The NBA Thread (Warning : Scores!)

Good point.

Richard Jefferson is doing the same thing


A big Part of it is the new CBA thats coming in. Many are seeing a lockout, so people are giving up money in the short term, for longer, more lucrative contracts that will see them through that

free agency officially starts in a few hours - let the madness begin!

there's never been an off season like this one before. So many huge names. I have a feeling that Miami are going to be the big winners for some reason (by some reason I mean Pat Riley)

Yeah I've been hearing the lockout talk for a couple of years now. It seems inevitable. :facepalm:

You'd imagine so seeing he'd have no chance after last season of getting a decent contract, I'd think something like 28mil over 3.
If he does leave we'll be screwed at SF cos we will only just come in under the cap and all out MLE is going toward getting Tiago Splitter over from Spain our 2007 draft pick.
Unless they do trade Parker but can't see it happening.

FA So Far

Drew gooden signed with the Bucks for more then he's worth

The Griz signed Rudy Gay to a Max contract - Insanity. He's  not worth it, no one named Gay is

The heat offered Bosh a contract but he's still looking round (i still think that's we're he'll end up)

We're apparently after marvin Williams from the Hawks - I don't mind this. He's young and has talent

Don't really rate Rudy Gay. He's a good player, not an elite one. There are certainly a lot of players I'd be offering $82million before him.

yer no way he's worth that money. He's decent. Statically though, he's the worse defender in the league lol.                   

Such is the plight over the smaller teams though. You have to over pay just to keep your own players ie The Hawks offering Joe Johnson the max

Lol that's happened to him a lot! He must have a good agent!

dirk is back with the mavs

Pierce re-signed with the Celts too...

What a champion! Cutting his own cash to try and better the team...a true franchise man.

Lol that's an interesting spin

The Atlanta Hawks continue to wait for Joe Johnson's expected acceptance of a six-year maximum contract worth nearly $120 million


Whats the deal with all this free agency stuff, is the NBA capping max contracts as of next season so every man and his dog are trying to max out now?

it's madness atm. Soooooooo many teams are panicking about losing their own players to teams that are cashed up, that they're grossly over paying em to stay

:rofl:

that one is truly mind boggling

The thing I find most puzzling, is that the Hawks are still waiting for Johnson's answer. Fuck, I'd have been signing the dotted line before the paper even hit the table.

And the sad thing is it's only going to hasten a lockout if it keeps up.

Lots of talk about us being after David Lee


Wouldn't hate that

would be better if it was david lee roth

:teefslay:

deal done :lol:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5354426

went to the Hawks board to see how the fans feel (lol)

"Johnson's deal with ATL is done, per a source w/ knowledge of negotiations. NY tried to change his mind but couldn't.
Im crying myself to sleep tonight, fellas"

"6 years, $119 million. Are you effing kidding me?"

"So we are officially effed! Yes! Maybe we can resigm JR Rider and Speedy Claxton to Max deal to round out our team!!"

"Recruiting free agents? With whose money? We have none left thanks to him..Maybe Brad Miller? lol. He's a joke, the FO is a joke, and the Hawks will be a joke again in the playoffs.."

 :lol:

Stoudamire's going to the Knicks

if he's they're only big signing, knicks fans may riot

Chicago Bulls to LeBron: Do You Dare to Fill These Shoes?

(http://www.nicekicks.com/wp/files/2010/07/bulls-to-lebron-1.jpg)

We have now witnessed the first five days of this unforgettable free agent craze, and we still have no clue as to wear King James will be playing next season. However, if you have been paying attention closely, you would know that every team in pursuit of LeBron James has a different marketing scheme in hopes of luring him to their respective ball club.

The Chicago Bulls, a team that most people think will win the LeBron James sweepstakes, has taken sort of a reverse psychology scheme in its pursuit of LeBron. Recently, the Chicago Bulls officials sent a package to LeBron’s front door which contained an OG colorway of the Air Jordan Alpha 1 and a message daring James to fill MJ’s shoes…literally. In detail, the message stated, “Do You Dare to Fill These Shoes?” Additionally, the message contained more reverse psychology for James to soak up as seen above. This is definitely a pretty interesting and bold move on Chicago’s part. Do you think it will have any effect on his decision?

:lol:

he rocked up to his 2nd meeting in Chicago in black Air Jordans

I reckon it's down to the Bulls and Cavs for Bron Bron

Now that is Marketing at it's Best. 

Hat's Off Chicago...  :clap:

Oh, don't knock the Cavs effort

Lebrons fave tv show in the Family Guy. The Cavs got the Family Guy makers to put together a little skit, with him in it, and why he should remain a cav lol

I hope he stays a cav
They need him

No Lebron and they'll be locked in a titanic struggle all year for ping pong balls with us

just reading the Heats putch to Lebron - also awesome

LeBron James got a close look at what has eluded him during his seven years in the NBA. And Miami Heat President Pat Riley, who met with James and his group on Friday, easily obliged.

“These people [James and his group] need to see who we are,” said Riley at his hotel, shortly after his session with James. “They need to see me, Andy [Elisburg], Zo [Alonzo Mourning], Spo [coach Erik Spoelstra], Mickey [Arison] and Nick [Arison] — and the rings.”



(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa51/coacholaso/PatRiley.jpg)

 :lol:

:lol:

Gangster

on of his fingers has fkn 2 championship rings on it !

 :lol:

They also had employees holding signs and a billboard lining the route he took from his management's offices the other day with massive signs like his Nike "Witness" campaign but the words were things like "Home", "Community", "Mission", "Commitment",  etc.

Guilt trip! :lol:

Guess the fans should have thought about that before booing him last season. I'd be out of that shithole in an instant if I were him.

If he stayed it would seem a lot like going down with the sinking ship

if he stays, that ship is fine.

I can't think of a team in the last 20 years, who's success relies so much on one guy. Even Jordan had Pippen. And Kobe didn't win shot with Shaq and Pau

Seriously, they go from finals contenders, to draft lottery hopefuls.

good draft too next year


fuck it sucks that I know that already

LeBron James will announce his free agency decision on ESPN at 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, according to Chris Broussard.

RealGM Note: James had meetings with the Nets, Knicks, Clippers, Heat, Cavaliers and Bulls last week.

James was reportedly attempting to recruit Chris Bosh to Cleveland this week, but his fellow free agent prefers to end up in Chicago, New Jersey or Miami.



Read more: http://basketball.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/67914/20100706/lebron_to_announce_decision_thursday_evening_on_espn/#ixzz0sxk5L6g9

oh and if Bron does sign in Chicago, he'll need to send a written apology to the court kids lol

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a298/Grahf84/bron-o-1.gif)

 :lol:

"Pick up my SHIT whiteboy slave!"

Wade & Bosh in Miami. Oh my!

Can they get LeBron too?

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5360134 (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5360134)

what's really interesting is that Bosh said he'll go where Lebron goes. And with Lebron set to make an announcement tomorrow.........


god that would be a great team



Oh and Boozer signed with the Bulls. That makes them really strong

 If LeBron James chooses not to sign with the Knicks, multiple sources have told Marcus Thompson that the Warriors have an offer on the table that sends forward Anthony Randolph and other pieces to New York in a sign-and-trade deal for Lee.

The Knicks have at least three sign-and-trade offers involving Lee on the table if LeBron chooses to sign elsewhere.

Ronny Turiaf is another candidate to be included in the deal.

The Warriors could go as high as $13 million in the first season of Lee's deal.



Read more: http://basketball.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/67946/20100707/lee_for_a_randolph_could_happen_if_lebron_turns_down_knicks/#ixzz0t2zGxZKW



hmmm, now i like AR a lot, but David Lee is a heck of of a player

http://www.countdown2lebron.com/home/

0 days, 21 hours, 32 minutes, 36 seconds until LeBron's Decision Announcement.
   

Jesus sweet Christ watch out!

Early indicators are that LBJ is going to the Heat with presumably Bosh to follow. They are going to be absolutely fucked cash and tax-wise but do you think they are really going to care when they rape the shit out of the league. If Pat Riley comes to back to coach as well this is seriously going to be a great team to watch!

Sources: James leaning toward Heat (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5363055)



With him and Noah they are gonna be a nightmare team in the post!

bosh has already said he's goin there


so our #1 pick fucked his wrist and will miss all of the summer league

 :lol:

and so if fucking continues

new lebron commercials

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MMIER8qjgE&hd=1

 :lol:

its official - lebron @ miami

Haha, damn beat me to it. Just heard from a guy at work here that it was just announced on Twitter.

HUUUGE!

