2006 - 2007 NBA Season Discussion Thread

[MikeNaked]

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hughes looked good for the cavs last night. if he returns to allstar form watch out.

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Love the face tatts too.

[ThaSaltCracka]

Hughes was in juvie for a while, right?

[hedxcold]

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Unrelated, can anyone tell me who the non-LBJ players are in the Nike ads? Just saw them for the first time. The big 'fro/cell phone guy looks like Amare but doesn't sound like him. Maybe they're all just actors and I'm thinking too hard about thisp

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you don't mean the ads where they are all lebron do you?
is there another ad you're talking about?

[Spellmen]

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Bill Simmons had a thought about this new rule. He seemed to think it would lead to the refs actually enforcing the rules, ie travels, carries, and whatnot. So in essence the refs can make whatever call they see fit and not have to deal with on court antics from whiny players.

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OK, that makes sense. Thanks. As someone who has gotten his share of passion-related T's in his life I still think it will be tough for players to restrain themselves, but we'll see how it plays out.

As for the rest of your post, I don't remember such a huge inequity in conferences as exists in the NBA today. Not even AFC/NFC or AL/NL in recent years. If any of the Mavs, Spurs, Suns, and maybe Rockets were in the East it would be a much easier road to the conference finals.

Unrelated, can anyone tell me who the non-LBJ players are in the Nike ads? Just saw them for the first time. The big 'fro/cell phone guy looks like Amare but doesn't sound like him. Maybe they're all just actors and I'm thinking too hard about this.

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They are all Lebron. I like the new rule, the league was getting a little out of hand with players whining at refs all the way down the floor after they were called for a foul or didn't get a call, it was ridiculous. I can't remember who it was in the playoffs last year (cassell?), but they were whining to a ref as the ball got stolen and taken down the court for an easy score

[tuq]

Spellmen, hedxcold,

I'm a dumbazz. I didn't know they were all him, just saw them for the first time tonight. Pretty clever. Thanks.

[ThaSaltCracka]

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I can't remember who it was in the playoffs last year (cassell?), but they were whining to a ref as the ball got stolen and taken down the court for an easy score

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[teamdonkey]

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I can't remember who it was in the playoffs last year (cassell?), but they were whining to a ref as the ball got stolen and taken down the court for an easy score

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speaking of, watching the clips game i just remembered why i hate him. what a whiney bitch

[ThaSaltCracka]

I have never been a Cassell fan. There is a reason he has floated around so much, and its because he's just such a jackass.

[Green Kool Aid]

Celtics have Detroit tonight, then a back-to-back road game in Washington tomorrow night.

Looking at an 0-3 start, baby!!!

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[Aces McGee]

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I'll start just by mentioning I have no idea why this new ref rule was implemented. Guys are supposed to play with passion and then turn it off when they think a call went against them? Are refs really that worried about being "shown up" or is there some other reason I'm missing?


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I like the new rule, too. After Nugs-Clips last night, Reggie, the Jet, and Barkley were all making this same argument about it being unreasonable to ask these guys to turn off their passion when a call doesn't go their way.

I think it's nonsense. That stuff wouldn't fly in college or high school, and the play is certainly passionate at those levels. Why should being a professional permit you to act like a douchebag on the court? If anything, NBA players should be held to a higher standard of conduct, not a lower one.

-McGee