Friday 02-10-12 NBA on ESPN Game Thread
by spursfan87 on Feb 10, 2012 7:04 PM CST
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So for the first time this season the Spurs have 2 days off, but dont worry because ESPN has the game of the year, The Los Angeles Lakers vs the NY Knicks, Kobe vs. Jeremy Lin!!! We also have a good one between Oklahoma City vs Utah later in the night.
we have 12 games Tonight
Atlanta vs Orlando
Miami vs Washington
Chicago vs. Charlotte
Boston vs Toronto
LA Clippers vs Philadelphia
Milwakee vs Cleveland
New Jersey vs Detroit
Portland vs New Orleans
Dallas vs Minnesota
LA Lakers vs NY Knicks
Indiana vs Memphis
OKC vs Utah
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LINSANITY!!!!
Yo, I’m 6-11, but I just want to dribble through my legs and shoot jumpshots like a guard. - Marc Blucas on Tim Duncan
how he’s not an all star?
"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
what a spin move by Lin! He used all the math he learned from Harvard.
Yo, I’m 6-11, but I just want to dribble through my legs and shoot jumpshots like a guard. - Marc Blucas on Tim Duncan
that was great, somebody should check on Fisher LOL
"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
that was great, somebody should check on Fisher LO’Lin
by transgojobot on Feb 10, 2012 8:33 PM CST up reply actions
when is our game against NY?
Yo, I’m 6-11, but I just want to dribble through my legs and shoot jumpshots like a guard. - Marc Blucas on Tim Duncan
It seems as though after Malcolm Thomas was waived by the Spurs, he did return from the Toros to the LA D-Fenders. Meanwhile, back with the Toros is Squeaky Johnson, recently waived by the Hornets. In tonight’s game against Rio Grande, the Spurs are leading 60-55 at the start of the 2nd half with 6’9" Leo Lyons leading the way with 22 points and 8 rebounds. D-League All-Star Justin Dentmon has added 11 points and Da’Sean Butler has 10.
Did Butler made the DLeague allstar?
"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
No, he only recently moved into the Toro’s starting lineup. The Toros have been deep. Dentmon and Lance Thomas (who got a call-up from the Hornets) did make the team. I would have thought that Eric Dawson might have, but it seemed when Malcolm Thomas joined the Spurs he decided to join a Turkish League team. Though after having been gone since Jan. 18th, Dawson is back with the Toros for tonight’s game.
Butler has now started 10 out of 18 games, and has been averaging 11.8 points and 6 rebounds in 29 minutes. His shooting touch was off on the majority of his first games, but he’s been shooting much better since being made a starter and his % is now up to .474 with .395 from 3 point range. So far he’s 5-7 tonight with 3-5 from 3 pt range.
The Toros just added 6’9" Julian Senesly for tonight’s game. He had previously played 5 games this season for Rio Grande, averaging 16.2 points and 7.4 rebounds. So Sensely, Lyons and Dawson are all listed at 6’9" and seem athletic PF types, while Luke Bonner is 7’1". Butler is listed as a 6’7" forward, while the Toros have two others at 6’7" as G/F’s.
LINNNNNNN, the kid is for real
"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
Jeremy Lin is the best basketball player of all time
"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
poor Fisher, LOL
Yo, I’m 6-11, but I just want to dribble through my legs and shoot jumpshots like a guard. - Marc Blucas on Tim Duncan
Hah, he’s torching everybody
Very high BBIQ
"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
"I'm good at killing fat boys. I like killing fat boys." ~Arya Stark
by Ayatollah on Feb 10, 2012 10:04 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
Bynum is stinking. Hah.
And the Jeremy Lin is not done yet.
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by day_late_friend on Feb 10, 2012 9:33 PM CST reply actions
They are going to be very good with Amare, but they should get rid of Carmelo.
"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
I wonder if there’ll be a team that will trade for him.
