All Purpose NBA Thread I

Oh, yeah. KB is no AI. AI is the MAN. I love that guy.

 

Stop taking these little shots at Kobe.
You tell me any other guy that has taken a team as bad as AI's to the NBA Finals.
It's not just Kobe, it's everyone else.

And that "If Nash was on the Lakers, they'd be 5X better" idea is so bogus it's not even funny. No one. Not Shaq, not Dirk, not Jesus(Phil said so ) could get this team 60+ wins. It's not hard to understand. Would Ronny Turiaf, Smush Parker, and Luke Walton be starting for any other team in the league?

 

AI is leaps and bounds mentally tougher than Kobe.

He is leaps and bounds mentally tougher than almost any player in the NBA. That's not a shot at Kobe, that's love for AI.

I love AI.

 

This is amazing:



CAREER GAMES MISSED DUE TO INJURY
1996-97
1. Left shoulder separation 11/16/96-11/22/96 1-2
2. Sore left shoulder 12/12/96 and 12/14/96 0-2
3. Sprained left ankle 3/30/97 1-0
1998-99
4. Right quadriceps contusion 3/26/99 and 4/4/99 0-2
1999-2000
5. Broken right thumb 11/24/99 - 12/10/99 6-4
6. Synovitis, left knee, broken left big toe 4/18/00 1-0
2000-01

7. Right shoulder dislocation 12/26/00 1-0
8. Left knee contusion 1/19/01 1-0
9. Left hip pointer 3/14/01; 3/17/01 - 3/23/01 1-4
10. Tailbone contusion 4/4/01 - 4/6/01 2-0
11. Right elbow bursitis 4/17/01 - 4/18/01 1-1
12. Left sacroiliac joint contusion 5/26/01 (PO) 0-1
2001-02
13. Right elbow rehab 10/30/01 – 11/8/01 0-5
14. Sprained left thumb 12/7/01 – 12/8/01 0-2
15. Sprained right great toe 2/17/02 0-1
16. Fractured left hand 3/24/02 – 4/17/02 7-7
2003-04
17. Right knee contusion 11/19/03 1-0
18. Right knee cematoma 12/9/03 1-0
19. Right knee contusion 12/14/03 – 1/3/04 3-7
20. Right index finger sprain 1/27/04 – 1/28/04 0-2
21. Right shoulder contusion 2/23/04 – 3/3/04 1-3
22. Right knee synovitis 3/8/04 – 3/14/04 3-1
23. Right knee synovitis/right knee lesion of the articular cartilage of the trochlear groove 3/22/04 – 4/14/04 5-7
2004-05
24. Right Elbow Contusion 11/21/04 0-1
25. Right Ankle Sprain 1/9/05 0-1
26. Left Shoulder Strain 1/26/05 - 1/29/05 1-2
27. Flu-Like Symptoms 2/7/05 0-1
28. Right and Left Thumb Sprains 4/9/05 1-0
2005-06
29. Left Ankle Sprain 1/28/06 - 02/03/06 2-2
30. Right foot sprain and contusion 03/14/06 - 3/19/06 0-4

 

He's the toughest SOB in the league, all 155 of him.

I love that guy. And he's totally real, totally him.

Unlike others.

 

Wouldn't be surprised if DEN tanks it tonight against MEM, they've clinched 6th

 

Looks like PHX wants to wrap up that #2 seed. Early 10 point lead, in UTH

 

Nice to see ATL hasn't given up on the season.

4th qtr: CLE 90, ATL 57

 

Anyone know who's got the tiebreaker between San Antonio and PHX?

 

SAS has the tie-breaker, so PHX still hasn't clinched #2

 

Someone stole this from the back sleeve cover of Mick Foley: A tale of blood, tears and sweatsocks. It's the same thing. They're both tough SOBs though.

 

Good old Cactus Jack