tsk!tsk!..para sa Newbie na masyadong malakas ang dating, ingat ka poh..andito kami to make friends, and it seems like that's not you're purpose..baka di ka magtagal dito..the list of members reacting to you is growing..careful dude..you can post you opinion, we are not prohibiting you to do that..pero hinay hinay lang..

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NBA's Arenas: 'I think I'm more popular in RP than in US'
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MANILA, Philippines - National Basketball Association star Gilbert Arenas drew huge crowds wherever he went at the start of his four-day visit dubbed the Adidas Agent Zero Tour 2008.

In his arrival presscon Saturday at the packed The Conservatory of the Peninsula Manila in Makati City, Arenas exhorted young basketball players to believe in themselves to achieve their dreams.

“My junior high-school coach told me to believe in yourself. When all things fail, it’s just you and your dream. You always gotta believe in yourself," said Arenas amid cheers from the crowd.

“I think I am more popular here than in the US," added the 26-year-old Washington Wizards’ ace guard.
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i think Agent 0 is enjoying his visit here in Manila.

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Wow, ano na namang kaguluhan 'to? Natulog lang ako sandali may giyera na naman dito.

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saya pala dito sa nba thread hehe... eksayted na ko para sa clippers next season... brand saka davis... go clippers!

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ang init na ng usapan dito ah malayo layo pa next season at madami pang player na malilipat at siguradong maganda ang next season dahil madaming nagpapalakas na team pero Boston padin ako.

jlr8083 said:
ang init na ng usapan dito ah malayo layo pa next season at madami pang player na malilipat at siguradong maganda ang next season dahil madaming nagpapalakas na team pero Boston padin ako.

sus naging boston fan ka lang yata kasi nagchampion sila eh... wahehe peace

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tambay said:

jlr8083 said:
ang init na ng usapan dito ah malayo layo pa next season at madami pang player na malilipat at siguradong maganda ang next season dahil madaming nagpapalakas na team pero Boston padin ako.

sus naging boston fan ka lang yata kasi nagchampion sila eh... wahehe peace

di naman pre naging boston fan ako dahil ray allen fan talaga ako

LOL Cat would like to clarify that yours truly is NOT a clone. ^_^

MaverickFan said:
Especially the Bobcats and Jazz fan, lol. What are you thinking Dudez? Both team sucks. lol

LOL Cat thinks that your grammar is horrible. ^_^

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to mavs fan.. i think you are getting the ire of everyone in this thread... are you really a mavs fan or are you dirk's bitch?

you are practically insulting everyone's team here except for your dirk... did dirk ever gave you a championship ring?

and here is a great achievement for your mavs -

The Mavericks became only the third team in NBA history (the first since 1977) to lose in the Finals after taking a 2–0 lead. In Game 3, the Mavs held a 13-point lead with under seven minutes remaining but were outscored 22–7 in the momentum-changing 98–96 defeat. The Heat's performance in the last seven minutes represented the team's greatest postseason comeback in team history.[3] - source

cool ayt?

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My World

Pinatulan niyo pa kasi eh, obvious naman na KSP lang 'yung tao.

Unless he says something sensible and smart, that's the time I'm going to respond to his posts. He has yet to say something that makes sense and is worthy of a feedback. Walang wala eh, he just came here to start sh*t. Buti sana kung Spurs fan o Laker fan, at least may ipagmamayabang talaga 'di ba? Sus, he's not worth our time.

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Jettisoning Marbury is positive step


Here’s a newsflash: Stephon Marbury is a better player than Chris Duhon. Then again, Marbury has been the team’s best point guard since the day he arrived in the ill-fated trade with the Phoenix Suns five years ago. And what has that gotten the Knicks other than a lot of losses and plenty of controversies?

Donnie Walsh and Mike D’Antoni fully understand that Duhon can’t compare to Marbury when it comes to pure talent. But Walsh and D’Antoni also realize that you can’t change the culture at Madison Square Garden without removing the player who has come to symbolizes everything we despise about the Knicks this decade.

Marbury has been the Knicks franchise player for five years and he has done more to harm the franchise in that time than just about any player in club history. It is time to move on. Walsh and D’Antoni know it and deep down I believe that Marbury knows that he needs a change of venue. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if he ends up on Miami or becomes a back-up with San Antonio or Boston.

The uninformed will buy into Marbury’s claim that “this will be my year.” Here’s another newsflash: He’s been saying that for the past five years. Maybe things will be better for Marbury in the 2008-09 season but it just won’t happen in New York.

Walsh and D’Antoni need to rebuild the roster and improve the chemistry in the locker room. Removing Marbury accomplishes both goals. We know, we know. Duhon is no Marbury. And that’s what we like about him already. - New York Daily News

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if Starbury would end up with the Spurs or the Celtics as a backup, then what he's claiming to be this year as his could finally come true. he really has no place in NY.

