Perkins is useless period.

I think Westbrook alone will make a huge difference (LA might have the weakest point guard position in the whole league, forget the playoffs). And Brewer isn't going to jump from 3 min a game to 20 min just because they want someone who can guard Westbrook. You'll see more of Stevenson before you'll see more of Brewer.

As obvious as it is...defending Dirk will still be the key. LA was horrible. Putting Gasol on him was retarded. Odom or Barnes should have been on him at all times. I think a Durant/Ibaka combo will do a lot better than LA did.

Either way...should be a much more competitive series...if the Thunder even get there.

5/10/2011 3:33:09 PM

again with this dwight howard lakers buzz, I don't know where people are getting this, it's like some random idiot says something and everybody else picks up on it, it would make much more sense for LA to go for someone like chris paul as was already mentioned in this thread or just try to upgrade at artest and fisher's positions

5/10/2011 5:18:03 PM

Howard makes any team better, no matter the parts around him. He's the perfect fit for any franchise.

Do you really need a top flight point guard when Kobe is going to be handling the ball himself on every crucial possession?

5/10/2011 5:39:55 PM

you do need to upgrade at PG still though...somebody bigger and quicker than Fisher who can slow down a top flight PG like Paul instead of let him run wild for a couple triple doubles

5/10/2011 5:42:35 PM

The problem I see with Lakers getting either Dwight or Paul, is why would they want to go there? If I was Orlando or New Orleans I would only consider the sign and trade if Bynum was the centerpiece. In that case, by the time the new Lakers had a full season (2012-2013), almost everyone currently on the Lakers will be old.

5/10/2011 5:50:38 PM

is anyone outside of Atlanta cheering for the Hawks in this series?

5/10/2011 8:19:27 PM

barkley has no idea how to use these new phones they are pimping on the half time show

"how do you open this thing?"

5/10/2011 9:36:20 PM

Jeff Teague looks so much like Harrow, if Harrow were 20 lbs heavier.

And Boozer is such a dick.

5/10/2011 10:00:22 PM

i was thinking the same think about Teague with those little floaters

5/10/2011 10:01:50 PM

Ha just noticed Nick Van Exel on atlanta's bench. Always wondered what happened to that guy

5/10/2011 10:37:31 PM

the Hawks just tanked in the 4th quarter. they also put in Josh Powell in garbage time for some reason

5/10/2011 10:46:09 PM

Nah, Joe Johnson and Jamal Crawford just jacked up too many 3's. Their big guys were knocking down the 15 footers. They should have kept going back to that

5/10/2011 10:51:59 PM

I thought they were starting to take some goofy footed 15 footers near the end of the 3rd quarter. Shooting 1-12 from the 3 pt line probably didn't help either.

5/10/2011 10:55:12 PM

how awesome of bynum to apologize now after magic prob took him in some woodshed and whipped his ass, I don't really think his apology is very genuine obviously

5/11/2011 2:19:05 AM

So its looking like there might be some substance to those rumors about pau gasols gf dumping him before the playoffs. Makes sense bc he had a great the season but a disastrous and seemingly uninterested postseason.
I don't know if its just speculation that kobes wife encouraged her to do it though

5/11/2011 2:24:01 AM

^^ I guess that someone has to be the bad boy now that Artest has found religion.

5/11/2011 9:07:12 AM

damn

Tractor Traylor found dead at 34
http://aol.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2011-05-11/robert-tractor-traylor-found-dead-at-age-of-34

5/11/2011 1:18:51 PM

Good night, sweet prince...

5/11/2011 1:51:59 PM

5/11/2011 3:44:29 PM

that draft day trade sure worked out well for the Bucks, right?

