Good news is they probably only need 45 wins to make the playoffs in the east.
Time to find a new favorite team!
It was nice to see Amare back on the floor, if only for 11 minutes or so. Hopefully he can get back to form.
You need to get with Ron Artest and Sac-town, Neal, there' more room for you on our bandwagon. Plus, Ron Artest cares about the little childrens:Your man crush is a little disturbing
(http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/sp/getty/66/full.getty-72132894rw002_kings_7_15_23_pm.jpg)
Plus, Ron Artest cares about the little childrens:
(http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/sp/getty/66/full.getty-72132894rw002_kings_7_15_23_pm.jpg)
You need to get with Ron Artest and Sac-town, Neal, there' more room for you on our bandwagon. Plus, Ron Artest cares about the little childrens:
wade should have charged the devil at least one more game for his soul.
You need to get with Ron Artest and Sac-town
Mmmm. He looks good every night.
Every day too.
wade should have charged the devil at least one more game for his soul.
Spoken like a true Mavs' fan.
;)
i never denied that.
Ha! Can we wave the flags with crossouts in them for teams we hate AS WELL teams we support?
I would wave the silly flags too if I knew where to get it ::)
The DS
I just hope it continues when Kobe comes back. I'm actually one of the few Laker fans who hates the way Kobe plays 85% of the time. I would much rather see Kobe's line around 29ppg, 5-6 rebs, & 6-7 asst. But with him, it's more likey 34ppg, 3 rebs, & 3 asst. ::)
I've raised my colors. :)
dang... the mavs are 0-2. can i call it a rebuilding year yet?
Lebron is so cool he can even stop playing when he wants ::)
Everything you guys are talking about are moot points because Ron Artest is playing tonight and that's really all anyone needs to pay attention to.
Lebron is so cool he can even stop playing when he wants ::)
KINGS RULE
(okay, sorry but had to say that)
--J
Can anyone explain to me how the Mavericks, who are up by 30 on the queens right now, started 0-4?
Can anyone explain to me how the Mavericks, who are up by 30 on the queens right now, started 0-4?
GW is playing a lot of 4 with Primoz being hurt and Okafor moving to center. That leaves less time for him to weak side block and play passing lanes.
Can anyone explain to me how the Mavericks, who are up by 30 on the queens right now, started 0-4?
Just to keep this thread going ... the Draft is tonight, and the NBA announced that they'll be using a new ball (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2503132) for the first time in 35 years come next season.
Giving Wade that award was total bull****. Ron Artest got ripped off big time.
Yeah but Artest came off the bench with the strained back and I saw Dwyane Wade cheating his ass off the whole night as usual.
I don't think the NBA McFarlane wave has hit yet, I've only seen Legends so far.
And I'm still interested in hearing your theory on what it is Wade does that would be constituted as cheating, regardless of how illogical and misinformed that theory may be.
;D
I generally don't engage in a battle I have no chance of winning.
You're a Wade fan. I generally don't engage in a battle I have no chance of winning. Let's just say I saw against the Kings that night what I saw all along.
At any rate, I'll certainly start looking for Artest McFarlane. I also want the Billups and Melo. Your find was the first I've heard so far.
I'm sure there's a Dressel/Yankees joke in there somewhere, but I'm too tired to work it out.
John
And did anyone catch the "extracurricular" activities at MSG tonight? Damn.
And did anyone catch the "extracurricular" activities at MSG tonight? Damn.
Isiah is a fricken clown. That's two nights in a row he sent Collins in to commit a flagrant foul in blow outs. What the hell is Karl doing having his starters in up 20 with 1:30 or so left?
I hear rumblings that Anthony is going to get 1-5 games, but I watched the footage 10 times of him throwing that right hook that dropped Collins, and considering the fight was partially in the stands, I really think Anthony is going to get more like 8-15 games, and if it were more I wouldn't be surprised at all.
So ... how long until he becomes one of your favorite players? You're always raving about Artest and Sheed. Melo fits right into that "talented thug" category that you seem to love so much.
;)
A guy on radio last night brought up a good point about how NBA fights are rare...but when they happen everyone involved is referred to as a 'thug'. He was comparing NBA fight frequency to MLB fight frequency...how there are so many more bench clearing fights in MLB and how no person afterwards is called a 'thug'.
I really think Anthony is going to get more like 8-15 games
Denver is going to need the new and old ball to keep everyone happy.
They'll be a tough out in the Playoffs, if they mesh together.
It could end up like another Marbury/Francis marriage..we'll see.
Yao to miss 6 weeks with injured knee (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061224/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_rockets_yao_injured_4)
Yao to miss 6 weeks with injured knee (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061224/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_rockets_yao_injured_4)
I'd say that the showdown today of the NBA's two best guards was a bit one-sided. Thanks for the Christmas present, Dwyane.
