The Perpetual NBA Thread

**RMean** · November 27th, 2006 01:26 AM

Originally Posted by M54 Powered

um, what is the point of Skiles' no headband rule?

is there a good reason, or does he just like to flaunt his authority?

nag labo nga nya eh.. eh pano kaya kung si LeBron un..
siguro parang excuse nia lang yan para ibangko si ben.. mejo hindi effective si ben ngayong season..

**ssaloon** · November 27th, 2006 09:33 AM

^^^ nakasign na ng multi-year contract kasi eh

**wulf** · November 27th, 2006 10:14 AM

nba efficiency ratings, dirk diggler is numero uno

http://www.nba.com/statistics/player...plitDD=Default

**chain** · November 27th, 2006 04:25 PM

[SIZE="4"]Phil Jackson: Trash Talker[/SIZE]

by Marcel Mutoni

Over the years, a cast of characters—everyone from Bird, Jordan, Reggie, Auerbach, and Payton, just to name a few—has earned notoriety for their words as much as for their on-court achievements. In my book, however, no one has ever been better at verbal warfare (and mind games) than Phil Jackson.

If he’s not mocking the cowbell-carrying fans of Sacramento, he’s calling Pat Riley’s Knicks a bunch of thugs; if he’s not taking a thinly veiled shot at Mark Cuban, he’s performing character assassination on people who play for him. No one is safe from his acid tongue and razor-sharp wit.

After last night’s Bulls-Lakers tilt, Jackson was once again up to his old tricks. When discussing the opponent–a team he coached to six titles in the 90s, he offered up this gem: “Most people around the league would say there isn’t another team that plays with the same intensity. You know they’re driven. They’ll push you to the extreme and they’ll wear you out because they work so hard. They’re a hard-achieving team, and sometimes there’s more froth than substance — sort of like a latte. There’s not much there. I didn’t mean that to be an insult, but they have trouble scoring.”

Let’s break down this delightful little puppy, shall we?

1) He begins by talking up the intensity Chicago brings to each game. On the surface, it’s a seemingly innocuous statement, something that has been said about the Bulls by just about every basketball analyst working today.

2) Jackson then takes it a step further by stating that the Bulls have the ability to push their opponents to the limit. Again, nothing out of the ordinary here.

3) But then when you think he’s gonna give the hard-working Bulls one last gracious compliment after defeating them, he drives a verbal stake through their collective heart by calling them, of all things, a latte. Ouch. Totally out of left field, hilarious, and absurdly ingenious.

The best part is when he goes, “I didn’t mean that to be an insult.”

Sure you don’t, Phil. You wouldn’t dream of doing such a thing.

**BlueBimmer** · November 27th, 2006 04:31 PM

woohooo phily!!

**RMean** · November 27th, 2006 10:14 PM

Originally Posted by ssaloon

^^^ nakasign na ng multi-year contract kasi eh

buti hindi katulad sa heat na $20M/yr in 4 yrs(?) contract ni shaq.. luging lugi

**tsupermario** · November 27th, 2006 10:44 PM

Originally Posted by RMean

buti hindi katulad sa heat na $20M/yr in 4 yrs(?) contract ni shaq.. luging lugi

but miami won its first championship with shaq around...

**RMean** · November 27th, 2006 10:55 PM

Originally Posted by tsupermario

but miami won its first championship with shaq around...

si wade nagdala ng team

wala naman nabago sa team nila.. tumanda lang lng mga veterans nila.. tignan natin kung magback2back sila

nasa east naman sila kaya sigurado makakapsok sila sa playoffs..

**mazdamazda** · November 28th, 2006 09:02 AM

Originally Posted by RMean

si wade nagdala ng team

I beg to disagree.

I am not a big fan of Shaq or even the Miami - but when the playoffs started last year they were a very different team. With Shaq healthy & motivated in the playoffs - anything is possible.