I feel compelled to just say "Ugh" when I see this picture.
Nationally Televised Games:
Thunder at Jazz – Amazing stat from the Stats LLC preview: "Oklahoma City, which is 4-4 on the road this season, didn't win its fifth away game in 2008-09 until March 10."
All The Other Games:
76ers at Wizards - Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin passed away earlier today at age 85. No jokes this time -- R.I.P. Abe.
Pacers at Raptors - The Dinos have dropped four of their last five. A visit from the slumping Pacers might just help with that problem for the moment.
Warriors at Mavericks - According to Accuscore simulations, New Jersey has an 18% chance of beating Denver. Golden State only has an 11% chance of beating Dallas. So, um, yeah...
Nyets at Nuggets - You know, with a season average of 84.9 points per game for Jersey so far, that 18% chance sure seems like an awfully small 18%, doesn't it?
Knicks at Lakers - Bawful history lesson for the day: On 2/2/2009, The Knicks gave up 31 points to Pau Gasol and 61 to Kobe. Per ESPN.com, "Bryant made 19 of 31 shots and all 20 free throws to set a Madison Square Garden record."
Labels: Bawful After Dark, I want a Shaqintosh, Los Angeles Lakers, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, WOTN in pictures
And enough with this crappy basketball already. It feels like it's taking years for the Thanksgiving Hawks v. Magic showdown to arrive.
PER while flawed, still shows that players may be much closer in terms of impact, than current perception.
Durant: 23.33, 3rd among SFs (behind LeBron and Melo).
Oden: 22.82, 3rd among Cs (behind Duncan and Dwight).
Speaking of Duncan and the Spurs, NBA 2k10 update! After only six games in the D-League, I got signed by the Spurs, and I'm getting to play most of the game at point while Tony Parker plays shooting guard. In my very first game, I got to see Duncan called for a foul, and the awesome cut scene reaction featuring the ever-so-perfectly-recreated Duncan Face. Unreal.
/Lawlor'd
With this picture resurfacing now, I'm forced to conclude that Simmons was right and that there will be another lockout on the way.
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