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[beastley]

I know a lot of you guys don't like the nba cuz the players are spoiled, etc etc, but if you DO like the nba, we can talk about it here.

Heat fan here, looking forward to the season.

With all the trades and players leaving their teams during the offseason, I'm confused as to exactly who's on which team, but with the start of fantasy basketball, im getting more acquainted with the new looks of teams.

(ie Brand in Philly, Baron a Clip, Yi Jianlian with the Nets, RJeff with the Bucks, Jermaine on Toronto)

Anyway, post ur teams and maybe playoff predictions?

If anyone cares, I'll put mine up:

EAST

1. Detroit Pistons (great regular season team, can't win in the playoffs anymore)
2. Boston Celtics (lost Posey, but same starting 5, so they'll be competitive)
3. Orlando Magic (damn the Southeast is so weak)
4. Philadelphia 76ers (Brand, Iguodala, Andre Miller, damn dawg)
5. Toronto Raptors (they are stacked, homie, stacked)
6. Milwaukee Bucks (They got RJeff, and I know this is high, but Luke Ridnour's a good PG, plus Michael Redd is healthy)
7. Miami Heat (YEEEEEA dawg, gotta have hope that Beasley will begin providing near the middle of the season)
8. Cleveland Cavaliers (they finally got a PG, but they're still the Cavs; LBJ can't carry them)

WEST

1. Los Angeles Lakers (Bynum healthy all year, LO as a 6th man? That's wealth)
2. New Orleans Hornets (CP3's the real deal, and he's got shooters and big men...)
3. Utah Jazz (their division is soft, so they get top spot)
4. San Antonio Spurs (same, steady Spurs)
5. Houston Rockets (Artest is gonna go crazy in H-town; Yao and McGrady will be out for at least 20 games each)
6. Los Angeles Clippers (They look reallllly good this year; imagine if Brand didn't lie)
7. Portland Trailblazers (it'll take too long for Oden to get adjusted to the NBA, but when he does, they'll go on a few 10-game tears)
8. Dallas Mavericks(not to be confused with McCain/Palin)

[tlock]

Lakers fan here, but not a big NBA fan so I won't try to predict the playoffs because I don't know/care enough about the other teams.

[thermos]

I had this epic predictions post crafted with little summaries like yours Heat....and my damn PC crashed. I'm too lazy to retype it all.


I will say, that the above post by Tlock is typical of a Lakers fan ^^^.


Needless to say, I'm a Sixers nut and it's clouded my judgement - I have them winning the East and put the Pistons waay lower than you. I think they're cooked. Celtics will be okay....but the Posey loss is huge and Allen and Garnett HAVE to fall off in production. Pierce too. Their season was like the perfect culmination of every thing at once and I don't see it happening again. Plus, I still think Doc Rivers is a douche.

I don't think the JO trade will change things that much.....that fucker has been mailing it in the past couple years anyway. I hope Beasly is all that you want him to be.....it's an awesome pairing with Wade.

My West list was very similar tho. CP3 is the man. Ogden won't change to conference just yet.

[beastley]

i think u mean oden, and yeah i agree about jo, but hes in a much better situation now, torontos pretty stacked

[thermos]

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Haha....damn, yah. I just finished booking a trip to Ogden, Utah this morning....haha. I hate when that happens.


I still haven't forgiven the NBA for the Seattle incident though. Ok. City Thunder? WTF is that?

The JO trade was actually pretty good for both teams (which rarely happens) but I just think he's a shell of his former self. Playing with Bosh should help....but it's insane that he's pulling down almost 20 mil per year. His numbers last year were terrible.

[beastley]

their bigs are pretty formidable, though.

bosh
o'neal
bargnani off the bench(good perimeter player)
jamario moon can play
and they picked up roy hibbert, who is strong fundamentally

i seriously think they have a really good roster

not to mention calderon at point and anthony parker(candace's brother) at sg/sf...kapono off the bench for instant 3s

[tlock]

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Maybe or all the players are primadonnas and I prefer college hoops where pride is on the line.

[beastley]

im not sure about this, but...


are college players the ones who go on to play in the nba?

[tlock]

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true, but they are playing to get into the NBA and the vast majority of college will not be drafted or considered for the nba. those players are playing for their school and pride.

[imnotlistening2u]

clippers fan here and was very disappointed to hear that Baron may need surgery on his hand that would keep him out for about a month. But a starting lineup of baron, eric gordon (even though I'm not sold on him yet, but cuttino is old as shit), al thornton, camby, and chris caveman is about as solid as we've ever had.

I'll put up my predictions a little bit later when I've got some time to go over the teams, but of course the Clippers are finishing first.

[beastley]

i dont have the clips making the playoffs, because lets be serious, even though some talent has moved east, the west seems to get stronger each year.

portland's fully healthy this yr, and the hornets are buzzing(sorry) and the lakers, spurs, rockets, etc just seem too good for the clips to get an edge in...

i dont even know if the mavs will make it. i surely dont see the suns getting in

[imnotlistening2u]

you've got em as your 6 seed in your predictions though. Now you're just backtracking. You're right about Portland, and all the buzz up here in the NW is really starting to make it feel like the Trailblazers are going to have a big year.

The clippers just need to beat 7 teams from the west, to get into the playoffs, and I'm pretty sure they can finish ahead of :

Sacramento (too young)
T-Wolves (waaay too young)
Thunder (too young, but KD, green, and russell could make them relevant soon)
Golden State (can that team hold it together without BD and monta out for a while?)
Memphis (getting closer)
Phoenix (too old)
Denver (underperformers of the century)

I don't see it at too unlikely of a scenario. And you're right about the West continuing to get stronger, but the Clips definitely did. Baron can play as well as any PG in the west.

I may be a little optimistic (and biased), but I need something to hold on to.

[beastley]

whoops, yeah ur right, i didnt even pay attn to my own rankings. i agree with my previous self and think they'll make the playoffs, haha. maybe i just felt like disagreeing with u, or maybe i was really tired. either way, my bad.


ur right about denver. that team is going nowhere fast.

