NBA 2012 Off-Season Thread

[Juan]

lol Derek Fisher with a season high 14 points!

[rushdi34]

Rockets looking pretty good with McHale, Lowry is a bad ass

[McLegend]

Mario Chalmers owns Jeremy Lin.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Pretty sure the Bulls and Thunder are the only team that have a legitimate chance of beating the Heat in a 7 game series at this point. Fuck.

This is probably why I can't get get fully invested in the NBA. It's February and yet everything between now and the late rounds of the playoffs just feels like a formality.</font>

[Emperor Smeat]

Heat will fall apart in the playoffs again once the pressure and spotlight goes back on Lebron. If anything the lack of the spotlight due to Lin lets Miami play well right now compared to last season where every win or loss was scrutinized a lot.

I think even Lebron and Wade were upset their trashing against the King wasn't get the publicity since nobody cares about the Heat right now.

Bulls have a lot better chance than the Thunder of making the Finals though and its not just because of the East being weaker overall.

[DaveWadding]

I'm watching Dunk Contest highlights on NBATV.

It's hilarious how after the Phoenix ASG in 09 (the one where Nate and D12 go head to head), LeBron says he's putting his name in for the Dallas ASG the next year, then you get to that contest 5 minutes later & the competitors are DeMar DeRozan, Gerald Wallace, Shannon Brown & Nate Robinson. LeBron is a girl.

[Juan]

Looks like Rasheed Wallace has signed with the Lakers

[Droford]

Why is lebron james wearing these big dorky looking glasses without any lenses in them?

eh..I found my answer..

[Crimson]

First time really watching Rubio play . I give his ball handling skills an A+

[Droford]

Barkley's team > Shaq's team

I wonder what two celebs get to pick teams next year..

I actually sort of like this format a lot for this game..rookies vs sophmores was always boring

[Droford]

James Jones flat out choked on the 3pt shooting

Kevin Love wins lol

[DaveWadding]

Paul George just jumped over Roy Hibbert. damn.

[Gertner]

JAZZ SHOW!

[Crimson]

I know there's no defense played in all star games..but this is ridiculous

[Emperor Smeat]

Might as well call the West team "Durrant, Westbrook, and Friends" considering how great the Thunder duo is playing.

[Droford]

Pretty good finish..I got home and there was like 7 minutes left and the East was down double digits and they've cut it to 1 with 20 seconds left..

[Juan]

Kobe :D

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

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Discount Double-check obviously. They don't give belts to .500 teams brah.

[Dragon]

It was funny seeing Kobe annoyed and yelling at Lebron for giving up that last shot instead of shooting it himself.

[SammyG]

Of course. Lebron is such a pussy it's unreal. Having said that, very impressive game from him last night. Not too happy about Wade breaking Mamba's nose though and giving him a mild concussion.

[SammyG]

also, I'm happy for the city of Sacramento.

[OssMan]

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[OssMan]

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[OssMan]

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[Gertner]

Of course. Lebron is such a pussy it's unreal. Having said that, very impressive game from him last night. Not too happy about Wade breaking Mamba's nose though and giving him a mild concussion.

I'm sure Kobe is already making plans on raping D-Wade's wife.

[RP]

WHO THE FUCK WANTS SOME!!!!!!

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>lol the Knicks fucking suck. What a brutal half of basketball.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>That's more like it. I still love Steve Novak.</font>

[Emperor Smeat]

Good back-to-back wins by the Cs. They played like crap in the 1st half but rebounded in the 2nd half.

ESPN has reported the Lakers declined an offer by the Twolves in which the Twolves get one of the Lakers 1st Rd draft picks while the Lakers get Beasley and have to "eat" his contract using their cap exemption from Dallas. Lakers refused because they don't want to add to the $18 million luxury tax fine they owe for this season which would have gone to around $23 million with Beasley.

[Triple Naitch]

Wasn't Beasley supposed to be the next great power forward? WTF happened?

[Emperor Smeat]

Weed and/or other drugs along with off-court problems.

Same reason why Miami wanted him gone instead of having their Big 3 be Wade, Beasley, and Lebron.

[Emperor Smeat]

SI.com reported that the Magic are interested in getting Steve Nash from the Suns. The Suns would then be rumored to get a few draft picks, Jameer Nelson, and shooter Ryan Anderson.

Magic also involved in discussions for Golden State's Monta Ellis but the Warriors want Dwight Howard for the deal to be done.

Celtics really committed to trading either Rondo, Ray Allen, or Paul Pierce to the point its starting to disrupt the team and Doc Rivers who wants Ainge to either do a deal or stop leaking all the talk about a trade.

[DaveWadding]

SI.com reported that the Magic are interested in getting Steve Nash from the Suns. The Suns would then be rumored to get a few draft picks, Jameer Nelson, and shooter Ryan Anderson.


This is not going to happen unless the Magic are taking back Channing Frye as well. Him & Ryan Anderson's skill sets are far too similar to have both.

[Gertner]

The Jazz can trade Devin Harris anytime now.

[Juan]

Masked Mamba

[Gertner]

JAZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SammyG]

Trade Devin Harris to us.

