[Azyiu]

Don't get me wrong, I am glad to see the Raptors doing well. After all, they have been mis-managed by a bunch of idiots in the past several seasons. I think they are heading to the right direction right now with the new roster and new management. With Bosh as the center piece of the team, I think they are in good shape. That said, they are far from being a legit contender at this point.

[LarksTongues]

Originally Posted by Azyiu

Don't get me wrong, I am glad to see the Raptors doing well. After all, they have been mis-managed by a bunch of idiots in the past several seasons. I think they are heading to the right direction right now with the new roster and new management. With Bosh as the center piece of the team, I think they are in good shape. That said, they are far from being a legit contender at this point.

If they can sneak into the playoffs, I'll be happy. They should be a serious contender in 2 years.

[ibzrg1570]

i'm embarrassed to be a kings fan right now. three years ago they were supposed to be in the nba finals before the officials screwed them over in favor of the lakers in game 6 of the conference finals. now look at them, 17-26 or something like that. absolutely pitiful. they should never have let go of matt barnes and darius songaila, both very underestimated players. look at barnes now, averaging 18 points a game. and they get rid of rick adelman. i don't think the maloof brothers even care about their team anymore.

[Azyiu]

^ look, last I checked, Game 7 of the 2002 Western Conference Finals was played at the Arco Arena. And the Kings shot themselves in the foot by missing almost half their foul shots, and that certain supposed super star/ super whinner kept jacking up jumpers instead of attacking the rim... oh, the Floppy Divac was doing his usual flopping... IMO, don't blame the officials for what happened in Game 6, dude, your Kings simply couldn't handle the pressure in Game 7.

[ibzrg1570]

actually, webber and divac were my most hated players on the kings even though they were the captains. i was happy when they got rid of both of them, then shocked when they got rid of all their good backups and took artest. but i'll admit i haven't watched an nba game since two seasons ago, after the cable company changed the channel lineup and i couldn't watch the games with only basic cable anymore, so i can't really say anything about the team now, just that they suck.

i still hold by my blaming the officials for game 6, as does most of the non-lakers fans in the rest of the world, but i do realize that they lost game 7 on their own.

[Azyiu]

Let it go, my friend. It is now 2007!!! The Lakers had their share of failures in the Playoffs too, dude.

That said, I am a bit surprised to know you actually didn't like C-Webb and Floppy Divac as a Kings fan. Either way, you are right, who the hell in his right mind would want Artest, let alone trading FOR him? Hey, Ron...want a beer?

[rummy]

Why did Ron leave the game early? He wanted to beat the crowd!

[NickCormier]

Raptors did quite good against the Wizards...

Bosh hitting that across the court 3 at the final second of the 3rd quarter.. wow

[LarksTongues]

Originally Posted by NickCormier

Raptors did quite good against the Wizards...

Bosh hitting that across the court 3 at the final second of the 3rd quarter.. wow

That was a cool shot, no backboard required. Finally above .500 for the first time in years. I've gotta get to a game this year.

[Azyiu]

Congrats to all you Raptors fans! And the Nets suddenly seem to be giving away the Atlantic division crown to the Raps, huh?