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If memory serves me correctly, he's pretty open about it. I remember clearly him posting in the random topic saying something like, "Kissed a man tonight" with a smiley by it. Not saying there's anything wrong with being gay, but he allowed it to be ammo in my raps by posting it on here, just like I did with me being a junkie and dropout. But playing the whole, "I get [expletive]es like Diddy" card when you don't play for our team...it just made me lol.

You proved my point...he's not a heterosexual. That's why I pushed the gay thing so hard in my rhymes, so when I heard his repsonse with those lines I lol'd.

The Riddler poster, with the newspaper is my favorite of those posters...I'm still pissed Nolan didn't want the Riddler as the next villain. The last Bane poster in the first post would be nice for the upcoming movie.

I didn't include a poll because I wanted people to post there choice with some kind of reason. And with all due respect to Fish, who posted a nice 16 with solid punchlines, no way he had a better flow than I did Too many words and syllables per line. PS- I lol'd at the lines he fired at me saying he's getting chicks like Diddy, and I'm sending girls away from "our" team...who's our team bruh? I thought you were batting for that other team...just thought that was funny.

Yeah, you're right. The Knicks could throw in Turiaf, who is a $4M expiring, and take on either Harrington or Birdman. That would give the Nuggets added capspace, will get rid of one of their bad deals, and they'll get some value in return along with picks. If they shot down that trade and I was Walsh, I'd hold a press conference with a shirt that says, '[expletive] Denver' and just wait for FA to scoop Melo.

If the Knicks throw in Curry's expriring contract, and maybe take on one of Denver's [expletive]ty contracts (like Harrington), I think Denver would pull the trigger. They are looking for cap relief, which was the big holdup on the deal that would have sent Melo to NJ, so Curry's expiring would be enticing.

The Lakers have looked really sharp tonight, especially offensively. Awesome ball movement, owning the Nuggets around the rim, and Kobe had his patented takeover in the 3rd which let the Lakers start to runaway with the game. Impressive performance.

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I think they should try and compete, but for that to happen they need to shuffle up the roster a bit. The Bucks have a lot of good pieces, but the current makeup of the team won't win. So, they should look at some available trade options, and try to get an All-Star caliber player to put alongside Jennings/Bogut; a guy like Iguodala or S-Jax would be a nice fit. Bottom line is that this team has a lot of talent, they just need to use the depth and talent they have to make another move or two to have it all come together.

I'm workin on freestyles and [expletive], so I decided to write something up real quick, just jotting crap down as I think of it with a little refinement. Took about 10min to write...

...in other news, Kevin Love kept his double-double streak alive, stretching it to I believe 29 games.

I agree it is an issue with Chandler, since he will be a FA this summer, but with Gallo it shouldn't be a worry. Of course he won't want to leave a big market team who's playoff bound to a rebuilding team in a smaller market, but he will relish the opportunity to be a #1 guy in Denver. And he won't dog it the next 2 years because he will be looking to earn a fat contract. As far as Houston goes, as I said, if Melo says no to the extension then the most you will get is Brooks or Martin, an expiring contract and maybe a draft pick. Morey wouldn't throw the kitchen sink at the Nuggets for a half-year rental.

Barkley put up 25/12/5 and led the Suns to 5 more wins than the Bulls had that year, with arguably a worse supporting cast than Jordan had. Rose's team is not going to be winning 60+, his numbers aren't better than LeBron's, and his defense isn't on LeBron's level. I seriously don't know, besides the boredom of giving LeBron another MVP, what legit arguement could be made to put Rose over LeBron in the MVP standings. Are you serious...really?!? Nash led a team that won 29 games the season prior to 62 wins, which was the best in the league. His offense led the league in scoring by a full 7PPG. He averaged nearly 12APG and had a ridiculous TS% of 61%. Amare went from a 20PPG scorer on 53% TS% to 26PPG on 62% TS%. His value was astronomical to those teams. Besides...Dirk? That season the MVP race was between Nash and Shaq. Nash most definitely was at worst an equal (IMO better), more valuable player than Dirk that season. 1) Iverson missed 11 games that season. How many times do you see an MVP miss double-digit games? 2) Even though it was one of his better years, Iverson was a VERY low efficiency scorer that season who did nothing else above averagely (besides steals). Shaq was a MONSTER that year, averaging 29/13/4/3 on strong efficiency, and he played in 3 more games than AI did. Duncan was also a much better player than AI, had elite numbers, anchored the best defense in the league, played all 82 games, and his team won the most games in the NBA. If the Bulls get the best, or 2nd best record in the league, then he has a strong case. But without either, I don't see it. Kobe was on crap teams or was the 2nd option during his prime years. Ditto for KG. Duncan got 2 MVP's. Shaq won 1, deserved 2, and had it not been for injuries he could have won more. The mid '00's with Nash/Dirk winning MVP's took a perfect storm to happen. Garnett's team didn't make the playoffs, Kobe's didn't make the playoffs and he was hurt for around 20 games, T-Mac started the season off too slow and his team only won around 50 games, Dirk wasn't better than Nash (IMO), etc... This season is different. The best player in the league is playing on a team that will win 60+ games, and he's putting up the stats to back it up. Paul and Williams, arguably better players than Rose, are leading their teams to a similar record that Rose is with the Bulls. If Durant keeps up the pace he's been playing at the last 2 months, he will be at over 30PPG on insane efficiency and the Thunder will have a similar record to the Bulls. Rose isn't a top 5 player in the league, and by the end of the season the Bulls will have a borderline top 5 record. That doesn't fit the parameters for an MVP.

