Official 2008-2009 NBA Thread

[LonghornDub]

The Spurs really suck. Christ. Kind of ruins some of my buzz from last night's win.

[Windmill360]

Finley had a terrible night.

[fluid.forty.one]

thig you're having an insane night in fantasy.. my numbers aren't that bad (i'd be 6-3 or 7-2 against some of the other stat lines this week so far) but you're destroying me lol

[fluid.forty.one]

Originally Posted by LonghornDub

The Spurs really suck. Christ. Kind of ruins some of my buzz from last night's win.

yeah

I'm pretty sure the Blazers are about to lose so they'll be 1-3 with their only win against the Spurs lol

[alby]

55 points by TP is nasty

9 steals by Chalmers is sick as well

[BGMaverick9]

I have to say Parker is one of that last people I expect to break out a 50+ point game.

It doesn't look like Melo is going to honor Obama quite like he wanted to.

And seriously, Lebron is sick. He's almost a nightly triple double.

[mavspwnage]

Originally Posted by BGMaverick9

I have to say Parker is one of that last people I expect to break out a 50+ point game.

Agreed, when Parker goes off, it's usually for 30-35 points. Seeing him go for 55 was absurd.

btw, completely random stat of the day: this forum has an estimated worth of $12,052.3

[BGMaverick9]

Where is MY cut???

[alby]

Amare's game was more fantasy worthy IMHO.
49 points
11 rebounds
6 assists
5 steals
2 blocks

17-21 fg
15-15 ft

[alby]

^ in regulation

[Flacolaco]

Originally Posted by mavspwnage

btw, completely random stat of the day: this forum has an estimated worth of $12,052.3

Ummm...what do you mean?

[alby]

you can check how much websites are worth

it'll probably keep you busy for a good half hour, its interesting stuff to check how much your favorite websites are worth... or trying to come up with the top 10 websites... etc

have fun!

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by alby

you can check how much websites are worth

it'll probably keep you busy for a good half hour, its interesting stuff to check how much your favorite websites are worth... or trying to come up with the top 10 websites... etc

have fun!

What dictates the value of this site - the ads? Does it count user donations?

[alby]

http://www.mywebsiteworth.com/


edit^
actually, this is the one I played around with
http://www.websiteoutlook.com/

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by alby

http://www.mywebsiteworth.com/


edit^
actually, this is the one I played around with
http://www.websiteoutlook.com/

I get $ 1,425 on one site and $4,161 on the other...

Both estimates seem more correct than the $12,052 posted above...

[LonghornDub]

That's pretty cool.

[dude1394]

Devin struggling a little bit. Hopefully my nephew will get it together...but it sounds vaguely familiar.

http://www.nj.com/nets/index.ssf/200...s_working.html

He was the last guy to leave the gym Thursday -- isn't that always the case with slumping shooters? -- but you had the impression that Devin Harris wasn't getting the desired results from those 200 extra jumpers he took with assistant coach Jim Sann.

Nobody ever said 200 shots would be enough to cure a sick shooting stroke. But the Nets point guard was only halfway through this workout when another coach, Doug Overton, asked him whether he'd be in the gym later in the evening.

"Meet you around 8 o'clock," Harris told him, taking his eye off the rim for only a second.

To answer the obvious question: Yes, he is taking his slump seriously, as he must.

Overshadowed by the Nets' defensive problems is the fact they are often inept offensively, which comes as a surprise to most of them. They had believed that their scoring talent would carry them through the early stages of the season, but when your point guard is averaging 12.3 points on 30 percent shooting, that is not a realistic premise.

Harris knows it better than anyone: "It's still up in the air a little bit," he said of his comfort level with the new offense and his new teammates. "I'm just trying to find a good, happy medium between scoring and getting assists and what-not.

"And it's tough when we're in the open series (the dribble-drive offense) to find those open guys. Because you want to get in the lane -- that's the predicate of the offense -- and obviously the decision-making isn't where it needs to be right now. And that's partly my fault."

Harris has a tough job, given all the pieces he's trying to integrate. He has to think like a primary scorer. He has to be fearless, and he can't worry about making a turnover. But through 92 uneven minutes, he is having trouble getting a feel for the game, keeping it at a pace he's comfortable with, and managing its momentum shifts.

No coach or teammate fears he won't snap out of it -- perhaps as early as Friday night's encounter with Allen Iverson and the Detroit Pistons at Izod Center -- but it must happen soon, because the kids on his team need someone to tug them along right now.

Especially when defenses are so intent on removing Vince Carter, who is getting a measly 15 shots per game, from the equation.

"I think he's just got to do it," coach Lawrence Frank said matter-of-factly. "I've got no worries at all. The last exhibition game he played very well. He played well in Washington. He'll get it. I know he'll play to his level. I don't have any concerns about him."

Frank concedes -- reluctantly -- that his leader has struggled with tempo, with managing shot distribution, and is occasionally preoccupied with making the big play instead of the right play. That's when Frank reminds you that Harris is still only 25, and in his second year of running his own team.

"He knows it," the coach said. "We address it. Like I said, he's the least of our worries."

