Links: NBA Finals Game Four Live Notes
The Spurs are your 2006-2007 NBA Champions.
Game Four! No clouds in my stones, either. Let’s get right to this…
• We’re sitting in wrong seats for the second game in a row. The NBA gave us two seats in completely different sections, so Sam and I are occupying seats reserved for SI for Kids.
• Pregame we saw Taylor Hicks walking around out on the floor and remembered that he was supposed to sing the National Anthem. I approached him and introduced myself, and told him we’d met before, when he and his band (The Soul Patrol) performed at my cousin’s wedding reception in Alabama a few years ago, way before American Idol. I couldn’t remember the city the wedding had been in, but he immediately remembered it and said he sang at that wedding the night before he tried out for American Idol. I think it was probably my inspired dancing at the reception that led to his win.
• While watching the Spurs warm up, Spurs assistant coach Chip Engelland approached me and introduced himself to tell me how much he likes SLAM. He’s a subscriber, he told me, and he likes how we mix old school stories with stuff on the up-and-coming kids. He also likes the Kicks section, he said. I offered to put him on the comp list so he could get the mag free, but he said he didn’t mind paying for it. He’s totally my new favorite assistant coach on the Spurs staff.
Chip is probably best known for his work rebuilding Tony Parker’s jumper a few years ago. I asked him what exactly he did with Tony, and he began talking about working on Tony’s balance. I’d overheard him talking to the media the other day about working on slowing down Tony’s release, so I said, “It also looks like he’s really slowed down his release.” Engelland looked shocked and said, “That’s really amazing that you noticed that!” I didn’t tell him I cheated.
• I’m wearing the same Nike Dunks I’ve been wearing the entire series, afraid to break the luck. NBA.com’s John Schumann reports he didn’t have time to do his customary pre-game shave. I’m furious with John for potentially screwing the Spurs up. I’m ready to go home.
• The game starts with the Cavs screwing up the opening jump. But they get a miss from Tim Duncan and then Drew Gooden drives and scores. Could this be the game Drew finally breaks out?
• Pavlovic hits a three, which is great for the Cavs. Then Tony hits the same runner in the lane that he practiced 1,000 times pregame.
• Bron nails a jumper. The Cavs are shooting 75 percent from the floor. 7-4, Cleveland leads. The crowd is rocking.
• Duncan misses his first two free throws, and the terrifically named Fabricio Oberto picks up a foul. The Spurs get the ball back and TP free throw makes it 7-5. Then Boobie nips a three to make it 10-5. Cleveland’s 2-for-2 on threes out of the gate. By the way, we saw Fabricio Oberto at the Caribou Coffee in the Tower Center mall last night. I think from now on he should be required to go by both names.
• Tony drives right to the rim and scores. 10-8. Zzz… misses a hook shot. Next time down Pavlovic bricks a three. They’re really firing them up tonight.
• Bowen and Fabricio Oberto get tangled defending a Bron/Zzz… pick and roll, and Oberto thinks Bowen is going to stick with Zzz…. But Bowen runs over to Bron and points at Zzz…. A horrified Oberto runs over to the open Zzz… just as he sinks the jumper.
• First timeout of the game, 12-8, Cavs lead with 6:14 to go.
• Out of the timeout the Spurs isolate Duncan, who immediately throw the ball away. Someone needs to upload some new software into him or something. Duncan never screws up out of timeouts.
• 5:26 in and the Cavs have 4 team fouls. The Spurs have 1.
• Bowen nails an elbow jumper to make it 12-11, Cavs. Bron responds with a long 2. Boobie bricks a three (he’s back) and Tony goes coast-to-coast in 4 seconds for a reverse layup. Then he nails a long two, then Manu gets a layup and suddenly the Spurs are ahead 17-16 with 3:12 to go. Timeout, Cavs. And you can hear a friggin’ pin drop up in here, up in here.
• Oh, I’m told Eva Longoria is here with Thierry Henry. (If you don’t know, Thierry is a soccer player for Arsenal, one of the second-tier Premiership teams in England.)
• They’ve got some wildly passive aggressive people here running the scoreboard. Every single time LeBron drives and no foul is called, they replay it on the board and slow it way down at the point where there could be any contact.
• Fabricio Oberto! Off a bullet pass from Tony Parker. TP is dominating this game.
• Second foul has been called on Fabricio Oberto. Sisqo Elson has checked in for Fabricio Oberto. So now Fabricio Oberto is on the bench.
• LeBron goes baseline around Bowen and Sisqo is too busy drinking an energy shake to come over and help out, so Bron gets an open dunk to put the Cavs ahead. Next time down he has another open dunk but Tony fouls him, and he misses both free throws.
The Spurs get the last shot of the first quarter and Bowen leans into Bron, but no foul is called either way. Bron acts as though he was slashed in the face with a plastic knife by John Daly’s wife.
• Spurs looked really bad in the quarter, sloppy and careless. Duncan has 0 points, the team has 5 turnovers. The Cavs have a little spark and fire going.
• Usher and his new girl are shown on the scoreboard during the Kiss Cam section, and they respond with a lusty liplock. Gross. A minute later they show Terrell Owens on the scoreboard and everyone boos, then he holds up a Cavs t-shirt and the place explodes with cheers.
• The Cavs open the second quarter by turning the ball over.
• Damon Jones checks in and does what he does best: misses a runner. Duncan got two minutes of rest and now he’s back in. Still with no points.
• Donkey Jones nails a three from the corner. 25-21, Cavs, 9:36 to go in the half. The Spurs respond by scoring 5 straight points to go ahead 26-25 with 8:27 to go in the half.
• During a timeout, we see a Transformers commercial on the TV on our press table. Sam watches intently, and when it ends he looks up and says aloud, “Jon Voight is the President in The Transformers movie? Jeez…”
• Out of a timeout, the fans are dead silent so the scoreboard actually says THIS ARENA IS TOO QUIET.
• Joe Forte makes a questionable call from across the court after Duncan makes a move and turns the ball over, giving Duncan two free throws. Duncan makes one of two.
• Jacque Vaughn is guarding Boobie Gibson, but he leaves him and sneaks over in front of Bron and gets crushed by Bron. Offensive foul on Bron. Jacque Vaughn then comes down and finds Manu in a corner wide open for a three. Five point lead, Spurs, with 6:05 to go. Timeout.
• Jacque Vaughn has really been solid this entire series. It nearly makes up for when he was on the Hawks and started that season something like 0-for-32 from the floor.
• Because now I’m actually curious about this, I check with Elias and me told that Vaughn actually began that season TK.
• During the timeout, they play the Ricky Martin World Cup theme song, which seems an odd choice considering Tony and Manu are huge soccer fans and Tony brought Thierry Henry, who plays for the formerly good British team Arsenal, along with him.
• Drew Gooden checks in and shakes Sisqo, then nails a two. Oh, and Bron’s back in, too.