They've been considered a sleeper team for awhile. But just because they have picks and young players doesn't mean they are giving up Brooks + Martin + picks for a half-year rental. At most you may get one of them. My bet would be cap relief (they have Yao and I believe Battier's expirings), maybe a role player and a pick. The Knicks can offer you Gallo/Fields/Curry's expriring/picks. Since Melo won't sign the extension with Houston, that leaves NY as Denver's best option for return value.

Kevin Martin or Aaron Brooks alone is not better than the Knicks package, and if Melo tells Morey he will not sign an extension there, then there is a possibility Morey won't put either in a deal. Maybe some cap relief, but he won't be giving up prime young talent for a possible run to the 2nd round of the playoffs...he's way too smart for that. And Melo WILL tell Morey he won't sign the extension, if for no other reason than to force the Nuggets' hand to trade him to where he wants.

Why would Melo want to go there after 2 of their 3 best players (young ones, at that) are traded? Melo would arrive to a team with Scola, an aging Battier, and not a whole lot else. He'd be better off in Denver, where there is a better team and better fan support. He's going to the Knicks, or maybe the Bulls if they can put together a lucrative package. Rockets have no chance to keep him long-term, so if they trade for him then you guys will not be getting both Brooks and Martin.

Do you seriously believe that for a half year rental that the Rockets will give up a good, young PG in Brooks AND a 20PPG scorer in his prime in Martin??? Here's what will happen... Denver: "Yeah, if you guys want Carmelo, we'll want Brooks, Martin and a draft picks." Morey: "Ok, let me crunch some numbers." *enters numbers* "Oh, ok, well here is what my computer is telling me..." *Shows them computer which says "[expletive] off"*

You guys have no leverage. Either get a crappy package from a team willing to take on Melo as a rental, take a decent package from the Knicks, or get a TPE in the offseason. And you should get excited about Fields. He may not have star potential, but glue guys that can produce are a rarity. And it's not like he'll be the centerpiece of the trade, but he's a damn good throw-in.

Basketball is a different ballgame from his other business ventures, and he's no expert on the NBA. That's what you hire GM's and coaches for. He already made a questionable hire by signing King, and if Prokhorov had strong influence by what happened this past offseason, then that should be all the proof you need. If this deal went through 2 weeks ago, like Prokhorov was pushing for and NOT the GM or coach, then it would have been a fatal mistake. I think he just got fed up by Denver's unwillingness to finalize a deal, and didn't want the franchise to look any worse than it was to the media and fans. Also, if people like you and me are getting updates by the minute of the details of the proposed trade, how the hell would he not have knowledge of the specifics? Either that's untrue, which it is, or he's not the perfect owner you think he is.

The Suns had the best record in the league when Charles won the MVP, while putting up awesome numbers. Nash was a similar case, and in 2005-2006 he was without Amare the entire season and still led that team farther than these Bulls will go. Right now the Bulls have the 5th best record in the league; it's not like the Bulls are on pace for 60+ wins. If Rose wins, it will be a mini-Iverson situation, which was a disgrace. It won't be as bad as the year Iverson won, but I think it'd still be a mistake. I worded it wrong. By that I meant the 2 best players in the game are not a PG, they are at SG (Kobe or Wade) and SF (LeBron). CP3 is at best the 4th best player in the league, and Rose is not a better player than him either. So, that would mean that a non-top 5 player, who didn't win his team 60+ games, will get the MVP award...does that seem right to you?

Having billions of dollars doesn't make you a great owner. For all of the hype going into the 2010 FA, he came out with an overpaid Travis Outlaw and Jordan Farmar. And, King and Avery wanted this deal dead for weeks, but Prokhorov's persistence almost destroyed the Nets future. I am still happy he's the Nets owner, but he has shown nothing yet to believe he's going to turn this team into a championship contender anytime soon.

That's my issue, I do think they are relative. If you aren't even the best player at your position, which isn't the strongest position in the league, then I can't see how you can award that person the MVP (especially since the best player in the NBA is still putting up stellar numbers on a top 3 team in the league).

It's a 7-9PPG difference, though, and he's not carrying the same load they are. He's not been as assertive and overall dominant as they have been. I never said I didn't consider Williams. But Rose pops into everyone's head immediately because of the blistering pace he's been playing at lately, but if you look at overall body of work, he's not the MVP. I think he's been getting a little more hype than he deserves. Personally, as I acknowledged before, I think LeBron is the MVP. He's the best player in the league playing on one of the best teams, he's still putting up stellar numbers, his defense has been suffocating, etc...

Williams gets to the line better than Rose, and is more efficient from 2 and 3pt range, so he has a TS% that's 6% better than Rose's. That does hold significance. I agree CP3 is the best player of the 3, but individually he hasn't been as impressive this season as they have. In the Hornets offense he has taken a backseat. He's still ultra-efficient when it comes to scoring and playmaking, but the volume just isn't on the same level as Rose and Williams. And, for what it's worth, Williams is running a top 6 offense, while the Bulls and Hornets are 19th and 23rd, respectively.