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Yeah, give me the Mavs, Nuggets or the Hornets any day. Even outside of the playoffs I rather the Clippers..Shezza wrote:Same here butters, every team I have gone for has lost...Butters wrote:Damn!
Guess I am going for Boston now through a process of elimination. Would be good to see Pierce get a championship with the Celtics.
magic, suns, Jazz, NO ... leaves celtics as the least hated.
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Yeah I like the Clips also... Elton Brand is a unit.Butters wrote:Yeah, give me the Mavs, Nuggets or the Hornets any day. Even outside of the playoffs I rather the Clippers..Shezza wrote:Same here butters, every team I have gone for has lost...Butters wrote:Damn!
Guess I am going for Boston now through a process of elimination. Would be good to see Pierce get a championship with the Celtics.
magic, suns, Jazz, NO ... leaves celtics as the least hated.
See the lottery today? Chicago gets first pick - 17 balls out of the 1000 they had. crazy luck...
Michael Beazley will be a good player if they take him ...
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I did read that, they were in line to get the 9th pick weren't they? Best luck in the history of the lottery draft.Shezza wrote:Yeah I like the Clips also... Elton Brand is a unit.Butters wrote:Yeah, give me the Mavs, Nuggets or the Hornets any day. Even outside of the playoffs I rather the Clippers..Shezza wrote:Same here butters, every team I have gone for has lost...Butters wrote:Damn!
Guess I am going for Boston now through a process of elimination. Would be good to see Pierce get a championship with the Celtics.
magic, suns, Jazz, NO ... leaves celtics as the least hated.
See the lottery today? Chicago gets first pick - 17 balls out of the 1000 they had. crazy luck...
Michael Beazley will be a good player if they take him ...
I really hope a team I like picks up Nathan Jawai. Wasn't little Patty Mills going to try and make the draft also.. Australian Basketballing talent is on the up! I am loving it.
For those who don't know...
Nathan Jawai, PF/C, Australia
Jawai is trying to become the first indigenous Australian to be drafted by the NBA. The big man from Thursday Island averaged 17.7 ppg and 9.6 rpg on 58 percent shooting this year in the Australian NBL league.
He arrived from Australia on Sunday night and was going through his first workout in Vegas alongside Alabama's Richard Hendrix and fellow Aussie Aleks Maric.
What I saw was encouraging.
Jawai has the size of a NBA player. He's a 6-foot-10 big man with a 7-foot-5 wingspan and weighs roughly 270 pounds. He is very strong and a good athlete for someone that size. Despite his size, he's pretty light on his feet and shows the footwork of a former soccer player.
What surprised me were Jawai's skills facing the basket. He has a very soft touch and great range out to about 18 feet. He showed an excellent understanding of the game and went through the workout like a seasoned pro.
Jawai has been criticized for his poor conditioning in Australia. He's already lost some weight training in Australia and expects to lose another 15 pounds over the next few weeks training with Abunasser. He also needs to hit the weight room. While he possesses natural strength, his body doesn't look like he's really ever lifted seriously.
Look for him to be very popular in draft workouts. His game resembles Elton Brand's. Usually you can't say that about players in the second half of the first round. Only six NBA teams made the trip to Australia this year, so most scouts are working off video tape. Unfortunately he's skipping the Orlando pre-draft camp, where we could see him in 5-on-5 play. But it shouldn't damage his stock. As he gets in shape and gets into team workouts, his draft stock should take a leap. I think at the end of the day, someone takes him in first round.
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Agreed ... watched him a couple of times this year for Cairns... hope he gets a good chance for whoever drafts him...Butters wrote:I did read that, they were in line to get the 9th pick weren't they? Best luck in the history of the lottery draft.Shezza wrote:Yeah I like the Clips also... Elton Brand is a unit.Butters wrote:Yeah, give me the Mavs, Nuggets or the Hornets any day. Even outside of the playoffs I rather the Clippers..Shezza wrote:Same here butters, every team I have gone for has lost...Butters wrote:Damn!
Guess I am going for Boston now through a process of elimination. Would be good to see Pierce get a championship with the Celtics.
magic, suns, Jazz, NO ... leaves celtics as the least hated.
See the lottery today? Chicago gets first pick - 17 balls out of the 1000 they had. crazy luck...
Michael Beazley will be a good player if they take him ...
I really hope a team I like picks up Nathan Jawai. Wasn't little Patty Mills going to try and make the draft also.. Australian Basketballing talent is on the up! I am loving it.
