2006-2007 NBA Thread

[DarthRekal]

half hour til game time..

im nervous:csad: man we gotta play some real BALL if we gonna beat the mavs.... cmon MAMBA you gotta go off

[Ben Urich]

I didn't know you were a father. :yay::up:


EDIT: Oh, and...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v73/incurock31/benqjersey.png

[Ben Urich]

Lakers and Mavs?
Is it possible for both teams to lose? :csad:

[DarthRekal]

I didn't know you were a father. :yay::up:


EDIT: Oh, and...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v73/incurock31/benqjersey.png
lol thanks i'm a father four times

and you SHOULD suit up..the heat need you... shoot i might as well send my son out there too

[DarthRekal]

Lakers and Mavs?
Is it possible for both teams to lose? :csad:
pray for an earthquake?:huh:

[Ben Urich]

lol thanks i'm a father four times

and you SHOULD suit up..the heat need you... shoot i might as well send my son out there too

This is probably weird timing, but congratulations. :huh::up::yay:

pray for an earthquake?:huh:

Seriously. :csad:
Who's gonna guard Dirk? :huh:

[DarthRekal]

wheres SUNRISE????

[Ben Urich]

wheres SUNRISE????

I have a really vulgar response to that, but honestly, I'm finished flaming in this thread. :o

[DarthRekal]

This is probably weird timing, but congratulations. :huh::up::yay:



Seriously. :csad:
Who's gonna guard Dirk? :huh:

thanks man...


that is the dilemna and the worry with both kwame and odom down

dirk will prolly go off..right now looks like cook gots the task..:csad:

they might put turiaf on him for a spell

[Ben Urich]

thanks man...


that is the dilemna and the worry with both kwame and odom down

dirk will prolly go off..right now looks like cook gots the task..:csad:

they might put turiaf on him for a spell

Does Cook play defense? :huh:
I mean, he can ****in' shoot, but he looks a bit... heavy to cover Nowitzki.
I wish this game were nationally televised. :csad:

[DarthRekal]

Does Cook play defense? :huh:
I mean, he can ****in' shoot, but he looks a bit... heavy to cover Nowitzki.
I wish this game were nationally televised. :csad:
NO he cant play d:csad:

sometimes he puts on a show but its rare... and his feet can be quick but mostly he's aspotup shooter....


NOFX(L.A.) posted a link a couple pages back where you can watch the game on the net.. im too lazy to search...

[Mister J]

Wade started! :D

I hope he's all healed up and that's over with.

Of course, there's still probably no Posey or Walker, but it's about time some good news came through.

[DarthRekal]

keep us updated J...

his health concerns us here in LA... next monday depends on it:oldrazz:

[Mister J]

Somebody might wanna think about guarding Brandon Roy. He's got 10 and the first quarter is barely halfway over. :huh:

[Ben Urich]

Defense? :huh:
What's that? :huh:

[DarthRekal]

Ill do you one better http://www.download.com/TVUPlayer/3000-2194_4-10584889.html?tag=lst-0-1 Just go to channel O-TSN sports channel!
found it ben see if it works

[DarthRekal]

gametime!

PRETTY SLOPPY BOTH TEAMS TO START:csad:

OH MY SKY HOOOOOOK! bynum

[DarthRekal]

first time out lakers up 10-4


should be more...mavs only made 2 field goals out of ten:csad:

[Mister J]

Hey! Flash is back and Miami still doesn't play defense. :dry:

Their guards/perimeter play is killing us.

[DarthRekal]

second timeour...19-12 lakes..can we keep it up?

[CConn]

Daaaaaaaaalaaaaaassssssss.

I don't know why I just did that. :(

[Ben Urich]

Daaaaaaaaalaaaaaassssssss.

I don't know why I just did that. :(

Word vomit. :lohan:

[DarthRekal]

end of 1st lakers 27-21... we should be up by more we pushed it to twelve then slipped off dang!

[Mister J]

Down 52-60 at the half. Wade with 25.

Next comes the dreaded third quarter of doom where Miami sometimes folds like a paper swan. Fight it, Heatians!

[CConn]

Dallas with the lead. :up:

[DarthRekal]

wheres sunrise with his conspiracy theory now???

dirk is pushing off and hookin..and no calls kobe gets mauled by three guys on the other end no whistle..:cmad:

call it evenly refs



and stop turning the ball over gdamn....devean he never played like that for us ..you piece of shoe

[DarthRekal]

lakers have yet to take a free throw????

4 mins left in the half???/


cmon

[DarthRekal]

i call sternanigans...

lakers only three free throws??? CMON



SMUSH is garbage!:cmad:

mavs are rebounding machines man:wow:


dirk tewaked his back

we are down by 3 at the half... man we had this game.... give credit to the mavs they got a lot of energy.. but something smells rotten in sternville


it could have been worst

[DarthRekal]

end of third lakers down nine..can pretty much call it now...:csad: :cmad:

now that we are gettin the whistles noone is making the shots!!!!


mamba is MIA and we are playing NO d and getting no rebounds...

mavs look like they have more energy..... dirk is just money from anywhere ... goddamn we need odom :csad: :csad:


oh well cant say i wasnt expecting an L.... sides dallas is playing the best ball right now... so hats off

[Mister J]

Heatians Win! :D

Wade with 32 in 38 minutes back from injury. Jason Kapono brought his game and they didn't fold in the second half; they actually closed out strong. :eek:
Yeah, Portland sucks, but anything to end a 5-game losing streak is good. :up:

Lakers/Mavs looks like it has a good finish coming to it.

[DarthRekal]

congrats J.. watch for conspiracy theorists:oldrazz:



but yall needed this win.. any more losses would be a BIIIIG hole to climb out of



lakers making push kobe gettin hot....


but i think mavs got a run left in them

[LastSunrise1981]

I'm not watching the game so I don't know what's going on. Are you guys watching it online or NBA tv?

[Mister J]

I checking out the updated GameCast on ESPN.com It kinda sucks, but it's all I got.

90-88, Dallas with 4:30 left.

[DarthRekal]

I'm not watching the game so I don't know what's going on. Are you guys watching it online or NBA tv?
fox sports!


bynum was mugged twice on a rebound nd no whistle!!!!!!!!!!:cmad:

mavs ball 92-91

[batman44]

I'm watching the Dallas-Lakers game here in huh, Dallas.

[LastSunrise1981]

I checking out the updated GameCast on ESPN.com It kinda sucks, but it's all I got.

90-88, Dallas with 4:30 left.


Hmm, close game in LA? Interesting. I checked the Mavericks website and the game started at 8:30 and now it's 11:38. What have they been doing for all this time? Seems like the game is going pretty slowly.

If Dallas loses the game then it'll be okay, as they beat the Spurs in San Antonio and that was the game I wanted them to win the most.

[batman44]

Devin George is a hustler, I love that.

[batman44]

Lakers up by one.

Edit:
Lakers up by 3 with 10.3

Lakers win!!

Now wheres the dude talking about a lack of calling fouls, Terry was clearly fouled.

[Mister J]

Big shot by Sasha there.

Smush got that block? Damn.

[Ben Urich]

Vujajic for 3.

[Mister J]

Lakers by 3. 10.6 to play.

[Mister J]

Devean George takes the last shot? :huh:

[Ben Urich]

Devean George takes the last shot? :huh:

What the balls was that? :huh:
He's a career 34% 3-point shooter. :huh:

[Mister J]

What the balls was that? :huh:
He's a career 34% 3-point shooter. :huh:
Beyond that ...he's Devean George. :o

[DarthRekal]

lakers win!lakers win!!!!!!:wow:

it was only right that george bricked the last shot!!!
he always did that for us!:oldrazz:


SASHA is clutch!ahahahah



yes! take that sunrise!



end of the streak


lakers ona four game win streak!!!!

LAKERS WIN!!! LAKERS WIN!!!

without kwame adn odom


LAKERS WINN!NN!N!N!NN!N!N!NN!N!N!

[DarthRekal]

Lakers up by one.

Edit:
Lakers up by 3 with 10.3

Lakers win!!

Now wheres the dude talking about a lack of calling fouls, Terry was clearly fouled.

i'm right here replay showed smush clearly got all ball hand is part of ball when shoooting



although i will give you sashas shot shoulda been a two:oldrazz:

[Ben Urich]

I'll get a chance to finally look at it when it comes on SportsCenter in a few minutes.

[DarthRekal]

magic come to our house on friday BEN!!!

then we got J's team NEXT monday.. who has the rox again???

we got them on wednesday

man tough schedule!!!:wow:

[batman44]

i'm right here replay showed smush clearly got all ball hand is part of ball when shoooting


although i will give you sashas shot shoulda been a two:oldrazz:

Oh well, it's all good. You win some, you lose some.

[DarthRekal]

Oh well, it all good. You win some, you lose some.
yeah we were gettin some questionable calls in the third but we couldnt take advantage..... it really depends on the officials...

but good game:yay:

[LastSunrise1981]

Damn, Mavericks lost? Oh well. At least they beat the Spurs and don't have the pressure of trying to get a 14 game win streak. Either way beating the Pacers and the Spurs is definitely something to smile about.

Utah should be another interesting one.

[Ben Urich]

magic come to our house on friday BEN!!!

then we got J's team NEXT monday.. who has the rox again???

we got them on wednesday

man tough schedule!!!:wow:

Maybe this time we'll decide to guard Smush Parker. :csad::up:

[batman44]

yeah we were gettin some questionable calls in the third but we couldnt take advantage..... it really depends on the officials...

but good game:yay:

:up:

[DarthRekal]

Damn, Mavericks lost? Oh well. At least they beat the Spurs and don't have the pressure of trying to get a 14 game win streak. Either way beating the Pacers and the Spurs is definitely something to smile about.

