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Official April NBA Thread - Playoffs coming sooooooon!

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The Chosen One

The Chosen One

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Yeah someone tape Cloudy's mouth shut.

Anyway, looks like it's in the bag. :D

Sorry Bron, Melo and Wade will tell you how the playoffs were at the end of June....again. :lol
 
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Matlock

Banned
HEY GUYS LET'S FIRE OUR HEAD COACH WITH JUST A FEW GAMES TO GO. HOW BAD CAN THINGS BE? WE'RE STILL SOLIDLY IN THE PLAYOFFS.

RIGHT?!?!!

RIGHT?!!?!?


GUYS?
 
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AirBrian

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Matrix said:
Just root for the Bulls,let konex curse the Mavs :p
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I don't have much of a choice, he's been rooting for the Mavs for awhile now. :-(

Why do you think Dampier and Stackhouse got hurt?
 
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Cloudy

Banned
I feel for Bron, he's a gamer but how can you not be happy for Jason Kidd? Stuck on a shitty team all year but he somehow leads them to the playoffs with VC. Plus, they will give the Heat more trouble :D
 
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etiolate

Banned
Ok it's all set now (sorry lebron)

I AM SETTING DOWN SOME RULES

1. Konex may not root for any team
clause A: Unless you find a team of which there are no Fans for (which I thought was NJ but the VC love ruined that)

2. Incognito needs to show his pansy ass in this thread

3. Lakers fan keep the draft talk to yourselves
 
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Shinobi

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BatiGOOOOOOL said:
I wish the Spurs would've taken this game more seriously, so they could get their 60th win. Right now, they look bored out there. Just cruising until it's over. Boo!
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Yeah, would be nice to get that 60th win...would that be two years straight or three?

Anyway, Nets finally get it done, but barely...Kidd really looked bad in the fourth with a host of turnovers (trying to dribble through three players? Even a rookie wouldn't try that with a playoff spot at stake). If RJ can come back and be even the slightest bit effective, and Shaq's health is still ailing, Jersey could give the Heat some trouble.
 
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AirBrian

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etiolate said:
Ok it's all set now (sorry lebron)

I AM SETTING DOWN SOME RULES

1. Konex may not root for any team
clause A: Unless you find a team of which there are no Fans for (which I thought was NJ but the VC love ruined that)

2. Incognito needs to show his pansy ass in this thread

3. Lakers fan keep the draft talk to yourselves
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:lol

This is something I can support. Referring to #3, maybe one of the Lakers' fans can start the NBA Off-Season Thread and talk about the draft there...?
 
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mariohat

Banned
I honestly haven't seen these kind of slick matchups for the playoffs in an eternity. These are probably the best since the Jordan monopoly run(s).

Spurs v. Nuggets
Rockets v. Mavs
Pacers v. Pistons
Nets v. Heat ( I hate VC, but even I have to admit he's crazy to watch)
Bulls:)D) v. Wiz

:D:D:D:D:D
 
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Shinobi

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Eminem said:
:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol @ Miller getting a T and almost getting ejected on his own night
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:lol I saw that earlier...does this game even count for anything? Figured the matchups were all set in stone now.

Speaking of which, here's the TV playoff sched...




Western Conference

Phoenix vs. Memphis

Game 1 - Sun April 24 Memphis at Phoenix7:30PM 10:30PMTNT/RTV
Game 2 - Wed April 27 Memphis at Phoenix7:30PM 10:30PMTNT/RSN
Game 3 - Fri April 29 Phoenix at Memphis8:00PM 9:00PMESPN2/RTV
Game 4 - Sun May 1 Phoenix at Memphis7:00PM 8:00PMTNT/TSN
Game 5 * Tue May 3 Memphis at PhoenixTBDTBDTBD
Game 6 * Thu May 5 Phoenix at MemphisTBDTBDTBD
Game 7 * Sat May 7 Memphis at PhoenixTBDTBDTBD

