[quote]fnf wrote:
[quote]audiogarden1 wrote:
[quote]Gettnitdone wrote:
Marc Gasol will be the best center in the league in 2 years. I prefer him as a player over Dwight Howard right now at this point. [/quote]
I agree with this. I would take him over D12 in the blink of an eye. [/quote]
As of now, I would say Gasol is the best center. Off the top of my head, can’t think of anyone better. I remember when he was first drafted, his main weakness was lack of athleticism. Guess it does’t mean as much when you have proper positioning and brains.
It annoyed me on Howard’s comment about Gasol winning DPOY, “Funny”[/quote]
I’m not saying he’s at the top yet, but if he keeps working and improving I’d take Hibbert over Howard as well. He’s looking awesome against the Knicks and busting out some decent offensive moves. If he masters a few of those moves he should easily be 20 pts/10 rebounds guy. Throw in another 2-3 block per game and you got a top 5 center.
[quote]Gettnitdone wrote:
No one except audio is saying Nazr shouldn’t have been ejected LOL (audio is a Chicago fan so we won’t hold it against him). I will note that 15-20 years ago that push is in no way an ejection - a T in the worst scenario.
LeBron did sell the shove. Look at the replay and the way LeBron falls down. There are two distinct movements; the push and negative momentum on LeBron, then LeBron falling to the ground.
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Late to the party but I’m 100% with audio here. Bullcrap ejection, league-so-soft-nowadays-etc, and yet CHI (and Nazr) had to have known the refs would look to “establish control” on the heels of that Game2.
What I loved loved loved was HC-Thibodeau’s post-game3 comments insinuating that the league just wants CHI (minus their superstar) to just go away and let MIA march on. (and of course he’s since been fined for that)
[quote]fnf wrote:
[quote]audiogarden1 wrote:
[quote]Gettnitdone wrote:
Marc Gasol will be the best center in the league in 2 years. I prefer him as a player over Dwight Howard right now at this point. [/quote]
I agree with this. I would take him over D12 in the blink of an eye. [/quote]
As of now, I would say Gasol is the best center. Off the top of my head, can’t think of anyone better. I remember when he was first drafted, his main weakness was lack of athleticism. Guess it does’t mean as much when you have proper positioning and brains.
It annoyed me on Howard’s comment about Gasol winning DPOY, “Funny”[/quote]
What’s also funny now is all that heat MEM GM-Wallace took for “giving away” Pau Gasol to LAL back in 2008. Everyone focused on the two rings (2009-10) that he “basically handed” to LAL but Marc Gasol was actually part of that trade (as LAL originally had his draft rights).
Funny how that works…
[quote]sam_sneed wrote:
I’m not saying he’s at the top yet, but if he keeps working and improving I’d take Hibbert over Howard as well. He’s looking awesome against the Knicks and busting out some decent offensive moves. If he masters a few of those moves he should easily be 20 pts/10 rebounds guy. Throw in another 2-3 block per game and you got a top 5 center.[/quote]
I’d say he’s there already, if only because there’s so few true 5’s out there anymore.
Even in this golden age of “combo guards,” we’re still getting constant reminders of how “its always been a big mans game” and especially in the knockdown/dragout/halfcourt pace of playoff basketball. (ie. can’t sleep on Bogut’s contributions neither)
[quote]chillain wrote:
[quote]Gettnitdone wrote:
No one except audio is saying Nazr shouldn’t have been ejected LOL (audio is a Chicago fan so we won’t hold it against him). I will note that 15-20 years ago that push is in no way an ejection - a T in the worst scenario.
LeBron did sell the shove. Look at the replay and the way LeBron falls down. There are two distinct movements; the push and negative momentum on LeBron, then LeBron falling to the ground.
[/quote]
Late to the party but I’m 100% with audio here. Bullcrap ejection, league-so-soft-nowadays-etc, and yet CHI (and Nazr) had to have known the refs would look to “establish control” on the heels of that Game2.
