Great NBA battles of the season (that's a serious basketball topic, please!)

[OG Hack Wilson]

^Your point being?

The Blazers and the state of Oregon expected a lot more than "Ben Wallace if he stays healthy"

hahahahahaha

i stll say it was a better pick than Durant for t hem

Durant is unquestionably gunna be an elite player in this league for years to come...we can't say the same about Oden just yet.

yeah but they had no clue he was gonna get hurt in a freak injury

i think when you got b-roy, a big man is the best choice

i bet Oden can maybe be a 12-10 guy or somethin like that

no Howard or Okafor though....

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

^Your point being?

The Blazers and the state of Oregon expected a lot more than "Ben Wallace if he stays healthy"

hahahahahaha

i stll say it was a better pick than Durant for t hem

Durant is unquestionably gunna be an elite player in this league for years to come...we can't say the same about Oden just yet.

yeah but they had no clue he was gonna get hurt in a freak injury

i think when you got b-roy, a big man is the best choice

i bet Oden can maybe be a 12-10 guy or somethin like that

no Howard or Okafor though....

Roy is a PG/SG...Durant would be great at small forward for the Blazers. Oden might be great, too, but there's a MIGHT in that.


and what do you mean by "no Okafor"? Okafor has disappointed ever since he came into the league...LOL

[OG Hack Wilson]

that whole Charloitte team has disapeared

i think Okafor is a deifensive BEAST who'd shine anywhere else


bobcats are gettng better

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

that whole Charloitte team has disapeared

i think Okafor is a deifensive BEAST who'd shine anywhere else


bobcats are gettng better

Okafor is comparable to Dalambert...I'd still say Dalambert is the better defender. Oden is probably gunna end up in the same classification as them.

[OG Hack Wilson]

that whole Charloitte team has disapeared

i think Okafor is a deifensive BEAST who'd shine anywhere else


bobcats are gettng better

Okafor is comparable to Dalambert...I'd still say Dalambert is the better defender. Oden is probably gunna end up in the same classification as them.

assuming he plays

[Antonio]

Sorry for the delay.

GASOL vs Nowitski (DAL@LAL, 11/28/2008)

1st Quarter

- 10:02 - Gasol in the post against Dirk. Fadeway jumpshot missed.
- 9:56 - Dirk 3 pointer made on a fast transition.
- 8:55 - Dirk fadeway jumpshot missed.
- 8:27 - Pau gets the ball on the fastbreak and assists Bynum for the slam.
- 6:54 - Pau grabs an offensive rebounds and makes the tap-in for 2 points.
- 6:31 - Defensive rebound by Pau.
- 4:40 - Defensive rebound by Dirk.
- 4:20 - Defensive reboound by Dirk.
- 4:10 - Jumpshot made by Dirk.
- 2:39 - Forced jumpshot missed by Dirk. Good Pau defence.
- 2:20 - Pau assist to Kobe.
- 1:56 - Dirk assist to Kidd.
- 1:37 - Pau in the post against Dirk. Baby-hook made.
- 1:30 - Pau defensive foul.
- 0:36 - Excellent pick-n-roll play between Pau and Vujacic. Pau misses the jumpshot.
- 0:13 - Defensive rebound by Dirk.
- 0:01 - Gasol assisted on the fastbreak for the layup.

Both the players had a pretty similiar first quarter (even stats wise, Pau was 6/2 with 2 assists while Dirk was 5/3 with 1 assist), but if you ask me Pau wins
at the points, cause Dirk never went in the post against Pau. He just made jumpshots, like usual. Pau was the key player in the triangle offense,
constantly getting the ball in his hands and creating shots for himself and his teammates.

2nd Quarter

- 1:32 - 3 pointer missed by Dirk

They faced each others just a few minutes, with nothing relevant happened.

