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Official April NBA Thread - Playoffs coming sooooooon!

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Cloudy

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How does a team win by 31 while taking only 4 fts? :lol

PS: Cavs better play McInnis or they could slip out of the playoffs...
 
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Loki

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Nocioni with the goon-like play on Wade after the foul. Haslem sticking up for Wade. Ejections all around. Drama in Miami. :D
 
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Loki

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Dwyane Wade reminds me SO much of Jordan that it's not even funny. Dude is explosive and incredibly creative in that same way.
 
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Pimpwerx

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Loki said:
Dwyane Wade reminds me SO much of Jordan that it's not even funny. Dude is explosive and incredibly creative in that same way.
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Did you properly reference your tapes? :D ;)

Anyway, home court is ours now. It doesn't matter for the Finals, we've got that on lock regardless. :D But so long as Indiana doesn't end up getting that 8th seed, we'll be fine. I'm really worried about the Pacers lately. PEACE.
 
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Eminem

goddamit, Griese!
really, wtf is up with them? they should have packed it in as soon as o'neal was sidelined for the year. stupid reggie miller
 
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Loki

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Eminem said:
really, wtf is up with them? they should have packed it in as soon as o'neal was sidelined for the year. stupid reggie miller
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Nah, Reggie's a warrior-- he's not gonna pack it in like <ahem> some superstars have... ;)
 
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Cloudy

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Eminem said:
really, wtf is up with them? they should have packed it in as soon as o'neal was sidelined for the year. stupid reggie miller
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They just shelved JO cos they thought they were out of it. He will play in the postseason. Go Pacers!!!! :D
 
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Bowser

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Cloudy said:
They just shelved JO cos they thought they were out of it. He will play in the postseason. Go Pacers!!!! :D
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Quoted for when the Heat sweep the Pacers (if they end up making the 8th seed, never know the Kobex curse...).
 
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methodman

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Next year's looking good for us Warrior fans (or should I say, just me). But that's what I always say... I just hope its the truth this time :(

It's been like 13 years since they made it to the playoffs... so depressing. B-Diddy is a good addition to the team though, they've been 13-7 with him, and 6-0 last six games, pretty damn good. J-Rich is starting to play a lot better, he's 16th in the league in scoring and still is one of the best damn dunkers in the league.. hehe
 
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Cloudy

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methodman said:
Next year's looking good for us Warrior fans (or should I say, just me). But that's what I always say... I just hope its the truth this time :(

It's been like 13 years since they made it to the playoffs... so depressing. B-Diddy is a good addition to the team though, they've been 13-7 with him, and 6-0 last six games, pretty damn good. J-Rich is starting to play a lot better, he's 16th in the league in scoring and still is one of the best damn dunkers in the league.. hehe
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If they get an impact big, they are probably the 3rd best team in the Pacific next year...
 
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Truelize

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Wow. Now I read that the Cavs are thinking about firing Paxson (GM) right away.

This sink is shipping fast.

McInnis didn't play again. They need to play him. I don't think they can make it to the post-season without him. Snow is just too old and too slow.
Their defense was horrible today. HORRIBLE.
 
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kgHavok23

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Loki said:
Dwyane Wade reminds me SO much of Jordan that it's not even funny. Dude is explosive and incredibly creative in that same way.
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ehhh....not so much, but I still like D' Wade's overall game more than I do Lebrons. First of all, I'm pretty sure if Shaq wasn't on the Heat, Wade could/would score 56 as well. Second, I think his defense is far superior than Bron's. And third, he just has this fire for the game, an intensity that reminds me a lilttle bit of Jordan. More so than Lebron anyway.
 
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Loki

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kgHavok23 said:
ehhh....not so much, but I still like D' Wade's overall game more than I do Lebrons. First of all, I'm pretty sure if Shaq wasn't on the Heat, Wade could/would score 56 as well. Second, I think his defense is far superior than Bron's. And third, he just has this fire for the game, an intensity that reminds me a lilttle bit of Jordan. More so than Lebron anyway.
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Dude, I am THE authority on all things Jordan. This kid gets the stamp. RESPECT MAH AUTHORITAY!! ;) :p
 
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DarienA

The black man everyone at Activision can agree on
Nocioni obviously took some money from Kobe to try to take Wade out. ;)

On a more serious note though Wade's had the talent before this season... but for some reason playing with Shaq has given him more confidence, and more of a killer instinct(even when Shaq hasn't been in the game like last night). Sure that's a nice safety cushion to have but this team flies even (like last night) when Shaq doesn't play at all... How much credit does Shaq merely being there effect the team? I'd say for the entire team alot, he draws more defense which gives more perimeter guys more open looks(Jones acknowledged this), open looks build more confidence so that even with the looks while being guarded you still feel like you can make the shots. The added bonus though is how well they continue to play when Shaq isn't in there... I think that comes from knowing that he's only a stone's throw away, that team is really(besides this last few games) playing with confidence, and with home court advantage through the playoffs? There's gonna be a f'n bear to get by.
 
