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OneBigBanana

Yup, it turned out that Mark Cuban finally got feed up with Odom's games even he's been stongly supporting him through out the season. After the heated exchange between the two in the locker room. Mavericks decided to shut him Odom down...
Odom ending in Dallas after exchange with Cuban

HighlanderZ

So, it is that time of the year again, and who are the 2012 award-winners? Who would you pick?

CotY: Tom Thibodeau, and Gregg Popovich as a very close second.

DPotY: Tyson Chandler.

MIP: Rajon Rodon. I would've picked Jeremy Lin, but I thought he had played in a little too few games.

MVP: Kevin Durant, and as much as I don't like LeBron James, he deserves to be considered a very close second here. Got to say he has been putting up great numbers pretty much all year.

RotY: Kyrie Irving, really who else is worthy? Ok, maybe D-Will of the T-Wolves?

bbzai5

Gregg Popovich
S.Ibaka (not sure can group him here or not)
Rajon Rodon
LeBron James
dont like the rookies this yr, don't want to put any of them here.lol.

OneBigBanana

COY - Gregg Popovich (He's the best beside Thibodeau and I don't think a coach can win COY back to back).
DPOY - Serge Ibaka (Iblocker).
MIP - Jeremy Lin (Not much about what he did but because of his story).
MVP - LeBron James (Hate to pick him but his stats are just too hard to ignore).
ROY - Kyrie Irving (The only one that I think really made any impact at all from this year's rookie class).

OneBigBanana

Watching tonight's Bulls vs Heat game... These two teams are really scary.
The Bulls is a scary team overall (their bench is scary) and the Heat has two of the scariest players (not much about their bench)...

HighlanderZ

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I love what I saw in that Heat @ Bulls game. Like you said, the Bulls bench is awesome, as they scored 57 pts tonight! Unlike last season, and assuming everyone is healthy by late May, I expect the Bulls would beat the Heat this year!

OneBigBanana

Kobe's been out for 5 games and there are only 5 games left for the regular season.  Man, that's gonna be tough if he is away longer.  I am sure they don't want to rush him back too early but it will be also good if he can use a few games to get his feet wet though...

HighlanderZ

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I am sure Kobe is more or less healed, and the Lakers are just resting him. Does he need a few game to get his timing back? Maybe, but I am more interested to see how his teammates play when he does come back. Right now guys like Pau, Bynum, Barnes and World Peace are playing some GREAT ball without Kobe. Will they sudden play "restricted" when Kobe returns? Or will they somehow gel smoothly? I hope it to be the latter.

OneBigBanana

HighlanderZ 發表於 2012-4-16 08:13
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I am sure Kobe is more or less healed, and the Lakers are just resting him ...

I hope it will be a smooth transittion when Kobe come back too, except when they play my Thunder...  lol...  Just kidding...

HighlanderZ

After sitting out the last 5 games, I am hoping Kobe finally understands he doesn't have to be the first option on offense for the Lakers to be successful. I hope he sees he could actually let Bynum and Barnes do their things early in the game, and that he takes out only when he has to in the 4th. We will see.

bbzai5

i think they play better without bryant. really

HighlanderZ

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I wouldn't say the Lakers play better without Kobe, rather I'd say everyone is now playing the game the right way on both ends. It used to be everyone just stood around and expect Kobe to do his things. Now the ball is always moving around, and guys are more focus especially on the defensive end.

Having said that, today's loss shows we need Kobe back as soon as possible. Against a good team like the Spurs, we cannot count on having just Bynum to score all the points. In fact, I think we would have been a more effective team if Kobe was on the floor to keep their defense honest.

Juwan5

OneBigBanana 發表於 2012-4-13 09:55
COY - Gregg Popovich (He's the best beside Thibodeau and I don't think a coach can win COY back to b ...

I agree with you on most categories, except MVP section. I would like to see Kevin Durant to wins it.

Defensive player of the year: I would like to give either Chandler and/or Ibaka (his nickname is I-Block-Ya).

bbzai5

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i do agree they need kobe but kobe has to distribute the ball more to his teammate rather than just grab the ball by himself all the time.

HighlanderZ

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Exactly, that's the key.

Kobe is a smart guy and I am sure he knows what's going on during these 6 games (4-2) he sat out. I am sure he understands it takes his teammates being involved in the game for the Lakers to be successful. In all, it is up to HIM when he returns, but for that I am confident he will share the ball more.

OneBigBanana

Juwan5 發表於 2012-4-18 12:17
I agree with you on most categories, except MVP section. I would like to see Kevin Durant to wins  ...

Trust me...  I would love to see KD beat out LeBron for the MVP too...

bbzai5

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he has to prove that he is the MVP in the coming 2 games vs spurs
if he fail to, i think james will get MVP of this yr lo..

OneBigBanana

bbzai5 發表於 2012-4-19 03:27
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he has to prove that he is the MVP in the coming 2 games vs spurs  

Agree...
Actually, imo... Stats wise, LeBron is no brainer the MVP for all the time and that's what seems to be the way MVP was picked. So, that's why I think he will take it this year.
But, MVP should be someone that has amoung the best stats and has the most value for his team. LeBron can take half the season off and the Heat will still get into the playoff with high seed. If KD is not playing  much or performwell, OKC might not even make the Playoff...
Oh yeah, and the 6th man of the year is James Harden for sure. (that's the only one on my list that is for sure...)

OneBigBanana

Metta World Peace had been trying to clean up his bad acts and today, the bad Ron Artest showed up and knocked out James Harden out cold on the floor in today's game. What made me even feel worse was, Harden was playing great.
World Peace elbow...

HighlanderZ

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How many games of suspension should he get? IMO, 3 games seems fair. After all, K-Love got 2 games for stomping Scola earlier this season, and personally I don't think World Peace's elbow was much worse then K-Love's stomping, but that's just me. I heard another friend of mine disagreed with me, and he thinks a minimum 5 games is more fair. We will see.