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Kobe Bryant (photo. Chris Sembrot)You don’t have to remind the Lakers that basketball is a game of inches. For the second night in a row L.A. was one bounce away from stealing a road win, but as it stands they’re 0-for-Florida and head into Monday’s game at Memphis on an unfamiliar two-game losing streak. Early into Lakers/Magic, though, you knew Kobe and Derek Fisher were on a mission to avoid that second straight L. Kobe took almost 20 shots in the first half alone, finishing with 41 points (14-for-31 FG’s, 11-for-11 FT’s), while Fisher (27 pts) attacked the basket like we haven’t seen him do since he had a fade back in the day. Combined with Dwight Howard picking up three fouls in the first 15 minutes, it looked like the Lakers were gonna roll. But the third quarter turned into The Jameer Nelson Show. He dropped 15 in the frame (finishing with 27) and put Orlando ahead going into the fourth, where it was back-and-forth down the stretch. Dwight gave the Magic the lead on a pair of free throws with a minute left, then with about 20 seconds and L.A. down one, Kobe drove and sucked in the entire defense before kicking it to a wide-open Sasha Vujacic in the corner. But just like Kobe’s last shot in Miami on Friday, Sasha’s three went almost all the way down before popping out. Dwight hit two more freebies on the other end (he was MONEY at the line in the crunch time), and Kobe missed a last-gasp three at the buzzer … Good thing Orlando won too, otherwise Keith Bogans might have hurt somebody. He was guarding Kobe all night, and if getting outscored 41-3 wasn’t frustrating enough, Keith wasn’t getting ANY help from the refs. In one sequence, Kobe trucked him and Bogans was called for a block, and the very next time Kobe touched the ball, Bogans again hit the deck while seemingly causing a turnover. Only the first ref on the scene called it out on Bogans, who threw a temper tantrum on the floor until another ref reversed the call. Later on, Kobe appeared to travel, and when no whistle blew, Bogans looked like his head was gonna explode … E-mail from Pat: “The Magic announcers called Marcin Gortat “The Polish Hammer.” I almost fell off the couch laughing.” … Once upon a time, Chauncey Billups owned Steve Nash to the point where the rest of the Suns were paying him rent. That wasn’t the case last night. Billups and Nash went even-up, trading big shots in the fourth before Nash took over. He stuck the go-ahead triple with about 2:40 left, then after Chauncey missed two in a row, Nash came back and hit another dagger trey. Nash went for 16 points and 11 assists in the win, while Billups had 18 and eight, but also turned it over seven times … With the Warriors playing their version of lock-down defense, “only” giving up 103 points, Jamal Crawford hung 50 on Charlotte’s D. The box score says JC went 14-for-26 from the field (and 17-for-18 FT’s), but every time we checked, he wasn’t missing anything …
Andre Iguodala (photo. Kelly Turso)Al Jefferson (34 pts, 13 rebs) pretty much destroyed Yao, helping his All-Star case in a high-profile matchup with his plethora of post moves and some embarrassing dunks, but Yao hit the dagger in Houston’s road win, sticking a fadeaway over Big Al. Now, we often get accused of being too critical of Yao, but what are we supposed to say when Aaron Brooks out-rebounds him 10-4? … For the most part, Andre Iguodala was great on Saturday. He put up 26 points, six boards, six assists and two steals against the Pacers, wreaking havoc all over the court. But you know Philly fans — they’ll only remember that when it really mattered, A.I.2 didn’t produce. Clinging to a one-point lead in the final minute, Iguodala whipped a pass off the rim that set up an Indiana bucket. After the Sixers regained the lead, Iguodala let T.J. Ford drill a jumper in his eye with 3.8 seconds left, then on Philly’s last chance, Iguodala got into the lane but missed an awkward lefty shot from point-blank range … Gutsy win for Indiana. They played without flu-ridden Danny Granger, Troy Murphy and Marquis Daniels; relied on T.J. (25 pts) and Jarrett Jack as their go-to guys; started Roy Hibbert, Brandon Rush and one of the Graham twins; and gave extensive crunch-time minutes to Josh McRoberts, who was actually kind of a beast here and there … Andre Miller had a triple-double in the loss with 14 points, 10 boards and 12 assists. Other monster Saturday stat lines: D-Wade scored 43 in Miami’s win over the Nets, and Chris Paul had 34 points, nine dimes and eight steals as the Hornets beat the Kings … As you can tell from the comments HERE and HERE, Raptors fans are one more lethargic loss away from bringing torches to Jay Triano’s next practice. On the positive side, no one’s gonna be too mad about the Raps getting lit up by the Spurs. Tony Parker (24 pts, 8 rebs, 10 asts) carved up Jose Calderon, San Antone rained about 600 threes, and T-Dot’s suspect front line made Kurt Thomas (12 rebs, 3 blks) look like Artis Gilmore in his prime. You can’t really blame the Raps for that last one, though. It’s not like they have two All-Stars in the frontcourt … We’re out like half the Pacers …
December 21st, 2008 at 6:58 am
josh tha roc says:
jc rules.
