NBA Discussion Thread

Bulls cost me $600. I had Knicks +8.5 :/

freakzilla wrote:

Bulls cost me $600. I had Knicks +8.5 :/

That hurts lol.

Andrew Bynum in beast mode. 19 rebounds in 18 first half minutes.

freakzilla wrote:

Andrew Bynum in beast mode. 19 rebounds in 18 first half minutes.

He should be playing like this more often than he does. He far to inconsistant at times.

timthebim wrote:

freakzilla wrote:

Andrew Bynum in beast mode. 19 rebounds in 18 first half minutes.

He should be playing like this more often than he does. He far to inconsistant at times.

I agree. If he had his head on right and actually tried all the time he would be a top 5 player in the NBA.

freakzilla wrote:

timthebim wrote:

freakzilla wrote:

Andrew Bynum in beast mode. 19 rebounds in 18 first half minutes.

He should be playing like this more often than he does. He far to inconsistant at times.

I agree. If he had his head on right and actually tried all the time he would be a top 5 player in the NBA.

He definitely has the skills to be a Dwight Howard type.

timthebim wrote:

freakzilla wrote:

timthebim wrote:

freakzilla wrote:

Andrew Bynum in beast mode. 19 rebounds in 18 first half minutes.

He should be playing like this more often than he does. He far to inconsistant at times.

I agree. If he had his head on right and actually tried all the time he would be a top 5 player in the NBA.

He definitely has the skills to be a Dwight Howard type.

Offensively he is better than Dwight.

timthebim wrote:

freakzilla wrote:

Andrew Bynum in beast mode. 19 rebounds in 18 first half minutes.

He should be playing like this more often than he does. He far to inconsistant at times.

Maybe in years past, he's pretty much been a monster this season

bobbitt15 wrote:

timthebim wrote:

freakzilla wrote:

Andrew Bynum in beast mode. 19 rebounds in 18 first half minutes.

He should be playing like this more often than he does. He far to inconsistant at times.

Maybe in years past, he's pretty much been a monster this season

Yeah I agree he has been huge this season for the most part but every once and awhile I watch him and think if his head was in the game he could score 50pts.

He has a huge stat line tonight though lol.

he almost had more board than the spurs themselves! great game with kobe out

Yeah he was huge last night. I might be a fool to throw this out there but with the way the Lakers played last night are they a better TEAM without Kobe? I heard they took 89 shots and Gasol and Bynum had like 45. They stayed in the paint and beat a playoff team down on there home floor. Im not saying 1 way or the other but it at least made me think.

timthebim wrote:

Yeah he was huge last night. I might be a fool to throw this out there but with the way the Lakers played last night are they a better TEAM without Kobe? I heard they took 89 shots and Gasol and Bynum had like 45. They stayed in the paint and beat a playoff team down on there home floor. Im not saying 1 way or the other but it at least made me think.

i think we all know the answer to that question. stuff like that shouldn't even be brought up. i think the rest only helps kobe to be honest, he'll come out fresh for the play offs

killerofchicken wrote:

timthebim wrote:

Yeah he was huge last night. I might be a fool to throw this out there but with the way the Lakers played last night are they a better TEAM without Kobe? I heard they took 89 shots and Gasol and Bynum had like 45. They stayed in the paint and beat a playoff team down on there home floor. Im not saying 1 way or the other but it at least made me think.

i think we all know the answer to that question. stuff like that shouldn't even be brought up. i think the rest only helps kobe to be honest, he'll come out fresh for the play offs

It can be brought up only because without Kobes 30 shots a game the big guys get more touches and the Lakers offense looks alittle more in sink.

Lakers won't go anywhere without Kobe.

freakzilla wrote:

Lakers won't go anywhere without Kobe.

Obviously, but a focus on the LA bigs would probably get them further in the playoffs.

If you want rings, you need bigs.

Mavs - not an elite big but went from good to championship good with Tyson Chandler. Dirk doesn't count as a big in my book.
Lakers (2x) - go from good to championship good with Gasol and Bynum (coming into his own)
Celts - Garnett (versatile, but still a big)
Spurs - Timmy D
Heat - Shaq
Spurs - Timmy D
Pistons - Ultimate team championship (no stars, ultra rare) solid bigs with the Wallaces.
Spurs - Timmy D
Lakers (3x) - Shaq
Spurs - Timmy D and old man Robinson
Bulls (3x) - exception with the GOAT
Rockets (2x) - HAKEEM THE DREAM OLAJUWON
Bulls (3x) - exception with the GOAT
Pistons(2x) - semi exception, Laimbeer (good not quite elite though)
Lakers (2x) - Jabbar
Celts - McHale & Parish
Lakers - Jabbar
Celts - McHale & Parish

So in the past 28 years, 18 championship teams had elite bigs, 4 had very good bigs (not elite), & 6 had the greatest player of all time.

Kobe "probably" going to play against Spurs tomorrow.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7832334/report-orlando-magic-dwight-howard-says-play-stan-van-gundy
Magic center Dwight Howard has called team owner Rich DeVos to tell him that he won't play for coach Stan Van Gundy anymore, WKMG in Orlando is reporting.

Howard missed his sixth straight game with a back injury Wednesday against the Celtics, and Van Gundy has already said that he is preparing for his big man to miss the rest of the season and the playoffs.

Howard is still upset that Van Gundy publicly said this month that Howard asked management to have him fired, sources told WKMG. According to the report, the 86-year-old DeVos took Howard's call in his suite at the Amway Center sometime during Friday's game against the Hawks.

just saw a cool playoff add featuring Durant, him on top of the arena

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7834605/orlando-magic-dwight-howard-back-surgery-miss-rest-season
I think it's really a mole removal.

I wish the playoffs would hurry up and start because even this shorten season feels like it is dragging on forever.

So I need Utah to go 0-2, Suns 1-1, and Rox 2-0. Gotta nab that 8 spot.

Farmer1906 wrote:

So I need Utah to go 0-2, Suns 1-1, and Rox 2-0. Gotta nab that 8 spot.

U need alot lol. For the Pistons I need about 12 teams planes to crash!

Farmer1906 wrote:

So I need Utah to go 0-2, Suns 1-1, and Rox 2-0. Gotta nab that 8 spot.

Sorry.