NBA Discussion Thread - Page 2175

SickwithIt1010 · 03-10-2011, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by iowatreat54

The Heat could just lift the trophy now if only they had to face the Lakers 4 straight series in the playoffs instead of every other good team they can't beat. :)

Meh, I watched the lakers get beat twice in the regular season by the magic a couple years back and then kick their ass in the finals so I'm not too worried. As long as they bring it in the playoffs like they usually do lol.

Halsey · 03-11-2011, 12:48 AM

I was asking myself today if I've ever seen an athlete that strikes me as more gifted than LeBron James. I seriously think he can be argued as the most physically talented American professional athlete ever.

yo123 · 03-11-2011, 12:54 AM

Bo Jackson.

Halsey · 03-11-2011, 01:01 AM

That's a debate that would go nowhere, but I can say for certain that LeBron is a significantly bigger dude than Bo. I personally believe LeBron could excel at other sports, but who knows if he could really play two sports professionally. I don't even know how you could compare them.

Shiver · 03-11-2011, 06:22 AM

lol LeBron..

“We won by 6 tonight. I should have missed 1 of those FT late in the game. We still can’t crack that 5 pts or less thing."

yodapoop · 03-11-2011, 12:52 PM

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lol LeBron..

“We won by 6 tonight. I should have missed 1 of those FT late in the game. We still can’t crack that 5 pts or less thing."

Haha thats funny. He should embrace the role of the villan. Be a douche u know.

D-Unit · 03-11-2011, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Halsey

I was asking myself today if I've ever seen an athlete that strikes me as more gifted than LeBron James. I seriously think he can be argued as the most physically talented American professional athlete ever.

I would crack up watching Lebron play baseball or line up as a cornerback.

Deion Sanders was a better athlete.

Chucky · 03-11-2011, 01:05 PM

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I would crack up watching Lebron play baseball or line up as a cornerback.

Deion Sanders was a better athlete.

:/

He obviously wouldn't be playing coverback. He would play TE and be an absolute ******* animal

SickwithIt1010 · 03-11-2011, 01:10 PM

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:/

He obviously wouldn't be playing coverback. He would play TE and be an absolute ******* animal

Thats what we assume but...I would like to see it, but Im not going to say he would be an "absoulute ******* animal" lol.

SeanTaylorRIP · 03-11-2011, 01:30 PM

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Haha thats funny. He should embrace the role of the villan. Be a douche u know.

He doesn't really have to try. Love his comment when they lost the 5th straight to the Blazers, he said they could lose the rest of the games this year and still make the playoffs, lol. Heat can't really blame anyone but themselves though when the media attacks them. Everything from the LeBron decision to the parades before they even played a game. Or when Wade even before the season started made the horrible statement that every game they lost the media would treat it like 9-11. The Heat deserve to be attacked every time they do or say something stupid. I loved Crygate.

yodapoop · 03-11-2011, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by SeanTaylorRIP

He doesn't really have to try. Love his comment when they lost the 5th straight to the Blazers, he said they could lose the rest of the games this year and still make the playoffs, lol. Heat can't really blame anyone but themselves though when the media attacks them. Everything from the LeBron decision to the parades before they even played a game. Or when Wade even before the season started made the horrible statement that every game they lost the media would treat it like 9-11. The Heat deserve to be attacked every time they do or say something stupid. I loved Crygate.

That was hilarious!! Kinda sad they didn't try and do that. Gosh darn beatng the Lakers.

Chucky · 03-11-2011, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SickwithIt1010

Thats what we assume but...I would like to see it, but Im not going to say he would be an "absoulute ******* animal" lol.

I would. The only thing going against him is that he may be a bit too tall. He would be pretty unstoppable to be honest.

Zycho32 · 03-11-2011, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Shiver

With LeBron you don't need traditional roles, at all. Why confine yourself? Besides, with the cap situation they really don't have a lot of room to improve the PG position. All they need is Mario Chalmers is play a little more consistent because he gives them the defense and 3s they need.

Confine?

Passing's the one bloody skill in Basketball where 'role confining' simply does not apply. And unselfish- 'I'm getting my teammates involved'-style passing even more so. So why should that concept be limited to LeBron other than the logistics involved in even bringing such players to Miami?

