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I can see one of these Warrior players going to Nuggets

Nigeria stuff is a scam. When I didn't know anything about Nigeria scam, I was scammed sending money there about $400 for an item they never sent. Anything related to Nigeria or Africa is scam... no offense. It should be in the dictionary of merchants.

^One question man, does he mind coming off the bench?

Hawks - Joe Johnson Celtics - Paul Pierce (KG will be there for defense but Pierce will be counted on every night to lift them, like Melo) Bobcats - Gerald Wallace Bulls - Derrick Rose Cavaliers - LeBron James Mavericks - Dirk Nowitzki Nuggets - Carmelo Anthony (we and even Billups will need him to lift us if we're to repeat the same success) Pistons - Ben Gordon Warriors - Stephen Jackson Rockets - Aaron Brooks (will be asked to carry the offense and create for self and others) Pacers - Danny Granger Clippers - Blake Griffin (turn this franchise around young man!) Lakers - Kobe Bryant Grizzlies - OJ Mayo Heat - Dwyane Wade Bucks - Michael Redd Wolves - Al Jefferson Nets - Devin Harris Hornets - Chris Paul Knicks - Danilo Gallinari Thunder - Kevin Durant Magic - Dwight Howard Sixers - Andre Iguodala Suns - Steve Nash Blazers - Brandon Roy Kings - Kevin Martin Spurs - Tim Duncan Raptors - Chris Bosh Jazz - Deron Williams Wizards - Caron Butler

http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/61360/20090830/laimbeer_theus_to_join_wolves_staff/ I really like Laimbeer as a coach. He has leadership in him and commands respect from players, women or men. Not sure if he's the right assistant coach for Rambis as Laimbeer is very outspoken and Rambis is the opposite. It's not right if the assistant is the more vocal than the head coach. If I were the Nuggets GM, if Karl was fired, I'd take a chance on Laimbeer as the head coach.

^What do they get out of it? It's not like I can't help many other organizations know where I live

I think they will make one move to land a pretty big name like Stephen Jackson, and then prepare for the season.

I have been thinking about these power ball winnings... Just imagine if it happens to you, you wouldn't need to work anymore I had two letters, one saying I won 150,000 Euros but apparently it's a scam and another one seems much more legit saying I could win $10 mil based on random address select in my state. It has lots of pamphlets in the envelope and tells me there's nothing to lose, all I have to do is send it back saying I agree to win WTF... so I just sent it back last week no news so far. If I win I promise to donate to OTR $10000

Yes most definitely

4.) Villains 4.1. Sanctuary Season/ Season 1 Most villains in Season 1 of Saint Seiya are actually Saints of Athena themselves/ good guys but they are deceived by Holy Father into thinking there has never been an Athena reincarnation in their era and as a Holy Father he is who people should turn to. Seiya co will be revealed to the truth that among them is indeed a reincarnation of Athena and they together will fight for Athena. Holy Father then accuses Seiya co of stealing the Gold Cloth Sagittarius and trying to traduce him and the Sanctuary. Basically it's the Athena side vs Holy Father side. In this season, there are three main levels of saint: bronze, silver and gold. Here are the villains in Sanctuary Season (Season 1): - Bronze Saints - Ikki (Phoenix): Andromeda Shun's brother. He comes back as a Phoenix saint from Death Queen Island to be brainwashed with hate by his master (see Characters section in Post #4). He is the leader of the Dark Saints and together they openly challenge the Bronze Saints and steal the Gold Cloth Sagittarius from them. This sets the story open as Seiya co chase Ikki to steal back the Sagittarius cloth. To be honest, there are a number of villain bronze saints that I don't remember their names and not even listed anywhere, but there is the giant Doractes right after Ikki's fight, then Shaina's apprentice who successfully steals the head part of the Sagittarius Cloth, and Seiya co must go to fight her to reclaim it. And the Blaze Saint when Shun is outmatched and Ikki comes back to life. - Dark Saints Dark Saints are saints who along with their clothes sell their souls to the devil, stand and fight for noone but their individual selves. They pledge their loyalty to Ikki because he is the symbol of hate and darkness. They consist of Dark Pegasus, Dark Dragon, Dark Cygnus, Dark Andromeda, several Dark Phoenix saints, several Dark Docrates, and Guilty (Ikki's master). Virtually all the Dark Saints are weaklings except for Dark Dragon whose power nearly puts Dragon Shiryu on the verge of death before he, touched by Shiryu's sacrifices for Seiya and the others, embraces the true meaning of friendship and saves Shiryu and later perishes himself. - Steel Saints They are three saints developed and trained by Mitsumasa Kido's family. Kido assigns a professor to create three Steel Clothes and funds all the necessary resources to complete the project. When the clothes are finished, Kido plans to assign three saints to don them and fight and protect Athena. Steel Clothes are the only clothes that are mechanically designed by humans and not related to any star constellation. The three saints are Ushio (Water), Daichi (Land), and Sho (Air). Aside of providing assistance in some of the Silver Saints fights, they have no impact whatsoever on the story and are strictly supporting characters. - Silver Saints The Silver Saints are one level above the Bronze Saints. It's said Bronze Saints have an attack speed of Mach 1, and Silver Saints possess an attack speed of Mach 2-3. They're more powerful than Bronze Saints. - Marin (Eagle): Seiya's master who is one of the rare female saints in their era along with Shaina. Females are generally forbidden to be a saint, that's why to be saints, females must wear masks. Along with Shaina, she is one of the first Silver Saints to appear without being properly identified to audience as a Silver Saint. - Shaina (Cobra): http://users.animanga.com/stayka/st-cels/oph-pc03.jpg Like Marin, a female saint who appears in the beginning of the season. Shaina's apprentice is Cassius who faces Seiya in the tournament final to win the Pegasus Cloth. After Cassius is defeated, a dejected Shaina gives chase to Seiya and purports to kill him. Apparently Cassius' defeat is not what hurts her but something much deeper that Shaina holds against Seiya a long time before. For much of Sanctuary Season, she is obsessed in killing Seiya. Aside of her ruthlessness and cold-blooded nature, Shaina is a beautiful woman. - Crystal Saint (Blue Cygnus): http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/9920/200pxcristalsaintrf1.th.jpg Hyoga's master who stands for justice. But Holy Father corrupts his mind and turns him to darkside. He then leads Holy Father' men in Siberia to force the people to build an ice pyramid for Holy Father. Anyone who rebels faces death. Hyoga is then forced to fight his master to end Holy Father's plan. - Misty (Lizard): http://idata.over-blog.com/0/25/67/10/chevalier-d--argent/bis-fa03-misty.jpg "The first Silver Saint" to make the scene. Not really the first, as Marin, Shaina and Crystal Saint appear before him, but for the first time in the series, it is revealed to the audience of the existence of Silver Saints. By this episode, he is the most powerful enemy Seiya has had to face and Misty claims he has never experienced pain as noone has ever hurt him in battle. - Moses (Cetus): He comes to the scene together with Asterion right after the battle of Seiya and Misty ends. And they want revenge. Moses and Asterion claim Marin, who is assigned by Holy Father to go to Japan with Misty to kill Seiya, is a rebel and does not kill Seiya. Moses then injures Marin as a punishment and puts her upside down on a cross on the edge of the sea and waits for Seiya to come. - Asterion (Hound): While Moses is the force, he is the mind. He has the power to read people's minds and intention. That's why he can avoid fists and attack people's weaknesses. As Seiya struggles in this fight, Marin is able to get herself off the cross (with the help of Kiki) and save Seiya. - Babel (Centaur): Goes solo and challenges all five Bronze Saints who happen to converge by himself. His flame balls are able to trouble Seiya co, until they receive unexpected help from Steel Saints. And then Hyoga