Random NBA Chatter - Season long thread

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Feb 9, 2012 10:45pm
Thank god...
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Feb 10, 2012 8:01am
wildcats20;1081630 wrote:Then don't watch?
Yeah I turned it off after halftime show. Turned it back on for first half of the late game. Looks like a missed a hell of a finish. I've seen the lakers and celtics play more than any team this season except maybe the Cavs. Sick of watching them.

Only 2nd or 3rd time I've seen the Sac team play this year. They looked pretty good last night playing in front of a sold out crowd. Ibaka had a SICK defensive game with 10 blocks. I think Durrant is developing a Dirk like off the back foot fading away shot that is unblockable.
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Feb 10, 2012 10:14am
Commander of Awesome;1081894 wrote:Yeah I turned it off after halftime show. Turned it back on for first half of the late game. Looks like a missed a hell of a finish. I've seen the lakers and celtics play more than any team this season except maybe the Cavs. Sick of watching them.

Only 2nd or 3rd time I've seen the Sac team play this year. They looked pretty good last night playing in front of a sold out crowd. Ibaka had a SICK defensive game with 10 blocks. I think Durrant is developing a Dirk like off the back foot fading away shot that is unblockable.
That game was one of the better ones I've seen in a long time. Meaning the Sactown/OKC game. Unfortunately for Sactown, it was there ONLY national TV game all season.
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Feb 10, 2012 10:16am
3 times I bet against OKC, 3 times I lose.

So last night I picked them..and they lose.

I mean does the sport betting gods just really hate me or what.
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Feb 10, 2012 10:18am
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7560912/milwaukee-bucks-brandon-jennings-doing-homework-big-market-teams

For what it's worth, Jennings would look fantastic in purple and gold lol.
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Feb 10, 2012 10:30am
wildcats20;1082028 wrote:http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7560912/milwaukee-bucks-brandon-jennings-doing-homework-big-market-teams

For what it's worth, Jennings would look fantastic in purple and gold lol.
No...he wouldn't. imo
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Feb 10, 2012 10:30am
I'm so sick of the "Big Market" bs from FAs. Jennings needd to learn how to shoot the ball better. He is basically putting up SG numbers from the PG position. I like his game, but he has a lot of room for improvement.
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Feb 10, 2012 10:35am
SportsAndLady;1082023 wrote:3 times I bet against OKC, 3 times I lose.

So last night I picked them..and they lose.

I mean does the sport betting gods just really hate me or what.
Sports betting will lose you money in the long run. Very few people actually consistently win money.
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Feb 10, 2012 11:16am
sleeper;1082038 wrote:Sports betting will lose you money in the long run. Very few people actually consistently win money.
Yeah I'm done.

Luckily it's not my money I'm betting with..my dad won some money on that safety in the Super Bowl so he gave me some of his winnings to play around with...first time I've done sports betting (other than when I was betting in Vegas...which i won a lot on) and I'm sucking ass.
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Feb 10, 2012 11:28am
I won a lot betting in Vegas. Back in 07 I bet on the Indians to win every game while I was there and the Tribe were on a winning streak. I also bet on the Marlins to win a game with odds that you bet $5, you win 20. I bet $20 they'd win and they did. Great little run, left Vegas with more money in my pocket than what I had when I got there.
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Feb 10, 2012 11:30am
Well that's a god damn miracle.

I took a grand, lost $600 the first fucking night.

Luckily the second day was Saturday so I won a bunch on college football, then a little on the NFL.

Of course I lost all that on Monday before my plane flew out :(
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Feb 10, 2012 12:53pm
Commander of Awesome;1082033 wrote:I'm so sick of the "Big Market" bs from FAs. Jennings needd to learn how to shoot the ball better. He is basically putting up SG numbers from the PG position. I like his game, but he has a lot of room for improvement.
Right on. He's a slightly undersized 1 who plays like a 2. His scoring ability is top notch, but if he wants a ton of money, I don't know how he'd fit with the bigger market teams.
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Feb 10, 2012 1:15pm
lhslep134;1082214 wrote:Right on. He's a slightly undersized 1 who plays like a 2. His scoring ability is top notch, but if he wants a ton of money, I don't know how he'd fit with the bigger market teams.
You just described Westbrook
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Feb 10, 2012 1:21pm
Hb31187;1082240 wrote:You just described Westbrook
Eh 6'3" isn't undersized for a PG, but I agree that they have similar playing styles even if their scoring abilities are different. That's why I'm a big believer that RW is a bad fit for OKC if they ever want to win a championship (not a fan of a PG who doesn't pass to arguably the best scorer in the league in crunch time).
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Feb 10, 2012 1:23pm
Hb31187;1082240 wrote:You just described Westbrook
6'3" is a slightly undersized 1?
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Feb 10, 2012 4:16pm
lhslep134;1082252 wrote:Eh 6'3" isn't undersized for a PG, but I agree that they have similar playing styles even if their scoring abilities are different. That's why I'm a big believer that RW is a bad fit for OKC if they ever want to win a championship (not a fan of a PG who doesn't pass to arguably the best scorer in the league in crunch time).
Yeah true. If you have the right kinda team I could see a Jennings/Westbrook type of Pg helping you out. Like Chicago and Rose
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Feb 10, 2012 4:16pm
Skyhook79;1082253 wrote:6'3" is a slightly undersized 1?
The rest of the quote, the scoring 1st and might not fit in with the large market teams part. But you knew that just decided to be a smartass.
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Feb 10, 2012 4:57pm
Hb31187;1082453 wrote:The rest of the quote, the scoring 1st and might not fit in with the large market teams part. But you knew that just decided to be a smartass.
Westbrook would fit in fine in LA,NY or Chicago.
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Feb 10, 2012 7:06pm
Some really good games tonight...

Boston/Toronto
Miami/Washington
Chicago/Charlotte
Nets/Pistons
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Feb 10, 2012 7:08pm
wildcats20;1082551 wrote:Some really good games tonight...

Boston/Toronto
Miami/Washington
Chicago/Charlotte
Nets/Pistons
lol yeah, this year has been poor overall due to the lack of preparation time/training camps. The quality has been down a bit and it has shown.
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Feb 10, 2012 7:09pm
Nets/Pistons should be a classic match up. I will be watching on League Pass.
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Feb 10, 2012 8:25pm
Jeremy Lin with 9 points and 3 assists in the first 5 minutes vs. the Lakers.
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Feb 10, 2012 9:17pm
killer_ewok;1082599 wrote:Jeremy Lin with 9 points and 3 assists in the first 5 minutes vs. the Lakers.
thats what happens when u have a corpse guarding you
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Feb 10, 2012 10:27pm
Linsanity is runnin' wild. 34 points for Jeremy Lin with about 5 to go. What a performance.
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Feb 10, 2012 10:27pm
Lin is the truth! He's doing everything against the Lakeshow.