chillzatl

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92% of league GM's think kobe is the best SG in the league... HEEEH

You caught him red handed! HEHE. He will ignore anything if he thinks it helps him prove his point, even his own words. He's been trying to convince us all that the lakers aren't that good, Shaq isn't great and that Kobe isn't a franchise player for a while now. It's almost impossible to tell that he doesn't like them very much!

You always give excuses for why the OTHER teams lost instead of giving credit to the Lakers for just being a good team. They are the Yankees of the NBA and I love seeing them lose. But trying to paint excuses for why the other teams didn't win is the sign of a sore loser, through and through. 75% of the reason they win is Shaq and Kobe. If it wasn't for those two, they wouldn't get close enough for the role players or the coach to matter.

Trying to use the other teams injuries as an excuse is especially weak coming from you. You wouldn't use injuries to defend our poor season. But you use it to explain away the Lakers winning? I'd expect better from you.

Drawing conspiracy theories around the officiating is just plain laughable. Find me one winning team in NBA history that didn't get the breaks in the finals series! Heck, you could explain away every ring Michael Jordan got with that one.

I love the way DG has came out in the summer leagues. He could have easily pouted his way off this team (as some writers would have had us believe last season). But he came out and so far has played with confidence, if you can judge such a thing from boxscores. As it has been said many times though, the position will not be won with offense. The player with the best defense will get it, and rightly so. I think that will be Ira. BUT, that isn't a bad thing! I think Dions confidence will be just as high if he's coming off the bench. Maybe even higher. He has said that he's ready and willing to do whatever they ask of him. I think if they give him the minutes (ie. show some confidence in him), he'll come out and get it done. Besides, we need someone in the backcourt who can come off the bench and draw the other teams focus a little. If we can get a consistant 10-14 out of Dion, off the bench, we'll win a LOT of games.

just like the fans of every other NY pro sport. Their reputation is well earned. They are the teams you love to hate.

how do we go about getting tickets? I might make it depending on the time.

The guy never produced here and seriously looked like he didn't have what it took. To say that he could/would have done what he did in L.A this year, if he had stayed is silly. The kid obviously had issues with the pressure of filling the spots behind maddux, glavin and millwood. I'd put money down that if he had stayed here, he wouldn't have had near the season he did.

I agree wiht moving chipper back to 3rd. His defense wasn't that bad and his offense is the best in baseball at 3rd. Vinny Castilla had NO CHANCE of matching what chipper coiuld do there.

They have to resign at least one of the "big two". To let them both go would be stupid. There is NOBODY out there that we can sign that will give us what they could give us. I say resign both if we can. THose guys will continue to pitch at this level for another 3-4 years, easily. If you put Maddux and/or Glavin in Arizona or another high offense team, they would easily net 22+ wins. No way you let both those guys walk. I say do what it takes to keep both of them. I don't think they'll demand as much as some people do.

There's also no need to move Andruw Jones. While his average isn't as good as it should be. You aren't going to find very many players in baseball who bat .250 and still give you near 40 homers, 100rbi's and the defense that he brings. His average doesn't show it but he really improved this year with his walks and fewer strikeouts. I think TP will get andruw where he needs to be. He did it twice this year But Andruw just couldn't maintain it.

It's going to be interesting to see what they do though.

he was only going to be in the halo for 6-8 weeks anyway, so that's not much ahead of schedule, if any.

That have come from the lows that we did to get back to the brink of respectability. I don't consider Indiana in that group simply because they never fell has far as we did. They were still respectable. They've been on the edge of the playoffs the entire time.

The clippers I don't consider because they have always been bad and have yet to get good. The always seem to have good talent but it never turns into wins. They improved by getting Brand and Miller, no doubt. But are they going to pay the money to make it matter? I can't help but discount their improvement until I see that it's not a way of staying cheap.

