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I actually don't think Shaq will do much come playoff time. He's just a big body they'll use to soak up fouls on guys like Dwight, and to stop people driving to the rim. You can't keep him on the floor in a late-game situation because they'll just foul him. but it is a luxury having him...

i love the fact Ginobili is on that list. he's really the only one on that list that could claim to have never been THE MAN on his team. you could argue he's the third bannana, behind TD and TP. Ginobili, for me, is the most underrated star of the last decade. He won the Spurs the 2005 Finals...

absolutely. really love this kid. so much versatility for his size, has shooting range, and a real competitive streak. such a promising future for the Kings. kinda wish they were my team. felt gutted for them when they lost. but kobe is kobe. and watch the replay closely, Kobe doesn't push...

finished the book a few days ago. had enough interesting content to keep me entertained considering how long it is. and I also learnt a lot about some of the older players and the ABA. but its typical Simmons. so if you're annoyed by some of his traits then that will be magnified by 100 in this...

So let me see if I understand this... Because LBJ is such a great guy, and gets along with his teammates, and makes them better, he is immune to taking criticism from disappearing down the stretch in a huge series-deciding game? Is that what you're saying? And he must really get along with his...

You are wrong my friend. I would argue that based on the first round, the Mavs were the best performing team in the West (and look at their form over the last 10 games of the season... very ominous). The Nuggs put away the 7th seeded Hornets who were already falling apart. The Mavs were 6th...

I seem to recall a Lakers v Suns series in 2006, in which the Lakers were 7th and the Suns 2nd in the conference. Kobe was phenomenal in that series and the Lakers somehow stretched it to 7 games, and ultimately lost. That Suns team was title-worthy and should have beaten the Lakers in 4 or 5...

I still think the Mavs could have won the Denver series last playoffs if they weren't shafted by the refs with that no-call on Melo. They were playing awesome ball and completely destroyed the Spurs in the first round like they were nothing. I love the Mavs. On paper they've got everything you...

I'm not really arguing with you guys. I agree Lebron needs help, and that he has an average supporting cast. and I also think he's the best player in the league at carrying his team, better than Kobe. But I'd like to know what you said about the Cavs-Magic series before it started. I'm...

You mean when he went 8-20 in Game 6 against Orlando, shot 2-8 from downtown, and made one basket in the entire last quarter? The game when Dwight stood up and lead his team to victory? Because that is how I'll remember that series. Dwight being a monster in the game that had to be won, and...

Big Z was an All-Star a few years back, alongside Lebron. So yes, Lebron has played with 2. You can pull the "crappy supporting cast" card with Lebron, but the fact is you don't win 65-odd games with a crappy supporting cast (which is what Cleveland did last year). They had a...

the man HAS to be an All-Star this season. look what happened to the Bucks when he was out.

I am constantly amazed at how unselfish Lebron is when he has the tools to dominate individually on a level never before seen. Despite being on some seriously crappy teams, he has never truly abondaned the team-game for the benefit of showcasing the extremes of his own talents (i.e. Kobe circa...

Yeah i've been using International League Pass the last couple of seasons and its great. You need a fast internet connection, especially if you sign up for the Premium version (which gives you HD as well as standard def). I'm on an old Telstra cable connection, which is shared by the rest of the...

and now you won't be able to afford a decent back-up PG :) i'd say a tad overpriced, but i really like Rondo, and if the Celtics were my team i wouldn't be pissed at paying that amount. he was carrying you guys for most of the playoffs last season. and he will probably get better too.

i love Hubie Brown. only because i laugh directly at him most of the time. love his sequence that begins with "you're talking about a guy...". says it about 20 times every broadcast. i would say he's the Malcolm Blight equivalent of the NBA. he's gone completely senile. agree with mdc, for me...

everyone might find this useful. the full ESPN and One HD NBA schedule for the season, as well as a breakdown of games per team. http://www.nbamate.com/2009/10/29/the-australian-2009-2010-nba-tv-schedule/

Thanks a lot for the replies guys, and thanks to the people who emailed me. Love the idea of team-specific stuff. I'm thinking of a doing a profile on each team written by an Aussie fan, with a bunch of questions around why you follow the team, how you follow them, etc. Will keep you posted...

Hi all. I'm a fairly infrequent poster here, but have been a member for a little while. I run a blog called NBAMate which is an NBA blog with an Aussie twist. I'm posting here because I'm looking for help. I started this blog a few years back as a hobby, because I like the NBA and I liked...

Rodney Stuckey is my man to watch. teased us last year with about 1-2 months of sublime form, then went disappearing amongst the whole Iverson fiasco. with AI gone i'm hoping he can get settled into a starting spot and get back to showing why he's the best player on that Detroit team.

I second this. Great book that will make you think about basketball in ways you never thought possible. The FreeDarko blog is entertaining, its certainly on another level. But its not always the easiest to read. As for ESPN Insider, I use it and find it worthwhile. Now that I've had it for 3-4...

Extremely sad to see Fev go, but the Lions are my second favorite club and have been for several years, and I'm very happy he went there. I would love to see him have a long and established career with the Lions, so that when he retires you can say he was a "Brisbane great" just like we will...

I have the exact same question. Could the trade somehow be rejected/reversed? Could Brisbane argue they were trading without necessary disclosure of information, or something like that?

do we really want pavlich? obviously he's a great player, but he turned 28 this year. so it puts us back in the same premiership window. everything we said about Hendo extending our window goes out the door...or window

cheered more for Fev than any other Carlton player in my life. will miss him greatly. i will never forget that 8 goal game against the Bombers in our greatest comeback. when the bombers were up by 48 points, my Essendon mate messages me from the MCC bar saying the game was over and that he was...

I could not agree more. Can you imagine what Sticks would have done as Captain on Brownlow night, if he saw Fev like that? Fev thinks he can get away with this shit because he encounters little resistance from his peers, or at least resistance in a form he can't relate to (i.e. using logic and...

You can be rest assured that Ratten and the club will be emphasizing to Bradshaw that we do not want him to carry our forward line the way Fev did, and that Carlton wants to move towards a much more balanced attack, and that we don't care how many goals he kicks. This HAS to be the message...

Lets be realistic. Best case scenario for Carlton was to get a first-round pick with the hope of developing a future KPF. That did NOT happen. Next best case, in my opinion, was to get a decent forward who could plug the hole for at least a couple of years, while we try to develop our existing...

sometimes you can take positives out of losing, but not from a game like this. to lose when you're up by 5 goals in the last quarter is unforgivable. terrible way to end the season.

couldn't agree more. we need to set the tone physically in this game. and those players will help us do that.