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You're a genius.

WOWWWW what a play that got Chalmers the 3, terrible communication defensively for the Mavs.

WOW what a collapse by Miami...they need to go to Wade here.

I think you're mis-interpretating what equal opportunity is. Of course a fat, deformed person should be able to have the same opportunity to be a model as a Tyra Banks...however, just because she has an equal opportunity doesn't mean that company should hire her. There is a difference. For example, a nice restaurant should take applications from everyone, but that doesn't mean they have to hire a ghetto black thug over a preppy white kid. EDIT: To answer your question, no, I don't think it'll happen. I don't think she would be able to relate to the players that well, wouldn't command the utmost respect and communication would be difficult.

Congrats on graduating HS although, trust me, you will miss it. College is really tough and a whole lot different, even though there's way more freedom and choices that you make as opposed to guidance counselors, teachers, etc...

I don't really like him for either team except as a 6th man. He's basically a poor man's Rose with worse decision making ability and efficiency, and the Grizzlies will have a hard enough time already getting Gay to adjust to the gameplan that succeeded in the playoffs, which was work through the post. Adding Ellis would make that even harder.

Top 10 player of all-time, and when he was in his prime he was the most dominant player I've ever seen. I will definitely miss all his crazy antics and soundbites, although I do see him joining TNT or ESPN at some point in the next year or two.

Hahahahahahahahahahaha that's going on my ipod asap... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSuwBHp_4gk

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Considering everything else he did those games, including shutting down Pierce, I think doing what he did those games against what was then the league's best defense was pretty damn good. Anyway, good game for Miami. They made adjustments after the first 2 quarters or so and started limiting 2nd chance points and open 3pt attempts for guys like Kidd and Terry. Once that happened, they basically suffocated Dallas' offense, and Dirk was never able to really get it going and reel off consecutive baskets late in the game. The one very bright spot for Dallas was Marion...he was fantastic on both ends. Wade FINALLY picked it up after a few really, really lackluster games (besides the last few minutes of the Chicago elimination game) and had a great all-around performance.

I'd stay single until my late 20's, and eventually settle down with a wife and kids in my early 30's.

Wade really has to get it going. He's forcing too much and consistently getting the ball tipped and deflected...he needs to be more decisive on his moves, and not be afraid to take squared up, balanced jumpers.

That's the main issue. Arenas is on probably the worst contract in NBA history when you factor in his injuries, Hedo's on a bad contract, I believe Richardson is a FA, Jameer is an average starting PG who isn' a great playmaker, and the rest of the team doesn't have any value besides maybe Reddick and Anderson. The team is cap-locked with bad contracts and average talent. If Dwight wants to take the noble, non-LeBron/Melo route, then cool, but it'll be the worst decision of his career unless Otis Smith works a miracle before next year's trade deadline.

Yeah, because having a great game through the entire game isn't clutch, right? Contrary to popular belief, 2pts in quarters 1-3 does hold as much weight as 2pts in the 4th quarter. And ESPN also overlooked Kobe refusing to shoot in the 2nd half of Game 7 against the Suns in 2006 (or his 6-24 shooting in Game 7 against Boston, or his duds against the Mavs this year) when talking about how he may be the most clutch player in NBA history. Bottom line is when you make up for a bad performance with mutliple elite performances, people tend to overlook the bad stuff.

Game 4 vs. Boston: 22/9/8/2/1 Game 6 vs. Boston: 27/19/10/3/1 Even though his shooting percentages and turnovers weren't spectacular in either of those games, those are still two really, really solid games. If that's "quitting", then that's even more proof he's easily the best player in the NBA. BTW, check what Wade did vs. Chicago this post-season, or Kobe against Dallas, or Rose vs. Miami, or Dwight vs. Boston last season. LeBron's series against Boston was better than what those players' did, and either way one series shouldn't discount a player's entire career.

Just as it's flat-out inexcusable to shoot a man 5x after seeing he was incompacitated from a bullet already lodged in his skull. That goes beyond self-defense, which is against the law. Simple.

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Just like a first degree murder charge is the consequence of pumping 5 more shots on top of a head shot into a guy who was clearly incompacitated.

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It's understandable, but not an excuse for breaking the law as blatantly as he did. The kid being shot in the head is not the only evidence showing he was neutralized, but also the fact that he couldn't get back up even after the pharmacist chased the other guy out of the store, walked past him and grabbed another gun. The robber clearly posed no additional threat, and the pharmacist could have simply walked out of the store and called the cops instead of walking back in and unloading while the robber was down with a bullet in his brain. Adrenaline should not be an excuse for something so blatantly wrong.

Nope. Those analogies weren't the best, but the point I'm getting across is that you can't let things like. "It pisses me off that the man wouldn't have been tried if the kids didn't try to rob the store" cloud your judgement. What is being argued is if the pharmacist went beyond the limits of self-defense, and even though it is a scary situation and he took down a criminal, it is very clear he was far too excessive in simply protecting himself. So, even though first-degree murder is a very steep price for what he did, it is perfectly reasonable that he was still convicted. This is not a conservative vs. liberal debate like ECN is trying to make it, it's a matter of trying someone based on the current law.

Was the man shot in the head? And then was he laying on the ground as the store clerk ran someone out of the store, walked past him, reloaded his gun before unloading another 5 shots? While true, that can be applied to most situations involving criminal activity...usually there is some understandable reasoning for commiting a crime, with those people feeling their backs are against the wall. Many drug dealers wouldn't be that way if it wasn't for bad parenting, bad school systems and their neighborhoods environmental pressures to pursue that kind of lifestyle. Most psychopaths wouldn't be that way if it wasn't for [expletive]ed up genetics. I could go on and on. Basically, what I'm trying to get across is you have to be judged based upon the law, not by your subjective views of what is right and wrong. To me, it seems like your basing your opinion strongly off of how that kind of situation should be judged rather than how it is supposed to be judged based on current laws.

It's not even about surviving...it's the idea that after he was shot he'd actually get up and attack the pharmacist.

It's not a sympathy thing, it's the law...he went beyond the point of self-defense.

The threat was neutralized, which is why the pharmacist was able to chase someone out of the store, walk past the wounded robber and reload his gun. The robber had plenty of opportunities to get up and attack the guy, but didn't. Why? Because he either knew there was no sense in it or because HE HAD A BULLET IN HIS [expletive]ING HEAD AND COULDN'T DO A DAMN THING!!! No matter what way you cut it, the pharmacist had a choice of alternatives than to pump 5 more shots in a kid that was clearly incompacitated. I do understand his reasoning, which is why I don't believe he should be found guilty of first degree murder, but he should definitely be charged with something and put in jail. However, it is not surprising he was found guilty because he went way over the line of self-defense.