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LMAO, another problem...

It would be easier to get out of the first round if you were in the East. After that, though, it would be a struggle to get to the conference finals out East. Winning regular season games? It would be easier out East...aside from the superpowers and teams like the Bulls, Hawks and Bucks (and even two of those aren't too difficult to beat), you can't really say it will be a struggle.

I don't see why they would boo him, really. It's not like he chose to ditch the franchise.

Denver needs to just take what Golden State has to offer and run off like bandits, because they won't get a damn thing in July. Trade him to the Warriors, and then let him play a full season there without that extension...see how stupid he is for wanting 30% less money.

I think the same as you guys. The only problem with this, down the road, is that the Kings will be "breeding" him as a center, yet they want him to lose weight. So, with the advanced post moves he seems to show, and a shot he's wanting to develop, it's sort of hard to determine where he belongs right now, and we all know how important it is to NOT get a potentially dominant rookie off the wrong foot.

Didn't stick Romo or Cutler in there because they either haven't racked up the 400+ yards this season, they didn't hit 500+ yards before (like Big Ben and Brees), or they aren't on the same level as Brady or Rodgers. I eventually ran out of poll choices, lol.

I think the problem arises when Arenas promised everyone he was going to be more passive when he returned...yet, he wasn't. He was still chucking up shots. Disregarding the injury history (which I really don't want to do, but whatever), you're asking one to defer to the other, or just completely ignore Blatche and Josh Howard. No rookie point and a chucking two-guard will get into the playoffs shooting 18-20 shots each. Wall will have to become a traditional point, and it's very, very rare that it happens in 2-3 seasons. Not only that, but Arenas will need the ball in his hands. Dumars was able to play off the ball very well. Gilbert has never, ever proven he can, and in the past, he has been stagnate when he's not running the offense. Definitely no Ray Allen. So, not only will the Wizards need one player to change...they will need both to, and that's asking a lot, and it could be ruining Wall's development as a dominant point guard in this league. I don't think Arenas is worth that.

The last time I checked, Cousins is 6-11 and 270 pounds. However, he seemed to play more like a strong power forward back on offense, but I'm not sure if he's cut out to defend mobile fours (ex. Bosh). Samuel Dalembert is in Sacramento, and the Kings drafted Hassan Whiteside, who could be a very good defender in this league. Carl Landry is capable of starting at the four, and Jason Thompson is a legit backup. Should the Kings try and experiment with Cousins at the four, Landry backing him up off the bench, or should they just keep Cousins at the five?

Regarding the clutch stats, they don't mean much to me. LeBron has the higher FG%, we all know that, and he didn't have much help in the fourth quarters...right? There was a season where Bryant averaged 10+ PPG in fourth quarters alone, and that was around the time he didn't have Shaq or Gasol, if I recall correctly, and nobody had accomplished that since Wilt or Jordan. But, according to 82games' clutch stats, sorting +/- stats, you'll find that Mo Williams is on top of everyone. In fact, five of the first six players are from Cleveland, +/- stat leaders. Williams, James, Parker, West and Varejao, in that order. You'll also find that, among non-bigs, Delonte West has the highest FG%, at 66.7%. It really doesn't mean much to me, in the end. Down two, five seconds to go, a prime Scottie Pippen defending my best forward/guard...who takes the final shot? Bryant, and nobody else crosses my mind unless their name is Michael Jordan (and I take Bryant over Jordan as well).

I said what I did about Chalmers, Fisher and Bryant because it's true as far as a coach's standpoint goes. When someone says the words "point guard" or "one" and they are relating it to who's on the court, I think of plays drawn up. Basically, there were a lot of times where LeBron was said to be playing the point in Cleveland last season, but he was never actually the point guard. Brown actually stuck him at the four when he ran three-guard lineups (which wasn't too often, but it happened), and LeBron was considered a four on plays ran during that time. When I played ball, I was always considered a two or three, even though I brought the ball up many times. In leagues, I had coaches call out plays that had me bring the ball up, asking the two-guard to facilitate. Never, ever called me the one, no matter the role I had, because there was a real point guard (or combo guard) always out there on the court with me, even if they weren't creating for others at that time. In Wright's case, Chalmers, Arroyo or Alston was always out on the court when he was in the game, or Wade (who is a combo guard). When Spo drew up plays, I can say with 100% certainty that he called Wright a two or three. A "1-4 Pinball" would not initially involve Wright scoring the ball, even if he's bringing it up court. The point (the one) would take the ball at the top of the key, receiving it from Wright, and the two and three would shoot to the corners, and the one takes his man off the dribble and either looks to draw a foul, or dish it off to a big (usually the power forward). Wright would be the two-guard, or small forward, awaiting the shot. Of course, it works best having two shooters on the court, but it's just a random play that popped into my head.

