2006-2007 NBA Thread

[Ben Urich]

I guess he's glad he didn't sell the team. :huh:

[Ben Urich]

The Magic are down 13 to the Bobcats at halftime. :dry:

[DarthRekal]

yay:csad:

[Fran]

Rekal... want to participate in my NCAA pool, or just gonna wait for the NBA one?

[Ben Urich]

Okay, sell the franchise. We lost to the freakin' Bobcats. :huh::csad:
We allowed 39 assists on 42 field goals. Primoz Brezec had a double-double. Derek Anderson came off the bench and dropped 24 and 10 on us.
... the hell? :huh:

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

Come on Warriors, show me that up and down game you love to play. Get blown out by the Blazers but beat the Mavs. Do it!

[DarthRekal]

Rekal... want to participate in my NCAA pool, or just gonna wait for the NBA one?
i'll give it a go..we doing rounds of the FULL bracket?

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

That's my Warriors, win 3 straight, drop one to the Blazers then smash on the Mavs. Gotta love em, now don't blow it!

[Fran]

i'll give it a go..we doing rounds of the FULL bracket?

Yes, I need the full bracket by tomorrow night.

*Wednesday night.

[Ghostvirus]

Holy Sh** 71-100 Dallas is getting spanked! YESS!!

[Fran]

Uh-oh...

[NewYorkSpider]

Holy Sh** 71-100 Dallas is getting spanked! YESS!!


Who are they playing tonight?

[Fran]

There is a GOD!!!

[Ghostvirus]

Golden State

[Mister J]

Seriously, how is Golden State doing this?

[Fran]

Don Nelson.

[NewYorkSpider]

Golden State!! :wow:

[Mister J]

I figured B. Davis or J-Rich was going off. Not really. It's just a combined effort. Who the **** is Mickael Pietrus? :huh:

[Fran]

It's like we were slaves, but now we're free. :)

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

Don Nelson.


Ha, hardly because of him.

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

I figured B. Davis or J-Rich was going off. Not really. It's just a combined effort. Who the **** is Mickael Pietrus? :huh:

Respect...he's a young very athletic player from Europe. He's been with the team for a few years now and is starting to come around to playing the game smart and not just with his raw skill. The kid has the potential to be a really good player both offensively and defensively. Sadly he does not, have the right coach. I hope he has the right assistant coaches around him teaching him how to really play the game, becuase he could, do some damage with proper teaching.

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

Ahhhh...my Warriors, got to love em. They play down to the worst and up to the best of them.

[Ghostvirus]

Seriously, how is Golden State doing this?


Honestly... I think the Mavs are burning themselves out. Avery, or Cuban need to slow things down.

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

Honestly... I think the Mavs are burning themselves out. Avery, or Cuban need to slow things down.


It's a little bit of that, but this is also not out of the oridnary for the Warriors. They are and have been, the streakiest team, in the NBA for the past 4-6 years now. They can never seem to put together long runs more than once a year. Every year (so far with the exception of this one) they go on a 8-12 game or so win streak during the season but never put together more than 4 or 5 the rest of the year, twice at most. And drop games to teams like Toronto, Portland, Atlanta, New Orleans, Clippers (when they were bad, really bad), Boston and so on.

Yet when they play against the top teams like Spurs, Lakers, Kings (when they were dominant), Suns, Mavs, Pistons, Bulls, Heat and so on they play their best games. Not always, they do get smacked down by the elite teams as well, but just stating my point. They are extremely streaky.

Not to say that a 17 game win streak doesn't take a lot out of team, because it does. But the Mavs should have laid the smack down on the Warrios (according to the way the two teams have played this season and the past seasons).

But I'm not at all surprised the Warriors won or that they won by so much. Typical Warriors basketball.

[Ghostvirus]

I can't agree or disagree. Simply, because i don't know the Warriors all that well.

It isn't just one 17 game winning streak. There have been multiple 10+ streaks this season by the Mavs. They are going full throttle, & that could cost them in the end.

[Fran]

He is on probation... :up:

[Ben Urich]

Cool. :huh::up::o
Michael Jordan announced that Bernie Bickerstaff will not return to the team as coach next season, although he may return in a front-office role.
Doesn't that basically make him a lame duck? I mean, Jake Voskuhl might as well start jacking three-pointers because it's not gonna mean **** next year. :o

[Ghostvirus]

Cool. :huh::up::o
Michael Jordan announced that Bernie Bickerstaff will not return to the team as coach next season, although he may return in a front-office role.
Doesn't that basically make him a lame duck? I mean, Jake Voskuhl might as well start jacking three-pointers because it's not gonna mean **** next year. :o


Well that pretty much mean Larry Brown is headed to Charlotte.:o

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

I can't agree or disagree. Simply, because i don't know the Warriors all that well.

It isn't just one 17 game winning streak. There have been multiple 10+ streaks this season by the Mavs. They are going full throttle, & that could cost them in the end.

Of course, I'm not saying you're wrong at all, I mean with only 20 games or so left and only 9 losses, now 10 they are running really high every night. But trust me, as a bay area native and a devoted Warriors fans, they are the streakiest team in the league as I said and fully capable of not just beating any team in the league any given night, but stomping them as they did the Mavs.

With that said they are also capable of getting stomped by the worst teams in the league as well. Up and down, up and down, that's the Warriors all the way.

[Ben Urich]

Well that pretty much mean Larry Brown is headed to Charlotte.:o

I'm putting the over/under at 30 wins.
Take the under.

[Ben Urich]

Jamaal Tinsley dropped 37 on the T-Wolves, yet the Pacers still managed to lose. That's 10 straight. :dry:

[Ghostvirus]

I'm putting the over/under at 30 wins.
Take the under.

Wins don't matter in this situation. Larry Brown will be in Charlotte next year, & thats the bottom line cause Carnage said so!:ninja:


Bulls pick another win against Celtics again.:up:

[Fran]

LARRY BROWN IS RETURNING TO DETROIT. :up:

[Ben Urich]

LARRY BROWN IS JEWISH. :up:

[Mister J]

Miami absolutely took one away from Utah tonight. Toine took over the 4th and outscored the Jazz by himself ...Toine. :dry: There was even a Dorell sighting. Excellent team ball as of late. Diesel needs to stop with the early foul trouble, but muy bueno all-around effort. :up:

There was no way LB was gonna end his career with that debacle in NY. Me thinks the Bobcats will be looking to "play the right way" next year. :ninja:

Ben Wallace scored 19 pts? ...and took 21 shots? :dry:
Did one of Ben Gordon's hands fall off? :huh:

[Fran]

MISTER J, GIVE ME YOUR BRACKET NOW. :o

[Mister J]

As soon as I can find an online tool that fills in the names, so that my lazy ass doesn't have to write everything, my Carolina Takes It All bracket will be on it's way. :up:

[Fran]

I'M CHANNELING THWIP* RIGHT NOW. I REALLY NEED SOME MORE PEOPLE FOR THIS POOL.

*COUGH*BEN URICH, CARNAGE*COUGH* :o

OH AND REKAL, YOUR BRACKET IS DUE TOO.

[Ghostvirus]

LARRY BROWN IS RETURNING TO DETROIT. :up:

Not going to now. He is headed to Charlotte.:up:
Miami absolutely took one away from Utah tonight. Toine took over the 4th and outscored the Jazz by himself ...Toine. :dry: There was even a Dorell sighting. Excellent team ball as of late. Diesel needs to stop with the early foul trouble, but muy bueno all-around effort. :up:

There was no way LB was gonna end his career with that debacle in NY. Me thinks the Bobcats will be looking to "play the right way" next year. :ninja:

Ben Wallace scored 19 pts? ...and took 21 shots? :dry:
Did one of Ben Gordon's hands fall off? :huh:

Have you not been introduced to the Hack'a'shaq?

You sure you didn't type in the wrong Ben?

[Mister J]

This was more like the Shaq'a'Hack. Shaq, Posey and Zo all had 2 fouls in the first quarter. Boozer & Okur were killing them. Second game in a row wher Shaq's minutes were limited because of early foul trouble. At least he rebounded with big 4th quarter efforts both times.

Ben Wallace 9/21, 19 pts.
Ben Gordon 3/7, 11 pts.
:dry:

[Ben Urich]

Suns at Mavs tonight. Who ya got?

Ben Wallace scored 19 pts? ...and took 21 shots? :dry:
Did one of Ben Gordon's hands fall off? :huh:

Well, with Ben Wallace, you can't stop him; you can only hope to contain him. :dry:

*COUGH*BEN URICH, CARNAGE*COUGH* :o

I hate college basketball, but if you want me to enter my Facebook bracket, I will. :o

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

I have to go with the Mavs tonight.

