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Post by GratefulHippie on May 18, 2009 1:59:41 GMT -5
oh i agree. but you kinda proved my point. him being so tall and lanky makes him more susceptible. and shaq's days with the heat were lonnnnnnnng past his prime. and duncan is getting up there too. because you're right...they do wear down faster.
and again, i'm not trying to take away from yao's ability, because i do agree he's a good player. and perhaps my opinion is hindered by the fact that he is, and has been, so prone to injury for the past 3 years. but the guy isn't even 30 yet, and didn't come into the league until 2002. shaq was almost 40, and while not necessarily being a dominating figure stat-wise, was still able to play a whole season without having to sit out 20+ games at a time. duncan is 33, has been in the league since 1997, and was still winning championships 2 years ago.
Post by awolfatthedoor on May 18, 2009 13:12:45 GMT -5
Haha I think I'm pretty much agreeing with you and still yelling I disagree..my bad. I hope for Yao's sake that he can stay healthy. In those five minutes he limped around and still tried to play I became a Yao fan. I think he has the heart to do it but probably not the body.
And I hate Kobe too but I'm rooting for a Kobe-Lebron final. I really really am hoping for Kobe vs. Lebron on both ends of the floor for 40 minutes. If it's Nugs-Cavs, Nugs-Magic, or Magic-Lakers I won't be as interested. So come on Stern we know you fix games just go ahead and fix these series.
Haha I think I'm pretty much agreeing with you and still yelling I disagree..my bad. I hope for Yao's sake that he can stay healthy. In those five minutes he limped around and still tried to play I became a Yao fan. I think he has the heart to do it but probably not the body.
And I hate Kobe too but I'm rooting for a Kobe-Lebron final. I really really am hoping for Kobe vs. Lebron on both ends of the floor for 40 minutes. If it's Nugs-Cavs, Nugs-Magic, or Magic-Lakers I won't be as interested. So come on Stern we know you fix games just go ahead and fix these series.
Oh come on, you're telling me you won't be as interested in a 'Melo-Bron Bron finals? I would love that.
6/18: Phish in Hartford 6/25: Phish in Camden 7/2-7/4: Nateva 7/17: God Street Wine at Irving Plaza 7/23-7/25: String Cheese at Red Rocks!! 8/17-8/18: Phish at Jones Beach 9/3: Rush at PNC
This Bonnaroo lineup is in dire need of some Rush.
Post by awolfatthedoor on May 18, 2009 13:50:41 GMT -5
I think that Kobe would bring the best out of Lebron. I think Lebron would dismantle Melo/KMart. I just think the best series basketball-wise would be Cavs-Lakers. That said I would be interested in the series as long as its Cavs-Nugs. But if the Magic somehow make it past the Cavs I could not care less because then it will just be another 4 or 5 game Western Conference ownage.
Haha I think I'm pretty much agreeing with you and still yelling I disagree..my bad. I hope for Yao's sake that he can stay healthy. In those five minutes he limped around and still tried to play I became a Yao fan. I think he has the heart to do it but probably not the body.
And I hate Kobe too but I'm rooting for a Kobe-Lebron final. I really really am hoping for Kobe vs. Lebron on both ends of the floor for 40 minutes. If it's Nugs-Cavs, Nugs-Magic, or Magic-Lakers I won't be as interested. So come on Stern we know you fix games just go ahead and fix these series.
Oh come on, you're telling me you won't be as interested in a 'Melo-Bron Bron finals? I would love that.
now that the rockets are out i will only pay attention to the cavs. I'm a huge yao fan, and I understand he gets injured but if you think this team is better off without him than youre wrong. Name me one offensive player over 7'0 in this leauge as good as yao? If that dude ever stops playing for the Chinese teams expect his injuries to go down. He's 7'6 and at least 300 pounds and he runs up and down a hardwood court for a living. He does this probably 10 months out of the year and even more during Olympic years. I really dont think Yao has had a break from basketball since he went pro, so its only natural his body will take a beating. It sucks, but I hope and Expect Yao to stay a rocket his entire career.
But really, the NBA is so rigged now its unreal. It will be the lakers and cavs because thats what David Stern wants.
But I think mostly i'm just wishing we could be like this again:
Garth Algar: Do you ever get the feeling Benjamin's just using us?
