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November NBA Season Thread - It's finally time
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Hehe, the MVP's of the last three years did alright...
30 with 14 boards for TD (20 and 10 at the half). Oh yeah, Brent Barry had three 3's in the fourth (16 points, 6-9) and Gino had 24. Again, the Kings have a crap start to the schedule, but if you're an opponent you have to take advantage of such things.
I think some people have them being one of the big improving teams in the league, and for good reason. The roster has been completely revamped from what it was a year ago, and that starting core is young (well, Nash aside), athletic and talented. They'll defintely challenge for a playoff spot. BTW, :lol @ last night's scoreline...they absolutely demolished the Hawks.
BTW, there were some ridiculous lines last night...Pierce had something like 35, 13 and 8, and the Celtics still lost. :lol Francis and Howard looked sick with the Magic. Great to Grant return with the Magic, and Zo return with the Nets...let's hope they're both long term this time. A lot of fun stuff last night for hoop fans...well, unless your team lost.
30 with 14 boards for TD (20 and 10 at the half). Oh yeah, Brent Barry had three 3's in the fourth (16 points, 6-9) and Gino had 24. Again, the Kings have a crap start to the schedule, but if you're an opponent you have to take advantage of such things.
Shoryuken said:
I think some people have them being one of the big improving teams in the league, and for good reason. The roster has been completely revamped from what it was a year ago, and that starting core is young (well, Nash aside), athletic and talented. They'll defintely challenge for a playoff spot. BTW, :lol @ last night's scoreline...they absolutely demolished the Hawks.
BTW, there were some ridiculous lines last night...Pierce had something like 35, 13 and 8, and the Celtics still lost. :lol Francis and Howard looked sick with the Magic. Great to Grant return with the Magic, and Zo return with the Nets...let's hope they're both long term this time. A lot of fun stuff last night for hoop fans...well, unless your team lost.
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Fifty said:
Yeah I was going to mention that. Amare is a little undersized for center, but with there being no standout center in the west right now (with the exception of Yao), I think he should be able to hold his own. I'm definitely glad Shaq is out of the division/conference now.
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My Knicks did good conisdering they were playing one of the top teams in the NBA and the best player in the leauge. If Tim Thomas played better i think we could have won the game...i hoping that we can trade Shandon Anderson for a draft pick or something...seeing as how we found a really good player in Ariza with a 2nd round pick we could pull something out of the 05 Draft.
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Bill Simmons takes time out of his Red SOx celebrating to bust out some NBA impressions!
Incognito <3 Bill Simmons
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Sactown <3'z Bill Simmons even more
Yao's thoughts:
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Incognito <3 Bill Simmons
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Sactown <3'z Bill Simmons even more
Yao's thoughts:
:lol
Them's gonna be 6 boring ass games.
Laker thoughts after watching the second half of last night's game:
First, that Kobe baseline drive and jam was INSANE. Crazy move.
Second, Kobe's shot may be a bit off from deep (though he started hitting them down the stretch, before realizing it was too little too late), but he looks much quicker off the dribble than in years past. You can really tell that he's starting to hit his physical prime (ages 26-30)-- his drives and first step were MUCH more explosive than they were the last two years. He looked more like Jordan than he used to (in terms of quickness) is what I'm trying to say in a roundabout way.
He also has been watching Jordan footage, as evidenced by his footwork. Yeah, everybody will think I'm nuts for saying that, but Kobe made a few moves last night, footwork-wise, that Jordan always used to do, and which I've never seen another player do fluidly (I've always felt that it was MJ's footwork that put him over the top). Sure, maybe he learned/developed it on his own, but given his history of move-pilfering, what are the chances of that? I'd elaborate on the specifics of the footwork in question, but I don't wanna bore y'all. But I definitely saw it; this, combined with his seemingly increased quickness, is gonna make him that much more potent on offense (on top of the fact that he'll have the ball a lot more due to Shaq's departure).
Also, I wonder if all the people who bitched about Jordan "getting all the calls" will bitch about their wunderkind if he keeps getting all the calls this season. I mean, 35 FT's in 2 games? And he was trying to cry for more, too, what with his up-fakes and then throwing himself into the defender a couple of times last night and flailing his arms hoping for a call. :lol Yeah, he was being somewhat aggressive, and many of the fouls were legit, but some totally were not (particularly that hanging banker he tried to shoot off the glass that didn't drop, but then he got bailed out by the ref). At any rate, I just found it amusing and wonder if we'll see any sort of consistency on the part of the Jordan-haters if Kobe keeps averaging 17+ FT's per game. After all, nobody in the history of the game (except maybe Iverson) has ever been more aggressive than Jordan in terms of going to the bucket and drawing contact; if Kobe ends up averaging 14 FT's per game this season (a ridiculous amount), I wonder if people will admit that his knob is getting schlobbed by the refs as well. But hey, when you're shooting sub-40%, you have to pad your statline somehow-- the refs don't want Kobe being exposed.
