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  • Commander of Awesome
    [h=3]Rose To Sign Five-Year, $94M Extension[/h]Dec 20, 2011 9:12 PM EST
    Derrick Rose and the Bulls have agreed to a five-year, $94 million contract extension, according to sources.
    Rose's extension is for roughly $10-11 million more than he would have been eligible to sign under the previous CBA.
    The extension will begin in the 2012-13 season and is eligible to start near $16 million in the first year.

    Via K.C. Johnson/Chicago Tribune
  • Commander of Awesome
    uh ohh laker fans

    Kobe Bryant has sustained a torn ligament in his right wrist during Monday's exhibition game and is considered day-to-day.
    An MRI exam revealed the injury.
    Bryant was wearing a plastic brace around his right wrist at the team's training facility Wednesday afternoon.
    Via Los Angeles Times
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  • like_that
    Commander of Awesome;1023547 wrote:uh ohh laker fans

    Kobe Bryant has sustained a torn ligament in his right wrist during Monday's exhibition game and is considered day-to-day.
    An MRI exam revealed the injury.
    Bryant was wearing a plastic brace around his right wrist at the team's training facility Wednesday afternoon.
    Via Los Angeles Times
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    Probably tore his ligament while trying to hold onto his run away rape victim.
  • Commander of Awesome
    Esp now that his wife left him, taking his frustration out on his victims.
  • jordo212000
    Either that or he has found a way to miss the first 2-3 weeks of the mostly meaningless regular season
  • Pick6
    jordo212000;1023562 wrote:Either that or he has found a way to miss the first 2-3 weeks of the mostly meaningless regular season
    and how is his regular season any more meaningless than any others?
  • wildcats20
    Kobe will be in the lineup on Sunday.
  • jordo212000
    Pick6;1023565 wrote:and how is his regular season any more meaningless than any others?
    A variety of reasons, the biggest is that 8 teams make the playoffs. You make the playoffs unless you suck pretty hard.

    Plus most good teams don't take the regular season seriously. Watch how many games the Celtics, Lakers, and Spurs make their best players miss. They could care less who they play against in the playoffs.

    Watch the overall play and intensity of the bad teams. The amount of defense and 'offense' they run is laughable.

    That's just a few
  • robj55
    wildcats20;1023571 wrote:Kobe will be in the lineup on Sunday.
    agreed
  • Skyhook79
    wildcats20;1023571 wrote:Kobe will be in the lineup on Sunday.
    This. I mean were not talking about Lebron, I sprained my pinky finger so I need to sit 3 games, James.
  • robj55
    Lakers need everyone firing on all cylinders from the get go, I look for Gasol to bounce back from those playoffs and have his best year of his career.
  • Commander of Awesome
    jordo212000;1023575 wrote:A variety of reasons, the biggest is that 8 teams make the playoffs. You make the playoffs unless you suck pretty hard.

    Plus most good teams don't take the regular season seriously. Watch how many games the Celtics, Lakers, and Spurs make their best players miss. They could care less who they play against in the playoffs.

    Watch the overall play and intensity of the bad teams. The amount of defense and 'offense' they run is laughable.

    That's just a few
    What are you talking about? This statement is so far from the truth "that its laughable".
  • Rotinaj
    jordo212000;1023562 wrote:Either that or he has found a way to miss the first 2-3 weeks of the mostly meaningless regular season
    I disagree about it being meaningless this year because of the shortened season. Him missing 3 weeks(14 games) would be huge on playoff seeding. In that span at BEST they go like 6-8 without kobe. If they start off bad enough they could end up with a 5th or 6th seed and that would NOT be good.
  • KR1245
    jordo212000;1023575 wrote:A variety of reasons, the biggest is that 8 teams make the playoffs. You make the playoffs unless you suck pretty hard.

    Plus most good teams don't take the regular season seriously. Watch how many games the Celtics, Lakers, and Spurs make their best players miss. They could care less who they play against in the playoffs.

    Watch the overall play and intensity of the bad teams. The amount of defense and 'offense' they run is laughable.

    That's just a few
    Teams don't care about who they play in the playoffs? You think the Lakers would rather host a team like Portland or go to OKC in the playoffs? Those things absolutely matter to teams
  • sleeper
    Pick6;1023565 wrote:and how is his regular season any more meaningless than any others?
    Because the Lakers won't be winning the title.
  • SportsAndLady
    jordouche strikes again!
  • like_that
    SportsAndLady;1023883 wrote:jordouche strikes again!
    This.
  • lhslep134
    If anything, missing time this season is even more hurtful because of the increased amount of games in any given timespan. Last year 3 weeks could cost him 9-10 games and this year would cost him 14. Not to mention with a shortened season each game has more of an impact on the playoff picture.

    WTF kind of logic are you using Jordo? Because as COA said, it's "laughable at best".
  • lhslep134
    KR1245;1023786 wrote:Teams don't care about who they play in the playoffs? You think the Lakers would rather host a team like Portland or go to OKC in the playoffs? Those things absolutely matter to teams
    Didn't Memphis tank a game or two at the end of last year to make sure they got matched up with San Antonio? These things obviously matter to the teams.
  • DeyDurkie5
    Skyhook79;1023577 wrote:This. I mean were not talking about Lebron, I sprained my pinky finger so I need to sit 3 games, James.

    #imabigdouchebag
    your post is now complete
  • Commander of Awesome
    [h=3]Nets Ink DeShawn Steveson[/h]Dec 22, 2011 10:21 AM EST
    The Nets have reached an agreement with DeShawn Stevenson and will sign the veteran today.

    The 30-year-old will be playing for his fifth team in 12 seasons, after starting 52 games last season for the Mavericks. He has career averages of 7.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists.

    Stevenson will join a crowded backcourt that includes rookie MarShon Brooks, but is versatile enough to play small forward.

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  • Skyhook79
    DeyDurkie5;1023960 wrote:99% of the time, I don't know what I am talking about and the other 1% I am usually trying to figure out myself what I am talking about.
    Your post is now complete.
  • Commander of Awesome
    Skyhook79;1023965 wrote:I'm butthurt that your pwned me in another thread so now I'm going to copy your post as my own fail.
    Your post is now complete.
  • Heretic
    sleeper;1023808 wrote:Because the Lakers won't be winning the title.
    Or even competing. Low seed. First round elimination with the way their team is looking now.
  • jordo212000
    like_that;1023894 wrote:This.
    But like_that, we had been getting along so well!