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  1. Lorenzo

    The Official US Soccer thread

    He made good points, but a lot of this is hindsight being 20/20. the team improved in a lot of these areas that he complained about in the next game and there was less experimenting vs. brazil. greg kept his best lineup out there for the entire match. I do worry about the depth of this team. I...
  2. Lorenzo

    NBA Finals Boston vs Dallas (poll)

    yeah it's not used to intimidate players. It's used to keep them in line. if the refs didn't have that option then what's to stop the players from getting into physical confrontations with the refs or other players? I like that in the playoffs we aren't really seeing techs handed out like they...
  3. Lorenzo

    NBA Finals Boston vs Dallas (poll)

    I did as well. I wish they would just go to that format permanently to take the extra travel out of it. I bet the players would like it better too. traveling sucks.
  4. Lorenzo

    Basketball going back to NBC Broadcasts

    yeah I thought he would announce that on the TNT set as well given that he has a relationship with those people. It seemed kind of odd to announce it on NBA TV. but IDK, maybe he's doing that to get a better deal. Charles can be an idiot in his analysis at times, but he is the starlet of that...
  5. Lorenzo

    Basketball going back to NBC Broadcasts

    I saw that on NBA TV tonight. good for him. I wonder how much this has to do with him being ready to stop working for good vs. the contract situation. IDK. I can't say I blame him either way. I do like inside the NBA. It won't be the same without Barkley though. I will miss them making fun of...
  6. Lorenzo

    NBA Finals Boston vs Dallas (poll)

    relieved that they didn't get swept. Boston definitely looked like they thought they won the game before it started. they were a no show.
  7. Lorenzo

    NBA Finals Boston vs Dallas (poll)

    bobby Jackson as well. I did not foresee Nash winning MVPs, but I also could not imagine that Cuban would let Nash walk. I was crushed. The only consolation for me was that I got stationed at Luke AFB the same year that Nash went to Phoenix. and that's what led me to ASFN. I was furious when...
  8. Lorenzo

    NBA Finals Boston vs Dallas (poll)

    I agree with this. and I picked up the use of the term fitness to go hand in hand with a players health, not so much their conditioning, when I lived in England. I could probably use a better word. either way I never once thought Nash was any type of liability or wore down in his dallas days. My...
  9. Lorenzo

    Germany asks English soccer fans to smoke pot instead of drinking alcohol at the Euros

    haha! I am supposed to be in Germany right now. I wish I could be there.
  10. Lorenzo

    NBA Finals Boston vs Dallas (poll)

    I wasn't saying that Nash was lazy and out of shape. I don't think Luka is that either btw. I was pointing out that people attacked Nash's playoff fitness in regards to him wearing down physically and I agree with Stein's comments in that article when he says that was a theory. I was using it to...
  11. Lorenzo

    NBA Finals Boston vs Dallas (poll)

    I appreciate y'all putting up with my BS
  12. Lorenzo

    NBA Finals Boston vs Dallas (poll)

    That's a good point about Doncic. I think it may have been Bill Walton who would would always make sarcastic comments about Nash's frame and his stature in regards to his billed height. it used to annoy me, but I came to find out that he loved Nash and thought very highly of his game. In the end...
  13. Lorenzo

    NBA Finals Boston vs Dallas (poll)

    It was a national and local narrative when dallas got eliminated in the playoffs and Nash often got upstaged by the opposing team's backcourt, particularly Sacramento on 2 occasions. people were saying that Nash could not last a full season without wearing down physically. Cuban let that get to...
  14. Lorenzo

    NBA Finals Boston vs Dallas (poll)

    he was when he was in dallas. I remember it well.
  15. Lorenzo

    NBA Finals Boston vs Dallas (poll)

    sometimes it's the narrative, especially with the national media. with Luka it's now focusing on what he doesn't do well which is ridiculous when you look at how much he carries dallas. with dirk it was always he wasn't clutch and was too soft. that became the national narrative when in reality...
  16. Lorenzo

    NBA Finals Boston vs Dallas (poll)

    I remember in dallas in the early 00's we had similar discussions about Nash's fitness. no one was saying Nash was too heavy, but people were always talking about him wearing down and getting targeted on defense by Sacramento or the spurs. it became a national narrative so much so that Nash...
  17. Lorenzo

    NBA Finals Boston vs Dallas (poll)

    Book is still young. I think he will get back there. but he is a good example of how hard it is to get back. dallas had almost a mirror image in 2006/2007 as what phoenix did in 2021/2022. except dallas got eliminated by the 8th seed in the first round in 07 (in 6 games). it was so bad in 2007...
  18. Lorenzo

    NBA Finals Boston vs Dallas (poll)

    you never know. in 2006 I never thought that dallas would have to wait until 2011 to get back. and honestly after their meltdown in 2007, I didn't think it would happen again. I definitely thought dallas ceiling this year was the second round. I think if dallas continue to upgrade their roster...
  19. Lorenzo

    Around the NHL 23-24

    wow Florida is taking it to them. is it just me or did the broadcaster seem weak on the call for the opening goal?
  20. Lorenzo

    NBA Finals Boston vs Dallas (poll)

    ok I brought up the media in reply to what you said about listening to national media who claim the mavericks have talked to doncic about his attitude. I think some of the national media, particularly ESPN not so much TNT, lack credibility regarding the mavs. This notion that doncic can't mature...
  21. Lorenzo

    NBA Finals Boston vs Dallas (poll)

    the national media are doing their jobs, but they have often been wrong about doncic and the mavericks in general. I would not put much stock in what they report. I saw that doncic did an interview today and he apologized for letting down his teammates. I think his teammates should be...
  22. Lorenzo

    NBA Finals Boston vs Dallas (poll)

    I couldn't believe it when I saw it. Duncan was literally laughing talking to his teammates and Joey Crawford turns to him and T's him up. one of my favorite dallas/SA memories. but it was wrong. and the NBA rightfully punished Crawford. I think suns and mavs fans remember seeing Tim's eyes pop...
  23. Lorenzo

    The Official US Soccer thread

    I hate to admit it because I want greg to be fired. but it was a hell of a response. with that said Brazil missed a lot of chances to score. USA gave up some menacing counter attacks in a few instances where they turned it over. but generally they did a lot better stopping the ball when Brazil...
  24. Lorenzo

    NBA Finals Boston vs Dallas (poll)

    I used to hate Tim Duncan's ref interaction. I can't remember a foul call when he raised his hand and admitted to a foul. I just remember him arguing every single foul call and no foul given when he thought he was fouled. he had personal beef with refs. he's the only player I've ever seen...
  25. Lorenzo

    NBA Finals Boston vs Dallas (poll)

    I agree. and there's a lot of talk in Dallas today regarding Luka's complaining causing the refs to go after him. I don't see it. Doncic rarely fouls out of games. he took one or two cheap fouls in the game that hurt him. I think there were a lot of no calls in the game when doncic drove to the...

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