Baggy_Baghdatis17 Publicado 19 Outubro 2008 Delonte West :prayer: pessoalmente tem passado um mau bocado :-| so ontem é k soube que ate teve de abandonar os treinos e tudo, tem problemas de depressa, transtorno bipolar e tem de andar medicado enquanto esperava pelos lakers andei a ler as noticias sobre o west, fikei bastante contente com o rendimento dele :laugh: Compartilhar este post Link para o post
Victarion Publicado 19 Outubro 2008 pessoalmente tem passado um mau bocado :-| so ontem é k soube que ate teve de abandonar os treinos e tudo, tem problemas de depressa, transtorno bipolar e tem de andar medicado enquanto esperava pelos lakers andei a ler as noticias sobre o west, fikei bastante contente com o rendimento dele :laugh: Se tem problemas de depressa, ele que vá mais devagar. :lol: Compartilhar este post Link para o post
Bynum Lover Publicado 20 Outubro 2008 112-89 contra os Raptors Farmar em grande. Ariza também e J.Powell marcou 9pts :o. Muita rodagem de equipa ainda. Compartilhar este post Link para o post
Gavazzo Publicado 20 Outubro 2008 Os C's já despacharam o Darius Miles, lulz :lol: Compartilhar este post Link para o post
The Bad Blood Publicado 20 Outubro 2008 Falta uma semana para o início da época. Os insiders estão a fervilhar. 2008-09 All-Breakout Team: Time to step up Group I: You already knew, but … OK, there isn't much mystery about whether these guys can play. Nonetheless, each could put up much better numbers than he did a year ago. I suppose you could put Chris Paul on this list, too, but I feel a little weird listing a guy as a breakout candidate when he nearly won the MVP. That leaves us with three other stars who could nonetheless make an even bigger leap: Deron Williams, Jazz Does anyone else find it a little weird that he hasn't made an All-Star team yet? Although he's had a bit of a setback thanks to Saturday night's ankle sprain, that oversight should be corrected this year -- especially if the Jazz are as good as I think they'll be. Williams has a good chance of passing Steve Nash and Chauncey Billups in the point guard hierarchy given his steady improvement; even last year, his numbers were much stronger after the break than before, including 12.0 assists per game in the second half. And while Carlos Boozer busies himself with the vagaries of the South Florida real estate market, Williams will spend a full year as Utah's unquestioned go-to guy. Al Jefferson, Timberwolves Yes, he's pretty much been an annual fixture on this list, but whaddaya want me to say? He keeps improving and, like Williams, has a good chance of making his first All-Star team this season. Jefferson should again be a force on the block, and this time he'll have a lot more help around him. Because Minnesota has potentially four 40 percent 3-point shooters to play on the perimeter (Randy Foye, Mike Miller, Rashad McCants and Kevin Love), teams won't be very willing to double him down low. The more interesting story will be how much he can improve on D -- if the Wolves get some stops, they can surprise a lot of people this season. Amare Stoudemire, Suns The one positive of the Shaquille O'Neal trade is the impact it had on Stoudemire. After the trade, he averaged 28.3 points and shot 58.8 percent from the floor. But the big story was that he was on the floor at all. The move to power forward helped Stoudemire cut his foul rate and consequently upped his minutes to 35.6 per game. If he keeps that up in the coming season and his new goggles don't fog up, he'll threaten the 30-point barrier in scoring. Group II: Veterans who will bounce back These guys aren't breakout players in the sense that they'll shock us with a huge year -- in fact, two of them have already won the most improved player award. But after off-years last season, I look for each of these three to recover. Zach Randolph, Knicks One reason Randolph struggled so much last season was that he was paired with another big, slow post player in Eddy Curry, and there was room for only one of them on the block. Because Curry is likely to be a reserve this season and Randolph is an enthusiastic practitioner of new coach Mike D'Antoni's shoot-first, ask-questions-later philosophy, look for him to revert to something closer to his 2006-07 numbers. No, he still won't play any D or share the rock, but there's a good chance he'll have his third 20-10 season. Boris Diaw, Suns Usually, players who have inexplicable drops in 2-point shooting percentage rebound strongly