Wayne Campbell: Good call. It's like he wants us to be liked by everyone. I mean Led Zeppelin didn't write tunes everybody liked. They left that to the Bee Gees.
now that the rockets are out i will only pay attention to the cavs. I'm a huge yao fan, and I understand he gets injured but if you think this team is better off without him than youre wrong. Name me one offensive player over 7'0 in this leauge as good as yao? If that dude ever stops playing for the Chinese teams expect his injuries to go down. He's 7'6 and at least 300 pounds and he runs up and down a hardwood court for a living. He does this probably 10 months out of the year and even more during Olympic years. I really dont think Yao has had a break from basketball since he went pro, so its only natural his body will take a beating. It sucks, but I hope and Expect Yao to stay a rocket his entire career.
But really, the NBA is so rigged now its unreal. It will be the lakers and cavs because thats what David Stern wants.
But I think mostly i'm just wishing we could be like this again:
Rigged?! I don't know about all that. I think if the NBA was rigged, the Celts would be in the Eastern conf. finals, not the Magic.
The only rigging conspiracy, to my knowledge, that might have some credibility to it was the '85 draft lottery, when Stern decided to send Pat Ewing to the Knicks.
6/18: Phish in Hartford 6/25: Phish in Camden 7/2-7/4: Nateva 7/17: God Street Wine at Irving Plaza 7/23-7/25: String Cheese at Red Rocks!! 8/17-8/18: Phish at Jones Beach 9/3: Rush at PNC
This Bonnaroo lineup is in dire need of some Rush.
How is it not rigged when you have a special set of rules that apply to the stars of the league. AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT. Just look at the heats championship season. If you BREATHED on D-wade he was shooting freebies (But I dont care cause I hate dallas).
Garth Algar: Do you ever get the feeling Benjamin's just using us?
Wayne Campbell: Good call. It's like he wants us to be liked by everyone. I mean Led Zeppelin didn't write tunes everybody liked. They left that to the Bee Gees.
How is it not rigged when you have a special set of rules that apply to the stars of the league. AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT. Just look at the heats championship season. If you BREATHED on D-wade he was shooting freebies (But I dont care cause I hate dallas).
Yes, the calls were pretty terrible in that series, but I don't see the conspiracy.
6/18: Phish in Hartford 6/25: Phish in Camden 7/2-7/4: Nateva 7/17: God Street Wine at Irving Plaza 7/23-7/25: String Cheese at Red Rocks!! 8/17-8/18: Phish at Jones Beach 9/3: Rush at PNC
This Bonnaroo lineup is in dire need of some Rush.
To me it seems like the Nugs were the better team both games. Who do y'all think is playing better basketball at this point?
I completely agree. I think it should be 2-0 Nuggies, but Kobe just completely took over at the end of game 1. I've always loved 'Melo, but this year, he's taken his game to a completely new level and it's awesome to watch. There are two reasons I like the Nuggets more than the Lakers in this series, the first of which is the bench. The Nuggets will always get a contribution from at least one player off their bench. It will be J.R. Smith one night. It could be my boy the Birdman the next night. And some nights, like last night for example, Linas Kleiza will be hot and knock down big perimeter jumpers. The Lakers' bench sucks ass and Sasha Vujacic and Jordan Farmar are about as unclutch as it gets. The second reason is the differences at point. L.A. hasn't had a point guard who could properly defend someone of Chauncey Billups' caliber since Nick Van Exel. There's a big difference between Aaron Brooks and Chauncey Billups and Mr. Big Shot proved that last night.
And if you're one of those people who said that the Lakers would have won it all last year if Bynum was healthy, please, cut that out. The kid should have gone to UConn like he signed to and gotten some seasoning under General Calhoun, because he's way too soft right now.
6/18: Phish in Hartford 6/25: Phish in Camden 7/2-7/4: Nateva 7/17: God Street Wine at Irving Plaza 7/23-7/25: String Cheese at Red Rocks!! 8/17-8/18: Phish at Jones Beach 9/3: Rush at PNC
This Bonnaroo lineup is in dire need of some Rush.
6/18: Phish in Hartford 6/25: Phish in Camden 7/2-7/4: Nateva 7/17: God Street Wine at Irving Plaza 7/23-7/25: String Cheese at Red Rocks!! 8/17-8/18: Phish at Jones Beach 9/3: Rush at PNC
This Bonnaroo lineup is in dire need of some Rush.
Garth Algar: Do you ever get the feeling Benjamin's just using us?
Wayne Campbell: Good call. It's like he wants us to be liked by everyone. I mean Led Zeppelin didn't write tunes everybody liked. They left that to the Bee Gees.