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Blazers didn't play.

Rockets lost to Memphis tonight: http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/boxscore?gid=2008120829
Though several disagreed with me at the time, I think we should have drafted Brooks.
I still think so. He's shown he is a scorer who can handle the point. Tonight he had 14 points,
2 ast. We have Bayless now, and he is similar. Of course Bayless was much more expensive.

Sorry Sergio fans, but IMHO, Brooks > Sergio

Bobcats lose to Miami: http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/boxscore;_ylt=Apa8vq.SezhNFDOaFxeG_.eQvLYF?gid=2008120814
Ammo got 13 pts on 8 shots and SIX rebounds! He's an NBA player, but I think the blazers
want players who can play both ends of the floor.

GState beat OK: http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/boxscore;_ylt=Amu7ZIeh2UQ7wH32Bc8EO0S8vLYF?gid=2008120825
Morrow still playing well, but not nearly as hot as he started.

Clips playing Magic: http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/boxscore?gid=2008120812
Even against Howard, Zach can rebound.
 
I won't post it, because well, most don't seem to give a crap about Mike Conley, but those that do should check out his stats over the past couple of weeks. He's shooting over 50%, scoring better, and not turning over the ball. He's improving rapidly folks. His PER is improving every game.

Well I guess I did post it. Neener neener.
 
I'm pretty sure I remember KP saying somewhere that if Brooks was around for one of our late 2nd round picks we would have taken him. I wish we had him for the sake of my duck homerism.
 
The key tonight, for me, was Houston losing. It's always nice to see another western conference contender lose. I think Houston might be in for a bit of a rough patch with all their injuries. Hopefully we can capitalize tomorrow against the Magic.

Speaking of Orlando, I am rooting for them tonight so they don't come into the Garden tomorrow pissed off. Either way, it's good that they'll be playing the second of a back to back.
 
Crimson the Cat said:
I won't post it, because well, most don't seem to give a crap about Mike Conley, but those that do should check out his stats over the past couple of weeks. He's shooting over 50%, scoring better, and not turning over the ball. He's improving rapidly folks. His PER is improving every game.

Well I guess I did post it. Neener neener.
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This post reminds me of a song. Carly Simon's song, I think it is called "You're So Vain"

It goes...... you're so vain, I bet you think this song is about you. NO SHIT SHERLOCK, the guy is right. The song is about him. Damn I hate that song. I just wanna punch her in her face every time I hear that song.
 
On the plus side, the Magic were in a real dog fight with the Clippers tonight and had to battle back from over ten down in the fourth quarter. Howard played 44 minutes.

Hopefully their flight gets delayed tonight too!
 
Houston got blown out.....by Memphis. I know they're injury depleted, but in all seriousness, they should be able to win. Hell, Rudy Gay didn't even start and only played 25 mins.
 
Crimson the Cat said:
I won't post it, because well, most don't seem to give a crap about Mike Conley, but those that do should check out his stats over the past couple of weeks. He's shooting over 50%, scoring better, and not turning over the ball. He's improving rapidly folks. His PER is improving every game.

Well I guess I did post it. Neener neener.
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Don't get your panties in a bundle but Kyle Lowry just replaced Conley as their starting PG, so maybe his coach disagrees with you. Iavaroni prefers guards who play defense, as does Nate.
 
Wizard Mentor said:
Blazers didn't play.

Rockets lost to Memphis tonight: http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/boxscore?gid=2008120829
Though several disagreed with me at the time, I think we should have drafted Brooks.
I still think so. He's shown he is a scorer who can handle the point. Tonight he had 14 points,
2 ast. We have Bayless now, and he is similar. Of course Bayless was much more expensive.

Sorry Sergio fans, but IMHO, Brooks > Sergio
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2 assists in 27 minutes????? :biglaugh:
 
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What happened to Rudy Gay, why is he not starting?
And wow... the only Houston player that could play but didn't, was Stevie Franchise. That guy has just fallen off the map completely, and won't even be used to change it up against a crappy Memphis team.
 
alex42083 said:
What happened to Rudy Gay, why is he not starting?
And wow... the only Houston player that could play but didn't, was Stevie Franchise. That guy has just fallen off the map completely, and won't even be used to change it up against a crappy Memphis team.
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And just think............... he's OUR highest paid player!!!!!
 
