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I cant say anything about Carr. But I can say Bird had a bit to say, but it was usually in games he was participating in. And he also talked trash to Magic, Jordan, Barkley, not just to role players. U never see KG talking smack to Lebron/Kobe/Shaq, do u? Bird also knew what he was, and expected some back...
 
ljandkg said:
Apologies mate - was only having a laugh! As I said couldn't resist....:lol::lol:

There's no doubt KG is wired differently than most. No doubt that pisses people off. He cops it from all sides (including me) for not watching his team play - he knows he'll get wound up just watching.
So he watches the whole game, (I'm sure he did have more of an effect than u or I by the way) and gets totally into it just like he knew he would. I'm surprised he didn't get a T to be honest!

Apparently Lindsey Hunter and KG were sharing comments about each others lineage the whole game according to a guy on HK who posted about watching it live....

Gonna be an awesome series....:thumbsup:
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No problems, i knew u were joking, thus the smiley in my post. BTW, Lindsey Hunter's still playing? I was expecting him to be in an "old peoples" home by now... Lol!
 
I'm sure Hunter will hit an annoying 3 or 2 sometime in the series and plays good D....I bet if Doc decides to get Tony Allen to bring the ball up again if Marbury continues to stink it up then Hunter will b all over him...
 
ljandkg said:
I'm sure Hunter will hit an annoying 3 or 2 sometime in the series and plays good D....I bet if Doc decides to get Tony Allen to bring the ball up again if Marbury continues to stink it up then Hunter will b all over him...
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Wow, I just looked up Hunter's profile, he's 38! I thought he was getting on, but in basketball terms, he's DAMN old, no? Yeah, I remember him hitting some big shots for the Pistons, but I thought he'd retired. As for Tony Allen, what is he, exactly? He's supposedly a shooting guard, according to ESPN, but his 3pt % aint that flash. And he's 6'4, good size for a point, but kind of short for a SG.
 
Tony Allen is a slashing scorer with major hops meaning his height isn't a problem. Also has turned into a great defender with his long arms and he is bigger than 6'4 I'm sure. He has stopped Kobe in the past for us and is one of the reasons we let Posey go last year. He put in some great games to finish the season and this up and down game suits him so I'm not sure why Doc hasn't put him in yet especially with Gordon lighting it up today.

If TA had a basketball IQ he would be an all star. Trouble is he aint that smart.
 
chadjaja said:
Tony Allen is a slashing scorer with major hops meaning his height isn't a problem. Also has turned into a great defender with his long arms and he is bigger than 6'4 I'm sure. He has stopped Kobe in the past for us and is one of the reasons we let Posey go last year. He put in some great games to finish the season and this up and down game suits him so I'm not sure why Doc hasn't put him in yet especially with Gordon lighting it up today.

If TA had a basketball IQ he would be an all star. Trouble is he aint that smart.
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That had me lost also....
 
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR SNUB!

Perk doesn't get even one vote!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But Hedo and Grant Hill do?????

Howard himself knows how hard Perk is to play as he is usually held by our big fella just like a lot of the other C's in the league. This year Perk didn't have KG for a lot of the season and showed he can stand alone as a defender and control his fouling and temperament as well.

Just goes to show how hard it is to win an award when you aren't considered a star like Bron, Wade, Howard......
 
chadjaja said:
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR SNUB!

Perk doesn't get even one vote!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But Hedo and Grant Hill do?????

Howard himself knows how hard Perk is to play as he is usually held by our big fella just like a lot of the other C's in the league. This year Perk didn't have KG for a lot of the season and showed he can stand alone as a defender and control his fouling and temperament as well.

Just goes to show how hard it is to win an award when you aren't considered a star like Bron, Wade, Howard......
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Yes a tad bit disapointing that he didn't get a vote, didn't expect him to win it, but at least poll a few! here are how the votes ended (taken from nba.com);

Howard received 542 points, including 105 firstlace votes from a panel of 119 writers and broadcasters. Cleveland's LeBron James was second with 148 points and Miami's Dwyane Wade finished third with 90 points.
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here's the bad news on Powe;

NBA.com: PLAYOFFS 2009

Boston's injury list grows: Powe out for season

Posted Apr 21 2009 6:56PM

WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) -- Boston Celtics forward Leon Powe will mss the rest of the playoffs with a torn ligament in his left knee.



Powe has a torn anterior cruciate ligament and torn meniscus, coach Doc Rivers said after prctice on Tuesday. Powe, who is a free agent at the end of this season, will have surgery and spend the next 9-12 months recovering.

"That is just a tough injury for a kid who has done everything right," Rivers said.

With star Kevin Garnett already out with a strained right knee, the injury to another power forward hits the Celtics at a bad time. Boston beat Chicago 118-115 on Monday night to even their best-of-seven series at one game apiece.

"I feel bad for him," Bulls guard Ben Gordon said. "Anytime somebody has that severe an injury, that's every athlete's worst nightmare. Our best wishes go out to him, but they still have other big guys."

