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Official NBA 2008 PLAYOFFS Thread Of Second Round Virgins

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aznpxdd said:
Agree with Chuck, douches wear shades indoor.
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It's funny because 1/2 of the time when I'm wearing shades I walk indoors somewhere and I don't even think of taking them off, especially if it's a brightly lit area. It's not a concisions decision (in fact just the opposite) or a fashion statement. Sometimes it's easier to just not think about it.

Absinthe said:
Right, that's exactly why Kobe shit on Dallas every time they played, correct?
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Dallas does not have the defenders Utah has.
 
Mike Brown is the worst coach in the NBA. I'm convinced. The guy doesn't know when to take a time out. He goes completely against what made his team successful in the first half. His line-ups are always suspect. He is a joke. I agree with a lot of other people--there is no way in hell Lebron stays in Cleveland. No chance.
 
Absinthe said:
Mike Brown is the worst coach in the NBA. I'm convinced. The guy doesn't know when to take a time out. He goes completely against what made his team successful in the first half. His line-ups are always suspect. He is a joke. I agree with a lot of other people--there is no way in hell Lebron stays in Cleveland. No chance.
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Yeah, Lebron is going to a big market and Mike Brown is horrible
 
Absinthe said:
Mike Brown is the worst coach in the NBA. I'm convinced. The guy doesn't know when to take a time out. He goes completely against what made his team successful in the first half. His line-ups are always suspect. He is a joke. I agree with a lot of other people--there is no way in hell Lebron stays in Cleveland. No chance.
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No one listens to me. I keep saying Mike Brown's primary job is to be Lebron's fluffer. He really should just be a defensive coach. But this was by design. The Cavs wanted to make sure Lebron wouldn't skip town when his first extension came up, so they installed a cheerleader as head coach. Mike Brown would have been tossed earlier after Bron signed the extension but the Cavs miraculously made the Finals last year.
 
The Chosen One said:
No one listens to me. I keep saying Mike Brown's primary job is to be Lebron's fluffer. He really should just be a defensive coach. But this was by design. The Cavs wanted to make sure Lebron wouldn't skip town when his first extension came up, so they installed a cheerleader as head coach. Mike Brown would have been tossed earlier after Bron signed the extension but the Cavs miraculously made the Finals last year.
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He also has shitty pieces to work with and that is Danny Ferry's fault. I don't see how that trade made them better and it's probably just a wash, if anything. He should have traded Hughes and Gooden for a legitimate second scoring option. Delonte West and Szerzbiack are not legitimate second options.
 
hiryu said:
Yeah, Lebron is going to a big market and Mike Brown is horrible
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None of the big markets have a good, young player to complement James (except Bynum, but he's not superstar material). I think Portland or Orlando (assuming they can dump the shitty Lewis contract) are the top contenders right now.
 
Absinthe said:
He also has shitty pieces to work with and that is Danny Ferry's fault. I don't see how that trade made them better and it's probably just a wash, if anything. He should have traded Hughes and Gooden for a legitimate second scoring option. Delonte West and Szerzbiack are not legitimate second options.
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No GM is stupid enough to trade a decent scorer for trash like Hughes and Gooden.
 
npm0925 said:
None of the big markets have a good, young player to complement James (except Bynum, but he's not superstar material). I think Portland or Orlando (assuming they can dump the shitty Lewis contract) are the top contenders right now.
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New York will have a great, young nucleus. Right now they have Lee, Crawford, Balkman, and they have a high draft pick this year. They'll also have high drafts the next two years because they won't make the playoffs.
 
Absinthe said:
New York will have a great, young nucleus. Right now they have Lee, Crawford, Balkman, and they have a high draft pick this year. They'll also have high drafts the next two years because they won't make the playoffs.
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Crawford will be 30 when James is a FA, and he's not really a good shooter. Lee's not as good as Bynum. And Balkman -- are you fucking kidding me? NY has no chance of getting Lebron. None. Unless they trade for Dwight Howard or Kevin Durant.
 
npm0925 said:
Crawford will be 30 when James is a FA, and he's not really a good shooter. Lee's not as good as Bynum. And Balkman -- are you fucking kidding me? NY has no chance of getting Lebron. None. Unless they trade for Dwight Howard or Kevin Durant.
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Yeah, because those players are that much more tradable...
 
npm0925 said:
None of the big markets have a good, young player to complement James (except Bynum, but he's not superstar material). I think Portland or Orlando (assuming they can dump the shitty Lewis contract) are the top contenders right now.
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ESPN was already hyping the James to NY in 2010 move minutes after Mike D'Antoni signed with the Knicks. Even if the idea never crossed his mind before, eventually it would.
 
reilo said:
Yeah, because those players are that much more tradable...
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I'm talking about landing Lebron as a free agent. He's not going to go to a team that has no chance of winning a championship; he would stay in Cleveland if he was content with that situation. I can see him taking a league minimum salary to be a part of a dynasty.
 
Portland will not go for Lebron James if it means trading away two of their three - which it's gonna take minimum to get Lebron.

That makes Portland a worse team.
 
note that kg fought like 3 guys for that rebound, even though he didn't come up with it
 
As soon as the Cavs get behind, Mike Brown goes back to the Lebron James is PG offensive scheme. I freaking despise this man.
 
The day Lebron takes less than 4 dribbles a possession (and gets a post game) is the day we see someone almost as good as Kobe.
 
npm0925 said:
Crawford will be 30 when James is a FA, and he's not really a good shooter. Lee's not as good as Bynum. And Balkman -- are you fucking kidding me? NY has no chance of getting Lebron. None. Unless they trade for Dwight Howard or Kevin Durant.
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New York will likely have a top ten draft pick the next three or four years. Even with their new coach they're still going to be a bottom dweller in the East.
 
EPIC CHOKE IN PROGRESS

edit: nevermind... thats the reason why Wally gets slapped around by KG right there
 
Absinthe said:
New York will have a great, young nucleus. Right now they have Lee, Crawford, Balkman, and they have a high draft pick this year. They'll also have high drafts the next two years because they won't make the playoffs.
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Um, Jamal Crawford will be 30 in two years and he sucks (40% shooter, 2:1 A:TO ratio) . Balkman too. I can't think of a single lottery team that's in worse shape than the Knicks - David Lee's their best young player and he's nothing special (good rebounder, no offensive or defensive game worth mentioning).
 
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