Watch Spanks' focus switch back to Miami now. "Kobe who?"

no doubt

Lebron Heat jersey prolly already on order

If they can fill the team with dudes that aren't complete scrubs, it's pretty much over for the rest of the league lol

interesting to see if the Lee to us deal goes through now

went over the Cavs forums - fair to say they aren't taking it well

(http://i26.tinypic.com/f01vc.jpg)

 :lol:

 :lol: :lol: :lol:

 :lol:

:rofl:

Here's hoping the Heat play the Cavs in Cleveland next season. :D


Longtime Miami fan here btw :E

well, apparently the Lee trade is done. Im nuetral on it. We're obviously getting the better player in the deal, however AR has the potential to be even better.


so while we don't address our need for D (Lee couldn't defend me) he's a fantastic rebounder, and scores over 20 a game. He's a great pick and roll player, so watching him and Curry run that should be great.

We're def over paying to get him, but being in the land of suck, we have to. Mind you, not many dudes average 20 and 10 these days

I would bet money on it coming back to haunt the Warriors. There's just something about Randolph. If he can get fit and pull all of his talents together consistently, he'll be a freak. Even when fit last season, it wouldn't have been inconceivable to think he would get close to those numbers, if he were given the court time to do it.

Open Letter to Fans from Cavaliers Majority Owner Dan Gilbert

Dear Cleveland, All Of Northeast Ohio and Cleveland Cavaliers Supporters Wherever You May Be Tonight;

As you now know, our former hero, who grew up in the very region that he deserted this evening, is no longer a Cleveland Cavalier.

This was announced with a several day, narcissistic, self-promotional build-up culminating with a national TV special of his "decision" unlike anything ever "witnessed" in the history of sports and probably the history of entertainment.

Clearly, this is bitterly disappointing to all of us.

The good news is that the ownership team and the rest of the hard-working, loyal, and driven staff over here at your hometown Cavaliers have not betrayed you nor NEVER will betray you.

There is so much more to tell you about the events of the recent past and our more than exciting future. Over the next several days and weeks, we will be communicating much of that to you.

You simply don't deserve this kind of cowardly betrayal.

You have given so much and deserve so much more.

In the meantime, I want to make one statement to you tonight:

"I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL WIN AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THE SELF-TITLED FORMER ‘KING’ WINS ONE"

You can take it to the bank.

If you thought we were motivated before tonight to bring the hardware to Cleveland, I can tell you that this shameful display of selfishness and betrayal by one of our very own has shifted our "motivation" to previously unknown and previously never experienced levels.

Some people think they should go to heaven but NOT have to die to get there.

Sorry, but that's simply not how it works.

This shocking act of disloyalty from our home grown "chosen one" sends the exact opposite lesson of what we would want our children to learn. And "who" we would want them to grow-up to become.

But the good news is that this heartless and callous action can only serve as the antidote to the so-called "curse" on Cleveland, Ohio.

The self-declared former "King" will be taking the "curse" with him down south. And until he does "right" by Cleveland and Ohio, James (and the town where he plays) will unfortunately own this dreaded spell and bad karma.

Just watch.

Sleep well, Cleveland.

Tomorrow is a new and much brighter day....

I PROMISE you that our energy, focus, capital, knowledge and experience will be directed at one thing and one thing only:

DELIVERING YOU the championship you have long deserved and is long overdue....

Dan Gilbert
Majority Owner
Cleveland Cavaliers



Sour grapes much?

Haha what a douche.

:lol:

good luck with that

Haha, yea BIG call.


With LBJ heading to Miami they'll be looking for a SG now and maybe Joe D could somehow offload Hamilton's contract to them. In two minds about it as he is the Pistons all time leading scorer and I like him, but ever since he was benched with AI in the team, he has been playing for himself and playing pretty poorly. Would free up some cap space for them to go after another frontcourt piece too.

This is seriously huge. I didn't think anything could top the Celtics big 3 trade for an epic roster turnaround but this definitely has. If they can do anything like Boston did in their first season with that new team they'll be unstoppable.

Every other team must be shitting themselves. And the best part...

Kobe and the Fakers won't get a 3-peat! :biggrin:


PS. Why does all this megateam stuff have to always be in the Eastern Conference? Meanwhile the West is the same old shit and the Lakers never have any real competition!

Except the spurs winning 4 rings since 1999 :xmasslayer: (99, 03, 05, 07) and LA have as of now won 5 in that time.

The heat would have to have someone with the same value contract. And they don't

bring on the new season already!!!!


fair fkn team tho

Oh and the west is still stronger than the east

Ill add to that tho, the east is certainly closing the gap

There's a good read here (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=adande_ja&page=jalebron-100709) about how LeBron has lost a lot of respect over this free agent fiasco he pulled. I thought the whole "drawn out saga plus exclusive show for the announcement thing" was a bit OTT myself actually.

Oh didn't write that very well - meant the Cavs would be looking for a SG.



Have to agree, the whole "Decision" was a fair bit of self indulgent bullshit, but that's pretty much Lebron isn't it. Still, he backs it up on the court.

Yeah I was just reading something this morning that said it perfectly...off court he has shown his selfish and egotistical side but on-court he's nothing but unselfish, making the right play and not being afraid to pass first if it's the better option.

The media had nothing to do with building it up into a circus. Nothing at all.

lebron gave all the cash he got from espn to charity, hardly selfish

Yea, understand the huge interest, the media's part and it's good of him to donate the proceeds - just think an hour long special wasn't necessary.

heat are in negotiations with derek fisher, he has an offer on the table from the lakers but it aint the greatest...

:wow:

jesus

he's getting on, but he'd be almost the perfect fit there

lol fuck they would be good with him

It's not just measuring selfishness in monetary terms but in his actions towards his previous team, their fans and the sacrifices they made for him.


And his management team jumped right on the bandwagon. They're just in it for the money.


He's playing the "I'm bigger than the game" card. Can you think of any other free agent who ever put on such a spectacle and special show simply to announce what team he was moving too? What happened to a good old fashioned regular press conference?

The last time I can remember something like this was when Magic announced he had HIV but as you can understand, that was an extremely topical and important issue which needed to be out in the open in respect to prejudice and tolerance which ended up having wide reaching ramifications for sport in general.

I'm a massive Bron Bron fan, but even i have to admit it was about as self indulgent as it comes


Oh and after a night to let it sink in, I'm all aboard the David Mother Fuckin Lee train. Stopping all fuckin stations too

I don't think you guys have had a dominant post force like that since Webber or Manute probably so it's a good addition for sure!

Lol im taking Manute as being a dominant post force as a joke yer? Webber would be it. Lee's not you're traditional back to the basket big guy, but he's great on both his left and right inside, and has a deadly 15 - 18 foot jumper. He also lead all Centres (will be PF for us) in assists too

In his interview, he said he sent a text to steph saying get ready to run 100 pick and rolls a game lol. Those 2 will be a nightmare to guard running that

oh and the heat have signed Mike Miller too


errrrrrr



http://www.nba.com/video/channels/nba_tv/2010/07/09/20100709_mia_presser11.nba/?ls=iref:nbahpt1

scary

He could block right? :E



That's ridunkulous!

Apparently Felton signed with the Knicks as well. It's not a bad addition coupled with Amare. I can't see playoffs in their near future yet but.


Also LBJ has taken #6 for the Heat. Does that mean he's twice as good as Wade? :E

he was always taking 6 this year (honoring Jordan by not wearing his number) One Heat player, think Chalmers, had to give up #6 lol

Isn't he the starting point guard? That's a bit harsh!

would've been his call still in the end


and prolly one that if he didn't make, he'd be traded lol

Bron could have asked to fuck chalmers mom and he would have still said yes.

I havent been online much for the past week (currently stealing some frenchy's wifi) but fuck miami will be unbelievable. I thought bosh would end up there but lebron too. Sweet!

Cant wait to watch them in action.

How bitter is the cavs owner lol. Love it!

who is the greatest (currently playing)? kobe or lebron?

jordan says...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOsamobHeMc

The Official Guide to Highly Effective Sports Star and/or Other Fame Management.

1. Be in it for the money.
(a) Seriously. Just the money.

The End.

I knew someone was gonna pick me up on that... ;)


I just read this...once again my favourite sportswriter comes with the goods and sums up exactly why the whole LeBron free agent show of the past week was so lame.

Bill Simmons: The All-LeBron sound-off (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/100709)

I particularly loved these bits:

 We signed dorrell wright from the heat. Pretty much exactly what we needed for the sf spot. Talking to Miami fans they're all sorry to see him leave and reckon he'll be a great fit

I'm sure Miami fans are really weeping about anyone leaving right about now. :E

PS. I'm going through the reader reactions in that article posted below ATM. So much gold hahaha.

Another thing I just thought of...he's pretty much given up any chance of winning another MVP award by this move too. Sure he's won 2 already but still, it's a great honour. He could've come close to the record by staying with the Cavs.

championships >>>>>>>>>>>MVPS's

What are Wade and Bosh like as defenders? I really don't get to see them play that often.... I imagine Heat games will be on TV all the fucking time from now though.

Wade has made one of the All-Defensive teams a few times recently so he's obviously getting better on that front, I don't think either of them are known for it much though.

I think Miami are just going to run the D'Antoni Phoenix Suns playbook. Just score more and who cares about D. :lol:

Wade's really good though not as good as lebron. And bosh is above average, but not elite

Still though 3 of the top 10 ppg last season. I know they wont get those numbers but on any given night least 1 will get 30 and the other 2 be round 20.

yes

hut he asked about defense?

Happy that Wallace has signed on for another two years, if just for the fact it gives Monroe a chance to train against one of the best defenders in the past decade. Great that he will retire a Piston too and it's never a bad idea to resign possibly your best player from the last season for under $2m a year.

how's Monroe going in the Summer League? Didn't do a ton against us


John Wall played his first game against us yesterday. 24 points, 8 assists. Mate of mine actually went to that game - reckons he's the fastest NBA player he's seen since Iverson's rookie year


scary

Spurs just signed Splitter there 2007 draft pick.
MVP in the spanish league this year

cav's owner has been hit with a $100k fine for his letter re: lebron james

I hope we match the bulls for Redick
Fuck knows why they picked up Duhon, dude seems sooo on the way out

Not tearing it up, but seems to be playing his part and doing a few good things. Cousins had the better of him in their most recent game against Sacramento. White is impressing them so far too - been running the point and only turned it over twice in three games.

Saw that Udoh was out injured so him and Monroe didn't get to go up against each other.

yer Udoh fucked his wrist in the training before the SL started, and will be out 4-6 months


Warriors baby, that's how we do

fisher is staying at the lakers. he said he is staying cos of kobe, they came into the league around the same time, played together for 11 seasons with him, so he is keen to continue on with kobe in la.

hey don't forget he was a (over paid/under performing) Warrior at one point!

BIG rumors swirling round that the Warriors sale could go through today, and is being tipped that it's Ellison's


I may cry

:cross:

:thumbsup:

ok so now it's come out that Mastrov (ex owner of 24 hour fitness) is out of the race, and one of the part owners of the Celtics is the other candidate going head to head with Ellison

lol gl with that

lmao at this interview

Nellie at the Summer league

1 - Tell me he's not paro

2 - Tell me he's not looking down the girls top at the start

her - Coach Nelson, thank you for being here

him - I'm ok, fine

 :lol:

You mean this interview?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU2zQR2YFpY
1 - Possibly yes. 2 - Definitely yes :lol:

How do you feel about Morrow being traded for a draft pick?

right yes, thats the one lol

Mixed feelings on Morrow. The draft pick isn't shit, its the trade exception that's the real value

Real classy move on his behalf though - He was gonna sign an offer sheet with NJ, but he held off knowing we wouldn't match as we've just signed Dorrel Wright (who i really like for our team), so we could sign and trade him, and get something for him in return

He could've just signed the offer and been done with it, but gave us a chance to get something for him, which is pretty cool

Sad to see him go, but he's a scorer, thats it. We've got plenty of those

Did anyone hear about this? It seems weird that LeBron hasn't made a comment yet...

Lost it, got his wallet out, bought another one. In cash

I was thinking it might not even be LeBron's, it could've belonged to a fan. Perhaps he/she hocked it off cheap in disgust after "The Decision".

I doubt anybody is going to sell something worth $10,000 for $5 simply because they're angry. I also doubt that somebody who can afford $10,000 pendants, is the type to have a yard sale.

Oops, forgot the  :E.

Just found this on ESPN Transactions.

Announced Chris Cohan agreed to sell the franchise to Boston Celtics minority partner Joe Lacob and Mandalay Entertainment CEO Peter Guber.

 :lol:   hard times dude especially for cleveland

someone who steals things to support their crack habit will sell expensive things for $5 a pop

:crackhead:

WARRIORS MOTHERFUCKING SOLD!!!!

ok so it wasn't to larry BUT WHI FUCKING CARES


THIS IS A TRULY GLORIOYUS DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



hmmmm i need to get drunk. I feel a fever coming on

however, not such a flash day for typo's it would seem

lol
excitement just got the better of you.

whats the go with Ellison bidding higher but the other cats got the deal? seems a bit odd

No Ellison? Wtf? Why not?

Oooo Miami just signed Mike Miller. They're looking even scarier now. If you're trying stop the other 3 in the paint he'll be open to shoot the lights out from outside.

Ouch.

PS. Just read an update on that pendant drama. Apparently the chick was pressured by some "goons" from LBJ's management company to hand it over to their CEO. This is just getting weirder and weirder!

his bid was after the deadline. Apparently he though Cohan was bsing that he had a bid for 450mill, so when he heard it actually did go for that, he tried to get in

too late

At least Cohan is gone, but Ellison isn't the 6th richest man in the world for no reason. Would definitely rather have him at the helm if I were a Warriors fan.

But yeah, anything is better than Cohan I guess. :lol:

I would've thought there would some rules against a potential conflict of interest...seeing as these guys were previously part-owners of the Celtics.

What's to stop someone made of money like Mutant Russian Mark Cuban from buying another team aside from the Nets and then handpicking the best players from both of them to stack one or something?

I would imagine he will have to sell his stake in the Celtics.

Oh no doubt. But if they've made friends in the organisation then there could be collusion on matters in the future possibly.

lol why the fk would he pay an NBA record 450million for a club, to help out a team he has(now, had) some shares in?

crazy talk

What I love is the dude is from the bay,and has been a Warriors season ticket holder for 10+ years. He's passionate

By all accounts, these 2 dudes want to win. In his own words "I want to get the Warriors back to the top, playing against and beating the Celtics in the finals every year.....and i mean that literally"

fk yer

I don't think you can disallow somebody buying a business, on the grounds that they know people working for other businesses within the same industry. Besides, I would think all employees of either franchise would be bound by a confidentiality agreement.

Anyway, his financial interest is now with the Warriors, so I'm sure he'll wish his friends at Boston the best of luck and instantly stop giving a shit about the teams financial situation.

ding dong the witch is dead

(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs176.snc4/38114_10150229203145481_744525480_13665465_4858023_n.jpg)

:rofl:

 :lol: Awesome. Even rocking the Warriors pyjama pants.

hahan you know it

Actually, your avatar just reminded me. I watched Steph Curry get interviewed in the commentators box the other day; kid has a great head on him, seems quite smart and has a really good attitude.

he's the whitest black dude in the league

 :lol:

heard on 5aa this morning that the reason lebron left the cavs is because someone there slept with his mum :lol:

not the best place in the world to get nba news but fucking funny anyway.

old news, but still funny :lol:

http://otrsportsonline.com/2010/05/14/delonte-west-is-banging-lebrons-mother/

I think someone tried to make a joke there. That news came out awhile ago but it was apparently disputed.

Daniel Gibson wasn't it?

Edit: Delonte yeah...

yer delonte west

Hardaway feels he can help Heat :lol:............Can I please come for the ride to a ring!

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5386882

Haha, last chance for washed up stars to finally get a ring! Who's next? Ewing off the bench as a centre? Perhaps Reggie Miller can check in as a clutch 3 point shooter? :E

Zydrunas Ilgauskas became the third center to sign with the Heat in less than 24 hours on Saturday, completing a deal he agreed in principle to about five days earlier. On Friday, the Heat completed contracts with returning Miami veteran Joel Anthony and rookie draft pick Dexter Pittman. And Miami's next move is expected to be the re-signing of another 7-footer, Jamaal Magloire. That's roughly 28 feet of centers in all, with the 7-foot-3 Ilgauskas standing taller than everyone else on Miami's now-bursting depth chart at center. The Lithuanian - who was drafted by Cleveland in 1996 and has never suited up for any other NBA club - is 12th among all active players with 1,269 blocks, and 21st among current players in rebounds with 5,904.

This is just getting silly now... Miami are going to smash it next season...

 :lol: @ caesar

:nod:

Wonder if the Cavs owner will have another rant now.

probably not after his last fine

:lol:

 lol Miami´s team is seriously ridiculous!

Im a magic fan
not good news

Bam! This would have to cut LBJ pretty deeply. God has spoken. And it is a little disparaging.

Monroe finished off Summer League pretty good in the end - last game was 27points & 14 boards and averaged 14.6 & 8 for the 5 games.

