But for the record, stats are what ultimately cut down the team standings in each conference/division to determine who makes the playoffs..

yes, the win/loss stat. last i checked, nobody gave a rat's *** who shot the 3-ball the best.

OH WAIT IM SO SORRY IM JUST A BASKETBALL NEWB WHO DOESNT KNOW HOW TO INTERPRET STATS THEY OBVIOUSLY PLAY SOME MAGICAL PART IN HOW THE HEAT GETS FREE PASSES TO THE NBA FINALS!!!! HOW COULD I BE SO BLIND!?

...not.

Lol you forget that its because of players who shoot well (including 3pters), and defend well that teams can win games. Its all an intricate part of basketball, how well you perform is how you are judged and filtered. Until the best team stands.

And you must really hate me and the team to go out of your way to change your avatar and status....i feel so humbled. ha.

I got nothing against the Heat personally.

Soooo did anyone see the Chi-Indy game? The second half I was smiling so much, my cheeks were hurting.

Indy had a brilliant first half tho. props to them :tup:

And we will see march 14th in the Madhouse on Madison what stats matter. :stirthepot:

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Yeah the game against Indy was good, wasn't one of Roses higher scoring games, the 1st half the Bulls struggled to score. but Luol Deng, man wish saw more out of him in the All-Star game, I recall how he got out of the way when Griffin was about to make him part of his dunk poster.

I like Noah though and speaking of stats looks like NBA.com recap notebooks utilize them. here are the stats for the Bulls Indy game:

D.Rose was PISSED after Indiana brought it the last time. Too bad Rip keeps getting hurt, one of my favorite players in the league. I stole his shots off of curl screens and use it in my league a lot :rofl2:

The problem with Luol Deng is everybody wants him. We can't make a trade at all, because everybody wants deng. and Chicago'll be damned to give up our South Sudan Star.

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Naw its cool. In Chicago we show Lebron love. like this.



Chicago is a really friendly place. Best pizza, hot beef, or dogs anywhere. :stirthepot:

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i <3 chicago

I find myself less interested in this thread the more people bitch at one another.

haha, true that, some people got their panties in a bunch because they have no validity in their arguments, or they just don't know what they are talking about. And personally the Lebron jabs are common, even it only makes him more popular, even if its negative attention. :icon17:

Thought this was a really good game
 

Wolves did a good job holding the Clippers off,

OKC 13th straight win, lookin really good!
 

Lebron's decision has made him the Scarface of the NBA.

"You need people like me, you need to point your finger at me and say he's the bad guy"

It works, and has actually increased nba viewership. sooo by all logic, by making fun of lebron, we are helping the entire nba prevent bankruptcy :tup:


Plus i'm still sour from last year's eastern conference finals.

Yeah Scarface in the eyes of sour clevland fans. :icon18:

And I think its just one of those things that takes away from how good of player this guy really is, its not a hype like J-lin, where he just had a couple good games and hes all of sudden considered great. Lebron has been putting up numbers that are almost MJ-Kobe like since he was with the Cavs. Dude is talented, on the floor there is no doubt about his skills.

All the other stuff like he is a traitor, has a ego, is irrelevant to me, its like when Michael Jackson was alive they always scrutinized him about being a child molester, bleaching his skin (although many didn't even know why he did it, had a skin condition), and etc. However, I never let all that talk take away from why I respected the guy in the first place, he was a great dancer/singer.

Similarly, you can save all that talk about Lebron for the tabloids. I respect what the guy does day in and day out on the floor and thats it. :tiphat:

Lebron's been nothing but hype ever since he was in high school. He was catered to his whole life. He wrote a letter to the NBA when he was 17 because he didn't want to finish high school before he joined. You say he is a hard worker? I have never seen him give a 110% the way MJ and Kobe have. Kobe knows how to involve his team and then when they need him, he puts the team on his back in the clutch. Kobe and MJ didn't have the freakish athleticism lebron has. They had to sacrifice so much more and because of it, they are legends in the sport. Lebron expected to be an NBA all star. He will never be in the same league as kobe, let a lone come even close to MJ's league. I see lebron as a freakish man child with ungodly strength and speed that never was the underdog. Because of that, he doesn't know how to reach inside and dig into the knot that sits behind your stomache where you keep your last hopes. Lebron's mother spoiled him. Lebron's high school spoiled him. The cav's spoiled him. He is now far too spoiled. You can't have a good omlette is even one of those eggs is spoiled.

He may get a ring or two and he may break some records. But he still that whiny freak man child who expects things on a silver platter. Thats why when the game is on the line and its for all the marbles, he chokes.

MJ didn't even get picked for his high school team. He made his career proving people wrong. He would make his critics eat their own words. When they said he couldn't play defense, he got defensive player of the year. When they said he was a ball hog, he became the Bull's all time assist leader. He used naysayers to fuel the fire of desire for perfection in his belly.

