doing so
Says gimme my money before it hits lol
https://instagram.com/p/16AgXmtOER/
ATL should be embarrassed to lose that game.
And overall the game sucked as does lil guys Bucks and Bulls game
slight aside
do you expect all games to be entertaining? like do you want them to be fixed? because the nfl has enacted rules to keep the game exciting and close and you complain all the time about that.
What are you talking about? Of course I expect to be entertained.
Do you not? Or do you just like picking the opposite side of everything I say?
oj mayo just took an unbelievably dumb 25 foot three pointer and made it
unreal
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 25, 2015, 07:57:44 PM
What are you talking about? Of course I expect to be entertained.
Do you not? Or do you just like picking the opposite side of everything I say?
no no you missed the point
youve been watching sports a long time....you know the drill. some games are good, some games arent. all of them cant be good.
Well yeah of course. Duds happen all the time. Some are just snoozefests and the Brooklyn game was exactly that. Boring.
Even when games are boring there can be drama and a playoff atmosphere. That shtein was like a morgue.
the irony of all this is that the Bulls game you hated on was faaaaaantaaaastic
It ended fantastic but the first half was a snoozer
While LeBron continues to rule the world, this is what the guy drafted right after him is up to:
foreignerswtf (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VKIY5fNqNc)
wonder what his tattoos bac was
clips and spurs are headed for a game 7 the night of the fight....no chance its a 1030 start
the last lakers game 7 was a 1030 start on a saturday....but that wasnt against this fight
im honestly not sure how the nba schedule works with splitting games up between espn and tnt. if the games are to be on tnt that night and theres an east coast game 7......maybe.
tnt would get the late sat game
raps are such a bunch of dogs...cant really describe how bad it is to get swept by this bullet team who arent exactly known for intestinal fortitude themselves
They didn't even make randy Wittman have to coach because if they did then they have a shot to win because he sucks
And Saturday is going to be insane.
espn has had the last 2 late sat games
like i said....i wouldnt anticipate it but i wouldnt rule it out
to an extent the nba will lose the attention wars to the fight no matter what so really it doesnt matter when it is. only 1-2 mil will buy the fight anyway.
Rockets gettin that ass whipped pretty good
I've tuned into 90% of every NBA and NHL playoff game. Unless the game holds my interest I turn them off till the 4th quarter/3rd period because the first 3/4 of these games are generally boring.
Quote from: MDS on April 26, 2015, 07:59:58 PM
espn has had the last 2 late sat games
like i said....i wouldnt anticipate it but i wouldnt rule it out
to an extent the nba will lose the attention wars to the fight no matter what so really it doesnt matter when it is. only 1-2 mil will buy the fight anyway.
two million buys x however many sets of eyes on a particular buy....if spurs clips game seven happens nba would be stupid to start it at 1030 and i just cant fathom under any circumstances them doing it....you start it at 8/9 and be the lead in to the fight....youd get so many causal viewers at fight parties that normally might not watch
What will Angelo and others tell their children about MCW's good game tonight?!?
Bucks fight back and win and the Hawks are a mess.
we get it, youre not from here
go listen to innes
You're drunk again I see.
This is funny
https://twitter.com/houstonrockets/status/593244365838909440
Love had surgery today, out 4-6 months
and it looks like Billy Donovan is leaving Florida for OKC
Looks like Wiggins will win ROY. Thought it should have been Nerlens but in the grand scheme of things who cares.
Other than the first few months of the season when he was one of the worst players in the NBA, Wiggins was always going to be ROY. He's the biggest name, he makes flashy plays, and scored the most points. Also he probably deserved it. And the Sixers are such a backwater for national NBA fans I don't think Nerlens got much exposure.
nerlens didnt start playing like a rookie of the year until like mid january...as good as he was since then you cant give the award to a guy who played a couple really good months
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 28, 2015, 11:01:40 PM
This is funny
https://twitter.com/houstonrockets/status/593244365838909440
i assume that was the "shhhhhhh" tweet?
their social media manager got fired over it.
Yeah the with a pic of a horse head and a gun saying it would be all over soon
Stupid that the dude got fired but not shocking because of how offended people on the internet pretended to be. False outrage is awesome.
bulls aint farging around tonight
when does the mercy rule kick in
Should be now. Damn
nine minutes away from clips spurs game 7 on saturday
800 saturday
lining up to be over right around when the fight will begin
based on that if there was an east coast game 7, spurs/lac would def. have been at 1030.
i might literally die of alcohol poisoning before the fight starts
Wow yeah this is gonna be a great Saturday
And lol at the Greek freak getting tossed for bulldozing Dunleavy
how will i get my tickets
clips starters are completely spent.....can they hang on
ball game...clutch JC
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game is at 8 on tnt...whos your sports tv daddy now lil guy?
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 02, 2015, 10:21:18 AM
game is at 8 on tnt...whos your sports tv daddy now lil guy?
Quote from: MDS on May 01, 2015, 12:00:30 AM
800 saturday
lining up to be over right around when the fight will begin
based on that if there was an east coast game 7, spurs/lac would def. have been at 1030.
lol nope...game would never have been against the fight
yea, it wouldve
tnt blocked off the entire night for a DH. if there we 2 game 7's, one goes early and one goes late.
no matter what the game beats the fight in actual eyeballs
it would have been 6 and 9 or 530 and 8 something like that...perfect lead in's for the fight...no way were they going head to head...their entire watching audience would have been gone before the second half started...including spurs and clip fans
please stop
the timeslots are set in advance....there is some wiggle room here and there but tnt had primetime blocked off for games. they werent going h2h with the derby, which will pull in 4 or 5x the audience of the fight.
you are totally over estimating the fight audience. or the fact that the nba cares enough about some first round series with 2 teams nobody cares about to bend over backwards to accommodate an event that will generate like 3 million viewers.
do me a favor and guess the audience for spurs/clips game 6. dont look.
you are overthinking it....plain and simple theres no way they would have ever put this game on against the fight....its tv 101
you dont know anything about tv
stop talking about it
here we farging go
big baby just put a ball back in timmy face....official end of the spurs dynasty
couldnt ask for a getter game 7 so far
danny green
gritty ass chris paul gonna try and tough this out
no chance the fight is better than this game
this better be manu's last stand.....dook needs to retire way before timmy
chris paul is not letting clips lose
this game is unreal
Yep
duncan is of another world
and now griffin
can this get better?
Wtf dood at this party just unplugged the NBA game TV
Riot about to happen
wow kawhi got bailed out...he had reddick on the block and gave up the ball
his confidence is hurtin right now
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 02, 2015, 10:12:29 PM
duncan is of another world
He and Cp3 doing Wake proud tonight while continuing to boggle my mind about how zero final fours were made with either.
duncan should have at least made a final four if not a title....but neither had a great supporting cast and paul was a guard and guards are always better in the pros than in college
cant believe that went down...what a shot by jj
and anyone that thinks that the nba has touch fouls didnt see that kawhi drive against blake
this is just ridiculous stuff
omg dunc....danny green is so soft
unfarging real play by kawhi there
who isnt making plays right now
this is one of the best games ive ever seen
Omg finally back on what a sequence there
mvp of the finals last year is going to lose this game
just a ridiculous call
What an awful call...I hope the Spurs hit a 3 as redemption
Make up call
what
Holy shtein what a shot by Paul
Omgggg
That was an amazing game. Not really sure what else to say other than that.
its a joke that one of these teams is out in the first round.....they need to change the playoff structure
likely they are going to either get rid of conferences or move NO and memphis to the east and milwaukee and maybe chicago to the west
they know it cant keep going like this
moving teams is a short term fix and stupid...it needs to be seeded 1-16 by record
well NO has anthony davis and hes going to be a force for the next decade +....but after that, sure
do you seed the teams 1-16 but 8 still make it from each conference? or just take the best 16
because if you do that, the schedule has to be balanced. toronto cant be getting 4 games vs. joke fake teams like the sixers and knicks while the thunder/spurs/clips/etc get 2.
well i might have misspoke my opinion
i think division winners should auto make it but they shouldnt get special treatment after that....but top 16 in wins should be ranked 1-16 2-15 ....
and i dont agree the schedule has to be balanced...i think the yearly or decade type shifts in power btwn the conferences should let itself play out
id prefer they go 1-16, too.....but you have to balance out the schedule
otherwise how is it fair that toronto and washington get to play zesty eastern teams all the time to pad their wins while the west is in a war all the time.
gotta figure out a way to make it quasi even
i dont disagree with what you are saying but i think conference and division match ups are important....the sixers shouldnt play the suns as many times as they play the knicks
youre right about that
there's really no way you can do it straight 1-16 then
you gotta take 8 from each, then go 1-16. thunder would still be out this year, but at least spurs and clips wouldnt be meeting in the 1st round
no you take 1-16 with an uneven sked...its not perfect but its way better than it is now
nhl used to do this before you were born and it was awesome...then they stopped it because of travel...flyers played the canucks one year in the first round in a five game series
the dubs slept walked thru that half yet still shot 61% and lead by 8
Bulls mailing it in tonight. Boring game
Quote from: SD on May 06, 2015, 08:18:33 PM
Bulls mailing it in tonight. Boring game
Do you actually expect to be entertained by sports? The farg is wrong with you?!
--mds
that was it
cavs fans spit on noah. barely a mention.
Rockets have decided defense isn't important, I see.
Are you kidding me with that cavs/Bulls ending? I fell asleep last night and just watched the replay on ESPN 2 this morning without knowing who won. Holy shtein d rose
http://blacksportsonline.com/home/2015/05/nba-fines-matt-barnes-50k-for-inappropriate-language-with-a-fan/
Well then
Just talked to some NBAer at my corner store. Me and the clerk there always talk NBA and in walks this dude who was 6-10ish. We were talking about the Rockets shtein defense and then the Memphis game tonight. Dude pays for his stuff and as soon as I said Conleys name he said "he's the key there. Great player. I can say that now that they season is over and we are out"
I don't know wtf it was though.
Pierce can eat a fleshpop
It would have sucked so hard to have pierce on the sixers. Such bad chemistry.
not on him
talk to your boy
inbetween pissing in trashcans on the casino floor and parking in handicap spaces, he tended to act like a...um...icehole?
pierce on the sixers might mean just enough wins to not finish in the top 3.....sounds like a plan
Memphis looks fantastic
nba playoffs are out of control right now
Holy shtein Lebron
That was a foul under the basket on Noah
this series turning into an all timer
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Remember that time when King Cole said Lebron sucks?
That was awesome.
huge win for the chip culture club tonight
Rockets lolol dudes at work tomorrow will be crying in their oj
Pelicans fired Monty Williams
That's farged up. Was given a make it or else ultimatum and made it...now shteincanned
he one of the worst in game coaches ive ever seen....he should thank the heavens for the rest of his days that he somehow inexplicably got five years in the nba
He sucked as a Sixer too! Mock!
Didn't he wear #5?
Holy crap, here we go again. Bulls/Cavs down to the wire.
That Lebron hussle blocked shot was nasty
That's when I watched the Sixers religiously. Now, not so much.
atl is such a fraud number one seed and John wall is so effin good
Worse...that the Wizards got wall while the sixers got Turner or the Hawks getting Kane while the Flyers got JVR?
have to say kane....he won a cup(s) and beat the flyers doing it...but wall is going to be a ridiculous player for a long time
this is like the fourth time the two wash teams this offseason have played on the same night this postseason....they are in a game 7 heading towards OT and about to win a game five on the road respectively...they have had ot goals and buzzer beaters...game sevens and easy series wins
you know your teams farging suck when you are jealous as shtein of washington sports
unintentional reverse havas jinx
lol...hawks are on a 14-0 run since that message
i dont know how to put it into words but if the winner of this series makes the nba finals the league offices will burn
lolpp
neither of these teams is beating the cavs
all of the west draws are mediocre at best....if the nba doesnt lebron it will be ratings armageddon
omg the troof
truth
so good. that paul you suck chant all night is the worst.
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssss HO PIECE!
uuuugghh.
theyll always be the bullets
awful ass randy wittman having to timeouts to advance the ball there....i love him
Good to see Pierce's shot not mean shtein
farg that should have been the game winner. nene is poop.
now lets go rags
Lolololol Washington
Fiiiight for oooooold DeeeeCeee? No.
my god stefon
jesus oracle is loud
its amazing how much everyone in the nba thinks so little of david blatt
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 14, 2015, 10:24:31 PM
its amazing how much everyone in the nba thinks so little of david blatt
without lebron he would've been already fired....hes a complete joke
yes...but its so blatant...peoply literally dont shake hands with him after games...never seen anything like it
He's like the old dude in bad news bears they tricked into going along on the trip so they could play.
Blake just killin it. Dirty.
Incredible game.
how bad would blake and dc going down in back to back nights be for you?
brewski!!
this is an ureal performance by the rockets
Yeah this is nuts...and with Harden chillin on the bench
Keep it up let's goooo game seven
joshy baby
Can you remember a colder 4th qtr in the playoffs than what the Clips threw out there tonight?
People have made fun of me in the past for loving Corey Brewers games but dude is clutch.
That 4th was straight garbage though.
Clips still win 7 cuz Howard is a huge bitch.
Dude at work today said Brewer would have a big game too
A Warriors and Rockets wc final would be cool
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 15, 2015, 01:26:32 AM
Can you remember a colder 4th qtr in the playoffs than what the Clips threw out there tonight?
Missed 15 of last 16 shots! Unbelievable. Harden on the bench for most of this comeback.
Rockets pull off historic comeback
The Rockets rallied from a 19-point third-quarter deficit to stay alive with a 119-107 Game Six win over the Clippers at Staples Center. It was Houston's largest comeback win in the playoffs since Game One of the 1995 Finals at Orlando. In that game, the Magic's Nick Anderson was 0-for-4 from the free-throw line in the last 10.5 seconds of the fourth quarter and the defending champion Rockets pulled out a 120-118 overtime victory after trailing by 20 points.
No team had staved off playoff elimination with that large a comeback since the Mavericks, also down 19, stormed back to take a 103-91 win at San Antonio in Game Five of the 2003 Western Conference Finals. The Spurs won at Dallas two days later to take the series and went on to defeat the Nets in the Finals.
Houston trailed 92-79 after three quarters. It was the Rockets' first playoff win (out of 50 tries) in which it trailed by 10+ points entering the fourth quarter. Only one other team had ever won a playoff game by more than 10 points after trailing by double digits through three quarters. That was the Spurs, at Dallas in Game Six of the 2003 Western Conference Finals (the game after San Antonio blew the 19-point lead with a chance to close out the Mavs). The Spurs 12 years ago, like the Rockets in 2015, trailed by 12 points entering the fourth quarter and won by 13.
Houston Rockets
Howard comes up big in big game
Dwight Howard scored 20 points and gathered 21 rebounds as the Rockets survived Game 6 in Los Angeles. It was the first 20-point/20-rebound game in the playoffs in four years, since the Grizzlies' Marc Gasol put up 26 points and 21 rebounds against the Thunder. And it was the first 20/20 game in a win by a player facing playoff elimination since Howard himself, exactly six years earlier (23 points, 22 rebounds vs. Boston on May 14, 2009).
not a good couple of days for dc sports fans
Truth hurts.
Boom.
And now the football team can get ready to suck.
Lolol DC
i hoped that went in because i like the truth but yeah, people here are salty. it's nice.
also, steph curry is maybe an inch taller than this sideline reporter girl.
so whats everyone doing today?
Perfect day to sit inside and watch this game and the Phils
Storming like a motherfarger out right now
Touchy ass foul calls
Come on refs - that foul on deandre Jordan is garbage
how nervous are you j?
pathetic performance by the clips
lol this was as close to a lock as there was...the Clips were done in the fourth the other night. For them to go off as the fave today was a joke
The Warriors looked awful the first couple of minutes. Not so much now.
And I really was hoping the Rockets would get blown out by fifty every game of this series. If there's ever been an a less likable duo than Howard & Harden, I can't think of one.
Howard I can understand hating...he's a ho...and he burned your Magic
But why hate Harden?
not sure why cleveland even has a coach right now.
never seen anything like curry
gettin iggy wit it!!
This is a good game...hopefully the Rockets can steal this one
shocking to see Curry get trapped like that...huuuuge turnover
down by one...
OMG you dumbfargs!!! Stop fiddling with the farging ball and take a shot
Awful way to lose
that horford call is one of the worst things ive ever seen
Awful call. Even worse the people screaming about it. If the 80s NBA was playing nowadays people would want everyone suspended
I obviously have no dog in this fight but im farging furious
how can you kick out a teams best player in a farging playoff game for that shtein
gotta give it to the hawks here...so tough
gotta let Teague go off the dribble here have everyone crash for a follow
what the eff is mike scott doing
mike scott is the worst
drama queen lebron
lol lebron is the king...of milking shtein
We gonna have sweeps in both CFs
im not a nba conspiracy theorist but you tin foil hat folks can definitely start your blog posts about this
if the hawks made the finals it would very very bad for business
Dellawhatever took an elbow to the back of the skull. That gets you a flagrant no matter what in 2015 NBA. LOL @ conspiracies.
You farging people.
QuoteRay Allen has finally narrowed the list of teams he'd consider signing with to 2.
Its awesome that we have to wait a week for the Finals to start.
Good job NBA...
do you know how sports work?
He roots for the phillies so according to Amaro he's a moron who doesn't get it.
if the cavs somehow win the title, will lou admundson and dion waiters get rings? serious question.
im pretty sure its up to the individual team but don't quote me on that
I gotta think they get rings especially after the way they were totally farged over by the Cavs GM.
shtein, they gave a ring to Dave Spadaro when the Birds won the NFCCG. No on the $$ shares, though.
Quote from: MDS on May 28, 2015, 02:37:51 PM
do you know how sports work?
No please tell me how. Can't wait to hear your thoughts on why a week delay is good.
builds hype....nba is in so many ways is trying to emulate the nfl....primarily by trying to be a 365 day a year league....this week off is their superbowl week
also obviously allows them to set up the tv schedule just as they want
I get that but I hate how long the playoffs take. The right thing to do would be to have game 1 Sunday afternoon/evening
BTW the Bulls firing Thibodeau was stupid
the finals schedule is set weeks ahead of time....they have hotels booked, tons of media and people coming in from around the world. they have ads sold according to the pre-set dates. this is the real world, the big boy league. it aint about you and your preferences. welcome to capitalism, young buck.
the week also builds up as havas said. their hope was to have 3 days or so and both conference finals to go 7, but that didnt happen. they cant just drop everything and start the finals because the other series ended early. it doesnt and cannot work like that. this isnt a district baseball game between katy cinco ranch and katy seven lakes you small time texan.
I'll wait until July 4th as long as I don't have to see Curry's kid at another post game presser. Waiting for a reporter to bludgeon her with a laptop.
Extended stretches between games isn't unusual for the NFL. It's SOP whereas going an entire week between NBA games is an eternity. LOL @ building excitement, though, although they were smart enough to make sure LeBron is in the Finals. At least someone outside of Cleveland & the Bay Area MIGHT watch a game or two.
while its not always a week theres always a significant break before the nba finals starts....this is nothing new for them.....and id be very suprised if steph vs lebron doesnt get good numbers for an nba final....i know im watching every non blowout minute of every game....i think its gonna be a great final
also the week off this year is particularly helpful cause it will allow kyrie and klay to mend up and you want both teams at 100%
both series went 5 games, an extended break was inevitable.
Oh I agree that it's not unusual especially with quick resolutions of the conference series. I just thought the building hype comment was funny.
But yeah, Lebron V Steph has the potential to be fun to watch.
Better than Atlanta/Houston by light years.
trust me they want a build up to game 1...espn will be covering this non stop for the next week....the league loves that
its hilarious that the NBA gets their dream matchup and the NHL is on the brink of the worst finals ever as far as hype/ratings go
at the same time nhl is on the verge of having a dream finals
but yeah it could go horribly wrong.....and they have back to back game 7 conference finals for the third time ever and theres more talk about klay thompson and the nba's concussion protocol
the first mistake was having a game 7 fall on a friday night. that's a terrible sports night. they should have done both on saturday back to back
they must have just given up at even trying to get more fans....they know what they have and that they are going to get the same exact people to watch these two games no matter when they are on
but yeah back to back would be awesome....even like a sat afternoon back to back at 1 and 4 ala football
Casual fans really don't care, though. If LeBron wasn't involved the series might be ignored entirely
casual viewers def watch the nba finals....thats why their viewership skyrockets in the playoffs and finals
stars definitely help but lebron or not nba finals is always going to get around 15 million people
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 29, 2015, 12:59:38 PM
casual viewers def watch the nba finals....thats why their viewership skyrockets in the playoffs and finals
stars definitely help but lebron or not nba finals is always going to get around 15 million people
thats not accurate
what has the nba finals average over the last 25 years....i thought it did btwn 10-20 million
as for casual viewers thats 100% fact
it does
but there is a definite, significant fluctuation when the matchup is good and the matchup is bad. lebron/no lebron is a substantial thing.
it is however, NOT as substantial as what the nhl faces. i cant remember a bigger potential difference between the holy grail (ny/chi) and meaningless garbage (ana/tb)
yeah i never said there wasnt....but either end in going to be in the 15 million range...below it without a star above with...i was talking to romeys comment that no one would watch if lebron wasnt in it
i can go with that....though by below it you could mean around 9 mil. a really good matchup would easily break 20.
baseball is in the same boat. both are slaves to a handful of teams/players being in the marquee games. only the nfl is above that and only the nhl doesnt really need it. they know what they are and they dont care
my point is its never going to be in the "no one" would watch range of something like the nhl
nba finals no matter what are big ratings
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 29, 2015, 01:33:12 PM
my point is its never going to be in the "no one" would watch range of the nhl
nba finals no matter what are big ratings
what do you classify as "big" ratings. averaging 9-10 mil for a finals wouldnt be considered that, and thats about what an atlanta/memphis series would have done, if not lower.
on the nhl end, id be floored if ducks/lighting hit 4 mil.
under ten million probably never happen in the nba again...but even 9 million still puts it in the top 5 tv shows of the week doesnt it?....i dont consider that no one watching
isnt 4 million very very good for the nhl...i thought their highest ever was like 5 mil
the last 2 series both hit 5 mi....typical playoff games do around 1-2 mil.
im figuring there's a cool 2 mil diehard nhl audience, with the audience increasing if the series goes long. thats why i hit the high water mark at 4. likely around 2. chi/nyr could average 7-8 and hit 10-15 for a game 7.
as for the nba, they didnt hit 10 mil as far back as 06. all ratings are going down, except for the nfl. it can most definitely happen. though since its the summer and nobody watches live tv anymore, it would likely be one of the most watched shows of the week. but thats misleading.
almost zero chance it ever gets below 10 again....it would have to be a perfect storm of like memphis vs utah in a 4 game sweep
memphis-utah would be some nba finals
Quote15 members of the Tampa Bay Lightning played in more wins at Madison Square Garden this season than Carmelo Anthony did.
this is hilarious...
http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2015-06-02/iman-shumpert-san-andreas-movie-nba-finals-cleveland-california-warriors?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Who does everybody have in the finals? Seems like GS is the overwhelming favorite as they should be, but as good as Curry is playing, Lebron is still on a different level. Tough series to call in my opinion. I want to go with the obvious choice of GS but something keeps pulling me back to the Cavs and Lebron.
the curse continues - GS in 6.
i lean GSW but i took the play
cavs +160
lebron mvp +170
if you were gonna take the cavs you waited way to long...they opened at +230...i almost took them at that but passed
its still not a bad number for the greatest player on earth
"now im bustin raps as well as switchin cross faders"
pete rock johnson best commercial on tv right now...god i love that they pulled that song out of the deep crates for it
I know it's only 6 on the WC but can we start this farging thing already
highest rated time for sports is between 11pm-12am
all about getting end of games into that zone
thats just a great kick by drey
gettin iggy wit it
mo speights and iguodala two best warriors thus far
dubs finally getting into their offense
the one knock on curry coming out was his lack of athleticism and it showed big time there...curry will get all the credit tho
nba finals ot...cant hate that
kyrie is understandably gassed
moreece and iguodala
23 pts
10-16 fg
2-3 3pt
6 reb
3 ass
+15
and that doesnt count dre's defense on lebron
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 04, 2015, 11:39:33 PM
kyrie is understandably gassed
Looked like he was more than just gassed at the end there. Didn't he already have a knee issue?
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 05, 2015, 12:01:56 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 04, 2015, 11:39:33 PM
kyrie is understandably gassed
Looked like he was more than just gassed at the end there. Didn't he already have a knee issue?
i posted that when the game was still in regulation after he could barely get off the floor on that reverse layup
If Irving's done this shtein is over in four.
As great as LeBron is, he can't do it alone.
Tristan Thompson played 47 minutes and had 2 points on four shots. He was a beast on the boards but you can't have a guy in the middle not involved at all in the offense.
you dont need offense from inside anymore....bogut had four pts...in fact mozgov and thompson outscored bogut and ezeli 16-8...thompson did everything hes supposed to do...played really good defense and worked the farg out of the glass
what killed cleveland is their anicillary players didnt show up...jr smith and shumpert were a combined 5-19 from the field...and really thats what this series was all about fom the start...the warriors depth is just unmatched not just this year but of all time...i thought lebron would steal a couple games and it would end in 6 but i agree with kyrie out it probably doesnt even get there now
if lebron wins w/out irving and of course love he will make jordan look like a gump
One million percent accurate. If LeBron somehow manages to pull it off, he goes to the head of the class IMO because Jordan never came close to winning with the type of guys remaining on Cleveland's roster.
dont worry lebron isnt...theres a reason he went to play with dweezy and bosh
dwayne wade is pretty good
checking the halftime box theres some pretty crazy stuff
lebron is going to get a 40 point triple double.....tristan thompson is -18 and the cavs are winning
lebron is out of his mind tonight.....making every right play everytime down court...no bad shots limited turnovers
im a jordan whore but....
If Lebron somehow pulls this off with no supporting cast does he supplant Jordan or at least be considered even?
Jordan was amazing but he never played with this little talent
ladies and gentleman mooooooreeeeece
Quote from: SD on June 07, 2015, 10:03:04 PM
If Lebron somehow pulls this off with no supporting cast does he supplant Jordan or at least be considered even?
nah....jordan was 6-0 in finals...and was the finals mvp EVERY time...also the bulls never went past 6 games in any of their finals
also the nba in the 90's was like the streets of nyc in the 80's during the crack era.....jordan would average over 40 pts a game in todays nba
wowklay
Quote from: SD on June 07, 2015, 10:03:04 PM
If Lebron somehow pulls this off with no supporting cast does he supplant Jordan or at least be considered even?
Jordan was amazing but he never played with this little talent
hes more talented than mj, but mj was the ultimate winner and ultimate competitor
he also had scottie and phil drawing up plays. lebron had zilch in cleveland....won 2 titles in miami....then comes to cleveland and is playing for a dumb jew and with the 2013 knicks.
lebron is not remotely more talented than mj....hes just much stronger
lebron can rebound and pass better than mj
his size might have something to do with it
lebron is a great passer but not better than mike...of course he can rebound better...hes a front court player
this is going to be an amazing win for cleveland.....that city is going to be out of control for the next 48 hrs
34-14-10
with this amount of time and the way they shoot threes i dont really get the hack a strategy
HORRIBLE!
why did he foul!????
oh thats right its jr smith
JR Smith? WTF?
Holy Christ!
harrison barnes panicked...still loots of time there
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 07, 2015, 10:04:27 PM
ladies and gentleman mooooooreeeeece
Junior and I are still laughing.
omg
igoudala again with the great d on lebron...hes the best wing defender in the nba bar none
Stupid basketball down the stretch here by Cavs.
what a sick series and its game 2
great job by andre making him use his left
Igoudala fouled the farg out of Lebron
Iggy with the slight mugging but hell, let um play.
thats a foul in the first quarter...not near enough for one there...this is the nba
if anyone wants some troll notes
https://twitter.com/RealSkipBayless
masterclass on display
as good a defender as andre is that was an embarrassing display against delly there....fade away off balance shot when you are alone on the block witht hat dood
The officiating is off the charts bad
Thompson you gotta hit they layup
how the farg was that not a foul?
nm
Quote from: Don Ho on June 07, 2015, 11:07:18 PM
how the farg was that not a foul?
im guessing because they know they missed the travel.l...because it was a raping on the shot
Worst officiating. Unreal.
jr is a cranial lump
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 07, 2015, 11:09:55 PM
Quote from: Don Ho on June 07, 2015, 11:07:18 PM
how the farg was that not a foul?
im guessing because they know they missed the travel.l...because it was a raping on the shot
shtein, I've given up on trying to figure out traveling.
Curry 5-22. Wow!
holy shtein what a block by dray
what's the hurry Cleveland? Slow down.
delly with the offensive board.....this series is crazy
Sure is crazy! What else could you ask for?
Damn, Curry. Ouch.
van gundy called it...the spacing on that play was horrible
steph straight up choked
thought it was a zesty pass but good (lucky) D by Shumpert
I'm so glad Clev won tonight...horrible officiating.
The NBA has done a complete 180 regarding officiating and star players. People would just look at Kobe the wrong way and he'd get the call 10-15 years ago
lol...nothing has changed in the nba....what has always been the same is that its easier to get a foul call in the 1q than it is in the 4q..anything else you hear is media and non nba fan narrative
cant be said enough how good mike breen is
Quote from: MDS on June 07, 2015, 11:24:39 PM
cant be said enough how good mike breen is
he is good but tirico and hubie brown on the radio/online are better
i love hubie...hes the goat
but im not a tirico guy
Hubie's like a hundred years old but he's still got it.
hubie was a 100 when he was 45....hes always looked so old
LeBron is like a grown man playing with middle schoolers out there. Can't say enough about how great he is. It's a privilege to watch him play the game.
steph quickly going from a horrible game to an all time series choke job
lebron is good and stuff
steph has quit...his body language is embarrassing
concussion?
we all predicted david lee would be the difference maker tonight
Holy crap! From 20 point lead to 7.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 09, 2015, 11:09:33 PM
we all predicted david lee would be the difference maker tonight
LOL
Cavs scared of their own shadow right now.
golden state has to get the ball out of lebrons hands and time and time again they refuse to run people at him or double team him.....its insane
Why does Kerr take out Lee?
Quote from: Don Ho on June 09, 2015, 11:19:50 PM
Why does Kerr take out Lee?
he not in game shape cause he never plays
Curry with the sixth grade school yard pass. Dumb ass.
great player but a soft player
Good call by Van Gundy, horrible defense by Dellavedova.
Shumpert may have found a permanent home on the bench.
Holy shtein, it's like student body right when Curry gets the ball. How are these screens? Damn.
Refs blowing another call at the end. 2 for 2.
OMG! they got one right.
iguodala has been so good this half....jr smith has not
iguodala is the mvp right now if the warriors win the series
i threw 20 on iggy at 100-1 odds before the series.
and finally we get to see lebron's penis.
also, one big time game by curry and unfortunately i think everyone forgets about iggy for mvp. don't the fans have a say in the finals mvp now? feel like they have for the last few years.
i wouldnt use the word "big" after talking about lebron's dick
Quote from: phattymatty on June 12, 2015, 09:44:45 AM
also, one big time game by curry and unfortunately i think everyone forgets about iggy for mvp. don't the fans have a say in the finals mvp now? feel like they have for the last few years.
no its a media vote
i hope squiggy gets it. i didn't like the fact that he was overpaid (not his fault) & pouty in philly...but he always seemed to be a decent guy. his role is gs is perfect for his skillset.
Yeah I'd like to see Iggy win it...it would be cool. And Matty gets caked off too
i hope he wins it to shove it up the ass of all the moronic petulant sixer fans who hated on him in the dumbest way possible
Agreed.
look at these two homers
Cavs playing like Hoydas here. Shumpert needs a skirt.
Curry is an assassin
lebron should be the mvp and im not just saying that because i got a 50 spot on it
dude is keeping each game a game and this series a series with 6 guys who are all role players at best
you cant win the mvp on a losing tream with that shooting %
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 13, 2015, 01:09:02 PM
i hope he wins it to shove it up the ass of all the moronic petulant sixer fans who hated on him in the dumbest way possible
he definitely should keep jacking 3s on a team with Clay Thompson and Steph Curry. and can he stop with the McNabbish histrionics on the court? it's embarrassing to watch.
Quote from: SunMo on June 15, 2015, 08:43:27 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 13, 2015, 01:09:02 PM
i hope he wins it to shove it up the ass of all the moronic petulant sixer fans who hated on him in the dumbest way possible
he definitely should keep jacking 3s on a team with Clay Thompson and Steph Curry. and can he stop with the McNabbish histrionics on the court? it's embarrassing to watch.
lol...hater #1
iggy shooting 41% from 3 and 33% from the foul line in the playoffs.
Lebron is averaging 36, 12, and 8, 40%FG, 34%3pt FG
iggy really shutting him down
i'd like to see iggy win this too but cry me a river over sixers fans who were not giving him a collective hug every day while he was here.
1 guy who's crying watched every game of the eddie jordan era and would buy into an administration of klan members
the other is j, who loves mcnabb and hates bernard hopkins
everyone else doesnt care care about andre igwoodala eggadala igwalda igadala dre dog
Matt Barnes and mds homie Spencer Hawes going to Charlotte for Lance Stephenson
really weird that you can make trades while the finals are still going on
Quote from: SunMo on June 15, 2015, 03:45:43 PM
Lebron is averaging 36, 12, and 8, 40%FG, 34%3pt FG
iggy really shutting him down
newsflash but iguodala doesnt cover him every possesion...i believe lebron is at 34% when guarded by iguodala
also lebron shot 49% from the field this year...56% in the finals last year and is a career 50% guy from the floor in the postseason
he also has been incredibly inefficient shooting in this series...taking 38 shots to get 36 pts...thats a joke....i could score 20 pts in an nba game if i got to take 35-40 shots
if i get bored maybe this week i will go back on the board and pull up a bunch of horrible comments made by everyone here about how iguodala was the worst thing since aids and me telling everyone hes the elite wing defender in the nba and would be the perfect third best player on a good team
who farging cares.
joe
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 16, 2015, 09:22:46 AM
Quote from: SunMo on June 15, 2015, 03:45:43 PM
Lebron is averaging 36, 12, and 8, 40%FG, 34%3pt FG
iggy really shutting him down
newsflash but iguodala doesnt cover him every possesion...i believe lebron is at 34% when guarded by iguodala
also lebron shot 49% from the field this year...56% in the finals last year and is a career 50% guy from the floor in the postseason
he also has been incredibly inefficient shooting in this series...taking 38 shots to get 36 pts...thats a joke....i could score 20 pts in an nba game if i got to take 35-40 shots
if i get bored maybe this week i will go back on the board and pull up a bunch of horrible comments made by everyone here about how iguodala was the worst thing since aids and me telling everyone hes the elite wing defender in the nba and would be the perfect third best player on a good team
1st, you could never score 20 points in a NBA game, not with 30 shots, not with 100.
2nd, of course hes taking all the shots, he's supposed to give the ball to Shumpert or Smith?
3rd, it's a joke when Lebron scores 36 points on 38 shots but when AI does it he's a gawd
4th, you smell
iggy was miscast as a "go-to" player when he was on the sixers...and the fo overpaid him. not his fault but when you're being paid like an all star but not playing like one, you're not going to be the most popular player around. i was thrilled when they finally decided to go into rebuild mode by trading him.
the fact that he's finally found his niche as a 6 man/spot starter proves the "haters" right...dude is a role player, not a guy you build around.
he did get robbed in the slam dunk contest though. :boom
allen was 5'11 160 lbs and a pure scorer....he cant be compared to lebron in any way especially when it comes to efficiency
im not really sure what allen iverson has to do with iguodalas defense on lebron this series....iguodala has been fantastic on a guy who is basically unstoppable most of the time...this is fact no matter what allen iverson ever did in his career
Quote from: hunt on June 16, 2015, 09:48:42 AM
iggy was miscast as a "go-to" player when he was on the sixers...and the fo overpaid him. not his fault but when you're being paid like an all star but not playing like one, you're not going to be the most popular player around. i was thrilled when they finally decided to go into rebuild mode by trading him.
the fact that he's finally found his niche as a 6 man/spot starter proves the "haters" right...dude is a role player, not a guy you build around.
he did get robbed in the slam dunk contest though. :boom
exactly, it's not his fault billy king offered him frachise player money. was iggy supposed to say no to that deal ? unfortunately that contract was the biggest reason iggy would get ranted on by fans.
but again
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Quote from: hunt on June 16, 2015, 09:48:42 AM
iggy was miscast as a "go-to" player when he was on the sixers...and the fo overpaid him. not his fault but when you're being paid like an all star but not playing like one, you're not going to be the most popular player around.
nothing makes me more mad than fans who judge a player by his draft spot or his contract....its ignorance at its worst and annoys the shtein out of me...iguodala didnt get to choose where he was picked and he shouldnt be expected to turn down a contract offer because the fans think its too much...players should be judged by their game...period...iguodalas biggest problem imo wasnt the contract or the lottery pick statuys he held....it was that his best attribute was defense and 90% of fans have no clue how to recognize a great defender unless hes blocking a shot
btw it should also be mentioned that he basically makes the same amount of money right per season now that he did after he signed his 80 mil dollar deal with the sixers
who farging cares.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 16, 2015, 09:58:26 AM
nothing makes me more mad than fans who judge a player by his draft spot or his contract....its ignorance at its worst and annoys the shtein out of me...iguodala didnt get to choose where he was picked and he shouldnt be expected to turn down a contract offer because the fans think its too much...
yeah, the bad contract wasn't his fault. but in a salary cap sport, a contract like that can hamstring a franchise...and fans are going to bring that up. overpaying role players can sink an nba team. sixers had to shed that salary to begin the rebuild process.
Quoteplayers should be judged by their game...period...iguodalas biggest problem imo wasnt the contract or the lottery pick statuys he held....it was that his best attribute was defense and 90% of fans have no clue how to recognize a great defender unless hes blocking a shot
his game fits what gs needs him to do...play really good d & score some points w/o having plays run for him. his game didn't fit what the sixers expected out of him...they thought he'd take the next step & become a franchise player but he never did.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 16, 2015, 10:00:22 AM
btw it should also be mentioned that he basically makes the same amount of money right per season now that he did after he signed his 80 mil dollar deal with the sixers
i don't follow the cap very closely but hasn't it gone way up since that sixers' contact? meaning igg's salary might be just as much in total $ but it's a much lower % of the total cap? idk...just assuming it went up since it seems to every season and that $80 mill deal was signed 7 years ago.
Quote from: smeags on June 16, 2015, 10:01:47 AM
who farging cares.
yeah, it's really weird that people are discussing the NBA in the "Rest of the NBA" thread"
try this one, it's more up your alley http://www.concretefield.info/forum/index.php?topic=15896.0
Quote from: hunt on June 16, 2015, 10:26:21 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 16, 2015, 10:00:22 AM
btw it should also be mentioned that he basically makes the same amount of money right per season now that he did after he signed his 80 mil dollar deal with the sixers
i don't follow the cap very closely but hasn't it gone way up since that sixers' contact? meaning igg's salary might be just as much in total $ but it's a much lower % of the total cap? idk...just assuming it went up since it seems to every season and that $80 mill deal was signed 7 years ago.
not way up...it goes way way way up in the next few years....that said the same money then is not the same money as now
Quote from: SunMo on June 16, 2015, 10:47:37 AM
Quote from: smeags on June 16, 2015, 10:01:47 AM
who farging cares.
yeah, it's really weird that people are discussing the NBA in the "Rest of the NBA" thread"
try this one, it's more up your alley http://www.concretefield.info/forum/index.php?topic=15896.0
cool, my point is who cares about spending time to go pull up 5yr old posts about a former sixer player to prove to fans that hated on him were fargtards for it. like you.
my point is, why do you care about what anybody ever spends time talking about? i mean, the 4th "who cares" was hilarious, no doubt, so the comedic value is well received, i'm still laughing about it actually.
thanks for the review meat puppet
another gem, my stomach hurts from all the laughter
more likely its just gas.
well johnny is especially crabby today, isnt he?
smeags' idiocy will do that to even the sunniest of dispositions
there's no h in my name
i added it because you like hitler so much
andre the great....
http://www.si.com/nba/2015/06/16/andre-iguodala-lebron-james-nba-finals-warriors-cavaliers
andre the greater....
http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2015/story/_/id/13086040/andre-iguodala-game-finds-acceptance-warriors
QuoteJames has scored at an astronomical rate (36.6 points per game, albeit on 40 percent shooting) in these Finals. But with Iguodala as his primary defender, James is shooting just 35.2 percent from the field, according to ESPN Stats & Information data. That's worse than James shot when guarded by Jimmy Butler, an NBA All-Defense second-team selection this season, in the 2015 Eastern Conference semifinals (39.3 percent) and against Kawhi Leonard, this season's defensive player of the year, in the 2014 Finals (57.6 percent).
James is also shooting just 29 percent on shots contested by Iguodala. When contested by anyone else, James is shooting 43 percent.
In Game 1, James scored 44 points, but the Cavaliers lost.
"It's funny to say, when a guy gets 44 points, that a defender did a really good job," Kerr said, "but I thought Andre did extremely well."
Iguodala guarded James on 19 plays, holding him to 4-of-14 shooting, including 2-of-7 in the clinching overtime. Though James scored a ton of points, it took him a whopping 38 shots to get there.
Iguodala said that was the plan all along, and he credited Aaron McKie, his former 76ers teammate who was tasked with guarding Kobe Bryant in the 2001 Finals.
"At the end of the day, everybody is going to look at [James'] numbers and say, 'God, he had a monster game,' but for all the analytical geeks, you'll say, he took 34 shots to get 40," McKie said. "That's what we've been saying for years. That's what you want."
Iguodala also has the highest plus-minus (9.6) of any player in this year's Finals.
"He's one of the X factors," James said earlier in this series, "and he came to play."
squiggs is a really good defender...and he's having a really good series.
and i'm still glad the sixers got rid of him. 8)
Quote from: hunt on June 16, 2015, 03:24:11 PM
squiggs is a really good defender...and he's having a really good series.
and i'm still glad the sixers got rid of him. 8)
Pretty much...I love all the whining how he was unappreciated. He was miscast. For years anyone who's known shtein about basketball said he'd be a perfect 3 option on a team. Well guess what, he's a perfect fit as a 3 on Golden State. Go figure.
I just wish people would listen to this stuff when I told them ten years ago...it shouldn't have to be in SI for it to be true and would have saved me years of grief trying to defend the guy from basically an entire city including this board...two biggest haters who know basketball were sunny and the cuz
Everyone knew it, Igoudala didn't. He thought he was a legit superstar. That's what rubbed people the wrong way.
very few knew it....99% of the city absolutely buried him on a regular basis saying so many falsehoods having no idea what they were talking about....i don't remember what you said cause you aren't really huge nba guy but if you thought he was very good player overall and an elite first team all defense guy then you were in the tiny minority....and the worst part was that it went on for years...it was beyond annoying
iguodala tryin his best to lock this mvp thing up
I 100% criticized him but always said he would be a perfect 3rd option. I also praised his D. I had a lengthy argument with someone on here who said his d wasn't very good. He's one of the best defenders in the league. "The people who know my game" comment he made was in reference to his d but people took it the wrong way because he came off Amarolike
20 now for andre.....he really might do this
before tonight the last time the warriors won the nba championship was two days after the flyers last won the cup
andre wins it!!!
unreal
youre like one of those stepford flyers fan girls who was happy when kimo won the cup
im not like one of those stepford flyer fans i am one cause i was happy kimmo got the cup
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 17, 2015, 12:20:45 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 28, 2015, 07:01:37 PM
if the dubs win iguodala probably will deserve the mvp because of his defense on lebron....he single handedly won the game last night with what he did to harden
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 17, 2015, 12:08:59 AM
before tonight the last time the warriors won the nba championship was two days after the flyers last won the cup
And I remember both. God damn. 40 years.
Pretty cool seeing iggy get a ring and the mvp, first time for a guy who didnt start a game in the regular season.
:yay
Quote from: SD on June 16, 2015, 04:08:03 PM
Quote from: hunt on June 16, 2015, 03:24:11 PM
squiggs is a really good defender...and he's having a really good series.
and i'm still glad the sixers got rid of him. 8)
Pretty much...I love all the whining how he was unappreciated. He was miscast. For years anyone who's known shtein about basketball said he'd be a perfect 3 option on a team. Well guess what, he's a perfect fit as a 3 on Golden State. Go figure.
exactly.
he was criticized in philly for never developing into a 1st option and for his sometimes crappy attitude/body language on the court. very few doubted his talent on the defensive end.
good on him for getting a ring. the mvp thing makes me chuckle a bit. :-D but he def deserved it & played a great series.
crappy attitude/body language....lolol
god people are so stupid
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 17, 2015, 09:05:12 AM
crappy attitude/body language....lolol
god people are so stupid
Yet you dislike Mcnabb for sort of the same reasons.
except mcnabb did it....peole invented the narrative for iguodala because he made too much money...theres such a double standard for nba players its ridiculous
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 17, 2015, 09:05:12 AM
crappy attitude/body language....lolol
god people are so stupid
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 23, 2011, 07:39:00 AM
odom doesnt have an expiring contract...hes locked thru june 2013
i think theres three reasons they want to move him
1. (and this is minor) iguodala has like a 15 mil player option for the 2013 season that they would probably like to not even have to face dealing with
2. they want to find out what they have with ET
3. but primarily they want to move him because he doesnt wanna be here and his attitude is zesty...i think they figure we will get a couple blinged up veterans in for the next two years who will lead and teach the young cats on the team and be a positive influence...something iguodala is not cut out for nor has the resume to do so
rod thorn was on wip the other day and they asked him about iguodala missing his getaway one on one this year and thorn said he had an excuse...at which point macnow asked him was it a legitimate excuse and thorns response was "he had an excuse"
yep :-D
holy shtein booms
mike drop
seems like hunt helped igy do some of his digging up of old posts.
white people are the best....especially elders
two amazing numbers from the series....
when lebron was on the bench....
jr smith 0/9
smelly 0/7
jj 0/3 FG
shump 0/2
total.....0/21
and one regarding the worst sixer ever...
when andre was in the game lebron shot 38% and the cavs were -55.....when he was on the bench lebron shot 44% and the cavs were +30
MVP
cavs couldnt play without lebron and couldnt play with lebron being guarded by iguodala
couldn't be happier for dre.
LeBron literally had no one to pass the ball to if he was expecting them to score. Yet he single-handedly managed to steal two games from the best team in the NBA.
Also - LOL @ the "couldn't be happier" nonsense. Iguadala is just the latest in an unending cavalcade of Philly athletes who whined their way out of town and onto championship teams. What's there to be happy for him about exactly?
QuoteNBA Media released the voting totals shortly after announcing the winner. There were 11 voters. Here are the voters and their selections:
That's Iguodala 7, James 4.
And for those unable to see the tweet with the voting breakdown, here it is:
Team Iguodala
Sam Amick, USA Today
Ken Berger, CBSSports.com
Hubie Brown, ESPN Radio
Jason Lloyd, Akron Beacon Journal
Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle
Marc Spears, Yahoo! Sports
Marc Stein, ESPN.com
Team James
Steve Aschburner, NBA.com
Howard Beck, Bleacher Report
Zach Lowe, Grantland
Jeff Van Gundy, ABC TV
f van gundy! :-D
Not 1 vote for Curry. Yes he was up and down but damn he is a joy to watch. One more shot of his family and I'm going to puke but that yong man is an amazing ball player.
http://espn.go.com/blog/marc-stein/post/_/id/3896/lebrons-handling-of-blatt-unbecoming
Childish diva bullshtein
blatt is a farging clown show, good for lebron
lol yeah good for him to show the guy up. Handle it privately and professionally. The only clown show is Lebron and his kiddie antics.
so during the game, the best player of all time should just suck it up and run a shtein play drawn up by a shtein coach. got it.
i don't understand the lebron hate. MJ was a much bigger ass bag then lebron but everyone loves him still.
Yeah you do what the coach says because...he's the coach. If it doesn't work out then you get after him in private but you don't pull some diva shtein or undermine him.
This goes for any professional athlete in any sport. Don't be a douchebag.
And I hate the fact that players should get a choice or input on who the coach is. It shouldn't work like that.
I'm on Bron-Bron's side here. Too many incompetent coaches have ruined opportunities for truly elite players to win championships as we know all too well. I'm not crazy about the histrionics, but I can understand his frustration.
so then i guess Blatt's assistant coaches were out of line when they grabbed his dumb ass and kept him from calling timeout against the Bulls?
certain players reach a level where they earn the right to be shot callers....lebron is clearly at that level
certain coaches are out of their league and shouldn't be listened too by anyone much less LeBron....blatt is at that level
this really was a perfect storm that was bound to happen
the blame is not to LeBron or blatt its to the idiot cavs for hiring blatt ten days before free agency....its not like they had to pounce because blatt was such a hot commodity...why wouldn't you have waited to see how the lebron decision turned out then hired a coach with his input
still tho after everything Cleveland wins the title with LeBron and blatt if kyrie and/or love don't get hurt...so how bad could it have been really
I'm not absolving Blatt for his in game mistakes and strategic errors.
And no that's what assistants are there for. They're coaches too.
