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Jesouladamus?

. . . hmmm, it has a nice ring to it, but e too long

You're right they started to decline after the Det game, it looks like they bought into the philosophy _{or should I say "leased"?} , played along for a while and are now getting tired of acting the part. Defense is not something you can just pick up whenever you like - a fact they need to learn or face heartbreak again.

Did anyone else wonder how in the world Bratt Favre made the Pro bowl? granted the jets are much better this yr but his qb statistics are at best average. I think Chad Penn def deserved it    and one can even make a case for Cassel ahead of Favre. The pro bowl selection process looks more like american idol 

I predict Mike Dunleavy will be the next coach to go things are stinking in the Clippers locker room.

[quote author=lai-lai link=topic=148652.msg3238770#msg3238770 date=1229558967]y are d gals here celts supporters[/quote]cos we're Bostonians

this thread has been runnin slow lately, has d recession started hittin this thread

lol not only the recession, ice-storms knocked out power n cable n internet . . . some people I know have been in the dark 6days n counting. . .

on a more serious note, apart from celtics games, i noticed most of the other games are now unpredictable, nobody is sure of winning anything
rockets showed how good they could be yesterday if they had a full squad defeating the on-form nuggets despite skip-to-my-lou still being out
and lakers showed how poor they can be too without gasol

The Rockets are wish wash . . . play well today, suck tomorrow. I have not seen any fire from them that indicates they're ready to be among the big boys club of the nba.
The lakers achilles is still team defense. But the season is still young, they can still get better but the early indications are showing defense is not a habit easily picked up.

Chiogo, no mind them everyone always hates the best team, but we shall stil overcome come june! Repeat!

rikkyjen:
You sure know how to rile and "smoke me out" right?

I don't know what sort of pleasure you get in making me worked up about the Colts

Behind this Cyber-yarnings and beyond the reach of the virtual world, you must be one helluva of a pest whose first love is- is to taunt people by[b] using a feather to tickle the ears of a  sleeping person.[/b] 

have you been watching me?      Infact not even a feather, I'd pour ice cold water on the poor victim 

Pittsburg did it against ALL the big boys? Definitely, not the Indianapolis Colts! except the Gospel according to JeSoul doesn't recognise the Colts as one of the big boyz and if your answer is in the affirmative, expect me to unleash a battery of "Ayamatanga" Tomahawk missiles on ya @ss!   

yes oh my gospel is missing that part  . This gospel is updated weekly.  I'll let you know in a month if that page ever existed or if my version is incomplete 

  ayama wetin? my jazz will beat up your ayama and take his lunch money 

doyindamus:
nope nope nope  ,  . . . . .

I stated on this forum, months back , that the Panthers would take the NFC title.

Yea I give it to ya, you did say some dopeness about the panthers while back.

The AFC, i pick the Colts. . . .

Colts win the Super Bowl

Doyindamus has spoken 

hehe  Doyin stop encouraging Rikky   

LASIEFAIRE:
I don't know how and where to write this, but I will just write.
Well, the few people I conversate with on a daily basis will know I haven't posted for a while.
I've been planning to get something for a while, and I finally got it. This thing is Major (life changing.)
I wish I could discuss it in details, but the nature of it coupled with the attitude of some Nairalanders won't let me do that.
When you are saying your prayers, don't forget to thank God for me. Keep me in your prayers.
And to those that have lost faith, there is a God out there and He still takes people from the valley to the Mt. top.

Within the next month, I will be off. I can't accurately predict how frequently I will be posting.
With the information available to me, posting will be very bleak or I will not post at all.

My dear Lasie where hast thou been? I'm glad to read something from you and to know you're doing well. And simultaneously I'm bummed to hear you'll even be more scarce . . . I'd like to stay in touch with you off NL so could u shoot me an email at charissa911@hotmail.com? pretty please? you still owe me dinner overlooking the tokyo bay

And I thank God for doing this wonderful mysterious thing for you . . . I'd like to hear this testimony when you hit me up aight? Let me thank God immensely for His goodness in your life. And may He continue to give you your hearts desire as you serve Him wholeheartedly, and as you bring light to those in darkness around you. Amen!