December 21st, 2008 at 7:16 am
Richard Wellner says:
What happened to Bynum? I predicted him to be, like, 15/10/3 this year, instead he’s reverted.
The Lakers suck, man. They’re not goin’ anywhere. It’s a shame.
December 21st, 2008 at 7:17 am
QQ says:
Magic: 21-6
IM CALLIN ALL HATERS!!!!!!!! LET IT RAIN!!!!!
Spurs. Lakers.
Come fucking on, let it rain, brothers.
December 21st, 2008 at 7:19 am
BENNYHILL says:
whatever
December 21st, 2008 at 7:19 am
Richard Wellner says:
Magic suck, bro, Dwight Howard is an overrated pretentious Christian that can’t hit a free throw.
December 21st, 2008 at 7:20 am
BENNYHILL says:
@ josh tha roc
did you put my bin out
December 21st, 2008 at 7:21 am
BENNYHILL says:
@Richard Wellner
ur a funny guy
December 21st, 2008 at 7:25 am
Richard Wellner says:
Funny you didn’t say the Celtics, QQ. I hate the Celtics, but they’re on a tear.
The Knicks will beat them today, however. They play at 3:00 PM. I will shovel some snow, and then drink hot tea, mandarin tea with honey, and I will watch the Knicks win. When I watch Knicks games, they always do better. I’ve had this power since a young boy.
December 21st, 2008 at 7:31 am
BENNYHILL says:
Celtics can’t be stopped… Rondo rules
December 21st, 2008 at 7:53 am
Hi, Jurg from Denmark says:
Hi hi everyone except Richard Weller. The Danish Hammer has come to smack again.
My question today. Would Celtics win nba champioship last year with mr al jeffersen instead of mr kevin garnet to play with mr ray allen and mr paul pierce and same team but change them two player.
i say yes.
i have been jurg, hi hi.
December 21st, 2008 at 8:00 am
AB_40 says:
the lakers should be dominating the competition…
right? that’s what 95% of the media was saying at the beginning of the season. they did it for about 3 weeks then de downfall came… now they’ll go lower for a few more games… the celts are gonna BEAT them up. and then they can go back up again… or kobe asks for a trade again.
but your team takes on the personality of your best player… kobe is a faker and so are the lakers.
December 21st, 2008 at 8:01 am
Richard Wellner says:
Fuck you Jurg.
No, they wouldn’t win. KG is the one that brought them all together; his superstar power was the glue to their popsicle stick cabin.
December 21st, 2008 at 8:02 am
MC3PO says:
Richard Wellner,
Did you seriously just call someone pretentious and then proceed to tell us what kind of tea you drink?
I’m pretty sure talking trash on people and then not-so-subtly bragging about your refined taste is the most pretentious thing you can do, yuppie.
December 21st, 2008 at 8:03 am
Richard Wellner says:
Did you really think that I was bragging when I said I’m gonna drink a cup of tea?