How upsetting is this, only 5 teams have more home wins than the Warriors yet the Warriors only have more road wins than one team and are tied with one other for second least in the league. :mad: :(

[Ben Urich]

It depends on which uniform the Suns wear. If it's that awful orange one -- as I expect it will be, given that the game is nationally televised -- then the Mavericks win.

[Ghostvirus]

I'M CHANNELING THWIP* RIGHT NOW. I REALLY NEED SOME MORE PEOPLE FOR THIS POOL.

*COUGH*BEN URICH, CARNAGE*COUGH* :o

OH AND REKAL, YOUR BRACKET IS DUE TOO.


Sign me up. I just need direction towards a bracket. Can some one give me link or something?

Oh yeah, & GO SUN!:o

[Ben Urich]

How is it that we can lose to the Bobcats one night and then beat the Jazz a few nights later? :huh: I mean, I'm happy with a win, but it'd be nice to see some consistency from the Magic.
Dwight had 31 tonight. I'm pretty sure that ties his career-high. :up:

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

How is it that we can lose to the Bobcats one night and then beat the Jazz a few nights later? :huh: I mean, I'm happy with a win, but it'd be nice to see some consistency from the Magic.
Dwight had 31 tonight. I'm pretty sure that ties his career-high. :up:

Warriors Syndrom :D

[Fran]

Dallas is proving you jerks wrong right now.

[Ben Urich]

Warriors Syndrom :D

I was thinking that after I posted that message.
Also, Hedo Turkoglu went off tonight. :huh: :huh: :huh: :huh: :huh:

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

Who's a jerk? For what? :confused:

Come on Houston, you can do it! Make me happy about this season!

[Fran]

It's sort of an inside joke. BAH HUMBUG is a jerk, as is Ben Urich.

[Ghostvirus]

Dallas is proving you jerks wrong right now.

WHAAA? *pulls out ball bat.* Please clarify.:dry:

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

I was thinking that after I posted that message.
Also, Hedo Turkoglu went off tonight. :huh: :huh: :huh: :huh: :huh:

That shouldn't be surprising. He is fully capable of dropping 20+ even 30+. 20+ is more likely but he can drop 30 as well. Not saying it should be expected of him, but I would say he is good for a 20+ point game every other week at least. Especially after he lost weight, when he was with Sac he was a damn good player, not special but I would have taken him on my team (Warriors) back then for sure.

Then he went to Orlando, wasn't motivated, got hurt a little and put on weight. But he came back this season really motivated and inspired and it shows, he is close or is back to his old form. It shouldn't be that surprising.

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

It's sort of an inside joke. BAH HUMBUG is a jerk, as is Ben Urich.


This is BS! I demand a recount! :mad:

[Ben Urich]

Damn, the Mavs have absolutely shut down the Suns. :dry:

[Fran]

Oh yeah, the league and the referees are totally against them. :whatever:

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

Yesssssssssssssss....The Rockets are awesome! Now The Warriors are tied for the 8th spot in the west! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!! :D

[Ben Urich]

Looks like the Mavs are gonna win this one.

[NewYorkSpider]

STEVE NASH!!!!!!:wow:

[Fran]

WHAT A GAME!!! :eek::up:

[Fran]

This awesome game brought to you by ESPN HD. :)

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

SOB! What happend? I wasn't watching it, wait no don't tell me I am taking a look at yahoo sports page you ****ers!

[Fran]

Nash ties the game with a 3-pointer, with 2.7 remaining.

Dirk misses game-winner, overtime.

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

Oh what, OT crazy damnmmmmmmm!

[Ben Urich]

This game brought to you by Reasons Ben Needs to Buy a TV. :csad:

[Fran]

Damnit, Ben.

[NewYorkSpider]

Why can't we have NBA Final games like this.:csad: Especially Game 7's.

[Ben Urich]

:eek: Tie game!

[Fran]

Holy **** Jason Terry hits game-tying 3 with SECONDS left.

[Ben Urich]

This game might get shown on ESPN Classic tomorrow. Boise State/Oklahoma, eat your heart out. :eek:

[Fran]

I emphasized SECONDS because I didn't remember how many exactly were left. :o

[NewYorkSpider]

This game is gonna go to 4OT. I can sense it.

[Ben Urich]

No such thing as 4OT.
After 3, it goes into the standings as a tie.

[Fran]

O Rly?

[Ben Urich]

At least according to NBA JAM! 1995 :o

[Fran]

LOL! :up:

[Mister J]

This game is ridiculous. :up:

[NewYorkSpider]

No such thing as 4OT.
After 3, it goes into the standings as a tie.

As you can see I don't watch much NBA.:o

O Rly?

At least you don't have the owl.:up:

[Ben Urich]

Watch Greg Buckner win it on a heave from the Mavs' own free throw line. :o

[The_Mystery]

Damn, this is good NBA basketball!!!

[Fran]

At least you don't have the owl.:up:

I use something more effective than the owls..
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p71/lugwit/satanscat.jpg

[Ben Urich]

ZOMG! HUMAN-FACED SATAN-CAT!!!1 :wow::huh::csad:

[Mister J]

Amare is kicking booty. :o

[Ben Urich]

Based on what this thing is telling me, I'm guessing he just put Erick Dampier on a poster.

[Fran]

ZOMG! HUMAN-FACED SATAN-CAT!!!1 :wow::huh::csad:

HFSC doesn't just kill the owls, he has sex with them before he kills them.

[Ben Urich]

Dirk got T'd up. What happened?

[The_Mystery]

Stackhouse is incredible!

[NewYorkSpider]

I use something more effective than the owls..


Forgot about that damn cat.:csad:

[Ben Urich]

GODDAMN it's 1996. Stack ate his Wheaties this morning. :wow:

[Ben Urich]

The Suns have three players with double-doubles. :dry:

[NewYorkSpider]

Great game tonight.

[Fran]

Awesome as hell game.

[Ghostvirus]

Did you hear one of the Commentator say during the game that these may not be the two best teams in the league. Then he mentioned San Antonio. LOL!!!! I hope one of these teams Smoke The Spurs right out of the playoffs. I am sick of hearing about them. This is Dallas's, or Pheonix's year. Simple as that!

I can't wait for them to meet in the playoffs.

Also my condelences farmerfran.:csad: Dallas plays Detroit next, & after these last 2 games they are going to be jacked. I hope no one dies.:csad:

[Fran]

Dallas plays a MUCH scarier team than my Pistons next, on Friday night.

The BOSTON MOTHER****ING CELTICS. :eek:

My Pistons play Phoenix next on that same night.

[Ben Urich]

Pistons get Mavs and Suns in succession?
****in' a. :csad:

[Fran]

If they beat both those teams... my God... I will **** myself. :eek:

[Ben Urich]

Hey, where's LastSunrise? :huh:

[Fran]

Probation I think. I really wonder what he got it for :huh:

[Ben Urich]

Suns beat the Mavs 129-127. :up: [/LS]

[Fran]

[Insert pointless, stupid rant here] :up:

[Immortalfire]

David $tern obviously had a hand in that Suns/Mavericks game last night.


:oldrazz:

[Immortalfire]

At least you don't have the owl.:up:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/immortalfire/owl1.jpg

[Ben Urich]

When you have time to kill and Microsoft Excel skillz:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v73/incurock31/NBAThread20070315.png

[Ghostvirus]

Hey, where's LastSunrise? :huh:

That Mavs haven't been winning, so he has crawled back into his hole.

Suns beat the Mavs 129-127. :up: [/LS]

[Insert pointless, stupid rant here] :up:

:up:.:ninja:

[batman44]

I've got comment on last nights Mavs vs Suns game and what a game it was. Dirk and Nash showed why there were up for MVP this year. Stuadimire was amazing, heck Damp and Diop were hustling. I thought we had the game till we start commiting dumb fouls and collapsing on defense abit. Dirk needs to learn how to shut his mouth sometimes, but overall a good playoff atmosphere game...I wish Harris would not gotten hurt, he would've given Nash a harder time.

[Ghostvirus]

When you have time to kill and Microsoft Excel skillz:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v73/incurock31/NBAThread20070315.png

So Chicago has a .59% chance of winning?! Poppy cock! I want a recount.:cmad: Its gotta be atleast 75!

