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Post by user9327 on Feb 13, 2010 21:52:27 GMT -5
Dallas loses some rebounding but Butler will help defensively and offensively in the playoffs so it was the right move. Stevenson could be a decent piece of he gets his crap straight. He's shown some solid play at times in this league. What was confusing about it, just curious?
DeJuan Blair played like a beast in that game last night. Really entertaining watching him run the floor and try to do no look behind the back passes as well. He's becoming one of my favorite players.
LOL at Popovic calling and leaving a message for the TV crew after Blair got cut that said "I'm not calling to check on DeJuan's cut, I'm calling to have you tell him to not shoot anymore three's"
Dwight Howard's Barkley impersonation was gold and Nate Robinson was a pleasant surprise in the booth as well. He really came off as a mature, smart and well spoken guy. Made me not want to see him leave NY in 2010.
I haven't started any of the Saturday Night stuff yet but will shortly.
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Post by Byron F'N Saxton Fan on Feb 13, 2010 23:11:01 GMT -5
Dallas loses some rebounding but Butler will help defensively and offensively in the playoffs so it was the right move. Stevenson could be a decent piece of he gets his crap straight. He's shown some solid play at times in this league. What was confusing about it, just curious? DeJuan Blair played like a beast in that game last night. Really entertaining watching him run the floor and try to do no look behind the back passes as well. He's becoming one of my favorite players. LOL at Popovic calling and leaving a message for the TV crew after Blair got cut that said "I'm not calling to check on DeJuan's cut, I'm calling to have you tell him to not shoot anymore three's" Dwight Howard's Barkley impersonation was gold and Nate Robinson was a pleasant surprise in the booth as well. He really came off as a mature, smart and well spoken guy. Made me not want to see him leave NY in 2010. I haven't started any of the Saturday Night stuff yet but will shortly. Save the time of typing and get a water instead. Awful Dunk Contest, it was nice to see Curry and Pierce go at it, suprising to see the analysts make the majority of the half-court shot and I was dissapointed in the Skills competiton after Westbrook was eliminated. Kobe was the biggest name in the Dunk contest, and all he did was throw a boring alley-oop to Shannon Brown, who I was rooting for. Personally I found Kevin Harlen and Charles Barkley to be the best part of the main Saturday competitions with the never-ending H.O.R.S.E competition incredibly enjoyable.
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Post by Gnewt32 on Feb 14, 2010 0:21:41 GMT -5
Demar DeRozan should've won the dunk contest. IMO, NATE ROBINSON IS OVERRATED!!
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Feb 14, 2010 0:47:08 GMT -5
Rondo can hit 3's just fine, but I am surprised Durant just didnt go to the free throw line and end it sooner
Dallas actually gains rebounding, Haywood is having a monster year.
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Post by Chicago on Feb 14, 2010 2:08:46 GMT -5
Main Entry: un·der·whelm Pronunciation: \-ˈhwelm, -ˈwelm\ Function: transitive verb Etymology: under + overwhelm Date: 1949 : to fail to impress or stimulate
Pretty much sums up the Slam Dunk contest for me.
I was impressed by Dallas's new additions, though; the Mavs win big with Butler and Haywood coming to town.
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Post by user9327 on Feb 14, 2010 2:30:34 GMT -5
yea but Gooden is playing some good ball lately. He had a few monster nights rebounding 18 and over the last month has been playing his best ball. Next to Dirk, he was the main source of rebounding for Dallas lately.
The trade definitely benefits Dallas
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Post by Mac Miller on Feb 14, 2010 2:39:07 GMT -5
so now that warm-ups are over, whens the real dunk-contest?
wait....that was the real one...?
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Post by BV on Feb 14, 2010 2:44:17 GMT -5
Worst Dunk Contest ever.
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Feb 14, 2010 8:07:24 GMT -5
They need to force or make it worth the stars while to do the dunk contest next year. their egos, David Stern needs to get at least Lebron and Howard and others to do it. Howard/Nate/Lebron/rookies etc Make it 6 people, they need to liven it up because it was AWFUL this year
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Post by Jamal on Feb 14, 2010 9:26:44 GMT -5
The dunk contest was a joke. Everyone brought their F-game, and Nate and the kid from Toronto brought their D-game.
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Post by figs on Feb 14, 2010 12:51:24 GMT -5
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Feb 14, 2010 13:28:54 GMT -5
Even if the Cavs get Amare, they dont worry me. Amare does not play defense and HATED playing with Shaq, so that might be fun to watch all together.
Sure if the Celtics stand pat, they are arguably the 4th best team in the East and guaranteed and a 2nd round exit, but Amare is not the answer in Cleveland.