[beastley]

ps. u gotta feel bad for melo(even though hes part of the problem). unlike wade and bron bron, he still hasn't made it even past the first round of the playoffs, and the nuggets dont even have a plan in place to rebuild at all. he looks destined to be a star on a shitty team as long as hes with denver

[beastley]

by the way, chris kaman is the creepiest player in the nba, hands down

[imnotlistening2u]

I agree with you about Melo all the way, He does so well in the international game and thrives even with all the other stars on the team, but in Denver he just can't seem to get his shit straight.

and Chris Kaman is definitely the creepiest player in the league. I agree 100%, but he has shown great improvement.

Your heat are definitely looking a lot better this year, good to see.

[thermos]

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I dunno about Kaman.....are you speaking merely of his looks? I could see if your stoned he might mess with your head in a Sam Cassel kinda way.

But creepy in a quirky kinda way.....you gotta go with Gilbert. C'mon the dude travels with an oxygen tent and tickles Antawn's armpit before every game outta OCD like behavior. Gotta respect that.

Did you guys see his youtube clip where he shoots all those 3's (one handed) in a competition with Stevenson?

[imnotlistening2u]

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I've seen it and it's an awesome video.

Whenever I see Kaman all I can think of is a caveman and he just goes about everything real quietly, like a big, silent, 7-foot, caveman... that's not a little creepy?

Gilbert is a little quirky, though, i'll give you that. Although I'd never want Charlie Villanueva's hairless body anywhere near me

[thermos]

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Haha.....you stoners are great....yes, when you put it like that, yes, he's creepy as fuck.

GREAT call on Villanueva too. And let us not forget the cookie monster (Dikembe) nor.

My man Dalembert is kinda gawky/creepy too.

[imnotlistening2u]

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You are definitely right we can't just leave out big dikembe.

And, If Sam Cassell ever looked at me for more than 5 minutes I would start to think his alien spaceship might be coming to get me.

[tlock]

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Its so easy a caveman could do it!
http://johnstodderinexile.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/chris-kaman.jpg

[beastley]

yeah, speaking of villanueva, tell me u wouldnt be scared seeing this thing at a club?

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[beastley]

im posting this in the fantasy sports thread, too, but if ur interested in fantasy bball, pm me your yahoo fantasy profile and ill send u the info....im not setting up a specific dsf one, but i have my own league set up

[imnotlistening2u]

It STARTS today!!! yeaaaa about time.

Got 3 games today: Celts vs. Bron Bron, Bulls and Bucks, and Lakers vs the Trailblazers.

I'm taking the Lakers at home, BronBron at the garden, and the Bulls.

Although my team doesnt start until tomorrow, any hoops is good hoops (although I can't wait for college basketball, much more so than the NBA, but whatever)

[beastley]

who u got in college ball? ill start that thread too soon....

the heat tip off tomorrow against the knicks..gotta start off with a W against those fuckers; its really too bad the rivalry has deteriorated so low. their roster is so fluid that its hard to build a decent feud or anything...

[imnotlistening2u]

At least you get to start off against a shitty team like the Knicks. My Clippers gotta face the Lakers, at least they'll be used to the rims.

I got my Zags in college basketball. It's going to be a good year. I won't even ask your team.

[beastley]

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because its obvious or..?

[imnotlistening2u]

Yes, because I know it's Florida... Not because I'm a cold hearted douche bag who does not care about anyone else.

sorry for the confusion. :)

[beastley]

whatever, im not gonna listen to u anyway/..

[beastley]

haha i actually just thought about how it would be to ignore eveyr single member who posts...thatd be crazy

[imnotlistening2u]

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hahahaha that would be an interesting test.

ps. i'm surprised no one has made the comeback you did about my SN, but alas it had to happen. well played.

back to the subject at hand. I think the top two rookie of the year contenders very well could be from the same team. I could easily see Rudy Fernandez and Oden go 1 and 2, respectively, in the voting. That's right, you heard it here, Rudy Fernandez = ROY

[ocdude]

rudy fernandez ROY? you guys must be stupid..for someone like that who comes off the bench to win is absurd..im takin the obvious pick, d rose. greg oden is not gonna be healthy enough to play a full season. if fernandez were to start i'd give him serious consideration based on how he played in the olympics.

how about some smack talk..i think my lakers and hornets will be the last two standing in the west, and if you guys care to disagree give me some valid reasons. in the east i think the raptors cavs magic and of course boston will be there at the end. i need to see the sixers play a bit more till i judge them, but so far they are lookin good.

mvp= chris paul or kobe bryant
def player= dwight howard
6th man=lamar odom

[beastley]

YOUR lakers and hornets?

let me guess, you've always loved the hornets, even when they had Baron Davis...scratch that, muggsy?

[ocdude]

just the lakers.

[beastley]

How about that Rockets-Suns baby brawl last night?

I thought it was hilarious how Shaq just got in and pushed a bunch of people around, the Big Push

[danieldamone]

I just had to retreat from a chat room beside my streaming lakers game. they were all mad at me cause i didn't understand why the wizards jerseys said "zephyrs". my bad.....

[beastley]

it said zephyrs because the nba likes to make up bullshit reasons to sell extra jerseys.

ie having a replica, a swingman, an authentic, a replithentic, and whatever else the fuck kind of jersey to sell.

theres really no aesthetic or athletic value to having players play in jerseys with embroidered numbers or letters, but the value to being able to charge more is what the nba and nfl and shit love.

back in the day, im positiv they didnt play with embroidered jerseys.

cocksuckers

[danieldamone]

Lake Show baby! Any predictions tonight.? the Kings havent been looking good...at all...but at the same time, the Lakers are being a little inconsistant in the latter half of the games....

[beastley]

well sac's keeping it close...not watching it, but looks like a good game

[danieldamone]

SHIT! Why don't the lakers know how to play defense! it's soooo infuriating! This is the Kings! The Kings Aren't Good! Argh.

[beastley]

well like i keep saying, just cuz the lakers, cavs, celts are doing well, lets not crown em yet.

but..."if u wanna crown their asses, then crown them! the LAKERS are who we thought they were! we let em off the hook! the lakers are who we thought they were!!"

[MillyMc]

I think the SVAMs are my new favorite team.

