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[Cloudy]

"I'm a genius"

PS: Of course Shaq will play. No way he lets Kobe dominate the headlines while he sits out his season opener

 

[Matlock]

"Yes...you'll all eat your pudding."

 

[Matrix]

:lol I love this shit..you guys are crazy....

One game and the Rockets who have never played a regular season game together lose by only 8 points to the defending champs on their court and some of you think Houston has no team or depth..I say give it time and more than one game before you judge them.

Lakers fans thinking Chris Mihm is the second coming of Christ :lol

"Kobe whats it like playing with an amazing center?

"Ummm ask me after the 2nd game Mr.Miller and then I'll get back to you"

 

[Incognito]

Defending champs? Of what year?

:lol

And even if they were the defending champs, the Lakers are a SHELL of their former self. Face it, the Rockets got owned by a team with Kobe and Kobe only.

 

[Matrix]

Ummm the Pistons...wtf are you talking about :\

 

[Incognito]

O, shit. All the Lakers and Houston talk fooled me into thinking they met at Staples center last night.

Woops!

 

[Matrix]

:lol

 

[All Hail C-Webb]

Defending champs? Of what year?

:lol

And even if they were the defending champs, the Lakers are a SHELL of their former self. Face it, the Rockets got owned by a team with Kobe and Kobe only.

Lol, you're so owned.
Didn't Halfpastnoon and KE04 have the same tag? Looks like the election has finally made this dude go completely wacko.

 

[DMczaf]

:lol

Oh well, at least the Rockets get the Raptors tonight after getting courtside seats to the Pistons ring ceremony

 

[DMczaf]

Jordan showing off the cleavage to the riders!

Smoking is bad, MJ.

 

[Fifty]

Does Incognito have a unlimited name-changing pass or something? Haven't you changed your name from Half Past Noon to KE04 to Incognito within the last month or so?

 

[DMczaf]

Bill "Sports Guy" Simmons on the Eastern Conference

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/041103

15. Charlotte
Just so you know, I had to re-write this section after the big Keith Bogans-Brandon Hunter trade on Monday night. Initially I had the Bobcats pencilled in for 8 wins ... now I'm thinking 9 sounds more realistic. These guys already had their highlight of the season -- back in June, when Jahidi White was on the front page of ESPN.com after the expansion draft. The only way that's happening again is if he kills someone.

:lol :lol

J-Kidd could have signed with the Spurs, the Nets promised they would remain competitive, so he stayed ... and then they broke their word with K-Mart and the Kittles-Harris moves. You know what? I would have done exactly what he did: Waited right before camp for knee surgery, then taken my sweet time rehabbing. Screw those guys. He's almost been too diplomatic. If it were me, I would have been re-enacting Pacino's speech in "Scent of a Woman," right down to the "If I were half the man I was ten years ago, I woulda taken a FLAME-THROWER to this place!!!!!" part. Hoo-hah.

Nets fucked Kidd over big time :lol

7. New York
Congratulations to Isiah Thomas, who managed to construct an NBA team with the exact same problems as the 2004 USA Olympic Team. Did you miss guards battling each other to take bad shots? What about five guys playing defense like they just met three days ago? Or a barrage of ghastly threes bouncing into the 10th row? Or an entire team made up of players who look better on paper then they actually are?


(Ladies and gentleman, yourrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr 2005 Knicks!)


At least the Olympic team went away in three weeks. Knicks fans are stuck with five untradeable guys (Houston, Crawford, Hardaway, and the Thomases); one semi-untradeable guy (Marbury); four more crippling contracts (Anderson, Mohammed, Williams, Norris); and a transcendent head case (Baker). Fortunately, guys start coming off the cap in 2006, although I'm pretty sure Allan Houston's deal runs through 2027 (with a two-year player option through 2029). Only 2 questions remain: A) Is Trevor Ariza for real, and B) when will Isiah push Lenny Wilkens under the bus and take over this mess?


(Now you're saying to yourself, "Wait a second, how can I rip a team and then pick them to make the playoffs?" Have you SEEN the Eastern Conference? It's a train wreck. Three 35-win teams could still be playing in late-April. From a competitive standpoint, even the Real World/Road Rules Challenge isn't as lopsided as the NBA right now. And the Knicks don't even have someone like Tonya.)

:lol :lol :lol :lol

And one for Bish

(You know what? I think I'm in the Anti-Boozer Camp. I can't get over the fact that he stabbed a blind guy in the back. He should have just hit him over the head with a steel chair as Jim Ross screamed "Nooooooooooo! Noooooooooooo! My God, what's happening! Noooooooooooooooooooooooo!")

