/ does he have a fourth quarter ?

Battier seems like a good guy and a better pro than I thought he would be

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/ does he have a fourth quarter ?

Yeah, and vids to prove it! (sorry, last one is terrible quality. couldn't find a better link)

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If you need another reason to hate on the Miami Heat

I don't, but thanks anyway.

FreakinB: This is actually a really good move for them. Battier takes a lot of pressure off of LeBron and Wade on D, he can shoot, and he's a pretty awesome guy by all accounts so that has to help in the locker room. He's just the type of role player the Heat need to fill out the squad and give them some degree of depth.

/I don't hate the Heat
//If anything, the excessive (IMO) backlash against them has made me a bit sympathetic

So you support douchebags. Nice to know.

Always been a fan of Battier's, nice to see him getting on a team with a real shot at a ring.

Actual Farking: He may have played for Duke, but Battier always struck me as a pretty good guy.

this. good player. seems to be a decent man.

this is not good news because he actually can help the heat win and plays all four quarters even. i thought the article awhile ago about how battier helps teams win in ways that traditional stats do not capture was rather interesting.

Dude, it's Shane Battier. It's impossible to hate someone so inoffensive to anyone and anything.

Actually, I don't hate the Heat. At least they're putting forth a winning effort. The Timberwolves, however, can suck my dick.

Fark You Buddy: FreakinB: This is actually a really good move for them. Battier takes a lot of pressure off of LeBron and Wade on D, he can shoot, and he's a pretty awesome guy by all accounts so that has to help in the locker room. He's just the type of role player the Heat need to fill out the squad and give them some degree of depth.

/I don't hate the Heat
//If anything, the excessive (IMO) backlash against them has made me a bit sympathetic

So you support douchebags. Nice to know.

You know, because the only NBA team with douchebags is the Heat.

FreakinB:

/I don't hate the Heat
//If anything, the excessive (IMO) backlash against them has made me a bit sympathetic

Agreed

DamnYankees: robsul82: Caron Butler to the Clippers, by the by. You know, if this turns into the general NBA signings talk thread it probably will.

Now that it seems the Chris Paul talks have calmed down, the excitement of this week has dissipated a little.

It seems like the Lakers are getting the Rockets invovled to try to get Chris Paul. Like so:

Lakers get: Paul

Rockets get: Pau Gasol

Hornets get: Kevin Martin, Luis Scola, probably draft picks.

I guess Boston is trying to get involved too by offering Rondo.

I wanna see the Bulls win it this year. Get another scorer and a great long range shooter.

2nd most-likeable guy (Grant Hill arguably #1) to ever play for Duke? Yeah subby, good one.

//JJ Redick however...

FreakinB: This is actually a really good move for them. Battier takes a lot of pressure off of LeBron and Wade on D, he can shoot, and he's a pretty awesome guy by all accounts so that has to help in the locker room. He's just the type of role player the Heat need to fill out the squad and give them some degree of depth.

/I don't hate the Heat
//If anything, the excessive (IMO) backlash against them has made me a bit sympathetic


Let's get this strait.

The backlash wasn't directed at the heat...it was directed at Lebron...and more specifically to his self-love-fest special he had to announce his decision. And then he followed that douche-fest with a his "not one, not two, not 3....not 8 rings speech."

Putting together "super team" has been one before and it'll be done again...so it isn't about him going to miami. He's a free agent...he can play wherever he wants...But don't act like a giant douche, then act all surprised when people call you a giant douche.

DamnYankees: WHY THE FARK WOULD WE DO THAT???

My guess is that they're hoping for Bynum/Odom for Howard as a followup.

logggur: I guess Boston is trying to get involved too by offering Rondo.

nah, they're just trying to fark with rondo...some sort of weird boston hazing/plan to destroy the team.

mrtoadswildride: Let's get this strait.

bering or gibraltar?

logggur: I guess Boston is trying to get involved too by offering Rondo.

I really hope they dont do that.

FreakinB:
I'm not saying I was in favor of The Decision and how everything went down, but the reaction ever since has been *way* over the top. Again, IMO.

I'd say that was true up until the finals, but then considering that:

a) Wade openly mocked Dirk and acted like the series was already over, which was pretty arogant considering the only reason Miami beat the mavs before was blatantly one-sided officating. All that swagger and posturing was premature and unearned, and it reminded most of us 'oh yeah, this was the guy who got 20 free points per game last time he was in the finals thanks to the officials and then strutted around and acted like he was MJ even though we all knew that championship was shady as hell'

b) The dude with 'the chosen one' tattoo, who obviously thinks the world of himself and seemed genuinely surprised when his hometown fans didn't just dump their team and hop on a bandwagon to support a (semingly) sure thing like he'd done his whole life choked, badly, again, and this time didn't have an excuse like 'my teammates suck and I was on my way out anyway.'

Sorry, I don't see much to like or sympathize with there. They thought they were the s**t, acted like it, and then got a reality check. I'm okay with this.

litespeed74: I wanna see the Bulls win it this year. Get another scorer and a great long range shooter.

i wanna see the seattle supersonics play this year

/the bulls won enough in the 90s

bukketmaster: FreakinB:
I'm not saying I was in favor of The Decision and how everything went down, but the reaction ever since has been *way* over the top. Again, IMO.

