2012 NBA Playoffs

[BlackAsCoal]

I don't get why the Hawks didn't draft Chris Paul, from what I hear they needed a point guard that year and Chris actually wanted to play in Atlanta. Ironically he is just the kind of leader and player the Hawks need that could turn that franchise around.

I guess the Hawks can find solace in knowing that passing on Chris Paul is only less worse than Portand passing on Michael Jordan for Sam Bowie and Detroit passing on Carmelo Anthony for Darko "Who" Milosevic :0)

Portland also fucked up skipping Durant for Oden, that is 2 huge mistakes the Blazers made on draft night.

Yikes .. I had forgotten about that one .. which I'm sure that Blazers fans would like to do as well. :0)

 

[High_Gravity]

I guess the Hawks can find solace in knowing that passing on Chris Paul is only less worse than Portand passing on Michael Jordan for Sam Bowie and Detroit passing on Carmelo Anthony for Darko "Who" Milosevic :0)

Portland also fucked up skipping Durant for Oden, that is 2 huge mistakes the Blazers made on draft night.

Yikes .. I had forgotten about that one .. which I'm sure that Blazers fans would like to do as well. :0)

Portland has had the worst luck I have ever seen as far as injuries and bust draft picks, I don't think Nate McMillan deserved to be fired either he did the best with what he had, I don't see Lamarcus Aldridge wanting to stay there for too much longer, Portland is headed towards the lottery.

 

[BlackAsCoal]

Coach Brown was a bad choice for that job in the beginning, should have went with Rick Adelman. Bynum will probably stay unless they can get him involved in a trade for Dwight Howard, Artest and Gasol will probably be gone.

I like Brown .. but I agree with you that he probably wasn't the best choice for that situation.

Howard doesn't want to play with Kobe .. few superstars do. It will always be Kobe's team regardless of who he's playing with .. which is kinda' why I respect Dwayne Wade for bringing LeBron to Miami, knowing that it will end up being his team. Wade even said that he was better.

Kobe would never do that ..even if he was playing with Michael Jordan in his prime.

Sad about Artest. He may be out of the league next season.

I thought Howard listed Los Angeles as a place he would like to play? as I remember he had listed Dallas, the Lakers, Clippers and I think the Nets but that will probably change when Deron Williams goes to Dallas this summer, no way that dude is staying with the shitty ass Nets by himself. I do agree with you about Kobe though, thats why he likes Pau Gasol so much, Pau had no problem letting Kobe be the man on that team.

Howard did indeed list the Lakers .. but reading the small print, I don't think he really meant that.

Lakers Rumors: Dwight Howard Won't Accept Playing Secondary Role to Kobe Bryant

As long as Kobe Bryant is playing for the Los Angeles Lakers they will always be his team, even if Dwight Howard is traded to the purple and gold before the deadline next month.

Howard, who is a superstar player and the most dominant center in the NBA, has never been in a secondary role throughout his career. It's unlikely that he would accept being in a secondary role to Bryant with the Lakers.

more at link ..
Lakers Rumors: Dwight Howard Won't Accept Playing Secondary Role to Kobe Bryant | Bleacher Report

Playing with Williams in Dallas AND Dirk .. that's a champoinship caliber team .. and they all have personalities that would not try to dominate the others.

 

[BlackAsCoal]

Portland also fucked up skipping Durant for Oden, that is 2 huge mistakes the Blazers made on draft night.

Yikes .. I had forgotten about that one .. which I'm sure that Blazers fans would like to do as well. :0)

Portland has had the worst luck I have ever seen as far as injuries and bust draft picks, I don't think Nate McMillan deserved to be fired either he did the best with what he had, I don't see Lamarcus Aldridge wanting to stay there for too much longer, Portland is headed towards the lottery.

:0) You are wise my friend.

I agree.

 

[High_Gravity]

I like Brown .. but I agree with you that he probably wasn't the best choice for that situation.

Howard doesn't want to play with Kobe .. few superstars do. It will always be Kobe's team regardless of who he's playing with .. which is kinda' why I respect Dwayne Wade for bringing LeBron to Miami, knowing that it will end up being his team. Wade even said that he was better.

Kobe would never do that ..even if he was playing with Michael Jordan in his prime.

Sad about Artest. He may be out of the league next season.

