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You really have nothing to lose signing an injured quality player at a minimum... It's only a frickin minimum. Good pickup by Cavs, I'm not sure if he can return to the same healthy state pre-injury though.

Characters and table of content are added, storyline is edited to hopefully pique some interests. 2.) Characters http://media.animevice.com/uploads/0/4/2844-saintseiya_large.jpg 2.1. Mitsumasa Kido: He is a wealthy Japanese philanthropist who adopts the orphans and is also Saori Kido's grandfather. He adopts these orphans to train them to become saints. He dreams of finding the ultimate saint among them to be worthy of donning the Gold Cloth Sagittarius and become a guardian of Athena. 2.2. Saori Kido: She is the "leader" of the saints. As previously mentioned, for spoiler reason, I can't describe her more than "leader" for now until you watch the series yourself. As her grandfather passes away, she assumes control of "his dream" to bring back all the saints to Japan and find the ultimate saint. 2.3. Seiya (Pegasus): He is the main character of the series. Duh, it's called "Saint Seiya". He is sent to Greece, specifically "Sanctuary" where the people believe it's where the myth Athena is. He undergoes training under a female Silver Saint Eagle "Marin". Kiddo family promises Seiya if he completes his training, acquires the sacred Pegasus Bronze Cloth and brings it back to Japan, he will reunite with his long-lost sister. Seiya's main attack is "Pegasus Ryu Sei Ken" (Meteor Pegasus) where 1000 punches are launched in a single attack. A female Silver Saint Cobra named "Shaina", has sworn herself to kill Seiya and chases him throughout Season 1 (Sanctuary). The following edited video contains some spoilers about Seiya - Shaina: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pQSYRBl8r0 2.4. Shiryu (Dragon): Shiryu is the long haired guy who dons the green Dragon Bronze Cloth. He's sent to Wulao Peak, China where he takes a training under a very powerful legendary but aging saint "Dohko". Most of the bloodiest battles in Saint Seiya series involve Shiryu. His main attack is "Dragon Uprising" and his shield is the most powerful among all bronze and silver saints. Shiryu has a lover named "Shunrei". 2.5. Hyoga (Cygnus): He is the coolest saint not only because of his demeanor, but simply because he is a saint of ice. He is sent to Siberia to receive training from Silver Saint "Crystal Saint" and acquire Bronze Cloth Cygnus. Coincidentally, Siberia is also the place where his mother drowns in the icy sea on a ship when it sinks. If not in Japan, he's always back in Siberia to visit his immortalized mother deep in the icy sea and brings her flowers. His famous attack is "Diamond Dust". Watch video below for a fight between Hyoga and his master Silver Saint "Crystal Saint" who turns to "darkside" after Holy Father forcibly corrupts his mind. Good guy vs. good guy, resulting in an unwanted ending (contains some spoilers): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f18xfQpGdLc 2.6. Shun (Andromeda): Little brother of Ikki who is supposed to take his training in "Death Queen Island". But after Tatsumi (Saori's butler) warns of the precarious place, Ikki takes Shun's place. So Shun is sent to "Andromeda Island" instead where he receives training from a Silver Saint. Shun completes his training and becomes a Bronze Saint Andromeda. His main attack is "Nebula Chain". Despite the pink colors, female voice dubbing, and soft personality (he cries the most), Shun is indeed a man. 2.7. Ikki (Phoenix): Arguably the strongest of all bronze saints, Ikki since a kid has always been brave. He's instinctively protective of the weak Shun who often falls victim of bullying from his peers. When Shun draws "Death Queen Island" training designation, Ikki forces Kiddo family to replace Shun with him because he wants to protect Shun from going to "hell". The island has active volcanoes and is hot throughout the year and emits poisonous smokes. Ikki is abused physically and mentally, and even tortured by his master. He is taught to hate and develop hatred. Ikki's only soft spot during this tough time is Esmeralda, who likes to treat his wounds after training and cares deeply for Ikki. But she is accidentally killed by his master (who is Esmeralda's father) during a life and death training. Enraged, Ikki finally masters the meaning of hatred, kills his master and obtains the Bronze Cloth Phoenix. Ikki's favorite weapon is "Phoenix Genma Ken" where he paralyzes the opponent's mind and creates terrifying illusions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzFv-_MLG4U

He needs to bulk up period... strengthen those knees. Gezzz...

