Author Topic: NBA thread (2010-2011) (Read 6268 times)

bglide · « **Reply #25:** November 10, 2010, 12:40:26 AM »

And everyone knows my fave Nat before Dunn got here was Flowers.

bglide · « **Reply #26:** November 10, 2010, 01:20:48 AM »

Kevin Love plays 37 minutes tonight and the TWolves play their best game of the year. Some serious home calls cost them down the stretch. Klove went for 23 points, 24 boards, and 5 dimes. I'm sure it was just a coincidence that they played their best game when he got the most minutes he's had this season.

tomterp · « **Reply #27:** November 10, 2010, 09:14:41 AM »

Quote from: bglide on November 10, 2010, 12:40:26 AM

And everyone knows my fave Nat before Dunn got here was Flowers.

Who is Flowers?

Potomac Cannons · « **Reply #28:** November 10, 2010, 10:51:11 AM »

Quote from: tomterp on November 10, 2010, 09:14:41 AM

Who is Flowers?

No one. He actually picked a random name hoping no one would check to see if someone named Flowers played here.

JMUalumni · « **Reply #29:** November 10, 2010, 11:04:46 AM »

Flowers is an old board meme, he was referring to Jesus Flores.

http://www.wnff.net/index.php/topic,8231.msg219402.html#msg219402

tomterp · « **Reply #30:** November 10, 2010, 12:40:30 PM »

Quote from: JMUalumni on November 10, 2010, 11:04:46 AM

Flowers is an old board meme, he was referring to Jesus Flores.

http://www.wnff.net/index.php/topic,8231.msg219402.html#msg219402

Gotcha, thanks. Guess I'm not around enough to pick up on all the little nuances and inside references.

Sharp · « **Reply #31:** November 10, 2010, 01:51:33 PM »

Quote from: tomterp on November 10, 2010, 12:40:30 PM

Gotcha, thanks. Guess I'm not around enough to pick up on all the little nuances and inside references.

Lurk moar

Potomac Cannons · « **Reply #32:** November 12, 2010, 01:00:20 AM »

Lakers/Nuggets is fantastic right now. 101-100 Nuggets with 6+ remaining.

bglide · « **Reply #33:** November 12, 2010, 02:18:51 AM »

Lakers finally have to go on the road. Seems as if every single year they have this monster front loaded schedule that lets them pull away from the West and get the #1 seed.

Sharp · « **Reply #34:** November 12, 2010, 02:27:28 AM »

Lakers final lose the first time they face a contender. Figures.

Also, I think the NBA scheduling might have backfired a little... they shouldn't have had the Heat playing all these good teams at the beginning of the season, it's the reason they're 5-4. It's hilarious, don't get me wrong, but it will only delay the inevitable 10+ game winning streak against crappy teams.

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #35:** November 12, 2010, 10:41:38 PM »

Love goes for 31-31 tonight... as in, 31 points, 31 rebounds.

Potomac Cannons · « **Reply #36:** November 12, 2010, 11:11:45 PM »

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on November 12, 2010, 10:41:38 PM

Love goes for 31-31 tonight... as in, 31 points, 31 rebounds.

Fans complained about Rambis not playing Love enough. Was averaging 16.6/12.8 in 23.8 min/g. Rambis gives him 41 minutes and he does this (and has 5 assists and 1 block). First 30 rebound game since Barkley.

Same thing with Beasley. He was putting up 18.1/5.3 in 29.1 min/g and pops 35/6 plus 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block in 41 minutes.

bglide · « **Reply #37:** November 13, 2010, 01:15:41 AM »

Clearly Love does not deserve starting minutes.

bglide · « **Reply #38:** November 13, 2010, 01:16:04 AM »

Quote from: Sharp on November 10, 2010, 12:03:10 AM

Kevin Love is one of the worst defenders in the game... his basic stats don't tell the whole story. Rambis IS the worst coach in the game, but not because he doesn't play Love enough.

Nice call.

Coladar · « **Reply #39:** November 15, 2010, 12:13:23 AM »

Lakers lost again, this time to the Suns and at home. And the Suns scored the second most three pointers in NBA history, 22. Their ridiculous schedule definitely helped them... Good old "balanced" scheduling at it's best. No freaking way should that team have been 8-0.

Sharp · « **Reply #40:** November 15, 2010, 02:42:20 AM »

Quote from: bglide on November 13, 2010, 01:16:04 AM

Nice call.

Rebounding is only one aspect of defense. Nowhere did I deny that Love is a superb rebounder. The problem is that he abandons his defensive assignment to focus on rebounding, even going to the extent of boxing his own teammates out. Overall, that lessens his contribution to the game. His talent compensates for that somewhat, but not enough that I don't understand Rambis not wanting him to get a ton of minutes per game (though obviously after his 31/31 night that's not going to happen).

JMW IV · « **Reply #41:** November 16, 2010, 11:19:44 AM »

Quote from: Potomac Cannons on November 10, 2010, 10:51:11 AM

No one. He actually picked a random name hoping no one would check to see if someone named Flowers played here.

no, he just refuses to spell Jesus Flores' name the proper latino way.

Vega · « **Reply #42:** November 18, 2010, 02:23:44 AM »

Greg Oden is going to have microfracture surgery on his left knee and miss the entire season.

cmdterps44 · « **Reply #43:** November 18, 2010, 02:28:02 AM »

Jesus.

He is a 40 year old man. In his case, 40 is the new 125.

Potomac Cannons · « **Reply #44:** November 18, 2010, 02:34:01 AM »

The NBA record for fewest games played by a #1 overall pick in the first 4 years of a career is currently 154 by Chris Webber. Once this season is over Oden smashes that record with 82 games played in his first 4 seasons.

You would think someone in Portland would learn to take the runaway best scorer in the draft over a big man with injury problems eventually.

Sharp · « **Reply #45:** November 18, 2010, 03:29:10 AM »

With Portland's luck if they had drafted Michael Jordan he would have died in a car crash in 1985. The team's cursed.

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #46:** November 18, 2010, 03:30:15 AM »

I loved Oden in college.

Seemed like a nice kid, too.

Read an article about him once saying how he didn't even want to play basketball growing up, he wanted to be a dentist. How many NBA guys are you going to find that wanted to be a dentist growing up?

http://www.mensfitness.com/sports_and_recreation/athletes/21

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #47:** November 18, 2010, 08:31:32 AM »

An article about Delonte West's first game back and his probation / house arrest. Talks about his counselling at risk kids in Southeast as part of his probation.

http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2010/11/18/a_new_direction_for_west/?page=full

mitlen · « **Reply #48:** November 18, 2010, 08:51:26 AM »

Quote from: Potomac Cannons on November 18, 2010, 02:34:01 AM

The NBA record for fewest games played by a #1 overall pick in the first 4 years of a career is currently 154 by Chris Webber. Once this season is over Oden smashes that record with 82 games played in his first 4 seasons.

You would think someone in Portland would learn to take the runaway best scorer in the draft over a big man with injury problems eventually.

Can you find and relate the numbers on Sam Bowie?

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #49:** November 18, 2010, 09:00:16 AM »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Bowie#NBA_career

good rookie year, then he broke down with injuries