For those that want it, we’ll see if we can keep all the game chatter over here so as to not bother the rest of the folks lol.
Hehe, I might be showing my age but it just goes to show how deep the history goes with these two clubs. At one point, they simply were the NBA.
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Let’s go Celtics!
..hmmm here I thought Jordan vs. Bird was the first video game ever made
BTW, anyone have the Noreaga single Superthug. It’d be much appreciated.
The Truth don’t need to lie.
2-nil
1-1 yo.
1 up after tonight
2-0 tonight.
@ TC
Co-sign on that Noreaga album.
^ co-sign
@TC
Thanks man. I appreciate it.
All you 2-0 folks are sippin that syzurp!!!!
Usher – Stop Playin’ (ft. R. Lovette, Michael Jackson & T-Pain)
http://www.zshare.net/audio/13067947344b8251/
@ Doug
Co-sign on that 2-0. Get it together Turk!!!
BTW… that Bishop Lamont mixtape is crack.
@TC – Aint no haps homie….I ride or die Lakers!!!!!!!
Bird-Johnson = greatest bball rivalry eva!
yo Turk…Radmanovic couldn’t guard P dub if he had a glocc, dark shades, and an ear piece.
aye OED – He dont need all that……just hit him in the knee!
the real bishop lamont tape tomorow !
by dubcnn and whoo kid…
and Bost/Angels 1-1 …
Celts should win tonight…Should…We’ll see how Pierce plays.
And I co-sign D. Howser on that Bishop Lamont. This is the most street outta all of His mixtapes. I was actually kinda impressed.
Jordan – (Magic + “The Glide” + “Sir Charles” – #45 + “The Reign Man” + “The Mail Man” + Stockton) = greatest b-ball rivalry ever.
:)
I can get with that D. Howser a little bit……. but Bird/Magic & Jordan/Dumars & Lakers/Supersonics (Thanx To Cube)
Knicks Vs. Heat = The most pasionate rivalry since…since Bulls Vs. Knicks. Nowadays, teams don’t seem to get fired up like they used to.
Yeah you right Amp…..I think its because cats are too self involved and worried about their own shine!! But I think the Cavs and Pistons may develop into the new rivalry!!!!
Turk, you shoulda seen the new rivalry I’m about to say…
Lakers-Hornets on the horizon
2 damn good teams, and unlike the Spurs & Suns, age ain’t gonna be a factor for a good minute .
YO Gotty, I need that photo.
Hall of Fame status.
Let’s go Lake Show!
Lakers-Hornets on the horizon
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Yup. Two teams that are stocked with talent.
Detroit won’t be the same team next year, that run is over. Cavs should look a lil bit different too. I’ve heard rumblings that they’re gonna try & pick up Jermaine O’Neal or Michael Redd.
True Dat……..CP3 needs a little more help…..But when Bynum comes back….wheeeeeewww weeeee ……its gonna be serious!!!!!
Bill Russell, 11 chips in 13 seasons? 2 as a Player/Coach?
G.O.A.T.
haha, lovin that old school pic.
oh, and co-sign 2-0…we’ll see. C’s up!
Bill Russell is the G.O.A.T….but He laughs like a maniac.
UH OH Pierce is the cover boy for NBA Live 08′ ! BAD KARMA!
If you’re watching anything other than this game tonight, you gotta be smokin’ pixie sticks!
Garnett is on the cover of NBA2K 09….guess the video game makers know sumthin We don’t.
@ Turk… that’s the Madden curse. Pierce will be aiight.
Bill Russell’s laugh is legendary. Don’t hate.
Legendary laugh? uh…ok. It’s still the worst laugh I’ve heard since Jason “Shottie A Chauffer” Williams.
The team who has won Game 1 has won the series over 70% of the time.
Gotty get off those stats!!!!
I know its the Madden curse….tryin to start a new curse! lol Ill get at yall at halftime!!!!! Time to focus!!!!
numbers don’t lie yo lol.
You will be glad to know that 3 or 4 of the recent teams to overcome those stats were series where Phil coached.
tsk tsk. tick-tack fouls.
*hasnt watched NBA game since 99*
co-sign on NORE
Banned from TV? forget about it…..