I thought Howard listed Los Angeles as a place he would like to play? as I remember he had listed Dallas, the Lakers, Clippers and I think the Nets but that will probably change when Deron Williams goes to Dallas this summer, no way that dude is staying with the shitty ass Nets by himself. I do agree with you about Kobe though, thats why he likes Pau Gasol so much, Pau had no problem letting Kobe be the man on that team.

Howard did indeed list the Lakers .. but reading the small print, I don't think he really meant that.

Lakers Rumors: Dwight Howard Won't Accept Playing Secondary Role to Kobe Bryant

As long as Kobe Bryant is playing for the Los Angeles Lakers they will always be his team, even if Dwight Howard is traded to the purple and gold before the deadline next month.

Howard, who is a superstar player and the most dominant center in the NBA, has never been in a secondary role throughout his career. It's unlikely that he would accept being in a secondary role to Bryant with the Lakers.

more at link ..
Lakers Rumors: Dwight Howard Won't Accept Playing Secondary Role to Kobe Bryant | Bleacher Report

Playing with Williams in Dallas AND Dirk .. that's a champoinship caliber team .. and they all have personalities that would not try to dominate the others.

Kobe already was the second fiddle to Shaq when he was there, I don't see him wanting to do it again but do you really think Lakers management would pass on Howard if a deal came across their table that they couldn't pass up? Kobe is putting the Lakers in a bad situation because none of these superstars like Deron Williams or Howard are going to want to go to LA and be Kobes shoe shine boy. At this point I think if Chris Paul would have went to the Lakers it would have been a disaster, Paul is not a follower he is a leader.

 

[High_Gravity]

If Dallas lands Deron and Howard they will win the next 2 championships back to back and piss Lebron the hell off hahaha.

 

[BlackAsCoal]

I thought Howard listed Los Angeles as a place he would like to play? as I remember he had listed Dallas, the Lakers, Clippers and I think the Nets but that will probably change when Deron Williams goes to Dallas this summer, no way that dude is staying with the shitty ass Nets by himself. I do agree with you about Kobe though, thats why he likes Pau Gasol so much, Pau had no problem letting Kobe be the man on that team.

Howard did indeed list the Lakers .. but reading the small print, I don't think he really meant that.

Lakers Rumors: Dwight Howard Won't Accept Playing Secondary Role to Kobe Bryant

As long as Kobe Bryant is playing for the Los Angeles Lakers they will always be his team, even if Dwight Howard is traded to the purple and gold before the deadline next month.

Howard, who is a superstar player and the most dominant center in the NBA, has never been in a secondary role throughout his career. It's unlikely that he would accept being in a secondary role to Bryant with the Lakers.

more at link ..
Lakers Rumors: Dwight Howard Won't Accept Playing Secondary Role to Kobe Bryant | Bleacher Report

Playing with Williams in Dallas AND Dirk .. that's a champoinship caliber team .. and they all have personalities that would not try to dominate the others.

Kobe already was the second fiddle to Shaq when he was there, I don't see him wanting to do it again but do you really think Lakers management would pass on Howard if a deal came across their table that they couldn't pass up? Kobe is putting the Lakers in a bad situation because none of these superstars like Deron Williams or Howard are going to want to go to LA and be Kobes shoe shine boy. At this point I think if Chris Paul would have went to the Lakers it would have been a disaster, Paul is not a follower he is a leader.

I've always believe the Paul / Kobe pairing would have been a disaster.

In truth, Shaq and Kobe were about on equal footing .. but Kobe couldn't have that. Laker management saw Kobe has having more value so they dumped Shaq. It will always be his team as long as he's on the floor.

There were many players who though the same thing about Jordan. Couldn't help but admire his talent ..but they didn't want to play with him. Even Pippen has said some curious things about Jordan.

Such is the curious thing about greatness.

 

[BlackAsCoal]

If Dallas lands Deron and Howard they will win the next 2 championships back to back and piss Lebron the hell off hahaha.

:0) So very true.

But the trend in the NBA will still continue towards players choosing the teams and players they want to play with .. and we can thank Pierce, Allen, and Garnett for that.

 

[High_Gravity]

Howard did indeed list the Lakers .. but reading the small print, I don't think he really meant that.

