NBA Thread 2011-2012

[MaestroZidane]

Yes he did! and I liked how he said that the blame should fall on him. Now he has a big game on Sunday, so let's see how he turns this around.

And Happy Birthday to the greatest Basketball player of all time, there will never be anyone like him. NOT KOBE, NOT LEBRON, NO ONE!! and yes, I'm being biased here.

 

[Back Door Skip]

He almost single handedly kept the NBA relevant in the 90s, so bias goes out the window.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

http://wtfismikewearing.tumblr.com/

 

[Jaboldinho]

Got to love his 6-button suits.

 

[Mus]

Ohhhhhhh damn ESPN. Didn't take long for them to take it off and make a formal apology either

 

[rony31]

I'm assuming you're talking about this?

http://gyazo.com/825dfb76cb00b15df746f7abbdae3e89

 

[Back Door Skip]

Hahahahahaha, that's almost as bad as the N word, isn't it?

 

[Mus]

Yeah, I thought I posted the image my bad

 

[MaestroZidane]

what a game. Almost felt like I was watching a playoff game. Great to see that he keeps up his play and doesn't let the turnovers affect his game

 

[yoyo913]

An epic Denver - OKC game too, overtime, Durant with 51, Westbrook 40 and Ibaka with a triple double with 11 blocks.

 

[fender]

I like the glow in the dark dunk, creative.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Didn't see it, but heard the Dunk Contest was AWFUL.

And wasn't Nate Robinson glow in the dark a few years ago?

 

[yoyo913]

I heard it was awful but I don't know why so people are saying that. I didn't particularly enjoy it but that's because I'm bored of the event, it has more to do with seeing it for the last few years than how it was itself.

The event I thought was very creative, there were more props/build up and showmanship put into them than ever before. The argument against the night was that some people would have preferred more emphasis on actually athletically talented dunks than all the fluff, but it's hard to come up with something new after so many dunks. And the other argument could be that it didn't have any big names.

The rest of the events (3p, skills) were just like other years.

 

[leungtl]

The dunk contest was better than I expected it to be when I first saw the line-up.

Having said that, I would still only grade it a C. Chase Budinger's exact replica of the previous Derrick Williams dunk WITHOUT the motorcycle prop was as laughable as his spot in the dunk contest itself.

 

[Back Door Skip]

I didn't have **** to do last night and I still snubbed the dunk contest. I think at this point it has run its course and they need to think about putting something else in its place. Unless they can get actual All Stars to participate, there just isn't much of a reason to keep watching. I mean at some point it becomes a bit redundant watching nobodies regurgitate the same dunks every year.

 

[yoyo913]

One year they had Durrant and OJ Mayo (I think) play a game of HORSE, it wasn't widely televised and I don't know why they got rid of it.

 

[rony31]

I remember watching the HORSE thing online, that was pretty bad too. Didn't watch the dunk-off last night but heard it was pretty bad. It's just lacking starpower nowadays, I mean I had never even heard of Jeffrey Evans before last night. They need a year where all the actual stars participate (step up Lebron, you said you would you ****in liar).

 

[leungtl]

Seriously, how did he get in?

 

[rony31]

His dunks weren't too bad though. Liked the blindfold one.

 

[Filipower]

Yeah but people don't give a **** about the Chase Budingers, do they? I want to see MJ and Dominique and Vince, not averagely skilled rookies.