The NBA Thread (Warning : Scores!)

 You know Evans will win it :lol:

Co rookie of the years I reckon:P

Steph's brother Seth who will be playing for Duke next season (best played with the sound down)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L3CXon8Ve0


it's in the genes

I know you were blasting that shit and singing along like a giant faggot!



Bulls vs Celtics on One tomorrow morning at 9:30. Last chance for the Bulls to get a spot in the playoffs. Think it's Denver v Phoenix afterward.

nah -I'm a one Curry type of guy

:rofl:

Hope the Warriors fire up and beat Portland tomorrow, give us a chance to get 6th spot.
And avoid Mavs in the first round, they have our number this year. Saying that though we played them while we were struggling.
Be interesting to see how the spurs go against them in the last game.

die

 My girlfriend is at the Miami V New Jersey game right now.

 Wade will probably go off for 50.

 :(

man, being at the Oracle watching the Warriors win a game was a highlight of my life

Just rocking up to the arena, everyone decked out in Warriors jerseys, wondering if you were going to be robbed


awesome. never forget it

 Far out.

 Wade isn't even playing. That SUCKS (for brook)

big Dwayne Wade fan is she?

 Well no not really but I told her all about him and she was looking forward to watching Wade. If you are going all that way you at least wanna see the best players! 
 
 Especially since they are playing the Nets.

very true. A Wadeless miami v new jersey quickly becomes a Warriors game

 At least Steph would be playing in that ;)

 

 

haha true

man i love that guy lol

 Double OT win for the Heat.

 Brook is now a massive basketball and Heat fan according to her SMS

  :biggrin: :yay:

watch Wade bolt lol:P


So we catch a massive break today - Washington actually win breaking the tie for 4th/5th worst record in the league. Beautifull!! all we have to do is lose in Portland and 4th is ours

Steph scores 42 and we fucking win.


un

fucking

believable

Your boys did the job lol, god knows why hopefully it didn't push them up a spot in standings.
Either way didn't matter the Spurs played their bench out and rested Tim and Manu, limited minutes to all other starters.

Shit....!

these games we've won at the end of the year have cained us. Stupid, just stupid. Watch Sac draft Cousins to have him monster us for the next 10 years

Haha

Pistons lost a few near the end but wond up equal 6th. So what exactly happens with the lottery now? Do the Pistons conceivably have a chance to land the top draft pick?

:lol:

The Warriors even suck at being bad.

yer everyone in the lottery does. Actually, in the past, the team with the best chance, has only landed it a couple times

we now have a coin toss with Washington to split the tie. Watch the coin land on it's fkn edge 

Yea, I remember Portland getting it when they only had a slim chance - they got Odom with that too I think. Thought there may have been tiers of the picks for the lottery, but just read about it on Wikipedia then.

Fuck, hope the Pistons luck out like the Blazers - NEED a good young big man (also need an older one). Cousins is the one they're talking about aren't they. With a first name like DeMarcus, he would have fit in with all the older guys (Chauncy, Racheed, etc) haha.

yer Cousins has all the tools to be a dominant big he's just, well, a little crazy.

Not many 19 year olds around though that are 6'11 and 280 pounds

dude posted this in my Warriors forums. Shows where people finished compared to who got the top 3 picks. Pretty interesting

2009
Sacramento
Washington
#1 - LA Clippers (Blake Griffin)
#3 - Oklahoma (James Harden)
Minnesota
#2 - Memphis (Hasheem Thabeet)
Golden State (Stephen Curry)
New York
Toronto
Milwaukee
New Jersey
Charlotte
Indiana
Phoenix

2008
#2 - Miami (Michael Beasley)
Seattle
#3 - Minnesota(O.J. Mayo)
Memphis
New York
L.A. Clippers
Milwaukee
Charlotte
#1 - Chicago (Derrick Rose)
New Jersey
Indiana
Sacramento
Portland
Golden State (Anthony Randolph)

2007
Memphis
Boston
Milwaukee
#3 - Atlanta (Al Horford)
#2 - Seattle (Kevin Durant)
Minnesota
#1 - Portland (Greg Oden)
Charlotte
New York
Sacramento
Indiana
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Los Angeles
18th Golden State (Marco Belinelli)


2006
Portland
#2 - New York (LaMarcus Aldridge *pick traded to Chicago)
#3 - Charlotte (Adam Morrison)
Atlanta
#1 - Toronto (Andrea Bargnani)
Minnesota
Boston
Houston
Golden State (Patrick O'Bryant)
Seattle
Orlando
NO/Okla. City
Philadelphia
Utah

2005
#2 - Atlanta (Marvin Williams)
New Orleans
Charlotte
Utah
#3 - Portland (Deron Williams *pick traded to Utah)
#1 - Milwaukee (Andrew Bogut)
Toronto
New York
Golden State (Ike Diogu)
L.A. Lakers
Orlando
L.A. Clippers
Cleveland
Minnesota

2004
#1 - Orlando (Dwight Howard)
#3 - Chicago (Ben Gordon)
Washington
#2 - L.A. Clippers (Emeka Okafor *pick traded to Charlotte)
Atlanta
Phoenix
Toronto
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Golden State (Andris Biedrins)
Seattle
Portland
Utah

2003
#1 - Cleveland (LeBron James)
#3 - Denver (Carmelo Anthony)
Toronto
Miami
L.A. Clippers
#2 - Memphis (Darko Milicic *pick traded to Detroit)
Chicago
Atlanta
New York
Washington
Golden State (Mikael Pietrus)
Seattle
Houston

2002
#3 - Golden State (Mile Dunleavy)
#2 - Chicago (Jay Williams)
Memphis
Denver
#1 - Houston (Yao Ming *from the Shanghai Sharks - sweet name!)
Cleveland
New York
Atlanta
Phoenix
Miami
Washington
L.A. Clippers
Milwaukee

2001
Chicago
Golden State (Jason Richardson)
#1 - Washington (Kwame Brown)
Vancouver
#3 - Atlanta (Pau Gasol)
New Jersey
Cleveland
#2 - L.A. Clippers (Tyson Chandler)
Detroit
Boston
Denver
Seattle
Houston

2000
#3 - L.A. Clippers (Darius Miles)
Chicago
Orlando via G.S. (Mike Miller)
#2 - Vancouver (Stromile Swift)
Atlanta
Washington
#1 - New Jersey (Kenyon Martin)
Cleveland
Houston
Orlando via Denver
Boston
Dallas
Orlando
55th Golden State (Chris Porter)

1999
#2 - Vancouver (Steve Francis)
L.A. Clippers
#1 - Chicago (Elton Brand)
Toronto via Denver
Minnesota via N.J.
Washington
Boston
Phoenix via Dallas
Golden State
Cleveland
Toronto
Seattle
#3 - Charlotte (Baron Davis)
21st Golden State (Jeff Foster)

1998
#3 - Denver (Raef LaFrentz)
Toronto
#1 - L.A. Clippers (Michael Olowokandi)
Golden State (Vince Carter *traded to Toronto for Antwan Jamison)
#2 - Vancouver (Mike Bibby)
Dallas
Sacramento
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Boston
Detroit
Orlando
Washington
Note: Per their expansion agreements, Vancouver and Toronto cannot select first in the 1998 NBA Draft. In the event one of those teams wins the 1998 NBA Draft Lottery, that team will be entitled to the second selection in the 1998 NBA Draft.

1997
Vancouver
#3 - Boston (Chauncey Billups
#1 - San Antonio (Tim Duncan)
Denver
#2 - Philadelphia (Keith Van Horn)
Boston
New Jersey
Golden State (Adonal Foyle)
Toronto
Milwaukee
Sacramento
Indiana
Cleveland
Note: Per their expansion agreements, Vancouver and Toronto cannot select first in the 1997 or 1998 NBA Drafts. In the event one of those teams qualifies for and wins the 1997 NBA Draft Lottery, that team will be entitled to the second selection in the 1997 NBA Draft.

1996
#3 - Vancouver (Shareef Abdur-Rahim)
#1 - Philadelphia (Allen Iverson)
#2 - Toronto (Marcus Camby)
Milwaukee
Minnesota
Dallas
L.A. Clippers
New Jersey
Dallas
Denver
Golden State (Todd Fuller Neutral )
Cleveland
Charlotte

1995
#2 - L.A. Clippers (Antonio McDyess *pick traded to Denver)
Washington
Minnesota
#3 - Philadelphia (Jerry Stackhouse)
#1 - Golden State (Joe Smith)
Detroit
New Jersey
Miami
Milwaukee
Dallas
Sacramento





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PS. It's Dwyane (God knows why, I reckon his parents fucked up on the birth certificate or something).

It's an easy mistake to make though. :biggrin:

I'll be sticking Dwayne

holy shit the Warriors won the tie break coin toss lol

so, where are all the games on one gone? do foxtel have exclusive play off access?

:cry:

There is a game on Wednesday at 9am our time. Another 2 at 11am on Friday.

I was hoping they would up the coverage for playoffs.

Sounds like Shaq is back...


"Diesel Truck with No Brakes" :lol:

Said I needed to put a bet on you over the weekend - couldn't lose!

Philly won over Detroit :roll:

They didnt have their late night repeats this week, was a bit disappointed...

all good, late night repeats next week, they just didnt do it this week just gone...

:slayer:

 It fucking sucks that we don't have the full ESPN channels though.

