hee hee… pistons pull huge upset by punkin shaq & crew. :thumb:
well, the pistons have proven to be the best and hardest working team in the nba. time to celebrate.
congrats to the Pistons. they deserve it, although I’m a laker fan i have to say Pistons kick the shiznit out of LA.
Yes time to party Detroit :party:
congrats.
The Euro in protugal 
Then you have the Tour de France, and eventually the Olympic Games. What more do you need?
Concerning the future of the Lakers, here’s a rough translation of an article found in a reliable French newspaper:
Shaq recently worried that an excellent scorer wanted to leave his beloved franchise. Would Kobe be leaving soon. Maybe, but O’Neal was actually advising his friend Tracy McGrady to rethink his transfer from the Magic, even though they had a crappy year.
The bound between the Laker and the floridian team is well known. And his contract says that he can chose a new club next year… just like TMac, so they could both stay for another year and team up in 2005.
… Bla bla bla Kobe wants to go to the Clippers to please his wife :lol:
Sigh - Shaq is probably going to go to the Magic, and it is doubtful that Kobe will stay with the Lakers…jail is also a possibility for him hehe. Phil Jackson will no longer be coaching. Seems like the Lakers will go the way of the Bulls for the foreseeable future.
I now need to find another team to root for 
:h:
yeah, i was wondering if the forums were screwed up or if kirupa’s just waaaaay behind.
and rasheed has resigned w/the pistons. excellent.
shaq has gone to miami heat kirupa.
C’mon k-man, try and keep up :sigh:
And besides, I thought you were a Mavericks fan?
Wow - I just checked the date of the article I was reading, and that was waay off! Wizard - of course, but I like teams that actually have a chance of winning hehe. The Mavericks are good also, but I liked Shaq/Kobe more.
(Note to self: check dates of sports articles :P)
lol. It happens?
I hope so 
I like the Mavericks primarily because of Mark Cuban. It’s not really for their basketball skills, but they are pretty good also. They did well last year (the year before this season).
well they traded steve nash.
They didn’t trade him, he signed with another team (free agent). He didn’t sign with a better team so I assume it was for the money.
ok didnt know that, i just knew he wasnt at dallas anymore.
It’s okay, at least you didn’t post month old news hey Kirupa? :huh:
Lol, okay I’ll stop now.
i think it was definitely for money (5 yr/51 mil from dallas, 5 yr/65 mil from phoenix). phoenix offered him outrageous money which, if you ask me, he isn’t worth. but i’m not so sure dallas is better than phoenix anymore. it’s pretty close anyhow. nash, marion, stoudemire, and joe johnson, quentin richardson are all real solid.
while i’m commenting, what was golden state thinking signing derek fisher for 6yr/37 mil? he avg’s only 7.4 ppg and 3 assists pg.
As you might’ve guessed, I am/was a fan of D. Fish and can definitely tell you he did it for the money. It was a smart move in his part because the Lakers weren’t paying him nearly as much. Though his numbers weren’t impressive, I like to think that he could provide a nice offensive presence off the bench. He seemed to hit the 3’s at the right time, at least in previous years.
Well, whatever… he’s no longer a Laker so it doesn’t matter what he does or doesn’t do now.
yeah, i think he’s good. but not 6+mil/yr good. i agree it was a good move on his part.
Steve Nash has gone back to the team that he came into the NBA with, the Pheonix Suns. Last year they weren’t as good as the Mav’s that’s for sure, but with their lineup really taking shape right now - they are going to be a great team. Steve will definatly help. Even though he’s a fellow Canadian and one hell of a bball player, I can’t see why he got so much money. He’s old and only has a few good years left of productivity in him. They are throwing around MAX money way to much this year. There is no way that Kmart is worth the cash he signed for, same with Boozer.
I am interested to see what Vince Carter is going to do. I pray to god he stays here in Toronto because with our new coach and his run and gun style of offence, he would be a perfect fit. I guess we will just wait and see … crosses fingers