steps in to fight his flame balls with his ice diamond dust. - Argol (Perseus): http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j127/Arvaniz/Saint%20Seiya/argol16nr.gif He is the Saint of Perseus or Medusa. In mythology, Medusa is a demon in a body of a woman with hair of snakes and ability to petrify living beings into stone when they make eye contact with her eyes. Argol has a piece of arm shield that has a medusa face that he puts on his back when not in battle, and this will turn foes into stone. He is one of the toughest Silver Saints as he turns Seiya and Shun into stone and the only way they can revert back is for someone to kill Argol. Shiryu will come in and face the battle of his lifetime. - Agora (Lotus): Along with Shiva is one of two apprentices/ disciples of Gold Saint Virgo Shaka, who sends them to Death Queen Island to kill Phoenix Ikki. - Shiva (Peacock): Along with Agora is one of two apprentices/ disciples of Gold Saint Virgo Shaka, who sends them to Death Queen Island to kill Phoenix Ikki. - Albiore (Cepheus): Andromeda Shun's master. He is kind and gentle and stands by justice. The Andromeda Island is then raided by Gold Saint Scorpio Milo and he is killed in battle. - Ptolemi (Sagitta): Pretends to be the guide for Seiya co when they go to Sanctuary, and then attacks them with his Phantom Arrows Fist. None of his arrows manages to injure Seiya co except the unsuspecting Saori. I only list the notable Silver Saints as there are quiet a number of them but besides the ones I listed above, the rest are generally weaklings and are defeated easily or do not have impact on the story. They are the "honorable mentions": Spartan (?), Jamian (Crow), Capella (Auriga), Arachne (Tarantula), Argethi (Hercules). - Gold Saints The Gold Saints are not just one or two levels above the Bronze/ Silver Saints, they are immeasurably more powerful. They possess the "Seventh Sense" which enables them to attain an attack speed of light. In the beginning of the story, it is widely assumed there exists only one Gold Cloth: the Gold Cloth Sagittarius, which is the grand prize for whoever wins the Saori Kido's tournament of saints. Then the Dark Saints led by Ikki steal the Sagittarius Gold Cloth and draws the story away from the tournament and to the open world. But as the latter half of the season episode goes, it is revealed there are 11 more Gold Clothes/ Saints to complete the famous 12 zodiac stars we know. The 12 Gold Saints reside in Sanctuary, Greece/ Athens (where Seiya receives his childhood training and becomes the Pegasus Saint). They protect 12 temples assigned to their respective protective star. The 12 temples sit before Holy Father's temple. In other words, to reach Holy Father one must go through the 12 temples and defeat the 12 Gold Saints residing in them who are led to believe (by Holy Father himself) that Athena's reincarnation does not exist and Holy Father is the closest thing to Athena and therefore must be obeyed. http://dalbertsilva.vilabol.uol.com.br/cdz/no/12casas.jpg Seiya co who are revealed to the reincarnation of Athena then go to Santuary to set things straight with the Gold Saints that Athena does indeed exist and they have long been deceived by Holy Father. They also want to know the real face behind the mask Holy Father wears. Then as Seiya co make their way to meet Holy Father, their "tour guide" reveals himself as Silver Saint Ptolemi who transfixes an arrow to Saori's chest. The arrow cannot simply be unfixed and gradually penetrates deeper and in 12 hours is going to go through her heart. Ptolemi claims only Holy Father himself can unfix the arrow and therefore Seiya co must go to Holy Father, but to reach him they must first go through the 12 Gold Saints in their 12 temples. In other words, they must defeat 12 Gold Saints in 12 hours or Saori dies. The first temple begins with: - Mu (Aries): http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/5749/mu063nf2.gif Mu is well known among saints to have the ability to repair broken/ dead clothes or improve their quality and strength. When Shiryu and Seiya fight for the first time in the beginning of the season, they end up breaking their Pegasus and Dragon clothes. So Shiryu sets out from China to India to seek Mu to repair the clothes. Unbeknownst to them, Mu is the Gold Saint Aries. Mu has always been a Bronze Saints' ally, and when they meet him in the first temple of Aries, he reveals to Seiya co in order to defeat Gold Saints, they must learn to possess the gift of Seventh Sense. - Aldebaran (Taurus): http://img304.imageshack.us/img304/8282/010vc.gif He is probably the wisest among Gold Saints, and instead of blindly siding with Holy Father, he is open to the possibility what Seiya co claim is right, that Athena exists and is among them. So he gives them a test that in order to pass the Taurus temple, they must learn to sense the Seventh Sense. - Saga (Gemini): http://img472.imageshack.us/img472/4710/saga0tq.gif The most mysterious Gold Saint. Saga rarely reveals his face and body even when he goes face to face with people and Seiya co. While donning the Gold Cloth Gemini, he appears in blue shadow and not a true body. Saga's main weapon "Galaxian Explosion" is able to transport/ teleport foes to the expansive universe where they will wander there forever. Saga is also known to have a multiple personality disorder, just like his protective star Gemini which has two angels, Saga has two personalities: good and evil. Saga is easily one of the most powerful saints in Saint Seiya saga (no pun). - Deathmask (Cancer): http://img462.imageshack.us/img462/3730/076gk.gif Deathmask first reveals himself in China to confront Shiryu's master, Dohko alleging him to betray the Sanctuary and Holy Father. Shiryu defends his old master and faces Deathmask. In