NBA 2011-12 Season discussion (Your opinions on the Lockout?)

[persianbruin]

Tmac = 1 year contract at the NBA minimum
Vince = 1 year contract
Gilber arenas = waved
AI = nobody wants the guy/ turkey
starbury = china

yet Kobe is still first team all nba and top 5 player. nuf said

[EKBATAN]

i think NBA season should just be shortened from now on...82 games are way too long and playoffs are really what matter. Its good to start it around holidays and end it during summer...kinda goes along with the hype of college basketballs march madness...and towards end of baseball and football seasons in america. I follow regular season but i never watch a full game, even good ones..its more of a tune in and out type of games or u watch highlights...they should just play 60 games or so and start playoffs and get down to business.

[Masoud_A]

its ridiculous how over paid american athletes are, even crappy ones. And then you have top soccer players in europe who barely earn a few mil. every year and they work twice as hard.

While its ****ed up how busts like Kwame get paid like this, in my opinion as long as you get paid millions to do what you love to do and have the talents for it you are getting paid enough.

[Masoud_A]

funny nobody was laughing when Kobe was stuck with him and smush "the bum" parker as starters on his team for 2 years. All of this while he was putting up numbers this league has never seen from a guard. what a waste.

anyways that is what is wrong with the CBA. The teams HAVE to spend 85% of their cap and the result means bums getting paid more

PB you had to bring Kobe in didnt ya?

[EKBATAN]

Lmao Warriors signed Kwame Brown for 7mill a year

its ridiculous how over paid american athletes are, even crappy ones. And then you have top soccer players in europe who barely earn a few mil. every year and they work twice as hard.

[persianbruin]

funny nobody was laughing when Kobe was stuck with him and smush "the bum" parker as starters on his team for 2 years. All of this while he was putting up numbers this league has never seen from a guard. what a waste.

anyways that is what is wrong with the CBA. The teams HAVE to spend 85% of their cap and the result means bums getting paid more

[Masoud_A]

Lmao Warriors signed Kwame Brown for 7mill a year

[arash123]

wow the nba calling off that chris paul trade is outrageous....i really hope the lake show win it all this year to rub it in david stern's stupid face...

[Masoud_A]

Atlanta Hawks: Tracy McGrady, Jason Collins
Boston Celtics: Marquis Daniels, Keyon Dooling, Brandon Bass, Chris Wilcox
Charlotte Bobcats: Derrick Brown
Dallas Mavericks: Brandan Wright, Vince Carter, Lamar Odom, Brian Cardinal, Andy Rautins
Denver Nuggets: Julyan Stone
Detroit Pistons: Tayshaun Prince, Jonas Jerebko
Houston Rockets: Jeremy Lin
Indiana Pacers: Jeff Pendergraph, Jeff Foster
Los Angeles Clippers: Caron Butler
Los Angeles Lakers: Jason Kapono
Memphis Grizzlies: Jeremy Pargo
Miami Heat: Shane Battier, Eddy Curry
Milwaukee Bucks: Mike Dunleavy Jr.
New Jersey Nets: Shelden Williams
New Orleans Hornets: Dajuan Summers
New York Knicks: Tyson Chandler, Mike Bibby, Jared Jeffries
Orlando Magic: Glen Davis, Jason Richardson
Philadelphia 76ers: Thaddeus Young
Phoenix Suns: Sebastian Telfair, Shannon Brown, Grant Hill
Sacramento Kings: Chuck Hayes, Marcus Thornton
San Antonio Spurs: TJ Ford
Toronto Raptors: Jamaal Magloire, Mickael Pietrus, Gary Forbes, Rasual Butler
Utah Jazz: Earl Watson
Washington Wizards: Roger Mason Jr.

[Masoud_A]

Well, well, well... I guess after the ugly fiasco known as the NBA lockout was concluded, commissioner David Stern and the owners of the league got together and discussed what ELSE they could do to completely **** everything up.

The deal that would've sent CP3 to L.A. and Gasol to Houston got vetoed for exceptionally shady reasons, and THEN Houston was coerced into paying even MORE to N.O. for the exact same player (Gasol) that they were going to receive before, even AFTER everybody thought that the Hornets had already received a decent deal. Talks are prolonged up until a point where LOS ANGELES pulls out because they think THEY'RE paying "too much", and Houston is left high and dry with their original deal vetoed and a disgruntled Kevin Martin, and New Orleans gets nothing and is also stuck with a disgruntled CP3.

