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Post by Greg Weinstein on Feb 10, 2011 23:37:56 GMT -5
I hate to hear the news about Sloan. I have mad respect for coaches with that kind of résumé. Very impressive. I'm a big fan of DWill, he seems like an easy-going guy so it's hard to believe a little dispute like that could end Sloan's impressive tenure in Utah.
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Post by twinn on Feb 10, 2011 23:51:24 GMT -5
No matter what team you root for, its pretty hard to not like Ray Allen. I will always love Jesus Shuttlesworth!!! And, DWill is looking really bad in this Sloan resigning scenario imo....
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Feb 10, 2011 23:51:46 GMT -5
I am 0-2 going to Celtics/Lakers games, if/when they meet in the Finals I am going to seriously consider not going.
Watching Ray beat the record live was amazing, one of the best sports moments I have ever witnessed
and then the 2nd half happened and a team shooting 57% at halftime wound up with barely 30% in the 2nd half and just looked lost on offense. Kobe wasnt even Kobe and the Celtics, riddled with injuries even more now just looked dead.
They are going to get blown out on Sunday if they play like this again
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Post by Cult Member BriGuy on Feb 11, 2011 0:16:06 GMT -5
BV what's the situation like for Hornets tickets? Do they sell out? Found out the Bulls play @ NO on Saturday while I'll be visiting and was thinking about checking it out. I would imagine the Bulls to be a hot ticket though. Any advice would be appreciated. Rarely do they sell out, they'll sell really good when the face a really good team. Might be some tickets left for the Bulls. CP3 vs DRose should be a good matchup. West vs Booz too, I miss them going at it when Booz was with Utah. Thanks dude
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Post by user9327 on Feb 11, 2011 3:39:22 GMT -5
I gotta say... seeing all these ridiculous rumors about people ending up with NY is really getting old, annoying and rubbing me the wrong way at this point.
I don't know if it's because my team was terrible for 10 years and I'm not used to them ever being anything but a straight up joke, or if it's just the fact that I feel like my team is now on hold again.
Either way, there will probably be a lockout. The league was pretty quiet after the last one and it was really all about basketball. Although the retirement of Jordan made things brand new. Maybe the lockout really is the best thing for the basketball side of things. As opposed to the NFL, where it seems to be more about the financial and business side.
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Post by Jimmy on Feb 11, 2011 14:47:33 GMT -5
just saw the news about Sloan, sucks that a great legacy in Utah has to end this way.
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Post by MC2 on Feb 11, 2011 22:01:09 GMT -5
Cleveland gonna win. They were first to 100, first team to 100 always wins.
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Post by BV on Feb 11, 2011 22:36:23 GMT -5
Congrats to the Cavs, happy to see them win.
Other news, Hornets finally ended their losing streak beating the Magic. Woo.
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Post by user9327 on Feb 11, 2011 23:50:18 GMT -5
Cleveland gonna win. They were first to 100, first team to 100 always wins. I love this theory/statistic. MSG actually researched back to 1956 and over 90% of the time the team that scores 100 first wins. I am curious about the playoffs and if it carries more or less validity in slower games like that.
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Post by MC2 on Feb 12, 2011 0:16:06 GMT -5
Cleveland gonna win. They were first to 100, first team to 100 always wins. I love this theory/statistic. MSG actually researched back to 1956 and over 90% of the time the team that scores 100 first wins. I am curious about the playoffs and if it carries more or less validity in slower games like that. It was 92%...
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Post by instant classic on Feb 12, 2011 0:16:53 GMT -5
great game. i had seats like 7 rows behind the knicks bench. kobe could of had 50.
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Post by Tim of thee on Feb 12, 2011 3:19:00 GMT -5
jerry sloan, lakers coach 2011-2012?
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Post by extreme on Feb 12, 2011 4:20:31 GMT -5
jerry sloan, lakers coach 2011-2012? in seriousness, if that were to happen, the lakers would need to get a better point guard.
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Post by user9327 on Feb 13, 2011 21:08:20 GMT -5
Sloan and Kobe would never work.
Sloan's system is based off of running his system 100% of the possessions.
Kobe's game, as we all saw Friday, is based off of ignoring all if his team mates while using every solo trick he has to score. His assists usually come from passing out of this.
They are so incompatible; it'll never work. They are opposites when it comes to basketball philosophy.
Gasol would be a beast in Sloan's offense though, fits him perfectly.
The Lakers should look to pry somebody like Adelman away from Houston. Low chance of that.
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Post by extreme on Feb 13, 2011 21:13:31 GMT -5
Paul Pierce was 0-10 today with only one pt, and Miami still lost.
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Feb 13, 2011 21:41:04 GMT -5
Paul Pierce was 0-10 today with only one pt, and Miami still lost. Because the Heat can not defend good PG's or decent centers. Rondo just dominated, he even snuck into the Heat huddle (God knows why, hes lucky he didnt get punched in the face) The Heat made Kendrick Perkins look like old school Shaq today. All Bosh does is shoot jumpers too. Also, I am surprised that Wade stood up for his teammate. Great win for Boston, Pierce was just off. Best team in the East
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Post by Jamal on Feb 13, 2011 22:31:12 GMT -5
I would love to see Rondo pull that stunt in Kobe's huddle.
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Feb 13, 2011 22:52:36 GMT -5
I would love to see Rondo pull that stunt in Kobe's huddle. What is Kobe a gangsta because he does a commercial with Bruce Willis? It was all to piss Lebron off, probably not the smartest move but he did well guarding him. Still, he was lucky he didnt get punched in the face, but then again most of the Heat are pussies
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Post by Quanthor on Feb 13, 2011 23:23:43 GMT -5
Heat are slowly getting there especially defensively but their offense is what's really troubling. Still too much power ball, Boston defends dribble penetration so well that these isolation plays just don't work. Small ball ain't gonna win them a title.
I can't see them beating Boston in a 7 game series, the C's will just wear them down.
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Post by Jamal on Feb 13, 2011 23:46:53 GMT -5
I would love to see Rondo pull that stunt in Kobe's huddle. What is Kobe a gangsta because he does a commercial with Bruce Willis? It was all to piss Lebron off, probably not the smartest move but he did well guarding him. Still, he was lucky he didnt get punched in the face, but then again most of the Heat are pussies Never seen that commercial. Sounds interesting...
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