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NBA Discussion / Favorite Playoff Moment?
« on: April 06, 2011, 03:59:17 PM »
The playoffs are quickly approaching... What is your favorite playoff moment?
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NBA Discussion / Re: 2011-2012 without the NBA
« on: March 25, 2011, 11:17:25 AM »It won't matter who is to blame. It will AGAIN poison NBA fans against basketball, just when several new stars are starting to emerge and a few old ones are beginning to fade. It will AGAIN result in "an asterisk championship." It will dim the impact of the All-Star Game in the future - and the best All-Star weekend in pro sports - when it is forced to be cancelled. It will re-inforce the "thug" image of the NBA.
Don't know if anyone has noticed, but there's a football lockout going on. Labor unions are under fire in Wisconsin and several other states. Any negatives coming from these conflicts will ALSO be applied to the NBAPA - whether fairly or unfairly. Worse yet, if state budget deficits are fixed by de-unionization (I doubt it too, but I'm saying just suppose), the NBAPA will be seen as a failed idea by the fans - and will definitely be identified as "part of the problem."
Eventually, the players will cave in. (After all, owners can own teams for 50 years - players play 7-to-12 and then they're done.) The NBA will get most of what they want, with a few bones thrown to the players. And the entire argument will make folks more willing to turn to look at the college game again.
The winners? Baseball and Hockey. The losers? The NFL, depending on how long the lockout lasts, and the NBA. BIG wins for MLB and NHL if basketball *AND* football are BOTH sitting out at the same time.
A racial angle will be thrown into the mix. The sport of basketball as a whole will be tarnished. Players will be dismissed as cry-babies who only want to play with their friends while raking in ridiculous amounts of money. The new face of the league will be LeBron James as a Cleveland Cavalier in game 5 against Boston, with a Miami plane ticket in his hand and money stuffed in his pockets under a banner reading "The Decision."
That's what *I* think is going to happen.
Nicely said!!
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NBA Discussion / 2011-2012 without the NBA
« on: March 22, 2011, 03:51:03 PM »
Many people are saying that a lockout is inevitable for the 2011-2012 season. What impact will it have on the NBA, players, fans.. and in general, America? Also, if there is a lockout, who would be to blame?
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NBA Discussion / Re: Great NBA Moments?
« on: March 10, 2011, 01:51:36 PM »Ill go with ones I remember pretty well, in my life time.
- Kobe's 81 point game, which people mistake as some kind of ball hogging event even though they were down 15 points before he went off.
- The tip out by Vlade/Shaq to a wide open Robert Horry to win that playoff game
- Michael Jordan's hand switching lay up against the Lakers in the finals and his shot against Byron Russell in the finals
Nice!! I'd also have to say Noah/Steal coast to coast dunk & 1
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NBA Discussion / Great NBA Moments?
« on: March 09, 2011, 03:26:41 PM »
What are some great NBA moments? I'll start by mentioning Tracy Mcgrady with 13 points in 35 seconds...
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NBA Discussion / Re: Craziest stats of the season?
« on: March 04, 2011, 02:37:58 PM »How about adjusted +/- for players this year...
http://basketballvalue.com/topplayers.php?year=2010-2011&mode=summary&sortnumber=94&sortorder=DESC
Kenyon Dooling and Alderidge leading the league?!?!
True! Nice one!
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NBA Discussion / Re: Craziest stats of the season?
« on: March 03, 2011, 01:49:36 PM »Kevin Love's double double streak
Yes, I agree completely!!
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NBA Discussion / Craziest stats of the season?
« on: March 01, 2011, 04:50:20 PM »
What do you think are the craziest/most interesting stats of this NBA season?
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NBA Discussion / Re: End of Age Restriction
« on: February 03, 2011, 04:49:52 PM »
Players like Lebron and Amar'e have proven that they belong from jump. Look at the league's present superstars and stars... Most of them came in straight out of high school or immediately after their freshman year.
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NBA Discussion / Re: End of Age Restriction
« on: February 02, 2011, 02:57:59 PM »The money is a very interesting angle because it is part of the reason why a number of players, not just ones out of HS, get themselves into trouble. I still don't know why the NBA doesn't do a better job of providing education on finances, especially when it effects the image of their product (players) so much
Very true.. great point!!
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NBA Discussion / End of Age Restriction
« on: February 01, 2011, 12:27:40 PM »
The NBA players hope to end the age restriction that forbids players from entering the NBA directly out of high school. How will this decision impact the NBA?
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NBA Discussion / Re: Give Advice to Player
« on: January 18, 2011, 10:08:11 AM »
I would say:
Derek Fisher: Work on your lay ups.
Hasheem Thabeet: Stop being the #2 overall pick. Also the ball can't actually injure you, so you don't have to be afraid of it.
Gallo - Be more assertive on the court.
Derek Fisher: Work on your lay ups.
Hasheem Thabeet: Stop being the #2 overall pick. Also the ball can't actually injure you, so you don't have to be afraid of it.
Gallo - Be more assertive on the court.
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NBA Discussion / Give Advice to Player
« on: January 14, 2011, 12:45:48 PM »
If you could give advice to a NBA player to improve how they play, who would you give advice to and what would it be?
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NBA Discussion / Re: An interesting thought
« on: January 11, 2011, 05:22:40 PM »Hey Reality!
When I first read your proposal, I will have to say that initially it was an LOL moment...but upon reflection, that may not be a bad idea. How the influx of the best of the world's roundball talent would be properly dispersed among the lesser preforming teams would be a major snag, but it would certainly beef up the talent levels of those teams' squads, increasing competitiveness and thereby fan interest in the league. Hmmm...
Shaq #1
Good point! I'm split on the idea...
Travel would be awful but expanding the NBA into Europe makes sense considering the amount of talent that is continually being produced. Names like Dirk Nowitzki, Pau Gasol and Tony Parker, all of whom are from Europe, are now NBA superstars.
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NBA Discussion / Will the NBA expand to Europe?
« on: January 06, 2011, 03:27:06 PM »
There's been a lot of talk about the NBA expanding to Europe... Do you think the NBA will give up home games in order to reach out to a larger base? How do you think this will impact the NBA?