Basketball (NBA, College, etc.)

Jav_sol wrote:Cavs-Celtics starts the season.

Celtics <<< LOSE!!!!!!!!!

Lakers trouncing the perrenial doormat Clippers, 85-57, in the third quarter. :victory: :applaud:

Lakers crush the Clippers, 117-79.

Baron Davis must be beside himself and really pissed at Elton Brand for leaving... :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:Lakers crush the Clippers, 117-79.

Baron Davis must be beside himself and really pissed at Elton Brand for leaving... :sweat:

He should have stayed in Oakland. He should have known he could never be bigger than Kobe and the Lakers.

dochira wrote:He should have stayed in Oakland. He should have known he could never be bigger than Kobe and the Lakers.

He did manage to force Kobe into committing five turnovers, but it didn't matter, seeing the final score. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
Celtics <<< LOSE!!!!!!!!!

I don't get it. :headscratch:
They won didn't they?

Jav_sol wrote:I don't get it. :headscratch:
They won didn't they?

Unfortunately, yes. :grumble:

I used to be a Celtics fan but I lost interest in the nba a while ago. I wouldn't be surprised if the Celtics make it to the finals again, I mean the Eastern Conf. has been a joke for a few years now.

dochira wrote:
He should have stayed in Oakland. He should have known he could never be bigger than Kobe and the Lakers.

I don't think Baron cared about being bigger than Kobe or making the Clippers more relevant than the Lakers ..... I think Davis just wanted to play closer to home (went to HS & college in LA), get away from Don Nelson, and pair up with Elton (sadly didn't happen).

BDavis would've still been immensely popular no matter where he ended up. :applaud:

Jav_sol wrote:I used to be a Celtics fan but I lost interest in the nba a while ago. I wouldn't be surprised if the Celtics make it to the finals again, I mean the Eastern Conf. has been a joke for a few years now.

Now would be a good time to get excited again for Celts fans ..... cause it ain't gonna last too many more years. :fingerscrossed:

adub2adub wrote:


Now would be a good time to get excited again for Celts fans ..... cause it ain't gonna last too many more years. :fingerscrossed:

With the success of the Pats and Sox in recent years, nobody really cared whether the Celtics were good or bad. Though a lot of people jumped on their bandwagon last year. Every one knows that the Celts were just built for that one championship and possibly a second.

Jav_sol wrote:With the success of the Pats and Sox in recent years, nobody really cared whether the Celtics were good or bad.

Actually I never cared about the Celts ever. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
Actually I never cared about the Celts ever. :beaten:

does that make you a nobody? :headscratch: :victory:

Jav_sol wrote:does that make you a nobody? :headscratch: :victory:

It makes me a Lakers fan. :mrgreen: :victory:

Jav_sol wrote:does that make you a nobody? :headscratch: :victory:

He's far from the only "nobody" out there. Not much excitement for the Celtics since the early 90s .... even die-hard Boston fans would probably admit that the "Pierce + Walker" era didn't exactly create fond memories. :doh:

Speaking of memories, o.k., I always thought Red Auerbach was an obnoxious jerk, but he was also a helluva a coach. Back in the '70s, they would show something called "Red on Roundball" at halftime of the CBS telecasts. Most of them are on YouTube. I'm going to provide the link to one and that will take you to the others. Bill Russell on shot blocking, Rick Barry on shooting free throws (underhand) some fascinating stuff: http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=YTzaVKdvs7E

adub2adub wrote:

He's far from the only "nobody" out there. Not much excitement for the Celtics since the early 90s .... even die-hard Boston fans would probably admit that the "Pierce + Walker" era didn't exactly create fond memories. :doh:

Well die-hard Celtics fans never really liked Walker, many felt he should have been traded way before he was. Pierce is another story, I'm glad he was finally able to win a championship, he deserved it after a lot of crappy years.

bmwracer wrote:
It makes me a Lakers fan. :mrgreen: :victory:

If your in LA I guess you have no choice, there really isn't anything else you can cheer for, seeing as you only have "borrowed" teams that have come from other cities. :victory:

Jav_sol wrote:If your in LA I guess you have no choice, there really isn't anything else you can cheer for, seeing as you only have "borrowed" teams that have come from other cities. :victory:

I wouldn't say "borrowed..." ...They all came on their own volition. :victory:

Lakers eke out a win, 104-97, in Denver after trailing most of the game. :sweat:


Andrew Bynum celebrates his big four-year, $58M contract with a four-point performance... :shakehead:

Maybe he got hurt....? (I missed most of the game) :sweat:

Jav_sol wrote:
If your in LA I guess you have no choice, there really isn't anything else you can cheer for, seeing as you only have "borrowed" teams that have come from other cities. :victory:

Well, let's see, if the fans in Minneapolis had supported the Lakers (the team was on the verge of going bankrupt) they would still be there. If the city council in Brooklyn had given Walter O'Malley the new stadium he needed he would still be there. The Clippers got no fan support in Buffalo or San Diego and the Kings, Ducks, and Angels are all home grown. [/list:u]