[thermos]

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Haha....agreed.


Egads, this is too much for me to process right now. A NBA girl too? Had that been a Sixers jersey, I would seriously get a tattoo of YOU on my thighs.

[beastley]

yo the mavs suck. foreal they do, but that doesn't mean i don't apprec the pics, atomic.

i just keep thinking the mavs have a good team, theyre that suns-type team, though and are not gonna get over the hump.

best chance they had was 2 yrs ago when DWADE singlehandedly took them apart.

[beastley]

yeah, i just think that as long as nowitzki is on their team, they wont win a championship. he's just never been that kind of leader.

hes a great player, probably top 15, but not "that" guy...neither is steve nash

[thermos]

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Sad but true......just like Nellie's Warriors too. Fun to watch but they'll never bring it all home. So we get to watch the Spurs instead.


The sixers are pissing me off, BTW........I don't know if I can keep chalking it up to "gelling" time with Brand.....they're so damned inconsistent.

[thermos]

I should put this in the Fuck You thread......


but fuck you EB's shoulder.......the premature canning of 'mo and just a generally pathetic start from a promising roster.



Did you guys read the Dr. J/daughter story on ESPN yesterday? Pretty good read, I got a little weepy.

[beastley]

i watched the video of mo helping the girl with the natl anthem...did u see that therm?

[thermos]

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yeah....a few years back. He was a blazer then, no? He's a horrible singer too, from what I recall.


He's a great dude.....but that's about it, I think. A nice guy and a quality player in his day.....but no Popovich.

[d_b_99]

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I thought that was a good story but if I were his daughter, I'd be just pissed. Here's a chick who had to deal with reporters asking about her daddy for 10 years and hated it. Now, a prick from ESPN comes along and probably tells her the story will be about her, but really it's about her daddy again.

[beastley]

go heat! somehow we're able to beat good teams on a natl stage at home, but not when its not semi-important

[beastley]

2what a motherfucking game! roger mason 3 for the win! seriously, my mouth was open for a whole minute after he made that shot...amazing game

[roccostiff]

How about them Spurs today.. Lakers/Celtics should be a great game tonight.

[jizzay]

Arggh, seriously, how can someone say the Lakers got revenge for their Finals loss? Does one game really erase the Celtics championship? Fucking sports writers. Not only did the Lakers not get revenge, they didn't even get redemption. I am sure the Celts will cry like babies tonite over this loss as they polish their championship rings. Poor Celts.

[tlock]

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was a big win regardless

[beastley]

cs are spiraling down...but i still think theyll make the finals

[MillyMc]

I just wanted to give a shoutout to my Wizards who are doing a fabulous job tanking the season. This is my first time rooting for a tanking team, and Im really not that mad. We could def use a high seed, give the young guys a chance to develop (or Blatche a chance to prove hes just not gonna make the leap) and get Haywood and Arenas healthy.

Nicky Young is coming into his own too.

We've got a good nucleus that could def use a blue chipper.

[beastley]

anyone else catch the heat-bulls game? i thought they were gonna throw it away, but they wade un-goated himself.

awesome win. the heat will probly get the 5-6 seed and end up annoying a few teams in the playoffs.

GO HEAT

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[danieldamone]

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I'm totally late to the party, but speaking of "fuck you" to players body parts...Andrew Bynum...seriously...fuck your entire glass body.

[MillyMc]

Thanks for the HORSE links N2, I was bummed I missed that.

[beastley]

DAMN how about them heat???!?!?! GO WADE!

[MillyMc]

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Wade has been a beast for one of my fantasy teams. now if only Marion would stop sucking. No wonder you guys got rid of him. I havent had a chance to watch too many Heat games- is he just old or still not trying? How can he go from the #1 fantasy guy to a guy that averages : 11-5-3-1??

[beastley]

who are u talking about? marion? hes on the raps now, and he's just not with nash and amare, thats pretty much it.

he thrived in d'antoni's system as a 3rd option and always got his easy baskets with nash delivering the rock on point....he'll still be a good defender and get 10 a night, but his fantasy stock will never be the same.

[roccostiff]

It was nice to see the Lakers lose.

[MillyMc]

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I know you guys got rid of him, and I just looked at his averages and they are decent.....but it just seems like every time I look at his line it is crappy and completely under what it should be- even without nash. He was the top fantasy scorer and he couldnt even supplement Wade with a decent front court.

By the way,what is happening to Beasley? He is putting up decent numbers...but not this superstar like they made him out to be, and not even starting.

[beastley]

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yes, he played with the heat most of the season, but those 2 sentences don't make sense together, so chill out

[beastley]

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spoelstra(heat coach) puts a lot of emphasis on D, just like riles did, so until he gets his D better, he wont start....a bit disappointing as a heatfan, but when u think of all the guys who are amazing defenders(ie bowen) after playing under riley, u can live with it. cuz in the future, beastley will have both O and D, and will be awesome

[beastley]

D Wade WHAT a fucking GAME!

[tlock]

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hes got a legit shot at MVP

[beastley]

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yeah, but lebrons gonna win since he has the better team

[serafina]

So I was at the gym earlier and the tv's had espn which was showing old basketball clips. The players should definitely go back to wearing the short shorts. If I have to watch basketball I'd at least like to oogle the players.

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[Fever]

Anybody out there watchin' this?

CAVS SWEEP! Where you at Chop and the rest of the Ohio crew? The team to beat IMO, and a challenge isn't coming from the east - Bostons' gotta get tired after these series, and they were the best match.

Overall though I think these playoffs have been pretty fuckin' good, lotta physical shit & Boston/Chicago was old school drama.
Fuck the Lakers, it took Yao gettin' hurt for their luck to show.

Bring on Cavs-Nuggets!!

[MillyMc]

so my Wiz got screwed in the draft. tanked the season for nothing. they are projected to get Harden by Chad Ford's mock draft and i am loving the articles comparing him to Roy.

[thermos]

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did you read that gladwell/sports guy exchange?

they really need to fix the draft and tanking issues and I totally agree with what they proposed...but it will never happen.


I was impressed with the Nuggets last night, should be an excellent series.

