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LOL REFS

legendary Knickerbocker defense was on display there

New York can't do shit in the paint now

JO is owning Melo right now

its filled to 99.3% capacity, meaning that basically every seat is filled. They might have a capacity listed higher but the seats aren't usable. sort by percent, that is what really matters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x-kZma5n94 Full 12 min fault line trailer

99.7% isn't bad at all.

TNT doesn't have control over how the stadium was built.

This is a scary loss. A double double and a VERY efficient game from Ron Artest is not something that is consistently given to the Lakers, but they got it this afternoon. Bynum was a rebound away from a double double. Kobe went off for 34 and Fisher had a respectable contribution(although his defense was exposed by Paul as was expected). You have to take advantage of performances like this, but Gasoft didn't do shit. Two for nine with 8 points? From a guy that should be getting 20 a night, that is inexcusable. Trey Johnson looked like he was willing to contribute, but was limited by his short playing time. Shannon Brown gave his normal game and Odom gave a decent performance, but these two need to bring more in this series. The biggest problem was defense. You can't let a team shoot over 50% if you want to win a ball game. Chris Paul just carved the Lakers up. I know Trey Johnson probably won't be a starting player in this league, but damn, I think the Phil needs to look into giving him 15 minutes if he plays well, because that might help the team. The Lakers have no bench after Brown/Odom(Barnes could be a factor but he didn't show up), and it really shows. Meanwhile, NO's bench had 39 points; more than Fisher/Gasol/Bynum combined. For all the talk of the Lakers monster front court, the Hornets dominated the paint. Out rebounding the Hornets didn't make up for that. Too many turnovers for the Lakers on offense. They shot a better three point percentage(+6 from three) and had a higher free throw percentage on the same amount of attempts(+3 from the line). Other than Gasoft, the offense wasn't an issue in this game. 100 points should be plenty for the Lakers to win, and the defense is usually much better than today. Hopefully they get it together.

ah thats right. good news then

first loss in a game 1 since 2008 Finals iirc

http://www.otrbasketball.com/forums/topic/20312-battlefield-3/

Mbenga is playing

Grizzlies win!

OJ Mayo is a beast. Yet another trip to the line for Parker

Shaq will miss the entire post season.

Why isn't Rob a choice in the poll?

unless you can proven the car was stolen, its your responsibility as the owner

pretty sure you'll get the ticket even if someone else was driving your car

Wade running right into Young is a bump by Young. Thanks for the clarification

You still can't dispute the fact that LBJ and DWhistle get phantom calls when there were times that Philly/Indy weren't getting shit. Sure, not attacking the basket has something to do with it, but bad officiating happens a LOT in the NBA

45/17 in a loss for Howard. The Magic are really screwed

I've pointed out numerous times when the Lakers have been getting stupid calls in their favor. Sorry that I'm not a complete homer with my team like you are

The NBA draft is inferior to the NFL draft, making it harder for a team to actually build talent. If you get someone good, they're just going to leave because you can't build a team. I don't know if promotion was the right term to use in this case, but the NBA really makes it hard for young teams. The worst team in the NFL is guaranteed the first pick, which is something the NBA needs to go to.

What a great response. It is the pony members that make the site that look childish though. Yes, LBJ and Dwhistle are going to get calls. Yes, they will get calls when they aren't touched. To deny it is stupid. It obviously happens and we all know why it happens. If a Heat fan is going to say that they deserve their calls, I'd point you to the 06 NBA Finals and tell you to rewatch it. You either accept it and keep watching or you can complain, but nothing will change unfortunately. The offensive player always gets an unfair advantage in the NBA, which makes it sickening to watch compared to NCAA and international leagues. If you compare the NBA to the NFL, you will see that the NBA is doing something wrong with promoting their league. The NFL consistently has had successful small market teams(the market size really isn't that small, they just don't have a national following) over the past decade(St. Louis, Tennessee, Carolina, New England before the start of the decade, Seattle, Arizona, etc etc etc).