Official 2013 NBA Offseason Thread

[mjsaver]

I know my man Kobe got injured last year but jesus dudes are acting like he tore both acl's and disloacted both knees

People are in such a rush to bathe in the decline theyre using this injury as a reason to say he'll be a certified bum or avg 12.5 pts the duration of his career.

This aint Amare Stoudamire were talking about, hasnt Kobe earned the benefit of doubt ?

 

[osh kosh bosh]

Hakeem could give a team 5 good minutes RIGHT NOW.

 

[shox23]

I know my man Kobe got injured last year but jesus dudes are acting like he tore both acl's and disloacted both knees

People are in such a rush to bathe in the decline theyre using this injury as a reason to say he'll be a certified bum or avg 12.5 pts the duration of his career.

This aint Amare Stoudamire were talking about, hasnt Kobe earned the benefit of doubt ?

The achilles injury is worst injury to have besides a back injury at his age

 

[champcruthik]

Rik Smits, Arvydas Sabonis, Luc Longley, Vlade Divac, and Bill Wennington could give a team 5 good minutes right now.

 

[awwsome]

Sabonis

 

[champcruthik]

Best flopper in the history of basketball civilization.

Sabonis' midrange game was on point like a thorn.

 

[mjsaver]

I know my man Kobe got injured last year but jesus dudes are acting like he tore both acl's and disloacted both knees

People are in such a rush to bathe in the decline theyre using this injury as a reason to say he'll be a certified bum or avg 12.5 pts the duration of his career.

This aint Amare Stoudamire were talking about, hasnt Kobe earned the benefit of doubt ?

The achilles injury is worst injury to have besides a back injury at his age

I understand that but dam what happened to the wait and see approach, dudes are dying for him to be another Gilbert Arenas

It just seems a bit early to just write him off is what im saying, the certainty is odd imo.

 

[markangelo]

Harden dont play defense bruh, whos gonna shut him down?

SRS

last time I checked Parsons held his own against Bryant. Let Harden/Parsons lead him into an Asik/Howard/Jones frontline, I doubt he's going to get even 30 points. 25 

 

[dirtybuhbuhnew]

yea but he wont be any good like he was before in Chicago

i dont even remember how he plays anymore

i re live his prime days through 2k sadly.

 

[mitchellicious]

thought they were gonna need a separate show just to introduce dwight's family, but i think he only brought along the kids he recognizes

Dude's got more bastards than Robert Baratheon

 

[markangelo]

Dwight Howard is officially announced as a Houston Rocket. Photos with Hakeem Olajuwon, Yao Ming, Ralph Sampson.
h-town, #RedNation #anewage NBA July 13, 2013

 

[shox23]

thought they were gonna need a separate show just to introduce dwight's family, but i think he only brought along the kids he recognizes

Dude's got more bastards than Robert Baratheon

Spot on, spot on

 

[shox23]

I know my man Kobe got injured last year but jesus dudes are acting like he tore both acl's and disloacted both knees

People are in such a rush to bathe in the decline theyre using this injury as a reason to say he'll be a certified bum or avg 12.5 pts the duration of his career.

This aint Amare Stoudamire were talking about, hasnt Kobe earned the benefit of doubt ?

The achilles injury is worst injury to have besides a back injury at his age

I understand that but dam what happened to the wait and see approach, dudes are dying for him to be another Gilbert Arenas

It just seems a bit early to just write him off is what im saying, the certainty is odd imo.

Speculation, hyperbole, overstating, underrating, prisoner of the moment, quick memories its just part being in the forum

 

[Peep Game]

And yet I feel like all of these were typed while tears were shed

None whatsoever 

good luck this season. 

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lol if you believe this.

Based on twitter and other media reactions when it was announced the Howard would sign with the Rockets, and during the time "Howard [was] 50/50 on returning to the Lakers", that meme is the exact reaction. Nothing but Laker fans/anti-Howard folks backpedalling and slipping on Mario Kart banana peels. If Lebron to the Heat is any indication, there's a chance the people may be having more egg on their faces and eating more crow again. Surprised ya'll aren't full from Lebron stuffing you 2 years in a row.

 

[thadoctadvocate]

Harden dont play defense bruh, whos gonna shut him down?


SRS

last time I checked Parsons held his own against Bryant. Let Harden/Parsons lead him into an Asik/Howard/Jones frontline, I doubt he's going to get even 30 points. 25 

since when do defenders lead kobe bryant? dude will go anywhere on the court at will

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

plenty of laker fans didn't like dwight when he was here. part of the reason that story came out about him calling la fans ungrateful

 

[dman14]

Hakeem could give a team 5 good minutes RIGHT NOW.

did u watch hakeem in toronto? :x

 

[antidope]

My twins a Laker fan and hes always hated Howard, Laker or not. He never wanted him to go there

 

[markangelo]

since when do defenders lead kobe bryant? dude will go anywhere on the court at will

need I remind you, he's not the same Kobe Bryant. He is coming off a torn achilles heel, an injury that is new to Bryant. If you're telling me that the rockets, who just added a defensive monster in Howard, while retaining Asik, and an emerging defensive stopper in Parsons cannot hold Bryant under 30 points, then Daryl Morey should be fired 

 

[thadoctadvocate]

since when do defenders lead kobe bryant? dude will go anywhere on the court at will

need I remind you, he's not the same Kobe Bryant. He is coming off a torn achilles heel, an injury that is new to Bryant. If you're telling me that the rockets, who just added a defensive monster in Howard, while retaining Asik, and an emerging defensive stopper in Parsons cannot hold Bryant under 30 points, then Daryl Morey should be fired 

if ur telling me that 5 time champion scoring title champion best player of his decade a player who has learned to score without his athletecism and more with his craftiness and footwork will be succumb to the defensive prowness of a scrub then i dont know what to say.

realtalk tho aint no one except lebron stopping kobgod

 

[certifiedflyboi23]

Only person who can stop Kobe Bryant is Ruben Patterson.

 

[Bert.]

Only person who can stop Kobe Bryant is Ruben Patterson.

pretty much but no one in this thread knows or remembers him

SMH at all this Kobe hate. Kobe is a monster and can def come back just as good from this injury. will it happen? who knows, we will have to see but to automatically assume he cant is just plain STUPID. hes the hardest working player we have ever seen in the game of basketball. dude is dedicated and WONT stop. Hes not gonna allow himself to go on the court if he cant compete at the highest level that we are used to seeing from him.

 

[champcruthik]

Self-proclaimed Kobe stopper.

Then gets 50 dropped on him.

Where they do that at?

 

[datznasty]

Adrian Griffin was the best Kobe stopper of all time. Literally, Kobe never did nothing against him. His coaches were just never smart enough to play him the entire game and soon as Griffin checked out Kobe would go h.a.m against the next defender (Finley in the case of the Mavs) and finish with a nice game

 

[dman14]

young bonzi played kobe pretty well. dude was strong and was able to post kobe and made him play defense on the other end.