you're a real gem, BanjoMan

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1/30/2013 12:48:11 PM

Rudy Gay to Toronto. Ed Davis, Tayshaun Prince and Austin Daye to Memphis. Jose Calderon to Detroit.

snap.

1/30/2013 6:20:12 PM

it is safe to say that the pistons will be pushing for that final playoff spot now

1/30/2013 6:24:47 PM

goddammit that trade fucked me.

I have Memphis to win the West at like 25:1 odds which is good since they made out like bandits in this trade. You'd rather have both Prince and Daye over Gay, and adding Davis gives them three studs in the frontcourt between Gasol, Randolph, and Davis. Throw in Conley and Allen playing at a very high level and a decent bench and this team is loaded now. But they're still going to be underdogs and giving up homecourt advantage against LAC, SAS, or OKC in the 2nd round so the hedge potential isn't worth a lot of equity on such a relatively small bet.

I have the over on Toronto wins and now they are probably fucked losing two of their best three players in Calderon and Ed Davis and getting stuck with Rudy Gay. What an awful fucking trade. They give up a young stud in Davis, Calderon who is still a star and has an expiring contract and they get back one of the most overpaid players in the league who has never played at a high level.

Detroit I was probably going to lose my under bet on anyway so I don't care that much, but the Bobcats have their first round pick which just took a hit in value. They get to bench a terrible Brandon Knight and replace him with Calderon who may just be the best PG in the East now that Rondo is out. I could easily see them making the playoffs if Bynum doesn't return for Philly, since Boston will suck total nutsac without Rondo. Who the hell would have guessed Drummond would be ANY GOOD, let alone be in the debate for best center in the league already. WTF!

1/30/2013 7:24:23 PM

plus hamed haddadi got traded. thats a bummer.

1/30/2013 7:32:37 PM

haddadi has always played well but in VERY limited minutes. I'd be curious to see what he could do given 15 minutes a game or so. Some team like the bobcats with no discernible talent should have tried him out

1/30/2013 7:50:51 PM

I was just pointing out that Lebron got the opportunity to meet the president and totally Forest Gumped it.

1/30/2013 8:05:30 PM

how?

1/30/2013 8:27:41 PM

He acted like an idiot. I bet he was prolly drunk, well he at least acted like it anyway. You think that you would have something actually prepared and respectable when you meet the president, but he just took the mic and winged it. It was awful. Truly terrible.

1/30/2013 8:38:53 PM

I'm sorry that you confuse genuine excitement for being drunk

prepared statement? did you not hear him say, "am I supposed to say something?"?

to which Obama replied, "It's your world, man"

[Edited on January 30, 2013 at 8:57 PM. Reason : christ]

1/30/2013 8:55:57 PM

you kidding? Obama should be thrilled to meet LEBRON.


Lebron is a specimen, Obama is just a political figurehead. An egotist who has accomplished literally nothing in his life other than being likeable by people who can't read.

Lebron is one of the most talented and dominant athletes of all-time in any sport

1/30/2013 9:25:06 PM

^haha.

1/30/2013 9:57:42 PM

Completely true.

1/30/2013 9:59:10 PM

[Edited on January 30, 2013 at 10:13 PM. Reason : Refs HAVE to protect a star like stiemsma]

1/30/2013 10:12:28 PM

god Gasol is fucking terrible this year. Never saw that coming I thought he'd age gracefully because he's so skilled.

He killed us in the olympics. Guy is consistently the worst player on the court even when the second string is in practically. what the fuck

1/30/2013 11:16:44 PM

this is based purely off of watching them, but I've always thought that his brother was better.

1/30/2013 11:38:27 PM

Nah, Marc has always been an above average center (and he was fantastic in the playoffs two years ago) but Pau was a complete stud his first four years in LA and a pretty good player in Memphis too.

he obviously fell off last year but he's REALLY struggling this year. Just making the most basic mistakes and blowing easy baskets

1/30/2013 11:42:29 PM

raise your hand if you thought PJ Tucker the PF from Texas that is originally from Raleigh that Herb didn't even recruit would re-invent himself as a SHOOTING GUARD and start in the NBA.

What the fuck.


David West and PJ Tucker, Herb didn't even want them unreal

1/31/2013 12:03:56 AM

WP48 must be a useless stat if the current leader is a guaranteed bust and one of the five worst players that was in the draft last year.

