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[jobber]

I refused to believe last night's Spurs game ever happened. That little rat AJ told the Mavs the Spurs playbook

 

[DarienA]

:lol :lol :lol Phil was actually at the Lakers game? That's funny as fuck. And who the hell is that in the middle, Kato Kaelin?

Yup he was there.

Jackson watched from owner Jerry Buss' luxury suite. Jackson hadn't seen the Lakers play in person since last June, when he coached them in the NBA Finals. Shortly thereafter, the decision was made that he wouldn't return this season.

It's been speculated since Rudy Tomjanovich resigned as coach on Feb. 2 that Jackson would come back to the team he guided to championships in his first three seasons. But Jackson's agent has said his client wouldn't discuss a coaching job with anyone until after the season.

Only one reason Buss would have Jackson in his suite if you ask me...

of course later in the article it says:

``It's just a social visit,'' Lakers spokesman John Black said of Jackson's visit. ``Dr. Buss had invited him several months ago to come to a game and sit in his suite with him. Phil's been traveling a lot; this was the first opportunity that Phil was in town when we had a home game.''

....

 

[Hurricane_Chris]

Hmm...


If Konex ever had the chance to play Kobe 1 on 1. Whenever Konex had the rock on O, we'd prolly see alot of this.

Also. The expressions on both faces are pretty priceless. http://sportzfun.com/v-web/gallery/basketball/armpit . But, why is it everytime there is a shot of Yao in a game situation he has some strange expression on his face?

 

[Hurricane_Chris]

I refused to believe last night's Spurs game ever happened. That little rat AJ told the Mavs the Spurs playbook

I didnt get to watch the game but the box score looks like the Spurs got down big early then just threw in the towel... Is that what happened? Also, whats the Spurs' record with Timmy out?

 

[bionic77]

Can he really be that bad?

You don't seem to understand the type of evil bastard we are dealing with. This guy makes Al Queda look like saints. He makes Hitler look like Jesus. He makes Jordan look like a decent guy!

Frankly I am disgusted by those few GAFers who actually are fans of the guy. What kind of sick perverts can be a fan of something like this?

P.S. You don't even want to see what they are doing a few seconds later on the field. Goddamn Patiots and their heathen TD celebrations. If TO starts dancing he causes a controvery and gets a 15 yard penalty, while Tom Brady can man rape his teammate and they give him the Super Bowl MVP.

 

[AirBrian]

If TO starts dancing he causes a controvery and gets a 15 yard penalty, while Tom Brady can man rape his teammate and they give him the Super Bowl MVP.

Most Valuable Penis?

 

[jobber]

I didnt get to watch the game but the box score looks like the Spurs got down big early then just threw in the towel... Is that what happened? Also, whats the Spurs' record with Timmy out?

Exactly what happened. Same thing happened to the Jazz playing the Wolves the day before. I don't see why more of the playbook isn't going to Parker. Parker and Manu are probally one of if not the best backcourt in the NBA.

 

[Cloudy]

http://rapidshare.de/files/1178793/Kobe_DOF.avi.html

Ain't it crazy how he takes off with the wrong foot and still nails it?

 

[BatiGOOOOOOL]

The Race for the MVP by Bill Simmons

 

[DMczaf]

417. Darko Milicic
A quick recap of the 2003 Draft ...

No. 1. – LeBron James
No. 2. – Darko Milicic
No. 3. – Carmelo Anthony
No. 4. – Chris Bosh
No. 5. – Dwyane Wade

(That's like reaching into a brown paper bag filled with two checks for $100 million, two checks for $10 million, and a check for $10 ... and pulling out the check for 10 dollars. Ouch.)

:lol :lol :lol

 

[Zep]

30. Jalen Rose
Provided an insane amount of comedy over these past few months, including these classics:

"There's always going to be criticism when your name is Jalen. You have to wear a bulletproof vest and be ready for it."
– Jalen on himself

"Was it for Richard Jefferson?"
– Jalen after hearing that Carter had been traded to New Jersey

"I'm a GM in fantasy basketball and I'm a GM on PlayStation, so on PlayStation I probably would have got a little more, but this is real life, so I don't know."
– Jalen on the Vince Carter trade

"He probably was a little tired from All-Star Weekend. While he was running up and down the court throwing it off the backboard, I was laying on the beach drinking a fruity drink with an umbrella. So I probably gave myself an unfair advantage on that one."
– Jalen explaining why he outplayed Carter two days after the All-Star Game

"I've got to stop this. My entourages are getting entourages."
– Jalen on the trouble of finding tickets for everyone when he returns to Detroit

(And my personal favorite ... )

"Like I told the guys earlier, once he turns 21 and is able to drink, it's over."
– Jalen after LeBron scored 56 on the Raptors


HAhaha...Jalen is crazy...