I dont think Bron would care
I think hes got what he wants, If he wanted to play against and beat those guys he wouldnt have organised them all onto the same team.

isn't there any rivalry in the nba? after reading on here about how the trades have worked this year, seems that everyone gets along for the most part. that can't be good

pretty sure there will be a big cleveland/miami rivalry next season

:E

magic sent out an article saying how glad they were to finally have a team (miami) to have a rivalry with.
Dunno what inspired it or why they'd be glad to be going up against Miami though

just heard LBJ has a big tattoo down his side that says loyalty  :lol:

You don't think so? Given the MASSIVE respect LeBron has for Jordan, Jordan basically coming out and saying he copped out would have to be a little jarring at least!

cos they're both Florida based teams

after reading that jordan post, is there no rivalry between players anymore?

yeah but they have been for a while, I guess now Miami can compete

It's not really much different. When Jordan first entered the league, Bird, Magic, Isiah tried to freeze him out. But after that most of the leagues big stars were good friends

Except Karl Malone. He was a jerk

ahh fair enough.

does seem that lebron and bosh are just looking to win easy championships though. kind of takes the glitz off of it i reckon.

still going to support them though. going to be bloody exciting to watch them all together. almost going to be like watching the USA play. :lol:

It's funny

They get criticized when they sign with shitty teams for more money. "Money hungry, doesn't care about winning"

Then when they take less to join a team in a great position to win, they get shit hung on em too lol

I don't have a problem with it at all. Lebron wants to win championships so he went where he thought he'd have the best chance. Look who Cleveland surounded him with

a 35 year old Jamison
The bloated corpse of Shaq
Mo "the worst all star since Chris gattling" Williams

They failed big time, so he left. Good luck to him

Yeah, don't really know why everybody is having a whinge. Are Larry Bird and Magic Johnsons championships not worth anything because they were playing on stacked teams too?

in local news, 36ers have signed craig winder who hit the game winning shot in the nba d league championship game

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFcMAFFNe-c

http://sportal.com.au/basketball-news-display/36ers-sign-american-import-95241

In other NBL news, Townsville has confirmed the signing of former Detroit Piston Will Blalock for the upcoming season.

Blalock played 14 games for Detroit in the 2006-07 season and averaged 11.8 points per game for the Reno Bighorns in the NBA D-League this year. He also recently played four games for the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Summer League.

any relation to mookie blaylock?

It's spelled Blalock, so I guess not.

lmao

4 games for our Summer League team.

clear super star. Even Joe Ingals has played more


And a lot of teams are after him, but looks like we're gonna sign the first American Chinese dude in the League, Jeremy Lin. He's from the bay and has been real impressive for Dallas in their SL Team

soon as they do the fan question thing, I'm asking if he knows LD

juwan howard to the heat

he's still alive??

did they change their name to the sixers for a while or super sixers are somthing like that

the sixers has always been their shortened name, cant say i have heard them called the super sixers before, unless someone had naming rights?

They were the Super Sixers when that shitehouse beer Eagle Super was their sponsor yonks ago, during the days of Robert Rose IIRC...

lol eagle blue don't mind if I do!

Hornets Chris Paul wants to be traded to Knicks..Magic or Lakers...

yup

it's getting fkn retarded hey. Like, i can understand free agency. Ya contracts done, sweet, do what you like. But to sign a massive contract, for millions, then to to say "you know what, i want to be traded....to one of these 3-4 teams" is absolute fkn bs

Jesus can you imagine the Lakers with him? Unstoppable. Or the Magic for that matter, though they already have some pretty decent guard talent.

I dont really get it. Who gives a fuck if he wants to be traded if you just signed. more to the point why sign if you wanna play somewhere else

Pretty sure that was his point.

yeah I know I still dont understand what the fuck Pauls thinking though. Its completely illogical

The Lakers can't afford him unless they swap some of there own high paid contracts which I'd imagine the Hornets would have to agree to.
So I can't see it happening.
The Knicks wouldn't have anything in return that they'd want, and not real sure what the Magic have either, it would have to be a multi player deal in return for CP3.

I'd like to see the Spurs take him on as a straight swap for Parker (and possibly another piece), that would give us a better chance and another ring in Duncan's 2nd last season.

thing is, AS SOON, as a player says he wants out, his trade value plummets. Look at what the Lakers gave up for Gasol. Sweet fa originally (though Marc Gasol has turned out real good) But at the time, it was considered one of the most lop sided trades in history

Why? Cos Gasol publicly stated he wanted out

It's funny how things change over time though hey.

I remember watching an interview with Chris Paul a couple of years ago where he was absolutely committed to the city of New Orleans, loved them and never wanted to leave and the fans were the same back. LeBron was the same once upon a time too.

holy shit lol

Stephen Colbert interviewing Mike D'Antoni

"Ok next question - what is a Knickerbocker? Cos in 2010 I don't feel comfortable saying that. I think they prefer Bocker Americans.....'

 :lol:

As usual, Bill Simmons has crunched the numbers on the Paul situation for us all!

Scroll about halfway down this article (the whole thing is worth a read as well, I love the Mailbags!)

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/100722/mailbag2 (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/100722/mailbag2)

“Our goal to start this season is no different than our goal to start the last one and that is to become NBA champions,” Smith said. “In order to do that, you have to have a talented roster. I think our roster competes with any other roster in the league.”
otis smith

 :lol:

(http://i.imgur.com/jMlSR.jpg)

and if they land Paul they'll be right in the mix. If not, yer nah

I dont think its very likely.  I dont think Magic are even that keen.   hope im wrong though

lol they aren't keen on Chris Paul?

They need new management then

Sure there keen just about everyone is keen.
If he were to land with the magic that would be unreal for them.
CP3 and Howard would pack some punch.

definitely. It's the classic duo. Dominant pg with (near) dominant centre

I can picture him throwing alleys to Dwight all day.

Oh no shit. He was comin' of an injury last year, but before that, was clearly the best pg in the league. Does it all and very well

Definitely.

I hope he doesn't become another Penny and be plagued by injuries for the rest of his career because at one point he was on track to set all kinds of records.

He's a real nice guy apparently too. Good ol' Southern boy and all that lol.

 :)
maybe poor choice of words
I dont think they're opposed to signing him but they arent keen on Okafor in the deal which sounds like the package

his old man concreted a full size basketball court for him on the side of their property when he was a kid. i reckon i'd be all kinds of amazing too if i had that support growing up.

lol but you still be a white dude

Not even a big white dude either. :lol:

big enough to smoke your sorry arse in dream team.... *cough*

pretty sure steve nash isn't a big white dude either. so as far as i can gather i'd at least have 3 mvp's by now if i had the right opportunities.  :E

All Jordan had was a packed dirt court! That shit is luxury by comparison!

Maybe Jordan was helped by the Don Bradman theory of training. You practice in shitty enough situations and the normal stuff will be too easy.

I thought the don bradman theory was dont go to war

Could be!

I'm sure that helps. Doubles as a pretty good theory of life as well.

:lol:

I've seen you play mate. ;)

 :lol: harsh!
you cats all play?

I love it. I played for about 15 years but haven't been able to get into comp since I've been in Thailand.

I've bought a ball over here, I just need to get out to the street courts more often. They're a bit far away from me now though and it's better to play with other people and I don't know anyone to play with. :(

Just go to the courts and challenge blokes - you'd be at least a foot taller and should be able to dominate  :lol:

hahahah. touche'

This kid has skills!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k78VEv1p4U

:crazy:


Moron!

As some of the comments mentioned...

Steph > Tyreke

Well he hasn't been caught breaking the law...yet!...

(Don't think he will anyway...he has his head screwed on straight, that guy!..)

;)

shaq could be off to the celts

just what they need for their median age level

 :lol:

He must have taken quite a paycut to get in there, last I heard he was still not interested in dropping his salary to fit.

which is madness. I read today in just basketball contracts, he's earned over 290million lol

Haha yeah but look at all the other players who left and went broke or had financial problems. Clearly the more money you have, the more your lifestyle and spending adjusts to match. Trying to milk as much as you can while you can is probably a good idea!

Pippen had major financial issues at one point and he lost a heap of his fortune...now he's definitely someone you would have thought would have no problems because of his on-court success...

It's sad that considering how great he was defensively he could have been working as a top defensive coordinator for some big team out there and earning a nice crust...hopefully his new ambassador role for the Bulls translates to coaching sometime in the future.

well he signed with the C's for the league minimum


massive win for Boston


again

Lol yeah.

I just remembered Shaq does have a wife and kids and apparently in the past rumours/a reputation of infidelity. That money could go real quick if something went pear-shaped...

"Eddieeeeeee...I want HALF!" :E

Seriously, what is Joe D thinking signing McGrady?!?!