[RP]

WHO THE FUCK WANTS SOME?????

BRING IT CHICAGO!

[Dragon]

Terrible loss for the Knicks.

All they had to do was guard against the 3 for one final play and obviously Pierce hits it. Knew as soon as it went to OT that the game was over. That putback dunk that Stoudemire couldn't finish was huge. And Lin just got horribly embarassed this game - Rondo's line - 18 pts, 17 rebounds, 20 assists. Jesus.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Yeah, there was no way they were winning in OT after that. Really bad loss. Too bad they couldn't cash in a win here because the upcoming stretch is only going to get harder.</font>

[Emperor Smeat]

Yeah Rondo was amazing in terms of assists but shot just as bad as Lin.

The biggest difference is the Cs know what they want Rondo to do in big games while the Knicks are still wanting Lin to do everything he did from the initial 2 weeks he had with the team.

Only concern is Doc once again over-worked the starters with the minutes which has backfired a lot when it comes to back-to-back games this season.

[Juan]

Los Lakers

[SammyG]

Biggest win of the year. MWP was huge tonight.

[McLegend]

Ugh the Sixers are gonna get blown out. They can't get any easy shots.

[McLegend]

The Sixers don't have a 5th gear.

[Skippord]

MANIMAL

and also Lawson

[RP]

Can't wait for this game tonight.

[Juan]

Think I'm going to the Warriors/Lakers game on April 18th

[Juan]

Section 113, row 6, (almost) center court for $105

http://www.seats3d.com/nba/golden_state_warriors/

[RP]

Saw the Warriors Pacer game the other night.

[Skippord]

my gay crush on Kenneth Faried is a little out of control

[Gertner]

Trade Devin Harris to us.

If you like point guards with a 2:1 assist to turnover ratio and score 8-12 points while playing with one of the better front courts in the league, then he's yours.

[Triple Naitch]

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[Emperor Smeat]

Big win for the Celtics since now they head to the Philly game with the possibility of being just 1 back in the division if they win against the Sixers.

Doc has no real confidence in the bench which is going to hurt in the long run since Ray, Rondo, and Pierce once again had very little rest.

[Gertner]

Nice job Lakers

[SammyG]

No more Fisher. Please trade for a PG. Tired of getting lit up by other PGs

[Emperor Smeat]

Sixers just destroyed the Cs and it wasn't even close. Worst loss in terms of points difference in the Big 3 era.

Philly is really good and proved the Atlantic is in their control to win or lose.

Doc overusing the starters the previous couple of games really came back to hurt the team today.

[Juan]

Wizards? REALLY?

[Droford]

I just saw the highlights. LOL indeed.

[Gertner]

LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[OssMan]

Best part of the game was nick young chucking a layup over the backboard on a fast break

[Crimson]

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[Cooler Tom Schuler]

Rubio...

[Emperor Smeat]

pretty great Cs-Lakers game. Cs came up a bit short in the end.

The bigger news is the Cs lost another player due to Chris Wilcox being diagnosed with a similar cardiac problem Jeff Green had. Stiemsma now will be getting a lot of quality minutes to develop at the center spot.

[SammyG]

Stiemsma or whatever blocked the SHIT outta Pau today, haha. But yeah, hell of a game. Both teams looked old as hell, however. If MWP can play like this all the time, Lakers might be dangerous in the playoffs... Still waiting to see what move is made before the trade deadline.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

This Celtics Clippers game is sooooooo slow. Prolly gonna be a fight though so it's cool.

[RP]

Going to Indy v Portland tommorow.

[ClockShot]

I just read on the ESPN ticker that if Superman signs an extension to stay in Orlando, he decides the fates of the GM and coach StanVan.

Whoa.

[Kris P Lettus]

This Celtics Clippers game is sooooooo slow. Prolly gonna be a fight though so it's cool.

Couldn't believe CP3 didn't score till late in the 3rd..

[Juan]

Sources: Orlando Magic ready to deal Dwight Howard to Nets for Brook Lopez, Kris Humphries, Marshon Brooks, & two 1st round picks. Howard would then head to Jersey/Brooklyn with Hedo & Chris Duhon.

[Emperor Smeat]

Bulls rumored to be in trade talks with the Lakers for Gasol. Only issues is outside of Boozer, Lakers not really interested in any players and obviously Bulls won't be willing to give away any real huge names.

Rockets also want Gasol but refuse to add in Kyle Lowry in any deal while Minnesota and Golden state are ready to discuss a deal as well.

Derek Rose fined $25k for criticizing refs about not being treated as a superstar and deserving all the foul calls in his favor. He felt insulted/disrespected in only getting 9 FTs against the Knicks last night.

Bucks end their ongoing plan to build the team around Andrew Bogut after trading him and Stephen Jackson to the Warriors in order to get Monta Ellis, Ekpe Udoh and Kwame Brown in return.

[SammyG]

LAAKE SHOW

[Innovator]

Adam Schefter ‏ @AdamSchefter Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Breaking: Stephen A passed me in hall and said Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni is resigning. So there's that.

