Grizzlies force a Game 7!!!!!

:dance:

^^ Your prediction will surely be wrong. :lol: :lol:

Bulls ako but with the way Lebron and Wade's playing, mahihirapan si Rose...

Bulls ako but with the way Lebron and Wade's playing, mahihirapan si Rose...

so that could be miami-dallas in the finals..?:banana:

^^ OKC/Memphis can match-up fairly with the Mavericks. Mahihirapan ang Mavs dyan. As for the cHEAT, Bosh will have to be the X-Factor for them.

^^ Hindi bagay. Flop naman si Bargnani eh. :nuts:

ok naman sya inconsistent lang tsaka kasi pinipilit syang maging center kaya ganun... raptors need a true center so he can go back to his natural forward position.

so that could be miami-dallas in the finals..?:banana:

Yeah it will be Miami Heat vs. Dallas Mavericks again in the Finals...

Nooo i want him or his baby brother go to raptorland and play along side with bargnani!!! :lol:

Coz your from Canada, right? Who will the Toronto Raptors trade to get the 2 Gasols? I bet it will be Andrea Bargnani plus 2 or 3 more players!

MVP not rushing to buy Kings
By WAYLON GALVEZ
May 14, 2011, 1:33am
MANILA, Philippines — If plans push through for telecommunication tycoon Manny V. Pangilinan to join the Sacramento Kings, it will not happen in the coming NBA Season of 2011-2012, but in the next two or three years.

A reliable source said that while there is “serious interest” in taking over the struggling franchise, Pangilinan may have to wait since the team’s owner – the Maloof family which has 80 percent share – had reportedly agreed to stay in Sacramento.

The Maloofs reportedly tried to relocate the Kings to Anaheim, California, but Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, a former NBA player, was able to convince the owners to stay for one more season as they try to gather their resources to build a new arena.

This is where Pangilinan, who owns various businesses in the country and in Hong Kong, will probably come in to help the city of Sacramento keep the Kings.

Pangilinan’s group is currently in San Francisco to attend several business meetings, as well as watch exhibition games of Ateneo and San Beda College.

While meeting Johnson is not part of their schedule, the source said that a meeting could take place if the city Mayor will arrange it for the group to discuss the possibility of Pangilinan joining the NBA team in the future.

“We didn’t come here for that (meeting with Johnson),” said the source who asked not to be named. “But if they’d like to talk to us, then probably we can meet them. It’s them who want us, not the other way around.”

The source also said that if ever Pangilinan agrees to join Sacramento’s NBA team, it’s likely to happen in 2012-2013 Season, saying: “I doubt if this will be next season since the Maloofs have decided to stay in Sacramento.”

Pangilinan’s group will travel to Hong Kong on May 19 to attend a big anniversary celebration of the First Pacific Company on May 20.

Meanwhile, Talk ’N Text coach Chot Reyes said yesterday that there’s a possibility for guard Jimmy Alapag and forward Kelly Williams to play a couple of games for the Tropang Texters in the Governor’s Cup since they want to help TNT win the coveted “Grand Slam.”

TNT will start its Governor’s Cup campaign with back-to-back games in Dubai against Ginebra on June 2 and B-Meg on June 3.

Alapag and Williams were named by Smart-Gilas Pilipinas Serbian mentor Rajko Toroman together with Asi Taulava of Meralco and Dondon Hontiveros of Air21 to reinforce the national team in the FIBA-Asia Championship in September in Wuhan, China.

But Alapag and Williams will join the team after the FIBA-Asia Championship.

Meantime, Alaska has traded rookie forward Elmer Espiritu – its No. 4 overall pick in last year’s PBA Rookie Draft – to Air21 for veteran wingman Wesley Gonzales. The deal is up for approval by PBA Commissioner Chito Salud.

Miami cHeat lost by 21 today, 103-82!!!

:dance:

Taj Gibson dunks on Dwyane Wade -- Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat Game 1 :lol:


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Very bad match for the Heat.
Looks like the Celtics would match up better than Heat against the Bulls.

Noah, Boozer, Gibson, Asik vs Bosh, Anthony (No going to match up well -> Magloire, Dampier, Haslem, Howard, Ilgauskas)

Nobody can match up with D.Rose
LeBron and DWade looks slower compared to DRose.

Bulls vs OKC, but then Bulls will prevail..... two thumbs up D.R. follow MJ's footsteps.

Taj Gibson dunks on Dwyane Wade -- Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat Game 1 :lol:


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ginawang parang mini/midget player si Wade.:lol::lol::lol:

Im gonna watch this on our shores:cheers:

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Former NBA players, tough teams see action in FIBA Asia Champs Cup
source: Rey Joble | gmanews.tv

Members of the Pilipinas-Smart Gilas team looking to experience tougher international games will definitely get them in the coming FIBA Asia Champion’s Cup.

National team coach Rajko Toroman admitted to GMA News that the best club teams in Asia, particularly in the Middle East, will be participating in this 10-team cast.

“Iran will be bringing in some of the members of its national team as well as Lebanon," said Toroman. “There will be NBA players playing in the tournament as well as some of the best players in the region. This is going to be a tough, tough tournament."

Samaki Walker, a member of the 2001-2002 Los Angeles Lakers champion teams, will be one among the notable NBA players seeing action in the tournament along with Loren Woods, who spent seven years playing in the NBA and suited up for four different teams.

Walker will be one of the two imports of Al Jalaa, which went undefeated in the Syrian Basketball League.

The 6-foot-9 Walker will be joined in the team by Jamaal Miller, a 6-foot-2 big-time scorer who have played as import in the Middle East.

In the 2009-2010 season, he played for Antranik Beirut, a Dvision A team in Lebanon. He wound up as the second best scorer in the league 29 points per game. He transferred to Saad Sports Club the same season and averaged 35 points per game in three games.

Woods, a 7-foot-2 center, who played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Miami Heat, the Toronto Raptors and the Houston Rockets, averaged 14.3 points and 14.3 rebounds while playing for Al Riyadi.

But Toroman added that Fadi El-Khatib, regarded as the top local player in Lebanon and one of the best in the region, will join Al Riyadi, making the squad as instant favorite in the tournament.

Mahram, Iran’s powerhouse club team in the Super League, has added Asghar Kardoust and Hamed Afagh.

Kardoust is a 7-foot-2 player who saw action for Iran’s national team in last year’s World Basketball Championship in Turkey. He averaged 3.8 points and 3.5 rebounds while playing in the World Basketball meet. In last year’s Asian Games in China, he came up with 12.5 points, 9.1 boards and 1.9 blocks per game.

Afagh, on the other hand, is one of the best scorers in last year’s basketball competitions in Guangzhou Asiad. The Iranian guard averaged 18.9 points, 2.4 boards, 2.1 steals and an assist per game.

Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas executive director Sonny Barrios said the ninth and 10th spots will be occupied by Iraq (Duhok) and Saudi Arabia (Al Ittihad).

“They have already given their confirmation," said Barrios in a telephone interview. “Basketball fans can expect top caliber basketball in the coming Champion’s Cup." - GMA News

Taj Gibson dunks on Dwyane Wade -- Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat Game 1 :lol:


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:rock::rock::rock::rock::banana2::banana2:

Take that, Wade!!!!! :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

how many rings does Phil have?

11 lang naman :rofl:

nasasayangan ako para kay coach phil.. maganda sana kung manalo sila ngayon. para lahat ng rings niya galing sa 3-peat. :D

13 actually, 11 as head coach of the Bulls and Lakers, and two as a player for the New York Knicks (1970, 1973)

Daig pa si Bill Russel. :lol: :lol:

wag kayong mag-alala kay manong phil... babalik yan--sa New York...:lol::nuts:
;)


Some lessons to be learned from the decline of Philippine Basketball. Grandslam mania of Crispa, San Miguel and Alaska.
Kung nakuha ni Phil Jackson ang season na ito, lahat nasa kanya na.
Season MVP, All-Star MVP, Air Jordan-Scottie tandem to Kobe and Shaq, Miami to Pat Riley. Lahat na ng profile ng isang successful basketball nasa kanya na :)

He had a very illustrious career. Pangit nga lang yung ending. He had been contemplating on retirement since last year eh. Okay na yan.

:rock::rock::rock::rock::banana2::banana2:

Take that, Wade!!!!! :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

Ha Ha Ha!

What is Gibson's height 6'8" or 6'9" and Wade is 6'3" or 6'4"?
It was a great dunk but its not like DRose facial over a powerforward.

NBA News Alert:
2011 NBA Draft Lottery Results

Cleveland Cavaliers win Draft lottery

By Official release
Posted May 17 2011 9:16PM

NEW YORK -- The Cleveland Cavaliers won the 2011 NBA Draft lottery.

Read: http://www.nba.com/2011/news/05/17/draft-lottery-results/index.html#?ls=iref:nbahpt2

Minnesota didn't get the number 1 pick.....again. :lol:

Minnesota didn't get the number 1 pick.....again. :lol:

It appears that the Minnesota Timberwolves haven't got the top pick since the franchise started in 1989! The highest they got was in 2008 when they selected O.J. Mayo in the 1st round as the 3rd overall pick but was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Kevin Love. What player does the T-Wolves need now?

The Cavs got the 1st and 4th picks in the 1st round which will allow them to pick either point guard Kyrie Irving (http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Kyrie-Irving-5735/) (Duke) or forward Derrick Williams (http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Derrick-Williams-5811/) (Arizona) both 19 year olds and hopefully an American player in the 4th pick like guard Brandon Knight (http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Brandon-Knight-5140/) (Kentucky) if they choose a forward as the top pick because there are several international players that are predicted to be selected in the early 1st round like in the 3rd pick.

My prediction if I will base it on the Cavaliers current need:

1st CLE picks PF/SF Derrick Williams
2nd MIN picks PG Kyrie Irving
3rd UTA picks C Jonas Valanciunas (Lietuvos Rytas)
4th CLE picks PG/SG Brandon Knight
5th TOR picks Enes Kanter (Turkey) or Jan Vesely (Serbia)

Cleveland's current starting line-up:

F - Anderson Varejao - can also play Center
F - Antawn Jamison - currently injured so definitely they need a PF/SF!
C - J.J. Hickson
G - Anthony Parker
G - Baron Davis - should the Cavs pick a PG (Kyrie Irving) as their top pick if they already have the likes of Baron Davis, Ramon Sessions, and Daniel Gibson?

After the 2011 NBA Draft, they can look like this:

F - Derrick Williams
F - Antawn Jamison
C - Anderson Varejao
G - Brandon Knight
G - Baron Davis

Flop Varejao's natural position is PF. While Hickson's uber undersized at 6'9 (though if you want to compare him with Ben Wallace).

If the Cavs pick Irving, sino bibitawan nila? Unless Boobie Gibson will have the minutes to play the 2 position.

Feeling ko si Kyle Irving ang kukunin nila. :D

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Very bad match for the Heat.
Looks like the Celtics would match up better than Heat against the Bulls.

Noah, Boozer, Gibson, Asik vs Bosh, Anthony (No going to match up well -> Magloire, Dampier, Haslem, Howard, Ilgauskas)

Nobody can match up with D.Rose
LeBron and DWade looks slower compared to DRose.

the bulls did the right thing by limiting lebron's and wade's exploits in the painted area. game 1 exposed the heat on where they are weakest: point guard and lack of big men. the bulls' big men repeatedly pounded and clog the painted area and the team did a good job of rotating defensively to contest long shots. at the point guard position, rose rules supreme.

Feeling ko si Kyle Irving ang kukunin nila. :D

Malamang nga na si Kyrie Irving ang kukunin ng Cavs. Yung si Jonas Valanciunas 6'11", gagaling pa ito, wag lang ma injured.

the bulls did the right thing by limiting lebron's and wade's exploits in the painted area. game 1 exposed the heat on where they are weakest: point guard and lack of big men. the bulls' big men repeatedly pounded and clog the painted area and the team did a good job of rotating defensively to contest long shots. at the point guard position, rose rules supreme.

Credit that to Luol Deng and Co. Game 2 na mamaya. I hope Chicago won't be that confident.

Flop Varejao's natural position is PF. While Hickson's uber undersized at 6'9 (though if you want to compare him with Ben Wallace).

If the Cavs pick Irving, sino bibitawan nila? Unless Boobie Gibson will have the minutes to play the 2 position.

Feeling ko si Kyle Irving ang kukunin nila. :D

Malamang nga na si Kyrie Irving ang kukunin ng Cavs. Yung si Jonas Valanciunas 6'11", gagaling pa ito, wag lang ma injured.

Hmm maraming gumagawa ng mga mock drafts at si Kyrie Irving ang top pick pero sino naman kaya ang magandang 4th pick? Si Brandon Knight linalaro lang nila sa 3rd to 10th picks. Puro guards ang line-up ng Cleveland kung nagkataon.

Kailangan nilang kumuha ng Forward/Center.

^^ Sabog Bulls kay LeBron kanina.

Daya ng Ch.2. Pg East Finals live sa Ch.2, pag West, sa Studio 23 lang :D

That's ABS-CBN at it's finest. :nuts:

Kailangan nilang kumuha ng Forward/Center.

Then they should select Derrick Williams for the 1st pick and Brandon Knight for the 4th pick because if they select Kyrie Irving as their top pick, Minnesota will get Derrick Williams and Utah will get either of the 3 Top International players who are all Centers. Cleveland will be left with guard - Brandon Knight and 2 of the Top 3 International Centers most likely Enes Kanter (Turkey) or Jan Vesely (Serbia).

Then they should select Derrick Williams for the 1st pick and Brandon Knight for the 4th pick because if they select Kyrie Irving as their top pick, Minnesota will get Derrick Williams and Utah will get either of the 3 Top International players who are all Centers. Cleveland will be left with guard - Brandon Knight and 2 of the Top 3 International Centers most likely Enes Kanter (Turkey) or Jan Vesely (Serbia).

If they think Kyrie Irving is the best player then they should pick him.
There are no guarantees in the draft.

Just look at Adam Morrison and other lottery picks, lalo na yung mga napunta sa Bobcats. :nuts: :nuts:

Manny V Pangilinan meets with SF officials
5/19/2011
source: Waylon Galvez | mb.com.ph

The possibility of telecommunications tycoon Manny V. Pangilinan joining the Sacramento Kings in the near future gained positive feedback after his group met some officials of the city the other day in San Francisco.

The meeting was not actually in the schedule of Pangilinan’s group, which included top executives Ricky Vargas, Al Panlilio and Patrick Gregorio, as well as Talk ‘N Text coach Chot Reyes and Meralco mentor Ryan Gregorio.

But in a statement, Pangilinan, “upon the encouragement of the city of Sacramento” met the city officials.

The Sacramento Mayor is former NBA superstar Kevin Johnson.

“The purpose was to explore the possibility of forming an investors’ group which may be interested in investing in the SK,” said Pangilinan, who owns several businesses in the country as well as in Hong Kong.

The meeting took place on Tuesday, and Pangilinan’s group was accompanied by former Sacramento King Chris Webber, who recently visited the country as part of a group that played against the PBA players in an exhibition game.

The Maloof family, led by brothers Joe and Gavin, which has 80 percent share of the NBA franchise, has agreed to stay in Sacramento for one more season, delaying their plan to transfer to nearby Anaheim, California.

^^ Sabog Bulls kay LeBron kanina.

Daya ng Ch.2. Pg East Finals live sa Ch.2, pag West, sa Studio 23 lang :D

methinks, there's this big possibility that the team that wins in the east will become NBA world champions this season. the defensive intensity in the east is greater. but then again, as what they say, the ball is round. i'm beginning to see 4 players who, i think, would become the faces of the NBA in the next 10 years. these are rose, durant, lebron and wade. among them, i like wade best, then rose, and then durant. damn, the mavs are currently leading! i wish oklahoma would win today!

Oh yeah, it's the PBA All-Star Game later in Boracay. Aside from me, who among you care for the event?

Kapag hindi ko nakalimutan, I'll watch it dito sa bahay. Matagal na din akong hindi nakaka-nuod ng PBA ASG. :nuts:

talo na naman bulls.:ohno: parang Miami na yata.

Don't lose hope. LeChoke will choke again. :lol:

If they think Kyrie Irving is the best player then they should pick him.
There are no guarantees in the draft.

It may just turn out to be like what happened to Emeka Okafor and Dwight Howard. Emeka Okafor like Kyrie Irving was the college favorite - the popular choice but it was Dwight Howard a highschool graduate that was selected the 1st overall pick by the Orlando Magic.

OKC collapsed in the 4th period in their game today. Dirk was just awesome!!!!

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'Bron aint choking no more. :lol: Lets go Bulls! Take games 5, 6, 7! Bring back MJ! :lol:

Ano standing ng East & West Finals? Dallas vs. Heat na ba sa Championships?

^^
Wala pa..

ECF: 3 MIA 1 CHI

WCF: 3 DAL 1 OKC

Manny 'MVP' Pangilinan confirms interest in Sacramento Kings

Filipino businessman Manny V. Pangilinan finally confirmed rumors that he has been invited to help keep the struggling Sacramento Kings franchise afloat.

In an interview with the Philippine Daily Inquirer in Hong Kong, Pangilinan said that he wants a majority stake if he does decide to accept the offer to join a group of investors that will take over the Kings.

“I have to admit, the idea is very titillating,” said Pangilinan.

According to Pangilinan, the group of investors was organized by retired former NBA All-Star Chris Webber, who was the star of the Kings from 1998 to 2005. They met during Pangilinan’s recent trip to Sacramento, where he visited the Arco Arena, the Kings’ home stadium.

“If we proceed, we’ll be seeking a majority stake,” said Pangilinan, the chair of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company and owner of the Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters and the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association.

Pangilinan is also the head of Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas.

Pangilinan told Inquirer that he will need to personally invest between $200 million and $260 million for a stake in the Kings.

“Whether we do it or not, it’s a great idea for a Filipino group to own an NBA team,” Pangilinan said. “Filipino coaches and players could be part of an NBA team.”

If he decides to join the group of investors, Pangilinan will become the first Asian to control an NBA team.

