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Re: NBA 2009-2010
« Reply #50 on: January 11, 2010, 05:55:52 AM »
Steve Blake is coming back this week, and El Guapo and Batum should be back next week.

So now our 5 small men 2.5 big men lineup will be an 8 small 2.5 big lineup!

Oh well, hopefully we can hold the 6-7 spot and grab Spurs or Mavs in round 1 of the playoffs.  Neither team can use their size to totally exploit Portland.

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Re: NBA 2009-2010
« Reply #51 on: January 12, 2010, 10:54:54 PM »
Well, Fernandez's return is pretty important because he spreads the floor, a lot.

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Re: NBA 2009-2010
« Reply #52 on: January 16, 2010, 09:01:26 AM »
So I had Phoenix/Atlanta going on the background, not really paying attention to it, and at one point I glance over and watch Jamal Crawford bury the Suns at the buzzer. Neat.

I can't remember the last time I saw a game-winning buzzer-beater three live (as opposed to on the highlight reel). Some part of my brain tells me the Celtics did it once at some point over the last two years in the playoffs but I'm not entirely sure.


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Re: NBA 2009-2010
« Reply #53 on: January 16, 2010, 03:41:45 PM »
I saw Kobe drop a 3 against the Heat to beat them at the buzzer. Wade had given them the 2 point lead, but it just wasn't enough. Fucking Kobe...stop being so good!

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Anyways, that was the last buzzer beater I saw live.
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Re: NBA 2009-2010
« Reply #54 on: January 18, 2010, 09:15:23 PM »
Guys, why is it you can beat the Magic by 15 but lose to the goddamn Wizards?

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Re: NBA 2009-2010
« Reply #55 on: January 18, 2010, 11:48:22 PM »
Class act:

D Wade just donated 800,000 bones toward the Haiti relief fund.
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Re: NBA 2009-2010
« Reply #56 on: January 19, 2010, 05:32:11 PM »
Guys, why is it you can beat the Magic by 15 but lose to the goddamn Wizards?

I see your "loss to the Wizards" and raise you "drop a 20-point lead and then score four points in OT against the Timberwolves."
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« Reply #57 on: January 19, 2010, 06:12:35 PM »
So the Thunder have the same number of wins right now as they did all of last year. Woot woot.
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Re: NBA 2009-2010
« Reply #58 on: January 28, 2010, 02:19:21 AM »
Now, I'm not going to look it up, but for those of you who have: I once heard an anecdote about a reporter seeing Shaq coming out of the shower and describing his dong as a "summer sausage." Would you say this about Greg Oden?

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Re: NBA 2009-2010
« Reply #59 on: February 03, 2010, 12:26:18 AM »
So the Thunder have the same number of wins right now as they did all of last year. Woot woot.

I had a dream last night where the Thunder traded Kevin Durant to the Lakers.

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Re: NBA 2009-2010
« Reply #60 on: February 09, 2010, 05:24:09 AM »
Good news, everyone! The Timberwolves are apparently not going to trade anyone. That means that their ultra-successful roster of 6 point guards and 9 power forwards can continue to excel.

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Re: NBA 2009-2010
« Reply #61 on: February 09, 2010, 07:55:36 AM »
They'll probably aim for Ilgauskas in FA next offseason. That'll give 'em a nice Z/Al/Love rotation and let them stick Gomes at the 3.

They really should trade Rubio for a quality SG, though (I wonder how available Joe Johnson is). Then they could stick Brewer at the 3 and bring Sessions/Ellington/Gomes off the bench.

EDIT: Wait, JJ's contract expires this year, so they could conceivably grab him out of FA too.

Flynn/Johnson/Brewer/Jefferson/Ilgauskas with Sessions/Ellington/Gomes/Love off the bench...that team could actually make the playoffs.
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Re: NBA 2009-2010
« Reply #62 on: February 14, 2010, 08:20:52 AM »
Atlanta will do any any everything to hold onto Johnson though.

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Re: NBA 2009-2010
« Reply #63 on: February 14, 2010, 08:39:24 AM »
So, does this mean that the Wizards have basically given up?

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Re: NBA 2009-2010
« Reply #64 on: February 15, 2010, 05:22:31 AM »
Watched the All-star game.  Very impressive.  The whole time I couldn't stop thinking, "Wow, look at them sink all those free throws!"

