NBA: 2010 Season News and Discussion Thread **Dallas Wins Title 4-2 (page 84)**
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#482
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How about Pacers vs Grizzlies. The Heat/Lakers killers
Well luckily we focused on Detroit to win pretty big. Now we have a game against Cleveland which for some weird reason is a big deal. I'm sure LBJ will clang some shots early. I really don't care if we win or lose. The most important thing is that we get there, play the game, and GTFO with nothing stupid happening.
Time to trade Kobe Laker fans. We need Spo to comment about L.A. to return the favor to Phil.
Well luckily we focused on Detroit to win pretty big. Now we have a game against Cleveland which for some weird reason is a big deal. I'm sure LBJ will clang some shots early. I really don't care if we win or lose. The most important thing is that we get there, play the game, and GTFO with nothing stupid happening.
Time to trade Kobe Laker fans. We need Spo to comment about L.A. to return the favor to Phil.
#483
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We got OWNED. Complete pwntage. The Bulls played terrible, almost like it was their first pre-season game. Boozer was completely a non-factor as expected. They should have started Gibson and weaned Boozer in. This was the first game this year where we had literally no chance in winning.
#484
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We got OWNED. Complete pwntage. The Bulls played terrible, almost like it was their first pre-season game. Boozer was completely a non-factor as expected. They should have started Gibson and weaned Boozer in. This was the first game this year where we had literally no chance in winning.
Boozer should come off the bench for the next bit...don't mess with what is not broken.
But, let's see how Chicago recovers from the loss. Just one game.
#485
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#486
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#487
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Some of my predictions for today's Heat's/Cavs game. Add yours to the list...
1. Angry fan tackles Lebron....and in the madness, Wade accidentally gets tazed.
2. Loudest Boos recorded in the history of sports.
3. Dan Gilbert moons Lebron.
4. Heat gets crushed, and in post-game interivew Bosh states "We just wanted to chill, man."
1. Angry fan tackles Lebron....and in the madness, Wade accidentally gets tazed.
2. Loudest Boos recorded in the history of sports.
3. Dan Gilbert moons Lebron.
4. Heat gets crushed, and in post-game interivew Bosh states "We just wanted to chill, man."
#489
watching that Spurs/Clips game replay....even watching Blake Griffin's missed dunks is freakin awesome.
What's this hubbub about some game in Cleveland?
What's this hubbub about some game in Cleveland?
#490
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Some of my predictions for today's Heat's/Cavs game. Add yours to the list...
1. Angry fan tackles Lebron....and in the madness, Wade accidentally gets tazed.
2. Loudest Boos recorded in the history of sports.
3. Dan Gilbert moons Lebron.
4. Heat gets crushed, and in post-game interivew Bosh states "We just wanted to chill, man."
1. Angry fan tackles Lebron....and in the madness, Wade accidentally gets tazed.
2. Loudest Boos recorded in the history of sports.
3. Dan Gilbert moons Lebron.
4. Heat gets crushed, and in post-game interivew Bosh states "We just wanted to chill, man."
#491
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#492
^^ you're on a roll.
I don't like Lebron's actions over the summer, but damn, Cleveland is overreacting just a little bit.
Here in LA, we only riot for championships!! Or racial strife!!
I don't like Lebron's actions over the summer, but damn, Cleveland is overreacting just a little bit.
Here in LA, we only riot for championships!! Or racial strife!!
#495
mmmmmm....
I hear anyone from Cleveland, what's going on over there.
I careless about who wins or not, but I just hope no pacers vs piston v.2 happens @ Cleveland tonight.
I careless about who wins or not, but I just hope no pacers vs piston v.2 happens @ Cleveland tonight.
#496
mmmmmm....
How about Pacers vs Grizzlies. The Heat/Lakers killers
Well luckily we focused on Detroit to win pretty big. Now we have a game against Cleveland which for some weird reason is a big deal. I'm sure LBJ will clang some shots early. I really don't care if we win or lose. The most important thing is that we get there, play the game, and GTFO with nothing stupid happening.
Time to trade Kobe Laker fans. We need Spo to comment about L.A. to return the favor to Phil.
Well luckily we focused on Detroit to win pretty big. Now we have a game against Cleveland which for some weird reason is a big deal. I'm sure LBJ will clang some shots early. I really don't care if we win or lose. The most important thing is that we get there, play the game, and GTFO with nothing stupid happening.
Time to trade Kobe Laker fans. We need Spo to comment about L.A. to return the favor to Phil.
