NBA reg season thread (we don't care about the finals)

[RUDDY]

Originally posted by RedorDead6899:
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I'm laughing at you cos your man couldn't deliver.

You laughed when the Lakers went out.

Same thing mate.

See AI miss a wide open lay in cos he thought Ben was coming?

Clutch?</strong><hr></blockquote>

your a joke

83-89 down in OT

and he pulls it level

3 plays in a row

if KVH cant step up then to bad

like i said if you shoot 3s like that.....

 

[RedorDead6899]

Originally posted by Nate:
<strong>Why?

Cos you are 2 down, odds are that even at best the 76's can't win 4 straight, and no team likes to be dragged to 7 games.

I think the Pistons could actually take this in 6</strong><hr></blockquote>

What do you know eh?

I was right all along Ruddy.

 

[RedorDead6899]

Originally posted by RUDDY:
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your a joke

83-89 down in OT

and he pulls it level

3 plays in a row

if KVH cant step up then to bad

like i said if you shoot 3s like that.....</strong><hr></blockquote>

Face it the best team won.

And the Sixers were shown up for being a one man team.

 

[RUDDY]

Originally posted by RedorDead6899:
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Face it the best team won.

And the Sixers were shown up for being a one man team.</strong><hr></blockquote>

yea ok nate

and you were shown up with the help off the refs you get blown out

2 of the best players in the league and phil jackson and you only get as far as us

by the way where did i say the best team didnt win?

 

[RedorDead6899]

Originally posted by RUDDY:
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yea ok nate

and you were shown up with the help off the refs you get blown out

2 of the best players in the league and phil jackson and you only get as far as us

by the way where did i say the best team didnt win?</strong><hr></blockquote>

We have been poo all year and I have never said any different.

You on the other hand have made is sound like AI can carry the world on his shoulders when he clearly can't.

You my man are the one shouting your mouth off about him all year.

If he played as well as you talk he would have 3 rings himself by now.

 

[RUDDY]

<img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" />

ive said hes one of the best players in the nba - he is

ive said hes the best proformer in the playoffs - he is

explain what ive said that most other people didnt already know?

if he had some help im sure he would have some rings

cant get it done?

stop being a prick he got the team to the finals virtually on his own and was MVP that year

clown

 

[Raoul]

Being the 'best playoff performer' is obviously not a good thing for Iverson since it essentially means that the rest of his team is shit, and they have to rely on him to get wins. Contrast that to Jordan who was the best playoff performer by a country mile, AND he also won 6 championships (would've been 8 in a row had he not quit in 93 to play baseball).

 

[RedorDead6899]

Anyway I'm just winding you up Ruddy.

Iverson is the best small man in the game.

The East is wank though.

Detriot is the best they have to offer.

Kinell.

 

[RUDDY]

Originally posted by Raoul:
<strong>Being the 'best playoff performer' is obviously not a good thing for Iverson since it essentially means that the rest of his team is shit, and they have to rely on him to get wins. </strong><hr></blockquote>

thats what being the superstar on your team means

 

[RUDDY]

Originally posted by RedorDead6899:
<strong>Anyway I'm just winding you up Ruddy.

Iverson is the best small man in the game.

The East is wank though.

Detriot is the best they have to offer.

Kinell.</strong><hr></blockquote>

i know you are nate

thats why your a cnut

 

[RedorDead6899]

Originally posted by RUDDY:
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i know you are nate

thats why your a cnut</strong><hr></blockquote>

And you also matey.

Give us a kiss you big poof.

 

[RUDDY]

feck off you queen

anyway on to next season

van horn for artest please

lakers are after malone

 

[Raoul]

Artest = Hot tempered thug

Sixers = Leeds Utd

 

[RedorDead6899]

Originally posted by RUDDY:
<strong>feck off you queen

anyway on to next season

van horn for artest please

lakers are after malone</strong><hr></blockquote>

I would rather we went for a fit Zo...

Or a fecking point who can put up 10 ppg and 10 dimes.

 

[RUDDY]

Originally posted by Raoul:
<strong>Artest = Hot tempered thug

Sixers = Leeds Utd

</strong><hr></blockquote>

but his D is nasty as feck

not some soft pussy

wouldnt mind rash either

 

[RUDDY]

Originally posted by RedorDead6899:
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I would rather we went for a fit Zo...

