Comments on: Lakers Still Looking for License Plate of that Green Truck

By: doc

doc — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:25:33 +0000

All these dudes asking who is Artest to make that statement.More qualified than yall who make the same and more absurd statements every dam day on here.

By: Fakers

Fakers — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:37:31 +0000

Crazy how this season was practically determined in the off-season. Boston won free agency and it looks like they may take it all now.

What I love the most of all is the fashion-show a$$holes that paid $3500/seat to watch the Fakers get DENIED. Jack Nicholson is gonna go all Shining on Vujacic, or fly over the cuckoo’s nest. hehehe, love it

@Ranger – at least you know getting Josh Smith on the Spurs is a pipe dream. It would be sick, though…

By: eyeused2b

eyeused2b — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:03:17 +0000

“I was never a Garnett fan, I’ve never seen him come through. But tonight he surprised me,” Artest said. “The biggest shots of his career, and he came through.”

I loved that statement. You just don’t get that kind of honesty from active players every day. Sure, you can jump Artest if you like, but hell, it’s the truth. After the “potential” tag wore off of KG, I saw him for what he was. Possibly the greatest sidekick to ever play the game. Even winning a title isn’t going to change that because Allen and Pierce are carrying him through the Finals.

By: Big Freeze

Big Freeze — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:32:26 +0000

Who is Ron Artest to be calling KG not clutch? The only clutch thing Ron Artest ever did was cancel his rap tour.

By: Austin Burton

Austin Burton — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:51:10 +0000

I’m with you there, I was just pointing out that the ’01 Raptors weren’t some garbage team as Yoooo was implying.

By: Amar

Amar — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:57:20 +0000

sure, vince in ’01 > deron + booz in ’08 . . . .

but the ’08 jazz > ’01 raptors (even though they had the most lucid version of keon clark ever)

who is keon, some may be asking . . . here’s the answer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUmwBNIyaA4

By: Austin Burton

Austin Burton — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:03:00 +0000

@Yoooo — Philly played the Raptors in the 2nd round. The beat the Bucks in the ECF, who had Ray Allen in his prime, Glenn Robinson in his prime (basically another Melo), and Sam Cassell when he was averaging about 18-7 a night. That was a very good team. And Vince in ’01 was better than Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer in ’08.

By: rangerjohn

rangerjohn — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:28:50 +0000

good article
some as changed but not much

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/insider/columns/story?columnist=ford_chad&page=FreeAgents–071127

By: rangerjohn

rangerjohn — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:22:28 +0000

@ for real

here you go take your pick

stars whose contracts expire following the 2009-2010 season and will then become honest-to-goodness free agents:

Joe Johnson
Ray Allen
Manu Ginobili
Marcus Camby
Tracey McGrady
Shaquille O’Neal
Brad Miller
Stephen Jackson
Jermaine O’Neal
Mike Miller
Rip Hamilton

The next grouping is those players that are signed thru 2011, but can opt out in 2010 if they so choose:
Amare Stoudamire (owed 17.7 million in 10/11)
LeBron James (owed 17.2 million in 10/11)
Dwayne Wade (owed 17.0 million in 10/11)
Chris Bosh (owed 17.1 million in 10/11)
Dirk Nowitzki (owed $21.5 million in 10/11)
Josh Howard (owed $11.8 million in 10/11)
Mike Redd (owed $18.3 million in 10/11)
Tyson Chandler (owed $12.8 million in 10/11)

This next list consists of contracts that are set to expire in 2010, but the player may choose to opt-out following the 2008-2009 season:
Steve Nash (owed $13.1 million in 09-10)
Carlos Boozer (owed $12.7 million in 09-10)
Chris Paul (owed $6 million in 09-10 / almost certain to sign an extension before becoming unrestricted)
Memo Okur (owed $9.0 million in 09-10)
Hedo Turkoglu (owed $7.4 million in 09-10)

In addition to the superstars listed above, these ‘second-tier’ players are set to hit the open market as well:
Ben Wallace
Larry Hughes
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (option to opt-out after 09/10 season)
Anderson Varejao (option to opt-out after 09/10 season)
Al Harrington
Darko Milicic
Udonis Haslem
Jamal Crawford (option to opt-out after 09/10 season)
Eddy Curry (option to opt-out after 09/10 season)
Amir Johnson
Derek Fisher
Raja Bell
T.J. Ford (player option – owed $8.5 million in 10/11)
Travis Outlaw
Bruce Bowen
Earl Watson
Luke Ridnour
Matt Harpring
Quentin Richardson
Damien Wilkins

By: QQ

QQ — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:22:17 +0000

Regarding the comparisons between the Sixers and these Lakers as the worst Finals teams: Damn, when will people learn

When will yall learn that crazy things happen in sports. That one minute, yall down 2-0, the next day you’re the NBA champs. Hell, i guess it did happen! Remember the 2006 Heat, and all the burn (hihi, that made me chuckle) they got for being down 2-0. Those same people are eating up their claims (and choking badly) 6 games later.

Also, the Dallas Maverick, that 67 win behemoth that the collective media are expecting to “smother”, “demolish” and any other synonym for “beat the hell up” their matchup, the puny 42 win Warriors? Yall know what happened.

What I’m saying is, it aint over til its fucking over. I give the Celts a lot of credit, because their stellar play is the reason why they’re up 3-1 and on the verge of being champs. They’re daaamn good. But for people to say that their opponents, the Lakers, are one of the worst Finals team ever WITHOUT waiting for the whole series to be over is stupid.