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« Reply #780 on: February 04, 2006, 01:29:55 PM »
i'm gonna miss the Jalen Rose in Toronto Raptors  :cry:  however, i think it's good for him because he didn't get the minutes he deserved in Toronto

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« Reply #781 on: February 04, 2006, 06:38:01 PM »
Page does exist!

KOBE BRYANT. PAGE TOPPING PIMPAGE

cuz I can. :P

Player of the Month: KOBE!

http://www.nba.com/news/pom_060201.html

ALL-STAR TEAM SELECTION: KOBE! starts again. 2nd most votes only to Yao Ming.

And other guys. Shaq gets his 13th consecutive.


(and Chauncey Billups:P)


81' shirt for sale
The NBA Store will feature a special edition Kobe Bryant T-shirt and jersey to celebrate his recent 81-point performance, the second-highest in league history.
A white Los Angeles Lakers jersey with '81' on the front and ''Kobe'' on the back will be available today at the NBA Store in New York and online.
A special edition gold T-shirt with '81' on the back will be available this week.

http://store.yahoo.com/lakersstore/a1130-bryant-81.html


Comments From Around the League:
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060124/SPORTS0403/601240475

Celtics Great Larry Bird:
"That's wild. That is really wild. That's a lot of points, I'm telling you. There's no question how good he is, but when you start throwing numbers around like that, it's unbelievable. It would be hard to believe if you didn't know it was true."

Miami Heat Coach Pat Riley:
"Anybody who's got the kind of energy to try to hoist up (nearly) 70 shots is going to score a lot of point. It's remarkable, the execution and the efficiency, but we've got a lot of guys in this league, if they took 70 shots, they'd score a lot of points."

Miami Heat G, Dwyane Wade:
"Everybody was calling. Everybody called every player in the league."

Miami Heat F, Antoine Walker:
"I think with the 81 now, no other team or other players will let that happen. Now guys will foul out trying to stop him from doing that. If someone gets 81 on me, I'm going to clothesline him." On Shaq: "He told us to get him 50 shots."

Tex Winter, Ex-Assistant:
"It was quite an exhibition. It's what the fans love. I don't think you can win a championship playing that way and so, consequently, I would be concerned about that. But it was a great victory and I don't want to take anything away from Kobe because it was one of the greatest I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot of exhibitions."

Lakers Great, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
"Kobe's range is unreal, and he does it his way. It was a real treat. His ability to shoot from long range and also attack the hoop, split the defense and get in close for opportunities near the basket is unique. He's made a niche for himself, and he deserves it."

New Jersey Nets PG, Jason Kidd:
"How many minutes did he play, 42? If he had an overtime game, maybe (100 would be possible)"

New Jersey Nets F, Vince Carter:
"It is great for the league, for him, just because of the buzz it has created. The only bad thing about it is younger kids, whose minds are easily warped, are going to think, 'Ohhh! I am going to go out there and do it' instead of the team concept first. That is what is missing, guys understanding how to play as a team. They [the NBA] want scoring, they want ratings, you are going to get that. You are definitely going to get them now with the amount of 50-60-point games . . . I just hope kids and young guys understand that yeah, special guys can do that. But . . ."

Detroit PG, Chauncey Billups:
"If you have it going, you're supposed to keep it going. ... Unbelievable."

Indiana Pacers Coach, Rick Carlisle:
"I don't feel so bad about the 45 he got on us now."

Golden State Warriors Coach, Mike Montgomery:
"I wish we had King Kong (to guard him). Anything we can do, we'll do."

Bulls Great Scottie Pippen:
"It's superb, definitely. Something that is new to me, that is shocking. I got the news last night about 3 in the morning, and I don't think I even went back to bed."

Ex-Bull and now-Analyst Steve Kerr:
"I'm always one to credit the guys who win. I don't know if I would have given Kobe the M.V.P. last week. But what he did in the game last night, he's so clearly the best player out there."

Hubie Brown, Analyst:
"For Kobe Bryant to do this as a guard, it is a testimony to his athletic ability, incredible endurance."

Detroit Pistons President of Basketball Operations, Joe Dumars:
"I think it is an awesome feat what Kobe did the other night, and I tip my hat to him. The one word that comes to mind when I think about what he accomplished is SPECIAL."

