Hey I got some random thoughts to tell everbody about,I'm postin them all here, I don't have time to search for all these subjects so I'm gonna put it all out there on here.Ok here it goes........Ok what the heck is Pavel Podkolzine thinking, he's a projected 4-7 pick,and will definitely not slip past the 10 pick,now i Know nobody wants to go to Toronto,but what is this guy thinking (he could demand a trade like Francis did if he's avoiding halacious Canada),he's young and he's on most gm's wish list right now,he could get hurt,or his pituitary disorder could end his career,so he may be commiting career suicide here,he will never do better than the 4 pick so i hope he's not waitin to try and be number 1 next season. Moving on.......... Man I hope Grant Hill's career isn't over,he is truly made of Glass,i love the guy,but his ankles are dust,they are more broken than someone Hot Sauce has crossed up on a mixtape,the guy has had 4 surgeries,and this will be the 4th season he will not have been healthy in in a roll.I hope the NBA grants Orlando the right to have "his" money under the salary cap,so TMac can get some help finally,and avoid becoming another KG,another superstar with no help,very little cap,and can't avoid a 1st round exit each year. Moving On........ Why doesn't Rick Carlisle have a job?He was the coach of the year the year before last.And college coaches like the ones Toronto is hiring are stupid enough to go with a college coach (when college coaches rarely ever work in the NBA by the way),when they are in need of a coach to motivate the often over rated Vince Carter,lol,they mightve been better off with Lenny Wilkens.Remember its Rick Carlisle that got a mediocre group of guys to the Eastern Conference finals at best, they guy is solely responsible for Ben Wallace great great play,he made Ben believe in himslef,and become the superstart that he truly is,the Wizards many coaches could never do that,Doc Rivers couldn't do that.And the Sixers are stupid enough to promote the assistant coach,lol,oh well that could work but its gonna be a stretch.The wizards made a good move in getting Eddie Jordan,a crime that the guy hasn't had a head coaching job until now,Eddie is a great part of the success that the Nets have had as well,he's a defensive genius.The clippers are doing the right thing by closing in on Dunleavy,he is a coach who really brings experience without being a coach who the players can't relate too AKA Mike Fratello,thank god no one has given Fratello a job,man I hope he stays retired,players hate him and he isn't that great a coach anyway,he's partly responsible for goldenstate's horrible years not too long ago just holding them back.But hey if the Hornets are stupid enough to give the worse coach of all time a job (Tim Floyd) and fire Paul Silas (who will help make Lebron James a great Player and the Cavs a good team in the next 5 years),then truly anything can happen.But please ask Mr.Shinn the owner of the Hornets,how is Tim Floyd (who killed the bulls and was absolutely horrible)an upgrade over Paul Silas (who took his mediocre team into the playoffs 4 straight years without any actual Superstars on the team,and dealing with the death of Bobby Phils),please explain. Moving On.......... Lol the Bobcats?Come on,that is so copying off the Panthers?By the way there are no exotic cat family creatures in the Carolinas.Lol but oh well,plus orange as a color,come on just because the Knicks can pull it off doesn't mean u can. Ok Last Subject..... Please God don't let Michael Jordan buy the Milwaukee Bucks,they are a bad franchise,they got rid of Ray Allen,a young superstar who can shoot and is motivated,who has done his best to get the Bucks to the playoffs.And their coach is the over rated George Karl,who pisses off his players,he is a bad coach period,no one wants to play for him(I don't care what Gary Payton says he will still always hate his guts even if he does play for him)The relationship will never work.They have players like Tim Thomas and Anthony Mason who bitch about playing time.And Gary Payton will most likely leave through Free Agency.And on top of that they have a bad arena,team name,logo,and colors.Advice to MJ,you do not need this,stear clear of this ship wreck,buy the sixers or somewhere as far away from Washington and Phila as you can,buy Chicago if you can,just stay clear of that area,MJ if you wanna win just forgot about that place,plus Milwaukee has never really been A Prime Place for BBall,the fans just really aren't interested in Milwaukee sports.Ask the Bucks fans,hell ask the Milwaukee Brewers fans, ALL 3 OF THEM (The Selig Family who are the owners) Oh on a sidenote....... Finally Kobe is goin to Nike a move that should have been made years ago,and KG is stupid to wanna leave And 1 for adidas,adidas can't sell shoes,ask Kobe,ask Duncan,ask anyone with an Adidas deal.Oh well I guess And1's employees should clean out their desks,their company is done.First they lose the biggest name they had Sprewell (well actually not the biggest but what got them on the map)and then they lose KG, Starbury can not keep the company in business,neither can Ben,Desmond,or Marion. Those are just my views, of course every one is the right one,if you feel any differently ur just WRONG or a moron.