 They showed at least 3 games on that today. Pretty lame tbh. Foxtel should be better these days. Hasn't really improved in the 4 years we have had it.

yer you'd think they'd play every game being the playoffs

lakers knocked off the Zombie Sonics in game 1. From all reports, Artest was all over Durant like a bad suit

:lol:

is this gasol on csi miami right now????

yup its him

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdvwEt8QS8Q

:lol:

I love it how Simmons will NEVER call them the Thunder...it's always gonna be the Zombie Sonics. (So true BTW...has to be the rudest relocation in professional sports ever).


I didn't get any comments from my post before about his book (Bill Simmons - The Book Of Basketball) so I'll have another go, but anyone who is a hoops fan must grab it (Quaz you've said before you're a big reader so I can't recommend this enough).

I'm nearly finished; sure there's some Boston bias floating in there (predictably) but on the whole it's a fascinating insight into the NBA and it's players over the years, with some piss funny moments and insightful opinions that only someone who lives, breathes and covers mainly the NBA (among other things) for a living (lucky bastard) could pull off...

 I really want to read that book. Bill Simmons is an excellent b-ball journo imo

I nearly bought it at an airport book store a while back. Unsure why I didn't cos he's easily the best basketball writer

And highly sympathetic to Warriors fans which is nice

 I read an amazing piece by Simmons about a dude who got drafted with a high pick by the Celtic in the 80's and then went out and OD'd on coke a couple of nights later. The name escapes me but apparently he was a freak of a player.

 

Len Bias


yer he had all the potential in the world apparently

"Your career's over before it started just like Len Bias"

what a waste of a number 2 pick!



(sounds more like somethig that'd hapen to us)

Remember seeing a highlights video of him on YouTube a while back. Maryland U's head coach said he often had to sit Len down at practices, because nobody could stop him on offense and nobody could get by him on defense. Was also described in the same video as a more physically advanced Michael Jordan. :lol:

He could have been the best.

 The Boomers are playing Argentina is Adelaide later this year.

 Hopefully Manu comes! That would be sick.

Lebron 2 - Chicago 0

Fuck yeah but very unlikely with his twins due in a month

 It's not like he is having them. Toughen up Manu

Agreed. Video phones exist for a reason.

Apparently he had all the skills and potential MJ had at that age but he was built more solidly physically and had a few more inches, kind of like a prototype for Lebron.

He would've come into the league during one if it's weakest eras for years (early/mid 90s; more expansion teams and legends retiring = diluted league) and would've dominated. The Celtics were basically building the future around him after their 80s legends had all departed.

Err he was drafted in 86 dude.

 I think I may have a crush on Kevin Durant :inlove:

:lol:

yep, jordan and the bulls got their threepeat in 91/92/93, definitely one of the weakest eras in nba history

:lol:

Jordans Bulls = Mad Overrated

 :lol:

Yeah, also failing to see how the early to mid 90's was a "weak era", for the NBA. :lol:

The 92 dream team was amazing
David Robinson
Patrick Ewing
Larry Bird
Scottie Pippen
Michael Jordan
Clyde Drexler
Karl Malone
John Stockton
Chris Mullin
Charles Barkley
Magic Johnson

Christian Laettner!:P

pretty weak imo

:E

Christian who.........I was just reinforcing my point by leaving him out, though he was only a college player at that time.

Ah yeah. I just meant more that he would've been peaking around that time after a few years in the league.

And in regards to the whole diluted thing, compared to when there were less teams and every team could have All-Stars running 3-4 deep back in the day, it was diluted. The 90s were the era of expansion teams. Draft picks and star players get spread around a lot more therefore the talent gets thinned out among the teams.

Re: the Dream Team post...I'm not saying the players were shit...far from it, most of the NBA's top 50 of all-time came from that era, but it was uncommon to have more 1-2 stars on a team compared to the 80s and 50s/60s. And who were those 1-2 stars surrounded by? Absolute crap most of the time. Guys who will never be remembered for anything.

In the 80s where they still had those stacked veteran teams it's no surprise that the most stacked of those (Lakers, Celtics, Philly) won most of the championships around that time.



Sure Jordan and the Bulls dominated but who could compare in the East...perhaps the Knicks and Pacers (Cavs or Hawks at a stretch) but the rest of the teams were terrible!

lol fair enough. He was actually a much better player than people give him credit for. Had a few seasons averaging 18 and 9

that doesnt suck

watched the boston/heat game last night...

 Would not be at all surprised if Wade bails this summer. If they don't get him some help he will go. I mean without him they needed double OT to beat the Nets (!!) in the last game of the season.

 But in saying that I hope the Heat land Bosh.

he's come out and said yesterday it would take a lot for him to leave but yer, he needs help in a major way. With no Wade, they're worse than us. I'd be surprised if they didn't land someone though, especially when Pat Riley is calling the shots


the Thunder - man they need a big man bad

True.

The fact that Gasol and Bynum have been raping the likes of Nick Collison (hopeless, and he's the starting C I believe!) and Krstic (washed up) in these playoffs and the Lakers are still only winning by a few points is pretty significant.

man Durant shut down kobe today

good to see

I'm not sure if I've mentioned it in here(hmm maybe once or twice perhaps) but man i hate that guy

a lock for the number 1 pick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk97TCxsPxg

man, not many point guards have the physical tools this kid has. Has the potential to be an absolute beast

Fuck...

lol yup. Really does have the potential to be one of the greats

Provided we dont land picks 1 or 2, i think this is the kid I want. Now, these are just high school highlights(has since played 1 year of college), but the athleticism for 6'9 is ridiculous . Apparently he can reach 9'1, standing lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99Od-U5IF4s


hows the behind the back dunk at the one minute mark!

Lol jesus, him and Randolph on the same team with Curry feeding them could be fkn scary.

yer spot on. And that's the thing. In his one college game he only averaged 12 points, 8 boards and an impressive near 3 blocks. But the guards on his team, were terrible so they never got him any good looks. If we can pair him with Steph, he's going to get more easy points than he ever imagined.

As you can see from that vid, pretty much all you need to do is through it near the ring and the cunt will go get it lol

If you reckon he will go with the 3rd pick, who's the other guy going before him?

nah he'll be 4th or 5th

the 2nd pick will be evan turner

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MVpwqiAx4o

as stupid as it sound, he can just flat out play. He's very much like Brandon Roy. And tough! Broke his back and came back 2 weeks later lol

In a perfect world, he's the dude I want. I just dont think we'll move up to get him. He'll be gone by the time we pick. He'dbe PERFECT next to Steph though. Real clutch player too. Hit some massive game winners for OS

i thought collison played alright in last nights game.  iwouldnt exactly say hes hopeless. westbrook and durant are fantastic tho.

Spurs beat the mavs 94-90 to take a 2-1 lead.
What a game tough as, They were getting rough with Dirk.

Tony Parker come though with 3 big shots in the final minutes.
Big time plays.

It aint easy being a Thuggets fan right about now.

True. It's just his averages are terrible.

Go Thunder, first round exit for the Lakers bring it!

i dont really have a team atm due to not being able to watch nba regularly for years. finally got to watch a few games this season thanks to one hd. contemplating following the thunder... its a young and exciting team who are usually good to watch. i just had a new start in the nba and so did they... :E seems to make sense... dont really wanna jump on the kobe/le bron bandwagons...

:hehe:

If I were picking a side now, it'd def be the thunder. Young exciting team with my fave player not named Steph curry

tho the uniforms are a bit meh

 Not formal enough?

i dont mind them. the blue ones almost remind me of the old hornets ones, the white ones are aii too...

Agree. I don't mind the colours that much but their lack of a nice solid logo/identifiable 'theme' is the problem. That simple OKC shield thing doesn't give the fans anything significant IMO. Real boring.

They should have something like Port Power (shudder) involving lightning, storm clouds etc.

Big ups to them though, taking it to the Lakers! :slayer:

PS. I loved Khem's careful use of spoiler tags below followed by Refuse posting the result anyway haha. :teefthumbs:

most teams just have the name of the city/team on them

(http://www.nba.com/media/history/jordan_bulls_red.jpg)
(http://www.nba.com/media/bucks/RoadUniNoel_200_258.jpg)
(http://www.sportsbettingindex.net/sports_betting_tips/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/detroit-pistons-rasheed-wallace.jpg)

the okc ones are pretty standard imo

i dont mind the phoenix ones, and they just have phx on them

(http://21nfl.com/image/NBA%20Jerseys/Phoenix%20Suns/Grant%20Hill%20%2333%20NBA%20Phoenix%20Suns%20Alternate%20Replica%20Jersey.jpg)

lol sorry guys was it getting replayed on ONE HD? I've been watching all my games online.

Spurs just took a 3-1 series lead now we head to Dallas for games 5 & 6.
Hill 5/6 from 3 point land finished with game high 29.

haha yeah one hd has the game live in the morning and replayed at night...

:hehe:

(http://www.nbajs.com/images/Oklahoma%20City%20Thunder/adidas%20Oklahoma%20City%20Thunder%20Kevin%20Durant%20Swingman%20Home%20Jersey.jpg)



something about it just doesn't do it for me. Doesn't have that "classic" feel i dig, like say the Celts, Bulls and dare i say it, Lakers

Yeah I know the unis do but the actual teams usually have some kind of theme logo around all that too, eg. an animal or some such where the Thunder don't really have that angle, well at least don't play it up much via the logo etc.

They should have a zombie IMO. :E

(And before you bring up the Lakers etc. they have history behind them so that's enough... :lol:)

And the Jazz really need to either swap team names with the Hornets or get a new one cos it seriously doesn't work out there in the desert haha. How much cooler did the New Orleans Jazz sound?