[Ben Urich]

That chart is based on won/lost record, not chances of winning the title....
Records current as of Monday 12 March. :o

[Ben Urich]

Cavs' Pollard apologizes for on-air remark
Associated press
CLEVELAND -- Cleveland Cavaliers center Scot Pollard looked into the camera during a recent game and said, "Hey kids, do drugs."

Pollard was sitting on the bench in street clothes when he made the remark during a 20-second timeout Sunday against Indiana. The Cavaliers didn't find it funny.

"We have spoken with Scot and certainly do not condone his actions," general manager Danny Ferry said in a statement Wednesday. "He regrets his mistake, using inappropriate humor, particularly when he has always been very involved in the community, projecting positive messages to our youth. We will handle the issue internally."

"It was a bad joke," Pollard said in Thursday editions of The Plain Dealer. "That's all it boils down to. There are a number of things people could say about it, but it just turned out it was a bad joke. Obviously, I don't believe that."

Pollard, who has played in only 17 games this season, was not available Thursday. He would be at practice Friday, the team said.

Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press

Story of the YEAR! :woot:

[L.A.]

Seriously how is that Pollard hasnt been suspended for using Drugs???!!! He is the definition of a Pot-head!!!

[Ben Urich]

:dry:
The league does drug testing. Just because he's weird doesn't mean he's a stoner.

This is a stoner NBA player:
http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/060127/060127_Andersen_vmed_10p.widec.jpg
Chris Andersen. He got a 2-year suspension for testing positive for marijuana. He can apply to be reinstated in January.

[L.A.]

:dry:
The league does drug testing. Just because he's weird doesn't mean he's a stoner.
BS!!! Im sure 40-60% of NBA players smokes pot!!! Im sure they use an old trick passing the drug test by using someone else piss.

[Ben Urich]

BS!!! Im sure 40-60% of NBA players smokes pot!!! Im sure they use an old trick passing the drug test by using someone else piss.

No.

[L.A.]

No.
Naive.

[Ben Urich]

I'm surprised you can even spell that.
If any NBA players were smoking pot, they'd have been caught by now.

[L.A.]

I'm surprised you can even spell that.
If any NBA players were smoking pot, they'd have been caught by now.
So your saying all NBA players are drug free???!!!

[L.A.]

Black people not smoking pot is like azn people not eating rice!!! WE HAVE TO HAVE IT!

[Ghostvirus]

So does that mean all the White NBA players are doing coke together in mens restrooms?

[Showtime]

Bulls vs Celtics...wait...the Celtics wear green right?

http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/sp/getty/c0/fullj.getty-71797656rb003_boston_celtic_9_28_35_pm.jpg

http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/sp/getty/68/fullj.getty-71797656rb002_boston_celtic_9_10_48_pm.jpg

[Ben Urich]

Black people not smoking pot is like azn people not eating rice!!! WE HAVE TO HAVE IT!

:dry: :dry: :dry: :dry: :dry: :dry: :dry:

[Ben Urich]

The latest gem from The Big Aristotle:
"I'm unemulatable. I took the files and deleted them, ate 'em, used 'em in the bathroom, flushed it, went through the sewage plant and blew the sewage plant up. So there's no way that my style can be copied. It's gone, forever. There's a new big guy style, Dirk Nowitzki style, guys stepping out and shooting jumpers, shooting 3s. So that style will be here for a while, but my style is gone, forever."

Will someone get this man a late-night talk show? :woot:

Oh, and Rekal: my condolences. :csad::up:

[Mister J]

It seems like forever ago when the Lakers had the 5th best record in the league. That season has gone to **** extremely quick. Granted, they should still make the playoffs, but you gotta wonder how much resolve is left there. On top of that Big Chief Triangle just got zinged for 50K for saying the league is on a witch hunt to get Mamba. Funny. I love wrestling as much as the next guy, but Bryant needs to stop channeling his inner Macho Man Randy Savage. :o

Heatians go for a tie of the division lead tonight against 'Beat Her Down' Artest and the Kings. Big Diesel took over the 3rd and helped push to a win over Jersey last night. Better still be some juice in the tank on the second half of the back to back:up:

[Ben Urich]

It seems like forever ago when the Lakers had the 5th best record in the league. That season has gone to **** extremely quick. Granted, they should still make the playoffs, but you gotta wonder how much resolve is left there. On top of that Big Chief Triangle just got zinged for 50K for saying the league is on a witch hunt to get Mamba. Funny. I love wrestling as much as the next guy, but Bryant needs to stop channeling his inner Macho Man Randy Savage. :o

Heatians go for a tie of the division lead tonight against 'Beat Her Down' Artest and the Kings. Big Diesel took over the 3rd and helped push to a win over Jersey last night. Better still be some juice in the tank on the second half of the back to back:up:

Y'think Brad Miller might try to hack-a-Shaq (http://youtube.com/watch?v=2DAPTkmt84Q) again? :huh: :woot: :o

[LastSunrise1981]

Yes, I am back. Yes, I was on probation for some comments I made towards some Hugh Jackman fans on the X3 forum.

I will say that I find it hysterical that MC said I crawled back into my hole because the Mavs lost two games? Hardly the case. I go to school and work full-time, so forgive me if I'm not on here the minute the Mavs lose two games. :whatever:

About their game with Phoenix? Excellent game with a playoff atmosphere. I loved that the officials allowed both teams to play rather than call ticky tack fouls. In the end Phoenix wanted it more and Dallas showed mental lapses in their defense.

Phoenix won the game and my congrats go to them and their fanbase.

[Fran]

Good on ya, LS :up: That was an awesome game to watch.

Are you scared about tonight's game vs. the Celtics?

[LastSunrise1981]

Good on ya, LS :up: That was an awesome game to watch.

Are you scared about tonight's game vs. the Celtics?

I'm not really scared about it. If Dallas wins it should be expected and they shouldn't lose to the Celtics. The game against Phoenix was very winnable and they should've won it.

But no, I'm not scared about it. I just hope their defense improves and they learn to stop having mental breakdowns at crunch time. One thing is for sure, if they play defense in the playoffs the way they played against Phoenix they better expect to be booted out early.

Dallas had Phoenix contained with some tight defense and they went away with what was successful.

[Ben Urich]

Jesus, J. Eddie Jones has 17 points in 15 minutes on 6-of-7 from the field and 5-of-5 from three.
What the **** are they drinking down there, man?

[Ben Urich]

The top 100 dunks of Vince Carter's career:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zIULG3IbiE
There's a straight-nasty one at about 1:47... Jesus.... :wow:

[DarthRekal]

i've given up on basketball.. the gods are against us.. theres no use fighting it.. we must deal kobe as i have come to a conclusion that HE is indeed cursed:cmad:

[LastSunrise1981]

Dallas beats Boston in Dallas and doesn't manage to win a very winnable game against Phoenix? Don't get me wrong I'm happy for the victory, but it would've been nice to pick up the win against Phoenix.

I truly believe it's going to be Dallas/Phoenix again for the WCF.

[Fran]

Jeez, Dallas kinda squeaked that one out... I saw Boston was doing good against them for quite a while.

[Ben Urich]

The Pistons beat the Suns
... and the Suns beat the Mavs
... so by the transitive property, the Pistons beat the Mavs! :o

[Fran]

I can believe that the Pistons beat Phoenix.

But I can't believe that they beat them by 22 POINTS! :eek::heart::up:

Completing a perfect West road trip @ 5-0, Pistons are now 42-22... we await Dallas on Sunday.

LS, I hope this one's a good one too :up:

[Darkest Knight]

My boy Kobe with 65 points!!!!!!

Nailed 4 CLUTCH money 3's!!!

Performance so far of the yea in the NBA.

[Ben Urich]

Kobe needed 65 for the Lakers to beat the Blazers? :dry:

[Ghostvirus]

The Pistons beat the Suns
... and the Suns beat the Mavs
... so by the transitive property, the Pistons beat the Mavs! :o

Well then. They don't even need to play tomorrow.

[Darkest Knight]

Kobe needed 65 for the Lakers to beat the Blazers? :dry:
Yeah, his supporting cast was horrible. But the Blazers are only 2-3 games out of the #8th spot in the West, so they really aren't THAT bad. Plus they are getting big ups from Lamarcus Aldridge who is coming on strong in the second half of the year, now. Aldridge / Roy / Randolph is a very talented and up and coming trio.

