hitomi #1 wrote:If they took them and it was a contest to see how many in a row they could hit, contest would be over in less than 5 minutes, including the intros, :rofl: maybe it would last for 7 minutes if they made the FT line 5 feet away. :naughty:
^^ With that wingspan he could just flick it in from 2 feet. :doh: Him being hurt this year doesn't qualify him. :nut:
Of the 124 players who qualify as of now for FT %, here are the 5 contestants. :naughty:
qilver wrote:Stephen Curry of the Warriors wins the NBA Allstar Skill challenge, James Jones of Miami takes the 3pt contest, and Blake Griffin wins the hyped up slam dunk award.
Overall I felt there was too much talking and not enough 'action.'
More dunking, less talking! :mrgreen:
bmwracer wrote:West beats the East, 148-143, in a defensive struggle. :rolleyes:
Kobe scores 37 points and is the MVP for the fourth time.
yeah, game was on TNT
I just remember that one play, Kobe on the fast break, looking over at Lebron for a split second to make sure where he was, before slamming it home with 2 hands, as Lebron fails to block it. You know Kobe had to show it for the LA home crowd, and put on a show, its just in him to step up the true competitor he is, Lebron wasn't about to steal this one, not in Tinseltown.
qilver wrote:I just remember that one play, Kobe on the fast break, looking over at Lebron for a split second to make sure where he was, before slamming it home with 2 hands, as Lebron fails to block it. You know Kobe had to show it for the LA home crowd, and put on a show, its just in him to step up the true competitor he is, Lebron wasn't about to steal this one, not in Tinseltown.
Gasol scored 17 points as well. :victory:
I hope this energy carries over for the Lakers. :fingerscrossed:
Well, Melo is finally shipped to New York along with Chauncy Billips for Danilo Gallinari, Raymond Felton, and Wilson Chandler along with a first round draft pick. Personally, while I think Anthony is a perfect fit in New York's run and gun offense, I think it's a terrible trade for the Knicks. Billips is aging and I don't think his style of play suits New York's up and down pace as well as Anthony. Whats worst is that New York gave up their 2nd, 3rd, and 4th leading scorers. All of whom are young up and comers who've been in the league for less than 5 years. All the while, Isaiah Thomas talked Knicks owner James Dolan into the trade. I might also remind everyone that Dolan is the NBA's 2nd worst owner behind Sterling of the Clippers. So while New York gets a superstar who's character is sometimes questionable as well as an aging point guard, Denver gets three talented young players and a first round pick.
^^ So true, can't believe they gave up that much for him, probably the most overrated player in the league, at best the 25th best player in the NBA. :beaten: True the Knicks were only doing so-so but they had a young team and finally some draft choices coming up, now they have no draft choices and got rid of a lot of their younger talent, :bleh: but not being a Knicks fan it was a good trade to see, still leaves them as the 5th or 6th best team in the East. :rofl:
Lakers win 104-80. A good win over a solid Atlanta team, especially since Atlanta is a good road team. About Carmelo Anthony. I don't think he's overrated at all. He's been the best player on a Denver team that has consistently won 50 or more games. At worst, I would rank him in the top 15 if not the top 10 in the league. The issue with him is his occasional ego, like most superstars.
the main course will be of course the playoffs and we shall see how the Lakers play it out, in the 1st round, and if they can strengthen, they have the experience to go all the way. A win is a win, and they needed a rout at home victory such as this one, but they need more consistent victories, small or large, especially at home. A 39-19 record is good, but if they can somehow win 70% of the remaining games, that would be amazing. More importantly, they play better than they have in the past 10 games, and win more going into the playoffs. It starts with better interior defense, and less Kobe-oriented dominating shots, and more team unity.
A person with knowledge of the trade says the New Jersey Nets have agreed to acquire All-Star point guard Deron Williams from the Utah Jazz in a three-team deal.
The Nets are sending rookie Derrick Favors and point guard Devin Harris to the Jazz as part of the package in a deal that also includes the Golden State Warriors.
^^ That one came out of nowhere, NY papers haven't reported any rumors of them doing that possible trade. :shakehead: Should help the Nets if Williams can get his act together, lots of talent but with too much of a chip on his shoulder, Utah just had to get rid of a cancer like that. :bleh:
^From what I've heard Harris has a bit of an attitude as well. So from both sides, it seems like they're just trading one talented but ego-heavy point guard for another.
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