NBA SEASON STARTS NOW!!!

[Tenacious_Dio]

Mike Brown to coach Lakers?

Mike Brown will not be the next head coach of the Golden State Warriors.

Instead, Brown, the former coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, will be named the new coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, according to two league sources.

Brown was considered a frontrunner for the Warriors' job, but is expected to sign a four-year, $18 million contract with L.A. -- succeeding Phil Jackson as coach.

The Warriors have had informal discussions with approximately a dozen candidates, and owner Joe Lacob said on Tuesday that the team's head coaching search would start to pick up.

All indications were that Brown, who guided the Cavaliers to an NBA Finals appearance in 2007, was very much in the mix for the Golden State job. Brown was also said to be a candidate in Indiana.

Brown coached the Cavaliers for five seasons, from 2005 through 2010, and led them into the postseason each year. Members of the Warriors' front office -- excluding Lacob -- had talked informally to Brown about two weeks ago.

The Warriors are also said to be interested in current Lakers assistant coach Brian Shaw, Boston assistant coach Lawrence Frank, former Minnesota Timberwolves coach and GM Kevin McHale and Dallas assistant Dwane Casey, among others.

Shaw, who had been Jackson's top assistant in L.A., was considered the frontrunner for the Lakers job. Shaw was endorsed by Kobe Bryant and most of the Lakers' players.

With Brown taking the Lakers job, it means there are currently three head coaching openings in the NBA: Golden State, Houston and Indiana. It is possible that jobs could come open in Minnesota and Detroit.

Read more: Brown out of Warriors' search, to coach Lakers
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http://www.csnbayarea.com/05/24/11/Sour ... eedID=5986

[Skate4RnR]

Mike Brown, Jessica Simpson won't take the gig?

ETA: Actually that would be great to see that shitty Cav mgmt. sit and see it.

[LAglamrocker]

why are the Lakers getting this Queen James reject, Mike Brown sucks

[grishnak boss]

The Chicago Bulls hadn’t lost three consecutive games all season, so after dropping two straight to the Miami Heat it wasn’t a surprise that they held a five-point lead heading into the fourth quarter of Game 4.

If I see Korver and Boozer on the court at the same time tomorrow night I'm going to find out where Thibodeau lives.

[LAglamrocker]

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/ne ... id=6611198

Cavs for Mavs

[grishnak boss]

MIAMI IS KILLING TE MAVS WITH THIS RUN

[johnk5150]

MIAMI IS KILLING TE MAVS WITH THIS RUN

I do believe that's series.

[grishnak boss]

MARK CUBAN TALKIN SHIT EARLY IN THE SEASON:

Remember When Mark Cuban Was Making Fun Of The Miami Heat?

On the eve of the 2011 NBA Finals and the rematch between the Mavs and Heat, just look at what Mark Cuban had to say back when LeBron and the Heat were struggling early on (via Sports Radio Interviews).

"Hallelujah, boys, is that great or what? … How cool is that? Now, they could still turn it around and win out for all that matters, but you’re starting to see some of the problems. Any team with a strong, big guy that can score, they’re getting abused by. Paul Millsap goes out and pulls a Tracy McGrady. What, Tracy McGrady scored 13 and 30 and Paul Millsap scores 11 in 29 seconds or something like that?

They just don’t have size to battle. They have the fewest points in the paint of any team and that’s tough. … My buddy Dan Gilbert is smiling all the way, too. Again, it’s early in the season and you never quite know how it’s going to play out, but how glorious."

[grishnak boss]

TNT's Cameraman Probably Got A Stern Lecture Last Night. During halftime, TNT came back a few seconds too early from commercial break, and America got to see their cameraman creepin on the Miami fans:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80M1J4rR ... r_embedded

[grishnak boss]

Pop-A-Shot Challenge -- Busboy Ricardo vs. LA Clippers Star Blake Griffin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHhIE73- ... rofilepage

[grishnak boss]

Ricardo vs kobe bryant:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw3_KEDf4ls

[grishnak boss]

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Daniel Gibson took issue with some of LeBron James' comments about his former teammates in Cleveland.

After Miami defeated Chicago last week to advance to the NBA Finals, James talked about his decision to join Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami.

"I wanted to team up with some guys that would never die down in the moment," James said. "The opportunity presented itself with this great organization and we made it happen."

