Real Deal

Lawson pisses me off. Don't see Denver winning this game now.

ANDRE MILLER! Wow.

Norris Cole is getting dominated.

I can't believe anyone EVER entertained the idea that Norris Cole should start over my boy Mario Chalmers. Denver on a small run with Bron Bron on the bench. Thanks to Cole, of course.

Down to 15,125. I bet a lot of these are from inactive members.

Can't believe Knicks went on a run like that IN SAN ANTONIO. That's impressive. Still undefeated. I'm honestly shocked.

Pierce misses first free throw...misses second...then FOULS with 30+ left on the clock, down three. Nets make both FT's, then Pierce just comes down and pops a three, to make up for his mistakes, lol. Sadly, that one foul could have been a stop, with time left to tie the game with a three. Now, Brooklyn can make both free throws and end the game here.

Maybe my last one. http://i48.tinypic.com/iodt9v.jpg

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Guys, I checked our database today, and we have...16,231 personal messages. We gotta clean those out, please. You don't have to delete everything, but it would be very helpful if you eliminated most of them. I would appreciate it more than you know. Eventually, I'm going to run through and delete a lot of inactive member PM's, and that may have an effect on your conversations anyway. There might be information you'll want to save, so please, go through them...it doesn't take as long as you may think. And just an FYI, I am planning on a board upgrade very soon. Still working on the skin. It's going to be a similar skin, but the board will have a lot of new features (ex. seeing all of your repped posts, topic preview, tags, better editor). Thanks guys.

Bruised bone in Lowry's foot? He may be back on the court in 1-2 weeks, but you're going to see issues for a while. Foot problems are the toughest to heal when you're an athlete, and of course, it's because you're always on your feet. Even as a PG, with less weight than, say, Yao Ming...you're still pushing off on your crossovers, still sidestepping on drives, cutting off your man back on defense...and you'll probably see him struggling to do those things for quite some time. Fields...well, doesn't matter, honestly. Could be a blessing in disguise, even though you're now paying him to not play.

Yep, the other is his brother.

Nash has found his happy place, lol. http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/262028_10152307103360341_1525411227_n.jpg

Wade may turn it up in the playoffs, but Miami was lucky to have HCA last season, also. They didn't have to go four on the road in any series out East, and I think that Chicago would have toppled them if Rose was healthy (especially considering Bosh's injury, missing games up to Game 6 of the ECF's). This year, it's a bit different. Wade isn't the same, and it's clear. Haslem isn't contributing much...didn't shoot well last year, but at least he rebounded the ball and played defense. LeBron does seem like the only one that wants it, but Bosh isn't playing THAT bad. He's just not a defensive player, and never will be. I know the Lakers aren't looking great right now, but they did hold the Spurs to 84 points and 39% FG...all without a defensive system in place, and Bickerstaff as the coach. It's still November. I can't really see the Thunder beating Miami in a rematch, but a team like the Lakers can get it done, especially considering the fact that Miami has trouble with true big men AND doesn't defend the three well at all. We aren't a stellar three-point shooting team...yet...because we don't get open right now. I'm going to guess that will change, though. And, even then, there's a Chicago team that is still playing decent basketball...top ten defensively right now, and I believe 12th back on offense (which is shocking, without Rose), and pending injuries, Boston can only get better. Repeating is difficult. Since 1990, only the Bulls and Lakers have done it...both coached by Phil Jackson, both legendary dynasties. With that considered, but more importantly, seeing how this team is playing defense and how much older Wade looks as he's coming off that surgery, it's hard to imagine a scenario where we can basically say Miami are the favorites.

Anyone noticing it yet? 2nd in Offensive Rating (points per 100 possessions) 28th in Defensive Rating (points allowed per 100 possessions) Here are a few more defensive rankings for the Heat... 22nd in allowed FG% (44.8%) 28th in allowed 3PT% (39.4%) 23rd in allowed FTA 24th in allowed rebounds 27th in allowed assists 11th in steals 12th in blocks 28th in allowed PPG Last year's rankings... 4th in Defensive Rating 5th in allowed FG% (43.4%) 26th in allowed 3PT% (36.3%) 12th in allowed FTA 1st in allowed rebounds 8th in allowed assists 3rd in steals 10th in blocks 4th in allowed PPG Is it fair to say that Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis are a big chunk of this team's issues back on the defensive end? How much blame can be shifted over to Dwyane Wade? Can Miami even get to the Finals playing defense like this?

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The referees are scared of LeBron...don't want to give him a technical for all of the yelling he's doing. I can think of many players who would have gotten hit with one in the first quarter.

Bledsoe shoots a 20-footer, misses, and chases down his own board without a single player touching the ball, getting a layup underneath the rim. WTF?

CP3 reached in and found his inner Kobe on that long three, lol. And yeah, JVG is pretty disappointed about the firing of Mike Brown, haha...he wouldn't shut up about that, and then coaches and teams adjusting to each other.

Whoa...

http://i46.tinypic.com/idemw4.jpg Okay, I'm done.

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