hammerhead johnson

Greatest defensive PF in the history of the NBA unless you consider Bill Russell for that position. However, what will I remember most from the Rodman/Bulls Era?

I think that even with a healthy Jefferson, the Nets are an average team with a weak 4/5 rotation and bad overall depth. They have no business winning jack s*** in the playoffs. That's almost like the Juan Gonzalez/Ivan Rodriguez/Rafael Palmeiro/Jose Canseco/Dean Palmer argument. All that glitters ain't gold.

QUOTE(The Critic @ Apr 18, 2005 -> 04:16 AM) That quote from Carl is hilarious! Yep. What a character that guy is. Most players would just kind of bulls*** you. Yeah, he had good stuff tonight, we couldn't get anything going against him, blah blah blah. But Carl, he doesn't beat around the bush. Ozzie said some crazy s*** the other day too. I'm not sure if it was posted on here, but he said that most Latin players are so eager to play baseball that they'd accept contracts for rice and beans.

Augustus Pablo- Zion Is A Home Instrumental dub reggae for those who are Augustus was Bob Marley's favorite musician, the master of the harmonica.

How bizarre that a thread like this should pop up. I'm going to San Francisco in May for my honeymoon. It'll be my fourth trip out there. My recommendations: -Rent bikes for a day and ride along the ocean & across the Golden Gate Bridge. OMG, is it beautiful. -Visit Golden Gate Park, Yosemite, Alcatraz, Muir Woods, Coit Tower, Nob Hill, etc. -Check out all of the Italian restaurants on Union Street -Check out the San Francisco Zoo, the Aquarium Of The Bay, etc -Take a Bay Cruise -Hang out with the seals at Fisherman's Wharf -Go record hunting at Amoeba and various other music stores. You can't visit a city without digging for obscure tunes, am I wrong? And avoid Chinatown like the plague. I stayed at the Holiday Inn which is smack dab in the middle of that area back in 96, and boy, was it ugly. You've never seen so many teenagers strung out on PCP and begging for change. There are like 100 million Chinese restaurants that are desperate for business, so you know that their typical mystery meat dish is most likely labrador or whatever.

QUOTE(T R U @ Apr 16, 2005 -> 05:42 PM) Everytime I post GO MAGIC! in the game thread they get killed, its happened everytime they have played that I have done that Same with the Dolphins, although they'd have lost regardless of whether or not you jinxed them. You like any other Florida teams? What's your fascination with that muggy hellhole?

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Apr 15, 2005 -> 07:11 PM) 4.5 out of the 5 million in the Mid-Level exception. Linton Johnson and Ronald Dupree are just as good defensively(I think Linton is better) and they got a lot less. Hassell is alright, but he should be making no more than 3.25 mil and that's from a NY Knicks team that likes to overpay. Minny got stupid with contracts and overpaid everyone. I like Dupree's defense, but he's no Hassell. Remember when Garnett pitched him for Defensive Player Of The Year? I was also hearing Top 3 Perimiter defender in the league from other sources. He's a joy to watch. He absolutely exploded in Minnesota...his play in a Chicago uniform is nowhere near enough to judge his current skill level on D. Is Linton Johnson still in the league? You're talking about a Portland team that likes to overpay. That would have been one hell of a signing for them supposing that Ratliff and Randolph were healthy, along with contributions from Patterson, Abdur Rahim, Van Exel, Mighty Mouse, Pryzbilla, Miles, etc. They spend a s***load, but at least they try to acquire some defense, as opposed to the Knicks and Mavericks.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Apr 14, 2005 -> 06:47 PM) Also Trenton Hassell got overpaid as well. He's a Top 5 perimiter defender in this league. He got 27 million over 6 years, IIRC? He's worth every penny. Him and Garnett are the only keepers on that squad.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2004 @ Apr 14, 2005 -> 05:42 AM) He's not lying. Yep, I was gonna say. The Olowakandi signing might have been the worst of all. And you gotta get rid of Wally World while he still has trade value. Picking up Hassell was a plus, but that doesn't even begin to make up for all of the poor decisions that he made. Well, then again, they did reach the Conference Finals, but when you have a guy like Garnett, you gotta get him more than just some burnt out veterans (Cassell, Sprewell) and perhaps the biggest underachiever in the NBA (Olowakandi).

I had never seen her before the Hot Chick Awards, and I guess that maybe it was just a particular facial expression that turned me off. I even went as far as to call her ass-face. But then I saw her on the Chappelle Show, and OMG, she's incredible. I'm with Sleepy on this one.

QUOTE(T R U @ Mar 25, 2005 -> 05:11 PM) Man I love wendys, good thing the only thing I eat from there every time is a Spicey Chicken Sandwhich (Lettuce ONLY) I see that you're eating spicy chicken sandwiches with no mayonnaise. Is that because you think you're fat? Because you're not...

CWSGUY406 = The Man

QUOTE(southsideirish @ Apr 12, 2005 -> 10:58 PM) THERE should really be more help for kids with THEIR English today. You must learn how to use their and there. 2 different meanings to 2 totally different words. Please learn the difference. You just dissed like half the site, including the chief administrator.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Apr 12, 2005 -> 09:39 PM) Look at miller again... he is ugly. Yeah, he's got them huge ears and those crooked teeth, but he isn't straight up butt ugly like the rest of those guys. Chauncey makes him look like Denzel Washington.

That's some BS. His elbow skid Tayshaun's eye. It wasn't a concentrated blow. At the time, I never would have thought that he'd get a suspension.

God damn, that's just mean. I never thought of Reggie Miller as an ugly dude. Chauncey Billups got snubbed, I can tell you that much.