Utah Jazz Coach, Jerry Sloan:
"Kobe brought his team back from a big deficit to win the game, so you like to see that. That means quite a bit more than getting points with no competition."

Cavs Guard, Eric Snow:
"Hats off, he's the best. It's hard to get 50 in a game. He did it in a half. It takes a tough player who works really hard. I think he's one of the best ever."

Celtics Ricky Davis:
"That was a great game. It surprises you, but the guy was hitting shot after shot."

Celtics Forward, Paul Pierce:
"It's impressive,. He's probably playing the best basketball of anyone in the NBA right now. When you’re taking jump shots, you’re going to get more tired. Wilt got all layups. With the athletes that are in the game today, no, it wouldn’t happen. You would have to put more minutes on the clock. Well, maybe Kobe could do it. If he shot every time down the floor.” "

Celtics Coach, Doc Rivers:
“What was lost in all of that was that he got it going when they were down by 18 points. The other amazing part was that he didn’t get tired at the end.”

George Gervin:
"To compare it to anybody would be useless. He set himself apart from everyone else. Everyone looks for another Michael Jordan, and there probably won't be one. What Kobe did was establish himself as one of the greatest scorers of all time at an early age. He's a phenom. I'm a believer, man. Now we've got to sit back and wait and see if anyone scores 82."

76ers Guard, Andre Iguodala:
"How does the other team let him get that many points? Once a guy gets 50 points, you double him every time down the court. They weren't doing a good job of trying to keep the ball out of his hands so I was actually rooting for him.

Chicago Bulls G, Ben Gordon:" That should put all the questions to rest who's the most talented and who's the, you know, best offensive player in the league. You know if he would've had a decent first half, he might've got 100 points last night. I mean if anybody can go out there and score 25 points a quarter I would definetly say it's Kobe."

Chicago Bulls G, Chris Duhon: "I'm just amazed he got up 46 shots. That's like, uh, five games worth for me. After eight shots I'm already having to ice my elbow. You know, 46, that's just amazing on it's own."

Chicago Bulls F/C, Tyson Chandler: "We're witnessing greatness right now. We need to understand that. (asked: "Is he the best of the best?") Yeah, definetly."

Detroit Pistons Coach, Flip Saunders: "I think the most amazing thing about Kobe scoring 81 is about how easy he made it look. It's not like he made a lot of difficult shots. A lot of the shots he took were like open shots."

Phoenix Suns F, Shawn Marion: "Is that for real? You know. That's what people will probably go around saying today. Did he really have 81 points? Is that possible?"

Miami Heat Center Shaquille O'Neal:
Declined to comment..

Elgin Baylor:
"Scoring 81 points is a truly amazing accomplishment. Of course, the most important thing is that his effort contributed to a victory for his team."

Mavs GM, Mark Cuban:
"It's amazing. Beyond amazing. He's on another level from any other player at this point. It's like he is toying with teams. If you push up on him, he just takes two steps back and shoots from further out. I hope the NBA adjusts its TV schedule so we all can see him play more. It would be fun to watch and fun to debate how far a one-man show can drag four other players in a team sport."

Mavs Guard, Darrell Armstrong:
"Imagine if our game had been close. "

Mavs Guard, Jerry Stackhouse:
"How many times did he get to the line? You'd think the Super Bowl would lead 'SportsCenter' tonight. But you know it won't. It can't. Kobe will. He has to."

Mavs Forward, Dirk Nowitzki (on if he could get 81):
"I don't think that would be good from a team standpoint."

Mavs Forward, Keith Van Horn:
"How many assists?. He didn't have any against us."

Mavs Guard, Devin Harris:
"He took 47 shots?"

Ex-Lakers Guard, Ty Lue:
Listen to Lue interview

Atlanta Hawks Captain, Joe Johnson:
"With Kobe, he takes shots that look bad, but they're not bad shots for him. He was on fire. On fire."

Atlanta Hawks Coach, Mike Woodson:
"It was just a special, special night. And I'm sure Kobe felt that way. Because 81 points is, well, 81 points, and I don't care how you cut it up. It's amazing."

Atlanta Hawks Radio Analyst, Dennis Scott:
"The most points I ever scored was 65 in the Urban Coalition summer league in D.C.. I had something like 16 3-pointers, and I'm telling you, I was dead tired when it was over. I saw the highlights of Kobe, and he looked like he could have played another game."