Man - Lebrons numbers this series are ridiculous. This is off the top of my head(watching sports centre yesterday) so may be a little off but it was something like 38 points 11 boards and 9 assists a game. That's crazy

having someone bag a triple double most games has to be soo handy.

One man wrecking crew hope for the cavs sake he keeps it up.
Surely when they hit some better competition he will be held at least every other game (by held I mean 20 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds)
He’s hitting at .503 FG% not too shabby.

After Bron they drop off with heavy lifters, the rest can play a supporting role but not many guys can get 25 points regularly.
Motown’s good off and on, Jamison can be held.

a few changes to the nbl rules for the 10/11 season

 FUCKING YES :slayer:

 I have said that a few times! Now they just need to ban zone defense

yup, should definitely open things up and let the game flow a bit more...

can play em in the NBA tho;)

As Quaz said. They banned it a few years ago but then brought it back. Not many teams use it though apparently.

Not sure if it's in the NBL or not but the relaxing on the no hand checking rule a few years ago was what really opened up the NBA game to big dunks and spectacular drives, it lets guards slash into the basket more because trying to stop them like the old days (Jordan rules lol) results in a foul.

lakers vs okc on one right now AND ON THE REPLAY TONIGHT WHICH I WILL BE WATCHING SO PLEASE BE USING THE SPOILER TAGS TODAY


:teefthumbs:

lol......but the warnings in the thread title

Refuse: Member most likely to be banned before 10pm tonight. :lol:

just saw the last couple of minutes of the game in the TV at work




that is all

Spurs threw the towel in at half time in game 5, nothing was going to stop the Mavs at home.
Plus at 3-1 down it was bound to happen.
Game 6 at AT&T so fingers crossed we close this series out, but I know the Mavs aren’t done yet.

Doesn't look like it is that game says Bulls v Cavs in online TV guide.
Hope its wrong, cos I didn't check the score either hoping to watch it tonight.

im watching now and its lakers vs okc

Celtics and Lebrons got through yesterday


Fkn Lakers

Yeah I watched it too, bloody TV guide never right.

Alright so Magic are through(woo hoo)
who do they play next?

Odds are on the Bucks (3-2 up, won 3 in a row...then again, perhaps a collapse is due) but the series ain't over yet...


How's this for a retarded comment from Dwight Howard though (he got fined for it too):


It's because you're a big, dominant centre! Big men have been in foul trouble for years, Shaq for example. Nothing to do with anyone targeting you unfairly! Ego much? :lol:

(I still think he's a great player regardless...)

lol plus he's in the paint pushing hard trying to block everything geez do you really wonder why you get so many fouls.
I reckon if you sat out at the 3 you wouldn't clock up as many.....well maybe he would.

ease up! Howard is a defensive machine!

exactly

+1

It's like an aggressive PG complaining about getting reaching in fouls. It comes with the territory lol.

Not to mention when you have a reputation for being aggressive/fouling out like he does everyone's going to drive at you and force you to commit them.


In related news did you know Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out in his NBA career? He zealously tried to protect that record even to the extent of causing his team to lose crucial games by going all soft in the crunch once he got 4-5 fouls lol.

Selfish no? Worrying about a useless record versus helping your team win a title. Hmmm.

Yes yes he is, no one would question that

guessing todays match on one will be either

Dallas Mavericks vs San Antonio Spurs
Phoenix Suns vs Portland Trail Blazers

Says Phoenix Suns vs Portland Trail Blazers on my online TV guide but we all know how right that was wednesday

It got it right today. Pretty good game so far, but that's all I'll say. :lol:

So Lakers vs. OKC...

Speaking of Christian Laettner as mentioned a few pages ago.

Don't forgot he won the NCAA title for Duke with this shot.

Probably the highlight of his career lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY-iq58_oz4

was an NBA all star......



interesting stat - Lebron is averaging less than 2 fould per game in the play offs so far. Lol, gotta love the NBA's star officiating

has kobe switched teams?

http://twitpic.com/1ki8jh
http://twitpic.com/1kibvv

just when i think i can't hate him anymore, he continues to prove me wrong. Way to go Kobe. Fuckwit

:lol:

Dude thinks he's Puffy or something.

He did get chucked out though (twice maybe).

Greatest player ever still.

......is Michael Jordan

1992 Dream team surely.

College championship with Duke or winning Olympic Gold with Jordan, Bird, Johson etc... etc... hmmmm :lol:

actually playing a game and making a winning shot or bench warming for some of the greatest players ever with 2 mins of court time per game

:E

As Quaz said, no question it's Jordan.

Even in his own era Bill Russell was better.

Chapter 2 of Bill Simmon's Book Of Basketball absolutely crushes that argument, even though he is a Celtics fan which you'd expect some bias from, the facts he presents don't lie.

Wilt was a selfish asshole who cared more about his own stats than the team winning. Russell had 11 rings in the same era as Wilt got 2 (and the last one only on a stacked Lakers team with West, Baylor, Goodrich, Riley, etc.) by making his teammates better.

There's a reason why Russell was a career guy with one team and Wilt got shuffled around a few different teams and caused numerous coaches to get fired.

Not to mention the fact that Russell's last 2 championships were when he was player AND coach. How's that for legendary?



Oh that little thing? :E

Anyone caught the 3rd Qtr score of the Hawks Magic game.
I won't comment cos it might be on ONE HD today.

Looks as though One are showing a single game this week. :| :nup:

yup, friday game only... laaaaaaaaaaaaaaame!

Thumbs down ONE thats pathetic even in regular season but its playoff time ffs.

Final score Hawks 71 Magic 114 crap, the Magic are looking the business this season.

to be fair it might be out of their hands... foxtel may have an agreement with whoever is broadcasting the game in the states today, not one...

I don't think it's that the Magic are the business rather than the fact the Hawks are pretty average.

They got pushed to 7 games by a Bucks team missing their starting centre (Bogut) and best guard (Redd) ffs!

2 years ago maybe. He's a shadow of his former slef now.

ESPN have them ranked top and have been there for ages

magic have had a great season! they only finished two games behind the cavs and everyone seems to have alot of appeal for them.
Magic is the shiz!

Yeah, I'm definitely not denying they're one of the league's best this season but I'm just saying there's no way they would have blown out any other team left in these playoffs like that. The Hawks have definitely been underperforming.

PS. I'll have to check that ESPN ranking, surely that's not true! The Cavs would have to have top spot. It's probably Hollinger's wanky PER rating or something.

Edit: Ah, if you're talking about NBA.com's Power rankings...you'll noticed they only grabbed top spot in the last week. Cavs had it for 10 out of 24 weeks!

Based on many factors but point differential must be an important factor cos the Spurs are second and have been for about 5-6 weeks and their point differential is very good.

I don't think the Cavs will make the final, if bron is some what held the magic will beat them.
The magic have a better spread of players that can step up.

I think the Magic are clearly top dog in the East, but hey that's just my opinion time will tell.

I hope your right!
be some good games between the cavs and magic(again hopefully) though.

lol how are they "clearly top dog" when the Cavs finished above them?

Well the Lakers finished top in the west and were clearly not top dog come end of the season.

ok well maybe not clearly as only 2 wins split them but when you look at the last 10 games Cavs 4-6 Magic 9-1.

we went 6-4 in our last so clearly we're better than the Cavs then

;)

This may have been true last year (when the Magic did beat them in the Eastern Finals) but not this year.

The Cavs have solidified completely compared to the team they had last year, Shaq and Jamison give them a lot more offensively and defensively. One of the reasons they lost last playoffs was having no one to bang with Howard in the paint, Shaq is still one of the best at this in the game.

The Magic have lost one of their key outside threats who helped to spread the defence away from their post threats (Turkoglu) and they've added Vince Carter, who is notorious for being one of the softest, overrated players in the last few decades.

He can dominate offensively when he wants to but he's not consistent, with age a lot of his explosiveness has gone too...

jordan is thinking of renaming the bobcats

Good! :yup:

Even the "Michael Jordans" would be better than the Bobcats.

the Charlotte Air

 This would be awesome.

Yes. But so egotistical.

(Though, it is Jordan after all...) :lol:

+1


Those who speak ill of Jordan are looking to get stabbed from my experience. No matter how true it may be. :lol:

lol there's been no bigger ego in the game than MJ, but he's Michael Fuckin Jordan, so fair enough really

If you got skills like Jordan and can still fit your head through some double doors, you're doing alright.

shaq is by far one of the best at this!  I wish he still played for magic, hell he was one of the reasons I followed them and sad Turks out but carter aint doin bad yo! He scores!

I hope Refuse is on the money!!!

Shaq isn't doing a lot from stats I've seen.
Plus he's getting on and is only able to put up 20 minutes a game
Last win 20 mins 4rb 11pts
last game19 mins 4 rb 1 ast 9pts

But he is a target and does take the big man, and is capable of putting up a big game in the playoffs, maybe not '99 shaq big game though.

He's definitely not the same as he was. He's 38! Cut him some slack!

He's an absolute mountain though, which is what makes him effective. An immoveable object. If you saw any highlights from Game 1? maybe 2, Cavs vs. Celts, when he creamed Rondo on a layup you'll see how effective he can be without giving away a foul!

the biggest thing Shaq brings is that defenses still have to double team him low. Means somewhere, someone is open

apprently our new logo and uniforms

(http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww219/Jed_York/NewWarriors3.png)


(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h296/THEc0nr4d/new-NBA-2010-11.png)


I'm feelin em both. So much better than the crap we have now

ok nm. Logo is real, uniforms have been proved to be fake lol

I like the logo.

