[MagikKnickParticipant]

If you havent watched any ball in a while, well your in luck..

Tonight SI.com will be streaming a summer league game [Yes, the stream is legal..]

Starts at 6PM

Team Melo features Melo, Lebron, CP3

and Team Philly features Tyreke Evans and Hakim Warrick

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/basketball/nba/09/22/philly.melo.ap/index.html?eref=sihp&sct=hp_bf1_a5

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

to watch? 

[MJ FOR LIFE 23Participant]

Lol team Melo has Kevin Durant as well, that’s a bit unfair isn’t it? Still fun to watch though, can’t wait. Tyreke might become a break-out all-star this season if there is one as long as he stays out of injuries.

[FastAndFuriousParticipant]

 Def watching this but not because of Lebron(My fav player) or Melo, Or CP3, But because of………Eric Bledsoe, I think this dude got alot of potential and I wanna see what he lookin like

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

IF Eric Bledsoe shows an improved jumpshot and the willingness to pass the ball more than shoot, let me know.

[FastAndFuriousParticipant]

Lol just watch it for yourself

[MagikKnickParticipant]

 Swag Swag Like Caillou

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/?eref=sinav&sct=hp_nv_a

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

Where? Nobody posted the link.

Magic just did… Got it.

 

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

so hype bout this game!!!!! if it ever start on time just like black people 

[WizardofOzParticipant]

 Even though it’s just an exhibtion game, I’m interested in seeing if LeBron can actually beat his man off the dribble like he couldn’t do in the Finals, instead of soing stepback jumper after stepback jumper.

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

Lol they should’ve did it like I do my family… Just tell them the event starts an hour earlier than it does lmao.

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

 lol

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

they get mad when they there early. smh black ppl. we wont even be on time at our own funeral 

[FastAndFuriousParticipant]

 Its working and 100 percent clear and no breaking up or nothing much love SI!

[ultrablue123Participant]

 Well I think Hakim Warrick came up with the idea for this game as a Philly versus Baltimore type of thing, and so him and Melo could play each other (both former SU players from the championship team).  But I don’t think he anticipated Melo getting all those players lol.  I know Warrick was trying to recruit Kobe but obviously if he’s not there, he failed.

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

Melo body looks soggy.

His body looks like a garbage man… Like literally a real garbage man lol.

[I May Be WrongParticipant]

 Man I have a new found love for SI again. This stream is legit! ESPN should be ashamed of theirselves lol

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

 you aint never lied homie!!!

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

some wingstop but i dont wanna leave the cpu if i would of know they wasnt gona start on time i would of went smh. i weather watch basketball than eat. smh 

[MagikKnickParticipant]

 For those who couldnt wait, the game has finally started…

[ultrablue123Participant]

 lol Lebron still getting booed haha

[FastAndFuriousParticipant]

 Lebron got soooo many haters its not even funny.

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

got dummy handles 

[WizardofOzParticipant]

 Just as I had suspected. LeBron still can’t beat his man off the dribble.

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

It’s old, but LeBron’s hairline is evaporating daily lol.

Good energy in the gym though and it’s competitive.

Tyreke’s handles are filthy. Team Philly playing like they really have something to prove.

[FastAndFuriousParticipant]

 Team Melo gettin smacked right now

[WizardofOzParticipant]

 LOL LeBron sucks. No quickness.

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

Come on… He’s not even trying hard yet.

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

still cant shoot

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

talking????  

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

And who is #14 on Melo’s sqaud??? He can’t buy a damn bucket.

[ultrablue123Participant]

 Lebron: bald by 30?

[MagikKnickParticipant]

 You give him all the way to 30?

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

 LOL I WANNA SEE THAT FIGHT AGAIN

[WizardofOzParticipant]

 LeBron’s ball-handling is completely overrated.

His handle lacks creativity and deception. his handle is of the "strong" variety because he can keep his body b/t the ball and his defender, but rarely will you ever see him create space or get his defender off balance with his handle. its his step backs and ability to bulldoze through his defender that creates space.

[WizardofOzParticipant]

 Josh Selby is the only one that gives a f*ck on Team Melo.

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

I’m really starting to believe LeBron can’t beat people off of the dribble… I mean, what’s going on? He looks very stiff and mechanical. Like he has no break down moves off of the dribble.

[WizardofOzParticipant]

" I’m really starting to believe LeBron can’t beat people off of the dribble… I mean, what’s going on? He looks very stiff and mechanical. Like he has no break down moves off of the dribble."

Plus he’s lost a lot of quickness.

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

 LOL HE HELLA OUTTA SHAPE 

[FastAndFuriousParticipant]

 Is that AO on team philly???

And idk if Lebron not going hard but he lookin like he’s having a hard time beating people off the dribble……

[joecheck88Participant]

 i think 14 is gary neal. team philly is taking it to team melo. selby the only guy trying on melo. 

[WizardofOzParticipant]

 Finally people are starting to believe me when I say LeBron IS losing athleticism!