 

[AirBrian]

6. Steve Nash
Put it this way: If Nash won the MVP, it would be ...

A. The first time a table-setter won the award.

B. The first time a non-franchise player won the award.

C. The first time a complete liability on the defensive end won the award.

I know he's been immensely fun to watch, and he's making everyone who ever cared about the point guard position proud. But an MVP? You're telling me that Bibby or Kidd wouldn't have been just as successful with Stoudemire, Marion, Johnson and Q on their team? Does anyone else find it depressing that the point guard position has fallen so dramatically over the years, it's practically cause for celebration when someone plays it correctly? I have a variety of methods for determining my MVP choice every year, and here's one: "If this were a pickup game, based on how everyone's playing this season, who would get picked first?" I don't see Steve Nash going ahead of any of the next five guys. Sorry.

(And while we're on the subject, the late Ralph Wiley would have brought up the "Would everyone be making this big of a deal about Steve Nash if he were black?" card about three months ago. And had fun with it.)

As much as I love Nash, this is a very valid point. He plays no defense whatsoever.

3. Dirk Nowitzki
One of the biggest surprises of the season: Dirk Nowitzki developing a nasty streak. Who knew? Has there ever been a tougher European player? Actually, let's rephrase that – has there ever been a TOUGH European player? Where did this come from? Did Cuban hypnotize him into thinking he was playing every Mavs game for the German national team? Even when Ashton Kutcher "Punk'd" him last week, you could tell Dirk wanted to kick his butt for a few seconds. Just stunning. Forget about the scoring explosions, or the fact that he's having a career year with shuffling coaches, eight new teammates and no point guards to help him out. Having a cocky, snarling 7-foot German guy with 25-foot range has to rank among the highlights of the season. Who's more fun to root against than Dirk Nowitzki?

(In fact, I'll go this far: Last summer, I wrote that Dallas was crazy for not trying to trade Nowitzki for Shaq, since it would have guaranteed them 2-3 titles and all. Now? I still think they're crazy ... only not nearly as crazy. If that makes sense.)

:lol :lol

Dirk has really elevated his game this year. Who would've thought that the departure of Nash would've helped his game. Of course, it also helps that both Jamison and Walker are gone now.

2. Allen Iverson
Forget about the year he won the MVP – that was a good team with some blue-chippers on it. This year, they threw another new coach at him, six new teammates, stuck him back at point guard ... and he responded by playing 42-45 minutes a night, setting everyone up and throwing his body around like a pro wrestler. By the way, have I mentioned yet that his team sucks? I mean, really, REALLY sucks? It was like watching Stephanie persevere with that crummy Ulong Tribe on "Survivor," only for 82 games. Absolutely his finest season.

(Also, with the pounding he takes game after game, AI is starting to move into my person pantheon for "Guys I Will Always Remember Watching." I mean, this has been going on for like 10 years – he keeps getting knocked down, keeps getting up, keeps ripping teams' hearts out. Throw in his insanely intense interviews and he's a solid No. 2 choice. Plus, he's the new Clubber Lang – I don't think he's cracked a smile in six years. Any time he's being interviewed by Stephen A. Smith, I always feel like the world is about to end or something.)

:lol :lol

1. Shaquille O'Neal
Try to follow this equation:

A. The Lakers won 57 games last year ... they're headed for 35 wins this year.

B. The Heat won 42 games last year ... they're headed for 62 wins this year.

I'm no John Hollinger, but even I can add that up: That's a 42-game swing, not to mention the balance of power shifting to the East. And yes, that should have been enough to win Shaq another MVP. But this year has been special in the sense that people get him now – he's had a breakout season, only in the personality sense. Now there isn't a more beloved, charismatic, entertaining athlete in any sport. When I think of the 2004-2005 season, I'm going to think of Shaq first ... and that's the very definition of an MVP. At least to me.

Heh.

 

[jobber]

:lol :lol :lol

but the Pistons won the championship after drafting him

Darko +1

 

[DMczaf]

WTF, does T-Mac have a prosthetic left leg?

 

[Pimpwerx]

http://rapidshare.de/files/1178793/Kobe_DOF.avi.html

Ain't it crazy how he takes off with the wrong foot and still nails it?