I like they go back retro... with these modern designs they have overcomplicated and made it worse... classics are best.

Well I liked a few players before Rose. He is just a super athlete... imo the best athlete at PG ever. He is also very very humble and is very likable. Rubio is flashy and has a great feel of the game. I am a team fan but these two players are who I look when I want to see highlights

He just agreed to sign with Olympiakos... dammit... unlike some dumb Nugget fans on other boards, to me he's a big part of what we do. Without him and J.R. promoted to starting lineup, our bench has 0 offense now. I guess FO had been waiting about his situation and act accordingly. I think we'll make a trade very soon to bring a scorer off the bench... I expect us to use the $7+ mil trade exception.

Just watched Scarface...

Fish oil is great I used to take it, may have to go to Pharmacy to buy again... And my mom gave me a bottle of Vitamin C intended to be taken over a 30 day period... I finished them in 5 days lol... I think I was overdosed with Vitamin C during that week. Too much Vitamin C can't be too bad right? Except of some stomach discomfort, those tablets are sweet addictive.

Nah this is not about Hentai at all although it has a very little bit of it, but not close to porno. Keep this thread clean pls

Inspired by the cartoon thread. I've been watching this to bring back childhood memories. This is a Japanese anime made in late 1980s - 1990s. I think this is hands down the best fighting anime to ever come out of Japan... it blows Dragon Ball series out of the water... and I was a huge DBZ fan. So I decide to start this thread dedicated to Saint Seiya series... I will post each section in different posts as one post does not allow too many media and this way, the "essay" does not look too long. --- TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Product (post #1) - Artwork - Music and Sound - Storyline 2. Characters (post #4) 2.1. Mitsumasa Kido 2.2. Saori Kido 2.3. Seiya 2.4. Shiryu 2.5. Hyoga 2.6. Shun 2.7. Ikki 3. Seasons (post #5) 3.1. Sanctuary Season 3.2. Asgard Season 3.3. Poseidon Season 3.4. Saint Seiya Movies 3.5. Hades Inferno Season 4. Villains (post #8) 4.1. Sanctuary Season villains 4.2. Asgard Season villains 4.3. Poseidon Season villains 4.4. Saint Seiya Movies villains 4.5. Hades Inferno Season villains --- 1.) Product - The artwork (9.0/10): Consider this, this was released in Japan in 1980s! The movement of the people are fluid and realistic and the drawings of the faces are also more people like than cartoonish. Lighting effects are incredible even by today's anime standards and the spotty graphics are often offset by music and sound, which this series is especially strong at and will be discussed later. You dwell on the rough drawings and unpaid attention to to the settings sometimes, but then you figure how detailed the work of designs, the design of the clothes of each saint and how they just feel right for each constellation star. And they're made to merge with not only the storyline but the real life mythologies. This is just a masterpiece of artwork you have to see for yourself. And then you come back to the fact that it's made in 1980s! A clip of Gold Saint Leo Aioria with his famous "Lightning Bolt" attack on Seiya (who is wearing Sagittarius Gold cloth). It shows the fluidity of realistic people movement (action and reaction) in Saint Seiya and how expertly the lighting and its angles are put together. - The music and sound (10/10): these are probably the strongest element of the series. They really let the audience feel what each character is feeling during battle and the significance of what's happening at hand. The voice cast of the Japanese is very strong and this is important as a lame voice work will ruin everything that is good... it must be high energy accompanied with strong feelings and emotions as this series goes through a lot of characters' backgrounds and storyline (think of your favorite RPG game) that must be expressed strongly. I find the only other voice dubbing well done is by Indonesian actors, I've watched plenty of Saint Seiya versions of other parts of Asia and mostly they became unwatchable because the voice to characters was not accompanied with strong sense of feelings and emotions. Japanese portray these strongly and for this, I recommend getting (if you decide to watch this) the original Japanese version with English subtitle. Nothing beats the original. The music during battle is not only melodic but made to suit the settings and moods perfectly and therefore it's engaging the audience. The music coupled with very enhanced (even better) sound effect also overpower the weak graphics concerning the settings and often rough drawings. You can hear a punch pierce the air, ice crystal forming or breaking, elegant, silent, or hurried footsteps, energy cosmo being exploded or emitted. The details of sound effect and surroundings are really unmatched by any other anime. The music and sound at the time, and even by today's standards, are top notch and again a truly masterpiece. A sample of music that is both beautiful and haunting that makes Saint Seiya so much more than just "fighting", it is rich in story, and exact feelings of characters (it's titled "Hyoga vs. Aquarius" because it marks the first time this theme was played in this sad fight and ending between student and grand teacher): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTxL1SCmeI8&feature=channel_page Following is a "Remember the Last Episode" theme, played in the beginning of most Season 1 episodes (there's alternate). It reminds audience what's happening in the previous episode, it's not only engaging but can be