Powe is beastin’.
ref’s are BUGGIN!! not calling shit against the fuckin celts.. bulllshit
they need to pixelate Sam Cassell’s face any time he’s on camera
ok. half-time roll call….celtics up 12…discuss lol.
The ref’s are controlling the game…let them play.
@Estelle: LOL…dude jus looks like an alien straight up haha
Refs are killing this game! I hate when that happens!
@ Dizastix: http://www.dadsclan.com/2004/sam_cassell_alien.gif
Celts are rollin. Kobe w/3 fouls. Gasol hasn’t missed a shot. Pierce is on. & Ray Ray’s stroke always been water.
But bball is a game of runs. Let’s see who shows up 2nd half.
I love Rondo & always admired his play. But goddamn, you can’t score, but as pg at least be able to shoot free throws lol.
here’s another:
http://nballin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/sam_cassell_et.jpg
Sam Cassell as “E.T.” (not me, but the Extra Terrestrial)
Hey, Celts are making shots…gotta give them credit. Look for Kobe to heat up in the 2nd half.
@RELL – Oh so I guess 2 fta by the lakers against 15 by the C’s isnt enuff? Cmon my dude get wit it!!!
how about a TSS chatroom ;).. or is that too much to ask..
But yall gotta admit…..the refs are effin with this game!!!
I wonder what the refs do during halftime….prolly talk about how to mess with the game to make it look “legit”!!!
@Estelle: haha, speaking of nba lookalikes, but not related to the game at all: http://i26.tinypic.com/2hoz5ug.jpg
As for the refs…what you expect, you’re watchin NBA…half of it is just bullshit fouls anyways lol.
yo…Josh Childress has piranha teeth
powe’s mentor looks like from Q-Tip
Gasoft needs to actually dunk on somebody and stop whining.
And i’m always down for a bruh, but on no planet is Paul Pierce a more explosive scoreer than Larry Bird.
Sportswriters don’t know squat.
Bring back the old Bird and Magic Cons…
Ray Allen looks anorexic..
Powe’s mentor does look like Kamaal.
Jeff Van Gundy’s a geek. way more funny now than as a coach, tho.
what you expect, you’re watchin NBA…half of it is just bullshit fouls anyways lol
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Yeah but not like this….this is just blatant disregard!!!
Mamma there goes that man again…
we’ll add that to the list of catchphrases that’ll never catch on anywhere.
Kobe gets Tee’d up? Bullshit.
Lol
yo gotty, how hard is it to set up a chatroom?
@ Estelle’s Teef
That second Sam Cassell pic had me shittin myself. That is fuckin hilarious.
Let’s go Celtics!!!
Uh oh Lakers!!
Let’s go Celtics!!
Celts are feelin’ themselves. Harrassing the shit outta Kobe.
20point lead… my gf just said that Kobe’s one of those little boys you call a bitch–he just whines…
i love her.
Phil might have to coach this series… like get off the bench and earn a check.
by the way, can somebody explain why jeannie Buss is with him. She could do better.
20pts. Wow.
not a good look for the lakers… im lovin it
ayo, rondo is ill, but on the real, hes little bow wows twin brother.
true story
PJ Brown is playin like a grown man… fundamentals is killin’ these fools.
I can hear Kobe now–i wanna be traded. this is all mitch kupcake’s fault.
Again…Powe is beastin’.
Leon Powe–from homeless to “this is mah house!”
Powe is mobbin fools.
Kobe looks ready to hit the showers. and what is Farmar doing throwin up random BS?
if the celtics win, Scott Pollard will get a ring. I repeat, Scott Pollard could get a ring.
Leon Powe is a muhfuckin BEAST!!!
Lakers need some production from the bench & some stops.
daaamn. 20 points kids…thats harsh!…cant wait to see what happens when we go on the road for the next 3…
can i get a co sign on rondo??
n powe look like crooked i
and yea. powe is just shittin on errybody (c) Big Boi a la ‘Red Velvet’ hahaha
Rondo can hoop. Needs to get a J, but I like His game. Just enough flash to get the crowd hype…
Ray got that magic sleeve on! Is it me or is Pow puttin it in on cats!?! LET’S GO CELTICS!!!!
garneezy all day in the paint
Boston has a deep ass bench. Lakers haven’t been able to match em.