But players shouldn't be actively undermining their coaches. Nor should they have one iota of a say in who their new coach is
high school harry in the house
Just keeping it real.
you are actually doing the opposite of keeping it real....real is lebron not pretending david jewface blatt is worthy of his respect just because he happens to have the title of 'coach'
it would be foolish of any nba team not to involve your mega star a say in who his coach is going to be....nba isn't like the nfl or mlb where you have lots of starting positions and huge rosters that have to be managed....nba is a different animal
Ordinarily I'd say Jay is right about players not having a say in the coaching hire but come on... this is LeBron James. Is he really going to stick around in Cleveland if he's not given a say in coaching and personnel? I'd give him whatever the farg he wants including a piece of the action.
new Hawks jawns (https://cmgajcatlantahawks.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/uniforms.pdf)
volt yellow, like a highlighter
they're not "jawns". they're uniforms.
johnson! :P
Batum to Charlotte
Vonleh and Henderson to Portland
The Kings are stupid if they deal Cousins
Especially to the Lakers
lol @ hinkie
http://www.sportsgrid.com/media/heres-stephen-a-smith-in-2014-ranting-on-how-steve-kerr-isnt-qualified-to-coach-in-the-nba/ (http://www.sportsgrid.com/media/heres-stephen-a-smith-in-2014-ranting-on-how-steve-kerr-isnt-qualified-to-coach-in-the-nba/)
:-D
i know loud brothers scare you and you hear nothing in that clip but stephen a but skip looks way worse than he does....stephen a says kerr will do a good job if he gets a job he just doesnt like the idea of more deserving guys being hired over
skip actually says hes is going to be a terrible coach
defending either one of those POS's says something. both are worthless.
did screamin forget that jason kidd was hired with no coaching experience ?
that wasnt your short sighted point...your point was that you wanted to burn the loud black guy cause steve kerr won a championship last week....but the loud black guy said he would be a good coach
if you disagreed with his real point you should have been all up in the arms about it when he said it.....the fact that steve kerr won with the warriors has absolutely nothing to do with what he was saying....but nice try at the awesome internet gotcha moment
yea stephen a is pretty cool
stephen a is burning right now. love it.
that crazy ass kings owner is thinking about firing george karl
That dude is thrown off
I'd like to bang his daughter tho
charlotte wheelin and dealing the last day or two.
basically they lost vonleh, stephenson and henderson and got nick batum, jeremy lamb and hawes.
not sure if that's good or bad. i think they didn't give vonleh a chance but not too bad.
i think phil jackson is pulling off the long con and is like i already have 11 rings...i'm just gonna farg NY for a while bc i have nothing better to do.
he actually seemed like he was holding back a giggle.
perfect pick for the bulls.
http://streamable.com/rf3i
there are now three players currently in the nba from chester
jameer, this dude and who else?
tyreke
Quote"Gee I sure hope Kobe can keep his hands to himself in Denver this time.. #rapist,"
that was Larry Nance in 2012
Larry Nance got drafted by the Lakers last night, that tweet isn't around anymore lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsvaQR9hKDI
i just heard that story on 97.5, guy has some big ones. :-D
that's farging great
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13163726/lebron-james-bypass-option-cleveland-cavaliers-become-free-agent
lol what the farg
i dont get it....hes resigning with cleveland and always was?
No you do get it
ha
Guys - I was laughing at the title of the story. "Another Decision..." As if the first wasn't embarrassing enough for ESPN.
anthony davis got that cool 145
MDS, $145m?
I thought there was a maximum a player could get...closer to $90 million or something like that. I don't remember the rules, maybe if he was a player you drafted, you can go above that? Please enlighten me.
there is certain criteria (multiple all star starts or all nba selections for example) that allows you to get a higher % of the total cap into your salary
If he would have waiting two more years he would have increased that amount by 35%. Bird in the hand & whatnot...
he cares more about winning....signing under this years cap will give them all kinds of more room to improve the roster when the cap sky rockets
Doesn't sound like the Lakers are making progress on their top targets. Love is probably going to stay in Cleveland and Aldridge looks like he may go to San Antonio.
Evidence that Dr. Buss sold his soul to win championships and now the devil is cashing in. No one wants to play for the younger Buss.
Kevin Love, 5 years, $110M to stay in cleveland.
Greg Monroe, max deal with the Bucks
DeAndre Jordan to Dallas 4yrs $80m
$20M/yr for a career 8 pt/9 rb guy.
amazing
Kings signed Rondo 1yr $9.5m and Belinelli for 3/$19m
great finish here in the u19 world championship
going to ot after jalen brunson misses a good look three at the buzzer
his dad has never missed a good look at a rape
he wouldnt have a son if he did
LouWill to the Lakers
deandre thinking about going back to la.....god let this happen so kraken cuban can be unleashed
Deandre Jordan goes back on his word and reportedly is going back to the clippers
Chris Paul and Blake Griffin are at his house and I've never seen so much news from "sources" about them playing video games and cards
broussard is such a clown.
https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/619143560357502976
bum ass Deron Williams got out of Brooklyn and is signing with Dallas
Not sure I get Houston trading for Ty Lawson...don't think they needed him. I like Beverly
i like beverly too but if ty lawson doesnt implode off the court he is so superior to beverly its not even funny
its a risk that the rockets had to take to keep up with the rest of the west
John Lucas is on my flight to Houston from Vegas
Ask him for some blow.
Hahaha he's flying coach - wtf is wrong with him sitting in the back with the unwashed masses?!
Standing by him in baggage claim and he's talking to someone about Scottie pippen being in for some camp and they'll call Michael too
http://m.tmz.com/#Article/2015/08/26/derrick-rose-sued-for-gang-rape
Da fuq?
bucks hired gus johnson.....hes gonna do like 1/3 of their games this season
pretty cool
http://gfycat.com/HugeSnivelingGardensnake
Derrick Rose is hurt...again.
Broken orbital bone after taking an elbow.
And this is a day after he's talking about FA in two years.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/jared-dudley-on-former-teammate-adam-morrison---he-never-took-showers-230658062.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Adam Morrison confirmed smelly hippie
Apparently there was a confrontation between Derek Fisher and Matt Barnes at Barnes' ex-wife's house in LA on Saturday and NBA security didn't hear about it until today. Fisher and Barnes used to be teammates on the Lakers, and after the Barnes split earlier this year, Fisher started dating her
NYPost (http://nypost.com/2015/10/07/matt-barnes-attacks-knicks-coach-fisher-for-dating-ex-wife/)
this story is better
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2015/10/07/i-play-with-guns-caron-butlers-inside-account-of-the-gilbert-arenas-gun-incident/
its also a thousand years old and nothing new in it
i dont think it was ever reported that it was over 1100...and the precise details had never come out
Matt Barnes is the MVP of being involved in salacious NBA stories
Quote from: MDS on October 07, 2015, 07:37:50 PM
i dont think it was ever reported that it was over 1100...and the precise details had never come out
it was over a card game and guns were pointed at each other in the locker room....the rest is probably caron butler lies to sell books and even then he said nothing noteworthy
what precise details are interesting true and have never come out?
the entire story was pretty entertaining to me
if you didnt find it entertaining, then ok
ill somehow survive
Two farging idiots with too much money, too few IQ points, and easy access to firearms threatened each other like a million years ago.
Just for fun, what was the third story on the NBA gossip beat today?
Quote from: Rome on October 07, 2015, 11:19:12 PM
Just for fun, what was the third story on the NBA gossip beat today?
says the guy whose favorite tv show is Florida state CSI rape kits
theyre not dumb stillupfronts until they turn pro
when theyre in school, theyre just kids getting scammed by the man. go noles!
Deep South dood defends southern institution
complete shocker
ATL has neon yellow numbers
No
eagles have teal green jerseys
Lakers just completed a week and a half of training camp at University of Hawaii. They played two games against the Jazz. Soldout arena both nights. Where is Isis and their machine gun mounted Toyota truck motorcade when you need them? Watched some of the game last night on Lakers network. This farging Laker fan base is nauseating. The whole Kobe worshipping. People were acting like it was game 7 of the finals. It's an exhibition you fools. My buddy went and said he'd never seen a bigger collection of trash in his life.
Lamar Odom reportedly found unresponsive in a Nevada brothel
Tmz says he was up there chillin for days taking herbal supplements instead of viagra and he was found unconscious.
http://m.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/kobe-bryant-joins-khloe-kardashian-lamar-odom-bedside-article-1.2396652?utm_content=bufferd5f7b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=NYDailyNewsTw
"Every drug imaginable in his system"
QuoteOdom was not seen abusing drugs or drinking excessively at the bordello, Hof said
suuuuuurrrrrrrrrre he wasnt....
Just like his pops said that someone drugged him because Lamar wouldn't so that to himself
Um ok
nba the smartest of all pro sports leagues is going to reduce the number of preseason games
Flip Saunders has passed away
Damn that escalated rapidly.
Wow.
the governor of md has the same thing
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really cool pic from the 1977 minnesota team....mycheal thompson flip sanders kevin mchale included
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CSMQoQCUYAA5-ka.jpg)
i am so horny for basketball season.
football season being over over just increases the wood.
My god ATL's intro is insane.
shocker derrick rose tweaked his knee.
That guy is paper mâché
jesus curry. he's going for 75 tonight. like a video game.
crazy goaltending replay with three seconds left in magic bullets
https://v.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/53D6192D5B1271318757759410176_4b7e02be564.2.1.1260175262217060282.mp4?versionId=MIrdnySWc.5NG2Yuts.SQwb7J730n0_h
spurs okc is really close to playoff level
kobe with the flip saunders shirt.....awesome
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 28, 2015, 09:59:41 PM
spurs okc is really close to playoff level
i know youre an nba junkie and will shell for logo, but come on
its october
ha no doubt.
Clippers lineup:
Blake
CP3
Jordan
Redick
Stephenson
Bench:
Pierce
Crawford
Josh Smith
Wes Johnson
Rivers, etc.
That is pretty sick.
Quote from: MDS on October 28, 2015, 10:40:01 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 28, 2015, 09:59:41 PM
spurs okc is really close to playoff level
i know youre an nba junkie and will shell for logo, but come on
its october
did you watch it?
i have baseball on the tv and had the debate on the cpu
the nba is like in 100th place in october
but i dont need to watch it to know that some forgettable quasi preseason game is "playoff level." you are an nba geek and this is your fap.
ill take that as a no
cj mcollum going the farg off....some corksucker took him one spot before me in our fantasy draft....hes gonna blow up this year
nba season opener > world series.
i saw the last two innings last night just bc it was on so late but watching steph was still better.
Local news broadcasts are the worst
"Sports" reporter at her first basketball game ever says "even though the Rockets lost the season isn't over and there's plenty of time to win some games"
No shtein, hon?
boogie has 4 3s tonight.
11 in his career before today.
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Romey, cmon man
Quote from: phattymatty on October 29, 2015, 12:12:05 AM
boogie has 4 3s tonight.
11 in his career before today.
His post game interview bumped him near the top of my favorite people list.
Blake will be mvp this year. Get your bets in now.
first nba friday of the season....absolute heaven.....sports just doesnt get better than the month of october
the big KAT is ballin
steve nash ring johnson in the most fraudulent city in the country is pretty cute
Harden has that Kardashian stank on him
Nice start to the season. You're cursed, son.
is that a texas team you are talking about?
Wanna talk about the Kings having 80 in the paint?
Or the crazy Romey-OKC game?
weren't the bucks lil guys prototypical sixers wanna be team?
I felt like checking the 09 draft to see who was taken ahead of Steph Curry. Totally forgot that was the year Minnesota took PGs with back to back picks in the first round....Rubio and Johnny Flynn with the 5th and 6th picks. GS snagged Steph with the 7th pick.
Ouch.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 31, 2015, 01:27:03 AM
Wanna talk about the Kings having 80 in the paint?
Or the crazy Romey-OKC game?
Was watching Los Mets put the smackdown on K.C. and didn't watch... BUT... saw the highlights. Magic up 18 and piss it away.
DERP
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 31, 2015, 02:44:15 AM
weren't the bucks lil guys prototypical sixers wanna be team?
its 2 games into the season, but yes they suck and hinkie is right!
iggy and the usher right behind hm really make this
https://streamable.com/in7f
Hawks uniforms today
Vomit
first time hearing stephanie ready today...shes good
is there anything better than tommy heinson putting r's where there are none?
isaierr thomas
montrezz harrell has looked really good for the rockets....seems to me hes gonna be a legit rotation guy on one of the best teams in the league as a rookie....hinkie mentor darrell morey magic
heat getting worked all game are now on a 49-16 run and up 12....cant remember the last time i saw a 180 like this in a game
the lil guys bucks are 11-21 since they stole mcw from the sixers
what are the sixers since they traded mcw
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 01, 2015, 08:29:19 PM
the lil guys bucks are 11-21 since they stole mcw from the sixers
But what'll we tell the kids?! MCW is GONE!
not only are the sixers not getting the laker pick but the lakers are getting ben simmonds
7 teams have a worse record than the Sixers (and Lakers...for now)
j's rockets are 0-3 and have lost all three games by 20+ pts
I told you that Kardashian curse was all up in them
how farging great is dubs clips gonna be tonight
i can think of many, many things better than an nba regular season game in november
the anticipation for tonight exceeds any nfl game so far this year
That's going a bit far
Howevaaaaa
I want lil guys list of what is better. Produce it, son!
T shirt jerseys are fugly, but the Cavs black with gold trim is a nice look.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 04, 2015, 08:16:29 PM
That's going a bit far
Howevaaaaa
I want lil guys list of what is better. Produce it, son!
any of the champions league games this afternoon qualified
Quote from: Sgt PSN on November 04, 2015, 08:32:11 PM
T shirt jerseys are fugly, but the Cavs black with gold trim is a nice look.
I was just about to say how ugly I thought they were with the big C on the front
At least they're not the yellow and maroon tho
The logo is bad, but the color scheme is legit as farg.
And Bron just Hulked out of the T shirt. Lol....just ripped the sleeves off while running down court.
Yeah I saw that - good for him. The tshirt look is stupid
clips doing a great job of switching on steph tonight with their bigs.....makes a huge difference when you have athletic big guys when trying to guard him off the pnr
Clip joints bench has been really good
GS has gone cold...
Harrison barnes with a ring is much better than Harrison barnes without one....so much more confident this year the way he carries himself
Harry B ain't cold
Ten in a row
clips will take iggy shootin threes all day in that spot
nothing more can really be said about steph curry.....never seen anything like him
Austin Rivers shouldn't be in the game right now let alone taking shots
come on iggy jesus
that went off iggys foot you can see the rotation of the ball change
once again work night sleep patterns will be disturbed for the next six months with this western conference
Chris Paul with a horrific shot
Like JVG said Griffin was wiiiide open
nm
magic about to give the raps their first L
jesus are the dubs so good and so awesome to watch....let down game right at home against the nuggets coming off that great clipper game?
nope they have 65 on the board with 3 minutes left in the first half
steph just hit his 8th three
he set the record last year for most 3 pters in a season and while its still early hes on pace to be that by something like 200+
crazy about the warriors booth is that they are so vanilla about what he does because they see it every night I guess...I mean they barely ever raise their voices
holy jesus
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CTMN5ELWsAAVlIi.png:medium)
He's so farging good it's not even fair. Hinkie needs to postpone the rebuild for another decade. Wait until he's out of the game.
cfb primetime but I cant not watch steph and the dubs at 10 right?
sac town is ballin....lookin to pull the upset of the century
no exaggeration rondo just missed four shots three within 8 feet in less than 25 seconds
dubs went half speed tonight very much like the 72 win bulls
Looks like maybe Phil wasn't nuts when he decided to draft Porzingis
no one thought he was nuts cept idiot knick fans who didnt want a euro they never heard of
I thought he was a bit nutty (yo mcnutty!) but I didn't know much about him
I dont think anyone thought he would necessarily be good this early but he wasn't some crazy reach...he probably had/has the biggest upside in the draft next to KAT
just a great cavs jazz game....wow
Looking forward to the Mavs and Clips tonight
heat unis tonight are hideous.
Haven't seen them but they can't be worse than those ATL clown suits from a week or so ago can they?
defender just got his hand on the ball as steph went up for a three and he somehow still made it
https://streamable.com/macp
great game tonight....dubs undefeated record on the line tonight at the clip show
buckle up.....here we go
can i pull a j here and complain about something
watch tnt app needs to be on apple tv yesterday
I'm sorry? Like I'm a big complainer?
How is your technology now, pal! Get tv like normal people
yup tnt is on cable everyday...best hd pic in the biz too
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 19, 2015, 10:58:22 PM
I'm sorry? Like I'm a big complainer?
How is your technology now, pal! Get tv like normal people
you a bigger whiner than every jew i know COMBINED
im never paying for cable again....or until my folks die and i cant steal their log ins
dubs were not ready for this
steph was ready.
Wonder what the live betting odds were on GS when they were down 23?
since start of last season when a team trails by 20 at any point in a game
dubs: 3-3 .500
rest of nba: 13-486 .026
leading rebounder of the game was steph curry. dude may become one of the best power forwards ever.
i actually stayed up to watch this, pretty much the 1st nba game ive seen this season
dubs are bonkers
Iggy was draining threes and did the Jordan shrug after one....helluva game to watch
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 20, 2015, 09:51:38 AM
since start of last season when a team trails by 20 at any point in a game
dubs: 3-3 .500
rest of nba: 13-486 .026
Not sure what the craziest part of this stat is....that having a 20pt lead on the dubs only gives you a 50/50 shot at winning the game, or that they've only trailed by 20 six times in like 95 games.
By my count, the Sixes have trailed an opponent by 20 four times already. And I'm just going off box scores and tallying up their deficit after each qtr, so it's possible that they've trailed by 20+ in more than just 4 games.
Steph Curry should be illegal.
watching the game last night I was pissed he only had 27....I was saying to myself come on steph you idiot do something
he had 27/5/4/4
Craziest thing about that game was that it was so back and forth for about 45 minutes, then the dubs had a 12 point lead in the blink of an eye. The final 90 seconds was so anti-climactic from what the entire game had been. If they avoid the injury bug, they make a legit run at 73 wins.
why the farg is golden state not coming in on the package....says "game broadcast no longer available"
wtf its on espn
https://twitter.com/ctowerscbs/status/669717124840095744
Damn Kidd
Rockets lost again - now 5-10
Surprising to see them play so zesty
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 25, 2015, 10:43:53 PM
Rockets lost again - now 5-10
Surprising to see them play so zesty
When a team has Dwight Howard, I am not surprised if they are bad or good.
my god
https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/45A5F8B6CE1282231389915586560_454f7d25d26.4.0.1793986689784475362.mp4?versionId=1oivS8NxXtrgMPH43B_59V65d_jsQArP
Not a surprise really but Kobe has said this season is his last
james harden defense
https://v.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/089363A2651282923572054364160_47c39ad5121.4.0.6920073228881926675.mp4?versionId=aPoi1c6jNBI2oRUV4GvWEWNgUtxNO6Jk
Couldn't give less of a farg if he tried
https://vine.co/v/iWzdUIH5B9n
More Harden laziness
I'd be hard pressed to find a player who cares less about doing anything when the ball isn't in his hands than Harden. Melo is the only other player I've seen like him, but I don't even think Melo would have just stood there like that. Tremendous offensive talent, but just awful at everything else.
Got that Kardashian stank on him...ruins people, man
jesus god steph
bullets 95
lakers 94
two minutes left
koooooooooooooooooooooooooooooobe
kobe has 8 pts in the last 30 seconds to put the lakers up two with 30 seconds left...just unreal
lakers win...lakers win....thaaaaaaaaa lakers WIN
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kobe tour is getting disgusting already.
sixers fans already annoyed me the other night but at least there's the home town connection. so whatever. but the DC fans were 10x worse last night. the kobe chants drowned out the defense chants easily. towards the end they were just straight up cheering for the lakers.
i know dc fans are terrible thats nothing new but i've never seen so many bangwagoners in one place before. gonna be a lot of these at laker games this year. nice win though.
Hopefully the Lakers can take advantage of having 62 home games remaining on the schedule and win like 18 more.
watch bogut. he's not being lazy thats just how hot steph is.
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15's reaction is better. He doesn't even bother going out.
Quote from: hbionic on December 03, 2015, 03:34:50 PM
15's reaction is better. He doesn't even bother going out.
Kemba was getting killed all night...at one point steph went around a ball screen to the hoop and scored and you could hear on the broadcast kemba scream "how bout some farging help"
steph could not make a single three for the next nine games and still be on pace to set the all time record
when this season ends he will have more 3's in the last two years than larry bird had in his 13 year career
steph is 4-10 from 30+ feet this year cavs rockets clips lakers hawks celts nets hornets mavs nuggets bucks pels spurs magic suns jazz bullets are a combined 4 for 119
Steph Curry is single handedly making the NBA fun again.
NBA has been fun for years, steph is making it MJ-fun because each game you're wondering what kind of impossible shtein he's going to do...and make doing it look easy.
he has more highlights in 20 games that 99% of nab players have in a career.
also, elfrid is turning into a legit player. he has some sick moves this year. needs to cut that nappy wheatsack though.
in case anyone wants some good jerk off material. adams is definitely into it. i think he's purring.
https://streamable.com/8ifm
pellies running the farg outta the cavs
errrrr
what a choke
oh my what a play by AD
LeBron just took this shtein over
holy jeru
nba is faaaaaaaaaantaaaaaastic
real ruff and rugged....shine like a gold nugget
OVER
if you had the nba package you would see steph going HAM right about now
cant believe what ive been watching...im dead serious if you don't have the nba package you need to get it just to watch this team....it pays for itself
so everyone was saying tonight is the night the dubs go down
their is answer to that chatter is to rip off a 79 pt first half....klay had 8 three pointers
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 08, 2015, 08:08:10 PMso everyone was saying tonight is the night the dubs go down
i did not hear 1 person say this
Quote from: MDS on December 09, 2015, 12:47:00 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 08, 2015, 08:08:10 PMso everyone was saying tonight is the night the dubs go down
i did not hear 1 person say this
cause you dont follow the nba...people been saying it before the road trip even started...couple are on one of the back to backs this weekend since its the end of the trip but a lot of heads were on last night
how funny is it that LRMAM starts for the clips.
wow deandre just jammed it from the dotted line. one of them blake like throw in but still sick.
matt barnes who hasn't hit a jumper in three years just hit a half courter ftw
faaaaaaaaantaaaaaaaassstic!
jj reddick has half a sleeve all of a sudden. gangsta as farg.
angie with the awkward floater in the lane to send it to ot!!
legggo lake show
whats great about this is that kobe has sat since the 3q
kobe gonna hit the game winner. never mind, not gonna be in.
unless something crazy happens or they give up an oreb lakers should have the last shot down 1 to win it
LA. nothing gets the crowd hype like a sexy weeknd song
they need to let kobe take this shot
farg
yeah they should have passed it to kobe on the bench. would have been an all time play.
ive never heard a more salty announcer than tommy heinson this evening...im convinced he wants the celts to win tonight more than any title they have ever won...and all hes done for the first 32 minutes of the game thus far is whine like a little bitch about the refs....its incredible
dubs goin down tonight....of course to a boston team...a white jesus wouldnt have it any other way
oh farging my steph
gotta check that clock.....time ran off that shouldnt have
just another friday night in the nba
steph is absolutely spent
WHAT A GAME!
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 11, 2015, 09:12:16 PM
ive never heard a more salty announcer than tommy heinson this evening...im convinced he wants the celts to win tonight more than any title they have ever won...and all hes done for the first 32 minutes of the game thus far is whine like a little bitch about the refs....its incredible
So you care about an announcer more than the game?
i dont even get that and dont wanna remotely try and figure it out
but luke walton is way too conservative with TO's....his team has been agssed for the last at least 15 nminutes and hes had so many key spots to even just call a 20 sec to give them a breather and he doesnt
how many effin times is steph gonna step out of bounds
dubs win this game they really might go undefeated
Goofball Evan Turner is actually playing well this year from what I've seen
tommy heinson is just outrageous
Your Bucks gonna handle biz tomorrow night?
That game was legit great. Loved that ESPN went pip with the Spurs/Lakers.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 11, 2015, 10:42:58 PM
Your Bucks gonna handle biz tomorrow night?
lil guys Bucks about to do it!
Solid Lakers win.
Bucks beat the warriors and lose to LA in the same week. Weird team.
mcdubs team
right now suns have 65 and klay and curry have 68.
oh and draymond has a triple double.
Please tell me you guys watched Pistons Bulls
my god is nba xmas good shtein
always thought they should start the season on xmas....having these 5 jawns as tipoff to the season would be great
the staggeration is the best part....usually im mad flippin but today is just sit back in the shade drink a little lemondade never have to switch the channel and watch great games for 15 straight hrs
this is as beautiful as it gets...
https://v.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/102B81362C1294192082826981376_43c46ecbbe0.0.2.11635604826250847445.mp4?versionId=XWj1vhbqjlPBmoeJnuvi8CcnQDqA3CMf
most manu play ever
https://vine.co/#/v/ibEbqwaZ2Hl
what a bitch ass foul by MCW.
Do not rip lil guys boy like that
sixers might be as good as the bucks right now but that's what he's been yelling about for two years...didn't take long did it?
the sixers arent as good as lsu
sixers are not last in CBS power rankings for the first time all season. phoenix took it.
kyrie has made at least 6 highlite reel buckets tonight that's ive seen and I have been flipping btwn games....I don't know whats better his handle or his finish at the rim
tj
anthony morrow is 9th all time in 3 pt %. what.
so much for a possible laker win tonight....25-3 sactown lol
if i was ever forced to suck a fleshpop it would be boogie.
27 now down to 7
holy farg lakers lead
were down 27 with five left in the third
lakers couldn't get it done but what a fargin great last seven minutes of that game
yeah that was fun
sweet lou FEELIN it
sweet jesus
https://twitter.com/HPbasketball/status/686055823198400513
didn't even want to watch it because of that guy's terrible twitter name. i hate this new breed of millennial basketball nerds.
that was pretty though.
Crooklyn is cleaning house. Hollins is out, Billy King has been "re-assigned" but the article I read didn't say what his new job is.
they found out via the teams press release
Oh shtein. For real?
that gangster who owns the team don't need no exit interviews
GET. OUT. and just feel lucky you aren't buried in some concrete
Damn. What happened to the good old fashioned break up text?
been so weird watching a live nba game on a weekday...now its going to OT
holy kawhi!
steph is must see tv but there no one in the nba id rather watch than kwahi
Jesus, just watched Warriors/Cavs game. Oh my God, what an ass whoopin by the Warriors. No stopping them.
Spurs/ Warriors next Monday!
no hyperbole....that was the best day of nba I have ever seen
watch k love
https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/51E6290D221301065366667440128_569eacb4d180450c3012e63.mp4?versionId=6Zo6AdEi0BZQ8V300hUqb22Rfyzn5fgX
Haha
Going to a Warriors game in SF at the end of the month. Because I'm a superfan.
A dubs game at the Scoracle has got to be the #1 fan experience going today, right? I'm sure 1 of yous will tell me about some great hockey or college venue, but those don't count because (a)hockey sucks and (b)any event that has THAT many screaming college kids in attendance doesn't count.
Also, you'll be catching the game in Oakland.
It's really not fair for Steph to be allowed in the league. Nobody should be able to shoot the way he does and still have a sick handle and great passing ability. It'd be one thing if all he could do was shoot lights out, but his all around game is just filthy.
Some of the plays they run look like the Globetrotters humiliating the white guys.
I can't tell if we're watching one genius, or the first wave of something bigger in the NBA.
Quote18% of GSW's games for the rest of the season are against either the Spurs or OKC.
GSW play 3 of their remaining 39 games against OKC and 4 against the Spurs starting on Mon (25 Jan).
QuoteOut of the 22 scheduled games between the Spurs, Warriors, Thunder and Clippers, 17 of them remain. On average, we will have at least one of these games a week.
Blatt has been fired
Whoa
Lebron calling the shots obvs
Tyrone Lue takes over
lebron calling shots or he was a horrible coach
Both?
hopefully for Cleveland it is....LeBron knows what hes doing and blatt didnt
Well Blatt still went to the Finals and had the best record in the EC
I hate it when players want to cherry pick a coach and act like babies
its a big boy league and the big boy world
this aint high school
Great game in ot right now on nba TV
Georgian League All-Star game. Strap in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-ukPa7SuUg
I was talking to my girl while watching that. She was talking about something and I started busting up watching the clip. My girl thought she was funny for once.
Thanks Phatty. I think I just got the green light to play poker tonight.
save some march madness cash son.
this has been bubbling for a while...but good googily moogily if this were to happen
QuoteThe Golden State Warriors' plan of pursuit predates their 2015 championship run, a bold plot to declare the futility of resistance. It isn't only that the NBA champions are determined to recruit Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant. The truth is that they're the most intriguing destination to him. If Durant leaves the Thunder, the Warriors are the significant frontrunners to sign him, league sources told The Vertical.
Make no mistake: Durant isn't close to gone in Oklahoma City – no decision, no leaning, sources said – but the real threats on the summer market are beginning to reveal themselves. Durant is determined to win – to be an immediate championship contender at 27 years old – and that keeps bringing him back to the Warriors should he make the decision to leave Oklahoma City.
Perhaps no Warriors player would sacrifice so much on a personal level, yet Green is unflinching in his support of signing Durant, league sources told The Vertical. He's expected to be a tenacious recruiter of Durant for the Warriors' contingent. There are several moves the Warriors can make to maneuver the roster to clear a maximum salary slot for Durant. To have the chance to incorporate a superstar in full sprint onto the NBA's best team, well, it's practically unprecedented.
Saw the Warriors play in SF last week. Can confirm that they are good at basketball.
Reminded me that I went to see the Bulls play in CHI the year they won 72. I think I was a junior or senior in high school. Those are the only two NBA games I've attended in the last 25 years. History-making basketball or gtfo.
steph just stole ball like 30 feet from the basketball gathered the loe ball didn't even take a dribble shot and swished it....just nuts
hes now 7-8 from three in the 1q!!
damn i was gonna go to that tonight and bailed.
jesus steph.
That iggy 1 handed shot from half court was crazy. It didn't count, but still awesome.
QuoteStephen Curry scored 51 points on Wednesday, with 25 of those coming in the first quarter, when he tied an NBA record with seven three-pointers. The only other player to make seven threes in the opening period of an NBA game was Brooklyn's Deron Williams in 2013. Curry has scored 25 or more points in a quarter three times this season, the highest total for any NBA player since Kobe Bryant had three 25-point quarters in the 2005-06 season.
Curry went to the free-throw line only three times in his 51-point effort, converting twice. That's the most points in a regular-season NBA game by a player who made two or fewer free throws. Allen Iverson scored 52 points with only two coming on free throws in a second-round playoff game against Toronto in 2001.
https://v.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/D0340145821306901248284749824_42c05507100.5.1.71190926893810405.mp4?versionId=Dpo2xo3lVQHQdLdEg8UG1vdo_kR2uhQy
dubs farged around went thru the motions and dropped a fh 73 against maybe the second best team in the nba
im a fan of the sat prime time game
you would be a fan of a terrible nba game at the same time as the super bowl....youre a total lackey for the logo
not even for nba but I haven't watched one second of probably 5 of the last 10 sb's
twolves-hawks or the super bowl
who you got
nba for sure
but that has more to do with my dislike of the sb than it does the wolves hawks...still KAT is so sick
Havas would pick NBA D League over the NFL
he likes the eagles enough but the only sports he actually likes are hoops and hockey...the rest of them are just kinda there
Tennis at 4am in a Tuesday > NFL ?
you ladies will be happy to know I will be watching this year
lol
Curling match not on?!
Knicks fired Fisher. I'd like to see Memphis hire him as an assistant.
Jesus this Boston clip show game has been good
ET hittin clutch shots
For no logical reason at all, I watched the celebrity all star game last night. Never saw it before and the remote was out of reach, so I said farg it and left it on. It was basically no different than watching an over 40 pick up league game at your local Y if everyone at your local Y was filthy rich. And every time a mic got put in front of someone's face shtein got really awkward. Do people actually pay money to see this specific event, or is it like preseason tix for season ticket holders...just part of the package?
Jason Sudeikis can shoot the 3 ball though and Becky Hammon would get it so hard. That's basically all you need to know.
not that any are great but it was easily the worst one yet....cause the game is in the t dot they had to put a bunch of no name loser canadiens in it
jesus genie bouchard was hot tho....and shout out to my girl cass....she is blazing
True...I only knew who the Property Brothers were because my girl's mom was watching them all week last week while we were out in MA. I still didn't know who nearly everyone else on the canuck team was though except for Nash. On the plus side, there was some Chinese-Canadian rapper. It's always nice to see new things.
I'm guilty, I watched the rebroadcast at 1:00 AM HST. One of the Property Brothers played college ball. Granted it was in Canada but still impressive. All in all it was farging joke. Blow up all All Star games please. Pro Bowl and NHL All Star games would be a good start.
Yeah the Friday night stuff is whack but I'm a sucker for the Saturday night stuff. KAT just wion the skills comp by being Isaiah Thomas.
Before the skills comp, they had a "talent challenge" and a few dudes sent in videos of their off court talents. This was not the winning entry.
https://streamable.com/fqs5
Klay and Steph on the same team is not fair.
I wanted like 3 more rounds.
How much is havas loving this musical performance?
This dunk contest is farging great
Legit dunks by Gordon & LaVine. Probably the best battle since MJ & Nique.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 13, 2016, 09:36:57 PM
How much is havas loving this musical performance?
im out of town in the hinterlands...what did I miss?
That was the best all star Saturday of all time. For reals.
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 14, 2016, 09:45:40 AM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 13, 2016, 09:36:57 PM
How much is havas loving this musical performance?
im out of town in the hinterlands...what did I miss?
I assume they're one of your top 5 faves.
https://youtu.be/6XePfar_7tA
lol
gotta love canada
dude is only 6'1"
https://streamable.com/pjx0
Bosh might have blood clots again
Indy just stole one at OKC.
If you had the Warriors -3.5 tonight god bless your soul
Up 13 with a minute and a half left and only win by 3
https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/46vnep/tmz_former_nba_player_delonte_west_was_found/
Damn Delonte...dude is blown out of his mind.
He needs some help. So sad
Damn, Bron's mom must have some magic cooch.....Hoyda done sucked the life right out of him.
(http://blacksportsonline.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Delonte-West.jpg)
Dude definitely needs help. Surely there's a lesbian cop out there somewhere who is assigned to a special drug task force and looking for a CI. That should help get him started on the right path.
great down the stretch in Miami
Hassan easily winning the draymond battle tonight
get yours steph
my god
can't believe what I saw tonight
Iggy clutch FTs?
Curry is a madman
he has 122 3's in his last twenty games...makmood Abdul raof never has 122 in a season
http://www.bucksketball.com/2016/02/what-if-michael-carter-williams-isnt-just-a-jump-shot-away/
i was at a kinda douchey brewery for an hour or so saturday night right when the end of the OKC-GS game. you could tell only a few people at the bar cared or were were watching but by the last few minutes the entire bar was just cheering. he really is reaching jordan levels of amazing.
one more three in this dubs blazers game and we have an nba record....and the %'s are awesome
good night ny
looking at this stupid box score
Portland had 19 3 pters and didn't just lose but lost by 16
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15095276/dangelo-russell-center-los-angeles-lakers-rift-video-took-nick-young-made-public
what a bitch move.
(http://i.imgur.com/9IqJUtW.png)
Sucks getting old, doesn't it?
boston has a chance at golden state
how do boston teams always do this shtein on top of the million titles they win
and its over....unreal
Yeah no shtein
Crazy game
the dubs made 20 threes and lost at home....that cant have ever happened before...wtf
The turnovers in the first half along with Boston matching them shot for shot in that wild third did them in
Curry looks spent lately
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 02, 2016, 02:29:22 AM
Curry looks spent lately
you sure?...last five games
29
6
6
45% from 3
47% from floor
Yeah I'm sure
He has flashes like last night but look deeper. Turnovers and how many points in the 4th?
oh I thought you said he looked spent lately not that he had a bad 4Q
I meant that game really - kinda like he's feeling a bit run down maybe.
I think the resting of players is a bit overdone now but with the W's they're getting teams best shots every night and I wonder if the pressure of the record is starting to creep in
or he just had a bad 12 minutes
Could be. He was sloppy in the first half too
He's having a good game
But, and I don't expect you to admit this because that means admitting you're wrong,the fact that you can't accept that he's possibly worn down is crazy
hes 28, not 38
Ok yes you two are right. Not feeling a bit worn down at all.
Carry on
Like a dog with a bone...keep carrying that around
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 02, 2016, 02:41:56 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 02, 2016, 02:29:22 AM
Curry looks spent lately
you sure?...last five games
29
6
6
45% from 3
47% from floor
39 6 and 7 last night....definitely on his last legs
Yeah - he should be shot.
Of course you take things to the extreme. I shouldn't expect less.
Obviously you didn't watch the whole Celtics game. Nor do you watch NBA TV where they too speculated if he was wearing down a bit.
why didn't you say nba tv said it...forget how hes actually playing...if nba tv said hes spent then its def true
Nah he's fine
No worries. Just as fresh as he was game one
hes actually fresher than most since he sits out so many 4th quarters
hes not even in the top 20 in the nba in minutes played
Dubs sloppy again and blow a 17pt lead and lose to the Wolves
San Antonio is going to win the west
Just watched it. Now they have to win outright to tie Bulls BUT they get Spurs twice. J, don't they play Thunder too?
Nah just the Spurs x2 and Grizz x2
If they win out they'll be at 73.
If I'm Kerr I pull the cord on the record and start setting up guys for rest these last few games so they hit the playoffs fresh. Regardless of what igy Auerbach says they're worn down.
The West playoffs could be fantastic. I still think the Spurs win it.
Pop has made it pretty clear he's resting the starters down the stretch. I agree, Spurs win it.
One last thought on last nights Wolves/Warriors game. Damn the Timberwolves got some talent. Wiggins, Towns, LaVine. It's to bad they're stuck in the West as they'd be right up there in the Eastern Conference standings.
the west is so incredibly top heavy witht he dubs and spurs so it probably seems to the casual nba viewer that its way better than the east but it really isn't
in fact minnesota is 11-19 vs the east this year which pretty much makes them the magic....not a playoff team much less right up there in the east
Jerry Sloan has Parkinsons
Goddamn JJ Barrea has been in the league for ten years now?!
and now onto the amazing nitecap....spurs (with everyone playing) v. the dubs
Pop calls a timeout less than a minute in to get up in their asses
Lol
Warriors look good tonight
And Boston wilted in the 2H against ATL
Yeah spent - sarcasm pal
100 bucks who goes further in the post season
I got dubs you get spurs?
Oh yeah that'll be a fun bet
In.
Had Grizz u99.5
Wrote that ho off as a loss with like 5min to go. Nice lucky win there
72 wins
Fun game. Can't wait for the WCF
should i say it
https://twitter.com/spurs/status/719925467042582528/photo/1
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 10, 2016, 09:23:48 PM
72 wins
Fun game. Can't wait for the WCF
im like 75% certain the spurs don't even make the conf. finals...easiest hundy ever
Tonight is Kobe Bryant's last game. That seems impossible to me considering I saw his Dad play for the Sixers in his prime.
OLD.
Miami score 5 points in the 3rd quarter
this kobe shtein is great
i didnt have to ask but youre going to stay up for this then hit the early train to tax dollar theft
correct!
dubs going as well
all time night in the nba
Quote from: MDS on April 13, 2016, 11:06:06 PM
i didnt have to ask but youre going to stay up for this then hit the early train to tax dollar theft
Lol
kobe going out in kobe style. gonna have 50 points on 50 shots.
for the last three minutes these two games have been btwn even to three seconds on the clock of each other
Wow. This is crazy.
Kobe is about to pass out. He has nothing left in the tank but he's hitting everything right now.
Wowowowowowow!
Jazz look like the Washington Generals the last 5 minutes.
Quote from: phattymatty on April 14, 2016, 12:17:51 AM
kobe going out in kobe style. gonna have 50 points on 50 shots.
You are correct sir.
the most incredible thing about this is that the warriors are an after thought tonite
How nice, Lamar Kardashian is in the house.
OK Kobe, now go buy the Sixers.
I can't stand the Lakers but it is pretty cool seeing all these great alumni on the court.
i was actually getting a little goose bumpy and sad and then he takes the mic and talks and i'm like farg kobe again.
Mrs. Kobe ain't so hot any more.
https://twitter.com/teamlou23/status/720480576466194432
This is...interesting
Shady calls out da snitch and "soft ass Lou"
https://twitter.com/cutondime25/status/720484462484709377
kobe drops 60 because of course he does.
Heard a lot of the talking heads this morning going off on Kobe and no love at all. Jason Whitlock calling it typical Kobe - selfish, "get the hell out of here cause this is all about me. Team? This ain't about you" Heard another one going off on how Kobe has held the Lakers hostage for years and has basically screwed that franchise for awhile. Best one I heard was "bet the Jazz paid a fortune for those courtside seats as they to were spectators enjoying Kobe's "give me that damn ball" show"
Not a lot of love for this guy.
everything doesn't have to be either or
kobe can be a douchebag who has held the lakers hostage who made this year all about him AND last night was really cool
Agree. I can't stand the Lakers (due more to the collassel douchebag fan base in this state) nor Kobe but I was glad I got to see it. shocked at how much negativity I heard against him after that finale. Kind of thought everyone would put it aside for his last hurrah.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 14, 2016, 04:32:50 PM
everything doesn't have to be either or
HOF post. Seriously. Just amazing.
dubs with the 73 win hangover for sure....only up 18 after 1q
Pistons and Cavs game is good. Hope Detroit can pull it off.
lol at the Mavs last night too btw. And now Barrea is out.
I took the points on Charlotte and Rip City. Getting 4-1/2 on the Hornets and 8-1/2 on the Blazers
Yeah not that it matters but he's really their only scoring "threat".
Detroit wilted. Reggie Jackson annoys me for some reason.
this is great
https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/89D37FAEBB1333651701500092416_571432f2c9dd5d94e64f1e8.mp4?versionId=kS83DM.4hPq.JrhJcamHndmnBZktMFJk
Playoffs started yet?
Yes?
Oh. Well the games have been shtein
It's what happens when the Lakers aren't involved.
More lousy games.
Can this Blazers and Clips game please be close and down to the wire?
Btw the Thibodeau hire by Minny is good
So much for that...Clips up by 15
j do you expect close games
In the playoffs?! Are you nuts? Of course.
im not sure in sports how you could ever expect close games....competitiveness is so random
the nba is reaching the point where there are a couple of great teams, a bunch of mediocre teams and a bunch of bad teams. they need to take a play from king roger goodell's playbook and get some parity going, because all this shtein is pointless until the conferene finals. all hail the nfl!
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 20, 2016, 11:45:11 PM
In the playoffs?! Are you nuts? Of course.
never watched the nba first round have you?
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 21, 2016, 12:30:19 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 20, 2016, 11:45:11 PM
In the playoffs?! Are you nuts? Of course.
never watched the nba first round have you?
No, first timer here. So the way a team wins is they put the orange ball into the circle more times than the other team?
im far from an nba junkie but if you want close games just to have close games, you should become a cbb fanatic. all the teams stink, the results are random and the games therefore are going to be tight and "exciting."
this here the big boy league
Yeah it's a joke to expect some playoff games to be competitive.
You are right.
The wonder twins have spoken, Jay.
Accept it, we'll all benefit if you do.
Amen - I've bowed down to the NBA expert, mds.
the nba needs to do something about the first round....but this shouldn't come as a surprise....its how its always been....its a greatness league not a parity one
One thing they can start with is not waiting so many days between some of the games.
it takes just as long as the nhl to get through the playoffs
its a fun narrative though
Oh so you're ok with them taking forever?
Shocking.
the only time series are stretched out is the first week of the first round when you have too many guaranteed games to give space to. once you get past this weekend, for the most part, games are every other day.
the conference and nba finals may skip saturday to avoid a horrible ratings night, but other than that, the schedule is pretty normal. again, you can either look at the facts or look at some silly twitter narrative. your call, bo.
Rockets almost pissed that one away
Harden pushed off too
The only two teams in NBA history seeded lower than 3 who won the championship were the 69 Celtics (4) and 95 Rockets (6). The first round is there to generate revenue, not to be a real competition.
No Steph no problem - threes still raining down.
Curry is out again this time with a knee injury
Rockets are so gutless...41pt quarter allowed without Steph. Howard is a mush. No team will ever win with his ass on the team. And hardens alleged defense is a joke.
Houston fans cheered Steph getting hurt too.
The absolute ugliness of the Hawks unis makes it hard to watch their games
Look ma! A good game!
Teague with two yuuuuge shots
farg off Boston
ATL deserves to lose bc of their god awful final possession in regulation
since the watch tnt app is awful, im watching a ghetto youtube stream where instead of commercials they show the in-arena feed of dorky white people dancing to stadium music and disinterested black people boringly clapping along
i cant sell this enough its the greatest thing ever`
Lol at Durant answering the "what did you think about Cuban saying..." Question for Westbrook
"He's an idiot"
And Chris Paul is hurt now.
Bye Bye Clippers. Paul with a farged up finger and griffin's knee, they're screwed
Dwayne farging wade
all time underrated legend
who is the nerd in the purple shirt talking
does he realize who that is
Luke Walton to LA
holy shtein autin rivers got jacked
clips scrubs >>>>>>> rockets starters
No doubt. Rockets have a loser filled roster.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 13, 2016, 08:11:10 AMim like 75% certain the spurs don't even make the conf. finals...easiest hundy ever
that 25% though
lol can't wait to spend Havas' hundy on something homeriffic
you should buy a midnight green wentz jersey
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 30, 2016, 09:19:02 PM
lol can't wait to spend Havas' hundy on something homeriffic
they have to make the finals....you have no chance...this series not remotely over and goes minimum 6
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 30, 2016, 09:28:47 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 30, 2016, 09:19:02 PM
lol can't wait to spend Havas' hundy on something homeriffic
they have to make the finals....you have no chance...this series not remotely over and goes minimum 6
great game last night....guess who has home court advantage??
It was great. Crazy final seconds. Waiters' shove, Ginobili out of bounds, Adams getting hooked by the fan...fouls under the basket
Ok so OKC, kings of blowing 4th qtrd leads, have homecourt now. They're not knocking SA off
maybe...maybe not..but they have a very good chance
Wow Whiteside's knee...jeez
I actually really like Toronto as a city and have no beef with anything else about it, but for some reason I can't stand the Raptors and their fans.
some exciting inbounds plays these playoffs. whoa.
north philly represent
WOW
must be that Villanova clutch gene
(#MDS)
that whiteside FT actually hurt them. just miss it like normal bruh.
I count four dribbles and a bobble of the ball before shooting....im not always a foul up three guy but that was an obvious time to do it
Insane shot
wow it looked like he might have from the camera view but i assumed he just bobbled it...
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ChlS-2TW0AEGt5O.jpg)
Blazer meltdown complete
Plumlee is a bum
Got a feeling that Durant is gonna take charge and go off tonight.
kawhi leonard is in my top 5 all time non philly athletes
my god is he other worldly
farging Randy foye
thought you were anti spurs
actually love the Spurs and hope they win it all
but I think they struggle to win this series and definitely won't beat a healthy dubs
I don't see how anyone could really be anti spurs. Have they had even a remotely unlikable player in the last 15 years? I don't think I've ever seen a team be that good for that long and not be hateable.
ball game
where the clowns who were giggling and calling for a sweep after game one?
Durant playing a fantastic game
Wow
Thunder have two players better than anyone on the Spurs but Spurs will win easily
Ok?
cant see the thunder winning 3 in a row or g7 in san antone
can't see the thunder winning more than one game in the series
Igy seems offended that people thought OKC wasn't going to make it far
Congrats on their championsh...oh you mean it's not the finals?
after game ONE
Quote from: MDS on April 30, 2016, 09:17:44 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 13, 2016, 08:11:10 AMim like 75% certain the spurs don't even make the conf. finals...easiest hundy ever
that 25% though
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 30, 2016, 09:19:02 PM
lol can't wait to spend Havas' hundy on something homeriffic
two guys who know nothing about the nba saying things
Hahahaha
The farging NBA authority has chimed in, folks. No one but His Hoopness knows NBA.
One day we should all strive to know as much as HH.
People talk shtein after a blowout win? You're the king of Internet overreaction and yet here you are as some wait and see know all?
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 08, 2016, 10:54:00 PM
two guys who know nothing about the nba saying things
its 2-2 and i was making fun of you
calm down sally
Quote from: Sgt PSN on May 08, 2016, 10:14:57 PM
I don't see how anyone could really be anti spurs. Have they had even a remotely unlikable player in the last 15 years? I don't think I've ever seen a team be that good for that long and not be hateable.
Every single Lakers fan.
Are there any of them left? With kobe retired now I just assumed all of LA were Clippers fans now.
Keep spewing stupid, stupid.
laker fans don't have hate in them...if the lakers are winning its a neato party and if they suck it's either root for the clippers if they are good or its go roller blading
Home cooking on some calls for Miami
Whoa vintage drive by Wade there
Where ya at igy Auerbach?! Surely you're not missing this one
Btw Curry is coming off the bench tonight. Line shot from -4 to -7
Blazers my lord...but don't get too happy bc no one knows hoops except the resident expert
What a clusterfarg of an ending by the Raps
got into a semi-argument with some dude at work today about how i was 100% sure miami took it tonight. then i said i felt the same way about portland winning too so we bet $100 straight up. should have pushed for odds but this dudes a douche and would have bailed but looking good for me so far. obvi GS can turn it up in a minute but I still feel good.
I would've taken the bet bc I thought the Raps would win
Good luck!
my man mo starting to drain it.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 09, 2016, 11:19:12 PM
I would've taken the bet bc I thought the Raps would win
Good luck!
who do you think wins the series? i picked miami and am sticking with it.
Probably Miami that matchup vs Lebron will be fun
Wade is playing his ass off and Dragic is really playing well. I think they've got too much for Toronto.
i also think warriors win it all again, but i think this series goes to seven. is there any place that I can make that kind of parlay? I feel like odds would be really good.
Good question - one of the online books has to have something. Maybe BetOnline or 5Dimes?
I have a bet going with igy on who wins the west. He's got GS and I've got SA
i with igy on that one. i think durant takes this series over and beats SA but they lose to GS in the WCF.
Whoa Livingston is ejected!
I'd be cool with OKC going to the finals.
Scott foster is the new Joey Crawford
obviously houston dont know
nobody can be delco but delco
Wake up ya'll. Great game tonight. That Q4 was like a track meet. Holy crap.
I'm going to need cocaine and red bull to be functional at work tomorrow
Mother farging Curry. Unreal.