without really exaggerating, breathtaking if you're a keen fan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyNzZ7jGW2U - Storyline (10/10): It's so expansive with each character having their own past and backgrounds but they all connect in the main storyline. To simplify it, since the first mankind, the world is always threatened by evil and the Gods send Athena to Earth to serve as humans and saints' protective Goddess. While the humans are powerless, the saints dedicate their lives to fight for human rights and justice under and for Athena. It's said that every 300 years or so, there is a reincarnation of Athena in a human to protect mankind. When people believe Athena is a myth, they turn to Holy Father/ Pope for righteousness and justice. At this time, Athena is indeed reincarnated in a baby girl and is entrusted to the Holy Father in Sanctuary, Greece. Unfortunately, a second evil Holy Father emerges and murders the original Holy Father to take his place. His plan is to murder the baby girl/ Athena so he can acquire Athena pole and shield to overthrow the Gods: Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades and rule the universe. However, his plan is foiled by Gold Saint Sagittarius "Aioros" who then flees Sanctuary with the baby girl and his only Gold Cloth. As the new Holy Father, the evil Holy Father now assumes control of Sanctuary and all the saints. He spreads lies about how Aioros abducts Athena (the baby girl) and tries to kill her. Manipulating the saints to believe Aioros is a danger to Athena and is a traitor for leaving sanctuary, the saints hunt down Aioros on the new Pope's order. A few years later in Japan, ten orphans are selected by a wealthy Japanese philanthropist Mitsumasa Kido to be saints and five of them go on to become the main characters of this series: Pegasus Seiya, Dragon Shiryu, Cygnus Hyoga, Andromeda Shun, and Phoenix Ikki. http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z158/canceron69/Saint-Seiya-Bronze-Saints.jpg When the time comes, the orphans are going to be sent throughout the world to their respective destined places to further their training and pursue their own Saint Clothes. Kido has a dream to host a tournament of these oprhans (when they become saints) in the search of the ultimate saint. As they complete their training and become Bronze saints after a decade, they return to Japan to fulfill their own personal agendas. Kido promises Seiya if he becomes a saint, he will find be reunited with his long-lost sister. Some others feel obligated to return because Kido family has taken care of them when they're orphans. But when they return, they find Mitsumasa Kido has passed away and the whole family ordeal is now under his granddaughter Saori Kido's control. Determined to fulfill her grandfather's dreams, Saori hosts a tournament of the returned saints where the first prize of the tournament is the Sagittarius Gold Cloth. Before long, the contention among saints is to win the Sagittarius Gold Cloth. But not everyone plays by the rule, as a dark saint successfully steals the Cloth from the tournament. Saori pleads the saints to take back the stolen Cloth. http://www.whitecygnus.com/images/sagittarius-gold-cloth.gif Apparently, the force behind the dark saint is Sanctuary's own evil Holy Father who is now focused on bringing back Aioros' decade-long-lost Sagittarius Gold Cloth to Sanctuary. Holy Father feels threatened that some day a saint will wear the Gold Cloth and oppose him. For now, it's clear to the Pope, the Japanese (Seiya co) have the Gold Cloth. As the evil Pope keeps dispatching saints to kill Seiya co and take the Sagittarius Gold Cloth by force, the storyline flows and will be delved into is each character's stories and backgrounds. Obviously as the series progresses, the enemies become stronger and there will emerge Silver Saints who are stronger than Bronze Saints and then ultimately Gold Saints. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/40/Saint-Misty-anime.jpg/220px-Saint-Misty-anime.jpg In their inevitable clash with the Holy Father, Seiya co visit the Sanctuary, but Saori was attacked by a Silver Saint who successfully punctures her chest with an arrow. The arrow can only be unfixed by Holy Father whose temple sits before the 12 Gold Saints' temples. In other words, to reach Holy Father, they must fight 12 Gold Saints. To make matters worse, the arrow penetrates slowly into the heart of Saori and in 12 hours it will reach her heart. So, they must defeat 12 Gold Saints in 12 hours or Saori dies. This is the best part. As I was born in November (Scorpio), I enjoy watching the fight against Scorpio but also enjoy other fights. They all represent a strong story relating to the main characters' background, e.g. Cygnus Hyoga fights Aquarius, who actually is his grand teacher (Hyoga's teacher's teacher). Ice vs Ice. How Leo and Sagittarius are brothers, how Gemini's well-known two personalities hold an important story in this series, how Capricorn ultimately kills Sagittarius (not really a spoiler) in the very beginning of the story that sets the path to this expansive storyline. --- If you enjoy fighting cartoon or anime, and haven't watched this, I suggest you watch it. Or you'd be missing something... It can be repetitive at times but what this series is weak at they make up in many other strong elements that make this series watchable and relevant even at this age of modern graphic effects. If you're a fan of Japanese anime, you'll love this. If you were a Dragon Ball fan and think you've outgrown fighting anime, this is much more than that... this is about the story, the artwork, that have never been truly revealed to the West civilization. Don't miss this gem!