San Antonio vs. Denver

Game 1 - Sun April 24 Denver at San Antonio7:00PM8:00PMTNT/TSN
Game 2 - Wed April 27 Denver at San Antonio7:00PM 8:00PMTNT/RSN
Game 3 - Sat April 30 San Antonio at Denver8:30PM 10:30PMESPN/RSN
Game 4 - Mon May 2 San Antonio at Denver TBDTBDTBD
Game 5 * Wed May 4 Denver at San AntonioTBDTBDTBD
Game 6 * Fri May 6 San Antonio at DenverTBDTBDTBD
Game 7 * Sun May 8 Denver at San AntonioTBDTBDTBD

Seattle vs. Sacramento

Game 1 - Sat April 23 Sacramento at Seattle7:30PM 10:30PMESPN/RTV
Game 2 - Tue April 26 Sacramento at Seattle7:30PM 10:30PMTNT/RSN
Game 3 - Fri April 29 Seattle at Sacramento7:30PM 10:30PMESPN/RSN
Game 4 - Sun May 1 Seattle at Sacramento7:30PM 10:30PMTNT/SCORE
Game 5 * Tue May 3 Sacramento at SeattleTBDTBDTBD
Game 6 * Fri May 6 Seattle at SacramentoTBD TBDTBD
Game 7 * Sun May 8 Sacramento at SeattleTBDTBDTBD

Dallas vs. Houston

Game 1 - Sat April 23 Houston at Dallas4:30PM5:30PMESPN/TSN
Game 2 - Mon April 25 Houston at Dallas8:30PM9:30PMTNT/RSN
Game 3 - Thu April 28 Dallas at Houston8:30PM9:30PMTNT/RSN
Game 4 - Sat April 30 Dallas at Houston4:30PM5:30PMTNT/RTV
Game 5 * Mon May 2 Houston at DallasTBDTBDTBD
Game 6 * Thu May 5 Dallas at HoustonTBDTBDTBD
Game 7 * Sat May 7 Houston at DallasTBDTBDTBD



Eastern Conference

Miami vs. TBD

Game 1 - Sun April 24 TBD at Miami3:00PM3:00PMABC/R/TOR1
Game 2 - Tue April 26 TBD at Miami8:00PM8:00PMTNT/TSN
Game 3 - Thu April 28 Miami at TBD7:00PM7:00PMTNT/TSN
Game 4 - Sun May 1 Miami at TBD3:30PM3:30PMABC/R/TOR1
Game 5 * Wed May 4 TBD at MiamiTBDTBDTBD
Game 6 * Fri May 6 Miami at TBDTBDTBDTBD
Game 7 * Sun May 8 TBD at MiamiTBD TBDTBD

Detroit vs. TBD

Game 1 - Sat April 23 TBD at Detroit3:00PM3:00PMABC
Game 2 - Tue April 26 TBD at Detroit7:30PM7:30PMNBATV/RTV
Game 3 - Fri April 29 Detroit at TBDTBD8:00PMESPN/TSN
Game 4 - Sun May 1 Detroit at TBDTBD 1:00PMESPN/SCORE
Game 5 * Tue May 3 TBD at DetroitTBDTBDTBD
Game 6 * Thu May 5 Detroit at TBDTBDTBDTBD
Game 7 * Sat May 7 TBD at DetroitTBDTBDTBD

Boston vs. TBD

Game 1 - Sat April 23 TBD at Boston8:00PM8:00PMESPN/RTV
Game 2 - Mon April 25 TBD at Boston7:00PM7:00PMTNT/RSN
Game 3 - Thu April 28 Boston at TBD 7:30PMTBDNBATV/RTV
Game 4 - Sat April 30 Boston at TBDTBD8:00PMESPN/RSN
Game 5 * Tue May 3 TBD at BostonTBDTBDTBD
Game 6 * Thu May 5 Boston at TBDTBDTBDTBD
Game 7 * Sat May 7 TBD at BostonTBDTBDTBD

