LivingLegendGaryColeman 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2007 I was about to ask why then i remember the what he did to Al Jeffersons production when he got added to that boston roster(although it did get them in the playoffs). Buying out Walker or not...it really doesn't matter. They could buy out Walker and he could go back to the Celtics again. It's too bad they had to trade Ricky and Blount to get him though, I wanted to call them the "Island of Misfit Celtics." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alfdogg 0 Report post Posted October 25, 2007 Apparently the latest Kobe rumor had him going to Detroit for Hamilton/Prince/Amir Johnson and a first-rounder. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted October 25, 2007 Now that wouldn't be a bad trade at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheech Tremendous 0 Report post Posted October 25, 2007 Apparently the latest Kobe rumor had him going to Detroit for Hamilton/Prince/Amir Johnson and a first-rounder. That makes more sense to me than a Kobe to Chicago trade. Billups/Kobe/McDyess/Wallace is a great core and they have the bench to make it work. That would be a good move for an aging team that doesn't have many opportunities left to go for a title. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ripper 0 Report post Posted October 25, 2007 That would be a very good trade. Plus, it makes the Lakers pretty competitve. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ripper 0 Report post Posted October 25, 2007 I have never heard Bill Simmons voice before. Jesus. He sounds like a black guy doing a white guy voice and you say "Man, no white guys really talks like that." Well...Bill Simmons does. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MFer 0 Report post Posted October 25, 2007 I'll take that trade in a heartbeat. Kobe's a great defender so Detroit won't lose that aspect of their team. They'll still have guys like Maxiell and Stuckey (when he comes back from injury) on the bench. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cartman 0 Report post Posted October 25, 2007 I was about to ask why then i remember the what he did to Al Jeffersons production when he got added to that boston roster(although it did get them in the playoffs). Buying out Walker or not...it really doesn't matter. They could buy out Walker and he could go back to the Celtics again. It's too bad they had to trade Ricky and Blount to get him though, I wanted to call them the "Island of Misfit Celtics." No Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ripper 0 Report post Posted October 25, 2007 Boston Fans are so fucking ungrateful to Antoine Walker. When he was there in that run with Pierce, your team was always in the playoffs and competed for the finals. He left and you didn't make the playoffs. He came back and you made the playoffs. he left again and you stopped making the playoffs again. His presence coincided with your teams success for how many years? Bunch of ungrateful..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Gym Class Fallout Report post Posted October 25, 2007 Boston Fans are so fucking ungrateful to Antoine Walker. When he was there in that run with Pierce, your team was always in the playoffs and competed for the finals. He left and you didn't make the playoffs. He came back and you made the playoffs. he left again and you stopped making the playoffs again. His presence coincided with your teams success for how many years? Bunch of ungrateful..... Antoine Walker has been sent to the Drew Bledsoe Memorial Island. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LivingLegendGaryColeman 0 Report post Posted October 25, 2007 Boston Fans are so fucking ungrateful to Antoine Walker. When he was there in that run with Pierce, your team was always in the playoffs and competed for the finals. He left and you didn't make the playoffs. He came back and you made the playoffs. he left again and you stopped making the playoffs again. His presence coincided with your teams success for how many years? Bunch of ungrateful..... Yeah, I'm in the minority. I was serious. I think he could have a role greater than a bench player, but even if he came to be a bench player, I'd want him back. I don't think he ever will because Ainge treated him so poorly and from what I've read recently it sounds like Minnesota wants to make him the primary option for at least this season, but I'd love to have 'Toine back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MFer 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2007 gambling refs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alfdogg 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2007 Awesome Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Gym Class Fallout Report post Posted October 26, 2007 Does anybody remember the "Yao and T-Mac! Yao and T-Mac! Yao and T-Mac! Yao and T-Mac!" hype blitz? That's the root of my skepticism toward this whole Celtics thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ripper 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2007 Then Yao and T-mac got hurt and never played together. When both are healthy, they win. Alot. When one or the other is hurt (which is always) they dont. Its alot like backcourt 2000 with Kidd and Penny. They stayed hurt. If not injured that would have been something incredible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brett Favre 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2007 Actually when Yao is hurt and T-Mac isn't, they still win. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Gym Class Fallout Report post Posted October 26, 2007 I'm still not impressed with Yao Ming and I don't think I'll ever be impressed with Yi Jianlian. I'm not sold on these Chinese players. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Precious Roy 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2007 How the fuck could you not be impressed with Yao Ming? He's easily the best center in the league and practically unguardable 1-1. The only thing you can say negative about his game is you'd like him to be a little more physical. He's kind of slow and he's getting hurt like once a year, but for a guy his size that comes with the territory. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ripper 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2007 Yao has had two injury plagued seasons and played all 82 for 2 seasons and 80 in one season before that. I don't think you can even say the guy in injury prone which is what usually happens to guys that size. The Injuries that he has are legit and not those 'big guy" injuries. Sometimes a muthafucka breaks a toe. And yeah, he is one of the few completely unguardable 1-1 players in the NBA and probably the best passing big man out of the double team. I honestly don't see how anyone couldn't be impressed with him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobobrazil1984 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2007 Apparently the latest Kobe rumor had him going to Detroit for Hamilton/Prince/Amir Johnson and a first-rounder. I cannot see Dumars giving up Amir Johnson in that trade. They basically feel like they got a lottery pick in the guy. I'd do Hamilton/Prince and filler. Maybe even Maxiell. I like Yao. I'm also convinced that peoples complaints are essentially... osmosis, sort of. Enough ESPN commentators say the same thing about somebody, it eventually becomes "accepted fact", like Yao. He's a beast. look at his numbers, and teams routinely throw double and triple teams at him. I would love to have him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USC Wuz Robbed! 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2007 I'd want Yao instead of Ben Wallace on the Bulls. He's a good player. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danville_Wrestling 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2007 Yea, I like Yao as well. Guy hussles, plays good ball, and is a good teammate. He might not be able to jump as well or be as physical as some people want him to be but as a Jazz fan I was definitely concerned more about him than T-Mac in the 1st round of the Western Conference playoffs last year. On another note, I always laugh at NBA trades anyway. You know something is wrong with your salary cap structure when everyone has to bust out a calculator to compute what trades work and which ones don't because every freakin' team is over the cap. Which, on another note, makes those NBA dynasty's in video games a total headache. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alfdogg 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2007 Nobody would be able to touch Chicago in the East if they had Yao. I guarantee it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Gym Class Fallout Report post Posted October 27, 2007 No sport should have a salary cap, in my opinion. Gay NBA complaint: what happened to paint? Nobody paints their floors anymore, it's just that light stain/dark stain stuff. The Suns did it, then the Cavaliers, then the Raptors (I think), now the Bobcats and Rockets have just plain wood courts. This looks awful on TV, because everything is just brown and beige and dull. If this is supposed to be a backlash from the goofy paint schemes that the Cavaliers and Charlotte Hornets used to have (look 'em up, they're something) in the mid '90s, they're way too late. Just paint the sidelines, baselines, and lanes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alfdogg 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2007 Mike Bibby could miss 6-10 weeks with a torn thumb ligament, according to ESPN. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Failed Bridge 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2007 Boston Fans are so fucking ungrateful to Antoine Walker. When he was there in that run with Pierce, your team was always in the playoffs and competed for the finals. He left and you didn't make the playoffs. He came back and you made the playoffs. he left again and you stopped making the playoffs again. His presence coincided with your teams success for how many years? Bunch of ungrateful..... Antoine Walker has been sent to the Drew Bledsoe Memorial Island. Antoine is my all-time favorite Celtic. I've told the story of my interaction with him at the one playoff game years ago many times. I wouldn't at all mind seeing him come off the bench for the Celts this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alfdogg 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2007 I thought your favorite was Mark Blount? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Failed Bridge 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2007 the only good thing Mark Blount ever did was help me win a yahoo fantasy league the only time I played. It was LeBron's rookie season and I got him in the 5th round and Blount off of waivers. I had Pierce, Blount, Theo Ratliff, LeBron, Josh Howard, and a few other guys. I still hate you though alf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alfdogg 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2007 There was a game last year where Blount hit three 3-pointers in a row to force an overtime, I forget who it was against. I would have liked to see that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
