peep out Steph Curry

http://www.nba.com/allstar2010/allstarscene/featured/index.html?p=s&c=379140&s=778558&l=64662

2/12/2010 3:20:19 PM

reported mavs-wiz deal will see haywood, butler & stevenson go to the mavs for howard, gooden, & '2 others'

2/13/2010 9:25:22 AM

I don't see how the Mavs get the parts to put them over the top in the West out of that deal.

Cavs and Suns in talks to send Amare to Cleveland

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4910377

They don't mention it, but I'm sure JJ would have to be part of that deal. They would be better off standing pat at the deadline IMO. Amare can opt out after this season so you would basically be giving JJ or other players up to rent Amare for 30 games plus the playoffs. Ain't worth it.

[Edited on February 13, 2010 at 9:54 AM. Reason : .]

2/13/2010 9:54:04 AM

I'll be pissed if JJ goes to the Suns.

2/13/2010 10:08:49 AM

Mavs/Wiz trade went through

2/13/2010 8:12:38 PM

that deal seems kind of pointless to me, and even worse it prob makes the jamison to cleveland deal less likely

2/13/2010 10:40:26 PM

It looks like the deal is pretty much agreed on between Phoenix and Cleveland for Amare. Cleveland sends Big Z and JJ for him to make the salaries even out and then the Suns would waive Big Z.

However, the Suns covet Igoudala the most and they are trying to get a trade worked out for him up until the deadline and then fall back on the Cleveland deal if necessary.

2/15/2010 10:35:31 AM

Camby to Portland

Outlaw and Steve Blake to teh Clippers

2/16/2010 2:38:33 PM

^most ho-hum trade ever. Doesn't Camby get traded like every two years or something?

2/16/2010 3:09:09 PM

Quote :

"Dunleavy was a guest on the Fox Sports West broadcast of the Blazers vs. Clippers, and used the airtime to intimate that it's conceivable he just pulled off an amazingly lopsided trade -- because Camby could return to the Clippers as a free agent this summer."

From today's Daily Dime

I'm trying to decide if this is actually conceivable or not. Why the hell would Camby re-sign with the shitty Clippers if he is getting comparable money with, basically, any team not named the Clippers?

Dunleavy might have gotten played here.

2/17/2010 11:07:07 AM

Camby came out like a week ago and said he liked it in LA and didn't want to be traded

2/17/2010 11:16:23 AM

Jamison to the Cavs

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4922833

JJ not included in the deal

2/17/2010 7:24:57 PM

so did the Wizards decide they just aren't going to try anymore?

2/17/2010 7:27:22 PM

They were so desperate to break up that team after the Arenas incident it became a fire sale.

2/17/2010 7:31:33 PM

The Kings are about to give Kevin Martin to the Rockets for a pile of shit and Nate Robinson went to the Celtics.

2/18/2010 10:29:10 AM

The Knicks just traded Jeffries and Hill for McGrady's expiring contract. Big time cap room for the FA market.

2/18/2010 4:52:59 PM

JJ already with a sick dunk for the Cavs against Denver

2/18/2010 8:06:34 PM

Impressive stat just thrown up on TNT.

Lebron is the first player since Pistol Pete in 1974 to have 40 pts, 10 reb and 15 assists in a game.

^^ they have just under enough room for two max contracts... also, the fake D'Antoni on twitter is $$$$$

[Edited on February 18, 2010 at 10:46 PM. Reason : x]

2/18/2010 10:45:11 PM

Great game going on. And Lebron's numbers are sick. Fun watching him and Carmelo go back and forth.

2/18/2010 10:48:59 PM

Filthy. Just filthy.

I just feel bad for people who think college is a better brand of ball.

2/18/2010 10:52:50 PM

those people are idiots.

They relate better to the NCAA because there's lots of white people. College ball is so much slower. Damn 35 second shot clock and overcoaching.