Now I agree totally about the wiz. They've been the worst of the NBA for years. When MJ took over everyone said "he'll never be able to clear their cap problems". BAM! In no time he traded their aging, overpriced talent for cheap,young, quality players. They've really made strides to respectabilily. MJ is playing simply to increase the quality of his product, and it is working. A few big trades and the Wiz are expected to contend for a spot. He is one solid player away from being able to retire again and say "Don't bet against MJ suckers".

All of those teams did improve though. Until one of them makes the playoffs (apart from the pacers), it's hard to say improved the most. I think we'll have better chemistry than the Wizards or the clippers though.

Iverson is already hurt and is already trying to ignore the fact that he's hurt. He'll be on the IL before the all-star break. Injuries and stubborness are going to ruin what could be a stellar career.

Dion put up a great game last night. If he can deliver those numbers consistantly through the season, we'll be set. Was he covering T-mac? Whoever was did a great job.

might bring out the Hendu we all expected he could be a few years ago. There's no reason that given the minutes, he can't be a 14/6 guy and our 6th man again. I'm not saying he will or pinning any hopes that it'll happen. But If he's motivated by being around an old rival, it might encourage him to up his game and his level of commitment to the game. Maybe he doesn't want to look like a slacker anymore with G.rob around. Only time will tell.

That's stretching it quite a bit thin there. At least see the guy play against real competition before you start giving him props.

I read somewhere he had added 15-20lbs of muscle.

If the braves are seriously on the market, look for Turner to buy them back. He has said repeatedly that he wished he never lost them. He has the money to get them back easily.

I define basketball fundamentals as being able to shoot the ball and accept that passing the ball wins games. And sorry, but most of the euro players have better fundamentals than the majority of NBA draftees. It's just a fact. That's why you hear so much about upside and potential when talking about draft picks. Because they LACK FUNDAMENTALS or because they are terribly one-dimensional players. GMs hope that they can teach these guys how to play the game. Was Kwame Brown picked because he has fundamentals? Hell no. He was picked on athletic ability ONLY. He has zero fundamentals. Just like most players coming into the draft.

I don't regret not taking him at all. He's a one dimensional player, period. He can't shoot, isn't a good scorer and plays only average D. He's a great passer though. But his inability to do much else makes him a liability. Leave him open, he's only gonna hurt you 1 in 10 games. Obviously the pacers have cooled on him otherwise they wouldn't be trying to move him for someone else.

making the playoffs is the goal this year. Going deep in them is just a bonus, FOR NOW.

He's doing as fine as he can be. He's at home in his Halo, chilling with his moms and friends. Not much to report really.

Vargas was still landing his body punches, which are one of his strengths, just fine. He just couldn't get enough of them to do any damage. Strength didn't really mean much in this fight. Vargas simply got outboxed. If Vargas could have somehow kept de la hoya on the ropes I think he would have messed him up. De La Hoya just "held his own" until he got the chance to land a few choice shots and that really sapped all the attutide out of Vargas. You could totally see it too. Vargas had all this attitude and it really felt like he had the intimidation factor on De La hoya. But once De La Hoya started working that spot under his eye you could see Vargas attitude change.

Regardless it was a great fight and very fun to watch.

how when Vick was drafted I don't think I remember reading one article that said he would be anything other than average. They all said he had no passing skills and "would not be a difference maker". Now every sunday all you hear is how "mike vick is the future of the NFL quarterback".

The guy is lightening quick and throws lasers. Unlike most quarterbacks, he's as dangerous or more dangerous when you make him run with the ball. Already he's made some insane passes while being pressured and on the run. He's really fun to watch.

I mean if you consider his numbers from the short returns he made over the last two season, he put up very good numbers. I think he was somewhere around 16/7/5 or something? That's pretty damned respectable for a guy who wasn't fully healed and wasn't in full game shape. If his ankle is full healed and he doesn't have any mental hangups from it, I think he'll be back in 22/5/7 territory that he used to live in.

if his toe is healed, the league best take note. Shaq has already stated that he's going to come out with a vengence this year and I believe it. He's unstoppable when he's not "on". I pity the league when he's not only healthy, but intent on doing damage.