Official NBA Week 9 Thread

[peternorth]

blake in a shooting slump

 

[peternorth]

hand down
man down

 

[peternorth]

dear refs

i know its xmas and the heat wearing christmas red, but gasol is getting smashed down there. some consistency would be nice.

thanks

santa claus

 

[TheStinger]

Phil Jackson

 

[peternorth]

game over.

F U LAKERS

 

[Dirtywhirl]

What was that Lamar?

How long before we see debris on the court

 

[hayes]

Lakers getting pounded on Christmas day again. They need a temporary ban from playing on this day.

 

[peternorth]

need to shake things up pj

 

[peternorth]

Lakers getting pounded on Christmas day again. They need a temporary ban from playing on this day.

i would second that motion

 

[TheStinger]

Bad pass from Bosh results in a "Oh Shi........" followed by three seconds of silence as the audio techs pull every microphone. Lol.

 

[aaronm46]

I love Christmas Bosh

 

[Coledinho]

Gasol is the heart and soul of the Lakers as much as Kobe is. Hes had a real down 2 games and they havnt looked like it, looks just plain burnt out. Second Bynum is fully fit Gasol needs to hit the pine and rest up a bit

 

[Spriteftw3]

Nene the one man fastbreak!

 

[Dirtywhirl]

Nene the one man fastbreak!

That was nice

 

[PHX]

according to yahoo that artest-lebrone scuffle resulted in this

Double technical on Ron Artest

jesus, first espn, now yahoo are rimming lebrone

I love a good lebrone bash but yahoo have always done that with double techs.

 

[DT_35]

Nene is ballin'

 

[Coledinho]

The wider the frame of the head proportioned with height the better the basketballer. Agreed?

 

[Spriteftw3]

yay <3 ty.

 

[Coledinho]

Jeff Greens in super form isnt he guys

 

[Dirtywhirl]

KD going off

 

[mobitout]

KD with 40 by the end of 3 quarter.

 

[Westy Bogan]

Westy Bogans thoughts on xmas day games.

Bulls/Knicks
1. Teams have got to learn to run them off the 3 point line like the Heat did. Otherwise they win or lose from the 3 and if they are having a good day then all over.

Boston/Lando
1. Lando gotta be happy with that win after coming from behind and Dwight playing pretty shit until the 4th. There just seems to be so much more spark without Lewis and Carter standing around cashing their cheques. I like the passion Lando.

Heat/Lakers
1. Why is Gasol playing like such a ***? Bosh was showing him how its done Bosh continues to impress despite that he is allergic to rebounds.
2. Its so nice to see Kobe being guarded by someone like Wade were a ref is going to be fair with the foul calls. What team other than Miami can put a player like Wade on him and have a player like Lebron free to concentrate on O?
3. Many people said that Miami couldnt beat the Lakers but if they can play D like that they could actually beat them in a 7 game series.
4. Other than Kobe. Lakers have zero passion.

 

[peternorth]

Heat/Lakers
1. Why is Gasol playing like such a ***? Bosh was showing him how its done Bosh continues to impress despite that he is allergic to rebounds.
2. Its so nice to see Kobe being guarded by someone like Wade were a ref is going to be fair with the foul calls. What team other than Miami can put a player like Wade on him and have a player like Lebron free to concentrate on O?
3. Many people said that Miami couldnt beat the Lakers but if they can play D like that they could actually beat them in a 7 game series.
4. Other than Kobe. Lakers have zero passion.

lakers dont get interested until may earliest.

 

[Westy Bogan]

Miami Heat Defensive Team Stats

Opponent Points Per Game #1
Opponent Assists Per Game #6
Opponent Field Goal Percentage #1
Opponent Free Throw Percentage #1
3-point Field Goal Percentage #1
Rebounds Per Game #6
Blocks Per Game #9
Turnovers Per Game #3


When Lebron and Wade actually get excited about D this team defence is Boston-like. The amount of turnovers they caused on Lakers pick and roll was amazing.

Im gonna say that I dont think Heat need to make a trade this year to win the championship.

Chalmers and Arroyo are doing a good job at point. Chalmers shooting a little too much but when he is continually left open for wide opens what can he do?

Z, Damp, Joel doing a good enough job at centre. Z can stretch the D with the shot, Damp playing good D and making some killer picks. Joel can be used on the quicker centres such as Amare.

James Jones doing a good job at 3s and playing D (especially drawing the charge)

All they really need is to be healthy. Haslem needs to take Howards minutes.
and Miller needs to get his shooting touch back to give them another option.

If they are all healthy then I think they have the pieces this season.

 

[Thewlis Dish]

LeBron is still the league MVP.