The Man From Sudan™

Try and predict all the games on Christmas. There are 5 games all together. For each game you predict right, you will receive 2 imaginary points. If you get the score for any game exactly right, you will be awarded 5 imaginary points. After Christmas, I will add up all your points and whoever has the most will get best answer and the REAL 10 points.

Boston Celtics:

New York Knicks:

Dallas Mavericks:

Miami Heat:

Chicago Bulls:

LA Lakers:

OKC Thunder:

Orlando Magic:

LA Clippers:

GS Warriors:

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BQ: Who do you think are the top 5 most athletic players in NBA history.

My opinion:

1. LeBron James

2. Michael Jordan

3. Dominique Wilkins

4. Vince Carter

5. Shawn Kemp

H.M. Wilt Chamberlain and Julius Erving

We could probably reach a consensus on Bird > Dirk overall, but I'd say it's close offensively.

BQ: Who is more skilled defensively, MJ or Gary Payton?

BQ2: Many people say these two (MJ and the Glove) are the two best defensive guards in history; if you don't think so, who is better than either of these two?

His name is Deng Gai, and he is Luol's cousin. He played 2 games (a total of 5 minutes all together) for the Philadelphia 76ers in 2005, November 2 against the Pistons and November 4 against the Bobcats. Here are his fantastic stats.

0 PPG, 0 RPG, 0 APG, 0 SPG, 0 BPG, 0% FG

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gaid...

BQ: Has anyone seen this user? I've never had a clone before, and I don't want to. I've never seen him, but apparently I answered a question of his lol.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AuVVj...

Look at all aspects of the game; scoring, defense, passing, rebounding, leadership, clutchness, etc...

Give me a DETAILED reason to why you think Chris Paul is better than Deron Williams or vice versa. I wanna see some good debates.

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I think he has loads of potential, but maybe that's just me being biased. I found these clips of him at the Dyckman Summer League.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wDXFTZqF8U. You can see the rest by going to the right side of the screen for the other videos. Add some of these off-season highlights to his insane college buzzer-beaters, and we don't know what we're getting.

BQ: Did Dennis Rodman deserve to make the Hall of Fame? I think so; what about you?

*STAR* if you have already or will in the future jam out to Jay-Z's and Ye's new album, Watch the Throne. Illest Motherf**ker Alive is INSANE.

I'm heading to Michigan to go beach hopping for 3 days, so I had to ask a last question for a little while lol.

Star my last question?

Look to the right of the basketball page. People like The Chose One, M.V.P., Raptors Fan, and T.O.R. are all on there. Or am I the only one whose is like that?

BQ: Anyway, who do you think will be the top 3 candidates for MVP next year and who might win MIP (Most Improved)?

Top 5 All Time or Current, whichever you wish.

A Point Forward is a player that has characteristics of both a PG and a Forward. It is usually forward-size strong player, who is great at creating offense.

Monta Ellis

Kevin Martin

Manu Ginobili

Joe Johnson

BQ: Do you feel like you know more about basketball than Skip Bayless and Rob Parker? Both of them base all of their debates off of hate, especially when talking about LeBron.

I know I do.

Offensively? Defensively? All-Around? Just debate.

I want to know others' opinions.

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/06/...

It's trending on twitter.

BQ: Predict your surprise player next year

BQ2: Predict your team's record, if there is no lockout.

I would want to transform into a helicopter. I would use the rotor blades as swords.

What would you want to transform into? It can be anything in your wildest dreams :)

BQ: Do you think Michael Beasley still has what it takes to have a breakout season next year?

I really think he does; his first two seasons, he was on a team, where he was overshadowed by Dwyane Wade. For those two seasons combined, Wade was averaging 28.4 PPG, while Beasley was averaging 14.4 PPG and 5.9 RPG. Those are decent stats, when you got somebody like Wade in his prime on your team.

This season, he averaged 19.2 PPG and 5.6 RPG, starting as SF for the Wolves. I don't think the Wolves should draft Derrick Williams, since they will be filled in both forward positions next season.

I really think that within the next few years, people will start comparing Beasley to a low-grade Carmelo Anthony. Heck, he may even be close to as good as Melo. If you truly think about it, Melo was given the starting position very early in his career, so he matured sooner.

Melo's 2nd season starting: 20.8 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 43.1% FG shooting, 34.8 MPG

Beasley's 2nd season starting: 19.2 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 45% FG shooting, 32.2 MPG

Do you agree with me that he can be as good as Melo in years to come?

I asked this question around Christmas time, but I decided to ask it again.

Fill in the blanks: If it were illegal to _________, __________ would be a wanted criminal.

The first blank is the thing that is illegal and the second blank is the person who does this thing.

My example: If it were illegal to be a highly underrated player, Luol Deng would be a wanted criminal.

BQ: How many days left of school, if any, unless you are too old for that? I finished today.

BQ2: What are you having for dinner? KFC for me.

BQ3: Did you know Hitler joined the Heat bandwagon? haha link below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1DjJtp2wF4&NR=1&fe...

Please STAR this question, so people on later can see this. Not everyone is on, right now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1QlSzSDqpk&feature...

It's a spoof of LeBron's "Decision." I still respect him, but this is too funny.

BQ: Who are the top 5 defensive guards of all-time?

Which is better, Boozer's post-play consistency or his up-coming rap career?

Or should I say, which sucks less?

Check his new song with Twista and Mario Winans, if you haven't heard it yet. Obviouosly, Boozer does terribly in my opinion, but Twista's verse was killer. I didn't like anything else about the song, though, haha.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WciYMobKQY&feature...

BQ: Any last words for Shaq?

What was your favorite part of the game?

I have 4: LeBron's buzzer beater at the end of the 3rd, LeBron and Wade's alley-oop just now, Tyson Chandler's dunks and alleys, and Dwyane Wade's block. I can't decide between these, haha.

BQ: What are you looking forward to this summer, once basketball season is over?

Rank these 4 SF's in order for who you think is better now, this season, not all-time.

-Luol Deng

-Paul Pierce

-Danny Granger

-Gerald Wallace

For the season and the playoffs combined.

I'm open to criticism if you have any to give. I'm looking to perfect this list with others' opinions.

1. LeBron James

2. Dwyane Wade

3. Kevin Durant

4. Dirk Nowitzki

5. Derrick Rose

6. Kobe Bryant

7. Dwight Howard

8. Amar'e Stoudemire

9. Chris Paul

10. Carmelo Anthony

11. Deron Williams

12. Monta Ellis

13. Lamarcus Aldridge

14. Zach Randolph

15. Chris Bosh

16. Rudy Gay

17. Russell Westbrook

18. Joe Johnson

19. Rajon Rondo

20. Manu Ginobili