Yeah, that was a pretty nasty dunk. Kobe's gonna be known for really getting that reverse down. He does a lot of good stuff with it. If only he wasn't a coach-firing, legend-trading, legacy-destroying, ball-hogging, pussy-whipped rat fink, then I'd still like him. IF...HA!

Anyway, the Heat better not lose to the Grizz tonight. If Wade is on again, I hope SVG lets him go for 40 this time. PEACE.

EDIT: BTW, it's been an absolute travesty that Shaq hasn't won the MVP almost his entire career. He's always been the difference maker on his team. He did some amazing things for that shitty Orlando franchise, and it's obvious now that he carried the Fakers. He's been totally robbed, as opposed to the Jordan idol-worship of the 90's.

 

[Loki]

Yeah, that was a pretty nasty dunk. Kobe's gonna be known for really getting that reverse down. He does a lot of good stuff with it. If only he wasn't a coach-firing, legend-trading, legacy-destroying, ball-hogging, pussy-whipped rat fink, then I'd still like him. IF...HA!

Anyway, the Heat better not lose to the Grizz tonight. If Wade is on again, I hope SVG lets him go for 40 this time. PEACE.

EDIT: BTW, it's been an absolute travesty that Shaq hasn't won the MVP almost his entire career. He's always been the difference maker on his team. He did some amazing things for that shitty Orlando franchise, and it's obvious now that he carried the Fakers. He's been totally robbed, as opposed to the Jordan idol-worship of the 90's.

Yeah, that reverse jam is probably one of the only two moves that Kobe's semi-patented (though others have done it before, Kobe seems to do it once every couple of months or so)-- the other being that "behind-the-back" wraparound and then jam on the break, like he did to Denver last year.


Btw, Jordan got robbed of the MVP in '93, '97, and '88. At the very least, he should have won one of those, but you really have to be something special to win two or more consecutive MVP's (see: Jordan, Jabbar, Bird, and I think Duncan). Though I agree that it's a TRAVESTY that the most dominant player of his era (Shaq) only has one MVP, and, if he doesn't win it this year, may retire with just one. A shame.

 

[DMczaf]

Btw, Jordan got robbed of the MVP in '93, '97, and '88

That would be pretty hard considering Jordan won it in 1988

You might be talking about 1987 when he had his insane 3000+ point season.

 

[Pimpwerx]

Uh oh, looks like Memphis brought their A game tonight. DOMINATE from 3-point land right now. Memphis is a fearsome team at home, and probably one of the *cough* best perimeter shooting teams *cough* in the NBA, but I think if we get a bit more vigilant on the defensive end in the 2nd quarter and keep it close to the half, that we'll have this game under control. PEACE.

 

[Loki]

That would be pretty hard considering Jordan won it in 1988

You might be talking about 1987 when he had his insane 3000+ point season.

You're right-- I meant the 54% FG 32.5 pt/8 reb/8 ast/2.9 steal season in '89. He should have gotten that one too. Still, one of those three he should have won. As you can see, I'm still bitter.


Actually, checking the stats, Magic had huge #'s too that season (22.5 pt/7.9 reb/12.8 ast/1.8 stl), so I guess he deserved it. Malone's MVP in '97 was the most questionable of the three...

 

[Pimpwerx]

Reading that Pag 2 article, I thought this was really funny: :lol

135. Lamar Odom
Remember the SNL sketch about the Time-Life series for videos of family dysfunction, when every vignette (Thanksgiving, Easter, birthday, etc.) ended with Will Ferrell suddenly flipping over the dinner table and screaming, "That's it, [bleep] this, I'm out of here!" From January to March, after watching Kobe go one-on-three one too many times, I kept waiting for Odom to do this – just flip over the press table and scream, "That's it, [bleep] this, I'm out of here!" Instead, he went on the DL with a fake injury. Wise move. I wouldn't want to be his bong right now.

PEACE.

 

[Loki]

Reading that Pag 2 article, I thought this was really funny: :lol


PEACE.

:lol

Yeah, that whole damn column was hysterical.

 

[Eminem]

bulls hanging with the knicks....arg, we should be up by more than 1 for christs sake. hurry and come back, eddy.


also:

11. Ben Gordon
Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow.



(Wow.)



It took 20 years, but we finally found the next Andrew Toney. That "35-point/23-minute/22-point fourth quarter" game at Charlotte ranks up there with the Sleepy Floyd Game, Tony Delk's 53-point game and Todd Day's 29-point half at the FleetCenter as one of the most random, incredible performances I've ever seen. He's an absolute assassin. Do you think anyone wants to play the Bulls in the playoffs with this guy? Do you remember what happened in the Sixers-Celtics series back in 1982, when a young Toney single-handedly destroyed the defending champs? Exactly. I couldn't be more excited about him.