#497
Arrived tired. Sleep. Wake up. Game. Home.
#498
Drifting
#499
Drifting
Plus since the clippers are "hosting" the all-star game in LA (evidenced by the red/white/blue color scheme)
#500
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I'm campaigning for the Griffin to the all-star game already. Averaging 30 points, 14 rebounds, and 4 assists over the last 6 games. Keeping up those numbers, he belongs in more than just the rook/soph game, even if the clippers still can't get a winning record by February.
Plus since the clippers are "hosting" the all-star game in LA (evidenced by the red/white/blue color scheme)
Plus since the clippers are "hosting" the all-star game in LA (evidenced by the red/white/blue color scheme)
The way the Lakers are playing currently I wouldn't be surprised if the Clippers won but if the Lakers play like there capable then its no contest but we will have to wait and see.
#502
mmmmmm....
#505
mmmmmm....
I can't wait see some articles about this whole madness. James didn't apology to the fans, so we will see if he dig himself a bigger hole or not.
As Miami team, they played well tonight, all three came out strong and went to work. If they continue to play like this every night, I can see them moving up to first spot in EC.
As Miami team, they played well tonight, all three came out strong and went to work. If they continue to play like this every night, I can see them moving up to first spot in EC.
#506
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we are 3 back from Boston. Some signs were funny like the Barkley one and the one that said they shoulda drafted Darko I heard a Heat fan got doused in beer. Maybe the broadcast was low but the boos for Lebron intro were weak. Crowd got quiet most of the game.
#507
mmmmmm....
^^ it's not like baseball. lol. You can't boo everytime he has the ball. That would be like 1000304923049 times. Anyway, Cav got their ass handed to heat. glad that Lebron is happy with the way he ended tonight.
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#509
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Lulz, I showed my talents in Cleveland and bringing it back home to South Beach.
Some of the signs in the game were pretty funny. one said. LeQuit and LeCheat.
Some of the signs in the game were pretty funny. one said. LeQuit and LeCheat.
Last edited by asianspec; 12-03-2010 at 12:02 AM.
#512
^^I can understand their anger, but that's just stupid.
#515
Good job on the directors NOT to switch camera(s).
#517
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From CNNSI:
Well, that was not what they wanted.
No, Cleveland was hoping its plucky young team would drive hard to the basket, hit its free throws, grab every loose ball and dump LeBron James in a vat of hot wax. It was clear the night wasn't going well for the Cavaliers when the second half started and they asked the refs if they could use a Nerf hoop.
This was all wrong. And yet, it was completely right. This was a Cleveland sports night -- the whole exquisitely miserable experience wrapped up in one cold and unfulfilling evening. It began with an electric, playoff-like atmosphere and ended with the Heat drilling the Cavs. The final was 118-90, but it wasn't even that close. The Cavs scored garbage-time points against Eddie House, Erick Dampier and three of LeBron's accountants. (He got them roster spots because hey, they're his friends!)
The basketball lesson for the day was that 'tis better to have LeBron James than to have loved and lost him. But this night was never really about basketball. It was about Cleveland. It was about Brian Sipe and Earnest Byner and Craig Ehlo. It was about Cavs fan Bart Gruber, who brought his 8-year-old son to the game -- not so much to cheer or boo, but because they are Cavs fans. I asked Gruber what he told his son after "The Decision."
"After he cried for two hours," Gruber said, "I just told him this was life."
Miami will never have a night like this. Never. The Heat may win championships, but their fans will never pack their arena simply to boo. The team will never be ingrained in the city's fabric like every Cleveland team. There are passionate fans in Miami, of course, but not as many. Some of the biggest roars of the night were for former Brown (and Cleveland native) Bernie Kosar, who went to one Pro Bowl. Any town can celebrate championships. Cleveland celebrates heartache.
On some level, James has to realize this now. He played his butt off against Cleveland -- 38 points, eight assists, five rebounds in just 30 minutes. It was an especially impressive performance considering that he seemed self-conscious the whole night. He knew everybody was judging him. He knew it when he listened to his headphones in a crowded locker room before the game, when he did windmill dunks in the layup line and when he did his famous powder-clap before the opening tip.
And he surely knew it when he went over to the Cavs' bench during the game to joke with some of his former teammates. It was calculated, a way to soften the crowd. See? These guys like me. How bad can I be? And you could tell by the Cavs' faces that they were stuck -- they didn't want to ignore him but didn't want to be seen talking to him, either.