Celtics forward Brian Scalabrine, who is recovering from concussions and has played just 60 minutes since Jan. 25, has been cleared to practice on Wednesday. Point guard Rajon Rondo is nursing a sore ankle and won't practice, but Rivers said he will play in Game 3 on Thursday in Chicago.

"We have all hands on deck now," Rivers said.

Rivers said Powe hurt himself on a spin move but stayed on the court trying to play.

"He played 3 minutes with a torn ACL," Rivers said. "That says so much about Leon Powe the person."

Powe averaged 7.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game this season, missing 13 straight games down the stretch with a different injury in his right knee. He returned for the last two games of the regular season and was expected to have increased responsibilities because of Garnett's absence.

"Obviously, with Garnett out and Powe out, that's to our advantage," Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro said, "but you hate to see guys get injured."
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ozballer23 said:
here's the bad news on Powe;

NBA.com: PLAYOFFS 2009
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Terrible news on Powe!

As for Perkins. Gotta agree with you Chad you have to be one of the best 3 players in your team otherwise you won't get the award.

Either that or your numbers have to be blistering. Unfortunately Perkins aren't. Camby wasn't one of the best 2 players on his team two years ago (Melo and Iverson) but he still won it with crazy numbers. Perk will need to do that if he wants to win it, and it's not completely unfair.

How can you justify giving it to a guy with inferior defensive statistics (boards/blocks/steals) to the recipient.
 
Numbers don't always reflect defense. How they can justify D with numbers is beyond me.

A LOT of steal and blocks are usually the result of bad D and although you get the stop at that point the player gambling too much gives up too many points when the gamble doesn't work.

Everyone said without KG our D was no good. Everyone said without KG Perk didnt' have to handle any good players and was second fidle. Well KG gots votes for second in this years award! Our D only gave up another 2pts a game with KG out!

If you want to just use stats then KG is overated as a defender ;-) But we all know he isn't as its more than stats.
 
chadjaja said:
Numbers don't always reflect defense. How they can justify D with numbers is beyond me.

A LOT of steal and blocks are usually the result of bad D and although you get the stop at that point the player gambling too much gives up too many points when the gamble doesn't work.

Everyone said without KG our D was no good. Everyone said without KG Perk didnt' have to handle any good players and was second fidle. Well KG gots votes for second in this years award! Our D only gave up another 2pts a game with KG out!

If you want to just use stats then KG is overated as a defender ;-) But we all know he isn't as its more than stats.
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That wasn't the case this season, Perk not only had to handle the best, but did it with style! Underated to the max if you ask me!
 
Trouble is you have to watch the games to see it. Is it just me or is everytime I listen the Mark Jackson, Stan Gund crew they don't know a lot about the teams. They comment on players doing things that they added to their games a long while ago. They seem surprised when Perk gets a stop on someone like Howard or BBD hitting an open 15fter. Something us fans see every game. This same media votes for the awards do they not?

Thing is if they are watching a Celts vs Cavs game they are watching the ball and Bron not the whole play, hell they don't even call play by play rather than compare players to others in diff eras for the most part. Assistant coaches are SO underated as these guys would be the ones that notice this stuff more imo, they do the homework. Let the video tape guys vote for the awards.
 
chadjaja said:
Numbers don't always reflect defense. How they can justify D with numbers is beyond me.

A LOT of steal and blocks are usually the result of bad D and although you get the stop at that point the player gambling too much gives up too many points when the gamble doesn't work.

Everyone said without KG our D was no good. Everyone said without KG Perk didnt' have to handle any good players and was second fidle. Well KG gots votes for second in this years award! Our D only gave up another 2pts a game with KG out!

If you want to just use stats then KG is overated as a defender ;-) But we all know he isn't as its more than stats.
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Of course Chad - you summed it up perfectly.

That's exactly what I was trying to say. I'm not agreeing that it should be statistically based, but it's the sorry truth. Unfortunately Perk didn't get his recognition because he didn't fulfill the "standards required" by voters who place so much bearing on superstardom and stats.
 
1-1 hey.............All they need to do is hold the Home Court games and we have it.

Bet they don't though :(

Come on Bulls!
 
Rondo playing at another level this year! The three on the isolation to finish the quarter out and his pushing the ball and aggressive play leading the way. Especially when a HOT PP goes to the bench early coz of foul trouble. That three showing he has a perimeter game when needed.

Celts look good tonight especially on the defensive end. All the lose balls going our way with us wanting it more.

Keep this up and we get home court back. A young bulls team and hopefully at home they panic of sorts and play catch up ball.

Lets go Celts!
 
Wow! The Celts seem to have jumped out on the Bulls early. I actually looked at the box score with half a thought KG must've been back... :eek: Looks like an interesting series the whole way through from what we've seen so far.
 
Rondo's on his way to another very good game by the looks oif things. Has his shooting improved, or more his shot selection? Because I've been surprised how well he's shooting percentage-wise, I had been under the impression his jumper wasn't great. He's done a bit of work on it?
 
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