NBA '12/'13 Thread.

[eric2136]

Kinda surprised that Toronto dropped that game to Cleveland without Irving...that one hurt....only 8 points for the Toronto bench the whole game and Bargnani doesn't score at all ! The Raps are really going to need to step it up of they're going to make that push for the playoffs !

Looking forward to the Lakers/T-wolves game...ought to be entertaining..Houston and Utah both lost so the Lakers can gain a little ground with a win tonight !

Classic ankle breaker by Steph Curry against George Hill with the desperation arm trip ...C'mon Hill, you're better than that slim !

 

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Steph Curry is becoming one of my favourite players to watch. I hope he stays healthy.

 

[Smallville22]

Tony Parker to miss a month

San Antonio's leading scorer Tony Parker will be out for around four weeks with a left ankle sprain.
The loss of the All-Star guard from France could be a big setback for the Spurs, who enjoy the best record in the NBA with a 46-14 mark.
Parker injured the ankle in the third quarter of Friday's win over the Sacramento Kings. An examination confirmed the sprain.
He has averaged 21.0 points and 7.6 assists, both team highs, in starting 56 games this season and recently played in his fifth NBA All-Star game.

 

[eric2136]

Nice game by the Celtics, and especially the Celtic gaurds last night...Bradley with 22 pts. and Crawford with 12 pts....If we can get that type of production every night, we have a good chance against some of the tough teams we play down the stretch starting tonight with Indiana !

Good to see D-Fish back in the league, I know he will help OKC in the playoffs !

Miami Heat has been on an incredible run ! This between the legs off the back board dunk (at 0.38) by Lebron in pre-game warm-ups against Cleveland is one of the best I've ever seen !

 

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More Lebron pregame.

 

[eric2136]

Behind the back off the backboard....That was a nice one !

As for tonights games, I haven't seen choke jobs that bad since my last visit to that facial abuse website...Congrats to the Celts, Lakers, Miami, and Memphis...but the teams that they beat deserve a royal kick in the ass !

Just proves once again that good teams find a way to win, and bad teams find a way to loose...

 

[BAYAMONXXX]

NBA nears HGH agreement.
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/9031485/nba-nears-agreement-nbpa-test-hgh-sources-say

 

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Anybody think any big names are using any illegal substances?

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

Anybody think any big names are using any illegal substances?

Yes

 

[eric2136]

I'm against drug testing, it's a waste of time...most pro's have been shooting up since high school anyways, and they'll keep doing it in every pro sport as long as its profitable for them. Team doctors are paid to get athletes past those type of obstacles if need be....besides its all entertainment...pro sports are only 50/60% legit anyways.... as long as they are willing to assume the risk, let them trane how they see fit...I don't want to see a bunch of puny wrestlers, or b-ball players shaped like Tayshan Prince.

 

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Lakers are in 8th!! Hopefully they can move up to 6th before the season ends. Memphis/San Antonio is our only hope. And it's not much of a hope.

 

[eric2136]

And now it's time for a very short Brandon Knight abuse video montage...come on B Knight, I know you're better than this slim ... !

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

Congrats to Rubio on his first career NBA triple double tonight with 21, 13 and 12. Looks like he might be mentally getting over the knee injury.

 

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Props to Knight for being the only person man enough to try and block it. People are too worried about being on a poster so they bitch out. I think it was Howard that said if you've never been dunked on, you're not doing your job.

 

[eric2136]

Props to Knight for being the only person man enough to try and block it. People are too worried about being on a poster so they bitch out. I think it was Howard that said if you've never been dunked on, you're not doing your job.

LOL...That's very inspirational...you will make a great dad someday (if you aren't already), because that's just what your son would need to hear after getting TKO'd by the dunk of the year :1orglaugh !

But yeah that type of thing can happen from time to time when you play for a bad team like Detroit. The last time he played the Wizards, we made him look like Isaiah Thomas !

 

[eric2136]

Congrats to Rubio on his first career NBA triple double tonight with 21, 13 and 12. Looks like he might be mentally getting over the knee injury.

Good for him ! Glad to see him get his first 3-D, although I personally think they brought him back to soon from his knee injury...But hopefully he can continue to further regain his form without doing further damage to his knee...

In any event, nice to see him doing better...he is a loooooonnnnnng way from J. Legend or The Pistol .....but who knows, anything is possible if he can stay healthy.

 

[eric2136]

Great job by the Wizards overcoming an 18 pts deficit on the road at Staples Center and beating down the Lakers !...Wall with 24 pts and 16 assists and Ariza with a career high seven 3 pointers leading the way.

:clap: Nice quality win ! The team has shown great heart and determination lately :clap: !

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

Good for him ! Glad to see him get his first 3-D, although I personally think they brought him back to soon from his knee injury...But hopefully he can continue to further regain his form without doing further damage to his knee...

In any event, nice to see him doing better...he is a loooooonnnnnng way from J. Legend or The Pistol .....but who knows, anything is possible if he can stay healthy.

Oh he's no Pistol Pete, but Kahn is banking the franchise on him as our QB back there for the next decade.

 

[eric2136]

Oh he's no Pistol Pete, but Kahn is banking the franchise on him as our QB back there for the next decade.

Once apon a time, Portland thought their No.1 pick Greg Oden was going to be their center for next decade, but we see how that worked out for them...knee injuries early in a basketball player's future can be devestating and can often cut short promising careers...just look at Gilbert Arenas, Brandon Roy, or even Pete Maravich...

Rubio's got talent so hopefully he can fully recover and stay healthy, but even if he maximizes his potential, he'll never be a scorer the likes of a Pistol Pete who averaged 44 pts per game in college, led the NBA in scoring for an entire season at 31 pts per game, and had over 40pts 13 different times, including a 68 point game (third highest in NBA history), against the Knicks.

This season Rubio is averaging 9.7 pts, J.Legend had better numbers over his first two seasons as a starter where he averaged 12pts per game, both years.

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

Once apon a time, Portland thought their No.1 pick Greg Oden was going to be their center for next decade, but we see how that worked out for them...knee injuries early in a basketball player's future can be devestating and can often cut short promising careers...just look at Gilbert Arenas, Brandon Roy, or even Pete Maravich...

Rubio's got talent so hopefully he can fully recover and stay healthy, but even if he maximizes his potential, he'll never be a scorer the likes of a Pistol Pete who averaged 44 pts per game in college, led the NBA in scoring for an entire season at 31 pts per game, and had over 40pts 13 different times, including a 68 point game (third highest in NBA history), against the Knicks.

This season Rubio is averaging 9.7 pts, J.Legend had better numbers over his first two seasons as a starter where he averaged 12pts per game, both years.

No, he's not a scorer, but he can be - I believe he's more here to dish it. But they were saying of all the players in the league ATM Rubio is one of a very small handful that could get a quadruple double some day. That would be cool if he could some how pull that off.