Jamal
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Joined on: Nov 24, 2005 14:53:44 GMT -5
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Post by Jamal on Nov 3, 2009 16:16:21 GMT -5
Breaking News: A.I. is not happy with his minutes 1 game in.
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Post by extreme on Nov 3, 2009 17:13:13 GMT -5
he's an idiot. you just recovered from a hamstring injury. Of course they are not going to jeopardize your playing by giving you more minutes in the game for more potential injury.
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Post by spreedom8 on Nov 3, 2009 18:59:37 GMT -5
Iverson is just plain and simply a huge idiot. You don't even really need to qualify that statement with any examples (of which there are many).
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Post by kahnspiricy on Nov 3, 2009 19:21:29 GMT -5
YEA KINGS WON
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Post by Byron F'N Saxton Fan on Nov 3, 2009 21:19:49 GMT -5
I'm a Lakers and Thunder Fan.
HOW 'BOUT DEM THUNDAA!?
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Nov 3, 2009 22:26:25 GMT -5
Poor Sixers  |
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Post by extreme on Nov 3, 2009 22:36:37 GMT -5
If thunder win, I will be so happy.  |
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Post by extreme on Nov 3, 2009 22:53:08 GMT -5
I have the upmost respect for Kobe. He is sick but still plays 46 min and manage to get 31 points.
Durant's inexperience still shows in his two important air balls.
Now all the Lakers fans can stfu about LeBron air balling a free throw cause Odom had a big choke this time.
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Post by spreedom8 on Nov 4, 2009 11:02:13 GMT -5
I have the upmost respect for Kobe. He is sick but still plays 46 min and manage to get 31 points. Durant's inexperience still shows in his two important air balls. Now all the Lakers fans can stfu about LeBron air balling a free throw cause Odom had a big choke this time. Odom has always been a FT line choker... it would be different if Kobe was hitting nothing but floor on his shots. |
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Post by spreedom8 on Nov 4, 2009 11:05:47 GMT -5
Also, Dirk Nowitzki has set the bar for the best game of the season so far in a win last night vs. Utah:
12-22, 40 points, 11 rebounds, 5 blocked shots... and 29 4th-quarter points (2 off from the record for 4th-quarter scoring).
Your move, NBA.
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Post by LA Times on Nov 4, 2009 12:56:52 GMT -5
I just read that Rondo's trash talk after starting the verbal spat with Chris Paul the other night was that "he has a ring and you'll never have one." That's what Rajon Rondo, of all people, was saying to Chris Paul, of all people. WTF is this guy on? Taunting Chris Paul with the ring he didn't even have much to do with winning? I could see if the Celtics won another one next year when Garnett was injured. But with this guy having career nights, they barely beat a JV Bulls team and that was it. 55 million, for a guy that doesn't even run set plays and calls out the best point guard since Jason Kidd. lol. That is like a little spoiled kid saying that dad bought him the most expensive bike and that a poor kid will never get one. Replace the spoiled kid with rondo, the dad with Garnett, Pierce, and Allen, the bike with a world championship and the poor kid as cp3. I am a Celtics fan, but that was a stupid remark by Rondo. Put CP3 with Allen/Pierce/Garnett and they would be unstoppable, but put Rondo in New Orleans and they would be in last place. |
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Post by user9327 on Nov 4, 2009 13:29:06 GMT -5
Also, Dirk Nowitzki has set the bar for the best game of the season so far in a win last night vs. Utah: 12-22, 40 points, 11 rebounds, 5 blocked shots... and 29 4th-quarter points (2 off from the record for 4th-quarter scoring). Your move, NBA. Dallas is playing well so far this year but I still maintain that Dirk isn't a Franchise player. Evident enough are the first 3 quarters of that game in which they couldn't keep up with the Hornets. They struggle to have any offensive contingency when Dirk struggles. They essentially were in a 4th quarter situation where Dirk had to go off like that to make up for lost time. He misses 3 in a row in the 4th or doesn't get some of those foul calls while leaning towards the rim, they probably struggle to put that game away. |
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Post by spreedom8 on Nov 4, 2009 13:58:54 GMT -5
Also, Dirk Nowitzki has set the bar for the best game of the season so far in a win last night vs. Utah: 12-22, 40 points, 11 rebounds, 5 blocked shots... and 29 4th-quarter points (2 off from the record for 4th-quarter scoring). Your move, NBA. Dallas is playing well so far this year but I still maintain that Dirk isn't a Franchise player. Evident enough are the first 3 quarters of that game in which they couldn't keep up with the Hornets. They struggle to have any offensive contingency when Dirk struggles. They essentially were in a 4th quarter situation where Dirk had to go off like that to make up for lost time. He misses 3 in a row in the 4th or doesn't get some of those foul calls while leaning towards the rim, they probably struggle to put that game away. I think Dirk is still absolutely a franchise cornerstone guy, and easily a top 5-7 player in the league currently -- but I also have possible homer bias. Another fun fact: Dirk stat line of 40 points, 11 boards, 5 assists, and 5 blocks was only the third such occurrence. The other two? Shaq and David Robinson. Pretty good company if you ask me. |
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Jamal
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Post by Jamal on Nov 4, 2009 18:04:52 GMT -5
I have the upmost respect for Kobe. He is sick but still plays 46 min and manage to get 31 points. Durant's inexperience still shows in his two important air balls. Now all the Lakers fans can stfu about LeBron air balling a free throw cause Odom had a big choke this time. Not really. LeBron is the face of Cleveland, while Odom is the third or fourth best player on the Lakers. Until LeBron can be a consistent free throw shooter, I'll take Kobe over him any day. |
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Post by BV on Nov 4, 2009 18:31:18 GMT -5
Sigh, Hornets are already looking mediocre this year. We desperately need a wing scorer, but our GM is too stubborn to give up his precious cap space to do it. If you don't do it know, you're going to piss off your star PG, to the point where he's going to want to be traded to a winning team. It's evident CP3 wants to win a championship, and he's not going to do it with the current team he has. I hate Byron Scott also, the main reason we can't maintain a good team is because he doesn't get along with his players. It's evident because he's traded such good players, for utter sh*t in return. Baron Davis, J.R Smith, Chris Anderson. (Even though if we kept Baron, we wouldn't have gotten Chris Paul). Rumors of getting Stephen Jackson to the Hornets isn't going to happen because I'd guarantee Byron Scott wouldn't get along with him, he'd take minutes away from him, then trade him in the off season for a couple of scrubs.
