Topic: NBA 2011

[Chito C.]

May nag comment sa ibang forum si shaq daw social climber. Kulang daw sa pansin.

[mattia]

what's in the mind of shaq?
i can't remember an ex-laker wearing a rival celtic green jersey.

haha!  parang si chris tiu biglang nag jersey ng Green Archer.  or si Jaworski naka Crispa uniform.  

i guess he just wants to go out smoking with a contender team, that's it.  

[HDMI]

what's in the mind of shaq?
i can't remember an ex-laker wearing a rival celtic green jersey.

The Lakers would not likely retire his jersey since he signed up with Boston. 

[pao9307]

saka hindi ba sad na one of the best centers of all time, e ends up a journeyman?

[Wiggum]

^Yeah, like Ewing. But at least Shaq won championships.

5-player, 4-team trade reported today:

Hornets get Ariza
Pacers get Darren Collison and Posey
Nets get Troy Murphy
Rockets get Courtney Lee

This trade should boost Collison's fantasy value . Kinda feel sorry for Ariza but he should now get more playing time.

[iggi_08]

Sayang si Collison. Now NO's got no insurance when CP3 leaves.

Good trade for my Rockets IMO. Conserving cash for the future. And Battier would be playing the 3 position full time na ule, with Chase as his back up. Courtney will probably be their 6th man, pamalit kay K-Mart. 

[kimpOy]

what's in the mind of shaq?
i can't remember an ex-laker wearing a rival celtic green jersey.

on top of my head...
Gary Payton
Rick Fox
Travis Knight

[Battousai]

I think Payton and Fox were Celtics first before they put on a purple and gold. Travis Knight I think started at LA then went to Boston. Or did I get that wrong?

[kimpOy]

did a double check,
fox was a celtic first.

payton was a laker first in 2004 then became a celtic after
so is travis knight he was drafted alongside kobe and fisher in 1996 then shipped to the celtics in exchange for some players including rick fox.

[Onkyo606]

saka hindi ba sad na one of the best centers of all time, e ends up a journeyman?

ok na din siguro at least by being a journeyman, he got several championships naman

a lot of NBA superstar ended up retiring wihtout any champisonship

i hope shaq consider retiring already after completing his contract with the celts, its always good to retire graciously rather than vanish into thin air wihtout knowing what happenned to them, the likes of tony kukoc, steve smith, xavier mc daniels, jr rider, shawn kemp etc. and oh latrell sprewell

[kimpOy]

on top of my head...
Gary Payton
Rick Fox
Travis Knight

Add also Don Nelson (Laker first) and Bob Mcadoo (Celtic First)

[pao9307]

^Yeah, like Ewing. But at least Shaq won championships.

ah,patrick ewing. he of the ever flaring nostrils and sweats buckets kahit shoot around pa lang   

gone with him are the days of hand checks, stare downs and purely physical defense.

don't you miss the NBA of the 90's?

sabi nga ni mark kriegel (i think) sa isang article of his a few weeks back:

where the F is the hate?!

the league is now a cesspool of bromance.

f@ggy sh!t!

[pao9307]

ok na din siguro at least by being a journeyman, he got several championships naman

a lot of NBA superstar ended up retiring wihtout any champisonship

i hope shaq consider retiring already after completing his contract with the celts, its always good to retire graciously rather than vanish into thin air wihtout knowing what happenned to them, the likes of tony kukoc, steve smith, xavier mc daniels, jr rider, shawn kemp etc. and oh latrell sprewell

true true. shaq should have retired this season,imho.

kukoc i think faded into obscurity playing for the bucks.

steve smith?ewan ko,bigla kona lang nakita as a talking head for espn or tnt yata. 

i don't know what happened to the x man.

jr rider,that uber hyped thug,ended up,well,a thug.

shawn kemp got fat and developed a cocaine habit, not to mention fahtered children like abraham.

and latrell,last i checked, was applying for bankruptcy and peddling food stamps. 

[garee]

Shaq... a journeyman indeed 

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[DaSilva]

Usapang OKC naman tayo.

Everywhere I go I meet new Thunder fans. They've become the "in" team. ESPN ranks them no  2 in the West, below the Lakers and above Dallas and Denver. Kevin Durant is now the darling of the media, and now that the reigning MVP has become a Heel, KD is The Face.

OKC is no longer the young upstart team, they've now entered the Establishment.

So do you like them? Or not? Overrated or serious contender? 

[iggi_08]

I like 'em. Especially si KD, his outlook, his attitude towards the game. Parang si Grant Hill, pang role model.

Yun nga lang they need a legit "4". Jeff Green's good, kaso hirap when they face teams with taller PFs. Like what happened last playoffs against the Lakers. Pau got his way around him big time.

And Harden's development is also key. Sana this season sya na mag start as their SG, di na si Thabo. 

[mzepol]

Kevin Durant needs to bulk up a little. He's too skinny for a man his size. He's what? 6'10", 230lbs.?

[bumblebee]

^It makes him agile. The extra mass might slow him down.

[DaSilva]

^ You may have a point there. I just watched the 1992 Dream Team's gold medal game vs Croatia, and Toni Kukoc was much more agile than he was when he joined the Bulls. He had bulked up by then and he lost a bit of his quickness.

[dmaximus]

the experience against the Lakers last season just made them a veteran young team. I think think they will match up greatly against the heat. Good thing the lakers added some people who can run with them. Ebanks is my man! 

[Onkyo606]

true true. shaq should have retired this season,imho.

kukoc i think faded into obscurity playing for the bucks.

steve smith?ewan ko,bigla kona lang nakita as a talking head for espn or tnt yata. 

i don't know what happened to the x man.

jr rider,that uber hyped thug,ended up,well,a thug.

shawn kemp got fat and developed a cocaine habit, not to mention fahtered children like abraham.

and latrell,last i checked, was applying for bankruptcy and peddling food stamps. 

so sad,

by the way OT, i kinda miss drazen petrovic, one of the best but too bad died early

[Onkyo606]

Kevin Durant needs to bulk up a little. He's too skinny for a man his size. He's what? 6'10", 230lbs.?

just fine maybe sir marvin for now, he plays 3 anyway most of the time di ba, or 4, remember shawn kemp, not that huge pero nung lumaki ayun lumubog na ang karir nya

[adyocampo]

Do you think this man deserve to be a legend? 

http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2010/08/13/another-legend-slams-james/?ls=iref:nbahpt1
 
No doubt! 

[kimpOy]

OKC is so impressive, they build the team from the draft, Sam Presti did a good job and also lucky that portland drafted Oden first.

[iggi_08]

Do you think this man deserve to be a legend?  

http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2010/08/13/another-legend-slams-james/?ls=iref:nbahpt1
 
No doubt!  

When "The Worm" slams you, you know you doin' it wrong.  

Kaya lang sana enough na with the LBJ criticisms, it's getting old real fast. Almost everybody's taking a stab at him! We all know he's a douche, and I doubt that he'd change anytime soon, so let's leave it at that.  

[adyocampo]

When "The Worm" slams you, you know you doin' it wrong.  

Kaya lang sana enough na with the LBJ criticisms, it's getting old real fast. Almost everybody's taking a stab at him! We all know he's a douche, and I doubt that he'd change anytime soon, so let's leave it at that.  

agree sir but i was referring to Scotty Pippen 

[iggi_08]

agree sir but i was referring to Scotty Pippen  

I got that Sir. Ako naman I was reacting to the article you posted.  

No doubt talaga, Pip earned his HoF blazer.  

Speaking of the HoF, star studded yung inductees this year ah. 1960 Olympics team tapos may '92 dream team pa! Not to mention my favorite Celtic, Dennis Johnson, is also being honored. 

[DaSilva]

I was about to comment about Pippen, who for me is the most underrated player of all time, but someone just summarized it well...

Scottie Pippen, Basketball Genius

[Wiggum]

I was about to comment about Pippen, who for me is the most underrated player of all time, but someone just summarized it well...

Scottie Pippen, Basketball Genius

Big Scottie Pippen fan here, so amen to this.  Jordan is Jordan, but Pippen was really special - the prototypical SF.  He was a versatile offensive weapon, and one of the true lock-down defenders in the NBA.  Certainly deserves to be in the HOF.           

[pao9307]

^ i always thought pip was better than jordan, in more ways than one.

anyone else share the same thoughts?o ngasosolo lang ako?