They've already said they won't move Prince unless he asks for a trade, and while McGrady has said he would play behind Hamilton and Prince, the Pistons have some good young talent and Gordon or Stuckey that should be given the minutes he'll be getting at SG or SF. Dare say his attitude will bring the team down a bit too and it has the potential to be another Iverson year.

Not worth it at all.

Lol I just read an article about Shaq's official introduction as a Celtic yesterday, I liked this haha.


The Big Shamrock is cool haha.

Joe D is making us look well run

the big teamslut also fits well.

 :lol:

 Doesn't mind changing teams.

 

talkin about ball, does anyone still play here and what nights?
there's a couple of us that used to play at wayville that no longer have a team and are still keen for a run, myself included.

pm us if you need a fill in or a new team member on the eastside. ill go as far as wayville to play

we play at pasadena but only got five games left in the season

pippen joins the hall of fame this week

(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs240.snc4/39352_422406043462_8245623462_4844798_3232422_n.jpg)

:slayer:

Is that John Starks watching thinking imagine what that dude could do on a trampoline for my slamball team.

yup thats him

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIlwUgdp3BM

starks could throw it down without a tramp

another fantastic Warrior Trade

Sprewell for Starks


Mind you it's fair to say Spree killed his trade value when he strangled our coach

i am sure you have felt like strangling the warriors coach/management at some point in time

:E

:lol:

i'd be dead keen to play ball again too mate if you need more numbers. :)

you'll note that at no point did I say he was out of line

:lol:

fair call

:hehe:

Except for the part where he didn't finish the job.

The Mailman is going in too.

I love that shot when Pip posterised Ewing.

There's a few classics plus that in this vid, #2 is massive!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_--VPPY4lA


This was a funny bit from one of the articles I read about Pippen today.


Lol. To have the money to just go "ah why not have the Ferrari?"

ESPN got their facts wrong there too haha, Jordan came back in 1995!

He has his text book style dunk all very similar one handed rise up, give the defenders a good look at the ball while in motion.
Awesome though, well deserved hall of famer one of the best SF.

Yeah they're all kind of the same, using his long arms to reach up and over.

I guess that's why he never made it too far in the All-Star Weekend dunk contest. :E

Amare picked an interesting shirt to wear during his trip to Jerusalem

(http://i2.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/2010/images/08/15/tx_amare-0815.jpg)

Blackest Jew I've ever seen! :E

I'd hazard a guess to say the tallest too

lol check this shit out, I don't want to point out the obvious but does this explain why RJ left his bride at the alter???

(http://mediatakeout.s3.amazonaws.com/photo/1281965686richard_cruise1.jpg)

homie on the left has a raging clue

 :rofl:

 See whats scary is i don't think he has. Wouldn't be surprised if he fed that thing peanuts.

 In other news is it time for the NBA season yet??!!!

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

Is that Luke Walton in the purple shorts? :lol:

Sure is lol

where can i download nba games? wanna grab some games from last season while i wait for the next season to roll around... need to do a bit of research before i go jersey shopping... :hehe:

No surprises there!


Just read on ESPN "sources" say Denver and Carmelo may be done as well, he has been delaying the signing of his extension for ages now. One option is joining the Knicks with Amare. That would be a powerful combo!

Any questions, queries etc on all things "Jerseys" well, lets just say I know a guy

good to know

:thumbsup:

Shaq v Sugar Shane Mosely

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNX5QyiTANc

:lol:

I'm assuming that's from his "Shaq Vs" tv show?

http://www.rapidhoops.com/
I've never actually downloaded though but appears to have most from memory.

I was thinking about getting NBA TV this season so I can catch most games live or whenever I have the time to watch them.
Heard a few bad things about NBA TV but gotta be better than streaming games with crappy quality and dropping out every so often.
Don't mind paying $100-150 for the season.
Would like to get ESPN over the net but not sure they do that.

cheers for the link but thats hella lame, gotta do surveys and hand over email addresses for each game you wanna grab

:/

Really......that does suck

just did a survey with a disposable email address and it wouldnt unlock the video for me. pretty sure its streaming only anyway... doh

How do you catch the games Quaz? Foxtel with espn added extra?

nah an online site called, ummmmm adte (i think -i'm at work, have the link saved) They stream pretty much every game live

There's always a shedload of streaming links linked from this site each game as well.

http://www.myp2p.eu/ (http://www.myp2p.eu/)

I use that site but the quality of some links are poor then they also drop out for me heaps and my internet connection if great.

our away jersey has been inadvertently released. Fresh as hell imo. Will be all over a Steph one as soon as it drops

(http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/GoldenStJayhawk/Warriors/147150376-e78c6d9226922fb3af909cf431595e4a4c6b5ac0-scaled.jpg?t=1282103277)

You'll probably kill me for saying this but it almost looks like Lakers blue/purple in that light.

All sorts of clashing nightmares when those two teams play lol.

except that one is royal blue, and the other is purple

Yeah I know the only reason I put blue in there is because the Lakers used to call it "Laker blue" years ago for some stupid reason. It really did used to look slightly bluish.

Have a look here: http://www.forumblueandgold.com/forum-blue/

they can call it what they like, but it's purple. I've failed numerous colour tests and even I can see that lol

Lol I think they just don't want to admit that it's purple. :ghey:

Isn't it funny how many teams are predominantly some shade of blue though when you look at that pic.

yer i agree- and im colour blind too haha

I love the new look. But was really hoping for black with gold trim/lettering

Some good dunks here (http://www.twitvid.com/DMT7H) by Terrico White, the Pistons second round draft pick.

Won't see any court time though this season apparantly. Why? Cause we picked up McGrady  :facepalm:

Maggette Travels 6 Times in the 1 Play

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN_ljDfevB0

 :lol:

wow

The commentary text was the best bit.

"Blatant frustration foul."

 :lol:

Not only how bad he is for doing it......but has that ref still got a job officiating NBA games.
Only Bron and Kobe get away with that sort of suff :lol:

Reckon that ref's probably been over here umpiring AFL games this year too...

Unbelievable how could he miss that.

so Rondo was the last cut from Team USA for the World's, meaning Steph is in the team

Awesome for Steph.

Nightmare for the warriors once he breaks both legs colliding with some no named Nigerian

ATTN Q:

(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs427.snc4/47027_428366798462_8245623462_4998435_3759954_n.jpg)

Oct 5 I hear the blue away joint is dropping. Will be all over a curry one initially, then expand and bring David lee into my wardrobe

(http://nba.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/p8516529reg.jpg)

is on nbastore.com right now

hmmmm the sale hasn't fkn gone through yet so dirty rat Cohan would get the $$

fuck, im torn! I NEED that jersey in my life in a bad way

just checked - "ready to ship in 8 weeks" lol


The new Jazz jersey is wicked too

(http://nba.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/p7411734reg.jpg)


Old school

Shit, you may even find me in a Warriors jersey soon. Not cos I like em, but because that is F R E S H as fuck. Love it.

yer they are. One of the best in the league now

makes a nice fkn change

In other news, Carmelo wants be to traded. He's handed Denver a list 4-5 of teams he wants to go to, and for some unknown reason, we are one of em! I'd trade anyone bar Curry to land him providing he came extended

this one's for Del

(and holy shit lol)

(http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL1068/4053516/8426800/391278708.jpg)

I mentioned that in here a couple of weeks ago. Sources were saying the front runner was New York. That's another team that could use a kick in the ass after years of mediocrity (albeit not as bad as the Warriors).

Amare and Carmelo? US teammates and all that?

Very lethal combo.

Denver want to trade him to either NJ, the Wolves or Kings

lol - careful what you wish for Melo

 :lol: Awesome, I'd take a certain sadistic pleasure in losing him to one of those three. That said, ultimately I'd like to know what we get out of each prospective deal.

Ah OK.

The Wolves would be interesting actually. Kevin Love is one of the best young forwards in the game, constantly improving his stats. He's playing for the US in the Worlds, which will only improve his confidence.

Melo could mentor him a heap and form another decent forward combo.

:rofl:

:lol:

Hope

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=818YaFLwSuM

Haha what is Jordan thinking picking up Kwame Brown again after he took him as the No1 at the Wizards? "He's a number 1 draft pick, he's still good, he's still good"

decent pick up if he was cheap

was he cheap?

Didn't check that, but yea, suppose not terrible for about $1.3m. Looked like he was playing volleyball with his team mates most of the time at the Pistons though.

I might go for the McGrady/Brown home jersey set.

(http://i29.tinypic.com/2lmrwqx.jpg)

i posted that ages ago, but with an ice cream lol

great to see Spree teaching the kiddies

(http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/2454/500xcustom1282338467833.jpg)

 :lol:

:rofl:

I wonder how he feeds his family these days.

