Around The League(Playoffs Edition)

thelead · Post #121 » by **thelead** » Wed Mar 6, 2013 4:01 am

woosah wrote:Even if they do luck into the playoffs, they will get crushed. Lakers screwed either way.

That's actually the better scenario. We get the lakers' 2017 first round pick and we get to watched them get destroyed against okc or the spurs in the first round 8-)

Noonskadoodle · Post #122 » by **Noonskadoodle** » Wed Mar 6, 2013 4:08 am

Dwight with a solid 1-7 against OKC in the first half.

Reverse_Angle · Post #123 » by **Reverse_Angle** » Wed Mar 6, 2013 4:37 am

rcklsscognition wrote:Utah is pissing me off. They need to get their stuff together and keep the Lakers out of the playoffs.

Not with their current coach they can.

rcklsscognition · Post #124 » by **rcklsscognition** » Wed Mar 6, 2013 4:51 am

Kobe messed up his elbow tonight. In a lot of pain. Wonder if it's serious. He'll still play through it unless it's badly broken.

Noonskadoodle · Post #125 » by **Noonskadoodle** » Wed Mar 6, 2013 5:33 am

rcklsscognition wrote:Kobe messed up his elbow tonight. In a lot of pain. Wonder if it's serious. He'll still play through it unless it's badly broken.

Not saying that I don't believe he was serious hurt....but do you think he was milking that a bit? I mean he was acting like he couldn't even dribble with it or give guys high fives, but had no problem launching 35 footers.

Didn't Sager say it was like a bruise around his funny bone area? Doesn't sound all that serious.

rcklsscognition · Post #126 » by **rcklsscognition** » Wed Mar 6, 2013 5:37 am

Noonskadoodle wrote:
rcklsscognition wrote:Kobe messed up his elbow tonight. In a lot of pain. Wonder if it's serious. He'll still play through it unless it's badly broken.

Not saying that I don't believe he was serious hurt....but do you think he was milking that a bit? I mean he was acting like he couldn't even dribble with it or give guys high fives, but had no problem launching 35 footers.

Didn't Sager say it was like a bruise around his funny bone area? Doesn't sound all that serious.

Yeah, when he came out of the half they had the camera on him and he whipped off his training jacket and shirt in like 5 milliseconds with both arms, so I doubt he was messed up bad.

Noonskadoodle · Post #127 » by **Noonskadoodle** » Wed Mar 6, 2013 5:55 am

#DwightHowardIsMoreUselessThan trending on Twitter hahahahh

OrlandO · Post #128 » by **OrlandO** » Wed Mar 6, 2013 6:39 am

Noonskadoodle wrote:
rcklsscognition wrote:Kobe messed up his elbow tonight. In a lot of pain. Wonder if it's serious. He'll still play through it unless it's badly broken.

Not saying that I don't believe he was serious hurt....but do you think he was milking that a bit? I mean he was acting like he couldn't even dribble with it or give guys high fives, but had no problem launching 35 footers.

Didn't Sager say it was like a bruise around his funny bone area? Doesn't sound all that serious.

I think he's desperately seeking to have a MJ 55pt flu type game since his career is coming to a close... I'm sure whatever happened hurt, but like you said it looked like he was milking it... especially when he went to the free throw line and only gave high fives to teammates with his left hand... :lol:

Noonskadoodle · Post #129 » by **Noonskadoodle** » Wed Mar 6, 2013 6:46 am

^^^^ I was thinking the same exact thing haha.

Trying a little too hard on that one tonight.

RookieStar · Post #130 » by **RookieStar** » Wed Mar 6, 2013 9:47 am

OrlandO wrote:
Noonskadoodle wrote:
rcklsscognition wrote:Kobe messed up his elbow tonight. In a lot of pain. Wonder if it's serious. He'll still play through it unless it's badly broken.

Not saying that I don't believe he was serious hurt....but do you think he was milking that a bit? I mean he was acting like he couldn't even dribble with it or give guys high fives, but had no problem launching 35 footers.

Didn't Sager say it was like a bruise around his funny bone area? Doesn't sound all that serious.

I think he's desperately seeking to have a MJ 55pt flu type game since his career is coming to a close... I'm sure whatever happened hurt, but like you said it looked like he was milking it... especially when he went to the free throw line and only gave high fives to teammates with his left hand...

he needs to do that in a FINALS game to have the same drama effect

Optimus_Steel · Post #131 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Wed Mar 6, 2013 1:45 pm

My goodness isn't LA horrid on defense? Dwight is constantly getting scored on and his effect is minimal. He also did not have an official FG attempt in the second half lol after going 1-7 lmao.

Also I thought it was overdone the whole Kobe acting like he had a dislocated shoulder then he comes back and starts chucking like the fate of the earth depended on it lol.

RickB-Orlando · Post #132 » by **RickB-Orlando** » Wed Mar 6, 2013 3:12 pm

Jackson recently told Sports Illustrated that Mike D'Antoni's system doesn't suit Howard's talents.

