<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:rawvoice="http://www.rawvoice.com/rawvoiceRssModule/" > <channel><title>Comments on: New Orleans Hornets Fans Can Start Dreaming About Their Two Lottery Picks in the 2012 NBA Draft</title> <atom:link href="http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/15/new-orleans-hornets-fans-can-start-dreaming-about-their-two-lottery-picks-in-the-2012-nba-draft/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/15/new-orleans-hornets-fans-can-start-dreaming-about-their-two-lottery-picks-in-the-2012-nba-draft/</link> <description>Sports, Media, Entertainment</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 15:58:21 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator> <item><title>By: JayhawkerJ</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/15/new-orleans-hornets-fans-can-start-dreaming-about-their-two-lottery-picks-in-the-2012-nba-draft/comment-page-2/#comment-1526316</link> <dc:creator>JayhawkerJ</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:00:20 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=144999#comment-1526316</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Thomas Robinson, Kentucky, PF&lt;/blockquote&gt;Robinson is at Kansas]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Thomas Robinson, Kentucky, PF</p></blockquote><p>Robinson is at Kansas</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: thewidge</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/15/new-orleans-hornets-fans-can-start-dreaming-about-their-two-lottery-picks-in-the-2012-nba-draft/comment-page-2/#comment-1525139</link> <dc:creator>thewidge</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:58:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=144999#comment-1525139</guid> <description><![CDATA[$10,000,000/year for David West actually sounds perfectly reasonable seeing as how the Celts paid that ginger hustle guy $3,000,000/year for FIVE straight years.  Turned white guy energy into millions.I am not entirely depressed with Dooling, Daniels and Bass being the first three off the bench.  I am worried about Daniels.  He&#039;s like Samuel L. Jackson in Unbreakable.  Plus he and Delonte were almost the same.  They went on solid mini-stretches and boom.  Fell down and broke something.  I think Bass was a solid pickup.  Glen Davis was a fairy off the court.Obviously Celts need to stay healthy.  These back to backs are going to kill them, i.e. the bench means more this season.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>$10,000,000/year for David West actually sounds perfectly reasonable seeing as how the Celts paid that ginger hustle guy $3,000,000/year for FIVE straight years.  Turned white guy energy into millions.</p><p>I am not entirely depressed with Dooling, Daniels and Bass being the first three off the bench.  I am worried about Daniels.  He&#8217;s like Samuel L. Jackson in Unbreakable.  Plus he and Delonte were almost the same.  They went on solid mini-stretches and boom.  Fell down and broke something.  I think Bass was a solid pickup.  Glen Davis was a fairy off the court.</p><p>Obviously Celts need to stay healthy.  These back to backs are going to kill them, i.e. the bench means more this season.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: traderjack21</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/15/new-orleans-hornets-fans-can-start-dreaming-about-their-two-lottery-picks-in-the-2012-nba-draft/comment-page-2/#comment-1525029</link> <dc:creator>traderjack21</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:07:21 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=144999#comment-1525029</guid> <description><![CDATA[hey no problem. Looking back, i did word it in a confusing manner.  I just think Indiana is a better overall team than New York.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hey no problem. Looking back, i did word it in a confusing manner.  I just think Indiana is a better overall team than New York.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: roarke49</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/15/new-orleans-hornets-fans-can-start-dreaming-about-their-two-lottery-picks-in-the-2012-nba-draft/comment-page-2/#comment-1525023</link> <dc:creator>roarke49</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:02:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=144999#comment-1525023</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ok, I mean, I assumed that&#039;s what you meant, but it was just an odd phrasing.  It seemed like you were saying that all of Indiana&#039;s team is better than the Knicks minus their top 3.  And I would hope they would be.Also, don&#039;t get me wrong - I&#039;m not a Knicks fan by any means.  I just thought it was a weird statement.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ok, I mean, I assumed that&#8217;s what you meant, but it was just an odd phrasing.  It seemed like you were saying that all of Indiana&#8217;s team is better than the Knicks minus their top 3.  And I would hope they would be.</p><p>Also, don&#8217;t get me wrong &#8211; I&#8217;m not a Knicks fan by any means.  I just thought it was a weird statement.