The MIA Heat Show Thread

[DaKCMan AP]

LA will be dethroned. The LAC Lake Show will be dead. So it's time to create a thread to follow the new dynasty.

Going on tour starting this October.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by milkman

You're fighting a losing battle.
Your take on this has no foundation.

You are wrong, Jason.
Just admit it and move on.

Now now, he's a mechanic.

So he clearly knows all about civil litigation and the mechanics of settling a parallel suit.

So much so that he can call me out, afterall, what do I know?

[DJ's left nut]

As an unrelated point, this occured to me this morning - her refusal to cooperate in a criminal matter was pretty much irrelevant at that point. She had provided hours worth of sworn testimony already. If she refuses to cooperate, her testimony would likely be admissible hearsay as it would be the sworn testimony of an unavailable witness. Remember - this is "State v. Bryant" so ultimately, her wishes are immaterial. Her prior testimony would have still gotten in whether she wanted it to or not.

The problem wasn't that she 'wouldn't cooperate', the problem was that everytime she opened her mouth, something different came out. If her testimony had been uniform or corroborated, the DA would've absolutely continued forward with that case because they simply didn't need her anymore. They had her testimony.

So when the Judge issued an opinion slamming the DA for continuing forward with the case, the Prosecutors pulled the plug and got the hell out. They knew that had a lousy case and they needed to dump the blame ASAP. Afterall, prosecutors are still elected officials.

Her cooperation was no longer relevant at that point in the investigation. You run into some Confrontation Clause/6th Amendment issues, but she could have been brought in under subpoena by Kobe's lawyers for any cross-examination (thus removing any option she may have had in the matter).

But again - I'm sure SAUTO knew this already.

Afterall, he's a mechanic.

[dirk digler]

Interesting development it looks like Shaq is negotiating with the Celtics and the contract is almost done.

[DaKCMan AP]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

Interesting development it looks like Shaq is negotiating with the Celtics and the contract is almost done.

Oldest team evah.

[Param]

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

Oldest team evah.

Pretty much. Perkins is out until at least February. Celtics are making a two year run now with geezers.

[DJ's left nut]

Well, at least he'll finally find a team that fits his skills at this point in his career.

Shaq kept going to teams that seemed built specifically to make him look bad. WTF was he going to do in Cleveland other than occupy the space that LeBron needed? PHX? Lord was that a joke.

In Boston he can actually play a pretty significant role cleaning up after Rondo (offensive rebounding is critical for those guys since their PG can't really shoot). They don't run on offense and their defense doesn't require mobile big men.

It's a good situation for him. We'll see if he has anything left.

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Well, at least he'll finally find a team that fits his skills at this point in his career.

Shaq kept going to teams that seemed built specifically to make him look bad. WTF was he going to do in Cleveland other than occupy the space that LeBron needed? PHX? Lord was that a joke.

In Boston he can actually play a pretty significant role cleaning up after Rondo (offensive rebounding is critical for those guys since their PG can't really shoot). They don't run on offense and their defense doesn't require mobile big men.

It's a good situation for him. We'll see if he has anything left.

Hey now don't bag on my boy Rondo. Hopefully he is shooting 1000 jumpshots and FT's a day

The Celtics maybe a little old but they may have one of the best front courts in the NBA with Shaq, Jermaine O'Neal, Big Baby, Perkins, and KG. That is a pretty formidable group.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

Hey now don't bag on my boy Rondo. Hopefully he is shooting 1000 jumpshots and FT's a day

The Celtics maybe a little old but they may have one of the best front courts in the NBA with Shaq, Jermaine O'Neal, Big Baby, Perkins, and KG. That is a pretty formidable group.

Think Rajon is out shooting J's in the lobby of a Vegas hotel somewhere?

Yeah, me neither.

I dislike the Celtics fans more than the team (no offense ). But I've had enough of Boston citizens in general, so it's probably a function of Celtics fans being Massholes more than anything.

The Celtics, as a group (asshole drama queen Beakers excluded) are a pretty likeable bunch of guys. Davis looks like a mongoloid reerun baby, but I liked him at LSU. Garnett's act is tired, but I like the grizzled vets. Allen's been one of my favorites since Uconn. Rondo's turned himself into a great player, Perk is a gamer. Shaq just gets a little bitter from time to time, but I still think he's a genuine human being and a decent dude. Rivers is a class act and a great coach that got cornholed at Orlando and I'm glad to see him do well.

Paul Pierce can hook himself up to an antifreeze I.V. and die screaming in a flaming AIDS tree.

But the rest of those guys are cool.

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Think Rajon is out shooting J's in the lobby of a Vegas hotel somewhere?

Yeah, me neither.

I dislike the Celtics fans more than the team (no offense ). But I've had enough of Boston citizens in general, so it's probably a function of Celtics fans being Massholes more than anything.

The Celtics, as a group (asshole drama queen Beakers excluded) are a pretty likeable bunch of guys. Davis looks like a mongoloid reerun baby, but I liked him at LSU. Garnett's act is tired, but I like the grizzled vets. Allen's been one of my favorites since Uconn. Rondo's turned himself into a great player, Perk is a gamer. Shaq just gets a little bitter from time to time, but I still think he's a genuine human being and a decent dude. Rivers is a class act and a great coach that got cornholed at Orlando and I'm glad to see him do well.

