I think Amare's problem is that he's on a team with other great players which seems to be a curse MVP-wise. Burgeoning team with one "My Ball!"-er seems like an easier win.
I think Amare's problem is that he's on a team with other great players which seems to be a curse MVP-wise. Burgeoning team with one "My Ball!"-er seems like an easier win.
Huh?
After Iverson there is no MVP that gets it w/out help.
Dork has Howard/Terry Nash has/had Martix & STAT Hakeem had Kenny Smith/Vernon Maxwell Barkely had K.J. & Thunder Dan Jordan had Pippen Larry Bird had Mchale/The Chief Garnett had Cassell/Sprewell....i think
Are u sayin if STAT went to a bum team he would make them the team w/ the most wins, have an incredible individual year, and be a championship contender?
I think Amare's problem is that he's on a team with other great players which seems to be a curse MVP-wise. Burgeoning team with one "My Ball!"-er seems like an easier win.
Huh?
After Iverson there is no MVP that gets it w/out help.
Dork has Howard/Terry Nash has/had Martix & STAT Hakeem had Kenny Smith/Vernon Maxwell Barkely had K.J. & Thunder Dan Jordan had Pippen Larry Bird had Mchale/The Chief Garnett had Cassell/Sprewell....i think
Are u sayin if STAT went to a bum team he would make them the team w/ the most wins, have an incredible individual year, and be a championship contender?
I think Amare's problem is that he's on a team with other great players which seems to be a curse MVP-wise. Burgeoning team with one "My Ball!"-er seems like an easier win.
Huh?
After Iverson there is no MVP that gets it w/out help.
Dork has Howard/Terry Nash has/had Martix & STAT Hakeem had Kenny Smith/Vernon Maxwell Barkely had K.J. & Thunder Dan Jordan had Pippen Larry Bird had Mchale/The Chief Garnett had Cassell/Sprewell....i think
Are u sayin if STAT went to a bum team he would make them the team w/ the most wins, have an incredible individual year, and be a championship contender?
Chris Paul
David West was an All-Star this year and Tyson Chandler is a Monster.
The way I look at it, NOLA made hardly any significant changes in the offseason, save adding Peja. Yet they improved by leaps and bounds into a WC #1 seed contender. LAL only really got there after Memphis bent over for them. Look, I won't be mad if they give it to Kobe. He is definitely "due" and he has earned it. To my untrained eye, Chris Paul is "the most valuable" player. Lebron is #3.
Batmon, I'm going to need to see statistical evidence that CP has "not sustained in the last month". I'm not seeing it.
I bet the vote will be real close between Paul and Kobe w/ everyone else distant. It really is a two-man race.
Yeah, his last week numbers shouldnt play into the voting. Dude is nice.
No doubt, it's a tight race. CHRIS PAUL IS NICE. Fast as hell and his moves are so damn sharp....Different kind of speed than a Tony Parker or Monta Ellis...
BUT
David West was an All-Star this year and Tyson Chandler is a Monster.
I was watching the Hornets game. The above statement is truth. Peja was like 6-10 from threes. You talk about spreading the floor. He does that. And Chandler was catching everything. EVERYTHING. He's the westcoast version of D Howard. You throw it up anywhere around the rim and he can throw it down.
LAL only really got there after Memphis bent over for them.
I'm not sure why everyone thinks this was such a bad trade for Memphis...Pau wasn't going to work in Memphis playing the style they want to play.....Now they get 10 million to spend.....Two first round draft picks in one of the deepest drafts in years.......They have three young legit point guards,so they can package a trade with Mike Miller.....Not to mention they'll have two more first round picks next year.....They have Pau's younger brother who has been developing very nice in Spain .......If they play it right Memphis can be the next Portland....all from the Gasol trade ....The Laker offer was the best offer out there by far.........Maybe people would have been happier with a *insert Knick garbage* to Memphis trade.
LAL only really got there after Memphis bent over for them.