3rd Quarter

- 11:27 - Gasol blocks Barea
- 11:23 - Dirk forced jumpshot missed
- 10:56 - Fastbreak layup scored by Dirk
- 8:17 - Offensive rebound by Pau
- 8:05 - Steal by Dirk
- 7:49 - Fastbreak layup scored by Dirk. 3 point play as he converts the additional ft too.
- 7:25 - Pau in the post against Dirk. Jumpshot missed.
- 6:59 - Block by Pau
- 6:36 - Dirk turnover
- 6:19 - Wonderful assist by Pau to Bynum for the easy layup
- 6:00 - Dirk drives inside and he's fouled by Fisher (2/2 FT)
- 5:36 - Dirk 3pointer made
- 3:23 - Pau jumper converted.
- 3:03 - Disgusting forced jumpshot missed by Dirk
- 2:19 - Another forced jumpshot missed by Dirk
- 1:12 - Pau slams home an alley-hoop assist by Odom
- 0:37 - Pau grabs an offensive rebounds, then tries the tap-in, then tries it again finally scoring 2 points.
- 0:05 - Dirk defensive rebound

Once again Pau wins the battle here. He gets a pair of crucial offensive rebounds, he has some nice assists, a block, and he makes 6 points too. Dirk,
on the other hand, only shot from long distance, forcing too many shots, and letting Pau grab too many offensive rebounds.

4th Quarter

- 7:11 - Pau blocks Brass
- 5:24 - Dirk misses a 3pointer
- 5:23 - Pau grabs the defensive rebound
- 4:20 - Dirk defensive rebound
- 3.51 - TO by Dirk that leads to 2 points for the Lakers
- 3:25 - Dirk goes inside and scores
- 2:26 - Dirk defensive rebound
- 1:46 - Jumpshot scored by Pau

I liked Pau in this last quarter too. Dirk only made 2 points, which is ridiculous for the franchise player of a team who's loosing. Pau, on the other hand,
defended very well against him and even if he didn't do great things in this quarter, i still blame Dirk for not leading his team. I can't let him win this matchup.

Gasol: 14 points (7/11 2FG), 3 Assists, 5 Rebounds (3 Offensive), 3 Blocks, 1 Foul
Dirk: 16 points (4/9 2FG) (3/3 FT) (2/4 3FG), 1 Assist, 6 Rebounds, 1 Steal, 2 TO

The Winner: Pau Gasol

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Good shit.

[Chamillitary Click]

KG vs. Howard tonight, maybe the best battle so far...

Granger vs. Kobe tomorrow!!!

wow, then we get a GREAT battle on Wed. Nash vs. CP3...(which also mean Amare vs. West)

[OG Hack Wilson]

perk's doin a great job on Howard today

2-7 on FG's, making him take hard shots n sheet

[S P I C E]

KG vs. Howard tonight, maybe the best battle so far...

Granger vs. Kobe tomorrow!!!

wow, then we get a GREAT battle on Wed. Nash vs. CP3...(which also mean Amare vs. West)

Granger vs Kobe!!!!  Someone has to do this one!! Would be great to see, Granger is a beast!

[Chamillitary Click]

KG vs. Howard tonight, maybe the best battle so far...

Granger vs. Kobe tomorrow!!!

wow, then we get a GREAT battle on Wed. Nash vs. CP3...(which also mean Amare vs. West)

Granger vs Kobe!!!!  Someone has to do this one!! Would be great to see, Granger is a beast!

Granger got a shot at shutting him down, hes such a beast defender!

but watch the excuses roll in after....

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

^LOL@Kobe getting shut down..


Granger and Kobe play 2 different positions, geniuses.


It's gunna be Marquis Daniels vs. Kobe Bryant and Danny Granger vs. Trevor Ariza.

[S P I C E]

^LOL@Kobe getting shut down..


Granger and Kobe play 2 different positions, geniuses.


It's gunna be Marquis Daniels vs. Kobe Bryant and Danny Granger vs. Trevor Ariza.

LOL I know that NIK.  Granger will be guarding Kobe during some of the game though, I am sure about it, who knows if Kobe will be able to guard Granger at all though.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

^LOL@Kobe getting shut down..


Granger and Kobe play 2 different positions, geniuses.


It's gunna be Marquis Daniels vs. Kobe Bryant and Danny Granger vs. Trevor Ariza.

LOL I know that NIK.  Granger will be guarding Kobe during some of the game though, I am sure about it, who knows if Kobe will be able to guard Granger at all though.

Kobe would be able to guard Granger better than Granger could guard him, no question.

[Antonio]

^LOL@Kobe getting shut down..


Granger and Kobe play 2 different positions, geniuses.


It's gunna be Marquis Daniels vs. Kobe Bryant and Danny Granger vs. Trevor Ariza.

Yeah. I do only SG vs SG, SF vs SF. Anyway if Granger will guard Kobe i'll review it.