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[TheGreatGatsby]

2012 NHL Draft - Round-by-Round Coverage - ESPN

NHL Draft is on. Apparently, the Oilers are drafting first overall for the 3rd straight year. Anybody that's into bandwagon jumping might want to do it now. I'd have to guess all of that's going to add up in a couple years lol.

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

Kings are picking 30th. I don't know why they penalize teams for playoff success. It should just be based on the regular season record.

 

[Misty]

Are there any hot females visiting this establishment?

Lol here are my stubs. I'm not into sports unless it's the world series or super bowl.

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

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[TheGreatGatsby]

2012 NBA free agency -- Boston Celtics, Memphis Grizzlies join Miami Heat in Ray Allen chase, sources say - ESPN

Looks like KG and Allen are coming back to Boston. With Bradley getting healthy and the C's getting solid draft picks (maybe even a decent free agent signing); looks like the C's are one of the front runners for next season.

 

[AVG-JOE]

Is Texas Hold 'Em a sport?

Depends on which Texan you're asking to hold what.

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

Are there any hot females visiting this establishment?

Lol here are my stubs. I'm not into sports unless it's the world series or super bowl.

So does that mean you have some WS or SB stubs?

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

Wow. Jason Terry is going to the Celtics. I hope that Ray Ray comes to the Celts still. I could see this pushing him to the Clippers. He doesn't want to help LBJ or Wade's legacies. He hates primadonnas. He's just using negotiations with them as leverage.

Boston Celtics, Jason Terry have verbal agreement, sources say - ESPN Boston

 

[High_Gravity]

Wow. Jason Terry is going to the Celtics. I hope that Ray Ray comes to the Celts still. I could see this pushing him to the Clippers. He doesn't want to help LBJ or Wade's legacies. He hates primadonnas. He's just using negotiations with them as leverage.

Boston Celtics, Jason Terry have verbal agreement, sources say - ESPN Boston

If the Celtics get Ray Allen to come back and now Jason Terry how does Avery Bradley fit in? and what about Pietrus? I am assuming Marquis Daniels and Sasha Pavlovic are finished in Boston.

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

Wow. Jason Terry is going to the Celtics. I hope that Ray Ray comes to the Celts still. I could see this pushing him to the Clippers. He doesn't want to help LBJ or Wade's legacies. He hates primadonnas. He's just using negotiations with them as leverage.

Boston Celtics, Jason Terry have verbal agreement, sources say - ESPN Boston

If the Celtics get Ray Allen to come back and now Jason Terry how does Avery Bradley fit in? and what about Pietrus? I am assuming Marquis Daniels and Sasha Pavlovic are finished in Boston.

Come the playoffs, who knows. During the regular season, with Doc wanting to severely limit the minutes of the big three more than ever, there'll be plenty of room for those guys.

Daniels is a defensive specialist and a 1-4 guy that fills in for injured players or players in foul trouble. There's a place for him. Pietrus mostly just a spot-up shooter at this point and he might not be in the playoff rotation, but there's some good minutes for him in the regular season; especially at the three as the Celts would go small a lot with Green at the 4.

The Celts are older and they are interested in the Spurs model of going 10 to 12 deep all regular season while playing starters (other than Rondo) as few as 20 to 25 minutes a game whenever possible.

The only log jam for sure would be at the 2 with Terry, Allen and Bradley. Bradley/Terry would be the point back-ups though. Bradley would be the odd man out. He'd probably start the season with 10-15 minutes a game until someone gets hurt. His minutes would likely go up in the playoffs for his defense.

 

[High_Gravity]

Wow. Jason Terry is going to the Celtics. I hope that Ray Ray comes to the Celts still. I could see this pushing him to the Clippers. He doesn't want to help LBJ or Wade's legacies. He hates primadonnas. He's just using negotiations with them as leverage.

Boston Celtics, Jason Terry have verbal agreement, sources say - ESPN Boston

If the Celtics get Ray Allen to come back and now Jason Terry how does Avery Bradley fit in? and what about Pietrus? I am assuming Marquis Daniels and Sasha Pavlovic are finished in Boston.

Come the playoffs, who knows. During the regular season, with Doc wanting to severely limit the minutes of the big three more than ever, there'll be plenty of room for those guys.

Daniels is a defensive specialist and a 1-4 guy that fills in for injured players or players in foul trouble. There's a place for him. Pietrus mostly just a spot-up shooter at this point and he might not be in the playoff rotation, but there's some good minutes for him in the regular season; especially at the three as the Celts would go small a lot with Green at the 4.