Ariel Helwani ‏ @arielhelwani Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Wow. RT @WojYahooNBA: Mike D'Antoni has resigned as New York Knicks coach, a source tells Y! Sports.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Fuck Melo. That is all.</font>

[Kris P Lettus]

Heat/Bulls tonight should be good..

[Skippord]

lolKnicks

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I liked the Melo trade when it happened, but now you can officially write it off as a disaster. The guy is a cancer.</font>

[Skippord]

I warned you, or at least I thought about warning you

[Kris P Lettus]

You guys are Linsane..

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I'm expecting Lin to be benched for Baron Davis within a week.</font> :o

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: Knicks

It was only a matter of time anyways considering D'Antoni's system doesn't work with what the Knicks have unlike what the Suns had which is why it was great there. Also didn't help that the team had no clue what to do for Lin's role once Melo returned.

ESPN thinks the rift between Melo and D'Antoni once he came back along with a rumor from the NY Post about him wanting to be traded were the final straws for D'Antoni.

[ClockShot]

Got this news when I was at work.

It was all fine and dandy when Carmelo was out and Lin showed up and gave us hope. Then he came back and it all goes to hell.

If it comes out that he had a hand in this, there's no safe place in New York for him to hide.

[Emperor Smeat]

Celtics now rumored to be interested in the Hornets Chris Kaman to provide some needed depth at the center spot once the Hornets officially put him on the trade block. The biggest issue involves money and how much the league is willing to eat of his contract but the Cs hinted they will cover most of it.

Also rumored is Ray Allen very likely to be traded with Miami and a few big contenders interested.

Celtics also rumored to be discussing about tanking next season if no deals are possible to help develop the new players and secure a top pick in the following draft.

[Juan]

Lakers trade Luke Walton and a first round draft pick to Cleveland for Ramon Sessions

They also traded Steve Blake to Portland, which would send Jamal Crawford to Minnesota which would then send Michael Beasley to the Lakers

[Juan]

Looks like the Lakers have also traded Derek Fisher to Houston for Jordan Hill.

[Skippord]

the Rockets are retarded

[Triple Naitch]

Is Ramon Sessions any good?

[Juan]

He's not bad. He's averaging 10 points this season, can't be any worse than Derek Fisher.

[Skippord]

Nuggets apparently trading Nene to the Wizards for JaVale McGee

I do not understand this

[Emperor Smeat]

Magic unable to trade Dwight Howard but reworked his current deal to add in another year with only the start of the next season guaranteed.

Spurs trade to get Stephen Jackson and in return give Richard Jefferson and a conditional 1st Rd draft pick to the Warriors.

[DaveWadding]

Fucking Suns. I wanted them to trade Nash to the Rockets for Lowry and Jordan Hill.

[OssMan]

Best part of the game was nick young chucking a layup over the backboard on a fast break
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This is why the Wizards traded him

Should be alright as a bench player though

Have fun with JaFail McGee you Denver fans. Some of the best moments of the past few years with the Wizards have been laughing at all the stupid ass shit that he does.

[McLegend]

So this Dwight Howard news means we will have to go through all this shit again Next year?

[Juan]

Yup

[SammyG]

Still can't process this news that D Fish is really gone. As a basketball move, amazing. as a Laker fan, it stings.

[ClockShot]

Trailblazers ax their coach and FINALLY waive Greg Oden.

[Kris P Lettus]

Still can't process this news that D Fish is really gone. As a basketball move, amazing. as a Laker fan, it stings.

It's gonna be weird seeing Derrick "I wish I was alittle bit taller, I wish I was a baller" Fisher in a Rockets uni..

[RoXer]

Still can't process this news that D Fish is really gone. As a basketball move, amazing. as a Laker fan, it stings.

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No more Fisher. Please trade for a PG. Tired of getting lit up by other PGs

Trade Devin Harris to us.

lol Fisher. Get the fuck outta here.

LA definitely needs to address the PG issue. Fish is awful, and now Blake is out up to a month... even if we have to get Agent zero....

I'm praying the Lakers make a deal for Nash. Would love that.

Kobe, man... Has adjusted his game so well, his midrange jumper is deadly. On that same note, Lakers gotta address the PG issue. Fish is done.

[RoXer]

And that's just this year.

Do you want me to go back even further?

[Juan]

I was sick of Fisher too, but I am def. sad to see him go. It's bitter sweet because he's been awful but he's hit so many huge shots in his career.

[OssMan]

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[RoXer]

theres no number 7

[Wehttam]

two 6s

[owenbrown]

Just 8? thought he had more than that recently

[Juan]

How happy must Ramon Sessions be right now?

[Juan]

Also, LOL @ the Celtics

[OssMan]

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[Skippord]

I legitimately cannot wait to watch that dummy play

[owenbrown]

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Why in the fucking hell haven't they benched his ass yet?

[Triple Naitch]

Because he got traded.

[Dragon]

Haven't been around a computer at all lately but going back and reading some Knicks fans responses to D'Antoni resigning and I'm pretty surprised at the responses. If Melo was any part of the reason why D'Antoni resigned than I'm an even bigger Melo fan than before. He did the team a favor because the Knicks weren't gonna go anywhere with the guy.

