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Post by Dan on Jun 12, 2009 17:19:26 GMT -4
That's because it's common knowledge that when you think Ron Artest, "class" isn't the first word that pops into mind. Or so I thought. I would like to think you'd come to expect out of control and crazy antics from him. No? What difference does it make? Just because Pau Gasol is tall, thin with long hair and a scraggly beard doesn't mean people should expect him to act like Jesus Christ. Ahahaha true. But that wasn't the point I was making. Gasol is known to be pretty soft spoken, Artest is more out of control. You come to expect Artest not to act professionally as well as try to throw his gangster-ess around. Gasol on the other hand you don't expect to cause fights or scuffles.
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Post by Kobe Dominates! on Jun 12, 2009 17:40:16 GMT -4
What difference does it make? Just because Pau Gasol is tall, thin with long hair and a scraggly beard doesn't mean people should expect him to act like Jesus Christ. Ahahaha true. But that wasn't the point I was making. Gasol is known to be pretty soft spoken, Artest is more out of control.
You come to expect Artest not to act professionally as well as try to throw his gangster-ess around. Gasol on the other hand you don't expect to cause fights or scuffles.
If he turns the other cheek and does nothing his reputation as being a soft player would have only increased. A ring, not getting outclassed by Dwight Howard on either side of the floor and standing up for himself after taking a cheap shot are efforts to change that perception.
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Post by DRE on Jun 12, 2009 19:46:54 GMT -4
I love how John Hollinger's writing about him ridding himself of that label tho, LOL. He's played great, and I don't blame him for being upset after Pietrus' hit, but he's still a bitch.
-Dre
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Post by Mogwai Mode on Jun 12, 2009 23:21:03 GMT -4
Magic blew this one, big time. It still perplexes me how professional basketball players can't shoot free throws. The point of basketball is to put the ball in the basket, how do players grow up without learning how to shoot? Ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous. You know what's worse than that? I understand that sometimes you miss free throws but I never understood why NBA coaches refuse to foul near the end. If you are up by 3 with less than 10 secs to go, just put the other team at the line. What's so hard to understand about that? And then in overtime, the fisher 3 pointer was the 3rd shot of that offense. If they can't get 2 rebounds, they have nothing to cry about it. Magic can only blame themselves for not being in the series. Mostly Van Gundy cause there's no excuse to not put the Lakers on the line in the last seconds. Yeah no kidding. Seems like everyone on the Magic just expects Howard to get every freaking rebound. They might as well be sitting on the bench watching the game because at the end of regulation the Lakers are always getting a ridiculous amount of 2nd chances. I think at the end of game 3 the Lakers got 5, or so, offensive rebounds in a row.
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Post by Dan on Jun 13, 2009 12:07:06 GMT -4
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Post by Kobe Dominates! on Jun 15, 2009 3:10:57 GMT -4
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Post by kfilament on Jun 15, 2009 10:35:03 GMT -4
OMG THIS IS FUCKING BREAKING NEWS I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING IN ANY OTHER TOWN, LA SHOULD BE NUKED@@!@@ THE 1ST CITY TO EVER RIOT AFTER WINNING A MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Dan on Jun 15, 2009 15:20:25 GMT -4
www.inquisitr.com/26122/la-lakers-fans-riot-outside-the-staples-center/Yet again. Celebrate with class for Christ's sakes, it's sports, no need for violence, against your own city no less. 25 people arrested for this? To kfilament, where did I say LA was the only city that did it? Answer: I didn't. To "Dominates", congratulations, Kobe has now tied Duncan and Shaq for 4 rings (most among active players, if I can recall). No I'm not mad, lol, that just means he's won just as many titles as my favorite player and Shaq, so hey, it's even now.
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Post by Kobe Dominates! on Jun 21, 2009 20:31:27 GMT -4
Hilarious. Kobe would be getting killed by the media walking around with self congratulating t shirts after losing in the playoffs to a lower seeded team.
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