[MillyMc]

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yeah, i read it. dont know i like their idea. its good if youre a casual fan, but if my Wiz had absolutely no shot of winning against an all-star team then i would lose interest like i did this year. every small market team would be out of contention.

some teams just have bad luck, but simmons acts like running a team is just common sense with no luck or skill involved. Plus, look how fun OKC or Portland is gonna be next year. i have no problem watching young guys carry crappy teams. plus they help out for fantasy bball.

make the rookie contracts longer and cheaper and it will be alright.

and yeah, i love the nuggest- anderson, jr smith. fun team to watch. be great to see them take down the lakers.

[thermos]

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understood - but the egregious tanking over the past few seasons has been horrible and that would certainly curtail some of that.

small market teams will then be forced to make shrewder moves/deals.....not count on a draft bailout? and shitty owners won't be positively rewarded for being dickwads....and selfishly, I won't have to watch mediocre sixer teams year after year, getting trounced in the first round of the playoffs....mired in nowhere land....if they somehow get an awesome draft pick?

Meh, I know it won't change, I'm just drinking the simmons' kool-aid, I guess.

[tlock]

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can you post the link to gladwell/sports guy exchange article?

[thermos]

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yah man

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/090513/part1

it's awesome...but it's huge.....I think the lottery stuff starts around the end of part 2? I recommend reading the whole thing, it's pretty entertaining.

[Fever]

WTF was that?!?
LeBron needs some help mofo's..

[carajas]

Does anyone know where I stream the games live on line.. I'm at work :(
oh yeah and I'm using a Mac
thnx

[tlock]

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this site says it will have the lakers v nugs

http://www.channelsurfing.net/

[carajas]

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Thanks tlock

[MillyMc]

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my bad for taking so long to respond...

i dont think teams tank that bad anymore. the wiz kinda did...but it was kinda smart to not push arenas after all those knee surgeries. it wasnt as bad as it was like 2 years ago when like almost every team like shut down their star player and killed my fantasy playoffs.

and i think for the most part that most teams try. (at least pre-recession). that sports guy talk about crappy gms is mostly just hype for him to have an angle. there are so many variables that go into running a team and getting players. the "trendy" strategy is always changing to follow whoever won but you cant always change directions that quickly.

and to have the lakers, heat, ny, and the celtics drafting high every year just isnt good for the league. its good if you are in those towns, but not if you are in the ones that cant pull the big free agents. i pretty much stopped watching baseball bc my O's arent competitive (theres an example of an owner that doesnt try). parity is important- just ask the NFL.

plus i enjoy having the good players on a crappy team for a couple years for fantasy purposes. i personally dont like watching the lakers and heat and suns and celtics 20 games a year. id rather watch portland, memphis, minn, or the okc. teams with young players allowed to just play, not have to play second fiddle and be a piece of the puzzle. its also better for fantasy bball.

and i actually like the sixers, they have some great pieces. and i disagree with the sports guy about brand, and I think he could get them further. they are fun without him but it is obvious they are going nowhere. they are also the perfect example of why the draft works- make good picks near the bottom (igudola, young), pick up important piece by trading fading star (miller), sign some qauality late round guys (carney, williams, speights, smith) and have some defense (evans and dalembert- who is def overpaid admittedly, and smith- mentioned him twice bc i really liked what he did). then just when they are on the verge...sign an allstar- brand.

there is much more hope for your sixers then my wiz.

and in the end, with the salary structure the way it is, its impossible for small market clubs to get stars without either drafting them or trading for them with draft picks. otherwise it will be the yankees and the red sox in the nba every year.

[thermos]

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actually some very good points in there, I can't argue....and you're O's inclusion was killer....nobody gives a fuck about them or the Pirates.

but I think I'm a star-gazing sports fag. I liked watching MJ kick ass and I'd liked watching Shaq, Kobe, the Glove and the Mailman play together....even though I hated them all. As a business model, I like parity....but it's boring to me. I like to see dominance over teams beating each other up for .500 records. Which is perhaps tied to my strap-on sex fetish but whatever.

I dunno what I'm even saying anymore. I do know that the Magic actually play like a team and yet they bore me. Hedo Turkoglu is way uglier than Sam Cassell too.

Oh and fuck you for unloading Eddie Jordan on my team.

[danieldamone]

Dammit! Kobe! Fuck!

[roccostiff]

Glad to see the Magic win at least one game.

[danieldamone]

It's ok. It just means LA will get to win the Finals at home.

[tlock]

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the finals are 2 - 3 - 2 meaning they would have to lose one more game to close out at home

[danieldamone]

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oh are they? i guess i was thinking they were 2-2-3. Oh well. It would be nice if they won in la though.

[danieldamone]

I miss basketball season :-( . I tried to watch the wnba but it was just a bunch of layups that make it in 10 percent of the time.

[Tablefor5]

Holy Hell..the NBA is starting already? Holy Fucking long ass pointless season!!!

[beastley]

October 28....Heat beat the punchless knicks in their opener.

Can't wait! Beastley will be dominating by midseason!

[thermos]

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I'm glad you're excited because I am NOT excited for the eddie jordan era in philly.

I heard Ed Snider (the owner) waxing poetic about this guy being the perfect fit for the team and blah blah but fuck that....he sucked w/ the Kings and he sucked w/ the Nets (197-224 lifetime).

This team is destined for another miserable 1st round exit (and draft day no-mans land) an Elton Brand injury and another season of experts jerking off to Sam Dalembert's potential.

I'll still go to 4-5 games though because I'm retarded.

[beastley]

didnt he also coach the wiz for a while?

if u miss an offseason, u have no idea who's on what team and who's coaching anymore.

[Pippenainteazy But getting banned IS!]

my favorite thing about the NBA is all the blazing and fucking. :D

[danieldamone]

man...i was scared about artest and kobe being on the same team, but artest is a fucking monster defensivly.

[nachos1345]

Goddamnit, fuck you Golden State. :mad: :mad:

[The Godfather]

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[beastley]

fuck the lakers.....all football needs is for the cowboys to win the super bowl for the 3 major teams in sports to win each championship....although id be happy abt the cowboys

[Fever]

D-Wade!!! Damn!

