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LOL. Yeah Crosby has played with absolute gold such as Kunitz and Dupuis. Malkin might be more talented, might, but Crosby is without a doubt the better, more effective of the two players. It isn't even up for debate. Malkin is having an amazing year, but Crosby last year was easily better, and he didn't even get to play with someone like Neal. Please, enlighten me as to what Crosby's luxuries were last year? Hell, the kid came back after a YEAR off, with a potentially fractured spine, and put up 12 points in only 8 games. It's not even a debate, even if you try to make it one.

Stammer now tied with Malkin in points this year (although he has played quite a few less games which is definitely significant). Stamkos has really come a long way, and has pulled far away from the "product of St. Louis" label. Malkin is without a doubt the best player in the league playing right now, but Stamkos is definitely in that group right now with Datsyuk, Malkin, etc imo, if he wasn't already (wasn't for me before the year). If Tampa can make a big run and get into the playoffs, the race for the MVP will be very interesting between him and Malkin. Giroux should be in the mix too, but for some reason I just feel like he won't be, even though he has been nothing short of stellar. Also, just realized that Radim Vrbata just pushed into the TOP 5 in goals this year. You know it is a pretty dry year at the top of the scoring leaders when guys like Vrbata and Hartnell are in the top 10. Good players, don't get me wrong, but damn.

Party boys are back in town! Johnson is garbage, Carter has potential to be good again. Honestly this just feels like a bad trade for both sides.

Haven't really noticed but this kid is putting up sensational stats so far this year. The kid has Cleveland hovering around the playoffs right now, and while they won't get in he is a big reason they aren't dead last again this year (having players try/healthy helps also). My question is posed to those who have watched him much more than I: what do you envision Kyrie as? Statistically, player comparisons, etc. Just interested in what everyone here thinks of him, because I don't have much to go off other than the few times I have seen him play and the stats.

That would seriously suck. He is carrying The Office this season imo, and if you take him off it probably goes down the shitter. And a show like that is so gimmicky it has potential to last maybe one season at the most. I like the Schrute farms part of his character, but I wouldn't want to see it week in week out. Was originally just coming in here to see if anyone has been keeping up with it? I think this season has been really good, and this plot-line is the exact kind of shot in the arm this season has needed for years. David Kochner being on multiple episodes in the past/coming weeks is awesome too. Dude is hilarious, so damn obnoxious.

One part of me questions how much better he can get because he has so many limitations. But another part of me is encouraged because this is a kid who averaged 17 PPG last year on 47% from the field (how is this inefficient? 81% from the line too.), and did this IN SPITE of all his limitations. I was hoping to see him take a big step this year, but he hasn't shown near the improvement that you expect/hope from a guy going from his 2nd to 3rd year. To be fair, the environment is entirely different this year, there is accountability defensively, and Triano was a cupcake. Yeah and Ariza shot 39% that year. I think the problem is that you are looking at that 40% next to Demar's name and thinking that is because of an increased role or something, like Ariza. It's not. He shot 47% last year in the exact same role as the 2nd offensive option. He got off to a bad start. New coach, new system, new culture. If you want to knock Demar's handle, defense, IQ, vision, etc, that is fine. But to call him an inefficient scorer I think is wrong. Especially when you consider the potential he shows in getting to the line often (he also gets abused by officials very often). Sorry, but I will take the full season sample of last years %'s over the 30 games so far this year. I don't disagree with your other post, but I am reserving judgement on him still. He is a gym rat, and while he hasn't taken the steps in his game that I had hoped, I still think he can be a productive scorer in this league. Especially because he is pretty effective at playing off the ball (he is a bad one on one iso scorer as of today). For what it is worth, over the last 9 games he is averaging 20.4 PPG on 49% from the field. This includes 29 vs SAS, 21 vs BOS and 25 vs MIA. By no means is this a huge sample size, but at the same time I consider it encouraging. These are the types of numbers he was putting up last year in the second half. He still has a long ways to go, but I don't think scoring is his biggest issue at this point to be honest. I just think this year Casey might be making his stats less pretty than if Triano was still coach, but long-term I think Demar is going to be a much better player than under a coach like Jay.

I couldn't be having sex with a girl consistently while KNOWING that other guys were also smashing her. Maybe it's just me. I've seen people do this friends with benefits shit and it almost always ends with someone getting hurt or pissed or something.

You can count on someone signing Rask to a very, very nice offer sheet if Boston doesn't lock him up very quickly, which is probably pretty likely (just look at all the other top end RFAs lately... Rask would be a moron to not at least hear from other teams before locking in, but then again crazier things have happened). I seriously doubt Boston even risks losing him for someone like Parise who they don't even need, at least not as much as they will need Rask a couple years from now. Parise is going to be commanding Brad Richards type of money to start from, especially after the solid type of year he is rounding out into this year after missing an entire season. If they dump Thomas for nothing, then okay you might have something. But I still think Thomas is a year or two from being moved, but then again I am not overly familiar with the situation. But even then, I think it is way less certain than you are making it out to be. I haven't heard a single rumbling of Parise to Boston.. any chance you could provide a link? Not being a dick just curious, haven't heard rumblings of him to anywhere actually, seems he's been pretty tight lipped. Bottom line, I seriously doubt Boston is going to rush into locking into a deal paying Parise probably around 7M annually with guys like Seguin, Lucic, Horton and Rask all due for nice new contracts all in the next 2 years. I just find it hard to believe the best team in the east (sorry New York) is going to make such a big splash with so many uncertainties financially in the near future. For the record, I think Parise will stick with the Devils.

Parise to Boston? Guess you are planning on letting Rask walk? Not to mention Seguin, Lucic, Marchand, Horton will all need new contracts following next year.

Van Gundy is speaking truth right now about all this trade request nonsense. I love it.

Feeling like a triple double kind of game from LeBron today.

Pens lock up Neal to a 6 year 30 million dollar deal. Solid contract for both sides.

Very excited to get my first good look at the Heat this year, as sad as that is.

I still don't see how Melo is going to plug into this lineup, specifically his role. It is going to be interesting, that is for sure.

Feels like a playoff game in here today. Good game.

D'Antoni has to be the least insightful between quarter interviewer in the entire NBA.

Burke is apparently meeting up with Howson today in New York. Hopefully he doesn't make a big move he might regret, I think we have realized in the past few games that we aren't Rick Nash away from contending.

This Lin kid is something else. Crafty.

It really is crazy how bad Biedrins became. Dude averaged 12 and 11 one year for crying out loud.

Finally get to watch a game, and Jeremy Lin at that, with the Heat following.

Lol at all the guys being so damn literal in this thread, typical. Anyways, that isn't my style, I'll just leave it at that.

Yeah he would probably much prefer to stay in the beautiful city of Milwaukee.

The bean just hates the suns.

Why isn't the background of the 2nd one greyed out?

Isn't deron supposed to be as good as a Mav?