Utah should be another interesting one.
yeah sunrise yall still got the best record...theres something about staples man..mavs just dont like the building... there like 2-28 or something like that... good game sunrise.... we still got two more meetings

[batman44]

Damn, Mavericks lost? Oh well. At least they beat the Spurs and don't have the pressure of trying to get a 14 game win streak. Either way beating the Pacers and the Spurs is definitely something to smile about.

Utah should be another interesting one.

really looking forward to that game.

[DarthRekal]

Maybe this time we'll decide to guard Smush Parker. :csad::up:

see thats it i got a good feeling about this year... not that we'll win the whole thing but that.. we will take a step toward the upper echelon..every other night its someone else stepping up....

[Ben Urich]

Crazy Magic Stat of the Night:
Grant Hill scored 21 points... on 6 field goal attempts. :wow::huh::up:

[Ben Urich]

You'll like this, Darth:
Y'know, MJ had Steve Kerr and Jim Paxson. Kobe had Sasha Vujajic.
- John Anderson on SportsCenter

[DarthRekal]

LOL sasha compared to KErr and pax????


LOL if he comes more consistent i could see it but right now... please


also once vlad has the surgery on his hand he should be more reliable too...


but its nice to have help for kobe finally...

[L.A.]

Great game with the mavs and lakers but im sorry the lakers got away with murder in that game! I expect Cuban to send a videotape of today's game with arrows and zooms to the Commish.

[DarthRekal]

Great game with the mavs and lakers but im sorry the lakers got away with murder in that game! I expect Cuban to send a videotape of today's game with arrows and zooms to the Commish.

explain??

cause the first half we got NO calls

we shot three freethrows total in the first half...

please explain

[L.A.]

explain??

cause the first half we got NO calls

we shot three freethrows total in the first half...

please explain
I didnt get a chance to watch the first half but the last min of the game the refs must have forgot about the whistle! The 2pt, I mean the 3pt shot from Shasha! I mean how can the ref missed that! Its not like his view was obstructed! And that no call from Smush block on Terry, which clearly was a foul! Nevertheless it was exciting game! To a point where I promise myself to finally go to a laker home game, instead of being cheap by getting clipper home games when they face the Lakers:o

[Ben Urich]

The above-the-backboard camera on the Parker block made it look clean, at least to me.

I can't believe I just argued in favor of the Lakers. :csad:

[DarthRekal]

I didnt get a chance to watch the first half but the last min of the game the refs must have forgot about the whistle! The 2pt, I mean the 3pt shot from Shasha! I mean how can the ref missed that! Its not like his view was obstructed! And that no call from Smush block on Terry, which clearly was a foul! Nevertheless it was exciting game! To a point where I promise myself to finally go to a laker home game, instead of being cheap by getting clipper home games when they face the Lakers:o
sometimes that the only way to get tickets is to go to the clippers lakers game so i dont blame you...

but i'll give you the sasha three... but they did the XMo(which i love) after the smush block and even stu(who will call it like it is) said it was a clean block...


i dont think they have grounds...kobe was getting mugged too and it took his arm being held to go to the line

[DarthRekal]

The above-the-backboard camera on the Parker block made it look clean, at least to me.

I can't believe I just argued in favor of the Lakers. :csad:
we're slowly bringing you to the darkside....

Join Me and together we will rule the Universe as

Darth and Ben:trans:

[Ben Urich]

we're slowly bringing you to the darkside....

Join Me and together we will rule the Universe as

Darth and Ben:trans:

Never! :cmad:
http://www.buckleshop.com/images/2219e.jpg

I like this nice, friendly rivalry we all have. :up:

[DarthRekal]

Never! :cmad:
http://www.buckleshop.com/images/2219e.jpg

I like this nice, friendly rivalry we all have. :up:


we have taken your center...


you mimic our theme parks...

and even have a city called hollywood


but you will never take our freeeeeeeeedom!

http://www.8balldesign.com/myspace_pics/Lakers_Logo.jpg

[DarthRekal]

CONGRATS PHIL JACKSON...fastest to 900 wins...not including post season...surpassed Pat Riley:oldrazz: :woot:



also LOL @ sportscenter the white dude says" george shoots the three.. clang... not used to the rims in staples kobe never let him shoot when he was there "..HAHAHAHHA


i started rolling HAHAHAHAHAHA

[L.A.]

The LA Clippers are still listening to offers on Corey Maggette. Maggette himself told reporters last week he expected to be traded before the deadline, and according to Corey the sooner the better. The leading candidate to land him looks like Miami, with a deal involving James Posey, Dorrell Wright and a future 1st rumored to be on the table. The Denver Nuggets are supposedly very interested in landing Corey but may not be willing to move the right players to get a deal done, but there is real interest. The Spurs have supposedly inquired which is somewhat surprising considering Greg Popovich’s loyalty to his players, and complexity of the Spurs system for a new player, but the depth of the west may be the motivating factor in considering a swap for Corey, but the cost may also remove San Antonio. Sources close to the Clippers say there is no urgency in finding a deal, they will wait for their deal, and Corey has been a good solider in this process.

http://www.hoopsworld.com/article_20258.shtml

I just want this trade to be done with so the team can move on and play good b-ball!

[DarthRekal]

The LA Clippers are still listening to offers on Corey Maggette. Maggette himself told reporters last week he expected to be traded before the deadline, and according to Corey the sooner the better. The leading candidate to land him looks like Miami, with a deal involving James Posey, Dorrell Wright and a future 1st rumored to be on the table. The Denver Nuggets are supposedly very interested in landing Corey but may not be willing to move the right players to get a deal done, but there is real interest. The Spurs have supposedly inquired which is somewhat surprising considering Greg Popovich’s loyalty to his players, and complexity of the Spurs system for a new player, but the depth of the west may be the motivating factor in considering a swap for Corey, but the cost may also remove San Antonio. Sources close to the Clippers say there is no urgency in finding a deal, they will wait for their deal, and Corey has been a good solider in this process.

http://www.hoopsworld.com/article_20258.shtml

I just want this trade to be done with so the team can move on and play good b-ball!
if i'm the Heat i dont give up dorrell wright..he's a KOBE STOPPER..LOL

no but he's gonna be good.... plus i dont want them to get better:whatever:

dallas shouldnt mess with their team and pop wont pull the trigger

i think he goes somewhere futile

[Mister J]

Posey, Wright and a #1 is way too much for Maggette. Last I heard, the Clips weren't interested in Posey that much and Wright was untouchable in any preliminary talks about Iverson. Why would they deal him for Maggette? I'd pass on that in a minute.

I do think something will happen with Maggette though. he wants out and his name is popping up everywhere (Orlando, Utah, San Antonio).

Just randomly: The Artest trade talk has died down considerably and apparantly Macy Webber wants a buyout.

[Ben Urich]

I'd like to have Corey back in Orlando, but he's basically an older Trevor Ariza. :o
I like his defense, though. :up:

[L.A.]

Posey, Wright and a #1 is way too much for Maggette. Last I heard, the Clips weren't interested in Posey that much and Wright was untouchable in any preliminary talks about Iverson. Why would they deal him for Maggette? I'd pass on that in a minute.
Maggette if starting would give 20pt a game! If Riley in the bench I think we will finally see what Maggette can really do! The guy just gets the most out of his players! With Wright, yes he's going to be good but how long does Shaq have left? One more year? With Maggette you get that 2nd option Miami been looking for! The heat will definetly be the favs to win the east easily! For the clips you get Posey who's a 3pt shooter, which the clips despertely need right now, and he's a good defender! Wright who can be our future SF! and another number 1 pick which would give us 3 first round picks next year???!!!:eek: In a already deep draft! I say trade all those picks and get ODEN???!!! :D :up:

[Mister J]

You're really keen on this Oden thing, aren't you? :D

[L.A.]

I'd like to have Corey back in Orlando, but he's basically an older Trevor Ariza. :o
I like his defense, though. :up:
Clips need 3pt shooting who's good there for that?

[L.A.]

You're really keen on this Oden thing, aren't you? :D
I think he's the "NEXT!" Its like asking would you draft a young Shaq or Duncan for the 1st pick??? Of course you would!!!:D :up:

[Ben Urich]

I'm with Tony Kornheiser: Greg Oden looks like he's 40.
http://espn-att.starwave.com/photo/2006/0623/nba_g_noahoden_412.jpg
(he's on the right :o)

Seriously, he looks like Shawn Kemp in Kemp's older years.
http://www.cantstopthebleeding.com/img/kemp0323.jpg

[L.A.]

I'm with Tony Kornheiser: Greg Oden looks like he's 40.
http://espn-att.starwave.com/photo/2006/0623/nba_g_noahoden_412.jpg
(he's on the right :o)

Seriously, he looks like Shawn Kemp in Kemp's older years.
http://www.cantstopthebleeding.com/img/kemp0323.jpg
Yes but he will be 1000x better than Shawn Kemp!!!

[Ben Urich]

Clips need 3pt shooting who's good there for that?

Well, right now, Dwight Howard's our best 3-point shooter. :woot:
Travis Diener has range (.417 from 3 this season), but I imagine you guys don't have much need for another point guard.
Keith Bogans is the next best on the team, shooting .387 from downtown so far. He's not much of an offensive weapon, but does provide solid defense. :up:

[L.A.]

Well, right now, Dwight Howard's our best 3-point shooter. :woot:
Travis Diener has range (.417 from 3 this season), but I imagine you guys don't have much need for another point guard.
Keith Bogans is the next best on the team, shooting .387 from downtown so far. He's not much of an offensive weapon, but does provide solid defense. :up:
Guess the clips will pass:o We need 3pt shooting and someone atheletic to repalce maggette.

[Ben Urich]

Guess the clips will pass:o We need 3pt shooting and someone atheletic to repalce maggette.