Pangilinan has expressed some concerns regarding this business venture, however. “We would be absentee owners,” he said in an interview with the Business Mirror. “We are here and the NBA team is there while we manage it here. It’s different when you manage a business in the country where you live.

“Hopefully, we could invite some Filipino investors in the equation.”

Pangilinan’s group will reportedly meet with the Kings’ representatives next month.

The Sacramento Kings organization has been mired in financial issues for the past few years, due in part to the team’s poor performance.
They last made the NBA postseason in 2006.

The team is owned by the group of California businessman George Maloof Sr., which has been battling money troubles as well.

Earlier this month, the group decided to keep the team in Sacramento for another year. -- With a report from Business Mirror

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Palaru-in si Alapag diyan! :lol::lol:

^^
Wala pa..

ECF: 3 MIA 1 CHI

WCF: 3 DAL 1 OKC

ah malapit na ang finals ng Heat vs. Mavericks uli! :cheers:

^^
Wala pa..

ECF: 3 MIA 1 CHI

WCF: 3 DAL 1 OKC

return of 2006...lol

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'Bron aint choking no more. :lol: Lets go Bulls! Take games 5, 6, 7! Bring back MJ! :lol:

I agree!! :rofl:

return of 2006...lol

Pero different result. Dallas na mananalo. :banana2:

ah malapit na ang finals ng Heat vs. Mavericks uli! :cheers:

Rematch of the 2006 NBA Finals.

return of 2006...lol
Rematch of the 2006 NBA Finals.

Yeah you said that right! :cheers:

Congratulations Mavs! :cheers: Manalo sana sila sa finals. Para pwede nang magretire si Jason Kidd. :D

di pa magresign si Jason Kidd dahil kid parin hanggang ngayon.:lol:

4-1 na talo na OKC.

^^ HAHAHAHA :rofl: :nuts:

Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks get a shot at redemption (http://news.ph.msn.com/photogallery.aspx?cp-documentid=4874394)
Carlo R. Coloma, Thu, 26 May 2011 06:48:54 GMT

Veteran Mavs defeat upstart Thunder and advance to the NBA finals, where they will likely face the Miami Heat in a rematch of their 2006 finals series.

http://sgstb.msn.com/i/5A/07977FDF14450752184FF8CAD852A.jpg

Move over Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder, it's just not your time yet.


That's the message that Dirk Nowitzki and his veteran Dallas Mavericks team sent out today, after they came back from a late fourth quarter deficit to win the game 100-96, and the series 4-1.


The Thunder played a hard game, but it just wasn't enough. Perhaps haunted by their heartbreaking loss in game four, where the Thunder gave up a 15 point lead before eventually bowing out in overtime, you could see the eyes of the young Thunder say "not again".


You could see it happening as you watched the game, as Dallas slowly clawed its way back from a six point deficit with only four minutes left to play.


Then... it happened.


With a little over a minute remaining in the game, Dirk Nowitzki missed a three pointer, only to see his teammates grab the offensive rebound and pass the ball back to him. Time seemed to slow down for a few seconds, and those watching the game knew what was going to happen.

Dirk confidently set up for the shot that he's taken thousands of times in his career, and he released the ball.


Nowitzki, a 13 year veteran with liquid nitrogen in his veins, didn't even look worried. His demeanor said "you're not going to see me miss twice", and he was right.


Just like that, his shot went in, and the crowd erupted as the Mavericks went up by a point, 95-94.
The Mavericks would not relinquish this lead, and would go on to win the game 100-96, vindicating the hard work and dedication put in by their veterans over many, many years.


Now, with the Miami Heat holding a 3-1 lead over the Chicago Bulls, it looks like Dirk may finally be able to erase his demons. Fittingly enough, it may be against the Heat, the team that defeated Nowitzki in 2006.


It's likely that this may be Dirk's last trip to the finals. Age indicates that he, along with veterans Jason Kidd, Shawn Marion and Jason Terry, are in the final years of their careers.


Teams like the Thunder and other upstarts are ready to take it to the next level, and this is likely the last chance for a team from the old guard to take a title.


The next few weeks will tell if the Mavs can win it all. For now, they can rest easy knowing that they'll get their shot.

Rematch of the 2006 NBA Finals.

Grr. Rematch nga ang nangyari.

^^ Nangyari na nga.

Walang kwenta si Boozer. Sayang lang ang $75M investment sa kanya ng Bulls.

^^
Watch out for next season. He's still jelling with the team. It will be Rose's and Boozer's Chicago team next year. :cheers: 'Bron and Wade were just too much down the stretch.

what a sad day....

James, Wade lead charge as Heat eliminate Bulls (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap;_ylt=AlqrUubUMknx.CkQtO2PsCW8vLYF?gid=2011052604)
By ANDREW SELIGMAN, AP Sports Writer

Bulls bow out, crushing loss ends season (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AhMMw7buh6g6a2UMG_W7LsK8vLYF?slug=ap-beatenbulls)
By RICK GANO, AP Sports Writer

Wade, James rally Heat to Eastern Conference title (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AsK6XaICtizsAGLUpAVzYmu8vLYF?slug=ap-triumphantheat)
By NANCY ARMOUR, AP National Writer

The lack of experience down the stretch showed off in the respective series' of both the Chicago Bulls and the Oklahoma City Thunder.

*FOR ME, Dallas in 6 games (revenge!). :D

The battle for redemption...

http://www.allposters.com/IMAGES/PHO/AAHD035_8x10-2006FinalsMatchUp.jpg

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Powerhouse naman ang line up ng Dallas nung 2006. Wala lang talaga silang pantapat laban kay Shaq.

^^
Walang match si Dampier. :lol:

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To add veteran guards Jason Williams and Gary Payton. :lol:

^^ Parehas magandang line-up

Miami Heat
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/mia/depthchart

Dallas Mavericks
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/dal/depthchart

MAVS @5 :)

^^ Parehas magandang line-up

Miami Heat
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/mia/depthchart

Dallas Mavericks
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/dal/depthchart

^^
Ba't wala si Mario Chalmers at Udonis Haslem sa depth chart ng Miami? At wala si DeShawn Stevenson sa depth chart ng Dallas? Di na ata kasama sa player rotation ng Dallas si Rodrigue Beaubois. :D

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Si Stevenson raw ang magbabantay kay D Wade eh. :D Andyan pa at si Beaubois. Maganda yung performance nya nung regular season eh. I think Coach Spoelstra will stick to his 8 man rotation. So they would not utilize Dampier and Z then Joel would be in the center position.

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Ba't wala si Mario Chalmers at Udonis Haslem sa depth chart ng Miami? At wala si DeShawn Stevenson sa depth chart ng Dallas? Di na ata kasama sa player rotation ng Dallas si Rodrigue Beaubois. :D

Gawa-gawa lang ng Yahoo! Sports yan, wala kasi ako makitang ganyan sa NBA.com na siyang mas accurate.

MIA:

C Anthony
PF Haslem
SF James
SG Wade
G Bibby

MAVS

C Chandler
PF Nowitzki
SF Marion
SG Kidd
G Barrea

I prefer Anthony on Dirk. Since Anthony is a far better defender than Chris Bosh. Heat has a relentless defense. That would be the key to win. They just have to contain Dirk on the ourside. If Anthony cant contain Dirk, put James on him. :lol: Doubling Dirk will be a huge risk since Mavs have many great shooters.

damn! the changing of the guard in both east and west! can't wait for game 1!:cheers:

MIA:

C Anthony
PF Haslem
SF James
SG Wade
G Bibby

MAVS

C Chandler
PF Nowitzki
SF Marion
SG Kidd
G Barrea

I prefer Anthony on Dirk. Since Anthony is a far better defender than Chris Bosh. Heat has a relentless defense. That would be the key to win. They just have to contain Dirk on the ourside. If Anthony cant contain Dirk, put James on him. :lol: Doubling Dirk will be a huge risk since Mavs have many great shooters.

I think Haslem can also contain Dirk, like what he did when the Mavs and Heat first met up in the 2006 NBA Finals. IMO he is the X-factor in this series if the Heat will win the title because he can play defense on Dirk and contribute in the offensive area. :D

But the Mavericks have two great paint defenders in Chandler and Haywood. Wag lang silang ma-foul trouble, as they are needed down the stretch.

The same 2006 scenario will happen, but this time, Heat ang lamang ng 2-0. :lol: :nuts: Then sa Game 6, Wade will throw a desperation 3 just like what Terry did 5 years ago. :lol:

^^
Pwede... :lol:

Gilas opens FIBA-Asia Champions Cup campaign vs Saudis

source: gmanews.tv

Pilipinas-Smart Gilas opens its campaign in the FIBA-Asia Champions Cup on Saturday against Al Ittihad of Saudi Arabia at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City.

The Nationals take on the Saudis at 6 p.m. in a heavy four-game bill that will open the week-long club-team tournament showcasing some of Asia’s best basketball players.

Duhok of Iraq faces Jordan’s ASU in the 2 p.m. opener while Syria’s Al Jala’a battles Mahram of Iran at 4 p.m. Al Shabab of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) collides with Lebanon’s Al Riyadi Beirut in the 8 p.m. night cap.

On paper, Gilas looks to have the edge. They handily beat Al Ittihad in a tune-up game this week. (99-63)

National coach Rajko Toroman is also familiar with the system of Saudi Arabia’s coach Ninad Krazdic, who is also a Serbian and was once his former assistant coach.

Al Ittihad is a late entry in the tournament after it replaced Japan, who withdrew from the tournament after the country was struck with a devastating earthquake and tsunami.

Al Ittihad is beefed up by imports Vladislav Dragajlovic of Serbia and American Dareen Keely but their presence had little effect against the Nationals in their tune-up match.

The Nationals don’t have any imports but have naturalized player Marcus Douthit and PBA players Asi Taulava of Meralco and Air21’s Dondon Hontiveros as reinforcements of the young squad.

Toroman targets at least a second place finish in Group A which also has Duhok (Iraq), ASU (Jordan) and Malaysia’s KL Dragons.

Group B is considered the group of death with defending champion Al Rayyan of Qatar, Mahram (Iran), Al Riyadi (Lebanon), Al Jala’a (Syria) and Al Shabab (UAE). – Reuben Terrado, JVP, GMA News

Games Saturday
(PhilSports Arena)
2 pm – Duhok (Iraq) vs ASU (Jordan)
4 pm – Al Jala’a (Syria) vs. Mahram (Iran)
6 p.m – Pilipinas-Smart Gilas vs. Al Ittihad (Saudi Arabia)
8 p.m. – Al Shabab (UAE) vs. Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon)

^^ what channel ang mag coverage ng Fiba?

^^
Tinambakan ng Gilas ang KSA kanina. Easy win for them. Malaysia ata ang sunod nilang makakalaban.

^^
Tinambakan ng Gilas ang KSA kanina. Easy win for them. Malaysia ata ang sunod nilang makakalaban.

what channel? may replay kaya sa BTV?

^^ what channel ang mag coverage ng Fiba?

AksyonTV 41 daw.

^^ what channel ang mag coverage ng Fiba?

sa IBC. mamayang 6pm gilas vs malaysia:cheers:

ibc 13 sa sport 5

bdw philippines ang host ng fiba champions cup ngayon

Cavs Push for Monster 3-Team Draft Trade! (http://bleacherreport.com/tb/b9HmX)

May 29, 2011 For Cavs, trade for No. 2 won't be easy

The Cavaliers' rumored interest in the No. 2 NBA draft selection picked up steam Saturday afternoon, when ESPN reported talks between the Cavs, Detroit and Minnesota have gotten serious.

The Cavs currently own the Nos. 1 and 4 picks in the first round.

According to the report, the Cavs would send their $14.5 million trade exception to the Pistons for the eighth pick and veteran shooting guard Richard Hamilton. They then would trade the fourth and eighth picks to Minnesota for the second pick.

If the reported trade is executed, the Cavs would possess the top two picks -- and use them to take Duke point guard Kyrie Irving and Arizona forward Derrick Williams. The report also said the Cavs would buy out the remainder of Hamilton's $25 million contract.

League sources confirmed the discussions to FOX Sports late Saturday night. However, most of those sources said the Pistons will not pull the trigger on any such deal unless they receive a player in return.

In other words, the idea of clearing cap space alone is not likely enough for the Pistons to give up the No. 8 pick, and their desire to obtain a veteran could put an end to talks quickly.

The Pistons recently completed an ownership change, and according to one source, trading a lottery selection just to save money would be a public relations nightmare. None of the sources would speculate which player the Pistons might want for the deal to materialize.

Then there's the Timberwolves. Ever since the lottery in mid-May, it's pretty much become common knowledge around the NBA that they would prefer to move the No. 2 pick. They either want to use it to trade down and obtain multiple picks (as would be the case in the reported scenario), or use it to acquire a good young veteran.

But with up-and-comers such Kevin Love, Michael Beasley, Wes Johnson and others already on the roster, the T-Wolves feel good about their future. Obtaining the fourth and eighth picks, sources say, would allow them to draft for need, as opposed to just taking the best player available.

Meanwhile, one source stood alone in telling FOX Sports that the Pistons would "most certainly be inclined" to trade the eighth pick for little more than their desire to rid themselves of Hamilton's contract and save money.

The source pointed out that the Clippers made a similar move by sending Baron Davis and their top pick (which turned out to be No. 1 overall) to Cleveland — and that the Pistons wouldn't look bad by "sitting out this particular draft at No. 8" and using the money they would save for free agency.

Of course, another major sticking point is the fact the league's collective bargaining agreement expires July 1. So no one knows when the free-agent signing period will begin, or how a potential lockout will effect it.

But no matter how all of this plays out in the end, this much seems fairly certain: The Cavs would love to own the top two picks in the draft, and from the sounds of things, are getting busy to try to make it happen.

The Cavs really want these 2 upcoming rookies!

http://www.cbsnews.com/i/tim/2011/05/18/williams_irving_110518_244x183.jpg

^^
1-2 punch ata nila. May inside at outside presence. :D

Pistons sale approved —NBA Commissioner (http://sports.inquirer.net/3960/pistons-sale-approved-%E2%80%94nba-commissioner)
Agence France-Presse
11:43 am | Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

MIAMI—NBA Commissioner David Stern said Tuesday that the league has approved the proposed sale of the Detroit Pistons to California billionaire investor Tom Gores.

Stern said prior to game one of the NBA finals that he expected the sale to close officially this week.

The Pistons said in April that Gores had reached a tentative deal to buy the club from Karen Davidson.

The deal ended a lengthy effort by Davidson to sell the club. She became owner when her husband died in March 2009.

Davidson had hoped to reach a deal to sell the team by the time the season started in 2010, but talks with Mike Ilitch, owner of baseball’s Detroit Tigers and the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings, collapsed.

Gores, a Michigan native, will take over a struggling franchise.

The Pistons have missed the playoffs for two straight seasons, and could be in for some major upheaval as they begin the rebuilding process.

Nowitzki Injured in Game 1 (http://bleacherreport.com/tb/b9Jk5)

MIAMI – For the Dallas Mavericks, the only thing worse than losing Game 1 of The Finals would be an injury to Dirk Nowitzki.

Well…

Nowitzki showed up to his postgame press conference with a bandage on his left middle finger. And when he was asked about it, he revealed that he has a torn tendon in the finger, suffered when he tried to knock the ball out of Chris Bosh‘s hands (and called for a foul) with 3:44 left in the fourth quarter on Tuesday.

“I thought I stripped him clean,” Nowitzki said, “and then I kind of looked down and I couldn’t straighten my finger anymore.”

The good news is that the injury is not on Nowitzki’s shooting hand, and he seemed to downplay it. He said an x-ray taken was negative.

“I guess it will be all right,” he said. “I have to wear a splint probably for the rest of the playoffs, for a couple of weeks. But it will be all right. It’s on my left hand, so I’ll be all right for Thursday.”

LeBron James downplayed it, too.

“Dirk’s right-handed,” James said. “He’ll be all right.”

Nowitzki led the Mavs with 27 points on 7-for-18 shooting in Game 1. He was 1-for-2 from the floor and 2-for-2 from the line after the injury.

“We’ll take 7-for-18 every game we can,” Dwyane Wade said about Nowitzki’s performance. “There’s going to be some nights we’re going to play the same defense and he’s going to hit those shots. We can’t get down about it and guys can’t get frustrated. You understand he’s one of the best scorers and shot-makers that this game has seen.”

Good Luck Mavericks! :cheers:

Laban ng Pilipinas against Syria bukas sa quarterfinals ng FIba-Asia Champions Cup!

4:00 PM sa IBC-13, Live!

^^
Akala ko sir bukas pa? :D


EDIT: Ay tanga. May bukas ngang nakalagay.:rofl:

Shaquille O'Neal has retired from the NBA. :cry:

Shaquille O'Neal has retired from the NBA. :cry:

What a Shaqtacular ride it was for 19 years (http://www.nba.com/shaqretires/?cid=nba.3529.3&vid=default)
Posted Jun 1 2011 7:04PM

He treated the basketball world as his own personal playground, toggling between pop-culture celebrity and hoop icon. And now -- Kazaam! -- his career is off to that Big Rocking Chair in the sky.

We'll miss Shaq, although he's not really going anywhere. He's not getting lost in the sunset. How could he? He can block out the sunset. He's still 7-foot-1 and 350 (cough, cough) pounds with a personality wider than his sneaker. He won't cash in his Blue Chips anytime soon. Shaq will continue to exist on TV, selling us products and doing shows and maybe someday becoming resurrected, Charles Barkley-style, as a loquacious commentator. But after making it official today, he threw down his last dunk and bricked his final free throw.

"We did it," he video-tweeted. "Nineteen years, baby."

I was lucky enough to be with Shaq when he first suited up, in a preseason game for Orlando against Miami, and when he finally suited down, on the bench for the Celtics last month, body ravaged and spirit damaged. Yes, it was 19 years, baby, of rollicking performances, four championships and then a painful-to-watch fade (aren't they all) into mediocrity.

There were greater centers than Shaq. Bill Russell. Wilt Chamberlain, no doubt. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, of course. Maybe one or two more. But none of those players had more fun or created more fun. This, we could tell because of how Shaq spent much of his career lighting up rooms he entered, along with arenas he dominated. We witnessed a playful Goliath who took full advantage of his gifts: massive size, an easy smile, a thirst for glamour and a way with the language to elevate himself beyond mere basketball star in the public domain.

But let's talk about the basketball side. A generation that never saw Russell or Wilt and only captured Kareem with a bald spot will forever swear Shaq is the best big man ever. Hard to see why not. Nothing this big moved this quickly and covered more ground except a passing cloud.

From the late 1990s through the early 2000s Shaq had no equal. That's when he was fit and focused, two areas that were legitimately called into question later in the decade, when he grew old fast. He was the core of a Lakers team that peeled off three straight tiles and became a dynasty. While he played on six different teams, he will be mostly identified with Los Angeles, a showy city that fit his persona and a franchise that gave him the platform for greatness. In 1999-2000, his lone MVP season, Shaq averaged 29.7 points, 13.6 rebounds, almost 4 assists and 3 blocks. He was named MVP of the NBA Finals three times. He was an All-Star 15 times. He made All-NBA first-team eight times. Those were the raw numbers, the cold facts that put Shaq in a class with very few desks.

What the numbers don't tell is how Shaq changed the way teams prepared for his teams. He was much like Wilt in that regard. Wilt was so much more overpowering than the man guarding him that it really was no contest. It almost wasn't fair. The league either tweaked certain rules or changed them completely when it came to Wilt. That didn't happen with Shaq. However, the rules for guarding big men were outdated when it came him. He was too big and strong for that. And so teams resorted to Hack-a-Shaq, to exploit Shaq's chronic and hopeless form at the free-throw line. And when he wanted to, Shaq could be a force on defense, making him the rare player who could impact the game under both baskets.

Just the same, Shaq did have timing on his side. He didn't see many great centers to play against during his time. Hakeem Olajuwon, who denied Shaq a title in 1995, was headed on the downside when Shaq was rising up. Same for David Robinson. Patrick Ewing was about the only center who came close (Tim Duncan was more power forward). So Shaq did have some advantages, beyond his freak-of-nature size. He was right-place, right-time.

Still, he was named to the NBA at 50 team (a controversial choice, given his limited pro experience then) and would likely be dominant in most any era, even to the degree in his own. In his prime, he took three teams to the Finals, winning with the Lakers and later the Heat in 2006.

As a player, his only issue, besides free throw shooting, was conditioning. That's why Shaq played five years too long. He lacked the stamina and health then, and in fact, Shaq never played a full 82-game schedule in 19 years. Not counting his first three seasons in the league, only twice did he dress for at least 75 games.

The playful side of Shaq, at times, overwhelmed the professional side. Which says plenty about Shaq's presence. He made a string of movies and rap CDs, some forgettable, that gave him a prime pop-culture seat and massive appeal for his generation. His commercials, hawking a diverse list of companies and products, flushed out his sense of humor and endeared him to a society that tended to fear or be intimidated by human beings his size.

Two decades of Shaq, in a nutshell? A conference title in Orlando. The move to LA. Falling in step with Kobe Bryant to produce championships. Falling out with Kobe to trigger a breakup. Another title, this one with Dwyane Wade in Miami. A basketball vagabond, drifting between three teams in four years. Finally, the ungraceful, quiet exit, sealed by a tweet.

And now, after 19 years, that's a wrap. To borrow a Shaqism, it was, for the most part, a Shaqtacular ride.

it's like a foreign language i can barely speak and understand :(

What a Game 2...MIA lead as much as 15 points in the 4th quarter yet Dirk and the Mavs refused to die...series now tied 1-1

:dance::dance::dance::dance: !!!!

What a Game 2...MIA lead as much as 15 points in the 4th quarter yet Dirk and the Mavs refused to die...series now tied 1-1

What? What happened? Bad trip kasi may pasok ako ngayon walang TV sa office!

^^
Early minutes ng 4th quarter lamang ang Heat ng 15 points. when the game reached the last 5 minutes, Dallas started their 17-2 run. :D

^^ Thanks dude!

^^
Early minutes ng 4th quarter lamang ang Heat ng 15 points. when the game reached the last 5 minutes, Dallas started their 17-2 run. :D

Nowitzki rallies Mavs to win that ties NBA finals (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap;_ylt=AmWligEWmtIKOcwi5bSE3kK8vLYF?gid=2011060214)
By BRIAN MAHONEY, AP Basketball Writer 1 hour, 40 minutes ago

MIAMI (AP)—Any pain in Dirk Nowitzki’s(notes) left hand wouldn’t have hurt nearly as much as a 2-0 deficit.

So he put the ball there—torn-up finger and all—and hoisted the shot that gave the Dallas Mavericks new life in the NBA finals.

Nowitzki shook off an injury to his non-shooting hand and made the tie-breaking layup with 3.6 seconds left, and the Mavericks roared back from 15 points down in the fourth quarter to stun the Miami Heat 95-93 on Thursday night and tie the series at one game apiece.

“You can just sense it in us that we weren’t going to give up, we were going to be resilient,” Dallas guard Jason Terry(notes) said.

Capping a furious rally by scoring Dallas’ final nine points, Nowitzki made two late baskets left-handed—despite a torn tendon on his middle finger. He finished with 24 points, saying the finger felt fine.

“Definitely a huge comeback for us and we never gave up, and that was big,” Nowitzki said.

Nowitzki was hurt in Game 1 when he slapped at the ball trying to make a steal from Chris Bosh(notes). He fiddled with various braces and splints over the last two days before settling on a small one that sat lower on the finger and allowed him to keep a good feel of the ball.

Dwyane Wade(notes) had 36 points for Miami, but his desperation 3-pointer was off at the buzzer.

Game 3 is Sunday in Dallas.

Seemingly out of the game when the Heat led 88-73 with 7:15 remaining, Dallas held the Heat to just one field goal from there, a 3-pointer by Mario Chalmers(notes) with 24.5 seconds that tied it just 2 seconds after Nowitzki’s 3 had made it 93-90.

But after a timeout, Jason Kidd(notes) ran the clock down before getting the ball to Nowitzki, who drove into the lane, spun back to the left and made the layup.

“We’re a veteran team and we don’t get too high with the highs and too low with the lows,” Nowitzki said.

Terry, largely silent since the first half of Game 1, fueled the comeback with a couple of jumpers and finished with 16 points. Shawn Marion(notes) had 20 points for the Mavericks, who had lost four straight finals games in Miami since taking a 2-0 lead in the 2006 series.

They were about to go down 2-0 this time before Nowitzki, who insisted his injured finger wouldn’t hinder him, led a rally even more amazing than the one that won Game 4 of the Western Conference finals, when the Mavs trailed Oklahoma City by 15 in the fourth quarter before pulling it out in overtime.

“Just a different series, but we always believe we can come back regardless of the score,” Marion said. “The game is over when the final buzzer rings.”

LeBron James(notes) scored 20 points for the Heat.

He and Wade were running by and over the older Mavs for three quarters, and it appeared the only thing that could slow them down was that big trophy they would soon be holding.

Not so fast.

Wade angered the Mavs, particularly Terry, when he held his follow through after his 3-pointer from the corner with 7:15 left capped a 13-0 run and made it 88-73. Though the Mavs said they were bothered by the Heat’s actions, James and Wade—who have already endured plenty of criticism for premature partying— denied that was the case this time.

“There was no celebration at all,” James said. “I was excited about the fact that he hit a big shot and we went up 15.”

The Heat suddenly went cold, holding the ball too long on possessions and forcing James and Wade to attempt long jumpers with the shot clock winding down, instead of playing to their strengths and driving into the lane.

“We just didn’t execute down the stretch,” Bosh said. “There’s no shock. There’s disappointment. But the reality is the reality. We might as well get used to it and focus on the next one.”

A series of those missed jumpers eventually ended with the Mavs getting possession, and Nowitzki making a layup that tied it at 90 with 57 seconds to play.

The Heat lost for the first time in 10 games at home in the playoffs and will have to win at least once in Dallas to force the series back here.

“That’s about as tough a fourth quarter as you can have,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “When it started to slide, it just kept on going.”

The Heat held the Mavs, whose offense was so precise in their victories over the Lakers and Oklahoma City, to one of their worst performances of the postseason in Game 1. Yet Miami didn’t expect to shut down Dallas the way it did Boston and Chicago in the last two rounds, with Spoelstra saying before the game the Mavs would “hit back.”

But Miami weathered the early storm and appeared to have nothing to worry about in the second half.

A 29-10 burst spanning halftime showed off the Heat at their athletic best: A dunk by James, a dunk by Wade, and a long alley-oop pass from Wade to James on the fast break that turned a 51-all halftime tie into a 57-52 lead.

And just when Dallas got it down to four late in the period, James drove right for a powerful slam that left Tyson Chandler(notes) throwing his hands up in the air as if to say “How do we stop that?”

Eventually they did.

And they turned the tables on the Heat, who pulled off a stunning comeback of their own to spark the turnaround in the 2006 series. Dallas had a double-digit lead midway through the fourth quarter of Game 3 of that one, Wade brought Miami back, and the Heat never looked back.

Considering he has more help now with James and Bosh, the Heat’s inability to put this one away is even more amazing.

“We didn’t play the way that we normally play, so they deserved it and we didn’t,” Wade said.

The focus was back on the Heat’s stars in a finals where some attention during Wednesday’s off day was diverted to a former Heat player when Shaquille O’Neal(notes), the center on their 2006 team who announced on a Twitter video he was retiring from the NBA. Also a teammate of James in Cleveland, O’Neal posted another video Thursday encouraging the duo to “go get that ring.”

The Heat played a video tribute showing some of O’Neal’s highlights in Miami during a first-quarter timeout and received nice applause, but not a standing ovation.

The offenses showed up for this one after neither team found a flow in the opener. Mike Bibby(notes) quickly got in the act with two 3-pointers for the Heat after he and fellow starter Joel Anthony(notes) were scoreless in Game 1 and it was tied at 28 after one.

It got heated late in the half and Miami appeared set to lose its cool, with Mike Miller(notes) called for a technical but Wade spared one, when after appearing to be fouled by Chandler on a layup attempt, he bumped Chandler while trying to get at the referee to protest.

Yet down nine and with James on the bench with three fouls, the Heat held the Mavs scoreless the final 3 minutes and tied it at 51 on Wade’s 3-pointer with 25 seconds to go.

Notes: Wade became the Heat’s career leader in postseason games with his 83rd. He had been tied with Alonzo Mourning(notes). Teammate Udonis Haslem(notes) is third with 74 appearances. … Mavs backup center Brendan Haywood(notes) committed a foul 47 seconds into the fourth quarter and went immediately to the locker room with an apparent injury. … Miami has held opponents below 100 points in 16 of 17 games this postseason. … The 1995-96 Bulls are the only team to go 10-0 at home on the way to a championship

http://l.yimg.com/a/p/sp/tools/med/2011/06/ipt/1307073611.jpg

:dance::dance::dance::dance: !!!!

:dance::dance::dance::dance:

Philippine mediamen are all bias, all the report/videos shown are Miami-favored.

http://l.yimg.com/a/p/sp/tools/med/2011/06/ipt/1307073611.jpg

Kobe-esque shot :rock:

signature play ni Jordan ito ah???

Kung makikita mo yung play ni Nowitzki na nasa left-wing ng court, nagdi-dribol ng kanan na nakatalikod sa court?sabay right turned-around jump shot?boarding basket?
Signature yan ni Mr.Elongated arms, King Philip :)

What a Shaqtacular ride it was for 19 years (http://www.nba.com/shaqretires/?cid=nba.3529.3&vid=default)
Posted Jun 1 2011 7:04PM

He deserves to be a Hall of Famer. :banana:

What a Game 2...MIA lead as much as 15 points in the 4th quarter yet Dirk and the Mavs refused to die...series now tied 1-1

"Never say die attitude."

Philippine mediamen are all bias, all the report/videos shown are Miami-favored.

Fil-Am kasi ang coach kaya nakakainis MINSAN. :bash:

He deserves to be a Hall of Famer. :banana:

Nasa 50 greatest palyers nga eh.:lol:

GO MIAMI :banana: :D

Fil-Am kasi ang coach kaya nakakainis MINSAN. :bash:

Anung minsan, palagi kaya. :bash:

Nasa 50 greatest palyers nga eh.:lol:

Youngest player ever to be named 50 greatest players of all-time. :D

Anung minsan, palagi kaya. :bash

^^
For me, minsan lang. Pero sabagay kanya-kanyang opinyon. :D

LET'S GO MAVS !!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

LET'S GO MAVS !!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

:banana::banana::banana::banana:

:dance: :dance:

the heat's unabashed showboating, when they led by 15 points in the 4th quarter of that game 2, became their undoing. this is another reason that the road to redemption for lebron james would be long and winding. granting that the miami heat will become eventual champions this year, public misgivings about the man will not easily go away. this simply means the team will have to be champions for at least more than once for james to earn back that full respect he once enjoyed. if the heat will lose the series to the mavs, right or wrong, public ridicule for the man will surely be inflated. i think james has more to lose than nowitzki if miami loses the series.

Philippine mediamen are all bias, all the report/videos shown are Miami-favored.

Asa ka pa sa mga yan maging neutral. :lol: Buti nalang sa BTV ako nakakanood :D

5 points na lang lamang ng Miami @ 6:20

Miami won 88-86

ggrrrrrrrr. kung pumasok lang sana yung 3pts ni terry.

Miami won 88-86

Wade, James lift Heat to 2-1 lead in NBA finals (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2011060506)
By JAIME ARON, AP Sports Writer 10 minutes ago

DALLAS (AP)—The Miami Heat didn’t blow this one. Now they’re just two wins from being crowned NBA champions.


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The story is still being updated therefore I didn't paste everything.

^^ Chamba. :nuts:

Wade, James lift Heat to 2-1 lead in NBA finals (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2011060506)
By JAIME ARON, AP Sports Writer 10 minutes ago



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The story is still being updated therefore I didn't paste everything.

^^ Chamba. :nuts:

Here's the complete story from http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2011060506...

Wade, Bosh lift Heat to 2-1 lead in NBA finals
By JAIME ARON, AP Sports Writer 1 hour, 5 minutes ago

DALLAS (AP)—Dwyane Wade(notes) kept soaring and scoring, doing everything he could to get the Miami Heat a crucial win towards an NBA title.

Chris Bosh(notes) and Udonis Haslem(notes) provided the final push.

Bosh made a 16-foot, go-ahead jumper from the baseline with 39.6 seconds left and Haslem pestered Dirk Nowitzki(notes) the rest of the way as the Heat held on for an 88-86 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night for a 2-1 lead in the NBA finals.

“This is a total win,” said Wade, who led Miami with 29 points and 11 rebounds. “You want to win the game on the defensive end of the floor and we got a stop.”

Recent history says this is a huge win for the Heat. The Game 3 winner in a tied finals has won the championship all 11 times since the 2-3-2 format began in 1985.

The Heat are headed into Game 4 on Tuesday night with a chance to do what they did in 2006: win it all on Dallas’ floor. They’ll need to win that game and the next, on Thursday night.

“I feel like we did nothing but get home-court advantage back,” Wade said. “But the next game is a big game. We have to bring our hard hats, understanding it’s going to be tougher to win that game than it was to win this one. I believe in this team. If anyone can do it, I believe we can.”

With all its star power, many expected Miami to be planning a victory parade by now, especially after a solid victory in Game 1.

But the Heat blew a 15-point lead in the last quarter of Game 2, and nearly did it again this time, coughing up a 14-point lead.

The Heat recovered to lead 81-74 with 6:31 left. Everyone knew the Mavericks’ comeback bid would be in Nowitzki’s hands, but it didn’t matter. He still scored 12 straight points—six free throws, a layup, a dunk and a tough jumper—tying it at 86.

With under a minute to go, Wade got the ball to LeBron James(notes) near the top of the key. Haslem screened Nowitzki while Bosh got set, took the pass from James and ripped it through the net, quite a thrill for the Dallas native who’d been 0-8 in his hometown. It was even more impressive considering his left eyelid was swollen because of an accidental poke by Jason Kidd(notes) in the first quarter, and he’d been misfiring all series, even when his vision was good.

“I don’t care if he missed 15 in a row,” James said. “He was wide open and that’s his sweet spot. … It’s the trust we have in each other’s ability, no matter what the point of the game is at.”

The Mavericks of course went back to Nowitzki on its last two chances. And Haslem was right there both times for the Heat.

Right after Bosh scored, Nowitzki wanted to take a shot near the foul line but had Haslem swarming him and Wade charging at him. He jumped to shoot but twisted and threw toward Shawn Marion(notes) near the 3-point line on the right side. Marion had already taken off toward the basket, so the ball went into the front row instead.

After James missed a 3, Dallas had 4.4 seconds left to go for the tie or win. The inbounds pass went to Nowitzki and he was alone against Haslem just above the foul line.

Haslem anticipated what Nowitzki was going to do and walked the fine line between disrupting the shot while avoiding a foul.

“He’s a great player, 7 feet, so he’s going to shoot over me,” Haslem said. “I’ve got to make it tough on him.”

When the buzzer went off, Haslem swung his arms and screamed in delight while a frenzied crowd of 20,340 sighed in agony.

“Emotional game, fought back, and to fall short at the end is tough,” said Nowitzki who scored 34 points. “But they need two more. Hopefully we can play a better all-around game and finally get some shots to go down.”

Wade made 12 of 21 shots and was at his dynamic best from the start, looking like the guy who lifted the Heat past Dallas and to the title in ’06.

“He was aggressive and took good shots,” Bosh said. “We rode the wave for a little while. He set the tone for us.”

Most of his baskets came in the paint—where the Heat outscored the Mavs, 40-22—and many of them were spectacular. But he also stemmed Dallas’ rally by hitting a go-ahead jumper over Kidd for Miami’s second-to-last basket, and he made sure to keep his teammates properly focused, offering praise or scolding when needed. When James was duped into a shot-clock violation in the final minutes, Wade pounded his fists on his head in frustration.