Content and Download links visible to registered users only.I think the best part is the set-up with LeBron's miss/turnover at the other end.

[The Godfather]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HIIFUMkLRA

[Fever]

Oden... done.

[beastley]

dammit u know the heat are struggling this season if they barely get by the knicks....here comes bosh next year, though! or someone good.

[d_b_99]

I can't wait for Wade to sign & trade to Chicago or New York. Nothing is more annoying that the two-dozen Heat fans who think their team can attract free agents.

[The Godfather]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlINemH1vZs

[beastley]

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haha okay, because ny is sooooo attractiv right now.

and for that matter, so is chicago. shut up dumbass

[beastley]

ps godfather, where do u find all these perfect sports videos?(the recaps, etc)

[d_b_99]

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I don't think players like to play in arenas that are 1/3 full. I think full arenas in places like NY & CHI are way more attractive than playing for the few dozen Miami fans who are drowned out by old snowbirds who cheer for the opposing team.

[The Godfather]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzoIBVDsEBo

[The Godfather]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIavA66F12A

[beastley]

i just watched the bron video, and then a related one came up "Original NBA on NBC theme" Roundball rock, John Tesh.

That video fucking rocks! I love that song!

[cjayb]

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You are right. I really really can't stand Tesh but I have to admit, great.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_h7Lm7C9Nk

[d_b_99]

I still hum that song when I switch to watch a basketball game. I don't get why ABC is so terrible at finding a theme song for NBA games.

[The Godfather]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqxJ1HGt3vE

[d_b_99]

What do people think of Allen Iverson starting at the all-star game?

I think he doesn't deserve it based on his play this year but the fans voted him there so he should start. Otherwise why do fan voting? If the NBA wants to stop stuff like that, they should nominate fewer players for the fan ballots.

[The Godfather]

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There you have it. The All-Star game is not based on stats but popularity.

[MillyMc]

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pretty much. just like all the other ones. baseball is too deluded with each team having to have a rep. nfl is out of touch and players are voted in on reputation bc its voted on by the players who are too busy to pay attention to who is playing well week to week. the nba generally has the best players in there, but its more fun to watch ai pass to howard for the dunk.

[MillyMc]

sportsguy tweeted this and i thought it was pretty cool. def a cool verse to get hyped to.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afKsssTPfyw&feature=player_embedded

[beastley]

em's verse murders that entire song. i love it

[MillyMc]

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you heard the travis barker remix/seen the video? makes it an amazing song.

[MillyMc]

It starts with the College Humor prank most of you have seen:


http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1902812


a kansas hs tries to pull the same prank:

http://deadspin.com/5456518/when-prank-wars-go-wrong

whoops.





and the unrelated first prank at yankee stadium just bc:

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1774718

[MillyMc]

cool follow up story. gym possibly magical.


http://deadspin.com/5456697/it-appears-everyone-can-now-make-half+court-shots-at-olathe-northwests-gym

[The Godfather]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxBZGyCACJo

[in_ertiatic]

Anyone else catch the rookie/sophs game? Sloppy in the first half but the second was great. Lots of highlights, and watching Tyreke Evans is my only solace as a disgruntled Kings fan. Pretty good game.

[in_ertiatic]

The worst dunk contest ever. Why even bother if these are the only guys they can get to do it. I know the contest has been overrated for a long time, but D Howard breathed some new life into it and at least there was some excitement the last few seasons. The only guy who was any good tonight was DeRozen, and he wasn't great. Fucking lame-o.

[in_ertiatic]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbbX8vtYKZY

[The Godfather]

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[MillyMc]

ummmm FUCK THE WIZ.

[in_ertiatic]

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That pretty much sums up the legacy of Gilbert Arenas.

At least you still have the John Wall sweepstakes. But I guess they'd probably fuck that up too.

[The Godfather]

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[The Godfather]

... in a Halfway House.

If you will recall Gilbert pulled a gun on his teammate in the Washington Wizards locker room over an unpaid gambling debt. It could have been much worse because DC has some of the toughest gun laws in the country, so Gil got off easy.

[satan666]

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he got off easy bcuz he had Johnny Cochran on his defense team... back from the dead!

http://imgur.com/vXSnh.jpg

He smells funny now but he's still a helluva lawyer!

[The Godfather]

http://imgur.com/Cqcrt.jpg

Dunked On & Posterized (http://www.drunkenstepfather.com/forum/showthread.php?p=473562)

[The Godfather]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZlYo-6VEXc

[d_b_99]

Watching game 4 of the Celtics-Heat series and there are seemingly thousands of empty seats in Miami. In the playoffs. What a worthless basketball city.

[beastley]

yeah we only come out when it matters. aside from the fins, sofla cant support major sports because we're a town of fairweather, not-from-here-so-we-support-the-teams-we-grew-up-with place. however, that may change in the next 20-30 yrs bc i grw up here.

[MEGADOUCHE]

Got a little worried at halftime, but the Cavs stepped it up.:D

[TR]

eat a dick San Antonio! :)

[The Godfather]

LeBron is on his way to the crib and maybe NY.

[adhesivestp]

Boston Celtics = A Lineup of Hood Rats and Scumbags who play dirty. I cant understand how anyone can like this team.

[d_b_99]

I love the Celtics. They play with grit and determination. All substance, no style.

[beastley]

i hate the magic bc they play like pussies

[d_b_99]

Wince Carter would dominate in the WNBA.

[beastley]

whats worse is as much as i want to like d howard, he was just whining all game today. and fuck the magic bc all their fans are all bandwagoners. worse if ur my age and from florida. go heat

[The Godfather]

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He's just practicing being a superstar in the NBA.

[The Godfather]

Dear Orlando,

You cannot lose two in a row at home. Get the forks out, you're done.

[beastley]

the magic are who we thought they were.

[d_b_99]

Go Suns! I hope they fuck with the Lakers. Love how Nash re-adjusted his broken nose earlier in the series. Pure grit from someone most would consider a finesse player.

[The Godfather]

Lakers take Game 1, 102-89.

http://i46.tinypic.com/2vuja8k.jpg

[d_b_99]

C's need to bring more intensity tonight.