• The Cavs cut it to 32-31 with 3:29 to go. Then Tony Parker nails a three from the corner. The Eric Snow shoots an airball about three feet over the rim and Tony Parker gets a two. 37-31 Spurs, 2:26 to go.
• I miss the next 2:16 because Scoop Jackson came through and we were catching up. (By the way, Scoop says what’s up to everyone.) I come back to my seat and the Spurs are ahead 39-34, so I didn’t miss anything, it seems. Tony Parker has 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting, with 1 assist. Bron has 9 points and a lot of Cavs have scored, but they’re shooting just 37 percent from the floor.
• Come on now. The halftime show is the Red Panda acrobat, the woman who kicks bowls atop her hard while riding a unicycle. The same halftime show they had after Game Two in San Antonio. I wonder if one day a few decades from now, that woman will be telling her grandchildren that she performed at halftime of half of he 2007 NBA Finals games. And when the kids ask what she did, she’ll say, “I rode a unicycle and kicked bowl from my foot to my head.”
• The Cavs begin the second half with a runner by Drew Gooden. The Spurs come down and Duncan gets tagged with a three second violation. He definitely has some wires crossed tonight.
• Tony grabs a loose ball and zig-zags up the floor, drawing a foul call and making the basket. He misses the free throw, but it’s 44-36, Spurs, with 9 minutes to go.
• The Cavs go on a mini-run and cut it to 44-40. Pop takes a timeout with 8:23 to go. If you knew Duncan was going to finish Game Three with 14 points and then have 5 halfway through Game Four, it would seem unlikely that the Spurs would have the lead in either game.
• And even though he only has 5 points, the offense is still going through Duncan every time down the court. He’s getting hockey assists — passing to guys who pass to open guys.
• Tony nails a three from the corner. He’s got 20 points on 8-for-10 shooting. MVP, MVP! If it wasn’t for Tony the Cavs would be winning this one.
• Pavlovic misses a two then picks up a foul. Spurs go up 10 before Drew Gooden sinks a layup, and one. 52-47.
• Next time down LeBron runs the baseline and pops open in the corner. Boobie Gibson stands at the top dribbling the ball, not passing it to Bron, then Gibson gets doubled and he shoots over the double. And misses. Tony Parker comes down and hits a pull-up jumper from the elbow. 56-45 with 2:44 to go. The crowd is mad uneasy.
• Whenever Donyell Marshall checks in, they play the clip from Eminem’s “Let’s Get Down To Business,” where the girls sing “Marshall!”
• Varejao hits two free throws to make it a 9 point game. Duncan responds with a layup.
• LeBron airballs a three, then gets the ball back and Donkey Jones swings it to Boobie, who gets a three. 60-52, Spurs. LeBron steals the heck out of a jump ball before the quarter ends, and the fans disagree loudly by chanting a profanity.
• 60-52, Spurs lead after three. LeBron is 5-for-20 and the Cavs are shooting a measly 32 percent from the floor. The two teams are a combined 8-for-27 from the floor.
• This is Bron’s time. If he wants to keep the Cavs alive, it’s his turn to step it up and take over. Plus the Spurs always seem to snooze in the fourth. If Bron doesn’t take over, we’ve got a brand new dynasty.
• Bron dishes to Donyell Marshall for a deuce. 60-54, Spurs. Horry misses a three. Boobie misses a three. Duncan misses a layup. Bron drives and misses and Donyell Marshall makes the follow. That’s just Ludacris! 60-56, Spurs, with 9:53 to go. Timeout, Spurs. The crowd is rocking during the timeout, and they play Eminem’s “Lose Yourself,” which fuels the crowd.
• Uh-oh, Tony Parker is back in the game….and Bones gets an offensive foul! Then Bowen picks up a foul. Then Marshall drives and is hacked while shooting. He goes to the line: miss, good. 60-57, Spurs.
• Spurs go to a two-man game and end up missing a shot. The Cavs promptly turn it over. They played great D on that play, though. Tony misses a jumper. Bron wets a jumper from the top of the key. 60-59. Everyone’s chanting De-fense! Varejao jumps Duncan for a foul. Tony Parker jacks up an airball.
• LeBron ends up with Oberto guarding him on a switch and he goes straight to the rim for a layup. Spurs miss and Vrejao gets the ball. Bron misses a jumper but Cavs get the board. Boobie gets fouled. On the next play Boobie goes to the rack and get a two over Duncan. 63-60, Cavs. 6:50 to go.
• Spurs get two from Duncan. Donkey Jones misses a three at the shot clock buzzer. Duncan drives and Varejao flops.
•Timeout. 63-62, Cavs lead, 5:50 to go in the game. Cavs are playing with all the energy right now but they can’t seem to build a sizeable lead. Meanwhile, Tony Parker is busy drinking wine and eating stinky cheese, I think.
• Cavs ball. Boobie to Bron. Bron drives and misses a short pull-up.
• Manu drives and collides with Donyell Marshall, drawing the foul and making the shot. He misses the free throw but Duncan tips it in. 66-63, Spurs.
• Bron drives and draws a foul on Bowen. Cleveland’s shooting free throws the rest of the game. Bron misses the first, makes the second. 66-64, Spurs, 5:00 to go.
• Bron gets a steal and throws it up ahead to Varejao, who dunks it to tie the game.
• Manu is ice cold. He just nailed a three in Bron’s face. 69-66, Spurs. 3:58 to go. Spurs get it back and miss a shot but reset the offense. Bron is called for a kicked ball but I don’t think he kicked it — the ball just bounced off his foot. Loose ball on the inbounds and Duncan kind of sinks into the crowd going after it. Spurs keep possession. They miss a shot and retain possession. Duncan drives and dishes to Fabricio Oberto and he gets two and a foul. He makes the shot. Those plays wasted about one minute of game time, and the Spurs hung on. Talk about pounding the rock. (They got away with a push on Varejao on one play, though.)
• OK, so it’s 72-66 with 2:29 to go in the game.
• Duncan steals it from LeBron in the open floor. Crazy. Oberto gets a wide-open layup to make it 74-66.
• Bron! He nails a three to make it a 5 point game with 1:38 to go. The Spurs miss a shot and LeBron knocks the ball out of bounds. He’s done that a few times tonight.
• Spurs ball with 1:17 to go. Manu hits a running hook to push the lead to 7. I think this is over. The Cavs miss a shot and Manu grabs the board. They’re wasting clock. The Cavs are fouling. The SPurs are making free throws. Finley comes in to be on the floor when he finally gets his ring. Manu fouls Donkey Jones with 7.5 left and down six. Damon hits one, two, three. Thee point game. Duncan calls a timeout. 79-76, with only 7.5 to go. Spurs inbound at halfcourt. Manu gets fouled and makes both free throws. 81-76, 7 seconds left. Timeout Cavs. Bron hits a three. 81-79. Manu takes off up the side of the court and gets fouled with 1.9 left. Makes both. Donkey Jones sinks a three to end it 83-82.
