OT- Around the NBA

[Mamba]

Meh - it's just two points, and it wasn't even Hibbert's fault. You can't let Durant drive down the lane without resistance. Once he had a full head of steam and left the floor, there wasn't anything Hibbert could do.

But, in the end - SCOREBOARD. Hibbert's team won and he put up 21/12 with 4 BLKs. Given the choice, I'd take the win and Hibbert's over all production over Durant's dunk.

BNM

And I'm sure you'd still Draft the bust over Durant, as well.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Durant scored 44 points in that game.

Stat padder. His team still lost.

BNM

 

[Boob-No-More]

And I'm sure you'd still Draft the bust over Durant, as well.

No, I didn't say I'd take Hibbert over Durant. Hibbert will be a free agent this summer. Durant won't, and he wouldn't come to Portland if he was. Not that Hibbert will either, but some on this board seem to think it's a possibility.

BNM

 

[B-Roy]

Stat padder. His team still lost.

BNM

I hope you aren't being serious.

 

[D-Rock]

Semi related follow up on my Cousins/Griffin post earlier.

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/...rades-blake-griffin-foul-pau-gasol-flagrant-1

Surprising but deserving decision from the league.

 

[MickZagger]

Faried has 27pts and 17rebs tonight in just 24 minutes.

Unbelievable how bad we fucked that one up.

 

[PapaG]

Minnetanka in full Tankerwolves mode.

Losing to a starting five of Nash, Gortat, Shannon Brown, Channing Frye, and Jarred Dudley by 30 at home in the 4th quarter. Of course, Stat Beast has his usual 25/13 in 39 minutes of a blow-out.

Adleman is garbage.

 

[MickZagger]

Minny's playing themself into a higher pick than us.

Kind of a smart move by Adelman. If 80% of your team goes down to injury, might as well tank.

 

[B-Roy]

Minny's playing themself into a higher pick than us.

Kind of a smart move by Adelman. If 80% of your team goes down to injury, might as well tank.

Tanking does no good. They don't have their pick.

 

[XXPrimusXX]

Tanking does no good. They don't have their pick.

They just aren't very good.

 

[Blazer4ever]

Agreed about Faried.

Here's another big mistake we made:
http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=9658

"Nets sign guard Armon Johnson to 10-day contract"

 

[KingSpeed]

Faried has 27pts and 17rebs tonight in just 24 minutes.

Unbelievable how bad we fucked that one up.

Makes me ill

 

[PapaG]

Minny's playing themself into a higher pick than us.

Kind of a smart move by Adelman. If 80% of your team goes down to injury, might as well tank.

Minnetanka doesn't have their own pick. Adelman just isn't a very good coach, unless he's trying to put the Blazers lower than the Tankerwolves' pick, which goes to New Orleans.

 

[jlprk]

I wish we had Adelman. They have a lot of injuries.

 

[PapaG]

I wish we had Adelman. They have a lot of injuries.

May as well have Adelman, because the Blazers aren't making the playoffs, either.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

I had a classic S2 meltdown when we drafted Smith over Faried. I lobbied for the Manimal for a good two months before the draft and even more so on draft day.

It was a total McMillan pick. And I blame Buchanan for going with it.

 

[PapaG]

I had a classic S2 meltdown when we drafted Smith over Faried. I lobbied for the Manimal for a good two months before the draft and even more so on draft day.

It was a total McMillan pick. And I blame Buchanan for going with it.

Says who? Seems like McMillan sure didn't play Smith much, if he was a "Nate" guy.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Says who? Seems like McMillan sure didn't play Smith much, if he was a "Nate" guy.

Nate is also responsible for signing Crawford, trading for Felton and trading away Wallace and Camby. All Nate moves.

In fact if the this years draft doesn't work out, still close enough in time to blame Nate.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Says who? Seems like McMillan sure didn't play Smith much, if he was a "Nate" guy.

He quickly found out he wasn't NBA caliber.

 

[MickZagger]

Nate is also responsible for signing Crawford, trading for Felton and trading away Wallace and Camby. All Nate moves.

In fact if the this years draft doesn't work out, still close enough in time to blame Nate.

No, but he was responsible for the drafting of Tareun Green and his 3 or 4 wins he contributed to us...

 

[The_Lillard_King]

No, but he was responsible for the drafting of Tareun Green and his 3 or 4 wins he contributed to us...

What an absoulute waste of a second round draft pick . . . how did this team even make the playoffs with Nate around?

 

[Mediocre Man]

What an absoulute waste of a second round draft pick . . . how did this team even make the playoffs with Nate around?

Top 10 NBA players tend to make a coach look good......even when they aren't that good

 

[THE HCP]

Rootin' for the Sixers to beat NJ tonight!

 

[alex42083]

Dwyane Wade wants to get paid this summer to play for the U.S. in the Olympics. Apparently the millions he makes with the Heat aren't enough for him.

http://espn.go.com/nba/truehoop/miamiheat/story/_/id/7801502/nba-olympians-compensated

 

[RR7]

Dwyane Wade wants to get paid this summer to play for the U.S. in the Olympics. Apparently the millions he makes with the Heat aren't enough for him.

http://espn.go.com/nba/truehoop/miamiheat/story/_/id/7801502/nba-olympians-compensated

it's taxing, you get no rest. Sure. Then just don't do it. Nothing wrong with declining to get rest, IMO. Especially someone like him, as he gets older.

 

[jlprk]

I had a classic S2 meltdown when we drafted Smith over Faried. I lobbied for the Manimal for a good two months before the draft and even more so on draft day.

It was a total McMillan pick. And I blame Buchanan for going with it.

Absolutely correct. Babbitt was too, since he was rated as top shooter in the draft and McMillan was crying for shooters.

Then he wouldn't play the rookies as usual. He ruined young players by steering them from their talents into thinking about defense too much.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

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Paging DeMarcus Cousins, Mr. DeMarcus Cousins....

 

[XXPrimusXX]

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[santeesioux]

This is supposedly what Bill Simmons said in a recent article

Remember when New Jersey's bid for Dwight Howard fell through, then they panicked and swapped a top-three protected 2012 pick to Portland for Gerald Wallace, and everyone said, "Wait a second, why would someone give up a top-three protected pick for the third-best player on a sub-.500 team?" Not reported at the time: New Jersey could have landed Pierce for that same pick, only they chose Wallace because he was a full five years younger."

Good thing they chose Wallace, who is ironically probably more broken down than Pierce.

 

[Mediocre Man]

This is supposedly what Bill Simmons said in a recent article



Good thing they chose Wallace, who is ironically probably more broken down than Pierce.

That was a break