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PotatoeMasher

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DarienA said:
On a more serious note though Wade's had the talent before this season... but for some reason playing with Shaq has given him more confidence, and more of a killer instinct(even when Shaq hasn't been in the game like last night).
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As a UK fan, I can remember seeing Wade's talent as far back as his college days in Marquette! :p
 
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Eminem

goddamit, Griese!
:lol :lol :lol @ Cleveland

yikes.


c'mon bulls, hold onto this lead....


damn, tyson with a monster game. 15 and 20. the guy is a double-double machine.
 
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kgHavok23

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once again, he takes Gordon out.....does he know that Ben has like 21 10+ fourth quarters? Take out Nocioni for the love of God and get Ben in der


OMG we can go for the win...GORDON FOR THE WIN....
 
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Eminem

goddamit, Griese!
AirBrian said:
OT!

Eminem, why are you changing your avatar on the 23rd?
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i am not. ben stays as long as the bulls are around.

the thing with me and bionic is he can finally change his avatar on the 23rd.



15 and 22 for tyson. huge. and yeah, i agree, that foul shouldn't have been called. but i'll take it.
 
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Truelize

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McInnis finally played tonight, and well um..... The Cavs got owned by the Pacers.

Reggie should stick around another year. He's still money.
 
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Hurricane_Chris

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Truelize said:
McInnis finally played tonight, and well um..... The Cavs got owned by the Pacers.

Reggie should stick around another year. He's still money.
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If you can hit a J with a man near you can play in the NBA as long as you can run up and down the floor and at least play some semblance of D on your man.

And yes, Reggie is money.
 
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GaimeGuy

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Good game tonight by the wolves. They're actually returning to their form from last season. (too bad they won't make the playoffs.)

31-8 at the end of the first. Utah = owned. :p


Oh, and my dad and I showed up at the Target Center at 7:00 PM , not realizing that it was an 8:30 game. >_>
 
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BatiGOOOOOOL

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Ready to wear: Willis styling for 21 NBA seasons
By David DuPree, USA TODAY

During his 21-year NBA career, Kevin Willis has been known to critique his teammates' sense of fashion.

The 7-0 center, selected in the 1984 draft, has played for seven teams while becoming somewhat of a self-proclaimed NBA clothes connoisseur.

The 42-year-old started making his own clothes because he found it nearly impossible to find any that were fashionable and fit his 245-pound frame. That led him to open a clothing store. (Related items: All-Time Fashion Five, All-Fashion Team, In need of a makeover and The Big Fashion Plate.)

"My first year in school (at Jackson, Mich., Community College), I decided to major in communications and broadcasting because I thought when I was through playing I could go into television," says Willis, currently on the Atlanta Hawks' injured list. "I changed my major because it seemed (going into television) was what every athlete was planning on doing.

"I also could never, ever, even in high school, go to a store and buy something I liked that would fit. Everything was too short. As I grew, I began to understand that I liked fashion. So when I got to Michigan State, I changed my major to fashion and textiles."

In 1988, during his fourth season in the NBA, Willis and former Spartans teammate Ralph Walker started their company, Willis & Walker, in Atlanta. They cater mainly to NBA players, designing everything from shirts to jackets to suits.

He and Walker first designed and made jackets for themselves, which prompted people to ask where they got them. Once their peers started clamoring for the clothes, Willis knew they were on to something.

"We started making them for Charles Oakley, Karl Malone, Shaquille O'Neal and all the guys," Willis says. "We found a niche. Before we knew it, guys would come by the shop, get measured up and we would make leather jackets, leather pants and suede shirts. Then we got into slacks and suits."

Oakley still buys some of Willis' products. "Kevin just knew what you wanted and he took care of you," he says.

Willis says the new thing in fashion is denim, which is the focus of the company. He and Walker just opened a showroom in Atlanta.

"We try to give the bigger man the same jean and fit and look as the guy that is 6-0 or 5-11," Willis says.

He is holding three pairs of jeans for O'Neal to pick up.

"He does some nice stuff," O'Neal, a noted clotheshorse, says. "Clothes can make the man, but the man also makes the clothes."

Willis assumes the role of fashion police for USA TODAY:

All-Time Fashion Five

Michael Jordan: "Mike got away with pretty much anything," Willis says. "His style, charisma, everything kept him on top, whether it was a suit or whatever. He could wear shoulder pads, leather jackets, you name it. He could wear sweats and rock it."

Charles Oakley: "He dressed like a Temptation or a Four Top. He wasn't afraid of color or anything. He could wear any style of leather or suit and pull it off, shoes on up."

Dominique Wilkins: "He always enjoyed dressing. You could never get 'Nique in jeans. Maybe it was because he had a flat behind. He wore beautiful suits way back in the '80s, and he was coordinated real well."

