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Only for 5min (same with Bruce Willis). Overall, it was an entertaining. Surprisingly it didn't have as much action as I anticipated. Don't get me wrong, it still has tons of action, and luckily the action is top-notch. Not surprisingly it had virtually no story. They really don't give ANY explaination as to why they invade the island in the first place, although in the end you see some random stacks of cocaine so it brings some light to the story...kind of. But it kept my attention and intrigued.

That's one of the most ignorant things I've heard during the aftermath of this FA. Reminds me of a kid who just got a brand new toy and parades it in front of his peers and thinks everyone hates him because he's got the toy. No. They hate him partially because of that, but a lot moreso because he flaunted it in front of everyone and rode his high horse. Of course. It's a star-driven league, the stars have enormous, undeniable power. Enough to turn an annual 60+ win team into a lottery team, and enough to publically humiliate an entire city by a one-hour televised "Decision."

LINK Got this from RealGM. Really crazy stats that go back nearly 2 decades. Definitely some ammo for the conspiracy buffs.

Plenty of people have lit up Kobe...it's what happens when you're assigned the other team's premier scorer. Although when I think of Kobe getting lit up, I think of Gilbert Arenas' 62pt game.

I think he means Billups is best suited as a 3rd option and that the Nuggets don't have a legit 2nd option at the moment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBpfwpOPXNc Old, but I found this hilarious. And the part with him beating the little kid in ball reminded me of LBJ

I think you start Murphy over Favors, and Williams over Morrow. Favors is a raw rookie and will need time to grow. Murphy is a proven comodity and if you start Williams/Outlaw, his 3pt shooting and ability to stretch the floor will be a major plus.

The ironic thing is that arguably wasn't even Barkley's best game of the series...he had 42/15/10/2/2 on 16-22 shooting in Game 5 of that series. It's a very tough call as to who had the better Game 7. One thing to remember is the Kings were not the same Kings that took the Lakers to 7 games a few seasons prior. Webber played only 23 games that season and was one the decline, Bobby Jackson didn't play that post-season, etc... The Sonics were probably the better team and were top 5 in the league in both offensive and defensive rating back in 1992-1993. So, I do think that fact should be taken into consideration. Overall, I'd say KG had the slightly more impressive game. His defense was unebelievable, cleaned the boards and he was extremely clutch.

Hahahaha no I don't believe in any stupid conspiracy theory. It's fictional. I got it because A) It's latin for "enlightened," B) I like it's design and how it's an ambigram, which represents balance and everything that has an action has an equal and opposite reaction, and C) I always liked the idea that religion has too much of a negative stranglehold on our society and that it prevents the progression of society as a whole. I am FULLY aware that C is a belief of a fictional society, but a lot of tattoos are about what YOU percieve the sign to mean. Afterall, that belief has just as much backing as if the Illuminati is an originzation to hold the black man down or what cause 9/11. I said [expletive] all the haters because SOOOO many people take it as the reason any possible conspiracy has occured. I think that's simply naive and uninformed. But I love the tattoo and don't regret it one bit. Not every tattoo has to have some crazy deep meaning. A tattoo, beyond design, is all about perception.

Wow I haven't actually told anyone this on here, but back in November I got an Illuminati tattoo on my forearm. This design... http://www.tarotida.com/wp-content/imagenes/illuminati_art.jpg [expletive] all the haters.

Hoax: http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/11/elyse-porterfield/

Oh [expletive] Miami comes to NJ on Halloween...gotta find a way to get those tix. Can't wait to see the Prudential Center too.

Funny...if you replace the name "LeBron" with Jordan and "Wade" with Kobe, you basically got the same arguement (besides 3pt shooting and FT shooting) yet you say Kobe>Jordan. Not to start THAT arguement all over again, it's just ironic to me. Anyway, LeBron is the better player, although it is a LOT close than most people would leave you to believe. LeBron is a more versatile scorer as he's got a better midrange and 3pt jumper, has better court vision, tends to be less sloppy with TO's, is a better man-to-man defender, better rebounder, and statistically is a better clutch player. All of the things LeBron is good at its by a slim margin, but he's the better overall player nontheless.

Green, Gordon and Westbrook IMO. Green and Gordon don't offer anything the team is lacking, and Rondo/Rose/Billups/Curry is enough at the PG position and all are probably better suited for the international game.

