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[Loki]

Shaq? You're acting like they're going to get past the Suns. :lol

SA will get past Phoenix, but it'll take 6 or 7 games imo. They went 2 up and one down versus Phoenix during the regular season. That'll be the best playoff series in quite some time-- probably since Lakers/Kings '02.

 

[AntoneM]

I desperately want the Suns to go to the finals, but I too think that the Spurs will be to much for 'em in a 7 game series, but anything can happen.

 

[Socreges]

I am assuming that he means that rich old white men (the people who can afford NBA tickets) can't identify with a league that doesn't have any white superstars or at least an Uncle Tom black superstar like Jordan.

Yeah, I know. I wanted him to say it since he only wanted to carefully imply as much.

And no, he wasn't an "Uncle Tom". Bullshit. No more than Iverson or James.

He was an amazing, exceptional entertainer with a clean image, a nice smile, and a charming personality.

 

[DMczaf]

I am assuming that he means that rich old white men (the people who can afford NBA tickets) can't identify with a league that doesn't have any white superstars or at least an Uncle Tom black superstar like Jordan.

Considering Jordan made his money beating up on white people, he was FAR from an Uncle Tom!

Kerr and Ehlo will testify to this.

 

[BatiGOOOOOOL]

http://www.thesideliner.com/kobesuitsup.htm

:lol :lol :lol

 

[DarienA]

http://www.thesideliner.com/kobesuitsup.htm

:lol :lol :lol

:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

Those images though pretty crude are pretty damn funny.

 

[Guzim]

:lol :lol :lol

 

[Incognito]

Hey yeah! Lets jump on T-Mac for not playing in the 4th quarter of a 30-40 pt blowout! Screw all the other stuff he did in the series, dude didn't play in the final quarter of a blowout! GET YOUR ASS OUT THERE!

I was joking around with Matrix saying people will find a way to jump on T-Mac for something after Game 7 if they lost, and low and behold you prove me right :lol

CRY MEEE A RIVERRRRRRR. :lol :lol

I'm sure T-Mac will eventually 'lead' a team to the second round -- he'll just need two more superstars on his team.

:lol

 

[bionic77]

Considering Jordan made his money beating up on white people, he was FAR from an Uncle Tom!

Kerr and Ehlo will testify to this.

Jordan is trying to palm that white guy's head!

The worst part of it was that we all know the white dude got called for a foul on that play.

You know the current playoff series are garbage when we have to resort to making fun of Jordan and Kobe. The Rockets/Mavs might end up being the most entertaining series of the playoffs.

T-Mac may not be able to win a playoff series, but at least he makes them exciting!

 

[dskillzhtown]

T-Mac not playing the 4th did rub some people locally the wrong way. Yao was out there, but T-Mac sat it out. When it was going on, I thought it was odd. I mean, he is supposed to be the leader/captain, he should go down with the ship. It isn't Sammy Sosa leaving the last game of the season early, but it was a bit odd. Would it have made a difference? Not in the outcome of the game, but little things like that are what defines a team leader.

I have lost all interest in the playoffs after the Rockets lost. But since the Astros suck...I might need to start watching something else for my sports fix. Isn't it Beach Volleyball season? :lol

 

[Hurricane_Chris]

When I saw this picture:

It made me think of this link: Hooking Up: Protective Pairing for Punks

*edit*
regarding the link, is that really what some dudes have to resort to while in lockdown?
anyone here been to jail/prison?

 

[bishoptl]

It's incidents like that which, for all of his amazing talent, make T-Mac a 2nd tier superstar in this league. Lump him in with Vince Carter and Chris Weber as far as I'm concerned - who the hell comes up smiling after losing a playoff game? Ridiculous.

 

[Kabuki Waq]

It's incidents like that which, for all of his amazing talent, make T-Mac a 2nd tier superstar in this league. Lump him in with Vince Carter and Chris Weber as far as I'm concerned - who the hell comes up smiling after losing a playoff game? Ridiculous.

Vince even smiles WHILE losing.

 

[Incognito]

It's incidents like that which, for all of his amazing talent, make T-Mac a 2nd tier superstar in this league. Lump him in with Vince Carter and Chris Weber as far as I'm concerned - who the hell comes up smiling after losing a playoff game? Ridiculous.

