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Insidious Rex · 07-18-2004, 10:05 AM

Well looks like hes staying put in LA which was probably his intention all the time. I dont think he ever seriously entertained jumping to the Clippers really. With Shaq gone he can be the man officially now and hes getting more money so it all works out fine for him. Im glad Coach K turned down the coaching position at LA. I think that would have been a real loss for college basketball and a team like LA may have given him serious head aches trying to keep all the egos placated (assuming Shaq would have agreed to stay if he came to coach them).

Quote:

Originally posted by Valandil
Tracy McGrady went to Houston and Orlando got Steve Francis - and there were other players involved but I can't keep track anymore. Houston probably got the bigger 'star' - but Orlando got someone with his head screwed on a little tighter, IMHO.

I dont know about that. I think Francis can be as much of a prima dona as McGrady can be. perhaps worse. Hes got a bad reputation for over reacting to things and pouting and being a baby at times. McGrady could do very well in a situation like Houston which has other stars to take some of the load off of him and he does get all depressed about being an a horrible team. But I guess we'll see what happens next season.

Insidious Rex · 08-05-2004, 03:00 PM

Well USABasketball better get their butts in gear. Brown has his hands full. Did they really get blown out by Italy?!

Lizra · 08-05-2004, 04:40 PM

Who's on the team?

Insidious Rex · 08-05-2004, 05:13 PM

http://www.nba.com/pretour/usab2004_training_tour.html

USA BASKETBALL 2004 OLYMPICS ROSTER:
PG: Stephon Marbury, Dwyane Wade
SG: Allen Iverson, Carmelo Anthony
SF: Richard Jefferson, LeBron James
PF: Lamar Odom, Shawn Marion, Carlos Boozer
C: Tim Duncan, Amare Stoudemire, Emeka Okafor
Coach: Larry Brown

kind of an undersized bunch if you think about it. Especially with Okafor hurting. Duncan is the only true center and hes not even a true center.
The only two original members of this team: Iverson, Duncan

NBA players who were on 2004 USA Olympic Basketball team but withdrew: Jason Kidd (recovering from knee surgery), Ray Allen (getting married. lame excuse!!), Tracy McGrady (Olympic "security concerns"), Karl Malone (healing from injury, emotional strain from mom passing away), Jermaine O'Neal (banged up from playoffs), Mike Bibby (no one is really sure of reason).

Kobe Bryant was going to be on the team but withdrew due to scheduling problems (his case).

These NBA players declined invitations to join USA Olympic Basketball team: Vince Carter, Kenyon Martin, Elton Brand, Shaquille O'Neal, Kevin Garnett, Richard Hamilton, Ben Wallace.

Lizra · 08-05-2004, 09:17 PM

Tha's an interesting bunch! Larry Brown does have plenty of food for thought! Good luck Team USA!

***Valandil*** · 09-02-2004, 12:12 PM

KB: Oh... YOU thought it was forced?!?!??

And here I thought it was all consensual! See... just a silly, big ole misunderstanding!

Insidious Rex · 11-02-2004, 05:36 PM

Hey wake up out there. Its opening day and no ones posted anything here yet. Thoughts on the upcoming season? Predictions? Is Miami gonna be a force with Shaq now? Is Minnesota finally gonna get to the promised land? Is Detroit actually better then they were last year? I think they might be. Where is Jason Kidd going to land? Hows LaBron gonna do in his sophomore year? Is Kobe gonna be able to drag the Lakers to 50 wins now that the rest of the team has fractured? Can Sacramento take advantage of the vacuum before they fracture? MVP? Rookie of the Year? Lets hear it.

Lizra · 11-02-2004, 07:04 PM

Reggie Miller's got a cast on.

Jermaine O'niel's on the injured list too, errr..Jeff Foster...injured...

***Valandil*** · 11-02-2004, 07:13 PM

Maybe it's a year for a big 'Changing of the Guard'???

'cept I still think the Bulls will be about no good!

Lizra · 11-20-2004, 12:22 AM

Ha! Pacers BEAT Detroit!

Detroit should be stripped of their next 10 home games. I hope all the stinking "fans" who punched and pummeled Pacers get prosecuted to the fullest! Where the hell were the security! I can't believe it.

Detroit basketball fans REALLY suck!

Lizra · 11-20-2004, 09:47 AM

AARRGGHH!!

Insidious Rex · 11-20-2004, 11:05 AM

Yeah what the hell happened last night? Did they ever finish the game? they are talking about arresting certain players even. Im guessing that would mean Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson at least?

Lizra · 11-20-2004, 05:38 PM

Arrest those OUT OF CONTROL Detroit "fans"!

Arrest "missing in action" Detroit security.

Arrest lame as hell officials!

If any Pacer's are arrested I'm off the NBA!

As to what happened haven't you seen the tapes!

Oiiii! I'm ill.....

OK...Artest fouls Ben Wallace, Ben Wallace can't handle it, shoves Artest (flagrant) Artest backs off, chills...laying on a table. It's during this two or so minutes that the refs should have called or done SOMETHING! Get someone to the foul line, get the game going... whatever!

