Top 5 things you never expected to happen this season

[Full Surface]

1. Ronald Murray playing like an All-Star

2. Orlando Magic placing dead last in the East

3. LeBron James living up to the hype

4. Darko Milicic being completely benched

5. Dallas Mavericks actually finding a way to share the ball

[Andrew]

My list is similar.

1. The play of Ronald Murray.
2. Orlando's record
3. LeBron's play - better than I expected, but not as good as some predicted
4. Indiana holding the best record in the league
5. The low scores and the number of teams hovering around .500

[Jackal]

This was in the off season, but still part of this season I guess.

Lakers signing Malone AND Payton for the amount they did.

[GloveGuy]

1) The fact that the second lowest ranked teams in the Pacific Divison(LA and Phoenix) and the lowest ranked teams in the Midwest Division are both tied with Philiadelphia, the number one ranked team in the Atlatic Division.

2) Ronald Murray steppin' it up, along with the Sonic's success

3) Tracy McGrady still putting up insane numbers in the points category lately, along with the Magic's downfall

4) Where the hell is Darko?

5) The Lakers and Mavericks sharing the ball just fine(not with eachother but within eachother)

[MC Hao]

1. Jazz is a decent team, so are the Bucks
2. Ronald Murray and Carlos Arroyo
3. Eddie Griffin ruins his future
4. Antoine Walker shooting over 400
5. The rapist still plays, but his stats suck monkey balls

[Old School Fool]

1. Kobe Bryant is still playing
2. LeBron James pulling off some Sick Dunks!
3. That Alley Oop to Chris Andersen of the Nuggets Last Night
4. Michael Jackson getting Arrested ( ) It does Relate to NBA Does it?......What......No seriously...
5. Reebok All-Access Pass on NBA.Com calling him "FLIP MURRAY"

[DipSetVC]

1. Ronald Murray playing like an All-Star and it will be a travesty if he isn't named one.
2. The Orlando Magic sucking! YES I love it!
3. LeBron putting up a near triple-double every night.
4. The Raptors hovering around .500 (WOO-HOO! Bosh is the real deal!)
5. The Jazz playing competitively.

[Vins15]

1.Jazz,Clips and Warriors didn't actually die...
2.Ronald "Flip" Murray,Arroyo and the rookie called Udonis Haslem of the Miami Heat...lead the rookies in double double (undrafted)
3.Orlando's terrible record
4.Lebron playing like he derserves the first pick
5.Walker shooting career high .44 percent from the field...
6.Vin Baker actually quit drinking...

[TRUball]

1. Ronald Murray playing like his is.
2. Rashard's 50 in Japan.
3. So many stars getting injured
4. LeBron James living up to the hype.
5. Baron Davis and Vin Baker slimming down for the season.

[air gordon]

1- magic losing 10 in a row
2- flip murray
3- barons davis playing this well
4- kirk hinrich being the staring pg for the bulls
5- artest keeping his temper in check

baker honorable mention

[Vins15]

1- magic losing 10 in a row

actually itz 11 straight now with the lost to Suns...maybe itz those jerseys that are jinxing them...i mean after all it looks shitty

[Stevan]

1) Skinny Vin Baker playing some descent ball.
2) Jamal Crawford being shopped.
3) That Roy Tarpley would still be trying to make a comeback
4) Yawn.
5) What.?

I either expected everything else or it has been posted by everyone, so yeah

[MaD_hAND1e]

I didn't Expect

1. Michael Jordan to make his 3rd Comeback
2. Shawn Hemp to follow Baker's example and lose some damn weight!
3. Lakers to be last
4. Tommy Smyth from Press Pass commentating for the NBA
5. Kobe Bryant to get traded for Tracy McGrady in the off-season

[.]

