age old question, where do you guys weigh in?
you get to pick first, out of all the dudes in the NBA. who do you pick?
all this talk of MVPs has me thinking... who would i rather have to build a team around? could i pick cp or bron instead of yao or d howard? jesus what about kobe? how can you NOT pick him? i dunno
i think i'd go CP. if i gotta pick one, i guess i'll take the PG. strange, i think bron and kobe may be better athletes/dunkers/monsters but i think i'd have to go with either Yaoward or CP just cause i think their positions are more critical. i dunno. for me it's a really hard question, and i'm eager to hear your thoughts.
ps don't forget about ray allen.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Speaking of Thornton
Just incase anyone missed this this...
If this lines up I am a lucky bastard
----------- pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
A. Thornton F 44:17.13-23..3-6..10-12..+12..2...1...3...2..1..5..3..0..0..39
I guess they been letting him start lately. 20 of those points came in the 4th.
If this lines up I am a lucky bastard
----------- pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
A. Thornton F 44:17.13-23..3-6..10-12..+12..2...1...3...2..1..5..3..0..0..39
I guess they been letting him start lately. 20 of those points came in the 4th.
Friday, March 28, 2008
Random thoughts
Boston Band Wagon
All you Boston lovers are way off. They suck, and they won't get out of the second round. Beating Pheonix means very little a day after they lose to Philly. How is it that the Pheonix game gets so much hype, but noone talk about how they let Philly go on a 16-0 run?
Barkley does it again
Just when I started to respect Barkley's opinion again, he goes and say something exceedingly stupid. "Houston will struggle to make the playoffs. They will only win 5 more games." Hells bells Charles! They've already won 2 since he said this, and their up-coming schedule is thus:
San Antonio
Sacramento
Portland
Seattle
LA Clippers
Phoenix
Denver
Utah
LA Clippers
I can see losing to SA, Pheonix, and Utah...maybe even Denver. But come on, that is not a hard schedule, and they are in 2nd place!
Tsk Tsk Kobe
With his ejection against Bobcats, Kobe has entered the realm of the elite complainers. With the new rule put in place this year, for each technical he recieves from now on, he will be suspended for one game. Does anyone know if this extends into the playoffs?
Fav 5 Young guys
Monte Ellis - Dang that guy is fast
Luis Scola - Never gives up
Leon Powe - He produces without mistakes
Carl Landry - Professional dunker
Spencer Hawes - 7 footer with a nice jumper
Who are your favorite younguns?
All you Boston lovers are way off. They suck, and they won't get out of the second round. Beating Pheonix means very little a day after they lose to Philly. How is it that the Pheonix game gets so much hype, but noone talk about how they let Philly go on a 16-0 run?
Barkley does it again
Just when I started to respect Barkley's opinion again, he goes and say something exceedingly stupid. "Houston will struggle to make the playoffs. They will only win 5 more games." Hells bells Charles! They've already won 2 since he said this, and their up-coming schedule is thus:
San Antonio
Sacramento
Portland
Seattle
LA Clippers
Phoenix
Denver
Utah
LA Clippers
I can see losing to SA, Pheonix, and Utah...maybe even Denver. But come on, that is not a hard schedule, and they are in 2nd place!
Tsk Tsk Kobe
With his ejection against Bobcats, Kobe has entered the realm of the elite complainers. With the new rule put in place this year, for each technical he recieves from now on, he will be suspended for one game. Does anyone know if this extends into the playoffs?
Fav 5 Young guys
Monte Ellis - Dang that guy is fast
Luis Scola - Never gives up
Leon Powe - He produces without mistakes
Carl Landry - Professional dunker
Spencer Hawes - 7 footer with a nice jumper
Who are your favorite younguns?
Thursday, March 27, 2008
dang
the celtics really smashed phx last night. don't know if any of you guys caught that game, but i have a few comments about it...
1)even though they appear to suck REALLY bad (especially last night), watching them still scares me. i'm pretty sure amare is back to 100%, maybe 110. last few games i've seen him in, he's been looking incredible. of course the shaq thing is still a huge IF for me, but the potential upside is ridiculous. IF they pull their $hit together, i still think they will smash everyone.
2)for the first time this season, i was really impressed with BOS. not just KG, but the whole team was playing GREAT defense and it seemed like nobody could miss a shot (not like they were really being defended, but still :). i've seen them do well, and i've seen KG go bonkers occasionally, but last night the whole team was on FIRE. i still wouldn't bet on them beating a healthy west champ BUT i felt that after watching that game, they really deserve some props. they all played some fantastic defense.
a while ago, tom mentioned that he liked the Cs chances cause KG was so hungry/excited about winning and it would rub off on his team. i felt like last night, this was exactly the case. i really felt like he led them to that victory and to that killer mindset they were in.
this post was going to be : Dang
KG good
but then i started rambling
1)even though they appear to suck REALLY bad (especially last night), watching them still scares me. i'm pretty sure amare is back to 100%, maybe 110. last few games i've seen him in, he's been looking incredible. of course the shaq thing is still a huge IF for me, but the potential upside is ridiculous. IF they pull their $hit together, i still think they will smash everyone.
2)for the first time this season, i was really impressed with BOS. not just KG, but the whole team was playing GREAT defense and it seemed like nobody could miss a shot (not like they were really being defended, but still :). i've seen them do well, and i've seen KG go bonkers occasionally, but last night the whole team was on FIRE. i still wouldn't bet on them beating a healthy west champ BUT i felt that after watching that game, they really deserve some props. they all played some fantastic defense.
a while ago, tom mentioned that he liked the Cs chances cause KG was so hungry/excited about winning and it would rub off on his team. i felt like last night, this was exactly the case. i really felt like he led them to that victory and to that killer mindset they were in.
this post was going to be : Dang
KG good
but then i started rambling
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
76s, a threat?