the next year; in other words, when dips like that happen, they're usually flukes. Having a 25-year-old Diaw decline from 55.5 percent to 48.8 percent in that category certainly qualifies, and although I wouldn't expect a repeat of his breakout 2005-06 campaign, I think he'll improve on last season's numbers enough to average double figures and get his overall field goal percentage back over 50 percent. Joe Johnson, Hawks Johnson made the All-Star team largely on reputation last season, shooting only 43.2 percent and losing more than three points off his scoring average. As with Diaw, an inexplicable drop in 2-point shooting percentage was largely to blame -- he went from 50.5 percent to 45.5 percent. Because he's only 27, I suspect that drop will prove to be just a blip. Additionally, having a true point guard around in Mike Bibby means he won't run out of gas in January as he did last season. Group III: They can play … but will they play? Each guy in this group has undeniable potential, but the perception of each is likely to be impacted by how much burn he gets. Major obstacles stand in the way of playing time for all three. Andray Blatche, Wizards At first glance, Blatche seems like a no-brainer for the All-Breakout squad. He made a sharp improvement last season, he's only 22, and the incumbent starter at his position was just declared out for the season. Unfortunately, that pesky six-foul rule may prove to be his undoing. Blatche averaged 6.02 fouls per 40 minutes; with a rate that high and the current ultraconservatism that coaches use with foul trouble, it will be extremely difficult for him to average more than 25 minutes a game. Amir Johnson, Pistons After spending the past three years in hiding, Johnson's new promotion to the starting lineup in Detroit makes him a breakout candidate. The 21-year-old forward had the second-highest rate of blocks in basketball last season and could end up among the league leaders even if he plays only 20 minutes a game. That's a distinct possibility, however, given the depth of Detroit's frontcourt and Johnson's tendency to foul. His rate of 7.38 personals per 40 minutes was among the very worst in basketball and, as with Blatche, is likely to keep him pinned to the bench on many nights. Jordan Farmar, Lakers I'd have no reservations about making Farmar a breakout player if I knew he would start. He's only 21, he's a good athlete, he can shoot, he took a strong step forward last season, and his biggest shortcoming (a chronic inability to draw fouls) seems easily remedied. Unfortunately, the Lakers already have veteran starter Derek Fisher and probably won't want to rock the boat; additionally, they're talking about spotting Lamar Odom minutes at the point, too. All of which means Farmar must content himself with being a really, really good backup. Group IV: Stealth All-Star candidates This is my favorite group -- the guys who most closely fit the definition of breakout players in the sense of taking the league by storm and surprising large numbers of people. Six guys stand out this year as having a chance to do so: Ronnie Brewer, Jazz If I had to vote one guy as the league's most underrated player, it's him. A productive two-way player for one of the league's best teams, the third-year pro reportedly has shot the ball far better this preseason -- and that was his one weakness. Even if he doesn't improve a lick from outside, his knack for scoring around the basket and improving defensive skills make him one of the best players at his position, and he's still getting better at only 23. With his playing time likely to increase along with his prominence on a key Western contender, he may not stay underrated for long. T.J. Ford, Pacers Health is always a concern with Ford, but if he can stay upright and Indy stays around .500, there's a good chance he'll be rewarded with an All-Star berth. Last season, a platoon with Jose Calderon on the Raptors limited him to only 23.5 minutes per game, disguising how effective he was overall -- Ford averaged 20.2 points and 10.2 assists per 40 minutes. With his playing time likely to balloon and a faster-paced system to further boost his numbers, he can establish himself as a star. Devin Harris, Nets Harris made steady improvement during his time in Dallas, but now that he has the keys to the offense in New Jersey, we could really see him take a step forward. He'll likely be playing in obscurity for a team going nowhere before sparse crowds, but