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QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Jun 25, 2011 -> 11:04 AM) Come on, would anyone have got a maximum effort out of Jereme Richmond? Guy is an ass bag, plain and simple. That's not a good example. Agreed on Richmond. The guy missed workouts for NBA teams. If you can't show up for what are essentially job interview you are hopeless. There might not be a coach on the planet that can get through to him.

Awesome managing Ozzie.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 22, 2011 -> 11:22 AM) I didnt care about or care for the first movie, but it still made bank at the box office. I wouldnt count pixar out, there are millions of little kids who love those movies Cars is incredibly popular with kids which is why Pixar made Cars 2 and I'm sure Cars 2 will be successful financially as well. And from what I've read that it looks like they really just aimed this movie at kids since unlike the rest of their films, Cars didn't have as much cross over appeal.

So it looks like Pixar's run of perfection will end with Cars 2. If it had to happen I'm happy it ended with a movie that I don't care at all about and not one of their original movies.

Konerko is a beast.

LOL at Hawk. Please retire.

QUOTE (OilCan @ Jun 13, 2011 -> 08:37 PM) Can't wait to see Green Lantern. I'd put a substantial amount of money on that being an awful movie.

A few things on Russell in support of Jordan although the Wallace/Russell comparison is freaking absurd. Russell was a mediocre offensive player. His efficiency wasabout average for his era and given his size and athleticism advantage that is pretty damn poor. He also never led the Celtics in scoring and almost every year of his career he was either the 3rd or 4th leading scorer on his team. As far as his rebounding and defense goes he was was obviously phenomenal in those areas but his rebounding rate is greatly inflated by the era he played in. Guys were vastly inferior basketball players and shooters which means they shot lower percentages and there were a lot more rebounds to be had. When you also account for the fact that the pace was drastically faster (just a random year but in 64-65 the Celtics has about 108 FGAs per game (41% from the floor) and over 30 FTAs per game, the Timberwolves who played the fastest in the league this year shot only 85 times per game at 44%) you have numbers that are greatly inflated. He was still a great rebounder but there is a reason 3 guys averaged 20+ boards in 64-65 and another one finished at 18 rpg whereas the year Rodman averaged over 18 boards his teams were only getting a little over 90 possessions a game and he was leading the league by about 5 per game.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Jun 12, 2011 -> 11:30 PM) Lebron's gonna feel great tomorrow? At some point you wonder if that guy even cares at this point. No doubt you'll see rumors of Spoelstra being thrown under the bus coming out from Lebron's crew over the next 24-48 hours, pretty inevitable really. Spoelstra should be thrown under the bus. The guy's offense is about as complex as my rec league team's offense.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 12, 2011 -> 10:14 PM) I now realize how weak the eastern conference really is. The Mavs totally exposed the Heat as frauds. Not really true at all. The Heat blew a 15 pt lead that would have put them up 2-0 and basically guaranteed them the championship and then blew a late 9 pt lead in game 4 which again would have basically guaranteed them the championship. The Heat didn't close and Spoelstra is an atrocious basketball coach so he never made any adjustments which is why they aren't the champs.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 12, 2011 -> 09:38 PM) Not really his fault IMO. This series came down to effort/heart, not execution It came down entirely to execution. Miami didn't execute late in games and that is why they aren't hoisting the trophy. They close out a giant lead in game 2 or a big lead in game 4 they win this series. Spoelsta is a garbage head coach. If LeBron doesn't go nuts and dominate Rose every 4th quarter the Bulls would have been playing for the championship.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 11, 2011 -> 08:50 AM) It sounds crazy by Hakeem is my all-time favorite player. Even saying that, i would rank him behind all of those guys. Those guys are first tier elite centers. The Dream was in the next group. He had a game that was completely different too. I have never seen a big man so comfortable and easy with the ball. I would take Hakeem 100 times out of 100 over Russell and never think twice about it.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 11:57 PM) Cmon now... Don't get me wrong, LeBron needs to play better but he didn't disappear in the 4th quarter tonight like he did in game 4. He still needs to be more assertive and attack the basket more when his jumper isn't dropping like the last couple of games but he was really good at creating easy looks for his teammates in the 4th quarter tonight. Completely different performance from his complete no show in game 4.

QUOTE (daa84 @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 10:53 PM) Lebron fails to show up again. I know he had a triple double but it was an unimpressive fashion. Unacceptable for your only 4th quarter points to come on a gimme layup with 20 seconds left when the other team is just trying to not foul, enspecially when you are the best player in the game. He no showed the 4th quarter of game 4 but he didn't tonight. His passing was exceptional in the 4th quarter as all of his assists lead directly to layups or dunks and the Heat were running everything through Wade not LeBron tonight so he wasn't going to score a ton.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 10:36 PM) Really? Or is my sarcasm meter broken? That was a really clear block by Chandler.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 10:35 PM) What a terrible charge call on LBJ. Yep, that took at least 2 probably 3 points of the board for the Heat.

