Basketball (NBA, College, etc.)

Lakers defeat the Spurs, 92-83. :victory:

Baylor 72, St. Mary's 49. It was fun while it lasted. :puppydog:

gaijinmark wrote:Baylor 72, St. Mary's 49. It was fun while it lasted. :puppydog:

Dang. :sweat:

They got trounced.

Celts beat Kings, 94-86. :victory:

Lakers get routed by the Thunder, 91-75. :shakehead:

NETS WIN AGAIN!!!

Beat the Pistons 118-110, they have now have 9 wins and cannot have the worst one season record in NBA history. This is also their longest winning streak of the season, , , two

Lakers bounce back and beat the Rockets, 109-101.

Cal Poly Pomona wins the Division II Championship over Indiana-Pennsylvania, 65-53. :victory: :applaud:

Lakers get beat by the Hornets again, 108-100. :shakehead:

Lakers lose again, 109-92, to the Hawks in Atlanta. :(

Lakers defeat the Jazz, 106-92.

bmwracer wrote:Lakers defeat the Jazz, 106-92.

Excellent. :mrgreen: That places PHX in 3rd place. I hope the Spurs remain in 7th or 8th, so they'll have to face either the Lakers or the Mavs in the first round. And the sooner they get eliminated, the better. :bleh:

Hey EG your Suns are pretty hot!! (rimshot) 10 in a row!! :victory:

gaijinmark wrote:Hey EG your Suns are pretty hot!! (rimshot) 10 in a row!! :victory:

I know (free throw)! :mrgreen: My nightly animal sacrifices seem to be working... (just kidding) :sweat:

I guess Ol' Nashty still has some gas in his tank, because his numbers are great this season -- not just for an aging point guard, but for any active player, period. :say_yes: Well, I hope this second wind carries the Suns further than they've ever gotten (though it's still a tough road ahead, and Robin Lopez' back injury is a huge disadvantage, and Cleveland will probably win the title anyway, heh heh), but I'm just glad they're playing this well, period. That debacle with Shaq Daddy and Terry Porter's coaching is all ancient history. :victory:

"my Suns" => I kind of love that. :naughty:

I dunno if Cleveland can win it. The big tub 'o goo should be back for the playoffs, just in time to screw up their chemistry. And I'm still not convinced Mike Brown is that great a coach, especially after last year.

I like the Suns, just wish they would go back to their old "classic" jersys.

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Ahh, those were the days. Short pants and no tatoos. >> nostalgia buzz <<

gaijinmark wrote:I dunno if Cleveland can win it. The big tub 'o goo should be back for the playoffs, just in time to screw up their chemistry. And I'm still not convinced Mike Brown is that great a coach, especially after last year.

I hope Cleveland doesn't win it, either, mainly 'cause of El Tubbo... But I'd have to say that they have the most drive and fire of any NBA team: the Lakes are terribly inconsistent and don't have the motivation they have last year, sad to say. :sweat:

LOL, "big tub o' goo"? "El Tubbo"? Why are you guys being so hard on Shaq? He's obviously more a liability during the regular season (old and slow, injury prone, high price tag), but he'd still be an asset during the playoffs -- esp. when guarding the likes of Dwight Howard, Al Horford, Bogut, etc. (and later in the finals, maybe Bynum, Gasol, or the other big guys). He isn't (widely considered to be) one of the top 5 NBA centers of all time -- for nothing. Just sayin'. :victory:

gaijinmark wrote:
I like the Suns, just wish they would go back to their old "classic" jersys.

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Ahh, those were the days. Short pants and no tatoos. >> nostalgia buzz <<

:hehe: Careful, you're giving your age away... :naughty:

(And speaking of tats, it just occurred to me that Dwight Howard doesn't have any. ;))

Was that their jersey when Barkley was still playing? 'Coz that's about as far as I can remember. :sweat: I still prefer the new one though, since I already have two of them. :mrgreen:

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Wow, so now it's a 4-way tie for 2nd place in the West. The plot thickens... :fingerscrossed:

Don't like Shaq because he's such a jerk. After he left the Lakers he trashed not just Kobe, but Phil Jackson, Mitch Kupchak, the owner Dr. Buss. He put out that rap video about Kobe which was pretty childish. He needs to grow up, which, if it hasn't happened by now, probably never will.

The jersey in the pic was the one before Sir Charles arrived.

And I guess I shouldn't have mentioned the Suns' winning streak, it jinxed them last night. :ashamed:

gaijinmark wrote:Don't like Shaq because he's such a jerk. After he left the Lakers he trashed not just Kobe, but Phil Jackson, Mitch Kupchak, the owner Dr. Buss. He put out that rap video about Kobe which was pretty childish. He needs to grow up, which, if it hasn't happened by now, probably never will.

I hear ya. :victory:

gaijinmark wrote:
And I guess I shouldn't have mentioned the Suns' winning streak, it jinxed them last night. :ashamed:

Not your fault, the 10-win streak was worth mentioning, and besides, we all knew it was bound to get snapped eventually. They're not the same Suns from the '04-'05 and '06-'07 seasons. I'm just happy they've made the playoffs this year. (And a homecourt advantage would be great, too. :fingerscrossed:)

gaijinmark wrote:Don't like Shaq because he's such a jerk. After he left the Lakers he trashed not just Kobe, but Phil Jackson, Mitch Kupchak, the owner Dr. Buss. He put out that rap video about Kobe which was pretty childish. He needs to grow up, which, if it hasn't happened by now, probably never will.

+1.

The guy is self-involved and self-serving... He has no dedication to the game, just himself... Which is why is whoring himself at Cleveland, since he thinks it's the best place to nab another ring without having to make any effort.

EDIT: Lakers lose at home to the Spurs, 100-81. :bleh: