Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:20 am
Valor wrote:Andrew wrote:Good thing the real Kidd will be able to go out with a championship.
Yup, definitely a good thing that he avoided being another "John Stockton". Great point guard with no ring
Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:35 am
Sun Jun 19, 2011 11:05 am
Sun Jun 19, 2011 3:16 pm
Andrew wrote:Agreed, though I'm not entirely heartbroken about that.
Mavs4Life wrote:Kidd retiring, he could of gone one more year. Big Z, he was my favorite under the radar starter.
Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:33 pm
Sun Jun 19, 2011 11:20 pm
Andrew wrote:Agreed, though I'm not entirely heartbroken about that.
Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:20 pm
µTorrent wrote:Good to see Bell ending his career with the team that made him a better player
Valor wrote:Andrew wrote:Agreed, though I'm not entirely heartbroken about that.
Me too for obvious reasons
Tue Jun 21, 2011 2:48 am
Tue Jun 21, 2011 12:34 pm
shadowgrin wrote:But The Stephen A. Smith is back with ESPN! He's back! Don't lose hope for him X!
Tue Jun 21, 2011 7:11 pm
Andrew wrote:QUITE FRANKLY, I'M NOT SURE HOW TO FEEL ABOUT THAT!
Tue Jun 21, 2011 8:14 pm
shadowgrin wrote:But The Stephen A. Smith is back with ESPN! He's back! Don't lose hope for him X!
Andrew wrote:shadowgrin wrote:But The Stephen A. Smith is back with ESPN! He's back! Don't lose hope for him X!
Quite frankly, I'm not sure how to feel about that.
shadowgrin wrote:Andrew wrote:QUITE FRANKLY, I'M NOT SURE HOW TO FEEL ABOUT THAT!
Fixed.
Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:10 pm
The X wrote:shadowgrin wrote:But The Stephen A. Smith is back with ESPN! He's back! Don't lose hope for him X!Andrew wrote:shadowgrin wrote:But The Stephen A. Smith is back with ESPN! He's back! Don't lose hope for him X!
Quite frankly, I'm not sure how to feel about that.shadowgrin wrote:Andrew wrote:QUITE FRANKLY, I'M NOT SURE HOW TO FEEL ABOUT THAT!
Fixed.
Ahh it must be draft time as the Stephen A. Smith lovefest is back
Tue Jun 21, 2011 11:11 pm
Valor wrote:The X wrote:shadowgrin wrote:But The Stephen A. Smith is back with ESPN! He's back! Don't lose hope for him X!Andrew wrote:shadowgrin wrote:But The Stephen A. Smith is back with ESPN! He's back! Don't lose hope for him X!
Quite frankly, I'm not sure how to feel about that.shadowgrin wrote:Andrew wrote:QUITE FRANKLY, I'M NOT SURE HOW TO FEEL ABOUT THAT!
Fixed.
Ahh it must be draft time as the Stephen A. Smith lovefest is back
Everybody loves Stephen A
Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:10 am
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Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:08 pm
hova- wrote:Yeah, 2k can still improve a lot in free agency and the signing of coaches etc. It's still not very realistic. 15M$ for Beasley is quite a lot. I hope that move turns out to be good. Maybe the toughest move so far in this Dynasty.
Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:27 pm
The X wrote:Chicago: Erik Spoelstra (led Heat to 2011 title but shock first round defeat by 8 seed Milwaukee soured his time at South Beach)
LA Clippers: Tom Thibodeau (trades in Derrick Rose for Jonny Flynn, probably not his smartest move. Especially when he's blindsided by Sterling)
Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:36 pm
Valor wrote:The X wrote:Chicago: Erik Spoelstra (led Heat to 2011 title but shock first round defeat by 8 seed Milwaukee soured his time at South Beach)
LA Clippers: Tom Thibodeau (trades in Derrick Rose for Jonny Flynn, probably not his smartest move. Especially when he's blindsided by Sterling)
2K Fail![]()
Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:10 pm
Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:14 pm
2012 NBA DRAFT LOTTERY
X: "The 2012 NBA Draft Lottery is ready to start, Phoenix (25.0%) has the best odds at winning the top pick, followed by Sacramento (19.9%) and Minnesota (15.6%), whose pick came across from the Los Angeles Clippers in the Eric Gordon-Jonny Flynn trade. Minnesota (0.5%) has the lowest odds from its own pick of winning the top pick after finishing the season with a 40-42 record and narrowly missing out on the playoffs due to a tiebreaker with the Utah Jazz. It could be a big night for Minnesota, who also hold a third lottery selection courtesy of a trade with Toronto on draft night last year.
Without further ado let's cross to the NBA Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver to announce the final order of the NBA Draft Lottery.”
