leviramsey Posted July 11, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted July 11, 2010 Wade "The best trio in NBA history" .. yeah, that's a bit much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted August 13, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted August 13, 2010 In honor of the Celtics' new signing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Unless you're a Heat/Celtics/Lakers fan, the NBA is going to be boring for a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Unless you're a Heat/Celtics/Lakers fan, the NBA is going to be boring for a few years. Nah, it'll be fun just to root against Miami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 I want them to win it to be honest, quite often too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted October 25, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted October 25, 2010 An analysis of Hakeem Olajuwon's performance in Ramadan Starting with the 1990-91 season, when he became more observant and changed his name, Hakeem strictly observed Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting, which required him to forgo food and drink from sunrise to sunset. One of the enduring myths of his career is that his game actually improved during this time despite the fact that he played through hunger and often without drinking fluids. In 1997, for instance, he scored 32 points in a win over the Bulls in a game in which he didn't hydrate. In February 1995, he averaged 29 points per game and was named NBA Player of the Month, even though the entire month fell within Ramadan. Hakeem himself thought he was better during Ramadan and has said in interviews that his statistics went up when he was fasting: But it's true. When I was playing, we were travelling and all my team-mates were drinking water. To me, it didn't matter. It made me stronger and my statistics went up; I was better during Ramadan, more focussed… lighter. At the beginning of my career, when my team-mates heard I was fasting during the season they thought it would affect my game and were concerned. But when they saw that it actually made me better there was a lot of admiration and intrigue: 'How can you play at this level without drinking water, when you must need water and must be thirsty' they would ask. But did fasting actually boost his stats? Intrepid FD reader Eric Marsh ran the numbers, and the math says not really. Except toward the very end of his career, when the fasting graphs tick up noticeably, Hakeem's Ramadan stats barely waver from his career averages. Which means that, by the numbers anyway, not eating or drinking didn't make him a better player. But it didn't make him a worse player, either, which is frankly impressive enough. (I thought there was a thread specifically about Ramadan fasting on here, but couldn't find it, so here was probably the best place for it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 New LeBron Nike ad Seeing as we're gonna suck, I reeaally hope the Heat take the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glarmorgan Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 I wish the Heat will crash and burn! Manchester City of the NBA. I hope that Suns or Dallas will shock the world, but unless Bryant will retire tomorrow, this won't happen. Still, since I am a Minnesota fan, that does not concern me. I just hope we won't finish last. Up The Timberwolves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted October 26, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted October 26, 2010 New LeBron Nike ad Seeing as we're gonna suck, I reeaally hope the Heat take the title. Aren't you a Knicks fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 I wish the Heat will crash and burn! Manchester City of the NBA. The NBA has a salay cap, there can't be a Man City of the NBA. (Just a group of players who're willing to sacrifice $$$ for titles). Aren't you a Knicks fan? Nets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parisvilla Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 lets go clips. hoping for a .500 season then follow in the path of OKC who i think could be a top 3 seed in the west this year. I'm also rooting for the Heat and in particular LeBron, cant stand the Lakers, particularly Kobe, Pau and that prat Fisher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glarmorgan Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 I wish the Heat will crash and burn! Manchester City of the NBA. The NBA has a salay cap, there can't be a Man City of the NBA. (Just a group of players who're willing to sacrifice $$$ for titles). True, but that does not matter. The fact they have 3 super stars who chose to play together in order to increase their chances to win the title disgusts me. Much like Milner who went to Man City "to win some silverware". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted October 27, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted October 27, 2010 And the NBA's salary cap is soft... there've been years where nearly every team in the Association was actually over the cap thanks to clever use of exceptions and so forth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 I wish the Heat will crash and burn! Manchester City of the NBA. The NBA has a salay cap, there can't be a Man City of the NBA. (Just a group of players who're willing to sacrifice $$$ for titles). True, but that does not matter. The fact they have 3 super stars who chose to play together in order to increase their chances to win the title disgusts me. Much like Milner who went to Man City "to win some silverware". Of course you want to increase your chances at winning, that generally goes for 90% of sporting moves accross the World. I don't blame LeBron anyway, he did alot for Cleveland and they never once attempted to give him any help, oh, except for 1 season with an ancient Shaq. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Nice comeback win to start the season, down 7 with a minute and a half to go. It was only Detroit, but any win is a good win after last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRE Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 has anyone found a more boring game than basketball, jeeeeeeeeeeeeez **** you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Basketball fans are more defensive than darts fans it seems ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRE Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 lets go clips. hoping for a .500 season then follow in the path of OKC who i think could be a top 3 seed in the west this year. I'm also rooting for the Heat and in particular LeBron, cant stand the Lakers, particularly Kobe, Pau and that prat Fisher. The only thing commendable about this post is the part where you called Fisher a prat. :winkold: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRE Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Basketball fans are more defensive than darts fans it seems ! He started it! In all seriousness tho, diehard rugby fans are by far the most defensive I have ever come across. They have a massive complex when it comes to football and must constantly try to prove that their game is somehow superior and more pure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRE Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 I wish the Heat will crash and burn! Manchester City of the NBA. The NBA has a salay cap, there can't be a Man City of the NBA. (Just a group of players who're willing to sacrifice $$$ for titles). True, but that does not matter. The fact they have 3 super stars who chose to play together in order to increase their chances to win the title disgusts me. Much like Milner who went to Man City "to win some silverware". Of course you want to increase your chances at winning, that generally goes for 90% of sporting moves accross the World. I don't blame LeBron anyway, he did alot for Cleveland and they never once attempted to give him any help, oh, except for 1 season with an ancient Shaq. You'll note that EVERY personnel move in the LeBron era was made w/ HIS input. That includes the disgusting Larry Hughes and Donyell Marshall contracts. That's what happens when you kowtow too much to a star player. And in defence of the Cavs' front office, they put together a killer defensive team and some great role players, players that allowed LeBron to just go ahead and do his thing. The problems in Miami so far show the value of that approach. And the Cavs' unexpectedly high win total proves that it wasn't just LeBron and a bunch of scrubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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