Found a hat for you btw.

(http://www.undergroundhiphop.com/store/covers/HLLAPG712HT.jpg)

yer thats dope. they're releasing once soon thats RUN TMC but as the run dmc logo - will be all over that

Hahaha that is too awesome.

awesome to see Bogurt named All NBA Third Team

Charlotte Gamblors, Charlotte Blackjacks or Charlotte Texas Hold 'ems.

Yeah on closer inspection they definitely have the air of chop around them, blurry lettering, off angles etc.

They look sick though!

ha, the Charlotte Punt

Well Vinsanity proved all my trash talking earlier wrong in that game at least haha.

I can't see it lasting though...

As I said before the Hawks have been woeful these playoffs I wouldn't be surprised if they're swept either...

thought hawks were gonna take it for a while there

What when Howard was resting with 2 fouls or when he was getting his blood nose sorted out.
Teams always play in cycles (going on runs) Magic were in control.
Much like the Spurs Sun,s we've been in the games at times and the win was there we'll that's what all the Spurs fans thought fact is Suns were in control the entire time.

for the first half to three quarters it was edge of the seat time,  Atalanta were getting heaps of boards and doing a reasonable job double teaming howard.
pretty enjoyable game


cavs are one a piece with boston I think too


sorry but suns look good dude!

Cav 2-1 up

Suns do look good.
Just finished watching the game something like a 30odd point turn around to win by 14 or something.
Their bench is really playing well, and they are awesome behind the 3point line.

I see the spurs winning the next game at home and then the suns closing it out at home in game 5.

would be the first time Nash has ever beaten the Spurs in a series (in 6 goes i think)

They've knocked out loaded Phoenix squads 3 out of the last 5 years or something. It was always the team they couldn't get past.

Get out the brooms this time I reckon...

Just "watched" (I guess monitored may be more accurate) the last few minutes of the Jazz v Lakers on EPSN's Gamecast.

That one would've hurt...3 offensive boards in the last few seconds in a 1 point game and they couldn't get anything to drop!

I'm watching Suns vs. Spurs...

Check out the shiner on Nash! And he's still hitting shots while one-eyed...

(http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:75Al7g7v60Qu1M:http://boinc.berkeley.edu/w/images/thumb/2/2c/Broom_icon.svg/400px-Broom_icon.svg.png)

Suns cleaned that shit up good.

wow don't reckon anyone saw that coming



10 days to the lottery......

Can't quite believe that.

cleveland and boston two a piece now but Orlando is shinning!

Yeah same, I wasn't convinced we could actually beat them in best of 7 but thought at least we'd take 1 win.
I thought Dallas would have been tougher than the Suns but.

Hope the Suns take it all the way, funny looking back at trade deadline & that Stoudemire could have nearly went and now they are looking at a big chance to get a ring.

Gotta give Nash some major credit here, like you say one eye and still carving it up.
He seems to have some fire going on.

Sorry for the 3rd post but I assume you all caught Rondo's stats.
29pt 18rb 13ast
Some crazy passing check the highlights.

fkn hell. Thats a Magic Johnson type stat line

How does a 6"1 PG grab 18 rebounds lol.


And Magic had like 8 inches and 40kg on Rondo too. Insane!

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

 One of the best passes I have seen I reckon. Considering Steam Train LeBron was bearing down and he made hims look silly.

He's second all-time behind Bird (10) for Celtics playoff triple doubles now with 4. Pretty impressive considering their history and his minimal time in the league...

he's really become a great pg - top 4-5 in the league

 Kevin Durant tweeted yesterday that he is the best PG in the NBA now.

yer nah, disagree. This year, that's Deron Williams


No disrespect to Rondo at all, great player. But i reckon i could get 10 assists myself playing with Garnet, Pierce and Ray Ray lol

Sweep, sweep, sweep. Sweeps all around.

Surely this is some kind of playoffs record or close to, I haven't recalled so many sweeps in a single round in the last few years anyway...

Bad news for the Cavs or Celtics...they're got at least 2 more to play, all their opposition/potential opposition are going to be nicely rested.

Those extra games may tell by the time the Finals come round or even as soon as the Conference Finals...

game 5 of cavs/celts on one this morning/replay tonight

 Looking forward to that one.

 There has been a bit of talk of LeBron guarding Rondo (from the media). LeBron said he would be up for it.

 Rondo's response ' If we are getting easy looks in transition it doesn't matter who is guarding me'

 :lol:

lol love it

like Chris Yarran's interview after the St Kilda game (clearly his first ever interview)

"We knew St kilda's defense was slow, so wanted to use our pace"

and of the 3 of you(the indiginous boys), who's the fastest?

"Oh, me easily - yer, i got em covered"

hahaha

Jeebus!

PS. Why are we using the spoilers anyway? The game's over right? If you plan on watching a replay then stay out of the thread I reckon!

replay is tonight so no spoilers til after that :P

agreed - if in don't wanna see a score, im not coming into a fkn basketball thread

 I think they were more booing the team but POOR FUCKING FORM. They needed a lift and they booed them. Once you have booed you have lost the right to support a team IMO.

 I reckon I would get in a fight if a Port supporter started booing near me. Actually I would probably just give them the frowning of a lifetime but still.

 :lol:

Quaz, note I said "kind of understandable" as in there's no way in hell I personally agree with doing that and think it's pretty damn ungrateful and stupid of their fans to do it. You have to admit certain elements would feel really cheesed off by a 15 point on 3-12 shots stat line from someone of that quality in such a crucial game. If they lose it will go down as one of the biggest no-shows in NBA history. The greats need to step up when it's on the line!

Serves 'em right though, if he pisses off to NY or something. I had to laugh at the article on ESPN about Spike Lee getting all hyped and going for the Celtics to help push LBJ to NY! :lol:

It's here: http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nba/columns/story?columnist=oconnor_ian&id=5178885 (http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nba/columns/story?columnist=oconnor_ian&id=5178885)

Also interesting vid here about LBJ in Game 5:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d-Mnfz6iB0

he's not saying much, but apparently he's got a torn ligament in his elbow that would normally keep him out for 8-12 weeks. He can only get a shot in it every 10 days though

 He is definitely not right. I kinda feel for him tbh. What a poor time to get injured- this was their (his) year.

:rofl: :clap:

lmao of the poor little Cavs kid

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/vato_loco/2yyqbnc.gif)

 :rofl:

 That is awesome.

 How keen is he!

Look at the daggers he's giving Pierce on the first pass and then he seems to transform on the way back to a giddy Celtics fan lol.

Shut down! :lol:

 :lol:

Its not on One HD today anyway.

Cav's have nothing if Bron doesn't step up or is held, unfortunately for them he was held down by an injury.
But like I said Magic are playing like a better team than the Cavs at end of season and would have dealt them out better than the Celtics did.
I agree Quazza no more Cavs, He will be a Bull or NY Knicks next season well they appear to be the front runners.

My money is on Suns Magic Final.

Finally remembered to turn my computer on to tape the game (or reply) and it was shown at 5:30am this morning.

Yeah right, already cut us back to 1 game a week now showing them at 530.

.......the game only finished at lunch time adelaide time, where are you at Del or was that a replay of game 5?

Lebron at the Bulls would be so fitting. Wonder if they'd let him wear the 23 jersey.

In Adelaide - yea might have just been highlights of Game 5.

Are they picking up the number of games for the conference finals?

wouldn't be an issue - he's changing numbers next year anyway out of respect for MJ

imagine Lebron paired with Rose? Youch

It's been retired so I'd say no (even though LBJ is and will be a great player it would be an insult if they unretired for him IMO).

LBJ shot 8 for 21 so another poor shooting performance, even if he did get a trip/dub.

It was funny reading how the C's fans were chanting "New York Knicks!" at James when he took free throws, I think that's something Bill Simmons suggested lol.

This was interesting too:


Bye bye?

Ah right, good on him. Lebron and Rose together would just be amazing. Can already see some of the ridiculous plays in my head.

i just think, with his aim to become a billion dollar athlete/businessman, NY is the place for him.

He'd be the biggest thing to happen in NY for years - would make an absolute fortune sponsor wise

If either team could pull Bosh and Bron that would be crazy they’d work really well together.
Probably wouldn’t work with the Bulls cos Rose but NYKs is a possibility.

Even Bosh and Wade, Bosh is a much better fit with those guys than Bron/Wade together.

Yea, thought that too.

Here's the web page

http://sendlebrontochicago.com/

woo hoo! so glad celtics beat cavs

Three GMs Expect LeBron To End Up In Chicago


Three GMs checked in with Chad Ford of ESPN following Cleveland's elimination from the playoffs and said that based on the information they have, they believe LeBron James will leave the Cavs.

All three of them said they believe the destination will be the Chicago Bulls. Two said they believe that John Calipari will be the new head coach of the Bulls.

One GM went a bit further in a phone call a few minutes later. "I think the Bulls are really going to go for it. Look for them to offer the Cavs Luol Deng in a sign-and-trade for LeBron. That will allow them to retain most of their cap space. Then they'll go after Dwyane Wade or Chris Bosh as well

Read more: http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/66569/20100514/three_gms_expect_lebron_to_end_up_in_chicago/#ixzz0ntwJBhKE

Bosh and Bron bring it

You think that sounds big...check this one out from ESPN's Daily Dime! :jawdrop:


James, Wade & Bosh/Stoudemire/Boozer? Sweet jesus.

