CrazyDogg77
Member
Those dudes suck. At least you didn't have cousins who live in the hood and they decide they're going to come to your house and complain about the Kool Aid you give them. What kind of stuff is that.
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2012 NBA Finals |OT| Good Job, Good Effort
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Those dudes suck. At least you didn't have cousins who live in the hood and they decide they're going to come to your house and complain about the Kool Aid you give them. What kind of stuff is that.
benjipwns
Banned
He's not on the team is he? Anthony Davis got the Howard replacement spot.
Can he go even a day without reminding everyone about how much of a bitch he is?
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
Nope.
Its only been going on for the past 3 years or so.
After that 15 win season, he started to approach a lot of things differently on and off the court.
Just $40. My season tickets are $10, first round were $15, second round were $20, WCF were $30, finals are $40.
We are upgrading our seats to $30 per game for next year.
edit: The value for season tickets in OKC is unbelievable.
My point is that if he has to constantly matchup against centers that are better than him while the quality of average centers in the league much higher than what we have right now, he would not appear as good as he is.
Maybe he could by virtue of playing against better competitions and improve his game. That we would never know.
MorisUkunRasik
Member
Some people were kool aid illiterate though. Trying to water it down to turn 4 packs of kool aid into 5 jugs. Or those crazy assholes who went overboard and used 1 and 1/4 packets for one batch.
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
Wow, nice profit mang! $30 tickets should net you awesome seats. If I could pay $1250 for Lakers season tickets that weren't nosebleed I'd do it in a heartbeat (thats if I lived in LA =/ )
IWMTB is right though.
His defensive impact in league where most offense is perimeter oriented is staggering. I just don't think that its that much of a stretch to say that another dominant defensive big from the past could do the same. I also think that those same centers could do a lot more on the offensive side as well.
One on one defense doesn't even bother me that much... besides, Dwight got shit on by Biyombo of all people. Twice.
http://www.usabasketball.com/mens/national/2012MOLYroster.html
Here's the list of finalists, and here are the people who don't have a realistic shot of making the squad IMO:
Gay
Gordon
Iguodala
Odom
That leaves 14 guys for 12 spots.
Don't know if they can add guys after the finalist roster has been set due to injury or whatever.
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
Odom? lol hahaha
Herpes Reasons
Banned
Bitch please. Even if you had that kind of money, I bet you'd have to beg your wife on bended knees to let you buy season tickets.
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
Bitch please. When we went to games she loved it. Still talks about it today.
benjipwns
Banned
I'm sure a trip to London in the summer is just the thing he needs. Probably would have loved that diamond jubilee.
Herpes Reasons
Banned
I know she tells me all the time too.
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
Really? She tells me that you're only tiny height wise...
Jake Tower
Banned
You're insane.
Sure, the rules helped a lot, but the lack of quality big men is the primarily reason why offense these days is so perimeter oriented.
So if the 90s centers played today, teams would use them a lot more and Dwight's defensive impact would be a lot less. He would still be a pretty damn good defensive center overall, I just wouldn't rank him as one of the best ever like IWMTB did.
never doubt the iwmtb
Grimm Fandango
Member
Karl looks like a pimp motherfucker even with the cell phone pouch.
he's right about his defensive and rebounding ability
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
Karl looks like a pimp motherfucker even with the cell phone pouch.
Kah Malohn
Jake Tower
Banned
For a little taste of this in the modern era, Yao Ming dominated Dwight pretty much each time they played.
Moving from upper level corner to upper level center court same row.
It certainly feels closer.
Its not like Dwight was playing Yao, an established vet at the time, at anywhere near the level he is playing at now.
Dominican Power
Member
Barnes future.
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
I really should look into getting season tickets.
I'm sure there's a huge waiting list though.
Dominican Power
Member
or maybe Harden future.
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
ugh. Thunder need to do everything they possibly can to keep Harden and Ibaka. If you have to give up one, you give up Ibaka.
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
With Dwight, the Magic were top 5 in defense for three straight years, when he got injured, they were close to the worst defensive team in the NBA.
Red Blaster
Member
Would be funny to see the Thunder fuck up a good thing and replace Hardon with Drummond or Barnes
If they chip, I think it becomes easier to keep them both.
They're still gonna get paid in the low 8-figures each, and they have a chance to be part of a historic dynasty.
I doubt that either will hit the open market.
Dominican Power
Member
They can't keep both. A player like Harden is more replaceable than a player like Ibaka.
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
They can keep both if the owner is willing to pay the tax and if Harden is willing to come off the bench.
you really think they'll turn away from all that money? I'm sure there are teams willing to offer Harden the max and make him the star
Karl looks like a pimp motherfucker even with the cell phone pouch.
That's a taser in case his pet alligator gets out of hand.
CrazyDogg77
Member
Better than Barnes.
Dominican Power
Member
Small market team=not going to go over the luxury tax. Everyone knows this day was coming.
I'm sure there at least a few teams that would offer Harden and Ibaka the max--but the key is re-signing them before they get offers as restricted FAs.
If push comes to shove, we amnesty Perk to keep the core together.
LegendofJoe
Member
They'll have Harden and Ibaka until at least the end of next season. That said while I'd love to have Harden in Charlotte I'd rather we draft Shabazz next year and use the money we would have spent on the Beard to bring in Marvin Williams and another PG.
Hi dy :3
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
Dan Crawford has been added to tonights game.
all according to Stern.
Dan Crawford is scheduled to be a referee in tonight’s Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 between the Heat and Celtics in Boston.
Given the fact that the refereeing has been a major topic of discussion in this series, the fact that Crawford will officiate tonight’s game might raise some eyebrows.
Why?
Because if you look at the numbers over the last several postseasons, the Heat seem to perform better in playoff games refereed by Crawford as compared to their other games in the span.
Last year, the fact that the Mavericks had a very poor record in playoff games reffed by Crawford was well-documented on ESPN.com (and other outlets) prior to Game 2 of their series against the Trail Blazers. It should be noted that the Mavs went on to win that game and their next game that Crawford reffed en route to an NBA title.
Heat in Playoffs Since 2004
Dan Crawford games All Others
Heat W-L 13-3 (.813) 48-40 (.545)
vs. Spread 11-4-1 (.719) 41-44-3 (.483)
PPG diff +6.4 +1.6
Foul diff PG -0.3 -0.9
FTA diff PG +1.9 +2.7
In the nine postseasons since 2004 (the “Dwyane Wade era”, the Heat are 13-3 in playoff games reffed by Dan Crawford and 48-40 in all other playoff games in that span. To control for effects like home/road or playing better/worse opponents, it may be better to look at the expected win-loss for the Heat in those games given the pre-game point spread (betting line) for each game.
all according to Stern.
Dmncnby2k9
Banned
If you had to choose between Harden and Ibaka, who would you pick?