;D
Kobe was sick though!
Kobe will never be better than Mike.
Artest has a shot, at least on the defensive side of the ball.
But Kobe's not better on either side.
It also looks like something else is happening in that picture .....
:o
you know the cavs are running a zillion defensive drills today after sending wade to the line so often that more than half his points were from the charity stripe.
Did anyone see Gerald Wallace's block on Al Harrington? Wow. :o
Did anyone see Gerald Wallace's block on Al Harrington? Wow. :o
that pic is hilarious... it looks like boykins is trying to box out dirk
Now these are the words of a true idiot (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-hardawayremarks&prov=ap&type=lgns). Even if you're mentally ill enough to have those feelings, to actually open your mouth and say it to a group of reporters is about the most retarded thing you could do.
Boy, what a numbskull.
Feels like the whole Michael Richards thing, doesn't it?
i just can't believe how many retards we have in our country.
Wade's season is over. I'd almost bet on it.
>:(
I waited up until 3 AM to get this information for you.
:(
Season-ending surgery an option for Wade (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2775853)
Los Angeles Lakers - Kobe's one of the best. You never know when he may decide to drop 60 on a team.
Thanks guys for all the advice.
Think I'm gonna shoot for the Mavericks and Suns. Nuggets are out due to a scheduling conflict.
NBA action: It's fan-tastic.
Seeing the Mavericks tonight!
(Are they any good?) ???
the favorites to win the championship
the favorites to win the championship
Phoenix.
They're currently the best team in the league
Give my regards to Chris Paul and David West :-*
the favorites to win the championship
Phoenix.
You may see it that way, but most do not.
i know the devil is always in search of souls, but that is the only way another team would stand a chance.
I'm just glad that I will now have a reason to be interested in the NBA Playoffs. Welcome back, Dwyane.
Me too, I haven't seen anyone travel on a spin move in weeks.
I'm just glad that I will now have a reason to be interested in the NBA Playoffs. Welcome back, Dwyane.
So your interest in the NBA, and consequently your interest in the Heat, revolves around your man-crush on a single player?
Fair-weather fan?
So your interest in the NBA, and consequently your interest in the Heat, revolves around your man-crush on a single player?
Fair-weather fan?
Not quite. Trust me ... I watch more NBA basketball than probably anyone who regularly posts in this thread. I'm one of the few people that still enjoys the pro game, and I'd pick it over college basketball any day of the week.
I guess saying that I would have no interest in the Playoffs without Wade being a part of it was a bit strong. I'll be watching every game televised ... not just the Heat games. That being said, having Wade being part of the Playoffs piques my interest a bit more. I'm a Wade fan first and foremost. Seeing that he plays for the Heat, that's the team I cheer for. If he signed with another team, I would root for them. I was the same way when Jordan was playing. I liked him since he played at Carolina, and when he went to the Bulls in '84, I went with him. When he came back for two seasons, I was more interested in what the Wizards were doing. I don't have an NBA team in my city, and I can't stand the Knicks. So ... I follow players that I like. If that makes me a fair-weather fan, than so be it.
Back to the Joey Crawford issue ... at least the NBA did something about it:
Crawford suspended for rest of season, playoffs at least (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2840587)
I'm going to go ahead and get on the record now that Dallas doesn't win more than one or two games in this series. I meant to say it before the game the other night, I just don't see them suddenly taking a 7 game series against the one team that has absolutely given them fits this year.
67 wins - one and done in the playoffs. I sure hope I'm wrong. :-\
Phoenix is gonna dust 'em in the Semis anyhow.
I'm going to go ahead and get on the record now that Dallas doesn't win more than one or two games in this series. I meant to say it before the game the other night, I just don't see them suddenly taking a 7 game series against the one team that has absolutely given them fits this year.
67 wins - one and done in the playoffs. I sure hope I'm wrong. :-\
Phoenix is gonna dust 'em in the Semis anyhow.
There isn't a team in the league that could beat the Mavs in 7 outside of Golden State. Not this year.
Spurs maybe.
Let's make it a Death Star Trooper. Where's the fun in a Gentleman's bet.
Voided of course if the match-up never materializes.
?
Phoenix really doled out a rump wrangling last night on Kobe and Co., and they're going to do the same thing to Dallas if Golden State doesn't do it first.
don't forget that the lakers suck. i don't think anyone (except LA fans) expected them to win.
Back on topic, I don't dislike the Mavericks, but I have to say its hard for me not to root for the Warriors a bit too. I guess upsets are always exciting, unless its your team that's the higher seed ;).
RIP, Heat. You had a good run.
Yeah they need a miracle now. I wouldn't drive the last nail into the coffin just yet though...
. . . . if you're a Detroit Basketball fan or Boston baseball fan ;)
Recent history has shown that being down three games to none isn't quite as insurmountable a task as the sports media would have everybody believe.