For those who don't know...
Nathan Jawai, PF/C, Australia
Jawai is trying to become the first indigenous Australian to be drafted by the NBA. The big man from Thursday Island averaged 17.7 ppg and 9.6 rpg on 58 percent shooting this year in the Australian NBL league.
He arrived from Australia on Sunday night and was going through his first workout in Vegas alongside Alabama's Richard Hendrix and fellow Aussie Aleks Maric.
What I saw was encouraging.
Jawai has the size of a NBA player. He's a 6-foot-10 big man with a 7-foot-5 wingspan and weighs roughly 270 pounds. He is very strong and a good athlete for someone that size. Despite his size, he's pretty light on his feet and shows the footwork of a former soccer player.
What surprised me were Jawai's skills facing the basket. He has a very soft touch and great range out to about 18 feet. He showed an excellent understanding of the game and went through the workout like a seasoned pro.
Jawai has been criticized for his poor conditioning in Australia. He's already lost some weight training in Australia and expects to lose another 15 pounds over the next few weeks training with Abunasser. He also needs to hit the weight room. While he possesses natural strength, his body doesn't look like he's really ever lifted seriously.
Look for him to be very popular in draft workouts. His game resembles Elton Brand's. Usually you can't say that about players in the second half of the first round. Only six NBA teams made the trip to Australia this year, so most scouts are working off video tape. Unfortunately he's skipping the Orlando pre-draft camp, where we could see him in 5-on-5 play. But it shouldn't damage his stock. As he gets in shape and gets into team workouts, his draft stock should take a leap. I think at the end of the day, someone takes him in first round.
Did Pat Mills enter the draft? Hope he gets picked up... He had a decent year if I recall correctly for whatever college he played for.
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Celtics win on the road ... wow, like wow ...
I'm feeling a Lakers Celtics finals coming up. WHo would have guessed that this time last year....
If spurs lose today, they are in all sorts of strife
I'm feeling a Lakers Celtics finals coming up. WHo would have guessed that this time last year....
If spurs lose today, they are in all sorts of strife
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Should be a good finals series. I think lakers in 6, but I hope the Celts get it.
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I hate the Celtics so much!
Fox said that games 4 and 5 are at Staples, is that correct??
Fox said that games 4 and 5 are at Staples, is that correct??
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Good on ya Herb!
Good on ya Herb!
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Yeah, its a 2-3-2 format in the finals.Tina Furner wrote:I hate the Celtics so much!
Fox said that games 4 and 5 are at Staples, is that correct??
I hate the Lakers so much!
I hate the celtics a bit less.
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Lakers are done.
Surrendering two massive leads... Should be up 3-2.... Series will be over whenever the next game is.
Surrendering two massive leads... Should be up 3-2.... Series will be over whenever the next game is.
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Good on ya Herb!
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I would agree with that. Boston at home will roll them easily.
Pierce has been > Kobe this series
Pierce has been > Kobe this series
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Love the Lakers!
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Planning to get to some Raptors games now I live here in Toronto
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sweet... mega jealous!! i really want to get over to the US to watch some games live. Toronto will be half decent this year alsothickos wrote:Planning to get to some Raptors games now I live here in Toronto
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Yep... I don't really feel Toronto but they should be a force this year. Plus, this is where Jawai is heading yes?Shezza wrote:sweet... mega jealous!! i really want to get over to the US to watch some games live. Toronto will be half decent this year alsothickos wrote:Planning to get to some Raptors games now I live here in Toronto
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Jawai is a Raptor, correct.
Meh basketball doesn't do it for me anyway but I'm not going to turn down the chance to catch some NBA, see what the fuss is about...
Meh basketball doesn't do it for me anyway but I'm not going to turn down the chance to catch some NBA, see what the fuss is about...
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I love the NBA, im a New Jersey Nets fan, could be a long year 4 the Nets, but they have been cleaning the decks, so they can get Lebron James on board when they move 2 Brooklyn, they have a sht load of cash since they traded J Kidd and Richard Jefferson, they may ever oust Vince Carter this yr, i hope they dont, Vince and Lebron would run amuck.
I hope big Nathan Jawai get some minutes 4 Toronto this yr, i went and seen him play a few games in Cairns, sht hes a big man, but he has a cardiac problem i think so he will miss the start of the NBA season.
I hope big Nathan Jawai get some minutes 4 Toronto this yr, i went and seen him play a few games in Cairns, sht hes a big man, but he has a cardiac problem i think so he will miss the start of the NBA season.