Exactly. In three of the games, I vividly remembered him smiling after losses as he walked off the court. Yay for personal stats!

 

[Incognito]

picture that signifies t-mac's career thus far:

one and done, baby!!! :lol :lol :lol

 

[DMczaf]

I know Incognito is just upset that the Sonics are about to be swept in 4 consecutive blowouts so I'll let him let off some steam while his team gets embarassed :lol

Jordan is trying to palm that white guy's head!

The worst part of it was that we all know the white dude got called for a foul on that play.

He was actually also called for a tech for touching Jordan's hand.

 

[Mandark]

No consequence is too severe for quitting on your team in the playoffs, so dismissing Kwame Brown for the rest of this season is exactly the right thing for the Washington Wizards to do. Not another day should the franchise wait on this kid to develop or tolerate his continued lack of professionalism. To even have him in the locker room, where he can potentially undermine a team doing just fine in the playoffs, would be irresponsible.

...

That's why it's the right move to get rid of Brown now, even if this dismissal does diminish his value on the NBA trade market this summer.

...

Just like the Patriots and Eagles, the Wizards need to demonstrate that the franchise isn't going to tolerate certain behavior

...

Please don't tell me the Wizards, if they win this series against Chicago, will need Brown's big body in the next series. Brown wouldn't have a clue of where he's supposed to be or what he should attempt to do against Shaq or Alonzo Mourning. Every time the Wizards have depended on Brown he's been a liability. The Wizards are better off without him.

As the series moves back to Washington for Games 3 and 4, Thursday and Saturday, respectively, one can't help but wonder: if Thomas cannot play, do the Wizards lift their suspension of (drum roll) Kwame Brown?

It might be the most practical thing to do, considering playoff rosters are set in stone.

...

Kwame is 7 feet tall, 265 pounds or so of granite. The Wizards drafted him four years ago for just these occasions.

...

But perhaps a little compassion is in order. If Arenas and Jamison, two of the guys Kwame quit on, are ready to argue for him to have another chance, maybe Eddie Jordan and Ernie Grunfeld owe it to the players to listen.

What a difference a week makes.

 

[levious]

I like Wilbon allright, but he is not one to have a consistent opinion. Prior to the season for example, he said while the addition of shaq would help the Heat, it would not elevate the team to elite status in the East. Now, just a few days ago, he stated that it was obvious to everyone that Shaq coming to the Heat made them one of the two best teams in the East.

 

[AirBrian]

Yeah, watch PTI. The man changes his opinion weekly on certain matters, but on others he won't budge. One of the things I like about him though, is that he'll admit he was wrong. Plus, PTI just rocks.

 

[Incognito]

I know Incognito is just upset that the Sonics are about to be swept in 4 consecutive blowouts so I'll let him let off some steam while his team gets embarassed :lol

Cry some more, Dm! Which bandwagon you jumping on next year, have you decided?

:lol :lol

Repeat after me, Mr. GravyTrain: One and DONE and all SMILES!!!

:lol :lol :lol :lol

 

[DMczaf]

Wow, the Spurs really are getting to you :lol

I think I would be acting the same if the team I hated the most was kicking my ass.

 

[Incognito]

Wow, the Spurs really are getting to you :lol

I think I would be acting the same if the team I hated the most was kicking my ass.

Sonics are in the second round with the help of their star player Ray Allen, your 'favorite' team isn't. That's what I'm laughing about, freakazoid.

And since when are teams done after trailing 2-0? Must be a T-Mac and Houston Rockets mindset where series are over after that point...just ask the Mavericks.

:lol :lol :lol

 

[DMczaf]

Sonics are in the second round

You might want to remind them of this :lol

 

[bionic77]

Sonics are in the second round with the help of their star player Ray Allen, your 'favorite' team isn't. That's what I'm laughing about, freakazoid.

And since when are teams done after trailing 2-0? Must be a T-Mac and Houston Rockets mindset where series are over after that point...just ask the Mavericks.