 :splooge:

I just don't see that happening for some reason


and lol at Pat Riley maybe coaching again.

"Now i aint see he's a gold digger....."

He's the general manager...unless you've heard somewhere he's thinking about a comeback? :roll:

(Classiest coach ever though!)

yer I know he is-being heavily reported that if he re signs Wade and another star, he'll make himself coach.

Ah OK, it would be interesting, he certainly has the record to back it up.

But what a great message to send to the current team; "OK you're not good enough for me but if we can get some better players I'll come and grace you with my presence."

 :lol:

 He took over from Stan Van Gundy a few years ago and they won the title the next year :lol:

 Doesn't mind it.

 I hope he comes back so I can admire his slicked back hair.

Don't forget the Armani suits... ;)

A couple of interesting articles on ESPN today:

Agree with this:



This one was amusing:


Love that last line. Dirty Lakers!  :lol:

 Woah Big win from the Celtics in Game 1 over the Magic in Orlando.

 Yes that's right no spoiler. There's already one in the thread title

exactly!

lottery on Wednesday! (man im fkn sick of looking forward to it every year lol)

 :lol:

Who said the Magic can't be beaten!? :slayer:

Howard got smothered. Carter has been turning back the clock lately though hasn't he?

And the Celts? Well, they had 22-5 run in the 2nd quarter, jeebus! It should've been a bigger win than it was. Shades of just holding off the Laker a couple of years ago in the Finals when they had that big lead (Game 4 was it?).

(Though I'm a little annoyed...it's 8am here and I was hoping to get up and watch it either streaming or if ESPN is showing it...it must've been an earlier game than I expected. :()

 Yeah I turned on Fox to set it up to tape and the 4th quarter was starting, that was at 7.00am here. Started at 5am.

That's the earliest I can ever remember seeing a game on ESPN.

Yeah spewing, I'm used to them starting at around 9ish here, I think I'll check/work out the correct time for the next game lol! Serves me right for assuming... :lol:

Can't imagine they'd be able to afford much talent to come off the bench. But I guess with a starting 5 like that, who cares? :lol:

Wow Celtics stepping up at the right time who seen this coming.
22% from 3 point line for Magic that won’t happen often I wouldn’t think.
2nd Best 3 point team in the league, if Celtics can keep them below 30% they’ll have a chance.

Delonte West Sleeping with LeBron's Mom - Reason for Breakdown

From Terez Owens:

In what is truly a disturbing story, comes exclusive Terez Owens news that LeBron’s teammate Delonte West is sleeping with LeBron’s Mother Gloria James..Yes, this is the purported story coming from my source in Cleveland..My source explains the following:

”My uncle is the general contractor at the Q and has been for the last 7 years. He’s good friends with a lot of guys at the Q, including some of the bigger boys in the organization and knows Dan Gilbert personally.My uncle has been told that Delonte has been banging Gloria James (Lebron’s Mom) for some time now. Somehow Lebron found out before game four and it destroyed their chemistry and divided the team. I am not making this up, I wish it wasn’t true but it happened. .”

With Delonte West’s checkered past, LeBron can be none too pleased with his teammate and good friend hanging with his Mother… The Cavs definitely looked like a different squad from game 4 on..especially LeBron…coincidence, or did this really just happen? Maybe this is the reason LeBron’s leaving Cleveland..-TO


Crazy, I know. But Terez Owens is a pal of mine and I know has connections. He has no reason to make this up and it could be the reason for LeBron James' play in games 4, 5 & 6. Terez is also the man who broke the story of Reggie Bush & Kim Kardashian's 1st breakup; only he broke it over a week before the mainstream media ran with it.

We're going to have Terez Owens on tonight at 6:15pm Eastern. Listen in on 88.1FM in Long Island and on WCWPSports.com. Make sure you check it out. We'll post the interview later.

 :lol:

wow... :lol:

 
 :rofl:

 

HOLY SHIT! :rofl:

West is a fkn not job lol


don't forget this is the same dude who got pulled over for speeding and was found to have 3 guns hidden in guitar cases  :lol:

 That is Wayne Carey times a BILLION :lol:

 NBA Rule # 1 - You don't bone LeBrons Mum

 wtf!!!!!

just imagine the amount of 'yo momma' trash talk he is gonna cop next season...

:lol:

she's not too flash either lol

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_71IfWZjTEr4/SrDVoxQBS6I/AAAAAAAAB1o/TcwezPr-q74/s400/Gloria.jpg)

That's not all 5 of them man. My use of the slash indicated that it would be LeBron, Wade plus one out of the other 3 (Bosh OR Stoudemire OR Boozer). :yup:


And lol at that West story...if it's true that's pretty weird!

If I remember correctly, he was riding a motorbike as well. Wasn't he hunting vampires or something? :lol:

OK to avoid missing the Lakers vs. Suns game I have looked up the time.

It should be 10:30-13:30 tomorrow, Adelaide time.

8:00-11:00 Bangkok time.

lol better - was one of those 4 wheeled type bikes lol

Ouch Suns!

Nash got held and Kobe exploded.

I hope they can bounce back for game 2...

(In related news, I "watched" it on Gamecast again, I have an ESPN channel here which was showing a fricking Yankees game live (priorities please!) and the net was too slow for the few streams that were working...spewing!)

:lol:

If the story with Bron's mum is true, it would not surprise me in the slightest. The guy just seems batshit insane. Even more so than Latrell.

LeBron's Lawyer: Mom Not Scoring with Teammate

LeBron James' attorney has fired off a cease and desist email -- finally denying the fast-spreading, and disturbing rumor of a sex scandal involving LeBron's mom and his teammate Delonte West.

TMZ obtained a copy of the email sent to terezowens.com -- the sports blog that first reported on Friday that LeBron's mother Gloria was allegedly sleeping with Delonte.  In the email, Frederick Nance -- attorney for LeBron and Gloria -- says the report is "categorically false and per se defamatory."   Nance adds, "No thinking person could possibly believe such rubbish."

The report -- which also spread as a viral email -- was supposed to explain the Cleveland Cavaliers' playoff loss to the Boston Celtics with this theory: LeBron finds out about Delonte and his mom before game 4 ... Cavs go on to lose games 4, 5, and 6.

The guys at terezowens tell us, "We think it's a little fishy that they waited almost 4 days to fire this off."  They say they stand by their source, and they're consulting with their lawyers.  The story is still up on their site ... for now.

Kobe dominated. Hope the suns put him back in his box!

FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK!!!!!

Warriors Dropped to 6th in the fkn draft!!!


kill me

Imagine if the AFL had a lottery system.

the AFL's system works just fine:)


but fuck me, look through the last however many pages of this thread - I've been saying non stop we need to hold our spot at the very least due to it being a shitty draft, so what do we manage to do?

drop fkn 2 spots


I should be used to this by now

 Yeah that happens all the time to Kobe :lol:

 And Quazz :hugs:

 There's room on the Lakers/Suns/Heat wagon. I would love to have you.

would soon rather ream myself with a hot rusted aids iron

well, I guess now we'll be looking at a guy like Greg Monroe  or that big Euro kid. With a bit of luck, Cousins mental issues scare teams off lol

found this on Lebron very interesting


Forbes: LeBron Could Buy Ownership In Knicks


The National Editor of Forbes predicts that LeBron James will join the Knicks, with one of the major financial drivers being James' ability to buy shares in the publicly-traded New York franchise.

The Knicks cannot compensate James with shares in the organization, Madison Square Garden, but James would be able to invest his personal wealth to acquire the public stocks. The theory is that these stocks would dramatically increase in value with James playing for the Knicks.

"Now I am telling you next season LeBron will be playing for the New York Knicks because this January they became the only franchise that can use their stock as currency," writes Ozanian.

"This would allow James to in essence work for himself and capture the upside in revenue from higher ratings on the MSG RSN, a soon-to-be renovated Madison Square Garden and much higher profits he will bring to these platforms," he explains.

In his position at Forbes, Ozanian specializes in corporate earnings, economics and sports team valuations.

I'd do it if I were him. The Knicks have been shit for far too long and being Lebron James in NYC would be all kinds of awesome.

would almost be inside trading lol

If down the line, he sold all of his stock a few weeks before it was announced that he was being traded elsewhere, questions may be asked. :lol:

or bought a ton of stock, THEN signed ;)

 You just dropped an ethics bombshell right there :lol:

 In other news, that's a wrap for Orlando! I have called it.

lol they've just lost the first 2 games of a series, at home

massive call mate

 :lol:

Go Celts!

Peaking at the right time. I'd love to see at least one more championship for those guys. Garnett in particular really deserves it after being saddled with shit in a hole like Minnesota for years. :lol:

the irony of the Warriors falling to 6th in the draft, is that the team they tied with(Washington) and beat in the coin toss to split the 2, ended up winning the fkn thing, and will pick 1st



gotta fucking love it

Are you sure there's not a voodoo curse on your team? :lol:

On my Dubs forum, dude was doing a break down on the best, and worst, #6 draft picks. Love the one on Yi Jianlian


after all the hype about being more culturally westernized for liking hiphop and driving a shiny SUV, Yi Jianlian was supposed to be the answer for the belief that international players were soft and lacked attitude.  In reality Yi has been China's worst import, far exceeding the toys with the chemicals that can make kids sick.  Lightening quick flashes of brilliances amidst huge puddles of suck, Yi makes Wang Zhizhi seem like an all-star.

