***The Official NBA Thread***

[overnite_celebritee]

Here it is!!
The finalists for the 2012 USA Basketball Olympic Mens Team! http://on.nba.com/zpEear

Who makes YOUR final 12???

Eight 2008 Olympic gold medalists, 10 members of the 2010 USA World Championship gold medal winning team, one national team player and one newcomer to the USA Basketball National Team were among the 20 finalists named today for the 2012 U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team by USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo. The official 12-man U.S. Olympic team roster will be announced later this year.

Named as a finalist for the 2012 USA team were: LaMarcus Aldridge (Portland Trail Blazers); Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks); Chauncey Billups (Los Angeles Clippers); Chris Bosh (Miami Heat); Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers); Tyson Chandler (New York Knicks); Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder); Rudy Gay (Memphis Grizzlies); Eric Gordon (New Orleans Hornets); Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers); Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic); Andre Iguodala (Philadelphia 76ers); LeBron James (Miami Heat); Kevin Love (Minnesota Timberwolves); Lamar Odom (Dallas Mavericks); Chris Paul (Los Angeles Clippers); Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls); Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat); Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder); and Deron Williams (New Jersey Nets). Griffin was also officially added to the USA Basketball National Team roster.

[noshownogo]

no Boston players no care

[casper]

no Boston players no care

yes...thats right...kobe is there...where's rondo, pierce, robinson and the gang??? bwaaaaaaaaaaahahhahahahahahahah...

[sharkman121]

boston looking like geriatrics right now....dey cyah win a game.

[noshownogo]

yeah boi...sigh, looks like Perkins exit was timely.

[jusme]

It hurts to see my side like this

[noshownogo]

casper, Lakers jus tumble from 3rd to 6th in the Western Conference Standings

doh bring up Boston, ah go geh bummy

[casper]

^^^boston only win 5 games and in 9th place in d east ryte now...dey nuh even sure to make a playoffs ...

sorry jus had to say it...ur side has a negative winloss ratio and only won 1 game on d road...

if utah loses their next game lakers will be @ 5th and if denver also loses their next game they'd be tied @ 4th...they still in it...season young still... not sure what to make of boston's future tho

[noshownogo]

Shaddup bai

Clippers > Lakers

[casper]

^^^all i hadda say is a Lebron-less Cleveland >>> celtics

sad

[noshownogo]

I gonna jump out myself and say Boston on de up and will beat Lakers

Thur 9th Feb is the match

[casper]

^^^$500 on Lakers

[sharkman121]

boston lose again...lakers lose again..

[noshownogo]

/wrist

[Lucian-2nr]

[noshownogo]

Casper yuh Lakers on a losing streak slipping to 10th in the western conference now

[casper]

Casper yuh Lakers on a losing streak slipping to 10th in the western conference now

shut up nah jred

[noshownogo]

Good news is that Mamba's divorce doesn't seem to have affected his performance.

Gasol goating up the scene tho, Odom was surely a big loss.

[noshownogo]

Pierce, Bass carry Celtics over Magic, 87-56. Orlando records a franchise low score. This is Boston playing without Allen and Rondo

[sharkman121]

boston win 3 in a row

Lakers slide continues

[casper]

fack alyuh yes

[Country_Bookie]

Knicks real stinking up d place too. Gallinari come back to NY on the wknd and drop 37 on dem and outplay Melo yes.
They paying for that decision to waive Chauncey Billups so dat dey could overpay Tyson Chandler. You really can't compete in the NBA without a quality point guard. And instead of looking to trade for a young PG, they hoping to resurrect Baron Davis and that he will be their saviour. Might as well rename the team to Dolan's Dumbos.

[noshownogo]

Simply inspiring come from behind win from Celtics last night. Down 27pts erased and won the game by 8.

No Rondo, no O'Neal, no Allen, no problem

[casper]

whats up with meh lakers ??? how they going?? aint get much time to follow up d standings and games

[noshownogo]

Lakers surged ahead in the 4th to overcome Clippers Wednesday 96-91. Mamba had 24pts and Gasol actually showed up and scored 23 and 10.

Bad blood brewing between these two sides tho. Man patting CP3 head as if to taunt him (Gasol).

Lakers currently 7th in the Western Conference while after the loss Clippers in 4th.

[casper]

hmmmm...disappointed in gasol's actions....he probably had hs reasons to do watever he did cuz chris paul is a rel cocky man...ah sure rel talks was passin back and forth throughout the night...i wasnt there so i dunno but i doubt gasol wud do that just so unoless he was being taunted throughout the night from chris on d low...still personally think that he shudnt have openly expressed it tho

[rfari]

hot sun game!!! chicago @ miami

[Morpheus]

hot sun game!!! chicago @ miami

^^Yup. Taking it een right now

[rfari]

This is gonna be tuff without deng

[Lucian-2nr]

This is gonna be tuff without deng

Yup!

Rose is on fire right now!