The 2005-2006 NBA Season Discussion Thread

This isn't really Playoff relevant, but a little randomness doesn't hurt:

Dwight Howard:

Quote:

"I was in the mall, and this dude asks if I'll sign something for him. I said, 'Cool, what?' He opens up his jacket, and on his T-shirt he has the picture of me getting dunked on by Kobe. I had to sign it. I had to laugh at that one. When you get dunked on, there's nothing you can do about it. You just want to go do it to somebody else on the other end."

Spoiler:

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Yeah, Dwight Howard is a nice kid. He's got a very bright future in the league.


Trade rumour: Ricky for AI

Surely the T-Wolves would have to give up more than just Ricky to get AI.

But can someone please make it happen.

KG and AI. Dope man.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

That Suns-Lakers game last night was another classic. I didn't know Tim Thomas had that in him.

Game Seven. Niiiiice.

Nets and Heat move on. Should be a good series.

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by bishop743

Yeah, that game was great. But what do yu mean about Tim Thomas? He's always been a great player, even back in his days with the Bucks.

A gutsy three-pointer off a pumpfake after a scramble Suns offensive rebound ... I was just surprised he took and made that shot, especially when Nash was open and calling for the ball.

Originally Posted by bishop743

Damn! Gilbert Arenas has such a great game, then goes and costs his team the series by missing two key free throws. I never would have thought I'd ever call him a choke artist... but he surely choked at the charity stripe (huge 3-pointer to send the game into OT though). So, the Cavs win the series, and get the opportunity to get handled by the Pistions. Should be a good series, though.

Yeah, poor Gilbert's two freethrow misses cost them the game.

Damon Jones, who saw his first action of the night, went ahead and hit the gamewinner. The Cavs advance, and we get to see more of Lebron James.

They might just give the Pistons a run for their money. Or not, if the Pistons decide they like their offense more than their defense.

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Originally Posted by bishop743

You'd be suprised what some people are capable of when their season is on the line and they have to take a desperation shot. But again, he's a disciplined, veteran player who's been in the trenches of the postseason before. So, if I were a Suns fan, I'd be comfortable with him taking that shot. Maybe he didn't know how much time was left and figured an extra pass might have cost them.

Heh, I didn't realize that Thomas is a career 37.1% three-point shooter, and that he is shooting 51.6% from the arc in this series.


Ooooh, Artest rolled an ankle.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Man, watching that game live as a Wizards fan must've been tough. The refs did blow that goaltending call, which would've changed the dynamics of the game, if not the outcome.

I feel you, man.

But why blame Lebron for the inept officiating? That missed goaltending call had nothing to do with Lebron. Every single superstar in the league complains about calls that didn't go his way. It's not like Lebron is breaking new grounds here. And if he gets superstar calls ... it's not really his fault.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Spoiler:

"I don't hate him, but I have no respect for him, because I think he's a pompous, arrogant individual."

-- Raja Bell, on Kobe Bryant.

Spoiler:

"Does he know me? Do I know this guy? I don't know this guy ... Maybe he wasn't hugged enough as a kid."

-- Kobe Bryant, responding to Bell's remarks.

Let's get it on.

The best series in this year's opening round ends tonight.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

As exciting as the opening round has been, there really hasn't been an upset at this point. Even if the Lakers win tonight, it isn't really an upset.

Speaking of upsets, here's one of the greatest in NBA history: Nuggets over SuperSonics in 1994.



Hahaha. Does the Reignman even call that a haircut.

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Yeah, and the fact that they lost Games 1 and 2, only to storm back and take three straight games from Seattle. Simply amazing.



Hey wait a minute. Game 7 Lakers-Suns is not on in Canada?

Four Sportsnet channels ... nope.
The Score ... nope.
TSN ... nope.
Raptors TV ... nope.

What the hell.

I guess I'll have to catch the tape-delay on Raptors TV at midnight.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Okay, I just finished watching the game.

What the hell kind of Game 7 was that.

Edit: Almost as bad as last year's Rockets-Mavericks Game 7.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by bishop743

I actually missed the game because I was out at the movies. I only got a chance to see the box score and stats. What was wrong with it?

The Suns jumped on the Lakers early, and blew them out. The Lakers never looked competitive, never looked like they grasped the urgency and significance of a Game 7. The Suns were getting open shots, driving in open lanes.

Kobe Bryant took three shots -- and scored only one point (on a technical freethrow) -- in the entire second half.