What I loved loved loved was HC-Thibodeau’s post-game3 comments insinuating that the league just wants CHI (minus their superstar) to just go away and let MIA march on. (and of course he’s since been fined for that)
[quote]fnf wrote:
[quote]audiogarden1 wrote:
[quote]Gettnitdone wrote:
Marc Gasol will be the best center in the league in 2 years. I prefer him as a player over Dwight Howard right now at this point. [/quote]
I agree with this. I would take him over D12 in the blink of an eye. [/quote]
As of now, I would say Gasol is the best center. Off the top of my head, can’t think of anyone better. I remember when he was first drafted, his main weakness was lack of athleticism. Guess it does’t mean as much when you have proper positioning and brains.
It annoyed me on Howard’s comment about Gasol winning DPOY, “Funny”[/quote]
What’s also funny now is all that heat MEM GM-Wallace took for “giving away” Pau Gasol to LAL back in 2008. Everyone focused on the two rings (2009-10) that he “basically handed” to LAL but Marc Gasol was actually part of that trade (as LAL originally had his draft rights).
Funny how that works…
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Seems to happen pretty regularly with people’s/analysts desire to declare a winner of a trade immediately.
I don’t even like the idea of declaring a winner period. Focus should be on if a team is better off than before with respect to organizations goals
Did a bird take a shit on Hasheem Thabeet’s head?
When i watched the first 8 minutes or so of this game i was certain the Bulls were gonna get blown up by like 30 points.
Wow…Couldnt have seen that huge run coming
Oh audio, what an interesting day, to see two of your favourite teams KO’d from playoff contention within hours of one another. And both in game 5s.
Is Audioslave getting back together?
It’s all Hawks (Black) from here on out, I guess. At least I had sky-box seats tonight vs Detroit. Yayoooo
[quote]PB Andy wrote:
It’s all Hawks (Black) from here on out, I guess. At least I had sky-box seats tonight vs Detroit. Yayoooo[/quote]
Hockey sucks.
[quote]Gettnitdone wrote:
[quote]PB Andy wrote:
It’s all Hawks (Black) from here on out, I guess. At least I had sky-box seats tonight vs Detroit. Yayoooo[/quote]
Hockey sucks. [/quote]
Pashaaaw, pls leave sir.
Nvm this is the NBA thread so I’ll leave, but… for shame…
I’d hate hockey too if all I had to root for are the Canterbury Red Devils or the Botany Swarm (yeah, that’s real).
zing
[quote]PB Andy wrote:
It’s all Hawks (Black) from here on out, I guess. At least I had sky-box seats tonight vs Detroit. Yayoooo[/quote]
Great series and rivalry. Playoff hockey is the only time I can get into it but good times for sure.
The only game I ended up watching was the Leafs v Bruins game 7
After that, in really glad I gave up on the sport years ago
[quote]Gettnitdone wrote:
Oh audio, what an interesting day, to see two of your favourite teams KO’d from playoff contention within hours of one another. And both in game 5s.
Is Audioslave getting back together?[/quote]
LOL i know, but at this point i was mentally prepared for it. Never expected the Bulls to beat the heat and once i knew Westbrook was out, i knew OKC wasnt gonna be a major threat anymore.
At this point i dont care what happens as long as the heat dont win another ring. And i honestly think the Pacers have a decent shot of stopping them before they even make it to the finals.
Not sure i understand the audioslave reference?
[quote]Gettnitdone wrote:
[quote]PB Andy wrote:
It’s all Hawks (Black) from here on out, I guess. At least I had sky-box seats tonight vs Detroit. Yayoooo[/quote]
Hockey sucks. [/quote]
Im inclined to agree.
[quote]audiogarden1 wrote:
[quote]Gettnitdone wrote:
Oh audio, what an interesting day, to see two of your favourite teams KO’d from playoff contention within hours of one another. And both in game 5s.