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: traderjack21</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/15/new-orleans-hornets-fans-can-start-dreaming-about-their-two-lottery-picks-in-the-2012-nba-draft/comment-page-2/#comment-1525016</link> <dc:creator>traderjack21</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:59:49 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=144999#comment-1525016</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;A city like Atlanta, which lot of athletes choose as their off season base, should have a NBA team which is desirable to NBA stars. The management has really devalued the team. We have the resources in this city to make it a top 5 NBA destination. &lt;/blockquote&gt;Keep Horford, keep Josh Smith, the rest of the roster is expendable. I wouldn&#039;t pay Smith 12 million a year though]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>A city like Atlanta, which lot of athletes choose as their off season base, should have a NBA team which is desirable to NBA stars. The management has really devalued the team. We have the resources in this city to make it a top 5 NBA destination.</p></blockquote><p>Keep Horford, keep Josh Smith, the rest of the roster is expendable. I wouldn&#8217;t pay Smith 12 million a year though</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: traderjack21</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/15/new-orleans-hornets-fans-can-start-dreaming-about-their-two-lottery-picks-in-the-2012-nba-draft/comment-page-2/#comment-1525010</link> <dc:creator>traderjack21</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:58:44 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=144999#comment-1525010</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;What are you really saying here? If you take away the three best players from any team, most other teams should be better than what’s left, right? &lt;/blockquote&gt;I&#039;m saying the Knicks really have NOTHING after those three. Their bench is horrendous and their other two starting spots are extremely weak. Toney Douglas and Landry Fields wouldn&#039;t start on most playoff teams from last year in the league.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>What are you really saying here? If you take away the three best players from any team, most other teams should be better than what’s left, right?</p></blockquote><p>I&#8217;m saying the Knicks really have NOTHING after those three. Their bench is horrendous and their other two starting spots are extremely weak. Toney Douglas and Landry Fields wouldn&#8217;t start on most playoff teams from last year in the league.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: roarke49</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/15/new-orleans-hornets-fans-can-start-dreaming-about-their-two-lottery-picks-in-the-2012-nba-draft/comment-page-2/#comment-1525006</link> <dc:creator>roarke49</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:57:15 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=144999#comment-1525006</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;After Chandler, melo, and Amare, I’ll take a majority of guys on Indiana over the rest of the schlubs in NY&lt;/blockquote&gt;What are you really saying here?  If you take away the three best players from any team, most other teams should be better than what&#039;s left, right?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>After Chandler, melo, and Amare, I’ll take a majority of guys on Indiana over the rest of the schlubs in NY</p></blockquote><p>What are you really saying here?  If you take away the three best players from any team, most other teams should be better than what&#8217;s left, right?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Der Kaiser</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/15/new-orleans-hornets-fans-can-start-dreaming-about-their-two-lottery-picks-in-the-2012-nba-draft/comment-page-2/#comment-1525000</link> <dc:creator>Der Kaiser</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:55:21 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=144999#comment-1525000</guid> <description><![CDATA[The ownership situation is really bad. Once they get it sorted out, I hope the new owner has a long term vision that allows him to blow up this mediocre team and start fresh.A city like Atlanta, which lot of athletes choose as their off season base, should have a NBA team which is desirable to NBA stars. The management has really devalued the team. We have the resources in this city to make it a top 5 NBA destination.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The ownership situation is really bad. Once they get it sorted out, I hope the new owner has a long term vision that allows him to blow up this mediocre team and start fresh.</p><p>A city like Atlanta, which lot of athletes choose as their off season base, should have a NBA team which is desirable to NBA stars. The management has really devalued the team. We have the resources in this city to make it a top 5 NBA destination.