At one point, in a moment caught on video and posted on YouTube, Cavs assistant coach Jamahl Mosley appeared to tell James to shut the bleep up.
Mosley was not alone. In Miami this week, somebody asked LeBron if he would like to see his number retired in Cleveland someday. He was, after all, the best player in franchise history. He said he would love that, and you know what? I think the Cavs would love to hang his jersey from the rafters, as long as he is in it.
Most Cleveland fans say -- and have said since July -- that they aren't mad that LeBron left; they're mad at how he left. Of course, this is easy to say. It allows fans to take the high road and still be mad. But ask yourself this: If LeBron had played for Miami for seven years, then left for Cleveland in the same way, would Miami be nearly as angry as Cleveland is?
Trick question. NBA stars don't leave Miami for Cleveland.
I'm no psychologist, but I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that a guy who calls himself King James and has his initials and "Vivat Rex" -- Latin for "Long live the king" -- on his custom-made Nike jacket, and has CHOSEN 1 tattooed across his back and WITNESS tattooed on one calf and HISTORY on the other calf might have a big ego. It is an ego borne of insecurity, and this is why he left for Miami in the first place: He wanted things to be easier. He wanted Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh at his side and South Beach a short drive away. That is the fundamental disconnect between James and Cleveland fans. They gave up on easy a long time ago.
So there they sat, at a table, the self-anointed Big Three, from left to right, Wade, James, Bosh. James said he loves Cleveland fans but that a "I'm a Miami ... Heat guy," because when you do something stupid like give your team a singular nickname, this is the silly stuff your stars have to say.
Behind the Heat bench, where fans wore shirts that read LeBUM, and a man and woman hugged and wore matching VICTIM shirts and looked like they had just run over their poodle, it got ugly. James may have ungodly leaping ability and ridiculous hand-eye coordination, but he also has ears, and the fans knew he could hear them. Some of the chants were amusing ("Scottie Pip-pen!) and some were cruel ("Ak-ron hates you!") and many were unprintable. At least one cup flew out of the stands toward the Miami bench. It was a little inappropriate, considering he does have that CHOSEN 1 tattoo and it is Hanukkah.
Anyway, James seemed unfazed. He joked with Wade and Bosh about a broken bobblehead doll that landed near them. He ignored almost everything the fans screamed.
And then a few guys sitting on the baseline got his attention. They didn't taunt him. They didn't yell. They just said:
Look around. Do you see all the fans? This is Cleveland. This is what you're missing. You'll never have this in Miami.
And LeBron James agreed.
"He said, 'You guys are crazy,'" said one of the fans, named Ryan Napier.
James meant it as a compliment. They are crazy. He has left them for a land where there is no winter, for teammates who were stars before he joined them, for fans who care passionately about their basketball team for every bit of the final two minutes of playoff games. Someday, he'll miss those crazy fans and those winter nights. Someday, he'll miss all those witnesses.
No, Cleveland was hoping its plucky young team would drive hard to the basket, hit its free throws, grab every loose ball and dump LeBron James in a vat of hot wax. It was clear the night wasn't going well for the Cavaliers when the second half started and they asked the refs if they could use a Nerf hoop.
This was all wrong. And yet, it was completely right. This was a Cleveland sports night -- the whole exquisitely miserable experience wrapped up in one cold and unfulfilling evening. It began with an electric, playoff-like atmosphere and ended with the Heat drilling the Cavs. The final was 118-90, but it wasn't even that close. The Cavs scored garbage-time points against Eddie House, Erick Dampier and three of LeBron's accountants. (He got them roster spots because hey, they're his friends!)
The basketball lesson for the day was that 'tis better to have LeBron James than to have loved and lost him. But this night was never really about basketball. It was about Cleveland. It was about Brian Sipe and Earnest Byner and Craig Ehlo. It was about Cavs fan Bart Gruber, who brought his 8-year-old son to the game -- not so much to cheer or boo, but because they are Cavs fans. I asked Gruber what he told his son after "The Decision."
"After he cried for two hours," Gruber said, "I just told him this was life."
Miami will never have a night like this. Never. The Heat may win championships, but their fans will never pack their arena simply to boo. The team will never be ingrained in the city's fabric like every Cleveland team. There are passionate fans in Miami, of course, but not as many. Some of the biggest roars of the night were for former Brown (and Cleveland native) Bernie Kosar, who went to one Pro Bowl. Any town can celebrate championships. Cleveland celebrates heartache.