Nets P.O.V- Good trade. They lose a solid role player in Lee, but Murphy's a quality player and has a $11M expiring contract. Pacers P.O.V- They got a very good PG in Collison who will be in a great situation in Indiana. He'll have the chance to really showcase his talents and expand his game along with the likes of Granger, Hibbert, etc... Next season they'll have plenty of caproom and some nice talent to finally make Indiana relevant again. Hornets P.O.V- I don't think Ariza is exactly what Paul had in mind when the Hornets vowed to improve their roster. Now they lose a terrific young PG with All-Star potential and are left with a disgruntled superstar PG that will in all likelihood be gone sooner rather than later. And all they got to show for it at this time is Trevor Ariza. Yikes... Rockets P.O.V- They save money and get a solid back-up in Lee. Ariza was expendable once Budinger developed and they got Martin. Get rid of a bad contract, gained an asset and saved money.

It depends on how these next 2 seasons go. He's still quite a productive and effective player, and as long as that sustains and the Spurs are in the post-season, I can't see him hanging them up. Now, if Parker is gone and the team is a fringe playoff team by the end of his contract, I can see him retiring.

Doesn't make Denver a contender. In all likelihood Denver has virtually no shot against LA/Boston/Orlando/Miami. Eh...may sound OK in theory, but Billups has started every single game since the 2002-2003 season. It isn't that easy getting a guy who's essentially been a career starter, is the team's floor general and had a CAREER HIGH in points last season to take a backseat to a 2nd year player who's proven nothing on an NBA level besides being a decent back-up. Not saying that Billups wouldn't be happy to come off the bench if it was asked of him, but it'd be a pretty big adjustment for not only him, but the rest of the team. Besides, why would you want to take away the team's floor general and go-to veteran from the starting lineup besides saving him a few extra minutes? Also, you guys now have Al Harrington. The bench will be fine and capable of spelling the starters a few extra minutes. Keep Billups as a starter and simply reduce his minutes. By far the best option. Agree. The way this team is set-up now, they don't have a shot at taking down the top 3-4 teams in the league. From a basketball standpoint they desperately need rebounding, and while Al Harrington will help, they need to make certain adjustments as teams beat up the Nuggets in that department. Other than that the team doesn't have any other glaring weaknesses from an X's and O's standpoint. However, the inconsistency is certainly a major issue. It's not just the inconsistencies of the healthy players, but also the inconsistencies of the the injured players. Melo hasn't played 70 games or more in 3 of the last 4 seasons. K-Mart hasn't played 70 games or more in 4 of the last 5 seasons. Nene is historically injury prone, although has been healthy the last 2 seasons. Billups is getting older. Even George Karl had to miss major time last year, and I'm skeptical he won't miss some time this year (just not to the extent that he did last season). With so much uncertainty and instability, the team is doomed to fail.

Lee is still one of the most underrated players in the league. People assume that he put up the numbers he did just because of D'Antoni's system. It's just not true as Lee is extremely talented. Very athletic, destroys teams on the PnR regardless of the PG, he's dangerous in face-up situations, got a great jumper and can finish near the rim, and his rebounding is excellent. He's also a VERY good and underrated passer, unlike most of the other PF/C FA's. Unfortunately in GS he won't get the chance to really improve his defense like he should, but offensively and on the boards he's incredibly effective.

Really? I like the very few songs he did end up putting out. Granted most of it is silly, but it's easy to listen to and the dude has talent (only spent $17 to make the album).

So, anyone ever listen to Benefit? I'm sure some people know the Super Mario Bros rap, but he made a few really, really good songs. Supposedly he's dead or something now (or more likely just didn't pursue rapping and he wasn't famous enough for people to track him down), but the dude had a lot of talent... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SmlAWKXpqI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJorr8Pivu0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4PHiQleakc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBdCKj5nBaA

Haha yeah everything is a big deal in the offseason. I found it funny though, definitely shouldn't sway anyone's view of LeBron either way.

Beat ya to it... http://www.otrbasketball.com/forums/topic/15030-lebron-pwns-little-kids/page__view__findpost__p__171332

Lol I know LeBron isn't out there to dominate the kids, but I still thought those 2 plays were dick moves. It'd be one thing if they were like 12-13 year olds, but arguably the greatest player in the world stealing a pass, crossing a kid up and throwing himself an off-the-glass alley oop against 8-9 year olds (tops) is pretty...I don't know...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkLrmEHIkOA My friend was bumping this the other day and it was the first time I heard it in years. Glad to be back in my current rotation.

...He stole the ball from a kid, crossed another kid up, then threw himself an alley oop off the glass....then while trying a put-back dunk didn't realize there was a kid underneath him and knocked him over (could have been REAL bad if the kid was a little closer)... Of course the kids loved seeing him dunk and crap, but the 2 plays above made me