:lol: that's awesome.

Australia look like they played well against Slovenia. 87-58 loss, shooting 18 of 58 from the field.

one of my Oakland homies has been given the go ahead to turn the spare room into a "Warriors Room" where he can watch all the games.Got the painters in......

(http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/GoldenStJayhawk/Random%20Pics/DSC00707.jpg?t=1283736993)


 :lol:

I'd have a splitting headache in minutes. :lol:

That comes through watching us play anyway

big fan of the lounge with cup holders TBH.

thats no couch, thats A RECLINER!!

Lol yup. Love the drink holders. Will post some more pics as he puts Em up

Caught this a little while ago, but Terrrico White, the Pistons 2nd pick in this year's draft, showing how the other rookies how it's done (without his shoes tied apparantly).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG23A7Ua7CA



Pity he'll get absolutely no court time with the Piston's back court looking like Sydney in peak hour now.

Probably just as well, cos he travels every time

Haha.

Funny you should say that though - just watched a highlights package from the Pistons Summer League and there was a few obvious travels in there from a couple of guys.

quazz did you watch that dunk comp link i sent you on FB the other day, cant remember where it was from..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeUcTHM4xKk&feature=fvsr

The 2nd guy was lame as! The next 2 were really good though, especially that cartwheel guy.

After that it was all pretty good, lots of jumping over people lol. That big blonde guy they used for one of them could have been Keyser lol.

Yer it was posted a while back on my Warriors forums. The cartwheel is nuts

In other news, the Warriors signed Rodney Carney

Championship baby

so Im in a NBA fantasy league this year with my Oakland cronies - ya know it's a hardcore Warrior site when Steph Curry goes #3 overall in the draft

 :lol:

Crazy shit! After finally getting one, Ron Artest is going to sell his championship ring to raise funds for mental health awareness in schools! He's gone from being a major douchebag to a really inspiring person lol.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Ron-Artest-s-championship-ring-is-for-sale-inqu?urn=nba-268518 (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Ron-Artest-s-championship-ring-is-for-sale-inqu?urn=nba-268518)

just bought my durant home and westbrook away jerseys

:slayer:

Shame on you for giving that thief Clay Bennett money. :scold:

what did he steal? (apart from the supersonics :E)

God I wish durant played for us lol. Would be almost up there with my Juddlust

oh, and lol

(http://cdn2.sbnation.com/imported_assets/540489/ept_sports_nba_experts-407078606-1236360449_medium.jpg)

Haha, it's hard to be optomistic about the Pistons season this year from the team's makeup and what I've been reading - making the number 1 spot in lists like this too:

Uh Oh, Wrong Way: Top 10 Teams Going Nowhere (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/441311-uh-oh-wrong-way-top-10-teams-going-nowhere)

Wow, talk about a mess.

Tell me again what the Pistons are doing. Are they building for the future or do they want to keep their veterans until they're dead corpses?

Clearly the answer should be the first choice but then it happened: Tracy McGrady.

The Pistons jeopardized the growth of their young players and signed a washed up veteran who still thinks he can ball with the likes of Kobe, LeBron and Durant.

On top of that, they still haven't fixed the logjam at the wing positions with Rip Hamilton, Ben Gordon, Charlie Villanueva, Tayshaun Prince and Now Tracy McGrady.

They've lost their cap space for the near future and did nothing this summer expect re-sign Ben Wallace and Will Bynum.

Clearly, the Pistons are having trouble deciding what the hell they're doing.

They should be re-building with their young talent (Stuckey, Gordon, Maxiell, Villanueva, Daye, Summers, Bynum) but instead Joe Dumars insists he knows what he's doing.

Good thing he has a ring to show for...

Welcome to Oakland cunt

yeah i really like durant too. hope they go alright again this year

Durant broke Carmelo's highest points in a game record for FIBA World Championships against Lithuania yesterday...38 points!

Can play.

Our latest signing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80-NiJpIIPk

all bike and pony tail jokes aside, this is a VERY good signing. Great team guy, hustles hard, had a lot of teams after him.

He chose us

Go figure

oh and big lols at this sig of Bogurt

(http://www.webinitiatives.com.au/Bogut/Bogut.gif)

 Is it Amundson? i can't see the vid

the video is yer

 He is great. One of those players whos numbers don't do justice to what he does. He brings the energy and will make a huge block or offensive rebound or something to change a game. I was surprised the Suns let him go. I have a feeling Steve Kerr was a big fan of his when he was GM.

yer spot on and like i said, a good 4 - 5 teams were after him too. We must have offered a tad more $. Either that or it was the extra year on the deal (2 year deal at about 2.4mill per)

well, kicked off Jersey Season (officially started Sep 1) with a classic I've always longed for

(http://www.basketballjerseyworld.com/ebay/images/johnstock-1282916781-60943.jpg)


hell yer

classic choice

:yup:

iverson could be off to china. him and starbury would probably get on just fine...

Apparantly the Pistons made an offer to Shaq!?! Joe D must be slipping.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD6eQY7yCfw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4giMyqv0qc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDNJxodKrZY

Signing Charlie v for 30+ mill was proof of that

haha, that's for sure. He's stayed in Detroit and worked out all Summer in an effort to crack the starting team (apparantly slimmed down and bulked up a bit too), but his laziness is his problem - read some good points about him recently:


and..

Stockton jersey already arrived. Pretty sure I racked up 4 assists just walking to the gym in it last night

 
 :lol:

 I am imagining you like helping old ladies across the road and chasing down kids stray balloons

 :lol:

all while throwing the perfectly angled, bounce pass

fixed

:E

This is John Stockton we're talking here lol

Opening doors for them too right? ;)

 :thumbsup: no worries!

Fun little ESPN app to see how you rate among other people with your picks of the "Greatest X Team of All-Time"

http://espn.go.com/espn/greatestteam/index/_/teamId/5556819/the-greatest-warriors-team-all-time?teamId=5556819&newteam=true (http://espn.go.com/espn/greatestteam/index/_/teamId/5556819/the-greatest-warriors-team-all-time?teamId=5556819&newteam=true)

I thought I'd put up the Warriors up here seeing as they get talked about so much. It's the only one so far that I've picked the number 1 popular pick for every position lol.

I guess that says something about the Warriors over the years... :E

Next...the Bulls, this will be easy...

Edit: 3/5 for the Bulls. It's obvious the 90s live on in many fans memories, most have overlooked classic players...

refuse to do it because i wont, no, I can't, pick Webber at PF

he played 1 fucking year for us

die in a hole

Yo-Yo diet?

Just did the Celtics and I had to laugh at the Small Forward position. 97.8% of people voted for Larry Bird, as they should. Not to sure about the 0.2% that voted for Antoine Walker.

 :lol:

Picked 4/5 though, as I picked KG over Kevin McHale. McHale played in a great team and had some cool oldskool post moves but seriously.....better than Garnett. Pfffttt

Sounds like the Lakers and the .6% of people who voted for Nick Van Exel and Derrick Fisher over Magic Johnson at the point. :crazy:

Even Jordan isn't 100%, although he at least has Jerry Sloan as competition.

Yeah I think that's one of the only problems, they include guys that are genuine HOFers but that may have only played a couple of seasons with a team (generally because the other talent to pick from over the years wasn't too flash).

The handful of people who chose Eddie Jones or Steve Smith over Dwyane Wade for SG in Miami is a little worrying too lol.

Though I must admit I only checked them out to see if they had included LeBron already in the hope that a bunch of tards had elected him as the #1 SF without even playing a game. :E

On that note it looks like a bunch of digruntled Cavs fans are voting up the no-names competing with him in Cleveland...he's only got 90% of the vote! :rofl:

Hey I used to be an Eddie Jones fan, maybe he rounds out the team better.........lol yeah right.

dude at my work is going to florida for some men's world netball championships in a couple of months. has tickets for a heat home game. may also be going to an orlando game. shatters me!

:lol:

I lol'd

yet you wouldnt be suprised if you met the guy

:gheyslay:

 :popcorn:

 Awaiting Quazz's post in here in 5...4....3....2....1

:lol:

ooh he is gonna be a happy chappy, first the sale, now this...

DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD!

(http://lucytheblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/wicked_witch.jpg)


what a truly spectacular off season this has been!


and what a week. Nellie gone, Juddy wins his medal back, and GF at Labrina tomorrow

I may cry

.

