12-18-2008, 06:11 AM | #151 | |
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See Cleveland fans, Boozer was only looking our for his family.
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12-18-2008, 06:33 AM | #152 |
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Paul Millsap has been pretty amazing for the Jazz - over the past 10 games Millsap is averaging 18.6pts 11.5rebs on .562 shooting - I'm not so sure that Boozer would be the highest of priorities, especially given his penchant for disappearing and going soft in the big games.
The real question is who wants to tie money up in Boozer, given that everyone seems to be waiting until 2010?
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12-25-2008, 08:58 AM | #153 |
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Just a bump because today has some really great matchups, highlighted of course by the Lakers and Celtics in LA. It´s not that often you have teams with a combined winning% of 88 meet 30 games into the year.
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12-25-2008, 08:06 PM | #154 |
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Good Christmas game for the Lakers
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12-26-2008, 12:54 PM | #156 |
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Shut the fuck up, Simmons.
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12-28-2008, 10:41 PM | #157 |
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Geez, a crisp 45-point win for the Celtics over the Warriors gets them back on track, that's the same margin as that Knick game last year.
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lol they're going to be fine
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01-06-2009, 09:01 PM | #159 |
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I know the NBA sucks very badly but seeing Lebron and the "crab dribble" makes me puke. How the fuck does a professional player think he should get away with taking (what looks like) 4 steps to the basket? I know one of the reasons cited for the repulsiveness of the NBA (the college game is still cool) is all of the traveling. Has it gotten this bad?
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01-06-2009, 09:10 PM | #160 | |
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I've seen more travels called this season than I think I have in the past 2 or 3 seasons combined. Granted, they still get away with plenty more, but I think they are trying to cut down on the really obvious ones, anyhow.
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01-07-2009, 12:33 PM | #161 | |
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Revisiting this, I don't get to watch him play anywhere near as much as I did last season but Scott Brooks moving him to SF seems to be what he needed. He's actually rebounding like someone his size should, he's shooting better, and getting to the free throw line a little bit more. I don't think he's as athletic as he was made out to be coming out of Texas, but it looks like his upside is higher than I thought based off of his play at shooting guard. Last edited by Atocep : 01-07-2009 at 12:38 PM. |
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01-07-2009, 12:38 PM | #162 | |
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This isn't about traveling, but more about the NBA sucks comment (also not really directed at Bucc, just frustrated because I have friends here that say the same thing even though they haven't watched a game in at least 5 years). I think the NBA is still being judged by the Pat Riley with the Knicks years. It may not be as entertaining as it was during the 80s when everyone just threw shots up as soon as they got past half court, but offenses today are actually more efficient than in the 80s and the pace is a lot faster than it was in the late 90s. There's some great basketball being played now, but "the NBA sucks" is all a lot of people want to think. |
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And it wasn't at all surprising. Did anybody outside of the Sonics coaching staff think Durant would actually be an NBA SG? SF is clearly his position, rather than hanging on the perimeter exclusively.
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01-08-2009, 01:37 AM | #164 | |
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I was thinking the exact same thing when I read Bucc's post yesterday. The NBA game today is actually a lot of fun and interesting, and I enjoy watching most any game now. It has improved tons from the thug game of the late 90s and earlier this decade.
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01-08-2009, 01:46 PM | #165 |
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But it's so much easier just to say it sucks. If they would just cut down the length of the contracts I think play would get even better.
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01-08-2009, 04:15 PM | #166 |
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Whenever I watch a game from the early 90s in particular I'm amazed at the disparity in athleticism between the very athletic guys (Jordan a prime example) and the other guys on the court. It's like he's three steps ahead of everybody. You just don't see that in today's NBA with everybody as athletic as they are.
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JJ Hickson made some amazing athletic move the other night. It got me thinking about how the Cavs haven't had an athletic 4 since Larry Nance. I'm hoping JJ develops.
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Me too. I wasn't happy at all when we drafted Hickson, but I've come around with the hints of potential we've seen from him so far.
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01-10-2009, 07:52 PM | #169 |
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Nobody watched the game last night?
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01-10-2009, 08:17 PM | #170 |
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I can't believe my Bulls are a game out of the 8th playoff spot. Would be nice to see them get in and give Rose a little playoff experience (even if it's a 4-0 sweep).