[Ben Urich]

Chris Sheridan's nickname for David Lee: DaWhite Howard. :woot::up:

[Ben Urich]

Um, don't look now, but the Nuggets are beating the Suns by 34 points. :dry:
And from the Department of Redundancy Department, the Magic lost a game in which they lead by 10 at the half. They made 10 field goals in the second half. Way to go, team. :down:

[Fran]

LastSunrise, it's on, dude! :cmad:

Hope it's a good one :up:

[Ben Urich]

Fran, is Grindhouse the movie with the girl with the gun leg? The new Tarantino one?
If so, :up:squared.

[Fran]

Yes, it is, dude.

That's one of the movies in the movie (:o)

[Ben Urich]

It's a two-for-one?! :eek::kickinitnewschool:

[CrypticOne]

The Nuggets left the Suns in the dust. A.I. was amazing tonight!

[CrypticOne]

The top 100 dunks of Vince Carter's career:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zIULG3IbiE
There's a straight-nasty one at about 1:47... Jesus.... :wow:

Jesus! Damn good!

[Ben Urich]

It's on, J. :cmad:
We have the lead at halftime... which means you'll be blowing us out by the 5-minute mark of the 3rd quarter. :o

[Fran]

LastSunrise, I'd like to congratulate Dallas on a well-fought victory.

We were doing great, but the Mavs just played better overall in the second half.

Damn. Oh well.

[Ben Urich]

Guess he proved you wrong. :o

...someone had to say it.

[L.A.]

The top 100 dunks of Vince Carter's career:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zIULG3IbiE
There's a straight-nasty one at about 1:47... Jesus.... :wow:
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet

[Ben Urich]

I love that he pulls off about 4 tomahawk 360s in there. He does it like it's nothing. :huh:

[Fran]

Guess he proved you wrong. :o

...someone had to say it.

I should've said it to prove myself wrong. :o

[Ben Urich]

That Kobe Bryant guy scored 50 tonight, meaning he's averaging 57.5 in his past two games.
Yeah, might consider guarding him. :o:o:o

[Fran]

Wait, what did he get last time?

[Ben Urich]

Wait, what did he get last time?

65 against the Blazers :down:huh::wow::o:up:

[Fran]

And they BARELY beat them... :dry::dry::up:

[DarthRekal]

:woot: hating on the KOBES again eh???



drop a FITY on them KOBES:woot:


lol yay for a two game winning streak:word:

[DarthRekal]

That Kobe Bryant guy scored 50 tonight, meaning he's averaging 57.5 in his past two games.
Yeah, might consider guarding him. :o:o:o
obviously you didnt see the triple teams the blazers threw at him and the doubles minny did:o :oldrazz:

[LastSunrise1981]

Good morning all.

Happy to hear and see Dallas won last night. Didn't get to see the game since I was at work, but from the sounds of things, it appeared to be another close one that was gutted out in the end.

Great win and it's good that Dallas seem to be winning the close ones. Detroit may be a team they face in the championships, so winning the close ones are very necessary.

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

obviously you didnt see the triple teams the blazers threw at him and the doubles minny did:o :oldrazz:

Word, Kobe is the most unstoppable offensive player in the league. If he chooses to be so on any given night. The guy has ridiculous game, I'm not saying he is the best player in the league, just the most unstoppable one offensively.

I really don't like Kobe, I don't even mean in a Reggie Miller, love to hate him type way. I really don't care for him, but SOB that guy has more game than I can get using cheat codes on NBA Live 07.

[Mister J]

Y'think Brad Miller might try to hack-a-Shaq (http://youtube.com/watch?v=2DAPTkmt84Q) again? :o
I always wondered exactly how hurt Miller would have been if that haymaker connected. Shaq damn near killed Alvin Robertson in his rookie year and that was a half-ass punch where his fist wasn't fully closed. :woot:

Jesus, J. Eddie Jones has 17 points in 15 minutes on 6-of-7 from the field and 5-of-5 from three.
What the **** are they drinking down there, man?
Well, clearly they didn't have enough of it to go around on Sunday. :csad:

It's on, J. :cmad:
We have the lead at halftime... which means you'll be blowing us out by the 5-minute mark of the 3rd quarter. :o
That was my take, but alas, 'twas not to be and the mighty Heatians were vanquished just shy of a 10-game winning streak. Damn Magic. :cmad:

Word, Kobe is the most unstoppable offensive player in the league. If he chooses to be so on any given night. The guy has ridiculous game, I'm not saying he is the best player in the league, just the most unstoppable one offensively.

I really don't like Kobe, I don't even mean in a Reggie Miller, love to hate him type way. I really don't care for him, but SOB that guy has more game than I can get using cheat codes on NBA Live 07.

That was a damn impressive couple of performances. Some of those shots against Portland were criminal. I only wish that jackass and self-proclaimed Mamba Stopper, Ruben Patterson had have been there. :o

[Ben Urich]

I always wondered exactly how hurt Miller would have been if that haymaker connected. Shaq damn near killed Alvin Robertson in his rookie year and that was a half-ass punch where his fist wasn't fully closed. :woot:

Put it this way:
http://www.impawards.com/2003/posters/radio.jpg


Well, clearly they didn't have enough of it to go around on Sunday. :csad:

I'm as surprised as you are. :huh:


That was my take, but alas, 'twas not to be and the mighty Heatians were vanquished just shy of a 10-game winning streak. Damn Magic. :cmad:

Yeah... the Magic have swept the Jazz this season, have beaten the Heat four straight times, and are now 3-0 this season when not making a single three-pointer. :huh:
...we've also lost to the Bobcats and Hawks twice each. :csad:

[Ben Urich]

Lakers' Bryant Has Top Jersey Sales in China (http://www.nba.com/news/chinajerseys.html)
:huh:
Reminds me of 2004, when Al Gore lost Tennessee. How the **** did he manage that? :o

[Ghostvirus]

Well Zee Bulls lost again. God just let this hellish season come to an end. Please!:cmad::csad:

[Mister J]

Lakers' Bryant Has Top Jersey Sales in China (http://www.nba.com/news/chinajerseys.html)
:huh:
Reminds me of 2004, when Al Gore lost Tennessee. How the **** did he manage that? :o
New jersey number, popular player and everybody and their Cousin Jethro has got o have a Yao Ming jersey by now.

What the hell has gotten into Denver as of late? :huh:

[LastSunrise1981]

I totally forgot that Dallas played the Knicks last night. Dallas won the game and go into Cleveland to face the Cavs obviously. The last time Dallas and the Cavs played against one another Lebron almost beat Dallas by himself.

The Cavs lost to the Bobcats last night and I'm sure Lebron remembers missing both of his free throws against Dallas. So with the loss from last night and the loss against Dallas, one would assume that he will be coming out with full force tonight.

Well, looking at the standings now, if the playoffs were to happen right now Dallas would be facing Golden State in the First Round.

[Fran]

LS, may I say good game from Sunday's match? :up:

[Mister J]

Why is Darko trying to grab a handful of Dorell's package? :mad: :confused: :o
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/6562/fulljgetty71796579vb002lg5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Heatians tied for the division lead. Maybe Seattle can hang a L on the Wiz tonight. :hyper:

[NewYorkSpider]

My Cavs lost to the Mavs tonight.http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/icons/icon8.gif:down They are 3 back of Detroit.

[LastSunrise1981]

Yep, Cavs lost to Dallas tonight. I was looking at the rest of Dallas schedule and all look to be very winnable games.

The true test will be facing Phoenix on April 1st. If the last game is any indication of what's to come, expect another high scoring nailbiting game that will be a pleasure to watch.

[Ben Urich]

Kobe's got 60. Again. :dry:

[Fran]

It's a witch hunt, I tell yas! :cmad:

[Ghostvirus]

Bulls beat the Nuggs.:up:

Crazy ending. T-Thomas tapped in a clutchsky.

[JonesytheManc]

go spurs

[DarthRekal]

im still here..dont think i left my boys...its just im superstitious... ever since i have stopped ranting and havent changed my sig.. kobe's been lightin it up... anywho.... go lakes:csad: :yay: :csad: ... sig WILL NOT CHANGE..lol

[bbf2]

Lakers' Bryant Has Top Jersey Sales in China (http://www.nba.com/news/chinajerseys.html)
:huh:
Reminds me of 2004, when Al Gore lost Tennessee. How the **** did he manage that? :o

Maybe it was because Gore wasn't running in 2004. ;)

[Ben Urich]

go spurs

Banned. :down

Maybe it was because Gore wasn't running in 2004. ;)

....2000. :o

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

I always wondered exactly how hurt Miller would have been if that haymaker connected. Shaq damn near killed Alvin Robertson in his rookie year and that was a half-ass punch where his fist wasn't fully closed. :woot:


Well, clearly they didn't have enough of it to go around on Sunday. :csad:


That was my take, but alas, 'twas not to be and the mighty Heatians were vanquished just shy of a 10-game winning streak. Damn Magic. :cmad:



That was a damn impressive couple of performances. Some of those shots against Portland were criminal. I only wish that jackass and self-proclaimed Mamba Stopper, Ruben Patterson had have been there . :o

Now it's three games and....well I rest my case. That guy is ridicurous. That's right ridicurous! Stupid, retarded, unconscious, dirty, baller, what ever the hell you want to call him.