@Amp
that’s what is gonna make the difference in this series!
Powe looks like Keith David (dead presidents, voiceover for all those ken burns docs).
must be QBs get in free night–Doug Flutie, Vince Young…
and why do they keep playing all these eastcoast 70s rock bands?
La La La La La La La…
Startin’ out ballin’…ended up STRUGGLIN’…Kobe’s the next Jordan?…get the fuck up off that POISON!!!!
La La La La La La La…
rondo got like 17 assists…
bryant is such a punk.
and where’s The Machine? Where that other punk Sasha?
Who’s closer to Jordan in the NBA today?
C’mon B, sounds kinda personal…
Great GMC commercials! Hilarious! LOL
kobe will never be jordan. ever
whos the closest? nobody cuzzo.
@ Turk
We still sippin that sizzurp?
Cuz if we are, it tastes good…Real good!
Lakeshow just said fuck playin D lol.
Who is the goofy lightskinned dude on the commercials lol?
Can i just tell y’all that those “Look-at-me-Mr-Funny-Black-Guy-as-parking-lot-attendant commercials are irritating.
they look like something that Lorne Michaels cooked up in between SNL.
Who knew Mark Jackson was 3rd all time in assists and that Steve Nash isn’t even in the top 20 all time?
Screw “Wipeout”–Unbeatable Banzuke is the ish. G4 shuts it down.
That Light Skinned Cat is from MadTV.
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whos the closest? nobody cuzz
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Cats love to hate…
Is Kobe the most likeable Guy? Not at all.
Best Player in the Association? Without question.
Does He have another Hall Of Famer on His squad like MJ did? Not since Shaq got traded.
Jesus Shuttlesworth with the left!
but it’s only 13…
If KG had Kobe’s mentality, he’d drop 40 every other night and terrorize the boards.
Those Garnett Adidas are crack!
“The Truth” shall set u you all free! LOL
Great KG shoes!
Y’all just peep that Magic/Bird commercial?
@ ddmack
Exactly! Why we gotta have an heir apparenr if their ain’t one???
JORDAN AIN’T NEVER HAD LIKE THIS…NEVAAAA!!!!
them GMC commercials are aight but those split face NBA ads were a great idea whoever came up with that…and yea, looks like its 2-0…like we been sayin! LETS GO CELTICS!
I didn’t know T. Stark was in HULK? Guess i’ll definitely be there on Friday!
C’mon…are You watching this game?
24 is the only reason L.A. is still in it. Cats were talkin greasy way too early…
Game ain’t over…plenty of time left.
don’t get gassed by that comeback LA…its still a wrap.
@ Amp
I peeped that travel that refs didn’t call
The playing with HOFers argument is a bogus defense. Bird played with like 6 Hall Of Famers throughout his career. Magic played with like 4–Kareem, Bob McAdoo, James Worthy, Jamal Wilkes (should get in).
Kobe played with Shaq, has a Hall of Fame coach and is playing in a but lesser talented league.
My point is: Don’t praise Kobe for the low-caliber of his team then rip guys in the past for the caliber of their team.
You either get it done when you play or you don’t. And Kobe bitches way too much, demands trades every year and rips his squads until he gets his way.
Nothing “great” about that.
WOW
4 pt game
holy shiiiiiiiit
plenty of game left is right, kobe the besa in the nba, (reluctantly) ok,
just cause hes the best around now doesnt give him shit on jordan.
thsi game is wild.
what the hell is going one?
4 point game cuz Rondo can’t shoot and KG has no desire to close out a game. Ever.
Paul Pierce is a closeout baller–he wants the ball with 2 minutes left and he produces.
KG just wants to curse all the time, beat his chest then hide like a baby when there’s less than 5 minutes to go.
And if Bill Russell wasn’t suffering from Alzheimers and crack, he’d slap KG upside the head and say wake-up!
My point is: Don’t praise Kobe for the low-caliber of his team then rip guys in the past for the caliber of their team.
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Dude, what the eff are You talking about?