Yeah, we don't have much in the way of athletes.
Well, besides Dwight and Trevor, anyway.
God, if the Magic trade Ariza, I will raise holy hell. :cmad:

[Ghostvirus]

You all can just chill on the Oden talke. The Bulls have a option to take NY first round pick, so Oden will be coming to the windy city. WORD!

[L.A.]

2006-07 Power Rankings: Week 10
RANK (LAST WK) TEAM REC. COMMENT
1 (1) Mavericks 27-8 When you've stamped yourselves as the NBA's clear-cut No. 1, as Mavs have, you have to have at least two All-Stars. Howard must go to Vegas with Dirk, end of story.
2 (2) Suns 25-8 Dropping to 0-2 against Dallas didn't exactly ruin them. Suns are 6-0 since and 24-3 overall since their 1-5 start, with only one loss to a team outside our top eight.
3 (4) Jazz 24-10 Jazz are just 12-9 since their 12-1 start, true, but they still have too many quality victories -- in the face of a tougher sked than most -- to lose their top-five standing.
4 (9) Lakers 23-11 Credit where credit is due: Lakers haven't had Lamar for either of their meetings with Mavs and still matched up with the team in the top spot as well as anyone we've seen.
5 (5) Rockets 21-13 Rockets were 6-10 minus Yao last season. But they're 5-3 this time, with T-Mac scoring 31 or more for five straight and Mutombo at 13.8 rpg in the same span.
6 (13) Cavaliers 21-12 Unlike their previous win over SA, Cavs are building on beating Spurs at home. Can't do much better than a 7-1 surge leading into that dreaded seven-game trip.
7 (3) Spurs 24-11 Swept by Cavs, shredded by Nowitzki, 0-2 at home against Dallas and now Parker has a bad hip? Maybe this little rankings tumble is the spark creaky Spurs need.
8 (6) Wizards 19-14 The shocker is not that Wiz finally lost in Toronto after a 10-2 surge. The shocker is that Gil, averaging 46.4 ppg in those gaudy gold jerseys, had only 33.
9 (7) Bulls 20-14 No letup from Bulls against Chauncey-less Pistons, but two bad fourth quarters -- against Suns, then Nets -- cost Chicago what could have been a 3-0 week.
10 (8) Pistons 19-12 Pistons can poke fun at Big Ben for Chicago's headband rules all they want, but they look a bit naked themselves without Billups in the midst of a 1-4 rut.
11 (17) Timberwolves 17-15 Foye is finally getting regular burn and Blount is hotter than ever. All of which means KG is getting some help, which might explain why Wolves have won seven of nine.
12 (10) Pacers 18-16 The easiest way to diffuse Jermaine's frustration? If Pacers can just get to a mere 93 points, they're 17-4. When they don't, unfortunately, Pacers are 1-12.
13 (15) Magic 21-14 With four straight home wins over sub-.500 stragglers since their four-game skid, Magic are back atop their division and tied for the East lead in wins at 21.
14 (12) Warriors 18-18 With the production he's getting from Barnes, Biedrins and now Azubuike, maybe Nellie should sit a few more regulars and ask Mully to sign more no-names.
15 (17) Bucks 16-17 Ugh. Missing time with a knee injury, after all the other injuries in Milwaukee this season, is not how we wanted to see our man Redd prove how valuable he is.
16 (19) Raptors 15-19 Two weeks ago, we hinted at the idea that Raps are a legit contender for the division title. After seeing how Bosh looks post-injury, we are full-fledged believers.
17 (14) Nuggets 16-15 With Melo's return still two weeks away, Iverson is only racking up losses (five in a row) and techs. He's up to seven Ts, just two behind Sheed's league-high nine.
18 (18) Kings 14-17 Overtime hasn't been their time, obviously. Kings are three games under .500 and 0-3 in OT games after losing their last two at home that way (Lakers and Blazers).
19 (24) Knicks 15-21 Give it up to Isiah's Knicks . . . for once. They're 10-10 since a 5-11 start and just posted wins at Portland and Seattle after five straight double-digit road losses.
20 (20) Heat 14-19 Wade returns and, just like that, Riley-less Heat no longer look like an expansion team. Including the game he left early, Heat are 0-6 without Wade, 14-13 with him.
21 (16) Clippers 15-19 Remember when we said that nothing less than 50 wins would do? With their less-than-sterling road record of 3-13, Clips now need a 35-11 finish to get there.
22 (23) Nets 14-19 Nets' 3-1 rebound is just a start. They're still at -6, second worst in East plus/minus behind Charlotte, when adding up their road wins (four) and home losses (10).
23 (21) Trail Blazers 14-21 Looks like we're stuck making our usual reach, measuring Blazers and Sonics against each other and pretending that their race for regional supremacy carries meaning.
24 (22) SuperSonics 13-23 In November, Ray Allen shot 31.5 percent on 3-pointers. In December, 34.2 percent. First four games with the old ball? Allen is 14-for-29, good for 48.3 percent.
25 (27) Celtics 12-21 Pierce returning later rather than sooner sounds like Celts' best option. Why not let Raps, Nets and Knicks ''fight'' for the Atlantic crown and play for a top-three pick?
26 (25) Bobcats 9-23 The rookie roller-coaster continues for Morrison. Stache is suddenly playing catch-up to Matt Carroll, who, without warning, has averaged 21.8 ppg in his last four.
27 (29) 76ers 9-24 So much for a spell of calm after a year (or is that years?) on Iverson Trade Alert. Sixers can expect When Will Larry Replace Mo? questions every day now.
28 (26) Hornets 12-21 Anyone remember that 8-3 start? Injury-ravaged Hornets are 4-18 since . . . and a helpless 1-6 since Paul rolled an ankle, joining Peja and D-West in the sick bay.
29 (30) Hawks 10-21 On top of Josh's absence and a 2-12 skid overall, Joe's calf and toe have to be hurting, since he's been held to 15 points or fewer in four of his last six games.
30 (28) Grizzlies 8-27 Grizz are certainly more offensive under Barone -- Mike Miller especially -- but didn't suffer their 27th loss last season until March 6. It's only Jan. 8, remember.

[DarthRekal]

about time we get some recognition..NUMBER 4????:wow:

i'll be honest thatsa bit too high..but i'll take it:woot:

[DarthRekal]

interesting article :woot:

Lakers kick it up a notch


http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/columnists/neel_eric_30.jpg
By Eric Neel
ESPN The Magazine


LOS ANGELES -- For three weeks and 13 games they've looked invincible. Ridiculously deep. Stupid flexible. Well-coached. Disciplined. And all kinds of confident. For three weeks and 13 games, each Dallas Mavericks (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/clubhouse?team=dal) tip-off felt like a formality, like you weren't wondering if, but how, they'd carve another notch.

Then Sunday night the Lakers up and beat 'em, 101-98, like it wasn't nothing but a thing, like the Mavs were ripe for the taking all along.
How'd they pull it off? What's the secret recipe every other club in the league will be looking to copy?
Easy. All you need is...
• 1 cup of out-of-nowhere step-up: The joke around the Lakers' locker room is that Sasha Vujacic (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=3844) isn't a "7:30 Shooter" -- money in practice, but tight come game time (he came into the game shooting just 37.4 percent from the field and 31.0 percent from 3).
But when the Mavericks' defenders started pinching Kobe Bryant (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=3118) in the fourth quarter, daring the supporting cast to beat them, Sasha took the dare and took his locker-room stock up a notch, hitting three 3-pointers (4-of-5 overall), the last of which gave the Lakers a 100-98 lead.
"He can shoot. We know he can shoot," Luke Walton (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=3735) said afterward. "It's just a matter of confidence."
It's hard to say whether Sasha was truly feeling confident, but mark this down: If you want to mix up a batch of streak-busting you better have one guy, one guy the other club never thought they'd have to think about, who, like a man of faith, is willing to act as if he belonged in the moment and the moment belonged to him.
• 1/2 cup of old-time share-the-ball ball: Friday night, Nuggets coach George Karl called Los Angeles the best passing team in the league. Sunday night they made him look like a prophet, racking up 26 assists (to the Mavericks' 16).
And it wasn't just the number, it was the way they reached it: interior passes, quick touch passes, skips from Kobe to an open Luke, ball rotations from corner to top to corner. The ball was constantly moving. They made Dallas work, start to finish, and got open looks that resulted in 54.9 percent field-goal shooting.
• 2/3 cup of the guy who's really, truly, no joke starting to believe: The Lakers miss Lamar Odom (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=3327) right now, no doubt. They would like to have Kwame Brown (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=3511) healthy, too, most definitely. But it ain't all bad being thin in the first half of the season. Because when you're thin, if you're lucky, that hoop-smart, unselfish, all-purpose glue guy you've got becomes, by necessity and by the grace of his own blooming confidence, a flat-out stalwart.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Luke Walton, a 3-shooting, ballhandling, crazy reverse-180 up-and-over lay-upping, man in full (21 points, 6 assists, 3 rebounds).
"It has to be done if we want to win," he said afterward. "You don't have time to think about it. You do whatever it takes, whether it's passing, scoring, rebounding. You get in there."
Boom. There it is. Mark this down: when Odom comes back this is a three-headed team, much more dangerous than when he left hurt.
• 1 cup of superstar: You have to have Kobe being Kobe, and the Lakers did. But not until the fourth quarter, when he went on a classic spree, hitting four of five shots to begin the fourth quarter and pulled the Lakers back within striking distance. It was like watching Ali in Zaire, waiting and waiting and waiting, and then finally letting go a flurry.
• 1/2 cup of clang: The Mavs weren't the Mavs in this one, and that was bound to happen some night. They got double figures out of five guys, like they always do, but they managed just 42 percent from the field. Credit the Lakers' defense, particularly Vujacic, who was active around the perimeter, and Ronny Turiaf (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=3963), who was a bulldog down low, though he was often working a mismatch. But credit (or blame) the Mavs themselves, too, who too often settled for jump shots when they should have taken the ball inside.
• A pinch of defining-moment smack-down defense: Lakers up 100-98 with 16 seconds to go. Jason Terry (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=3333) is driving the lane for a tying layup. The Lakers' bigs don't want to leave Dirk Nowitzki (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=3252). It's a done deal. And then, in a flash, it isn't, thanks to Smush Parker (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=3662), who witnesses will tell you was actually wearing a purple-and-gold cape when he came flying in and palm-blocked the shot as it left Terry's hand.
Not only a big block for the box score, but a huge block for the absolute pandemonium it inspired in the Staples Center crowd. The Mavs were beaten in part Sunday because they played a tough team holding serve on what has become a very tough home court, a flat-out nasty place to play.
• A dash of hesitation, a hint of uncertainty: The Mavericks are, rightfully, a very cool bunch.
"They're very confident about how they want to play right now," Phil Jackson said during pregame.
But late, when this thing was tight, their flowing, cutting, five-headed hydra offense stalled out. Guys were standing, watching, waiting for Nowitzki to do some kind of magic. That ain't going to work every night. And it ain't going to work in the playoffs.
The guy they most need to come alive in these moments is Josh Howard (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=3732). The kid is near unstoppable when he wants to be (limited only by an inconsistent J), capable of getting into space against any style or size defender you want to throw at him. But he passed on open shots at crunch time Sunday night. He deferred. Too much. This is Nowitzki's team, for sure, but the Mavs will be well-served by letting a game or three rest squarely on young Josh's shoulders, just to get him knowing, without a dash of hesitation or a hint of uncertainty, that he can't be denied.
• And finally, a smidge of lunacy: The Lakers had fallen behind in the third quarter, and had gotten back into the game thanks to the always impressive, but ultimately very predictable, burst from Kobe. To move from getting close to getting over, though, they needed some extra something, some little bit of crazy. And sure enough, on the night he won his 900th game as a head coach in the NBA, Jackson delivered just that, going with a game-in-the-balance lineup of Vujacic, Walton, Parker, Turiaf and Bryant. They were too small to board and too weird to gel, and they were perfect, the finishing touch, the secret ingredient.
No sweat, right?
Teams will figure it out. The next streak won't be more than 10 or 12 games, tops.

