Real Deal

Don't post any nudity. I shouldn't have to come in here and say that, but apparently, it was needed. The next time I have to delete a post, I'm going to suspend for two weeks.

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You're Kevin McHale. How many minutes per game will you be giving Marcus Morris in his rookie season? I'm thinking there is no better opportunity for him than in Houston, not having to play behind someone like Blake Griffin (at PF) and being able to work with a legendary PF in McHale.

Simple question: in two seasons, who will be the better player? Curry is more efficient...didn't realize that until I looked up the stats, seems like Ellis' FG% dropped significantly since the middle of last season (around the last time I paid any attention to his stats). However, while Curry is probably the more complete offensive player (he's more than a scorer), Ellis' defense is far superior, and he's steadily improving on that end of the floor as well (not an elite defender, still gambles a lot, but he defends star two-guards VERY well when he's locked in). Do you think Curry will surpass Ellis as a complete player, and what does this all mean for the Warriors?

Come on now. He was called the next Mike before he found his way to the 2007 Finals, and before he had a jumper or played any defense. THAT'S being overhyped. Anyone (yes, including Kobe) that is called the next Jordan before they prove they are even a superstar is considered overhyped, and LeBron was getting those calls in his rookie season, when he failed to make the playoffs and had a lot of game to work on.

By the numbers, Aaron and I have the records for most posts in a day, because we used (and I still do use) the database to create 1,230+ game topics in one day (NBA topics). But, strictly posting on the board, doing the work, my brother and I actually ran through and split up the topics one day...he took 615, I took 615 (plus preseason), so without the shortcuts (without using Excel and the database), that's the record. Without counting a bunch of topics being created, we've had a few hop over 100 legitimate topic replies in a day. I remember Lone Wolf was one, Shaliq (obviously), my brother and I, Jammin may have been one (or he was close)...probably a few more.

This had me cracking up, saw it the other day. I would love to do something like this, haha.

2011-12 Roster Will Bynum Austin Daye Ben Gordon Richard Hamilton Brandon Knight Vernon Macklin Jason Maxiell Greg Monroe Kyle Singler Charlie Villanueva Ben Wallace Terrico White Free Agents Rodney Stuckey Tracy McGrady Tayshaun Prince DaJuan Summers Chris Wilcox Jonas Jerebko Who is really worth keeping on the roster?

1. Is LeBron James a winner? Sure he is, just not a champion. He has played his way into two NBA Finals series. People consider Steve Nash a winner, but he's never sniffed the Finals. 2. Is LeBron James overhyped? He used to be, but maybe not as much anymore. People are forgetting what he did throughout the playoffs, and only remember his terrible Finals series, and that leads to people calling him a loser and a choker. Hard to say he's a bad player, though...top three, some will stick him at the top, but there's no way he's below three. 3. True or False: Lebron is hated because of all this hype? Chozen one, King James? True, but most of his hate lies on his decisions and attitude, not so much his success. 4. Best aspect of his game? Him on the break, or getting to the line. 5. Worst aspect of his game? Post game. 6. Where does he rank all time? All time, he's not in the top ten. If you disregard the number of rings a player has, and the number of individual accomplishments, he's probably top 20 in terms of raw ability. I can't stick him anywhere in the top ten, though. 7. In you opinion, where will he rank when it is all said and done? Jordan, Kobe, Magic, Bird, Wilt, Kareem, Duncan, Hakeem, Oscar, Shaq...the way it's looking, if he doesn't end up winning many championships, it's going to be hard to stick him above any of those guys. 8. Your honest opinion of him? Arguably the best player in the NBA, arguably the most dominant frontcourt player since Shaq (can't say LeBron has been more dominant than a prime Kobe), probably the worst attitude I've seen in a superstar since Shaq...funny, but a little too arrogant and too "big screen"...the only difference is, Shaq backed it up by winning four championships, three straight, co-leader of a major dynasty.

The intro on the mixes doesn't concern me. People get the idea that I'm a hard ass, but I'm really not. If there's a fault, it's with me manipulating who is in the community, and who is on the outside looking in, but while that's going to lead to less activity, it also leads to me "cutting the fat" and making sure all members here are in it to create a mature and friendly environment.

Can you consider Danilo Gallinari or Ty Lawson franchise players for this team? Who needs to be re-signed? What spots need to be filled? Is George Karl right for this team? http://otrbasketball.com/nuggets/roster.php

I don't need to disable the PM system. I trust that you'll stay away from spamming it. Quite frankly, at this point, it will make or break your site...and that doesn't really sound reasonable because of the current activity there, but this is coming from someone who has seen it over and over again, probably more than anyone else here, on sites that I figured would run everyone else to the ground. You can put a link into your sig space, as always. I know most sites don't allow that, but by doing that, you can promote your site as long as you're posting on ours, so it's a two-way street...both parties benefit from it (unless the poster ends up adding 1-2 liners that don't contribute at all, just to spam, but again, I think you're different now).

The man was a legitimate defensive anchor, and we haven't seen a Maverick defense so complete in years. Do the Mavericks get to the 2011 Finals without him? Do they sweep the Lakers, win in a close series, or lose?