Orlando Magic Guard, Keyon Dooling:
"It's not just a buzz about Kobe, it's a holler. That guy is incredible. That's why he's the best player in the league."

Orlando Magic Assistant GM, Otis Smith:
"Whether you like him or dislike him, Kobe is a special player. He has the killer instinct in him that a lot of the talented players don't have. When he smells blood, he goes for the jugular. That's a (Michael) Jordan-like quality."

Orlando Guard/Forward, Grant Hill:
"I guess they say records are made to be broken. You wouldn't think it could be done, but if anybody could I guess it would be Kobe. It's just incredible. There's not much really you can say. Wow."

Orlando Coach, Brian Hill:
"Forget about 81 points. To be able to get up that many shots and still play defense at the other end of the floor, that's a pretty incredible physical accomplishment."

Hornets Guard Kirk Snyder:
"I heard about it after I had finished hanging out with David West, and he called me and said that Kobe had scored 81. My first thought was is that I'm in the NBA with probably one of the best players ever to play in the NBA."

Hornets Coach Byron Scott:
"I think Wilt's record is pretty safe unless a player like Kobe goes into four or five overtimes. I think this is the closest you'll see anybody get to it."

Hornets Guard J.R. Smith:
"The first thing that came to my mind when I heard about what Kobe did was the amount of shots he go. If anybody's going to score, it's Kobe. He can take as many shots as he wants, and nobody says nothing. Of course when you take 46 shots you are going to score, but he's good enough to make more than half of them. He's good enough to take good shots, and he just had one of those nights."

Jerry West:
"I don't know if anyone could have stopped him last night. It's so senseless to me to say he shouldn't take over like that. You give the same amount of shots to everybody else and they're not making that many, I know it. Players are jealous of greatness. Kobe is a unique talent and a unique person. His belief that he can jump to the moon is never going to change. But I admire him, what he's been able to overcome. You would think he would be a fair-haired man of the NBA with what's he's already done. But he's taken a fairly good battering."

Richie Guerin, played in 100 pt game:
"I thought the game in the second half was set up to try to have Wilt score as many points as he could. And I told Wilt this personally. Kobe's, I think is a little more special because of his size and he played in a game that was significant and meaningful. Taking nothing away from Wilt. . . . If you play a game a normal way, I think it's just about impossible to score that many points.''

Miami Heat Coach, Pat Riley:
"He might get 100. If you can get 81 . . . absolutely. He has the mentality to do that and conditioning. He's one of the best conditioned athletes in the world.''

Miami Heat Guard, Dwyane Wade:
"Not at all." - If he thought 80 points was possible

"Give him overtime and he might have got there. Now, it's possible." - On the all-time record

"Maybe if I go home and play my video game I'll hit 80." - If he can make a run at Kobe

New Jersey Nets F, Richard Jefferson:
"He's the first person to ever get to 80 (since Chamberlain's 100). Is 100 doable? You'd probably have a better chance of winning the lottery but there's always a chance.''

"I talked to Mike ( James) after the game," McGrady said. "He said they didn't double team him — not one time. You would think after he hit 40, send two or three guys at him. When he hit 50? When he got 70? What are you doing: playing him one-on-one?"

More on No. 8
Bucks players were also talking about Kobe Bryant.

"I just couldn't believe the Toronto team let him get 81," said Bobby Simmons, usually assigned to defend Bryant. "He would not get 81 on me, no way. And I wouldn't let my teammates get away with that. For one guy to score that many points, I think the coach should have made a change. You have to get the ball out of his hands."

Allen Iverson:
Quote:
"It was an amazing night for Kobe. Just unreal. Like watching a video game. He's the best player in the game.". Asked if he will try to top the performance #3 wasnt so humble "We play Toronto in March. I'm going to go for 100."


TMac:
Quote:
"I don't think I could score that many in a video game."


Wally Sczerbiak:
Quote:
"He's just one of those guys I have a lot of respect for. He's strong-willed and he believes in himself to the core."


Ric Bucher:
Quote:
I've never thought of him as selfish, so it's hard for me to know how what I considered a flawed view might change. I saw someone who was emotionally conflicted and immature at times. Someone who was supremely confident in himself but not always in his teammates. That's not selfish, by my definition or Webster's. A selfish player is someone who pursues his own glory at the expense of everything else, including winning. I've never known Kobe to do that. Ever.