danger, Mu comes in to stop the fight and save Shiryu. This time in Cancer temple is Round 2 between Shiryu and Deathmask. Deathmask knows that Holy Father does not stand by justice yet he still chooses to serve him because to him anyone who is the strongest is just. Deathmask is a saint of death because he's able to open the gate connecting between real world and Realm of the Dead, he is able to teleport foes there, and he is able to enter or exit the realm himself freely. Many innocent people are killed by Deathmask and they forever wander in it the realm. - Aioria (Leo): http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/9875/100mi.gif Aioria is Seiya's idol and occasional mentor during his childhood in Athens. He is also the younger brother of Gold Saint Sagittarius Aioros, who Holy Father publicly claims as a Sanctuary rebel. Because of this, Aioria grows up with the shame and taunt of other people that he is a rebel's brother. He comes to believe Aioros is a traitor and promises himself to be stronger than his brother ever was. Aioria is friends with Seiya but Holy Father corrupts his mind and he has become evil. To turn Aioria back, he must first kill one man. His favorite attack is "Lightning Bolt/ Plasma" where millions of fists are launched in a single attack at light speed... it is also awesome. - Shaka (Virgo): http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/5123/240ce.gif He is claimed to be the saint closest to God. He has mastered Buddhism and is said to be closest to Buddha and he is able to teleport foes to The Six Realms of Samsara/ The Cycle or Wheel of Suffering: Realm of Deva/ pleasure, Realm of Humans/ desire, Realm of Asura/ anger-jealousy-constant war, Realm of Animals/ stupidity-servitude, Realm of Hungry Ghosts/ eternal hunger, Realm of Beings in Hell/ worst realm-torture. Shaka is also able to take away the five senses from foes: sense of touch, sense of smell, sense of hearing, sense of eyesight and voice as Ikki finds out. Shaka believes he is a Saint of Athena but he has no idea Athena reincarnation exists and therefore he sides with Holy Father who is the symbol of Athena and believes Seiya co are trying to spread lies. Shaka is also known to never open his eyes, but when he does, that means the opponent in front of him must die. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUPEFGOS0mg - Dohko (Libra): http://img472.imageshack.us/img472/5118/dohko4kx.gif Dohko is Shiryu's master. It is said that he is a Saint of Libra 2-3 centuries ago and fight alongside former Gold Saint Aries Shion (who is also Mu's master and the former kind Holy Father who is murdered by the current evil Holy Father) in the Holy War against Hades. At the present time, he has aged and his body has withered into a very little old man. - Milo (Scorpio): http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/5099/172qd.gif Like Shaka, he believes Seiya co are trying to traduce Sanctuary and Holy Father, but as he witnesses Seiya co fighting and not giving up, he becomes open to the possibility that Athena reincarnation indeed exists among them. His "Scarlet Needle" attack punctures the death points of a human body. - Aioros (Sagittarius): http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/9038/aioros4bf.gif He is Gold Saint Leo Aioria's big brother. As seen in the video in the first post of this thread and below, he saves little baby Athena from Holy Father who intends to kill her. Aioros then manages to escape and flee Sanctuary with his Gold Cloth Sagittarius and the baby girl. - Shura (Capricorn): http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/9003/008zp.gif Shura is said to be the Saint most loyal to Athena as he is immortalized by the statue in his temple where Athena gives him the sword of excalibur. Shura then masters the "Sword of Excalibur" as his weapon, his arm is said to be the sharpest among all saints and is able to cleave lands and mountains. Shura is also the one who confronts Aioros who nearly escapes from Sanctuary. With all evidence in his hand he believes Aioros tries to betray Sanctuary and Holy Father. The fight is even until little Athena wanders to Shura's side and Shura is able to give Aioros his last blow. The fight between Shura and Shiryu is one of the best in Saint Seiya saga. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNM_2jGiYXg - Camus (Aquarius): http://img454.imageshack.us/img454/5918/107uj.gif Camus is Crystal Saint's master. This means he is Hyoga's grand master. He does not believe Hyoga has what it takes to challenge Gold Saints. When Gold Saint Gemini Saga teleports Hyoga with his Galaxian Explosion, Seiya co think Hyoga is lost forever in the universe, but he ends up being teleported to the temple of Libra where Camus also appears. Camus, believing he rather kills Hyoga than letting other Gold Saints do, unleashes "Aurora Execution" on Hyoga (as seen on gif pic above) and immortalize him in his ice coffin. It is known no temperature can melt the ice, not even the power of Gold Saint can break the ice. - Aphrodite (Pisces): http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/158/aphro69oo.gif He is the most beautiful Gold Saint, at least according to him. It is possible Aphrodite is a hermaphrodite, it just rhymes. But Aphrodite is really a man who thinks he is a woman. His roses are deadly. While it is previously known Gold Saint Scorpio Milo is the one who kills Shun's master Albiore, actually the fight is pretty even until Aphrodite launches his poisonous rose and the poisoned Albiore then can no longer withstand Milo's attacks. Shun will take revenge for his master. - Holy Father (?): Who is he? Some people believe he could be a Gold Saint who kills the original kind-hearted Holy Father. Is he a Gold Saint? Well, you have to watch yourself.

