[quote]randman wrote:
Tim Duncan? He plays center on occasion but he’s a power forward more than a true center. Do you watch the NBA? Try Dwight Howard and Andrew Bynum…much better definition of a true center.[/quote]
Yesh I watch the NBA herher…
Who’d you rather have on the block that can dominate the post and create opportunities?
Dwight can’t do diddly and Bynum is a better Kwame Brown.
Go Spurs, Go.
Spurs vs Hawks in final, quote me on that HAHA
[quote]Gettnitdone wrote:
[quote]randman wrote:
Tim Duncan? He plays center on occasion but he’s a power forward more than a true center. Do you watch the NBA? Try Dwight Howard and Andrew Bynum…much better definition of a true center.[/quote]
Yesh I watch the NBA herher…
Who’d you rather have on the block that can dominate the post and create opportunities?
Dwight can’t do diddly and Bynum is a better Kwame Brown.
Go Spurs, Go.
Spurs vs Hawks in final, quote me on that HAHA
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I get your point. Listen, no disrespect to Duncan. Definitely one of the 50 greatest of all time although he’s definitely slowing down now. But he really is more of a power forward than a true center.
I’d still take Dwight Howard or Andrew Bynum now because they have so much potential and they’re on the upswing of their careers.
I don’t understand the criticisms of these two. Yes, Dwight has to continue to work on his offensive moves but he is still a freaking force to be dealt with; especially on defense.
And as for Andrew, people keep forgetting this kid is 21 years old. He’s been injured the last couple of seasons of his very short career. He is WAAAAYYY better than Kwame Brown. I think in the next few years he will be THE dominant center in the league (got more moves and potential than Dwight). We’ve seen too many flashes of brilliance from this guy. The only thing that would derail his potential is if his past injuries were not flukes (which I still believe they are) and has structural problems that will lend himself to getting injured in the future. This guy’s future is bright man.
First off I just wanna shout out to all Chi-town homies on these forums. Respect from New Zealand. You guys got the best basketball city in the world.
Secondly, props to the Bulls. Theres no fuckin way that club was going to get swept. Losing all the games in Chicago? It was never going to happen. I swear its something about that city that gives the Bulls life in the playoffs.
Illinois>NY
watching the game right now. but screw kevin durant man, 1/9??? come on man, the commentators have been going all the while talking about how he SHOULD NOT rush his shot. seriously, does he even want to win??
watching the game right now. but screw kevin durant man, 1/9??? come on man, the commentators have been going all the while talking about how he SHOULD NOT rush his shot. seriously, does he even want to win??
[quote]LTKO wrote:
watching the game right now. but screw kevin durant man, 1/9??? come on man, the commentators have been going all the while talking about how he SHOULD NOT rush his shot. seriously, does he even want to win??[/quote]
Spoke too soon! Off shooting night, but he came through at the end with some key shots and made up for his poor performance with his 19 rebounds. And did you see his D? Completely shut down Kobe in the 4th quarter!
[quote]jo3 wrote:
[quote]LTKO wrote:
watching the game right now. but screw kevin durant man, 1/9??? come on man, the commentators have been going all the while talking about how he SHOULD NOT rush his shot. seriously, does he even want to win??[/quote]
Spoke too soon! Off shooting night, but he came through at the end with some key shots and made up for his poor performance with his 19 rebounds. And did you see his D? Completely shut down Kobe in the 4th quarter![/quote]
the free throw margine in that game was rediculous. The NBA wants OKC to win a game or two so they can extend the playoffs for their new young stars. Kobe not getting a single free throw all game??? And he even drove the lane more than usual?
Not like its going to matter but some calls go the way of the 8 seeds to toss them a game here and there… Lakers and Cavs will still win their respective series.
.greg.
I can’t believe the Lakers just lost!! WTF man!! Kobe was trying waaaay to hard!! How many possessions got turned over due to him missing shots or throwing bad passes in the last 5 min of the game?? Kobe is the man, but he needs to understand that we don’t ALWAYS need him to take over. We had plenty of time to pound the ball to the bigs and win the game. AhhhhH!!!