“I’ve been here before,” Wade said. “So (I was) just trying to lead. My guys did a great job of following that lead. We were able to come out with the win.”

Wade and Bosh each scored seven points in the fourth quarter. Bosh finished with 18 points.

James came in talking about being more aggressive, but wasn’t. He went more than 6 minutes before taking his first shot, but certainly made it worth the wait—a drive through the teeth of the defense for a powerful dunk. He also had a two-handed jam in the second half that put Miami up by 13.

He finished with 17 points and nine assists. He also had four turnovers, including a pair during the fourth quarter—not counting the shot-clock violation—that helped bring Dallas back.

Nowitzki scored 15 points in the fourth quarter, but didn’t get much help, in the period or the rest of the game.

Terry scored 15 and Shawn Marion had 10. Both were shut out in the fourth quarter. The only other scorers were backup point guard J.J. Barea(notes) early in the quarter and Tyson Chandler(notes) dunking off a rebound.

For the game, Nowitzki made 11 shots, the rest of the Mavericks 17.

“We have to have somebody step up besides Dirk,” said Jason Kidd, who had nine points and 10 assists, but also four turnovers. Giveaways haunted Dallas throughout the game, especially the first half, helping keep Miami comfortably ahead. “We have to figure out how to get up front and play up front. The big thing is we’ve got to be able to make plays late in the game. Game 2 we made the plays, Game 3 we just didn’t.”

Dallas was without backup center Brendan Haywood(notes) because of a hip injury. His absence meant more minutes for several frontcourt players, and it put Ian Mahinmi(notes) on the court for 8 minutes. He scored two points and committed five fouls.

Miami led by seven after the first quarter, the final three points coming on a buzzer-beater by Mario Chalmers(notes). The Heat lead hit 14 in the second quarter, dipped to five at halftime then ran back to 13 early in the third quarter.

But the Heat couldn’t put the Mavs away. Dallas would surge close or ahead, then Miami would turn it up again. The final 18 minutes played out with both teams realizing any possession could change the game and the series.

Nothing came easy for anyone. Shots were contested, bodies collided for every rebound and guys were flying into the stands after loose balls. Fans stood throughout, wearing their blue gimme T-shirts and fired up by videos such as one featuring encouraging words from Roger Staubach, Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Nolan Ryan and others.

Ultimately, it was the visitors from Miami who walked off celebrating.

“Now we just have to move on,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “The tough part right now is amnesia. Both teams are highly competitive, this is a competitive series as you can see. We have to really gather ourselves in 48 hours and get right back and do this again.”

NOTES: Bosh on his injured eye: “We’ll spit on it and put a Band-Aid on it and patch it up later.” … Dallas fell to 8-2 at home this postseason. … The Heat and Mavs have each won a road game this series, which should be no surprise. They tied for the best road record in the NBA this season. … Bosh was booed as much as any Miami player during pregame introductions. So much for fans cutting the local kid some slack. … The Mavs fell to 2-1 this postseason in games officiated by Dan Crawford. Dallas came into this postseason having lost 16 of its last 17 playoff games he worked. … Aikman and Terrell Owens sat about 10 seats apart on the same row. Owens attended games in Miami, too.

Thanks Dan Crawford for a great job! :banana:

^^if miami will gonna be champions this year, i hope wade--not lebron--will be the finals mvp. i hope he continues to perform the way he did in the last two games.

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Possible ring mag share sila sa award. :)

^^if miami will gonna be champions this year, i hope wade--not lebron--will be the finals mvp. i hope he continues to perform the way he did in the last two games.

You may want to read this:

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LeBron defers to greatness of Wade
(http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AhUPQCqFhMIn86bnbXuGW4K8vLYF?slug=aw-wojnarowski_lebron_james_dwyane_wade_nba_finals_game3_060611)
By Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo! Sports

DALLAS – Here promises to be the perilous path of chasing a title with Dwyane Wade(notes), undertaking everything with the franchise star most responsible for raising a Miami Heat banner five years ago. Biggest stage in the world, biggest moment of his basketball life, and LeBron James(notes) has clearly come to terms with the fact he’s slowly, surely been reduced to the sidekick in these NBA Finals.

As the final minutes of the Heat’s 88-86 Game 3 victory unfolded on Sunday, Wade had reclaimed complete control of this partnership. James had deferred to Wade’s disposition to dominate these Dallas Mavericks. Wade has that killer scoring DNA of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant(notes), and James will forever make the right play, the pass to a lesser teammate when circumstances dictate. Always more Magic than Michael, and that has a chance to make him one of the two or three greatest all-around players ever.

Nevertheless, Wade watched James play that part in the Eastern Conference finals, but roles have been juxtaposed with Wade recreating the 2006 Finals against the Mavericks all over again.

“I’ve been here before, so just trying to lead,” Wade said. “My guys did a great job of following.”

Wade’s reveling in the notion that he’s no longer playing Robin in these Finals, referring to himself as the captain, as the leader and the star responsible for charting an aggressive path to a Game 3 victory some 24 hours earlier in a Saturday practice.

Perhaps nothing illustrated the dramatic transformations within the dynamic as Wade letting loose with a brief, blasting bark at James late in the fourth for dropping off a pass to Mario Chalmers(notes). Wade wanted James, so reluctant, to take the ball to the rim himself. No one has ever talked to King James like this on the floor, ever challenged him in such public and piercing ways.

Wade had a magnificent 29 points, 11 rebounds and no turnovers for the Heat. These Finals have evolved into a spectacular duel with Wade and Dirk Nowitzki(notes) delivering dagger upon dagger, until Nowitzki finally missed a fade-away to end the game and end one more Mavericks comeback.

So far, Nowitzki has had to do far too much on his own. He’s been genius, but his greatness won’t overcome Wade, James and a resurgent Chris Bosh(notes).

Nowitzki is surrounded with aging stars and flawed dependants. He had 34 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter, but he still missed that 17-footer at the buzzer. As the Heat has thrust their tremendous defensive resolve upon Nowitzki, he’s still managed to find his points on tough angles, tough shots. He isn’t the frontrunner in these Finals, and that makes things different for him.

Nowitzki is viewed through a different prism because let’s face it: His Hall of Fame teammate is 38 years old; Jason Kidd’s(notes) well past his prime. Dirk didn’t go chasing a ring, he has tried to let it come to him.

This was part of the arrangement, and part of the criticism that’ll come with James winning a title. Wade’s on his way to the MVP in this series, and that’ll feed those who’ll want to diminish James’ choice to fortify his title aspirations with Wade. For some, this is why James will never get considerable due unless he parlays this partnership into multiple titles. He’ll need a fistful to validate the legitimacy of this front-running frolic. It isn’t fair, but it’s a fact.

So, James needs to accept those charges and consider it part of the sacrifice he made to be a champion. Credit can be fleeting, but his first ring will be forever. When James and Wade gathered for a postgame news conference, someone asked King James about “shrinking” in the fourth quarter, about failing to be a superstar when it was needed.

He gritted his teeth and stayed poised, but it cut to the core of his ego. Shrinking? James never publicly snaps, never loses his cool. He was goaded, but showed restraint.

“I think you’re concentrating on one side of the floor,” James sniffed. “All you’re looking at is the stat sheet. Honestly, I’m a two-way player. Since D-Wade had it going … we allow him to handle the ball, bring it on offensively. You should watch the film again and see what I did defensively. You’ll ask me a better question tomorrow.”

He’s right. He did play well defensively, but the nature of the game is to examine closer the two points and two turnovers in the fourth quarter. Still fresh on minds was LeBron’s part in the Heat’s fourth-quarter meltdown of Game 2, and how his reticence conspired to make possible the Mavericks’ improbable comeback.

Wade seemed far more amused and far less offended with the question. Before long, he was listening to James get asked about what it was like to have Wade getting in his face, challenging him with 3½ minutes left in the fourth quarter. Truth be told, Wade loved the line of questioning, loved that everyone noticed that he had reclaimed these Heat in Game 3.

“I was trying to do what leaders do, and what captains do,” Wade said. “Step up and say what you feel …”

James backed Wade, insisting: “At this point, there’s no room to hold anything back. As a competitor, you love when guys challenge you.”

Whatever happens, give Wade and James this: However they feel inside, they always maintain a united front. And remember, Wade has the chops – and the championship pedigree – to call James out on the floor, in the locker room, anywhere he chooses.

Wade had gone after James in the locker room at halftime too, and James went out of his way to disclose that. Wade is flexing his old muscle memory, pushing past the defense to the rim, lifting long, sure jumpers and barking admonishments to James. This is why they’ve moved within two victories of a championship, and why LeBron James has to bite his lip, absorb the misdirected daggers and accept that Wade’s genius on the offensive end could somehow reshape the narrative of a Heat championship season.

James can’t get angry. He can’t get defensive. He wanted to be part of a cornerstone of the most staggering array of talent that free agency ever brought together, and he’ll have to live with the repercussions of the choice. Only his coaches will go back and study the tape of his work on the defensive end, and ultimately James will have to find his most satisfaction, his most comfort, in victory.

Yes, Wade has transformed the most talented player in basketball to something of a championship series understudy. Wade was right: He’s been here before, and his guys did a great job of following. This was true of everyone, especially James. He’s done everything right in these playoffs, and that includes deferring to Wade turning back the Finals clock five years on the Mavericks.

Dwyane Wade has reclaimed control of these Miami Heat, restored himself as the Alpha Dog, and LeBron James has never been closer to a championship ring. And this is why he’ll have to grit his teeth and understand this was always going to be part of the perilous path of chasing a title with a champion who’s been there, done that.

^^i've always suspected that the alpha dog status of wade will be restored in the finals. he didn't have a particularly great offensive series against the bulls. but on the game's biggest stage, there's that unspoken acknowledgement that he will rise to the occasion. lebron may call himself The King, but in this case, not because he is the acclaimed chosen one but that he has to earn it in a miami jersey with a consistent killer instinct in 4th quarter clutch situations in games that matter most. i believe he can only earn back the spoils his reputation, without the rotten effects of fame, if miami will achieve multiple championship titles. a tough but the only available road for him to arrive back to his former respectability. add to that, if there's one player kobe bryant, another game closer, that has on the back of his mind in close 4th quarter games, that's wade and not james.

the heat is still the house of wade more than the kingdom of james.

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Possible ring mag share sila sa award. :)

and then, the ultimate spoiler happened: the mavs became champions this year, hahaha!
this series has already the makings of a great finals. two close games decided by a total of only 4 points.

Is Dirk Nowitzki, the modern day version of Larry Bird?

Updated: December 22, 2010, 7:05 AM ET
Dirk Nowitzki passes Larry Bird
By Jeff Caplan
ESPNDallas.com

ORLANDO -- Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki passed Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird to move into 25th on the NBA's all-time scoring list Tuesday in the fourth quarter against the Orlando Magic.

Nowitzki, so often compared to Bird especially early in his career because of his looks and unstoppable jumper, entered Tuesday's game with 21,781 career points, 10 shy of Bird's total.

He recorded career point No. 21,792 on the opening possession of the fourth quarter, burying a 3-pointer, the shot he came into the league firing, but over the years has reduced from his repertoire. Nowitzki hit his first two shots and scored eight points in the first 7:13 of the game, but then went 17:05 without a point.

The German-born Nowitzki reached Bird's career total of 21,791 points slightly faster than the Celtics forward from French Lick. Bird retired after 13 seasons, while Nowitzki is playing in his 13th and is in the first season of a four-year, $80-million extension.

Bird was well aware of the situation.

"I just got a text message from Larry right as the game ended saying to congratulate Dirk and that he's always been a huge fan," Mavs coach Rick Carlisle said. "They've had a chance to spend some time together. I'm sure he's going to text Dirk and I'm sure that will be very meaningful for Dirk."

Nowitzki, though, had yet to turn on his cell phone as he dressed following the Mavs' 105-99 win over the Magic Tuesday night for a back-to-back sweep of the Florida teams.

"I actually started off kind of hot and then just never got going anymore," Nowitzki said. "It's obviously an unbelievable accomplishment to a be a top-25 scorer in an amazing league with an amazing history, amazing players, so yeah, it's an unbelievable accomplishment."

Carlisle is in his third season with Nowitzki and he was Bird's teammate for three seasons in the mid-1980s, winning a championship in 1986. He sees more in common between the two than just their impeccable shooting.

"Both are extremely meticulous in their preparation, their dedication," Carlisle said. "The statistics are staggering, but both guys really were about winning first all the time. Dirk, if it was best for him to average 15 [points] and get eight or nine rebounds, if that was the best way to win he'd be all for that. Fortunately, for us he's an all-time great player like Larry was and we're trying to get to the top of the mountain."

It won't take long for Nowitzki to move up another spot on the all-time list. In all likelihood he'll catch Gary Payton (21,813) for 24th in Dallas' next game on Dec. 27 at Oklahoma City. Clyde Drexler is 23rd with 22,195 points.

Jeff Caplan covers the Mavericks for ESPNDallas.com.

News source: http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=5944663

Nationals play SEABA next, eye Fiba Asia seat (http://www.philstar.com/SportsArticle.aspx?articleId=693804&publicationSubCategoryId=69)
By Joey Villar (The Philippine Star) Updated June 07, 2011 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - After a fourth place finish in the FIBA-Asia Champions Cup, Smart Gilas Pilipinas shifts its focus on the ninth Southeast Asian Basketball Association Men’s Championship slated June 23-26 in Jakarta, Indonesia where it would be gunning for slots in the FIBA-Asia Championship in Wuhan, China in September.

“The SEABA Men’s Championship in Jakarta late this month will be our main focus,” said Smart Gilas team manager Frankie Lim a day after the Nationals lost to Al Rayyan of Qatar to settle for fourth in the import-laced tournament.

The Rajko Toroman-mentored Filipinos will play the Malaysians, who are incidentally coached by Filipino Ariel Vanguardia, on June 23, the Indonesians the next day and the Singaporeans on June 25 based on the schedule recently released by SEABA secretary-general Dato’ Yeoh Choo Hock.

The finals will be played June 26.

The top three finishers in the four-day tournament will qualify for the Wuhan meet, which will also serve as a qualifier for the 2012 London Olympics.

Lim said they’ve performed well in the Champions Cup, considered as the strongest club tournament in the region.

“It was a good competition for Smart Gilas, we had good games with Iran and Qatar and almost made it to the finals,” said Lim. “This was a good preparation and experience for the team, the opposition pushed us to the limit and we finally got to play complete and showed fighting heart,” he added.

MAVS in 6 :banana: :banana: :banana:

Nationals play SEABA next, eye Fiba Asia seat (http://www.philstar.com/SportsArticle.aspx?articleId=693804&publicationSubCategoryId=69)
By Joey Villar (The Philippine Star) Updated June 07, 2011 12:00 AM

Sigurado nang champion ang Pinas dito, hari kasi ang Pilipinas dito sa Southeast Asia pagdating sa basketball.:banana: Pero kung sa Asia na, goodbye Philippines! :ohno:

Sigurado nang champion ang Pinas dito, hari kasi ang Pilipinas dito sa Southeast Asia pagdating sa basketball.:banana: Pero kung sa Asia na, goodbye Philippines! :ohno:

Ano ang pinagkaiba nito sa ASEAN Basketball League (http://www.aseanbasketballleague.com/) (ABL) kung saan ang Thailand ang defending champions?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/15/ASEAN_Basketball_League_logo.png

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Sa Asean basketball league, ang ABL ay isang commercial league at ang mga kasaling teams ay mga ball clubs kung saan ang ibang teams ay may mga import na Pinoy. Most of the players kasi sa Philippine Patriots mga bench players sa PBA at minsan naman mga undrafted players sa PBA. Habang sa ibang teams like Thailand most of the players nila are playing for their national team.

Sa SEABA naman, ang mga kasaling teams ay mga national teams na of every country sa Southeast Asia. Nakasalalay kasi dito ang ticket to participate sa Fiba-Asia if you end up finishing 1st, 2nd and 3rd sa SEABA. If you win the championship sa Fiba-Asia you will have the opportunity to play in the 2012 London Olympics, I think only 1 spot is available for Asia sa Olympics.

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Sa Asean basketball league, ang ABL ay isang commercial league at ang mga kasaling teams ay mga ball clubs kung saan ang ibang teams ay may mga import na Pinoy. Most of the players kasi sa Philippine Patriots mga bench players sa PBA at minsan naman mga undrafted players sa PBA. Habang sa ibang teams like Thailand most of the players nila are playing for their national team.

Sa SEABA naman, ang mga kasaling teams ay mga national teams na of every country sa Southeast Asia. Nakasalalay kasi dito ang ticket to participate sa Fiba-Asia if you end up finishing 1st, 2nd and 3rd sa SEABA. If you win the championship sa Fiba-Asia you will have the opportunity to play in the 2012 London Olympics, I think only 1 spot is available for Asia sa Olympics.

That's biased! 1 slot only for Asians in the World Olympics Basketball when in fact, Asia makes up most of the countries in the whole world!

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population and they give us Asians only 1 slot?

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Wala tayong magagawa that's the decision of FIBA.

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Wala tayong magagawa that's the decision of FIBA.

FIBA should change their logo to half the globe! haha :banana:

http://www.fiba.com/images/web/V3_News/presRelea/2007/_original/FIBA_logo_s.jpg

A Silver and a Bronze finish would automatically qualify for the wildcard phase. Dyan magbibigay ng slots.

the heat is still the house of wade more than the kingdom of james.

No matter how many rings the King will win, the Heat will always be D. Wade's team :D

A Silver and a Bronze finish would automatically qualify for the wildcard phase. Dyan magbibigay ng slots.

Pero mahirap din mag-qualify sa wilcard kasi you will face the teams from europe, africa, americas and oceania. Well, goodluck to them! :yes:

Heat seek 3-1 series lead (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/321704/heat-seek-31-series-lead)
June 8, 2011, 12:02am

DALLAS (AP) — A chance for another NBA championship ahead of him, Dwyane Wade refused to look back.

No, he said, his answer coming as quickly and as forceful as his first step to the basket. He doesn’t consider that the Miami Heat should have a 3-0 lead in the NBA finals.