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

somebody told Mardy Collins he was still at Temple…

[aamir543Participant]

WTF! How the hell is Team Melo losing!

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

up if you got 2 screens open on your cpu!!! lol  

[MagikKnickParticipant]

2 screens open? Damn man…you gotta be rich to have 2 screens open..

..I havent even heard of that one yet, is it Apple?

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

yeeeeeeeeee

[aamir543Participant]

Wait, I think my computer can do that, but how?

And on a side note, who is delusional now MagicKnick!

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

even there lol

[WizardofOzParticipant]

 UGLY move by LeBron in the post. He still doesn’t look very comfortable.

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

looks so lost smh

[aamir543Participant]

My god, what do you have to do to convince Lebron not to shoot.

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

Tyreke has been working on his jumper… He looks good shooting it off of the dribble going to  his right.

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

 is balling

[MagikKnickParticipant]

 Lebron lost the dribble on a simple fast break..wow

 

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

Okay… Who is this imposter and what has he done with the LeBron we all knew from Cleveland?

[WizardofOzParticipant]

 Tyreke should donate his left hand to charity.

[aamir543Participant]

Wow, that hairline keeps growing by the minute, lol.

[WizardofOzParticipant]

LeBron is SO SLOW now. And he’s only 26? It’s gonna get real ugly soon (if it already hasn’t).

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

 on bron hairline and wizardofoz lmao

[WizardofOzParticipant]

 LOL LEBRON!

[aamir543Participant]

My god, is it possible to waste all that physcal, god given once in a lifetime gift by just chucking threes all day?

[ultrablue123Participant]

 LeBalding

[aamir543Participant]

lol,at the ref’s arm spasms.

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

 finally scored!!! 

[aamir543Participant]

Another ugly post move, but at least he’s making them.

[I May Be WrongParticipant]

 the only benefit of the doubt I can give LeBron right now is he probably scarfed down 10 philly cheesesteaks before the game lol. At least I hope thats why his play is lack luster

[FastAndFuriousParticipant]

 Sick LEBRON!

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

I’m sorry, but I see nothing that LeBron has improve. His idea of a post move is just banging until he can turn around and shoot.

MAN this is sad.

That was a nice tip dunk, but still couldn’t beat his man off of the dribble.

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

cause he attacking the rim like d.west attack mama james 

[WizardofOzParticipant]

 Guys son’t don’t let that putback by LeBron fool you. LeBron’s body is a shell of it’s former self.

[aamir543Participant]

Why is Lebron jogging in the fast break!!!!!!!! I wanted to watch basketball not, a "take it easy, don’t try to hard" game.

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

 if he played like this in the finals smh

[ultrablue123Participant]

 Love Hak takin it right to Melo.  He wants to win for sure, he wants those bragging rights haha.

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

 is taking this seriously i love it!!! MAN WE NEED THE NBA BACK

[FastAndFuriousParticipant]

 Damn CHILL CP3 lol he pissed

[aamir543Participant]

I want to slam my computer to the floor! Lebron is giving ZERO effort out there.

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

 errything at the rim!!! lol he knows he cant shoot

[ultrablue123Participant]

 Tyreke’s euro step is so sick

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

 I can order WINGSTOP NOW!!! 

[aamir543Participant]

I want skinny Cleveland Lebron, not bulked up "Taking my Talents to South Beach" Lebron.

[WizardofOzParticipant]

 I know a lot of people probably feel that I’ve been picking on LeBron this whole thread. But i just gotta say this.

It’s like LeBron is afraid of getting the ball. Everytime Team Melo has a possesion, he just sits in the post, usually not calling for the ball. And on fast breaks, he’s not making any cuts and is running away from the ball.

I know it’s just a meaningless exhibtition game, but EVERYONE else is trying harder than him. If he looks this unathletic and his post game looks like this when (if) the season starts, the Heat are in for a rude awakening.

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

 out of shape or missing his HEADBAND

[M-DYMESParticipant]

Damn I wish I had known about this earlier.  I would have driven to the Palestra.  Awesome place to watch any bball game, let alone these players.

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

I’m not going to to go overboard with LeBron in this game, because I know he’s not trying as hard as he could.

I mean, the thing that’s disappointing to me is that you can just see he hasn’t worked on anything.

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

 surpise he not massaging vick hand

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

 switch shoes

[M-DYMESParticipant]

Vick better pay him to massage his hand after he got that $100 mill and Jackson still makin like $500,000 this season. 

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

 i thought he got paid too the reason he sat out

[M-DYMESParticipant]

Nah, IMO its like a damn slap in the face the way they paid for all these dudes and haven’t paid for the most explosive player on their roster, who won a game with a walkoff punt return over our rival giants.  If we dont’ pay him, I don’t know if I can support the organization.  Its that f’d up.  

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

 he better get paid

[FastAndFuriousParticipant]

 Bron starting to kill…knew it was coming

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

 with a charge!!!!!!!!!!