HOLLA

 

[Cloudy]

Wow, AI and Sammy pick n roll combo is DEADLY. Poor Cavs are slip-sliding away....

 

[Eminem]

cavs only a game and a half into the play-offs....wouldn't surprise me if it goes sixers/nets and the cavs miss it.
the way theyve been playing lately, they sure deserve to miss

 

[DCX]

92. Danny Fortson and Reggie Evans (tie)
Remember my fantasy rule that Antonio Davis and Dale Davis should be combined into one roto monster: The Uber-Davis? We need to do the same thing with Fortson and Evans; as the great John Hollinger first pointed out, if you combine their per-minute numbers, they would be having like the 12th greatest rebounding season in the history of power forwards. So let's do make this a rule for next year – I want the chance to select Reganny Fortvans.

:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol I laughed so hard!!!

DCX

 

[Pimpwerx]

Are you fucking kidding me? Down by 20+ most of the game. Gonna lose by more than 10. Made Pau Gasol look like a monster down low. This is why we need Shaq. This team will get crushed if their shooting is off. B/c without Shaq, we almost have a phobia of the paint. Tonight's been a gangland whiteboy stomp by the Grizz. I think Miller threw one down over Wade early in the game even. Man, this has been as forgettable as that Spurs game. PEACE.

 

[Eminem]

bulls win again =D

playoff tickets tomorrow. i'm buying 8 for the first game, my friend's getting 8 for the second game.
whatever tickets our friends wont get go to ebay. i cant believe i'm going to playoff basketball in chicago. awesome.

 

[Pimpwerx]

bulls win again =D

playoff tickets tomorrow. i'm buying 8 for the first game, my friend's getting 8 for the second game.
whatever tickets our friends wont get go to ebay. i cant believe i'm going to playoff basketball in chicago. awesome.

HA! Too bad you're going in the wrong decade, sucker. PEACE.

 

[Eminem]

HA! Too bad you're going in the wrong decade, sucker. PEACE.

to hell with you. i didn't say we'd beat the heat or we're better than you...but allow me to be be happy that for the first time i've lived here since 1998 that I am happy to be buying basketball tickets. it's ridiculous how much i've missed it.

again, nothing against you. no hard feelings at all =) it's just that i take offense to people(IE my friends that dont follow basketball) giving me shit about the bulls. i watched the last 5 years while they were awful. to go back to the playoffs, no matter what we do there, is euphoric to me. i love it =)

 

[AirBrian]

bulls win again =D

playoff tickets tomorrow. i'm buying 8 for the first game, my friend's getting 8 for the second game.
whatever tickets our friends wont get go to ebay. i cant believe i'm going to playoff basketball in chicago. awesome.

Hell yes! "Bulls" and "playoffs" in the same sentence has been too long. It still makes me giggle like a school when I say it!

What's even more crazy is that they have the 3rd best record in the East!*





*Yes, I know it's still the East. Let me have this moment.

 

[effzee]

if sixers win tom we might be able to solidify 7th place. and of course we would beat the pistons!

 

[Bowser]

Umm yeah, Charlotte has Cleveland's pick this year, but I believe it's lotto protected...so I kinda need the Cavs to get the 8th spot in the East with the worst possible record it can. DAMNIT THE BOBCATS NEED TWO PICKS!! But then again, VC is a UNC-man, and I would love to see him in the playoffs...but since it'll probably be a first round ouster, screw it. GO CAVS!

edit: WAIT NEVERMIND GO NETS! CAVS NEED TO LOSE EVERY SINGLE GAME LEFT ON THIER SCHEDULE!

Charlotte receive Cleveland's 2005 (unconditional) first-round pick (taking Jahidi White 062204) via Phoenix receives future Cleveland first-round pick (lottery protected) Wesley Person trade 100197) -- The Bobcats gained Cleveland's first-round pick in the 2005 NBA Draft (without condition). When Charlotte acquired a first-round pick from Phoenix on June 22 through the expansion selection, the Cavaliers were permitted to keep the pick if it fell within certain draft positions. With their trade for Jiri Welsh, Cleveland was forced to remove all restrictions on the '05 pick, giving the selection to the Bobcats.