The margin is 2-1, close on the scoreboard even though it doesn’t feel that way on the floor.

The Heat have repeatedly built double-digit cushions against the Dallas Mavericks, and a late collapse in Game 2 is all that’s keeping them from the lead that’s never been blown in an NBA series.

“You can’t think about stuff like that. Everything in life happens for a reason,” Wade said Monday before practicing. “If we come in and we win that game, if we run away with that game, I don’t know if our sense of urgency is the same in Game 3. Who knows? So our sense of urgency was that way for a reason. We lost the game we know we shouldn’t. We are up 2-1. That’s what we have to focus on and worry about.”

The Heat insist the game isn’t as easy as Wade and LeBron James are making it look, and the Mavericks refuse to admit they might just be facing a superior foe.

“We’re just too stubborn,” point guard Jason Kidd said Monday.

Game 4 is Tuesday night, and a Heat victory would put them in position to win a second championship on the Mavericks’ floor if they followed that with another one Thursday.

Wade clutched the finals Most Valuable Player trophy that night five years ago, already a superstar in just his third NBA season, and figured he would be back plenty of times. Instead, the Heat never truly contended again – partially because they were clearing salary cap space for last summer – until James and Bosh agreed to join him in Miami.

With that trio together, the Heat could win multiple titles, but Wade doesn’t want to wait.

“Nothing is promised to (any) of us,” he said. “You never know what’s going to happen in this game. If you get your opportunity, you have to seize it.”

That's biased! 1 slot only for Asians in the World Olympics Basketball when in fact, Asia makes up most of the countries in the whole world!

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population and they give us Asians only 1 slot?

ibig sabihin, hindi gaanong magaling sa world basketball ang mga Asyano.

It's just like in football, 13 automatic slots ang ibinibigay sa Europe for the World Cup samantalang 4 slots lang sa Asya.

ibig sabihin, hindi gaanong magaling sa world basketball ang mga Asyano.

It's just like in football, 13 automatic slots ang ibinibigay sa Europe for the World Cup samantalang 4 slots lang sa Asya.

Yao Ming is Asian and was an NBA top draft pick in 2002.

Its 2-2
DALLAS won over MIAMI 86-83

Wade looses the ball at the final play for MIA...Dallas wins!

Its 2-2
DALLAS won over MIAMI 89-83

86-83 po

Lechoke was limited to just 8 pts (!)...

:dance::dance::dance::dance:

86-83 po

Lechoke was limited to just 8 pts (!)...

my bad .. sorry po na edit ko na ..

Douthit proves he's the man

By Joaquin Henson The Philippine Star Updated June 08, 2011 12:00 AM 12


MANILA, Philippines - Smart Gilas’ naturalized player Marcus Douthit delivered a strong statement that he’s the right man for the job in a stirring performance at the recent FIBA-Asia Champions Cup as coach Rajko Toroman yesterday predicted at least five more productive years of basketball for the 6-10 center from Providence College.

Douthit, 31, was a tower of power for the national team in the Champions Cup, holding his own against 7-2 Cheik Samb of Mahram, 7-1 Loren Woods of Al Riyadi, 6-11 C. J. Giles of Duhok and 6-11 Jameel Watkins of Applied Science University of Jordan. He averaged 19.1 points, 12.1 rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots in seven games.

Douthit left for the US a few hours after Gilas lost a 71-64 decision to Al Rayyan of Qatar in the consolation playoff for third place at the Philsports Arena last Sunday. Douthit will reportedly be examined by a doctor on a nagging pain in his foot while he is away. He is expected back this weekend to join Gilas’ resumption of practice on Monday. Gilas’ PBA reinforcements Jimmy Alapag, Kelly Williams, Dondon Hontiveros and Asi Taulava will also report for practice.

Douthit is scheduled to marry his girlfriend Nina in the US on Oct. 21.

Toroman said he couldn’t ask anything more from Douthit whose famous quote is “I’ll never have Filipino blood but as far as becoming a Filipino, I’ll always have it in my heart.” When the Philippine national anthem is played before a game, Douthit places his right hand on his chest, close to his heart, like his teammates.

“Marcus proved himself in the Champions Cup which is a tough tournament because teams showed up with national players reinforced by two imports,” said Toroman. “His contract with Gilas expires in December and he’s a little worried about the future. But I told him he’s in a win-win situation. If Gilas doesn’t win the gold but gets a silver or bronze in the FIBA-Asia Championships, then we’ll play in a wildcard Olympic qualifying tournament in July. Because of his naturalization, Marcus will be the center of the national team for many years. He can play as an import in other countries when the national team isn’t practicing or playing in a competition. He just has to be free every summer to play for the Philippines.”

Toroman said Douthit’s performance in the Champions Cup was an eye-opener for scouts. “I know he was asked by coaches from other teams about his availability,” said Toroman. “He impressed a lot of scouts.”

In the PBA, Douthit will not be allowed to play as a local because of the bloodline rule. “The PBA will classify a player as a local only if he has Filipino blood,” said Toroman. “I don’t know if the PBA will make an exception in Marcus’ case because he is naturalized. It has never been done before. But even if he doesn’t play in the PBA, he could get a contract elsewhere and come back to play for the national team when he’s needed. I think he can play at a high level up to 36 so Marcus has at least five more good years left.”

A national team is permitted to recruit only one naturalized player for FIBA-sanctioned tournaments such as the Champions Cup, the FIBA-Asia Championships, the Asian Games and the Southeast Asian Games.

Toroman said Gilas will play in the SEABA Championships in Jakarta on June 23-26 against Malaysia, Singapore and host Indonesia. Thailand has been suspended by FIBA and will not participate.

“It’s a not so difficult tournament,” said Toroman. “This is the sub-zonal qualification for the FIBA-Asia Championships in September.”

After the SEABA joust, Gilas will play a series of games in Istanbul on July 15-19. Friendlies are now being arranged with the national teams of Azerbaijan, Tunisia and Egypt, which will be touring Turkey at the time. Then, Gilas will compete against the national teams of Angola, Iran, Romania and Portugal in an international invitational meet in Lisbon on July 24-28.

Toroman said Gilas will also participate in the Jones Cup in Taipei on Aug. 6-14. Williams and Alapag will join Gilas after the PBA Governors Cup which ends Aug. 16 at the latest. They will play for Gilas in a Macau tournament involving national teams in early September before the FIBA-Asia Championships.

http://www.philstar.com/thedeanscorner/articlescontent.aspx?articleId=694092&publicationSubCategoryId=69

Ailing Nowitzki lifts Mavericks, NBA finals tied (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap;_ylt=A2KIPFac.O5Nqz4AXAS8vLYF?gid=2011060706)
By JAIME ARON, AP Sports Writer 4 minutes ago

DALLAS (AP)—Dirk Nowitzki(notes) and the Dallas Mavericks have pulled off another stunning comeback, tying the NBA finals at two games each.

And this time, Nowitzki did it while battling the flu.

Nowitzki shook off three poor quarters to score 10 of his 21 points in the final period as the Mavericks outscored the Miami Heat 21-9 over the final 10:12 for an 86-83 victory in a memorable Game 4 Tuesday night.

The Mavs avoided going down 3-1, a deficit no team has ever overcome in the finals, and guaranteed the series will return to Miami for a Game 6 on Sunday night.

“We just played with incredible heart and passion,” Dallas center Tyson Chandler(notes) said.

Dwyane Wade(notes) scored 32 points, but fumbled an inbounds pass with 6.7 seconds left. He knocked the ball back to Mike Miller(notes) for a potential tying 3-pointer, but it wasn’t even close to hitting the rim.

Chris Bosh(notes) scored 24 points for Miami, but the Heat got a stunningly unproductive game from their biggest star, LeBron James(notes). He scored only eight points, making just 3 of 11 shots. He contributed nine rebounds and seven assists, but his lack of scoring sticks out because of the loss.

Nowitzki opened the game looking just fine, making his first three shots. But then he missed 10 of 11, and missed a free throw for the first time since Game 4 of the conference finals. By then, word spread of his illness.

With the game—and likely the series—on the line, Nowitzki found a way to come through. He made only 2 of 6 shots, but that included a terrific layup with 14.4 seconds left; he made all six of his free throws.

Hey, if he could win Game 2 with a left-handed layup two days after tearing a tendon in the tip of his middle finger, what’s a little temperature?

“We all seen him go through walkthroughs,” Chandler said. “Every time he started to talk he started coughing. He was wheezing.”

Miami was poised to take a commanding lead in the series when Udonis Haslem(notes) hit a jumper that made it 74-65 early in the fourth quarter. It was the Heat’s biggest lead and the way Nowitzki was playing, the Mavericks didn’t seem capable of pulling off another rally like the 22-5 finish that won Game 2.

Yet Jason Terry(notes)—who kick-started that comeback with six straight points— made consecutive baskets, and the surge was on. Terry ended up capping it with two free throws with 6.7 seconds left that forced Miami to need a 3-pointer.

The complete story is still being updated...

LET'S GO MAVS! MAVS in 6 baby :banana: :banana: :banana:

Pero mahirap din mag-qualify sa wilcard kasi you will face the teams from europe, africa, americas and oceania. Well, goodluck to them! :yes:

Ang alam ko eh ang top 3 finishers dyan sa wildcard phase ang makaka-punta ng Olympics next year.

Dapat mag allot pa ang FIBA ng additional slots for Asia sa susunod na Olympics.

we have a classic series where wins are decided by 3 points or less.:cheers: lebron got only 8 points? and some nba greats like scottie pipen have compared him to michael jordan. c'mon! jordan would never allow himself to score just 8 points in a finals game. another example of the fact that in the game's biggest stage, james is really feeling the pressure. it's in his head. he's choking.

wala namang hard defense na binigay sa kanya. feeling niya lang atang ipasa ang bola sa iba.:lol: or off lang talaga siya kanina. :D

^^the king obviously went pffffftttt!:lol:

Natatae ata yun.:lol: Pero babawi sa game 5 yun.

Is Iverson still an Answer? (http://bleacherreport.com/tb/b9N67)
June 7, 2011 · 2:28PM

HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS – Happy Birthday, Allen Iverson!

The Answer is 36 today and he wants to play ball.

What a surprise. Birds want to fly. Fish want to swim.

It was 10 years ago this month that Iverson was probably at the peak of his powers, having hoisted an undermanned Sixers squad onto his skinny shoulders and carried them to The Finals against the Lakers and even pulled off that shocking upset in Game 1.

Of course, it’s been a full 1 1/2 years since Iverson left the NBA, just a few weeks after being voted a starter for the Eastern Conference in the 2010 All-Star Game. He did not play.

Since that time, there was the brief sojourn to play in Turkey, followed by surgery on his leg. But now Iverson says he’s completely healed and wants back in the NBA next season.

In an interview with Tzvi Twersky in SLAM Magazine, The Answer says he’s ready to deal with the questions:

SLAM: You feel like you’ve got a lot of ball left in you?
AI: I think the sky’s the limit for me. That’s my whole personal thing that’s going to go on, just trying to get back and let the fans know I belong and am capable of exciting them like I’ve been doing for all of these years.
SLAM: You think anyone is going to give you the chance?
AI: [Deep breath] I don’t know. We’re going to work hard at it, but like I said, if it doesn’t happen, I promise you I won’t sit home on my ass. I won’t do that. I’ll play for somebody.

Surely, at 36, Iverson doesn’t think he can be the same dominant player he was at 26 when he was named MVP? Or does he? Wasn’t his own perception of himself the problem when he signed on with the Grizzlies in 2009 and then quit after playing just three games? Wasn’t that still the case when he returned to the Sixers before walking away from the league?

Is there a place on a roster somewhere in the league for an aging Iverson to work his old magic? More important, is there a way Iverson will allow himself to fit into a subordinate role for one more chance?

Those are the questions. What do you think about The Answer?

Game 5 will be a defining moment for LeBron.

If he falters again tomorrow, he can be officially called LeChoke. :lol:

For a championship, LeBron must get his ship going


Posted Jun 9 2011 10:00AM

DALLAS -- He owes it to Miami, the only city that will hug him besides Akron, his hometown. He owes it to Pat Riley and Micky Arison, Miami's president and its owner who came up with the space to fit him on the roster and the cash to pay him a King's ransom.

And obviously, he owes it to himself, the person he must answer to and show that he's capable of doing what it takes to be a winner.

Mostly, LeBron James owes Dwyane Wade. Owes him big-time. He owes Wade a magnificent performance tonight and for however long these NBA Finals last.

Anything less than that, any repeat of Game 4 when LeBron vaporized like sweat on a Dallas sidewalk, and you'll wonder if a relationship built on trust and mutual admiration will suddenly bear watching, pronto, for cracks in the foundation.

Because ultimately, it's all about respect, really, when you peel away the bond these close teammates share. Wade did not push for LeBron last off-season just so they could continue a friendly dialogue and take in the sights on South Beach. In the age of social networking, they could've just texted or Tweeted back and forth an entire season from afar, and maybe went to lunch once or twice when in town. No, Wade wanted LeBron in Miami to win titles. That was always the motive, always the agenda. Let's be very clear about that. The "ship" that Wade wanted most out of this relation-ship was not friend-ship, a nice fringe benefit. Uh-uh.

Champion-ship.

For the past few games, you saw Wade play his guts out, only to watch LeBron flame-out in the most recent fourth quarter. You saw Wade slice constantly through the Dallas defense, attack the rim, wearily carry the club through tough stretches and deliver like a former Finals MVP could. And it was wasted when LeBron chose a curious time to stand in the corner and watch another late Heat lead go up in flames.

You heard Video Wade cover for LeBron in the postgame news conference, sticking up for the player who always sits to Wade's right in these sessions, saying how the team needs to do whatever it can to get LeBron going. When the opposite is true.

But then Wade said something Wednesday that could and should serve as fuel for LeBron the rest of this series.

"He feels he let me down," Wade said.

LeBron said he doesn't listen to criticism from the public and the media, and that's probably true to an extent. Because if LeBron absorbed all that abuse, he'd be on medication right now. But he does listen to Wade. He takes what Wade says to heart. And according to sources, Wade had plenty to say to LeBron in the locker room following the game, and then again into the wee hours of the next morning.

"I had a similar conversation with him in the Chicago series," Wade said. "We just talked about the moment more than anything. We talked about the situation and the opportunity we have, you know?"

What Wade told LeBron, in so many words, is not to take this appearance in The Finals for granted, that to assume if Miami loses, there would be more trips in the future. It doesn't always work that way. Even if the Heat does return to the championship round, winning is hardly guaranteed. So much can happen: Injuries (Wade seems especially vulnerable), a weakened supporting cast, or the other team getting hot at the right time. Like Dallas.

It's true that in the Eastern Conference finals, the roles were reversed. LeBron did the heavy lifting against the Bulls and Wade was trapped in a funk. When that happened, Wade didn't catch nearly as much flak as LeBron did in Game 4, only because of the double standard for LeBron. When Wade struggled against the Bulls, here's what everyone wondered: is he hurt?

But at least Wade tried. There's a difference between shooting 5-for-21 and having a poor offensive night, and taking one shot in the fourth quarter, as LeBron did in Game 4. Wade didn't deliver in a big way against the Bulls because he never got it going. LeBron didn't deliver in Game 4 because he never bothered to get it going.

Also: Wade struggled in the conference finals, not the championship series. That's the ultimate stage where reputations, both good and bad, are formed and crystallized.

LeBron said all the right things Wednesday, about being accountable for his invisibility, about pledging to be more assertive for Game 5. And he probably will.

"I'll just be hard on myself and figure out a way to do better," James said. "I criticized myself. I was hard on myself. I've got to do a better job of helping this team win basketball games, especially late, whatever it takes. If this was the Super Bowl, one game, I'd be kicking myself in the foot."

If he can't do it for himself, he needs to do it for Wade, the player who put LeBron in position to finally claim a title. Wade has had to endure issues this season that he never faced before, all because of LeBron: the hate, the rude receptions from arenas all across the NBA. Wade has been guilty by association, caught in the crossfire between an annoyed public and LeBron.

Through it all, Wade sided with LeBron, eagerly and often, defending him, doing whatever it took to ensure that LeBron didn't have to face the music alone. Even when they appear together in press conference, that's more for LeBron's benefit than Wade's.

So LeBron owes him one. Make that two, since that's what it'll take to seal the deal in a series that's tied 2-2. This goes beyond a friendship and a relationship. This is about championship and in order to repay Wade, LeBron knows he must get his ship together.

http://www.nba.com/2011/news/features/shaun_powell/06/09/heat-mavs-game-5-advance/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt1

in game four, the MAVS had a 6th man on the floor. that 6th man played for the opposing team. by playing offense that's hugely wanting of what he's capable of doing, lebron somehow contributed to the mavs' victory. if this humiliation is a necessary purge that would deflate lebron's inflated sense of self, i'd take that as long as he gets his act for the next games.

Miami Heat Start Planning For Championship Parade (http://bleacherreport.com/tb/b9NM2)
June 8, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors

Did the Miami Heat not learn anything from the Dallas Mavericks loss in the 2006 NBA Finals? You don’t do something publicly that could give your opponent the motivation to overachieve. And specifically in the case of the 2006 Finals, you don’t start counting your chickens before they hatch, or in this case planning your parade before you’ve won anything. I realize that it takes time to organize a large event like a parade, but you might want to do your best to keep the planning in house and not hire a firm to start recruiting volunteers on Craigslist.

I suppose a craigslist ad can be posted by just about anyone, including an internet saavy owner like Mark Cuban. But this one looks pretty legit, and I have a feeling Miami was just confident enough after Game 3 to post this on South Florida Craigslist:

^^any live streaming ng NBA finals?

Yao Ming is Asian and was an NBA top draft pick in 2002.

So? Eh ilang bang euro players ang nasa NBA compred sa Asiano? Come to think of it, ilan lang bang Asyano ang sumikat sa NBA with respect to Americans and Euro players? :lol::lol::lol:

^^any live streaming ng NBA finals?