I'm not sure why everyone thinks this was such a bad trade for Memphis...Pau wasn't going to work in Memphis playing the style they want to play.....Now they get 10 million to spend.....Two first round draft picks in one of the deepest drafts in years.......They have three young legit point guards,so they can package a trade with Mike Miller.....Not to mention they'll have two more first round picks next year.....They have Pau's younger brother who has been developing very nice in Spain .......If they play it right Memphis can be the next Portland....all from the Gasol trade ....The Laker offer was the best offer out there by far.........Maybe people would have been happier with a *insert Knick garbage* to Memphis trade.
I have no problem w/ the trade at all. Gasol wanted to be traded. LA wasnt a lock to go deep,so he helped them get better,and Memphis created cap room.
LAL only really got there after Memphis bent over for them.
I'm not sure why everyone thinks this was such a bad trade for Memphis...Pau wasn't going to work in Memphis playing the style they want to play.....Now they get 10 million to spend.....Two first round draft picks in one of the deepest drafts in years.......They have three young legit point guards,so they can package a trade with Mike Miller.....Not to mention they'll have two more first round picks next year.....They have Pau's younger brother who has been developing very nice in Spain .......If they play it right Memphis can be the next Portland....all from the Gasol trade ....The Laker offer was the best offer out there by far.........Maybe people would have been happier with a *insert Knick garbage* to Memphis trade.
That's because Memphis could've done this deal with a team with a much worse record and got MUCH better draft picks. Trading with the Lakers assures them of picks at the end of the draft, which are almost always crap shots.
LAL only really got there after Memphis bent over for them.
I'm not sure why everyone thinks this was such a bad trade for Memphis...Pau wasn't going to work in Memphis playing the style they want to play.....Now they get 10 million to spend.....Two first round draft picks in one of the deepest drafts in years.......They have three young legit point guards,so they can package a trade with Mike Miller.....Not to mention they'll have two more first round picks next year.....They have Pau's younger brother who has been developing very nice in Spain .......If they play it right Memphis can be the next Portland....all from the Gasol trade ....The Laker offer was the best offer out there by far.........Maybe people would have been happier with a *insert Knick garbage* to Memphis trade.
That's because Memphis could've done this deal with a team with a much worse record and got MUCH better draft picks. Trading with the Lakers assures them of picks at the end of the draft, which are almost always crap shots.
At this point do u think they should be adding more kids to the mix.
Mike Conley & Rudy Gay.....+ dont u think Gasol deserved to go to a playoff team? No really deserves anything,but dumping him w/ the Clippers seems foul.
LAL only really got there after Memphis bent over for them.
I'm not sure why everyone thinks this was such a bad trade for Memphis...Pau wasn't going to work in Memphis playing the style they want to play.....Now they get 10 million to spend.....Two first round draft picks in one of the deepest drafts in years.......They have three young legit point guards,so they can package a trade with Mike Miller.....Not to mention they'll have two more first round picks next year.....They have Pau's younger brother who has been developing very nice in Spain .......If they play it right Memphis can be the next Portland....all from the Gasol trade ....The Laker offer was the best offer out there by far.........Maybe people would have been happier with a *insert Knick garbage* to Memphis trade.
That's because Memphis could've done this deal with a team with a much worse record and got MUCH better draft picks. Trading with the Lakers assures them of picks at the end of the draft, which are almost always crap shots.
At this point do u think they should be adding more kids to the mix.
Mike Conley & Rudy Gay.....+ dont u think Gasol deserved to go to a playoff team? No really deserves anything,but dumping him w/ the Clippers seems foul.
Memphis is crap and they don't have that many good players. They need as many good picks as possible and to sign someone with their money. In that situation, you go for the best deal, not can they ship their star to a good team so he gets to play for a contender.
And the Warriors now are a footnote in NBA history: the winningest team not to make the postseason since the league expanded the playoffs to 16 teams in 1983-84
I don't really think Nelly is at fault. You can blame the system, but 48-33 is pretty damn decent, especially in the West. That would have easily made the playoffs in the East for example.....
This year was exceptionally tough....
HOWEVER, you just can not expect your team to win consistently, giving up 108/game (#1 in the NBA). You can score 110/game (also #1), but that's a slim 2 point differential......BASICALLY A COIN FLIP.
GS has some very nice athletes like Azubuike, Ellis, Jackson....if they played just as hard on the defensive end, you'd probably be seeing a tough playoff contender.