2/18/2010 11:01:24 PM

thank god the jamison trade went down

I guess the plan for the knicks is to get a bosh/wade combo, that would be sick, I don't really feel any affiliation with them but I guess I want them to get better since it's bad for the sport for the number one market team to be a joke

also watching the rockets should be interesting with kevin martin, do they have the cap room to get a free agent next yr? I've always kind of liked this team after all the battle they gave the lakers

2/18/2010 11:06:58 PM

I don't see how you could even remotely enjoy watching the NCSU/Maryland game over that Cavs/Nuggets game.

An example I like to use is watching college players miss uncontested after uncontested shot....wide open, yet they continue to miss them. You don't see that in the NBA. They might miss a couple open shots...but open shots get hit 80% of the time in the NBA. These guys are the best of the best. You have guys like Reddick who owned college basketball yet it takes them 3 or 4 years to even crack an NBA lineup. Julius Hodge is the best player to come to NC State in the past 15-20 years, and he can't even make a roster.

These guys are the best athletes/shooters/players the world has to offer. The shit they can do is just ridiculous. It barely edges out the NFL in my book.

[Edited on February 18, 2010 at 11:13 PM. Reason : .]

2/18/2010 11:12:57 PM

Quote :

"# I just found out this deal was for T-Mac. This whole time I thought we were trading Larry/Jeffries/Hill for a Big Mac...and I was for it. 10:03 PM Feb 16th from web # Last minute hiccup, now Houston wants to swap mascots too...said they'll throw in 'Clutch the Rockets Bear' if we throw in Nate. 9:48 PM Feb 16th from web # Looks like this deal is happening. Jeffries will be hard to replace in the locker room, but a scarecrow made out of $100 bills should do."

Quality stuff from the fake D'Antoni twitter feed.

2/18/2010 11:21:03 PM

Quote :

"I don't see how you could even remotely enjoy watching the NCSU/Maryland game over that Cavs/Nuggets game."

well to be fair, you should compare a ncsu/maryland game to a 76ers/nets game

2/18/2010 11:48:31 PM

^I would still rather watch players like Andre Igoudala and Devin Harris than anyone in the NCSU/Maryland game.

2/19/2010 12:12:55 AM

The Philadelphia 76ers might be the dumbest franchise in all of professional sports. I mean really guys, you move one of the best players in NBA history to the Bucks? Un-fucking-believable.

http://tinyurl.com/yfm7xy7

2/19/2010 9:15:19 AM

holy shit, did anyone else just see Isiah on PTI?

the guy is completely delusional

2/19/2010 6:54:13 PM

Celtics are getting that ass beat currently.

Who has a more embarrassing degradation of skills?

Shaq or KG

2/21/2010 4:14:43 PM

KG really does look like shit in this game.

Shaq's just isn't that shocking. He's older, he's never taken care of himself and so much of his game was based on his athleticism and explosiveness which is exected to fade by 38.

2/21/2010 4:35:35 PM

Paul Pierce was on self-shutdown, goddamn

2/21/2010 6:13:28 PM

Lebron is obviously the best player in the game with no arguments...

But damn if Kobe isn't putting up one of the all-time "clutch" seasons I've ever seen. Fifth game winner already and it's not even March. I'm almost getting to the point of saying that if there is one guy EVER that I'd take to make a last second play to win/tie a game I'd pick him. But I'm not there yet, so don't worry...

2/24/2010 8:56:47 AM

Quote :

"They relate better to the NCAA because there's lots of white people. College ball is so much slower. Damn 35 second shot clock and overcoaching."

This may be one of the dumbest things posted as of late in sports talk.

You either dont watch enough NBA, or NCAA, or both. The highs for both are very high, and the lows for both are extremely low.

I would personally watch an NCSU game over any matchup in the NBA, but I guess thats because I am white?

2/24/2010 9:05:05 AM

or just stupid?

2/24/2010 10:08:04 AM

there is a saying, involving glass houses, you should look in to.

2/24/2010 10:33:33 AM

Quote :

"Lebron is obviously the best player in the game with no arguments..."

LOL..."obviously"..."no arguments"...LOL

2/24/2010 11:39:29 AM

The way he's holding those four fingers makes it look as tho he's trying to throw up Westside but neglected to cross his middle and ring

2/24/2010 11:41:47 AM

best player and most accomplished player don't have to be the same person

2/24/2010 1:42:45 PM

That is true, but even though I think Kobe is the best player in the league, I wouldn't say its obvious or that its not even up for debate. That makes it sound like there is one player in the league who is head and shoulders above all the competition and nobody else is even close.

