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Great Rumbler · « **Reply #3721 on:** January 30, 2012, 10:49:53 PM »

Vin-sanity

Beezy · « **Reply #3722 on:** January 31, 2012, 01:33:07 AM »

Griffin!

T-Short · « **Reply #3723 on:** January 31, 2012, 02:56:17 AM »

yeah just saw that and busted out laughing at work

just ridiculous

etiolate · « **Reply #3724 on:** January 31, 2012, 03:02:22 AM »

Griffin puts the HGH in HHHNNNNNNNNNGGGGHHH

pilonv1 · « **Reply #3725 on:** January 31, 2012, 03:06:23 AM »

fuckign insane

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #3726 on:** January 31, 2012, 03:43:24 AM »

I want to do the sex with Blake

but lest we forget, Perkins has already been posterized pretty much definitively

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #3727 on:** January 31, 2012, 02:30:59 PM »

Dallas is now 4th in the Western Conference. Safe to say they've turned it around. Although they still have defensive issues and Lamar Odom issues.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #3728 on:** January 31, 2012, 03:36:55 PM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on January 31, 2012, 02:30:59 PM

Dallas is now 4th in the Western Conference. Safe to say they've turned it around. Although they still have defensive issues and Lamar Odom issues.

The Mavs have turned things around thanks to quality play from Vince Carter, Delonte West, and Shawn Marion.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #3729 on:** January 31, 2012, 05:57:29 PM »

Don't forget Yi and Brandan Wright

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #3730 on:** January 31, 2012, 06:41:38 PM »

Carlisle will get the best out of any bunch of weirdos, but the Odom thing may be beyond him. The Hornets thing seems to have destroyed him.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #3731 on:** January 31, 2012, 08:20:56 PM »

I'd rather blame it on whichever Kardashian he's fucking.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #3732 on:** January 31, 2012, 08:57:34 PM »

It's pretty clear that Odom wishes he was still playing in LA.

benjipwns · « **Reply #3733 on:** January 31, 2012, 09:14:04 PM »

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #3734 on:** January 31, 2012, 09:18:51 PM »

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #3735 on:** January 31, 2012, 09:53:20 PM »

that's brilliant

Beezy · « **Reply #3736 on:** January 31, 2012, 10:24:51 PM »

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #3737 on:** January 31, 2012, 10:35:26 PM »

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #3738 on:** February 01, 2012, 01:51:08 AM »

I was thinking of getting a Clippers version of Kobe's new shoe. At $180, it's a pretty good deal for a customized shoe. Too bad the Kobe signature is still on it and they won't let me put Kobe on the left shoe and sucks on the right. I also can't put Clippers on the back because there is a 6 character limit. The closest thing is LA CLIPS but that's kinda lame.

DJ_Tet · « **Reply #3739 on:** February 01, 2012, 02:19:36 AM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on January 31, 2012, 09:18:51 PM

LJ is the first one I remember doing that, although I'm sure someone did it before him.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #3740 on:** February 01, 2012, 12:19:56 PM »

Does the NBA publish any kind of blackout map? I want to buy the mobile league pass to watch Mavs games, but I don't know whether I'm considered to be in the local viewing area or not. I don't want to shell out $40 and then have it go LOL NOPE.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #3741 on:** February 01, 2012, 12:21:20 PM »

blackout? I honestly didn't know NBA games had to worry about that, figured it was just football/baseball

DJ_Tet · « **Reply #3742 on:** February 01, 2012, 12:31:02 PM »

Yep, all games are blacked out in the 'local market' if they aren't on local TV.

For Charlotte the local market extended out to the outer banks which can be up to a five hour drive one way. It's ridiculous.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #3743 on:** February 01, 2012, 12:33:11 PM »

ah ok

nba-gaf delivers

benjipwns · « **Reply #3744 on:** February 01, 2012, 12:35:08 PM »

Found this from 2008: http://www.tsq.com/alerts/NBA%20League%20Pass%20blackouts%202007%202008.pdf

From the google search it seems people in Austin can't get Spurs games, not sure how much that applies to you and Mavs games.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #3745 on:** February 01, 2012, 12:49:28 PM »

I downloaded the NBA app, and it tells you whether you're blacked out for certain games or not without paying for the season pass. Looks like I'm blacked out.

I had to switch cable providers last week, the old company was in Texas but the new one's in Oklahoma, and now I don't get local Dallas stations anymore and FSN is now the Oklahoma version, so I only get Thunder.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #3746 on:** February 01, 2012, 10:14:19 PM »

Another classic Miami 4th quarter suck-a-thon

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #3747 on:** February 02, 2012, 03:12:40 AM »

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #3748 on:** February 02, 2012, 03:28:45 AM »

How is that not traveling

etiolate · « **Reply #3749 on:** February 02, 2012, 03:39:35 AM »

It's only one step?

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #3750 on:** February 02, 2012, 03:55:24 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on February 02, 2012, 03:28:45 AM

How is that not traveling

Gayest post ever.

I haven't seen a 76ers game all season so I have no idea if they are just feasting on an easy schedule which is the conventional wisdom but they took down the bulls tonight.

etiolate · « **Reply #3751 on:** February 02, 2012, 04:09:48 AM »

Sixers play really good defense, are riding Hawes going CONTRACT YEAAAAAAAAR, and play well together. I am not sure how they hold up in close games without a go-to guy, but they're deep and put out constant pressure on the other team.

Mandark · « **Reply #3752 on:** February 02, 2012, 05:47:47 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on February 02, 2012, 03:28:45 AM

How is that not traveling

Cause a player "may take two steps in coming to a stop, passing or shooting the ball."

On the other hand, Iguodala totally carried the ball for that behind the back dribble.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #3753 on:** February 02, 2012, 08:02:01 PM »

Fan Voted All Star starters.

Eastern Conference Starting Lineup

G: Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls

G: Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat

F: LeBron James, Miami Heat

F: Carmelo Anthony, New York Knicks

C: Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic

Western Conference Starting Lineup

G: Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers

G: Chris Paul, Los Angeles Clippers

F: Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder

F: Blake Griffin, Los Angeles Clippers

C: Andrew Bynum, Los Angeles Lakers

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #3754 on:** February 02, 2012, 08:05:02 PM »

Hard to decide if Melo or Bynum is less deserving.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #3755 on:** February 02, 2012, 08:11:36 PM »

They both aren't deserving, it's hilarious

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #3756 on:** February 02, 2012, 08:36:24 PM »

Amare is beasting right now. Has 16 of the knicks 33 so far. They're playing good D against the Bulls tonight.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #3757 on:** February 05, 2012, 03:34:10 AM »

Knicks played a really fun game tonight capped off by this unlikely performance.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #3758 on:** February 06, 2012, 10:21:21 PM »

Who the heck is Jeremy Lin? Don't wanna be racist but it's hard to believe he's actually a legit player. I thought teams were just signing him to draw Asian fans.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #3759 on:** February 06, 2012, 11:16:32 PM »

http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/jeremy_lin/career_stats.html

He scored 28 points for the knicks again tonight and dished 8 assists. Dude is ballin.

etiolate · « **Reply #3760 on:** February 06, 2012, 11:25:03 PM »

Lin balls versus NBAers in off-seasons and camps all the time. He's been in the league a few years. He has skills.

Beezy · « **Reply #3761 on:** February 06, 2012, 11:27:54 PM »

I missed Saturday's game, so Lin really surprised me tonight.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #3762 on:** February 07, 2012, 12:06:50 AM »

Kid is gonna make lots of money in advertising if he can become the Knicks' starting PG in the next few years. He won't even have to be an All-Star.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #3763 on:** February 07, 2012, 12:09:57 AM »

https://twitter.com/#!/fivethirtyeight/status/166747424239521792

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #3764 on:** February 07, 2012, 12:16:34 AM »

Just heard on local radio that Billups might have a torn Achilles tendon.

They better sign JR Smith now. Just when everything seems to be perfect, the Clippers curse struck again.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #3765 on:** February 07, 2012, 12:19:35 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on February 07, 2012, 12:09:57 AM

https://twitter.com/#!/fivethirtyeight/status/166747424239521792

Right now Lin looks like he should have been picked ahead of John Wall. Fucking John Wall. He was starting to become one of my fav players which is why I bought his shitty shoes. Guy has no PG game at all. Sure he'll get some 30 pt games like tonight on pure athleticism but right now his skills are nowhere near NBA level.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #3766 on:** February 07, 2012, 12:23:01 AM »

To be fair, Wall is surrounded by some pretty bad players and his coach is a choke artist.

Mandark · « **Reply #3767 on:** February 07, 2012, 12:24:16 AM »

I didn't know Randy Wittman warranted a reputation, other than "probably not good".

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #3768 on:** February 07, 2012, 12:24:27 AM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on February 06, 2012, 10:21:21 PM

I thought teams were just signing him to draw Asian fans.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #3769 on:** February 07, 2012, 12:26:27 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on February 07, 2012, 12:23:01 AM

To be fair, Wall is surrounded by some pretty bad players and his coach is a choke artist.

True but Wall can't even hit a wide open FT distance jumper at higher than 20%. Even if he has good teammates, he won't be able to pass to them because everyone will just play off him.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #3770 on:** February 07, 2012, 12:27:07 AM »

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on February 07, 2012, 12:24:27 AM

Quote from: Smooth Groove on February 06, 2012, 10:21:21 PM
I thought teams were just signing him to draw Asian fans.

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I've never even seen this guy in the NBA! Who is he?

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #3771 on:** February 07, 2012, 12:32:04 AM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on February 07, 2012, 12:27:07 AM

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on February 07, 2012, 12:24:27 AM
Quote from: Smooth Groove on February 06, 2012, 10:21:21 PM
I thought teams were just signing him to draw Asian fans.

(Image removed from quote.)

I've never even seen this guy in the NBA! Who is he?

Yuta Tabuse. He played for Phoenix for one month back in the mid 2000s.

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In 2005, Tabuse signed with the Los Angeles Clippers, but was waived before the start of the regular season.[12][13] That fall, Tabuse appeared on a limited edition cover of NBA Live video game in Japan, even though he did not play a single NBA regular season game

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuta_Tabuse

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #3772 on:** February 07, 2012, 12:33:56 AM »

Quote from: Mandark on February 07, 2012, 12:24:16 AM

I didn't know Randy Wittman warranted a reputation, other than "probably not good".

I thought Flip was still the coach. Oh man..

pilonv1 · « **Reply #3773 on:** February 07, 2012, 03:15:58 AM »

Remember when Goran Dragic had a few good games?

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #3774 on:** February 07, 2012, 03:29:07 AM »

Yup, New Yorkers shouldn't get too excited yet. There's basically no scouting report on Lin because he's never even been a solid rotation player. Flip Murray had a crazy start too in Seattle before teams finally caught on to his game. The good thing about Lin is that he does seem to have PG vision and that's really rare nowadays.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #3775 on:** February 07, 2012, 11:59:57 AM »

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on February 07, 2012, 12:32:04 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuta_Tabuse

That's awesome. I wonder what his stats were like.

T-Short · « **Reply #3776 on:** February 07, 2012, 01:12:03 PM »

he was benched directly after this

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #3777 on:** February 07, 2012, 03:18:08 PM »

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/7550968/los-angeles-lakers-kobe-bryant-talks-split-shaquille-oneal

etiolate · « **Reply #3778 on:** February 07, 2012, 05:25:13 PM »

Shaq and Chuck are picking the teams for the Rookie v Sophmore game. Somehow, they are going to screw up what has become one of the more entertaining parts of all star weekend.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #3779 on:** February 07, 2012, 06:30:32 PM »

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Los Angeles Clippers guard Chauncey Billups suffered a torn left Achilles tendon Monday night and will miss the remainder of the season, the team announced Tuesday.

"I feel sick for him," Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro said Tuesday when reached on his cell phone by ESPNLosAngeles.com's Ramona Shelburne. "He's such a pro. After the game last night it was bittersweet. Everyone was just quiet in the locker room, quiet on the plane. People know how much Chauncey means to us -- his character, his leadership. Not only his abilty to play at a high level, but his character and the intagibles he brings. That's why we brought him here. I just feel sick for him."

Billups suffered the injury with 5:59 left in the fourth quarter of the Clippers' 107-102 overtime victory over the Orlando Magic on Monday. An MRI on the tendon Tuesday in Cleveland revealed the severity of the injury.

Midway through the fourth quarter against Orlando, Billups fell to the ground untouched after he tried to change direction following a missed three-point attempt. Unable to put any pressure on the foot, he was helped off the court by his teammates.

"It's a tough one," Del Negro said. "He was just getting everything figured out. He was playing great. He'd just hit three 3s in a row, then he turns the wrong way running back down the court.

"It's tough, but we're going to do whatever we can as a team an organization to move forward."

The Clippers' locker room after the game was somber and Clippers guard Chris Paul was emotional as he talked about the importance of Billups to the team.

"He's the best guard I've ever started with in the backcourt since I've been in the NBA," Paul said. "I trust him with anything, and that's not just on the court. We need him, no question."

Billups was claimed off waivers by the Clippers on Dec. 13, a day before Paul was traded to the Clippers, helping to reshape the image of the Clippers over a 48-hour time span this offseason.

The New York Knicks waived Billups on Dec. 11 under the NBA's new amnesty clause. Billups was under contract for $14.2 million. The Clippers' winning bid to land Billups in the waiver auction was just over $2 million, meaning that the Knicks still have to pay out the remaining balance of nearly $12 million from Billups' salary this season.

Billups, who averaged 14.9 points and 4.0 assists in 20 starts for the Clippers this season, missed two games with a strained right groin earlier this season. Randy Foye is expected to take Billups' place in the starting lineup with Mo Williams, who is averaging 14.8 points and 3.8 assists, continuing to come off the bench in his current sixth man role.

Foye has already started six games this season while filling in for both Billups and Paul and is averaging 7.2 points and 2.1 assists in 20 minutes per game.

"It's something where we have to get everybody's mindset back up, but it's a tough blow for us no question," Del Negro said. "We dont' have a choice but to move on and figure out how to win tommorrow. You just have to do what you can, understand this is the situation and the adversity that you have to deal with. No one is going to feel sorry for us."

Given Billups' age (35), the injury might be more than just season-ending for the 15-year veteran who has played on seven teams. He had his greatest success during six seasons with the Detroit Pistons from 2002-2008 where he won the 2004 NBA Finals MVP and led the Pistons to back-to-back Finals and six straight conference finals appearances. If the injury does end Billups' career, it would be eerily similar to the way another great Pistons guard ended his career. Isiah Thomas' 13-year career came to an end when he suffered a season-ending Achilles injury against the Magic 18 years ago.

Before his injury, Billups helped recruit his former teammate forward Kenyon Martin to sign with the Clippers. Martin could make his debut for the Clippers on Wednesday after joining the team in Orlando.

The Clippers could also be in the market for another former Billups teammate to fill his void as the Clippers are one of several teams in the market to sign veteran swingman J.R. Smith. Smith is currently leading the Chinese Basketball Association in scoring (35.4 points per game) and would be eligible to sign with an NBA team once his Zhejiang club finishes its season and he is cleared by FIBA this month.

On Tuesday, the Clippers waived forward Solomon Jones, bringing their roster down to 14 and creating some flexibility if the Clippers do decide to sign another player.

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/7552138/los-angeles-clippers-chauncey-billups-season-torn-achilles

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