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Nets got an absolute steal in Brook Lopez, he is going to be a very good Centre for a long time.greenraider7 wrote:I love the NBA, im a New Jersey Nets fan, could be a long year 4 the Nets, but they have been cleaning the decks, so they can get Lebron James on board when they move 2 Brooklyn, they have a sht load of cash since they traded J Kidd and Richard Jefferson, they may ever oust Vince Carter this yr, i hope they dont, Vince and Lebron would run amuck.
I hope big Nathan Jawai get some minutes 4 Toronto this yr, i went and seen him play a few games in Cairns, sht hes a big man, but he has a cardiac problem i think so he will miss the start of the NBA season.
As for LBJ to Nets and Brooklyn, dosent even look like they gona be moving now and LBJ will be in NYK you would think as the marketing and $$$ will speak before the loyalty of the Cavs, who have an ageing team anyways.
My Rockets have been dissapointing and injuries the main cause so far (as uaual) still 10 games over .500 aint bad considering they have had no time to build chemistry. GO ROCKETS!!!
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Going to Mavericks @ Raptors, March 1. Looking forward to it!
Also, when the hell did the Sonics fold/move? I thought there were some teams I didn't recognise when I checked the ladder in the paper here in Toronto...
Also, when the hell did the Sonics fold/move? I thought there were some teams I didn't recognise when I checked the ladder in the paper here in Toronto...
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Im jealous!! Im so hanging out to go to an NBA game its not funny!!
The Sonics last season last year. The team has been moved to Oaklahoma and renamed the Oaklahoma City Thunder. Pretty lame name IMO considering how many other suggestions they had. The logo and uniforms are also pretty damn lame considering they got rid of an great frachise in the Sonics.
Oh the days of Shawn "The Rain Man" Kemp and Garry "The Glove" Payton!!
The Sonics last season last year. The team has been moved to Oaklahoma and renamed the Oaklahoma City Thunder. Pretty lame name IMO considering how many other suggestions they had. The logo and uniforms are also pretty damn lame considering they got rid of an great frachise in the Sonics.
Oh the days of Shawn "The Rain Man" Kemp and Garry "The Glove" Payton!!
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Did the Sonics bust financially... tell me more.
Also where did Vancouver go? And Charlotte Hornets moved too?
I really am not a fan of 'inheriting' the history of a club from another city and another era. Seems weird. Why not start afresh? This Nth American system of plonking franchises in whatever city that suits, assuming everything is transferrable, I can't handle it.
Also where did Vancouver go? And Charlotte Hornets moved too?
I really am not a fan of 'inheriting' the history of a club from another city and another era. Seems weird. Why not start afresh? This Nth American system of plonking franchises in whatever city that suits, assuming everything is transferrable, I can't handle it.
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Pretty sure the owners werent doing well yea financially and were hell bent on moving even with a lot of opposition from fans, but the man that mattered approved it (David Stern).thickos wrote:Did the Sonics bust financially... tell me more.
Also where did Vancouver go? And Charlotte Hornets moved too?
I really am not a fan of 'inheriting' the history of a club from another city and another era. Seems weird. Why not start afresh? This Nth American system of plonking franchises in whatever city that suits, assuming everything is transferrable, I can't handle it.
The inheriting of history from another club is a big issue because guys like Gary Payton and Sean Kemp said publically that they dont want their jerseys retired in Oaklahoma, which is fair enough. Pretty sad really, such great players in their time for a great organisation and now is all up in the air. Got to feel for their fans.
Vancouver Grizzlies have been gone for a while now and are now the Memphis Grizzlies and yep the team still sux!!
Charlotte Hornets are now the Charlotte Bobcats (new owners and MJ is the General Manager), and the hornets are now the New Orleans Hornets.
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Oh right, I thought Charlotte moved to New Orleans.
Seems odd that another side would pick up the old nickname 'Hornets'
Seems odd that another side would pick up the old nickname 'Hornets'
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Yeah dont think they will move now, that will cost them big time with the 2010 free agrents, the Nets do have money but i doubt they will get any of the good free agents unless they are in Brooklyn, I now think LB will stay in Clevland, now that they have a good PG there to help him out, Mo WIlliams he is playing well, i think its a 3 horse race in the East with Boston, Clevland and Orlando, and the West its the Lakers and probably the Spurs.R@IDER wrote:Nets got an absolute steal in Brook Lopez, he is going to be a very good Centre for a long time.greenraider7 wrote:I love the NBA, im a New Jersey Nets fan, could be a long year 4 the Nets, but they have been cleaning the decks, so they can get Lebron James on board when they move 2 Brooklyn, they have a sht load of cash since they traded J Kidd and Richard Jefferson, they may ever oust Vince Carter this yr, i hope they dont, Vince and Lebron would run amuck.