• It’s over. 83-82, the San Antonio Spurs are your champs. The Cavs were LeBroomed. Can you say Dynasty?
186 Responses to “Links: NBA Finals Game Four Live Notes”
Jun.14 at 11:53 pm
Yo Momma says:
first
Jun.14 at 11:55 pm
Chukaz says:
1st
Jun.14 at 11:55 pm
Russ Bengtson says:
Worst. Finals. Ever. And when the Cavs needed Boobie the most, he came out flat.
Jun.14 at 11:56 pm
Mike says:
What an upset. The Spurs defy the odds once again.
Jun.14 at 11:56 pm
Chukaz says:
Oh yeah, thats twice in the past 2 games.
Jun.14 at 11:57 pm
Russ Bengtson says:
They should give the MVP to Matt Carroll just to make it interesting.
Jun.14 at 11:58 pm
Mike says:
OMG! I think I saw one of the girls from “Desperate House Wives” hug Tony Parker at the end of the games. I wonder if they are together or dating or something.
Jun.14 at 11:58 pm
Yo Momma says:
Who would have thought outta Fin, Dirk, and Nash. Fin would get the first ring.
Jun.14 at 11:58 pm
truce says:
are they making the cleveland fans stay there? they should all walk out and make them get thier trophy in front of 5 fans
Jun.14 at 11:58 pm
Chukaz says:
Man, is it me or the Spurs don’t seem that interested on the post game celebration.
Jun.14 at 11:59 pm
Chukaz says:
Wait, who was named MVP? I missed it.
Jun.15 at 12:00 am
truce says:
they could’ve got someone other than dan patrick. i hate him.
Jun.15 at 12:00 am
snowman_sg says:
TP is MVP.
Jun.15 at 12:00 am
Russ Bengtson says:
Words cannot describe how much I hate ABC and Eva Longoria right now.
Jun.15 at 12:00 am
rory breaker says:
when did they call tony parkers name in the 4th? oberto is a player.
Jun.15 at 12:00 am
Chukaz says:
Why? TP doesn’t deserve the MVP. Have you heard him trying to rap? If he was in the hood, he’d get shot!
Jun.15 at 12:01 am
snowman_sg says:
By the way Lang, Arsenal is a FIRST tier team.
Jun.15 at 12:03 am
Mike says:
Alright guys, I looked it up on google and that girl that hugged tony is “Eva Longoria”. I’m still not sure about what her connection with Tony Parker is yet. hold on…..
Jun.15 at 12:03 am
Chukaz says:
@rory breaker - I agree with you, Oberto was ballin’.
Jun.15 at 12:04 am
tsmooth says:
tony parker trying to rap has nothing to do with if he should get MVP or not. dude straight up won it off his playing
Jun.15 at 12:05 am
HI! says:
david stern needs to retire and charles barkley needs to take over
Jun.15 at 12:05 am
truce says:
i think a hug from tony was her make a wish foundation wish. she looks like she weighs 40 pounds she must be really sick.
Jun.15 at 12:07 am
tike says:
Def one of the worse Finals ever
Jun.15 at 12:10 am
Chukaz says:
@Mike - Eva gets paid by Tony to do him.
Jun.15 at 12:11 am
DIO says:
TP is getting a divorce… you don’t need any desperate wife once you become Finals MVP…MJ got a divorce….allez les bleus!
Jun.15 at 12:12 am
Joel O's says:
Did anyone else notice this Cavs fan who kept making this obscenely horrible wailing noise, non-stop, on every Spurs possession in the 4th? He should be put down, I swear.
Jun.15 at 12:14 am
Dan says:
Honestly, game 4 was terrible! The ending, when Damon Jones hit that three and the buzzer went, the Spurs celebrated like they won a regular-season game in overtime or something; there was no emotion whatsoever, just some hugs and handshakes. How is that a dynasty?
Jun.15 at 12:15 am
Dan says:
@ Joel: that dorve me up the wall! He/she sounded like a monkey.
Jun.15 at 12:15 am
Joel O's says:
Something that made me laugh: after hitting an open 3 in the game Damon Jones runs back and when he’s on D he’s like, slapping his hands and talking smack like he’s Gary freakin’ Payton or something.
Jun.15 at 12:15 am
Dan says:
sp: drove*
Jun.15 at 12:15 am
gelly says:
that kind of sucked, huh. well, Welcome Spurs dynasty
Jun.15 at 12:17 am
Mike says:
back @ Chukaz- probobly to up his “street cred” or something to sell records, but I don’t know how this works. @ Joel- I heard the the wailing fan. She must have thought she caught the Holy Ghost or something. Throw a blanket on her, and get someone to interpret.
Jun.15 at 12:18 am
patrick says:
only interesting thing about this game was the random wild screamer whenever the spurs had the ball. -things to ponder- 1) should we rename king james to king off-balance long two? 2) why does drew gooden finish like a small guard? 3) when was the last time damon jones made a 3 when it mattered? 4) can anybody, anybody at all, stop tony parker? looking at eva.. 5) why did the cavs have donyell on pick and roll, instead using varejao 25 ft from the hoop? mike brown must think that’s sam perkins out there. 6) gooden clanking baseline jumpers will be my last haunting memory from this series, kinda like charles smith when i was 11. what’s yours?
Jun.15 at 12:20 am
Chukaz says:
Tim Duncan played like crap. The only reason that TP got the MVP was bacause he wanted to get the series over with an cheat on Eva as much as possible before getting married. Manu should’ve been the MVP, but he f*cked up his chances by playing like crap in game 3. The wheaties box has only TD on the cover. Poor TP, but at least he will go home and do Eva all night.
Jun.15 at 12:21 am
Joel O's says:
@Dan: YES that immediately made me start doubly rooting for the Spurs to beat the Cavs ASAP. That guy was just disgusting. Oh and Arsenal may not have been in the title race this year but they are giants who’re retooling, just give Fabregas and the other youngsters another season or two.
Jun.15 at 12:21 am
sixthman6 says:
They cant celebrate like they want to on the Cavs homecourt, thats probably why they didn’t seem overly excited..
Jun.15 at 12:21 am
Mike says:
@Patrick- My haunting memory will be Anderson Varejao taking game three into his own hands and all of cleveland’s post players shooting those dam fade-way shot put throws.
Jun.15 at 12:22 am
andrew says:
thank you damon jones, backdoor cover!
Jun.15 at 12:23 am
Hugo says:
I really thought the Cavs were going to win!!!……………….NO!!!
Jun.15 at 12:23 am
Joel O's says:
And why didn’t the Cavs start fouling the Spurs until it was far too late? They wasted a good 20 seconds standing around, not trapping or fouling, before Mike Brown called the time out. 7 points with 50 seconds left is a fighting chance, considering how bad the both teams were at the line tonight.