[Emperor Smeat]

ESPN thinks the Celtics might not be willing to wait longer just to see if the Hornets really end up releasing Chris Kaman and could take a gamble with Ronny Turiaf who was released by the Nuggets.

Biggest problem is Turiaf currently is injured and barely played at all this season and if the Celtics do take him, probably would be out of getting Kaman.

Most likely they won't be doing anything considering Ainge has a pretty dismal record involving mid-season buyouts and constant roster shuffling that has hurt more than helped in recent years.

[Juan]

Stupid Lakers

[RP]

It would be hilarious if Kaman gets released and becomes the second person to tell Boston to screw themselves and play for Indiana.

[Gertner]

Stupid Lakers

mmmm suck it long and suck it hard LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLAKE SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RoXer]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AlJ3LSmrHw64UyMmEHHT_H05nYcB?slug=mc-spears_warriors_owner_booed_chris_mullin_032012

[Juan]

Up by 17, now down by 1. Lakers season in a nutshell

[Gertner]

JAZZ!!!!!!

[Dragon]

Knicks 5-0 in the Woodson era.

Huge win against Philadelphia tonight. It was pretty much a must win if they wanted any shot at winning the division.

[Skippord]

JaVale McGee with a game winner in his first game as a Nugget, odd.

[Juan]

LAKE SHOW

[McLegend]

Knicks 5-0 in the Woodson era.

Huge win against Philadelphia tonight. It was pretty much a must win if they wanted any shot at winning the division.

I have no fait in this Sixers team.

They have no offense.

[Emperor Smeat]

Race for the Atlantic got a lot closer now with the Cs winning to put them 1/2 game back and tomorrow being Sixers-Cs.

Winner of that would be the #4 seed while the loser #7. Wouldn't be surprised if the Sixers won because Cs have been horrible with back-to-back games and embarrassed the Cs last time but Philly is playing pretty horrible lately.

[Gertner]

JAZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!

[SammyG]

Sessions finally starting. YES

[Juan]

JAZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!

Tough game against the Kings :lol:

[Ermaximus]

I love the Bulls. They're so good that they can win without their best player.

[Emperor Smeat]

Celtics crappy record with back-to-back games continues and basically gave away the game in the middle of the 3rd (outscored 37-17). Celtics proved they can't win the Atlantic unless Philly collapses since every time they've gotten close, they keep loosing the critical game.

Twolves-Thunder game is pretty amazing right now.

[Gertner]

Tough game against the Kings :lol:

Saved it for the Nuggets :)

[SammyG]

lol Mike Brown coaching

[Gertner]

Kobe Bryant is terrible. It's time for Steve Blake to start.

[Gertner]

lol at the reason the Spurs sent in for Duncan not playing


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[RP]

WHO WANTS SOME!

[Dragon]

Knicks demolishing the Magic right now.

[Emperor Smeat]

Wow Magic were horrible tonight.

Celtics won which keeps them tied with Philly for the #1 spot in the division although the next 2 weeks are going to be brutal. Depending on how they play, either they will stay close or lose any real chance of taking the division.

[Skippord]

the Nuggets may be the most frustrating team of all time

[SammyG]

holy shit @ that McGee dunk

[Emperor Smeat]

:D Cs on top of the division. Might be first time its happen all season.

Probably going to be the only time though with how brutal the next 2 weeks go unless Philly and NY both struggle at the same time.

[Kris P Lettus]

Who's winning the Clippers/Blazers game??

I'm to drunk/lazy to find the remote..

[Emperor Smeat]

Who's winning the Clippers/Blazers game??

I'm to drunk/lazy to find the remote..

Clips up by 3 at the half (46-43)

[RoXer]

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[Dragon]

Wow, Amare out for possibly the season. And now Lin needs knee surgery and will be out for 6 weeks, so basically the whole season. Terrible news for the Knicks. Kept reading he'd be back by next week so kinda surprising.

[RoXer]

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/images/attachement/jpg/site1/20120331/0c607600711510e0277402.jpg

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[Kris P Lettus]

Holy shit @ that Bradley block on Wade..

That kid has some tenacious D...

[Emperor Smeat]

Wow Celtics dominated the Heat badly in the 2nd half. Held the Heat to their worst game of the season in terms of scoring, shooting percentage, and win margin/defense.

Heat basically gave up in the 3rd once the Cs took a huge lead.

[Kris P Lettus]

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[Kris P Lettus]

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[Emperor Smeat]

NBA considering changing its age requirement rule from the current 1 year of college or 19 years of age to something similar of the NFL's 3 year rule or 21/22 years of age.

The union is expected to reject the idea but did form a committee to analyze the pros and cons of such a deal. Its assumed any deal would involve the owners making a small concession which they barely did during the last time both sides met.

David Stern also wants the NCAA to be involved in the debate since they stand to benefit more if star college players stay for more years.

[SammyG]

Black motherFUCKING Mamba

[RP]

PACEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE SHOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

[Kris P Lettus]

Hope the Heat don't get dominated tonight by the Thunder..