I'd say that was true up until the finals, but then considering that:

a) Wade openly mocked Dirk and acted like the series was already over, which was pretty arogant considering the only reason Miami beat the mavs before was blatantly one-sided officating. All that swagger and posturing was premature and unearned, and it reminded most of us 'oh yeah, this was the guy who got 20 free points per game last time he was in the finals thanks to the officials and then strutted around and acted like he was MJ even though we all knew that championship was shady as hell'

b) The dude with 'the chosen one' tattoo, who obviously thinks the world of himself and seemed genuinely surprised when his hometown fans didn't just dump their team and hop on a bandwagon to support a (semingly) sure thing like he'd done his whole life choked, badly, again, and this time didn't have an excuse like 'my teammates suck and I was on my way out anyway.'

Sorry, I don't see much to like or sympathize with there. They thought they were the s**t, acted like it, and then got a reality check. I'm okay with this.

a) Miami had to go through Chicago AND Boston to get to the Mavs. They had a reason to be a little confident. Dirk looks like a goof. Of course he's going to make fun of him. Also, stop whining about the previous finals. No one like a cry baby.

b) Cleveland had SEVEN years to build a team around LeBron and they did jack-shiat. It took Chicago about the same time with Jordan to start getting into championship form. The only difference was that Jordan had Pippen, and a team who could actually farking play, unlike the worthless losers on the Cavs that they surrounded LeBron with. You can't win a ring with ONE guy. Allen Iverson proved that. He's a great player, but you need more than just him.

This is pretty much the last year for Miami to win a ring until someone gets traded. Don't worry, if everything works out for the Lakers, they'll have Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, AND Kobe Bryant on the same team, so there's gonna be more blind hatred for retards following shiatty teams to lash out at.

The NBA is the only league where, when you get knocked out in the conference finals (Bulls) or the finals (Heat), immediately everyone starts yammering about what you need to put yourself over the top and how half the team needs to be blown up, rather than going "hey, conference finals or finals? You did pretty good! Maybe you'll win it next year!"

DamnYankees: logggur: DamnYankees: WHY THE FARK WOULD WE DO THAT???

My guess is that they're hoping for Bynum/Odom for Howard as a followup.

If they could pull that, then maybe. I just can't see them getting both.

I think I'd be much happier to just have Howard/Gasol/Kobe. I'm kind of worried how Paul could co-exist with Kobe.

While I agree that I don't think they can pull off both of them, Paul did look incredible next to Kobe and Shaq in the all-star game a few years back. Yeah, it was an all-star game, but still.

Shane Battier.....the vanilla frozen yogurt of the NBA.

DamnYankees: logggur: DamnYankees: WHY THE FARK WOULD WE DO THAT???

My guess is that they're hoping for Bynum/Odom for Howard as a followup.

If they could pull that, then maybe. I just can't see them getting both.

I think I'd be much happier to just have Howard/Gasol/Kobe. I'm kind of worried how Paul could co-exist with Kobe.

You mean like the situation with Durant and Westbrook, where people aren't happy that Westbrook is getting more shots this year than last year and possibly screwing up the chemistry?

Dafatone: The NBA is the only league where, when you get knocked out in the conference finals (Bulls) or the finals (Heat), immediately everyone starts yammering about what you need to put yourself over the top and how half the team needs to be blown up, rather than going "hey, conference finals or finals? You did pretty good! Maybe you'll win it next year!"

I think they Bulls need to do something. Rose got D'ed up and the team looked really slow. Wade looked like he was playing in fast forward in that series.

Dafatone: The NBA is the only league where, when you get knocked out in the conference finals (Bulls) or the finals (Heat), immediately everyone starts yammering about what you need to put yourself over the top and how half the team needs to be blown up, rather than going "hey, conference finals or finals? You did pretty good! Maybe you'll win it next year!"

Yeah, because the Yankees have never changed their roster following a successful season because they didn't win the World Series. Also, I haven't heard anything about what the Patriots need in order to win another Super Bowl despite losing only like 30 games since winning their last one.

A Fark Handle: mrtoadswildride: Let's get this strait.

bering or gibraltar?


I'm a deadliest catch fan...so I'm going with Gibraltar.

A Fark Handle: litespeed74: I wanna see the Bulls win it this year. Get another scorer and a great long range shooter.

i wanna see the seattle supersonics play this year

/the bulls won enough in the 90s

I'd love to have the Sonics back.
Sikma
downtown freddie....

Not Kemp though...

litespeed74:
Not Kemp though...

the earth won't populate itself, now will it?

I am in favor of Gasol going to the Rockets. Make it happen, please.

Seeing Battier playing for Miami is not so nice, though.

The Lakers may be able to trade Andrew Bynum for a 2-topping pizza.

Why shouldn't I hate the Heat when they were trumping themselves up like the Championship was theirs alone and the way LeBron left Cleveland, not that he left.

Woj is saying NO is sending Paul to the Lakers for Gasol and Odom.

mrtoadswildride: A Fark Handle: mrtoadswildride: Let's get this strait.

bering or gibraltar?


I'm a deadliest catch fan...so I'm going with Gibraltar.

Juan de Fuca!

Good signing for Miami. He'll come in handy for guarding Kobe during the inevitable Lakers/Heat Sternball final.

Lakers have to pull the trigger on Gasol for Paul. You trade one of the game's best big men at 31 for one of the game's best PGs at 26. You just do. Especially when your current PG is 37 and your backup is Steve Blake. No offense Steve, you're a serviceable backup, but you're not Lakers starter material.