You have GOT to be kidding me. You watch way too many movies. Tea is tea, bro. It’s like saying I’m gonna drink a cup of coffee. What an idiot!!!!!!! I’ve never laughed so hard on this site, honestly. Good stuff, BRO.
December 21st, 2008 at 8:19 am
MC3PO says:
“drink hot tea, mandarin tea with honey.”
That’s quite a bit more descriptive than saying “a cup of coffee.” I’m just saying, you sound like you’re trying to establish something. Don’t sweat it, broseph. I’m just busting your chops.
Dwight Howard’s great though, and everything I’ve heard from him has been pretty humble considering his status.
Alright, brohemian, have a good holiday.
December 21st, 2008 at 8:19 am
Hi, Jurg from Denmark says:
hi again from jurg.
as i am not gay, i would not sleep with you ricard weller. but thank you for offer.
and a very good morning to mr austin burton. hi hi.
December 21st, 2008 at 8:20 am
it aint easy being green says:
man i cant wait for christmas day, the c’s are gonna spank that ass. no the celtics wouldnt be the same without kg. i like big al’s game but defensively, kg is the foundation.
December 21st, 2008 at 8:20 am
it aint easy being green says:
its gonna snow again today….. ……fuck me
December 21st, 2008 at 8:23 am
MC3PO says:
Jurg is consistently the funniest thing on this website.
December 21st, 2008 at 8:26 am
josh tha roc says:
are Jurg and Wellner the sae person?
December 21st, 2008 at 8:26 am
it aint easy being green says:
anybogy ever notice how nervous jay triano looks whenever hes on tv
December 21st, 2008 at 8:26 am
josh tha roc says:
*same
December 21st, 2008 at 8:27 am
it aint easy being green says:
anybody
December 21st, 2008 at 8:28 am
it aint easy being green says:
@ josh - you might be on to somthing
December 21st, 2008 at 8:33 am
Hi, Jurg from Denmark says:
hi hi mr easy green. three entries from jurg in one day. some record for me.
and can i say that i am definitelyy not ricardo weller. and i am not borat liek some people say. just not as good at english or a typer as many american.
i must mention to everybody that when jurg was in new york, so suprised how many tall people there. i am big man in denmark 201 centmets but many man bigger in american. and i was impressed as you are too.
hi hi from big jurgy.
December 21st, 2008 at 8:36 am
Richard Wellner says:
“. just not as good at english or a typer as many american.”
There are VERY FEW americans that are good at English or typing.
December 21st, 2008 at 8:58 am
sans says:
KG was a glue player for sure; for his D and intensity. He slapped Big Baby and Kendrick Perkins into manhood. Sure, thanks to national television, he’s one of the biggest dicks in basketball, with surprisingly few technical fouls.
QUESTION: Is it that KG is getting hate for the way he behaves, or does KG act like a dick because referees allow him to taunt other players? That shit wouldn’t happen on my court.
Of course HS players are easier to control than freak athletes.
December 21st, 2008 at 9:00 am
YOUNGFED..."It's a recession, most of yall broke" "So I just came back to bring everybody hope." says:
First off I HATE the Celtics, they are the fugliest team ever (ex. KG, cassel, ray, pierce). With that said Pistons up every else down.
BTW
How many times you gone post in one hour Richard Wellner.
YOUNGFED’S BANGER OF THE DAY:
http://www.soulbounce.com/soul/2008/12/a_mixtape_worth_its_weight_in_free_mustafas_renaissance.php#more
December 21st, 2008 at 9:18 am
Richard Wellner says:
Stop posting ‘…of the day’ things, YOUNGFED. Get a life. If you wanna show off the garbage you collect while surfing the internet 24 hours a day, you should make your own (garbage) blog, that no one will ever go to. And you can reply to yourself.
December 21st, 2008 at 9:22 am
Big Freeze says:
Dime mag is a joke when it comes to their Yao coverage. You guys take an outlier game where Yao only gets a few rebounds, and try to act like he doesn’t pull down 10 boards a night. Ming is in the top 15 in rebounds and top 25 in points coming off major surgery. I’m sure I could pull some off-nights for Dwight or Big Al and slant it to look like they can’t rebound, but that would be shitty and biased (Dimelike) reporting on my part.
