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NBA Discussion / Kobe's shoulder wouldn't get injured

« on: April 07, 2004, 09:14:52 PM »

In my mind, I want Kobe shooting the ball as much as possible.

Me, too!!!

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NBA Discussion / Kobe's shoulder wouldn't get injured

« on: April 07, 2004, 05:48:45 PM »

The Kings were 1st in FG% allowed and 1st in 3 pt defense last year, so this team CAN play defense, they just have chosen not to. In the playoffs, they will stiffen up. I'd be more worried about Shaq's knee and Gary Payton's inability to guard a paper bag. If anyone's reputation has far exceeded reality it is Payton's so-called defense. He hasn't played solid defense in almost three years.

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NBA Discussion / Kobe's shoulder wouldn't get injured

« on: April 07, 2004, 11:56:05 AM »

Odd. As a Kings' fan, I would never state, nor be allowed to, that Peja's injury two years ago and Webber's injury last year affected the Kings chances in the playoffs. I'd be told injuries were part of the game, and I'd agree with it, unless it happened to be my fantasy team being hurt all year long...Anyway, Kobe's shoulder is now an excuse? I think he hurts his shoulder from all the shooting he does. He kills the Laker's "offense". That, and the Lakers won't belittle themselves to play defense.

For all the talk about the Kings' defensive woes, nobody talks about how bad the Lakers are on defense. They usually have to rely on bogus charge calls and no calls on muggings when the ball is stripped. Also, Webber is playing his way back from injury, and the Kings have been missing an All-Star and the Sixth Man of the Year, but alas, once again I forgot injuries only count when talking about the mighty Lakers. :unsure:  

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NBA Discussion / Spurs Recap

« on: April 05, 2004, 08:37:26 PM »

Do you know the definition of a "moving screen?"

Yeah, it's what Malone is always doing.    

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NBA Discussion / Spurs Recap

« on: April 05, 2004, 07:49:55 PM »

Yeah, it was the refs, alright. I'm sure Kobe's ballhogging and the Spurs defense has little to no affect on the game.  :rolleyes:

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NBA Discussion / Jim Rome's take on LA

« on: April 05, 2004, 05:47:13 PM »

If you watched last year's WC semifinals, you'd have seen Bowen do the same thing he did yesterday four times in that series. Sure, Kobe will get his, but at what expense? He alienated the other players and stagnated the offense yesterday, which is exactly what Pop wants. Kobe tries to make it into a one on one thing, and Bowen will win that one everytime, simply because that is the Spurs strategy. One point per a shot is perfectly exceptable when you consider Shaq scores about 1.5 points per shot and fouls everyone out in the process.

The only way the Lakers beat the Spurs is through Shaq, and Shaq doesn't seem to be a big part of the Lakers (and Kobe's) plans. As a Kings/anti-Laker fan, I start screaming "SHOOT!!!" everytime I see Kobe with the rock. GO KOBE!!!

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NBA Discussion / Could anyone else here ever dunk?

« on: April 04, 2004, 11:25:51 AM »

 I LOVE that "dunk" story! It sounds like a Ben Stiller moment. At one time I was able to dunk, but they weren't what you'd call ferocious, due to the fact that I'm a two foot jumper and I can barely palm a basketball, which left me having to do some odd things to hold on to the ball long enough to get over the rim. I'm about 6'1" and I used to have a 32 inch vertical leap, but the 60 pounds I've put on since high school, plus a serious ankle injury in a college intramural game have put a damper on my dunk days. Now I can only get a couple inches over the rim.

However, I've gotten crafty in my old age, and I don't know how many times I've put a Vlade move on some young punk, leaving him wondering how you can shoot from below the waist while spinning and looking away. Being crafty has its advantages. Besides, my little brother, who is 6'4", can dunk just about anyway you want him to, so I live vicariously through him.

On a more somber note, I once saw my dad dunk when he was in his mid 30's, and he did so without warming up, at a weight of about 250 lbs. I always lived with that through high school and college, even being known as "Vert Man" (from the Mountain Dew commercials and my above the rim blocks), that I couldn't outjump my fat dad.    

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Fantasy NBA League / Week 18 team of the WEAK

« on: March 01, 2004, 11:31:31 PM »

My team amassed some MAJOR stats this past week. KVH was a monster in the lone game for my team this past week.  :unsure:  

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Fantasy NBA League / Attention BBF!!!

« on: February 23, 2004, 06:04:32 PM »

I'm thinking about it. I will definitely get back to you with a counterproposal if I decide not to go with this, unless Bod should accept my original offer.

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Fantasy NBA League / Attention BBF!!!

« on: February 22, 2004, 08:27:16 PM »

I have thrown a keeper trade your way.

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Fantasy NBA League / Attention Bod!!!

« on: February 21, 2004, 11:07:06 PM »

I threw a trade offer your way. I know you need a keeper, I'm ready to deal and get ready for the playoffs.

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Fantasy NBA League / Keeper questions about the FNBA league.

« on: February 20, 2004, 08:57:19 AM »

You could go from having 1 great keeper, a decent keeper and some solid role players to having 2 decent keepers.

What???  :blink:  What about those of us stuck with two "decent" keepers, because we didn't get to draft at the top? Should we be penalized forever, so that players who drafted first don't have to adjust?

Besides, I'm going to go from five keepers to two, with no help in the draft, do you feel sorry for me? Incidentally, none of my keepers comes close to Garnett or McGrady. I think you're missing the point, which is: If managers can keep players forever, the first draft takes on more importance than the rest for the forseeable future.

I'm okay with having to restructure my team, as long as other owners have to restructure their team from time to time as well. Managers with a Lebron James or Tim Duncan don't have to as it stands now. They simply build around what they have, because these guys are going to be stars for the next DECADE.

What this would do is keep them on their toes in the future, having to make good trades and sound draft picks. I don't have the option of either, because I can't build around Jason Kidd or Ben Wallace (in a shooter league), and I can't deal them. That sounds pretty unfair...    

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Fantasy NBA League / Keeper questions about the FNBA league.

« on: February 13, 2004, 09:51:35 PM »

OK...what about a limit on the amount of years a manager can hold a keeper?

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Fantasy NBA League / Keeper questions about the FNBA league.

« on: February 12, 2004, 05:53:52 PM »

Yep, you're right. I would gladly trade Davis or Kidd to you for your 3rd round draft pick, which would help both of us, but as it stands now, I would have nothing to gain. The keeper thing would be a lot less difficult to swallow if I knew I could get a couple 3rd rounders for my trouble of building a team up and then having to tear it right back down. Then the idea of building a team from scratch would have some allure as well, but as it stands right now, you have to grab a Top Five guy, another keeper, and that's about all there is to it. There is no incentive for people to deal as the system is being currently proposed.