Last five games:

Mario Chalmers makes at least one 3-pointer: 3-0
Mario Chalmers chooses not to make a 3-pointer: 0-2

You have a good point, subby.

/hopefully Chalmers decides to make one so we can get closer to the real playoffs

28-24 Miami, 12:00 2nd.

C'mon, Knicks, keep fighting.

Crown them already!

Now That's What I Call a Taco!: Lebron James was just called for a travel. Mark this day, NBA haters

It happens frequently. Hell, it happened toward the end of one of the games he "quit on" against the Celtics.

55-44 Miami, halftime.

...wrap this up quickly, Knickerbockers.

Doogled: Oh snap, Chalmers hit a 3. Game over.

It's SUPER MARIO CHALMERS to lead the Heat out of the wilderness.

Right before Wade clanks a very Kobe-esque shot to finish the half.

Gunny Highway: Go Knicks! Go Griz!

This. Keep all those series going! Use up your energy fighting my monsters so the Lakers may have a shot at Ring #17!

Mitch Taylor's Bro: Gunny Highway: Go Knicks! Go Griz!

This. Keep all those series going! Use up your energy fighting my monsters so the Lakers may have a shot at Ring #17!

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I recognize that character. Is it from Jonny Sokko and his Giant Robot?

Every time I see Carmelo Anthony shuffling around the court at half speed, I wonder if he might chase the record for most playoff appearances without a ring.

Doogled: Problem?

Most definitely :-(

Langston: I recognize that character. Is it from Jonny Sokko and his Giant Robot?

Yup, it's Emperor Guillotine. I knew it as "Voyage into Space" which was a movie cut together from several TV episodes. I never knew it was a TV show, but when I googled Johnny Sokko, I found them on Hulu. Checked 'em out and relieved a little bit of my youth. Good times! :-)

Mitch Taylor's Bro: Doogled: Problem?

Most definitely :-(

Langston: I recognize that character. Is it from Jonny Sokko and his Giant Robot?

Yup, it's Emperor Guillotine. I knew it as "Voyage into Space" which was a movie cut together from several TV episodes. I never knew it was a TV show, but when I googled Johnny Sokko, I found them on Hulu. Checked 'em out and relieved a little bit of my youth. Good times! :-)

No way! I used to watch that on TV when I was a kid (probably the same movie) and have fond memories of that cheesy movie. Good pull.

81-67 Miami, 12:00 4th.

Now THIS would be impressive, lol, but naaaaaaah.

Eight-on-five, LeBron traveled, Knicks win if Lin isn't hurt, Knicks win if Shumpert isn't hurt, Knicks win if Davis isn't hurt, Knicks win if Stoudemire wasn't attacked by Wade and LeBron in the locker room, etc.

I was hoping the Knicks could stretch this series out and tire out the Heat, but Lebron is such a physical freak, I don't even know if it would matter.

Mike_LowELL: Eight-on-five, LeBron traveled, Knicks win if Lin isn't hurt, Knicks win if Shumpert isn't hurt, Knicks win if Davis isn't hurt, Knicks win if Stoudemire wasn't attacked by Wade and LeBron in the locker room, etc.

Knicks win if Chalmers is recalled to the mothership.

SmackLT: Knicks win if Chalmers is recalled to the mothership.

Mario Chalmers is so good that you simply forget he exists, kind of how sports writers refused to give Michael Jordan the MVP award every year after they began watching tapes of Chalmers' youth games.

Was hoping for a Knicks win. OKC World Champs. Book it. Done.

Rozotorical: You know it seems like Lebron is kinda half-assing it this series, He has been scoring it fine, but his hustle plays are down and his passes have been sloppy and he has been forcing a lot of shiat. On the defensive end he seems to be going 3/4 speed. Yet he is still dominating the Knicks. Poor New York fans. You guys really don't have a lot to look forward too next year with this team.

Exactly, I remember thinking when Lebron and Melo went 1-2 in the draft that maybe Melo was the better pick because he had college team experience and that Lebron might be a bust. Watching him now, all I think is how good he could be if he cared more.

Neeek: SmackLT: Exactly, I remember thinking when Lebron and Melo went 1-2 in the draft that maybe Melo was the better pick because he had college team experience and that Lebron might be a bust. Watching him now, all I think is how good he could be if he cared more.

Melo went 3. Darko was #2 in that draft.

And Bosh went 4 and Wade went 5. Just a ridiculous draft.

Anyways, at some point in the 4th quarter I switched to the Mets game. I think that's all I need to say.

Rozotorical: elguerodiablo: I'm interested to see who they get as a coach. Will they go with a yes man who will run Melo iso plays 90% of the time or will they get a coach that wants to run an effective offense.

They gave an extension to Woodson. Great choice for that team.

No they haven't. Supposedly they're starting to negotiate but nothing's done yet. But I like him and they should keep him based on thickness of facial hair alone. Unless Phil Jackson's available.

Rozotorical: As a Pistons fan, I want to remind you that it was a strange year and umm they just skipped the second pick in the draft for ahhh umm patriotic reasons I think. It went 1 then 3,4,5. Strange right?

I think what's more fun is doing this:

Darko Milicic: 1 NBA Championship
LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade: 1 NBA Championship COMBINED

/Adam Morrison: 2 NBA Championships

Neeek: Melo went 3. Darko was #2 in that draft.

Crap, yeah you're right. Although my main point stands.

Gunny Highway: SmackLT: Watching him now, all I think is how good he could be if he cared more.

