The Perpetual NBA Thread

**ILuvDetailing** · October 14th, 2005 02:38 PM

Don't worry McGradys gonna produce

25 6 6 sounds nice for my fantasy team

Projection for Yao -> 20ppg 10rpg 2bpg

**theveed** · October 14th, 2005 02:47 PM

ILD: Not speaking of Fantasy, we're talking about playoff run hehe.

Yao will not get 20ppg average.

Funny as hell

"Of all the things I wish I had seen in the four short years I handled this beat, No. 1 is Garnett winning an NBA championship. Oh, but I have a whole list of other things.

2. Jerry Sloan clones on every bench. It is one of the great mysteries of my profession that Sloan has managed to coach in Utah for 17 years without being voted Coach of the Year. He has a system and demands every player stay within it, contract size or draft position be darned (which, believe me, is not the word Sloan would use). Sloan has the luxury of job security, which enables him to coach his way, but it sure would be nice if every coach in the league took the same approach.

3. The Jerry Buss girlfriend calendar. At Staples Center, it's always fun to have a peek at whichever wonder of modern cosmetic surgery the good doctor is sitting with. Why not put them in calendar form?

4. Tim Duncan, ratings star. Ours is a country that extols the virtues of hard work and humility. But we don't like to watch those virtues on TV. Duncan is a magnificent player with three championships and career averages of 22.5 points and 12.2 rebounds. He is also, basically, a dork. Duncan once was so upset over a call by referee Dick Bavetta that he bet Bavetta a hamburger he had blown the call. A hamburger! Because Duncan does not so much as jaywalk, fans don't tune in to watch him.

5. Larry Bird, a Celtic again. Danny Ainge is doing an excellent job running the Boston organization. He has added youth and created a style that defines the Celtics. But, deep down, every Celtics fan knows it should be Bird calling the shots.

6. Being Jeff Van Gundy. Why doesn't this guy have a reality show -- just about Van Gundy doing everyday things? Something would go annoyingly wrong at every turn, causing Van Gundy to furrow his brow in frustration, like Paul Giamatti in American Splendor. Think of the possibilities: Jeff Van Gundy watches game film, and the VCR starts eating the tape. Jeff Van Gundy is out mowing the lawn, and his shoelace gets stuck in the blade. Jeff Van Gundy goes for a haircut and must listen to the barber drop a string of jokes along the lines of, "Well, this shouldn't take very long!" Hilarious.

7. The Charles Oakley Celebrity Poker Bonanza. OK, another reality show. But the best part of an Oakley poker tournament would be watching Chuck collect his winnings from the losers after the tourney. Ask Tyrone Hill how that would feel.

8. The Bulls playing out the string. One of the great things about the NBA from 1980-98 was the cycle of dynasties -- the Celtics, then the Lakers, then the Pistons, then the Bulls. One of the pleasures was watching the new dynasty lose to the old a few times before finally toppling it and winning a championship. But we never got to see that with the Bulls, never got to see the transition from a Bulls dynasty to a Lakers dynasty. That was a blow to the league."

**ILuvDetailing** · October 14th, 2005 02:55 PM

Well lets see how it pans out, Yao got all summer to rest and heal up. If Stro plays up to his potential, Rafer keeps his temper in check, they are deep at the guard position tho old. I see them winning 50 - 55 games.

He is also, basically, a dork. Duncan once was so upset over a call by referee Dick Bavetta that he bet Bavetta a hamburger he had blown the call.

:bwahaha: :bwahaha:

**theveed** · October 14th, 2005 03:13 PM

Yao didn't get all summer, he competed sa FIBA this summer

http://www.fiba.com/pages/en/news/co...s=9106&r_cat=8

**ILuvDetailing** · October 14th, 2005 04:56 PM

An interesting twist in the Eddy Curry - Bulls saga.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...rry/index.html

**Altis6453** · October 14th, 2005 05:21 PM

Well, Paxson said he didn't want to take a chance with Curry's heart condition being uncertain. Point of the matter is, a lot of doctors have said that while DNA tests can tell you if you are predisposed to having a certain disease (in Curry's case, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy), it cannot for a fact tell you if you do have it, and if you do, to what extent or severity.

I came across an article which asked the question out loud, why would the Bulls offer Curry an annuity of US$400k a year if he failed the DNA test and not a package which would give him an incentive for getting back into playing shape? Clearly, there was another side to this and its about max money.

Mind you, the DNA test is not something which NBA teams require for their players to undergo in order to determine fitness for playing. It's quite understandable that Curry balked since if he did take the test and the results were favorable, there might be other diseases or defects that he is predisposed to that the Bulls can discover about him. What does this mean? It can be used in future contract negotiations as leverage against a player's value.

**ssaloon** · October 16th, 2005 07:18 PM

Hawks center Jason Collier dead at 28

**zidane21** · October 17th, 2005 01:27 AM

kakaawa si Jason Collier, aga natapos ang career, died at a young age of 28. Condolence to his family. Sayang di nya masasaksihan ang possible resurgence ng hawks with the addition of joe johnson, zaza pachulia, marvin williams at esteban batista(star player in Uruguay).

**empy** · October 17th, 2005 02:02 AM

RIP Collier. it's ironic this happened now given the discussions around Eddy Curry. i wonder how Curry is feeling right now. both these guys are married with children.