Lakers Rumors: Dwight Howard Won't Accept Playing Secondary Role to Kobe Bryant

As long as Kobe Bryant is playing for the Los Angeles Lakers they will always be his team, even if Dwight Howard is traded to the purple and gold before the deadline next month.

Howard, who is a superstar player and the most dominant center in the NBA, has never been in a secondary role throughout his career. It's unlikely that he would accept being in a secondary role to Bryant with the Lakers.

more at link ..
Lakers Rumors: Dwight Howard Won't Accept Playing Secondary Role to Kobe Bryant | Bleacher Report

Playing with Williams in Dallas AND Dirk .. that's a champoinship caliber team .. and they all have personalities that would not try to dominate the others.

Kobe already was the second fiddle to Shaq when he was there, I don't see him wanting to do it again but do you really think Lakers management would pass on Howard if a deal came across their table that they couldn't pass up? Kobe is putting the Lakers in a bad situation because none of these superstars like Deron Williams or Howard are going to want to go to LA and be Kobes shoe shine boy. At this point I think if Chris Paul would have went to the Lakers it would have been a disaster, Paul is not a follower he is a leader.

I've always believe the Paul / Kobe pairing would have been a disaster.

In truth, Shaq and Kobe were about on equal footing .. but Kobe couldn't have that. Laker management saw Kobe has having more value so they dumped Shaq. It will always be his team as long as he's on the floor.

There were many players who though the same thing about Jordan. Couldn't help but admire his talent ..but they didn't want to play with him. Even Pippen has said some curious things about Jordan.

Such is the curious thing about greatness.

This is a very unusual place for Kobe than, he's at a stage where he needs to find all stars to be subservient to him, or else they can't play for the Lakers, this really makes sense why Kobe loves Pau so much, Pau Gasol is not assertive and has NO problem being the #2, somone like Carmelo Anthony or Dwight Howard coming to LA, not so much, neither of them would be his Lieutenant.

 

[High_Gravity]

If Dallas lands Deron and Howard they will win the next 2 championships back to back and piss Lebron the hell off hahaha.

:0) So very true.

But the trend in the NBA will still continue towards players choosing the teams and players they want to play with .. and we can thank Pierce, Allen, and Garnett for that.

What KG, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce did banding together and winning a title straight out of the gates actually set the bar kind of high, even Lebron, Bosh and Wade could not do it.

 

[sealybobo]

If Dallas lands Deron and Howard they will win the next 2 championships back to back and piss Lebron the hell off hahaha.

:0) So very true.

But the trend in the NBA will still continue towards players choosing the teams and players they want to play with .. and we can thank Pierce, Allen, and Garnett for that.

What KG, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce did banding together and winning a title straight out of the gates actually set the bar kind of high, even Lebron, Bosh and Wade could not do it.

Shaq and Wade did it first time.

The Pistons won immediately once Rasheed joined the team.

Did Kobe and Gasol win right away?

Shaq and Kobe couldn't win until Phil Jackson took over.

 

[sealybobo]

Kobe already was the second fiddle to Shaq when he was there, I don't see him wanting to do it again but do you really think Lakers management would pass on Howard if a deal came across their table that they couldn't pass up? Kobe is putting the Lakers in a bad situation because none of these superstars like Deron Williams or Howard are going to want to go to LA and be Kobes shoe shine boy. At this point I think if Chris Paul would have went to the Lakers it would have been a disaster, Paul is not a follower he is a leader.

I've always believe the Paul / Kobe pairing would have been a disaster.

In truth, Shaq and Kobe were about on equal footing .. but Kobe couldn't have that. Laker management saw Kobe has having more value so they dumped Shaq. It will always be his team as long as he's on the floor.

There were many players who though the same thing about Jordan. Couldn't help but admire his talent ..but they didn't want to play with him. Even Pippen has said some curious things about Jordan.

Such is the curious thing about greatness.

This is a very unusual place for Kobe than, he's at a stage where he needs to find all stars to be subservient to him, or else they can't play for the Lakers, this really makes sense why Kobe loves Pau so much, Pau Gasol is not assertive and has NO problem being the #2, somone like Carmelo Anthony or Dwight Howard coming to LA, not so much, neither of them would be his Lieutenant.

