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[DMczaf]

Same thing happened to LA in the Finals last year. I feel no sympathy for Detroit. I hope they get swept :lol

A Laker fan complaing about refs?

Goodbye NBA. One step closer to a one-sport nation.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

A Laker fan complaing about refs?

yeah, because the refs have the ability to cause players to choke like 12 year old on R. Kelly.

"Yeah...the refs. thats it. Fuckin refs."

 

[DMczaf]

What a sweet couple...BUT NOT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS!!!!

 

[Incognito]

:lol

This shit must be eating you up. GO SPURS GO! 14 wins and counting!

Hrmm, don't push it!!! I'd hate to see all those goodies become lighter fluid for my next fire:

:lol :lol

 

[BatiGOOOOOOL]

Burn it? Pffft, as the closet Spurs fan you are, I'm sure you'd find a nice place to keep everything.

 

[FrenchMovieTheme]

i like how a piston going crazy over a foul call automatically means it wasn't a foul. take for instance late in the 3rd. ginobli drives to the hole, goes for a layup and the ball as well as ginoblis entire arm is slapped to hell and back by rasheed wallace. a foul is called. wallace goes nuts and just lays on the ground as if it weren't a foul. how is that not a foul? are you people whining about BS fouls actually watching the play, or watching the players reactions?

p.s. i still say spurs in 5

 

[TheDuce22]

So who was laughing at me for saying the Suns were the 2nd best team in the NBA? They would have taken any team from the east, the Spurs will just do it much more eaisly.

 

[BatiGOOOOOOL]

What the...?

 

[Fifty]

Now we know why Rip wears the mask

skeet skeet skeet!

 

[impirius]

What the...?

I didn't even just do that... it's all digital

 

[Socreges]

i like how a piston going crazy over a foul call automatically means it wasn't a foul. take for instance late in the 3rd. ginobli drives to the hole, goes for a layup and the ball as well as ginoblis entire arm is slapped to hell and back by rasheed wallace. a foul is called. wallace goes nuts and just lays on the ground as if it weren't a foul. how is that not a foul? are you people whining about BS fouls actually watching the play, or watching the players reactions?

I suspect the same!

Would purists actually prefer a defensive, low-scoring match to a fast-paced, offensive one?

 

[BatiGOOOOOOL]

Take a look at this great pic.

It is destiny...

 

[Ned Flanders]

Manu is not a chump and I resent the implication

 

[DarienA]

Man the way the Spurs are playing now it looks they would have been spankin the Heat.... either way I'm glad to see it's the Pistons getting spanked... and the Pistons whining about the refs.... Hey has 'Sheed made another... we will not lose Game 3 decree yet? Outclassed, out talented, out scored and running out of time.

Go Spurs!

 

[Truelize]

So who was laughing at me for saying the Suns were the 2nd best team in the NBA? They would have taken any team from the east, the Spurs will just do it much more eaisly.

I wasn't laughing at you. I completely agree. Heck I think a healthy Sonics team would have beat the East teams too.

 

[jobber]

2 more to go!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[SKluck]

I gotta say though, I love how Bowen's offense consists of running to the corners behind the 3pt line and standing there for 24 seconds :lol. One of the questions at the press conference was how he has the energy on offense when he expends so much on Defense. All he does it run to the corners and sit there.

 

[themadcowtipper]

I gotta say though, I love how Bowen's offense consists of running to the corners behind the 3pt line and standing there for 24 seconds :lol. One of the questions at the press conference was how he has the energy on offense when he expends so much on Defense. All he does it run to the corners and sit there.

And still scored more then Rip...

Standing still>running around like Rip

 

[bishoptl]

Why the fuck do everyone ask for Manu to get killed?

"Spearing bitches is the only way to mark your territory!!"

"He's right, you know..."

Goodbye NBA. One step closer to a one-sport nation.

Not quite - the NHL is back, baby!

 

[Matrix]

Not quite - the NHL is back, baby!