It was a disappointing Game 7, with absolutely no suspense.

FELIPE NO

Yeah ... it was a boring Game 7.


But hey, Round 2 starts today, opening with the marquee series between the Spurs and Mavericks. Surely everyone's watching it right now.


Here are my predictions for Round 2:

Spurs-Dallas: Spurs in 7
Suns-Clippers: Suns in 7

Pistons-Cavaliers: Pistons in 5
Heat-Nets: Heat in 6

How ya doing, buddy?

Duncan has 20 points, and it's not even halftime.



So it's official -- Nash is about to receive his second consecutive MVP trophy.

Well-deserved.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Pistons are chewing up the Cavs right now.

Detroit's playing some good basketball. It's scary how good their offense has become.


Edit: Lindsey Hunter. Long range bombs. Oh my.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by bishop743

Their offfense could have been this good last year if Larry Brown had given them the freedom that Flip Saunders has this year. I was gonna give the Cavs one game in this series, but I wouldn't be suprised if it ends up being a sweep.

I don't think Brown is as good an offensive strategist as Saunders, who has a massive arsenal of play-sets up his sleeves.

Brown is better at getting his team to play defense than Saunders, though. Good thing Flip took over a team that already has that defensive mindset, as well as already having defensive-oriented players (Ben, Tayshaun, etc).

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Uh, Ben Wallace air-balled both freethrows on one trip.

Is that the first time that's happened in the NBA. I need to know.

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Two airballs on one trip? It's happened several times?

That's really, really embarassing. Big Ben had a big sheepish grin after that today. I guess when your team is up by 900 points, you can afford to

I was speaking idiomatically.

Yeah, it's a great collection of players, who had rocky starts in the NBA. Guys like Chauncey Billups who played for five teams in his first four seasons in the league, and guys like Ben Wallace who went undrafted.

And now. Ben Wallace is about to win yet another Defensive Player of the Year award -- his fourth, trying Mutombo's record. He will get the trophy on Tuesday when the official announcement is made.



The block from today. I thought Gooden was going to throw that down, since he had a lot of room. But Big Ben snuffed him out.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Still looking for an animated .gif ...



Arrg.



A Ginobili jersey.



Fear the Fro.



Are they friends.

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by nazpyro

Anyway I got some of the pics from that game up in my chocojournal (shortened form). It links to my personal blog where I have the full entry plus rant, as well as the full gallery.

Nice photos.

That video clip your friend took of Arena's OT-forcing three-pointer cracked me up.

I imagine y'all were too hyped and jumping up and down to remember you were holding a camera.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Wow, Dallas played really well. I missed both games, as I was out. But it looks like they weren't very competitive anyway.


So the Kings are letting Adelman go.

Hmm...

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Kind of choppy.



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Yeah, I'm also waiting for the Suns-Clippers game. The Heat-Nets game is just about over ... blowouts aren't fun to watch.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Yeah Chris Paul had the thing locked back in November. Still, congrats to him. Too bad the Hornets slipped out of the Playoff picture in the latter portion of the season.


So there's no game tonight. I just got home, and was wondering where my games at. Then I checked the schedule.

Blowout Playoff games are no fun to watch. I hope the second round gets better in a hurry.

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Originally Posted by bishop743

Also, the 2005-2006 NBA All-Defensive teams were announced. Here's the breakdown:

2005-06 NBA ALL-DEFENSIVE FIRST TEAM
Position Player, Team 1st 2nd Points
Guard Bruce Bowen, San Antonio 26 3 55
Center Ben Wallace, Detroit 26 2 54
Forward Andrei Kirilenko, Utah 19 6 44
Forward Ron Artest, Sacramento 11 8 30
Guard Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers 12 4 28
Guard Jason Kidd, New Jersey 9 10 28


2005-06 NBA ALL-DEFENSIVE SECOND TEAM
Position Player, Team 1st 2nd Points
Forward Tim Duncan, San Antonio 7 9 23
Guard Chauncey Billups, Detroit 7 9 23
Forward Kevin Garnett, Minnesota 4 10 18
Center Marcus Camby, Denver 2 11 15
Forward Tayshaun Prince, Detroit 3 7 13

Jason Kidd All-Defensive First Team? That is wack. I want to know which nine idiots gave him first place votes.

Kevin Garnett All-Defensive Second Team? What is wrong with the system.

I was speaking idiomatically.