Anyways…Cats travel on nearly every dunk, give props where it’s due. Paul Pierce is the only Celtic that has a real competitive spirit. Where are Jesus & The Kid?
Posey=underrated shooter.
.3 game
like i said. its a wrap.
but for real, not even tryna act like lakers didn’t play hard…good fuckin game.
Celtics held serve. We’ll see how they play in L.A.
ANDREW BYNUM…ANDREW BYNUM. The Lakers need that dude. And they need an aggressive perimeter scorer next to Kobe
powe, 21 points in 15 minutes…damn
Jesus and The Kid are 2-0. All you need to be concerned with right now.
Luke Walton is the G.O.A.T.
@ AMP,
People luv to hype KB by saying “he doesn’t have anybody on his squad” always ignoring the fact that he’s the main reason he doesn’t have quality on his squad.
Bird and Magic and Jordan played with who they had, whoever they had. They didn’t bitch their way to wins losses or titles like this cat tries to do.
You win or lose because of what you do with what you have. And on that level, Kobe’s too inconsistent and overrated.
I live in SoCal–Kobe can do no wrong out here, but I’m from Chi and remember Jordan with hair. there’s no comparison. Jordan won 50 games a year with guys like Sidney Green and Brad Sellers against superior competition.
Kobe’s good but he’s not even as dominant as Dominique Wilkins or bernard King in their prime.
Yeah I said it.
Cetls 2-0
Word, I’m out
Peace
Heart attack.
WE THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My point still remains that Magic, Bird & Jordan had Hall Of Fame caliber talent alongside them. Kobe has a couple of good players, but no Pippen, No Worthy or Jabbar, no McHale or Parrish. No one who could be the “Man” on a squad without Kobe. Regardless of His “bitching”, the fact is, Cats wanna blame it all on Kobe when this is a team game. Inconsistent & overrated? I don’t think so.
If they were winning, he’d get all the praise so he gotta play the game. Just so happens he’s on the wrong end of the equation right now. They’ll get 1 @ home.
Yeah Kobe has no REAL help! We would be more competitive with Bynum. Poo Gasol aint no beast! He flops after he makes a shot!!!! WTF is that?
Oh well…..MAYBE we’ll get one at home! But I will confess….it dont look good!!
FUCK BOSTON….Ride or Die!!!!
Oh, ye of little faith…
Boston nearly gave up a 20 pt. lead, AT HOME!
The Lakers play the next 3 in L.A. & My money is sill on the Lake Show in 6.
ahem. nearly. exactly.
Oh now he’s “Poo” Gasol. LOL. I wish the angels from A Wonderful Life would show Kobe what life without Gasol would be like this season…
Then they’d probably be up 2-0…
You think LA can go back to the Garden (or whatever they call it now) and win? It ain’t gonna happen. This series has shown how weak Pau Gasol plays.
With Bynum? Kobe wanted Bynum gone. Kobe hated his whole team in the beginning of the year… last year… year before that…
C’mon now.
And again, the league’s weaker now than it was when Jordan, etc. were playing. They went up against Hall Of Famers and perennial All-Stars every single night and still got it done.
Anyone who remembers Pippen and Grant’s careers knows that they were awful for like 2-3 years. Pippen had the handles of Ralph Sampson and Horace Grant weight like 112 pounds. But Jordan still killed and drug his team late in the playoffs every year.
Kobe and the Lakers–for whatever lack of talent they may possess–are offset by a watered down league. They should be killing squads every year if Kobe were so great.
And that Kobe hasn’t won a ring since Shaq left and really has only had about 5 good-great playoff years (shaq included) says more about his lack of greatness than anything.
Paul Gasol was beating up on squads like Atlanta Hawks and Raptors and no-defense playing teams for years.. now that he’s got some real comp, dude is just random.
And Phil jackson is such a smug fool… First he hates on Pierce’s injury, then he hates on Leon Powe, then the refs…
Dude got out-coached and his squad got outplayed that’s why he’s down 0-2. He needs to get up and coach and shut up.
@ Black Canseco
And when Shaq left…he won ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP!!!
