The Official NBA Thread 2011-12

[yak pac fatal]

lmao he didnt even get a shot off.... turnover

we damn well know kobe is heated

 

[arthurrrr]

kobe made the same shot(3pointer) as he did in htown yestoday
but
luck run out for lakers
u cant U JUST CANT
Fuck and bullshit with TEXAS back to back

we need lil celebration here
i let my homeboi shaq let them know
shaq kick it

 

[yak pac fatal]

kobe made the same shot(3pointer) as he did in htown yestoday
but
luck run out for lakers
u cant U JUST CANT
Fuck and bullshit with TEXAS back to back

we need lil celebration here
i let my homeboi shaq let them know
shaq kick it

lmao i cant believe u posted that video haha

i cant even imagine what u wouldve posted here if rockets lol

 

[arthurrrr]

cant even imagine what u wouldve posted here if rockets lol

mannn i had abotu 2 pages fill with rockets owning lakers comments/pictures/videos/audio and then fuckin lakers came back
mannn
ruined my day

but damn
how in a fuck CLEVELAND rbest team right now
mannn
wierd stuff

 

[yak pac fatal]

 

[ARon]

Ariza didnt even travel and Ginobili should have been called for a blocking foul. Great game but fuuuuuck.

 

[arthurrrr]

AHAHAHAHAHA
good find yak
"I BITCH" AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA
KID WILL BE PISSED
i can feel that he is typing his respond right now
damn
lol look at kobe reaction
mannnn
ariza is going to get his ass whipped tonight
hey and the funny thing is Lakers had a time out
they could of called time out and gave ball back to kobe

ARON
this was fair
yestoday
refs bullshit rockets sooo much
this game was just a make up

and propz to refs
refs usually dont call any foul play at the last seconds
damnn

 

[arthurrrr]

Former Laker Von Wafer hitting his stride
Now with the Houston Rockets, he scores a career-high 23 points in a loss to the Lakers and he's encouraged by Kobe Bryant's positive words.
By Broderick Turner
January 15, 2009
Reporting from Houston -- He spent one season with the Lakers, playing in only 16 games during his rookie year in 2005-06, never quite making an impact.

Three years later, after playing on three other NBA teams, after plying his trade with two NBA Development League teams, Von Wafer is starting to flourish Wafer started his seventh consecutive game for the Rockets on Tuesday night, providing Houston with his best offensive performance.

He scored a career-high 23 points, doing so against a Lakers team that drafted him but let him go after one season.

"I was excited about playing against my former teammates, but I wasn't going to try to do too much out of the ordinary," Wafer said. "I just had it rolling."


The Lakers selected Wafer in the second round (39th overall) out of Florida State in 2005, right behind first-round pick Andrew Bynum (10th overall) and second-round choice Ronny Turiaf (37th overall).

Wafer, a 6-foot-5 shooting guard, was waived by the Lakers in October 2006.

Over the next two seasons, he spent time with the Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers and Fort Worth Flyers and Colorado 14ers of the D-League.

Wafer signed a non-guaranteed contract with the Rockets last September for $797,581 and appears to have found a home.

He has been starting while Tracy McGrady heals from a sore left knee, and Ron Artest gets well from a sore right ankle.

"I told him during the game how I was proud of the way he's been playing," Kobe Bryant said. "He's doing a fine job."

Wafer was 10 for 14 from the field (three for four from three-point range) in 39 minutes in Houston's 105-100 loss to the Lakers at the Toyota Center.

The athletic Wafer did much of his work against Bryant.

"He told me he was proud of me," Wafer said. "I've got a lot of respect for Kobe. He told me he was proud of me, that I've come a long way and just keep it going."

Wafer recalled the days he spent with the Lakers, the long practices, the sessions in which Bryant was relentless against him. Wafer didn't back down. For him, it was learning the game from the best player in the world.

"I learned a lot from Kobe that I've put in my game today," Wafer said. "There's a lot more that I want to learn from him. Hopefully I can work out with him this summer.

"It was fun being there. I loved playing for Coach [ Phil] Jackson. He's one of the best coaches to ever coach. I had fun playing for him."

Wafer has scored in double figures in seven consecutive games. His previous career high had been 18, which he did twice this season.

Wafer had a big moment in Houston's win over the Celtics in Boston, when he made a three-pointer late to seal the Rockets' victory.

"He has come a long way," Bryant said. "I expect a lot from him. I expect him to continue to expand his game and get better and better in all facets of the game. He's doing a good job."

There was only one thing Bryant took exception with: Wafer's Mohawk haircut.

"Now that's got to go," Bryant said, smiling.

Wafer has increased his scoring average to 9.2 points. He's making 48.7% of his shots and 44.4% of his three-pointers.

Wafer is hopeful that he'll stick with the Rockets, that he has finally found a home after bouncing around.

