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Discussion in 'Chelsea Off Topic Threads' started by Dear_Claudio, Jul 3, 2009.

  1. Kerry Dixon's Boots

    Staff Member

    Jun 6, 2006
    77 degrees
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    It's like slowly but surely coming down with a mild case of plague.

    Great highlights though! Dunk porn ftw.
     
  2. Kerry Dixon's Boots

    Staff Member

    Jun 6, 2006
    77 degrees
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
  3. Ben7021

    Ben7021 Member

    Mar 19, 2008
    Orlando
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    Nice thought by the kid, but not sure a kid giving away thousands of his college money to buy back a ring for a football player who squandered all his money is going to end up well.
     
  4. Kazuma

    Kazuma Member+

    Chelsea
    Jul 30, 2007
    Detroit
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Ben, what's your opinion of Afflao? I've been having a couple of debates with some friends who think we should have kept him but the way I see it, he won't be remarkable.
     
  5. Ben7021

    Ben7021 Member

    Mar 19, 2008
    Orlando
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    His contract is really nice for what you get. I think he is a solid two way player for under 2 mil a year. If he was on 4 or 5 mil a year no, but he's a good cheap defender that can score well enough that its not a 4 on 5 situation on offense. He has done well (relatively) guarding Kobe in the past which is big for us.
     
  6. Kazuma

    Kazuma Member+

    Chelsea
    Jul 30, 2007
    Detroit
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Yeah, same thought here. One of my friends is convinced that he should have been kept (This was after he scored 20+ points) but I don't see anything that made me think he was worth keeping. I see him being somewhat like Raja Bell in a sense, decent scorer and good at defense but not someone who can elevate your team to the next level.
     
  7. Ben7021

    Ben7021 Member

    Mar 19, 2008
    Orlando
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    He's a role player that is probably more valuable to the Nuggets than he would be for the Pistons. He was even more valuable before the Melo trade as he was one of our better defenders. Him and JR Smith are a good mix at the 2 spot, and I think both are free agents this summer (not sure with the new CBA and all). I imagine Chicago will make a run at one or both of them.
     
  8. Kazuma

    Kazuma Member+

    Chelsea
    Jul 30, 2007
    Detroit
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    On the subject of the Nuggets, they've been great to watch since the Melo trade.
     
  9. Ben7021

    Ben7021 Member

    Mar 19, 2008
    Orlando
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    Yeah, they have been far more entertaining. Isolation sets are not all that exciting. I thought the Knicks would struggle, but I didn't expect the Nuggets to get better. Lots of depth on that team.
     
  10. mshankb

    mshankb Member

    Nov 15, 2004
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Y'all watch some terrible sports. Basketball would struggle to be any more boring over unnecessarily complex.
     
  11. Yaroni

    Yaroni Member

    Aug 31, 2007
    Tel Aviv
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Israel
    how about the curling ;)
     
  12. mshankb

    mshankb Member

    Nov 15, 2004
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Curling I like a little bit.
     
  13. Yaroni

    Yaroni Member

    Aug 31, 2007
    Tel Aviv
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Israel
    lol never understood what makes people actually like curling
     
  14. Ben7021

    Ben7021 Member

    Mar 19, 2008
    Orlando
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    I used to not like Basketball a lot but after coaching some of my students this year I have gotten much more interested.
     
  15. Macksam

    Macksam Member

    Aug 2, 2007
    Brampton, Canada
    Club:
    Toronto FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    NHl playoffs are about to start. Who does everyone have going to the finals? Personally, I see a Sharks vs Bruins final.
     
  16. yasik19

    yasik19 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Chelsea
    Ukraine
    Oct 21, 2004
    Daly City
    I wish. Canucks have looked too good.
     
  17. scabdirisaq

    scabdirisaq Member

    Jun 24, 2007
    BK Park
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Somalia
    Same here. I came from another country when i was 14 so I never had any childhood experience with baseball. I really never paid attention to anything baseball until quite recently, about a year or two ago. Right now, at least i can watch a really good game here and there but still, I don't have any passion or desire to watch or follow baseball. My baseball experience thorough out the whole baseball season consists of 1 to 3 games watched live, usually late playoff time in october and and whole lot of ESPN sports center. I watch at least twice a week so baseball is not something i can avoid, even if i wanted to

    on the other hand, one game I actually enjoy now when I watch is Golf. for some reason, the only sport i thought was the most boring turns out to be quite interesting. I am really finding myself enjoying watching golf lately.
     
  18. Ben7021

    Ben7021 Member

    Mar 19, 2008
    Orlando
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    Hated watching golf until I learned how to do it. Now I enjoy watching, but don't really dedicate too much time to it.
     
  19. Macksam

    Macksam Member

    Aug 2, 2007
    Brampton, Canada
    Club:
    Toronto FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    Luongo is awful in the playoffs though, and they also might be facing the Blackhawks again in the first round. I will say they have a better shot against them this time around, but they have to be mentally tough to overcome that complex they have developed the last two years. I honestly don't know if they have it in them. There also is a lot of pressure on them to do well.

    As for the Sharks, all the pressure of years past might still be there, but not nearly as much. They sort of quietly sneaked into second position considering they were dilly dallying around 6-10 place for the most part of the season. They don't have huge expectations this time around and it will benefit them.
     
  20. Yaroni

    Yaroni Member

    Aug 31, 2007
    Tel Aviv
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Israel
    hated everything golf related, then went down the range with a freind, and eventually likened towards the game itself. Im not that good, but as my freind says, no ones really good at golf, if they are than they would be a pro :D.

    Don't really watch it though, its kinda like baseball, love to play it, but cant watch it.
     
  21. Walter3000

    Walter3000 Member+

    Apr 8, 2004
    gainesville, Florida
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I love playoff hockey. Bruins win in double OT against the Habs, after losing games 1 and 2 at home, they come back to take the next 3, gritty. Tim Thomas is on a different level this season

    A game old but again to Montreal:

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    Edit; The save of the game, however, was not from Thomas, or Carey Price;

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fI2CqKzoB8"]YouTube - Michael Ryder glove save in 2011 Playoffs[/ame]
     
  22. Macksam

    Macksam Member

    Aug 2, 2007
    Brampton, Canada
    Club:
    Toronto FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    See Yasik. Once Luongo starts bleeding, he just keeps hemorrhaging. Recent history isn't on his side so I would be scared right now if I were a Canucks fan. We'll see tonight whether he shows some form of coagulation or if the Blackhawks rip open the wound even further.
     
  23. Miguel Alvarez

    May 12, 2006
    Schneider was doing a great job as well last night :rolleyes:
     
  24. Ben7021

    Ben7021 Member

    Mar 19, 2008
    Orlando
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    Refs a complete joke in this Bos-Mia game. Miami was probably going to win regardless, but making some crucial and terrible calls.
     
  25. Kazuma

    Kazuma Member+

    Chelsea
    Jul 30, 2007
    Detroit
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Yeah, awful calls all around.
    EDIT: It was Josh Smith, not Joe Johnson

    Josh Smith was bugging me tonight, there's a reason you're being left open. It doesn't mean you should take a shot.
     

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