Beasley has to be the starting SF.

They shouldn't get worse at all. Deng is coming off an injury and should be better than ever since signing the big contract extension (for sure he can't get any worse). And like Deng, Salmons can create his own offense. Hinrich will always be able to hit shots, and Brad Miller is not a stiff on offense. And the ultimate franchise, Rose is going to be much improved this year especially on offense and his decision making (we'll see a lot less tentativeness and passiveness). Much of their decision to go to Gordon late in games was because aside of being clutch, everyone else especially Rose often was passive... it should change now. And also take into account that everyone will be more used to playing with Rose, especially Tyrus.

I am betting about 30-40% of NBA players/ pro athletes have a second mistress.

^Huh? Does Cook really make that much of a difference? I don't know... I had this feeling when Legacy posted that Stephen Jackson cut picture in the New Banner thread that he would be traded to Denver... and I was thinking how sweet it would be and then this news comes.

Yeah I wouldn't deny he was the main reason especially when Melo was suspended he kept us in it, although we lost like the first 6 of 8 games when he came to Denver. But after winning the first game of playoffs with AI against Spurs, we got our [expletive] handed down 8 in a row, (4 by Spurs and 4 by Lakers). I'm not blaming what he did to us, because even before AI, our team was already a streetball team. But he only made it worse. I understand AI can only be himself, but while he can't change his game, his attitude has got to change. I began to lose respect for him not for what he did to us but what he did in Detroit saying he can't be a backup and he'd rather retire. It just shows his true colors he's not about winning. He's about winning when he's the leading scorer... but he can't taste winning when he's lesser than the top dog... it turns my stomach seeing a player as selfish as he is. Not even the 19-20 year old Kobe was this selfish. And when you consider the old man is 34 now, this is an attitude for a player aged in their 20s... not only is he selfish, he's acting like he's 21-23 years old. I'm sure mature young guys like Brandon Roy are shaking their heads. He is a superstar and without question a Hall of Famer, but name me a HOF at this stage of their career would prefer going to a [expletive] team as long as he remains the top player... than going to a contending team, taking less money for a real opportunity to win a championship. He wants to go to Memphis because "he can teach the young players to play the right way"? Wow o____0 way to mask your true intentions, although the world already knows it. He should consider going to China and be on China's every street billboard and average 40ppg, I'm sure he still can. --- And for that matter, I don't think you'd be fond of AI coming to the Lakers (even for a veteran minimum) with the mentality of "I am not coming off the bench". Now picture yourself a Grizzlies fan who hopes OJ Mayo can someday carry the franchise. And you gotta be joking to discredit Billups. He changed the whole culture of the team, to defensive mentality. He kept Karl going who publicly admitted he was confused and going to either get fired or quit (just days before 2008-09 season, before Billups acquisition). He made every possession count, and became a leader for us, something neither Karl, Melo or AI proved to be able to be.