[beastley]

I think the Celtics steal a close one. Hopefully.

[beastley]

97-93

[beastley]

damn, just a little off.

[The Godfather]

Celtics take game 4, 96-89. Series tied at 2-2.

http://imgur.com/W1tHm.jpg

[The Godfather]

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http://imgur.com/1jlF3.jpg

[beastley]

I do not see good things for the cs...to be up only 6 at the half and the lakers shooting 26% is a negative.

Its only a matter of time before their shots start falling, plus theyre at home so thats going for them too. Hope the cs can pull it off

[The Godfather]

http://newjackswinger.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/la-lakers0.jpg

[danieldamone]

LAKESHOW BABY!!!!! FUckin A.

[The Godfather]

http://imgur.com/2Ktnp.jpg

Former NBA player & humanitarian Manute Bol died at the age of 47 June 19th in Charlottesville, Virginia. Having played as a Washington Bullet, Golden State Warrior, Philadelphia 76er and Miami Heat center as the games tallest player at 7′7″, Manute succumbed to acute kidney failure and complications from Stevens?Johnson Syndrome at the University of Virginia Medical Center. His charitable work for his war torn & poverty stricken country of Sudan was profiled in the documentary Manute Bol ? Basketball Warrior which can be seen below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdyoHl53NzI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmigQr0FhyA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5INtPNOI2PI

[The Godfather]

LeBron James
Chris Bosh
Joakim Noah
Luol Deng
Derrick Rose
Taj Gibson

[The Godfather]

http://imgur.com/gKCXx.jpg

[gallow737]

I made this and posted it in the funny pictures thread, but I'll post it here too since it's relevant (and I'm proud of it :) )

http://imgur.com/8t2Tl.jpg

[danieldamone]

It's too bad. I wish he had gone to a team with some history, not some expansion team. Oh well. It will be a good Lakers/Heat rematch next year. It's too bad the Heat spent all that money and they're still going to lose to the Lakers though.

[The Godfather]

The last 7 years have proven that LeBron by himself is a marketing rainmaker not a championship bringer. Let's see what LeBron, Dwayne and Chris can muster up.

[skywalker]

Miami is not the choice I would have made if I were him but I have to say that was the least egotistical place he could have played. He somewhat put his ego aside to play with 2 other big name players. They need some more role players though. The minute Wade blows his knee out and Bosh starts putting up 8 pts, 3 rebounds LBJ wont be any better off than he was in Cleavland.

also I am calling it, in like 2 years Bosh is going to start having some Terrel Owens type drama going on.

[MEGADOUCHE]

Being from Cleveland, I'm sure you all have been holding your breath in anticipation of my response to this issue.

[beastley]

at least i can prove i didnt just jump on the bandwagon. but seriously i sorta wanna jump off it.

so many reasons:

1. kills the rivalry aspect (him in ny would have revitalized knicks/heat for me)
2. everyone hates miami now
3. wade will lose his 'town'....espn will make it all about lebron no matter what
4. the braindead heat 'fans' who think this is so awesome. theyre all dumb fucks who dont even know shit about bball. esp when they try to tell me its gonna be so awesome and were gonna win all the championships. shut the fuck up bitch, u dont know anything about the nba, the heat or even sports. damn

i got more, but thats enough. but ill still support the heat, just annoyed right now. im sure ill get used to it, but im not all over bron brons dick like other dumasses

[MEGADOUCHE]

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Get ready for the drama that is LeBron. I for one am glad to be rid of it. 7 years of expectations, 7 years of disappointment. The Heat may well be champions, cuz damn. But, he doesn't care about your town, he doesn't care about Heat fans, he cares about his brand. That's the truth.

[danieldamone]

They made a really good point on espn. They said that in chosing miami, he has given up the potential to be the next kobe or jordan and he will more likely be the next magic. That's fine and all though.... I think the heat are going to be a hell of a team with him there. They were already really good. I'm just hoping the lakers finish up this three-peat next year. After that, I think the heat will most likely be the team to beat. I can respect that he made the choice to be part of a team, not a superstar. I just, again, wish he had chosen an older team. I know there are a lot of lebron haters out there, but facts are facts. he's a monster player and as much as i love my lakers, i'm excited to watch his career.

[The Godfather]

Dynasty or Dienasty?

http://imgur.com/8QDqb.jpg

http://imgur.com/p6fSS.jpg

[d_b_99]

^^ How gay is it that LeBron & Chris wore the same suit?

I don't know how I feel about the Heat. LeBron should have gone to New York, but it's his choice. I hope that Heat fans aren't expecting too much from Chris Bosh. After 7 years watching him in Toronto, I can say he needs the ball to be effective and he's not a great rebounder or defender. His skills won't translate to playing with 2 wing players like Kevin Garnett's did.

[The Godfather]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va8Mr4dh4kg

[satan666]

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It's obviously not the same suit. Although it does appear to be a bit of bad luck that the colors are exactly the same but at least Lebron ties his tie in a Full Winsor knot (or double Winsor if you prefer) which always looks stellar IMO. Chris' knot is an example of why using the "Four in hand" knot yields shitty results and makes you look like a 6th grader.

[The Godfather]

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...plus he has a pencil neck. A "real knot" would make him look like he has his daddy's tie on.

[The Godfather]

See the NBA's Rookie of the Year Tyreke Evans being led by a nobody pushin' a Camaro in his purple S550 Mercedes at speeds approaching 130mph:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbwlcXlsU6s

[Fever]

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never caught the Chevy, that I heard ;)

(weak ass fucker gettin' took by; I wouldn't trust him with the rock down the stretch :p)

[The Godfather]

Multiple media outlets reported last night that Shaq will sign with the Celtics.

http://imgur.com/IHE9T.jpg


Shaq needs to resign and relax.

[d_b_99]

Shaq will help Danny Ainge fulfill his dream of constructing the oldest team ever.

[beastley]

sasha vujacic just got engaged to sharapova....lol awesome for him. fucker

[The Godfather]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwx9HiM4Aw0

[beastley]

man ur missing the second one, tho! this one reaaally made me go nuts. more than the first, for some reason.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2VLEGtRuz4

[The Godfather]

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tru dat!