Kirilenko is in...sane. I didn't see the majority of his blocks the first time around (though I saw them on highlights afterwards), but I mean, wow. He's gonna set all sorts of records-- as it stands, I think he's the only player ever to finish in the top 5 in blocks and steals in one season (last season), and he's only gonna get better. Like Jordan was the first (and only) player to ever have a 200 steal/100 block season, I think Kirilenko has a legitimate chance at becoming the first to ever have a 200/200 season-- all he has to do is work on his passing lane game (he could get a few more steals merely by learning how to circle the post better to cut in front of his man on post-entry passes; he has the length and quickness to do this easily). I think he's already the only player to ever get 200 blocks and 150+ steals in one season, which is just a ridiculous achievement. Maybe somebody else has done that, but no names come to mind; further, I can't even think of a player from the past who WOULD have been able to do that. Defensively, he's everything TMac should be (McGrady really has all the physical tools to be an outstanding defender); if Kirilenko works on his man-to-man defense, he's gonna be a one-man wrecking crew on the defensive end. Much respect.
Oh yeah, Lakers looked like ass (as a team), and the Jazz looked surprisingly cohesive-- when they get Arroyo back, they're gonna have a nice little squad that can beat just about anyone on any given night. It's good to see LA going to Odom in the post and not neglecting him, though I think Kobe in the post with Odom at the point and the others as spot-up guys would be the more productive approach, generally. Odom has a pretty nice post-up game, though (it helps that he's lefty-- he is lefty, correct?), despite getting abused by Kirilenko's defense a few times (and getting bailed out from being abused further by the refs a couple of times).
Btw, was anybody else laughing when LA was whistled for like 17 straight offensive fouls on every trip down the floor? :lol Mihm himself committed what seemed like a dozen.
First, that Kobe baseline drive and jam was INSANE. Crazy move.
Second, Kobe's shot may be a bit off from deep (though he started hitting them down the stretch, before realizing it was too little too late), but he looks much quicker off the dribble than in years past. You can really tell that he's starting to hit his physical prime (ages 26-30)-- his drives and first step were MUCH more explosive than they were the last two years. He looked more like Jordan than he used to (in terms of quickness) is what I'm trying to say in a roundabout way.
He also has been watching Jordan footage, as evidenced by his footwork. Yeah, everybody will think I'm nuts for saying that, but Kobe made a few moves last night, footwork-wise, that Jordan always used to do, and which I've never seen another player do fluidly (I've always felt that it was MJ's footwork that put him over the top). Sure, maybe he learned/developed it on his own, but given his history of move-pilfering, what are the chances of that?
I'd elaborate on the specifics of the footwork in question, but I don't wanna bore y'all. But I definitely saw it; this, combined with his seemingly increased quickness, is gonna make him that much more potent on offense (on top of the fact that he'll have the ball a lot more due to Shaq's departure).Also, I wonder if all the people who bitched about Jordan "getting all the calls" will bitch about their wunderkind if he keeps getting all the calls this season. I mean, 35 FT's in 2 games? And he was trying to cry for more, too, what with his up-fakes and then throwing himself into the defender a couple of times last night and flailing his arms hoping for a call. :lol Yeah, he was being somewhat aggressive, and many of the fouls were legit, but some totally were not (particularly that hanging banker he tried to shoot off the glass that didn't drop, but then he got bailed out by the ref). At any rate, I just found it amusing and wonder if we'll see any sort of consistency on the part of the Jordan-haters if Kobe keeps averaging 17+ FT's per game.
After all, nobody in the history of the game (except maybe Iverson) has ever been more aggressive than Jordan in terms of going to the bucket and drawing contact; if Kobe ends up averaging 14 FT's per game this season (a ridiculous amount), I wonder if people will admit that his knob is getting schlobbed by the refs as well. But hey, when you're shooting sub-40%, you have to pad your statline somehow-- the refs don't want Kobe being exposed. Kirilenko is in...sane. I didn't see the majority of his blocks the first time around (though I saw them on highlights afterwards), but I mean, wow. He's gonna set all sorts of records-- as it stands, I think he's the only player ever to finish in the top 5 in blocks and steals in one season (last season), and he's only gonna get better. Like Jordan was the first (and only) player to ever have a 200 steal/100 block season, I think Kirilenko has a legitimate chance at becoming the first to ever have a 200/200 season-- all he has to do is work on his passing lane game (he could get a few more steals merely by learning how to circle the post better to cut in front of his man on post-entry passes; he has the length and quickness to do this easily). I think he's already the only player to ever get 200 blocks and 150+ steals in one season, which is just a ridiculous achievement. Maybe somebody else has done that, but no names come to mind; further, I can't even think of a player from the past who WOULD have been able to do that. Defensively, he's everything TMac should be (McGrady really has all the physical tools to be an outstanding defender); if Kirilenko works on his man-to-man defense, he's gonna be a one-man wrecking crew on the defensive end. Much respect.