Also, hope the Clips beat the Lakers..

[Emperor Smeat]

Pretty good game between the Cs and Spurs especially the 4th quarter. Probably going to lose badly tomorrow against the Bulls since the bench didn't get that many minutes outside of Bradley.

At least Philly lost so no real ground was lost.

[Kris P Lettus]

Great game between the Heat and Thunder..

Griffin has posterized Gasol twice tonight, which is also pretty awesome..

[Juan]

:D

[SammyG]

suck it Krispy. Mothafuckin andrew fucking bynum. BEAST. Also, Blake's second dunk was such an offensive foul, wasn't even funny. FLOP CITYYYY

[Kris P Lettus]

Let them come back and make it a game.. Lakers should have won by 10+..

[SammyG]

a W is a W

[Kris P Lettus]

Can not believe the whole Stan Van Gundy/Dwight Howard shit..

Mad awkward..

[Emperor Smeat]

Yeah the crowd at Orlando booed Howard a lot once it became public but no way management will side with Stan if it means a small chance of keeping Dwight for the long term.

[Crimson]

Crazy , you would never ever see this in the NFL. From the minute Howard mentioned he wanted Vangundy out probably some months ago, they shoulda just let him go. Poor Vangundy seemed like he's scared of Howard

[Kris P Lettus]

Howard is like 2 feet taller than him..

[RP]

WHO THE FUCK WANT SOME OF THE PACERS! DANNY FUCKING GRANGER IS MVP!

[Supreme Olajuwon]

If Stan Van Gundy ever gets to coach a team that's not surrounded by bullshit, he's gonna be a pretty good coach.

Maybe he needs to get out of Florida.

[Kris P Lettus]

I wish the Hornets had gotten Tom Thibodeau two years ago.. That winning percentage they just showed is outstanding..

Like 74% last season and like 78% this season, with Rose missing 31 games..

Crazy..

[Emperor Smeat]

What makes that even weirder is the Bulls so far don't want to offer him a contract extension nor made any progress towards even discussing one to keep him longer team.

He wants a longer deal and more money while the Bulls seem to be leaning in just taking the option and then do a new deal or not after next season.

His current contract was only for 2 years with a 3rd as an option since the Bulls didn't want to risk anything longer than 2 years after Del Negro struggled as coach. Although Del Negro's problem I believe was the rift between him and Noah.

[CSL]

damn Carmelo Anthony yesterday, I popped

[ClockShot]

I guess Lamar Odom and the Mavs cut a deal in which he doesn't have to play anymore, but they're not releasing him. He's getting penciled in as inactive for the rest of the season.

[Skippord]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Prokhorov on Mark Cuban competing for D-Will: "Let the best man win. If he wins, I will crush him in kickboxing throwdown." (!!)</p>&mdash; Ken Berger (@KBergCBS) <a href="https://twitter.com/KBergCBS/status/189746714205364224" data-datetime="2012-04-10T16:08:36+00:00">April 10, 2012</a></blockquote>
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best owner ever

[Kris P Lettus]

Looking forward to the Heat/Celtics game tonight..

Then I'm pretty sure the Bulls are gonna rape the Knicks for the Easter Sunday loss..

[ClockShot]

If Rose doesn't play tonight, I think the Knicks will get them again.

[Kris P Lettus]

No way.. Bulls are like 15-8 w/o Rose..

[Emperor Smeat]

:D Cs beat Heat again and started out strong just like the last game.

So far this potential brutal 2 week stretch of games has gone very favorable to the Cs. Still have the back-to-back-to-back games which is going to be brutal if Doc mismanages the minutes.

[Kris P Lettus]

Bench played well tonight and that's what they are gonna need to make noise in the playoffs..

[Droford]

just wanted to brag about the fact Im close to winning my 3rd TPWW Fantasy NBA Championship in a row, even if this years league was a joke.

[SammyG]

really concerned about this Kobe injury... never expected him to miss 3 straight.

[Juan]

lol Spurs announcers are pissed

[Emperor Smeat]

:D hard win by the Cs but holy crap at the amount of booing to the refs during OT. Can't blame them since 3 of the 4 OT fouls were really bad calls and favored the Hawks.

Rondo with a triple double.

[Kris P Lettus]

Did I hear right that he tied Magic Johnson for all time triple doubles??

[CSL]

just found out the Kings have a player named Travis Outlaw

let's face it, names don't come much better than that

[Supreme Olajuwon]

you also missed the storied career of Bo Outlaw

no relation

[Kris P Lettus]

Heat/Bulls tonight will be a SLOBERKNOCKER..

I hope Rose plays cause I know with the loss to the Celtics, the Heat will come out with something to prove..

Should be an entertaining game..

[Kris P Lettus]

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1omxoEM1A1qlr6aco1_400.gif

[Crimson]

lol "my bad dog" someone wants to come out of the closet

[Kris P Lettus]

I like how the guy getting rubbed plays it off..

