Basketball (NBA, College, etc.)

NBA season 06-07 is about to begin! :woot: :metaldevil:

The Heat get their championship rings, then get the crap pounded out of them, 108-66, to the Bulls.

At home in Miami.


BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... :hehe:

It must be Halloween: Lakers up by 16 with eight minutes to go!! :shocked: :bonk: :sweat:



Now I've jinxed them. :puppydog:

bmwracer wrote:The Heat get their championship rings, then get the crap pounded out of them, 108-66, to the Bulls.

At home in Miami.


BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... :hehe:

shaq was no factor....

I saw one play where Ben Wallace dunk off a miss shot in mid-air....but don't think it was on Shaq.....too bad. :bonk:

bmwracer wrote:It must be Halloween: Lakers up by 16 with eight minutes to go!! :shocked: :bonk: :sweat:



Now I've jinxed them. :puppydog:

i didn't watch the whole game, just part of it...but from what i noticed, Lamar's offense, and agressiveness....

and how some of the new players contributed....and it was evident that what Phx is lacking, and Stoudemire probably won't ever be the same impact player as before, we'll just have to wait and see...

Lakers won, quite impressive...and without Kobe....when is he due back?

qilver wrote:and how some of the new players contributed....and it was evident that what Phx is lacking, and Stoudemire probably won't ever be the same impact player as before, we'll just have to wait and see...

The guy's more of a power forward, not a center: He couldn't body up to Bynum...

Lakers won, quite impressive...and without Kobe....when is he due back?

No idea.

It won't be tonight, though, against the Warriors.



Shaq: seven points, three rebounds. LOL. :hehe:

Hmm, I had no idea Ben Wallace bailed out of Detroit... :shocked:

bmwracer wrote:
No idea.

It won't be tonight, though, against the Warriors.



Shaq: seven points, three rebounds. LOL. :hehe:

Hmm, I had no idea Ben Wallace bailed out of Detroit... :shocked:

yeah, ben brought his tough "D" and his FT percentage to the Bulls... :hehe:

Lakers beat the Warriors, 110-98, depiste some sloppy play and lousy FT shooting...

Ronny Turiaf led the Lakers in scoring (:shocked:) with 23 points including a couple of monster jams.

Lakers 2-0.... They play the Sonics at Staples on Friday.

Excerpts from Yahoo! Sports on the Lakers-Warriors game:

Nelson ripped his entire team, but reserved particular disdain for [Baron] Davis, who "pounded the ball too much," and Mike Dunleavy, who "was a disaster. He didn't rebound, he didn't score, he didn't do anything."

The Lakers fans in attendance roared when he [Ronny Turiaf] hit a 22-foot jumper to put Los Angeles ahead by 18 points in the fourth quarter. The sellout crowd at newly christened Oracle Arena headed for the exits throughout the fourth, with the remaining fans booing the Warriors even after a late run made the deficit respectable.

bmwracer wrote:Excerpts from Yahoo! Sports on the Lakers-Warriors game:

Nelson ripped his entire team, but reserved particular disdain for [Baron] Davis, who "pounded the ball too much," and Mike Dunleavy, who "was a disaster. He didn't rebound, he didn't score, he didn't do anything."

I heard that. What you didn't hear was his tirade that the floors were too squeaky, that the hot dogs weren't hot, and that he was tired of hearing Keanu Reeves yell out, "I found the Oracle, now what??" all night. :hehe:

I sincerely hope this is not a sign of the rest of the season.

dochira wrote:I sincerely hope this is not a sign of the rest of the season.

It's still early.

Besides, it doesn't seem to discourage Warrior fans: the Laker announcer mentioned that every home game has been a sellout for the past couple of years... The dedication is admirable... :victory:

BMW

The Warriors alwasy sell out. They expanded the Arena and it still sells out. They raised the ticket prices and it still sells out.

We're idiots.

Geezer wrote:We're idiots.

:lol:

Since I'm not from there, there was no way I was going to make that assessment.

Is there a lack of other sports teams in the area? Being in such a high-profile market as L.A., I can see why the Lakes don't sell out every game...

Nope, just the Warriors.

Unless you count the 49ers.

Or the Raiders.

Or the Giants.

Or the As.

Or the San Jose Sharks.

Or the Saber cats.

Or the Cal Bears.

Or the Stanford Cardinal.

Other than those... no.

qilver wrote:

yeah, ben brought his tough "D" and his FT percentage to the Bulls... :hehe:

Good thing Big Ben is in my team. :mrgreen: Though his FT% is really a problem both for the Bulls and in my Fantasy NBA team :sweat:

Saito_Hajime wrote:

Good thing Big Ben is in my team. :mrgreen: Though his FT% is really a problem both for the Bulls and in my Fantasy NBA team :sweat:

been lazy upkeeping with my Fantasy basketball team.. :doh:

Bulls give one away to the Kings.... :beaten:

Spurs look flat and fall at home for the first time since '88 season against the Cav's...

Lebron and the Cav's look strong early on in the season..

Kobe's debut game this season since his knee surgery, Lakers up by 9 at the half against Sonics, hopefully they can hang on to win at home.

Lakers hold on to win, 118-112....
they had a big lead, only to actually fall behind the Sonics in the third, and some of the fourth...

it was Ronny, that energized the Lakers in the fourth with his outstanding play, rebounding, blocks, clutch freethrows, and jumpers that helped them. Kobe play ok, despite looking rusty...he did put up good numbers as did Luke Walton and Lamar.

as i observe this team, so much different than last years team...

-Farmar
-Ronny
-Binum(spelling?)
and the improved play of Luke Walton
Lamar playing great ball in the first three games so far
Kobe's return
but, obviously they have a long long way to go, and there will be ups and downs in the season.
I know it is very very very early in the season...but a 3-0 start...has to get anyone's attention, but anything can happen.
Clippers look tough too, but somehow the Lakers are making some noise, what do you all think?

qilver wrote:

been lazy upkeeping with my Fantasy basketball team.. :doh:

I myself haven't been able to check my team on a daily basis because I was kinda busy lately with my studies and with my on-going internship, that's why I have setup my lineup in advance for this month so that I will just be checking it from time to time.

By the way, I just noticed that Kobe Bryant changed his jersey number from #8 to #24, I wonder what makes him change it. :headscratch: :sweat:

Saito_Hajime wrote:
By the way, I just noticed that Kobe Bryant changed his jersey number from #8 to #24, I wonder what makes him change it. :headscratch: :sweat:

Some are speculating it's a slap-to-the-face for his former endorser: Adidas.