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H00PDREAMS · Post #341 » by **H00PDREAMS** » Fri Jun 3, 2011 4:22 am

hahah I got my first warning ever in my 6 years of being on this board for trolling for posting this Miami Heat post game thread...

AWWW MAN!

Post #342 » by **Slava** » Fri Jun 3, 2011 4:24 am

D-Wade's greatest hits

Shamizy · Post #343 » by **Shamizy** » Fri Jun 3, 2011 4:29 am

SlavaMedvedenko wrote:

D-Wade's greatest hits

Et tu, Stern?

Post #344 » by **Slava** » Fri Jun 3, 2011 4:30 am

Jaruff wrote:

And probably the best I've seen so far:

H00PDREAMS · Post #345 » by **H00PDREAMS** » Fri Jun 3, 2011 4:33 am

SlavaMedvedenko wrote:
Jay From LA wrote:I want Dirk's children

+1. Dirk Nowitzki is only the 2nd man I have a crush on.

THE REST OF THE NBA LOVES YOU DIRK NOWITZKI! :bowdown:

Post #346 » by **Slava** » Fri Jun 3, 2011 4:45 am

5ickwithitxx wrote:**** LEBRON!! FU

5ickwithitxx wrote:
SweetTouch wrote:you win some, you lose some

NO THAT ******T LEBRON LOST US THIS GAME

Tuff Gong wrote:This series is over, IMO.

You blow a 15 point lead and the CHOKE HOLD of Dallas at home. It's a wrap.

**** you LeBron James. Thanks for the false hope.

jmbflame21 wrote:Lebron and Bosh lost us the game. Dont forget how horrible Bosh was

shanedude wrote:Damn..... deserved to lose this one. It's on Bosh and James. Turnovers and ballhogging

ClintEastwood wrote:lebron and his hero ball bs cost us this game. he wouldnt pass to wade. dammit man. now we go to dallas for 3 tied 1-1

coolstorybro wrote:I've defended LeCON all season long, but this guy is a loser.

Swindle wrote:LeBron seemed out of it in the 4th.. I think he realized he wasn't going to win MVP and it affected his game.

and I didn't even read the entire game thread.

Post #347 » by **dockingsched** » Fri Jun 3, 2011 4:54 am

they have a lot of minhee's.

H00PDREAMS · Post #348 » by **H00PDREAMS** » Fri Jun 3, 2011 5:00 am

viewtopic.php?f=12&t=1116785&p=28208054#p28207539
:rofl:

tugs · Post #349 » by **tugs** » Fri Jun 3, 2011 5:13 am

some love from Cavs fans:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AjTEv3VmkVO580BSzeapkR68vLYF?slug=dw-wetzel_cavaliers_fans_support_mavericks_060111

:lol:

Post #350 » by **Slava** » Fri Jun 3, 2011 5:14 am

Man how I wish it was us doing what Dallas is doing right now.

H00PDREAMS · Post #351 » by **H00PDREAMS** » Fri Jun 3, 2011 5:18 am

SlavaMedvedenko wrote:Man how I wish it was us doing what Dallas is doing right now.

Soon young Jedi soon... :starwars

andrewww · Post #352 » by **andrewww** » Fri Jun 3, 2011 5:38 am

H00PDREAMS wrote:
Shamizy wrote:Never been much of a fan of Rubio. Finally get to see if he's worth all that hype. But from what I hear, he's coming off his worst season in Europe.

I fell in love with his game during the Olympics. However he could have been good simply because Spain had a lot of offensive weapons. Kobe and Wade guarded him that was the only time I seen him struggle a bit. When Paul or Kidd guarded him he didn't seem to phased. He couldn't stay in front of Wade but he held his own with anyone else besides Kobe & Williams.

If he is on a team with a a lot of offensive weapons I can imagine he will flourish. Since he is on the Wolves I don't see him becoming stud right from the start. He may just get frustrated being on such a team. Its like if Rondo was playing for Kings or Golden State would he really be that good?

rubio to me seems like a rondo clone, in that he cant shoot but is a solid playmaker and defender.