:lol :lol :lol

Unless Duncan gets hurt it is over. Granted the Sonic's play can be thuggish at times so that isn't out of the question, but they are no match for the Spurs. Though, the Rockets losing that series was a joke for their franchise. Hakeem is rolling around in his grave.

Only team that could beat them is the old Lakers and 90% of that was because the Lakers owned them mentally.

 

[DMczaf]

Though, the Rockets losing that series was a joke for their franchise. Hakeem is rolling around in his grave.

I think he was doing his rolling YEARS before this season :lol

 

[BatiGOOOOOOL]

Cry some more, Dm! Which bandwagon you jumping on next year, have you decided?

:lol :lol

Repeat after me, Mr. GravyTrain: One and DONE and all SMILES!!!

:lol :lol :lol :lol

:lol

No kidding! I can take any REAL fan of a team talking trash, but bandwagoners who dickride a player from coast to coast, "supporting" a new team every year are laughable.

The Rockets lost? Who gives a shit? Is T-Mac alright? Does he need a BJ?

 

[DMczaf]

I can take any REAL fan of a team talking trash

Yeah right, thats why you get your panties in a bunch when someone says anything negative about Bruce "It's not a foul unless I'm caught" Bowen.

 

[bionic77]

It is getting negative in here.

We need some Konex predictions to lighten the mood.

Konex, Miami and Detroit look like locks for the ECF right?

 

[DMczaf]

I heard Konex predicted Magic would have a respectable and private post-retirement back in 1991.

Seriously, when is someone going to record the Law and Order commercials!?

 

[Pimpwerx]

It's incidents like that which, for all of his amazing talent, make T-Mac a 2nd tier superstar in this league. Lump him in with Vince Carter and Chris Weber as far as I'm concerned - who the hell comes up smiling after losing a playoff game? Ridiculous.

Still bitter he wanted out of Toronto? :lol Leave T-Mac alone, the guy's laid back. Not every superstar has to be a fiery competitor who cries after a loss. Besides, it's not like T-Mac isn't used to be surrounded by mediocrity, he witnessed plenty of it in Toronto and Orlando. If he hasn't learned to shrug it off by now, he never will. He's the best scorer in the league, period. People just like giving him shit to make him look bad.

That said, to show how dedicated I am to the Heat's championship run, I'm currently watching Kazaam as I wait for the Pistons game. That's right...Kazaam. What an awful, awful movie, but the messiah can do no wrong so long as he takes us to the promised land. :lol PEACE.

 

[AirBrian]

Dirk getting on _ampier's back...

PHOENIX (AP) -- Amare Stoudemire's surging power game has overwhelmed better players than Dallas Mavericks center Erick Dampier.

Dirk Nowitzki doesn't care.

``He's a step slow on everything,'' Nowitzki grumbled about his Mavs teammate, who was outscored 40-0 by Stoudemire in the Phoenix Suns' Game 1 blowout victory. ``He never got involved in the game.''

And Nowitzki didn't limit his barbs to Dampier's performance on Monday.

``He has always been in foul trouble,'' Nowitzki said. ``The first series was the same thing. He gets a quick two fouls in the first two or three minutes, and we can't be aggressive any more. Then he gets the third foul and has to sit.''

As if the 127-102 loss wasn't bad enough, the Mavericks and rookie coach Avery Johnson now have team leader Nowitzki's pointed criticisms to reckon with as they head into Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal series Wednesday.

Dampier lashed back before the team's workout Tuesday.

``He can say what he wants,'' Dampier said. ``We really didn't get a lot from anyone. This is not a one individual game. It's a team concept. We didn't play the way we are capable of playing, so for him to say something like that is totally stupid.''

Told of Dampier's remarks, Johnson said, ``You know what's stupid? The way the Mavericks played the last game, that was stupid.''

Nowitzki, meanwhile, stood by his postgame comments.

``I'm not going to change what I said, and I don't think I need to talk to him,'' he said.

Johnson said he would take care of the rift, and that might be a lot easier than slowing Stoudemire. Just three seasons removed from high school, the 6-foot-10 Suns power forward-turned-center has added a mid-range jumper, and even some defense, to go with his cat-quick power moves to the hoop.

:lol :lol :-(

Good for Dirk, showing some leadership -- I just hope it doesn't backfire.

