Random NBA chatter

• Skyhook79

  

  karen lotz;583634 wrote:Wasn't Kobe drafted like 16th?

  
  13th but thats irrelevent, Kobe came into the league with way more fanfare and expectations than Evan Turner.
• Laley23

  

  Skyhook79;583639 wrote:13th but thats irrelevent, Kobe came into the league with way more fanfare and expectations than Evan Turner.

  
  Thats true. But no one expected them to be realized immediately either.
• karen lotz

  

  Gilbert spending a lot of money on lawyers in hopes to prove Miami tampered with James before the free agency period started.
  
  http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-gilbertlebron120110
• Commander of Awesome

  

  karen lotz;583655 wrote:Gilbert spending a lot of money on lawyers in hopes to prove Miami tampered with James before the free agency period started.
  
  http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-gilbertlebron120110

  
  
  Part of me wants to say thats AWESOME! Go for it Gil! Another part of me wants to say just drop it and move on, tampering happens in pretty much every sport at any level and this is probably an act in futility.
• Laley23

  

  Cant hurt. If he finds something the Cavs get some draft picks. If hes wrong, he wasted his money on lawyers.
• wes_mantooth

  

  Laley23;583737 wrote:Cant hurt. If he finds something the Cavs get some draft picks. If hes wrong, he wasted his money on lawyers.

  
  pretty much...win win for the fans...and I doubt Gilbert will be clipping coupons if he loses some dinero on lawyers.
• lhslep134

  

  Do the Heat have any draft picks left to give up?
• grodt

  

  Laley23;583737 wrote:Cant hurt. If he finds something the Cavs get some draft picks. If hes wrong, he wasted his money on lawyers.

  
  I think it was Windhorst that said that even if the league finds evidence of tampering they really can't nullify anything because technically we traded LeBron to Miami. And they really can't lose draft picks because they traded most of them away in the S&Ts.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  Not for a few years at least. NBA rules stipulate that a team has to make their first round selection every other year, thus I believe we would be talking about 2020 draft picks or something at this point. I think it would be more in the lines of the league stepping in with big fine or something. I mean, nothing really to be gained here by Gilbert and the Cavs other than PR/fan support etc... I HIGHLY doubt the league would step in and not allow them to make trades/sign FAs, etc..things that would really hurt the franchise.
• wildcats20

  

  Gilbert spending a lot of money on lawyers in hopes to prove Miami tampered with James before the free agency period started.
  
  http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-gilbertlebron120110

  
  
  Part of me wants to say thats AWESOME! Go for it Gil! Another part of me wants to say just drop it and move on, tampering happens in pretty much every sport at any level and this is probably an act in futility.

  Lol I didn't read the article so when I saw Gilbert I instantly thought Gilbert Arenas because someone had mentioned him a few posts ago. And I thought to myself why would Gilbert Arenas waste his money lol
• karen lotz

  

  Nets and Thunder are locked in a 3 OT thriller tonight. Thunder up 1 with 6 seconds left. Westbrook was one helper short of a triple double in regulation so I'd assume he has it by now.
• karen lotz

  

  Final 123-120 OKC. Westbrook missed out on triple double but had 38/15/9.
• karen lotz

  

  Lakers on the verge of dropping their 4th straight game in Houston. Down 3 with a minute to go. LA is 7-0 when Kobe takes less than 20 shots and 6-5 when he takes over 20. He is at 22 so far tonight.
• wildcats20

  

  Lakers lose 4th in a row. Eh
• karen lotz

  

  Looked like Gasol didn't have a very good night. 8 points, 9 boards. Odom has to be an All Star right?
• wildcats20

  

  First time the Lakers have lost 4 in a row since acquiring Pau.
• wes_mantooth

  

  wildcats20;584430 wrote:First time the Lakers have lost 4 in a row since acquiring Pau.

  
  I think it is time to break it up....rebuild.
• wildcats20

  

  Fire the coach. Trade the Mamba. Make the Spaniard retire. Make LO go home to KK. But keep the Looney Tunes player.
• wes_mantooth

  

  wildcats20;584442 wrote:Fire the coach. Trade the Mamba. Make the Spaniard retire. Make LO go home to KK. But keep the Looney Tunes player.

  
  you...my friend...would make a wonderful GM.
• Skyhook79

  

  karen lotz;584395 wrote:Lakers on the verge of dropping their 4th straight game in Houston. Down 3 with a minute to go. LA is 7-0 when Kobe takes less than 20 shots and 6-5 when he takes over 20. He is at 22 so far tonight.

  
  
  and they have won 2 straight Championships with Kobe averaging 23 shots and 22 shots per game during the 2 Playoff runs. Stats don't always tell the whole story.
• osu45804

  

  Celtics make it 5 Straight wins after tonight at home vs. Portland ----- C's were up 96-80 w/ 5:06 left, then Portland goes on a 15-0 run to make it a 1 point game w/ 28 seconds left -- Ray Allen hits the dagger 3 w/ 10 seconds left: 99-95 win
• karen lotz

  

  Skyhook79;584473 wrote:and they have won 2 straight Championships with Kobe averaging 23 shots and 22 shots per game during the 2 Playoff runs. Stats don't always tell the whole story.

  
  
  Didn't Phil call out the rest of the team recently for not doing enough, which forced Kobe to take too many shots?
• karen lotz

  

  Clippers are leading the Spurs by 6 in the 3rd quarter. Game is live on NBAtv
• Hb31187

  

  Westbrook is ridiculous, the Thunder need a legit post threat and theyre gonna be championship bound
• karen lotz

  

  Hb31187;584606 wrote:the Thunder need a legit post threat

  
  
  Say what?