**Official NBA thread**

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

they are doing great, dont get me wrong, but i dont feel that they can take them in a 7 game series. i feel that they have 3 amazing players but they dont have a real leader at the pg spot, or a decent center. perkins has never been much and doesnt grab the boards her should be. rondo is very young and has amazing potential but i will think he will fold under pressure in the playoffs. cassell now signed with them to give them even more veteran leadership, but he is 38 going on 39 and his body cant take the rigourous beating the playoffs put on a player. kg can pass the ball out of the post, but where is the point guard leadership. detroit has been meshed together for 4 years now, and i feel that chauncey will lead them past the teams that they face. tayshuan is in my mind one of the most underrated players in the game, even though his stats dont show wicked numbers, his effect he has on the game when he is there is crazy. there will be matchups that detroit can take advantage of which will help them against the celts.

I think Boston is still the team to beat in the East. They have 3 superstars that actually can play together with out their ego's getting in the way. To me that is something else. I don't think Detriot as well rounded as they are could take them in a long series. I think they are the two teams to beat, but wish I could say Cleveland, but they are just not as impressive as they were the last couple years. I hope I am wrong about them though.

Cassell was a good pick up for them being it gives Rondo time off when needed and Cassell is a book of basketball education and excellent in the club house. One of the better people around. That just makes them even more deadlier.

I can't stand Tayshaun. Something about the guy that bothers me. Maybe cause he never seems to get mad, I don't know, lol! Detriot is an excellent team. To Ice, I will say they **** though! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

I dont care who you are, $1500 is quite a bit of scratch. I have never bet that much on one game.

Yeah, you are telling me. I was dumb and had plenty of money or so I thought. Got into a nasty car accident with just liablity on it and well...............So you never know when you may need the cash. Hence the reason I have plenty saved now. I am a cheapy now.

Reason I said that was due to Quest saying something about a few thousand, lol!

 

[quest51210 10+ year member]

I dont care who you are, $1500 is quite a bit of scratch. I have never bet that much on one game.

i lost 3 grand in 2004....no biggie, just re-up and get ready for the next sport. i have multiple bets going at once and also do the "pots" and "squares"

so if you have the lakers and i have the spurs, we can do the bet i proposed to bigbang last year...$2K

 

[mokedaddy 5,000+ posts]

i lost 3 grand in 2004....no biggie, just re-up and get ready for the next sport. i have multiple bets going at once and also do the "pots" and "squares"
so if you have the lakers and i have the spurs, we can do the bet i proposed to bigbang last year...$2K

I usually deposit $2500 at the beginning of football season and take it out at the end of basketball season. I have never not had any money left.

And once again why would I take that bet when I have 11/4 odds?

I said I have money the Spurs wont repeat and you said how much? If you dont want to bet thats cool.

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

but this year is going to be great in the playoffs. there are alot of teams out there that can take the title. even though im from michigan and would love to see the pistons get another one, doesnt mean thats who im pulling for. i really like new orleans this year. but i dont think they have the depth to be title contenders. anyone see that they just signed chris anderson AKA the birdman to a 1 year deal, after his 2 years off for substance abuse. hes not a superstar but he could make a couple highlight reels, and i like that for a white PF. lol, gonna be interesting to see how the rotation is now with melivin ely. but either way i think that N.O needs more depth, and that david west is very underrated

 

[quest51210 10+ year member]

I usually deposit $2500 at the beginning of football season and take it out at the end of basketball season. I have never not had any money left.
And once again why would I take that bet when I have 11/4 odds?

I said I have money the Spurs wont repeat and you said how much? If you dont want to bet thats cool.

because you wont put your fake money where your mouth is. if you have faith in that team, then do it! you have already madoe more than what you put down in vegas. if you lose, oh well.

i get it though...you dont have faith in your team and its okay, you dallas folk are afraid to take any real chances. put up the $2k or shut your mouth from here on out

 

[quest51210 10+ year member]

how is david west underrated if they constantly tout him as one of the best supporting casts in the west...no pun

 

[mokedaddy 5,000+ posts]

because you wont put your fake money where your mouth is. if you have faith in that team, then do it! you have already madoe more than what you put down in vegas. if you lose, oh well.
i get it though...you dont have faith in your team and its okay, you dallas folk are afraid to take any real chances. put up the $2k or shut your mouth from here on out

Boy you really dont understand business do you? I already put money on my team. You cant be that dense to not grasp the concept. Bet me straight up the spurs wont win or shut the hell up.

Thanks. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Edit: //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

david west

Season Team G GS MPG FG% 3p% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG

07-08 NOH 58 58 37.4 0.469 0.263 0.828 2.6 6.4 9.0 2.3 0.7 1.3 2.24 19.7

kevin garnett

Season Team G GS MPG FG% 3p% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG

07-08 BOS 49 49 34.2 0.536 0.000 0.794 2.0 7.9 9.9 3.7 1.5 1.4 2.10 18.5

very similar across the board. now you tell me who gets recognized more

 

[quest51210 10+ year member]

Boy you really dont understand business do you? I already put money on my team. You cant be that dense to not grasp the concept. Bet me straight up the spurs wont win or shut the fuck up.
Thanks. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

you dont understand business, no one is going to invest on an open-ended wager like that. no one with any kind of sense that is. the variables are too high. you have proclaimed for the last few pages you root for the lakers and that you have a wager in vegas for them, but we have no proof of that.

i picked a definite non-ambiguous choice. you are the one afraid to commit to an exact team making the choice easy for me to make, you obviously are the one walking away with your tail between your legs.

you were all for a bet when it was 1-2 hundred, but as soon as you heard a few grand you turned into a woman.

my earnings from a past season...$9K

 

[mokedaddy 5,000+ posts]

Boy you can see that pic. Must be proof. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif And hey you are the one shooting off your mouth. I posted my stipulations and you are all talk. Its cool. I would expect nothing less from you.

We can bet thousands if you want. Agree to my terms or whine

 

[quest51210 10+ year member]

nice edit....it further proves you cant go through with anything cuz of fear. your woman must control the play money. grow some!

 

[mokedaddy 5,000+ posts]

What did I edit? Cuz you were trying to get me in trouble and whining to a mod?

 

[mokedaddy 5,000+ posts]

You're a tool that is all talk. No biggie.

 

[quest51210 10+ year member]

naw cuz i do it all the time...i dont go back and edit it out of fear. im no rat either.