I hope big Nathan Jawai get some minutes 4 Toronto this yr, i went and seen him play a few games in Cairns, sht hes a big man, but he has a cardiac problem i think so he will miss the start of the NBA season.
As for LBJ to Nets and Brooklyn, dosent even look like they gona be moving now and LBJ will be in NYK you would think as the marketing and $$$ will speak before the loyalty of the Cavs, who have an ageing team anyways.
My Rockets have been dissapointing and injuries the main cause so far (as uaual) still 10 games over .500 aint bad considering they have had no time to build chemistry. GO ROCKETS!!!
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The NBA Trade Deadline is tomorrow, there will be some interesting moves happen i should think, theres already been a few trades this week.
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The Charlotte Hornets moved to New Orleans because the people of Charlotte had enough of the ineptitude of owner George Shinn and stopped attending games. They had a great team about 7-8 years ago with guys like Jamal Mashburn, Baron Davis, PJ Brown, Elden Campbell etc and nobody bothered to show up to their games.thickos wrote:Oh right, I thought Charlotte moved to New Orleans.
Seems odd that another side would pick up the old nickname 'Hornets'
The Charlotte Bobcats are a completely new franchise that have nothing to do with the Hornets.
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Cheers Buc.
For the record I have yet to make my debut appearance at an NBA game as my mate bought tickets to the Raptors match in Dallas.... Am currently scouring for tickets to a remaining home match for Toronto... looking at the ticket information is very important
For the record I have yet to make my debut appearance at an NBA game as my mate bought tickets to the Raptors match in Dallas.... Am currently scouring for tickets to a remaining home match for Toronto... looking at the ticket information is very important
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Here's one to make Buc jealous.
Now I know it's only the Oklahoma City Thunder vs Toronto Raptors @ Toronto, but... I have two tickets 10 rows from the floor
Buc if you can get to Toronto by the 27th of March the other ticket is yours.
Now I know it's only the Oklahoma City Thunder vs Toronto Raptors @ Toronto, but... I have two tickets 10 rows from the floor
Buc if you can get to Toronto by the 27th of March the other ticket is yours.
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Damn that would be awesome.thickos wrote:Here's one to make Buc jealous.
Now I know it's only the Oklahoma City Thunder vs Toronto Raptors @ Toronto, but... I have two tickets 10 rows from the floor
Buc if you can get to Toronto by the 27th of March the other ticket is yours.
There is absolutely no chance in hell of me making it to Toronto but damn dude, uber-jealousy.
There's nothing wrong with Oklahoma either. Durant looks like being an absolute megastar and even with him and Jeff Green out they have won 5 from their last 6 if I'm not mistaken. Keep an eye out for a young guy they recently acquired from the Bulls named Thabo Sefolosha. I saw his first ever NBA game and he impressed me with his athleticism and body-type (it looks like he has a 10" wingspan...). He didn't get much of a chance at the Bulls due to a glut of shooting guards but he's been starting at the Thunder and they have been on tear since he arrived.
I started an account with Sportingbet Australia at the start of the NBA season and I've almost tripled my money while betting almost every single day. I can't wait to be able to multi the Lakers with the Raiders and drown in my winnings.
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Mate I feel bad as you would get much more out of these tickets than I would as I am just a casual fan.
I am however looking forward to seeing some of these guys up close. Seeing them on TV, they're amazing athletes. That and to witness the hoopla of the NBA... should be good.
Interesting to gauge how the Toronto sporting public is. To be honest I'm not sure they're that knowledgable. With the Raptors it's pretty much 'Chris Bosh and the other guys' - that's how the media covers the Raptors anyway.
The Thunder was the best game to target as they just don't draw a crowd, and the season is close to the end.
I am however looking forward to seeing some of these guys up close. Seeing them on TV, they're amazing athletes. That and to witness the hoopla of the NBA... should be good.
Interesting to gauge how the Toronto sporting public is. To be honest I'm not sure they're that knowledgable. With the Raptors it's pretty much 'Chris Bosh and the other guys' - that's how the media covers the Raptors anyway.
The Thunder was the best game to target as they just don't draw a crowd, and the season is close to the end.