Jun.15 at 12:24 am
Vahid Azimi says:
snowman_sg, Arsenal is definitely a second-tier team. It’s not a bad thing…but you can’t put them on the first-tier, along with Man-U and Chelsea.
Jun.15 at 12:25 am
Russ Bengtson says:
Re: Arsenal. That’s just Lang being a hater.
Jun.15 at 12:26 am
Chukaz says:
Does anybody know how many points did the Cavs average? It is a new record for the finals?
Jun.15 at 12:26 am
Joel O's says:
@Patrick: My haunting memory of this series is Carlito Varejao sliding across the floor every time some 6-foot-flat guard brushes against him.
Jun.15 at 12:27 am
nacho says:
TAINTED CHIP!!! robert horry is the mvp for his shot on nash that altered the only series that the spurs couldv’e lost. a bad nab rule changed the course of this lackluster nba playoffs. a playoffs were the players seldom decided what happened on the floor. the other race for 08 is on. go suns!! clain what was rightfully yours!! Bitter suns fan signing off…
Jun.15 at 12:37 am
Chukaz says:
Tony’s got no street cred! LeBron’s forehead is f*ckin’ huge@!!!! It must make up about 3/4 of his head.
@LeBron James - don’t feel bad. Timmy won the championship, but got one more kid than him. That while change over the summer, so enjoy it while you can.
Jun.15 at 12:37 am
Muazam says:
damn it spurs this was da worst finals ever
Jun.15 at 12:43 am
Garrett says:
So. When’s the draft? Blah.
Jun.15 at 12:48 am
rob stewart says:
Shannon Brown got in just like he suggested he would.
Jun.15 at 12:50 am
Sam Snead says:
Arsenal a second-tier team? Very disappointing statement. For some unknown reason I tend to regard your opinion on soccer as a knowledgeable one. So unless told otherwise, I’m concluding that statement was made in jest. Clint Dempsey.
Jun.15 at 12:51 am
Russ Bengtson says:
David Stern speaking French was horrifically bad.
Jun.15 at 12:52 am
Russ Bengtson says:
Is Cleveland on fire yet?
Jun.15 at 12:53 am
Chukaz says:
The Glove is leaning towards retirement. Not that it matters but is more interesting than the NBA Finals. I’m serious, TP ain’t gangsta, ask Omar, he will agree wit me.
Jun.15 at 12:54 am
DIO says:
TP laughs like a nerd….gangsta!
Jun.15 at 12:56 am
Chukaz says:
@Garret - I think the draft is the 28th or the 26th of this month. The draft should be pretty boring as well, we already know who the 1st and 2nd pick will be plus nobody cares about the rest of the draft.
Jun.15 at 12:58 am
Homie says:
Russ, everything about this series was horrifically bad.
Jun.15 at 12:59 am
Co Co says:
The Spurs celebrated like they knew they were going to win the ship since November and they were annoyed as hell that the league made them wait til June to get their trophy.
Jun.15 at 12:59 am
luckyluciano says:
Jesus Lang- Thierry Henry is one of the most brilliant and famous soccer star in the world.. 2nd tier team?
Jun.15 at 1:01 am
Joel O's says:
Umm what’s this about Tony’s street cred? Does an MVP need street cred?
Jun.15 at 1:04 am
Joel O's says:
@Patrick: About Gooden’s soft finishing - that puzzles me too. He finishes and shoots like he’s a foot shorter and white. He needs to learn how to (!) throw it down, big man. THROW IT DOWN.
Jun.15 at 1:07 am
Chukaz says:
@Joel - Hell yeah, son. You can’t be rep the L if you ain’t got no street cred. How is he gonna go to the hood if he ain’t got no street cred. He can’t go to the ATL, LA, NYC, Philly, and some other NBA cities ’cause he’ll get shot.
Jun.15 at 1:14 am
Joel O's says:
Seriously, man. Did MJ have “street cred”? Kobe has none too, neither does Yao or Wade or Nash. Maybe if TP makes some “semi-autobiographical” movie this summer about him growing up playing basketball and rapping in France, while struggling with issues like dealing drugs and getting shot nine times. Maybe he’ll get “street cred” then.
Jun.15 at 1:15 am
Chukaz says:
I’ma talk about wrestling now. If you got to www.wwe.com/shows/vengeance/ you will see that the official wall paper Vengeance, wish is supposed to have the champions of their respective brands, has a guy that ain’t a champ no more (he ain’t in ECW no more). That’s f*cked up. Why is Timmy considered to be born out of the U.S is the Virgin Islands is a territory of the U.S. If the U.S doesn’t want the virgin islands they should just waive them or something, just get rid of the damn place.
Jun.15 at 1:21 am
Chukaz says:
@Joel - MJ had street cred, and so do Kobe and Flash. MJ could probably do 18 models in a night at the same time (it don’t get more gangsta than that). DWade grew up in the hood Chi-town. Kobe is Kobe, he f*cked some chick in Colorado, he’s got a hot wife, and he is Kobe, he get his cred by default. Nash and Yao got no street cred, if they went to the wood the’d get shot.
Jun.15 at 1:23 am
Ken says:
Hey Lang, what dunks were you wearing?
Jun.15 at 1:27 am
Chukaz says:
I’m pretty sure that Larry Bird is more Gangsta than LeBron James. Bron’s got no street cred. Timmy is a G, he got a bunch of street cred. For the next cover of Slam, Timmy should be holding a gun, a blunt and have some hot b*tch like Paris Hilton standing next to him, naked.
Jun.15 at 1:33 am
Joel O's says:
Oh well, at least we have the draft to look forward to now…
Jun.15 at 1:35 am
Chukaz says:
How can I get on the comp list to get the mag for free?
Jun.15 at 1:36 am
JDN41 says:
ive been sitting on my ass watching nba for 6 months now i think i need to be in the shaq challenge
Jun.15 at 1:39 am
Jay says:
I MISS SCOOP JACKSON!!!
Jun.15 at 1:39 am
bert says:
bron should have drove Tony all the way to Evas wedding
Jun.15 at 1:49 am
Bigi says:
I hate the Spurs!…MVP deserved though…Bron needs some help for next season,Drew needs to shave the Ducktail…Go Spurs!!
Jun.15 at 1:54 am
Chukaz says:
@Lang - no, I can’t say dynasty. You happy now?
Jun.15 at 1:57 am
Chukaz says:
@Jay - what the f*ck!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your website ain’t really!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Does anybody know if Jay Z was at any game? Boyonce is way hotter than Eva.
Jun.15 at 2:00 am
Chukaz says:
Hey Lang, do you know if WWE’s Mr. McMahon really died? Was it a publicity stunt? Is he faking his death to go away to some hidden island and take all the Divas and f*ck them all day? Is Torrie Wilson going if McMahon does the island thing? Will the realese it on DVD?
Jun.15 at 2:00 am
Chukaz says:
I meant Beyonce not Boyonce.