Silver: “Thanks X and good luck everyone. The 14th pick goes to….
the Minnesota Timberwolves.”
X: “The Timberwolves will look to improve on their successful 40-42 record from last season with the first of their three lottery picks.”
Silver: “The 13th pick will be made by….
the Detroit Pistons.”
X: “The Pistons took a slight step back last season but Joe Dumars did get rid of one or two toxic contracts.”
Silver: “The 12th pick goes to….
the Indiana Pacers.”
X: “The mid-season trade with the Cavs seemed to backfire as Danny Granger and Tyler Hansbrough played the best basketball of their careers as the Cleveland stunned the World to win the title. The same can't be said about Antawn Jamison and Ramon Sessions.”
Silver: “Picking number 11 will be….
the Memphis Grizzlies.”
X: “The Grizzlies took a step back this past season after losing Zach Randolph in free agency to Washington. This draft has some solid power forwards that would help mitigate the loss of Randolph.”
Silver: “The 10th pick in the Draft will go to….
the San Antonio Spurs.”
X: “We haven't seen the Spurs here since they won the first pick back in 1997. Needless to say there are not any Tim Duncan's in this draft, not even a poor man's version.”
Silver: “The 9th pick will be made by….
the Sacramento Kings.”
X: “The Kings will probably look for a point guard with this pick after trading last year's disappointment Lambros Washburn mid-season to the Wizards. Coincidentally this is the pick that the Kings received from Washington in that deal.”
Silver: “The 8th pick goes to….
Philadelphia 76ers.”
X: “The lottery is holding to course right now.”
Silver: “The 7th pick will be made by….
the Detroit Pistons.”
X: “This is the pick that Detroit received from Orlando over a year ago in the Ben Wallace deal. The Magic made a deal to improve its chances of winning a title. That did not happen and a year later they lose a valuable lottery pick to the Pistons, who look to be stockpiling assets at the moment.”
Silver: “Pick number 6 belongs to….
the New Jersey Nets.”
X: “That means that Minnesota's pick, by way of Toronto, has moved up to the top three. Kahn is looking very smug right now after taking a beating last year after trading away the number 2 pick Chuck Smith and picking another point guard in Floyd Bradley. One can not have too many point guards I guess, but looks like he will stockpile power forwards instead, which is a good thing considering this year's draft is stacked with them.”
Silver: “Pick number 5 goes to….
the Portland Trailblazers.”
X: “This team went south as quick as Brandon Roy's knees. Who's their GM now? Even I don't know.”
Silver: “And the 4th pick of the 2011 NBA Draft goes to….
the Sacramento Kings.”
X: “And that means Minnesota has a superb shot of winning the top pick, with their picks received from the Toronto Raptors and Los Angeles Clippers still being in play. Those teams must be kicking themselves. They were happy to trade out of the draft knowing that it was a weak draft class but there is always going to be value at the top. The Phoenix Suns, the team that ended last season with the worst record in the league (25-57) will look to spoil David Kahn's party. David Kahn will be joined by Steve Nash on the stage as each team's representatives.
Let's cross back to NBA Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver is ready to announce the top three picks.”
Silver: “Thanks again X. The third pick in this year’s Draft will be made by....
the Minnesota Timberwolves.”
Silver: “The second pick goes to....
the Phoenix Suns.”
Silver: “And that means that the number one pick in the 2011 NBA Draft will be made by....
the Minnesota Timberwolves.”
X: “Kahn is beside himself with glee. This marks the first time that the Minnesota Timberwolves have ever won the NBA’s Draft Lottery. The highest draft pick that they previously had was the 3rd pick in the 1992 and 2008 NBA Draft when they selected Christian Laettner and O.J. Mayo (traded for Kevin Love on draft night) respectively.
Heading into the draft with the number 1, 3 and 14 picks, perhaps the Timberwolves will trade one or more of their picks since it is widely considered a weak draft that only goes a few deep and the lottery will mostly consist of power forwards and point guards, which are David Kahn's two most favourite positions. With the right draft night, the Timberwolves could establish themselves to take the next step towards being a competitive playoff team in the Western Conference. Who will they pick? Does it mean that one of their forwards like newly signed Michael Beasley will be shown the door? For that I'm not sure and there are no franchise changing players in this draft, just nice pieces to the puzzle, so Timberwolves' fans would pay to keep their enthusiasm slightly tempered. It's a good day though for basketball fans in Minnesota, that I can be sure.
That concludes our coverage of the 2012 NBA Draft Lottery. Congratulations again to the Minnesota Timberwolves, winner of the first and third picks in the 2012 NBA Draft.”