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Yeah please stop sending me those. You're welcome, always glad to help. I'd love for this place to become more punny. See what I did there?

A pun is a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings. An example would be "The weigh-in at the Sumo wrestling tournament was a large scale effort." Just for future reference.

It shouldn't be. Barbosa sucks. I never realized it when he was playing for Toronto (I mean, I knew he wasn't the same player he once was but I didn't realize how bad he had become) since there was such a complete lack of talent on those teams the past two years, but watching him on the Pacers last year really opened my eyes to how bad has become. I thought Colangelo trading him for a late 2nd at the deadline was just him wanting to get Barbosa on a playoff team (which may have been part of it) but I came to the conclusion that was simply what his value was. I was delusional thinking that he would be able to fetch a 1st because he simply isn't a good player anymore. He kills any offensive flow since he is a complete ball stopper, he is an inefficient scorer, has a severe case of tunnel vision and can't defend anybody. He also completely disappears in the playoffs. I know the Lakers don't have great guard depth, but adding Barbosa wouldn't be a positive. To be perfectly honest, I'm surprised he even found an NBA team to play for this year. I thought he would head back to Brazil for sure.

Hey iMan, do you know what exactly went down between Fields and Melo to make the two seem to hate each other? Was it just personalities that didn't mesh or did something happen between them? I noticed that that there seemed to be some genuine dislike between the two of them and Melo took a shot at him after the game: (Unless of course this was taken out of context, which is possible given it is only a Tweet)

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I could see the argument for Wade not doing it, but I seriously doubt LeBron will take another paycut. Not at the level of play he's at right now. And Bird Rights will allow Miami to re-sign him, of course, but again, that doesn't give them the room to bring anyone else on board. The CP3 thing...I really don't know why that's a big deal (some are talking about him and LeBron teaming up in Miami). I believe Paul is going to start hurting soon, from those knees, and once you get to that point, downhill is pretty steep.

If Odom gets back into shape, him...but word is he hasn't improved, and he's really not in basketball shape right now (which is bad, when you consider the month). So, I have to go with Crawford simply because he's quick to pile up the points off the bench. I realize Bledsoe had a few good games in the playoffs, but his regular season (nearly all of it) was pretty upsetting, and he's going to have to play consistently before I consider him better than a good sixth man in Crawford OR a healthy/fit Odom.

That's not the only reason, though. Wade may still be a superstar right now, but in two years, pending Dwight's back injury (he's fine), there will be no doubt that Howard will be the better superstar. The fact that Wade will retire with the Heat could be a bad thing for LeBron down the stretch, because Miami won't toss him aside to make room for another big name, just like Boston has refused to do the same to an aging Pierce. He put in one season of maturity. That's all. He was celebrating a fake championship in the summer of 2010, and before that, he was laughing at players on the court, dancing around before and during games, and acting like he was putting in the greatest career we've ever seen. ------- With all of that said, I never stated that he would leave. I'm just saying that it's not that big of a stretch to say it's impossible. I don't see why he would leave a team after four seasons, though...not that they will be bad if Wade shatters his knee, and Bosh ruptures vertebrae in his back...but most superstars, despite their attitude, will put in work on a bad team for at least 2-3 seasons. If he left the Heat, fans would assume he really did jump ship to win a ring, and decades later, that Heat team will be known as Wade's again, despite the numbers James put up. But, if the Lakers make it happen...if he explores free agency, and they convince him to leave, I'm not going to be shocked.

'Severe Hiccups' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FFcgYpM4PI First installment of 'Epic DiscussHoops Threads'. Had to immortalize one of the most hilarious threads in OTR history. SHALIQ's Notes: Inspired by "Server Hiccups" (2011) by Real Deal.I took the liberty of altering the posts' font and size. Each post's content remained authentic and unchanged though.Repost wherever you want to.Feel free to PM me any requests, suggestions for the next episode of 'Epic DH/OTR Threads'.

It's not exactly what we're looking for. During the NBA season (starting November), we take discussion seriously. We aren't looking to merge with any other site, or relocate. We've been around since 2005, nearly one million posts (which over half have been deleted due to a hack), and easily reaching 1,000+ posts per day in our prime. Of course, our worst months occur in the NBA offseason and heading into the preseason. Our direction seems different (regarding the two websites and how discussion is generated), and we have never merged with another site to begin with, so as far as that goes, it's out of the question for, honestly, any site.

Ah, forget it. I'll re-code the drop-down menus. Thanks Sean.

For those seeing the drop-down menu problem...do you see it now using the OTR Pro skin?

If I barely tweak the main skin, the 30 team forum skins lose all style and go strictly HTML/Java. Doesn't make sense at all. The 30 team skins are considered "children" to the main OTR skin, and with each update, they should update as well...but they aren't. So if I don't come up with something, I'll be editing 31 total skins individually, when I need something simple edited...and that takes hours.

Well, not really. The team skins are messed up, big time...again. I don't get what the problem is. I'm starting to think it's a bug. Nobody wants to help me, though, so I'll figure it out by myself.

Who knows. It's starting to piss me off.

Yeah, BFT sees the same thing. I'm looking for a fix.

If it happens again, take a screenshot, and note the time also.