The Perpetual NBA Thread

[finchy18]

MJ is a Legend. MJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ss3wiper]

MJ is great a team leader, while Kobe is starting to be great..
MJ for me, but I really like Kobe too... He had been here in the Philippines...

[konde]

my answer to the Q......

NO!

but that's just me.....idol ko MJ eh. hehehehe

[dakuykoy]

C Pacman Magling Aheheheh... Joke Lang Po

For Me Jordan Parin Idol Eh..pero Magaling Din C Kobe

[paolorenzo]

It's all in the rings...

...kaya Bill Russell pa rin!!!

[kimpOy]

Report: Artest will not go to Sacramento, nixes trade
January 24, 2006

BRISTOL, Connecticut (Ticker) - On Tuesday afternoon, the Indiana Pacers reportedly granted troubled forward Ron Artest's request for a trade. Apparently, Artest never told them where he wanted to go.

Dealt to the Sacramento Kings, Artest has let it be known that he does not want to play for them, nullifying a trade for Peja Stojakovic, ESPN reported Tuesday night.

ESPN initially reported that the Pacers and Kings agreed in principle on a swap of Artest for Stojakovic, a three-time All-Star forward.

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While the trade was awaiting league approval, ESPN reported that Artest told the Kings he did not want to play for him. As a result, the Kings have backed out of the trade.

Told earlier Tuesday by the Kings to remain at their hotel in Philadelphia, Stojakovic has been instructed to meet the team at the Wachovia Center for its game against the 76ers, a team spokesman said. It is unclear whether he will play.

The 26-year-old Artest was placed on the inactive list by the Pacers in December and subsequently fined $10,000 by the league for publicly requesting a trade.

Pacers president Donnie Walsh said he would try to trade Artest in 10 days. Nearly six weeks later, he finally swung a deal, only to have it undone by the player he was trying to trade.

"As I have said before, until there is a deal completed, we do not have a deal," Walsh said. "We do not have a deal and will not comment on any premature reports regarding a trade involving Ron Artest."

According to the collective bargaining agreement, players are subject to fines and suspensions for refusing to report following a trade. It is conceivable the Pacers could suspend Artest without pay.

Artest averaged 19.4 points, 4.9 rebounds and a league-leading 2.63 steals in 16 games this season.

Stojakovic, a 6-10 shooter who can opt out of his contract after this season, is averaging 16.5 points and shooting a career-worst 40 percent from the field.

Last season, Artest was suspended 75 games - the longest non-drug ban in NBA history - for his central role in the brawl at The Palace of Auburn Hills on November 19, 2004.

After a scuffle on the court with Detroit Pistons center Ben Wallace, Artest was hit with a partially full plastic cup thrown from the stands and charged into the seats, attacking a fan he believed threw the cup.

The incident triggered a full-scale riot between players and fans and led to changes in security measures at all NBA arenas. Artest later faced criminal charges but was sentenced to probation and community service.

In the 2002-03 season, Artest was suspended for instigating an altercation with Miami Heat coach Pat Riley and fined and suspended for smashing a TV camera after a game at New York. He also got into a shoving match with a Pacers official after a postseason loss.
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he should be ban for life...

[BoEinG_747]

ganda ng bagong ..nick ni kobe ..

"81"

[kimpOy]

- Can anything else go wrong for the Houston Rockets? Tracy McGrady has missed more time after having severe back spasms that caused him to be removed from the floor by a stretcher at halftime of the team's game against Denver over a week ago. I'm starting to wonder if McGrady will ever be the same again, as back injuries have claimed more than their share fair of NBA players far too early. Let's hope T-Mac is not one of them, and that he can return pain free -- even if that doesn't happen this season.

- All may not be lost for Houston, however. Anyone remember the 1996-97 San Antonio Spurs. That group was a very good basketball team that lost nearly all of their major pieces to injury, including a star center by the name of David Robinson. The team finished with a dismal record near the basement of the league. So what good could come out of situation like this, you ask? Well, the Spurs drafted some guy named Tim Duncan with the #1 overall pick in the draft. Dude turned out to be a pretty good player.

also yung rockets in the 82-83 season, but some says nagpatalo talaga ang rockets ( hindi pa kasi lottery ang drafts nun) so that they could land (H)AKEEM Olajuwan

[ILuvDetailing]

Dem another false alarm, Di na ata matratrade si Ronnie boy... badtrip :mad:

[niky]

MJ is great a team leader, while Kobe is starting to be great..
MJ for me, but I really like Kobe too... He had been here in the Philippines...

Remember, though, before Phil Jackson, Michael was like Allen Iverson. Everyone knew he was great, but he had no rings to show for it. His previous coach had just one philosophy: "Give the ball to Michael and get out of the f*cking way!". It was a long time before Jordan tasted success.

Kobe has Phil now, but Phil hasn't been able to build a team around him. Seeing Kobe now, he isn't as selfish as he used to be, but the ball naturally comes to him because his teammates can't produce. What he does do is inspire them on the defensive and hustle end... but they're still throwing up bricks.

Whereas with Jordan, he always had a good back-up cast. Scottie was an all-star playing second fiddle to Jordan... hell, everyone did.