Jun.15 at 2:06 am
Chukaz says:
I got idea for the next cover. How ’bout Torrie Wilson naked wearing a white “Spurs 2007 NBA Champions” T-shirt that is 2 sizes too slam. The T-shirt could be wet. That’s hot!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrie_Wilson
Jun.15 at 2:10 am
Jay says:
lol @ chukaz, jus read the URL….the little skit tht TD,TP & Bones did was funny.
Jun.15 at 2:29 am
Bishop says:
Arsenal - 2nd TIER! You are really trying make some brothers mad up in here LANG! The audacity…
Jun.15 at 2:41 am
Nothin_personal says:
You’ d say anything to generate a few comment’s, wouldn’t you Lang. I am not actually a fan of Arsenal, but this is like claiming that the Yankees are “second tier” in MLB. Plus Henry is top-5 striker right now, and a few years back, he was THE BEST PLAYER in the soccer world!
P.s.The Finals are dull. Next year, throw a coin or something to decide the champions.
Jun.15 at 2:43 am
Nothin_personal says:
I meant toss, my English are rusty
Jun.15 at 2:45 am
Mongoose says:
Chukaz has some great ideas for the mag, I think you jumped way too early on Jon Weiner for the intern job. Recall! Suns fans are bitches
Jun.15 at 2:50 am
Sesa says:
It’s funny, I never seen Thierry Henry on-screen, but most of my friends said that they have seen him.
Jun.15 at 2:58 am
Sesa says:
Anyway, y’all know the news about former NBA player Byron Houston? That story is so funy.
Jun.15 at 3:25 am
Chukaz says:
Man, Eric Snow’s J was looking sweet during game 4.
Jun.15 at 3:36 am
Lang Whitaker says:
Ah, I was just messing with you Arse-Anal fans. As a Man Utd supporter, I’m supposed to. Plus I talked to Thierry after the game and we had nothing but love for each other. He loves SLAM, and I appreciate him as an amazing player, too.
Jun.15 at 3:38 am
Dennard says:
Yeah, I heard about Byron Houston, WTF!!!!!
Jun.15 at 3:58 am
Chukaz says:
@Lang - Barcelona is way better than all those other stupid euro teams. Mexican soccer is way cooler than all that euro-crap!
Jun.15 at 4:00 am
daz says:
I got a flashback to the 1995 finals where the press said that The MAGIC will learn from a sweep, for do better the next year… but MJ came back with “23″ number on his back plus pippen and the worm, later Shaq left to LA, Penny got stuck with injuries… and we all know the rest… I just hope LeBron and teh cavs learn… from the history… For the good of the GAME.
Jun.15 at 4:00 am
Brad M says:
patrick - the last time damon jones hit a three that mattered was to win in last years playoffs against wizards. check yo facts and check yo self before making “funny” comments like that
Jun.15 at 4:15 am
Chukaz says:
Damon’s shot wasn’t that big. Wasn’t it like in game 5 or something?
Jun.15 at 4:21 am
Sesa says:
You heard about the SAS parade plan?
Tony Parker’s going to rap.
Brent Barry going to tell his jokes.
Bruce Bowen doing dirty plays.
Tim Duncan is going to do the Robot.
Jun.15 at 4:29 am
Chukaz says:
@Sesa - how much do you wanna bet that Tony Parker will get shot during his performance for his lack of street cred? And I’ve heard his song “balance toi” and you can’t even tell he is rapping. I’m serious, non of those suckers sound like him. When is this happening ’cause I will go to SA a few weeks from now.
Jun.15 at 4:36 am
Sesa says:
@chukaz.
He won’t be shot. People will care less about his rapping. People just wanna see Eva Longoria at the parade, or maybe that Robot Dance.
Jun.15 at 4:58 am
Chukaz says:
@Sesa - Trust me they will care. Nobody want a f*ckin’ gannabe to f*ck Eva, they would rather see a real gangsta like Timmy to do Eva. Tony will get shot. If he survives he will have some street cred.
Jun.15 at 5:00 am
Chukaz says:
@Sesa - Is bones funny at least and is Timmy a good robot dancer?
Jun.15 at 6:39 am
Sesa says:
Hardly, but a bit funnier than Jon. Timmy’s dancing is yet to be seen but I’d wanna see him do the Robot.
Jun.15 at 6:56 am
patrick says:
@Brad M: last year? that’s not bad then, the one-trick pony is good for one trick every 2 years. ..which is better than you can say for donyell marshall. - a buddy of mine made a good point, the SPUR DYNASTY SHould have all basically the championships the lakers didn’t win, except for injury problems (basically giving away the pistons and heat years) … im not a fan but it is what it is -
Jun.15 at 7:44 am
Both Teams Played Hard says:
spurs will repeat. GUARANSHEED
Jun.15 at 8:06 am
MC TyG says:
just so you know, Arsenal is not a second tier team in Premiership but constantly in the top 4. They have been to the Champion’s league final last year and Henry will probably be traded to Barça to replace Eto’o
Jun.15 at 8:21 am
k.o. says:
Hey Lang, can i get on the comp list? i thought it was great that right before the game Yoda, a.k.a Michele Tafoya had this to say: “Tim Duncan is as calm, cool, and collected as i’ve ever seen him” i had to wonder…was he comatose?
Jun.15 at 9:45 am
andrew says:
Arsenal are one of the top soccer teams in the world, let alone the Premiership. A few years ago, they went 49 matches (including one entire season) without losing. Henry has also been in 2 World Cup finals, winning once. He knows a thing or two about being at the top.
Jun.15 at 9:48 am
Max Airington says:
Not a dynasty.
Jun.15 at 10:00 am
DK52 says:
@Chukaz I’m not sure if your a 7 year old who got a hold of your mother’s computer, or just a lonely old man, but mostly everything you post doesn’t even make sense. Your talking about WWE which is a joke, and of course Vince isn’t dead it’s all an act-that’s why the cameras followed him out of the arena. Then your talking about soccer, and in past columns you have talked about getting your own column. So The Spurs are 2007 NBA Champions does naybody really even care?
Jun.15 at 10:11 am
Ben Osborne says:
Lang WISHES Thierry played for his crappy team. I’m still wondering what Jacque Vaughn started that season as, but otherwise, Mr. Whitaker, phenomenal stuff all Finals. Thanks.
Jun.15 at 10:53 am
Tommy Patron says:
@Chukaz-You consider Paris Hilton hot?
Jun.15 at 10:53 am
Ryan Jones says:
Who says Henry plays for a second-tier team? I tought Barca was one of the best clubs in the world….
Jun.15 at 10:55 am
Ryan Jones says:
I’m also pretty sure Chukaz is a 47-year-old performance artist, and all these comments are just part of his next multimedia installment.
