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Never. I don't want Dwight Howard grabbing layups that are rolling on the rim.

Great no-call on the Durant inbounds play. The rules clearly state that, after a timeout, you can go backcourt to receive the inbounds pass, and they also state that both feet need to cross the line (into the frontcourt) before a player can be called for a backcourt. Durant's left foot never established position in the frontcourt, and the first time he hit the line, he caught the ball at the same time. Simple call to make using the replay.

Durant is the next Kobe. That stuff looked similar to Kobe in his prime. :o

Damn man, what the hell is Westbrook doing out there?

LOL, wrong. Apparently, you've never been to Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas (among other states) that are filled with people who use their ignorant racial slurs when talking about Obama's citizenship.

I'll go ahead and edit my initial post about a dynasty being a three-peat (technically). I suppose there's no true definition, nothing written in ink. Seems like a lot of teams are considered dynasties for dominating in a span of 3-5 years (or more), with at least three championships to show for it. Not necessarily consecutive championships. I've read an argument about the early 90's Buffalo Bills being a dynasty, but I have no idea how that's possible if they didn't win anything.

Good decision, but it's going to take more to get back into playoff contention. Golden State has some work to do. They need to seek a defensive-minded coach, figure out what they are going to do about their frontcourt issues, and make it clear who's going to run the offense.

Done. 14.83% of the votes, third place right now. Good luck, man.

Well, if I recall correctly, there was an OTL on ESPN that discussed the "three-year window" for dynasties. I know absolutely nothing about hockey, but they were saying how there were five teams on their dynasty list (is that even real?) that had a three-peat (or better), and that they should remove the others from the list.

Time for the Heat to "finish their breakfast" I guess...lol. LeBron is a hell of a character. Who eats breakfast at night? I'm assuming LeBron thinks Philly is pretty important. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

American hero.

I've been wondering this for a while now. ESPN has been talking about the "Spurs dynasty" all day long, and that's how they refer to them. According to OTL a while back, a dynasty is a three-peat. The Spurs won three rings in five years...with the same trio, but not consecutive championships. Many considered the Patriots a dynasty when they were winning their rings, although they also failed to achieve the three-peat. Do you consider the 2003-2007 Spurs team a dynasty? Why or why not?

LOL, Trump sucks. Candidates typically say things we all want to hear, but Trump sounds like the typical American that has absolutely no idea how to run a country, just one that thinks we can do what we want and get away with it. The fact is, Trump has gone bankrupt over and over again, he's a businessman that took advantage of the government, and outside of the BC conspiracy that was stomped on today, Trump has absolutely nothing. He's on the same level as Palin, not as stupid and clueless, but with little to no credibility and more deceiving and shady. I hope he runs for President, and I hope he gets demolished in the polls.

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I doubt Shannon will be a Laker next season. Good win by the Lakers. Kobe looked great out there, Gasol and Drew were nice on the glass (and Drew is just a force inside), and Ron is still doing his thing. I'm still a bit annoyed by Gasol, though. I'm absolutely sick of his flopping and moaning, to the point where he doesn't even try to make the damn shot. THAT is most annoying.

He forgot to add the 10-30 shooting, 6 turnovers, and abysmal defense.

Firing the coach isn't going to solve the problem. They landed in the NBA Finals with Avery Johnson one season, then lost to the Warriors (the 8th seed) the following year, same coach. With Don Nelson, Dallas made it to the WCF...then found out, the following year, that they weren't even getting out of the first round with Nelson. The team really isn't built for deep postseason play. Aside from this season and maybe two others, they weren't much of a defensive team. Their scoring options weren't as consistent as they should be, either. It also doesn't help when Dirk (who is shooting less than 42% right now, in this Portland series) comes out and shoots 38% against the 2007 Warriors team that upset them in the first round. Dallas doesn't fire from all cylinders when it matters most. They can light it up and get a couple of games in a series, but when it's all said and done, it's the players that need to be held accountable.

Probably 4-2 in Boston's favor, with the entire Knicks team healthy. The Celtics didn't go into the postseason injury-free, either: Shaq was a huge part of what they were trying to accomplish at one point, and granted Shaq is 60 years old, there's not a single player on the Knicks' roster that had a chance of defending him. Teams are difficult to figure out when injuries occur. Take the 2009 Houston Rockets and their series with the Lakers. Look at the current series the Lakers are in with the Hornets. See the current Grizzlies, without Gay. The new-look Cavaliers were a team nobody knew anything about coming into the season, and they pulled off an upset over the Celtics right out of the gates, and were around a .500 team for a while. Boston planned for a fully-loaded Knicks team, which takes guys like Jared Jeffries out of the equation. Doc Rivers would've never guessed Jeffries would have decent offensive games in 2-3 of those meetings, so Boston didn't plan on it. With Billups on the floor, they expected Melo to handle the ball a bit less, which helps Pierce save energy for his offensive production. When Game 2 arrived, Pierce didn't stand a chance on either end of the court. Melo came to play. Game 3? Different story, as Boston had 4-5 days to adjust to the Knicks not having Billups, plan on Melo trying to duplicate his Game 2 performance, and it paid off. At the end of the day, Boston wasn't the match-up the Knicks wanted. If it was between the Celtics and Heat, there's no question about it: D'Antoni would've wanted Miami. The Heat have weak play at the point and center positions, and Amare would've had his better games against Bosh. I wouldn't say they'd beat Miami, either, but they would've had a better chance in that series. Both Miami and Boston got what they wanted.

I'll say this much: I know for a fact that Kobe thinks something is wrong, that it's a major injury. What athlete would bypass an x-ray AND an MRI? He's avoiding it just in case...

Well, the rule is, if he gets the MRI and they find a break, he won't have medical clearance to play. The NBA will force him to sit. Phil made the statement tonight that Bryant isn't letting anyone deal with it. He's calling the shots. I hate it because it's a scary feeling, as an athlete, to not know what's wrong...but it's Kobe, not me.

I'm flip-flopping. Kobe has played through a lot of injuries. I'm not sure what's going on with the foot/ankle, but he has earned the right to make that decision for himself, I guess. I don't know.