The Celts are older and they are interested in the Spurs model of going 10 to 12 deep all regular season while playing starters (other than Rondo) as few as 20 to 25 minutes a game whenever possible.

The only log jam for sure would be at the 2 with Terry, Allen and Bradley. Bradley/Terry would be the point back-ups though. Bradley would be the odd man out. He'd probably start the season with 10-15 minutes a game until someone gets hurt. His minutes would likely go up in the playoffs for his defense.

We still need to address our issues at the center position, especially if Greg Steisma signs with Minnesota. I wouldn't mind seeing Pietrus and Daniels back.

 

[Nosmo King]

I have watched my Pittsburgh Pirates rack up 19 losing seasons in a row. Nineteen years of playing below .500, an accomplishment no other team in any professional sport in America has done.

Usually in June, the Pirates will show some spark, some brief flash that they actually know how to play the game of baseball as a team. But by the All-Star break, they fall apart like a Chinese card table and wind up playing .346 through September. This year has been unusual.

I'm getting on a bandwagon that hasn't rolled since Andy Van Slyke, Bobby Bonilla and Barry Bonds all wore the Black and Gold of Pittsburgh pro sports.

Am I nuts? Am I a sucker too old to be fooled again? I'm not so sure. The Pirates pitching has the best team ERA in the majors and the offense has finally woke up!

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

If the Celtics get Ray Allen to come back and now Jason Terry how does Avery Bradley fit in? and what about Pietrus? I am assuming Marquis Daniels and Sasha Pavlovic are finished in Boston.

Come the playoffs, who knows. During the regular season, with Doc wanting to severely limit the minutes of the big three more than ever, there'll be plenty of room for those guys.

Daniels is a defensive specialist and a 1-4 guy that fills in for injured players or players in foul trouble. There's a place for him. Pietrus mostly just a spot-up shooter at this point and he might not be in the playoff rotation, but there's some good minutes for him in the regular season; especially at the three as the Celts would go small a lot with Green at the 4.

The Celts are older and they are interested in the Spurs model of going 10 to 12 deep all regular season while playing starters (other than Rondo) as few as 20 to 25 minutes a game whenever possible.

The only log jam for sure would be at the 2 with Terry, Allen and Bradley. Bradley/Terry would be the point back-ups though. Bradley would be the odd man out. He'd probably start the season with 10-15 minutes a game until someone gets hurt. His minutes would likely go up in the playoffs for his defense.

We still need to address our issues at the center position, especially if Greg Steisma signs with Minnesota. I wouldn't mind seeing Pietrus and Daniels back.

I'm not yet sold; but Fab Melo averaged 3 blocks a game last year in college. Stiemsma was a great defender but his offense left a lot to be desired.

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

I have watched my Pittsburgh Pirates rack up 19 losing seasons in a row. Nineteen years of playing below .500, an accomplishment no other team in any professional sport in America has done.

Usually in June, the Pirates will show some spark, some brief flash that they actually know how to play the game of baseball as a team. But by the All-Star break, they fall apart like a Chinese card table and wind up playing .346 through September. This year has been unusual.

I'm getting on a bandwagon that hasn't rolled since Andy Van Slyke, Bobby Bonilla and Barry Bonds all wore the Black and Gold of Pittsburgh pro sports.

Am I nuts? Am I a sucker too old to be fooled again? I'm not so sure. The Pirates pitching has the best team ERA in the majors and the offense has finally woke up!

I think you guys had an owner that was more interested in turning a profit than competing. Any time you got someone good, you effectively sold him. I've been through the same crap in the Clippers market.

 

[Nosmo King]

I have watched my Pittsburgh Pirates rack up 19 losing seasons in a row. Nineteen years of playing below .500, an accomplishment no other team in any professional sport in America has done.

Usually in June, the Pirates will show some spark, some brief flash that they actually know how to play the game of baseball as a team. But by the All-Star break, they fall apart like a Chinese card table and wind up playing .346 through September. This year has been unusual.

I'm getting on a bandwagon that hasn't rolled since Andy Van Slyke, Bobby Bonilla and Barry Bonds all wore the Black and Gold of Pittsburgh pro sports.

Am I nuts? Am I a sucker too old to be fooled again? I'm not so sure. The Pirates pitching has the best team ERA in the majors and the offense has finally woke up!

I think you guys had an owner that was more interested in turning a profit than competing. Any time you got someone good, you effectively sold him. I've been through the same crap in the Clippers market.