My lord Curry is on fire
Portland jacking up dumb shots
Miracle Portland has even been in this as GS is so far superior.
exactly, Portland's shot selection has been awful.
Damn Curry! I am speechless. Sitting here shaking my head.
these shots by Portland are not even prayers. just dreadful bad basketball
Good night J! I gotta go eat dinner.
lol enjoy dinner buddy. Time to hit the rack. Stupid ass late games!
Btw he dropped 40!! And if Foster doesn't throw Livingston out he doesn't play as much
that OT was the sickest thing ever...curry heard all that overrated mvp talk and was like farg y'all
went to bed at 237 and woke up at 431
Don't know how you do it
I'm dragging ass and I went to bed at 2am and got up at 7.
im team no sleep
i regularly will drink till 5 in the morning and get up around 8...last night i didn't drink....its definitely different tho having to get up for work versus getting no sleep but being able to just chill at home...still once im up its all gravy...its that 15 minutes after the alarm goes off that is bad
yeah i don't even care that i lost money and was drunk at 3am, that game was nuts.
I can do it no prob if i am on vacation or off work
But on work nights? Shiiiiiit. I have to set 4 alarms because I will shut most of them off and not even know it
i was up to 130 watching that...up at 7
i was feeling it all day. im a Hoyda.
those back to back threes
that last russ three...i was like no no no....oh.
Quote from: phattymatty on May 10, 2016, 10:03:19 PM
that last russ three...i was like no no no....oh.
he had to shoot it there was only one left on the shot clock
holy farg kawhi is a manimal
russ needs to keep going HAM to the rim...cause otherwise they bog down in their usual terrible 4q iso sets...Durant bailed them out last game hitting contested shots like crazy but that aint happening again
Stop shooting the ball Parker
Jesus
bye spurs
was that brent barry cursing in the stands?
how wasnt that a foul on manu in the corner?
not that the spurs were winning this game when theyre running offense through old ass tony parker
Sick shot
Good god Curry! Warriors winning series 4-1 is so misleading as these were all for the most part great games.
GSW 118 POR 106
GSW 110 POR 99
POR 120 GSW 108
GSW 132 POR 125
GSW 125 POR 121
Those are ABA scores. Let's get Tropical.
dubs led the entire game one and only 47 minutes the rest of the series
Skiles resigned from the Tragic.
LOL.
Storm is farging with my DirecTV right now but from what I can see OKC is laying it on dat Spurs ass
Spurs forget the object is to put the ball into the ring?
just apologize to havas and be on your way
tough way to go for timmay.
Quote from: MDS on May 12, 2016, 10:03:13 PM
just apologize to havas and be on your way
lol no
spurs?
How is Andre Miller still in the league
andre was going for the dunk on that last play too. whoever tried to block him is a fleshpop. prob andre's last play ever.
dubs okc should be mighty good
wow pop is 2-11 when facing elimination in the playoffs. surprising stat.
still amazing at press conferences though.
i won't bet on this series but i picked OKC to beat the spurs because I think KD is finally gonna take over a few game stretch. kinda happened against the spurs.
but he's gonna have at least two games where he just dominates. just feel like he's finally starting to hit that groove which should have happened 2 years ago.
still think GS will take it but gonna be a great series.
Yeah this is gonna be fun.
I'm rooting for OKC
lol
I'm rooting for the Supersonics.
you got the thunder?
Yep
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 13, 2016, 12:52:04 PM
Yep
just to be clear you are giving me even odds on the series and I get the dubs?
Thunder win the west
Leggo
IN
you realize you just gave me even odds on a team that set the league record for wins this year right?
whats he care, he pisses money.
That is correct.
Straight up. Unless you want to give me odds?
dubs are -550 for the series
Ok so double or nothing or no?
miss you
I miss you too?
steph hit 5 straight shots from the midcourt logo in warmups.
Nice OKC run
And then GS lols and says nah
why the farg is kanter out guarding steph so much.
Well looky here
Gooooo OKC
maybe the dubs should give the ball to that curry guy
?
Is he any good?
Quote from: MDS on May 16, 2016, 11:30:59 PM
maybe the dubs should give the ball to that curry guy
?
they didn't give it to anyone....so many no ball movement iso threes in the 4th quarter...they did not run their offense at all
https://v.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/088A92A0911343339470334119936_5f8977f8d90.17.0.15483469538903344024.mp4?versionId=abiE06pGehrF.gdIRZyS3gVSEuX8PqYY
if anyone wants to bet me on a cleveland-OKC finals, let me know. i'm for cleveland.
will probably change my mind tomorrow.
I still think dubs beat okc but Cleveland is winning the whole thing regardless...they are going to be so rested after they sweep a fraud ass toronto team while dubs and okc murder each other
fo fo fo sev
whats going on here....just got in
Close back and forth and then Dubs went on a nice run to close out the half
Iggy with a ridiculous shot and got an and 1
Oh and KD saying to Waiters "hey man - farg you. farg you"
https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/733117752651702273
steph is going on here
want this jawn to go 7
That escalated quickly
Quote from: MDS on May 18, 2016, 10:46:33 PM
want this jawn to go 7
yes...especially since the east is unwatchable
Knicks are naming Jeff Hornacek their head coach
Lebron is such a flopping bitch
Ass whipping by the Thunder
And Green deserves a game off for kicking Adams
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 13, 2016, 12:55:19 PMjust to be clear you are giving me even odds on the series and I get the dubs?
+1 j
not how betting works....but im not going to explain it again
i will be laying a unit on the thunder at +130 for the series today.....this way worst case scenario is that I win a unit on the series....and if the dubs come back i rape j for two
betting 101 by havas
Raps vs Thunder final?!
adam silvers head would explode but to answer your question....no....
no chance toronto wins and okie city is still plus money
I'd kinda like to see them have a shtein fit over the small market and the Canadian team in it
lil guy would be apoplectic
I could actually see Toronto cavs go seven but cavs just aren't losing at home in that game
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 23, 2016, 09:36:33 PM
I'd kinda like to see them have a shtein fit over the small market and the Canadian team in it
lil guy would be apoplectic
the ratings would be lower than microscopic...but all hoops fans lose with this pos raptors team in the finals
Probably not. Toronto will falter eventually.
When's Valanciunas come back?
he was a game time decision tonight so any day now
cavs now 11-11 in the 4q
Toronto 7-10
pretty good basketball
north philly >> northeast ohio
in 5 years jojo will be doing that
fam juice on the house
http://famjuice.com/
dubs stink
length and athleticism is pounding execution this series...on paper in any game okc is the superior team except normally gs will run a brilliant offense to counter that...they just don't have it this series...especially curry who appears to have quit....his body language and effort is horrible
Maybe they're worn down?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 24, 2016, 10:39:10 PM
Maybe they're worn down?
doubtful....on a huge run right now
crazy tampa and the dubs both seemingly out of it made charges at the same time
this is a LeBron against the pistons right now by klay
Over?
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 08, 2016, 10:41:12 PM
can't see the thunder winning more than one game in the series
this was for the spurs series
actually said the spurs 100% would not win the west for a unit and said they would struggle against okc...but I did think they would ultimately win that series
the unit won on the spurs being knocked out allowed me to hedge okc this series for another unit.....which meant no matter who won okc - gs i win...just a matter of how much
I be wheelin and dealin
30
10
10
in a conf finals game last 30 years
chuck
lebron
worthy
russ
This game is so bad Van Gundy is talking about Hawaii 5-0 and what a great show it was but how pissed he'd get when they'd make Chin Ho tail someone because he'd always loose them. Did you hear IGY? They all agreed The Wire was one of the best shows of all time.
Ah, blowout basketball.
Quote from: Don Ho on May 25, 2016, 11:01:26 PM
Did you hear IGY? They all agreed The Wire was one of the best shows of all time.
if you've seen it and don't think its THE best show of all time then GTFO....lol at "one of"
DAntoni is the Rockets new HC
that was a sneaky great elbow by val
Drake? Please
6 finals in a row for lebron
but durrrrr hes lost 3 of dem durrrrr
bailed for an all star team in a conference that was already terrible...teams he has beaten since hes been back in cle have been disgraceful
jordan 6 for 6 in nba finals and an unreal 6 for 6 in finals mvp
so lebron is not as good as the greatest player ever?
omg
no LeBron has underachieved for how good he is....its comepletely laughable to try and prop him up bu citing the fact that hes made six finals in a row
im not doing this, skip
so that post about the amount of finals hes made and all the durrrs was not mocking lebrons detractors and in turn make his accomplishment more awesome?
Pellies Bryce Dejean Jones shot and killed
the talent being shown in this game is off the charts
Durant having a tough night
Come on OKC
him and Russ and they are still winning quite easily....dubs sets are disgraceful if klay doesn't hit a 3 they stink
Agreed
Draymond whining all the time is annoying too
klay is out of his farging mind
Durant...Jesus Christ man control yourself
holy shtein
Wow
This is nuts
O K Choke
All time choke job by a star here
Durant is a hot mess
Westbrook played like ass the past 5 minutes
if you have this on dvr rewind it and watch iguodala on back to back possessions locking Russ and kd down
amazing
Wow
OKC choked on it hard
Nice turnover, dicks
Sweet Moses, WTF Thunder? this is a colossal collapse
Westbrook gonna talk shtein tonight or no?
Him and KD couldn't have played worse
stop with the choke and collapse stuff
Why? they folded like a lawn chair
it was a close game the whole way
it's not like they were up 20
Up by nine with what 5 minutes left against the most incredible three point shooting team in the league and they paniced and played like shtein. webber said it best "they didn't trust each other" and they took stupid shots. Westbrook folded.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 28, 2016, 11:41:51 PM
stop with the choke and collapse stuff
Oh I can't wait to hear this...why?
That's what happened
don explained it for me
up by nothing with a million minutes left against the greatest shooting team in nba history
I'm sure Twitter is blowing up right now tho
My phone is blowing up!
You just get this feeling GS is going to win by 30 on Monday.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 28, 2016, 11:50:02 PM
don explained it for me
up by nothing with a million minutes left against the greatest shooting team in nba history
I'm sure Twitter is blowing up right now tho
Igy Auerbach is baaaaack baby!
Come on man. OKC was up 3-1. Game five was a mulligan and six is in their house. Their two superstars (who talked and were pretty arrogant) shat themselves.
But yeah. You're right
But wait there's more
Wasn't OKC up 7 with like 5 to go?
zesty shot selection by Durant coupled by lousy ball protection by him and Westbrook...choke
3-14 shooting combine and six turnovers
KD and Westbrook in the fourth
Gag
first of all you were talking about tonight's game but you wanna pivot to save face fine
still not a choke....dubs won 73...hard to choke against that
not a good night for my man j....just apologize and move on
I'm not even bullshteintin I would rather win a unit on okie and jay not have to pay two if the dubs win
this is how much I love the guy
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 28, 2016, 11:58:42 PM
first of all you were talking about tonight's game but you wanna pivot to save face fine
still not a choke....dubs won 73...hard to choke against that
No shtein I'm talking about tonight's game. What else would I bet talking about?
OKC choked. Durant and Westbrook choked.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 29, 2016, 12:15:53 AMOKC choked. Durant and Westbrook choked.
https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=choke&src=typd
What's that prove?
pretty much what I said a few minutes ago
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 29, 2016, 12:18:58 AM
What's that prove?
that youre just throwing out nonsense twitter takes
No.
I think for myself.
Twitter thinks for you
Once again - incorrect
I was able to form opinions way before social media.
Come with something a little better, pal
this game needs to start now
oh lord....here steph go
what a game
KD spooked by his last game lousy shooting or what?
omg when andy is doing that then turn out the lights
OKC is the worst closing team in the league
Up and cannot sustain
With that being said Thompson is on another level. Without him they're dead this series
they didn't have a chance to close tonight....dubs been up most of 2h
steph has been murderous
they closing now
Down by 4 and there is probably not one person in the entire viewing audience who thinks the Thunder will pull this off.
I hate that farging call
steph look tired
Hey at least Westbrook will be sharp dressed man at the losers podium
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 30, 2016, 11:23:16 PM
steph look tired
I was just going to say I know the Warriors are damn good but what wil they have left against Cleveland? Steph is on fumes, he's damn good even on fumes but he's got to be hurtin' bad.
im just playin with j....he tried to say steph was done with like a month left in the season....
He's probably saying that to mock me
Real bad look for Durant and Westbrook in this series from the time they were up 3-1
Rooting for Cleveland
not sure how you root for them j
I don't even care about the dubs but I would do some trifling shtein for LeBron to not win another title nor that wanna be woe is me city cleveland
Rooting is a bad word
I'm flat tired of GS though man. I'm suffering from Dub fatigue.
That's why I wanted OKC so bad.
Message me your PayPal
ask lil guy about my paypal
Lol ok
Speak up lil guy
Every phony Lakers fan in Hawaii is now a Warriors fan. Drove through Waikiki after we surfed today and the place was full of douchebags in Warriors garb heading into all the sportsbars. Hawaii is a huge Bay Area sports fan base and I have never met a Warriors fan, even during the Baron Davis resurgence years in the state.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 30, 2016, 11:35:26 PM
I'm flat tired of GS though man. I'm suffering from Dub fatigue.
yes, the run that started all the way back in 2015 is clearly played out
Quote from: Don Ho on May 30, 2016, 11:42:07 PM
Every phony Lakers fan in Hawaii is now a Warriors fan. Drove through Waikiki after we surfed today and the place was full of douchebags in Warriors garb heading into all the sportsbars. Hawaii is a huge Bay Area sports fan base and I have never met a Warriors fan, even during the Baron Davis resurgence years in the state.
cant believe a place with no teams of its own is full of fraudulent sports fans
No, seriously we have a huge Bay Area and Seattle fan base. Lot of transplants and lot of kids here go to college in Washington/Oregon as well as Bay Area. I have a shtein load od family in the bay area and Seattle. Been there for years.
Now the Cowboys/Lakers/Yankees fan base in Hawaii can all be thrown into Kilauea Volcano.
I don't blame it for being a joke...its an island a million miles away from everything...you don't move there if you love sports you move there for gorgeous landscape and water
Quote from: MDS on May 30, 2016, 11:42:41 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 30, 2016, 11:35:26 PM
I'm flat tired of GS though man. I'm suffering from Dub fatigue.
yes, the run that started all the way back in 2015 is clearly played out
Zip it
Epic gag job by OKC.
farg MA.
cavs +175 to win the title
hello?
seems like a fair price to me....it's not a number that screams huge value but at the same time if you think the cabs will win its a nice return
If this thing is on ABC, which I get through the air for free, I'm gonna watch my first basketball game of the year tonight.
I'm hoping Cleveland wins.
jesus is this good basketball so far
i wonder if the racist suburban white men who love basketball but hate the nba bothered watching the wcf or this game
my guess is no
not racist obviously but I can hear romey snoring from here
The NBA is like watching super heros play a game more so than any other major sport.
Quote from: Diomedes on June 02, 2016, 09:51:42 PM
The NBA is like watching super heros play a game more so than any other major sport.
thats what gets them....along with the lack of white people and allen iverson having tattoos the 2000s
they cant fundamentally understand that these dudes arent playing the same game as every other level
Quote from: Diomedes on June 02, 2016, 09:51:42 PM
The NBA is like watching super heros play a game more so than any other major sport.
also compared to other sports its insane how much better they are than the level below them and its something that's so clear while watching
steph might have been the worst player on the floor for either team and they are up 9
rip igwoodala's nuts
this game is sooooo weird
Warriors bench is on fire
And that my house song gots to go
I think kerr is not playing steph to try and demoralize Cleveland mentally
It's probably gonna work.
Both him and Thompson have been poor but they're kicking their ass
Cleveland fans may cry themselves to sleep bc if you can't win a game when those two are zesty...
not just zesty....neither even played for an 8 minute stretch including basically the first half of the 4q
My lord kyrie wtf was that shot
2nd straight year i threw money away on cavs to win the series and lebron to win mvp
on the bright side im sure skip bayless will have a reasonable opinion on the proceedings
Skip may be the greatest troll ever. I hate that dude.
bogut wrecking shop wtf?
still cant believe richard jefferson is still playing and playing key minutes
I don't know why lue is using him so much....btw he has played on the spurs warriors and cavs in the last 3-4 years...what a life...I believe he was in the trade that got the dubs iggy
that's as bad a quarter as gs has played all year its in the finals against a really good team and they are only down 2
this small lineup with liv in there is murder
brutal TO by iggy
heck of a run by the cavs to get below 10 at the half
Quote from: MDS on June 05, 2016, 09:13:36 PM
heck of a run by the cavs to get below 10 at the half
stephs 3rd foul hurt
mex/uru match is a good halftime watch
who do I want to win
if this continues to a dubs series win its literally going to be impossible to pick a finals mvp
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CkO0PohWEAAV97C.jpg)
lil guy your boy rich jeff is ballin!
goal mexico!
i mean...basketball
Cleveland is trash
next meaningful cleveland sports win: week 1 in philly
Who will Lebron fire and sign next?
Quote from: MDS on June 05, 2016, 10:22:30 PM
next meaningful cleveland sports win: week 1 in philly
someone has to lose that game
or maybe 10-10 tie
not really fair cause 4 vs 3 teams but include the blue jackets
who wins a title first phi or cle
philly
in 2008
im surprised you didn't go browns cause they are vorping it up
MDS, the Tyronn Lue pic is farging hilarious.
no clue why kerr had bogut and then ezeli in the game long enough to get down by 20
Steph looked awful
Sets up the narrative for a great second half where he shoots balls from his ass and they go in
cavs win next 3, warriors take 6 and 7
cleveland pain the name of the game
https://twitter.com/chatsports/status/741443546247516160
Bynum at the game sitting in the stands...with blonde hair.
Speaking of hair...wtf Shumpert
PLEASE no more exterior shots of crowds gathered outside the arena or at fargface park. I'd rather see Munsun's rape basement party than the poser fans who've been fans for 20 minutes.
Good God the Cavs are horrible down the stretch here. This is some awful basketball.
Disgusting fourth quarter
Lebron has been shtein the entire game. Kyrie was good early and went into hero ball mode.
From NBA.com:
QuoteIt's nice that hometown crowd in Cleveland gets to stand a watch a close game for the first time in this series. It's too bad that the Cavs have chosen to stand and watch with them. Big rebound after missed free throw by Tristan Thompson and all it gets is an isolation 3 by Irving. Eight-point third quarter lead is becoming a double-digit loss. Biggest fumble in these parts since Earnest Byner at the goal line.
I actually feel bad for legit Cleveland fans. They deserve better than what they got in that fourth quarter last night.
This shtein is over, though, and to think how close Golden State came to watching the Finals on television, just wow.
OKC has to really be kicking themselves
And yeah that fourth qtr was trash.
how sick is it gonna be when iguodala wins b2b finals mvp's
It's gonna be a Klay kinda night you can see it in his shot.
andre is the man
Cavs deserve to lose for wearing those uniforms
I kinda like them...not sure id go buttery but they are ok
I have a severe dislike for sleeved jawns and hate their color scheme
agree on the sleeves but the colors are great
my god klay
klay is so nasty
that was such a sick half
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 13, 2016, 09:49:50 PM
agree on the sleeves but the colors are great
I liked when the blue was the dominant color
This game is great
God damn! Klay and Curry could have a bulldozer in their face and still make their shot. I swear half their shots I yell out "no way" and then.....splash.
GS bigs dropping like flies
ENOUGH
WITH
THE
fargING
STOPPING
PLAY
FOR
REVIEWSSSSS
Kevin Love is a Hoyda
kyrie is out of farging control
lebron though
2nd goat
Man what a performance by Irving and Lebron
Makes that fourth qtr from the other night sting even more
Let's go Cavs
crap
just realized game 6 is at the same time as usa/ecuador
farg you sports
seems like a tough decision for a millennial white dood
right now im feeling nba on the tv and soccer on the cpu, but that could change. love the univision calls.
in the least they should move the soccer back to 700, even though its in seattle
Quote from: MDS on June 13, 2016, 11:55:19 PM
crap
just realized game 6 is at the same time as usa/ecuador
farg you sports
😦😦😦😦😦
Percentage of the game lil guy watches vs soccer?
how long are soccer games?
92-96 minutes
im watching both....2 screens
question is who gets the tv and who gets the computer
Harrison barnes is disgusting...this is a mirror image of game 3...cavs were such easy money tonight
My lord what a quarter
If the Cavs blow this...
run time
if the cavs pull this off can anyone doubt lebron as 2 behind mj
Iggy being hurt is yuuuuuuge for next game
i bet some random dude at the bar $50 last weekend that the cavs would come back from 2-1 to win the series. terrible bet on my part but now i'm thinking my gut instinct was right.
I like steph but I love watching lebron lebron. Stephs being a whiny bitch.
Steph and Klay acting like little kunts tonight.
Glad ESPN allowed Craig Sager to be the courtside reporter tonight.
So much going on - this is fantastic. Let's all get lil guy caught up since he was blowing his vuvuzela
Lebron beasted again.
Curry whined and fouled out and threw his mouthpiece and hit a fan
Klay walked off the court early
Currys wife should delete her account
how can anyone hate on lebron
i dont get it
Quote from: MDS on June 16, 2016, 11:54:15 PM
how can anyone hate on lebron
i dont get it
Ask your homeboy Skip
Yeah watching lebron swat steph then talk shtein actually gave me chub.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 16, 2016, 11:55:22 PM
Quote from: MDS on June 16, 2016, 11:54:15 PM
how can anyone hate on lebron
i dont get it
Ask your homeboy Skip
his interview with sager was terrific....mj was and is an unmitigated disaster of a person. a human penis with no regard for anybody but himself. lebron is good people. and i love mj.
Quote from: Don Ho on June 16, 2016, 11:49:41 PM
Glad ESPN allowed Craig Sager to be the courtside reporter tonight.
I didn't realize it was his first finals game
Hopefully they bring him back for gm7
Quote from: MDS on June 16, 2016, 11:59:42 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 16, 2016, 11:55:22 PM
Quote from: MDS on June 16, 2016, 11:54:15 PM
how can anyone hate on lebron
i dont get it
Ask your homeboy Skip
his interview with sager was terrific....mj was and is an unmitigated disaster of a person. a human penis with no regard for anybody but himself. lebron is good people. and i love mj.
I agree
I loaaaathed Lebron for the whole Miami thing. But great is great and he's been stellar
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 17, 2016, 12:05:58 AM
Quote from: Don Ho on June 16, 2016, 11:49:41 PM
Glad ESPN allowed Craig Sager to be the courtside reporter tonight.
I didn't realize it was his first finals game
Hopefully they bring him back for gm7
cancer shtein, this was the window
Yeah I know why they did it I just hope they do it again
Mrs Curry deleted her tweet and now says her pops was racially profiled by police and made to remove his credentials
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Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 17, 2016, 12:07:08 AM
I agree
I loaaaathed Lebron for the whole Miami thing. But great is great and he's been stellar
I never understood this ^^^^ why?
Quote from: MDS on June 16, 2016, 11:54:15 PM
how can anyone hate on lebron
i dont get it
i don't hate him him but i dont get how anyone could love him....his whole life is annoyingly fake and scripted...his whole being so boring...then again i don't need my athletes to be perfectly great people like you do...I like people who have flaws and a personality...even as great of a basketball as he is his game is boring to me...a lot of it isn't his fault as he was born with a body that is just unfair...but its so unfair that he makes the game to easy for him and not as fun to watch as most great players
Quote from: SD on June 17, 2016, 07:32:43 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 17, 2016, 12:07:08 AM
I loaaaathed Lebron for the whole Miami thing. But great is great and he's been stellar
I never understood this ^^^^ why?
i guess you didn't watch the announcement?
and the Miami dream team shtein was so weak....altho while theres no arguing that the announcement was an all time debacle I understand people not being annoyed by him putting together a team to win a championship like he did...they were just operating under the rules of the nba...but there will always be a small stain on those titles from lebrons perspective....that's why his legacy needs this title so badly
icehole decided to go get a couple rings instead of sitting around in the shteinhole that is Ohio. Dick move.
going there wasn't a fleshpop move...nor was working the system to get your buddies to all get together...its just not a good legacy look...
have to say tho their little "not 2 not 3 not 4 not 5 not 6" pep rally was pure awfulness
and "the announcement" was an all time display of narcissism that might never be duplicated
I did watch the "decision". It didn't bother me. The stage introduction with Bosh pounding his chest annoyed the shtein out of me. Lebron gets a bad rap. I have no passion for either team but I would like to see Cleveland win a title, the city deserves one.
Quote from: SD on June 17, 2016, 08:21:49 AM
I have no passion for either team but I would like to see Cleveland win a title, the city deserves one.
this.
my icehole comment was sarcasm, i've always been a lebron fan. dude just can't win, if he's nice then he's soft, if he's cocky he's an arrogant POS. i think his main problem is that he cares what people think and he eventually needs to just do lebron.
i blame the decision more on his people and espn than anything. bad advice on that one.
if jordan were playing in this age of twitter he'd be one of the most hated people on the planet.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 17, 2016, 08:19:17 AM
going there wasn't a fleshpop move...nor was working the system to get your buddies to all get together...its just not a good legacy look...
have to say tho their little "not 2 not 3 not 4 not 5 not 6" pep rally was pure awfulness
and "the announcement" was an all time display of narcissism that might never be duplicated
Yep I'm with you
The moment he uttered "I'm taking my talents to south beach" and then the Miami pep rally? I didn't want them to win shtein
yeah I don't hate him personally and hes a top 5 all time player...i just want him to lose every game he plays
I don't have a dog in the hunt but LeBron is the man. So he participated in that clown show a few years ago. So what? Dude is money and nothing would make me happier than to see him claim ring #3 and get Cleveland off the schneid.
shocking Romey would worship an athlete that was scientifically designed in a lab to be exactly how elders wanted
dray day
is dray mvp for this if dubs win
LeBron has to be the mvp even if the cavs lose
has that ever happened before in the nba
hexy might be the last one in sports to do it
once
he leads the series in pts rebounds assists steals and blocks...that's insanity...
draymond had I think 22 pts total in games 4-6
i think jr smith hitting a buzzer beating 3 would be my favorite thing ever
klay thompson has looked scared all game
that was an other worldy finish by kyrie
cavs get him and lebron in the lotto, sixers get fat jah and injured jojo
what a game
every possession has the feel of a last possession of the game...im nervous and don't really care who wins...jesus to be a clevland fan right now
this is what its like to be a clev fan right now
QuoteOhio Highway Patrol has blocked off entrances into Cleveland.
i was just thinking this....if this is the sixers i probably couldnt watch or move or breathe
jr smith squeezed that ball like it raped his mother...theres a little on the line right now
kerr needs a timeoit steph is exhausted
this is too good to be true
(just about)two triple doubles in a game 7 that is tied with 3 minutes to go
holy farg lebron
I cant take this
if LeBron hits that dunk you just walk off the court and announce your retirement
Wow.
What a game. What a performance by Lebron and Kyrie.
This was awesome to watch
good for you cleveland
all hail the king....good lord he is special
Exactly. Good for Cleveland. Happy for them. Great year for basketball championships. NCAA Finals were one for the ages and an edge of your seat NBA game 7. All good.
When you talk about cementing your legacy, that's how you do it. Jesus Christ - a farging triple double? Incredible.
Happy for Cleveland...happy for Lebron
awesome for the city of Cleveland and those fans all around northern ohio.
farg cleveland...they were are almost on red sock level annoyance....the only good part of them winning is we don't have to hear about their stupid drought anymore...
just need to get the cubs one and i can live a much more stress free sports life
Does it stress you out that fans of other teams can rightfully claim to be more tortured than Philly fans?
definitely.....but more than that I get jealous at other cities/teams being more in the spotlight than philly
even if its for throwing a bottle at choke and only lasts for two minutes I want as much attention on philly sports as possible
i'm glad lebron won but cleveland the city can eat a bag of dicks.
IGY is still raw over Roy Hinson. Let it go, big guy.
Quote from: phattymatty on June 20, 2016, 11:31:03 AM
i'm glad lebron won but cleveland the city can eat a bag of dicks.
you have a bad steamer experience there or something ?
I can't imagine the circumstances that would lead anyone to voluntarily live in Ohio, and I've lived in Michigan, upstate New York, and Pittsburgh.
I can't say shtein because I live in farging Baltimore.
Quote from: QB Eagles on June 20, 2016, 09:50:15 PM
I can't imagine the circumstances that would lead anyone to voluntarily live in Ohio, and I've lived in Michigan, upstate New York, and Pittsburgh.
upstate new york is awesome, if you're visiting for one week in October to drink and fish.
QuoteSources: Utah is sending the No. 12 pick in Thursday's Draft to Atlanta as part of deal that sends George Hill to Utah, Teague to Indy.
Derrick Rose
Justin Holiday
2017 2nd
For
Robin Lopez
Jerian Grant
Jose Calderon
Whoa
that would have been interesting five years ago
Thad to Indy for the 20th and a second rounder
nets got more for thad than hinkie did
https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/746059543579340800
wow what a terrible mozgov deal. talk about jumping the gun.
mozgov signing last night...
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Haha. So true. $64M for a backup center. LOLakers
Thank God, a franchise that is currently in worse shape than the Sixers. Lakers are in deep shtein.
Someone check on Chuggie because this one might have killed him.
Evan Turner is worth 19 million dollars a year to someone.
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/16679933/evan-turner-agrees-four-year-75-million-deal-portland-trail-blazers
I mean, what?
Now they're saying 70 million for four years. Still what why what.
All about that increased salary cap
Guys making stupid money
"Never Google" Fournier just got caked off by La Magie.
The farg.
Conley gets $153m to stay in Memphis
And they paid Parsons $94m too
My lord
Quote from: Rome on July 01, 2016, 03:09:20 PM
Someone check on Chuggie because this one might have killed him.
The Buss family must have sold their souls...because the devil is cashing in.
I guess there's no need to watch until the next offseason.
What a farging mess. Ever since the farg-head David Stern nixed the Chris Paul deal...that was the beginning of the end.
No light at the end of this tunnel for a while.
The Lakers have, what, 20 farging championships?
Sack up, fruitcake.
The Hawks just gave Dwight Howard 70 mil over 3.
Good luck with him, Atlanta. Maybe he won't destroy another franchise.
its the perfect spot for him....irrelevancy
nobody cares about the hawks. hes not the face of the franchise in orlando, hes not in LA, hes not with james harden on national tv in houston. hes on the hawks. theyll win 45 games and lose in the 1st or 2nd round. dwight will put up stats and cash them checks. life aint bad.
i can't really complain about the crazy salaries players are getting. just shows how much of a money maker the nba is. trust me, the owners are still making a profit. :-D
I know this is going to sound hopelessly old white man of me but when I think of players making 30 million a year, I think Jordan, Kobe and even Iverson or in this generation, Durant, LeBron or Steph Curry. I don't think of farging Mike Conley.
And let me add this... I don't begrudge these kids getting insane amounts of money. More power to them, actually. But the money they're being paid comes from somewhere. It's not like it magically appears Star Trek-style out of thin air. It comes from television rights deals, advertising, ticket sales and ancillary sources like concessions, jerseys, etc.
So the next time you pay an outlandish amount of money for a jersey or you see your satellite/cable bill rise by 15% overnight, remember it's because these guys are making bank and the billionaire iceholes who pay them are making even more.
whats your point?
the tv money is coming in regardless...i don't see why people are getting mad that the players are getting more of it. would it be better that the owners get to just keep it all?
i think what rome wants is for everything to be run as a nonprofit or something....so players make like 35-40k a year and tickets are $10
Quote from: phattymatty on July 02, 2016, 10:14:59 AM
would it be better that the owners get to just keep it all?
Also known as the NCAA model.
I'm happy for them. I already said that. I do find it interesting that other pro athletes seem to be questioning it, though.
i think its just football players, and rightfully so, they are insanely underpaid relative to the industry
i wonder if this will give the nflpa the motivation to call for massive changes, which could lead to a long ass strike. its a tough position for them to be in, because each lost check for a football player hurts more due to the shorter career length.
Might also be the difference between being one of 1700 players in a league no one outside the US cares about versus being one of 450 players in a league that is watched all over the world. Also, in the NBA, one superstar can be the difference between cellar dwelling and competing for a championship, which means one player can make a huge difference in the value of a team. No so much in football.
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Took me 10 seconds to find the revenue information on Wikipedia. The NFL players have a case, but yeah, look at the NBA revenues for your answer as to why middle of the road players are being given 100 million dollar deals. It's insane.
Quote from: QB Eagles on July 02, 2016, 04:25:10 PM
Might also be the difference between being one of 1700 players in a league no one outside the US cares about versus being one of 450 players in a league that is watched all over the world. Also, in the NBA, one superstar can be the difference between cellar dwelling and competing for a championship, which means one player can make a huge difference in the value of a team. No so much in football.
its all about the tv deal...the nfl destroys all in that. consider baseball has a 40 man active roster, only 20 or so players off from the nfl, and their salaries dwarf football. look at the revenue difference, its insane.
the nflpa will never have the support a long strike centeted around wholesale, radical changes to the cba -- too many players simply cannot afford to lose checks -- but they damn well should
nm
knicks starting lineup is old as farg but if they can stay healthy this year, melo, rose, noah and crap snacks bazinga is a solid starting 5.
There's dudes I've never heard of getting huge deals
This is insane
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 03, 2016, 01:09:26 PM
There's dudes I've never heard of getting huge deals
This is insane
owners should keep the money for themselves amiright
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 03, 2016, 01:09:26 PM
There's dudes I've never heard of getting huge deals
This is insane
the salary floor for next year is 15 million more than the salary cap was last season
Yeah I saw that
Kings, for some reason, have rescinded the qualifying offer to Seth Curry. He will be a FA
Quote from: phattymatty on July 02, 2016, 10:14:59 AM
the tv money is coming in regardless...i don't see why people are getting mad that the players are getting more of it. would it be better that the owners get to just keep it all?
I don't get it either. It's no different for pro-sports as it is for the rest of the working world, really. If the company you work for continues to increase profits, then it's only fair to say that some of that money should be passed on to the people working there. And the ones who drive the revenue get the biggest cut.
I guess what Rome is getting at is the fact that the cost of going to a game takes like 3 months of saving for a working class family, and I definitely understand that, but wtf is the NBA or NFL or MLB supposed to do? Turn down tv deals and demand less sponsorship money?
a better solution in basketball would be to have the superstars making 70 million a year....would still piss off the average fan but as an nba junkie id way rather see that than see scrubs getting 15-20 million a year
That's basically the NFL model. Pretty sure that even as the NFL players bitch about their contracts, Joe Flacco was the highest paid North American athlete last year. The difference is in what the middle-tier and bottom rung players make, a lot of which is due to the cap on the stars. You also end up with players of wildly different abilities all earning the same amount -- the max.
Getting rid of the max contract would also remove a lot of incentive for players to create superstar team-ups and make them more willing to accept giant contracts from butthole-level franchises such as the Sixers.
so kevin durant is a fleshpophead?
hes the 2nd best player in the world and runs and signs with the best team. this has gotta be worse than lebron's decision, albeit without the horrible tv show.
Quote from: MDS on July 04, 2016, 11:47:02 AM
so kevin durant is a fleshpophead?
hes the 2nd best player in the world and runs and signs with the best team. this has gotta be worse than lebron's decision, albeit without the horrible tv show.
Can't hate on the guy but I didn't think there was a chance in hell he'd leave OKC.
its just sad...hes the 2nd best player and he just joined a team that already has 3 of the top 15 guys. its just going to make the league more uncompetitive.
you now have 2 great players (westbrook, davis) wasting away on worthless teams. on the bright side, okc never deserved to be good so its nice that run is over. that dork town should just be happy they have a nba team.
if lebron beats this squad in the finals hes better than jordan there i said it
Durant went from one of my favorite players to bitch that quick
Esp since he ripped players in 2010 for doing the "super team" thing
http://www.theplayerstribune.com/kevin-durant-nba-free-agency-announcement/
i called this a few days ago. good for KD. get out of that shteinhole of a state.
the deal is only 2 years with an option after 1, so it does leave the door open for him to leave, but im guessing the length is largely because of the cap increase
either way, the warriors are now the super villains. theyll win 75 games, and one of the losses will come to the sixers. boom!
Quote from: Sgt PSN on July 04, 2016, 01:07:21 AM
Quote from: phattymatty on July 02, 2016, 10:14:59 AM
the tv money is coming in regardless...i don't see why people are getting mad that the players are getting more of it. would it be better that the owners get to just keep it all?
I don't get it either. It's no different for pro-sports as it is for the rest of the working world, really. If the company you work for continues to increase profits, then it's only fair to say that some of that money should be passed on to the people working there. And the ones who drive the revenue get the biggest cut.
I guess what Rome is getting at is the fact that the cost of going to a game takes like 3 months of saving for a working class family, and I definitely understand that, but wtf is the NBA or NFL or MLB supposed to do? Turn down tv deals and demand less sponsorship money?
Lowering ticket and concession prices would be a nice start. I can't conceive of buying a full slate of season tickets for the Magic the way I used to now. I had three for me and my wife and daughter. That's 41 games plus preseason and then playoffs. Now I used the tickets frequently as a business expense write-off and back then the money I spent was a pittance, but still, it was 7-8 grand minimum and then add in parking, food, drinks and the gas to get back and forth and figure at least double that. It's probably at least double that now, and I simply can't see how anyone can afford it who isn't making serious bank.
Hell, even Eagles tickets have gotten loony now. When we switched over from the Vet to the Linc I knew tickets would be expensive, but they've tripled in cost. I don't see how they can continue to justify drilling fans in the ass year after year when they're getting billions in tv money. It's all greed and that's why I have a problem with middle of the road bums getting nine figure deals. Again, more power to the players for getting all they can, but as for me and mine, I won't participate in the insanity because I can't afford it, and even if I could, the product they put out there is so diluted now that I can't justify the expense.
PS: I didn't go to a spring training game for the first time in 23 years this year because the costs have gotten so ridiculously bloated. $50/ticket for what amounts to a glorified practice plus food and booze plus lodging in Clearwater plus gas to get back and forth for three people = a minimum of $500 for my family to go. farg that noise. I'll go to an occasional game if my budget allows but I'm done otherwise.
And good for Durant. Oklahoma might be the worst place on the planet. The people are horrible and their politicians are worse.
russ might average a triple double next season
yeah russ could average 40 next year.
i was/am excited to see that russ - olidipo backcourt. now it barely even matters.
also I find it impossible to not feel terrible for the thunder and their fans....went from russ kd harden ibaka to being 12 months away from having none of them and being at the top of the lottery
also I don't hate kd even tho I hate the idea of super teams...its just not good for the league...and no matter how you feel about the move its definitely a legacy killer
Quote from: phattymatty on July 04, 2016, 12:20:14 PM
i was/am excited to see that russ - olidipo backcourt. now it barely even matters.
olidipo is also in a contract year (and for that matter adams too)
farg OKC and double farg their Eddie Munster lookalike punk ass, ex-Gator, Magic-abandoning head coach too.
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Plus look at it this way... with KD on the team Steph Curry probably won't "tire out" like he did last year.
;)
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 04, 2016, 12:26:49 PM
also I find it impossible to not feel terrible for the thunder and their fans
lol...they didnt have a team 10 seconds ago. now you feel sorry for a 1 team city thats beyond lucky to even have an nba team
get real. okc belongs at the bottom of the league every year and nature is just taking care of that now.
well I care about the sixers and I know how id feel if it happened to them...the sixers could move and you might care a little if the euro league was in its offseason
and believe it or not they have great fans who validly care about that team and live in an area that literally has nothing else...this isn't like if Orlando relocated
they dont have great fans...they have people that fell ass backwards into an elite nba team and subsequently supported them. they did nothing to deserve or earn what was handed to them. farg them.
this happening to a worthless team/city like okc and the sixers is entirely different.
you might hate bennent or don't think they should have ever moved from seattle...i agree...but that has nothing to do with the Oklahoma city fanbase which has been fantastic....you are allowed to feel bad for seattle fans when they move and for okc fans right now
i just dont see how theyve been "fantastic." they were handed a great team with a great player and cheered and bought tickets? OMG!
its not even about the move....its okc being a nothing city that got a team 10 seconds ago. they dont deserve shtein.
they are like college town nba fans...its all they have and all they care about...really tho that's besides the point...I don't care if it was Miami...short of some fanbase I despised like new York or boston if a team got shredded like that losing two top 5 nba players and basically the end of your franchise in the blink of an eye id feel bad for them
OKC stole the team from one of the great American cities (Seattle). That alone is reason enough to despise them.
And forgive me if I don't feel all choked up over the inbred shteinheels who inhabit one of the reddest areas of the country. farg them too.
Quote from: Rome on July 04, 2016, 07:38:15 PM
OKC stole the team from one of the great American cities (Seattle). That alone is reason enough to despise them.
And forgive me if I don't feel all choked up over the inbred shteinheels who inhabit one of the reddest areas of the country. farg them too.
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the magnificent LJ gets it
http://www.si.com/nba/2016/07/04/kevin-durant-thunder-exit-warriors-free-agency
QuoteThey can take solace knowing they did virtually everything possible, short of paying James Harden.
lol
all this fake loyalty bullshtein is dumb. dude took a better job. better job in a better city with better co-workers. good for him.
It's getting ugly out there for Durant. Who knew there were so many idiots out there who seem to think he had to stay at OKC despite what was best for him?
Go Warriors.
I hope the Warriors lose every game.
hate on the current state of the player right now and how all these guys are buddy buddy vacation together and formulate these plans to jojn the same people you just lost to...hate on the system which is broken...or hate on this being terrible for the league...these are all valid complaints
but how are you going to hate on the individual for moving...hes just doing what hes allowed to do...the hit hes going to take in the end is legacy...but theres two things where that doesn't fully apply to Durant like it would say LeBron...durant for starters is a top 5 player in the league right now....LeBron when he left Cleveland the first time was shooting for top 1 player of all time...so durants legacy is not nearly as important as lebrons...secondly and most importantly Durant doesn't seem to give a shtein about legacy and what other people think about him...where as its super important to some guys (LeBron)
in the end the optics are not good for Durant...but spewing venom at the guy for switching teams in this day and age is ridiculous
Servants gotta stay with their massa's.
Recognize.
the thing to watch is how the dubs deal with being the villains....draymond will love it and KD likely will not care....but steph and klay are sensitive little bitches and steve kerr wants to be everyones friend. the vitriol and hate theyre going to get is gonna be something else.
but theyre so good it wont matter until LEBRON saves the day
Quote from: Rome on July 05, 2016, 11:21:33 AM
Servants gotta stay with their massa's.
Recognize.
of course if he had stayed in okc and never won a title these same people would kill him the whole way for not being able to win the big one
Quote from: MDS on July 05, 2016, 11:23:13 AM
the thing to watch is how the dubs deal with being the villains....draymond will love it and KD likely will not care....but steph and klay are sensitive little bitches and steve kerr wants to be everyones friend. the vitriol and hate theyre going to get is gonna be something else.
that's definitely nba twitters take and its valid I guess ...I mean you don't follow up a nba title with a 73 win regular season into a second finals appearance by being bitches....imo that's been an overplayed narrative the last 24 hrs...
ill be watching to see how they perform without a bench or rim protection...don't get me wrong their death lineup was incredible and the new one is going to be even better...imagine all those open jumpers Harrison barnes missed in the finals now being taken by kd...but a large part of their success was the ability to just roll out that bench mob and mash people....and with no size they have zero rim protection now and rebounding may be a problem...wont matter in the regular season when they are scoring 200 pts a game but in the playoffs it will...which leads to the next most interesting thing to watch for next year...what ring chasing veterans do they acquire during the season to help these two areas
If KD plays like he did in the final three games of the WCF then it'll be like having Harry B on the squad again
They signed David west today too
D Wade is signing with da Bulls.
Wowsa.
That was mildly unexpected
Favorite non Sixer ever officially hung it up today. Gonna miss you timmay.
Bravo NBA and Adam Silver
They yanked the all star game from Charlotte
I cheered when I read that, too. Hey look, an org that has the balls to stand up to these mouth breathers, and the sense also to perceive that it's good for business to shun them. NBA showing how its done.
:yay
coach k a renowned republican probably pushed them over the edge when he came out and slammed the law
also not to take anything away from the nba they did a great thing but they were far from the first to cancel something....a few musicians cancelled shows and also ny state banned all public travel to north cackalacka
wanna see draymond's dick?
https://twitter.com/theballgod/status/759783200063234048
warning, this is a picture of his dick that he posted to snapchat or something i dont know, but its his dick
The farg is wrong with you?
lololol
He likes dick pics?
Quote from: Sgt PSN on July 31, 2016, 11:26:52 PM
The farg is wrong with you?
i told you it was his dick
looks like neopolitan ice cream.
http://www.nola.com/pelicans/index.ssf/2016/09/jrue_holiday_asks_for_prayers.html
Damn best wishes for Jrue and his wife
Brain tumors are farging scary. Prayers for them.
Yeah they're one of my biggest fears
this is pretty awesome
http://fansided.com/2016/09/19/30-greatest-dunks-nba-history/
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 19, 2016, 11:43:35 AM
this is pretty awesome
http://fansided.com/2016/09/19/30-greatest-dunks-nba-history/
In the video of Bron over Jason Terry, the lead story on the espn ticker was 76ers Bynum having session ending surgery. :boom
Paul Pierce is retiring after the season. Big transition year with all these old stars bowing out.
Bosh needs to probably bow out as well. He made tons of money & won a couple chips. Retire in relatively good health and enjoy life.
MCW dealt to the Bulls
hinkie magic
Milwaukee to Chicago sounds like a godsend to me. Good for the hyphen.
Wonder how Cataldi explained this deal to the children?!
are you still butthurt about what some dumb radio host said 2 years ago in a city you dont even live in
You have brain damage?
Quote from: MDS on July 17, 2015, 03:50:42 PM
the year where mcw was the only interesting player (who got traded and sucks because hinkie is perfection)
Quote from: MDS on October 16, 2015, 11:49:40 AM
when dante exum is the 4th guy off the bench for a halfway decent team in 4 years, just remember, i wanted him instead of the fat african who will never play a second in the league
Hinkie's predecessor traded Andre Iguodala, Moe Harkless, and Nikola Vucevic for 50 games from Jason Richardson. Hinkie magic flipped MCW -- who is definitely worse than two of those players and might ultimately be worse than all three -- for what could be a solid first round pick. How do people still think Hinkie ruined this team?
i dont see how the lakers pick isnt much better than solid...if they improve this year then its going to be top ten....and if its protected this year then i dont see them being good enough next year for it not to be a lottery pick...its going to be more than solid the question is is it going to be top 5
and the only thing you need to know about the hinkie mcw trade is that that same player is now about to be traded for tony farging snell
A few weeks ago, the Sixers were saying they'd probably not play Embiid in back to backs. Now they're saying it's a possibility. I guess getting blown out by 20+ in preseason games will do that to you.
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 16, 2016, 10:18:03 AM
Quote from: MDS on July 17, 2015, 03:50:42 PM
the year where mcw was the only interesting player (who got traded and sucks because hinkie is perfection)
Quote from: MDS on October 16, 2015, 11:49:40 AM
when dante exum is the 4th guy off the bench for a halfway decent team in 4 years, just remember, i wanted him instead of the fat african who will never play a second in the league
interesting choices but nothing i said there isnt true except that the fat african might actually get a few minutes in the league before his leg falls off
Rick Carlisle: "The beginning of the game was abominable. It was a Donald Trump debate performance."
Oh
Snap
archie goodwin and RJ hunter both waived today. i'd take a stab at either and cut the cord on trash castillo.
great new nba psa to kick off the season
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgD2KjSAElg
i am so excited for dubs-spurs tonight. never thought the best player in the world would join the best team - jevale mcgee.
world series can eat a fleshpop.
id forgotten how much ive missed tnt's hd pic
Best in the biz
NBC SNF is second but TNTs is the best
Warriors...good game.
The super team isn't gonna work.
lol
the super team will be fine.
my god did kawhi look good.
They're not winning a championship.
such a ballsy call
Oh...should we not be talking about it?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 26, 2016, 03:54:12 PM
They're not winning a championship.
tonight on worst take, j calls out the warriors because they lost a game in mid october. how does stephen a respond?
No one knows bc no one watches that show or your homie Skip's new jawn
If Harden plays the point all season, does he break Wilt's record for fg attempts in a season? I think it's like 3100something.
Playing for DAntoni - lol probably
Harden should have a good year. Coach doesn't care if they play defense and he's got that kardashian stank off of him
He's going to put up numbers no matter what. He's got crazy good game. (Remember that time Havas called him average...or was it unathletic...or both?) But he can gun like crazy and with him handling the rock I could definitely see prolonged periods of each game where no one else gets any touches.
D'Angelo Russell is balling early. Lakers look like they'll at least won't be a laughing stock. I somehow missed out on them getting Deng.
He's a nice MVP bet. I don't bet NBA because I don't know the league well enough, but is it true that you can make money betting the whole field against the Warriors for champs? If so I need to get in on that. Not because I'm down on the Ws, I just think it's a fun bet.
Quote from: QB Eagles on October 26, 2016, 11:02:03 PM
He's a nice MVP bet. I don't bet NBA because I don't know the league well enough, but is it true that you can make money betting the whole field against the Warriors for champs? If so I need to get in on that. Not because I'm down on the Ws, I just think it's a fun bet.
I don't follow sports books, but I can't imagine there's much of a payout for taking the field. If you take the field and win, I get you'll make a little bit but I can't imagine it being more than a few pennies on the dollar....like a $50 bet on the field would give you a $55 return if anyone besides the Dubs won the chip.
Yeah I'm not sure if anyone is offering the field vs golden state...it's possible though. I looked at 5 Dimes and they don't have any futures listed right now. Probably not much value in taking it though. Kinda like a -550 ML team...lay $550 to win a bill isn't worth it.
And Havas called Harden average?! I missed that hot take.