Nuggets Forward, Carmelo Anthony:
"I don't think (Bryant) saw himself doing it. That's crazy."

Mavs Forward, Dirk Nowitzki (on if he could get 81):
"I don't think that would be good from a team standpoint."

Mavs Forward, Keith Van Horn:
"How many assists?. He didn't have any against us."

Mavs Guard, Devin Harris:
"He took 47 shots?"

==

Bryant was asked to donate the shoes he wore in Sunday's game to the basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.

"That's really, really cool, something I never would have thought of," Bryant said. "It's fun to be a part of that."

Last time T-Mac said "Been there, done that" when Kobe dropped 62.

Both had career highs of 62...

Kobe 12/20/05
33 Min.
18-31 FG (58%)
4-10 3P (40%)
22-25 FT (88%)
8 Reb.
0 Ast.
3 St.
2 T.O.
62 POINTS  

T-Mac 3/10/04
46 Min.
20-37 FG (54%)
5-14 3P (36%)
17-26 FT (65%)
10 Reb.
5 Ast.
1 St.
6 T.O.
62 POINTS




I'd post the links for the game but gotta keep the forum in semi "good boy" mode till we can move the forum. You can find Filefront links at mixmakers.net

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« Reply #782 on: February 04, 2006, 07:01:25 PM »


Awww...shit. Lakers let Chingy's Bobcats snap their 13 game losing streak!!  Ex-Lakers went apeshit. Jumaine Jones with 31? Maaan. Fuck Kobe has to score 100 a nite now with Odom, now maybe Mihm out. :evil:

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The Toronto Raptors finally traded Jalen Rose on Friday, sending him to the New York Knicks for forward Antonio Davis.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/basketball/nba/02/03/bc.bkn.knicks.raptorstr.ap/index.html


What up wit dat? Antonio "I don't wanna be in TO" Davis is back? Buy out or what. Isiah Thomas is mad.

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« Reply #783 on: February 05, 2006, 05:52:06 AM »
I wonder what Jordan made of the 81 :D

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« Reply #784 on: February 09, 2006, 04:32:42 AM »
You go that right, daigong 8)
It all started when my Cats beat your Lakers 8)
This ended the 13-game losing streak, so lets start another streak for us...how about a 3 game winning streak! :lol:

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« Reply #785 on: February 09, 2006, 04:51:46 AM »
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I wonder what Jordan made of the 81 :D


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"If I had to pick the best player in the game, he certainly is up there right now in the way that he approaches the game. . . . Anybody can go out and take a lot of shots and end up with 81 points, but if you lose, who cares? He was in a great rhythm and went out and played well. So you have to commend him for that. [But] if I were on the other side, there would be no way I would have been able to be in that game without six fouls."

-- A certain Michael Jordan, reacting publicly to Kobe Bryant's 81-point game for the first time at a New York press conference for his Jordan All-American Classic for high schoolers.



Cuban owns Phil Jackson  :lol:  :lol:

Mavs on a 12 game winning streak and holding their opponents under 100.



YTL's team is just too good.....i give up. I tried and I thought I secured the block category but YTL just took the lead now.  :thumbsup

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« Reply #786 on: February 10, 2006, 09:34:02 AM »
Well fuck them Mavs! winners of 13 in a row. Miami couldn't handle em. WTF?

Least the Lakers snapped their 4 game losing streak vs the Rox!! With Kobe's season tying high 9 assists.

The funniest shit that came outta Mavs ass-raping the Lakers, Phil Jackson complained about the refs and dat bitch Mark Cuban said "I Own Phil Jackson." calling him his "Bucket Boy"  :lol:

Um, still bitter over the time Kobe first broke his career high of 62? Or the time the Lakers overcame that massive 4th quarter deficit?

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YTL's team is just too good.....i give up. I tried and I thought I secured the block category but YTL just took the lead now.  :thumbsup


We should just ban him  :lol:  :lol: then I'd still lose.


whoa...reading this off ESPN.com. Vince Young wants to go the NBA? WTF?

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« Reply #787 on: February 10, 2006, 05:05:52 PM »
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YTL's team is just too good.....i give up. I tried and I thought I secured the block category but YTL just took the lead now.  :thumbsup


Hehe, I made my share of mistakes too, but was lucky to cover it.  It's fun.  Let's do it again next year!

