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Haha, 3 straight posters who were/are T-Mac homers. Awesome.

112-57....WTF?!?! The Cavs shot below 30% from the field, 8% from 3 and 63% from the line....that's unbelievable in a very, very sad way. Damn.

Both Billups and Rip are short-term solutions. Billups is on his last legs, and he supposedly wants to retire as a Nugget. The only way he stays with the Nets, from what reports say, is if they extend his contract, which would be stupid. Hamilton will turn 33 this season, has a terrible contract and can't even crack the starting lineup of one of the worst teams in the league. That's how

By default, I'm a Nets fan at heart because I was born and raised in NJ, and have been to probably over 100 Nets games in my lifetime. I've been to games when they were awful in the '90's, been to playoff games when they were great in the early-mid '00's, and now go to games when they play teams like the Heat and Lakers. I'll always have a soft spot for them. But, in reality, I'm a homer of individual players. In the last 2 years of his tenure with the Magic, and all of his time with the Rockets, I would watch almost every single game McGrady would play. When that happens, I kind of grow an attatchment to the entire team. In the last few years (since the 2006 Finals), I've been that way with D-Wade, and now that the new Big 3 has formed, I feel compelled to watch every single Heat game I can. Because of this, I've grown fascinated with the team, and root for them because I want the best for Wade. In the 2 games which Wade didn't play this year, I either didn't watch the game or found it a little hard to enjoy watching the team.

Honestly, at this point I'd rather just see him in a Knicks uniform as opposed to a Nets uni. I love the Nets organization, and I'd be ecstatic if he came to NJ, but I'm really starting to get worried about what the team will look like after the deal with the trade scenarious that are being thrown around. Besides, Melo just seems like a Knicks-kinda guy, and even though I love the Nets, I hate this current group of players while I love the Knicks' roster. I'd like to see NY as a championship contender and renewing their rivalry with the Heat. For the Nets, I'd like to see them somehow get CP3 via FA in 2012 (and maybe Dwight?...I can dream).

Amare's having trouble with Camby's length and agility. He needs to be doing more work from the PnR as opposed to simply isolating.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJZvyvG-k_k One of my favorite Jada tracks. Nate Dogg has the voice of God.

Eh...I respect his contributions to the rap game, but I never liked his music much personally. Also, whenever I think of LL, I think of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhYklzKQpfs

Spo wants him to get practice time, which he's been doing. He obviously wasn't in game-shape the few times he's appeared this season, and there'd be no point in sacrificing their current chemistry in actual games. Therefor, it's better for him to build that chemistry with the team in practice, get him in game-shape, and when he is ready he can be slowly worked into the lineup.

Tyreke Evans.

You are right, but Butler's primary function with the Mavs is being an isolation scorer, which IMO he does better than Iggy. He also was shooting over 40% from 3 this season, which is something I don't think Iggy could manage. Iggy does not score as well as Butler does in isolation; he's more of an all-around playmaker (for himself and teammates), but with Kidd already on the roster, how much would that help the team?

Before I say anything, let it be known I am relatively ignorant to the Bible... With that said, I think the line, "“But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day,” means that God is with you every single day; that one day or a thousand, He will always be with you. As for the other stuff, I personally don't take it literally. The Bible and its stories are a metaphor for principles of living, created by humans just like you and me. I don't take any possible predictions seriously.

SOURCE It's SLAM, so take it for what it's worth.

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Ha. it's better than I could do on my own willpower. Since I started smoking 3 years ago the longest I've been able to go is about a day.

Touche. Your family, friends and Tom Brady all hate you.