During the Shaq era, Kobe was overshadowed by Shaq's size and dominance. A team built around Shaq didn't need a Kobe. It wasn't fair to him actually... and I was surprised when it was Shaq and not Kobe who left, as the Lakers was Shaq.

Give Kobe a decent number two man and a few more shooters, and they could possibly, just possibly, go all the way to the finals.

[ILuvDetailing]

Jerry Buss traded Shaq because he was not in shape and overweight (for the last 3 or 4 years he was out of shape)... more importantly he wanted the MAX contract extention which would hamper LAs chances of getting a marquee free agent. Who would you pick a dominant big man with a poor work ethic, declining skills and health, or a dynamic albiet "selfish" guard with all-world skills and a work ethic to booth.

During the Shaq era, Kobe was overshadowed by Shaq's size and dominance. A team built around Shaq didn't need a Kobe. It wasn't fair to him actually... and I was surprised when it was Shaq and not Kobe who left, as the Lakers was Shaq.

On the contrary, he needed Kobe, they need each other. Shaq isn't a closer like Kobe was.. mainly because of his atrocious FT shooting. Kobe on the other hand was an excellent FT shooter who was willing to take the big shots and made the big shots. Like I said Shaq was the anchor, but Kobe was the closer, that made the Lakers a great team.

[stinkaboy]

basta ako MJ, kasi IDOL eh, but Kobe has his own greatness in basketball.

[RedHorse]

na record ko din yung game...

peste, the replay game schedule was 12MN.... pero pinalabas na nila 1:45am na.

lecheng boxing replay yan...pati commercials buong buo din. :fire:

napanood ko din yan..., jingle time kasi... tinapos to talaga

[kimpOy]

he..he ni replay din pala last night...i guess madaming nag request to air it again...

[BoEinG_747]

nasa CD ba ? pwede pakopya na lang

[akuma]

MJ pa din...
no doubt...

pero i like the way lebron plays...

[BlueBimmer]

meron sa *******spy Lakers vs Raptors, 1.4GB

[ILuvDetailing]

bai: pahenge naman ng kopya

palit daw ng pangalan sabi ni Phil....his system will from now on be known as the "Bryangle offense"

Here's the whole article... read and enjoy

Bryant Will Take Every Laker Shot, Jackson Announces
By Graham Flashner

In an unprecedented move that Phil Jackson hopes will get his L.A. Lakers into the playoffs, the team has announced that Kobe Bryant will be taking every shot of every game, as long as he’s on the floor, for the remainder of the season. The new scheme, dubbed the “Bryangle” offense, comes on the heels of Bryant’s 81-point explosion against Toronto. It will mean that no Laker will be allowed to shoot except under special circumstances. It also means that Bryant, who’s averaging better than 36 points per game, will certainly win the NBA’s scoring title.

Though the controversial decision seemed sure to cause resentment among teammates, Jackson didn’t seem concerned. “It’s fairly obvious we’ve been… moving towards this kind of situation for a long time,” he said. “We had to ask, who else would be want taking shots at the end of a game… or in the last five minutes of a game… or midway through the third quarter…or, getting us off to a quick start in the first quarter.”

Said Bryant: “I want the ball every time. I feel I can score on anyone, any time, any place, from anywhere on the court. If my teammates would just set screens, run interference, and stay out of my way, there’s no telling what I could do. If I’d had 60 shots against Toronto, I would’ve easily broke 100. I don’t think 120 is out of the question, if I got half the foul calls I should be getting.”

While Bryant’s teammates didn’t seem thrilled with the move, they were careful in their comments. “They don’t pay me to score,” said center Chris Mihm, who tallied 12 points to complement Bryant’s 81. But Lamar Odom, averaging nearly 15 points a game, was clearly upset. “Does this mean that I’m the only one allowed to rebound?” he asked with a raised eyebrow. “Is [Smush Parker] gonna be the only guy allowed to get assists?

Then he sighed, turning philosophical. “Maybe it’s for the best. It’s getting to the point where I feel guilty any time I take a shot. And if I miss, I can feel Kobe glaring at me, like, how dare I take that shot?

Added Devean George: “Look at this way. If Kobe’s shooting 80-90 times a game, and we lose, at least he won’t be able to blame us for missing the big shots.”

There will be exceptions . The conditions in which another Laker besides Bryant is allowed to shoot are as follows:

- If Bryant is on the bench.

- If Bryant misses a free throw, and a teammate in the lane has an opportunity for a tip-in.

- If Bryant is double-teamed and passes the ball to a teammate no further than three feet from the basket.

- If a teammate has the ball with less than 2 seconds to go in the first, second, or third quarter and can’t pass it to Bryant without time expiring. (Only Bryant will be allowed to have the ball in his hands in the last ten seconds of the fourth quarter).

Otherwise, look for Bryant to be shooting on every Laker possession. “I’m real excited,” Bryant confided. “It’s what I’ve always dreamed.”

[BlueBimmer]

time to drop those laker players in fnba :D

[RedHorse]

vince carter: kobe's 81 a bad example, warns kids not to be like Kobe