Random NBA Chatter - Season long thread

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Mulva
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Jan 19, 2012 11:03pm
Skyhook79;1059385 wrote:I would take the Cavs bench easily.
Ben Wallace started 75 of the 78 games he appeared in a Cavs uniform. Why would he be included as part of the bench?
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Jan 19, 2012 11:07pm
Mulva;1059765 wrote:Ben Wallace started 75 of the 78 games he appeared in a Cavs uniform. Why would he be included as part of the bench?
Cause,

78 - 75 = 3. DUH!
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Jan 19, 2012 11:11pm
Mulva;1059765 wrote:Ben Wallace started 75 of the 78 games he appeared in a Cavs uniform. Why would he be included as part of the bench?
Why did you include Verejao as part of the starters then? That would be 6 starters.
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Jan 19, 2012 11:22pm
Skyhook79;1059779 wrote:Why did you include Verejao as part of the starters then? That would be 6 starters.
Wallace and Z missed 40+ games in the 2008 season (66 win year), so Varejao finished with over 40 starts. He was sort of 1/2 and 1/2. I wasn't really trying to categorize him as a starter, just saying that he's the same player as Noah so neither team has the advantage there.

And then Wallace wasn't on the team in 2009 (61-21). Hickson started and Varejao was a bench player then, but I'd still take the Bulls current bench over a bench with Andy, Gibson, Delonte, Jamario Moon, Jawad Williams, and old Z. Especially considering Varejao is the only one of them that appeared in over 64 games for various reasons.
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Jan 19, 2012 11:24pm
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I just saw that randomly. I thought it was funny.
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Jan 20, 2012 2:29pm
Last night Lebron became only the second player to go for at least 31,8,8,4,3 two times in a game in the last 25 years, the other was Michael Jordan.
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Jan 20, 2012 6:44pm
Stats like that are stupid. If I just keep adding different categories I guarantee I could find something that only Eric Snow has done. Doesn't mean anything.
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Jan 20, 2012 6:47pm
GOONx19;1060532 wrote:Stats like that are stupid. If I just keep adding different categories I guarantee I could find something that only Eric Snow has done. Doesn't mean anything.
yeah, turnovers and missed shots
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Jan 20, 2012 7:51pm
GOONx19;1060532 wrote:Stats like that are stupid. If I just keep adding different categories I guarantee I could find something that only Eric Snow has done. Doesn't mean anything.
Pts, Boards, Assists, Steals and Blocks are stupid?
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Jan 20, 2012 8:34pm
sportswizuhrd;1060573 wrote:Pts, Boards, Assists, Steals and Blocks are stupid?
Making it 31, 8, 8, 4, and 3 is. That's totally arbitrary.
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Jan 20, 2012 9:11pm
Magic 48
Lakers 31 yeah 31 at the half

Halftime

Lakers absolutely brutal.

Kobe 6-10 rest of team 5-29 smh. I think Bynum is taking a dive so the Magic won't want him. 1 pt so far and 3 fouls. smh
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Jan 20, 2012 9:25pm
Lakers look awful, this season with the way the schedule is we are going to see a lot of games like tonight from teams. Going to be hard to tell who the favorites are with the way the schedule is.
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Jan 20, 2012 9:28pm
Yeah, you look around the league on any given night and teams are in the 60s in the 4th.

Just tonight:
-Toronto
-Memphis
-Detroit
-Boston
-Phoenix
-NYK (who are up-tempo as it gets)
-Cleveland
-Lakers (will be)
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Jan 20, 2012 9:30pm
Laley23;1060637 wrote:Yeah, you look around the league on any given night and teams are in the 60s in the 4th.

Just tonight:
-Toronto
-Memphis
-Detroit
-Boston
-Phoenix
-NYK (who are up-tempo as it gets)
-Cleveland
-Lakers (will be)
No training camp and shortened preseason has hurt the level of play overall, a lot of teams and players struggling.
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Jan 20, 2012 9:40pm
Knicks being blown out at home by the Bucks, what a let down they've been.
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Jan 20, 2012 9:44pm
robj55;1060650 wrote:Knicks being blown out at home by the Bucks, what a let down they've been.
They are being beat, and have been a let down. But its an 11 pt game. Not a blow out.
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Jan 20, 2012 9:45pm
Laley23;1060654 wrote:They are being beat, and have been a let down. But its an 11 pt game. Not a blow out.
it was just like 16-18
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Jan 20, 2012 9:48pm
Lakers bench 3 pts tonight... that's awesome.
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Jan 20, 2012 9:59pm
Well, in keeping it random. Pacers Mascot, Boomer, broke the glass at a HS game tonight. If anyone yelled Boomshakalaka in the stands we woul dhave our first real life trifecta. #NBAJam

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Jan 20, 2012 10:01pm
Boston scores 71 against the Suns and loses, hate to say it but the time has come...
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Jan 20, 2012 10:21pm
Without Rondo, they might as well develop the 2007 attitude and go for a top 3 pick...Anthony Davis or Andre Drummond would be a nice building piece...
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Jan 20, 2012 10:25pm
Azubuike24;1060697 wrote:Without Rondo, they might as well develop the 2007 attitude and go for a top 3 pick...Anthony Davis or Andre Drummond would be a nice building piece...
They can start by sending Ray Allen to the Lakers.
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Jan 20, 2012 10:31pm
Skyhook79;1060703 wrote:They can start by sending Ray Allen to the Lakers.

For what??
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Jan 20, 2012 10:32pm
I don't see Boston even wasting their time considering such a move. It would be inconsequential.
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Jan 20, 2012 10:37pm
Midstate01;1060710 wrote:For what??
Bench help. I am pretty sure Allen can score more pts by himself than the entire Laker bench right now.