hoyarooter
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Post by hoyarooter on Nov 14, 2007 21:41:39 GMT -5
I'm not sure if you were looking at the same news piece, but Marbury also threatened to blackmail Thomas. "Upon hearing that he would back up second-year guard Mardy Collins, Marbury marched toward the front of the plane to meet with Thomas. Five minutes later, an enraged Marbury told his teammates that if he wasn't starting he wouldn't suit up for the game. But it was something else Marbury said that stunned his teammates in the back of the luxury plane. "Isiah has to start me," Marbury fumed, according to the source. "I've got so much (stuff) on Isiah and he knows it. He thinks he can (get) me. But I'll (get) him first. You have no idea what I know." It is unclear if Marbury made the same threat directly to Thomas, whose first big move as team president was trading for Marbury. But clearly, the Marbury-Thomas war is officially underway and it promises to get uglier. Early yesterday, Marbury and a friend boarded a plane and returned to New York. Marbury, 30, could conceivably fly to Los Angeles today and rejoin the Knicks for tonight's game against the Clippers. Marbury faces a fine and suspension for every game he misses. " tinyurl.com/369bk8A public act of blackmail by Starbury? Truly hilarious.
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FewFAC
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Post by FewFAC on Nov 15, 2007 15:18:34 GMT -5
Personally, I liked the hyperreactive GLAAD response to an imaginary slight.
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Post by hifigator on Nov 15, 2007 15:22:39 GMT -5
On an entirely unrelated note, Al Horford gathered a double double last night, likely just one of many that will ultimately become a storied and illustrious career.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2007 16:04:33 GMT -5
On an entirely unrelated note... Is it necessary to preface your comments with this?
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hifigator
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Post by hifigator on Nov 15, 2007 16:48:33 GMT -5
Touche'
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Post by vcjack on Nov 18, 2007 22:22:30 GMT -5
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Post by FewFAC on Nov 19, 2007 16:16:45 GMT -5
I'm much more impressed with Orlando than I thought I would be, though I did think they had a chance against the Celtics. I change my sig, and the C's lose. No biggie.
Rashard Lewis looks as reinvigorated as Ray Allen, both of whom looked as though the parabola had turned on their careers last year. If Lewis, Howard and Nelson remain healthy, Orlando might escape the first round, though I still think they're in for a dogfight in the East to make the upper-tier-home-advantage-in-the-first-round grouping past Detroit, Boston, and Toronto.
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Post by HeartAttackHoya on Nov 20, 2007 11:59:30 GMT -5
Hedo is playing unreal as well. I still think the Wiz, Nets, Pistons and Celtics will eventually surpass them. (the Wiz might just be wishful thinking)
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Post by vcjack on Nov 28, 2007 2:51:00 GMT -5
Kinda unrelated but I was watching ESPN Classic a while back and they were showing a Warriors-Sonics game from the early 90's and two things stood out to me
1. Then as now the 3 second rule does not get called 2. Manute Bol can not possibly be a real human
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Post by DanMcQ on Nov 30, 2007 9:36:46 GMT -5
After last night's mass resignation by the Knicks players during the Celtics debacle, what is the over/under on Zeke's coaching 'career'?
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Post by vcjack on Nov 30, 2007 12:54:53 GMT -5
After last night's mass resignation by the Knicks players during the Celtics debacle, what is the over/under on Zeke's coaching 'career'? Doc should have taken a cue from his football counterpart left the starters in the game just to heap on the embaressment
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Post by DanMcQ on Nov 30, 2007 14:56:56 GMT -5
After last night's mass resignation by the Knicks players during the Celtics debacle, what is the over/under on Zeke's coaching 'career'? Doc should have taken a cue from his football counterpart left the starters in the game just to heap on the embaressment He did not have to do that - the rookies and end-of-benchers did well enough on their own as the Knicks just laid down.
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Post by hifigator on Dec 1, 2007 12:28:32 GMT -5
Al Horford netted 9 points and grabbed 15 rebounds but then Kevin Durant led his team to a come from behind win scoring 35 points. I think when all is said and done, those will be the top two competing for rookie of the year honors.
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Post by azarin on Dec 1, 2007 16:07:40 GMT -5
I have to take back everything I said about Orlando. Dwight Howard is 100% beast, and finally, it seems like everyone else around him is stepping it up. But seriously, anyone see the stat line on his last game? 35 points and 23 rebounds. He's insane.
Figures too -- This was the season I had finally decided to give up on the Magic, and they do this just to spite me.
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Post by hoyarooter on Dec 3, 2007 13:23:10 GMT -5
I think one of the keys to the Magic's improved play is the rejuvenation of Hedu Turkoglu. It seemed as though his best days were behind him, but he's having his best season so far this year.
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Post by hifigator on Dec 4, 2007 17:06:15 GMT -5
Here's to Big Al Horford, who was named NBA Rookie of the Month yesterday. Horford averaged 8.7 points and 10.2 rebounds for the month.
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Post by DanMcQ on Dec 5, 2007 16:38:46 GMT -5
RDF fav Kevin Garnett on Craig Sager's sartorial choices:
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Post by hifigator on Dec 5, 2007 17:05:20 GMT -5
There is a lot of talk and speculation down here about what's wrong with the Heat. Just a year and change removed from a world Championship, they are an entirely different team even though most of the key players haven't changed. There are some theories that Shaq and Wade don't get along as well as they seemed to in 2005.
As for the Magic, everyone is really happy with the development of Howard. He is very close to getting one of these Garnett/McGradey type of contracts. And I guess we are finally seeing a Hedu Terkoglu playing consistently like he has sporadically for several years.
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Post by vcjack on Dec 11, 2007 21:52:44 GMT -5
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Post by RDF on Dec 11, 2007 23:58:16 GMT -5
The annual TJ Ford taken off on a stretcher game---has a basketball player ever been more prone to getting carted off the court then this guy? Geez. Maybe the guy should hang it up if he's this fragile.
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