QUOTE (He_Gawn @ Jun 8, 2011 -> 03:28 PM) Like I said, do some research before commenting. Perea was discovered by Scott Drew's contacts in South America. He tried to stash him on the east coast but could not find a program that would allow him a visa to stay in the USA. He had to turn to AHOPE. Adam's organization is for African players, but decided to do Scott a favor because of his ties with his father, Homer Drew. Hanner had NO ONE here, nothing, unlike most of the kids from AHOPE who at least have a relative or two. Adams opted for legal guardianship of Hanner because like I said, he had nothing. This was when Hanner was 14, 6'4 and started playing basketball days prior. But yea, I'm sure Adams just predicted Hanner would turn into a superstar. give me a break. As for his son being on the IU staff, you're right Drew was on the IU staff. He's now on the New Mexico staff, so if he was such a HUGE influence as you're implying, why isn't Perea now switching to NM? Drew Adams played at Iowa, got an assistant coaching job at Iowa, then got a job assisting at the University of Tennessee before an IU job opened up. It's not like he isn't qualified. Hilarious, your move. I'll actually pretty much admit defeat because I admit I was basing this off of the ESPN article and frankly don't really give a damn, so I'm not going and never would have spent time researching but you aren't going to convince me that this isn't at least a little bit shady and this is also a pretty gigantic loophole in the NCAA rules. So basically, if I become a legal guardian to a top prospect I could give him a bunch of benefits and then funnel him to Illinois? Also, clearly if Scott Drew was interested in Perea the kid had a ton of talent and it was pretty obvious he would at least be a good player even when he first came over so I'm not buying that Adams didn't have a pretty damn good idea that Perea was going to be a really good player.

QUOTE (He_Gawn @ Jun 8, 2011 -> 03:02 PM) Lets not use logic here. Actually though, it was 2 walk-ons that were left. Taber and Finklemeyer. Speaking of using logic, you are really going to take the position that there is nothing shady about an AAU coach becoming the legal guardian to a basektball player and providing that kid with benefits and it just so happens that the kid in question picks a school where said AAU coach's son was currently working and where said AAU coach has connections.

QUOTE (He_Gawn @ Jun 8, 2011 -> 11:21 AM) McGary would have been a lock for IU had he qualified for 2011. The 2012 class is already #1 in the country and Crean has set his sights on Gary Harris for the final slot. I'd love to have both, but the scholarship situation isn't going to let it happen. McGary has been a beast this summer, but he's also over a year older than all the kids he's playing. The sky is the limit for Harris, and he's also one of the youngest kids in 2012. As for UCONN, they just lost two scholarships because of failing grades from the APR. Not sure where the hell they are getting these scholarships. The Indiana North South all star game exhibition between Srs. and Jrs. continues tonight at Kokomo. The amount of talent in that game rivals any large AAU tournament you'll see this summer. The amount of talent in this state through 2014 is staggering. Zeller, Teague, and Dawson lit it up for the seniors Monday, winning 117-113. Zeller led the way with 27 pts and 19 rbds, Teague had around 25 and 8 assists I believe. IU's class is very good but it won't stay #1 and there has to be a pretty big question whether Perea will even be eligible to play college basketball based on the illegal benefits he has received during HS. That whole Indiana Elite program is incredibly shady at best.

How do you let someone get behind you there? Incredible fail by Dallas.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jun 7, 2011 -> 10:26 PM) Zone works against Miami because they want to drive and iso, you never really see them run any play that would take advantage of zone and for the most part they arent deadly behind the arc. Spoelstra's "offense" is horrendous.

LOFL at Shawn Marion talking s*** after banking in a runner.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Jun 7, 2011 -> 12:47 PM) Gotta say how much I love the rapid fire MLB draft. As a prospect geek and a fan of college baseball this is how it should be. None of that 4 hours for 60 picks crap. Especially since there aren't trades and the teams clearly knew who they were taking well within the allotted time yesterday but seemingly were forced to wait until time expired to make their picks.

This kid is throwing batting practice. Stanford is crushing everything.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Jun 5, 2011 -> 10:01 PM) That has to be the upset of the year in the tourney. Illinois over Fullerton? Get out. If Illinois beats Stanford tonight with the pitcher they have going it would have to be one of the biggest upsets in the NCAA tourney history. He has started only 4 games this year for Illinois and has an era of 7.82.