5/11/2011 3:50:19 PM

[bold]HEATLES[/bold]

5/11/2011 4:01:18 PM

[italics]FAIL[/italics]

5/11/2011 4:08:04 PM

Quote :

"is anyone outside of Atlanta cheering for the Hawks in this series?"

compared to Miami, fuck yes

plus they have Damien Wilkins and Josh Powell

i really don't care who wins the series, i just hope whoever wins can beat Miami

5/11/2011 4:55:26 PM

Damien Wilkins is an Anthony Mason looking motherfucker

5/11/2011 4:56:52 PM

needs more head art

5/11/2011 5:53:50 PM

whats with the miami hate? I mean wait til they win a couple of titles to get sick of them and then start rooting against them

5/11/2011 6:34:19 PM

Quote :

"whats with the miami hate?"

hmmmm

http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1987/november_4_1987_160626.html

fuck the Jacksonville Jaguars while we're at it

5/11/2011 6:35:51 PM

here we go

its crazy how many empty seats there are in the heat arena

[Edited on May 11, 2011 at 7:12 PM. Reason : alot of white chairs]

5/11/2011 7:00:07 PM

went pretty big on boston and memphis tonight cant believe they are such large underdogs.

5/11/2011 8:01:35 PM

Choke on a dick, Lebron.

5/11/2011 9:30:31 PM

STEP OFF THE KING

5/11/2011 9:30:53 PM

i think lebron is not choking on any dicks tonight bro! 3333333333333333333333333

5/11/2011 9:31:13 PM

I thought LeBron wasn't clutch...

5/11/2011 9:32:13 PM

lebron feels really big right now beating boston with wade since he couldnt by himself.

5/11/2011 9:32:30 PM

wade won the series by breaking rondo's arm, the heat still prob would have won anyway but the celtics didn't have a chance after that

miami is acting a little overjubilent here, dallas just swept the world champions and they didn't celebrate at all

[Edited on May 11, 2011 at 9:34 PM. Reason : k]

5/11/2011 9:33:31 PM

Quote :

"lebron feels really big right now beating boston with wade since he couldnt by himself."

dont lie, you would too

5/11/2011 9:34:25 PM

and thats the worst loss ive ever taken. +7.5 and up by 7 with 6 minutes left and you get absolutely annihilated by bad calls, bad shots, and bad turnovers.

That was unreal.

5/11/2011 9:34:36 PM

he's too good

5/11/2011 9:34:43 PM

Bye Celtics.

5/11/2011 9:35:11 PM

WITNESS

5/11/2011 9:36:19 PM

cant hate on Lebron's comments post-game about the Celtics

5/11/2011 9:36:52 PM

shaq shouldn't even be paid this year, what happened to him being a cop anyway

5/11/2011 9:37:38 PM

"All three of us"

Because theres no one else on the team. Jackass...

5/11/2011 9:37:45 PM

3, 3, dunk, layup

He scored the last 10 points of the game

Thats how you close out a series

5/11/2011 9:39:26 PM

Paul Pierce just melted $400 for me. Never seen a guy single handedly destroy a 14.5 pt lead in 5 minutes like that.


I just went nuts out on Memphis to compensate for that unprecedented meltdown.

5/11/2011 9:41:02 PM

LETS GO HEAT YOU HATERS!

5/11/2011 9:46:32 PM

did James Harden win 6th man of the year?

5/11/2011 10:26:55 PM

Lost a nailbiter to Detlef Schrempf

5/11/2011 10:28:35 PM

"And the Grizzlies just can't...score"

Pretty much sums this game up. 54 points with 9:30 left

5/11/2011 11:39:42 PM

disgusting night haha. wipes out about half of my playoff winnings.

That Celtics loss was really one for the books. The entire team (Pierce in particular) just melts down while Lebron cements himself as literally the best player of all-time.

It was just ridiculous, really. I've never seen any player just decide to win a close-out game like that. I hate that Lebron didn't try to win a "clean" championship with a well rounded team that supplemented his talent. But I think we can all respect him carrying a talented yet flawed team like this and making the competition look super weaksauce.

5/11/2011 11:54:45 PM