Post #353 » by **Slava** » Fri Jun 3, 2011 5:51 am

Rubio's shooting form is much better than Rondo's so there's significant room for improvement there and his ceiling is much higher. If all goes well for him, he could be Steve Nash with solid defense but lesser shooting %s.

My only concern with him other than adapting to the physical game is that he tends to be a little too passive with scoring.

H00PDREAMS · Post #354 » by **H00PDREAMS** » Fri Jun 3, 2011 12:40 pm

SlavaMedvedenko wrote:Rubio's shooting form is much better than Rondo's so there's significant room for improvement there and his ceiling is much higher. If all goes well for him, he could be Steve Nash with solid defense but lesser shooting %s.

My only concern with him other than adapting to the physical game is that he tends to be a little too passive with scoring.

If you saw Rubio in FIBA and Olympics would have saw that Spain was pretty physical. I have no doubt he can take getting beat up on. For some reason Pau is the execption all the other Spanish players come out of Europe used to NBA's physicality. That being said bigger gaurds like Billups and Williams will possibly destroy this kid. Yeah I think you are spot on with that. Rubio will struggle terribly if he is forced to shoot. He may becom frustrated with the level of players on his team. B-Easy and Love are two offensive threats but out side of that who do you got? Whos on the wings? So what will happen? I tell you what will happen, unless he develops some solid mid range or 3pt shot I can see a lot NBA gaurds will simply dare him to shoot it.

Shamizy · Post #355 » by **Shamizy** » Fri Jun 3, 2011 5:19 pm

SlavaMedvedenko wrote:Rubio's shooting form is much better than Rondo's so there's significant room for improvement there and his ceiling is much higher. If all goes well for him, he could be Steve Nash with solid defense but lesser shooting %s.

My only concern with him other than adapting to the physical game is that he tends to be a little too passive with scoring.

I think he could become Steve Nash like with his passing, but really, Nash being one of the best shooters to play the game helps him out a ton with his style of play. Until his jumper is fixed, I don't see Rubio having anywhere near the impact that Nash has had. And even then, I don't think Rubio will ever become an elite shooter.

Need to actually see this kid in action though, Youtube only helps so much. But word is that he's just had his worst season in the Euroleague so we'll see what he can do next season.

Post #356 » by **Slava** » Fri Jun 3, 2011 5:28 pm

I'm not entirely sure of his situation but I think he shifted teams and came off the bench for a good part of this Euroleague season.

Post #357 » by **magnumt** » Fri Jun 3, 2011 5:40 pm

- Walsh will be remaining on for a little bit as a "consultant".

- Asst. GM Grunwald will be the GM starting July 1st until they can find a perm replacement (which they said they're starting on right now).

- Guys like Mark Weiltenstein (sp?) ex-GM from Denver, Pritchard, Mullin, Cho, and others are among candidates that have been rumored.

- Also, Mike D' might also be fired now (since not a lot of Players were happy with his Playoff Performance). So guys like Adelman might also be in play.

- More than likely (due to age), Walsh will retire after this.

--Mags

Post #358 » by **Slava** » Fri Jun 3, 2011 5:43 pm

Adelman would make NY a lot dangerous. Mike D needs to go though, no team ever did well in the playoffs with him around.

Post #359 » by **magnumt** » Fri Jun 3, 2011 9:21 pm

SlavaMedvedenko wrote:Adelman would make NY a lot dangerous. Mike D needs to go though, no team ever did well in the playoffs with him around.

Agreed on both counts.

There have been rumors about your boy Phil too here (but as President).

Some of the Radio guys out there in LA have been saying this (and reportedly Jeannie Buss, who's here in NY, didn't say no when asked).

--Mags

Post #360 » by **Slava** » Fri Jun 3, 2011 10:29 pm

Not sure about Phil atleast for this year because he said he still has 2 more operations to get done on his hip. I'm not sure if he is going to put it off any longer.

Adelman can run a fine offense in NY, he has a steady PG, albeit an older one in Billups, a pick n roll PF. Melo would seem a little odd for a pass and move offense but surely a defensive minded coach will not work well with your current roster.