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9,751

We're actually at 10,330.

Whoa, we're down to 213. WTF Reid.

Well, we're not even 10 games in with either of these guys, so predictions are going to fall on current production. I wouldn't say Walker doesn't have much help from his teammates. Charlotte has six guys scoring in double figures, compared to Dallas' five. It would be a little different if Dallas had Dirk. So, of course, by the end of the season (when Dirk returns), Walker will probably be ahead of Mayo in any discussion because of that factor, but at this very moment, Kemba is in his second NBA season, coming off of a team that had 66 games and no offseason, worst winning percentage ever. Mayo started to struggle back in 2010, first gradually losing his starting role to being strictly a bench player, shooting 40% in two consecutive seasons. The 9% jump in shooting, despite the heavily-increased role, is what stands out...especially considering the fact that he's putting up nearly six threes a game, already shooting around 30% of the threes he shot last season...in just these first nine games. Again, I'm sure Kemba will be considered before Mayo when April comes around...but we're only 2-3 weeks into the season, so not even that is certain. No reason not to judge both players on their production today.

Now at 12,241. Just deleted banned members' messages, a few from guys who will never post here again (like Diesel), and all of those auto-messages for member forum anniversaries. No idea why I decided to send those, lol.

LOL, a few of our members weren't even born for that.

OJ Mayo. He's putting up 22 PPG on 49% FG, 59% from three (31-53 from downtown). I'm not sure if anyone else is even close to that much of an improvement.

Haha...Gallo airballs a three, in transition, only down by two...and then, Norris Cole (the worst player on Earth at the time) drills a wide-open three.

LOL, how the hell did LeBron get away with pushing Gallo like that? :o

Lawson pisses me off. Don't see Denver winning this game now.

ANDRE MILLER! Wow.

Norris Cole is getting dominated.

I can't believe anyone EVER entertained the idea that Norris Cole should start over my boy Mario Chalmers. Denver on a small run with Bron Bron on the bench. Thanks to Cole, of course.

Down to 15,125. I bet a lot of these are from inactive members.

Can't believe Knicks went on a run like that IN SAN ANTONIO. That's impressive. Still undefeated. I'm honestly shocked.

Pierce misses first free throw...misses second...then FOULS with 30+ left on the clock, down three. Nets make both FT's, then Pierce just comes down and pops a three, to make up for his mistakes, lol. Sadly, that one foul could have been a stop, with time left to tie the game with a three. Now, Brooklyn can make both free throws and end the game here.

Maybe my last one. http://i48.tinypic.com/iodt9v.jpg

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121114_UTA@BOS

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121114_IND@MIL

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121114_WAS@DAL

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121114_ATL@GS

Guys, I checked our database today, and we have...16,231 personal messages. We gotta clean those out, please. You don't have to delete everything, but it would be very helpful if you eliminated most of them. I would appreciate it more than you know. Eventually, I'm going to run through and delete a lot of inactive member PM's, and that may have an effect on your conversations anyway. There might be information you'll want to save, so please, go through them...it doesn't take as long as you may think. And just an FYI, I am planning on a board upgrade very soon. Still working on the skin. It's going to be a similar skin, but the board will have a lot of new features (ex. seeing all of your repped posts, topic preview, tags, better editor). Thanks guys.

Bruised bone in Lowry's foot? He may be back on the court in 1-2 weeks, but you're going to see issues for a while. Foot problems are the toughest to heal when you're an athlete, and of course, it's because you're always on your feet. Even as a PG, with less weight than, say, Yao Ming...you're still pushing off on your crossovers, still sidestepping on drives, cutting off your man back on defense...and you'll probably see him struggling to do those things for quite some time. Fields...well, doesn't matter, honestly. Could be a blessing in disguise, even though you're now paying him to not play.

Yep, the other is his brother.

Nash has found his happy place, lol. http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/262028_10152307103360341_1525411227_n.jpg