The Regime

btw, I picked this off of CTS in case some of you are wondering

1. Pick the number of days that you FAP each week 2. Multiply this number by two 3. Add 5 4. Multiply it by 50 - (I'll wait while you get the calculater - don't be tempted to scroll down til you have done it) 5. Now, if you have already had your birthday this year add 1760, If you haven't had your birthday yet then add 1759. 6. Subtract the four digit number of the year that you were born. 7. You should now have a three digit number. 8. the next two numbers are your age.

First of all Pryce barely played last season so I don't see why you keep on calling him a corner stone for Baltimore's defense. Ngata makes a far bigger impact than him. You obviously didn't realize all the injuries Baltimore had to deal with last season, their entire secondary was beat up including Ed Reed yet Baltimore ended up as one of the top defenses in the league. Sergio Kindel will make an impact, obviously you haven't paid much attention to him. He was a steal for Baltimore in the second round. The Chargers have a potent offense, but what exactly is so special about their defense? They lose a reliable nose tackle in Jamal Williams, they lose Antonio Cromartie, and they are shopping their "best player" Shawne Merriman. Please make a case for their defense, I would love to hear your take.

Did you see how much room Kobe was giving him? Rondo was basically at the top of arc and Kobe was playing all the way down to the free throw line. Your rarely see guards get that type of room.

Nah I just pointed that one play out to show you why I can't see him having a breakout game. He just isn't the same player any more. KG can take Pau's comments anyway that he'd like but Pau wasn't lying when he said he doesn't play with the same explosiveness and aggressiveness. He tried to post up Pau last night and scored once. His midrange jumpshot is the only thing that's going for him and even that isn't falling with consistency. Injuries and age have killed his mobility so you wont be seeing him beat any of our guys off the dribble. He can still certainly have a impact defensively, but a offensive breakout game is out of the question.

Ravens running game+defense can get them to the superbowl. Last year they didn't have a playmaker so they signed Anquan Boldin who will get them over the hump. Flacco just needs to play safe and not make bonehead plays, he's entering his third season so I expect him to be a better decision maker. Also from what I've been hearing Flacco is looking really sharp in the OTA's. Lol @ Fish, how can you talk about the Ravens and not mention Suggs and Ngata. Plus watch out for Kindel, he's lucky to be in such a good system his first season, and if his injury doesn't limit him he'll be a possible candidate for DROY.

Glen Davis bumped him a little, not enough to blow the whistle imo. Kobe airballed the shot so that probably influenced the officials decision. I would love to the refs let both teams play a little bit more in game 2, last nights game was way too slow. Idk if it's only me but I think the refs are trying to avoid any type of confrontation between the two teams just based on the history and bad blood. We were about 30 seconds into last nights game and Artest and Pierce got tangled up and I think from that point on they wanted to officiate the game tight.

Pretty solid resume... NBA Champion (2009) NBA Rookie of the Year (2002) 3× NBA All-Star (2006, 2009–2010) 2× All-NBA Third Team (2009–2010) NBA All-Rookie First Team (2002) 2006 FIBA World Championship MVP 2009 EuroBasket MVP 2001 Spanish King's Cup MVP 2001 Spanish League Finals MVP 2001 All-Euroleague Second Team 2× FIBA Europe Player of the Year (2008-2009) 2× Mister Europa Player of the Year (2004, 2009) 2× Euroscar Player of the Year (2008-2009) And Dan took the words right out of my mouth, his international accomplishments combined with his success in the NBA should get him into the HOF especially if he wins another championship this year.

http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/67003/20100604/game_1_ratings_up_17_percent_from_2009/

LeBron Played No Role In Ferry's Departure http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/67009/20100604/lebron_played_no_role_in_ferrys_departure/

Is he gonna be, idk it's hard to say at this point. Rondo is good but he benefits alot playing with the big three, and with the big three nearing the end of their careers it's all going to depend on what type of talent Celtics management surrounds him out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks9DjMhhH14&feature=player_embedded Man he has so much in his arsenal.

http://lakersblog.latimes.com/lakersblog/2010/06/gasol-says-garnett-not-as-explosive-anymore-more-of-a-jump-shooter-.html They showed his interview on ESPN and he looked pretty butthurt by Pau's comments, sorry to say KG but the truth hurts.

Discuss. I'll pitch in tomorrow.

I know I said this earlier but man has KG regressed. His dunk attempt in the third followed by the airball putback was just pathetic.

Hmmm, I actually thought he had better scoring postseason than that lol. They were naming PP MVP of the postseason just a short while ago. Good find. Either way Artest did his job and made things hard on PP. KG won't have a 20+ scoring game and neither will Rondo this series. With that said the Celts are going to need big contributions from their bench (16 points tonight), Ray Allen (who couldn't stay out of foul trouble tonight), and Pierce. We'll live with Pierce scoring 24 points.

Not a big fan of this song, solid lyrics but the flow is off.

He scored 8-10 points when the game was pretty much over. Pierce has carried this team offensively to this point, holding him to 24 points in a win in my book.

3 more games until this theory is put to rest.

Why shouldn't I be?

Enough with your silly jokes Chris Rock. Matt Barnes couldn't make him flinch, you really think that going to phase him. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/XavierGarcia/Own%20things/110398455.gif

^He was pretty straight forward with his replies lol. We couldn't have played any better tonight on both ends of the floor. Defensively Pau did an excellent job blocking and altering shots, Kobe held Rondo is check, and Artest shut down Pierce as expected. Offensively Kobe was once again unstoppable, his 3rd quarter output really put a lock on the game. There was nothing "soft" about Pau's game, he made KG look like [expletive] tonight. And if Artest can pitch in 15 we're in good shape. The Celts can blame their lose on foul trouble or whatever, but we were clearly the aggressors tonight. Early in the first quarter JVG said something about the Lakers inability to get into the paint in '08, but we easily got into it today. I'm pretty confident going into game 2, Kobe is clearly focused hopefully the rest have the same mentality.

KG has regressed big time over the last couple seasons, so far Pau has dominated him. Keep pushing the ball!

Rondo has been held in check, overall a really good defensive guarter. Turnovers are killing us.

Officiating sucks both ways, they aren't letting either team play. I like what Shannon Brown and Jordan Farmar did, they saw Michael Finley defending them and they attacked. Solid quarter.