 

[Pimpwerx]

LOL @ Heineken commercial. That's the first time I saw that one, that was great. PEACE.

EDIT: BTW, someone needs to tell the Pacers the game has started and they can come out of the locker room.

 

[BatiGOOOOOOL]

Yeah right, thats why you get your panties in a bunch when someone says anything negative about Bruce "It's not a foul unless I'm caught" Bowen.

Is it wrong if I argue against them? Doesn't mean I don't respect their opinions or resort to insults. I just don't agree with them.

Still, I try to defend my team overall, not my wet dream.

Anyway, good for Dirk. Dampier is a waste of space when he is on the court. I can't believe the lack of balls these guys "who play the fuck out of their minds during contract year and then disappear after they got the big bucks" have.

Good thing Duncan is serving one of these punks in Jerome James.

 

[AstroLad]

picture that signifies t-mac's career thus far:

one and done, baby!!! :lol :lol :lol

I don't hate the Rockets, but I do like playing around with Photoshop since I got it last week.

 

[Cloudy]

Konex, Miami and Detroit look like locks for the ECF right?

And Heat will get swept if Shaq doesn't get his shit together...

Good for Dirk, showing some leadership -- I just hope it doesn't backfire.

Are you implying Damp could play any worse? :lol

 

[DJ_Tet]

:lol @ _ampier. Very nice

 

[AirBrian]

And Heat will get swept if Shaq doesn't get his shit together...



Are you implying Damp could play any worse? :lol

Uh...I'd much rather see him start than Bradley. At least Erick knows what the hell a basketball is.

 

[BlackClouds]

Finally a good game. Go Pacers!

 

[bionic77]

My god, I am ashamed that the Lakers lost to Detroit last year.

Looks like Miami v. San Antonio!

I am changing my pick to Miami winning in game 7 against Detroit.

 

[themadcowtipper]

Detroit Fears Foster.....

 

[Bat]

Ummm Jeff Fuckin Foster has 8 offensive rebounds. What a shocking game...I think everyone thought Indiana was ready to roll over and die.

 

[AirBrian]

Not sure if this is more of a Pacer win or a Piston lose. :lol

 

[themadcowtipper]

Not sure if this is more of a Pacer win or a Piston lose. :lol

Face reality, Detroit has no answer for Jeff "Big Country v2.0" Foster.

 

[Pimpwerx]

My god, I am ashamed that the Lakers lost to Detroit last year.

Looks like Miami v. San Antonio!

I am changing my pick to Miami winning in game 7 against Detroit.

FLIP FLOP! FLIP FLOP! FLIP FLOP! FLIP FLOP! FLIP FLOP! :lol

Konex: Keep up the good work. PEACE.

 

[Mugen]

Face reality, Detroit has no answer for Jeff "Big Country v2.0" Foster.

If they have Artest, Pacers is right up there in the best of the East. I still Detroit on this one though.

 

[Cloudy]

I am changing my pick to Miami winning in game 7 against Detroit.

I hope you know Miami was 1-3 versus Indy this year. And did anyone really think the Pistons would sweep seeing how both teams split the season series?

 

[AirBrian]

Face reality, Detroit has no answer for Jeff "Big Country v2.0" Foster.

:lol

In all seriousness though, Indiana has matched up well all year vs. Detroit. I gave the Pacers two wins in the series, so we'll see...

Oh yeah, GO MAVS!

 

[Flizzzipper]

Hey, Jeff Foster isn't a stiff. He is surprisingly very athletic. He just can't shoot. He's a slimmer more athletic Dale Davis (when he was in his prime.) He's also just getting over his injuries.

 

[Cloudy]

Yeah Foster averaged like 10 boards while playing hurt all year :lol

 

[bionic77]

FLIP FLOP! FLIP FLOP! FLIP FLOP! FLIP FLOP! FLIP FLOP! :lol

Konex: Keep up the good work. PEACE.

If the Wizards get embarassed in DC I will flip flop again!

Damn I don't really give a damn about any teams that are left in the playoffs.

Edit: Nash is a beast. We should have found a way to trade Shaq for Dirk and Nash.