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  1. People are putting too much stock in preseason

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    I'm not going to believe it until I see it. For the most time, in preseason, teams are a lot more careful. They rest their best players (like we did today). They take injuries (even little ones) far more heavier and cautiously play players. They search for good rotations without really respecting the score or the flow of the game. For that reason, I can't put a lot into a winning record during preseason.

    Yet, if we had a LOSING preseason record, you'd be one of the first on here trading everyone away and saying we are doomed to an awful season.

    All of Charlotte's key guys played except Brezec (and Sean May doesn't count. It is like he should change his last name to Claxton.) and we beat them without our all-star and looked good doing it. There is nothing but positives we can take away from 5-1 this preseason. We're playing at a nice level.

    :mr-t:

  2. Joe Says NO to PG...

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    "I don't know that I want to be doing this all the time," Johnson said. "I'll do it in spurts, but I'm not really trying to do that again, play the whole game at [point guard]. It just takes away too much from what I need to do offensively.

    If only Marvin said this. There would be names like "quitter" and "not a team player" floating around.

  6. Diesel's first trade of the offseason.

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    *the following post is not a joke*

    If we're going to go down this road I bet we can get Artest for Chillz as well.

    Now that would be a badass team for a couple of years.

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    If we were one piece away and wanted to make a 2 year championship run, I'd be all for it. That frontcourt would be incredible, and Sheed's experience would make up for a lot of Smith and Horford's lack thereof.

    But we're still a bottom of the barrel team, and Sheed is still a timebomb. He's a great version of himself when the surroundings are to his liking, but he's a pretty awful dude when things aren't going well. He'll ALWAYS give the same effort in games, but his personality can destroy a locker room if things get ugly. I think Dickens put it best when he wrote: "Sheed's the best of times, he's the worst of times."

    And I don't think he has too much left in him.

    Sheed AND Artest? The strippers in Atlanta will live like Bill Gates!

  7. Atlanta/Orlando game thread

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    The problem with trading for Oneal is the uncertainty of his health and the uncertainty of how good Horford will be.

    If Oneal was 100% healthy without 2 years of injuries, I would be on board with you. However, his injury pattern is scary right now. It's hard to invest that much into a guy who's not dependable.

    How do you feel about Gasol?

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    I took that all into consideration. My gut feeling is that JO is a relatively safe bet.

    Gasol doesn't have JO's upside.

    Upside? When will he hit his peak? 38 years old?

  10. Did Anyone See This About Belkin?

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    Now THIS is something worth talking about. Not what Marvin does in his free time.

    If this is true, this is one of the most frightening things I have ever read. If Belkin really is this crazy, I can't imagine what would have happened if he had won ownership. This is beyond all reason. The guy needs to go away sooner rather than later.

  14. Elton Brand just blew his Achilles out...

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    Why's this stuff always happen to the class guys... Grant Hill, Jason Kidd, Elton Brand....

    I think he'll be ok though. He's the kind of guy that will work his ass off in rehab, and while he might never get back to the 25-10 he used to be, I'll be he'll get close.

    When did wife beaters become class guys?

    And adulterers.

    So what? 2 easy W's for us.

  16. NBA has a credibility problem

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    Don't worry it's not just basketball. It's everything ... a ref in the NBA, Vick and the NFL, Pacman, Bonds and steroids, drugs and the Tour de France, boxing, wrestling, fixed NASCARs, drugs and track, ... If there is money and fame involved, people screw it up ... even the bimbo white girls (Hilton, Lohan).

    I have a tough time figuring out how Vick's off-field stuff has anything to do with the NFL's credibility.

  23. Ref fixing NBA games? Feds investigating...

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    I think that game was one of the reasons that baseball made so many changes to the umpiring. Gregg was horrible in that game. Hence, baseball umps are watched more closely than other officials. Plus, umps can really dictate a game in baseball more than any other game. Their calls affect nearly every pitch.

    Yeah, notice how they ditched the centerfield and overhead camera angles for most games? The centerfield angle was so incredibly good, but it gave away too many bad calls.

  24. Ref fixing NBA games? Feds investigating...

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    Baseball........Umpire Eric Gregg
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    Anyone remember about 10 years ago, at the 1997 NLCS

    between the Braves and the Marlins?

    He gave Levon Hernadez the biggest strikezone ever.

    Anything between the batter and the dugout was called a

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    I remember that like it was yesterday. The strike to win that series was about 2 feet off the plate. I was so pissed.

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