Yeah, but no team in NBA history has come back to win a series after being down 3 - 0. There's always a first time for everything, but let's just say I don't like their odds.
(Psst. Neal. I know. Just trying to give "Dressel" a little **** about about the '04 ALCS, that's all. It didn't work out very well.)
Nah, I saw it. I was going to give "Virex" a little **** too about our 26 World Championships, the most of any team in any sport, but then I realized that he's still cowering in the closet with his allegiance to his favorite teams that he's too embarassed to wear on his sleeve; thus rendering his comments about mine null and void.
Bull. There's got to be a team that you like at least slightly more than all the others. Give us a break.
Yeah the Yanks lost some playoff series, big whoop. They got to the playoffs like 50% of the time they've been in existence.
But, to throw you a bone, I'll say that my favorite teams are the Milwaukee Brewers, the Portland Trail-Blazers, the Arizona Cardinals, and the Montreal Canadiens.
God, that was like pulling teeth!
You can stop putting quotes around "Dressel," it's not like I've made any effort to cover up that my name is Matt. Or "Matt". Or however you feel the need to write it.
Nope. Continue to use the ridiculous, made-up screen name
and I'll continue to use the quotes whenever I'm speaking or referring to you.
Almost everyone else does.
Most of us haven't evolved enough like you have when you found the unbridled courage to shed the "Virex" and "Bill Cosby" tags. Me, I like Dressel Rebel. As you know the name written over your avatar is just as serious of an issue as any of us have ever been faced with in life.
(snip)
Okay, I'll just find a few hours during the day to powernap and make up some of the sleep I'm bound to lose at night over this super important issue, "Matt". ;)
Almost everyone else does.
Actually, no. A lot of the folks around here have moved away from all the silly, made-up screen name bull****. It's a change for the better, if you ask me. Gives the place a certain since of--I don't know--dignity.
What a stupid name "Matt" is, anyway.
Almost everyone else does.
Actually, no. A lot of the folks around here have moved away from all the silly, made-up screen name ********. It's a change for the better, if you ask me. Gives the place a certain sense of--I don't know--dignity.
Okay, I'm not going to waste too much time researching this, but out of the top 30 posters, 19 of them have a screenname that is either not their "real" name (like only the very coolest people such as yourself have) or is a Star Wars screenname. 11 out of 30 is definitely not proving your argument, which makes you wrong as usual. And as you move away from the most active forum members, the percentage swings even further into my favor by a lot.
And even if you were right, I do what I feel like doing anyway even when cornholes like yourself object.
Those people deserve to be taken just as seriously as someone using their real name, don't they? (Your thoughts on that matter, "Robo-Quack?")
Well I'm not sure that was entirely necessary! :)
And besides, your campaign to change my screenname is futile, you already have the one I'd have taken. Your aggressiveness and trend-setting style has actually nullified my attempt to fit in. Oh well Prune Face it is...
All I'm saying is--keep using the gaywad name, and I'll keep putting it in quotes. That's all.
Which brings us full circle. What's your point exactly then of "Dressel" if you don't want me to change it? Other than your usual trolling of course.
OkayVirexBill Cosby"Matt".
I usually don't follow the NBA but what's the big deal with this Wade fella? Doesn't seem so special to me.
Other than Kobe (maybe), he's the best player in the game.
Other than Kobe (maybe), he's the best player in the game.
I've got a funny feeling most people would take LeBron or Garnett over Wade. And you can make an outstanding argument for Nash, Arenas, Marion and Nowitzki as well.
Realistically I rank Wade somewhere between 3rd and 7th best in the Association.
i think Neal is right that Kobe and Wade are probably the 2 most talented players in the league. if i was picking teams in the gym though, i would chose dirk, garnett or amare 1st though cuz the good big players are little rarer.
good news for the heat... Wade is gonna get a little extra rehab time. now the Heat fans get to find out if any of their old timers will come back.
Does a guy need a criminal record for you to cheer for him?
LeBron has minimal desire to win and chokes when shooting big free throws.
LeBron has minimal desire to win and chokes when shooting big free throws.
Meanwhile, Wade missed 6 of 10, including 3 of 5 in the fourth quarter when the Heat desperately needed some help.*
*From earlier article posting.
I know, but it was a big game.
Similarly, how long has Shaq been in the league?
How is it that this guy cannot, after all this time, still not have a respectable FT %?
Is tonight the night the Mavericks brilliant season dies?
I think they win this one, but lose game 6.
Lakers finally dead, and..good riddance. I know I'm asking for alot but I hope Kobe is never a part of a championship team ever again. I hope his price always has him on a team with a bunch of non-factor players around him, hurting his chances at another title. ;D
I guess he'll just have to settle for that handul of championships he already won.
