Real Deal

I believe it was Kobe who said he was one of the best shooters on the team last season (or the season before), but Morrison could never stay on the court because of the injuries.

Bored, so I played it again...got the Jesus bug again. I read somewhere it was only on 360's, but it's not. And, to comment on the actual gameplay...oh my God, it's horrible. There seems to be another bug, too. Does anyone automatically run out of bounds, sideways, when you poke a ball away from a player? It happened to me twice. Maybe it's just at mid-court, too...not really sure. Try and rip someone as they cross halfcourt, and then rush after the ball and see where your player ends up. Pretty funny stuff.

Karl Malone. But athleticism isn't just about a player's muscles, either.

Jordan is arguably the most athletic player in NBA history.

Kobe is the best post player at the guard position since Jordan, and many will argue he's on Jordan's level (or better) in the post. That was before he went to Hakeem. And a bigger player cannot just go post up someone. They have to have post skills. I'm really not sure if you guys are serious or not. It would be a little different if we were talking about Bynum posting up on Kobe, because it's WAY too much weight and height...but LeBron is not a seven-footer, and he's not 290-300 pounds with a center's wingspan. But, at the end of the game, it won't be about the post...it'll be about the on-ball defense. LeBron is not an elite on-ball defender, and Kobe has many, many more ways of scoring, so it will take much more than a LeBron James to stop Bryant from dropping buckets. Now, if it's Wade and LeBron, it's a bit different. Wade is a slasher, and LeBron is more athletic. Tough to really say there. I think that, really, Wade would cause more trouble for Kobe than LeBron would.

I shared an account with my brother last year, and they cut it off after a week. The database logs IP addresses, and the typical rule of thumb is if two different IP's log in within five minutes of each other, and their sessions last over ten, it's being shared. It will flag your account, and by the end of the week, you'll more than likely lose your LP.

Oh, I know. That's the only thing I've never liked about Bryant, although I do feel like he gets hit too often without a whistle.

Whoa, that bench is nasty. I didn't know he could bench that much. :o

In other words, a handful of MVP winners and future HOF'ers, and most are/were all-stars (or should be).

Man, Arthur has to find a way to contribute, like I know he can. In a way, I guess it's a good thing that he didn't get picked so high because everyone would be calling him a bust right about now, and that almost always kills a player's confidence. He just has to get on the court and stay out there, play a little more in the post, put on more weight (as in muscle), and give it his best as a solid backup four. He actually didn't do that bad in his first preseason. I remember watching him. I didn't get to see him last year, though.

Bush and White are hard to argue against. At the time, I figured both were going to tear up the NFL.

Yeah, basically what happened with me. Seriously, I was kind of nervous even when I had side control on him.

Just tried cage fighting for the first time ever. My friend has been doing it for five years, and he wore me the hell out on the ground, and I'm bigger and felt like I was stronger...just too much stamina. He kind of cheated though (not really), because I actually took him down first, but I didn't know what to do (we weren't punching each other). So I tried to gain side control, and he gave it to me, caught me off guard, and put me in a triangle choke. He didn't wrench it in, though...but he kept asking me to get out of it, and it's impossible unless you want to rip your ears off...couldn't pull my head or my arm out. So after what seemed like an hour in one of those, he let it go and took my side quickly, then started working over my arm. Eventually, he dropped his legs over my neck and chest, put me in a PERFECT armbar, and made me tap, and I felt like the triangle choke drained every single ounce of energy I've had, and not even five days worth of energy could've saved me. Gotta respect those dudes for what they can do on the mat. He said I was actually really, really good being a rookie, but I didn't believe him, lol.

I really, really don't think the players union will want that hard cap, and that lockout will last forever. They would rather decrease max contracts and decrease the salary cap, but the hard cap changes a LOT...drops MLE's and LLE's, changes all contracts (current and future), and yet it doesn't prevent big-market teams from retaining their superstars because those superstars will, eventually, see less and less money. The hard cap will ruin the league.

Gilbert will start at the two, and if he's not playing well, they will consider moving him to the bench and starting Hinrich.

CB34 is a beast.

Your knockout wasn't showing up for me earlier (not sure why), but now it works. Haha, that's sick. Dude is pretty thin...could be a beast with ten extra pounds of muscle on him. I wonder how much quickness he'll lose gaining a bit of weight. I know fighters (especially boxers) can put on 10-15 pounds of weight (fat or muscle) and get noticeably slower throwing punches and kicks, and while that KO was in slo-mo, I'm pretty sure he picked that foot up off the mat quickly, because the dude he knocked out barely had time to react.

The only thing that caught me off-guard for a minute...I look at the roster, and I'm not really sure what this group of guys can do: Antawn Jamison Mo Williams Ramon Sessions Anderson Varejao JJ Hickson I mean, will the Cavs try and run with that five? Jamison at the three, maybe? I mean, that's the worst defensive team in the NBA, by far...and not to say that Varejao is a bad defender (because he's actually pretty good), but he's not Dwight Howard, and he won't be able to make up for everyone else's poor defensive play. McGrady's Magic won 21 games in 2004. He missed 15 games, though (2-13 record), and this team looks more "put together" than that Orlando team, so I really have to believe that the Cavaliers won't finish with 60 losses, unless they tank (like the Nets did last year), but then, that's an entirely different perspective.

Yeah, I think they were talking about a particular weight class he would fight in (whether he moves up or not), not exactly the entire clan of UFC's best fighters. You make it sound like this guy is a smaller version of GSP, though. Is the competition actually up to par with the UFC? I mean, there are some nasty D-League teams out there, but none would win over 15 games in the NBA, you know? I'll check out some fights. Like I said, I've never, ever watched the WEC. Never even heard of Aldo. You're a huge fan of the sport, so you obviously know what you're talking about...I'm just trying to wrap my brain around how good he is and how he would fare against UFC competition, compared to someone like Silva and GSP, who are elite fighters I've watched over and over again.

Typical ESPN...either praising the Heat, or bashing the Cavaliers (one or the other happens with an answer to the question). Heat wins. They will win 60+ games. Cavaliers can win 25-30 (means they'll lose 50-55 or so).

1) How fun will it be moderating OTR during the season? Don't lie. 2) Worst player in Wizards history? 3) In ten years, best player in Wizards history? 4) Who will have the bigger impact for their team this season, Donovan McNabb or John Wall? 5) Who will contribute more, Josh Howard or Kirk Hinrich? 6) Same question...Andray Blatche or Gilbert Arenas? 7) Make one realistic trade that benefits your Wizards. No, the Heat would never consider Howard and McGee for Wade. 8) Change your name to AboveLegitimate if the Wizards start the season 0-3? 9) Ranked 1-30, how high are the Lakers on your favorite teams list? 10) Who is #30 on that list?

Never noticed this before... 2001-02: 47 games 2002-03: 82 games 2003-04: 55 games 2004-05: 80 games 2005-06: 80 games 2006-07: 74 games 2007-08: 13 games 2008-09: 2 games 2009-10: 32 games Four seasons, of his nine, he's played in over 55 games. Altogether, he has missed approximately 37% of his career. What are the chances he stays relatively healthy (and, of course, out of trouble) for the rest of his career?

There has to be if you guys are saying you can't get this game for anything less than $99. All new games for us are usually $60.

LOL, the same serious questions they had for Oklahoma City. Kansas City is very capable of supporting the team. I'm not even sure how that's up for debate.

Uh...let me dive into it and ask the biggest question so far: what's the point of saying that LeBron didn't blame it ALL on race? We know he didn't. But he brought it up, partially blaming it on race, and he's wrong for doing so. It's as simple as that.