CaneBrain 97 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 kobe was the scoring leader and #1 on everyone's MVP watch before he broke his finger THIS season...and I figure this was his one last chance to get one.If Wade or Durant has a superlative season, the voters will screw LBJ out of one at some point because it happened to MJ too.Or if Dwight Howard has a season where he averages 15 rebounds and 4 blocks a game or something. They will be looking for the excuse. Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyJoJo 20 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 kobe was the scoring leader and #1 on everyone's MVP watch before he broke his finger THIS season...You must live in LA.Lebron was player of the month every month this year until March when he missed some games. Link to post Share on other sites
Vatche 0 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 You must live in LA.Lebron was player of the month every month this year until March when he missed some games.heh, born and raised/lived in LA my whole life :Pthat doesnt change the fact that kobe was #1 on the MVP watch before he broke his finger :)lebrons had a hell of a year, and i'm not saying kobe wouldve won mvp if he didn't break his finger...i was jsut using that tid bit to say that i dont think he's on the downside of his career...hopefully he gets healthy this summer and he will show the world that he's no where near the downside of his career...he still has 5 years at a high level IMOEDIT...How much am I going to have to transfer to your Stars account to get you to stop talking like BS...I'm about to puke all over my monitor. Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyJoJo 20 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 he still has 5 years at a high level IMOEDIT...How much am I going to have to transfer to your Stars account to get you to stop talking like BS...I'm about to puke all over my monitor. I think he will still play at a high level, but not at his usual high level, which is what he would need to do to be better than Lebron, who is still on the way up.I'm not anti-Kobe; I love Kobe.MVP Odds as of December 18, 2009Carmelo was the favorite, followed by Lebron, then Kobe/Howard.You bet a lot on sports, right? Can you look up MVP odds as of certain dates on other sites? Link to post Share on other sites
keith crime 8 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Bill Simmons had some stat before the year started about guards and how they usually start to crash once they hit the number of games that Kobe's played - he's a warrior but he's got a number of things wrong with him this year - finger, back, kneeThis whole playing for the USA team is so stupid - I'm not willing to trade one good NBA year to win even the olympics - playing 110 games a year and then playing all summer is just stupid Link to post Share on other sites
CaneBrain 97 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 This whole playing for the USA team is so stupid - I'm not willing to trade one good NBA year to win even the olympics - playing 110 games a year and then playing all summer is just stupidit's worth it if you love America. Link to post Share on other sites
Vatche 0 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 I think he will still play at a high level, but not at his usual high level, which is what he would need to do to be better than Lebron, who is still on the way up.I'm not anti-Kobe; I love Kobe.MVP Odds as of December 18, 2009Carmelo was the favorite, followed by Lebron, then Kobe/Howard.You bet a lot on sports, right? Can you look up MVP odds as of certain dates on other sites? i havent come across a site that has that kind of info, that would be sweet...on the site i use(theGreek), Lebron opened at +285 and kobe at +300 if i'm remembering corectly, and carmelo was around +500...theGreek only had this bet up for a few weeks, then they took it away...i highly doubt carmelo opened up as the favorite on that site mentioned in the article you linked....the article is written in December...kobe and carmelo came out of the gates fast, so maybe a denver fan or a random gambler started betting on carmelo on that site... with futures like this, all it takes is one degerate idiot to drive down the price drasticlly...so i wouldnt take that +175 price on melo too seriously.example...brazil opened at +550 to win the world cup on theGreek...this bet has a 500$ max per day unless the price changes(for the moment)...so i bet 500 at +550 on brazil, refresh price changed to +500, then bet another 500 at +500, refresh and price changed to +450, bet another 500 at +450 refresh and price dropped to +350...this was months ago and the price is still +350 on theGreek, but Brazil is still +500 on the other sites... Link to post Share on other sites
Vatche 0 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Bill Simmons had some stat before the year started about guards and how they usually start to crash once they hit the number of games that Kobe's played - he's a warrior but he's got a number of things wrong with him this year - finger, back, kneeThis whole playing for the USA team is so stupid - I'm not willing to trade one good NBA year to win even the olympics - playing 110 games a year and then playing all summer is just stupidlook, i hate BS with a passion...but i have to admit, he is very entertaining...even tho i hate what he has to say most of the time, i take the abuse and read/listen to most of his shit...as far as credibility goes tho, he has Zero...im not trying to hate, but the guy says some stupid things sometimes...so his stats/formulas, observations or whatever else he comes up with doesnt mean anything to me. Link to post Share on other sites
