mrstak

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orlando should've taken the deal from the nets...they would've gotten more from the nets no?

thought they wanted to get rid of hedo's contract? they only got rid of jrich's?

Yumcha

I dunno. I personally think Orlando made out pretty good in this trade...at least better than what the Nets were offering.

asianspec

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No, the nets were offering alot. It was one of those better bang for buck deals. Hell Houston, and Atlanta could've had better deals. Although Orlando got 3 1st round picks from each team. It doesn't make sense because all of them are playoff teams

asianspec

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BraveDemon

I agree, this deal is not as good as the Net's deal, but I think a part of it is that you don't want to make an in conference team stronger.

You already have a powerhouse like MIA (and formerly BOS and CHI), why make another monster of an opponent in your conference in the Nets?

Shipping D12 to the western conference insures that that Orlando isn't making another ridiculous team in their division... although Bynum to the 76er's makes that team ridiculously competitive as well.

CarbonGray Earl

^^Add to that, Brook Lopez was going to be a sign and trade, and he wouldn't sign any contract that wasn't a max-extension. So essentially, the Magic would have to swallow Brook's max contract, which they smartly, didn't do.

Bynum isn't a max guy, and Brook Lopez even less so.

...that being said, Philly, NYK, and BKN will have a nice little 3-way battle at center, all within an hour or 2 of each other.

OTSB708

I've always thought Bynum was garbage. Glad to finally get rid of him.

Welcome D12..

BraveDemon

^ Bynum's big downside was his maturity/ego issues. But you can't deny that after D12, Bynum is probably the best center in the league.

Even without D12 - Nash, Kobe, Bynum, Pau was a really formidable combination. Replace Bynum with D12, and its just down right scary.

Lakers will be legit this season - although their bench still looks kinda scrubby IMHO, and I'm not sold on Coach Brown.

asianspec

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The atlantic division will be very interesting this year.

DaChef320

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lol

Doom878

So does Philly surpass Boston this year?

asianspec

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sorry Laker fans.

CarbonGray Earl

^^no need to be sorry...part of being the NBA's premier franchise, as its always been. Things are just back to normal.

Besides, memes are funny as hell these days.

Anyways, where's the dude that said the Lakers weren't going to contend for anything for a couple of years?

CarbonGray Earl

Dunno. Jason Terry, however, thinks the Cs are gonna surpass your Heat though.

His Celtic championship-assuming tat:


lol...don't think so JET....

asianspec

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He will be paying to get that off after his contract lol.

JS + XES

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I'm just happy that Bynum is finally gone. That fker was so immature.

AND I'm just SO HAPPY that we won't have to hear about where D12 is going to land. That was annoying as hell.

DaChef320

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Thought u only care about is Diablo

CarbonGray Earl

Saw this, thought I share. I've seen just about every Magic highlight video, but this is a REALLY good collection.

I forgot how great Magic was on a game-to-game basis, not just 'when it counts'...he truly earned his name. I don't think kids today get to appreciate how great he is because they get caught up in this 'greatest ever' debate.

anyways, enjoy...you won't be disappointed.

is300eater

Rambis was wearing them geeky glasses before anyone else did lol

CarbonGray Earl

Clark Kent...OG!!

Doom878

So this Bynum exploratory surgery is just to speed up healing and doesn't affect his gameplay negatively?

CarbonGray Earl

^^Yup. Its the surgery that Kobe first got.

BraveDemon

^ Whatever that procedure is out in Germany, it made Kobe Bryant look 4 years younger on the court.

Knowing Bynum, he's going to come back 4 years younger in maturity.

And that Magic vid is amazing. It's kind of sad that the Passing Game in the NBA is dying... the last time I was wowed by a pass was from Jason Williams (the white guy).

Today, the only time you see amazing passes in the NBA is when you watch Euro guys (Ginobli, Rubio, Parker). All other NBA guards are almost always looking for their own shots first.

CarbonGray Earl

on bynum.

Regarding the euros, I recently read 'The Dream Team' by Jack MacCullum. Great read. It has a chapter dedicated to those Euros and how basically the Dream Team inspired them. Magic, Jordan, Bird, Barkley, etc, the way they played wasn't one-on-one, but in sync with each other. I think them having that basketball ideal (along with a hint of soccer's passing and movement game) has helped them develop their style of play.

They don't have our athletes though, that's for sure.

goose25

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That's certainly one part of my life these days, but I'm a car-sports freak.

mystikk

Derrick Rose and Kevin Durant .. cold-blooded assassins, the both of them.

Yumcha

@ Rose...


Man, it's going to be very tough to watch the Bulls without Rose for most of this season...

is300eater

He's going to be out for THAT long?!

asianspec

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yea probably til Jan or something like that. I can't wait for NBA season to start already. having withdrawl.

mystikk

I don't want him back until March at the VERY earliest. No reason to speed that shit up.

Yumcha

Yeah, I hope Rose does not rush back...he needs to take all the time to heal and rehab.

mystikk

Looks like the Bulls are tanking this season anyway. They got rid of the whole bench mob minus Taj Gibson, and added .. Nate Robinson.

Yumcha

^ They are in basketball limbo.

asianspec

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asianspec

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CarbonGray Earl

That old school Shawn Kemp (where he points at Alton Lister?) was just awesome....one of my favorite old school sequences. Dunk was great, but the reactions afterwards were priceless.

Kinda reminds of when Jordan dunked on I-forget-who, but Stacey King came over put his finger in I-forget-who's face....but all done by one person, lol.

asianspec

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yea. i think my favorite dunk was Kevin Johnson on Hakeem.

CarbonGray Earl

^^ooohhh, that's a good one. One of my favorites, from a favorite player.

have to say, when I was at ASU, I got to play Kevin Johnson, Dan Marjerle, and Ceballos in the summer or fall of 1993. They were playing pickup games, and they called 'next' on the court I was playing on. KJ couldn't have been nicer to this 18 year old kid.

Majerle was shooting flatfooted from half court...all arms and wrist, and making everything he shot. I'll never forget that.

asianspec

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nice.