Or a fecking point who can put up 10 ppg and 10 dimes.</strong><hr></blockquote>

no your not having snow

having looked at what the spurs are looking at for FA's ,there gonna be unstoppable next year

 

[RedorDead6899]

Originally posted by RUDDY:
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no your not having snow

having looked at what the spurs are looking at for FA's ,there gonna be unstoppable next year</strong><hr></blockquote>

Jason Kidd?

<img src="graemlins/nervous.gif" border="0" alt="[Nervous]" />

 

[Raoul]

My ESPN insider is telling me the Lakers are in for PJ Brown, which would be good for them since it would provide them with the aggressive rebounding utility forward that Phil hasn't had since Horace Grant. I hear Pippen and Malone are in the mix too, but they're a bit old at this point.

 

[RedorDead6899]

Originally posted by Raoul:
<strong>My ESPN insider is telling me the Lakers are in for PJ Brown, which would be good for them since it would provide them with the aggressive rebounding utility forward that Phil hasn't had since Horace Grant. I hear Pippen and Malone are in the mix too, but they're a bit old at this point.</strong><hr></blockquote>

I've always hated PJ.

I would like us to pick up a point, Fisher isn't creative enough.

 

[Raoul]

IMO the point the Lakers need is Richard Hamilton. Don't know if they could land him though.

 

[Raoul]

Mavs easily dispatch hobbling Kings. Western Semis should be interesting. There are three teams I like still in this thing. Just hope the Spurs get trounced soon. <img src="graemlins/nervous.gif" border="0" alt="[Nervous]" />

 

[RedorDead6899]

Can't see anyone beating the Spurs IMO.

 

[Rams]

well, after my predictions I would forgive you not take any notice...

jason kidd to inspire the nets....

 

[Raoul]

Jason Kidd sounded like he wanted to play on the west coast next year. Probably in Golden State, but also possibly in LA.

 

[Nate]

Originally posted by Raoul:
<strong>Jason Kidd sounded like he wanted to play on the west coast next year. Probably in Golden State, but also possibly in LA.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Feck me let that be true.

Kidd, Bryant, Shaq?

What a team.

 

[Raoul]

Originally posted by Nate:
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Feck me let that be true.

Kidd, Bryant, Shaq?

What a team.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Did you see his halftime interview yesterday ? He said he didn't care about the money - that the championships mattered most to him. He was asked if he wanted to play on the west coast and said that it had crossed his mind to play in Golden State (Oakland) where he's from. Can't see the Warriors winning any championships so maybe the Lakers could swing a deal for him.

 

[Nate]

Originally posted by Raoul:
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Did you see his halftime interview yesterday ? He said he didn't care about the money - that the championships mattered most to him. He was asked if he wanted to play on the west coast and said that it had crossed his mind to play in Golden State (Oakland) where he's from. Can't see the Warriors winning any championships so maybe the Lakers could swing a deal for him.</strong><hr></blockquote>

I thought the Spurs were trying to get him.

It would be great to have him though, just the point the Lakers could use, gets things going, runs the break as well as anyone and not shy of giving the ball up, very creative and a help on the boards too.

Sign him up....

I missed a lot of the game although Kidd had a bad shooting night he still got things going down the stretch.

 

[RUDDY]

Originally posted by Nate:
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I thought the Spurs were trying to get him.

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they have parker

and they want to replace robinson

 

[Nate]

Originally posted by RUDDY:
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they have parker

and they want to replace robinson</strong><hr></blockquote>

Sure I know, but I heard something about them being interested in Kidd, or at least I thought I did.


Kidd would be a great trade for us though don't you think?

 

[RUDDY]

Originally posted by Nate:
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Sure I know, but I heard something about them being interested in Kidd, or at least I thought I did.