Harris' blazing speed going to the basket and his improving outside shot could enable him to break the 20-point barrier this season. Rudy Gay, Grizzlies Gay had an explosive second season in '07-08, and he's just scratching the surface of his talent. With Pau Gasol and Mike Miller out of the picture, Gay figures to get more touches than ever, and if he can develop his passing skills in Year 3 as much as he developed his scoring skills in Year 2, he'll be a true triple threat. Even if he remains just a scorer, he has a ton of upside to explore, particularly if he shoots midrange J's as well as he did last season. My one nagging doubt about Gay is that his percentage (45.4) on those shots from last season could prove to be a fluke. Andris Biedrins, Warriors The 22-year-old Latvian big man is almost a sure thing to lead the league in field goal percentage -- he shot 62.6 percent last season and is at 61.4 percent for his career. Given his production, it's baffling that he played only 27.3 minutes per game. Yes, sometimes he gets early fouls, but he fouled even more the year before and saw more playing time. Hopefully Don Nelson can overcome his infatuation with small ball long enough to play his star big man 33-35 minutes a game, and that playing time would make the rest of the country more aware of his many talents. Corey Maggette, Warriors The change in systems from L.A. to Golden State should be like steroids for Maggette's scoring average (he averaged 22.1 ppg last season). He's still the go-to guy, but now he'll do so for a team that plays a much faster pace and for a coach that has no qualms about having his top stars average close to 40 minutes a game (Maggette averaged 35.3 mpg last season). He may not play any better than he did last season, but between the increased minutes and the faster pace, Maggette could take the same shots this season and average more than 25 points per game. If so, the perception of vast improvement will be a hard one to correct. Group V: The 2008-09 Most Improved Player J.R. Smith, Nuggets If I had to bet on one player to bust out in 2008-09, he is the guy. Actually, Smith busted out at the end of last season, but it didn't become a big story because he wasn't playing that much. In the final 30 games, he averaged 15.7 points per game in just 21.8 minutes; per minute, he scored almost exactly as much as Kobe Bryant. That he did this while hitting 40.3 percent of his 3s and 46.1 percent overall indicates that he wasn't just out there throwing up slop, either. The guy can really fill it up, and he will do it in far greater quantity if given the chance. He should get more opportunities to do so this season, especially if Allen Iverson is traded at midseason. The Nuggets are so thin that he'll have to play almost 25-30 minutes a game. If so, there's a good chance he'll break the 20-point plateau in scoring while leading the league in 3-pointers. Group VI: The one breakout candidate above all others The East I am ready to state boldly that the East, after a long, dark decade in the wilderness, no longer will be the NBA's doormat. In fact, I am projecting that Eastern teams will win six games more than Western teams this season, which would be a huge turnaround from a 2007-08 season that saw eight Western teams win at least 50 games. Why such a big shift? Let us count the ways: • Stars shifting. Elton Brand went from west to east, making one potentially decent team subpar out West and making one average Eastern team suddenly look very, very good. Meanwhile, Miami essentially adds a superstar in Dwyane Wade because he's fully healed, and the Heat should improve from league doormat to something in the general vicinity of average. • Trades. At the deadline last season, the West traded Shawn Marion and Devin Harris for Shaq and Jason Kidd. Great deal in 2000; not so much in 2008. Several lesser players went east, too, in salary dumps (Mike Bibby, Wally Szczerbiak, Delonte West) without any comparable talents going east to west. • Injuries. Manu Ginobili and Monta Ellis both will miss big chunks of the season, hurting the West. In the East, Gilbert Arenas is likely to do the same, but because he didn't play last year either, it doesn't knock the East down any from where it was. • Coaches. You can make a fairly convincing argument that the three least-effective coaches were in the East last season -- Larry Krystkowiak, Isiah Thomas and Sam Vincent. Not only were all three sent packing, but each was