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darko pulled a robbery without the gun and mask
* Offiical NBA Off-Season Thread: I'll give one of my damn kidney's for these Melo rumors to stop *
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Can't teach size. Bigs will just about always get the benefit of the doubt in the L.Originally Posted by MrONegative
Skip To My Lou is headed to China. So Darko's getting paid healthy and Rafer can't backup anyone in this league? Shame.
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ortland Trailblazers center Greg Oden has been battling back from a busted knee cap, but no one knows exactly when he’ll be back. And no one knows exactly how good he really is after he was taken with the No. 1-overall pick in 2007. Every time he starts to show you something, he gets hurt.
And this injury is no different. No one can say exactly when he’ll return to the floor, but it’s not going to be any time soon.
After a recent workout that apparently impressed some of the brass with the Trailblazers, Oden awoke the next morning with noticeably swelling in his knee. It’s a minor setback considering he’s probably not going to be back until December at the earliest.
But, the Trailblazers seem to truly not have any clue when he’ll be ready to go. That has to be the biggest trouble spot.
“If I knew he’d be back Nov. 30, I’d say it,
And this injury is no different. No one can say exactly when he’ll return to the floor, but it’s not going to be any time soon.
After a recent workout that apparently impressed some of the brass with the Trailblazers, Oden awoke the next morning with noticeably swelling in his knee. It’s a minor setback considering he’s probably not going to be back until December at the earliest.
But, the Trailblazers seem to truly not have any clue when he’ll be ready to go. That has to be the biggest trouble spot.
“If I knew he’d be back Nov. 30, I’d say it,
This dude been on that tip forever, he's like Fox Mulder, thinks everything the Blazers do is conspiracy type @#$%.
I imagine the truth is somewhere in the middle, I don't think they are holding back per say, but maybe they honestly just aren't sure when he'll be totally healthy, if at all. But regardless of it all, it looks like that knee is still messed up, and we goin on almost 11 months now. I mean......
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i dont think Oden will ever be back
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man I hope he stays healthy, he lost NO hops at all coming back from that injuryOriginally Posted by mjshoefanatic
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I'm encouraged by how the Timberwolves have been performing so far.
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I heard Lebron did some crazy dunk tonight. Anybody know about this?
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Originally Posted by ExtRaOrDinaRy SwAg
man I hope he stays healthy, he lost NO hops at all coming back from that injuryOriginally Posted by mjshoefanatic
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that was a no-brainer. dude is a freak of nature.
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BG is THAT DUDE... I gotta get League Pass for the sole purpose of skimming every god damn Clippers game.
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Yeah patella wouldn't do anything to stop him
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Sorry to remind you but, the season start in two weeks.Originally Posted by JPZx
I'm encouraged by how the Timberwolves have been performing so far.
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sooooooooo lebron left the game with an injury????
the plan is all coming together...
the plan is all coming together...
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Kevin Love with 16/15 in 25 minutes tonightOriginally Posted by JPZx
I'm encouraged by how the Timberwolves have been performing so far.
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If you call leg cramps an injury.
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Originally Posted by mjshoefanatic
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windhorst called it an injury. says he won't play in the next game, will be interesting to see bosh command the team.
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Relax, when was the last time LA played Portland in the playoffs?Originally Posted by CP1708
I absolutely LOVE when people bring this topic up. Gives me the chills. Yes, yes we do all know how the Lakers play in Portland. 6 and 3 at the Rose Garden.........in the postseason.Originally Posted by ex carrabba fan
Plus we all know how well LA plays in Portland
But you're right, Lakers can't win there in the regular season. Just postseason.
Local radio guy here is hinting that he thinks Oden may go under the knife again. He won't go on record, he isn't saying it's a certainty, but he is saying that he hears whispers and that they are getting louder. *shrugs* Not sure if he is telling the truth or just trying to gain radio ratings or whatever and have people panicking calling in or what not.
