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Damn man, why can't we just win a damn game convincingly when we are all healthy?

LOL, we saw, Danny.

Don't miss the game-winner.

Spurs are locking him up. Man. COME ON! The Thunder need this win on the road. It'll give them another kick in the ass, and maybe they can start up another streak.

...and it's not looking good for Kevin right now. The Spurs are locking him up.

Kobe heating up.

I know.

Gotta lock this up. You can't create topics and discuss streaming games, file sharing, etc.

So...I hope George Karl is doing fine.

I don't think some of you are understanding the topic. If you were these guys, what would YOU do? Haha, if you need to delete your votes and reselect, you can.

They've done it to CNN, also. It's actually getting really stupid. The SportsCenter one was funny...but these two, not so much. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c544F1CgymA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TJjCCDtSdU

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Wow, that's pretty amazing. Numbers seem to be wrong, though. 12/16/1986 - 3/11/1987 (22-18 record) 40 games of 25+ PPG 37.3 PPG 28.2 FGA, 11.6 FTA 1.32 PPS 48.1% FG, 20.0% 3PT, 86.6% FT

Yes...good post, Flash! That's what I want everyone to do! LeBron James goes to the Nets. Now, this is sort of assuming they get John Wall. LeBron gets to team up with his buddy (Wall), hang out with Jay-Z, play in New York (Brooklyn), and team up with Wall, Harris, Lopez and Douglas-Roberts. That team contends instantly. He may be leaving Cleveland, but with Shaq and Ilgauskas getting old, and Jamison on that bubble as well, this season may be their last big push for a title. Dwyane Wade goes to the Bulls. In fact, I actually believe this will happen more than any other scenario among the three free agents. Chicago is his hometown. They have Derrick Rose, Luol Deng, Kirk Hinrich and Joakim Noah. It's a chance for Wade to pair up with a point guard that will take the load off his shoulders facilitating, a backup guard that will help slow superstars in the backcourt, a defensive-minded big in Noah that provides some frontcourt security, and another scorer in Luol Deng that takes some attention away from Dwyane. Must I say more? Chris Bosh goes to the Thunder, who are coming off a nine-game winning streak, losing to a Phoenix Suns team that would probably have been wiped off the court, if OKC was paying a big like Bosh. Pairing up with Durant, Green and a very impressive Westbrook (who is averaging something to the tune of 19/6/9 in the last 10-11 games), that team becomes title contenders instantly.

Putting yourself in their shoes, thinking about your family, your career, and your fans...if you were the following free agents, where would you go this off-season? Explain your votes in the topic.

Wizards fans shouldn't care. The less wins, the more ping pong balls.

Lesnar is Dana White's heel, if that even exists in the UFC. It seemed he was looking for one for a long time, and many probably figured it would be Tito Ortiz, but that sort of blew up in his face a bit, and eventually, people liked Tito more than they did Dana. Brock plays it well, also...and we figured he would. That's one reason why I like him, though...but mainly, I like him as a fighter because he went out with a goal, achieved it, and is still looking to improve, no matter the road. It's really the reason why I could become a Kimbo fan, if he keeps fighting and improving...but at the beginning, I have to say I was laughing pretty hard when that young gun knocked him out on CBS (or ABC, or whatever channel planned to air that Kimbo/Shamrock fight). But yeah, I can see why people hate Brock. That's how it's supposed to be.

Those are the only two I can think of. And yeah, back then, teams would just double Bryant with their two best defenders, a big and a guard, and force him to pass it to someone else. I remember Odom's airball. I remember Luke Walton passing it back with no time on the clock (dumbest thing I've ever seen him do). I remember Kwame's brick. I remember Smush turning the ball over in one of our last possessions, instead of passing it to ANYONE else. I also remember Chucky Atkins chucky'ing up garbage to end a game. Bryant gave them chances. At the end of the day, it was the other teams giving them chances, and just doing whatever it took to stop Bryant. Remember Game 4 versus the Suns in the first round? Bell and Diaw, all over Bryant. Was Kobe going to pass the ball to the other losers? Helllll no...and I'm glad.

...that means go edit his name in your article, Yama. NOW!

The way I look at it, looking at attempted game-winners and comparing them to makes (ratio or percentages, doesn't really matter) is like saying Dwight Howard is the better shooter because he "shoots" at a higher percentage than Bryant. We aren't factoring in anything else. I'm willing to bet that a fresh clutch shooter (such as Fisher) that doesn't have to play 44-45 minutes and doesn't have to score 30 points a night or defend the best player, would have the ability to hit wide-open game-winners all night long...over someone like Bryant, who has two players on him, has to score 30, defends LeBron and plays 40+ minutes. By ratio, by percentage, whatever you choose...Fisher looks better than Bryant...but again, we know that's ass backwards, and it would be most evident if their roles were reversed.

Well, they did include Jordan's frees in that official list. And, on ISH, there is someone who claims that they all gathered the official number of GW's by Kobe...and he left out these: 1) 05/09/99 - Lakers 101, Rockets 100 (playoffs, game-winning FTs with 5.3 seconds remaining) 9) 03/24/02 - Lakers 97, Kings 96 (fade-away jumper, 36 seconds remaining) 13) 04/06/03 - Lakers 115, Suns 113 (GW jumper with 28.6 seconds remaining) 14) 12/19/03 - Lakers 101, Nuggets 99 (game after the trial, fade-away) 15) 02/17/04 - Lakers 89, Blazers 86 (layup and the foul) 16) 03/21/04 - Lakers 104, Bucks 103 (OT jumper with 25 seconds remaining) He says he left out anything past 24 seconds left on the clock...but I guess he forgot that 5 is less than 24 (see first one). That Lakers/Nuggets game-winner was a buzzer-beater. Check it out right here... After Melo's frees. I don't remember that particular Lakers/Blazers game, but I'm sure it counts as well.

Here's what came out of that February 2008 trade... Marc Gasol Zach Randolph Ronnie Brewer Sam Young Darrell Arthur DeMarre Carroll Steven Hunter 1st Round Pick For Pau Gasol and a 2010 second-rounder. The original trade was Pau Gasol and a 2nd for Marc Gasol, Javaris Crittenton, Kwame Brown, Aaron McKie and two first-round picks (in 2008 and 2010). Memphis knew what they were doing. So did the Lakers.

Is it just me, or are these getting repetitive and boring? Haha, not really...but close.

Antawn Jamison. His parents just didn't know how to spell it (or pronounce the way they spelled it, whatever...sort of like Dwyane, lol). But yeah, I don't know man...I might have to go with Jamison as #1. Tough, though. I think Jamison gets it because he was dangerous in AND out of the post...just covered too much floor.

Not exactly. There are probably PLENTY of guys who hit at a better percentage, game-winners only, than Kobe. Teams double him, and he's attempted game-winners with three defenders on him, just so he didn't have to pass it to Kwame or Smush. Fisher has hit at a better percentage, I'm sure...but that's because when he does hit them, it's mainly with someone rushing to defend him off a double team (with the exception of the 0.4 on the Spurs). But it's well-known that Bryant is more clutch than Fisher. When Derek was put in Bryant's situation against Boston, he threw up an airball.