NBA: 2011-2012 Season News and Discussion Thread
#2202
I shoot people
LA Kings win in OT, now for some OT NBA
#2206
Pro
Despite hearing lots of people say it (including analysts) I never found the Spurs to be "boring" to watch. IMHO, anyone who's played organized basketball at any level will appreciate the way the Spurs play - it's team basketball at its finest.
Sure Lob City might make for some cool highlights, but it won't necessarily translate into championships.
You know what's boring basketball? One player (like Melo) throwing up 35 shots a game while 4 other people stand around watching..
Sure Lob City might make for some cool highlights, but it won't necessarily translate into championships.
You know what's boring basketball? One player (like Melo) throwing up 35 shots a game while 4 other people stand around watching..
#2207
#2209
failhard.
Definitely 5 on 8 tonight. How the fuck do you miss a blatant head swipe? And Pierce given a foul on a non-foul? Fucking .. goddammit. I feel so fucking terrible for Rondo, he played with so much heart tonight and would not quit.
#2210
Engineer
I accept that Lebron/Wade are gonna get more calls, but tonight was just absurd...
#2212
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Wow, why did the LeHeat need OT to beat the old and busted Celtics?
If the LeHeat were really trying, they would've beaten Boston in 1 minute.
If the LeHeat were really trying, they would've beaten Boston in 1 minute.
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#2216
ABP-KBP-CBP & ME
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Was there any coincidence to the fact that the Hornets won the draft lottery the same Hornets that at the beginning of the season traded there most valuable player Chris Paul the same Hornets who were controlled for most of the season by the NBA and only recently sold to Tom Benson the owner of the Saints. Can you say fixed?
#2217
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#2218
21 Acura RDX Aspec
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Was there any coincidence to the fact that the Hornets won the draft lottery the same Hornets that at the beginning of the season traded there most valuable player Chris Paul the same Hornets who were controlled for most of the season by the NBA and only recently sold to Tom Benson the owner of the Saints. Can you say fixed?
#2219
21 Acura RDX Aspec
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I am just glad they stayed focus and closed the dam game out. I wouldn't care if they needed 10qtrs.
#2221
I'm Down Right Fierce!
I wasn't invested in either Boston or Miami last night, but man I felt bad for the C's after that loss.
I know that people are saying that the refs cost them the game, but I don't entirely buy that - the only blatant error was the foul on Rondo in OT, and MAYBE the offensive foul on Pierce that got him ejected - but those two fouls weren't the issue. The issue was that it took a lights-out Rondo to keep the C's in contention. I mean come on, when is Rondo ever that money jump shots? I wouldn't expect him to do it again anytime soon.
Either way, my hopes of seeing the Spurs vs. Celtics in this years finals seems to be a pipe dream now.
I know that people are saying that the refs cost them the game, but I don't entirely buy that - the only blatant error was the foul on Rondo in OT, and MAYBE the offensive foul on Pierce that got him ejected - but those two fouls weren't the issue. The issue was that it took a lights-out Rondo to keep the C's in contention. I mean come on, when is Rondo ever that money jump shots? I wouldn't expect him to do it again anytime soon.
Either way, my hopes of seeing the Spurs vs. Celtics in this years finals seems to be a pipe dream now.
#2222
As a lakers fan, I don't want the Celtics to win anything. I have tons of respect for the current team, but if you think spurs and lakers have history, its nothing in comparison to the decades long competition between the Lakers and Celtics...
That said, as Tommy Heinsohn says every other Celtics broadcast he did, the Celtics really got jobbed yesterday. I don't think it cost em the game either, but refs shouldn't have that much input on the game especially when it gets to the conference finals and finals. They've done a good job this postseason for the most part, but they've been horrible in this series in particular.
I personally don't think it affects the outcome, as you should be able to play within the parameters of the game presented to you. But I just don't want to know the refs are there at all.
That said, as Tommy Heinsohn says every other Celtics broadcast he did, the Celtics really got jobbed yesterday. I don't think it cost em the game either, but refs shouldn't have that much input on the game especially when it gets to the conference finals and finals. They've done a good job this postseason for the most part, but they've been horrible in this series in particular.
I personally don't think it affects the outcome, as you should be able to play within the parameters of the game presented to you. But I just don't want to know the refs are there at all.
Last edited by CarbonGray Earl; 05-31-2012 at 12:24 PM.
#2223
Instructor
I just have to say as much as I hate the Celtics, I would rather have them win against Miami. I just don't like Miami. Any team > Miami, as long as Miami loses. After that I hope the Celtics don't win another championship.
It really sucks to see how Rondo played so hard and so much heart that they lost the game.
It really sucks to see how Rondo played so hard and so much heart that they lost the game.
#2224
failhard.
Vintage video game Ray Allen. Compare his shooting form to the playoffs this year, he no longer has any lift and to get what lift he has left, he often has to bring his feet together as he jumps. As the token fat guy that only relies on jump shots, shooting form is everything .. If anything even feels off, the ball goes another direction.
#2226
ABP-KBP-CBP & ME
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I guess I wasn't the only one that thought that the Hornets getting the first pick in the draft was a fix.
http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/ar..._pick/10909472
http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/ar..._pick/10909472
#2228
Down by 17, c'mon Popovich. Then again, still 3rd QTR, still a chance to at least lessen the blow if they lose.
But, if they don't win tonight, there's always tomorrow, as I didn't expect them to take both.
But, if they don't win tonight, there's always tomorrow, as I didn't expect them to take both.
#2229
I guess I wasn't the only one that thought that the Hornets getting the first pick in the draft was a fix.
http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/ar..._pick/10909472
http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/ar..._pick/10909472
#2232
21 Acura RDX Aspec
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Wow... LB is the ONLY one who decided to come out of the locker room suited up to play tonight...and yet everyone is so quick to criticize. I also said this a few pages back, HEAT can nit win with LB scoring only. DWade also needs to show and have at minimal a decent game bringing in 22-25pts... i think he had 8pts in the 3rd qtr and LB had HALF of the entire HEAT production, approx 32pts when tbey had 52pts total...sad
#2234
failhard.
Oh, the irony. Lebron left Cleveland to get some actual team support. Turns out, he's doing the same shit tonight that he did back then, being the one force keeping his team in it.
#2235
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#2237
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See? I left out at least 2234 digits. So, I'm being realistic.
#2240
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