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: traderjack21</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/15/new-orleans-hornets-fans-can-start-dreaming-about-their-two-lottery-picks-in-the-2012-nba-draft/comment-page-2/#comment-1524988</link> <dc:creator>traderjack21</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:49:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=144999#comment-1524988</guid> <description><![CDATA[and I said Milwaukee based solely on the fact that they got rid of Corey Maggette]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>and I said Milwaukee based solely on the fact that they got rid of Corey Maggette</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: traderjack21</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/15/new-orleans-hornets-fans-can-start-dreaming-about-their-two-lottery-picks-in-the-2012-nba-draft/comment-page-2/#comment-1524980</link> <dc:creator>traderjack21</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:47:58 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=144999#comment-1524980</guid> <description><![CDATA[I still can&#039;t believe that Marvin Williams will be making 7.5 million this year. What a disaster.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I still can&#8217;t believe that Marvin Williams will be making 7.5 million this year. What a disaster.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Rusty</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/15/new-orleans-hornets-fans-can-start-dreaming-about-their-two-lottery-picks-in-the-2012-nba-draft/comment-page-2/#comment-1524979</link> <dc:creator>Rusty</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:47:50 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=144999#comment-1524979</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Other teams are getting better (Indiana, New York, Milwaukee).&lt;/blockquote&gt;Milwaukee!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Other teams are getting better (Indiana, New York, Milwaukee).</p></blockquote><p>Milwaukee!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: HuskerDawg</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/15/new-orleans-hornets-fans-can-start-dreaming-about-their-two-lottery-picks-in-the-2012-nba-draft/comment-page-2/#comment-1524978</link> <dc:creator>HuskerDawg</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:46:49 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=144999#comment-1524978</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Hawks are stuck in the dreaded “too good for the lottery, too bad to really contend” category. They need to blow out the team and start over again. &lt;/blockquote&gt;Boom. My friends and I have been saying this for a while now. I would keep Horford and put everyone else on the  trading block, Josh Smith included.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Hawks are stuck in the dreaded “too good for the lottery, too bad to really contend” category. They need to blow out the team and start over again.</p></blockquote><p>Boom. My friends and I have been saying this for a while now. I would keep Horford and put everyone else on the  trading block, Josh Smith included.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Broccoli Beef</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/15/new-orleans-hornets-fans-can-start-dreaming-about-their-two-lottery-picks-in-the-2012-nba-draft/comment-page-2/#comment-1524977</link> <dc:creator>Broccoli Beef</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:46:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=144999#comment-1524977</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Hawks are stuck in the dreaded “too good for the lottery, too bad to really contend” category. They need to blow out the team and start over again.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Sounds like the Warriors, except for the fact that they are constantly in the lottery because of playing in the West.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Hawks are stuck in the dreaded “too good for the lottery, too bad to really contend” category. They need to blow out the team and start over again.</p></blockquote><p>Sounds like the Warriors, except for the fact that they are constantly in the lottery because of playing in the West.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Der Kaiser</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/15/new-orleans-hornets-fans-can-start-dreaming-about-their-two-lottery-picks-in-the-2012-nba-draft/comment-page-2/#comment-1524973</link> <dc:creator>Der Kaiser</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:45:02 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=144999#comment-1524973</guid> <description><![CDATA[Hawks are stuck in the dreaded &quot;too good for the lottery, too bad to really contend&quot; category. They need to blow out the team and start over again.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hawks are stuck in the dreaded &#8220;too good for the lottery, too bad to really contend&#8221; category. They need to blow out the team and start over again.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: HuskerDawg</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/15/new-orleans-hornets-fans-can-start-dreaming-about-their-two-lottery-picks-in-the-2012-nba-draft/comment-page-2/#comment-1524972</link> <dc:creator>HuskerDawg</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:44:51 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=144999#comment-1524972</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;I LOL’d hard at this T-Mac authentic home jerseyhttp://cdn3.sbnation.com/imported_assets/531189/2cnhx7a.png&lt;/blockquote&gt;Gold, Jerry!!