You ruined the thread Bish

 

[Ninja Scooter]

NHL? What's that?

 

[Matrix]

 

[Lardbutt]

During the play by play last night I heard Al Michaels say that Manu was the 2nd-to-last player drafted in the NBA draft? That just sounds unbelievable to me. If so he must be the greatest steal of all time in sports history.

 

[Eminem]

yeah, that's true.

In the 1999 NBA Draft, the Spurs selected Ginobili late in the second round with the 57th overall pick, the penultimate choice in the entire draft.

steal is beyond an understatement.

 

[themadcowtipper]

During the play by play last night I heard Al Michaels say that Manu was the 2nd-to-last player drafted in the NBA draft? That just sounds unbelievable to me. If so he must be the greatest steal of all time in sports history.

Players Drafted before Manu

PICK TEAM NAME POSITION SCHOOL
1 Chicago Elton Brand Forward Duke
2 Vancouver Steve Francis Guard Maryland
3 Charlotte Baron Davis Guard UCLA
4 L.A. Clippers Lamar Odom Forward Rhode Island
5 Toronto Jonathan Bender Forward Picayune HS
6 Minnesota Wally Szczerbiak Forward Miami (Ohio)
7 Washington Richard Hamilton Guard Connecticut
8 Cleveland Andre Miller Guard Utah
9 Phoenix Shawn Marion Forward UNLV
10 Atlanta Jason Terry Guard Arizona
11 Cleveland Trajan Langdon Guard Duke
12 Toronto Aleksandar Radojevic Center Barton County (Kan.) CC
13 Seattle
Traded with Billy Owens, Dale Ellis and Don MacLean to Orlando for Horace Grant and 2001, 2002 second-round picks. Corey Maggette Forward Duke
14 Minnesota William Avery Guard Duke
15 New York Frederic Weis Center Limoges (France)
16 Chicago Ron Artest Guard St. John's
17 Atlanta Cal Bowdler Forward Old Dominion
18 Denver James Posey Guard Xavier
19 Utah Quincy Lewis Forward Minnesota
20 Atlanta Dion Glover Guard Georgia Tech
21 Golden State
Traded to Indiana for rights to Vonteego Cummings and a future No. 1 draft pick. Jeff Foster Center Southwest Texas State
22 Houston Kenny Thomas Forward New Mexico
23 L.A. Lakers Devean George Guard Augsburg
24 Utah Andrei Kirilenko Forward CSKA (Russia)
25 Miami Tim James Forward Miami (Fla.)
26 Indiana
Traded with a future No. 1 draft pick to Golden State for rights to Jeff Foster. Vonteego Cummings Guard Pittsburgh
27 Atlanta
Traded to Philadelphia for future first-round draft pick Jumaine Jones Forward Georgia
28 Utah Scott Padgett Forward Kentucky
29 San Antonio
Traded to Dallas for rights to Gordon Giricek and future second-round pick. Leon Smith Forward Martin Luther King HS

PICK TEAM NAME POSITION SCHOOL
30 L.A. Lakers John Celestand Guard Villanova
31 L.A. Clippers Rico Hill Forward Baloncesto Fuenlabrada (Spain)
32 Chicago Michael Ruffin Forward Tulsa
33 Denver Chris Herren Guard Fresno State
34 New Jersey Evan Eschmeyer Center Northwestern
35 Washington Calvin Booth Center Penn State
36 Dallas Wang Zhi-Zhi Center China
37 Vancouver Obinna Ekezie Forward Maryland
38 Orlando Laron Profit Guard Maryland
39 Cleveland A.J. Bramlett Center Arizona
40 Dallas Gordon Giricek Guard Cibona (Croatia)
41 Denver Francisco Elson Center California
42 Minnesota
Traded to Orlando for cash considerations. Louis Bullock Guard Michigan
43 Charlotte Lee Nailon Forward Texas Christian
44 Houston Tyrone Washington Center Mississippi State
45 Sacramento Ryan Robertson Guard Kansas
46 New York J.R. Koch Forward Iowa
47 Philadelphia Todd MacCulloch Center Washington
48 Milwaukee Galen Young Guard UNC Charlotte
49 Chicago Lari Ketner Center Massachusetts
50 Houston Venson Hamilton Center Nebraska
51 Dallas Antwain Smith Forward St. Paul's College
52 Atlanta
Traded to Portland for cash considerations. Roberto Bergersen Guard Boise State
53 Miami Rodney Buford Guard Creighton
54 Detroit Melvin Levett Guard Cincinnati
55 Boston Kris Clack Guard Texas
56 Golden State Tim Young Center Stanford