Most of his were game-tying shots. Someone already pointed it out on another site, and listed them. Just sticking that out there. 82games.com isn't exactly accurate when it comes to a lot of their stats. Plus, a topic over at RealGM (I'll find it later) proved that a lot of those FGA were counted even when the game was out of reach, so when someone like Atlanta was losing by 7-8 with 24 seconds left, and Joe Johnson just shoots a three, they count it as a missed FGA and game-winner attempt.

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We got enough of this stuff going on already, no need for more. Plus, the GIF is in the Funny Images topic.

Ha...it won't last. I had a decent Week 3, though. I did my picks really late (made them Saturday), so maybe that helped me out a bit. The first two, I was picking pretty early.

Just ten.

1) Norm Van Brocklin (9/28/51): 554 yards 2) Warren Moon (12/16/90): 527 yards 3) Boomer Esiason (11/10/96): 522 yards 4) Dan Marino (10/23/88): 521 yards 5) Phil Simms (10/13/85): 513 yards 6) Drew Brees (11/19/06): 510 yards 7) Vince Ferragamo (12/26/82): 509 yards 8) Y.A. Tittle (10/28/62): 505 yards 9) Elvis Grbac (11/5/00): 504 yards 10) Ben Roethlisberger (12/20/09): 503 yards Didn't know Boomer was in the list, and I don't remember the Brees performance. Can anyone do it this season? There have been a few 400's already, and Schaub was three yards away. :o Matt Schaub - 497 yards, WK2 Kyle Orton - 476 yards, WK3 Philip Rivers - 455 yards, WK3 Peyton Manning - 433 yards, WK1 Donovan McNabb - 426 yards, WK2

Ah, got it. Yeah, I think the Knicks are doing everything possible to hold on to Gallinari, and the Nuggets are avoiding any deals that don't include him. That may be a second reason why a trade hasn't happened for Melo just yet.

New York made that exact offer? I wasn't aware that they stuck Gallinari in offers with Chandler and Randolph.

You mean without injuries? That's basically saying a healthy Heat team will win six consecutive rings, and dominate the world (or something). You stated that the Heat duo was better than a dynasty duo. Give all the reasons you want, make your argument as to why the 2004 Olympic team was better than every other team they played (remember, just add up the stats!), but it's still a ridiculous statement that ties in with this Miami Heat circus. I said fans, and I didn't say the entire fanbase. Five Heat fans, among a thousand, are still "fans" aren't they? That's not the point. I'm telling you why most are annoyed. And the only time Bryant got his media attention WITHOUT winning it all was when he was accused of rape. Aside from the 81-point game and the 62 in three against Dallas, the media didn't hang from his jock until he was winning championships again. At least the Kobe, Shaq, Malone and Payton team had two three-time champions in it, that proved they could play together and destroy everyone in their path at full health. But this is what happens...long, lengthy and worthless topics that, really, should have a page or less of posts in them. LeBron says the Heat will let their game do the talking? Is that why he's talking? Is that why he tweeted all of the nonsense he did about those "doubting the team" and talking trash? Is that why Wade compared losing two consecutive games to a national tragedy? Maybe we (as in, most of the other 29 NBA teams' fans) can't wait until the playoffs start. Most teams are under a microscope. The Heat are going to be under a telescope, and loses are going to be hell. In before, "We'll only have two losses so it won't matter." I hope the rest of the site (those that know where I'm coming from) will just bail on these topics from now on, like I'm going to. Maybe for the entire season, with the exception of game topics. Ah, and...by the way, hurry and turn it on ESPN. A special on the Heat are coming up after the commercials (and no, I'm not even kidding).