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wenong said:
Donnie Walsh and Mike D’Antoni fully understand that Duhon can’t compare to Marbury when it comes to pure talent. But Walsh and D’Antoni also realize that you can’t change the culture at Madison Square Garden without removing the player who has come to symbolizes everything we despise about the Knicks this decade.

The last part just made me chuckle.

Stephon Marbury - "a symbol of everything that people despise about the Knicks this decade."

That's a classic.

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The Point of Guarded Patience

Another day has passed and another potential point guard target apparently has come off the board for the Miami Heat.

This time it was serviceable ex-Bull Chris Duhon, who reportedly agreed to a two-year deal with the New York Knicks. The same kind of deal the Heat is dead set on offering. Which leaves in question just how much interest Miami ever really had in Duhon.

Duhon's deal came a day after another stopgap option, Tyronn Lue, removed the Heat from the list of teams he's considering, which is now down to Phoenix, Dallas and Boston.

Lue's comments came a day after Sacramento's restricted free agent Beno Udrih pledged to re-sign with the Kings, which came a day after similarly restricted Jose Calderon said he's sticking with the Raptors.

All of this window-shopping - only to watch other patrons swoop in and scoop up point guards as if they were on a clearance rack - could only mean one thing for the Heat: Team president Pat Riley and general manager Randy Pfund must be up to something big. I mean huge.

That's as in trade. Or sign-and-trade. Only that could explain why the Heat has bypassed - or has allowed itself to be bypassed by - several economical point guard options when everyone in the NBA knows it is the team's biggest position need.

Anthony_johnson Sure, there are still some uncommitted free agent prospects out there who would fit the Heat's requirement to come cheap and on a short-term basis. By now, you know those names. Keyon Dooling, Carlos Arroyo, Anthony Johnson, Flip Murray, Sebastian Telfair and the like.

No offense to anyone in that group. But who among them would provide significantly more to the Heat than the current options on the roster? Has either Dooling or Arroyo proved to be anymore productive than Banks might be if given similar playing time?

Would the Heat be any better off with Telfair than it would by investing those minutes into the development of promising second-round pick Mario Chalmers, who just might be Rajon Rondo but with a far more effective jumper?

Johnson and Murray might make sense for the Heat because both are veterans who can penetrate and pass but aren't necessarily consistent shooters. Can't blame the Heat for not jumping out of the gate to sign prospects who probably would still be available when NFL training camps are in full swing.

Which brings me back to my point: Don't confuse this inactivity from the Heat for, well, inactivity.

Riley, Randy and crew just might be biding their time. Maybe Stephon Marbury shakes free from New Jamaal_tinsley York by way of a buyout. That might also be the case for Jamaal Tinsley, who also has worn out his welcome in Indiana. Considering the sizable parting pouch they might land, it's possible both would come even cheaper on the open market than a reduced mid-level rate. Plus, they'd command little more than a one-year commitment.

It's not as if Riley hasn't partaken in similar reclamation projects at the point. Remember Jason Williams? How about Gary Payton? Tim Hardaway ring a bell? If not, might Rod Strickland?

I'm not saying that's Riley's route this time. I'm just saying it might not totally be out of the question. Or totally out of left field. Miami was willing to go there with Steve Francis last year before he chose Houston. And Jalen Rose before that.

Kirk_hinrich My guess is that Riley, Randy and crew have something bigger up their sleeves. That they're waiting on what might happen with Kirk Hinrich in Chicago or Kyle Lowry in Memphis or Andre Miller in Philly or even Monta Ellis in Oakland. As long as Shawn Marion's expiring $17.8 million contract is in play like the last Ace you'd have in the old War card game, there's still the possibility of a major Heat move and makeover.

If Riley and Randy are in midseason form at anything right now, it's misdirection and smoke-screening. A week ago, they had the NBA world thinking Dwyane Wade might be traded and Beasley might be bypassed. We saw just how that all worked out.

So don't mistake this lack of free agent movement from the Heat for inaction by the Heat. The guess here is that it very well might prove to be the very opposite.

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JhOkZ said:

wenong said:
Donnie Walsh and Mike D’Antoni fully understand that Duhon can’t compare to Marbury when it comes to pure talent. But Walsh and D’Antoni also realize that you can’t change the culture at Madison Square Garden without removing the player who has come to symbolizes everything we despise about the Knicks this decade.

The last part just made me chuckle.

Stephon Marbury - "a symbol of everything that people despise about the Knicks this decade."

That's a classic.

that statement caught my attention that's why i posted it here.

anyways, Starbury will be out of NY sooner or later... ano kaya say ni pareng Manu if ever his Spurs would be the next destination for Steph?

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baka pag mapunta sa spurs si marbury, baka agawan naman nya ng eksena si parker..

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