Jun.15 at 11:05 am
Vince5 says:
This should be the caption image for next Slam: [url]http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/sp/032607nbatonyparker/im:/070615/ids_photos_sp/r4160378631.jpg[/url]
Jun.15 at 11:08 am
Rudebot says:
Hey Lang, this one’s for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fnr1dcmdZI
Jun.15 at 11:43 am
Mark-Arthur Phillips says:
Man, as much as I hate to say this but the east sucks….. and it may suck for a few more years. We did not get the first or second pick which we really needed to make a dent in the west dominance. The finals sucked too. I hate the spurs because they are so boring to watch.
Jun.15 at 11:49 am
Kadavour says:
so where does Slam go from here?
Jun.15 at 12:00 pm
H to the izzo says:
Chukaz tried to talk about wrestling as a real sport
*loses will to live*
Chukaz I hope your twelve otherwise your really stupid
Jun.15 at 12:38 pm
tsmooth says:
nobodys giving michael finley any love. he finally got a championship
Jun.15 at 12:40 pm
sk says:
Does the nba need 2 change the playoof format or what?????????? They really need to think about it look what the wild-card did for baseball. And did anyone really need to watch this finals(did anyone watch) the outcome was apparant by halftime in game one.
Jun.15 at 12:43 pm
Silky Slim says:
Congrats to the Spurs! Parker deserved the MVP, he played great. I think the Spurs will win two more rings, before Father Time catches up with the team. GINOBILI!!!!!!
Jun.15 at 12:44 pm
sk says:
For everybody’s sake I hope and pray the Cavs never ever ever ever ever make the FINALS again and I do mean again, even when I’m DEAD and gone.
Jun.15 at 12:46 pm
sk says:
again=ever
Jun.15 at 12:48 pm
DK52 says:
@SK those are pretty harsh words, maybe they would have beaten another western team but I doubt it. Does this mean DWade is better than Lebron due to his mastery of the Mavs in the finals last year? The same Mavs team that beat these same Spurs? I know Duncan had a weak ankle but Dallas played well all season.
Jun.15 at 12:51 pm
DK52 says:
Would everyone agree that Detroit would have at least one a few games vs. San Antonio? Rasheed always plays Duncan tough, and it would have went 7 in my opinion. But I just don’t think Flip Saunders has what it takes to make it to the elite status and guide a club to the finals.
Jun.15 at 12:58 pm
Silky Slim says:
The Cavs are gone fishin! They really went fishin after game 1, but now it’s official.
Jun.15 at 12:58 pm
Ron says:
LeBron needs to work on his defense and free throws during the off season. Manu and Parker both were able to blow by him with ease, and he missed way too many free throws and in games where your team ends up losing by 3 and then just 1, well those free throw could have the difference to tip things in your teams favor. Those are glaring weaknesses in King James’ game. Also I have never seen a finals with soooo many missed shots. 2 thirds of the Cavs shots were hard and long, wtf? Lebron should have had 17 assists last night.
Jun.15 at 1:09 pm
JustMe says:
Slam: thanks for the coverage of the playoffs! And thanks to all you other message boarders–cracked me up.
Jun.15 at 1:11 pm
Vince says:
MAN I HATE THE SPURS and manu and parker even more. Maybe its because the spurs are an all-euro team. even duncan is i mean correct me if im wrong but wasnt he born in the virgin islands. back to tht all european thing - i think all europeans flop. seriously. manu is mr.flop himself and then look at who else. varejao is almost as bad. everytime dirk gets striped he throws his arms in the air in desparate as if to say theres no way he would have taken it from me. any thoughts?
Jun.15 at 1:25 pm
cloud strife says:
spurs 4 in 9….what more can i say.A dynasty [haha we all the witness] Lebroommmm
Jun.15 at 1:56 pm
nastruthomas says:
Does anybody find it odd/interesting that eva longoria constantly shows up with well known attractive men to watch her so called fiance play basketball? my girlfriend told me that she cheated with A.C. Slater and got saved by the bell… that makes t.p. a chump in my book
Jun.15 at 2:45 pm
Sheaross says:
Am i the only one that misses the way NBC handled the NBA finals….locker room interviews
Jun.15 at 3:13 pm
sixthman6 says:
whats up with all the hating on TP and eva, hate ABC for trying to boost up ratings, afterall, if she wasnt on a show on ABC we’d rarely see any of her…maybe she shows up with “attractive men” all the time because young actors are usually actors in part b/c of their looks and soccer players tend to be metrosexual so they’re always cleaned up..
Jun.15 at 3:46 pm
Dennard says:
The Spurs aren’t a dynasty yet, but they will be after the capture the elusive repeat next season.
Jun.15 at 3:49 pm
Dennard says:
@Sheaross, NBC’s NBA coverage is 100 times better than ABC’s.
Jun.15 at 4:05 pm
Wiznack says:
NBC did the greatest NBA coverage ever. Nothing will ever top their music (REAL MUSIC) and overall production. Marv Albert should have a lifetime pass to broadcast all future NBA Finals series - PERIOD.
Jun.15 at 4:23 pm
TripleThreat says:
I’m wondering where is Holiday today,or are you under a different name. Anyway, Mailman, can take a look at TD’s ring any time he wants. I’m TD would love to show him, maybe TD can tell him what it is like to be champ.
Jun.15 at 4:32 pm
DK52 says:
NBC was the best at covering games. That music was awesome and their commentators were Bob Costas, Tom Hammond, The Zarr Mike Fratello and sometimes Marv Albert. Now they dissed Marv Albert one of the best ever to call a game, Fratello who should be coaching in this league is on TNT, Tom Hammond disappeared off the face of the earth and Bob Costas is working for HBO. Does anyone remember when Costas and Marv called the All Star game every year? That was awesome as well. Breen is rubbish, Jackson is a goofoff, and Van Gundy is still sour after Boozer destroyed his former Rockets which led to his firing. He should coach Sacramento.
Jun.15 at 4:33 pm
DK52 says:
Okay Okay you guys win Tim Duncan is the best Power Forward not named Karl to ever play the game.
Jun.15 at 4:38 pm
DK52 says:
Next year David Stern is going to move Dallas to the East just in hope to get the matchup he and everyone else wanted this year for the Western Conference Finals. Dallas Vs. San Antonio for the next 6 years. Yippy doo da.
Jun.15 at 4:54 pm
Chukaz says:
@All the haters out there - I’m 16 years old god damn it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Tommy Patron - You’re right, Paris ain’t hot, but she is a b*tch.
@All you stupid a**holes - I know that wrestling ain’t real, put the finals were so f*cking boring that I had to change the subject!!!!
Jun.15 at 4:58 pm
sixthman6 says:
wouldnt it make more sense to go post on a wrestling forum then…
Jun.15 at 5:37 pm
Russ Bengtson says:
I think the Juwan Howard for Mike James trade will really shift the balance of power in the West.
