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[pilonv1]

Denver knows they hold all the cards here, good on them for being difficult and not bowing to Melo.

 

[charsace]

Also, looks like Houston's going full fire sale.

Houston Shopping Virtually Everybody



So is Morey panicking or just being a realist? Sounds like they desperately want a legitimate star, but giving up their depth isn't going to make them any better.

Don't worry Morey is a genius.

 

[Rodeo Clown]

Brandon Roy may miss the remainder of the season.

The Trail Blazers are involved in ongoing discussions aimed at determining how much longer Brandon Roy will have to rest his ailing knees. Among several options under consideration is shutting Roy down for the rest of the season in hopes he can restored to his previous All-Star status, two people with knowledge of the team's thinking told CBSSports.com.

 

[Jeff-DSA]

What.

Doesn't she look the other way on her husband's cheating? I think that has to be what he's going for there. If it's for the cooking ability, Giada ALL THE WAY.

Best 5 minutes of Food Network ever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2sxF7LNKQQ

 

[SUPREME1]

So.. Nick Van Exel's son has confessed to a murder........

http://www.wfaa.com/home/Police-Son-of-former-Mavericks-player-confesses-to-murder-112671484.html

Playing with a shotgun... smh.

 

[giri]

One of my best friends growing up's brother got shot while fucking around with guns. Now he talks all fucked up and shit and can't breathe right. Shit like that does happen. Not that I know his story is true. The kid had a good family and I don't see him for a few years and he gets shot, was selling coke and saw him because he wanted to buy like 20 pounds of weed from my buddy. He was all tatted up with money over bitches on both his arms in big block letters. I don't know how the fuck that shit goes down. Everyone else in the family is straight as a whistle. There is my random story for the day :lol

It's TP, i don't even know if it's a troll or not anymore.

 

[giga]

Doesn't she look the other way on her husband's cheating? I think that has to be what he's going for there. If it's for the cooking ability, Giada ALL THE WAY.

Shit, Giada cooks? Never noticed.

 

[ph33nix]

What.

He'll be getting a wife who will stay where she belongs. Can anything beat this?

 

[ClovingWestbrook]

5? Really?

Lets be honest, its not as though they'd make good use of the picks. Outside of Carmello, who have they drafted in the last 15 years that has panned out? Outside of Melo, there is really no difference between the Nuggets and the Clippers since 1995.

 

[Forceatowulf]

What.

Rachael would let me get sucked off by Sadie and fix me a sandwich right after the fact.

It's the ultimate win.

 

[Boombloxer]

What does this team have to do with the team that threepeated the first time? Might as well bring up the Showtime Lakers while you're at it. Lakers don't look like they'll be getting first seed this year and for the first time in a while that might actually be a problem. I'm not even trolling here.

Wall's Dougie was one of the single greatest moments of this season.

Same coach, same set-up, same offense, same backcourt, so yes, it's relevant.

And you still haven't laid out why. We beat teams at home and on the road, period. So no, you'll need to try harder.

If you disagree with me, that's cool, and obviously there's plenty of season left. We'll see in the end whether these issues are overblown or not

.

Typically they are, especially for December. We finished last season like complete shit, didn't matter. So yea, pull out the casket if you want, but this is pretty normal.

If the lakers keep playing like they have most of dec, i wouldn't be surprised if Utah knocks them out either.

You mean the same Utah that's won 3 games in the last three playoff series? That Utah?

DEN wants 5 first round picks as part of bigger package, sources tell Y!

Need moar drugs.

 

[Corran Horn]

Tyreke Evans 50-foot Game Winning Buzzer Beater

Best video and sound quality I've yet to find, courtesy of Kings.com.

Shows key plays of the last 22 seconds except the part where Rudy Gay went for a shot with ~10 seconds left to go and it went off the rim and out of bounds.

That runner by Mayo was fucking ridiculous. I thought that had no chance of going in. I had already resorted to the "just our luck" notion in my head before Cousins inbounded it. :lol

The next day and I still cant believe something went our way :lol :lol

 

[giri]

Doesn't she look the other way on her husband's cheating? I think that has to be what he's going for there. If it's for the cooking ability, Giada ALL THE WAY.

Best 5 minutes of Food Network ever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2sxF7LNKQQ

Giada is ridiculously hot. And most of the stuff she cooks aint bad either. Would.

 

[Jeff-DSA]

Shit, Giada cooks? Never noticed.