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Post by extreme on Nov 4, 2009 19:05:02 GMT -5
Sigh, Hornets are already looking mediocre this year. We desperately need a wing scorer, but our GM is too stubborn to give up his precious cap space to do it. If you don't do it know, you're going to piss off your star PG, to the point where he's going to want to be traded to a winning team. It's evident CP3 wants to win a championship, and he's not going to do it with the current team he has. I hate Byron Scott also, the main reason we can't maintain a good team is because he doesn't get along with his players. It's evident because he's traded such good players, for utter sh*t in return. Baron Davis, J.R Smith, Chris Anderson. (Even though if we kept Baron, we wouldn't have gotten Chris Paul). Rumors of getting Stephen Jackson to the Hornets isn't going to happen because I'd guarantee Byron Scott wouldn't get along with him, he'd take minutes away from him, then trade him in the off season for a couple of scrubs. Byron Scott will be fired before the season is done. I'm pretty sure. |
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Post by user9327 on Nov 4, 2009 19:08:37 GMT -5
Dallas is playing well so far this year but I still maintain that Dirk isn't a Franchise player. Evident enough are the first 3 quarters of that game in which they couldn't keep up with the Hornets. They struggle to have any offensive contingency when Dirk struggles. They essentially were in a 4th quarter situation where Dirk had to go off like that to make up for lost time. He misses 3 in a row in the 4th or doesn't get some of those foul calls while leaning towards the rim, they probably struggle to put that game away. I think Dirk is still absolutely a franchise cornerstone guy, and easily a top 5-7 player in the league currently -- but I also have possible homer bias. Another fun fact: Dirk stat line of 40 points, 11 boards, 5 assists, and 5 blocks was only the third such occurrence. The other two? Shaq and David Robinson. Pretty good company if you ask me. I know Dirk can put it down and he's a rarity shooting like that at 7 foot. But, my whole thing has been that I wouldn't have paid him top dollar. Obviously they brought talent in like Jason Kidd and Shawn Marion, but both of those guys are on the decline now. I've always just imagined how lethal Dirk would be next to a legit low post threat or a guard that draws pressure outside. They've never really had a set guy there who draws pressure off of Dirk. They usually run a system that gets Dirk good looks. Gotta give them credit, they have always run a good offense, even if it was a run and gun at times. But, I've always felt whether it was defensively or at times when the offense was slumping for a while that Dirk doesn't fill enough void. His upside is huge, but he still leaves a lot left to be desired for a cornerstone. |
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Post by spreedom8 on Nov 4, 2009 20:12:45 GMT -5
I think Dirk is still absolutely a franchise cornerstone guy, and easily a top 5-7 player in the league currently -- but I also have possible homer bias. Another fun fact: Dirk stat line of 40 points, 11 boards, 5 assists, and 5 blocks was only the third such occurrence. The other two? Shaq and David Robinson. Pretty good company if you ask me. I know Dirk can put it down and he's a rarity shooting like that at 7 foot. But, my whole thing has been that I wouldn't have paid him top dollar. Obviously they brought talent in like Jason Kidd and Shawn Marion, but both of those guys are on the decline now. I've always just imagined how lethal Dirk would be next to a legit low post threat or a guard that draws pressure outside. They've never really had a set guy there who draws pressure off of Dirk. They usually run a system that gets Dirk good looks. Gotta give them credit, they have always run a good offense, even if it was a run and gun at times. But, I've always felt whether it was defensively or at times when the offense was slumping for a while that Dirk doesn't fill enough void. His upside is huge, but he still leaves a lot left to be desired for a cornerstone. I think the problem is exactly that -- he's never played with anything resembling a legit post player. Look at every NBA champion since 1975. Every single one of those teams has a better back-to-the-basket player than Dirk has EVER played with. That's been his downfall. That and those 2006 Finals referees. Still one of the biggest ripoffs in the history of the NBA. |
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Post by user9327 on Nov 4, 2009 21:22:08 GMT -5
The space Dirk and a low post threat would create for each other would would be ridirkulous
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Post by spreedom8 on Nov 4, 2009 21:26:42 GMT -5
That's what I'm saying! I'll give you Josh Howard and Drew Gooden for Shaq...?
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