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Dont take my Amare statement literally. Dude was playing well, but if he was an MVP candidate before Shaq, they wouldnt have made a trade for Shaq.
Amare's game has opened up because of Shaq's presence. Before that dude was your average All-Star F/C who is defensively Retarded.
Huh?
After Iverson there is no MVP that gets it w/out help.
Dork has Howard/Terry
Nash has/had Martix & STAT
Hakeem had Kenny Smith/Vernon Maxwell
Barkely had K.J. & Thunder Dan
Jordan had Pippen
Larry Bird had Mchale/The Chief
Garnett had Cassell/Sprewell....i think
Are u sayin if STAT went to a bum team he would make them the team w/ the most wins, have an incredible individual year, and be a championship contender?
Chris Paul
David West was an All-Star this year and Tyson Chandler is a Monster.
Batmon, I'm going to need to see statistical evidence that CP has "not sustained in the last month". I'm not seeing it.
Ok the last three games, I was exageratin'. His FG% has been suspect.
I bet the vote will be real close between Paul and Kobe w/ everyone else distant. It really is a two-man race.
Yeah, his last week numbers shouldnt play into the voting. Dude is nice.
No doubt, it's a tight race. CHRIS PAUL IS NICE. Fast as hell and his moves are so damn sharp....Different kind of speed than a Tony Parker or Monta Ellis...
BUT
I was watching the Hornets game. The above statement is truth. Peja was like 6-10 from threes. You talk about spreading the floor. He does that. And Chandler was catching everything. EVERYTHING. He's the westcoast version of D Howard. You throw it up anywhere around the rim and he can throw it down.
5 ppg.
no-impact bench-warmer, injury prone.
deal.
Ariza was nice with the Lakers before the injury.
Exactly....I different look at the 3 position than Walton. Way better defender and can jump w/ the best of them. Perfect role player for that system.
He'd be off the bench if they were at full strength w/ Bynum at 5,Gasol at 4. and Odom at 3.
This is pretty embarrassing.
HENRY ABBOTT ANAL RETENTIVENESS FOR DAYZ SON.
haha. oh shit. Melo shouldn't even be driving! Don't even have his own driver or something?!
I'm not sure why everyone thinks this was such a bad trade for Memphis...Pau wasn't going to work in Memphis playing the style they want to play.....Now they get 10 million to spend.....Two first round draft picks in one of the deepest drafts in years.......They have three young legit point guards,so they can package a trade with Mike Miller.....Not to mention they'll have two more first round picks next year.....They have Pau's younger brother who has been developing very nice in Spain .......If they play it right Memphis can be the next Portland....all from the Gasol trade ....The Laker offer was the best offer out there by far.........Maybe people would have been happier with a *insert Knick garbage* to Memphis trade.
I have no problem w/ the trade at all. Gasol wanted to be traded. LA wasnt a lock to go deep,so he helped them get better,and Memphis created cap room.
That's because Memphis could've done this deal with a team with a much worse record and got MUCH better draft picks. Trading with the Lakers assures them of picks at the end of the draft, which are almost always crap shots.
At this point do u think they should be adding more kids to the mix.
Mike Conley & Rudy Gay.....+ dont u think Gasol deserved to go to a playoff team?
No really deserves anything,but dumping him w/ the Clippers seems foul.
Memphis is crap and they don't have that many good players. They need as many good picks as possible and to sign someone with their money. In that situation, you go for the best deal, not can they ship their star to a good team so he gets to play for a contender.
And the Warriors now are a footnote in NBA history: the winningest team not to make the postseason since the league expanded the playoffs to 16 teams in 1983-84
Nelson has a lot to answer for IMO.
I don't really think Nelly is at fault. You can blame the system, but 48-33 is pretty damn decent, especially in the West. That would have easily made the playoffs in the East for example.....
This year was exceptionally tough....
HOWEVER, you just can not expect your team to win consistently, giving up 108/game (#1 in the NBA). You can score 110/game (also #1), but that's a slim 2 point differential......BASICALLY A COIN FLIP.
GS has some very nice athletes like Azubuike, Ellis, Jackson....if they played just as hard on the defensive end, you'd probably be seeing a tough playoff contender.