December 21st, 2008 at 9:23 am
YOUNGFED..."It's a recession, most of yall broke" "So I just came back to bring everybody hope." says:
WOOOOOWWWWW….If you don’t like it don’t read it.
December 21st, 2008 at 9:23 am
that's whats up says:
after post 30 only MEN should add comments, not children
December 21st, 2008 at 9:24 am
that's whats up says:
hey FED, where is you FEDBLOG??
I think Dicky W may have a good idea
December 21st, 2008 at 9:29 am
YOUNGFED..."It's a recession, most of yall broke" "So I just came back to bring everybody hope." says:
@that’s whats up
If only I had the time pimpin’.
December 21st, 2008 at 9:30 am
that's whats up says:
I agree with post 30, I meant after the first 29 posts we should move on from the mandarin tea-gayness and whatever….
December 21st, 2008 at 9:39 am
Richard Wellner says:
I’m more of a man than any of you Yankee softies. Why don’t you get off line and go shopping at Wal-Mart?
December 21st, 2008 at 9:46 am
Richard Wellner says:
Probably twice as smart as you, too. At least 1.7 times as smart. (Twice means 2.0 times as smart, because all of you Yankees are idiots at math).
December 21st, 2008 at 9:48 am
JCARR says:
Phnx finally pulled out a win! (((((YES)))))
Lakers- r u kidding me?
Celtics vs. Knicks today… cant wait for the knicks to loose by 40.
Fed is back?? btw welcome back…
December 21st, 2008 at 9:49 am
Big Freeze says:
WOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWW Youngfed, I never said I don’t like Smack, I just don’t like how they take a bad game from Yao and try to paint it like the dude is garbage.
I know you think you’re an analyst or something on this website cuz they let you write an article once a year to shut you up, but in reality you’re just a Detroit fan who still thinks that the Pistons have a shot a winning something besides a lottery pick this year. But keep posting you’re banger of the day that no one listens to, and I’ll keep defending the 8 foot Chinese guy who can’t rebound.
By the way, it goes, “It’s a recession, everybody broke, so I just came back to get everybody hope.” If you’re gonna steal people’s quotes, at least be accurate.
December 21st, 2008 at 9:51 am
Big Freeze says:
“give everybody hope”
oops
December 21st, 2008 at 9:53 am
Big Freeze says:
It’s funny how the Lakers lose two games in a row, and suddenly they’re a garbage team who won’t do shit this year. Wow, I guess Lakers fans hop off the bandwagon even quicker than they hop on.
December 21st, 2008 at 10:05 am
Bron42 AkA Your Moms Best Friend says:
Big freeze, if yao is supposed to be a superstar, their gonna point out his flawsss…the same way they do everrrryone else. and the fact is, like u said urself…dudes 8 feet tall. Its not the first game hes gotten out rebounded by guards. its not the first time hes beastly gotten dunked on. So just as quickly as they post up “but Yao hit the dagger in Houston’s road win, sticking a fadeaway over Big Al.”, u don’t want them to also point out he sucked at rebounding? now whose bias. Wanna hear the good but not bad? not like their makin shit up..when was the last time dude went 20-20? He can score but when ur 9′2 people expect more on the boards and blocks thats all..no one said dude sucks.
December 21st, 2008 at 10:06 am
Bron42 AkA Your Moms Best Friend says:
ya, what happen to all the “lakers are gonna be better than the 72 bulls now that bynum is back” people? that fell off kinda quick. If they beat the celts watch how many lakers fans suddenly pop up again though
December 21st, 2008 at 10:13 am
Big Freeze says:
Vince Carter when 0 for 13 the other night. This proves that Vince Carter is a bad scorer.
That’s the kind of bullshit that I don’t like, and Dimemag does it all the time to make Yao look soft. But screw it, cuz when your 13-feet-tall you should be snatching 22 boards a night and never get dunked on. I’m out like shady reporting.
December 21st, 2008 at 10:14 am
Big Freeze says:
went
December 21st, 2008 at 10:16 am
Johnny Knox says:
@ 30
I think that is the point…tallest dude in the league should be at least top 5 rebounder
also its not 1 bad game, he is one of the most inconsistent rebounders in the L
December 21st, 2008 at 10:24 am
Uknow says:
Poor Jay Triano.
Hes gonna have the shortest run of a coach in NBA history.
Go RAPTORSSS!!!! (sarcasm)
December 21st, 2008 at 10:28 am
that's whats up says:
@ post 47
shortest run, yes, next to Jerry Tarkanian coaching the Spurs
…I’m out like chewing on towels
December 21st, 2008 at 10:33 am
doc says:
The Fakers got one beast and a bunch of pussies on that team.@jurg-if u think Big Al would’ve locked down the whole league like KG did you must say hi hi to cocaine on a regular basis.And dime yall dam right Philly fans only care what u do when it matter.U dont hear us hype our bums having better than average years for the all star game.(Calderon).Dre Miller do the same shit as dude.The most u heard us say was he was our mvp last year.All that 26 6 6 bullshit from Iggy on 3rd string players and then he missed the fucking layup to win?We need to trade him for any teams best player now while the rest of the league is blinded by some dum ass numbers.Because if we keep him after this year we stuck with him.We paid a fuckin 4th option on offense top dog money.Thats like the Spurs giving Bowen 80 mill.Horrible.I wish it could’ve been Iggy out for a month over Elton.So by the time he came back they couldnt fake him being better than T Young and trade his ass.
December 21st, 2008 at 10:44 am
doc says:
And them 7 5 and up dudes never lead the league in boards.They cant jump right because they body aint natural.If Yao try to get 20 boards he gonna break his dam feet.He gotta be smart about it.He’s the best retardedly tall player ever.Manute,Eaton,Muresan,Bradley,the big college dude who got bis foot Kunta’d.That is Yao peers so anybody asking him to be Bill Russell is wishing on a dam star anyway.
December 21st, 2008 at 10:49 am
Dagomar says:
So Kobe missed 2 buzzer shots in 3 games? If he were Lebron people would be bashing him left and right. Love watching him though, that first half was nasty. I was pretty impressed with Dwight sinking free throws like he was Jose Calderon; maybe he has it in him to be solid from the line in the clutch?
“Raptors fans are one more lethargic loss away from bringing torches to Jay Triano’s next practice” - AWESOME line. Yes, we are. Last night’s loss was somewhat understandable - or would have been if O’Neal hadn’t completely outplayed Bosh on both ends of the court. I’m starting to hope Bosh is coping with some kind of nagging injury. He staggers around the court like a man with a couple of broken legs, and he doesn’t even dunk the fucking ball anymore. And he’s in love with long perimeter jumpers - imagine, a franchise PF whose greatest quality is his speed, settling for three-pointers and long twos. Meanwhile, as great as he is offensively - and he’s pretty damn efficient - Calderon is maybe the worst defensive point guard in the league. He makes Steve Nash look like KG out there. I bet even fucking Mouse Ridnour is circling the dates he gets to play the Raptors. This team is rapidly becoming the NBA’s bad joke. I don’t even want to go to games anymore because I know I’m only paying for about 20 minutes worth of entertainment, before the score gets too far out of hand and a Lebron or Kobe sits for the rest of the game.
December 21st, 2008 at 10:56 am
Dagomar says:
Oh, about Yao: he averages 9.5 rebounds right now, and averaged 10.8 last year. But the critical point: he only plays 33 minutes a game. So it’s not like he’s a poor rebounder, and he has had plenty of 20-rebound games. Dwight has had some brutal rebounding games this year too (although obviously he’s a better rebounder). So yeah, Yao isn’t Bill Russell, but he’s better than you guys give him credit for.
