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Post#721 » by magicfanejc42 » Wed Jan 9, 2008 6:23 am

AdamTheGreek wrote:Mo is definitely not a prick.



well, that was a bad comment on my part.. My B..
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Post#722 » by TheMadMagician » Wed Jan 9, 2008 6:24 am

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shame you guys paid so much for rashard.


It's a shame you wish our team was the kings. Please troll somewhere else where the team is actually worse than yours. oh wait...
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Post#723 » by theTHIEF » Wed Jan 9, 2008 6:24 am

magicfanejc42 wrote:well, I must be wrong, I am just stating what I have read from Lakers posters and fans who have met him.. I also cannot say too much though, due to the fact I have never met him or talked to any of the players or close friends about him.


hmm, i havent heard a lot about him, but i know when he was with Detroit i saw some stuff about them and they mentioned him as a good friend or something...oh well...u never really know i guess...
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Post#724 » by mattyBoi » Wed Jan 9, 2008 6:25 am

does anyone know evans 3 point percentage compared to arizas?

That was the reason he was traded right?

Ariza>Evans
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Post#725 » by theTHIEF » Wed Jan 9, 2008 6:26 am

icewill36 wrote:im not "trolling" you over sensitive asshat

im here discussing the magic the same as you are


name calling, with the use of profanity, clear violation of the TOS...take off kid...your input isnt welcomed here...
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Post#726 » by mattyBoi » Wed Jan 9, 2008 6:28 am

Now kings fans are heckling us...

Dear god what is this world coming too???
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Post#727 » by The Letter J » Wed Jan 9, 2008 6:30 am

icewill36 wrote:im not "trolling" you over sensitive asshat

im here discussing the magic the same as you are

No, you aren't discussing them like I am. This is what you are looking for.

http://www.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=748002

No one here wants to hear your opinion. This an ORL forum.
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Post#728 » by FFBlitzace » Wed Jan 9, 2008 6:31 am

thEthIEf wrote:-= original quote snipped =-



name calling, with the use of profanity, clear violation of the TOS...take off kid...your input isnt welcomed here...



Well I called him an a**hole, so I guess It's happy trails for me too :D .

But it's worth it.
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Post#729 » by theTHIEF » Wed Jan 9, 2008 6:32 am

see you later FFB haha...
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Post#730 » by icewill36 » Wed Jan 9, 2008 6:34 am

why are you assuming im a kings fan ? im not
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Post#731 » by The Letter J » Wed Jan 9, 2008 6:36 am

icewill36 wrote:why are you assuming im a kings fan ? im not

http://www.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=748002
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Post#732 » by icewill36 » Wed Jan 9, 2008 6:37 am

thEthIEf wrote:-= original quote snipped =-



name calling, with the use of profanity, clear violation of the TOS...take off kid...your input isnt welcomed here...


an ass is nothing more than a donkey.

and who are you supposed to be ? the hall monitor ?
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Post#733 » by theTHIEF » Wed Jan 9, 2008 6:41 am

haha hall monitor...im fairly sure you wouldn't want me monitoring your halls son...

your e-toughness is far superior to that of mine however...
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Post#734 » by SadKingsFan » Wed Jan 9, 2008 6:43 am

Damn good game guys, i just think you guys forgot about Howard for a while. He could have had an even better game, our double teams were very slow and weak and im shocked stan van gundy threw some bad lineups out there.
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Post#735 » by magicman123 » Wed Jan 9, 2008 6:51 am

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an ass is nothing more than a donkey.

and who are you supposed to be ? the hall monitor ?


yea but u are a jack a@@
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Post#736 » by The Letter J » Wed Jan 9, 2008 6:52 am

Kevin MartinFan wrote:Damn good game guys, i just think you guys forgot about Howard for a while. He could have had an even better game, our double teams were very slow and weak and im shocked stan van gundy threw some bad lineups out there.

Yeah, he was trying to stir our players up some. Stan's idea was just a little misdirected. Howard had just lost that footrace with Miller for the loose ball right in front of Stan. Adonal is known for always playing hard so it kind of inspired the team, but at the expense of taking out our best player.

I would have liked to see some of our guards get pulled first. Maybe even run the Foyle/Howard line-up for a minute or two just to clog the lane on D and get Foyle out there to mix stuff up. Oh well.

Good game.
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Post#737 » by FFBlitzace » Wed Jan 9, 2008 6:55 am

Stan seems to have a short fuse with Bogans. Bogans must not be a great practice player or something, because he never hesitates to give him the quick hook and sit him for long periods of time. And then call him out after the game, either obviously or indirectly.
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Post#738 » by Hairy Midget » Wed Jan 9, 2008 7:02 am

Why don't we give the ball to Dwight nearly every possession? Something good happened like 90% of the time he had the ball.

It just boggles the mind that we can forget about our best player.
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Post#739 » by SadKingsFan » Wed Jan 9, 2008 7:39 am

mattyBoi wrote:Now kings fans are heckling us...

Dear god what is this world coming too???
He is NOT A KINGS FAN, he probably has one post on our board BTW.
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Post#740 » by doct3r dr3 » Wed Jan 9, 2008 7:45 am

Hairy Midget wrote:Why don't we give the ball to Dwight nearly every possession? Something good happened like 90% of the time he had the ball.

It just boggles the mind that we can forget about our best player.


Teams play the passing lane and double-team him and front him off the ball. They don't want to see him get the ball in the post as much as we'd like to...
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