EPTNBA 2013-14 Season - Page 197
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AgentW
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red_
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Doraemon
Australia14949 Posts
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Zorkmid
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On February 21 2014 15:14 Doraemon wrote: sliding underneath a player that is in the air should be illegal and not be rewarded with an offensive foul. jesus Boweners should be hung, drawn and quartered. | ||
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AgentW
United States7725 Posts
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BlackJack
United States10574 Posts
Or he's just soft. That's my other theory. I'm pretty sure it's one of the 2. | ||
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icystorage
Jollibee19350 Posts
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Scarecrow
Korea (South)9175 Posts
On February 21 2014 16:34 BlackJack wrote: As someone that watches Heat games religiously I can attest that LeBron has a knack for playing up his injuries in order to get praised for "playing while hurt." Everyone wants to get those Willis Reed or MJ flu-game props. The amount of time he spends writhing around the floor in pain is too high for the amount of game time he misses. Kobe has season ending injuries and hardly winces. Or he's just soft. That's my other theory. I'm pretty sure it's one of the 2. It's hard to play up blood spraying on the floor. He's surprisingly durable and tough if anything, considering how few games he misses. He just plays it up in the moment to try and get calls. | ||
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TwoToneTerran
United States8841 Posts
On February 21 2014 16:34 BlackJack wrote: As someone that watches Heat games religiously I can attest that LeBron has a knack for playing up his injuries in order to get praised for "playing while hurt." Everyone wants to get those Willis Reed or MJ flu-game props. The amount of time he spends writhing around the floor in pain is too high for the amount of game time he misses. Kobe has season ending injuries and hardly winces. Or he's just soft. That's my other theory. I'm pretty sure it's one of the 2. I really hope one day you run full steam into a man as big and strong as Ibaka swatting at your nose just to see how you respond. On that day I will call you soft. | ||
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RowdierBob
Australia13537 Posts
Turner is awful though. And he's a malcontent. Granger was at least a good guy/locker room vet. Haven't watched much of Indy this year so can't comment on his form. But this is a win-win for 76ers and Indy. Low risk high reward for Pacers: they can always drop Turner if he doesn't work out (which I really doubt he will). Tank is well and truly solidified for Philly. Their intentions are fairly transparent from here on in. Otherwise a boring deadline. I think we'll see the real action once the lotto seeds are settled. edit: feel pretty ho-hum about Blake as a Dubs fan. I think he's benefited from the PG-boost MDA's system provides and I'm not really sure what he can bring in the 30 or so games left. I hope he can at least make our bench a net neutral and just be competent. Here's hoping. | ||
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AgentW
United States7725 Posts
On February 21 2014 21:05 RowdierBob wrote: Turner is awful though. And he's a malcontent. Granger was at least a good guy/locker room vet. Haven't watched much of Indy this year so can't comment on his form. But this is a win-win for 76ers and Indy. Low risk high reward for Pacers: they can always drop Turner if he doesn't work out (which I really doubt he will). Tank is well and truly solidified for Philly. Their intentions are fairly transparent from here on in. Otherwise a boring deadline. I think we'll see the real action once the lotto seeds are settled. edit: feel pretty ho-hum about Blake as a Dubs fan. I think he's benefited from the PG-boost MDA's system provides and I'm not really sure what he can bring in the 30 or so games left. I hope he can at least make our bench a net neutral and just be competent. Here's hoping. Turner is also Stephenson insurance should someone sign him away for a figure Indiana doesn't feel they can match. Turner's an RFA so they can settle for him at a bit less money in order to salvage the situation. | ||
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jmbthirteen
United States10734 Posts
On February 21 2014 21:05 RowdierBob wrote: Turner is awful though. And he's a malcontent. Granger was at least a good guy/locker room vet. Haven't watched much of Indy this year so can't comment on his form. But this is a win-win for 76ers and Indy. Low risk high reward for Pacers: they can always drop Turner if he doesn't work out (which I really doubt he will). Tank is well and truly solidified for Philly. Their intentions are fairly transparent from here on in. Otherwise a boring deadline. I think we'll see the real action once the lotto seeds are settled. edit: feel pretty ho-hum about Blake as a Dubs fan. I think he's benefited from the PG-boost MDA's system provides and I'm not really sure what he can bring in the 30 or so games left. I hope he can at least make our bench a net neutral and just be competent. Here's hoping. Turner isn't awful. He's a good player that has been on a shit team. Every player in Philly is a malcontent. Its a joke what has been going on there. Dude has to be thrilled to go from the worst team in the league to the best. He will go from being option number one to option number six. There will be an adjustment period, but he is more than talented enough to be an excellent sixth man for the Pacers. I love Danny Granger. Seeing him traded away fucking sucks. When I saw him photoshopped into a 76ers jersey, i felt sick. But he's not the same player he was. Turner is by far a better player on the court. The team will be better with this trade, no doubt about it. | ||
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cLutZ
United States19574 Posts
On February 21 2014 17:11 Scarecrow wrote: It's hard to play up blood spraying on the floor. He's surprisingly durable and tough if anything, considering how few games he misses. He just plays it up in the moment to try and get calls. Yea, it certainly is no Paul Pierce situation. | ||
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BlackJack
United States10574 Posts
On February 21 2014 17:59 TwoToneTerran wrote: I really hope one day you run full steam into a man as big and strong as Ibaka swatting at your nose just to see how you respond. On that day I will call you soft. As I said in my post, I'm basing my opinion on a pattern of behavior over several years, not one incident. | ||
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AgentW
United States7725 Posts
On February 22 2014 02:02 cLutZ wrote: Yea, it certainly is no Paul Pierce situation. Is this a wheelchair jab or a bad taste stabbing joke? On February 22 2014 02:32 BlackJack wrote: As I said in my post, I'm basing my opinion on a pattern of behavior over several years, not one incident. I think the really terrible history of flopping doesn't help in this instance. When you're 6'8" and build like a brick shithouse and you build a bad rep for approaching European soccer levels of faking being illegally knocked down, you lose some credibility. | ||
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cLutZ
United States19574 Posts
On February 22 2014 02:52 AgentW wrote: Is this a wheelchair jab or a bad taste stabbing joke? I think the really terrible history of flopping doesn't help in this instance. When you're 6'8" and build like a brick shithouse and you build a bad rep for approaching European soccer levels of faking being illegally knocked down, you lose some credibility. Wheelchair, but damn, I had totally forgotten about how Pierce was stabbed. Time flies. | ||
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SK.Testie
Canada11084 Posts
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TwoToneTerran
United States8841 Posts
On February 22 2014 02:32 BlackJack wrote: As I said in my post, I'm basing my opinion on a pattern of behavior over several years, not one incident. Then you're got some terrible timing because bringing this up after he gets clocked in the face and can't keep his legs under him afterwards isn't really silly. I also think you're bonkers. The guy takes more punishment going to the hoop than basically any other player and is the best at finishing through contact, yet he's somehow soft. Flopping's a dumb thing that lots of people have done for longer than Lebron's been alive but gamesmanship isn't really being soft. | ||
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jmbthirteen
United States10734 Posts
LeBron isn't soft, but he flops like no other. | ||
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cLutZ
United States19574 Posts
HM: James Harden | ||
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