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2010-11 NBA Thread

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LBJ has earned his harsh critique. it's not that fans are butthurt that he left, athletes leave teams for other teams all the time. it's just the way that he did. it made him look like a foolish attention whore, and I am trying to be as objective as possible.

did you hear about how he said that the anti-LBJ camp only hates him because they are racist?! that is a pretty hefty, moronic statement.

in LBJ's defense, I think the debacle of The Decision and the racist comments only come from him because he has a cretin for a manger. Maverick Carter was his child hood best friend and his main manager. Carter hit the lottery due to his friendship to LBJ, and has no experience whatsoever in telling superstars what to say/do to the media. I think this shines through a lot in LBJ's situation
 
If James wanted to leave, he should have simply done so like any other athlete does. He held a special program on espn all about "himself". He claims the money from the show went to the Boys and Girls Club of Greenich, Connecticut (such a poor city lol), yet only about 3 million of the 6 million actually went to the Boys And Girls Club, the other 3 million just magically disappeared. I'm not going to claim James pocketed it, but it is fishy how 3 million is unaccounted for.

And on an unrelated piece about James, did you know LBJ hasn't donated 1 PENNY to his very own Lebron James Fund, a fundraiser of some sorts. That to me shows what kind of human being he really is.

He is a liar and a fraud.

But hey, the Cavs looked good last night! Maybe they won't get home court advantage, but I do think the Cavs will make the playoffs this season.
 
the Cavs should be a 7th seed or so, I don't know why people look at me like I'm smoking rocks when I say this
 
axl blaze said:

the Cavs should be a 7th seed or so, I don't know why people look at me like I'm smoking rocks when I say this
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What's their starting line-up as of now?

Do you think they're as good as the Knicks (who SUCK and will be LUCKY to nail down the #7 or #8 seed!)?

The Cavs don't have a Top 50 player on their entire roster.

They're terrible.

I always gave LBJ props for his astounding regular season achievements leading the garbage team all those games.

I just knew all along that he's not quite Kobe.

#sorry, ihadto!

<3
 
C'mon LL...the Knicks won't be that bad this year. Soon CP3 and Melo will join up and you'll have a big fat smile on your face.
 
^ I wish. the Knicks seemed to be in an "LBJ or bust" philosophy. seeing CP3, Melo, and Amare would be a real treat for b-ball fans. they're slacking on getting Melo they should hurry up on that.

about half the teams in pro-basketball make the playoffs, in case you didn't know. it's pretty easy to make the playoffs, and if the Pistons two years ago and Charlotte last year made it - I'm pretty sure the Cavs can this year. if not, whatever. just as you have gotten use to the Knicks not making the playoffs, perhaps I will get used to the same
 
axl blaze said:
^ I wish. the Knicks seemed to be in an "LBJ or bust" philosophy. seeing CP3, Melo, and Amare would be a real treat for b-ball fans. they're slacking on getting Melo they should hurry up on that.
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Something tells me it is not going to work out. They are not pursuing their guys aggressively enough. If the nation wants to talk about egos getting in the way, can you imagine the problems Melo will cause on that team? CP3 and Amare are both capable of putting the egos aside and trying to win, but Melo has already had his share of problems before. I doubt he turns down any money.

I am also not sold on D'Antoni as a coach. How he never won in Phoenix with that super team he had should make obvious his lack of coaching ability. It's called defense, teach it.
 
yeah he's fun to watch but the perennial contenders in the NBA are those teams that can play D.

but hot damn his teams are fun to watch
 
axl blaze said:
yeah he's fun to watch but the perennial contenders in the NBA are those teams that can play D.

but hot damn his teams are fun to watch
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Cannot disagree with that. He should coach in college. His teams would be unstoppable if he got a job at a major program.
 
lol @ people thinking that everyone is just going to give Miami the title.
The Heat have 3 great starters and an overall mediocre team. How are they going to stop LA's front court? We have way too many options for them, who's gonna stop em, Big Z, Anthony? lol. Pat Riley said it himself, "No rebounds, no rings" and if Bynum stays healthy this year, I like our chances.

I'm calling the 3peat right now. After the lockout, I expect Miami to add a few more pieces, then they will be able to take a few titles.

But this year belongs to the Lakers.

edit: Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if Boston pulls an upset in 6 or 7 games. They got the deepest front court in the league right now, so many hungry vets on that team. Oh and I don't buy the Sheed retirement talk, he will be back for the playoffs and back with a vengeance.
 
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lol @ people thinking that everyone is just going to give Miami the title.
The Heat have 3 great starters and an overall mediocre team. How are they going to stop LA's front court? We have way too many options for them, who's gonna stop em, Big Z, Anthony? lol. Pat Riley said it himself, "No rebounds, no rings" and if Bynum stays healthy this year, I like our chances.

I'm calling the 3peat right now. After the lockout, I expect Miami to add a few more pieces, then they will be able to take a few titles.

