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They are making up for the charge that they probably shouldn't have called on Pullen. It was a coin toss, really. But oh well, screw K-State.

Martin is going to blow a fuse.

Gasol better not come out as Gasoft this game. I don't care if it's Bogut defending him...it's time for Gasol to be a physical player on BOTH sides of the ball, be aggressive and work the two-man with Bryant.

Houston isn't that much of a disappointment to me. Once I heard that Yao Ming was going to be restricted, that dropped them from a potential playoff team to a struggling 9-10th team in the conference. While Ariza was never going to be a good 1st or 2nd option scorer, he was an excellent defensive player who saw his defensive numbers struggle with every game he had an increased role on offense. If Houston had Martin, Scola and Brooks all scoring the ball more than Ariza (assuming they somehow kept Ariza and still acquired Martin), this team would be a top four team out West even with 24-minute Ming. However, that backcourt defense (or, lack of) is a killer because there's no Yao down low to intimidate slashing guards, and Scola sure the hell won't have that role on the team.

Pullen has two early fouls.

All of you are supposed to root against K-State.

Here's to K-State going down today against #22 V-Tech.

The gap between Collison and Ford is huge. Collison actually plays bigger than he really is, physically. Ford is a bit different. Neither can really shoot the ball similar to someone like Deron, but I trust Collison's shot over Ford's. I guess you can't do anything about it, though...but if Ford does get the start and Collison doesn't play, I'll look forward to seeing Stephenson play some point. I'm really curious how he'll do, especially after he said he's the best player to come out of NYC.

With Rudy and Zach both shooting the ball badly, this was Mayo's chance to step up and pile it on Orlando. I understand he was in foul trouble, but instead of dropping five threes and missing almost all of them, take it to the rim and put Howard in foul trouble. Attack like a penetrating point and give your teammates easy shots. Orlando wasn't that impressive back on the offensive end. They didn't shoot THAT well from three, and overall, they shot around 44% from the floor, had 19 turnovers and just 12 assists.

Charlotte pushed them on the break a bit, got to the line way too many times, and there's really no chance a team like the Wolves (who don't have a Bryant or a superstar player) are going to pull out of that big of a free throw deficit against a good team. But, since Charlotte kept turning the ball over, it definitely helped Minny...but they just came up short in the end.

Utah won all of those comebacks on the road, then they go home and let the Thunder drop 115 on them on over 50% shooting, when Durant shot just 6-17 from the floor? What?

It's the Clips. You can't ignore the injuries to Kaman and Gordon, but even before that, the Clippers struggled. Griffin, Gordon, Kaman, Aminu, and a surprising Bledsoe...you would think that's enough to do better than 1-10 in your first 11 games.

YES, MY PLAN IS WORKING!

Orlando Magic added... http://www.otrbasketball.com/forums/forum/33-orlando-magic-team-forum

Yeah, Detroit should've have been let back into this game. The Warriors made them look like the Jazz in that second half.

:o

Ah, I knew Steven A. Smith posted here!

Cheater. Number them, or the Giants will lose to the Raiders in the SB.

If TO didn't take so many shots at his QB and coaches in public, didn't taunt everyone like he does, didn't become a drama queen...things would be different. You say Jordan was praised. Jordan is black. It has absolutely nothing to do with color. Tom Brady leads his teams to championships. TO doesn't. An even better example is Vick, who did everything wrong to become one of the most hated players in the NFL (the dude even flipped off fans, which is minor compared to the dog-fighting), yet now he's being praised for his play, considered an MVP candidate, and his attitude is completely different. Even his play, which he improved significantly, is different. Vick isn't white. He would take a step back and let Kolb start without lashing out at Andy in a presser. Would TO react to being benched for a half, let alone a few games? Not a chance. TO isn't even in Brady's realm.

You're the GM of 10 teams, and your teams have the first 10 picks in the draft. No, you're not building ONE team...you're picking for ten. And, it's among everyone in the league...and no, it's not about fantasy numbers. Post your top ten franchise players in the NFL (sorry, that means no Cam Newton).

Welcome to the best.

Vick = MVP.

Harris ejected? What for? I can't watch the game tonight.

McNabb to Vick after the game: "I need to get out of this mess, dude. What do I do?" Vick: "You have any dogs?"

Monta going for 50, lol.