Basketball Thread

[NixxxoN]

haha PWNED.

Guess what? I'm a Barça fan, my team is champion of europe and would probably beat half of the NBA teams. And Spain gave USA a hard time in the world championship AFAIK. Thats why I was saying theres more besides NBA.

 

[tko112]

if dat wuz tru, den y do most "Euroleague" players try 2 go 2 da NBA,

bcuz they know dat they wont get any exposure in da "Euroleague"

thus makin European Basketball very insignificant and their only lure iz da money

 

[Masmasher@]

I call the ok thunder for the conference finals
im not saying they will win but they have a good chance to be in the conference finals

 

[IAmBlu3]

Guess what? I'm a Barça fan, my team is champion of europe and would probably beat half of the NBA teams.

yeah, but people don't brag about being able to beat the timberwolves or knicks...


^who did they pick up that makes them better than last years team?

 

[NixxxoN]

if dat wuz tru, den y do most "Euroleague" players try 2 go 2 da NBA,

bcuz they know dat they wont get any exposure in da "Euroleague"

thus makin European Basketball very insignificant and their only lure iz da money

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As I said the NBA is the most important league and the players earn more money there... BUT THAT DOESNT MEAN THE EURO BASKET IS CR@P

 

[tko112]

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As I said the NBA is the most important league and the players earn more money there... BUT THAT DOESNT MEAN THE EURO BASKET IS CR@P

i know itz not crap, bcuz im sure there r a lot of very talented players in da Euroleague, but do we know any1 who has made it big through or in da Euroleague, dats all im sayin

 

[NixxxoN]

what do you mean made it big? There are european players that do well in the NBA and the other way round, talented american players who do well in Europe.
NBA and europe are 2 different basket styles, NBA is more physical and attacking (more focussed @ the money and the fans), European is not so attacking and less physical (focussed on give freedom to the playing styles)

 

[tko112]

here's wat i mean by makin it big,
iz there a player dat iz currently playin in da Euroleague whose talents made him known in other places other than Europe and da NBA

 

[NixxxoN]

All the spanish squad for example... winning the world championship in 2006, silver medal at the 2008 olympics and european champions of 2009.
Don't care too much about individual players, this is a team sport

 

[Jane]

Gasol plays for spain in the olympics if im not mistaken

 

[#HBC | Gorf]

Oh. That's why they're good.

I didn't even know there was a Euroleague until you came around Nixxxon honestly. That's the funny part.

And how can you say we're only focused on the fans and money? We play with skill, we play to win.

 

[NixxxoN]

Oh. That's why they're good.

I didn't even know there was a Euroleague until you came around Nixxxon honestly. That's the funny part.

And how can you say we're only focused on the fans and money? We play with skill, we play to win.

Its not really a true european league. Its called Euroleague but its an european clubs championship (Like UEFA champions league in football). European basket is divided in the country leagues, as NBA is divided in EC and WC.
In my opinion, NBA has a "show policy", to try to be attractive to fans as much as possible (and so more money), with the physical playing, more attacking style and that crazy calendar.
My impression is that in America everything is built for the purpose of making a lot of money, thats how me and a lot of europeans view it.

 

[tko112]

All the spanish squad for example... winning the world championship in 2006, silver medal at the 2008 olympics and european champions of 2009.
Don't care too much about individual players, this is a team sport

dis game iz a team sport indeed, no doubt
but i wuz talkin about an individual player playin in da Euroleague who iz talented enough 2 b emulated all around da world, not just Europe and da NBA, somebody kids could try 2 b like

and yes, i mean Asia as well

bsides, evry1 prefers style over substance if it means they can win

 

[NixxxoN]

dis game iz a team sport indeed, no doubt
but i wuz talkin about an individual player playin in da Euroleague who iz talented enough 2 b emulated all around da world, not just Europe and da NBA, somebody kids could try 2 b like

and yes, i mean Asia as well

bsides, evry1 prefers style over substance if it means they can win

There are so many talented players playing in europe.
Who cares about a player wanted to be emulated by kids, thats useless. Kids should play like they want to play themselves not try to emulate another player.

 

[IAmBlu3]

that's a no.