But this year belongs to the Lakers.

edit: Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if Boston pulls an upset in 6 or 7 games. They got the deepest front court in the league right now, so many hungry vets on that team. Oh and I don't buy the Sheed retirement talk, he will be back for the playoffs and back with a vengeance.
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I think that you are vastly underestimating the team around the Big 3. Bosh can rebound with any big man in the league. Anthony is a great defender, even if he is horrid on offense. Big Z is Big Z, we all know what he does. Udonis Haslem is an outstanding all-around player coming off the bench. Mike Miller is pretty good as well. Pat Riley teams know how to play defense, as do Phil Jackson teams. That is why I think the finals this year will be such an incredible contest. The number one player in the league (Kobe) vs. numbers 2 and 3, with another top 10 in Chris Bosh and perhaps Gasol for the Lakers. Bynum will be injured. You can count on it.

The Lakers are the only legit threat to the Heat this year, I will give you that, and until we take it from you you guys are still the champs. The Heat do not deserve to be crowned till they earn it, and they will this year.
 
I think that the Boston Celtics would be pissed if they heard that you only think LA can compete with Miami for the Finals. sure, the Celtics are getting older, but Rondo has made vast improvements every year. look for him to improve even more this year.

trust me on this one, be wary of the Celtics. not too long ago, I was in your position, but granted I felt safe by only the embrace of one man being a superstar (LBJ). it is easy to just assume that you will get into the Finals unscathed, but in the NBA playoffs crazy things happen.

take this from an LBJ fan (for the entirety of his career) - don't count your chickens before they hatch (or however that stupid saying goes)
 
axl blaze said:
I think that the Boston Celtics would be pissed if they heard that you only think LA can compete with Miami for the Finals. sure, the Celtics are getting older, but Rondo has made vast improvements every year. look for him to improve even more this year.

trust me on this one, be wary of the Celtics. not too long ago, I was in your position, but granted I felt safe by only the embrace of one man being a superstar (LBJ). it is easy to just assume that you will get into the Finals unscathed, but in the NBA playoffs crazy things happen.

take this from an LBJ fan (for the entirety of his career) - don't count your chickens before they hatch (or however that stupid saying goes)
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Rondo and Perkins are exactly the reasons I see the Heat succeeding. Both would flop if the 2,3, and 4 positions were not played by superstar quality talent. This is evidenced by just how bad Rondo allegedly was at the World Championship Games (I forget what they are called). His play is inflated by the fact that he can pass the ball to Garnett, Allen, or Pierce, and if they are all covered he has an open shot. All he has going for him is that he is a decent defender, but even this statistic has been overrated due to that incredible steal he had in the playoffs last season.

I expect Mario Chalmers to become the next Rajon Rondo, and one of our centers, either this year or next, will begin to look like a quality player as well even if he isn't. I don't think the Celtics have a chance this year, being a year older, I would be surprised if they got past the Orlando Magic.

Orlando and Chicago are much more threatening as teams to me, because they both have centers who are actually good. I see that as this Heat teams only potential weakness, however it may be masked by the amount of fouls drawn and that fact that our centers do play some pretty good defense, especially Anthony. Everybody likes to make fun of Anthony because they have never heard of him and his offensive statistics suck, but he can really defend and apparently has improved his rebounding this year.
 
you keep on talking about these players from the Miami Heat who aren't Wade, Bosh, and LeBron, and I still am trying real hard to remember whenever they've even come close as to being a factor in a game
 
axl blaze said:
you keep on talking about these players from the Miami Heat who aren't Wade, Bosh, and LeBron, and I still am trying real hard to remember whenever they've even come close as to being a factor in a game
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Haslem was a major factor in Miami's 2006 title run. You know Mike Miller. Eddie House.

The others are the kinds of players only fans of a team would know about.
 
It's on goddamnit. I've been a fan of the Heat since Seikaly and Rice. I've bought heroin countless times just north of the old pink Arena. And even before Miami had a team I was rooting for Parrish, Bird, McHale, Ainge and the other guy. This cunt starts in 4 hours. My pyro ass is gonna go set shit on fire until tipoff.
 
^Fuck yeah.

Although I still think there is a chance we drop this game. This team will take some time to jell, as Axl keeps telling me, but over an 82 game season you have all the time you need to get your shit together enough to win the finals.


Where is all this Oklahoma City Thunder as title contenders talk coming from? That team has nothing but Durant. In todays NBA, you cannot win with a one superstar team.
 
It was such a pleasure watching the Heat get embarrased last night. Besides Lebron, the team looks like shit. I hope they fail.
 
smotpoker said:
It was such a pleasure watching the Heat get embarrased last night. Besides Lebron, the team looks like shit. I hope they fail.
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Amen.

Now LA looked good last night 3peat hopefully but season is still early.
 
Meh, I called it that we would lose the game to the Celtics. I'm not too worried about the future. If you watched the game, you will realize that it was the Heat's worst game vs. The Celtics best game. And The Heat still almost won.
 
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