 :lol:

:lol:

MJ Sees LeBron Going To Bulls

Playing golf near Chicago, Michael Jordan was asked where he thinks LeBron James will sign this summer.

"Chicago," Jordan said.

Jay Mariotti recounts a conversation he had with Jordan after one of LeBron's first visits to the United Center in Chicago. Mariotti asked Jordan if LeBron could ever match Jordan's legacy.

"What do you think?" Jordan responded.


haha, fk i love MJ

Ahh MJ haha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqlBUj9bFC4

Gotta love what he says in regards to Kobe. :lol:

haha

"In my prime? It's not even a contest"

Rips a huge dunk for a 45 year old at the end too. :lol:

lol ridiculous. Could prolly still play in the league too

would still make all defensive 1st team no doubt.

Luck isn't the Warriors strong point.

Philly, who won their coin toss with the Pistons, ended up getting second pick.

the only strong point we have, is our fans. That's it


meanwhile, bidding has started on the Wariors. 13 or so bidders so far, one including a team lead by magic Johnson!

Most importantly, one bidder going by the name of Larry Ellison

hope your wrong
 I was hoping for a suns magic final but thats looking extremely doubtful

That's awesome. He just doesn't miss!

He's so hyper-competitive I bet he was loving owning those kids too haha.

There's some awesome stories about Jordan in Bill Simmon's book (including a memorable account Simmon's witnessing Jordan and Oakley hanging out with the boys playing poker).

This one was a good one for capturing the rep and aura the man had. Sorry about the length but I couldn't think of a way to condense it without losing any of the detail. (I had to type this out from the book too!)

man I'll never forget the finals series against the Sonics, when Payton started talking shit to him.

That was the end of that series

Yeah and Payton was regarded as one of the greatest trash talkers ever too!


All this talk of MJ got me firing up my DVD of Game 6 of the 98 Finals today. I had to laugh when as the Bulls won the championship and they're following the players around celebrating, Steve Kerr hugs Mike and you can clearly hear him say on the microphone "fucking unbelievable". :lol:

Mark Cuban got into shit yesterday by violating an NBA law that prohibits other owners etc. from talking about potential free agent moves in mentioning he was interested in acquiring LeBron if he doesn't re-sign with the Cavs.

This is another tantalising possibility. Kidd feeding LeBron with Dirk spacing the floor raining 3s plus Marion, Butler and Terry as other options. Things would be pretty nice in Dallas that's for sure.

I really don't know how they could fit it all in financially though...surely they have no capspace with the roster they have at the moment!

Man the trade moves this offseason are gonna be so interesting!

would have to be a sign and trade

 LeBron has basically been linked with every team in the NBA though :lol:

 

except us of course lol

no one's coming to that ship wreck

Maybe Bron will buy the team, then he can really work for himself rather than only partly like at NYK.

Yeah they mentioned that. Obviously one or more of the high priced stars would have to go to make room.

The Magic are a shell of themselves at the moment getting done by 30 odd points with 5 left in the game.
That will make the series 3-0 and I doubt any team has come back from that on conference finals to win.
Celtics are looking awesome. Celtics vs Lakers final would be pretty cool for the old school fans as long as the Lakers don't win I say.

 :banghead: :dunno: :joint: :smashed: :sleep:

Cletics v Lakers = fkn yawn

Come on!

There's no other rivalry in the league with the same level of passion (and history). Both of them step it up a notch when they play each other.

The 08 Finals were a blip in some respects surely, but both teams have slightly different makeups and mentalities this year and I can see it going to a nailbiting 7 games.

personally, sick of the same teams fkn wininng over and over and over and over. Look at the spread of championships - it resembles the Premier league

and let's not forget my feelings towards the lakers lol. Best thing to come out of LA was Magic, and even he's got the AIDS

Lakeshow v Celtics have met 11 times in the final since 1959.
Lakers have only limited success against the Celtics, hope that trend continues.

1959    Boston Celtics    4–0
1962    Boston Celtics    4–3
1963    Boston Celtics    4–2
1965    Boston Celtics    4–1
1966    Boston Celtics    4–3
1968    Boston Celtics    4–2
1969    Boston Celtics    4–3
1984    Boston Celtics    4–3
1985    Los Angeles Lakers    4–2
1987    Los Angeles Lakers    4–2
2008    Boston Celtics    4–2

fkn i agree quazz, would be better for the league if the suns or magic won it.

I tend to agree however the NBA is not as bad as most of the major soccer leagues IMO (La Liga is a joke it's either Real or Barca every year, at least the EPL has 4-6 contenders most of the time haha).

Look at the last decade there's been 5 different champs, that's not too bad, and even the multiple winners usually weren't champions consecutively (bar the early millenium Lakers).

It's a sad fact of a lot of sporting leagues though really, the A-League is pretty shocking for it too. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.



 :lol:

100% agree there, Lakers are scum.

Mike Brown just got fired as Cavs coach (not that surprising really).

I liked this bit on ESPN:


That had NOTHING to do with the coach lol. I think even Isiah Thomas could've done that with LeBron.

agreed - he's garbage. Lebron should be entitled to half his pension

Gald I remembered to tape yesterday's game, was great - Stoudemire was owning it and ol' crazy-eyes Lopez was pretty handy too.

 :lol:

 He has officially taken that title from Kurt Thomas!

 STAT was incredible in that game. Unstoppable.

Fuck Stoudamire

Such anger.

seriously, dude's a dick. Some of the shit he's said this year is just moronic.


Lets see how he goes next year not playing with nash

They needed overtime though, so you're right I can't see them coming all the way back.

big lols

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/vato_loco/BIGBABYLIP.gif)

 :lol:

wtf

 :lol:

Odd.

 Kevin Durant often does Q & A on Twitter when he has some time.

 Q Whats the funniest thing thats happened to you on the court?

  A Farted so bad the crowd smelled it :lol:

 Apparently Kobe sought Durant and Westbrook out after their series and told them that 'they were bad mofo's and he was glad he was done with them'

 
 

PHX vs. LAL

Suns have had a good spread of scorers in the past two games. Gasol just can't guard Stoudemire one-on-one either, gets beaten or fouls every time - suprised that the Suns don't exploit that more.

Magic made it interesting at least

Both series were meant to be done and dusted, interesting indeed.

the Lakers one never was? They won their, first 2 home games, like they were meant to. Then they went to Phoenix......



Boston is a different story

right now on ESP "Its winning time" Doco on Reggie Miller v the Knicks


sick


*edit* lol this is awesome. Reggie's talking about his best High school game, he's just scored 40. Gets into the car, his dad driving, sister's (Cheryl) is in the front and so he starts talking it up

Reggie- Yo, I got 40!

Cheryl - Oh thats good Reggie that great.......I just scored  105

 :lol:

more docos like this pls espn!!! fuckin see the size of mason these days!! scary!

 Best. Doco. Ever.

fuck... what a finish in the lakers/suns game... that last bit was intense...

:thumbsup:

it was shit.



if kobes shot hit the ring it would have been all over! as if he throws up an air ball!!!

Watched the Celtics Magic game online it was basically all over after the first quarter.
I hope the Suns can come back and take the fakers series.

the Warriors sale seems to be moving quicker than expected. There was 13 bidders. Cohan has picked 4 from those, that he believes the league will approve and have the ability to make it happen quickly. The 4 now have a month to look over all the books.

One of those, is Larry Ellison, who David Stern bars up over



coommeeee oonnnnnn Larry

That guy's a champ, I saw him presenting trophies at a charity tennis match he put on with Nadal/Agassi vs. Federer/Sampras.

He seems like a cool guy who is still young and switched on enough to do a good job as an owner.

he's an ultra competitive, ruthless, filthy rich, ego maniac


the perfect owner

fuck boston!

:nup:

Goooooooo!



Sounds like another Cuban lol.

Read Simmons take on the new Russian Nets owner the other day too...he sounds like he could be another one to watch lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au3hkZZpVM4

:rofl:

Though I'm a Nuggets fan, I have a soft spot for all Beantown sides, so I'm pretty happy with the Celtics win. Hoping they meet the Not The Lakers in the final though.

As much as I'd love the Suns to get in, it will provide me with some serious conflict of interest. Generally I want to see the champions in the Celtics claim another ring before they retire but if any one player left in the playoffs deserves a ring it would be Nash without a doubt. He has killed himself for teams in his career, especially the Suns, and their loaded teams got fucked over in so many ways (refs, league rules, injuries, etc.) a few years ago when they were real contenders.

just woke up and checked one... suns lakers is on in a couple of hours... yesssssssss!!

:D

 Kobe is a bad man

in lots of ways

Suns put in a good fight back, Dragic is going to be a great player.
Last game vs spur and again today he lead the charge......big props to a guy that can do that from the bench in a big time game.
Basically learning from Nash waiting for his time to take over.

But Kobe no body can stop that, some of those shots were just crazy, he can flick that switch whenever he likes and just take control.
Not much team play going when he does it but I don't think the fans care when takes care of business like that.
 

 :lol:

 'NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Kobe don't shoot pass it to Farmar'

 I think the fans are pretty ok with it.

Yea, Kobe was just straight out too good when it mattered.

Really liked what I have seen of that Dragic too - well until he flopped like a Battlefield Galactica. Vujacic must have biceps of steel for him to lie on the ground holding his face for that long.

that shot kobe made on grant was huge. least the suns coach could see the humour in kobe giving him a little tap after it too. :lol:

So it's Lakers vs Boston?

