I'm sorry I just couldn't resist...17,12, and the game winner?? I think that counts as blossoming...

need a ruling on this, gents

re: Blossoming[smilie=punks.gif]

I think blossoming is taken. Here are some new alternatives to describe J-Max:

flourishing
burgeoning
developing
maturing
eating young
thriving
evolving
ripening
rising
budding
encouraging bloodshed
promoting mass infant genocide
exterminating mankind

promoting mass infant ---------- holocaust

Max eats the lean meat of Jewish babies, has to keep in shape.

I kinda like "rising"

This should be a poll.

"burgeoning" has my vote.

Jason Maxiell is feeding at the right time.

Ooh, I like that as well. A poll is definately necessary.

Maxiell is developing his bloodthirst for innocent children.

We, the fans, could not be more proud.

I vote for a poll. A poll for a poll? lol

post the top 5 or so poll options, unless you want every option that has been named so far

maybe we need a nomination process first, lol

otherwise, somebody's going to come up with something better 5 mins after the poll is posted

For all those who want to see Maxiell "feeding", he'll be at the Hamlin Pub in Clarkston (well, I-75 and Sashabaw) tonight between 8pm and 9pm.

It makes me want to check out what innocent babies they serve at the Hamlin Pub. The restaurant that used to be where the Hamlin Pub is was a Mafia front, so there may be a lot of buried bodies. :)

Anybody else LOL at :mccosky: 's headline today?


Maxiell, Davis emerging at opportune time

Sometimes I wonder if they read sports forums and steal ideas...

I still think Joe could have taken a risk and possibly drafted Monta Ellis.

Instead he went with his gut and got a rock solid guy that will run through a wall for the team. Nothing wrong with that at all.

I still think Joe could have taken a risk and possibly drafted Monta Ellis.

Instead he went with his gut and got a rock solid guy that will run through a wall for the team. Nothing wrong with that at all.

How much better is Monta Ellis than Flip Murray? I see what he's doing on Don Nelson's offense, but it's also Don Nelson's offense.

Starters Rasheed Wallace and Nazr Mohammed can hurt you with skill and finesse. Davis and Max just flat-out hurt you.

That's what I like to see. [smilie=beat_deadho:
Someone needs to make a smiley of Max eating a baby.

How much better is Monta Ellis than Flip Murray? I see what he's doing on Don Nelson's offense, but it's also Don Nelson's offense.

Imagine what he could have become playing here with Billups, Hunter and Rip.

I'm not saying Ellis is gnna be an All-Star or some world beater, but his ceiling is higher than Maxiell's, especially in today's NBA

Joe made a good pick with Mad Max and it's basically a sure bet that Max has a nice solid career.

I just think that at that point in time Joe could have swung for the fences.

Of course, if Ellis ends up being nothing but a flash in the pan then Joe made the right choice.

Time will tell.

just a hunch, but ellis would probably rot at the end of the bench and we'd call hime White part 2. thats the thing about young guys, no opportunity means no results.

just a hunch, but ellis would probably rot at the end of the bench and we'd call hime White part 2. thats the thing about young guys, no opportunity means no results.

bingo. Just look at Amir to see where Monta would be.

Everyone seems to forget that Amir was a second round draft pick, and not even early second round. The kid came straight from high school and the only reason he skipped playing for Louisville was because his grades weren't good enough. I want to see what Amir can do as much as any guy here, but I doubt he's as ready as we all seem to think. He's going to need a lot of development and polish before he can become a real contributor.
It would be great if the NBA used the NCAA better for development. Draft a prospect and still let him play a few years of college ball to develop. It would keep people from coming out too soon and it would make sure there was always talent in college hoops. Amir could have entered the draft then gone to a smaller school with lower standards and worked on his game for a year or two and not worried about level of competition affecting his draft position. Maybe it wouldn't work at all. Maybe it would be a huge failure, who knows. Just a thought.

Amir is no less polished than any other high schoolers immediately balling in the nba. Its not the NBA it used to be. Its soft as charmin and Play Doh. The "not ready" shit was good about five years ago. Some are immediately ready. I see no harm in playing him. We held Darko back Because we were too deep to get him out there and his Basketball IQ was Remedial low to death.

I could wrong though and he could blossom better with Dleague experience. Who knows?

What Amir needs to learn is only going to happen in the NBA.

In the NBADL last year, he scored 17 ppg and 7 rpg in 27 mpg on 67% FG shooting, and that's with him trying to restrain himself because he clearly dominated anyone he was matched against. He's had similar performance during the summer game and (especially) pre-season Pistons games. The biggest problem he has is stupid foul trouble, and he seemed to be getting better every game he played. He wasn't dumbass Darko with shit bouncing off of his head wanting to jumpshoot even when he should take it to the rack.

I bet if Amir were at Louisville last year, he'd come out a lottery pick today. There were people thinking we would get a steal using our first round pick on Amir. That was a stupidly deep draft owing to the 18 year old rush, and Amir got tossed aside.

BTW, Amir was Mr. Basketball in California. Look at the other players for the past decade or so who've had that honor:

2005 — Amir Johnson, L.A. Westchester, 6-10
2004 — DeMarcus Nelson, Sacramento Sheldon, 6-3
2003 — Trevor Ariza, L.A. Westchester, 6-8
2002 — Hassan Adams, L.A. Westchester, 6-4
2001 — Tyson Chandler, Compton Dominguez, 7-1
2000 — Tyson Chandler, Compton Dominguez, 7-0
1999 — Casey Jacobsen, Glendora, 6-6
1998 — Tayshaun Prince, Compton Dominguez, 6-8
1997 — Baron Davis, Santa Monica Crossroads, 6-2
1996 — Corey Benjamin, Fontana, 6-6
1995 — Paul Pierce, Inglewood, 6-7

With the exception of DeMarcus Nelson, still at Duke, all these folks played at an NBA level as (at worst) a competent backup.

I've never heard of any of those guys.

In the past 20 years, precisely four Mr. California players didn't make it into the NBA as (at minimum) a serviceable backup for multiple years. Two are still in college. Another had a career ending injury. A fourth was a headcase involved in a recruiting scandal who had the talent to play at an NBA level if he wanted to. Over the years, three Mr. Californias made it in the Basketball HOF (Walton, Sharman, Goodrich) and another on the HOF radar (Kidd). I remember digging into some of this stuff back when Tayshaun was drafted and being impressed.