replaced by a coach with an established track record. Scott Skiles, Mike D'Antoni and Larry Brown will help teams in Milwaukee, New York and Charlotte get off the mat. • Age. The Western powers are getting up in years and starting to show their cracks, particularly the trinity of Phoenix, San Antonio and Dallas. The three of them could end up dropping 25 wins from the West's total. • Extremes. At the very top and very bottom, the East rules. Boston, obviously, is the reigning champ, and Detroit had the league's second-best record last season. Meanwhile, I'm projecting every Eastern team to win at least 27 games; rebuilding Western teams in Memphis, Oklahoma City and Sacramento all figure to do worse. All told, the difference probably won't completely evaporate at the playoff-qualifying level -- I'm projecting Denver to miss the playoffs with 41 wins while Charlotte will make it with 40. But on a conference versus conference basis, I expect things to be pretty close to a draw, and for the first time in eons, it might even tilt to the East's advantage. @ ESPN __________________ Não estão incluídos sophomores, daí que não apareçam Kevin Durant, Al Thornton, Jeff Green ou Al Horford. Compartilhar este post Link para o post
Bynum Lover Publicado 20 Outubro 2008 Diaw, era bem bom que fizesse alta época :mrgreen: Não concordo com a cena do Farmar, ele este ano vai explodir, o Fisher já não é o mesmo, e o rapaz evolui bué, se aprender a defender, temos aqui um grande base. Esta época é dele. Compartilhar este post Link para o post
ze_miguel Publicado 20 Outubro 2008 Basket - NBA - Chris Paul : «Parker, mon modèle» C'est probablement le meilleur meneur de jeu de la NBA. Champion olympique à Pékin avec la sélection nationale américaine et leader des New Orleans Hornets, l'une des équipes les plus excitantes de la Ligue, Chris Paul (Photo Reuters) a terminé deuxième la saison dernière de l'élection du MVP derrière Kobe Bryant, mais devant LeBron James et Kevin Garnett. A 23 ans ! A Barcelone, nous avons rencontré ce garçon poli, intelligent et respectueux, qui vénère Tony Parker, dont il était fan avant de devenir l'un de ses meilleurs amis, et s'avoue «stupéfait» devant le talent de Ricky Rubio. «Chris Paul, maintenant que vous faites partie du meilleur cinq majeur de la NBA, resentez-vous votre nouveau statut comme un poids ? Pour être franc, je ne ressens pas la moindre pression. J'ai joué au basket toute ma vie, c'est ce que j'aime faire et je ne vois pas pourquoi ça changerait. Et puis j'évolue avec des joueurs All Stars comme David West et Peja Stojakovic. Il y aussi Tyson Chandler, Morris Peterson et d'autres... On se partage les tâches. Je n'ai pas besoin de mettre trente points par match dans cette équipe. C'est ce qui nous rend si imprévisibles : le danger vient de partout. Les Hornets peuvent-ils viser le titre NBA cette saison ? C'est mon but. L'an passé, il nous a manque un petit peu d'expérience pour éliminer les San Antonio Spurs (vainqueurs au septième et dernier match de la demi-finale de la conférence Ouest, Ndlr). Aujourd'hui, nous avons des gars comme James Posey (titré en 2006 avec Miami et 2008 avec Boston, Ndlr) ou Devin Brown, qui savent comment gagner un titre. Nous avons un groupe très complet mais surtout, nous sommes tous amis. J'ai envie de jouer pour eux, de gagner le titre pour eux aussi. Quels seront vos rivaux ? Toujours les mêmes : Boston, Los Angeles... Mais je surveillerai aussi les Portland TrailBlazers. Cette année, cette équipe va retrouver son vrai rang. Avec Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge plus Greg Oden et Rudy Fernandez, Portland me parait armé pour aller très loin. Attention a eux. Qu'avez-vous à améliorer dans votre jeu ? La régularité ! C'est comme cela que l'ont devient meilleur. C'est valable aussi pour mes partenaires : si on acquiert cette donnée fondamentale, tout ira bien. Il faut aussi que je fasse attention à ma santé. Depuis que je suis rookie (débutant), j'ai toujours mal aux jambes. Je dois faire des exercices spécifiques pour rester en forme. C'est comme ça... Y a-t-il des joueurs européens qui vous impressionnent ? Oui, Ricky Rubio (meneur de Badalone) ! Ce type est incroyable : à dix-sept ans, il a déjà fait une finale olympique en jouant un basket de rêve. Il faut qu'il fasse attention à lui, mais il est stupéfiant. Un tel talent si jeune... franchement, je n'ai jamais vu ça ! Et Tony Parker ? (sourires) Ah lui, c'est mon ami ! Je l'ai encore eu hier au téléphone. Avec Tony, on s'appelle pratiquement tous les jours. Avant de partir à Berlin pour notre tournée européenne, nous avons joué à San Antonio. Apres le match, je suis resté toute la soirée avec Tony, chez lui, tranquille. TP, c'est le joueur que j'admire le plus. C'est vraiment mon modèle.» Propos recueillis par François DAVID, à Barcelone Voulez-vous une petite traduction? ;) Compartilhar este post Link para o post