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« Reply #788 on: February 11, 2006, 02:14:10 AM »
Young wants to go to the NBA? 0_o

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Hehe, I made my share of mistakes too, but was lucky to cover it.  It's fun.  Let's do it again next year!


I've been thinking about trading with Befuddled Budgies  :P



Mavs going for 14 tonight!

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« Reply #789 on: February 11, 2006, 02:42:45 AM »
u guys watch Insider the Nba on TNT after the games? Kenny will shootout wit Reggie! its gonna be interesting if Kenny will continue to own.

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« Reply #790 on: February 11, 2006, 07:04:53 PM »
Maan, Kenny Smith is a lil bitch! Fuck him, he talks shit and is so jealous of other people's careers.

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Young wants to go to the NBA? 0_o

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Hehe, I made my share of mistakes too, but was lucky to cover it.  It's fun.  Let's do it again next year!


I've been thinking about trading with Befuddled Budgies  :P



Mavs going for 14 tonight!



AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN!! :banana: IT''S PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME!


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« Reply #791 on: February 11, 2006, 07:56:32 PM »
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Maan, Kenny Smith is a lil bitch! Fuck him, he talks shit and is so jealous of other people's careers.


Kenny does talk alot of crap...Barkley does too


So many turnovers in the 1st quarter in the Mavs vs. Nuggets game. If we had the 2nd string PG Delvin Harris healthy I think we would've won. He brings alot of energy off the bench and he doesn't turn the ball over as much as Armstrong.


Boo Spurs need to lose.

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« Reply #792 on: February 12, 2006, 12:01:38 AM »
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Nets guard decides to pass on '08 Games in Beijing

New Jersey Nets point guard Jason Kidd wasn't selected on the NBA All-Star roster, and says he will not participate in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

I'm not going to participate. I'm going to skip it," Kidd told the New York Post in Saturday's editions. "I didn't want to do it. Did it before. I've helped the team qualify twice. So I think I'll pass on the third time.

"And it's long: August and September. I wouldn't have that much of a break before the season to get ready, so I thought I would let the younger guys go and do it."

All-Star weekend will held Feb. 17-19 in Houston.


 :( I think the two best point guards today are J Kidd and Nash. It sucks that hes not going. I guess it'll be Marbury.

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« Reply #793 on: February 12, 2006, 07:38:23 AM »
TNT crew are the best bball commentators since NBC. watching those photoshopped pics of barkley is always priceless. i just wish they would do more than 2 games a week.

HOUSTON WON AGAIN!! only 10 games below .500 now. still time to make a run for the 8th.

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« Reply #794 on: February 12, 2006, 01:22:05 PM »
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TNT crew are the best bball commentators since NBC. watching those photoshopped pics of barkley is always priceless. i just wish they would do more than 2 games a week.

HOUSTON WON AGAIN!! only 10 games below .500 now. still time to make a run for the 8th.


i bet they will make the playoffs

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« Reply #795 on: February 12, 2006, 02:07:20 PM »
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TNT crew are the best bball commentators since NBC. watching those photoshopped pics of barkley is always priceless. i just wish they would do more than 2 games a week.

HOUSTON WON AGAIN!! only 10 games below .500 now. still time to make a run for the 8th.


i bet they will make the playoffs


i really hope they can...but i doubt it

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« Reply #796 on: February 13, 2006, 08:45:26 AM »
after the win tonight vs the knicks, they are only 4 games outa the 8th spot. so them making the playoffs is still very possible. but of course u have 5 other teams going for it. as long as yao and tmac is healthy the rest of the season, them making the playoffs is pretty high.

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« Reply #797 on: February 13, 2006, 09:46:30 AM »
Don't count Seattle out...actually every team in the West except Portland has chance to make the playoffs.
Houston needs D. Anderson and Jon Barry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Derek Anderson and Jon Barry have been injured for so long...are they out for the season?  i just know that Bob Sura would probably out for the season :evil:

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« Reply #798 on: February 13, 2006, 10:27:25 AM »
they both still have a chance to come back this season. the way i see it is that if this current roster stays healthy all the way to the end of season, they can crack the 8th spot. they are better than any of the 5 teams above them when healthy.

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« Reply #799 on: February 15, 2006, 06:58:29 AM »
With this BIG win over the Clipps tonight, i am very optimistic that they can squeeze into a 8th spot. This is the team that was suppose to play great this season!

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