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Post#261 » by RickRoll_inDC » Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:34 am

did anyone notice what TJ was chewing tonight? at times it looked like gum, but at other times it was sticking out of his mouth and looked like a straw. really weird regardless.
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Post#262 » by Chocolate City Jordanaire » Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:36 am

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so far, i would say yes. heck, their stats are even similar. 19 points and 3.5 rebounds per game for Mitch in his first year is WAS. 18 points and 4 rebounds per game for Allen.
Honestly, I think just keeping Delonte West as a shooter with healthy Allen would have been better and I agree Allen compares to Richmond.

The catch is without Allen, Ainge wouldn't have acquired Garnett. Garnett was worth that pick and everything else.

No Ray, no 30 win Celtics.
Bye bye Beal.
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Post#263 » by gowiz999 » Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:37 am

gilbertgoes05 wrote:did anyone notice what TJ was chewing tonight? at times it looked like gum, but at other times it was sticking out of his mouth and looked like a straw. really weird regardless.

He has a habit of chewing on straws. I think the Bog show did a piece on Butler and his obsession of chewing on straws a while back.
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Post#264 » by wermolwermol777 » Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:39 am

gilbertgoes05 wrote:did anyone notice what TJ was chewing tonight? at times it looked like gum, but at other times it was sticking out of his mouth and looked like a straw. really weird regardless.


Caron Butler chews on mcdonalds straws during the games.

I find it somewhat funny to see him promoting the mcdonalds brand behind the straws while being a shareholder of Burger King :p
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Post#265 » by Nick Young1 » Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:40 am

But, could you imagine if they didn't trade for Allen, they'd have a better bench and a bigger window for a championship.

They could have West, Wally, and with the draft pick, Green, Yi, or a big man like Noah or Hawes or trade down and get a point guard like Law.

Not having a backup center or point guard may hurt them.
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Post#266 » by RickRoll_inDC » Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:56 am

wermolwermol777 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-



Caron Butler chews on mcdonalds straws during the games.

I find it somewhat funny to see him promoting the mcdonalds brand behind the straws while being a shareholder of Burger King :p


oh the things you don't get to know because you're a good 1000 miles away.
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Post#267 » by LyricalRico » Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:08 am

No Allen would have probably meant no Garnett so I don't think you can fault them for that. Maybe they could have held out on the Allen deal so they could keep Delonte West but I don't think he would have helped them a whole lot more than Eddie House has.
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Post#268 » by RickRoll_inDC » Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:10 am

Nick Young1 wrote:But, could you imagine if they didn't trade for Allen, they'd have a better bench and a bigger window for a championship.

They could have West, Wally, and with the draft pick, Green, Yi, or a big man like Noah or Hawes or trade down and get a point guard like Law.

Not having a backup center or point guard may hurt them.


if they hadn't traded for Allen, i think they would've gone with Yi. let's see how that looks:


Yi/Perkins
Garnett/Scalabrene
Szcerbiak/Posey
Pierce/Allen
West/Rondo

you have an upgrade at C. A downgrade at the 2 or 3. an upgrade at PG with West and Rondo as the backup. and a whole lot more depth.

worse? better?

i personally think they'd be better off w/o allen. depth can go a long ways in this league. we certainly showed that tonight. the season isn't even half way done yet. they will eventually see the effects of lack of depth.
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Post#269 » by dobrojim » Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:21 am

just back from the game and I see I have a few pages of reading
to do. I'm wondering how many visits we had from the green guys...

but first....

playoff game atmosphere, I have not heard the phone booth rockin
like that since Juan Dixon dropped 35 on CHI which was the last
playoff win I saw.

gutty, scrappy, win. Nobody will probably have a very pretty line
in the box score but what a win. All our vets played with real
determination. I was trying to get on the radio after the game
to say that in addition to the vets playing tough hard nosed ball,
I think I can see dividends already from the locker room re-arrangements.
The young guys were more focused and played a lot better which
really bodes well for this team not just for this season, but for years
to come.

What an explosion when AD hit the 3 to put us in front! Awesome.

now I gotta go back and read what people are talkin about...
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Post#270 » by dobrojim » Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:27 am

gowiz999 wrote:BS Call. KG trips over his own feet and they call a clear path foul on Washington. Ridiculous.


seemed like the right call to me but I had a bad angle on it

no intent to hurt but it sure looked like the got their
feet tangled a bit. I'll watch the TV later. Can't blame the
ref too much if he did get fooled on the play.
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Post#271 » by dobrojim » Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:32 am

Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:I think Pierce pissing off Butler can only help tonight.


the Cs were playing smothering D and really frustrating us, no
question.

Caron just got more determined.
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Post#272 » by Duganov 34 5 20 » Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:34 am

WoW, you are SOOOOOOO much better without GILBERT.
That was a questionable call in the end of the game with the 24 second violation, but you won. Winning by 7 is better than losing by 20.
I'll see ya on Monday.
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Post#273 » by dobrojim » Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:36 am

Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:I like EJs rotations today WRT him resting Jamison and Butler at good times.

Wizards are ready to make a run and I think EJ might even come back to Haywood later.


very prescient there CCJ
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Post#274 » by dobrojim » Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:39 am

floydfan29 wrote:It sickens me to hear the crowd cheer for a Boston alley-oop...


they got a few good cheers on their highlights but nothing like
the noise going down when AD hit his (3) shot or when DS stole
the ball and brokeaway at the end. It was bedlam.

I said earlier it was like the CHI series. There is one other
game I would compare it to as well. UT here last year on
MLK day when Gil dropped 50 on them incl the game winner.
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Post#275 » by wermolwermol777 » Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:41 am

And just now...Orlando lost.
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Post#276 » by WizStorm » Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:42 am

Duganov 34 5 20 wrote:WoW, you are SOOOOOOO much better without GILBERT.
That was a questionable call in the end of the game with the 24 second violation, but you won. Winning by 7 is better than losing by 20.
I'll see ya on Monday.

Wizards 2008: 19-16
Wizards 2007: 20-15

And the talent on the bench and is SOOOOOOOO much better this season than last year. But all the haters have to come out and act like their hatred for Gil is justified.
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Post#277 » by dobrojim » Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:42 am

Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:Doubling inside and leaving the perimeter open will kill this team.


my one and only complaint on the game

the only way Eddie House hurts us is if we leave him open.

So that's what we did.

still we held them under 80!
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Post#278 » by dobrojim » Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:44 am

gowiz999 wrote:DS fouled on a 3!!!! Come on buddy, drain these FTs!!


suddenly DS becomes clutch from the charity stripe

last night and again tonight

has Hopla been working with him too?

this is new
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Post#279 » by dobrojim » Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:47 am

Benjammin wrote:I'm just so upset for the Celtics being on the bad side of a wrong call. And it only cost them one point, so the apologistas better take that into account.


again, have not watch the replay yet but it seemed to me the ball
grazed the rim on the shot, a close call that they could easily miss.

but Rivers should have gotten T'd up for that.
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Post#280 » by WizStorm » Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:48 am

dobrojim wrote:-= original quote snipped =-



suddenly DS becomes clutch from the charity stripe

last night and again tonight

has Hopla been working with him too?

this is new
Nope. It's all because Gil was just keeping him down.

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