Her show "Baking & Tits" is a must DVR each week. If I just make one of those dishes a month, my wife thinks it's me learning from the show...

 

[pilonv1]

Brandon Roy may miss the remainder of the season.

Might be for the best, no point being forever average

 

[DY_nasty]

Brandon Roy may miss the remainder of the season.

Portland is super cursed.

And I love women who can cook... good food > good sex

 

[Boombloxer]

If the report is true, then thats fantastic news for Garnett, the Celtics, and the NBA. A muscle strain is nothing. Easily healed.

Big if, though.

I still don't buy it, mainly because of how long they circled the wagons last time.

 

[ClovingWestbrook]

Doesn't she look the other way on her husband's cheating? I think that has to be what he's going for there. If it's for the cooking ability, Giada ALL THE WAY.

Best 5 minutes of Food Network ever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2sxF7LNKQQ

Nigella over Giada every. single. day. Giada pisses me off with her over-pronunciation.

 

[giri]

Portland is super cursed.

And I love women who can cook... good food > good sex

Wh make the two exclusive?

Nigella over Giada every. single. day. Giada pisses me off with her over-pronunciation.

Nigella is just getting Obese these days, it's not even funny. Sure she's got big knockers, but she's put on tons of weight.

 

[Forceatowulf]

Brandon Roy may miss the remainder of the season.

This type of stuff really sucks when it happens to players that not only don't deserve it but have so much promise. =/

 

[Jeff-DSA]

Nigella over Giada every. single. day. Giada pisses me off with her over-pronunciation.

She's allowed to since she was born in Italy and was raised learning to pronounce the things the right way. Did you see that link I posted? If you still care...well, there's no helping you.

 

[Sumidor]

Brandon Roy may miss the remainder of the season.

Just shut him down. This season is pretty much over either way. Might as well give Wes, Batum, and Rudy all the minutes they can handle.

 

[Justin Timberlake]

Sorry, as Laker fans, we're unable to take solace in such incredible psychological victories as winning 50 games for the umpteenth time in a row. Championship or bust. But hey, if 50 wins means a successful season for you, more power .

Do you understand what that streak of 50 wins signifies? It shows an incredible dominance over the league for an unreal stretch of time. Successful season after successful season (and before you say "only a championship season is successful," tell that to the Raptors who would sacrifice a baby goat to have just one 50 win season).

Championship or bust is such a dumb mentality. It'll make you a bitter fan. You have to relish in the small successes as well as the big ones. Of course a championship would be nice, but I refuse to believe a 50 win season was a failure.

This is the same guy who was talking about how it was going to be fun going through a rebuilding process and looking out for first round prospects, right after he just got humiliated in the playoffs. (Yeah, I still remember that shit dude)

We are rebuilding.

We just happen to be winning while doing it.

The Spurs are pretty amazing, huh?

... and now he's shouting about how scared everyone is of the big bad Spurs. Essentially the exact same team that got handled, only now they're a year older. Hilarious.

But, you are clearly scared of the Spurs. I don't have to "shout" it, you are saying it yourself.

Quaking in your little boots

 

[DY_nasty]

Wh make the two exclusive?

I know I'm young, but I've yet to meet a woman who's good at both.

Nigella is just getting Obese these days, it's not even funny. Sure she's got big knockers, but she's put on tons of weight.

Thats how you know what she's cooking is extra-tasty.

 

[ClovingWestbrook]

She's allowed to since she was born in Italy and was raised learning to pronounce the things the right way. Did you see that link I posted? If you still care...well, there's no helping you.

No, I saw it. She still annoys me. I use to watch her cooking show and she annoyed me then as well.

 

[DY_nasty]

Just google imaged searched Giada.

Found her in bikini.

Goddamn.

 

[Forceatowulf]

Doesn't she look the other way on her husband's cheating? I think that has to be what he's going for there. If it's for the cooking ability, Giada ALL THE WAY.

Best 5 minutes of Food Network ever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2sxF7LNKQQ

Her head is pretty huge.....

But I don't give a fuck. More head, better head.

 

[Boombloxer]

I know I'm young, but I've yet to meet a woman who's good at both.

Thats how you know what she's cooking is extra-tasty.

You poor thing.

When you find one, marry her.

 

[Tom Penny]

Giada all day and Italian food is the bomb and I also have met very few women who can cook good. Definitely none that cook better than me.