 

[Ninja Scooter]

23 L.A. Lakers Devean George Guard Augsburg
24 Utah Andrei Kirilenko Forward CSKA (Russia)

goddamn you jerry west!

 

[Eminem]

jesus, that second round is beyond awful. cripes.

 

[themadcowtipper]

13 Seattle
Traded with Billy Owens, Dale Ellis and Don MacLean to Orlando for Horace Grant and 2001, 2002 second-round picks. Corey Maggette Forward Duke

:lol

 

[Ninja Scooter]

jesus, that second round is beyond awful. cripes.

the first round ain't much better. The top 10 is stacked with names (Brand, Baron, Lamar, Rip...) but beyond that its all shit. Usually you will get some solid players in the mid to late 1st round, but besides Ron Artest and Kirelenko, the rest of the 1st round is garbage. Most of those guys probably aren't even in the league anymore.

 

[Incognito]

the reason manu wasn't drafted earlier is because san antonio had already acquired the rights to him preceeding the draft thereby locking him up and allowing the spurs to spend their first round pick on a "gamble". tactics such as those employed by the spurs in numerous years to lock up overseas phenoms are unchecked in today's current CBA and will be looked at very closely during negotations in the next CBA.

he would have been a top 10 pick had the spurs not dipped below the radar.

 

[BatiGOOOOOOL]

the reason manu wasn't drafted earlier is because san antonio had already acquired the rights to him preceeding the draft thereby locking him up and allowing the spurs to spend their first round pick on a "gamble". tactics such as those employed by the spurs in numerous years to lock up overseas phenoms are unchecked in today's current CBA and will be looked at very closely during negotations in the next CBA.

he would have been a top 10 pick had the spurs not dipped below the radar.

Now you're pushing it with the BS. :lol

 

[themadcowtipper]

the reason manu wasn't drafted earlier is because san antonio had already acquired the rights to him preceeding the draft thereby locking him up and allowing the spurs to spend their first round pick on a "gamble". tactics such as those employed by the spurs in numerous years to lock up overseas phenoms are unchecked in today's current CBA and will be looked at very closely during negotations in the next CBA.

he would have been a top 10 pick had the spurs not dipped below the radar.

Source...

I have never heard this mentioned before, you think it would at least be mentioned...

 

[Incognito]

it's been mentioned, hence my mention. i'm consumed with the mj trial right now, so i'll dig through google later on to find the source.

 

[themadcowtipper]

it's been mentioned, hence my mention. i'm consumed with the mj trial right now, so i'll dig through google later on to find the source.

Trial is over,we are all waiting...

 

[Ned Flanders]

You're wrong LS. The whole "draft rights" thing involves drafting a player, while allowing him to play elsewhere before bringing him aboard the team. Manu was drafted in '99 (or rather, his "draft rights" were secured) yet he was allowed to develop overseas before being brought over in '02-'03 for his "rookie" season. The same thing will happen next season when they bring in their 56th pick from the 2002 draft, power forward Luis Scola (who won gold with Manu last summer). Once an overseas player's draft rights have been secured, no other team is allowed to make an offer for him until the completion of his rookie contract. I think you're confusing that with him somehow being locked in as exclusively available to the Spurs in the draft. He was exclusively available to the Spurs after being drafted and before he officially joined the team, but not before being drafted, if that makes any sense.

