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Apr 17, 2012 10:41 PM
Novaksanity!
Apr 17, 2012 10:41pm
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Apr 18, 2012 12:06 AM
Whoever gets Philly gets a big break.

There is something about NY, I just don't want to face. Much maligned, but far more capable of giving CHI or MIA a series.

Philly has been done for 2 months. They were on the upswing last year, the complete opposite of this year, and got blasted by Miami in round 1.
Apr 18, 2012 12:06am
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Apr 18, 2012 1:08 AM
GOONx19;1145004 wrote:Daniel Orton has played in 10 games in two years and likely will not have a contract in the near future. He also dropped out of college and disconnected all ties he had to his coaches and teammates. The less than $2 million that he owns will not support his lifestyle.
Point stands: he's a millionaire pro athlete. And UK students are "laughing at him." About what? He won America. They're people living in Kentucky.
Apr 18, 2012 1:08am
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Apr 18, 2012 1:12 AM
I also don't think Orton will be out of the league if he continues to perform well. He's a big body and NBA loves size.
Apr 18, 2012 1:12am
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Apr 18, 2012 6:54 AM
2kool4skool;1146661 wrote:Point stands: he's a millionaire pro athlete. And UK students are "laughing at him." About what? He won America. They're people living in Kentucky.
What exactly did he win?
Apr 18, 2012 6:54am
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Apr 18, 2012 8:32 AM
2kool4skool;1146661 wrote:Point stands: he's a millionaire pro athlete. And UK students are "laughing at him." About what? He won America. They're people living in Kentucky.
You're missing the point. I get your joke. "Haha, Kentucky is shitty redneck state." Compare him to the other Kentucky basketball players and he lost. Josh Harrellson is going to have a better career than Orton. It's sad. He made bad decisions and ruined some great opportunities.
Apr 18, 2012 8:32am
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Apr 18, 2012 2:15 PM
The Heat in its current form won't win a championship. The Heat aren't even the best team in their own conference much less the league. I wouldn't be surprised if Indiana knocks them off in the Conference semi's.
Apr 18, 2012 2:15pm
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Apr 18, 2012 2:37 PM
GOONx19;1146755 wrote:Compare him to the other Kentucky basketball players and he lost.
Maybe, but they're not the ones "laughing." Apparently that's UK students.
Josh Harrellson is going to have a better career than Orton.
He is? Orton is 2 years younger, with a higher PER and more upside.
It's sad. He made bad decisions and ruined some great opportunities.
Whatever decisions he made led to him being a first round pick. He could have stuck around at some shitty school being paid nothing for another year or two, and maybe gotten more money down the road(or maybe less, or maybe none at all.) Or he could take the millions he was guaranteed then.
Apr 18, 2012 2:37pm
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Apr 18, 2012 4:26 PM
Funny, I saw one of these charity games(not with wall) here on base over the summer. Guys like rose, mike miller, joe Johnson, tyreke Evans. They don't play hard, they basically play around. I'm guessing playing 20 of those games equals about 3 real games.
Apr 18, 2012 4:26pm
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Apr 18, 2012 6:23 PM
Orton wasn't good at UK either. I don't know why Orlando wasted a first round pick on him. Dude averaged 3 points and 3 rebounds.
Apr 18, 2012 6:23pm
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Apr 18, 2012 6:39 PM
I've said it in this very thread. Wall has coasted on talent for a long time. He's capable of being a top player in the league but he will continually be surpassed until he dials in some of the smaller things in his life and game.

Compare him to Brandon Knight, just as an example. Knight followed him at UK, had a better college career and thus far the NBA career is heading that way.
Apr 18, 2012 6:39pm
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Apr 18, 2012 8:15 PM
I know Wall gets by on talent and Knight is a much harder worker but....Aside from team success, theres no way shape or form that Knights had a better NBA career than Wall
Apr 18, 2012 8:15pm
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Apr 18, 2012 8:17 PM
Wall shoots 8% from 3. I laughed.
Apr 18, 2012 8:17pm
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Apr 18, 2012 8:22 PM
wildcats20;1147371 wrote:Wall shoots 8% from 3. I laughed.
Lmao, on the year he is?
Apr 18, 2012 8:22pm
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Apr 18, 2012 8:24 PM
Hb31187;1147381 wrote:Lmao, on the year he is?
On the year he's actually shooting .075%

Yes, not even 10% on the year from 3.
Apr 18, 2012 8:24pm
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Apr 18, 2012 8:27 PM
hoops23;1147383 wrote:On the year he's actually shooting .075%

Yes, not even 10% on the year from 3.
Hahaha thats pathetic.
Apr 18, 2012 8:27pm
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Apr 18, 2012 8:27 PM
hoops23;1147383 wrote:On the year he's actually shooting .075%

Yes, not even 10% on the year from 3.
Yeah, I was rounding.
Apr 18, 2012 8:27pm
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Apr 18, 2012 8:28 PM
Melo is continuing his hot streak, albeit vs the Nets. But before halftime hes got 21 points on 8-11 shooting. 4-4 from 3(hes never been able to shoot 3's for some reason).

Wonder if this all goes to hell when Amare comes back
Apr 18, 2012 8:28pm
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Apr 18, 2012 8:28 PM
BUT, he's only taken 40. So it's not like he's chucking them up.
Apr 18, 2012 8:28pm
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Apr 18, 2012 10:24 PM
wildcats20;1147391 wrote:BUT, he's only taken 40. So it's not like he's chucking them up.
A 1st overall draft pick PG should put in the damn effort to be a double digit 3 pt shooter lol.
Apr 18, 2012 10:24pm
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Apr 18, 2012 10:28 PM
wildcats20;1147391 wrote:BUT, he's only taken 40. So it's not like he's chucking them up.
He's stupid, but not THAT stupid. He knows his limitations... As Chicago said though, a #1 overall pick should be able to work on that. Rose has become a respectable 3 point shooter.
Apr 18, 2012 10:28pm