Cared more?

Carmelo reminds me of Kobe, but without that furious desire to win. Kobe hates losing and is hypercompetitive in a way that I don't see in Carmelo. He doesn't seem like the kind of guy who can't sleep after a losing game because he can't stop replaying it in his head.

SmackLT: Kobe hates losing and is hypercompetitive in a way that I don't see in Carmelo. He doesn't seem like the kind of guy who can't sleep after a losing game because he can't stop replaying it in his head.

Same goes for most people in the league now. I'm gonna blame AAU.

Evans with a nice non-flop flop.

Yup, f*ck the Clippers.

Gunny Highway: The issue with Meli is that he isn't has good has people think he should be.

There's a lot of this going around. "You're not as good as Jordan! You're not the best ever! I don't know why they keep acting like this guy's great."

So the f*ck what? How f*cking pathetic are you that you're still hung up on a guy's jockstrap from accomplishments 14 years ago, and you can't move on and appreciate what other players bring to the game?

You're making the feel good story of "wow, the Clippers are good?" into something fugly with all the flops, Clips.

lol @ Bledsoe, what an idiot. It was an obvious foul - why are you throwing the ball away?

/VDN looks kinda like Simmons.
//all white people look the same to me

I'm not saying that Melo should be different than what he is, but unlike a lot of guys in the NBA, he seems like he could be a transformative player, honestly a Hall of Famer, if he wanted it. I don't sense that he wants it that much, though.

Gunny Highway: SmackLT: Neeek: Melo went 3. Darko was #2 in that draft.

Crap, yeah you're right. Although my main point stands.

Gunny Highway: SmackLT: Watching him now, all I think is how good he could be if he cared more.

Cared more?

Carmelo reminds me of Kobe, but without that furious desire to win. Kobe hates losing and is hypercompetitive in a way that I don't see in Carmelo. He doesn't seem like the kind of guy who can't sleep after a losing game because he can't stop replaying it in his head.

I agree. It doesn't seem he like he has the competitive fire of the Kobe's and Jordan's of the world but I don't think many people do. That is what separate the goods from the greats. The issue with Meli is that he isn't has good has people think he should be.

I might just be making excuses because I like him.

Let's be honest: Melo doesn't even have the competitive fire of Dwight Howard or Lebron James, let alone Jordan or Kobe. I'd put him ahead of Joe Barely Cares, though. So that's something.

Memphis is in control of this ship

IAmRight: Evans with a nice non-flop flop.

Yup, f*ck the Clippers.

Gunny Highway: The issue with Meli is that he isn't has good has people think he should be.

There's a lot of this going around. "You're not as good as Jordan! You're not the best ever! I don't know why they keep acting like this guy's great."

So the f*ck what? How f*cking pathetic are you that you're still hung up on a guy's jockstrap from accomplishments 14 years ago, and you can't move on and appreciate what other players bring to the game?

What, exactly, does Anthony bring to the game?

Langston: Memphis is in control of this ship

Yeah, but you have to stick around for the second half because...Game One.

Good for Memphis. Winning the battle of the Underdogs.

elguerodiablo: Man I haven't thought of Joe Barely Cares in years, thanks for the chuckle. Product of Denver's own East High school! Didn't go there myself but I lived a couple blocks from there for years.

I recently read an epic Grantland article on all of the Warriors epic fails since they won their championship. It reminded me about JBC. Check it out if you want to understand the depth and breadth of their sadness.

Chunks McGunks: Kenny B: Good for Memphis. Winning the battle of the Underdogs.

Memphis is the higher seed
/The more you know

True, but I think it was a reference to the fact that they are both perennial losers (well, Memphis has been steadily improving lately, but still).

Dear Memphis fans,

That "Beat LA" chant doesn't apply to the Clippers.

kthxbai,
Lakers fans

elguerodiablo: Mitch Taylor's Bro: elguerodiablo: Man I haven't thought of Joe Barely Cares in years, thanks for the chuckle. Product of Denver's own East High school! Didn't go there myself but I lived a couple blocks from there for years.

I recently read an epic Grantland article on all of the Warriors epic fails since they won their championship. It reminded me about JBC. Check it out if you want to understand the depth and breadth of their sadness.

That was a really good article. The Warriors draft incompetence is truely amazing. The guys they've left on the board over the years is gobsmacking: Larry Bird, Clyde Drexler, Kobe Bryant and on and on.

I hated Josh McDaniels for his incredibly shiatty 2009 draft I couldn't imagine the depth of my rage if my favorite team had 20+ years of that. I have a new respect for warriors fans. If there are any that haven't committed suicide by now.

I live in Warriors country and a bunch of my friends are fans. In fact, one of them sent me that article after I said Warriors fans have no class for booing the owner they way they did at Chris Mullin's jersey retirement game. After reading it, I told him I now understood why they acted so crassly and apologized for doubting him.

As a Lakers fan who only has a passing interest in the Warriors (I actually like the team), their FAIL is just a footnote on every season to me. But for a fan, it's a never-ending Peanuts cartoon where they're Charlie Brown and fate is Lucy pulling the football away, then laughing at them as they fall flat on their backs. And every June, during the draft, they get back up and swear this time, Lucy will not pull the football away at the last second.

I honestly shake my head at why someone would support such incompetence, but they wear it like a badge of honor. It's like it somehow makes them BETTER fans because they can root for a team that has completely and utterly failed for so long. But what do I know? I've been an Angels fan since the late 70's LOL