The OFFICIAL 2009-2010 NBA season thread!

[JohnnyLingo]

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Looking good, young man. I'm getting more excited every day. Will Kevin Durant average 30 points per game this season? Will Rajon Rondo put up a triple double every other game like he did vs. Chicago last spring? Can Dwight hit over 60% of his free throws?

[DU Ute]

The NBA is super duper lame.:nana:

[TripletDaddy]

A thread dedicated to the entire NBA season for all teams?

FAIL.

How about "The OFFICIAL SPORTS thread"

[DU Ute]

A thread dedicated to the entire NBA season for all teams?

FAIL.

How about "The OFFICIAL SPORTS thread"

He's obviously trolling you. Don't give in!!!

[TripletDaddy]

He's obviously trolling you. Don't give in!!!

Bonus that he read my post but can't respond!

[DU Ute]

Bonus that he read my post but can't respond!

And thus ends the Official 2009-2010 NBA season thread.

[JohnnyLingo]

And thus ends the Official 2009-2010 NBA season thread.

This thing is going to keep going even if I'm the only one posting stuff.

Give Larry the rock, guys.

From TrueHoop: "On a more positive note, Larry Hughes of the Knicks hit a jump shot with 8:30 remaining to snap his 0-for-18 slump to start the preseason. Hughes finished 1-for-3, upping his accuracy rate to 5 percent in New York's five exhibition games." That's the Big Shot Larry we know and loath.

[Sizzle]

This thing is going to keep going even if I'm the only one posting stuff.

Give Larry the rock, guys.

Please put all New York Knicks news in the Utah Jazz thread. We need to know how sucky they are since the Jazz own their high lotto pick this year.

Thanks.

[JohnnyLingo]

Please put all New York Knicks news in the Utah Jazz thread. We need to know how sucky they are since the Jazz own their high lotto pick this year.

Thanks.

No problem.

[JohnnyLingo]

Count the douchebags in this photo.

[Flystripper]

A thread dedicated to the entire NBA season for all teams?

FAIL.

How about "The OFFICIAL SPORTS thread"

HA!

[New Mexican Disaster]

Count the douchebags in this photo.

7. everyone except Chris Andersen.

[JohnnyLingo]

So apparently Tim Donaghy wrote a book.

But then

Two weeks ago, Blowing the Whistle was ready for printing; 60 Minutes had plans to interview Donaghy in conjunction with the book's publication. Then the NBA came calling. "They came after Random House and threatened a lawsuit," the source says, "and Random House just rolled and decided to not go with it. It's really that simple." To his knowledge, no one at the NBA had actually read the book.

Is Donaghy just lying in order to get back at the NBA? We may never know for sure. People who believe refs manipulate games will see this as evidence supporting their belief, while those who say everything is above water will dismiss the book.

Here are some excerpts:

If Kobe Bryant had two fouls in the first or second quarter and went to the bench, one referee would tell the other two, "Kobe's got two fouls. Let's make sure that if we call a foul on him, it's an obvious foul, because otherwise he's gonna go back to the bench. If he is involved in a play where a foul is called, give the foul to another player."

Similarly, when games got physically rough, we would huddle up and agree to tighten the game up. So we started calling fouls on guys who didn't really matter-"ticky-tack" or "touch" fouls where one player just touched another but didn't really impede his progress. Under regular circumstances these wouldn't be fouls, but after a skirmish we wanted to regain control. We would never call these types of fouls on superstars, just on the average players who didn't have star status. It was important to keep the stars on the floor.

Two weeks before the 2003–04 season ended, Bavetta and I were assigned to officiate a game in Oakland. That afternoon before the tip-off, we were discussing an upcoming game on our schedule. It was the last regular-season game we were scheduled to work, pitting Denver against San Antonio. Denver had lost a game a few weeks prior because of a mistake made by the referees, a loss that could be the difference between them making or missing the playoffs. Bavetta told me Denver needed the win and that it would look bad for the staff and the league if the Nuggets missed the playoffs by one game. There were still a few games left on the schedule before the end of the season, and the standings could potentially change. But on that day in Oakland, Bavetta looked at me and casually stated, "Denver will win if they need the game. That's why I'm on it."

I think there's dirty stuff going on the league, and it's the single biggest detriment to my love of the NBA. Stern's consistent statements that it was only Donaghy don't sound true to me.

[MarkGrace]

Charlotte looks just awful. They scored 59 points tonight and didn't break 20 in any quarter. Just looked at their roster and it is terrible.

[FN Phat]

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Looking good, young man. I'm getting more excited every day. Will Kevin Durant average 30 points per game this season? Will Rajon Rondo put up a triple double every other game like he did vs. Chicago last spring? Can Dwight hit over 60% of his free throws?

Does this qualify for CUFs version of the Sports Illustrated cover jinx?

JLingo jinxed a player he had on his own fantasy basketball team!