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by day_late_friend on Feb 10, 2012 9:37 PM CST up reply actions
Lakers need an SF hah
"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
Let’s see, they gave up Wilson Chandler, Mozgov, Gallinari, Felton, 3 draft picks and $3M to get Carmelo. Though besides Carmelo, they received A. Carter, Balkman, S. Williams and Chauncey. I’m sure they all have contributed big time for the Knicks, haven’t they?
I’m still wondering why NY gave half their team for Melo.
"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
Because James Dolan didn’t want to wait, until ’Melo was a free-agent and sign him outright.
by transgojobot on Feb 11, 2012 1:24 AM CST up reply actions
Wilson Chandler could still return to Denver after the China league finishes, as it seems he was a restricted free agent that Denver still has the rights to (wouldn’t mind if he became a Spur). Denver traded Felton to Portland and got Andre Miller (and indirectly Rudy Fernandez) along with Jordan Hamilton. Chauncey was waived by NY, Shelden left for NJ as a free agent, Carter to Toronto as a free agent; but at least NY had Balkman along with Carmelo.
I have a feeling once Melo comes back the Knicks will start losing again.
Playing Basketball is my Escape
Ok I’m a believer
"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
Well, I hope D-Rose is happy with his All-Star selections. Linsanity’s going to be voted into the starting lineup for a long, long time.
"Sometimes I think I lost something really important to me, and it turns out I already ate it."
by DrumsInTheDeep on Feb 10, 2012 10:14 PM CST reply actions
You’re probably right. It worked for Yao
…and TMac.
I'm not as good as I once was...and that's just the cold, hard truth.
by Ed (dfjmed) on Feb 10, 2012 11:07 PM CST up reply actions
The kid can definitely ball. Making every GM that didn’t give him a shot look extremely stupid right now. Hope he keeps it up! He’s as humble as they come :D
"You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas." -Davy Crockett
"Give me an army of West Point graduates, and I'll win a battle. Give me a handful of Texas Aggies, and I'll win a war." -Gen. George S. Patton
by Trey Felder on Feb 11, 2012 12:04 AM CST up reply actions
Man, just imagine if he was backing up J. Kidd or Kevin Martin—wow, kinda glad he plays in the east haha.
"You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas." -Davy Crockett
"Give me an army of West Point graduates, and I'll win a battle. Give me a handful of Texas Aggies, and I'll win a war." -Gen. George S. Patton
From: @SpikeLee Republic of Brooklyn, New York
“YO LA,I Betcha Kobe Knows Who Jeremy Lin is NOW. JLin Sliced And Diced Ya ASS FOR 38. Jeremy “Stop Asian Profi-” Lin.And Dat’s Da Truth,Ruth"
Oh well, I knew the LAL awesome 1-game win streak had to end sometime.
"Hey if repeating as champions were that easy even the Spurs could do it." olf
Hey if winning two games in a row on the road were that easy even the Lakers could do it.
Both teams played hard
“Hey if winning two games in a row on the road . . .”
Sad but true. The NBA won’t allow us to win too many for basketball reasons. And unfortunately the Lakers won’t make any more moves until they know for sure that they won’t get Dwight. (Unless they could somehow pry someone like D-Will out of Jersey or someone else of that caliber.)
But hey we did beat the Celtics, in overtime, in Boston. That as good as 3 other wins to most Laker fans. And ironically, if the season ended today it looks like the Lakers would meet them Spurs in a 3 vs 6 match-up. Hopefully by the end of the season we can be as good as last season’s Grizzlies. :)
Anyway, much as I enjoy slagging on the Spurs, I’ll bow out now. Got too much work/chores to get done.
"Hey if repeating as champions were that easy even the Spurs could do it." olf
HEADLINE: Lakers fan decries NBA conspiracy theory against his team.
In related news, pigs were seen flying and hell has just frozen over.
by Gino20 on Feb 12, 2012 9:21 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
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