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Post by user9327 on Feb 5, 2010 3:12:27 GMT -5
That was a big win for the Blazers... Martell Webster 5-5 from 3 point land, hits the big three at the end to put them ahead by 4, then secures the game clinching rebounding by skying for it with good position.
I dunno if he's a FA this year or what his contract is like now but he's having a nice year for himself (was great in December), take notice.
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Post by Quanthor on Feb 5, 2010 5:08:56 GMT -5
Yeah, I was at that game and that win was huge for them. I thought I was gonna witness yet another loss when they were down by ten in the 4th but they came back and won the game. This team just amazes me sometimes, they never seem to give up, they go out there and scrap and play hard to win no matter the circumstances. That's a testament of great coaching because with all their injury woes they have no business being in the playoff race right now.
Webster has come on strong as of late and I'm glad because I've telling people that this kid has some upside to him that we haven't seen yet and it's finally beginning to show. He's still rough around the edges, he has a hard time creating his own shot, playing off the dribble seems to hestitate too much and can be really streaky but he's young, scraps, plays good D and can drill shots from behind the arc. Some definite room for improvment but he's taken a step in the right direction this season.
The one guy I think that has the most untapped potential on Portland is, Batum. He just turned 21, he's the Blazers' best defender and he spent the entire offseason working on his offensive game and it shows. He reminds me of a young Tayshon Prince and I've seen sparkles of Pippen in his game. I think he a few years time he could emerge as Portland's second best player.
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Post by user9327 on Feb 5, 2010 15:26:31 GMT -5
Quality assessments on those players, I didn't know that stuff about Webster off the dribble but I could sorta tell he has trouble creating his own shot. He's a bit similar to Michael Pietrus on Orlando offensively.
Juwan Howard getting extended minutes is something I'd never thought I'd see but it might help that Batum kid, spending half a season or more learning from the old veteran.
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Post by user9327 on Feb 5, 2010 16:21:34 GMT -5
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Post by bad guy™ on Feb 5, 2010 16:29:59 GMT -5
Question, as I don't much trust online blogs. Is there any truth to the rumor that the Pistons may be moving to Pittsburgh?
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Post by user9327 on Feb 5, 2010 17:03:45 GMT -5
The owner as recently as the last 2 weeks started looking into the process of selling the team.
Truth to the rumor? Not sure... it is possible, if they sell to some one who wants to move it there. The Kings were close to leaving Sac-to for a while but now appear to be staying.
Would be a shame, they belong in Detroit. I'd imagine if they do sell within a few years another Detroit team would be brought into the league, similar to the Cleveland Browns situation. Pittsburgh could use an NBA team, I supposed. But The 76ers have problems selling tickets as it is, I know Pittsburgh is a lot different. It's an interesting thought... another black and yellow team in sports, but in the NBA.
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Post by bad guy™ on Feb 5, 2010 17:11:34 GMT -5
The owner as recently as the last 2 weeks started looking into the process of selling the team. Truth to the rumor? Not sure... it is possible, if they sell to some one who wants to move it there. The Kings were close to leaving Sac-to for a while but now appear to be staying. Would be a shame, they belong in Detroit. I'd imagine if they do sell within a few years another Detroit team would be brought into the league, similar to the Cleveland Browns situation. Pittsburgh could use an NBA team, I supposed. But The 76ers have problems selling tickets as it is, I know Pittsburgh is a lot different. It's an interesting thought... another black and yellow team in sports, but in the NBA. The thing is though...Pittsburgh has never really had a pro-basketball market. We've had: Pittsburgh Ironmen Pittsburgh Rens Pittsburgh Condors Pittsburgh Piranhas Pittsburgh Xplosion (devolpmental) Pittsburgh Phantoms (semi-pro, still around) I mean, we have the Panthers, the Knights and the Colonials, but college basketball is much different than pro. While I'd love to see it...I'm not sure we'll ever get a team. Meh.
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Feb 5, 2010 17:55:42 GMT -5
By the time the Pistons get sold and the thought of being moved is even close...the economy will be back to normal and Detroit will not a be a dessert of industry.
There is NO chance they move a big time franchise like the Pistons, in a major market, with a major history...unless you have a scumbag owner or the fans just flat out stop going to the games for 10+ years....which happened in Seattle.
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Feb 5, 2010 20:30:33 GMT -5
More than a Game was a pretty solid documentary.