On some level, James has to realize this now. He played his butt off against Cleveland -- 38 points, eight assists, five rebounds in just 30 minutes. It was an especially impressive performance considering that he seemed self-conscious the whole night. He knew everybody was judging him. He knew it when he listened to his headphones in a crowded locker room before the game, when he did windmill dunks in the layup line and when he did his famous powder-clap before the opening tip.
And he surely knew it when he went over to the Cavs' bench during the game to joke with some of his former teammates. It was calculated, a way to soften the crowd. See? These guys like me. How bad can I be? And you could tell by the Cavs' faces that they were stuck -- they didn't want to ignore him but didn't want to be seen talking to him, either.
At one point, in a moment caught on video and posted on YouTube, Cavs assistant coach Jamahl Mosley appeared to tell James to shut the bleep up.
Mosley was not alone. In Miami this week, somebody asked LeBron if he would like to see his number retired in Cleveland someday. He was, after all, the best player in franchise history. He said he would love that, and you know what? I think the Cavs would love to hang his jersey from the rafters, as long as he is in it.
Most Cleveland fans say -- and have said since July -- that they aren't mad that LeBron left; they're mad at how he left. Of course, this is easy to say. It allows fans to take the high road and still be mad. But ask yourself this: If LeBron had played for Miami for seven years, then left for Cleveland in the same way, would Miami be nearly as angry as Cleveland is?
Trick question. NBA stars don't leave Miami for Cleveland.
I'm no psychologist, but I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that a guy who calls himself King James and has his initials and "Vivat Rex" -- Latin for "Long live the king" -- on his custom-made Nike jacket, and has CHOSEN 1 tattooed across his back and WITNESS tattooed on one calf and HISTORY on the other calf might have a big ego. It is an ego borne of insecurity, and this is why he left for Miami in the first place: He wanted things to be easier. He wanted Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh at his side and South Beach a short drive away. That is the fundamental disconnect between James and Cleveland fans. They gave up on easy a long time ago.
So there they sat, at a table, the self-anointed Big Three, from left to right, Wade, James, Bosh. James said he loves Cleveland fans but that a "I'm a Miami ... Heat guy," because when you do something stupid like give your team a singular nickname, this is the silly stuff your stars have to say.
Behind the Heat bench, where fans wore shirts that read LeBUM, and a man and woman hugged and wore matching VICTIM shirts and looked like they had just run over their poodle, it got ugly. James may have ungodly leaping ability and ridiculous hand-eye coordination, but he also has ears, and the fans knew he could hear them. Some of the chants were amusing ("Scottie Pip-pen!) and some were cruel ("Ak-ron hates you!") and many were unprintable. At least one cup flew out of the stands toward the Miami bench. It was a little inappropriate, considering he does have that CHOSEN 1 tattoo and it is Hanukkah.
Anyway, James seemed unfazed. He joked with Wade and Bosh about a broken bobblehead doll that landed near them. He ignored almost everything the fans screamed.
And then a few guys sitting on the baseline got his attention. They didn't taunt him. They didn't yell. They just said:
Look around. Do you see all the fans? This is Cleveland. This is what you're missing. You'll never have this in Miami.
And LeBron James agreed.
"He said, 'You guys are crazy,'" said one of the fans, named Ryan Napier.
James meant it as a compliment. They are crazy. He has left them for a land where there is no winter, for teammates who were stars before he joined them, for fans who care passionately about their basketball team for every bit of the final two minutes of playoff games. Someday, he'll miss those crazy fans and those winter nights. Someday, he'll miss all those witnesses.
#518
Drifting
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/trueho...=ESPNHeadlines
and not w/ mo williams
http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba...shut-the-f-up/
#519
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I heard reports that they weren't being buddy buddy. At least not with Gibson
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/trueho...=ESPNHeadlines
and not w/ mo williams
http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba...shut-the-f-up/
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/trueho...=ESPNHeadlines
and not w/ mo williams
http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba...shut-the-f-up/
#520
mmmmmm....
I laughed so hard when heat was up like 36pts(?) at one point.
James might be mr.attention whore, but who gives a fuck about Cavs and Gibson? Gibson who?
I heard reports that they weren't being buddy buddy. At least not with Gibson
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/trueho...=ESPNHeadlines
and not w/ mo williams
http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba...shut-the-f-up/
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/trueho...=ESPNHeadlines
and not w/ mo williams
http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba...shut-the-f-up/