Chicago vs. Washington

Game 1 - Sun April 24 Washington at Chicago4:30PM5:30PMTNT/RSN
Game 2 - Wed April 27 Washington at Chicago7:30PM8:30PMNBATV/RTV
Game 3 - Sat April 30 Chicago at Washington3:00PM3:00PMTNT/R/SCORE
Game 4 - Mon May 2 Chicago at WashingtonTBDTBDTBD
Game 5 * Wed May 4 Washington at ChicagoTBDTBDTBD
Game 6 * Fri May 6 Chicago at WashingtonTBDTBDTBD
Game 7 * Sun May 8 Washington at ChicagoTBDTBDTBD

http://www.nba.com/news/2005_schedule.html



* Edit - Now that I look again, Pacers I guess could drop down if they lose tonight.
 
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Bowser

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WOO! BOBCATS FINISH OUT THEIR LAST GAME OF THE SEASON WITH THE W OVER THE DEFENDING CHAMPS AND EARN AN EXTRA LOTTERY PICK TO BOOT! :D
 
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Eminem

goddamit, Griese!
Shinobi said:
:lol I saw that earlier...does this game even count for anything? Figured the matchups were all set in stone now.
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Absolutely meaningless for the Bulls, but if the Pacers lose they drop to the 7th seed....meaning they play Detroit in the first round =D
 
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scorcho

testicles on a cold fall morning
mariohat said:
I honestly haven't seen these kind of slick matchups for the playoffs in an eternity. These are probably the best since the Jordan monopoly run(s).

Spurs v. Nuggets
Rockets v. Mavs
Pacers v. Pistons
Nets v. Heat ( I hate VC, but even I have to admit he's crazy to watch)
Bulls:)D) v. Wiz

:D:D:D:D:D
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how is the Nets/Heat matchup slick at all? RJ will prolly be back in the lineup but how effective can he be without any BB-action in 3 months? another huge hole will be what sank the Nets in the Finals a few years ago - absolutely no answer for Shaq. granted, VC has more than filled Martin's absence, but i'm not sure that will be enough.
 
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Eminem

goddamit, Griese!
scorcho said:
how is the Nets/Heat matchup slick at all? RJ will prolly be back in the lineup but how effective can he be without any BB-action in 3 months? another huge hole will be what sank the Nets in the Finals a few years ago - absolutely no answer for Shaq. granted, VC has more than filled Martin's absence, but i'm not sure that will be enough.
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yeah, but if Shaq doesn't play the first game and the Nets could steal that first game....could at least make it a 6 game series. be fun to watch.
 
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Eminem

goddamit, Griese!
Bulls on a 10-0 run with Funderburke, Pargo, Griffin, Piatkowski, and Reiner in the game :lol :lol :lol :lol
 
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EekTheKat

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Sorry Bron, Melo and Wade will tell you how the playoffs were at the end of June
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BatiGOOOOOOL

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Anyone knows how to get this avatar to a size according to the forums rules? I have Ulead GIF Animator, but I haven't really used it much, so I'm not sure if there's an option to make it even smaller.

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Nameless

Nameless

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ESPN.com is reporting that Shaq may not be ready for the playoff opener. I dont' think the Heat can beat the Nets as hot as they are w/o Shaq. IF Jersey can take a game(if not two) before going back home it may be upset time.
 
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Pimpwerx

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Wow, the Cavs redefining "collapse" this year. See ya next fall Bron. The Nets aren't a problem for us. We'll be fine when Carter disappears, and an already average RJ comes back lame. Oh, and Jason Kidd beats his wife, so that automatically puts them in the loss column. Firing Silas wasn't the answer. Silas was helping that team, and they would have made the playoffs with him. Now, they're spectators. The Cleveland management should fire itself. I mean, the only good thing they've done was sucking bad enough to win Bron in the draft. Yeah...good job there, team. Watch us win the championship, bitches.