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Re: NBA 2009-2010
« Reply #65 on: February 15, 2010, 08:24:13 AM »
Is the All-Star game played under modified rules like the Pro Bowl? Cause... 141-139. Damn.

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Re: NBA 2009-2010
« Reply #66 on: February 15, 2010, 08:25:04 AM »
What game did YOU watch? That was competitive as hell, and there were some monster jams by Wade, LeBron, Howard, and Bosh. (and one by Deron Williams that had me out of my seat.)

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Rob: Very little defense is played and the All Star game pretty much showcases the best Offensive talent in the league.

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Re: NBA 2009-2010
« Reply #67 on: February 15, 2010, 08:26:36 AM »
I didn't watch it. I was drinking beers on the roof at the time. I simply asked if they were playing under rules that limited defensive options because that is a very high-scoring game.

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« Reply #68 on: February 15, 2010, 09:07:29 AM »
I was talking to Miki on that part. The game ended with a bunch of free throws, but before that it was pretty wild. He makes it sound like an 80 80 four hour snooze fest.

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« Reply #69 on: February 15, 2010, 09:55:38 AM »
No, that was mostly just a dig on Celtics not named Ray Allen.  I am genuinely surprised these days to see a trip to the line that produces 2 points.  Hell, just last week the Celtics missed 9 in a row!

Nah, the game was good, if silly.  About 5 plays' worth of in-the-paint D played in the first 3 quarters, but it got nice and competitive around the end of the third (I mean, it was competetive earler, but only in the "can you top this?" sense).
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Re: NBA 2009-2010
« Reply #70 on: February 15, 2010, 11:55:40 AM »
Typical All-Star game goes like this Rob

Q1: Fast breaks and dunks, ball is spread around so everyone can get some points
Q2: More fast breaks, more dunks, and more spreading around the scoring
Q3: The best dunkers and fastbreakers put up some ridiculous plays.  By now everyone should have scored.  (Unless you're Nash or Kidd apparently...)
Q4a: In a game that somehow became a blowout, see Q3
Q4b: In a tight game, the players who are healthy/the best play most of the quarter, with defense and all that good stuff now counting.

Scoring by Q
1: 71
2: 74
3: 82
4: 53

Lebron should seriously consider going to Miami in the off-season.  Him and Wade could probably be only the second duo to break the "need a big man" title rule.  (The first and only being MJ/Pip)

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« Reply #71 on: February 17, 2010, 07:37:59 AM »
The other thing about All-Star game defense is that both sides are fielding an entire team of guys who see double-teams every night - some of them, like LeBron, on almost every play - and still average 1.5 points per shot.  Even if both teams cracked down and played hard-nosed defense to the best of their abilities for four quarters (something the vast majority of NBA teams only do in the Playoffs anyway), the game would still be in the 120-119 range, if not higher, because even a perfect defensive possession will still cough up points a significant majority of the time.  Basketball is the opposite of Exalted (and football): perfect defenses can't stop perfect attacks.

Not to mention that the All-Star game rarely features exceptional defensive players to go up against its exceptional offensive players.  Really, really good defensive players at the NBA level aren't the ones who rack up tons of steals and blocks, they're the ones that influence opponents' spacing and shot selection with physical (usually read: dirty) play and encyclopedic knowledge of the game.  Those guys don't make the All-Star teams and they're the only ones who have even a chance of limiting the effectiveness of guys like LeBron, Dirk, Carmelo or Wade.
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Re: NBA 2009-2010
« Reply #72 on: February 17, 2010, 12:17:14 PM »
Shane Battier is an All-Star in SPIRIT. ;_;

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Re: NBA 2009-2010
« Reply #73 on: February 17, 2010, 10:11:21 PM »
Marcus Camby. Yay. I think we got taken in that deal, but at least the contract is expiring.

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« Reply #74 on: February 18, 2010, 12:03:33 AM »
Marcus Camby. Yay. I think we got taken in that deal, but at least the contract is expiring.

Really?

It seems like a very lopsided trade in the Blazers' favor to me, considering their current status.  Camby is a wildly overrated serviceable defender, an excellent rebounder and a good character guy.  Doesn't Portland desperately need to rent a center this year?

I was under the impression either Miller or Blake had to go, and Miller is certainly the player I'd have kept between those two.  Outlaw I suppose is the wildcard there, but wasn't he (like so many of the Blazers) hurt anyway, and probably outgoing when his contract expired?
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