a lot of good comments, i wish you would have posted it somewhere else like the NBA forum. maybe an admin can move it there later. 1. Eddie Jordan used to coach the Kings 2. Toronto didn't want to spend money on a headcoach so Rick Carlise was not on their radar, big mistake. Also I think Carlise is going to wait to see if better opportunities open up. For example Mo Cheeks leaving Portland or Byron Scott leaving the Nets or Phil Jackson leaving the Lakers. <font color="blue">split and moved by Shapecity</font>
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting "The Great One":</div><div class="quote_post">Oh on a sidenote....... Finally Kobe is goin to Nike a move that should have been made years ago,and KG is stupid to wanna leave And 1 for adidas,adidas can't sell shoes,ask Kobe,ask Duncan,ask anyone with an Adidas deal.Oh well I guess And1's employees should clean out their desks,their company is done.First they lose the biggest name they had Sprewell (well actually not the biggest but what got them on the map)and then they lose KG, Starbury can not keep the company in business,neither can Ben,Desmond,or Marion. Those are just my views, of course every one is the right one,if you feel any differently ur just WRONG or a moron. </div> how bout we ask Tracy McGrady? Duncan couldnt sell shoes with Nike either, most post players cant sell shoes (ex. shaq) they are not as exciting to most people, especially since Duncan is all fundamentals. KG shoulda stayed with Nike they were making him the coolest shoes, KG is leaving And1 b/c his shoes didnt sell there, seriously i have never seen a person with the last shoe And1 put out for KG, but And1 is still gonna be fine, the whole streetball scene is as popular as ever. i could go on more but its late and im tired, i think i just proved u WRONG
Lol This Guy Is A Know-Nothing Idiot Lol You Want War huh?Ok. Hey listen to this man,do u honestly believe T-Mac would make more money at Adidas than Nike,if u do ur a freakin retard with no dough in ur pockets.People love Nike shoes, people don't really care for adidas,lol,even Lebron can see that and they gave him free s*** all though high school,adidas shoes all look the same,aka bye bye Kobe,every shoe Adidas has ever made has looked just like any other shoe they have made (even if u compared their soccer cleats to their NBA shoes they look oh so similar).Nike will always be a bball company and know what they are doin for the most part,they are a bigger company,and have more people who know what they are doin there.Lol Nike was makin ok shoes for KG,problem was it was the same one each time but very minorly changed,aka design barely tweaked or color changed.And 1 and the street scene are gettin big please,if they are so big,that would mean they are makin paper,so why would KG leave if he's makin paper,to go to Adidas where there will prolly be about the same or less.Why would Spree leave buddy?Tell me that,u don't know anything,Now Speakin of provin people wrong,lets talk about that u fake ass wanna be baller,who just wants to post messages prolly cause he can't ball in real life,lol,whatever tho.
You have a lot of thoughts, but can you actually put thoughts down so people can understand what you are trying to say?
Lol Thanks for the Advice Hyprocrite Sunsfan1357 Lol whats the matter u can't understand that Sunsfan?Are u special or something?Are beyond special?You ride the shortbus to school?Here do i need to S-P-E-L-L- it out or go slower? Lol this hypocrite gonna come at me,gonna try to speak in code or some s***,with a riddle.Riddle me this,riddle me that,man this guy thinks he's the riddler or somethin from batman, and gonna try to impress me with some word play.Please don't waste my time makin me read that garbage. Youre not clever, don't get involved in stuff that doesn't concern you,next time if u gotta problem just say it and don't try to impress everbody in here. Sunsfan next time grown folks are talkin just keep your mouth shut.