[StorminNorman]

You know who loves Basketball? Erzengel loves Basketball.

Ezrengel:A Poster of the People.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/StorminNormanTho/YodaB-Ball1.jpg

[L.A.]

Nevah! Will I vote for a half-breed like Erzengel!

[Mister J]

Yoda totally traveled before he took off. :whatever: :dry:

[Mister J]

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/4707/nbaawalton1395jq0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Caption: Let me tell you guys about my Dad.

I recognize Anthony Johnson, but who the hell is the other guy? :huh:

[L.A.]

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/4707/nbaawalton1395jq0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Caption: Let me tell you guys about my Dad.

I recognize Anthony Johnson, but who the hell is the other guy? :huh:
Ummm I think its greg buckner.

[Ben Urich]

Greg Buckner.

[Mister J]

OK, next question. Why is Johnson looking like he's trying to avoid catching cooties?

[L.A.]

OK, next question. Why is Johnson looking like he's trying to avoid catching cooties?
I was laughing at that **** last night with my buddies last night! But I thought it was universal that white boys with curly hair have cooties???!!!:confused:

[Ben Urich]

Okay, the Rockets are terrible.
They scored 30 points in the first half on 13-of-43 from the field, 1-of-17 from 3-point range.
What the ****?!

[L.A.]

I cant believe were struggling aginst the Hornets without Chris Paul, Peja, and David West :rolleyes:

[DarthRekal]

man i wanted the lakers to do better than the clips..but i didnt want the clips to fall this hard

[L.A.]

Yay Clips win! Nice to see Cassel back from injury with 31 points! Hopefully he can guide back the clips to glory again!

[Mister J]

I think this is the 6th game in a row where McGrady has gone for 30+. Isn't this the same guy with the back of a 53 year old?

[DarthRekal]

good for the clips!!!!!!!!!!


did the rox win?

[Mister J]

They took out Chicago on the road. No easy task the way the Bulls have played at home.

If they could ever manage to get T-Mac and Yao on the court at the same time, for an extended period of time, it could be ugly.

[DarthRekal]

They took out Chicago on the road. No easy task the way the Bulls have played at home.

If they could ever manage to get T-Mac and Yao on the court at the same time, for an extended period of time, it could be ugly.
yeah i was really scared of them at the start of the season..they could be a dark horse come playoffs:wow: :wow:



man we let one get away in chi town too:cmad:

[Ghostvirus]

AHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*takes a breath*AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:cmad: :cmad: :cmad: :cmad: :dry:

[DarthRekal]

AHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*takes a breath*AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cmad: :cmad: :cmad: :dry:
LOL yeah did us no favors carnage
!!!

you need to win those games bud

[Ghostvirus]

I swear if East teams don't start beating West teams. The finals are going to be pretty lop sided!

[Ben Urich]

Orlando is 9-5 against the West. :o

[DarthRekal]

Orlando is 0-1 against the Lakers. :o

fixed:oldrazz:

[L.A.]

This is a great video of Greg Oden!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPXKs66opj0

[NewYorkSpider]

Houston Rockets are playing pretty well winning 6 of 7. When does Yao Ming come back?

[Ben Urich]

Lakers at Grizzlies tonight. :csad::up:

[Eddie Brock]

now the Sixers are probably going to buy out C-Webb's contract?!?!?!

(i need a new team.....)

[Ben Urich]

Why would they keep him? :huh:
They're rebuilding. He's too old to build a team around.

[Eddie Brock]

Why would they keep him? :huh:
They're rebuilding. He's too old to build a team around.
nonetheless, 20p/g is 20p/g

[Ben Urich]

They're not looking to win now. In fact, it helps them to lose.
It's all about the ping-pong balls. :o

[Eddie Brock]

haven't Philadelphia fans suffered enough?

[Ben Urich]

Eagles. :up:

[Eddie Brock]

Eagles. :up:
next week will be the toughest one
if they make it, i don't see the Bears or the Seahawks as much of a threat (compared to the Saints)

[DarthRekal]

Lakers at Grizzlies tonight. :csad::up:
:woot: .. hopefully we can get our first 5 game win streak in a while:word:

[Ben Urich]

The Grizzlies are beating the Lakers by 21 with 10 minutes to play. :huh::up:

EDIT: 18 Laker turnovers into 37 Grizzly points?! That's gotta be a misprint. :wow:

[LastSunrise1981]

The Grizzlies are beating the Lakers by 21 with 10 minutes to play. :huh::up:

EDIT: 18 Laker turnovers into 37 Grizzly points?! That's gotta be a misprint. :wow:

The Lakers let a team get a big lead and wait till like there's 7 or 6 minutes left to play which results in their usual fourth quarter run. The fact that the Grizzlies are beating them and Dallas didn't makes me scratch my head.

Dallas owns Memphis and yet Dallas couldn't beat the Lakers? Weird.

Hopefully they pick up the win against Utah tonight.

[Ghostvirus]

The Grizzlies are beating the Lakers by 21 with 10 minutes to play. :huh::up:

EDIT: 18 Laker turnovers into 37 Grizzly points?! That's gotta be a misprint. :wow:

LOL! So Odom gets injured, & they start sucking hard. Remind me again who there best player is?

[Ben Urich]

The Lakers have whittled that lead down to 12. :o

[batman44]

The turn-overs are killing my Mavs, hope the second half is alot better.

[Ben Urich]

It appears as though the Lakers forgot how to play D. :huh:
46 points allowed to Memphis in the third quarter. 46.
At least they hit their free throws: 31-of-34. :huh::o:up:

[L.A.]

Damn I was sooo tired I fell asleep during the laker game! Never happend before:o

[DarthRekal]

The Lakers let a team get a big lead and wait till like there's 7 or 6 minutes left to play which results in their usual fourth quarter run. The fact that the Grizzlies are beating them and Dallas didn't makes me scratch my head.

Dallas owns Memphis and yet Dallas couldn't beat the Lakers? Weird.

Hopefully they pick up the win against Utah tonight.
LOL look at all the LAKERS hate i love it!:oldrazz: :woot: (not you sunrise)




thats cause Lakers own Dallas Sunrise... 2-12 at staples??? thats pretty much ownage..... some teams just have other teams numbers..ours seems to be charlotte ...



Carnage how many times do i have to tell you guys..ODOM is a CRUCIAL part of the triangle..the DEFENSE flows through him... he creates sooo many mismatches..... and he is the MAIN facilitator of the offense... in a regular set offense you would miss the POINT guard most..in the triangle its Lamar....



3 points about the Lakers teams(regardless who is on the team)


1. Everyone Rises to another Level when we are in their house..

2. We play down to bad teams as if we can mail in the performance..

3.We suck at free throws..


That holds true through the ages... except for the 71-72 lakers.

Must be the city :huh: :cmad:



anyways we got torched and it sucks... i hate it when we do this...this is utterly disgusting and is beyond stupid.... look at our losses and the majority of them we should have won on paper... guess thats why they play the game...

[Ben Urich]

I hope Kobe and company don't take it all out on us later this week. :csad:

[DarthRekal]

staples is becoming a sixth man.. we are almost unbeatable at home.. i dont care about the magic friday..i wana spank that MIAMI. ARSE monday:cmad:


and the rox tomorrow...

