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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: Now_Im_Not_Banned on September 05, 2008, 06:07:01 PM
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Click Here To Listen (http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/LOSANGELES-CA/KLAC-AM/080905%20Andrew%20Bynum.mp3)
I'm hyped. 8)
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historic?
Time machines are fake and Shaq ain't back
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Bynum is going to dominate this season ... dude has the right mentality.... 09 is payback time and these Celtics bandwagon fans will dissapear
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theres no denying the lakers are going to come back better, stronger and more determined this year. there certainley one of the favourites and anyone who dosent think so is just a pure hater.
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no video = he's lying!!!
lol jk dont lose your fuckin minds
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The Lakers are the favorites to win the 2008-2009 championship.
Atlanta Hawks +6000
Boston Celtics +300
Charlotte Bobcats +10000
Chicago Bulls +2000
Cleveland Cavaliers +1500
Dallas Mavericks +2000
Denver Nuggets +3000
Detroit Pistons +800
Golden State Warriors +5000
Houston Rockets +1500
Indiana Pacers +10000
Los Angeles Clippers +4000
Los Angeles Lakers +250
Memphis Grizzlies +20000
Miami Heat +4000
Milwaukee Bucks +10000
Minnesota Timberwolves +15000
New Jersey Nets +10000
New Orleans Hornets +1200
New York Knicks +7500
Orlando Magic +3000
Philadelphia 76ers +6000
Phoenix Suns +2000
Portland Trailblazers +2200
Sacramento Kings +10000
San Antonio Spurs +800
Seattle Supersonics +15000
Toronto Raptors +3500
Utah Jazz +1800
Washington Wizards +6000
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wow! look how close the odds are between the suns and blazers? have the suns really fell off that bad or have portland really got that good? or is that combination of the two? haha
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Get your popcorn ready ;D
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wow! look how close the odds are between the suns and blazers? have the suns really fell off that bad or have portland really got that good? or is that combination of the two? haha
VVV
combination of the two
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wow! look how close the odds are between the suns and blazers? have the suns really fell off that bad or have portland really got that good? or is that combination of the two? haha
oden is a huge addition
suns are getting older with time
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wow! look how close the odds are between the suns and blazers? have the suns really fell off that bad or have portland really got that good? or is that combination of the two? haha
VVV
combination of the two
Breaking News: "NIK IS FINALLY RIGHT ABOUT SOMETHING" lol
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Hornets > Lakers
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Hornets > Lakers
Nah.
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The Lakers are the favorites to win the 2008-2009 championship.
Atlanta Hawks +6000
Boston Celtics +300
Charlotte Bobcats +10000
Chicago Bulls +2000
Cleveland Cavaliers +1500
Dallas Mavericks +2000
Denver Nuggets +3000
Detroit Pistons +800
Golden State Warriors +5000
Houston Rockets +1500
Indiana Pacers +10000
Los Angeles Clippers +4000
Los Angeles Lakers +250
Memphis Grizzlies +20000
Miami Heat +4000
Milwaukee Bucks +10000
Minnesota Timberwolves +15000
New Jersey Nets +10000
New Orleans Hornets +1200
New York Knicks +7500
Orlando Magic +3000
Philadelphia 76ers +6000
Phoenix Suns +2000
Portland Trailblazers +2200
Sacramento Kings +10000
San Antonio Spurs +800
Seattle Supersonics +15000
Toronto Raptors +3500
Utah Jazz +1800
Washington Wizards +6000
would suck if you betted on the supersonics :P
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Hornets > Lakers
I'm no Laker fan by any stretch of the imagination, but let's be serious.
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Hornets > Lakers
I'm no Laker fan by any stretch of the imagination, but let's be serious.
CP3, West, Chandler, POSEY
or an aging rapist, softee-gallore with Odom and Gasshole and china bynum
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Hornets > Lakers
I'm no Laker fan by any stretch of the imagination, but let's be serious.
CP3, West, Chandler, POSEY
or an aging rapist, softee-gallore with Odom and Gasshole and china bynum
I agree you shouldn't underestimate the hornets they got a good line up.