....So then some assinine genius Detroit fan comes up and throws a cup of drink at Artest, up close, Artest goes after him, punches start getting thrown and a riot breaks out. Pacers are literally fighting for their lives, and can't even get to the locker room safely. It was sick!

Lizra · 11-21-2004, 09:31 PM

Waaahhh!!

Insidious Rex · 11-21-2004, 09:39 PM

banned for the season! holy crap! i have him on my fantasy team! what do i do now! this has to be unprecidented. well I guess he'll have time to work on his rap album now...

Lizra · 11-21-2004, 09:48 PM

Yeah...he gets that "time off" he wanted!

Reggie better take his "youth serum"

I'm going to the Christmas day game, Pacers versus Detroit at Conseco. No Artest, no Jermaine, no Jackson....guess I'll have to be content with throwing batteries or something at the Pistons bench...it's allowed isn't it?

Linaewen · 11-21-2004, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lizra

Where the hell were the security! I can't believe it.

Detroit basketball fans REALLY suck!

That's what I was wondering. That was pretty damn shocking that it continued for so long.
It wasn't just the fans. Both sides were in the wrong. They should've known it was too far to begin having a go at the public too.

Btw Liz, how many

's do you have in that post?

Lizra · 11-21-2004, 11:16 PM

Boo hoo hoo!

From

to

. I can only speak in smilies now!

Insidious Rex · 11-22-2004, 03:17 PM

well as a pacer fan better get ready for a long season. they will still probably make the playoffs but realize they wont be getting Jermain or Jackson back until LATE JANUARY! So they lose the two best players for a good two months. And one for the whole season. Im still realing from it on my fantasy team.... He was my best performing player and my team sucked as it was. Now i have on my roster a banned Ron Artest, an injured and angry Jason Kidd and a disgruntled and injured Glenn Robinson. Sheesh... So now my top active player is Kirk Hinrich....

Lizra · 11-22-2004, 04:18 PM

Who?!

08-05-2004, 03:00 PM	#242
Insidious Rex Quasi Evil Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Maryland, US Posts: 4,634	Well USABasketball better get their butts in gear. Brown has his hands full. Did they really get blown out by Italy?! __________________ "People's political beliefs don't stem from the factual information they've acquired. Far more the facts people choose to believe are the product of their political beliefs." "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

08-05-2004, 04:40 PM	#243
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	Who's on the team? __________________ Happy Atheist Go Democrats!

08-05-2004, 05:13 PM	#244
Insidious Rex Quasi Evil Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Maryland, US Posts: 4,634	http://www.nba.com/pretour/usab2004_training_tour.html USA BASKETBALL 2004 OLYMPICS ROSTER: PG: Stephon Marbury, Dwyane Wade SG: Allen Iverson, Carmelo Anthony SF: Richard Jefferson, LeBron James PF: Lamar Odom, Shawn Marion, Carlos Boozer C: Tim Duncan, Amare Stoudemire, Emeka Okafor Coach: Larry Brown kind of an undersized bunch if you think about it. Especially with Okafor hurting. Duncan is the only true center and hes not even a true center. The only two original members of this team: Iverson, Duncan NBA players who were on 2004 USA Olympic Basketball team but withdrew: Jason Kidd (recovering from knee surgery), Ray Allen (getting married. lame excuse!!), Tracy McGrady (Olympic "security concerns"), Karl Malone (healing from injury, emotional strain from mom passing away), Jermaine O'Neal (banged up from playoffs), Mike Bibby (no one is really sure of reason). Kobe Bryant was going to be on the team but withdrew due to scheduling problems (his case). These NBA players declined invitations to join USA Olympic Basketball team: Vince Carter, Kenyon Martin, Elton Brand, Shaquille O'Neal, Kevin Garnett, Richard Hamilton, Ben Wallace. __________________ "People's political beliefs don't stem from the factual information they've acquired. Far more the facts people choose to believe are the product of their political beliefs." "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

08-05-2004, 09:17 PM	#245
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	Tha's an interesting bunch! Larry Brown does have plenty of food for thought! Good luck Team USA! __________________ Happy Atheist Go Democrats!

09-02-2004, 12:12 PM	#246
*Valandil* High King at Annuminas Administrator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wyoming - USA Posts: 10,752	KB: Oh... YOU thought it was forced?!?!?? And here I thought it was all consensual! See... just a silly, big ole misunderstanding! __________________ My Fanfic: Letters of Firiel Tales of Nolduryon Visitors Come to Court Ñ á ë ?* ó ú é ä ï ö Ö ñ É Þ ð ß ® ™ [Xurl=Xhttp://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=ABCXYZ#postABCXYZ]text[/Xurl] Splitting Threads is SUCH Hard Work!!