Jun.15 at 6:32 pm
Max Airington says:
I think KG just strangled someone…
Jun.15 at 6:59 pm
Holiday says:
Im right here Triple threat, but it seems that the MVP went to Parker this time huh? Duncan wasn’t even the best player on his team this time around, and that’s if you don’t consider the fact that Phoenix should have been playing Utah in the WCF, and the Spurs still got that game 4 of the WCF handed to them by Steve Javie!
Jun.15 at 7:00 pm
Holiday says:
Of couse now you have something Karl never got! The taste of a NBA champs Jock strap in your mouth! Seems without Parker, Ginobli, Horry, Oberto, Elson, Barry, Finley, and Pops help this year and others before them Duncan’s finger’s might be naked too!
Jun.15 at 7:03 pm
Holiday says:
Straight from the experts! Karl Malone is arguably the greatest power forward of all time. Built more like a tight end than a basketball player, his size and strength made him difficult to defend in the low block, but he also filled the lane on the fast break and shot a deadly medium-range jumper. The two-time MVP finished his career with 36, 928 points second only behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He also attempted more free throws and grabbed more defensive rebounds than any player in NBA history. He was also selected to the 50th Anniversary All-Time Team and won two Olympic gold medals. As a player who consistently delivered on the court, he deserved the nickname of “The Mailman.”
Jun.15 at 8:26 pm
B says:
Finally the Cleveland Cows are sent to the slaughterhouse. 7 of the 8 Western Conference Playoff teams would’ve beaten the Cavs. These Finals were basketball at their fugliest. Check out my blog Lang! http://community.foxsports.com/blogs/Hoffman
Jun.15 at 8:27 pm
B says:
The only reason I blog @ Fox is because you guys haven’t put me on the staff yet. I’ve been down with Slam from day one. Get at me!
Jun.15 at 9:14 pm
sunkist says:
DAT WAS DA MOST BORING FINALS I’VE EVER WITNESSED, im a die hard bball fan, but man dat was so uninteresting i didnt even bother watching the game. despite tony parker crackin peeps ankles, it was boring.
Jun.15 at 9:48 pm
Danny W UK says:
So James ‘Flight’ White ‘plays’ for the Spurs huh? Let me explain, the league MVP (right or wrong) is Dirk Nowitzki, a German, and 2nd place? Steve Nash, a Canadian. So are all the sports writers who voted anti-american? Could be. So the International guys are getting better? In the World Championships, Spain beat Greece in the Final. No USA. In the Olympic Finals? Argentina beat Italy in the Final. No USA. But the best American players didn’t play. Some of the better International players didn’t rep their teams either. So the International game is played differently? Well lets look at the NBA Champions, the San Antonio Spurs. The Finals MVP, a frenchman, Tony Parker. Yeah Timmy’s (Virgin Islands) the man, but the Kid got hot and played good at the right end of the season. Point - Parker, a Frenchman.
2 Guard - Ginobli, an Argentinian.
SF - Bowen, U.S. of A.
PF - Timmy - Virgin Islands.
C - Oberto - Argentinian ( shares his minutes with Elson - Dutchman). and James White? Appeared in 6 games all season, and DNP Coach’s Decision for the entire Playoffs. So what’s my point? Learn your fundamentals kids, good ball movement, defense and a midrange jumper wins both Team AND Individual trophies. Great Dunks and killer crossovers? Well there’s always the And 1 mixtape tour, backing up Grayson Boucher….
Arsenal are holding onto the 1st tier like Damon Jones is holding onto an NBA contract. Barely.
Jun.15 at 9:48 pm
DK52 says:
Yea Holiday tell em like it is.
Jun.15 at 10:10 pm
Russ Bengtson says:
1. If I’m building a team, I take Tim Duncan over Karl Malone every single time and twice on Sundays. He’s the consummate team player and all he cares about is winning. 2. Using James White as an example to cite why American players are falling behind is like me saying hip-hop sucks now and just talking about Mims. There are plenty of fundamentally sound American-born players, too.
Jun.15 at 11:22 pm
sixthman6 says:
@Holiday, that summary was written about 3 yrs ago…check out ESPN’s greatest power forward story written in 05 where TD is #1 and Malone is #2.. voted on by a PANEL of experts and not the intern who gets paid to write player bios on nba.com where you got that info..
Jun.15 at 11:52 pm
John S. says:
i hate this time of the year,no more NBA. by the way the spurs did it again. i hope the cavs learned. can you believe it robert horry 7 rings. and im happy for fin.
Jun.16 at 12:50 am
Chukaz says:
The only reason that Dirk and Nash have been the MVP’s the last 3 seasons is because voters don’t want african-american’s to win the award. They would much rather have a Canadian or a German be the MVP because the white people in America identify more with white people of other country than with black people from their own country. Take that Danny W.
Jun.16 at 12:58 am
Chukaz says:
I’m serious, Darko has a better chance of winning MVP than Kobe.
Jun.16 at 1:05 am
Glen says:
Friggin Spurs. Friggin Robert Horry. Frigger.
Jun.16 at 1:42 am
sk says:
lmao….can somebody tell me what Manu is doing in that pic on the homepage….lmao…
Jun.16 at 3:02 am
Drolfe says:
I had a real big night last night, im very tired and nursing a man sized hangover.. my mind aint right. Amoung other things, i can’t figure out if Chukaz’s comments are supposed to be jokes or if he’s just the most annoying commenter in the history of this website.
Jun.16 at 3:03 am
Drolfe says:
Chukaz, i demand something in the way of an explanation.
Jun.16 at 3:05 am
Chukaz says:
@Drolfe - I’m just annoying. Deal wit it. It ain’t changin’ any time soon.
Jun.16 at 3:22 am
Chukaz says:
I got some trade rumors for any one interested. The Lakers have been talkin’ to the Pacers about O’neal. The Lakers would give up Lamar Odom, the fat kid (Bynum) and the 19th pick in the draft in exchange for J.O and Troy Murphy. The deal hasn’t gone thru ‘cuase the Lakers don’t want to part ways with both Odom and the fat kid. I think they should take it. Are the stupid? The fat kid is a good 2-3 years away from being a dbl-dbl and Odom ain’t active enough on the offensive end. Besides, do they think that Kobe will stick around for 3 more seasons if they keep these guys? Hell no!
Jun.16 at 3:31 am
Chukaz says:
Screamin’ A. Smith said that there is no way that Vince is leaving the Nets and signing with the Knicks. He also said that the Nets are willing to make the financial commitment to Carter (who SCreamin’ A. said didn’t deserve) for him to stay. They again, Vince has a home in Florida and last time I check Orlando is in Florida and are interested in Carter’s services. The bottom line is that if his ex-wife and their girl move to NC they Carter will likely not be interested in Orlando, if she moves to Florida Vince will go to the Magic and if he really doesn’t care anymore (which he stated in outside the lines a few weeks ago) then he will stay in NJ.
Jun.16 at 3:37 am
Drolfe says:
You post too much.