The positives? Harris is getting to the line fairly regularly. He is still capable of getting into the paint and all the way to the rim any time he wants, especially in the open format. And despite some amateurish blunders in the open court against Phoenix Tuesday, his assist-to-turnover ratio is where it was a year ago.

But the offense hasn't come together the way he would have liked, and he asserts that cohesion will come with familiarity.

"(I'm) trying to figure out what these guys are thinking, where I think they'll be, as opposed to where they really go," Harris said. "Especially on pick-and-rolls, with guys like Brook (Lopez) and Ryan (Anderson). We really haven't played a lot together, so when those guys come in the game I have to think more like they think, rather than where I expect them to be."

[dude1394]

I believe that Reggie Miller wants to have Ron Artests' baby.

[Flacolaco]

Originally Posted by dude1394

I believe that Reggie Miller wants to have Ron Artests' baby.

That, coupled with the fact that this is the most boring game ever...78 points midway through the 4th....good grief.

And yeah, he wants to have 3 or 4 of his babies. I also liked the way he defended Tracy when she threw it out of bounds to nobody and then blamed it on a different Rocket.

[LonghornDub]

10 seconds left, Blazers ball. Let's see some ROY magic.

[LonghornDub]

Artest just owned Roy.

[LonghornDub]

HOLY SH*T what an amazing shot by Brandon Roy!!!! Blazers win!

[nowhereman]

yao ming and 1 with 1.8 seconds left to win by 1 in OT? did that just happen, or is gamecast wrong, or am i just crazy?

[chumdawg]

Why do a lot of NBA players seem so angry when they make a game-winning shot?

[LonghornDub]

Originally Posted by nowhereman

yao ming and 1 with 1.8 seconds left to win by 1 in OT? did that just happen, or is gamecast wrong, or am i just crazy?

Brandon Roy hit like a 30 foot 3 pointer from the wing as time expired.

[LonghornDub]

Originally Posted by chumdawg

Why do a lot of NBA players seem so angry when they make a game-winning shot?

Some NBA players look angry no matter what. See: T-Mac, David West.

[nowhereman]

HOLY CRAP BRANDON ROY DID THAT?

why do i not have a cable box for my new tv yet???

[monty55555]

Damn. What a shot by ROY. Amazing.

[LonghornDub]

Pooooooooooooorrrrrrr Rockettes.

[monty55555]

Wow, what a game. Terrific! That was probably one of the best last 10 seconds (or less!) I have seen in a long time. Amazing.

Oh my. Time to sleep. Work in 6 hours.

[DOMINATOR]

Originally Posted by monty55555

Wow, what a game. Terrific! That was probably one of the best last 10 seconds (or less!) I have seen in a long time. Amazing.

Oh my. Time to sleep. Work in 6 hours.

3 clutch FG's in the last 3 seconds.

35 footer for Roy can't do much but say nice shot.

yao was a giant pussy again tonight until the clutch shot.

[monty55555]

Originally Posted by DOMINATOR

3 clutch FG's in the last 3 seconds.

35 footer for Roy can't do much but say nice shot.

yao was a giant pussy again tonight until the clutch shot.

Yeah. Crazy game.

[mavspwnage]

Originally Posted by Flacolaco

Ummm...what do you mean?

Originally Posted by alby

http://www.mywebsiteworth.com/


edit^
actually, this is the one I played around with
http://www.websiteoutlook.com/

Originally Posted by Underdog

I get $ 1,425 on one site and $4,161 on the other...

Both estimates seem more correct than the $12,052 posted above...

yeah, I messed up. The other number was for a different site. I get the $4,161 as well.

PS- go Blazers! what a finish!

[Dirkenstien]

Great game by the Blazers. That kid Rudy Fernandez is going to be a hell of a player. He moves around screens like Reggie Miller, he's athletic, can shoot the 3, is clever with the ball and has a nice passing touch.

Portland is going to be very very good in the near future.

[bernardos70]

It's interesting to know that Rockets' fans think Yao is a big pussy when Kenny "The 'tard sauce'" Smith just said earlier in the broadcast that he has overtaken Dirk as the best foreign-born player in the league...

[kingmalaki]

Originally Posted by bernardos70

It's interesting to know that Rockets' fans think Yao is a big pussy when Kenny "The 'tard sauce'" Smith just said earlier in the broadcast that he has overtaken Dirk as the best foreign-born player in the league...

We think Yao is playing like a pu%%y. He is still better than Dirk.

[LonghornDub]

The idea that Yao is better than Dirk is laughable. Yao needs to lead his team to at least ONE playoff series victory in his career before the two can even be compared.

[Dirkenstien]

Originally Posted by kingmalaki

We think Yao is playing like a pu%%y. He is still better than Dirk.

I banish you.


You are banished.


Seriously, though. Get that comical trash out of here.

[monty55555]

Wow, the Bobcats just won over the Hornets. And the Spurs are currently down by 20 going into the 2nd half against the Heat.

Tony Parker suffered a sprain. I don't know how severe it is.

[Windmill360]

Devin Harris with a career high to beat Iverson and the Pistons.