Wack.

co fkn sign

with a little luck Kobe gets hit by the team bus before game 1

the world would be a better place

Warriors logo officially revealed

(http://cdn3.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/122244/14xcku9.jpg)

LOVE it

That's dope! Easily better than the current one. Not that that's hard, given that the current one is amazingly crap.

Yer it sucked. So happy to be done with it. The new one has a nice, classic feel to it. It wont age

 Can't wait to see the uniforms. It's killed me NOT buying both Steph Curry's, home and away jerseys. Soon as that sale goes through and the new one's are out, they shall be mine.

Oh yes, they shall be mine

Yeah, definitely has that timeless feel to it. Screams Bay Area, which the last one failed miserably at.

In a sense, a dude in tights and a mask holding a lightening bolt, would be idea for a San Fran team lol

Fair point actually. :lol:

:ghey: :rofl:

ha ha timeless. looks like its straight from the 70's

and yet still fits today

ie timeless

retro

disagree


Reading an article on steph

"The Warriors faced playoff-bound Portland in their regular-season finale. The Golden State roster, plagued by injuries, had been whittled down to six healthy players, and at 25-56 going in, the Warriors long ago lost a chance for postseason play. Curry responded by scoring 42 points, grabbing nine rebounds and totaling eight assists and two steals, the best overall stat line for a rookie since 1961"

fuck yer!

wicked video with the article, him in the back yard puttin up shots with his old man Del. Check it if ya can be fucked. The old guy still has a sweet j

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?page=Curry-100601

I was thinking it had an old skool feel to it.......not that there's anything wrong with that.

Cool article. Man he looks young...less than 22 at any rate! 3rd in the NBA for steals in your rookie year is pretty nuts as well...imagine with a few more years and improved ability to read other players...

(Also, lol at the fact I had Sly & The Family Stone's, Family Affair running through my head narrating that piece courtesy of the title. :lol:)

so they are now the golden state bridges of madison county??

:rofl:

hey at least we got rid of the giant thunderbolt running around at our home games.........

Keep an eye out for the man dressed as a bridge :E

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

what does mr cooper or raven think about them?

hey, Mr Coopers nephew plays for us!

No really, he does lol - Steph Curry is his real life nephew haha

haha. i know, we've been through this before.

mr cooper made you what you were though.

 :)

What a start I won't spoil it for those who may not have seen it yet...

It's not on One until Sunday... fkn boourns. Foxtel must have exclusive rights to the live broadcast in Aus, as the same shit happened last year.

fucken sunday!!

fuck!!

Game 2 is on Monday morning

Im still picking La 4-2 . they're just better all over the floor

PG - Rondo v Fish = Boston
SG - Allan v Kobe = LA
SF - Pierce v Artest = Even (scoring no, but Artest is an absolute BEAST on D)
PF - Garnet v Gasol = LA
C - Perkins v Bynum = La

Agree with the roundup there. I think the bench vs. bench matchup would go to the Celtics but again it's pretty close.

I tried to watch this streaming but I'm afraid my net is just not fast enough at home for an enjoyable experience, having it stop and buffer every 30 seconds is crap.

There was a stretch in the 2nd quarter that looked horrendous for the Celts, they kept missing, gave up the boards and different players from LA drove the basket at will and scored, blowing out a 1 point game for most of the quarter to 11. The backbreaker came when Artest intercepted a pass at Celts perimeter and went coast to coast. Artest!

I knew it was pretty much over from that point on unless the Lakers had a big collapse, which has happened before...

The Lakers talked about before the series about how physical the Celtics are and to their credit they matched it today, which is the reason why they are one up in the series.

Boston can't rely on that physicality edge now if LA keep it up so they really need to sort out that offence, they could not buy a bucket today.

On a whole yes, but the celtics don't have a Lamar odom coming off the bench

ill  put a beer on celtics not cause i think they will win but more cause i hate kobe

Yeah he's a good sixth man for sure.

Ron Artest Buys $18,000 in Lakers Tix for Fans

With Game 1 of the NBA Finals starting in just a few hours -- TMZ has learned two Los Angeles Lakers fans will be sitting courtside at the Staples Center ... on Ron Artest's dime.

The two $9,000 tickets were given away this morning in a contest on Power 106 radio in L.A. -- but the winners had no idea that Ron paid for them out of his own pocket.

We called Ron to find out why he shelled out for the seats and he told us, "Most of my fans can't afford the ticket prices to come to any of the games, let alone the Finals.  I wanted to treat a fan to something they would normally never have access to, so they could feel like one of the stars for the night."

Ron added, "I feel like just a regular person at the end of the day, and I wanted to be able to share my first Finals experience with one of my regular fans."


:clap:

The Celtics should have a better 3 point game with Allan & Pierce, 10% is not going to win them the championship.
Allan & Pierce are big time players who can hit pressure 3's, not that Kobe and Fish can't just Allan & Pierce will do it more often.

Their 3 game was down that would have killed their entire offense which includes Rondo's penetration.
I don't expect them to be beaten by a margin like that again.

I'm still picking Celtics in 7.

agreed. 4-2

If Bynum's knee doesn't hold up or his minutes become even less than the already reduced minutes he's been playing.
The series will turn
His 28 minutes was big compared to 18 mpg vs the suns

 Game 2 :slayer:

is it on today? where can i stream it?

 Yeah its starting about now.

 Do some googling you should be be able to find somewhere to stream it.

 I think last time I streamed from Justin TV.

 

Ray Allen clearly just put on one of the greatest first half performances in finals history, but unless some other Celtics step up a bit it is all still looking a tad ominous; the Lakers just look like a better team most of the time.

Allan put on one of the best 3 point shooting games I've seen wonder how it ranks in playoffs.

Go larry Ellison. Has formed an alliance/partnership with the current minority owners of the Warriors (they own about 20%)

Shrewd cunt. They may as well just hand him the papers now. Even more so considering on the day he got sent the books to look through, he sold 1.8 billion worth of shares  :lol:

Was it ever really in question? I've read the main contenders have pretty deep pockets (obviously), but not 7th richest person in the world deep.

If he really wants the Warriors, he's gonna get them.

true but obviously he hasn't to where he is buy over paying for shit. Everyone is saying this greatly reduces the chance of a bidding war

exciting times (for once) in Warrior Land

Still a gun!

I reckon he had a record 7 in the '08 Finals so he broke it by 1 today!

Edit: Yeah the record of 7 was a tie with Pippen and Kenny Smith so now he's the sole holder.

jesus shuttleworth sure can shoot

 Wicked game.

 Fisher was clutch in the last quarter :slayer:

 Ray Allen 0-13 babow

 

Suprised they were even that close without Pierce or Allan showing up.
Pierce is due a bust out game, I pick Celtics to roll them big in game 4.

 Garnett had a huge game and the Celtics bench played well. They also played good D and the Lakers played horrible offense in the seond half. Kobe took lots of shots for his points. Gasol didn't get many touches.

 

Top 5 beast and worst NBA owners

With Mikhail Prokhorov making waves around the League, and showing just how important an owner can be to a team’s success, we decided to rank the five best and five worst owners in the NBA based on their popularity with fans and players as well as their team’s on-court performance.
BEST

1. Mark Cuban
Any discussion of the best owner in basketball begins and ends with Mark Cuban. This man has poured his heart and soul into the Mavericks (and his cash) making them a mainstay in the NBA playoffs come April. Despite the fact that Dallas has yet to win a title in his tenure, Cuban has done everything short of playing for the Mavs in trying to get it done, and is also beloved by the team’s fans.

2. Jerry Buss
Buss has been a great owner because of his willingness to stay out of the way and let the basketball people handle their jobs. Under his watch since 1979, the Lakers have won nine championships – which is truly remarkable considering they have won over a quarter of the championships since Buss took over. He has also been willing to spend the money to keep marquee players, and bring in excellent coaches like Pat Riley and Phil Jackson.

3. Peter Holt
Holt saved the Spurs from relocating from San Antonio and his community-based philosophy has made the Spurs the pride of the city. Under his leadership, the Spurs have won four championships, and his organization has remained a model of stability with R.C. Buford and Gregg Popovich at the helm of basketball operations for years; and Tim Duncan the face of the franchise for just as long.

4. Dan Gilbert
Gilbert purchased the Cavaliers from long-time owner Gordon Gund, and has made a lot of improvements to the team as owner. He refurbished the Quicken Loans Arena and built a new practice facility for the team. He has also gave Danny Ferry and the front-office the means to make any trade or move necessary for the betterment of the franchise. He has also done all he can to entice LeBron to stay with the Cavs.

5. Leslie Alexander
Alexander purchased the Rockets in 1993 right before their championships in 1994 and 1995. The franchise has been very successful in his tenure as owner, and Alexander deserves a lot of credit for being an innovative basketball man. It was his decision to bring on numbers freak Daryl Morey when not many NBA teams would, and the decision has paid off as Morey has built a very good Rockets team.

WORST

1. Donald Sterling
Probably one of the worst owners in all of sports, not just the NBA. Sterling is a notorious penny-pincher who has refused to invest in the Clippers – and as a result has made them a laughingstock during his entire tenure as owner. All of this on top of the fact that the Clippers have won only one playoff series in Sterling’s nearly 30-year tenure solidifies him as by far the worst owner in the NBA.