keith crime 8 Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 look, i hate BS with a passion...but i have to admit, he is very entertaining...even tho i hate what he has to say most of the time, i take the abuse and read/listen to most of his shit...as far as credibility goes tho, he has Zero...im not trying to hate, but the guy says some stupid things sometimes...so his stats/formulas, observations or whatever else he comes up with doesnt mean anything to me.i think he's sketchy on other sports but he's pretty good on basketball Link to post Share on other sites
Vatche 0 Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 i think he's sketchy on other sports but he's pretty good on basketballthis is the same guy that said no team had a chance to beat your cavs last year...:)and now he's tweeting about how ORL at 8 to 1 is a "sucker bet"...thats a GREAT GREAT GREAT price...realisticly, its either going to be lakers, cavs or magic this year, how can he call 8 to 1 a sucker bet...magic were 6 to 1 to beat the cavs in the ECF last year, he called that a sucker bet too... Link to post Share on other sites
keith crime 8 Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 this is the same guy that said no team had a chance to beat your cavs last year...:)and now he's tweeting about how ORL at 8 to 1 is a "sucker bet"...thats a GREAT GREAT GREAT price...realisticly, its either going to be lakers, cavs or magic this year, how can he call 8 to 1 a sucker bet...magic were 6 to 1 to beat the cavs in the ECF last year, he called that a sucker bet too...that doesn't sound very smart this year - but i'd have to read it - didn't see it Link to post Share on other sites
Poppy_Hillis 11 Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Kobe was right there with Lebron and having his best statistical season of his career before he broke his finger/injured his arthritic knee. I'm really worried that his knee is not anywhere close to healthy right now. Fortunately, if Phoenix gets through to the WCF, they don't need him to carry them in the first round or the conf finals.I think they're capable of losing to any team in the West, including OKC. If Bynum can't be a factor on the defensive end yet, this series will be a barnbarner. And this is where Artest is now going to earn his P&G...Durant ->Melo Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyJoJo 20 Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Edit: Nevermind, see Cane's playoff thread. Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyJoJo 20 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 For vatche:BILL SIMMONS' MVP BALLOT1. LeBron James2. Kevin Durant3. Dwight Howard4. Steve Nash5. Dwyane Wade6. Kobe Bryant7. Deron Williams8. Dirk Nowitzki9. Carmelo Anthony10. Greg Oden's Cell Phone Camera Link to post Share on other sites
Vatche 0 Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 lol, at least he has him over greg oden's cell phone camera Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyJoJo 20 Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 lol, at least he has him over greg oden's cell phone cameraDwight Howard's MVP Ballot1. Kevin Durant2. Amare Stoudemire3. Lebron James Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyJoJo 20 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 I can't even imagine what would happen to the sports media world if this was game 7 of the NBA finals. Link to post Share on other sites
babylondonks 5 Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 wow that is out of control Link to post Share on other sites
CaneBrain 97 Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 If Heyward from Butler hits that half court shot against Duke, that is the rough equivalent right?pretty sick. Link to post Share on other sites
Poppy_Hillis 11 Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 It's too bad the Bucks don't have Bogut. I just can't get excited about them without him. Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,323 Posted April 30, 2010 Author Share Posted April 30, 2010 http://blogs.thescore.com/tbj/2010/04/30/t...dorsement-deal/ Link to post Share on other sites
babylondonks 5 Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Terrible late-game play from the Thunder. Link to post Share on other sites
bigkg 0 Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Paul Pierce is killing the Celtics. Link to post Share on other sites
babylondonks 5 Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Terrible late-game play from the Celtics.FMP Link to post Share on other sites
keith crime 8 Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 if anyone sees the points that all the mvp candidates got somewhere could you post a link here? Link to post Share on other sites
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