1-Ronald Murray
2-Magic playing pathetic
3-Lakers losing 3 games
4-Carter NOT in suit after 2 games
5-Dirk getting a haircut

[havasufalls]

1. wolves only 1 game above .500

2. wolves lose to the jazz

3. wolves lose to the jazz twice

4. wolves lose to flip murray

5. wolves get spanked by nets

6. wolves new center(kandi) sucks

[EGarrett]

1. Flip Murray
2. Lebron forgetting that he's supposed to suck this year.
3. The Jazz also forgetting.
4. Luke Ridnour being good. The Sonics as a whole actually.
5. The Magic falling apart.

1. Kobe Bryant is still playing
2. LeBron James pulling off some Sick Dunks!
3. That Alley Oop to Chris Andersen of the Nuggets Last Night
4. Michael Jackson getting Arrested ( ) It does Relate to NBA Does it?......What......No seriously...
5. Reebok All-Access Pass on NBA.Com calling him "FLIP MURRAY"

The new Old School Fool...now with only 3/5ths spam.

[paul_pierce_the_truth]

1. Boston trading Antoine Walker.
2. Both Golden State and Boston giving up great players, for players with injuries to their knees and taking guys like Chris Mills and Popeye Jones.
3. New Jersey adding Alonzo Mourning and playing worse.
4. San Antonio being 7-6, behind Denver in the standings.
5. All the best mentioned; Seattle, Ronald Murray and Orlando's disappearing act.

Honorable Mention: New Orleans without Jamal Mashburn 9-3.

EGarrett wrote:

2. Lebron forgetting that he's supposed to suck this year.

Who ever said LeBron would suck?

Some may have said, myself not included, that he may come along a little slower than expected, also it should be noted that his numbers should be like Michael Jordan's to balance out with the hype, but I don't remember anyone saying he would suck.

I find your comment on LeBron James to be trite, clichéd, common, cornball, corny, drained, dull, exhausted, a familiar tune, flat, musty, old hat, ordinary, pedestrian, routine, run-of-the-mill, stale, stereotyped, tired, uninspired, unoriginal, used-up, warmed-over, worn-out and spam, but these are just my opinions, don't let it bother you.

[EGarrett]

2. Lebron forgetting that he's supposed to suck this year.

A simplified...vernacular statement. Most everyone thought that Lebron would be developing this year and thus not that good.

Who ever said LeBron would suck?

You may not have gathered as much by now...but my pet peeve is unnecessary nitpicking of people's posts. I could point out that Paul Pierce capitalizes the first letters of his first and last name...which you don't seem to have picked up on in your user name...but I don't. Because it's irritating. And when posters do it to other people it irritates me. A lot.

I find your comment on LeBron James to be trite, clichéd, common, cornball, corny, drained, dull, exhausted, a familiar tune, flat, musty, old hat, ordinary, pedestrian, routine, run-of-the-mill, stale, stereotyped, tired, uninspired, unoriginal, used-up, warmed-over, worn-out and spam, but these are just my opinions, don't let it bother you.

You're on thin ice right now.

[Jackal]

I find your comment on LeBron James to be trite, clichéd, common, cornball, corny, drained, dull, exhausted, a familiar tune, flat, musty, old hat, ordinary, pedestrian, routine, run-of-the-mill, stale, stereotyped, tired, uninspired, unoriginal, used-up, warmed-over, worn-out and spam, but these are just my opinions, don't let it bother you.

You're on thin ice right now.

Why?

[EGarrett]

...do I have to PM you again about armchair moderating?

If you have a problem with the moderation of the forum, please take it up with a moderator or admin privately.

