The Perpetual NBA Thread

**empy** · February 4th, 2006 01:58 PM

*** talaga tong si Isaiah Thomas...natutuwa ako every time he does something stupid...which is often, hehe.

another GF with a huge contract, doesn't play defense and always wants the ball.

in fairness to the man, he does know how to draft - Nate and Frye in NY, Tmac and Camby in Toronto. too bad he's completely inept everywhere else, including harassing female coworkers :bwahaha:

**ILuvDetailing** · February 4th, 2006 02:24 PM

lets see now NY has a payroll of over $125M, has a $10M/year coach, a lottery bound team and now brings in a shoot first guard with another 17M next season. Galit ata sila sa pera

**kimpOy** · February 4th, 2006 02:28 PM

Jrose's salary will come off the book at the 06/07 season with Allan Houston's Maurice Taylor's and Shandon Anderson's

that's 56M off the bat...

Davis, in the first place didnt want to play in the Big Apple di ba tapos he wishes the team to waive him so that he can sign with the bulls...

rather than nothing i guess J Rose is alright...

**kimpOy** · February 4th, 2006 04:58 PM

ahhh...the knicks have also acquire a first round draft pick...
from ESPN insider

s this the first salvo in the war?

After Friday's trade, I'm wondering. The Knicks acquired forward Jalen Rose from Toronto on Friday in exchange for forward Antonio Davis, which on the surface wasn't a terrible move. The Knicks had a surplus of big men and a dearth of small forwards, so exchanging overpaid players to meet their roster needs seems perfectly logical.

Additionally, the Knicks get a first-round pick in the deal (though not Toronto's -- it's reported to be Denver's pick from an earlier trade and will probably end up around No. 20 overall).

So on the face of it, all seems well. Just beneath the surface, however, one can see lots of other motivations for this deal -- such as the continuation of an ongoing power play between Brown and Isiah Thomas upstairs. Davis was one of only two "Brown guys" on the Knicks roster -- Qyntel Woods being the other -- so for Isiah Thomas to unceremoniously dump him to one of the league's least desirable locations could be interpreted as a shot across Brown's bow.

Moreover, there's the player he was traded for -- Rose. His contract isn't even that terrible by Knicks standards -- yes, he's makes the maximum despite defending the minimum, but there is only a year and a half left on his deal. That means the Knicks could play the old contract-switcheroo game again next season, dumping Rose for some equally overpaid veteran in order to obtain yet another draft pick.

But if there's a player who is the antithesis of what Larry Brown is about, it's Rose. Brown likes his players mentally tough and defensive-minded; Rose is completely offensive-minded and bristles at the slightest suggestion that he might no longer be a star. The two were paired briefly in Indiana and mixed about as well as peanut butter and tacos. Brown grew incensed by Rose's defensive lapses and banished him to the pine, and Rose got upset.

Oddly enough, this pattern later repeated itself when Rose played for Thomas in Indiana, which is why I didn't expect to see Rose turn up in New York.

Incidentally, Davis, now a Raptor for the second time, may agree to a buyout with Toronto, and if so, one imagines he'll eventually land back home in Chicago.

**ILuvDetailing** · February 4th, 2006 05:49 PM

1 round pick is nice, but I doubt they'll get a franchise player with a non lottery pick. They're back to square one. They should fire Thomas

**BoEinG_747** · February 5th, 2006 07:48 PM

Pacer J. Bender : sayang naman ito aga naman mag reretire dahil sa knee problem ..ang bata pa 25 yrs old lang yata

Sixers Allen Iverson : ayos, nakabalik na si idol 34 pts agad over Cavs

Pacers over Pistons: 93-85 nakasilat ang Indiana dito ..
considering wala pa Jermanine O'neal doon

**artpogi** · February 8th, 2006 01:33 PM

The manner in which Deron Williams sprained his left ankle Monday night had to be embarrassingly painful for the Utah Jazz rookie. During the Jazz's warm-up, about an hour before the start of the Bulls' 109-107 overtime loss, the former Illinois star stepped on a ballboy's foot, a teammate said. -- Chicago Tribune

now that's embarassing

**empy** · February 13th, 2006 08:09 AM

sunday, feb. 12.

another legendary game by my main man Dwyane Wade...17 straight points to end the game and come back from 13 down to beat the mighty Detroit Pistons. his last 4 points were jumpshots to tie and win the game over lockdown defender Tayshaun Prince.

**theveed** · February 14th, 2006 01:43 PM

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slu...nnsi&type=lgns

Great article hehe (Regarding the next set of greatest players na di nasama sa unang 50 Greatest)...

My favorite...

Dennis Rodman: You've got a lot to ignore with this one. You're going to have to look past the silly hair colors, the needless piercings (including that one in Rodman's lower lip that has given him a gap between his two front teeth), the played-out-by-'99 tinted sunglasses and the depressing publicity stunts. And, in a way, you're going to have to look past his comparatively paltry averages of 7.3 points and 13.1 rebounds in 31.7 minutes a game.

What you need to remember about Rodman are the myriad ways he defended some of the greatest players in the history of the NBA. In the defensive realm, an area that is frustratingly difficult to statistically quantify, you sometimes just have to go with what you see -- and I've never seen anyone guard players like Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Hakeem Olajuwon, Scottie Pippen or Shaquille O'Neal better.

Come point guard or pivot beast, Rodman was masterful, moving his feet, anticipating angles and driving opponents batty on his way to five championship rings.

If that's not enough, consider that Dennis rebounded over 23 percent of all rebounds available while he was on the floor -- far and away the best mark in NBA history.

**kimpOy** · February 14th, 2006 02:05 PM

the NEXT 10...
sa all stars ipapangalan ang the next 10 greatest player of all time
here's my list...

Bernard King
Tim Duncan
Jason Kidd
Alex English
Joe Dumars
Kobe Bryant
Kevin Garnett
Dominique Wilkins
Reggie Miller
the WORM