[DarthRekal]

sorry if i sound bitter guys..i had a crappy day and this loss caps it all off:cmad: F#^$&$^%&(#&!CK! k im done .. til tomorrow guys

[Ghostvirus]

LOL look at all the LAKERS hate i love it!:oldrazz: :woot: (not you sunrise)
Carnage how many times do i have to tell you guys..ODOM is a CRUCIAL part of the triangle..the DEFENSE flows through him... he creates sooo many mismatches..... and he is the MAIN facilitator of the offense... in a regular set offense you would miss the POINT guard most..in the triangle its Lamar....


ROFL! Are seriously going to explain the Triangle to a Bulls fan! Never forget where that was born son.:cwink:

I was just teasing you about Odom. It was more of a shot at Kobe than Odom.

[Eddie Brock]

sorry if i sound bitter guys..i had a crappy day and this loss caps it all off:cmad: F#^$&$^%&(#&!CK! k im done .. til tomorrow guys
it's ok....i'll be worse in the NFL thread if the Eagles lose...

[batman44]

Mavs back in the game vs jazz.

[Ghostvirus]

Has anybody noticed that they are airing alot less NBA on TNT, TBS, ESPN? There used to be two games on Tuesday, & Thursday. Now it is just random on when games will come on.

[batman44]

Has anybody noticed that they are airing alot less NBA on TNT, TBS, ESPN? There used to be two games on Tuesday, & Thursday. Now it is just random on when games will come on.

Yeah, I've noticed; what's the deal?

Edit:
Darn, Stackhouse ejected from the game.

[L.A.]

Has anybody noticed that they are airing alot less NBA on TNT, TBS, ESPN? There used to be two games on Tuesday, & Thursday. Now it is just random on when games will come on.
The only thing I can think of is low ratings.

[LastSunrise1981]

Has anybody noticed that they are airing alot less NBA on TNT, TBS, ESPN? There used to be two games on Tuesday, & Thursday. Now it is just random on when games will come on.

Mostly they don't start showing more games on TNT and ESPN until it's close to the playoffs. And it's usually the teams that no one cares about.

[Mister J]

nonetheless, 20p/g is 20p/g
I think it's over for Macy. His knees are shot and his lateral movement is hysterical. He's not getting that much PT (comparatively) and he's got a lot of DNPs lately. To top it all off, his cap number is 20M+ for the next two years. It's just not worth it.

The hilarity will ensue when he signs with the Knicks. You gotta love Isiah. :up:

[R_3]

Booo, The Raps lost against Toronto's "beloved" Vince Carter and the NJ Nets. The Raptors have got to stay on top of the Atlantic devidion...it's their only way of making the playoffs. Bosh and TJ Ford just had a bad game, I guess.

[batman44]

Mavs win!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DarthRekal]

no i apologize ..sunrise and carnage...its not you..im letting other ISH effect me and i apologize.... the lakers got torched plain and simple..was real ugly and disappointing....

but that was just the icing on an otherwise...reallt crappy day...:csad:


sorry you guys had to bear the brunt of it...


but in reality you are right carnage... ODOM is more valuable to this squad than kobe is.... but the same could be said a couple seasons about pippen...


F&^&^CK! this is a crappy loss... dang! hopefully we rebound tomorrow

[Edd Extraordinaire]

Well, it keeps looking better and better that Oden will be coming to Philadelphia next year. Muahahahahahahah

[Ghostvirus]

but in reality you are right carnage... ODOM is more valuable to this squad than kobe is.... but the same could be said a couple seasons about pippen...

Look I am one of the biggest Jordan fans there is butt.....

Without Pippen, & Jackson there would not have been that many Championships. Also without Rodman they would not have gone 72-10 that one season.

With that said, however. If Pippen got injured. You didn't see them losing constantly. I think that Odom getting hurt exposes a weakness in the Lakers, & that is depth. You gotta have role players that can step in, & maintain. The Lakers obviously don't have that.

[LastSunrise1981]

I am so happy the Mavericks won. I wish they would show these games on TV more often.

Great win and only one loss this week. Plus, it was against a very tough and competitive Jazz team. The Jazz is a team that EVERYONE must be on the lookout for come the playoffs.

Either way it's an awesome win and I'm glad the Stackhouse ejection didn't cause them to crumble.

[Fran]

Pistons beat the Sixers... Tayshaun did his part tonight :):up:

[Edd Extraordinaire]

I am glad for every loss.

[Mister J]

All this Oden to Philly talk reminds me of when Boston had the worst record in the league and thought they'd get the first pick (Tim Duncan) They got 3rd and the look on M.L. Carr's face was priceless. Damn, that was funny.

[Ben Urich]

The hilarity will ensue when he signs with the Knicks. You gotta love Isiah. :up:

I love that they are paying $125M in luxury taxes. :woot::up:
Zeke shoulda won Executive of the Year last season... for how he bailed out the Magic. :o

[Ben Urich]

Mike Miller seriously needs to lose the headband.
http://espn-i.starwave.com/media/apphoto/TNLM10401100407.jpg
:csad:

[DarthRekal]

Look I am one of the biggest Jordan fans there is butt.....

Without Pippen, & Jackson there would not have been that many Championships. Also without Rodman they would not have gone 72-10 that one season.

With that said, however. If Pippen got injured. You didn't see them losing constantly. I think that Odom getting hurt exposes a weakness in the Lakers, & that is depth. You gotta have role players that can step in, & maintain. The Lakers obviously don't have that.
i disagree we have a very DEEP team many people are stepping up... the differnce between us and the bulls..is youth... we are very young.. look at playoff experience...90% of our guys last year was their first everyone else has never been..sept for aaron mckie


but this team is really young and lacks killer instinct ..they think they can mail wins in and sit on leads.....


the bulls were infamous for smashing weaker teams..and that has a lot to do with experience

[Ben Urich]

Damn. Stephon Marbury better pick up the pace on offense. When the season started, he was only the second player to hold career averages of 20 points and 8 assists in a game. With this season's stats factored in, his scoring has dipped to 19.9.
:csad:

[L.A.]

Its amazing how good Mutombo still at 40 yrs old!

[Ben Urich]

16 rebounds in 16 minutes?! GodDAMN :wow:
And the Bobcats beat the Pistons. :o

[Ben Urich]

Oh, and Caron Butler needs some All-Star love. He dropped 26/10/7 tonight. :up:

[Fran]

:csad::csad::csad:

:mad::mad::mad:

[L.A.]

Wooooooooooooot! Maggette makes the GW shot against the T-wolves!!! Finally a road win against a team worthy of a post!!! On a side note the Clippers are finally healthy although Kaman Sprained his ankle in this game. Hopefully just a minor sprain. With Cassel back at General we start racking up wins again! Clips can still make the playoffs!:o

[LastSunrise1981]

Dallas wins again tonight. I love how the moronic commentators are hyping up the overrated piece of trash Spurs. Have they forgotten that Dallas has beaten San Antonio twice?

Good win against Portland. :up: :up:

[Mister J]

Miami closed out well tonight. It helped that Seattle is fairly deficient on defense (Miami has no business shooting 53% or having 6 players in double figures with the guys who were available tonight ...Michael Doleac had 10 points for Zeus' sake). Even with all that, they only won by 4. I hope this whole 'body fat' nonsense has run it's course and Posey and Walker will be suited up come Friday. The defense needs it ...from Posey at least.

[Ghostvirus]

The Bulls lost again. It was to the Wizards, so I am not that bummed. Agent Zero scares the sh** out of me!

[LastSunrise1981]

Next game for Dallas is against the Pacers again on Friday. Should be an interesting game especially after Jermaine O'Neal ripped into the team, the front offices, and so forth.

I expect a very close game with both teams.

Either way I am glad Dallas is winning and that critics and opposing fans are taking them seriously.

While getting my haircut at the barbershop my barber mentioned that Dallas no one to fear except the Suns. The Suns? Barring any kind of injury to the Lakers, Spurs, Dallas, or the Jazz the Suns will have the same results now as they've had recently in terms of playoff contention.

I don't care how great Nash is playing. I don't care how great or how tough Amare is playing. Until they play defense and not fold under a half-court offense/defense they'll never get near a championship.

[Mister J]

The Bulls lost again. It was to the Wizards, so I am not that bummed. Agent Zero scares the sh** out of me!
Arenas is pretty scary. If he gets it going offensively, there's not a lot that be done about it. What heightens the whole thing is if his supporting cast steps up when teams play him tighter and try to make it tough for him to get his shot. Antonio Daniels and Deshaun Stevenson combined for 28. (What the hell?) Butler and Jamison are All-Star caliber players. There's a lot of firepower there. Not much in the way of stopping somebody, but plenty of firepower. Washington has some real quality wins this season.

[Ben Urich]

Dwight Howard drops 30 and 25 on the Warriors. :wow:
How is he second to Shaquille O'Neal in Eastern Conference All-Star balloting at center? :huh: Seriously.

Miami closed out well tonight. It helped that Seattle is fairly deficient on defense (Miami has no business shooting 53% or having 6 players in double figures with the guys who were available tonight ...Michael Doleac had 10 points for Zeus' sake). Even with all that, they only won by 4. I hope this whole 'body fat' nonsense has run it's course and Posey and Walker will be suited up come Friday. The defense needs it ...from Posey at least.

That's gotta be a career-high for Doleac. :dry:

[batman44]

Next game for Dallas is against the Pacers again on Friday. Should be an interesting game especially after Jermaine O'Neal ripped into the team, the front offices, and so forth.

I expect a very close game with both teams.

Either way I am glad Dallas is winning and that critics and opposing fans are taking them seriously.

While getting my haircut at the barbershop my barber mentioned that Dallas no one to fear except the Suns. The Suns? Barring any kind of injury to the Lakers, Spurs, Dallas, or the Jazz the Suns will have the same results now as they've had recently in terms of playoff contention.

I don't care how great Nash is playing. I don't care how great or how tough Amare is playing. Until they play defense and not fold under a half-court offense/defense they'll never get near a championship.

You would think that everyone would have figured that out by now.

