Wednesday Night Scoreboard Sweat/Game thread/Game links
by tevisthe4th on Mar 25, 2009 5:31 PM PDT
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PrintHey Im sweating some games tonight, Im watching the Double header on ESPN but am also looking for the Denver/New orleans game link if somebody has it.
Also dont u guys wish that brandon roy took it took the rack to get fouled at the end of regulation on monday? I mean he woulda got fouled or perhaps had a better look than a fade away contested jump shot. Im really just saying this so I can have 75 words, Im not that busted up about it.
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I have gone back to the stone age dial up thing and like to keep track of the other games,go GS in my dreams
by southern oregon on Mar 25, 2009 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
On another note I just read that
Sean Penn Jim carrey and Benicio del Toro are gonna be the new 3 stooges. That should be interesting
you are kidding..
right?
There is probably no more terrible instance of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man — with human flesh.
Paul Muad'Dib - Dune (Frank Herbert)
My Translation: My Dad is a dude just like me, and my sons are dudes like me also. I love that.
Season Tix: Section 315, with my sons
That's Blazer Fan Benicio
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
really hope NO wins, Phoenix looses aswell
and GS beats Dallas
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
no, because im really worried
all i want is that number 6 spot or 7 at the most, i dont wana be in 8 were my hopes will be shattered by them lakers and id like to see Dallas Vs La
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
Im hoping to win our division if at all possible I think that if
Phoenix gets in they are gonna be the 8 seed.
Atlanta and San Antonio
are tied up after 3. A SA loss would be good to drop them down because I think Portland matches up pretty well with them.
yea, It all depends on when manu gets back
I was hoping san antonio would have the second seed locked down so they would take a night off when we play them later.
Spotty minutes
with a lot of rust. Tony Parker is lighting it up though.
After watching Parker and Joe Johnson get to the rim, I keep wishing Portland had someone like that.
im so excited about tomorrow!
im having withdrawal after not watching the blazers for two days
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
I could handle that
tomorrow is my day off…
There is probably no more terrible instance of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man — with human flesh.
Paul Muad'Dib - Dune (Frank Herbert)
My Translation: My Dad is a dude just like me, and my sons are dudes like me also. I love that.
Season Tix: Section 315, with my sons
And now McGuire (sic?) fouls Wallace for the And1 with a three point lead. Fail
Remember when a Wizards fan said he was as good as Oden?
Definitely NOH
Devner and NOH are tied, but Denver is in our Division
There is probably no more terrible instance of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man — with human flesh.
Paul Muad'Dib - Dune (Frank Herbert)
My Translation: My Dad is a dude just like me, and my sons are dudes like me also. I love that.
Season Tix: Section 315, with my sons
tied in the Conference that is
There is probably no more terrible instance of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man — with human flesh.
Paul Muad'Dib - Dune (Frank Herbert)
My Translation: My Dad is a dude just like me, and my sons are dudes like me also. I love that.
Season Tix: Section 315, with my sons
Go ATL
There is probably no more terrible instance of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man — with human flesh.
Paul Muad'Dib - Dune (Frank Herbert)
My Translation: My Dad is a dude just like me, and my sons are dudes like me also. I love that.
Season Tix: Section 315, with my sons
yea, rats
There is probably no more terrible instance of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man — with human flesh.
Paul Muad'Dib - Dune (Frank Herbert)
My Translation: My Dad is a dude just like me, and my sons are dudes like me also. I love that.
Season Tix: Section 315, with my sons
what happened to the den/NOH feed?
There is probably no more terrible instance of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man — with human flesh.
Paul Muad'Dib - Dune (Frank Herbert)
My Translation: My Dad is a dude just like me, and my sons are dudes like me also. I love that.
Season Tix: Section 315, with my sons
oh, halftime stuff
There is probably no more terrible instance of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man — with human flesh.
Paul Muad'Dib - Dune (Frank Herbert)
My Translation: My Dad is a dude just like me, and my sons are dudes like me also. I love that.
Season Tix: Section 315, with my sons
this feed is in Chinese
how different…
There is probably no more terrible instance of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man — with human flesh.
Paul Muad'Dib - Dune (Frank Herbert)
My Translation: My Dad is a dude just like me, and my sons are dudes like me also. I love that.
Season Tix: Section 315, with my sons
Poll answer = Spurs
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
Yeah I wouldnt mind that
or the cavs. Not boston not LA
What is better for the Blazers future championship dreams. the Cavs winning a Championship this year or not.
either way it is tough
LeBron will clearly be a dominant force during most of our primetime years. I don’t know if LBJ gets better by winning or stay better by being hungry.
i also don’t know what will happen in 2010. Besides the whole where he will go thing.. the other thing is who could become his teammate. You know that a couple of teams are dreaming of pairing him up with one of the standouts of his cohort. That could be wicked scary.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
The Cavs are in a good position to do exactly that
Z and Ben Wallace are expiring contracts. They could either trade for an upcoming free agent, or acquire 2 max players (LeBron being one). If Bosh/Amare get on that team, watch out.
the Hornets have been bad this year
without Peja. Teams can stop Paul from getting in the lane without Peja’s shooting.
draft dejuan blair
they black out ESPN games on league pass? lame
can’t you watch it on ESPN 360?
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
that sucks
I don’t get why they would block certain ISPs as long as you have a high speed provider
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
yea this Boston - Orlando
80-83 with 2 minutes
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
I need to move to dallas
every single person in the crowd is nice and tan….i need SUNLIGHT. Way too much rain in these parts.
Tweet me!
i wondered where he was
i bet Nelson wishes he was back coaching the mavs. His warrior team sux
Tweet me!
I've been there a lot on business
and the beauty of the ladies in Dallas stuns me every time – there must be a factory there
There is probably no more terrible instance of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man — with human flesh.
Paul Muad'Dib - Dune (Frank Herbert)
My Translation: My Dad is a dude just like me, and my sons are dudes like me also. I love that.
Season Tix: Section 315, with my sons
lolol
they’re talking about Joel przybilla in the GS Dal game. Apparently JJ Barea is still hurting after taking a big elbow from Joel.
Tweet me!
I still think
that once Pierce starts declining with age, that team will go downhill. He does a lot for them in clutch time.
draft dejuan blair
we are all declining with age
by the minute…
There is probably no more terrible instance of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man — with human flesh.
Paul Muad'Dib - Dune (Frank Herbert)
My Translation: My Dad is a dude just like me, and my sons are dudes like me also. I love that.
Season Tix: Section 315, with my sons
they had been terrible without Nene
but the Hornets are in bad shape right now. Just not clicking at all.
draft dejuan blair
next game
will be intense….
There is probably no more terrible instance of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man — with human flesh.
Paul Muad'Dib - Dune (Frank Herbert)
My Translation: My Dad is a dude just like me, and my sons are dudes like me also. I love that.
Season Tix: Section 315, with my sons
did anyone watch the live video today
of the Media day interviews, with Rudy in the background wearing the Blaze head while Oden was on? I busted out laughing at work, it was hilarious.
There is probably no more terrible instance of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man — with human flesh.
Paul Muad'Dib - Dune (Frank Herbert)
My Translation: My Dad is a dude just like me, and my sons are dudes like me also. I love that.
Season Tix: Section 315, with my sons
he said that he would release the video interviews
sometime in the next few days
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
yep
There is probably no more terrible instance of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man — with human flesh.
