Recent content by JayBird

Vlade Divac. No novacaine.

Kind of the way the Grizzlies weren't dumb enough to trade Pau for Kwame?

It would have been more accurate if he included the following lines: I couldn't do it in Indy, I needed to latch on to Kobe, I did what others tried to do, I'm talkin' 'bout Karl and Gary

Sorry to bring back an old thread, but again, it's just baffling. The Celtics have 2 bona fide HOFers (Allen and Pierce) that all defensive first-team guard Kobe Bryant could guard, and instead he's guarding Rondo. The reason? "Phil Jackson wants to preserve Kobe's energy for the offensive...

Where in any of my posts did I say that I expected an "immediate impact"? Where did I discuss JT's draft position? When did I ever say that JT should have the same impact as Kevin Love? Knocking down straw man arguments is fun, I know, but all I said is that no team will win a championship...

Instant gratification? "Nossir". I just think there's a point where you stop hoping and praying for a player to meet his "potential", and just call it what it is. Everybody reaches that point at a different time, and for me, it's now. Jason Thompson and Spencer Hawes will never be the starting...

Yes, they are flawed in the sense that with their current line-up or current "plan" is not going to get them a championship, but they are still playoff teams. Yes, the Spurs are old, but do you really think that a team with Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker, and an emerging Hill at PG will...

First, I would address our problems with our big guys. We need a rebounder/shot blocker who is NOT soft and who does NOT average more fouls than boards. I know patience is a virtue, but I've run out of it with both Hawes and JT. I would try to package both of them AND JT if I could to get one...

Which of these West teams have closed windows as of this year? Everyone thinks the Spurs are too old, but they dismantled Dallas and played great in that series, not really ever showing their age. They ran into a better Phoenix team, but I really don't think their age held them back. As long...

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Once again, everything falls into perfect place for the GD lakers. 3 teams in the west that had the best chance to beat LA were Denver, Dallas, and San Antonio. Phoenix has the advantage at point guard, and that's about where it ends. Amare v. the two 7-footers of the Lakers is going to be...

Hmm, the gems of the NBA are down 3-2 heading into Game 6? It's in "the best interest of the league for this series to be extended to 7 games." Dickie B, where ya at??

Didn't see this posted anywhere, but the NBA came out with the all defensive team, and for the 5th year in a row, Kobe made it. Maybe I'm just missing something, but I really don't get why he makes it every year. To be fair, I will admit that when he wants to, and when he puts his mind to it...

Nope, I had seen the light by then and was a Kings fan. Why do you ask? Is that the one where LA was up 2-0 and lost 3-2?

Ok. So then you're argument becomes: It is impossible for a team to play in a different style without their star player that may create match-up problems for their opponent, unless said player is at the end of his career by then. Got it. Whatever dude, agree to disagree. (and BTW, Ewing...