[Kris P Lettus]

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http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7809655/report-new-orleans-saints-owner-tom-benson-lines-buy-new-orleans-hornets

Saints owner agrees to buy Hornets
NEW YORK -- Tom Benson brought stability to the Saints nearly three decades ago and now plans to do the same for the Hornets in small-market New Orleans.

The Saints' owner agreed Friday to purchase the Hornets from the NBA.

"We expect this club to be one of the most outstanding clubs in the league, otherwise I don't want to get involved," Benson said. "This is just a good thing and I'm just glad to be a part of it."

A person familiar with the deal says the purchase price is $338 million. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the financial terms have not been announced.

The NBA has been trying to sell the Hornets since buying the club from founder George Shinn in December 2010. While preparing the team for sale the league negotiated a new lease for the Hornets to remain in the state-owned New Orleans Arena through 2024.

The sale of the team to Benson has to be approved by the NBA's Board of Governors, which is meeting in New York on Friday.

"The city is one of the country's treasures and we really have found the perfect owner," commissioner David Stern said. "Our goal all along has been to get the Hornets bought by somebody whose commitment to New Orleans would be unrivaled."

The framework of ownership negotiations were handled in a way that a new Hornets owner would have to accept the lease worked out between the NBA and Gov. Bobby Jindal. The lease agreement also called for $50 million in improvements to the basketball stadium, which sits right across the street from the Superdome.

Once the NBA approves the sale of the team to Benson, the next step is for the state legislature to approve the arena lease deal because of the funding needed for stadium improvements. But legislative leaders already have publicly voiced support for the proposed lease deal, which would take effect in July.

The 84-year-old Benson, a New Orleans-native, has owned the Saints since 1985, when he stepped in to block efforts by other prospective investors to move the NFL franchise to Jacksonville, Fla. Now Benson has made another major investment to stabilize the NBA's presence in the Big Easy on the same day that the Hornets were hosting the Utah Jazz, the very team New Orleans lost to relocation in 1979.

Benson helped bring the Saints their first playoff appearance in 1987 and finally a Super Bowl title in 2010. His ownership of the Hornets means the two small-market franchises both will be locally owned and now can work as partners in their efforts to attract corporate sponsorships, and Hornets fans can at least hope that will translate to a better product on the hardwood.

At the very least, the move provided Benson with some refreshingly positive publicity on the heels of the Saints' bounty scandal, which led the NFL to suspend head coach Sean Payton for the entire 2012 season -- the same season that will see New Orleans host the Super Bowl.

Only a day before the Saints announced Benson's purchase of the Hornets, the NFL club announced that assistant head coach Joe Vitt, who also oversees linebackers, would be elevated to interim coach for the coming football season, despite his own six-game suspension in connection with the bounty probe.

While the Saints have become a cherished institution that has become entrenched in the local culture since the club's founding in 1967, the Hornets are relatively new to Louisiana's pro sports landscape.

The Hornets moved to New Orleans from Charlotte in 2002, but have often been on shaky ground since, including when the club spent two full seasons in Oklahoma City after Hurricane Katrina devastated large parts of southeast Louisiana in August 2005.

In 2010, former owner Shinn decided to pull out. He was unable to find a buyer who would commit to keeping the team in New Orleans, so the NBA took the unprecedented step of taking ownership of the team and has been working to find a new permanent local owner for a year and a half.

As part of the effort to attract a new owner, team officials spent the past offseason conducting an unusual campaign to build the club's season-ticket base to 10,000, which the league considers a benchmark for successful franchises. The campaign involved social mixers in the homes of prominent business people in the region.

The team also attracted more major corporate sponsors for the 2011-12 season than it had ever had since moving to the Big Easy.

It was not immediately clear how a change in ownership might affect the front office personnel who led the marketing effort for the Hornets in the past year or the coaching staff, as there was no immediate word from Benson or his associates on that front.

Head coach Monty Williams and general manager Dell Demps each are in their second season, having joined forces to help the Hornets make the playoffs last season.

This season, the team decided to honor star guard Chris Paul's request for a trade and went into rebuilding mode. Benson will take control of a club that will miss the playoffs, but which also will have at least one -- probably two -- picks in the NBA's draft lottery. The Hornets also control the Minnesota Timberwolves first-round pick in 2012.

Also unclear is whether Benson might seek to rebrand the franchise to give it more of a Louisiana flavor. The Hornets were the team's original name in Charlotte. Basketball fans in New Orleans still regularly complain on talk radio and in internet chat rooms about Utah's refusal to give up the nickname Jazz, a reference to a genre of music born in the Big Easy and a cherished part of the city's heritage and culture.

Still, if not Jazz, there are other names that might speak more to the local culture than the name Hornets, and perhaps enhance the growing perception that the NBA is at last taking root in Louisiana.


Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press

This is great news..

[Emperor Smeat]

Looks like any hope the Kings had of staying in Sacramento is essentially over as ESPN is reporting the original deal for a new arena that was approved now has fallen apart.

The owners are blaming the mayor and also the idea they would be funding a lot of the project while city leaders are blaming the Maloofs for trying to find a way out of the agreement.

