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good work as usual on the links

read some chris paul articles… it really seems like he’s staying. i just don’t see him leaving NO like that, and ruining his reputation. like someone else we all know. i don’t know how much the hornets can improve though, but if chris paul is healthy, they have a fighting chance at an 7th or 8th seed.

i still find it surprising shaq doesn’t have team and july is almost over. mcgrady and iverson i get, and we all know shaq is small shell of his 2000 self, but he could still be useful. unless some of the rumors of him demanding 4-6 million and a starting role, then it’s more understandable.

btw, if anyone has been suffering from lack of basketball recently, i recommend watching some videos on this guy’s youtube channel. he has tons of classic games from the 80s and 90s on there, just finished watching this classic from 1987. the 1987 finals are also a great watch to see showtime at it’s greatest.

3peat.

by LAL32 on Jul 27, 2010 10:57 AM PDT reply actions  

On comparing CP3's alleged trade demand to Lebron James' decision to leave the Cavs

I really dont know if they compare. There are huge differences between both scenarios. The biggest reason why Lebron has received so much grief is because he painted himself to be a god of not only Cleveland but the NBA. He self proclaimed so many things that he wasn’t ever able to deliver like saying that he wouldn’t leave the Cavs and that he promissed to bring them a title. Paul has never promised to be Charlotte’s savior.

"That means no more coming into camp fat and out of shape, when your team is relying on your leadership on and off the court. It also means no more blaming others for our team's failure, or blaming staff members for not overdramatizing your injuries so that you avoid blame for your lack of conditioning. " Kobe on Shaq being a leader

by Jelly Bean on Jul 27, 2010 11:27 AM PDT reply actions  

Hollinger called the Lakers one of his off season losers.
Los Angeles Lakers

What, you ask, did the Lakers do wrong? Nothing — in fact, they shored up the point guard spot with Steve Blake and got a tough gamer for peanuts in Matt Barnes. And, of course, they coaxed Phil Jackson to stay on the bench for one more season.

All that would have made the Lakers overwhelming favorites to repeat as champions next season, except for a little thing that went down in Miami. With the Heat looking like a super team, the Lakers find themselves downgraded to co-favorites at best, through no fault of their own.

Had James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh aligned themselves in any other combination with any other team, that wouldn’t be the case. Thus, L.A. lost ground this summer, even though, in narrower terms, it won with the additions of Barnes and Blake.

He’s trolling for hits with that ridiculous logic, so forgive me if I don’t provide the link. It’s insider only anyway.

by Darkemans on Jul 27, 2010 11:27 AM PDT reply actions  

wow, with that logic

the entire nba except miami was a loser?

by theshmoes on Jul 27, 2010 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions  

Well, every team that thought about winning a title next season

I don’t think Indiana gives a crap about this situation.

To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.

by Ben R on Jul 27, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

but his GOD plays for Miami

so, it’s understandable that Hollinger would choose Miami as the favorites. good thing he didn’t pick the lakers, dude’s never right.

"I wanted to do what was best for LeBron James, and what LeBron James is going to do to make him happy."- Lebron James

by c.lobster on Jul 27, 2010 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions  

Dwyane Wade picked the Lakers so what does that say about Hollinger?

"There are no "Kobe Lovers", just people who are right." - Gil Meriken

by SoCalGal on Jul 27, 2010 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

LBJ says

that the heat aren’t going to win any championships, yet the regular season will be easy, like in Cleveland. these heat players have no confidence in themselves, how terrible. 2 of the top 10 PERs of all time on the same team, how could Hollinger lose?

"I wanted to do what was best for LeBron James, and what LeBron James is going to do to make him happy."- Lebron James

by c.lobster on Jul 27, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

PERs is a broken statistic

As are wins produced, etc, etc.

They show us part of the story, without a doubt, but until the advent of better stats (some of the crazy video analysis stuff) PERs to me is not what matters.


2 of the top 10 PERs of all time on the same team, how could Hollinger lose?

Hit the nail on the head with this one, I so have to agree.