[Fran]

Phoenix can only get so far without playing a lick of defense... when Dallas and San Antonio, etc. play them in the playoffs, it'll be all over.

[L.A.]

TEAM (LAST WK) REC. BREAKDOWN
1 Dallas (1) 29-8 The Mavs are 21-3 this season when Josh Howard scores at least 15 points, as he has for the last 16 straight games.
2 Phoenix (2) 26-8 With Yao likely shelved until after the All-Star Game, could Amare get the starting nod? His 17.6 ppg ranks second behind Yao among all West centers.
3 Utah (3) 24-11 Jazz is 4-0 at home and 7-5 on the road in back-to-back sets. Utah plays every Friday and Saturday the rest of this month -- two at home, four roadies.
4 San Antonio (4) 26-11 The Spurs and Boston are the only teams with a better record on the road than at home. San Antonio welcomes the Wizards and Lakers this week.
5 Houston (9) 23-13 Raise your hand if you really believed the Rockets would go 7-2 since Yao went down … Anybody?

TEAM (LAST WK) REC. BREAKDOWN
6 Cleveland (10) 22-12 The best team in the East is about to test its mettle out West, with the next six at the Suns, Clips, Sonics, Blazers, Nuggets and Warriors.
7 Washington (5) 20-14 The Wizards have scored 100-plus in 18 straight games, the longest such streak for the franchise since the 1988-89 Bullets accomplished the feat for 26 consecutive games.
8 L.A. Lakers (8) 23-13 I'll admit, Lakers have played well despite the loss of Odom, Mihm and Kwame. We'll see just how good they really are with games vs. Magic, Heat, Spurs and Mavs this week.
9 Orlando (11) 22-14 Last summer, we watched Dwight Howard get up. The rest of the league's seeing it now, most recently the Warriors, on whom Howard grabbed 25 boards Wednesday.
10 Chicago (7) 20-16 Beating the Pistons is nice. When that's your only win in five tries, not so nice.
11 Detroit (6) 20-13 They're using the word "chemistry" in Motown … and I don't mean at the North American International Auto Show.
12 Minnesota (13) 17-16 Maybe the Wolves thought they had another five minutes in Wednesday's loss to the Clippers? After all, they'd gont 53 in each of the previous three -- all wins.
13 Indiana (12) 20-16 Finally, the Pacers extended a win streak to three games -- the first time this season. They'll be hard pressed to hit four; the Mavs come to town Friday.
14 Denver (14) 17-16 The Carmelo countdown continues. In Wednesday's loss to the Spurs, A.I., Boykins and J.R. Smith scored 32 of the team's 34 second-half points.
15 L.A. Clippers (17) 17-19 The Clips have to consider the recently-concluded road trip a step in the right direction. After all, they collected three of their five road wins this season on the trip to finish 3-3.
16 Golden State (16) 18-19 The Warriors might be in a funk right now, but fact is that they haven't racked up 18 wins this early since the 1993-94 season, when the team started 18-14.
17 Miami (20) 15-19 The Heat has blocked 81 shots over the last dozen games (6.75 bpg). 'Zo has accounted for 38 of those, recording at least one swat in each game during that time.
18 Toronto (21) 16-20 The Raps wrap up a three game road trip tomorrow in Boston. The team has started the previous two ice-cold, shooting 0-9 to open at the Nets and 1-15 last night at Bucks.
19 Milwaukee (15) 16-19 No Redd. No Mo. No Charlie V. Who's left? Only Bogut and Bell have played in every game this season for the Bucks.
20 Sacramento (18) 14-18 Nine of the next 12 are on the road, where the Kings are 4-8 this season.
21 Portland (19) 14-23 The Blazers have tied or outscored their opponents in the first quarter of eight of the last nine games. That's not translating to wins, though, as the team is 2-7 over the span.
22 New Jersey (22) 15-19 Mikki Moore has started the last seven games for the Nets, equaling the number of starts he got in the 327 games prior in his career.
23 New York (25) 16-21 The Knicks have won five straight at Madison Square Garden, where they play four of their next five.
24 Charlotte (28) 10-23 Over the last five, Matt Carroll's averaging 20.8 ppg on 48.4 percent shooting from the floor and 59.4 percent from behind the arc.
25 Memphis (24) 9-27 Only two teams are winless in their divison: One is Memphis …
26 Seattle (23) 13-25 … the other is Seattle.
27 NO/Okla City (27) 13-22 The Hornets really do have some luck, huh? Five ribs? Really? At some point, you almost have to shrug your shoulders and laugh it off.
28 Boston (26) 12-22 Already banged up, the Cs could be without Brian Scalabrine and Tony Allen after both injured a knee in Wednesday's loss to Indy.
29 Atlanta (30) 10-23 Good news: the Hawks halted their skid at eight. Bad news: they promptly started another. The team's lost two straight and hosts Detroit Friday.
30 Philadelphia (29) 9-26 The Sixers have cleaned house -- reportedly agreeing to a buyout with C-Webb -- but don't expect them to move out of the basement any time soon.

[Mister J]

Dwight Howard drops 30 and 25 on the Warriors.
How is he second to Shaquille O'Neal in Eastern Conference All-Star balloting at center? Seriously.
You know the All-Star voting is just a popularity contest for the starting 5. There's no way Howard doesn't get picked for the squad.
That's gotta be a career-high for Doleac.
Surprisingly he went off for 25 actual the Lakers when he was with Orlando.:ninja:

Macy's Shopping List
Miami
Detroit
Dallas
San Antonio
L.A. Lakers

San Antonio wants to get younger and faster and he won't get the PT that he wants in Dallas, so I think both of those are out. He's from Detroit and I've read about interest on their part. It doesn't seem to be a bad fit. Webber's skill set naturally lends itself to the triangle offense in LA, though I don't know if there'd be any bumps in him picking up the complicated scheme. The Heatians could certainly use some offensive punch and another skilled player whose passing can facilitate the offense, but Macy's knees are suspect. Miami's going to want him to be active in providing post defense as Shaq makes his way back. I don't know if he can handle the strain in his present physical condition .

Macy at 20M+ is ridiculous, but Macy at the veterans' minimum is highly intriguing.
Shaquille O'Neal practiced Thursday for the first time since tearing cartilage in his left knee Nov. 12, and forwards Antoine Walker and James Posey also rejoined the Miami Heat.

Walker and Posey will be available for Friday night's game at Golden State, but O'Neal will not play, the team said.
:up:

[DarthRekal]

what the hell is wrong with the FRICKIN lakers man... one good game TWO bad games... what the ..man i'm sooo pissed


we should be ranked lower than eight ...we played piss poor the last two games... embarrassing....:cmad: :csad:


DAMN! cmon!...


better hurry back odom


and whats kobe talking about groin ..injury??? BS man just man up and say you and the team sucked

[Ben Urich]

You know the All-Star voting is just a popularity contest for the starting 5. There's no way Howard doesn't get picked for the squad.

I know that he'll make it, but it's stupid that people would vote in a guy who's only played in four games. That's ridiculous.
I don't think it's entirely the voters' fault, though. The league encourages voters to choose their favorite players. That's the WRONG mentality to use. It's an All-Star game, so the players selected should be the ones having the best seasons, not necessarily the players who have name recognition.
Take Caron Butler. He's having a career season with the Wizards and is a huge part of their success. However, he doesn't even register in the top 10 of players at his position in the East; he's behind the likes of Hedo Turkoglu, Andre Iguodala, and Emeka Okafor. That's total bull****. :down

EDIT: Oh, and Shane Battier has almost double the votes of Shawn Marion. I attribute this anomaly to the Chinese wanting to support Yao and his teammates, but Goddamn, that is all kinds of wrong. :down

[Mister J]

I can cut the All-Star voting process a little slack because it's the league trying to cater to its fans and let them see who they want, but I'm glad that coaches get to fill out the roster. All-Star nods are a career highlight and too important to be totally subject to popularity. Most of the time, it turns out OK.

The Houston thing is crazy. McGrady's 2nd in guard voting with Iverson closing in fast. Granted, I have my qualms with his overall game, but Nash not starting is insane. Not as insane as the Battier situation, but still insane.

[Fran]

I really think we could use Chris Webber. Rasheed and Nazr can't carry the load themselves in the paint.

[Ben Urich]

... that's Nazr. Nazr Mohammed. :o

[Fran]

Whoops.

First Mike D'Antoni, now Nazr.

Thanks Ben :up:

[Mister J]

I really think we could use Chris Webber. Rasheed and Nazr can't carry the load themselves in the paint.
He's gotta like the opportunity to close out his career in his hometown. I've read where Joe D has some interest too. Apparently, 'Sheed is mucking it up. He's coming off the bench now.

[Fran]

Yeah, Flip is pissed at him.

[Ben Urich]

Sheed on the bench? Hilarious. :woot:
He also leads the league in technicals. :o

[Fran]

That's not new info. :o

[Mister J]

I think he only has 9. Frankly, given all that noise they talked about no-tolerance this year, I'm surprised it's not more. I figured Sheed to be at the suspension level of 16 by All-Star break.

[Ben Urich]

The Nuggets traded Earl Boykins and Julius Hodge to the Bucks for Steve Blake.
That's a steal for the Bucks. :up:

[DarthRekal]

what the ??? why would the nuggets trade earl.. ???


yup bucks got the best of that trade


J is shaq playing monday?

[Mister J]

what the ??? why would the nuggets trade earl.. ???


yup bucks got the best of that trade



Earl can opt out after this year and I guess Denver figured he either bolt or ask for tons of $$$. I hear they wanted to wait awhile to pull the trigger on that deal (keep Earl around until Stop Snitchin' gets back), but the Bucks' injury exception for Bobby Simmons runs out on Friday. They needed that to stick in order to fit Boykins' contract in. Additionally, the Nuggets are looking for players who can fit in with AI, Melo and Smith being the primary form of offense. Blake goes well with the type of complementary scheme they're trying to set up when they have their full complement of players.