Here (http://www.firstrowsports.eu/watch/68152/1/watch-dallas-mavericks-vs-miami-heat.html) Mod...:)

Another tight game. Napaka intense ng finals ngayon ah.:lol:

;79360624']So? Eh ilang bang euro players ang nasa NBA compred sa Asiano? Come to think of it, ilan lang bang Asyano ang sumikat sa NBA with respect to Americans and Euro players? :lol::lol::lol:

So you're trying to tell me not to promote Asian basketball? Are you Asian by the way? What are the laughs for? FIBA is also known as the International Basketball Federation so how can it be called INTERNATIONAL WHEN THERE IS BIASED SELECTION OF COUNTRIES COMPETING FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP??? Do you want to see Philippine Basketball in the World Olympics? I guess not... :ohno:

Basketball is arguably the most loved sports in the Philippines. Despite the lack in height, Filipinos have dominated basketball in Southeast Asia and formed world competitive teams in the 1950s.

The Philippines performed well in its participation in the Olympic basketball event from the 1930s to the 1950s and placed third in the 1954 World Basketball Championship (WBC) held in Brazil.

Basketball has produced four Asiad gold medals for the Philippines. The country also won the Asian Basketball Conference (ABC) championships in 1960, 1963, 1967, 1973 and 1986 and the William Jones Cup International Basketball Tournament in 1986 and 1998.

The Philippine basketball team, composed of Philippine Basketball League (PBL) players, has also won the ABC Champions Cup four times: 1984, 1988, 1995 and 1996.

Source: http://trivia-history.blogspot.com/2010/09/philippines-performed-well-in-olympic.html


The Philippines will have better chances if the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) changes its format! :cheers:

Tagilid ang Miami -- 3rd Qtr...Dal 80 - Miami 71

di pa laos ang Kidd

Di malalaos yang sa Jason. Pwede pa yang maglaro hanggang 40s niya.

Di malalaos yang sa Jason. Pwede pa yang maglaro hanggang 40s niya.

Five players who could follow Jason Kidd into retirement if there is no 2011-12 NBA season (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ycn-8095618)
By Daniel Barber aka Hotnuke, Yahoo! Contributor Network Mar 21, 2:35 pm EDT

The National Football League (NFL) owners recently locked out the players, effectively shutting down the game of professional football in America, because of a dispute over certain issues in their collective bargaining agreement (CBA); which needed to be renewed. Derogatory comments by both sides in the dispute are seen by many as preventing any real negotiations, and if it continues, the 2011 season could actually be in jeopardy.

The NFL isn't the only major sports organization that is facing those issues, though. Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Hockey League (NHL), and even the National Basketball Association (NBA) all have similar situations upcoming; and it wouldn't be the first time for any of them they've had these problems, as I write about here.

There's a good chance that one or more of those sports organizations could see a work stoppage, in the form of a strike or lockout, over the coming year or so, and if that were to happen, it would be a very sad thing for sports fans everywhere.

If the NBA were to see a work stoppage that prevented the 2011-12 season, the Dallas Mavericks' Jason Kidd has indicated he might retire, stating, "This could be it because it would be hard to come back after a lockout. I would probably move on and join the next chapter of what I would be doing in life. But I hope that isn't the case where it just ended without having one more season."

If that were to happen it would mean the end of a Hall of Fame career like few we've ever seen. Kidd has been one of the greatest point guards the NBA has seen in his 18 years in the association, garnering numerous awards and milestones, and setting more than just a few records.

The NBA co-Rookie of the Year for the 1994-95 season, Kidd has also been selected to the All-Star Game 10 times, averaging 13.3 PPG, 6.5 RPG, and 9.2 APG over his illustrious career playing for the Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, and New Jersey Nets, while recording 107 regular-season triple-doubles, and 11 in the playoffs.

He's the only player in NBA history who's scored at least 15,000 points, hauled down a minimum of 7,000 rebounds, and dished out more than 10,000 assists.

Simply put, not having Jason Kidd(notes) around playing ball in the NBA will be a huge loss, and his many supporters will be very sad to see him go.

Yet, more important than his departure, as grave as it would be, is the question of who would be joining him? What other notable players would decide they've had enough if the NBA owners and Players' Association aren't able to reach an accommodation, and would hang up their sneakers for good if there's no 2012 season?

Many players of similar age to Kidd or even older who are coming to the end of their current contracts probably would have been retiring after this season or the next one anyway, or might have found it difficult to find a team willing to sign them to a contract.

Following is a list of five players, like Kidd, who may have wanted to come back and play for another year or two (or possibly three), who may now decide if there is no 2011-12 season simply to join the Dallas guard and call it quits:

Grant Hill(notes)

At one time considered by many to be the best all-around player in the NBA, Hill, who was the Co-NBA Rookie of the Year with Kidd for the 1994-95 season, also was selected to the All-Star Game seven times in his 18-year career.

Currently playing for his third team, the Phoenix Suns, Hill has shown that even at his age he can be a very explosive and dangerous player at times, averaging 13.5 PPG, 4.4 RPG, and 2.5 APG this season for the Suns while shooting 48 percent from the field, 38 percent from downtown, and 85 percent from the charity stripe.

Over his career, Hill has averaged 17.5 PPG, while hauling down 6.3 RPG, and dishing out 4.4 assists each contest, and if it weren't for serious injuries mid-way through his time in the NBA he may have finished with even greater statistical averages.

One thing he hasn't accomplished, that could see him return, is win an NBA title. He was on some great teams while with the Detroit Pistons and Orlando Magic, as well as the Phoenix Suns, but simply never got a ring; through no fault of his own.

Yet, if he sees little hope of winning a championship by returning, he may just follow Kidd out the door, which would be rather fitting since they have been tied to each other throughout their careers.

Steve Nash(notes)

While his current contract takes him through next year, if there is a work stoppage that prevents the 2011-12 season from going forward, there's good reason to believe Nash might feel he's had enough.

Nothing is guaranteed, though, and with the state of NBA point guards throughout the association what it is, there's a very good chance some team would want Nash to lead their squad, including the Phoenix Suns; the team he's currently with.

A 2-time NBA MVP and 7-time All-Star, Nash may not have been a defensive stalwart (probably the biggest criticism anyone could lay on him), but there've been few players in the association's history who could dish the rock like Steve.

He's only played with two teams in his career, both of them primarily offensive machines where his ability to handle the ball and make scintillating passes to his teammates was highly valued. It would be a shame to watch an NBA season without Nash.

Yet, like Kidd, who the Suns traded to Dallas in order to get Nash, the diminutive guard may just feel there's nothing left for him if there's no 2011-12 NBA season.

Marcus Camby(notes)

I remember all too well watching the former Defensive Player of the Year for the 2006-07 season playing for the New York Knicks near the beginning of his career after being traded to the "Big Apple" from Toronto after two seasons in the NBA.

If there's anyone on this list I hated more than Camby in 1999 when he and the No. 8-seeded Knicks ousted my beloved Miami Heat in the first round en route to an NBA Finals berth, I can't think of them.

During his 16-year career, Camby has always been considered one of the best defensive players in the NBA when healthy. However, that's the one thing he wasn't able to be for some parts of that career, as he dealt with numerous injuries.

One can only imagine how stellar his career may have been if he'd bulked up a little and was able to avoid the injury list more often. Of course, averaging 10 points and 10 rebounds in his 16 years in the association isn't shabby.

If there is no 2011-12 NBA season due to labor strife, Camby may believe his health would be better served by ending his career rather than trying to extend it.

Chauncey Billups(notes)

When Billups was traded from the Denver Nuggets to the Knicks, there were some who believed he might not stick with the New York club at all, opting to force them to waive him. He'd been vocal about not desiring to be traded away from his hometown, where he'd finally felt he was where he belonged.

Of course, following a talent such as Carmelo Anthony(notes), it's a bit difficult to make the decision not to play the game you've loved all your life, and "Mr. Big Shot" as Billups is known has certainly loved the game.

There's no guarantee, though, that if the NBA shuts down the 2011-12 season Billups won't just decide he'd rather head back to the Colorado Rockies and hang up his sneakers than play out his career on a team likely to be hamstrung by Anthony's contract; unable to truly compete in the Eastern Conference.

If he does make that decision, all NBA fans will miss his clutch shots. Yet, it's not as if Billups has anything to prove. In his 14 years in the association, he has won a title, was named the NBA Finals MVP, an All-Star five times, to three All-NBA Teams and two NBA All-Defensive Teams, and has played for seven different clubs.

I imagine his current one and its fans will be hoping and praying he does return.

Tim Duncan(notes)

Believed by many to be the greatest power forward in the history of the NBA, Duncan may just decide to retire even if there is a 2011-12 season.

His accomplishments are comparable to any dominant big man's in the history of the game, having won four NBA Championships—being named the MVP of three of the Finals—and has been voted to the All-Star Game 13 times.

Winner of the NBA MVP for both the 2002 and 2003 seasons, the former Wake Forest Demon Deacon has also be selected to nine All-NBA First Teams, three All-NBA Second Teams, and one All-NBA Third Team over his incredible 14 years playing; all for the San Antonio Spurs.

He's also been selected to eight All-Defensive First Teams, and won the NBA All-Star Game MVP in 2000.

All of these awards weren't much of a surprise to those who'd followed the man from the Virgin Islands during his college career, where he won both the Naismith College Player of the Year Award as well as the John Wooden Award for 1997.

Duncan was never flashy, and used his solid fundamental basketball skills along with high basketball I.Q. to dominate his opponents more than raw athletic ability. Yet, that was more than enough to average 20.6 PPG, 11.4 RPG, 3.1 APG, and 2.3 BPG while shooting over 50 percent from the field over his career.

I would never say Duncan couldn't come back, or even that he shouldn't—as I fully believe he's capable of playing effectively another four to five seasons. However, if the NBA can't work out their labor disputes, and there is no 2011-12 season, Tim may just say to himself, "I've done enough!"

That would be sad for basketball, and even sadder for Spurs fans; for there is no way San Antonio could ever replace him.

All stats and information taken from personal notes and verified at Yahoo! Sports and Basketball-Reference.com.

Read more by Daniel Barber aka Hotnuke at TFS Sports.

Sources:

Basketball-Reference.com

Cole, Jason. (2011). Continued Sniping Preventing Negotiations. Yahoo! Sports.

Spears, Marc J. (2011). NBA Lockout Could Force Kidd to Retire. Yahoo! Sports.

So you're trying to tell me not to promote Asian basketball? Are you Asian by the way? What are the laughs for? FIBA is also known as the International Basketball Federation so how can it be called INTERNATIONAL WHEN THERE IS BIASED SELECTION OF COUNTRIES COMPETING FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP??? Do you want to see Philippine Basketball in the World Olympics? I guess not... :ohno:



The Philippines will have better chances if the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) changes its format! :cheers:

My post was in relation to your reply to hakz post

ibig sabihin, hindi gaanong magaling sa world basketball ang mga Asyano.

To which you replied

Yao Ming is Asian and was an NBA top draft pick in 2002.

Ang punto ko lang eh di porket magaling (that time) si Yao Ming eh magaling na ang asyano (in general) sa basketball..Realistically speaking, medyo kulelat ang asyano na representation sa NBA

:cheers:

:lol: lamang na ang Miami 99 95.. 4th Qtr.

lamang dallas 100-102. hehehe...

^^ hehehe...13 - 2 run by the Mavs..

25 secs...

Go jason!!!

Iiyak na si Lebron! Wahahha! :dance:

mavs leads the series 3 to 2...

Yes! Kung satotoosin, hindi ako fan ng Miami o Dallas. Pero nakakainis talaga si Lebron. Atsaka yung Dallas, ang papangit nilang lahat.

Jason Terry: ugly and annoying
Dirk Nowitski: Tall, Ugly and Euro!
Jose Barea: Short and Ugly
Shawn Marion: Ugly!
Jason Kidd: UUUUUUUGLY!

But I am cheering on Dallas because they like to touch each other. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304392704576373641168929846.html

And because they're not the Heat.

I-base daw ba sa physical appearance? :nuts: Hindi naman ata tama yan.

mavs leads the series 3 to 2...

Mavericks overcome James’ triple-double, lead 3-2 (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap;_ylt=AlUo.YbtnO6MKi5GMxsWoda8vLYF?gid=2011060906)
By BRIAN MAHONEY, AP Basketball Writer 7 minutes ago

DALLAS (AP)—Dirk Nowitzki(notes) thrust both arms in the air, a sea of blue screaming around him and the Dallas Mavericks finally ahead in these ultra-close NBA finals.

Now it really is “now or never” for LeBron James(notes) and the Miami Heat.

Nowitzki scored 29 points, driving for the go-ahead dunk with 2:45 remaining, and the Mavericks beat the Heat 112-103 on Thursday night to take a 3-2 lead.

Five years after going up 2-0 on the Heat, the Mavs finally got that elusive third victory, and can wrap up their first championship in Game 6 at Miami on Sunday night.

“We didn’t want to go to Miami and give them basically two shots to close us out. So we kept plugging there in the fourth. So definitely a big win for us,” Nowitzki said. “And now we have to go down there and basically approach Sunday’s game as Game 7.”

James, who called this game “now or never,” responded from his worst playoff performance with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, and Dwyane Wade(notes) battled through a sore left hip after a first-quarter collision to finish with 23 points.

“I could have made a couple of more plays for my team,” James said. “But at the end of the day, all it’s about is a win or a loss. Triple-double means absolutely nothing in a loss. So we will be better in Game 6 on Sunday.”

Chris Bosh(notes) had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Heat, who get the final two games at home with history against them as they try to win a title in their first season together: In the 26 previous finals that were tied 2-2, the Game 5 winner won 19 of them.

“We fought hard all season for home-court advantage. We’re down 3-2,” Bosh said. “We protect home court, we win the series, so we just have to keep that in mind.”

The Mavs shot 60 percent through three quarters, briefly gave up the lead in the fourth, then outscored Miami 17-4 in the final 4:23, controlling the final few minutes just as they had in thrilling comebacks in Games 2 and 4.

Dallas shot 56.5 percent from the field, including 13 of 19 (68 percent) from 3-point range.

“We made more shots,” Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said. “We did a lot of good things defensively, which led to good offense. … You never know when the games are going to go that way. The thing we’ve got to do is we’ve got to make sure our defense is consistent.”

Terry scored 21 points and J.J. Barea(notes) had 17 for the Mavs, who insisted at some point their shots would start falling even against the Heat’s stingy defense. Jason Kidd(notes) and Tyson Chandler(notes) both finished with 13 points.

“We are getting the same looks we knew we would get,” Terry said. “After Games 1 and 2, you watch it on film, you see it and then you realize you’re going to have the opportunities. I said to myself, I said to my teammates, we’re not going to continue to miss those open shots that we’re getting.”

Their offense was simply too good, despite a good bounceback for James.

James scored eight points, going just 3 of 11 in Game 4, the first time in 90 postseason games he didn’t hit double figures. Trying to pump himself during a rough first finals in Miami in which he’s been accused of everything from “shrinking” to “checking out” in the fourth quarters, he wrote “Now or Never!!” on his Twitter page early Thursday morning, later calling this the biggest game of his career.

But they feel the same urgency in Dallas, where the slogan “The Time is Now” is printed on those blue T-shirts that surround the court, and where the Mavs are loaded with 30-somethings—late 30s, in Kidd’s case—who could be on their last shot at an NBA title.

Nowitzki said early Thursday he felt “great,” having shaken the fever that rose to 101 degrees in Game 4. This time, the health concern was Wade, who banged his hip in the first quarter and appeared to be limping at various points from there.

“I don’t talk about injuries,” Wade said. “It was unfortunate I had to leave the game, but I came back and finished it.”

He remained in the locker room to start the second half, coming back onto the court about the midway point of the period. By then, the Mavs seemed in too good a groove to be cooled off no matter who Miami had out there.

A disgusted Heat coach Erik Spoelstra was already walking onto the court to call time by the time Chandler went up to dunk after catching the ball all alone under the basket, giving Dallas a nine-point lead that matched its largest of the series. Miami stormed into the lead midway through the fourth with a 9-0 run, all layups, dunks and free throws until Wade’s 3-pointer made it 99-95 with 4:38 to play.

The Mavs tied it at 100 on Terry’s 3-pointer with 3:23 left, and after James missed, Nowitzki drove for a baseline dunk and a 102-100 lead. James was called for an offensive foul and missed a 3-pointer on Miami’s next two possessions before Kidd drilled a 3-pointer to make it 105-100, sending the crowd into a delirious chant of “Beat the Heat! Beat the Heat!”

The teams were at the same point as their 2006 matchup after four games, but that one was already in the midst of a massive swing by then. Miami won the final four games behind Wade, the MVP of that series.

This one has been developing into one of the closest finals the NBA has ever seen. Games 2-4 were decided by three points or fewer. That hadn’t happened in the championship round since 1948, according to STATS, LLC, when the Baltimore Bullets and Philadelphia Warriors played Games 2-4 within a three-point margin during the Basketball Association of America finals, a year before that league merged with the National Basketball League to become the NBA.

The first four games were determined by 15 total points, the fewest since a 12-game difference between the Celtics and Lakers in the 1969 finals.

And all eyes were on James, just as they have been since he bolted Cleveland for a better shot at a championship in Miami.

He vowed to be more aggressive after his puzzling Game 4. He caught the ball in the post more frequently, but his jumper was still off for much of the game.

James threw up an airball with his left hand on his first shot, and when he did finally score, the Mavs quickly came back with six straight points for an early 13-6 lead, a promising start for a team that had been playing from behind nearly all series.

Wade walked gingerly to the locker room with a left hip contusion with about 3 minutes left in the period after colliding with Mavs reserve Brian Cardinal(notes) on a drive to the basket, and didn’t return to the bench until more than 3 minutes into the second.

James had a basket inside that gave Miami a six-point lead with 4:26 left in the half, but Dallas closed with a 14-5 push, taking a 60-57 edge to the locker room after Nowitzki’s jumper with 6.1 seconds remaining. The Mavs shot 12 of 17 in the quarter, and after not reaching 30 points in any period through four games, hit that number in each of the first two quarters of Game 5.