I don't care if the payout is small, the fact you can get a positive return on that at all is amazing to me. So much can happen. I think the Cavs have a way easier path to the finals... so many people think this season is inevitably ending with the rematch, the season itself is being totally devalued.
i really hope AD stays healthy. wow.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 26, 2016, 11:38:50 PM
And Havas called Harden average?! I missed that hot take.
he might be worse than average
hes the worst defender in the nba
bait has been placed in the water.
you wouldnt know the nba if it swam in a crick in upstate ny...stay in your lane soldier
ok ernie johnson
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 26, 2016, 11:38:50 PMAnd Havas called Harden average?! I missed that hot take.
It was a few years ago...I think he was still with OKC or it might have been right after he went to Houston. And it were either average or unathletic. I don't remember which, but I'm leaning towards unathletic, which is totally cray cray
it was actually neither....i said he would never be a good shooter....which ironically ended up being the only thing hes good at
and he actually isnt that athletic
He is, he's just not an athletic freak. Pretty sure most players don't make it to the NBA without having legit athletic abilities...especially starting guards. Not like he's just some spot up shooter that can't create his own shot or get to the rim.
I know you said most but Shawn Bradley...
You're right that he's the worst defender in the NBA
I'd take my chances with Rik Smits checking a dude at the top of the key over Harden
Quote from: Sgt PSN on October 27, 2016, 02:22:53 PM
Pretty sure most players don't make it to the NBA without having legit athletic abilities.\
i didnt realize we were comparing him to me and you
kent bazemore just undercut wall on a dunk attempt....i would have gotten up boxing
Damn did it look intentional?
more careless than intentional.....but it was scary
Btw the lakers looked like they'll be a fun watch this year
kings new arena is a huge downgrade
lol rudy gay playing point guard
Quote from: Rome on October 27, 2016, 02:25:59 PM
I know you said most but Shawn Bradley...
I also referenced guards.
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 27, 2016, 02:32:09 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on October 27, 2016, 02:22:53 PM
Pretty sure most players don't make it to the NBA without having legit athletic abilities.\
i didnt realize we were comparing him to me and you
I wasn't. In comparison to other NBA players, Harden is probably above average in athletic ability. He's not elite, but he's no stiff either. His biggest problem is he gives no fargs on defense. I'm sure he could be a good defender if he actually wanted to put the work in.
dwade
https://www.instagram.com/p/BMFpbMeD2N3/
too old for that shtein
Gotta get that 3pt work in whenever.
the intensity in this 4q of cavs raps has been incredible....playoff like
This is a disgrace to officiating.
westbrook with the first 50 pt triple double since kareem in 75
He might get 5 of them this year.
including free throws he took 53 shots tonight....lolololwtf
Kobe reincarnated!
He had to jack em up tho. He's gotta carry them.
Anthony Davis is a beast
Jesus
Yeah he is. I thought he'd be pretty average in the NBA when he came out. Oops.
What look exactly is Elfrid Payton going for with his hair?
Cavs ice cold right now. Looking like the Sixers earlier
can someone explain to me why i cant find portland denver nba game....i have the package and checked nba tv and cant locate it
Not on my package either
Weird
i found it on some nba stats package channel...but it isnt listed on the guide as being this game and doesnt have its own channel within the package even tho it says its the number 9 game....so weird
Yeah mine only has the games for tomorrow listed
oh my perfect timing too
dame with a buzzer beater
wait so you arent getting minny sac either?
oh nevermind thats on nba tv
Matt Barnes gtfo with your man bun bro
Wow no foul called...jump ball
stat of the decade
anthony davis the 9th player in the last 10 years to have three 35/15 games in a season
hes played four games this year
Whoa. That's beyond impressive
His sportcenter commercial is great.
https://youtu.be/WghYGJjyvJ8
Haha! Yeah that's really good. First time I've seen it
On another note I'm not sure I'm more impressed that Boogie had six fouls in the fourth last night or he made it three quarters with no fouls.
at least three of the fouls were bogus ref statements
Ah Joey Crawford Specials then
i'm a little bit erect for russ-KD later.
KG is on TNT now? skeptical.
Quote from: phattymatty on November 03, 2016, 08:08:03 PM
i'm a little bit erect for russ-KD later.
id be up anyway and go in late but 'working' at home on fridays is so key for me
i cried
https://streamable.com/ept2
how does the nba have such a terrible website? it's a disaster.
why are you on the nba website....im sure ive never been on it ever
i was actually trying to find a box score from earlier this week and it took me like 7 minutes.
there don;t give how many points were scored in each quarter. wanted to see how many the sixers gave up in the last 2 3rd quarters.
lol
bball ref
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 03, 2016, 10:13:40 PM
lol
bball ref
i've honestly only been there for historical data shtein. you just changed my life. so easy.
the answer is 80. 80!
Quote from: phattymatty on November 03, 2016, 10:15:04 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 03, 2016, 10:13:40 PM
lol
bball ref
i've honestly only been there for historical data shtein. you just changed my life. so easy.
earlier in the week is part of history
this comeback by the celts is pretty impressive even if they dont win
yeah jaylen looks solid.
im not sure how cleveland loses a eastern vif game this year unless they have some ridiculous scheduling quirk
i love KD. think russ is probably the most exciting player but he's a douche. for some reason i really wanna see him tomahawk one on KD's face though.
they both annoy the shtein out of me
10 teams playing tonight and i dont have a single fantasy player going
KD has pretty much no personality at all so i don't really see that.
his personality is passive aggressive which is the worst kind of personality
And he's a Washington fan. Demerits for that
Btw Russ wore a goddamn orange photographer vest to the game tonight
i thought it was a crossing guard uni.
he will definitely be at the bullpen not watching the game when the nats finally end their world series drought
steph is gonna make everyone forget about the russ-kd thing. you can see it already.
kerr might have just had a stroke.
this is broken record stuff for me but jesus is chris weber the worst
What was Kerr so pissy about? Dude shot off the bench like Bolt
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 03, 2016, 11:01:30 PM
What was Kerr so pissy about? Dude shot off the bench like Bolt
just trying to get his team going...classic early game nba tech
i might hate webber more than you. i don't get why so many people think he's good at this. he's even worse when he sits in for shaq.
i dont like him in the studio but hes way better there than as a game color guy...my god is he bad trying to come up with stuff on the fly during a game
i am happy for jerami. would have bricked that dunk with us.
did you hear webber say that the dunk was personal and came from years of practice against each other
umm he got traded there four minutes ago
yeah and then he immediately called grant morrow.
and ftr that was every dunk he ever had with the sixers
he doesnt know how to dunk extra hard
durant def just called oladipo a Hoyda.
both these teams rolling like 10 deep already.
havent seen much warriors this year to say but thunder ran out 10 or 11 people opening night against the sixers and they all got real minutes
KD called Jerami a bitch ass n?!
KD getting greedy on that one
please go away chris webber
This is a bloodbath wow
i feel legit bad for russ
Feel bad for me and this its 11pm and only halftime shtein
im an hour ahead of you
kd out his mind
You also get to work from home tomorrow!
But I think with this skull farging I can turn in early
you sure thurs nite nfl is over?
Pfft that was over a long time ago
Flipped between that, college and NBA
who played tonight tampa jville?
ATL
And they unloaded on the Bucs
how bad they gonna light up the birds?
There are about 27 people at the wiz game tonight.
worst i've seen the dubs shoot in the last few years. steph may break his 3 pt streak.
(http://cdn.fansided.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/229/files/2012/12/Klay5new-590x393.jpg)
dubs 5-30 from three and the young lake show gonna set up the sixers nice
D-Lo is still a little snitch but I'm liking his game this year. Gonna be good.
How great would Swaggy P and Sweet Lou be on the Sixers right now.
their own top 3 and five or six from the lake
i think the lakers will be top ten but not top five.
dubs need to get javale in there to start the comeback.
damn lakers need to get 120 for the fans to get tacos. thats some major bullshtein.
California inflation
never mind doug collins was making shtein up. it's just a W and hold opponent under 100. these are important things to know.
Texas-Maryland Osculation?
Ahah yes!
the lakers are way too good this year
harden with 53-16-17 in this game
holy shtein the unicorn
him and giannas tight now
Carmelo is literally done
derrick rose had a mental breakdown or something....he disappeared from the knicks and nobody knows where he is. has texted some people saying hes fine.
i have a feeling if his legs are still intact this could be jojo in 5 years
ATL and BOS with an exciting last couple minutes
Isiah Thomas is good
jeremy lin injury taking many more weeks than expected is low key huge for sixers getting that lakers pick.
they are i think 8 games ahead of the nets in the standings....that top spot is not in play
doesnt matter anyway the lakers as an organization are behind the sixers in terms of their future theres no chance they give up a top 5 pick in a draft like this while in the infancy of a rebuild
at this point just gotta pray the ping pong balls knock them out of the top 3
im basically at a place where im following the kings more than the lakers
Oh my dubs.
nba has top 10s for all all stars....can't tell if these are supposed to be a joke or not.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ1y3QBZJuY
amazing knicks hawks game going into OT number 4
lake show!!
Who's excited to see derrick jones jr in the dunk contest?
Actually just looked at his d-league highlights and dude is dirty. Will probably win.
cavs bullets is bonkers
game of the year....jesus
better than the sb?
way better but the superbowl sucked for 3.5 quarters so its not really a fair comparison
also lakers on a mini roll right now and have the same amount of wins as the sixers (in three less games)
Charles Oakley went after James Dolan at MSG and was taken down by cops and security. Whoaaa
lol
https://twitter.com/World_Wide_Wob/status/829516714471735296
so oak wanted to get to dolan...security stepped in....naturally oak went insane and this went down. knicks seem to be a well run machine.
jabari torn acl again....just as he was coming into his own....horrible
bucks defense is wonderfully awful....lake show with almost a 50 pt 1st quarter....will lose by 6
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 10, 2017, 08:45:22 PM
bucks defense is wonderfully awful....lake show with almost a 50 pt 1st quarter....will lose by 6
amazingly carrying a 21 pt lead into the middle of the third
how dumb are the magic. i know ibaka is gonna be a free agent but they basically traded oladipo and sabonis for terrance ross and a very low first round pick. how dumb i say.
bill walton and dickie v together is amazing.
Quote from: phattymatty on February 14, 2017, 05:58:51 PM
how dumb are the magic. i know ibaka is gonna be a free agent but they basically traded oladipo and sabonis for terrance ross and a very low first round pick. how dumb i say.
The litany of stupid moves they've made in the last 20 years is astounding. This is indeed retarded but it doesn't really rank low enough to get me upset. I really don't give a shtein about them anymore anyway.
wow the Celtics can suck a fleshpop but that was a terrible call to give them the win.
also...gilbert still saying amazing things.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQk_LMHjJlo/
beadle is the best. she's calling this trash celebrity game and is like i would change the channel if i could.
archbishop carroll's own derrick jones rocking short shorts in the dunk contest
Wake me when they get the big stars in it
I watched but again it wasn't exactly exciting
i normally love all star saturday but this shtein was butt. glad i taped it and didn't waste my sat night.
This boogie trade is amazing for the sixers.
Kupchak and Jim Buss fired by Jeanie Buss
Magic IN as the president of basketball ops
nba twitter retweeting awful magic player personnel takes is hilarious
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 21, 2017, 01:23:14 PM
Kupchak and Jim Buss fired by Jeanie Buss
Magic IN as the president of basketball ops
Jim Buss is an epic douche who never should have been involved with the Lakers in the first place. His pops should have just cut him a fat check and sent off to live in Fiji or some shtein.
Agreed
Sounds like not getting Boogie was their last straw.
didnt kupchak build their shaq/kobe dynasty and then quickly rebuild it with odom and gasol? then it fell apart, as it will, and now they have young talent and cap space and are just waiting for the right player/lotto ball.
but lets throw that away for the host of the magic hour
Yeah he was there since 2000
I'm guessing she just wants to shake things up a bit and go in a new direction. Lakers personnel decisions in recent years haven't been very good. How much was that Kupchak and how much Jim Buss can maybe be debated, but the Lakers haven't even been good for close to 5 years now, let alone in the mix for a chip. That don't play in La La Land. I know that Jeanie Buss has wanted her brother gone for a few years now....probably going back to before the day Dr Buss died.
Apparently they're going to hire Kobe's agent to be their GM. They also traded Sweet Lou to Houston.
Wonder if she's going to give Phil a job now.
wrong sport and city to be an owner in
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/knicks-james-dolan-nba-outsider-300k-donation-trump-article-1.2980507?utm_content=buffer2ae42&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=NYDNSports+Twitter
chuck just dropped a shtein on TNT, said "spike lee's dying to get kicked out of the garden he doesn't wanna watch this shtein every night?
also sweet lou with 7 3s tonight.
Pellies with a nice debut of the boogie and brow show
um...they lost by 30.
Yes I know.
clips - dubs games always make my mornings terrible.
ugh steph just had one of those 5 minute out of his mind spurts. dirty as farg.
on nba tonight windy reporting simmonds will not play this summer
Bradley and the Wiz smackin down the dubs with 40 in the first.
Random fact: Bulls now have won 18 straight thursday night TNT home games.
holy farg phoenix is playing way too hard
Bogut lasted like a minute in Cleveland
Broken leg
hey remember when these nerds picked ET over boogie
http://deadspin.com/demarcus-cousins-to-rude-heckler-suck-a-dick-bitch-1793029916?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow (http://deadspin.com/demarcus-cousins-to-rude-heckler-suck-a-dick-bitch-1793029916?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow)
big abc saturday primetime matchup. steph, klay, draymond and igoudala all taking the night off and resting.
really bad sactown win tonight
They can partially mop up the damage if they drop Wednesday's game to the Suns. The rest of the Kings March schedule looks really Sixer friendly though.
i think this dude has tourette's but i still laughed.
https://streamable.com/khpgw
still a while to go but in a huge game for the sixers tonight magic are leading the hornets by 9
as they should have the magic folded late
Good for Booker scoring 70
Bad for him and the team to celebrate it
You lost bro
you cant celebrate 70 friggin pts unless you win a meaningless regular season game?...you are slowly morphing into old man romey
he also isnt old enough to drink yet
amazing performance that should be celebrated
Muted celebration yes. A good job for sure.
But you lost.
they want to lose they are playing for ping pong balls
Ok and?
Tip of the cap for the 70.
statue for it
Hinkie Magic going to Sactown?
lol golden state
Tracy McGrady a HOFer?
No.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 01, 2017, 12:59:59 PM
Tracy McGrady a HOFer?
No.
I don't know that he should be a1st ballot guy...that's reserved for the absolute most elite players...Jordan, Kobe, Bron type guys and he's not quite on that level, imo. He's as close as can be to that, but quite that level. But he's definitely a HOF player.
in a perfect world hes not a Hofer but everyone gets in the bb HOF and he deserved it on that basis
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 01, 2017, 01:44:34 PM
in a perfect world hes not a Hofer
This is about the most ridiculous thing you've ever said...unless you think the HOF should exclusively be for the Jordans, Wilts, Magics, and Birds of the world...which is still pretty ridiculous, but not totally ridiculous.
it shouldnt only be those guys but it should not include tracey mcgradys....he played 15 years all he did was score and he still has less career pts than tony parker....im also pretty sure he didnt win a single playoff series
Technically he did when he joined the Spurs during like the last month of the season that they swept the Cavs in the Finals, but yeah....he was riding the bench for that run so it's not like he was a key player.
Dude was legit elite in him early career and prime though. Couldn't stay healthy for the 2nd half of his career, but even the 1st half up until around the time he got to Houston, he was out of this world good.
elite scorer.....bad defender and terrible team guy
in a legit hof he doesnt make it for me but im fine with him getting in as it is
Good player but not a HOFer in my opinion. 2001-2007 is enough? Because that's when he was good
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 01, 2017, 03:11:35 PM
Good player but not a HOFer in my opinion. 2001-2007 is enough? Because that's when he was good
Hoops HOF accounts for pretty much everything except rec league hoops at the Y. So his high school career, which was elite af (and college had he gone) also gets factored in. But even just looking at his NBA career, I'd put him in but it wouldn't be until 2nd, most likely 3rd ballot.
And that's just the way I look at HOF as it pertains to all sports. It's not strictly for the absolutely most elite players in the game (should it be? that can be argued and debated) but it's for players who are all time greats and also the greatest of their eras, even if that doesn't necessarily put them in the all time category. I know it doesn't work this way, but I feel like the ballot a player gets in on should accurately reflect that player's overall position on the historical ladder.
1st ballot - All time greatest of the great. Jordan, Magic, Wilt, Russell, Bird, Bron, etc, etc.
2nd ballot - Elite in your era, legitimately all-time great player, but not quite on the same level as the actual all-time greats. Ain't no shame in being in this group. AI, Wade, Dirk, Reggie, etc, etc. Paper thing gap between 1st ballot worthy and 2nd ballot that gives people plenty to argue about until the end of time.
3rd ballot - Elite/near elite player in your era and at this point in time, probably hovering around the top 100-125 players all-time. This is probably where I think someone like McGrady fits in.
Same concept trickles down to 4th, 5th, ballots...etc, etc, etc. Not even sure how many tries each HOF allows for. I feel like if you don't get in any HOF after 4 or 5 tries though, you probably shouldn't be in at all.
Also, the NBA should probably have it's own HOF. Naismith HOF is nice and can be a global HOF that includes NBA players, but the NBA really should have it's own.
my contention would be that mcgrady wasnt an elite player...he was an elite scorer....but i definitely rate defense higher than most people
also j is right....his window was too small for hof
I think that because his defense wasn't at the same level as his offense, a lot of people conclude that made him a bad/lazy defender. I think his defense was average at worst, probably a bit above average. It definitely wasn't on his priority list and he most certainly put most of his efforts into his scoring, but wasn't a turnstile either. (insert 45 second youtube clip of poor defensive plays during his 30,000+ NBA minutes played)
AI wasn't an elite defender either nor was he always the best teammate (not that I put much stock in that as it pertains to the HOF). Most of his success on defense came during the Larry Brown era when he had other defensive minded guards like Eric Snow who would often take the other team's 2 on defense which allowed AI to play passing lanes and rack up a bunch of steals.
Obviously I'm not making a direct AI to McGrady comparison. AI was special as farg and was a midget schooling the farg out of giants. But he carried that same baggage as McGrady.
As for his window...that's the most legit argument against him, imo. Average NBA career is about 5 years. Granted, most wash out due to lack of talent rather than injury/body breakdown like in the NFL, but his "elite" window of 7-8 years was still longer than the average career.
I think it's pretty laughable that he got in 1st ballot but don't have a problem with him being in there. Bigger crimes against humanity have been committed.
you don't have to wonder or think he was an ok defender...I had league pass for his whole career and trust me he was bad
He was the greatest defender ever. Trust me, I watched him play on tv a few times.
lol
I saw TMac a lot and he was fun to watch on offense but he was absolutely a lazy bitch on defense and he only had seven legitimately great years in the league. First ballot HOF for him is a travesty.
http://www.thescore.com/news/1270983
Lol Magic
They want Dario it seems
Good win Lake Show
A win against the Kings on Friday night would be amazing.
at this point the lakers are pretty much locked into third....they are 1.5 behind phx with four to play and phx is in hinkie magic type tank mode having lost 13 in a row
the kings on the other hand can only pass one team (the knicks) but they have a chance to drop below two teams which would really hurt
everyday for like the last two months ive been in awe of how incredible and incredibly close this mvp race is...obviously wasnt around but its gotta be as good or even better than the wilt russell oscar race....cant wait to see how it turns out
Spoiler: Russ wins.
the leader....but its definitely not a lock...gotta remember this is the writers and theres a lot of younger guys in that mix now who dont care that much about the triple double thing
i think he wins but i think its a lot closer than most people think
id vote kawahi but the fact that four different people could win and theyd all be the correct choice is pretty amazing
i havent searched for any future lines but very possible orlando and the sixers are both favorites tomorrow
I have a feeling romo is actually going to get in the game for the mavs tonight.
Jesus
Rudy Gobert went down like 15 seconds into this game. Seemed like his knee exploded
Huge win by Utah
Joe Johnson at the buzzer wow
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 15, 2017, 10:51:55 PM
Jesus
Rudy Gobert went down like 15 seconds into this game. Seemed like his knee exploded
its a real shame too...it was the best series of the first round
McCollum is ballin
Let's go Blazers
Portland does what they do in the 4th's...folded up
And rookie move by GS arena people. You won a round one playoff game. What's up with the confetti?
boston gonna lose to this horrible bulls team
Good.
Boston getting worked again lol
whens the last time an 8 beat a 1 in a 7 gamer without their best player tearing his acl
warriors beat mavs a few years ago when Dallas had 68 wins
thats right...i was in college for that...i think 07.
I don't recall the year I just remember its being the biggest thing ever...mavs were legit great and dirk won the MVP and they both choked
the grizz beats the spurs s an 8 seed like a year before or after the sixers. basically when the same guys they have now were just starting.
also LOLCELTS.
watching this andre igoudala - evan turner - mo harkless - javelin mcgee show.
sixers.
JaVale - MVP of Game 2.
Javale's triple rat tail is the real MVP
Cavs...man oh man
could replace cavs with raps
That too
Remember that time somebody here suggested that LeBron sucked?
Hopefully he never fathered any children.
Whew - way too good of a open look for harden there
Would've been another crushing loss for OKC
damn get home from breakfast and blake griffin is out for the offs
holy shtein this play kawahi just made...complete strip of connelly then end to end for a and one layup
kawahi aint for real
kawahi is so farging ill!
This game is awesome
Leonard is out of his mind
Wowowow Gasol
cant really play it any better than lamarcus.....just a better shot
that was an awkward interview
Javale is the warriors spark plug
evan turner evan turnering
Warriors smothered them in the second half
Wish Portland wouldn't have been so flat in the third
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/04/22/steve-kerr-not-kevin-durant-is-warriors-biggest-health-concern/
Kerr isn't coming back for this series
i haven't hated an nba team more than this celtics squad in a long time. farg these guys so hard.
it's appalling how bad defensively these teams are for being top 4 seeds
20 second timeout and they still go to commercial.
don't understand why gortat was even on the floor for that last Celtics pos.
sixers couldve drafted thomas in the 2nd round of the 2011 draft
anyone remember who they took instead
Temple son.
Damn Tony Parker just had to be carried off
Looks like his knee?
Oubre!
He laid that dirty SOB Olynk out
does kawhi sweat?
probably the second best nba of game of the playoffs right now
http://www.csnphilly.com/nba-draft-lottery-simulator
I probably clicked this 50 times and the best I could get was the Sixers picking 1st and 5th. I got the Magic picking first once, btw.
lol
ran 3 times
time 1: 3
time 2: 4,5
time 3: 4,5
ran once because the real lottery is only run once
got 3,4
anyway like i said before the flyers ruined any chance of something good happening on nba lottery nite so whats even the point
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 06, 2017, 10:09:56 AM
ran once because the real lottery is only run once
got 3,4
anyway like i said before the flyers ruined any chance of something good happening on nba lottery nite so whats even the point
same
few nights ago I had a dream the Lakers got 1 and the Sixers got 3. So I'm going with that.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 06, 2017, 10:09:56 AM
ran once because the real lottery is only run once
got 3,4
anyway like i said before the flyers ruined any chance of something good happening on nba lottery nite so whats even the point
It might be the pint of rum I've drank already but this made me snort.
Also - I finally got 1 & 4.
<------ Dork.
Is Willie Green a warriors coach?
John wall oh my.
has this been the worst round of basketball or what
celtics wizards is crazy fun.
Quote from: MDS on May 07, 2017, 11:47:35 PM
has this been the worst round of basketball or what
im the nba's biggest fan and it been miserable for even me.....just fast forward to cavs warriors
Wiz and Celts has had its moments
Rockets and Spurs too
Cavs, Raps, Warriors and Jazz games all blew
these games have had their moments but theyre all double digit blowouts by early 4q
Pretty much.
Rockets and Spurs may go seven in that fashion - trading ass whippings.
I don't mind who wins that one. I def want to see the Wiz against Cleveland
what a farging game.
spurs have a top 5 player in the game and he didnt do anything and they won
how
because the rockets took 74 terrible shots in OT.
i mean harden was putting holes in court from pounding the ball into the same spot for whole possessions but to me it seemed like they were tired as shtein....and thats dantoni ball....you can constantly go up tempo with a seven man rotation in the regular season but its hard to do that in the playoffs and not run out of gas...and man they looked dead
One of the worst playoff losses ever. How are you going to get smoked by almost 40! With no Leonard or Parker.
Harden went full bum the last two games. Didn't have a shot until 6:00 left in the 2Q!
what is wrong with him...can you imagine if he played in philly
dude crumbled in houston which isnt even a place
Quote from: MDS on May 11, 2017, 11:37:03 PM
what is wrong with him...can you imagine if he played in philly
Harden partied at a nightclub after the Rockets got smashed, people chant "MVP!" (https://www.thescore.com/nba/news/1299528-watch-harden-parties-after-game-6-loss-hears-mvp-chants-at-nightclub)
Did that stand for More Vodka Please?
Isiah Thomas is something else
Wow
tha kiss!
That almost went in wow
Nice comeback by the Bullets
genius brad Stevens with one of the worst last second sets ever
farg yeah john.
that horford shot shouldn't have even counted. so gross.
wont complain about a g7 monday night
cavs are gonna have what like 9-10 days of rest? that should be good.
10 days i believe, since g1 of the ecf will be wednesday
games will have to run every other day so the bullets/celtics could easily run out of gas
ill be in cleveland wed and thurs was hoping for a game
c's are going to win because you're going
Cleveland on Uncle Sam's dime? Bc who voluntarily goes there
Remember when basketball players didn't catch feelings over the other team's warm-up attire?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 12, 2017, 11:34:26 PM
Cleveland on Uncle Sam's dime? Bc who voluntarily goes there
doing a baseball trip Pittsburgh Cincinnati Cleveland Detroit Toronto
MA baby
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 13, 2017, 02:13:11 PM
doing a get drunk across the rust belt trip Pittsburgh Cincinnati Cleveland Detroit Toronto
MA baby
im actually going to detroit in early june for some reason
lose yourself
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 13, 2017, 02:13:11 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 12, 2017, 11:34:26 PM
Cleveland on Uncle Sam's dime? Bc who voluntarily goes there
doing a baseball trip Pittsburgh Cincinnati Cleveland Detroit Toronto
MA baby
That's cool. All driving?
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 13, 2017, 03:52:58 PM
lose yourself
in the music, the moment,
You own it, you better never let it go...
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 13, 2017, 04:01:42 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 13, 2017, 02:13:11 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 12, 2017, 11:34:26 PM
Cleveland on Uncle Sam's dime? Bc who voluntarily goes there
doing a baseball trip Pittsburgh Cincinnati Cleveland Detroit Toronto
MA baby
That's cool. All driving?
yup...rented a car so small im not sure i can fit in it
lol a smart car with enough room for an extra pair of jeans and a 12-pack
pop smokin trump would never happen in the plantation nfl
Why is Olynyk nailing everything in sight?
I hate that dude
c's gonna get swept by lebron
bullets bench is the nats bullpen
washington sports is special
John Wall Last 19 Minutes
Points 0
FG 0-11
3-pt FG 0-7
guess who went 1-3, 2 reb, 1 assist, 1 block, 6 fouls, 5 points the first 48 minutes?
The lousy Wiz bench
ugh thank god that is over i can get back to hating dc sports.
one of these things is not like the others
kyrie
dame dolla
mcw
wiggy
kat
last five rookies of the year
Think of the hurt children and Hinkie haters!
i was thinking of all the injured rims
Ass whipping going on
I'm finally gonna win a bet this month
Get got by 46 and the fans are cheering the Celtics
Boston...whoa
May hit that +15.5 tonight
marcus smart is my least liked player in the nba. farg that guy.
kyrie good lord
he was amazing that quarter but holy shtein how many times are you going to let him drive the basket and not put him on his back....my god the celts are Hoydas
tnt does just about everything right but jesus webber and miller are dreadful....not to mention marv has been passed by brian anderson.
i dont mind miller but good god webber is bad
steve kerr left 3 years ago and they havent come close to replacing him....i get sort of just throwing something out there until you feel its time to move on from marv, but its tough to listen to this
this would be whatever if it was some run of the mill first round series....but theres no excuse to have this in the conf finals
lol at chuck and shaq arguing
"I'm gonna throw this chicken wing at your fat ass"
it would be nice to have a good series but it's almost worth it watching the celtics and their fans souls get crushed.
weve got mostly nba apologists in here but these playoffs have been an outright disaster...wholly noncompetitive and downright boring
it sucks. this isnt how it should be,
yeah, the "superteams" make the playoffs a bit anticlimactic. hopefully the finals help make up for some of it.
Six years later we finally get to see the finals
Cavs getting 7.5 and the total is 224.5
game is fire
if the rest of the finals are half a good as that 1q then wow
ive seen a lot of white people on twitter complaining about this
what on earth would there be to complain about
no defense
missed layups
people who watch maybe 1 or 2 nba games a year and just want to shtein on it because its twitter and thats what you do
there might be "no defense" because theres like 6 all nba guys in this game
problem with this series is that if golden state is just too good and wins in four or five what is the point of next years entire nba season including the playoffs
at least this year we had the prospect of a three peat mega match up in the finals
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 01, 2017, 10:22:02 PM
what on earth would there be to complain about
The playoffs blew and now it looks like the finals will too.
if you like badketball it can't blow watching golden state
I could watch them (and do all year) up 100
Fell asleep and just woke up to see them up 20. Wonder if they'll sustain or if Cleveland fights back next game
I like competitive games unless it's a Philly team in which case a blowout is welcome
totally understand just saying as purely a basketball junkue the warriors are a thing of beauty to where I don't even care about the score.....obviously tho I'd rather the series be as competitive as possible
Wait forever to start and now have to wait until farging Sunday for gm2
How stupid is this? They don't even have to travel.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 01, 2017, 11:38:04 PM
Wait forever to start and now have to wait until farging Sunday for gm2
How stupid is this? They don't even have to travel.
tv tv tv
uhh yeah the end turned out different but the first 30 minutes of that game was farging amazing. it was like 9 all stars just getting the kinks out because they haven't run in a week. and then javale being awesome.
if anyone wants to give me good odds i will bet you money. cavs win in 6 or 7.
jesus i just read the last two pages and you should all stop watching basketball.
also its kinda hard to find good nba heads these days. made a bet with some random portland dude at the bar last year (which i won and then he actually paid out) and now he's been my basketball boyfriend for the last few months. pretty gay but he's a fun dude.
i have not slept since wednesday.
My 7 year old is starting at basketball and liking it. First sport he's liked. We've been working on chest and bounce passes. He of course wants to shoot but he's starting to get that you gotta be a good passer to be a good player.
love it when the game backs up my coaching:
https://streamable.com/w40zg
Dio is gonna have him shooting Rick Barry free throws
Quote from: phattymatty on June 02, 2017, 07:09:47 AM
also its kinda hard to find good nba heads these days. made a bet with some random portland dude at the bar last year (which i won and then he actually paid out) and now he's been my basketball boyfriend for the last few months. pretty gay but he's a fun dude.
i have not slept since wednesday.
This is why Phatty is the best human on earth.
Uses basketball as an excuse to talk about his new bromance, and ends it with, "I have not slept since wednesday".
I love you bro montana!
Boooooring
I mean it's amazing how Durant is playing. He cannot miss. Curry is like that Magic and a Jer McDonalds commercial where they shot off the rafters...splash.
LeBron started aggressive and then kept letting Kyrie and other jack up shots in the second half. Kyrie with a brutal game.
And LeBron doesn't come out for a press conference
Bad look
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 04, 2017, 10:56:03 PM
And LeBron doesn't come out for a press conference
Bad look
Stop. If this was AI, the general consensus among Philly fans would be that he's so emotionally invested in the game that he just couldn't do a presser. And then they'd say something about how more players need to care about the game as much as he does.
At this point in his career, short of turning into Grayson Allen on the court or Tiger Woods off of it, there's not much Bron can do to look bad.
Nah I'd still think it was a bad look Philly or not
He did take questions in the locker room after but didn't hit the podium. Him more than anyone needs to take it on the chin since he's the de facto coach and GM there.
he did a presser he just did it in the locker room....same thing he did yesterday...this goes back to the boston series where the nba made him wait for the podium in an area where boston fans could get near him and he had some beef....nba then made him wait again before the game one presser...so hes not messing with the podium anymore until they make it a better process
in other words this had nothing to do with last nights game
Holy shtein who cares.
bron is f'n amazing...but the warriors are on another level right now. guys like love, jr smith, korver, etc. just can't keep up.
difference is warriors are one of the few teams that can make it tough on lebron with kd and klay being able to switch on him...basically they have chosen not to help on lebron at all and are fine with him geting his at the rim while they stay home on everyone else behind the line...drive and kicks have been non existent for cleveland in the first two games and at the same time lebron has been run down in the second half of both games because while they cant stop him they can make him work more than most teams...and not just by guarding him on the defensive end but him having to guard kd on the other end
As zesty as Kyrie was before....he's totally reversed course and is playing fantastic
he's done that all playoffs....his road home splits are huge
kyrue has to take that right to the hole
Awful shot by Korver and Kyrie
LeBron shouldn't have dished to Korver. Take the shot yourself
Holy farg I went to a show tonight in MD and when I left cavs were up by like 10. Caught the last 20 sec when I got home what the farg.
The sting of having +3.5 offset by Cleveland 2H +1 but farg man
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 07, 2017, 11:45:41 PM
Awful shot by Korver and Kyrie
LeBron shouldn't have dished to Korver. Take the shot yourself
kyrue possession killed them
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 07, 2017, 11:55:31 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 07, 2017, 11:45:41 PM
Awful shot by Korver and Kyrie
LeBron shouldn't have dished to Korver. Take the shot yourself
are you watching the game?
korver missed with like four seconds left down 5...it meant nothing and lebron didn't pass it to him it was off a ball that was stripped from jr smith
What?
I'm talking about the shot he jacked up from the left corner on the possession before Kyrie took his lousy shot. Not the heave ho at the end of the game
oh I thought you meant the last shot....your NBA takes dont have the greatest history so I thought you were talking about that
either way the kyrie possession ended the game
i got into a hardcore nba conversation with some dude at the bar the other night, and I find it weird and kinda funny how the cult of hinkie is spreading around the league. like people are seriously scared of how good the sixers are gonna be.
something came on about the sixers trading 3 for 5 and 10 and this guy was like, you have too many good players, do you really have the roster spots for two top 10 players? it's actually getting a little ridiculous for people to think the worst team of the last 3 years has too many good players.
i'm already getting annoyed for when the real bandwagon starts.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 07, 2017, 11:59:18 PM
oh I thought you meant the last shot....your NBA takes dont have the greatest history so I thought you were talking about that
either way the kyrie possession ended the game
Lol classic Havas post
Keep on keepin on
nba twitter is the worst of the twitter sub cultures
jordan never lost in the finals!
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 08, 2017, 12:29:03 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 07, 2017, 11:59:18 PM
oh I thought you meant the last shot....your NBA takes dont have the greatest history so I thought you were talking about that
either way the kyrie possession ended the game
Lol classic Havas post
Keep on keepin on
there were two korver shots one was a perfect play and one was a terrible shot although meaningless...I just didnt get why you are criticizing the great look
I hope GS wins by 30 tonight
Cleveland doesn't deserve to win after that gag job Wednesday
I took GS -5.5 and it dropped from 6. Its now down to 5.
Btw is there a worse contract in the NBA than Tristan Thompson?
if i bet it i would be on the cavs first half....i think lebron will beast mode earlynot trying to get swept then tire and the dubs will be pressing early trying to go 16-0
klay tired to take that charge three feet inside the circle....might as well have been on the baseline
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 09, 2017, 09:07:41 PM
if i bet it i would be on the cavs first half....i think lebron will beast mode earlynot trying to get swept then tire and the dubs will be pressing early trying to go 16-0
50 pt 1q
Insane
I'm ice cold and can't pick a winner. Had Cleveland the other games and now have Warriors and Cleveland is playing out of their minds
cavs +3 fh will cover
well if nothing else this game is entertaining
its not an exxageration to say sleveland might have played the best game in nba history and the dubs are like three shots away from being right in this
The officiating has been...well, awful.
Cleveland can't miss. Even bum ass Deron Williams is hitting
steve kerr clearly dont care about this game anymore....up 3-0
sitting steph and durant together for almost five minutes
win it in the bay
cavs win g5 they win the series
LEBRON can do it
dubs will be up by 30+ by the end of the 3q
what really sucks is i was rooting for cleveland tonight so the dubs couldnt beat a sixers record and then the cavs ended up beating a sixers record
nba twitter is only behind nfl twitter in its awfulness....tonight is CONSPIRACY RIGGED DURRR DA REFS
shoot me
Quote from: MDS on June 09, 2017, 11:55:02 PM
nba twitter is only behind nfl twitter in its awfulness....tonight is CONSPIRACY RIGGED DURRR DA REFS
shoot me
its not even close because nfl fans much less nfl twitter is majority racist
ps the official twitter rankings...worst to first
nfl
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(1000 more)
nba
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mlb
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nhl
i dont know enough to know league twitters but i do know the nfl and its fans are a travesty of epic proportions
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 09, 2017, 11:58:33 PM
i dont know enough to know league twitters but i do know the nfl and its fans are a travesty of epic proportions
nfl twitter is basically the embodiment of j except with tons of racism. fake anger, pointless outrages at the smallest of events, made up grievances, meatheads screaming about how theres no more brain damage....and colin kaepernick talk.
nba twitter only gets vaguely racist during the nba finals when old white people watch it and complain how it used to be great when bob cousey took set shots
mlb twitter is mainly nerds and geeks but gets super racist thanks to cardinal fans other assorted neanderthals who want to deport all hispanics
nhl twitter is harmless puckheads and only gets racist when a black player does something against a boston team
Ah yes this is the part of the evening where The World's Greatest Sports Fans look down from their perch and sneer at us lesser know nothings
dont insult the all mighty plantation state in ear shot of J
lol stop playing the victim
you are playing the #maga card
What's funny is lil guy doesn't like sports
Given the option of a lecture on tv ad rates by a tv exec and a game and he's IN on why it's good to drop a mil for 30 secs of commercial
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 10, 2017, 12:29:32 AM
What's funny is lil guy doesn't like sports
this isnt a skip bayless take...this is a rob parker take
we've crossed the lexicon
HOTT takes
Just trying to be like CSN Philly with their ridiculous hot takes segment
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 10, 2017, 12:29:32 AM
What's funny is lil guy doesn't like sports
Given the option of a lecture on tv ad rates by a tv exec and a game and he's IN on why it's good to drop a mil for 30 secs of commercial
SICK BURN
to be fair im interested in that lecture and would def go to that over watching flames/canucks or something
I'm sure it was a mix of a crazy record setting game and the terrible playoffs so far but the bar last night was the most hype I've ever been to for an nba game. Fun as farg
gonna be a good one.
i know old white people hate the nba but if you even kinda like sports a little how are you not entertained by this
Swallow the whistles Jesus Christ
kyle korver is so out of his element in this game
Damn Cleveland shoots 62%
37 points for them
damn young iggy back for that one.
GS can't even hit runners in the lane
They're shook
O
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apparently ring chasing has turned west into a whiny bitch.
JR Smith is on fire
Pachulia is a farging sloth - why is he even out there
JR Smith again
Jesus
can this be a best of 9
Durant is insane
I was way wrong about GS not winning it. Still hate he dipped out out OKC but he's earned this shtein tonight
hes playing out of his mind but the whole thing feels cheap that he up and joined the loaded warriors...clearly he does not care
JR Smith again!
Wow
Horrible playoffs capped off by a zesty finals. I don't know if open looks is a stat they kep but I'm willing to bet GS broke the all time record. This whole season became anti climatic as soon as Durant signed.
Great scene there with KD and his moms
Quote from: SD on June 12, 2017, 11:49:05 PM
Horrible playoffs capped off by a zesty finals. I don't know if open looks is a stat they kep but I'm willing to bet GS broke the all time record. This whole season became anti climatic as soon as Durant signed.
i know you dont like basketball but the finals were amazingly entertaining...shouldve gone at least 6.
i dont love gsw having an all star team, and yes the playoffs as whole were bad, but the last few games were hoops at an insane level
It's always cringe worthy when owners and execs talk during these presentations
They're all like Howard Dean screeching years ago
^^^^Yes!^^^^
Take the trophy and get the hell out of the way.
Quote from: MDS on June 12, 2017, 11:55:49 PM
Quote from: SD on June 12, 2017, 11:49:05 PM
Horrible playoffs capped off by a zesty finals. I don't know if open looks is a stat they kep but I'm willing to bet GS broke the all time record. This whole season became anti climatic as soon as Durant signed.
i know you dont like basketball but the finals were amazingly entertaining...shouldve gone at least 6.
i dont love gsw having an all star team, and yes the playoffs as whole were bad, but the last few games were hoops at an insane level
I love basketball dude. And you just backed everything I said minus the last few games were hoops at an amazing level (they weren't even close). What happened was the playoffs were so zesty you actually had a few competitive games in the finals and blew your load.
You might be too young to remember the 80's Sixers/Celts/Lakers/Pistons or even the 90's with the Bulls but today's game doesn't compare on an enjoyability/competitive scale. Yes today's NBA athlete is better than the previous eras but that doesn't make the games any better.
Aside from the Sixers I stopped following the NBA as close as I used to during the 2000 Lakers run. Aside from the series they beat the Sixers, their other championships were 100% given to them by the refs. The sport lost its integrity to me at that point.
There were table scraps of excitement given to us in the last few games of the Finals, but overall the series was not great. At no point did I think either team could win the series, which kinda limits how great it could be. As the long expected payoff for a boring season and a boring playoffs, it didn't deliver the goods and the storylines going into the Finals drove more conversations than the games themselves. Unworthy successor to 2015 and 2016 in my opinion. The freak Game 4 will be remembered but otherwise 2017 is just in the books as the year the superteam steamrolled the league from the beginning to the end.
if you didn't enjoy watching that basketball then there's just no way you can like the sport
Most Points in a 5-Game Series - NBA Finals
2001 Allen Iverson 178
2017 Kevin Durant 176
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 13, 2017, 05:35:35 AM
if you didn't enjoy watching that basketball then there's just no way you can like the sport
Maybe if you enjoy blowouts and Durant dunking the ball every 5 seconds. The finals were awful.
like i said its probably not your thing
also warriors are skipping the white house visit
Quote from: SD on June 13, 2017, 01:07:45 AM
I love basketball dude.
Aside from the Sixers I stopped following the NBA as close as I used to during the 2000 Lakers run.
sure
3/5 games were super competitive and the game was being played at a ridiculously high level even in the 2 blowouts. 6 superstars were on the floor including the 2 best players and 2 best shooters. is it good for the sport that it takes 6 months to get to that point? no of course not.
but if you watched basketball last night and were bored by it then i dont know what to tell you
lol...GS unanimously pre-empts the customary WH invitation: thanks no thanks.
http://www.ajc.com/sports/warriors-unanimously-decline-white-house-visit-per-reports/i7uecqAhFfD8e2pj8KAqKK/
I was ok with the Finals and enjoyed watching it...I didn't care for the rest of the playoffs for the most part because of the blowouts
Quote from: Diomedes on June 13, 2017, 12:21:29 PM
lol...GS unanimously pre-empts the customary WH invitation: thanks no thanks.
http://www.ajc.com/sports/warriors-unanimously-decline-white-house-visit-per-reports/i7uecqAhFfD8e2pj8KAqKK/
Cue Drumpf twitter response:
I wasn't going to invite them anyway. Sad.
warriors have said nothing has been decided yet or there is no official announcement confirming that they arent going to show but that didnt stop nancy pelosi from inviting them to the hill instead....that would be so good
I am so sick of White House visits, shtein I was sick of the stupid Presidential phone call after a deciding championship game.
I would have loved a better series as in this going 6 or 7 games. The disgusting phony out of the woodwork Warriors fan base in this state is disgusting. I've mentioned it before the Niners and SF Giants have always had a huge following here from way back, win or lose, but I never until a few years ago ever saw any Warriors paraphernalia. Now it's just pure sickening. I want to grab these pricks and say "Who is Al Attles? Do you know Rick Barry? Tim Hardaway? Ever heard of Mitch Richmond? Jason Richardson (actually have his autographed picture in my office) ring a bell you pieces of shtein?"
90% of this board and half of philly will be sixer bandwagoners when/if they become good
nobody will ever accuse you of being a bandwagon sixers fans
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/warriors-andre-iguodala-in-response-to-visiting-the-white-house-hell-nah/
Cleveland shtein canned their GM
And Windhorst says LeBron isn't happy he wasn't consulted
Somehow Chauncey Bbbbbbbbillups is the front runner
What is happening to Phil Jackson? Why on earth would he be looking to rid of krapsnacks? I mean farg the knicks but this makes no sense.
Quote from: phattymatty on June 20, 2017, 04:29:43 PM
What is happening to Phil Jackson? Why on earth would he be looking to rid of krapsnacks? I mean farg the knicks but this makes no sense.
Screamin' A and Kellerman agree with you. (http://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/19688080?sf90714772=1)
I wouldn't hesitate to trade jo jo for porzingys
QuoteAdrian Wojnarowski ✔@WojVerticalNBA
Lakers are trading Tim Mozgov and D'Angelo Russell to Nets for Brook Lopez and 27th pick Thursday, sources say.
now the lakers gonna sign PG3, draft lonzo, shtein maybe even lure lebron since he's pissed at gilbert again.
and sixers keep the lakers pick.
everythings coming up milhouse.
i meant paul gorgo not pg3.
Sources: Charlotte is sending Miles Plumlee, Marco Belenelli and 41st pick to Atlanta for Dwight Howard and 31st pick.
Per Woj
Offseason is already more exciting than the season. That's always true for the Sixers, but now it's spreading.
Aldridge says Lakers offered 2 to Sac for 5 & 10
Lakers were then gonna offer one of those picks and 27/28 and a player to Indy for George
Vlade said no
what is happening this week? the hawks must really hate howard. not surprising because he's a douche but this trade is terrible.
it's not even a salary dump. they get worse players, worse contracts and worse draft picks.
jesus dwight must be a real shtein to be around.
not nba but i didn't think it deserved it's own thread:
big3 starts this sunday.
QuoteBIG3 games will be played every Sunday in a different city, in a quadruple header at the same venue. Games will be presented the following night in primetime at 8 p.m. ET on FS1 in a thrilling "Monday Night Basketball" experience. The league championship will be played on Saturday, Aug. 26 and broadcast live on the FOX broadcast network at 4:30 p.m. ET.
Big 3 Rosters
Team Coach Players
3's Company Allen Iverson Allen Iverson (captain), DerMarr Johnson (co-captain), Andre Owens, Michael Sweetney, Ruben Patterson
3 Headed Monsters Gary Payton Rashard Lewis (captain), Jason Williams (co-captain), Kwame Brown, Eddie Basden, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
Ghost Ballers George Gervin Mike Bibby (captain), Ricky Davis (co-captain), Maurice Evans, Marcus Banks, Ivan Johnson
Killer 3s Charles Oakley Chauncey Billups (captain), Stephen Jackson (co-captain), Reggie Evans, Larry Hughes, Brian Cook
Power Clyde Drexler Corey Maggette (captain), Cuttino Mobley (co-captain), Jerome Williams, DeShawn Stevenson, Moochie Norris
Trilogy Rick Mahorn Kenyon Martin (captain), Al Harrington (co-captain), Rashad McCants, James White, Dion Glover
Tri-State Julius Erving Jermaine O'Neal (captain), Bonzi Wells (co-captain), Xavier Silas, Lee Nailon, Mike James
Ball Hogs Rick Barry Brian Scalabrine (captain), Josh Childress (co-captain), Derrick Byars, Rasual Butler, Ivan Johnson
https://youtu.be/H32Z3Z-ClCk
anybody give a shtein?
I mean ...
i dont really have any interest but my cousin wrote and sold the insurance policy for the league and made a fat farging bonus off it
will some of these guys make it through a single game ?
Quote from: smeags on June 21, 2017, 10:35:27 AM
will some of these guys make it through a single game ?
:-D
i believe it's only halfcourt...3 on 3 with subs...and i think first team to 60 wins. i'm assuming each basket will be 2 points & they'll have threes, but i haven't read that anywhere. i have no idea how they'll handle fouls/free throws.
my guess is that it will be a bunch of old, out of shape guys throwing up threes.
Quote from: smeags on June 21, 2017, 10:35:27 AM
will some of these guys make it through a single game ?
no...none of them have played a single second of basketball since they retired
Kwame Brown was a top 5 pick. That doesn't bode well. Also, Larry Hughes was drafted 14th. Lol
Here's their draft results. Scroll all the way down for full team rosters (5 players per team).
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2706914-big3-basketball-league-2017-draft-results-and-full-team-rosters
Quote from: hunt on June 21, 2017, 10:42:23 AM
Quote from: smeags on June 21, 2017, 10:35:27 AM
will some of these guys make it through a single game ?
:-D
i believe it's only halfcourt...3 on 3 with subs...and i think first team to 60 wins. i'm assuming each basket will be 2 points & they'll have threes, but i haven't read that anywhere. i have no idea how they'll handle fouls/free throws.
my guess is that it will be a bunch of old, out of shape guys throwing up threes.
im excited already.
i will watch this over baseball for the next few months.
Ill watch it
cool to see some of those names...hadn't thought of some of them in years
i don't know why i can't stand josh jackson but i hope he goes to the celtics so I have a reason to not like him.
Quote from: phattymatty on June 22, 2017, 06:49:40 PM
i don't know why i can't stand josh jackson
cause he looks like a witch or something....in general theres some major look test fail in this lottery especially towards the top of it
ha yes. lonzo is just ugly as shtein and markelle kinda looks like a cabbage patch kid.
tatum is kinda fine though.
Espn can't do an interview with Lonzo without Lavar having his stupid ass on camera
nm
i dig lavar.
Oh sweet yeah I'll check it out it has an age restriction on it so I have to find my gmail sign in lol
here you go...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAm2whfw5WM
damn son computer skills gettin tight as farg.
I know right?