The Bulls need to dump Larry Hughes fast. I would also not be against moving Gordon too. The team really needs to build around Rose and those guys are stunting his growth. Sure they won't be as good without them, but this team isn't contending for anything. It's filled with too many guards playing for themselves. Del Negro is too pussy to bench Hughes because he knows he'll cry to the media. |
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problem is you can't dump hughes - nobody wants him.
although this is the nba - i guess his massive contract gives him value when it gets close to expiring
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He's got one year left after this. It probably makes him valuable this coming offseason. The Bulls are going to refuse to add years or salary as they want to be in the running for Wade/Lebron/Bosh/etc in 2010. The problem is that he's such a cancer that it hurts Rose's development. If I was the Bulls, the next time he mouths off to the media, I'd send him home. Sure it sucks to pay someone who isn't playing, but he is hurting the long term development of this team. Not just for Rose, but for guys like Sefolosha who the Bulls need to find out whether he can play. |
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The trade to dump Gooden and Hughes has been amazing for the Cavs. It's sad ill take a declining and overpaid Big Ben instead. Neither Hughes or gooden are "winning" players. They should be 8th or 9th men on a good team.
Delonte West also came over in the trade and has been a key contributor. Hughes should be good to trade next year. The Bulls have a really bad mix of players. It's starting to look like Chandler Curry deja vu with the high picks they've missed on. Other than Rose |
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Orlando set an NBA record by making 23 three-point shots tonight, going 23 of 37. They won 139-107. I'm so impressed with their first half of the season, on pace for over 60 wins.
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Good win for the Lakers and Kobe!
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No, not being judged by the Riley years but by the rampant selfishness of play since the Be Like Mike days started, with a lot of showboating and "look at me" crap. Here's a good summary from our local Nuggets beat writer Quote:
Imo, there have been and still continues to be way too many players like the "old" Melo, and that what makes the NBA sucks. |
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Yeah, sounds like someone who...doesn't watch any NBA games.
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Yeah if you watch a good team like the cavs, celts, magic, spurs lakers or a few others you really can enjoy the game a lot more.
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Sorry, Steve, I agree with these others. I don't get the feeling you have been watching too many games recently.
Not saying if you haven't and watch now, that you're not going to see the same thing, since, certainly, selfish players still exist. But the game has really improved tons, IMO, in the past 3-4 years really. Not sure really what to pin it on.
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You're right of course. I have heard (esp. in previous year's threads) about how there have been some changes but I was surprised that "old Melo" had persisted that long, esp. being a star player and an All-Star. I guess there was a period where selfishness ruled the game and that's what many ex-fans remembered. Glad to see some indication that it may have been a bad thing?
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Bynum out for 8-12 weeks with a torn MCL
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It is almost time time to have the same concerns about Bynum's injury history that there are about Greg Oden's.
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If anything, should be MORE concerned about Bynum at this point. His production (offensively, at least) of late had started to match the size of his contract, and now this. Again.
I have serious concerns about his ability as a defender, as well. DeAndre Jordan looked like a superstar the other night against Bynum, and he's not the first guy to have a career game against Bynum/Gasol this season.
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The Kings are losing 101-55 right now to the Suns...oh my...
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Chris Paul down with a groin injury. Hornets had a 72-55 lead on Portland at the time of his injury and get outscored 42-17 over the final 14 minutes. The Hornets aren't going to beat anyone with him out, which could be awhile, so I expect them to end up being the odd team out in this nine-team playoff scramble in the West.
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First Kobe tears the Knicks a new A-Hole on their home court, and now LeBron has 18 points and the 1st quarter isn't over yet. Oh dear.
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go grizzlies
there i said it
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gtfo
having said that, OJ Mayo #1.
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LeBron finishes up with 52 points and a triple-double.
In other news, the Golden State warriors have scored 17 points in three minutes to start the game against the Suns, and are up 17-2. With 9:15 remaining in the first.
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Is anyone else sick over the fawning ESPN is giving Kobe and Lebron? The Knicks suck and don't play defense. It also didn't hurt that the refs were sending Lebron to the line everytime someone looked at him.
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Kobe got to the line alot as well.
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Are you actually suggesting LeBron and Kobe are relatively mediocre players who pad their stats against weak teams? Just wanted to be sure.
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Apparently the Lakers traded Radmonovic to Charlotte for Adam Morrison. We'll see how "The Stasch" does playing for Showtime 2.0
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I think they did it to sign Ariza to a deal and keep him around. That Walton deal is a bad deal still though.
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I hadn't really seen Morrison until going to a Wizards game this year and, man, he should have stayed with that hair he had at Gonzaga.
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Good God the Raptors suck. That is all.
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Hell of a road trip for the Lakers
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