I'm making sure that I go to the Warriors vs. Lakers game next year.

[Ghostvirus]

Now it's three games and....well I rest my case. That guy is ridicurous. That's right ridicurous! Stupid, retarded, unconscious, dirty, baller, what ever the hell you want to call him.

I'm making sure that I go to the Warriors vs. Lakers game next year.


Rapist, adulterer, Buzzer Beaten B**ch Smacker.:o

[LastSunrise1981]

Dallas notches up their 57th win in Boston tonight. :up:

The real test is April 1st against Phoenix.

[Mister J]

What the **** happened to the Heatians in the first quarter? 9-33? :confused: :mad: :(

Need to bring it back strong at home against Philly.

[Ben Urich]

What the **** happened to the Heatians in the first quarter? 9-33? :confused: :mad: :(

Need to bring it back strong at home against Philly.

Yeah, what the **** happened to the Heat tonight? :huh:
It's probably an anomaly, but seriously, down 26 to the Pacers at the end of 1? The Pacers?
I'm sorry, dude. And the Pacers are even my team. :csad:
Also, the Magic beat the Nets to take the 7th spot in the East and to tie the season series at two apiece. ****IN' A RIGHT.

[Ben Urich]

P.S. Kobe Bryant is ****ing redonculous.

[LastSunrise1981]

Kobe is scoring 50 on the crappy teams. He rarely seems to go off when facing the Spurs, Pistons, Suns, or Chicago. I'll admit that Dallas simply has no answer for Kobe at all, so it's almost a guarantee that he'll get at least 40 or 50 against the Mavs.

But seriously, who cares if he scored 50 against the Hornets and the Blazers?

It's not like they're competition anyways.

[Ben Urich]

This week's sign of the apocalypse:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v73/incurock31/doleacapoc.png
Michael Doleac is a top performer. :dry:

[Ghostvirus]

Kobe is scoring 50 on the crappy teams. He rarely seems to go off when facing the Spurs, Pistons, Suns, or Chicago. I'll admit that Dallas simply has no answer for Kobe at all, so it's almost a guarantee that he'll get at least 40 or 50 against the Mavs.

But seriously, who cares if he scored 50 against the Hornets and the Blazers?

It's not like they're competition anyways.

Well color me sh** stained. We agree on something. I never could get people's obsession with Kobes scoreing points. Sure he dropeed 81, but it was the f-ing raptors! Big Deal!

I will take Jordan dropping 63 against the Historical Boston Celtics, than 81 against a team that didn't even make the playoffs that year.

[Ben Urich]

Well color me sh** stained. We agree on something. I never could get people's obsession with Kobes scoreing points. Sure he dropeed 81, but it was the f-ing raptors! Big Deal!

I will take Jordan dropping 63 against the Historical Boston Celtics, than 81 against a team that didn't even make the playoffs that year.

Um, in that Raptors game, the Lakers were trailing by double-digits in the second half. It's not like he was running up the score or anything.

[Darren Daring]

Well color me sh** stained. We agree on something. I never could get people's obsession with Kobes scoreing points. Sure he dropeed 81, but it was the f-ing raptors! Big Deal!

I will take Jordan dropping 63 against the Historical Boston Celtics, than 81 against a team that didn't even make the playoffs that year.

That's retarded. The Raptors were still composed of professional basketball players and Kobe still put up the second most points of all time. And this is no big deal? Just dumb Luck? How bat **** stupid do you have to be to not see that he's one of the best point scoriers of all the time?

[LastSunrise1981]

That's retarded. The Raptors were still composed of professional basketball players and Kobe still put up the second most points of all time. And this is no big deal? Just dumb Luck? How bat **** stupid do you have to be to not see that he's one of the best point scoriers of all the time?

It's not retarded at all. How many times has Kobe gone off on San Antonio, Chicago, Phoenix, or Detroit? He RARELY goes off against them because they apply tough defense on him and make him work for his points.

A team like Golden State, Toronto, Memphis, and Portland are not going to put up a big fight in defense against Kobe. If he wants to impress me or anyone he needs to go off when it counts. Kobe is an amazing talent, he has all the tools to be the greatest player of all time. He can shoot, he can pass, he can handle the ball, and is a pretty damn good defensive player.

What stops Kobe is is ego. He wants to be the star and doesn't seem to understand the concept of making everyone else better. When Kobe is distributing the ball and making shots he's impossible to stop. If Kobe set aside his ego and said "I'm going to make my teammates better" the Lakers would be unstoppable.

So again, until Kobe goes off on Chicago, Detroit, San Antonio, or Phoenix he'll never get respect. Because the teams I just mentioned know how to slow him down and play tough defense on him.

As I said, my team Dallas has NO answer for him. So he's guaranteed to at least score 40, 50, or 60 on Dallas.

[#1Batmanfan]

It's not retarded at all. How many times has Kobe gone off on San Antonio, Chicago, Phoenix, or Detroit? He RARELY goes off against them because they apply tough defense on him and make him work for his points.

A team like Golden State, Toronto, Memphis, and Portland are not going to put up a big fight in defense against Kobe. If he wants to impress me or anyone he needs to go off when it counts. Kobe is an amazing talent, he has all the tools to be the greatest player of all time. He can shoot, he can pass, he can handle the ball, and is a pretty damn good defensive player.

What stops Kobe is is ego. He wants to be the star and doesn't seem to understand the concept of making everyone else better. When Kobe is distributing the ball and making shots he's impossible to stop. If Kobe set aside his ego and said "I'm going to make my teammates better" the Lakers would be unstoppable.

So again, until Kobe goes off on Chicago, Detroit, San Antonio, or Phoenix he'll never get respect. Because the teams I just mentioned know how to slow him down and play tough defense on him.

As I said, my team Dallas has NO answer for him. So he's guaranteed to at least score 40, 50, or 60 on Dallas.

riight how come no one else drops 50 and 60 on crappy teams give the guy respect bro

[Ghostvirus]

That's retarded. The Raptors were still composed of professional basketball players and Kobe still put up the second most points of all time. And this is no big deal? Just dumb Luck? How bat **** stupid do you have to be to not see that he's one of the best point scoriers of all the time?

Man. You wowed me with your extensive knowledge. Come back when have something that resembles knowledge:whatever:

It's not retarded at all. How many times has Kobe gone off on San Antonio, Chicago, Phoenix, or Detroit? He RARELY goes off against them because they apply tough defense on him and make him work for his points.



A team like Golden State, Toronto, Memphis, and Portland are not going to put up a big fight in defense against Kobe. If he wants to impress me or anyone he needs to go off when it counts. Kobe is an amazing talent, he has all the tools to be the greatest player of all time. He can shoot, he can pass, he can handle the ball, and is a pretty damn good defensive player.



What stops Kobe is is ego. He wants to be the star and doesn't seem to understand the concept of making everyone else better. When Kobe is distributing the ball and making shots he's impossible to stop. If Kobe set aside his ego and said "I'm going to make my teammates better" the Lakers would be unstoppable.



So again, until Kobe goes off on Chicago, Detroit, San Antonio, or Phoenix he'll never get respect. Because the teams I just mentioned know how to slow him down and play tough defense on him.



As I said, my team Dallas has NO answer for him. So he's guaranteed to at least score 40, 50, or 60 on Dallas.

It is really bothering me that we agree. Kobe is a great player. That is why he dominates the teams that he does, but what he lacks is the killer instinct. He lost my respect when he sat out game 7 against phoenix. Any player worth more than just scoring would have, had to of been drugg off the floor before leaving that game, but he didn't seem at all bothered by it.

In short Kobe is a one of the best scores this league has. He is just not a winner.