My point was made, and I'm sure most everyone (most every non-Heat fan) will agree. It's been three months? Yeah...but you sure couldn't tell, because the Heat seem to win an NBA title every other week. You say, "I can't wait for the season to start." Well, in your post above, you make it sound genuine. In other posts, you make it sound like you can't wait for the Heat to win 70 games and an NBA title, and embarrass every team fan talking smack. The little things aren't so annoying until they occur every single day. Personally, I don't hate the Heat because they are going to be crazy good (which I've admitted over and over again), I hate the Heat because they have turned into the most annoying team in the last ten seasons, probably more. Maybe other people hate the Heat because they will be good, that's not my problem and I think that's pretty ignorant, but you're sitting here telling us you can't wait until the season starts. We can't wait, either. If I told you that Lakers fans can't wait, though...well, you can make out the differences between the two statements, sort of like if I said that I can't wait for that Christmas game. At the end of the day, when you talk about non-Heat fans being annoying, think about how many times they have to hear about your team, and how pissed off you would be if it didn't swing in your favor, despite what you say.

Well, I can tell you right now that, if LeBron had went to the Knicks, and Wade followed him there, you'd be pretty pissed off also. You'd also be annoyed as hell seeing the Knicks on TV every night, turning on ESPN on September 27th (media day for many teams) and seeing what seems to be a championship post-game interview for the Heat. Not only that, but then you hear fans say that the trio is going to win the next six NBA titles, and you hear that the core duo of LeBron and Wade are better than Kobe and Shaq. Not to mention the one-hour long Decision special, the "championship" parade/concert/whatever that the Heat had to introduce LeBron and Bosh (something that took up room on NBATV), and guys like Leno and his late-night show, Steven Smith's radio show, my favorite radio station (in Tulsa), and every part of the basketball media basically making this team (or, more like the trio) media kings. People get tired of the [expletive]. If they win it all, fine...throw a part everywhere. But the team has yet to play a single preseason game, and that's why 29 other team fans are completely shocked at the reception that seems to last days, weeks and months for absolutely no reason other than hype. That's what's annoying.

Well, instead, they'll be talking about why Green Bay choked, which is even worse. Once the Bears recovered the fumble, there was no doubt in my mind that Chicago was going to win by a field goal, and leave next to nothing on the clock. And I can't sit here and say the Pack was robbed, either. They failed to stop Hester, had a field goal blocked by Peppers, and fumbled the ball at the end of the game. Rodgers was amazing, but the Packers weren't.

Are you guys still whining about who LeBron had as his teammates? I didn't see Iverson crying about it in 2001. The Cavaliers were built for LeBron, shooters and defensive players...the perfect ingredients for a slasher that has playmaking skills. If LeBron won 60+ games all by himself, you might as well expect an 82-win season next year (and no, it won't happen).

Should've just let them score, had a minute on the clock for Rodgers to tie it up. You don't let Robbie kick what was basically an extra point attempt to win the game.

His are garbage, too. 100-80 ratings: 95 - LeBron James (SF/PF) 94 – Dwyane Wade (SG/PG) 92 – Dwight Howard © 91 – Kobe Bryant (SG/SF) 91 - Chris Paul (PG) 89 - Kevin Durant (SF) 89 - Deron Williams (PG) 87 - Tim Duncan © 86 - Chris Bosh (PF/C) 86 - Brandon Roy (SG/SF) 85 - Rajon Rondo (PG) 85 - Carlos Boozer (PF/C) 85 - Amare Stoudemire (PF/C) 84 - Steve Nash (PG) 84 - Pau Gasol (PF/C) 84 - Carmelo Anthony (SF) 83 – Yao Ming © 83 – Russell Westbrook (PG) 83 - Joe Johnson (SG/SF) 83 - Gerald Wallace (SF/PF) 82 – Tyreke Evans (SG/PG) 82 - Manu Ginobili (SG/SF) 82 – Kevin Love (PF/C) 82 - Kevin Garnett (PF) 82 – Dirk Nowitzki (PF/C) 82 – Derrick Rose (PG) 82 – Darren Collison (PG) 82 - Danny Granger (SF/PF) 81 - Gilbert Arenas (SG/PG) 81 – David Lee (PF/C) 81 - Baron Davis (PG) 81 - Al Horford (C/PF) 80 - Zach Randolph (PF/C) 80 – Stephen Curry (PG/SG) 80 - Paul Pierce (SF) 80 - Monta Ellis (SG/PG) 80 - Josh Smith (PF) 80 – Greg Oden © 80 – Evan Turner (SF/SG) 80 - Andrew Bogut © 80 - Andre Iguodala (SG/SF) Please. EDIT: And he's got Iverson better than Mayo, Defino and Gooden as good as Bargnani, and Keyon Dooling and Toney Douglas as good as Eric Gordon. LOL, his ratings are arguably worse.