Faker fans. There's a temporary chance to hop on the Heat bandwagon. Abandon your false god. The Big Aristotle is the fucking messiah. Hop on for the big run, but you'll have to return to your team of flunkies next season. You guys aren't worthy of the Heat. :p PEACE.
 
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kgHavok23

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"Your revolution is over, Mr Liberal. Condolences. The bums lost. My advice to you is to do what your parents did; get a job, sir. The bums will always lose. Do you hear me, Lefties? The bums will always lose!"



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Truelize

Steroid Distributor
That sucks that that bitch VC gets into the playoffs and Lebron goes home. The Cavs sure fell apart though. Sure the first 50 games of their schedule was pretty weak, but McInnis disappearing, Z getting hurt, Jiri Welsch not helping them at all, and the coach being sent packing sure didn't help things.
Oh well, I hope Bron goes home and gets mad and uses that to get better.

And Silas deserved to be fired due to his "C U Next Tuesday" comment he made.
 
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Bat

Member
I don't see how David Stern allowed Vince to get in the playoffs and Lebron not. Did Dick Bevetta even officiate the Nets game? There isn't a less likeable guy than Vince Carter in the NBA right now, and that includes Kobe. Don't know what's up with the commish these days...

Anyways, I think the playoffs are going to be on the boring side, at least for the early rounds. In the East, the Bulls are not going to fare well without Eddy Curry and the Sixers/Nets/Celtics are all total yawns. In the West, I don't really see any upsets in the first round, which is dissapointing. Maybe Sac can pull it off; they do have the Ewing Theory going for them. It wouldn't really shock me if they made the finals or something wacky like that.

As for who I am rooting for: Indiana (go Jermaine O'Neal!) in the East, and Phoenix and Dallas in the West. In reality, it's gonna be a Miami/San Antonio finals/
 
The Chosen One

The Chosen One

Member
Snow said missing the playoffs will serve as a lesson.

"If this doesn't drive you to put in your work in the summer and come back and cut out all your agendas, and realize that this is still a team game, I don't know what will," Snow said. "You've got to play team ball."
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Who do you think he's talking about? :D

Everybody can blame the Cavs management (which they do deserve), but some blame has to go to Bron as well. In second half the season, he had little confidence in his teammates, which caused them to play even more timid. By the end of the season, most of them were just standing around watching waiting for what Lebron would do next. As for his assist numbers, they aren't hard to come by when he gets the ball every possession and plays 48 minutes.
 
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Cloudy

Banned
If this doesn't drive you to put in your work in the summer and come back and cut out all your agendas, and realize that this is still a team game, I don't know what will," Snow said. "You've got to play team ball.
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Uh oh. Why do scrubs always take shit to the media? :lol
 
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Matrix

LeBron loves his girlfriend. There is no other woman in the world he’d rather have. The problem is, Dwyane’s not a woman.
Watch out Mavs,Mike James is coming for you bitches!

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sc0la

Unconfirmed Member
Bobby Jackson is back baby!

Him being injured is the reason we got iced by the wolves last season. I hope we can hang on to him after this season, but its not all that realistic.. unless we trade the cat (so soon?) and starrt his ass.

P.S. why is stephen a smith so damn angry about sports? its okay dude, smile
 
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Shinobi

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bigfurb said:
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:lol :lol :lol

Here's the proper NBA playoff sched...




Western Conference

Phoenix vs. Memphis

Game 1 - Sun April 24 Memphis at Phoenix7:30PM 10:30PMTNT/RTV
Game 2 - Wed April 27 Memphis at Phoenix7:30PM 10:30PMTNT/RSN
Game 3 - Fri April 29 Phoenix at Memphis8:00PM 9:00PMESPN2/RTV
Game 4 - Sun May 1 Phoenix at Memphis7:00PM 8:00PMTNT/TSN
Game 5 * Tue May 3 Memphis at PhoenixTBDTBDTBD
Game 6 * Thu May 5 Phoenix at MemphisTBDTBDTBD
Game 7 * Sat May 7 Memphis at PhoenixTBDTBDTBD