[Edited on January 31, 2013 at 7:53 AM. Reason : D]

1/31/2013 7:52:11 AM

Nope . The draft is an inexact science. Drummond apparently wasn't trying in college, because it pegged most of the rest of the draft.

1/31/2013 8:00:39 AM

My issue comes with a guy exactly like Drummond who was 17 in the fall and his college sample size was 30 games. It's ridiculous to draw definitive projections based on that... especially on a guy with the physical traits of a Drummond.

It's incredibly useful for kids who actually have more than one winters worth of numbers to evaluate.

1/31/2013 8:09:00 AM

Quote :

"raise your hand if you thought PJ Tucker the PF from Texas that is originally from Raleigh that Herb didn't even recruit would re-invent himself as a SHOOTING GUARD and start in the NBA."

considering he's 6'6" and 220, i figured the only way he'd make it in the pros was as a wing

[Edited on January 31, 2013 at 5:30 PM. Reason : ...]

1/31/2013 5:29:53 PM

Kobe still looking washed up...

2/1/2013 10:09:19 PM

Lakers always be the real but the Dwight Howard always be the pussy no good motherfucker

2/1/2013 10:58:26 PM

for the Valentine's Day the dan marino go fuck a dolphin in the ass and have fish dog shit baby

2/1/2013 11:54:28 PM

How many of u are impressed by Kobe's dunking last night?

2/6/2013 8:38:22 PM

LEBRON IN THE DUNK CONTEST

[Edited on February 7, 2013 at 11:45 PM. Reason : !!!!!!]

2/7/2013 11:45:03 PM

^ good fix.

Not LeBron James.

[Edited on February 7, 2013 at 11:55 PM. Reason : asdf]

2/7/2013 11:48:50 PM

feels like this is gonna be an epic Lebron game

2/10/2013 3:45:35 PM

Terrible.

2/11/2013 3:36:45 PM

Looks kinda like an MLS uniform.

2/11/2013 6:47:37 PM

Spurs win again!

2/13/2013 9:41:11 PM

i dunno whats up with those uniforms...i guess compression garments are big nowadays?

2/13/2013 9:43:26 PM

boston scores 71 in a game...and wins

clippers have 69...at halftime

2/13/2013 11:49:54 PM

NBA Finals repeat preview about to tipoff on TNT

2/14/2013 8:08:12 PM

There seems no doubt that we can still see these two teams in June.
Maybe Spurs can create some troubles for OKC?

2/14/2013 8:21:08 PM

in case you missed it, Barkley was on pre-game with a bandage wrapped around his head with blood stains.
He said that being the Auburn sportsman that he was, he went to Tuscaloosa to congratulate them and he got mugged for his credit cards.

(http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/13/justice/alabama-football-player-arrests/index.html)

2/14/2013 8:31:29 PM

Thunder just don't match up well against heat. Their defense isn't good enough and when Miami traps they don't have the perimeter shooters.

2/14/2013 8:37:24 PM

Still don't understand why they insist on playing Perkins as much as they do, especially against a team like Miami that just doesn't have a true low post player. Bosh is just going to pull him out to the perimeter every time.

2/14/2013 8:46:03 PM

Lebron is 23 pts at halftime already. He will continue with the record of streak games with 30+ pts.

2/14/2013 9:46:33 PM

2/14/2013 10:02:21 PM

Durant 40, LBJ 39. Both had a good game.

2/14/2013 11:01:19 PM

scott brooks is an awful coach, one of the worst.

Perkins should never play more than 10 minutes he has zero game since his injury a few years ago.

Last year in the Finals they never even had a chance because brooks kept playing fisher big minutes. Like uh this guy couldn't even make most rosters why is he playing 30 minutes against the HEAT of all teams.

2/15/2013 8:17:57 AM

clippers looked terrible in another beatdown of the lakers. only won by 24, and only shot 16 threes.

2/15/2013 8:48:44 AM

such a shame that paul won't ever win an mvp

2/15/2013 10:19:33 AM

http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/page/Michael-Jordan/michael-jordan-not-left-building

this is one of the greatest pieces I've ever read. Wright Thompson is a fucking beast.

2/15/2013 1:30:47 PM

^ great article!

2/15/2013 6:28:41 PM

2/15/2013 11:46:59 PM

looks like pretty impressive ballhandling based on my eye test

but how many wins did that play produce?

2/15/2013 11:51:01 PM

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2/16/2013 9:38:06 PM