:rofl:

lol didn't see this before posting

:lol:

melo to the nets?

it was on until he spoke to past players about how suck the franchise is lol

then it was off

then Jay Z called him

may be back on again

"If Tim Duncan gets five rings, then that gives some writer the chance to say 'Duncan is the best,' and I can't have that." -- Shaq

 :lol:

(http://cdn2.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/145897/jersey.jpg)


if these aren't a hoax, I'll be the happiest Jersey Head in the world

I'd buy one.

I'd buy many. The Warriors in black has been a dream for many years

i'd buy one. would be able to wear it for ball on wednesday's too. handy

Training pic

(http://www.nba.com/warriors/photos/092810_Steph_Monta.jpg)


:prays:

It's gotta be real.

Oh, by the way, Curry... dibs. :E


*awaits response

hahahah, fkn dreamin. My list will prolly go

Durant
Curry
Lebron

.......

lol looks like Shaq and nate are getting along well


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw3oHRdiJPE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIuvi9k0ZY0

21 days and 4 hours til tip off...

here is the 36ers new recruit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3LfOUdOVg4

pretty decent hops for a 16 year old, he would be 18 now. hope he can hit a shot, otherwise its just gonna be brett rainbow all over again...

:lol:

Another video I watched had some stats for him at the 2010 Australian Championships.

16.7ppg @ 60%
6.2 rebounds
2.7 assists

You'd imagine that will drop off a bit in the NBL, but I think it's safe to say he'll be better than Brett Rainbow. :lol:

nice, thats fairly solid. hope he doesnt piss of to melbourne or something in a couple years.

where's he been recruited from?

Wade left opening with strained hamstring, basketball gods playing against the Heat.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AtD2erS.ndNS4JM9fsDeFVu8vLYF?slug=ap-heat-wade

Pistons are all but sold apparantly. Not a bad result in the end though as he's the Little Ceasar's founder who owns the Detroit Red Wings and Lions. He's looking to move them back to the city from the burbs and he's not afraid to spend money on his teams.

Now they just need to sort out the actual team.

Terrible idea.

our sale > your sale

Henry Ford's grandson owns the Lions, and they are one of the worst franchises in history. They haven't won a game in more than a year. Consider yourself lucky it isn't him.

Yea, got the wrong big cat. It's the Detroit Tigers.



Why so?

If you'd been to the city of Detroit, you'd know. :lol:

Haha, yea I was told not to bother going there - that's why I watched the Pistons in Boston.

Gotta be better for them financially to play in the city though. Although saying that, up until last season they had a higher attendance than most if not all teams for a number of years.

There is like a little block in Detroit where the big corporate buildings are and then the rest of it is a god awful decrepit shit hole. Everybody who can afford to go to NBA games lives in the suburbs anyway. :lol:

there was a doco on detroit last night..  whyallas got more going for it!

It's the only place I've been where I actually feared for my safety while walking around.

Ha that was Oakland for me. I think my warriors jersey helped

Oh god, it's started again already. Jarebko tore his achillies in the opening quarter of their first pre-season match so now we're even thinner up front.

This quote from an article about the game about sums up what to expect from the Pistons in 10/11.





Going to be a long season  :facepalm:

The suggestion from new owner Ted Leonsis that the Wizards may change their name back to Bullets is receiving overwhelming support in a Washington Post poll. Eighty-two percent of early respondents voted yes, 11 percent chose "Not ever" and seven percent clicked "Not now, considering what happened with the team last season."

 :lol:

Warriors 2-0 in pre season games

STOP THE SEASON!!!!

Ryan Anderson is looking good through pre season. Shooting well and taking boards!
play Miami on the 22 in preseason so that should be an interesting one

Spurs played Miami and won by 20 odd, Bosh and Bron only played 12 min and wade was out, but spurs starters didn't play a lot either.
Our bench out played theirs in the last half 3rd 17-28 and 4th 10-20. Good to see the bench player get some solid time.
Its a safe bet their bench isn't very strong.

Magic seem to be pushing their preseason games hard, either that or they have some great pickups.

Yeah probably similar in terms of sketchiness to Oakland, except it's cold enough to be wearing a balaclava in public. :lol:

if anyone has a link up in the states and knows someone who might have recorded this can you please let me know, pretty keen to see the full version

http://www.nba.com/video/channels/nba_tv/2010/10/08/20101008_once_brothers.nba/index.html

:yup:

I'll ask around

tonight @ 8 on one
Round 1 - Melbourne Tigers v Sydney Kings

sixers game tomorrow on one aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand tonight:

BASKETBALL: NBA CLASSICS
Saturday 16th October at 7.00 pm (120 minutes)
Channel: One
2006 FINALS: MIAMI HEAT V DALLAS MAVERICKS G6. Not just an epic basketball series, the 2006 NBA Finals are sporting folklore. Trailing Dallas 2-0, Miami fought back with Shaquille O'Neal, Alonzo Mourning, Gary Payton and Dwyane Wade earning rings.

:slayer:

Nice. cheers for the headsup

Dwight Howard working out with Hakeem. Interesting vid. Maybe we'll see some Dream Shakes from him this season!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mArHU1ewSog

Zo showed that he still had a little left in the tank.
Payton not the all star I watch the other day in the 97 east v west allstar game

fascinating to watch! Cheers for posting that up man. Still my all time fave big man

That little turnaround tip with the elbow was genius...it completely blocks the opposing player out. Hakeem is still looking fresh as too...no extra pounds like many retired guys (Barkley :E) and still hitting the moves and shots.

Dwight should have an extra dimension to his game this year if he takes it all onboard.

sixers with the win against the wildcats. started off well and managed to hold the lead for 99% of the game, but the last quarter was sloppy!

Next week:
Fri night: Wollongong Hawks V Townsville Crocodiles
Sat night: 2007 EAST FINALS: CLEVELAND CAVALIERS V DETROIT PISTONS G5
(possible sunday game, the online tv guides only go up to saturday)

yer certainly wasn't a pretty game. The Sixers were 4-26 from 3 lol

http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/10/19/kevin-durant-shows-why-he-is-ultimate-teammate-on-si-cover/

:yup:

cannot wait for the NBA seaon start. Generally Im pumped every year, until we lose 9 outta our first 10 and then I usually spiral into a hole of loathing. However this year feels different for the Warriors.

Oh, we may still lose 9 outta 10, but new owners, no Nelson, new uniforms has me pretty excited

GO WARRIORS!

On my Dubs site, one of the dudes does game threads for every game. Love the Lakers names

La "I Chose My Kardashian Poorly" Mar

 :lol:



(http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/media/playerfile/warriors_logo.gif) - Vs - (http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/media/playerfile/lakers_logo.gif)

Tip off = 7:00pm PST @ San Diego Sports Arena.
TV Coverage = No Coverage.
Radio = KTCT 1050.

Injury Report/Players Probably Out:

Warriors = E Udoh - Wrist/L Amundson - Fractured Index Finger.

Fakers = A Bynum - Knee/L Walton - Hammy Strain/S Vujacic - Vaginal Tear/D Caracter - Back Spasms.

Now for the probable starting 5's![/u]

PG - Hope/SG - Money Moped/SF - D Wright/PF - D Lee/C - A Biedrins
(http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc216/jamesstreats/WRT%20-%20Game%20Thread%20Stuff/WarriorsvsFakers-PreSeason-21-10-10copy.png)
PG - The Floppy Fish/SG - The Rat Faced Rapist/SF - Da Thug/PF - La "I Chose My Kardashian Poorly" Mar/C - The Soft As Sh*te Spaniard.

 :lol:

vaginal tear? just got married to sharapova didnt he?

The Rat Faced Rapist. Hahaha.

 :lol:

 Also :rofl: @ 'Hope' and 'Money Moped'

lmao hadn't even noticed that. Hope, hahahah

one just had cavs vs detroit play offs from 07. lebron knocked in something stupid like 27 of the cavs last 28 points, basically everything from the end of the 4th plus everything in overtime. ended up with close to 50. not a bad game but cavs  didn't have fuck all except lebron haha

I remember that game. Then the Celtics beat them in the next series in that ridiculous game 6 or so when Pierce and James went head to head and put in about 40 points each.

The Heat have been looking at bringing another player in since Miller went down. They have met several times to discuss their options and apparently have settled on giving veteran swingman Jerry Stackhouse an opportunity.

(for the fantasy league crew, not sure how good he will be a: in a team dominated by james/bosh/wade or b: once miller comes back from injury)

No after beating Detroit they went on to meet the spurs in the finals where they were swept in what was maybe the lowest scoring finals series ever.
SAS 85 - CLE 76
SAS 103 - CLE 92
SAS 75 - CLE 72
SAS 83 - CLE 82
Thats how a defence can win a title.

lol anyone want miller

Stackhouse? You've gotta be kidding me. Does he need a Zimmer frame to make it out of the locker room? I would have taken my chances with Penny's comeback over him. :E

dude, stackhouse is 35... loads of older players still contributing... jason kidd is 37, shaq and grant hill are both 38. stackhouse has enough experience to play his role, i am sure wade/james/bosh will take care of the rest.