My few months on Nairaland was/is great. The people I have chatted with are great. I wish to keep the relationship going-
Jesoul - my Favorite Nairalander - And I listened to your song. . .  Amazing.  
Ibkaye - Your attitude will take you to high places.  
Gamine    - kate perry u know
Analytical
richo
A-40
Tgirl
Karmamod
Welli
Stephen
Doyin13 and to all those I have talked with -

Within the coming days,  I will try to come on more often. Get to talk to the guys more before I leave.

*blushing* You always have a special way of putting a smile on my face sweetie . . . this is why you can't leave, who'll keep me engaged with nifty signature updates? and who'll bash my Celtics along with Doyin? God will make sure you stick around . . . I am going to fast n pray

and I'm glad you enjoyed the song, it'd be my honor to share some more of my music with you later since I know you're a music enthusiast. Ttyl baby boy

LOL    . . . _{I knew that post would smoke Rikky out} 

  Common boy, I know a 7-game winning streak is impressive by any standards, regardless of who it is against. My point is that the Colts of all the NFL teams have prob had the most favorable schedule down the stretch. And at least 4 of your earlier wins were barely scratched out. I don't call that a sure banker baby boy.

  . . . now we are heading into the playoffs, this is a whole nother story. As you head into the playoffs, you're not going to be facing Detroit and Jax anymore, which is why I said the winning streak will not be a good measuring stick to say how good they are or aren't. The Steelers have done it against all the big boys of the nfl, that gives them extra credit and confidence to go all the way to the SB.

  Everyone knows winning streaks in the regular season (while impressive) are meaningless in the postseason, whether na nfl or nba, and as a Pats fan I know that all too well.

Billups has seriously invigorated the once useless Nuggets, I'll still need more evidence before I consider them one of big boys of the league.

The Spurs have steered back on course . . . why did we ever doubt them?

As for the east beating up on the west all I gats to say is: Was about time! For the past bunch of yrs all we've been hearing from the west is the east is weak, anybody can make the playoffs in the east . . . bla bla bla . . .hehe east coast bias in the house

The Giants and the especially the Titans are limping into the playoffs.

And why are we all sleeping on the 11-3 Panthers? they've somehow managed to stay under the radar.

As for the AFC, the Colts could actually sneak past rd 1 as most playoff teams are looking questionable right now, but their recent wins have come against dirt like Det and Houston so those aren't good yardsticks to use to measure their veracity right now but it could go either way.
Save for a fumble the Jets woulda started cleaning out their lockers . . . I expect a first Rd playoff exit. They're skittish and so are the Pats and Fins - all tied for #1.
Overall I think the Steelers will come out on top the AFC. They always seem to find a way to make plays when it matters the most.

A-40 whats going on in Dallas? reports of TO and Romo beefing? 

Week 15 Picks:
TB @ ATL - I hope the Falcons pull this off, they're such a feel-good story           
SF @ MIA - May the Dolphins lose! we don't need anymore ties atop the AFC east             
BUF @ NYJ  - Division rivals, it benefits my Pats if the jets lose to down favre.
SD @ KC - SD is irrelevant     
DET @ IND -  No one wants to be the team that loses to the wigers.       
WAS @ CIN - The skins should take this one     
TEN @ HOU  -  hehe I smell a blowout             
PIT @ BAL - Clash of the defenses, I'm going with Baltimore on this     
NE @ OAK - We need this in order to keep playoff dreams alive, and against the dysfunctional raiders, should be a W.           
NYG @ DAL  - Game of the weekend, I'm going to say the desperate Dallas team will come out on top   

CLE @ PHI -  McNabb add some more value to that offseason stock brotha.

doyindamus:
It is I, the one and only Doyindamus. . . . .

and I am ready to make my prediction for the Super Bowl. . . . .

From the innards of my Crystal ball. . . . . .

I hereby declare that the '09 Superbowl will be won by


THE . . . . . . .

mehn. . . . .I shall wait sef. My Crystal Ball is malfunctioning.
It says the Colts, and a quick glance at the tables shows it is possible
they might not make the playoffs.

Now that would be the ultimate embarassment

what? you didn't change the bulb?


Tonight Bears vs Saints - both teams at 7-6, I predict a very interesting game. . .

millco88:
But I never thought adding more offense was what Phoenix needed; they have to become better defensively and trading away your best perimeter defender isn't the way to do that, IMO. Richardson's the best player in the deal, but I don't think he makes Phoenix any better.