[MagikKnickParticipant]

 Speaking of players getting paid…did Chris Johnson get the contract he wanted?

Dont remember if i heard about it again after his pre-season holdout..

—

Back to the topic, this game actually pretty boring…never thought a team with Melo/Bron/CP3 would be this….dissapointing.

[FastAndFuriousParticipant]

 That ref is funny.

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

but he aint playing like he got paid 

[M-DYMESParticipant]

Yea CJ got paid, it was a fat contract.  I forget how much but he’s set.  

[FastAndFuriousParticipant]

 Bron is just on a whole nother level of Strength man.

[apb540Participant]

Listen, I hate LeBron James but let us all calm down on calling him anything along the lines of "a shell of his former self." 

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

 is killing the game

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

 does it take that many security guards to walk you out? really

[FastAndFuriousParticipant]

 Lebron killing, but is literally prolly 0-30 from three

[apb540Participant]

Let’s hold onto this lead and pull this shit out. Would of been a different game is Durant played instead of LeBron…. 

[apb540Participant]

McNabb or LeBron? 

[omphalosParticipant]

Lou Williams really took care of business down the stretch, seemed like he couldn’t miss in the 4th. Only caught the end, but its sad that this is the closest thing we have to basketball for the foreseeable future.

[mikeyvthedonParticipant]

Lou Williams can score, he is incredibly quick and I have seen him keep his team in games single handedly. The problem is, he can also shoot his team out of games single handedly. Very hard to stay in front of that guy though, the thing is that he is a scoring guard trapped in a PG’s body.

Other notes:

• I saw little to nothing wrong with LeBron James. He appeared to be not going his hardest and still absolutely dominant. Saw nothing wrong with his ball handling and very little structure to show any post game. As soon as the season gets back on, think he will be the best player in the league, which is kind of what he is and has been.
• As far as his "blow-by ability", I think that was there as well. I did not see the first half folks, but the guy looked as good as ever. Wizard, his using his body definitely makes him a great dribbler, it is very hard to take the ball away and he can draw contact. Also, in order for his head to be at the rim, if you really think about it, he would have to have 40" on the jump. Do you think he, or any other player for that matter, jumps 40" every time? All I know is, the guy is a fantastic athlete and strong as an ox, take whatever else away from him, especially if he keeps losing, but he still seems to be a pretty dominant basketball player.
• Kyle Lowry has apparently been killing it this summer, and destroyed Josh Selby. For all of the Selby talk I was hearing, Lowry absolutely owned the kid. Think that Selby will take a while before being in that class of PG, if he does indeed get to that point.
• Tyreke Evans is a fantastic player and a lot of fun to watch. To me, he is what LeBron James would look like if he were a few inches shorter and had slightly above average athleticism. I thought he might be an All-Star last year, and I am still not sure he will be this up coming year, but he will get there at some point. The guy is a beastly combo guard, who I really think is a 2 at his best.
• Carmelo seemed pretty rusty, they all did. I think that going through training camp and having a more serious attitude towards training really gets these guys in gear. Melo, LeBron and even Chris Paul were all clanging from long range, just shaking off rust in my opinion.
• Philly flat out won, they played harder and better. They were also younger and faster, which in this type of game, can definitely give you an advantage.
• The key to these exhibitions is to have fun, put on a show for the fans and to NOT GET HURT. As soon as the court started getting really slippery, and when Hakim Warrick had that incredibly awkward slipping dunk/lay-up, I think the game was over. These games are incredibly different from NBA games, quite obviously, and I think it is hard to analyze exactly what this translate to as far as to their NBA abilities. They seem to accentuate the positive of what certain players do well and the negative of them maybe not doing what they would normally do, making shots of increased difficulty in defensive pressure. It was well and good watching this game, but I really want the NBA back. These games are incredibly sloppy and while we see a show, I think in no way do we see the level of basketball most of us are used to. 

[M-DYMESParticipant]

Thoughts…

Agreed Flossy, Lou caught onto a rhythm there. He was gunnin.

I prefer the HS version of LBJ. I disagree when people say his body has zapped his athleticism, but I think he had better body control and didn’t rely just on his physicality to dominate. He was more agile and had more finesse in his game than he does now. Plus he didnt seem like the egomaniac he seems like now.

LBJ’s 3’s looked ugly there for a while.

Tyreke is nasty with the pill. Get that boy some support. Hopefully Jimmer continues to be the talent he was in college and Cousins continues to improve.

I love Kyle Lowry’s game. Tough, scrappy, has a nice 3 point shot, can drive and dish. He’s just a fun player to watch.

FlyntFlossy is much more likable when he posts like this. +1 for Flynt. You impressed me on this thread.

[aamir543Participant]

Impressive performance by Flynt Flossy, he really shutup all his critics.

And Chris Johnson got 53 million for four years, and stupid a$$ giving me nothing in ANY of my fantasy leagues.

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