[heavyjeffd]

Wore my Spurs jersey to work tonight and thought about this thread.

[GH0STrider]

Originally Posted by heavyjeffd

Wore my Spurs jersey to work tonight and thought about this thread.

I long for a highpaying job that allows me to wear my jeresey to work.

[ibzrg1570]

@GH0STrider: You still want in on the fantasy NBA?

If anyone else is interested you can join too.

EDIT: Post #1000!

[Azyiu]

Originally Posted by GH0STrider

I enjoy it a lot because it gives me a chance to get to know the new guys on my team. For the bulls I'll be watching for noah, smith, gray, curry, ect. The guys that might not get playing right away. I like to see what they can do.

True, I agreed That said, I feel bad for fans who pay full price to such games, when they are expecting to see some of their idols in action and go home disappointed. It sucks worse for fans who attend games in non-NBA city! I am just glad I used to get some free tickets to some of those pre-season games when I was still in Phoenix.

Originally Posted by GH0STrider

I long for a highpaying job that allows me to wear my jeresey to work.

Yeah, my thought exactly... and I believe Jeff could be the highest paid "player" among us. Anyhoo... what's up Jeff? Glad to know you are back! Your Spurs are going down like a two-dollar whore this year, I tell ya!

[GH0STrider]

Originally Posted by ibzrg1570

@GH0STrider: You still want in on the fantasy NBA?

If anyone else is interested you can join too.

EDIT: Post #1000!

I thought I was going to do it, but I'm to busy with school and work right now. Sorry man.

Originally Posted by Azyiu

True, I agreed That said, I feel bad for fans who pay full price to such games, when they are expecting to see some of their idols in action and go home disappointed. It sucks worse for fans who attend games in non-NBA city! I am just glad I used to get some free tickets to some of those pre-season games when I was still in Phoenix.

Actually the game tonight is not at the united center(bulls) or the bradley center(bucks). It is at the LaCrosse Center in LaCrosee, WI. The game actually set an attendance record for that building tonight. I think the tickets were actually a little cheaper since it wasn't in an actual nba arena.

On another note Azyiu- Your boy Yi got dunked on by a 6'3 guard named thomas gardner. Gardner is a sign on for the bulls' tranning camp and is playing on a non-garunteed contract. It was funny as hell seeing this little dude just throw one down on big yi. He threw it down hard too. Posterized. And my boy Noah blocked him a few times. He is reminding me of Yao's many "welcome to the nba" moments. He is very soft.

Originally Posted by Azyiu

Yeah, my thought exactly... and I believe Jeff could be the highest paid "player" among us. Anyhoo... what's up Jeff? Glad to know you are back! Your Spurs are going down like a two-dollar whore this year, I tell ya!

It is good to see Jeff back. It's like coming back to college and seeing all your buddies again after the summer. As far as the spurs- they have never succussfully defended a tittle. So it is not in their favor. 0/3. but this could be the year. The west is not as strong losing a lot of key players to the east. I think it's pretty much dallas, phoenix, houston, and the spurs for the west this year.

[Azyiu]

Originally Posted by GH0STrider

Your boy Yi got dunked on by a 6'3 guard named thomas gardner. Gardner is a sign on for the bulls' tranning camp and is playing on a non-garunteed contract. It was funny as hell seeing this little dude just throw one down on big yi. He threw it down hard too. Posterized. And my boy Noah blocked him a few times. He is reminding me of Yao's many "welcome to the nba" moments. He is very soft.

Yeah, but that is expected, dude. I wouldn't say Yi is soft, but he is definitely not familiar with the pace of the NBA just yet. Give him a few months, and I think he will do just fine. Something tells me he is going to adjust to the NBA quicker than Yao did. In a way I can't wait to see the Bucks going up against the Rockets this season.

Originally Posted by GH0STrider

It is good to see Jeff back. It's like coming back to college and seeing all your buddies again after the summer. As far as the spurs- they have never succussfully defended a tittle. So it is not in their favor. 0/3. but this could be the year. The west is not as strong losing a lot of key players to the east. I think it's pretty much dallas, phoenix, houston, and the spurs for the west this year.

Yep, the west is pretty much between the Spurs, Suns and Mavs. I am NOT ruling out the Rockets' chances, but they cannot convince me otherwise until they get out of the first round for a change first! As for the Suns, Nash needs to have a super human season (not only an MVP season) to win games and keep his crew level headed. I mean, whatever Marion does or does not do could make or break the Suns' title hope. He ain't no star in my mind, but the Suns need him to play hard! The Mavs... I don't give a damn, they won't get out of the west!

EDIT: Hey, Mr. Blackcock, I just saw that play where Yi got posterized... it doesn't look as bad as I thought, but knowing how to play NBA style D is also something Yi must learn. Remember weeks ago I said something about Yi's bad tendency when he is playing D? That play was a good example, dude. He simply cannot go after EVERY single shot. That guy still doesn't know when to go for a block or when to hold it back.

[GH0STrider]

I'm really not impressed with the guy. His camp acted like he was the next yao and even having seen him play for china I was not impressed. He was the only player to foul out and looked pretty damn bad even against nba hopefulls. I just don't think he deserved the hype. There were players in that draft that didn't get half the hype he did and they are better already. I though the dunk on him was funny as hell. I agree with you though, his d is just sad. Then again the buck in general are a pretty sad defensive unit. So maybe he'll fit right in. lol

[Azyiu]

Originally Posted by GH0STrider

I just don't think he deserved the hype.

Blame the media, dude.

[GH0STrider]

Originally Posted by Azyiu

Blame the media, dude.

You can't totally blame the media. It had more to do with his camp. They only allowed certain teams to watch him practice and to my knowledge would not allow him to go toe to toe with another player. They also were very clear that they did not want him to play in a smaller nba market, like the bucks are. They nearly held out. I thought we were going to see a trade. Bottomline I don't think he is anything special and I think he has more potential to be more of a wang zhizhi than a yao ming. To be honest he came of as a snobby asshole who thought he had control over his situation and the nba. You don't get to pick were you go. If you wanted to do that then you don't enter the draft. You wait till you are eligable and go out and negotiate a deal with a team. Blame his camp, blame the media, Unless he turns out to be a perenial all-star- he wasn't worth it.

[Azyiu]

Originally Posted by GH0STrider

You don't get to pick were you go. If you wanted to do that then you don't enter the draft. You wait till you are eligable and go out and negotiate a deal with a team. Blame his camp, blame the media, Unless he turns out to be a perenial all-star- he wasn't worth it.

I totally agreed with you on this. We will wait and see if he can live up to the hype. So were you at the game or did you just watch it on tv?

On the other hand, Durant looks pretty decent against the Queens tonight, huh? Speaking of the Queens, maybe it is just me, but why are they still holding on to Bibby? I think I am just one of those few people think Bibby is over-rated. He has a grand total of one great season and playoffs (2002)! Knowing they can get rid of Artest, they should trade him for some decent bigs, IMO.