I'm more impressed by him getting PayPal and an iPhone
Marc Stein
Sources say Minnesota's offer to Chicago for Butler was EXPECTED to include the No. 7 pick, Zach LaVine and Kris Dunn ...
Hope Ball is booed
And his wack ass pops falls down the stairs
Oh great another Lavar interview
Clown
damn bulls going for the all G lineup this year.
Ben Simmons tweeted "crazy pills" when Lavar was on
Jojo's response
Please dunk on him so hard that his daddy runs on the court to save him..
I don't farg with Twitter but we're on pick 7 and according to Reddit Woj is already tweeting out pick 10. Why would he do this, just to prove he can?
Quote from: phattymatty on June 22, 2017, 08:22:53 PM
I don't farg with Twitter but we're on pick 7 and according to Reddit Woj is already tweeting out pick 10. Why would he do this, just to prove he can?
cause hes a fleshpop
damn i love DSJ. my second favorite player of this year other than markelle. so happy he did not go to knicks.
really like donovan mitchell...think hes going to play way above his draft slot and has a decent shot to be an all star one day
what the farg is portland thinking
Agreed on Mitchell and a wtf on Portland
mds sees no problem with Woj not only tipping picks but being four ahead of the broadcast.
shtein drives me crazy.
And not having the players with the right hats annoys me too
kings having a great night which of course is good for the sixers
Yep they did well
I like Monk in Charlotte too
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 23, 2017, 12:05:22 AM
Yep they did well
I like Monk in Charlotte too
really?....couldnt be a worse fit with kemba....their perimeter defense is going to be pathetic
NBA awards were pretty bad cept the sagar strong award which was amazing
Woj is reporting Boston is working to land Hayward and Paul George
Saw a report earlier that said Melo was "considering" the Sixers and Wizards but prefers to stay in NY.
Good. I want no part of that loser.
This is for Phreak. He gonna luv dis shtein.
https://www.thescore.com/nba/news/1325232
lol
That's where that family belongs. In the make believe wrasssslin world
wait, pro wrestling isn't real ?
https://youtu.be/BvTNyKIGXiI
:-D
Phil Jackson canned.
Bad news for anyone who hates the Knicks.
knicks being good is good for the nba and sports as a whole
big games at the garden are lit
Quote from: MDS on June 28, 2017, 10:54:55 AM
knicks being good is good for the nba and sports as a whole
NO
its one of the worst things that can happen....next to maybe the mets being good.....the media coverage is absolutely sickening
in fact the nba has seen a renaissance since the knicks have been horrible
beating the knicks in the playoffs >>>
oh and chris paul to the rockets
Paul George traded to OKC
Blake Griffin back to LAC for $175M
For Oladipo and Sabonis...don't know how accurate the Celtics rumors were but the Pacers could have gotten a lot more...even for just a one year rental.
The offseason is nuts so far....and free agency hasn't even started yet.
T-Wolves trade Rubio to Utah for a lottery protected 1st round pick, which clears the way for George Hill to hit free agency.
Remember when they drafted Rubio and Jonny Flynn with back to back picks (5 and 6) in the 1st round and left Steph Curry on the board for GS at 7? Good times.
NBA >
Not a shocker here but Hayward goes to the Celtics
4/$128M
dubs now have swaggy p and casspi also. what a farging team.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 04, 2017, 08:22:49 PM
Not a shocker here but Hayward goes to the Celtics
4/$128M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioFSAW37EyY
"Have fun being LeBron's little b-word."
That might be the whitest most mormany dude ever.
the team that made lebron their little bitch boy is in the same conference as utah
NBA money is stupid crazy
Harden 4/$228M extension.
The extension is "only" 4/$170M. The total value of his remaining guaranteed dough is $228M. Not bad for someone who refuses to play defense.
Durant has no sense of humor
https://youtu.be/ry3bJ6IL0SY
Cringeworthy
when lebron goes to the lakers, nobody is going to remember this snake joining the team that knocked him out
That was definitely staged. KD doesn't seem like a super fun dude but no one way he was actually mad at that.
Edelman's "we are inside" line was great.
jesus lonzo is fun to watch but he takes so many terrible shots. that shtein is not gonna work in the regular season.
hes going to posses the not good combination of having trouble getting to the basket and getting his shot off...if hes going to be great he better be able to catch n shoot off screens
also lonzo is ugly as shtein.
yeah hes a HUGE look test fail
hes got sonja curry eyes but hes a dood
rockets going on the market
j get your bid in....2.5 bills starting price
I'm sure people here will be happy - that owner isn't well liked
I'm sure people there don't give a farg
You'd be wrong.
This town is zesty in many ways. But they love them some Rockets.
Bandwagon as farg in baseball though
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 18, 2017, 07:51:23 PM
But they love them some Rockets.
false
rockets games were on csn houston - a station nobody got - when i was in texas and nobody cared. they are as bad as la.
Ok.
I'm not dying on a hill for houston sports fans. They follow the rockets
And you were in Mexico so you don't know
Surely there are many likable Houston billionaires who can replace the unliked one.
Rumor is Tilman Fertitta is interested.
Quote from: MDS on July 18, 2017, 10:04:13 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 18, 2017, 07:51:23 PM
But they love them some Rockets.
false
rockets games were on csn houston - a station nobody got - when i was in texas and nobody cared. they are as bad as la.
they have always been a joke going back to the 80's...love a successful team like anywhere but could care less about them when they aren't great or even good ....lack knowledge of the sport and certainly couldn't give a rats ass about who the owner is
No one in Texas will love any team more than their local HS football team. Then NASCAR. And then rodeos, rasslin, bass fishing, and lynchin.
Kyrie apparently wants out of Cleveland...says SA, Minn, NY, Mia are preferred desitinations.
Meanwhile, Melo is willing to give up an $8mil trade kicker if the Knicks send him to Houston.
tom prettys greatest hits
poor Mo doesn't look too happy
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DGYyaBxXcAE5ior.jpg)
It's that, "what the farg has happened to my life" look in his eyes.
poor guy has played in two of the last three finals set the all time record for wins and oh won a ring
you know this but mo is one of my top 5 favorite nba players.
(https://i.imgur.com/EnaIu8q.png)
Haha
full schedule out.
Kyrie to the Celtics.
Little bit of a shocker there eh?
unusual in that you don't see direct competitors make trades like this but not surprising at all because Celtics had by far the most assets of any team to put together a package
kyrie. boston globe. lol.
wow i didn't see the rest of the package. boston got fleeced.
Quote from: phattymatty on August 22, 2017, 09:15:14 PM
kyrie. boston globe. lol.
I see what you did there. And I dig it.
pretty great trade for the cavs considering lebron and kyrie could never be on the same team
Quote from: phattymatty on August 22, 2017, 09:36:51 PM
wow i didn't see the rest of the package. boston got fleeced.
Yeah they did:
The Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to send Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics in a deal for Isaiah Thomas, league sources told The Vertical.
The Celtics are sending Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic and Brooklyn's 2018 first-round pick to Cleveland, league sources told The Vertical.
Irvings a better player than Thomas but they're definitely comparable.
Isaiah Thomas
Quote from: SD on August 22, 2017, 10:34:17 PM
Quote from: phattymatty on August 22, 2017, 09:36:51 PM
wow i didn't see the rest of the package. boston got fleeced.
Irvings a better player than Thomas but they're definitely comparable.
no they aren't plus kyrie is five years younger with more team control....IT also has a chronic hip injury
it's really hard to see IT even being on the cavs in a year...which is why they insisted on getting the draft pick...I think it's a classic good trade for both teams but i always will go with the team that got the best player
Thomas played more games than Irving did the last two seasons, their ppr/fg%/rebounds/assists are similar. They're certainly compatible. If I had to chose between the two I'd take Irving no doubt but the Cavs got the better end of that deal.
Quote from: SD on August 23, 2017, 06:31:39 AM
Thomas played more games than Irving did the last two seasons,
he hurt the hip in this years playoffs
Quote from: SD on August 23, 2017, 06:31:39 AM
their ppr/fg%/rebounds/assists are similar
postseason says hello...kyrie has been a superstar in not just the playoffs but the actual nba finals...5'9 guys are generally a detriment in the playoffs...IT's shooting %'s fall off a cliff in the postseason...hes just too small...kyries actually go up a tad
trust me....IT and kyrie are not even close to being on the same level as players....and that would be the case if everything else like age contract status and health were all equal which they arent
Please never post "trust me" again.
Because Trump.
Thx.
Quote from: Rome on August 23, 2017, 07:31:10 AM
Please never post "trust me" again.
Because Trump.
Thx.
This is solid advice. Believe me, ok?
And igy is spot on. Kyrie and IT aren't remotely comparable. IT is good. Really good even. But he has some deficiencies that Kyrie doesn't, especially on the defensive end of the court and that's an area that Cleveland already needed to try and improve on, but they're considerably weaker now.
That said, I still think Boston gave up too much. Usually when you've got a situation like this involving a disgruntled player, the team that trades for him typically ends up paying pennies on the dollar. Don't really think that was the case here. I won't say Boston got fleeced because they got an undeniably great PG, but Cleveland made out really farging well all things considered.
they are equally terrible on D so that's an odd thing to point out.
kyrie >>> IT but still the cavs had no business getting that much back. kyrie is basically worth that BK pick. and to get IT and crowder is just a crazy bonus.
not saying i don't like this for the celtics either because I do but somehow having too many assets is making danny ainge a tad retarded.
Kyrie could walk after 2018-2019. Pretty big gamble from that perspective alone. I think Cleveland did great and Boston did too if he re-signs.
Quote from: phattymatty on August 23, 2017, 12:39:06 PM
they are equally terrible on D so that's an odd thing to point out.
I'm not trying to say that Kyrie is an elite defender or anything, but I do think he's better than IT. I did a bad job being clear though...the Cavs need to improve their defensive backcourt and they didn't do it with this trade. If anything, they got slightly worse. Even if you want to call IT and Kyrie a wash defensively, it's still a downgrade.
Quotenot saying i don't like this for the celtics either because I do but somehow having too many assets is making danny ainge a tad retarded.
Lol. I guess it's only natural that when you have a few extra bucks laying around you get a little frivolous/careless with how you spend them.
cleveland robbed dem doe
QuoteSources: After Isaiah Thomas underwent physical today, Cavs still evaluating injured hip and weighing options w/ completion of Irving deal.
Cavs are now seeking more compensation after examining Thomas' hip
Wonder if BOs coughs it up or the deal gets voided?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 26, 2017, 07:18:24 PM
Cavs are now seeking more compensation after examining Thomas' hip
if only someone had pointed this out
If the trade gets voided, I'd love to be a fly on the wall when Kyrie finds out.
Woj is saying Kanter and McDermott to NYK for Carmelo
Yup. And a future pick, but I haven't seen what the pick will be.
Melo's gonna torpedo that franchise right back to Seattle.
i give it until early october before hes tired of playing with russ
Lavar Ball pulled the LaMelo kid out of school and he will now be homeschooled and trained. H Lavar
Chino Hills coach said something about the kid jacking up 50 shots and it annoyed Mr BBB
He's a soulless coward
Pop on Trump
Popovich 2020
omg heyward...i literally almost vomitted
Holy farg
The sound
Wow
https://twitter.com/World_Wide_Wob/status/921015335897182208
Quote from: rjs246 on October 19, 2017, 02:17:39 PM
https://twitter.com/World_Wide_Wob/status/921015335897182208
Reminds me of Double Dribble.
knicks need to let niki tina play thru his shtein....makes no sense to play sessions as much as they are
https://youtu.be/z9nALxUFiDE (https://youtu.be/z9nALxUFiDE)
some unreal displays of athleticism in bucks celts tonight
giannas almost had the posterization of all time and Kyrie with GOAT handles
anyone here wanna put $$ on MVP this year?
i haven't looked at the actual odds but my dark horses are wall, gainnis and blake.
i'd prob put big money on lebron but whatevs.
guys
I pick Jerryd Bayless
From Bovada
Antetokounmpo (+200)
James (+500)
Leonard (+800)
Durant (+1000)
Harden, Russell Westbrook, Stephen Curry (+1200)
Kyrie Irving (+1400)
Anthony Davis (+1600)
Karl-Anthony Towns, Joel Embiid, Kristaps Porzingis (+2500)
John Wall (+2800)
Ben Simmons, DeMarcus Cousins, Blake Griffin (+3300)
Kinda like Leonard and Durant at those odds. Davis at 1600 is nice too
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 26, 2017, 09:03:54 PM
some unreal displays of athleticism in bucks celts tonight
giannas almost had the posterization of all time and Kyrie with GOAT handles
so frggin ill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53eykIvfRYs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXfOmyXLQbQ
this is almost not believable....how did he land on his feet...and he didnt put down a guard or SF...baines is a big dood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s8RY4EAP2o
his hand looks like its 20 feet above the rim jesus christ
i made a little squeal like a girl when watching that play last night.
knicks now have as many wins as the sixers
fight in oakland!
shtein, just switched over from WS to NBA TV, f'ing commercial
nba package is your friend
I thought they were biting each other.
I did not see the very beginning what the farg is Steve Kerr wearing is this 70s night?
old school warrior
John Wall straight garbage in the 4Q tonight
speechless
days since 1997 with a losing record
spurs - 48
mavs - 771
lakers - 856
rockets - 874
jazz - 922
Holy shtein. That's the year before Duncan, right?
starts with duncans arrival
That's crazy. What's even more nuts though is how the Spurs really haven't skipped a beat since Duncan retired. That's the power of Pop.
He hates Trump too. All time favorite non Philly basketball coach
Quote from: AO1 on November 03, 2017, 11:54:40 AM
He hates Trump too. All time favorite non Philly basketball coach
this
(https://i.imgur.com/FYrS2Ou.gif)
ty lue....keeps ring in his mouth??
This made me laugh hard.
https://gfycat.com/gifs/detail/DistinctAbsoluteEeve (https://gfycat.com/gifs/detail/DistinctAbsoluteEeve)
Isn't that just a lifesaver or some other breath mint? Still amazing video.
Where the farg else are you supposed to have your rings when you're coaching?
man iguodala still got it....what a sledge hammer of a dunk
No joke
marcus not smart
what a game this has been so far
farg off nfl
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DO2r3m_WkAE07hE.jpg:large)
Lol @ saying the NBA is eroding. Not that it ever really went away, but the last maybe 5 years or so have been the best since the Bird/Magic/Jordan era.
Perhaps they were only concerned with specific deMAGAraphics.
Does rome know what you're doing here?
there is no single measure showing the nba is eroding...this was done to placate the nfl owners ego and was dumb
Even better is the nfl asked Adam silver if he wanted to be their commish and he said farg no
the nba is never going to take over the nfl in popularity but its as well positioned to be a money machine as any business
2017 Ex-Sixers in the NBA
QuoteThe Rockets outscored the Denver Nuggets by 57 points in reserve forward Luc Mbah a Moute's 26 minutes during Houston's 125-95 rout Wednesday night.
The plus-57 is the best plus-minus recorded in any NBA game (regular season or playoffs) in the past two decades, according to ESPN Stats & Information.
snapper jones RIP
true legend
jesus lebron just dunked it like he is still 20. what a freak.
Quote from: phattymatty on November 30, 2017, 07:53:19 PM
jesus lebron just dunked it like he is still 20. what a freak.
Can't wait to see him in a sixers uniform
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/lakers/2017/12/06/lavar-ball-bashes-lakers-coaching-staff-not-using-lonzo-ball-effectively/926297001/
Haha. Jesus that guy is a farging nightmare.
Quote from: AntiRome on December 06, 2017, 11:58:06 AM
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/lakers/2017/12/06/lavar-ball-bashes-lakers-coaching-staff-not-using-lonzo-ball-effectively/926297001/
Haha. Jesus that guy is a farging nightmare.
QuoteLaVar Ball drew headlines earlier this week for pulling his middle son, LiAngelo Ball, out of UCLA amid an indefinite suspension due to a shoplifting incident. On Tuesday, LaVar appeared on NBC's Today show alongside LiAngelo to explain the decision. LaVar was later on CNN's "New Day" and pointed blame at UCLA for not taking more "accountability" in his son's shoplifting arrest.
:-D
jason tatum is shooting better from 3 than lonzo is from the FT line.
amazing how good oladipo has gotten this year
The put back slam by Jaylon Brown was awesome
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 08, 2017, 09:28:27 PM
amazing how good oladipo has gotten this year
out of his god damn mind
The Traveling Ball Circus is taking some of their "talents" to the gotdamn Lithuanian league. Pops yanks the two younger ones out of school and they're going to play in Lithufargingania
(https://i.imgur.com/IYPP0NM.png)
Rockets are murdering the Spurs
I didn't think Paul and Harden would work together
didnt see the game but it appears as if the sixers wore out the thunder on friday night
I don't think I've seen this GS team shoot this bad
Ugly
Oh my god farg the Celtics so hard.
Terrance Ferguson coming out party on ESPN for OKC
Six threes and two rim rocking dunks
Gerald Green being resurrected and signed by Houston is proving a worthy signing
He's on fire
wolves were just up 35 on the cavs
Cavs were only favored by 1 and it tipped off at a PK. A sign that it wasn't gonna be a good night for the Cavs. Didn't expect a 30 Point drubbing tho
lou williams dunked hard on ersan tonight....im pretty sure thats his first ever poster
Damn Lou with 21 at the half again.
jojo a starter.
fan and media votes exactly the same but players picked krapsnaps over jojo.
All star jerseys are hotttt. Also lebrons team is gonna crush stephs.
wow blake to pistons.
Whoa that's pretty big
Clippers just hit farg it.
for the first time ever all 30 teams will be playing in the vegas summer league
do not watch cannonball's injury from last night. farg.
rising stars game is fun as shtein.
Didn't watch, how did Fultz do?
he shot the ball really well
can't stop watching that harden crossover and shot from last night. so disrespectful.
I've never been so wrong as i was with wiggins three years ago. what a bum.
mostly cuz i laid mad cash on minny +7 tonight and this douche bag misses 3 FTs in a row with 30 seconds left and they lose by 8.
that loss dropped them from 3rd to 6th
celts bullets is something else
it is mathematically possible for there to be a 7-way tie in the west from seeds #4-#10.
Kyrie OUT for the remainder of the season
omfg what a play by tahj
heat raps to OT
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 11, 2018, 10:22:44 PM
heat raps to OT
Perfect for the Heat, they can see what the Wiz are doing. Unless that game goes to OT too.
its not orlando is going to win
wolves nugs is so good
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 11, 2018, 10:25:54 PM
its not orlando is going to win
Gamed perfectly by the Heat then. They can tank OT, the standings remain the same, they draw the Cs, and the Bucks win the right to listen to "Here Come the Sixers."
how can espn not be allowed to do live look ins
what the farg
Quote from: QB Eagles on April 11, 2018, 10:27:04 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 11, 2018, 10:25:54 PM
its not orlando is going to win
Gamed perfectly by the Heat then. They can tank OT, the standings remain the same, they draw the Cs, and the Bucks win the right to listen to "Here Come the Sixers."
Or I guess they could just win and give the 7 to the Bucks too if that's what they wanna do.
rockets are -4500 to win against minny. not sure i've ever seen it that high.
western conference playoff mvp so far is mr. jrue holiday.
wiz-raps game is good.
wall used to be my favorite non-sixer but he is such a bitch this year. no wonder all his teammates hate him.
lance gotta win this jump
thats one of the worst calls ever in a crucial situation
What has happened to d rose dude is ballin.
this is one of the best first rounds in recent memory.
lebron doing lebron things and the bullets choke as usual.
oh my lebron.
Russ showed me something tonight. I had the Thunder left for dead, and them being down 25 in the second half seemed to confirm it. Obviously overshadowed by LeBron, but him or Paul George was involved in every point they scored during the comeback. OKC turned into a full 2 man team like NBA Jam.
44/10/8. Defensive block. Buzzer beating (3).
I don't care what anyone says. He's the freaking GOAT.
'block' was goaltending and hes probably top 5
go jerk off jordan
jordan isnt even a question....lebron is in or around the top 5...which by the way is pretty farging amazing....but he has to worry about more than jordan its not like its jordan lebron 1-2
but by all means have a twitter overreaction because he hit a game winning shot last night.....i realize its what people do these days instead of like actually watching sports
the cavs don't have another player that has scored 20 points yet in a playoff game.
lol at goaltending. the farg outta here with that bullshtein, igydipo.
also could they have reviewed that goaltending by lebron? i can't find the actual rule anywhere. like if they called it goaltending could they have reviewed and called it off or since they didn't call it they can't review? Or is that reviewable at all?
it was def a goaltend but can't really blame the refs for it because of where it happened kinda underneath the rim and how fast. regardless why didn't dipo dunk that.
Quote from: Rome on April 26, 2018, 11:45:46 AM
lol at goaltending. the farg outta here with that bullshtein, igydipo.
???
it hit the backboard before lebron touched it. that's goaltending. obviously great play regardless.
Even if it was goaltending the King still drains the three and they win 98-97.
i watched it 100 times this morning and still think it's a goaltend but definitely too close for them to call anyway so glad it was a no call.
I thought Oladipo finger-rolled that shtein up there at first and that's why I was laughing at the goaltending bit. It was actually way too hard to tell after looking at the replays a few times. I agree, though. Good no call.
it was one billion times goaltending...if that was a pass interference no call against the eagles youd be trying to eat yourself to death on bowls of potato soup at the local bar
Yes it is reviewable but only if it was called goaltending.
Yeah that's what I assumed.
Question I am getting wiz raps on local tv, what channel is it on in other markets the nice espn is playing lebron.
nba tv
espnnews actually
no
uhhhh yes
nate mcmillan leaving in olidipo for a triple double was a fireable act there....they have a farging game 7 to play for
hubie brown is the best
Derrick favors of all people with the biggest jazz shot of the year
the shot selection by the thunder here wraps up in a neat bow their whole season
stupid and selfish beyond belief
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 28, 2018, 12:54:55 AM
hubie brown is the best
i love hubie but hes got real old real fast this year...it sounds like hes going to fall asleep every time to he talks
that's an incredibly bad call on Myles turner
That last possession was the history of the raptors franchise in 15 seconds.
Valonclueless has single handedly gift wrapped this game for Cleveland.
lebron is going to drag this carcas of a team to the finals, but hes not as good as kobe or something
have you seen the eastern conference lately
cavs almost for sure miss the playoffs in the West
i know hes horrible right
yeah top 5 of all time is horrible
name your 5
McNabb. ❤️
Quote from: Rome on May 03, 2018, 09:57:11 AM
McNabb. ❤️
uh oh, J gonna be jealous when he sees this.
after the eagles won j stopped liking sports
or he met some vegas stripper and is getting taken to the cleaners
Either way, he's ahead because the Eagles won.
We all are.
Quote from: MDS on May 03, 2018, 12:11:39 PM
after the eagles won j stopped liking sports
or he met some vegas stripper and is getting taken to the cleaners
i'd say the latter, and we all know J bet on the eagles, he probably paid for the, "girlfriend experience".
how does James Harden have 10 yet Rockets have 70 and are up 30
what
https://twitter.com/Sp0rtsTalkJo3/status/992973197069955077
Ah yes, famed NBA journalist "Barry McCockiner" with the big scoop.
that said david aldridge last night i swear. im drunk.
Has a conference #1 seed ever been swept this early in the playoffs before?
Pelicans on 18-2 run, of course it's over but this is cool to see. Warriors one basket in 6 minutes.
Amazing Round 1, dogshtein Round 2.
So true. 4-0, 4-1, 4-1 and all signs point to one more 4-1.
Duane Casey. Coach of the Year. Fired.
Actually my bad I thought the award was already given out, it has not been yet.
steph is having one of those filthy steph games.
that was a great basketball game last night.
if both games go to 7 there will be a game every night until sunday. boner.
And a farging awful game tonight
playoffs have been unbelievably bad this year
Motherfarging GOAT.
Houston we have a problem, a big ass problem. This may be the worst quarter of basketball played by an NBA team in a very long time.
Quote from: Don Ho on May 26, 2018, 11:14:24 PM
Houston we have a problem, a big ass problem. This may be the worst quarter of basketball played by an NBA team in a very long time.
Also possibly the most expected comeback by an NBA team in a very long time. Well, at least since the Sixers series.
oh of course, no way GS loses this game but my God, Warriors scored 64 points in the second half, Houston scores 25.
The King, I am speechless. He is so farging good.
Quote from: Don Ho on May 27, 2018, 10:58:25 PM
The King, I am speechless. He is so farging good.
Can't wait to chant MVP while he's shooting free throws in a Sixers uniform next season
lebron makes jordan look like tj mcconnell
Quote from: AO1 on May 27, 2018, 11:01:18 PM
Quote from: Don Ho on May 27, 2018, 10:58:25 PM
The King, I am speechless. He is so farging good.
Can't wait to chant MVP while he's shooting free throws in a Sixers uniform next season
All I know is if he becomes a Laker, I stab the first wannabe Lakers fan I see in the eyes.
i have no problem with Lebron as what he's done with a mediocre at best supporting cast is just short of a miracle. Warriors can kiss my ass. I'm sorry but i despise them. Unfortunately this has W's sweep or 4-1 at best series written all over it.
Rockets 7-44 from three. Missed 26 in a row at one point. That is like Police Athletic League stats.
it would only be a miracle if he was beating teams better than his...superstars win in the nba and there just really aren't any in the east
now if he beats golden state then we are having a different discussion
I don't remember doing a 180 on a player like I've done with LeBron the last 3-4 years. Not in terms of my opinion of his skill set but in regard to like him.
I grew up with MJ but was probably too young to fully appreciate what I'm watching. I think with Lebron I am sort of like I got with Tiger where you're just taking in unique greatness which is hard to root against in a series where you'd be otherwise neutral.
I think I may be the only person I know in real life that likes LeBron. I know he's polarizing but Jesus the hate for the guy is stupid.
Seems to me like LeBron hate peaked right after the Decision. Not only was the way he handled that annoying, it seemed like he was getting 90% of NBA coverage in spite of being a certified playoff choker. Those days are long gone and I think opinions have changed, at least among people who watch any basketball. He's far and away the best player in the league and the only comparisons that make sense in this phase of his career are to other historical greats. I can't even say that Jordan, invincible as he seemed, had the same aura of total mental mastery of the game. And he's still finding ways to improve and change his game to stay relevant as he ages. There's not much left to criticize.
i dont hate him i just hate people saying hes better than jordan if youve seen both play....i get young people not really knowing or appreciating jordan but anyone who watched both and account for all factors like era and defense and say lebron is better are just living in the moment...which i also get...its easy to get crazy with what you are watching now
jordan is easily the goat...then comes lebron wilt kareem magic duncan in whatever order you want
clearly you dont understand sports media
there is an industry centered around yelling about james. and then you have your garden variety idiots who are either trolling for attention or just have some really bad opinions.
Quote from: QB Eagles on May 29, 2018, 10:42:01 AM
I can't even say that Jordan, invincible as he seemed, had the same aura of total mental mastery of the game.
this is silly...jordan could have easily led the league in assists every year but because literally no one could stop him from scoring he didnt need to pass....also it was a different game then....the three pointer was thought to be a low percentage bad shot to take therefore drive kick was rare....today you just surround lebron or any primary ball handler with as many shooters as possible...this is not take anything from lebron who is crazy cerebral
and jordans defensive awareness was probably the best in league history...jordan lead the league in scoring ten times and was all NBA defense nine times....thats just laughably ridiculous
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 29, 2018, 08:32:30 AM
now if he beats golden state then we are having a different discussion
he did this already.
Quote from: phattymatty on May 29, 2018, 10:56:32 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 29, 2018, 08:32:30 AM
now if he beats golden state then we are having a different discussion
he did this already.
+kyrie and love
- durant
great win no doubt but not a 'miracle' as don said he accomplished this year
i actually think lebrons greatest accomplishment was the 2007 team...they got smoked by the spurs but just getting that garbage to the finals in what was a much better east was crazy
i was just talking with a buddy about that
the second leading scorer in 07 was LARRY HUGHES. g5 of the pistons series he scored something like 30 points in a row because nobody else on his team could hit a farging layup. and that was a really good pistons team and especially defensively.
I don't hate Lebron for anything he's done, including decision. That's just social media on steroids is what that was.
I also don't hate the dubs. I would like Harden and Paul to get a ring...but there's just an extra special hate for Houston with me now. Plus, how can you hate Golden State's game. That Curry pass to Bell, then back to Curry under the legs for a 3, represents their game. Just a level above everyone else.
yeah i don't know how you can be an nba fan and not enjoy watching how GS plays.
i do hate watching houston though...i know lots of people love it but harden's foul hunting is unbearable for me to watch.
gsw is -900 to win...cavs +550
is there even a point to playing this?
yes. blowout basketball is better than no basketball.
and lebron will maybe take 2 games. and someone weird like JR or george hill will hit like 9 3s and help win one.
I. would drop a hundy on the Cavs just on the off-chance that someone gets hurt. Look at the Chris Paul situation or even Kyrie. Those two series likely turned out differently because of injury.
You never know...
problem is the warriors would need at least two people to get hurt...when they didnt have durant and steph was not near 100% losin draymond for game six in 2016 really cost them...but now with durant they have so much more room for injuries and off nights
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 29, 2018, 08:32:30 AM
it would only be a miracle if he was beating teams better than his...superstars win in the nba and there just really aren't any in the east
now if he beats golden state then we are having a different discussion
Totally agree. He pulls this off next step may be Sainthood.
Quote from: MDS on May 29, 2018, 02:00:08 PM
gsw is -900 to win...cavs +550
is there even a point to playing this?
biggest underdog to ever win a finals was detroit +500 over the lakers when the lakers quit
lakers were -2000 against the AI sixers
think the best shot in the dark may be lebron +600 to win mvp...obviously he gets it if they win and theres a backdoor way for him to get it if it goes 6 and more likely 7
What is this challenging a foul bullshtein never seen that before
lol jr
Lol JR
farg draymond.
nm
Cavs got straight robbed last night. On to the next, though.
And LBJ is God.
its impossible to feel bad for lebron who has 3 rings and a bazillion dollars, and has been haroboring jr smith for years, but i did last night
he played out of his farging mind against an amazing team. a foul call is changed. george hill misses a ft. jr smith jr smith's. poor lebron.
Why do people always bring people's salaries into the argument? (usually when talking about athletes). What does that have to do with anything? They're all getting paid more than most of us. So, again, what's the point?
Women soccer players make more than I do.
As long as they're hot, I'm cool with it.
The uggos, though? Nada.
lurie
ertz
wentz
all in Cleveland tonight
seems so randomly weird to me
3 of the 22000 people in the arena work for the eagles. strange indeed.
how is drunk town?
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 08, 2018, 10:32:09 PM
lurie
ertz
wentz
all in Cleveland tonight
seems so randomly weird to me
scouting trip
this ceremony is more boring than the game.
Can't wait to watch the Lakers super team of Kawhi, Bron, and George playing against GS in the unofficial finals for the next 5 years. The process was fun while it lasted, too bad Colangelo had to come along and ruin the plan.
At what point does C-3PO step in as commissioner and do what's best for the league?
Never...Lebron in a Lakers uniform is as good as it gets for league business
Lakers with LeBron (having to go through GS) versus Boston with Kyrie (having to go through the Sixers) would be a dream scenario for the NBA.
the spurs are never trading kawhi to lakers....even if he lets everyone know he wants to go there some team will still take a shot, even for 1 year
so yea maybe in 2019 this could happen.
farg the NBA I only care about the Sixers. 99% chance Bron/George Lakers is happening. Kawhi isn't relevant unless he's traded to the Sixers and agrees to an extension. Unless Fultz miraculously becomes a top player the Process is over. The Sixers will never have the talent to beat one of those teams.
The first big domino. PG to... the Thunder.
DJ to mavs. They're gonna have a real good squad all of a sudden.
lakers renounce randle and sign....rondo?
not sure how that makes sense.
Quote from: phattymatty on July 02, 2018, 06:09:26 PM
lakers renounce randle and sign....rondo?
not sure how that makes sense.
Lebron's the gm now.
Pretty much. Imagine if he came to philly with actually no GM. Gross.
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1013944229935108097
https://twitter.com/JoelEmbiid/status/1013950832121823233
https://twitter.com/JoelEmbiid/status/1013951682001100800
What a farging joke of a league.
Embiid's like a desperate chubby woman at last call.
All da fat chicks got got already.
i've been doing a ton of daily fantasy on the summer league games and it's some of the most fun gambling I've done in a long time.
whats next, preseason nfl fantasy ?
Raptors giving up DeRozan for one year of Kawhi before he joins the Lakers.
literally every report says kawhi only wants to play in la. this does not seem like it's going to work out since they sent him to another country. not to mention dd really seems to love toronto.
apparently the sixers deal needed to include simmons lol.
he has to understand he was not going to LA this season as they arent going to give up anything for him when they can wait 11 months and get him for free
i gave him the benefit of the doubt thru the SA ordeal even over pop....but if he even bitches or sulks much less says hes not going to toronto then he loses all credibility on anything
if hes salty about anything its that today is the day where in real life and time he just lost 80 million dollars.....that is hitting home for real right now....and i dont care how much he didnt wanna go back to the spurs thats a lot of farging money
Agreed, I figured there was behind the scenes shtein we weren't privy to. But if he won't give any more respect to a team starting fresh with him because they aren't the LA Lakers, he's a farging baby.
id be surprised if he plays a game for them....this has to be a flip for toronto. they tried to trade lowry, know kawahi isnt staying and hired a developmental coach.
every aspect of the world is bizarro right now. who would have thought 12 months ago that kawhi would cause the most drama in the league.
QuoteLeBron James has played 7,153 more minutes than Vince Carter, even though VC has been in the NBA for 5 more years.
i'm putting in all my season O/Us for nba today. some of these lines really stick out. anyone interested in a little pool, like 25 or 50 bucks per head? whoever picks the most right takes it all?
ill do it if you get at least (5) people in
good luck
celtics are a lock over if its still 59....im going to delaware park on the way up to the game sunday to pop that and a sixer under in
boston is 58.5
went down....even better....dont even need 60 wins now
injuries are obviously possible but if they stay relatively healthy they are a lock for 60
their bench is better than some teams...its crazy how deep they are
i fudged a few current lines up or down .5 so there are no ties.
utah 47 sactown 12
thad got swole.
this knicks lineup is so bad.
Quote from: phattymatty on October 17, 2018, 08:09:07 PM
this knicks lineup is so bad.
just good enough for a 49 point quarter tonight tho
This hawks lineup is so bad.
This Alonzo trier kid looks good.
Rob base and DJ easy rock playing kings jazz halftime.
this is so bad its great...
https://twitter.com/utahjazz/status/1052783467174350848
Quote from: phattymatty on October 17, 2018, 09:29:48 PM
This hawks lineup is so bad.
its not great with dedmon and collins but without them it might be the worst defensive team ever put on a basketball court
Sauce knocking down 3s for the blazers
Stauskas already has a better blazers career than sixers
What a great game tonight at Staples. Despise the Lakers but damn they are fun to watch. LaMarcus Aldridge and Kyle Kuzma both went off tonight.
That was a great game.
The Wiz/Blazers was pretty legit too
nba in general is just miles ahead of every other sport in watchability and they are doing everything right. market the shtein out of their players, let them have personalities and say whatever they want, etc. doesn't hurt that we're probably watching 4-5 of the top 10 players of all time.
SAC might be the worst team in the league and even they are fun as shtein to watch.
Good to see the Sixers and the Eagles following the Phils' lead of not finishing the job.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on October 23, 2018, 10:47:08 PM
Good to see the Sixers and the Eagles following the Phils' lead of not finishing the job.
You can add the Flyers and (if you're a fan) PSU to that list
Quote from: AO1 on October 24, 2018, 08:40:46 AM
Quote from: Geowhizzer on October 23, 2018, 10:47:08 PM
Good to see the Sixers and the Eagles following the Phils' lead of not finishing the job.
You can add the Flyers and (if you're a fan) PSU to that list
Definitely PSU. I kind of figured the Flyers never really started their job.
boogie got ejected tonight.
he is scheduled to be back in game shape by february.
Sacramento...whoa
They're fun to watch
don't care how early it is think we can put mattys bullets in the grave
Yeah they're done.
Oubre was -30 tonight lol
giannas just had an other worldly dunk
knicks 92
Celtics 74
andrew wiggins just finished 0-12 with zero pts
twitter is a buzz with a dwight howard trans story but i cant find it...i think its a thread that was deleted
Quote from: MDS on November 24, 2018, 11:25:43 PM
twitter is a buzz with a dwight howard trans story but i cant find it...i think its a thread that was deleted
seems like a cool thing to be "a buzz" about
as long as theyre not a part of the military
Wiz and rockets going to OT at 125 and somehow was the most boring last 2 min I've ever seen.
weird seeing roco already step up and be the leader of the wolves. KAT and wiggins are such beta cucks.
nm
raps taking it to the dubs. i really wish kawhi had any amount of personality but as good as he is he's such a farging bore to me.
i am consistently confused why chris webber is always on tv.
the difference between the #1 seed in the west (nuggets) and #14 (Jazz) is 5.5 games.
the difference between the jazz and #15 (suns) is 6.5.
merry nba quintuple header day
also espn this morning promoted a 10 part documentary on the 97-98 bulls that looks farging amazing....Jordan is even all over it and he never gives interviews....I cant farging wait....unfortunately it doesn't drop until 2020
wow was that pels mavs game something
rockets dubs last night was so good but how the farg did they miss that durant out of bounds. just laughably bad.
harden on an all time streak right now.
lolololol
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DxHQpZKVAAEmHVD.jpg)
One is not quite like the rest...
Porzingis traded to the Mavs
I texted my buddy who's a Knicks fan and he replied, "farg you!"
I said, no I'm serious.
Five minutes later he replied, sorry about that. I thought you were farging with me. He's also a Raiders fan, so I do mess with him quite a bit.
I think the best version of this for the Knicks is if they end up with KD, Kyrie, and Zion. So that's the measuring stick I'm using to compare against the shtein show that actually happens.
Quote from: Rome on January 31, 2019, 08:11:12 PM
I texted my buddy who's a Knicks fan and he replied, "farg you!"
I said, no I'm serious.
Five minutes later he replied, sorry about that. I thought you were farging with me. He's also a Raiders fan, so I do mess with him quite a bit.
your friend seems like a fun guy
QuoteMagic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly offering this package for Anthony Davis:
-Lonzo Ball
-Kyle Kuzma
-Brandon Ingram
-Rajon Rondo
-Lance Stephenson
-Michael Beasley
-Two 1st-round picks
That's a haul, the Pelicans are crazy if they turn that down
When I used to play fantasy football I think I offered that same trade for Adrian Peterson like a thousand times
it never got accepted
If you're not either actively assembling a superteam or tanking, you're not really competing. And by superteam, I mean a team with multiple superstars. The role players and bench guys are 100% expendable -- new ones can always be found later once the core is in place.
I mean we just saw the Knicks straight dump a star player to make it easier to run at two of them in free agency.
I would hate AD in Boston but Pelicans would be dumb to rush a trade before seeing what Boston can offer this summer. The two picks are nice but that's a lot of trash players that the lakers are offering.
They should start liquidating the rest of their team though. Mirotic would be a nice add on the Sixers.
lakers say they are out already.
QuoteIf Pelicans want to counter the Lakers most recent offer on Davis, Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka are obviously anxious to find a pathway for a trade. This is a negotiation tactic on behalf of Lakers, who have wanted New Orleans to show more initiative in the process.
show more initiative lol farg the lakers. pelicans should take their sweet ass time.
Posturing...everyone knows Magic doesn't pull out of anything
bucks get mirotic thats rough. he would have fit perfectly on the sixers.
Why is Matthews singing with Indiana
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 07, 2019, 08:54:15 PM
Why is Matthews singing with Indiana
Oladipo's out so he's guaranteed more playing time which could translate into a bigger contract
lol he's way beyond any big contract in his career much less a couple months of basketball changing his money
Would you rather be a starter on a playoff team or come off the bench. I don't really see the argument
https://twitter.com/SomeonesAnIdiot/status/1095172925043412992
amazing.
Not sure what's funnier: Blake's face or the fact that after that extended travel there wasn't even a shot by Beal or Ariza.
Refs say that was a legal play:
https://twitter.com/officialnbarefs/status/1095348185571172355 21
What an embarrassment why bother dribbling ever.
Porzingis is being investigated for rape. (http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26401287/report-porzingis-accused-rape-new-york)
Mark Cuban was made aware of the allegations before the trade.
Right after he tore his acl, she tried to extort $68k from him, and she waited a year to report it once her extortion attempt failed. Not buying it.
women love making it up
Quote from: MDS on March 31, 2019, 03:00:12 PM
women love making it up
You'd put it past a woman to lie over $68k? You're not that naive
a common female hobby is letting the world know they were violated sexually...its like, fun for them
Apparently Miami is waiving Rodney McGruder.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on April 07, 2019, 05:11:37 PM
Apparently Miami is waiving Rodney McGruder.
to be eligible for the postseason you have to be waived by march 1
Magic said farg it and dipped out on the Lakers
This should free him up to tamper with Simmons.
Good, take him.
unreal win by orlando
Yes that was! saw that 15-1 run just before half.
still mad early but these idiot maga cbb only fans cant say the nba is predictable this year
and the dubs are struggling with the clips
when kawhi is in the zone like tonight it's the prettiest thing to watch other than steph.
wish he had even the tiniest bit of a personality.
Somehow he didn't even have a personality while going on an unprecedented vendetta against his own team.
Todd, as someone who has worked in journalism, what was your take on the Sheridan piece today?
For those that didn't see it. (https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/nets/ny-sports-brett-brown-76ers-20190416-tto22hsfvje4zeq2y7egfkij2y-story.html)
Haha. It's been roundly ridiculed as gutter trash and rightly so. The NYDN is fish wrap.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on April 17, 2019, 08:25:14 PM
Todd, as someone who has worked in journalism, what was your take on the Sheridan piece today?
For those that didn't see it. (https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/nets/ny-sports-brett-brown-76ers-20190416-tto22hsfvje4zeq2y7egfkij2y-story.html)
2019 for you. you can poke about 1000 holes in this story...there might be some truths but there are a number of verifiably false things in the story. a lot of lazy things, too. sheridan is not plugged into the sixers and everything he is getting is like 5th hand or just silly media chatter.
i have no idea how this was approved by anyone at the dn but in this day it doesnt really matter. just put shtein out there, see what sticks.
Quotethe organization needed to consider trading Simmons because the youngster was simply not coachable, and was a regular-season player annually exposed in the playoffs.
lol he knows simmons was a rookie last year right?
i'm sure there's a shred of truth to this because I don't think brett is a great coach but that reads like a gossip rag. brett lost the team after jimmy trade but before harris trade...so definitely specifically during those few weeks. what.
my god that lillard game winner was an all timer.
Last night was just simply nuts. That Blazers ending and that Sharks/Golden Knights game 7 OT thriller made for a great night of sports.
donovan mitchell is hot trash.
Yeesh 4/22 shooting? Lol
Quote from: phattymatty on April 24, 2019, 10:11:21 AM
my god that lillard game winner was an all timer.
I can report that after last night, Portland is actually paying attention to basketball. You wouldn't even know soccer season started already.
Durant is out of his god damn mind
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 26, 2019, 11:41:40 PM
Durant is out of his god damn mind
He's been fake tough guy lately but JFC he was on tonight
I made the bartender flip it over from the Astros game so I could watch
cant really put into words how good cj mcollum has been today....glaciers of ice in his veins
LOLKNICKS
That was great.
Thought the Lakers were gonna get lucky there for a bit
Welp GS is off and running now
So much for having a close game or a Portland win
Portland trying to pull off another game two shocker
Oh boy
Here we go
They are the warriors so don't feel bad for them but this is where they miss Durant most of all
my man iggy with the sick stop
still laugh at this board who hated on him
although never really in doubt that was really good stuff and I hope this goes 7
if you want to know which parts of the country watched the nba and which didnt....here you go
https://twitter.com/Tha_Randy_Man_/status/1134459143899820033
its pretty much what you thought. smaller cities with black people do, big diverse cities are in the middle and the pittsburgh's and st louis' of the world do not
So you're saying people without a rooting interest in a west coast team and another from Canada aren't watching?
Why did you ever quit journalism?
yea, thats the reason. "rooting interest."
It's definitely less plausible than racism.
There's definitely no black people in Pittsburgh and St. Louis.
Quote from: Rome on May 31, 2019, 12:47:34 PM
It's definitely less plausible than racism.
boston had a terrible number too but im sure its just because theres no nba team there
Barry looking cool as farg.
Boogie looking like he's done.
Drake looking like a farging cornball.
I cant ever look at Obama without thinking hes a smoker
warriors in five.
IGGY
I think Quinn cook made more threes in that one minute than he made in his duke career...just amazing
I take my earlier comment back, after lookin like a statue for 12 min boogie really brought it. god damn is he slow right now though.
steph and a bunch of scrubs going to win the title.
Paul pierce is a farging moron
yeah why is he even still on tv?
I have no idea btwn him and Chauncey that show is unwatchable
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 02, 2019, 09:22:35 PM
I cant ever look at Obama without thinking hes a smoker
Call me IGY, he was two years ahead of me for 7 years at the same school here since 4th grade. I got some good shtein for you.
What a farging game.
I went into this with anyone but GS on my mind but now I want them to win. I'm sick of the Toronto nut huggers.
I am so disappointed as I was so looking forward to all those staged shots of the crowd at Jurassic Park.
Looked like maybe 250 people max tonight, oh wait ABC/ESPN said it's 25,000 or was it 250,00?
Toronto blows this will they riot like Vancouver did in 2011 after Canucks lost in game 7 to Bruins?
Can't see GS winning two more. Iggy was hobbling at the end, Looney looked like he was shot in the chest and was in pain the entire game, KD is dead, Boogie is still Boogie. Toronto was awful from the three until Leonard hit AND WTF was Nurse thinking calling those momentum killing time outs? They had the W's by the jugular. Kaplaresque move.
Twitter is a nearly universally awful place but I highly recommend reading Chris Long's daily takes. He TORCHED the Raptors' fans after their reaction to Durant going down.
As for the game... good to see the Dubs pull it out. farg Toronto.
don't get why boogie fouled there
holy shtein they gave them a chance
Refs just stole Toronto's celebration from them...so awful
I can't stand Toronto but I'm legit angry that the refs ruined this for them....so anticlimactic
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 13, 2019, 11:50:28 PM
I can't stand Toronto but I'm legit angry that the refs ruined this for them....so anticlimactic
That was terrible
Draymonds turnovers were terrible too
Unibrow a Laker
Jesus:
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The Pelicans have agreed to a deal to trade Anthony Davis to the Lakers for Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, and three first-round picks – including the No. 4 overall in 2019 Draft, league sources tell ESPN.
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Lakers social media blowing up over Jimmy Buckets
Nice to see the momentary glitch that was the last half decade is over and the NBA has rectified the Lakers' losing again.
Can't have LA going without championships for too long. Bad for bu$ine$$.
i love nba conspiracies
yes the nba made sure the lakers were good but doesnt care about the team in the biggest market which has been pitiful since the 90s. its all a big scam to make money, thats why the canadian team won the title and the team from oklahoma city is consistently good
Do you honestly think Silver or his corporate overlords want that to happen?
I'm sure they don't want LA to be dominant again. Nope. Not at all.
No doubt they want LA to be relevant again but I don't believe the conspiracy theory
Nobody gave a shat about the GSW and now they're one of the most popular teams in the league.
LA supposedly wants Kemba Walker
Quote from: Rome on June 16, 2019, 01:03:19 PM
Do you honestly think Silver or his corporate overlords want that to happen?
I'm sure they don't want LA to be dominant again. Nope. Not at all.
the leagues all want new york/la/chicago in every single final but that doesnt happen, does it
put the tin foil hat away and get off facebook
nba players want to live in LA....there's your conspiracy.
That explains why the Clippers have won so many titles.
location had nothing to do with the lakers best dynasties
with mikan they were in minneapolis
magic they drafted
kobe they drafted
shaq they offered the most money
the clippers up until 5 years ago were run by perhaps the worst human being ever to own a sports team so long as theres no tape of dan snyder saying the n word.
Quote from: MDS on June 17, 2019, 03:48:20 PM
kobe they drafted
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Apparently shots were fired at the Raptors' parade.
https://twitter.com/bruce_arthur/status/1140707870620770307
some dude ran nba names through an AI text simulator johnson and it's pretty funny.
https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/c2szq4/i_asked_openais_new_language_model_what_it/
Can we get Morant's pop to coach the Sixers?
QuoteAfter last night's draft, the Pelicans have turned AD into Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart, Jaxson Hayes (8th Pick), Nickeil Alexander-Walker (17th pick), Marcos Louzada Silva (35th pick), 2021 LA pick, 2023 Swap, 2024 or 2025 pick, and a Solomon Hill salary dump.
who needs david griffin
Kemba to the C's.
is there a more pathetic franchise in sports than the knicks
KD to the Nets per woj
Wow
From when they dumped Porzingis for no reason:
Quote from: QB Eagles on January 31, 2019, 09:33:38 PM
I think the best version of this for the Knicks is if they end up with KD, Kyrie, and Zion. So that's the measuring stick I'm using to compare against the shtein show that actually happens.
Looking good!
back in reality KD wont play next year and both him and kyrie are super sensative ball hogs. how is this gonna work
Brogdon traded to the Pacers then signed a 4 year extension. Ross re-signed with Orlando
Quote from: MDS on June 30, 2019, 06:10:11 PM
back in reality KD wont play next year and both him and kyrie are super sensative ball hogs. how is this gonna work
It'll be nice to watch the drama
Hilarious that the Knicks got shtein on again.
Knicks didn't think KD was worth a max deal.
Dolan is prob just using that as a front to stay cheap.
How beautiful it is! F U Lakers!
I'm not usually up this early
But did I read the Clip joint is getting Kawhi and Paul George?
The Clippers went straight loony to get Paul George. He's a great player but that's just dumb.
When Leonard bolts after 4 yrs, they're screwed for a decade. Then again they've lost forever, so I guess this is worth a shot.