Money wise this is the best move for him, but not playing for two years, as a professional sports rule, he shouldn't be allowed to play at pick up games either. So it sucks he won't play competitively for two years. Talk about rust.

Goldfish...

Most of them were Japanese cartoon since I lived in Asia. Saint Seiya was for me... arguably the best fighting cartoon ever made... considering the years (1980s) and the sound and music of the episodes are just fantastic. Very good storyline too. I still watch it, in fact just borrowed it from my bro. If you guys like fighting and Greek myths like Athena, I recommend this a lot. It should be called "Knights of the Zodiac" in America or Europe. This should be watched with strong voice work, I doubt any country can dub as well as the Japanese... so get the Japanese version with English subtitles.

I could see them after LeBron hard... and it'd be tough for LeBron to ignore.

From team's financial perspective no it's not a bad trade. Hunter makes $3.6 mil and last season he played only 19 games and faced a career threatening injury. With teams losing money every year, this is a very good trade in cutting salary. Second round draft pick is low cost, and to convince Memphis, who already had 5 bigs, to take Hunter's salary we had to sweeten the deal with a 1st round pick. And this move also allows us to make a bigger move.

We need a PF. Him off the bench would be great

Not really, he'd been with us since 2006-07 season I believe.

http://www.denverpost.com/nuggets/ci_13016643 Nice, we traded probably the least used player on the roster... to shed more salary. But I have a feeling this could be a Part 1 of the trade between us and Grizzlies. Because it does not really make sense for the Grizzlies. Hunter makes $3.6 mil, why add more salary when they already have Randolph, Thabeet, Gasol, Haddadi, Arthur? Do they really value our 2010 "protected" pick? Doubtful. They'd rather use the frontcourt minutes to develop Haddadi or Arthur or even give more minutes to Gasol who easily can be a 15 and 10 guy. The Grizz for sure look like they're going to trade one of their bigs... hopefully it's Gasol to us for Kleiza (sign and trade). It would be big for us... and then last step would be to find Kleiza's scoring replacement off the bench.

^I believe it's because he's RFA... But C's signing Williams is a strong sign they would not match anything beyond their limit. I think they would not match anything in the $4 mil per. I would love Baby in Denver. Sign and trade!!

Yep I went to his page and it says that page doesn't exist... Cmon ppl let him tweet.

Congrats without you the Denver Nuggets forum would have been dead... lol jk... congrats!

This is foolish, he's been playing with that body comfortably since he first touched the ball. And did they not see he had his way in the paint over shot blockers Noah and Tyrus in playoffs?

^Nah he spells those words correctly in other posts... he's just goofing around.

I guess one of the NBA officials came to OTR and checked out Cleveland Finest's thread