 

[Cloudy]

Kobe/Caron duo both with 31 each and counting. Sonics getting punked. Lakers will finish with pride

 

[DMczaf]

Kobe/Caron duo both with 31 each and counting. Sonics getting punked. Lakers will finish with pride

Good for the Lakers, another meaningless win to kill their Draft lottery chances

 

[Cloudy]

Wow, the Warriors beat the Suns...again

 

[Ninja Scooter]

this better be the LAST goddamn win of the season for us. These clowns are going to fuck themselves out of prime draft position. I want Raymond Felton or Jarret Jack and won't settle for anything less! Fuckers can't even tank a season correctly!

 

[Matrix]

Good for the Lakers, another meaningless win to kill their Draft lottery chances

:lol

 

[DMczaf]

Fuckers can't even tank a season correctly!

Kobe needs to learn how to get a Top 5 pick, like T-Mac!

"Aw, oh my God, oh my God, oh my God. God. Oh, I'm hurt. Oh, my neck, my back, my neck and my back."

 

[bionic77]

this better be the LAST goddamn win of the season for us. These clowns are going to fuck themselves out of prime draft position. I want Raymond Felton or Jarret Jack and won't settle for anything less! Fuckers can't even tank a season correctly!

Notice how happy Konex was with a meaningless loss?

I am almost positive he hates the Lakers. He must be one of the many bastard children the Laker organization has spawned on their roadtrips and gets his revenge by making them fail.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Konex=an illegitimate son that Jerry Buss fathered with a supermodel in the 70s, now seeking revenge against the father that was never there for him!

 

[Cloudy]

Notice how happy Konex was with a meaningless loss?

I am almost positive he hates the Lakers. He must be one of the many bastard children the Laker organization has spawned on their roadtrips and gets his revenge by making them fail.

Umm, they won. I hope they win the majority of the remaining games too so they can end the season on a good note. They will get a good PG regardless of if they are 10th or 13th in the draft. Most of the teams in front simply do not need PGs...

 

[Matrix]

Umm, they won. I hope they win the majority of the remaining games too so they can end the season on a good note. They will get a good PG regardless of if they are 10th or 13th in the draft. Most of the teams in front simply do not need PGs...

"You cost me this season son,dont make me trade kobe"

 

[bionic77]

Umm, they won. I hope they win the majority of the remaining games too so they can end the season on a good note. They will get a good PG regardless of if they are 10th or 13th in the draft. Most of the teams in front simply do not need PGs...

I have only one question for you Konex.

Was it Magic, Kareem, or Buss?

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Umm, they won. I hope they win the majority of the remaining games too so they can end the season on a good note. They will get a good PG regardless of if they are 10th or 13th in the draft. Most of the teams in front simply do not need PGs...

But Felton's stock has risen, he might go top 5 or 6, and the Raps supposedly covet Jarret Jack cause he's buddies with Bosh. Really those are the only 2 PGs i want, they are leaps and bounds ahead of Deron Williams (the 3rd best pg).

 

[Cloudy]

Lakers have 2 high 2nd round picks and guys like Danny Ewing and Nate Robinson will be available. If the top-tier PGs are gone, they'll draft a big in the lotto. They're gonna get a veteran PG anyways via trade or MLE. It's just dangerous to develop a culture of losing. Plus it's nice to stick it to some playoff teams

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Lakers have 2 high 2nd round picks and guys like Danny Ewing and Nate Robinson will be available. If the top-tier PGs are gone, they'll draft a big in the lotto. They're gonna get a veteran PG anyways via trade or MLE. It's just dangerous to develop a culture of losing. Plus it's nice to stick it to some playoff teams

Daniel Ewing has no handles and Nate Robinson is a 5'9" shooting guard. and there is no bigs worth drafting with a lotto pick.

 

[The Faceless Master]

This was like the Korean guy on "Lost" becoming a free agent and ABC giving him $40 million to stay on the show through 2010.

:lol :lol :lol

 

[Cloudy]

and there is no bigs worth drafting with a lotto pick.

Frye? Taft?

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Frye? Taft?

Channing Frye? Dude's not worth a lottery pick, hell most mocks project him to go 2nd round. And Taft is a guy who hasn't proven himself, we need to use our lotto pick on a guy that can come in and make an impact right away. The only guys i see doing that are the point guards. You can't expect a rookie bigman to come in right off the bat and improve our horrible frontline (unless it's a Tim Duncan like player, which there isn't in this draft). The best bet would be to get Felton/Jack who can come in and start right away, and fix the hole up front though trades/signings.

 

[Eminem]

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=D =D =D =D =D





FUCK IT





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the tickets for the second round were $110 each :0

whatever, it'll be worth it.