Kidd would be a great trade for us though don't you think?</strong><hr></blockquote>

they were intrested but after what parker has done in the playoffs its cooled

smart money is on jermaine o'neil

it would be a great move for you but a bad one for the league

by the way the larry brown yearly quit talk has started with Paul Silas, Jeff Van Gundy or Maurice Cheeks coming in

cheeks for me

 

[Nate]

Originally posted by RUDDY:
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they were intrested but after what parker has done in the playoffs its cooled

smart money is on jermaine o'neil

it would be a great move for you but a bad one for the league

by the way the larry brown yearly quit talk has started with Paul Silas, Jeff Van Gundy or Maurice Cheeks coming in

cheeks for me</strong><hr></blockquote>

<img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" /> A bad one for the league? Kidd is tops mate, one of my most rated players for ages, I would love for us to sign him.

Dunno about your coach, those names....

Van Gundy? Kinell.

 

[RUDDY]

Originally posted by Nate:
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<img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" /> A bad one for the league? Kidd is tops mate, one of my most rated players for ages, I would love for us to sign him.

Dunno about your coach, those names....

Van Gundy? Kinell.</strong><hr></blockquote>

it would be bad for the league because you would walk it

kidd with the ammo for kobe and shaq?

who the fecks gonna stop that

cheeks is coming back home to lead us to a championship

 

[Nate]

Originally posted by RUDDY:
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it would be bad for the league because you would walk it

kidd with the ammo for kobe and shaq?

who the fecks gonna stop that

cheeks is coming back home to lead us to a championship
</strong><hr></blockquote>

Nobody would stop it.

Sign him now.

I want a J Kidd Lakers jersey.

 

[RUDDY]

it will be sad to see larry go if he does leave but the one thing i just cant forgive is

Paul Pierce - Allen Iverson

shocking

 

[sidsutton]

Originally posted by Raoul:
<strong>Jason Kidd sounded like he wanted to play on the west coast next year. Probably in Golden State, but also possibly in LA.</strong><hr></blockquote>

If he wants to play in LA it can only be with the Clippers. LAkers are already over the cap so they can't sign him as a free agent. And Lakers have NOTHING outside of Shaq/Kobe that would merit equal value to Jason Kidd. So unless Kidd takes a huge pay cut, he's not going to be a Laker. I think he'll stay with the Nets. If there's one thing you know from the NBA, it's that money talks. The difference between $12million and $4.5million will dictate where he goes(or rather stays) IMO.

 

[RUDDY]

how much does rip make?

hes a RFA

 

[Raoul]

Originally posted by sidsutton:
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If he wants to play in LA it can only be with the Clippers. LAkers are already over the cap so they can't sign him as a free agent. And Lakers have NOTHING outside of Shaq/Kobe that would merit equal value to Jason Kidd. So unless Kidd takes a huge pay cut, he's not going to be a Laker. I think he'll stay with the Nets. If there's one thing you know from the NBA, it's that money talks. The difference between $12million and $4.5million will dictate where he goes(or rather stays) IMO.</strong><hr></blockquote>

They are over the cap but I think they're going to offload a few players. Horry, Fox, Madsen, Walker, Byran Shaw etc.

I think that they stand a great chance to get PJ Brown. If they lose several players then the prospect of making a big deal for a player like Kid or Hamilton increases.

 

[sidsutton]

Originally posted by Raoul:
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They are over the cap but I think they're going to offload a few players. Horry, Fox, Madsen, Walker, Byran Shaw etc.

I think that they stand a great chance to get PJ Brown. If they lose several players then the prospect of making a big deal for a player like Kid or Hamilton increases.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Even if they release all their own free agents and don't sign anyone else, the players the Lakers will still have under contract means they will still be over the cap. Shaq alone made $23 million last season and Kobe made $12million. That's nearly all the cap space gone right there.

 

[RUDDY]

salaries of all the players and teams

<a href="http://www.hoopshype.com/salaries.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hoopshype.com/salaries.htm</a>

intresting

 

[Raoul]

Originally posted by sidsutton:
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Even if they release all their own free agents and don't sign anyone else, the players the Lakers will still have under contract means they will still be over the cap. Shaq alone made $23 million last season and Kobe made $12million. That's nearly all the cap space gone right there.</strong><hr></blockquote>

I think they'll also trade a couple of their high profile players to get rid of additional cap space. We've been hearing the Horry probably won't be back. It would't surprise me to see Fox, Horry, and Fisher gone if a player of Kidd's stature were to make himself available. Its a long shot though. PJ Brown is a more realistic target. That would put the Lakers back infront imo.