:E

nba season tip off is this wednesday usa time, cant wait!

:slayer:

Agreed. All he needs to do is provide 10-15 mins a night and he definitely has the ability to do pthat, solidly.

Come on NBA season!!

You trippin Khem he'll be nothing but a court filler on that team, no doubt he can play but on that team he'll be lucky to get a touch.
Kidd and Hill are major cogs in there teams, I think Shaq will struggle for stats with Jermaine (age 32) and Perkins (age 25) taking more of his minutes away.

thats all he needs to do, like i said, wade/james/bosh will handle the rest

:E

this week on one

10 am thurs: boston vs miami
replayed again at 8:30pm
followed by lakers vs houston rom 10:30pm

10am fri: orlando vs washington
followed by utah vs phoenix from 1pm
no friday night replay due to live nbl :lol:

nba classics 7pm sat night, lakers and celtics from this years play offs

Hope they keep it up this year, it dropped off mid-way through the season.
Either way it doesn't bother me I signed up to International league pass broadband, quality is awesome.

i just hope they do something about the friday night games. i am all for showing nbl, but it wouldnt hurt to run at least one of the replays after the nbl game...



nba.com says its 1 day and 10 hours til tip off!!!

:boh:

 Been thinking of doing that, is it worth it?

save ya $ and just add http://atdhe.net/index.html to ya faves. No doubt the quality wont be nearly as good, but they stream every game live. Perfect if ya happy watchig a game on ya PC

OK NBA - so who does everyone actually go for?

Quaz - Warriors
Ref - Spurs
Spanky -depends on the colour of his mood ring
Khem - The Durants
Glock - ?
Headache - ?
Melvin -?
Anyone-?

Bulls for me but I really don't have a strong affiliation with any team anymore. I like alot of teams and really only dislike a couple.

The following teams are also on my like list

Magic
Lakers
Heat
Nuggets
Blazers
Spurs

Dislike List
Celtics
Pistons

lol half my fantasy team is magic

cheers for that link, should come in handy

:lol: @ the mood ring

THUNDER UP!!

:slayer:

If you've got a spare $200 (includes playoffs) I would....well I did.
Quality is HD 3000 Mbps, every game whenever you want to watch it.
I can watch the spurs games after work, where as streaming it like I did last year it would drop out and generally the quality was poor and I was only able to catch games on weekends.

There is a free demo/trial for 24 hours or 1 game something like that anyway, give that a blast.

It does have some issues with Flash player but only on startup a couple refreshes and it kicks in, not all the time either.

I've never really had a team, more so just liked different individual players so I could never decide lol.
In my NBA DVD collection I have Bulls, Lakers, Jordan, etc. and I'm keen to get a few more of the Dynasty series like the Celtics and the Knicks, so you can see I'm not too fussed as long as it's classic, good basketball.

I think I'm more of a fan of the game/history of it all, not just one team.

Having said that I have a soft spot for the Celtics and the Hornets.

Bawston.
(http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/6773/1273814764458.jpg)

really? well there ya go huh. Didnt pick you as the baby blue type.

I've been a one town man since my introduction to the world of American sports at the ripe old age of 6. Denver Broncos came first, the baby blue is just incidental.

yer im the same and cos of Chris Mullin, it was the Warriors and therefore Oaklqand

so its the Warriors, The Raiders and A's

aka A whole bunch of suck

So many Raiders jokes I can't make because you smashed us with the highest score in franchise history today. Awesome.

lol "we" did?

awesome

Go Raiders

The Raiders have actually been pretty decent the last few years apparently. Their owner is an absolute crackup, he looks like a real-life version of Freddy Krueger; he's one decrepit motherfucker!

Raiders suck. They suck real bad. They have sucked since 2002.

Yeah, Al Davis is a fucking beast. Usually looks like he is ready to spit bile in faces as well.

you must have them confused for the Canberra Raiders or something. They've been awful, for quite some time now

By few years I meant including when they made the Super Bowl lol. But yeah they aren't exactly amazing. Still, better than Detroit. :lol:

22 clones of me could outplay post Barry Sanders Detroit. It takes a lot to embarrass the city of Detroit more than the general populous of Detroit does on a daily basis, but the Lions do it every year.

I thought you might be a 49ers fan Quaz.
I have been since about 94, Jerry Rice was a gun back then.
We're on struggle street now but.

my Dad is actually, but I went Raiders purely due to the "Oakland" tag

plus black and silver looks way better than red and gold

 :lol:Yeah gold tights on dudes doesn't look good

:yup:

 :lol: Yeah but Gold has to be up there with pink

Jerry Rice was always a gun. GOAT AINEC. No wide receiver deserves to be spoken of in the same sentence as that man.

I'm a Redskins fan lol it doesn't get much worse than that, though they did pick up Donovan McNabb recently. ;)

I'm pretty much all over the country with my US sports teams, my biggest loyalty would be in hockey though, I've been all Avalanche for about 15 years now.

They also oversaw the epic breakout season of veteran ex-Viking Brad Johnson. They took Clinton Portis from the Broncos. They are currently helmed by one of the great coaches (heavily biased view). They've had their moments. Fucking bullshit hard division since day dot though.

Funnily enough hockey is the only game where my Denver/Colorado support isn't one eyed. I supported the Vancouver Canucks before the Avalanche existed. I still support the Avalanche in all non Canuck games.

Check out this cool gallery of Marvel vs. NBA comic book covers... (http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/10/25/espn-magazine-nba-marvel-covers-gallery/)

Would have been good if they knew what Tim Duncan looked like before drawing, and god knows whos behind him.

Clippers is cool.

Haha yeah I was wondering who Ginobili was meant to be because they all looked like black dudes and none of them were similar to him in anyway...

In other news the NBA season has kicked off...superteam Miami lost by 8 to the mighty Celtics in the opener...they won 3 out of 4 quarters. Sounds like the veterans showed them how to play, the big 3 were top scorers for Boston.

17 assists for Rondo! :jawdrop:

scores in spoilers please! had to scoll quick past your post so i didnt ruin the double header tonight!

:P

there are a handful of guys here at work and today we have all avoided each other just in case we gave away any scores...

:lol:

You should probably also avoid the NBA thread :lol:

haha i did for most of the day... came in to post about avoiding my mates at work, submitted my reply, then got the message saying someone else had posted! bad timing...

:fist:

Sorry, I'll remember next time. I'd be annoyed too but I don't get the luxury of having televised games so I have to live vicariously through ESPN match reports, so I post 'em as I see 'em. :(

Having the Fantasy League is gonna screw you up a bit this season then, you won't be able to check how your scores are going unless you wait until you watch the games...

haha yeah its gonna be tricky... i moved my fantasy leage window half off the screen and just checked the stats, not the score. was easy today with only one player playing...

:hehe:

How's this steal + fast break lol, what the hell was Nate doing so far in the backcourt? Given his Slam Dunk crowns I would've expected something a little better for the finish too but...

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

COME ON WARRIORS!!!


(but shit Houston were impressive yesterday)

he just had a fast break, missed the lay up, then heat turned it over in transition before he started getting back down court. i think he dropped it in and played it safe cos he just missed the lay up 20 seconds ago.

Monta's going off again. 17 in the first quarter against the Rockets

warriors 1-0

STOP THE SEASON!!!!!!!!!!!!

Monta with 46
Steph 25 and 11 assists
Lee with 17 and 15 boards


Love it

With 18 assists (and only one turnover), Jason Kidd came within one of tying John Stockton's NBA record for most assists in a season opener. Stockton had 19 in Utah's 122-113 victory against Denver on Nov. 3, 1989. Kidd added 12 points and three steals.

Thuggets gave the Jazz a touch up. Ty Lawson is looking excellent as a 20-25 minute a night rotational player. His numbers in the pre-season were pretty huge, and they look solid again for 24 minutes.

Also, LOL Del-troit. The Nets!

Clippers V Blazers replay on One now. I recommend watching purely to see future All Star Blake Griffen's debut


dude's a freak athlete

oh shit

cheers for the heads up

doh

Jessica Watson is on one, you mean fox don't you? Bastard lol

lol jesus - his first 4 points are fkn ridiculous


*edit* ah shit yer, sorry lol

haha was pretty keen to check him out, the Nike twitter account basically said it was like he was in NBA jam with the turbo button permanently on

so true. I'd say he's the most athletic PF the league has seen since Stoudamire (pre knee op)