[Jackal]

No, I just don't get why the whole "thin ice" thing if he was just making a comment on your opinion...how are we supposed to know when you are posting as a mod or are posting as a normal forum member? Look man, lots of people dont like the stuff I post, but I dont keep saying "IM MOD SO WATCH OUT, I DON'T LIKE WHAT YOU'RE POSTING BOUT MY POSTING" it gets lame and annoying, make up your mind, are you posting as a mod or as a person with an opinion? His comments were his opinion about YOUR opinion and because you have the Mod position and you didnt like what he said bout your comments...he's on thin ice? What kind of bs is that?? You're mod, fine...dont abuse the power given to you, it was his opinion (WHICH he said!!) about your opinion and said not to worry bout it. Wanna punish me? Go ahead . I don't care, but I do think its ABSURD no one can disagree with you. I agree with PP, I find your post bout LJ tried etc... See, I disagree...did I do sumthing wrong??

[Wall St. Peon]

Yeah, you might want to watch that a bit, EG. Mikey D. was just kidding around, giving you a little light-hearted jab...I thought that would have been evident with the overabundance of adjectives in his post....the nitpicking thing, I can see, but really, it's not that big of a deal....

My main surprises were:

1. The Magic playing horribly
2. Carlos Arroyo and R. Murray being studs
3. LeBron being much better than I, or anyone, expected
4. Indiana having the best record
5. B. Diddy being the best player right now

[paul_pierce_the_truth]

Be fair. Be firm when necessary, but do not impose on a member's rights. Try not to allow any personal bias to control moderating decisions.

Being a mod in this forum is a vicarious position.
The fact that people like myself and Psycho Jackal post on numerous subjects and are vital parts to keep the forum popular, is overlooked by those in charge. Sure we could stop and the forum goes on, but forcing us out would hurt the forum.

I have been around these forums for around 3 years and it's always been the same. Don't mess with the mods or administration. I understand that some control over the boards is logically unavoidable, but at what costs?
Sure my remarks are brazen at times, but cheap and shallow remarks that have no warranty, should be addressed as such. On one hand you have a mod making a joke about "Old School Fool's" post being 3/5th's spam (which it was and off the subject), but not really needing any comment from the powers, so either it was moderation or it was a joke, whichever, it was no different than my remarks, more subtle perhaps, but not much more than two jokes.

But this has been going on for 3 years, and other than a few malevolent statements from some regular users, all my problems have come from obstinate mods, whom refuse to delineate consistant policy or adhere to their own rules, leaving themselves with shallow lip service and negation
of such rules. Consequently and accordingly they are forced into a dubious position.

They then begin to moderate in a way that is based on persuasion and vanity, not moderation, practicality or constructiveness.

Being paragon, tacit or notable are not the ways of the mod in this forum, they are full of narcissism and egocentric digression.

To moderate is supposed to be avoiding extremes of behavior or expression or observing reasonable limits. A moderator is supposed to a be nonpartisan.

On to the tenuous and improbable....

Being both a moderator and "regular" forum poster.

This is so preposterous, I can not even begin to say.

Either post and leave everyone alone to the point of danger, or join the regular forum users or only be a moderator. To be offended by someone else "armchair moderating", to not being able to take a joke, is so ridiculous and full of wallow. Please either lead by example and use some tact or just throw-in your duties as a moderator.

Dig hard for posts in need of appropriate action, not just start flexing away with no regard to poise or equilibrium, judge like a hero, like an insightful leader, not like a flailing unrefined brutish gorilla.

In the end, the person with the most power gets the last word, but in the meantime, I have started my manifesto for the forum user.

If I have to choose between anarchy and oppression, I choose anarchy.

[Old School Fool]

Let Me Do This Again


1. Chris Bosh scoring 25 Pts.
2. LeBron James actually living up o the hype.
3. Eddie Griffin killing his whole career.
4. Some Random dude named Ronald Murray who plays for the Sonics is really good.
5. The Orlando Magic playing like they are high

[The Big Racist]

1.Flip Murray playin' like he is.
2.Aaron Mckie leading the league in 3 point %
3.Orlando's record
4.Rockets leading the league in points allowed and field goal % allowed
5.Vin Baker for anything he's doing right now.

honorable mention:Samuel Dalembert playing like a future superstar.