This goes beyond field goal percentage or ppg. This is about making the young players (OJ, Gay, and Conley) the importance of teamwork. AI is a freelancer on offense... and defense. He moves to his teammates' zones as he wishes and disrupts any system a team has. And this is what he says today according to RealGM: I can respect his hard work (although that also begins to deteriorate now). But play the game "the right way"? "Lead by example"??? o__0 Some guys are so full of themselves they don't even realize their actions are affecting people it amazes me. Off the court, it's AI who likes to party and when he was in Denver he is the hardest party guy and teammates like J.R. and even Melo had too much respect for him to decline his invitation every time. And then the next thing you know, they play like sober zombies in their next game. I didn't know about this when he was in Denver, I thought he was committed to being a winner. There's also an article shortly after Curry was fired that Curry complained about the team playing poorly on Sundays, that's because what they did the night before and AI was said to be the guy who initiated party. Obviously they didn't help themselves trading for Z-Bo, but adding AI would definitely not make it better. --- I sound like an AI hater, I am, it just amazes me how he said he wants to win a championship and that's the only thing what matters to him in his professional career. But obviously his actions don't reflect that. At this stage of anyone's career, it's start to think about winning the championship. And amazingly this guy is able to now sort of publicly say he prefers being a top gun than a winner. What a loser.

Cool, makes me wanna post.

I like this, as a fourth big behind Nene, KMart and Birdman he's very serviceable and can even step up to the starting lineup if the starters get injured. Even if they don't get injured, I'd like Karl to give him more minutes to him than he did last season.

Saint Seiya

Well I predicted Gallinari would be on his way to be the team's franchise before LeBron comes... if LeBron doesn't come, maybe it's alright because they have him. But of course, I am not God, if he's not healthy then noone can be a franchise, back problem is a killer. But if he can stay healthy I am sticking to my prediction, he's the Knicks savior.

I know Nowitzki is a scorer but he's more than that because Ben Gordon is also a scorer and on any given night can match any player's points production. Nowitzki is a franchise that turns one around... he is consistent, he doesn't go for 40 one night and then 5 the next. He is the main motor that makes a ship go, he is the go to guy on almost every possession, he is a threat every possession. There's a difference between just a scorer and a franchise. Nowitzki is a franchise, I see Gallinari as a franchise and both Eric and Ben Gordon as just scorers. But it proves you didn't really observe him well enough, he is so much more than being on the floor to score. He wants to be a difference maker by making all the plays necessary, outlet pass to a fastbreak guy, hustle defense, help defense, being a decoy, getting open. Gordon is only valuable when he has the ball, and when he doesn't, he camps.

You're comparing him to all the wrong players. Channing Frye's game is completely different than Gallinari. I don't think I've seen Frye dribble but receive passes and shoot or pass again. Instead of observing Gallinari, all you look at is stats and the team that drafts him who have drafted some stiffs in the past and think he is destined to be a stiff too. The ability to score points is cheap and that's what Gordon does best. Corey Maggette can average 25 ppg if he's allowed to be more selfish than he already is. But the difference maker, the reliability to go to a guy at the end of games, the presence to command double teams, the crisp decision makings to go with, and certainly the results are what make a franchise player. I'm doubting your ability to observe now, because you're choosing the player left on the board to have proven to score the best among them (in their rookie years) but is scoring all you see? Gordon offers your team points and barely nothing else. Again, it's a cheap ability and certainly nothing worthy of a franchise player consideration. You're looking at ppg and thinks he's the best player left on the board when it's so much more about just points.

I never bothered to type the proper way, typed with 4 fingers with occasional 5th and 6th fingers playing... about 56 wpm - 62 wpm in three tries.

It's funny the 2 time MVP Steve Nash can't get a spot... 1. Magic Johnson 2. John Stockton 3. Oscar Robertson 4. Jason Kidd

"I don't dwell on the past. It starts now." nice Melo