NBA 2008-09 Season

**HD MM** · 02-15-2009 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by SabresRule

We have a new three-point shootout champ.

The most unlikely guy to ever win- Daequan Cook.

The only one of the six competitiots I had never heard of.

He played his college ball at Ohio State and now plays for the Heat, which will make Salsa and HDMM very happy!

Never heard of him?! Daequon was one of the major reasons why the Buckeyes basketball team made it to the Championship game 2 years ago.

He can certainly stroke the 3, can't he?! Wow.

**HD MM** · 02-15-2009 01:16 PM

Originally Posted by SabresRule

Nate Robertson pulls the big upset in the Dunk contest.

Green jersey?!

I'm sure Sandra will be bragging about this for a while,

Last year, Nate jumped over Spud Webb and I thought that was impressive.

Now, this year he jumped over 6'11" Dwight Howard?! Wow.

The green jersey, shoes and ball resembled Kryptonite, which was appropriate as Nate Robinson slayed Superman in the dunk contest.

**HD MM** · 02-15-2009 01:20 PM

Oh, btw, the King has vowed to "save" the dunk contest next year!

As Nate Robinson and Dwight Howard battled it out during of the finals of Saturday's Slam Dunk contest, TNT's Kenny Smith revealed that LeBron James has agreed to participate in the 2010 Slam Dunk contest. Surely he was joking, right? Putting King James on the spot in an effort to shame him into accepting?

Apparently not. Minutes later, James confirmed the news to Cheryl Miller. "Right now I'm preliminarily putting my name in the 2010 contest Saturday night," he said before continuing in the third-person, "LeBron James is saying in 2010, in Dallas Stadium, [preliminarily] he will compete."

This got a bigger ovation from the crowd than anything that's taken place in the Dunk Contest since Michael Jordan's short-shorts were involved in the event.

BTW, anyone else like LeBron's yellow cardigan? Nice ensamble, eh?

**SabresRule** · 02-15-2009 05:32 PM

Gentry in, Porter out for Suns

Suns' Porter likely gone by Monday

Somewhere, Mike D'Antoni is laughing.

**salsadancer7** · 02-15-2009 10:53 PM

Originally Posted by HD MM

Oh, btw, the King has vowed to "save" the dunk contest next year!This got a bigger ovation from the crowd than anything that's taken place in the Dunk Contest since Michael Jordan's short-shorts were involved in the event.

BTW, anyone else like LeBron's yellow cardigan? Nice ensamble, eh?

There is NOTHING that he can do to impress me in the slam duck contest if he is competing against some a guy 1 inch taller than me. I bet Nate can barely palm the ball....!! ANYTHING a guy 5-9 does nullifies to me what a guy 6-8 does when it comes to slam dunking. I LOVE Michael Jordan, but what Spud Web did is TWICE as amazing.....he couldn't even palm the ball....!!

**salsadancer7** · 02-15-2009 10:54 PM

Originally Posted by SabresRule

Gentry in, Porter out for Suns

Suns' Porter likely gone by Monday

Somewhere, Mike D'Antoni is laughing.

No...he is still coaching the Knicks....

IF he was coaching the Cavs, Celtics or the Magic....yes....he would be LHAO.....

**SabresRule** · 02-15-2009 11:28 PM

No...he is still coaching the Knicks

I was referring to the way he was unfairly pushed out of Phoenix.

I felt that getting rid of D'Antoni was a bad decision by the Suns.

Sure, his push-it-up style of offense didn't translate to a title, but think about how those teams were doing compared to this year's.

Phoenix does not have the same chemistry they had under D'Antoni.

**HD MM** · 02-16-2009 07:15 AM

Originally Posted by salsadancer7

There is NOTHING that he can do to impress me in the slam duck contest if he is competing against some a guy 1 inch taller than me. I bet Nate can barely palm the ball....!! ANYTHING a guy 5-9 does nullifies to me what a guy 6-8 does when it comes to slam dunking. I LOVE Michael Jordan, but what Spud Web did is TWICE as amazing.....he couldn't even palm the ball....!!

Yes, but with LeBron committing to next years dunk contest, maybe this will influence other bigger names to join him. Either way, it's good for the game.

**salsadancer7** · 02-16-2009 07:22 AM

Originally Posted by HD MM

Yes, but with LeBron committing to next years dunk contest, maybe this will influence other bigger names to join him. Either way, it's good for the game.

The NBA All-Star weekend has become boring to me....like ALL other All-Star weekends, to be honest with you.

And besides, a good dunk is ALWAYS best when some is actually trying to block it.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxG6F8qKsoQ]YouTube - Michael Jordan's famous dunk on Patrick Ewing[/ame]

now THAT is a dunk!

**HD MM** · 02-16-2009 07:29 AM

Originally Posted by SabresRule

I was referring to the way he was unfairly pushed out of Phoenix.

I felt that getting rid of D'Antoni was a bad decision by the Suns.

Sure, his push-it-up style of offense didn't translate to a title, but think about how those teams were doing compared to this year's.

Phoenix does not have the same chemistry they had under D'Antoni.

Actually, a local PD Sports writer, Brian Windhorst just recently wrote on the miserable state of the Phoenix Suns. The following is a paraphrasing of his thoughts.....

Their were A LOT of bad decisions made in the past few years, all of them by Suns owner Robert Sarver. Actually it's quite sad. There was a time not too long ago when the Suns were leading what many considering a renaissance in the NBA. Now they are a mess. The fact that most of it was self-inflicted makes it even worse.

Rumors are still swirling that they want to trade/get rid of their youngest and most talented player in Amar'e Stoudemire, yet keep their two oldest and fading stars in Shaq and Steve Nash.

The Suns have been over the cap for the last several seasons. In an effort to avoid having to pay first-round picks over the last several years, Sarver has been selling them. The up-and-coming Rajon Rondo in Boston? That was a Suns pick. The talented rookie Rudy Fernandez in Portland? Another one.

The same year they sold Rondo, they signed Marcus Banks to a five-year, $21 million deal, which turned out to be a disaster.

After signing Nash in a huge coup, Sarver wouldn't approve a contract extension for Joe Johnson when the parties were about $1 million apart per year. Then Johnson had a huge year and became a max player paired with Nash and Stoudemire and Shawn Marion, and they had to let him walk because they couldn't afford him anymore because, again, they were short-sighted.

Then there's the past 12 months. The Suns traded for O'Neal in an effort to be more effective in the playoffs. Then they parted ways with Mike D'Antoni, at his request, and hired a coach in Terry Porter with the intent of bringing a defensive mantra. Then, earlier this year, they traded their best defensive player in Boris Diaw.

The Suns' matching of stars and style used to be the envy of the league. Now, as they slowly deconstruct, all they get is pity.