Now maybe if he had a reputation as a stone cold killer in the playoffs, you could see how Phoenix might try to outscore teams. But given the ages of Nash, Shaq and Hill, Amare's inability to defend the 5 effectively and how differently they play depending on their big guy lineup, I don't see how it really helps them that much.

Bingo. I think that's what they're going for. The west is all about putting it up and I guess they're just trying to keep up? Like Lai said earlier, you need a balance of good offense and defense, the Suns just reduced in the latter category, and gained (yet to be proven) in the former. I guess we'll see as the season turns . . .


[quote author=A-40 link=topic=148652.msg3212331#msg3212331 date=1229025131]All in all i think looking at it in the long term Charlotte just might be getting a better deal because their roster gets a little deeper[/quote]Yeah perhaps long term. I think Brown is up to something . . .

Carmelo dropped 33 in one quarter albeit against the T/Wolves

Mehn its hard for Melo to impress me. 33 in 1q is impressive sha. Denver is definitely better with Billups, #2 in the west right now i believe. But I don't think they'll stay in the top 4 by the end of the yr.

FifiO:
@JeSoul,
Daniel, Peter, John?! Haba!

hehe what now? you don't think you sef can become a giant of the faith?

Hmmm. . .

Phoenix trades Diaw and Raja Bell to the Bobcats for Jason Richardson.
Who is getting the better deal? Phoenix just traded away 2 of their top defensive players . . . does that make sense in the west where defense comes hard? They get some firepower with J.Richardson but in addressing one problem, they've created another.

The bobcats -good or bad deal for them? they're not making the playoffs anyways.

Chris,       
. . . and not trying to 'return' the compliment, but I think you're one of the most humble people in the religion section. I like that a lot in you, so keep it up!

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=170354.msg3201328#msg3201328 date=1228838606]Inasmuch as i agree J.J is getting pretty senile and he was a bloodclot for calling the Barbarian soft because he was not the reason why the Cowboys lost on sunday i would advice you focus on your teddy bears because as things stand your chances of making the playoffs are lighter than Nicole Ritchie [/quote] LOL . . . Bawo are you going to let him yab your teddy bears like this?

ah Doyin you're seeing dead people?      should I call the jazzman?  we can't afford to lose Doyindamus this close to the nfl playoffs, who else will speak and jinx the Giants team for me?  

wow A-40 you brought out a whip on Wade    that's the harshest I've seen you write, but Wade sure deserved it, cheating on his wife n all . . .   

doyin13:
I hope you both are happy with yaselves. . . . .

You have driven all the regulars away from the thread.

hehe na you start am now  

na wa oo

So una jus dey knw say our Jesoul na audio-visual superstar.

Jesoul na o seti lele     she set finish

_{turning red in the face} Doyin me I just be like the girl next door oh!    
and for all the kind fellas who queried, here's my youtube channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ed7-LP9G1I&feature=channel_page

Trini girl, thanks! 

Image,
I agreed as much that some good does come out of altar calls because God in His infinite mercies can use anything to save a person. [b]BUT does the end justify the unscriptural means?  God wants us to be in step with His word at all times, not deviating when whenever we like and then persisting in that deviation because some good comes out of it. [/b]No.

  God would rather have us walk at all times according to His word, and in that He will use us to draw men - through His Holy Spirit - to Himself, and not thru our carnal methods that produce half-baked, lukewarm converts whom God has promised to spit out His mouth.

ibkaye:
What does the Bible say about tattoos? Is it a sin to get a tattoo?

No.
Please see this thread where the topic was dealt with extensively with scripture references.
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-108212.0.html

To those saying yes, why don't you follow all the other OT Laws? why pick out only tatoos?

Rikky sabi talk oh no be small he even take style quote bible join put

Who's talking about the Pats? I've already said 10 posts ago that I will consider it a bonus if we make the playoffs. We just pulled Junior Seau off his surfboard to plug in the injury depleted d-line . . . at this point, a realistic fan knows a playoff run is highly unlikely.

As for your Colts, perhaps the football gods will allow you to sneak into the postseason via wildcard, but as for AFC championship, well, just let go of that fantasy Face it Rikky you'll soon be singing boyz2men . . . "end of the road" Abeg let me focus my hatorade on the giants, I'll focus on the colts should they grow a spine and silence naysayers like me.