December 21st, 2008 at 11:02 am
Richard Wellner says:
Dagomar, Yao is probably like 3, 4 years older than listed.
Those Chinese people falsify documents so they can get paid in the USA. Eff that, man. He’s probably like 40 years old, man.
December 21st, 2008 at 11:10 am
goonther says:
Feds bangers are usually fiiya - and I listen at work and spread the wealth to some of my co-workers you no talent ass clown wellner. Pollute another site with your mandarin tea garbage and never ending fantasy crap
And fed - get on that beats and ball blog I know I’d read that ish
@ dime - did you guys win that first round matchup in your tourney for best sports blog?
December 21st, 2008 at 11:26 am
rangerjohn says:
ok just have to say GOOD THING THE SPURS DIDNT LOSE ANOTHER ONE!!!!
im out (in denver right now fucking off in the snow, we dont get much of that in houston)
December 21st, 2008 at 11:43 am
MoxWestCoastRep says:
The Lakers fans havent posted yet cause its 8am on the West Coast.
We still here, aint goin nowhere. AND when we shit on Big Green on xmas I’m gonna say all you laker haters are a bunch of Ho Ho Hos
I’m starting a petition to remove R Wellner and Jurg from Hi Hi off Dime so we can talk hoop and leave the tea shit talking to a Euro Chat room. Tools
December 21st, 2008 at 11:53 am
Richard Wellner says:
All I did was mention that I was going to drink mandarin tea (my favourite) and watch the Knick v. Celt game. If that’s not hoop, what is?
And I also contributed to the hoops discussion by telling you all that Yao is like, 45 years old, and that he will fall apart soon.
Also, it is a shame what has happened to the Lakers. I can definitely see them falling apart, to little pieces. Shattered.
The biggest setback they’ve had, I feel, has been Bynum’s gross developmental regression. They were are a lock for the chip, assuming he improved from last year, and now, he’s looking very sucky.
December 21st, 2008 at 11:54 am
YOUNGFED says:
@BigFreeze
my comment wasn’t directed at you it was for Richard but since your so tough I’ll direct it at you. PS. I know how the damn song goes.
December 21st, 2008 at 11:57 am
BROGDEN says:
I understand Phil is going to be methodical, and conservative so his triangle is ran smoothly. But Showtime needs some sizzle. Start Farmer, Lamar(or Trev), Kobe, Andrew and Gasol. That’s a whole bunch of speed, length and athleticism. Let ‘em ball. Farmer has way more dazzle than Fisher. Lakers aint getting done, they aint really committed on D. And Bynum need to start a boxing regimen or sumptin so he can get his wind game up. He loses steam in the 4th. I promise you they’ll lose to Minnesota. LOL. Hornets, Jazz, Spurs, Blazers and the Rockets gotta be licking thier chops. It’s a done deal in the East. Nobody wants the 6, 7 or 8th spot. Nobody.
December 21st, 2008 at 11:57 am
Richard Wellner says:
Bigfreeze is smarter than you by orders of magnitude, YOUNGFED.
December 21st, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Richard Wellner says:
BROGDEN, you might be on to something. They seem like they need to shake it up. I would be up for Ariza starting so they can have a second dynamic slammer in the starting line up.
Bynum needs to do something and stop all the pouting, he’s like a little cat. He should man up. If he was manlier, they would be ok.
And if what you say is true, that he loses steam, why not bring him off the bench and have him end games until he mans up.
Who would they stat at center, then?
December 21st, 2008 at 12:11 pm
MoxWestCoastRep says:
Lakers will figure out the correct rotation and Phil (aka Mr 9 rings) will lead this team to glory. Lakers ARE better than they were last year, when the went 6 games with Boston.
Lakers poppin champagne in June. Book it.
December 21st, 2008 at 12:13 pm
YOUNGFED..."Let's talk about $money$ cause I get alot of that" says:
@post 60
Dude keep your lame foreigner a$$ in your on country. Follow the Euro league or something. lol You’ve posted like 30 times and ain’t not 1 person responded. Beat it.