11-02-2004, 05:36 PM	#247
Insidious Rex Quasi Evil Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Maryland, US Posts: 4,634	Hey wake up out there. Its opening day and no ones posted anything here yet. Thoughts on the upcoming season? Predictions? Is Miami gonna be a force with Shaq now? Is Minnesota finally gonna get to the promised land? Is Detroit actually better then they were last year? I think they might be. Where is Jason Kidd going to land? Hows LaBron gonna do in his sophomore year? Is Kobe gonna be able to drag the Lakers to 50 wins now that the rest of the team has fractured? Can Sacramento take advantage of the vacuum before they fracture? MVP? Rookie of the Year? Lets hear it. __________________ "People's political beliefs don't stem from the factual information they've acquired. Far more the facts people choose to believe are the product of their political beliefs." "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

11-02-2004, 07:04 PM	#248
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	Reggie Miller's got a cast on. Jermaine O'niel's on the injured list too, errr..Jeff Foster...injured...

11-02-2004, 07:13 PM	#249
*Valandil* High King at Annuminas Administrator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wyoming - USA Posts: 10,752	Maybe it's a year for a big 'Changing of the Guard'??? 'cept I still think the Bulls will be about no good! __________________ My Fanfic: Letters of Firiel Tales of Nolduryon Visitors Come to Court Ñ á ë ?* ó ú é ä ï ö Ö ñ É Þ ð ß ® ™ [Xurl=Xhttp://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=ABCXYZ#postABCXYZ]text[/Xurl] Splitting Threads is SUCH Hard Work!!

11-20-2004, 12:22 AM	#250
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	Ha! Pacers BEAT Detroit! Detroit should be stripped of their next 10 home games. I hope all the stinking "fans" who punched and pummeled Pacers get prosecuted to the fullest! Where the hell were the security! I can't believe it. Detroit basketball fans REALLY suck! __________________ Happy Atheist Go Democrats! Last edited by Lizra : 11-20-2004 at 12:26 AM.

11-20-2004, 09:47 AM	#251
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	AARRGGHH!! __________________ Happy Atheist Go Democrats!

11-20-2004, 11:05 AM	#252
Insidious Rex Quasi Evil Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Maryland, US Posts: 4,634	Yeah what the hell happened last night? Did they ever finish the game? they are talking about arresting certain players even. Im guessing that would mean Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson at least? __________________ "People's political beliefs don't stem from the factual information they've acquired. Far more the facts people choose to believe are the product of their political beliefs." "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

11-20-2004, 05:38 PM	#253
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	Arrest those OUT OF CONTROL Detroit "fans"! Arrest "missing in action" Detroit security. Arrest lame as hell officials! If any Pacer's are arrested I'm off the NBA! As to what happened haven't you seen the tapes! Oiiii! I'm ill..... OK...Artest fouls Ben Wallace, Ben Wallace can't handle it, shoves Artest (flagrant) Artest backs off, chills...laying on a table. It's during this two or so minutes that the refs should have called or done SOMETHING! Get someone to the foul line, get the game going... whatever! ....So then some assinine genius Detroit fan comes up and throws a cup of drink at Artest, up close, Artest goes after him, punches start getting thrown and a riot breaks out. Pacers are literally fighting for their lives, and can't even get to the locker room safely. It was sick! __________________ Happy Atheist Go Democrats! Last edited by Lizra : 11-20-2004 at 05:46 PM.

11-21-2004, 09:31 PM	#254
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	Waaahhh!! __________________ Happy Atheist Go Democrats!

11-21-2004, 09:39 PM	#255
Insidious Rex Quasi Evil Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Maryland, US Posts: 4,634	banned for the season! holy crap! i have him on my fantasy team! what do i do now! this has to be unprecidented. well I guess he'll have time to work on his rap album now... __________________ "People's political beliefs don't stem from the factual information they've acquired. Far more the facts people choose to believe are the product of their political beliefs." "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

11-21-2004, 09:48 PM	#256
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	Yeah...he gets that "time off" he wanted! Reggie better take his "youth serum" I'm going to the Christmas day game, Pacers versus Detroit at Conseco. No Artest, no Jermaine, no Jackson....guess I'll have to be content with throwing batteries or something at the Pistons bench...it's allowed isn't it? __________________ Happy Atheist Go Democrats!

11-21-2004, 11:16 PM	#258
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	Boo hoo hoo! From to . I can only speak in smilies now! __________________ Happy Atheist Go Democrats! Last edited by Lizra : 11-21-2004 at 11:18 PM.

11-22-2004, 03:17 PM	#259
Insidious Rex Quasi Evil Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Maryland, US Posts: 4,634	well as a pacer fan better get ready for a long season. they will still probably make the playoffs but realize they wont be getting Jermain or Jackson back until LATE JANUARY! So they lose the two best players for a good two months. And one for the whole season. Im still realing from it on my fantasy team.... He was my best performing player and my team sucked as it was. Now i have on my roster a banned Ron Artest, an injured and angry Jason Kidd and a disgruntled and injured Glenn Robinson. Sheesh... So now my top active player is Kirk Hinrich.... __________________ "People's political beliefs don't stem from the factual information they've acquired. Far more the facts people choose to believe are the product of their political beliefs." "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

11-22-2004, 04:18 PM	#260
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	Who?! __________________ Happy Atheist Go Democrats!

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