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wow! look how close the odds are between the suns and blazers? have the suns really fell off that bad or have portland really got that good? or is that combination of the two? haha
VVV
combination of the two
Breaking News: "NIK IS FINALLY RIGHT ABOUT SOMETHING" lol
i'm always right
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Hornets > Lakers
I'm no Laker fan by any stretch of the imagination, but let's be serious.
CP3, West, Chandler, POSEY
or an aging rapist, softee-gallore with Odom and Gasshole and china bynum
Kobe>CP3, Gasol>West, Bynum>Chandler, Odom>Posey...like Turf said, lets be serious here.
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Hornets > Lakers
I'm no Laker fan by any stretch of the imagination, but let's be serious.
CP3, West, Chandler, POSEY
or an aging rapist, softee-gallore with Odom and Gasshole and china bynum
Kobe>CP3, Gasol>West, Bynum>Chandler, Odom>Posey...like Turf said, lets be serious here.
hey nik u fool sticky that damn nfl thread already..dont be a slackass
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Lakers' Andrew Bynum says he's '100%' after knee injury (http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/la-sp-lakers6-2008sep06,0,4303660.story)
The 20-year-old center declares himself fit and says he wishes the season started tomorrow.
By Steve Springer, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
September 6, 2008
The smile is back on his face, the sparkle is back in his eyes and, most important, the bounce is back in his step.
Nearly eight months after Andrew Bynum suffered a major injury to his left knee, less than four months after undergoing arthroscopic surgery, 2 1/2 months after finishing his rehabilitation in New York and after six weeks of vigorous training in Atlanta, he declared himself fit to return and eager to proceed.
"Everything's ready to go. I'm 100%," the 20-year-old Lakers center said Friday at the team's El Segundo training center. "I think I'm the only guy who wants to see the season start tomorrow. I can't wait to play with the fellows. I haven't done that in so long. I'm excited."
Before he gets too excited, however, there are a few questions to be answered. Such as:
* Has the knee healed sufficiently to support his 7-foot, 285-pound frame when he subjects it to the rigors of playing over an entire season?
* Can he regain the peak form he demonstrated last season before his Jan. 13 injury, after struggling in his first two seasons?
* Will Bynum be able to smoothly mesh with Pau Gasol, who joined the Lakers and manned the center spot after Bynum was lost?
* Will Bynum get a five-year contract extension worth about $80 million, the maximum allowable, by the Oct. 31 deadline for such an agreement?
"We would like to have his future with the club secured by then," Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak said from Springfield, Mass., where he and other members of the organization were attending the Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony for longtime coach Pat Riley.
If the Lakers fail to sign Bynum, heading into the final year of his contract, by the deadline, he would become a restricted free agent at season's end.
The Lakers don't want that to happen, but they also don't want to lock themselves into a long-term deal only to find out Bynum remains damaged goods. He suffered a bone bruise and a dislocated kneecap in the January injury. Nobody knows the devastating effect a knee injury can have better than Kupchak, whose own career with the Lakers was cut short by a damaged knee.
Training camp and several exhibition games could provide the Lakers with the assurance they seek about Bynum's recovery before the signing deadline.
"If I handle my business on the court," he said, "the business off the court will be handled. It would be nice to get it done before the season. Obviously, I think about it, but I'm going to be out there either way."
There is no uncertainly in Bynum's mind about his ability to work with Gasol, a fellow 7-footer.
"I think it's going to work great," Bynum said. "He'll be a power forward. I'll be a center. He's a good passer, as am I. He'll be able to throw me lobs. On the defensive end, I think we'll have a twin-tower effect. If somebody gets by him, he will already have changed their shot. Then, I'll be able to come catch them from the other side."
Bynum says he can't wait to get back to work.
"One thing about being away for so long, " he said, "you get to step back and realize how easily things can be taken away. It definitely made me appreciate the game a lot more."
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On Monday, Kobe Bryant will announce on his website his plans for dealing with the injured pinkie he has had since February.
Suffering from a torn ligament and a fragment of loose bone in the finger, Bryant taped it up and played through the rest of the season and the Olympics.
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