Okay rant over, good game OKC, westbrook had one hell of a night, let’s see if y’all can keep it up. =D
[quote]AndrewG909 wrote:
I can’t believe the Lakers just lost!! WTF man!! Kobe was trying waaaay to hard!! How many possessions got turned over due to him missing shots or throwing bad passes in the last 5 min of the game?? Kobe is the man, but he needs to understand that we don’t ALWAYS need him to take over. We had plenty of time to pound the ball to the bigs and win the game. AhhhhH!!!
Okay rant over, good game OKC, westbrook had one hell of a night, let’s see if y’all can keep it up. =D[/quote]
kobe is declining big time. He can’t do what he used to anymore and Derek fisher can’t guard anyone to save his life.Also, odom and buynum are hurt. The Lakers won’t win the championship this year. Sorry.
He’s declining, but he’s still great, and his teammates are also great. Winning a championship is definitely feasible. Cleveland is really the only team that worries me. There’s a couple teams that can beat us, but beat us in a best of 7? Doubtful…
Derek Fisher is just too old and slow, he doesn’t put points on the board and isn’t great on D. Why he is starting is beyond me. The argument that he knows how to run the Triangle Offense well or makes great decisions is getting old. He’s been making a lot of crappy decisions lately and his lackluster performance should have him spending more time on the bench.
[quote]AndrewG909 wrote:
I can’t believe the Lakers just lost!! WTF man!! Kobe was trying waaaay to hard!! How many possessions got turned over due to him missing shots or throwing bad passes in the last 5 min of the game?? Kobe is the man, but he needs to understand that we don’t ALWAYS need him to take over. We had plenty of time to pound the ball to the bigs and win the game. AhhhhH!!!
Okay rant over, good game OKC, westbrook had one hell of a night, let’s see if y’all can keep it up. =D[/quote]
The scary thing is KD was 8 for 24 in the game. If he has an average shooting night while defending Kobe like he did in the 4th quarter tonight, OKC will be one tough team to knock off.
haha yes i spoke too soon. he redeemed himself in that last quarter. yea i was kinda surprised that the Lakers didnt get more foul calls though while the thunder had like 23902309230923. damnnn.
It’s called injury retards he can’t shoot.
[quote]AndrewG909 wrote:
He’s declining, but he’s still great, and his teammates are also great. Winning a championship is definitely feasible. Cleveland is really the only team that worries me. There’s a couple teams that can beat us, but beat us in a best of 7? Doubtful…
Derek Fisher is just too old and slow, he doesn’t put points on the board and isn’t great on D. Why he is starting is beyond me. The argument that he knows how to run the Triangle Offense well or makes great decisions is getting old. He’s been making a lot of crappy decisions lately and his lackluster performance should have him spending more time on the bench. [/quote]
And who on that team should start ahead of him?
declining??? did you see him hit that fadeaway jumper. damn that was a thing of beauty. how many of you can even shoot a free throw with an injured index finger??? and well, if i had a team, in the playoffs, in a very very close game. id like to give the ball to my best player, which is in this case KOBE.
but ive got to admit, durants D was great in the fourth quarter.
however, im also not so sure about fisher, there was a game where he had only like 4 points? and 4 assists? while westbrook had 10+ assists. come on… a point guard with 4 assists? thats bad. h/w he did play well today, made many shots especially that last 3 in the 4th quarter to stop the run.
way to go Denver…
who knew game 1 was a fluke? well, there’s always next year, again…
no worries about the thunders man. they got so much potential. this will be a good experience for them. westbrook, haden, durant… 3 rising stars. they will be a force to be reckoned with in the coming years, provided there’re no injuries/trades.
Man if OKC can get Game 5 in L.A this is going to be REALLY interesting.
Not so fast NBA fans, maybe its time to buckle up.
Nope they’ll get crushed next game. La has done this before, it’s like they don’t give a fuck until it counts.
Portland and OKC both tying their series at 2, looks like the only sweeps are going to be Orlando and Boston(and both of them got played very close in their game 3s, so that’s not certain either). Turned into a much better 1st round than I thought it would be(factoring in the injuries for Portland/Utah I thought it would be pretty decisive in all but a couple matchups).