Jun.16 at 3:44 am
Chukaz says:
If Vince does leave NJ to go to Orlando as is expected (Someone within the Magic said that Vince will be inked over the summer as a free agent) the Nets might go after Raw-Lew, or Gerald Wallace. I don’t think that would be a good idea because there ain’t to f*ckin’ way they’re getting Lewis and Gerald Wallace is overrated (come on, he plays for the BETcats and couldn’t get any burn when he played with the kings before they sucked). Desmond Mason, who the owner and general manager of the Hornets do not plan to keep, could be a solid option. He would not make as much money and he could give you good production (if they keep JKidd). Mason said that he would be interested in going back to the Bucks. Why would he want to go to Milwaukee is beyond anybody’s imagination.
Jun.16 at 3:48 am
Chukaz says:
@Drolfe - Do you think I care?
Anyways, I think J.O going to L.A is more probable than getting KG because the Pacers are in another conference. They wouldn’t have to face J.O and Kobe (if they ever make the playoffs agian)
Jun.16 at 4:05 am
Chukaz says:
Man, I can’t believe that KG was cool with the Juwan Howard trade. Are you f*cking kidding me? McHale actually asked Kevin if he was cool with the trade before it went down. KG, you will never be a good GM! You already f*cked up your rep as GM and you ain’t retired yet. Come on son, that Howard is your homie doesn’t matter ’cause he ain’t got no game! The only way a Howard trade would be a good idea is if it was for Dwite Howard! WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOU!?!?!?!?
Jun.16 at 4:17 am
Chukaz says:
Let’s talk about the Heat now. GP is contemplating retirement and J-Will has one year left in his deal. The Heat’s got the 20th pick of the draft. If I was them, I would go after Dominic James (from the same school as DWade). He is more of an undersized 2, but who cares. DWade and James can share the ball handleing duties. This would give Miami another scorer. The Heat are also interested in Ron Artest (please no), Raw-Lew, and Bibby. They ain’t getting Bibby or Raw-Lew, and I think Ronny is a good posibility. Wouldn’t it be funny if Bibby ran J-Will out of town like when J-Will was in Sac-town? Shaq and Zo are getting older, so how ’bout that McRoberts kid? Naa, he’s a Dukie. It just wouldn’t work out.
Jun.16 at 4:23 am
Chukaz says:
Did anybody hear about Thomas telling the NY Post that the Knick are one star away from being a championship contender? Someone pimp slap that man! And while you are at it, remind him that in order to win a championship you must first make the playoffs. Forget about the pimp slap (or not) and just kick him out of New York. He probably doesn’t go to the hood ’cause if he did he would be death by now.
Jun.16 at 4:30 am
Chukaz says:
There is a rumor out there that Steve Francis ir returning to Houston. That will happen if Thomas is willing to buy out the remainder of Fancis’ contract. That would have happened last season if Van Gundy wasn’t the coach of the rockets, but now that Adelman’s in H-Town and will probably play a more uptempo game, Stevie Franchise is ready to return. Now, the only problem is that Yao will never touch the ball agian, unless is on a defensive rebound.
Jun.16 at 7:50 am
H to the izzo says:
Oh yeah he’ll be death alright.Chukaz your comments about the MVP must one of the more stupid comments I’ve ever heard even from you.How do you explain every other black MVP that went before that?
Slam:There must be some spamming rules
Jun.16 at 7:57 am
DJ Pierrot says:
25, 3 rings, 2 ASG, Finals MVP, Eva and … he’s FRENCH ! He’s God on earth ! NO ! Wait ! He made a LP ! He f***d up ! Allez l’OM ! Anelka > Henry !
Jun.16 at 9:03 am
Kene says:
…chukaz is f@#king up the vibe we’ve come to love at slamonline.com…something needs to be done.
Jun.16 at 2:32 pm
sixthman6 says:
i’ve always said school should go year round, summer vacation leaves kids with too much time on their hands…. and a lot of these rumors are weeks (if not months) old..
Jun.16 at 8:06 pm
Mongoose says:
JO to the lakers will be a terrible trade, but I guess if they have to keep Kobe happy then it is worth it for them. They will not be a better team though
Jun.16 at 8:20 pm
Mongoose says:
Damn, I bet UNDER on 35 posts for Chuckaz
Jun.16 at 10:02 pm
Domo says:
WHY DIDN’T YOU LAZY BUM WRITERS POST MY COMMENT? OH I NO BECAUSE I BRAGGED HOW GOOD THE SPURS WERE AND YA’LL ARE JUST SOME SORE LOSERS HAH HAH WIPES
Jun.17 at 2:12 am
Pais says:
“second-tier Premiership team”…? excuse me?
Jun.17 at 4:33 am
Chukaz says:
@Mongoose - You are wrong, son. I’m pretty close to hit the 40 posts mark. Man, is that like a record or something?
Jun.17 at 4:34 am
Kobe Bryant says:
“Have you guys seen this? Wow, Kobe can’t be that stupid. www.thekobevideo.com http://youtube.com/watch?v=6kt9DBMMwCM www.myspace.com/thekobevideo Unbelievable.”
Jun.17 at 6:47 am
Boing Dynasty says:
Something.
Jun.17 at 9:21 pm
Dan Schoedel says:
I kinda like it. I also liked the Cavs, but, we all knew they couldn’t stand up to the Spurs. My son is mad from this. Well, there’s always next year.
Jun.17 at 9:42 pm
Holiday says:
All these Experts take Duncan over Malone….. They also picked the Suns or Mavs to win the chip this year, and the majority picked the Mav’s that got bounced outta the first round! Neither made it to the WCF, and I know none of them thought the Jazz would make the playoffs! Yeah real good Expertese guys!
Jun.18 at 2:19 am
Boing Dynasty says:
Count the rings, Holiday.
Jun.18 at 2:43 am
Holiday says:
Hey I respect the Spurs, well mainly just Duncan, Parker, Horry, and Pop! but still that team is alot better than the Jazz had but still Stockton and Malone kept that franchise going, without them the Jazz would be somewere else or gone completely! and nobody had a work ethic like those two! If that era of Jazz played now in a time were most player’s really just care about money they would be raking in the ring’s! players and team’s aren’t as hard working and passionate about the game like teams from the ’90s and back farther were, except the Spurs and the Warrior and Jazz seem to be now too!
Jun.18 at 9:29 am
Chukaz SUCKS says:
Damn, chukaz.. you must be the most ignorant mentally challenged 16 year-old i’ve ever experienced.. WOW
Jun.18 at 4:36 pm
Mongoose says:
@Chuckaz
Yes, I bet under 35 posts, so therefore I lost, that was the joke….you are mentally challenged
Jun.18 at 11:11 pm
Clayton J says:
It was LeBron vs. Spurs and the spurs were better
Jun.20 at 8:07 am
Graeme says:
C’mon Lang - Arsenal are an English team, not British. Otherwise it would be the British Premier League rather than the English Premier League.
Jul.11 at 9:32 pm
Dynasty! says:
LAST!