2. Chris Cohan
Cohan is in the process of selling the team, but since he is still currently the owner, he falls on this list right behind Sterling. Cohan’s Warriors have only made the playoffs once in Cohan’s 15 years of ownership, and he is much maligned amongst the super-loyal Warrior fan base. The fact that the Warriors still draw fans at a high level is a testament to their love for the team not the product Cohan has put on the court.

3. James Dolan
Dolan has transformed the Knicks from marquee NBA franchise into a joke. He is responsible for hiring Isiah Thomas and allowing him to run the team into the ground for way too long, and is also responsible for David Stern’s 2007 remark that the Knicks are “not a model of intelligent management.” Dolan also has isolated the media which can be a problem owning a team in the world’s largest market. If he does get one high mark, it is for his willingness to spend money even if he spends it irresponsibly.

4. Michael Jordan
Despite only being the majority owner of the Bobcats for half of this past season, Jordan’s tenures as minority owner have been rocky to say the least. With the Wizards as a minority owner and director of basketball operations, Jordan drafted Kwame Brown and traded Rip Hamilton, eventually being fired by the late Abe Pollin. With Charlotte, after buying a share of the team, he made himself director of basketball ops again and has made some mind-boggling basketball moves. As long as Jordan owns the Bobcats and is in control, I don’t see much hope for Charlotte basketball.

5. Robert Sarver
Sarver bought the team from basketball lifer Jerry Colangelo and has yet to live up to Colangelo’s legacy. The Suns have been successful over the past few years despite Sarver’s ownership, not because of it. He has been very frugal when spending money on the team, and his reluctance to go over the luxury tax (despite having a team that could potentially win a championship) has been troubling. Also, his decision to sell numerous draft picks over the years has stunted the Suns’ development of youth, making him an owner that is unpopular with his fans.

http://dimemag.com/2010/06/the-best-worst-nba-owners/

"LARRY LARRY LARRY"

Not just saying it as a Pistons fan, but suprised that Bill Davidson isn't in there (although he is dead now so maybe that's why) - had owned the Pistons since 1974 (his daughter owns them now I think) until he died last year. Llike the comment about Jerry Buss has stayed out of the way, he pumped lots of money into the team (built The Palace all out of his own money) and earned 3 championships along the way.

edit: Forgot to add that he is Hall of Fame Member, he owns the WNBA Detroit Shock (3 titles) and said before he died that the team would never be sold and remain in his family.

would say it would have a little something to do with it

Haha, yea - seems silly now that I've written it down.

Great owner though. Just hope his family keeps his wish and doesn't sell them.

That happens every game doesn't it? :E

He's definitely one of the biggest ballhogs of all time. He's only just figured out how to pass in the last few years and suddenly the Lakers have been contending (Gasol and others helped too but this is a big reason, admittedly he's playing much more completely these days - which happens with great older guards but notice how he has never been able to win anything without a dominant big man helping in the paint).

Kobe had Shaq - Lakers won

Kobe lost Shaq - they lost and he demanded trades

Kobe got Pau - they won again

Exactly, note my edit.

You can stop the Jordan comparisons for good when you realise MJ played with Cartwright, Wennington, Longley, etc. not exactly All-Star material lol.

 Haven't heard of Scottie Pippen then? :lol:

 No one player can win, see Lebron

 I think Kobe gets judged pretty harshly for not winning a title without another superstar when in reality it rarely if ever happens.

 

 

I know, just having a dig.

Olujuwon made it happen in their first year as champs

pg Kenny Smith
sg Vern Maxwell
sf Robert Horry (his rookie year)
pf Otis Thorpe
C The Dream


lol really, thats a pretty fkn average team talent wise


(but yes, rare as fuck)

what about ol skool playaz? bird V magic  were they one man sides?

no where near it

Magic had kareem, worthy, Scott etc whilst Bird had every one golde state gift wrapped them

blasphemy I know but i forgot about Kareem

so hakeem is the only one man team?

don't know about only, but he's the first that springs to mind

You could argue Bill Russell didn't have much for the first few championships but Bob Cousy was a champion guard for most of them.

Bill Walton is another with the Blazers in the late 70s I reckon.

They're a couple of examples of dominant stars surrounding by decent role players.

Lew Alcindor/Kareem with the Bucks springs to mind as well.

2 a piece

Yeah good stuff!

If the Celts can take their other home game it's gonna be interesting!

fingers crossed

(http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/262/112907782.jpg)
(http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/550/112902155.jpg)

 :lol:

Haha!

He had a big one in Game 5 but couldn't do it all on his own! Nice to see Pierce finally show up too!

 :lol: at Khem's post.

:rofl:

 Rajan Rondo Is that a soup?

 :rofl:

Finals Game 7, woah! That hasn't happened in years!

The Celtics were woeful in Game 6 though. Fingers crossed they can bounce back, but I have a feeling the Lakers might be too good at home for that last game.

Just want it to be over

+1

the free agent thing is way more exciting than the finals imo

who is gonna go where?

I the cunts are holding lunches to discuss it all lol. Lebron, Wade, Bosch, Boozer,Johnson etc, have all gotten together on a couple of occasions to discuss it. Smart

I reckon Wade will stay, Bosch, Johnson and Stoud will leave. The rest? Too tough to call right now

 game 7!

 :slayer:

listening to espn radio at work

Can't get into the play-by-play or even the box score at the moment, might have to get the radio going. Got a link?

:lol:

Dude, I don't like it when you tone yourself down. Say what you really feel. :lol:

i kept it pretty m15+ i reckon lol

+1

Half the LA fans I know were in nappies or not even born when Showtime was going on. They picked them on rep alone.

Sorry Del didn't get back on AM.

Oh and Kobe = GOAT? Puhlease! 6 for 24 in a clinching game is not what GOATs are made of in my book.

Anybody who isn't made of Michael Jordan isn't the GOAT in my book.

 This. There is no discussion. The number don't stack up for a start. End of.

Game 7 was intense! Huge defensive struggle. Yes Kobe heaved bricks all night but he crashed the boards and took down 15 rebounds, made a couple of key plays and iced the game from the line in the 4th. He took bad shots in the first half but after that he took a lot of shots he would normally make. He wasn't good, but he wasn't as bad as his shooting line suggests. If they lost, it completely would have been on him though. MJ wouldn't have ever done that in a Finals game 7.  Gasol and Artest were huge. Fisher hit another big 3 in the last couple of minutes too.

 Anyways, it was a great series. People saying that the free agent discussions were more interesting are crazy.

 Artest press conference :rofl:

 http://www.nba.com/video/channels/playoffs/2010/06/18/20100617_gm7_artest_presser.nba/ (http://www.nba.com/video/channels/playoffs/2010/06/18/20100617_gm7_artest_presser.nba/)

This.

I know the free agent stuff is great but two amazing loaded teams going to 7 games is pretty epic whoever they are.

There's an interesting article about how he's now the G(Laker)OAT here: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2010/columns/story?columnist=broussard_chris&page=kobe-100618 (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2010/columns/story?columnist=broussard_chris&page=kobe-100618)

The numbers may be great but he definitely hasn't been the one of best ambassadors for the game like Magic. Selfishness, pettiness and scandals have dogged his career and tarnished his legacy I reckon. Still, in 50 years when people forget the details and just look at the numbers he will be regarded much higher lol.

 Michael Wilbon is my favourite sports journalist in the whole world.

 I agree with his stance on everything pretty much.

 PTI on ESPN is a great show.

ron artest partied pretty hard, wearing his laker uniform from the game out to dinner with his family before hitting up the clubs and being showered in vodka

(http://ll-media.tmz.com/2010/06/18/0618-ron-artest-tmz-credit.jpg)

haha i fkn love Artest. Has always been an absolute nut job and imo, is one of the all time great defenders

manute Bol, Really?
shiiit

Poor Manute. He was a Warrior Icon and still is talked about often. Did a ton of charity work in his native country too

so apparently our new home jersey has leaked

(http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l46g225qyj1qzgg1to1_500.jpg)

Didn't love it at first, but it's def grown on me. I think the blue will be a little darker then shown here. I reckon the away blue ones will look real nice


and I LOVE the logo of Cali with the W. That's gonna make for some sweet hats

The one in your av looks great man!

And RIP Manute! Great shotblocker, he holds a few records I think. He could shoot a mean 3 for a big man too!

:fire:

Great article here BTW: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/05/29/1980177/manute-bol-deserves-more-recognition.html (http://www.kansascity.com/2010/05/29/1980177/manute-bol-deserves-more-recognition.html)

so we traded pick 34 to Portland, for pick 44 and cash


fuck you Chris Cohan you cunt. Your're already selling the fucking team for massive profit, but no, you need to ass rape every last fkn cent out of it

I wish you a slow, painful death

Ok and now we traded Maggette to the bucks for Gadzuric and Bell


Its a pure salary dump but wow, that's actually a good deal. lol warriors fans are dancing in the streets/forums.  Maggs is productive, but I can't believe someone took on that contract. Cheels Milwaukee

All of a sudden, we have over 15 million in expirers, leaving the new ownership flexibility


Up next, Monta Ellis.......

Is that Raja Bell? He's not a bad player either.

Yer it is - he's pretty average these days. Both the players we got are. But this wasn't about players. This was about getting rid of maggs bad contract. To do that, most thought we'd have to include pick 6. Instead, we included pick 44 lol

raja bell
On November 16, 2009, Bell was traded to the Golden State Warriors along with Vladimir Radmanović in exchange for Stephen Jackson and Acie Law.[8]  He was released from the team on March 22, 2010.[9]

and now he's back?

oh sorry nah it's not Raja Bell. It's charlie bell