ProkhoLov Publicado 21 Outubro 2008 Perdemos contra os Knicks! Com Chandlers da vida fazer 22 pontos e` um bocado complicado. Mas pronto, com aquela ja` sei bem o que nos espera. Jogao do Harris, mas Lopez 19p 9r 3b :prayer: __ Oden :prayer: Compartilhar este post Link para o post
Kaz Publicado 21 Outubro 2008 Nate Robinson :prayer: vejam os números dele nesta preseason, e ninguém o quis no fantasy. :badgrin: Compartilhar este post Link para o post
supersonic Publicado 22 Outubro 2008 http://www.theloveofsports.com/images/uplo...arge/Kareem.JPG http://lolabrigada.files.wordpress.com/200...em_olajuwon.jpg http://espn-i.starwave.com/media/apphoto/f...8e7cf0ebbe8.jpg DYNASTY :prayer: Dinastia dos oculos ? :p Compartilhar este post Link para o post
Gavazzo Publicado 22 Outubro 2008 Boa vitória. Wade muito bem, tal como Marion, Beasley e Haslem. Compartilhar este post Link para o post
andriy pereplyotkin Publicado 22 Outubro 2008 Meiras, falta aí um: Compartilhar este post Link para o post
ProkhoLov Publicado 22 Outubro 2008 50 Little Known NBA Facts * Tim Duncan has a tattoo of Merlin the Magician on his back. * LeBron James writes and eats left-handed. * Kevin Garnett’s mother was a Jehovah’s Witness, and as such he was nineteen before he celebrated his first Christmas and Halloween. * The man known as “Ray Allen” is, in fact, named “Walter Ray Allen”. * Moochie Norris’ real first name is Martyn. His nickname came from Cab Calloway’s “Minnie the Moocher”, his grandfather’s favourite song. * As a child, Chris Paul was reprimanded with a paddle that had “Board of Corrections” written on one side and “Victim Sign Here” on the other. * Pau Gasol enrolled in medical school before signing his first professional basketball contract. * As a child, Shaq fell from a tree while imitating Spider-Man and fractured both of his wrists. * As a high school senior, LeBron attended the Adidas ABCD Camp wearing Nike sneakers. At the Nike All-American Camp, he wore Adidas. * Kobe met his future wife, the then-seventeen-year-old Vanessa Laine, at the video shoot for “G’d Up” by Tha Eastsidaz while recording his ill-fated album in the same building. * Jason Williams started alongside Randy Moss on his high school basketball and football teams. * Bonzi Wells’ real first name is Gawen, which he shares with both his father and his son. * Richard “Rip” Hamilton inherited his nickname from his father, who used to rip his diapers as a baby. * Playing as teammates on an AAU squad, Ron Artest and Elton Brand once had a fight during the warm-ups. * Ray Allen once dunked the ball in his own hoop following the tip-off as a high school senior. * Jason Williams has a tattoo in Japanese characters which translates roughly as “***** y’all.” * Carmelo Anthony was once given detention in grade school for introducing himself to his teachers and classmates as “Tyrone”. He claimed that the other children were unable to pronounce his real name. * The Baltimore neighbourhood in which Carmelo Anthony grew up was used as the setting for television series “The Wire”. * Dwight Howard’s family refer to him as the “Miracle Child” as his mother miscarried seven times before he was born. * Popeye Jones’ real name is Ronald. * Kobe Bryant adopted the number eight as it was the total of the digits on the jersey he wore at the ABCD camp (143). He wore his current jersey number, twenty-four, in his freshman year of high school before switching to thirty-three as a sophomore. * Darvin Ham’s mother is the mayor of Saginaw, Michigan. * Drew Gooden’s mother is Finnish. * Josh Howard’s legs were so severely bowed as an infant that he underwent a procedure in which they were broken and reset so that they could grow straight. * Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean Jacques Wamutombo (known simply as “Dikembe Mutombo” to most) speaks seven languages fluently. * Gilbert Arenas’ father once had bit parts in the television shows Miami Vice and Days of Our Lives. He also modelled for Sears and JC Penney and appeared in commercials for Tostitos