Then Mark Cuban, the outspoken idjit from Dallas who had opposed the 3-team trade, accepts Lamar Odom from the Lakers (who was originally intended to go to New Orleans) for peanuts, fully aware that the Lakers are trying to make a salary dump in order to strongly pursue Dwight Howard (oh, and I thought this was about NOT getting players for cheap?!). This begs the question, if Cuban didn't want a team like the Lakers to get ANOTHER star player for a cheap price, then why the **** is he enabling them to pursue Dwight Howard? Why the **** is he accepting Lamar Odom for virtually nada? As long as the mf'er pigeonholes the Rockets and the Hornets, he doesn't give a damn what happens with the Lakers as long as HE gets something out of it. God damn hypocrites and a god damn gross display of overreaching your power and authority from both the owners of the league AND David Stern. To boot, Stern came out and tried to say that New Orleans was the one that changed its mind. Really? They changed their minds when THEY [the organization and Demps] were the ones to agree to the deal originally? Obviously the league got pissed cause the Lakers were getting Paul, so Stern comes in, mucks it up, and needs a scapegoat so he says N.O. changed their minds. He then proceeds to SCREW Houston in the ass by demanding THEY offer MORE youth and MORE picks when THEY'RE not even the ones getting Chris Paul! They're just stuck with Gasol and are essentially facilitating the entire trade between New Orleans and Los Angeles!

Stupid shit, man. What a freaking joke.

[Makan]

Well, well, well... I guess after the ugly fiasco known as the NBA lockout was concluded, commissioner David Stern and the owners of the league got together and discussed what ELSE they could do to completely **** everything up.

The deal that would've sent CP3 to L.A. and Gasol to Houston got vetoed for exceptionally shady reasons, and THEN Houston was coerced into paying even MORE to N.O. for the exact same player (Gasol) that they were going to receive before, even AFTER everybody thought that the Hornets had already received a decent deal. Talks are prolonged up until a point where LOS ANGELES pulls out because they think THEY'RE paying "too much", and Houston is left high and dry with their original deal vetoed and a disgruntled Kevin Martin, and New Orleans gets nothing and is also stuck with a disgruntled CP3.

Then Mark Cuban, the outspoken idjit from Dallas who had opposed the 3-team trade, accepts Lamar Odom from the Lakers (who was originally intended to go to New Orleans) for peanuts, fully aware that the Lakers are trying to make a salary dump in order to strongly pursue Dwight Howard (oh, and I thought this was about NOT getting players for cheap?!). This begs the question, if Cuban didn't want a team like the Lakers to get ANOTHER star player for a cheap price, then why the **** is he enabling them to pursue Dwight Howard? Why the **** is he accepting Lamar Odom for virtually nada? As long as the mf'er pigeonholes the Rockets and the Hornets, he doesn't give a damn what happens with the Lakers as long as HE gets something out of it. God damn hypocrites and a god damn gross display of overreaching your power and authority from both the owners of the league AND David Stern. To boot, Stern came out and tried to say that New Orleans was the one that changed its mind. Really? They changed their minds when THEY [the organization and Demps] were the ones to agree to the deal originally? Obviously the league got pissed cause the Lakers were getting Paul, so Stern comes in, mucks it up, and needs a scapegoat so he says N.O. changed their minds. He then proceeds to SCREW Houston in the ass by demanding THEY offer MORE youth and MORE picks when THEY'RE not even the ones getting Chris Paul! They're just stuck with Gasol and are essentially facilitating the entire trade between New Orleans and Los Angeles!

Stupid shit, man. What a freaking joke.

[Masoud_A]

Paul won't give extension commitment to Warriors, Clippers

Chris Paul will not commit to signing a contract extension after this season with either the Golden State Warriors or Los Angeles Clippers if he is traded to either team by the New Orleans Hornets, citing the potential financial hit if he were to do that rather than becoming a free agent and signing a new deal with a new team next summer, according to league sources. That has left potential deals with both teams in limbo.

It was not known Wednesday if Paul had similar reluctance to sign an extension after this season with the Lakers, who are also involved in trade talks with the Hornets for Paul.

http://www.nba.com/2011/news/12/07/chris-paul-extension/index.html

Curry says he’s ‘safe and secure’ with Warriors

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)—Stephen Curry woke up Wednesday morning to a flurry of text messages from friends and family back home wondering about the trade talk surrounding the Golden State Warriors point guard.
“Seven text messages saying `Hornets, question mark,”’ Curry said, chuckling.
With the latest round of NBA chatter surrounding the point guard, Curry said that he has been told by Warriors general manager Larry Riley and new coach Mark Jackson that he is “safe and secure” with the only franchise he has ever known.



At least for now.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_yl...warriors-curry

[Masoud_A]

http://www.hornets247.com/blog/

Chris Paul will likely be traded to the Golden State Warriors within the next few days according to sources familiar with the Hornets internal decision making. Wonder why I say that? Among other reasons (Mr. Sources #4 told me), the team has supposedly been preparing biographies for players who would not be inbound if Paul weren’t on the trading block as well as drafts of press releases in case certain trades take place. Why do that if you aren’t preparing for a blockbuster trade?
The most likely team to acquire CP3, the Warriors, will reportedly offer Stephen Curry, Ekpe Udoh, and Klay Thompson as primary pieces of a deal regardless of whether or not their ownership is guaranteed that Chris Paul will re-sign. As Michael said, the Hornets are and should be very high on Curry.

Babak is high on life right now Damn I cant wait to see Curry unleash in a team without a chucker like Monta

[EKBATAN]

isnt dec. 25th also miami vs. dallas?? that would be sweet cuz miami would have to watch dallas' ring ceremony

[Ghormeh Sabzi]

xmas day lamers vs bulls... wish i could make it to that game