Ahhh I hate the fact that one of Denver or Golden State is going to miss the playoffs while one one of New Jersey or Atlanta makes it

I wish it were like college to an extent with a "common sense" rule

If you're 20 games over 500 you make the playoffs...if youre 20 games under you dont




and if you put up 168 youre in either way

3/17/2008 12:44:23 AM

Battier's defense on Kobe was pretty damn good...as was the whole Laker's team on T-mac.

I kind of wanted to see this game as a Kobe vs. T-Mac matchup with both guys lighting it up. But it ended up being a great "team" game with Skip-to-my-Lou going off.

GG Rockets.

And holy shit Nuggets...take it easy on the poor Sonics.

3/17/2008 12:07:26 PM

Spurs have lost 4 straight and 6 of 7.

Ruh roh.

3/18/2008 12:10:07 AM

good games tonight

nuggets/pistons
celts/rockets
lakers/ mavs

3/18/2008 1:13:51 PM

kinda rare for TNT to have a game on Tuesday but I'll take Rockets/Celts in HD rather than the youtube quality of some League Pass channels

3/18/2008 1:18:54 PM

Lets go Rockets! Huuugggee game tonight for them, Rox are a 5pt favorite.

3/18/2008 4:24:43 PM

I can't wait. More games need to be on TNT. I wonder if they'll pick up more next year with the quality of basketball that's been played this year.

Or I might just have to buck up and get the league pass or move in with a roommate who actually likes the NBA so they can split it with me (NOBODY watches NBA where I live).

3/18/2008 4:45:45 PM

I have the league pass but still prefer big games to be on national broadcast just because of the picture quality

Time Warner needs to incorparate HD into the League pass package next year

Most of the games are broadcast in HD by the station that does them...TWC just doesn't have the channels to show them in thier native resolution

3/18/2008 4:47:40 PM

I miss "The NBAAAAA is in the house.. TUESDAYWEDNESDAYTHURSDAY.... TUESDAYWEDNESDAYTHURSDAY"

3/18/2008 6:28:00 PM

i miss peter vescey and dr. J on NBA on NBC on sunday afternoons

3/18/2008 6:29:47 PM

i miss the NBA on NBC theme song

3/18/2008 6:33:17 PM

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"I can't wait. More games need to be on TNT. I wonder if they'll pick up more next year with the quality of basketball that's been played this year."

Well, Turner is taking over NBATV and NBA.com, so you'll probably get more quality NBA broadcasts next season.

Quote :

"Turner Broadcasting System to run NBA TV and Web operations Associated Press Updated: January 17, 2008, 6:24 PM ET NEW YORK -- Turner Broadcasting System is taking over the NBA's TV and Web operations. Turner Sports president David Levy and NBA deputy commissioner Adam Silver will jointly manage the venture, the league announced Thursday. The deal will run through the 2015-16 season. Turner already airs dozens of NBA games on TNT each season. "When you have a partner of 24 years that not only produces your games already in award-winning fashion, but has developed digital expertise that it would take you years to gear up for ... we believe this is the better model," commissioner David Stern said on a conference call. Under the agreement, Turner will run NBA TV, the league's television network; NBA.com; NBA League Pass, a service that allows fans to watch out-of-market games; and the league's broadband and wireless businesses. Turner and the NBA will jointly sell advertising for all the operations and will share profits. Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press This story is from ESPN.com's automated news wire"

3/18/2008 8:13:48 PM

turiaf is throwin them down tonight

3/18/2008 8:15:56 PM

Holy Shit...Raefer Alson taking it back to the streets.

Skip-to-my-Lou!!

3/18/2008 9:09:48 PM

WHAT A GAME!?!?!?!

LAKERS 102
MAVS 100

damn

where amazing happens

3/18/2008 10:14:23 PM

that game had me nervous...

3/18/2008 10:24:13 PM

Good lord the Rockets are getting spanked. They look like absolute shit tonight.

I bet Rafer regrets hot dogging it at the end of that first quarter now. He's playing like pure shit.

3/18/2008 10:44:50 PM

Dammit !

I wanted one more win so I could quote Coolio and be like "Its 23 now but will it live to be 24? The way things are going I dont know"

3/18/2008 11:09:39 PM

the Rockets are garbage

what the fuck have you done for me lately motherfuckers

3/18/2008 11:23:55 PM

Shaq continuing to play well for the Suns. 16 pts, 15 rebs, 5 asts, 3 blks against the Blazers.

Suns still dropped 111 and held Portland to under 100.

3/19/2008 8:34:47 AM

wow, insane reception for AI in philly

3/19/2008 6:33:07 PM

Arenas still isn't back yet...man I heard tonight he was supposed to be back, albeit in a more pass-first PG type of role...oh well good thing I still have a full fantasy lineup tonight

3/19/2008 6:46:42 PM

are you fucking kidding me?

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/boxscore?gid=2008031928

nm its a yahoo error...said the final score was raptors 76, heat 41...turns out its late in the 3rd quarter...nm

[Edited on March 19, 2008 at 7:41 PM. Reason : .]