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I LOL’d hard at this T-Mac authentic home jersey</p><p><a href="http://cdn3.sbnation.com/imported_assets/531189/2cnhx7a.png" rel="nofollow">http://cdn3.sbnation.com/imported_assets/531189/2cnhx7a.png</a></p></blockquote><p>Gold, Jerry!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: traderjack21</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/15/new-orleans-hornets-fans-can-start-dreaming-about-their-two-lottery-picks-in-the-2012-nba-draft/comment-page-2/#comment-1524971</link> <dc:creator>traderjack21</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:44:43 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=144999#comment-1524971</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;So they’re going from the 5 seed and knocking out Orlando to out of the playoffs?The only player they lost is Jamal Crawford, right?&lt;/blockquote&gt;Other teams are getting better (Indiana, New York, Milwaukee).]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>So they’re going from the 5 seed and knocking out Orlando to out of the playoffs?</p><p>The only player they lost is Jamal Crawford, right?</p></blockquote><p>Other teams are getting better (Indiana, New York, Milwaukee).</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: HuskerDawg</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/15/new-orleans-hornets-fans-can-start-dreaming-about-their-two-lottery-picks-in-the-2012-nba-draft/comment-page-2/#comment-1524969</link> <dc:creator>HuskerDawg</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:43:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=144999#comment-1524969</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;The only player they lost is Jamal Crawford, right? &lt;/blockquote&gt;They won&#039;t be any worse than the 7 seed.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>The only player they lost is Jamal Crawford, right?</p></blockquote><p>They won&#8217;t be any worse than the 7 seed.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: St. Bear</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/15/new-orleans-hornets-fans-can-start-dreaming-about-their-two-lottery-picks-in-the-2012-nba-draft/comment-page-2/#comment-1524968</link> <dc:creator>St. Bear</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:42:41 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=144999#comment-1524968</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;So they’re going from the 5 seed and knocking out Orlando to out of the playoffs?The only player they lost is Jamal Crawford, right?&lt;/blockquote&gt;Now there&#039;s a Boston fan.  Expect the worst, at all times.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>So they’re going from the 5 seed and knocking out Orlando to out of the playoffs?</p><p>The only player they lost is Jamal Crawford, right?</p></blockquote><p>Now there&#8217;s a Boston fan.  Expect the worst, at all times.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Broccoli Beef</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/15/new-orleans-hornets-fans-can-start-dreaming-about-their-two-lottery-picks-in-the-2012-nba-draft/comment-page-2/#comment-1524967</link> <dc:creator>Broccoli Beef</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:42:33 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=144999#comment-1524967</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;and fuck Broccoli Beef’s fantasy hockey team. Bastards&lt;/blockquote&gt;Don&#039;t worry, once the Sharks play their games this week you&#039;ll catch up since they can&#039;t seem to score at all. You ready to give up Marleau yet?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>and fuck Broccoli Beef’s fantasy hockey team. Bastards</p></blockquote><p>Don&#8217;t worry, once the Sharks play their games this week you&#8217;ll catch up since they can&#8217;t seem to score at all. You ready to give up Marleau yet?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Der Kaiser</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/15/new-orleans-hornets-fans-can-start-dreaming-about-their-two-lottery-picks-in-the-2012-nba-draft/comment-page-2/#comment-1524966</link> <dc:creator>Der Kaiser</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:41:51 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=144999#comment-1524966</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;I’m pretty sure everyone is playing for second in the East now that Atlanta signed Tracy McGrady and Jerry Stackhouse./sobs&lt;/blockquote&gt;I LOL&#039;d hard at this T-Mac authentic home jerseyhttp://cdn3.sbnation.com/imported_assets/531189/2cnhx7a.png]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I’m pretty sure everyone is playing for second in the East now that Atlanta signed Tracy McGrady and Jerry Stackhouse.</p><p>/sobs</p></blockquote><p>I LOL&#8217;d hard at this T-Mac authentic home jersey</p><p><a href="http://cdn3.sbnation.com/imported_assets/531189/2cnhx7a.png" rel="nofollow">http://cdn3.sbnation.com/imported_assets/531189/2cnhx7a.png</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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