Paul Muad'Dib - Dune (Frank Herbert)
My Translation: My Dad is a dude just like me, and my sons are dudes like me also. I love that.
Season Tix: Section 315, with my sons
that recording
will be classic (Epic?)
There is probably no more terrible instance of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man — with human flesh.
Paul Muad'Dib - Dune (Frank Herbert)
My Translation: My Dad is a dude just like me, and my sons are dudes like me also. I love that.
Season Tix: Section 315, with my sons
There were many good moments
Oden was great. Batum and Sergio together were very great also. Nic “mmms” a lot looking for words (not his language). Reminded me of my Grandp when he was old – I mean that in an affectionate manner, but seriously it made me think of my Grandpa.
There is probably no more terrible instance of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man — with human flesh.
Paul Muad'Dib - Dune (Frank Herbert)
My Translation: My Dad is a dude just like me, and my sons are dudes like me also. I love that.
Season Tix: Section 315, with my sons
and a real funny question
was “do you have girlfriends”; Nic said “yes”, Sergio said: “yes, too”, and I think Casey said: “you have two?” – Sergio got it and said: “no, I have three”.
There is probably no more terrible instance of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man — with human flesh.
Paul Muad'Dib - Dune (Frank Herbert)
My Translation: My Dad is a dude just like me, and my sons are dudes like me also. I love that.
Season Tix: Section 315, with my sons
French was my Dads first language
I grew up with English and Spanish but yes Nic reminds me of my Grandpa only a foot taller
by southern oregon on Mar 25, 2009 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
He needs to start playing good defense, otherwise Carlisle never will let him off the bench long
And don’t take all your shots at once, like Dave would say. Not sure he is happy with his time in Dallas so far either, so he might move on again in the summer.
He should be happy to still be in the league
But, being unhappy with actually getting a chance with actual minutes is something unavoidable when ya got the idiot gene, when you’ve already almost played your way out of the NBA even with all the athleticism and potential in the world.
I don’t necessarily see the same in Javale McGee, and I find him more intriguing… though I fear he and Anthony Randolph will ultimately just be new jack Lamar Odom’s… tons of flashes of potential, dominant even at times, shaky consistency both physically and mentally, but always popping up every once in a while with a great game to make you think AHA, THE BOY HAS GOT IT but then back to being Odom.
Green is just another athletic all-offense-no-BBIQ wing, while McGee is a 7 foot small forward style center, wildly athletic could be anything from huge frustration to allstar type dude.
Mortimer
Hard to judge McGee on that team
I went to a couple of Wiz games last month and gawd they are as awful as everyone says. They all look absolutely lost, even Butler
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
They almost threw away their win against the Bobcats tonight, incl. McGee fouling Wallace for the And1 in the final seconds
Only he couldn’t convert.
looks like Nick Young got some burn
and played well. That can only help that team. Should have gone to the game – tickets are $10
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Go sunz Go shackztuz
Play long and hard, Go Go Go all night long.
Beat sloanz dessert dwellerz.
We be waitin’ to Balze ya tomorrow 
Elizabeth had a partner and he had a rap from the cops, Him and Lenny Suckerpunch were just out Tooling around
Go Suns
Play until you drop and beat the Utah chumps
by southern oregon on Mar 25, 2009 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
ya, PHX even gets a day off, hehe
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 25, 2009 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
It's crunch time, baby!
Elizabeth had a partner and he had a rap from the cops, Him and Lenny Suckerpunch were just out Tooling around
by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 25, 2009 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I likes HARD!
Elizabeth had a partner and he had a rap from the cops, Him and Lenny Suckerpunch were just out Tooling around
by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 27, 2009 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Shaq is beasting on Utah right now...
hope he wears himself out tonight.
Against Okur?
Doubt it
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
In the post he was crushing...
out on the perimeter…not so much. But Shaq was looking lively tonight.
D. Williams is such a great point guard...
Utah was getting butt’s kicked until he came back into the game. Just totally dominating the Suns right now.
Utah fans want him to leave
so that is a good hint… I hope Boozer opts in to the last year.
draft dejuan blair
The ghosts of Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway and Tom Gugliotta will appear through a 2010 ...
first-round draft pick. Well, the Utah Jazz must give thanks the ineptitude of Isiah Thomas and the frugality of Robert Sarver for that gift.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1700818
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1739078
always injured... and Millsap happened
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
forgot about Milsap...
yeah, he makes Boozer a moot point.
I can't imagine they would let Milsap go.
He’s probably 2nd next D. Williams in untouchable status.
but they won't go over the cap
and Okur, Boozer, Williams, and Kirilenko all make crazy money.
draft dejuan blair
sloanz always built around PF/PG
I think “The Booze” will stay.
If I were a Utah Fan, I would just luv shoutin’ “BOOZE”
Elizabeth had a partner and he had a rap from the cops, Him and Lenny Suckerpunch were just out Tooling around
by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 25, 2009 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
So, are we rooting for the suns?
My heart tells me yes because I want to beat out Utah. But my brain tells me no because a pheonix win tonight followed by a blazer loss tomorrow would really put pressure on the blazers. I think the safe bet is hoping Utah wins, the blazers need to make the playoffs….
RUDY > MJ
If you're a gambling man...
you go for the Suns, but I’m with you….I just want the playoff spot.
It is "Crunch Time" baby!
Our PTB will make their own destiny.
Root for the sunz and OT tonight.
Elizabeth had a partner and he had a rap from the cops, Him and Lenny Suckerpunch were just out Tooling around
by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 25, 2009 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
funny you say that cause I am a gambling man...
A true gambler knows how to weigh risk/reward. In this case I think the risk of missing the playoffs is not worth the odds of the blazers getting a favorable seed. I am glad I am not the only one thats a little nervous though…
RUDY > MJ
Well I understand about the money and why hes not coaching dallas
but It seems like some teams could be in the market for a former coach of the year.
An meaningless award
sloan > avery & never gots one.
Elizabeth had a partner and he had a rap from the cops, Him and Lenny Suckerpunch were just out Tooling around
by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 25, 2009 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds like a smurf with a hiss, to me
Elizabeth had a partner and he had a rap from the cops, Him and Lenny Suckerpunch were just out Tooling around
by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 25, 2009 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Snack 19 minutes, Nash 15
both good for us if Utah keeps it close
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
if Pho keeps it close that is
must feel like a must win game to them. Off to Bright Side of the Sun to spy (not troll)
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
well maybe a LTTLE trolling....
"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez
sounds like funz
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 25, 2009 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Crickets chirping, 'yotes howling on the Sun gamethread
very quiet for a big game
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
i gotta be careful who i tick off - - Shav's a FA after this year....
"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez
Either way its gonna be tough tomorrow
but if The suns lose tonight tomorrow is a Must Win for them.
I wants a tight hard fought game
get it on boyz
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 25, 2009 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Good. that means he has tomorrow off
Elizabeth had a partner and he had a rap from the cops, Him and Lenny Suckerpunch were just out Tooling around
by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 25, 2009 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
On an overnight train from Paris to Hamburg
I made friends with a Turkish couple, and we talked about the NBA, and the Turkish players. He liked Hedo Turkoglu, and I agreed he’s a good role player (cause that was what he was then), but he kept wanting to disparage Memo Okur.
I kept saying “well, he doesn’t get a lot of playing time (was on Detroit then), he might be okay” but he kept shaking his head and saying he was garbage.
After he got traded to the Jazz and found himself, I wanna email my Turkish friend and see what he thinks now and ask why he was so hard on his countryman. I got his email somewhere…
Mortimer, friend to all.
I call him Pedo Turkoglu
Because he’s married to an 8 year old back in Turkey.
It’s a rumor I started a while ago and I wanna see it pick up steam.
M.
It's a boy with gender confusion
Hedo hasn’t been back home in a while and he was never sure whether it was a boy or a girl or both.
With Turks, it’s often a blurred line caused by inferior breeding practices.
Goat!
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 25, 2009 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Girl
Elizabeth had a partner and he had a rap from the cops, Him and Lenny Suckerpunch were just out Tooling around
by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 25, 2009 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
She-goat?
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Yez
Elizabeth had a partner and he had a rap from the cops, Him and Lenny Suckerpunch were just out Tooling around
by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 25, 2009 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
This is a good reason to hate.
Elizabeth had a partner and he had a rap from the cops, Him and Lenny Suckerpunch were just out Tooling around
by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 25, 2009 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
He has led down the Turkish national team a few times. Maybe hard feelings
And he did develop quite a bit since entering the league. KP got some burn out of the “next big thing” out of Turkey: He acquired Ömer Asik with a free second round pick, and converted him into three more (Denver, Chicago, NY). Then Ömer went on to tear his ACL this year. KP happy :)
I got the feeling
He was trying hard not to be a “homer” for his fellow Turks :-)
Man, we totally Pritchslapped Asik’s ACL! That’s my favorite move he’s made thus far.
The Big Mo’
Turks I knew hated Hedo because of the way he buddied up with the Serbs on Sacramento
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh man don't get me started on the Serbs
I mean, look at ‘em all Serbian n’ junk… it’s crazy.
It’s like, c’mon, man. Stop it already, ya know?
Serbs… I’m tellin’ ya.
Morty
If you read this in a Stewie voice
it’s pretty hilarious.
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm gonna write a sitcom
About a Croat-Muslim and a Bosnian-Serb forced to become roommates in the Big City!
Not to give too many spoilers, but they’ll have personality and ideological clashes that will be ripe for comedic parody.
the funny thing is, they agree on almost everything
barbeque is good, mayo is okay on pizza, tight pants, small swimsuits
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
you write it and I'll take it to Will Ferrel and Adam McKay for 10%
"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez
Wills godmother is a patient...
we gave him my life story as a sitcom idea about 2 yr ago….no word yet….the new basketball chapter might put me over the edge tho
"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez
I thought that most Croats were Catholic, Serbs were Eastern Orthodox, and ...
Bosniaks were Muslim; yet, I’m not too up to snuff on the Balkan region nowadays.
Good game in Pho
The fans are geting their money’s worth
by southern oregon on Mar 25, 2009 9:00 PM PDT reply actions
Glad I ain't a PHX fan
Every game, even a win, is bittersweet. The window is shut, even if they get in the 8th spot and get to get creamed by the Lakers.
It’s like… what’s the point?
There’s no joy in either outcome for PHX fans.
Mortidowner
And their local station is openly discussing not if but when Nash and Amare will leave them
And we complain about Gavin being tough on Oden…
go Suns
for the following reasons:
1) if we aren’t safe with a 4 game lead in the loss column on them, we don’t deserve the playoffs
2) if they lose, they are going to be looking at tomorrow as a must win game even more than it already is
3) Always good to be ahead of more teams, which we would be if Utah loses tonight.
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
excellent points all
and you also forgot that carlos boozer stabbed a nice old blind man in the back in cleveland and then giggled his way to the bank. I heard he was clutching two huge sacks of money and kicking penniless orphans into the gutter who beseeched him for alms.
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Is it true? I want to believe it
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Too perfect
I thought you were kidding.
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I love that story
And it came before he betrayed the blind owner… because of the bump in his head, which, according to the Chinese, is a sign of a betrayer.
M.
I have that same bump!
and no hair to cover it. I call it my dorsal fin. I don’t trust myself anmore
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm wondering
How Boozer will stab the corpse of Larry Miller in the back now… cuz’ you know he’s trying to figure out how after the junk Miller talked about the Booze.
Mortimer
You could do that in Pho
And everybody would think its just a normal drug deal and not even care.
by southern oregon on Mar 25, 2009 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
PHX is the New World Mexico
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 25, 2009 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
w0rd
Let’s not think loser thoughts and worry about a collapse, let’s try for the GOLD and get that division title!
We control our destiny, let’s try for the best possible outcome. We’re plenty ahead, got a big game tomorrow we can win, we got it under control.
not to be a loser N00b
but technically speaking, don’t we, you know, not actually control our own destiny?
like if Denver wins all their games but the one against us and we win all our games…they still win.
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
he meant to make the playoffs
in which case we do
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
Damn!
I’m such a wet behind the ears greenhorn tenderfoot.
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I mean, for the playoffs
So, we shouldn’t worry about missing the playoffs so much, since it’s in our control.
yeah, we need help to win the division, so I say we hope for that and not just hope to back into the 8th seed.
Dig?
I think L00ser thoughts; I want the playoffs; I dont care about seeding
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I never worry 'bout seedin'
It just happens.
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 25, 2009 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
That's cool
I’m only saying, we got the playoffs in good hands, and our team is good enough to want for more.
But I understand your, or others, trepidation in trying/hoping/getting hopes up for more. First things first for our young squadron of basketeers, and that’s actually making the playoffs.
And really, all else (seeding, NW division title) is gravy. I’d be happy with the 8th seed.
I just know we can do more, so I hope for more.
Morty
I luvs gravy!
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 25, 2009 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Amundson?
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Z-Bo speaks the truth
Always!
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 25, 2009 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Z-Bo punched her
Because she threatened to sue him for sexual assault if he didn’t pay more for the private show Z-Bo had arranged for her to perform at that one hotel.
An Amundson scorned is a dangerous beast!
But she is attractive
usually Im not into basketballers but there is somthing in the way she moves. To quote george
and she might shave her face
might. Lou is a suspension-giving machine however – everyone wants a piece of Amundson
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
When I hear Lou, I think of him, always
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 25, 2009 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
albano?
"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez
My former lover
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 25, 2009 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Lucky Lady
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
a friend of Shav & mine is helping put on this event
http://www.bookertlow.com/index.shtml and will be bringing Booker T & chammel to the Blazers upcoming game in houston
"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez
Whoa whoa whoa
I just read that federal authorities are alleging that Michael Vick illegally withdrew 1.3 million dollars from his pension plan? Surely there must be some mistake. Michael Vick? Illegal? Heavens, no.
that was prudent of him
my pension got demolished
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Link?
kidding… just to make it feel like a real gamethread
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
- We should sign Speedy Claxton
- Which team are we, white or blue?
- LINK!
- Sergio/Channing/Travis SUCKS!
- Can you tell me when Martell returns
Yeah, now I get the feeling.
Like he would wanna take over this mess of a team
We’re lucky if we can convince Doug Collins to take over!
Take it inside LaMarcus
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
if you're lamarcus aldridge
you’re not so sure you don’t want to not shoot that little turnaround!
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I love hsi hook shot
And I don’t know why we didn’t talk more about his actual DRIVE TO THE BASKET AND DUNK.
He almost never puts the ball on the floor, cause LMA only does stuff he is comfortable with. Now, that will become an element of his game, and will open up his offense even more… but it’s gotta wait till he is sure about his handles.
It was the first time he ever did it like that, and it was beautiful.
In the game he got the concussion, he was trying to drive with the ball, and I worried the concussion would make him think he wasn’t ready. He can do it, he’s just gotta be comfortable and confident in it.
That's better - I feel at home now
thanks fellas
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Yours :-(
Ok sir, I’ll step away :-(
…
…
…
YOINK, haha I took the pipe! STAND STAND STAND STAND, I stand all day next to it, la da da, di do do, next to the pipe is I!
(dances a jig)
There is an old sailor tune called a horn pipe
Happy ship,happy feet,double grog ration for all hands
by southern oregon on Mar 25, 2009 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
What time does the game start?
Who is Batum? What is this “Nate” guy’s story? Will Bayless be a good NBA player?
(Who am I?)
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Winner!
your implicit guess is correct.
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I almost hurled!
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 25, 2009 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Breven Knight? Is Ronnie Price that bad?
I thought he looked alright last year
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
wow i really hope Utah can win
for the sake of all mormons and P town
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
Suns playing some good zone defense
I’m officially worried about tomorrow.
The cake is a lie. Do not bake it.
fortunately we have the perfect cure
hoist three after three and hope they go in.
wait, that’s the exact OPPOSITE of what you’re supposed to do against a zone??
we’re so screwed.
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Tirico
“Even the fans don’t know how to chant defense”
yeah pretty funny.
was just about to post that.
"It was White vs. Purple that's all I know." - B Roy
I want to see starters on the floor for PHO
they can’t just give up this game
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
lol
better than anything I was gonna come up with.
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
HEY!
Your score is backwards of mine!
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 25, 2009 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
95 91 PHX
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 25, 2009 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Pho 95 - UT 91
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
It seems
Like his resurgence, to me, is caused by FINALLY taking conditioning seriously AND getting used to being old.
When you’re so used to being an athletically dominant marvel of a man, and ya get old, I liken it to growing a foot over the summer. Things that used to be easy are awkward and wrong. Shaq had to get used to his new old body, and not try to do the old stuff.
He’s playing good, compared to the previous 2 years. Imagine if he took his conditioning seriously when he was young.
Only 6 shots tonight, 2 FTs
never would have permitted it when he was younger
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
someone please tell me how that wasnt a travel on d will
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
...but he gained a best friend for life.
I don’t know what that means but I’m going with it
"It was White vs. Purple that's all I know." - B Roy
that was pretty nifty
i’d have to see it again…but it looked like a something….carry, travel….somethin
i could be wrong though. it looked cool though.
Tweet me!
It seems like Javie always gives the road team calls
I saw a stat that he assesses more fouls to the home team.
draft dejuan blair
I saw a stat
that Javie’s douchebaggery is statistically significant. Can anybody run a douche ANOVA and confirm?
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I wondered - I read Jaynes comment about him smirking and joking with the Philly bench
while the Rose Garden cursed him. He may have that complex where he likes being hated. What’s that complex called?
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
same complex
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Hatrophrenzia?
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 25, 2009 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
it helped me and I was 3000 miles away
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions
A Kobeostomy.
No wait, that’s the procedure that makes everyone hate you…
"It was White vs. Purple that's all I know." - B Roy
Cheney-esqueness
"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez
No way Hubie
I can’t believe that Darren (yes, Darren) is dominating Goran Dragic. It’s stunning.
draft dejuan blair
Dragic not a bad defender
especially to someone conditioned to watching Nash
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
maybe he's not
but I’ve read so much Hollinger slamming him that it’s hard to believe he’s getting crunch minutes.
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Well let's all just let Hollinger make all of our opinions for us then!!111
I ain’t been that impressed with him either, so I’m just funnin’
no way man!!
hollinger is an egghead square! I’m not letting him and the man hold me down with their “facts” and “analysis”. I decide with my gut because it has more nerve endings than my brain. And I hear you say, No BoB, that’s not true, I looked it up. You looked it up in a book. Should have looked it up in your gut.
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously though
I don’t like PER, really, but it’s hard to find anbody with a PER of 7.8 or whatever abysmally low number Dragic’s is that’s actually contributing to his team.
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I've never seen him have a good game
Out of a dozen or more of ’em.
So, that PER sounds accurate to my peepers.
he's out at the 9 minute mark - Nash back in to shut things down
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
he is bigger - might do better against someone like Williams
again, compared to Nash…
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
haha i learned about that whilest reading an economics book this week
that’s what’s going to happen if they can push dallas out of the playoffs
Tweet me!
Run Shaq Run
Run, Run, Run
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 25, 2009 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
The perfect Score
@ 6:47 in the fourth quarter.
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I could be mistaken
but I think they’re actually a pretty fast team. Anybody know where I can conveniently find pace factor?
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I think you're right
They aren’t one of the slower teams, since Sloan let Deron run a bit more.
They ain’t US, at least.
that's what hollinger the egghead square says too
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
That guy has a lot of nerve
With his numbers and prolly wearing glasses when he computes his numbers…
ARRRRRRGGGHHHHH NEEEEERRRRRRDDDS!!!!
I actually like ollinger
but his smug satisfaction with “the numbers” drives me up a wall. For example, the recent ESPN series with the VORP and PER demonstrating why lebron should be MVP. dude, you made up those formulas! so don’t act like the numbers that come out are some deus ex machina and you’re just like, “oh, well, the numbers say this.”
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha
Yeah, I like ’Ollinger, EXCEPT when he is giving his own opinion not stemming from the numbers.
Because I think he’s sorta bad at watching a game, analysing what a team needs, how a player will develop, etc. But his work with the numbers is always interesting and often enlightening.
NNNNEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRDDDDDDSSSSS.
did someone leave a bucket of chicken back there?
"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez
In accordance with new BE rules
please refer to “U2” as simply “2”. Thank you.
"It was White vs. Purple that's all I know." - B Roy
The way I learned it that would be the familiar of you
Usted would mean the same thing in the polite,formal sense talking to elders
by southern oregon on Mar 25, 2009 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Gots it
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 25, 2009 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Root for exhaustion and an emotional letdown for the Suns tomorrow
and bad weather coming into Portland tonight, and no bus at the airport and lumpy beds and no hot water in their hotel and for Bedgers to find that hotel and prank call their rooms all night
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
that shows lack of commitment
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
For B a B
PHO 103 UT 101 with 6 minutes left
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
sorry BOB - poor typing
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah he's pretty good.
I mean when he can actually play.
"It was White vs. Purple that's all I know." - B Roy
Had to be Sabonis
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
he
zach randolph and kevin love get their shots blocked more than almost anybody in the NBA. david lee too.
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't think of anything that links them
I mean, I know they’re all undersized PFs, but that’s just a coincidence… RIGHT?!?!?!
Yahoo says 4 blocked attempts
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, Oh!
Odd to Even score. Not good for OT!
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I have both
Still not sure what to think
by southern oregon on Mar 25, 2009 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Kidd = Tutor
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 25, 2009 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
for this blazer team, Kidd
because putting Hill on the floor means Batum is not. Kidd will replace Sergio, so it’s a bigger gain. If we weren’t figuring in our current roster, I’d say Hill though
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
you know what else
we’ve been missing? simulated sex shows. Back in the good old days, children respected their elders, government got stuff done without overstepping its bounds, and women everywhere simulated oral sex on one another without a care in the world. Oh zack, where have you gone.
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I love Blair
but I’ve had recurrent Gary Trent nightmares ever since that first round game
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
the Shaq of the MAC for you youngins
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
One of the beefiest dudes to play the game.
His shoulders were about four feet wide. It was cool watching him match up with Karl Malone.
He also had one of saddest childhoods if I remember correctly.
starring the Lil' Mermaid
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
too close
come on suns, pull this one out
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
sorry, but the man is a beast
i hate that he beat us in the 2000 WCF, but the man is a legend.
Tweet me!
he's the TO of basketball
a guy who acts nice but trashes every teammate he’s ever had.
draft dejuan blair
yeh, but Shaq makes teams win intead of break them down
i don’t like his Kobe rap, trashing of his coaches, any of that—-but he is still a great player.
i don’t like Karl Malone because he’s a beep! off court, but on court, you have to respect his game.
Tweet me!
good point
alright, i might have over-stated things.
Shaq has been entertaining more than anything. I guess he’s not really someone I’m “honored” to have seen…that award would have to go to Duncan.
Tweet me!
by prezofdeath on Mar 25, 2009 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
absolutely
I count Duncan and Ginobili as players I’ve been privileged to watch.
draft dejuan blair
by Cablinasian on Mar 25, 2009 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
duncan...best PF of all time?
Tweet me!
by prezofdeath on Mar 25, 2009 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
emphatically, yes.
Four titles and all the stats.
draft dejuan blair
by Cablinasian on Mar 25, 2009 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
no
because I don’t care what he says, he’s a center. he plays like a center on both ends
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
Hakeem, Kareem, Wilt, Shaq… those are centers. Duncan is a PF.
draft dejuan blair
by Cablinasian on Mar 25, 2009 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
we will agree to disagree then
he plays low post on offense and guards low post players on defense. he’s a center. even when Robinson still played, I would have called David the PF on that team given the way they utilized the two of them
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
Is Shaq dead?
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 25, 2009 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
OT! OT! OT!
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 25, 2009 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Shaq looks like he's about to pass out
Couldn’t put forth the effort to catch that pass.
The cake is a lie. Do not bake it.
Its like, he's in a defending position...
…but he just lets everyone go by him, and doesn’t use his body.
Worst defending MVP of the modern era, easy.
I'd say Nash is worse
Since AI at least disrupts the other team a little bit with his steals and ballhawking…
but he ain’t a good defender neither, too true too true!!
I agree with you
that nash is worse. I’m just nitpicking “easy”. Feel free to use the ignore button for my posts from now on.
…
…
…
Hahahahaha THERE IS NO IGNORE BUTTON you’re stuck with me VICTORY
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Hahahahaha THERE IS NO IGNORE BUTTON you’re stuck with me VICTORY
Someone missed the fanpost where I showed everyone how to create an ignore button on BE. :)
Oh dang
I almost referenced that, and had I remembered that you were the one who did it, I definitely would have. Probably in a derogatory way just to make you real mad, but definitely mentioned it.
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't miss it
I’m just inert.
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 25, 2009 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I bent over to tie my shoe
And you accidentally punched me in the face :-(
Blood spurts from my nose, and I accidentally swallow some of it and I barf all over, and some of it splatters on you, and coincidentally you had a paper cut earlier, and my toxic barf gets in the cut and you get AIDs.
ADVANTAGE: MORTIMER
by Mortimer on Mar 25, 2009 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Utah 59 percent from the line
tha tmust hurt
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
shaq is chatty
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
game rest
44.8 left, tied, suns ball. They have a 2 for 1 situation, so they should try to get this shot up within about 10-12 seconds
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
can they wait 10 12 seconds?
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
OT! OT! OT!
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 25, 2009 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Man Grant Hill is having a career all of the sudden.
"It was White vs. Purple that's all I know." - B Roy
I was a pistons fan back in the day.
and he broke my heart.
"It was White vs. Purple that's all I know." - B Roy
Is there any reason for Steve Nash to be on the floor after the timeout?
Gentry, I’m judging your coaching decision base on this one decision.
The cake is a lie. Do not bake it.
suns by 2
27 seconds left, utah ball, 20 on the shot clock
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
Okur misses
suns rebound. should be game
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
williams also missed (the first shot)
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
bit o' pressure on the PTB tomorrow
lose tomorrow and we are only 3 losses out of 9th place – gotta take care of business against a team that we generally struggle against.
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
no kidding
if we win, we’re almost definitely in the playoffs.
draft dejuan blair
by Cablinasian on Mar 25, 2009 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
of course we can
but a lot of posters on this site take way too many wins for granted – especially at home. We gotta bring our game tomorrow, because Phoenix is going to put up points. We don’t generally do well against teams who do that (GS, Philly come to mind)
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
I woke up this morning...
…with Barbosa and eggs in my bed!
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Mar 25, 2009 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Are they fired up, or emotionally drained now?
Also interesting that those two teams meet again on Saturday.
They're the walking dead
Emotional, “big” wins, that mean nothing.
We are winning tomorrow. This is OUR playoffs, dammit.
Depends on how they shoot the 3-ball
Poor shooting from 3-point line means easy transition buckets for PHX.
The cake is a lie. Do not bake it.
Well that ain't true
We’re still a ways ahead of them. Just makes it possible that PHX overtakes Dallas.
Will be a helluva lot easier if we beats the jerks.
Yep. Basically, every opponent will be a nightmare.
- will never be so vulnerable.
Well except Dallas against GSW a few years ago.
Hypothetical over/under
Say that somehow, some way, Portland doesn’t pull it out tomorrow night.
Over/under on the number of “sky is falling” fanposts?
It would be very bad
PHX would have tie-breaker.
Blazers could be crushed mentally, not just the fans.
The cake is a lie. Do not bake it.
only a couple
at this point, everybody wants it so bad that they’re gonna rationalize away any loss that isn’t caused by Bayless snapping his chain and killing Roy in a bloodlust frenzy and having Roy’s bloodied corpse topple into Greg’s knee and make the chip worse.
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
But Martell will be our savior
He gets better the longer he doesn’t play. Or so I hear.
by Norsktroll on Mar 25, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I thought that
thing on hoopsworld about martell being the difference between the fourth and the eighth seed was really odd. this guy who isn’t in shape and hasn’t played even a quarter of NBA basketball this year is gonna come in and somehow more than offset the disruption to the rotation with his contributions? Naw.
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
well
my imaginary PER is like 37. so I dwarf Jordan’s season and am the imaginary PER MVP. Martell can’t step. Sorry Marty.
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude Marty better shut up next time he sees you, cause he was all, and you were all, and I was all...
You totally pwned him.
Plus I hear his music’s PER is worse than Dragics.
LOL at music PER
you know, Slovenian death metal contributes in a lot of ways that music PER just doesn’t measure. it’s one of my big complaints about the statistic, actually.
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
if you are counting unique fanposts
then I’d say the over/under is 5.5
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
most ridiculous poll result
of all time on blazersedge. before Oden has played an NBA game, and keep in mind that he lost a whole season to microfracture at this point, Dave/Ben posted a poll asking if we’d take a Howard for ODen trade straight up before the beginning of this season. more than 60% of people said no.
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm a homer
But I think he’ll be better.
Bigger, better hands, MUCH much much better passer, better touch…
Oden will make his teammates better than Howard makes his.
Right now, obviously, Howard is better and it isn’t even up for debate. I’m still very, very high on what Oden will become (not that you ain’t, of course) to the point where I would not trade him even for the certainty of Howard.
Because I think he’ll be more in the ways that will make our whole team greater.
I love Oden
and will defend him till I’m blue in the face. But Dwight Howard! We’re talking about Dwight Howard! We’re not talking about Emeka Okafor! We’re talking about Dwight Howard! You wouldn’t trade a rookie with a lengthy injury history, who has shown episodic flashes of greatness but nothing more, for the league’s leading shot blocker and rebounder who will win DPOY like 5 times and oh, by the way, averages 20 points a game and is 23 years old?
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
By the way
he got his 24/21 in 26 minutes tonigh. Lord…
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Mar 25, 2009 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
it's like the old saying
about a bird in the hand.
I think you would have to be pretty insane not to take Howard straight up for Oden if it were offered. I’m a big Oden believer, but seriously, we all hope he can become Dwight in a couple year. But the future is uncertain, and you take the proven commodity everytime, especially since he’s still so young too
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
It's crazy
But I’m a risk taker.
Howard is a horrible passer and more of a shotblocker than an actual defender. Like the Olympics showed, he is pretty low skill and while Oden is as well, I think his skill potential (such as passing, post moves, etc) is higher.
I think Oden will make others better, more than Howard.
Howard is a bonafide monster, but it’s more me guessing Oden will be as strong and dominant of a shotblocker rebounder, plus better hands/passing/court instincts. I mean, he’s already a better passer than Howard, and he’s still a dumb rookie. We’re gonna have an offense that goes through him, and from what we’ve seen thus far I think it’ll be incredibly successful.
There is no numbers or anything concrete to support my POV, just my gut hunch about Oden. He’s gonna be gooder in the ways that will TRULY matter for a great team.
aha
you found my weak spot once you tossed aside numbers and mentioned gut! well done.
I definitely understand your logic; it makes alot of sense to me. But it’s also a very best-case scenario. I think the better thing to ask yourself is, “Can the Blazers win a championship with Howard as their center?” And I think a Howard/LMA/Roy core is absurd. We’d be in the running for a title literally every season for at least a decade. I love Greg, but with Howard we are every bit as much a championship threat as we are with Greg playing at 9 out of 10 on his potential scale (maybe less so than if Greg reaches 10 of 10, I concede) and MORE of a championship threat than if Greg plateaus at, say, 7 or 8.
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Why do you hate Greg Oden so much?
Hell, I know you’re right, but my inner Mortimer sez we doing it OUR WAY.
WITH ODEN.
RIDE TILL WE DIE.
my god
your inner mortimer is actually Nostradamus. how did it know that we’re not actually trading Greg for Howard straight up??
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I hung up on Orlando right in their stupid fat faces when they offered that junk
Or I will when they offer it, which they will…
Oh yes, they will…
I can fairly easily see the FT-shooting, passing being better and rebounding and shot blocking being equal. But athletically Howard is just a beast, more explosive than Shaq & Co. ever were. He is like a slightly bigger version of LeBron. Not even in college Oden had those hops.
In the pre-draft camp
No one has ever had a higher combo of hops and reach than Oden has. He’s able to get his arms higher-when-jumping than anyone of record.
Howard will be more purely athletic, but Oden’s still-amazing-athleticism and bigger size, plus the better hands/variety of skills won’t make it as big of a gap.
Howard is also not that tall, and once he loses his hops… Oden will still be bigger than everyone else.
It’s not really something I can defend with reason. Just my soul guiding me towards my spirit animal, which looks an awful lot like Oden.
Should I be worried that Greg has just two post moves? Turning to the left and through the middle?
He doesn’t turn right when posting up. His hook shot is in early stages. His outside shot not there yet. And he can’t blow by anyone. It can all get along with a healthy off-season of training, but right now Howard is a much more skilled post player.
I'm not worried about that.
I suspect he’ll spend seasons developing his low-post offensive moves.
Even without those moves, his offensive efficiency is ridiculous as a rookie. As he learns how to master the hook, an up-and-under, and understanding how to use his bulk and power around the hoop (and refs stop calling every little thing), among other moves, we’ll barely remember the brick-hook from season 1.
yeah
he said yesterday that he was looking forward to this offseason because he’ll actually get to work on his jumper and post moves.
Give him one summer with Bayno.
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by Cablinasian on Mar 25, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Bayno and the shooting coach must get pulled in many directions in the Summer
Last Summer, Sergio bogarted the shooting coach for a bit, and Joel worked on low-post moves all Summer, presumably with some kind of coach.
I wonder if the players are on a priority list for Summer coaching time.
One thing he definitely will have going for him is points off offensive rebounds
That’s something he will be very good at pretty soon. His rebounding is so off the charts that scouts still haven’t figured out if he really foresees the ball so well or if he is just so big that he can reach everything. Those numbers have translated perfectly from college.
well, if you look at his arms in that pilates picture
it’s easy to see why. Those arms are cables.
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by Cablinasian on Mar 25, 2009 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
his rebounding will probably improve next year
as he starts getting his athleticism back…
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by Cablinasian on Mar 25, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
How Oden rebounds...
…He has quicker hands than people think, and since they can palm a ball easy he gets his hands on balls you don’t expect him to get and force it in the direction he wants it to go.
Also, everytime the ball goes in the air, he puts that huge body on somebody, ANYBODY. And, he’s impossible to get around.
Then ya add he has good instincts of where the ball is gonna go, and it combines with his LMA-long wingspan and huge hands and incredibly strong body to become an already dominant rebounding force.
LMA tries to put his body on people, but is easy to get around (which makes him a great offenive boarder, since he is hard to pin down as well). Oden is a terrific boxer-outer.
What I’m impressed with, is how often Oden gets the ball out of crowds. Those are nice hands that will get nicer, and that is something that has to come naturally. Pryz is an awesome rebounder, all the more impressive due to his hands of stone, but he’d be even better if he had Oden’s hands.
Did I mention Oden’s hands yet?
Mo—
when he'scrashing
the offensive boards, it makes me think of a saint bernard puppy. so big, so strong, and gamboling into everything cuz he hasn’t quite figured it all out yet. I can’t WAIT to see him next year after a full offseason devoted to basketball training instead of rehabbing. I just don’t want to get my hopes up too high, because they were unrealistically high for this season and for that reason I’ve been kinda disappointed. Not with Greg, just with where my expectations were.
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, he's still learning that body
His coordination, stamina, and skill level will all improve immensely as a 7 foot huge big man, even if he stays at this relative level athletically.
A dude that young, that big, that buff, is still trying to put it all together. AND, even being raw as cookie dough, when he is on the floor he is a huge difference maker on both ends of the ball.
I’m very excited about his future and I can’t imagine being anything other than extremely hopeful about his chance of extreme success. He’s got way too much going for him, even if ya just add experience to his current level of athleticism and ‘skill’.
Hopefully he learns how to stay out of foul trouble. He already dominates when he’s on the floor.
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by Cablinasian on Mar 25, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
That is one thing
That is pretty much guaranteed to happen.
The rest— better post moves, improved athleticism, even stamina, are all things I’m feeling will happen but aren’t guarantees.
EVERY center learns how to stay out of constant foul trouble, and the refs learn that player.
EVEN IF ODEN REMAINS AS BAD/GOOD AS HE IS NOW, just being able to play 30 minutes will make him a very forceful player.
I just really don’t think that’ll be the only area he’ll have huge jumps in, but right now it’s the most immediate thing he can improve on that will make huge dividends right away.
except Biedrins
it seems like he is CONSTANTLY in foul trouble.
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by Cablinasian on Mar 25, 2009 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
of course, I don't watch their every game.
But yeah, Greg will learn. It will help in teh playoffs, with the refs allowing more physical play.
Greg was made for the playoffs.
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by Cablinasian on Mar 25, 2009 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I definitely agree
in the abstract with everything you’re saying, and I’m such a fervent Oden backer for the very reasons you’re mentioning.
My concerns are twofold: first, the injuries (duh). They’ve all been unrelated and could have happened to anybody, as I’ve read here a million times and agree with, but to play devil’s advocate — the guy hasn’t been healthy for about two and a half years. At a certain point, it does become a pattern. Not saying I think it’s reached that point, but that point does exist.
And second of all, his attitude. There are dozens of cautionary tales in NBA lore about phenomenally talented players, physically and skill-wise, who cratered because their head just wasn’t screwed on right. I don’t think that’s Greg — he’s had a number of intensive, varied pressures on him and he’s SO young — but the possibility exists that he could add to the litany. I don’t think that’s so, but the evidence to date can be interpreted a couple of different ways.
I believe that Greg will be a monster. But my watershed moment of fandom was the Game 7 meltdown in 2000. It’s hard to fully trust that you’re gonna reach the promised land again with a once in a generation big man leading the way when THAT’S how you get your sports heartbreak cherry popped.
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
His attitude is very hard to diagnose from a distance
And that is before assuming any clinical syndromes, which is just plain made up speculation without a trained psychiatrist having interviewed a person in long sessions.
One can speculate about a few things that lead to his “moodiness”
- He is not too fond of working with media people, and would rather just be left alone. But he knows that having to be available comes with the money.
- When he is serious people complain about him being serious. When he jokes around people say he doesn’t take it serious enough. He has stated he feels like he can’t make it right.
- He seems to miss the camaraderie in college
- He has troubles adapting to not being the #1 on the team. Not in the sense that he would get aggressive about it, more that he doesn’t know yet when to defer to Roy/LMA and when to go big himself.
Greg's mental stuff
Are different than most cratered-cause-of-their-head types, because he’s smart and genuinely seems to just care TOO much, if anything.
If he was a lil’ dumber, he’d be more confident and not realize he should try to fit in and not do what he wants. He’s too smart for his own good at this stage in his career.
In the long run, it is a good thing. But too many thoughts, when he’s had the bad luck he has had and the expectations put upon his shoulders, is too many thoughts when you’re smart enough to know you’re not the center of the world but not experienced enough to know how to deal with it.
Any other mental case I can think of cratered because of being too selfish, too dumb, too lazy… I just don’t think that comes close to applying to Greg.
I also like to point out how LMA and Roy both spent good chunks of their early career hurt with various ailments, and so do lots of young players. The problem is, Oden is really really good and expected to be the center of his generation, so everything increases exponentially. Obviously you know that part, but I don’t think his start (aside from the micro) is that different from many young NBA players still growing into their body.
If he has recovered from his micro successfully like it appears he has, and all reports say he has, I don’t have much worry injury wise. I just hope his bad luck of injuries ends, since he got past the big one.
Morty
The micro actually worries me not that much
I said today already I would be more worried about an ACL injury like with Al Jefferson. Of course it’s not good, but rehabbed correctly (read: give it time to heal) it can add years to your career. That’s why you will see younger and younger players get it, sometimes even already in high school when they diagnose the first knee cartilage damages in big guys (and often overweight relative to their bone structure). Like Spencer Hawes, who even damaged his knee again in 2007 in a training sprint at the same time as Greg. I see nobody running around declaring him an injury prone bust, because he was picked later and nobody cares?
It’s hard to fully trust that you’re gonna reach the promised land again with a once in a generation big man leading the way when THAT’S how you get your sports heartbreak cherry popped.
Trust me, it doesn’t get easier.
If you lived through Game 6 of the 1991 WCF (Magic rolls the ball down the court), or Game 6 of the 1992 Finals (Chicago pulls Jordan/Pippen, and the subs mount the title-winning comeback), if still hurt the same.
The only difference was that entire 2000 Game 6 4th quarter, where you were fearful it would happen any second, only to watch it unfold just as you feared.
Yeah, that was a downer, sorry.
Howard has very little touch
it was brutal watching him try to score in the final minutes of the Boston game.
I still take him over Greg, though.
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by Cablinasian on Mar 25, 2009 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Everything I'm sayin'
Is a prediction of the future, so like I said, I can’t really defend it.
But Oden has a softer touch, better hands, and is more skilled than where Howard was coming into the league. And Howard still has the Shaq line drive hook shot, and relies on pure athleticism more than skill.
I think Oden will have an amazing jump athletically this next season, compared to the early Oden we’ve been getting.
Howard has a pretty bad touch and really relies on being so dominant athletically. That is fine for now, but fades quickly, and his horrible touch around the basket hasn’t improved. He’s a complete MONSTER though, so that lack of skill and touch and pretty turrible passing doesn’t come out much as a problem.
Oden’s softer hands and better touch will equal better post moves, and his bigger body and (once recovered from micro) history tells us his athleticism will mostly return— and he’s already pretty beastly athletically as well.
I ain’t saying I’m right and you’re wrong, because that is unknowable and obviously with what we KNOW know, you are more ‘right’. But I think Oden will become better, and while it is a gamble it is a gamble I am gonna take because I am crazy and it is a hypothetical situation :-)
But for reals, no joke, I do think Oden will be better for longer, and help us a lot more since he does team-centric stuff better than Howard does NOW, even as a dumb rook. That, to me, bodes well for the future.
Here's why I'm less worried about winning the division
To win the division, we need both Denver and Dallas to play poorly.
To make the playoffs, we just need either Phoenix or Dallas to play poorly.
- has might higher odds than #1 so I’m still focused on playoffs first, everything else second.
Lemme rephrase
If the concern is just making the playoffs, Dallas and Phoenix are #8 and 9. Even if Portland were to struggle down the stretch…
- If Phoenix plays out of their mind, and Dallas struggles, we’re likely in.
- If Dallas plays out of their mind, and Phoenix stuggles, we’re definitely in.
So, should Portland have any stuggles, we just need one of these teams to struggle.
For the division title, even if Portland plays well…
- It Utah plays outstanding and Denver is only ok, we’re 2nd
- If Denver plays outstanding, and Utah struggles, we’re 2nd.
We need both of these teams to play badly, which is mathematically less likely than the simple “one or the other” alternative above.
So, that’s why I was rooting for Phoenix. I’d rather see Dallas/Phoenix play poorly, and guarantee a slot, than for Utah/Denver to lose, and give Dallas/Phoenix life.
(Did that explain better? I was lazy in my first explanation)
by this logic
shouldn’t you have been rooting for Utah tonight then?
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
Only if I'm concerned about the division lead
My priorities are playoffs first, division second. So I’m always rooting against the 8th and 9th teams, Dallas and Phoenix (if another team falls to 8th, they take Dallas’ spot. Wait, did Utah fall to 8th tonight??)
So wait
If rooting against the 8th and 9th teams, you should be rooting for Utah like Doug said… rooting for them to BEAT Phoenix.
Right?! Oh I wish we didn’t fight so much :-(
Oh man! I completely typo'd that!
I missed what both you and Douglas were saying until I re-read my post.
Let’s change that last line, shall we?
“So, that’s why I was rooting for Phoenix TO LOSE”
Thanks for calling me out on being stupid guys.
(Can I chalk it up to a lack of sleep?)
We have to play a lot beter than poorly
To beat these Guys
by southern oregon on Mar 25, 2009 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Grandma Zombie Death Torching FTW
"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez
good night all - thanks
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
liberal media
always spinning things.
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Everybody knows the shot heard round the world
right? Bobby Thompson, Ralph Branca, one of the most famous radio calls in baseball history? well, the only reason it’s so famous is cuz the giants came storming back from an impossible deficit during the home stretch of the season to pull into a one-game playoff to make the playoffs. That’s WAY more exciting than sowing up a playoff berth early, right? So we need the Blazers to lose this game and a couple of more to set up a similar situation and prepare the stage for their dramatic comeback.
Foolproof.
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Get your mind right
Its all about winning
by southern oregon on Mar 25, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
i always thought it was about the orange slices?
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
It depends
Are these real orange slices, or those gummy candy orange slices with that sugar coating.
If it’s the candy, I gotta think it over.
we only
got the real ones after the games. that and capri suns.
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey Norsk
While you’re in this thread, what sites do you use for researching stats these days? Basketball-reference? Yahoo?
I’m working on a weird theory but need to look up some numbers.
82games.com and basketball-reference are the best.
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by Cablinasian on Mar 25, 2009 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Mostly ESPN for current stats, 82games for weird stuff and basketball-reference for historical data and player comparisons. I’m not stats pro by any means, but I think quite a lot of them use these.
Oh, and I learned recently that the stats guys of the teams are usually not asked to rate players in absolute terms (who is better), but mainly how they would fit in their team. So we still have a long way to go.
Simmons is right, in a way
we won’t progress until the obscure stats are recorded.
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by Cablinasian on Mar 25, 2009 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
we won't progress
until national announcers stop basing their decisions on whether or not a team is good at offense or defense based on their PPG and points allowed.
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I HATE when they do that
Even when it makes them think we’re good defensively.
How can you work in the NBA, and not use pace adjusted stats? I’m not a stathead compared to most by ANY stretch of the imagination, but it only makes sense.
It’s like when they only look at our raw rebounding amount numbers and think we ain’t good at rebounding. For the average fan, I don’t expect the to know the difference. But a pro?
I remember when the NBA finally kept a stat for dunks
They were so proud of themselves.
I do wonder if the NBA will put together a stats group, who primarily sets every parameter to watch and every stat to keep, and makes a database open to all teams (and maybe the public?). That way, every team has equal access to stats to analyze, no matter how they’re doing financially.
Sure, Michael Jordan may still go by his gut, but I imagine some other small-market teams might love to have that data.
There is a private company developing SW that can automatically analyze many stats just from game footage
Biggest investor: Mark Cuban
little known fact
JJ Barea is the tenth best player in the league.
In other news, Devin Harris sucks. Ballhog.
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by Cablinasian on Mar 25, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Cuban's stats have Dallas as the #1 seed as well
Don’t believe everything you read, guys. You can be one of the sheep and think the Lakers are the #1 seed in the West, but Cuban will beg to differ.
Los Mavs are merely spotting the Lakers homecourt
to prove a point.
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by Cablinasian on Mar 25, 2009 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Have to look up the company, probably not much. The founders were former video coordinators for NBA teams I think
Something he did publish is his Z-score, which was mocked since people think he just wanted to prove that J-Kidd doesn’t suck. http://www.blazersedge.com/2009/2/9/754659/mark-cuban-reveals-new-sta
Probably Boston, Portland, Houston and Dallas have about the biggest stat crews. Hollinger even joked that they might need to put a salary cap on that.
we have Jeff Ma and Justin Kubatko
booyah.
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by Cablinasian on Mar 25, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah
he is fantastic at predicting results… he’s won Henry Abbott’s playoff prediction pool two years in a row, over all the other stat geeks.
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by Cablinasian on Mar 25, 2009 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm a vet
with a comically bad computer that’s extremely unhappy about the size of this thread. Is there a junk drawer up for tomorrow yet?
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
can't load them
or watch games online. I listen to wheels every chance I get and usually get stuck with the other team’s radio annoucners. I’ll tell you what, it’s a tough life being on the wrong coast with a terrible computer.
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
it's a compaq
presario v4000 that’s about 4 years old. I’ll put it this way — the 512 MB of RAM I had a compsci buddy install on my computer about 6 months ago tripled the total RAM available.
by BlazersOrBust on Mar 25, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Is it the v4000 Laptop?
Hmmm, if so, that’s a Pentium-M or Celeron-M Dothan laptop. The processor is older, but should still be good enough for BE, so I bet that memory is slowing you down. Unless you’re on dial-up, then it’s a double whammy.
I bet during a thread like this, the whole machine is bogging down.
If you’re on broadband, have you tried another browser? (IE, Firefox, Google Chrome and Opera are the big 4 right now). Some of them are less memory intensive than others. On gamedays, I use one browser for BE, and another for everything else.
Alternatively, memory is relatively cheap right now (depending on budget of course), if you can try installing it yourself. Your laptop should handle either 1 or 2GB, depending on the model number. I could track down the right memory if you have any interest.
I may have just repeated a bunch of stuff you already know, but just in case it’s useful info…
AtTheHive
is going to put out an incredible study on playoff data in the coming weeks… I am excited.
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Say, Norsk
when do we get to read “The Whitsitt Chronicles?” Seems like you mentioned working on something like that.
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I hoped to get something done this week, but not sure since real work stuff has come up
And it’s more graphically than reading ;-)
Sleep good and remember I love you
Somewhere, in a parallel dimension, we are together and are pee holes are touching as we drift off to sleep.
Someday, that parallel dimension will crash into ours and out two selves will merge, and we will be one.
Sometime, will be here soon.
Love,
Mortimer
For a heart warming experence
Check out the Jazz blog,they know they are doomed
by southern oregon on Mar 25, 2009 11:13 PM PDT reply actions
That's kind of tempting
But they’re overreacting. Any lower-seeded team in the West could pull a 1995 Houston Rockets this year. Everyone is so evenly matched.
Utah has little interior defense and can't win on the road...
if they don’t have home court advantage, I don’t think they win a round.
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by Cablinasian on Mar 25, 2009 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I think you're both right
But I side more on them not going too far because of their lack of bigs defense, over the road thing… since they’ve won on the road in the previous 2 playoffs even after sucking on the road during the regular season.
Boozer doesn’t play defense, and Okur ain’t stopping the best in the West.
Morty
Yeah Utah's not a likely title-contender
But that’s how I felt before the season too. They could still reach the second round, but it’ll be real tough from there, and they’d either need to really gel, or get a bit lucky to keep moving along.
I’d never bet against a Sloan team making it to the second or third round, and would never bet in favor of a Sloan team winning a title.
If their fans think they’re doomed simply from this loss, that’s nonsense. They’re in the same position they were yesterday and most of the season: Hoping for a decent seed and a few breaks to go their way.
Same position they been in for 20 years
by southern oregon on Mar 25, 2009 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions
It would suck to be in that position
almost all your players are free agents, you can’t keep them all, and your ceiling with themis the conference finals.
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by Cablinasian on Mar 25, 2009 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions
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