Anyway as I was saying Portland and OKC are my two other West teams assuming they both stay healthy, and then Dallas and SA are next after that. I just wish OKC had somebody they could throw it into every once in a while... Kristic/Collison/Serge/Cole
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That is all true but at the same time Oden could change everything. Obviously it would be foolish to bank on his health and maybe even Roy's but if both stay healthy I like them in a match up against LA more than OKC.
OKC doesn't have anyone who can operate in the paint yet, while Portland at least has Aldridge [although a bit soft can still get buckets out of the post] and Oden/Pryz. KD/Westbrook putting their team on their back's and winning 4 games against LA? I could see it, but Portland has all the pieces to push LA and more IMO. Batum/Matthews/Roy are a nice bunch to throw at Kobe. Camby/Oden/Pryz/Aldridge are a nice bunch to throw at Pau/Bynum/Odom.
Plus we all know how well LA plays in Portland
It's a damn shame Roy and Oden can't stay healthy.... Roy is so lethal
you do realize that the thunder will be more than just durant and westbrook this year, right?
harden is going into his second year and will prob end up being the starter and providing offense from the 2 spot (thabo's all defense no offense can move to the bench)
I see ibaka eventually taking over the starting PF spot at some point in the season.. the ceiling is just way to high for him (thus making jeff green expendable.. or giving them a GREAT 6th man, since he can play the 3 or 4)
and hopefully aldrich can come in and provide solid defense at the center spot (I'm not a big fan of kristic.. I think the team should have went after camby last year)
that would leave a second unit of maynor, thabo, green, collison and kristic/aldrich (whoever isn't the starter)
plus they have a couple expiring contracts that they could package with say jeff green or even thabo (who would have value with a contender for his defense and he's only 26)
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DMC with 20 and 8 in under 23 min.
Not sure why Blake Griffin is playing 37 min in a preseason game...
Not sure why Blake Griffin is playing 37 min in a preseason game...
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Originally Posted by itsaboutthattime
That is all true but at the same time Oden could change everything. Obviously it would be foolish to bank on his health and maybe even Roy's but if both stay healthy I like them in a match up against LA more than OKC.
OKC doesn't have anyone who can operate in the paint yet, while Portland at least has Aldridge [although a bit soft can still get buckets out of the post] and Oden/Pryz. KD/Westbrook putting their team on their back's and winning 4 games against LA? I could see it, but Portland has all the pieces to push LA and more IMO. Batum/Matthews/Roy are a nice bunch to throw at Kobe. Camby/Oden/Pryz/Aldridge are a nice bunch to throw at Pau/Bynum/Odom.
Plus we all know how well LA plays in Portland
It's a damn shame Roy and Oden can't stay healthy.... Roy is so lethal
you do realize that the thunder will be more than just durant and westbrook this year, right?
harden is going into his second year and will prob end up being the starter and providing offense from the 2 spot (thabo's all defense no offense can move to the bench)
I see ibaka eventually taking over the starting PF spot at some point in the season.. the ceiling is just way to high for him (thus making jeff green expendable.. or giving them a GREAT 6th man, since he can play the 3 or 4)
and hopefully aldrich can come in and provide solid defense at the center spot (I'm not a big fan of kristic.. I think the team should have went after camby last year)
that would leave a second unit of maynor, thabo, green, collison and kristic/aldrich (whoever isn't the starter)
plus they have a couple expiring contracts that they could package with say jeff green or even thabo (who would have value with a contender for his defense and he's only 26)
Come playoff time I don't expect Haren/Serge to make huge contributions. But yes I do realize they are young promising players
That's why I said in my previous post I have Portland/OKC as the biggest challenges to LA should they both stay healthy. We already know what Dallas/SA have, which in the end will be close but no cigar, at least IMO. Denver with Harrington is interesting, but at the same time those knuckle heads will implode when it counts.
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Stop it 5.
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Dont make me poke ESPN the Mag's Amare Stoudemire's eye or Nancy Kerrigan his knee
You're not gonna like this but it was only a cramp. Back to your LeBron shrine & cutting his face out of pictures you go
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Just watched some highlights from tonight, and this new technical foul rule is out of hand.