I would grant that the traditional PG role probably isn't needed- more that the team simply needs a second player with excellent passing skills and the appropriate unselfishness to utilize said skills to maximize the tempo and striking power. It's only that the Point position is the most ideal place to find that because it would also fit with those needs.

Look at it this way- if Mike Bibby wasn't so bleeping dead he'd be as close to ideal as the Heat could realistically get. He was- in his time- an underrated Floor General capable of hitting open shots and getting his teammates the ball in places where they could score most optimally. He could in fact let LeBron and Wade and Bosh play far more up tempo than they currently do by letting them run off-ball, and still be able to feed them in the half-court.

Please tell me Bibby's teaching Chalmers everything he knows about passing. That's all I ask. All I ever EVER really wanted was to see this Superstar team play Good Basketball, and frankly they suffer through stretches of underperformance.

diabsoule · 03-11-2011, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by SeanTaylorRIP

He doesn't really have to try. Love his comment when they lost the 5th straight to the Blazers, he said they could lose the rest of the games this year and still make the playoffs, lol. Heat can't really blame anyone but themselves though when the media attacks them. Everything from the LeBron decision to the parades before they even played a game. Or when Wade even before the season started made the horrible statement that every game they lost the media would treat it like 9-11. The Heat deserve to be attacked every time they do or say something stupid. I loved Crygate.

I hate the name "Crygate". If there is even a smidge of controversy then all of sudden it becomes "X-gate" or whatever. I think the better name for that game when the Heat cried in the locker room would have been "The Crying Game".

yourfavestoner · 03-11-2011, 04:28 PM

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I hate the name "Crygate". If there is even a smidge of controversy then all of sudden it becomes "X-gate" or whatever. I think the better name for that game when the Heat cried in the locker room would have been "The Crying Game".

I've never understood this either, seeing as Watergate had nothing to do with water.

mqtirishfan · 03-11-2011, 04:28 PM

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I hate the name "Crygate". If there is even a smidge of controversy then all of sudden it becomes "X-gate" or whatever. I think the better name for that game when the Heat cried in the locker room would have been "The Crying Game".

I'm calling it the Crypot Dome Scandal.

iowatreat54 · 03-11-2011, 04:39 PM

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I've never understood this either, seeing as Watergate had nothing to do with water.

Kind of how apparently chocaholics and shopaholics are addicted to chocahol and shopahol, two things I never knew existed. But alas, that's a whole different one of my many annoyances...

People are dumb, that's the explanation.

I second the Crying Game, because it's a game that made them cry.

MetSox17 · 03-11-2011, 04:41 PM

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I've never understood this either, seeing as Watergate had nothing to do with water.

******* ESPN and their group of ******* morons that think it's cool and snarky to name anything __gate. I ******* hate it, it's so god damn annoying.

Jvig43 · 03-11-2011, 06:26 PM

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I've never understood this either, seeing as Watergate had nothing to do with water.

Not sure if serious..... haha

senormysterioso · 03-11-2011, 06:40 PM

I saw an article about Yao Ming, he says that he's not done and will be back next year. So, does Yao go to the Heat or the Knicks next year? He's almost certainly going to go to one of them, right?

fenikz · 03-11-2011, 06:41 PM

please not the knicks, i pray for his poor knees

BeerBaron · 03-11-2011, 06:42 PM

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I saw an article about Yao Ming, he says that he's not done and will be back next year. So, does Yao go to the Heat or the Knicks next year? He's almost certainly going to go to one of them, right?

That would be pretty ridiculous. Even if he could only play every other game in the regular season.

yourfavestoner · 03-11-2011, 06:48 PM

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Not sure if serious..... haha

I....am? The Watergate Complex was just the name of the building that was broken into. The Watergate scandal had nothing to do wth water at all.

iowatreat54 · 03-11-2011, 09:21 PM

Hotlanta just scored 20 points throught the first 23 minutes of the 2nd half and were out rebounded 50 to 28.

fap fap fap fap

Shiver · 03-11-2011, 09:24 PM

How ugly would a Chicago-Boston series be? It would be awful to watch, but it's looking pretty likely.