 

[Sharp]

Same coach, same set-up, same offense, same backcourt, so yes, it's relevant.

And you still haven't laid out why. We beat teams at home and on the road, period. So no, you'll need to try harder.

Every team beats teams "at home and on the road." That's a completely meaningless phrase. The reason that it might actually matter is because the Lakers have real (non-Mavs) competition in the West this year and have a good shot at not retaining HCA if they get to the finals. But that's not really all of it. The Lakers flat-out don't look as good this year. Don't give me the Bynum or lack of effort BS, please, they just don't. They've had some really bad losses and two three-game losing streaks already. That's not the Lakers of last year. Kobe looks like he's lost a step and the incredible Lakers bench doesn't look so amazing against higher-level teams.

Typically they are, especially for December. We finished last season like complete shit, didn't matter. So yea, pull out the casket if you want, but this is pretty normal.

I'm not pulling out the casket. Like I said, no reason for Lakers fans to panic. It's the total denial that anything is wrong that puzzles me. You're right that the team might right itself and finish the year strong and go on to win another championship. The season is young. But you can't just outright ignore the first two months of the season either. They mean something.

 

[giri]

I know I'm young, but I've yet to meet a woman who's good at both.
Thats how you know what she's cooking is extra-tasty.

I did once, and she was american, which is even more surprising. Things fell apart when she was also batshit crazy.

 

[ClovingWestbrook]

Do you understand what that streak of 50 wins signifies? It shows an incredible dominance over the league for an unreal stretch of time. Successful season after successful season (and before you say "only a championship season is successful," tell that to the Raptors who would sacrifice a baby goat to have just one 50 win season).

Championship or bust is such a dumb mentality. It'll make you a bitter fan. You have to relish in the small successes as well as the big ones. Of course a championship would be nice, but I refuse to believe a 50 win season was a failure.



We are rebuilding.

We just happen to be winning while doing it.

The Spurs are pretty amazing, huh?



But, you are clearly scared of the Spurs. I don't have to "shout" it, you are saying it yourself.

Quaking in your little boots

Welp, 50 wins means nothing if that is all you do. Being consistently mediocre is still mediocre. Sure, teams that are consistently bad would love to win 50 wins year after year. But teams that are consistently good aren't concerned with winning 50 games, they're concerned getting to the next level and staying there.

 

[Forceatowulf]

I know I'm young, but I've yet to meet a woman who's good at both.

Young women now a days don't cook for shit in my experience....

It's a damn shame too. I know it sounds a bit sexist, but a woman that cook is an extremely appealing trait. I sometimes wonder if they even realize this.

 

[DY_nasty]

You poor thing.

When you find one, marry her.

Well, there was this one girl...

Things fell apart when she was also batshit crazy.

...yep

 

[Jeff-DSA]

Do you understand what that streak of 50 wins signifies? It shows an incredible dominance over the league for an unreal stretch of time. Successful season after successful season (and before you say "only a championship season is successful," tell that to the Raptors who would sacrifice a baby goat to have just one 50 win season).

Championship or bust is such a dumb mentality. It'll make you a bitter fan. You have to relish in the small successes as well as the big ones. Of course a championship would be nice, but I refuse to believe a 50 win season was a failure.

I would trade the last 15 years of good seasons for just one championship. It would be hard to suck for such long periods of time, but man, not ever getting even one ring kinda stings.

 

[ClovingWestbrook]

I would trade the last 15 years of good seasons for just one championship. It would be hard to suck for such long periods of time, but man, not ever getting even one ring kinda stings.

That was the point I was trying to make. The Utah Jazz have been the most consistent team I'd say over the last 2 decades. But never got to the promised land. Now I'm sure the fanbase of the Clippers would do anything to have the Jazz success but the Jazz would love to have the success of the Spurs. If I were a fan of the Jazz, winning 50 really doesn't matter.

 

[Tom Penny]

Young women now a days don't cook for shit in my experience....

It's a damn shame too. I know it sounds a bit sexist, but a woman that cook is an extremely appealing trait. I sometimes wonder if they even realize this.

Shit is ass backwards now. Pretty much all my friends that have girlfriends or are married do the real cooking at home and me as well.

 

[giri]

I would trade the last 15 years of good seasons for just one championship. It would be hard to suck for such long periods of time, but man, not ever getting even one ring kinda stings.