[Ben Urich]

This essay from FreeDarko summarizes how I feel about Kobe Bryant now.
http://freedarko.blogspot.com/2007/03/if-you-need-him-hell-be-elevating.html
Stop hating. :down

[Ghostvirus]

This essay from FreeDarko summarizes how I feel about Kobe Bryant now.
http://freedarko.blogspot.com/2007/03/if-you-need-him-hell-be-elevating.html
Stop hating. :down


I suppose I will stop hating. I have said what I wanted anyway. Plus agreeing with Sunrise is making me feel unclean.:oldrazz:

[Mister J]

Miami gave up a 15 point halftime lead? ...and lost? ...at home? ...to Philly? :confused: :mad: :(

Not the way to take advantage of Washington's road struggles. They're missing Kapono more than I expected. Nobody can seem to stretch the D from the perimeter in the last handful of games. :down

[Ben Urich]

Nobody can seem to stretch the D from the perimeter in the last handful of games. :down

VOSHON LENARD IS NOT WALKING THROUGH THAT DOOR!!1 :riles::riles:

[Mister J]

...or Glen Rice ...or Jon Sundvold ...or Dan Majerle ...or *gasp* Khalid Reeves.

This sucks.

[DarthRekal]

It's not retarded at all. How many times has Kobe gone off on San Antonio, Chicago, Phoenix, or Detroit? He RARELY goes off against them because they apply tough defense on him and make him work for his points.

A team like Golden State, Toronto, Memphis, and Portland are not going to put up a big fight in defense against Kobe. If he wants to impress me or anyone he needs to go off when it counts. Kobe is an amazing talent, he has all the tools to be the greatest player of all time. He can shoot, he can pass, he can handle the ball, and is a pretty damn good defensive player.

What stops Kobe is is ego. He wants to be the star and doesn't seem to understand the concept of making everyone else better. When Kobe is distributing the ball and making shots he's impossible to stop. If Kobe set aside his ego and said "I'm going to make my teammates better" the Lakers would be unstoppable.

So again, until Kobe goes off on Chicago, Detroit, San Antonio, or Phoenix he'll never get respect. Because the teams I just mentioned know how to slow him down and play tough defense on him.

As I said, my team Dallas has NO answer for him. So he's guaranteed to at least score 40, 50, or 60 on Dallas.

Last Year .. you made it to the Finals... so you were the BEST in the west ..RIGHT?????

LAST YEAR
.. he DROPPED 62.. in THREE QUARTERS on yer A$$... didnt even play the FOURTH... now very gently i know it hurts.. but TAKE THE FOOT OUT YOUR MOUTH

[Fran]

Pistons win, beat the Bucks 121-95. :up:

[LastSunrise1981]

Last Year .. you made it to the Finals... so you were the BEST in the west ..RIGHT?????

LAST YEAR
.. he DROPPED 62.. in THREE QUARTERS on yer A$$... didnt even play the FOURTH... now very gently i know it hurts.. but TAKE THE FOOT OUT YOUR MOUTH

If you read my post you would say that I give him credit and have acknowledge that is guaranteed to go off for 40, 50, or 60 against Dallas.

I know more basketball than you think and if Kobe is as great many claim he is, then why hasn't he gotten to a championship without Shaq? Why are the Lakers struggling to maintain their spot in the playoffs?

No one is denying that the man is talented. Kobe is a GREAT player with all the talent in the world and is unstoppable when he gets going, but what stops him from being greater than great is his massive ego and if not for his ego your team would've beaten the Suns. There's no doubt in my mind that if Kobe played the way he's capable of playing in Game 7? The Lakers wouldn't have lost to the Suns.

Just like Dallas struggled against the Lakers and against Miami, Kobe struggles with his ego and anyone who denies that simply needs to take off the blinders.

Now please take your foot out of your mouth.

[Fran]

Act civil, fellas...

[DarthRekal]

If you read my post you would say that I give him credit and have acknowledge that is guaranteed to go off for 40, 50, or 60 against Dallas.

I know more basketball than you think and if Kobe is as great many claim he is, then why hasn't he gotten to a championship without Shaq? Why are the Lakers struggling to maintain their spot in the playoffs?

No one is denying that the man is talented. Kobe is a GREAT player with all the talent in the world and is unstoppable when he gets going, but what stops him from being greater than great is his massive ego and if not for his ego your team would've beaten the Suns. There's no doubt in my mind that if Kobe played the way he's capable of playing in Game 7? The Lakers wouldn't have lost to the Suns.

Just like Dallas struggled against the Lakers and against Miami, Kobe struggles with his ego and anyone who denies that simply needs to take off the blinders.

Now please take your foot out of your mouth.

i said nothin about his ego.. i know you read MY post.. you obviously dont read your OWN.. you said he wont get RESPECT... then you turn around and RESPECt him.. just stop talkin already..... he is THREE years removed from shaq... yet you measure GREATNESS by championships???? then DIRK isnt GREAT... ??? CHarles Barkley isnt great??? Reggie Miller, Karl Malone, John Stokcton arent GREAT???? you judge a SINGLE MAN by his TEAM???
Kobe would win a ship with a PRIME Pippen..trust that.. you obviously know LESS BBALL than you proclaim.. you HAVE the blinders on.. YOU are driven by HATE... dont respect him cause his EGO??? but LOVE MJ for HIS?????

and if it WASNT for HIS TEAM we woulda BEATEN the suns.....THE TEAM SUCKS man.. i told carnage and i tell everyone.. we are STARTIN(with exception of LO and POSSIBLY LUKE) BENCH PLAYERS.... period.... why is his TEAM strugllin??? and why does HIS TEAM WIN..when he scores???? hmmm simple math homes... and last year HIS TEAM GAVE UP... when he passed the ball where were they??

your team is favored to win the west... WON the west last year.. HAD some of the BEST D..last year.. and yet you profess you have no ANSWER for him???


you need to remove your blinders and ask the doc to remove your leg cause NOW its too far in for you to remove yourself

[LastSunrise1981]

Act civil, fellas...

I have acted civil, he was the one who flipped out over my post. It's not my fault he doesn't understand the concept of basketball.

Just so you know Rekal, Reggie Miller, Charles Barkley, Hubie Brown, and others have virtually said the same thing about Kobe. So they must be wearing blinders too eh?

I may not respect Kobe as a person, but I respect his talent and see that if he set aside his ego he could be greater than he is. So again, take your foot out of your mouth, chill out, and stop acting as if people are out to get Kobe. Dirk is a good player, he's not great, but he is a very good player and what stops Dirk from being great/greater is that he isn't strong mentally or doesn't seem to have the same competitive drive that Bird(the player he's often compared to).

No one is saying Kobe isn't talented. Kobe IS VERY TALENTED. He has all the tools to be the BEST PLAYER IN THE NBA. But scoring 50, 60, or 70 points on teams like the Raptors, Portland, and so forth is really nothing to be impressed about at all. Sure, like all Kobe worshippers, you'll blame the rest of the team saying that the supporting players suck and it's their fault for losing, but the blame will never go to Kobe since he can do no wrong.

Players make their team better. While Dirk does make everyone around him better, if were stronger mentally and didn't lose his cool so much he'd surpass greatness in my opinion. So again, educate yourself in the fundamentals of basketball before trying to debate me. There's a reason why Kobe hasn't won a championship without Shaq. Kobe isn't a leader like a Jordan, Bird, Magic, or Thomas, but then again, who is?

So take off your blinders and look at the reality rather than the points.

[Fran]

Look, I'm not getting into another argument with you, LS. But you're not acting civil by saying that snarky remark, "It's not my fault he doesn't understand the concept of basketball."

[DarthRekal]

I have acted civil, he was the one who flipped out over my post. It's not my fault he doesn't understand the concept of basketball.

Just so you know Rekal, Reggie Miller, Charles Barkley, Hubie Brown, and others have virtually said the same thing about Kobe. So they must be wearing blinders too eh?

I may not respect Kobe as a person, but I respect his talent and see that if he set aside his ego he could be greater than he is. So again, take your foot out of your mouth, chill out, and stop acting as if people are out to get Kobe.


relax homes....

now you flippin the script????

you respect him????

noone was mentioning him as a person.. you just contradcited yourself...shoulda never said anything.. i have nothing against you.i repeatedly defend you here you are my homey... im not actin as if people are out to get him.. I KNOW they are... i cant stop it... im just callin you on your observation.. and obviously i was right.... dont say he's not great and deserves no RESPECT..cause anyone that KNOWS BBALL.. ask Ben he HATES kobe.. but respects his game... knows KOBE is GREAT

[LastSunrise1981]

relax homes....

now you flippin the script????

you respect him????

noone was mentioning him as a person.. you just contradcited yourself...shoulda never said anything.. i have nothing against you.i repeatedly defend you here you are my homey... im not actin as if people are out to get him.. I KNOW they are... i cant stop it... im just callin you on your observation.. and obviously i was right.... dont say he's not great and deserves no RESPECT..cause anyone that KNOWS BBALL.. ask Ben he HATES kobe.. but respects his game... know KOBE is GREAT

Ugh, here we go again. Kobe is VERY TALENTED there is no denying that, anyone who says Kobe sucks would be an outright fool. I respect his talent, but I'm not going to sit down and worship him when I know full well that his ego is what keeps him and his team from getting a championship.