Quote from: Rome on July 06, 2019, 07:09:16 AM
The Clippers went straight loony to get Paul George. He's a great player but that's just dumb.
When Leonard bolts after 4 yrs, they're screwed for a decade. Then again they've lost forever, so I guess this is worth a shot.
Kawhi would only sign if they got George so they essentially got both players in that deal. But yeah holy shtein with that trade. The NBA needs to revisit their dumb first round pick back to back trade rule because now you have teams trading their future away.
So many talking heads were saying it was a effectively done deal to the Lakers, even though we know that Kawhi talks to no one. This is fun.
Quote from: AO1 on July 06, 2019, 07:50:43 AMThe NBA needs to revisit their dumb first round pick back to back trade rule because now you have teams trading their future away.
These LA teams probably figure they can always get the free agents they want between the lure of the city and under the table movie deals. It's destroying your future if you're OKC or Charlotte, but it's only deadly to a huge media market team if it's combined with front office incompetence (see: Knicks, Clips under Sterling).
if paul george hated russ so much, why did he sign there last summer...like dude you knew what he was
anyway this is going to be fun when okc gets a current 7 year old because of this trade and he turns out to be lebron
is there anything better than the NBA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYOA5XEkveA
Love it! Blew up in the Lakers face. We all know what a private person Kawahi is and you have all the reports of "Me Me Me Me" Magic, Hollywood Lebron, the dysfunctional Buss family and all their "meetings", Raptors and the whole private jet, the press following his SUV like OJ down the 405. Of course the Raptors FO said it was a media leak. Sure. We never heard shtein about the Clippers meetings except Doc was there. All quiet on the Clippers front, no circus. Look where he ended up.
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 06, 2019, 12:54:34 PM
is there anything better than the NBA
is there anything worse than the nba playoff system
Quote from: MDS on July 06, 2019, 08:18:00 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 06, 2019, 12:54:34 PM
is there anything better than the NBA
is there anything worse than the nba playoff system
and the 9 month season
I always sit around wish that there would be less of the best sports
make the regular season 150 games but they need to limit it to 4-6 teams for the playoffs. make the series best of 9s for all i care. when 16/30 teams makes the playoffs it's not as fun.
theres my take. @ me.
stop watching sports then...every league does it
your favorite the NFL has under .500 teams make the playoffs
the nfl has 12/32 teams make it, which is a perfect number. sometimes a 7-9 or 8-8 team gets in, but its very rare and nothing something i get worked up about.
baseball does 10/30 and its really just 6/30 since 4 teams have to do a random 1 game play in. its just the nba and nhl which do this.
baseball wild card is the biggest joke in the history of sports
and again under .500 teams win divisions in the nfl
just say you hate basketball and love roger goodell and leave it at that...any other reasoning is beyond non sensical
i only hate the nba. i love other forms of basketball. just something about college, the players are grittier and hustle more.
lol
I agree about the baseball wild card. They try to manufacture suspense with the play-in game and it falls flat (unless, I suppose, your team is in it - I wouldn't know). Either make it a series or just put the one WC in the divisional round.
NBA / NHL let too many in. I suppose the NBA does a better job of arranging them.
they couldnt do a best of 3 because a, lets say, philly/la best of 3 would take 5-6 days. this means the division winners are off for over a week which is a disadvantage for them.
if mlb ever goes east/west, your travel is limited, you could do a best of 3 wild card on 3 straight days.
but mlb actually likes these 1 gamers so i think theyre here to stay.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on July 06, 2019, 10:20:14 PM
I agree about the baseball wild card. They try to manufacture suspense with the play-in game and it falls flat (unless, I suppose, your team is in it - I wouldn't know). Either make it a series or just put the one WC in the divisional round.
NBA / NHL let too many in. I suppose the NBA does a better job of arranging them.
the idea of a 162 game season decided by a one game playoff is so incredibly stupid that you really can't even come up with something dumber
since everybody wants to here it, my idea for my baseball:
4 division of 8 teams (east/west)
4 division winners make the playoffs
2nd and 3rd in each division do a 3-gamer on 3 straight days.
and for the nba:
20 team league with pro/reg to do away with tanking
the 19 teams all play each other 3 times. no divisions. just 1 big 20 team league.
7 teams make the playoffs. 1st place gets a bye.
tell me im wrong.
Westbrook to Houston
Chris Paul and first rounders in 2024 and 2026 to OKC plus pick swaps in 2021 and 2025
Whoa
the amount of assets the thunder have would make Sam hinkies tiny little bird grow to the moon
on what planet can russ and harden coexist
earth a few years ago.
nba futures lines been wild the last 2 weeks.
I would pay to see Buckets & CP3 play together.
pretty good burn
https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/1164243774563688448
:-D :-D :-D
US about to lose to the cheese eaters.
They only mustered 13 points in the fourth. Awesome.
harrison barnes was playing center
not even sure this game was an upset much less noteworthy
luis scola looking like silver haired grandpa schoolin the kids out there.
I came across this MJ gif today and Armen Gilliam has me dying.
https://gfycat.com/wideeyedtimelycoati-michael-jordan-defying-gravity-basketball
Lolol
He's like grandpa Simpson when he walks into the titty bar and sees Bart and walks right out
smart man
either get dunked on by the goat or let him get his 2...easy choice
Why I despise the Lakers organization:
https://sports.yahoo.com/lakers-send-warning-tweet-nba-164152710.html (https://sports.yahoo.com/lakers-send-warning-tweet-nba-164152710.html)
should not be so excited for the long dongs game.
Let me see it against Boston.
https://twitter.com/NBCSPhilly/status/1181724627514662913
Something more despicable than American politicians, Chinese government. Just farging the NBA every which way but loose.
whats uncle tom but for the chinese govt
asking for lebron
Total bitch response by him tonight
lebron has been one of my fav athletes ever...real good dude who did 1 thing wrong and that was the decision, which isnt a huge thing in the grand scheme of the world
but this is just. big yikes.
hes a soft batch piece of shtein but what did he do today....i missed it
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 14, 2019, 10:23:22 PM
hes a soft batch piece of shtein but what did he do today....i missed it
LeBron James: Daryl Morey was 'misinformed' about the situation in China and Hong Kong (https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27847951/daryl-morey-was-misinformed-situation-china-hong-kong)
holy shtein....not surprising coming from him but thats a HOF bad take
Calm down everyone. LeBron looked into the situation carefully and is speaking about China with first hand, detailed knowledge.
By which I mean his accountant gave him a first hand, detailed report on how much China invested in Space Jam 2.
the kawhi terminator commercial is amazing
Rooting for the Pellies and Clip Joint tonight.
Wow.
Pels +7....c-ya.
Milwaukee murdered the Rockets in the second half. Harden with a complete dog of a performance
pretty cool
https://twitter.com/Oldskoolbball1/status/1187662324787798016
LOLFultz
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hope trae is not out long, dude has been really fun to watch.
also learned that vince carter is older than trae young's dad.
Bucks...good grief. Boston is killing them in the second half. 49-22 run so far
Goodbye Bucks bet
holy shtein the bullets efg tonight was the highest ever in a loss 73%
unreal
also I only saw about 10 minutes of the game but I think James harden set some kind of flopping record even if you take out the other 38
this has to go down as one of the craziest nites in nba history
I've worn the back button out on the remote. Rockets win was nuts
Steph broke his hand.
Dubs are dead. Getting murdered tonight
jesus was Lakers Mavs good
how the mighty have fallen...dubs are -1 tonight at home vs. Charlotte
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 31, 2019, 12:40:55 AM
Steph broke his hand.
Dubs are dead. Getting murdered tonight
Almost time for their fans to start rooting for the Lakers again
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 02, 2019, 07:51:36 AM
jesus was Lakers Mavs good
how the mighty have fallen...dubs are -1 tonight at home vs. Charlotte
Yeah that was a great game. If Luka was a more athletic he'd be unstoppable. Everything looks slow motion but damn is he good.
listening to charles talk about big san antonio women eating churros is the best thing on tv.
He's awesome. He ripped Hassan Whiteside good too.
Portland signed Carmelo
Season over
omfg James harden
Kyrie is a bitch
He's "injured" and will miss Boston
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28145944/sources-nba-considering-reseeding-conference-finalists-postseason-play-in
i like the idea of the in season tourney but it needs to be bigger and more ambitious. needs to include college teams and amateur teams. this is what gives the soccer ones considerable juice. ultimately the winner will be an nba team, but in the us soccer one a semi pro team beat an mls team like 5 years ago.
highly unlikely to happen in basketball but isnt that the point of this
stop
there is no more useless thing than the nba regular season and anything that can be done to shorten or spice it up is welcome
Did I just read lil guy suggest an NBA/college/amateur tourney? He don't even drink to be this drunk.
Yeah imagine Jojo working there post on Gary from JiffyLube
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 23, 2019, 01:04:46 PM
Did I just read lil guy suggest an NBA/college/amateur tourney? He don't even drink to be this drunk.
Yeah imagine Jojo working there post on Gary from JiffyLube
lol you certainly did
but you have to understand he's a soccer whore who doesn't like basketball
weeooo weeoooo weve got the fun police rolling in
i understand im dealing with 2 of the 700k people who watch sportscenter and whatever rockets/suns game espn is farting out that night but the nba ratings are straight bad and season ticket holders arent happy about paying for clippers games not seeing kawahi
so heres something to spice it up. amateur teams and college teams would be at the bottom of the tourney and nba teams would get byes to prevent gary from jiffy lube vs. joel but every once in a while maybe one sneaks in and theres a tiktok of some rando scoring on an all star.
nba would be much better if they replaced the baskets with goals and you could only kick the ball
Full contact hoops is my suggestion.
I know the ratings suck but I have the package. So I watch more than natty TV games. The problem is partially all this load management shtein.
Playing against non-NBA players is ridiculous and I don't know what team or what fans would want to see their guys out there risking injury against the Washington Generals. Even if the NBA introduces this in-season tournament against other NBA teams, it's bound to be a challenge to get teams to take it seriously instead of seeing it as an opportunity for rest.
There is widespread recognition around the league that something needs to change about the regular season. I think that peaked a few years ago when it seemed like the dynasty Dubs were playing at 60% effort until the playoffs, but it's still an issue and I don't mind seeing the league throw out some trial balloons as long as they aren't too corny.
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 23, 2019, 01:41:36 PM
nba would be much better if they replaced the baskets with goals and you could only kick the ball
they ruined the game when they added the 3 point line and let those gorillas start hoping around and dunking
luka went bonkers again
classic
https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1198771179378503680
Western Conf player of the week is Melo. LOL
Rockets were up 22 until Readings own Lonnie Walker smashes 19 in the 4th
lol
(https://i.redd.it/apjxxvbu3s241.gif)
https://twitter.com/dshusty/status/1206413448789270529
Oh my god. Someone has to get him help.
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best thing about this zion game right now is the heckler when the spurs are at the line.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 20, 2020, 08:45:09 PM
Oh my god. Someone has to get him help.
the cop who took this video has been suspended. hopefully he gets fired. and the shtein beat out of him.
zion's 17 points in 3 min. gave me goosebumps. and his 3 stroke looked so comfortable already.
bron will most likely pass kobe as the #3 all time scorer in philly tomorrow.
horford is a great albeit way overpaid signing if hes glue behind embiid to ensure the second unit doesnt fall off a cliff when jo is off the floor...as a main cog hes awful
Wolves were up 17 points with 3 minutes left last night and lost. 17 points.
Quote from: hunt on January 24, 2020, 11:05:01 AM
bron will most likely pass kobe as the #3 all time scorer in philly tomorrow.
man this is sad to read.
Is Minny tanking or are they just that bad?
That was brutal. Imagine holding a Wolves -3 ticket.
They are just that bad, but it will become a real tank soon.
is it still considered a tank if you have two #1 draft picks on your roster? thats actually impressive.
The Sixers were still tanking with a #1 and the previous two #3s on the roster.
1. Kyrie is putting on a show
2. Those biggie jerseys are all timers
DeAngelo Russell and scrubs to Minny for Andrew Wiggins and picks
i think only the dubs get picks.
i like it for wiggins. dude desperately needed a change of scenery.
would be nice if Jo played this hard for Sixers games but the new format is awesome. Such a great 4th quarter.
trae young just hit a shot from not to far over half court in what was an offense set...just preposterous
i still like bagley but imagine being a kings fan knowing they passed on both luka and trae.
bucks clinched a playoff birth
crazy early
I just heard that! WOW!
QuoteMilwaukee Bucks become earliest team to clinch playoff spot in NBA history. As the Milwaukee Bucks steam towards the top seed in the Eastern Conference and potentially 70 wins, officially clinching a playoff spot was a mere formality.
hawks owner proposing start of the season be pushed back 2 months to get as far away from the nfl as possible
one thing he did not consider: the richie riches who buy courtside seats and club boxes might not want to keep their entire summers and mostly every weekend open. im serious. this is a thing.
NBA suspended the season after a player tested positive for the coronavirus. The real question is how does the NBA compare to the rodeo?
Rodeo attendance > NBA games
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rudy gobert touched all the mics as a joke on his way out of the press conference yesterday.
(cough, cough) It's going to (cough) be fine (cough, cough) All is well :puke :drool
Quote from: phattymatty on March 12, 2020, 12:30:25 AM
rudy gobert touched all the mics as a joke on his way out of the press conference yesterday.
From crying for not making the all-star team to bringing the league to a complete halt, all in one year, very impressive.
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1238114778167599110 21
gobert is definitely an anti vaxxer
crazy farging times right now.
I just got back from the gym...it was absolutely dead.
bovada o/u on nba coming back is july 3.
All-Time A-hole James Dolan has the covid
https://www.tmz.com/2020/05/31/j-r-smith-attack-fight-video-los-angeles-la-protests-nba/
Dude got off easy, JR could have laid into him much worse.
https://ziller.substack.com/p/gregg-popovich-speaks-the-spurs-organization
interesting I've never even heard her name. Also pop farging rules.
https://twitter.com/antwanstaley/status/1282721708357689344
Florida is now global ground zero for COVID. They're opening Disney and other parts and Desantis says no further plans to close. Don't see what could possibly go wrong.
Quote from: AO1 on July 13, 2020, 01:44:24 PM
Florida is now global ground zero for COVID. They're opening Disney and other parts and Desantis says no further plans to close. Don't see what could possibly go wrong.
And schools are being told to open. All students every day.
There has never been a better time to invest in a hazmat suit.
Yep.
Texas too. And Cruella DeVos don't care.
Texas teachers cannot strike either. If they do they lose their pension.
Can't collect your pension if you die from a preventable disease.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 13, 2020, 03:00:27 PM
Yep.
Texas too. And Cruella DeVos don't care.
Texas teachers cannot strike either. If they do they lose their pension.
Neither can we. It's actually in the Florida Constitution.
https://twitter.com/Rich_Holmes22/status/1282773607098265601
Quote from: Geowhizzer on July 13, 2020, 03:45:59 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 13, 2020, 03:00:27 PM
Yep.
Texas too. And Cruella DeVos don't care.
Texas teachers cannot strike either. If they do they lose their pension.
Neither can we. It's actually in the Florida Constitution.
Same here. Well not sure its in the constitution but i know its a law.
Gotta love the anti union right to work states
I'd LOVE for teachers nationwide to mobilize and strike. You'd like that the public pressure and shtein show would be something where they'd have to cave and not withhold pensions or fire people. Because well then who would actually teach?
Good lord
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I don't know, if I wanted to do population control I'd probably start in a country that limits exposure to the outside world, round up all the ethnic groups that practice a religion I don't like, put them in work camps to make shoes for Nike, and maybe castrate them so they can't breed.
A virus seems like too much work.
I hate the way the Rockets play.
No rebounding - no half court except when Harden or Russ drive - and bombs away all the time
Wow.
Refs tried to jon the Rockets on a foul call. Harden gets two shots and not three. Missed his last FT on purpose with 3.3 left and RoCo tipped it in to tie it.
Going to OT
Btw it's not like the Sixers could've used a guy like Trey Burke or anything
they probably should have kept him over Neto but burke is garbage.
and people are still falling for jimmy butlers bullshtein huh. comes out with a blank jersey. something about no names means equality. and that makes sense but by going against what literally the whole league agreed on, he still has to make it all about himself. what a douche.
Jimmy Butthole
Doing nothing but sitting here yesterday and today and watching basketball has been great
wizards and nets should not be in the bubble.
Nor should Sacramento
PJ Tucker should not be starting nor should he be jacking up threes like he does. He can't hit shtein
Bucks are getting worked by a D-League Nets squad. They gave up 40 in the 1Q!
TLC is the main man for the Nets today.
d booker at the buzzer to beat the clips!
PHX was a fun game to watch.
Hopefully Miami takes Boston down
Dogs are barking today.
Four games down and all four dogs covered. And Miami is up by 9.
Clips/Blazers and Nuggets/Jazz were good games
Loving this hoops overload.
PHX game was fun too. I like watching their style in bubble ball.
As much as baseball did wrong the NBA has done right.
Helluva weekend of hoops. Except for the Sixers that is.
The Nets! They've been on fire
this Portland play in game is so damn good
Portland is one of my favorite teams to watch. Them and PHX
Mavs are wild
Down by 16. And now up by 10. Bombs away.
So jealous to see teams with shooters
dribblers are always nice too...it's crazy to have this at any point in today's nba but in crunch time the sixers literally have five guys who can't shoot or create...it's just bonkers
Yep they just stand around. Or over dribble and lose control and that means turnover or some off balance shot.
Yo Porzingis getting tossed was such bullshtein. The nba is great on many things but the touchy bullshtein calls ain't one of them
Sure would be nice to have a player like Jimmy Butler
Oh
Helluva finish by Portland there.
I hope they knock the Lakers off.
Holy fargin shtein
Luka!
What a game
Jamal Murray is killing it. Single handedly carrying Denver
Utah is gagging this one away
what brain genius at the nba decided weekday afternoon games was a good idea
Nothing wrong with it. Gives us something to watch in the daytime.
im busy trying to break up a marriage and also sometimes do work...i never remember games are on
ratings are bad anyway so just move them to primetime and create a 100 nfl sunday vibe
Home wrecking are ya? Is she hot?
Btw the Blazers know the game started? JFC
What Jamal Murray has been doing is impressive. He's playing his ass off.
The back and forth with Mitchell has been fun
Wow
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other than removing sam hinkie and inserting the colangelos, the nba does everything right.
Quote from: phattymatty on August 27, 2020, 08:22:17 AM
other than removing sam hinkie and inserting the colangelos, the nba does everything right.
kowtowing to china wasn't a good look either
Look man, somebody's got to make those NBA-licensed Black Lives Matter shirts, so it might as well be the Chinese people already in concentration camps.
I loathe the Celtics. farging hate them.
The refs in the 1Q and the fact the Raps can't hit a farging thing have made this a zesty game
Jimmy Butthole owned the second half
And Giannis going 4/12 from the line won't win you games
watching clutch jimmy makes me want to punch things.
although that's the rare good move by the FO lately, at least they tried. seems pretty common knowledge by now that jimmy hated playing with both brett and ben so there was no bringing him back.
Always going to be pissed we never got to see the Hinkie version of this team. There's a real possibility it wouldn't have been any better, but I don't think it would have turned out worse. This roster was built with zero cohesive vision.
they win one game against the celtics with jimmy instead of none
also while id much rather have hinkie than coangelos he did draft jahlil which wasnt as bad as the fultz trade but it was still really bad and hurt the process greatly
if they have jimmy there is no tobias and no horford, maybe even have jj back. so who knows.
the ben-jojo-roco-dario-jj + bench pieces is a better team than they have now.
Quote from: phattymatty on September 01, 2020, 02:46:49 PM
if they have jimmy there is no tobias and no horford, maybe even have jj back. so who knows.
the ben-jojo-roco-dario-jj + bench pieces is a better team than they have now.
Agree on that.
The slide began when Colaneglo and his popped collar slid into the seat. Elton took it and sprayed lighter fluid on it and struck the match.
So many of the players seem miserable too. Feels like the Sixers just took the long route to getting back to perpetually mediocre, frustrating, and stuck with unmovable contracts. The value erosion of the team's assets has been intense, especially since Kawhi's basket.
you should listen to jo on the jj redick podcast from a few weeks ago if you haven't. he basically admits losing butler and jj just crushed him and he's not having fun anymore. the fact they don't take any input from their star players is pathetic.
It sucks to see him last year in fun shtein talk mode to being neutered
How long until he demands to be traded
farg Marcus Smart and the bum ass Celtics
Nugs Jazz ending was intense
Wow.
Insane ending in the Heat game wowowow
It's gonna be BOS and MIA and I hate both
i hope jimmy wins just to spite the pos sixers
Quote from: MDS on September 02, 2020, 10:11:21 PM
i hope jimmy wins just to spite the pos sixers
Same
jimmy buckets and the vanilla brothers, nba champs.
wow farg the Celtics.
Insane finishes lately
Lowry's pass was perfect
I enjoyed listening to everyone suck off Brad Stevens for putting in tacko fall as if that was some amazing coaching move. Lowry probably doesn't make that pass if he didn't have to throw it over a giant.
Hopefully that shakes the cobwebs out of Toronto and they come back and take the series. farg Boston.
fargin Milwaukee choking again
Giannis farged up his ankle again
Good win by them without him. Middleton stepped up
Hoping the Rockets can win again tonight
Nice to see Toronto showed up.
If you had to pick Celtics in the finals or a huge bubble outbreak which would you pick? I'm leaning outbreak.
Outbreak by far and its not close
The DEN LAC game was a good one. I wish DEN would have held on. LAC ratcheted up the defense and for some reason DEN kept pumping the ball to Jerami Grant
this is a good one even for the bubble
damn that game was something
Yes indeed
Thank god Toronto won
Broken record time
Siakam has been a liability this series. Absolute trash. Why Nurse keeps him out there I don't know.
wow that was nuts
Crazy ending
farg the Lakers
Billy Donovan to the Bulls
So likely DAntoni or Lue for the Sixers
And tonight I hope Denver wins. Make this a series
farging Lakers are you shteinting me?
Rondo is killing them. The farging Nuggets were up 20!
Herro is on fire
Miami's movement and ball movement are elite. Fun to watch.
So sad watching these teams that are so well constructed via the draft & FA. Heat are amazing to watch.
We get Mr. Social Media/I am the Greatest > Team/Season, a Soft ass bitch whos only shot is an uncontested layup or dunk, and a psycho head case that couldn't hit the side of a barn not even on the team anymore.
There were 9 people on the court that I'd pick to take a last second shot over anyone on the Sixers. farg Marcus smart.
Quote from: Don Ho on September 23, 2020, 11:26:57 PM
and a psycho head case that couldn't hit the side of a barn not even on the team anymore.
I can't for the life of me figure out who this is. jimmy butler?
Tyler herro was rockin a Phillies hat post game.
also poor kid - would have had been treated like a god on south beach last night and instead he has to go back to his bubble dorm room.
He'll slay enough Hoyda when he gets back to South Beach...he'll be alright.
Quote from: phattymatty on September 24, 2020, 09:18:00 AM
Quote from: Don Ho on September 23, 2020, 11:26:57 PM
and a psycho head case that couldn't hit the side of a barn not even on the team anymore.
I can't for the life of me figure out who this is. jimmy butler?
I assume he meant Fultz
ha wow I have completely shut down that memory.
Sorry I even brought him up guys. Fultz, ugh. That dazed and confused look on his face on the bench while he was trying to rehab or do whatever the hell he was doing, I guess learning how to paly basketball after being the #1 pick, still haunts me.
Heat were up 25-12
They're now down by 22.
Herro and Iggy were -30 and -27 in the 1H.
bam & dragic doubtful for game 2. this is gonna be a quick series.
kinda sucks that bam might be better than Embiid now and for the foreseeable future.
China has decided that the NBA has shown them enough fealty to finally be allowed back on TV.
Between this and the baseball a nice night for close endings and drama
Daryl Morey has stepped down as Rockets GM
Wonder if the new GM dangles Harden to recoup assets from the Westbrook deal
per woj, chris paul being traded to the suns.
OKC now has 17 first round picks through 2026. I'm not sure I knew you could trade picks that far out.
Thunder getting something for old ass Paul is good
Rumors are that Harden wants out of Houston and wants to go to Brooklyn.
RoCo dealt to Portland for Trevor Ariza, 2020 first rounder and 2021 protected first.
Damn.
He's good and will fit well there but they gave up a lot
Jrue is going to Milwaukee for Bledsoe and George Hill
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 16, 2020, 11:32:41 PM
RoCo dealt to Portland for Trevor Ariza, 2020 first rounder and 2021 protected first.
Damn.
He's good and will fit well there but they gave up a lot
wow I did not see this - that is a nice haul for Houston.
bucks getting jrue and now bogdonovic that is a lethal backcourt for Giannis.
It could just be the Amish in me, but I'm liking the scaled back production of the draft.
Shamet dealt to Brooklyn
Westbrook traded to the Wizards for John Wall
I'm sorry...the Magic paid Fultz how much? Fifty mil?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 21, 2020, 10:40:01 PM
I'm sorry...the Magic paid Fultz how much? Fifty mil?
I'd trade Harris's contract for his in a heartbeat
clippers were down 50 at halftime.
this is a great read....
QuoteTo understand Jerami Grant's decision to come to Detroit as a free agent this offseason, you must first learn about the two separate entities that make up who he is.
There's Jerami Grant, the player, who since high school has toiled in the shadows of others and was seeking a larger role. There's Jerami Grant, the NBA player, who chose development over instant gratification. Grant left a Denver Nuggets team that offered him title contention and a defined role. Comfort. Detroit offered him a chance to spread his wings, to prove that he can do more than his previous bosses allowed. Growth.
Grant was a 2014 second-round draft pick of the 76ers. And for the first time in his career, after being traded from Philadelphia to Oklahoma City and then from Oklahoma City to Denver, Grant was able to control his own livelihood.
"I think it's hard for fans to understand (leaving a winning situation), but I don't think it's hard for players to get," Grant told The Athletic. "I think it is difficult for people who don't play to understand because they don't look at it from the same angle or same point of view as a player would."
Now, to understand the other reason Grant is with the Pistons, the one that hasn't been public, can't be written into a $60 million contract or be quantified by minutes played, you must first learn about the 26-year-old Black man. The one who grew up with parents who never forgot to preach self-worth to their three children, who taught them how to navigate and be aware in a world that "isn't really on our side."
It's the same person who spends time away from basketball studying Black leaders and the history of racial inequality in the United States.
"I was a Black man before I was a basketball player," Grant said.
So it's no coincidence that Grant's home for the next three years is also, statistically, the blackest major city in America. It's no coincidence that he's playing for Dwane Casey and Troy Weaver. Casey is one of only seven Black head coaches in the NBA, and Weaver is one of 10 Black general managers. Together, Casey and Weaver are one of only five Black coach-GM tandems in the league.
Grant, the player, wanted to show that he has more to offer. Grant, the Black man, wanted to play for people in leadership positions who look like him and share similar experiences. Before arriving in Detroit, he had never played for a Black head coach in the NBA. He had played previously under Weaver, though, who was Oklahoma City's assistant GM during Grant's 2016-19 tenure.
"Whether it's on the court or off, there's a sense of understanding that you get from — and I'm not going to say all, but a majority — Black people who have gone through and are going through some of the struggles that we do," Grant said. "I think that gives you a better connection, makes it a little easier and makes you feel better about yourself when you have people that look like you around.
"Being around Troy, knowing how Troy is, what he stands for ... meeting Coach Casey and understanding how he is, that played a big role in it. I know what Troy stands for and how he's going to move throughout his tenure here."
The deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd at the hands of police officers led Grant, and other pro athletes, to speak out against racial and social injustices in 2020. The protests reached a peak in August, when the Milwaukee Bucks boycotted Game 5 of their first-round playoff series against the Orlando Magic following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis.
While in the NBA's Orlando bubble with the Nuggets, Grant quickly sidestepped basketball-related questions to let the world know that "Breonna Taylor's killers are still roaming around free." In all inquiries, he focused on being the voice for those who no longer had one.
Grant's desire to evoke change manifested with his parents. His father, Harvey, an 11-year NBA vet, and mother, Beverly, regularly told their children to think not just about themselves and their experiences, but also the impact they could have on later generations.
"Back in my day, we could say stuff, but there would be consequences," Harvey Grant told The Athletic. "I tell my kids all the time: use your platform, use your voice. What you do now or don't do is going to affect not just you, but your kids and your grandkids.
"What Jerami did, guys like LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, and even the NBA, WNBA, NFL, MLB ... I applaud them."
Since his youth, Grant has studied African-American leaders like Malcolm X and Frederick Douglass. An avid reader, Grant's favorite book is "The Autobiography of Malcolm X." The literary classic details the activist's life, including his conversion from Harlem hustler, to a militant figurehead, to a more conservative teacher of Islam later in life.
For Grant, Malcolm X's transformation in those later years is what struck a chord. The ability to alter one's approach and grow in the midst of navigating life's hardships is something that Grant admired and lives by today.
"Even though he was committed to the Nation of Islam and our community, even at the end of his life, he figured out he wasn't moving the right way and he changed," Grant said of Malcolm X. "His ability to change and move in a different way, to overcome a lot of different circumstances, really touched me because we all go through different adversities. The way he stayed true to himself, regardless of situation, is what I liked."
As Grant grew older and became more exposed and cognizant of social injustices and inequalities in the world, his father started noticing a shift. As he wrapped up his Syracuse playing days and began preparing for the NBA, Jerami became even more interested in the history of Black people, where they come from and the evolution of race in America. He became more interested in helping effect change than just reading about it.
As a result, and as the NBA's bubble showed, Grant has slowly begun to step into the spotlight to show the rest of the world what he is, in fact, really about.
"I told him, 'You have to be you,'" Harvey Grant said. "Myself and their mom have always tried to instill in them that you are who you are."
In 2012, Jerami Grant created Hour Generation Foundation, whose goal is to "inspire and empower youth to explore their talents by providing information, advocacy and service allowing them to maximize their potential and realize their special gifts."
The foundation is based in Maryland, where Grant played for DeMatha Catholic High School, and it holds events such as Thanksgiving and Christmas giveaways for inner-city communities and youth. Grant attends events when his work schedule allows; otherwise, his family helps run things.
Grant plans on stretching his foundation's activities to Detroit, but COVID-19 has prevented him from beginning to act on projects. His goal, though, is to be active in the community while being the face of an organization that recently returned to its city roots. After decades in suburban Auburn Hills, Mich., the Pistons' headquarters and game arena are now back in Detroit.
"I have some things cooking right now," Grant said. "I'll let you know when they do come out."
Grant didn't just come to the Pistons to assist in pulling its professional basketball teams out of the abyss. He also came to be surrounded by people in leadership positions who look like him, to connect with a city that has been built upon both Black plight and Black excellence.
Becoming a Piston was about challenging Jerami Grant the basketball player. But uprooting to Detroit was about satisfying the other Jerami Grant, the part of him that'll resonate far longer than his NBA career.
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1347008834741690368
that sucks I kinda hate him but kinda want him to do well. I'm over it now.
So no hugging in the nba? They can breath in each other's grills and touch them all game but better not show any love at the end. So dumb.
wait til you see Anthony Edwards dunk tonight
anyone paying attention to this nba top shot craze? kinda like card collecting mixed with crypto. little "moments" or video clips of plays, uses the blockchain to match up buyer and seller etc.
anyway I happened to be online last weekend when they were dropping a pack. I guess it's hard to get but somehow I got lucky. spent $9 for 5 moments. one was a jimmy butler layup (lol) moment that I immediately put on their marketplace for $275 thinking maybe someone would accidentally buy it. sold within 2 minutes, then my dumb ass checks and the lowest listed one is like $750. not complaining about a quick 275 but someone scooped a quick $500 minimum off of it. I have another boogie cousins who is listed on their marketplace for almost $1000. I have no idea why. essentially I paid $9 for what looks to be worth $1500ish or so on their marketplace.
I am sure this will be a fad that will eventually die down but it's kinda cool and kinda dumb.
No but I'll read up on it. Sounds confusing
insdie the nba guys are slaughtering me tonight
this shouldn't even be happening but because I love all star weekend I'm watching. other than the dunk contest nonsense it's been pretty entertaining.
QuoteOklahoma City now has a projected 34 draft picks over the next 7 years.
17- First
17- Second
no thirds?
pretty wild...
Quote10 years ago, the Orlando Magic led the NBA with 25.6 3-point attempts per game.
This year, the Cleveland Cavaliers are last in the NBA, averaging 27.5
It's all the game is now basically. Three pointers.
Like it baseball it's Home run or nothing
JJ keeping it real on his podcast today, shteinting all over the Pels FO. respect.
Jrue Holiday just signed a 4-yr/$135M extension that could be worth $160M.
Wow.
Big loss
Jamal Murray tore his ACL
lamarcus Aldridge retiring with a broken heart.
craziness in Boston
oh baby lakers warriors play in is official...can't farging wait
Unfortunately the loser can still backdoor in by beating the Grizzlies/Spurs. The format lowers the stakes somewhat.
Its not really about that...it's all about a warriors upset
the Lakers are all but in and the warriors aren't that good....getting to watch Steph try to rain like 12 threes and upset them is everything...the obvious reason is to put the Lakers in a win or die game...but more than that imagine being Utah fighting all year to get the number one seed and having to play the lakers in the friggin first round...I would almost rather see that than them getting eliminated...it would just be an astoundingly bad break for the jazz and a bigger thing than the Lakers somehow not making the playoffs...if the Lakers missed the playoffs it would just be written off as Lebron and AD were hurt for the last half of the season
Indiana is kicking the shtein out of Charlotte.
Their fans must be in heaven. TJ with 17 and Dougie Buckets lit it up too.
Hope the Wiz smash Boston
With this play in tourney why doesn't 7 play 10 and 8 play 9 then those two winners square off. Why reward 9/10 seed
the idea is to have 10/9 need to win 2 to get in and 7/8 only 1
I get it it's just dumb
Gimmicky like the god damn extra inning crap in baseball
nah its farging awesome...i hope they keep it when its applicable
they just need to come up with measurables that dictate that in some years you may not have it...it works when seven thru ten are separated by a handful of games but if 7 finished 15 games ahead of ten they should not be in a play in or 10 shouldnt however you wanna figure it out
such on character responses
-republican j sitting on his rocking chair whining about these kids today and their loud music
-havas loving his favorite sport and coming up with an impossible, though sensible, caveat (these games are part of the tv package, are pre sold and will happen even if 7 has 10000 more wins than 10)
only philly fans could have their team as the #1 seed and still somehow hate the play in tourney. I think it's great. a warriors win would make it even better.
heeeeeere we go....
When a push feels like a loss...Grizz -4 after being up so much.
This Dubs and Lakeshow game should be good
Warriors blew this in the 3Q
13 point lead...in total control...then proceed to then turn it over 8 times in nine minutes
nba going on the big tv for the first time since baseball started
i think if the lakers win the sixers get the early game on sun and if the warriors win they might get the 700 johnson. so go dubs
of course Lebron is a cyborg but in theory golden state should win these last 5 minutes with Lebron and AD not in game shape yet and certainly not playoff game shape
farg did I want gs to win
that Lebron shot was ridiculous.
QuoteDraymond Green's final regular season tallies included 444 points, 558 assists and 449 rebounds.
He's the first player in NBA history to have more rebounds and assists than points in a single season all-time (min. 50 points).
holy shtein if Memphis chokes this
dray day gotta finish there
Just tremendous shot making in that OT...rather have steph but can't go wrong with ja in the playoffs
dubs should lose for wearing those hideous jerseys
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 21, 2021, 11:40:51 PM
dray day gotta finish there
Yeah he farged up the last regular possession.
Some good hoops today.
Glad to see the Knicks lose. But having the Garden going was nice. Even nicer that they took a dagger L with them on the subway on the way home.
Great seeing the Lakers lose. Hope Chris Paul is ok.
And this Memphis team is fun to watch. Keep the pressure on Utah and knock them off. Seeing their whack job fans lose would be nice too.
I wonder why Lebron's old ass gets one less day of rest than everyone else who played yesterday.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 23, 2021, 11:28:32 PM
Some good hoops today.
Glad to see the Knicks lose. But having the Garden going was nice. Even nicer that they took a dagger L with them on the subway on the way home.
Great seeing the Lakers lose. Hope Chris Paul is ok.
And this Memphis team is fun to watch. Keep the pressure on Utah and knock them off. Seeing their whack job fans lose would be nice too.
I feel like seeds 5-8 in the west could all win their series and none of them would be a super crazy upset.
this is easily the best nba playoffs of my nba watching career...there's not a single series with a lock winner
Quote from: phattymatty on May 24, 2021, 05:05:49 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 23, 2021, 11:28:32 PM
Some good hoops today.
Glad to see the Knicks lose. But having the Garden going was nice. Even nicer that they took a dagger L with them on the subway on the way home.
Great seeing the Lakers lose. Hope Chris Paul is ok.
And this Memphis team is fun to watch. Keep the pressure on Utah and knock them off. Seeing their whack job fans lose would be nice too.
I feel like seeds 5-8 in the west could all win their series and none of them would be a super crazy upset.
Yep.
It would be fun to see the Clips and Lakers eliminated. Jazz too.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 24, 2021, 05:08:38 PM
this is easily the best nba playoffs of my nba watching career...there's not a single series with a lock winner
sixers
Nets
The Bucks are curb stomping the Heat.
Ya love to see it.
The Bucks
heat needed to steal game 1 and should have...because they didn't it seems they quit
I guess I'm gonna have to stay up to watch and see if Lillard can keep this up
Holy smokes
I've always considered the bucks frauds - because they have been the last few years - but I'm a toss up between wanting to play the nets or bucks in the ECF. I might even be leaning towards the nets.
so phoenix has no crowd limit or mask mandate but the coaches and bench players have to wear one if they havent reached heard immunity?
i dont get any of this anyway lebitch should get swept
LOL Clippers
Julius randle thru a game and a half....woof
oh no. so sorry to see the knicks get swept and the ny media whores patting themselves on the back for how juiced the garden is
haven't you heard from the new nba nerds the nba is so much better when the kicks are good. GOOD FOR THE LEAGUE.
its good for the leagues bottom line, sure
the nba has grown at an insane clip over the past 20 years and all 20 of those years the knicks have been terrible
So the Hawks gagged on it in the 2H
And Utah is blowing their lead
Come on Memphis
[Lowe Post] Lowe: "The fans were chanting Trae Young is balding. Is that right?" Malika Andrews: "Oh gosh, Zach. They handed out pamphlets at the door to fans saying tonight's chant is Trae Young is balding."
lol
farg the Knicks
Kyrie straight doesn't care about defense
Tatum is the example the Sixers have no chance to win a title. To beat good teams they need a a dribble penetration get his own shot and make free throws guy and they don't have that.
I always find it funny that Texas didn't build a city until 1994
porzingis unbelievable soft
We lost power and had no cell svc at the place we were at last night so I didn't get to see shtein.
I'm glad the Knicks lost.
Boston fan threw what looked like a bottle of water at Kyrie Irving.
https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1399181076879216643
May or may not (doesn't matter) have been after Kyrie stepped on the Celtics logo in the middle of the court.
Caught on video. Fan leaves in handcuffs. Well deserved.
Damien Lillard
UNfargINGBELIEVABLE
Yeah that was one of the most insane 2-3 min I've ever seen. I feel blessed to have watched that live.
I thought watching the better Curry light up the Sixers last month was off the charts. Lillard was other worldly last night.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31552637/boston-celtics-president-danny-ainge-step-brad-stevens-moving-front-office
Whoa.
Bret Browns available
Brett Brown winning a ring with Tatum and Brown actually seems very likely.
Dennis Schroeder is an absolute disaster right now
45-18
Beautiful.
farg LA
lefraud not in the bubble no more
Kwahi murdering luka on both ends
what a game
the amount of great passes luka makes where teammates miss wide open shots in incredible
Holy farging shtein Kwahi
The nets toyed with the Bucks last night...I'll be surprised if this goes past game 5
They sat Giannis for long stretches while the Nets got whatever they wanted. That won't happen again. And if it does Budenholzer should be fired before he gets to the locker room.
also I don't think you can win a title with Chris Middleton as your second scorer but I don't think he will shoot 6-23 again
I thought it was funny how Harden hurt himself.
Quote from: rjs246 on June 06, 2021, 10:43:43 AM
They sat Giannis for long stretches while the Nets got whatever they wanted. That won't happen again. And if it does Budenholzer should be fired before he gets to the locker room.
He played 35 minutes. He could have played the entire game they still lose big. The Bucks have no answer for Durant. Harden played a whole minute and it made zero difference.
No one has any answer for Durant and the game was close until Budenholzer decided to sit Giannis for half of the third. It's the playoffs against an elite offense. You do what you gotta. 35 minutes for Giannis ain't it.
That game was never close. At no point did I think the bucks had any shot
The Bucks look like shtein again.
Like watching the Sixers yesterday.
Actually they look worse.
Good lord.
Down by 20 and they have Lopez and trash ass Portis taking shots. My god what a train wreck.
Quote from: TAFKASD on June 06, 2021, 12:51:43 PM
That game was never close. At no point did I think the bucks had any shot
Ditto tonight. You could have two Giannas's out there it wouldn't matter.
It's like the Nets don't miss.
And then you have Giannis who is trending towards just a guy status who somehow looks worse on the FT line than Simmons does.
34 point deficit now. Budenholzer should probably sell his crib. Can't see him coming back.
Tyler Johnson gettin scrub minutes run and got thrown to the floor
He still looks homeless
Nuggets and Suns is good so far.
Campazzo is a pesky little shtein. He's all over the place. Perfect little glue player to have
So much for the good game.
Suns have blitzed them.
It was 70-60 Denver
Now the Suns are on a 32-9 run. And Denver just keeps jacking up long balls
suns-nets nba finals will really test the power of the league...two teams with zero fan bases and no mega star (durant is not a mega star come at me)
I don't think it would be awful.
Kyrie/Durant/Harden/Booker/Paul
That's enough collective star power to generate interest. And if every game is 133-129 it'll catch on for ratings.
nobody knows who devin booker is. chris paul is in commercials but he doesnt move the needle. kyrie is as popular as me.
the needle pushers in the nba are lebron, steph, zion and thats pretty much it. guys like durant and harden can lead a promo graphics package but nobody is turning on the tv to watch them. market is really important and bkn does not register in NY, nothing registers in phoenix except trump rallies and lynchings of mexicans
Durants a mega star so is Harden.
Quotelebron, steph, zion
One of these things is not like the other.
Quote from: MDS on June 08, 2021, 12:16:39 AM
nobody knows who devin booker is. chris paul is in commercials but he doesnt move the needle. kyrie is as popular as me.
the needle pushers in the nba are lebron, steph, zion and thats pretty much it. guys like durant and harden can lead a promo graphics package but nobody is turning on the tv to watch them. market is really important and bkn does not register in NY, nothing registers in phoenix except trump rallies and lynchings of mexicans
Yeah I disagree.
Aren't the nba ratings up this year as a whole? And even with the playoffs not really having close games I'd guess their ratings are good too.
Utah and Atlanta
Utah and Milwaukee
Actually Utah vs anyone
Denver and Atlanta
Denver and Milwaukee
Clippers and Atlanta
Clippers and Milwaukee
Those are your nightmare matchups for TV and cache among casual fans.
brooklyn is a mortal lock for the finals so nevermind your fantasy matchups. ratings are up but the playoffs are community based right now. there are 2-3 games on a night, they bleed into each other. when you get into the finals, its one game and one matchup. getting a good audience is generally based on market size or having a mega star.
a nets/suns finals is not a nightmare scenario by any means. itll just the first finals in a while without a needle mover.
Quote from: TAFKASD on June 08, 2021, 12:19:02 AM
Durants a mega star so is Harden.
they are stars but they do not increase ratings. its like aaron rodgers and peyton manning. manning increased ratings on his own, rodgers is just a star. there are always plenty of stars but very few of them bump up numbers. tebow was one, perhaps the only terrible player to be one.
Quote from: QB Eagles on June 08, 2021, 01:01:30 AM
Quotelebron, steph, zion
One of these things is not like the other.
zion is a legit needle mover. the numbers for duke his tourney run were insane. he holds up well in the nba on a bad team in a worthless market.
Thanks for coming out, Nuggets. Collect your participation trophy at the door.
Another blowout. Of the 56 games, including the play in games, only 10 have been a five point or less victory.
32 out of the same 56 have been victories of 10 points or more.
A third of the way through the second round. Of course it's been blowouts. Settle down.
this is one of the worst played basketball games I've ever seen including college
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 10, 2021, 10:02:22 PM
this is one of the worst played basketball games I've ever seen including college
Because of the lack of offense you'd assume it's been a tight defensive game but it's just all around sloppy
there were 27 total assists in the game and the under hit with 66 pts to spare lolol
I saw the o/u at 234 and bumped it down to 232.5 for the extra moneys. I guess I could have nudged it a little more.
it was the third biggest under of the last 40 years and the biggest playoff under ever
the clippers bench is significantly worse than the sixers...it was shocking at the time but that luke kennard deal somehow looks even worse now
Yeah, something is very broken about that Clippers team. I don't exactly believe in the Jazz as a real contender either but they at least play like they've met each other before.
Quote from: TAFKASD on June 08, 2021, 12:19:02 AM
Durants a mega star so is Harden.
on thursday, the jazz/clippers game had more viewers than the nets/bucks game
nobody gives a flying farg about kevin durant
Omg Todd is still farging talking about tv ratings. Four years away and nothing has changed. Jesus.
Quote from: rjs246 on June 13, 2021, 10:29:34 AM
Omg Todd is still farging talking about tv ratings. Four years away and nothing has changed. Jesus.
lol
shoot the messenger all you want im here to teach you people
shtein just got real
Yep. Nets may be cooked
Jokic tossed in the 3Q for a flagrant 2. Wow.
One of the worst calls ever.
The league has become soft.
If he's a regular player in a regular season game, then whatever. But no one wants to see a league MVP ejected in an elimination game over that shtein.
Wonder if the Suns will fly out that IG "model" or whatever who blew the entire team last year?
i'd be very surprised if kyrie comes back any time soon that looked terrible.
look for me on tv tonight we're down low. going to be hard to call the hawks dogshtein with their MLK jerseys on but I'm going to anyway.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 13, 2021, 09:55:00 PM
One of the worst calls ever.
The league has become soft.
Become? Have you been asleep since 1989?
That ejection was bullshtein.
The NBA is infinitely better than it was in the 80s and 90s.
Both things can be, and are, true. Boomers.
The Nets...brick city, baby.
This has turned into a great game
Durant is out of this world tonight
Jrue has been a difference maker for the Bucks this year but he played like garbage for a long stretch of this game while the Nets were clawing their way back. I love his game but he was a farging turd at the worst possible time. Too bad. The sixers would def be a favorite against the Bucks. The Nets, not so much.
Jrue had some foul trouble early. And then the Bucks started to get into hero ball.
Harden not being able to move (or shoot) and not being attacked every possession was dumb. Nash was dumb to keep him in but who are we kidding - Nash calls no shots.
Budenholzer is doing everything he can to lose his job.
I think he sealed the deal this series. Unless they somehow win the whole thing he's gone.
Bucks open -3.5 for game 6
The playoff superstar bloodbath continues. Kawhi out. CP3 in the covid protocol.
CP3 has covid and refused to get vaccinated. I weep for him.
Oh he refused the vaccine? Well farg him then.
Edit: just read that he got vaccinated in Feb with the pfizer joint.
Oh. Well good for him.
Someone at work mentioned it earlier and I listened to them.
Kemba, the 16th pick and second rounder
For
Al Horford, Moses Brown and a second
Why?
has a bad knee and a worse contract
don't even think about what they got back...that's irrelevant
think about why they had to give up a first for the thunder to do it
Basically they sold their pick for $30M over the next two years to spend on pieces around Tatum.
And Jaylen brown who was a better player than Tatum this year
https://twitter.com/RoobNBCS/status/1406067695708160000
20pt leads are nothing anymore
Clip Joint lead!
My god the jazz should disband the franchise after this one
Wonder if John Stockton can make a video denying they lost
Harden is such trash
oh my god if that snake durant goes out
Wow.
Durant is not human.
this would be amazing if the sixers (and ben) were not a farce
I can not believe that they didn't take their final timeout.
Durant is gassed. He's panting and dragging himself down the floor. And Nash keeps the TO in his pocket.
Amazing.
Ok, Sixers. Take care of bidness tomorrow.
The Sixers can definitely beat the Bucks
They won't
But they can
Holy shtein that finish
Can't believe how good Ayton looks. Calm under pressure, making all the right moves. all without CP. Suns gonna win it all.
Young is a flopping bitch and I hate him
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 23, 2021, 10:41:28 PM
Young is a flopping bitch and I hate him
id do embiid and Simmons for young
for real I hated him during the Sixers series but it took me about 3 min into that bucks game to get over it. man is cold.
not much to complain about if I were a hawks fan except they'd be winning some of these games even easier if he wasn't chucking up 4 shots from the logo in the last 3 minutes, but they're still winning so it doesn't matter.
Im off all social media but might be the last person in the world to watch the "Suns in 4" guy. I guess Devin Booker sent him an autographed jersey.
https://youtu.be/FFeaAde9SOg
If the dudes taking the beat down were Sixers fans they'd have to move for embarrassing the city like that
I don't know why Jrue sucks right now but Jrue sucks right now and might single-handedly Ben Simmons the Bucks to a series loss.
Helluva run by MIL to close it out.
ATL was up 95-88 and only scored 7 the rest of the way.
farg off Trae and Huerter
that was a really bad loss by phx....close out game at home in front of a crazy crowd with no kwahi to go to the finals for the first time in almost 30 years and you throw that mess up?
Looked like they struggled with the Clips smaller lineup - no Zubac and it seemed to put Ayton out of sorts when not parked in the paint.
No wonder when Chris Paul was nervous about the talk about them moving on when they were up 3-1. Gotta hand it to Paul George tho. Reggie Jackson played well too.