Yeah Kobe…check your own videos you’ll always be number 2…or 3…or 14, 48, 62…whatever…
@ Canseco – cmon mayne there wasnt a team in LA until Bynum started stepping up. KWAME BROWN???? Need I say more? He was as bad as Vlade Divac! Plus Kobe had better years prior to this year ! AND DIDNT WIN MVP!!
Yeah Gasol helped …but he aint no beast!!!
@ Black Canseco
And when Shaq left: he won ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP!!!
Canseco=Kobe Hater
Plan and simple bruh. We all know the league is weak as fuck, we all know Kobe is selfish, and we all know that Mike carried his team every year. But, all of that can’t diminish the fact that Kobe is the best in the league. IMO he has carried his team more than Jordan did. Kobe has no Pippen (Odom? fuck outta here), no Rodman, no Kerr, or any half good white boys. When you couple the fact that he has a sorry team and the league is weak and he has carried the team. The impact he and Jordan had on their respective teams is nearly equal.
*Notice I only cited MJ’s role players from the 2nd three titles. Feel free to substitute Horace Grant and BJ Armstrong/John Paxson respectively.
@TC–yup!
this’ll be a long series… i like Boston but i don’t see them going 2 out of the next 3.
i still like Boston to take this. but if they lose the series, everyone’s gonna want Rivers fired.
Rome,
I’m not a Kobe hater. I’m simply not a Kobe jockrider. To say he’s the best in the league is true. but to ignore the weakness of the league and place him on levels with guys who played against superior talent throughout their careers just isn’t intelligent.
I can probably name 100 guys that Magic, Jordan, Nique and bird played against who never made an all-star team but are better than all the guys the lakers play against.
Gerald Wilkins would get 40 on this Lakers squad. Craig Ehlo would rain treys…. Doc Rivers was a 15/8/8 guy and he would destroy this Laker team. Yet them older squads spanked all these folks when they were supposed to. This Laker squad? They lose then make excuses.
And that’s the difference between really good (kobe) and great (other squads).
i don’t call insulting guys and demanding trades “carrying a team”. Jordan had crazy flaws but he laced ‘em and made his guys prove they sucked before he started demanding heads on platters.
Kobe’s leadership is just suspect.
Craig Ehlo??? Make that Craig Hodges! :D
I know you’re being sarcastic with the Gerald Wilkins comment, but it’s definitely a lot of players who are better than some of the current Lakers. I have something I want you all to read, it was written by pro basketball vagabond/blogger/author Paul Shirley. He played on three teams in the league and like 9 elsewhere. Well, here’s a good blog he wrote about Kobe and KG. It mirrors some of my opinions on Kobe.
It’s long, but it’s a good read.
htp://deadspin.com/5013954/paul-shirley-and-the-frustrations-of-the-nba-finals-in-spain
gerald Wilkins had 30 point games against the Bulls with jordan. he’d kill this lakers squad. But yeah, i think we agree about the lakers lack of talent and the quality of talent back in the day.
my point is you play with what you got and the truly great ones win (not just score but win) no matter who they have on their squad.
AGREED!
DAMN! Radmonivic carried that ball like Barry Sanders on that fast break.
@ Canseco
I feel some of what you’re saying about 8/24, but for real, a weak team is a weak team, and Kobe put 80+ on the board (and 40′s and 50′s w/o a problem). Cheryl Miller scored 100, but I would never discredit that accomplishment because she did it against females. A hand in the face is a hand in the face.
You CAN NOT fault this man for the era he plays in.
Bill Russell IS the GOAT, HOWEVER he would not have won the rings he did as an undersized center now. Put Tim Duncan in his prime, in that era and he’s the GOAT.
Players played w/ what they had because the league and free agency was completely different. Lots of players then only played on 1 or 2 different teams their whole career.
Gerald Wilkins and Kobe don’t deserve mention in the same sentence. Gerald had the green light on those Knicks teams because there wasn’t another player on those squads AT THAT TIME who could create his own shot off the dribble (Starks wasn’t ready yet).
The league is simply diluted now.
Expansion has made teams weaker.
Take FOUR expansion teams = 48 players…. That means about 8-9 of those players can really BALL, so about 40 of those dudes shouldn’t even be in the NBA. Teams back then were MUCH stronger.