Just my 10 cents.

exactly why sh*t isn't only about stats

So you think Kobe was not hyped when he entered the NBA around 18? You think Jordan wasn't hyped until he started winning championships with the bulls. No one is making a comparison to them, in fact I feel Lebron is in a league of his own. Go around and ask the average person that doesn't know about basketball. And then ask them if they know who Michael Jordan is, ask them if they know Kobe Bryant, ask them if they know who Lebron James is. They will answer yes, then ask them if they know who for example, just putting it out there who Derrick Rose is, even who Dwayne Wade is, they probably will say I don't know, or no.

The hype you talk I think you have mistaken by the word popularity. Lebron is a popular man. When I say that it is an understatement. To be on the path to being a legend, to be "great" you have to be well known, you have to be popular. And how do you think he has gotten popular? Not by just dribbling the ball a couple times on the floor and passing it around and making a couple shots a night. But he has constantly grown in gameplay, he started with .410 when he came into the league back in 03, he is not .55 FT%, he started with 4.2 rpg, now he is avergaing 8.4 this season! And he is not even a 3 point shooter, but he is shooting .405 coming from just 0.2 %. Not bad when you realize that he is playing a forward.

And improvements, other than his shooting percentages we all know he is one if not the best finisher in the NBA. People said he had no low post game, so he trained with Olajuwon over the summer, and is making more shots posting on defenders. Hence his shooting % is getting considerably higher. You have to give to this man to know what he is doing, he plays smart intelligent basketball. A hot head and egoistic, but has every right to be! Ill say it and not just because I am a fan, he is going to be one of the greatest who ever played this game. Plus his fan base outweigh his haters anyways.

Heat vs Hawks
 

Looks like we got Bosh back :tup: and diggin the white heat jerseys!

Anyone following the trade deadline rumors? Looks like the deadline is next Thursday, which means DW, Gasol, and Jamal Crawford might be possibly traded.

Mark stein said this about the trade with Orlando/Dwight:

heres the whole article if anyone wants to read: http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2012/0...s=iref:nbahpt1

Rose nailed the buzzer beater last night, Hopefully the Magic wont be as pesky as those Bucks where!







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yeah that buzzer beater make you forgive him for shooting 8 for 22 from the field.

can't forgive kover for 6 missed threes (3 wide open) in last 4 minutes of the game...

Or Rondo for missing the lay-up that could have won the game for Boston. :stirthepot:

that game made me sad face. When noah fouled andersen I knew it was over.

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[QUOTE=ZMan8;1589839]same here but i censored it down to sad face. the past few games our defense has been falling apart :shakes head:

Heat-Pacers Highlights
 

So first Kobe Bryant now Chris Paul?
 

Lol, so whats with LA players and masks, is it the new fad? :icon17:

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So have been watching the Bulls play for a while now, as they are gonna play the heat Wed.

I have to say that the Bulls do 2 things very well.

They rebound the ball exceptionally well, which gives them more second chance opportunities, as well defensive rebounds, which helps them ignite the fast break.

On the fast break, DR is a one man show, amazing how the guy can change the ball direction in mid air, shows a lot of hops and control. His execution is amazing, loved the dunk he had on the Knicks last night.

Another guy who I really like is Noah, he really puts defensive pressure in the paint, and his reach and length gives him the upper hand on rebounds. Hes also one of the many centers like TC who can actually throw down without it looking awkward, if you know what I mean, centers usually can throw down right by the hoop, but when they start to run they look weird. lol.

Another thing I noticed is passing. The Bulls are a very unselfish team, they are able to rotate the ball enough to find the open man or the guy with the higHest % shot night after night. Also passing it to DR in the paint is almost a given, as that guy will drive to the hoop with no fear.

I think the Heat are going to have a problem with their offensive rebounds. They don't get nearly as much as the bulls. As for match ups, Im looking forward to Chalmers-DR, maybe Bosh-Noah?. Also can't forget about Korver, the Heat have to keep an eye on him.

Overall, this should be a really good game. Wed 3/14 ESPN @ 9:30

Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni resigns
 

Reports: New York Knicks coach Mike DAntoni resigns - NBA News | FOX Sports on MSN

There you go folks... Looks like D'Antoni is stepping down as head coach of the Knicks.. And it seems Carmello Anthony is part of the problem. We were winning more games with him on the bench. As soon as the ball touches his hand the ball stops moving... And the way he's shooting this just doesn't work...

Curious to see where it goes from here...

I continue to dislike Carmelo Anthony.

carmelo and chandler for howard...what do you think?

I could see a possible last minute three to four team deal cuz of knicks now. anarchy.

I wish I had something witty to say about how the bulls just beat the knicks so bad that he retired...but the fact of the matter that its just a sad situation when a player's superego ruins a ball club. don't get my wrong, i believe philosophically the ego is the most important part of the psyche...but some people don't understand it.

this really is a sad thing.

Rose is game time call tonight ....yikes

on the subject of carmelo look at Denver right now.

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