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20 hours ago, PoHoosier said:

I think we can appreciate Victor just fine w/o so much PG hate.  I may be in the minority, but some of these posts I feel read like: "I reject your facts and reality and substitute my fantasy and opinion".

I do it to tweak Hoopster.  Its one of life's great joys.  Frankly, I am thrilled that he played a part in bringing Vic home.

So, the Lakers dump Bryant to presumably make room for Paul George.  I read that to mean that Thomas will be Most Improved Player in the NBA next season.  

I just don't understand why the Mavs drafted Brunson unless they were concerned that Yogi may get a big offer elsewhere.

1 hour ago, Hoosierhoopster said:

LeBron supposedly texted KD to join him with the Lakers. Lol

That move would destroy whatever image KD has left.

1 hour ago, Hoosierhoopster said:

Right, but Fouls will still mock PG's PER! Hey let's spend another month going down the mock PG path. 

In other news, both are great players.

Combined PER for Oladipo and Sabonis last season - 40.6

Combined PER for Paul George and...... - 18.7

30 minutes ago, Hoosierhoopster said:

I don't think Collison is bad, but he is a second string pg, he's not a quality starting point. He was a fill in for the Pacers. If the P's want to get to the "next level" they need a top flight pg. Naming better point guards than Collison? That's a long list. 

I know he's not a point guard, but I find this comparison interesting.  

Darrin Collison - PER of 18.8 last season

Paul George - PER of 18.7 last season

3 hours ago, Hoosierhoopster said:

He's kind of "fun," but the P's need a real point guard and allowing him to go frees up more cash.

Collison, Joseph, and Holliday is an above average trio.  Two veterans to hold fort until the rookie is ready.  Pacers could do a LOT worse than Collison as their starter.

I hate to see Lance go.  He was a vital piece to last year's success.

This thread has gone to pot.  

26 minutes ago, Seeking6 said:

About 10 years ago I reached an all time weight wise of 230 range (I'm 5'10). Went carb free with 2 workouts per day for a year. No booze, no smokes,etc...and went down to 154 lbs. Eggs were a VITAL part to my year. The nutrition folks can say all they want. Eggs are good for you and help you lose weight as well. 

I think the extra 76 lbs I was carrying was far more dangerous than having an extra 12-18 eggs per week. 

Congrats.  I'm not at 230 yet, but could get there if I don't do something.   I've started and stopped multiple times and lost 10-15 pounds quickly.  Then the backsliding starts.  tthis thread is motivating me to start again and stick with it.

By My calculation, I have dropped over 1,300 pounds of excess weight over the years.  The most at one time was 280 pounds.  Ex #5 had a lot to love.

4 hours ago, FW_Hoosier said:

So is there any way Steph can salvage his Finals MVP bid after his awful Game 3, or does KD have it locked up?  Only intrigue left in this series, unfortunately.

It's KD's

1 hour ago, Hoosierhoopster said:

I am renaming you Broken Record 

And you, sir, are now known as PartyPoopster.  

LeBron goaltended on Vic's shot.

Life has it all backwards.  I should be rewarded the older I get by being able to eat whatever I want.  Instead, that happened in my teens.  Now, I think about cheesecake and gain 5 pounds.

On 6/1/2018 at 2:23 PM, KoB2011 said:

Am I the only one who cannot stand the Warriors? They're a historically great team, but they're like a team that stacks their team playing pick-up then talks s*** to everyone. 

You've got four of the best players in the world, of course you're beating everyone. 

I am rooting for Cleveland as if I am a Cavs fan.  And, I'm not a Cavs fan.

3 hours ago, dbmhoosier said:

Not the GOAT but he was amazing last night.  Shame he has such a poor supporting cast

LBJ is the GOAT.  Not sure what else he has to do to gain that title.

If money did exchange hands to influence the outcome, who financed it?

• Gambling Interests
• Specific Gamblers
• The NBA
• TV Interests
• Aliens from the planet Draymond

16 minutes ago, Hoosierhoopster said:

The discussion is happening now, but will probably go away.

I'm not usually one who thinks the fix is in, in the NBA -- and in fairness, the Rockets missing 27 straight 3's, unbelievable and an all time NBA playoff record low, coupled with CP3 being out had a lot to do with the Rockets' losing -- but, and I think this is a significant but, those 2 straight non-calls on the blatantly obvious and indisputable fouls on Harden's 3-point shots, made a huge difference in the game and again were simply indisputable. It wasn't like there was a question mark on either of them, that they were difficult to see, that the refs were out of position, there was just no possible valid excuse, they were blatant, inexcusable non-calls. That's 6 points, and really 7, as one was a four-point play. That's momentum. That's 6 or 7 points at a key time in the game. The moving screen that came shortly after was more questionable, I can live with that one, but not the non-calls on Harden's two 3-pointers (and I am one who normally complains about the way Harden leans in to draw fouls, here, there was just no question).

It's not like there hasn't been a dirty ref in the NBA before, one went to prison. Someone was dirty last night.

If I am an NBA player, I don't stand for this.  It happened to the Rockets this time, but could be another team, another group of players, down the road.  Some of those Rockets players may never get another chance at making the finals.  This wasn't one bad call (such as Don Denkinger in the World Series).  This was blatant, WWE level, match-fixing.

Boogie Cousins and Jeremy Lin tweeted last night about it.  Every NBA player, including those on the Warriors, need to send a message to the NBA with a clear directive that this better not ever happen again.  

I had renewed interest in the NBA this season with Vic being on the Pacers.   I now have no desire at all to watch the NBA finals after what happened last night.

8 hours ago, Hoosierhoopster said:

I'm actually serious. I'm not even a Rockets fan. The repeated missed calls against GS followed by immediate calls on the other end are glaring. There's money involved.

Agreed.  And, I did not even watch the 2nd half.  There were enough 'missed' calls in the 2nd quarter to convince me a fix was in place.  The media can't let something this blatant alone can they?  The NBA should be embarassed.  That was bad enough, and in an important enough game, that it could bring down the league.

1 hour ago, IU Scott said:

It comes from the decision announcement and his constant whining after every call that goes against him

If whining bothers you that much then you can't like Vic either.

I firmly believe that LeBron is disliked more than he should be because he is so good.  He's done nothing to disrespect the game outside of a misguided publicitly moment as a free agent.  But, everything he does on the court is worthy of respect.  And, before someone brings up whining, Vic does  lot of that as well.

29 minutes ago, IU Scott said:

Also if that is the case and according to you the pace is faster today then why is the scoring average down from the mid 80's.  You would think that with the faster pace and shooting more 3's then teams would be scoring more.  You have said that shooting 3's or layups are the efficient shots to shoot but it doe snot lead to more scoring.

What does 'doe snot' have to do with basketball?  

The man did not come out of the game.  That, just by itself, says something.  

LeBron goaltended Vic's shot.

4 minutes ago, KoB2011 said:

I need to know. If it was intentional it was so subtle and so great. 

It was not intentional.  Sorry.  I can't take the undeserved credit.