The Perpetual NBA Thread

**kimpOy** · December 20th, 2004 11:13 AM

you have a point aann, kasi during the lockout season dumating si VC, and MJ hanged his AirJos so NBA is like a headless chicken running without direction.

in the NBA when you demand a trade that an automatic negative perception sa mga fans.

for the nets, thin nga ang frontcourt nila for now, but they have 2 roster spot to fill im sure the coach will fnid a way. also they have so many draft picks via martin and this recent trade.

**theveed** · December 20th, 2004 02:47 PM

I agree with Aann: Without VC, Raptors will be a big joke, if the grizz didn't move to memphis, they'll be worse than any team you can watch... VC also brought the slam dunk competition back from the grave as well. In terms of exciting fans, I think when jordan left, he saved a lot of viewers and fans from getting bored. As a player, he's all show no go though.

**qman** · December 22nd, 2004 03:56 AM

Shaq advises Kobe not to come into the lane on Saturday

MIAMI (AP) -- Shaquille O'Neal has some advice for former teammate Kobe Bryant when the rivals play against each other for the first time -- stay out of the lane.

"If you've got a Corvette that runs into a brick wall, you know what's gonna happen," he said in a halftime interview on ABC's Monday Night Football. "He's a corvette. I'm a brick wall. So you know what's gonna happen."

O'Neal and his new team, the Miami Heat, play Bryant and the Lakers on Saturday in Los Angeles. The two feuded for most of his time there. O'Neal asked to be traded to Miami in the offseason after the Lakers lost to Detroit in the NBA Finals.

"A lot of people think you have to have a relationship to play together and win championships. That's not true at all and it was evident. But you have to have respect," O'Neal said. "Were we ever close? Not really. Did I respect his game? Of course I did."

O'Neal said he didn't find out that Lakers coach Phil Jackson had been fired after losing to the Pistons until seeing it on the NBA's Web site.

"Now usually when something like that goes down, I'm either the first or second to know about it," he said. "So when he was fired without my knowledge, I knew some changes were going to be made."

Bryant told ESPN last week that he couldn't reach O'Neal to talk to him before the trade because he didn't have his phone number. O'Neal told ABC's Al Michaels he had no reaction to that.

"Because I know how he really is. I've been trying to say that for eight years. But you have to look at the individuals and see what type of people that they are," he said. "I've always done things the right way, I've always done things the classy way."

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no lost love between the two heheh

**pajerokid** · December 22nd, 2004 10:06 AM

Yahooo!!!!

Ilang araw na lang patayan na!!!!!!!

Miami-LA!!!! This one I gotta watch LIVE!!!!

**baiskee** · December 22nd, 2004 10:27 AM

sana ma eject silang dalawa...ang yayabang kasi yang dalawang kalbo na yan.

sana gumanada laro nina butler, odom, wade, etc..

pero syempre dapat manalo lakers..

**ram** · December 22nd, 2004 11:27 AM

kobe will probably try the perimeter first and go strong to the hoop in the latter part. sana masupalpal lagi

i guess it will be a classic match.

**RedHorse** · December 22nd, 2004 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by pajerokid

Yahooo!!!!

Ilang araw na lang patayan na!!!!!!!

Miami-LA!!!! This one I gotta watch LIVE!!!!

looks solar is going to spoil the fun.... sa gabi na sya mapapanood over RPN... since its a Sunday, wala ding coverage ang espn/starsports...

**ILuvDetailing** · December 22nd, 2004 11:53 AM

Wade v.s. Kobe... Its gonna be fun, lets see it Shaq gives Kobe a shot when he goes in the paint, the refs are gonna be watching this one closely.

**ram** · December 23rd, 2004 01:28 PM

allen iverson almost made it to the elite company of chamberlain and jordan to score 50+ points in three consecutive games. he managed 40 points today in a win against the pacers.