Remember Kobe even admitted emulating Jordan? So much that he even tried to repeat Jordan's amazing playoff game where he was sick and still won. And Kobe did a pretty good job last night. Scored around 30 points? But Gasol didn't pull his weight. And Bynum only did good rebounding. Not so much scoring. They are missing Artest.

I have a conspiracy theory. The Lakers have no worries they will win game 7. So they are throwing these games. Why? To use up some of Artests 7 game suspension. They are going to need him in the next round against Oklahoma. This is calculated. Watch and see. Game 7 is in LA, right?

And I hope I am wrong. I hope this is just the Lakers falling apart.

 

[High_Gravity]

:0) So very true.

But the trend in the NBA will still continue towards players choosing the teams and players they want to play with .. and we can thank Pierce, Allen, and Garnett for that.

What KG, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce did banding together and winning a title straight out of the gates actually set the bar kind of high, even Lebron, Bosh and Wade could not do it.

Shaq and Wade did it first time.

The Pistons won immediately once Rasheed joined the team.

Did Kobe and Gasol win right away?

Shaq and Kobe couldn't win until Phil Jackson took over.

No Shaq and Wade did not, their first year together they lost to the Pistons in the conference Finals in 2005, not sure about the Pistons but that was not really an All Star stacked team. Kobe and Gasol lost in their first year to Boston.

 

[Billo_Really]

If Dallas lands Deron and Howard they will win the next 2 championships back to back and piss Lebron the hell off hahaha.

You're pretty hot, are those real?

 

[High_Gravity]

I've always believe the Paul / Kobe pairing would have been a disaster.

In truth, Shaq and Kobe were about on equal footing .. but Kobe couldn't have that. Laker management saw Kobe has having more value so they dumped Shaq. It will always be his team as long as he's on the floor.

There were many players who though the same thing about Jordan. Couldn't help but admire his talent ..but they didn't want to play with him. Even Pippen has said some curious things about Jordan.

Such is the curious thing about greatness.

This is a very unusual place for Kobe than, he's at a stage where he needs to find all stars to be subservient to him, or else they can't play for the Lakers, this really makes sense why Kobe loves Pau so much, Pau Gasol is not assertive and has NO problem being the #2, somone like Carmelo Anthony or Dwight Howard coming to LA, not so much, neither of them would be his Lieutenant.

Remember Kobe even admitted emulating Jordan? So much that he even tried to repeat Jordan's amazing playoff game where he was sick and still won. And Kobe did a pretty good job last night. Scored around 30 points? But Gasol didn't pull his weight. And Bynum only did good rebounding. Not so much scoring. They are missing Artest.

I have a conspiracy theory. The Lakers have no worries they will win game 7. So they are throwing these games. Why? To use up some of Artests 7 game suspension. They are going to need him in the next round against Oklahoma. This is calculated. Watch and see. Game 7 is in LA, right?

And I hope I am wrong. I hope this is just the Lakers falling apart.

Throwing playoffs games is a dangerous game, this kind of scenario is only possible if the Lakers have a guarantee the refs will not let Denver leave the building in LA with a W.

 

[High_Gravity]

If Dallas lands Deron and Howard they will win the next 2 championships back to back and piss Lebron the hell off hahaha.

You're pretty hot, are those real?

I'm a guy, thats just the avatar I use here.

 

[Billo_Really]

Bynum shouldn't have opened his mouth about winning a series when the other team gives up, the only consolation is the 7th game will be in Los Angeles. I didn't see the Nuggets going even that far to be honest.

We'll be okay on Saturday.

Remember, we get our thug back!

 

[High_Gravity]

Bynum shouldn't have opened his mouth about winning a series when the other team gives up, the only consolation is the 7th game will be in Los Angeles. I didn't see the Nuggets going even that far to be honest.

We'll be okay on Saturday.

Remember, we get our thug back!

Well the Lakers are still the favorite to win the game is in LA, however you need to watch out with Artest, he's not mentally stable and he put you in this situation to begin with by getting suspended.

 

[Article 15]

Apparently the Nuggets blew the Lakers out last night, did anyone watch that game? and Philly and Chicago went down to the wire, as did the Boston/Atlanta game.

The Lakers got smashed. They were never in the game. For some ultra retarded reason Kobe was still playing late in the game when they were down almost 30.

 

[Article 15]

Last night KG played the best game I've seen him play since the championship season.