Michael Cooper would start now. Andrew Toney would start. Vinnie Johnson would start…
Imagine Chris Bosh coming in off the bench, or Dwight Howard still learning his way under Moses or Hakeem. Rondo would be coming in off the bench b/c he couldn’t shoot…
but I’ll say it again, Kobe can flat out play. Does he wither and pout like a beeyotch when his team doesn’t come to play at times? Absolutely (Detroit finals w/ Shaq-swept/Phoenix game 7 a few years ago-no shots in the 2nd half—-whaaaa???).
KB always gets heralded for his competitive fire, but when the chips are WAY down, he gets bitchy as hell at times…
Yeah Kobe has no REAL help! We would be more competitive with Bynum. Poo Gasol aint no beast!
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You know as 100% TRUE that it is that Kobe has little to no help, that whole Bynum clause cannot be the “what if” for Lakers fans. It ain’t like Bynum was gonna do much damage anyways.
Kobe’s good but he’s not even as dominant as Dominique Wilkins or bernard King in their prime.
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Trippin. He’s definitely on par w/both & I was a stone cold Nique fan (b/c of proximity) before Jordan. The same way Nique used to take over on a fuckin middle of the week game w/nobody watchin, Kobe does that now now. Only diff is it gets aired on ESPN.
And being from TN & hearing stories of Bernard @ UT & then seeing him in the league…two diff styles of play b/w him and Kobe so it’s hard to even compare. Both are still highly productive players who were virtually unstoppable.
“that whole Bynum clause cannot be the “what if” for Lakers fans”
^ True, Sir G….
for an example, look no further than Magic.
Rookie year, no Kareem – Magic blacks out on the Sixers. Lakers win. Magic gets the glory.
in the latter years vs the Bulls – weak team AND injuries hit that Lakers team – Lost, but you would never know, or remember b/c I’ll be damned if I’ve ever heard him mention it in his teams defense. Took an L, the MJ era becomes official, end of story.
(and word, Dominique was *smh* an amazing athlete…. highlights on the evening news w/ Mike and ‘Nique pre-ESPN was must-see TV)
The only reason the Lakers were able to knock down shots is the 4th quarter is because the Celtics simply stopped playing defense and let them get into a rhythm. Once the floodgates opened, the Lakers got hot.
I guarantee that the Celtics won’t make that same mistake EVER AGAIN.
Play 48 minutes of basketball fellas…not 42, not 43 or 44…48.
Ubuntu! – Boston Celtics
One.
..wha?! LA bout to take 3 @ home. then
close it up garden game 6.
As for Bynum–Kobe wante him shipped to a college sqaud until like 6 months ago.
I never said Kobe wasn’t the best in the league. but he wouldn’t be the best or one of the best in leagues past. and to me, that’s part of true greatness.
Remember: the only reason Kobe played so much his first couple years with the lakers is because the got rid of the 6 guards they had infront of him. Nic Van Excel was giving fools 30 every other night. Brian Shaw was a knock down shooter. Eddie Jones was a shut-down, on ball defender who also averaged 25 points and 4 rebounds and 4 assists…
Kobe couldn’t even beat those guys for playing time.
If you don’t want to penalize Kobe for playing in a weak league, don’t penalize Jordan, Nique and them for playing in a better league. Jordan dropped 69 when you could still play zone and knock the crap out of dudes going to the hole without getting ejected. Magic black out against diamond and one zones. Flagrant fouls ain’t but about 5 years old, fam.
Kobe’s 81 is like 46 points in the 80s.
Charles Barkley, hell Charles Oakley… My goodness Charles Smith would’ve knocked Kobe out soon as he hit the dotted line.
Kobe’s nice, but the perspective just ain’t there with dude. Paul Pierce is slow as hell and he hangs with 24.
I’m tellin y’all Sidney Moncrief, Rickey Pierce and them big guards from the 80s/early 90s would’ve beat Kobe’s ass every night and made him like it.
^ You just mentioned my favorite player of all time: Charles Oakley. I never thought he would’ve made it into this convo.
I don’t care who wins.
Peace!
Oaktree was mean! beast on the boards… you came in the lane on Oakley you was going down. hard.