Obligatory NBA Season Thread 2012-2013

Discussion in 'OTHER SPORTS Forum' started by LSUMASTERMIND, Oct 30, 2012.

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  1. tirk

    tirk im the lyrical jessie james

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    Houston should be terrible so maybe it's a possibility.
     
    tirk, Oct 31, 2012
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  2. LSUMASTERMIND

    LSUMASTERMIND Founding Member

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    Kobe should retire this season if they dont win the ship. He is a really bad coach.
     
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  3. tirk

    tirk im the lyrical jessie james

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    I think it's funny the press is repeating what i posted after the game and we both (me and the press) know nothing about basketball. Shouldn't Howard be able to dominate a game like that and win in spite of coaching. He's no shaq.
     
    tirk, Oct 31, 2012
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  4. LSUMASTERMIND

    LSUMASTERMIND Founding Member

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    you dont watch it enough, Howard is far from Shaq.
     
    LSUMASTERMIND, Oct 31, 2012
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  5. mobius481

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    okay, I'm bored so I'm gonna jump back in here. How many true old school centers are left in the NBA. I'm talking Shaq, Patrick Ewing, Hakeem, David Robinson type players. I don't really consider Dwight one of those but maybe he is. He doesn't play with his back to the goal much does he? Is that a lost art?
     
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  6. tirk

    tirk im the lyrical jessie james

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    Zero

    It was even done away with as a position in the all star game.
    That's why I'm here. Im learning. I know he's not but shouldn't he be able to.
     
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  7. mctiger

    mctiger RIP, and thanks for the music Staff Member

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    The West is deep - as usual - but after LA, SA, Dal,OKC and LAC, there's a pretty big drop off. The Hornets could make a run at the second group, but things will have to hold together. Not many teams seem to have their bad luck with injuries; when the Hornets get hurt, they get hurt in groups. Guys who should be nice 12-15 minute players get forced to play 35, and they are not up to it.
     
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  8. mctiger

    mctiger RIP, and thanks for the music Staff Member

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    Tyson Chandler and Andrew Bynum are in that mold; back-to-the-basket, control the paint inside 5 feet-types. Not they are at the level of the players you described, but they are all future Hall of Famers too. But Chandler and Bynum, I think, would be considered old-school centers. The game has changed so much that those types are almost extinct.
     
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  9. LSUMASTERMIND

    LSUMASTERMIND Founding Member

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    he should be able to, but he doesnt have the mentality to be as brutal as Shaq and doesnt have the finesse to be Hakeem.
     
    LSUMASTERMIND, Oct 31, 2012
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  10. LSUMASTERMIND

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    that day is gone. The Bynum is close but he is inconsistent. Hibbert in Indiana is pretty decent with his back to the basket. But blame David Stern for wanting the games to 127 to 117.
     
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