- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: Bring the Noise
LoL, of course you'd think that. All cool people like basketball. Anyway, yeah I'm loving these playoffs. Wow the Pistons D is amazing! 19 blocked shots. Man there were some horrible calls in that game last night. Ben Walace's first 2 fouls were bunk. 3 or 4 charge calls when the player was in the restricted area.
Not really a big Lakers fan =/ I've always hated Kobe, but this year I've grown to like him. He's playing under some pretty heavy pressure this year, and he plays huge. I hope he leaves the Lakers, so I can cheer for him LoL. I'm kinda torn in both series' this year. I always want to see the Lakers lose, but I have no respect for Garnett anymore. Ever since that game where hit that Nuggets player in the balls for no reason, I've seen no reason to cheer for him. A player that represents his league as the MVP should conduct himself better. I don't recall Jordan cheap shotting players in the balls. In the other series I like the pistons, big Ben Wallace fan, but am also a huge Jamal Tinsley fan. I couldn't care less about the rest of the Pacers, but I live in Iowa, and Tinsley played at Iowa State. Let me tell you that guy is RAW! Best ball handler in the League right now. Don't know if you saw him cross up Billups late in the game last night and hit the jumper, but damn that move was tight. In the end I hope the Timberwolves and the Pistons meet in the finals, and the Piston destroy them.
I don't really have a favorite team. In the NBA I really just like players. If I had to choose I'd have to say the Kings, because Bobby Jackson is one of my favorite players, and they play like a team. Also a Bibby fan, when he went to Arizona, I lived in Tucson. The same year they won the National Championship. I think it was 1997. I got to meet him a couple of times it was his freshman year. I actually got to play ball with Tinsley once. Iowa State used to do this thing, I dunno if they still do, but instead of like a summer camp, the players would travel the state to highschools and play ball with the players.
But yeah it's good to talk about other stuff with people, glad somebody else likes ball.
Phew so many things to respond to
First of all, I'm a Kobe fan before a Lakers fan. I let anyone I talk to know that. My respect for The Glove went south when he tagged along with Shaq and KB8 for a ring, which it looks like he'll get now
Once the Spurs/Lakers was over, the championship was already decided; the rest of the games are just added drama, and it'll probably be the Lakers in 6, against whoever comes out of the East
Garnett - Yea, I know. I didn't like how Garnett did that guy - who I think is rookie - like that. Garnett got heart though, so I'm not gonna let a little thing like that get in the way of me being a fan of him, which I am. I like Garnett because he keeps it real, and it's that simple. He may of been the best player in the league this year, but don't forget that Kobe is the best player on the planet :)
Jamal Tinsley - Believe me, I know. Jamal I know well about. He probably has the sickest handle in the L, besides Ronald "Flip" Murray (If you don't know about him, you should; I saw him courtside and I was laughing cus his handle was so raw). I saw that play against Chauncey, it was sick. The problem is is that Jamal's in a system in Indiana where all he has to do is hit 3's and pass the rock. If he was on a team like, say, Dallas, fans would pay attention more. I got a DVD I got when I bought my Questions and it's the one with Kobe in Rucker Park at the EBC. It had Jamal go against The Bone Collector. Dope stuff
Ben Wallace - The -blam!-. Plain and simple. Love that dude
And yea I'm the same way too. I'm a fan of Seattle because I live here, and I'm also becoming a Cav's fan (just like everybody else in the B-ball world). I got mad respect for Kobe, and so it goes without saying that where ever he goes, I'll stick with him; imagine how insane LA would be if it was Kobe VS Shaq. The type of thing that makes me wanna move down there :)
I'm also a big Derek Fisher fan. I was sad to see his role reduced because of GP this year, and I was happy as hell for him when he made that shot. I think him and Kobe, who are good friends and came into the League in the same year, should both go elsewhere together; I'd love to see that
Also, go to the Nuggets homepage. That dude can jump! Looks like LeBron or James White (and do you know who James White is?)
EDIT: Hold up! That dudes 5-11????