The Red Sox and the Blue jays have been rebuilt on the Pirates bad trades and sales. The first dozen years PNC Park has been on the North Shore folks around here called it the prettiest minor league ball park in America. And the owner's books have shown a profit for the years since the McClatchey group sold them off. John Russell was a disaster as manager. At least Clint Hurdle knows how to manage a bull pen. And there aren't any prima dona stories coming out of the clubhouse.

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

I have watched my Pittsburgh Pirates rack up 19 losing seasons in a row. Nineteen years of playing below .500, an accomplishment no other team in any professional sport in America has done.

Usually in June, the Pirates will show some spark, some brief flash that they actually know how to play the game of baseball as a team. But by the All-Star break, they fall apart like a Chinese card table and wind up playing .346 through September. This year has been unusual.

I'm getting on a bandwagon that hasn't rolled since Andy Van Slyke, Bobby Bonilla and Barry Bonds all wore the Black and Gold of Pittsburgh pro sports.

Am I nuts? Am I a sucker too old to be fooled again? I'm not so sure. The Pirates pitching has the best team ERA in the majors and the offense has finally woke up!

I think you guys had an owner that was more interested in turning a profit than competing. Any time you got someone good, you effectively sold him. I've been through the same crap in the Clippers market.

The Red Sox and the Blue jays have been rebuilt on the Pirates bad trades and sales. The first dozen years PNC Park has been on the North Shore folks around here called it the prettiest minor league ball park in America. And the owner's books have shown a profit for the years since the McClatchey group sold them off. John Russell was a disaster as manager. At least Clint Hurdle knows how to manage a bull pen. And there aren't any prima dona stories coming out of the clubhouse.

It was inevitable that the Pirates would make a playoff run. Even low budget teams put it all together from time to time. The Marlins did it twice and won it all. But it has been obvious that the Pirates are all about low margins more than winning. If I was a Pirate fan, I would have told em to stick it a long time ago. Stiill, I'd get cheap tickets and take in some ball games; even if I was rooting for the other team.

 

[Paulie]

I have watched my Pittsburgh Pirates rack up 19 losing seasons in a row. Nineteen years of playing below .500, an accomplishment no other team in any professional sport in America has done.

Usually in June, the Pirates will show some spark, some brief flash that they actually know how to play the game of baseball as a team. But by the All-Star break, they fall apart like a Chinese card table and wind up playing .346 through September. This year has been unusual.

I'm getting on a bandwagon that hasn't rolled since Andy Van Slyke, Bobby Bonilla and Barry Bonds all wore the Black and Gold of Pittsburgh pro sports.

Am I nuts? Am I a sucker too old to be fooled again? I'm not so sure. The Pirates pitching has the best team ERA in the majors and the offense has finally woke up!

I think you guys had an owner that was more interested in turning a profit than competing. Any time you got someone good, you effectively sold him. I've been through the same crap in the Clippers market.

He benefited off the revenue sharing and then pocketed profits instead of reinvesting into the team.

It's a stupid way to profit if you ask me, because many teams have proven that reinvestment to build a winner will fill seats and bring in MUCH higher profits.

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

I have watched my Pittsburgh Pirates rack up 19 losing seasons in a row. Nineteen years of playing below .500, an accomplishment no other team in any professional sport in America has done.

Usually in June, the Pirates will show some spark, some brief flash that they actually know how to play the game of baseball as a team. But by the All-Star break, they fall apart like a Chinese card table and wind up playing .346 through September. This year has been unusual.

I'm getting on a bandwagon that hasn't rolled since Andy Van Slyke, Bobby Bonilla and Barry Bonds all wore the Black and Gold of Pittsburgh pro sports.

Am I nuts? Am I a sucker too old to be fooled again? I'm not so sure. The Pirates pitching has the best team ERA in the majors and the offense has finally woke up!

I think you guys had an owner that was more interested in turning a profit than competing. Any time you got someone good, you effectively sold him. I've been through the same crap in the Clippers market.

He benefited off the revenue sharing and then pocketed profits instead of reinvesting into the team.

It's a stupid way to profit if you ask me, because many teams have proven that reinvestment to build a winner will fill seats and bring in MUCH higher profits.

The Clippers have consistently been top 5 in profits by screwing their fans over. Pitt isn't in a big market where filling seats counts like in NY and Boston.

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

I just saw that Andre Iguodala and James Harden were on the Olympic team. This is why we stopped calling them Dream Teams.

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

I just saw that Andre Iguodala and James Harden were on the Olympic team. This is why we stopped calling them Dream Teams.

And apparently Odom, (Rookie) Anthony Davis, and Eric Gordon were among the final 18 players. Freaking Odom? Are you kidding me? He apparently dropped himself out of the running.