December 21st, 2008 at 12:19 pm
YOUNGFED..."Let's talk about $money$ cause I get alot of that" says:
BTW Richard you’ll never have this because nobody likes you. People like Jurg more than you. lmao
http://dimemag.com/2008/11/youngfeds-nba-roy-rankings/
December 21st, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Richard Wellner says:
‘Y’all iz haterz coz u aints telligents nuff to b me, so u is gotta hate and iz stiks togethaer
December 21st, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Richard Wellner says:
OH AND YOU KNOW WHAT??
THIS IS MY LAST POST EVER ON THIS WEBSITE.
BUNCH OF GHETTO ASS MOFOS.
Y’ALL COULDN’T APPRECIATE THE INSIGHTS, THE HUMOUR.
IT’S TRUE WHAT THEY SAY, DON’T THROW DIAMONDS IN FRONT OF HOGS; BUT IN THIS CASE IT’S NOT HOGS, IT’S…WELL, YOU ALREADY KNOW.
PEACE DIME, KEEP SUCKING.
December 21st, 2008 at 12:31 pm
E$ says:
Sasha=David Carr of the NBA
December 21st, 2008 at 12:31 pm
Dagomar says:
Sorry Fed, Freeze did school you.
December 21st, 2008 at 12:41 pm
MoxWestCoastRep says:
dont let the door hit ya Wells…
December 21st, 2008 at 12:49 pm
YOUNGFED..."Let's talk about $money$ cause I get alot of that" says:
lol
December 21st, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Dennis Castro says:
Not a good look by the Sixers to lose to the Pacers D-League squad with only Elton missing.
Doc’s right, instead of inking Iguodala to that ridiculous contract, I’d rather them start Lou at the two, then have Green, Rush, and Ivey(spot minutes) come in as the guards off the bench.
Brand going down means that it will only take longer to get him in step with the rest of the team.
Here’s a question: Is Dionte Christmas a legit 2 guard in teh NBA? Where do you see him going in the draft?
December 21st, 2008 at 1:31 pm
K Dizzle says:
@ post 69
lol It’s like an early christmas present, Mox
Why is it when your team loses another close game and you ain’t the first clown to post on smack, dudes come out with the “Where did all the ‘faker’ fans go? Well, I’m on holidays now and I hit the club hard last night and gettin up at 6 am to defend my squad didn’t cross my mind and it’s still in the am out here. Believe or not, we don’t jump off the ‘bandwagon’ cuz we ‘only’ 21-5…Damn, dudes love to hate after EVERY Laker loss. lol Hate on. No shame in losin to Orlando cuz they been killin. Watch how Memphis gets done. Thank you for tryin to weed out those fans who jump off cuz they team hit a “rough 2 game losin streak” but they ain’t out here. Last I seen we still number 1 out west and am hopin everything out east keep goin how it is cuz won’t be nuthin better in May than Celts and Cavs killin each other before the Finals.
Lakers since 85 so if you think I’m jumpin off now, you must be smokin lol Got thru the Sedale Threatt era, the Ced Ceballos era, the pre and post Shaq era, I’m here to stay. Lost 2 games and the shots went 3/4 way down and popped out…oh well
peace
December 21st, 2008 at 2:04 pm
McGrinobily says:
Foreigners built America genius. You know, immigrants?
December 21st, 2008 at 2:20 pm
baron von faulk says:
Oh man, I gotta get in the middle of this so I can start handing all you girls a maxipad, you’re all bleeding from the snizz today!
Yao is a nephilim (look it up)…”EAT THE HEAD!”
December 21st, 2008 at 3:00 pm
johnny Ca$h says:
..the first pancake is always lumpy ..imma bout new kobe’s signature shoes..keep it real fellaz…we’ll bring it to the cali..
December 21st, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Big Freeze says:
you’re a girl
December 21st, 2008 at 3:44 pm
johnny Ca$h says:
@BigFreeze
don’t take it serious dude..
