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And then put a little in a spoon, mix it with water, filter it thru cotton and into a syringe with a 29-31g needle, and shoot it into your blood stream. It's like a super-dooper-Monster injection haha.

Racist as hell but funny since it's German, and we know how they do things over there... http://www.hanefesh.com/edu/Holidays/images/a6b.jpg I'm going to hell.

In the music forum?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cASLfP6mkC0

FUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKK this isn't the shooting that killed 2Pac, but the shooting that caused the beef with Biggie. FML.

SOURCE AND I WAS WEARING MY PAC SHIRT WHEN I JUST FOUND THIS OUT!!!!!!!

Don't discount the teammates Dirk had this season...a HoF PG past his prime but still very effective and important (Kidd), a 6th man of the year candidate (Terry), a DPOY candidate (Chandler), another former All-Star (Marion), and a few other very good role players (Barea, Haywood, Stevenson, etc...). It's true that he didn't have a true 2nd option, but he had a number of players capable of playing that role on any given night. I can't put Dirk over Duncan, Barkley, Malone or KG. Anyone else, sure, but not those 4. They were all a lot more multi-faceted than Dirk and could dominate in ways Dirk can't. PS- In no way, shape or form is Dirk as good of a passer as KG. Unfortunately there aren't a ton of videos of his passes online, but KG can be argued as one of the 2-3 best passing big men of all-time. Dirk is adequate, but I wouldn't even put him ahead of Shaq as far as passing ability. Some KG videos... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkfZLUodkkA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5FdzU4PYwQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1q_dizKCbE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYvaWxUjr-0 Also, KG could pass out of the post, off of passes during drives to the rim, or like a PG at the top of the key, which he did often in Minnesota.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHdr7QImlPg

It's cool, just chill when it comes to the insults.

LeBron came up huge in clutch situations the first 3 rounds, had better number than Z-Bo, and helped get his team within 2 games of the championship. I know where you're coming from, but don't overrate Z-Bo or overlook the fact that in a quarter of his post-season games he had 11pts or less, and in none of those games did he grab double-digit boards.

He wasn't being a prick, he was just explaining why the Kerr thing won't happen, and he did so politely. You're the one who overreacted and was a prick. Even when you were being a prick he was being respectful and thorough, even though he should have just told you to [expletive] yourself.

It's a high price to pay, but with the way the economy is, it's needed. If you start taking away from the welfair system to save money, then you open yourself up to the domino effect of other issues it will cause (poverty, homelessness, spike in illegal activity, etc...). There needs to be a balance. I think taking measures to cut out some of the deadweight in the system that abuse their benefits is a good idea in theory, but things like drug testing does indeed cost a pretty penny in itself, and you will be wasting a huge chunk of that money on all of the people who DON'T use drugs and collect welfair. And as I said before, many of those addicts will still be able to beat the system. So, is paying for all these drug tests worth it considering the majority of the people they are testing aren't using drugs, and quite a few of those drug addicts will still be able to beat the system?

All of this is assuming the Heat will have the MLE. If the Heat have the MLE, there is no need to bring in 3 old vet-minimum contracts like they did last off-season when they split the MLE with Haslem/Miller. As I said, if they bring in Oden for the minimum, cool, then that's a low-risk/high-potential deal. However, if they have to spend any more than that for a guy that has serious surgeries in his past and has played only 1/8 of the last 2 seasons, then that's too risky for a team that's so close to winning a title. They need to spend that MLE money on proven, durable talent that they know will be reliable and improve the product they put out in 10-11.

See my posts earlier in this thread about Oden. Unless he comes for the minimum it'd be a big mistake.

What does this have to do with anything? I am not interested in a liberal vs. conservative debate, I think both sides are [expletive]ing retarded and the reason we are in this huge hole. I wasn't the one who brought the Bush thing up, Flash did. I take issues case-by-case, and in that case I'd much rather see money going towards AMERICANS who need it rather than a failure of a war, even if some Americans choose to abuse the system.

Haha E-Thuggin' it.

