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NBA Discussion / Where's That Polar Bear?

« on: January 13, 2005, 12:34:30 AM »

I just wanted to make sure he knew that the team he elected as worst in the league just moved into the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference playoff hunt.  

(Sorry dabods!)

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NBA Discussion / I bet Stern is really pissed that J.O. is playing

« on: January 10, 2005, 11:27:04 PM »

My understanding is that the courts have yet to rule on whether the arbitrator has any standing in this situation.  The league of course claims he doesn't.  I have no idea as to the legal issues involved.

Jermaine may yet have to serve the final 10 games of his suspension.  The courts concluded that, absent a clear decision on this issue, it would be unfair to make him serve the rest of his suspension.  If the courts eventually rule in favor of the Pacers, he can't "unserve" time he's already served.  On the other hand, if the courts rule in faavor of the league, he can always serve the remaining 10 games of his suspension later in the season.

I tend to agree that the league should have the right to police its players.  However, if the decision of the arbitrator *might* stand, letting him play now until the courts make a decision seems the fair thing to do.

And yes, I'm sure you're right that Stern is VERY HOT about an arbitrator sticking his nose in what Stern absolutely feels is HIS decision and his alone.

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NBA Discussion / Ok we are enough games in...

« on: December 31, 2004, 08:54:55 PM »

Welcome to the board!!  I think we all would like more fans from other teams posting here on the board regularly.  Chi may be one of the crappy teams in the league but that still doesnt mean they dont have good players or good games we would like to hear about.  We wouldnt giggle at your post just because you have a GM who smokes crack

Thanks for the welcome!  I haven't posted regularly on ANY boards since the demise of the MSNBC boards a few years ago (where I was known as NC).  Not sure how regular I'll be here as it depends on how crazy things get when work kicks back in next week.  I've missed posting and talking basketball with INTELLIGENT fans, of which I know there are many here.

As for the Bulls GM smoking crack, I believe you're referring to the FORMER GM.   The Bulls current GM is (fortunately) more well-known for hitting championship shots than making horrible trades.

I'm hoping that the "crappy team" characterization no longer fits.  It's a bit early to say the Bulls are no longer crappy but they ARE coming off a 9-8 December, their first winning month in more than 6 years.  It'll be interesting to see how well they do when they're no longer able to sneak up on their opponents.  Several, including the Lakers, T-Wolves, Cavs, and Pistons took recent games against the Bulls for granted and proceeded to lose.  Once the rest of the league realizes they won't dry up and blow away anymore, the Bulls may have a tougher time.  But they're no longer a pushover.