I can echo this sentiment many times over, and have. But what TCB says isn't wrong either, i'm ok if the suns can get to the playoffs each year, but it's just like being at the strippers, it's all just a tease. Actually winning the chip is what you're aiming for, i.e. getting laid.

That was the point I was trying to make. The Utah Jazz have been the most consistent team I'd say over the last 2 decades. But never got to the promised land. Now I'm sure the fanbase of the Clippers would do anything to have the Jazz success but the Jazz would love to have the success of the Spurs. If I were a fan of the Jazz, winning 50 really doesn't matter.

I think you'll find the suns are the most winning franchise to never win a chip.

Shit is ass backwards now. Pretty much all my friends that have girlfriends or are married do the real cooking at home and me as well.

Yup.

 

[reilo]

I love Berger's article.

"Brandon might sit the rest of the season."

"Or he might sit a month."

"Or maybe just two weeks."

"Who knows? He might be back in a game or two."

Thanks. Really informative shit right there.

 

[SUPREME1]

What.

She's cute. Can cook the shit out of some food. Has money.


I can see it... :lol

 

[Forceatowulf]

Crimson's "50 win" jargon is just a smoke screen for when shit goes awry in the playoffs.

It's his one and only safety chute. Notice how he clings to it ever so tightly...

 

[ClovingWestbrook]

Crimson's "50 win" jargon is just a smoke screen for when shit goes awry in the playoffs.

It's his one and only safety chute. Notice how he clings to it ever so tightly...

Well, either way its BS. If he takes comfort in the team winning 50 and that is his goal for the Spurs then lol. If its to fall back on when they get knocked out then lol.

 

[SUPREME1]

How exactly are the Spurs rebuilding? They're still riding the trio of Duncan/Manu/Tony.

They've supplemented those players by adding Jefferson, Splitter and other pieces, but that's not rebuilding... that's enhancing.

 

[bionic77]

We are rebuilding.

We just happen to be winning while doing it.

The Spurs are pretty amazing, huh?

I am not buying any of your bullshit, but I am impressed at the success the Spurs have had even after Duncan retired after last season. I think they might have contended for another championship if they still had an All Star quality PF.

 

[Justin Timberlake]

Welp, 50 wins means nothing if that is all you do. Being consistently mediocre is still mediocre. Sure, teams that are consistently bad would love to win 50 wins year after year. But teams that are consistently good aren't concerned with winning 50 games, they're concerned getting to the next level and staying there.

You think decades of 50 win seasons is mediocre? :lol :lol :lol

I would trade the last 15 years of good seasons for just one championship. It would be hard to suck for such long periods of time, but man, not ever getting even one ring kinda stings.

Oh of course. A ring is the ultimate goal. I am not downplaying a championship. Trust me, I want number 5 really bad.

All I am saying is that I think saying "50 wins means nothing if that is all you do" like LovingSteam said, is just flat-out wrong. There is no shame in not winning a ring every year. It may be disappointing, but there are other accomplishments to be had. A player wins MVP, your team exceeds expectations, etc. A season is not a failure just because you didn't win a championship.

 

[Sharp]

Anyone who thinks the Spurs are rebuilding is totally delusional, but their young players are pretty nice considering where they were drafted. Weirdly enough, by PER Splitter is the third-best rookie this year, worse than Wall and Griffinator but better than Knicks fan favorite Landry "but he's so solid!" Fields. Not that PER is anywhere near the whole picture (no one who sees both of them play seriously thinks Splitter > Fields) but it's still pretty damn good for a team that won like 49 games.

 

[Squall ASF]

Do you understand what that streak of 50 wins signifies? It shows an incredible dominance over the league for an unreal stretch of time. Successful season after successful season (and before you say "only a championship season is successful," tell that to the Raptors who would sacrifice a baby goat to have just one 50 win season).

Championship or bust is such a dumb mentality. It'll make you a bitter fan. You have to relish in the small successes as well as the big ones. Of course a championship would be nice, but I refuse to believe a 50 win season was a failure.

Nice, I believe the league owes us some crowns then. You make those claims becuase you haven't done it consecutive seasons, led the entire league when a season ended, and still have no rings to show for any of it. It's overrated. I share Jeff's sentiment.

Young women now a days don't cook for shit in my experience....

It's a damn shame too. I know it sounds a bit sexist, but a woman that cook is an extremely appealing trait. I sometimes wonder if they even realize this.