San Antonio vs. Denver

Game 1 - Sun April 24 Denver at San Antonio7:00PM 8:00PMTNT/TSN
Game 2 - Wed April 27 Denver at San Antonio7:00PM 8:00PMTNT/RSN
Game 3 - Sat April 30 San Antonio at Denver8:30PM 10:30PMESPN/RSN
Game 4 - Mon May 2 San Antonio at Denver TBDTBDTBD
Game 5 * Wed May 4 Denver at San AntonioTBDTBDTBD
Game 6 * Fri May 6 San Antonio at DenverTBDTBDTBD
Game 7 * Sun May 8 Denver at San AntonioTBDTBDTBD

Seattle vs. Sacramento

Game 1 - Sat April 23 Sacramento at Seattle7:30PM 10:30PMESPN/RTV
Game 2 - Tue April 26 Sacramento at Seattle7:30PM 10:30PMTNT/RSN
Game 3 - Fri April 29 Seattle at Sacramento7:30PM 10:30PMESPN/RSN
Game 4 - Sun May 1 Seattle at Sacramento7:30PM 10:30PMTNT/SCORE
Game 5 * Tue May 3 Sacramento at SeattleTBDTBDTBD
Game 6 * Fri May 6 Seattle at SacramentoTBD TBDTBD
Game 7 * Sun May 8 Sacramento at SeattleTBDTBDTBD

Dallas vs. Houston

Game 1 - Sat April 23 Houston at Dallas4:30PM 5:30PMESPN/TSN
Game 2 - Mon April 25 Houston at Dallas8:30PM 9:30PMTNT/RSN
Game 3 - Thu April 28 Dallas at Houston8:30PM 9:30PMTNT/RSN
Game 4 - Sat April 30 Dallas at Houston4:30PM 5:30PMTNT/RTV
Game 5 * Mon May 2 Houston at DallasTBDTBDTBD
Game 6 * Thu May 5 Dallas at HoustonTBDTBDTBD
Game 7 * Sat May 7 Houston at DallasTBDTBDTBD




Eastern Conference

Miami vs. New Jersey

Game 1 - Sun April 24 New Jersey at Miami3:00PM 3:00PMABC/R/TOR1
Game 2 - Tue April 26 New Jersey at Miami8:00PM 8:00PMTNT/TSN
Game 3 - Thu April 28 Miami at New Jersey7:00PM 7:00PMTNT/TSN
Game 4 - Sun May 1 Miami at New Jersey3:30PM 3:30PMABC/R/TOR1
Game 5 * Wed May 4 New Jersey at MiamiTBDTBDTBD
Game 6 * Fri May 6 Miami at New JerseyTBDTBDTBD
Game 7 * Sun May 8 New Jersey at MiamiTBD TBDTBD

Detroit vs. Philadelphia

Game 1 - Sat April 23 Philadelphia at Detroit3:00PM 3:00PMABC
Game 2 - Tue April 26 Philadelphia at Detroit7:30PM 7:30PMNBATV/RTV
Game 3 - Fri April 29 Detroit at Philadelphia8:00PM 8:00PMESPN/TSN
Game 4 - Sun May 1 Detroit at Philadelphia1:00PM 1:00PMESPN/SCORE
Game 5 * Tue May 3 Philadelphia at DetroitTBDTBDTBD
Game 6 * Thu May 5 Detroit at PhiladelphiaTBDTBDTBD
Game 7 * Sat May 7 Philadelphia at DetroitTBDTBDTBD

Boston vs. Indiana

Game 1 - Sat April 23 Indiana at Boston8:00PM 8:00PMESPN/R/SCORE
Game 2 - Mon April 25 Indiana at Boston7:00PM 7:00PMTNT/RSN
Game 3 - Thu April 28 Boston at Indiana 7:30PM 8:30PMNBATV/RTV
Game 4 - Sat April 30 Boston at Indiana7:00PM 8:00PMESPN/RSN
Game 5 * Tue May 3 Indiana at BostonTBDTBDTBD
Game 6 * Thu May 5 Boston at IndianaTBDTBDTBD
Game 7 * Sat May 7 Indiana at BostonTBDTBDTBD