Notes: Last year was one of the few times the Game 5 winner in a 2-2 finals didn’t win the series. Boston went to Los Angeles with a 3-2 lead but the Lakers won the remaining games. … In Games 1-3 combined, the Mavs led for a total of 35 minutes and 41 seconds, according to STATS. In Game 5, the Mavs led for a total of 30:59.

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we have a classic series where wins are decided by 3 points or less.:cheers: lebron got only 8 points? and some nba greats like scottie pipen have compared him to michael jordan. c'mon! jordan would never allow himself to score just 8 points in a finals game. another example of the fact that in the game's biggest stage, james is really feeling the pressure. it's in his head. he's choking.

Marami pang kakaining bigas si Lebron bago niya mapantayan o malamangan si MJ. :lol:

If he falters again tomorrow, he can be officially called LeChoke. :lol:

Ang tahimik ni Lebron sa 4th quarter. :lol: He can actually feel the pressure.

talunin na Miami dahil lahat ng Phil media pabor sa kanila. Dallas to the title. congrats in advance.

Ang tahimik ni Lebron sa 4th quarter. :lol: He can actually fell the pressure.

Feel, o fell? :nuts: :lol: Hindi kasi siya sanay dyan. Nung first trip nya sa finals na-sweep lang kasi sila eh. :lol:

talunin na Miami dahil lahat ng Phil media pabor sa kanila. Dallas to the title. congrats in advance.

Tama yan. :banana:

Yes! Kung satotoosin, hindi ako fan ng Miami o Dallas. Pero nakakainis talaga si Lebron. Atsaka yung Dallas, ang papangit nilang lahat.

Jason Terry: ugly and annoying
Dirk Nowitski: Tall, Ugly and Euro!
Jose Barea: Short and Ugly
Shawn Marion: Ugly!
Jason Kidd: UUUUUUUGLY!

But I am cheering on Dallas because they like to touch each other. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304392704576373641168929846.html

And because they're not the Heat.

kasi tinalo lakers mo. are you really a basketball fanatic? your comment ay pang bading. di ata dapat dito.:nuts:

Feel, o fell? :nuts: :lol: Hindi kasi siya sanay dyan. Nung first trip nya sa finals na-sweep lang kasi sila eh. :lol:
Feel. :lol: Pasensya na typo. Kulang pa siya sa experience pagdating sa finals.

Ganun na nga. Kaya ayun, choker. :lol:

it's nice to watch Jimmy Alapag and JJ Barrea play one on one.

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Yeah! I agree. Kung nakikita kong naglalaro si Barea, naaalala ko agad si Jimmy Alapag. Sino kaya mananalo if they play one on one.

^^Bale NBA caliber na pala si Jimmy? :D

^^
Pwede! :cheers: Sabi pa nga ng star player ng Lebanon national team na "he is the best point guard in asia".

Sino, si El-Khatib? :banana:

^^
Tama! Si Fadi El-Khatib. :D

kasi tinalo lakers mo. are you really a basketball fanatic? your comment ay pang bading. di ata dapat dito.:nuts:


Actually I am a diehard New York Knicks fan. I have no horse in this contest because I have no loyalty other than to my team, the Knicks. I did not like the Heat before LB(m), Bosh and Wade were together because of their longstanding history with my team from back in the glory days of the NBA when the real heroes were MJ, Hakeem, Ewing, Miller and Chuck Barkley. In the 90s the biggest rivalries were NY-Chi, NY-Mia, NY-Indiana. I could care less about the Lakers. As far as I am concerned, they're just like the Heat-- they revolve around great individual players who put themselves above their team. Right Kobe? Right Pau? It's funny-- the biggest team player they have right now is Ron Artest. Funny. Maybe Derek Fisher. At least he has class.

Today's kids are spoiled brats and the fact that three of them are in the Heat makes them even more deserving of all the hate. I look up to teams that show a good attitude and have players that are less than their teams-- like the 90s NY teams, the 90s Indiana teams, the early 2000s Nets and Spurs, the 80s Lakers and Pistons. They all had stars but they worked with their team. Miami? They're good individual players, but they should look at Dallas because in Dallas, there's real teamwork going on. That's why Dallas is winning. Jason Kidd, as ugly as he is, knows how to run a team.

Miami fans are like Lakers fans. They are there when their teams win. But when they're not, bye bye fans. The Knicks, Celtics, Sixers, even the Warriors have real diehard fans.

So before you go ahead and say I don't know shit about ball, you better just think about things for a sec. I still think the Heat do not deserve to win. I think Dallas is the team to admire. I've been cheering for them since the playoffs started, even if every single one of them is ugly. The fact that they touch each other more shows more camaraderie within the team.

In Miami, only Bosh is the true ugly. He is soft and he cries, just like LeBron. No, they have nothing on Michael Jordan.

In Miami, only Bosh is the true ugly. He is soft and he cries, just like LeBron.
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Wala lang. Nakita ko lang.:lol:

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Kinilig si Ashton Kutcher ng NBA :lol:

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Wala lang. Nakita ko lang.:lol:

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congrats mavs. better luck to lebron next year

its over LEBRON, no ring for you! bwahaha!

^^ it felt so good! haha!

The Championship of Me goes down the Drain...

LeBron really choked in basketball's biggest stage...

Really Big D: Mavericks top Heat for NBA title (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap;_ylt=AvX62dS_HwojLUFyMFvO62W8vLYF?gid=2011061214)
By TIM REYNOLDS, AP Sports Writer 11 minutes ago

MIAMI (AP)—Dirk Nowitzki(notes) and the Dallas Mavericks are NBA champions, and they went through LeBron James(notes) for that long-awaited first title.

Jason Terry(notes) scored 27 points, Nowitzki added 21 and the Mavericks topped the Miami Heat 105-95 in Game 6 of the NBA finals on Sunday night. The Mavericks won four of the series’ last five games, a turnabout that could not have been sweeter after seeing the Heat celebrate their first title in Dallas after Game 6 of the 2006 finals.

James scored 21 for Miami, though was largely quiet after the opening minutes. Chris Bosh(notes) had 19, Mario Chalmers(notes) 18 and Dwyane Wade(notes) 17 for the Heat.

When it was over, Mavs owner Mark Cuban ran onto the court to hug coach Rick Carlisle.

And James’ wait for his first NBA title will extend into at least his ninth season.

Full story is still being updated but congratz to the Dallas Mavericks especially to Jason Kidd, one of the best point guards in NBA history now has his championship ring!

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LeBron James and Chris Bosh are still young therefore they have more chances in the future to win their own championships but not now because Jason Kidd is getting old and this feat is the best reward for him before he retires.

Sweet victory for the Mavs. The guy who interviewed Kidd rubbed it off him how it took him 17 years to finally make it but still , sweet sweet victory. :lol:

^^may party daw sa cleveland:lol:

some thoughts on the just concluded NBA finals:

1.) jason kidd- happy for him. winning the title at 38 y.o. must feel like being a rookie all over again and more. after so many years of trying, he really deserves it for never tiring of chasing that championship ring.

2.) Nowitzki- in my book, just became one of the top 12 or top 10 all time greats! the greatest german import and the greatest european player to ever play in the nba.

3.) wade- i feel sorry for him! such a great player. the good news is, he's still young. at just 26 y.o., he still has lots of opportunities to win the title.

4.) lebron- GOOD FOR HIM! complete humiliation on the game's greatest stage after that self-serving and glitzy free-agent antics last summer. when stardom goes into your head, that's when things conspire for that star to explode and place you in a black hole. the finals pressure went into his head and he was never a factor offensively throughout the series. such an epic meltdown for the game's most athletically gifted player. and some people thought you learned your lesson after a seasons long of boos in every arena where the miami heat played. after that game 2 boastful celebration, this is a fitting end to zap your cockiness. i suppose, you really did learn your lesson after this season of being the greatest over-hyped player in sports history.

sabi ko na mavs in 6 talaga :banana: :banana: :banana:

dirk si so humble :)

^^may party daw sa cleveland:lol:

Remember what the Cavaliers owner (Dan Gilbert) said when Lebron James left Cleveland last year?

In his rant Gilbert also proclaimed: “I personally guarantee that the Cleveland Cavaliers will win an NBA championship before the self-titled former ‘King’ wins one.”

Taken from: http://www.esendom.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15649:lebron-james-a-humble-man-on-the-wrong-side-of-cleveland-and-dan-gilberts-backlash&catid=122:english-articles&Itemid=172

Now that the Cleveland Cavaliers hold the 1st and 4th overall picks in the 2011 NBA draft, that statement can turn to reality... hopefully!

:banana: :banana: :banana:

sabi ko na mavs in 6 talaga :banana: :banana: :banana:

dirk si so humble :)

yeah, he is! and humility just trampled on unabashed swagger!

Possible Cleveland Cavaliers draft pick Kyrie Irving discusses relationship with LeBron James (http://www.liquida.com/article/21659396/nba-cleveland-cavaliers-lebron-james/)
Published on May, 20 2011

Point guard Kyrie Irving talks about relationship with LeBron James, LRMR Sara D.

Davis l Associated Press Kyrie Irving says that when he was out for most of the season with a foot injury, LeBron James encouraged him, filling a big-brother type role.

CHICAGO — Kyrie Irving's favorite NBA player is Chris Paul.

Irving, the Duke point guard many assume will be the Cavaliers' No. 1 pick in the NBA draft on June 23, has tried to pattern his game after Paul's, and those of Derrick Rose and Chauncey Billups.

But he also has...

Next week na pala ang 2011 NBA draft! :cheers:

Kung magkakaroon ng magandang(malufet) basketball clinic si Rober Horry ang dapat na humawak, at heto ang mga dapat na prospective students:

Charles Barkley
Karl Malone
John Stockton
John Paxson
Steve Kerr

o kaya summer camp na pangungunahan ni Dennis Rodman


:)

3.) wade- i feel sorry for him! such a great player. the good news is, he's still young. at just 26 y.o., he still has lots of opportunities to win the title.


29 na po si D.wade :)

^^ahaha! thanks for the correction!

At my ring na siya. :lol: Si LeBlow at CB nalang.

At my ring na siya. :lol: Si LeBlow at CB nalang.

With the help of Shaq! Gary Payton and Alonzo Mourning were very thankful of that 2006 championship.

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The better team won tonight.

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Dallas Mavericks win the 2011 NBA title
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Veteran team caps off a gritty NBA Finals performance with a 10 point win over the Miami Heat to win the series 4-2.

In one fell swoop, Dirk Nowitzki finally silenced his critics.


Often labeled "soft" after playoff collapses in 2006 and 2007, the sweet shooting German was also touted as a franchise player that just wasn't good enough to win a championship.


Heading into the Finals, most said that it was too difficult a task for Nowitzki. He was essentially going up against three superstars (compared to his one), who were younger, and at their athletic peak.


Dirk responded by playing gritty basketball. He played through a high fever, and also played almost the entire series with a torn tendon in one of his fingers. He also orchestrated one of the most clutch performances in Finals history, the comeback in Game 2.


Dirk literally carried an entire team on his back. He rarely failed to rise up to the challenge in the fourth quarter when his team needed him most, especially when they were down.

In the sixth and final game of the 2011 Finals, Dirk's teammates rewarded his faith by carrying him through a rough start. Jason Terry (19 first half points) and the rest of the team compensated for Dirk missing 11 out of 12 shots in the first half by going on an offensive explosion, helping Dallas to a narrow lead at the half.


As a thank you, Dirk gave his teammates ten points in the game's final stanza. Incidentally, that was the margin with which his team won by.


LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh will simply have to find the answers during the offseason. They will have to look deep down and wonder why instead of sweeping the Mavericks, they found themselves losing three straight games to eventually lose 4-2.


Congratulations are in order for the deserving champions, the Dallas Mavericks. The faith that started with their owner, Mark Cuban, permeated every facet of the team, helping create one of the most memorable NBA Finals runs of all time.

Kung magkakaroon ng magandang(malufet) basketball clinic si Rober Horry ang dapat na humawak, at heto ang mga dapat na prospective students:

Charles Barkley
Karl Malone
John Stockton
John Paxson
Steve Kerr

o kaya summer camp na pangungunahan ni Dennis Rodman


:)

Bat kasali si Steve Kerr at Paxson? Hehe di ko gets

3 point shooter eh.:lol:

^^may party daw sa cleveland:lol:

:lol:

Cleveland rejoices as LeBron comes up short in Finals (http://www.nba.com/2011/news/06/13/cavs-reaction/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt2)
By Brian Dulik, for NBA.com
Posted Jun 13 2011 2:26AM
CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Cavaliers didn't win the 2011 NBA championship.

But neither did the Miami Heat, which was the next-best thing for fans of the wine and gold.

Among them was Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, who saluted the Dallas Mavericks just minutes after they won the crown Sunday with a 105-95 victory in Game 6 of the NBA Finals.

"Congrats to Mark (Cuban) & entire Mavs org," Gilbert said on his Twitter account. "Mavs NEVER stopped & now entire franchise gets rings. Old Lesson for all: There are NO SHORTCUTS. NONE."

Not surprisingly, Gilbert couldn't resist tweeting -- or tweaking the Heat -- after Miami's "Big Three" of ex-Cleveland superstar LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh came up two wins short of claiming the Larry O'Brien Trophy.

The same attitude prevailed on Northeast Ohio's airwaves, where each late local newscast led with highlight packages of the Heat defeat, and flooded social networking sites.

"Well deserved Dallas," former Cavaliers guard Mo Williams said on his Twitter account. "Dallas just healed my HEART."

Current Cleveland guard Daniel Gibson, who James once referred to as "my little brother," also went online after Miami dropped the series 4-2.

"That Emotion you see (on) Dirk (Nowitzki)'s face is what it's all about," Gibson said. "It's Real. You work years for that moment. Congrats to the Mavs.

"That's a long road but it's all worth it in the end."

Sports-crazy Cleveland can only imagine that scenario, seeing as its last championship came 47 years ago with the NFL's Browns.

The Cavaliers, who were born in 1970, have only reached the NBA Finals once. It came in 2007 and was powered by James, but ended with a four-game sweep at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs.

James, of course, fled the franchise last July 8 to take his talents to South Beach as a free agent. He departed Cleveland after seven seasons as its all-time leading scorer, but left behind countless hard feelings.

"Congratulations to the Dallas Mavericks for slaying the forces of evil tonight," Avon, Ohio resident Nathan Obral said. "You saved the NBA and did Cleveland proud.

"Just be careful when shipping the Miami Heat champs t-shirts to the poor in Guatemala. They could be a choking hazard."

Medina, Ohio native Adam Daher agreed, saying, "Mavs! They should have the team come up to Cleveland for a parade."

Those comments sum up the way James has been regarded in his one-time kingdom for the past 11 months.

Local television ratings for Heat playoff games have routinely topped the charts in Greater Cleveland -- outdistancing the viewership of the Cleveland Indians, who held the best record in Major League Baseball for most of April and May.
It also wasn't uncommon to find more people watching Miami basketball games than Cleveland baseball games in local bars, even establishments near Progressive Field.

Considering that rabid response, just imagine how crazy the scene would be if the Cavaliers can back up their owner's "guarantee" that Cleveland will win an NBA championship before James does.

"Until it doesn't happen, I'll believe it," Gilbert said of his promise. "Who knows what happens, right? But I still believe it."

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Panalo yung 1st at ringless pics. :lol: :lol:

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Parang Dallas Mavericks thread na ito puro pro-Mavs. :lol:

Well-deserved Dallas Mavericks! :banana:

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LeBron’s failure warms Cleveland’s heart (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=dw-wetzel_cleveland_laughs_at_lebron_james_061211)

CLEVELAND – From the old wooden bar at Flannery’s Pub you can look out the big front window, across Prospect Street and the East 4th parking lot, and see Quicken Loans Arena, former home office of LeBron Raymone James.

Late Sunday night, a crowd of Clevelanders gathered here to watch their onetime hero turned all-time traitor, and with each disinterested LeBron offensive possession, each failed LeBron chase down of Jason Terry(notes), each embarrassing LeBron crunch-time turnover, the prevailing emotion was simple.

Laughter.

They weren’t hating LeBron here. They were laughing at him.

LeBron started it, of course, laughing at Cleveland nearly a year ago when he took himself to a Boys and Girls Club in Connecticut of all places to announce on national television that he was taking his talents to South Beach. That South Beach has about a million nightclubs and technically no basketball arena said it all.

So on Sunday, Cleveland laughed right back.

All over Flannery’s and places like it across Ohio, they cracked oft-told jokes. (“I asked LeBron for a dollar, he gave me 75 cents back. He doesn’t have a fourth quarter.”) They showed pictures on their cell phones mocking LeBron as a quitter. Bartenders rang bells and shouted things like, “Last call for LeBron.”

They mostly reveled in the beauty of a night right out of their wildest dreams, LeBron coming up small on the biggest of stages, standing around as lesser talents on the Dallas Mavericks blocked his shortcut to a NBA title, winning the game 105-95, the series 4-2.

This was the girlfriend that dumped you getting dumped herself – only live in HD while an entire city toasted her comeuppance.

“He can’t blame the supporting cast,” Cavs fan Keith Clapacs said. “He can’t blame Mike Brown. There’s no excuses. Ball’s in your hand and you didn’t do it. It’s your elimination game, and Jason Kidd(notes) is diving on the floor for loose balls? You’re losing the hustle plays, committing turnovers?

“It’s the whole too-cool-to-care thing. He was too cool to care.”

From Miami, LeBron would later send his message to them, to the folks enjoying his failure.

“At the end of the day, all the people that was rooting on me to fail – at the end of the day they have to wake up tomorrow and have the same life that they had before they woke up today,” James said. “They have the same personal problems they had today …

“They can get a few days or a few months or whatever the case may be on being happy about not only myself, but the Miami Heat not accomplishing their goal, but they have to get back to the real world at some point.”

A sentiment to which Ryan Smith, an insulation installer from Mentor, Ohio, with a Jameson on the rocks in front of him, offered this simple response:

“[Expletive] LeBron James(notes).”

Perhaps there’s no greater example of the life of a Cleveland sports fan than watching a series not involving your team so you can root for someone to lose.