QUOTE(Brian @ Apr 12, 2005 -> 03:43 AM) I'm just pissed cuz I think the Bulls are better than Detroit right now and it makes me sick that they threw the game away like they did. Rip, Sheed, and Tayshaun all had pretty bad games. I haven't even examined all of the game stats yet, but they were bricking shots left and right. However, in a 7 game series, we don't stand a chance. We might be able to force a game 6 if we're lucky. That is a motherf***ing defensive powerhouse they got over there & they have rings for a reason. I have my money on Detroit to come out of the East. And like everyone else, the only team I see challenging them is Miami. The Bulls are just way too raw right now, although I can't blame anyone for having high hopes.

QUOTE(rangercal @ Apr 10, 2005 -> 08:32 PM) How the hell can you say Eddy has no heart? Hes still a kid? wtf? Ain't it obvious? In the words of Jesse Rogers, a leopard can not change its stripes!

QUOTE(rangercal @ Apr 10, 2005 -> 08:29 PM) No but as a true nba fan (since you get the package) you should know players are not even in their prime at that age and get Better. i.e O'neal, rashard lewis, kobe, tmac Okay, here we go again. Allow me to reiterate: Who cares. You can't teach heart. You can't teach work ethic. You either have it in you, or you don't. Sorry, I guess that you have to repeat s*** over and over again in order to get your point across.

QUOTE(rangercal @ Apr 10, 2005 -> 08:19 PM) Can someone please put into consideration Eddy would have been a senior at Depaul or Illinois if he went all 4 years to college. This guy is about the same age as salim stoudamire! How long did it take Jermaine O'neal to put up big numbers? Who cares. You can't teach heart. You can't teach work ethic. You either have it in you, or you don't. And cal, the spam is overwhelming.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Apr 10, 2005 -> 07:59 PM) He dominates in the paint. You have to be a true Eddy-hater to say that he can't score at will in the paint. When I said there's a scoring drought at center, I don't think I summed it up properly. There is a drought, period. No defense, no offense, no nothing. The league is pretty freaking weird right now. You have like 20 all star caliber power forwards and like 4 all star caliber centers. He dominates in the paint, but against what? Jeff Foster? Zaza and Gadzuric? Haywood? Brezec? Drobnjak? Jackson? Krstic? Aurojo or whatever? Battie and Cato? Dampier? Kaman? Mihm? Olowakandi? Nesterovic? Jerome James? Okur? He could also take guys like Ilguaskus and Ming to school on offense, I ain't denying that.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Apr 10, 2005 -> 07:51 PM) When you're watching the Bulls as you say you do, and you see Eddy leading them in scoring, where do you get the idea that he's "a complete stiff"? I hope you realize that your Eddy hatred won't ever let you judge him fairly... Ben Wallace is a f***ing beast. dalembert will NEVER be anywhere near what he is... Bulk up. Same for Tyson. And Yao is an underachiever. No aggression at all. On those scarce nights where he puts a little effort, the results show. If I were coaching him, I'd punch him in the face before every game or something, anything to wake his ass up... I never said Dalembert will be what Ben Wallace is. In essence, since I've already classified Big Ben as one of the top ten defenders ever, I'd be saying the same for Dalembert? Hell no. But there's a lot to be learned if you study up on how guys like Bill Russell and Ben Wallace were treated and classified around the league before they took off. They can't score, OMG! Talk to the championship ring. Curry = stiff Please, don't ask me to explain why for like the hundred millionth time. And yes, I was born and raised in Chicago, basketball is my favorite sport, and yet, it is questionable as to whether or not I'm actually watching these games. Everything that I say in these threads is coming straight from my ass. Seriously.

I know you guys ain't dissing my boy Yao.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Apr 10, 2005 -> 07:32 PM) Everyone in Philly thinks so. I've seen the man play and he isn't anything that was touted. There's a reason why he was a sidekick to Eddie Griffin at Seton Hall. Oh wait, it must've taken him time to learn how to play college ball. Curry has been giving you consistant offense since he came in the league. This year he learned how to box out and stick with his man and know when to switch. That's what we call progress. What has Dally learned this year? Not much. Yeah, you talk about Curry being a guy who just does offense, and then you bring Yao into the conversation??? Yao gets dunked on by everyone. He isn't anything special defensively. He's just as good as Eddy defensively if not worse. You don't hear as much about it because they are winning. Eddy's also more physical. Dalembert and Chandler do the exact same thing. There's a reason Curry will get more money than Dalembert: Because he's the better player. You ever think of it that way??? Probably not. Dalembert is not even better than Chandler defensively or rebounding wise and he isn't better than Curry on offense. That means Dalembert is not needed. Of course there is going to be holes in everyone's game. Eddy is learning however in which I don't see Dally's offense coming around ever. Eddy will be getting more dough because he deserves it. Same with Chandler. Dalembert might be raw, but he ain't a complete stiff out there like Curry. Come on, man. You honestly believe that Curry has heart? Is that a guy who contributes to a championship caliber team when he's in his prime? Sammy is a misfit in O'Brien's system. Remember, Ben Wallace bounced around from the Magic to the Bucks to the Wizards before settling down on the right team & establishing himself as one of the all-time greats. There were people back in 97 saying that he sucked, kinda like what you're doing with Dalembert. He's the only guy who can f*** with Rodman if we're talking greatest defensive PF since the merger. And Curry is much more valuable than Dalembert for reasons I already mentioned. Scoring = asses in seats. Leaguewide scoring drought = max contract. Curry is more valuable than Ben Wallace if we're talking contracts. That's just the way it is. If I'm the GM, he gawn.