Is Audioslave getting back together?[/quote]
LOL i know, but at this point i was mentally prepared for it. Never expected the Bulls to beat the heat and once i knew Westbrook was out, i knew OKC wasnt gonna be a major threat anymore.
At this point i dont care what happens as long as the heat dont win another ring. And i honestly think the Pacers have a decent shot of stopping them before they even make it to the finals.
Not sure i understand the audioslave reference? [/quote]
I think he means your user name is possible a combination of audioslave and soundgarden.
[quote]strungoutboy21 wrote:
[quote]audiogarden1 wrote:
[quote]Gettnitdone wrote:
Oh audio, what an interesting day, to see two of your favourite teams KO’d from playoff contention within hours of one another. And both in game 5s.
Is Audioslave getting back together?[/quote]
LOL i know, but at this point i was mentally prepared for it. Never expected the Bulls to beat the heat and once i knew Westbrook was out, i knew OKC wasnt gonna be a major threat anymore.
At this point i dont care what happens as long as the heat dont win another ring. And i honestly think the Pacers have a decent shot of stopping them before they even make it to the finals.
Not sure i understand the audioslave reference? [/quote]
I think he means your user name is possible a combination of audioslave and soundgarden.[/quote]
Lol yeah i get that, i wasnt sure if that was some how a joke related to my basketball misfortune yesterday.
If any case, no they arent, and after that third album of theirs i hope they never will.
[quote]audiogarden1 wrote:
[quote]Gettnitdone wrote:
Oh audio, what an interesting day, to see two of your favourite teams KO’d from playoff contention within hours of one another. And both in game 5s.
Is Audioslave getting back together?[/quote]
LOL i know, but at this point i was mentally prepared for it. Never expected the Bulls to beat the heat and once i knew Westbrook was out, i knew OKC wasnt gonna be a major threat anymore.
At this point i dont care what happens as long as the heat dont win another ring. And i honestly think the Pacers have a decent shot of stopping them before they even make it to the finals.
Not sure i understand the audioslave reference? [/quote]
How well do you think OKC would have done with Westbrook? Certainly a much higher chance, but I don’t know if it would have completely turned the tides. They were set up last year having a crazy scorer off the bench.
I said directly after the trade that moving Harden would cost 'em. Obviously losing Westbrook was huge, but I’m not sure they could/would’ve beat the Griz with him, though it would’ve certainly been more competitive. Also, if Stern allows 'em to play ball instead of just ushering Miami to the Finals, Indiana will beat 'em. There’s absolutely ZERO chance of that happening though.
[quote]Ripsaw3689 wrote:
[quote]audiogarden1 wrote:
[quote]Gettnitdone wrote:
Oh audio, what an interesting day, to see two of your favourite teams KO’d from playoff contention within hours of one another. And both in game 5s.
Is Audioslave getting back together?[/quote]
LOL i know, but at this point i was mentally prepared for it. Never expected the Bulls to beat the heat and once i knew Westbrook was out, i knew OKC wasnt gonna be a major threat anymore.
At this point i dont care what happens as long as the heat dont win another ring. And i honestly think the Pacers have a decent shot of stopping them before they even make it to the finals.
Not sure i understand the audioslave reference? [/quote]
How well do you think OKC would have done with Westbrook? Certainly a much higher chance, but I don’t know if it would have completely turned the tides. They were set up last year having a crazy scorer off the bench. [/quote]
It would have certainly gotten them past memphis, and likely gotten them to the finals against the heat or pacers. OKC’s big men cant compete with Memphis’ big men, but they could have overcome that with the added offensive output of Westbrook. And Harden wasnt that fantastic in the post-season last year.
If it was the heat im thinking theyd lose in 6, against the pacers they could have won a championship.
Something like this was bound to happen eventually, and all it does is expose how shallow the thunder are. They need to replace Perkins and they need better role-players. Either one of those would drastically improve their chances at a championship IMO.