2/24/2010 2:08:05 PM

Quote :

"I would personally watch an NCSU game over any matchup in the NBA, but I guess thats because I am white?"

Maybe it's because....I don't know....you're an NC State fan???

2/24/2010 2:44:26 PM

That was part of my point. Quality of the play isn't the only factor in why people may enjoy watching one or the other.

[Edited on February 24, 2010 at 2:57 PM. Reason : ^^ I agree]

2/24/2010 2:57:45 PM

If youre trying to argue that Kobe is anywhere near Lebrons level right now you are either trolling or just a kobe homer. He's slipped a lot and Lebron is in another stratosphere right now. So there is nothing wrong with the implication that Lebron is on another planet than anyone else in the NBA right now because it's true.

2/24/2010 5:17:53 PM

You sure don't see the NBA "on a different level" or you would know why what you just said is asinine.

2/24/2010 5:25:20 PM

By any metric lebron is destroying the league right now.

Its a tough argument to even put kobe in the top five in the league right now.

Perhaps he's just saving himself for the postseason but I really think we are witnessing his true decline he just isn't that efficient anymore and he doesn't do much besides score...

He's still a great go-to option but no one is dumb enough to pretend he's on lebrons level anymore.

Look at any metric you want. Warp, wow, etc find one that has kobe ranked anywhere near the best player in the league I dare you

2/24/2010 11:50:44 PM

[Edited on February 25, 2010 at 12:04 AM. Reason : whatever small bit of NBA credibility I was ready to extend you is now revoked]

2/24/2010 11:55:56 PM

Quote :

"Its a tough argument to even put kobe in the top five in the league right now. "

hes hurt?

and I he hit a buzzer beater here in memphis last night.

w/e

2/25/2010 12:20:51 AM

Well there isn't even a rational argument to be made that Kobe is better than Lebron, Howard, or Paul at this stage of his career.

I mean if we're talking about this season alone (yes I know he's been banged up) there have been numerous players who have been more productive than Kobe... Gasol, G.Wallace, Bosh, Duncan, Nash, Durant, Wade, Rondo for starters...

I don't wanna get anyone too fired up but based on pure statistics there are dozens of lesser regarded players like Horford, Josh Smith, Roy, Lee, Deron, etc who have been as just as effective as Kobe this year during the regular season.

I mean I'm leaving off some guys who are turning in great seasons like Kidd, Love, Camby, Odom, Ginobili, Boozer, Randolph, Noah just because your Kobegos would explode if you came to the realization that he has fallen off that far this year...

2/25/2010 12:25:36 AM

your problem is you're a statistics watcher and not a game watcher.

2/25/2010 12:27:16 AM

Lol to anyone putting kobe on par with lebron calling me not a game watcher.

I did watch the lakers last night and saw kobe get shutdown.

His team is loaded so they are still in the mix for the title but he clearly isn't the same player he used to be.


The problem is you are the typical basketball fan where every discussion begins and ends with ppg.

2/25/2010 7:51:09 AM

The Lakers have by far the deepest team in the league, but they don't have anyone who can be the head honcho besides Kobe. Most of those guys you mentioned...Gerald, David Lee, Horford, etc. wouldn't make that current Lakers team any better because they don't have that Alpha Dog mindset.

Gasol, Odom, Artest, Bynum...all very good players, but you can't ask any of them to lead a championship-caliber team. You need that one guy to lead the pack. Besides Kobe, there are maybe 3 wing guys in the league who could get the same success out of that group of players...LBJ, Wade, and Pierce. Durant, Roy and Melo are right in that next level at this point in their careers.

The point is, while individually, Kobe has definitely peaked and is slowly regressing, as a team leader, he remains one of the guys in the league who can fill that role. It's a lot like Ray Lewis in the fact that he's still respected and treated as one of the best even though a lot of younger guys have surpassed him skills wise.

2/25/2010 9:08:21 AM