I dont think my friend above (yes the one that talks all the trash) realizes that... <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">To think for yourself you must question authority and learn how to put yourself in a state of vulnerable, open-mindedness; chaotic, confused, vulnerability to inform yourself. </div> ... is his quote and not some riddle to him... what an idiot...
I don't need ur help there purehoops Lol no s*** purehoops,thanks for the help on that,i guess im a lil slow (lol), don't be fooled by the report card with them A's and B's and things. I realize it was a quote, but it was a dumb one,he tried to put it all together and sound smart, and really came off lookin stupid,kinda like u did with that recent post,and i don't need u callin my friend there either man,next time u got somethin to say, say it in private,if u wanna take it to the board,let me know next time,its been fun,and if u wanna keep it goin thats fine too,get at me.
even if it wasn't my sig, how can you mistake that for a riddle? It resembles nothing close to a riddle.
Re: Lol This Guy Is A Know-Nothing Idiot <div class="quote_poster">Quoting "The Great One":</div><div class="quote_post">Lol You Want War huh?Ok. Hey listen to this man,do u honestly believe T-Mac would make more money at Adidas than Nike,if u do ur a freakin retard with no dough in ur pockets.People love Nike shoes, people don't really care for adidas,lol,even Lebron can see that and they gave him free s*** all though high school,adidas shoes all look the same,aka bye bye Kobe,every shoe Adidas has ever made has looked just like any other shoe they have made (even if u compared their soccer cleats to their NBA shoes they look oh so similar).Nike will always be a bball company and know what they are doin for the most part,they are a bigger company,and have more people who know what they are doin there.Lol Nike was makin ok shoes for KG,problem was it was the same one each time but very minorly changed,aka design barely tweaked or color changed.And 1 and the street scene are gettin big please,if they are so big,that would mean they are makin paper,so why would KG leave if he's makin paper,to go to Adidas where there will prolly be about the same or less.Why would Spree leave buddy?Tell me that,u don't know anything,Now Speakin of provin people wrong,lets talk about that u fake ass wanna be baller,who just wants to post messages prolly cause he can't ball in real life,lol,whatever tho.</div> your pulling ish out of thin air, i never said that TMAC wouldnt sell more stuff for Nike i just said that TMac was doing a good job selling his shoes at Adidas. i also never said that Adidas is a better company for basketball then Nike, i prefer Nike gear myself. No dough in my pockets?? check what shoes i just got, there is a pic in my sig, they are only $160 in U.S. dollars. the streetball side of And1 is going fine, not a lot of people bought KG's or Spree's And1 shoes and that is probably why they left, but for the other shoes they put out that are cheaper and more for street they seem to sell really well, plus there Tour is huge. im a fake ass wanna be baller that posts messages cuz i cant ball in real life, well whatever im not even gonna get into that but just remember you are posting messages too
Yeah, actually And 1 shoes do sell pretty well, just not the KGs. I don't think I have seen 1 person with them. The Tour, and mixtapes and everything is really bringing in good money for them. Ticket prices went way up.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting "lost_elephant":</div><div class="quote_post">maybe hes hoping houston will tank the next year and he can play power foward next to yao ming.</div> lmao, then when shawn bradley becomes a fa than ming could be sf(since he can shoot better than the other 2)
Lol ok time to clear the air Come on Duke boy, we all know what u were implyin,pullin stuff out the air?lol,ur right u didn't come out and say anything,don't know why,maybe u were scared or unsure of urself,anyways...If it wasn't for Sprewell And1 wouldve never existed or made it to the mainstream, Sprewell was the poster boy that got them to the big leauges,with his bad boy image The mixtape scene and stuff is fine that's all good,but i'm talkin athletes representing them,it's fine that they are gonna use "street ballers" to help move stuff mostly just mixtape videos and tour tickets,but it's only gonna move shorts and a couple of t-shirts on the side,no one says "I saw the guy who crossed another guy up on the mixtape wear those,so i gotta get them".People only want shoes that are rocked by popular athletes AKA MJ and Lebron James and so on.lol,u think ur right tho,u think u won't miss KG or Spree or other major athletes if they left,lol,u think u can do better or something,man id love to see u bankrupt a bball company.Lol,u think u impress me cause u got a pair of $160 Nikes,man i prolly bought more pairs of J's in a couple of months,than u have bought shoes ur whole life,but i'm not braggin im just respondin.Lol and u think ur clever or atleast tryin to be since u think im postin just like u cause i can't can't ball just like u,think again. LOL AND SUNS FAN U STILL RUNNIN UR MOUTH?LOL i know its not an ACTUAL riddle slow guy, so u can get off that one, ur were just tryin to come off as smart and didn't,oh well,it doesn't matter ur a phoenix fan (not a knock on Phoenix by the way), or atleast claim to be, prolly don't even live out there, or if u do,the Phoenix heat is startin to make u delirious,so I doubt u really understood any of this anyway.Later,it's been fun.
