Melo vs. Lebron
by Gasus on Feb 23, 2010 10:39 AM MST
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I know this will be a good read for everyone. Even for those of us that enjoy team basketball more than the 1 on 1 duels. Check out this article by Vincent Thomas of ESPN. I found it posted on nba.com.
http://www.nba.com/2010/news/features/vince_thomas/02/23/lebron.carmelo/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt1
I for one am hoping that the Nugs meet the Cavs in the finals. I think we will see how far superior the West is to the East in that series!
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Nice find Gasus.
I think we’ve all been thinking what Vince wrote here!
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Spare us the puppet though ...
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by Nate Timmons on Feb 23, 2010 11:45 AM MST up reply actions
I had that same thought
and it occurred to me that Melo probably wouldn’t be down with being portrayed as a ‘puppet’. I can’t wait until Nike moves past the puppets to their next schtick.
by Artimus Mangilord on Feb 23, 2010 1:20 PM MST up reply actions
Touche
hahaha, I still laughed at the akwardness of “I am Melo we can build a snowman”
by Artimus Mangilord on Feb 23, 2010 5:15 PM MST up reply actions
THIS IS AMAZING
AHAHAHA WHY HAVE I NEVER SEEN THIS UNTIL TODAY
by Uh on Feb 23, 2010 6:14 PM MST up reply actions
I think JR's my fave...
Because Montana has no professional sports, I gotta support the land of my birth.
Socrates was once executed for 'trolling'.
^Needs explaining: don't call someone asking uncomfortable, slightly antagonistic questions trolls. In all odds they probably just want to learn. It's real easy to differentiate a 'Socratic' post from a trolling one (unless you're a resident of WCG).
^Needs further explaining: I have yet to post anything on WCG, don't worry, I'm not trying to rationalize anything I've done. I've just lurked over there and man, they are the model of post-peloponnesian war Athens.
Birdman, Ty Lawson, and Melo are hilarious
And Afflalo looks so embarrassed to be there
But I think George Karl takes the cake for most awesome performance
by Uh on Feb 23, 2010 8:44 PM MST up reply actions
worst. ad(s). ever.
Because Montana has no professional sports, I gotta support the land of my birth.
Socrates was once executed for 'trolling'.
^Needs explaining: don't call someone asking uncomfortable, slightly antagonistic questions trolls. In all odds they probably just want to learn. It's real easy to differentiate a 'Socratic' post from a trolling one (unless you're a resident of WCG).
^Needs further explaining: I have yet to post anything on WCG, don't worry, I'm not trying to rationalize anything I've done. I've just lurked over there and man, they are the model of post-peloponnesian war Athens.
At least a Melo puppet would be cute.
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Have you noticed how neither Kobe's nor LBJ's respective puppets really look like them?
Maybe it’s just me
by Artimus Mangilord on Feb 23, 2010 2:11 PM MST up reply actions
No you're right
But they got Big Z spot on.
by Joelsopinion on Feb 23, 2010 3:07 PM MST up reply actions
agree with both of these comments
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
I smiled ear to ear
The second I read the title. This is something every basketball lover would want to see. I agree no muppets though. Could you even imagine a 7 game series with those two? Both logging huge minutes a game with no actual back up at their positions. They’d be forced to play each other AND carry their teams offensively. I get all gigiddy gigiddy goo thinking about that potential match up for 7 straight games. But Nuggets win in 6.
Thanks for posting
That was a fun column. Although I don’t care who gets there for the East, I just want to see the Nuggets win!
by CancerSucks on Feb 23, 2010 12:27 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
Nice to see Melo get some shine...
…but Vince Thomas always gives Melo love.
I still dont want Lebron in the finals because of all the puppet garbage that started last year like a Kobe vs Lebron final is all that can happen.
As long as the nuggets are there who cares from the east, as long as its no LBJ.
The game itself tho….sick.
Awesome read, thanks
I agree with the no Puppet thing too. Those are the worst comercials of all time next to Sir Charles’ T-Bell delights.
"Jive turkey is a little over the line my man!"
Has anyone done a puppet parody?
It’d be awesome if altitdue did a mock commercial with the puppets jarring back and forth, then a life sized Nugget fan came into the shot and ripped the puppet heads off.