Even if Zubac can play if I am Lue I keep that same lineup and rotation as last night for g6.
Didn't expect the Bucks to get punked tonight
And now Giannis joins that ho Trae on the injured list
yeah that was worse than the suns lost
hawks bucks is so weird
weird yes. unwatchable also yes.
lil guy Martzke - gonna get good ratings or nah?
Also the last time the Bucks played in the Finals was eight days before the Flyers won their first cup
I love your dated USA today references
I say better than last year but down from 19. Ultimately its two small markets and no superstars. Not a good recipe
Suns are 22/22 from the line
Bucks 6/10
That's the game
I still can't believe the farging suns are going to be champions. was actually hoping it would be nets or bucks as in some weird way it might help the Sixers chances next year.
Suns are a machine.
41-41 with four minutes left and they ended the half on a 15-4 run. They usually come out blazing in the third quarters too.
Bucks get it down to 103-97
Suns brick three shots but get the boards. Kick out to a wide open three and bang. Then do the same on the next possession to score two and get it to 11.
Giannis has been money. Too bad no one else has.
Suns 20/40 from three.
Hope the Bucks make it a Series. Get it to 2-2
Team USA lost to Nigeria.
https://nba.nbcsports.com/2021/07/12/report-pelicans-expected-to-hire-suns-assistant-willie-green-as-head-coach/
Former Sixer Willie Green
He was always the Sixer I disliked the most. Been so long I don't even remember why.
Lol I don't recall anything dislikable about him
USA hoops lost again - this time to Australia
Helluva game.
Bucks were down and couldn't get any momentum and then they were finally able to turn it around. Good. I wanted a long series
And lololol and the refs not calling Booker for his sixth foul
https://twitter.com/MCamerlengo/status/1416789131888300035
I missed last nights game and am not happy about it. Looks like it was pretty good.
If Milwaukee doesn't win 6 I can't see them winning 7.
Should be fun on Tuesday
Bucks...woof.
Brutal second quarter.
Helluva game. Despite some awful calls by the refs.
Giannis was a beast.
I feel completely indifferent about the Bucks winning. The sixers have numbed me. I feel nothing.
I'm happy for Milwaukee fans. Nice to see a small market win.
Quote from: rjs246 on July 21, 2021, 08:22:47 AM
I feel completely indifferent about the Bucks winning. The sixers have numbed me. I feel nothing.
I'm pretty much the same except giannis might be the most likeable athlete ever
yeah I thought I wanted the suns to win after the Sixers lost but I switched over to the bucks at some point. Chris Paul winning one would have been annoying as farg.
Quote from: phattymatty on July 21, 2021, 03:22:04 PM
yeah I thought I wanted the suns to win after the Sixers lost but I switched over to the bucks at some point. Chris Paul winning one would have been annoying as farg.
Same. And Booker's incessant whining on calls and non calls.
Monty Williams is legit though
IN.
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simmons tried to get this made at espn 30 for 30 but the league said NO WAY....netflix has no relationship with the nba so they pulled it off
i am in as well
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What are the Lakers doing
Forget Westbrook sucks
They need shooting
WTF! Bad bad move if true.
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 29, 2021, 05:54:18 PM
What are the Lakers doing
Forget Westbrook sucks
They need shooting
I can see Danny Green going back
With this trade and Beal staying, the Wizards will be sneaky good next year.
I also do not see Lebron and Russ working well.
scottie barnes is such a Toronto pick, but they are going to regret not getting Suggs. Suggs will be a stud in the nba.
Quote from: phattymatty on July 29, 2021, 08:27:21 PM
scottie barnes is such a Toronto pick, but they are going to regret not getting Suggs. Suggs will be a stud in the nba.
Yeah
Usually Cleveland makes the dumbshtein picks - but We The North screwed this one up
Some of these free agency numbers are wild.
TJ McConnell got $35 million bucks
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 02, 2021, 08:23:57 PM
Some of these free agency numbers are wild.
TJ McConnell got $35 million bucks
Yeah man, $9mil a year for farging TJ McConnell is bonkers.
cant farging believe the lakers got malik monk on the minimum....unreal get
Steph getting paid. My lord.
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 03, 2021, 03:59:28 PM
cant farging believe the lakers got malik monk on the minimum....unreal get
damn I didn't see that. agreed, good get. he's one of those guys I still think could be a breakout star even though he hasn't shown anything to prove that. lakers just got Carmelo to chase a ring also.
bulls now have Lonzo, Levine, Vooch, Coby White, pat Williams, thad, Caruso, if markonen can get back to being good they'll be a solid playoff team.
not fun watching all these teams get better.
ok damn thad plus picks going to SA for Derozan. That is a stacked backcourt for Chicago. That definitely helps things with regard to a Ben / Levine trade.
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 03, 2021, 03:59:28 PM
cant farging believe the lakers got malik monk on the minimum....unreal get
I was hoping the Sixers would go after him
i have to assume he is ring chasing its the only explanation as to why a player like that would sign for the minimum but i dont think ive ever seen a player who has yet to hit his second contract do that...he god damn 23 and duncan robinson just got 90 large...like what are you doing dook...you have the next 15 years to ring chase.....also lakers arent even close to a lock
That Lakers roster looks like a mess actually but Monk is a nice get for sure.
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 03, 2021, 07:37:39 PM
i have to assume he is ring chasing its the only explanation as to why a player like that would sign for the minimum but i dont think ive ever seen a player who has yet to hit his second contract do that...he god damn 23 and duncan robinson just got 90 large...like what are you doing dook...you have the next 15 years to ring chase.....also lakers arent even close to a lock
Yep. Unless he just wants to play with LeBron.
Speaking of ring chasing - they signed Carmelo today too
lol there's some 40 year old guy with bleach blonde hair playing for the magic right now.
never mind I remember this dude from a few years ago, he got buff.
lol this lady just said phila. like she was just reading their uniforms.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 27, 2021, 10:35:05 PM
IN.
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It's out. Gonna hit it tomorrow.
The doc was pretty good. Interesting to hear Artest, ONeal and Jackson talk about it.
I forgot what a douche bag the beer throwing guy was. His interview after was so cringey
NBA tv is running a 2 part show called Ready or not: the 96 draft. Might be old but never seen it. Worth the watch.
damn
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/nba-veterans-arrested-in-alleged-health-insurance-fraud-scheme-sources/3311071/
It's the NBA version of the CBuck scam.
Dallas up by 42.
bucks so confident right now they're playing Giannis brother the entire second half against the nets.
And another one
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Mavs were down 18-1 and 23-3
They lead 90-86 now
They must be playing the 76ers...
Seen a lot of whining from players about the rule change but I like it, to me it's not much different than in football when the receiver purposely runs into the defender to draw a PI. Contorting your body in unnatural ways to draw a foul is unfair to the defender and at times impossible to properly guard against.
Quote
Atlanta Hawks star guard Trae Young stopped his criticism of NBA officiating before he got fined. Before he did, Young made it clear the new points of emphasis on foul drawing have him frustrated.
"There's a lot of missed calls," Young said. "It's basketball. It's just, it feels that they're learning, and they're just -- I don't know. It's frustrating."
Young added, "I don't want to get fined too much, but it's frustrating."
The Hawks star also said he's seen other All-Stars like Devin Booker, James Harden and Damian Lillard impacted by this new way of officiating.
"I saw James said it's about him, but it's not targeting just one player or two players," Young said. "You can watch basketball. Damian Lillard's never averaged 17 points probably since his rookie year. There's a couple guys. I mean, Book's averaging 18. There's a lot of things that, when guys are driving straight and guys are getting knocked off balance -- it's still a foul, whether they're using their lower body or their hands."
Young finished up by saying he supports most of the new emphasis.
"Veering back and jumping into guys -- that's different," he said. "There are certain things that, I agree with the rule changes, but then there's things that are still fouls, and guys are going to get hurt. Especially a smaller guy like me who's going up against bigger and stronger defenders, they're using their body and they're using their legs and their hands to stop me.
The last two people I want to hear from on that are Young and Harden.
Shut up. The change was needed.
Bulls Celtics has been wild
39-11 so far in the 4th Bulls over C's
Huge comeback
The last place team in an 8 team nba Atlantic division is the nets at 4-3
Damn impressive
https://twitter.com/ryenarussillo/status/1456783846439997442
Harden stinks and that play isn't a shock. He couldn't even be bothered to bend over. They took away his binky (the FT on every drive/shot) and he can't do anything.
Kings have been fun to watch. They throttled they Hornets tonight. Richaun had 23/20
Lillard has been lousy this season so far. Can't buy buckets.
Damn!
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I am totally fine with that move by Jokic.
Me too. And LOL at the "hold me back" bullshtein from Buckets.
Dude, plz.
The Heat players waited outside the locker room lol
The Jokic brothers are probably some Serbian mafia mofos who'd dissolve anyone who farged with them in a barrel of acid.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 09, 2021, 11:18:02 PM
The Heat players waited outside the locker room lol
The Jokic brothers are probably some Serbian mafia mofos who'd dissolve anyone who farged with them in a barrel of acid.
(https://i.redd.it/5bh77v3ih7c51.jpg)
Boris. Why always Boris.
That's who I was thinking of when I posted that
jalen Brunson becoming a damn player in like the last two weeks
he's gonna get that cash that denny Schroeder didn't get
this is the type of shtein I do drunk at 2 in the morning so don't judge me
I won't go thru the flow chart of how I got there but I just noticed buddy hield is older than moe harkless
how is this possible?
Cheaper than going to a strip club I suppose
I would like to see the flow chart.
So... LeBron got one game for his actions... and Stewart got two. :sly
Does this make him related to World B. Free? ???
https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1464974953351200768
Suns are out of their minds
Yes they are! And no Booker for most of the game.
Curry 4-21 from the field. 3-14 on threes. So he is human.
Quote from: Don Ho on December 01, 2021, 02:52:33 AM
Yes they are! And no Booker for most of the game.
Curry 4-21 from the field. 3-14 on threes. So he is human.
he was human because of mikael bridges....man what a job he did on him...stef looked like he wanted to quit
The 76ers could use a player like Bridges...
What's Zhaire Smith up to these days?
you don't see Steph brick shots like he was doing last night. not sure if bridges tired him down or not but even his wide open shots were very Sixers like. like you could tell the second it left his fingers they weren't going in.
I was a big fan of the OG warriors champ teams even though I know they turned a lot of people off, but there's something about this current team that really annoys me. I think it's Jordan poole. and man how has the glove jr. not stuck on a team until a month ago. crazy.
i watched he whole game...he didnt look tired to me...
he looked dejected...like he had a 7-1 wingspan dood on him who he for once couldnt shake and that beat him down and then when he had an open shot he had no confidence...he honestly looked like he wanted to take the ball and go home
I have never been so wrong about a player as I was with lamelo. kid is the truth.
Memphis is up 62 points and Lu Dort is -53
Gotdamn they won by 73
they were down by 80 at one point
That's amazing.
If I'm the coach I don't even mention it. Like walk into the locker room and pretend it never happened.
oh boy bridges left and did not look good
Bridges was slamming his opposite hand down and acting like he broke something now he's back in
I'm not saying they wouldn't have won anyway and I like them way more than phx but golden state celebrating like this a playoff game when booker isn't playing is kind of embarrassing
^^^this^^^
That was embarrasing. It's December 3 guys, chill.
Lakers losing to cross locker room rivals was enjoyable.
The Pels Thunder ending was batshtein
SGA drilled a step back three to tie at 110 with 1.7 left
Graham then bangs home a 3/4 court shot to win
Wow
QuoteWhen the Rockets' Kevin Porter Jr., hit a game-winning 3-pointer as the clock ticked down to beat the Wizards on Wednesday night, a Wizards broadcaster made a horrific mistake.
"You've got to give credit. Kevin Porter Jr., like his dad, pulled that trigger right at the right time," Glenn Consor said on the Wizards broadcast.
Before the Rockets guard was born, his father was charged with first-degree murder in the shooting of a 14-year-old girl. Porter Sr., claimed the gun accidentally discharged, a witness backed up his statement and he ended up pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter and serving more than four years in prison. In 2004, when Porter Jr., was four years old, his father was shot and killed in a Seattle bar.
Not gonna lie, I thought he was related to the other NBA Kevin Porter too. Probably wouldn't assume it if I was calling a game though.
Think it's a bit disingenuous for people to be calling the announcer out like he did it on purpose. People love being on that high horse.
yeah I think very little of people but I am not that warped where I think he had any idea of that back story. he's bad at his job for not doing research but other than that just a super unfortunate mistake.
Can't say I watched the game, so I have no context, but the second tech seems mighty quick as Butler is walking away.
https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1483982406394650626
lololol
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clippers this month...
jan 11: trail by 25 vs denver, win
jan 21: trail by 24 at sixers, win
jan 25: trail by 35 at bullets , win
Most players lose their physical skills as they get older obviously but I've never seen a player lose their basketball IQ like Westbrook.
I've yet to see a lakers game this year where he doesn't make several bone head plays in crunch time.
nets warriors is so good
nba testing out its version of red zone tonight. sounds amazing in concept but I'm sure it will be a total shtein show until they can figure it out.
the nets are in 6th place.
laker fans all screaming NO! at Russ right before he takes a 3 is wild
McCollum to New Orleans for Josh Hart and picks
Sabonis, Lamb and Holiday to SAC
Hield, Tristan Thompson and Haliburton to IND
Dame has to be available after they just gutted the entire team, no chance they ask him to rebuild.
I guess they could be going after a big name FA or two, maybe Ayton and someone else. But doesn't seem like they're making moves to keep the franchise player happy.
Derrick White traded to the Celtics for Josh Richardson.
Porzingis to the wiz for Dinwiddle
Charlotte got montrez for scrubs. he would have been a perfect backup.
I guess technically this belongs here instead of the other thread I posted it in....oops. Replies are all-time.
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worst dunk contest ever but everything else about the event was pretty fun to watch.
when the skills competition is more exciting than the dunk contest, you need to start rethinking the rules or something. or pay the bigger names to compete. something gotta change.
Yeah I haven't watched one in awhile bc it's lost its luster.
Same as the HR Derby.
Get the big names in it. Like back when MJ and Dominique would do them.
Dragic signed with the Nets.
Holy farg PHX
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33451151/lakers-russell-westbrook-speaks-harassment-family-subject-vows-push-back-westbrick-taunts
Westbrick is actually kinda funny.
Westbitch seems more fitting.
who are all these people voting jokic over Embiid for mvp?
the Vegas odds seem to think it'll be a blow out for jokic right now. but everyone I see on tv or online is still picking Embiid. and I still haven't seen a case for jokic > Embiid that makes sense.
I saw a thing last night where someone was tracking writers mentions for MVP and it was like 4/1 Jokic with a couple Giannis picks too
Jokic is gonna get it.
It's a narrative award, and the narrative moved away from Embiid when Giannis' block on Embiid sealed the Sixers collapse against the Bucks a few weeks ago.
I knew jokic was having a great year also but I just looked up his stats and didn't realize it was that good lol so never mind.
TNT crew was murdering the Twolves for their celebration after the game last night. It was pretty funny.
And I'm actually embarrassed for KAT last night - I can't remember a "star" with such a meltdown. Not just his zesty play but his whole farging personality, complaining, etc. was just cringey to watch.
Heckuva game by the Pels. Almost blew a 21pt lead but they held.
Good for Willie Green
I used to call him my least favorite Sixer ever but at this point I don't even remember why I disliked him so much back then.
Also I saw a report this morning that Ben Simmons vibes are at an all time high lol
Quote from: phattymatty on April 14, 2022, 09:43:09 AM
I used to call him my least favorite Sixer ever but at this point I don't even remember why I disliked him so much back then.
Also I saw a report this morning that Ben Simmons vibes are at an all time high lol
This isn't directed at you but I never understood the hate for the guy, he was a 2nd round pick.
One Nets player told Simmons in practice yesterday: "Make something happen in your life."
Pretty much says it all
Yeah I remember Marty's Willie hate it was perplexing lol
Like hate Matt Harpring or someone like that
As for Simmons...can't wait to see him fail and cower in the corner again
no one will agree with me but I think the cavs have a much better chance against Miami than the hawks
think the hawks win tonite tho
I'm rooting for Cleveland and the Pels tonight
I have no rooting interests as they are all uninteresting garbage franchises but I do want Cleveland cause I think they can win a couple games against the heat
I agree.
As for the Pels I like underdogs and they seem like they could make some noise too. Especially if McCollum plays like he did against SA. Too bad he not a Sixer.
I took Cavs +3 and will likely jump on NO
feel like Cleveland should be up 15-20...not saying they are coming back but this was a win for the hawks
i love mike breen using his game 7 of the nba finals voice for this game...nba and its tv partners have done a great job making these play in games seem like huge things when in fact they are not
"The cavs fans are stunned" lol
I hate Trae Young
Quote from: TAFKASD on April 15, 2022, 09:52:41 PM
"The cavs fans are stunned" lol
theyre so stunned they wont be able to lose to the heat in 5
the american sports fan is such a rube falling for this crap. these teams all stunk all year and their seasons will all be over in 2 weeks. for the record yes i am watching
Rough night to have bet on the Cavs and Pels
Clips on a 21-2 run and Cavs blew a 15 point lead and didn't even cover
And now the Pels on a 24-7 run!
This game is nuts
shteins n giggles first round picks
heat over hawks in 5 - no idea how atlanta defends butler and herro....their wing defenders are wack
celtics over nets in 6 - brooklyn obviously has a punchers chance with kyrie and durant but i just dont know how you can win a series against a team as good as boston having to hide irving curry and patty mills on defense...this is a monsterous IF but if ben comes back and can do nothing but give them 15 minutes of defense a game it changes things
bucks over bulls in 4 - bull had no chance at full strength bu now a one legged zach lavine and no lonzo ball means sweep...the only question in this series is do the bulls fans have a takeover in games 1 and or 2
raptors over sixers in 6 - jo jo better be able to pass and defend his farging ass off this series because toronto has swarms of seven foot wingspan guys they can run at him and will dare the rest of the team to beat them...on offense all toronto does is hunt switches on maxey and harden who are terrible defenders so jo has to defend the hell out the rim
suns over pelicans in 5 - really want to pick a sweep here but for some reason i think the pels steal one at home...suns are so much better than everyone in the west much less the 8 seed
grizz over wolves in 6 - minnesota split the season series including a 40 point win. the main difference in these teams are their benches the grizz have a crazy good one and minnesotas sucks but that matters less in the playoffs so the gap isnt quite as big. these things will allow minnesota to extend the series but thats it
nuggets over warriors in 7 - this has the funnest match up of the first round...darymond checking jokic is going to be so much fun...dray played zero games in the reg season series which denver won 3-1...this pick is based on steph curry not being 100% or missing time cause golden state stinks when he doesnt play...if hes normal i think golden state wins in 6
jazz over mavs in 5 - shame luka is hurt cause this would have been a very entertaining series
That play by ja might have been the greatest nba play of all time
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 16, 2022, 05:44:43 PM
That play by ja might have been the greatest nba play of all time
so to be clear, jordan's shot in 98, lebrons block, ai step over are all below a random ja morant moment
Quote from: MDS on April 16, 2022, 07:08:46 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 16, 2022, 05:44:43 PM
That play by ja might have been the greatest nba play of all time
so to be clear, jordan's shot in 98, lebrons block, ai step over are all below a random ja morant moment
... in a game he lost.
i couldnt even find what play he was talking about
beginning to think this wasnt the greatest play in sports history
Celtics and Nets game is a whistle fest
the nets may well embarrass the sixers next month but for now...enjoying watching boston squirm
What a finish! Wow
Bulls had a chance but settled for way too many piss poor shots.
Vucevic and Derozan were a combined 15/52 shooting
Onto the nightcap - go Pels
bryan colangelo should be publicly executed for trading for markelle fultz over top jason tatum
at the very least he should be got for those collars he wore
farg Eric jr. but not sure he takes Tatum #3...still Fox/Ball would have been better picks then Fultz but then we don't have Maxey/Thybulle. Tatum I'd trade the entire roster minus Jo for but Fox/Ball for Thybulle/Maxey is at least a bit closer.
Goodness
Kleber is 8-10 from three for Dallas
Warriors...sheesh
They were down 42-29 and it's 88-68 now and Denver is fighting with each other. Boogie in the idle of it.
how bout them pels!!
slender man going off
Helluva game.
I really enjoy watching them. A lot of turnovers though but Booker going out def helped. Hope they can keep playing like this. Keep it rolling.
Chris Paul never really annoyed me for now for some reason he does and I like seeing him lose
I seem to remember Hinkie being an Ingram over Ben guy before he got canned.
I'm not sure now who I'd rather the Sixers play in the finals, Suns or Warriors. Think it might be the Suns even after the year they had.
Quote from: phattymatty on April 20, 2022, 04:50:34 PM
I seem to remember Hinkie being an Ingram over Ben guy before he got canned.
is there any evidence to suggest it or is it more pro hinkie propaganda from his virgin minion cult
None that I know of but I was 100% ben at the time and I remember disagreeing with him on this and being annoyed that they might actually go Ingram. But then Adam Silver forced the Colangelo douches into the equation so it didn't matter.
This Bulls choke is going to be ugly.
Good grief, Chicago
Nice job fending off the run Bulls
Back up big
Helluva comeback by Memphis
Omg grizz
I bet the wolves and this is gonna hurt
May be one of the worst beats ever for me. Grizz up 35-9 in the fourth quarter.
Big leads don't mean jack anymore
Those scrubs had 12 in the second and fourth quarters
You shteintin me?
How the hell does KAT only have 11 FGAs the last two games?!
Dallas about to close a 17pt lead
This is wild
Between tonight and even last night with Toronto and Brooklyn blowing huge leads I don't recall ever seeing it like this in the nba
Jalen Brunson is ballin!
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 21, 2022, 11:22:02 PM
Dallas about to close a 17pt lead
This is wild
Between tonight and even last night with Toronto and Brooklyn blowing huge leads I don't recall ever seeing it like this in the nba
It is unbelievable, one thing to get hot in a 5 - 10 minute stretch but to suddenly go cold as ice during that same time frame at this level is wild.
BenTheBitch is reportedly set to play Monday.
I can not think of a worse time for Ben to play his first game lol
But farg the Celtics so go ben.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 21, 2022, 10:47:28 PM
How the hell does KAT only have 11 FGAs the last two games?!
Other than that one nice dunk last week, he has been embarrassing to watch these playoffs. Almost can't even watch his antics. And people think our guys complain a lot.
Yeah him and the Wolves have been trash.
Bulls were lifeless tonight too.
I was glad to see the Heat lose. The Pels had this game but they're getting killed on the glass. Losing Hayes bc he blindsided Crowder has hurt them
CP3 annoys me.
And why the farg is Larry Nance Jr taking awful shots this late in the game?! Jesus
Desmond Bane is on fire. Good lord
And a big fat LOL to Brooklyn
The farg is wrong with these Minnesota fans? Another one ran onto the court in the middle of a play. They dragged buddy's ass off there real quick
Oh it's some peta type nut bags
https://twitter.com/cjzero/status/1518074216620376065 21&t=fwM_CLWvpguXIdeUnBihYg
That was a good game. Refs are way too whistle happy though.
Both teams were sloppy and man the Wolves seemed to always turn it over in the paint.
Bulls are hard to watch.
And can Grayson Allen go away? He's annoying as shtein
Warriors struggling big time but within striking distance. Sloppy turnovers and even Curry missing multiple FTs. Another NBA game with the refs being shtein though
Lolol
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1518332364048453632 21&t=6_QVIBTIDJcTX1Jl9aNbmA
Warriors playing Otto Porter Jr has been detrimental to their chances of winning
But they've made it a close game at least.
Dagger by the nuggets
Their three point shooting was fire today
is there a bigger coward in sports history than ben
i cant think of someone who literally does not want to play the sport they are paid to play
He may be the biggest coward yeah I can't think of anyone who comes close
It's even better that everyone is going in on him too. He's never gonna play again bc other than his agents and whichever Kardashian he's banging no one likes him
Man this Pels team is fun to watch
Herb Jones is something else. Dude is swatting the shtein out of three pointers and it's beautiful
Quote from: MDS on April 24, 2022, 10:36:12 PM
is there a bigger coward in sports history than ben
i cant think of someone who literally does not want to play the sport they are paid to play
Guess I was the only one not posting on this page to see if J could fill it himself
I don't think he's ever playing again.
I applaud this man and his successful grifting of multiple billionaires.
https://twitter.com/bleacherreport/status/1519005137917915137 21&t=WzY5noEIG8rlfbA9zbInTA
Rarely has a player done so much damage to his own reputation without an arrest, lawsuit, or political statement.
Amen!!!
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 16, 2022, 05:44:43 PM
That play by ja might have been the greatest nba play of all time
That dunk just now
https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/1519128183580278790 20&t=mcoKJn46sPTsVH9mubgqfg
That little ho Trae had 22 made FGs and 30 turnovers in the series
Grizz and Wolves is good
Omg edwards
Holy shtein Ja
Holy shtein Morant
Wolves are farging great at blowing huge leads
Quote from: TAFKASD on April 26, 2022, 10:18:16 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 26, 2022, 10:17:37 PM
Omg edwards
By far the best series of the playoffs so far
Close but I say the Pels has been better
Lol at the Memphis arena playing Whoop That Trick
If KAT wasn't so soft that team could be a real contender for many years.
It's hard for me to watch Utah games because of how ugly their colors, uniform and court is
For me it's farg Dallas and farg Kidd
I'm on the Mavs
Like watching Luka but JFC he plays iso ball way too much and takes some dumb shots
Wooooow
Bogdanovich with a clean wide open look and he missed
tune into wolves grizz....now!
Yeah I'm watching the Wolves gag away another big lead.
That long ass three by KAT is the worst shot in of the year by any player. What the farg you doing?!
And Memphis keeps getting offensive rebounds
ts funny watching this cause neither team is really ready for it but man the wolves really arent especially like you said KAT
Memphis also keeps banging shots at the buzzer
Beverly with a brutal shot
I still can't get over that KAT shot.
Good god
Orbital bone
Phils no hit
No game 7 in this great series
At least pornhub's working
Three blown double digit leads.
Minnesota deserved to lose the series
ABC is nothing but a Celtics-fest.
Hope the Bucks blow them out
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 01, 2022, 01:58:13 PM
ABC is nothing but a Celtics-fest.
Hope the Bucks blow them out
I wouldn't underestimate Boston or a comeback but the Bucks are doing whatever they want
Yep and it was magnificent. farg Boston.
Now I hope the Grizz keep smacking the Warriors
The NBA is soft.
SAWFT.
That Draymond ejection is bullshtein. And I'm on Memphis. But JFC ejecting him is dumb. they eject Green for that?
Ref show in full effect
What a fargin game that was wow
A damn shame Memphis couldn't pull it off
I'm about sick of the Suns already and I think it's all bc of CP3.
Bucks are getting pummeled.
Jaylen Brown can't miss. Giannis can't make anything.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 03, 2022, 12:03:42 AM
I'm about sick of the Suns already and I think it's all bc of CP3.
Frustrating too seeing this fossil be the nucleus, get on my back guys, leader of the team and we get to watch the bearded lard ass show up once every 5 games.
Rebounding is a lost art.
So many offensive rebounds nowadays. The Grizz can't secure a contested rebound for shtein
Ja gonna be mvp next year.
He's a fargin beast
Even when people know what he's gonna do (drive with his left and do that scoop roll) they can't stop him.
Helluva game.
so ben Simmons. who by the way when I recently was looking for a jersey to wear I own 5 Simmons jerseys. I don't think I ever wore one in public but I go nuts with the china alt jerseys sometimes. I am so ashamed that there was a short point in my life when I was ben > jojo.
anyway, so he was mentally unable to play all year. then was aaaaalmost ready to play in game 4. but now is having back surgery? him and all of his people have played this literally worse than any player in the history of sports. name me one messier situation ever.
In real time I thought Horford hit that put back. Crazy ending
so satisfying watching the Celtics lose.
The Warriors couldn't miss tonight. Beat down city.
How do you not challenge that foul
Which one? The final CP3?
They were out of challenges I think
Quote
Adrian Wojnarowski
@wojespn
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has been voted the NBA's Most Valuable Player for a second consecutive season, sources tell ESPN. A formal announcement is expected this week.
Oh well
That shtein is embarrassing.
I think Boston spends more time bitching at refs than actually playing
Wow
The Al Horford Game
I don't think I've ever seen GS play or shoot this poorly
4:48 left in the 1H and they havent hit a three yet
I think Dillon Brooks may be stupid.
What the farg shot was that?!
Moron
And a major league flop by Curry to draw a foul for a push on Bane
Lousy refs
Welp.
GS survives because of some dumb farging Memphis shots late. That forced three by Jackson was about as dumb as Brooks'
The nba not exactly bathing itself in glory tonight
The Mavs have looked as bad as the Sixers.
Can't believe the Bucks pulled that out
What a game.
farg Boston.
Jrue was fantastic
Let's see if the Grizz can hold this one
Wow
It's 119-64 at the end of the third quarter.
Got damn!!
I know I got most of you on this one, Bob Lanier. Passed away yesterday. I remember when he finished his career in Milwaukee after a stellar career with Detroit. He battled Moses Malone in the 1983 Eastern Finals and he went off in the only game the Sixers lost in the playoffs that championshp year, (Fo' Fo' Fo'!) that was an incredible Bucks team too, much better than the Lakers that year. He was a great player. RIP and thanks for the awesome memories.
just turned the other game on and saw Boban playing so obviously a blowout. wow, I guess I'm rooting for Dallas in this one. for me the suns went from a fun team to pretty obnoxious.
Same.
I like Monty Williams and Bridges and that's about it. CP3 not winning is fun to watch.
yeah I guess it's just cp3, booker, and crowder who I don't enjoy watching but that's three douchey guys on one team. also cam Payne seems like a fleshpop.
I'd still trade everyone on the sixers for any of them.
how crazy that we got rid of shamet and bridges + a lot for tobi and a guy who almost died from eating sesame seeds.
Celtics are sickening
I loathe them and Tatum.
17 threes tonight so far and Tatum won't miss
C's asses up against the wall and they are taking no prisoners. Sixers had 1/4 of this fight and lost I'd be ok. Well I guess you have to have some talent too.
farg off Warriors.
Grizz went up 86-85 with 6:55 left
Warriors proceeded to go on a 25-11 run. They out-rebounded Memphis 82-53! And offensive rebounds were 25-10. Cannot give that team that many chances.
It's gonna be GS/PHX and BOS/MIA and no joy in watching the conference finals and finals for me
a Celtics - heat series makes me sick to my stomach, not sure I'll be able to watch. I guess I root for jimmy butler in this situation.
if you put grant Williams on the court by himself against 5 Sixers, he would still get the rebound or loose ball.
one arena will be empty and the other will be filled by Buffalo shooting supporters
fun times
Quote from: phattymatty on May 15, 2022, 04:50:35 PM
a Celtics - heat series makes me sick to my stomach, not sure I'll be able to watch. I guess I root for jimmy butler in this situation.
Yeah it'll suck.
These refs are shtein and calling everything in this game. Boston doesn't miss and you'd think Milwaukee would adjust their defense to actually cover the three pointers?
And now Giannis is blowing finger rolls
Man I hate the Celtics so much. Seems like Jaylen and Tatum are legit good dudes too. Really wish they weren't stuck in that disgusting city.
Maybe the Mavs can handle biz tonight and knock out the Warriors too
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 15, 2022, 05:52:31 PM
Maybe the Mavs can handle biz tonight and knock out the Warriors too
you don't want this cause it improves the Celtics chances of winning it all
I've never had an issue with the Warriors, they are by far my favorite team left.
I hate everyone including myself
I don't hate the Warriors but I'm sick of them.
And yeah the Mavs being there increases the Celtics odds but hell maybe Dallas just goes on a run and wipes them out too.
Likely? No.
I'm just looking for anyone but BOS PHX and GS to win
ABB
88 of the 178 shots taken were three balls
Celtics hit 22 (out of 55)
Bucks hit 4!!(out of 33)
One of the announcers in G5 or G6 said that the Bucks defensive strategy was to protect the paint and force them to shoot three's. At some point you'd think the coaches would alter that defensive gameplan?
Suns asses are tight
Ayton/Booker/Paul are 0-11 shooting
Love it
Dallas is running a train. Can't believe I'm gonna say this but I hope Dallas wins it all.
30 at half in a game like this is nuts
Lol
Up to 40
man if you think the sixers L was bad...
difference is not a single soul in phoenix cares
https://twitter.com/kofie/status/1526023360769138690 21&t=-VXnQWytAWZLyDEzHt_eTw
That is farging funny!
Quote from: MDS on May 15, 2022, 09:38:30 PM
man if you think the sixers L was bad...
difference is not a single soul in phoenix cares
Well, all 17 of the original Suns fan base is a smidgen upset.
is there a worse contract in pro sports than Chris Paul's
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 16, 2022, 10:16:55 AM
is there a worse contract in pro sports than Chris Paul's
harper realmuto castellanos schwarber
:-D :-D :-D
phoenix been getting on my nerves lately so I'm glad they lost. I don't see Dallas beating the east so I guess I'm a dubs fan for the next month.
No Smart or Horford and they're ahead
Been a good game so far
And the Celts are choking
Omg 22-2 run to start the third
Hear just keep stealing the ball
Make that 37-14 about to be 39-14
I hate both these teams but damn Boston come on
Butler has been really good
He's got 18 FTAs and the rest of the team has 14 combined. No one on Boston can guard him without fouling
Dallas is ice cold from deep
Not good
they really beat the piss outta Luka last night. wiggy scratching up his face then someone busting his shoulder. not a good sign for mavs.
you know whats a worse sign for the mavs...reggie bullock started a conference finals game
maybe one day we will get a competitive nba game
Maybe in the Finals. Maybe.
Now? It's all about who can hit threes. And like Dallas last night rather than adjust when the three isn't dropping and going inside they just keep bombs away - while the other team is pulling away.
Holy shtein Boston.
Mavs were up 14 at half
Now? Up by two
Come on Mavs
Warriors led by Kavon Looney and Otto farging Porter are working the Mavs
Unreal
the mavs second best player is Reggie bullock
Jalen Brunson is second
Bullock is prob 4th - I'd put Finney Smith ahead of him too
Wild game
Miami has like 20 steals
Boston has like 30 turnovers
And Tatum has been booty and they'd be better off this game if he didn't come back
They cut it to 1 after being down over 20 and now Miami rips off improbable shots and it's back to 8.
I hate Max Strus
Holy shtein I didn't know wiggy had that in him.
Wow!
Lol at the refs calling a foul there
They're ruining these games
The Heats 1Q was something else
Lol
Warriors were down about 30
And their b squad is out there chopping it down to an 8 point lead
32-11 in the 4th
I can't remember a worse nba playoffs. gotta be some kind of record for blowouts this year. and we're going to top of this horrible horrible season with a Celtics championship. kill me.
Yeah it has been bad.
With the way things have gone we can expect Miami to win by 15+ tonight in a non-competitive game.
Now no one can make a shot
Brick city and a buncha turnovers
Boston on a 24-2 run
The Heat shooting is peewee league like
Page 666 of the NBA thread. seems about right. Celtics are the devil.
These refs are atrocious
seeing the Celtics so happy makes me ill.
Just wait til the Warriors beat that ass
Boston in six
This hadn't happened already?
https://twitter.com/Forbes/status/1532346053898473473
On a related note, I'm a thousandaire... today. Bills are due tomorrow!
good god now that was a high level basketball quarter
this game is absolutely off the meter
krs one on the go to commercial music
only the nba knows whats up
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 02, 2022, 08:25:13 PM
On a related note, I'm a thousandaire... today. Bills are due tomorrow!
:-D :-D :-D
Finally a close, exciting NBA playoff game at half.
this is already the greatest finals ever
What a 4th quarter by Boston. Wow.
Tatum has sucked but Brown and Horford have dominated this comeback
wonder what type of Kobe outfit that weirdo Tatum will wear tonight.
man these games blow this year
Been like that bc of the three ball
One team is hot and the other can't do shtein means big leads
However Boston is going cold so I could see GS closing the gap
See?
Warriors 3Q is dominant.
And they just have Curry what amounted to a seven point play.
82-80 now
I despise the Celtics more than any team in all of sports and it's not even close. taterskins are a distant second.
Sick of seeing Paul Pierce
The farg you draymond chant was loud
what a farging game
nothing is better in basketball than when Steph goes on a hot streak. even better when its against the Celtics.
Helluva game by Steph.
Boston looks like shtein
Ya love to see it
And now GS looks shteintier
farg a two point shot
Boston with eight straight threes
God damn nine in a row now
They started 0-12 too
That's all the nba is now
Even going 0-6 from 3 Wiggins has been so good tonight.
Wiggins for finals mvp so I can cash the +5000 ticket
Lol at Boston getting rolled despite Steph sucking
wiggins does deserve it but there is no way dubs win another one without Steph winning mvp.
I agree. It'll be a legacy award.
But if he stinks it up in G6 then maybe not.
233 games in a row he hit a three until last night
if it goes 7 and Celtics win Steph might still get mvp.
normally I would say yes to game 7 and more basketball but please no game 7.
baller trade by the mavs. wood will do what they hoped porzingas would.
They didn't give up much either
Poor Bobi has to live in Houston now tho
I hope this ends tonight.
Boston is favored but I may play the Warriors. Also want to see the o/u point totals for Wiggins, Steph and a few others.
Ass whippin.
Boston was up 12-2
It's now 51-33 GS
Damn Boston ended the 3Q on a 16-4 run.
Warriors normal deadly third quarters haven't appeared the last two games
farg Boston and the rangers
my god was Tatum a dog tonite and it was beautiful to see
Yep Tatum has been booty and ya love to see it.
I missed a Matty style parlay by two Klay threes. Stings a little.
Tatum had 100 turnovers in the playoffs.
I picked the entire series correctly.
G1 Bos/G2 Gsw/G3 Bos/G4 Gsw/G5 Gsw/G6 Gsw (+4000)
and yeah I love watching Tatum suck ass. he head a good year but he was unbelievably not clutch all year. whole team seems to not be good in close games at all.
Can't believe Orlando passed on Jabari Smith
Great pick. Banchero definitely the best player. Been confused why so many had Jabari number one.
Quote from: phattymatty on June 23, 2022, 08:12:36 PM
Great pick. Banchero definitely the best player. Been confused why so many had Jabari number one.
Or #2 I guess as Chet Holmgren gets picked over him too
I think Chet and Jabari could both easily be busts. and Keegan Murray (number 4 lol kings).
Chet might have a decent career at least but I don't see him turning into a star.
Woj tweeted this morning that it was gonna be Smith-Holmgren-Banchero
And then had to walk it back throughout the day. The betting markets reacted strong to it too.
Woj is awful. tweeting out all kinds of trades with zero details just so he can be first.
Yep.
I hate pick tipping. Lilguy R. Murrow will have you believe this is journalistically ok. But it's not.
What's funny is how these tipsters word it now. They say the name in a suggestive way as if they don't already know.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 23, 2022, 10:54:23 PM
Lilguy R. Murrow
lmaooooooooo
i have never cared about drafts enough to care about this....over the past few years ive come to love it because it makes the twitter dorks go crazy. its really easy to just not be on twitter for the night if you are that bent out of shape about it
The worst part about draft Twitter is the randos using all the buzzwords like they're breaking down tape of people.
The best part of tonight was the Knicks and the meltdown they caused their fans
Quote from: MDS on June 23, 2022, 11:08:29 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 23, 2022, 10:54:23 PM
Lilguy R. Murrow
lmaooooooooo
its really easy to just not be on twitter for the night if you are that bent out of shape about it
he did it on tv last night
When the draft started to be televised, were there people who complained about the picks being spoiled before they could read them in the newspaper the next day?
Spurs traded Dejawnte Murray why...?
He's overrated as shtein and they are in rebuild mode and I don't think any of the picks are protected
Yeah definitely the worst player to ever get traded for 3 FRPs, that's nuts. I do like him next to Trae though, that Hawks backcourt gonna be sick.
Damn the Nets are going to trade Durant
KD wants to go to Miami ugh.
Of course.
Go west. Go away.
And lol at people thinking he's coming here
Celtics traded for Brogdon.
Whoa here we go, Rudy Gobert to the Wolves for 4 1sts.
I tried to dislike Luka really hard but I just can't, seems like a legit good dude. and he's taking a Slovenian team to quad54 this year. biggest streetball tournament in Europe kinda like their Rucker park or drew league. they play this weekend at the base of the Eiffel Tower I'm sure it will be streamed somewhere. no one as big as Luka ever plays in it should be pretty dope.
also this Vegas league is immediately 10 times better than that Utah trash.
magic probably still too young to make noise but man they have some studs on their team. banchero-wagner-suggs-anthony-bamba-isaac-carter-bol bol-markellelol - might be a good league pass team.
dubs won the title and still have probably 3-4 guys on their summer league team who would get major minutes on the Sixers. not fair.
Oh its fair especially when it exposes even further your organization is run by a bunch of incompetent imbeciles born yesterday.
Indiana offered Ayton a 4/$133M offer sheet. The Suns have 48hrs to match.
Figured he was gone from there.
Suns matched the offer within 3 minutes of receiving it.
unless its jo or jokic why anyone would give that kind of money to a center is beyond me
Yeah he's good but probably not top 5 at his position and clearly hates being there for whatever reason. Guess they couldn't sit with the idea of a good player they drafted walking away and getting nothing out of it.
I feel like there's some kind of sign and trade deal coming because yeah that doesn't make any sense, they've had a full year to pay him and now they're pressed for him to stay? not to mention he can't be very happy with them stringing him a long for a whole season. also yeah he's not that good. .
Quote from: QB Eagles on July 15, 2022, 12:58:22 PM
Yeah he's good but probably not top 5 at his position and clearly hates being there for whatever reason. Guess they couldn't sit with the idea of a good player they drafted walking away and getting nothing out of it.
Quote from: QB Eagles on July 15, 2022, 12:58:22 PM
Yeah he's good but probably not top 5 at his position and clearly hates being there for whatever reason. Guess they couldn't sit with the idea of a good player they drafted walking away and getting nothing out of it.
he's top 5 at his position but his position is essentially worthless in todays league
My favorite bit from the Summer League.
https://youtu.be/Fm-FpEPP6Yk
jimmy butler got hair extensions.
KD gets a little sensitive with fan comments but this is hilarious.
https://twitter.com/kdtrey5/status/1556602114331344897 21&t=0zItV3iuL4ZBrJG58cM4wg
Lol what a Hoyda
https://twitter.com/joshreynolds24/status/1556761280362397697 21&t=atdCsei2RXUfk8Aip_rKrw
He ain't ever playing again. He's got his money and Xbox he's living the life.
I would bet that also if they offered it anywhere. he has such a delusional opinion of himself he probably thinks he can be a movie star or something.
there's a fun daily game like wordle except for guessing basketball players: https://poeltl.dunk.town
if you're an nba nerd like me you'll like it.
anyway while trying to guess today's guy, (spoiler) I realized that the magic have 7 players above 6'10. that's insane. and all of them could be really good except for maybe the older Wagner.
Mitchell to Cavs damn. Their top 4 is good good and young as shtein.
And wow Danny Ainge really working some magic, that is a lot of picks they have between this and Rudy.
since jazz are totally tank mode now I'd love the Sixers to try to get Clarkson. no idea what his money situation is but a high volume bench scorer would be clutch.
Yeah he would be nice
At least Mitchell didn't go to the Knicks
League Pass is basically going down 50% next year, whole season for $100.
Not complaining obviously but seems weird. Can't imagine there are many NBA fans who will pay $100 but wouldn't pay $200.
Interesting.
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1572776498280693761 46&t=xT96yS_spBc-Le4udrddHA
Possible, significant, unspecified, final...so could be anything from cursing at a fan to they found a dead hooker in the trunk of his car
Dead hookah
In Bostonese
Given the combination of the utter secrecy and the supposed severity, it probably involves his weiner.
hes engaged to nia long yet most certainly couldnt keep his dong in just her
If he cheated on her he deserves a suspension. She's fine as hell
yup he stepped out. madness
no matter how hot she is, somewhere out there is sick of her shtein.
read that on a bathroom stall once.
I had no idea he was with nia long, I've had a crush on her since I was a baby. imagine losing your job because you cheated on one of the hottest women on the planet.
Gotdamn they're suspending him for the entire season.
Most consequential piece of ass ever for him. Nia prob leaves him and he gets whacked for a year.
Suspended the entire season for pounding a member of the team staff? It was 100% consensual that seems a little harsh. I'm assuming the staff member will be suspended the entire season too or is this some double standard bullshtein.
shes the subordinate, hes not...id assume shes going to have something done to her but even a proud boy like you can understand a difference in power dynamics
Apparently it's an organization rule
Also rumors that he hit two women in the organization one of which is married to a Celtics senior VP
Quote from: MDS on September 22, 2022, 11:37:09 AM
shes the subordinate, hes not...id assume shes going to have something done to her but even a proud boy like you can understand a difference in power dynamics
Why is she called the subordinate and not the whore?
https://youtu.be/JUrMSK8XWFc
A one year suspension for banging a co-worker is absurd
There's likely more layers.
Like they told him to knock it off and he kept on
Bitch move by Draymond
https://twitter.com/kylenmills/status/1578381067379040258 46&t=lelWf49eZP9o-fD3cOVAuA
nah you shove someone you at least better put your hands up...Poole ain't about that life
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 07, 2022, 12:19:56 PM
nah you shove someone you at least better put your hands up...Poole ain't about that life
Damn straight
QuoteBen Simmons Nets debut:
4 points
3 turnovers
0/2 from the line
6 fouls
-26
lol I didn't watch too much yesterday but the what I did see was embarrassing. saw him literally handoff to Kyrie then bolt to stand in the corner by himself at least 2-3 times.
He's the best grifter in professional sports right now, you have to admire it.
Russ Westbrook vs Clippers
0-11 FG
0-6 3 P
His first 0-FG game since 2016
Loved Wilbon Wednesday saying one game in and he already has "Lakers fatigue"!
Another monster night for Ben
7pts/3/reb/8 ast
5 turnovers
Fouled out (again)
League Pass now has a Redzone-type channel called Crunchtime. Pretty good, still a bit glitchy but it will get better.
Thank you! Will have to check that out.
Apparently, the Spurs have waived Josh Primo.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on October 28, 2022, 07:35:49 PM
Apparently, the Spurs have waived Josh Primo.
The probable reason:
https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1586507239493292032
that's why the spurs are the best org in sports.
The creep cleared waivers. Good job NBA.
Steve Nash...OUT
And it seems like Udoka will be the next Nets coach
KD is scoring 30+ and is 8th in the league in scoring. there is no way that has ever happened before 15 games into the season.
man are the Celtics good...up 40 after 3Q at phx
What a 2H collapse by Boston.
Lol
What a game
Boston on a 17-4 run to send it to OT
That was sic last night! Watched Lakers broadcast so hearing the homers cringe was nice.
Richard Jefferson calling the C's road trip a disaster, they went 4-2 and beat the Suns. No, losing to Cleveland (Ok Cavs are good), Minnesota and Houston is a disasterous road trip.
Ref Ed Malloy is in our flight back to Houston. I talked to him a bit. I can see him looking at texts watching clips of plays someone sent to him
https://youtu.be/IFdPLowSNFY
I'll have to watch when he land.
He's catty corner and one rose ahead of me so I can see his laptop. He watching game film of a Celtics game and will rewind certain plays and then goes to an excel spread sheet.
didnt expect to ring in 2023 with j creeping on ed malloy
Much more interesting watching him watch scouting vids than some Katie Holmes romcom
heat went 40-40 from the line tonight
my god
https://twitter.com/shamscharania/status/1622324668047794177 46&t=6qJfaip8PzvBKP9LkyNm1Q
He's certifiable but if they weren't before they're now the team to beat.
are you talking about the mavs?
if so I disagree, there is no chance Luka and Kyrie will work. neither of them do a single thing without the ball in their hands. still worth a shot for the mavs, they're obvi better, but I just don't see them doing much.
Luka holds the ball until theres like 4 seconds left on the shot clock...kyrie gonna love that
Also their defense is atrociously bad and just got worse
just an amazing moment watching lebron break the scoring record
his career in 50 years is going to seem impossible to believe to anyone who didnt live through it
Stopping the game was stupid. And Kareem looked less than enthused to be there
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 08, 2023, 08:17:16 AM
Stopping the game was stupid.
what?
i thought i disliked lebron
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 08, 2023, 08:17:16 AM
Stopping the game was stupid. And Kareem looked less than enthused to be there
an absolute earth shattering bonkers take that im not sure would play on skip's show
if you want to see bitter, check out what wilt did when kareem passed him
Best player I've ever seen. That's a bit hyperbolic, I know, but to do what he's done for as long as he has is just otherworldly.
its a weird dynamic because i think hes very clearly better at basketball than mike but if i were picking players id take mike 1 because he is a level of win at all costs sociopath unseen in sports
Stopping the game is dumb. Celebrate after the game.
That's all I'm saying
youre right, when cal ripken made a lap around camden yards after breaking gehrigs record it was DUMB
play da game
Nets haul for Durant
QuoteBrooklyn will also receive Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, four unprotected first-round draft picks in 2023, 2025, 2027 and 2029 and a 2028 pick swap, according to ESPN. TJ Warren is headed to Phoenix in the deal, as well.
It's not hyperbolic to say LeBron is the goat lol. He is. There is not really a debate anymore. If you think it's anyone else, you're wrong.
Suns def the favorites in the west now, that starting 5 is nasty as farg. I imagine most of those players they traded to the Nets are now available - if Sixers could somehow get Bridges back that would be nice.
it's wild how the nba has just obliterated the SB off tv this week.
yea nobody is talking about the super bowl at all
trust me ive gone out of my way to find eagle content on tv this week and its like 95-5 nba coverage
NBATv ain't covering the SB homie.
Change the channel
either has espn other than nfl live
PTI and Around the Horn?
I haven't watched either of those in so long but I'd guess they have been on it.