Oh yeah, Lakers looked like ass (as a team), and the Jazz looked surprisingly cohesive-- when they get Arroyo back, they're gonna have a nice little squad that can beat just about anyone on any given night. It's good to see LA going to Odom in the post and not neglecting him, though I think Kobe in the post with Odom at the point and the others as spot-up guys would be the more productive approach, generally. Odom has a pretty nice post-up game, though (it helps that he's lefty-- he is lefty, correct?), despite getting abused by Kirilenko's defense a few times (and getting bailed out from being abused further by the refs a couple of times
).Btw, was anybody else laughing when LA was whistled for like 17 straight offensive fouls on every trip down the floor? :lol Mihm himself committed what seemed like a dozen.
DMczaf said:It's as if the Empire has finally been destroyed
Now we need shots of the NBA celebrating across the country to a cheesy song.
<cue Ewok celebration song>
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Incognito said:
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DMczaf said:K. Bryant
9-21, 38 Pts
4 Rebs, 1 Assists
LA Lakers 13 15 26 24 78 Final
Utah 25 20 24 35 104
"Welcome to my past."
"WTF did I say Tracy?! 14 shots?! 10 of those should have been Yao's!!!!"
"Welcome to MY past"
"Fuck."
:lol :lol :lol Classic...
BTW, I'd love to get that "I've got a family to feed" quote as my tag...I simply can't stop laughing at it. :lol
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Primoz Brezec is 4-4 with 10 points already! He played like 3 games in his whole career with the Pacers, what were they thinking!?!?
LOL! The NBA threads are the funniest threads on GAF. :lol T-Mac's my boy, but some of the posts had me rolling. Man, I hope he's not gonna be smothered by JVG. On the flipside, the Heat are gonna tear it up this year. Dwayne Wade's gonna breakout in a big way this year. He was good last year, he's gonna be a menace this year. I think it's pretty weak for Shaq to say he's gonna "make" Wade into the best guard in the league though. I mean, at least wait until Wade's not sitting right next to you to say that. :lol But if the role players can hit their shots, looks like we're gonna be strong in the East. Bron-Bron's going down tonight. PEACE.
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Loki said:Btw, was anybody else laughing when LA was whistled for like 17 straight offensive fouls on every trip down the floor? :lol Mihm himself committed what seemed like a dozen.
I wasn't laughing, no, but I was doing my fair share of cursing.
I actually ran out of expletives to yell at the Refs/Lakers. Damn skippy!!!
Miguel said:This free NBA League pass week is going to waste. I keep either watching only rockets games...or falling asleep.
Tomorrow I'll catch some more games though. I have to.
Whoa NBA League Pass is free this week? on Direct TV? Why the hell didn't somebody tell me!
Loki said:
I was praying for no double OT cos I was so sleepy :lol Gutsy win for the Nuggets
PS: They REALLY need to stop zooming in on Garnett after he makes a clutch shot/gets a bad call etc.. You can clearly read his lips and see him using all sorts of profanity every single time :lol
Cloudy said:
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Yeah, KG is a cursing machine.
Hah, true. Those blocks by Garnett were sick-- just saw them now on ESPN. The one where he pinned it on the glass (the one not on the fast break) was incredible. Though I think he pinned it both times iirc. He got away with a nice push in the back on that fast break block, though.
Loki said:
That pin on Melo's little baseline spin was insane. Melo started his journey to be the next Antoine Walker on that shot. :lol
I'm betting the refs will never give Andre Miller the call on breakaways that he gets blocked on now. It will just be more of the same for them. :lol They'll expect it now.
Are the kings on NBA all leauge? I heard comcast had exclusive rights (which is good for me in sacramento as I can see every kings game this year.
Didn't get to chime in about the kings loss to the spurs. They are going to be a force this year. If I had to make a bet based on openers I would peg the spurs as champs. Should be a good year though. I like the two kings rookie pick ups (barnes especially) and both got PT, barnes getting quite a bit... from adelman... WTF.
edit: did I mention the spurs looked reaaaaallly good?
BTW I think the kings are going to be okay if they work out the flow kinks on O. It was nice to see everyone fairly healthy.. but we know how that works out =/
Didn't get to chime in about the kings loss to the spurs. They are going to be a force this year. If I had to make a bet based on openers I would peg the spurs as champs. Should be a good year though. I like the two kings rookie pick ups (barnes especially) and both got PT, barnes getting quite a bit... from adelman... WTF.
edit: did I mention the spurs looked reaaaaallly good?
BTW I think the kings are going to be okay if they work out the flow kinks on O. It was nice to see everyone fairly healthy.. but we know how that works out =/
This is pretty late but I went to the Spurs tip-off on Wednesday. And I have to say, the way Barry played with the team. I really think we're taking it this year. Also, the Nobli schooled so many people. 5 minutes into the game he faked some guy out so bad he fell.
Spurs. All the way baby.
Spurs. All the way baby.
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