Hakeem Olajuwon: "He dressed very simply but was very elegant. He loved high-quality fabrics, mink and cashmere, things like that. He loved linen, real lightweight, handkerchief linen in the summer."

Kendall Gill: "He was 6-5 and could wear anything, any color — lime, white, fuchsia — he could pull it off. He had the posture and everything for a good suit."

All-Fashion Team

Allan Houston, New York Knicks: "His look is very simple," Willis says. "He'll wear a very nice sport coat, and the colors match very nicely, a nice pair of slacks or jeans and suede shoes."

Antoine Walker, Boston Celtics: "He wears very nice suits and accessorizes very nicely. He really puts it together."

Antonio Davis, Chicago Bulls: "He has the frame for suits and has very good taste. He is more on the conservative side, and everything is perfect when he puts it on."

Peja Stojakovic, Sacramento Kings: "European flavor, man. I see him in suits, and he wears them well. I like his style."

Alonzo Mourning, Miami Heat: "'Zo knows style and always has a certain air about him. He dresses to let people know he is in the building, not really flashy. He really knows how to put things together and can wear colors, as well."

Sixth Man

Doug Christie, Orlando Magic: "He'll put together a really sharp sports coat-jeans thing, a real nice skullcap or some kind of hat with a nice shirt. It is more of a sporty look, but it is clean and elegant."

In need of a makeover

Charles Barkley, TNT: "He refuses to wear ties, and I keep telling him not to wear rubber-soled shoes with a nice suit," Willis says. "He doesn't listen."

Tyson Chandler, Chicago Bulls: "I saw him walk in a locker room with a pair of $300 jeans on. They were too short for him, and he had them way down on his hips so they would look like they were long enough and he had his shirt out over them. He sure needs some help."

Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs: "I love you, man, but you cannot dress. He is jeans, boots, oversized shirt, very comfortable and laid-back. He said the guys convinced him to wear a suit to the game once, and he said he had the worst game of his career and now says he will never go to a game in a suit again."

Steve Francis, Orlando Magic: "The balance is off. He doesn't know how to put it together right. His sports coats aren't right, and the drape of his pants isn't right. The coordination of the whole thing is just off."

Nick Van Exel, Portland Trail Blazers: "Nick will put together a brown and cream plaid sport coat and turn around and put on a brown and beige plaid shirt under it and then put on solid beige pants and brown crocs (shoes). I've seen him do it. Or he'll have a sports coat with the vest connected to it, sewn together. I just say, 'Oh my god, Nick, no, no no, no, no.' "

The Big Fashion Plate

"To be as big as he is, Shaquille O'Neal really dresses well," Willis says. "Because of his size, he has to be careful of what fabrics he uses and what he puts on his feet. He isn't afraid of colors or afraid to wear things."He's kind of a role model for bigger guys. If Shaquille O'Neal can do it, anybody should be able to do it. They shouldn't be uncomfortable, because he is one of the biggest men on the planet and he does it."


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The T-Rex rocks.
 
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bishoptl

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http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/4352179/detail.html?subid=22100415&qs=1;bp=t

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Pistons Player's Wife Accused Of Spousal Abuse

Woman Allegedly Struck Husband With Bottle


The wife of a Detroit Pistons player has been accused of spousal abuse, Local 4 reported.

Deneitra Ham, the wife of Pistons forward Darvin Ham, appeared Tuesday for a pretrial hearing in 52-3 District Court in Rochester Hills on domestic violence charges. The Oakland County Sheriff's office said that the couple was arguing last month when Deneitra Ham hit her husband over the head with a wine bottle.

She then called police to the home and they arrested her for probable cause of domestic violence, according to the sheriff's office. Attorneys are working on an arrangement to have Deneitra Ham remain with the children at the couple's home on the condition that her husband leave the house and the two stay apart, the station reported.

Ham is scheduled to stand trial on the charges. Jury selection will be held on May 20.
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Loki

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Nice videos, DM-- where'd you get the second clip versus the Hawks? It's the only one of the three that I haven't seen before (though the last one I haven't seen in ages).


I gotta learn how to encode video. Can you play a DVD on your PC and just convert it to a wmv file, or do you need special software? If not, you're all in for a treat one of these days. :D
 
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Pimpwerx

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Boy, I can't wait until TMac assrapes the Fakers later on. Whoa, TNT fired Kenny? WTF is going on with that? PEACE.
 
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Loki

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Pimpwerx said:
Whoa, TNT fired Kenny? WTF is going on with that? PEACE.
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Huh? Wtf? I just got in and turned on the TV and the second half had started already-- what happened? Maybe they were kidding?
 
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sc0la

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NO Duncan = Spurs getting embaraced by the Mavs.

Damn, nice pass.

edit: what about kenny now?!
 
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