Imagine getting your sports news from television in the year 2023.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 09, 2023, 11:59:14 PM
PTI and Around the Horn?
I haven't watched either of those in so long but I'd guess they have been on it.
They had a segment of course but it was after and shorter than the nba's
Quote from: General_Failure on February 10, 2023, 03:50:02 PM
Imagine getting your sports news from television in the year 2023.
you spelled barstool wrong
Those guys that make Pink Whitney?
Celtics are missing just about everyone and they laid down 35 in the 1Q in Milwaukee.
Mike Muscala of all people with 10
Celtics took this to OT
But Jrue has taken over. Wow
The All Star game is a garbage product
Makes me think of the numbnut fans back in the day at the Pro Bowl getting all lathered up over a meaningless exhibition chanting 'NFC NFC' or 'AFC AFC', damn it was brutal. The clown throwing buckets full of confetti into the audience at the circus was more entertaining than watching that garbage. I celebrated when they pulled the game from Hawaii.
I love nba all star weekend and the game.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 19, 2023, 11:15:50 PM
The All Star game is a garbage product
why do people continue to complain about something that doesnt matter and isnt for them...the ASG is a giant party the league throws itself. its so easy to just not watch it.
we all get to see the best players every second of every day. when ASG's first started, we didnt. so it was cool! look all the stars are there on my teevee wowie. now you can watch a live game while taking a dump. and all star games have devolved into corporate jerkmeoffs with a game that the players dont want to be in.
nah they don't want to look dumb missing a dunk or in the dorky skills comp but they all want to be in the actual game. they just don't want to play hard.
unless you're jojo who said he might be too injured to play then goes out and leads his team in minutes lol. that mentality is partly why we all love him and partly why he's hurt so much.
Quote from: MDS on February 20, 2023, 12:49:22 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 19, 2023, 11:15:50 PM
The All Star game is a garbage product
why do people continue to complain about something that doesnt matter and isnt for them...the ASG is a giant party the league throws itself. its so easy to just not watch it.
we all get to see the best players every second of every day. when ASG's first started, we didnt. so it was cool! look all the stars are there on my teevee wowie. now you can watch a live game while taking a dump. and all star games have devolved into corporate jerkmeoffs with a game that the players dont want to be in.
Kobe said it best - fans don't want to see that crap they have now. They want to see the best players in the world play a pick up game. Showcase the raw basketball skills.
theyre too afraid to do it but a 3 on 3 mini tourney would be more fun...or farg get 20 players and run 5's and do a round robin thing. let the guys squad up on their own to make it more interesting
Mavs were up 27
Now losing
This is farging stupid.
Soft batch
https://twitter.com/thenbacentral/status/1630317243203452930 46&t=HHlZ4irbdzzckWq3hEowmA
Bum
https://twitter.com/jacksettleman/status/1630597177331335169 20
LOL. I almost feel bad for him but he's such a douche.
Certain Philly sports people you are not allowed to feel anything for - Ben, Wentz, Billy Wagner, Rolen, Papelbon, Jeff Ruland, I'd say TO but that was equally on the bedwetter.
Ben is the biggest bitch of all time in Philly sports. Don't think it's even particularly close.
Certain visions will never go away - Joe Carter, Game 6 Stanley Cup OT goal, Rod Martin picking off Jaws THREE times in SB XV, drafting Jon Harris in 1997, Ronde Barber, Ricky Manning, Chiefs scoring twice on identical play, lot of Phillies downers but Ben and his backing off on the layup against Hawks will haunt me for a very long time.
Quote from: QB Eagles on February 28, 2023, 05:57:38 PM
Ben is the biggest bitch of all time in Philly sports. Don't think it's even particularly close.
Yeah he's got a secretariat sized lead on everyone else
Luka missing a one footer to tie...brutal
Knicks and Celtics game is wild
Going to OT
Knicks up 3 with :15 and dude fouls Brown on a bucket to allow him to tie.
Make that double OT
Celtics with a sloppy possession on their last shot
All Boston does is look to shoot threes
Knicks and Quickley taking over
I guess Tatum top of the key 3 was too obvious. Horford brick. Knicks are hot.
Looool
https://twitter.com/actionnetworkhq/status/1632933881539092483 46&t=Uib2YOn6CJgx-z2RaE9o7Q
Come on man. Really?
One of my fave players from back in the day
https://twitter.com/espnnba/status/1633672732876636161 46&t=Uib2YOn6CJgx-z2RaE9o7Q
Are they sure it wasn't one his 20 bastich children taking a shot at him?
The Knicks are half decent.
Every time I've watched them they've played well
celtics lost to the rockets...sixers now only a game out of the 2 seed
I'm not getting hopes up yet as we still have doc rivers making decisions but it does feel different than in past years with how this team is starting to click at the right time.
The vibe is definitely different but it remains to be seen whether the current feel lasts into the playoffs. If they lose handily to the Bucks C's and Nets that last week of the season, everyone will be back in "fire Doc" mode.
harden in the playoffs is a way bigger issue than doc
Oh yes indeed.
The next time he has a playoff worth mentioning positively will be the first
they're both playoff losers but harden is at least showing life this year. honestly he's going to be the third option for any game winning sets / shots anyway so I'm going to be stupid and get my hopes up.
https://twitter.com/ramonashelburne/status/1636800149489090560 20
I had absolutely no/zero reaction to that news. His demise this season was beyond expected. Guy is such a tool and blew it big time. Oh well.
Seems to be a good chance that the Ben Simmons story has a tragic ending. Something in his wiring just isn't right.
Clippers are ass
That final possession was one of the worst I've ever seen. Kawhi gets the rebound and they have 20 seconds. Down one. He dribbles outside the arc forever and no one comes to screen Dort off him. And he never gets a shot up in 20 seconds.
Oh and Paul George's knee bent in ways knees shouldn't bend.
Best leaugue in the world gettin the job done again...
QuoteThe NBA and National Basketball Players Association reached a tentative deal on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, the two sides announced in the early hours of Saturday morning. The deal still needs to be ratified by players and team governors before it can become official. While details have not been announced, here are some highlights of the new seven-year deal, according to sources briefed on the details of the negotiations:
Players must play at least 65 games to be eligible for major individual league awards such as MVP.
Prize money for the championship team of the NBA's In-Season Tournament, beginning in 2023-24 season, will be $500,000 per player.
NBA players will no longer be penalized for using marijuana under the agreement as it has been removed from the drug testing program.
Veteran extension limits will increase from 120 percent to 140 percent, which will add flexibility and have significant effects quickly. Under the current CBA, teams and players can only increase the player's salary by 120 percent in the first new year of the extension unless that player qualifies as a designated player/rookie or makes well below the league's average salary.
All nice.
Now fix the load management shtein and they'll be even better
Pop's pregame PC is on fire. He's ripping the GOP for the school shootings specifically Tennessee and that dumbfarg Blackburn
Wolves in meltdown mode
Gobert swung on someone on the bench and was sent home
McDaniels swung at a wall and broke his hand
Wolves about to gag this one away
Come on with these zesty threes and awful turnovers
Unreal melt by Minny
I don't think I've ever seen a team more deserving to lose a game than these fools
Anthony Edwards has to be throwing up the worst game in a big spot ive ever seen
Haha he fouled him
The game is so bad it's good
This is farging amazing
God damn Edwards hit a shot
one thing i will never ever understand is how tnt can do everything so right but yet employ reggie miller for eternity
Every work place has that one person who everyone wonders how the farg they have their job. Reggie is that guy at TNT
Actually feel bad for AE
Same. I like him quite a bit as a player.
the timberwolves are just about as old as me and have won 2 playoff series, both in the same year. just a remarkably incompetent franchise
this game is garbage but fun
That pass what in the farg!
wolves might get Denver
3-18, 0-9 from three, 4 TO, 4 PF
I was falling asleep and I blame Minnesota for not icing it and costing me like an hour of sleep. iceholes
Can't remember the last time I saw so many turnovers in an NBA game. Exactly. This game was so bad it was that good!!
Oh look another blown big lead!
So much bad basketball
Huge blown lead for the Raps and they've missed 18!! free throws
Refs have been shtein too
am i the only person that wants more single elimination playoffs...itll never happen because more games = more $$$ but this stuff is so much better than 7 gamers
I like them.
But the seven gamers maybe wouldn't be so bad if they didn't have so many off days during them.
Ingram was fouled on his three and should've been shooting to tie it up. Refs call everything but that
What a collapse choke job by the Bulls
87-87 and they take the lead 90-87 with like 330 left
It's now 102-91 Miami — a 15-1 Heat run
The Heat annoy me. I hope they get smoked next round. Strus, Herro, Jimmy Butthole and Bam are all annoying.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 14, 2023, 09:34:22 PM
The Heat annoy me. I hope they get smoked next round. Strus, Herro, Jimmy Butthole and Bam are all annoying.
YES! 100% agree.
That was a fun game to watch! Cool seeing the Kings of old in attendance.
Quote from: MDS on April 13, 2023, 12:12:51 AM
am i the only person that wants more single elimination playoffs...itll never happen because more games = more $$$ but this stuff is so much better than 7 gamers
yeah they're great. that's why the in season tournament is going to be the shtein.
White men can't jump dominating the 4th
Grizz getting cooked by Hachimura and Reaves - really?
And Ja is hurt
And now the annoying ass Heat are working the Bucks
Kawhi/Durant back and forth was fun for a bit. Russ was money late game
Yeah that was legit. Good to see the Clips overcome their stupidity with the ball and win. The three straight threes and Westbrook in the final minute were fun.
Love seeing Phoenix lose.
Where's my mans TeeVee Todd to explain away this game tipping off at 1030pm ET? On a Sunday when starting at Noon would've been doable.
at some point youre going to understand the nba audience is young and black and not old and a white
young black = up late
old white = goes to bed at 930
In 10 years the median NBA viewer will be located in China. You'll really love the start times then.
ian eagle is the best basketball announcer in the business and there aint no #2
He's good.
Breen is good too.
Would be nice for the Kings to get it going on offense. Brick city baby
Malik Monk is on one helluva heater this series.
Wow
Lol warriors over the limit not even two minutes into the third
draymond is out of his mind
holy shtein I just got around to watching that Draymond thing now. how does he keep getting away with these yet still invited to be a guest host on all the shows. I think this might be the last straw - dude has been living off the golden days of Steph for way too long.
Sigh...Clippers up 13 to down 6
Come on clowns
These Memphis motherfargers are about to blow a 20 point lead
The heat/bucks game is only available on nbatv...pretty farging lame
thats something that will be fixed with the next tv contract, this has go to be the last stretch with nbatv playoff games
theyre going to have something like 4 partners, at least 1 will be streaming.
Should have put Wolves and Nuggets on local access tv - what a lousy series
Wolves are resurrected!
14-0 run
Well farg
Minny was up 99-98 and Denver ripped off a 13-4 run
Should've just kept feeding Anthony Edwards
Actually looking forward to the Lakers/Grizzles game. Lebron will be in psycho mode. Sucks we have to wait until Saturday.
I'm shocked Kawhi is hurt again. Frageeelay.
And the Kings are bricking the joint up
The foul calls in the games tonight have been atrocious. Very unequal as if the NBA wanted GS and Brooklyn to win and Phoenix to get up in the series.
I mean it's pretty obvious
Suns are 16/20 and Clips 3/4 in the 3rd quarter in FTs
Damn good game by the Clip Joint despite missing Kawhi and being sodomized by the refs
Nick Nurse fired
Good. farg that whiner.
Donovan Mitchell is playing like shtein
9 points only in the 4th?!
Idiot Kings - go on a run to get up 9. GS takes the timeout and then go on a 9-0 run. Kings could've really put them in a hole but nah let's take lousy shots and quick possessions
They almost blew another 9pt lead
Hope they can keep this up in the 2H. Murray and Fox are having nice games
Was really hoping to see the kings knock them off. I'm about bored with the warriors
Gonna need Fox and someone else to kill it in the 4th
Also the refs are way one sided
FG and threes are identical but the Kings get mugged and no called while the Warriors get a fingernail on them and it's a whistle
Go away Steph.
Come on Kings
God dammit!
Steph pulled a CWebb and gave the Kings a shot and they couldn't make it happen
The Hawks are one dumb farging team
And John Collins can't sniff a bucket.
Was hoping they'd be able to knock off Boston again
Boston is annoying as farg
They answer every damn time ATL cuts the score down
Minny tried their hardest to blow that.
96-84 with 2:30 left and it went to OT
Anthony Edwards is so good. But watching him have to drag KAT, Gobert and Conley through games is hard.
Total was 222.5 and it landed on 222. Rough beat if you had that
God dammit
https://twitter.com/shamscharania/status/1650581195137097745 46&t=Uib2YOn6CJgx-z2RaE9o7Q
Jimmy should've still been a Sixer Butler has 20 of the Heat 26 points in thr 1st
Good lord
Jimmy Buckets going off in the first quarter. 20 of the Heat's 26 pints.
Is there a bigger bum in the NBA than Kawhi?
He's out for G5 too.
Bum ass loser
I stopped looking for Kawhi during Clippers games several years ago. He's never on the court.
Oh my, Milwaukee.
What a choke job if they lose this
Jimmy Butler holy shtein
MVP
MVP
MVP
MVP
all time 4 minute stretch by jimmy. what a fargin stud.
Too bad that's not the Celtics they're working over
Come on Memphis.
Their defense is shtein. Letting LA work them all over
Reaves annoys me for some reason
Memphis is about cooked
Well well
14-1 Memphis run to end the half
Let's go
Ja is something else. What a NBA Jams level finish there.
On another note - Anthony Davis is softer than Kawhi. Another bum.
Imagine Kawhi, Anthony Davis and Ben Simmons on a team.
What a game. Wish LeBron would've missed at the end
Omg he pulled a Jojo and made it 3/4 court after the buzzer
Come on grizz
Bum ass grizz
Up 97-90 after a Bane three
And they do nothing but let DeAngelo Russell, who's done nothing, nail three three's in a row.
That was the game
I'm already sick of the grizzlies and they haven't won anything yet. go LeBron.
Kings
Clippers
Grizz
Wolves
Nuggets
Warriors
Suns
Lakers
That's my list of how I would prefer to see win the west. Lakers winning anything is akin to the Yanks and Cowboys because of their fans and how the media drools over them. Too bad Fox is hurt and Kawhi is a ho.
not the cowboys obviously but I'd be fine with the yankees and lakers winning every title every year as long as our divisional rivals don't win any.
lakers have to be #1 for me....to see lebron do it at this age would kill the cum guzzling jordan fanboys who are the most annoying people on earth
who cares that lakers win their 1000th title or their idiot bandwagon fans can fake celebrate, if you live on twitter maybe itll hurt.
Look at the Hawks!
Pull this out
Ice Trae
Helluva a comeback and game
Holy shtein!
What a shot
Nice. I think that pushed back the Sixers' round 2 another day?
I enjoy rooting for Trae when it's not against us. Double when it's the Celtics. Terrible shot lol but dude has balls.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on April 25, 2023, 09:55:55 PM
Nice. I think that pushed back the Sixers' round 2 another day?
Two days. From Sat to Mon which is huge for Jojo
Quote from: phattymatty on April 25, 2023, 10:00:44 PM
I enjoy rooting for Trae when it's not against us. Double when it's the Celtics. Terrible shot lol but dude has balls.
Yeah I agree. Annoying little shtein when playing the Sixers but when he's dragging his nuts all over the Knicks and Celts is fun.
Clips working the Suns - hope they can hold on
Btw a $100 bet on all three dogs MLs tonight would've paid like $23k
What a stupid quarter for the Clips
I don't think I've ever seen a whoopin like this
79-71 Clips with 8:00
Then tied at 86...
It's now 103-86 Suns.
Disgusting
Booker with 41 after 3 and 25 alone in the 3rd
And the Clips are back to within two!
These playoffs have been awesome
Let's go Clips
So much for that.
Show a graphic about no turnovers for LA and the announcer jinx is full go - they turn it over twice
136-130 with :30 left. Damn
If that ho Kawhi plays or Paul George is healthy they'd win this series
The Cavs fargin suck
Grizzlies? Also farging suck.
Russell is murdering them in the early third. Again.
Up 17! To up 9 at the half to up 1.
Losers
(Incorrect post here. Carry on.)
Grizz off the shtein list. They went on an insane run to pull away
Now let's go Kings
Q1 good for Sactown
Q2...not so much. Went cold on the three ball and Thompson got hot for GS.
Come on Kings
Milwaukee choking again
Wow
Jimmy
Omg
Jimmy
What a shot!!!
Put ya crib up for sale, Budenholzer.
Not just for blowing the series but
He didn't have Jrue miss his FT with 2.1 left
And he didn't call TO after Jimmys shot with .5 left
What an amazing upset
I dislike the Heat but big props. And what an epic choke by Milwaukee
I mean...
It was 102-86 at the end of the 3rd
Adebayo, Love and Lowry all fouled out
Bucks shot 45 FTs to Miamis 17
And they lost!
just a complete gag by milwaukee...total pardon my pun deer in the headlights looks.
this sideline reporter on nbatv, ashley shahamadi. my lord would she get it. makes taryn look like nothing.
kings aint ready for primetime
Yeah she's fine.
It's a shame that the Kings can't knock GS off. I mean they could but that's some long odds.
But if I'm hoping for a miracle it's for Atlanta to keep winning against Boston
either the Knicks or the Heat in the ECF. Wild.
watching Grayson Allen euro step while time expired was beautiful and hilarious.
need big balls trae to keep it up.
knicks got so farging lucky with their draw....i already wanna kill myself over the NYC slurping going on in the media...i will actually root for boston against them
Same.
The Knicks love is annoying. Those idiots go out and party in the streets after one round one win.
this is only the 3rd legit 8/1 upset ever in the nba
griz/spurs 11 and gsw/dal 07 were the other 2. the sixers one in 12 doesnt count because of the rose injury. 5 game series dont count.
and this is a different level, since the heat had to play 2 extra games just to make the playoffs.
Bud get fired yet? He should've been packing his shtein this morning.
I can't believe his coaching malfeasance and the incredible domination by Butler
I'm sure this would be well received by the meathead MAGAts
https://twitter.com/bleacherreport/status/1651733726706151424 46&t=Uib2YOn6CJgx-z2RaE9o7Q
Hawks hanging tough!
Thanks for nothing, Atlanta
Tied horford hits that corner 3 knew it was game
Way to go Sactown
Now if Memphis would just wake the farg up
Grizz are shook
Losers
This is a game where Ja should be taking over and they're out there letting JJJ and Brooks Jack up long shots
Hit the bricks, Memphis.
Down by 30!!
Love seeing the Knicks eat a shtein sandwich but too bad Jimmy rolled his ankle
Come on Kings - bury the Warriors please. The Kings shot selection has been lousy so that needs to get better quick
Third quarter couldn't have started worse for the Kings
Good lord
Omg the kings are getting slaughtered by Looney on the boards
They can not get a board
And that little red headed shtein Huerter can't buy a bucket but he keeps shooting
If GS could hit FTs they'd be up 15
Sac letting them have THIRTEEN offensive board in the 3Q alone is embarrassing
It's over.
What a putrid performance by the Kings in this second half. Can't hit a shot. Can't rebound. Can't do shtein.
Lakers and Warriors - yuck
how could you hate that...a dynasty with a top 10/15 all time player vs the goat
must see tv
I just wanted the Kings to keep winning is all.
And now I'll root for the Dubs to sodomize the Lakers
The Nuggets to whack the Suns
But what an incredible game by Steph and Looney. And an equally awful job by Sac in the second half
sacramento is a cow town full of maga chuds...it can fall into a sinkhole
This game is like Ambien in sports form
Brick after brick
Budenholzer not shockingly fired by the Bucks
Also it would be nice for the Warriors to disembowel the Lakers tonight
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 04, 2023, 06:18:01 PMBudenholzer not shockingly fired by the Bucks
Spoke too soon
They didn't can him?
I read "shockingly not" instead of "not shockingly". My bad.
Haha I was about to say damn they pulled the rug out on Woj and Shams
37-33 DEN to 61-48 PHX
Suns have 11 FTs and magically Durant has all 11. It's only him and Booker scoring. Denver cannot control the paint at all
Nice 3Q from Denver.
Hope they can close it out.
So much for that. Booker and KD continue to run through them like shtein through a goose
32 and 41 for them. And no one but KD still has yet to take a FR for the suns.
Nuggets had their shot and came out dead in the early 4th
LOL Knicks
Left my girls moms house and it was 40-29 GS
Now 46-42 LA
Wtf
22-2 run now
Scrub ass Russell lighting it up
Sixers notwithstanding of course - but it seems like these playoffs are simply just a back and forth game to game.
Win in a blowout? Next game the other team wins with ease
37 FTA for LA...11 for GS
Lakers up 26. All time WOOF effort by the Warriors
Back to Denver letting Booker and Durant do whatever they want. Particularly driving to the bucket and fouling them
Come on Denver
Shamet
Unreal. The Nuggets stink.
Letting PHX own them these last two games. And now Shamet's goofy ass won't miss
The Landry Shamet Game
MPJ taking a transition three when they were down a bucket killed them. As did Shamet morphing into prime Curry.
Jokic dropping 53 and losing is rough. Denver bench killed them
Klay jacking up dumb shots when he has nothing
Steph launching one from the moon down only one
And getting absolutely rocked by...Lonnie farging Walker...in the 4th (he's got like 16 in the quarter)
Way to go, Dubs.
And the cherry on top is Draymond doing that
You serious?
Good lord
I've known Lonnie Walker since he was a little baby. His uncle was my boy growing up and he was my offensive lineman for like 5-6 years in middle school and high school.
Lonnie recently came out and said he was abused as a kid by someone in his family. Doubt it's unc but extremely sad and gross to hear.
Nuggets missing two inch shots and Booker still red hot
Come on Denver
Nuggets are garbage.
My god Warriors have some pride and hit a shot and play some defense
The Suns fired Monty Williams?! Idiots
Ja Morant pulled out another gun on IG Live yesterday.
Moron
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 14, 2023, 11:33:38 AMJa Morant pulled out another gun on IG Live yesterday.
Moron
I didn't follow this closely the first time he did it but why is pulling a gun out on social media an issue? Politicians make political ads shooting bud light and photo copiers
because hes black
disgraceful maga cesspool san antonio does it again
Well Pop is about as far away from MAGA as you can get
I was watching the local news and they had a huge party in downtown Orlando to celebrate the draft lottery.
Also - some MA's got into a brawl in front of Disney today because someone got in someone else's photo by mistake.
Tactical nukes. That's all I got to say for this hell hole of a state.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 16, 2023, 08:38:09 PMWell Pop is about as far away from MAGA as you can get
yup im really happy for poppy and couldn't have chosen a better place for him to go
i dont care if pop is ghandi farg san antonio to the ends of the earth
they shouldnt have an nba team and now they have 3 hall of famers in my lifetime
Denver is drilling these fools
Would be nice is Embiid use his size like Jokic does
Last time SA won the lotto they didn't miss the playoffs for 22 straight years
Quote from: MDS on May 16, 2023, 08:55:27 PMi dont care if pop is ghandi farg san antonio to the ends of the earth
they shouldnt have an nba team and now they have 3 hall of famers in my lifetime
If it keeps him in the league longer its a good thing...plus they have almost as many titles as philly has ever so who cares if they win a few more
after living there for 5 years i came to despise their fanbase...bandwagon dorks
they have 4 titles + 1 in a fake lockout year. philly, as a whole, has 7 and thats being generous counting the sixers first title when the nba was barely a pro league....good god
Nuggets three point shooting is ridiculous...at least half have been super contested
This is absurd. Come on Denver
I'm sick of the Lakers
Cant believe jamal pulled that back
Yeah he should've gone in.
When a win feels like a loss
I also can't believe the Lakers took so long to foul
This Celtics team may be one of my most loathed of all time
Beautiful 3Q by Miami
Eat shtein, Boston.
And YouTube tv broke in the middle of the fourth quarter
Wtf
Unfargingreal. From about five minutes left the channel just went on the fritz and kept getting stuck and repeating commercials and freezing.
Major fail by YTTV
Can't wait for You Tube NFL Ticket!
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 17, 2023, 10:53:31 PMUnfargingreal. From about five minutes left the channel just went on the fritz and kept getting stuck and repeating commercials and freezing.
Major fail by YTTV
thought it was just my zesty internet. damn.
Couldn't even get myself to turn this game on. cus cries have been my most hated team for a long time but this team is extra unlikable. Gonna be a bubble finals rematch.
Check the ref out - Celtics fan?
https://imgur.io/a/lvloIze
When did Rui Hachimura become MJ
Sheesh
this game has been fugly
Yep.
Murray bring a bricklayer isn't helping. Like damn dude you ain't got it - pass the ball to someone else
And thankfully Murray is awake.
Finish them, Denver
Pretty crazy lakers are 5-25 from three and are right in it
Ain't in it no more
Bang
Bang
Bang
LeBron is 21/90 from 3 in the playoffs
Lol now Denver is gonna let them back in it bc they're getting sloppy
How dafuq you gonna have an inbounds violation
denver/miami aint gonna move a lot of needles
Yep. Down to 5 thanks to a rushed shot/block from Murray trying to shoot another three
White Mike Reaves three
LeBron high off the glass
Inbounds violation
Anthony Davis of all people with a three
Come on Denver
Reaves annoys me
If Denver blows this it's an all time choke
Holy shtein Denver!
Whew
That second half got good. And the nuggets did that without Jokic scoring in the fourth
Bang
Since I got home the Heat are on a 17-2 run
Let's gooooo
God damn Celtics and Tatum are annoying
Let's go Heat. Take over the game Jimmy. And keep Boston off that 3pt line
Jimmy is a stone cold killer
And Grant Williams poking him is hilarious.
Finish them, Miami
the runs in this game have been bizarre
19-2, 18-1, 18-2
Tatum shteinting his pants in the late 4th last two games after murdering the Sixers is frustrating
Haha farg Boston
So that Jimmy butler guy...he's too much of a clutch alpha dog. Yea we're gonna go with the worst max player contract ever and a crybaby who refuses to shoot.
Celts 27th loss as a favorite
21st loss as a fave of 5pts or more
It would be nice for Denver to keep this up
Lakers look as bad as Nicholson's hair style tonight
Jokic no points and yet the Nuggets lead by 12 after the first.
Murray is hot from the field
Despite the Murray Show - 30 at half - Lakers chopped it down to 4 behind that hick Reaves.
Jokic is as useless as tits on a bull tonight
Scott Foster's crew is whistling everyone. And the Lakers get a call on every possession it seems
embiid gets a pity mvp after crying like a baby for 2 years, again takes a giant dump in the 2nd round. jokic the serbian gangster about to sweep out lebron and make the finals.
massive L
How true.
Lol Celtics are getting the shtein kicked out of them
"We're just playing good basketball, good team basketball, we know where the ball has to go, we play from there, guys make plays, we never know who it's going to be, tonight it was me"
Gabe Vincent. Sounds like generic shtein, but sure was refreshing to hear. Especially after watching that gutless spineless performance, by the Sixers the last two games of the Eastern conference semifinals.
Watching Jimmy single handedly crush the Celtics while talking shtein the whole time, is so fun to watch but also horribly depressing.
Silver lining is even if Sixers didn't shtein the bed Jimmy would have done this to them also.
Quote from: phattymatty on May 22, 2023, 02:48:16 PMWatching Jimmy single handedly crush the Celtics while talking shtein the whole time, is so fun to watch but also horribly depressing.
Silver lining is even if Sixers didn't shtein the bed Jimmy would have done this to them also.
also if jimmy were on the sixers they still wouldnt have beat boston
Its the sixers
Would have just been "Jimmy and I can't do everything".
They should bring back the Weatherspoon eta uni's since they're a clown show
LeBron is on one
21 in the first
Complete ref show.
Should've known.
Nuggets!
Let's go
you want a sweep? mr sports glutton wants no more sports hmmm
I want the Lakers and Celtics out. Preferably swept.
i want the sixers to be not a colossal embarrassment, but we cant all get what we want
We also can't get that big Serbian donkey to not take stupid shots and back to back charges.
He let the Lakers get back in this. Let someone else shoot, Jokic.
Bronny Sr. no gas left in the second half.
What a shot by Jokic
And now White Mike Reaves goes bang
Come on Denver
And then they have a possession like that
Good grief
legit do not care about this game but now pushing for the lakers out of spite for j's weird rooting interests
I thank you for your support.
I also may have a few bucks on the Nuggets. But also I am sick of the Lakers.
Another crummy possession by the Nuggets
Waiting for the walk off Lakers three now
Haha gtfo Lakers
congrats on the $25 hit, bud
2 sweeps and a underwhelming denver/miami finals. not good!
Lebron's entire team was wide open that last possession.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 22, 2023, 11:13:33 PMAnother crummy possession by the Nuggets
Waiting for the walk off Lakers three now
WTF was Murray thinking? That was an awful possession.
Hoping C's get swept tomorrow. Watching that Bahstan chowdah head fan base cry in their Sam Adams will be beautiful.
Quote from: MDS on May 22, 2023, 11:16:36 PMcongrats on the $25 hit, bud
2 sweeps and a underwhelming denver/miami finals. not good!
Lol the Nuggets this series paid for the Labor Day Cancun trip
espn is just utter trash
first off they take a commercial after the timeout with 4 seconds left...just totally miss a chance to build up drama for the final shot and discuss strategy in order to squeeze in a few more ads. then they dont even send anyone to LA so theyre doing the whole thing from the studio. feels like a regular season game. tnt has their people there, having ernie/chuck/shaq/kenny postgame from the site gives it a bigger feel.
espn has had the nba for how long and theyve never build up any kind of authoritative voices. the game ends and they go to some guy ive never heard of doing highlights to a game we all watched, some boring press conferences and tim farging legler. who is this for? who watches this?
its a full on late stage capatalism decision...think youre saving money by not producing a studio show on the road and instead dish out millions (to pat macafee) and billions (to the nba for their new contract in a few years). greed will be the death of man.
Yep. Agree with all.
ESPN has struggled with their NBA coverage for awhile now. They can't get a studio show crew together for shtein. Granted no one can replicate the TNT greatness but still - having Mike Greenberg lead your coverage is bad.
Breen/Jackson/Van Gundy are very good - but yes please let them do their job. Down 2 with 4 seconds left and we're getting a commercial? Not ideal.
Jokic should have won MVP
You guys don't dig the "Whopper Whopper Whopper Whopper Junior Double Triple Whopper" commercial shown every break in the action?
Celtics showed a little scrap in the second half. Bummer. But then again it gets those MAGAt southie mouth breathers thinking they can come back.
Well looking at the lines Vegas certainly thinks Boston has a good shot
To be down 3-1 and only +250 to win the series says something.
They're 8 point faves for tomorrow.
Likely they'll win tomorrow and Miami clinches in 6.
Celtics will probably be the first team ever to come back from 3-0 and I'm going to hurt myself.
Totally random but I was looking through some old stats this morning and Moses Malone played a season with David Robinson on the Spurs. I guess a bit before my time but I don't remember Moses playing that late into the 90s.
End it tonight Miami. Gut them in Boston
So much for that.
Bombs away for Boston
Boston is gonna come back from 3-0 and that is going to make them even more insufferable
Bam and Jimmy are in witness protection
And Kyle Lowry is cooked
Come on Miami
Omg Adebayo and Butler have been garbage
Just unreal. They can't make layups
kinda hope boston pulls this off because of how irrationally angry itll make j
Too late already there
But at least Denver will spit roast them
It's amazing to see Bam and Jimmy be tits on a bill useless. I mean Horford just punked him. And they still can't make the one foot shots.
Tatum, behind LeBron, is the biggest whiner in the league
if you gloat over boston losing to denver after they embarrassed your sixers and come back down 3-0 then you are even more beyond help that i ever imagined
Gloat is strong. I hate that team and their fans. So I'd like them to lose, yes. Don't be fan police - nobody wants that, son.
But yeah put away the anointing oil on Jimmy Butler. He's been a ghost.
And Stan Van pointed out he's scared to even try to score now. Shook
after you get embarrassed like the sixers did theres really nothing left to say or do...you took a giant sad L and its not going to be any different if boston wins the title or loses here. plus they have 1000 titles so whats 1 more.
this game is fun, thats all you can want
They gotta do something about the flopping good lord
Nice of Jimmy to wake his ass up.
We going to OT?!
Wow they got it right and he nailed them.
Now play some got damn defense
Holy
farging
shtein
Unreal. Unfargingreal
The heat not boxing out killed them again
wow, thats just damn good stuff
lol @ my homie j
Good teams win and great teams cover, lil guy.
What an amazing 4th quarter.
Now how about the Heat killing them on their home court in a Game 7?
I'd be curious to see a replay on the added time after Butler was fouled too. It was like 2.8 or 2.4 and they bumped it to 3.0
Bostons gonna do to the heat what they did to the Sixers game 7 at home. If they win by less than 20 I'll be shocked.
Scott Foster and Tony Brothers are reffing tonight. Boston makes history
im the last thing from a gloat after you get your ass beat guy, but coming back 3-0 to only lose in g7 is pretty funny
Bum Adebayo
Good lord this guy sucks
Not a good feeling about Miami holding this lead. Even with Boston unable to shoot well and Tatum with a bum ankle. They're getting cooked by that troll doll little shtein
Martin has huge balls
I wish they had a fan cam stream that just showed Celtics fans right now
Beautiful game.
Caleb Martin was robbed of the MVP
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hang this in the louvre
Quote from: Hurts_Defense_Superbowl on May 29, 2023, 10:27:17 PMI wish they had a fan cam stream that just showed Celtics fans right now
That would've made my life as a Sixers fan! I think I told most of you I went to college right up the road from Boston, and being around a majority of those chowder heads for four years was excruciating. I won't lie seeing that city win multiple championships in every major sport over the last 20 years has been infuriating.
Quote from: Hurts_Defense_Superbowl on May 28, 2023, 12:29:03 PMBostons gonna do to the heat what they did to the Sixers game 7 at home. If they win by less than 20 I'll be shocked.
Ooops
who loves colonialism more you or Stephen Miller?
Quote from: Don Ho on May 30, 2023, 12:07:23 AMQuote from: Hurts_Defense_Superbowl on May 29, 2023, 10:27:17 PMI wish they had a fan cam stream that just showed Celtics fans right now
That would've made my life as a Sixers fan! I think I told most of you I went to college right up the road from Boston, and being around a majority of those chowder heads for four years was excruciating. I won't lie seeing that city win multiple championships in every major sport over the last 20 years has been infuriating.
25 years.
Finally. Now the Nugs can steam roll the Heat and we can pretend this season never happened.
I still say Jason Tatum was milking the injury. Like yeah I saw him twist it but in his diva brain he was envisioning some type of Jordan storybook ending where he brings them back after hobbling the whole game. Then goes back to the locker room to jerk off to his Kobe mural.
They are the most unlikable team ever assembled. I thought I didn't enjoy watching Smart but he's probably 5th to 6th worst on that team after these playoffs.
^^ :yay :yay ^^
SO TRUE!
Yeah Tatum has become one of my most unliked players. I can def see him milking that. Toss in his complaining after every call and wanting Joe Mazz to review everything - it's annoying
I know lil guy and his cabal of ratings whores won't like this final but I'm interested to see if Miami can keep the run going.
I think Denver wins in 5 though. Maybe 6 if their road woes bite them a bit. But for Miami to stand any chance Adebayo better have left that stank he had against Boston in Boston.
Porter Jr and Gordon are matchup problems for the Heat who have no one to bang inside for boards.
i have an extreme idea for the nba finals: 2 games in each locale then 3 games at a neutral site over a long weekend. spice this shtein up.
the ratings arent going to be very good for this, but no one 1) cares and 2) the league is going to make an enormous amount of money with the new tv deals next year regardless of how this series rates
That's robbing fans. Imagine if that happened to one of our teams and rather than heading down to the complex for a deciding game you have to buck up and fly to, let's say Dallas, to watch in the upper level of Jerry World. Hotel rates jacked up and everything else.
Hard no on that one.
This game is a beating. Bam came to play and that's about it. All those role player shots that fell against Boston ain't dropping now. But they knocked Boston out so let's be thankful
big football games are at a neutral site...college hoops...i dont see it as a big deal.
the crowds at finals/world series games are super corporate anyway, with the way tickets go. 99.9% of the true diehards werent going anyways, so whatevs.
when im sports czar this happens.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 01, 2023, 10:15:33 PMThat's robbing fans. Imagine if that happened to one of our teams
I wouldn't worry about that.
That's a fair point.
Miami came out swinging
And Denver took it and have been on a 25-9 run since
And Miami answered back a bit. Nice game so far
Hope the 2H continues back and forth
Wow Miami has opened it up!
Barring a monumental collapse we got us a series
this is the only on line web-site i know of so thank you j for the sporting basketball updates
Think of me as the old days of calling into a 1-800 for score updates
This is a great game
Ooooooh boy I thought he was gonna hit that
What a game
I thought I didn't care who won, but now that the Heat are not playing the Celtics anymore they can eat a bag of dicks. Joker all the way.
Nuggets with the sleeper hold on Miami.
Bruce Brown and Aaron Gordon were the catalysts tonight.
It's ova
And the hype train on "Himmy" Butler is off the tracks.
He's been a massive dud this series. Hell he was relatively quiet against Boston too minus a few spurts.
He filed for that trademark or whatever and hasn't been seen since
your boy harden at the titty bar and your king embiid at the buffet line...keep it zipped
I'm loving this! Jokic just doing business, making everyone better, showing lazy, pouty, cry baby who the real MVP is. No Harden's, No Tobias', No weak ass/embarrassing bench. And agree Matty, farg you Heat.
Heavy whistles tonight against Denver
And without The Extender Scott Foster
Maybe they're saving him for G6?
Nuggets are shook.
They can't hit any shots - to include their FTs. And layups now.
They were up 16-8 and have been run by a score of 43-28 since
j were you always a conspiracy guy or did it take the 13 year olds on nba twitter to get you there
i cant remember if you were a big jfk guy
No not big on conspiracy's
Love the JFK shtein tho. Have two original Inquirer front pages framed and hanging in my man cave...one from when JFK was shot and the other with Lee Harvey catching his lead from Ruby.
Also believe in the Ewing frozen envelope jawn
Back to this game. This is one ugly fargin basketball game.
Jimmy Butler on the milk carton again
Denver trying to pull away.
That was a flop by Jimmy. Have to overturn this
Peace out, Heat.
embiid got his pity mvp, which was the real title for stepford sixer fans
Pathetic.
https://twitter.com/adams1lverhater/status/1669392809059549214 46&t=Uib2YOn6CJgx-z2RaE9o7Q
https://twitter.com/espn/status/1670531526713397248 46&t=Uib2YOn6CJgx-z2RaE9o7Q
And then he gets flipped to the Clips
https://twitter.com/chrisbhaynes/status/1670546090310139904 46&t=Uib2YOn6CJgx-z2RaE9o7Q
Porzingis to Celtics. farg them so hard.
Wrong thread
Test
Smart traded to Memphis
Celtics will miss Smart, and Porzingis is a giant loser, but having him as number 3 option is crazy scary.
all that being said I thought I read that wrong at first, they got porzingis and 2 firsts for smart? amazing haul.
Rooting for this dope to fail for wearing this
https://twitter.com/bengolliver/status/1672004338208632834 46&t=Uib2YOn6CJgx-z2RaE9o7Q
After tonight the Suns have no control over their picks til 2031
So... who are the 76ers picking?
:D :sly >:( :boom
I still watched that whole thing because I'm a freak, or at least tried to until I fell asleep, but yeah the draft is not very fun without any picks.
wemby's sister looked good.
biggest surprise for me was emoni bates going 49. I assumed he was spending another year in school. what a fall from grace, I remember him being SI cover boy at like 15.
someone needs to explain to me why a sports draft ended at 12:51
doesnt it always run this long?
the problem with the draft isnt length (nobody but the junkies care about the 2nd round), its that there arent any stars so theres absolutely no interest in any pick. nobody knows who any of these guys are because nobody has seen any of them play because cbb is dead/they never even played in it
never even close...never past midnight
highest ratings ever for the draft...complain away
Here comes the bryceout
Insane cash getting thrown around today
Tyrese Halliburton just got 5/260m from Indy
Meanwhile, the 76ers...
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knicks now have 3 former nova players and might well go after jay
hate overload
Damn Lebrons kid had a heart attack
I'm sure the internet is treating this in measured and mature fashion
Sad shtein. Reminds me of Gathers and Lewis
Sounds like Lillard to the Bucks
SHeesh
And Jrue to Boston
Lol of course
And Jojo tweeted "this off-season was fun lol"
Nets fans are chanting "Darryl Morey" at Harden.
The James Harden crew lost to Nuggets without Jokic, Murray, or Gordon lol.
KAT has 62 and about to lose to hornets.
jojo always tea bagging this bitch.
all we need is Luka to dick the Cs and it will be a perfect nba night.
Bucks fired Griffin, Doc is getting serious consideration
https://sports.yahoo.com/reports-bucks-fire-head-coach-adrian-griffin-doc-rivers-being-considered-for-job-194329915.html
The farg they fire a coach who was 30-13 for?
Know what'll be funny and totally Philly?
Bucks hire Doc and he eliminates the Sixers in the second round.
Old boys network strikes again. What a joke.
if these guys lose to Doc in the playoffs, I'll likely be done with sports forever.
Its happening, Matthew. You know it. I know it. We all know it.
Yes I know.
Welp maybe the Bucks and Pacers will be a good close game?
Mavs look like shtein
As bad as the Sixers 2Q was the Mavs was worse
Eight points
And no I'm not burying the lede here, Mr Havas.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 21, 2024, 04:41:21 PMWelp maybe the Bucks and Pacers will be a good close game?
Mavs look like shtein
Nope!
Pacers also look like shtein. No Giannis no problem. Lillard has 33 in the 1H.
Non competitive games all day
Mavs were down 31
They're about to tie it
Valiant effort by the Mavs
But Harden of all people slid the dagger in. Watching him ice a game on a day the Sixers choked sucks
The Magic are in the midst of a helluva choke job
Up by 18
And now down 7
God damn Knicks and Brunson are so hatable
And the refs jobbed Indy on that kick ball. It wasn't a kick
Broooo the moving screen call with :13 left?!
That's horrible call
Another horrible call. Brunson flopped
T'Wolves are putting on a defensive clinic
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 06, 2024, 10:08:49 PMAnother horrible call. Brunson flopped
I just can't take it! I only watched the last couple minutes after a friend called to tell me it was going down to the wire, BUT my f'ing God! These refs! sickening.
Brunson goes out and comes back and he's getting the Willis Reed treatment by the loser Knicks fans
Of course the Pacers have blown a 12pt lead
20 point swing. Unreal.
And Brunson can't miss again - literally getting every bounce on the rim
TJ McConnell is having a nice game. He's annoying Brunson and nailing some shots
you have to be a real sicko to watch this new york jerk off fest...where is osama when you need him
I should prob go to bed bc the Pacers just keep giving it away
0-5 FT shooting and again the Knicks just aren't missing
Quote from: MDS on May 08, 2024, 10:14:56 PMyou have to be a real sicko to watch this new york jerk off fest...where is osama when you need him
:-D :-D :-D
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 08, 2024, 10:04:08 PMTJ McConnell is having a nice game. He's annoying Brunson and nailing some shots
Carlisle getting crucified for pulling McConnell.
if pulling tj mconnell is one of the worst things thats ever happened to you then youve had a pretty fantastic life
Oh, I laughed as well! TJ McConnell? BUT he was holding Brunson down. Brunson went off the minute he was pulled.
AND WTF with the Knicks and the offensive rebounding? They've made it an artform.
it appears this is the way itll be
ESPN/ABC: finals, 1 conference final, wednesdays, other shtein
NBC/Peacock: 1 conference final, sunday night games after nfl season, friday nights (this is probably peacock), other shtein
Amazon: tue/thu, some playoffs, in-season and play-in tourneys.
tnt is getting boxed out, even if they match the bids, because their bid is not equal to that of nbc or amazon, due to the latter's reach. i will explain reach if you want me to. i dont think you do.
As long as whatever streaming monstrosity gets it Inside The NBA goes with
Celtics are getting worked.
Love to see it
Watching those Chowdah Heads stream for the exits was beautiful.
What a game.
Eat shtein, Knicks.
Brunson is such a flopper
What a first quarter by Indy!!
Up by 23 and it's not over yet
34-11
Keep this up Pacers
If the Pacers blow this just fold the franchise.
And can someone please tell John Starks to stay off the court?
Brunson fractured hand...not that it matters the pacers are waxin dat ass
Loved seeing the dejected Knicks fans
Huge choke by Denver!
Up 20 and now down 10
Love to see it
Credit t'wolves that's what playing with heart looks like
Watching these conference semifinals and two of them going 7 and one very exciting 6 game series, was such a wake up call and reality check how the Sixers are so far away. These teams are so much better than the what Morey and Co. have assembled and whatever he scotch tapes togther next year. These teams play better defense, rebound better, better offensively, better shot selection, just better period.
Pacers please don't gag this away
Up by 18 and now about to only be up 7
Up 3. Indy is sloppy as shtein right now.
What a farging choke job
Unreal
Pacers again...woof. Can't close a game for shtein.
i know true process virgins get off on misery and losing, but its just so incredibly sad the sixers embarrass themselves in new and different ways every year while the celtics rack up finals appearances
Quote$76 billion in media revenue over 11 years
NBC is near an accord with the league to pay an average of $2.5 billion a year, people familiar with the deal talks said. It would show around 100 games per season, with about half airing exclusively on the Peacock streaming service, reflecting a major bet on the future of streaming. Games would air on NBC on Tuesdays and Sundays when there isn't a conflict with NBC's "Sunday Night Football."
Amazon's $1.8 billion-a-year package would include regular-season and playoff games, the new NBA in-season tournament, and the "play-in" games in which teams compete for the final playoff spots. It also would have a share of the conference finals, which the media partners will split in a rotation, the people familiar with the terms said.
Disney would retain an NBA package and would continue to air the NBA Finals, with payments averaging about $2.6 billion a year, people familiar with the terms say, up from $1.5 billion under the current deal. Disney would get fewer games than under its current deal. ESPN's deal will allow the company to air games on its direct-to-consumer streaming service, which is set to launch in 2025.
2 weekly windows for nba games on broadcast is really, really good. this is the way to relevancy.
What happens to League Pass?
And does NBC get Inside The NBA?
im not sure about league pass...id assume more or less the same, though it's going to offer *fewer* games overall because more inventory will be on amazon/peacock
inside is totally unclear. theres rumblings that games could be sublicensed out to tnt which would keep them going, albeit with far less shows. amazon or peacock could grab the show as is, though that seems less likely. the best bet is the show is done and each guy moves on to something else. charles is the real prize and all 3 remaining partners will throw the bag at him
farg Boston
Dallas was asleep in the first.
Made a run down to 8 in the third and then got jobbed by the refs and traveled twice and Boston shot back up
Boston was the best team all year and should win this in 5
Tallest midget in the circus - but you're right. They just disgust me.
And you know when they ran out the 1950 All White Five at the end those southies were excited.
They were the best team all playoffs...then porzingis came back and it's not even fair
Dallas starting off 1-9 when Boston was also struggling is less than ideal
Thanks for nothing, Mavs.
They tightened up in the first but then let the Celtics rip off big runs.
And that little shtein Pritchard just snapped off another half court three at the buzzer bc Doncic can't hit a FT.
Boston up by 21.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 07, 2024, 11:07:07 AMBoston was the best team all year and should win this in 5
JJ Redick as the Lakers HC...oh okay
:-D :-D :-D Oh man. "Ok LeBron, what should we do from opening tip until the final buzzer the rest of the season?"
Jay Wright next? Sheesh.
The Brooklyn Nets have agreed in principle on a trade to send F Mikal Bridges to the New York Knicks for Bojan Bogdanovic, four unprotected first-round picks, a protected first-round pick via Bucks, an unprotected pick swap and a second-rounder, sources tell ESPN.
That's a farging haul for the nets. OG's gotta be available now
Quote from: SD on June 25, 2024, 10:12:22 PMThat's a farging haul for the nets. OG's gotta be available now
he's definitely on the market but likely to go back to the knicks...the jew is who they will most likely end up losing
OG re-signing 5 years $212 million deal with the Knicks
BREAKING: Isaiah Hartenstein has agreed to a 3-year, $87 million deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Tobi got 2 years $52 mill from the pistons
Wolves are trading KAT to the Knicks
Why to the farging Knicks? Damn they're loaded
Celtics are disgustingly good. I'm sure some of that was adrenaline from raising the banner but they are so much better than everyone else.
Only silver lining of that game is that KAT already made the Knicks baby soft.
Bronny? Really? Guy sucked ass at USC, and I watched a lot of Pac 12 basketball as numerous ASU and Colorado grads in my immediate family. He was trash and the fact he made an NBA roster is embarrassing.
inside is moving to espn, kind of
espn is trading tnt a bunch of zesty big 12 games to air inside after big window games + playoffs. the show will be produced in atlanta as normal. speculation is amazon/nbc were angling for it and espn jumped in and did this deal to one up them. unheard of in sports tv.
Holy shtein
https://twitter.com/espn/status/1885920796985495949 46&t=Uib2YOn6CJgx-z2RaE9o7Q
Why would Dallas make that trade? I read some nonsense about Luka's conditioning and having to sign him to a max deal but that is insane especially considering Davis's injury history. They only get 1 1st in 2029? Damn
Seems like Dallas was just tired of him. Which is fine if you maximize the return. Which they obviously didn't...or did they due to only one suitor being involved?
I don't care if Luka smoked cigs and drank a 6 pack every halftime. there is no world or alternate reality where that was a good return for the mavs. that guy will never have an nba job again after this.
was that lakers pacers finish the craziest ever in basketball history?
I missed the Pacers one but their jawn with the Bulls was nuts
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 28, 2025, 10:08:04 AMwas that lakers pacers finish the craziest ever in basketball history?
my game winner from 6th grade jew school intramurals was crazier than that shtein