if someone's not an NBA fan, fine by me

but reading this kind of uninformed crap is no different than the idiots who rip hockey and call it a fringe sport with a bunch of foreigners with unpronounceable names

"it's been trash ever since Gretzy retired"
- Crimsoninja

agreed

So you'd say that most NBA players are good role models for kids to emulate? They're not narcissistic, don't like to "posterize" other players, and are generally good-natured guys?
- jmatchett383

I don't understand why posterizing another player is a bad thing. Why wouldn't you want to dunk on another player? It's like saying a beautiful end to end rush by a player is a bad thing.

(frank)in nbartley
- aightwebang17

F Sutter

F Sutter
- BulliesPhan87

At least you finally admit it.

Edit: I'm wrong. I hope my daughter watched Kobe Bryant and LeBron James on the court and wants to act just like them.
- jmatchett383

What did Lebron James ever do off the court that was terrible? If you truly think NBA players are the only narcissists and NHL players are angels I feel bad for you.

I'd say most NBA players are perfectly good people.

I grew up watching the NBA in the 80's that was a golden era. The NBA game today in my opinion is pretty much unwatchable and is really a disgrace to the game and the legacy of the League. IMO
- MJL

College hoops > Pro hoops

In fact, pro hoops, to me, is unwatchable. Has been for decades.

What did Lebron James ever do off the court that was terrible? If you truly think NBA players are the only narcissists and NHL players are angels I feel bad for you.

I'd say most NBA players are perfectly good people.
- PhillySportsGuy

he signed with a team once, proving he's a Tru Thug

I don't understand why posterizing another player is a bad thing. Why wouldn't you want to dunk on another player? It's like saying a beautiful end to end rush by a player is a bad thing.
- PhillySportsGuy

i just google image'd Crosby and it's all pics of unselfish saucer passes to the trailer while he's on a breakaway...also pics of him with kids and puppies

Kobe Bryant said it best. The American players aren't being taught the game of basketball. The Europeans are much better basketball players than we are.

i just google image'd Crosby and it's all pics of unselfish saucer passes to the trailer while he's on a breakaway...also pics of him with kids and puppies
- Crimsoninja

11/10

What did Lebron James ever do off the court that was terrible? If you truly think NBA players are the only narcissists and NHL players are angels I feel bad for you.

I'd say most NBA players are perfectly good people.
- PhillySportsGuy

Maybe I'm wrong, but when I watch the NBA, it's just a bunch of guys trying to show off. Could care less about winning as long as they look good and/or make the other guy look foolish.

I'm not gonna quote Woody Harrelson's line from White Men Can't Jump about the difference between black guys and white guys because I don't want to get banned, but I think it's a good way to describe the NBA nowadays compared to how it used to be.

i just google image'd Crosby and it's all pics of unselfish saucer passes to the trailer while he's on a breakaway...also pics of him with kids and puppies
- Crimsoninja

This is fun

So its bball vs soccer today?
Oh joy, well either is better than being constantly redirected to some weird survey.

Or maybe not

I don't understand why posterizing another player is a bad thing. Why wouldn't you want to dunk on another player? It's like saying a beautiful end to end rush by a player is a bad thing.
- PhillySportsGuy

It's also making the other guy look foolish. When players like Sean Avery, Darcy Tucker, and Tie Domi did that in hockey, they were vilified.

Yes, my inner Don Cherry is coming out.

If Kimmo can play and will be ready in a month, do the Flyers need to make a trade at the deadline just to fit him under the cap?

It's also making the other guy look foolish. When players like Sean Avery, Darcy Tucker, and Tie Domi did that in hockey, they were vilified.

Yes, my inner Don Cherry is coming out.
- jmatchett383

It's part of the game though. If a guy is guarding the basket, what do you want them to do? Dribble away?

If Kimmo can play and will be ready in a month, do the Flyers need to make a trade at the deadline just to fit him under the cap?
- Feanor

Kimmo would have to be concussed to think coming back to this team is a good idea.

It's part of the game though. If a guy is guarding the basket, what do you want them to do? Dribble away?
- PhillySportsGuy

Use 2 hands to secure the ball as opposed to extending it with 1 hand and basically waving your junk in the dude's face? Shoot a lay-up? Pass to a more open teammate? Shoot a fadeaway?

Maybe I'm wrong, but when I watch the NBA, it's just a bunch of guys trying to show off. Could care less about winning as long as they look good and/or make the other guy look foolish.

I'm not gonna quote Woody Harrelson's line from White Men Can't Jump about the difference between black guys and white guys because I don't want to get banned, but I think it's a good way to describe the NBA nowadays compared to how it used to be.
- jmatchett383

You aren't watching the games then. There are individual players in both the NHL and NBA who try to show off. How many times does VL put the puck through his legs and turn it over. How about the Streitian spin'o'rama? What about when Ovechkin tries going through an entire team?

It's part of the game though. If a guy is guarding the basket, what do you want them to do? Dribble away?
- PhillySportsGuy

If you have the puck in the corner, is the best idea to skate straight at the net and try to stuff the puck in if there's a player between you and the goalie, or should you attempt to go around him and/or take a different route and/or pass the puck to a more open teammate?

Scary lineup tonight. Straka and White audition for future PT.

He keeps saying he wants to retire with his skates on...

In this desolate, post-capgeek wasteland, I'll go out on a limb and say that I think just trading Schultz for a pick and demoting Colaiacovo should be enough to add Kimmo to the roster if he is ready to play again this season. Schultz has a cap hit of $1.25m and and CC has a cap hit of $0.625m, and Kimmo's cap hit for this season is only $2m with the $1.5m in bonuses going on next year's cap if he hits any of them.

If you have the puck in the corner, is the best idea to skate straight at the net and try to stuff the puck in if there's a player between you and the goalie, or should you attempt to go around him and/or take a different route and/or pass the puck to a more open teammate?
- jmatchett383

Not every drive to the basket ends in a posterizing dunk. 99% of them don't.

To Philadelphia: For C Vincent Lecavalier or D Andrew MacDonald

The Flyers are no strangers to regrettable contracts, and they could try to pawn off Lecavalier or MacDonald, two players with big money contracts that have been healthy scratches this season, in the hopes that a return to Philadelphia would energize Richards.

Look at me and TSN being on the same page.