I guess he'll just have to settle for that handul of championships he already won.
yeah, but i am sure to kobe those are tainted by having to share credit with shaq.
I can't remember the last time an MVP front runner disappeared this completely in a big time playoff elimination game.
Dirk has been moping around, getting his azz handed to him for 35 minutes now. Worst display from him I can remember.
He lost any shot he had at being MVP tonight. Nash has it.
Yep ;D
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I can't remember the last time an MVP front runner disappeared this completely in a big time playoff elimination game.
Dirk has been moping around, getting his azz handed to him for 35 minutes now. Worst display from him I can remember.
He lost any shot he had at being MVP tonight. Nash has it.
MVP is for the regular season and votes are in already.
Yup ... and early rumblings have been saying that Dirk won the award.
the favorites to win the championship
Phoenix.
You may see it that way, but most do not.
Phoenix is taking it this year, damn the experts.
If Dirk won the MVP the only reasonable thing for him to do is to decline.
Everyone blames Dirk but, honestly, was he the only guy on the floor? I mean were the Dallas Mavs a Lakers-like team in disguise with a bunch of no namers and Bryant? If that is really true what I'm hearing here then I feel Dallas deserved to be knocked out quick. Is it really?
Did Dirk miss many games this year? When he did, did the team really suck without him?
I just don't hear enough about how good GS could really be-like Dallas could only lose to them and no one else ::) If they(GS) lose instantly to the next team they play then, to me..Dallas truly sucked.
Nash deserves the MVP again, another stupid Dallas move by their arrogant ownership to let him go too
it sucks for dallas, but it was probably the best thing that ever could have happened for nash. he was really good, but i don't think he would have ever gotten MVP in dallas.
Was the romping of the Bulls (by the Pistons) expected?
I have a feeling that Golden State may experience the same type of letdown against Utah.
I was hoping too see Chicago and GS advance to the next round just out of nostalgia...
i guess the season was not a total loss now that dirk has been named MVP.
Did anyone else happen to catch that dunk that Baron Davis thumped on Kirilenko's head last night? Damn!
Did anyone else happen to catch that dunk that Baron Davis thumped on Kirilenko's head last night? Damn!
Golden State acted like a bunch of cry-babies last night. What poor sportsmanship. Boozer's the real deal. And I have a man-crush on Mehmet, but it's just because of his sexy bed-head.
C'mon, that's like asking Laimbeer to sit in his day...will it ever happen? no!
Horry will be suspended, the real question is will Amare and Diaw after coming off the bench?
I mean really...a defensive Spurs VS Utah series...YAWN/BORING
Here's a great read on the subject. It's lengthy, but worth the time:
Common sense vs. the NBA rulebook (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/070516&sportCat=nba)
Here's a great read on the subject. It's lengthy, but worth the time:
Common sense vs. the NBA rulebook (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/070516&sportCat=nba)
that is a very good article. it pretty much states how everyone (except SA Longhorn) feels about this whole debacle.
Guess I was wrong on Game 6 in Chicago - too bad. Would've loved to see a game 7 between Detroit and Chicago.
Oh well. I guess some things never change.
;)
So what is everyone's opinion about the game last night? Should LeBron have taken the last shot (which would've been a layup) to tie the game, or did he make the right play by passing to a wide open Marshall for the three (and the win)?
So what is everyone's opinion about the game last night? Should LeBron have taken the last shot (which would've been a layup) to tie the game, or did he make the right play by passing to a wide open Marshall for the three (and the win)?
For the sake of television ratings, you know that the NBA and the networks are PRAYING that LeBron somehow gets into the Finals.
Well done, LBJ. Well done.
Do I think that Cleveland will beat San Antonio? No. Not really. But when you have a player of LeBron's talent on your team, you just never know.
Well done, LBJ. Well done.
Do I think that Cleveland will beat San Antonio? No. Not really. But when you have a player of LeBron's talent on your team, you just never know.
Key to the series will be how they call Bowen's d on LeBron. If they let them play Spurs will sweep, if not Cavs get 2 games. :P
i was out last night, but when the radio gave a game update they noted that the game was like 25-22 with a couple minutes left in the 2nd. i was thinking "oh my god... its gonna be even worse than i thought."
Spurs in seven.
Why not.
I didn't even watch the 4Q but then heard this morning that the Cavs only lost by ten.
Did the Spurs play scrubs the final quarter?
I've been watching the NBA Finals for over 20 years now, and this year's offering was definitely the worst.
TV ratings were the lowest since 2003.
No big surprise.
Not just the lowest since 2003 ... the lowest EVER. Well, or at least since the Nielsen ratings started.
Check out those MJ numbers.... :-*
The Suns couldn't even make it past the Mavs last year, despite Dallas not even being as good defensively as the Spurs.