[beastley]

alright...before we even say it.. i will. the heat are who we thought they were(n't).....we'll be fine around jan, like lebron said...but damn, i didn't think it'd be this bad.

i'm pretty sure riley is gearing up for another go around. he has to be, right?

anyway, i didn't think the heat would win this season anyway. next few yrs, though? thats a diff story...

[The Godfather]

They have all the pieces to the puzzle except for a Big.

[beastley]

pg, too.

[beastley]

and now haslem's out for the season. HUGE blow. next season, it should be on. we'll still get the 3rd spot probably. i just want to beat orlando. i hate that team. they're so fucking soft and they choke every yr. even though i may not like boston, i respect them. orlando is a joke of a team.

[The Godfather]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ElYBEMVdrM

[beastley]

im pretty sure blake griffin is my newest favorite nba player

[The Godfather]

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ditto

[beastley]

i enjoy u and me turning this thread into a blake griffin cocksucking competition

[Tablefor5]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEVCjUG1Mww

[The Godfather]

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I need some lip balm.

[shsheik]

this lebron coming back to cleveland thing was a huge let down.
the fans couldnt even be energetic and boo for more than half the game,
i mean, i know the cavs suck, but i figured the fans would be able to keep up the anti lebron energy.

[MEGADOUCHE]

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I would agree with you, but after watching my Cavs suck LeBron's dick before and during the game, it became apparent that basketball is for suckers. I'm not wasting another moment of my time with it.

[Tablefor5]

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the only reason cav fans (me included) was b/c lebron was playing for them. Lets just get back to football

[Foetus]

http://forum.drunkenstepfather.com/showpost.php?p=606285&postcount=353

[MEGADOUCHE]

http://lakecityquietpills.com/photo/multihost/images/02619011588709951785.jpg

[beastley]

heat on the way to a 8-game winning streak. yeah, against mostly shitty competition. but finally getting it together. haters suck on that

[The Godfather]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvbmHaEgkpY

[Fever]

^^^ it's amazing to me how they've turned against this guy. I just got off the courts and the majority of the crowd was raggin' on a kid in a LeBron jersey so hard that he took it off.
Overexposure or whatever, he's an amazing talent - and we live in a world of haters if this guy is getting worse treatment than most of the real trash.

[beastley]

yeah man i saw that and i was like, really lebron, do u have to take such a stupid shot? and then it went in and i was like, okay, man. lol
go heat.

can't wait til we actually beat some good teams on this winning streak so the natl media will chill the fuck out. actually, that'll just make them cream even harder. xmas should be a fun one. i think la wins, but whatever.

[beastley]

by the way, a subconscious sorry to fever. i actually clicked on this thread seeing u were the last to post and for some reason read "foetus" and immediately had disdain for the last poster (bc i assumed i was walking into some balls-in-a-gaping-horses-asshole-while-the-dick-pisses-into-5-japanese-women's-mouth-dressed-as-michelle-obama)

that is all

[beastley]

great win for the heat. yeah, it was more a loss by the wiz...but nonetheless, im looking at this game as a huge stepping stone for total team-ness from here on out.

Bosh earned his keep, and overall a great experience for a team with so many new faces. Love it

[The Godfather]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fdf5dpi4lQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2cABuyD3JQ

[beastley]

GREAT win for the heat. We comin, baby! But, again, its just one game...so im not taking it for more than its worth. GO HEAT

[The Godfather]

20. Blake Griffin's First NBA Basket vs. Portland Trailblazers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mswjjN68S30



19. Griffin Cleans Up Over Al Jefferson vs. Utah Jazz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Gd6jeWHJN0

[The Godfather]

18. Blake Griffin Shows OKC How to Finish a Fast Break

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgsfiNQMNWs



17. Griffin Gives Sacramento Kings the Royal Treatment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXFIjrZjTO0

[The Godfather]

16. Bulls Can't Block Blake From Blast in Chicago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcAfCxCCYBQ



15. Blake Griffin Posterizes Portland Trailblazers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c48HJ5ODxfg

[The Godfather]

14. Blake Finishes Break Led by Big Men vs. Spurs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWoqItMZtmE



13. Spurs Watch as Griffin Backs Up DeAndre Jordan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8UXwBYZ2Vk

[The Godfather]

12. Blake Griffin Jump-Stops to the Cup vs. Sacramento Kings

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74cZ-pXeKGc



11. Eric Gordon Feeds Beast to the Basket at Minnesota

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7UuhquTahI

[The Godfather]

10. Another Baron-to-Blake Special vs. Orlando Magic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sqpeqThYrA



9. Griffin Steals and Twists His Way to the Cup Against Detroit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV6GCV5fGQg

[The Godfather]

8. Tim Duncan Takes Lumps From Blake

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Owvfn6QJiTg



7. Lakers Frontcourt Gets the Griffin Treatment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1ayopfT_Hs

[The Godfather]

6. Blake Brings the Thunder Against Oklahoma City

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3NGX_8WzPs



5. Griffin Leaps Over Knicks for Long-Armed Slam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGeuXnCHyK8

[The Godfather]

4. Griffin Uses Hands, Hops to Get to the Hoop vs. Timberwolves

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=817jT8z6d8Y



3. Blake Goes Baseline With Two-Handed Reverse vs. San Antonio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxU_Td1rBw4

[The Godfather]

2. Twirl to the Twine for Griffin Against New York

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXZ0sTmEKDw



1. Blake Skies for the Alley-Oop Against the Rockets

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwAX5u4mK3o

[beastley]

q: are u a clips fan? a sooners fan? or just a blake fan? because u win the griffin cocksucking contest

[The Godfather]

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clips, hell no.

ok? football, yes.

blake, hell to the yeah! (jealously exposes itself as fandom.)

[The Godfather]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thbUkBW_ftM

[jbob30]

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Its about time they get some guys in the dunk contest who can actually dunk. Blake is 1:2 odds to win btw

[The Godfather]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqkay1R9f_E

[beastley]

stupid fucking heat. we keep playing stupid. dumb jump shots and passive aggressiveness on offense. stupid. we deserve to lose if we keep playing like this

[Bob Wehadababyitsboy]

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How do you think they will do now that they added Bibby?