I'm not just takin' about raw box score stats. The 82games stats I posted clearly show how the team performs with each C on the floor. With Anthony on the foor, the team performs WORSE (by -2), while with Z and Dampier the team plays better (by over +3) . That takes into account intangibles and empirical stats. The win % of Dampier and Z are over +6 better than Anthony. Now, you can argue Dampier's stats don't mean too much because of a smaller sample size, but Z and Anthony have taken up almost exactly the same amount of minutes at the C position (37% and 35% respectively), both have had starting time, and generally speaking it's pretty much even. Therefor, these stats DO have meaning that takes into account tangibles and intangibles in regards to how it helps the team win. And as I said, I've watched almost every damn game for the Heat this season, including every game since the middle of the win-streak. I know exactly why Spo overplays Anthony...he hustles his [expletive] off, makes quick rotations, and does a few little things that help. It's the same reason he decided to overuse Haslem in the beginning of the year when he played the Haslem/Bosh frontcourt for major minutes. Both are/were stupid decisions. Intangibles are nice, but for a C you need SOME tangibles. Anthony is undersized so he gets killed under the basket by bigger C's (which was the Haslem/Bosh frontcourt's issue), and he's a poor rebounder. The Heat were 5-4 with Anthony starting, and it is the reason he got benched. The explanation of the early losses was simple...they were consistently getting beaten on the boards, the PG position was a mess, and the team was playing too slow. They started Z and brought in Dampier to help on the boards, Chalmers started to get some PT, and they picked up the tempo.

Rutgers' finest :glasses: It's a little too plain, but it's not bad.

Well, every once in awhile throughout a verse I like to switch up the rhyme scheme. In a lot of songs I've written I've realized the same basic rhyme scheme to the snare gets repetitive. In that specific bar I used a technique Nas uses a lot. Thanks man! I know it's hard to really grasp the flow without hearin it being spit over the beat, but I think it's going well. I'm actually planning on making a mixtape; I got a few songs finished (not recorded, but the verse(s) are written and beats are chosen), and got a few more planned. I want to make about 12 songs, pick the best 8, then record it and make the mixtape. I got a huge stack of blank CD's so I'm going to hand 'em out to all my friends, family, and random people outside concerts and bars and [expletive]. I'm also going to post all the songs on Youtube to get some attention. I do it purely for fun, but I just dropped outta college a few days ago, so this is literally my last chance to make a ton of money. It'd be silly to not take the one talent I have as far as I can take it, as long as I stay realistic and focus on more important things first.

Hmmm....it's tough to say. Part of me thinks Melo is worse because he's essentially not honoring his contract, and putting a new owner on the hot seat and killing any hopes the team had this season (with the Lakers having trouble and Butler going down on Dallas, they had a chance to make some noise). Meanwhile, LeBron did honor his contract, gave his team a chance in the final season of his contract, and exercised his right as a FA when the time came. At the same time, the Decision was just awful. Melo's been quiet about the situation, and he'll never destroy the city of Denver like LeBron did Cleveland. Idk man, wow

I posted the beginning of my new rap last night (to the beat of Who Shot Ya), and I added onto it a bit. Below is the full song so far: Feedback would be much appreciated!!! It starts off a little slow, but I think after the first 1/4 it really picks up and I think I got something pretty good going.

http://www.nbauniverse.com/nbaplayers/images/dwyane_wade.jpg :glasses:

The Nuggets are so [expletive]ing stupid. The Nets offer you far more than what any other team will give you, have had to deal with the bi-polar mixed signals the Nuggets have been sending, and they are STILL trying to tweak the deal to fit your every need....and you have the [expletive]ing balls to keep [expletive]ing, and even threaten to send Melo to the Knicks?!? If I were King and Prohkorov I would put the skeleton of a deal on the table (basically listing who they're willing to give up, as well as who'd they'd be willing to take in under various scenarios), and tell the Nuggets to take it or leave it. Let it simmer, and let the Nuggets know that's the final straw.

As I said, Iggy is probably the better option, but the difference is minimal. Iggy can be a very good defender when he wants to be, but not lightyears better than Jackson. I wouldn't consider either a big-time scorer, and offensively there isn't too much of a difference between the two (Iggy slightly better playmaker, Jackson slightly better scorer). I do think offensively that Jackson might be a little better fit, where as defensively Iggy is clearly a better fit. It all comes down to their future plans for Butler, and what the asking price is for Iggy and Jackson. Jackson will probably come cheaper, while Iggy can be a guy they build around along with Dirk.

You two need a sitcom...it'd be about as funny as Joey.