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by 99bc99 on Jul 27, 2010 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

That is ridiculous

"That means no more coming into camp fat and out of shape, when your team is relying on your leadership on and off the court. It also means no more blaming others for our team's failure, or blaming staff members for not overdramatizing your injuries so that you avoid blame for your lack of conditioning. " Kobe on Shaq being a leader

by Jelly Bean on Jul 27, 2010 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

Hollinger fails

He didn’t mention “Manhood” or ’Minerals".

by domz on Jul 27, 2010 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

And he didn't come up with some ridiculous to support this?

He is slipping. He usually claims that he never has a bias against the Lakers, his formulas do!

by dub510 on Jul 27, 2010 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

uhhh we got better

how does that make us offseason losers??

by that logic should we say the nets are offseason losers since they have no chance of beating miami?

Adam Morrison has more rings than Lebron, Bosh, and Wade combined?

by shaqfor3 on Jul 27, 2010 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

I was gonna ask about this when I saw it on ESPN...

Thanks for posting about this. I have to admit, I had a good laugh at this.

With the Heat looking like a super team, the Lakers find themselves downgraded to co-favorites at best, through no fault of their own.

If that’s the case, then his winner’s list must only have Miami on it, right? OTL.

by Hokkun on Jul 27, 2010 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

the hits don't hurt

But honestly, I just think Hollinger loves anything counter-intuitive. Nothing wrong with that—as a geek, I also enjoy seeming paradoxes—but it would be nice if it were also actually so.

by Brian Tung on Jul 27, 2010 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hollinger's logic when coming up with an article

“I know! I will write something negative about the team with the biggest fan base and that will increase how many hits I get”

"That means no more coming into camp fat and out of shape, when your team is relying on your leadership on and off the court. It also means no more blaming others for our team's failure, or blaming staff members for not overdramatizing your injuries so that you avoid blame for your lack of conditioning. " Kobe on Shaq being a leader

by Jelly Bean on Jul 27, 2010 12:16 PM PDT reply actions  

Only in Hollingers made up world of basketball is a team who just won back to back titles losers

im sure hollinger has the jazz and the heat meeting in the finals smh

You would think after being WRONG for 2 years in a row you would stop drinkin the crazy juice. nope all aboard the crazy train

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by Czheck on Jul 27, 2010 12:20 PM PDT reply actions  

lol@ andrew sharp's

article about superteams being good for the nba, actually, lol @ andrew sharp in general.

"I wanted to do what was best for LeBron James, and what LeBron James is going to do to make him happy."- Lebron James

by c.lobster on Jul 27, 2010 12:24 PM PDT reply actions  

+1

lmfao@sharp

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by Czheck on Jul 27, 2010 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

well, let me ask you

How is it bad for the NBA? Because I can see quite some good coming out of this. As much as people hate both the Celtics and the Lakers, this season’s Finals was a big ratings winner. And so were the meetings between the teams in the 1980s. And there’s a chance that eventually—maybe not this coming season or the next (assuming the next season actually happens), but eventually—we’ll see some top-flight basketball out of Miami.

It might not work out that way, but I don’t see the position that superteams are good for the NBA as ludicrous on the face of it.

by Brian Tung on Jul 27, 2010 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

i'm not against 'superteams' specifically

more against the ‘creating a superteam mentality’ that players would take. if there were like 5 superteams with all of the best players, where does that leave the 25 other fanbases with no hope whatsoever? Also, good players drafted would sign their rookie contracts with shitty teams and then depart in free agency, to greener pastures. small market teams that are based in non-tourist destinations would never have the chance to succeed.

do small, shitty teams generate money? or is it just the large market teams?

"I wanted to do what was best for LeBron James, and what LeBron James is going to do to make him happy."- Lebron James

by c.lobster on Jul 27, 2010 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

this

Adam Morrison has more rings than Lebron, Bosh, and Wade combined?

by shaqfor3 on Jul 27, 2010 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

A agree with Brian Tung.