[beastley]

I've always liked Bibby as a player, just too bad he's kind of over the hill...but definitely he's a much bigger upgrade over Chalmers/Arroyo. I want to like Chalmers, but he's done absolutely nothing after a very solid 1st year in the NBA. So, if nothing else, Bibby allows Wade and Bron to play off a real PG.

And hopefully he can find Bosh in the middle, so that idiot will drive instead of settling for 20-ft jumpers every game. We gotta drop a few players, and I'm assuming Arroyo or Magloire are out. We may even get Murphy, which is cool, because he's still good, but I dunno how he fits.

[beastley]

Damn, this is one of the worst parts about being a Heat fan. Even though I've been through shitty teams and terrible records, this year and every year we have Lebron, no one will pity us...in fact, the opposite, everyone fucking hates us. This sucks.

And the team is playing with zero defensive intensity, which translates to terrible, disjointed offense. We still have a chance of keeping our wits, but tonight's game against the Spurs and then the Bulls is just exposing our mental weaknesses.

Fucking heat.

[beastley]

Anyone following the playoffs? Playoffs? Playoffs? (props if u got that)

I know the spurs and lake show lost already, but its pretty ridiculous to bury them and their season after ONE game.

Most "fans" are so reactionary, its sad. I'm happy the heat won against philly, but if we had dropped game 1(very possible), i wouldn't have soiled myself. usually the better teams win out, and every once in a while, golden state runs over dallas(although, shit dallas is a joke pretty much every year)

so, with that: anyone watching? i missed the spurs game, which was supposedly great, and was hoping the pacers wouldnt fall apart, but the bulls ate em up at the end.

Should be a fun one with all the expectations so many teams have.

I also think if orlando gets past da hawks, that they can beat chicago. And will.

[pympton]

I'm kind of following them. NBA really isn't my thing. Boston looks like Boston... again. They were saving themselves for the playoffs. Then again, they did beat the Knicks, so that really isn't saying a lot.

Miami looks like it let the 76'ers win one so that they could finish the series back in South Beach.

The Spurs and Lakers don't look good at all. Spurs look OLD! and the Lakers look like they are tired and not on the same page.

How great would it be if both the Spurs and Lakers lost in the first round? I have an East coast bias, what can I say?

[beastley]

I still see the Heat getting to the Finals...and if the Lakers are there, well that would be ratings gold for Stern and the NBA, but ur right, they look listless....but they can most def get past the Hornets...i think OKC is looking great, but theyre probably a yr away from REALLY contending.

As far as the Celts go, they still did sweep the knicks, which counts for something, but lets not forget the knicks really should have won at least one of those games if not for being so inept at the end of the game....

And as far as the heat go, SO much is made of our late game issues, which i concede, is a problem, but when it happens against teams like the sixers, u think to urself, it never should have gotten to that point. WE should be blowing them out and not even letting them hang around....

[The Godfather]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckEwct0y9zY

[beastley]

LET'S GO HEAT

[beastley]

if we get past boston, we should have a clear path to the finals. i didnt think it'd be this easy, but the c's are showing their age, the bulls are who we thought they were!, and i really think the hawks make it to the EC Finals anyway

[in_ertiatic]

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I think its the Hawks who will show us "THEY ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE!" Which is choking dogs who quit when things get tough. Joe Johnson will eventually disappear (its what he's good at) and the Bulls will move on and prove to be a formidable opponent for the Heatles.

However it plays out this has been an incredible NBA playoffs and this Heat/C's series is awesome.

Heat fan FWIW

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[beastley]

ehh both teams are pretty soft...what's surprised me most about this playoffs is there is no one dominant team. the heat could be, but haven't gotten it all together yet. although next year, i fully expect them to dominate the reg season and the playoffs....

but C's really miss kendrick, i dont care what the analysts or whoever else says...even if he doesnt add pts or defense, just BEING there would make a diff.

Btw rondo reallly looks out of it, like he doesnt give a fuck at all. It's weird, doe, bc the celtics have always been known for being a tight team.

Anyway, i just hope the bulls lose so all the fans coming out of the woodwork can shut the fuck up. I also think they have a great future, if they can grab a SG and boozer gets it together. Bulls/Heat/Knicks(maybe) should be a fun rivalry coming soon to a playoffs near you....I just keep wondering where Howard goes. Indiana could definitely use him, and he'd make them a contenda, too

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[beastley]

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da Heat take out my beloved Celtics ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWzoxVoB8tY

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Don't look Beastley ...







http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ekg_vx0hmvk

[beastley]

haha its okay. we played garbagely in that game...u could tell they just gave up in the 4th. i have no doubt we come out swinging game 2

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Sickest dunk of game 2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUkHCr-YRaI

HASLEM!

[beastley]

The only thing that would have this one better is if it were on Gibson...that guy is a clown mothafucka

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auZhQTetTG4

Heat in 6

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2 more...... :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5RZIqPL8RY

[snm110]

which the heat should get...i wouldn't be surprised if they won the title this year. the west stacks up pretty well but the east is just more physical defensively and much tougher in general than either team outta the west

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MVPish ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dun2_1-D4Qk



Yes, let's just call this series an inevitable wrap ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPldAW34Y-4



Cause it's getting hot in here ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-qN6TCY85c

[beastley]

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[beastley]

i think this series has just confirmed that the bulls are a scorer away from really contending. as a gator, i wanna root for joakim, but i just cant, and it sucks....but they really gotta find another scorer. i even think rose moved to the 2 spot and picking up a quality PG somewhere else like Mo Williams? or some other solid pg who thinks pass-first, would definitely help them.

i dont care what no one thinks, the heat are winning this series thru defense---solid, team defense. and for all the hullabaloo about chicago having the best defense all season, miami was number 2, and only by like .5 more pts given up...so it's a wash. spo has made all the adjustments, and the bulls are headed home for good.

really fun series, though, i cant wait till next season when the heat/bulls/knicks(maybe?) and another good east team duke it out for supremacy...east is rising again, with that fun, rock em sock em tough d and grind em out games

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