3/19/2008 7:40:45 PM

look who they played, Miami...look what PLAYERS they played i mean

but the raptors and my boy bosh only put up ~70 thats strange glad to see hes back tho

3/19/2008 7:43:02 PM

it didnt completely shock me at first cause it was miami but like i said it was a yahoo error

its actually 94-53 with about a minute left in the 4th http://www.nba.com/games/20080319/MIATOR/gameinfo.html?nav=scoreboardhome

still an ass whooping but 53 is a smidgen better than 41

3/19/2008 8:09:11 PM

Lebron James just said tiger woods, roger federer, michael jordan, and kobe bryan were his favorite sports figures.

3/19/2008 8:10:24 PM

god i love that Reddick still doesnt see ANY minutes

3/19/2008 8:11:14 PM

^^ what about thierry henry?!?

^ do you love his paycheck too?

3/19/2008 8:12:20 PM

goddamn, the heat are HORRRRRRIBLE.

I haven't seen the Philly reaction for AI yet. How was it?

3/19/2008 8:17:32 PM

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"wow, insane reception for AI in philly"

54 points...wow...54 points

[Edited on March 19, 2008 at 8:19 PM. Reason : ]

3/19/2008 8:18:26 PM

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"^ do you love his paycheck too?"

its so sad that you have no idea how to be a sports fan

3/19/2008 8:23:36 PM

^^why was the AI reception quoted while you mentioned the Heat being shitty?

[Edited on March 19, 2008 at 8:25 PM. Reason : AI]

3/19/2008 8:24:59 PM

i'm sure we'd all like any pro athlete's salary

however its pretty fucking funny that redick demanded a trade and his coaches were like "no....no we're not going to trade you....no....you're just going to get ass splinters all season"

^i think it was another 'wow'

i thought AI scored 54 for a minute then I realized he meant the Heat

[Edited on March 19, 2008 at 8:25 PM. Reason : .]

3/19/2008 8:25:07 PM

Quote :

"why was the AI reception quoted while you mentioned the Heat being shitty?"

haha, i added the heat score after the edit...the philly fans were awesome...extended ovation

[Edited on March 19, 2008 at 8:27 PM. Reason : ]

3/19/2008 8:27:24 PM

looks like it's all catching up to the rockets...fading late again

3/19/2008 9:02:23 PM

GREAT win for the Cavs!

3/19/2008 9:22:45 PM

Rafer Alston having to eat his words recently...

Quote :

""Some guys like Rafer Alston like to run their mouth … that just added fuel to our fire tonight. D-West, that's my guy. For him to say he's not a star, I mean let's see what All-Star game [Alston]'s played in."" -- Hornets guard Chris Paul, firing back at comments Rockets guard Rafer Alston made comparing the merits of Yao Ming and David West."

I'm pretty sure it was pre-game...but in response to a question about playing a weak schedule during their streak and having the other good teams play without their star player (Lakers without Gasol, Dallas without Dirk, Hornets without David West)...Rafer replied that Yao Ming has been out for most of the streak and that some of the other teams player aren't all-stars like Yao Ming. Paul shut him up.

And he ran his mouth the whole first half against the Celtics only to get his ass handed to him in the first half. He's definitely gotten a lot more confident during this streak. Might need to stfu and let his play do the talking for him.

3/20/2008 7:50:41 AM

Quote :

"Might need to stfu and let his play do the talking for him."

Well he is Rafer Alston. That hasn't really been an option until just recently

3/20/2008 8:19:26 AM

Rafer, be careful not to piss off Chris Paul

They call him Punch-to-my-balls

3/20/2008 9:33:28 AM

Phoenix also pulls to within an half game of first place in the West.

2 good games on tonight two (on TNT also, thank god).

Boston and Dallas and Utah and LA.

3/20/2008 9:56:47 AM

Quote :

"its so sad that you have no idea how to be a sports fan"

i wish i could hate people for they school they went to too!

3/20/2008 10:10:20 AM

Quote :

"do you love his paycheck too?"

I'm sure he's not going to love his paycheck when his contract expires. I hope he's been investing wisely.

[Edited on March 20, 2008 at 11:43 AM. Reason : .]

3/20/2008 11:43:03 AM

assuming gunsupbrah is a duke fan....i'm sure he loves the paychecks of Vince Carter, Felton, Jamison, etc

i personally dont like duke or carolina, but i think pointing to someone's salary is a pretty weak comeback

3/20/2008 11:49:44 AM

this is amac884 by the way...it was just a friendly jab...i do love all those unc player's pay checks, i also don't dislike them for the mere fact that they went to unc

3/20/2008 12:13:22 PM

lawlz

3/20/2008 12:14:30 PM

but back on topic...now that no one is talking about the suns anymore, they are playing themselves back to the top

[Edited on March 20, 2008 at 12:15 PM. Reason : ]

3/20/2008 12:15:40 PM

^If you'll notice that throughout this thread...I always talk about the Suns...I'm just not a member of the media...although I should be.

3/20/2008 12:17:29 PM

haha, well i'm sure the media will be back on them in a week or two

3/20/2008 12:20:17 PM

damn, barkley is being a dick

3/20/2008 8:28:04 PM

So are the Celtics the favorites now?? Sweeping the Texas teams on the road was pretty impressive. Even more impressive will be if they can complete their 5-game road trip with a win over New Orleans.

And the Lakers have picked it up without Gasol the past few games with wins at Dallas and Utah (a team with a 19-game winning streak at home).

3/21/2008 8:26:11 AM