There has been no reason to believe super teams are bad. Historically, the NBA has thrived off of dynasties. As an NBA fan, I would prefer there to be a 4-5 that a lot people want to watch, and 2 teams everyone wants to watch, rather than 14-20 teams that some locals want to watch. The super teams raise the profiles for every team. It won;t just be Lakers games that every team sell out. Heat games as well. Now, there a great storyline for the NBA to capitalize on.

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by wondahbap on Jul 27, 2010 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yay for Princeton history grads
Say hi to the new sideline reporter for Lakers home games televised by Fox Sports West: Rebecca Haarlow.

She is coming from Portland Trail Blazers sideline duty and also does some college football and basketball work for Fox. Haarlow is a Chicago native and a Princeton grad with a degree in U.S. history.

http://lakers.ocregister.com/2010/07/23/new-sideline-reporter-for-lakers-home-games/39889/

To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.

by Ben R on Jul 27, 2010 12:29 PM PDT reply actions  

she's hot

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.

by Justin N. on Jul 27, 2010 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

Johnson had plenty of help from teammates like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and James Worthy during his playing career, and commended James’ decision to join the Heat with the goal of winning a championship alongside Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.

“You got to give him credit,” Johnson said Monday. “He wants to win a championship. When you put LeBron James with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, you put yourself in a position to do that.”


didn’t magic first criticize the big 3 signing with the same team?

"the man who created a legend; the legend who resurrected a franchise."

by chaucer on Jul 27, 2010 12:42 PM PDT reply actions  

yup

magics my boy but hes too pc and hes a flip flopper. still goat tho

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by Czheck on Jul 27, 2010 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

lol its not flopping to say He wouldnt have done what those 3 did, but at the same time acknowledging their “sacrifice” represents their desire to win…..

It’s just a more PC way of saying: Those guys are willing to sell out to win, winning matters to them most, even if they means they are taking the easy way out, and will never approach the legacies of Magic, MJ, Kobe, and even Tim Duncan, Karl Malone, and Reggie Miller.

None of those guys should even get into the top 30 of the NBA of all time

In Kobe we trust!

by robi s on Jul 27, 2010 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

Lol I do not support Odom or any other Laker helping our competitors improve their game…… If anything Odom should be telling Kevin Durant to shoot more long distance shots and attack the rim way less lol

In Kobe we trust!

by robi s on Jul 27, 2010 1:12 PM PDT reply actions  

Well, woe on all you who are dissing Hollinger
Other than those two leaving, Adam Morrison has been getting much attention from teams like Boston or Chicago and DJ Mbenga is expected to sign with a new team.

http://www.lakersnation.com/bolstering-the-bench-on-the-road-to-the-three-peat/2010/07/26/

Ammo is going to Boston to destroy the NBA. We’re screwed.

To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.

by Ben R on Jul 27, 2010 1:59 PM PDT reply actions  

what if ammo signs with boston and averages 27pts a game, 54% from the field, 48% 3pt, 11 rbds, 3 blks, and helps boston crush the lakers in a finals rematch?

we’ll look like the dodgers when they lost pedro martinez.

i say resign him, and insert him into the line up. it’s time to see him blossom and fulfill his destiny.

"the man who created a legend; the legend who resurrected a franchise."

by chaucer on Jul 27, 2010 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

they say a great player makes those around him better

In this case, Ammo’s aura would be so powerful he’d even make the opposing team (the Lakers) better and we’d win again. Thanks, Ammo!

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by deadmuse on Jul 28, 2010 1:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

"The Patriot"

The awesome Mel Gibson flick or the Steven Seagal flick? What’s it referring to?

kobe bryant=batman

by bernel on Jul 27, 2010 7:12 PM PDT reply actions  

From the Dwight Howard link

 High Comedy
It’s funny when Heat fans try and pretend like they’ve been fans for 20 years. Judging by the empty seats in the playoffs this past year, not many can say that.

The most popular form of transportation in South Florida is bandwagon.

I got Wheaties!!!

by hotmama24 on Jul 28, 2010 5:28 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

Rec'd for last line.

Kobe Bryant's no Michael Jordan. Kobe Bryant is Kobe Bryant.

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by Saurav A. Das on Jul 29, 2010 1:51 AM PDT up reply actions  


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