 

[Fifty]

*Kisses Simmons on the lips*

"I love you."

PLAYOFF TEAMS

8. Toronto
I'm banking on the inevitable Vince trade, followed by the Ewing Theory carrying them to the playoffs. Done deal. Etch it in stone. I don't care if they trade him to the Clippers for Kerry Kittles, Mamadou N'Diaye, Papadou N'Diaye and Frankie Muniz ... they're making the playoffs. I'm not sure how many times this needs to happen before you believe me.

Vince Carter
"No Vince, you aren't playing. Now go home and get your shine box!"
Here's the bigger issue ...

Now that the Sox have won the World Series, here's my new sports wish for 2004. And I'm not kidding about this. Just once in my lifetime, when this situation unfolds like with Vince and the Raptors, I want to see the team say, "You know what? Screw you. You signed a contract to become our franchise player, and now you don't want to live up to that obligation? Fine. You're sitting on the bench. Don't worry, we'll pay you. You'll get your checks. You're just getting a DNP for the next five years. We're making an example out of you. You will never play for us again. And you won't play anywhere else, either."

Imagine that. Vince banished to the bench, game after game, month after month, until he shapes up and stops bitching about playing for Toronto. It would be the sports equivalent of sending a prisoner to the hole. Like every NBA fan wouldn't be rooting for the Raptors after that?

 

[dlc]

I just found this funny:

wonder how many kangaroos they killed to get him into his suit

linked from jordan at motogp

 

[Cloudy]

As an added bonus, they'll be getting every call because the NBA will be doing everything possible to facilitate a Heat-Lakers Finals, even if it includes flying Dick Bavetta around in a private jet to referee two games in the same day.

1. Detroit
How many games will they lose within the conference? Five? Eight? Let's give them 44-8 in the East and 22-8 against the West. Seems reasonable.


FYI: That's a 66-win team on paper.


In other words, there's a solid chance that Darko could be selling not one but two championship rings on eBay in ten years.

:lol

 

[Incognito]

Does Incognito have a unlimited name-changing pass or something? Haven't you changed your name from Half Past Noon to KE04 to Incognito within the last month or so?

Yep.

 

[Cloudy]

Just in case anyone missed this above:

"You can tell everybody that Eddie Robinson's out looking for a job right now, and believe me, he's a great kid. He's happy, and he's healthy. All he needs is a couple of weeks to regain game fitness. Put him on the court and when the game counts ... Eddie Robinson is about one word: winning and losing. He's a great athlete, and I love him to death.'' -- Agent Paul Collier after Robinson's release from the Bulls

:lol

 

[Matrix]

:lol

Well he does know a thing or two about losing,since he came from the Bulls.

 

[Pimpwerx]

Wow, Steve Smith has really gotten worse hasn't he? I don't remember him being this obnoxious before. I used to actually like him on the show. But right now, he's too much. Anyway, here come the Heat. I hope I catch a game this year. Oh yeah, and go T-Mac. He's really gonna blow it up this year. He's the best scorer in the league baby. PEACE.

 

[Fifty]

Yeah baby! Raptors playing exciting uptempo ball.

 

[bishoptl]

:lol

 

[Fifty]

Thank you Sam Mitchell.

I'm loving this new style of play for the Raptors. Alston is fantastic....looking like Kidd out there. Grabbing boards and taking it all the way. Donyell Marshall might be the best sixth man in the east. Vince showed a lot of team spirit out there, not selfish at all, and our biggest question mark, the 5 spot, was held down well by Loren Woods and the rookies. Bosh is going to be a superstar soon, and Vince and Rose will show everyone that they haven't lost it.

 

[DMczaf]

Lue and Ward = 4 assists

T-Mac = 5 assists

Where did all the point guards go?

 

[firex]

fun fact of the new nba season: dwayne wade > kobe "it's my team and i'll rape white girls if i want to" bryant

 

[bionic77]

fun fact of the new nba season: dwayne wade > kobe "it's my team and i'll rape white girls if i want to" bryant

No more crack for you!

Sorry, but there is no honor is beating a Jason Kidd-less Nets or any of the teams that play in Wade's division.

 

[theo]

well, the celtics just choked away their first game of the season!

its gonna be a long year.