[Gertner]

lol Delonte West Wet Willies Gordon Hayward

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[Dragon]

Nice win for the Knicks. Melo with the triple double. Novak and Smith with 50 points off the bench going 15-20 from 3 point range. Crazy.

Really looks like the Knicks are gonna get the 7 seed. Have a small chance of moving to the 6th but I can't see it happening. Would suck to go against the Heat in the first round. Really the one team I wouldn't want the Knicks to face in the 1st round but it looks like it'll happen.

[OssMan]

pasty white boy

[Emperor Smeat]

Yeah Knicks needed the win a lot more than the Cs and it showed especially once Melo got hot near the end of the first.

Philly has been struggling badly the last couple of weeks but probably going to hang onto the 8th seed. I think the Cs need 1 more win or 1-2 more losses by the Knicks to secure the division (season series tied at 2 games each).

[Emperor Smeat]

:D Atlantic Division locked up and the 4th seed for the Cs. Indy played too well the last 1-2 weeks to even have a chance to try for a #3 seed.

[Juan]

Apparently this was all a joke, but still pretty entertaining

Nets play-by-play guy Ian Eagle calls out Mike Fratello during a telecast
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[Juan]

Also, did anyone catch Jeff Van Gundy's rant on flopping last week?

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[MoFo]

Got routed by the fucking Sixers, horrible 3rd Q

Bottom of divison

FML

[Ermaximus]

Oh hello Mr. Hamilton. I see you've finally decided to contribute to the team!

[RP]

Indiana locks up the 3rd seed and gets Orlando without Howard in the first round. Perfect.

[Ermaximus]

RP, you would've beat them with Howard. Howard has proven that he's a quitter and anyone who takes him next year is making a huge gamble.

[CSL]

laughed a bit when I found out the Kings mascot is named Slamson the Lion :o

[Juan]

I love Slamson

[DaveWadding]

So, I hate the Suns and I just wish they would die.

[Skippord]

Ty Lawson likes them

[Gertner]

So, I hate the Suns and I just wish they would die.

UUUUUUTAH!!!!!!!

Enjoy watching us in the playoffs!

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>So Ron Artest is still a terrible human being. No surprises here.</font>

[Nark Order]

Ron Artest is a piece of fucking garbage. Always hated that fuck, even when he played for Sacramento. He used to have his kids run in and draw all over the walls at the restaurant I worked at.

I hope he gets at least 8 games. That fuck.

[Emperor Smeat]

Didn't watch the game and only heard the Knicks won by 1 point but saw the highlights and :rofl: at the Hawks going for a dunk and time expiring before the slam which ended up being blocked anyways. Had a clear lane to take a shot than wait till the last moment for a dunk surrounded by 2-3 Knick players.

[Crimson]

Yeah Artest needs to be suspended at least 3 games. Even after he elbowed Harden and the Thunder players came to defend him Artest was ready to throw blows lol what a lunatic

[Supreme Olajuwon]

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1076137/elbow.gif

lol his facial expressions

what a shot

[Nark Order]

Jesus fucking Christ. How could anybody POSSIBLY think for even a second that was unintentional?

Could've really hurt the guy to be honest. Wasn't expecting it, wasn't tensed up. I hope they suspend him for awhile.

[SammyG]

ELBOW A NIGGA ELBOW A NIGGA. Great win against OKC, BIG contributions from Ebanks and Hill, shockingly... Bynum needs to start trying more. Anyway, having said that, disgusting elbow from Artest. No longer MWP. Probably gonna get a 5 game suspension or so. If he is suspended for the whole postseason though, that's bullshit.

[Splaya]

What....? He should be suspended for the entire postseason. He's a repeat offender (don't care if the Malice in the Palace was 10 years ago or yesterday) and he did it with every intention in the world. No one should back this guy up. If they say James Harden is going to miss any part of the playoffs, then see you in October Ron

[Juan]

I agree that the elbow was uncalled for, but no way he gets suspended for the whole post season.

[Crimson]

If Harden misses time I agree he should be suspended like over 5 games

[Nark Order]

Yeah, if Harden misses games for this they should bend Artest over and rape him with rules and regulations. This guy is a proven fucking nutcase. Why is this even tolerated anymore? This is like his 4-5th offense of violence or simulated violence.

He just gave a high profile player on one of the best teams in the NBA a concussion right before the playoffs. Fuck Artest. If it were up to me I'd just fire his goofy crazy violent ass. That fuck.

[SammyG]

It is retarded to base this on how long Harden is out for. Malicious intent, yes, but you can't base it on the severity of the concussion. 5 games max.

[Nark Order]

Bullshit you can't. It also shouldn't be judged as an isolated incident considering his history and the fact that, you know... he's fucking crazy.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

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ahahahahahahahaha

[Ermaximus]

He is about as much of an idiot as Ochocinco is for wanting to fight Greg Jones.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

yeah it's nothing like that at all

but ok

[Ermaximus]

Woops, that should've been posted in the NFL thread. My bad!

[Buzzkill]

LOL

[Nark Order]

"I didn't feel that man's head crunching against my elbow. Looks bad, man. Looks bad."

