Basketball (NBA, College, etc.)

D-Fish hits one of the biggest 3-pointers in his career and Lakers win a grueling game in OT, 99-91. :sweat: :sweat: :sweat: :applaud: :woot:

you live in LA? man, i love my lakeshow. just sad that the year they take back the 'ship is the year i live out of the country...

geoffropuff wrote:you live in LA? man, i love my lakeshow. just sad that the year they take back the 'ship is the year i live out of the country...

I guess you've forgotten: I live in Torrance, bud... Near Hawthorne and Del Amo. :victory:

it's been a long time... haha, if you and i ever trade dramas, we could just drop off at each other's house...

geoffropuff wrote:it's been a long time... haha, if you and i ever trade dramas, we could just drop off at each other's house...

Pretty much. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:D-Fish hits one of the biggest 3-pointers in his career and Lakers win a grueling game in OT, 99-91. :sweat: :sweat: :sweat: :applaud: :woot:

But if Orlando had made their free throws I don't think we'd have seen OT. [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: But if Orlando had made their free throws I don't think we'd have seen OT. [/list:u]

Yup.

Dwight Howard follows in Shaq's footsteps when it comes to free throw bricklaying.... Hack-A-Wight? Hack-A-Howard? :beaten:

Lakers lead 56-46 at the half :woot: (but I ain't planning a parade yet :sweat: )[/list:u]Edit:LET THE PARADE BEGIN!!! :woot: :victory: :dancing: :applaud:

^ Does the city have the money for a parade?? :beaten: :sweat:

The 16-0 run in the second quarter was the turning point... The Magic never recovered from that.


EDIT: Looks like the parade will be on Wednesday. :victory:

EDIT2: Knuckleheads are setting fires and crap at the Staples Center. :shakehead:

If anyone was deserving of pepper spray, they are.... Idiots. :grumble:

From Yahoo! Sports ( http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-celticspistons062209&prov=yhoo&type=lgns ):

Celtics shop Rondo, Allen

The Boston Celtics appear willing to make major roster changes to balance a chance for a championship run and future financial flexibility.

The Celtics offered Ray Allen(notes) and Rajon Rondo(notes) to the Detroit Pistons for a package that included Richard Hamilton(notes), Tayshaun Prince(notes) and Rodney Stuckey(notes), league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

I just wanted to say,

Lakers did it!!!!!!!! :applaud: :bow: :victory:
they are the best!

Well, kids, if all the rumors are true, looks like Jabba the Shaq is headed to Cleveland. Guess Lebron can kiss the ring goodbye for the forseeable future.

gaijinmark wrote:Well, kids, if all the rumors are true, looks like Jabba the Shaq is headed to Cleveland. Guess Lebron can kiss the ring goodbye for the forseeable future.

LOL.

Will LeBron be able to deal with the Big Ego?

EDIT: It's a done deal: http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-shaq062409&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

Looking forward to seeing a Shaq-LeBron crash 'n' burn. :mrgreen:

Okay, the NBA draft is underway, just want to translate a few phrases you're sure to hear:

"Surprise selection" - TV commentator-speak for "Doing a quick Google search. We'll have more on this kid from Croatia shortly."

"Enigma" - Coach's nightmare.

"Two-way player" - Plays offensively and defensively, but neither especially well.

"High basketball IQ" - These are the smart guys, the ones who have great "floor awareness" and don't answer every question "I just go out and work hard every day."

"Pure shooter" - Also known as "defensive liability"

"Defensive specialist" - Also known as "can't drop it in the ocean"

"Interesting pick" - The GM just screwed up.

Nets send Vince Carter to Magic in 5-player deal

bmwracer wrote:From Yahoo! Sports ( http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-celticspistons062209&prov=yhoo&type=lgns ):

Celtics shop Rondo, Allen

The Boston Celtics appear willing to make major roster changes to balance a chance for a championship run and future financial flexibility.

From what I gathered the past few days, that was less to do with Celtics feeling they weren't good enough or financially in trouble .... Apparently, Rondo was becoming a headcase and clashed with coach. If you can't get along with Doc Rivers, there's something wrong with you. :shakehead:

Looking forward to seeing a Shaq-LeBron crash 'n' burn.

Hmm... do you just not like Lebron? Actually, I can't stand the ex-Shaqtus either, but would not hope to see Lebron suffer for it. Luckily, it's only a "1-yr experiment". :fingerscrossed:

gaijinmark wrote:Okay, the NBA draft is underway, just want to translate a few phrases you're sure to hear:

"Surprise selection" - TV commentator-speak for "Doing a quick Google search. We'll have more on this kid from Croatia shortly."

"Enigma" - Coach's nightmare.

"Two-way player" - Plays offensively and defensively, but neither especially well.

"High basketball IQ" - These are the smart guys, the ones who have great "floor awareness" and don't answer every question "I just go out and work hard every day."

"Pure shooter" - Also known as "defensive liability"

"Defensive specialist" - Also known as "can't drop it in the ocean"

"Interesting pick" - The GM just screwed up.

You come up with all those? Some of them are pretty good. :thumbsup:

Lots of those could just be combined together ... for example: an "enigma" that was a "surprise selection" that nevertheless was an "interesting pick".

"High basketball IQ" usually compensates for the player not being athletic or physically gifted enough ... and if combined with "Pure shooter" --> that's code for white-guy. :bonk: :rofl:

adub2adub wrote:Hmm... do you just not like Lebron?

Not really... Just rather indifferent... I think he's overhyped and overexposed in the media.

"Familiarity breeds contempt."

well...at one point, Stoudamire to Warriors, for a bunch of their players and their #7, until Nellie put a stop, and said they're holding on to their #7 pick, put an end to that trade ever materializing. Phx Suns are revamping, i wouldn't even surprised if Nash went somewhere else, like NY, to rejoin D'antoni.

qilver wrote:Phx Suns are revamping

Which is another way of saying, "The new owner is a cheapskate."[/list:u]