SpongeWorthy
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Well drop the hammer is a phrase that can be used to mean anything. I'm sure ND has the war chest to weather just about any punitive damages that are doled out and I'd be very surprised if the football program is directly harmed, nor should it, unless something really negligent comes out. So yes, in that case, it's unlikely that ND will have the hammer dropped on it in a way that will jeopardize its standing as a university or the football team. On the other hand, reflexively saying that it's nothing more than meaningless message board pounding is speculative too considering we don't know what the investigation concludes. It really seemed like you were saying there's no way anything criminally negligent happened because you sound convinced there won't even be a civil suit, let alone a criminal one.
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i'm not sure if something criminal happened or not. fairly sure that's why they have investigations. i'm amazed you can make that determination. oh wait, you're just speculating. nm Sounds like you're just as certain that ND isn't guilty of criminal negligence when you say that it's just meaningless message board banter to characterize it that way.
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http://hypervocal.com/vids/2010/dallas-sports-reporter-thats-not-cigarettes-thats-weed-thats-weed/
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It's easier to find a reasonable facsimile of Noah (although not very easy and getting harder considering how good he's gotten) than it is to find one of Melo. Not necessarily in one offseason but over a number of years when you have the draft, MLEs, other trades, etc. But we shall see, I honestly don't think scoring will be that big of a problem for this team with Boozer.
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Yeah, it was really obvious we were trying to run plays for Korver in the 4th quarter and OKC was ready for it. That stuff needs to be secondary action after Rose and Boozer when he gets back. But he really needs to keep playing because out of all the new guys he'll probably take the longest to incorporate well into the offense. Bogans is just a defense/spot shooter and Brewer is energy and slashing. Getting Korver involved will take repetition, practice, and game experience.
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Naw, I'm already calming down. Deng did a fine job on Durant for the most part. And I know everyone loves Durant but some of his acting on the offensive end is shameful. He's like the Vlade Divac of offense. He seriously charged at least 5 times in that game but only got called for 2 and 3 of them were him flailing his freakishly long body into a defender with established position.
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Yeah that was classic Luol. The momentum really turned on the plays where Korver passed up a corner 3 and let the shot clock expire and Deng couldn't finish on that break. Wasn't that after an in bounds play? How do you not know how much time is left on the clock? Yes, yes it was.
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Yeah that was classic Luol. The momentum really turned on the plays where Korver passed up a corner 3 and let the shot clock expire and Deng couldn't finish on that break.
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I didn't think most of the shots were that bad...he just had an off night. And christ, when you play him off of Gibson, Brewer, and Bogans simultaneously for long stretches of the game he's going to have to go into Iverson mode. Him and Korver need to develop some chemistry so we can't just shoehorn in him at the end of the game and expect the offense to work. Deng was so bad...
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Durant hurt his back after delivering yet another charge (only the 2nd one called though).
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I didn't think Scal would be playing this much (e.g. at all). Where are JJ and Korver?
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Gonna be tough with Rose in foul trouble. Freaking Bogans just turning the ball over for no reason leaving him exposed on the break. also lol, Cleveland beat Boston.
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What the [expletive] has Jeff Green ever done to deserve those calls?
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Christ, ESPN wants me to hear the thud from OKC's PA system in every room in the house and not Mike Breen actually calling the game.
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Plus I don't think people are going to retroactively remember that 2006 title as an equal Wade/Shaq partnership. That was one of the most dominant individual performances in NBA playoff history by Wade that year (with some really absurd officiating).
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That's fantastic.
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Palo Alto is boring as sin.
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A guy with a low Q rating playing on a bad team in a bad market isn't going to win RoY over Griffin or Wall. He'd have to have a monster year.
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Oh yeah, I didn't even think about the terrorist angle with Kerr's dad.
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Lol, did you guys hear that exchange in the first half? Marv: *Details about Miami's first game in Cleveland* Kerr: Bring your flak jacket! (awkward silence) Marv: *nervously* Let's not give anyone any ideas.
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we had 0 injuries last year. i think harden missed a week and krstic missed 7 games and that was literally it. I think we maybe overachieved last year, and I think our defense takes a step back without ron adams (f you bulls) http://thepaintedarea.blogspot.com/2010/10/2010-11-nba-win-overunder-predictions.html That's a good consensus look. I was surprised that all 3 had OKC below 52 which is the U/O. Actually all 3 had them below 50 which I find weird. And Kevin Pelton has the Lakers at 46 which I think might be a typo.
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Yeah I forgot about them. I wouldn't be stunned or anything if OKC and Portland were fighting for a 2-4 seed.
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My philosophy on NBA coaches is that they make a big difference, if you've got a good one. Sounds kind of dumb but there are probably 3-4 elite ones (Phil, Sloan, Popovich, Brown) and a half dozen or so good to very good ones (I'd put guys like Rivers, Adelman, and Van Gundy, in that group). Guys play hard for Vinny, to his credit, but he was a terrible tactician. I could go on and on about things I hated about the offensive system, timeout management, substitution patterns, etc. I think/hope Thibs can be in that 2nd tier of coaches. It is kind of weird that he hadn't gotten a head coach job so that gives me concern but I can say without much exaggeration, there hasn't been a more qualified assistant coach in the league in the last 20 years and maybe even longer than that. I think people say coaches don't make a big difference because there's a revolving pool of 20 retreads that constantly pop up and get jobs on rebuilding teams.
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Just 50? Who in the West got better? Houston maybe. The Thunder are the only playoff team in the West who was going to get better just organically, everyone else is old as hell. They're a realistic 1 seed if the Lakers put it on cruise control in the regular season (as they probably should).
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Wow, top 5? Really? There are 10 teams with 2 wins or less and another 5 with 3 wins or less. Dallas faces 3 of those teams the rest of the year, plus a bunch of other mediocre and/or injury depleted teams. I would think only the Giants and Colts games are really scary. The league, and especially the NFC, is filled with mediocre teams. I think Dallas stands as good of a chance of picking outside the top 10 than in the top 5. Dallas will be playing the next 6-8 weeks with Kitna at QB. We may beat Jacksonville, but then I can't see us beating the Giants or Packers with Kitna. So, assuming a win against the Jags, losses to Giants and Packers...then maybe a win at home against Detroit, losses to New Orleans, Indianapolis, and Philly...if Romo returns after missing 7 games, we would be 3-10 with three games to play. Those three games would be Philly, Washington, and Arizona. Is 4-12 bad enough for a top five pick? I don't know, but it's surely likely. It's the NFL, man. Teams rarely lose to all the teams they should and rarely beat all the ones they should. No Freaking Logic. I'd be surprised if Dallas gets a top 5 pick unless they just quit.