JediMindTricks

kinda easy to make your calls now after the series have started already.

brianlin87

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whip out the broom cuz the lakers are sweeping this series.

sonnyg80

Dayam, Dallas got STOMPED again!

h2o-pr00f

Get your brooms ready LA

mystikk

I've posted them before, just not on AZ.

But if the first round keeps going the way it is, it'll be .. pretty damn short.

TSXmeister

Dammm!!!!Jazz gave the game away from the free throw line

JediMindTricks

UNeeKLiNG

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WOOT!!!! did yall see trick ass ak47 try to flop twice in the last two mins?!?!?!?

yunginTL

damn it was a win we needed. shut em down at home. Landry is the MANN

FiftyFive

Well i was wrong! Landy and Alston really stepped up last night.

JediMindTricks

that block and save at the end was

CarbonGray Earl

Re: that, I was listening to Dan Patrick yesterday, and Stern wants to get rid of all flopping. He hates it. But the rules committee still like it. I think it has something to do more with players like Shaq coming and just bowling over everyone.

Its tough with the flopping thing. AK47 flops like no other, but for his side it was a good play. Vlade did it all the time, and so does my man Fish. I think it ruins the game, but I love it when Fish does it and gets the call.

If they change it, we'd still be in the same mess. First, you try to stop it by having the refs call a tech or something, but how do you know whats a real flop or not? You're back into the same dilemma of refs determining the game.

CarbonGray Earl

Do your best to make it go to 7, so my Lakers can get some rest before playing you guys.

JediMindTricks

i wish they'd get rid of flopping too.

it is a judgement call by the refs or whomever, but it ruins the game, in my opinion.

i think they should review tapes of games and fine or even suspend (if they have to) players afterwards. they're already reviewing tapes anyways.

CarbonGray Earl

Great game regardless. I hate the Jazz almost as much a I hate the Celtics. Stockton, Malone, and the holier than thou attitude of their fans always irk me. Maybe its cuz they dominated the lakers before Phil Jackson got there.

CarbonGray Earl

I think this would be a good idea. Rather than making it an in game decision, its done post game. They do it for determining if a foul is flagrant now too.

I remember when they just didn't used to call a charge for that stuff or any of that flagrant foul stuff. In fact I remember watching Rambis and McHale get into a full on fist fight back in the 80s. After they seperated the players, Rambis went to the free throw line and sunk a couple of free throws, with McHale still in the game. No stoppage in the game, no technicals. Its weird looking back at it now.....

paz840

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Landry's block and save was great, and Skip's kiss was hilarious!

AK47's non-stop flopping just makes me want Utah to lose even more.

JediMindTricks

yea. i wouldn't want to see the flow of the game stopped to review a flop. also, the players will know the consequences.

it'll still be a judgement call. and it'll be a tough call to make especially when someone like shaq's involved. but more often than not, you see blatantly obvious vlade flops.

UNeeKLiNG

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I don't mind flops if the "foul" was more legit. I mean when someone is clearly reaching and you want to be over dramatic, I'm cool with that. But when you intentionally wrap yourself up with the other guy and flop, not cool and that's what AK did twice in the last 2 mins. That I would love to have a technical foul called on that.

and to you comment on going on 7 games Carbon, Can your almighty lakers not handle it? DO they need rest? Poor lakers gonna lose if they don't get some nap time? Man my buddies keep telling me that too and it makes me think that deep down yall know LA can't hang Yall La folks would love to have it easy huh? Keep wishing.... (what jedi said)

UNeeKLiNG

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No, I think reviewing it after the game would cause too much controversy. I think a tech right then and there would send a good enough message because for those constant floppers, only two techs take you out of the game...no need for fine or suspension because no one got hurt or in a fight.

JediMindTricks

problem is that the refs are going to miss things throughout the game.

ideally, that would be the best situation where a tech is given at the moment. however, the refs are human and aren't going to be able to catch it.

if the refs miss a flop, like ak47's, then i think it would cut down on the flopping if they reviewed the tape and then fined the player. don't players have to pay a fine if they receive a tech anyways?

this way, players won't think they can get away with it.

UNeeKLiNG

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and Landry saved the game...I was bout to kill T-mac for taking that last shot because of how he was defended, by THREE guys, someone had to have been open. I love T-Mac but he's gotta work on some things...he's killing me!

and I'm torn about Yao....I mean the olympics are great and all, but he's geting paid 13 mil to play in the NBA and the goal is to win a championship...I mean china's getting some of his money I'm sure of it...I don't know if I can put all the blame on him cause I know China is twisting his arm as well....

UNeeKLiNG

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Good points as well. Either way I'd like to see an end to it.

yunginTL

i agree t-mac has a LOT to work on...if he was really on point, the games wouldn't be so close, same if they could hit more freethrows overall...

CarbonGray Earl

Easy now. It would help us if we had more time to get Bynum and Ariza back. I'd love for my 14 time world championship organization to have it easy, sure. But I also enjoy good basketball, and your Rockets have been providing my fellow basketball fan. Seven games give you more time to get wins anyways.

You'll get enough smack from your Southland friends, so I'll just comment on ball here if you don't mind. I'll go to Yahoo blogs to look at mindless troll comments.

CarbonGray Earl

What Jedi said is what I agreed with and elaborated on. I think we pretty much agree that in-game puts way to much on refs as it is. Fine em big and suspend em for the action in the post game, and you'd put a pretty good stop to it.

It would just be impractical in the game though.

TSXmeister

woot woot woot!!! hard fought game but Jazz turn the tables on the Rockets for an 86-82 win.

Jazz lead series 3-1

sonnyg80

Nice flagrant by Stevenson on Lebron...reiterates how big of a bitch he is and how much Lebron owns him.

Yumcha

I'm still puzzled at how little the Suns are not even making a series outta this.

Doom878

I caught some of the Pistons/Sixers game last night. The Sixers couldn't buy a board.

treyster

And again................

We're about to get knocked out of the playoffs in the first round, AGAIN!!!

Avery better be gone after this season!!!

UNeeKLiNG

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^ why avery? Maybe it's not the coach but the players? Aside from a consitant Dirk, who else do they have that's consistant? Howard? Terry? kidd? those three are all pretty streaky if you ask me. So putting all the blame on Avery and kicking him out ain't gonna solve all their problems.

paz840

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i think it's more Cuban's fault than Avery's

either way, Cuban is going to blow this team up in the offseason, including replacing the coach

WdnUlik2no

BOS @ ATL: score 13 - 3 in under 3 minutes. I would say the Celtics are pretty pissed about losing Saturday night.

WdnUlik2no

Fight Fight!!! Garnett Vs Pachullia!!

WdnUlik2no

wow, it looks like the hawks are about to beat the celts again.

Yumcha

@ Dwight Howard...

JediMindTricks

x2.

is chris bosh now officialy dwight howard's b!tch?

and the celtics look bored.

yunginTL

sweep for the nuggets and fuckin hawks won

Yumcha

I've said it once a year ago and I'll say it again: Dwight Howard = best NBA player...