J is shaq playing monday?
You know he's looking forward to that. :woot:

All indications that I've come across list it at about 50/50. He said he'd need 3 or 4 practices to get ready to lace 'em up.

[DarthRekal]

sucks man we are slumping right now ..so you guys have the upper hand i hope we can pull it off.... last time you guys snapped a three game win streak so hopefully our fortune will be reversed this time

[Fran]

A couple of things suck right now:
1) My girlfriend and I having troubles
2) Being 2-2 in the pool
3) Pistons losing to the Bobcats
and the latest addition
4) My 360 is broken.

:csad::csad:

[batman44]

Geez, the Cavs are getting BLOWN by the Suns.

[Mister J]

sucks man we are slumping right now ..so you guys have the upper hand i hope we can pull it off.... last time you guys snapped a three game win streak so hopefully our fortune will be reversed this time
That Rockets game was just ugly. I don't know what was up with that. It made no sense. You guys got a 2-game homestand coming up and are tough at Staples. Should get a better effort than what's happened the past two games.
Geez, the Cavs are getting BLOWN by the Suns.
2nd quarter was just ugly for Cleveland.

[DarthRekal]

A couple of things suck right now:
1) My girlfriend and I having troubles
2) Being 2-2 in the pool
3) Pistons losing to the Bobcats
and the latest addition
4) My 360 is broken.

:csad::csad:


sorry to hear about your troubles man but it could be worse

keep your head up brother..

[DarthRekal]

That Rockets game was just ugly. I don't know what was up with that. It made no sense. You guys got a 2-game homestand coming up and are tough at Staples. Should get a better effort than what's happened the past two games.
yeah i dont know what was up with the past TWO games..both very winnable at the very least we coulda put up a fight with the rox...the thing is i dont mind losing if we actually get beat... but if we just dont show up it pisses the CRAP out of me(is that an oxymoron?)

but yeah hopefully the CENTER will heal our wounds


the city she loves me
together we cry:csad:

[Mister J]

A couple of things suck right now:
1) My girlfriend and I having troubles
2) Being 2-2 in the pool
3) Pistons losing to the Bobcats
and the latest addition
4) My 360 is broken.

:csad::csad:
1. Sorry to hear that, man. :csad:
2. You can hang up your hopes for the pool. That's all the J-Man's for the taking. :word:
3. :dry:
4. I hear there's a lot of that going around. Gates has a scheme, I tell ya.:cmad:

[Fran]

sorry to hear about your troubles man but it could be worse

keep your head up brother..

Thanks bro.

1. Sorry to hear that, man. :csad:
2. You can hang up your hopes for the pool. That's all the J-Man's for the taking. :word:
3. :dry:
4. I hear there's a lot of that going around. Gates has a scheme, I tell ya.:cmad:

Yeah, those icons all fit in the correct order.

I'm sure I can work 1 and 4 out. Thanks you guys. :up:

I didn't mean to bring the vibe down in here... it's just... you guys are awesome and respectable :up:

[L.A.]

A couple of things suck right now:
1) My girlfriend and I having troubles
2) Being 2-2 in the pool
3) Pistons losing to the Bobcats
and the latest addition
4) My 360 is broken.

:csad::csad:
1. WTF you have a GF???!!! :confused:
2. Not surprised you cant gamble for ****!
3. :up:
4. You too???!!:( :down

[DarthRekal]

its cool man i learned in therapy today... that you have to unload some of that mess.. and if it has to be here than so be it ..if you harbor it(like me)

you end up in therapy..LOL



but yeah i'm about to catch J in the pool for ya..dont sweat it

and the 360 should still be warranteed no???


and your girl will come around



and at least the pistons didnt lose to the BOBCATS AND GRIZZLIES...like some other idiotic team
:csad: :csad: :csad:

[NewYorkSpider]

I just realized that if the playoffs started today. The entire Central division in the Eastern Conference would be in. Thats good, because i'm a Cavs fan.

[Fran]

1. WTF you have a GF???!!!
2. Not surprised you cant gamble for ****!
3. :up:
4. You too???!!

1. Believe it or not, white boys can get girlfriends.
2. You barely know me.
3. :down
4. Yeah, it sucks.

its cool man i learned in therapy today... that you have to unload some of that mess.. and if it has to be here than so be it ..if you harbor it(like me)

you end up in therapy..LOL



but yeah i'm about to catch J in the pool for ya..dont sweat it

and the 360 should still be warranteed no???


and your girl will come around



and at least the pistons didnt lose to the BOBCATS AND GRIZZLIES...like some other idiotic team
:csad: :csad: :csad:

The warranty I believe lasted only a year, when I got it at launch November 22, 2005. :csad:

I'm planning on skipping class tomorrow, going to her house (she doesn't have class on Fridays), and make it up to her.

[L.A.]

1. Believe it or not, white boys can get girlfriends.
I know white boys can get girls, I just didnt think this white boy aka drama queen can get one!!!:D :cool:

[Fran]

Your opinion doesn't really matter, NOFX. It never did. :huh: :meow:

[PenanceStare]

Ben Gordon is perhaps the most overrated player right now.

[Mister J]

Ben Gordon is perhaps the most overrated player right now.
How's Gordon overrated? Nobody talks about him like a marquee player and he's sensational coming off the bench. He plays like a starter and is a driving force behind Chicago's development into a contender. :huh:

[Ghostvirus]

Ben Gordon is perhaps the most overrated player right now.

Who the f**k is this newb!:cmad:

With that said. The bulls crapped another one tonight. I swear to god if they are ahead at the half. You can gaurantee they will lose. If they are behind at the half. They will mount a come back, & possibly win.

There is a Addictive substance intervention waiting for me at the end of this season.:csad:

[PenanceStare]

First of all, try not to get all your panties in a bunch. Gordon is somewhat lacking in the constancy department. I mean what was it the other day 25 pts in the 1st half, 3 in the 2nd?

However, I still hear people *not saying anyone here* talk like he is that marquee player. But please, let's start throwing the *newb* comment around. I have my opinion, you have yours. Calm down.

[Ghostvirus]

First of all, try not to get all your panties in a bunch.

BLAH BLAH BLAH.

Gordon is somewhat lacking in the constancy department. I mean what was it the other day 25 pts in the 1st half, 3 in the 2nd?

Fist off it is Consistency. Second the whole team isn't consistant. Gordon is one the few that you can count onto have a good game.

However, I still hear people *not saying anyone here* talk like he is that marquee player.

I don't know anyone that has claimed him to be a Marquee player. Alot of people have claimed him to be a good sixth man, but marquee. I don't think so.

But please, let's start throwing the *newb* comment around. I have my opinion, you have yours. Calm down.

Well you come in here, & start making bold statements newb style, then yeah I am going to throw around the newb word. You gotta ease this thing slow man. You wouldn't go into a thread about WWII, & proclaim Hitler to be a saint. Unless you were trying to stir the S***! Slow your roll man!

[Ben Urich]

Um... you know what's scary?
The Suns... they played D last night. :dry:
The Suns are no defensive juggernaut and probably never will be, but they're getting better whether you wish to believe it or not. They showed up in Thursday morning's stats placed right between No. 11 Dallas and No. 13 San Antonio in opponent field-goal percentage and promptly lived up to that standard by aggressively swarming Zydrunas Ilgauskas and even Drew Gooden in the post, luring Cleveland into two ill-advised modes.
1. Long shots, quick shots, jumpers of all kinds.

2. LeBron with the ball in his hands for entire possessions and only stagnation around him.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailydime?page=dailydime-070112

[Fran]

Um... you know what's scary?
The Suns... they played D last night. :dry:

May God help us all.

[Ben Urich]

May God help us all.

Oh, and Steve Nash dropped 21 dimes. :o

[LastSunrise1981]

Um... you know what's scary?
The Suns... they played D last night. :dry:


http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailydime?page=dailydime-070112


It won't last long at all. They play defense for one game and go back to being the running and gunning team they are. I can guarantee you that if they meet the Lakers in the first round they will lose.

The Suns cannot play a game where it's a half-court offense/defense for 48 minutes. And come playoff time it'll be proven again.

[Mister J]

Um... you know what's scary?
The Suns... they played D last night. :dry:


http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailydime?page=dailydime-070112
Meh. They're still giving up too many points. That article mentions Phoenix being between Dallas and SA in FG% defense, but those two teams are in the top 4 in scoring defense, giving up 10-11 points fewer than the Suns. That run and gun nonsense will falter in the playoffs again when the game gets slowed into a halfcourt set.

Swarming Ilgauskas and Gooden? Is that supposed to be scary? For all intents and purposes, Lebron's supporting cast sucks. I have no idea how he got them to 50 wins last year or how they have the best record in the East right now.:huh:

[Ben Urich]

Meh. They're still giving up too many points. That article mentions Phoenix being between Dallas and SA in FG% defense, but those two teams are in the top 4 in scoring defense, giving up 10-11 points fewer than the Suns. That run and gun nonsense will falter in the playoffs again when the game gets slowed into a halfcourt set.

Swarming Ilgauskas and Gooden? Is that supposed to be scary? For all intents and purposes, Lebron's supporting cast sucks. I have no idea how he got them to 50 wins last year or how they have the best record in the East right now.:huh:

Up until last night, Larry Hughes had been playing well. They were on an 8-1 streak... and then they get blown out by the Suns. :huh:
In the end, it'll be the Pistons, Wizards, Magic, and Bulls at the top of the East. LeBron can only play 1-on-5 for so long.
Oh, and did you know that Drew Gooden is the mayor of New Orleans? :o
http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/pix/ray_nagin_cp_8482804.jpg
http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/images/gooden0215hickman.jpg

[Mister J]

^ That's pretty good. :D :up:

[PenanceStare]

You wouldn't go into a thread about WWII, & proclaim Hitler to be a saint. Unless you were trying to stir the S***! Slow your roll man!