Just so you know, Phil Jackson has virtually said the same thing about Kobe in the past too. But I guess he's nothing more than a blind hater too right? :whatever:

[DarthRekal]

Ugh, here we go again. Kobe is VERY TALENTED there is no denying that, anyone who says Kobe sucks would be an outright fool. I respect his talent, but I'm not going to sit down and worship him when I know full well that his ego is what keeps him and his team from getting a championship.

Just so you know, Phil Jackson has virtually said the same thing about Kobe in the past too. But I guess he's nothing more than a blind hater too right? :whatever:
this has NOTHING to with.. NOTHING.... im not debating his EGO.. im NOT debating his samartinism... you simply stated he DESERVES no RESPECT..your words not mine... cause he doesn drop 60 ona GOOD team.... i call BULL***** to the sayin not to you.. KOBE DESERVES respect.. HE's SMASHING RECORDS Making HISTORY... if anyoen WHO LOVES basketball DOESNT realize that and RESPECT that then yes.. YOU're A BLIND HATER... and that IRKS me to the fullest... if he was takin ROIDS like BARRY.. i would be the first to want him out my city.... and i'm NOT arguin his ego doesnt get in the way.. but you obviously havent watched him this year enough to KNOW..that is CHANGING and FAST.. he is ONLY scoring now..cause when he WASNT..we lost 6 games then 7 games in a row.. wana throw that to his ego??? cause he was and IS leading the TEAM in assists???

[Tangled Web]

I hate the old "if Kobe is so great how come he hasn't won a title without Shaq."

I'll tell you why Shaq has won one without Kobe. Ok...Shaq has Dwayne Wade. Who the hell does Kobe have? Lamar Odom? Ok. Give Kobe Yao Ming and then we'll talk.

Anyway. People need to get off Kobe. Yeah those past few teams aren''t that great, but Kobe still shows that he can put up point and play solid basketball against the higher echelon of teams. It's not his fault that the Lakers don't have other scoring options.

Don't say Lamar Odom, he plays with half a brain most of the time.

[DarthRekal]

I hate the old "if Kobe is so great how come he hasn't won a title without Shaq."

I'll tell you why Shaq has won one without Kobe. Ok...Shaq has Dwayne Wade. Who the hell does Kobe have? Lamar Odom? Ok. Give Kobe Yao Ming and then we'll talk.


makes me wana Love ya again TW.. most of the time you speak truth..LOL

[Ghostvirus]

Bulls win again! It was Gordon's turn to bust out a clutchsky. WOO!!

[Ghostvirus]

WOW! A few people claim Kobe can't walk on water, & the children throw a tantrum.

*hands out pacifiers*

[DarthRekal]

WOW! A few people claim Kobe can't walk on water, & the children throw a tantrum.

*hands out pacifiers*
make sure you get some for those that get all twecked when ppl say Jordan ..ISNT the best EVER...WAH!

[Fran]

He is.

*takes pacifier*

[Ghostvirus]

make sure you get some for those that get all twecked when ppl say Jordan ..ISNT the best EVER...WAH!

I used to get tweaked about that. Then I grew up.

I can tell you with out any doubt. That if Kobe doesn't win a ship with out Shaq, then he will be known as "A great player. That couldn't get it done with out Shaq".

Like it or not Shaq has a Championship with out Kobe. Kobe hasn't even gone deep into the playoffs with out Shaq. These are truths that you seem to be denying.

[Fran]

I was watching a DVD of Jordan's career, when he said some chilling words:

There WILL be someone greater than me.

In this day and age, I'm not sure that is possible.

[Ben Urich]

Kobe isn't as great as Jordan, but he's doing some retardedly amazing stuff lately.
Also, GO MAGIC!!1 :up:

[DarthRekal]

I used to get tweaked about that. Then I grew up.

I can tell you with out any doubt. That if Kobe doesn't win a ship with out Shaq, then he will be known as "A great player. That couldn't get it done with out Shaq".

Like it or not Shaq has a Championship with out Kobe. Kobe hasn't even gone deep into the playoffs with out Shaq. These are truths that you seem to be denying.
nope .... never denied it.. show me a post where i did:huh:

i KNOW what KOBE IS.. and dont blow him up to be something he's not... but you guys seem to FORGET.. NO GREAT PLAYER HAS EVER WON A CHAMPIONSHIP BY HIMSELF..

now if Shaq didnt have Wade ..or someone similar.. you would be sayin the same thing bout him..

i'm not blind

and i wasnt NOR have i ever..DEIFIED the man... i simply hate folx..similar to the likes of you and LS claim that Kobe isnt GREAT simply cause you HATE him.... respect yourselves and the GAME more

[DarthRekal]

fran??? you preppin the NBA tourney thing??? hows it gonna be.. we guessin in how many games?? or just winner of series???

i say we go round by round...not bracket like NCAA.. but its up to you ultimatley....:huh:

[Fran]

Points system.

Guessing games/number of/series winner.

Scores in the Conference finals and Finals.

We are going round by round, brackets won't work.

[DarthRekal]

goodh ish fran...:up:

[Fran]

SIGN-UPS for the 2007 NBA Playoff Pool are STARTING NOW.

Please PM me for more info/signing up/etc.

[Ghostvirus]

nope .... never denied it.. show me a post where i did:huh:

i KNOW what KOBE IS.. and dont blow him up to be something he's not... but you guys seem to FORGET.. NO GREAT PLAYER HAS EVER WON A CHAMPIONSHIP BY HIMSELF..

now if Shaq didnt have Wade ..or someone similar.. you would be sayin the same thing bout him..

i'm not blind

and i wasnt NOR have i ever..DEIFIED the man... i simply hate folx..similar to the likes of you and LS claim that Kobe isnt GREAT simply cause you HATE him.... respect yourselves and the GAME more

I have said several times I think Kobe is great. I don't get why you keep thinking otherwise.

He just isn't a winner. The thing that seperates todays players from the Magics, Birds, Jordans, & the ones that came before them. Is the Killer Instinct. These players are just playing to for rep. Not wins.

[Ben Urich]

He just isn't a winner. The thing that seperates todays players from the Magics, Birds, Jordans, & the ones that came before them. Is the Killer Instinct. These players are just playing to for rep. Not wins.

Are we talking about Gilbert Arenas or Kobe Bryant? :huh:

[Ghostvirus]

Are we talking about Gilbert Arenas or Kobe Bryant? :huh:


I know you are trying your hardest to be witty, & I commend you for it. Arenas hasn't been in the league long enough to judge long term yet.

[Ben Urich]

The Magic have won consecutive games for the first time since late January. :up:
Let's go, boys! :cmad::up:

[Fran]

Pistons win once again, beat the Nuggets in OT! :up:

A big showdown between those teams
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s132/farmerfran-2/lamepw3.gif

[Ben Urich]

The Pistons played 9 guys, only 6 of them scored, and they still won.... :huh:

[Fran]

Shows their character.
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s132/farmerfran-2/lamepw3.gif

[Ben Urich]

What the hell is that thing?

[Fran]

It's from "Ghost Rider," I stole it from the GIF thread.

[Ghostvirus]

Bulls beat Portland 100-89.:up:

[Ghostvirus]

Bulls beat Portland 100-89.:up:

[Mister J]

Southeast Division-leading Miami Heat. :hyper:

Only Zeus knows why the Hawks decided to foul Big Daddy from the jump. 12-20 from the line. That's legendary. :up:

[Fran]

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s132/farmerfran-2/alf.gif

That's interesting, J. Wow...

[Ben Urich]

Southeast Division-leading Miami Heat. :hyper:

Only Zeus knows why the Hawks decided to foul Big Daddy from the jump. 12-20 from the line. That's legendary. :up:

60%?! :wow:
Give them the trophy now, folks. :o

[Mister J]

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s132/farmerfran-2/alf.gif

That's interesting, J. Wow...
Gordon Shumway kicks ass. :up:

[Fran]

If the Heat repeat, I will kill someone.

Give me a name.