Speaking on The Dugout Sports Show Podcast on Wednesday, Gibson said, "The way it's said, you can't help but take it personal. ... I don't think great players should feel the need to say this about a team or say that about a team. I think what it all boils down to if you're great, you go play great, be great and everybody will realize you're great. And you wouldn't have to let it be known that everybody else was less great.

"Great players shouldn't have to do that.

"So I feel like it's kind of an admission. He might have needed some help. He might have needed to go somewhere and find someone who is a little greater so maybe he wouldn't die down in those moments."

[johnk5150]

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Daniel Gibson took issue with some of LeBron James' comments about his former teammates in Cleveland.

After Miami defeated Chicago last week to advance to the NBA Finals, James talked about his decision to join Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami.

"I wanted to team up with some guys that would never die down in the moment," James said.

LeBro forgot to add "the way I did in game 6 of the eastern conference finals last year!".

What a dick.

[grishnak boss]

3 POINTER BY WADE!!!

the heat are destroying the stupid mavs, bwahahaha!!!

[Space Bear]

3 POINTER BY WADE!!!

the heat are destroying the stupid mavs, bwahahaha!!!

Or not.

[nycyankee]

Series is tied.



FUCK THE HEAT AND FUCK GRISHNAK

[Just.Saying]

3 POINTER BY WADE!!!

the heat are destroying the stupid mavs, bwahahaha!!!

Shhhhhhhhh!

[Garbageman]

Is it just me, or did the Miami fans not get up and cheer the entire night?

[nycyankee]

Is it just me, or did the Miami fans not get up and cheer the entire night?

Worst fans in sports.

[johnk5150]

3 POINTER BY WADE!!!

the heat are destroying the stupid mavs, bwahahaha!!!

Said like a Cubs fan that mentions 5 more outs.

That's the Heat dysfunction they displayed all regular season.

[WTF]

Last night's game was outstanding. I considered going to bed with 6 minutes left with the 15 point margin and all the momentum going in Miami's direction. Glad I didn't.

[johnk5150]

Is it just me, or did the Miami fans not get up and cheer the entire night?

Fans that have to be told by the announcer to chant defense either don't understand the game or are south beach combing douchenozzles.

[ParaDime77]

I was ready to start blaming that corrupt fuck, Joey Crawford for Miami's big lead and sticking it to Mark Cuban again, then the Heat started to celebrate with 5 mintues to go and put the auto-pilot on inciting Jason Terry and Shawn Marion.

In the presser after the game, man Marion was still would up. Couldn't blame him, that was an awesome comeback!

[WTF]

I was ready to start blaming that corrupt fuck, Joey Crawford for Miami's big lead and sticking it to Mark Cuban again, then the Heat started to celebrate with 5 mintues to go and put the auto-pilot on inciting Jason Terry and Shawn Marion.

In the presser after the game, man Marion was still would up. Couldn't blame him, that was an awesome comeback!

Speaking of Terry...the guy is good, but doesn't he have at least one supremely boneheaded play every game? WTF was he thinking on that Chalmers 3?

Nowitzki had a nice final 10 minutes too.

[Subhuman Yeti]

LeBronze is a fucking ASSHOLE.



Hard to believe anyone is gloriously picking those fucking ball-gobbling cunts from America's wang, especially you fucking LAKER fans.


You really should see a doctor in a US state that doesn't greedily relish in making your life suck,
because you're obviously fucking SICK. SICKY...

[Skate4RnR]

I stood up and saluted your post Yeti.

[grishnak boss]

Series is tied.



FUCK THE HEAT AND FUCK GRISHNAK

hey, who would've thought the mavs were so resilient? they usually choked

[Rainbow Bright]

Series is tied.



FUCK THE HEAT AND FUCK GRISHNAK

hey, who would've thought the mavs were so resilient? they usually choked

That's what scares me about this team. They should have folded after the Roy Comeback, yet they kept their poise there and again in OKC. I say we check Dirk's house for a body-snatcher pod.

[nycyankee]

The Mavs also made a nice comeback against the Lakers in game 3.

Their performance this year reminds me of Alex Rodriguez in the 2009 playoffs. After so many years of choking they finally came through.

[Artemis2085]

The Mavs also made a nice comeback against the Lakers in game 3.

Their performance this year reminds me of Alex Rodriguez in the 2009 playoffs. After so many years of choking they finally came through.

You sir, spoke too soon.

Bosh just put the fucking game and series away.

Fuck. x1,000