Saito_Hajime wrote:

Ok, that's corny .

Yet you posted it.

bmwracer wrote:

Who doesn't??

Pistons on a slide, downward losing the last 3 of 5 games...i guess they are joining the Warriors in losing...

qilver wrote:

Pistons on a slide, downward losing the last 3 of 5 games...i guess they are joining the Warriors in losing...

That's what I like to hear (or see) when we talk about the Pistons
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Wow, I called it. It did only last one day. Any takers for the Dochira-Betters Bookers? Let me know and I'll meet you in Nevada or off the coast in international waters.

Lakers forget to play defense and lose to the Sonics at home, 120-113.

New Jersey Nets is back to its winning form, beating the New Orleans/Oklahoma Hornets 95-84 .
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Miami won 98-92 at home because of Wade lol.. they came back from 15 pts down!! Whos everyone's favorite teams?? Mine is the Heat and the Bobcats even though their record is bad

My favorite team.......obviously the New Jersey Nets . And just in case you wanna know too, my most hated team is the Detroit Pistons .
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The Heat???

Bleah.

I'll never root for a team that has Shaq on its roster.

bmwracer wrote:

The Heat??? Bleah. I'll never root for a team that has Shaq on its roster.

so that means, you hate the Lakers less, obviously, since they are minus the big mound.

bmwracer wrote:

The Heat??? Bleah. I'll never root for a team that has Shaq on its roster.

But the big guy used to play for the Lakers, right? So you were not rooting for the Lakers back then?
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Saito_Hajime wrote:

But the big guy used to play for the Lakers, right? So you were not rooting for the Lakers back then?

Don't get me wrong, I was happy that they won those three straight, but I never liked Shaq's "skills."

How can you call yourself a "professional" and shoot free throws worse than my grandmother and/or let yourself get fat and oft-injured?

I hear he was pretty torques after getting benched for most of the fourth quarter in the game against the Cavs... Mourning played with a lot more energy.

Because he was in shape.

bmwracer wrote:

Don't get me wrong, I was happy that they won those three straight, but I never liked Shaq's "skills." How can you call yourself a "professional" and shoot free throws worse than my grandmother and/or let yourself get fat and oft-injured? I hear he was pretty torques after getting benched for most of the fourth quarter in the game against the Cavs... Mourning played with a lot more energy. Because he was in shape.

I see. Yeah, Shaq is really bad in free throws . About being fat, his reason was because of his age now, but Mourning wasn't far from O'Neal's age too and still maintained his athletic figure (not to mention him taking a long break from his kidney surgery). But you have to admit that Shaq was a dominant force inside the paint during his prime .
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I don't remember much of Shaq back when he was with Orlando.....but wasn't he a lot more agressive back then?
I think now, he depends a lot on his weight to push people around while he underneath the basket so he can go for those easy dunks or hook shots
he does seem slower, but i think if he focuses on trying to get his speed back instead of trying to get more muscle, it'll help his game a bit.....but for sure he needs to work on his free throws
I don't think practicing it while eating some tacos will help
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K.T.Tran wrote:

I don't remember much of Shaq back when he was with Orlando.....but wasn't he a lot more agressive back then? I think now, he depends a lot on his weight to push people around while he underneath the basket so he can go for those easy dunks or hook shots he does seem slower, but i think if he focuses on trying to get his speed back instead of trying to get more muscle, it'll help his game a bit.....but for sure he needs to work on his free throws I don't think practicing it while eating some tacos will help

He was more aggressive back then. Less weight and more speed during his youth. Now, it's the other way around . About his free throws, I think it's a hopeless case now .
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Lakers get spanked by Kings 114-98, the Artest trade is starting to look like a stroke of genius

gaijin mark wrote:

Lakers get spanked by Kings 114-98, the Artest trade is starting to look like a stroke of genius

too bad the Warriors didn't make that trade when they had the chance to get him....look at them now...

The USA basketball team bound for the World Championship picked up Bruce Bowen to be in the lineup........What the hell?! . If they picked him simply because they need defense at the small forward spot, there are guys like Tayshaun Prince who plays real defense and have some offense too, unlike Bowen who just happen to play a dirty game, which makes him look good when it comes to defense . But aside from this guy, I think almost everyone in the lineup deserve to be in the national team . Seems that USA is looking to redeem itself in international basketball scene .
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gaijin mark wrote:

Lakers get spanked by Kings 114-98, the Artest trade is starting to look like a stroke of genius

Yup.

And the Kings just passed the Lakes for the number 7 spot in the playoffs.

bmwracer wrote:

Yup. And the Kings just passed the Lakes for the number 7 spot in the playoffs.

At least the Lakers are still in the playoff hunt. This will be, I think, year 14 of the "drought".