No city has lost like this one, not a single major professional sports championship since 1964, when the Browns won a pre-Super Bowl NFL title. You’d have to be in your mid-50s to remember it. Cleveland’s modern sports memories are defined in short terms, as if elaborating is just too painful: The Drive, The Fumble, The Shot, The Move and, of course, The Decision.

You want collapses? The 1997 World Series is as bad as anything the Cubs or Red Sox ever dealt with. It’s just this city doesn’t have the media poets to chronicle it like Chicago or Boston. You want the true gut punch? Their beloved Browns moved to Baltimore only to finally get their act together and win a Super Bowl.

And then there was this, LeBron James, the local kid from Akron, the one who claimed he understood your heartache, the one you defended for years, the one that was finally going to deliver sporting glory. He bails for some fair-weather sports town and an arena full of white-covered chairs with pretty people who can’t even be bothered to watch the game while it’s going on.

So, yeah, when LeBron James’ dream gets delayed, you bet you’re going to get regional schadenfreude like nothing we’ve ever seen.

Yet LeBron’s take, the same one that too often has been bandied about nationally, doesn’t begin to understand the emotions in Cleveland.

It’s too trite and small to view Cleveland as some bottomed-out, post-industrial postcard to the past. These aren’t all people trapped in awful times or terrible circumstances or living small lives in jealousy of LeBron’s big one.

There’s money here. There is success in Cleveland. There is contentment. As sure as there are poor in Miami, as sure as the VIP area of the Mansion Nightclub isn’t the full reality of South Florida, neither is some boarded-up East Cleveland warehouse the story here.

There are doctors and lawyers and entrepreneurs and financial planners and artists and teachers and dreamers and, yes, insulation installers. (“In the column can you mention the company, Pure Seal Inc.?”)

There are happy families and neighborhoods and the American Dream in full view. There are plenty of people who don’t have any personal problems who are quite content to keep their talents in Cleveland, a place they love just the way it is.

“We get a bad rep,” said Pawel Wencel, who happily moved back from Washington, D.C., and watched the game at Flannery’s. “It’s not New York. It’s not L.A. And we don’t want it to be.”

Why New York or L.A. can never seem to get that is anyone’s guess.

The distaste for James didn’t come solely from the desperate and the depressed, and to suggest as much is to miss the entire point, to insult the entire region all over again.

The “bitter” storyline has been told so many times that fans here are as sick of it as they are LeBron. There’s been an overcorrection of late, a trend to say they are over LeBron, that they are better than to bother with him.

That’s not honest either, though. This mattered. No one should have to apologize for it.

It’s not just how LeBron left but how he operated when he was still here. He talked such a big game. He promised to end the title drought. He gave them all those endless playoff runs, all those spring nights of entertainment. He was good to them. Then he wasn’t, bailing before the proper Hollywood ending.

And for what? To stand around and watch J.J. Barea(notes) drive the lane?

Nothing angers fans like getting stood up by someone who had promised the moon. When college football coach Lane Kiffin bolted Tennessee for USC, there was a movement to name a local sewer treatment plant after him.

It’s human nature.

With LeBron, a championship felt inevitable.

That was the destination. What was also lost was the journey.

The Cavs drew people together, city and suburb, white and black, rich and poor. They also connected family and friends. They gave reason to send a text message to someone you had drifted away from. They provided a reason to share an experience with your parents or your children or both. They offered an excuse to catch a game with a high school buddy.

And it gave all those ex-Clevelanders who had to chase their professional and personal dreams elsewhere feel that pull to these old neighborhoods, those old sunsets over the lake, those old memories of days and people back home.

At its best, that’s what professional sports can do for a place. It makes a city come together in the shared pursuit of something simple and tangible, even if, in the end, it’s not all that important. It just feels that way in the moment.

And that’s what many here feel James stole when he left. In one swift Decision, it was gone.

Downtown was marked by desolate streets, empty parking garages and half-filled bars on Sunday. The place should’ve been popping. That game in Miami should’ve been that game right here at the Q. Those fans screaming in Florida should’ve been right here in Ohio.

LeBron left, and that’s what he took with him to South Beach. And maybe that’s too much of a burden to put on guy who simply chose to take a job in another town, but that’s what comes with all the millions, with all the commercials, with all the chutzpah of calling yourself “King.”

So watching his little plan blow up, watching him have to answer for the same failures he produced across the street, watching him find out that maybe it’s him, not them, yeah, that’s a good night here.

It just is.

LeBron James had the right to leave. And Cleveland has the right to laugh.

I think it's sad that almost everything I read on the web is that the Finals were Miami's to lose. It really overshadows the fact that Dallas played a really good game of team basketball.

From the beginning of the season we've always said Miami is just three superstars (2.75 if you ask me... Bosh shouldn't count as 1) and 7 other no names. And the Finals really proved that even if you have a big 1 (or 2, if you even count J Kidd as a marquee talent), as long as you have 8 or 9 other people sharing the load, performing their roles well, and playing smart team basketball, you can go pretty far. Arguable, but Game 6 couldn't have been a Dallas win if Barrea wasn't playing scrappy basketball. Dirk was almost invisible in the first half.

And I think it's not justice to just say "Miami lost it." or "LeBron failed." We already know that he is a great athlete but a feeble mind.

Dallas was the greater team and truly deserved this win. I'm not even a Dallas fan and I truly admired them during this series.

edit: I won't cut and paste the whole article, but this is a very good writeup about the Finals: http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6657623/nba-finals-game-6-retro-diary

Miami Heat seeks center, eyes Samuel Dalembert (http://bleacherreport.com/tb/b9RL3)
Posted on Tuesday, 06.14.11
South Florida Sports Buzz

By Barry Jackson
bjackson@miamiherald.com

One of the Heat’s top offseason priorities will be adding a veteran center, and Miami has strong interest in Sacramento free agent Samuel Dalembert. But even if the midlevel exception remains part of the new labor deal (which is undetermined), the Heat knows other teams can offer Dalembert more and would not be surprised if he signs elsewhere.

If the midlevel survives, and if it’s close to this year’s $5.8 million, that would give the Heat a better chance to find a decent center who could lessen the reliance on Joel Anthony (who’s better as a backup) and represent an upgrade over Zydrunas Ilgauskas (considering retirement), Erick Dampier and Jamaal Magloire. And remember, Chris Bosh will continue to log significant minutes at center when Udonis Haslem is in the game.

But if the midlevel shrinks to $2 million or so or is eliminated, that would limit Miami’s options and make Dalembert highly unlikely here. The Heat will be over the cap and can sign players only to the league minimum (topping out at $1.4 million) or the two exceptions (the mid-level and the $2.2 million biannual one) if they are part of the new deal.

Among centers, potential unrestricted free agents Tyson Chandler, Nene (player option) and Glen Davis (more of a forward) would be out of Miami’s price range, as would restricted free agents Marc Gasol and DeAndre Jordan.

Free agent Yao Ming said he’s not sure he will be able to return from a serious ankle injury. Portland has suggested it likely will extend an $8.8 million qualifying offer to Greg Oden, making him a restricted free agent. But that’s not definite.

If Miami cannot persuade Dalembert to take less to sign here, other options include Kwame Brown (7.9 points, 6.8 rebounds for Charlotte), Nazr Mohammed (7.1 points, 4.9 rebounds, 52.2 percent shooting for Charlotte and Oklahoma City) and Boston’s skilled-shooting Troy Murphy, who probably is better suited for forward.

There’s also Joel Pryzbilla (a solid defender who has played in just 66 games the past two years because of knee injuries) and Kurt Thomas, 38, who played well for Chicago. The rest of the unrestricted free agent center list features journeymen and retreads: Jason Collins, Tony Battie, Etan Thomas, D.J. Mbenga, Jeff Foster, Francisco Elson and Hilton Armstrong.

Don’t rule out Eddy Curry if he gets in better condition. The Heat thought he was clearly out of shape when Miami auditioned him in April.

As for Dalembert, the Heat will have competition from the Knicks, the Kings and several others. The 6-11 Dalembert — who averaged 8.1 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in 24 minutes per game this season — expressed strong interest in the Heat during a March visit to Miami. But he was vague at a Heat playoff game last month.

“I haven’t given it thought,” he said of his plans. But the Heat meets at least two of his criteria: “I want to play for a team that can win a championship. And a team that can run the fast break. Miami has a good one.”

Dalembert, 30, likely will get offers higher than the value of the midlevel. Would he consider taking less money from the Heat?

“We’ll see,” he said, adding he would “like to be in a place that appreciates me.” Dalembert has a home in Boca Raton and that could work in the Heat’s favor, but only if Miami can make a competitive offer. He has traveled with the Heat on earthquake relief missions to Haiti.

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Miami overHEATed! well the problem with the heat is they rely on statistics, Erik Spoelstra is a classic "bookish" and it spread to his players(he's interview will proved his lack of maturity), as LJ once said in an interview " well we did well, in fact we're +50% in offense, we did well in defense too!" They don't really know to play the game(much more in the FINALS). Great players and coaches rely on "killer instinct"(Michael Jordan "i will kill you" instinct when playing regular or in the finals), how to play the game and of course a big HEART. most of the time in the finals statistics don't produced a win( as shown in Game 2, 4 & 5) Maybe Miami needs to change the HEAT to HEArT... lol

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THIS IS REAL: MIAMI newspaper runs ad congratulating HEAT for the 2011 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP. Irony of it, the ad was placed underneath a story about HEAT's loss.

My favorite so far. :lol:

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After seeing Bosh pouring his emotions kneeling inside the entrance of the tunnel. My respect to him has gone up big time.

Now I know he really wants to win and actually cares.
This is a guy that I would like DWade to play with for a long time.
He was very honest during the post game interview and wasn't shy to say LeBron didn't play well.

This was the 1st time Bosh made it far in the playoffs.
He will be fine. DWade carried the Heat as much as he could in the finals but Dallas was just loaded with veterans that were hungrier than them.
And it it not help LeBron shrunk, choked or abandoned his teammates when pressure was really high.

^^
The Heat (the big 3 or 2 :lol:) will someday win a NBA Title in the next years to come. But not this time around.

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The Heat will someday win a NBA Title in the next years to come. But not this time around.

The Miami Heat was the 2006 NBA Champions!

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The Miami Heat was the 2006 NBA Champions!

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obviously he meant the Lebron, Wade, Bosh Miami Heat

;79533032']Bat kasali si Steve Kerr at Paxson? Hehe di ko gets


Clutch shot Pare't Mare

if i know "ILLUMINATI" did this, kobe bryant was an illuminati member, also as leBron, gemans are the founders of ILLUMINATI

^^ saang barber shop ka naka base? :lol:

LeBron James Is Not Michael Jordan: He's a PG and Miami Should Start Him There (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/736805-lebron-james-is-not-michael-jordan-hes-a-pg-and-miami-should-start-him-there)
By Andy Bailey (Featured Columnist) on June 16, 2011

While LeBron James was attending high school in Ohio over eight years ago, basketball analysts, experts and fans swung for the fences in labeling him the next Michael Jordan. As has been the case with every "Next Jordan," that swing is starting to look more like a whiff.

Jordan was the greatest player of all-time, a shooting guard virtuoso who added layers and dimensions to his game every year. His natural talent, and more importantly his work ethic, helped him build a skill-set that included... well, everything.

Above all, he could score. Jordan could score better than anyone who's ever played basketball. Don't tell me he couldn't have averaged what Wilt did had he played in the '60s.

And even if you don't believe Wilt's numbers were a product of the era he played in, Jordan is still No. 1 all-time in career points per game.

He could score inside and out. He had a post game, a jump shot, handles and an ability to finish around the rim that may still be unrivaled.

But his best attribute as a basketball player was not a physical one. It was his (I know you're sick of hearing this, but I'm going to say it anyway) "Killer Instinct."

In terms of depth and artistry as a scorer, LeBron James is simply nowhere near the incomparable MJ. The Miami Heat forward scores with power on his way to the rim and an occasional hot streak from the perimeter.

And in terms of that immeasurable, intangible "Killer Instinct?" Yeah, you know where I'm going with that.

So maybe he's not the next Michael Jordan. I think even the most staunch believers in that increasingly hollow comparison are beginning to waver on their faith in King James' heirship to His Airness.

I think in the back of our collective basketball mind, we've all kind of known that he's always been more Magic than Michael. I mean, the one skill that LeBron clearly possesses to a greater degree than Jordan ever did is passing.

Last year, as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, he averaged 8.6 assists a game as a small forward. That's nearly one assist a game better than Jordan's best single-season average of eight dimes. For his career, LeBron is averaging seven assists a game--nearly two more than Jordan's 5.3.

Maybe if we let go of our expectations of LeBron being the next MJ, he could, too. And if he could do that, perhaps he could get to playing the way he may have always been meant to play...as a point guard (which happens to be his team's second biggest position of need).

Miami has plenty of offensive options. Dwyane Wade is a former scoring champion who averages over 25 points a game for his career. And he has more of that scoring artistry than his bigger-named teammate.

Chris Bosh had averaged better than 20 points a game in each of five straight seasons prior to joining the Heat. And Mike Miller has averaged double-figures in nine of his 11 NBA seasons and is a career 40 percent three-point shooter.

If LeBron's role was defined as point guard and distributor instead of point forward and scorer, he could easily average over 10 assists a game passing the ball to the aforementioned scorers.

Let me clarify what I'm saying right now. I don't think he simply needs to take on more of a facilitator's role while remaining at small forward on the depth chart. I'm talking about a full-blown position change. LeBron doesn't just play like a point guard. He is a point guard.

We've only been able to see hints of that because we pegged him as the next Michael Jordan.

Even as he's tried to live up to that hype, his natural game has still emerged in the form of his career average of seven assists a game.

LeBron should be starting at point guard next year. That will open up the small forward slot for Mike Miller (a legitimate starter if he's not battling injuries all season as he did in 2010-11).

Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh will obviously maintain their current spots in the lineup.

Offensively, that foursome could potentially be unstoppable.

If LeBron reduced his shot attempts from 19 to 13 or 14, and focused on breaking down defenses to set up shots for his gifted teammates as much as for himself, he could average 20 points and 12 assists a game.

Wade and Bosh would both score better than 20 points a game and Mill would be back around his career average of 13 a game.

If worried about what would happen to the team on defense, just look at what LeBron James did to Derrick Rose in the Eastern Conference Finals. If he can shut Rose down the way he did, he'll be fine defending the rest of the league's point guards.

One of the biggest criticisms LeBron has had to face is that he's never lived up to the hype.

What we're just now figuring out is that he's been surrounded by the wrong hype from the beginning.

And as for that other position of need... Greg Oden, anyone?

^^ saang barber shop ka naka base? :lol:

knows them. i'm a member of ask12b1, thats why i know, right!

;79722204']obviously he meant the Lebron, Wade, Bosh Miami Heat

Yeah! I meant of Miami's Big 3 (or 2 :lol:).

knows them. i'm a member of ask12b1, thats why i know, right!

What's the ask12b1? :ohno:

Yeah! I meant of Miami's Big 3 (or 2 :lol:).

I see! :cheers:

if i know "ILLUMINATI" did this, kobe bryant was an illuminati member, also as leBron, gemans are the founders of ILLUMINATI

hindi na ba sila illuminati ngayon? i mean sila lebron? wala ako masyadong alam eh, pinapanood ko lang sa youtube yung mga videos about illuminati and lebron. totoo palang na mamanipulate ng illuminati ang mga nangyayari sa NBA? or even sa hollywood?

pero sa tingin ko J.Terry is not a member of illuminati kasi lagi nyang binabanggit ang "faith in God"

LeBron James Is Not Michael Jordan: He's a PG and Miami Should Start Him There (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/736805-lebron-james-is-not-michael-jordan-hes-a-pg-and-miami-should-start-him-there)
By Andy Bailey (Featured Columnist) on June 16, 2011


I would love for them to make him PG. That will truly expose him as a mentally feeble basketball player. To be a championship PG, you need to be smart and have heart. Look at Rajon Rondo-- not the best shooter, but that guy has heart and knows how to fight. Lebron? Sorry... he's not at that level of smartness.

I would love for them to make him PG. That will truly expose him as a mentally feeble basketball player. To be a championship PG, you need to be smart and have heart. Look at Rajon Rondo-- not the best shooter, but that guy has heart and knows how to fight. Lebron? Sorry... he's not at that level of smartness.

larong kalye si LeBron, kung ano-anong posisyon ang linalaro feeling nya kaya nya!

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hindi na ba sila illuminati ngayon? i mean sila lebron? wala ako masyadong alam eh, pinapanood ko lang sa youtube yung mga videos about illuminati and lebron. totoo palang na mamanipulate ng illuminati ang mga nangyayari sa NBA? or even sa hollywood?

pero sa tingin ko J.Terry is not a member of illuminati kasi lagi nyang binabanggit ang "faith in God"

maybe jason terry was not, but lebron is an active member, cuban is a jew and a freemason member, as well as he is also an illuminati member.carlisle was an elitist group too or should i say jew, they can what they want, tingnan nyo naman ang laro ni lebron ang layo layo sa nilaro nya sa buong career nya, maybe by next year he will be the center stage...

What's the ask12b1? :ohno:



I see! :cheers:

try mo isearch

What's with the Illuminati fuzz? :nuts:

What's with the Illuminati fuzz? :nuts:

try to search even in the internet, but i suggest a book of illuminati

larong kalye si LeBron, kung ano-anong posisyon ang linalaro feeling nya kaya nya!

Actually, he can. Except for the center position. Post moves na lang, ala-Karl Malone na siya.

Tama na yung LBJ dis-mania ;)

Imagine nyo na lang ang Olympics 2008 US Mens Basketball team.

Bilib na bilib talaga ako nung sa Los Angeles nung 1984, kung papaano giniba at winasak nila Jordan ang China!

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now, sino ang magaling... si kobe o si leBron? sinasabi ng iba buwaya si kobe, ngayun si lebron ano???larong kalye??? magandang
iteam up, KALYENG BUWAYA ANG LARO NILANG DALAWA

They used to be buwayas nung medyo mediocre yung mga teammates nila. Anong magagawa nila?