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HoopsGuru25 · Post #81 » by **HoopsGuru25** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 5:54 am

I was watching the Kings and I remember why I didn't like Cousins in the draft. I just don't like that surly body language from such a young player.

ATL DirtyBird · Post #82 » by **ATL DirtyBird** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 10:00 pm

^^^Theres already a problem there. Kings players dont like him bc he has a coach from high school with him all the time now or seomthnhg. Hes gonna either blow up or blow up (literally). Not sure which one. Hes has crazy potential though.

ATL DirtyBird · Post #83 » by **ATL DirtyBird** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 10:22 pm

^^Funny enough, Cousins got kicked out of practice today. WOW.

parson · Post #84 » by **parson** » Fri Dec 3, 2010 3:35 am

SAC is the wrong place for Cousins. He needs to play with veterans who can demand his respect. That's one reason the rich keep getting richer and the poor keep...., well, you know.

Post #85 » by **HMFFL** » Fri Dec 3, 2010 7:24 pm

Dwight Howard is suppose to sit tonight due to a stomach virus. Maybe Detroit can steal a win tonight!

azuresou1 · Post #86 » by **azuresou1** » Fri Dec 3, 2010 7:37 pm

HMFFL wrote:Dwight Howard is suppose to sit tonight due to a stomach virus. Maybe Detroit can steal a win tonight!

Hopeful, but dubious.

evildallas · Post #87 » by **evildallas** » Fri Dec 10, 2010 3:30 pm

Last night Portland thumped Orlando. The strategy to beat Orlando seems to becoming more clear around the league. It seems that going at Dwight with one defender and focusing on stopping the 3 point shooters is the way to go. Regardless of how much damage Dwight does on his own if you stick with the strategy you've got a good shot at winning. It might all depend on the rest of the roster playing poorly (which they seem to do often). I now wonder how long this continues before Orlando does something drastic in terms of a trade. I'm sure they'd love to deal Rashard Lewis, but moving him is unlikely given his remaining salary. Vince is much more tradeable because of his buyout.

Post #88 » by **HMFFL** » Sat Dec 11, 2010 5:15 am

Utah beat Orlando tonight.

I think Orlando needs to seriously consider a trade, which I expect them to, because the team won't stand a chance against Boston or Miami during the playoffs.

evildallas · Post #89 » by **evildallas** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 7:47 pm

Orlando's losing streak ends with a visit to the Clippers. Not that proves anything consider how bad the Clippers have been.

Post #90 » by **HMFFL** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 9:50 pm

evildallas wrote:Orlando's losing streak ends with a visit to the Clippers. Not that proves anything consider how bad the Clippers have been.

Even with that losing streak Orlando is ranked 8th in most of the power rankings that came out today. If we had a 4 game losing streak you can bet the house we'd be out of the top 10.

evildallas · Post #91 » by **evildallas** » Tue Dec 14, 2010 2:04 am

HMFFL wrote:
evildallas wrote:Orlando's losing streak ends with a visit to the Clippers. Not that proves anything consider how bad the Clippers have been.

Even with that losing streak Orlando is ranked 8th in most of the power rankings that came out today. If we had a 4 game losing streak you can bet the house we'd be out of the top 10.

True. Although in the Hollinger Playoff Odds Orlando has dropped significantly to the point they are projected to be a 4/5 place tie with us at the end of the year (50-32). Last week we were projected much lower than them.

ATL DirtyBird · Post #92 » by **ATL DirtyBird** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 1:02 am

What is ESPN doing right now? They are doing everything they can to sell the world this Knicks team and this new Celts v Knicks rivalry. ESPN is such a joke. Its so hard to watch sometime.

HoopsGuru25 · Post #93 » by **HoopsGuru25** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 10:58 pm

I hate ESPN as much as anyone....but last night was one of the best nationally televised games(pre Christmas)that I've seen in a while. The fact that they focused on the teams collectively instead of force feeding us hype about a particular player(although they were guilty of doing this w/ Rondo last May)was a breath of fresh air.

ATL DirtyBird · Post #94 » by **ATL DirtyBird** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 5:17 am

HoopsGuru25 wrote:I hate ESPN as much as anyone....but last night was one of the best nationally televised games(pre Christmas)that I've seen in a while. The fact that they focused on the teams collectively instead of force feeding us hype about a particular player(although they were guilty of doing this w/ Rondo last May)was a breath of fresh air.

Your right. The game itself was very good but the shat leading up to was annoying. They were sort of force feeding the new and improved Amare.

ATL DirtyBird · Post #95 » by **ATL DirtyBird** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 2:34 am

Oh my. The Heat are playing quite well. Scary. Still interested in seeing how they play when the game is slowed down and how there bench can play when its really needed.

Post #96 » by **HMFFL** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 3:53 pm

Washington almost beat Miami last night. Washington needs to learn to just waste time on the clock.

Watch Lebron's left arm come in and hit Kirk's shooting arm. No call to end the game!

HoopsGuru25 · Post #97 » by **HoopsGuru25** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 12:53 am

Normal violation such as fouls and goal tending seem to go out the window when LeBron is trying to block a shot.

Post #98 » by **HMFFL** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 2:48 am

Dallas helped Atlanta again tonight by beating Orlando.

The Magic look terrible, but still need time to practice together, and work form some chemistry.

evildallas · Post #99 » by **evildallas** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 9:18 pm

Larry Brown evidently has had enough and resigned his position in Charlotte. No link I saw the item on ESPN.

Post #100 » by **HMFFL** » Thu Dec 23, 2010 1:04 am

evildallas wrote:Larry Brown evidently has had enough and resigned his position in Charlotte. No link I saw the item on ESPN.

I read an article and heard it on sports radio.

680 said he still wants to coach.

Edit: I have a feeling Coach Woodson will be considered by Jordan.