Well maybe its just me.
I don’t know why everyone hates the Barkley Taco Bell poem. I mean that’s better than the DUI, with Jaleel White AKA Urkle riding shotgun, a 4 pack of Bartel’s and James wine coolers, and a box of bear claw pastries…Oh and I forgot about his famous statement when pulled over by the Statey…“C’mon man I’m trying to get a b***Job” If he lived through that he can live through the shame of the taco commercials…And that’s why it rocks.
by Joelsopinion on Feb 23, 2010 3:18 PM MST up reply actions 3 recs
hahahahaha
loooove how you ended your statement
"Don't chase the money, chase the dream"
by Garrett Olsen on Feb 23, 2010 3:42 PM MST up reply actions
Epic win and rec'd...lol
"Groovy" Ash from Evil Dead 2
"No one came from miles around / and said man your music is really hot" No One Came...Deep Purple
Just imagine how the TNT OT show or whatever it's called would be like without Kenny and EJ controlling Barkley
………………………………
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
""He’s a stiff." - The Legendary Doug Moe
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
"I really didn't want it, but now that I've won it, it's nice. It's an honor. It's nice to know people don't think you're a total idiot. ... It must have been a poor year for coaches." - Doug Moe...talking about winning 1987-88 Coach of the Year award.
"We're just tough, man" - Chauncey Billups
LeBron will go down as one of the greatest...
But if you want to win a title, I’d go with Melo. He has proven he is the big shot end of game guy. He’s done it time and time again.
Here’s Melo’s Bonifides… He broke the Boeheim curse and won a NCAA title for Syracuse. Nobody else has ever been able to do that.
Maxi Miner Rules!!!
"Remember the Alamo", "Remember the Maine", "Remember the Hunter Trade"
"Contenders commit to building a champion; pretenders end up getting bit right on their pick axe"
Yessir.
Agreed. Melo is huge in the clutch and has been in the playoffs every year. Lebron cant say that. I believe the only person who has more game winners than Melo since he game into the league is Kobe (Gilbert was in the discussion before his….troubles)
Also…dont forget…Melo was a FRESHMAN leading that team.
I hope Lebron is another Karl Malone. One of the greatest to ever play….no ring.
by GottaLoveMelo on Feb 24, 2010 7:35 AM MST up reply actions
Oi
I was on the road (still am actually, road tripping New Zealand highly recommended by the way) for this game, sounds epic. Melo is so underrated its not funny. Give it time, if he gets a ring it will catapult him into the best in the league convo
Why live life on the edge, when you can jump off?
Melo's underrated...
because it took the Nuggets so long to get out of the 1st round of the playoffs. Meanwhile, Wade was winning his Championship and Bron was scoring all the points for the Cavs in the East Finals.
by NuggetsLife on Feb 24, 2010 10:33 AM MST up reply actions
Plus
Melo was the “unlucky” draftee to end up in a western conference that has Kobe, Duncan, Dirk, Garnett and Nash reaching their peak around the same time. Denver lost in the 1st round to the eventual WCF champ (with the exception of the T-Wolves) This made it very hard to make a splash in the WC. LBJ and Wade had a bunch of slumping teams to beat up on in a watered down Eastern conference.
The playing field is leveling out now and Melo is right where he belongs.
by Joelsopinion on Feb 24, 2010 11:05 AM MST up reply actions
Clippers
Also lost in the 1st round to the Clippers, who have never been WC champs.
by ParkHillNative on Feb 25, 2010 11:07 AM MST up reply actions
I see how it reads that way
But I often just use the first field to list a key word from the body of the post that follows.
Otoh, there are posts like this where the first field is the beginning of a sentence, which then continues in the body of the post below.
Man, I need to tighten this shit up.
by ParkHillNative on Feb 25, 2010 11:28 AM MST up reply actions
Forgot about the clips.
I think I blocked out some painful memories of losing to them.
by Joelsopinion on Feb 25, 2010 12:07 PM MST up reply actions
Clippers
Is that short for ‘clipper ship’? What is that anyway? Is that like a schooner?
by Artimus Mangilord on Feb 25, 2010 3:39 PM MST up reply actions
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