@A40
I will be surprised if the wigers win a game, may they be successful in their pursuit of imperfection.

FifiO:
I went to sleep some nights ago. I found myself at a kind of waiting room. there was a lentern and a man behind it. he had a big book open in front of him. there were two doors to both sides of him. as i stood before him he said to me "what have yu done?"
as I began to speak, he began to write in the book. i started to fade as i continued to speak. at some point he said something in a language i do not understand but i got the interpretation, i guess, and it was that i should go back because of my mom. then i just left the room in a backward movement. now, did i die?

Perhaps you were just caught up in the Spirit and taken to/shown a vision like Daniel, Peter, John?

WadeFTW:
Exactly. Stating that one has lack of offense is simply expressing the fact that they are a total liability and cannot be looked upon at any time as a viable option.

Stating inconsistency is expressing the fact the Celts have a tendency to show great spurts offensively, showing flashes of potential and promise, but not necessarily in perfect harmony.

All in all, to sum up my points

- The defense/rebounding and Doc substitutions may play more into the reserves woes than their offense (stats back it up)
- lack of something does not equal inconsistency

I see it was my choice of words that was the issue. As for your 1st point, I say time will expose more which is which. I'm convinced our present bench will not be enuff for a repeat, but we'll see sha.

- lack of something does not equal inconsistency

It can depending on the context. For instance say the game vs the Pacers the bench drops 60pts, the next game they drop 10, in that game there was a lack of offense, and overall they are being inconsistent. I hope you see what I meant now.

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=148652.msg3199118#msg3199118 date=1228783525]He is European!! how does the typical European big man play? where do you watch your basketball sef?Dirk still has game he still puts up 20 + points 9 rebounds and 3 assists per night he is still Mr Maverick and still has game what we need to do is get rid of Jason Kidd he has been producing stinker after stinker[/quote]Doyin look at what you've done oh . . .

Wade, you're funny, the way you consistently read more into my posts that I state.

WadeFTW:
WadeFTW said:

b/c you said they had a "lack of offense from the bench". Those were your words. Then, you went on to say they were inconsistent?
Which one is it?

Jesoul said:

It is both

I think thats all we need to know. Your POSTS are inconsistent and contradictory.

This is what you said on post #514:

The Celtics have a huge weakness though: lack of offense from our bench. Ainge needs to trade for someone before the deadline or sign someone or else repeating will be a tall order with the current reserves.

Now you claim the Celts have this lack of offense. But somehow this Celts "lack of offense" ranks amongst the upper echelon of teams in the NBA (stat-wise).
Saying the Celts are inconsistent is one thing, but claiming they have absolutely no offense whatsoever is absurd.

my goodness you're a piece of work. When one says lack of offense does that = zero offense?    whether na inconsistent or lack of offense, it equals the same thing in that the bench needs help.
 Even if you wanted to be nitpicky about my words, did I not break it down further to individual players? that Powe was good, Allen and House needed to step it up, but Davis & Scal are the real offensive liabilities?

Na wah for you. You're just trying to be difficult. When the simple intent of my post was that the Celtics bench is our biggest weakness.

omi tutu:
hehehehe. . .

Jesoul and WadeFTW .

Bo, I bet there are more pertinent issues in the NBA season than the Celts bench

Like. . . .Is Dirk the best big man in the NBA?

hehe don't open that can of worms again  

rikkyjen:
@ JeSoul.

I can't believe you've made some couple of posts without rambling about the colts as usual.

Well I wasn't sure if the fair-weather fan - also known as Rikky was around to enjoy all my trash-talking, besides all my hating is being directed at a recipient that actually poses a threat - the giants & I've been preoccupied with more worthy, good-story teams such as the Titans and Atl. You're winning against teams like Houston & Cincy and you get mouth to talk? Please page me when you face a real nfl team

You're still fantasizing about an AFC championship . . . whatever it is you're smoking sweetie, you needs ta stop!

WadeFTW:
The facts still remains that the Celts have one of the best benches in the NBA, inconsistent or not.

Lol you're funny. The Rockets are one of the top teams in terms of talent - what has that done for them? Talented inconsistent players do not win championships.

It's apparent Doc doesn't make the right substitutions and he ends up getting outcoached on most occasions, yet Boston gets by b/c of the talent disparity. If Doc was consistent in his rotations then the reserves wouldn't show inconsistency to begin w/.

what? So its Doc's fault some bench players are inconsistent?