Well, wasn't Hitler a saint in the eyes of some of his party? :cwink:

[Ghostvirus]

Well, wasn't Hitler a saint in the eyes of some of his party? :cwink:

Yes I suppose he was. So are you saying that you lack logic?:woot: :cwink:

[Ben Urich]

There's been a DeShawn Stevenson sighting. :dry:
15 points on 7-of-7 shooting at the half. :huh:

EDIT: Not to be outdone, Joe Johnson has 21 on 9-of-9 shooting and it's nearly the 4th quarter.

EDIT: Steven Jackson's line so far: 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting, 0 rebounds, 0 assists.
Does he think he's Michael Redd or something? :huh:

[Fran]

Shut up Ben. :csad:

[Ben Urich]

What? :huh:
Are you a Bucks fan or something? :huh:

[DarthRekal]

you watching the game tonight ben?

[Ben Urich]

It's not nationally televised, so no. :csad:
I'll probably end up getting the stats in "real time" from NBA.com. :o

[Fran]

What? :huh:
Are you a Bucks fan or something? :huh:

Joe Johnston = Hawks player.

Hawks are playing and beating the Pistons.

[DarthRekal]

It's not nationally televised, so no. :csad:
I'll probably end up getting the stats in "real time" from NBA.com. :o
arent you in ORLANDO???? dont they televise away games...

we get ALL our home and AWAY games:huh:

[Ben Urich]

Tony Allen might be the next, um.... that pitcher who wrecked his arm playing Guitar Hero.
He's out for the year with a knee injury he sustained attempting a dunk after a play had already been whistled dead.. :dry:

Joe Johnston = Hawks player.

Hawks are playing and beating the Pistons.

:o

arent you in ORLANDO???? dont they televise away games...

we get ALL our home and AWAY games:huh:

I'm back at college now. :csad:

[Fran]

Tony Allen might be the next, um.... that pitcher who wrecked his arm playing Guitar Hero.

I'm back at college now. :csad:

Joel Zumaya is his name. Don't blame my lovely Guitar Hero! :cmad: Blame his addiction:o

Where do you go to college at?

[Mister J]

Tony Allen might be the next, um.... that pitcher who wrecked his arm playing Guitar Hero.
He's out for the year with a knee injury he sustained attempting a dunk after a play had already been whistled dead.. :dry:

He looked so stupid doing that. It was all for show. Strangely enough when I heard about it, I was floored by the fact that it wasn't Ricky Davis.:trans:

[DarthRekal]

I'm back at college now. :csad:

where is college?:huh:

[Ben Urich]

He looked so stupid doing that. It was all for show. Strangely enough when I heard about it, I was floored by the fact that it wasn't Ricky Davis.:trans:

Yeah, he's an ass. Throw a shot off your own basket so you can rebound and get a triple-double? I'm glad the league disallows that bull****.

Joel Zumaya is his name. Don't blame my lovely Guitar Hero! :cmad: Blame his addiction:o

Where do you go to college at?

where is college?:huh:

:ninja:

[DarthRekal]

:ninja:
lol you said you were at college... where is said college at


sucka!ahahah

[Fran]

Ben, I'm not afraid of admitting it:

I go to Western Michigan University, home of the Broncos.

:o:up:

Now it's your turn. :)

[Ben Urich]

lol you said you were at college... where is said college at


sucka!ahahah

I know what you said. :huh:

Ben, I'm not afraid of admitting it:

I go to Western Michigan University, home of the Broncos.

:o:up:

Now it's your turn. :)

I've had my identity stolen once already (thank you, Facebook! :cmad:) so I try to be careful about what I say. :o

[DarthRekal]

you're that weary..LOL


dont say it then.... i was just gonna ask if you were close to the orlando area dont they still have channels(or radio) that you can pick up?

if not does your dorm have satellite tv??

[Ben Urich]

Haha, no.
We get ESPN though. I could watch.... that one game that's on now. :o

[DarthRekal]

rox nugz...? should be a good game... no?


tip off ben.. we got it...
bad pass you got it


howard spin move ..bucket...nice move over bynum


smuuuuuush three:woot:

[Ben Urich]

I hope we actually, you know, guard Smush Parker this time. :cmad::csad::up:

[DarthRekal]

hey ben you got aim??
i could play by play you...


its tied 5-5 both playing sloppy right now

[Ben Urich]

AIM is ****ed up on my comp. :csad:
It's almost bedtime anyway. :o

[DarthRekal]

you up 11-9 howard looooooks good:wow:

three blocks already...
lakers got bad interior d....:csad:


hedo to the line missed one got the other

12-9

[Fran]

Give us your AIM name at least! Then I can insult your Yankees :o

[DarthRekal]

first timeout lakers up 15-12

[DarthRekal]

I hope we actually, you know, guard Smush Parker this time. :cmad::csad::up:
looks like thats NOT happening!:woot:

[Eddie Brock]

wow, Sixers won today
that's a pleasant suprise

[DarthRekal]

dang! ben go check out that HOWARD dunk on TURIAF!:wow:

[Mister J]

Miami's beating the hell out of Golden State by 24 going into the 4th. I'm happy, but confused. I know it's Golden State, but still. They're actually playing defense and hitting 3's. 'Toine's got 13 in 17 minutes. Losing that 1% body fat must make all the difference in the world. :huh: :up:

[DarthRekal]

Miami's beating the hell out of Golden State by 24 going into the 4th. I'm happy, but confused. I know it's Golden State, but still. They're actually playing defense and hitting 3's. 'Toine's got 13 in 17 minutes. Losing that 1% body fat must make all the difference in the world. :huh: :up:

not the kinda news i wanted:csad: ..especially since we are struggling against the magic

[Mister J]

It's not all good news in Heatians Land. There's about 1.3% chance of Shaq playing against the Lakers. He wants to get a couple of full-contact practices in before coming back. Miami usually doesn't practice after back-to-back games, which they have a few of coming up. The end of the month seems like a probable target date.

[DarthRekal]

thats real good news we are real thin down low to begin with and brian(no defense) cook is letting our big men get in early foul trouble..at least now we got a shot..but kobe really does look like he's hurting from his groin injury... someone else is gotta step up...



it's a close one at staples..the magic are fighting

[L.A.]

Warriors lose! :up: Hopefully nuggets lose as well so the Clips will that much closer to the 8th spot!

[Mister J]

Smush with 26? :huh:

That was the best Miami's looked all season. It's ridiculous. Perimeter shooting, all around D, bench contribution. :up:
D-Wade almost ****ed around and got a triple-double; 22/10/9

[DarthRekal]

oh man lakers ESCAPE with a w... we got lucky..PHEW..man ben you mist a good game... :word:

[Ben Urich]

I kept track of it on the computer. What a heartbreaker.
Dwight needs to make his damn free throws. :cmad:

[DarthRekal]

dwight is a BEAST i wish we had him:csad:


smush again!..PAHKAH!


it turned when arroyo fouled out...damn that guy:cmad:

[LastSunrise1981]

Dallas won in a close tight game against Indiana. I knew it was going to be a down to the wire game and it didn't shock me to see I was right.

Great win, with great games from both Dirk and Terry. :up: :up:

Anyone think Dallas will end the regular season with the best record in the West? Thus obtaining the number one seed and having home-court through the playoffs? Obviously there's still a long way to go as teams tend to turn things up after the All-Star break.

[Mister J]

Smush blew 2 free throws to ice the game and with 9 seconds left, Orlando winds up with Jameer Nelson taking the 3 to tie? :huh:

[DarthRekal]

Smush blew 2 free throws to ice the game and with 9 seconds left, Orlando winds up with Jameer Nelson taking the 3 to tie? :huh:
thats the jist of it.... smush pretty much helped us ice it with a steal too so.. he gets let off the hook ..just tonight though.... we dodged a bullet really...the magic put up a good fight..

you ready for monday..the MLK showdown...j?


its gonna be a bad weekend for you..im gonna pass you in the football pool then the lakers will lay the smack down on the heat:oldrazz:

[Mister J]

Always ready. :up:

Although, I am sick of this scheduling. I'm hoping next year will find the Heat/Lakers games on different days than Christmas and MLK. :whatever:

Tough match against Utah tomorrow, but they just lost to Seattle. :huh: Hope Mamba's groin doesn't heal up too much by Monday. :oldrazz:

Love the sig. :up::woot:

[Ghostvirus]

Smush with 26? :huh:

That was the best Miami's looked all season. It's ridiculous. Perimeter shooting, all around D, bench contribution. :up:
D-Wade almost ****ed around and got a triple-double; 22/10/9

Ice Cube:huh:

[DarthRekal]

Always ready.

Although, I am sick of this scheduling. I'm hoping next year will find the Heat/Lakers games on different days than Christmas and MLK.

Tough match against Utah tomorrow, but they just lost to Seattle. Hope Mamba's groin doesn't heal up too much by Monday. ..

Love the sig. :up::woot:


oh he's gonna rest in newport beach all weekend ..he'll be alright...hope wade's wrist is still a little tender:oldrazz: ... a little fatigued due to travel .. yeah i hate the days we play too



on the sig..i thought youd might

[DarthRekal]

Ice Cube:huh:

:word:
Lakers fAN TOO

[DBella]

After a 6-game losing streak, the Supersonics were smokin' tonight! Dear lord, I had almost forgotten the sweet taste of victory! Hallelujah!! And OMG!! Ray Allen... HE'S DA MAN!!! 54 points tonight... second highest points scored in a single game! Final score after OT: SEA 122, UTA 114. :up: :up: GO SONICS!!!