Real Deal

BUMP! Loving the bold...but PLEASE ignore what I said about Carson Palmer.

Well, if they are looking for someone that resembles James in the face, Iggy is the closest. http://ambasketball.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/PicImg_76ers_vs_Magic_c851.jpg Cover up his eyes. If his eyes weren't so slanted, it would be LeBron in that picture.

I'm sure there are a lot. There are guys in the league that made basketball their lives before they reached the pros, and you really have to wonder if they even had a backup plan had they not had enough talent to make it to the next level.

Cousins shot like Brandon Jennings again. He needs to play closer to the rim and stop missing those bunnies. He's got a lot of weight on him, but he doesn't know how to use it.

Didn't see a second of this game, but I'm surprised that Utah is still rolling. I wonder if they will be able to maintain this play during the playoffs, though.

Week 11: 10 pts Week 12: 10 pts Week 13: 11 pts Three-consecutive double-digit weeks. I've never done this good in a pick'em before, haha. Had to make up for that pathetic Week 10.

Jennings sucks. He's not even injured, and he can't shoot worth a damn, even when he's wide open. Story of the year so far for the Bucks (that, and the fact that Salmons has been more of a bench player than a starter.

I'm not sure when Romo has been really good, to be honest.

It's obvious he's lying. There's no way Witten would really be against a trade to bring one of the best QB's in the game to Dallas, and neither would Jerry or anyone in uniform or in office.

Should've never hugged Todd Haley at the end of the game yesterday.

Copy and paste the code below, filling in the blanks. All correct answers get you five points. No late entries accepted. If you don't turn yours in by the tip-off of the first game, you miss out, no exceptions. Wednesday, December 8th Denver @ Boston (ESPN) Winner: Leading rebounder: Washington @ Sacramento Winner: Player with the most threes made: Thursday, December 9th Boston @ Philadelphia (TNT) Winner: Leading scorer: Orlando @ Portland (TNT) Winner: Leading passer: Friday, December 10th LA Lakers @ Chicago (ESPN) Winner: Leading rebounder: Miami @ Golden State (ESPN) Winner: Leading scorer: Saturday, December 11th Utah @ Dallas Winner: Player with the most turnovers:

I'd like to, but it's only fair I pull them all from one date. I had 30k posts before the hack (around 29,700), but my 2008 profile says 20k.

THA RAIDDDAAAAZZZZ. This team is so unpredictable.

Haha, yeah, I wasn't going to ask you guys. I'm guessing most don't even remember what they had before we were hacked.

Well, it would be based on those profiles I found from mid-2008, and it would include only those who I've changed the registration dates for (which are basically all active here). Not much of a mess, really. It would help reflect our contributions here. I've noticed that some members now show that they've been here since 2005 or 2006, but they have very, very few posts...makes it seem like they've done little to nothing since registering five or six years ago.

I think we can go ahead and add the old post counts, also. They won't be 100% accurate, but I can do my best.

Xavier Henry is killing it in the starting five. I wonder how much longer Karl will want to put up with Smith.

I swear on everything I screwed up two of my picks by accident, because I was using my iPhone to make sure I switched the Giants over the Redskins. For one, in every pick'em I've ever done, I've never bet against the Raiders when they play the Chargers or Chiefs. Ever. In fact, even against Denver, I've selected the Broncos over the Raiders because of our injuries, nothing more. I have no idea how, but I may have swiped something on the phone and selected the two teams to the left, in addition to the Giants (which was not accidental). It gave me the Chargers over the Raiders, and the [expletive]ing Colts over the Cowboys. I was excited because I thought I was going to come home to a 12-point night, but instead, I see a 10. Ridiculous.

I know I'm not a coach, and I realize there was wind, but there's no way you go for it on 4th down there. You go for the tie. You're playing a rival, playing for your playoff berth, you're an 8-3 team tied with the opponent...and you go for it on 4th and 2? And not only that, but you get a FLOP of a throw from Flacco?

Chill. You could assume that, with enough practice, players would adjust and be able to shoot them like threes, but that's not true. Ten-footers, with defense, you could hit 60% from as a pro (and, of course, this is just an approximation). Double that, just extend it out to the three, and you're talking half of that (30% or so) for the average player. The half-court line is 47 feet out, so you're talking nearly double that (three-pointers are almost 24 feet out). Cut that percentage in half again (to 15%) and that's if the player decided he was going to work on those shots full-time. I doubt any coach would want players taking shots that they could only hit 15% of the time. Might as well ask Shaq to take threes.

MANNNN...I didn't think about that.

He needs to work on his free throws before anything else.

I got you. Your name was Nash when you signed up. The profile had your real name in it, also.