 

[S l o X]

I'm no good @ Basketball right now but yooo I'ma bust *** senior year.

Practice makes perfect?

 

[#HBC | Gorf]

Kids need role models.

And I guess I didn't know that Nixxxon. I thought it was kinda like the Espana Matedors Versus the British Redcoats. My bad (and yes, my ignorance shines).

 

[NixxxoN]

My impression is the brits seem to be so bitter at spain because they get pwned in most of the sports. Maybe they still are angry about the spanish inquisition i dunno.
Id say Eurobasket in general is about Spain vs Italy vs Greece vs Russia now, the top countries

 

[Glöwworm]

i like basketball

 

[Jane]

Im glad the thread name got changed. Now we can talk about basketball in general instead of only the predictable *** nba.

So who here balls up regularly?

 

[L/A/W]

I've always wondered this, since i presume none of you are in seattle, have you heard of Tony Wroten?

also I play a lot Jane but I suck

 

[jugfingers]

for any streetball fans, heres ball4real in ny amazing game.

p1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoMqZkqZ4V0&feature=related

p2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aak14wVY44o&feature=related


also some better footage of aut dunks in the game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUwv6O-9-Fs

 

[Cyn]

So who here balls up regularly?

I try to. This semester in college, I'm taking basketball as one of my Phys. Ed. requirements.

 

[IAmBlu3]

So who here balls up regularly?

wait, what? think i read it wrong.

 

[Jane]

as in, who plays basketball on regular intervals haha.

and law dont worry i suck too at least compared to the mothers i play with. dudes have been playing in clubs since they were wee boys ):

 

[IAmBlu3]

shaq's on the celticsssss........i hope he fits.

 

[¯\_S.(ツ).L.I.D._/¯]

I play whenever I get the chance. I'm not very good.

 

[tko112]

i knew it, Heat vs. Lakers @ Christmas day

as 4 me, same w/ Vrael's case, except i drive 2 da basket whenever i get da chance

 

[Cyn]

shaq's on the celticsssss........i hope he fits.

I wish he'd retire. But I'm sure he will be a help to them.

 

[IAmBlu3]

i think he'll fit better here than in phx or cleveland. a lot of their points came off fast breaks and he just messed those offense up.

 

[Masmasher@]

hes got 2 more years
then hes retiring

 

[tko112]

hopefully, dat iz da case

 

[IAmBlu3]

i want it to be celtics v. lakers in the finals again

 

[tko112]

evry1 wants dat 2 happen again,
but da either da Heat(obviously), Bulls(definitely), or Magic(possibly) will b 2 much 4 da Celtics 2 handle

 

[IAmBlu3]

bulls will get smashed up in a 7 game series against the celtics. they don't have anyone big enough to guard shaq in the paint.

magic won't beat celtics. not a healthy celtics team, anyway. as long as they ave vince or the team, i don't see them having too much success.

Heat can do it.....but celtics can also still beat them. they don't have a point guard and they're centers suck.

 

[tko112]

i wonder wat da Celtics gonna do when Perkins comes back, which will get da backup minutes 4 Perk

 

[jugfingers]

evry1 wants dat 2 happen again,
but da either da Heat(obviously), Bulls(definitely), or Magic(possibly) will b 2 much 4 da Celtics 2 handle

nobody wants that to happen


nobody wanted that to happen this year.


if you thought you did your lying to yourself,

the most washed up janky teams goin head to head......really exciting.

 

[Masmasher@]

evry1 wants dat 2 happen again,
but da either da Heat(obviously), Bulls(definitely), or Magic(possibly) will b 2 much 4 da Celtics 2 handle

none of those teams are built for post season play
sure the will have some exciting games and i wont deny thart they gonna be exciting to watch but the post season is gonna be rough on them

 

[tko112]

none of those teams are built for post season play
sure the will have some exciting games and i wont deny that they gonna be exciting to watch but the post season is gonna be rough on them

huh, if dats da case, then which teams r built 4 da "postseason play"
cuz they r da teams 2 beat in da East, cuz no 1 else in da East dont have anything else 2 survive in da postseason

 

[Cyn]

Rockets traded Ariza and got Court Lee. I think it was a good trade.