Yeah goduke those shoes are expensive... the great one, spree basically barely had a part for and 1 selling of their shoes... and 1 has been around since '96, spree signed with them way after they released their new shoes...
Re: Lol ok time to clear the air <div class="quote_poster">Quoting "The Great One":</div><div class="quote_post"> The mixtape scene and stuff is fine that's all good,but i'm talkin athletes representing them,it's fine that they are gonna use "street ballers" to help move stuff mostly just mixtape videos and tour tickets,but it's only gonna move shorts and a couple of t-shirts on the side,no one says "I saw the guy who crossed another guy up on the mixtape wear those,so i gotta get them".People only want shoes that are rocked by popular athletes AKA MJ and Lebron James and so on.</div> not exactly. And1 sponsors the whole tour thing for a reason- advertisement, and it does work. getting Skip his own shoe is helping them too
I hear what ur sa I know And 1 is doin the street thing big,and it is helpin to a degree, but anytime u are tryin to be the best (and compete with Nike and RBK no matter if they say they are or are not, they are tryin to compete) they could use some actual NBA stars to help move their product. And I am aware that And1 had been around before Spree,but they weren't really mainstream,when they signed Sprewell,they started promotin him so heavily, and that started to create a stir,cause he was a bad boy who had just really been making his comeback and had a lot of controversey therefore publicity surrounding him, so And1 heavily took advantage of his bad boy image,and capitalized on it with the American Dream commercials that ran during the Knicks Playoff run.Once Spree was signed and promoted they became a "legit contender" for Nike and Rbk in the basketball apparell market,and Spree helped move everything And1 had its name on,because he brought the legitimacy the company and all companies need when starting out.
Re: I hear what ur sa <div class="quote_poster">Quoting "The Great One":</div><div class="quote_post">I know And 1 is doin the street thing big,and it is helpin to a degree, but anytime u are tryin to be the best (and compete with Nike and RBK no matter if they say they are or are not, they are tryin to compete) they could use some actual NBA stars to help move their product. And I am aware that And1 had been around before Spree,but they weren't really mainstream,when they signed Sprewell,they started promotin him so heavily, and that started to create a stir,cause he was a bad boy who had just really been making his comeback and had a lot of controversey therefore publicity surrounding him, so And1 heavily took advantage of his bad boy image,and capitalized on it with the American Dream commercials that ran during the Knicks Playoff run.Once Spree was signed and promoted they became a "legit contender" for Nike and Rbk in the basketball apparell market,and Spree helped move everything And1 had its name on,because he brought the legitimacy the company and all companies need when starting out.</div> ... Streetball and NBA are totally different markets and the NBA market is bigger... thus And1 would need a KG or Spree to keeps its NBA market value... most of you can not say you heard or even wore And1 before Spree signed with them...
I can because I followed the street scene, the streetball, the mixtapes, Skip, and all them. The funny thing now is that Spree is wearing Dada shoes, hahaha, how low can he get.
