Real Deal

Well...Pippen and Bird didn't like the way James went about it, either, and they have plenty of rings to show off. Malone and Barkley? They don't need championships to be able to make a good point.

...so you're seriously that annoyed? Thicker skin, dude. Try defending a player that goes through rape allegations. What LeBron did (not accused of) was disrespectful to the Cavaliers organization, and even his biggest fans are now turning their heads. Fanbases are typically hated on because they are spoiled winners, and because of that, most are cocky. The Lakers are one. However, a lot of people hate the Heat. They aren't winners...haven't won a single preseason game yet, let alone one in the regular season or playoffs. There's a legit reason for it, but I shouldn't expect you to see it.

Actually, it does, to some fans. My girlfriend actually liked LeBron and didn't mind where he went, was going to be a bit upset if he left Cleveland...but when he used an hour-long special and decided to stick it to the organization by not informing them until we all knew (and I believe just one team, Miami, knew his decision when the show started), she decided she was done rooting for him, no matter what. She was a Cavs fan because of LeBron. Now, she's still a Cavs fan...and ironically, it's still because of him...just in a different way.

The Wizards team forum skin is now available in our skin selector. Keep in mind that all 30 team forums will have their own skins and will override your preference, but any other forum not assigned a skin will be using YOUR selection.

I was thinking Amare Stoudemire, but I'll consider Walker since they are basically the same exact player.

http://www.otrbasketball.com/forums/forum/41-washington-wizards-team-forum No pictures of Wall in a Wizards jersey yet, but once there are, I'll edit the banner. Feedback on colors and such is appreciated. EDIT: Also, there are Wizards logos replacing the default OTR post background images...but most of you knew that was going to happen, haha.

Deal is official. Click me.

The skin you use (skin ID) is added to the database, so I'm not really sure if there's anything you can do. But, I just use the IPB app. Search for "IPB" and it should be the first one you see...has the Invision logo. It's mobile, all the time, and it's really awesome. And Kyle, I have no idea.

The astounding thing isn't really the 105 (although that's crazy), it's the 72 points in 20 minutes.

Could be an ad-blocker, or your hosts file (which blocks ads, if you configure it to do so).

Nowhere near it. The CCS program I'm using for the homepage needs an update, and I'm still considering just tossing the program altogether and coding the entire thing from scratch.

Getting ready to go to work...just need to know who everyone thinks belongs on these banners. I need one player from each team, and please add the players you feel deserve to be featured in that team forum. Copy and paste the code below, and add your players. Thanks. Atlanta Hawks - Boston Celtics - Charlotte Bobcats - Chicago Bulls - Cleveland Cavaliers - Dallas Mavericks - Denver Nuggets - Detroit Pistons - Golden State Warriors - Houston Rockets - Indiana Pacers - Los Angeles Clippers - Los Angeles Lakers - Memphis Grizzlies - Miami Heat - Milwaukee Bucks - Minnesota Timberwolves - New Jersey Nets - New Orleans Hornets - New York Knicks - Oklahoma City Thunder - Orlando Magic - Philadelphia 76ers - Phoenix Suns - Portland Trail Blazers - Sacramento Kings - San Antonio Spurs - Toronto Raptors - Utah Jazz - Washington Wizards -

Hahahahaha... ^_^

If the big three keep their previous season's scoring averages, they won't even get the top seed in the conference. I doubt the three provides THAT much scoring. As for LeBron getting a triple-double...really? http://i36.tinypic.com/10y2zkm.jpg

Wouldn't say the movie itself is on that level, but Ledger's performance was. Blew Jack's Joker out of the water.

Yeah, it happened with PSA, BBW, NBAD, RBS, CTS, S2, M2, and a bunch of other sites that rebuilt their forums. Don't appreciate the spamming by some of our members, not one bit...but it's expected, nonetheless. Things will be back to the way they were, and OTR will still be up and running. Always happens that way.

Ah, yeah...I didn't see those fights. I figured you were talking about Guida...because he was getting hit quite a bit, but that one punch he connected with was devastating, and it broke dos Anjos' jaw. He made him tap in the end, but it was probably more about the jaw than anything else.

Are you talking about Guida? Dude broke the man's jaw.

Silva was waiting for that triangle in that fifth round. Right when Sonnen put him on his back, Silva wasn't even trying to get up, unlike that fourth. What was up with the submission, though? He clearly tapped, and Silva just grabbed that arm again, started yanking on it. Sonnen looked like he wanted to kill Anderson for that, haha.

Shaq ditched Orlando, left them hanging. By the end of his career, Howard will be one of the best defensive centers in the last 20 years (he already is, really), and if he continues to improve his offensive game, even though it's coming slowly, he'll most definitely surpass Shaq as the greatest player in Orlando's history.

Haha, yeah. You dunk until you catch fire, then you shoot a couple of threes. Really weird, though...there should've been many more rebounds in the total. I'm not sure why there were so few. I did miss a few threes.

By the looks of things, the entire Buss family will be history by the time Shaq retires, so it'll be in Los Angeles. He hasn't done anything significant ENOUGH to get his jersey retired elsewhere. Dwight Howard will end up being the greatest player Orlando has ever seen (he's already won more Finals games than Orlando's Shaq, granted it's just one) and the Heat will be too busy slobbering over James and Wade to even remember the 2006 Shaq.

I'm going to install a whole new message board just for the UFC, and just for you, Sean. You can just create all of the topics and initiate all of the discussion, lol. I really don't know THAT much about Sonnen. I just know that I didn't think he was going to do that good against Marquardt. Being one of the best wrestlers (or probably the best) in his weight class, I think Sonnen has a chance only if he sets the pace. Doing that against Silva seems impossible, though. I really have yet to see a fighter dictate the pace in a fight against him. Good point about Henderson, though. I just watched and read a few things about Sonnen's trash-talking, and now I'm backing Silva. Dude seems way too confident and cocky that he's going to topple Silva, and he NEVER shuts up. Silva could've destroyed Maia, literally, if he really wanted to. I just hope the judges don't hand the victory to Sonnen if the fight does go five AND it's somewhat close, just because they are still butt-hurt over what he did to Maia. And I hope Nelson wins. I don't like him, and I want Brock to tear him to pieces.

Then why don't you have Deron Williams in your top six? If we're talking overall skills/abilities, Howard doesn't break the list.

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