I don’t brag about it or ever even think about it. But I had always thought that wasn’t part of this franchise. Now I see it could be.

That’s a pretty lame justification for claiming a team’s 30-year-old title when it was in a different city and the existing team having a moderate-at-best connection to the championship team. Just saying. I’m glad you feel better about claiming it now because you already supposedly did but felt bad. Wonder why.

Here’s an excerpt:

“Here’s the giant red flag with drafting Thabeet: 9.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.4 blocks. Those are Thabeet’s stats when he played against potential first round big men in Dejuan Blair and Greg Monroe (2010 Draft now) and second round-to-undrafted big men in Josh Heytvelt (mid second round) and Goran Suton (late second round/undrafted).

When Thabeet doesn’t play against a legitimate big man, he posts numbers of 13.6 points, 10.8 rebounds and 4.2 blocks. That’s a significant drop in points (3.8), rebounds (4.4) and even blocks (.8). Those numbers basically sum up my greatest fear with Thabeet: Any time he comes up against someone anywhere near his size and strength, he gets bodied and dominated. And guess what, that’s all he’ll see in the NBA.”

So basically, when you look at it, the fear is that Thabeet is just a great shotblocker…and his competitive numbers support that analysis if you look at more than just one game, a la, his entire career.

daniel :
‘Rowdy celebrations in Los Angeles after Lakers win championship’
http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=4427

“Hundreds celebrated in the streets outside Staples Center after the Los Angeles Lakers’ NBA title win Sunday night, with some revelers damaging police cruisers, throwing rocks and bottles at officers and setting bonfires in the street, authorities said. About 25 people were arrested, most part of a rowdy crowd that split off on to surrounding streets after police declared the gathering an unlawful assembly, officer Karen Rayner said. Several police cruisers were damaged and reinforcement officers were called in from throughout the city to help disperse the crowd, Rayner said. Aerial television footage showed people jumping on a police car, rocking vehicles attempting to pass through the crowd, setting small trees on fire and throwing fireworks and flares set up by police. No injuries were reported. A gas station was looted and several cars, buses and a news van were vandalized, police said.”

That is nauseating. What a disgrace.

it seems this is the norm for championship celebrations nowadays … the Phillies world series win was an exact replica … when i saw that people were flipping cars & throwing bottles, i decided to stay home …

i guess people are in desperate need to show destructive & lawless behavior & they are just looking for a reason.

Wilson :
@cody white
Wow, what a thorough argument… This horse is dead and buried. Thabeet is a MAJOR risk at best and his defense is mediocre against relative talent (see the Blair beat down). NEXT!!!!

that was ONE game against blair … he had a double double with 5 blocks in the next matchup! … & blair’s team was pretty good too!
you’re gonna measure a player based on his worst game of the season?
while at the same time measuring prospects based on workouts in an empty gym with no defenders!?…

excellent points, Crow. That’s why I am not high on the majority of players. It’s usually hype over substance.

For the Gortat believers you might not want to hear this. Seattle had two swings in the late 2nd round on 2005 before Gortat was drafted (he didn’t come over right away) 57th. They used 48 on Gelabale (not bad) and 55 on Lawrence Roberts and sold him to Jerry West and the Griz. Amir Johnson was 56. Not bad normally but in retrospect a mistake.

Presti and Spurs took Mahinmi at 28. David Lee went 30th. Even highly regarded insiders make odd decisions, in retrospect or even at the time.