 

[Incognito]

Ned, there's no reason to get all technical on my theory. :lol :lol

:-/

 

[bionic77]

Ned, there's no reason to get all technical on my theory. :lol :lol

:-/

You ARE the new Konex.

You need to ditch the Sonics and use your powers of misfortune against Michael Jordan and Tom Brady! I will send you the requisite Air Jordans and Patriots jersey. Konex only used his power for evil, you can use it for good now.

 

[Bowser]

Anyone else see the article about Duncan being a gamer?

I love video games, as do many in my generation. One of those people happens to be the best basketball player on the planet, Duncan. He plays online as often as he can. He doesn't play basketball video games. He says he's a PlayStation 2 guy, because he can't bring the Xbox on the road. He loved Metal Gear Solid 1, kind of liked MGS 2 and didn't really like MGS 3. After playing an early version of the PlayStation Portable, Duncan put in a bulk order so the entire team could use the wi-fi feature and play against each other on team flights.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/lang_whitaker/06/13/tim.duncan/index.html

BREAKING NEWS: Duncan gifted the PSPs to the Pistons to take their focus off the Finals!

 

[Incognito]

Duncan's spare time consists of two things: 1.) Videogames and 2.) Paint-ball. Hell, the dude even built his own paintball complex in his backyard.

 

[Fifty]

I would have guessed he was a painter, not a paintballer. Thank you Incognito, for teaching us about the Spurs!

 

[Ninja Scooter]

I would have guessed he was a painter, not a paintballer. Thank you Incognito, for teaching us about the Spurs!

zombie timmay says:

"MMMMMBRAAAAAAINSSSSSSSS!!"

 

[Ninja Scooter]

:lol check out potential 2005 NBA lottery draft pick Andew Bynum's Myspace page

What do you want to be when you Grow Up: NBA BASKETBALL PLAYA...ENTREPANOUR

:lol no wonder Stern wants an age limit.

 

[DMczaf]

:lol :lol

Thoughts First Waking Up: DAMN I WISH DAT DREAME WAZ REAL

Your Most Missed Memory: ...OLD FRIENDZ AND DA GOOD TIMEZ WE SHARED

WTF! YOU ARE 17! What times do you miss? The TMNT action figure fighting?

Favourite Eye Color: ...eyes that make me wanna look in them...

...

holy crap! :lol

 

[Bowser]

Your Most Missed Memory: ...OLD FRIENDZ AND DA GOOD TIMEZ WE SHARED

WTF! YOU ARE 17! What times do you miss? The TMNT action figure fighting?

I'm 17...and I miss the TMNT action figure fighting

Do you Sing: YEA
Do you Shower Daily: YEA
Have you Been in Love: YEA
Do you want to go to College: YEA
Do you want to get Married: YEA
Do you belive in yourself: YEA
Do you get Motion Sickness: NOPE
Do you think you are Attractive: YEA

:lol

lol look at the comments

yoooooo wha up anderwww...wha up mayn...havent seennu in a loingg as timee...how u been....holla back

-This from a Desi...*shakes head* I like rap music and stuff, but this kid takes it too far :lol

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Breaking News from ESPN: Phil officially back as Laker coach. Shaq cries.

 

[themadcowtipper]

Breaking News from ESPN: Phil officially back as Laker coach. Shaq cries.

so is Kobe

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2084948&num=2
link to the news...

 

[Matlock]

"Phil Jackson has 9 rings--6 with the bulls, 3 with the lakers. The first six, Michael JACKSON was around, the last three, Shaquille O'Neal"

:lol @ that error, and the fact they ignore the ring he has from playing.

 

[AirBrian]

Oh Phil, you so crazy!

 

[themadcowtipper]

we all know the real reason he came back.....

Sex with a Buss > Hatred for Kobe

 

[DarienA]

we all know the real reason he came back.....

Sex with a Buss > Hatred for Kobe

He was already hitting it... he didn't have to come back to the Lakers to get keeping what he already had....