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Basketball
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Pretty sure Philli had big billboards all the way from the airport trying to encourage LeBron to come to the 76ers, hope it works better for them then the “ come to us dusty” did for the Norf fans.tigerman said:
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forgive my ignorance, but I know next to nothing of basketball.
Why do they wear the sock things on their arms?
Why do they wear the sock things on their arms?
easy said:
Probably cos they are wankers.
Or possibly/most likely to stop tendonitis i would suspect in their shooting arm / dribbling arm with the constant flexion and extension of the elbow joint, hence the comment about compression.
That i can believe but if its not for that its probably a wanker thing ;D
craig said:
As most of the players who wear the sleeves have it on their shooting arm, I'm going to go with that option.
I used to play a fair bit of bball and it would be absolutely freezing in the stadiums during winter. Considering a fair few games happen where it snows (Timberwolves say hi) it may be a bit frosty, and if you are cold, way more injuries.
Go Celtics! Larry Bird Rules!
LeBron James is an awesome basketballer but gets treated like Selwood.
In case you missed it... Go C's! ;D
Possibly going to get to the Garden in October, just waiting to see the draw if it fits in, big chance to get to Philli to see “simmo” and possibly LeBron playRidley said:
Said to a mate that I thought the Cavs would bounce back at home, but nothing like what happened in the first game! Fortunately the C's pulled things together better for the second, and actually played the team more betterer. Reckon we are back on track to get the win at home. As long as we can hold the Garden it is all good, who gives a toss *at this point* of losing on the road?
Win at home, you take the series.
It is sure going to be fun watching the C's next season, with Haywood and Kyrie back on the floor. Really hoping we can add a quality big to the line-up and ditch Monroe; while he is great on offence, he is too slow on D and leak points.
A question for you basketball fans, especially Celtics, is... Thoughts on Smart? Does he bring more good or bad to the team when on the floor?
Win at home, you take the series.
It is sure going to be fun watching the C's next season, with Haywood and Kyrie back on the floor. Really hoping we can add a quality big to the line-up and ditch Monroe; while he is great on offence, he is too slow on D and leak points.
A question for you basketball fans, especially Celtics, is... Thoughts on Smart? Does he bring more good or bad to the team when on the floor?
K3 said:
Yep Celtics are set next year no matter what happens this year (pending Danny Ainge going berserk on trades again!). If we keep our core we have the East covered; unless Lebron goes to Philly. The incremental growth and improvement in players such as Tatum, Brown, Rozier and Smart, plus the return a fit Irving and Hayward will make us extremely hard to beat.
Although we may need to somehow get a big high class centre to take on GSW and Houston in the west and bag our 18th banner. Moose Monroe is certainly not the answer.
As for Marcus Smart, I reckon he's awesome. I know he can be frustrating and have brain fades but his defensive play is just unbelievable; IMO he's one of the top 5 defensive players in the NBA. He can also be extremely creative in the point guard role when required. He actually reminds me a bit of Alex Rance early in his career. He's a heart and soul player and I hope we keep him.
Ridley said:
Certainly agree about Smart being a 'heart and soul' player buuut when you have a guy who often shoots under 20%, largely through terrible shot selection, he can single-handedly lose us games, just as he has also single-handedly won us games (a big hello to James Harden
) I also think he is better when he is in an off-the-ball position, with Rozier, Larken, and next year Kyrie taking the main distribution role. When off-ball he can wreck a bit of havoc with some kaos defence and general OTT annoyance factor.
I too hope he stays, just as long as his pay is in line with his positives and negatives.
Go C's!