Statistically, I proved the Celts reserves have no problem scoring,

proven wetin? did you watch the last 2 games the Celts played? Statistics don't always tell the story. Again your stats are averages, averages do not show trends and inconsistencies for crying out loud.

b/c you said they had a "lack of offense from the bench". Those were your words. Then, you went on to say they were inconsistent?
Which one is it?

it is both. If you watched the last couple games the Celtics played we would not arguing about this becos it was blatantly obvious.

I criticized your post b/c you blatantly declared the Celts as being an utter liability from the bench (offensively), which isn't nearly true.

No. Re-read my post, I said Glen Davis was a offensive liability. Powe was great. Allen and House are nice but need to bring it every night. Where did you reach the conclusion I wrote off the entire Celtic bench?

bawomolo:
who dash monkey banana

nobody go dash us, we go take am by force!

WadeFTW:
If the Celts bench is not inconsistent, then no bench in the NBA is consistent b/c the Celts reserves are one of the better teams statistically in the league, and they have an advantage on other teams oppossing reserves on most nights. If the Celts bench are not good offensively, then explain why they are above average in scoring per 100 possessions.

Oga Wade you're not listening to me, I did not say our bench is garbage, I said the bench is good, but it is not championship level yet!
  Obviously both the starters & the bench must be doing something very right with a 20-2 record    I did not say either the Celtic bench does not outplay other teams on different nights, I said they are inconsistent! Drop 60 today and 10 tomorrow so obviously the averages will not show these inconsistent numbers.
 
  My simple point is this: the bench is good, but not ready to repeat. Kapish.

 

If the Celts are losing leads like that, then the blame can only be put on Doc (he doesn't exactly have a good track record other than the championship season), b/c it clearly shows thats hes not adept w/ his substitutions. Perhaps he is leaving his second units to play w/ oppossing teams first units FOR TOO LONG. Hence why they lose leads. Simple.

you were just quoting stats for me how the bench doesn't play long enough . . . now the story is if perhaps Doc is leaving them in too long? 

Celts fans are in no condition to complain.

who is complaining?  we are 20-2! I simply said the Celtics one weakness is getting consistent offense from their bench. Shikena.

WadeFTW:
Scalabrine doesn't get that much PT. He plays 14% of the Celtics minutes according to 82games.com. Way to throw his name in there. Nice try, but it won't work.

Bostons reserves offensively as a whole are very good. They don't log alot of minutes (bottom 10 in minutes per game) but they do average more points than most teams per game and are above average in scoring. Imagine if you gave the Celts reserves more minutes. I guarentee, they'll top the league in scoring. They average more points-per-minute than any other team in the league.

http://www.82games.com/0809/STSORT10.HTM

I rest my case.

lol . . . the reason Doc Rivers doesn't play them more is because they don't produce offense! They lose huge double digit leads and Doc has to quickly bring back the starters to stop the bleeding.

Did you watch the last 2 games? esp last night? Jim O'brien's strategy worked to a T because he brought in his starters against the Celtics bench, and quickly the 1Q double digit lead evaporated.

I'm not saying the bench is a complete wash out, Powe is great, and like I said House and Tony Allen are very good, they just need to be consistent every night. We're not trying to be an average team, but a repeat championship team. And you cannot do that with a half-baked, average bench.

WadeFTW:
I would trade the Heat bench for the Celtics bench anyway. And that INCLUDES Michael Beasley

Celtics have perhaps the best bench in the NBA. The Celtics are the epitome of depth

for where?   I love Glen Davis but he's an offensively liability and so is the red head Scalabrine. House is great but inconsistent and so is Tony Allen. It's only Powe that I have confidence in to bring it every night. Nah depth is not a word I'd associate with the Celtics bench.

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=148652.msg3197344#msg3197344 date=1228756628]@Jesoul
I am not sure the Cavs are as one-man as they where in 07 when they lost to the Spurs although i still agree the rest of the team is shyte but looking at last season's playoff series you and i know that homecourt was what saw you through against ATL and Cleveland y'all are still favorites though but not unbeatable[/quote]You certainly got that right. I think if they can somehow snag a proven veteran to help on reserve scoring, it'll go a long way.