Crimson the Cat said:
I won't post it, because well, most don't seem to give a crap about Mike Conley, but those that do should check out his stats over the past couple of weeks. He's shooting over 50%, scoring better, and not turning over the ball. He's improving rapidly folks. His PER is improving every game.

Well I guess I did post it. Neener neener.
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http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/gamelog?playerId=3195

If he's so improved why was Kyle Lowry promoted to starting point guard just yesterday?
 
I guess people don't have an excuse for Zach Randolph anymore because he 's playing with a helluva talented team right now with Baron Davis, Kamby, Kamen, and Al Thornton and they can't seem to get any wins. Well Kaman appears to be injured right now but still, very talented team who isn't winning shit.
 
alex42083 said:
What happened to Rudy Gay, why is he not starting?
And wow... the only Houston player that could play but didn't, was Stevie Franchise. That guy has just fallen off the map completely, and won't even be used to change it up against a crappy Memphis team.
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He was benched because he won't play D
 
alex42083 said:
the only Houston player that could play but didn't, was Stevie Franchise. That guy has just fallen off the map completely, and won't even be used to change it up against a crappy Memphis team.
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How about the odd few who actually wanted us to keep Francis and potentially start for us? We definitly have some odds individuals roaming the forums.
 
AmirIcon said:
I guess people don't have an excuse for Zach Randolph anymore because he 's playing with a helluva talented team right now with Baron Davis, Kamby, Kamen, and Al Thornton and they can't seem to get any wins. Well Kaman appears to be injured right now but still, very talented team who isn't winning shit.
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He was winning on New York with a worse roster this year
 
Did anyone get a better video of Darko ripping his jersey off than the one on the ESPN blog?

And BTW, we need Jean-Luc to be the Big'Mans coach!
 
MARIS61 said:
Don't get your panties in a bundle but Kyle Lowry just replaced Conley as their starting PG, so maybe his coach disagrees with you. Iavaroni prefers guards who play defense, as does Nate.
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Well they're in a bundle, but not for that reason. Anywho, I was aware of that. One could infer also that a) Conley doesn't fit well with their starting unit, b) they're trying to showcase Lowry now, or c) they don't know what the fuck they're doing.

What was the main knock on Conley? He can't shoot and isn't aggressive enough. That's the case with several 20 and 21 year olds.

Each game his PER is inching closer and closer to 13. He's now matched last year's total. Obviously he struggled at the beginning of the year, but in the last 2 to 3 weeks, he's been playing much better. He's rebounding, taking care of the ball, playmaking, and shooting better.

Even if we don't look at just his better stretch of recent games, for the year, he's shooting 44% from the floor, 38% from 3-pt land, 75% on FTs, and averaging 1 TO a game.

He's only 21. It won't be long before you're all clamoring for him. :)
 
bodyman5001 said:
This post reminds me of a song. Carly Simon's song, I think it is called "You're So Vain"

It goes...... you're so vain, I bet you think this song is about you. NO SHIT SHERLOCK, the guy is right. The song is about him. Damn I hate that song. I just wanna punch her in her face every time I hear that song.
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Maybe she was singing about an archetype. The kind of guy that she is attracted to, and that no matter how much she tries to change herself the kind of guy that she is with.

Maybe the song is an amalgam of guys that she's known, or of things that guys she's known might do, and that singing the song would make each and every one of them think the song was about them, when in fact it was about none of them.

Or maybe it really was about a particular guy, and she was being ironic.

Why so angry, in any case?

Ed O.
 
it's_GO_time said:
Or he is the best option they got at starting PG. :dunno:
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That very well could be. All I know is Conley is playing better now. He's improved his shooting, and that was a big concern. He's practically mirroring many of today's PG stars.

I personally think he'd be a great fit on this team and look forward to watching him progress. I think the Blazers could do wonders with him.
 
Crimson the Cat said:
Each game his PER is inching closer and closer to 13.
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13 PER isn't good, though. It's bad starter/good reserve level.

I think Conley's ceiling is average starter. That isn't exciting enough for me to be all that interested in trading for him. Blake's ceiling (for a full season...right now, he's above average) is also probably average starter, and I think Bayless' ceiling is much higher.
 
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