and Pepcid AC. He coached his son in a park league before Gilbert quit and joined another team which offered him more playing time. In their first encounter, little Gil scored fifteen on his father’s team. * Kobe Bryant’s middle name is “Bean”. * Kevin Garnett’s wife is sister to the wife of Jimmy Jam. * Ron Artest held the press conference to announce his declaration for the NBA draft in the Queensbridge Community Center. * Mike Bibby and Eddie House are brothers-in-law. * Kwame Brown has a daughter named “Kwameeri”. * Rasheed Wallace has a daughter named “Rashiyah”. * Rasheed Wallace had his championship ring altered so that it would fit his middle finger. * It’s common knowledge that Tim Duncan was once an excellent swimmer. It’s also fairly well known that he made the transition to basketball after Hurricane Hugo destroyed his local pool. What few know, however, is that Tim quit after his team moved their training sessions to the ocean due to his mortal fear of sharks. * Chauncey Billups was commended for his heartfelt apology letter to the student body at the University of Colorado. The reason for it? He’d stolen video rental coupons from the campus bookstore. * Vince Carter was a drum major in his high school band and was offered a music scholarship to Bethune-Cookman. * A local TV station organised a game of one-on-one against Michael Jordan for the then-high school senior Michael Finley. When Phil Jackson heard about it, he requested that it be changed to a game of H-O-R-S-E. Jordan won and challenged Finley to game of one-on-one, beating him 3-1. * Contrary to what is often found in official media guides, Ronald “Flip” Murray was given his nickname by a friend who claimed that he was as dark-skinned as Bernie Mac’s character in the movie Above the Rim. * Tayshaun Prince was born in Compton. * Vladimir Radmanovic has twice played the part of the grandfather in the party scene of the famed ballet The Nutcracker. * Michael Jeffrey Jordan stopped playing baseball in high school because his uniform pants were too short. * Sean Elliot and Alonzo Mourning both lost kidneys to the same anti-inflamatories that killed boston celtic Reggie Lewis. * WWE star the Undertaker played high school basketball with Magic Johnson. * Allen Iverson was recruited heavier out of high school as an all-state quarterback. * T-Mac & Vince Carter are cousins. NBA Brothers: Horace and Harvey Grant (twins) Jason and Jaren Collins (twins) Dominique and Gerald Wilkins, Jon and Brent Barry (only white slam dunk champion). Marbury and Telfair are cousins. _______ Melo :prayer: :lol: Compartilhar este post Link para o post
kareca Publicado 22 Outubro 2008 As a child, Shaq fell from a tree while imitating Spider-Man and fractured both of his wrists. :lol: Mutombo :prayer: Compartilhar este post Link para o post
Osnofa Publicado 22 Outubro 2008 * Rasheed Wallace had his championship ring altered so that it would fit his middle finger. * WWE star the Undertaker played high school basketball with Magic Johnson. * It’s common knowledge that Tim Duncan was once an excellent swimmer. It’s also fairly well known that he made the transition to basketball after Hurricane Hugo destroyed his local pool. What few know, however, is that Tim quit after his team moved their training sessions to the ocean due to his mortal fear of sharks. LOOOOOOOOL Compartilhar este post Link para o post
Victarion Publicado 22 Outubro 2008 Fds o nome do Mutombo parte tudo. Compartilhar este post Link para o post
arv Publicado 22 Outubro 2008 * Kevin Garnett’s mother was a Jehovah’s Witness, and as such he was nineteen before he celebrated his first Christmas and Halloween. LOL * Richard “Rip” Hamilton inherited his nickname from his father, who used to rip his diapers as a baby. wtf * T-Mac & Vince Carter are cousins. :shock: Compartilhar este post Link para o post
andriy pereplyotkin Publicado 22 Outubro 2008 * T-Mac & Vince Carter are cousins. NBA Brothers: Horace and Harvey Grant (twins) Jason and Jaren Collins (twins) Dominique and Gerald Wilkins, Jon and Brent Barry (only white slam dunk champion). Marbury and Telfair are cousins. CADÊ OS BRODERES OF DESTRUCTION HEIN? CADÊ PÔ? Compartilhar este post Link para o post
Baggy_Baghdatis17 Publicado 23 Outubro 2008 * Josh Howard’s legs were so severely bowed as an infant that he underwent a procedure in which they were broken and reset so that they could grow straight. :shock: 8-[ :shock: Compartilhar este post Link para o post