Sunday 12.25.11 Holiday Day/Opening Day Game Thread
by Ed (dfjmed) on Dec 25, 2011 8:53 AM CST
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Good Day PTRockers! And Happy Holidays! I know it's Christmas Day, but it's also Opening Day for the 2011-12 NBA Season. It's finally here. After five and a half months of locking out, the season is finally set to open. Our beloved Spurs do not play today, but that's probably a good thing, because who needs more stress on Christmas, right? We've got five games today! A Christmas Holiday present from Commissioner Stern to all of us. Better late than never, right? Don't do us fans any favors Dave, like, oh I dunno, discounting League Pass. But hey, who cares right? Fans get to watch basketball, and for that alone we should be thankful? Yea. It's only money, and not his money. Let's get to it.
Tipping off at Noon Eastern time on TNT, the New York Knicks host the Boston Celtics at Madison Square Garden. A nice big market game to get things started, eh?? Immediately following, flip to ABC to watch the defending NBA Champion our Southwest Divison rival Dallas Mavericks take on the reigning East Champs Miami Heat, in what's sure to be billed as a rematch of last years NBA Finals. Next on ABC, we shoot to LA, where Kobe and the Lakers host reigning MVP Derrick Rose and his Chicago Bulls at Staples. Flipping over to ESPN, we'll see KD and OKC hosting Dwight Howard and his Orlando Magic. And finally, to close out today's ratings bonanza, in what, 2 weeks ago would've surely been scrub game of the night, Head Coach Mark Jackson and his Golden State Warriors host reigning Rookie of the Year Blake Griffin!, Chris Paul!, Chauncey Billups!, Mo Williams!, DeAndre Jordan and the rest of the LA Clippers. Should be a gooden!
| Boston at New York | 12:00 PM | TNT | |||
| Miami at Dallas | 2:30 PM |  |
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| Chicago at LA Lakers | 5:00 PM | |
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| Orlando at Oklahoma City | 8:00 PM | FSOKHD |
 
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| LA Clippers at Golden State | 10:30 PM |
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And I know I post this every year, but it never gets old. Please everyone have a happy and safe holiday, however you celebrate!
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Merry Christmas, pounders, and a happy new NBA season!
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest." --Willy Wonka
by SleepCrack on Dec 25, 2011 8:59 AM CST via mobile reply actions
LOL—Im actually not, but found this pic very funny. Wish the spurs were playing today, but will be there for the griz and clips game.
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by Spurs Yoda on Dec 25, 2011 9:44 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Your really not that big a SW fan? Had me fooled with the yoda schtick, the Spursyoda screename and the Xmas Yoda pic.
A man gets the eye of a Tiger, but a Tiger gets the eye of a Manu.
if its the JJ Abrams version, then it doesnt count. Abrams crapped all over Star Trek.
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I wasnt a huge fan of the TV show. My best friend is though. I did like the movie.
A man gets the eye of a Tiger, but a Tiger gets the eye of a Manu.
Casting was great, but the movie wasnt geared for the 50+ years of fans. Their was a exact time line and lineage. Abrams destroyed it to commercialize with fx. Really a cargo ship from the future comes back to destroy earth? Sounds really dumb when you think about it.
Thats like a pacific ship container ship from the fututre attacking Japan. Its stupid and wrecked 50 years of history.
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Tough choice in the poll, as most of the teams I might root against were playing against a similar one. I wound up picking NY as the most recent team that hopes to succeed by a big free agent signing, even though the current version of Boston is hardly a favorite.
Mavs, no question. Biggest division rival in a 66 game season. EVERY GAME COUNTS moreso this year.
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by Spurs Yoda on Dec 25, 2011 9:46 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
I wonder how far the Clippers can go this season. Chris Paul changes everything. They have the best PG in the league, Chauncey billups as the backup, a huge frontcourt (they say Griffin doesnt defend, but the guy is a handfull on offense) and small forward who can defend. I dont know much anything about their bench, but it looks like it might be a glaring weakness.
A man gets the eye of a Tiger, but a Tiger gets the eye of a Manu.
They have Mo coming off the bench, but they really have a pretty bad bench. Next season, if they manage to sign a starting SG and someone to back up Griffin and Jordan they could be scary good. The key is how Jordan develops IMO.
"Deep down we all know that swagger comes hand in hand with insecurity. We strut not to convince competitors of our dominance; we strut to convince ourselves."
Matthew Powell
Merry Christmas all. MAvs win this poll for me, and it’s not even close. I do not want to see this ring ceremony. So, as I did last year, I may skip it. Bah humbug!
I'm not as good as I once was...and that's just the cold, hard truth.
As for the poll, it has to be the Mavs, with the Lakers a close 2nd. I know the Heat are still villains to most people, but for them to be leading in this poll is just sad.
"D'oh!"
Nah, gotta be the Lakers. Can’t stand them!
"Why didn't we draft Julyan Stone?" TJ73
by TrooperJoe73 on Dec 25, 2011 10:35 AM CST up reply actions
Steve Novak seen on the bench cheering his new Knick team
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by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Dec 25, 2011 11:07 AM CST reply actions
for the poll question, it was tough because i don’t like the Lakers and Mavs. i was going to pick the Lakers because i dislike them the most (just by a little), but i’d rather see the Mavs lose on their championship banner rising day, so i picked the Mavs.
"You know the difference between you and me? I make this look GOOD." - Agent Jay, Men In Black
good call
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by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Dec 25, 2011 11:16 AM CST up reply actions
So nothing has changed, huh?