[Emperor Smeat]

According to ESPN's Daily Dime, Artest could be looking at a 1-2 game suspension if Stern goes by the book with the unofficial rules keeping the 10+ more for fights or being dumb like Arenas with guns.

They think its going to be more of the NHL/NFL style where its the same amount of games as the guy who's hurt is out plus a few more games. Could go even more strict based on if the Thunder loose out on the #2 seed and the Lakers somehow got it (1.5 games behind).

Edit: My mistake, the article ESPN had was talking about the Spurs being ahead of the Thunder by 1 to 1.5 games at the time.

[SammyG]

No way we can get the 2 seed. Only have 1 game to play, at Sac.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Yeah what. Thunder are 5.5 games up on LA

[Ermaximus]

Rightfully so too. Thunder have looked good this, erm season? Don't know if I'd even call it a season, but they've played really well.

[SammyG]

Feel more confident this year than I did last year. Hopefully Metta is back for the 2nd round.

[McLegend]

I would prefer the Sixers staying in the 8th seed. They have a better chance of beating The Bulls then The Heat.

I mean they aren't going to beat either team, but they will be more competive games against the Bulls anyway.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Alright this season's bandwagon was a tremendous disappointment as the Kings were just downright awful on the road.

So now I need to pick a team to root for during the playoffs. Not gonna pick Miami for obvious reasons. Not gonna pick San Antonio either. I don't dislike them but they're just boring to watch.

Any suggestions?

[DaveWadding]

The Suns have to beat the Jazz tonight to even sniff the playoffs. I think they can do it, but they really need the ping pong balls.

[RoXer]

Alright this season's bandwagon was a tremendous disappointment as the Kings were just downright awful on the road.

So now I need to pick a team to root for during the playoffs. Not gonna pick Miami for obvious reasons. Not gonna pick San Antonio either. I don't dislike them but they're just boring to watch.

Any suggestions?

INDIANA

JOIN US

[RoXer]

Hoping for an Indiana/Memphis finals if Phoenix doesn't get in

[Ermaximus]

Alright this season's bandwagon was a tremendous disappointment as the Kings were just downright awful on the road.

So now I need to pick a team to root for during the playoffs. Not gonna pick Miami for obvious reasons. Not gonna pick San Antonio either. I don't dislike them but they're just boring to watch.

Any suggestions?

Denver Nuggets. Skippord would love you forever.

[Gertner]

The Suns have to beat the Jazz tonight to even sniff the playoffs. I think they can do it, but they really need the ping pong balls.

lol noooooooot happening!

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Artest gets 7 games. Seems like a pretty fair number.

[Emperor Smeat]

Bulls locked the #1 seed in the East while the Lakers took their division.

Cs beat the Heat but can still lose home court advantage even though they are a #4 seed if the Hawks beat the Mavs or Cs lose to the Bucks in the final game due to the new rules this year.

[Gertner]

YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES!

[DaveWadding]

They should have just tanked like everybody else.

[Triple Naitch]

Wow, Charlotte went 7-57.

[owenbrown]

lol Bobcats

[DaveWadding]

Grantland's WWE guide to the NBA (http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7861414/david-stern-vince-mcmahon-lebron-james-john-cena-wwe-guide-nba)

[Emperor Smeat]

US Attorney investigating growing claims and evidence regarding Billy Hunter spending union funds for the benefits of himself, family members, and close connections while as the executive director of the union.

Supposedly Hunter is being blamed for profiting during the lockout with union funds, creating conflicts of interest by giving non-bid contracts to companies who employ members of his family, and ensuring those with close connections were over paid or got high status jobs in the union.

The executive committee might also be in huge trouble since they hinted they knew about all the stuff and did nothing to stop Hunter especially with Hunter and his family making $3-4 million during the lockout which cost the players roughly $400 million.

[SammyG]

Let's go Sixers

[Supreme Olajuwon]

K officially on the Pacers postseason bandwagon. Got mad love for my n-word David West.


Let's go Pacers! We're gonna crush the Orlando TRAGIC

[Nark Order]

Here's hoping that the Bobcats don't get the #1 pick and suck forever. Michael Jordan is a fucking horrible GM.

[Nark Order]

I need a team in the playoffs too. I'm going to cheer for The Heat because everyone hating them is kind of hilarious. Also, it's going to be a much harder road to the championship for them than people are making it seem.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Derrick Rose being injured again would be great for my Pacers. The Chicago Dulls can suck it.

[Triple Naitch]

Sixers time.

[Triple Naitch]

They already played? Fuck.

[Dragon]

Pretty sure the majority of the Knicks team is gonna foul out of this game. The amount of fouls called has been insane.

[Emperor Smeat]

I need a team in the playoffs too. I'm going to cheer for The Heat because everyone hating them is kind of hilarious. Also, it's going to be a much harder road to the championship for them than people are making it seem.

Heat are pretty horrible on the road even though almost everyone except 4-5 teams were this season compared to their home record. If they get the same calls and luck, they still are a shoe-in for the East Finals and maybe now the NBA finals if Rose's injury becomes a huge issue.