I have see them play only like once this season. But after hearing a couple sportcasters say they been playing as good as anyone lately, i'd thought i check there recent record.
I hope this cut and paste isn't too sloppy.
Here is their last 23 games, of which they have won 18. Philly is eastern so of course some of the wins are against reallly bad teams. But they have had some quality wins too. There's a four game stretch where they beat DET, CHI, SAS, and DEN. Then they just beat Boston last night- with a big 4th quarter comeback i might add.
Who knows what kinda playoff matchup 76's would be, but at least they are making the east a tad more competitive. Who knows, they may make a good series with someone. Looks like first round they will prob play either orlando (3 vs 6) or Cleveland ( 4 vs 5). I could see CLEV being too worried about BOS and DET and dropping a quick couple games to philly:) Howard though (it looks like), crushes Philly inside.
Tue 05
vs Washington
W 101-96
Thu 07
vs Miami
W 101-84
Sat 09
vs LA Clippers
W 101-80
Mon 11
vs Dallas
W 84-76
Wed 13
vs Memphis
W 102-88
Tue 19
@ Minnesota
L 88-104
Wed 20
vs New York
W 124-84
Fri 22
@ Orlando
L 99-115
Sat 23
@ Miami
W 101-96
Wed 27
vs Orlando
W 101-89
Fri 29
@ Golden State
L 97-119
March
Opponent
Result
Sat 01
@ Phoenix
W 119-114
Mon 03
@ LA Clippers
W 106-80
Fri 07
vs Seattle
W 117-83
Sun 09
@ Milwaukee
W 119-97
Mon 10
vs Boston
L 86-100
Wed 12
@ Detroit
W 83-82
Fri 14
@ Chicago
W 110-106
Sat 15
vs San Antonio
W 103-96
Wed 19
vs Denver
W 115-113
Fri 21
@ Orlando
L 95-113
Sat 22
vs New Jersey
W 91-87
Mon 24
@ Boston
W 95-90
I hope this cut and paste isn't too sloppy.
Here is their last 23 games, of which they have won 18. Philly is eastern so of course some of the wins are against reallly bad teams. But they have had some quality wins too. There's a four game stretch where they beat DET, CHI, SAS, and DEN. Then they just beat Boston last night- with a big 4th quarter comeback i might add.
Who knows what kinda playoff matchup 76's would be, but at least they are making the east a tad more competitive. Who knows, they may make a good series with someone. Looks like first round they will prob play either orlando (3 vs 6) or Cleveland ( 4 vs 5). I could see CLEV being too worried about BOS and DET and dropping a quick couple games to philly:) Howard though (it looks like), crushes Philly inside.
Tue 05
vs Washington
W 101-96
Thu 07
vs Miami
W 101-84
Sat 09
vs LA Clippers
W 101-80
Mon 11
vs Dallas
W 84-76
Wed 13
vs Memphis
W 102-88
Tue 19
@ Minnesota
L 88-104
Wed 20
vs New York
W 124-84
Fri 22
@ Orlando
L 99-115
Sat 23
@ Miami
W 101-96
Wed 27
vs Orlando
W 101-89
Fri 29
@ Golden State
L 97-119
March
Opponent
Result
Sat 01
@ Phoenix
W 119-114
Mon 03
@ LA Clippers
W 106-80
Fri 07
vs Seattle
W 117-83
Sun 09
@ Milwaukee
W 119-97
Mon 10
vs Boston
L 86-100
Wed 12
@ Detroit
W 83-82
Fri 14
@ Chicago
W 110-106
Sat 15
vs San Antonio
W 103-96
Wed 19
vs Denver
W 115-113
Fri 21
@ Orlando
L 95-113
Sat 22
vs New Jersey
W 91-87
Mon 24
@ Boston
W 95-90
Friday, March 21, 2008
The SI Vault
So Sports Illustrated has created their "Vault". They have posted every single article in their entire history, which is pretty friggin neat. Right now it's free, and hopefully it will stay that way. If you are looking to kill some time you should definitely check it out.
http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/
A few articles I found quite intersting are as follows.
This is a great one about Wilt Chamberlain from 1965
http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1076837/index.htm
Apparently, the Rockets in 86 had absolutely no chance of beating the Lakers in the conference final. I don't know if a writer today would be so blunt. http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1064836/index.htm
This one is a feature on Dennis Rodman from 1988. Pretty amazing stuff http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1067269/index.htm
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Rockets and the streak that was.
So the streak has come to an end, and now I feel comfortable commenting on it. I was fearful that I might jinx them if I said anything. So here are my quick hits....
- From my point of view, I'm not surprised that they lost to the Celtics. I hope Boston kills Dallas tomorrow, and maybe Jake will stop hating.
- At the start of the game last night, I became very greatful for the acquisition of Bobby Jackson. Because Rafer is not who we need starting during the playoffs. At the end of the LA game you saw him almost get into a fight when he forget that he wasn't on the And-1 tour, and he clearly hadn't remembered by the start of the Celtics game. I think he honestly thought that he was one of the best players on the court.
- Hopefully everybody will calm down around here in Houston. I mean, I love the Rockets and all, but I was listening to one guy saying that the rockets could win all the individual awards. MVP(Tmac) COY(Adelman) MostImproved(Rafer) defensivePOY(Battier). let's have a little more sanity folks.
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