Chicago vs. Washington

Game 1 - Sun April 24 Washington at Chicago4:30PM 5:30PMTNT/RSN
Game 2 - Wed April 27 Washington at Chicago7:30PM 8:30PMNBATV/RTV
Game 3 - Sat April 30 Chicago at Washington3:00PM 3:00PMTNT/R/SCORE
Game 4 - Mon May 2 Chicago at WashingtonTBDTBDTBD
Game 5 * Wed May 4 Washington at ChicagoTBDTBDTBD
Game 6 * Fri May 6 Chicago at WashingtonTBDTBDTBD
Game 7 * Sun May 8 Washington at ChicagoTBDTBDTBD

*If necessary

All games, except those televised by ABC Sports, are available to be televised locally.

TBD - To Be DeterminedRSN - Rogers Sportsnet(Canada) R - ESPN Radio
SCORE - The Score (Canada) TSN - TSN (Canada)
RTV - Raptors NBA TV (Canada) TOR1 - Toronto One (Canada)
 
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bigfurb

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There isn't a less likeable guy than Vince Carter in the NBA right now, and that includes Kobe
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Sorry bruh, but when it comes to hated players, kobe stands alone. Carter may have pissed off some folks north of the border, but with him bringing a nets team everyone left for dead from the lottery to the playoffs and doing it while playing better than he did back in the days when he was the "air apparent", he's winning over more and more of his former detractors. And when he's playing like this, what's not to like? All the talent of kobe, only more exciting to watch and without that cocky, arrogance that rubs so many people the wrong way.
 
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Fifty

Member
bigfurb said:
Sorry bruh, but when it comes to hated players, kobe stands alone. Carter may have pissed off some folks north of the border, but with him bringing a nets team everyone left for dead from the lottery to the playoffs and doing it while playing better than he did back in the days when he was the "air apparent", he's winning over more and more of his former detractors. And when he's playing like this, what's not to like? All the talent of kobe, only more exciting to watch and without that cocky, arrogance that rubs so many people the wrong way.
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He'll piss you off soon enough. Enjoy your honeymoon bruh.
 
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bigfurb

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Fifty said:
He'll piss you off soon enough. Enjoy your honeymoon bruh.
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I've been a Carter fan since UNC, he hasn't pissed me off yet. His fall from grace was more a reflection of buckling under the weight of carrying a joke franchise by himself combined with injuries, more than any fault in him. He made a mistake resigning with the raptors (he should've been a bull dammit), but that's in the past now. And this honeymoon is bound to last longer as his best teammates now are Kidd and Jefferson, instead of Alvin "crippled" Williams and Antonio "stonehands" Davis.
 
jobber

jobber

Would let Tony Parker sleep with his wife
Spurs shall overtakes the Comets errrr...Suns and Rockets shall be beaten by the Mavs.
 
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ShadowRed

Banned
Hey does anyone know who the Lakers will play in the first round...oh wait the Lakers didn't make the lay offs, HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!



SUCK IT DOWN KON SUCK IT DOWN.






Edit: Yeah I'm sure everyone has rubbed Kons face it it over the Rapers...I mean Fakers not making it to the playoffs.
 
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Ninja Scooter

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ShadowRed said:
Hey does anyone know who the Lakers will play in the first round...oh wait the Lakers didn't make the lay offs, HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!



SUCK IT DOWN KON SUCK IT DOWN.






Edit: Yeah I'm sure everyone has rubbed Kons face it it over the Rapers...I mean Fakers not making it to the playoffs.
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No straight man would ever refer to Kobex as "Kon", and even a gay man wouldn't do it twice.
 
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