I run it by them every chance I get. The quickest way to a man's heart is through his stomach! If we all soak this into their heads, we may be able to curb this lack of desire for cooking yet.

 

[Boombloxer]

Every team beats teams "at home and on the road." That's a completely meaningless phrase. The reason that it might actually matter is because the Lakers have real (non-Mavs) competition in the West this year and have a good shot at not retaining HCA if they get to the finals. But that's not really all of it. The Lakers flat-out don't look as good this year. Don't give me the Bynum or lack of effort BS, please, they just don't. They've had some really bad losses and two three-game losing streaks already. That's not the Lakers of last year. Kobe looks like he's lost a step and the incredible Lakers bench doesn't look so amazing against higher-level teams.

I'm not pulling out the casket. Like I said, no reason for Lakers fans to panic. It's the total denial that anything is wrong that puzzles me. You're right that the team might right itself and finish the year strong and go on to win another championship. The season is young. But you can't just outright ignore the first two months of the season either. They mean something.

Actually, our bench pretty much kept us in the Spurs game for a while. On the whole, they've been pretty consistent.

And you missed what I said--at home and on the road, in the playoffs, consistently, regardless of who it was--Spurs, Jazz, Rockets, Denver, Celts, Phoenix, Orlando...everyone. No HCA in the Finals against the Celts would be a problem, but that's really the only team I'm worried about.

Also, they've had a few bad losses, a few close ones, but basically, this is still normal. It doesn't matter as much because they've proved they can get their shit together when it matters. Even if they didn't finish the year strong, a team would still have to win 4 out of 7, which really, only one team has proven themselves capable of.

It shouldn't be puzzling, considering that the most recent title/Finals years have played out in a similar fashion. We're just used to it.

Shit is ass backwards now. Pretty much all my friends that have girlfriends or are married do the real cooking at home and me as well.

Sheeeeit, not me. Wifey can throw down.

Oh of course. A ring is the ultimate goal. I am not downplaying a championship. Trust me, I want number 5 really bad. All I am saying is that I think saying "50 wins means nothing if that is all you do" like LovingSteam said, is just flat-out wrong. There is no shame in not winning a ring every year. It may be disappointing, but there are other accomplishments to be had. A player wins MVP, your team exceeds expectations, etc. A season is not a failure just because you didn't win a championship.

We're spoiled. We've had two of the greatest coaches, HOFers/Top 5 all time players, win often, and basically are the league's marquee team. So...it's championship or bust when we have the pieces. Artest said that was something he had to adjust to--people were coming up to him on the street and telling him he was getting his first ring last year. Different mentality.

MVP? Great. 50 wins? Ok. Finish first? Whatever. Win the West? Done often.

Win Championship? Now we're talking.

I get what you're saying, and yea, 500 wins in 10 years is something to be proud of...but we pay more attention to ring count. If you told me L.A. would go 50-32, but win the 3rd straight, TYVM.

 

[Justin Timberlake]

Nice, I believe the league owes us some crowns then. You make those claims becuase you haven't done it consecutive seasons, led the entire league when a season ended, and still have no rings to show for any of it. It's overrated. I share Jeff's sentiment.

Cause, ya know, the 90s Spurs weren't like that at all...

 

[ClovingWestbrook]

You think decades of 50 win seasons is mediocre? :lol :lol :lol



Oh of course. A ring is the ultimate goal. I am not downplaying a championship. Trust me, I want number 5 really bad.

All I am saying is that I think saying "50 wins means nothing if that is all you do" like LovingSteam said, is just flat-out wrong. There is no shame in not winning a ring every year. It may be disappointing, but there are other accomplishments to be had. A player wins MVP, your team exceeds expectations, etc. A season is not a failure just because you didn't win a championship.

Decades of 50 win seasons doesn't matter is my point. Is it better than having decades of losing seasons? I suppose. As some folks here have stated, fans of teams who have never experienced a championship would happily give up decades of 50 win seasons for one championship. All you have done since this season began is scream about 50 wins. 50 wins. 50 wins. My point is who the hell cares about 50 wins for a decade? What is the difference between 9 seasons in a row of 50 wins and 10 years in a row?

For fans of teams that have the potential to win championships, who the hell cares about winning 50? Its about the ring. Now, if the Spurs were consistently winning 40 games and then won a few years of 50, that would be one thing. That isn't the case. The Spurs won 4 rings from 99-97 and have a shot this year as well. A 50 win season shouldn't matter.