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Post by user9327 on Feb 5, 2010 22:16:13 GMT -5
By the time the Pistons get sold and the thought of being moved is even close...the economy will be back to normal and Detroit will not a be a dessert of industry. There is NO chance they move a big time franchise like the Pistons, in a major market, with a major history...unless you have a scumbag owner or the fans just flat out stop going to the games for 10+ years....which happened in Seattle. yea but not only is the city pretty much the highest unemployed rate in the country, the Pistons are bankrupt too. It's a bad situation and almost unsolveable. I'd like to see the economy improve to that point in the next 10 years but it's not likely. but I agree, it's slim chances an NBA staple is just going to get moved without a big uproar from not only Detroit but other NBA influences as well. It would be a very crippling blow to that cities already low morale.
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Post by BV on Feb 7, 2010 0:56:06 GMT -5
suck it real hard jimmy
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Post by Byron F'N Saxton Fan on Feb 7, 2010 1:58:19 GMT -5
The owner as recently as the last 2 weeks started looking into the process of selling the team. Truth to the rumor? Not sure... it is possible, if they sell to some one who wants to move it there. The Kings were close to leaving Sac-to for a while but now appear to be staying. Would be a shame, they belong in Detroit. I'd imagine if they do sell within a few years another Detroit team would be brought into the league, similar to the Cleveland Browns situation. Pittsburgh could use an NBA team, I supposed. But The 76ers have problems selling tickets as it is, I know Pittsburgh is a lot different. It's an interesting thought... another black and yellow team in sports, but in the NBA. It seems hard to beleive that the Pistons would move, but the Shock did move to nearby Tulsa, Oklahoma. I know you can't really compare the Shock and the Pistons, but for the Shock to move was real big as they were a truly dominant force in Detroit and the WNBA for so long. Maybe the Pistons will move to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. We seem to be taking NBA/WNBA teams left and right(fairly by the way), so what's another? The rising star of Kevin Durant continues to, well, rise. To think, we/Seattle were possibly a ping-pong ball away from attaining Greg Oden. The thought is awful, but thankfully that's all it is, a thought.
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Post by figman on Feb 7, 2010 2:05:16 GMT -5
What a game The 76ers vs The Rockets was it was gold.
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Feb 7, 2010 19:42:21 GMT -5
We will chalk this EPIC meltdown to everyone getting healthy and being on the same page. Yup. Sounds good.
Ugh
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Post by user9327 on Feb 8, 2010 14:22:32 GMT -5
LOL, Marbury debuted in China this weekend and they LOST the first game, he scored 15 points and 15 assists, 1-7 from 3 point land.
I've been saying for years... he is the biggest waste of talent ever. So much skill, so little brain.
How on Earth are you an American born superstar at one point with freakish skill and losing in China?
My guess, his typical lackluster defense and selfish, counterproductive ball management.
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Post by LAXxxx305 on Feb 8, 2010 17:48:03 GMT -5
Chris Kaman will replace Brandon Roy in the All-Star Game.
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Post by BV on Feb 8, 2010 17:53:34 GMT -5
Chris Kaman will replace Brandon Roy in the All-Star Game. I like it, Kaman deserves it, and should of originally gotten in over Pau Gasol. Who misses a majority of this season, and when he did play did ok. Also, Monta Ellis deserved to get in. 6th in the league in scoring, that's enough right there to get him in.
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Post by user9327 on Feb 8, 2010 20:15:41 GMT -5
I think the guys on winning teams getting piled on isn't always a bad thing. in the case of Gasol. Obviously Kaman deserved it, he's had an outstanding year for what it is. But, Gasol did just win a championship and was just as big of a part as anybody on that Laker team.
I get it, he doesn't deserve it on paper. But Pau Gasol is an All-Star, he was featured in the Finals and literally saved the Lakers season in game 7 against Houston. Without Gasol, the title is in Orlando or Denver.
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Feb 8, 2010 20:45:19 GMT -5
I think the guys on winning teams getting piled on isn't always a bad thing. in the case of Gasol. Obviously Kaman deserved it, he's had an outstanding year for what it is. But, Gasol did just win a championship and was just as big of a part as anybody on that Laker team. I get it, he doesn't deserve it on paper. But Pau Gasol is an All-Star, he was featured in the Finals and literally saved the Lakers season in game 7 against Houston. Without Gasol, the title is in Orlando or Denver. I disagree and think this is poor reasoning, BUT then again, the NBA rewards guys like Iverson and whomever, and believe they should make the All Star team based on their careers not the current year, which makes your point moot. Who cares what he did in 2009 or the finals, its not about that...or it shouldnt be, but the NBA All Star game is about any measurement they want it to be unfortunately.
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Post by BV on Feb 8, 2010 22:27:58 GMT -5
Hornets up by 17 at one point, and drop the lead. Letting Vince Carter score 35 points...ugh. This team blows..they were good in 07..what the happened. VC with 48 points and counting...UGH
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