December 21st, 2008 at 4:33 pm
Ian says:
wellner
the celts win with al instead of garnett also so please what superstar power u talkin about???
QQ
the magic an a ok team but they get sweept if they make the finals vs the spurs or lakers
bron
u r right on the yao thing btw u know i think there have been a couple of teams that could win 72 games in the 90s like the bulls did (05 spurs 08 celts 02 kings 01 lakers) but the comp is harder today only the celts have a chance because they play in the east
December 21st, 2008 at 4:35 pm
doc says:
@castro Dionte my youngin,he can shoot his ass off and might get a tryout,but I hope it aint for the Sixers.
December 21st, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Ian says:
johnny knox
NO the talles dude shouldnt be top 5 rebounder
WHY????
so the avg dudes shouldnt rebound???
i dont get this if he avgs anything from 8-10 boards it good enough he doesnt have to be moses
December 21st, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Three Stacks says:
I would be willing to bet anything Wellner is back on this site within 3 days. People like him need attention.
Still, I can’t believe he went off crying because no one would tell him how great he is and be his friend. Wellner, if you’re reading this, you lose serious man points.
Lakers suck. I no longer believe they can win the title this year unless some things start to change. Bynum has been playing like shit. Need a better defender at the PG spot. Hopefully my negativity will serve as a reverse jinx.
December 21st, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Ian says:
“All I did was mention that I was going to drink mandarin tea (my favourite) and watch the Knick v. Celt game. If that’s not hoop, what is?”
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
YEAH DRINKING MANDARIN TEA IS HOOPS ALRIGHT HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
richard wellnert that was awesome
doc
no team will trade their best player for iggy hell most teams wont trade their second best player for him
December 21st, 2008 at 5:13 pm
.K.i.n.G. says:
toronto would….lol
And the east is better than the west this year believe dat!
December 21st, 2008 at 5:56 pm
doc says:
Well KinG lets get that Iggy for Bosh rumors started.If he cant grow some balls in the Illadelph he just cant grow none.Dont worry Ian we dont want Balky or the French Fag.Them dudes would be worthless without Timmy carrying them anyway.
December 21st, 2008 at 6:35 pm
Dennis Castro says:
Doc, I went to TU, and think he’s much better offensively than Mardy, plus he’s got the size, since it seems like NBA gm’s put a lot of importance on the size of a 2 guard.
December 21st, 2008 at 10:44 pm
dagwaller says:
Dime - Yao gets outrebounded by his PG, that’s a shame. What you’re supposed to say, though, is that no other center in the game (outside of maybe Big Z) could hit a fadeaway over Al Jefferson. AND that he was clutch. Yknow, to show that you don’t actually hate the guy.
December 21st, 2008 at 10:58 pm
Austin Burton says:
@Three Stacks — Speaking of “man points,” have you seen the ads for that show “Bromance”? (Think “Paris Hilton’s BFF” with guys.) I swear I saw a dude CRYING because he wasn’t gonna get to be some other guy’s friend. That’s a loss of about 500,000,000 man points.
December 21st, 2008 at 11:02 pm
tbone says:
Regardless of his last weak rant, Richard Failure will probably be posting on here again within the next few days… Unfortunately.
If the ability to post comments on Dimemag ever gets shut off, it will 100%, without question, be Richard Wellner’s fault.
It’s rare that you see people who post online be as ignorant and derogatory for no reason whatsoever. Even with the droves of idiots that make unnecessary and unwanted comments in the public discourse, Mr. Wellner is in the upper echelon of the most disgusting.
December 22nd, 2008 at 12:33 am
doc says:
Yeah he work hard Castro.I hope he do make it but he’ll have to get his handle and D up to par.His J def will get him in the door.
December 22nd, 2008 at 1:42 am
JCARR "K1N6" says:
fED came back too…
December 22nd, 2008 at 1:57 am
Ian says:
doc
lol sorry but u know theres no way the spurs trade either one for iggy now bro really i said all teams
December 22nd, 2008 at 10:31 am
Sccob says:
Artis Gilmore? Now that’s funny…