Who knows, maybe he is, but I doubt it. Someone like Jamison would be better.
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Post by user9327 on Feb 14, 2010 18:19:50 GMT -5
Even if the Cavs get Amare, they dont worry me. Amare does not play defense and HATED playing with Shaq, so that might be fun to watch all together. Sure if the Celtics stand pat, they are arguably the 4th best team in the East and guaranteed and a 2nd round exit, but Amare is not the answer in Cleveland. Who knows, maybe he is, but I doubt it. Someone like Jamison would be better. I actually agree just because Amare is so far behind where he should be at this point. He has no back to the basket game, he doesn't even dunk that hard anymore, he barely blocks like he used to (so it seems). Jamison seems like a guy who would capitalize on playing with the space LeBron creates. If it is Amare, he will benefit as well but Jamison would probably be a safer risk (he embraces the role and rebounding) As for the dunk contest sucking... this isn't anything new and this is the usual cycle it takes every 5-6 years or so. It may even be written off for a bit if no new stars are going to try it. Then, from a psychological stand point when there is nothing to lose and everything to gain (fans just want the contest BACK and worth something), we'll see a big star do it or the next evolution of the dunk contest. Right now there is too much to lose and I don't really blame LeBron on one hand. Nobody else is out there either. Not that there is anybody. But why should he go out there and compete like that while his team is a title contender and it's against Demar DeRozan and .... (crickets) People forget, there was no dunk contest the year before Vince Carter won it. Because nobody (Kobe included) would do it back then either. Vince had everything to gain, no room to lose anything even if he lost. One dunk would have been the biggest deal ever at that point.
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Post by user9327 on Feb 14, 2010 18:24:29 GMT -5
Back to that part about Amare though. I by no means agree with Ralpho not being worried about the Cavs at all if they get Amare... I just agree that Jamison is the better of the two.
The Cavs right now still stand a chance a winning the East. I'm not sold, but they are a year better and have the experience together. Orlando is revamped a bit and it was Hedo who really did a lot of damage, he's gone.
Amare and Shaq would be more than enough to get Dwight a headache down low and if they double Shaq like they foolishly and questionably did the other night every play, Amare or LeBron will go nuts.
If Cleveland does get Amare there is no excuse for not winning the East and going to the Finals. The Lakers are a different story.
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Post by instant classic on Feb 14, 2010 19:02:03 GMT -5
I've seen shannon do better dunks in actual games, don't know wtf he was thinking.
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Post by user9327 on Feb 14, 2010 20:24:23 GMT -5
I've seen shannon do better dunks in actual games, don't know wtf he was thinking. They all seemed to be doing safe dunks. I don't really get it either but Gerald Wallace was certainly laughing and not taking it that seriously at times. Maybe they didn't care that much either, Kenny and Reggie were commenting about how those guys didn't even warm up or break a sweat and that was odd for a dunk contest. Last night's dunk contest certainly did start to resemble the ones in the 90's that caused it to become defunct. I mean, when Kobe won he did the same dunk that was done the year before and had no competition going against him. That contest sucked and even back then it was suffering. Kobe was a rookie and did it to get some exposure. There's not really anybody right now who has a lot to gain by doing it. LeBron shoulda did it and it is a cop out by saying so and then not. Just shut up in the first place and don't do it. If you have the urge that's great, but don't commit because of your urge. If you cop out, you cop out. Simple as that. You're committed, now do it. LeBron vs. Dwight Howard with Nate on the side would have been a good night even if nothing jaw-dropping was done. The dunks that DeRozan did would have been glorified if he were LeBron.
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Post by Byron F'N Saxton Fan on Feb 14, 2010 22:16:03 GMT -5
I'm guessing the guys in Cowboys Stadium didn't hang around in the stands for Shakira's Halftime because 'She Wolf' is a great song.
Be that as it may, Keys had a great set, and I really hope the Super Bowl Halftime committee is still conscious to pick somebody like Shakira or Alicia Keys for the next Super Bowl in that very stadium, Cowboys Stadium.
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Post by Jamal on Feb 14, 2010 22:59:34 GMT -5
They should move the Finals to a neutral field or court, whatever. Having the Finals in a stadium would the make the series that much more epic.
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Post by instant classic on Feb 14, 2010 23:02:46 GMT -5
lebron doesn't really have any reason to not do the dunk contest, maybe he's just afraid of the competition.
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Post by T R W on Feb 14, 2010 23:19:30 GMT -5
He is scared he will not win, and he will ruin his rep as the "chosen one."
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