[Ben Urich]

G.R. Nightavenger. :o:o:o

[Fran]

G.R. Nightavenger. :o:o:o
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k287/lforlucas/satanscat2.jpg

[Mister J]

MIAMI -- After one particularly hard foul sent Shaquille O'Neal tumbling, the 7-foot-1 center rolled into a backward somersault before bouncing to his feet.

"I'm known as The Big Baryshnikov," O'Neal said afterward, proud of his newest self-dubbed moniker.
:woot:

I'll miss that man when he hangs 'em up.

Btw, I knew Sheed hit a ridiculous 3 to send the game to OT, but I didn't know the Nuggets had possession of the damn ball during the imbound with 1.5 seconds left. Seriously, WTF? :huh:

[Fran]

Holy ****, that was awesome.

Nuggets had the ball to inbound with 1.5 left, it looked like Tayshaun stripped the ball away, 'Sheed barely sets the shot and lunges it. The shot DID leave the hands with 0.2 left.

I didn't notice that happened until later in the night on ESPNEWS. :up::up:

[Ben Urich]

That play might be more impressive than Howard's alley-oop to sink the Spurs.

[Ghostvirus]

:wow: :wow: :wow:
Sheed's Shot! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l_S_0GG4pI)

[DarthRekal]

:wow: :wow: :wow:
Sheed's Shot! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l_S_0GG4pI)
:wow: :wow: :wow: lol at the nuggets... i always liked sheed....:woot:

[Ben Urich]

JR Smith said the Nuggets were walking into the locker room when 'Sheed let it go.
KARMA'S A *****, JR.

[L.A.]

2006-07 Power Rankings: Week 21
RANK (LAST WK) TEAM REC. COMMENT
1 (1) Mavericks 58-11 Mavs are a mere 6-0 since Suns loss, but Dirk senses you're not impressed: ''We win 17 in a row, lose one game and . . . everybody says we're nothing.'' Not us, pal.
2 (2) Spurs 49-20 Shocker: Spurs have been better in the second half (21-7) than they were in the first half (28-13). It's only happened five seasons out of six this millennium.
3 (3) Suns 52-17 Suns just clinched their third straight division title after winning only three from 1968-2004. One caution: Suns' lead over Spurs for the No. 2 seed is down to three games.
4 (7) Rockets 44-26 Rockets are 8-3 with Yao back and have held 25 opponents to 85 points or fewer. Those are two variables in a formula adding up to a win total that would lead the East.
5 (5) Pistons 44-25 Pistons are 2-0 when Sheed is serving a techs-induced suspension and just clinched the East's first playoff berth. So they're not stressing about a so-so home record.
6 (4) Cavaliers 42-28 Just when it seemed they were pushing for the East's top seed, Cavs post a 1-3 week. Which puts them closer to No. 5 than No. 1, with seven of the next eight on the road.
7 (6) Jazz 45-24 As long as Jazz don't surrender HC advantage in Round 1 by letting Rockets pass them in the win column, they can live with what happens in the rankings. Probably.
8 (9) Bulls 41-30 Skiles was predictably enraged by that one-point loss at Memphis, but Bulls' last three Ws in an 8-3 month came by four points combined. Can't win every close one.
9 (13) Lakers 38-32 The funny thing about Kobe's 53.6 ppg average during this historic run? Lakers have needed every point, only winning those five games by an average of 4.4.
10 (10) Nuggets 35-33 Winning on LeBron's floor takes Iverson and Melo to 11-11 when both are in Nuggets' lineup, with Denver in the midst of a 6-2 uptick overall since its 1-3 start in March.
11 (12) Raptors 38-31 What's the cure for Bargnani's appendectomy? An otherwise tidy 2-0 week to push Raps' division lead to 6½ games, lifting them to a season-high No. 3 in the East.
12 (8) Heat 37-32 First a 25-point loss to unraveling Indy? Then a 19-point blown lead at home to Philly? Yes, Mr. Wade. Heat were 11-3 without you, but they're ready for you now.
13 (11) Wizards 37-31 The good Gilbert: Arenas' layup as time expired in Seattle marked his third buzzer-beating game winner of the season. No one else in the league has more than one.
14 (17) Clippers 34-36 The secret to finishing eighth? Even sans Cassell, banged-up Clips are now 5-0 in one-point games after winning in MIL . . . and after just one one-point W last season.
15 (14) Warriors 33-38 Warriors are 8-2 with Baron back, but Clips are almost as hot. So this apparently won't be a replay of 10 years ago, when 36-46 was good enough for Clips to be No. 8.
16 (18) Hornets 32-38 Hornets started 8-3 with Peja playing and should get him back this week. Problem is, it's probably too late unless they win both of their remaining meetings with Clips.
17 (19) 76ers 28-42 Sixers are 8-4 in March, including wins over Jazz and Heat, after beating Phoenix on the last day of February. But even in the East, they appear out of playoff range.
18 (15) Nets 32-38 Common sense says Nets vets are the most likely group out there to fall upwards into a playoff berth. But only one word can describe their recent play: Lackluster.
19 (22) Magic 32-38 This'll only be the biggest week of No. 8 Magic's season so far, with games against their two closest pursuers: No. 10 Knicks (Monday in NY) and No. 9 Pacers (Friday).
20 (16) Knicks 30-39 Who needs Crawford? Who needs D. Lee? Actually . . . Isiah misses both of them badly judging by Knicks' 1-5 record since he got that contract extension.
21 (21) Kings 30-40 Kudos to Kings for stunning Suns despite losing K. Martin early. But with 40 losses overall, they've already clinched the club's worst record since going 27-55 in '97-98.
22 (23) Timberwolves 30-39 Before KG's buzzer-beater Sunday to beat Portland, Wolves' playoff push featured a 3-8 record in March, 12 losses in 16 games and one win in 13 road games.
23 (24) Pacers 31-38 Only one team in a decade besides these Pacers slid from five games over .500 into a double-digit losing skid. Toronto was 29-21 in '01-02, then lost 13 straight.
24 (27) Trail Blazers 29-41 Blazers will not manage the 12-0 finish they need to finish at .500. But Roy has the ROY locked up and they'll certainly finish above Sonics, if nothing else.
25 (29) Bobcats 26-45 If (for some reason) you rank East contenders based on how they fare vs. Bobcats, Miami clearly has an edge. Bobs are 0-2 against Heat, 2-2 vs. Pistons and Cavs.
26 (20) Celtics 20-49 By following up their San Antonio breakthrough with three straight Ls, Celts have a sub-.300 winning percentage this late in the season for just the second time ever.
27 (25) Bucks 25-43 Bogut and Villanueva done for the year. Bucks' seven-game homestand is done, too. So routing Spurs in his debut figures to be Krystkowiak's highlight for a while.
28 (28) Hawks 27-44 Joe Johnson believes he'll play again this season in spite of that calf injury. The committee's rooting for him, too, since we're also nursing soccer-induced calf trouble.
29 (26) SuperSonics 27-42 Sonics' season only grows more painful: Ray Allen is done for the year and offsets his career-best scoring average (26.4 ppg) by playing a career-low 55 games.
30 (30) Grizzlies 17-53 Uh-oh. Grizz have five games to go on a six-game trip and only 12 games left to avoid being the only team in the league this season that fails to win two in a row.

[Fran]

Awesome, Pistons clinch the East's first playoff berth :up::up:

[Ben Urich]

The Cavs clinched tonight with their victory over the Pacers.

[batman44]

My Mavs beat the Hornets in a 105-89 victory.

[DarthRekal]

hmmm..kobe doesnt score 40 and doesnt take the last shot= lakers loss... seems to be a trend:csad: :cmad: .. ****in smush:cmad:

[Mister J]

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/basketball/heat/sfl-wade032707,0,6883775.story?coll=sfla-sports-heat
MIAMI -- Heat coach Pat Riley continues to caution that Dwyane Wade's return this season is an "if" proposition, but Wade sounded as if it's probable after his first extensive on-court work at practice on Monday.
:heart:

[CrypticOne]

:wow: :wow: :wow:
Sheed's Shot! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l_S_0GG4pI)

Yeah. That was amazing! I couldn't believe it. I thought the Nuggets had it. I'm a Nuggets fan, so when I seen that shot, I was speechless. How could they let that happen?

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

Ughhhhhhhhhhhhh, It pains me to watch the Warriors play half the time.

[Ben Urich]

The Magic are down 10.
To the Celtics.
:dry::dry::dry:
This **** is what we should be avoiding. :cmad: