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Smooth Groove · « **Reply #4560 on:** March 16, 2012, 12:59:06 AM »

Why is Pete Maravich considered one of the greatest college players of all time? He never played in the tournament.

DJ_Tet · « **Reply #4561 on:** March 16, 2012, 01:08:29 AM »

Cause he averaged 44 ppg for 3 years.

Also, back then only one team per conference even qualified for the tournament, but I'm sure you knew that.

etiolate · « **Reply #4562 on:** March 16, 2012, 01:40:18 AM »

hey benji are you the same benji that posts on the nba-live forums?

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #4563 on:** March 16, 2012, 03:35:38 AM »

They still won it in ot.

DJ_Tet · « **Reply #4564 on:** March 16, 2012, 03:39:49 AM »

That's a pretty bad miss

Glad for Millsap that they still won the game. Dude had 8 steals too.

Hayward off the bench with 26 and Favors w 16 boards. Utah has some decent pieces, too bad Harris is shitting the bed this year.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #4565 on:** March 16, 2012, 01:07:55 PM »

HEY GUYS HOW BOUT THAT LINSAN... oh

WELL AT LEAST BASEBALL STARTS SOON I CAN'T WAIT TO WATCH THE MET... oh

goddamn it

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #4566 on:** March 16, 2012, 01:15:43 PM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on March 16, 2012, 01:07:55 PM

HEY GUYS HOW BOUT THAT LINSAN... oh

WELL AT LEAST BASEBALL STARTS SOON I CAN'T WAIT TO WATCH THE MET... oh

goddamn it

Game of Thrones starts in a couple of weeks!

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #4567 on:** March 16, 2012, 01:30:53 PM »

Nikola Pekovic's last five games: 22.5 PPG, 10.3 RPG, .625 FG%, .769 FT%

Bynum's last five games: 25.4 PPG, 12.8 RPG, .689 FG%

Why won't the Lakers give Bryant some help! Poor guy. :'(

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4568 on:** March 16, 2012, 03:54:34 PM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on March 16, 2012, 01:07:55 PM

HEY GUYS HOW BOUT THAT LINSAN... oh

WELL AT LEAST BASEBALL STARTS SOON I CAN'T WAIT TO WATCH THE MET... oh

goddamn it

Like an Asian convenience store, the Knicks were doing fine until the thugs walked through the door

Brehvolution · « **Reply #4569 on:** March 16, 2012, 04:21:25 PM »

That's pretty funny, PD.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #4570 on:** March 16, 2012, 04:42:57 PM »

Robo · « **Reply #4571 on:** March 16, 2012, 04:53:17 PM »

Inferring the return of Linsanity?

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Beezy · « **Reply #4572 on:** March 16, 2012, 10:21:29 PM »

2 back to back blowout wins for the Knicks. Let's see how long this can last for.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #4573 on:** March 17, 2012, 01:56:34 PM »

Anyone here have mobile league pass? I recently had to format my phone and I got a new ipad. But when I reinstalled game time, when I try to play a game through the league pass video option it takes me to a login screen instead of playing the video. Odd

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #4574 on:** March 17, 2012, 10:10:37 PM »

Flop more, Jackson.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #4575 on:** March 18, 2012, 12:04:47 AM »

Roddy B

DJ_Tet · « **Reply #4576 on:** March 18, 2012, 12:12:41 AM »

Raptors become the first team to lose to the Bobcats twice this year

BTW PD, anyone ever told you you look like Ed Davis? It's uncanny.

DJ_Tet · « **Reply #4577 on:** March 18, 2012, 12:13:13 AM »

Or maybe all black people look alike, the fuck do I know? Fun game tonight though

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4578 on:** March 18, 2012, 12:19:32 AM »

My family members say I look like Chris Webber

DJ_Tet · « **Reply #4579 on:** March 18, 2012, 12:25:59 AM »

I don't see that at all but I've only seen a couple of pics of you. Maybe when you smile?

etiolate · « **Reply #4580 on:** March 18, 2012, 12:51:43 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on March 18, 2012, 12:19:32 AM

My family members say I look like Chris Webber

He's gone geek chic.

When looking at pics of you and Cwebb, I discovered that Webber has his own SiriusXM radio show.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4581 on:** March 18, 2012, 01:02:58 AM »

Eh I can kind of see it, but not as much as my aunts/grandma/uncles

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #4582 on:** March 18, 2012, 01:21:47 AM »

It's around the mouth. You guys have like the same mouth. THINK ABOUT THAT.

DJ_Tet · « **Reply #4583 on:** March 18, 2012, 01:22:42 AM »

Quote from: DJ_Tet on March 18, 2012, 12:12:41 AM

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same same!

but yeah I can see it in the young webber pic too, I was thinking old webber

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #4584 on:** March 19, 2012, 12:13:56 AM »

Bynum FG:12-14 33 points
Gasol FG:8-12 18 points

Kobe FG:3-20 15 points.

And nobody in the organization has the balls to say the obvious.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #4585 on:** March 19, 2012, 02:59:52 AM »

3 for 20 and seven turnovers?

Over his last eight games, he has shot 36.6% from the field. The last time he's taken less than 20 shots was on Feb 22, nearly a month ago.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #4586 on:** March 19, 2012, 09:36:45 AM »

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"The bottom line is, he's our guy," Lakers coach Mike Brown said. "The shots he took, I'd give it to him again. I don't know how many shots he missed near the rim -- I mean, point-blank shots."

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #4587 on:** March 19, 2012, 11:45:58 AM »

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #4588 on:** March 19, 2012, 11:51:48 AM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on March 19, 2012, 09:36:45 AM

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"The bottom line is, he's our guy," Lakers coach Mike Brown said. "The shots he took, I'd give it to him again. I don't know how many shots he missed near the rim -- I mean, point-blank shots."

He makes it sound like a pickup game at the local gym. Shame on Mike Brown. I used to respect him and defended his abilities as a coach but it's obvious he's just a pushover for superstars.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #4589 on:** March 19, 2012, 03:07:16 PM »

I see Mike Brown has learned absolute dick about coaching. I think that's almost verbatim a quote he said many times about Bron Bron.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #4590 on:** March 19, 2012, 03:41:32 PM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on March 19, 2012, 11:51:48 AM

Shame on Mike Brown. I used to respect him and defended his abilities as a coach but it's obvious he's just a pushover for superstars.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #4591 on:** March 19, 2012, 08:53:25 PM »

Quote from: Flannel Boy on March 19, 2012, 03:41:32 PM

Quote from: Smooth Groove on March 19, 2012, 11:51:48 AM
Shame on Mike Brown. I used to respect him and defended his abilities as a coach but it's obvious he's just a pushover for superstars.

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dying

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #4592 on:** March 20, 2012, 01:04:00 AM »

30 minutes, 33 points, 12-19, 11 boards, 6 assists

"Father time, bro. Father time is catching up with him. That's all it is . . . . That’s the way it happens, bro. You drop off the face of the earth. His days of being the man, those days are over. I hate to break it to you." -Charles Barkley less than two months ago on Nowitzki

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #4593 on:** March 20, 2012, 01:09:37 AM »

Too lazy to check whether this is true . . . .

Games shooting over 50% this season:
LeBron: 28
Durant: 22
Kobe: 6

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #4594 on:** March 20, 2012, 01:10:05 AM »

Wonder what Fat Chuck has to say about Kobe!

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #4595 on:** March 20, 2012, 01:10:32 AM »

Quote from: Flannel Boy on March 20, 2012, 01:04:00 AM

30 minutes, 33 points, 12-19, 11 boards, 6 assists

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #4596 on:** March 20, 2012, 10:00:44 PM »

The Knicks must really like Lays potato chips.

Bryant: 7-20
Gasol plus Bynum: 15-21

pilonv1 · « **Reply #4597 on:** March 20, 2012, 10:19:55 PM »

Kobe, 10/41 across 2 games now.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #4598 on:** March 20, 2012, 10:21:56 PM »

Let's go Rockets. woot.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #4599 on:** March 20, 2012, 10:38:38 PM »

He's had a shit season imo. The fact that some people were seriously trying to talk him up as an mvp candidate is nuts. His loss of athleticism is making him pretty bad. He's not compensating my playing smarter. He's just jacking up more shots to try to get the same level of production even though its obvious that team should be far more bynum and gasol centric.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #4600 on:** March 20, 2012, 10:44:13 PM »

10/27

13/48 in two games

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #4601 on:** March 21, 2012, 12:38:54 AM »

Wade/Paul
Rose/Westbrook or Kobe
Kobe or Westbrook/ Parker

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #4602 on:** March 21, 2012, 12:45:36 AM »

Kobe has earned the right to miss any shot, you ingrates! /lakerfans

Mandark · « **Reply #4603 on:** March 21, 2012, 12:56:17 AM »

I was gonna say that Kobe's helped by SG being so weak, but they don't always stick to a PG/SG duo in the all-NBA teams.

DJ_Tet · « **Reply #4604 on:** March 21, 2012, 01:08:28 AM »

Not one to make excuses for Kobe but it seems like everyone forgot he was supposed to have wrist surgery right after the beginning of the season.

I don't remember if it was his shooting hand or not but I wonder if he's wearing down playing through that injury.

I was looking forward to inflated Pau numbers for my fantasy team but that obviously never happened :'(

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #4605 on:** March 21, 2012, 01:18:20 AM »

That makes it just that much worse- so he's injured, inaccurate and STILL won't hand the ball off? Fuck him. I know he's a great player and all, but when you don't have it you have to adapt man.

DJ_Tet · « **Reply #4606 on:** March 21, 2012, 01:42:09 AM »

Agreed. With Bynum coming into his own and being healthy finally there's no reason not to pound the ball. What center other than Howard can even match up with Bynum, especially with Gasol on the other side crashing the offensive glass.

No reason to jack up 30 jumpshots when you've got twin towers that could dominate the glass every night. Not to mention both of them are skilled as hell offensively.

If Brown was any sort of coach he would make that happen. If Bryant was any sort of team player, he would be embracing the two guys instead of chasing the all-time points title.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #4607 on:** March 21, 2012, 01:17:44 PM »

Not sure why they would want him but whatever.

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Derek Fisher is in advanced negotiations with the Oklahoma City Thunder to sign with the Western Conference leaders after clearing waivers, according to sources close to the situation.

Fisher is scheduled to clear waivers at 6 p.m. ET Wednesday. One source with knowledge of the talks told ESPN.com that Fisher is "very close" to committing to sign with the Thunder once he becomes a free agent.

ESPN.com reported Monday the Thunder and the Miami Heat had emerged as the two frontrunners to sign Fisher, who was officially released Monday night by the Houston Rockets after securing a buyout from Houston in the wake of last week's trade that brought an end to Fisher's second stint with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Sources told ESPN.com the Heat have made a strong recruitment effort to sign Fisher, but the Thunder have more financial flexibility to sign him and more of a role to offer after the loss of backup point guard Eric Maynor in early January to a season-ending knee injury. There also is a feeling among some rival teams that Fisher prefers to stay in the West, where he has played his entire career.

Another advantage for the Thunder, sources said, is Fisher's agent, Rob Pelinka, just signed Thunder star Kevin Durant. Pelinka also represents Thunder swingman James Harden.

If the deal goes through, as expected, Fisher potentially will face the Lakers twice during the regular season at Staples Center (March 29 and April 22) before the playoffs.

At the morning shootaround before Tuesday night's game against the Utah Jazz, Durant strongly endorsed the prospect of signing Fisher to The Oklahoman, telling the newspaper: "Derek is a consummate professional ... an unbelievable leader. And he played with arguably one of the greatest players to ever play in Kobe (Bryant), and Kobe really respected him as a player and wanted him on his team, so that speaks volumes."

"We have a great corps of point guards leading off with Russ (Russell Westbrook) and then Reggie (Jackson) and Royal (Ivey)," Durant continued. "But adding another guy that can come in and give us some good minutes here and there and bring his leadership and winning plays here would be cool. But it's one of those things that you really don't know too much about. We got to just see what happens. (Fisher) is a Thunder guy as far as character and off the court is concerned. But we'll see what happens."

With the Chicago Bulls needing another big man more than another guard and the San Antonio Spurs still hopeful they can complete the signing of a guard by week's end, Oklahoma City and Miami emerged Monday as the two most likely landing spots for the 16-year veteran.

The Heat explored the possibility of signing Fisher when he was a free agent in the summer of 2010 and have strong interest now, sources say, even if they are successful in signing veteran forward Ronny Turiaf this week. Miami has only one open roster spot at present, but rookie shooting guard Terrel Harris hasn't played in six weeks and thus looms as a potential candidate to make way if the Heat need to make room for two signings.

Sources say the thought of signing with the Bulls is something that strongly interested Fisher, but Chicago is well stocked at point guard and appears to be focused on trying to land a forward such as Turiaf. The Los Angeles Clippers, sources say, have likewise shown little interest in pursuing Fisher, even though the Clippers -- like Miami and Oklahoma City -- have a need for a playoff-tested guard after Chauncey Billups' season-ending Achilles tear and with star guard Chris Paul carrying an increasingly heavy load.

The Spurs, by contrast, long have been fans of Fisher, sources said. But San Antonio, by all indications, is pressing ahead on the Patrick Mills front in hopes of completing its planned signing of the Australian point guard, who spent much of this season playing in China.

Fisher was officially placed on waivers at 6 p.m. ET Monday, giving teams under the salary cap 48 hours to claim him. He was owed a little less than $1 million for the rest of this season and had a player option worth $3.4 million for next season. But the Houston Chronicle reported Monday that Fisher surrendered his entire 2012-13 salary to secure his buyout from the Rockets.

Players seeking buyouts this month must be waived by Friday to be eligible to play in the playoffs with another team.

Fisher's surrender of next season's $3.4 million marks the second time in his career that he has left a significant amount of money on the table to facilitate a move he wants. In 2007, Fisher gave up roughly $8 million owed by the Utah Jazz to return to the Lakers -- with whom he began his career alongside Bryant in 1996-97 -- so Fisher's family could be closer to the doctors who were treating his daughter for a rare form of eye cancer.

The Rockets gave Fisher's representatives permission to speak with about a half-dozen teams over the weekend to gauge interest in him during the buyout discussions, sources said.

Fisher has made no public statements since his surprising trade from the franchise with which he has been a part of five championship teams. Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak has admitted that he didn't give Fisher or his representatives a heads up that a deal was in the works before Thursday's trade deadline, and said later that he could understand if Fisher was "emotional" over the situation.

"He may have caught wind of the rumor a day or two ago, but there was no heads up given," Kupchak said Thursday. "It's not necessary, because a lot of times there's nothing to the rumors. How many times was one of our players traded in the last 10 days and it never took place? So you can't spend your time dispelling or confirming rumors.

"But when something like this does happen, I can imagine what he's going through. I've never really gone through it, but to be in one place, to have the kind of contribution, midseason, it's got to be pretty emotional. We'll talk at the right time."

Once he clears waivers, Fisher is free to sign with any team except the Lakers because league rules prevent teams from trading players away and immediately re-signing them.

Fisher had played in 537 consecutive games prior to being dealt to the Rockets. They had acquired him Thursday afternoon with the hopes of convincing Fisher to stay with them the remainder of the season, largely because star point guard Kyle Lowry is still recovering from a bacterial infection.

The Rockets, though, ultimately decided not to oppose Fisher's wish to be set free thanks to Fisher's willingness to give up next season's player option and that Houston also landed Dallas' 2012 protected first-round pick from the Lakers, which L.A. had acquired in December as part of the Lamar Odom deal.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #4608 on:** March 21, 2012, 06:48:09 PM »

Because their backup is Reggie Jackson since Eric Maynor is out for the year? Also allows Fisher to go for revenge. Either there or Chicago was the best option for him.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #4609 on:** March 21, 2012, 07:40:54 PM »

He is shot imo but we'll see.

Knicks playing Philly on espn also.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #4610 on:** March 21, 2012, 08:06:53 PM »

Fisher is probably angling for a near-future coaching spot at this point

Perhaps he senses weakness in the form of Brooks.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #4611 on:** March 21, 2012, 10:24:36 PM »

Dirk is shooting like Kobe. That shit is contagious.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #4612 on:** March 21, 2012, 10:51:21 PM »

Knicks are such a weird team. 5-0 since the coaching change. And crazy enough they are only 3 games out of first as Philly has been fading. The Celtics are only like a game back or something.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #4613 on:** March 21, 2012, 10:52:30 PM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on March 21, 2012, 08:06:53 PM

Fisher is probably angling for a near-future coaching spot at this point Perhaps he senses weakness in the form of Brooks.

I never understood all the rumours around Brooks especially when there are so few rumours about Spoelstra.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4614 on:** March 21, 2012, 11:16:24 PM »

Quote from: Flannel Boy on March 21, 2012, 10:24:36 PM

Dirk is shooting like Kobe. That shit is contagious.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #4615 on:** March 21, 2012, 11:55:10 PM »

Go 11 for 18 against the Mavs, Kobe, after going 13 for 47 in your last two games. Come on!

Beezy · « **Reply #4616 on:** March 21, 2012, 11:57:27 PM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on March 21, 2012, 10:51:21 PM

Knicks are such a weird team. 5-0 since the coaching change. And crazy enough they are only 3 games out of first as Philly has been fading. The Celtics are only like a game back or something.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #4617 on:** March 22, 2012, 12:06:07 AM »

Fisher is still helping the Lakers after they waived him. Any contender that gives him playing time is automatically worse.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #4618 on:** March 22, 2012, 12:15:32 AM »

How does Kobe get so much respect? Is it the smirk or angry face? I swear he gets even more deified than Jordan did.

http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2012/03/21/blogtable-does-kobe-need-to-change-his-game/

Shaun Powell: Kobe shouldn’t change his game until and unless the Lakers change his supporting cast. As in, if they acquired another high-level scorer who needed shots. Beyond that, Kobe needs to be Kobe, and anyway, change for him would be difficult unless it was forced upon him for injury reasons. Kobe passing up shots for Steve Blake will not make the Lakers better, nor would it make Blake better

No one is asking Kobe to pass up shots for Blake, moran!

DJ_Tet · « **Reply #4619 on:** March 22, 2012, 12:18:25 AM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on March 22, 2012, 12:06:07 AM

Fisher is still helping the Lakers after they waived him. Any contender that gives him playing time is automatically worse.

They didn't waive him. They traded him and he refused to report, and was bought out.

Great job by the head of the NBAPA. Sets a good example for the league.

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