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by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Dec 25, 2011 11:27 AM CST up reply actions
I rather see the Mavs lose and it is not even close
"He was just a young skinny guy who looked like a winner. We didn’t know he was going to be as good as he is."
—Popovich on Manu Ginobili
Hey Bosh sucks again
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
..you mean STILL!
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by TrooperJoe73 on Dec 26, 2011 2:38 AM CST up reply actions
Its offical. Mavs are back to their old soft defenseless ways. ts o
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by Spurs Yoda on Dec 25, 2011 2:03 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Didnt know that now you can play 13 players
"He was just a young skinny guy who looked like a winner. We didn’t know he was going to be as good as he is."
—Popovich on Manu Ginobili
more tinkering with the garbage time crew for pop.
You are only young once, but you can be immature for a lifetime
by the little o on Dec 25, 2011 2:22 PM CST up reply actions
Ok, I would like to know who voted for the Heat. I wanna know why they prefer the Heat to lose the most rather than the Mavs or the Lakers.
"D'oh!"
I did. Wish I could vote for them twice.
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest." --Willy Wonka
by SleepCrack on Dec 25, 2011 3:07 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Really? Why? I mean I understand most people hate LeBron a lot, but the Heat are not our rivals. The Lakers and Mavs are.
"D'oh!"
I’m ok with bending the rivalry rules, and have never been a Mavs hater anyway except head-to-head. Not gonna start against a team and franchise I’ve never liked, even before the Elbow Queen arrived along with the Ostrich. They’re my least favorite team, and that won’t change just because they’re playing a game against a traditional Spurs rival.
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest." --Willy Wonka
by SleepCrack on Dec 25, 2011 4:42 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Heat looking scary good right now
"He was just a young skinny guy who looked like a winner. We didn’t know he was going to be as good as he is."
—Popovich on Manu Ginobili
is more about Miami’s defense looking great IMO
"He was just a young skinny guy who looked like a winner. We didn’t know he was going to be as good as he is."
—Popovich on Manu Ginobili
The Mavs might lose by 40+ on their home floor, on the night they raise the banner. This is just absolutely terrible!
Mavs Ring Day Meltdown ( maniacal laugh!!! )
I can taste the tears mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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by Spurs Yoda on Dec 25, 2011 3:40 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
Lamar Odom, paying huge dividends. Letting Chandler walk was a stroke of pure genius.
A man gets the eye of a Tiger, but a Tiger gets the eye of a Manu.
LOL, wasn’t everyone saying how Cuban robbed the Lakers?
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on Dec 25, 2011 3:58 PM CST up reply actions
Chris Bosh is not making my fantasy team look good
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
Get some garbage buckets you stupid Bostrich
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on Dec 25, 2011 4:11 PM CST up reply actions
Jason Kidd should have retired
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
That dude is going to play until the wheels fall off.
A man gets the eye of a Tiger, but a Tiger gets the eye of a Manu.
Remember when he was up for MVP because he dominated a terrible Eastern Conference?
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on Dec 25, 2011 4:10 PM CST up reply actions
Mavs looked like champs chumps
"got him at 42……Chad Ford can’t keep up with RC ‘Bargin Basement’ Buford."
Spurs Yoda on Draft Night 2011
Dayum… Harden will be a handful to deal with this season.
by silverandblack_davis on Dec 25, 2011 8:36 PM CST reply actions
When do you think well cut Danny Green for a big?
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by Spurs Yoda on Dec 25, 2011 9:26 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Spurs are high on Danny Green from everything I read. At the very least, he gives them a quality defender in training camp that they can practice with.
Green will finish as a Spurs this season I think. He might not play a lot, but I think the only way he’s gone is if he’s in a trade.
They say every time Pop smiles, an angel is told to stop being so fu--ing lazy and play some defense. -Hipuks 2/3/11
ESPNChrisPalmer chris palmer
In a matter of 30 seconds there’s 200 people running and screaming behind him.
1 hour ago
ESPNChrisPalmer chris palmer
Kobe leaves Staples on foot and walks across the street causing near pandemonium.
1 hour ago
ESPNChrisPalmer chris palmer
Rose on his floater: “It felt good when it left my hand. If I get that shot in that situation I’m rarely going to miss.”
1 hour ago
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ESPNChrisPalmer chris palmer
Derrick Rose: “I need my basketball IQ to go up. I want to become a smarter player.”
1 hour ago
ESPNChrisPalmer chris palmer
Kobe on his performance: “28 points? A whole 28 points? I can get 28 points in my sleep.”
1 hour ago
I'm not as good as I once was...and that's just the cold, hard truth.
This.
DeJuan45 DeJuan Blair
#DailyTweet There comes a point in your life when you realize: Who matters, Who never did, Who won’t anymore And who always will! Realtalk
I'm not as good as I once was...and that's just the cold, hard truth.
Its christmas
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by Spurs Yoda on Dec 25, 2011 9:35 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Uh…hmmm. I dunno. Didn’t think about that? I’ll be honest, I don’t follow Blair’s tweet feeds often, but, is he prone to those ‘real talk’ tweets a lot?
I'm not as good as I once was...and that's just the cold, hard truth.
Best way I can put it…
Blair’s tweets reminds me of how one of my friends talks when he gets totally hammered.
Duke of Bexar
by Aaron "Hirschof" Preine on Dec 25, 2011 10:19 PM CST up reply actions
Former-GM for the Magic?
"Why didn't we draft Julyan Stone?" TJ73
by TrooperJoe73 on Dec 26, 2011 2:41 AM CST up reply actions
Nice
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by Spurs Yoda on Dec 25, 2011 9:35 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
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