"I was just waiting for my opportunity," Wafer said. "I was just working hard. That was all I could do. I couldn't sit around and mope and complain about it. I'm just trying to do all I can while I'm out there. Hopefully I get to stay out there."

Former Laker Von Wafer hitting his stride - Los Angeles Times

thats good that he will train with kobe during the summer
BUT
MANNNN
next year he will be a free agent and u already know kobe will try to get him play for lakers

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Killuminatii 71]

I'm not surprised Kobe passed up the shot considering how hard Ariza worked on his shot this off season. That's the only thing the Lakers asked him to work on as a part of his game. His shot this year is 90% better than last season. He's made more 3's more jumpshots than he did last season. I'm just not sure why he drove the lane. Kobe should have taken the last shot. He shouldn't have passed it up.

lol at that gif yak, lmao.

 

[yak pac fatal]

Former Laker Von Wafer hitting his stride - Los Angeles Times

thats good that he will train with kobe during the summer
BUT
MANNNN
next year he will be a free agent and u already know kobe will try to get him play for lakers

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

lol yea wafer is ballin right, u called it during the preseason

I'm not surprised Kobe passed up the shot considering how hard Ariza worked on his shot this off season. That's the only thing the Lakers asked him to work on as a part of his game. His shot this year is 90% better than last season. He's made more 3's more jumpshots than he did last season. I'm just not sure why he drove the lane. Kobe should have taken the last shot. He shouldn't have passed it up.

lol at that gif yak, lmao.

lol found it on another forum, kobe made me laugh

 

[arthurrrr]

Kobe should have taken the last shot. He shouldn't have passed it up.

lakers had a time out

 

[THEV1LL4N]

pistons keep losing to the crappest teams. why? charlotte, indiana. i mean, look at us, we've fallen behind atlanta again! not good enough! this is why i would have rahter stuck with billups than get a superstar like AI.

 

[arthurrrr]

pistons
I dont think pistons r going anywhere this season
1st round exist

 

[Killuminatii 71]

Kobe should have taken the last shot. He shouldn't have passed it up.

lakers had a time out

Phil Jackson doesn't like calling time out in those types of situations, or else he would have called a time out. He doesnt want the spurs to set up their defense.

 

[yak pac fatal]

pistons
I dont think pistons r going anywhere this season
1st round exist

like the rockets... if they get into the playoffs by giving the rock to wafer

 

[Killuminatii 71]

Sam Smith of Bulls.com (and formerly of the Chicago Tribune) talked about the possibility of the Phoenix Suns trading Steve Nash to the Toronto Raptors in his Bulls blog on Monday.

The deal looks like this: The Suns trade Nash, Leandro Barbosa and Robin Lopez for Jose Calderon, Andrea Bargnani, Anthony Parker, Jason Kapono and possibly Jamario Moon as cap filler.

The trade itself doesn't seem too lopsided, but it would mean the Suns are giving up on a championship run just as things are coming together. Phoenix is 8-3 since the Jason Richardson trade, including buzzer-beating losses to the Spurs and Pacers, and a barnburner in Portland. Giving up Nash would end this era and put Phoenix into rebuilding mode. That's something the Suns' brass doesn't want to do yet, especially considering how well Shaq is playing.

There are bound to be rumors galore floating around, especially as the trading deadline approaches, but this is one I wouldn't give much credence. Phoenix has to let this roster jell, and Steve Kerr knows that. But if the Suns suffer another first-round exit in the playoffs, next year is when things will get very interesting.

Source: East Valley Tribune

Looks like the Suns are gonna rebuild soon. They're going nowhere. lol

btw, Lakers need a point guard. Farmar is out, Sasha is day to day, Fisher is fucked up, Kobe isn't a pg...

Damn, how about a Jannero Pargo or something? A trade maybe?

 

[arthurrrr]

like the rockets... if they get into the playoffs by giving the rock to wafer

na not liek rockets
rockets r injured
they playign without 2 top players (artest and tmac)
its like piston playign without AI and hamilton
so rockets r different
because detroit is healthy
rockets r not
if they do get healthy
rip to La rip to Spurs

wafer is the nest superstar
Im callin it

it would be crazy shit if wafer take rockets to the second round playoffs
Playoffs that is where superstars r born
if tat shti happend u can exspect rockets giving wafer BIG contract

 

[arthurrrr]

Lakers need a point guard. Farmar is out, Sasha is day to day, Fisher is fucked up,

u can have luther head

 

[arthurrrr]

damn yak wtf
Ticketmaster - Promotions

Almost Free New Jersey Nets Tickets

2 floor seats for the Nets-Bucks game for 5 bucks total.
WTF

 

[arthurrrr]

new kobe commercial

he act like he never got his ankles broken