"Dwight just doesn't get any touches," Jackson said. "They've basically eliminated his assets."

Wow, Phil posturing for his triumphant return next season?

The real mentoring Phil Jackson should be giving to Howard is pretty simple: "Shut up and do your job."

woosah · Post #133 » by **woosah** » Wed Mar 6, 2013 5:12 pm

RickB-Orlando wrote:
Jackson recently told Sports Illustrated that Mike D'Antoni's system doesn't suit Howard's talents.

"Dwight just doesn't get any touches," Jackson said. "They've basically eliminated his assets."

Wow, Phil posturing for his triumphant return next season?

The real mentoring Phil Jackson should be giving to Howard is pretty simple: "Shut up and do your job."

Dwight gets touches, but we all know it's not a good fit. Does this mean Dwight is a system player?

rcklsscognition · Post #134 » by **rcklsscognition** » Wed Mar 6, 2013 7:21 pm

RickB-Orlando wrote:
Jackson recently told Sports Illustrated that Mike D'Antoni's system doesn't suit Howard's talents.

"Dwight just doesn't get any touches," Jackson said. "They've basically eliminated his assets."

Wow, Phil posturing for his triumphant return next season?

The real mentoring Phil Jackson should be giving to Howard is pretty simple: "Shut up and do your job."

This is perfect Phil's mentoring project was leaked now because Dwight will be the coach killer. His name is all over this. Everyone knows the Lakers are stuck with Dwight because their cap space is hamstrung and they have to keep him. With Phil coming out and saying Dwight isn't being used correctly, everything is in place for Dwight to demand Phil be hired this summer or he'll leave. Lakers will have to fire D'Antoni. D12 3- Coach 0

RookieStar · Post #135 » by **RookieStar** » Wed Mar 6, 2013 9:56 pm

Well... Phil will def be a coach next season lulz

woosah · Post #136 » by **woosah** » Thu Mar 7, 2013 3:54 am

Hilarious that the gen board thinks the Pelicans threw the game vs. the lakers to tank. It must have been really bad for them to suggest such a thing. :lol:

OrlandO · Post #137 » by **OrlandO** » Thu Mar 7, 2013 4:37 am

LOL

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8gdrILm47o[/youtube]

Noonskadoodle · Post #138 » by **Noonskadoodle** » Thu Mar 7, 2013 4:41 am

OrlandO wrote:LOL

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8gdrILm47o[/youtube]

Tanking 101

:lol:

Wow

OrlandO · Post #139 » by **OrlandO** » Fri Mar 8, 2013 8:49 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuZBJGcNyD8[/youtube]

Noonskadoodle · Post #140 » by **Noonskadoodle** » Sat Mar 9, 2013 2:55 am

OrlandO wrote:[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuZBJGcNyD8[/youtube]

Jimmy set him up perfectly on that one.
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YUKON — Hugo guard Trey Johnson bolted away from his defender, securing the ball with enough space to securely run out the final 2.9 seconds.

The Buffaloes led perennial state power Millwood 37-36 in the closing moments of Thursday night's Class 3A state quarterfinals. All they needed was an accurate inbounds pass to complete the wild upset. And they got it.

But what happened next, in one stunning moment filled with jubilation and arena-wide disbelief, flipped the end result on its head, leading to a 38-37 Millwood win and heartbreaking Hugo defeat.

Johnson received the inbounds pass heading toward his own hoop, needing only an innocent dribble or two to close it out. But instead, in a moment of confusion (as his coach would explain it), Johnson lofted a layup toward his own basket, thinking he was going the other way.

“When I saw the kid going that way, I was like, ‘No, he's not. No, he's not ... Oh, yes he is,'” Millwood assistant coach David Samilton recalled. "I couldn't believe it.”
As the buzzer went off, Johnson's layup fell through. And for a brief moment, the entire arena fell silent.

Hugo's raucous crowd went still. Millwood's previously disheartened group of fans took a moment for reassurance, before breaking out in a wild celebration fit for this unlikely of an escape job.

“That was truly a miracle,” Samilton would say.

But on the other end of the emotional spectrum lay Johnson and his heartbroken teammates, brought to tears by an unfortunate mistake.

“Without a doubt, that's the toughest locker room I've ever had to talk to,” Hugo coach Darnell Shanklin said.

Johnson, in particular, was tough to console. The junior had played energized and effective for more than 31 minutes, helping key an impressive defensive effort.
But that final play, two of the four points he was credited with on the night, is the one that will stick through a tough offseason.

“He gives you 100 percent all the time,” Shanklin said. “Heart goes out to the kid because he feels bad. He feels really, really bad.”

With the loss, Hugo finishes the season at 21-7. Millwood (16-9), meanwhile, hopes to ride this momentous luck into Friday's semifinal game against two-time defending state champ Centennial. Tip is at 9 p.m. at State Fair Arena.

“I feel sorry for him,” Samilton said. “Just like Chris Webber, when he called the timeout. I really do feel sorry for him. But hey, I'll take it.”

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdPG0-Z ... ture=watch