In principle I agree, however out of all the positions in the NBA, finding a quality center for the MLE or lower is damn near impossible. If you do find one, they are likely to be severely flawed in at least one important area. And finding one that can score is an ever bigger challenge. Ideally the best fit for the Heat would be Tyson Chandler...I always envisioned him being the perfect fit. However, after this season he will likely command a contract worth more than the MLE, and I doubt he'd leave Dallas seeing as how he is so valued by that organization after this year's championship run. I think Dalembert would be a pretty good fit for this team; I mean, if they got away with Big Z and Dampier so long, and then Anthony/various PF's throughout the last 2 rounds, I think he'd definitely be a signficant upgrade.

Good, I'd rather it being going to our own people than to a senseless war that is killing our people.

LeBron's an amazing passer and finisher around the rim. He has those capabilities to do those things out of the post, it's just a matter of getting used to it during games. If he practices some in the off-season, and more importantly Spo calls for more sets with LeBron in the post throughout next season, I really believe he will be very effective in those situations this time next year. He can get by without great footwork or turnaround jumper, which is what most perimeter post-up players need, and those are the hardest areas to develop. The things he needs to improve to be effective have to do with comfort, not actual ability.

http://thedancingcrab.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/attack-of-the-crab-monsters-300x237.jpg WE ARE THE CRABS...THE MONSTER CRABS....

They'll get Kwame Brown and Marcus Fizer with the 1st and 4th picks.

Yeah, I was talking about the Game 6 offensive foul. He started backing him down around 18ft out, the Mavs gave no help, and LeBron was SO uncomfortable in that situation. It was embarassing and caused an offensive foul. In that kind of situation once LeBron has Barea on his back he's gotta make a quick move to the basket because no way is Barea getting position to defend that. However, Barea is one of the biggest floppers in the league, and backing him down from 18ft out all the way to the rim is asking for a foul. There is no excuse for letting Kidd defend LeBron in the post. Wade was tearing Kidd up, backing him down as far as he wanted, and then making an easy move to the rim or a quick shot over Kidd. LeBron doesn't need any fancy footwork or turnaround jumper with Kidd defending him...just get comfortable with finishing point-blank shots in those situations and get more comfortable with passing out of the post.

I know he wasn't quite the same player in Detroit/Memphis/2nd time in Philly that he was in his prime, but if he was taking 20+ shots per game he would have been getting his points at the same crap efficiency he got them in his prime. As I said, in 07-08 he had arguably the best individual season of his career. If he was willing to come off the bench and hadn't gone through all that crap he did in his last season, he'd probably be an important piece to some team in the league. Well, I don't think he's ever developed a post game because he felt his iso on the wing/PnR style of play never really warranted it. I think getting punked when trying to post-up guys like Barea or Kidd will make him realize it's an area he could really be dangerous in. I don't think he even needs to develop great footwork in the post; I've seen him backdown Artest and Pierce with disturbing ease. However, when he gets close to the basket he gets very uncomfortable and misses point-blank shots that are a 1 on the difficulty chart compared to some of the layups he hits off dribble penetration. It's all about getting used to being in that position...that can be done in a single off-season, and then Spo can use it as a regular set in the regular season so by the time the post-season arrives, LeBron will be well-prepared.

Oh, and I also find it hilarious you say this... ...then go on to say this... Seems like a contradiction. You admit that having 2 HoF players on the team doesn't necessarily make you a great team and that a team like that can be beat with a stronger collection of player, yet in the next quote you completely dismiss that fact.

Eh, Iverson is out of the league because of what's inbetween his ears rather than basketball ability. The only big difference between him in his final 2 seasons and when he was in his prime was volume of scoring. In 07-08 he had arguably the best season of his career statistically. Anyway, I do think Wade has a chance to prolong his career longer than most expect because of his post-game. If you recall, during the Philly and Dallas series he was near-unstoppable down in the post, and it's a damn shame they didn't exploit that more. If Kidd could improve his shooting 10 years after entering the league, then I am confident Wade and Bron can do the same. However, the point of this topic was to show that the change in LeBron's game is coming a lot sooner than most people expected.