Paul Pierce can hook himself up to an antifreeze I.V. and die screaming in a flaming AIDS tree.

But the rest of those guys are cool.

Actually Rondo is on the US National Team though the reports I hear he isn't all that interested and engaged. I am kind of surprised he made the team.

He needs to be shooting jumpers and FT's because there was no doubt by Game 7 they were laying off of him and daring him to shoot.

No offense taken I really don't have a team I root for players more than anything.

I am definitely excited about this upcoming NBA season the East is going to be fun to watch.

[DaKCMan AP]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Davis looks like a mongoloid reerun baby, but I liked him at LSU.

I bet you did

[dirk digler]

Just to stir the pot a little

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.c...re-serious.php

And you wonder where Laker fans get the reputation as being idiots and fools...

About 20 parents got into a fight at a Victorville, Calif., kindergarten graduation event, according to the Victorville Valley Daily Press. An old-west style saloon fight at a kindergarten graduation -- some kids really start life behind the 8 ball thanks to their parents.

What would spark parents to fight in front of five-year-olds?

"This all started because of a Facebook comment between this other woman and my grandmother about the Lakers," said Queiona Burt, 31, one of the women arrested following a brawl that broke out at a recent Puesta del Sol Elementary School kindergarten graduation. "But I want to apologize to the school and the community and say this is not what I'm about. I was trying to defend myself."

So to recap: Facebook comments about the Lakers lead to a fight at a kindergarten graduation where two people are arrested and police are investigating.

Honestly, 90 percent of Lakers fans are sane. They are fans like fans of every other team, except they get to brag a lot more because the team wins a lot.

But that other 10 percent, the ones that clog message boards and come after you if you dare to say Kobe can't walk on water -- those people are certifiable. Or arrestable, as the case may be. They are the ones that give the Lakers their Internet reputations. They are the ones that start fights at a kindergarten graduation.

They are the ones even a former Laker blogger will not try to defend. Or wish to.

[BIG_DADDY]

Shannon Brown signs 2 year deal with the Lakers


The Lakers and free agent guard Shannon Brown have agreed on a two-year contract worth $4.6 million, Brown's agent, Mark Bartelstein, said Thursday morning.

"Shannon could have made more money somewhere else, but I think he really wanted to play this out with the Lakers," Bartelstein said. "They've won it [all] two years in a row and the chance to win three straight [championships] doesn't come around every day."


Brown is likely the last piece of the Lakers' offseason puzzle. Though the negotiations took longer than expected, he and the team had expressed a desire to work a deal. Brown strongly considered the New York Knicks and New Orleans Hornets. The Lakers also considered free agent guards such as Raja Bell.

Brown had opted out of the second year of his previous deal with the Lakers, which would've paid him $2.15 million next season. He will again have a player option in the second year of this contract.

"It's time to go get number 3," Brown said via text message when asked about the new deal.

Brown averaged career highs in points (8.1), rebounds (2.2) and assists (1.3) last season. His acrobatic dunks and athleticism have made him one of the team's most popular players. Fans staged a grassroots campaign on the Internet to help him earn a spot in the dunk contest at the All Star Game.

His production and minutes fell off a bit in the playoffs however, as he averaged 4.9 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.9 assists.

Now that Brown has signed, The Lakers have 12 players under contract. They have begun negotiations with second-round draft picks Devin Ebanks and Derrick Caracter, which would bring their roster to 14, one more than the Lakers carried last year.

[DJ's left nut]

Sasha may want to pack his bags.

If they can find someone to take him off their hands, he's gone. I hear they offered him to Min. with a first round pick for Delonte West and Min. turned them down...only to cut West outright. In other words, Sasha is so bad that the Lakers couldn't give someone their first rounder to take him off their hands. So much for that "Machine" nickname - that smelly Euro's clearly on the fritz.

I could also see them letting Ebanks go now that they've picked up Barnes, but Caracter's definitely going to get signed. He's a perfect rotation forward for them. Put him in the weight room and teach him to rebound.

Now if we could convince Brown to go the Ariza route and spend the entire offseason shooting 3's, that would be great. The team still doesn't have a true perimeter threat (Barnes is a streak shooter and while I like the Blake signing a lot, I don't see him as a guy that defenses will respect enough to stay up on to open the lanes).

[BIG_DADDY]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Sasha may want to pack his bags.

If they can find someone to take him off their hands, he's gone. I hear they offered him to Min. with a first round pick for Delonte West and Min. turned them down...only to cut West outright. In other words, Sasha is so bad that the Lakers couldn't give someone their first rounder to take him off their hands. So much for that "Machine" nickname - that smelly Euro's clearly on the fritz.

I could also see them letting Ebanks go now that they've picked up Barnes, but Caracter's definitely going to get signed. He's a perfect rotation forward for them. Put him in the weight room and teach him to rebound.

Now if we could convince Brown to go the Ariza route and spend the entire offseason shooting 3's, that would be great. The team still doesn't have a true perimeter threat (Barnes is a streak shooter and while I like the Blake signing a lot, I don't see him as a guy that defenses will respect enough to stay up on to open the lanes).

Blake has a high 3 point shooting percentage if I remember correctly.

[BIG_DADDY]

If Sasha can get his stroke back he is worth having around as his D isn't bad. Without the stroke though the guy isn't even an NBA player.