 

[Matrix]

"0-19 HERE WE COME! YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD ESCAPE CRAPPY TEAMS TMAC...WELL YOU YOUNG GRASSHOPPER ARE MISTAKEN! WELCOME TO MY WORLD OF CRAPPY VAN GRUMPY BALL! I CAN DESTROY CAREERS AND SLOW DOWN THE PACE OF AN NBA GAME TO A GRINDING HALT! YOU BETTER PASS THE BALL INTO MING WHILE HE'S FRONTED SO HE CAN TURN THE BALL OVER AND GASP FOR OXYGEN ALL IN THE SAME MOTION! I WENT AND TRADED STEVE FOR YOU...WHY YOU ASK? CAUSE YOU THOUGHT I COULD REALLY COACH..STEVE KNEW THE TRUTH,BUT YOU AND YOUR MAGIC PUFF PUFF NEVER SAW IT COMING...I WILL DESTROY YOUR CAREER,TRADE YOU TO THE WORST TEAM IN THE LEAGUE AND THEN DESTROY ANOTHER SUPERSTAR! I AM VAN GRUMPY HEAR ME ROAR!"

"I'm Steve Francis and I approve that rant"

 

[Luscious LeftFoot]

^^^

 

[Desperado]

Rudy T...how we miss thee.

 

[Cloudy]

Yah, they need to let Tmac loose and have Yao score off putbacks or some shit. A big should not be settling for jumpers and turning it over like this.

Finally Tracy sees what Kobe endured for 8 years (his game being stifled by the gameplan). As soon as he speaks up, they'll call him selfish :lol

 

[firex]

No more crack for you!

Sorry, but there is no honor is beating a Jason Kidd-less Nets or any of the teams that play in Wade's division.

and there's any honor in beating the nuggets?

steve francis > kobe

 

[Malleymal]

JAZZ will destroy the Kobe and his sons

 

[bionic77]

and there's any honor in beating the nuggets?

steve francis > kobe

Lay off the crack.

 

[Matrix]

Yah, they need to let Tmac loose and have Yao score off putbacks or some shit. A big should not be settling for jumpers and turning it over like this.

Finally Tracy sees what Kobe endured for 8 years (his game being stifled by the gameplan). As soon as he speaks up, they'll call him selfish :lol

To top it all off Steve almost had a triple double and he scored the game winning shot with like .2 seconds on the clock...He's free from the nut choke of Gundy


One thing I wont miss is the man love these two share...

 

[Desperado]

It would be funny if Steve outscores Tmac this year.

 

[firex]

Lay off the crack.

you're confusing me with sean kemp! and because I hate using emoticons you can't see that I'm being facetious.

 

[Matrix]

It wouldnt be funny,it should be a given.

Any player that plays under Gundy will never ever lead the league in scoring or even be in the top 10.

Something is wrong big time here when you have Charlie friggin ward shooting more times than Ming and Tmac not shooting at all for long periods of time...starting the 4th down by three we have Boki shooting shots instead of Tmac and we have Ming sitting on the bench with 7 shots taken and only having played 21 mins :|

 

[firex]

to be fair Yao was in foul trouble (relative to the rest of the rockets) for most of the game, but yeah, even tmac was in with 4 fouls in the 4th so there's no real reason for him to stay out.

 

[bionic77]

Damn, AK-47 is good.

 

[Cloudy]

Lakers are getting pushed around. Time to put Kobe at PG and bring in Grant...

 

[bionic77]

Lakers are getting pushed around. Time to put Kobe at PG and bring in Grant...

Atkins is terrible. He is good as a backup, but he shouldn't be a starter in the NBA.

 

[Matrix]

"HOW YOU LIKE ME NOW BISH!"

"I just made it through a whole game without getting hurt...I'm going to Disne...eee wait where am I "

 

[Cloudy]

kobe is so much cheese with that head fake

 

[bionic77]

Lakers won't be in double digits in the first.

 

[bionic77]

When is Divac coming back?

God I never thought I would be praying for Divac. :lol

 

[BatiGOOOOOOL]

Great start for the Spurs.

TD, Manu and Barry, phenomenal.

Rasho, solid with 8 and 12.

TP, I thought you were working on your shooting all summer long. Probably new contract jitters.

On to LaLaLand.

 

[bionic77]

Great start for the Spurs.

TD, Manu and Barry, phenomenal. cool

Rasho, solid with 8 and 12.

TP, I thought you were working on your shooting all summer long. Probably new contract jitters.

On to LaLaLand.

Parker is still young, it takes some guys 3-4 years to get a jumper (assuming they keep working on it).

Yikes, Lakers are going to get raped by the Spurs. They have no one to rebound, going to kill their fast breaks.

 

[Matrix]

"Get me the fuck off this team"

 

[Cloudy]

Grant can't catch

 

[DMczaf]

"Get me the fuck off this team"

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